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
For the fiscal year ended DECEMBER 31, 1997

______________________ or

[    ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 1 15d of the Securities
       Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from _____________  to ________

Commission file Number 333-29381-06

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

     Delaware                           06-1442101
(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(b) of the Act






           NONE
     Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be 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 such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
         Yes          No (See Note)

Note: Registrant has been subject to the filing requirements since
December 12, 1997, the closing date of the securitization.

                                       PART I

Item 2.  Properties
         See Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2.

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
     There were twenty-one (21) participants in the DTC system holding positions
     Cede certificates.
     The following were Noteholders and Certificateholders of record
     as of the end of the reporting year.
     Greenwich New Century Home Equity Loan Trust:

     Series 1997-NC6 Class A-1       Cede & Co.
     Series 1997-NC6 Class A-2       Cede & Co.
     Series 1997-NC6 Class A-3       Cede & Co.
     Series 1997-NC6 Class A-4       Cede & Co.
     Series 1997-NC6 Class A-5       Cede & Co.
     Series 1997-NC6 Class A-6       Cede & Co.
     Series 1997-NC6 Class A-7       Cede & Co.
     Series 1997-NC6 Class A-8IO     Cede & Co.

     There is no established public trading market for the notes.


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 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
     The Notes are represented by one or more notes registered in the name of
     of Cede & Co., the nominee of The Depository Trust Company.  An investor
     holding Notes is not entitled to receive a certificate representing such
     Note, except in limited circumstances.  Accordingly, Cede & Co. is the
     sole holder of Notes, which it holds on behalf of brokers, dealers,
     banks and other participants in the DTC system.  Such participants may






     hold Notes for their own accounts or for the accounts of their customers.
     The address of Cede & Co. is:
     Cede & Co.
     c/o The Depository Trust Company
     Seven Hanover Square
     New York, New York 10004

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
     There has not been, and there is not currently proposed, any transactions
     or series or transactions, to which any of the Trust, the Registrant,
     the Trustee or the Servicer is a party with any Noteholder who, to the
     knowledge of the Registrant and Servicer, owns of record or beneficially
     more than five percent of the Notes.


Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

     (a) 1.  Not Applicable
           2.  Not Applicable
           3.  Exhibits
                99.1  Annual Summary Statement
                99.2  Annual Statement as to Compliance.
                99.3  Annual Independent Public
                         Accountant's Servicing Report.

     (b)   Reports on Form 8-K
     The Registrant has filed one Current Report on Form 8-K
     with the Securities and Exchange Commision by December 31, 1997.
	The first distribution was on January 25, 1998.

     (c)    See (a) 3 above

     (d)    Not Applicable


                      SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange A
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


        Financial Asset Securities Corp.
        New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 1997-NC6

     /s/  Eve Kaplan
          Vice President
          Frist Trust National Association

Date March 27, 1998


                      EXHIBIT INDEX

     Exhibit Number   Description
              99.1    Annual Summary Statement
              99.2    Annual Statement of Compliance
              99.3    Report of Independent Accountants


       EXHIBIT 99.1 -- Summary of Aggregate Amounts or End of Year






       Amounts for the period ending December 31, 1997


     Financial Asset Securities Corp.
     New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 1997-NC6
              Summary of Aggregate Amounts or End of Year Amounts

     Pool Balance                                   131,610,756.62
     Principal        Collections                             0.00
     Interest         Collections                             0.00
     Servicer         Fees                                    0.00
     Trustee          Fees                                    0.00
     Prepayment       Penalties                               0.00
     Realized Loss                                            0.00

     30 Deliquent %                                         0.0000%
     60 Deliquent %                                         0.0000%
     90 Deliquent %                                         0.0000%


     Certificate      Balance        Interest       Principal

     Class A-1         42,335,000.00           0.00           0.00
     Class A-2         32,000,000.00           0.00           0.00
     Class A-3         17,200,000.00           0.00           0.00
     Class A-4         20,000,000.00           0.00           0.00
     Class A-5         11,200,000.00           0.00           0.00
     Class A-6         27,600,000.00           0.00           0.00
     Class A-7         19,665,000.00           0.00           0.00
     Class A-8IO      170,000,000.00           0.00           0.00


       EXHIBIT 99.2 -- Servicer's Annual Statement of Compliance
     To be supplied upon receipt by the Trustee

       EXHIBIT 99.3 -- Report of Independent Auditors
     To be supplied upon receipt by the Trustee