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: July 30, 2002
(Date of earliest event reported)

Commission File No. 333-90830

                        Asset Backed Funding Corporation
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        Delaware                                         75-2533468
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(State of Incorporation)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina                                  28255
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Address of principal executive offices                   (Zip Code)

                                 (704) 386-2400
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               Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code


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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)



ITEM 5.     Other Events

            On July 30, 2002, Asset Backed Funding Corporation (the
"Corporation"), sold ABFC Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2002-NC1, Class A-1,
Class A-2, Class A-IO, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 and Class M-4 (the
"Offered Certificates"), having an aggregate original principal balance of
$475,475,000.00. The Offered Certificates were issued pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2002 (the "Agreement"), among the
Corporation, as depositor, Ocwen Federal Bank FSB ("Ocwen"), as servicer, and
U.S. Bank National Association ("U.S. Bank"), as trustee, a copy of which is
filed as an exhibit hereto. ABFC Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2002-NC1,
Class B, Class CE, Class P and Class R (the "Private Certificates" and, together
with the Offered Certificates, the "Certificates"), were also issued pursuant to
the Agreement but were not publicly offered.

            As of the date of initial issuance, the Offered Certificates
evidenced an approximate 99% undivided interest in a trust (the "Trust"),
consisting primarily of conventional fixed-rate mortgage loans and
adjustable-rate mortgage loans, secured by mortgages creating first liens on
one- to four-family properties and certain other property. The remaining
undivided interests in the Trust are evidenced by the Private Certificates.

            Interest on the Offered Certificates will be distributed on each
Distribution Date (as defined in the Agreement). Monthly distributions in
reduction of the principal balance of the Offered Certificates will be allocated
to the Offered Certificates in accordance with the priorities set forth in the
Agreement.

            An election will be made to treat certain assets of the Trust as one
or more real estate mortgage investment conduits for federal income tax purposes
(each, a "REMIC").



ITEM 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 601(a)
of Regulation S-K
Exhibit No.                                          Description
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(EX-4)                                  Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated
                                        as of July 1, 2002, among Asset Backed
                                        Funding Corporation, Ocwen and U.S.
                                        Bank.



            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.

                                        ASSET BACKED FUNDING CORPORATION

July 30, 2002

                                        By:    /s/ Michael P. Schoffelen
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                                        Name:  Michael P. Schoffelen
                                        Title: Senior Vice President



                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

                                                                  Paper (P) or
Exhibit No.                        Description                    Electronic (E)
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(EX-4)            Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as             E
                  of July 1, 2002, among Asset Backed
                  Funding Corporation, Ocwen and U.S. Bank.