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. -2- 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 -3- 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 - -------------------------- Name: Lisa R. Cooke Title: Vice President -4- 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 -5- 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] -6-