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, 1996 FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., (as depositor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 1996, providing for the issuance of Financial Asset Securities Corp., Mego Mortgage FHA Title I Loan Trust 1996-1, FHA Title I Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1996-1). (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 33-99018-03 41-1836604 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 600 Steamboat Road Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 625-2700 Item 5. Other Events On behalf of Mego Mortgage FHA Title I Loan Trust 1996-1, FHA Title I Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1996-1, a Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated March 1, 1996, by First Trust of New York, National Association, as trustee for the Trust, the Trustee has caused to be filed with the Commission, the Monthly Report dated December 26, 1996. The Monthly Report is filed pursuant to and in accordance with (1) numerous no-action letters (2) current Commission policy in the area. The filing of the Monthly Report will occur subsequent to each monthly distribution to the holders of the Certificates, Due September 25, 2017. A. Monthly Report Information: Aggregate distribution information for the current distribution date December 26, 1996. Principal Interest Ending Balance Cede & Co $1,247,428.66 $492,425.93 $73,820,834.40 B. No delinquency in payment under the Certificate Guaranty Insurance Policy has occurred. C. Have any deficiencies occurred? NO. Date: Amount: D. Were any amounts paid or are any amounts payable under the Certificate Guaranty Insurance Policy? NO Amount: E. Are there any developments with respect to the Certificate Insurance Guaranty Policy? NONE. F. Item 1: Legal Proceedings: NONE G. Item 2: Changes in Securities: NONE H Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Certificatholders: NONE I. Item 5: Other Information - Form 10-Q, Part II - Items 1,2,4,5 if applicable: NOT APPLICABLE Item 7. Monthly Statements and Exhibits Exhibit No. 1. Monthly Distribution Report dated December 26, 1996. MEGO MORTGAGE CORPORATION FHA TITLE I LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 1996-1 CERTIFICATE HOLDERS' REPORT Distribution Date: 26-Dec-96 Beginning Ending Certificate Principal Interest Total Certificate Class Balance DistributionDistribution Distribution Balance A-1 45430000.00 1247428.66 200458.73 1447887.39 35477834.40 A-2 21580000.00 0.00 124085.00 124085.00 21580000.00 A-3 16763000.00 0.00 104768.75 104768.75 16763000.00 S 84193740.73 NA 63113.45 63113.45 74540271.20 R NA NA 0.00 0.00 NA Total 83773000.00 1247428.66 492425.93 1739854.59 73820834.40 AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT Ending Current Principal Interest Total Certificate Pass-Through ClassDistribution DistributionDistribution Balance Interest Rate A-1 27.45825798 4.41247480 31.87073278 780.93406119 6.5500% A-2 0.00000000 5.75000000 5.75000000 1000.00000000 6.9000% A-3 0.00000000 6.25000000 6.25000000 1000.00000000 7.5000% S (a) 0.00000000 0.74962164 0.74962164 885.34219472 1.0000% Trustee's Certificate Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated March 21, 1996 i) Interest from Mortgagors / Master Servicer 909756.03 Interest from Purchased Loans 0.00 Interest from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 1898.17 911654.20 Principal Collections (Regular Installments) 127760.20 Principal Collections (Curtailments and Paid in Fulls) 838291.83 Principal from Purchased Loans 0.00 Principal from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 304.46 966356.49 Collected Amount 1878010.69 Deposits Pursuant to Sec. 4.03 (e) - Reserve Account Deposits 0.00 Amount Deposited Pursuant to Section 2.04 (d) Substitutions 1087.86 Distribution Amount 1879098.55 Insured Payments 0.00 Amount Available 1879098.55 ii) Pool Balance Information: Beginning Pool Balance 75736135.77 less: Principal Collections 966052.03 less: Principal Losses 229812.54 Ending Pool Balance 74540271.20 Before After iii) Class A Factors: Distributions Distributions Class A-1 0.80839232 0.78093406 Class A-2 1.00000000 1.00000000 Class A-3 1.00000000 1.00000000 Computed Distributed Amount Amount Shortfall iv) Class A Monthly Interest Amount 429312.48 429312.48 0.00 Class A Principal Distribution Amount 2112687.64 1247428.66 865258.98 (limited to the Overcolleralization Amount) Class A Distribution of 0.00 0.00 0.00 Distributable Excess Spread Class A Guaranteed Distribution 0.00 0.00 0.00 v) Excess Spread 0.00 Distributable Excess Spread 0.00 vi) FHA Premium Account Deposit 16498.71 Servicer Fee 78891.81 Master Servicer Fee 5049.08 Master Servicer Reimbursement 13158.82 Trustee Fee 2524.54 Premium 23121.00 Reimbursement Amount distributed to the Certificate Insurer 0.00 Successor Master Servicer Fees 0.00 Priority Expenses 0.00 Excess Claim Amount 0.00 vii) Collateral Performance Percentages 30+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 6.4164% 60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 2.9540% Annual Default Percentage (Three Month Average) 7.7960% Cumulative Default Percentage 2.7569% viii) Overcollateralization Information: OC Multiple 2.50 Required OC Amount 7366952.31 Overcollateralization Amount (before distributions) 667872.71 Overcollateralization Amount (after distributions) 719436.80 ix) Default Information: Current Period Cumulative Principal Balance of Defaulted Loans 229812.54 2210944.03 Principal Balance of Credit Support Multiple 229812.54 2210944.03 x) FHA Insurance Information: Trust Designated Insurance Amount (at the Cut-off Date) 8419374.00 Number Number Balance Balance Current Period Cumulative Current Period Cumulative Claims Filed 7 7 134147.09 134147.09 Claims Pending 104 NA 1901786.03 NA Claims Paid 0 0 0.00 0.00 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. FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION By Name: Lynn Steiner Title: Assistant Vice President, First Trust of New York, National Association Dated: December 31, 1996