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)        August 20, 1996
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        FIRST UNION RESIDENTIAL SECURITIZATION TRANSACTIONS, INC.
              Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


        North Carolina                      333-3574           56-1967773
     (State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission        (IRS Employer
           of Incorporation)              File Number)     Identification No.)





                                                                                                      

 One First Union Center, 301 South College Street, Charlotte, North Carolina                              28202
                  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                             (ZIP Code)




                                 (704) 383-3624
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)








Item 5.  Other Events.

         On or about August 28, 1996, the Registrant will cause the issuance and
sale of approximately  $157,259,000 initial principal amount of Home Equity Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1996-1, Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class
A-4, Class A-5, Class B and Class R (collectively,  the "Certificates") pursuant
to a Pooling and Servicing agreement to be dated as of August 1, 1996, among the
Registrant,  First Union National Bank of North  Carolina,  as seller and master
servicer,  First Union National Bank of North  Carolina,  Trust  Department,  as
document  custodian,  and  Norwest  Bank  Minnesota,  National  Association,  as
trustee.

         In connection with the sale of the Series 1996-1, Class A-1, Class A-2,
Class A-3, Class A-4 and Class A-5 Certificates (collectively, the "Underwritten
Certificates"),  the  Registrant  has  been  advised  by  Lehman  Brothers  Inc.
("Lehman"), a Co-Underwriter with First Union Capital Markets Corp., that Lehman
has furnished to  prospective  investors  certain  material  describing  certain
characteristics of the Underwritten  Certificates (the "Structural Terms Sheet")
following the effective  date of  Registration  Statement  No.  333-3974,  which
Structural Terms Sheet is being filed as an exhibit to this report.

         The  Structural  Terms  Sheet has been  provided to the  Registrant  by
Lehman.  The information in the Structural Terms Sheet is preliminary and may be
superseded by the final Prospectus  Supplement  relating to the Certificates and
by any other  information  subsequently  filed with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

         (a)      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                  Not applicable.

         (b)      PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                  Not applicable

         (c)      EXHIBITS

            EXHIBIT NO.                              DESCRIPTION

                  99                        Structural Terms Sheet


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                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.



                     FIRST UNION RESIDENTIAL SECURITIZATION
                     TRANSACTIONS, INC.
                     (Registrant)


                            By: /s/ Patrick J. Tadie
                                Name:    Patrick J. Tadie
                                Title:   Vice President

Date:  August 26, 1996






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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


                                                               SEQUENTIALLY
         EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION                        NUMBERED PAGE

            99             Structural Terms Sheet