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): November 16, 1998 COUNTRYWIDE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1998-B (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) CALIFORNIA 	333-11095			36-7238502 (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-B, a Trust created pursuant to the Pooling Agreement, dated May 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 November 16, 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 June 15, 2024. A.	Monthly Report Information: Aggregate distribution information for the current distribution date November 16, 1998. Principal		Interest	Ending Balance Cede & Co.$ 3,437,138.94	$ 688,276.57	$135,612,619.68 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 								 Statement to Certificateholders (Page 1 of 2)							 							 Distribution Date:						 10/15/98 	11/16/98 							 	INVESTOR CERTIFICATES DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY (PER $1000 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT)						 							 A.	INTEREST & PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO INVESTORS						 	Investor Certificate Interest Distributed					 4.505663 	4.558123 	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					 19.479205 	22.762510 	 Principal Distribution Amount					 19.479205 	22.762510 	 Maximum Principal Payment					 42.722680 	42.383706 	 Alternative Principal Payment					 19.479205 	22.762510 	 Principal Collections less Additional Balances					19.479205 	22.762510 	 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)					23.984868 	 27.320632 							 B.	INVESTOR CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE						 	Beginning Investor Certificate Balance					 "141,991,118.51 "	"139,049,758.62 " 	Ending Investor Certificate Balance					 "139,049,758.62 "	"135,612,619.68 " 	Beginning Invested Amount					 "141,991,118.51 "	 "139,049,758.62 " 	Ending Invested Amount					 "139,049,758.62 "	 "135,612,619.68 " 	Investor Certificateholder Floating Allocation Percentage					 98.4057% 	98.3726% 	Pool Factor					 0.9208593 	0.8980968 	Liquidation Loss Amount for Liquidated Loans					 0.00 	0.00 	Unreimbursed Liquidation Loss Amount					 0.00 	0.00 							 C.	POOL INFORMATION						 	Beginning Pool Balance					 "144,291,512.49 "	"141,350,152.60 " 	Ending Pool Balance					 "141,350,152.60 "	"137,913,013.66 " 	Servicer Removals form the Trust (Section 2.06)					 0.00 	0.00 	Servicing Fee					 "60,121.46 "	"58,895.90 " 							 D.	INVESTOR CERTIFICATE RATE						 	Investor Certificate Rate					 5.749840% 	5.568590% 	LIBOR Rate					 5.589840% 	5.408590% 	Maximum Rate					 8.197589% 	8.418521% 							 E.	DELINQUENCY & REO STATUS						 	Delinquent 30-59 days						 	 No. of Accounts					 4 	5 	 Trust Balances					 "115,589.46 "	"160,783.93 "																																																 	Delinquent 60-89 days																																																						 	 No. of Accounts					 0 	1 																																																 	 Trust Balances					 0.00 	"40,000.00 "																																																 	Delinquent 90+ days																																																						 	 No. of Accounts		0 	1 																																																 	 Trust Balances	0.00 	"22,131.00 "																																 																 	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:		 				10/15/98 	11/16/98 	"IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Certificate to be duly executed"																									 																													 	"this 10th day of November, 1998"										 	 Countrywide Home Loans Formerly Known as Countrywide Funding Corporation 																												 	 as 	 _______________________________________																		 	 Lupe Montero															 	 Vice-President																																																						 	Distribution List:													 	 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-B By _______________________________________ Name:		Barbara G. Grosse Title:		Vice President Dated: November 30, 1998