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 - January 30, 2004
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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
                December 31, 2003, providing for the issuance of
               Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-1)
             (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



        Delaware                     333-104580-03              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 2004-1,  on January 30, 2004, Equity One ABS, Inc. entered into a Pooling
and  Servicing  Agreement  dated as of  December  31,  2003  (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,  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 December 31, 2003



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*  Capitalized  terms  used and not  otherwise  defined  herein  shall  have the
meanings  assigned to them in the  prospectus  dated May 16, 2003 and prospectus
supplement  dated  January 23, 2004,  of Equity One ABS,  Inc.,  relating to its
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-1.

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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
                                           Executive Vice President and CFO


Dated:  January 30, 2004


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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
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99.1     Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 31, 2003








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