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 12, 1996


         FIRST  UNION  RESIDENTIAL   SECURITIZATION   TRANSACTIONS,   INC.,  (as
         depositor  under  the  Pooling  and  Servicing  Agreement,  dated as of
         December 1, 1996,  which  forms  FURST Home  Equity Loan Trust  1996-2,
         which  will  issue   Series   1996-2  Home  Equity  Loan   Asset-Backed
         Certificates).


            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        (I.R.S. Employer
         of Incorporation)         File Number)         Identification #)



301 South College Street
Charlotte, North Carolina                                   28288-0600
(Address of Principal                                       (Zip Code)
  Executive Offices)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code 704-383-3624


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Item 5.  Other Events.

         On December 12, 1996,  the  Registrant  caused the issuance and sale of
$220,000,000   initial   principal  amount  of  Home  Equity  Loan  Asset-Backed
Certificates,  Series 1996-2,  Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class
A-5,  Class  B1-IO,  Class  B2-IO,  Class  RU and  Class RL  (collectively,  the
"Certificates")  pursuant  to a  Pooling  and  Servicing  Agreement  dated as of
December 1, 1996, among the Registrant, as depositor,  First Union National Bank
of North  Carolina,  as seller and as master  servicer,  Norwest Bank Minnesota,
National  Association,  as  trustee,  and  First  Union  National  Bank of North
Carolina, Trust Department, as document custodian.


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

(a)      Not applicable.

(b)      Not applicable.

(c)      Exhibits

         The  following  exhibits  are  filed  herewith.   The  exhibit  numbers
         correspond with Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K.

         4        Pooling and Servicing Agreement for Home Equity Loan
                  Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1996-2

         8        Opinion of Moore & Van Allen, PLLC as to tax matters



                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on  it's  behalf  by  the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                     FIRST UNION RESIDENTIAL
                                     SECURITIZATION    TRANSACTIONS, INC.



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

Dated:  December 16, 1996




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                                  Exhibit Index

         Exhibit                                                  Page


         4        Pooling and Servicing Agreement for
                  Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates,
                  Series 1996-2

         8        Opinion of Moore & Van Allen, PLLC as to tax
                  matters




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