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): October 27, 1997 FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., (as depositor under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 1, 1997, providing for the issuance of Financial Asset Securities Corp., Mego Mortgage Home Loan Owner Trust 1997-1). (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 333-29381 41-1869301 (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 Home Loan Owner Trust 1997-1, a Trust created pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated February 1, 1997, 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 October 27, 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 March 25, 2023. A. Monthly Report Information: Aggregate distribution information for the current distribution date October 27, 1997. Principal Interest Ending Balance Cede & Co $1,446,987.34 $492,923.97 $77,718,328.93 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 October 27, 1997. MEGO MORTGAGE HOME LOAN OWNER TRUST 1997-1 HOME LOAN ASSET BACKED SECURITIES SERIES 1997-1 CERTIFICATE HOLDERS' REPORT Distribution Date: 27-Oct-97 Beginning Ending Certificate Principal Interest Total Certificate Class Balance DistributionDistribution Distribution Balance A-1 16311711.27 1446987.34 89306.62 1536293.96 14864723.93 A-2 25950000.00 0.00 145968.75 145968.75 25950000.00 A-3 10300000.00 0.00 59568.33 59568.33 10300000.00 A-4 26603605.00 0.00 162503.69 162503.69 26603605.00 S 85383785.48 NA 35576.58 35576.58 84238962.32 R NA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total 79165316.27 1446987.34 492923.97 1939911.31 77718328.93 AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT Pass Through Rates Ending Original Current Principal Interest Total Certificate Pass-ThroughPass-Through ClassDistribution DistributionDistribution Balance Int Rate Int Rate A-1 62.10246094 3.83290215 65.93536309 637.9709841 6.5700% 6.5700% A-2 0.00000000 5.62500000 5.62500000 1000.0000000 6.7500% 6.7500% A-3 0.00000000 5.78333301 5.78333301 1000.0000000 6.9400% 6.9400% A-4 0.00000000 6.10833344 6.10833344 1000.0000000 7.3300% 7.3300% S NA 0.39663233 0.39663233 939.1542372 0.5000% 0.5000% Statement to Securityholders Sale and Servicing Agreement Dated February 1, 1997 i) Interest from Mortgagors / Master Servicer 1008791.15 Interest from Purchased Loans 0.00 Interest from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 336.17 1009127.32 Principal Collections (Regular Installments) 134341.09 Principal Collections (Curtailments and Paid in Fulls) 907630.79 Principal from Purchased Loans 0.00 Principal from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 16.05 1041987.93 Payments Amount Deposited Pursuant to Section 5.01 (a) (3) - FHA Reserve Fund 2051115.25 Collected Amount 0.00 Insured Payments 2051115.25 Amount Available 0.00 2051115.25 ii) Aggregate Pool Balance Information: Beginning Aggregate Principal Balance 85383785.48 less: Principal Collections (non-Defaulted Loans) 1041971.88 Ending Aggregate Principal Balance 84341813.60 less: Balance of Defaulted Loans 102851.28 Balance after the reduction of the Balance of Defaulted Loans 84238962.32 Before After iii) Note Factors: Distributions Distributions Class A-1 0.7000734 0.63797098 Class A-2 1.0000000 1.00000000 Class A-3 1.0000000 1.00000000 Class A-4 1.0000000 1.00000000 Beginning Computed Distributed Ending iv) Shortfall Amount Amount Shortfall Interest Distributable Amount 0.00 457347.39 457347.39 0.00 Principal Distributable Amount 0.00 1144823.16 1144823.16 0.00 (limited to the Overcolleralization Amount) Distributable Excess Spread 302164.18 302164.18 0.00 Guaranteed Principal Distribution Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 v) Excess Spread 302164.18 Distributable Excess Spread 302164.18 vi) FHA Premium Account Deposit 5232.93 Servicer Fee 71153.15 Master Servicer Fee 5692.25 Owner Trustee Fee 0.00 Master Servicer Reimbursement 5082.37 Indenture Trustee Fee 2668.24 Premium 21375.00 Security Insurer Reimbursement Amount distributed to Insurer 0.00 Successor Master Servicer Fees 0.00 Other Fees 0.00 Excess Claim Amount 0.00 vii) Collateral Performance Percentages 30+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 2.1607% 60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 1.2299% Annual Default Percentage (Three Month Average) 0.9290% Cumulative Default Percentage 0.2198% viii) Overcollateralization Information: OC Multiple 1.00 Required OC Amount 7086033.14 Overcollateralization Amount (before distributions) 6218469.21 Overcollateralization Amount (after distributions) 6623484.67 ix) Default Information: Current Cumulative Principal Balance of Defaulted Home Loans 102851.28 197145.51 Prin Balance of Credit Support Multiple Defaulted Loans 102851.28 197145.51 Unpaid Int on Credit Support Multiple Defaulted Loans 5082.37 10225.57 x) FHA Insurance Information: Trust Designated Insurance Amount (at the Cut-off Date) 2194698.00 Number Number Balance Balance Current Cumulative Current Period Cumulative Claims Filed 0 0 0.00 0.00 Claims Pending 12 NA 170705.58 NA Claims Paid 0 0 0.00 0.00 xi) Distributions to the Residual Interest Instrument: 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 /s/ Mark LeMay Mark LeMay Vice President Dated: October 31, 1997