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) : August 25, 2003

ASSET BACKED FUNDING CORPORATION,  (as depositor under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement,  dated April 1, 2003  providing  for the issuance of 2003-CB2  Trust,
C-BASS Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2003-CB2).

                       ASSET BACKED FUNDING CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                  333-90830-03                 75-2533468
     (State or other          (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
     jurisdiction of                                       Identification No.)
     incorporation)


100 North Tyron Sreet
Charlotte, North Carolina                                        28255
(Address pof principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code : (703) 386-2400

                                       N/A
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 5.    Other Events.


     This  current  report  on Form  8-K  relates  to the  monthly  distribution
reported to the holders of 2003-CB2  Trust,  C-BASS  Mortgage Loan  Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2003-CB2 pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement,  dated April 1, 2003 among Asset Backed Funding Corp.,  as depositor,
Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as trustee.

    On  August 25,  2003  distributions  were  made  to the  Certificateholders.
Specific information with respect to the distributions is filed as Exhibit 99.1.
No other  reportable  transactions  or matters have occurred  during the current
reporting period.




Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

           (a)   Not applicable

           (b)   Not applicable

           (c)   The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

                 Statement to Certificateholders on August 25, 2003
                 as Exhibit 99.1.



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2003-CB2 Trust
C-BASS Mortgage  Loan  Asset-Backed  Certificates,  Series 2003-CB2
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SIGNATURE


     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.

                                     JPMorgan Chase Bank,


Date:  August 26, 2003                  By: /s/  Diane E. Wallace
                                       ------------------------------------
                                        Diane E. Wallace
                                        Assistant Vice President






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INDEX TO EXHIBITS


      Exhibit
      Number                  Description of Exhibits

        99.1             Statement to Certificateholders
                         August 25, 2003


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                                  Exhibit 99.1

                         Statement to Certificateholders
                                  August 25, 2003

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                         CREDIT-BASED LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-CB2
                                           STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
                                               August 25, 2003

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                                             DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS
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                ORIGINAL        BEGINNING                                                                               ENDING
                    FACE         PRINCIPAL                                               REALIZED     DEFERRED        PRINCIPAL
CLASS              VALUE          BALANCE      PRINCIPAL   INTEREST        TOTAL         LOSSES       INTEREST        BALANCE
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AF1        60,300,000.00    49,002,552.21    3,730,125.35     50,952.78  3,781,078.13    0.00       0.00       45,272,426.86
AF2        31,600,000.00    31,600,000.00            0.00     82,358.69     82,358.69    0.00       0.00       31,600,000.00
AF3        22,771,000.00    22,771,000.00            0.00     98,490.04     98,490.04    0.00       0.00       22,771,000.00
AV1        66,700,000.00    60,475,946.85    2,483,787.85     64,961.57  2,548,749.42    0.00       0.00       57,992,159.00
AV2        14,069,000.00    14,069,000.00            0.00     20,553.04     20,553.04    0.00       0.00       14,069,000.00
M1         15,205,000.00    15,205,000.00            0.00     63,881.21     63,881.21    0.00       0.00       15,205,000.00
M2         12,286,000.00    12,286,000.00            0.00     56,654.63     56,654.63    0.00       0.00       12,286,000.00
B1          8,393,000.00     8,393,000.00            0.00     34,259.00     34,259.00    0.00       0.00        8,393,000.00
B2          4,258,000.00     4,258,000.00            0.00     20,490.73     20,490.73    0.00       0.00        4,258,000.00
N          12,900,000.00     9,894,423.82      952,729.30     72,806.47  1,025,535.77    0.00       0.00        8,941,694.52
R                   0.00             0.00            0.00          0.00          0.00    0.00       0.00                0.00
TOTALS    248,482,000.00   227,954,922.88    7,166,642.50    565,408.16  7,732,050.66    0.00       0.00      220,788,280.38

AIO        92,000,000.00    79,000,000.00            0.00    229,942.11    229,942.11       0.00       0.00    75,000,000.00
X                   0.00             0.00            0.00          0.00          0.00       0.00       0.00             0.00
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             FACTOR INFORMATION PER $1,000 OF ORIGINAL FACE                                           PASS-THROUGH RATES
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                                                                                                                    CURRENT
                       BEGINNING                                                      ENDING                         PASS-THRU
CLASS     CUSIP        PRINCIPAL       PRINCIPAL        INTEREST        TOTAL       PRINCIPAL           CLASS          RATE
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AF1      04542BCQ3     812.64597363    61.85945854   0.84498806     62.70444660    750.78651509       AF1            1.210000 %
AF2      04542BCR1   1,000.00000000     0.00000000   2.60628766      2.60628766  1,000.00000000       AF2            3.134000 %
AF3      04542BCS9   1,000.00000000     0.00000000   4.32524000      4.32524000  1,000.00000000       AF3            5.201000 %
AV1      04542BCT7     906.68585982    37.23819865   0.97393658     38.21213523    869.44766117       AV1            1.250000 %
AV2      04542BCU4   1,000.00000000     0.00000000   1.46087426      1.46087426  1,000.00000000       AV2            1.700000 %
M1       04542BCW0   1,000.00000000     0.00000000   4.20132917      4.20132917  1,000.00000000       M1             5.052000 %
M2       04542BCX8   1,000.00000000     0.00000000   4.61131613      4.61131613  1,000.00000000       M2             5.545000 %
B1       04542BCY6   1,000.00000000     0.00000000   4.08185393      4.08185393  1,000.00000000       B1             4.750000 %
B2       04542BCZ3   1,000.00000000     0.00000000   4.81228981      4.81228981  1,000.00000000       B2             5.600000 %
N        N/A           767.00959845    73.85498450   5.64391240     79.49889690    693.15461395       N              8.830000 %
TOTALS                 917.39008411    28.84169678   2.27544917     31.11714595    888.54838733

AIO      04542BCV2     858.69565217     0.00000000   2.49937076      2.49937076    815.21739130       AIO            3.500000 %

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If there are any questions or problems with this statement, please contact the Administrator listed below:

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                              Irina I Mordukhayev
               JPMorgan Chase Bank - Structured Finance Services
                          4 New York Plaza, 6th Floor,
                            New York, New York 10004
                              Tel: (212) 623-4469
                              Fax: (212) 623-5930
                      Email: irina.i.mordukhayev@chase.com

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Sec. 4.06(iii) O/C Amount                                                                                         7,286,104.04
Sec. 4.06(iii) Targeted O/C Amount                                                                                7,286,043.12
Sec. 4.06(iii) O/C Deficiency Amount                                                                                      0.00
Sec. 4.06(iii) O/C Release Amount                                                                                         0.00
Sec. 4.06(iii) Monthly Excess Interest                                                                              931,972.49
Sec. 4.06(iii) Monthly Excess Cash Flow Amount                                                                      931,972.49
Sec. 4.06(iii) Extra Principal Distribution Amount                                                                        0.00

Sec. 4.06(iv) Servicing Compensation                                                                                      0.00

Sec. 4.06(v) Current Advances                                                                                       578,983.91

Sec. 4.06(vi) Ending Collateral Balance Group 1                                                                 127,864,651.59
Sec. 4.06(vi) Ending Collateral Balance Group 2                                                                  91,268,038.31
Sec. 4.06(vi) Total Ending Collateral Balance                                                                   219,132,689.90

Sec. 4.06(vii) Total Beginning Number of Loans                                                                        2,045.00
Sec. 4.06(vii) Total Group 1 Beginning Number of Loans                                                                1,399.00
Sec. 4.06(vii) Total Group 2 Beginning Number of Loans                                                                  646.00

Sec. 4.06(vii) Total Ending Number of Loans                                                                           1,995.00
Sec. 4.06(vii) Total Group 1 Ending Number of Loans                                                                   1,365.00
Sec. 4.06(vii) Total Group 2 Ending Number of Loans                                                                     630.00

Sec. 4.06(vii) Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for All Loans                                                         8.82 %
Sec. 4.06(vii) Group 1 Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate                                                               8.97 %
Sec. 4.06(vii) Group 2 Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate                                                               8.59 %

Sec. 4.06(vii)Group 1 Weighted Average Term to Maturity                                                                 313.00
Sec. 4.06(vii)Group 2 Weighted Average Term to Maturity                                                                 344.00

Sec. 4.06(viii)Loans Delinquent
                                                  Group 1
                                                                                            Principal
                                                 Category              Number                Balance               Percentage
                                                 1 Month                       107             8,500,250.95                  6.65 %
                                                 2 Month                        28             1,978,334.43                  1.55 %
                                                 3 Month                        39             3,330,542.83                  2.60 %
                                                 Total                     174                13,809,128.21                 10.80 %
                                                  Group 2
                                                                                            Principal
                                                 Category              Number                Balance               Percentage
                                                 1 Month                        41             7,228,062.09                  7.92 %
                                                 2 Month                         8             1,486,299.02                  1.63 %
                                                 3 Month                        11             1,254,414.50                  1.37 %
                                                  Total                         60             9,968,775.61                 10.92 %
                                                  Group Totals
                                                                                            Principal
                                                 Category              Number                Balance               Percentage
                                                 1 Month                       148            15,728,313.04                  7.18 %
                                                 2 Month                        36             3,464,633.45                  1.58 %
                                                 3 Month                        50             4,584,957.33                  2.09 %
                                                  Total                        234            23,777,903.82                 10.85 %

                                                 Please Note: Delinquency Numbers Include Bankruptcies and Foreclosures


Sec. 4.06(viii)Loans in Foreclosures
                                                                      Loans in Foreclosure
                                                  Group 1
                                                                       Principal
                                                  Number               Balance                Percentage
                                                           20            2,210,259.42                  1.73 %
                                                  Group 2
                                                                       Principal
                                                  Number               Balance                Percentage
                                                            5              523,751.53                  0.57 %
                                                 Group Totals
                                                                       Principal
                                                  Number               Balance                Percentage
                                                           25            2,734,010.95                  1.25 %


Sec. 4.06(viii)Loans in Bankruptcy
                                                                      Loans in Bankruptcy

                                                  Group 1
                                                                       Principal
                                                  Number               Balance                Percentage
                                                           12              748,365.84                  0.59 %
                                                  Group 2
                                                                       Principal
                                                  Number               Balance                Percentage
                                                            4              631,709.74                  0.69 %

                                                 Group Totals
                                                                       Principal
                                                  Number               Balance                Percentage
                                                           16            1,380,075.58                  0.63 %

Sec. 4.06(ix)Loans in REO
                                                  Group 1
                                                                       Principal
                                                  Number               Balance                Percentage
                                                            0                    0.00                  0.00%
                                                  Group 2
                                                                       Principal
                                                  Number               Balance                Percentage
                                                            0                    0.00                  0.00 %
                                                 Group Totals
                                                                       Principal
                                                  Number               Balance                Percentage
                                                            0                    0.00                  0.00 %

Sec. 4.06(xi) Principal Prepayments
Principal Prepayments Group 1                                                                                   3,596,872.43
Principal Prepayments Group 2                                                                                   2,419,195.08

Sec. 4.06(xii) Prepayment Penalties/Premiums                                                                       93,563.28

Sec. 4.06(xiii) Realized Losses
Current Realized Losses Incurred in Group 1                                                                             0.00
Current Realized Losses Incurred in Group 2                                                                             0.00
Cummulative Realized Losses Incurred in Group 1                                                                         0.00
Cummulative  Realized Losses Incurred in Group 2                                                                        0.00

Sec. 4.06(xiv) Class M1 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount                                                                     0.00
Sec. 4.06(xiv) Class M1 Applied Realized Loss Amount                                                                    0.00

Sec. 4.06(xiv) Class M2 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount                                                                     0.00
Sec. 4.06(xiv) Class M2 Applied Realized Loss Amount                                                                    0.00

Sec. 4.06(xiv) Class B1 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount                                                                     0.00
Sec. 4.06(xiv) Class B1 Applied Realized Loss Amount                                                                    0.00

Sec. 4.06(xiv) Class B2 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount                                                                     0.00
Sec. 4.06(xiv) Class B2 Applied Realized Loss Amount                                                                    0.00

Sec. 4.06(xvii) Unpaid Interest
Class AF1 Unpaid Interest Shortfall                                                                                     0.00
Class AF2 Unpaid Interest Shortfall                                                                                     0.00
Class AF3 Unpaid Interest Shortfall                                                                                     0.00
Class AV1 Unpaid Interest Shortfall                                                                                     0.00
Class AV2 Unpaid Interest Shortfall                                                                                     0.00
Class AIO Unpaid Interest Shortfall                                                                                     0.00
Class M1 Unpaid Interest Shortfall                                                                                      0.00
Class M2 Unpaid Interest Shortfall                                                                                      0.00
Class B1  Unpaid Interest Shortfall                                                                                     0.00
Class B2  Unpaid Interest Shortfall                                                                                     0.00
Class N Unpaid Interest Shortfall                                                                                       0.00

Current Period Relief Act Interest Shortfalls                                                                       1,491.20

Class AF1 Interest Accrual Relief Act Reduction                                                                       105.16
Class AF2 Interest Accrual Relief Act Reduction                                                                       169.97
Class AF3 Interest Accrual Relief Act Reduction                                                                       203.27
Class AV1 Interest Accrual Relief Act Reduction                                                                       134.07
Class AV2 Interest Accrual Relief Act Reduction                                                                        42.42
Class AIO Interest Accrual Relief Act Reduction                                                                       474.56
Class M1  Interest Accrual Relief Act Reduction                                                                       131.84
Class M2 Interest Accrual Relief Act Reduction                                                                        116.92
Class B1  Interest Accrual Relief Act Reduction                                                                        70.70
Class B2  Interest Accrual Relief Act Reduction                                                                        42.29
Total Class Interest Accrual Relief Act Reduction                                                                   1,491.20

Sec. 4.06(xviii) Net Prepayment Interest Shortfalls                                                                     0.00
Class AF1  Prepayment Interest Shortfall Reduction                                                                      0.00
Class AF2  Prepayment Interest Shortfall Reduction                                                                      0.00
Class AF3  Prepayment Interest Shortfall Reduction                                                                      0.00
Class AV1  Prepayment Interest Shortfall Reduction                                                                      0.00
Class AV2  Prepayment Interest Shortfall Reduction                                                                      0.00
Class AIO  Prepayment Interest Shortfall Reduction                                                                      0.00
Class M1   Prepayment Interest Shortfall Reduction                                                                      0.00
Class M2  Prepayment Interest Shortfall Reduction                                                                       0.00
Class B1   Prepayment Interest Shortfall Reduction                                                                      0.00
Class B2   Prepayment Interest Shortfall Reduction                                                                      0.00

Sec. 4.06(xxi) Trustee Fee Paid                                                                                     2,347.36


Sec. 4.06(xxii)Net Rate Carryover Amount - Class AF1                                                                    0.00
Sec. 4.06(xxii)Unpaid Net Rate Carryover Amount - Class AF1                                                             0.00
Sec. 4.06(xxii)Net Rate Carryover Amount - Class AV1                                                                    0.00
Sec. 4.06(xxii)Unpaid Net Rate Carryover Amount - Class AV1                                                             0.00
Sec. 4.06(xxii)Net Rate Carryover Amount - Class AV2                                                                    0.00
Sec. 4.06(xxii)Unpaid Net Rate Carryover Amount - Class AV2                                                             0.00
Sec. 4.06(xxii)Net Rate Carryover Amount - Class B1                                                                     0.00
Sec. 4.06(xxii)Unpaid Net Rate Carryover Amount - Class B1                                                              0.00
Sec. 4.06(xxii)Net Rate Carryover Amount - Class B2                                                                     0.00
Sec. 4.06(xxii)Unpaid Net Rate Carryover Amount - Class B2                                                              0.00

Sec. 4.06(xiv) Has the Trigger Event Occured                                                                              NO

Sec. 4.06 Rolling 6 Month Prior Delinquency Percentage                                                                   N/A

Sec. 4.06 Cummulative Realized Losses as a Percentage of Original Collateral Balance                                0.0000 %

Sec. 4.06(xxv) Available Funds
Available Funds                                                                                                 7,870,776.85
Interest Remittance Amount                                                                                      1,656,863.65
Principal Remittance Amount                                                                                     6,213,913.20

Sec 4.06 Repurchased Principal                                                                                          0.00

Sec 4.06 Class X Distributable Amount                                                                                   0.00