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):
  April 15, 1999
   
               COUNTRYWIDE  HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1999-A           
    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
          CALIFORNIA      	333-11095		36-7270694 
(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 1999-A, a Trust created 
pursuant to the Pooling Agreement, dated February 22, 1999, 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  April 15, 1999.
  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.

A.	Monthly Report Information: Aggregate distribution information 
for the current distribution date April 15, 1999.
Principal		Interest	Ending Balance
Cede & Co.$ 1,409,799.42	$ 1,323,711.63	$183,590,200.58
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 
April 15, 1999
Statement to Certificateholders (Page 1 of 2)			
Distribution Date:			
			4/15/99 
	INVESTOR CERTIFICATES DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY		
	(per $1000 original principal amount)		
A.	INTEREST & PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO INVESTORS		
	Investor Certificate Interest Distributed (Section 5.03 (iii))		
7.155198 
	Investor Certificate Interest Shortfall Distributed (Section 5.03 (iv))	
0.000000 
	Remaining Unpaid Investor Certificate Interest Shortfall (Section 5.03 (v))	
0.000000 
			
	Managed Amortization Period ? (Yes=1; No=0)		1
	Investors Certificate Principal Distributed (Section 5.03 (vi))		
7.620537 
	  Principal Distribution Amount		7.620537 
	     Maximum Principal Payment		62.264755 
	     Alternative Principal Payment		7.620537 
	     Principal Collections less Additional Balances		7.620537 
	  Investor Loss Amount Distributed to Investors		0.000000 
	  Accelerated Principal Distribution Amount		0.000000 
	  Credit Enhancement Draw Amount (Section 5.03 (xii))		
"1,313,801.93 "
			
	Total Amount Distributed to Certificateholders (P & I) (Section 5.03 (ii))	
14.775735 
			
B.	INVESTOR CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE		
	Beginning Investor Certificate Balance		
"185,000,000.00 "
	Ending Investor Certificate Balance (Section 5.03 (x))		
"183,590,200.58 "
	Beginning Invested Amount 		
"185,000,000.00 "
	Ending Invested Amount (Section 5.03 (x))		
"183,590,200.58 "
Investor Certificateholder Floating Allocation Percentage (Section 5.03 (i))	
98.5000% 
	Pool Factor (Section 5.03 (x))		0.9923795 
	Liquidation Loss Amount for Liquidated Loans (Section 5.03 (vii))		
0.00 
	Unreimbursed Liquidation Loss Amount (Section 5.03 (viii))		
0.00 
			
C.	POOL INFORMATION		
	Beginning Pool Balance (Section 5.03 (xi))		
"187,817,258.88 "
	Ending Pool Balance (Section 5.03 (xi))		
"186,407,459.46 "
	Servicer Removals form the Trust (Section 2.06)		
0.00 
	Servicing Fee (Section 5.03 (ix))		
"78,257.19 "
			
D.	INVESTOR CERTIFICATE RATE		
	Investor Certificate Rate (Section 5.03 (xvi))		5.256880% 
	LIBOR Rate		4.936880% 
	Maximum Rate		5.991233% 
			
E.	DELINQUENCY & REO STATUS		
	Delinquent 30-59 days (Section 5.03 (xiii))		
	    No. of Accounts		13 
	   Trust Balances		"400,639.00 "
	Delinquent 60-89 days (Section 5.03 (xiii))		
	    No. of Accounts		1 				
	   Trust Balances		250.00 				
	Delinquent 90+ days (Section 5.03 (xiii))						
	    No. of Accounts		0 				
	   Trust Balances		0.00 				
	REO (Section 5.03 (xiv))						
	    No. of Accounts		0 				
	   Trust Balances		0 				
							
F.	INSURANCE COVENANTS						
	Subordinated Transferor Collections (Section 5.03 (xviii))		
"20,446.08 "				
	Overcollateralization Step-Down (Section 5.03 (xix))		
0.00 				
	Available Transferor Subordinated Amount (Section 5.03 (xx))		
"2,817,258.88 "				
	Overcollateralization Amount (Section 5.03 (xxi))		
0.003199995				
							
Statement to Certificateholders (Page 2 of 2)							
			
Distribution Date:			4/15/99 
			
	"IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has"		
	caused this certificate to be duly executed		
	"this 9th day of April, 1999"		
			
			
	       Countrywide Home Loans Formerly Known as Countrywide Funding 
	       Corporation 		
	       as Servicer		
			
	       _______________________________________		
			
	        Lupe Montero		
	       Vice-President		
			

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 1999-A

By  _______________________________________
 Name:	
	Barbara G. Grosse Title:		Vice President

Dated: April 30, 1999