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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-A

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




                     HANOVER CAPITAL MORTGAGE HOLDINGS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               Maryland                                  13-395-0486
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(State of incorporation or organization)    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


90 West Street, Suite 1508, New York, New York              10006
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip code)


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


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                                           Name of each exchange on which each
Title of each class to be so registered    class is to be registered
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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share     American Stock Exchange
Warrants                                   American Stock Exchange
Units                                      American Stock Exchange
    
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

   
None
    


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Item 1.   Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

          The information set forth in the Section entitled "Description of
Securities" in the Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (File No. 333-29261), as amended, is incorporated herein
by reference.

Item 2.   Exhibits.

          a.   Specimen Certificate for shares of Common Stock (incorporated
               herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement
               on Form S-11, Registration No. 333-29261).

          b.   Specimen Certificate for Warrant (incorporated herein by
               reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form
               S-11, Registration No. 333-29261).

          c.   Specimen Certificate for Units (incorporated herein by reference
               to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11,
               Registration No. 333-29261).

          d.   Articles of Incorporation of Registrant, as amended (incorporated
               herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement
               on Form S-11, Registration No. 333-29261).

          e.   By-Laws of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to
               Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11,
               Registration No. 333-29261).




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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.


                                          REGISTRANT:

                                          Hanover Capital Mortgage
                                          Holdings, Inc.

   
                                              /s/ Joyce S. Mizerak
Dated: September 26, 1997                 By:________________________________
                                             Joyce S. Mizerak
                                             Managing Director