The following items were the
                                                    subject of a Form 12b-25
                                                    and are included here in:
                                                    Items 6, 7, and 8

                                    FORM 10-K/A


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

(Mark One)

|X| ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996

                                       OR

|_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ___________

Commission file number: 0-21895


                  WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND V, L.P., SERIES 3

State or other jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization                                Identification No.)

California                                                   33-6163848

                  WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND V, L.P., SERIES 3
              3158 Redhill Avenue, Suite 120, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

                                 (714) 662-5565

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Securities                                Exchanges on which Registered

NONE                                               NONE



           Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:

UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST

<PAGE>


         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ____
         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,
to the best of  registrant's  knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  information
statements  incorporated  by  reference  in Part  III of this  Form  10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. |X|




                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and
the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g.,  Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document
is  incorporated:  (1) Any annual report to security  holders;  (2) Any proxy or
information  statement;  and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or
(c) under the  Securities Act of 1933.  The listed  documents  should be clearly
described for identification  purposes (e.g.,  annual report to security holders
for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980).

NONE




<PAGE>


Item 1.  Business

         PART I.


Organization

WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund V, L.P., Series 3 ("the  Partnership" or "Series 3")
is a  California  Limited  Partnership  formed  under  the laws of the  State of
California on March 28, 1995,  and  commenced  operations on October 24, 1995 to
acquire limited partnership  interests in limited  partnerships  ("Local Limited
Partnerships")  which own multifamily  apartment complexes that are eligible for
low-income housing federal income tax credits (the "Low Income Housing Credit").
As of the  close of the  public  offering,  January  21,  1996 a total of 18,000
Limited Partnership Interests representing $17,558,985 had been sold.


The general partner of the  Partnership is WNC & Associates,  Inc. (the "General
Partner").  The business of the Partnership is conducted  primarily  through the
General Partner as Series 3 has no employees of its own.


         Description of Business

The Partnership's principal business is to provide its Limited Partners with Low
Income Housing Credits. The Partnership's  principal business therefore consists
of investing as a limited  partner in Local Limited  Partnerships  each of which
will own and  operate an  apartment  complex  ("Apartment  Complex")  which will
qualify for the federal Low Income Housing Credit. In general, under Section 42,
an owner of a low-income  housing  project is entitled to receive the Low Income
Housing  Credit in each year of a ten-year  period (the  "Credit  Period").  The
Apartment  Complex is subject to a 15-year  compliance  period (the  "Compliance
Period").

In general,  in order to avoid  recapture  of Low Income  Housing  Credits,  the
Partnership  does not  expect  that it will  dispose of its  interests  in Local
Limited Partnerships ("Local Limited Partnership Interests") or approve the sale
by a Local Limited  Partnership of any Apartment Complex prior to the end of the
applicable  Compliance  Period.  Because  of (i)  the  nature  of the  Apartment
Complexes,  (ii) the  difficulty of predicting  the resale market for low-income
housing  15 or  more  years  in the  future,  and  (iii)  the  inability  of the
Partnership to directly  cause the sale of Apartment  Complexes by Local General
Partners, but generally only to require such Local General Partners to use their
respective best efforts to find a purchaser for the Apartment  Complexes,  it is
not possible at this time to predict  whether the  liquidation of  substantially
all of the Partnership's assets and the disposition of the proceeds,  if any, in
accordance with the Partnership's Agreement of Limited Partnership ("Partnership
Agreement")  will be able to be accomplished  promptly at the end of the 15-year
period. If a Local Limited  Partnership is unable to sell an Apartment  Complex,
it is anticipated that the Local General Partner will either continue to operate
such Apartment  Complex or take such other actions as the Local General  Partner
believes  to be in the  best  interest  of the  Local  Limited  Partnership.  In
addition,  circumstances  beyond the  control of the  General  Partner may occur
during the Compliance  Period which would require the Partnership to approve the
disposition of an Apartment Complex prior to the end thereof.


<PAGE>


As of December 31, 1996, the  Partnership  had invested in 16 and identified for
investment  two  Local  Limited  Partnerships.   Each  of  these  Local  Limited
Partnerships owns an Apartment Complex that is or is expected to be eligible for
the Low  Income  Housing  Credit.  All of the Local  Limited  Partnerships  also
benefit from government programs promotinglow- or moderate-income housing.

The Partnership's  investments in Local Limited  Partnerships are subject to the
risks incident to the management and ownership of low-income  housing and to the
management  and ownership  multifamily  residential  real estate.  Some of these
risks are that the Low Income Housing Credit could be recaptured and neither the
Partnership's  investments  nor the Apartment  Complexes  owned by Local Limited
Partnerships will be readily marketable. Additionally, there can be no assurance
that the  Partnership  will be able to  dispose  of its  interest  in the  Local
Limited  Partnerships  at the end of the  Compliance  Period.  The  value of the
Partnership's  investments  could be subject to  changes in  national  and local
economic conditions,  including unemployment  conditions,  which could adversely
impact vacancy levels, rental payment defaults and operating expenses.  This, in
turn,  could  substantially  increase  the  risk  of  operating  losses  for the
Apartment Complexes and the Partnership. The Apartment Complexes will be subject
to loss through  foreclosure.  In addition,  each Local Limited  Partnership  is
subject to risks relating to  environmental  hazards which might be uninsurable.
Because the Partnership's ability to control its operations will depend on these
and other  factors  beyond the  control  of the  General  Partner  and the Local
General Partners,  there can be no assurance that Partnership operations will be
profitable or that the  anticipated Low Income Housing Credits will be available
to Limited Partners.

As of  December  31,  1996,  11 of the 16  Apartment  Complexes  acquired by the
Partnership  were  completed and in operation and five were under  construction.
The Apartment  Complexes  owned by the Local Limited  Partnerships  in which the
Partnership  has  invested  were or are  being  eveloped  by the  Local  General
Partners  who  acquired  the sites and  applied  for  applicable  mortgages  and
subsidies.  The Partnership  became the principal limited partner in these Local
Limited  Partnerships  pursuant  to  arm's-length  negotiations  with the  Local
General  Partners.  As  a  limited  partner,  the  Partnership's  liability  for
obligations of each Local Limited Partnership is limited to its investment.  The
Local General Partner of the Local Limited Partnership retain responsibility for
developing,  constructing,  maintaining,  operating  and managing the  Apartment
Complex.

Following is recap of the status of the 18 Apartment  Complexes  owned by the 18
Limited Partnerships invested in or identified by the Partnership:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               Construction                Under
                                            or Rehabilitation          Construction         Construction
                                                Completed            or Rehabilitation      Not Started
                                                ---------            -----------------      -----------
   <S>                                              <C>                      <C>                 <C>
   Properties acquired by 12/31/96                  11                       5                   0
   Properties acquired subsequent to
   12/31/96                                         1                        1                   0
</TABLE>


<PAGE>


Following is recap of the status of the 16 Apartment  Complexes  owned by the 16
Limited Partnerships invested in by the Partnership:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                        SCHEDULE OF PROJECTS OWNED BY LOCAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
                               IN WHICH THE PARTNERSHIP HAS AN INVESTMENT
                                         AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996


                                   No. of           Units             Units            Percentage
Name & Location                     Units       Completed          Occupied             Occupancy
---------------                     -----       ---------          --------             ---------
<S>                              <C>           <C>              <C>                <C>
Alliance Apartments I                 19              19               17                     89%
 Alliance, Nebraska
Blessed Rock of El Monte             137                                0                     0
 El Monte, California
Cascade Pines, L.P., II              375             375              356                    95
 Atlanta, Georgia
Curtis Associates I                   12                                0                     0
 Curtis, Nebraska
Evergreen Apartments I                76              76               61                    80
 Tulsa, Oklahoma
Hastings Apartments I                 18              18               18                   100
 Hastings, Nebraska
Heritage Apartments I                 30                                0                     0
 Berkeley, Montana
Hillcrest Associates                  28              28               27                    96
 Ontario, Oregon
Patten Towers, L.P. II               221             221              217                    98
 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Prairieland Prop of Syracuse II        8                                0                     0
 Syracuse, Kansas
Raymond S. King Apts.                 22                                0                     0
 Greensboro, North Carolina
Rosedale Limited Partnership          31              31               29                    94
 Silver City, New Mexico
Shepherd South Apts. I                24              24               22                    92
 Shepherd, Texas
Solomon Associates I, L.P.            16                                0                     0
 Solomon, Kansas
Talladega Co. Housing Ltd.            30              30               28                    93
 Talladega, Alabama
The Willows Apartments                36                                0                     0
 Morganton, North Carolina        ______       _________        _________          _____________
                                 
                                   1,083             822              775                   100%
                                   =====             ===              ===                   ====
</TABLE>
<PAGE>


Series 3 has  become  a  limited  partner  in  Evergreen  Apartments  I  Limited
Partnership,   an  Oklahoma   limited   partnership   ("EVERGREEN");   Hillcrest
Associates, a Limited Partnership,  an Oregon limited partnership ("HILLCREST");
Shepherd South Apartments I, Ltd., a Texas limited  partnership  ("SHEPHERD I");
Talladega County Housing,  Ltd., an Alabama limited  partnership  ("TALLADEGA");
and  The  Willows  Apartments  Limited  Partnership,  a North  Carolina  limited
partnership ("WILLOWS"). Patten Towers, L.P. II, a Tennessee limited partnership
("PATTEN").  Series 3 expects to become a limited partner in Alliance Apartments
I, Limited Partnership,  a Nebraska limited partnership  ("ALLIANCE");  Hastings
Apartments I, L.P., a Nebraska limited partnership ("HASTINGS");  and Raymond S.
King Apartments,  a North Carolina  limited  partnership  ("KING");  Prairieland
Properties of Syracuse II, L.P., a Kansas limited  partnership  ("PRAIRIELAND");
Heritage  Apartments I, L.P., a Missouri limited partnership  ("HERITAGE");  and
Solomon Associates I, L.P., a Missouri limited partnership ("SOLOMON");  Cascade
Pines, L.P. II, a Georgia limited partnership ("CASCADE");  and Rosedale Limited
Partnership, a New Mexico limited partnership ("ROSEDALE"); Curtis Associates I,
L.P., a Nebraska limited partnership ("CURTIS").

Series 3 and WNC  Housing Tax Credit  Fund V, L.P.,  Series 4 ("SERIES  4") have
each acquired one-half of the Local Limited Partnership Interest in Blessed Rock
of El Monte, a California limited partnership ("BLESSED ROCK").

Series 3 expects to become a limited  partner in  Broadway  Apartments,  Limited
Partnership,  a New  Mexico  limited  partnership  ("BROADWAY");  and  Escatawpa
Village Associates, L.P., a Mississippi limited partnership ("ESCATAWPA").

EVERGREEN owns the Evergreen  Apartments in Tulsa  Oklahoma;  HILLCREST owns the
Hillcrest  Apartments  in Ontario,  Oregon;  SHEPHERD I owns the Shepherd  South
Apartments  I in  Shepherd,  Texas;  TALLADEGA  owns  Indian  Hills  Estates  in
Talladega,  Alabama; and WILLOWS owns The Willows Apartments in Morganton, North
Carolina; ALLIANCE owns the Alliance Apartments in Alliance,  Nebraska; HASTINGS
owns the Hastings  Apartments  in Hastings,  Nebraska;  KING owns the Raymond S.
King Apartments in Greensboro, North Carolina; and PATTEN owns the Patten Towers
Apartments in Chattanooga,  Tennessee;  BROADWAY owns the Broadway Apartments in
Hobbs, New Mexico; HERITAGE owns the Heritage Apartments in Berkeley,  Missouri;
PRAIRIELAND  owns the North Ridge  Apartments in Syracuse,  Kansas;  and SOLOMON
owns the North Pine Village Apartments in Solomon, Kansas; BLESSED ROCK owns the
Blessed Rock of El Monte  Apartments in El Monte,  California;  CASCADE owns the
Cascade  Pines  Apartments  in  Atlanta,   Georgia;  CURTIS  owns  the  Bergwood
Apartments in Curtis, Nebraska;  ESCATAWPA owns the Escatawpa Village Apartments
in  Escatawpa,  Mississippi;  and ROSEDALE  owns the Valley View  Apartments  in
Silver City, New Mexico.

Included herein is a discussion of a Local Limited Partnership Interest acquired
by WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund V, L.P., Series 3 ("SERIES 3").

Series  3's  currently  required  capital  contribution  to  the  Local  Limited
Partnerships  identified  herein will  represent  investment in 18 Local Limited
Partnerships  and  all of the  Partnership's  offering  proceeds  available  for
investment. The Apartment Complexes owned by all such Local Limited Partnerships
are located in 13 states and are being developed and constructed by 13 different
development teams. Seven of the Apartment  Complexes are financed by RECDS, nine
are financed by other government  assistance  programs or a combination of other
government  assistance  programs  and  "conventional"  financing,  and  two  are
financed solely by "conventional" financing. Five of the Apartment Complexes are
designed for senior citizens.

The following  tables contain  information  concerning  the Apartment  Complexes
owned by the Local Limited Partnerships identified herein

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>        <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>
                                                                             LOCAL LIMITED
                         ESTIMATED                              PERMANENT    PARTNERSHIP'S
LOCAL                    CONSTRUC-                              MORTGAGE     ANTICIPATED
LIMITED    PROJECT       TION         NUMBER OF     BASIC       LOAN         AGGREGATE
PARTNER-   NAME/NUMBER   COMPLETION   APARTMENT     MONTHLY     PRINCIPAL    TAX CREDITS
SHIP       OF BUILDINGS  DATE         UNITS         RENTS       AMOUNT       (1)
===============================================================================================
EVERGREEN  Evergreen     November     25 1BR units  $280        $650,000     $990,850
           Apartments    1995         43 2BR units  $320        CFB (3)
           (2)                         8 3BR units  $450
                                                                $324,425
           3 buildings                                          MWPHGL
                                                                  (4)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HILLCREST  Hillcrest     Completed    26 1BR units  $350        $1,311,000   $683,400
           Apartments                  2 2BR units  $370        RECDS (6)
           (5)                     

           8 buildings
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHEPHERD   Shepherd      November      8 1BR units  $232        $583,900     $277,640
  I        South         1995         16 2BR units  $300        RECDS (6)
           Apartments I
           (2)

           6 buildings
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TALLADEGA  Indian Hills   August       8 1BR units  $198        $576,000     $1,265,000
           Estates        1996        12 2BR units  $237        AHFA(7)
                                       6 3BR units  $374
                                                                $246,513
           5 buildings                                          Colonial
                                                                Bank (8)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WILLOWS    The Willows   December     34 1BR units  $269-312    $254,500     $1,426,280
           Apartments    1996          2 2BR units    $375      CICNC (9)
           (5)
                                                                $900,000
           1 building                                           NCHFA (10)

                                                                $40,000
                                                                City of
                                                                Morganton(11)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLIANCE   Alliance      Completed     6 2BR units  $336        $500,000     $1,089,660
           Apartment     July 1995    13 3BR units  $468        CFB (12)

           9 buildings                                          $147,779
                                                                City of
                                                                Alliance (13)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HASTINGS   Hastings      February      6 2BR units  $359        $450,000     $993,600
           Apartments    1996         12 3BR units  $419        FNBO (14)

           9 buildings             
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
KING       Raymond S.    November     22 2BR units  $250        $719,000     $974,798
           King          1996                                   City of
           Apartments                                           Greensboro
           (5)                                                     (15)  

           2 buildings
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PATTEN     Patten        June 1996    32 studio     $508 (8)    $7,000,000   $3,911,130
           Towers                      units                    Hamilton
           Apartments                 188 1BR       $563 (8)    County IDB
           (5) (2)                     units                       (16)
                                      1 2BR         $644 (8)    $875,000
           1 building                  units                    Hamilton
                                                                County IDB(17)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>        <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>
                                                                             LOCAL LIMITED
                         ESTIMATED                              PERMANENT    PARTNERSHIP'S
LOCAL                    CONSTRUC-                              MORTGAGE     ANTICIPATED
LIMITED    PROJECT       TION         NUMBER OF     BASIC       LOAN         AGGREGATE
PARTNER-   NAME/NUMBER   COMPLETION   APARTMENT     MONTHLY     PRINCIPAL    TAX CREDITS
SHIP       OF BUILDINGS  DATE         UNITS         RENTS       AMOUNT       (1)
===============================================================================================
BROADWAY   Broadway      December     30 1BR units  $272-335     $1,215,000    $3,613,990
           Apartments    1996         16 2BR units  $324-399     BA (2)
                                      32 3BR units  $372-458
           9 buildings                                           $150,538
                                                                 HOME (3)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HERITAGE   Heritage      June 1997    30 1BR units  $250-300     $577,350      $1,370,670
           Apartments                                            MHDC (5)

           1 building                                            $135,957
           (5)                                                   St. Louis
                                                                 County (6)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PRAIRIE-   North Ridge   September    2 1BR units   $270         $295,171      $152,460
LAND       Apartments    1996         4 2BR units   $315         RECDS (6)
                                      2 3BR units   $340
           4 buildings
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOLOMON    North Pine    January       4 1BR units  $269         $561,366      $253,678
           Village       1997         12 2BR units  $352         RECDS (6)
           Apartments

           4 buildings
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLESSED    Blessed       August       136 1BR       $402         $2,600,000    $9,147,920
ROCK       Rock of El    1997          units                     FENB (22)
           Monte                        1 2BR unit  $0 (mgr
           Apartments                                   unit)    $275,000
                                                                 EMCRA (23)
           14 buildings
           (5)                                                   $650,000
                                                                 DCF (24)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CASCADE    Cascade       October       94 1BR units $329-$365    $2,465,000    $2,681,950
           Pines         1996         187 2BR units $399-$470    URFA (25)
           Apartments                  94 3BR units $499-$530
                                                                 $4,990,000
           38 buildings                                          URFA (25)0
           (5)
                                                                 $1,100,000
                                                                 URFA (25)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CURTIS     Bergwood      July 1996    4 1BR units    $265         $430,000     $181,120
           Apartments                 8 2BR units    $320         RECDS (6)

           3 buildings
           (2)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ESCATAWPA  Escatawpa     September     8 1BR units   $317         $900,500     $493,720
           Village       1996         23 2BR units   $369         RECDS (6)
           Apartments

           12 buildings
           (2)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ROSEDALE   Valley View   January       6 1BR units   $295         $1,330,000   $547,280
           Apartment     1996         19 2BR units   $358         RECDS (6)
                                       6 3BR units   $418
           4 buildings
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<PAGE>


(1) Low Income Housing Credits are available over a 10-year period. For the year
in which the credit  first  becomes  available,  Series 3 will receive only that
percentage of the annual credit which corresponds to the number of months during
which  Series 3 was a limited  partner  of the Local  Limited  Partnership,  and
during  which the  Apartment  Complex  was  completed  and in  service.  See the
discussion under "The Low Income Housing Credit" in the Prospectus.

(2)      Rehabilitation property.

(3)  Commercial  Federal Bank ("CFB") will provide the first mortgage loan for a
term of 15 years at an annual interest rate of 8.5%. Principal and interest will
be payable monthly based on a 22-year amortization  schedule with the balance of
the loan due and payable in the 15th year.

(4) Most Worshipful  Prince Hall Grand Lodge  ("MWPHGL") will provide the second
mortgage loan for a term of 15 years at an annual interest rate of 5%. Principal
and interest will be payable monthly based on a 15- year amortization schedule.

(5)      Property designed for senior citizens.

(6) RECDS  provides  mortgage  loans under the RECDS  Section 515 Mortgage  Loan
Program.  Each of these  mortgage  loans  will be a  50-year  loan and will bear
annual  interest at a market rate prior to reduction  of the interest  rate by a
mortgage  interest  subsidy to an annual rate of 1%, with principal and interest
payable monthly based on a 50-year amortization schedule.

(7) Alabama Housing Finance Agency ("AHFA") will provide the first mortgage loan
under the HOME program for a term of 20 years at an annual  interest rate of .5%
with  principal  payable  monthly based on a 20-year  amortization  schedule and
interest payable at maturity.

(8) Colonial  Bank will provide the second  mortgage loan for a term of 20 years
at an annual interest rate of 10.5% with principal and interest  payable monthly
based on a 20-year amortization schedule.

(9) Community  Investment  Corporation of North Carolina  ("CICNC") will provide
the first  mortgage  loan for a term of 30 years at an annual  interest  rate of
9.25%.  Principal  and  interest  will be  payable  monthly,  based on a 30-year
amortization schedule.

(10) North Carolina  Housing  Financial Agency ("NCHFA") will provide the second
mortgage  loan  interest-free  for  a  term  of  30  years  based  on a  30-year
amortization schedule, payable monthly.

(11) The City of Morganton  will provide the third  mortgage loan  interest-free
for a term of 20 years, with principal payments due upon maturity of the loan.

(12) Commercial  Federal Bank ("CFB") will provide the first mortgage loan for a
term of 15 years at an annual interest rate of 8.5%. Principal and interest will
be payable monthly based on a 22-year  amortization  schedule.  

(13) The City of Alliance will provide the second mortgage loan for a term of 20
years at an annual interest rate of 0.1%. Principal and interest will be payable
monthly based on a 20-year amortization schedule.
<PAGE>


(14) First  National Bank of Omaha ("FNBO") will provide the mortgage loan for a
term of 15 years at a variable interest rate. The note rate will be fixed for 36
months, and every 36 months thereafter,  at the adjusted rate which is 225 basis
points over the Three-year  Treasury Constant  Maturities.  The note will have a
floor rate of 8.5% and a ceiling rate of 12.5%.  Principal  and interest will be
payable monthly based on a 15-year amortization schedule.

(15) The City of Greensboro has approved funding for the  rehabilitation  of the
Apartment Complex in the aggregate amount of $719,000.  The funding sources will
be $355,240 of HOME fundings and $363,750 from the City's Community  Development
Block Grant Loan Guarantee  Program.  The mortgage loan is  interest-free  for a
term of 30 years with a balloon payment at the end of the term. The HOME Program
was  created  under  the  National  Affordable  Housing  Act  of  1990.  States,
metropolitan  cities,  urban counties and consortia  (contiguous  units of local
government)  are  eligible  to become  participating  jurisdictions  in the HOME
Program.  The HOME  funds are  allocated  by  formula,  with 60% of these  funds
available  for  metropolitan  cities,  urban  counties and consortia and 40% for
states. HOME funds may be used for tenant-based rental assistance, assistance to
home-buyers and homeowners, property acquisition, new construction,  moderate or
substantial rehabilitation,  site improvements,  demolition, relocation expenses
and other reasonable and necessary expenses related to development of non-luxury
housing.

(16) The Local Limited Partnership has received tax-exempt bond financing in the
aggregate  principal amount of $7,000,000 (the "Tax-Exempt Bond"). The issuer of
the  bonds is the  Industrial  Development  Board  of the  County  of  Hamilton,
Tennessee ("IDB").  The Tax-Exempt Bond was issued in five separate bonds, fully
amortized by their  respective  maturity dates,  as follows:  $2,465,000 at 5.5%
interest per year  maturing on August 1, 2005;  $1,080,000  at 5.9% interest per
year maturing on February 1, 2008;  $830,000 at 7% interest per year maturing on
February 1, 2009; $670,000 at 6.1% interest per year maturing on August 1, 2015;
and  $1,955,000  at 6.175%  interest per year  maturing on August 1, 2026.  Upon
funding of the bonds  approximately  $390,000  will be held by the  Trustee in a
separate debt service  reserve fund to be used by the Trustee for payment of the
bonds,   if  required.   Principal  and  interest  on  the  bonds  will  be  due
semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of each year.

(17) The Local Limited  Partnership  will receive  taxable bond financing in the
principal amount of $875,000 at 6.45% interest per year and maturing on February
1, 2002  ("Taxable  Bond").  The Taxable Bond,  which is fully  amortized by its
maturity date with  principal and interest due  semi-annually  on February 1 and
August 1 of each year, was issued by IDB.

(18) Bank of America ("BA") will provide the first mortgage loan for 15 years at
an annual interest rate of 11.5%. Principal and interest will be payable monthly
based on a 30-year amortization  schedule,  and all unpaid principal will be due
upon maturity of the loan.

(19) HOME funds will be provided for the second  mortgage  loan for a term of 50
years at an annual interest rate of 7%. Payments are based upon the availability
of cash flow.  Principal  and  interest  will accrue if not paid and will be due
upon maturity of the loan.
<PAGE>


(20) Missouri  Housing  Development  Commission  ("MHDC") will provide the first
mortgage loan for a term of 35 years at an annual interest rate of 1%. Principal
and interest will be payable monthly based on a 35-year amortization schedule.

(21) St.  Louis County will  provide the second  mortgage  loan for a term of 35
years at no interest. Principal payments will be made from surplus cash flow and
will  accrue if not paid.  Accrued  principal  will be due upon  maturity of the
loan.

(22) Far East National Bank ("FENB") will provide the first  mortgage loan for a
term of 30 years at an annual interest rate of 8.5%. Principal and interest will
be payable monthly, based on a 20-year amortization schedule.

(23) El Monte Community  Redevelopment  Agency ("EMCDA") will provide the second
mortgage loan for a term of 15 years at an annual  interest rate of 4%. The loan
will be repaid based on residual receipts.

(24) Deferred City Fees ("DCF") will provide the third  mortgage loan for a term
of 30 years at an annual  interest  rate of 1%. The loan will be repaid based on
residual receipts

(25) Urban Residential  Finance Authority (URFA) will provide the first mortgage
loan for a term of 15 years at an annual  interest rate of 6.25%.  Principal and
interest will be payable annually based on a 15-year amortization schedule. URFA
will  provide  the  second  mortgage  loan for a term of 30  years at an  annual
interest rate of 6.6%.  Principal and interest will be payable annually based on
a 30-year amortization schedule. URFA will provide the third mortgage loan for a
term of 30 years at an annual  interest rate of 7%.  Principal and interest will
be payable annually based on a 30-year amortization schedule.


Tulsa  (EVERGREEN):  Tulsa  (population  367,000)  is the  county  seat of Tulsa
County,  and is in northeast  Oklahoma at the intersection of Interstate Highway
44 and U.S.  Highway 75. The major  employers  for Tulsa  residents are American
Airlines, Tulsa Public Schools, and St. Francis Hospital.

Ontario  (HILLCREST):  Ontario  (population  9,700)  is  in  Malheur  County  in
east-central  Oregon on U.S. Highway 20-26, near Interstate  Highway 84. Ontario
is the trade center for this area, known as the Western  Treasure Valley.  Major
employers for the Ontario area include Ore-Ida Foods,  Woodgrain  Moulding,  and
American Fine Foods.

Shepherd  (SHEPHERD I): Shepherd  (population 1,800) is in San Jacinto County at
the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 156, in east-central Texas
approximately  50 miles  northeast of Houston.  The major employers for Shepherd
residents are the Shepherd Independent School District and EGC Plastics.

Talladega  (TALLADEGA):  Talladega  (population  74,000) is in  central  Alabama
approximately  55 miles east of  Birmingham  and is the county seat of Talladega
County.  Interstate  Highway  20 is ten  miles  north  of the  city.  The  major
employers  in the area are  Kimberly  Clark  Corporation  (paper/pulp),  Russell
Corporation    (apparel),    Sullivan   Graphics   (commercial   printing)   and
Georgia-Pacific (plywood lumber pulp).

Morganton (WILLOWS):  Morganton  (population 15,200) is the county seat of Burke
County in the western section of North Carolina, 70 miles northwest of Charlotte
and 55 miles east of Asheville, at the intersection of Interstate Highway 40 and
U.S.  Highway 64. The city's major  industries are furniture  manufacturing  and
textiles.  Two of the area's largest employers are Alba Waldensian (hosiery) and
Masco/Drexel Heritage (furniture).
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Alliance (ALLIANCE): Alliance (population 9,800) is the county seat of Box Butte
County,  Nebraska,  and is near the  intersection of U.S.  Highway 385 and State
Highway  2, in the  western  part of the state.  Major  employers  for  Alliance
residents are Burlington Northern, Dayco, and Woolrich.

Hastings  (HASTINGS):  Hastings  (population 23,000) is the county seat of Adams
County, Nebraska, in the south-central part of the state, 150 miles southwest of
Omaha, at the  intersection of U.S.  Highways 6, 34 and 281. The major employers
are Mary Lanning Memorial  Hospital,  Hastings Regional  Hospital,  and Hastings
Public School District.

Greensboro  (KING):  Greensboro  (population  187,000)  is the  county  seat  of
Guilford  County,  North  Carolina,  and  is  located  at  the  intersection  of
Interstate Highways 40 and 85,  approximately 25 miles east of Winston-Salem and
85 miles northwest of Raleigh.  The largest  employers for Greensboro  residents
are local and county  governments,  Sears,  Roebuck and  Company,  and  American
Telephone and Telegraph.

Chattanooga  (PATTEN):  Chattanooga  (population 150,000) is located in Hamilton
County,  Tennessee,  in the south-central part of the state near the Georgia and
Alabama borders,  at the intersection of Interstate  Highways 24, 59 and 75. The
major employers are the Tennessee Valley Authority,  Erlanger Medical Center and
Provident Life and Accident (insurance company).

Hobbs  (BROADWAY):  Hobbs  (population  30,000)  is  located  in Lea  County  in
southeast New Mexico on U.S.  Highway  62/180.  The economy of Hobbs is based on
the  petroleum  industry,  with  four of the ten  largest  employers  conducting
petroleum  related  businesses.  However,  the three largest employers for Hobbs
residents  are the Hobbs  Municipal  Schools,  Lea  Regional  Hospital  and city
government.

Berkeley (HERITAGE): Berkeley (population 11,000) is located in St. Louis County
in eastern Missouri,  near Interstate  Highways 70, 170 and 270, and is a suburb
of the city of St.  Louis.  The  major  employers  for  Berkeley  residents  are
McDonnell Douglas, Ferguson-Florissant Schools, and Lambert-St. Louis Airport.

Syracuse  (PRAIRIELAND):  Syracuse  (population  1,600)  is the  county  seat of
Hamilton County,  Kansas, and is located in the western part of the state at the
intersection  of U.S.  Highway 50 and State  Highway 27. The economy of Hamilton
County is based largely on agriculture.  The Syracuse  Unified School  District,
Hamilton  County  Hospital and county  government  are the largest  employers in
Syracuse.

Solomon  (SOLOMON):  Solomon  (population 1,000) is located in Dickinson County,
Kansas,  in  the  central  part  of  the  state  along  Interstate  Highway  70,
approximately  90 miles  west of Topeka.  Agriculture  plays a major role in the
economy of Dickinson County.  Many of Solomon's residents commute to Abilene and
Salina  for  employment.  The  largest  employers  within  Solomon  are  Solomon
Corporation (transformer  manufacturing),  Mid Kansas Auto Truck Center, and the
Solomon Unified School District.

El Monte (BLESSED ROCK): El Monte (population 106,000) is in Los Angeles County,
California,  in the San Gabriel Valley,  approximately 12 miles east of downtown
Los Angeles.  The major  employers for El Monte  residents are Wells Fargo Bank,
Von's Co., Inc. (distribution warehouse), and Sargent-Fletcher (air frames).

Atlanta (CASCADE): Atlanta (population 394,000) is the state capital of Georgia,
and is located in Fulton County at the  intersection of Interstate  Highways 85,
75 and 20. Atlanta is considered the  commercial,  transportation  and financial
capital of the Southeast.  It is the national  headquarters for Coca-Cola,  CNN,
Delta Air Lines, United Parcel Service, Home Depot, and Holiday Inn-Worldwide.

Curtis  (CURTIS):   Curtis  (population  800)  is  in  Frontier  County  in  the
south-central  part of Nebraska,  near the  intersection of U.S.  Highway 83 and
State Highways 18 and 23. Major employers for Curtis residents are Maywood Corp.
(agricultural  products),  Sunset Haven Nursing  Community,  and NCTA  Technical
School.

Escatawpa  (ESCATAWPA):  Escatawpa  (population  3,900) is in Jackson  County in
southern  Mississippi  on  Interstate  Highway  10.  Mobile,  Alabama is located
approximately  20 miles east of  Escatawpa.  Major  employers in Jackson  County
include Ingalls (shipbuilding), Chevron Refinery, and International Paper.

Silver City (ROSEDALE):  Silver City  (population  10,600) is the county seat of
Grant County in southwest New Mexico near the  intersection of U.S.  Highway 180
and State  Highway 90. Major  employers  for Rosedale  residents are Silver City
Daily Press and Southwest Transit Mix.
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<TABLE>
<S>           <C>            <C>            <C>               <C>              <C> 
                                                              ALLOCATIONS (3)  SERIES 3's
LOCAL         LOCAL                         SHARING RATIOS:   AND SALE OR      CAPITAL
LIMITED       GENERAL        PROPERTY       CASH FLOW         REFINANCING      CONTRIBUTION
PARTNERSHIP   PARTNERS       MANAGER (1)    (2)               PROCEEDS (4)     (5)
===========================================================================================
EVERGREEN     Most           Retro          WNC: 1st $5,000   99/1             $549,327
              Worshipful     Management     LGP: 2nd $5,000   50/50
              Prince Hall    Group, Inc.    Balance:
              Grand Lodge    (8)            WNC: 25%
              (6)                           LGP: 75%

              Retro
              Development
              of Oklahoma,
              Inc. (7)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HILLCREST     Riley J. Hill  Riley J. Hill  WNC: 1st          99/1             $372,114
              (9)            (9)            $1,000            50/50
                                            LGP: the
                                            balance
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHEPHERD I    Donald W.      Wilmic         WNC: 1/3          99/1             $151,173
              Sowell (10)    Ventures,      LGP: 2/3          50/50
                             Inc. (11)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TALLADEGA     Thomas H.      Apartment      WNC: 1/3          99/1             $688,792
              Cooksey (12)   Services and   LGP: 2/3          50/50
                             Management
              Apartment      Co. (13)
              Developers,
              Inc. (12)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WILLOWS       Gordon         GEM            WNC: 1/3          99/1             $776,611
              Douglas        Management,    LGP: 2/3          50/50
              Brown, Jr.     Inc. (17)
              (14)

              John C.
              Loving (15)

              Western N.C.
              Housing
              Partnership,
              Inc. (16)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLIANCE      Retro          Retro          WNC: 1st $2,500    99/1            $604,108
              Development,   Management     LGP: 2nd $2,500    50/50
              Inc. (18)      Group, Inc.    Balance:
                             (8)            WNC: 25%
                                            LGP: 75%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HASTINGS     Retro           Retro          WNC: 1st $2,500    99/1            $536,070
             Development,    Management     LGP: 2nd $2,500    25/75
             Inc. (18)       Group, Inc.    Balance:
                             (8)            WNC: 25%
             Most                           LGP: 75%
             Worshipful
             Prince Hall
             Grand Lodge
             (19)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
KING         Project         Wynnefield     WNC: 1/3           99/1            $482,525
             Homestead,      Properties,    LGP: 2/3           50/50
             Inc. (20)       Inc. (21)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PATTEN       Patten          Lawler-Wood,   WNC: Greater of    99/1            $2,170,680
             Towers, LLC     Inc. (23)      $5,000 or 15%      50/50
             (22)                           LGP: 40%
                                            Balance:
                                            WNC: 50%
                                            LGP: 50%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<S>           <C>            <C>            <C>               <C>              <C> 
                                                              ALLOCATIONS (3)  SERIES 3's
LOCAL         LOCAL                         SHARING RATIOS:   AND SALE OR      CAPITAL
LIMITED       GENERAL        PROPERTY       CASH FLOW         REFINANCING      CONTRIBUTION
PARTNERSHIP   PARTNERS       MANAGER (1)    (2)               PROCEEDS (4)     (5)
===========================================================================================
BROADWAY     Trianon         Trianon        WNC:  Greater of   99/1            $1,896,260
             Development     Development    15% or $5,000      50/50
             Corporation     Corporation    LGP:  40%
             (24)            (24)           Balance: 50/50

             Foundation
             for Social
             Resources,
             Inc. (25)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HERITAGE     Kenneth M.      Lockwood       WNC: 1/3           99/1            $773,469
             Vitor (26)      Realty,        LGP: 2/3           50/50
                             Inc. (28)
             Joseph A.
             Shepard (27)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PRAIRIE-     Kenneth M.      Lockwood       WNC: 1/3           99/1            $84,524
LAND         Vitor (26)      Realty, Inc.   LGP: 2/3           50/50
                             (28)
             Joseph A.
             Shepard (27)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOLOMON      Kenneth M.      Lockwood       WNC: 1/3           99/1            $142,061
             Vitor (26)      Realty,        LGP: 2/3           50/50
                             Inc. (28)
             Joseph A.
             Shepard (27)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLESSED      Everland,       Professional   WNC: Greater       98.99/.01/1     $2,581,086
ROCK         Inc.(28)        Apartment      of 30% or          50/50
                             Management,    $12,000
                             Inc. (29)      LGP: 40% of
                                            the balance
                                            The balance:
                                            50/50
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CASCADE      Urban           Brencor Asset  WNC: Greater       98/2            $1,471,854
             Residential     Management,    of 10% or          50/50
             Management,     Inc. (31)      $5,000
             Inc. (30)                      LGP: 45%
                                            Balance:
                                            WNC:10.9%;
                                            LGP: 89.1%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CURTIS       Joseph A.       Lockwood       WNC: 1/3           99/1            $98,622
             Shepard (27)    Realty,        LGP: 2/3           50/50
                             Inc. (28)
             Kenneth M.
             Vitor (26)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ESCATAWPA    Olsen           Olsen          WNC: 1/3           99/1            $268,831
             Securities      Securities     LGP: 2/3           91/9
             Corporation     Corporation
             (32)            (32)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ROSEDALE     Deke Noftsker   M-DC Group,    WNC: Greater of    99/1            $308,762
             (33)            Inc. dba       33% or $1,400      50/50
                             Alpha          LGP: 67%
                             Management
                             Co, Inc. (34)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
<PAGE>


(1) The maximum annual  management fee payable to the property manager generally
is determined  pursuant to lender  regulations.  Each Local  General  Partner is
authorized to employ either itself or one of its  Affiliates,  or a third party,
as property manager for leasing and management of the Apartment  Complex so long
as the fee therefor  does not exceed the amount  authorized  and approved by the
lender for the Apartment Complex.

(2)  Reflects  the amount of the net cash flow from  operations,  if any,  to be
distributed to Series 3 ("WNC") and the Local General  Partner(s) ("LGP") of the
Local Limited Partnership for each year of operations.  Generally, to the extent
that the specific  dollar  amounts which are to be paid to Series 3 are not paid
annually,  they will accrue and be paid from sale or refinancing  proceeds as an
obligation of the Local Limited Partnership.

(3) Subject to certain special allocations,  reflects the respective  percentage
interests of Series 3 and the Local General  Partner(s)  in profits,  losses and
Low  Income  Housing  Credits  commencing  with  entry of  Series 3 as a limited
partner.

(4)  Reflects  the  percentage  interests  of  Series  3 and the  Local  General
Partner(s) in any net cash proceeds  from sale or  refinancing  of the Apartment
Complex,  after payment of the mortgage loan and other Local Limited Partnership
obligations (see, e.g., note 3), and the following,  in the order set forth: The
capital  contribution  of Series 3; and the  capital  contribution  of the Local
General Partner.

(5)  Series  3 will  make  its  capital  contributions  to  each  Local  Limited
Partnership  in  stages,  with each  contribution  due when  certain  conditions
regarding  construction  or  operations  of  the  Apartment  Complex  have  been
fulfilled.

(6) Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge ("MWPHGL") was formed 103 years ago,
and was  incorporated  in 1982. One of its goals is to foster the development of
safe,  decent and affordable  housing to individuals  and families  earning less
than 60% of the median income of the area. The  corporation  has  represented to
Series  3 that,  as of  December  10,  1994,  it had a net  worth in  excess  of
$3,000,000.  

(7) Retro  Development  of  Oklahoma,  Inc.  was  formed in 1994 by
Douglas E. Hiner.  The company has  represented to the  Partnership  that, as of
December 31, 1994, its net worth was minimal  Construction and operating deficit
guarantees  will be  provided  by  Douglas  E.  Hiner.  Mr.  Hiner,  age 55, has
represented  to the Series 3 that,  as of August 2, 1995,  he had a net worth in
excess of $6,500,000.

(8) Retro  Management  Group,  Inc.  was formed in 1994.  The company  currently
manages more than 2,200 units in conventional and government  financed apartment
projects in Oklahoma,  Nebraska and Iowa.  The company's  principal,  Douglas E.
Hiner, has been involved in property management since 1974.

(9) Riley J. Hill has been involved in the construction  industry since 1969. He
owns and manages in excess of 200 tax credit apartment units. Mr. Hill graduated
from Yakima Valley College.  Mr. Hill, age 48, has represented to Series 3 that,
as of December 31, 1994, he had a net worth in excess of $3,000,000.


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(10) Donald W. Sowell has been a principal and chief executive officer of D.W. &
S. Construction,  Inc. since 1985. The corporation was formed for the purpose of
providing  construction and  construction-related  services to the multi-family,
single-family  and  commercial-use  markets.  D.W. & S.  Construction,  Inc. has
completed  more  than   $12,000,000  in   multi-family,   light  commercial  and
residential  construction.  Since 1979 Mr. Sowell has been a principal and chief
executive  officer  of Don Sowell  Development,  Inc.,  a  property  development
company which has developed $19,000,000 of real estate in Texas and Mississippi.
Mr. Sowell,  age 56, has represented to Series 3 that, as of September 30, 1994,
he had a net worth in excess of $3,000,000.

(11) Wilmic  Ventures,  Inc. is a Texas  corporation  which was  incorporated in
1984.  The  corporation  is comprised of Wilmic  Property  Management and Wilmic
Laundries,  two separate  divisions.  Donald W. Sowell is a principal  and chief
executive  officer of Wilmic  Ventures,  Inc. Wilmic Property  Management  began
operating in 1979 and manages more than 1,200 apartment  units, 386 of which are
tax credit units.

(12)  Thomas  H.  Cooksey  has been  involved  in real  estate  development  and
apartment  management  since  1980 and,  currently,  is the  general  partner of
partnerships that own apartment  complexes  located in 65 towns,  principally in
Alabama.  Mr. Cooksey,  age 54, has represented to Series 3 that, as of June 22,
1995, he had a net worth in excess of $8,900,000. Apartment Developers, Inc. was
formed in 1993 by Mr. Cooksey,  Charles Farrow,  Jr. and Kay Wallace to act as a
corporate  general  partner  of the Local  Limited  Partnership  which  owns the
Apartment  Complex.  Mr. Cooksey is the president and owner of the  corporation.
Apartment Developers, Inc. has a nominal shareholders' equity.

(13) Apartment Services and Management Co. was formed in 1986. Thomas H. Cooksey
is  president  and  owner  of 50% of the  corporation.  Apartment  Services  and
Management  Co.  manages in excess of 1,200  apartment  units,  more than 800 of
which are tax credit units.

(14) Gordon  Douglas  Brown,  Jr. has been involved in real estate  development,
finance,   and  analysis  since  1964.  His  development   experience   includes
apartments, office buildings,  condominiums, and shopping centers. Together with
John C. Loving, Mr. Brown has developed 20 apartment projects in North Carolina.
Mr. Brown, age 55, has represented to Series 3 that, as of September 1, 1995, he
had a net worth in excess of $1,700,000.

(15) John C.  Loving  is the  owner  and  general  manager  of John  Loving  and
Associates.  Since 1971,  Mr. Loving has been  involved in real estate  finance,
management,  sales and  development.  He earned a Masters of Commerce  degree in
finance from the University of Richmond,  and is a member of the Raleigh Chamber
of Commerce and the Wake County Homebuilders Association.  Mr. Loving has served
as director of Raleigh Academy,  and is a director of the North Carolina Council
for Rural Rental Housing.  Mr. Loving, age 50, has represented to Series 3 that,
as of August 31, 1995, he had a net worth in excess of $1,600,000.

(16)  Western  N.  C.  Housing  Partnership,   Inc.  was  formed  in  1987,  and
incorporated in 1993 as a  not-for-profit  organization  in North Carolina.  The
corporation  provides technical  assistance to the private and public sectors in
preparing grant and loan applications for affordable housing,  and has a nominal
fund surplus.

(17) GEM  Management,  Inc. was formed in North Carolina in 1991. Its president,
Gary D. Ellis,  has been involved in low and moderate  income  housing  programs
since 1981. The corporation  currently manages 72 apartment complexes consisting
of more  than  2,000  affordable  rental  units  located  in  Alabama,  Georgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
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(18) Retro Development, Inc. was formed in 1994 by Douglas E. Hiner. The company
has represented to the Partnership  that, as of December 31, 1994, its net worth
was minimal.  However,  construction  and operating  deficit  guarantees will be
provided by Douglas E. Hiner.  Mr. Hiner,  age 55, has  represented  to Series 3
that, as of August 2, 1995, he had a net worth in excess of $6,500,000.

(19) Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge ("MWPHGL") was formed 103 years ago
and was  incorporated  in 1982. One of its goals is to foster the development of
safe,  decent and affordable  housing to individuals  and families  earning less
than 60% of the median income of the area. The  corporation  has  represented to
Series  3 that,  as of  September  1,  1995,  it had a net  worth in  excess  of
$3,500,000.

(20) Project Homestead,  Inc. is a North Carolina  non-profit  corporation which
was formed in 1991 for the purpose of  building  and  providing  housing for low
income families. The corporation has represented to Series 3 that, as of October
31, 1995, it had a fund balance in excess of $890,000.

(21)  Wynnefield  Properties,  Inc.  was founded in 1987 by Norwood  Stone.  The
corporation  specializes in property acquisition,  construction,  rehabilitation
and real estate  management.  Mr. Stone, who is the sole  shareholder,  has more
than 30 years' experience in construction, management and development of low and
moderate income housing and commercial  properties.  The  corporation  currently
manages 12 properties consisting of 656 units.

(22) Patten Towers Partners, LLC is a limited liability company which was formed
in Tennessee in November 1995. Its members are Patten Housing,  LLC and Flagship
Housing, LLC. Robert A. Crowder is the chief manager of Patten Housing, LLC, and
Chris A. Hodges is the chief manager of Flagship  Housing,  LLC. The company has
represented to Series 3 that, as of December 1, 1995, its net worth was nominal.
Brencor,  Inc.  will  serve  as a  guarantor  for  the  construction  completion
guarantee  and  the  operating   deficit   guarantee  which  the  Local  Limited
Partnership  grants to Series 3. Robert A. Crowder is the  principal of Brencor,
Inc. The  corporation has represented to Series 3 that, as of December 31, 1995,
it had a net worth in excess of $1,000,000.

(23) Lawler-Wood,  Inc. is located in Knoxville,  Tennessee, and has been in the
management  business  for  18  years.  The  corporation   currently  manages  17
affordable  housing  properties  comprised  of 3,250 units of family and elderly
housing in four southeast states.

(24)  Trianon  Development  Corporation  is a California  corporation  which was
formed in 1986 by Lester G. Day.  Mr. Day, who is  currently  the  corporation's
chairman,  has 40 years'  experience  in property  development  and  management.
Trianon Development Corporation currently manages 72 affordable housing projects
consisting of approximately 6,500 units. The company has represented to Series 3
that, as of December 31, 1995,  it had retained  earnings in excess of $130,000.
Construction  and operating  deficit  guarantees will be provided by Lester Day.
Mr. Day has  represented to Series 3 that, as of December 31, 1995, he had a net
worth in excess of $3,000,000.

(25) Foundation for Social Resources, Inc., a non-profit corporation,  will be a
special general partner.  The corporation was founded in 1988 for the purpose of
fostering the development,  preservation and  rehabilitation of low and moderate
income  housing.  It  currently  owns  more  than 600  units  in  seven  housing
communities.  The president of Foundation for Social Resources,  Inc. is William
W. Hirsch. Mr. Hirsch has developed apartment communities in Southern California
totaling more than 7,500 units. The corporation has represented to Series 3 that
it has a nominal net worth. As noted above, operating deficit guarantees will be
provided by Lester Day.


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(26)  Kenneth M. Vitor is a partner of The  Lockwood  Group,  vice  president of
Lockwood Housing Development Corporation,  president of Lockwood Equities, Inc.,
and president of Mid-America Securities,  Inc. Before joining The Lockwood Group
in June 1984, he was president and chief executive officer of Texstar Automotive
Group and its  subsidiaries.  Mr.  Vitor  currently  serves as  president of the
Missouri  Council for Rural Housing and Development,  a non-profit  organization
dedicated  to  improving  multi-family  housing  in rural  areas.  He is an NASD
licensed  principal.  Mr. Vitor, age 53, has represented to Series 3 that, as of
September 1, 1995, he had a net worth in excess of $4,000,000.

(27) Joseph A. Shepard is president of Lockwood Housing Development Corporation,
chairman of the board of Lockwood Equities,  Inc., and a partner of The Lockwood
Group.  Since entering the real estate field in the  mid-1970s,  he has directed
the development, construction,  rehabilitation, ownership and management of over
8,000 multifamily rental units. Mr. Shepard served two terms as president of the
National  Council for Rural Housing and Development and is vice president of the
National Leased Housing Association. He is a member of the Multifamily Committee
and Rural Committee of the National  Association of Home Builders.  Mr. Shepard,
age 49, has  represented  to Series 3 that,  as of October 1, 1995, he had a net
worth in excess of $7,000,000.

(28) Lockwood  Realty,  Inc. is owned by Joseph A. Shepard and Kenneth M. Vitor.
It was formed as a Missouri  corporation  in 1979 as SMR Realty,  Inc.  Lockwood
Realty,  Inc. is in charge of the  day-to-day  operations  of over 200 apartment
projects  with more than  8,000  units in five  states.  The  company  manages a
variety of rental  housing  complexes  which  include  conventional  apartments,
moderate  housing  rehabilitation  projects,  HUD Section 8 apartment units, and
RECDS  apartment  units.  Lockwood  Realty,  Inc.  employs  over  150  personnel
including project managers and support staff at each site.

(28) Everland, Inc. is a California corporation which was formed in 1986. It has
acted as  developer  of  projects  in El Monte  and  Rosemead,  California.  The
corporation's president, Tom Y. Lee, is a Certified Public Accountant and one of
the founding  organizers  and directors of First  Continental  Bank in Rosemead.
Everland,  Inc. has represented  that, as of June 30, 1996, its total equity was
($382,185);  however,  construction  and operating  deficit  guarantees  will be
provided by Tom Y. Lee. Mr. Lee, age 47, as represented that, as of December 31,
1995, he had a net worth in excess of $3,500,000.

(29)  Professional  Apartment  Management,  Inc. is a California  licensed  real
estate broker which provides full property management services for more than 100
facilities,  consisting of more than 5,000 units, and having a combined value of
more than $200 million.  The company has been managing affordable housing for 26
years, and currently manages approximately 500 tax credit units.

(30) Urban  Residential  Management,  Inc.  is a Georgia  corporation  which was
formed  for the  purpose  of serving as the  general  partner  of  CASCADE.  The
president of Urban Residential  Management Inc. is Herbert Kohn. Brencor,  Inc.,
an  Affiliate  of  the  property  manager,  will  serve  as  guarantor  for  the
construction completion guarantee and the operating deficit guarantee.  Brencor,
Inc.  has  represented  to Series 3 that,  as of September  30,  1995,  it had a
shareholder's equity in excess of $400,000.

(31) Brencor Asset Management, Inc. was formed in Tennessee in 1993. The company
currently manages more than 580 properties,  including two tax credit properties
consisting of 317 units.
<PAGE>


(32) Olsen Securities  Corporation is the parent company of Delta  International
Construction Corporation, Delta Wholesale Distributors, Inc., Delta Management &
Systems  Corporation,  and  Delta  International  Investor  Corporation.   These
entities have been engaged in real estate construction, development, investment,
and management  since 1975 and have organized and  administered  several private
real  estate  syndications  since that time.  The  management  division of Olsen
Securities  Corporation  currently  manages  50  properties  (21  of  which  are
receiving Tax Credits)  with an aggregate  value in excess of  $50,000,000.  The
various projects under management  include family,  handicapped,  congregate and
elderly care  developments.  Clifford E. Olsen,  an attorney,  is President  and
Chairman  of the  Board of  Directors  of Olsen  Securities  Corporation.  Olsen
Securities Corporation has represented to Series 3 that, as of July 31, 1995, it
had a stockholder's equity in excess of $1,200,000.

(33)  Deke  Noftsker,  age 50, is the  president  of ABO  Corp.,  and has been a
builder of commercial and residential  (single and multi-family)  properties for
the past 13 years.  Mr. Noftsker has represented to Series 3 that, as of May 31,
1995, he had a net worth in excess of $4,000,000.

(34) M-DC Group, Inc., dba Alpha Management Co., Inc. is a Dallas-based property
management  firm that was  established  by Elmer  Allgeier in 1979. In 1990, the
firm was acquired by Michael Clark,  through the M-DC Group, Inc.  Presently the
firm manages 78  properties  consisting  of more than 3,800 units in Texas,  New
Mexico and Colorado.  Thirty-eight  of the  properties  are receiving Low Income
Housing



Item 2.  Properties

Through its investment in Local Limited  Partnerships  the Partnership  holds an
interest in Apartment Complexes.  See Item 1 for information pertaining to these
Apartment Complexes.


Item 3.  Legal Proceedings

None.


Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.


Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

         PART II.

The  Units are not  traded on a public  exchange  but are being  sold  through a
public  offering.  It is not anticipated that any public market will develop for
the  purchase  and sale of any  Unit.  Units  can be  assigned  only if  certain
requirements in the Partnership Agreement are satisfied.
  Not applicable.  At December 31, 1996,  there were 854 Limited Partners in the
Partnership.  The Partnership was not designed to provide cash  distributions to
Limited Partners in  circumstances  other than refinancing or disposition of its
investments  in  Local  Partnerships.  The  Limited  Partners  invested  in  the
Partnership received Low Income Housing Credits per Unit as follows:

         1995               $2
         1996              $91

<PAGE>


Item 6.  Selected Financial Data


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                         October 24, 1995
                                                                         (Date operations
                                               Year Ended               commenced) through
                                           December 31, 1996             December 31,1995
                                           -----------------             ----------------
<S>                                        <C>                           <C>

Revenue                                          $209,940                       $3,487

Partnership operating expenses
                                                  (92,566)                    (12,833)

Equity in loss of
Local Partnerships                               (185,071)                       (343)
                                                 --------                      ------ 
Net loss                                         $(67,697)                    $(9,689)
                                                 ========                     ======= 
Net loss per Limited
Partnership Interest                                 $(5)                        $(15)
                                                    =====                     ======= 

Total assets                                  $18,173,156                   $4,726,172
                                              ===========                   ==========
Net investment in
Local Partnerships                            $12,782,751                   $1,046,532
                                              ===========                   ==========
Capital contributions payable to
Local Partnerships                             $2,822,885                     $309,852
                                               ==========                     ========
Accrued fees and expenses due to
affiliates                                        $43,807                     $570,137
                                                  =======                     ========
Tax credits per $1,000 invested
                                                      $44                     $1 to $3
                                                      ===                     ========
</TABLE>



Item 7. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operation

Overall,  as reflected in its Statement of Cash Flows, the Partnership had a net
increase in cash and cash equivalents of  approximately  $1,906,200 for the year
ended  December 31, 1996.  This  increase in cash consists of cash (used in) and
provided by the  Partnership's  operating,  investing  activities  and financing
activities   of   approximately   $(206,000),   $(7,705,000)   and   $9,817,000,
respectively.  Cash provided by investing activities consisted of application of
cash in escrow and loan  receivable of  approximately  $1,873,300  and $139,000,
respectively.  Cash used by investing  activities consisted primarily of capital
contributions  to Local Limited  Partnerships  and payment of capitalized  costs
totaling approximately $8,693,200 and $1,024,000, respectively. Cash provided by
financing  activities  consisted of capital  contributions from limited partners
from the Partnership's offering of approximately $11,334,000 less the payment of
offering  expenses of  approximately  $1,517,000.  Cash  provided  by  operating
activities consisted of interest earned on cash balances. Cash used in operating
activites consisted  primarily of payments for operating fees and expenses.  The
major components of all these activities are discussed in greater detail below.


<PAGE>


Overall,  as reflected in its Statement of Cash Flows, the Partnership had a net
increase in cash and cash equivalents of  approximately  $661,000 for the period
ended December 31, 1995. This increase in cash was provided by the Partnership's
financing  activities,  including  the  proceeds  from the  offering.  Cash from
financing  activities for the period of approximately  $3,601,600 was sufficient
to fund the investing  activities of the Partnership in the aggregate  amount of
approximately $2,944,000,  which consisted primarily of capital contributions to
Local Limited Partnerships, cash deposited to excrow account, and loans to Local
Limited  Partnerships  of  approximately  $397,400,   $1,873,300  and  $661,300,
respectively.  Cash  provided  by and used in the  operating  activities  of the
Partnership  was minimal  compared  to its other  activities.  Cash  provided by
operating  activities consisted primarily of interest received on cash deposits,
and cash used in  operating  activities  consisted  primarily  of  payments  for
operating fees and expenses.  The major  components of all these  activities are
discussed in greater detail below.

The Partnership is indebted to WNC & Associates,  Inc., at December 31, 1996 and
December  31,  1995  in  the  amount  of  approximately  $43,800  and  $570,000,
respectively. The component items of such indebtedness are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              December 31, 1996         December 31, 1995
                                              -----------------         -----------------
<S>                                           <C>                       <C>
Advances to make loans and
capital contributions to
Local Limited Partnerships                        $(68,500)                      ---

Advances to pay front end fees                       7,900                   $230,000
 
Asset management fees payable                       61,900                     12,000

Accrued acquisition fees                            42,500                    328,000
                                                    ------                    -------
                                                    43,800                    570,000
                                                   =======                    =======
</TABLE>

As of December 31, 1996, the Partnership has received approximately  $15,309,000
in cash and $2,195,000 in  subscriptions  receivable  (aggragating  $17,504,000)
from the  sale of  Units.  Approximately  $13,012,600  (74%)  of which  has been
committed to the purchase price and acquisition fees and costs of investments in
16 Local  Limited  Partnership  Interests.  The  Partnership  had  made  capital
contributions  to Local  Limited  Partnerships  in the  amount of  approximately
$9,090,600 as of December 31, 1996.

Prior to sale of the  Apartment  Complexes,  it is not expected  that any of the
Local Limited  Partnerships in which the Partnership has invested or will invest
will generate cash sufficient to provide distributions to the Partnership of any
material amount.  Distributions  to the Partnership  would first by used to meet
operating  expenses  of the  Partnership,  including  the  payment  of the asset
management fee to the General Partner.  See Item 11 hereof.  As a result,  it is
not anticipated that the Partnership  will provide  distributions to the Limited
Partners prior to the sale of the Apartment Complexes, if ever.

The Partnership's  investments are not readily marketable and may be affected by
adverse general economic conditions which, in turn, could substantially increase
the risk of operating  losses for the  Apartment  Complexes,  the Local  Limited
Partnerships  and the  Partnership.  These  problems may result from a number of
factors,   many  of  which  cannot  be  controlled   by  the  General   Partner.
Nevertheless,  the General Partner anticipates that capital raised from the sale
of the Units is sufficient to fund the Partnership's operations.

The  Partnership  has  established  working  capital  reserves of at least 3% of
capital  contributions,  an amount  which is  anticipated  to be  sufficient  to
satisfy general working capital and administrative  expense  requirements of the
Partnership  excluding  payment of the asset  management fee as well as expenses
attendant to the preparation of tax returns and reports to the Limited  Partners
and other investor  servicing  obligations of the Partnership.  Liquidity would,
however,  be adversely  affected by  unanticipated  or greater than  anticipated
operating costs. To the extent that working capital reserves are insufficient to
satisfy  the  cash  requirements  of the  Partnership,  it is  anticipated  that
additional  funds  would be sought  through  bank  loans or other  institutional
financing.  The General Partner may also apply any cash  distributions  received
from the  Local  Limited  Partnerships  for such  purposes  or to  replenish  or
increase working capital reserves.

<PAGE>


Under its  Partnership  Agreement the  Partnership  does not have the ability to
assess its partners for additional  capital  contributions to provide capital if
needed  by the  Partnership  or  Local  Limited  Partnerships.  Accordingly,  if
circumstances arise that cause the Local Limited Partnerships to require capital
in addition to that  contributed by the  Partnership and any equity of the Local
General Partners, the only sources from which such capital needs will be able to
be  satisfied  (other than the limited  reserves  available  at the  Partnership
level) will be (i) third-party debt financing  (which may not be available,  if,
as expected, the Apartment Complexes owned by the Local Limited Partnerships are
already  substantially  leveraged),  (ii)  additional  equity  contributions  or
advances of the Local General Partners,  (iii) other equity sources (which could
adversely affect the Partnership's  interest in Low Income Housing Credits, cash
flow and/or  proceeds of sale or  refinancing  of the  Apartment  Complexes  and
result in adverse tax consequences to the Limited Partners), or (iv) the sale or
disposition  of the  Apartment  Complexes  (which  could  have the same  adverse
effects as discussed in (iii) above).  There can be no assurance that funds from
any of such sources would be readily available in sufficient amounts to fund the
capital requirement of the Local Limited Partnerships in question. If such funds
are not  available,  the Local Limited  Partnerships  would risk  foreclosure on
their Apartment  Complexes if they were unable to renegotiate the terms of their
first  mortgages  and any other debt secured by the  Apartment  Complexes to the
extent the capital requirements of the Local Limited Partnerships relate to such
debt.

The  Partnership's  capital  needs and  resources  are expected to undergo major
changes  during  their  first  several  years of  operations  as a result of the
completion of their  offerings of Units and their  acquisition  of  investments.
Thereafter,  the  Partnership's  capital  needs and resources are expected to be
relatively  stable over the  holding  periods of the  investments  except to the
extent of proceeds received in payment of Promissory Notes and disbursed to fund
the deferred obligations of the Partnerships.

Results of Operations

As reflected on its  Statements of  Operations,  the  Partnership  had losses of
approximately $117,400 and $9,700 for the year ended December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The component items of revenue and expense are discussed below.

Revenue.  The Partnership's  revenues  consisted  entirely of interest earned on
Promissory  Notes  and  cash  deposits  held in  financial  institutions  (i) as
Reserves,  or (ii) pending  investment in Local Limited  Partnerships.  Interest
revenue in future years will be a function of prevailing  interest rates and the
amount of cash balances.  It is anticipated  that the Partnership  will maintain
cash  Reserves  in an amount  not  materially  in excess of the  minimum  amount
required by its Partnership Agreement, which is 3% of Capital Contributions.

Expenses. The most significant component of operating expenses is expected to be
the Asset  Management Fee. The Asset  Management Fees is equal to the greater of
(i) $2,000 for each Apartment Complex or (ii) 0.275% of gross proceeds, and will
be decreased or increased annually based on changes to the Consumer Price Index.
The annual  management  fee  incurred was $49,500 and $12,367 for the year ended
December 31, 1996 and period  October 24, 1995 (date  operations  commenced)  to
December 31, 1995, respectively.

Amortization  expense consist of the  amortization  over a period of 30 years of
the Acquisition Fee and other expenses  attributable to the acquisition of Local
Limited Partnership Interests.

Office expense consist of the  Partnership's  administrative  expenses,  such as
accounting and legal fees, bank charges and investor reporting expenses.

Equity in losses from Limited  Partnerships.  The Partnership's equity in losses
from Limited  Partnerships  is equal to  approximately  99% of the aggregate net
loss of the Limited Partner financing
<PAGE>


Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data



















                 WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND, V, L.P., SERIES 3
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


                    For The Year Ended December 31, 1996 and
                For The Period October 24, 1995 (Date Operations
                         Commenced) To December 31, 1995


                                      with

                      INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT THEREON



<PAGE>








                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
                          ----------------------------



To the Partners
WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund V, L.P., Series 3


We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund V,
L.P.,  Series 3 (a California  Limited  Partnership)  (the  "Partnership") as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related statements of operations,  partners'
equity (deficit) and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 1996 and for the
period October 24, 1995 (date operations  commenced) to December 31, 1995. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership's management. Our
responsibility  is to express an opinion on these financial  statements based on
our audit. We did not audit the financial statements of the limited partnerships
in which WNC  Housing Tax Credit  Fund V, L.P.,  Series 3 is a limited  partner.
These  investments,  as discussed  in Note 3 to the  financial  statements,  are
accounted  for  by  the  equity  method.   The   investments  in  these  limited
partnerships  represented  70% and 22% of the total  assets of WNC  Housing  Tax
Credit Fund V, L.P.,  Series 3 at December  31, 1996 and 1995,  respectively.  A
substantial portion of the financial statements of the limited partnerships were
audited by other  auditors  whose  reports  have been  furnished  to us, and our
opinion,  insofar  as it  relates  to the  amounts  included  for these  limited
partnerships, is based solely on the reports of the other auditors.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards  require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance   about  whether  the  financial   statements  are  free  of  material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We  believe  that our audit and the  reports  of the  other  auditors  provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  based on our audit and the reports of the other  auditors,  the
financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the  financial  position of WNC  Housing  Tax Credit  Fund V, L.P.,  Series 3 (a
California  Limited  Partnership)  as of  December  31,  1996 and 1995,  and the
results of its  operations  and its cash flows for the year ended  December  31,
1996 and for the period October 24, 1995 (date operations commenced) to December
31, 1995 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.




                                                       /s/ Corbin & Wertz
                                                      ______________________
                                                      CORBIN & WERTZ

Irvine, California
May 9, 1997



<PAGE>


                  WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND V, L.P., SERIES 3
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                                 BALANCE SHEETS

                           December 31, 1996 and 1995




ASSETS                                                 1996             1995
                                                    ----------       ----------

Cash and cash equivalents                         $  2,567,217     $    660,999
Cash in escrow                                            --          1,873,262
Subscriptions receivable (Note 7)                    2,195,000          484,000
Loans receivable (Note 2)                              522,190          661,306
Investments in limited partnerships (Note 3)        12,782,751        1,046,532
Interest receivable                                    105,998               73
                                                    ----------       ----------

                                                  $ 18,173,156     $  4,726,172
                                                    ==========       ==========

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Liabilities:
  Payables to limited partnerships (Note 5)       $  2,822,885     $    309,852
  Accrued fees and advances due to General
   Partner and affiliates (Note 4)                      43,807          570,137
                                                    ----------       ----------

     Total liabilities                               2,866,692          879,989
                                                    ----------       ----------

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)

Partners' equity (deficit):
  General partner                                      (21,876)          (6,029)
  Limited partners (25,000 units authorized;
   18,000 and 4,497 units outstanding at
   December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively)        15,328,340        3,852,212
                                                    ----------       ----------

     Total partners' equity                         15,306,464        3,846,183
                                                    ----------       ----------

                                                  $ 18,173,156     $  4,726,172
                                                    ==========       ==========




                 See accompanying notes to financial statements
                                      FS-2

<PAGE>


                  WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND V, L.P., SERIES 3
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                    For The Year Ended December 31, 1996 and
              For The Period From October 24, 1995 (Date Operations
                         Commenced) To December 31, 1995


                                                        1996            1995
                                                     ----------      ----------

Interest income                                       $ 209,940       $   3,487
                                                     ----------      ----------

Operating expenses:
  Amortization                                           23,436             454
  Asset management fees (Note 4)                         49,500          12,367
  Other                                                  19,630              12
                                                     ----------      ----------

     Total operating expenses                            92,566          12,833
                                                     ----------      ----------

Income (loss) from operations                           117,374          (9,346)

Equity in losses from limited partnerships
 (Note 3)                                              (185,071)           (343)
                                                     ----------      ----------

Net loss                                              $ (67,697)      $  (9,689)
                                                     ==========      ==========

Net loss allocated to:
  General partner                                     $    (677)      $     (97)
                                                     ==========      ==========
  Limited partners                                    $ (67,020)      $  (9,592)
                                                     ==========      ==========

Net loss per weighted limited partner units           $   (4.94)      $   14.58
                                                     ==========      ==========
Outstanding weighted limited partner units               13,564             658
                                                     ==========      ==========



                 See accompanying notes to financial statements
                                      FS-3

<PAGE>


                  WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND V, L.P., SERIES 3
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                    STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

                    For The Year Ended December 31, 1996 and
              For The Period From October 24, 1995 (Date Operations
                         Commenced) To December 31, 1995



                                      General          Limited
                                      Partner          Partner            Total
                                      -------          -------            -----

Capital contributions, net
 of discount of $3,000            $       100      $ 4,494,000      $ 4,494,100

Offering expenses                      (6,032)        (597,196)        (603,228)

Capital issued for notes
 receivable (Note 7)                   ---             (35,000)         (35,000)

Net loss                                  (97)          (9,592)          (9,689)
                                   ----------       ----------       ----------

Equity (deficit)
 December 31, 1995                     (6,029)       3,852,212        3,846,183

Capital contributions, net
 discount of $438,015                  ---          13,064,985       13,064,985

Cash collected on notes
 receivable (Note 7)                   ---              35,000           35,000

Capital issued for notes
 receivable (Note 7)                   ---             (55,000)         (55,000)

Offering expenses                     (15,170)      (1,501,837)      (1,517,007)

Net loss                                 (677)         (67,020)         (67,697)
                                   ----------       ----------       ----------

Equity (deficit)
 December 31, 1996                $   (21,876)     $15,328,340      $15,306,464
                                   ==========       ==========       ==========



                 See accompanying notes to financial statements
                                      FS-4

<PAGE>


                  WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND V, L.P., SERIES 3
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                    For The Year Ended December 31, 1996 and
              For The Period From October 24, 1995 (Date Operations
                         Commenced) To December 31, 1995


                                                       1996             1995
                                                    ----------       ----------
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net loss                                        $    (67,697)    $     (9,689)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
   cash provided by (used in)operating activities:
    Amortization                                        23,436              454
    Equity in loss of limited partnerships             185,071              343
    Management fees incurred                            49,500           12,367
    Change in interest receivable                     (105,925)             (73)
    Change in accrued fees and expenses                                    --
     due to general partner and affiliates            (290,384)
                                                    ----------       ----------
  Net cash provided by (used in) operating
     activities                                       (205,999)           3,402
                                                    ----------       ----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Investments in limited partnerships               (8,693,189)        (397,395)
  Cash in escrow                                     1,873,262       (1,873,262)
  Loans receivable                                     139,116         (661,306)
  Acquisition fees and costs                        (1,023,950)         (12,085)
                                                    ----------       ----------
  Net cash used in investing activities             (7,704,761)      (2,944,048)
                                                    ----------       ----------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Capital contributions from partners               11,333,985        3,975,100
  Offering expenses                                 (1,517,007)        (373,455)
                                                    ----------       ----------
  Net cash provided by financing activities          9,816,978        3,601,645
                                                    ----------       ----------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents            1,906,218          660,999

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period         660,999             --
                                                    ----------       ----------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period          $  2,567,217     $    660,999
                                                    ==========       ==========

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION -
  Cash paid during the period for:
    Interest                                      $       --       $       --
                                                    ==========       ==========
    Income taxes                                  $        800     $       --
                                                    ==========       ==========


SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

During 1996 and 1995, the Partnership incurred,  but did not pay, $2,513,033 and
$309,852,  respectively, of payables to limited partnerships (in connection with
its investments in limited partnerships) (see Note 5).

During 1996 and 1995, the  Partnership  incurred,  but did not pay,  $42,551 and
$327,997 of payables to an affiliate for offering and acquisition  expenses (see
Note 4).

As of December 31, 1996 and 1995,  $2,195,000  and  $484,000,  respectively,  of
capital contributions were recorded as subscriptions receivable.


                 See accompanying notes to financial statements
                                      FS-5

<PAGE>


                  WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND V, L.P., SERIES 3
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                    For The Year Ended December 31, 1996 and
                For The Period October 24, 1995 (Date Operations
                         Commenced) To December 31, 1995



NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
---------------------------------------------------

Organization
------------
WNC  Housing Tax Credit Fund V, L.P.,  Series 3 (the  "Partnership")  was formed
under the  California  Revised  Limited  Partnership  Act on March 28, 1995, and
commenced  operations  on October  24,  1995.  Prior to October  24,  1995,  the
Partnership was considered a development-stage  enterprise.  The Partnership was
formed to invest  primarily  in other  limited  partnerships  which will own and
operate  multi-family housing complexes that will qualify for low income housing
credits.

The general partner is WNC Tax Credit Partners, V, L.P. (the "General Partner"),
a California limited partnership.  WNC & Associates, Inc. is the general partner
of the WNC Tax Credit  Partners  V, L.P.  Wilfred N.  Cooper,  Sr.,  through the
Cooper Revocable Trust,  owns 70% of the outstanding  stock of WNC & Associates,
Inc. John B. Lester,  Jr. is the original limited partner of the Partnership and
owns,  through the Lester Family Trust,  30% of the  outstanding  stock of WNC &
Associates, Inc.

Pursuant to the  Partnership  Agreement,  the  Partnership is authorized to sell
25,000  Units at $1,000  per Unit (the  "Units")  of which  18,000  Units in the
amount of $17,558,985,  net of $441,015 of discounts for volume  purchases,  had
been sold as of December  31,  1996.  The  General  Partner has a 1% interest in
operating profits and losses,  taxable income and loss and in cash available for
distribution  from the  Partnership.  The limited partners will be allocated the
remaining 99% of these items in proportion to their respective investments.

After the limited  partners  have received  proceeds from a sale or  refinancing
equal to their capital  contributions and their return on investment (as defined
in  the   Partnership   Agreement)  and  the  General  Partner  has  received  a
subordinated  disposition  fee (as described in Note 4), any additional  sale or
refinancing  proceeds  will  be  distributed  90% to the  limited  partners  (in
proportion to their respective investments) and 10% to the General Partner.

The Partnership's  investments in limited  partnerships are subject to the risks
incident to the management and ownership of multifamily residential real estate,
and  include  the risks  that  neither  the  Partnership's  investments  nor the
apartment   complexes  owned  by  the  limited   partnerships  will  be  readily
marketable. Additionally, there can be no assurance that the Partnership will be
able to dispose of its  interest in the limited  partnerships.  The value of the
Partnership's  investments  will be subject to  changes  in  national  and local
economic conditions,  including unemployment  conditions,  which could adversely
impact vacancy levels, rental payment defaults and operating expenses.  This, in
turn,  could  substantially  increase  the  risk  of  operating  losses  for the
apartment  complexes  and the  Partnership.  The  apartment  complexes  could be
subject to loss through  foreclosure.  In addition,  each limited partnership is
subject to risks relating to  environmental  hazards which might be uninsurable.
Because the Partnership's ability to control its operations will depend on these
and other  factors  beyond the  control of the  General  Partner and the general
partners of the limited partnerships, there can be no assurance that Partnership
operations will be profitable or that the  anticipated  housing tax credits will
be available to limited partners.



Continued

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                  WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND V, L.P., SERIES 3
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

                    For The Year Ended December 31, 1996 and
                For The Period October 24, 1995 (Date Operations
                         Commenced) To December 31, 1995



NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
--------------------------------------------------------------

Method of Accounting For Investments in Limited Partnerships
------------------------------------------------------------
The Partnership  accounts for its investments in limited  partnerships using the
equity method of  accounting,  whereby the  Partnership  adjusts its  investment
balance for its share of the limited partnership's results of operations and for
any distributions  received. The accounting policies of the limited partnerships
are  consistent  with the  Partnership.  Costs  incurred by the  Partnership  in
acquiring the investments in limited partnerships are capitalized as part of the
investment and amortized over 30 years (see Notes 3 and 4).

Losses  from  limited  partnerships  allocated  to the  Partnership  will not be
recognized to the extent that the  investment  balance  would be adjusted  below
zero.

Cash and Cash Equivalents
-------------------------
The partnership considers highly liquid investments with remaining maturities of
three  months or less when  purchased  to be cash  equivalents.  At December 31,
1996, the Partnership had cash equivalents of $1,976,263 representing U.S.
Treasury Bills.

Cash in Escrow
--------------
The Partnership  establishes escrow accounts for funds restricted to be invested
in certain limited partnerships upon completion of specified phases, as defined,
in the partnership agreements.

Concentration of Credit Risk
----------------------------
At December  31,  1996,  the  Partnership  maintained  cash  balances at certain
financial institutions in excess of the federally insured maximum.

Offering Expenses
-----------------
Offering  expenses consist of underwriting  commissions,  legal fees,  printing,
filing and  recordation  fees, and other costs  incurred in connection  with the
selling of limited partnership interests in the Partnership. The General Partner
is  obligated  to pay all  offering  and  organization  costs in  excess  of 15%
(including sales commissions) of the total offering proceeds.  Offering expenses
are reflected as a reduction of limited  partners'  capital.  As of December 31,
1996 and 1995 the Partnership had recorded  offering  expenses of $1,061,530 and
$268,823 and selling expenses of $1,058,705 and $334,405, respectively.

Use of Estimates
----------------
The preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect  the  reported  amounts  of assets  and  liabilities  and  disclosure  of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial  statements,  and
the  reported  amounts of revenues  and expenses  during the  reporting  period.
Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.


Continued

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<PAGE>


                  WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND V, L.P., SERIES 3
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

                    For The Year Ended December 31, 1996 and
                For The Period October 24, 1995 (Date Operations
                         Commenced) To December 31, 1995



NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
--------------------------------------------------------------

Net Loss Per Limited Partner Unit
---------------------------------
Net loss per limited partner unit is computed by dividing the limited  partners'
share of net loss by the weighted  number of limited  partner units  outstanding
during the period.

NOTE 2 - LOANS RECEIVABLE
-------------------------
Loans receivable  represent amounts loaned by the Partnership to certain limited
partnerships in which the  Partnership  may invest.  These loans will be applied
against  the  first  capital  contribution  due  if the  Partnership  ultimately
acquires a limited partnership  interest. In the event that the Partnership does
not  acquire a limited  partnership  interest,  the loans are to be repaid  with
interest at a rate which is equal to the rate  charged to the holder  (10.25% at
December 31, 1996). Loans receivable with a balance of $522,190 were collectible
from two additional  limited  partnerships  acquired in 1997 (see Note 8). Loans
receivable  with a balance of $661,306 at December 31, 1995 were  collected from
two limited partnerships acquired in 1996.

NOTE 3 - INVESTMENTS IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
--------------------------------------------
As of December 31,  1996,  the  Partnership  had  acquired  limited  partnership
interests  in sixteen  limited  partnerships,  each of which owns one  apartment
complex.  As of December 31, 1996,  construction  had not been  completed on six
complexes.  The respective general partners of the limited  partnerships  manage
the day to day  operations  of the  limited  partnerships.  Significant  limited
partnership  business  decisions  require the approval of the  Partnership.  The
Partnership,  as a limited  partner,  is entitled to 99%,  as  specified  in the
partnership  agreements,  of the  operating  profits  and losses of the  limited
partnerships upon its acquisition of its limited partnership interests.

The  Partnership  investments  in  the  limited  partnerships  as  shown  in the
accompanying  balance  sheet as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 are  approximately
$3,454,000 and $430,000  greater than the  Partnership's  equity as shown in the
limited partnerships' financial statements.  This difference is primarily due to
acquisition  costs related to the acquisition of the investments  that have been
capitalized in the Partnership's investment account and are being amortized over
30 years (see Note 5) and certain capital contributions accrued but not paid.

Following  is a summary of the equity  method  activity  of the  investments  in
limited partnerships for the period ended December 31:

                                                       1996             1995
                                                    ----------       ----------
Investments, beginning of period                  $  1,046,532     $       --
Capital contributions to limited partnerships        8,693,189          397,395
Capital contributions payable to limited
 partnerships                                        2,513,033          309,852
Capitalized acquisition fees and costs                 738,504          340,082
Amortization of acquisition fees and costs             (23,436)            (454)
Equity in losses of limited partnerships              (185,071)            (343)
                                                    ----------       ----------
Investments, end of period                        $ 12,782,751     $  1,046,532
                                                    ==========       ==========


Continued

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                  WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND V, L.P., SERIES 3
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

                    For The Year Ended December 31, 1996 and
                For The Period October 24, 1995 (Date Operations
                         Commenced) To December 31, 1995



NOTE 3 - INVESTMENTS IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS, continued
-------------------------------------------------------
Approximate  combined  condensed  financial   information  from  the  individual
financial  statements of the limited  partnerships at December 31, 1996 and 1995
and for the periods then ended is as follows:

                        COMBINED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS                                                    1996           1995
                                                       ----------     ----------

Land                                                  $ 2,907,000    $    40,000
Construction in progress                                3,488,000        825,000
Buildings, net of accumulated depreciation
 of $941,000 and $2,000                                28,565,000        766,000
Due from affiliates                                       433,000        219,000
Other assets                                            5,570,000         12,000
                                                       ----------     ----------
                                                      $40,963,000    $ 1,862,000
                                                       ==========     ==========
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY

Liabilities:
  Construction and mortgage loans payable             $26,043,000    $   937,000
  Other liabilities (including due to related
   parties of $2,919,000 and $55,000)                   3,599,000         85,000
                                                       ----------     ----------
     Total liabilities                                 29,642,000      1,022,000
                                                       ----------     ----------
Partners' equity:
  WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund V, L.P., Series 3         9,329,000        617,000
  Other partners                                        1,992,000        223,000
                                                       ----------     ----------
     Total partners' equity                            11,321,000        840,000
                                                       ----------     ----------
                                                      $40,963,000    $ 1,862,000
                                                       ==========     ==========


                   COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                                      1996               1995
                                                   ----------         ----------

Total revenue                                     $ 3,981,000        $    43,000
                                                   ----------         ----------
Expenses:
  Operating expenses                                2,053,000             37,000
  Interest expense                                  1,282,000              4,000
  Depreciation                                        864,000              2,000
                                                   ----------         ----------
     Total expenses                                 4,199,000             43,000
                                                   ----------         ----------

Net loss                                          $  (218,000)       $      --
                                                   ==========         ==========
Net loss allocable to Partnership                 $  (185,000)       $      --
                                                   ==========         ==========




Continued

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<PAGE>


                  WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND V, L.P., SERIES 3
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

                    For The Year Ended December 31, 1996 and
                For The Period October 24, 1995 (Date Operations
                         Commenced) To December 31, 1995



NOTE 4 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
-----------------------------------
Under the terms of the  Partnership  Agreement,  the Partnership is obligated to
the General Partner or its affiliates for the following items:

         Acquisition  fees of up to 7.5% of the gross  proceeds from the sale of
         Partnership  units as compensation for services  rendered in connection
         with the acquisition of limited  partnerships.  As of December 31, 1996
         and December 31, 1995, the  Partnership  incurred  acquisition  fees of
         $1,008,550  and $327,997,  which have been included in  investments  in
         limited partnerships. Accumulated amortization was $22,514 for 1996 and
         insignificant for 1995.

         Reimbursement  of costs incurred by an affiliate of the General Partner
         in  connection  with the  acquisition  of limited  partnerships.  These
         reimbursements will not exceed 1% of the gross proceeds. As of December
         31,  1996 and  1995,  the  Partnership  incurred  acquisition  costs of
         $70,036 and $12,085 which have been included in  investments in limited
         partnerships.  Accumulated  amortization was insignificant for 1996 and
         1995.

         An  annual  asset  management  fee equal to the  greater  amount of (i)
         $2,000 for each apartment complex, or (ii) 0.275% of gross proceeds. In
         either case,  the fee will be decreased or increased  annually based on
         changes to the  Consumer  Price  Index.  However,  in no event will the
         maximum  amount  exceed  0.2% of the  invested  assets  (defined as the
         Partnership's  capital  contributions plus its allocable  percentage of
         the mortgage debt  encumbering the apartment  complexes) of the limited
         partnerships. The Partnership incurred asset management fees of $49,500
         and  $12,367  for  the  periods  ended  December  31,  1996  and  1995,
         respectively.  No asset management fees have been paid through December
         31, 1996.

         A  subordinated  disposition  fee in an amount equal to 1% of the sales
         price of real estate sold.  Payment of this fee is  subordinated to the
         limited  partners  receiving a return on investment  (as defined in the
         Partnership  Agreement) and is payable only if services are rendered in
         the sales effort.

Accrued fees and advances due to (from) General  Partner and affiliates  consist
of the following at December 31:
                                                        1996             1995
                                                     ----------       ----------

Acquisition fees                                      $  42,551        $ 327,997

Advance for acquisition of property                     (68,510)            --

Advances made for acquisition costs,
 organizational, offering and selling
 expenses                                                 7,899          229,773

Asset management fees                                    61,867           12,367
                                                     ----------       ----------
                                                      $  43,807        $ 570,137
                                                     ==========       ==========



Continued

                                      FS-10

<PAGE>


                  WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND V, L.P., SERIES 3
                       (A California Limited Partnership)
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

                    For The Year Ended December 31, 1996 and
                For The Period October 24, 1995 (Date Operations
                         Commenced) To December 31, 1995



NOTE 5 - PAYABLES TO LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
-----------------------------------------
Payables  to limited  partnerships  represent  amounts  which are due at various
times based on conditions specified in the limited partnership agreements. These
contributions are non-interest  bearing, are payable in installments and are due
upon the  limited  partnerships  achieving  certain  operating  and  development
benchmarks (generally within two years of the Partnership's initial investment).

NOTE 6 - INCOME TAXES
---------------------
No provision  for income taxes has been recorded in the  accompanying  financial
statements as any  liability for income taxes is the  obligation of the partners
of the Partnership.

NOTE 7 - SUBSCRIPTIONS AND NOTES RECEIVABLE
-------------------------------------------
As of December 31, 1996, the  Partnership had received  subscriptions  for 2,250
Units  consisting of receivables of $2,195,000 and promissory  notes of $55,000.
As of December 31, 1995,  the  Partnership  had received  subscriptions  for 519
Units consisting of receivables of $484,000 and promissory notes of $35,000, all
of which were collected in 1996. Limited partners who subscribed for ten or more
units of limited  partnership  interest  ($10,000) could elect to pay 50% of the
purchase price in cash upon  subscription  and the remaining 50% by the delivery
of a promissory  note payable,  together with interest at the rate of 10.25% per
annum,  due  no  later  than  13  months  after  the  subscription  date.  Since
subscription  receivables were collected subsequent to year-end, the Company has
reflected  such  amounts  as  a  capital  contributions  and  an  asset  in  the
accompanying  financial  statements as of December 31, 1996 and 1995.  Since the
promissory  notes had not been collected  prior to issuance of the 1996 and 1995
financial statements,  respectively,  the unpaid balance has been reflected as a
reduction of partners' equity in the accompanying financial statements.

NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS  AND  CONTINGENCIES  
--------------------------------------
Subsequent  to  December  31,  1996,  the   Partnership   acquired  two  limited
partnership   interests   which   required   capital   contributions    totaling
approximately  $2,272,000,  of which $522,190 had been paid.  Such had been made
and are reflected as loans  receivable in the  accompanying  balance sheet as of
December 31, 1996. (See Note 2)






















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<PAGE>


Item  9.  Changes  in and  Disagreements  With  Accountants  on  Accounting  and
Financial Disclosure

None.


Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

Directors of Registrant

The partnership has no directors or executive officers of its own. The following
biographical  information is presented for the directors and executive  officers
of Associates which has principal responsibility for the Partnership's affairs.

Directors and Executive Officers of WNC & Associates, Inc

The directors of the Sponsor are Wilfred N. Cooper,  Sr., who serves as Chairman
of the Board, John B. Lester,  Jr., and Kay L. Cooper.  All of the shares of the
Sponsor are owned by Wilfred N. Cooper, Sr., through the Cooper Revocable Trust,
and John B. Lester, Jr., through the Lester Family Trust.

WILFRED  N.  COOPER,  SR.,  age 65,  has been the  principal  shareholder  and a
Director of WNC & ASSOCIATES,  INC. since its  organization  in 1971, of SHELTER
RESOURCE  CORPORATION since its organization in 1981 and of WNC RESOURCES,  INC.
from its organization in 1988 through its acquisition by WNC & ASSOCIATES,  INC.
in 1991,  serving  as  President  of  those  companies  until  1992 and as Chief
Executive Officer since 1992, and has been a Director of WNC CAPITAL CORPORATION
since its organization. He is also a general partner with WNC & ASSOCIATES, INC.
in WNC FINANCIAL GROUP,  L.P. and WNC TAX CREDIT PARTNERS,  L.P. During 1970 and
1971  he  was  a  principal  of  Creative  Equity  Development  Corporation,   a
predecessor of WNC & ASSOCIATES,  INC., and of Creative  Equity  Corporation,  a
real estate investment firm. For 12 years prior to that, Mr. Cooper was employed
by Rockwell  International  Corporation,  last serving as its manager of housing
and urban  developments.  Previously,  he had  responsibility  for new  business
development including factory-built housing evaluation and project management in
urban  planning and  development.  Mr.  Cooper is a Director and a member of the
Executive  Committee of the National  Association of Home Builders  (NAHB) and a
Chairman of the NAHB's Rural Housing Council, a Director of the National Housing
Conference,  a Director of the Affordable  Housing Tax Credit Coalition,  a past
President  of  the  Rural  Builders  Council  of  California  (RBCC)  and a past
President of Southern  California  Chapter II of the Real Estate Syndication and
Securities  Institute (RESSI) of the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Mr.
Cooper graduated from Pomona College in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

JOHN B. LESTER, JR., age 62, has been a shareholder, a Director and Secretary of
WNC & ASSOCIATES,  INC. since 1986,  Executive Vice President from 1986 to 1992,
and President and Chief Operating Officer since 1992, and has been a Director of
WNC CAPITAL CORPORATION since its organization. He was a shareholder,  Executive
Vice  President,  Secretary  and a Director  of WNC  RESOURCES,  INC.  from 1988
through its acquisition by WNC & ASSOCIATES,  INC. in 1991. From 1973 to 1986 he
was Chairman of the Board and Vice  President or President of E & L  Associates,
Inc., a provider of engineering  and  construction  services to the oil refinery
and petrochemical industries which he co-founded in 1973. Mr. Lester is a former
Director of the Los Angeles  Chapter of the  Associated  General  Contractors of
California.  His  responsibilities  at WNC & ASSOCIATES,  INC.  include property
acquisitions and company operations. Mr. Lester graduated from the University of
Southern  California  in 1956 with a Bachelor  of Science  degree in  Mechanical
Engineering.

<PAGE>


DAVID N. SHAFER,  age 44, has been a Senior Vice  President of WNC & ASSOCIATES,
INC. since 1992 and General  Counsel since 1990, and served as Asset  Management
Director from 1990 to 1992.  Previously he was employed as an associate attorney
by the law firms of Morinello,  Barone,  Holden & Nardulli from 1987 until 1990,
Frye,  Brandt & Lyster  from 1986 to 1987 and Simon  and  Sheridan  from 1984 to
1986.  Mr.  Shafer is a Director and President of RBCC, a member of NAHB's Rural
Housing Council, a past President of Southern  California Chapter II of RESSI, a
past Director of the Council of Affordable and Rural Housing and Development and
a  member  of the  State  Bar of  California.  Mr.  Shafer  graduated  from  the
University  of  California  at Santa  Barbara  in 1978 with a  Bachelor  of Arts
degree,  from the New England  School of Law in 1983 with a Juris Doctor  degree
and from the  University  of San Diego in 1986  with a Master  of Law  degree in
Taxation.

WILFRED N. COOPER,  JR.,  age 33, has been  employed by WNC &  ASSOCIATES,  INC.
since 1988 and has been a Senior Vice  President or Vice  President  since 1992.
Mr.  Cooper heads the  Acquisition  Origination  department  at WNC and has been
President of and a registered principal with WNC CAPITAL  CORPORATION,  a member
firm of the NASD,  since its  organization.  Previously,  he was  employed  as a
government  affairs assistant by Honda North America from 1987 to 1988, and as a
legal assistant with respect to Federal  legislative  and regulatory  matters by
the law firm of Schwartz,  Woods and Miller from 1986 to 1987.  Mr.  Cooper is a
member of NAHB's Rural Housing  Council and serves as Chairman of its Membership
Committee.  Mr.  Cooper  graduated  from The American  University in 1985 with a
Bachelor of Arts degree.

THEODORE M. PAUL, age 40, has been Vice President - Finance of WNC & ASSOCIATES,
INC. since 1992 and Chief  Financial  Officer since 1990.  Previously,  he was a
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of National  Partnership  Investments
Corp.,  a sponsor and general  partner of syndicated  partnerships  investing in
affordable rental housing  qualified for tax credits,  from 1986 until 1990, and
was  employed as an associate  by the  accounting  firms of Laventhol & Horwath,
during 1985,  and Mann & Pollack  Accountants,  from 1979 to 1984. Mr. Paul is a
member  of the  California  Society  of  Certified  Public  Accountants  and the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  His responsibilities at WNC
& ASSOCIATES,  INC. include supervision of investor  partnership  accounting and
tax  reporting  matters and  monitoring  the  financial  condition  of the Local
Limited  Partnerships in which the Partnership  will invest.  Mr. Paul graduated
from the University of Illinois in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree and is
a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California.

THOMAS J. RIHA,  age 41, has been Vice  President  - Asset  Management  of WNC &
ASSOCIATES, INC. since 1994. He has more than 17 years' experience in commercial
and multi-family real estate investment and management. Previously, Mr. Riha was
employed by Trust  Realty  Advisor,  a real estate  acquisition  and  management
company,  from 1988 to 1994,  last serving as Vice  President - Operations.  His
responsibilities at WNC & ASSOCIATES, INC. include monitoring the operations and
financial  performance of, and regulatory  compliance by,  properties in the WNC
portfolio. Mr. Riha graduated from the California State University, Fullerton in
1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree (cum laude) in Business  Administration with
a concentration in Accounting and is a Certified Public  Accountant in the State
of  California  and a member  of the  California  Society  of  Certified  Public
Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

SY GARBAN,  age 50, has 19 years'  experience in the real estate  securities and
syndication industry. He has been associated with WNC & ASSOCIATES,  INC., since
1989,  serving as National Sales  Director  through 1992 and as Vice President -
National Sales since 1992.  Previously,  he was employed by MRW,  Inc.,  Newport
Beach, California from 1980 to 1989, a real estate acquisition,  development and
management  firm.  Mr. Garban is a member of the  International  Association  of
Financial Planners.  Mr. Garban graduated from Michigan State University in 1967
with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.
<PAGE>


CARL FARRINGTON,  age 50, has been associated with WNC & ASSOCIATES,  INC. since
1993,  currently  serving as Director - Originations  since 1994. Mr. Farrington
has more than 12 years'  experience  in finance  and real  estate  acquisitions.
Previously,  he served as Acquisitions Director for The Arcand Company from 1991
to 1993, and as Treasurer and Director of Finance and Administrator for Polytron
Corporation  from 1988 to 1991.  Mr.  Farrington is a member and Director of the
Council  of  Affordable  and  Rural  Housing  and  Development.  Mr.  Farrington
graduated from Yale  University  with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966 and from
Dartmouth College with a Master of Business Administration in 1970.

MICHELE M. TAYLOR,  age 41, has been  employed by WNC & ASSOCIATES,  INC.  since
1986,  serving as a paralegal and office manager,  and currently is the Investor
Services  Director.  Previously she was  self-employed  between 1982 and 1985 in
non-financial  services  activities  and from 1978 to 1981 she was employed as a
paralegal by a law firm which  specialized  in real estate  limited  partnership
transactions.  Ms. Taylor graduated from the University of California, Irvine in
1976 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

THERESA I. CHAMPANY, age 38, has been employed by WNC & ASSOCIATES,  INC., since
1989 and currently is the Marketing Services Director and a registered principal
with WNC  CAPITAL  CORPORATION.  Previously,  she was  employed  as  Manager  of
Marketing  Services  by August  Financial  Corporation  from 1986 to 1989 and as
office manager and Assistant to the Vice  President of Real Estate  Syndications
by  McCombs  Securities  Co.,  Inc.  from 1979 to 1986.  Ms.  Champany  attended
Manchester (Conn.) Community College from 1976 to 1978.

KAY L.  COOPER,  age 59, has been an officer and  Director of WNC &  ASSOCIATES,
INC. since 1971 and of WNC RESOURCES,  INC. from 1988 through its acquisition by
WNC & ASSOCIATES, INC. in 1991. Mrs. Cooper has also been the sole proprietor of
Agate 108, a manufacturer and retailer of home accessory  products,  since 1975.
She is the wife of Wilfred N. Cooper,  Sr., the mother of Wilfred N. Cooper, Jr.
and the sister of John B. Lester,  Jr. Mrs. Cooper graduated from the University
of Southern California in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science degree.

Item 11.  Executive Compensation

The  Partnership  has no  officers,  employees,  or  directors.  However,  under
theterms of the  Partnership  Agreement  the  Partnership  is  obligated  to the
GeneralPartner or Associates for the following fees:

(a)  Selection  fees  in an  amount  equal  to  8%  of  the  gross  proceeds  of
thePartnerships'    Offering   ("Gross   Proceeds").    Through   December   31,
1996,approximately  $1,008,550  of  selection  fees  had  been  incurred  by the
Partnership.

(b) A  nonaccountable  expense  reimbursement  in an amount equal to 1% of Gross
Proceeds.    Through    December   31,   1996,    approximately    $180,000   of
nonaccountableexpense reimbursement has been incurred the Partnership.

(c) An  annual  asset  management  fee in an  amount  equal  to the  greater  of
(i)$2,000 for each  Apartment  Complex or (ii) 0.275% of gross  proceeds.  Asset
management fees of $49,500 and $12,367 year were incurred during the years ended
December 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995, respectively.


<PAGE>


(d) A  subordinated  disposition  fee in an amount equal to 1% of the sale price
received in connection  with the sale or disposition of an Apartment  Complex or
Local  Limited  Partnership  Interest.  Subordinated  disposition  fees  will be
subordinated to the prior return of the Limited Partners' capital  contributions
and  payment of the Return on  Investment  to the  Limited  Parners.  "Return on
Investment"  means an annual,  cumulative  but not  compounded,  "return" to the
Limited  Partners  (including  Low Income  Housing  Credits) as a class on their
adjusted capital  contributions  commencing for each Limited Partner on the last
day  of  the  calendar  quarter  during  which  the  Limited  Partner's  capital
contribution is received by the Partnership,  calculated at the following rates:
(i)  14%  through  December  31,  2006  and  (ii)  6%  for  the  balance  of the
Partnerships term. No disposition fees have been paid.

(e) The General  Partner was allocated Low Income Housing  Credits of $8,067 for
the year ended December 31, 1996.



Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

         Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners(1)

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<CAPTION>

                               Name and Address                 Amount and
Title of Class                 of Beneficial Owner              Nature of                Percent
                                                                Beneficial Owner         of Class
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<S>                            <C>                              <C>                      <C>  
Units of Limited Partnership   Enova Financial , Inc            4,560 units              25.3%
Interests                      P.O. Box 126943
                               San Diego, CA  92113-6943


Units of Limited Partnership   Western Financial Savings Bank   1,068 units               5.9%
                               23 Pasteur
                               Irvine, CA  92718
</TABLE>

The above are the only persons known to own  beneficially in excess of 5% of the
outstanding units.

(b)      Security Ownership of Management

Neither the General Partner,  Associates nor any of the officers or directors of
Associates own directly or beneficially any limited partnership interests in the
Partnership.

(c)      Changes in Control

The management and control of the General Partners may be changed at any time in
accordance with their respective organizational  documents,  without the consent
or approval of the Limited  Partners.  In addition,  the  Partnership  Agreement
provides  for the  admission of one or more  additional  and  successor  General
Partners in certain circumstances.
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First, with the consent of any other General Partners and a majority-in-interest
of the Limited  Partners,  any General Partner may designate one or more persons
to be successor or additional General Partners. In addition, any General Partner
may,  without the consent of any other General Partner or the Limited  Partners,
(I) substitute in its stead as General  Partner any entity which has, by merger,
consolidation or otherwise,  acquired  substantially all of its assets, stock or
other evidence of equity  interest and continued its business,  or (ii) cause to
be admitted to the  Partnership an additional  General Partner or Partners if it
deems such admission to be necessary or desirable so that the  Partnership  will
be  classified  a  partnership  for  Federal  income tax  purposes.  Finally,  a
majority-in-interest  of the Limited  Partners may at anytime remove the General
Partner of the Partnership and elect a successor General Partner


Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

All of the  Partnership's  affairs are managed by the General  Partner,  through
Associates.  The  transactions  with the  General  Partner  and  Associates  are
primarily in the form of fees paid by the Partnership  for services  rendered to
the  Partnership,  as discussed in Item 11 and in the notes to the  accompanying
financial statements.


Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

Report of independent publice accountants
Balance sheets as of December 31, 1996 and 1995
Statements of Operations  for the years ended  December 31, 1996,  1995 and 1994
Statements of Partners'  Equity for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995, and
1994  Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1996,  1995, and
1994 Notes to financial statements


Exhibits

(3) Articles of incorporation  and by-laws:  The registrant is not incorporated.
The Partnership  Agreement is included as Exhibit B to the Prospectus,  filed as
Exhibit 28.1 to Form 10-K dated December 31, 1995 is hereby incorportated herein
by reference as exhibit 3.

10.1     Amended and  Restated  Agreement  of Limited  Partnership  of Evergreen
         Apartments  I Limited  Partnership  filed as  exhibit  10.1 to Form 8-K
         dated November 14, 1995 is hereby  incorporated  herein by reference as
         exhibit 10.1.

10.2     Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Shepherd South
         Apartments I, Ltd. filed as exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K dated December 14,
         1995 is hereby incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.2.

10.3     Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Patten Towers,
         L.P. II filed as exhibit  10.1 to Form 8-K dated  December  21, 1995 is
         hereby incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.3.

10.4     Second  Amended  and  Restated  Agreement  of  Limited  Partnership  of
         Alliance  Apartments  I Limited  Partnership  filed as exhibit  10.7 to
         Post-Effective Amendment No.2 to Registration Statement on Form S-11 of
         the Partnership is hereby  incorporated  herein by reference as exhibit
         10.4.
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10.5     Amended  and  Restated  Agreement  of Limited  Partnership  of Hastings
         Apartments   I   Limited   Partnership   filed  as   exhibit   10.8  to
         Post-Effective Amendment No.2 to Registration Statement on Form S-11 of
         the Partnership is hereby  incorporated  herein by reference as exhibit
         10.5.

10.6     Agreement  of  Limited  Partnership  of Raymond  S. King  Apartments  I
         Limited  Partnership filed as exhibit 10.9 to Post-Effective  Amendment
         No. 2 to  Registration  Statement  on Form S-11 of the  Partnership  is
         hereby incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.6

10.7     Amended and  Restated  Agreement  of Limited  Partnership  of Talladega
         County Housing, Ltd. filed as exhibit 10.10 to Post-Effective Amendment
         No. to Registration Statement on Form S-11 of the Partnership is hereby
         incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.7

10.8     Amended and Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of The Willows
         Limited Partnership filed as exhibit 10.11 to Post-Effective  Amendment
         No. to Registration Statement on Form S-11 of the Partnership is hereby
         incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.8

10.9     Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited  Partnership of Cascade Pines
         L.P.  II filed as  exhibit  10.1 to Form 8-K dated  April  26,  1996 is
         hereby incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.9

10.10    Amended  and  Restated  Agreement  of  Limited  Partnership  of Rosdale
         Limited  Partnership  filed as exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K dated April 26,
         1996 is hereby incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.10

10.11    Amended and Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership of Blessed Rock
         of El Monte filed as exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K dated  September 17, 1996
         is hereby incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.11

         REPORTS ON 8-K.

No reports on Form 8-K were filed in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 1996.


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         Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND V, L.P., SERIES 3

By:    WNC & Associates, Inc.       General Partner

By:    /s/    John B. Lester, Jr.
      -----------------------------------------------------
John B. Lester, Jr.        President of WNC & Associates, Inc.

Date: May 15, 1997

By:    /s/    Theodore M. Paul
     -----------------------------------------------------
Theodore M. Paul  Vice-President, Finance

Date: May 15, 1997




         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
this  report has been  signed  below by the  following  persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:    /s/    Wilfred N. Cooper, Sr.
     -----------------------------------------------------
Wilfred N. Cooper, Sr.     Chairman of the Board

Date: May 15, 1997

By:    /s/    John B. Lester, Jr.
     -----------------------------------------------------
John B. Lester, Jr.        Secretary of the Board

Date: May 15, 1997