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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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                                 August 6, 1999


                              ACE Securities Corp.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



          Delaware                       333-56213                 56-2088493
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State or Other Jurisdiction             (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
   Of Incorporation)                    File Number)       Identification No.)



6525 Morrison Boulevard, Suite 318
    Charlotte, North Carolina                                      28211
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 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)



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


                                    No Change
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





Item 5.  Other Events/1/
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         Attached  as  Exhibit  23.1 to this  Current  Report is the  consent of
PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP to the use of such  firm's  name  under the  caption
"Experts,"  and the  incorporation  by  reference  of such firm's  report  dated
February 2, 1999 on its audits of the consolidated  financial statements of MBIA
Insurance  Corporation and  Subsidiaries,  as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and
for each of the three  years in the  period  ended  December  31,  1998,  in the
Prospectus  Supplement (as defined herein) relating to ACE Securities Corp. Home
Loan Asset Backed  Notes,  Series  1999-A (the  "Notes").  The Notes are offered
pursuant  to a  prospectus  supplement,  dated  August 6, 1999 (the  "Prospectus
Supplement"),  and  a  prospectus,  dated  July  26,  1999  (together  with  the
Prospectus  Supplement,  the  "Prospectus"),   which  will  be  filed  with  the
Commission  pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the  "Act").  The  Certificates  are  registered  pursuant  to the Act  under a
Registration   Statement  on  Form  S-3  (No.   333-56213)  (the   "Registration
Statement").


         Attached  as  Exhibit  23.2 to this  Current  Report is the  consent of
Deloitte  &  Touche  LLP to the  use of  such  firm's  name  under  the  caption
"Experts,"  and the  inclusion of such firm's report dated August 6, 1999 on its
audit of the balance sheet of ACE Securities  Corp. Home Loan Trust 1999-A as of
August 6, 1999.


         Attached as Exhibit 25 to this Current  Report is a Form T-1  Statement
of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of First Union
National  Bank.  First Union  National Bank is the  Indenture  Trustee under the
Indenture pursuant to which the Notes are being issued.


         Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report,  ACE Securities  Corp.
(the  "Company") is filing an opinion  regarding the legality of the  securities
being  offered  and  regarding  tax matters  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  as an exhibit to the  Company's  Registration  Statement on Form S-3
(File No. 333-56213).


Item 7.    Financial Statements; Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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         (a)    Not applicable.

         (b)    Not applicable.








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1     Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the
      same meaning ascribed to them in the Prospectus.




         (c)    Exhibits:


                23.1       Consent of Independent Accountants
                           (PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP)

                23.2       Consent of Independent Accountants (Deloitte &
                           Touche LLP)

                25         Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility

                99.1       Opinion of Brown & Wood LLP  regarding  the
                           legality of the  securities  being  offered and
                           regarding tax matters










                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                        ACE SECURITIES CORP.




                                        By:/s/ Elizabeth Eldridge
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                                           Name:  Elizabeth Eldridge
                                           Title: Vice President




Dated:  August 12, 1999









                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.               Description                             Page No.
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23.1                      Consent of Independent Accountants
                          (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)                6

23.2                      Consent of Independent Accountants
                          (Deloitte & Touche LLP)                     8

25                        Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility           10

99.1                      Opinion of Brown & Wood LLP
                          regarding the legality of the securities
                          being offered and regarding tax matters     29