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 - November 7, 2002
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(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
EQUITY ONE ABS, INC.
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(as depositor under a certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as
of September 30, 2002, providing for the issuance of Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-5)
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 333-81506-04 52-2029487
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer I.D. No.)
103 Springer Building, 3411 Silverside Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19803
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (302) 478-6160
Item 5. Other Events.
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In connection with the issuance of its Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2002-5, on November 7, 2002, Equity One ABS, Inc. entered into a Pooling
and Servicing Agreement dated as of September 30, 2002 (the "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement"), by and among Equity One ABS, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, as depositor, Equity One, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as a seller
and as servicer, Equity One, Incorporated, a Pennsylvania corporation, as
seller, Equity One, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, as seller, Equity One
Consumer Loan Company, Inc., a New Hampshire corporation, as seller, Popular
Financial Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as seller, and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, a New York banking corporation, as trustee. The Pooling and
Servicing Agreement is annexed hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits:
99.1 Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of September 30, 2002
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* Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the prospectus dated November 1, 2002 and
prospectus supplement dated November 1, 2002, of Equity One ABS, Inc., relating
to its Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-5.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
EQUITY ONE ABS, INC.
By: /s/ James H. Jenkins
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James H. Jenkins
Senior Vice President and CFO
Dated: November 7, 2002
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
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99.1 Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of September 30, 2002
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