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): March 25, 1997
FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP.,
(as depositor under the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of February 1, 1997, providing
for the issuance of Financial Asset Securities Corp.,
Mego Mortgage Home Loan Owner Trust 1997-1).
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 333-29381 41-1869301
(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 Home Loan Owner
Trust 1997-1, a Trust created pursuant to the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated February 1,
1997, 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 March 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 March 25, 2023.
A. Monthly Report Information:
Aggregate distribution information for the current
distribution date March 25, 1997.
Principal Interest Ending Balance
Cede & Co $561,296.30 $532,981.86 $85,592,308.70
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 March 25, 1997.
MEGO MORTGAGE HOME LOAN OWNER TRUST 1997-1
HOME LOAN ASSET BACKED SECURITIES
SERIES 1997-1
CERTIFICATE HOLDERS' REPORT
Distribution Date: 25-Mar-97
Beginning Ending
Certificate Principal Interest Total Certificate
Class Balance DistributionDistribution Distribution Balance
A-1 23300000.00 561296.30 127567.50 688863.80 22738703.70
A-2 25950000.00 0.00 145968.75 145968.75 25950000.00
A-3 10300000.00 0.00 59568.33 59568.33 10300000.00
A-4 26603605.00 0.00 162503.69 162503.69 26603605.00
S 89696621.69 NA 37373.59 37373.59 89416836.06
R NA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 86153605.00 561296.30 532981.86 1094278.16 85592308.70
AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT PASS THROUGH
RATES
Ending Original Current
Principal Interest Total Certificate Pass-ThroughPass-Through
ClassDistribution DistributionDistribution Balance Int Rate Int Rate
A-1 24.08996996 5.47500000 29.56496996 975.9100300 6.5700% 6.5700%
A-2 0.00000000 5.62500000 5.62500000 1000.0000000 6.7500% 6.7500%
A-3 0.00000000 5.78333301 5.78333301 1000.0000000 6.9400% 6.9400%
A-4 0.00000000 6.10833344 6.10833344 1000.0000000 7.3300% 7.3300%
S NA 0.41666664 0.41666664 996.8807562 0.5000% 0.5000%
Statement to Securityholders
Sale and Servicing Agreement Dated February 1, 1997
i) Interest from Mortgagors / Master Servicer 904036.61
Interest from Purchased Loans 0.00
Interest from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 0.00
904036.61
Principal Collections (Regular Installments) 100149.86
Principal Collections (Curtailments and Paid in Fulls) 179635.77
Principal from Purchased Loans 0.00
Principal from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 0.00
279785.63
Payments
Amount Deposited Pursuant to Section 5.01 (a) (3) - FHA Reserve Fund 1183822.24
Collected Amount 0.00
Insured Payments 1183822.24
Amount Available 0.00
1183822.24
ii) Aggregate Pool Balance Information:
Beginning Aggregate Principal Balance 89696621.69
less: Principal Collections (non-Defaulted Loans) 279785.63
Ending Aggregate Principal Balance 89416836.06
less: Balance of Defaulted Loans 0.00
Balance after the reduction of the Balance of Defaulted Loans 89416836.06
Before After
iii) Note Factors: Distributions Distributions
Class A-1 1.0000000 0.97591003
Class A-2 1.0000000 1.00000000
Class A-3 1.0000000 1.00000000
Class A-4 1.0000000 1.00000000
Beginning Computed Distributed Ending
iv) Shortfall Amount Amount Shortfall
Interest Distributable Amount 0.00 495608.27 495608.27 0.00
Principal Distributable Amount 0.00 279785.63 279785.63 0.00
(limited to the Overcolleralization Amount)
Distributable Excess Spread 281510.67 281510.67 0.00
Guaranteed Principal Distribution Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
v) Excess Spread 281510.67
Distributable Excess Spread 281510.67
vi) FHA Premium Account Deposit 6014.11
Servicer Fee 74747.18
Master Servicer Fee 5979.77
Owner Trustee Fee 0.00
Master Servicer Reimbursement 0.00
Indenture Trustee Fee 2803.02
Premium 0.00
Security Insurer Reimbursement Amount distributed to Insurer 0.00
Successor Master Servicer Fees 0.00
Other Fees 0.00
Excess Claim Amount 0.00
vii) Collateral Performance Percentages
30+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 0.0000%
60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 0.0000%
Annual Default Percentage (Three Month Average) 0.0000%
Cumulative Default Percentage 0.0000%
viii) Overcollateralization Information:
OC Multiple 1.00
Required OC Amount 6592701.72
Overcollateralization Amount (before distributions) 3543016.69
Overcollateralization Amount (after distributions) 3824527.36
ix) Default Information:
Current Cumulative
Principal Balance of Defaulted Home Loans 0.00 0.00
Prin Balance of Credit Support Multiple Defaulted Loans 0.00 0.00
Unpaid Int on Credit Support Multiple Defaulted Loans 0.00 0.00
x) FHA Insurance Information:
Trust Designated Insurance Amount (at the Cut-off Date) 2194698.00
Number Number Balance Balance
Current Cumulative Current Period Cumulative
Claims Filed 0 0 0.00 0.00
Claims Pending 0 NA 0.00 NA
Claims Paid 0 0 0.00 0.00
xi) Distributions to the Residual Interest Instrument: 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 /s/ Lynn Steiner
Name: Lynn Steiner
Title: Assistant Vice President, First Trust
of New York, National Association
Dated: March 31, 1997
