RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES II INC
8-K, 2000-02-17
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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) February 17, 2000

RESIDENTIAL  FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES II, INC. (as depositor under an Amended
and Restated  Trust  Agreement,  dated as of February 24, 2000,  and pursuant to
which an Indenture was entered into,  providing for, inter alia, the issuance of
Home Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2000- HI1)

                RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES II, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE                            333-77561             41-1808858
(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)                   File Number)          Identification No.)

 8400 Normandale Lake Blvd.
 Suite 600

 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA                            55437
 (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, 1998 and December 31, 1997, and
for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 1998, prepared
in accordance with generally  accepted  accounting  principles,  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, 1999; Commission File Number
1-10777) and the unaudited  consolidated financial statements of Ambac Assurance
Corporation  and  subsidiaries  as of September  30,  1999,  and for the periods
ending  September  30, 1999 and  September  30, 1998,  included in the Quarterly
Report  on Form  10-Q of  Ambac  Financial  Group,  Inc.  for the  period  ended
September 30, 1999 (which was filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission
on  November  12,  1999) and the  unaudited  interim  financial  statements  and
accompanying  discussion of Ambac Financial Group,  Inc. as of December 31, 1999
and for the periods ending  December 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998 contained in
the press  release  issued on January 26, 2000 included in the Form 8-K of Ambac
Financial  Group,  Inc.  (which  was  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission on January 27, 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-HI1





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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:  Vice President

Dated: February 17, 2000


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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:
                                            Name:   Lisa Lundsten
                                            Title:  Vice President

Dated: February 17, 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.
333-77561) on Form S-3 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 February 17,
2000,  of our  report  dated  January  27,  1999 on the  consolidated  financial
statements of Ambac Assurance  Corporation  and  subsidiaries as of December 31,
1998 and 1997, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December
31, 1998, 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, 1999
and to the reference to our firm under the heading  "Experts" in the  Prospectus
Supplement.

                                                    /s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York
February 17, 2000



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