RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES II INC
8-K, 2000-09-22
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 21, 2000

RESIDENTIAL  FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES II, INC. (as depositor under an Amended
and Restated  Trust  Agreement,  dated as of September 28, 2000, and pursuant to
which an Indenture was entered into,  providing for, inter alia, the issuance of
Home Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2000-HI4)


                Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE                            333-36244             41-1808858
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(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)                   File Number)          Identification No.)


 8400 Normandale Lake Blvd.
 Suite 600
 Minneapolis, Minnesota                            55437
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 (Address of Principal                                    (Zip Code)
 Executive Offices)


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


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Item 5. Other Events.

               The   consolidated   financial   statements  of  Ambac  Assurance
Corporation and  subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998, and
for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 1999, included
in the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Ambac  Financial  Group,  Inc.  (which was
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2000;  Commission
File Number  1-10777) and the  unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements of
Ambac  Assurance  Corporation  and  subsidiaries as of June 30, 2000 and for the
periods ended June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999,  included in the Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q of Ambac Financial  Group,  Inc. for the period ended June 30, 2000
(which was filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on August 11,
2000),  are hereby  incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K
and in the registration statement 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:

                             Item 601(a) of
                             Regulation S-K
Exhibit No.                  Exhibit No.           Description

1                            23                    Consent of KPMG LLP,
                                                   independent auditors of
                                                   Ambac Assurance Corporation
                                                   and subsidiaries with respect
                                                   to the Residential Funding
                                                   Mortgage Securities II, Inc.
                                                   Home Loan-Backed Notes,
                                                   Series 2000-HI4




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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 FUNDING MORTGAGE
                                            SECURITIES II, INC.


                                            By:    /s/ Lisa Lundsten
                                            Name:   Lisa Lundsten
                                            Title:  Managing Director


Dated: September 21, 2000



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


               Item 601(a) of                                   Sequentially
Exhibit        Regulation S-K                                   Numbered
Number         Exhibit No.                  Description         Page

1                     23                Accountant's Consent


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                                    EXHIBIT 1


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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Ambac Assurance Corporation:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration  statement (No.
333-36244)  of   Residential   Funding   Mortgage   Securities   II,  Inc.  (the
"Registrant")   and  in  the  Prospectus   Supplement  of  the  Registrant  (the
"Prospectus  Supplement") via the Form 8-K of the Registrant dated September 21,
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 10-K of Ambac Financial  Group,  Inc.
which was filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission on March 30, 2000
and to the reference to our firm under the heading  "Experts" in the  Prospectus
Supplement.


                                                    /s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York
September 21, 2000


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