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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM T-1

                            Statement of Eligibility
                      Under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939
                  of a Corporation Designated to Act as Trustee

                Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility
                of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) ______



                          HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK
                                (Name of Trustee)


           Illinois                                   36-1194448
   (State of Incorporation)              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


            111 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 (Address
                         of principal executive offices)


                Daniel G. Donovan, Harris Trust and Savings Bank,
                311 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60606
                  (312) 461-2908 phone (312) 461-3525 facsimile
           (Name, address and telephone number for agent for service)




                                  ARISTAR, INC.
                                    (Obligor)


           Delaware                                   95-4128205
   (State of Incorporation)              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


                          1201 Third Avenue, Suite 1500
                            Seattle, Washington 98101
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 Debt Securities


                         (Title of indenture securities)



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1.      GENERAL INFORMATION. Furnish the following information as to the
        Trustee:

        (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
            which it is subject.

               Commissioner of Banks and Trust Companies, State of Illinois,
               Springfield, Illinois; Chicago Clearing House Association, 164
               West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois; Federal Deposit
               Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.; The Board of Governors
               of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.

        (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

               Harris Trust and Savings Bank is authorized to exercise corporate
               trust powers.

2.      AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. If the Obligor is an affiliate of the
        Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

               The Obligor is not an affiliate of the Trustee.

3. through 15.

               NO RESPONSE NECESSARY

16.     LIST OF EXHIBITS.

        1. A copy of the articles of association of the Trustee as now in effect
           which includes the authority of the trustee to commence business and
           to exercise corporate trust powers.

           A copy of the Certificate of Merger dated April 1, 1972 between
           Harris Trust and Savings Bank, HTS Bank and Harris Bankcorp, Inc.
           which constitutes the articles of association of the Trustee as now
           in effect and includes the authority of the Trustee to commence
           business and to exercise corporate trust powers was filed in
           connection with the Registration Statement of Louisville Gas and
           Electric Company, File No. 2-44295, and is incorporated herein by
           reference.

        2. A copy of the existing by-laws of the Trustee.

           A copy of the existing by-laws of the Trustee was filed in connection
           with the Registration Statement of Commercial Federal Corporation,
           File No. 333-20711, and is incorporated herein by reference.

        3. The consents of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

               (included as Exhibit A on page 2 of this statement)

        4. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published
           pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
           authority.

               (included as Exhibit B on page 3 of this statement)



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                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Trustee,
HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Illinois, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the 7th day of June, 1999.

HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK


By:   /s/ D. G. DONOVAN
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      D. G. Donovan
      Assistant Vice President

EXHIBIT A

The consents of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as the Trustee herein named, hereby consents that
reports of examinations of said trustee by Federal and State authorities may be
furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.

HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK


By:   /s/ D. G. DONOVAN
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      D. G. Donovan
      Assistant Vice President










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EXHIBIT B

Attached is a true and correct copy of the statement of condition of Harris
Trust and Savings Bank as of December 31, 1998, as published in accordance with
a call made by the State Banking Authority and by the Federal Reserve Bank of
the Seventh Reserve District.

                               [HARRIS BANK LOGO]
                          Harris Trust and Savings Bank
                             111 West Monroe Street
                             Chicago, Illinois 60603

of Chicago, Illinois, And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries, at the close of
business on December 31, 1998, a state banking institution organized and
operating under the banking laws of this State and a member of the Federal
Reserve System. Published in accordance with a call made by the Commissioner of
Banks and Trust Companies of the State of Illinois and by the Federal Reserve
Bank of this District.

                         Bank's Transit Number 71000288


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                                                                                              THOUSANDS
                                   ASSETS                                                     OF DOLLARS
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Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
           Non-interest bearing balances and currency and coin ...................                    $ 1,435,233
           Interest bearing balances .............................................                    $    98,929

Securities:
a.  Held-to-maturity securities ..................................................                    $         0
b.  Available-for-sale securities ................................................                    $ 5,295,498
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell ...........                    $   151,575
Loans and lease financing receivables:
           Loans and leases, net of unearned income ..............................     $9,320,939
           LESS:  Allowance for loan and lease losses ............................     $  108,280
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           Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve
           (item 4.a minus 4.b) ..................................................                    $ 9,212,659
Assets held in trading accounts ..................................................                    $   252,881
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) .........................                    $   271,540
Other real estate owned ..........................................................                    $       366
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ..............                    $        57
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding .....................                    $    30,829
Intangible assets ................................................................                    $   257,627
Other assets .....................................................................                    $ 1,093,599
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TOTAL ASSETS                                                                                          $18,100,793
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                                   LIABILITIES
Deposits:
    In domestic offices...........................................................                    $10,270,499
           Non-interest bearing...................................................     $3,410,568
           Interest bearing.......................................................     $6,859,931
    In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBF's................                    $   935,609
           Non-interest bearing...................................................     $   69,215
           Interest bearing.......................................................     $  866,394
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to
repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and
Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's:
Federal funds purchased & securities sold under agreements to repurchase..........                    $ 3,642,049
Trading Liabilities                                                                                       131,909
Other borrowed money:
a.  With remaining maturity of one year or less                                                       $ 1,107,125
b.  With remaining maturity of more than one year                                                     $         0
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding                                              $    30,829
Subordinated notes and debentures.................................................                    $   225,000
Other liabilities.................................................................                    $   424,376
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TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                                                     $16,767,396
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                                 EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock......................................................................                    $   100,000
Surplus...........................................................................                    $   608,116
a.  Undivided profits and capital reserves........................................                    $   593,973
b.  Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities                            $    31,308
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TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL                                                                                  $ 1,333,397
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Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital...............                    $18,100,793
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        I, Pamela Piarowski, Vice President of the above-named bank, do hereby
declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the
instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and
is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

                                PAMELA PIAROWSKI
                                     1/27/99

        We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report
of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and, to the best of our
knowledge and belief, has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the
Commissioner of Banks and Trust Companies of the State of Illinois and is true
and correct.

               EDWARD W. LYMAN,
               ALAN G. McNALLY,
               RICHARD E. TERRY
                                                                 Directors.









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