content: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
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                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
                         the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
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        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2000
  
  
                                    CONSECO, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
     Indiana                               1-9250               35-1468632
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  (State or other                          (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
  jurisdiction of                          File Number)        Identification No.)
  organization)
  
  11825 North Pennsylvania Street
          Carmel, Indiana                                           46032
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)
  
                                   (317) 817-6100
                              -------------------------
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
                                   Not Applicable
                           (Former name or former address,
                           if changed since last report.)
  
  
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  Item 5: Other Events
  
  On December 8, 2000, Conseco, Inc. ("Conseco") executed a definitive agreement
  to sell substantially all of the "Vendor Services" business of its subsidiary,
  Conseco Finance Corp., to Wells Fargo Financial Leasing, Inc. Vendor Services is
  one of the non-core assets being monetized to fund the retirement of $2 billion
  in debt. Cash proceeds to Conseco from the transaction are expected to be
  approximately $160 million. The transaction is expected to close in the first
  quarter of 2001.
  
  
  
  Item 7(c).  Exhibit.
  
      99.1    Asset Purchase Agreement dated December 8, 2000 by and among Wells
              Fargo Financial Leasing, Inc., Conseco, Inc., Conseco Finance Corp.,
              Conseco Finance Vendor Services Corporation, Green Tree Lease
              Finance II, Inc., Green Tree Lease Finance 1998-1, LLC and Conseco
              Finance Lease 2000-1,LLC
  
  
           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.
  
  
                                          CONSECO, INC.
  
  DATE:  December 12, 2000
  
  
                                          By:  /s/ James S. Adams
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                                               Name:   James S. Adams
                                               Title:  Senior Vice President,
                                                         Chief Accounting Officer
                                                         and Treasurer
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text: UNITED STATES
                         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): December 8, 2000
  
                                    CONSECO, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
     Indiana                               1-9250               35-1468632
  ----------------------                   ----------------     --------------
  (State or other                          (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
  jurisdiction of                          File Number)        Identification No.)
  organization)
  
  11825 North Pennsylvania Street
          Carmel, Indiana                                           46032
  --------------------------------------                            ----------
  (Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)
  
                                   (317) 817-6100
                              -------------------------
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
                                   Not Applicable
                           (Former name or former address,
                           if changed since last report.)
  Item 5: Other Events
  
  On December 8, 2000, Conseco, Inc. ("Conseco") executed a definitive agreement
  to sell substantially all of the "Vendor Services" business of its subsidiary,
  Conseco Finance Corp., to Wells Fargo Financial Leasing, Inc. Vendor Services is
  one of the non-core assets being monetized to fund the retirement of $2 billion
  in debt. Cash proceeds to Conseco from the transaction are expected to be
  approximately $160 million. The transaction is expected to close in the first
  quarter of 2001.
  
  Item 7(c).  Exhibit.
  
      99.1    Asset Purchase Agreement dated December 8, 2000 by and among Wells
              Fargo Financial Leasing, Inc., Conseco, Inc., Conseco Finance Corp.,
              Conseco Finance Vendor Services Corporation, Green Tree Lease
              Finance II, Inc., Green Tree Lease Finance 1998-1, LLC and Conseco
              Finance Lease 2000-1,LLC
  
           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.
  
                                          CONSECO, INC.
  
  DATE:  December 12, 2000
  
                                          By:  /s/ James S. Adams
                                               -----------------------------------
                                               Name:   James S. Adams
                                               Title:  Senior Vice President,
                                                         Chief Accounting Officer
                                                         and Treasurer