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 30, 1996 FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., (as depositor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1996, providing for the issuance of Financial Asset Securities Corp., Mego Mortgage FHA Title I Loan Trust 1996-3, FHA Title I Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1996-3). (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 33-99018 41-1857856 (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 1996-3, FHA Title I Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1996-3, a Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated November 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 30, 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 November 25, 2022. A. Monthly Report Information: Aggregate distribution information for the current distribution date December 30, 1996. Principal Interest Ending Balance $409,104.39 $407,238.01 $66,312,278.61 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 30, 1996. MEGO MORTGAGE CORPORATION FHA TITLE I LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 1996-3 CERTIFICATE HOLDERS' REPORT Distribution Date: 30-Dec-96 Beginning Ending Certificate Principal Interest Total Certificate Class Balance DistributionDistribution Distribution Balance A-1 19630000.00 355656.38 106329.17 461985.55 19274343.62 A-2 10790000.00 0.00 61503.00 61503.00 10790000.00 A-3 9101458.00 0.00 54836.28 54836.28 9101458.00 S 40062299.05 NA 15023.36 15023.36 39833779.77 R NA NA 0.00 0.00 NA Total 39521458.00 355656.38 237691.81 593348.19 39165801.62 AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT Ending Current Principal Interest Total Certificate Pass-Through ClassDistribution DistributionDistribution Balance Interest Rate A-1 18.11800204 5.41666684 23.53466887 981.88199796 6.5000% A-2 0.00000000 5.70000000 5.70000000 1000.00000000 6.8400% A-3 0.00000000 6.02499951 6.02499951 1000.00000000 7.2300% S (a) 0.00000000 0.37499995 0.37499995 994.29590200 0.4500% Trustee's Certificate Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated November 1, 1996 GROUP I i) Interest from Mortgagors / Master Servicer 409,814.76 Interest from Purchased Loans 0.00 Interest from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 0.00 Total Interest 409,814.76 Principal Collections (Regular Installments) 79,453.68 Principal Collections (Curtailments and Paid in Fulls) 149,065.60 Principal from Purchased Loans 0.00 Principal from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 0.00 Total Principal 228,519.28 Amount on Deposit in the Distribution Account 638,334.04 Deposits Pursuant to Sec 4.03 (d)-FHA Reserve Account 0.00 Distribution Account Income 0.00 Substitution Adjustment Amount 0.00 Collected Amount 638,334.04 Insured Payments 0.00 Withdrawals from the Reserve Fund 0.00 Amount Available 638,334.04 ii) Pool Balance Information: Beginning Aggregate Principal Balance 40062299.05 less: Principal Collections (non-Defaulted Loans) 228519.28 less: Balance of Defaulted Loans 0.00 Ending Aggregate Principal Balance 39833779.77 Before After iii) Class IA Factors: Distributions Distributions Class IA-1 1.00000000 0.98188200 Class IA-2 1.00000000 1.00000000 Class IA-3 1.00000000 1.00000000 Computed Distributed Amount Amount iv) Class IA Monthly Interest Amount 222,668.45 222,668.45 Class IA Principal Distribution Amount 228,519.28 228,519.28 (limited to the Overcolleralization Amount) Class IA Distribution of Distributable Excess Spread 127,137.10 127,137.10 Class IA Guaranteed Principal Distribution 0.00 0.00 Beginning Ending Shortfall Shortfall Class IA Monthly Interest Amount 0.00 0.00 Class IA Principal Distribution Amount 0.00 0.00 (limited to the Overcolleralization Amount) v) Excess Spread 127,137.10 Distributable Excess Spread 127,137.10 vi) FHA Premium Account Deposit 7,427.44 Servicer Fee 33,385.25 Master Servicer Fee 2,670.82 Master Servicer Reimbursement 0.00 Trustee Fee and any Additional Trustee Fee 1,502.34 Premium 0.00 Reimbursement Amount distributed to the Certificate Insurer 0.00 Successor Master Servicer Fees 0.00 Other Fees 0.00 Excess Claim Amount 0.00 vii) Group Performance Percentages: 30+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 0.000% 60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 0.000% Cumulative Default Percentage 0.000% Annual Default Percentage (Three Month Average) 0.000% viii) Overcollateralization Information: OC Multiple 1 Required OC Amount 1502336.21 Overcollateralization Amount (before distributions) 540841.05 Overcollateralization Amount (after distributions) 667978.15 ix) Default Information: Current Period Cumulative Principal Balance of Defaulted Loans 0.00 0.00 Balance of Credit Support Multiple Defaulted Loans 0.00 0.00 Accrued and Unpaid Interest on Credit 0.00 0.00 Support Multiple Defaulted Loans x) FHA Insurance Information: Trust Designated Insurance Amount (at the Cut-off Date) 3674309.00 Number Number Balance Balance Current Period Cumulative Current Period Cumulative Claims Filed 0 0 0.00 0.00 Claims Pending 0 NA 0.00 NA Claims Paid 0 0 0.00 0.00 xi) Reserve Fund: Beginning Balance 0.00 Investment Income on the Reserve Fund 0.00 Deposits to the Reserve Fund 0.00 Withdrawals from the Reserve Fund for Deficiency Amounts 0.00 Release of Amounts in Excess of the Reserve Requirement 0.00 Ending Balance 0.00 xii) Collateral Performance Percentages: Pool Annual Default Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 0.000% Pool 60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 0.000% MEGO MORTGAGE CORPORATION FHA TITLE I LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 1996-3 CERTIFICATE HOLDERS' REPORT Distribution Date: 30-Dec-96 Beginning Ending Certificate Principal Interest Total Certificate Class Balance DistributionDistribution Distribution Balance A 27199925.00 53448.01 158212.90 211660.91 27146476.99 S 27199925.48 NA 11333.30 11333.30 27146477.47 R NA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total 27199925.00 53448.01 169546.20 222994.21 27146476.99 AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT Ending Current Principal Interest Total Certificate Pass-Through ClassDistribution DistributionDistribution Balance Interest Rate A 1.96500579 5.81666677 7.78167256 998.03499421 6.9800% S (a) 0.00000000 0.41666658 0.41666658 998.03499425 0.5000% Trustee's Certificate Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated November 1, 1996 GROUP 2 i) Interest from Mortgagors / Master Servicer 257125.35 Interest from Purchased Loans 0.00 Interest from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 0.00 Total 257125.35 Principal Collections (Regular Installments) 53448.01 Principal Collections (Curtailments and Paid in Fulls) 0.00 Principal from Purchased Loans 0.00 Principal from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 0.00 Total 53448.01 Amount on Deposit in the Distribution Account 310,573.36 Deposits Pursuant to Section 4.03 (d)-FHA Reserve Account Deposits 0.00 Distribution Account Income 0.00 Collected Amount 310,573.36 Insured Payments 0.00 Reserve Fund Withdrawals 0.00 Amount Available 310,573.36 ii) Pool Balance Information: Beginning Aggregate Principal Balance 27199925.48 less: Principal Collections (non-Defaulted Loans) 53448.01 less: Balance of Defaulted Loans 0.00 Ending Aggregate Principal Balance 27146477.47 Before After Distributions Distributions iii) Class IIA Factor: 0.99803499 0.99020955 Computed Distributed Amount Amount iv) Class IIA Monthly Interest Amount 158,212.90 158,212.90 Class IIA Principal Distribution Amount 53,448.01 53,448.01 Class IIA Guaranteed Principal Distribution 0.00 0.00 Beginning Ending Shortfall Shortfall Class IIA Monthly Interest Amount 0.00 0.00 v) Insurance Default Amount 0.00 Loss Carryforward Amount (Computed) 0.00 Loss Carryforward Amount (Distributed) 0.00 vi) FHA Premium Account Deposit 1,824.47 Servicer Fee 22,666.60 Master Servicer Fee 1,813.33 Master Servicer Reimbursement 0.00 Trustee Fee and any Additional Trustee Fee 1,020.00 Premium 0.00 Reimbursement Amount distributed to the Certificate Insurer 0.00 Successor Master Servicer Fees 0.00 Other Fees 0.00 Excess Claim Amount 0.00 vii) Default Information: Current Period Cumulative Principal Balance of Defaulted Loans 0.00 0.00 Principal Balance of Credit 0.00 0.00 Support Multiple Defaulted Loans viii) FHA Insurance Information: Trust Designated Insurance Amount (at the Cut-off Date) 3674309.00 Number Number Balance Balance Current Period Cumulative Current Period Cumulative Claims Filed 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Claims Pending 0.00 NA 0.00 NA Claims Paid 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ix) Reserve Fund: Beginning Balance 1,931,194.71 Investment Income on the Reserve Fund 0.00 Deposits to the Reserve Fund 60,254.75 Withdrawals from the Reserve Fund for Deficiency Amounts 0.00 Release of Amounts in Excess of the Reserve Requirement 0.00 Ending Balance 1,991,449.46 x) Collateral Performance Percentages: Pool Annual Default Percentage (Three Month Average) 0.000% Pool 60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 0.127% xi) Reserve Requirement Information 30+ Delinquency Rate (Rolling Three Month) 0.000% 60+ Delinquency Rate (Rolling Three Month) 0.000% Cumulative Default Percentage 0.000% Annual Default Rate (Three Month Average) 0.000% Credit Support Multiple 1 Reserve Requirement 3,019,191.73 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