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): July 25, 1997
FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP.,
(as depositor under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1996, providing
for the issuance of Financial Asset Securities Corp.,
Mego Mortgage FHA Title I Loan Trust 1996-3,
FHA Title I Loan Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 1996-3).
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 33-99018 41-1857856
(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 1996-3, FHA Title I Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 1996-3, a Trust created
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated November 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 July 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 November 25, 2022.
A. Monthly Report Information:
Aggregate distribution information for the current
distribution date July 25, 1997.
Principal Interest Ending Balance
Cede & Co $997,741.65 $379,359.18 $60,932,935.48
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 July 25, 1997.
MEGO MORTGAGE CORPORATION
FHA TITLE I LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES
SERIES 1996-3
CERTIFICATE HOLDERS' REPORT
Distribution Date: 25-Jul-97
Beginning Ending
Certificate Principal Interest Total Certificate
Class Balance DistributionDistribution Distribution Balance
A-1 15877019.05 785813.92 86000.52 871814.44 15091205.13
A-2 10790000.00 0.00 61503.00 61503.00 10790000.00
A-3 9101458.00 0.00 54836.28 54836.28 9101458.00
S 37177754.04 NA 13941.66 13941.66 36321521.96
R NA NA 0.00 0.00 NA
Total 35768477.05 785813.92 216281.46 1002095.38 34982663.13
AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
Ending Current
Principal Interest Total Certificate Pass-Through
ClassDistribution DistributionDistribution Balance Interest Rate
A-1 40.03127480 4.38107590 44.41235071 768.78273691 6.5000%
A-2 0.00000000 5.70000000 5.70000000 1000.00000000 6.8400%
A-3 0.00000000 6.02499951 6.02499951 1000.00000000 7.2300%
S (a) 0.00000000 0.34799950 0.34799950 906.62600054 0.4500%
Trustee's Certificate
Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated November 1, 1996
GROUP I
i) Interest from Mortgagors / Master Servicer 431414.70
Interest from Purchased Loans 0.00
Interest from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 0.00
Total Interest 431414.70
Principal Collections (Regular Installments) 65011.77
Principal Collections (Curtailments and Paid in Fulls) 627742.93
Principal from Purchased Loans 0.00
Principal from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 0.00
Total Principal 692754.70
Amount on Deposit in the Distribution Account 1124169.40
Deposits Pursuant to Sec 4.03 (d)-FHA Reserve Account 0.00
Distribution Account Income 266.78
Substitution Adjustment Amount 0.00
Collected Amount 1124436.18
Insured Payments 0.00
Withdrawals from the Reserve Fund 0.00
Amount Available 1124436.18
ii) Pool Balance Information:
Beginning Aggregate Principal Balance 37177754.04
less: Principal Collections (non-Defaulted Loans) 692754.70
less: Balance of Defaulted Loans 163477.38
Ending Aggregate Principal Balance 36321521.96
Before After
iii) Class IA Factors: Distributions Distributions
Class IA-1 0.80881401 0.76878274
Class IA-2 1.00000000 1.00000000
Class IA-3 1.00000000 1.00000000
Computed Distributed
Amount Amount
iv) Class IA Monthly Interest Amount 202339.80 202339.80
Class IA Principal Distribution Amount 785813.92 785813.92
(limited to the Overcolleralization Amount)
Class IA Distribution of Distributable Excess Spread 0.00 0.00
Class IA Guaranteed Principal Distribution 0.00 0.00
Beginning Ending
Shortfall Shortfall
Class IA Monthly Interest Amount 0.00 0.00
Class IA Principal Distribution Amount 0.00 0.00
(limited to the Overcolleralization Amount)
v) Excess Spread 59279.79
Distributable Excess Spread 0.00
vi) FHA Premium Account Deposit 6814.83
Servicer Fee 30981.46
Master Servicer Fee 2478.52
Master Servicer Reimbursement 10375.03
Trustee Fee and any Additional Trustee Fee 1394.17
Premium 11017.00
Reimbursement Amount distributed to the Certificate Insurer 0.00
Successor Master Servicer Fees 0.00
Other Fees 0.00
Excess Claim Amount 0.00
vii) Group Performance Percentages:
30+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 4.844%
60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 2.801%
Cumulative Default Percentage 0.809%
Annual Default Percentage (Three Month Average) 3.349%
viii) Overcollateralization Information:
OC Multiple 1
Required OC Amount 1502336.21
Overcollateralization Amount (before distributions) 1409276.99
Overcollateralization Amount (after distributions) 1502336.21
ix) Default Information:
Current Period Cumulative
Principal Balance of Defaulted Loans 163477.38 323916.96
Balance of Credit Support Multiple Defaulted Loans 163477.38 323916.96
Accrued and Unpaid Interest on Credit 10375.03 20692.81
Support Multiple Defaulted Loans
x) FHA Insurance Information:
Trust Designated Insurance Amount (at the Cut-off Date) 3674309.00
Number Number Balance Balance
Current Period Cumulative Current Period Cumulative
Claims Filed 1 1 14977.54 14977.54
Claims Pending 3 NA 74876.49 NA
Claims Paid 0 1 0.00 14313.55
xi) Reserve Fund:
Beginning Balance 115324.54
Investment Income on the Reserve Fund 102.59
Deposits to the Reserve Fund 59279.79
Withdrawals from the Reserve Fund for Deficiency Amounts 0.00
Release of Amounts in Excess of the Reserve Requirement 0.00
Ending Balance 174706.92
xii) Collateral Performance Percentages:
Pool Annual Default Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 2.618%
Pool 60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 2.177%
MEGO MORTGAGE CORPORATION
FHA TITLE I LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES
SERIES 1996-3
GROUP II
CERTIFICATE HOLDERS' REPORT
Distribution Date: 25-Jul-97
Beginning Ending
Certificate Principal Interest Total Certificate
Class Balance DistributionDistribution Distribution Balance
IIA 26162200.08 211927.73 152176.80 364104.53 25950272.35
IIS 26162200.56 NA 10900.92 10900.92 25950272.83
R NA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 26162200.08 211927.73 163077.72 375005.45 25950272.35
AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
Ending Current
Principal Interest Total Certificate Pass-Through
ClassDistribution DistributionDistribution Balance Interest Rate
IIA 7.79148215 5.59475072 13.38623287 954.05676119 6.9800%
IIS 0.00000000 0.40077022 0.40077022 954.05676200 0.5000%
Trustee's Certificate
Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated November 1, 1996
GROUP II
i) Interest from Mortgagors / Master Servicer 311306.09
Interest from Purchased Loans 0.00
Interest from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 0.00
Total 311306.09
Principal Collections (Regular Installments) 56937.33
Principal Collections (Curtailments and Paid in Fulls) 121053.17
Principal from Purchased Loans 0.00
Principal from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 0.00
Total 177990.50
Amount on Deposit in the Distribution Account 489296.59
Deposits Pursuant to Section 4.03 (d)-FHA Reserve Account Deposits 0.00
Distribution Account Income 132.14
Collected Amount 489428.73
Insured Payments 0.00
Reserve Fund Withdrawals 0.00
Amount Available 489428.73
ii) Pool Balance Information:
Beginning Aggregate Principal Balance 26162200.56
less: Principal Collections (non-Defaulted Loans) 177990.50
less: Balance of Defaulted Loans 33937.23
Ending Aggregate Principal Balance 25950272.83
Before After
Distributions Distributions
iii) Class IIA Factor: 0.96184824 0.95405676
Computed Distributed
Amount Amount
iv) Class IIA Monthly Interest Amount 152176.80 152176.80
Class IIA Principal Distribution Amount 211927.73 211927.73
Class IIA Guaranteed Principal Distribution 0.00 0.00
Beginning Ending
Shortfall Shortfall
Class IIA Monthly Interest Amount 0.00 0.00
v) Insurance Default Amount 0.00
Loss Carryforward Amount (Computed) 0.00
Loss Carryforward Amount (Distributed) 0.00
vi) FHA Premium Account Deposit 1587.01
Servicer Fee 21801.83
Master Servicer Fee 1744.15
Master Servicer Reimbursement 2152.41
Trustee Fee and any Additional Trustee Fee 981.08
Premium 8058.00
Reimbursement Amount distributed to the Certificate Insurer 0.00
Successor Master Servicer Fees 0.00
Other Fees 0.00
Excess Claim Amount 0.00
vii) Default Information:
Current Period Cumulative
Principal Balance of Defaulted Loans 33937.23 104001.13
Principal Balance of Credit 33937.23 104001.13
Support Multiple Defaulted Loans
viii) FHA Insurance Information:
Trust Designated Insurance Amount (at the Cut-off Date) 3674309.00
Number Number Balance Balance
Current Period Cumulative Current Period Cumulative
Claims Filed 0 0 0.00 0.00
Claims Pending 1 NA 3294.99 NA
Claims Paid 0 1 0.00 14313.55
ix) Reserve Fund:
Beginning Balance 2665833.74
Investment Income on the Reserve Fund 10581.30
Deposits to the Reserve Fund 78098.80
Withdrawals from the Reserve Fund for Deficiency Amounts 0.00
Release of Amounts in Excess of the Reserve Requirement 0.00
Ending Balance 2754513.84
x) Collateral Performance Percentages:
Pool Annual Default Percentage (Three Month Average) 2.618%
Pool 60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 2.177%
xi) Reserve Requirement Information
30+ Delinquency Rate (Rolling Three Month) 2.000%
60+ Delinquency Rate (Rolling Three Month) 1.292%
Cumulative Default Percentage 0.382%
Annual Default Rate (Three Month Average) 1.588%
Credit Support Multiple 1
Reserve Requirement 3019191.73
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: July 31, 1997
