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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) May 2, 2000

                      Residential Asset Funding Corporation
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



           North Carolina               333-81721               56-2064715
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
          Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)

         301 South College Street, DC-06
            Charlotte, North Carolina                        28202-6001
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     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (704) 374-4868
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                                    No Change
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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                  Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets


                  Description of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans


                  Residential Asset Funding Corporation registered issuances of
up to $1,500,000,000 principal amount of Asset-Backed Certificates on a delayed
or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act"), by the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration
File No. 333-81721) (the "Registration Statement"). Pursuant to the Registration
Statement, NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust 2000-1 (the "Issuer") issued
$226,320,000 in aggregate principal amount of its Asset-Backed Certificates,
Class A-1, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, and Class AIO Series 2000-1 (the
"Certificates"), on March 31, 2000. This Current Report on Form 8-K is being
filed to satisfy an undertaking to file copies of certain agreements executed in
connection with the issuance of the Certificates.

                  The Certificates were issued pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement") attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1, dated as
of March 1, 2000, among Residential Asset Funding Corporation, as depositor (the
"Depositor"), The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee (the "Trustee"), NovaStar
Mortgage, Inc., as servicer (the "Servicer"), and First Union National Bank as
Certificate Administrator. The Certificates represent beneficial ownership
interests in a pool of mortgage loans and certain related property.

                  As of March 28, 2000, the Mortgage Loans possessed the
characteristics described in the Prospectus dated September 9, 1999 and the
Prospectus Supplement dated March 28, 2000 filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) of
the Act on March 31, 2000.

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         Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
                 Exhibits.


         (a) Not applicable


         (b) Not applicable

         (c) Exhibit 1.1. Underwriting Agreement, dated March 28, 2000, between
             Residential Asset Funding Corporation and First Union Securities,
             Inc.

             Exhibit 4.1. Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1,
             2000, among Residential Asset Funding Corporation, as Depositor,
             NovaStar Mortgage, Inc., as Servicer, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
             Trustee, and the First Union National Bank, as Certificate
             Administrator.

             Exhibit 8.1. Opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP regarding tax matters,
             dated March 31, 2000.

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                                   SIGNATURES


                  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.




                         RESIDENTIAL ASSET FUNDING CORPORATION,
                         as Depositor and on behalf of NovaStar Mortgage Funding
                         Trust 2000-1

                         Registrant



                         By: /s/ Eric Kaplan
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                         Name: Eric Kaplan
                         Title:Vice President




Dated:  May 2, 2000

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




Exhibit No.       Description
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Exhibit 1.1.      Underwriting Agreement, dated March 28, 2000, between
                  Residential Asset Funding Corporation and First Union
                  Securities, Inc.

Exhibit 4.1.      Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2000,
                  among Residential Asset Funding Corporation, as Depositor,
                  NovaStar Mortgage, Inc., as Servicer, The Chase Manhattan
                  Bank, as Trustee, and the First Union National Bank, as
                  Certificate Administrator.

Exhibit 8.1.      Opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP regarding tax matters,
                  dated March 31, 2000.