SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A
                                 Amendment No. 1


(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, 1997

/   /  Transition report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
       Exchange Act of 1934 

Commission File No.:  333-21263-09



                         Norwest Asset Securities Corporation,
                Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-09 Trust
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York                                             52-2046369
(State or other jurisdiction                        (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)


c/o Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.
7485 New Horizon Way
Frederick, MD                                        21703
(Address of principal executive                     (Zip Code)
offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (301) 696-7900



Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  NONE

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  NONE



     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__


     This  Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A amends Item 14 of the original  Annual
     Report on Form 10-K (the  "Original Form 10-K") filed on March 26, 1998, on
     behalf of  Norwest  Asset  Securities  Corporation,  Mortgage  Pass-Through
     Certificates, Series 1997-09 Trust (the "Trust"), established pursuant to a
     Pooling and Servicing Agreement among Norwest Asset Securities Corporation,
     as  Seller (the "Company"), and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National 
     Association, as Master Servicer, and First Union National Bank, as Trustee,
     pursuant  to which  the  Norwest  Asset  Securities  Corporation, Mortgage
     Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-09 registered under the Securities
     Act of 1933 (the "Certificates") were issued.

Item 14 of the Original Form 10-K is amended to read in its entirety as 
follows:

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

     (a)  Exhibits

          99.1  Annual Independent  Accountants'  Servicing  Reports  concerning
                servicing activities for the year ended December 31, 1997.

               (a)  Citicorp Mortgage, Inc., as Servicer<F1>
               (b)  CountryWide Credit Industries, Inc., as Servicer<F1>
               (c)  National City Mortgage Company, as servicer <F1>
               (d)  Norwest Mortgage, Inc., as servicer <F1>
               (e)  Sun Trust Mortgage Inc. , as servicer <F1>

          99.2  Report of Management  as to  Compliance  with Minimum  Servicing
                Standards for the year ended  December 31, 1997.

               (a)  Citicorp Mortgage, Inc., as Servicer<F1>
               (b)  CountryWide Credit Industries, Inc., as Servicer<F1>
               (c)  National City Mortgage Company, as servicer <F1>
               (d)  Norwest Mortgage, Inc., as servicer <F1>
               (e)  Sun Trust Mortgage Inc. , as servicer <F1>

          99.3  Annual Statements of Compliance  under the Pooling and Servicing
                Agreements for the year ended  December 31, 1997.

               (a)  Citicorp Mortgage, Inc., as Servicer<F1>
               (b)  CountryWide Credit Industries, Inc., as Servicer<F1>
               (c)  National City Mortgage Company, as servicer <F1>
               (d)  Norwest Mortgage, Inc., as servicer <F1>
               (e)  Sun Trust Mortgage Inc. , as servicer <F1>

          99.4  Aggregate Statement of Principal and Interest
                Distributions to Certificate Holders.<F2>

     (b)  On October 24, 1997, a report on Form 8-K was filed in order to
          provide the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the certificates.

          On October 1997, November 10, 1997, and December 9, 1997, reports on
          Form 8-K were filed by the Company in order to provide the statements
          for the monthly distributions to holders of the Certificates.  No
          other reports on Form 8-K have been filed during the last quarter of
          the period covered by this report.

     (c)  Not applicable.

     (d)  Omitted.

<F1>  Filed herewith.

<F2> Previously filed.

<F3>  Such document (i) is not filed herewith since such  document  was not
received by the  Reporting  Person at least three business days prior to the due
date of the Original Form 10-K;  and (ii) will be included in a further 
amendment to the Original Form 10-K to be filed within 30 days of the Reporting 
Person's receipt of such document.





                                    SIGNATURE

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:

                      Norwest Asset Securities Corporation, 
                       Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
                               Series 1997-09 Trust

Signed     NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, N.A.,
           as Master Servicer
By:        /s/Sherri J. Sharps

By:        Sherri J. Sharps
Title:     Vice President
Dated:     August 31, 1998




EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

99.1 Annual  Independent  Accountants'  Servicing Reports  concerning  servicing
     activities for the year ended December 31, 1997.


               (a)  Citicorp Mortgage, Inc., as Servicer<F1>
               (b)  CountryWide Credit Industries, Inc., as Servicer<F1>
               (c)  National City Mortgage Company, as servicer <F1>
               (d)  Norwest Mortgage, Inc., as servicer <F1>
               (e)  Sun Trust Mortgage Inc. , as servicer <F1>

99.2 Report of Management as to Compliance with Minimum Servicing  Standards for
     the year ended December 31, 1997.

               (a)  Citicorp Mortgage, Inc., as Servicer<F1>
               (b)  CountryWide Credit Industries, Inc., as Servicer<F1>
               (c)  National City Mortgage Company, as servicer <F1>
               (d)  Norwest Mortgage, Inc., as servicer <F1>
               (e)  Sun Trust Mortgage Inc. , as servicer <F1>

99.3 Annual Statements of Compliance for the year ended December 31, 1997.

               (a)  Citicorp Mortgage, Inc., as Servicer<F1>
               (b)  CountryWide Credit Industries, Inc., as Servicer<F1>
               (c)  National City Mortgage Company, as servicer <F1>
               (d)  Norwest Mortgage, Inc., as servicer <F1>
               (e)  Sun Trust Mortgage Inc. , as servicer <F1>

99.4 Aggregate Statement of Principal and Interest Distributions to 
     Certificate Holders<F2>

<F1>  Filed herewith.

<F2> Previously filed.

<F3> Such document (i) is not filed herewith since such  document  was not  
received by the  Reporting  Person at least three business days prior to the due
date of the Original Form 10-K;  and (ii) will be included in a further 
amendment to the Original Form 10-K to be filed within 30 days of the Reporting
Person's receipt of such document.