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, 1997
FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP.,
(as depositor under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of August 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, 1997.
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
distribu tion date November 25, 1997.
Principal Interest Ending Balance
Cede & Co $913,924.53 $262,754.53 $37,147,382.31
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, 1997.
MEGO MORTGAGE CORPORATION
FHA TITLE I LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES
SERIES 1996-2
CERTIFICATE HOLDERS' REPORT
Distribution Date: 25-Nov-97
Beginning Ending
Certificate Principal Interest Total Certificate
Class Balance DistributionDistribution Distribution Balance
A 38061306.84 913924.53 230746.67 1144671.20 37147382.31
S 38409434.68 NA 32007.86 32007.86 37428767.87
R NA NA 0.00 0.00 NA
Total 38061306.84 913924.53 262754.53 1176679.06 37147382.31
AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
Ending Current
Principal Interest Total Certificate Pass-Through
ClassDistribution DistributionDistribution Balance Interest Rate
A 18.82944000 4.75403651 23.58347651 765.34153966 7.2750%
S (a) 0.00000000 0.65614879 0.65614879 767.27530772 1.0000%
Trustee's Certificate
Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated August 1, 1996
i) Interest from Mortgagors / Master Servicer 442318.05
Interest from Purchased Loans 0.00
Interest from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 2012.56
444330.61
Principal Collections (Regular Installments) 73079.49
Principal Collections (Curtailments and Paid in Fulls) 598867.44
Principal from Purchased Loans 0.00
Principal from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 128202.31
800149.24
Collected Amount 1244479.85
Deposits Pursuant to Sec. 4.03 (e) - Reserve Account Deposits 0.00
Amount Deposited Pursuant to Section 2.04 (d) Substitutions 1626.26
Distribution Amount 1246106.11
Insured Payments 0.00
Amount Available 1246106.11
ii) Pool Balance Information:
Beginning Pool Balance 38409434.68
less: Principal Collections 671946.93
less: Balance of Defaulted Loans 308719.88
Ending Pool Balance 37428767.87
Before After
iii) Class A Factors: Distributions Distributions
Class A 0.78417098 0.76534154
Computed Distributed
Amount Amount Shortfall
iv) Class A Monthly Interest Amount 230746.67 230746.67 0.00
Class A Principal Distribution Amount 1512134.74 913924.53 598210.21
(limited to the Overcolleralization Amount)
Class A Distribution of
Distributable Excess Spread 0.00 0.00 0.00
Class A Guaranteed Distribution 0.00 0.00 0.00
v) Excess Spread 0.00
Distributable Excess Spread 0.00
vi) FHA Premium Account Deposit 8084.18
Servicer Fee 32007.86
Master Servicer Fee 2560.63
Master Servicer Reimbursement 13450.99
Trustee Fee 0.00
Premium 1600.39
Reimbursement Amount distributed to the Certificate Insurer 11723.00
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) 9.2346%
60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 4.8930%
Annual Default Percentage (Three Month Average) 6.9534%
Cumulative Default Percentage 5.7838%
viii) Overcollateralization Information:
OC Multiple 1.50
Required OC Amount 2561023.79
Overcollateralization Amount (before distributions) 348127.84
Overcollateralization Amount (after distributions) 590105.44
ix) Default Information:
Current Period Cumulative
Principal Balance of Defaulted Loans 308719.88 2691081.27
Principal Balance of Credit Support Multiple 308719.88 2691081.27
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 22 153 335729.71 2606473.09
Claims Pending 23 NA 389777.08 NA
Claims Paid 6 29 127509.37 535258.35
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
/s/ Mark LeMay
Mark LeMay
Vice President
Dated: November 30, 1997
