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, 1997 Financial Asset Securitization, Inc. Mortgage Participation Securities Series 1997 NAMC1 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Virginia 0-15483 53-1526174 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 901 East Byrd Steet Richmond, Virginia 23219 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (804) 344-7575 Item 5. Other Events On behalf of Financial Asset Securitization, Inc. Mortgage Particiption Securities, Series 1997-NAMC 1, a Trust creat- ed pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated April 1, 1997, by The First National Bank of Chicago, as trustee for the Trust, the Trustee has caused to be filed with the Commission, the Monthly Report dated December 26, 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 May 25, 2027. A. Monthly Report Information: See Exhibit No. 1 B. Have any deficiencies occurred? NO. Date: Amount: C. Item 1: Legal Proceedings: NONE D. Item 2: Changes in Securities: NONE E. Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Certifi- catholders: NONE F. 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, 1997. Reimbur- Realized ment of Beginning Loss of Realized Interest Remaining Class Balance Principal Interest Principal Losses Shortfall Balance FXA-1 6757249 382472 38854 0 0 0 6374776 FXA-2 20411907 13274 131827 0 0 0 20398633 FXA-3 11623696 0 71195 0 0 0 11623696 FXA-4 13200375 0 82502 0 0 0 13200375 FXA-5 5125000 0 33099 0 0 0 5125000 FXA-6 4001000 0 25840 0 0 0 4001000 FXA-7 1000000 0 6458 0 0 0 1000000 FXA-8 18257644 433468 93380 0 0 0 17824175 FXA-9 18257644 NA 35945 NA 0 0 17824175 FXP 80900 67 NA 0 0 NA 80833 FXS 7574308 NA 48917 NA 0 0 7501378 A-1 38775038 406495 250422 0 0 0 38368543 A-2 6962000 0 44963 0 0 0 6962000 A-3 1951000 0 12600 0 0 0 1951000 A-4 13633103 9918 88047 0 0 0 13623185 P 1066603 912 NA 0 0 NA 1065691 S 978019 NA 6316 NA 0 0 965982 B-1 5167238 3522 33372 0 0 0 5163716 B-2 2101927 1433 13575 0 0 0 2100495 B-3 1313704 895 8484 0 0 0 1312809 B-4 788222 537 5091 0 0 0 787685 B-5 437902 298 2828 0 0 0 437604 B-6 700643 478 4525 0 0 0 700166 R 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 RP 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 Reimbur- ment of Beginning Realized Remaining ClassBalance Principal Interest Losses Balance FXA-1 448.730373 25.398922 2.580200 0.000000 423.331451 FXA-2 995.702804 0.647512 6.430580 0.000000 995.055292 FXA-31000.000000 0.000000 6.125000 0.000000 1000.000000 FXA-41000.000000 0.000000 6.250000 0.000000 1000.000000 FXA-51000.000000 0.000000 6.458334 0.000000 1000.000000 FXA-61000.000000 0.000000 6.458333 0.000000 1000.000000 FXA-71000.000000 0.000000 6.458330 0.000000 1000.000000 FXA-8 659.934672 15.668000 3.375291 0.000000 644.266672 FXA-9 659.934672 0.000000 1.299247 0.000000 644.266672 FXP 993.991203 0.817924 0.000000 0.000000 993.173279 FXS 776.797840 0.000000 5.016820 0.000000 769.318370 A-1 892.521156 9.356679 5.764199 0.000000 883.164477 A-2 1000.000000 0.000000 6.458334 0.000000 1000.000000 A-3 1000.000000 0.000000 6.458334 0.000000 1000.000000 A-4 995.117018 0.723932 6.426797 0.000000 994.393086 P 980.576319 0.838351 0.000000 0.000000 979.737968 S 813.849233 0.000000 5.256108 0.000000 803.832840 B-1 995.465000 0.678536 6.429044 0.000000 994.786464 B-2 995.465003 0.678536 6.429046 0.000000 994.786467 B-3 995.465007 0.678539 6.429045 0.000000 994.786469 B-4 995.465002 0.678531 6.429043 0.000000 994.786471 B-5 995.465029 0.678545 6.429050 0.000000 994.786484 B-6 995.465116 0.678454 6.429049 0.000000 994.786662 R 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 RP 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 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 Securitization, Inc. By /s/ Richard Tarnas Name: Richard Tarnas Title: Vice President, The First National Bank of Chicago Dated: December 31, 1997