SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 (Fee Required) For fiscal year ended 12/31/1997
Commission file number: 333-21071-12
Cityscape Home Equity Loan Trust
(AS DEPOSITOR UNDER THE TRUST AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 9, 1996,
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF TRUST CERTIFICATES SERIES 1996-4
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 41-1864716
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation Identification Number)
600 Steamboat Road
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
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(Address of Principal (Zip Code)
Executive Offices) `
Registrant's telephone number:(203) 625-2700
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
_X_ YES ___ no
Item 1. Business:
Not applicable
Item 2. Properties:
Not applicable
Item 3. Legal Proceedings:
None
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders
None
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
To the best knowledge of the registrant there is no established public
trading market for the certificates.
There are approximately 22 holders of record as of the end of the
reporting year.
Item 6.Selected Financial Data
Not applicable
Item 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
Not applicable
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Not applicable
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
None
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
Not applicable
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Not applicable
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
Not applicable
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Not applicable
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K
The company filed on Form 8-K, separately for each distribution date,
the distribution of funds related to the trust for each distribution
date in 1997 beginning with the January 1997 through December 1997.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
Date: 01/30/98
Financial Asset Securities Corp by U.S. Bank National Association fka
First Trust National Association, as Trustee for Cityscape Home Equity
Loan Trust 1996-4, Home Equity Pass-Through Certificates.
By: /s/ Lynn Steiner
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Name: Lynn Steiner
Title: Vice President
Company: U.S. Bank National Association fka First Trust National Association
