COUNTRYWIDE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1997-A
8-K, 1997-07-31
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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): July 15, 1997

                      COUNTRYWIDE  HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1997-A 
   
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          NEW YORK                    333-11095                 36-7186340
(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        
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA #0126                                        
CHICAGO, ILLNOIS                                                      60670-0126
                                                                      (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:      312/407-1902

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Item 5.Other Events

       On behalf of Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-A, a Trust created
       pursuant to the Pooling Agreement, dated February 25, 1997, 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 
       July 15, 1997.  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 February 15, 2027.  

       A.   Monthly Report Information:
            Aggregate distribution information for the current distribution 
            date July 15, 1997.

               Principal              Interest     Ending Balance

       Cede & Co.$264,837.45        $562,610.09  $119,377,565.76

       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 Financial 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 July 15, 1997
                                                                   
             Statement to Certificateholders (Page 1 of
2)                                             Distribution Date:              
             6/16/97       7/15/97
                                                                          
                                                                          
               INVESTOR CERTIFICATES DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY (PER
$1000 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT)                                              
                                                                           
                                                                          
                                                                   
                                                                        
                                                                         
   A.     INTEREST & PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO INVESTORS                     
                                                                          
                                                                          
             
                                                                          
        Investor Certificate Interest Distributed                           
5.188889     4.688417                                                     
                                                                          
                                                                           
                                                                        
       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                         
       2.979973     2.206979                                                
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                           
       
                      Principal Distribution Amount              2.979973
       2.206979                                                            
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                         
                         Maximum Principal Payment               30.663849
       30.093716                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                           
             Alternative Principal Payment                                  
2.979973     2.206979                                                      
                                                                          
                                                                             
                                                                          
            Principal Collections less Additional Balances                 
             2.979973      2.206979                                            
                                                                            
                                                                             
                                                                           
             
           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)              
     8.168862      6.895396                                              
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                         
                  
                                                                           
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                               
             B.     INVESTOR CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE          
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                    
                                               
                    Beginning Investor Certificate Balance         
"120,000,000.00 "   "119,642,403.21 "                             
                                                                        
                                                                
                                                                       
                    
        Ending Investor Certificate Balance                                 
"119,642,403.21 "   "119,377,565.76 "                                 
                                                                    
                                                                          
                                                                           
                    
       Beginning Invested Amount                                    
"120,000,000.00 "   "119,642,403.21 "                                 
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                    
   Ending Invested Amount                                "119,642,403.21"
      "119,377,565.76 "                                            
                                                                          
                                                                        
                                                                        
       
         Investor Certificateholder Floating Allocation Percentage           
                    96.3337%      96.3231%                            
                                                                        
                                                                           
                                                                       
                           
         Pool Factor                              0.9970200    0.9948130     
                                                                   
                                                                  
                                                                     
                                                                   
  Liquidation Loss Amount for Liquidated Loans                        
             0.00   0.00                                             
                                                                          
                                                                    
                                                                         
       
   Unreimbursed Liquidation Loss Amount                                
       0.00  0.00                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                           
                                                                          
                                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                              
                                                                            
                                               
             C.     POOL INFORMATION                                           
                                                                          
                                                                             
                                                                          
                                                                   
    Beginning Pool Balance                                "124,567,015.76"
      "124,209,418.97 "                                                   
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                         
       
     Ending Pool Balance                                   "124,209,418.97"
      "123,944,581.52 "                                                    
                                                                            
                                                                             
                                                                             
       
     Servicer Removals form the Trust (Section 2.06)                     
  0.00   0.00                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                        
                                                                             
                                                                              
                                                                            
                                               
Servicing Fee                                  "51,902.92 "  "51,753.92"
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                   
D.INVESTOR CERTIFICATE RATE                                          
           Investor Certificate Rate                             5.837500%     
5.837500%                                                                  
                                                                          
                                                                 
                                  
             LIBOR Rate                                     5.687500%     
5.687500%                                                                   
                                                                           
                                                                        
                                                                      
                                                                         
                                                                          
                                                                           
                                                                            
                                  
                    Maximum Rate                             9.099178%     
9.941479%                                                                   
                                                                          
                                                                           
                                                                   
                                                                          
                                                                         
             E.     DELINQUENCY & REO STATUS                                
                                                                           
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                  
                                                                        
                    Delinquent 30-59 days                                  
                                                                           
                                                                            
                                                                            
                    
           No. of Accounts                            7      11            
                                                                      
             
             Trust Balances                              "118,589.08 " 
"276,371.01 "                                                               
                                                                          
                                                                         
  Delinquent 60-89 days                                               
                                                                           
                                                                            
                                                                         
                                                                              
           No. of Accounts                            2      1             
                                                                             
                                                                           
                                                                          
   Trust Balances                              "24,250.00 "  "18,500.00"
                                                                         
                           
      Delinquent 90+ days                                                 
                                                                           
                                                                            
                    
       No. of Accounts                            0      1             
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                         
                                                                          
         Trust Balances                              0.00   "20,250.00 "  
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                          
                                                                           
        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:                       6/16/97       7/15/97
                                                                         
                                                                             
                                                                            
                           
                                                                           
                                                                            
        "IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Certificate
to be duly executed"                                                        
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                           
           "this 10th day of July, 1997"                                       
                                                                            
                                                                           
                                                                            
                                                                            
                  Countrywide Home Loans Formerly Known as Countrywide
Funding Corporation                                                          
                                                                            
                                                                             
                                                                            
               as Servicer                                                  
                                                                          
                                                                            
              _______________________________________                      
                                                                                
                                                                            
                                                                       
                    Sam Ilagan                                                  
                                                                              
                                                                          
                 Vice-President                                              
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                         
DISTRIBUTION LIST:                                                      
                                                                        
                                                                           
                                                                            
                                                                             
                                                                                
                                                                          
             
                    Brain Sulker - Hall - Countrywide Home Loans                
                                                                      
                                                                            
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
           "   Director, IPM - FSA"          Lupe Montero - Countrywide Home
Loans                                                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                    
                                                                         
                                                                           
                                                                     
                                                                        
                                                                   
 Barbara Grosse - First National Bank of Chicago           
Richard Marron - Countrywide Home Loans                                   
                                                                          
                                                                         
Ora Melamed - Prudential Securities         Dave Walker -
Countrywide Home Loans                                                  
                                                                               
                                                                         
                                                                          
                                                                           
 Margarette Carette - Moody's Investors Service             
Jose Baltasar - Countrywide Home Loans                                        
                                                                           
                                                                             
                                                                          
                                                                        
Gail Brennan - Standard & Poor's Corp.              Richard Phol
- - Countrywide Home Loans                                                     
                                                                            
                                   
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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
1997-A



                                    By  _______________________________________
                                       Name:          Barbara Grosse
                                      Title:         Assistant Vice President

Dated: July 31, 1997




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