SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): DECEMBER 15, 1999




                        CHEC ASSET RECEIVABLE CORPORATION
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               (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Nevada                                333-54027              77-277-0582
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(State or Other                       (Commission            (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)        File Number)           Identification No.)



                 2728 North Harwood Street, Dallas, Texas    75201
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (214) 981-5045


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



Item 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

CHEC Asset Receivable Corporation, as depositor (the "Depositor") registered
issuances of Asset-Backed Certificates and Asset-Backed Notes on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act"), by a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration File
No. 333-54027) (as amended, the "Registration Statement"). Pursuant to the
Registration Statement, the Depositor caused Centex Home Equity Loan Trust
1999-4 to issue $305,000,000 principal amount of Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 1999-4 (the "Certificates"), on December 15, 1999 (the
"Closing Date").

The Certificates were issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement (the
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of December 1, 1999 (the "Cut-Off
Date"), among the Depositor, Centex Credit Corporation d/b/a Centex Home Equity
Corporation, as seller and servicer, and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as
trustee.

Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings assigned in the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.


Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)      Exhibits


                  EXHIBIT NO.
                        
                   4.1     Pooling and Servicing Agreement
                  99.1     Certificate Insurance Policies



                                   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.


                                          CHEC ASSET RECEIVABLE CORPORATION



                                          By:     /s/ Anne E. Duffield
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                                          Name:    Anne E. Duffield
                                          Title:   Senior Vice President

Date: December 27, 1999



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number                Description
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      4.1         Pooling and Servicing Agreement
     99.1         Certificate Insurance Policies