UNITED STATES
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): August 29, 2006
ACE SECURITIES CORP.
(as depositor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of August 1, 2006, providing for the issuance of
ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-SL4, Asset-Backed Pass-Through
Certificates)
ACE Securities Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 333-131727-12 | 56-2088493 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 6525 Morrison Blvd., Suite 318, Charlotte, North Carolina | 28211 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 704-365-0569
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
Description of the Certificates and the Mortgage Pool
On August 29, 2006, a series of certificates, entitled ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-SL4, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates (the “Certificates”), were issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of August 1, 2006 (the “Agreement”), attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1, among ACE Securities Corp. as depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as master servicer and securities administrator, GMAC Mortgage Corporation as servicer and HSBC Bank USA, National Association as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Certificates consist of sixteen classes of certificates (collectively, the “Certificates”), designated as the “Class A-1 Certificates”, “Class A-2 Certificates”, “Class M-1 Certificates”, “Class M-2 Certificates”, “Class M-3 Certificates”, “Class M-4 Certificates”, “Class M-5 Certificates”, “Class M-6 Certificates”, “Class M-7 Certificates”, “Class M-8 Certificates”, “Class M-9 Certificates”, “Class M-10 Certificates”, “Class CE-1 Certificates”,“Class CE-2 Certificates”, “Class P Certificates” and “Class R Certificates”. The Certificates evidence in the aggregate the entire beneficial ownership interest in a trust fund (the “Trust Fund”), consisting of a pool of mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Pool’”) of conventional, one- to four- family, fixed rate, second lien mortgage loans having original terms to maturity up to 30 years (the “Mortgage Loans”). The Mortgage Pool consists of Mortgage Loans having an aggregate principal balance of approximately $344,592,203 as of August 1, 2006 (the “Cut-off Date”). The Mortgage Loans were purchased pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated August 28, 2006, between DB Structured Products, Inc. as sponsor and the Depositor (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”). The Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class M-1 Certificates, Class M-2 Certificates, Class M-3 Certificates, Class M-4 Certificates, Class M-5 Certificates, Class M-6 Certificates, Class M-7 Certificates, Class M-8 Certificates, Class M-9 Certificates and Class M-10 Certificates were sold by Depositor pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Underwriting Agreement, dated June 24, 1999, as amended and restated to and including January 25, 2006, between the Depositor and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and the Terms Agreement, dated August 23, 2006 between the Depositor and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriting Agreement”).
The Certificates, other than the Class CE-1, Class CE-2, Class P and Class R Certificates have the following initial Certificate Balances and Pass-Through Rates:
Class | Initial Certificate Principal Balance(1) | Pass-Through Rate | ||
| A-1 | $ 202,685,000 | One-Month LIBOR + 0.12% (2)(3) | ||
| A-2 | $ 48,890,000 | One-Month LIBOR + 0.20% (2)(3) | ||
| A-3 | $ 12,038,000 | 6.14% (2)(3) | ||
| M-1 | $ 13,785,000 | 6.19% (2)(3) | ||
| M-2 | $ 13,440,000 | 6.23% (2)(3) | ||
| M-3 | $ 4,825,000 | 6.27% (2)(3) | ||
| M-4 | $ 7,926,000 | One-Month LIBOR + 0.52% (2)(3) | ||
| M-5 | $ 5,514,000 | One-Month LIBOR + 0.57% (2)(3) | ||
| M-6 | $ 4,825,000 | 6.50% (2)(3) | ||
| M-7 | $ 3,790,000 | One-Month LIBOR + 1.10% (2)(3) | ||
| M-8 | $ 2,411,000 | One-Month LIBOR + 1.25% (2)(3) | ||
| M-9 | $ 6,030,000 | One-Month LIBOR + 2.50% (2)(3) | ||
| M-10 | $ 5,341,000 | One-Month LIBOR + 2.50% (2)(3) |
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| (1) | Approximate. |
| (2) | The pass-through rate for each class of Offered Certificates will be subject to the applicable Net WAC Pass-Through Rate as described in this prospectus supplement under “Description of the Certificates-Pass-Through Rates.” |
| (3) | After the optional termination date, the margin applicable to the Class A-1 Certificates and Class A-2 Certificates will increase by 100%, the fixed rate applicable to the Class A-3, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 and Class M-6 Certificates will increase by 0.50% and the margins applicable to the Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9 and Class M-10 Certificates will increase by the lesser of (i) the product of the applicable margin and 50% and (ii) 0.50%. |
The Certificates, other than the Class CE-1, Class CE-2, Class P and Class R Certificates, and the Mortgage Loans are more particularly described in the Prospectus Supplement, dated August 23, 2006 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), and the Prospectus, dated April 18, 2006, as previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b). The Class CE-1, Class CE-2, Class P and the Class R Certificates have not been and will not be publicly offered by the Depositor. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus Supplement.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
| (c) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 4.1 | Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2006, by and among ACE Securities Corp., as Depositor, GMAC Mortgage Corporation as servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer and securities administrator and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee relating to the Series 2006-SL4 Certificates. |
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.
Dated: October 3, 2006
ACE SECURITIES CORP.
By: /s/ Doris J. Hearn
Name: Doris J. Hearn
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ Patricia C. Harris
Name: Patricia C. Harris
Title: Vice President
Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | Sequentially Numbered Page |
| 4.1 | Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2006, by and among ACE Securities Corp., as Depositor, GMAC Mortgage Corporation, as servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer and securities administrator and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee relating to the Series 2006-SL4 Certificates. | 8 |