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): August 17, 1998 COUNTRYWIDE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1998-A (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) CALIFORNIA 	333-11095			36-7229694 (State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File		(I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation)	 Number)			 Identification No.) c/o The First National Bank of Chicago. Corporate Trust Services Division - 9th floor 1 N. State Street, Chicago IL						60670-0126 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code:		312/407-1902 Item 5.	Other Events On behalf of Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust 1998-A, a Trust created pursuant to the Pooling Agreement, dated February 20, 1998, by The First National Bank of Chicago, as trustee for the Trust, the Trustee has caused to be filed with the Commission, the Monthly Report dated August 17, 1998. The Monthly Report is filed pursuant to and in accordance with (1) numerous no-action letters (2) current Commission policy in the area. The filing of the Monthly Report will occur subsequent to each monthly distribution to the holders of the Trust's Investor Certificates, Due March 15, 2024. A.	Monthly Report Information: Aggregate distribution information for the current distribution date August 17, 1998. Principal		Interest	Ending Balance Cede & Co.$2,271,641.60 $ 801,394.18 $147,268,346.99 B.	No delinquency in payment under the Transferor Certificate, or the Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy has occurred. C.	Have any deficiencies occurred? NO. Date: Amount: D.	Were any amounts paid or are any amounts payable under the Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy? NO Amount: E.	Are there any developments with respect to the Ambac Certificate Guaranty Insurance Policy? NONE. F.	Item 1: Legal Proceedings: NONE G.	Item 2: Changes in Securities: NONE H.	Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders: NONE I.	Item 5: Other Information - Items 1, 2, 4, 5 if applicable: NOT APPLICABLE Item 7.	Monthly Statements and Exhibits Exhibit No.1 Monthly Statement to Certificateholders dated August 17,1998 									 		Statement to Certificateholders (Page 1 of 2)							 									 Distribution Date:						7/15/98 	8/17/98 									 INVESTOR CERTIFICATES DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY (PER $1000 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT)						 									 A.	INTEREST & PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO INVESTORS						 Investor Certificate Interest Distributed		4.780320 	5.170285 Investor Certificate Interest Shortfall Distributed					0.000000 	0.000000 Remaining Unpaid Investor Certificate Interest Shortfall					0.000000 	0.000000 									 Managed Amortization Period ? (Yes=1; No=0)			1	1 Investors Certificate Principal Distributed	16.433353 	14.655752 Principal Distribution Amount					16.433353 	14.655752 Maximum Principal Payment					42.186721 	38.676985 Alternative Principal Payment					16.433353 	14.655752 Principal Collections less Additional Balances		16.433353 	14.655752 Investor Loss Amount Distributed to Investors					0.000000 	0.000000 Accelerated Principal Distribution Amount					0.000000 0.000000 Credit Enhancement Draw Amount					0.00 	0.00 									 Total Amount Distributed to Certificateholders (P & I)					21.213673 	19.826037 									 B.	INVESTOR CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE						 Beginning Investor Certificate Balance					"152,087,158.29 "	"149,539,988.59 " Ending Investor Certificate Balance					"149,539,988.59 "	"147,268,346.99 " Beginning Invested Amount					"152,087,158.29 "	"149,539,988.59 " Ending Invested Amount					"149,539,988.59 "	"147,268,346.99 " Investor Certificateholder Floating Allocation Percentage					98.4717% 	 98.4461% Pool Factor					0.9647741 	0.9501184 Liquidation Loss Amount for Liquidated Loans					0.00 	0.00 Unreimbursed Liquidation Loss Amount					0.00 	0.00 									 C.	POOL INFORMATION						 Beginning Pool Balance					"154,447,564.38 "	"151,900,394.68 " Ending Pool Balance					"151,900,394.68 "	"149,628,753.08 " Servicer Removals form the Trust (Section 2.06)					0.00 	0.00 Servicing Fee					"64,353.15 "	"63,291.83 " 									 D.	INVESTOR CERTIFICATE RATE						 Investor Certificate Rate					5.846250% 	5.846250% LIBOR Rate					5.656250% 	5.656250% Maximum Rate					8.364000% 	8.851233% 									 E.	DELINQUENCY & REO STATUS						 Delinquent 30-59 days						 No. of Accounts					6 	2 Trust Balances					"67,396.74 "	"42,959.55 " Delinquent 60-89 days						 No. of Accounts					2 	2 Trust Balances					"32,596.41 "	"15,397.65 " Delinquent 90+ days						 No. of Accounts					0 	1 Trust Balances					0.00 	"22,500.00 " Delinquent 9+ Months						 No. of Accounts					0 	0 Trust Balances					0 	0 REO						 No. of Accounts					0 	0 Trust Balances					0.00 	0.00 									 									 									 									 Statement to Certificateholders (Page 2 of 2)							 									 Distribution Date:						7/15/98 	8/17/98 									 "IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Certificate to be duly executed"						 	"this 7th day of August, 1998"						 									 									 Countrywide Home Loans Formerly Known as Countrywide Funding Corporation 						 as Servicer						 									 _______________________________________					 									 Lupe Montero						 Vice-President						 											 Barbara Grosse - First National Bank of Chicago 	Lupe Montero - Countrywide Home Loans							 Peter Cerwin - Merrill Lynch 	Richard Marron - Countrywide Home Loans							 Lisa Fitzpatrick - Merrill Lynch	 Dave Walker - Countrywide Home Loans							 SIGNATURES 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 thereunto duly authorized. COUNTRYWIDE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1998-A By _______________________________________ Name:		Barbara G. Grosse Title:		Vice President Dated: August 31, 1998