SOUTHERN PACIFIC SECURED ASSETS CORP
8-K, 1998-01-02
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       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): December 26, 1997

                  Southern Pacific Secured Assets Corporation,
   Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1996-04 Trust
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


New York (governing law of Pooling
and Servicing Agreement)                333-15473-01         52-2011594
(State or other jurisdiction of         (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)          File Number)         Identification No.)



c/o Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.
11000 Broken Land Parkway
Columbia,  Maryland                         21044
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (410) 884-2000


ITEM 5.  Other Events

On December 26, 1997, a distribution  was made to  holders of  Southern  Pacific
Secured   Assets   Corporation,    Mortgage   Loan   Asset-Backed   Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 1996-04 Trust.

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)  Exhibits

              Item 601(a) of
              Regulation S-K
              Exhibit Number            Description

              EX-99.1     --  Monthly report distributed to holders of  Mortgage
                              Loan Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates,  
                              Series 1996-04  Trust,  relating to the December 
                              26, 1997, distribution



                                   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.

                  Southern Pacific Secured Assets Corporation,
   Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1996-04 Trust
                                  (Registrant)

                                By:  Norwest Bank of  Minnesota,  N.A.
                                     as Trustee
                                By:  /s/Sherri J. Sharps
                              Name:  Sherri J. Sharps
                             Title:  Vice President
                              Date:  January 2, 1998


                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit Number                                                Description

EX-99.1   -  Monthly   report   distributed   to  holders   of   Mortgage   Loan
             Asset-Backed  Pass-Through  Certificates,   Series  1996-04  Trust,
             relating to the December 26, 1997, distribution




Southern Pacific Secured Assets Corporation, Series 1996-04

Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.
Securities Administration Services
11000 Broken Land Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044-7800



 Reporting   Month:         November 1997
 Distribution Date:     December 26, 1997



Contact:                             Ty Wilkins
Phone:                           (410) 884-2120
InvestorDirect:                  (800) 605-4167



                                        Cover Page

Report Name                                                      Report Number
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Series Structure Summary                                                 1

Class Distribution Summary                                               2

Class Distribution Per 1,000 of Original Balance                         3

Class Principal Distribution                                             4

Class Interest Distribution                                              5

Fund Account Summary                                                     6

Collateral Summary                                                       8

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                                                               Series Structure Summary


                                                                                      Aggregate
                                                                                       Realized
                                                                                         Losses
                                                             Original                 Principal Aggregate     Aggregate       Ending
         Class                                              Principal  Pass Through     Balance  Interest Undistributed    Principal
Class    Description    Principal Type Interest Type          Balance  Rate           Reduction Shortfall     Principal       Factor
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                    <C>              <C>                <C>       <C>           <C>  <C>         
A-1      Senior         Pass Through   Variable        190,000,000.00   5.90250000%        0.00      0.00          0.00 0.7411591683
A-2      Senior         Pass Through   Fixed            50,000,000.00   6.80000000%        0.00      0.00          0.00 0.8038092858
I S      Subordinate    Support        Accretion                 0.00   4.45960022%   17,416.13      0.00          0.00
II S     Subordinate    Support        Notional                  0.00   4.55072328%   22,065.99      0.00          0.00
R        Residual       Residual       Residual                  0.00   0.00000000%        0.00      0.00          0.00 0.0000000000
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                                                 240,000,000.00                 39,482.12      0.00          0.00 0.7888167400

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                                                         Class Distribution Summary

                                           Beginning                                      Principal         Ending
                        Pass Through       Principal Total Interest    Total Principal      Balance      Principal         Total
Class      Record Date          Rate         Balance   Distribution       Distribution    Reduction        Balance  Distribution
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>        <C>           <C>          <C>                <C>              <C>                  <C>   <C>             <C>         
A-1        11/28/1997    5.90250000%  145,788,360.80     740,999.72       4,968,118.83         0.00  140,820,241.97  5,709,118.55
A-2        11/28/1997    6.80000000%   41,003,011.12     232,350.40         812,546.83         0.00   40,190,464.29  1,044,897.23
I S        11/28/1997    4.45960022%    6,271,382.10           0.00               0.00     1,010.27    6,854,313.38          0.00
II S       11/28/1997    4.55072328%    1,290,410.04          (0.00)              0.00  (160,587.93)   1,450,997.97         (0.00)
R          11/28/1997    0.00000000%            0.00           0.00               0.00         0.00            0.00          0.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                                194,353,164.06     973,350.12       5,780,665.66  (159,577.66) 189,316,017.61  6,754,015.78

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                                          Class Distribution Per 1,000 of Original Balance

                                                                         Total Other
                                        Total Interest     Scheduled       Principal Total Principal       Principal          Ending
                                          Distribution     Principal    Distribution    Distribution         Balance       Principal
Class    Cusip        Original Balance          Factor        Factor          Factor          Factor       Reduction          Factor
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>      <C>            <C>                 <C>           <C>            <C>             <C>              <C>           <C>         
A-1      843590AY6      190,000,000.00      3.89999853    0.32779642     22.74682089     26.14799384      0.00000000    0.7411591683
A-2      843590AZ3       50,000,000.00      4.64700800    0.56809540     12.47108260     16.25093660      0.00000000    0.8038092858
I S      N/A                      0.00            N/A           N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A
II S     N/A                      0.00            N/A           N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A
R        N/A                      0.00            N/A           N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                  240,000,000.00                                                                                  0.7888167400
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                                                            Class Principal Distribution

             Beginning                                                                       Principal          Ending       Current
             Principal   Scheduled   Unscheduled                    Other  Total Principal     Balance       Principal Undistributed
Class          Balance   Principal     Principal    Accretion   Principal     Distribution  Reduction*         Balance     Principal
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>     <C>              <C>        <C>            <C>               <C>      <C>                 <C>   <C>                     <C> 
A-1     145,788,360.80   62,281.32  4,321,895.97   583,941.54        0.00     4,968,118.83        0.00  140,820,241.97          0.00
A-2      41,003,011.12   28,404.77    623,554.13   160,587.93        0.00       812,546.83        0.00   40,190,464.29          0.00
I S       6,271,382.10        0.00          0.00  (583,941.55)       0.00             0.00    1,010.27    6,854,313.38          0.00
II S      1,290,410.04        0.00          0.00         0.00        0.00             0.00 (160,587.93)   1,450,997.97          0.00
R                 0.00        0.00          0.00         0.00        0.00             0.00        0.00            0.00          0.00
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals  194,353,164.06   90,686.09  4,945,450.10   160,587.92        0.00     5,780,665.66 (159,577.66) 189,316,017.61          0.00


<FN>


*Principal Balance Reduction

Realized Losses Principal Balance Reduction                         (159,577.66)
Negative Amortization Principal Balance Reduction                          0.00
Other                                                                      0.00

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                                                             Class Interest Distribution

                             Beginning                                                     Negative                          Ending
                            Principal/                  Interest                       Amortization                      Principal/
         Pass Through         Notional      Interest  Shortfall/                 Other     Interest Total Interest         Notional
Class    Rate                  Balance       Accrual  (Recovery)   Accretion  Interest    Reduction   Distribution          Balance
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>       <C>           <C>               <C>               <C>         <C>       <C>          <C>      <C>          <C>           
A-1       5.90250000%   145,788,360.80    740,999.72        0.00        0.00      0.00         0.00     740,999.72   140,820,241.97
A-2       6.80000000%    41,003,011.12    232,350.40        0.00        0.00      0.00         0.00     232,350.40    40,190,464.29
I S       4.45960022%   152,059,742.91    583,941.55        0.00  583,941.55      0.00         0.00           0.00   147,674,555.35
II S      4.55072328%    42,340,434.54    160,566.33  160,566.33        0.00      0.00         0.00         (0.00)    41,688,475.65
R         0.00000000%             0.00          0.00        0.00        0.00      0.00         0.00           0.00             0.00
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                                  1,717,858.00  160,566.33  583,941.55      0.00         0.00     973,350.12

<FN>

Notes:
The current Accrual Period for Class A-1 Certificates is 28 days.
</FN>
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<CAPTION>




                                                                                                                        
                                                                     Fund Account Summary



Proceeds Account
<S>                                                                        <C> 
Beginning Balance                                                          0.00

DEPOSITS:                                                                                   
Interest Net of Servicing Fee                                      1,742,443.53                                    
Scheduled Principal                                                   90,686.09                                    
Other Principal                                                    4,946,460.36                                    
Negative Amortization                                                      0.00                                    
Deposits from Reserve Fund                                                 0.00                                    
Gain/Loss Adjustment                                                  (1,010.27)                                    
Other Deposits                                                             0.00

Total Deposit                                                      6,778,579.71                

                                                                                            



WITHDRAWALS:                                                                     
Interest Payments                                                    973,350.12                      
Scheduled Principal Payment                                           90,686.09                      
Other Principal Payments                                           5,689,979.57                      
Reserve Fund 1                                                             0.00                      
Fees and Expenses                                                     24,563.93                      
Other Withdrawals                                                          0.00                      
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
Total Withdrawals                                                  6,778,579.71  
                                                                                 
Ending Balance                                                             0.00  
                                                                                 
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<CAPTION>





                                                          Collateral Summary

                                                              Total|              Pool 1               Pool 2
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                    <C>                  <C>                    <C>       
Monthly P&I Constant                                   1,914,374.50|        1,469,754.73           444,619.77
                                                                   |
Positive Amortization                                     90,686.09|           62,281.32            28,404.77
Negative Amortization                                          0.00|                0.00                 0.00
Regular Curtailments                                     231,622.06|          229,268.30             2,353.76
Regular Curtailment Interest                                   0.00|                0.00                 0.00
Prepaid Curtailments                                           0.00|                0.00                 0.00
Prepaid Curtailment Interest                                   0.00|                0.00                 0.00
Liquidations                                           4,712,714.13|        4,091,542.83           621,171.30
Principal Adjustments                                      2,124.17|            2,095.11                29.06
   Total Principal Trust Distribution                  5,037,146.45|        4,385,187.56           651,958.89
                                                                   |
Scheduled Interest                                     1,823,688.41|        1,407,473.41           416,215.00
Servicing Fee                                             81,000.08|           63,358.23            17,641.85
Master Servicing Fee                                       1,215.00|              950.37               264.63
Spread                                                         0.00|                0.00                 0.00
     Total Pass-Through Interest                       1,718,124.40|        1,324,941.26           393,183.14
                                                                   |
Beginning Balance                                    194,400,177.45|      152,059,742.91        42,340,434.54
Ending Balance                                       189,363,031.00|      147,674,555.35        41,688,475.65
Gross P&I Distribution                                 6,779,834.78|        5,729,302.74         1,050,532.04
Realized Losses/(Gains)                                    1,010.27|            1,010.27                 0.00
Net P&I Trust Distribution                             6,778,824.51|        5,728,292.47         1,050,532.04
                                                                   |
Beginning Loan Count                                           1898|                1283                  615
Number of Loan Payoffs                                           52|                  40                   12
Ending Loan Count                                              1846|                1243                  603
                                                                   |
Weighted Average Maturity                            292.8100000000|      289.5900000000       304.2200000000
Weighted Average Gross Rate                           11.260048700%|       10.748967596%        11.796241710%
Weighted Average Net Rate                             10.759927700%|       10.265096601%        11.296241640%
Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate                    10.608261970%|       10.118664104%        11.143479580%
Weighted Average Margin                                0.000000000%|        0.000000000%         0.000000000%
                                                                   |
Advances on Delinquencies                                          |
  Current Period Principal                                     0.00|                0.00                 0.00
  Current Period Interest                                      0.00|                0.00                 0.00


<FN>

Notes:
Total  Pass-Through  Interest = Scheduled  Interest less Servicing Fee,  Trustee
Fee, & MBIA Premium.
</FN>
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<CAPTION>






                                                DELINQUENCY REPORT
                                                    SO-PAC 96-4
                                            INVESTOR 338 - NOVEMBER 1997


Deliquency Report ARM Pool- 1 & 3


                  Less Than                                                          30 Day +       Total Outstanding
                  30 Days    30-59 Days    60-89 Days    90+ Days       Totals       Delq Totals    Actual UPB @
Excluding BK, FC, REO                                                                               Month-End

<S>                           <C>           <C>             <C>                      <C>            <C>
UPB - $      Not reported     6,058,131     1,653,269       852,069                  8,563,469      147,799,370
% - $                             4.10%         1.12%         0.58%                      5.79%

Loans-#      Not reported            38            17             7                         62            1,244
% - #                             3.05%         1.37%         0.56%                      4.98%

BK - $ Only       638,563       132,489        51,212     1,980,203     2,802,467
% - $               0.43%         0.09%         0.03%         1.34%         1.90%
BK - # Only             5             1             1            13            20
%-#                 0.40%         0.08%         0.08%         1.05%         1.61%



F/C - $ Only          -            -          245,572    14,239,553    14,485,124
% - $               0.00%         0.00%         0.17%         9.63%         9.80%
F/C - # Only            0             0             3            78            81
% - #               0.00%         0.00%         0.24%         6.27%         6.51%



REO - $ Only          -             -             -       1,314,434     1,314,434
% - $               0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.89%         0.89%
REO - # Only            0             0             0            15            15
% - #               0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         1.21%         1.21%



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<CAPTION>


Deliquency Report Fixed Pool - 2 & 4


                    Less Than                                                        30 DAY +      Total Outstanding
                    30 Days    30-59 Days    60-89 Days      90+ Days        Totals    Delq Totals   Actual UPB @
                                                                                                   Month-End

Excluding BK, FC, REO



<S>                           <C>           <C>           <C>                        <C>            <C>
UPB - $      Not reported     1,582,051     245,073       269,266                    2,096,390      41,728,200
% - $                             3.79%       0.59%         0.65%                        5.02%

Loans-#      Not reported            25           5             4                          34              603
% - #                             4.15%       0.83%         0.66%                       5.64%

BK - $ Only       222,939        32,318      45,421       624,306         924,984
% - $               0.53%         0.08%       0.11%         1.50%           2.22%
BK - # Only             5             1           1             7              14
% - #               0.83%         0.17%       0.17%         1.16%           2.32%

F/C - $ Only            -             -        -        1,424,358       1,424,358
% - $               0.00%         0.00%       0.00%         3.41%           3.41%
F/C - # Only            0             0           0            15              15
% - #               0.00%         0.00%       0.00%         2.49%           2.49%

REO - $ Only          -             -          -          365,009         365,009
% - $               0.00%       0.00%         0.00%         0.87%           0.87%
REO - # Only            0           0             0             5               5
% - #               0.00%       0.00%         0.00%         0.83%           0.83%


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<CAPTION>



                            CREDIT ENHANCEMENT SUPPLEMENT                                                                
                                                                                                                     


ORIGINAL AGENCY RATINGS

S&P / DCR                MOODY'S                               CLASSES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                              <C> <C>
AAA                      Aaa                                   A-1,A-2
Not Rated                Not Rated                             I-S, II-S, R



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<CAPTION>


SUBORDINATION
                                                                       CURRENT      CURRENT    CURRENT
                                                                        PERIOD       PERIOD       POOL
                                                 INITIAL COVERAGE    ADDITIONS       LOSSES    BALANCE      CURRENT COVERAGE
                                               -------------------                                          -----------------
       TYPE          POOL      CARRIER/HOLDER    %         ($MM)         ($MM)        ($MM)       ($MM)      %       ($MM)     NOTES
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                    <C>                     <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>        <C>         <C>     <C>              
Group I Sub. Amt.      1           N/A         0.00%       0.0000      0.583942     0.001010   147.674555  4.65%   6.871730      N/A
Group II Sub. Amt.     2           N/A         0.00%       0.0000      0.160566     0.000000    41.688476  3.59%   1.497990      N/A



</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>





ADDITIONAL SUBORDINATED AMOUNT INFORMATION
<S>                                                              <C>          
Group I Required Subordination Amount                            14,882,609.70

Group I Subordinated Amou(beginning)                              6,287,787.96
Group I Subordination Increase Amount                               583,941.55
GROUP I SUBORDINATED AMOU(ending)                                 6,871,729.51

Group II Required Subordination Amount                            1,719,541.02

Group II Subordinated Amo(beginning)                              1,337,423.42
Group II Subordination Increase Amount                              160,566.33
GROUP II SUBORDINATED AMO(ending)                                 1,497,989.75

</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>



ADDITIONAL CREDIT INFORMATION
<S>                                                                   <C>                  
Group I Net Monthly Excess Cashflow                                   583,941.55           
Group II Net Monthly Excess Cashflow                                  160,566.33           
Group I Four Largest Loan Balances                                  2,815,365.96           
Group II Four Largest Loan Balances                                 1,577,007.12           
Group I Overcollateralization Amount                                        0.00
Group II Overcollateralization Amount                                  47,013.39   
Insured Payments                                                            0.00 
Substitution Amount                                                         0.00
Loan Purchase Price                                                         0.00 
Group I Pre-Funding Account Balance                                         0.00
Group II Pre-Funding Account Balance                                        0.00 
Group I Interest Coverage Account Balance                                   0.00  
Group II Interest Coverage Account Balance                                  0.00  
Group I Interest Coverage Addition                                          0.00 
Group II Interest Coverage Addition                                         0.00  
Group I Class A Available Funds Cap Carry-Forward Amount                    0.00  
Group I Subsequent Mortage Loans Added                           0          0.00  
Group II Subsequent Mortage Loans Added                          0          0.00



Group I Servicer Non Advance Amount             0.00  
Group II Servicer Non Advance Amount          244.80  
Group I Cumulative Non Advance Amt              0.00  
Group II Cumulative Non Advance Amt         1,232.82  
                                                      


<FN>

PLEASE SEE THE PROSPECTUS AND PROSPECTUS  SUPPLEMENT  FOR DETAILED  DESCRIPTIONS
OF THE CREDIT ENHANCEMENTS.
</FN>
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