SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): March 23, 2000
Residential Asset Securities Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 333-84939 51-0362653
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(State or other (Commission file number) (I.R.S. employer
jurisdiction of identification no.)
incorporation)
8400 Normandale Lake Blvd., Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55437
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (612) 832-7000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Exhibit Index located on page 4.
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Items 1 through 6 and Item 8 are not included because they are not applicable.
Item 5. Other Events.
The consolidated financial statements of Ambac Assurance
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and for each of
the years in the three year period ended December 31, 1999, prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, included in the
Current Report on Form 8-K of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (which was filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2000; Commission File Number
1-10777), are hereby incorporated by reference in (i) this Current Report on
Form 8-K; (ii) the registration statement (No. 333-84939) of the Registrant (the
"Prospectus"); and (iii) the Prospectus Supplement for Home Equity Mortgage
Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2000-KS2, and shall be deemed to
be a part hereof.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) Exhibits
23. Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors of Ambac Assurance
Corporation and subsidiaries ("Ambac") with respect to (a) the incorporation by
reference in the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement of their report dated
January 21, 2000 on the audit of the consolidated financial statements of Ambac
Assurance Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for
each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999 and (b) with
respect to the reference to their firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus Supplement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION
By: /s/ Stephen Hynes
Name: Stephen Hynes
Title: Vice President
Dated: March 23, 2000
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Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Auditors of Ambac
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Ambac Assurance Corporation:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement (No. 333-84939) of Residential Asset Securities Corporation (the
"Registrant") and in the Prospectus Supplement of the Registrant (the
"Prospectus Supplement"), via the Form 8-K of the Registrant dated March 23,
2000, of our report dated January 21, 2000 on the consolidated financial
statements of Ambac Assurance Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31,
1999 and 1998, and for each of the years in the three year period ended December
31, 1999, which report appears in the Form 8-K of Ambac Financial Group, Inc.,
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2000
and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus
Supplement.
/s/ KPMG LLP
New York, New York
March 23, 2000
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