SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): November 25, 1996
FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP.,
(as depositor under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of March 1, 1996, providing
for the issuance of Financial Asset Securities Corp.,
Mego Mortgage FHA Title I Loan Trust 1996-2,
FHA Title I Loan Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 1996-2).
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 33-99018 41-1849055
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S.
Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
600 Steamboat Road
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 625-2700
Item 5. Other Events
On behalf of Mego Mortgage FHA Title I Loan
Trust 1996-2, FHA Title I Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 1996-2, a Trust created
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated August 1, 1996, by First Trust
of New York, National Association, as trustee for
the Trust, the Trustee has caused to be filed with
the Commission, the Monthly Report dated
November 25, 1996. The Monthly Report is filed
pursuant to and in accordance with (1) numerous
no-action letters (2) current Commission policy in
the area. The filing of the Monthly Report will
occur subsequent to each monthly distribution to
the holders of the Certificates, Due August 25,
2017.
A. Monthly Report Information:
Aggregate distribution information for the current
distribution date November 25, 1996.
Principal Interest Ending Balance
Cede & Co $708,751.71 $328,165.43 $46,809,108.98
B. No delinquency in payment under the Certificate
Guaranty Insurance Policy has occurred.
C. Have any deficiencies occurred? NO.
Date:
Amount:
D. Were any amounts paid or are any amounts payable
under the Certificate Guaranty Insurance Policy? NO
Amount:
E. Are there any developments with respect to the
Certificate Insurance Guaranty Policy? NONE.
F. Item 1: Legal Proceedings: NONE
G. Item 2: Changes in Securities: NONE
H Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Certificatholders: NONE
I. Item 5: Other Information - Form 10-Q, Part II - Items
1,2,4,5 if applicable: NOT APPLICABLE
Item 7. Monthly Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No.
1. Monthly Distribution Report dated November 25, 1996.
MEGO MORTGAGE CORPORATION
FHA TITLE I LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES
SERIES 1996-2
CERTIFICATE HOLDERS' REPORT
Distribution Date: 25-Nov-96
Beginning Ending
Certificate Principal Interest Total Certificate
Class Balance DistributionDistribution Distribution Balance
A 47517860.69 708751.71 288077.03 996828.74 46809108.98
S 48106077.22 NA 40088.40 40088.40 47562612.96
R NA NA 0.00 0.00 NA
Total 47517860.69 708751.71 328165.43 1036917.14 46809108.98
AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
Ending Current
Principal Interest Total Certificate Pass-Through
ClassDistribution DistributionDistribution Balance Interest Rate
A 14.60229752 5.93520469 20.53750221 964.40053929 7.2750%
S (a) 0.00000000 0.82179674 0.82179674 975.01522416 1.0000%
Trustee's Certificate
Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated March 21, 1996
i) Interest from Mortgagors / Master Servicer 561999.61
Interest from Purchased Loans 0.00
Interest from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 0.00
561999.61
Principal Collections (Regular Installments) 80665.89
Principal Collections (Curtailments and Paid in Fulls) 462798.37
Principal from Purchased Loans 0.00
Principal from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 0.00
543464.26
Collected Amount 1105463.87
Deposits Pursuant to Sec. 4.03 (e) - Reserve Account Deposits 0.00
Amount Deposited Pursuant to Section 2.04 (d) Substitutions 767.26
Distribution Amount 1106231.13
Insured Payments 0.00
Amount Available 1106231.13
ii) Pool Balance Information:
Beginning Pool Balance 48106077.22
less: Principal Collections 543464.26
less: Principal Losses 0.00
Ending Pool Balance 47562612.96
Before After
iii) Class A Factors: Distributions Distributions
Class A 0.97900284 0.96440054
Computed Distributed
Computed Distributed
Amount Amount Shortfall
iv) Class A Monthly Interest Amount 288077.03 288077.03 0.00
Class A Principal Distribution Amount 543464.26 543464.26 0.00
(limited to the Overcolleralization Amount)
Class A Distribution of 165287.45 165287.45 0.00
Distributable Excess Spread
Class A Guaranteed Distribution 0.00 0.00 0.00
v) Excess Spread 165287.45
Distributable Excess Spread 165287.45
vi) FHA Premium Account Deposit 9378.10
Servicer Fee 40088.40
Master Servicer Fee 3207.07
Master Servicer Reimbursement 0.00
Trustee Fee 2004.42
Premium 14636.00
Reimbursement Amount distributed to the Certificate Insurer 0.00
Successor Master Servicer Fees 0.00
Priority Expenses 0.00
Excess Claim Amount 0.00
vii) Collateral Performance Percentages
30+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 2.0783%
60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 0.6529%
Annual Default Percentage (Three Month Average) 0.0000%
Cumulative Default Percentage 0.0000%
viii) Overcollateralization Information:
OC Multiple 1.00
Required OC Amount 1707349.19
Overcollateralization Amount (before distributions) 588216.53
Overcollateralization Amount (after distributions) 753503.98
ix) Default Information:
Current Period Cumulative
Principal Balance of Defaulted Loans 0.00 0.00
Principal Balance of Credit Support Multiple 0.00 0.00
x) FHA Insurance Information:
Trust Designated Insurance Amount (at the Cut-off Date) 4878140.00
Number Number Balance Balance
Current Period Cumulative Current Period Cumulative
Claims Filed 1 1 24955.58 24955.58
Claims Pending 1 NA 24955.58 NA
Claims Paid 0 0 0.00 0.00
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 thereunto duly authorized.
FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION
By
Name: Lynn Steiner
Title: Assistant Vice President, First Trust
of New York, National Association
Dated: November 29, 1996