RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP
8-K, 1998-01-12
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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)
                                 December 25, 1997


                        RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP
           (Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

                              33-56893
                      (Commission File Number)

  Delaware                                                     51-0362653
(State or other                                             (I.R.S Employee
jurisdiction of                                             Identification No.)
incorporation)

8400 Normandale Lake Boulevard                 55437
Minneapolis, Minnesota                       (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal
 Executive Offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(612) 832-7000




Item 5.  Other Events





See the respective monthly reports, each reflecting the required information for
the December 1997  distribution  to  holders  of the  following  series of
Conduit Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates.

Master Serviced by Residential Funding Corporation

1995-KS1    RASC
1995-KS2    RASC
1995-KS3    RASC
1995-KS4    RASC
1995-K1     RASC
1996-KS1    RASC
1996-KS2    RASC
1996-KS3    RASC
1996-KS4    RASC
1996-KS5    RASC
1997-KS1    RASC
1997-KS2    RASC
1997-KS3    RASC
1997-KS4 GR1RASC
1997-KS4GR2 RASC
1997-KS4 GR1RASC
1997-KS4GR2 RASC
1997-KS4 GR1RASC
1997-KS4 GR2RASC

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a)  See attached monthly reports


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  onits  behalf  by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

RESIDENTIAL ASSET
SECURITIES CORP

   By: /s/Davee Olson
 Name: Davee Olson
Title: Executive Vice President
       and Chief Financial Officer
Dated: December 25, 1997





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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
        MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1995-KS1 (POOL # 4173)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4173 
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                       PRINCIPAL       CURRENT
                     ORIGINAL       BALANCE BEFORE   PASS-THROUGH    PRINCIPAL
CLASS   CUSIP       FACE VALUE       DISTRIBUTION       RATE      
DISTRIBUTION
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A     76110WAB2    94,350,062.00    25,835,124.79     6.400000  %    648,105.21
R                           0.00     1,887,001.24     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   94,350,062.00    27,722,126.03                    648,105.21
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A         141,691.88    789,797.09            0.00       0.00     25,187,019.58
R          94,771.19     94,771.19            0.00       0.00      1,887,001.24

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          236,463.07    884,568.28            0.00       0.00     27,074,020.82
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
______________________________________________________________________________
_
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED      
BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST      
FACTOR
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A      273.822022   6.869155     1.501768     8.370923   0.000000    266.952867

______________________________________________________________________________
_


DETERMINATION DATE       22-December-97 
DISTRIBUTION DATE        26-December-97 

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
           MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 1995-KS1 (POOL # 4173)
                    STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
              ADDITIONAL RELATED INFORMATION FOR POOL 4173 
______________________________________________________________________________
_

SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY SUB-SERVICER                      
10,451.23
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                      
556.50

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                       49,709.97
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                    3,118.90


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                    25   2,772,519.41

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   12   1,173,598.83

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          1      54,289.82


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            13
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      1,305,682.16

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                      27,074,020.82

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                          266

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       4

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                
351,292.77

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

CLASS A SHORTFALL (PRINCIPAL)                                              0.00
CLASS A SHORTFALL (INTEREST)                                               0.00

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                     
633,688.28

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          93.19315830 %     6.80684170 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             93.03021430 %     6.96978570 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         100,000.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                              330,005.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                   1,238,927.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                        
10.97304785
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                             
325.10

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                28.69528673


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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
        MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1995-KS2 (POOL # 4179)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4179 
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                       PRINCIPAL       CURRENT
                     ORIGINAL       BALANCE BEFORE   PASS-THROUGH    PRINCIPAL
CLASS   CUSIP       FACE VALUE       DISTRIBUTION       RATE      
DISTRIBUTION
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A     76110WAC0   105,461,520.00    36,106,618.56     6.250000  %  1,386,839.41
R                           0.00     3,058,384.08     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  105,461,520.00    39,165,002.64                  1,386,839.41
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A         193,192.98  1,580,032.39            0.00       0.00     34,719,779.15
R          87,079.64     87,079.64            0.00       0.00      3,058,384.08

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          280,272.62  1,667,112.03            0.00       0.00     37,778,163.23
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
______________________________________________________________________________
_
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED      
BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST      
FACTOR
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A      342.367705  13.150194     1.831881    14.982075   0.000000    329.217511

______________________________________________________________________________
_


DETERMINATION DATE       22-December-97 
DISTRIBUTION DATE        26-December-97 

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
           MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 1995-KS2 (POOL # 4179)
                    STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
              ADDITIONAL RELATED INFORMATION FOR POOL 4179 
______________________________________________________________________________
_

SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY SUB-SERVICER                      
14,958.02
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                        
0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                       79,577.10
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                    1,702.28


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                    50   5,283,870.36

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                    6     592,631.20

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          8     596,928.03


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            12
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      2,284,841.01

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                      37,778,163.24

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                          355

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       2

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                
174,568.86

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

CLASS A SHORTFALL (PRINCIPAL)                                              0.00
CLASS A SHORTFALL (INTEREST)                                               0.00

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                   
1,267,055.50

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          92.19102800 %     7.80897200 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             91.90436000 %     8.09564000 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         100,000.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                              403,772.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                   1,478,333.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                        
10.60873321
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                             
328.17

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                35.82175100


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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
        MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1995-KS3 (POOL # 4181)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4181 
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                       PRINCIPAL       CURRENT
                     ORIGINAL       BALANCE BEFORE   PASS-THROUGH    PRINCIPAL
CLASS   CUSIP       FACE VALUE       DISTRIBUTION       RATE      
DISTRIBUTION
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A1-I  76110WAD8    36,305,000.00             0.00     8.000000  %          0.00
A2-I  76110WAE6    26,280,000.00    15,684,900.29     8.000000  %  2,537,434.14
A3-I  76110WAF3    19,819,000.00    19,819,000.00     8.000000  %          0.00
A4-I  76110WAG1    16,482,000.00    16,482,000.00     8.000000  %          0.00
A5-I  76110WAH9    11,122,743.00    11,122,743.00     8.000000  %          0.00
A-II  76110WAJ5    41,561,444.00    20,323,582.23     8.000000  %    842,979.72
R     76110WAK2           100.00             0.00     8.000000  %          0.00
B1-I                1,946,488.25     1,479,400.20     8.120000  %      2,726.20
B2-I                  760,800.00             0.00     8.120000  %          0.00
B3-I                  988,100.00             0.00     8.120000  %          0.00
B1-I                1,125,622.41       980,231.03     8.120000  %        937.97
B2-I                  259,759.02             0.00     8.120000  %          0.00
B3-I                  346,345.37             0.00     8.120000  %          0.00
SPRE                        0.00             0.00     1.974294  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  156,997,402.05    85,891,856.75                  3,384,078.03
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A1-I            0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
A2-I      104,369.78  2,641,803.92            0.00       0.00     13,147,466.15
A3-I      131,878.73    131,878.73            0.00       0.00     19,819,000.00
A4-I      109,673.80    109,673.80            0.00       0.00     16,482,000.00
A5-I       74,012.47     74,012.47            0.00       0.00     11,122,743.00
A-II      135,262.41    978,242.13            0.00       0.00     19,480,602.51
R               0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
B1-I        9,991.82     12,718.02            0.00       0.00      1,360,241.16
B2-I            0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
B3-I            0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
B1-II       6,621.73      7,559.70            0.00       0.00        942,995.36
B2-II           0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
B3-II           0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
SPRED     141,054.79    141,054.79            0.00       0.00              0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          712,865.53  4,096,943.56            0.00       0.00     82,355,048.18
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
______________________________________________________________________________
_
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED      
BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST      
FACTOR
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A1-I     0.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000   0.000000      0.000000
A2-I   596.837911  96.553811     3.971453   100.525264   0.000000    500.284100
A3-I  1000.000000   0.000000     6.654157     6.654157   0.000000   1000.000000
A4-I  1000.000000   0.000000     6.654156     6.654156   0.000000   1000.000000
A5-I  1000.000000   0.000000     6.654156     6.654156   0.000000   1000.000000
A-II   489.000869  20.282734     3.254517    23.537251   0.000000    468.718135
R        0.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000   0.000000      0.000000
B1-I   760.035515   1.400574     5.133255     6.533829   0.000000    698.818070
B2-I     0.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000   0.000000      0.000000
B3-I     0.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000   0.000000      0.000000
B1-I   870.834679   0.833290     5.882728     6.716018   0.000000    837.754605
B2-I     0.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000   0.000000      0.000000
B3-I     0.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000   0.000000      0.000000

______________________________________________________________________________
_


DETERMINATION DATE       22-December-97 
DISTRIBUTION DATE        26-December-97 

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
           MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 1995-KS3 (POOL # 4181)
                    STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
              ADDITIONAL RELATED INFORMATION FOR POOL 4181 
______________________________________________________________________________
_

SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY SUB-SERVICER                      
25,119.32
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                        
0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      138,856.36
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                   19,452.66


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                    33   6,728,587.41

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   11   3,080,709.36

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          0           0.00


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            19
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      4,071,277.99

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                      82,355,048.18

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                          345

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       8

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS              
2,081,202.15

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

CLASS A SHORTFALL (PRINCIPAL)                                              0.00
CLASS A SHORTFALL (INTEREST)                                               0.00

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                   
2,635,499.61

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          97.13636270 %     2.86363730 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             97.20328440 %     2.79671560 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         100,000.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                              459,101.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                   2,298,881.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                        
10.38337200
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                             
229.05

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                52.45631272


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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
        MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1995-KS4 (POOL # 4190)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4190 
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                       PRINCIPAL       CURRENT
                     ORIGINAL       BALANCE BEFORE   PASS-THROUGH    PRINCIPAL
CLASS   CUSIP       FACE VALUE       DISTRIBUTION       RATE      
DISTRIBUTION
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A     76110WAL0    98,996,689.00    47,713,527.23     6.250000  %  1,565,817.83
R                   4,664,765.74     6,219,687.28     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  103,661,454.74    53,933,214.51                  1,565,817.83
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A         255,320.92  1,821,138.75            0.00       0.00     46,147,709.40
R         151,790.64    151,790.64            0.00       0.00      6,219,687.28

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          407,111.56  1,972,929.39            0.00       0.00     52,367,396.68
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
______________________________________________________________________________
_
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED      
BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST      
FACTOR
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A      481.970940  15.816871     2.579085    18.395956   0.000000    466.154069
R     1333.333253   0.000000    32.539821    32.539821   0.000000   1333.333253

______________________________________________________________________________
_


DETERMINATION DATE       22-December-97 
DISTRIBUTION DATE        26-December-97 

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
           MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 1995-KS4 (POOL # 4190)
                    STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
              ADDITIONAL RELATED INFORMATION FOR POOL 4190 
______________________________________________________________________________
_

SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY SUB-SERVICER                      
19,627.68
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                        
0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      104,529.17
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                    3,557.32


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                    83   9,030,454.80

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                    9   1,076,721.76

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          2     264,416.53


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            13
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      1,663,864.87

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                      52,367,396.68

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                          536

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       4

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                
388,464.38

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

CLASS A SHORTFALL (PRINCIPAL)                                              0.00
CLASS A SHORTFALL (INTEREST)                                               0.00

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                   
1,459,413.65

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          88.46779790 %    11.53220210 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             88.12297790 %    11.87702210 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         100,000.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                            1,548,157.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                   1,077,292.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                        
10.49163992
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                             
315.54

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                50.51771347


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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
        MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1996-KS1 (POOL # 4202)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4202 
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                       PRINCIPAL       CURRENT
                     ORIGINAL       BALANCE BEFORE   PASS-THROUGH    PRINCIPAL
CLASS   CUSIP       FACE VALUE       DISTRIBUTION       RATE      
DISTRIBUTION
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A     76110WAM8    77,178,720.00    30,326,686.79     6.150000  %  1,589,935.94
R                           0.00     2,853,261.78     0.000000  %    113,417.22

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   77,178,720.00    33,179,948.57                  1,703,353.16
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A         159,016.32  1,748,952.26            0.00       0.00     28,736,750.85
R         121,251.80    234,669.02            0.00       0.00      2,739,844.56

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          280,268.12  1,983,621.28            0.00       0.00     31,476,595.41
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
______________________________________________________________________________
_
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED      
BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST      
FACTOR
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A      392.941044  20.600704     2.060365    22.661069   0.000000    372.340340

______________________________________________________________________________
_


DETERMINATION DATE       22-December-97 
DISTRIBUTION DATE        26-December-97 

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
           MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 1996-KS1 (POOL # 4202)
                    STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
              ADDITIONAL RELATED INFORMATION FOR POOL 4202 
______________________________________________________________________________
_

SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY SUB-SERVICER                      
13,276.55
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                        
0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                       92,091.00
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                        0.00


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                    45   5,653,879.18

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   16   1,596,787.07

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          5     635,934.05


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            17
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      2,535,485.81

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                      31,476,595.41

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                          264

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       0

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                      
0.00

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

CLASS A SHORTFALL (PRINCIPAL)                                              0.00
CLASS A SHORTFALL (INTEREST)                                               0.00

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                   
1,166,054.90

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                     
523,205.09

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          91.40064440 %     8.59935560 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             91.29561340 %     8.70438660 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         100,000.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                            1,071,853.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                   1,292,750.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                        
10.97322013
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                             
334.80

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                40.78403401


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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
        MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1996-KS2 (POOL # 4209)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4209 
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                       PRINCIPAL       CURRENT
                     ORIGINAL       BALANCE BEFORE   PASS-THROUGH    PRINCIPAL
CLASS   CUSIP       FACE VALUE       DISTRIBUTION       RATE      
DISTRIBUTION
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-1   76110WAN6    41,000,000.00    13,958,887.85     6.770000  %  1,820,984.21
A-2   76110WAP1    28,000,000.00    28,000,000.00     7.040000  %          0.00
A-3   76110WAQ9    12,000,000.00    12,000,000.00     7.410000  %          0.00
A-4   76110WAR7    14,086,733.00    14,086,733.00     7.980000  %          0.00
A-5   76110WAU0       352,608.35       320,065.34     0.000000  %        653.50
R-I   76110WAS5           100.00             0.00     7.980000  %          0.00
R-II  76110WAT3           100.00             0.00     7.980000  %          0.00
B-1                 3,214,806.00     3,132,841.09     7.980000  %      2,600.10
B-2                   904,165.00       881,112.36     7.980000  %        731.28
B-3                   904,163.45       814,439.35     7.980000  %        675.94
SPRE                        0.00             0.00     1.892055  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  100,462,675.80    73,194,078.99                  1,825,645.03
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-1        78,744.44  1,899,728.65            0.00       0.00     12,137,903.64
A-2       164,252.18    164,252.18            0.00       0.00     28,000,000.00
A-3        74,093.46     74,093.46            0.00       0.00     12,000,000.00
A-4        93,668.51     93,668.51            0.00       0.00     14,086,733.00
A-5             0.00        653.50            0.00       0.00        319,411.84
R-I             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
R-II            0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
B-1        20,831.55     23,431.65            0.00       0.00      3,130,240.99
B-2         5,858.88      6,590.16            0.00       0.00        880,381.08
B-3         5,415.54      6,091.48            0.00       0.00        813,763.41
SPRED     115,395.84    115,395.84            0.00       0.00              0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          558,260.40  2,383,905.43            0.00       0.00     71,368,433.96
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
______________________________________________________________________________
_
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED      
BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST      
FACTOR
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-1    340.460679  44.414249     1.920596    46.334845   0.000000    296.046430
A-2   1000.000000   0.000000     5.866149     5.866149   0.000000   1000.000000
A-3   1000.000000   0.000000     6.174455     6.174455   0.000000   1000.000000
A-4   1000.000000   0.000000     6.649413     6.649413   0.000000   1000.000000
A-5    907.707773   1.853331     0.000000     1.853331   0.000000    905.854442
R-I      0.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000   0.000000      0.000000
R-II     0.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000   0.000000      0.000000
B-1    974.503933   0.808789     6.479878     7.288667   0.000000    973.695144
B-2    974.503946   0.808790     6.479879     7.288669   0.000000    973.695155
B-3    900.765619   0.747586     5.989559     6.737145   0.000000    900.018033

______________________________________________________________________________
_


DETERMINATION DATE       22-December-97 
DISTRIBUTION DATE        26-December-97 

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
           MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 1996-KS2 (POOL # 4209)
                    STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
              ADDITIONAL RELATED INFORMATION FOR POOL 4209 
______________________________________________________________________________
_

SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY SUB-SERVICER                      
28,835.13
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                        
0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      110,823.39
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                    4,209.44


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                    76   8,436,230.80

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   15   1,793,534.96

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          3     222,960.56


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            25
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      2,756,174.53

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                      71,368,433.96

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                          709

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       6

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                
463,038.17

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

CLASS A SHORTFALL (PRINCIPAL)                                              0.00
CLASS A SHORTFALL (INTEREST)                                               0.00

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                   
1,764,556.31

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          93.37432840 %     6.62567160 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             93.20977920 %     6.79022080 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         100,000.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                            1,663,458.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                     877,779.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                         
9.81754623
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                             
316.42

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                71.03975023


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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
        MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1996-KS3 (POOL # 4210)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4210 
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                       PRINCIPAL       CURRENT
                     ORIGINAL       BALANCE BEFORE   PASS-THROUGH    PRINCIPAL
CLASS   CUSIP       FACE VALUE       DISTRIBUTION       RATE      
DISTRIBUTION
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A     76110WAV8   143,731,008.00    78,173,719.33     6.100000  %  3,707,427.15
R                           0.00     3,593,275.20     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  143,731,008.00    81,766,994.53                  3,707,427.15
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A         405,445.16  4,112,872.31            0.00       0.00     74,466,292.18
R         239,799.32    239,799.32            0.00       0.00      3,593,275.20

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          645,244.48  4,352,671.63            0.00       0.00     78,059,567.38
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
______________________________________________________________________________
_
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED      
BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST      
FACTOR
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A      543.889036  25.794205     2.820861    28.615066   0.000000    518.094830

______________________________________________________________________________
_


DETERMINATION DATE       22-December-97 
DISTRIBUTION DATE        26-December-97 

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
           MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 1996-KS3 (POOL # 4210)
                    STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
              ADDITIONAL RELATED INFORMATION FOR POOL 4210 
______________________________________________________________________________
_

SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY SUB-SERVICER                      
32,383.97
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                        
0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      161,460.70
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                   16,857.91


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                    86  10,483,851.82

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   19   1,735,122.59

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          8     683,277.94


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            39
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      5,819,615.89

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                      78,059,567.38

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                          616

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                      10

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS              
1,974,897.08

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

CLASS A SHORTFALL (PRINCIPAL)                                              0.00
CLASS A SHORTFALL (INTEREST)                                               0.00

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                   
3,666,745.31

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          95.60546990 %     4.39453010 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             95.39675240 %     4.60324760 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         100,000.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                            1,045,090.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                   1,088,173.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                        
10.43510240
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                             
338.59

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                54.30948302


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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
 MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1996-KS4
(POOL # 4223)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4223 
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                       PRINCIPAL       CURRENT
                     ORIGINAL       BALANCE BEFORE   PASS-THROUGH    PRINCIPAL
CLASS   CUSIP       FACE VALUE       DISTRIBUTION       RATE      
DISTRIBUTION
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-I-  76110WAW6    33,524,000.00     8,563,701.78     5.812500  %  2,208,149.32
A-I-  76110WAX4    35,203,000.00    35,203,000.00     7.300000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WAY2     7,449,000.00     7,449,000.00     7.625000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WAZ9    11,675,000.00    11,675,000.00     7.900000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WBA3     7,071,000.00     7,071,000.00     8.050000  %          0.00
A-II  76110WBB1   223,019,000.00   135,302,532.91     5.987500  %  6,676,526.74
R                       1,035.81     6,999,328.56     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  317,942,035.81   212,263,563.25                  8,884,676.06
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-I-1      42,445.38  2,250,594.70            0.00       0.00      6,355,552.46
A-I-2     212,064.51    212,064.51            0.00       0.00     35,203,000.00
A-I-3      46,870.90     46,870.90            0.00       0.00      7,449,000.00
A-I-4      76,111.36     76,111.36            0.00       0.00     11,675,000.00
A-I-5      46,972.34     46,972.34            0.00       0.00      7,071,000.00
A-II      684,367.46  7,360,894.20            0.00       0.00    128,626,006.17
R         588,015.58    588,015.58            0.00       0.00      6,999,328.56

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        1,696,847.53 10,581,523.59            0.00       0.00    203,378,887.19
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
______________________________________________________________________________
_
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED      
BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST      
FACTOR
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-I-   255.449880  65.867716     1.266119    67.133835   0.000000    189.582164
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.024047     6.024047   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.292241     6.292241   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.519174     6.519174   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.642956     6.642956   0.000000   1000.000000
A-II   606.686125  29.937031     3.068651    33.005682   0.000000    576.749094
R        0.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000   0.000000      0.000000

______________________________________________________________________________
_


DETERMINATION DATE       22-December-97 
DISTRIBUTION DATE        26-December-97 

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
     MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 1996-KS4 (POOL #
4223)
                    STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
              ADDITIONAL RELATED INFORMATION FOR POOL 4223 
______________________________________________________________________________
_

SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY SUB-SERVICER                      
85,866.08
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                        
0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      369,706.75
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                   10,587.30


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                   228  27,486,160.05

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   28   3,263,139.59

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                         15   1,884,386.40


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            91
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                     10,408,002.37

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                     203,378,887.19

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                        1,806

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                      10

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS              
1,167,681.92

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

CLASS A SHORTFALL (PRINCIPAL)                                              0.00
CLASS A SHORTFALL (INTEREST)                                               0.00

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                   
8,769,191.40

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          96.70252940 %     3.29747060 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             96.55847830 %     3.44152170 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         125,000.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                            3,518,891.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                   1,900,000.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                        
10.43861300
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                             
335.16

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                63.96728469

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
        MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1996-KS5 (POOL # 4232)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4232 
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                       PRINCIPAL       CURRENT
                     ORIGINAL       BALANCE BEFORE   PASS-THROUGH    PRINCIPAL
CLASS   CUSIP       FACE VALUE       DISTRIBUTION       RATE      
DISTRIBUTION
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A     76110WBC9   200,011,758.00   139,972,905.77     5.962500  % 10,780,860.99
R                           0.40     5,000,293.96     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  200,011,758.40   144,973,199.73                 10,780,860.99
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A         700,037.77 11,480,898.76            0.00       0.00    129,192,044.78
R         455,775.19    455,775.19            0.00       0.00      5,000,293.96

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        1,155,812.96 11,936,673.95            0.00       0.00    134,192,338.74
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
______________________________________________________________________________
_
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED      
BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST      
FACTOR
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A      699.823386  53.901136     3.499983    57.401119   0.000000    645.922250
R        0.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000   0.000000      0.000000
______________________________________________________________________________
_


DETERMINATION DATE       22-December-97 
DISTRIBUTION DATE        26-December-97 

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
           MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 1996-KS5 (POOL # 4232)
                    STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
              ADDITIONAL RELATED INFORMATION FOR POOL 4232 
______________________________________________________________________________
_

SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY SUB-SERVICER                      
58,062.04
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                        
0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      252,901.51
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                    1,881.50


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                   141  19,269,759.66

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   24   2,914,363.26

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          4     309,058.66


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            50
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      6,526,421.93

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                     134,192,338.74

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                        1,060

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       4

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                
228,165.90

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

CLASS A SHORTFALL (PRINCIPAL)                                              0.00
CLASS A SHORTFALL (INTEREST)                                               0.00

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                  
10,718,876.82

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          96.55088390 %     3.44911610 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             96.27378580 %     3.72621420 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         100,000.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                            6,000,353.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                   2,000,118.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                        
10.62464735
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                             
345.95

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                67.09222488

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
 MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1997-KS1
(POOL # 4241)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4241 
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                       PRINCIPAL       CURRENT
                     ORIGINAL       BALANCE BEFORE   PASS-THROUGH    PRINCIPAL
CLASS   CUSIP       FACE VALUE       DISTRIBUTION       RATE      
DISTRIBUTION
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-I-  76110WBD7    52,000,000.00    35,676,378.29     5.827500  %  2,203,696.82
A-I-  76110WBE5    32,000,000.00    32,000,000.00     7.070000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WBF2    16,000,000.00    16,000,000.00     7.390000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WBG0    21,743,601.00    21,743,601.00     7.650000  %          0.00
A-II  76100WBH8   151,859,043.00   126,964,579.80     5.927500  %  5,347,887.89
R                           1.60     5,617,748.95     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  273,602,645.60   238,002,308.04                  7,551,584.71
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-I-1     179,028.53  2,382,725.35            0.00       0.00     33,472,681.47
A-I-2     188,533.33    188,533.33            0.00       0.00     32,000,000.00
A-I-3      98,533.33     98,533.33            0.00       0.00     16,000,000.00
A-I-4     138,615.46    138,615.46            0.00       0.00     21,743,601.00
A-II      648,057.19  5,995,945.08            0.00       0.00    121,616,691.91
R         638,735.15    638,735.15        4,881.17       0.00      5,622,630.12

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        1,891,502.99  9,443,087.70        4,881.17       0.00    230,455,604.50
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
______________________________________________________________________________
_
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED      
BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST      
FACTOR
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-I-   686.084198  42.378785     3.442856    45.821641   0.000000    643.705413
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.891667     5.891667   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.158333     6.158333   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.375000     6.375000   0.000000   1000.000000
A-II   836.068615  35.216131     4.267492    39.483623   0.000000    800.852485
R        0.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000   0.000000     0.000000  

______________________________________________________________________________
_


DETERMINATION DATE       22-December-97 
DISTRIBUTION DATE        26-December-97 

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
     MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 1997-KS1 (POOL #
4241)
                    STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
              ADDITIONAL RELATED INFORMATION FOR POOL 4241 
______________________________________________________________________________
_

SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY SUB-SERVICER                           
0.00
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                        
0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      300,218.95
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                        0.00


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                   200  21,584,699.32

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   41   4,672,148.82

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                         11   1,098,066.84


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            68
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      7,407,083.53

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                               0.00

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                        2,245

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       0

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                      
0.00

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

CLASS A SHORTFALL (PRINCIPAL)                                              0.00
CLASS A SHORTFALL (INTEREST)                                               0.00

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                      
14,052.81

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          97.63962420 %     2.36037580 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             97.56021120 %     2.43978880 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         100,000.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                            3,909,309.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                   1,270,558.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                         
0.00000000
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                                0.00

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                 0.00000000

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
        MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1997-KS2 (POOL # 4251)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4251 
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                       PRINCIPAL       CURRENT
                     ORIGINAL       BALANCE BEFORE   PASS-THROUGH    PRINCIPAL
CLASS   CUSIP       FACE VALUE       DISTRIBUTION       RATE      
DISTRIBUTION
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-I   76110WBK1   250,104,875.00   229,111,839.60     5.932500  %  4,170,605.12
A-II  76110WBL9   115,163,718.00   101,637,141.22     5.927500  %  4,770,128.00
SB-I                        0.22     3,036,654.33     0.000000  %          0.00
SB-I                        0.37     1,662,177.45     0.000000  %          0.00
R-I                         0.00             0.00     0.000000  %          0.00
R-II                        0.00             0.00     0.000000  %          0.00
R-II                        0.00             0.00     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  365,268,593.59   335,447,812.60                  8,940,733.12
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-I     1,170,427.38  5,341,032.50            0.00       0.00    224,941,234.48
A-II      507,583.90  5,277,711.90            0.00       0.00     96,867,013.22
SB-I            0.00          0.00      587,582.85       0.00      3,624,237.18
SB-II           0.00          0.00      331,586.67       0.00      1,993,764.12
R-I             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
R-II            0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
R-III           0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        1,678,011.28 10,618,744.40      919,169.52       0.00    327,426,249.00
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
______________________________________________________________________________
_
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED      
BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST      
FACTOR
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-I    916.063070  16.675425     4.679746    21.355171   0.000000    899.387645
A-II   882.544807  41.420406     4.407498    45.827904   0.000000    841.124400
SB-I  0000.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000 000.000000   0000.000000
SB-I  0000.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000 000.000000   0000.000000

______________________________________________________________________________
_


DETERMINATION DATE       22-December-97 
DISTRIBUTION DATE        26-December-97 

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
           MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 1997-KS2 (POOL # 4251)
                    STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
              ADDITIONAL RELATED INFORMATION FOR POOL 4251 
______________________________________________________________________________
_

SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY SUB-SERVICER                     
138,199.52
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                    
2,004.66

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      344,930.06
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                        0.00


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                   200  24,865,348.60

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   41   4,664,819.12

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                         13   1,524,014.42


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            79
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                     10,339,559.41

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                     327,426,249.00

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                        2,602

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       0

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                      
0.00

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

CLASS A SHORTFALL (PRINCIPAL)                                              0.00
CLASS A SHORTFALL (INTEREST)                                               0.00

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                   
7,863,907.23

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          98.59923610 %     1.40076390 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             98.28419340 %     1.71580660 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         100,000.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                            7,503,146.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                   2,501,049.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                        
10.09855200
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                             
351.26

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                89.63985811


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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
        MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1997-KS3 (POOL # 4259)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4259 
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                       PRINCIPAL       CURRENT
                     ORIGINAL       BALANCE BEFORE   PASS-THROUGH    PRINCIPAL
CLASS   CUSIP       FACE VALUE       DISTRIBUTION       RATE      
DISTRIBUTION
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-I-  76110WBP0    74,500,000.00    64,440,724.70     5.782500  %  2,752,745.42
A-I-  76110WBQ8    20,000,000.00    20,000,000.00     6.550000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WBR6    32,800,000.00    32,800,000.00     6.680000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WBS4    16,300,000.00    16,300,000.00     6.900000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WBT2    22,038,000.00    22,038,000.00     7.250000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WBU9    18,400,000.00    18,400,000.00     6.900000  %          0.00
M-I-  76110WBX3     9,002,000.00     9,002,000.00     7.150000  %          0.00
M-I-  76110WBY1     4,301,000.00     4,301,000.00     7.350000  %          0.00
B-I   76110WCB0     2,701,000.00     2,701,000.00     7.650000  %          0.00
A-II  76110WBV7   159,111,000.00   149,789,927.77     5.917500  %  2,936,513.16
A-II  76110WBW5    60,012,000.00    57,048,311.86     5.897500  %    985,414.04
M-II  76110WBZ8    15,751,000.00    15,751,000.00     6.107500  %          0.00
M-II  76110WCA2     9,226,000.00     9,226,000.00     6.267500  %          0.00
B-II  76110WCC8     5,901,000.00     5,901,000.00     6.737500  %          0.00
SB-I                      996.58     1,875,495.52     0.000000  %          0.00
SB-I                    1,161.22     2,052,581.05     0.000000  %          0.00
R-I                         0.00             0.00     0.000000  %          0.00
R-II                        0.00             0.00     0.000000  %          0.00
R-II                        0.00             0.00     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  450,045,157.80   431,627,040.90                  6,674,672.62
=====================================================================
==========
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-I-1     320,874.53  3,073,619.95            0.00       0.00     61,687,979.28
A-I-2     109,166.67    109,166.67            0.00       0.00     20,000,000.00
A-I-3     182,586.67    182,586.67            0.00       0.00     32,800,000.00
A-I-4      93,725.00     93,725.00            0.00       0.00     16,300,000.00
A-I-5     133,146.25    133,146.25            0.00       0.00     22,038,000.00
A-I-6     105,800.00    105,800.00            0.00       0.00     18,400,000.00
M-I-1      53,636.92     53,636.92            0.00       0.00      9,002,000.00
M-I-2      26,343.63     26,343.63            0.00       0.00      4,301,000.00
B-I        17,218.88     17,218.88            0.00       0.00      2,701,000.00
A-II-1    763,273.30  3,699,786.46            0.00       0.00    146,853,414.61
A-II-2    289,714.31  1,275,128.35            0.00       0.00     56,062,897.82
M-II-1     82,838.23     82,838.23            0.00       0.00     15,751,000.00
M-II-2     49,792.85     49,792.85            0.00       0.00      9,226,000.00
B-II       34,236.04     34,236.04            0.00       0.00      5,901,000.00
SB-I      463,347.71    463,347.71      124,934.45       0.00      2,000,429.97
SB-II           0.00          0.00      632,940.01       0.00      2,685,521.06
R-I             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
R-II            0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
R-III           0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        2,725,700.99  9,400,373.61      757,874.46       0.00    425,710,242.74
=====================================================================
==========











































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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
        MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1997-KS3 (POOL # 4259)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4259 
______________________________________________________________________________
_


AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
______________________________________________________________________________
_
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED      
BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST      
FACTOR
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-I-   864.976170  36.949603     4.307041    41.256644   0.000000    828.026568
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.458334     5.458334   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.566667     5.566667   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.750000     5.750000   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.041667     6.041667   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.750000     5.750000   0.000000   1000.000000
M-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.958334     5.958334   0.000000   1000.000000
M-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.125001     6.125001   0.000000   1000.000000
B-I   1000.000000   0.000000     6.375002     6.375002   0.000000   1000.000000
A-II   941.417801  18.455752     4.797112    23.252864   0.000000    922.962049
A-II   950.615075  16.420283     4.827606    21.247889   0.000000    934.194791
M-II  1000.000000   0.000000     5.259236     5.259236   0.000000   1000.000000
M-II  1000.000000   0.000000     5.397014     5.397014   0.000000   1000.000000
B-II  1000.000000   0.000000     5.801735     5.801735   0.000000   1000.000000
SB-I  0000.000000   0.000000 00000.000000 00000.000000 000.000000   0000.000000
SB-I  0000.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000 000.000000   0000.000000

______________________________________________________________________________
_


DETERMINATION DATE       22-December-97 
DISTRIBUTION DATE        26-December-97 

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
           MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 1997-KS3 (POOL # 4259)
                    STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
              ADDITIONAL RELATED INFORMATION FOR POOL 4259 
______________________________________________________________________________
_

SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY SUB-SERVICER                     
178,638.12
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                    
3,181.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      354,312.94
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                        0.00


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                   323  27,739,967.45

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   64   5,295,110.16

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                         35   2,964,715.47


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            45
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      4,396,813.94

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                     425,710,242.74

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                        4,278

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       0

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                      
0.00

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

CLASS A SHORTFALL (PRINCIPAL)                                              0.00
CLASS A SHORTFALL (INTEREST)                                               0.00

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                   
5,667,045.71

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                     SENIOR        CLASS M        CLASS B
CURRENT DISTRIBUTION         88.22824530 %     0.00000000 %   11.77175470 %
PREPAYMENT PERCENT          100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %    0.00000000 %
NEXT DISTRIBUTION            87.88660790 %     0.00000000 %   12.11339210 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         100,000.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                           60,012,900.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                  60,012,900.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                        
10.29046000
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                             
330.85

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                94.59278372


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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
        MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1997-KS4 (POOL # 4272)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4272 
______________________________________________________________________________
_
                                       PRINCIPAL       CURRENT
                     ORIGINAL       BALANCE BEFORE   PASS-THROUGH    PRINCIPAL
CLASS   CUSIP       FACE VALUE       DISTRIBUTION       RATE      
DISTRIBUTION
______________________________________________________________________________
_
A-I-  76110WCF1    79,798,000.00    79,798,000.00     5.827500  %  1,927,756.13
A-I-  76110WCG9    15,000,000.00    15,000,000.00     6.460000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WCH7    32,000,000.00    32,000,000.00     6.560000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WCJ3    30,000,000.00    30,000,000.00     6.720000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WCK0    23,257,000.00    23,257,000.00     6.980000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WCL8    20,000,000.00    20,000,000.00     6.680000  %          0.00
A-II  76110WCM6   200,060,000.00   200,060,000.00     5.907500  %  2,862,315.14
A-II  76110WCN4   200,020,000.00   200,020,000.00     5.882500  %  1,674,967.60
SB-I  76110WCP9           768.84           768.84     0.000000  %          0.00
SB-I  76110WCQ7           504.57           504.57     0.000000  %          0.00
R-I                         0.00             0.00     0.000000  %          0.00
R-II                        0.00             0.00     0.000000  %          0.00
R-II                        0.00             0.00     0.000000  %          0.00

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                  600,136,273.41   600,136,273.41                  6,465,038.87
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                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
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_
A-I-1     400,436.34  2,328,192.47            0.00       0.00     77,870,243.87
A-I-2      80,750.00     80,750.00            0.00       0.00     15,000,000.00
A-I-3     174,933.33    174,933.33            0.00       0.00     32,000,000.00
A-I-4     168,000.00    168,000.00            0.00       0.00     30,000,000.00
A-I-5     135,278.22    135,278.22            0.00       0.00     23,257,000.00
A-I-6     111,333.33    111,333.33            0.00       0.00     20,000,000.00
A-II-1  1,017,708.00  3,880,023.14            0.00       0.00    197,197,684.86
A-II-2  1,013,198.53  2,688,166.13            0.00       0.00    198,345,032.40
SB-I            0.00          0.00      562,910.73       0.00        563,679.57
SB-II           0.00          0.00      000.00       0.00      1,045,906.88
R-I             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
R-II            0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
R-III           0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00

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        3,101,637.75  9,566,676.62    1,608,313.03       0.00    595,279,547.58
=====================================================================
==========
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_



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
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_
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED      
BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST      
FACTOR
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_
A-I-  1000.000000  24.157950     5.018125    29.176075   0.000000    975.842050
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.383333     5.383333   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.466667     5.466667   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.600000     5.600000   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.816667     5.816667   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.566667     5.566667   0.000000   1000.000000
A-II  1000.000000  14.307284     5.087014    19.394298   0.000000    985.692717
A-II  1000.000000   8.374001     5.065486    13.439487   0.000000    991.625999
SB-I  1000.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000 000.000000   0000.000000
SB-I  1000.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000 000.000000   0000.000000

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DETERMINATION DATE       22-December-97 
DISTRIBUTION DATE        26-December-97 

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               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
           MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 1997-KS4 (POOL # 4272)
                    STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
              ADDITIONAL RELATED INFORMATION FOR POOL 4272 
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_

SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY SUB-SERVICER                     
248,982.15
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                   
24,890.07

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      576,896.94
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                        0.00


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                   590  57,897,552.50

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   95  10,979,255.22

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          5     448,709.48


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                             2
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                        454,546.30

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                     595,279,547.58

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                        5,812

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       0

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                      
0.00

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

CLASS A SHORTFALL (PRINCIPAL)                                              0.00
CLASS A SHORTFALL (INTEREST)                                               0.00

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                   
4,532,198.79

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          99.99978780 %     0.00000000 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE                 0.00000000 %   100.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             99.72960830 %     0.27039170 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         268,119.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                           18,004,088.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                   6,001,363.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                        
10.11484200
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                             
353.00

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                99.19072950


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