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): April 5, 2002

                          INTERACTIVE DATA CORPORATION

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                     0-20311                13-3668779

(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File        (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)          Number)          Identification Number)

                                 22 Crosby Drive
                          Bedford, Massachusetts 01730
    (Address of registrant's principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (781) 687-8800
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)







ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         On January 14, 2002, two  stockholders  (the "Nagels") of two municipal
bond mutual funds (the  "Heartland  High Yield  Funds") filed suit against those
funds, their corporate sponsors,  their advisors and their independent auditors.
The  complaint,  which was filed in the Federal  district  court for the Eastern
District of Wisconsin under the caption Robert L. Nagel, et al. v. The Heartland
Group, Inc., et al. (Civil Action No. 01-C-1004), closely tracked a consolidated
class action complaint that reflects the fraud, misrepresentation and negligence
claims of 21 individual  stockholders  against the same  defendants.  Unlike the
consolidated class action complaint, however, the Nagels named the Registrant as
an additional defendant in their separate action. On March 25, 2002, by order of
the Federal  district court for the Eastern  District of Wisconsin,  the Nagels'
complaint in their  separate  action was stricken  from the record.  As such, at
this time,  the  Registrant  is not a party to any  litigation  relating  to the
Heartland High Yield Funds matter.






                                   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.

                                            INTERACTIVE DATA CORPORATION
                                            (Registrant)

                                            By: /s/ Andrea H. Loew
                                            Andrea H. Loew
                                            Vice President and General Counsel
Dated:  April 5, 2002