EMPIRE FUNDING HOME LOAN OWNER TRUST 1998 3
8-K, 1998-11-20
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
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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:  November 5, 1998
(Date of earliest event reported)

Commission File No. 333-51375

PAINEWEBBER MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE  CORPORATION IV (as depositor under the Sale and
Servicing  Agreement,  dated as of  November  1,  1998,  relating  to the Empire
Funding  Home Loan Owner Trust  1998-3,  Home Loan Asset  Backed  Notes,  Series
1998-3)


                 PAINEWEBBER MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION IV
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Delaware                                         06-1204982
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(State of Incorporation)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York                                        10019
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(Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)



                                 (212) 713-2000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code)



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              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report)


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ITEM 5.  Other Events
         ------------

     The Empire  Funding Home Loan Owner Trust 1998-3 (the  "Issuer") was formed
pursuant  to an owner trust  agreement  dated as of November 1, 1998 and entered
into by  PaineWebber  Mortgage  Acceptance  Corporation  IV, as  depositor  (the
"Depositor"),  Wilmington  Trust Company,  as owner trustee,  U.S. Bank National
Association  ("U.S.  Bank"),  as paying agent and Empire Funding Corp.  ("Empire
Funding").  The Issuer  issued the Home Loan Asset Backed  Notes  pursuant to an
indenture  dated as of November 1, 1998  between  the Issuer and U.S.  Bank,  as
indenture trustee.

     As of the Closing Date, assets of the Issuer consist primarily of a Grantor
Trust  Certificate  evidencing 100% of the ownership  interest in Empire Funding
Grantor Trust 1998-3 (the "Grantor  Trust")  formed  pursuant to a grantor trust
agreement  dated as of November 1, 1998 and entered into by the Depositor,  U.S.
Bank, as grantor  trustee and Empire  Funding,  as transferor and servicer,  the
assets of which consist  primarily of a pool of certain  closed-end,  fixed rate
home loans (the "Loans") as described herein which are either secured  primarily
by second lien mortgages,  deeds of trust or other similar security  instruments
or unsecured.

     The statistical  information presented in the Prospectus Supplement,  dated
November  3, 1998,  concerning  the Loans is based on the  characteristics  of a
portion of such Loans as of September 30, 1998. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99 to
this Form 8-K is information  concerning all of the Loans as of October 31, 1998
(the "Cut-Off Date").



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ITEM 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
           ---------------------------------
           (c) Exhibits

Item 601(a)              
of Regulation S-K
Exhibit No.                                 Description
- ----------                                  -----------
     (99)                                   Information concerning the Loans as
                                            of the Cut-Off Date







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     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.

                                 PAINEWEBBER MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION IV


November 20, 1998

                                 By: /s/ Barbara J. Dawson
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                     Name:  Barbara J. Dawson
                                     Title: Senior Vice President


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                                -----------------


                                                                Paper (P) or
Exhibit No.        Description                                  Electronic (E)
- ----------         -----------                                  --------------
   (99)            Information concerning the Loans                    E
                   as of the Cut-Off Date





Exhibit 99.       Information concerning the Loans as of the Cut-Off Date*

     As of the  Cut-Off  Date,  the  Loans  consisted  of  9,211  Loans  with an
aggregate  Principal Balance of totaling  $299,607,585.  As of the Cut-Off Date,
the Loans bear interest at fixed Loan Rates, which range from 6.00% per annum to
19.477% per annum and have a weighted average Loan Rate of approximately  13.64%
per annum.  As of the Cut-Off Date,  the  Principal  Balances of the Loans range
from $286 to $122,579 and average $32,527.  As of the Cut-Off Date, the weighted
average  remaining term to stated  maturity of the Loans was  approximately  234
months  and the  weighted  average  number of months  that  have  elapsed  since
origination was 3 months. As of the Cut-Off Date, 8,648 of the Loans (other than
Unsecured Loans) (representing  approximately 98.23% of the Principal Balance as
of the Cut-Off Date) had a Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio in excess of 100%. As of
the Cut-Off Date, the weighted average Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Loans
(other than the Unsecured  Loans) was  approximately  116.85%,  with the highest
Combined  Loan-to-Value  Ratio being 133.00%. As of the Cut-Off Date, all of the
Loans  have  original  stated  maturities  of not more than 25 years.  As of the
Cut-Off Date, no Loan was scheduled to mature later than October 2023.

     As of the Cut-Off Date, all of the Loans (other than Unsecured  Loans) were
secured  by  Mortgaged  Properties  located  in 49 states  and the  District  of
Columbia.  As of the Cut-Off Date, all of the Loans (other than Unsecured Loans)
were secured by Mortgaged Properties  represented by the related borrowers to be
owner-occupied.

     As of the Cut-Off Date, none of the Loans were 30 days or more past due. As
of the  Cut-Off  Date,  the  weighted  average  Credit  Score  for the  Loans as
determined at  origination  was 681. As of the Cut-Off Date,  1.07% of the Loans
were unsecured. See "Underwriting Criteria" in this Prospectus Supplement.

     The following tables are based on certain statistical  characteristics with
respect to those Loans that  comprise  the  Principal  Balance as of the Cut-Off
Date. The sum of the dollar amounts and percentages in the following  tables may
not equal the totals due to rounding.


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*    Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same
meanings  ascribed to them in the Prospectus  Supplement  dated November 3, 1998
and the Prospectus  dated November 3, 1998  (collectively  referred to herein as
the  "Prospectus").  The  Prospectus  has been  filed  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under file number 333-51375.




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                        Geographic Distribution of Loans


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          % of Total
                                                                                        Aggregate          Aggregate
                                State                            Number of Loans   Principal Balance  Principal Balance
- -----------------------------------------------------------      ---------------   -----------------  -----------------
<S>                                                              <C>            <C>                      <C>
California..............................................            1,008        $    36,606,031           12.22%
Illinois................................................              511             17,093,438            5.71
Indiana.................................................              504             16,452,898            5.49
Florida.................................................              519             16,053,265            5.36
Missouri................................................              425             12,667,369            4.23
Arizona.................................................              367             11,948,580            3.99
Pennsylvania............................................              362             11,851,270            3.96
Ohio....................................................              384             11,723,469            3.91
Maryland................................................              298             11,443,169            3.82
Michigan................................................              338             11,396,947            3.80
Virginia................................................              323             11,241,371            3.75
Georgia.................................................              313             10,504,081            3.51
North Carolina..........................................              303              9,738,567            3.25
Colorado................................................              238              7,848,269            2.62
Washington..............................................              233              7,326,326            2.45
Minnesota...............................................              200              7,287,469            2.43
Kentucky................................................              219              6,649,162            2.22
Kansas..................................................              208              6,612,525            2.21
Wisconsin...............................................              189              6,496,417            2.17
Nevada..................................................              181              6,290,945            2.10
Oklahoma................................................              217              5,755,579            1.92
Iowa....................................................              151              5,140,399            1.72
New Jersey..............................................              133              4,944,440            1.65
Louisiana...............................................              142              4,450,595            1.49
South Carolina..........................................              126              3,907,667            1.30
Nebraska................................................              118              3,573,268            1.19
Idaho...................................................              101              3,189,981            1.06
New York................................................               82              3,120,457            1.04
Utah....................................................               90              3,085,052            1.03
Massachusetts...........................................               80              3,034,683            1.01
Connecticut.............................................               77              2,775,276            0.93
Tennessee...............................................               92              2,180,127            0.73
New Mexico..............................................               63              2,167,650            0.72
Texas...................................................              218              1,923,409            0.64
Oregon..................................................               62              1,902,189            0.63
New Hampshire...........................................               42              1,631,798            0.54
Mississippi.............................................               54              1,448,755            0.48
Hawaii..................................................               35              1,311,332            0.44
Maine...................................................               30                973,581            0.32
Delaware................................................               25                917,947            0.31
Rhode Island............................................               26                904,923            0.30
Arkansas................................................               28                814,014            0.27
Montana.................................................               20                664,199            0.22
Alaska..................................................               16                629,622            0.21
Wyoming.................................................               19                583,402            0.19
Vermont.................................................               10                373,695            0.12
West Virginia...........................................               13                353,118            0.12
South Dakota............................................                8                316,704            0.11
North Dakota............................................                8                266,674            0.09
District of Columbia....................................                2                 35,480            0.01
                                                                    -----        ---------------          -------
         Total..........................................            9,211        $   299,607,585          100.00%
                                                                    =====        ===============          =======
</TABLE>



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                               Principal Balances


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                       % of Total    
                                                                                     Aggregate          Aggregate    
                Range of Principal Balances                    Number of Loans   Principal Balance  Principal Balance
- ---------------------------------------------------------      ---------------  ------------------  -----------------
<S>                                                                <C>          <C>                      <C>
$10,000 or less.........................................              448        $     2,551,024            0.85%
$10,000.01 to $20,000...................................            1,198             20,194,711            6.74
$20,000.01 to $30,000...................................            2,933             75,455,410           25.18
$30,000.01 to $40,000...................................            2,468             86,230,727           28.78
$40,000.01 to $50,000...................................            1,256             57,188,366           19.09
$50,000.01 to $60,000...................................              404             22,415,597            7.48
$60,000.01 to $70,000...................................              314             20,244,767            6.76
$70,000.01 to $80,000...................................              127              9,441,691            3.15
$80,000.01 or greater...................................               63              5,885,292            1.96
                                                                    -----        ---------------          -------
         Total..........................................            9,211        $   299,607,585          100.00%
                                                                    =====        ===============          =======
</TABLE>

     As of the Cut-Off Date, the average  Cut-Off Date Principal  Balance of the
Loans was $32,527.






                                   Loan Rates
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                       % of Total    
                                                                                     Aggregate          Aggregate    
                Range of Loan Rates                            Number of Loans   Principal Balance  Principal Balance
- ---------------------------------------------------------      ---------------  ------------------  -----------------
<S>                                                                <C>          <C>                      <C>
    7.000% and less.....................................                1        $        34,662            0.01%
    9.001% to    9.500%.................................                1                  3,278            0.00
    9.501% to   10.000%.................................                6                 71,005            0.02
   10.001% to   10.500%.................................               14                426,803            0.14
   10.501% to   11.000%.................................               85              3,358,814            1.12
   11.001% to   11.500%.................................              538             20,479,502            6.84
   11.501% to   12.000%.................................              536             20,887,818            6.97
   12.001% to   12.500%.................................              558             18,979,102            6.33
   12.501% to   13.000%.................................            1,883             60,820,067           20.30
   13.001% to   13.500%.................................              726             25,797,823            8.61
   13.501% to   14.000%.................................            1,996             63,801,117           21.29
   14.001% to   14.500%.................................              564             17,664,371            5.90
   14.501% to   15.000%.................................              953             28,988,118            9.68
   15.001% to   15.500%.................................              243              7,646,055            2.55
   15.501% to   16.000%.................................              431             12,464,726            4.16
   16.001% to   16.500%.................................              333              9,238,816            3.08
   16.501% to   17.000%.................................              186              4,998,607            1.67
   17.001% to   17.500%.................................               56              1,365,986            0.46
   17.501% to   18.000%.................................               79              2,019,528            0.67
   18.001% to   18.500%.................................               20                528,958            0.18
   18.501% to   19.000%.................................                1                 29,819            0.01
   19.001% to   19.500%.................................                1                  2,610            0.00
                                                                    -----        ---------------          -------
         Total..........................................            9,211        $   299,607,585          100.00%
                                                                    =====        ===============          =======
</TABLE>
     As of the Cut-Off  Date,  the  weighted  average Loan Rate of the Loans was
approximately 13.64% per annum.



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                                  Lien Priority
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                       % of Total
                                                                                     Aggregate          Aggregate
                       Lien Priority                           Number of Loans   Principal Balance  Principal Balance
- ---------------------------------------------------------      ---------------  ------------------  -----------------
<S>                                                              <C>            <C>                      <C>
First Lien..............................................               26        $        904,906          0.30%
Second Lien.............................................            8,698             295,501,336         98.63
Third Lien..............................................                1                   2,610          0.00
Unsecured...............................................              486               3,198,733          1.07
                                                                    -----        ----------------        -------
         Total..........................................            9,211        $    299,607,585        100.00%
                                                                    =====        ================        =======
</TABLE>



                          Combined Loan-to-Value Ratios

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                       % of Total
                      Range of Combined                                               Aggregate          Aggregate
                    Loan-to-Value Ratios                         Number of Loans   Principal Balance  Principal Balance
- ---------------------------------------------------------      ---------------    ------------------  -----------------
<S>                                                                  <C>        <C>                       <C>
  Unsecured.............................................              486        $      3,198,733          1.07%
    5.01% to    10.00%..................................                1                   9,588          0.00
   10.01% to    15.00%..................................                1                   4,506          0.00
   15.01% to    20.00%..................................                3                  58,662          0.02
   20.01% to    25.00%..................................                1                  10,650          0.00
   25.01% to    30.00%..................................                5                  82,063          0.03
   30.01% to    35.00%..................................                4                 119,191          0.04
   35.01% to    40.00%..................................                8                 175,067          0.06
   40.01% to    45.00%..................................                5                 163,644          0.05
   45.01% to    50.00%..................................                6                 131,911          0.04
   50.01% to    55.00%..................................                2                  67,702          0.02
   55.01% to    60.00%..................................                1                  25,930          0.01
   60.01% to    65.00%..................................                3                  57,733          0.02
   75.01% to    80.00%..................................                1                  10,846          0.00
   85.01% to    90.00%..................................                7                 274,720          0.09
   90.01% to    95.00%..................................                7                 219,109          0.07
   95.01% to   100.00%..................................               22                 693,445          0.23
  100.01% to   105.00%..................................              696              21,007,018          7.01
  105.01% to   110.00%..................................            1,125              34,483,481         11.51
  110.01% to   115.00%..................................            1,693              54,280,661         18.12
  115.01% to   120.00%..................................            1,916              66,022,928         22.04
  120.01% to   125.00%..................................            3,202             117,894,731         39.35
  125.01% or greater....................................               16                 615,264          0.21
                                                                    -----        ----------------        -------
         Total..........................................            9,211        $    299,607,585        100.00%
                                                                    =====        ================        =======
</TABLE>

     As of the Cut-Off Date, the weighted average Combined  Loan-to-Value  Ratio
of the Loans (excluding the Unsecured Loans) was approximately 116.85%.



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                            Months Since Origination

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                       % of Total
                       Loan Age                                                     Aggregate          Aggregate
                     (in months)                               Number of Loans   Principal Balance  Principal Balance
- ---------------------------------------------------------      ---------------   ------------------ -----------------
<S>                                                                 <C>         <C>                      <C>
Less than one...........................................              146        $      4,766,066          1.59%
1 to 3..................................................            6,780             231,856,302         77.39
4 to 6..................................................            1,528              47,320,608         15.79
7 to 9..................................................              461               8,933,068          2.98
10 or greater...........................................              296               6,731,541          2.25
                                                                    -----        ----------------        -------
         Total..........................................            9,211        $    299,607,585        100.00%
                                                                    =====        ================        =======
</TABLE>
     As of the  Cut-Off  Date,  the  weighted  average  number of  months  since
origination of the Loans was 3 months.





                           Remaining Terms to Maturity
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                         % of Total
                Range of Remaining Terms to Maturity                                    Aggregate         Aggregate
                        (in months)                              Number of Loans   Principal Balance  Principal Balance
- ---------------------------------------------------------      -----------------   ------------------ -----------------
<S>                                                                <C>          <C>                      <C>
    0 -  30.............................................               36        $        114,613          0.04%
   31 -  60.............................................              180               1,114,505          0.37
   61 -  90.............................................               81                 753,297          0.25
   91 - 120.............................................              974              21,734,444          7.25
  121 - 150.............................................               60               1,856,432          0.62
  151 - 180.............................................            2,950              93,972,756         31.37
  181 - 210.............................................                4                 178,350          0.06
  211 - 240.............................................            1,493              50,217,372         16.76
  271 - 300.............................................            3,433             129,665,815         43.28
                                                                    -----        ----------------        -------
         Total..........................................            9,211        $    299,607,585        100.00%
                                                                    =====        ================        =======
</TABLE>
     As of the Cut-Off Date, the weighted average  remaining term to maturity of
the Loans was approximately 234 months.




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                           Original Terms to Maturity

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                       % of Total
                    Original Term to Maturity                                       Aggregate          Aggregate
                        (in months)                          Number of Loans    Principal Balance  Principal Balance
- ---------------------------------------------------------   -----------------   ------------------ -----------------
<S>                                                           <C>            <C>                      <C>
    0 -   30............................................            6        $         12,871          0.00%
   31 -   60............................................          209               1,191,848          0.40
   61 -   90............................................           66                 654,954          0.22
   91 -  120............................................          990              21,857,186          7.30
  121 -  150............................................           60               1,856,432          0.62
  151 -  180............................................        2,950              93,972,756         31.37
  181 -  210............................................            4                 178,350          0.06
  211 -  240............................................        1,493              50,217,372         16.76
  271 -  300............................................        3,433             129,665,815         43.28
                                                                -----        ----------------        -------
         Total..........................................        9,211        $    299,607,585        100.00%
                                                                =====        ================        =======
</TABLE>
     As of the Cut-Off Date, the weighted  average  original term to maturity of
the Loans was approximately 237 months.



                                  Credit Score
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                       % of Total
                                                                                     Aggregate          Aggregate
                   Range of Credit Scores                      Number of Loans   Principal Balance  Principal Balance
- ---------------------------------------------------------   -----------------   ------------------ -----------------
<S>                                                                   <C>       <C>                      <C>
620 to 639..............................................              374        $      9,870,556          3.29%
640 to 659..............................................            2,418              71,552,532         23.88
660 to 679..............................................            2,346              78,772,049         26.29
680 to 699..............................................            1,650              57,295,957         19.12
700 to 719..............................................            1,246              46,540,481         15.53
720 to 739..............................................              650              21,623,230          7.22
740 to 759..............................................              321               9,725,589          3.25
760 to 779..............................................              137               3,169,241          1.06
780 to 799..............................................               51                 857,673          0.29
800 to 819..............................................               17                 193,353          0.06
820 to 839..............................................                1                   6,924          0.00
                                                                    -----        ----------------        -------
         Total..........................................            9,211        $    299,607,585        100.00%
                                                                    =====        ================        =======
</TABLE>

         As of the Cut-Off Date, the weighted average Credit Score as determined
at origination of the Loans was 681.




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                              Debt-to-Income Ratio
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                       % of Total
                         Range of                                                   Aggregate          Aggregate
                   Debt-to-Income Ratios                        Number of Loans   Principal Balance  Principal Balance
- ---------------------------------------------------------     -----------------  ------------------  -----------------
<S>                                                                   <C>       <C>                      <C>
20.00 or less...........................................              354        $      8,435,460          2.82%
20.01 to 25.00..........................................              806              24,203,272          8.08
25.01 to 30.00..........................................            1,809              58,020,173         19.37
30.01 to 35.00..........................................            2,048              66,924,102         22.34
35.01 to 40.00..........................................            2,476              81,946,451         27.35
40.01 to 45.00..........................................            1,579              55,375,046         18.48
45.01 to 50.00..........................................              134               4,550,376          1.52
Greater than 50.00......................................                5                 152,705          0.05
                                                                    -----        ----------------        -------
         Total..........................................            9,211        $    299,607,585        100.00%
                                                                    =====        ================        =======
</TABLE>

         As of the Cut-Off Date, the weighted  average  debt-to-income  ratio as
determined at origination of the Loans was approximately 34.29.




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