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                  PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


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              AMERICA FIRST FINANCIAL FUND 1987-A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                  (NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

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         [Letter to holders of the Registrant's BUCs]


                  [On Letterhead of America First Financial Corp.]



                                                 October 31, 1997




         Dear BUC Holder:

                   America First Financial Fund 1987-A Limited Partnership
         ("America First") is seeking the written consent of holders of
         beneficial unit certificates ("BUC Holders") to a proposed merger
         (the "Merger") of America First's wholly-owned thrift holding com-
         pany, America First Eureka Holdings, Inc. ("Eureka Holdings"), and
         Bay View Capital Corporation ("Bay View"), the subsequent distri-
         bution of America First's assets (net of expenses and reserves for
         certain liabilities) (the "Distribution"), and the dissolution of
         America First (the "Dissolution").

                   THIS IS A REMINDER THAT THE DEADLINE IS FAST APPROACHING
         FOR GRANTING OR WITHHOLDING YOUR CONSENT TO THE PROPOSED TRANSAC-
         TIONS.  IN ORDER TO BE VALID, CONSENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MACKEN-
         ZIE PARTNERS BY 5:00 P.M. E.S.T. ON NOVEMBER 10, 1997.  IF YOU
         HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR REQUIRE ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING THE CONSENT
         CARD, PLEASE CALL MACKENZIE PARTNERS AT (800) 322-2885.  

                   On October 23, 1997, Bay View announced that its share-
         holders have approved the Merger.  We are excited by the op-
         portunity presented by these transactions.  At the time we negoti-
         ated the proposed Merger, America First hoped that the market
         would recognize the strategic advantage of a combination between
         Bay View and Eureka Holdings.  Rather than fix the merger consid-
         eration that America First would receive based upon the market
         price of Bay View Common Stock on May 8, 1997, the date we signed
         the Merger Agreement, we negotiated for a formula that will allow
         America First and the BUC Holders to get the benefit of apprecia-
         tion in Bay View's stock price above a $26 trading level.  As ex-
         plained in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated October 10,
         1997, the Merger Consideration will be fixed based upon the aver-
         age closing sale price of one share of Bay View Common Stock dur-
         ing the 20 consecutive full trading days ending on the fifth busi-
         ness day immediately prior to the closing date of the Merger (the
         "Average Bay View Stock Price").  The closing sale price of the
         Bay View Common Stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market on October 30,
         1997 was $30.25 per share, as compared to a closing price of
         $25 7/8 per share (as adjusted for a subsequent stock split) on
         May 7, 1997, the last trading day preceding the announcement of
         our transaction.  

                   As is set forth on page 43 of the Joint Proxy Statement/
         Prospectus, the Total Stock Consideration and the Net Cash Consid-
         eration will be distributed to the BUC Holders and the General
         Partner on a proportionate basis in accordance with the partner-
         ship agreement.  The exact amount of consideration available for
         distribution cannot be determined until trading closes on the
         fifth business day immediately prior to the Closing Date.  The
         following chart sets forth estimated amounts of consideration to
         be received by the BUC Holders and the General Partner at various
         levels of Average Bay View Stock Price:
                                                                                                
    Average Bay View Stock Price..........   $     18.90   $     21.00   $     26.00   $     30.00   $     35.00  $     40.00
    Number of Bay View Shares
      Distributed.........................    11,111,111    10,000,000     8,076,923     8,076,923     8,076,923    8,076,923
    Total Stock Consideration.............   210,000,000   210,000,000   210,000,000   242,307,690   282,692,305  323,076,920
    Total Cash Consideration..............    90,000,000    90,000,000    90,000,000    90,000,000    90,000,000   90,000,000
    Merger Consideration..................   300,000,000   300,000,000   300,000,000   332,307,690   372,692,305  413,076,920
    Less FDIC Payout......................   (12,800,000)  (12,800,000)  (12,800,000)  (12,800,000)  (12,800,000) (12,800,000)
    Less Admin. Expenses and Reserves.....    (2,100,000)   (2,100,000)   (2,100,000)   (2,100,000)   (2,100,000)  (2,100,000)
    Net Cash and Total Stock
      Consideration.......................   285,100,000   285,100,000   285,100,000   317,407,690   357,792,305  398,176,920
    General Partner's Distribution........    36,653,002    36,653,002    36,653,002    44,729,924    54,826,078   64,922,232
    BUC Holders' Distribution.............   248,446,999   248,446,999   248,446,999   272,677,766   302,966,227  333,254,689
    Number of Bay View Shares per BUC.....      1.610931      1.449838      1.171023      1.154413      1.137869     1.124680
    Cash per BUC..........................   $   10.8883   $   10.8883   $   10.8883   $   10.7338   $   10.5800  $   10.4574
    Bay View Stock Value per BUC..........   $   30.4466   $   30.4466   $   30.4466   $   34.6324   $   39.8254  $   44.9872
    Total Value per BUC...................   $   41.3349   $   41.3349   $   41.3349   $   45.3662   $   50.4054  $   55.4446
    
    
         The "Total Value per BUC" increases by $1.0078 for each $1.00
         increase in the Average Bay View Stock Price over $26 per
         share.







                   The foregoing estimates are subject to a number of
         factors, including, without limitation, the Average Bay View
         Stock Price, the amount of liabilities, obligations, expenses
         and other available assets of America First at the time of
         the Distribution (including the amount determined to be owed
         to the FDIC, which is currently estimated to be in the range
         of $8.5 million to $12.8 million), and the amount of reserves
         that the General Partner deems reasonably necessary for any
         contingent or unforeseen liabilities of America First.  The
         calculation of the amount of the Distribution to be received
         by the General Partner and the BUC Holders will be validated
         by the accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick.  

                   YOU ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY REVIEW THE JOINT PROXY
         STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS FOR A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED
         TRANSACTIONS.  SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE BUC HOLDERS, WE
         CONTINUE TO ANTICIPATE THAT A CLOSING OF THE MERGER WILL
         OCCUR ON EITHER DECEMBER 31, 1997 OR JANUARY 2, 1998 AND THAT
         THE DISTRIBUTION WILL OCCUR IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE
         CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER.

                   If you have already granted your consent to these
         transactions and determine to revoke your consent, you may do
         so by delivering a signed, written revocation of consent to
         MacKenzie Partners by 5:00 p.m. E.S.T. on November 10, 1997.

                   For the reasons set forth at length in the Joint
         Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, the Eureka Holdings Board
         of Directors and the General Partner have unanimously
         approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions
         contemplated thereby and have determined that the proposed
         Merger, the Distribution and the Dissolution, are fair to,
         and in the best interests of, Eureka Holdings, America First
         and the BUC Holders.  ACCORDINGLY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
         EUREKA HOLDINGS AND THE GENERAL PARTNER UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND
         A CONSENT TO THE MERGER, THE DISTRIBUTION AND THE
         DISSOLUTION.
                We thank you for your prompt attention to this important
         matter.

                                       Sincerely,


                                       America First Capital Associates
                                       Limited Partnership Five, 
                                       General Partner


                                       By:  AFCA-5 Management Corporation,
                                            General Partner

                                            /s/ George H. Krauss

                                       George H. Krauss
                                       Chairman of the Board
                                       and Secretary