RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP
8-K, 1998-04-29
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
Previous: BRYLANE INC, DEF 14A, 1998-04-29
Next: SHARED TECHNOLOGIES CELLULAR INC, DEF 14A, 1998-04-29



             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)
                    April 25, 1998


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


                        33-56893;
  Delaware              333-28791                    51-0362653
(State or other   (Commission File Number)      (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 April  1998  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


<PAGE>



1995-KS3  RASC  1995-KS4 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 1995-K1 RASC
1997-KS4 GR1RASC  1997-KS4GR2  RASC 1997-KS4  GR1RASC  1997-KS4GR2 RASC 1997-KS4
GR1RASC 1997-KS4 GR2RASC 1997-KS4GRP2RASC 1998-KS1 RASC ->



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




Run:        04/26/98     12:21:12                                    REPT1B.FRG
Page:         1 of 2
               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    23,388,489.39     6.400000  %    970,367.06
R                           0.00     2,006,131.70     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   94,350,062.00    25,394,621.09                    970,367.06
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
_______________________________________________________________________________
A         132,013.55  1,102,380.61            0.00       0.00     22,418,122.33
R               0.00          0.00       83,463.40       0.00      2,089,595.10

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          132,013.55  1,102,380.61       83,463.40       0.00     24,507,717.43
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
_______________________________________________________________________________
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED       BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST       FACTOR
_______________________________________________________________________________
A      247.890557  10.284753     1.399189    11.683942   0.000000    237.605804

_______________________________________________________________________________


DETERMINATION DATE       20-April-98    
DISTRIBUTION DATE        27-April-98    

Run:     04/26/98     12:21:12                                        rept2.frg
Page:      2 of 2
               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                        9,517.20
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                       414.93

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                       40,132.63
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                    2,213.99


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                    18   1,855,309.48

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                    3     255,855.64

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          7     681,858.15


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            16
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      1,509,974.87

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                      24,507,717.43

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                          239

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                 280,476.63

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

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

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                      873,223.10

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          92.10017080 %     7.89982920 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             91.47372620 %     8.52627380 %

      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                         10.90015154
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                              320.93

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                25.97530612

 ................................................................................


Run:        04/26/98     12:21:22                                    REPT1B.FRG
Page:         1 of 2
               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    29,336,634.01     6.250000  %     77,797.81
R                           0.00     3,058,384.09     0.000000  %  1,179,473.04

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  105,461,520.00    32,395,018.10                  1,257,270.85
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
_______________________________________________________________________________
A         157,413.47    235,211.28            0.00       0.00     29,258,836.20
R         110,435.50  1,289,908.54            0.00       0.00      1,878,911.05

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          267,848.97  1,525,119.82            0.00       0.00     31,137,747.25
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
_______________________________________________________________________________
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED       BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST       FACTOR
_______________________________________________________________________________
A      278.173821   0.737689     1.492615     2.230304   0.000000    277.436132

_______________________________________________________________________________


DETERMINATION DATE       20-April-98    
DISTRIBUTION DATE        27-April-98    

Run:     04/26/98     12:21:22                                        rept2.frg
Page:      2 of 2
               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                       12,540.12
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                         0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                       55,354.94
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                    1,702.45


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                    32   3,741,320.73

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                    8     893,901.10

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          3     224,302.57


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            14
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      1,094,486.18

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                      31,137,747.25

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                          303

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                 174,284.94

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

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

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                    1,240,122.96

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          90.55909130 %     9.44090870 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             93.96580930 %     6.03419070 %

      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                         10.59923509
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                              324.13

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                29.52522126

 ................................................................................


Run:        04/26/98     12:25:57                                    REPT1B.FRG
Page:         1 of 2
               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     8,209,023.61     8.000000  %    920,755.28
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    17,797,670.46     8.000000  %    258,369.93
R     76110WAK2           100.00             0.00     8.000000  %          0.00
B1-I                1,946,488.25     1,107,771.31     8.120000  %      2,221.62
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       940,000.65     8.120000  %      1,035.14
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     1.988697  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  156,997,402.05    75,478,209.03                  1,182,381.97
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      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       54,714.28    975,469.56            0.00       0.00      7,288,268.33
A3-I      132,096.40    132,096.40            0.00       0.00     19,819,000.00
A4-I      109,854.83    109,854.83            0.00       0.00     16,482,000.00
A5-I       74,134.63     74,134.63            0.00       0.00     11,122,743.00
A-II      118,489.20    376,859.13            0.00       0.00     17,539,300.53
R               0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
B1-I        7,494.20      9,715.82            0.00       0.00        968,733.11
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       6,351.99      7,387.13            0.00       0.00        938,965.51
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     125,021.51    125,021.51            0.00       0.00              0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          628,157.04  1,810,539.01            0.00       0.00     74,159,010.48
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________



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   312.367717  35.036350     2.081974    37.118324   0.000000    277.331367
A3-I  1000.000000   0.000000     6.665140     6.665140   0.000000   1000.000000
A4-I  1000.000000   0.000000     6.665140     6.665140   0.000000   1000.000000
A5-I  1000.000000   0.000000     6.665139     6.665139   0.000000   1000.000000
A-II   428.225508   6.216577     2.850940     9.067517   0.000000    422.008930
R        0.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000   0.000000      0.000000
B1-I   569.112765   1.141348     3.850113     4.991461   0.000000    497.682483
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   835.094115   0.919616     5.643091     6.562707   0.000000    834.174503
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       20-April-98    
DISTRIBUTION DATE        27-April-98    

Run:     04/26/98     12:25:58                                        rept2.frg
Page:      2 of 2
               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                       21,668.49
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                         0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      100,914.22
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                   18,246.09


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                    20   4,313,350.98

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                    8   1,888,504.84

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          3     986,227.51


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            15
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      3,074,501.86

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                      74,159,010.48

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                          315

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       7

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS               1,958,387.16

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

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

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                      872,634.28

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          97.28693620 %     2.71306380 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             97.42755650 %     2.57244350 %

      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                         10.26199800
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                              226.70

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                47.23582015

 ................................................................................


Run:        04/26/98     12:21:36                                    REPT1B.FRG
Page:         1 of 2
               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    42,200,819.89     6.250000  %  3,033,147.27
R                   4,664,765.74     6,219,687.28     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  103,661,454.74    48,420,507.17                  3,033,147.27
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
_______________________________________________________________________________
A         222,828.80  3,255,976.07            0.00       0.00     39,167,672.62
R         122,069.75    122,069.75            0.00       0.00      6,219,687.28

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          344,898.55  3,378,045.82            0.00       0.00     45,387,359.90
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
_______________________________________________________________________________
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED       BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST       FACTOR
_______________________________________________________________________________
A      426.285165  30.638876     2.250871    32.889747   0.000000    395.646289
R     1333.333253   0.000000    26.168463    26.168463   0.000000   1333.333253

_______________________________________________________________________________


DETERMINATION DATE       20-April-98    
DISTRIBUTION DATE        27-April-98    

Run:     04/26/98     12:21:36                                        rept2.frg
Page:      2 of 2
               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                       17,130.95
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                         0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                       73,191.33
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                    5,222.92


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                    48   5,007,765.94

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                    8     703,858.17

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          4     408,091.05


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            22
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      2,227,393.50

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                      45,387,359.90

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                          475

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                 575,576.27

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

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

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                    2,625,630.99

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                       61,279.25

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          87.15484900 %    12.84515100 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             86.29643300 %    13.70356700 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         100,000.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                              520,293.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                   1,071,002.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                         10.41567251
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                              310.60

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                43.78422048

 ................................................................................


Run:        04/26/98     12:21:54                                    REPT1B.FRG
Page:         1 of 2
               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    24,053,353.16     6.150000  %  1,266,429.94
R                           0.00     2,739,844.56     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   77,178,720.00    26,793,197.72                  1,266,429.94
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
_______________________________________________________________________________
A         125,189.75  1,391,619.69            0.00       0.00     22,786,923.22
R          67,586.56     67,586.56            0.00       0.00      2,739,844.56

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          192,776.31  1,459,206.25            0.00       0.00     25,526,767.78
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
_______________________________________________________________________________
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED       BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST       FACTOR
_______________________________________________________________________________
A      311.657840  16.409056     1.622076    18.031132   0.000000    295.248784

_______________________________________________________________________________


DETERMINATION DATE       20-April-98    
DISTRIBUTION DATE        27-April-98    

Run:     04/26/98     12:21:54                                        rept2.frg
Page:      2 of 2
               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                       10,642.02
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                         0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                       74,222.17
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                    1,109.14


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                    41   5,242,368.01

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                    6     638,277.88

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          1      28,547.92


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            19
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      2,536,039.09

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                      25,526,767.78

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                          220

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       1

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                 118,236.40

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

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

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                      966,316.43

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          89.77410390 %    10.22589610 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             89.26677840 %    10.73322160 %

      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                         10.90269126
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                              330.45

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                33.07487839

 ................................................................................


Run:        04/26/98     12:22:12                                    REPT1B.FRG
Page:         1 of 2
               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     7,530,713.20     6.770000  %  2,725,484.00
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       316,056.63     0.000000  %     21,426.25
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     3,120,781.24     7.980000  %      2,599.22
B-2                   904,165.00       877,720.52     7.980000  %        731.03
B-3                   904,163.45       800,444.21     7.980000  %        666.66
SPRE                        0.00             0.00     1.822665  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  100,462,675.80    66,732,448.80                  2,750,907.16
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
_______________________________________________________________________________
A-1        42,430.38  2,767,914.38            0.00       0.00      4,805,229.20
A-2       164,052.50    164,052.50            0.00       0.00     28,000,000.00
A-3        74,003.39     74,003.39            0.00       0.00     12,000,000.00
A-4        93,554.63     93,554.63            0.00       0.00     14,086,733.00
A-5             0.00     21,426.25            0.00       0.00        294,630.38
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        20,726.14     23,325.36            0.00       0.00      3,118,182.02
B-2         5,829.23      6,560.26            0.00       0.00        876,989.49
B-3         5,316.01      5,982.67            0.00       0.00        759,780.79
SPRED     101,226.92    101,226.92            0.00       0.00              0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          507,139.20  3,258,046.36            0.00       0.00     63,941,544.88
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
_______________________________________________________________________________
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED       BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST       FACTOR
_______________________________________________________________________________
A-1    183.675932  66.475220     1.034887    67.510107   0.000000    117.200712
A-2   1000.000000   0.000000     5.859018     5.859018   0.000000   1000.000000
A-3   1000.000000   0.000000     6.166949     6.166949   0.000000   1000.000000
A-4   1000.000000   0.000000     6.641329     6.641329   0.000000   1000.000000
A-5    896.339040  60.765010     0.000000    60.765010   0.000000    835.574030
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    970.752587   0.808515     6.447089     7.255604   0.000000    969.944071
B-2    970.752595   0.808514     6.447087     7.255601   0.000000    969.944081
B-3    885.287068   0.737322     5.879479     6.616801   0.000000    840.313541

_______________________________________________________________________________


DETERMINATION DATE       20-April-98    
DISTRIBUTION DATE        27-April-98    

Run:     04/26/98     12:22:14                                        rept2.frg
Page:      2 of 2
               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                       25,893.06
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                         0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      109,045.91
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                    8,707.25


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                    65   6,617,642.88

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   20   2,826,946.38

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          3     312,895.77


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            34
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      3,591,272.49

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                      63,941,544.88

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                          642

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       7

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                 906,821.30

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

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

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                    2,525,553.60

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          92.77445550 %     7.22554450 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             92.52917080 %     7.47082920 %

      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                          9.79488840
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                              312.51

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                63.64706531

 ................................................................................


Run:        04/26/98     12:22:17                                    REPT1B.FRG
Page:         1 of 2
               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    62,931,498.77     6.100000  %  3,374,269.20
R                           0.00     3,593,275.20     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  143,731,008.00    66,524,773.97                  3,374,269.20
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
_______________________________________________________________________________
A         347,024.48  3,721,293.68            0.00       0.00     59,557,229.57
R          70,381.11     70,381.11            0.00       0.00      3,593,275.20

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          417,405.59  3,791,674.79            0.00       0.00     63,150,504.77
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
_______________________________________________________________________________
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED       BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST       FACTOR
_______________________________________________________________________________
A      437.842186  23.476279     2.414402    25.890681   0.000000    414.365908

_______________________________________________________________________________


DETERMINATION DATE       20-April-98    
DISTRIBUTION DATE        27-April-98    

Run:     04/26/98     12:22:17                                        rept2.frg
Page:      2 of 2
               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                       25,729.94
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                         0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      121,580.76
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                   23,116.89


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                    70   7,451,415.12

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   11   1,324,378.10

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          5     789,292.08


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            40
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      4,268,496.56

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                      63,150,504.77

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                          512

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                      13

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS               2,722,775.95

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

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

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                    2,991,367.93

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          94.59859090 %     5.40140910 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             94.30998180 %     5.69001820 %

      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                         10.68353281
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                              334.48

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                43.93659075

 ................................................................................


Run:        04/26/98     12:26:19                                    REPT1B.FRG
Page:         1 of 2
               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             0.00     0.125000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WAX4    35,203,000.00    35,151,992.64     7.300000  %  3,662,129.87
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   106,495,341.46     5.987500  %  5,099,292.50
R                       1,035.81     6,999,328.56     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  317,942,035.81   174,841,662.66                  8,761,422.37
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
_______________________________________________________________________________
A-I-1           0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00              0.00
A-I-2     209,134.36  3,871,264.23            0.00       0.00     31,489,862.77
A-I-3      46,290.35     46,290.35            0.00       0.00      7,449,000.00
A-I-4      75,168.62     75,168.62            0.00       0.00     11,675,000.00
A-I-5      46,390.53     46,390.53            0.00       0.00      7,071,000.00
A-II      574,726.19  5,674,018.69            0.00       0.00    101,396,048.96
R         354,219.55    354,219.55            0.00       0.00      6,999,328.56

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        1,305,929.60 10,067,351.97            0.00       0.00    166,080,240.29
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
_______________________________________________________________________________
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED       BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST       FACTOR
_______________________________________________________________________________
A-I-     0.000000   0.000000     0.000000     0.000000   0.000000      0.000000
A-I-   998.551051 104.028914     5.940811   109.969725   0.000000    894.522137
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.214304     6.214304   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.438426     6.438426   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.560675     6.560675   0.000000   1000.000000
A-II   477.516900  22.864834     2.577028    25.441862   0.000000    454.652065


_______________________________________________________________________________


DETERMINATION DATE       20-April-98    
DISTRIBUTION DATE        27-April-98    

Run:     04/26/98     12:26:20                                        rept2.frg
Page:      2 of 2
               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                       69,759.05
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                         0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      352,492.57
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                   20,397.53


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                   188  21,279,641.12

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   34   4,787,071.01

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                         10     977,978.92


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                           111
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                     13,910,460.72

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                     166,080,240.29

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                        1,521

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                      23

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS               2,336,777.86

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

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

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                    8,202,751.89

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                       89,403.24

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          95.99676160 %     4.00323840 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             95.78557420 %     4.21442580 %

      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                         10.43965900
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                              330.66

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                52.23601210

 ................................................................................


Run:        04/26/98     12:23:07                                    REPT1B.FRG
Page:         1 of 2
               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   105,023,196.73     5.962500  %  5,671,042.48
R                           0.40     5,000,293.96     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  200,011,758.40   110,023,490.69                  5,671,042.48
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
_______________________________________________________________________________
A         567,739.42  6,238,781.90            0.00       0.00     99,352,154.25
R         326,490.99    326,490.99            0.00       0.00      5,000,293.96

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          894,230.41  6,565,272.89            0.00       0.00    104,352,448.21
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
_______________________________________________________________________________
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED       BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST       FACTOR
_______________________________________________________________________________
A      525.085114  28.353545     2.838530    31.192075   0.000000    496.731568


_______________________________________________________________________________


DETERMINATION DATE       20-April-98    
DISTRIBUTION DATE        27-April-98    

Run:     04/26/98     12:23:07                                        rept2.frg
Page:      2 of 2
               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                       44,562.24
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                         0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      249,253.45
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                    5,117.50


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                   113  15,638,701.74

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   35   4,365,092.56

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                         12   1,072,562.92


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            58
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      7,452,813.24

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                     104,352,448.21

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                          841

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       7

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                 581,605.37

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

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

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                    5,620,137.57

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          95.45524880 %     4.54475120 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             95.20826390 %     4.79173610 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         100,000.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                            2,681,033.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                   1,340,517.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                         10.61899070
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                              341.93

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                52.17315674

 ................................................................................


Run:        04/26/98     12:26:22                                    REPT1B.FRG
Page:         1 of 2
               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    23,113,262.54     5.827500  %  5,039,839.26
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   101,755,949.84     5.927500  %  7,645,774.18
R                           1.60     5,622,630.12     0.000000  %          0.00

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  273,602,645.60   200,235,443.50                 12,685,613.44
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
_______________________________________________________________________________
A-I-1     123,558.55  5,163,397.81            0.00       0.00     18,073,423.28
A-I-2     188,677.72    188,677.72            0.00       0.00     32,000,000.00
A-I-3      98,608.81     98,608.81            0.00       0.00     16,000,000.00
A-I-4     138,721.66    138,721.66            0.00       0.00     21,743,601.00
A-II      553,542.84  8,199,317.02            0.00       0.00     94,110,175.66
R         452,146.79    452,146.79            0.00       0.00      5,622,630.12

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        1,555,256.37 14,240,869.81            0.00       0.00    187,549,830.06
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
_______________________________________________________________________________
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED       BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST       FACTOR
_______________________________________________________________________________
A-I-   444.485818  96.919986     2.376126    99.296112   0.000000    347.565832
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.896179     5.896179   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.163051     6.163051   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.379884     6.379884   0.000000   1000.000000
A-II   670.068425  50.347836     3.645110    53.992946   0.000000    619.720590


_______________________________________________________________________________


DETERMINATION DATE       20-April-98    
DISTRIBUTION DATE        27-April-98    

Run:     04/26/98     12:26:23                                        rept2.frg
Page:      2 of 2
               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                       80,060.55
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                         0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      322,963.22
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                    6,458.32


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                   197  19,800,409.63

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   44   3,853,809.41

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                         19   1,570,256.95


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                           102
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                     11,496,205.36

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                     187,549,830.06

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                        1,906

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       5

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                 718,136.38

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

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

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                   12,302,596.95

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          97.19199060 %     2.80800940 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             97.00206070 %     2.99793930 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         100,000.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                            1,827,255.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                   1,259,392.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                         10.61561200
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                              315.52

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                68.54825166

 ................................................................................


Run:        04/26/98     12:26:25                                    REPT1B.FRG
Page:         1 of 2
               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   203,465,617.94     5.932500  % 10,702,823.50
A-II  76110WBL9   115,163,718.00    79,222,634.65     5.927500  %  7,598,819.28
SB-I                        0.22     5,463,373.00     0.000000  %          0.00
SB-I                        0.37     2,879,092.96     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   291,030,718.55                 18,301,642.78
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
_______________________________________________________________________________
A-I     1,083,362.65 11,786,186.15            0.00       0.00    192,762,794.44
A-II      401,414.68  8,000,233.96            0.00       0.00     71,623,815.37
SB-I            0.00          0.00      504,336.87       0.00      5,967,709.87
SB-II     261,764.93    261,764.93            0.00       0.00      2,879,092.96
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

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        1,746,542.26 20,048,185.04      504,336.87       0.00    273,233,412.64
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
_______________________________________________________________________________
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED       BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST       FACTOR
_______________________________________________________________________________
A-I    813.521200  42.793342     4.331633    47.124975   0.000000    770.727857
A-II   687.913138  65.982754     3.485600    69.468354   0.000000    621.930384

_______________________________________________________________________________


DETERMINATION DATE       20-April-98    
DISTRIBUTION DATE        27-April-98    

Run:     04/26/98     12:26:26                                        rept2.frg
Page:      2 of 2
               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                      117,269.77
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                         0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      367,231.52
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                    6,924.23


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                   169  20,956,830.95

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   49   7,661,942.28

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                         20   2,311,205.41


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                           102
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                     13,362,873.39

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                     273,233,412.64

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                        2,214

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       5

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                 843,026.21

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

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

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                   17,664,047.01

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          97.13347580 %     2.86652420 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             96.76218120 %     3.23781880 %

      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                         10.36970300
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                              347.43

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                74.80342341

 ................................................................................


Run:        04/26/98     12:26:28                                    REPT1B.FRG
Page:         1 of 3
               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    47,197,551.80     5.782500  %  6,186,069.77
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   136,335,924.74     5.917500  %  4,921,669.81
A-II  76110WBW5    60,012,000.00    51,788,965.96     5.897500  %  1,396,839.21
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     2,000,420.00     0.000000  %          0.00
SB-I                    1,161.22     5,000,020.00     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   398,742,882.50                 12,504,578.79
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
_______________________________________________________________________________
A-I-1     252,622.28  6,438,692.05            0.00       0.00     41,011,482.03
A-I-2     110,289.65    110,289.65            0.00       0.00     20,000,000.00
A-I-3     184,465.12    184,465.12            0.00       0.00     32,800,000.00
A-I-4      94,689.44     94,689.44            0.00       0.00     16,300,000.00
A-I-5     134,516.75    134,516.75            0.00       0.00     22,038,000.00
A-I-6     106,888.69    106,888.69            0.00       0.00     18,400,000.00
M-I-1      54,188.97     54,188.97            0.00       0.00      9,002,000.00
M-I-2      26,614.81     26,614.81            0.00       0.00      4,301,000.00
B-I        17,396.19     17,396.19            0.00       0.00      2,701,000.00
A-II-1    739,537.18  5,661,206.99            0.00       0.00    131,414,254.93
A-II-2    279,973.31  1,676,812.52            0.00       0.00     50,392,126.75
M-II-1     88,182.63     88,182.63            0.00       0.00     15,751,000.00
M-II-2     53,005.29     53,005.29            0.00       0.00      9,226,000.00
B-II       36,444.82     36,444.82            0.00       0.00      5,901,000.00
SB-I      481,916.49    481,916.49            0.00       0.00      2,000,420.00
SB-II     556,573.28    556,573.28            0.00       0.00      5,000,020.00
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

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        3,217,304.90 15,721,883.69            0.00       0.00    386,238,303.71
===============================================================================











































Run:        04/26/98     12:26:28
Page:         2 of 3



               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-   633.524185  83.034494     3.390903    86.425397   0.000000    550.489692
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.514483     5.514483   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.623937     5.623937   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.809168     5.809168   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.103855     6.103855   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.809168     5.809168   0.000000   1000.000000
M-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.019659     6.019659   0.000000   1000.000000
M-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     6.188052     6.188052   0.000000   1000.000000
B-I   1000.000000   0.000000     6.440648     6.440648   0.000000   1000.000000
A-II   856.860461  30.932304     4.647932    35.580236   0.000000    825.928157
A-II   862.976837  23.275998     4.665289    27.941287   0.000000    839.700839
M-II  1000.000000   0.000000     5.598542     5.598542   0.000000   1000.000000
M-II  1000.000000   0.000000     5.745208     5.745208   0.000000   1000.000000
B-II  1000.000000   0.000000     6.176041     6.176041   0.000000   1000.000000

_______________________________________________________________________________


DETERMINATION DATE       20-April-98    
DISTRIBUTION DATE        27-April-98    

Run:     04/26/98     12:26:29                                        rept2.frg
Page:      3 of 3
               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                      163,565.87
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                         0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      412,096.79
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                    2,936.96


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                   260  24,843,068.75

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   76   5,727,444.74

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                         39   4,052,493.57


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                           123
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                     11,366,761.61

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                     386,238,303.71

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                        3,916

NUMBER OF REO LOANS ACQUIRED
INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                                       3

BOOK VALUE OF REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH
FORECLOSURE OR GRANT OF A DEED IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, INCLUDING ANY PENDING CASH LIQUIDATIONS                 304,568.37

REMAINING SUBCLASS INTEREST SHORTFALL                                      0.00

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

TOTAL PREPAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                   12,253,721.53

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                            0.00

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                     SENIOR        CLASS M        CLASS B
CURRENT DISTRIBUTION         86.48692120 %     0.00000000 %   13.51307880 %
PREPAYMENT PERCENT          100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %    0.00000000 %
NEXT DISTRIBUTION            86.04943130 %     0.00000000 %   13.95056870 %

      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                         10.29510600
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                              327.62

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                85.82212185

 ................................................................................


Run:        04/26/98     12:26:30                                    REPT1B.FRG
Page:         1 of 2
               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    69,693,998.30     5.827500  %  4,729,998.57
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   188,886,296.85     5.907500  %  3,634,371.99
A-II  76110WCN4   200,020,000.00   188,621,450.72     5.882500  %  4,602,373.44
SB-I  76110WCQ7           768.84     2,000,557.69     0.000000  %          0.00
SB-I  76110WCP9           504.57     4,385,645.59     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

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  600,136,273.41   573,844,949.15                 12,966,744.00
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
_______________________________________________________________________________
A-I-1     372,296.63  5,102,295.20            0.00       0.00     64,963,999.73
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  1,022,858.65  4,657,230.64            0.00       0.00    185,251,924.86
A-II-2  1,017,101.88  5,619,475.32            0.00       0.00    184,019,077.28
SB-I      515,527.50    515,527.50            0.00       0.00      2,000,557.69
SB-II           0.00          0.00      923,453.88       0.00      5,309,099.47
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

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        3,598,079.54 16,564,823.54      923,453.88       0.00    561,801,659.03
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________



AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
_______________________________________________________________________________
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED       BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST       FACTOR
_______________________________________________________________________________
A-I-   873.380264  59.274651     4.665488    63.940139   0.000000    814.105613
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   944.148240  18.166410     5.112759    23.279169   0.000000    925.981830
A-II   943.012952  23.009566     5.085001    28.094567   0.000000    920.003386

_______________________________________________________________________________


DETERMINATION DATE       20-April-98    
DISTRIBUTION DATE        27-April-98    

Run:     04/26/98     12:26:31                                        rept2.frg
Page:      2 of 2
               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 
_______________________________________________________________________________

SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY SUB-SERVICER                      236,697.23
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                         0.00

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      505,079.77
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                        0.00


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                   354  35,176,153.42

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   91   9,325,555.78

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                         52   4,627,525.86


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                            76
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                      9,386,712.77

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                     561,801,659.03

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                        5,516

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                   11,673,912.34

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                       55,818.29

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          98.88712040 %     1.11287960 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE                 0.00000000 %   100.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             98.69889010 %     1.30110990 %

      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                         10.15502000
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                              339.53

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                93.61234838

 ................................................................................


Run:        04/26/98     12:26:36                                    REPT1B.FRG
Page:         1 of 3
               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
 MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1998-KS1 (POOL # 4291)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4291 
_______________________________________________________________________________
                                       PRINCIPAL       CURRENT
                     ORIGINAL       BALANCE BEFORE   PASS-THROUGH    PRINCIPAL
CLASS   CUSIP       FACE VALUE       DISTRIBUTION       RATE       DISTRIBUTION
_______________________________________________________________________________
A-I-  76110WCR5    70,000,000.00    70,000,000.00     6.940000  %  5,668,830.03
A-I-  76110WCS3    35,000,000.00    35,000,000.00     6.450000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WCT1   100,000,000.00   100,000,000.00     6.285000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WCU8    31,000,000.00    31,000,000.00     6.390000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WCV6    31,000,000.00    31,000,000.00     6.505000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WCW4    30,000,000.00    30,000,000.00     6.585000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WCX2    20,000,000.00    20,000,000.00     6.810000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WCY0    25,448,000.00    25,448,000.00     7.010000  %          0.00
A-I-  76110WCZ7    38,000,000.00    38,000,000.00     6.445000  %          0.00
A-II  76110WDA1   150,000,000.00   150,000,000.00     5.907500  %  1,917,223.83
A-II  76110WDB9   325,000,000.00   325,000,000.00     5.882500  %  4,408,570.97
SB-I  76110WDC7            33.88            33.88     0.000000  %          0.00
SB-I  76110WDD5        73,292.19        73,292.19     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

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  855,521,326.07   855,521,326.07                 11,994,624.83
===============================================================================
_______________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      REMAINING
            INTEREST         TOTAL         DEFERRED    REALIZED       PRINCIPAL
           DISTRIBUTION   DISTRIBUTION     INTEREST     LOSSES         BALANCE
_______________________________________________________________________________
A-I-1     404,833.33  6,073,663.36            0.00       0.00     64,331,169.97
A-I-2     188,125.00    188,125.00            0.00       0.00     35,000,000.00
A-I-3     523,750.00    523,750.00            0.00       0.00    100,000,000.00
A-I-4     165,075.00    165,075.00            0.00       0.00     31,000,000.00
A-I-5     168,045.83    168,045.83            0.00       0.00     31,000,000.00
A-I-6     164,625.00    164,625.00            0.00       0.00     30,000,000.00
A-I-7     113,500.00    113,500.00            0.00       0.00     20,000,000.00
A-I-8     148,658.73    148,658.73            0.00       0.00     25,448,000.00
A-I-9     204,091.67    204,091.67            0.00       0.00     38,000,000.00
A-II-1    787,666.67  2,704,890.50            0.00       0.00    148,082,776.17
A-II-2  1,699,388.89  6,107,959.86            0.00       0.00    320,591,429.03
SB-I            0.00          0.00      905,429.91       0.00        905,463.79
SB-II           0.00          0.00    1,143,960.60       0.00      1,217,252.78
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

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        4,567,760.12 16,562,384.95    2,049,390.51       0.00    845,576,091.74
===============================================================================















































Run:        04/26/98     12:26:36
Page:         2 of 3



               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
 MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 1998-KS1 (POOL # 4291)
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY FOR POOL#   4291 
_______________________________________________________________________________


AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT
_______________________________________________________________________________
       BEGINNING                                                        ENDING
       BALANCE    PRINCIPAL     INTEREST      TOTAL      DEFERRED       BALANCE
CLASS  FACTOR     FACTOR        FACTOR     DISTRIBUTION  INTEREST       FACTOR
_______________________________________________________________________________
A-I-  1000.000000  80.983286     5.783333    86.766619   0.000000    919.016714
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.375000     5.375000   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.237500     5.237500   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.325000     5.325000   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.420833     5.420833   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.487500     5.487500   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.675000     5.675000   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.841667     5.841667   0.000000   1000.000000
A-I-  1000.000000   0.000000     5.370833     5.370833   0.000000   1000.000000
A-II  1000.000000  12.781492     5.251111    18.032603   0.000000    987.218508
A-II  1000.000000  13.564834     5.228889    18.793723   0.000000    986.435166

_______________________________________________________________________________


DETERMINATION DATE       20-April-98    
DISTRIBUTION DATE        27-April-98    

Run:     04/26/98     12:26:37                                        rept2.frg
Page:      3 of 3
               RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION (MASTER SERVICER)
               RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION (COMPANY)
     MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES 1998-KS1 (POOL # 4291)
                    STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
              ADDITIONAL RELATED INFORMATION FOR POOL 4291 
_______________________________________________________________________________

SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY SUB-SERVICER                      354,749.91
SERVICING COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY MASTER SERVICER                    25,431.58

SUBSERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                      492,130.22
MASTER SERVICER ADVANCES THIS MONTH                                        0.00


                                                          NUMBER OF   PRINCIPAL
DELINQUENCIES:                                              LOANS      BALANCE

 (A)  ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT:                                   554  54,449,788.78

 (B)  TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                                   68   5,437,351.63

 (C)  THREE OR MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS:                          4     548,122.92


FORECLOSURES
  NUMBER OF LOANS                                                             0
  AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE                                              0.00

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS AFTER
DISTRIBUTION                                                     845,576,091.74

AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE POOL AS OF THE
DETERMINATION DATE                                                        8,442

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                    9,384,528.26

TOTAL REPURCHASES INCLUDED IN THIS DISTRIBUTION                       46,486.96

DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES:
                                               SENIOR          SUBORDINATE
PERCENTAGE FOR CURRENT DISTRIBUTION          99.99142910 %     0.00857090 %
CURRENT PREPAYMENT PERCENTAGE               100.00000000 %     0.00000000 %
PERCENTAGE FOR NEXT DISTRIBUTION             99.74896210 %     0.25103790 %

      BANKRUPTCY AMOUNT AVAILABLE                         357,952.00
      FRAUD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                           25,665,640.00 
      SPECIAL HAZARD AMOUNT AVAILABLE                   8,555,213.00 

ENDING GROSS WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE                          9.96946000
ENDING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY, IN MONTHS                              340.65

POOL TRADING FACTOR:                                                98.83752350

 ................................................................................





























<PAGE>



                         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: Chief Financial Officer
Dated: April 25, 1998











































<PAGE>



                           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:
 Name: Davee Olson
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Dated: April 25, 1998








<PAGE>





© 2022 IncJournal is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission