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): February 25, 1997 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 February 25, 1997. 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 February 25, 1997. Principal Interest Ending Balance Cede & Co $1,230,161.60 $477,197.64 $71,466,464.85 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 February 25, 1997. MEGO MORTGAGE CORPORATION FHA TITLE I LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 1996-1 CERTIFICATE HOLDERS' REPORT Distribution Date: 25-Feb-97 Beginning Ending Certificate Principal Interest Total Certificate Class Balance DistributionDistribution Distribution Balance A-1 45430000.00 1230161.60 187513.54 1417675.14 33123464.85 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 60830.35 60830.35 71550049.76 R NA NA 0.00 0.00 NA Total 83773000.00 1230161.60 477197.64 1707359.24 71466464.85 AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT Ending Current Principal Interest Total Certificate Pass-Through ClassDistribution DistributionDistribution Balance Interest Rate A-1 27.07817742 4.12752674 31.20570416 729.10994607 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 0.72250442 0.72250442 849.82623577 1.0000% Trustee's Certificate Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated March 21, 1996 i) Interest from Mortgagors / Master Servicer 871965.37 Interest from Purchased Loans 0.00 Interest from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 3542.45 875507.82 Principal Collections (Regular Installments) 144483.97 Principal Collections (Curtailments and Paid in Fulls) 831972.73 Principal from Purchased Loans 0.00 Principal from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 434.73 976891.43 Collected Amount 1852399.25 Deposits Pursuant to Sec. 4.03 (e) - Reserve Account Deposits 0.00 Amount Deposited Pursuant to Section 2.04 (d) Substitutions 924.95 Distribution Amount 1853324.20 Insured Payments 0.00 Amount Available 1853324.20 ii) Pool Balance Information: Beginning Pool Balance 72996418.91 less: Principal Collections 976456.70 less: Principal Losses 469912.45 Ending Pool Balance 71550049.76 Before After iii) Class A Factors: Distributions Distributions Class A-1 0.75618812 0.72910995 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 416367.29 416367.29 0.00 Class A Principal Distribution Amount 2731272.47 1230161.60 1501110.87 (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 14651.61 Servicer Fee 76037.94 Master Servicer Fee 4866.43 Master Servicer Reimbursement 25584.77 Trustee Fee 2433.21 Premium 22391.00 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) 8.8000% 60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 3.5082% Annual Default Percentage (Three Month Average) 7.5135% Cumulative Default Percentage 4.1944% viii) Overcollateralization Information: OC Multiple 2.50 Required OC Amount 7366952.31 Overcollateralization Amount (before distributions) 299792.46 Overcollateralization Amount (after distributions) 83584.91 ix) Default Information: Current Period Cumulative Principal Balance of Defaulted Loans 469912.45 3357569.39 Principal Balance of Credit Support Multiple 469912.45 3357569.39 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 22 65 394708.34 1208054.87 Claims Pending 18 NA 259484.85 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: February 28, 1997