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                                                   B&W Draft No. 2
_________________________________________________________________


                      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):  February 20, 1998


          CWABS,   INC.,  (as  depositor   under  the  Pooling  and
          Servicing Agreement, to be dated as of February 20, 1998,
          providing   for  the   issuance   of  the   CWABS,  Inc.,
          Countrywide Home Equity Loan  Trust 1998-A Revolving Home
          Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1998-A).


                           CWABS, INC.                     
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware              333-37539          95-4596514    
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission     (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)         File Number)   Identification No.)




       4500 Park Granada
       Calabasas, California                         91302  
       (Address of Principal                      (Zip Code)
        Executive Offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (818) 225-3240

_________________________________________________________________


Item 5.   Other Events.
- ------    ------------
Filing of Certain Materials
- ---------------------------
     Pursuant  to   Rule  424(b)(5)  under   the  Securities  Act   of  1933,
concurrently with, or  subsequent to, the  filing of this  Current Report  on
Form 8-K (the "Form 8-K"), CWABS, Inc. (the "Company") is filing a prospectus
and prospectus  supplement with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission (the
"Commission")  relating  to  its  Revolving  Home  Equity Loan  Asset  Backed
Certificates, Series 1998-A.

Financial Statements of CapMAC and Consent of KPMG.
- --------------------------------------------------
     The   audited  financial   statements  of   Capital   Markets  Assurance
Corporation ("CapMac") as of December 31,  1996 and 1995 and for each of  the
years in the three-year  period ended December 31, 1996 that  are included in
this Form 8-K and the prospectus supplement (the "Audited CapMac Financials")
have been  audited by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP ("KPMG").  The consent of KPMG is
attached hereto as  Exhibit 23.1.  The audited financial statements of CapMAC
are attached hereto  as Exhibit 99.1.  The unaudited  financial statements of
CapMAC as of and  for the three  and nine month  periods ended September  30,
1997  (the "Unaudited CapMAC Financials") that  are included in this Form 8-K
and the prospectus supplement are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.  

Filing of Derived Materials.
- ---------------------------
     In   connection  with  the  offering  of  the  Certificates,  Prudential
Securities Incorporated ("Prudential") and Countrywide Securities Corporation
("Countrywide Securities" and, together with Prudential, the "Underwriters"),
have each prepared certain materials for distribution  to potential investors
(the "Prudential  Computational Materials" and the "Countrywide Computational
Materials",  respectively).  Although  the Company provided  the Underwriters
with certain information regarding the  characteristics of the Mortgage Loans
(the  "Loans")  in  the related  portfolio,  it did  not  participate  in the
preparation   of  the  Computational   Materials  by  either   Prudential  or
Countrywide Securities.   Concurrently  with the filing  hereof, pursuant  to
Rule  311(i)  of  Regulation  S-T,  the  Company  is  filing  the  Prudential
Computational  Materials and the Countrywide Computational Materials by paper
filing on Form SE.

     For purposes  of this Form  8-K, the term Computational  Materials shall
mean computer generated tables and/or  charts displaying, with respect to the
Certificates, any of the  following: yield; average life,  duration; expected
maturity;   interest   rate   sensitivity;   loss  sensitivity;   cash   flow
characteristics;  background information  regarding the  Loans;  the proposed
structure; decrement tables; or similar information (tabular or otherwise) of
a statistical, mathematical, tabular or computational nature.  The Prudential
Computational  Materials  are  attached  hereto  as  Exhibit   99.3  and  the
Countrywide Computational Materials are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4.
                   
*    Capitalized terms used  and not otherwise defined herein  shall have the
meanings assigned  to them in the prospectus dated  February 20, 1998 and the
prospectus supplement  dated February 20,  1998, of CWABS, Inc.,  relating to
its Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1998-A.


Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
- ------   Information and Exhibits.
         -----------------------------------------
(a)  Not applicable.

(b)  Not applicable.

(c)  Exhibits:

     23.1      Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

     99.1      Audited CapMAC Financials.

     99.2      Unaudited CapMAC Financials

     99.3      Prudential Computational Materials

     99.4      Countrywide Computational Materials


                                  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 hereunto duly authorized.


                              CWABS, INC.



                              By: /s/ David Walker           
                                  David Walker
                                  Vice President



Dated:  February 20, 1998


                                Exhibit Index
                                -------------

Exhibit                                                     Page
- -------                                                     ----
23.1      Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP                   7

99.1      Audited CapMAC Financials                          8

99.2      Unaudited CapMAC Financials

99.3      Prudential Computational Materials

99.4      Countrywide Computational Materials


                                                                 Exhibit 23.1


             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



The Board of Directors
Capital Markets Assurance Corporation:


We consent to the  use of our report included in the Form  8-K of CWABS, Inc.
and  to  the  reference  to our  firm  under  the  section entitled  
"Experts" in  the Supplement to the Prospectus   Supplement  for  
Countrywide  Home  Equity  Loan  Trust  1998-A, Revolving Home Equity 
Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1998-A.

New York, New York
February 24, 1998

                                 Exhibit 99.1

                          Audited CapMAC Financials




                    CAPITAL MARKETS ASSURANCE CORPORATION 

                             FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                       DECEMBER 31, 1996, 1995 AND 1994

                 (WITH INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT THEREON)




                         Independent Auditors' Report


The Board of Directors
Capital Markets Assurance Corporation:


We have audited the accompanying  balance sheets of Capital Markets Assurance
Corporation as of  December 31, 1996 and  1995 and the related  statements of
income, stockholder's equity  and cash  flows for  each of the  years in  the
three-year period  ended December 31,  1996.  These financial  statements are
the responsibility  of the  Company's management.   Our responsibility  is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We  conducted  our audits  in  accordance  with  generally accepted  auditing
standards.  Those  standards require that  we plan and  perform the audit  to
obtain reasonable assurance  about whether the financial  statements are free
of material  misstatement.   An audit  includes examining, on  a test  basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial  statements.
An  audit   also  includes  assessing  the  accounting  principles  used  and
significant estimates made  by management, as well as  evaluating the overall
financial  statement presentation.   We  believe  that our  audits provide  a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material  respects, the financial  position of Capital  Markets Assurance
Corporation  as  of December  31,  1996  and  1995  and the  results  of  its
operations and its cash flows for each of the years in  the three-year period
ended December  31, 1996  in conformity  with  generally accepted  accounting
principles.





January 29, 1997

                                    ASSETS
                                    ------


                                                     December 31 December 31
                                                            1996        1995

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
INVESTMENTS:

Bonds at fair value (amortized cost $294,861 at
December 31, 1996 and $210,651 at December 31, 1995)   $ 297,893     215,706
Short-term investments (at amortized cost which
approximates fair value)                                  16,810      68,646
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total investments                                     314,703     284,352
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash                                                         371         344
Accrued investment income                                  3,807       3,136
Deferred acquisition costs                                45,380      35,162
Premiums receivable                                        5,141       3,540
Prepaid reinsurance                                       18,489      13,171
Other assets                                               6,424       3,428
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total assets                                        $ 394,315     343,133
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

LIABILITIES:
Unearned premiums                                      $  68,262      45,767
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses           10,985       6,548
Ceded reinsurance                                          1,738       2,469
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses                8,019      10,844
Current income taxes                                         679         136
Deferred income taxes                                     15,139      11,303
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total liabilities                                     104,822      77,067
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY:
Common stock - $1.00 par value per share; 15,000,000
shares are authorized, issued and outstanding at
December 31, 1996 and 1995                                15,000      15,000
Additional paid-in capital                               208,475     205,808
Unrealized appreciation on investments, net of tax         1,970       3,286
Retained earnings                                         64,048      41,972
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total stockholder's equity                            289,493     266,066
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total liabilities and stockholder's equity          $ 394,315     343,133
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
               See accompanying notes to financial statements.


                    CAPITAL MARKETS ASSURANCE CORPORATION
                            STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                            (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Year Ended         Year Ended           Year Ended
                                          December 31, 1996   December 31,1995    December 31, 1994
<S>                                          <C>                 <C>                     <C>
REVENUES:
Direct premiums written                         $    71,752             56,541               43,598
Assumed premiums written                              1,086                935                1,064
Ceded premiums written                              (15,104)           (15,992 )            (11,069)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net premiums written                            57,734             41,484               33,593
Increase in unearned premiums                       (17,177)           (12,242 )            (10,490)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net premiums earned                             40,557             29,242               23,103
Net investment income                                16,992             11,953               10,072
Net realized capital gains                              236              1,301                   92
Other income                                            146              2,273                  120
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total revenues                                  57,931             44,769               33,387
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


EXPENSES:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses                   4,815              3,141                1,429
Underwriting and operating expenses                  14,613             13,808               11,833
Policy acquisition costs                              7,824              7,203                4,529
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total expenses                                  27,252             24,152               17,791
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Income before income taxes                      30,679             20,617               15,596


INCOME TAXES:
Current income tax                                    5,235              2,113                  865
Deferred income tax                                   3,368              3,102                2,843
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total income taxes                               8,603              5,215                3,708
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net Income                                 $    22,076             15,402               11,888
===================================================================================================
</TABLE>

                    CAPITAL MARKETS ASSURANCE CORPORATION
                      STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
                            (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Year Ended            Year Ended        Year Ended
                                            December 31, 1996   December 31, 1995  December 31, 1994
<S>                                             <C>                  <C>                 <C>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMMON STOCK:

Balance at beginning of year                      $   15,000              15,000             15,000
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Balance at end of year                           15,000              15,000             15,000
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL:

Balance at beginning of year                         205,808             146,808            146,808
Capital contribution                                   2,667              59,000                  -
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Balance at end of year                          208,475             205,808            146,808
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION)
ON INVESTMENTS, NET OF TAX:

Balance at beginning of year                           3,286              (5,499)             3,600
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 
on investments                                        (1,316)              8,785             (9,099)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Balance at end of year                            1,970               3,286             (5,499)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RETAINED EARNINGS:
Balance at beginning of year                          41,972              26,570             14,682
Net income                                            22,076              15,402             11,888
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Balance at end of year                           64,048              41,972             26,570
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total stockholder's equity                   $  289,493             266,066            182,879
===================================================================================================
</TABLE>
                  See accompanying notes to financial statements.




                    CAPITAL MARKETS ASSURANCE CORPORATION
                           STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                            (DOLLAR IN THOUSANDS)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Year Ended         Year Ended         Year Ended
                                            December 31, 1996  December 31, 1995  December 31, 1994
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                              <C>                    <C>            <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income                                         $   22,076             15,402             11,888
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET INCOME TO NET CASH
PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
     Reserve for losses and loss adjustment
     expenses                                           4,437              1,357              1,429
     Unearned premiums, net                            22,496             19,862             15,843
     Deferred acquisition costs                       (10,218)           (10,302)            (9,611)
     Premiums receivable                               (1,601)              (161)            (2,103)
     Accrued investment income                           (671)              (390)              (848)
     Income taxes payable                               3,911              3,621              2,611
     Net realized capital gains                          (236)            (1,301)               (92)
     Accounts payable and other accrued expenses
                                                        1,020                472              3,726
   Prepaid reinsurance                                 (5,318)            (7,620)            (5,352)
     Other, net                                        (3,396)               992                689
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total adjustments                            10,424              6,530              6,292
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net cash provided by operating activities         32,500             21,932             18,180
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
     Purchases of investments                        (199,989)          (158,830)           (77,980)
     Proceeds from sales of investments                57,210             49,354             39,967
     Proceeds from maturities of investments          110,306             28,803             19,665
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net cash used in investing activities            (32,473)           (80,673)           (18,348)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
     Capital contribution                                   -             59,000                  -
     Net cash provided by financing activities              -             59,000                  -
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net increase (decrease) in cash                            27                259               (168)

Cash balance at beginning of year                         344                 85                253
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Cash balance at end of year                   $      371                344                 85
===================================================================================================

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW
INFORMATION:

Income taxes paid                                  $    4,525              1,450              1,063
===================================================================================================

</TABLE>


                    CAPITAL MARKETS ASSURANCE CORPORATION
                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1)   BACKGROUND
          Capital Markets  Assurance Corporation ("CapMAC" or  "the Company")
          is  a New  York-domiciled monoline  stock  insurance company  which
          engages  only in  the business  of financial  guarantee  and surety
          insurance.   CapMAC is a wholly owned subsidiary of CapMAC Holdings
          Inc. ("Holdings").  CapMAC is licensed in all 50 states in addition
          to the  District of Columbia, the  Commonwealth of Puerto  Rico and
          the  territory  of  Guam. CapMAC  insures  structured asset-backed,
          corporate, municipal and  other financial  obligations in the  U.S.
          and international capital markets.  CapMAC also  provides financial
          guarantee  reinsurance  for  structured  asset-backed,   corporate,
          municipal and  other financial  obligations written by  other major
          insurance companies.

          CapMAC's  claims-paying ability is rated "Aaa" by Moody's Investors
          Service, Inc.   ("Moody's"),  "AAA"  by Standard  & Poor's  Ratings
          Group ("S&P"),  "AAA" by Duff &  Phelps Credit Rating Co.  ("Duff &
          Phelps"), and "AAA" by Nippon  Investors Service, Inc., a  Japanese
          rating  agency.   Such  ratings  reflect  only  the  views  of  the
          respective rating agencies, are not recommendations to buy, sell or
          hold securities  and are subject to  revision or withdrawal  at any
          time by such rating agencies.  


2)   SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
          Significant  accounting policies  used  in the  preparation  of the
          accompanying financial statements are as follows:

          A)   BASIS OF PRESENTATION
               The  accompanying financial  statements  are  prepared on  the
               basis of  generally accepted  accounting principles  ("GAAP").
               Such  accounting principles  differ  from statutory  reporting
               practices used by  insurance companies  in reporting to  state
               regulatory authorities.  

               The  preparation of  financial statements  in  conformity with
               generally  accepted accounting principles  requires management
               to make  estimates and  assumptions that  affect the  reported
               amounts  of assets  and  liabilities  and  the  disclosure  of
               contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
               statements and the  reported amounts of revenues  and expenses
               during the  reporting period.   Management  believes the  most
               significant estimates  relate to  deferred acquisition  costs,
               reserve   for  losses   and  loss   adjustment  expenses   and
               disclosures  of  financial  guarantees  outstanding.    Actual
               results could differ from those estimates.

          B)   INVESTMENTS
               As  of  December  31,  1996 and  1995,  all  of  the Company's
               securities  have   been   classified  as   available-for-sale.
               Available-for-sale  securities  are  recorded at  fair  value.
               Fair  value  is generally  based  upon  quoted market  prices.
               Unrealized holding  gains and losses,  net of the  related tax
               effect,  on available-for-sale  securities  are excluded  from
               earnings  and  are   reported  as  a  separate   component  of
               stockholder's equity until realized.  Transfers of  securities
               between categories are recorded at  fair value at the date  of
               transfer.  A decline in  the fair value of any  available-for-
               sale security below cost  that is deemed other than  temporary
               is charged to earnings resulting in the establishment of a new
               cost basis for the security.
               Short-term investments are those investments having a maturity
               of  less  than  one  year   at  purchase  date.     Short-term
               investments are carried at  amortized cost which  approximates
               fair value. 

               Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted over the life
               of the  related security as an  adjustment to yield  using the
               effective interest  method.  Dividend and  interest income are
               recognized  when  earned.    Realized  gains  and  losses  are
               included in earnings and are derived using the FIFO (first-in,
               first-out) method for determining the cost of securities sold.

          C)   PREMIUM REVENUE RECOGNITION
               Premiums which are payable monthly to CapMAC are reflected  in
               income  when  due,  net  of  amounts  payable  to  reinsurers.
               Premiums  which   are  payable  quarterly,   semi-annually  or
               annually are reflected  in income, net  of amounts payable  to
               reinsurers,  on an equal monthly  basis over the corresponding
               policy term.  Premiums that are  collected as a single premium
               at the inception of the policy and have a term longer than one
               year are  earned, net  of amounts  payable  to reinsurers,  by
               allocating  premium  to  each  bond  maturity  based   on  the
               principal amount and earning it straight-line over the term of
               each bond  maturity. For the years ended December 31, 1996 and
               1995, 91% of net premiums earned were attributable to premiums
               payable  in installments and 9%  were attributable to premiums
               collected on an up-front basis.  

          D)   DEFERRED ACQUISITION COSTS
               Certain costs  incurred by  CapMAC, which  vary  with and  are
               primarily  related  to  the production  of  new  business, are
               deferred.   These costs  include direct and  indirect expenses
               related to underwriting, marketing and policy issuance, rating
               agency  fees and  premium  taxes,  net of  reinsurance  ceding
               commissions.   The  deferred acquisition  costs are  amortized
               over the period in proportion to the related premium earnings.
               The  actual  amount  of  premium   earnings  may  differ  from
               projections due to  various factors such  as renewal or  early
               termination  of  insurance  contracts  or  different   run-off
               patterns of  exposure resulting  in a corresponding  change in
               the amortization pattern of the deferred acquisition costs.

          E)   RESERVE FOR LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES
               The reserve  for losses and loss  adjustment expenses consists
               of a supplemental loss reserve  ("SLR") and a case basis  loss
               reserve.  The SLR is established for expected levels of losses
               resulting from credit failures on currently insured issues and
               reflects the estimated portion  of earned premiums required to
               cover those losses. 

               A  case  basis   loss  reserve  is  established   for  insured
               obligations when, in the judgment of management,  a default in
               the timely  payment of debt service is imminent.  For defaults
               considered temporary, a case basis loss reserve is established
               in  an amount equal  to the  present value of  the anticipated
               defaulted debt  service payments  over the expected  period of
               default.  If the  default is judged not  to be temporary,  the
               present value of all remaining defaulted debt service payments
               is recorded as a case basis loss reserve.  Anticipated salvage
               recoveries  are considered  in  establishing  case basis  loss
               reserves when  such amounts  are reasonably  estimable.   Case
               basis loss reserves may be  allocated from any SLR outstanding
               at the time  the case basis reserves are established.

               Management  believes  that the  current  level of  reserves is
               adequate to  cover the  ultimate net  cost of  claims and  the
               related expenses  with respect to financial  guarantees issued
               by CapMAC.  The establishment of the appropriate level of loss
               reserves  is   an  inherently   uncertain  process   involving
               estimates   and  subjective   judgments  by   management,  and
               therefore there can  be no assurance  that ultimate losses  in
               CapMAC's  insured  portfolio  will  not  exceed  the   current
               estimate of loss reserves.

          F)   DEPRECIATION
               Leasehold  improvements,  furniture,  fixtures  and electronic
               data processing  equipment are being amortized  or depreciated
               over  the lease  term  or useful  life, whichever  is shorter,
               using the straight-line method.  

          G)   INCOME TAXES
               Deferred  income taxes are provided  with respect to temporary
               differences between the  financial statement and tax  basis of
               assets and liabilities using  enacted tax rates in effect  for
               the year in  which the  differences are  expected to  reverse.
               The effect  on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change
               in  tax rates is  recognized in  the period that  includes the
               enactment date.

     3)   INSURED PORTFOLIO
          At  December 31, 1996 and 1995,   the principal amount of financial
          obligations insured by  CapMAC was $24.5 billion and $16.9 billion,
          respectively, and  net of reinsurance  (net principal outstanding),
          was $19.7 billion and $12.6 billion,  respectively, with a weighted
          average life  of 6.4 years and  6.0 years, respectively.   CapMAC's
          insured   portfolio   was   broadly   diversified   by   geographic
          distribution  and  type of  insured  obligations,   with  no single
          insured obligation in excess of statutory single risk limits, after
          giving effect  to  any   reinsurance and  collateral,  which are  a
          function  of CapMAC's  statutory  qualified  capital  (the  sum  of
          statutory capital and surplus  and mandatory contingency  reserve).
          At December  31, 1996 and 1995, the statutory qualified capital was
          approximately $260 million and $240 million, respectively.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               Net Principal Outstanding
       
                                           December 31, 1996   December 31, 1995
                                             _______________   _________________
Type of Obligations Insured ($ in millions)  Amount        %   Amount         %

<S>                                          <C>        <C>   <C>         <C> 
Consumer receivables                         $ 10,362   52.8   $  6,959    55.1
Trade and other corporate 
obligations                                     8,479   43.1      4,912    38.9
Municipal/government obligations                  814    4.1        757     6.0
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     TOTAL                                   $ 19,655  100.0   $ 12,628   100.0
===============================================================================

</TABLE>


          At December 31, 1996 and 1995, the principal and interest amount of
          financial obligations insured by CapMAC was $29.8 billion and $20.3
          billion,  respectively, and net  of reinsurance (net  principal and
          interest   outstanding)  was  $23.3   billion  and  $15.1  billion,
          respectively.

          At  December  31,  1996,  approximately  93%  of  CapMAC's  insured
          portfolio  was comprised  of structured  asset-backed transactions.
          Under these  structures, a pool of assets covering at least 100% of
          the principal  amount guaranteed  under its  insurance contract  is
          sold  or pledged  to a  special purpose  bankruptcy remote  entity.
          CapMAC's  primary  risk  from   such  insurance  contracts  is  the
          impairment  of  cash flows  due  to  delinquency  or  loss  on  the
          underlying assets.   CapMAC, therefore,  evaluates all  the factors
          affecting  past and future asset performance by studying historical
          data  on losses,  delinquencies  and recoveries  of the  underlying
          assets.  Each transaction is reviewed to ensure that an appropriate
          legal structure is used to  protect against the bankruptcy risk  of
          the originator of the assets.   Along with the legal structure,  an
          additional  level  of first  loss  protection  is also  created  to
          protect against losses due to credit or dilution.  This first level
          of loss  protection is usually available from reserve funds, excess
          cash  flows, overcollateralization, or  recourse to a  third party.
          The level  of first  loss  protection depends  upon the  historical
          losses  and dilution  of  the underlying  assets, but  is typically
          several  times  the  normal  historical  loss  experience  for  the
          underlying type of assets.
          During  1995, the  Company sold  without recourse  its interest  in
          potential  cash flows  from  transactions included  in  its insured
          portfolio  and recognized  $2,200,000  of  income  which  has  been
          included in other income in the accompanying financial statements.

          The following  entities each accounted  for, through  referrals and
          otherwise, 10% or more  of total revenues  for each of the  periods
          presented:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              Year Ended         Year Ended          Year Ended
                       December 31, 1996  December 31, 1995   December 31, 1994
                       -----------------  -----------------   -----------------
                                    % of               % of                % of
                                Revenues           Revenues            Revenues
<S>                           <C>                 <C>                  <C>
Citicorp                            14.5               15.2                16.3

</TABLE>


4)   INVESTMENTS
          The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses
          and estimated fair value for available-for-sale securities by major
          security type at December 31, 1996  and 1995 were as follows ($  in
          thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31, 1996
                                                                    Gross         Gross      Estimated
                                                   Amortized   Unrealized    Unrealized           Fair
Securities Available-for-sale                           Cost        Gains        Losses          Value
<S>                                             <C>               <C>          <C>           <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. Treasury obligations                       $      4,059           10             -          4,069

Mortgage-backed securities of
U.S. government instrumentalities 
and agencies                                         109,436          265         1,160        108,541

Obligations of states, municipalities
and political subdivisions                           177,811        4,602           555        181,858

Corporate and asset-backed securities                 20,365           23           153         20,235
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                                        $    311,671        4,900         1,868        314,703
======================================================================================================

</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

December 31, 1995
                                                                    Gross         Gross      Estimated
                                                   Amortized   Unrealized    Unrealized           Fair
Securities Available-for-sale                           Cost        Gains        Losses          Value
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                              <C>              <C>          <C>            <C>
U.S. Treasury obligations                       $      4,153           55            -           4,208

Mortgage-backed securities of 
U.S. government instrumentalities and
agencies                                             100,628          313           79         100,862

Obligations of states, municipalities
and political subdivisions                           166,010        4,809           82         170,737

Corporate and asset-backed securities
                                                       8,506           45            6           8,545
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                                        $    279,297        5,222          167         284,352
======================================================================================================

</TABLE>


          The amortized  cost and estimated fair value of investments in debt
          securities  at December 31, 1996  by contractual maturity are shown
          below ($ in thousands):


December 31, 1996


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                    Amortized               Estimated
Securities Available-for-sale                                            Cost              Fair Value
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                <C>                       <C>      
Due in one year or less                                            $    11,627                  11,644
Due after one year through five years                                   31,821                  32,815
Due after five years through ten years                                  76,450                  78,200
Due after ten years                                                     82,337                  83,503
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Sub-total                                                         202,235                 206,162
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mortgage-backed securities                                             109,436                 108,541
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          TOTAL                                                    $   311,671                 314,703
======================================================================================================

</TABLE>

          ACTUAL MATURITIES  MAY DIFFER FROM  CONTRACTUAL MATURITIES  BECAUSE
          BORROWERS MAY  CALL OR PREPAY OBLIGATIONS  WITH OR WITHOUT  CALL OR
          PREPAYMENT PENALTIES.  

          PROCEEDS FROM  SALES OF  INVESTMENT  SECURITIES WERE  APPROXIMATELY
          $57.2 MILLION,  $49.3 MILLION AND $39.9  MILLION IN 1996,  1995 AND
          1994,  RESPECTIVELY.   GROSS REALIZED  CAPITAL  GAINS OF  $772,000,
          $1,320,000  AND  $714,000, AND  GROSS  REALIZED  CAPITAL LOSSES  OF
          $536,000, $19,000 AND $622,000 WERE REALIZED ON THOSE SALES FOR THE
          YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996, 1995 AND 1994, RESPECTIVELY.  

          INVESTMENTS  INCLUDE BONDS  HAVING  A FAIR  VALUE OF  APPROXIMATELY
          $3,884,000 AND $3,985,000 WHICH ARE ON DEPOSIT AT DECEMBER 31, 1996
          AND 1995, RESPECTIVELY, WITH STATE REGULATORS AS REQUIRED BY LAW.  
          INVESTMENT INCOME  IS COMPRISED OF  INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS,  NET OF
          RELATED EXPENSES, AND IS APPLICABLE TO THE FOLLOWING SOURCES:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          YEAR ENDED             YEAR ENDED             YEAR ENDED
$ IN THOUSANDS                     DECEMBER 31, 1996      DECEMBER 31, 1995      DECEMBER 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                    <C>                     <C>                  <C>
BONDS                                       $ 15,726                 11,105                  9,193
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS                         1,534                  1,245                    484
MUTUAL FUNDS                                       -                   (162)                   579
INVESTMENT EXPENSES                             (268 )                 (235)                  (184)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  TOTAL                                     $ 16,992                 11,953                 10,072
==================================================================================================

</TABLE>

          The change  in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-
          for-sale  securities  is   included  as  a  separate  component  of
          stockholder's equity as shown below:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               Year  Ended              Year Ended
$ in thousands                                           December 31, 1996       December 31, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                          <C>                     <C> 
Balance at beginning of year                                    $    3,286                  (5,499
Change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation                    (2,024)                 13,386
Income tax effect                                                      708                  (4,601)
Net change                                                          (1,316)                  8,785
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     BALANCE AT END OF YEAR                                     $    1,970                   3,286
==================================================================================================

</TABLE>

          NO SINGLE  ISSUER, EXCEPT FOR INVESTMENTS IN U.S. TREASURY AND U.S.
          GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES, EXCEEDS 2% OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY AS
          OF DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995, RESPECTIVELY.  

5)   DEFERRED ACQUISITION COSTS
          The  following table reflects acquisition  costs deferred by CapMAC
          and amortized in proportion to the related premium earnings:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Year Ended           Year Ended          Year  Ended
$ in thousands                         December 31, 1996    December 31, 1995    December 31, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                        <C>                        <C>                 <C>
Balance at beginning of year               $      35,162               24,860               15,249
Additions                                         18,042               17,505               14,140
Amortization (policy acquisition
costs)                                            (7,824)              (7,203)              (4,529)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  BALANCE AT END OF YEAR                   $      45,380               35,162               24,860
==================================================================================================

</TABLE>

6)   EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
          CapMAC has a service agreement with CapMAC Financial Services, Inc.
          ("CFS").  Under the  service agreement, CFS  has agreed  to provide
          various  services, including underwriting,  reinsurance, marketing,
          data processing and other services to CapMAC in connection with the
          operation of CapMAC's insurance business. CapMAC pays CFS a fee for
          providing such services, but  not in excess of CFS's cost  for such
          services.   CFS incurred, on  behalf of CapMAC,  total compensation
          expenses,  excluding  bonuses,  of   $13,374,000,  $13,484,000  and
          $11,081,000 in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

          The  Company, through CFS, maintains an incentive compensation plan
          for its  employees.   The  plan is  an  annual discretionary  bonus
          award.   For the years ended December 31,  1996, 1995 and 1994, the
          Company  had  provided  approximately  $8,810,000,  $7,804,000  and
          $5,253,000, respectively, for  the plan.  CFS  also provides health
          and welfare  benefits to substantially all  of its employees.   The
          Company incurred $551,943,  $598,530, and  $562,508 of expense  for
          the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively, for
          such plan.   The Company also has a defined contribution retirement
          plan which  allows participants to make  voluntary contributions by
          salary reduction  pursuant  to  section  401 (k)  of  the  Internal
          Revenue Code.  The Company provides for the administrative cost for
          the 401 (k) plan.

          On June 25, 1992, certain  officers of CapMAC were granted  182,633
          restricted stock  units ("RSU")  at $13.33  a share  in respect  of
          certain deferred compensation.  On December 7, 1995, the RSU's were
          converted to  cash in the amount of approximately $3.7 million, and
          such  officers  agreed to  defer  receipt of  such  cash amount  in
          exchange for  receiving the same number of new shares of restricted
          stock of Holdings as the  number of RSU's such officers  previously
          held.   During 1995 and 1994, the expense was $1.3 million and $0.1
          million, respectively.  During 1996, Holdings assumed the liability
          of $3.7 million less the related deferred tax asset of $1.1 million
          as  capital contribution.  The cash  amount is held by Holdings and
          invested  in  accordance with  certain  guidelines.   Such  amount,
          including the  investment earnings  thereon, will be  paid to  each
          officer  upon the occurrence  of certain  events but no  later than
          December 2000.  


7)   EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
          Holdings maintains  an Employee  Stock Ownership  Plan ("ESOP")  to
          provide  its   employees  the  opportunity  to   obtain  beneficial
          interests in  the  stock of  Holdings through  a  trust (the  "ESOP
          Trust").  Compensation expense related to the ESOP and allocated to
          CapMAC was  approximately $2,764,000, $2,087,000 and $2,086,000 for
          the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

8)   RESERVE FOR LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES
          The reserve for losses and  loss adjustment expenses consists of  a
          case basis loss reserve and the SLR.

          In 1995, CapMAC incurred its  first claim on a financial  guarantee
          policy.   Based on  its current  estimate, the Company  expects the
          aggregate amount  of claims and related expenses not to exceed $2.7
          million, although  no assurance can be  given that such  claims and
          related expenses will not exceed that amount.  Such loss amount was
          covered   through  a  recovery  under  a  quota  share  reinsurance
          agreement of  $0.2 million  and  a reduction  in  the SLR  of  $2.5
          million.  The portion of such claims and expenses not covered under
          the  quota  share agreement  is  being funded  through  payments to
          CapMAC from the Lureco Trust Account (see note 12).

          The following is a  summary of the activity in the  case basis loss
          reserve account  and the components of  the reserve for  losses and
          loss adjustment expenses ($ in thousands):


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           1996      1995   1994
Case basis loss reserve:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                <C>             <C>     <C>

Net balance at January 1                           $        620         -      -
Incurred related to:
     Current year                                             -     2,473      -
     Prior years                                              -         -      -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total incurred                                                -     2,473      -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paid related to:
     Current year                                             -     1,853      -
     Prior years                                            309         -      -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total paid                                                  309     1,853      -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net balance at December 31                                  311       620      -
Reinsurance recoverable                                       -        69      -

Gross balance at December 31                                311       689      -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supplemental loss reserve
Balance at January 1                                      5,859     5,191  3,762
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Additions to supplemental loss reserve               4,815     3,141  1,429
     Allocated to case basis reserve                          -    (2,473)     -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31                                   10,674     5,859  5,191
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total reserve for losses and loss adjustment 
expenses                                           $     10,985     6,548  5,191
================================================================================

</TABLE>


9)   INCOME TAXES
          Pursuant to a tax sharing  agreement with Holdings, the Company  is
          included  in Holdings' consolidated U.S. Federal income tax return.
          The Company's  annual Federal income tax liability is determined by
          computing  its pro  rata share  of  the consolidated  group Federal
          income tax liability.
          Total income  tax  expense differed  from  the amount  computed  by
          applying the U.S. Federal  income tax rate of 35% in  1996 and 1995
          and 34% in 1994:



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Year Ended           Year Ended          Year  Ended
                                      December 31, 1996    December 31, 1995    December 31, 1994
$ in thousands                         Amount         %      Amount        %    Amount         %
<S>                                  <C>          <C>      <C>         <C>      <C>         <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expected tax expense computed at
the statutory rate                   $ 10,738      35.0      $7,216     35.0     $5,303      34.0

Increase (decrease) in tax
resulting from:

     Tax-exempt interest               (2,916)     (9.5)     (2,335)   (11.3)    (1,646)    (10.6)
     Other, net                           781       2.5         334      1.6         51       0.4
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Total income tax expense    $  8,603      28.0      $5,215     25.3     $3,708      23.8
=================================================================================================

</TABLE>

          The  tax  effects  of  temporary  differences  that  give  rise  to
          significant  portions of the deferred  Federal income tax liability
          are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

$ in thousands                                               December 31, 1996       December 31, 1995
<S>                                                              <C>                    <C>
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS:
Deferred compensation                                              $       200                   1,901
Losses and loss adjustment expenses                                      1,527                   1,002
Unearned premiums                                                          866                     852
Other, net                                                                  96                      98
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total gross deferred tax assets                                        2,689                   3,853
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES:
Deferred acquisition costs                                              15,883                 12,307 
Unrealized capital gains on investments                                  1,061                  1,769 
Other, net                                                                 884                  1,080 
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total gross deferred tax liabilities                               17,828                 15,156 
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net deferred tax liability                                    $    15,139                 11,303 
=====================================================================================================

</TABLE>

          A valuation allowance  is provided when it is more  likely than not
          that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be  realized.
          Management  believes that  the deferred  tax assets  will  be fully
          realized in the future.

10)  INSURANCE REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS
          CapMAC is subject to insurance regulatory requirements of the State
          of New  York and other  states in which  it is licensed  to conduct
          business.    Generally,  New  York   insurance  laws  require  that
          dividends be  paid from earned surplus  and restrict the  amount of
          dividends in any year that  may be paid without obtaining  approval
          for  such dividends  from the  Superintendent of  Insurance  to the
          lower of  (i)  net investment  income  as defined  or  (ii) 10%  of
          statutory surplus  as of  December 31  of the  preceding year.   No
          dividends were  paid by CapMAC to  Holdings during the  years ended
          December 31,  1996, 1995 and  1994.   No   dividends could be  paid
          during these periods because CapMAC  had negative earned   surplus.
          Statutory surplus at December  31, 1996 and 1995  was approximately
          $193,726,000  and  $195,018,000,  respectively.  Statutory  surplus
          differs   from     stockholder's  equity   determined  under   GAAP
          principally due to  the mandatory contingency reserve  required for
          statutory  accounting purposes  and  differences in  accounting for
          investments,  deferred acquisition  costs, SLR  and  deferred taxes
          provided  under  GAAP.    Statutory  net  income  was  $18,737,000,
          $9,000,000 and  $4,543,000 for the  years ended December  31, 1996,
          1995 and 1994, respectively.  Statutory net income differs from net
          income   determined  under   GAAP  principally   due  to   deferred
          acquisition costs, SLR and deferred income taxes.

11)  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
          The Company's  lease agreement for the  space occupied in  New York
          expires on November 20, 2008.  CapMAC has a lease agreement for its
          London office,  which expires on October  1, 2002.  As  of December
          31, 1996, future minimum payments under the lease agreements are as
          follows:

          $ in thousands                                              Payment

          1997                                                     $    2,647
          1998                                                          2,715
          1999                                                          3,077
          2000                                                          3,152
          2001 and thereafter                                          28,660
          -------------------------------------------------------------------
               TOTAL                                               $   40,251
          ===================================================================

          Rent expense, commercial  rent taxes and electricity  for the years
          ended  December 31,  1996, 1995  and 1994  amounted to  $1,618,000,
          $1,939,000 and $2,243,000, respectively. 

          CapMAC has  available a  $150,000,000  standby corporate  liquidity
          facility  (the  "Liquidity  Facility") scheduled  to  terminate  in
          September 1999.  The Liquidity Facility is provided by a consortium
          of banks, headed by Bank of  Montreal, as agent, which is rated "A-
          1+"  and  "P-1" by  S&P  and  Moody's,  respectively.    Under  the
          Liquidity  Facility, CapMAC  will  be able,  subject  to satisfying
          certain conditions, to borrow  funds from time to time  in order to
          enable it to fund any claim payments or payments made in settlement
          or  mitigation  of claim  payments  under its  insurance contracts.
          There have been no draws under the Liquidity Facility.
          CapMAC has agreed to make an investment of 50 million French Francs
          (approximately $10 million U.S. dollars) in CapMAC Assurance, S.A.,
          an insurance subsidiary to be  established in Paris, France.   This
          investment is anticipated to be made in 1997.

12)  REINSURANCE
          In the  ordinary course  of business, CapMAC  cedes exposure  under
          various treaty and facultative reinsurance contracts, both on a pro
          rata  and excess  of  loss basis,  primarily  designed to  minimize
          losses from  large risks  and protect  the capital  and surplus  of
          CapMAC.  

          The  effect of reinsurance  on premiums  written and earned  was as
          follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Years Ended December 31
                                  1996                      1995                     1994
                             -------------------     -------------------     ---------------------
$ in thousands                Written     Earned      Written     Earned      Written       Earned
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                         <C>           <C>         <C>        <C>           <C>          <C>
Direct                    $    71,752     48,835       56,541     36,853       43,598       28,561
Assumed                         1,086      1,508          935        761        1,064          258
Ceded                         (15,104)    (9,786)     (15,992)    (8,372)     (11,069)      (5,716)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net premiums              $    57,734     40,557       41,484     29,242       33,593       23,103
==================================================================================================

</TABLE>

          The reinsurance of risk does not  relieve the ceding insurer of its
          original liability  to its policyholders.   A  contingent liability
          exists with respect to the aforementioned reinsurance arrangements,
          which may become a liability of CapMAC in the event  the reinsurers
          are  unable  to   meet  obligations  assumed  by  them   under  the
          reinsurance contracts.  At December  31, 1996 and 1995, CapMAC  had
          ceded loss  reserves of $0 and $69,000, respectively, and had ceded
          unearned premiums of $18,489,000 and $13,171,000, respectively.

          In 1994, CapMAC  entered into a reinsurance  agreement (the "Lureco
          Treaty")   with  Luxembourg   European   Reinsurance  LURECO   S.A.
          ("Lureco"), a European-based reinsurer.  The agreement is renewable
          annually at  the Company's  option, subject  to satisfying  certain
          conditions.   The agreement reinsured  and indemnified  the Company
          for any  loss incurred by CapMAC during  the agreement period up to
          the  limits of the agreement.  The  Lureco Treaty provides that the
          annual  reinsurance  premium  payable by  CapMAC  to  Lureco, after
          deduction of the reinsurer's fee payable to Lureco, be deposited in
          a trust  account  (the "Lureco  Trust Account")  to  be applied  by
          CapMAC, at  its option, to offset losses and loss expenses incurred
          by CapMAC in connection with  incurred claims.  Amounts on  deposit
          in  the Lureco Trust  Account which  have not been  applied against
          claims are  contractually due to CapMAC  at the termination  of the
          treaty.

          The premium deposit amounts in  the Lureco Trust Account have  been
          reflected  as assets by  CapMAC during  the term of  the agreement.
          Premiums  in excess of  the deposit  amounts have been  recorded as
          ceded premiums in  the statements of income.   For the  1996 policy
          year, the  agreement provides $7 million of loss coverage in excess
          of the  premium deposit amount of $5 million retained in the Lureco
          Trust Account.  Additional coverage is provided for losses incurred
          in  excess of 200% of the net premiums  earned up to $4 million for
          any  one   agreement  year.    In   September  1995,  a   claim  of
          approximately  $2.5  million  on an  insurance  policy  was applied
          against the Lureco Trust Account.

          In  addition  to  its   capital  (including  statutory  contingency
          reserves), CapMAC  has other  reinsurance available  to pay  claims
          under its insurance contracts.  Effective November 30, 1995, CapMAC
          entered into a  Stop-loss Reinsurance Agreement with  Mitsui Marine
          and Fire  Insurance Co. (the "Mitsui Stop-loss  Agreement").  Under
          the  Mitsui Stop-loss Agreement,  Mitsui Marine and  Fire Insurance
          Co. ("Mitsui") will be required to pay any losses in excess of $100
          million in the aggregate incurred by  CapMAC during the term of the
          Mitsui Stop-loss Agreement  on the insurance policies  in effect on
          December 1, 1995 and written during the one-year period thereafter,
          up  to  an aggregate  limit  payable  under  the  Mitsui  Stop-loss
          Agreement  of $50 million.   The  Mitsui Stop-loss Agreement  has a
          term  of seven years and is  subject to early termination by CapMAC
          in certain circumstances.  Effective January 1, 1997 the  stop-loss
          reinsurance coverage increased to $75 million in excess of incurred
          losses  of $150 million  increasing annually based  on increases in
          CapMAC's  statutory   qualified  capital.      The  new   stop-loss
          reinsurance is provided by Mitsui,  AXA Re Finance S.A. ("AXA  Re")
          and Munchener Ruckversicherungs-Gesellschaft ("Munich Re").

          On November 30, 1995,  CapMAC canceled the quota share  reinsurance
          agreement  with Winterthur  Swiss Insurance  Company ("Winterthur")
          pursuant  to which Winterthur had the right  to reinsure on a quota
          share basis  10% of each  policy written by  CapMAC.  As  a result,
          CapMAC reassumed approximately $1.4 billion of principal insured by
          Winterthur on January 1, 1996.  In connection with the commutation,
          Winterthur  returned $2.0  million of   unearned  premiums, net  of
          ceding commission and Federal excise tax. 

13)  DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
          The following  table presents  the carrying  amounts and  estimated
          fair values of the Company's financial instruments at  December 31,
          1996  and 1995.   The  fair value  amounts were  determined  by the
          Company using  independent market  information when available,  and
          appropriate valuation methodologies when market information was not
          available.    Such   valuation  methodologies  require  significant
          judgment  and  are not  necessarily  indicative of  the  amount the
          Company could recognize in a current market exchange.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       December 31, 1996          December 31, 1995  

                                                       Carrying   Estimated      Carrying    Estimated
$ in thousands                                           Amount  Fair Value        Amount   Fair Value
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                   <C>          <C>            <C>         <C>
Financial Assets:
Available-for-sale securities                      $    314,703     314,703       284,352      284,352
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OFF-BALANCE-SHEET INSTRUMENTS:
Financial guarantees outstanding                   $          -     219,989             -      147,840
     Less: ceding commission                                  -      65,997             -       44,352
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net financial guarantees outstanding               $          -     153,992                    103,488
======================================================================================================

</TABLE>


          The following  methods and  assumptions were  used to  estimate the
          fair value of each class of financial instruments summarized above:

          AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES
          The fair  values of fixed maturities  are based upon  quoted market
          prices.   The  fair  value of  short-term  investments approximates
          amortized cost. 
          FINANCIAL GUARANTEES OUTSTANDING
          The fair value of financial  guarantees outstanding consists of (1)
          the  current unearned premium  reserve, net of  prepaid reinsurance
          and (2) the  fair value of installment revenue which  is derived by
          calculating the present value  of the estimated future cash  inflow
          to CapMAC  of policies in force having installment premiums, net of
          amounts payable to reinsurers, at a discount rate of 7% at December
          31, 1996  and  1995.    The  amount calculated  is  assumed  to  be
          equivalent to  the consideration that would be paid by CapMAC under
          market conditions  prevailing at  the reporting  dates to  transfer
          CapMAC's  financial guarantee  business  to  a  third  party  under
          reinsurance and other agreements.  Ceding commission represents the
          expected amount that would be  paid to CapMAC to compensate  CapMAC
          for  originating  and  servicing  the  insurance  contracts.     In
          constructing  estimated  future   cash  inflows,  management  makes
          assumptions  regarding  prepayments  for  amortizing   asset-backed
          securities  which   are   consistent   with   relevant   historical
          experience.  For revolving programs, assumptions are made regarding
          program utilization based on  discussions with program users.   The
          amount  of  future installment  revenue  actually  realized by  the
          Company could be reduced in the future due to factors such as early
          termination  of  insurance  contracts,  accelerated prepayments  of
          underlying  obligations or  lower than  anticipated utilization  of
          insured structured  programs,  such as  commercial paper  conduits.
          Although increases in  future installment  revenue earnings due  to
          renewals  of existing  insurance contracts  historically have  been
          greater  than reductions  in  future  installment  revenue  due  to
          factors such  as those described above,  there can be  no assurance
          that future circumstances might not  cause a material net reduction
          in the future installment revenue.

14)  CAPITALIZATION
          In 1995,  $59.0 million of the  proceeds received by  Holdings from
          the sale  of shares in connection  with an initial  public offering
          and private placements were contributed to CapMAC.


                                 Exhibit 99.2

                         Unaudited CapMAC Financials



             CAPITAL MARKETS ASSURANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                      CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                              SEPTEMBER 30, 1997

                                 (UNAUDITED)
<PAGE>
            CAPITAL MARKETS ASSURANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                 (UNAUDITED)
                            (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

                                    ASSETS


                                          September 30, 1997  December 31, 1996
                                                 (Unaudited)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INVESTMENTS:

Bonds at fair value (amortized cost $323,043 
at September 30, 1997 and $294,861 at 
December 31, 1996)                              $    328,035           297,893
Short-term investments (at amortized cost 
which approximates fair value)                        21,119            16,810
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   Total investments                                 349,154           314,703
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Cash                                                     999               371

Accrued investment income                              3,998             3,807
Deferred acquisition costs                            51,137            45,380
Premiums receivable                                    7,132             5,141
Prepaid reinsurance                                   23,348            18,489
Other assets                                           5,666             6,424
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   Total assets                                 $    441,434           394,315
==============================================================================

                                 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

LIABILITIES:
Unearned premiums                               $     76,023            68,262
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment 
  expenses                                            15,389            10,985
Ceded reinsurance                                      5,653             1,738
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses           14,270             8,019
Current income taxes                                     626               679
Deferred income taxes                                 17,383            15,139
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   Total liabilities                                 129,344           104,822
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STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY:

Common stock - $1.00 par value per share; 
15,000,000 shares are authorized, issued 
and outstanding at September 30, 1997 and
December 31, 1996                                     15,000            15,000
Additional paid-in capital                           208,475           208,475
Unrealized appreciation on investments, 
net of tax                                             3,251             1,970
Retained earnings                                     85,440            64,048

Cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax            (76)                -
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total stockholder's equity                        312,090           289,493
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   Total liabilities and stockholder's equity   $    441,434           394,315
==============================================================================


         See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


            CAPITAL MARKETS ASSURANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                 (UNAUDITED)
                            (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                          Three Months          Nine Months
                                                          Ended September 30    Ended September 30
                                                                                         
                                                        1997      1996          1997          1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                               <C>            <C>           <C>          <C>
REVENUES:
Direct premiums written                           $    22,345     17,206       57,525        49,983
Assumed premiums written                                  225          8        1,141         1,032
Ceded premiums written                                 (7,428)    (4,129)     (18,049)      (11,142)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net premiums written                              15,142     13,085       40,617        39,873
Increase in unearned premiums                          (1,663)    (3,042)     (2,903)       (11,014)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net premiums earned                               13,479     10,043       37,714        28,859
Net investment income                                   4,958      4,307       14,344        12,296
Net realized capital gains (loss)                           -        (57)       2,549           111
Other income                                               51         25          139           104
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total revenues                                    18,488     14,318       54,746        41,370
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

EXPENSES:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses                     1,528      1,248        4,404         3,432
Underwriting and operating expenses                     4,430      3,780       13,309        11,142
Policy acquisition costs                                2,372      2,126        7,425         6,249
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total expenses                                     8,330      7,154       25,138        20,823
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Income before income taxes                        10,158      7,164       29,608        20,547
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

INCOME TAXES:
Current income tax                                      2,502      1,027        6,652         3,008
Deferred income tax                                       172        718        1,564         2,689
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     Total income taxes                                 2,674      1,745        8,216         5,697
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net Income                                   $     7,484      5,419       21,392        14,850
===================================================================================================
</TABLE>


             CAPITAL MARKETS ASSURANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
                                 (UNAUDITED)
                            (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

                                                          Nine Months Ended
                                                         September 30, 1997
COMMON STOCK:
Balance at beginning of period                                $    15,000
     Balance at end of period                                      15,000

ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL:
Balance at beginning of period                                    208,475
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     Balance at end of period                                     208,475

UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON INVESTMENTS, NET OF TAX:
Balance at beginning of period                                      1,970
Unrealized appreciation on investments                              1,281

     Balance at end of period                                       3,251

RETAINED EARNINGS:
Balance at beginning of period                                     64,048
Net income                                                         21,392

     Balance at end of period                                      85,440

CUMULATIVE TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT, NET OF TAX:
Balance at beginning of period                                          -
Translation adjustment                                                (76)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Balance at end of period                                         (76)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total stockholder's equity                               $   312,090
=========================================================================


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Nine Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
                                          September 30, 1997 September 30, 1996

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
<S>                                           <C>                   <C>
Net income                                     $     21,392          14,850

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net 
cash provided (used) by operating activities:

     Reserve for losses and loss adjustment
     expenses                                         4,404           3,054
     Unearned premiums, net                           7,761          15,643
     Deferred acquisition costs                      (5,757)         (7,188)
     Premiums receivable                             (1,991)           (528)
     Accrued investment income                         (191)           (468)
     Income taxes payable                             1,511           2,341
     Net realized capital gains                      (2,549)           (111)
     Accounts payable and other accrued expenses      6,251           5,445
     Prepaid reinsurance                             (4,859)         (4,630)
     Other, net                                       5,089            (381)
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          Total adjustments                           9,669          13,177
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Net cash provided by operating activities        31,061          28,027

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Purchases of investments                           (137,369)       (154,308)
Proceeds from sales of investments                   74,768          35,388
Proceeds from maturities of investments              32,168          91,063
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     Net cash used in investing activities          (30,433)        (27,857)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net increase in cash                                    628             170

Cash balance at beginning of period                     371             344
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Cash balance at end of period             $        999             514
===========================================================================

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW
INFORMATION:

Income taxes paid                              $      6,550           3,225
Tax and loss bonds purchased                   $        155             131
===========================================================================

</TABLE>

           CAPITAL MARKETS ASSURANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
           NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                             SEPTEMBER 30, 1997

1.   BACKGROUND
          Capital Markets  Assurance Corporation  ("CapMAC") is  a New  York-
          domiciled monoline  stock insurance company  which engages  only in
          the business of financial guaranty and surety insurance.  CapMAC is
          a wholly owned subsidiary of CapMAC Holdings Inc. ("Holdings").  In
          early 1997, CapMAC made an  investment of 50 million French  francs
          (approximately 10 million U.S. dollars) in CapMAC  Assurance, S.A.,
          an insurance subsidiary to be established in Paris, France.  CapMAC
          Assurance, S.A., is licensed to write financial guarantee insurance
          in the European Union member states.
          CapMAC is licensed in all 50 states  in addition to the District of
          Columbia,  the Commonwealth  of  Puerto Rico  and the  territory of
          Guam.  CapMAC insures structured asset-backed, corporate, municipal
          and  other financial  obligations  in  the U.S.  and  international
          capital   markets.     CapMAC  also  provides   financial  guaranty
          reinsurance for  structured asset-backed, corporate,  municipal and
          other  financial  obligations  written  by  other  major  insurance
          companies.

          CapMAC's  claims-paying  ability  is   rated  triple-A  by  Moody's
          Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, Duff &
          Phelps  Credit Rating Co.,  and Nippon  Investors Service,  Inc., a
          Japanese rating agency.  Such ratings reflect only the views of the
          respective rating agencies, are not recommendations to buy, sell or
          hold securities  and are subject to  revision or withdrawal  at any
          time by such rating agencies.  

2.   BASIS OF PRESENTATION
          CapMAC's consolidated unaudited  interim financial statements  have
          been  prepared  on  the  basis  of  generally  accepted  accounting
          principles  and,  in   the  opinion  of  management,   reflect  all
          adjustments  necessary  for a  fair  presentation  of the  CapMAC's
          financial condition, results  of operations and cash  flows for the
          periods presented.  The results  of operations for the nine  months
          ended September 30, 1997 may not be indicative of  the results that
          may be expected for the full year ending December  31, 1997.  These
          consolidated  financial  statements  and notes  should  be  read in
          conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the
          audited financial  statements of CapMAC as of December 31, 1996 and
          1995,  and for  each of  the years in  the three-year  period ended
          December 31, 1996.

3.   RECLASSIFICATIONS
          Certain prior period  balances have been reclassified to conform to
          the current period presentation.


                                 Exhibit 99.3

                      Prudential Computational Materials

     In  accordance  with  Rule  311(i)  of Regulation  S-T,  the  Prudential
Computational Materials are being filed on paper pursuant to Form SE.

                                 Exhibit 99.4

                     Countrywide Computational Materials
     In accordance  with  Rule  311(i)  of Regulation  S-T,  the  Countrywide
Computational Materials are being filed on paper pursuant to Form SE.





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