FINGERHUT MASTER TRUST
8-K, 1997-01-22
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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):

                             Various

                     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 No.) (IRS Employer Ident. 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  Settlement Statements
           
                            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:  January 21, 1997


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Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                   Fingerhut Master Trust                                                Monthly Report
Certificateholder's Statement                   Series 1994-1                                                               Mar-96
Section 5.2                                        Class A            Class B         Class C          Class D          Total  
		
<C>   <S>                                      <C>               <C>             <C>             <C>              <C>
(i)   Certificate Amount                       715,900,000.00    92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00   1,022,728,000.00
(ii)  Certificate Principal Distributed                  0.00             0.00            0.00                                0.00
(iii) Certificate Interest Distributed           3,765,186.56       509,439.22      543,190.89                        4,817,816.67
Total Distribution per $1,000 Certificate                                                                                     
Certificate Principal Distributed per $1,000        0.0000000        0.0000000       0.0000000                                 
Certificate Interest Distributed per $1,000         5.2593750        5.5343750       5.9010417                                
(iv) Principal Collections                      54,635,998.83     7,025,064.53    7,025,064.53     9,343,089.47      78,029,217.36
(v)  Imputed Yield Collections                  18,211,999.61     2,341,688.18    2,341,688.18     3,114,363.16      26,009,739.13
     Recoveries                                  2,222,112.93       285,717.97      285,717.97       380,940.74       3,174,489.61
     Interest Earned on Prefunded Accounts               0.00             0.00            0.00             0.00               0.00
   Total Imputed Yield Collections              20,434,112.54     2,627,406.15    2,627,406.15     3,495,303.90      29,184,228.74
       Total Collections                        75,070,111.37     9,652,470.68    9,652,470.68    12,838,393.37     107,213,446.10
(vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                                    1,303,396,241.32
     Invested Amount (End of Month)            715,900,000.00    92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00   1,022,728,000.00
     Floating Allocation Percentage                54.9257376%       7.0623190%      7.0623190%       9.4160161%        78.4663917%
     Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)      715,900,000.00    92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00   1,022,728,000.00
     Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                                1,022,543,425.08
(vii)  Receivable Delinquencies                                                         
       Current  (As a % of Total Receivables)                 1,331,097,847.54           76.59%
       30 Days to 59 Days    (As a % of Total Receivables)      121,184,238.40            6.97%
       60 Days to 89 Days    (As a % of Total Receivables)       77,363,514.35            4.45%
       90 Days and Over (As a % of Total Receivables)           208,216,054.80           11.98%
	  Total Receivables                                   1,737,861,655.09          100.00%
(viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount                         13,589,618.21 
       As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount                          17.37%
       (Annualized based on 366 days/year)                                                   
(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                                              1,193,166.80          
      Class B                                                      153,416.76            
      Class C                                                      153,416.76            
      Class D                                                      204,546.72            
	  Total Servicing Fee                                    1,704,547.04          
 (xi)  Pool Factor                                                                       
       Class A                                                      1.0000000               
       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                      2,207,157.86
		  by the end of the fiscal month. 
(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                                           19.9350%
Minimum Base Rate                                                      7.8398%
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Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                   Fingerhut Master Trust                                               Monthly Report
Certificateholder's Statement                   Series 1994-1                                                              Apr-96
Section 5.2                                         Class A          Class B       C Class         Class D          Total       
										
<C>   <S>                                       <C>              <C>             <C>            <C>              <C>
(i)   Certificate Amount                        715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00   1,022,728,000.00
(ii)  Certificate Principal Distributed                   0.00            0.00            0.00                               0.00
(iii) Certificate Interest Distributed            3,194,703.75      432,251.46      460,889.24                       4,087,844.45
Total Distribution per $1,000 Certificate                                                                                     
Certificate Principal Distributed per $1,000         0.0000000       0.0000000       0.0000000                                  
Certificate Interest Distributed per $1,000          4.4625000       4.6958334       5.0069445                                 
(iv) Principal Collections                       53,633,349.91    6,896,144.54    6,896,144.54    9,164,881.93      76,590,520.92
(v)  Imputed Yield Collections                   17,877,783.30    2,298,714.85    2,298,714.85    3,054,960.64      25,530,173.64
     Recoveries                                   2,283,583.07      293,621.77      293,621.77      391,478.67       3,262,305.28
     Interest Earned on Prefunded Accounts                0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00               0.00
   Total Imputed Yield Collection                20,161,366.37    2,592,336.62    2,592,336.62    3,446,439.31      28,792,478.92
	   Total Collections                     73,794,716.28    9,488,481.16    9,488,481.16   12,611,321.24     105,382,999.84
(vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                                   1,260,818,804.98
     Invested Amount (End of Month)             715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00   1,022,728,000.00
     Floating Allocation Percentage                 56.7805617%      7.3008112%      7.3008112%      9.7339919%        81.1161759%
     Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)       715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00   1,022,728,000.00
     Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                               1,022,345,392.71
(vii)  Receivable Delinquencies                                                         
       Current             (As a % of Total Receivables)      1,303,517,041.57          77.54%
       30 Days to 59 Days  (As a % of Total Receivables)        116,104,362.88           6.91%
       60 Days to 89 Days  (As a % of Total Receivables)         53,125,543.28           3.16%
       90 Days and Over    (As a % of Total Receivables)        208,344,792.24          12.39%
		Total Receivables                             1,681,091,739.97         100.00%
(viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount                         14,240,551.04 
      As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount  
      (Annualized based on 366 days/year)                                18.21%
(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                                                     1,193,166.80          
      Class B                                                       153,416.76            
      Class C                                                       153,416.76            
      Class D                                                       204,546.72            
	  Total Servicing Fee                                     1,704,547.04          
(xi)  Pool Factor                                                                       
      Class A                                                        1.0000000               
      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                       2,436,643.62
		  by the end of the fiscal month.
(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                                            18.6057%
Minimum Base Rate                                                       7.8398%
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Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                   Fingerhut Master Trust                                                Monthly Report
Certificateholder's Statement                   Series 1994-1                                                               May-96
Section 5.2                                      Class A          Class B           Class C            Class D             Total
		
<C>   <S>                                    <C>              <C>               <C>               <C>             <C>
(i)   Certificate Amount                     715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00     92,050,000.00     122,728,000.00  1,022,728,000.00
(ii)  Certificate Principal Distributed                0.00            0.00              0.00                                 0.00
(iii) Certificate Interest Distributed         3,536,993.44      478,564.11        510,270.23                         4,525,827.78
Total Distribution per $1,000 Certificate                                                                                     
Certificate Principal Distributed per $1,000      0.0000000       0.0000000         0.0000000                                  
Certificate Interest Distributed per $1,000       4.9406250       5.1989583         5.5434028                                    
(iv) Principal Collections                    59,537,984.75    7,655,358.97      7,655,358.97      10,149,480.75     84,998,183.44
(v)  Imputed Yield Collections                19,845,994.92    2,551,786.32      2,551,786.32       3,383,160.25     28,332,727.81
     Recoveries                                2,312,173.78      297,297.94        297,297.94         395,983.32      3,302,752.99
     Interest Earned on Prefunded Acct.                0.00            0.00              0.00               0.00              0.00
   Total Imputed Yield Collections            22,158,168.70    2,849,084.26      2,849,084.26       3,779,143.57     31,635,480.80
	 Total Collections                    81,696,153.45   10,504,443.23     10,504,443.23      13,928,624.32    116,633,664.24
(vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                                    1,249,408,587.02
     Invested Amount (End of Month)          715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00     92,050,000.00     122,728,000.00  1,022,728,000.00
     Floating Allocation Percentage              57.2991100%      7.3674858%        7.3674858%         9.8228875%       81.8569690%
     Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)    715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00     92,050,000.00     122,728,000.00  1,022,728,000.00
     Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                                1,022,177,820.70
(vii)  Receivable Delinquencies (As a % of Total Receivables)                                                           
       Current                                       75.23%  1,253,236,391.70      
       30 Days to 59 Days                             7.76%    129,229,430.95        
       60 Days to 89 Days                             4.22%     70,282,609.16 
       90 Days and Over                              12.79%    213,129,684.21        
	  Total Receivables                         100.00%  1,665,878,116.02      
(viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amo                           18,321,746.63 
       As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount                          18.74% 
	(Annualized based on 366 days/year)                                
(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                                                    1,193,166.80          
      Class B                                                      153,416.55            
      Class C                                                      153,416.55            
      Class D                                                      204,546.65            
	Total Servicing Fee                                      1,704,546.55          
(xi)  Pool Factor                                                                       
      Class A                                                       1.0000000               
      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                      3,500,656.38
	by the end of the fiscal month.                         
(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                                           13.6203%
Minimum Base Rate                                                      7.8398%
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Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                   Fingerhut Master Trust                                               Monthly Report
Certificateholder's Statement                   Series 1994-1                                                              Jun-96
Section 5.2                                          Class A         Class B         Class C         Class D           Total    
<C>   <S>                                        <C>              <C>             <C>            <C>              <C>
(i)   Certificate Amount                         715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00   1,022,728,000.00
(ii)  Certificate Principal Distributed                    0.00            0.00            0.00                               0.00
(iii) Certificate Interest Distributed             3,651,090.00      494,001.67      526,730.56                       4,671,822.23
Total Distribution per $1,000 Certificate                                                                                  
Certificate Principal Distributed per $1,000          0.0000000       0.0000000       0.0000000                        
Certificate Interest Distributed per $1,000           5.1000000       5.3666667       5.7222223                             
(iv) Principal Collections                        48,166,726.34    6,193,249.25    6,193,249.25    8,218,026.21      68,771,251.05
(v)  Imputed Yield Collections                    16,055,575.45    2,064,416.42    2,064,416.42    2,739,342.07      22,923,750.35
     Recoveries                                    2,032,467.38      261,333.46      261,333.46      347,851.72       2,902,986.01
     Interest Earned on Prefunded Accounts                 0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00               0.00
   Total Imputed Yield Collections                18,088,042.83    2,325,749.88    2,325,749.88    3,087,193.79      25,826,736.37
       Total Collections                          66,254,769.17    8,518,999.13    8,518,999.13   11,305,220.00      94,597,987.42
(vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                                    1,247,193,841.37
     Invested Amount (End of Month)              715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00   1,022,728,000.00
     Floating Allocation Percentage                  57.4008607%      7.3805688%      7.3805688%      9.8403308%        82.0023292%
     Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)        715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00   1,022,728,000.00
     Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                                1,022,257,827.74
(vii)  Receivable Delinquencies (As a % of Total Receivables)                                                    
       Current                                       74.05%    1,231,343,314.57
       30 Days to 59 Days                             8.55%      142,228,855.08        
       60 Days to 89 Days                             4.39%       72,932,479.23
       90 Days and Over                              13.01%      216,420,472.94        
	  Total Receivables                         100.00%    1,662,925,121.82      
(viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount                          16,076,981.49 
       As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount  
       (Annualized based on 366 days/year)                                20.56%  
(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                                                      1,193,166.80          
      Class B                                                        153,416.76            
      Class C                                                        153,416.76            
      Class D                                                        204,546.72            
	 Total Servicing Fee                                       1,704,547.04          
(xi)  Pool Factor                                                                       
      Class A                                                         1.0000000               
      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                        3,131,900.85
              		  by the end of the fiscal month.         
(xiii) Excess Funding Account Balance                                      0.00
       Prefunding Account Balance                                          0.00
(xiv) Class C Trigger Event Occurrence                                     None
      Class  Reserve Amount                                                 N/A 
Average Net Portfolio Yield                                             12.4668%     
       Minimum Base Rate                                                 7.8398%
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Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                   Fingerhut Master Trust                                               Monthly Report
Certificateholder's Statement                   Series 1994-1                                                              Jul-96
Section 5.2                                       Class A          Class B          Class C           Class D          Total     
		
<C>   <S>                                     <C>               <C>              <C>             <C>             <C>
(i)   Certificate Amount                      715,900,000.00    92,050,000.00    92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00  1,022,728,000.00
(ii)  Certificate Principal Distributed                 0.00             0.00             0.00                               0.00
(iii) Certificate Interest Distributed          3,308,800.31       447,689.01       477,349.57                       4,233,838.89
Total Distribution per $1,000 Certificate                                                                                     
Certificate Principal Distributed per $1,000       0.0000000        0.0000000        0.0000000                                
Certificate Interest Distributed per $1,000        4.6218750        4.8635417        5.1857639                                
(iv) Principal Collections                     46,036,312.83     5,919,321.98     5,919,321.98    7,831,137.17      65,706,093.96
(v)  Imputed Yield Collections                 15,345,437.61     1,973,107.33     1,973,107.33    2,610,379.06      21,902,031.33
     Recoveries                                 1,909,014.85       245,460.00       245,460.00      326,916.89       2,726,851.75
     Interest Earned on Prefunded Accounts              0.00             0.00             0.00            0.00               0.00
    Total Imputed Yield Collections            17,254,452.46     2,218,567.33     2,218,567.33    2,937,295.95      24,628,883.08
       Total Collections                       63,290,765.29     8,137,889.31     8,137,889.31   10,786,433.12      90,334,977.04
 (vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                                  1,224,119,812.54
     Invested Amount (End of Month)           715,900,000.00    92,050,000.00    92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00   1,022,728,000.00
     Floating Allocation Percentage               58.4828374%       7.5196888%       7.5196888%     10.0258160%        83.5480310%
     Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)     715,900,000.00    92,050,000.00    92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00   1,022,728,000.00
     Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                               1,021,932,816.38
(vii)  Receivable Delinquencies (As a % of Total Receivables)                                                   
       Current                                      74.45%   1,215,120,774.65      
       30 Days to 59 Days                            7.05%     115,061,426.87        
       60 Days to 89 Days                            5.05%      82,504,365.22 
       90 Days and Over                             13.45%     219,473,183.30        
	 Total Receivables                         100.00%   1,632,159,750.05      
(viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount                        15,618,743.63 
As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount                                19.98%
(Annualized based on 366 days/year)                                      
(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                                                   1,193,166.80          
      Class B                                                     153,416.76            
      Class C                                                     153,416.76     
      Class D                                                     204,546.72            
	 Total Servicing Fee                                    1,704,547.04          
(xi)  Pool Factor                                                                       
      Class A                                                      1.0000000               
      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                     3,343,113.78
             		  by the end of the fiscal month.
(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                                          11.5248%
Minimum Base Rate                                                     7.8398%
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Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                   Fingerhut Master Trust                                               Monthly Report
Certificateholder's Statement                      Series 1994-1                                                           Aug-96
Section 5.2                                       Class A           Class B          Class C           Class D         Total     
		
<C>   <S>                                      <C>               <C>              <C>             <C>            <C>
(i)   Certificate Amount                       715,900,000.00    92,050,000.00    92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00 1,022,728,000.00
(ii)  Certificate Principal Distributed                  0.00             0.00             0.00                              0.00
(iii) Certificate Interest Distributed           3,536,993.44       478,564.11       510,270.23                      4,525,827.78
Total Distribution per $1,000 Certificate                                                                                     
Certificate Principal Distributed per $1,000        0.0000000        0.0000000        0.0000000                               
Certificate Interest Distributed per $1,000         4.9406250        5.1989583        5.5434028
(iv) Principal Collections                      56,703,695.64     7,290,927.77     7,290,927.77     9,641,999.40     80,927,550.59
(v)  Imputed Yield Collections                  18,901,231.88     2,430,309.26     2,430,309.26     3,213,999.80     26,975,850.20
     Recoveries                                  2,085,761.24       268,185.95       268,185.95       356,801.28      2,978,934.42
     Interest Earned on Prefunded Accounts               0.00             0.00             0.00             0.00              0.00
Total Imputed Yield Collections                 20,986,993.12     2,698,495.21     2,698,495.21     3,570,801.08     29,954,784.62
	Total Collections                       77,690,688.76     9,989,422.98     9,989,422.98    13,212,800.48    110,882,335.20
(vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                                    1,226,268,709.16
     Invested Amount (End of Month)            715,900,000.00    92,050,000.00    92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00  1,022,728,000.00
     Floating Allocation Percentage                58.3803529%       7.5065114%       7.5065114%      10.0082469%       83.4016225%
     Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)      715,900,000.00    92,050,000.00    92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00  1,022,728,000.00
     Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                                1,021,966,759.30
(vii)  Receivable Delinquencies (As a % of Total Receivables)                                                   
	Current                                         73.03%     1,194,025,334.57      
	30 Days to 59 Days                               7.15%       116,945,740.31        
	60 Days to 89 Days                               4.89%        79,971,556.41 
	90 Days and Over                                14.93%       244,082,314.26        
	   Total Receivables                           100.00%     1,635,024,945.55      
(viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount                              19,459,868.78 
       As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount                                19.91%
       (Annualized based on 366 days/year)                                      
(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                                                         1,193,166.80
       Class B                                                           153,416.55            
       Class C                                                           153,416.55            
       Class D                                                           204,546.65            
       Total Servicing Fee                                             1,704,546.55         
(xi)  Pool Factor                                                                       
       Class A                                                            1.0000000               
       Class B                                                            1.0000000               
       Class C                                                            1.0000000               
(xii) Reallocated Principal Collections                                                                
       Class B                                                                 0.00            
       Class C                                                                 0.00            
       Class D  ** Everything reimbursed by fiscal month end.          4,109,886.49
(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                                                 10.7388%
Minimum Base Rate                                                            7.8398%
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
  Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                                       Fingerhut Master Trust                        Monthly Report
  Certificateholder's Statement                                          Series 1994-1                                    Sep-96
  Section 5.2                                       Class A          Class B        Class C         Class D         Total       
		 
  <C>   <S>                                     <C>              <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>
  (i)   Certificate Amount                      715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00  1,022,728,000.00
  (ii)  Certificate Principal Distributed                 0.00            0.00            0.00                              0.00
  (iii) Certificate Interest Distributed          3,575,522.78      483,518.19      515,224.31                      4,574,265.28
  Total Distribution per $1,000 Certificate                                                                                     
  Certificate Principal Distributed per $1,000       0.0000000       0.0000000       0.0000000                                  
  Certificate Interest Distributed per $1,000        4.9944444       5.2527777       5.5972223                                  
  (iv) Principal Collections                     47,382,425.73    6,092,404.37    6,092,404.37    8,067,377.85     67,634,612.32
  (v)  Imputed Yield Collections                 15,794,141.91    2,030,801.46    2,030,801.46    2,689,125.95     22,544,870.78
       Recoveries                                 1,854,031.71      238,390.30      238,390.30      317,710.83      2,648,523.14
       Interest Earned on Prefunded Accounts              0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00              0.00
	 Total Imputed Yield Collections         17,648,173.62    2,269,191.76    2,269,191.76    3,006,836.78     25,193,393.92
	    Total Collections                    65,030,599.35    8,361,596.13    8,361,596.13   11,074,214.63     92,828,006.24
  (vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                                1,252,031,708.92
       Invested Amount (End of Month)            715,900,000.00  92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00  1,022,728,000.00
       Floating Allocation Percentage               57.1790630%     7.3520502%      7.3520502%      9.8023077%       81.6854711%
       Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)      715,900,000.00  92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00  1,022,728,000.00
       Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                            1,022,149,894.33
  (vii)  Receivable Delinquencies (As a % of Total Receivables)                                                   
	 Current                                         72.93%   1,217,420,432.03      
	 30 Days to 59 Days                               7.52%     125,564,480.74     
	 60 Days to 89 Days                               4.58%      76,522,329.93 
	 90 Days and Over                                14.97%     249,868,369.19        
	    Total Receivables                           100.00%   1,669,375,611.89      
   (viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount                          15,152,144.96 
	  As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount                 
	  (Annualized based on 366 days/year)                                19.38%  
   (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                                                      1,193,166.80          
	  Class B                                                        153,416.76            
	  Class C                                                        153,416.76            
	  Class D                                                        204,546.72            
	     Total Servicing Fee                                       1,704,547.04     
   (xi)   Pool Factor                                                                       
	  Class A                                                         1.0000000 
	  Class B                                                         1.0000000
	  Class C                                                         1.0000000    
   (xii)  Reallocated Principal Collections                                                                 
	  Class B                                                              0.00
	  Class C                                                              0.00
	  Class D                                                      3,190,967.02
	  ** Everything was reimbursed by the end of the fiscal month. 
   (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                                            12.8409%
    Minimum Base Rate                                                       7.9023%
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                                   Fingerhut Master Trust                              Monthly Report
Certificateholder's Statement                                       Series 1994-1                                         Oct-96
Section 5.2                                      Class A         Class B         Class C          Class D             Total     

<C>   <S>                                    <C>              <C>             <C>             <C>               <C>
(i)   Certificate Amount                     715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00    1,022,728,000.00
(ii)  Certificate Principal Distributed                0.00            0.00            0.00                                 0.00
(iii) Certificate Interest Distributed         3,385,610.42      458,332.29      489,015.63                         4,332,958.34
Total Distribution per $1,000 Certificate                                                                                     
Certificate Principal Distributed per $1,000      0.0000000       0.0000000       0.0000000                                     
Certificate Interest Distributed per $1,000       4.7291667       4.9791666       5.3125001                                   
(iv) Principal Collections                    48,472,151.03    6,232,520.63    6,232,520.63     8,269,238.24       69,206,430.53
(v)  Imputed Yield Collections                16,157,383.68    2,077,506.88    2,077,506.88     2,756,412.75       23,068,810.19
     Recoveries                                1,913,118.58      245,987.66      245,987.66       327,320.01        2,732,413.91
     Interest Earned on Prefunded Accounts             0.00            0.00            0.00             0.00                0.00
     Total Imputed Yield Collections          18,070,502.26    2,323,494.54    2,323,494.54     3,083,732.76       25,801,224.10
     Total Collections                        66,542,653.29    8,556,015.17    8,556,015.17    11,352,971.00       95,007,654.63
(vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                                  1,253,102,614.26
     Invested Amount (End of Month)          715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00    1,022,728,000.00
     Floating Allocation Percentage             57.1301976%      7.3457671%      7.3457671%       9.7939306%         81.6156625%
     Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)    715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00   92,050,000.00   122,728,000.00    1,022,728,000.00
     Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                              1,022,223,180.44
(vii)  Receivable Delinquencies (As a % of Total Receivables)                                                           
       Current                                       75.27%    1,257,472,370.00  
       30 Days to 59 Days                             6.00%      100,285,066.61
       60 Days to 89 Days                             3.98%       66,538,962.66
       90 Days and Over                              14.75%      246,507,086.41
	  Total Receivables                         100.00%    1,670,803,485.68
(viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount                          15,001,993.67
	As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount  
	(Annualized based on 366 days/year)                              19.18% 
(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                                                     1,193,166.80 
       Class B                                                       153,416.76 
       Class C                                                       153,416.76 
       Class D                                                       204,546.72 
	 Total Servicing Fee                                       1,704,547.04 
(xi)  Pool Factor                                                               
      Class A                                                         1.0000000 
      Class B                                                         1.0000000 
      Class C                                                         1.0000000 
(xii) Reallocated Principal Collections                                         
      Class B                                                              0.00 
      Class C                                                              0.00 
      Class D                                                      3,082,552.69
      ** Everything was reimbursed by the end of the fiscal month.
(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                                      13.8093%
      Minimum Base Rate                                                 7.7773%
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<TABLE>
Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                   Fingerhut Master Trust                                               Monthly Report
Certificateholder's Statement                   Series 1994-1                                                              Nov-96
Section 5.2                                           Class A          Class B         Class C        Class D         Total      
<C>   <S>                                         <C>              <C>            <C>            <C>             <C>
(i)   Certificate Amount                          715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00  92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00  1,022,728,000.00
(ii)  Certificate Principal Distributed                     0.00            0.00          0.00                               0.00
(iii) Certificate Interest Distributed              3,385,610.42      458,332.29     489,015.63                      4,332,958.34
      Total Distribution per $1,000 Certificate                                                                                  
      Certificate Principal Distributed per $1,000     0.0000000       0.0000000      0.0000000                                  
      Certificate Interest Distributed per $1,000      4.7291667       4.9791666      5.3125001                                  
(iv) Principal Collections                         56,860,205.98    7,311,051.77   7,311,051.77    9,679,107.17     81,161,416.69
(v)  Imputed Yield Collections                     18,953,401.99    2,437,017.26   2,437,017.26    3,226,369.06     27,053,805.57
     Recoveries                                     1,937,804.80      249,161.80     249,161.80      331,512.92      2,767,641.32
     Interest Earned on Prefunded Accounts                  0.00            0.00           0.00            0.00              0.00
	Total Imputed Yield Collections            20,891,206.79    2,686,179.06   2,686,179.06    3,557,881.98     29,821,446.89
	  Total Collections                        77,751,412.77    9,997,230.83   9,997,230.83   13,236,989.15    110,982,863.58
(vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                                   1,345,056,674.75
     Invested Amount (End of Month)               715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00  92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00  1,022,728,000.00
     Floating Allocation Percentage                  53.2245231%     6.8435778%      6.8435778%      9.1243739%       76.0360525%
     Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)         715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00  92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00  1,022,728,000.00
     Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                               1,022,015,094.34
(vii)  Receivable Delinquencies (As a % of Total Receivables)                                                   
       Current                                             75.72%       1,357,935,955.41      
       30 Days to 59 Days                                   6.13%         109,916,851.01        
       60 Days to 89 Days                                   4.18%          74,958,726.45 
       90 Days and Over                                    13.97%         250,597,366.80 
	  Total Receivables                               100.00%       1,793,408,899.67 
(viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount                                   19,632,561.82 
       As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount  
       (Annualized based on 366 days/year)                                        20.09%
(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                                                              1,193,166.63          
      Class B                                                                153,416.73            
      Class C                                                                153,416.73            
      Class D                                                                204,546.65           
	 Total Servicing Fee                                               1,704,546.74          
(xi)  Pool Factor                                                                       
      Class A                                                                 1.0000000               
      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. 3,933,459.40
(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                                                     10.4252%
Minimum Base Rate                                                                7.7773%
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<TABLE>
Fingerhut Receivables, Inc.                              Fingerhut Master Trust                                    Monthly Report
Certificateholder's Statement                                 Series 1994-1                                                Dec-96
Section 5.2                                           Class A         Class B          Class C       Class D           Total     
<C>   <S>                                         <C>              <C>            <C>            <C>             <C>
(i)   Certificate Amount                          715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00  92,050,000.00  122,728,000.00  1,022,728,000.00
(ii)  Certificate Principal Distributed            59,658,333.33            0.00           0.00                     59,658,333.33
(iii) Certificate Interest Distributed              3,810,178.89      514,457.22     547,186.11                      4,871,822.22
      Total Distribution per $1,000 Certificate                                                                                  
      Certificate Principal Distributed per $1,000    83.3333333       0.0000000      0.0000000                                 
      Certificate Interest Distributed per $1,000      5.3222222       5.5888889      5.9444444                                 
(iv) Principal Collections                         38,418,772.01    4,939,863.07   4,939,863.07   6,517,626.86      54,816,125.01
(v)  Imputed Yield Collections                     12,806,257.34    1,646,621.02   1,646,621.02   2,172,542.29      18,272,041.67
     Recoveries                                     1,473,177.10      189,420.24     189,420.24     250,926.26       2,102,943.84
     Interest Earned on Prefunded Accounts                  0.00            0.00           0.00           0.00               0.00
     Total Imputed Yield Collections               14,279,434.44    1,836,041.26   1,836,041.26   2,423,468.55      20,374,985.51
	Total Collections                          52,698,206.45    6,775,904.33   6,775,904.33   8,941,095.41      75,191,110.52
(vi) Aggregate Amount of Principal Receivables                                                                   1,459,923,809.58
     Invested Amount (End of Month)               715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00  92,050,000.00 122,728,000.00   1,022,728,000.00
     Floating Allocation Percentage                  49.0368056%      6.3051236%     6.3051236%     8.4064661%        70.0535188%
     Invested Amount (Beginning of Month)         715,900,000.00   92,050,000.00  92,050,000.00 122,728,000.00   1,022,728,000.00
     Average Daily Invested Amount                                                                               1,021,789,118.26
(vii)  Receivable Delinquencies (As a % of Total Receivables)                                                   
       Current                                                       77.28%    1,504,334,964.58      
       30 Days to 59 Days                                             5.41%      105,335,001.54      
       60 Days to 89 Days                                             3.77%       73,349,277.08 
       90 Days and Over                                              13.54%      263,545,836.24 
	  Total Receivables                                         100.00%    1,946,565,079.44 
(viii) Aggregate Investor Default Amount                                          14,109,617.14 
       As a % of Average Daily Invested Amount 
       (Annualized based on 366 days/year)                                                18.05% 
(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                                                                      1,193,166.80
      Class B                                                                        153,416.76
      Class C                                                                        153,416.76
      Class D                                                                        204,546.72
	Total Servicing Fee                                                        1,704,547.04
(xi)  Pool Factor                                                                       
      Class A                                                                         1.0000000
      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.                  4,149,778.30
(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                                                             8.0151%
Minimum Base Rate                                                                       8.0898%
</TABLE>
	Performance data for the Fingerhut Master Trust shows the normal and 
	historical reduction in yield in December due to the traditionally 
	lower December payment rate caused in part by higher levels of new 
	receivables originated during the holiday season.  This seasonal dip 
	in the payment rate, combined with higher charge-offs than in December 
	1995, resulted in a negative excess spread of seven basis points for the 
	Fingerhut Master Trust's Series 1994-1 certificates.  The trust's Series 
	1994-2 certificates maintained a positive excess spread.

	Since the Fingerhut Master Trust's inception in 1994, the seasonally 
	lower December payment rate has caused the December excess spread to be 
	significantly lower than in any other month.

	The December negative excess spread is not a pay out event for either 
	Series 1994-1 or the Fingerhut Master Trust, and the Company expects the
	excess spread to increase to positive levels beginning in January.




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