RESOURCE MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC/VA
S-3D, 1996-07-29
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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BY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION

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

                         Resource Mortgage Capital, Inc.
                 (formerly RAC Mortgage Investment Corporation)
                         Form S-3 Registration Statement
                 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
                       Registration Statement No. 33-52071

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      Resource  Mortgage  Capital,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  hereby  submits  its
Registration  Statement on Form S-3, including  exhibits thereto,  for filing in
connection with the  registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of 1,000,000
additional  shares of its Common Stock.  This electronic  filing is submitted in
accordance with Regulation S-T of the 1933 Act and the EDGAR Filer Manual.

      A wire  transfer  in the  amount of $8,169,  in  payment  of the  required
registration  fee, is being sent to the lock box  depository  maintained  by the
Commission at Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania  (Account Number 9108739,
ABA #043000261), before 5:30 p.m. today.

      As noted on the cover page of the Registration Statement, the
Registration Statement constitutes both an original Registration
Statement for 1,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock and
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-52071
on Form S-3 as it relates to previously registered but unsold shares.
Registration Statement No. 33-52071 was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 28, 1994.

      The  Common  Stock of the  Company  is  registered  on the New York  Stock
Exchange and with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934. Under separate cover, a hard copy
of this filing is being sent to the New York Stock Exchange.

      Pursuant  to Rule  462 and Rule 464 of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  this
Registration Statement will become effective automatically upon filing.

                                    Very truly yours,

                                    /s/ Thomas H. Potts
                                    Thomas H. Potts
                                    President
Enclosures
cc:   Elizabeth R. Hughes, Esq. (w/encl.)As filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on July 29, 1996.

                        Registration No. 33- __________

- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                          --------------------

                                    FORM S-3*

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                          -------------------

                         RESOURCE MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    VIRGINIA
                          (State or other jurisdiction
                  of incorporation or organization) 52-1549373
                                (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

                                  4880 Cox Road
                           Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
                                 (804) 967-5800

     (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
        registrant's principal executive offices)

                                 Thomas H. Potts
                                    President
                         Resource Mortgage Capital, Inc.
                                  4880 Cox Road
                           Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
                                 (804) 967-5800
      (Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number,
               including area code of agent for service)

                                    Copy to:
                            Elizabeth R. Hughes, Esq.
                        Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP
                      1800 Mercantile Bank and Trust Bldg.
                                 2 Hopkins Plaza
                            Baltimore, Maryland 21201
                                 (410) 244-7400
- - --------------------Approximate  date of  commencement  of proposed  sale to the
public:  From  time to  time  after  the  effective  date  of this  Registration
Statement.

* In addition, pursuant to Rule 429, this Registration Statement on
Form S-3 constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement No. 33-52071 on Form S-3 filed by Registrant on January 28,
1994.

      If the only  securities  being  registered  on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest  reinvestment plans, please check the following
box.

      If any of the securities  being  registered on this Form are to be offered
on a delayed or continuous  basis  pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act
of 1933,  other than  securities  offered only in  connection  with  dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, check the following
box.

      If this Form is filed to register  additional  securities  for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list  the  Securities  Act  registration  statement  number  of the  earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering.

      If this Form is a  post-effective  amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the  Securities  Act,  check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration  statement number of the earlier effective  registration  statement
for the same offering.

      If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box.
                          --------------------

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


                               Title of Securities
                                Being Registered

                                  Amount Being
                                   Registered
                                Proposed Maximum
                       Price Per Unit (1) Proposed Maximum
                          Aggregate Offering Price (1)
                                    Amount of
Registration Fee (2)

Common Stock
($0.01 par value) 1,000,000 shares  $23.6875    $23,687,500 $8,169

         (1) Estimated  solely for the purposes of calculating the  Registration
         Fee. (2)  Calculated  pursuant to Rule 457(c) based upon the average of
         the high and low prices of Common Stock  reported on the New York Stock
         Exchange composite tape as of July 23, 1996.

     The within  Prospectus  covers the  1,000,000  shares of Common Stock being
   registered hereunder, plus the 28,374 shares of Common Stock
 registered by Registrant under Registration Statement No. 33-52071 on
   Form S-3. The registration fees in respect to the latter shares of
      Common Stock were paid at the time of the original filing of
 Registration Statement No. 33-52071 relating to those shares of Common
                                Stock.

                                   Prospectus
                         Resource Mortgage Capital, Inc.
                            Dividend Reinvestment and
                               Stock Purchase Plan



    The Dividend  Reinvestment  and Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") of Resource
Mortgage  Capital,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  provides  owners  of  shares  of the
Company's  common stock (the "Common  Stock"),  Series A Cumulative  Convertible
Preferred  Stock (the  "Series A  Preferred  Stock"),  and  Series B  Cumulative
Convertible  Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred  Stock") with a convenient
and economical  method of investing cash dividends and optional cash deposits in
shares of the Common Stock at a discount,  in most cases,  to the market  price.
Hereinafter,  the Common  Stock,  the Series A Preferred  Stock and the Series B
Preferred  Stock will be referred to  collectively  as the Common and  Preferred
Stock.  A Participant  in the Plan may purchase  shares of the Common Stock from
the Company by: (i) reinvesting some or all cash dividends paid on shares of the
Common and Preferred  Stock; or (ii) making optional cash deposits  subject to a
minimum  purchase limit of $50 and a maximum  purchase limit of $30,000 for each
quarter,  whether or not the Participant's  dividends are being reinvested.  The
price to be paid for such shares  will be a price equal to the Market  Price (as
defined  below) less a 3% percent  discount when shares are  purchased  directly
from  the  Company  (subject  to  change).  The  same  price  will  apply to the
reinvestment of cash dividends and to the investment of optional cash deposits.

    To enroll in the Plan, simply complete the enclosed  Authorization  Card and
return it to the Plan  Administrator  (as  hereinafter  defined)  at the address
provided on the card. A broker, bank or other nominee may reinvest dividends and
make  optional  cash  deposits  on behalf  of  beneficial  owners.  Stockholders
previously enrolled in the Plan will continue to participate without any further
action required on their part.

    This Prospectus  relates to 1,028,374  authorized and unissued shares of the
Common Stock registered for sale under the Plan. Participants should retain this
Prospectus for future reference.

    THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

    THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK HAS NOT PASSED ON OR
ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING.  ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.

This  Prospectus  does not constitute an offer to sell or a  solicitation  of an
offer to buy any of the  securities  offered hereby in any  jurisdiction  to any
person  to whom it is  unlawful  to make such an offer or  solicitation  in such
jurisdiction.  No person has been  authorized to give any information or to make
any  representations,   other  than  those  contained  in  this  Prospectus,  in
connection with the offering made hereby, and if given or made, such information
or  representations  must not be relied  upon as having been  authorized  by the
Company.  Neither the delivery of this  Prospectus  nor any sale made  hereunder
shall, under any  circumstances,  create any implication that information herein
is correct as of any time subsequent to the date hereof.

Incorporation of Documents by Reference

    The following documents, filed with the Commission pursuant to the 1934 Act,
are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus:

    1.The  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1995.

    2.The  Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 1996 and any amendments thereto.

    3.The  description of the Company's  Common Stock contained in the Company's
Registration  Statement on Form 8-A under the 1934 Act,  including any amendment
or report filed to update the description.

    All documents  filed pursuant to Sections  13(a),  13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
1934 Act  after  the date of this  Prospectus  and  before  termination  of this
offering are  incorporated  by reference into this  Prospectus  from the date of
filing of those documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference  herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded  for  purposes  of this  Prospectus  to the extent  that a  statement
contained herein or in any other  subsequently filed document which is deemed to
be incorporated by reference  herein modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any
such  statement  so modified  or  superseded  shall not be deemed,  except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of the Prospectus.

    Anyone  receiving a copy of this Prospectus may obtain,  without  charge,  a
copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference, except for the exhibits,
if any, to those documents. Mail your request to Resource Mortgage Capital, Inc.
at the address listed on the cover of this prospectus or call (804) 967-5800.

The date of this Prospectus is July 29, 1996.


The Company

    Resource  Mortgage  Capital,  Inc. (the  "Company") is a  self-managed  real
estate  investment trust that originates,  services,  securitizes and invests in
mortgage loans and securities.  The Company's strategy is to use its operations,
which  include   multi-family  and  manufactured   housing  lending,  to  create
investments for its portfolio.  The Company's  principal sources of earnings are
net interest income on its mortgage investment portfolio and the interest spread
realized while the loans are being accumulated for securitization or sale.

    As a real estate investment trust, the Company distributes annually at least
95% of its taxable income to shareholders.

    The Company's corporate headquarters are located in Glen Allen, Virginia.

    The Company's  Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock  Exchange  under
the symbol "RMR".

 Available Information

    The Company is subject to the  informational  requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act") and files  reports,  proxy  statements and
other   information   with  the   Securities   and  Exchange   Commission   (the
"Commission").  Reports, proxy statements,  and other information concerning the
Company can be inspected at the Commission's  Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and the Commission's Regional Offices at 7
World Trade Center,  New York, New York 10048, and Northwest Atrium Center,  500
West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,  Illinois  60661-2511.  Copies of such
material  can be  obtained  by mail from the  Public  Reference  Section  of the
Commission at 450 Fifth Street,  NW,  Washington,  DC 20549 at prescribed rates.
Such reports,  proxy statements and other information concerning the Company may
also be  inspected  at the  offices  of the New York  Stock  Exchange,  20 Broad
Street,  New York,  New York 10005.  Electronic  registration  statements  filed
through the  Electronic  Data  Gathering,  Analysis,  and  Retrieval  system are
publicly available through the Commission's Web site (http://www.sec.gov).

The Plan

    The Plan provides  eligible holders of the Common and Preferred Stock with a
convenient and  economical  method of investing cash dividends and optional cash
deposits  in shares of the Common  Stock at a discount,  in most  cases,  to the
market price and without payment of any brokerage  commission or service charge.
The Plan is intended to benefit  long-term  investors who wish to increase their
investment in the Common Stock.

    Eligible  holders of the Common and Preferred  Stock who wish to participate
in the Plan (each, a "Participant") may elect to have cash dividends paid on all
or a portion of their  shares of the Common and  Preferred  Stock  automatically
reinvested in shares of the Common Stock (see "Eligibility" below).

    Each  quarter,  Participants  may elect to invest  optional cash deposits in
shares of the Common Stock,  subject to a minimum per quarter  purchase limit of
$50 and a maximum per quarter  purchase limit of $30,000.  Participants may make
optional  cash  deposits  even if  dividends  on their  shares of the Common and
Preferred Stock are not being reinvested.

    The Company  retains the right to limit the amount of optional cash deposits
it accepts for investment during any quarter if the amount of such optional cash
deposits exceeds the amount that the Company  believes,  in its sole discretion,
it can invest in a timely  manner.  In such case,  each optional cash deposit of
each Participant  would be reduced by the same percentage and promptly  returned
without interest.

    Shares for the Plan may be  purchased,  at the  discretion  of the  Company,
either (i)  directly  from the Company or (ii) in the open market or  otherwise.
Shares  purchased  from the Company will be authorized  but unissued  shares and
will provide the Company with funds for general corporate purposes.

    Should  circumstances  arise that make the  purchase  of new shares from the
Company impractical (if, for example,  the market price of the Common Stock fell
below the book value per  share),  the  Company  reserves  the right to purchase
shares on the open  market.  Shares  purchased  on the open  market  will not be
eligible for the discount to market price.


Administration

    A plan  administrator (the "Plan  Administrator")  will administer the Plan,
keep records,  send statements of account to each  Participant and perform other
duties  related to the Plan.  The Company has selected First Union National Bank
of North Carolina  ("First  Union") to serve as the Plan  Administrator.  Shares
purchased for each Participant  under the Plan will be held in safekeeping by or
through  the  Plan  Administrator   until  such  Participant   terminates  their
participation  in the Plan or until a  written  request  is  received  from such
Participant  for  issuance  of a stock  certificate  for all or a portion of its
shares.  First Union also acts as dividend disbursing agent,  transfer agent and
registrar for the Common and Preferred Stock.

Eligibility

    Two  types  of  stockholders   are  eligible  to  be   "Participants":   (a)
stockholders  whose shares of the Common and Preferred  Stock are  registered in
their own names on the stock transfer books of the Company ("Registered Owners")
and (b)  stockholders  who  beneficially  own shares of the Common and Preferred
Stock that are registered in a name other than their own (i.e., in the name of a
broker,  bank or other nominee)  ("Beneficial  Owners").  Registered  Owners may
participate directly in the Plan. To participate in the Plan,  Beneficial Owners
must either  become  Registered  Owners by having such shares  transferred  into
their own names or make arrangements with their broker, bank or other nominee to
participate on their behalf.

Enrollment

    A  Registered  Owner may  enroll in the Plan by  completing  and  signing an
Authorization   Card  and  returning  it  to  the  Plan   Administrator.   If  a
Participant's  shares are registered in more than one name (e.g.,  joint tenants
or trustee),  all Registered  Owners of such shares must sign the  Authorization
Card  exactly as their names  appear on the account  registration.  Shareholders
currently  enrolled in the Plan will continue to participate in the Plan without
any further action required on their part.

    For enrollment to be effective  with respect to a particular  cash dividend,
an  Authorization  Card must be  received  from a  stockholder  on or before the
record date established for such dividend. If the Authorization Card is received
after that dividend  record date,  that dividend will be paid to the Participant
in cash, and the  reinvestment  of dividends will begin on the dividend  payment
date (the "Investment  Date") following the next dividend record date,  provided
that such stockholder is still an eligible stockholder.

    An eligible stockholder may also participate in the Plan through delivery of
an  Authorization  Card and an optional  cash  deposit on or prior to the record
date established for a particular Investment Date.
(See "Purchases and Price of Shares" below).

    Beneficial  Owners who wish to  participate  in the Plan must instruct their
broker,  bank or other nominee to complete and sign the  Authorization  Card and
return it to the Plan  Administrator.  In certain  situations  where the broker,
bank or other nominee holds shares of a Beneficial  Owner in the name of a major
securities  depository,  a Broker  and  Nominee  Form  ("B&N  Form") may also be
required to  participate  in the Plan.  The B&N Form  provides the only means by
which a broker,  bank or other nominee  holding shares of a Beneficial  Owner in
the name of a major  securities  depository may invest optional cash deposits on
behalf  of such  Beneficial  Owner.  A B&N Form  must be  delivered  to the Plan
Administrator  each time  that  such  broker,  bank or other  nominee  transmits
optional  cash  deposits  on behalf of a  Beneficial  Owner.  B&N Forms  will be
furnished  upon  request to the Plan  Administrator  at the address or telephone
number  specified  below.  A broker,  bank or other nominee  holding shares of a
Beneficial  Owner  in  the  name  of a  major  securities  depository  may  also
participate in the Plan through the Depository Trust Company ("DTC"). Currently,
only the  dividend  reinvestment  option is available  through  DTC.  Interested
parties should contact DTC directly for further details.

    If a stockholder returns a properly executed  Authorization Card to the Plan
Administrator  without electing an investment  option,  such  Authorization Card
will be deemed to indicate the intention of such  stockholder  to apply any cash
dividends and optional cash deposits toward the purchase of shares of the Common
Stock.

    Written requests for Authorization Cards and B&N Forms should be directed to
the Plan Administrator at:

              First Union National Bank of North Carolina
                           Shareholder Services Group
                       230 South Tryon Street, 11th Floor
                      Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1153

or call (800) 829-8432.

Options

    The  Authorization  Card  provides  for the purchase of shares of the Common
Stock through the following investment options:

    (1) If "Full Dividend  Reinvestment" is elected, the Plan Administrator will
apply any cash dividends on all shares of the Common and Preferred Stock then or
subsequently  registered  in the  Participant's  name,  including  all whole and
fractional  Plan Shares (as  hereinafter  defined) and any dividends on all Plan
Shares, together with any optional cash deposits,  toward the purchase of shares
of the Common Stock.  "Plan Shares" are all whole shares of the Common Stock and
fractional share interests credited to a Participant's Plan account.

    (2) If "Partial Dividend  Reinvestment" is elected,  the Plan  Administrator
will  apply any cash  dividends  on only the  specified  number of shares of the
Common and Preferred  Stock owned by the  Participant on the  applicable  Record
Date and specified on the Authorization  Card  ("Participating  Shares") and any
cash  dividends on all  Participating  Shares,  together  with any optional cash
deposits, towards the purchase of shares of the Common Stock.

    (3) If  "Optional  Cash  Deposits  Only" is elected,  the  Participant  will
continue to receive  any cash  dividends  on shares of the Common and  Preferred
Stock registered in that Participant's name in the usual manner,  when declared,
and the Plan  Administrator will apply only optional cash deposits received from
the Participant toward the purchase of shares of the Common Stock.

    Each  Participant  may select any one of these three options.  Under each of
these options, any future cash dividends will be reinvested on all Participating
Shares and on all Plan Shares held in the Plan account,  including  dividends on
shares of the Common  Stock  purchased  with  optional  cash  deposits,  until a
Participant specifies otherwise or withdraws from the Plan altogether,  or until
the Plan is terminated.  If a Participant  would prefer to receive cash payments
for dividends  paid on Plan Shares rather than  reinvest such  dividends,  those
shares  must be  withdrawn  from the Plan by  written  notification  to the Plan
Administrator.

    The Company  retains the right to limit the amount of optional cash deposits
it accepts for investment during any quarter if the amount of such optional cash
deposits exceeds the amount that the Company  believes,  in its sole discretion,
it can invest in a timely  manner.  In such case,  each optional cash deposit of
each Participant  would be reduced by the same percentage and promptly  returned
without interest.

    Participants may change their investment options at any time by requesting a
new Authorization Card and returning it to the Plan Administrator at the address
set forth above.


Costs

    Participants  in the Plan pay no service charges or other fees for enrolling
and  participating in the Plan. All costs of administration of the Plan accounts
are paid by the  Company.  The  Company  will  bear  the  cost of any  brokerage
commission associated with purchasing shares in the open market.


Purchases and Price of Shares

    As of the date of this  prospectus,  the price per share of  authorized  but
unissued  shares of the Common Stock  purchased from the Company with reinvested
dividends and optional cash deposits will be 97% of the Market Price (as defined
below)  when the  closing  price of the stock on the  first  day of the  Pricing
Period is equal to or greater than $16.00 per share. If the closing price of the
Common  Stock on the first day of the  Pricing  Period is less than  $16.00  per
share,  no  discount  will  apply,  and the price per share of the Common  Stock
purchased  from the  Company  will be 100% of the Market  Price.  The current 3%
discount  rate is  subject  to change at any time by the  Company.  In no event,
however,  will the discount rate exceed 5%.  "Investment Date" means the date on
which dividends are paid each quarter.  The period  encompassing  the 12 Trading
Days prior to the  Investment  Date of each  quarter  constitutes  the  relevant
"Pricing  Period."  A  "Trading  Day"  means a day on which the NYSE is open for
trading.

As of the date of this prospectus, "Market Price" means:

(A) when the closing  price of the Common  Stock on the first day of the Pricing
Period  is equal to or  greater  than  $16.00  per  share,  the  highest  of the
following series of prices as quoted under the NYSE composite transaction:
      (1) the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common
Stock on the first day of the Pricing Period;
      (2) the average of the daily closing prices of the Common Stock
during the Pricing Period;
      (3) the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common
Stock on the last day of the Pricing Period.

(B) when the closing  price of the Common  Stock on the first day of the Pricing
Period is below $16.00 per share, the average of the daily closing prices of the
Common Stock, as quoted under the NYSE composite transaction, during the Pricing
Period.

    Shares for the Plan may be  purchased,  at the  discretion  of the  Company,
either (i)  directly  from the Company or (ii) in the open market or  otherwise.
For shares purchased in the open market, the price per share will be 100% of the
average price of all shares  purchased for the Plan in all transactions in which
such shares are purchased  for a particular  Investment  Date.  The Company will
bear the cost of any brokerage commissions  associated with purchasing shares in
the open market.  If on any  Investment  Date shares are purchased both from the
Company  and in the open  market,  the  total  purchase  price  (and in turn any
discount  from the  Market  Price)  will be pro  rated  among  all  Participants
purchasing shares on such Investment Date.

    Purchases on the open market will begin on the  Investment  Date and will be
completed  no later than 20 days from such date  except  where  completion  at a
later date is necessary or advisable under any applicable  securities laws. Such
purchases may be made on any  securities  exchange where such shares are traded,
in the over-the-counter market, or by negotiated transactions and may be subject
to such  terms  with  respect to price,  delivery,  and other  terms as the Plan
Administrator  may agree to. Neither the Company nor any Participant  shall have
any  authority  or power to  direct  the  time or price at which  shares  may be
purchased.

    Purchases of shares of the Common Stock from the Company will be made on the
relevant  Investment Date. A Participant's  account in the Plan will be credited
with that number of shares,  plus fractional  share interests  computed to three
decimal  places,  equal to the  total  amount to be  invested  on behalf of such
Participant  divided by the purchase  price per share as calculated  pursuant to
the method described above. The total amount to be invested will depend, subject
to limitations  described  elsewhere herein, on the amount of any dividends paid
on the number of Participating Shares and Plan Shares in such Participant's Plan
account and any optional cash deposits  made by such  Participant  and available
for investment prior to the related Investment Date.

NO INTEREST WILL BE PAID BY THE COMPANY OR THE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR ON
ANY DIVIDENDS OR OPTIONAL CASH DEPOSITS HELD PENDING REINVESTMENT,
INVESTMENT, OR, IF APPLICABLE, RETURNED.


Reinvested  Dividends.  An  Authorization  Card requesting  reinvestment of cash
dividends  must be  received by the Plan  Administrator  on or before the record
date  established for a particular  dividend.  Purchases of shares of the Common
Stock  from the  Company  will be made on the  Investment  Date using the Market
Price. If an Authorization Card is received by the Plan Administrator  after the
record date  established  for a particular  dividend,  reinvestment of dividends
will begin on the  Investment  Date  following  the next  dividend  record date,
provided that such stockholder is still an eligible stockholder.

Optional  Cash  Deposits.  All  Registered  Owners  who  have  submitted  signed
Authorization Cards indicating their intention to participate in this feature of
the Plan are eligible to make optional cash  deposits  during any quarter.  Each
quarter, the Plan Administrator,  subject to certain limitations, will apply any
optional cash deposit  received  from a Participant  prior to the seventh day of
the  Pricing  Period  to the  purchase  of  shares  of the  Common  Stock on the
Investment  Date  immediately  following  such  Pricing  Period.  Optional  cash
deposits  received after the seventh day of a Pricing Period will be invested on
the Investment Date immediately following the end of the next Pricing Period.

    The Company  retains the right to limit the amount of optional cash deposits
it accepts for investment during any quarter if the amount of such optional cash
deposits exceeds the amount that the Company  believes,  in its sole discretion,
it can invest in a timely  manner.  In such case,  each optional cash deposit of
each Participant  would be reduced by the same percentage and promptly  returned
without interest.

    A broker,  bank or other  nominee,  as holder  of shares of the  Common  and
Preferred Stock on behalf of a Beneficial  Owner, may utilize the  Authorization
Card for optional cash deposits, unless such entity holds the shares in the name
of a major  securities  depository.  If a broker,  bank or other  nominee  holds
shares  of a  Beneficial  Owner  in the name of a major  securities  depository,
optional cash deposits must be made through the use of the B&N Form.

    Each  optional  cash  deposit is subject to a minimum per  quarter  purchase
limit of $50 and a maximum per quarter  purchase limit of $30,000.  For purposes
of these  limitations,  all Plan accounts under the common control or management
of a Participant will be aggregated. Optional cash deposits of less than $50 and
any portion of an  optional  cash  deposit  which  exceeds  the $30,000  maximum
purchase limit are subject to return to the Participant, without interest.

    Participants  in the  Plan  are not  obligated  to make  any  optional  cash
deposits at any time. Optional cash deposits need not be in the same amount each
quarter.

    Optional  cash  deposits will be invested in shares of the Common Stock each
quarter.  Optional cash deposits received by the Plan Administrator prior to the
commencement  of a  Pricing  Period  will be  invested  on the  Investment  Date
immediately  following  such Pricing  Period.  Optional cash  deposits  received
during or after the  commencement  of a Pricing  Period  will be invested on the
Investment Date immediately following the end of the next Pricing Period.

    Each quarter the Plan Administrator will apply any optional cash deposit for
which funds are received  prior to the  commencement  of a Pricing Period to the
purchase of shares of the Common Stock for the account of the Participant on the
Investment Date which relates to that Pricing Period. Optional cash deposits may
be made with a check or money order made payable to "First Union  National  Bank
of N.C." Wire transfers may be made;  wiring  instructions  can be obtained from
the Plan Administrator.

NO INTEREST  WILL BE PAID BY THE COMPANY OR THE PLAN  ADMINISTRATOR  ON OPTIONAL
CASH DEPOSITS HELD PENDING INVESTMENT OR RETURNED. OPTIONAL CASH DEPOSITS DO NOT
CONSTITUTE  DEPOSITS  OR SAVINGS  ACCOUNTS  AND ARE NOT  INSURED BY THE  FEDERAL
DEPOSIT   INSURANCE   CORPORATION   OR  ANY   OTHER   GOVERNMENTAL   AGENCY   OR
INSTRUMENTALITY.

    In order for payments to be invested on the Investment  Date, in addition to
the receipt of funds prior to the  commencement  of a Pricing  Period,  the Plan
Administrator  must be in receipt  of an  Authorization  Card or a B&N Form,  as
appropriate.

Dividends on Shares Held in Plan

    Dividends  paid on shares  held in the Plan (less any  required  withholding
tax) will be credited to your Plan account.  Dividends are paid on both full and
fractional shares held in your account and are automatically reinvested.

Account Statements

    Each  Participant  will  receive a  statement  of their  account  as soon as
practicable  after each Investment Date. The statements will contain a report of
all transactions since the last statement, including information with respect to
the number of shares allocated to the account,  the amount of dividends received
which are  allocable to the  Participant,  the amount of Common Stock  purchased
therewith and the price paid.  These  statements are a continuing  record of the
cost of shares purchased and should be retained for income tax purposes.

    In  addition,   each   Participant   will   receive,   from  time  to  time,
communications sent to every other holder of the Common and Preferred Stock.

    Each Participant will receive annually Internal Revenue Service  information
(on Form 1099) for reporting dividend income received.

Certificates for Shares

    The Certificates  for shares  purchased for a Participant's  account will be
held in the name of the Plan Administrator or its nominee.  The number of shares
purchased  will be shown on the  quarterly  statement  of account.  This feature
permits  ownership  of  fractional  shares,  protects  against  loss,  theft  or
destruction  of  stock  certificates,   and  reduces  the  costs  of  the  Plan.
Certificates for any number of whole shares credited to a Participant's  account
will be issued in their name upon  written  request  to the Plan  Administrator.
Certificates for fractional shares will not be issued. Should a Participant want
their certificates  issued in a different name, such Participant must notify the
Plan Administrator in writing and comply with applicable transfer  requirements.
If a Participant wishes to sell any whole shares credited to their account under
the Plan,  they will have the option of either  (i)receiving  a certificate  for
such whole  number of shares or  (ii)requesting  that such  shares held in their
account be sold,  in which case the  shares  will be sold on the open  market as
soon as practicable. Brokerage commissions on such sales will not be paid by the
Company,  and will be deducted  from the sales  proceeds.  See  "Termination  of
Participation."  If a  Participant  wishes to pledge  shares  credited  to their
account,  they must first have the  certificate for those shares issued in their
name.

Withdrawal of Shares in Plan Accounts

    Plan  Shares  credited to a  Participant's  account  may be  withdrawn  by a
Participant  by notifying  the Plan  Administrator  in writing,  specifying  the
number of shares to be withdrawn.  A stock  certificate  for the number of whole
shares of the Common Stock so withdrawn  will be issued to and registered in the
name of the Participant.  In no case will  certificates be issued for fractional
share interests  credited to a Participant's  Plan account.  Upon termination of
participation  in the Plan, a Participant  will receive a check for the value of
any fractional  share  interests,  less the  Participant's  share of any related
brokerage commissions and any applicable transfer taxes.

    If  the  Participant  has  authorized  "Full  Dividend  Reinvestment,"  cash
dividends  with respect to shares  withdrawn from a  Participant's  account will
continue to be reinvested unless such Participant sends the Plan Administrator a
new  Authorization  Card specifying  that  reinvestment be discontinued on those
shares. If, however, cash dividends with respect to only a portion of the shares
registered in a Participant's name are being reinvested,  the Plan Administrator
will  continue to reinvest  dividends on only the number of shares  specified by
the  Participant  on the  Authorization  Card  unless a new  Authorization  Card
specifying a different number of shares is delivered.

    Even if a Participant sells or transfers all of the shares of the Common and
Preferred Stock  registered in the  Participant's  name, the Plan  Administrator
will   continue  to  reinvest   dividends  on  the  Plan  Shares  held  for  the
Participant's  Plan account until a written request for withdrawal from the Plan
is received from the  Participant.  A Participant must maintain a balance in the
Participant's Plan account in order to continue to participate in the Plan.


Termination of Participation

    Participants  may discontinue  reinvestment of dividends under the Plan with
respect to any of their shares  (including  shares held in the Plan) at any time
by notifying the Plan Administrator in writing. A notice of termination received
by the Plan Administrator  after the record date for an Investment Date will not
be effective until the next following Investment Date.

    If  a  Participant   notifies  the  Plan  Administrator  of  termination  of
participation  in  the  Plan  with  respect  to  all of  their  shares,  or if a
Participant's  participation in the Plan is deemed to have been terminated or is
terminated  by the Company,  such  Participant  may elect either (i)to receive a
certificate  for whole shares credited to their account under the Plan or (ii)to
request that any shares held in their  account be sold, in which case the shares
will be sold on the open  market  as soon as  practicable.  In  either  case the
Participant will be sent a check  representing the value of any fractional share
computed  on the basis of the  average  of the high and low sales  prices of the
Common  Stock as  reported  on the New York  Stock  Exchange  on the date  their
account is  terminated.  Brokerage  commissions on sales will not be paid by the
Company,  and will be  deducted  from the  sales  proceeds.  In  addition,  if a
Participant  terminates  participation  in the Plan with respect to all of their
shares,  they  will  be  subject  to  a  service  charge  imposed  by  the  Plan
Administrator, which will not be paid by the Company.

    If  the  Company  terminates  the  Plan,  the  Participant  will  receive  a
certificate  for the number of whole shares  credited to their account under the
Plan and a check for the value of any fractional share (computed as described in
the preceding paragraph).

    A  Participant  who  changes  his  address  must  promptly  notify  the Plan
Administrator.  If a  Participant  moves his  residence  to a state where shares
offered  pursuant to the Plan are not  registered  or exempt  from  registration
under  applicable  securities laws, the Company may deem the Participant to have
terminated participation in the Plan.

Voting of Shares Held Under the Plan

    Participants  will be able to vote all  shares  of Common  Stock  (including
fractional  shares)  credited to their  account  under the Plan at the same time
that  they  vote the  shares of Common  Stock  registered  in their  name on the
records of the Company.

Stock Dividends, Stock Splits and Rights Offerings

    Any stock  dividends  or splits  distributed  by the Company with respect to
shares held in the Plan for each Participant will be credited to his or her Plan
account.  If the  Company  issues to its  shareholders  rights to  subscribe  to
additional  shares,  such rights will be issued to each Participant based on his
or her total share holdings, including shares held in his or her Plan account.

Responsibility of the Plan Administrator and the Company Under the Plan

    First  Union,  as the Plan  Administrator,  will not be liable for any claim
based  on an act  done in good  faith  or a good  faith  omission  to act.  This
includes,  without limitation,  any claim of liability arising out of failure to
terminate a  Participant's  account upon a  Participant's  death,  the prices at
which shares are purchased,  the times when purchases are made, or  fluctuations
in the market price of Common Stock.

    All notices from the Plan  Administrator  to a Participant will be mailed to
the Participant at his last address of record with the Plan Administrator, which
will satisfy the Plan  Administrator's  duty to give notice.  Participants  must
promptly notify the Plan Administrator of any change in address.

    Participants  should  recognize  that  neither  the  Company  nor  the  Plan
Administrator  can provide any assurance of a profit or protection  against loss
on any shares purchased under the Plan.

Interpretation and Regulation of the Plan

    The Company reserves the right, without notice to Participants, to interpret
and regulate the Plan as it deems  necessary or desirable in connection with its
operation. Any such interpretation and regulation shall be conclusive.

Change in or Discontinuance of the Plan

    While the Company hopes to continue the Plan  indefinitely,  it reserves the
right to  suspend  or  discontinue  the Plan at any time,  including  the period
between a dividend  record date and the related  dividend  payment date. It also
reserves the right to make  modifications  to the Plan,  including  the right to
change the discount  rate, or to suspend or discontinue  the discount.  Under no
circumstances will the discount rate exceed 5%. Participants will be notified of
any such suspension,  discontinuance or material modification.  The Company also
reserves the right to terminate any  Participant's  participation in the Plan at
any time.

Federal Income Tax Consequences of Participation in the Plan

    The  following  discussion  summarizes  the  principal  federal  income  tax
consequences,  under  current  law, of  participation  in the Plan.  It does not
address  all  potentially   relevant  federal  income  tax  matters,   including
consequences peculiar to persons subject to special provisions of federal income
tax law (such as  tax-exempt  organizations,  insurance  companies,  and foreign
persons).  The  discussion is based on various  rulings of the Internal  Revenue
Service  regarding  several  types of dividend  reinvestment  plans.  No ruling,
however,  has been  issued  or  requested  regarding  the  Plan.  The  following
discussion is for general  information only, and Participants must consult their
own tax advisors to determine the  particular tax  consequences  that may result
from  participation  in the Plan and the  disposition  of any  shares  purchased
pursuant to the Plan.

Reinvested  Dividends.  Reinvested dividends will be treated as distributions to
Participants  for  Federal  income  tax  purposes.   The  amount  treated  as  a
distribution  for shares  acquired from the Company without a discount or on the
open market  will equal the amount of cash  otherwise  payable to a  Participant
(plus a pro rata  portion  of any  brokerage  cost).  The  amount  treated  as a
distribution for shares acquired from the Company with a discount will equal the
fair market value of the shares  acquired for a Participant as calculated  using
the average high and low sales price of the shares on the dividend  payment date
rounded to the nearest eighth of a dollar.  This amount is likely to differ from
the Market  Price for the  Pricing  Period  immediately  preceding  the  related
dividend payment date that is used to determine the number of shares acquired by
the Participant. The amount treated as a distribution will constitute a dividend
for federal  income tax  purposes  to the same  extent that a cash  distribution
would be so treated.  The initial  income tax basis of the acquired  shares will
equal the amount  treated as a  distribution.  The  holding  period of  acquired
shares  generally will begin on the day after the dividend  payment date and the
holding  period  of whole  shares  resulting  from the  purchase  of two or more
fractional  shares on different  dividend  payment dates  normally will be split
between the holding  periods of the fractional  components  comprising the whole
share. Optional Cash Payment. If the fair market value of shares acquired with a
Participant's  optional  cash payment  (plus a pro rata portion of any brokerage
costs incurred in open market  purchases of the share) exceeds the amount of the
optional cash payment, then such excess will be treated as a distribution to the
Participant for Federal income tax purposes. The fair market value of the shares
is  determined on the  acquisition  date and is likely to differ from the Market
Price for the Pricing Period immediately  preceding the related dividend payment
date that is used to determine the number of shares acquired by the Participant.
Any amount  treated as a  distribution  will  constitute  a dividend for federal
income tax  purposes  to the same extent  that a cash  distribution  would be so
treated.  The  initial  income tax basis of the  acquired  shares will equal the
amount of the optional cash payment plus any amount  treated as a  distribution.
The holding period of acquired shares  generally will begin on the day after the
dividend  payment date and the holding period of whole shares resulting from the
purchase of two or more fractional  shares on different  dividend  payment dates
normally will be split between the holding period of the  fractional  components
comprising the whole share.

Receipt of Share  Certificates  and Cash.  A  Participant  will not  realize any
taxable gain or loss from the receipt of share  certificates  representing whole
shares credited to the Participant's account. A Participant will realize gain or
loss  upon  the  receipt  of  any  cash  payments   following   termination   of
participation  in the Plan for any fractional  share  interests  credited to the
Participant's  account as well as upon the sale or exchange  of shares  acquired
under the plan.  The amount of any such gain or loss will  equal the  difference
between the amount of cash that the Participant  received (net of any applicable
fees or expenses) and the tax basis thereof.


Plan of Distribution

    The  Common  Stock  purchased  under  the  Plan  from the  Company  is being
distributed  directly by the Company rather than through an underwriter,  broker
or  dealer.  There will be no  brokerage  commissions  or other fees  charged to
Participants  in  connection  with  purchases of the Common Stock made  directly
through the Company or purchases  made in the open market  under the Plan.  Upon
withdrawal by a  Participant  from the Plan by the sale of the Common Stock held
under the Plan, the Participant  will receive the proceeds of such sale less any
related brokerage commissions and any applicable transfer taxes.

    Persons who satisfy the eligibility  requirements  for  participation in the
Plan, including brokers or dealers, will be permitted to purchase shares through
optional cash  deposits at a discount  from the Market Price (as defined  above)
subject to the applicable $50 minimum and $30,000 maximum  purchase  limitations
per quarter.

    The Common  Stock may not be  available  under the Plan in all states.  This
Prospectus  does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation  of an offer
to buy, any shares of the Common Stock or other  securities  in any state or any
other  jurisdiction  to any person to whom it is  unlawful to make such offer in
such jurisdiction.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers of the Company

    Directors  and  officers  of  the  Company  shall  be  indemnified   against
liabilities, fines, penalties, and claims imposed upon or asserted against them,
except for matters as to which they are liable because of willful  misconduct or
a knowing  violation of the criminal law, as provided in the Company's  Articles
of Incorporation  and the Virginia Stock  Corporation Act. This  indemnification
covers all costs and expenses  reasonably  incurred by a director or officer. In
addition,  the Virginia  Stock  Corporation  Act and the  Company's  Articles of
Incorporation  may,  under  certain  circumstances,  eliminate  the liability of
directors and officers in a shareholder or derivative proceeding.

    Insofar as indemnification  for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers,  or controlling persons of the
Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that
in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against   public   policy  as  expressed  in  the  1933  Act  and  is  therefore
unenforceable.  In the  event  that a claim  for  indemnification  against  such
liabilities  is  asserted by such  director,  officer or  controlling  person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel  the matter has been  settled by  controlling  precedent,
submit  to a  court  of  appropriate  jurisdiction  the  question  whether  such
indemnification  by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Experts

    The financial  statements and schedules of Resource Mortgage  Capital,  Inc.
appearing  in the  Company's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K for the  year  ended
December  31, 1995,  have been  audited by KPMG Peat  Marwick  LLP,  independent
auditors, as set forth in their reports included therein and incorporated herein
by reference.  Such financial statements and schedules have been incorporated by
reference  herein  in  reliance  upon  the  reports  of that  firm  and upon the
authority of that firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

Address of the Plan Administrator

    Authorization  cards,  optional cash payments,  changes in name,  address or
investment options,  notices of termination and requests for refunds of payments
to purchase  shares,  certificates or the sale of shares held in the Plan should
be directed to:

              First Union National Bank of North Carolina
                           Shareholder Services Group
                       230 South Tryon Street, 11th Floor
                      Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1153

or call (800) 829-8432.

Inquiries Regarding the Plan

      Please address questions about the Plan and your participation to
 Resource Mortgage Capital, Inc. at the address listed on the cover of
             this prospectus or call (804) 967-5800.Part II

                 INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

  Registration Fee      $8,169
*Legal Fees and Expenses      5,000
*Accounting Fees and Expenses 3,500
*Blue Sky Qualifications and Expenses     1,500
*New York Stock Exchange Listing and Application Fee  5,000
*Printing   7,500
*Miscellaneous    1,000

      TOTAL $31,669

      --------------------
      *Estimated

Item 15.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers

      The  Virginia  Stock  Corporation  Act  and  the  Company's   Articles  of
Incorporation  provide  for  indemnification  of  the  Company's  directors  and
officers in a variety of circumstances,  which may include liabilities under the
Securities  Act  of  1933.  The  Company's  Articles  of  Incorporation  require
indemnification  of directors and officers with respect to certain  liabilities,
expenses,  and other amounts imposed on them by reason of having been a director
or officer,  except in the case of willful  misconduct or a knowing violation of
criminal  law.  The  Company  also  carries  insurance  on behalf of  directors,
officers,  employees or agents which may cover  liabilities under the Securities
Act of 1933. In addition,  the Virginia Stock  Corporation Act and the Company's
Articles of  Incorporation  eliminate  the liability of a director or officer of
the Company in a  shareholder  or derivative  proceeding  except in the event of
willful  misconduct or a knowing  violation of the criminal law or of federal or
state securities laws.

Item 16.  Exhibits

         5.1 -    Opinion of Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP.

         23.1 -   Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.

         23.2 - Consent of Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP (included in Exhibit
5.1).

         24.1 - Power of Attorney relating to subsequent  amendments  (contained
            on signature page).

         99.1 - Letter to shareholders with respect to Dividend Reinvestment and
            Stock Purchase Plan.

         99.2 -   Authorization Card with respect to Dividend
            Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.

Item 17.  Undertakings

      (a)   The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes as follows:

         1. To file,  during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
            a post-effective amendment to this registration statement.

              (i) To include any prospectus required by section
               10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

              (ii)To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
               the  effective  date of the  registration  statement (or the most
               recent post-effective  amendment thereof) which,  individually or
               in  the  aggregate,   represent  a  fundamental   change  in  the
               information   set   forth   in   the   registration    statement.
               Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume
               of  securities   offered  (if  the  total  dollar  value  of  the
               securities  offered  would not exceed that which was  registered)
               and any  deviation  from  the low or  high  end of the  estimated
               offering  range may be reflected in the form of prospectus  filed
               with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
               the  changes  in volume  and price  represent  no more than a 20%
               change in the maximum  aggregate  offering price set forth in the
               "Calculation  of   Registration   Fee"  table  in  the  effective
               registration statement;

              (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
               of  distribution  not  previously  disclosed in the  registration
               statement  or any  material  change  to such  information  in the
               registration statement;

            provided,  however,  that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not
            apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
            amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed
            with or furnished to the  Commission by the  registrant  pursuant to
            Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934
            that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

         2. That,  for the  purpose  of  determining  any  liability  under  the
            Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective  amendment shall be
            deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
            offered  therein,  and the offering of such  securities at that time
            shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         3. To remove from  registration by means of a post-effective  amendment
            any of the securities  being  registered  which remain unsold at the
            termination of the offering.

      (b)The  undersigned  registrant  hereby  undertakes  that, for purposes of
         determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing
         of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) of 15(d) of
         the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
         of an employee  benefit plan's annual report  pursuant to Section 15(d)
         of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934)  that  is  incorporated  by
         reference  in the  registration  statement  shall be deemed to be a new
         registration  statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
         the offering of such  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
         initial bona fide offering thereof.
SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has caused this  Registration  Statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Richmond, and the State of Virginia, on July 29, 1996.

                                          RESOURCE MORTGAGE CAPITAL,INC.

                                          By: /s/ Thomas H. Potts

                                                 Thomas H. Potts
                                                 President

      Each person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and
appoint  Thomas H.  Potts  and Lynn K.  Geurin,  and each of them,  his true and
lawful  attorney with full power of  substitution  to execute,  deliver and file
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  for and on his behalf, and in his
capacity or capacities as stated below, any amendment (including  post-effective
amendments) to the Registration Statement with all exhibits thereto, making such
changes in the Registration Statement as the Registrant deems appropriate.

      Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has been signed below by the  following  persons in the
capacities indicated on July 29, 1996.

                                          /s/ Thomas H. Potts
                                          Thomas H. Potts
                                          President and Director
                                          (Principal Executive Officer)

                                          /s/ Lynn K. Geurin
                                          Lynn K. Geurin
                                          Secretary
                                          (Principal Financial and
                                             Accounting Officer)

                                          /s/ J. Sidney Davenport, IV
                                          J. Sidney Davenport, IV
                                          Director

                                          /s/ Richard C. Leone
                                          Richard C. Leone
                                          Director

                                          /s/ Paul S. Reid
                                          Paul S. Reid
                                          Director

                                          /s/ Donald B. Vaden
                                          Donald B. Vaden
                                          Director
EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit

5.1   Opinion of Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP

23.1  Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

23.2  Consent of Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP (included in Exhibit
5.1)

24.1  Power of Attorney relating to subsequent amendments (contained on
signature page)

99.1  Letter to Shareholders with respect to Dividend Reinvestment and
Stock Purchase Plan

99.2  Authorization Card with respect to Dividend Reinvestment and
Stock Purchase Plan
                                                                     Exhibit 5.1


                                          July 29, 1996



Resource Mortgage Capital, Inc.
4880 Cox Road
Glen Allen, Virginia  23060

      Re:  Resource Mortgage Capital, Inc.
             Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      We have acted as counsel to Resource  Mortgage  Capital,  Inc., a Virginia
corporation  (the "Company"),  in connection with its Registration  Statement on
Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement"), filed under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Act"),  relating to the registration of 1,000,000 shares of its
Common Stock,  $.01 par value, to be issued  pursuant to the Company's  Dividend
Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.

      In  that  connection,  we  have  examined  originals  or  copies  of  such
documents,  corporate  records and other instruments as we have deemed necessary
or  appropriate  for  purposes  of  this  opinion,  including  the  Articles  of
Incorporation,  as amended,  and By-laws of the Company. We have assumed without
independent  verification  the  genuineness of signatures,  the  authenticity of
documents, and the conformity with originals of copies.

      Based upon the foregoing,  we are of opinion that the shares being sold by
the Company,  when issued and sold in accordance with the terms of the Company's
Dividend  Reinvestment  and Stock  Purchase Plan  described in the  Registration
Statement, will be validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable.

      We  hereby  consent  to the  use of  this  opinion  as an  exhibit  to the
Registration Statement.

      By giving the foregoing  consent,  we do not admit that we come within the
category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.

                                          Very truly yours,


                                          Venable, Baetjer & Howard, LLP
                                                            Exhibit 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


The Board of Directors
Resource Mortgage Capital, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our reports incorporated by reference herein and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus.


                                    KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


Richmond, Virginia
July 29, 1996
                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

July 29, 1996


Dear Shareholder:

    We appreciate your choice of Resource  Mortgage  Capital,  Inc. to help meet
your  financial  goals and we are proud of the confidence you have placed in us.
In the  enclosed  Prospectus  you  will  find  detailed  information  about  the
Company's Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.

    The Plan provides you with a convenient  and economical way to reinvest cash
dividends and optional  cash  deposits in shares of the  Company's  common stock
purchased  automatically  through the Plan Administrator at a discount,  in most
cases,  to the market  price.  See the section  entitled  "The Plan"  within the
Prospectus.  First Union National Bank of North Carolina  ("First  Union"),  the
transfer agent, acts as the Plan Administrator for participating shareholders.

    The  Company  has  amended  the plan to allow the  holders  of the  Series A
Preferred  Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock (as defined in the Prospectus)
to purchase shares of the Company's common stock through the Plan.

    Here are  answers  to a few  commonly-asked  questions  about the  Company's
dividend reinvestment plan. Please read the enclosed Prospectus carefully before
deciding whether to participate. Each shareholder currently participating in the
Plan will continue to participate  without any further action required on his or
her part.

What is the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan?

    As a shareholder in the Company,  you have the opportunity to re-invest your
cash  dividends  from  the  Common  and  Preferred  Stock  (as  defined  in  the
Prospectus) in shares of the common stock at a discount, in most cases, from the
market  price.  This service is offered by the Company for your benefit  through
First Union, the dividend  disbursing agent for the Company.  To supplement your
stock  acquisitions,  you may also send  additional cash payments to First Union
prior to each dividend payment date ("Investment Date").

What options are available?

    The Authorization  Card provides for the purchase of shares of the Company's
common stock through the following investment options:

    (1) Full Dividend  Reinvestment - the Plan Administrator will apply any cash
dividends on all shares of the Common and  Preferred  Stock  registered  in your
name, together with any optional cash deposits, toward the purchase of shares of
the common stock.

    (2) Partial Dividend  Reinvestment - the Plan  Administrator  will apply any
cash  dividends  on only the  number of  participating  shares of the Common and
Preferred  Stock  you  specify  on the  Authorization  Card,  together  with any
optional cash deposits, toward the purchase of shares of the common stock.

    (3)  Optional  Cash  Deposits  Only - you will  continue to receive any cash
dividends on shares of the Common and Preferred  Stock  registered in your name,
and the Plan  Administrator will apply only optional cash deposits received from
you toward the purchase of shares of the common stock.

    The Company  retains the right to limit the amount of optional cash deposits
it accepts for investment during any quarter if the amount of such optional cash
deposits exceeds the amount that the Company  believes,  in its sole discretion,
it can invest in a timely  manner.  In such case,  each optional cash deposit of
each Participant  would be reduced by the same percentage and promptly  returned
without interest.

Can I change my options?

    Yes.  Participants may change their investment options at any time
by requesting a new Authorization Card and returning it to First Union
at the address listed on the back of the card.

How does the plan work?

    All you have to do is  enroll.  Once you have  enrolled,  First  Union  will
automatically  reinvest your dividends.  Each dividend period,  First Union will
purchase shares of Resource Mortgage with your dividend and, up to the Company's
limit,  any additional  cash payments you send them.  Shares  purchased for you,
including fractional shares, will be credited to your account.

    Certificates  for  shares  purchased  under  the Plan  will be held by First
Union, at no cost to you, until you request delivery of the certificates to you.

How do I enroll?

    All  shareholders of the Company's  Common and Preferred Stock are eligible.
If you  hold  shares  of  Resource  Mortgage  in your  own  name,  complete  the
Authorization  Card in the back of the enclosed  prospectus and mail it to First
Union at the address provided on the card.  Stockholders  previously enrolled in
the Plan will continue to  participate  without any further  action  required on
their part.

    If your stock is registered in a name other than your own (e.g., in the name
of a broker or bank nominee) and you want to  participate  in the Plan,  you may
request that your broker or nominee  enroll on your behalf.  Participants  whose
shares are  registered  in the name of their  broker or nominee  must verify for
themselves  the extent to which the broker or nominee  will  provide  all of the
services  and   features  of  the  Plan   directly  to  the   Participant.   All
communications regarding the Plan by these shareholders must be made directly to
the  broker  or  nominee.  See the  section  entitled  "Enrollment"  within  the
prospectus for further details.

Is there a cost to participate?

    Resource  Mortgage  will pay all costs  relating to the  administration  and
maintenance of the Dividend  Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan. There will be
no brokerage commission on shares issued by and purchased from the Company or on
shares purchased in the open market.

Whom should I contact for additional information?

    If you hold shares in your own name,  questions  pertaining  to the Dividend
Reinvestment Plan should be directed to:

              First Union National Bank of North Carolina
                           Shareholder Services Group
                             230 South Tryon Street
                                   11th Floor
                      Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1153

                             (800) 829-8432

If your shares are not held in your name,  contact your brokerage  firm, bank or
other nominee for more information.

    Questions pertaining to Resource Mortgage Capital, Inc. should be
directed to the Investor Relations Department at the address listed on
the cover of this prospectus or call (804) 967-5800.

    Please take a few moments to consider  carefully the advantages of enrolling
in this program.

                                   Sincerely,



                                 Thomas H. Potts
                                 President

                                                                    Exhibit 99.2

                                                                    Revised 7/96
To Join the Plan:
   (1)      Complete this card.  Be sure to include your social
      security or tax identification number and signature.
   (2)      Detach card, stamp and mail. Reverse side of card is
      self-addressed.

                         RESOURCE MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC.
            DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                               AUTHORIZATION CARD

    I  hereby  appoint  First  Union  National  Bank of North  Carolina  (or any
successor)  as my agent to receive  cash  dividends  that may  hereafter  become
payable  to me on  shares  of  Common or  Preferred  Stock  (as  defined  in the
Prospectus)  of Resource  Mortgage  Capital,  Inc.  registered in my name as set
forth below,  and authorize the Bank to apply such dividends,  together with any
optional cash  payments I may properly  make, to the purchase of full shares and
fractional interests in shares of the Company's Common Stock.
    I understand  that the purchases will be made under the terms and conditions
of the  Dividend  Reinvestment  and  Stock  Purchase  Plan as  described  in the
Prospectus  and that I may revoke this  authorization  by notifying  First Union
National  Bank of North  Carolina,  in  writing,  of my desire to  terminate  my
participation.
    By signing  below,  I certify under penalty of perjury that:  (1) The number
shown on this form is my correct taxpayer  identification  number;  and (2) I am
not  subject  to  backup  withholding  because  (a)  I  am  exempt  from  backup
withholding,  or (b) I have not been  notified by the Internal  Revenue  Service
that I am subject to backup  withholding  as a result of a failure to report all
interest  or  dividends,  or (c)  the IRS has  notified  me that I am no  longer
subject to backup withholding.

Please indicate your participation  below:  Return this card only if you wish to
participate in the Plan.

Common Stock:
      Full dividend reinvestment on all shares        
      Partial dividend reinvestment on ______ shares only
      Optional cash deposits only         
      Not Applicable
                  
Series A Preferred Stock:
      Full dividend reinvestment on all shares
      Partial dividend reinvestment on ______ shares only         
      Optional cash deposits only
      Not Applicable
                                                  
Series B Preferred Stock:
      Full dividend reinvestment on all shares
      Partial dividend reinvestment on ______ shares only         
      Optional cash deposits only
      Not Applicable
                  
Signature(s)
Signature(s)

Print name(s) as shown on stock certificate
Print P.O. Box and/or Street Address
Print  City, State,  Zip Code
Print your phone number
Date
Social Security Number or Tax ID Number



If your  shares  are  held of  record  by a broker  or  nominee,  you must  make
appropriate arrangements with the broker or nominee to participate in the Plan.




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