Exhibit 4.2


                     RYLAND MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORPORATION


                        MORTGAGE PARTICIPATION SECURITIES


                                  SERIES 1992-8






                                    AMENDMENT

                                       TO

                                 TRUST AGREEMENT

                                   Dated as of

                                 October 1, 1997


                                      among


                      FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION, INC.,
            formerly known as Ryland Mortgage Securities Corporation,
                                   Depositor,

                  NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, National Association,
                     as assignee of Ryland Mortgage Company,
                                Master Servicer,
                                       and

                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
               as assignee of NationsBank, N.A., formerly known as
                         NationsBank of Virginia, N.A.,
                                     Trustee










                          AMENDMENT TO TRUST AGREEMENT


         THIS AMENDMENT TO TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of May 1, 1997, is made by
and among FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION, INC. (formerly known as Ryland
Mortgage Securities Corporation), a Virginia corporation, as depositor (the
"Depositor"), NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, National Association, a national banking
association (the "Master Servicer"), as assignee of Ryland Mortgage Company, an
Ohio corporation, as master servicer, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK (the "Trustee"),
a New York banking corporation, as assignee of NationsBank, N.A., formerly known
as NationsBank of Virginia, N.A., as trustee, under the Trust Agreement, dated
as of May 1, 1992, among Ryland Mortgage Securities Corporation, Ryland Mortgage
Company, and the Trustee relating to the Ryland Mortgage Securities Corporation
Mortgage Participation Securities, Series 1992-8 (the "Trust Agreement"), which
Trust Agreement incorporates by reference the Ryland Mortgage Securities
Corporation, Mortgage Participation Securities, Standard Terms to Trust
Agreement (Pool Insurance), May 1992 Edition (the "Standard Terms"). Capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned in the Trust Agreement unless
otherwise defined herein.

                                    RECITALS

         WHEREAS, Section 11.01 of the Standard Terms provides that, subject to
the conditions specified therein, the Trust Agreement may be amended by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, and the Trustee with the consent of any of the
Holders of Securities entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights for the
purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any
of the provisions of the Trust Agreement or of modifying in any manner the
rights of the Holders of Securities; provided, however, that no such amendment
shall (A) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments
received on Mortgage Loans which are required to be distributed on any Security
without the consent of the Holder of such Security, (B) adversely affect in any
material respect the interests of the Holders of any Class of Securities in a
manner other than as described in (A), without the consent of the Holders of
Securities of such Class evidencing at least 66% of the Voting Rights of such
Class, or (C) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Securities the Holders of which
are required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of such
Holders of all Securities then outstanding; and

         WHEREAS, the consent of the Holders of Securities entitled to at least
66% of the Voting Rights has been obtained with respect to the amendment
effected hereby; and

         WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the terms of the Trust Agreement
as provided in this Amendment to Trust Agreement;

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, and the Trustee
hereby agree to amend the terms of the Trust Agreement as follows:

                                    AGREEMENT

         1. As it applies to the Securities issued pursuant to the Trust
Agreement, Section 2.03 of the Standard Terms is amended by adding the following
new subsection (l):







                  (l)  Purchase of Delinquent Mortgage Loans.  The Holder
                  of the entire Security Principal Balance of the Class B
                  Securities (the "Class B Holder"), at its option, may
                  purchase, on any date during a Prepayment Period, (i) any
                  Mortgage Loan that is delinquent in payment by 90 days or more
                  and that is in default or with respect to which default is
                  reasonably foreseeable, or (ii) any Mortgage Loan with respect
                  to which there has been initiated legal action or other
                  proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Premises
                  either judicially or non-judicially. The Class B Holder shall
                  purchase any such Mortgage Loan with its own funds at a price
                  equal to its outstanding principal balance plus any accrued
                  but unpaid interest thereon at its Note Rate through the
                  Accounting Date preceding the Distribution Date. Promptly
                  following any such purchase, the Class B Holder shall furnish
                  a written report to the Rating Agencies indicating the number
                  and aggregate unpaid principal balance of all Mortgage Loans
                  repurchased pursuant to this Section 2.03(l)(collectively, the
                  "Purchased Loans"). In addition, the Class B Holder shall
                  furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Rating Agencies on a
                  monthly basis a written report indicating (i) the aggregate
                  principal balances of the Purchased Loans, (ii) as to each
                  Purchased Loan, whether it is 30 days, 60 days, 90 days or
                  more delinquent, in foreclosure or converted to REO property,
                  (iii) all losses on account of the Purchased Loans, as of the
                  current reporting period and on a cumulative basis since the
                  date of purchase of the Purchased Loans.

         2. This Amendment to Trust Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each such counterpart when executed and delivered shall be an
original and all such counterparts together shall be one and the same document.

         3. This Amendment to Trust Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with and governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia applicable to
agreements made and to be performed therein.



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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, and the Trustee
have caused this Amendment to Trust Agreements to be duly executed by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized and their respective signatures
duly attested all as of the date first written above.

                           FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION, INC.,
                             formerly known as Ryland Mortgage Securities
                             Corporation, as Depositor

                            By: /s/ William E. Hardy
                            --------------------------------
                             Name: William E. Hardy
                             Title: Executive Vice President

                           NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, N.A.,
                            assignee of Ryland Mortgage Company, as
                            Master Servicer

                           By: /s/ Peter J. Masterman
                            ---------------------------------
                             Name: Peter J. Masterman
                             Title: Vice President

                           THE BANK OF NEW YORK, assignee of
                           NationsBank, N.A., not in its
                           individual capacity, but solely in
                           its capacity as Trustee under the
                           Trust Agreements

                          By: /s/ Mauro Palladino
                          ------------------------------------
                               Name: Mauro Palladino
                               Title: Assistant Vice President



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         By its execution hereof, the undersigned, being the holder of
Securities having at least 66% of the Voting Rights, hereby consents to the
terms hereof as of the date first written above.

DYNEX CAPITAL, INC.

By:  /s/ Lisa R. Cooke
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Name:  Lisa R. Cooke
Title: Vice President





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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA                 )
                                         )          ss.
CITY OF RICHMOND                         )


         The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me in the City of
Richmond, Virginia this 20th day of October, 1997, by William E. Hardy,
Executive Vice President of Financial Asset Securitization, Inc., a Virginia
corporation, on behalf of the corporation.



                                /s/ Chanda D. Walker
                                    Notary Public

My Commission Expires September 30, 2001

[SEAL]




STATE OF MARYLAND                        )
                                         )          ss.
CITY OF COLUMBIA                         )


         The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me in the City of
Columbia, Maryland this 4th day of November, 1997, by Peter J. Masterman, Vice
President of Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, a national banking
association, on behalf of the association.

                                /s/ Amanda G. Vitucci
                                    Notary Public

My Commission expires:

[SEAL]

                         AMANDA G. VITUCCI
                  NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF MARYLAND
                  My Commission Expires January 26, 1998



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STATE OF NEW YORK                       )
                                        )          ss.
CITY OF NEW YORK                        )


         The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me in the City of New
York, New York this 12th day of November, 1997, by Mauro Palladino, as Assistant
Vice President of The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, on
behalf of the association.



                                 /s/ O.D. Scott, Jr.
                                     Notary Public

       O.D. SCOTT, JR.
Notary Public, State of New York
       No. 01SC5059513
  Qualified in New York County
Commission Expires April 29, 1998

[SEAL]



COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA                   )
                                           )          ss.
CITY OF RICHMOND                           )


         The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me in the City of
Richmond, Virginia this 23rd day of October, 1997, by Lisa R. Cooke, VP of Dynex
Capital, Inc., a Virginia corporation, on behalf of the corporation.



                                  /s/  P. Evans
                                       Notary Public

My Commission expires:  1/31/99

[SEAL]





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