CWABS INC
8-K, 1998-11-19
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                       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): November 10, 1998

           CWABS, INC., (as depositor under the Pooling and Servicing
                 Agreement, to be dated as of November 14, 1998,
                 providing for the issuance of the CWABS, Inc.,
            Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust 1998-D Revolving Home
             Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1998-D).

                                   CWABS, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                     333-60823                 95-4596514
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(State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
        of Incorporation)              File Number)          Identification No.)

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

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (818) 225-3240
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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 a
prospectus   supplement  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission  (the
"Commission")   relating  to  its  Revolving   Home  Equity  Loan  Asset  Backed
Certificates, Series 1998-D (the "Certificates").

Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference

         The consolidated  financial  statements of Ambac Assurance  Corporation
and its  subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996, and for the
three-year period ended December 31, 1997, included in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Ambac  Financial  Group Inc.  (which was filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission on March 31, 1998) and the consolidated financial statements
of Ambac Assurance  Corporation  and its  subsidiaries as of September 30, 1998,
and for the periods ended September 30, 1998 and September 30, 1997, included in
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ambac Financial Group,  Inc. for the period
ended  September  30, 1998  (which was filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  on November  13, 1998) are hereby  incorporated  by reference in (i)
this Current Report on Form 8-K; (ii) the  prospectus;  and (iii) the prospectus
supplement for Countrywide  Home Equity Loan Trust 1998-D  Revolving Home Equity
Loan Asset Backed  Certificates,  Series 1998-D,  and shall be deemed to be part
hereof and thereof.

         In  connection  with the issuance of the  Certificates,  the Company is
filing  herewith  the consent of KPMG Peat  Marwick  LLP  ("KPMG") to the use of
their name and the  incorporation by reference of their report in the prospectus
supplement relating to the issuance of the Certificates.  The consent of KPMG is
attached hereto as Exhibit 23.

*  Capitalized  terms  used and not  otherwise  defined  herein  shall  have the
meanings  assigned  to them in the  prospectus  dated  October  26, 1998 and the
prospectus  supplement dated November 10, 1998, of CWABS, Inc.,  relating to its
Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1998-D.


Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial

         Information and Exhibits.

(a)      Not applicable.

(b)      Not applicable.

(c)      Exhibits:

         23.1              Consent of KPMG


                                   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
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                                                         David Walker
                                                         Vice President

Dated:  November 18, 1998


Exhibit Index

Exhibit                                                                    Page

23                Consent of KPMG                                           6


                                   EXHIBIT 23

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Ambac Assurance Corporation:

         We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  registration
statement (No. 333-60823) of CWABS, Inc. (the "Registrant"),  and the Prospectus
Supplement of the Registrant (the "Prospectus Supplement"), included in Form 8-K
of the Registrant  dated November 10, 1998, of our report dated January 29, 1998
on the consolidated  financial  statements of Ambac Assurance  Corporation as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996, and for each of the years in the  three-year  period
ended  December  31,  1997,  which  report  appears  in the  Form  10-K of Ambac
Financial  Group,  Inc.  dated March 31, 1998 and to the  reference  to our firm
under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus Supplement.

                                                      /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

New York, New York
November 18, 1998


                                BROWN & WOOD LLP
                             One World Trade Center
                            New York, New York 10048
                            Telephone: (212) 839-5300
                            Facsimile: (212) 839-5599

                                                              November 18, 1998

BY MODEM

Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

                  Re:     CWABS, Inc.
                          Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust 1998-D
                          Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset Backed
                          Certificates, 1998-D

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     On behalf of CWABS,  Inc. (the "Company"),  we enclose herewith for filing,
pursuant to the Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  the Company's
Current  Report  on Form 8-K,  for  certain  materials  in  connection  with the
above-referenced transaction.

                                                       Very truly yours,

                                                       /s/ Amy Sunshine
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                                                       Amy Sunshine

Enclosure


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