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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) October 29, 2003


                              ACE SECURITIES CORP.
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             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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           Delaware                  333-100164                 56-2088493
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 (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION       (COMMISSION              (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
      OF INCORPORATION)             FILE NUMBER)            IDENTIFICATION NO.)

6525 Morrison Blvd.,
Suite 318
Charlotte, North
Carolina                                                        28211
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    (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL                                    (ZIP CODE)
      EXECUTIVE OFFICES)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code, is (704) 365-0569.



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Item 5.  Other Events.

Description of the Mortgage Pool

                  On or about October 31, 2003, the Registrant will cause the
         issuance and sale of approximately $560,723,000 initial principal
         amount of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2003-HE1
         Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates (the "Certificates") pursuant to
         a Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be dated as of August 1, 2003,
         between the Registrant as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota,
         National Association as master servicer and securities administrator,
         Ocwen Federal Bank FSB as servicer and Bank One, National Association,
         as trustee.

Collateral Term Sheet

                  Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (the "Underwriter") has advised
         the Registrant that it has furnished to certain prospective purchasers
         of Certificates certain materials ("Collateral Term Sheet") in written
         form, which are in the nature of data tables.

                  The Collateral Term Sheets have been provided by the
         Underwriter. The information in the Collateral Term Sheets is
         preliminary and may be superseded by the Prospectus Supplement relating
         to the Certificates and by any other information subsequently filed
         with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                  The Collateral Term Sheets were prepared by the Underwriter at
         the request of certain prospective investors, based on assumptions
         provided by, and satisfying the special requirements of, such
         prospective investors. The Collateral Term Sheets may be based on
         assumptions that differ from the assumptions set forth in the
         Prospectus Supplement.





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Item 7.           Financial Statements, PRO FORMA Financial Information and
                  Exhibits

                  (a) Financial Statements.

                           Not applicable.

                  (b) PRO FORMA Financial Information.

                           Not applicable.

                  (c)      Exhibits



               ITEM 601(a) OF
               REGULATION S-K
 EXHIBIT NO.    EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION
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      1             99.1          Collateral Term Sheets (as defined in Item 5)
                                  that have been provided by the Underwriter to
                                  certain prospective purchasers of ACE
                                  Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust,
                                  Series 2003-HE1. The Preliminary Structural
                                  and Collateral Term Sheet has been filed on
                                  paper pursuant to a continuing hardship
                                  exemption from certain electronic
                                  requirements.






                                   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 29, 2003

                                       ACE SECURITIES CORP.


                                       By: /s/ Douglas K. Johnson
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                                       Name: Douglas K. Johnson
                                       Title:   President


                                       By: /s/ Evelyn Echevarria
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                                       Name:   Evelyn Echevarria
                                       Title:  Vice President









                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



                 Item 601(a) of  Sequentially
                 Regulation S-K  Numbered
Exhibit Number   Exhibit No.     Description                                     Page
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1                99.1            Collateral Term Sheets. The Preliminary          6
                                 Structural and Collateral Term Sheet has been
                                 filed on paper pursuant to a continuing
                                 hardship exemption from certain electronic
                                 requirements.