United States
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C.  20549


                                  FORM 15


  Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g)
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports
  under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.





  Commission File Number: 333-03574


                 First Union Residential Securitization Transactions, Inc.


                 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
                 Series      1998-A         Trust


  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  c/o Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.

  11000 Broken Land Parkway
  Columbia, Maryland  21044

  (410) 884-2000

  (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
  registrant's principal executive offices)






          A1




          A2


          A3

          A4

          A5


          A6

          A7

          AX


          B1

          B2

          B3


          B4

          B5

          M


          RI

          RII

          SA1


          SA2

          SA3

          SA4


          SA5

          SAX

    (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)



                    None

 (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports 
  under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)



  Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
  provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:




    Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)   / /

    Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)  / /

    Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)   / /

    Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)  / /
    Rule 15d-6            /X/
    Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)   /X/
    Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)  / /
        
    Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)   / /

    Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)  / /

Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:



                                 114







      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,


               First Union Residential Securitization Transactions, Inc.

               Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
               Series       1998-A              Trust

  has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned duly authorized person.

   Date:                             1/22/1999                                 
                                                                               
   By: /S/         Sherri J. Sharps, Vice President                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
   Instruction:  This form is required by Rules 12g-4,12h-3 and 15d-6 of the   
   General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.The 
   registrant shall file with the Commission three copies of Form 15, one of   
   which shall be manually signed.It may be signed by an officer of the        
   registrant, by counsel or by any other duly authorized person.The name and  
   title of the person signing the form shall be typed or printed under the    
   signature.