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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) January 25, 2005


                              ACE SECURITIES CORP.
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             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


           Delaware                     333-119047            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.

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):

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 8.01.        Other Events.
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Description of the Mortgage Pool

                  On or about January 31, 2005, the Registrant will cause the
         issuance and sale of approximately $1,507,437,000 initial principal
         amount of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-HE1
         Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates (the "Certificates") pursuant to
         a Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be dated as of January 1, 2005,
         between the Registrant as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National
         Association as master servicer and securities administrator, Ocwen
         Federal Bank FSB as a servicer, Saxon Mortgage, Inc. as a servicer and
         HSBC Bank USA, National Association as trustee.

Computational Materials

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

                  The Computational Materials have been provided by the
         Underwriter. The information in the Computational Materials 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 Computational Materials 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 Computational Materials may be based on
         assumptions that differ from the assumptions set forth in the
         Prospectus Supplement.





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Item 9.01.        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        Computational Materials (as defined in
                                         Item 8.01) that have been provided by
                                         the Underwriter to certain prospective
                                         purchasers of ACE Securities Corp. Home
                                         Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-HE1. The
                                         Computational Materials have 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: January 27, 2005

                                          ACE SECURITIES CORP.


                                          By: /s/ Doris J. Hearn
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                                          Name: Doris J. Hearn
                                          Title: Vice 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           Computational Materials                6
                                     (as defined in Item 8.01) that have
                                     been provided by the Underwriter to
                                     certain prospective purchasers of ACE
                                     Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan
                                     Trust, Series 2005-HE1. The
                                     Computational Materials have been filed
                                     on paper pursuant to a continuing
                                     hardship exemption from certain
                                     electronic requirements.