UNITED STATES
                       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) : August 25, 2004


                        FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP.

            (AS DEPOSITOR UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT,
             DATED AS OF JULY 1, 2004, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
                             CHEC LOAN TRUST 2004-1
                    ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-1)

                        Financial Asset Securities Corp.
                        --------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          DELAWARE                  333-111379-17               06-1442101
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(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)                    File Number)        Identification Number)

         600 Steamboat Road
         Greenwich, Connecticut                                 06830
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (203) 625-2700


                                       N/A
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)



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simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
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Item 8.1    Other Events.

     This  current  report  on Form  8-K  relates  to the  monthly  distribution
reported to the holders of CHEC Loan Trust  2004-1  Asset  Backed  Certificates,
Series  2004-1  pursuant to the terms of the Pooling  and  Servicing  Agreement,
dated as of July 1, 2004,  among Financial Asset  Securities Corp. as Depositor,
Centex Home Equity Company,  LLC as servicer and JPMorgan Chase Bank as Trustee.

     On August 25, 2004  distributions  were made to the  Certificateholders.
Specific  information  with respect to these  distributions  is filed as Exhibit
99.1.

Item 9.1    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

           (a)   Not applicable

           (b)   Not applicable

           (c)   The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

                 Statement to Certificateholders on August 25, 2004
                 as Exhibit 99.1.





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CHEC Loan Trust  2004-1
Asset Backed Certificates, Series  2004-1
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SIGNATURE


     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 hereunto duly authorized.

                   JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, not in its individual capacity, but
                   solely as Trustee under the Agreement referred to herein



Date:  September 2, 2004           By:  /s/ Mark W. McDermott
                                  --------------------------------------------
                                Name:  Mark W. McDermott
                                Title: Vice President







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INDEX TO EXHIBITS


      Exhibit
      Number                  Description of Exhibits

        99.1             Statement to Certificateholders August 25, 2004



Exhibit 99.1
Statement to Certificateholders August 25, 2004


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        CHEC Loan Trust 2004-1 Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2004-1
                         STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
                                 August 25, 2004
<s>       <c>       <c>
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                                             DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS
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                ORIGINAL        BEGINNING                                                                                ENDING
                    FACE         PRINCIPAL                                                 REALIZED     DEFERRED        PRINCIPAL
CLASS              VALUE          BALANCE      PRINCIPAL       INTEREST       TOTAL         LOSSES       INTEREST        BALANCE
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A1         80,000,000.00     80,000,000.00   2,501,869.09      95,400.00    2,597,269.09          0.00      0.00       77,498,130.91
A2        140,000,000.00    140,000,000.00           0.00     185,850.00      185,850.00          0.00      0.00      140,000,000.00
A3         32,157,000.00     32,157,000.00           0.00      47,511.97       47,511.97          0.00      0.00       32,157,000.00
M1          9,746,000.00      9,746,000.00           0.00      15,130.66       15,130.66          0.00      0.00        9,746,000.00
M2          8,818,000.00      8,818,000.00           0.00      14,020.62       14,020.62          0.00      0.00        8,818,000.00
M3          5,569,000.00      5,569,000.00           0.00       9,063.55        9,063.55          0.00      0.00        5,569,000.00
M4          4,796,000.00      4,796,000.00           0.00       9,244.29        9,244.29          0.00      0.00        4,796,000.00
M5          4,486,000.00      4,486,000.00           0.00       8,983.22        8,983.22          0.00      0.00        4,486,000.00
M6          4,486,000.00      4,486,000.00           0.00       9,656.11        9,656.11          0.00      0.00        4,486,000.00
M7          3,713,000.00      3,713,000.00           0.00       9,245.37        9,245.37          0.00      0.00        3,713,000.00
M8          3,249,000.00      3,249,000.00           0.00       8,455.52        8,455.52          0.00      0.00        3,249,000.00
M9          3,094,000.00      3,094,000.00           0.00      11,532.89       11,532.89          0.00      0.00        3,094,000.00
B1          3,094,000.00      3,094,000.00           0.00      11,532.89       11,532.89          0.00      0.00        3,094,000.00
B2          3,094,000.00      3,094,000.00           0.00      11,532.89       11,532.89          0.00      0.00        3,094,000.00
C           3,093,702.00      3,093,702.00           0.00   1,301,407.89    1,301,407.89       -256.10      0.00        3,093,958.10
P                 100.00            100.00           0.00      24,769.86       24,769.86          0.00      0.00              100.00
R                   0.00              0.00           0.00           0.00            0.00          0.00      0.00                0.00
RX                  0.00              0.00           0.00           0.00            0.00          0.00      0.00                0.00
TOTALS    309,395,802.00    309,395,802.00   2,501,869.09   1,773,337.73    4,275,206.82       -256.10      0.00      306,894,189.01

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             FACTOR INFORMATION PER $1,000 OF ORIGINAL FACE                                                    PASS-THROUGH RATES
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                                                                                                                        CURRENT
                       BEGINNING                                                               ENDING                   PASS-THRU
CLASS     CUSIP        PRINCIPAL          PRINCIPAL        INTEREST          TOTAL            PRINCIPAL       CLASS       RATE
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A1        162765AA9   1,000.00000000   31.27336363       1.19250000       32.46586363       968.72663638     A1      1.590000 %
A2        162765AB7   1,000.00000000    0.00000000       1.32750000        1.32750000     1,000.00000000     A2      1.770000 %
A3        162765AC5   1,000.00000000    0.00000000       1.47750008        1.47750008     1,000.00000000     A3      1.970000 %
M1        162765AD3   1,000.00000000    0.00000000       1.55249949        1.55249949     1,000.00000000     M1      2.070000 %
M2        162765AE1   1,000.00000000    0.00000000       1.59000000        1.59000000     1,000.00000000     M2      2.120000 %
M3        162765AF8   1,000.00000000    0.00000000       1.62750045        1.62750045     1,000.00000000     M3      2.170000 %
M4        162765AG6   1,000.00000000    0.00000000       1.92750000        1.92750000     1,000.00000000     M4      2.570000 %
M5        162765AH4   1,000.00000000    0.00000000       2.00250111        2.00250111     1,000.00000000     M5      2.670000 %
M6        162765AJ0   1,000.00000000    0.00000000       2.15249889        2.15249889     1,000.00000000     M6      2.870000 %
M7        162765AK7   1,000.00000000    0.00000000       2.49000000        2.49000000     1,000.00000000     M7      3.320000 %
M8        162765AL5   1,000.00000000    0.00000000       2.60249923        2.60249923     1,000.00000000     M8      3.470000 %
M9        162765AM3   1,000.00000000    0.00000000       3.72750162        3.72750162     1,000.00000000     M9      4.970000 %
B1        162765AN1   1,000.00000000    0.00000000       3.72750162        3.72750162     1,000.00000000     B1      4.970000 %
B2        162765AP6   1,000.00000000    0.00000000       3.72750162        3.72750162     1,000.00000000     B2      4.970000 %
C         N/A         1,000.00000000    0.00000000     420.66362242      420.66362242     1,000.08278108     C       0.000000 %
P         N/A         1,000.00000000    0.00000000             ####              ####     1,000.00000000     P       0.000000 %
TOTALS                1,000.00000000    8.08630587       5.73161536       13.81792123       991.91452187
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IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS WITH THIS STATEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT THE ADMINISTRATOR LISTED BELOW:
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                                   RYAN VAUGHN
              JPMorgan Chase Bank - Structured Finance Services NY
                           4 NEW YORK PLAZA FLR 6, ,
                            New York, New York 10004
                              Tel: (212) 623-4484
                              Fax: (212) 623-5930
                       Email: Ryan.M.Vaughn@JPMorgan.com
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(ii)             Distributions Allocable to Principal
                 Scheduled Monthly Payments                                                                              300,148.43
                 Curtailments                                                                                             31,144.11
                 Prepayments in Full                                                                                   1,767,245.12
                 Loans Repurchased by Seller                                                                             403,075.32
                 Substitution Amounts                                                                                          0.00
                 Net Liquidation Proceeds                                                                                      0.00

                 Overcollateralization Amount                                                                          3,093,958.02
                 Overcollateralization Release Amount                                                                          0.00
                 Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount                                                                       0.00
                 Overcollateralization Target Amount                                                                   3,093,958.02
                 Overcollateralization Excess Amount                                                                           0.00

                 Servicer's Fee                                                                                          128,746.81
                 Trustee Fee                                                                                               1,933.72

                 Advance                                                                                                       0.00


                 Aggregate Loan Balance of Each Group
                 Beginning Aggregate Loan Balance                                                                    309,395,801.92
                 Ending Aggregate Loan Balance                                                                       306,894,188.93

                 Loan Count of Each Group
                 Group I Beginning Loan Count                                                                              2,689.00
                 Group I Ending Loan Count                                                                                 2,670.00


                 Weighted Average Remaining Term                                                                             340.00
                 Weighted Average Net Coupon Rate                                                                          6.7829 %

                 Monthly Remittance Amount
                 Group I                                                                                               4,252,370.68

                 Basic Principal Amount
                 Group I                                                                                               2,501,612.98

                 Applied Realized Loss Amounts
                 Subordinate Certificates
                 Class M-1                                                                                                     0.00
                 Class M-2                                                                                                     0.00
                 Class M-3                                                                                                     0.00
                 Class M-4                                                                                                     0.00
                 Class M-5                                                                                                     0.00
                 Class M-6                                                                                                     0.00
                 Class M-7                                                                                                     0.00
                 Class M-8                                                                                                     0.00
                 Class M-9                                                                                                     0.00
                 Class B1                                                                                                      0.00
                 Class B2                                                                                                      0.00

                 Stepdown Date Has Not Occurred

                 Number and Aggregate Principal Amounts of Mortgage Loans in Delinquency (Includes Bankruptcies)
                                        Group 1
                                                                                  Principal
                                       Category              Number                Balance               Percentage
                                       1 Month                         2               213,660.82                  0.07 %
                                       2 Month                         0                     0.00                  0.00 %
                                       3 Month                         0                     0.00                  0.00 %
                                        Total                          2               213,660.82                  0.07 %
                                        Group Totals
                                                                                  Principal
                                       Category              Number                Balance               Percentage
                                       1 Month                         2               213,660.82                  0.07 %
                                       2 Month                         0                     0.00                  0.00 %
                                       3 Month                         0                     0.00                  0.00 %
                                        Total                          2               213,660.82                  0.07 %

                 Number and Aggregate Principal Amounts of Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure
                                        Group 1
                                                             Principal
                                        Number               Balance                Percentage
                                                  0                    0.00            0.00%
                                       Group Totals
                                                             Principal
                                        Number               Balance                Percentage
                                                  0                    0.00            0.00%

(b)(iii)         Number and Aggregate Principal Amounts of Mortgage Loans in Bankruptcy
                                        Group 1
                                                             Principal
                                        Number               Balance                Percentage
                                                  0                    0.00            0.00%
                                       Group Totals
                                                             Principal
                                        Number               Balance                Percentage
                                                  0                    0.00            0.00%

                 Number and Aggregate Principal Amounts of REO Loans
                                        Group 1
                                                             Principal
                                        Number               Balance                Percentage
                                                  0                    0.00            0.00%
                                       Group Totals
                                                             Principal
                                        Number               Balance                Percentage
                                                  0                    0.00            0.00%

                 Book Value of REO Loans
                 Group I                                                                                        0.00

                 Realized Losses
                 Monthly Realized Losses                                                                        0.00
                 Cumulative Realized Losses                                                                     0.00

                 Net Liquidation Proceeds                                                                       0.00

                 Subsequent Recoveries                                                                          0.00


                 Cumulative Loss Percentage                                                                   0.00 %
                 Cumulative Realized Losses Since Cut-Off Date                                                  0.00
                 Aggregate Loan Balance as of the Cut-Off Date                                        309,395,801.92

                 Has a Trigger Event Occurred?                                                                    NO

                 Credit Enhancement Percentage                                                            18.65096 %
                 1-Month LIBOR for Current Distribution Date                                               1.47000 %

                 Class Interest Carryover Shortfall
                 Class A1                                                                                       0.00
                 Class A2                                                                                       0.00
                 Class A3                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M1                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M2                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M3                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M4                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M5                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M6                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M7                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M8                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M9                                                                                       0.00
                 Class B1                                                                                       0.00
                 Class B2                                                                                       0.00

                 Principal Carryover Shortfall on the Subordinate Certificates
                 Class M1                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M2                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M3                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M4                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M5                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M6                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M7                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M8                                                                                       0.00
                 Class M9                                                                                       0.00
                 Class B1                                                                                       0.00
                 Class B2                                                                                       0.00

                 Net Prepayment Interest Shortfalls                                                             0.00
                 Class A1 PPIS                                                                                  0.00
                 Class A2 PPIS                                                                                  0.00
                 Class A3 PPIS                                                                                  0.00
                 Class M1 PPIS                                                                                  0.00
                 Class M2 PPIS                                                                                  0.00
                 Class M3 PPIS                                                                                  0.00
                 Class M4 PPIS                                                                                  0.00
                 Class M5 PPIS                                                                                  0.00
                 Class M6 PPIS                                                                                  0.00
                 Class M9 PPIS                                                                                  0.00
                 Class B1 PPIS                                                                                  0.00
                 Class M7 PPIS                                                                                  0.00
                 Class B2 PPIS                                                                                  0.00
                 Class M8 PPIS                                                                                  0.00
                 Class C PPIS                                                                                   0.00

                 Relief Act Interest Shortfalls                                                                 0.00
                 Class A1 Relief Act Reduction                                                                  0.00
                 Class A2 Relief Act Reduction                                                                  0.00
                 Class A3 Relief Act Reduction                                                                  0.00
                 Class M1 Relief Act Reduction                                                                  0.00
                 Class M2 Relief Act Reduction                                                                  0.00
                 Class M3 Relief Act Reduction                                                                  0.00
                 Class M4 Relief Act Reduction                                                                  0.00
                 Class M5 Relief Act Reduction                                                                  0.00
                 Class M6 Relief Act Reduction                                                                  0.00
                 Class M9 Relief Act Reduction                                                                  0.00
                 Class B1 Relief Act Reduction                                                                  0.00
                 Class M7 Relief Act Reduction                                                                  0.00
                 Class B2 Relief Act Reduction                                                                  0.00
                 Class M8 Relief Act Reduction                                                                  0.00
                 Class C Relief Act Reduction                                                                   0.00

                 Net Wac Carryover Amount Paid                                                                  0.00
                 Class A1 Net Wac Carryover Amount Paid                                                         0.00
                 Class A2 Net Wac Carryover Amount Paid                                                         0.00
                 Class A3 Net Wac Carryover Amount Paid                                                         0.00
                 Class M1 Net Wac Carryover Amount Paid                                                         0.00
                 Class M2 Net Wac Carryover Amount Paid                                                         0.00
                 Class M3 Net Wac Carryover Amount Paid                                                         0.00
                 Class M4 Net Wac Carryover Amount Paid                                                         0.00
                 Class M5 Net Wac Carryover Amount Paid                                                         0.00
                 Class M6 Net Wac Carryover Amount Paid                                                         0.00
                 Class M9 Net Wac Carryover Amount Paid                                                         0.00
                 Class B1 Net Wac Carryover Amount Paid                                                         0.00
                 Class M7 Net Wac Carryover Amount Paid                                                         0.00
                 Class B2 Net Wac Carryover Amount Paid                                                         0.00
                 Class M8 Net Wac Carryover Amount Paid                                                         0.00


                 Net Wac Carryover Amount                                                                       0.00
                 Class A1 Net Wac Carryover Amount                                                              0.00
                 Class A2 Net Wac Carryover Amount                                                              0.00
                 Class A3 Net Wac Carryover Amount                                                              0.00
                 Class M1 Net Wac Carryover Amount                                                              0.00
                 Class M2 Net Wac Carryover Amount                                                              0.00
                 Class M3 Net Wac Carryover Amount                                                              0.00
                 Class M4 Net Wac Carryover Amount                                                              0.00
                 Class M5 Net Wac Carryover Amount                                                              0.00
                 Class M6 Net Wac Carryover Amount                                                              0.00
                 Class M9 Net Wac Carryover Amount                                                              0.00
                 Class B1 Net Wac Carryover Amount                                                              0.00
                 Class M7 Net Wac Carryover Amount                                                              0.00
                 Class B2 Net Wac Carryover Amount                                                              0.00
                 Class M8 Net Wac Carryover Amount                                                              0.00


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