ASSET BACKED SECURITIES CORP
8-K, 1999-07-20
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 (Date of Earliest Event Reported) JULY 9, 1999


                       Asset Backed Securities Corporation
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                  333-64351                             13-3354848
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         (Commission File Number)               S. Employer Identification No.)

11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York                 10010
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)            (Zip Code)

                                 (212) 325-1811
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 5. Other Events.

Filing of Accountant's Consent

          MBIA Insurance Corporation (the "Certificate Insurer") is issuing
several financal guaranty insurance policies relating to Asset Backed Securities
Corporation Home Equity Loan Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1999-LB1. In
connection with certain financial information of the Certificate Insurer
included in the related Prospectus Supplement, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has
consented to its being named as an expert.


Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c)  Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO.                Document Description

23.2                       Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


                                   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.

                                  ASSET BACKED SECURITIES CORPORATION
                                  (Registrant)



Dated:  July 20, 1999             By:  /S/ FIACHRA O'DRISCOLL
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                                     Name:  Fiachra O'Driscoll
                                     Title:   Authorized Officer

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


EXHIBIT NO.    Document Description

23.2           Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


          We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
Supplement of Asset Backed Securities Corporation relating to Asset Backed
Securities Corporation Home Equity Loan Trust 1999-LB1, of our report dated
February 2, 1999, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of MBIA
Insurance Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 and for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1998. We also consent
to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts".

                                  By:  /S/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

July 19, 1999


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