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): 8/25/1999 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 Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 (Address of Principal Executive (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (804) 344-7575 Item 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 August 25, 1999. 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 Certificate holders: 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 Distribution Report dated: 8/25/1999 Loss of Reimburse- Beginning Prin- ment of Remaining Balance Principal Interest cipal Losses Balance FXA-1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 FXA-220,117,699.89 16,689.77 129,926.81 0.00 0.00 20,101,010.12 FXA-3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 FXA-4 3,664,174.42 671,266.20 22,901.09 0.00 0.00 2,992,908.22 FXA-5 5,125,000.00 0.00 33,098.96 0.00 0.00 5,125,000.00 FXA-6 4,001,000.00 0.00 25,839.79 0.00 0.00 4,001,000.00 FXA-7 1,000,000.00 0.00 6,458.33 0.00 0.00 1,000,000.00 FXA-8 1,221,391.46 223,755.40 5,713.82 0.00 0.00 997,636.06 FXA-9 1,221,391.46 NA 2,937.70 NA 0.00 997,636.06 FXP 65,191.37 92.31 NA 0.00 0.00 65,099.06 FXS 3,592,241.85 NA 23,199.90 NA 0.00 3,477,768.79 A-1 209,219.94 209,219.94 1,351.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 A-2 6,962,000.00 720,704.85 44,962.92 0.00 0.00 6,241,295.15 A-3 1,951,000.00 0.00 12,600.21 0.00 0.00 1,951,000.00 A-4 13,414,077.75 12,310.52 86,632.59 0.00 0.00 13,401,767.23 P 646,533.80 27,682.68 NA 0.00 0.00 618,851.12 S 360,906.86 NA 2,330.86 NA 0.00 360,473.34 B-1 5,089,237.68 4,420.61 32,867.99 0.00 0.00 5,084,817.07 B-2 2,070,198.49 1,798.21 13,370.03 0.00 0.00 2,068,400.28 B-3 1,293,873.69 1,123.88 8,356.27 0.00 0.00 1,292,749.81 B-4 776,323.79 674.33 5,013.76 0.00 0.00 775,649.46 B-5 431,291.89 374.63 2,785.43 0.00 0.00 430,917.26 B-6 570,943.06 466.46 3,687.34 33,805.16 0.00 536,671.44 R 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA 0.00 RP 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA 0.00 Beginning Remaining Class Balance Principal Interest Balance FXA-1 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 FXA-2 981.35121 0.81414 6.33789 980.53708 FXA-3 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 FXA-4 277.58109 50.85206 1.73488 226.72903 FXA-5 1000.00000 0.00000 6.45833 1000.00000 FXA-6 1000.00000 0.00000 6.45833 1000.00000 FXA-7 1000.00000 0.00000 6.45833 1000.00000 FXA-8 44.14801 8.08779 0.20653 36.06022 FXA-9 44.14801 0.00000 0.10619 36.06022 FXP 800.98502 1.13418 0.00000 799.85084 FXS 368.40933 0.00000 2.37931 356.66932 A-1 4.81581 4.81581 0.03110 0.00000 A-2 1000.00000 103.51980 6.45833 896.48020 A-3 1000.00000 0.00000 6.45833 1000.00000 A-4 979.12976 0.89858 6.32355 978.23118 P 594.38758 25.44993 0.00000 568.93765 S 300.32525 0.00000 1.93960 299.96450 B-1 980.43832 0.85163 6.33200 979.58670 B-2 980.43834 0.85163 6.33200 979.58671 B-3 980.43834 0.85162 6.33200 979.58671 B-4 980.43830 0.85163 6.33200 979.58667 B-5 980.43835 0.85163 6.33200 979.58672 B-6 811.18879 0.66274 5.23893 762.49610 R 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 RP 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 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: August 31, 1999