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MEGO MORTGAGE CORPORATION
1000 Parkwood Circle, Suite 500
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
March 2, 1998
VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Form S-1 Registration Statement, filed on November 12, 1997,
Registration No. 333-39935 ("Registration Statement") for Mego
Mortgage Corporation
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 under Regulation C of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, Mego Mortgage Corporation hereby applies with the Commission to
withdraw its Registration Statement due to adverse market conditions. None of
the securities under the Registration Statement were issued or sold.
Please acknowledge receipt of this letter by stamping the copy of this
letter enclosed for that purpose and returning it in the self-addressed,
stamped envelope provided for your convenience.
Very truly yours,
MEGO MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By: /s/ James L. Belter
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Name: James L. Belter
Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
cc: Dennis Bertron, Staff Examiner
(Securities and Exchange Commission)