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): June 25, 1997 FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., (as depositor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 1997, providing for the issuance of Financial Asset Securities Corp., Empire Funding Home Loan Owner Trust 1997-2, Home Loan Asset Backed Notes Series 1997-2. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 333-21071-09 52-6858090 (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 Empire Funding Home Loan Owner Trust 1997-2, Home Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Series 1997-2, a Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated May 1, 1997, by First Bank National Association, as trustee for the Trust, the Trustee has caused to be filed with the Commission, the Monthly Report dated June 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, 2023. A. Monthly Report Information: Aggregate distribution information for the current distribution date June 25, 1997. Principal Interest Ending Balance Cede & Co $477,355.64 $927,804.07 $138,722,644.36 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 June 25, 1997. EMPIRE FUNDING HOME LOAN OWNER TRUST 1997-2 PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1997-2 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT Distribution Date: 06/25/97 Beginning Ending Certificate Principal Interest Total Certificate Class Balance DistributionDistributionDistribution Balance A-1 16,500,000.00 477,355.64 121,687.50 599,043.14 16,022,644.36 A-2 16,500,000.00 0.00 106,975.00 106,975.00 16,500,000.00 A-3 25,500,000.00 0.00 165,325.00 165,325.00 25,500,000.00 A-4 11,000,000.00 0.00 70,308.33 70,308.33 11,000,000.00 A-5 24,016,000.00 0.00 159,306.13 159,306.13 24,016,000.00 A-6 7,000,000.00 0.00 45,150.00 45,150.00 7,000,000.00 M-1 16,728,000.00 0.00 108,732.00 108,732.00 16,728,000.00 M-2 15,683,000.00 0.00 104,945.41 104,945.41 15,683,000.00 B 6,273,000.00 0.00 45,374.70 45,374.70 6,273,000.00 Total 139,200,000.00 477,355.64 927,804.07 1,405,159.71 138,722,644.36 Payment of LossInterest Allocable ReimbursementCarry ForwardLoss Class Deficiency Amount Amount A-1 NA 0.00 NA A-2 NA 0.00 NA A-3 NA 0.00 NA A-4 NA 0.00 NA A-5 NA 0.00 NA A-6 NA 0.00 NA M-1 0.00 0.00 0.00 M-2 0.00 0.00 0.00 B 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total 0.00 0.00 0.00 AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT Ending Current Principal Interest Total Certificate Pass-Through Class Distribution DistributionDistributionBalance Interest Rate A-1 28.93064469 7.37500000 36.30564469 971.06935531 8.85000% A-2 0.00000000 6.48333333 6.48333333 1,000.00000000 7.78000% A-3 0.00000000 6.48333333 6.48333333 1,000.00000000 7.78000% A-4 0.00000000 6.39166636 6.39166636 1,000.00000000 7.67000% A-5 0.00000000 6.63333319 6.63333319 1,000.00000000 7.96000% A-6 0.00000000 6.45000000 6.45000000 1,000.00000000 7.74000% M-1 0.00000000 6.50000000 6.50000000 1,000.00000000 7.80000% M-2 0.00000000 6.69166677 6.69166677 1,000.00000000 8.03000% B 0.00000000 7.23333333 7.23333333 1,000.00000000 8.68000% Payment of LossInterest Allocable ReimbursementCarry ForwardLoss Class Amount Amount Amount A-1 NA 0.00000000 NA A-2 NA 0.00000000 NA A-3 NA 0.00000000 NA A-4 NA 0.00000000 NA A-5 NA 0.00000000 NA A-6 NA 0.00000000 NA M-1 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 M-2 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 B 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 EMPIRE FUNDING HOME LOAN OWNER TRUST 1997-2 PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1997-2 Distribution Date: 06/25/97 Distribution Statement Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated May 1, 1997 i) Available Collection Amount 1,473,200.07 Available Distribution Amount 1,405,159.71 ii) Beginning and Ending Class Principal Balances See page 1 Beginning Pool Principal Balance 104,432,425.04 Ending Pool Principal Balance 104,043,945.86 iii) Class Factors Class A-1 1.00000000 0.97106936 Class A-2 1.00000000 1.00000000 Class A-3 1.00000000 1.00000000 Class A-4 1.00000000 1.00000000 Class A-5 1.00000000 1.00000000 Class A-6 1.00000000 1.00000000 Class M-1 1.00000000 1.00000000 Class M-2 1.00000000 1.00000000 Class B 1.00000000 1.00000000 iv) Interest from Mortgagors / Master Servicer 852,985.99 Interest from Purchased Loans 0.00 Interest from Liquidated Mortgage Loans 0.00 Interest from Capitalized Interest Subsequent Deposit 0.00 852,985.99 Principal Collections (Regular Installments) 100,578.93 Principal Collections (Curtailments and Paid in Fulls) 287,900.25 Substitution Adjustment 0.00 Principal from Liquidated Mortgage Loans 0.00 Principal from Purchased Loans 0.00 388,479.18 Total Payments 1,241,465.17 plus: Capitalized Interest Requirement 231,734.90 plus: Amts remaining upon termination of Pre_funded Acct 0.00 plus: Int. Income on Collection, Certificate, & Note Dist. Acct 0.00 less: Trust Fees and Expenses 68,040.36 Available Distribution Amount 1,405,159.71 v) Optimal Principal Balances: 0.00 Senior 0.00 Class M-1 0.00 Class M-2 0.00 Class B 0.00 vi) Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount 12,439,123.54 Amounts distributed to the Residual Interest 0.00 vii) Servicing Compensation 65,270.27 Indenture Trustee Fee 2,436.76 Owner Trustee Fee 333.33 viii) Overcollateralization Amount 88,876.46 Overcollateralization Target Amount 12,528,000.00 Net Loan Losses 0.00 Cumulative Net Loan Losses 0.00 Allocable Loss Amount 0.00 Excess Spread 88,876.46 Beginning Ending ix) Weighted Average Maturity of the Home Loans 229 228 weighted avg. Home Loan Int Rate of Home Loans 13.724% 13.725% x) Performance information in Servicer's Monthly Remittance Report 60 Day Delinquency Amount 0.00 Six-Month Rolling Delinquency Average 0.00 Net Delinquency Calculation Amount 0.00 xiii) Current Aggregate Combination Loans Number Prin Balance Number A)Defaulted Home Loans 0 0.00 0 B)Liquidated Home Loans 0 0.00 0 C)Deleted Hm Loans because Defective 0 0.00 0 D)Deleted Hm Loans because Defaulted 0 0.00 0 Current Aggregate Debt Consolidation Loans Number Prin Balance Number A)Defaulted Home Loans 0 0.00 0 B)Liquidated Home Loans 0 0.00 0 C)Deleted Hm Loans because Defective 0 0.00 0 D)Deleted Hm Loans because Defaulted 0 0.00 0 xiv) Delinquency And Foreclosure Information: # of Accounts Prin Balance % of Total 30-59 Days Delinquent 2 24,223.08 0.023% 60-89 Days Delinquent 0 0.00 0.000% 90-179 Days Delinquent 0 0.00 0.000% 180 or more Days Delinquent 0 0.00 0.000% Loans in foreclosure proceedings 0 0.00 0.000% Foreclosed Properties 0 0.00 0.000% Loans in bankruptcy proceedings# of Accounts Prin Balance % of Total 30-59 Days Delinquent 0 0.00 0.000% 60-89 Days Delinquent 0 0.00 0.000% 90-179 Days Delinquent 0 0.00 0.000% 180 or more Days Delinquent 0 0.00 0.000% Aggregate 0 0.00 0.000% 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: /s/ James Kaufman Name: Jim Kaufman Title: Assistant Vice President, First National Association Dated: June 30, 1997