THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST DEED is made the 16th day of December, 1998
BETWEEN

(1)      COUNTRYWIDE  HOME LOANS,  INC.,  a company  incorporated  with  limited
         liability in the State of New York,  whose principal  office is at 4500
         Park Granada,  Calabasas,  California  91302,  United States of America
         (the "Issuer");

(2)      COUNTRYWIDE  CREDIT  INDUSTRIES,  INC.,  a  company  incorporated  with
         limited  liability in the State of Delaware,  whose principal office is
         at 4500 Park Granada aforesaid (the "Guarantor"); and

(3)      BANKERS TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED,  a company  incorporated  with limited
         liability in England and Wales,  whose registered office is at 1 Appold
         Street,  Broadgate,  London EC2A 2HE,  England  (the  "Trustee",  which
         expression shall, wherever the context so admits,  include such company
         and all other  persons or  companies  for the time being the trustee or
         trustees  of  these  presents)  as  trustee  for the  Noteholders,  the
         Receiptholders and the Couponholders.

WHEREAS:

(A)      This First  Supplemental  Trust Deed is  supplemental to the Trust Deed
         dated 1st May, 1998  (hereinafter  called the  "Principal  Trust Deed")
         made between the Issuer,  the Guarantor and the Trustee relating to the
         U.S.$2,000,000,000  Euro Medium Term Note Programme  established by the
         Issuer.

(B)      On 16th  December,  1998 the  Issuer  published  modified  and  updated
         Listing Particulars  relating to the Programme pursuant to which, inter
         alia, the amount of the Programme was increased from U.S.$2,000,000,000
         to U.S.$4,000,000,000.

(C)      By virtue of Clause 19(B) of the  Principal  Trust Deed the Trustee may
         without the consent or sanction of the Noteholders,  the Receiptholders
         or the  Couponholders at any time and from time to time concur with the
         Issuer  in  making  any  modification  to these  presents  which in the
         opinion of the Trustee is not  materially  prejudicial to the interests
         of the Noteholders.

(D)      The Issuer has requested the Trustee to concur in making  modifications
         to the Principal  Trust Deed to reflect the relevant  modifications  to
         the Listing Particulars referred to in Recital (B) above.

(E)      The Trustee, being of the opinion that the modifications referred to in
         Recital (D) above are not  materially  prejudicial  to the interests of
         the  Noteholders,   has  concurred  with  the  Issuer  in  making  such
         modifications and has agreed that notice of such modifications need not
         be given to the Noteholders.

NOW THIS FIRST  SUPPLEMENTAL  TRUST DEED WITNESSETH AND IT IS HEREBY DECLARED as
follows:

1.       Subject as  hereinafter  provided  and unless there is something in the
         subject  matter  or  context  inconsistent  therewith,  all  words  and
         expressions  defined  in the  Principal  Trust Deed shall have the same
         meanings in this First Supplemental Trust Deed.

2.       The provisions of the Principal Trust Deed are hereby modified as
         follows:

         (i)      by the deletion therefrom of all references to
                  "U.S.$2,000,000,000" and the substitution therefor of
                  references to"U.S.$4,000,000,000"; and

         (ii)     by the  deletion  therefrom of all  references  to the address
                  "Swiss Bank  Corporation,  Paradeplatz 6, CH-8010  Zurich" and
                  the  substitution  therefor  of "UBS  AG,  Bahnhofstrasse  45,
                  CH-8098 Zurich".

3.       The  provisions  of the  Principal  Trust Deed are hereby  modified  in
         relation  only to all Notes  issued on or after the date  hereof  other
         than any such Notes issued so as to be  consolidated  and form a single
         Series with any Notes issued prior to the date hereof as follows:

         (i)      by the  deletion of the  definition  of "Cedel Bank" in Clause
                  1(A)  thereof and the  substitution  therefor of  ""Cedelbank"
                  means  Cedelbank  which  is a  limited  liability  company  (a
                  societe anonyme) organised under Luxembourg law;";

         (ii)     by the deletion of the words "Cedel Bank"  wherever they occur
                  therein and the substitution therefor of the word "Cedelbank";

         (iii)    by the  deletion  from the  definition  of "Dealers" in Clause
                  1(A)  thereof  of  "Barclays  de Zoete Wedd  Limited"  and the
                  substitution  therefor  of  "Barclays  Bank  PLC"  and  by the
                  deletion   therefrom  of  "Banque"  where  such  word  appears
                  immediately before "Paribas";

         (iv)     by the insertion in Clause 3(D) thereof  immediately after the
                  words  "and of all  rights  thereunder"  of the  words "as the
                  absolute owner thereof"; and

         (v)      by the deletion of the Terms and  Conditions  of the Notes set
                  out in Schedule 1 thereto and the substitution therefor of the
                  Terms and  Conditions  of the  Notes  set out in the  Schedule
                  hereto.

4.       The Principal Trust Deed and this First  Supplemental  Trust Deed shall
         henceforth be read and construed together as one Trust Deed.

5.       A memorandum of this First Supplemental Trust Deed shall be endorsed by
         the  Trustee on the  original  of the  Principal  Trust Deed and by the
         Issuer on the duplicate of the Principal Trust Deed.

6.       This First  Supplemental  Trust Deed may be  executed  in any number of
         counterparts,  all of which,  taken together,  shall constitute one and
         the same  First  Supplemental  Trust  Deed and any party may enter into
         this First Supplemental Trust Deed by executing a counterpart.

IN WITNESS  whereof this First  Supplemental  Trust Deed has been  executed as a
deed by the Issuer,  the  Guarantor  and the Trustee and  delivered  on the date
first stated on Page 1 above.

EXECUTED as a deed by                                )
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.                         )
by JENNIFER SANDEFUR                                 )
acting under the authority of that                   )        JENNIFER SANDEFUR
company in the presence of:                          )


Witness's Signature:       JANET HARRIGAN

Name: JANET HARRIGAN

Address:      4500 PARK GRANADA
                   CALABASAS, CA 91302
Occupation: EXECUTIVE SECRETARY



EXECUTED as a deed by                                )
COUNTRYWIDE CREDIT INDUSTRIES,                       )
INC. acting by THOMAS K. McLAUGHLIN                  )
acting under the authority of that                   )
company in the presence of:                          )     THOMAS K. McLAUGHLIN


Witness's Signature:       JANET HARRIGAN

Name: JANET HARRIGAN

Address:      4500 PARK GRANADA
                   CALABASAS, CA 91302
Occupation: EXECUTIVE SECRETARY



THE COMMON SEAL of BANKERS                           )
TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED                              )
was affixed to this deed in                          )
the presence of:                                     )
SEAL



                                    Director
                                    MARK JONES

                                    Associate Director
                                              A. GILLESPIE
















                            DATED 16TH DECEMBER, 1998



                          COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.


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                       COUNTRYWIDE CREDIT INDUSTRIES, INC.


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                         BANKERS TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED



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                          FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST DEED

                          modifying the provisions of a
                         Trust Deed dated 1st May, 1998
                                  relating to a
                               U.S.$2,000,000,000
                            (now U.S.$4,000,000,000)
                         Euro Medium Term Note Programme
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                       For Bankers Trustee Company Limited
                               as to English law:

                                  ALLEN & OVERY
                                 One New Change
                                 London EC4M 9QQ










                                 CONFORMED COPY


                            DATED 16TH DECEMBER, 1998



                          COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.


                                     - and -


                       COUNTRYWIDE CREDIT INDUSTRIES, INC.


                                     - and -


                         BANKERS TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED



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                          FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST DEED

                          modifying the provisions of a
                         Trust Deed dated 1st May, 1998
                                  relating to a
                               U.S.$2,000,000,000
                            (now U.S.$4,000,000,000)
                         Euro Medium Term Note Programme
                     ---------------------------------------








             For Bankers Trustee Company Limited as to English law:

                                  ALLEN & OVERY
                                 One New Change
                                 London EC4M 9QQ