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**UNITED      STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington,      D.C. 20549**

**FORM      10-K**

**(Mark      one)**

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| þ |   | **ANNUAL                REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE                ACT OF                1934** |

**For      the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007**

**or**

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| o      |   | **TRANSITION                REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE                ACT OF                1934** |

**For      the transition period from **
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**      to **
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**Commission      file number **
**333-143015-08**

**FIRST      HORIZON ALTERNATIVE MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2007-FA5**

**FIRST      HORIZON ASSET SECURITIES INC.**

**FIRST      TENNESSEE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION **

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| **Delaware**(State                or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organizationof                the Depositor) |   | **75-2808384**(I.R.S.                Employer Identification No.of                the Depositor) |
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| **4000                Horizon Way**                                                                                      |   |                                                                                             |
| **Irving,                TX**                                                                                            |   | **75063**                                                                                        |
| (Address                of principal executive offices of the Depositor)                                                 |   | (Zip                Code)                                                                        |

441-4000

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|                                   |   | **Name                of each exchange** |
| **Title                of each class** |   | **on                which registered**   |
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| None                                   |   | Not                Applicable            |

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**Securities      registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:      None.**

**Indicate      by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined      in      Rule 405 of the Securities Act.**

**Indicate      by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to      Section 13 or**
**Section      15(d)**
**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 Exchange 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.**

**Indicate      by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of      Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not      be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or      information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this      Form 10-K or any amendment to this**
**Form      10-K**
**.**

**Indicate      by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an      accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.      See      the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller      reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. **

| Large accelerated filer o                                                               |   | Accelerated filer o                      |
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| Non-accelerated filer þ              (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |   | Smaller              reporting company o |

**Indicate      by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in      Rule 12b-2 of the Act).**

**State      the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held      by      non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity      was      last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of      the      last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal      quarter.**

**Documents      incorporated by Reference.**

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**TABLE      OF CONTENTS**

|                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| PART                I                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                  | Item 1B.                Unresolved Staff Comments                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                  | Item 1112(b)                of Regulation AB. Significant Obligors of Pool Assets (Financial                Information)                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                  | Item 1114(b)(2)                of Regulation AB. Credit Enhancement and Other Support, Except for                Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial                Information) |
|                                                                                                                                  | Item                1115(b) of Regulation AB. Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial                Information)                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                  | Item 1117                of Regulation AB. Legal Proceedings                                                                                                                            |
| PART                II                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                  | Item 9B.                Other Information                                                                                                                                                    |
| PART                III                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                  | Item 1119                of Regulation AB. Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related                Transactions                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                  | Item 1122                of Regulation AB. Compliance with Applicable Servicing                Criteria                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                  | Item 1123                of Regulation AB. Servicer Compliance                Statement                                                                                                 |
| PART                IV                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                  | Item 15.                Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules                                                                                                                              |
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| 4.1                - Pooling and Servicing Agreement                                                                                  |
| 10.1                - Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement                                                                                |
| 31.1                - Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Section 302                Certification)                     |
| 33.1                - Report                on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria                (FHHL and FTMSI)       |
| 33.2                - Report                on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria                (BNY)                  |
| 34.1                - Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG for                FHHL                and FTMSI) |
| 34.2                - Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG for                The                BNY)        |
| 35.1                - Servicer                Compliance Statement of FHHL and FTBNA, as successor by merger to                FTMSI  |
| 99.1                - Schedule of Year-to-Date Principal and Interest Distributions to                Certificateholders              |

 

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**PART      I**

**The      following Items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J      to      Form 10-K:**

Item 1.      Business

Item 1A.      Risk Factors

Item 2.      Properties

Item 3.      Legal Proceedings

Item 4.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**Item 1B.      Unresolved Staff Comments**

**Substitute      information provided in accordance with General Instruction J to Form      10-K:**

**Item 1112(b)      of Regulation AB. Significant Obligors of Pool Assets (Financial      Information).**

**Item 1114(b)(2)      of Regulation AB. Credit Enhancement and Other Support, Except for Certain      Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).**

**Item 1115(b)      of Regulation AB. Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial      Information).**

**Item 1117      of Regulation AB. Legal Proceedings.**

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**PART      II**

**The      following Items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J      to      Form 10-K:**

**Item 9B.      Other Information.**

**PART      III**

**The      following Items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J      to      Form 10-K**

**Substitute      information provided in accordance with General Instruction J to      Form 10-K:**

**Item 1119      of Regulation AB. Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related      Transactions.**

**Item 1122      of Regulation AB. Compliance with Applicable Servicing      Criteria.**

**Item 1123      of Regulation AB. Servicer Compliance Statement.**

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**PART      IV**

**Item 15.      Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.**

|   | (a) |   | List                of Documents Filed as Part of this                Report |
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|                                     | (1)    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Not                Applicable.                                           |
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|                                     | (2)    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Not                Applicable.                                           |
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|                                     | (3)    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | See                Item 15 (b), below.                              |
|                                     |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                     |
|                                     | (b)    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Exhibits                Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K |
|                                     |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                     |
| ***EXHIBIT                DESCRIPTION*** |
| 4.1                                      |   | Pooling                and Servicing Agreement dated September 1, 2007 by and among FHASI,                as                depositor, First Horizon Home Loans, a division of First Tennessee                Bank                National Association, as master servicer, and The Bank of New York,                as                trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the issuing                entity’s                Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 4, 2007) |
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| 10.1                                     |   | Mortgage                Loan Purchase Agreement dated September 27, 2007 by and between First                Horizon Home Loans, a division of First Tennessee Bank National                Association, as seller, and FHASI, as purchaser (incorporated by                reference                to Exhibit 10.1 of the issuing entity’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed                on October 4, 2007)                                                                                    |
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| 31.1                                     |   | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)                Certification (Section 302 Certification).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| 33.1                                     |   | Report                on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria concerning servicing                activities of FHHL and FTMSI for the year ended December 31,                2007.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| 33.2                                     |   | Report                on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria concerning servicing                activities of The Bank of New York for the year ended December 31,                2007.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| 34.1                                     |   | Report                of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm concerning servicing                activities of FHHL and FTMSI for the year ended December 31,                2007.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| 34.2                                     |   | Report                of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm concerning servicing                activities of The Bank of New York for the year ended December 31,                2007.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| 35.1                                     |   | Servicer                Compliance Statement of FHHL and FTBNA, as successor by merger to                FTMSI,                for the year ended December 31, 2007.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| 99.1                                     |   | Schedule                of Year-to-Date Principal and Interest Distributions to                Certificateholders.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

| (c) |   | Omitted. |
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**SIGNATURES**

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|                                 |   |   |   | First                Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-FA5 (Issuing                Entity) |
|                                 |   |   |   |                                                                                                        |   |                                                                         |
|                                 |   |   |   | By:                First Horizon Asset Securities Inc., as Depositor                                        |
|                                 |   |   |   |                                                                                                        |   |                                                                         |
|                                 |   |   |   |                                                                                                        |   |                                                                         |   |   |
| Dated:                March 28, 2008 |   |   |   | By:                                                                                                         |   | /s/                Terry L. McCoy                                            |
|                                 |   |   |   |                                                                                                        |   |  Terry                L. McCoy                                          |   |   |
|                                 |   |   |   |                                                                                                        |   | Executive                Vice President                                      |
|                                 |   |   |   |                                                                                                        |   | (Senior                Officer of the Depositor in charge of Securitization) |

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**EXHIBIT      INDEX**

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| **EXHIBIT** |   | **DESCRIPTION**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| 4.1         |   | Pooling                  and Servicing Agreement dated September 1, 2007 by and among FHASI,                  as                  depositor, First Horizon Home Loans, a division of First Tennessee                  Bank                  National Association, as master servicer, and The Bank of New York,                  as                  trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the issuing                  entity’s                  Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 4, 2007) |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10.1        |   | Mortgage                  Loan Purchase Agreement dated September 27, 2007 by and between                  First                  Horizon Home Loans, a division of First Tennessee Bank National                  Association, as seller, and FHASI, as purchaser (incorporated by                  reference                  to Exhibit 10.1 of the issuing entity’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed                  on October 4, 2007)                                                                         |
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| 31.1        |   | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)                  Certification (Section 302 Certification).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 33.1        |   | Report                  on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria concerning                  servicing                  activities of FHHL and FTMSI for the year ended December 31,                  2007.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 33.2        |   | Report                  on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria concerning                  servicing                  activities of The Bank of New York for the year ended December                  31,                  2007.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 34.1        |   | Report                  of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Report concerning                  servicing activities of FHHL and FTMSI for the year ended December                  31,                  2007.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| 34.2        |   | Report                  of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm concerning servicing                  activities of The Bank of New York for the year ended December                  31,                  2007.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| 35.1        |   | Servicer                  Compliance Statement of FHHL and FTBNA, as successor by merger                  to FTMSI,                  for the year ended December 31, 2007.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 99.1        |   | Schedule                  of Year-to-Date Principal and Interest Distributions to                  Certificateholders                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

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