Item 1. Business.
Omitted.
Item 2.
Item 2. Properties.
See Item 15(a), Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, and 99.3, for information provided in lieu of information required by Item 102 of Regulation S-K.
Item 3.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedings involving the trust created under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the Trust), the Trustee, the Servicer or the registrant with respect to the Trust other than routine litigation incidental to the duties of the respective parties.
Item 4.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None.
PART II
Item 5.
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
No established public trading market for the Certificates exists.
Records provided to the Trust by the DTC and the Trustee indicate that as of December 31, 2003, the number of holders of record for each class of Certificate were as follows:
Class 1 A-1 3 Class 2 A-1 4 Class 2 A-2 8 Class C 1 Class M1 4 Class M2 4 Class M3 3 Class M4 4 Class M5 4 Class P 1 Class R-1 1 Class R-2 1
Total: 38
Item 6.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
Omitted.
Item 7.
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation.
Omitted.
Item 7A.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
See Item 15(a), Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3, for information provided in lieu of information required by Item 302 of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Not applicable.
PART III
Item 10.
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.
Not applicable.
Item 11.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Not applicable.
Item 12.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
Not applicable.
Item 13.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
Not applicable.
Item 14.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
Not applicable.
PART IV
Item 15.
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a) Exhibits
(31.1) Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification
(99.1) Annual Independent Accountants' Servicing Reports concerning servicing activities for the year ended December 31, 2003.
(99.2) Report of Management as to Compliance with Minimum Servicing Standards for the year ended December 31, 2003.
(99.3) Annual Statements of Compliance under the Pooling and Servicing Agreements for the year ended December 31, 2003.
(99.4) Aggregate Statement of Principal and Interest Distributions to Certificate Holders.
(b) On November 10, 2003, December 9, 2003, and January 9, 2004 reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Company in order to provide the statements for the monthly distributions to holders of the Certificates. No other reports on Form 8-K have been filed during the last quarter of the period covered by this report.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Omitted.
(99.5) Reliance Certifications Mandated under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the year ended December 31, 2003.
Filed herewith.
Certification has been received.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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 Securities Corporation
Signed: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer
By: Reid Denny, Vice President
By: /s/ Reid Denny, Vice President
Dated: March 30, 2004
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.
(a)(i) No annual report is provided to the Certificateholders other than with respect to aggregate principal and interest distributions.
(a)(ii) No proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting material has been sent to any Certificateholder with respect to any annual or other meeting of Certificateholders.
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Ex-31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification
I, Reid Denny, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution or servicing reports filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by this annual report, of Fremont Home Loan Trust 2003-A Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2003-A;
2. Based on my knowledge, the information in these reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by this annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information required to be provided to the trustee by the servicer under the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement, for inclusion in these reports is included in these reports;
4. I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the master servicer under the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement, and based on upon my knowledge and the annual compliance review required under that agreement, and except as disclosed in the reports, the master servicer has fulfilled its obligations under that agreement; and
5. The reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the servicer's compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon the report provided by an independent public accountant, after conducting a review in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar procedure, as set forth in the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement, that is included in these reports.
In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: Fremont Investment and Loan as Servicer.
Date: March 30, 2004
/s/ Reid Denny Signature
Vice President Title
Ex-99.1 (a)
(logo) ERNST & YOUNG Ernst & Young LLP 725 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California 90017 Phone: (213) 977-3200 www.ey.com
Report on Management's Assertion on Compliance with the Specified Minimum Servicing Standards Set Forth in the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers
Report of Independent Accountants
Board of Directors Fremont Investment & Loan
We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying report titled Report of Management, that Fremont Investment & Loan (the Company) complied with the minimum servicing standards identified in Exhibit A to the Report of Management as set forth in the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers (USAP) (the "specified minimum servicing standards") during the year ended December 31, 2003. Management is responsible for the Company's compliance with those specified minimum servicing standards. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion based on our examination.
Our examination was made in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence on the Company's compliance with the specified minimum servicing standards and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Company's compliance with the specified minimum servicing standards.
In our opinion, management's assertion that the Company complied with the aforementioned specified minimum servicing standards during the year ended December 31, 2003 is fairly stated, in all material respects.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP Ernst & Young LLP
February 17, 2004
A Member Practice of Ernst & Young Global
Ex-99.2 (a)
(logo) FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN
714.283.6500 telephone
714.283.6509 fax
Management's Assertion on Compliance with the Specified Minimum Servicing Standards Set Forth in the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers
Report of Management
We, as members of management of Fremont Investment & Loan (the Company), are responsible for complying with the minimum servicing standards identified in the attached Exhibit A (the "specified minimum servicing standards") as set forth in the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers (USAP). We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over compliance with these specified minimum servicing standards. We have performed an evaluation of the Company's compliance with the specified minimum servicing standards as of December 31, 2003 and for the year then ended. Based on this evaluation, we assert that during the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company complied, in all material respects, with the specified minimum servicing standards.
As of December 31, 2003 and for the year then ended, the Company had in effect a fidelity bond in the amount of $30,000,000 and an errors and omissions policy in the amount of $10,000,000.
/s/ Murray L. Zoota Murray L. Zoota President and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Kyle R. Walker Kyle R. Walker Executive Vice President Residential Real Estate
/s/ Ronald R. Warwick Ronald R. Warwick Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
February 17, 2004
EXECUTIVE OFFICES 175 NORTH RIVERVIEW DRIVE ANAHEIM, CA 92808
Member FDIC Serving our customers since 1937
Exhibit A
Specified Minimum Servicing Standards
I. Custodial Bank Accounts
1. Reconciliations shall be prepared on a monthly basis for all custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations shall:
a. be mathematically accurate;
b. be prepared within forty-five (45) calendar days after the cutoff date. The cutoff date is the date as of which a bank account is reconciled every month. It may, or may not, coincide with a prescribed investor reporting date but shall be consistent from period to period;
c. be reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and
d. document explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items shall be resolved within ninety (90) calendar days of their original identification.
2. Funds of the servicing entity shall be advanced in cases where there is an overdraft in an investor's or a mortgagor's account.
3. Each custodial account shall be maintained at a federally insured depository institution in trust for the applicable investor.
4. Escrow funds held in trust for a mortgagor shall be returned to the mortgagor within thirty (30) calendar days of payoff of the mortgage loan.
II. Mortgage Payments
1. Mortgage payments shall be deposited into the custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts within two (2) business days of receipt.
2. Mortgage payments made in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents shall be posted to the applicable mortgagor records within two (2) business days of receipt.
3. Mortgage payments shall be allocated to principal, interest, insurance, taxes or other escrow items in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents.
4, Mortgage payments identified as loan payoffs shall be allocated in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents.
Exhibit A
Specified Minimum Servicing Standards (continued)
III. Disbursements
1. Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of a mortgagor or investor shall be made only by authorized personnel.
2. Disbursements made on behalf of a mortgagor or investor shall be posted within two (2) business days to the mortgagor's or investor's records maintained by the servicing entity.
3. Tax and insurance payments shall be made on or before the penalty or insurance policy expiration dates, as indicated on tax bills and insurance premium notices, respectively, provided that such support has been received by the servicing entity at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to these dates.
4. Any late payment penalties paid in conjunction with the payment of any tax bill or insurance premium notice shall be paid from the servicing entity's funds and not charged to the mortgagor, unless the late payment was due to the mortgagor's error or omission.
5. Amounts remitted to investors per the servicer's investor reports shall agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements.
6. Unissued checks shall be safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.
IV. Investor Accounting and Reporting
1. The servicing entity's investor reports shall agree with, or reconcile to, investors' records on a monthly basis as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of loans serviced by the servicing entity.
V. Mortgagor Loan Accounting
1. The servicing entity's mortgage loan records shall agree with, or reconcile to, the records of mortgagors with respect to the unpaid principal balance on a monthly basis.
2. Adjustments on adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) loans shall be computed based on the related mortgage note and any ARM rider.
3. Escrow accounts shall be analyzed, in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents, on at least an annual basis.
Exhibit A
Specified Minimum Servicing Standards (continued)
V. Mortgagor Loan Accounting (continued)
4. Interest on escrow accounts shall be paid, or credited, to mortgagors in accordance with the applicable state laws.
VI. Delinquencies
1. Records documenting collection efforts shall be maintained during the period a loan is in default and shall be updated at least monthly. Such records shall describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and mortgage payment rescheduling plans in cases where the delinquency is deemed temporary (i.e., illness or unemployment).
VII. Insurance Policies
1. A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy shall be in effect on the servicing entity throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage represented to investors in management's assertion.
Ex-99.3 (a)
(Logo) Fremont Investment and Loan
Exhibit "A"
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 9062 Old Annapolis Road Columbia, MD 21045 Attention: Service Oversight Group RE: Officer's Certificate
Dear Master Servicer:
The undersigned Officer certifies the following for the 2003 fiscal year:
(i) A review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding fiscal year and of the Servicer's performance of the Servicer under the tenants of the Servicing Agreement with respect to such Loans has been made under the supervision of the officer who signed such Officer's Certificate;
(ii) To the best of such officer's knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, such Officer's Certificate shall specify each such default known to such signer and the nature and Status thereof and what, action the Servicer proposes to take with respect thereto.
Certified By /s/ Unknown Signature Officer VP Title 3-26-04 Date
Ex-99.4 Schedule of Year-To-Date Principal and Interest Distributions to Certificateholders