SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  FORM 8-K/A                             


                Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  July 1, 1997


                                  Aristar, Inc.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


    Delaware                        1-3521                       95-4128
(State or other                  (Commission                  (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                   File Number)               Identification No.
of incorporation)

                  8900 Grand Oak Circle, Tampa Florida         33637

                 Address of Principal Executive Office       Zip Code

         Registrant's telephone number including area code (813) 632-4500



          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 4.           Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountants

   
     On  July  1,  1997,  Aristar,  Inc.  (the  "Registrant")   dismissed  Price
Waterhouse LLP ("Price Waterhouse") as its independent accountants. The decision
to change independent  accountants was ratified by the Washington  Mutual,  Inc.
Audit Committee at a meeting held on July 15, 1997.  Washington Mutual,  Inc. is
the parent company of the Registrant.

     None of Price Waterhouse's reports on the Registrant's financial statements
for either of the last two years  contained an adverse  opinion or disclaimer of
opinion,  nor were the opinions  qualified or modified as to uncertainty,  audit
scope or accounting  principles.  During  Registrant's last two fiscal years and
the subsequent  interim period through July 1, 1997, there were no disagreements
with Price  Waterhouse,  on any matter of  accounting  principles  or practices,
financial statement  disclosure,  or auditing scope or procedure,  which, if not
resolved  to Price  Waterhouse's  satisfaction,  would have  caused them to make
reference to the subject  matter of the  disagreement  in connection  with their
reports,  nor were there any reportable events of the type requiring  disclosure
under Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

     On July 1, 1997, the Registrant  engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte")
as independent accountants.  During the two most recent fiscal years and through
July 1, 1997, the Registrant  has not consulted with Deloitte  regarding  either
(i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction,  either
completed  or proposed;  or the type of audit  opinion that might be rendered on
the Registrant's  financial  statements;  or (ii) any matter that was either the
subject of a  disagreement,  as that term is defined  in Item  304(a)(1)(iv)  of
Regulation S-K and the related  instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K, or a
reportable  event of the type requiring  disclosure  under Item  304(a)(1)(v) of
Regulation S-K.

Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

          (c)  Exhibits.  Exhibit No. 16 - Letter re change in certifying
          accountants.

    
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                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                             ARISTAR, INC.
                                             (Registrant)




Date:      July 17, 1997                   By: /s/ James A. Bare
                                               James A. Bare
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer