UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Mark One) [ x ]	Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 	1934 [Fee Required] For the fiscal year ended DECEMBER 31, 1997 or [ ]	Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act 	of 	1934 [Fee Required] For the transition period from to Commission file Number 33-99018-03 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 		 		41-1836604 (State or other jurisdiction			 		(I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization)				 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 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: MEGO MORTGAGE FHA TITLE I LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1996-1 CLASS A-1, CLASS A-2, CLASS A-3, AND CLASS S 		(Title of Class) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required tobe filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file suchreports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. 							x Yes	 No DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders; (2) Any proxy or information statement; and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes. 	FORMS 8-K DATED JANUARY 27,1997; FEBRUARY 25,1997; 	MARCH 25, 1997; APRIL 25, 1997; MAY 27, 1997; JUNE 25, 1997; 	JULY 25, 1997; AUGUST 25, 1997; SEPTEMBER 25, 1997; 	OCTOBER 27, 1997; NOVEMBER 25, 1997; DECEMBER 26, 1997; PART I Item 3. Legal Proceedings 	There were no legal proceedings. Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 	There were no matters submitted to a vote of the Security Holders. 	 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder matters 	1.	Number of Certificateholders of record as of the end of the 		 reporting year: 		There were four Certificateholders of record as of the end of the 		 reporting year. They are: 			Class A-1:	Cede & Co. 			Class A-2:	Cede & Co. 			Class A-3:	Cede & Co. 			Class S:	Mego Mortgage Corp. 	2.	Principal market in which the Certificates are traded: 		The Certificates are not traded on any public market. 	3.	Aggregate Principal and Interest distributed on the certificates: 		For the period commencing January 1, 1997 and ending December 		31, 1997, the following amounts were distributed to the 		 Certificateholders: 		Principal		Interest 	 $17,039,246.83	 $5,244,015.03 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial 	Disclosures: Information required by Item 304 of Reg. S-K. 	There were no changes in and/or disagreements with Accountants on 	 Accounting and Financial Disclosures. PART IV Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K 	 	EXHIBIT A -- DISTRIBUTIONS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS 	FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1997 		MEGO Mortagage FHA Title I Loan Trust 1996-1 		FHA Title I Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1996-1 		Summary of Principal and Interest Distributions 		Date			Principal		Interest 		01/27/97	 $1,124,207.95 $ 484,620.49 		02/25/97	 $1,230,161.60 $ 477,197.64 		03/25/97	 $ 955,481.23 $ 469,277.70 		04/25/97	 $1,250,020.75	$ 462,805.42 	05/27/97 $1,876,466.59	$ 455,025.01 		06/25/97	 $1,535,117.63	$ 443,345.30 		07/25/97	 $1,833,425.41	$ 433,639.43 		08/25/97	 $1,845,441.58	$ 422,321.57 		09/25/97	 $1,105,241.46	$ 410,698.26 		10/27/97	 $1,126,578.73	$ 403,569.89 		11/25/97	 $1,661,495.97	$ 396,169.75	 12/26/97	 $1,495,607.93	$ 385,344.57 		Total		 $17,039,246.83	$5,244,015.03 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. (Registrant) FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (Printed Name, Title) 	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By (Signature and Title) /s/ Mark LeMay, Vice President (Printed Name, Title) Mark LeMay, Vice President Date March 24, 1998