FINGERHUT MASTER TRUST
8-K, 1997-05-28
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	       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

		     Washington, D.C.  20549



			    FORM 8-K



			 CURRENT REPORT
	     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
		 Securities Exchange Act of 1934

	Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

			 March 20, 1997
			 April 21, 1997
			  May 20, 1997

		     FINGERHUT MASTER TRUST
		   FINGERHUT RECEIVABLES, INC.
	   (Originator of the Fingerhut Master Trust)
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    Delaware                 033-77780               41-1783128
(State of Incorporation)  (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer 
						   Identification No.)



   4400 Baker Road, Suite F480, Minnetonka, Minnesota   55343
	    (Address of principal executive offices)
				
			 (612) 936-5035
      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
				
				
				
				
								 
								 
								 
		   FINGERHUT RECEIVABLES, INC.
				
		   Current Report on Form 8-K


Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

	   Ex. 20.a     February Series 1994-1 Servicing Statement
	   
	   Ex. 20.b     March Series 1994-1 Servicing Statement
	   
	   Ex. 20.c     April Series 1994-1 Servicing Statement
	   
	   
			    SIGNATURE


	 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange
Act  of  1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report  to  be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

				     FINGERHUT RECEIVABLES, INC.



				     By  /s/James M. Wehmann
					 James M. Wehmann
					 Vice President,
					 Assistant Treasurer




Dated:  May 21, 1997



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 Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                                      Fingerhut Master Trust                          Monthly Report
 Certificateholder's Statement                                         Series 1994-1                                      Feb-97
 <S>                                             <S>
 Section 5.2                                         Class A         Class B         Class C         Class D          Total   
 (i)   Certificate Amount                        596,583,333.34   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00   903,411,333.34
 (ii)  Certificate Principal Distributed          59,658,333.33            0.00            0.00                    59,658,333.33
(iii) Certificate Interest Distributed             2,633,252.55      427,776.81      456,414.58                     3,517,443.94  
Total Distribution per $1,000 Certificate                                                             
 Certificate Principal Distributed per $1,000        83.3333333       0.0000000       0.0000000        
 Certificate Interest Distributed per $1,000          4.4138889       4.6472223       4.9583333        
 (iv) Principal Collections                       60,295,882.99    7,752,809.08    7,752,809.08   10,336,629.59    86,138,130.74
 (v)  Imputed Yield Collections                   18,007,741.28    2,584,269.68    2,584,269.68    3,421,373.62    26,597,654.26
      Recoveries                                   1,745,271.11      269,287.12      269,287.12      358,928.78     2,642,774.13
      Interest Earned on Prefunded Accounts                0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00             0.00
      Total Imputed Yield Collections             19,753,012.39    2,853,556.80    2,853,556.80    3,780,302.40    29,240,428.39
	Total Collections                         80,048,895.38   10,606,365.88   10,606,365.88   14,116,931.99   115,378,559.13
 (vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                                 1,317,417,557.30
      Invested Amount (End of Month)             596,583,333.34   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00   903,411,333.34
      Floating Allocation Percentage                45.2843011%      6.9871545%      6.9871545%      9.3158012%      68.5744112%
      Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)       656,241,666.67   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00   963,069,666.67
      Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                               946,961,467.46
 (vii)  Receivable Delinquencies (As a % of Total Receivables)                                                   
	Current                                                     75.99%     1,334,736,052.85      
	30 Days to 59 Days                                           6.33%       111,220,860.47      
	60 Days to 89 Days                                           3.89%        68,361,536.48 
	90 Days and Over                                            13.79%       242,238,293.27 
	Total Receivables                                          100.00%     1,756,556,743.07 
 (viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount                                  19,257,802.79 
 As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount  (Annualized based on 365 days/year)            21.21%  
 (ix)  Certificate Charge-Offs                                                           
       Class A                                                                             0.00
       Class B                                                                             0.00
       Class C                                                                             0.00
       Class D                                                                             0.00
	  Total Certificate Charge-Offs                                                           0.00
 (x)   Servicing Fee                                                             
       Class A                                                                     1,093,736.00
       Class B                                                                       153,416.55    
       Class C                                                                       153,416.55    
       Class D                                                                       204,546.65    
	 Total Servicing Fee                                                       1,605,115.75  
 (xi)  Pool Factor                                                               
       Class A                                                                        0.7500000       
       Class B                                                                        1.0000000       
       Class C                                                                        1.0000000       
 (xii) Reallocated Principal Collections                                                         
       Class B                                                                             0.00    
       Class C                                                                             0.00    
       Class D  
       ** Everything was reimbursed by the end of the fiscal month.                3,421,969.35  
 (xiii) Excess Funding Account Balance                                                     0.00
	Prefunding Account Balance                                                                0.00
 (xiv) Class C Trigger Event Occurrence                                                    None
       Class C Reserve Amount                                                               N/A
 Average Net Portfolio Yield                                                           10.9935%
 Minimum Base Rate                                                                      7.7845%

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<TABLE>
Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                                        Fingerhut Master Trust                          Monthly Report
Certificateholder's Statement                                           Series 1994-1                                      Mar-97
<S>                                               <S>
Section 5.2                                           Class A         Class B         Class C          Class D         Total   
(i)   Certificate Amount                          536,925,000.00   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00  843,753,000.00
(ii)  Certificate Principal Distributed            59,658,333.33            0.00            0.00                    59,658,333.33
(iii) Certificate Interest Distributed              2,768,146.67      499,115.56      531,844.44                     3,799,106.67
Total Distribution per $1,000 Certificate                                                             
Certificate Principal Distributed per $1,000          83.3333333       0.0000000       0.0000000                               
Certificate Interest Distributed per $1,000            3.8666667       5.4222223       5.7777777                               
(iv) Principal Collections                         55,173,322.19    7,094,153.23    7,094,153.23     9,458,459.96    78,820,088.61
(v)  Imputed Yield Collections                     14,873,357.22    2,362,952.88    2,362,952.88     3,139,899.85    22,739,162.83
     Recoveries                                     1,780,498.98      305,247.35      305,247.35       406,978.77     2,797,972.45
     Interest Earned on Prefunded Accounts                  0.00            0.00            0.00             0.00             0.00
       Total Imputed Yield Collections             16,653,856.20    2,668,200.23    2,668,200.23     3,546,878.62    25,537,135.28
		Total Collections                         71,827,178.39    9,762,353.46    9,762,353.46    13,005,338.58   104,357,223.89
(vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                                    1,304,832,819.16
     Invested Amount (End of Month)               536,925,000.00   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00   843,753,000.00
     Floating Allocation Percentage                  41.1489497%      7.0545436%      7.0545436%       9.4056494%      64.6636862%
     Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)         596,583,333.33   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00   903,411,333.33
     Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                                  883,956,285.85
(vii)  Receivable Delinquencies (As a % of Total Receivables)                                                   
       Current                                               77.71%      1,352,016,552.82      
       30 Days to 59 Days                                     5.56%         96,733,904.36 
       60 Days to 89 Days                                     3.21%         55,829,400.58 
       90 Days and Over                                      13.52%        235,197,234.45        
		 Total Receivables                                 100.00%      1,739,777,092.21      
(viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount                                    14,928,543.62 
       As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount  
       (Annualized based on 365 days/year)                                         22.02%  
(ix)  Certificate Charge-Offs                                                           
      Class A                                                                        0.00
      Class B                                                                        0.00
      Class C                                                                        0.00
      Class D                                                                        0.00
	Total Certificate Charge-Offs                                                       0.00
(x)   Servicing Fee                                                             
      Class A                                                                  994,305.48
      Class B                                                                  153,416.76
      Class C                                                                  153,416.76
      Class D                                                                  204,546.72
	Total Servicing Fee                                                         1,505,685.72
(xi)  Pool Factor                                                               
      Class A                                                                   0.6666667
      Class B                                                                   1.0000000
      Class C                                                                   1.0000000
(xii) Reallocated Principal Collections                                                  
      Class B                                                                        0.00 
      Class C                                                                        0.00 
      Class D  ** Everything was reimbursed 
		  by the end of the fiscal month.                                          2,037,154.55 
(xiii) Excess Funding Account Balance                                                0.00 
       Prefunding Account Balance                                                    0.00 
(xiv) Class C Trigger Event Occurrence                                               None 
      Class C Reserve Amount                                                          N/A 
Average Net Portfolio Yield                                                      15.6445% 
Minimum Base Rate                                                                 7.9179% 
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Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                                    Fingerhut Master Trust                            Monthly Report
Certificateholder's Statement                                      Series 1994-1                                         Apr-97
<S>                                            <S>
Section 5.2                                        Class A         Class B         Class C          Class D          Total     
(i)   Certificate Amount                       477,266,666.67   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00   784,094,666.67
(ii)  Certificate Principal Distributed         59,658,333.33            0.00            0.00                     59,658,333.33
(iii) Certificate Interest Distributed           2,301,983.08      466,226.86      495,887.41                      3,264,097.35
Total Distribution per $1,000 Certificate (Original Class A Certificate Amount = $715,900,000.00)                              
Certificate Principal Distributed per $1,000       83.3333333       0.0000000       0.0000000                                  
Certificate Interest Distributed per $1,000         3.2155093       5.0649306       5.3871527                                  
(iv) Principal Collections                      53,273,442.40    6,849,867.81    6,849,867.81     9,132,760.21    76,105,938.23
(v)  Imputed Yield Collections                  13,013,492.64    2,281,947.29    2,281,947.29     3,027,004.67    20,604,391.89
     Recoveries                                  1,660,910.38      320,338.32      320,338.32       427,045.26     2,728,632.28
     Interest Earned on Prefunded Accounts               0.00            0.00            0.00             0.00             0.00
     Total Imputed Yield Collections            14,674,403.02    2,602,285.61    2,602,285.61     3,454,049.93    23,333,024.17
	       Total Collections                       67,947,845.42    9,452,153.42    9,452,153.42    12,586,810.14    99,438,962.40
(vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                                 1,251,235,356.32
     Invested Amount (End of Month)            477,266,666.67   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00   784,094,666.67
     Floating Allocation Percentage               38.1436365%      7.3567295%      7.3567295%       9.8085464%      62.6656418%
     Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)      536,925,000.00   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00   843,753,000.00
     Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                               832,576,894.35
(vii)  Receivable Delinquencies (As a % of Total Receivables)                                                   
       Current                                                            76.95%    1,283,881,665.02
       30 Days to 59 Days                                                  6.57%      109,586,537.73
       60 Days to 89 Days                                                  3.35%       55,836,946.59
       90 Days and Over                                                   13.13%      219,008,659.09
		 Total Receivables                                              100.00%    1,668,313,808.43
(viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount                                               13,612,567.57
       As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount  
       (Annualized based on 365 days/year)                                                    21.31%  
(ix)  Certificate Charge-Offs                                                           
      Class A                                                                                   0.00   
      Class B                                                                                   0.00   
      Class C                                                                                   0.00   
      Class D                                                                                   0.00           
	Total Certificate Charge-Offs                                                                  0.00       
(x)   Servicing Fee                                                                     
      Class A                                                                             894,874.96           
      Class B                                                                             153,416.76           
      Class C                                                                             153,416.76           
      Class D                                                                             204,546.72           
	Total Servicing Fee                                                                    1,406,255.20      
(xi)  Pool Factor                                                                       
      Class A                                                                              0.5833333
      Class B                                                                              1.0000000
      Class C                                                                              1.0000000
(xii) Reallocated Principal Collections                                                             
      Class B                                                                                   0.00
      Class C                                                                                   0.00
      Class D  
      ** Everything was reimbursed by the end of the fiscal month.                      2,650,270.62
(xiii) Excess Funding Account Balance                                                           0.00
       Prefunding Account Balance                                                               0.00
(xiv) Class C Trigger Event Occurrence                                                          None
      Class C Reserve Amount                                                                     N/A
Average Net Portfolio Yield                                                                 15.2194%
Minimum Base Rate                                                                            8.1152%
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