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September 25, 2000 - INFORMATION ON DISTRIBUTION EXHIBIT 28.27
TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1998-8
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Principal Amt. Ending
Original Outstanding Principal
Certificate Principal Prior to Interest Interest Interest Principal Amount
Class Amount Distribution Rate Accrued Distribution Distribution Outstanding
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PO $ 582,092 $ 506,002 0.00000% $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 6,175.20 $ 499,826.84
1-A-1 99,602,894 60,343,774 7.00000% 352,005.35 352,005.35 1,264,609.71 59,079,163.99
1-A-2 7,005,000 7,005,000 7.00000% 40,862.50 40,862.50 0.00 7,005,000.00
1-A-3 9,640,000 9,640,000 7.00000% 56,233.33 56,233.33 0.00 9,640,000.00
1-A-4 500,000 500,000 7.00000% 2,916.67 2,916.67 0.00 500,000.00
1-A-5 5,024,100 5,024,100 7.42500% 31,086.62 31,086.62 0.00 5,024,100.00
1-A-6 1,674,700 1,674,700 4.72500% 6,594.13 6,594.13 0.00 1,674,700.00
1-A-7 0 0 0.25000% 1,395.58 1,395.58 0.00 0.00
1-A-8 14,534,000 14,534,000 7.00000% 84,781.67 84,781.67 0.00 14,534,000.15
1-X 0 0 0.31309% 24,314.10 24,314.10 0.00 0.00
2-A-1 10,121,000 10,121,000 6.50000% 54,822.08 54,822.08 0.00 10,121,000.00
2-A-2 3,757,000 3,757,000 6.35000% 19,880.79 19,880.79 0.00 3,757,000.00
2-A-3 7,472,000 7,472,000 6.40000% 39,850.67 39,850.67 0.00 7,472,000.00
2-A-4 0 0 6.75000% 10,401.93 10,401.93 0.00 0.00
2-A-5 5,000,000 3,138,365 6.75000% 17,653.30 17,653.30 0.00 3,138,364.87
2-A-6 33,552,000 23,336,282 6.50000% 126,404.86 126,404.86 80,507.81 23,255,774.38
2-A-7 5,809,000 5,809,000 6.75000% 32,675.63 32,675.63 0.00 5,809,000.00
2-A-8 3,866,000 3,866,000 6.75000% 21,746.25 21,746.25 0.00 3,866,000.00
2-A-9 12,105,279 0 7.47500% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2-A-10 3,138,406 0 3.95381% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2-A-11 9,952,000 9,952,000 6.75000% 55,980.00 55,980.00 0.00 9,952,000.00
2-X 0 0 0.53059% 31,742.29 31,742.29 0.00 0.00
3-A-1 26,138,000 14,347,431 6.50000% 77,715.25 77,715.25 431,528.06 13,915,903.14
3-A-2 16,619,000 10,404,026 6.50000% 56,355.14 56,355.14 350,643.98 10,053,381.96
3-A-3 13,367,436 13,367,436 6.50000% 72,406.95 72,406.95 0.00 13,367,436.00
3-A-4 6,462,480 5,865,011 6.50000% 31,768.81 31,768.81 25,821.83 5,839,189.54
3-A-5 78,300,000 55,034,792 6.92591% 317,638.32 317,638.32 1,016,587.30 54,018,204.99
3-X 0 0 0.46776% 16,699.24 16,699.24 0.00 0.00
4-A-1 84,943,000 48,408,858 6.75000% 272,299.83 272,299.83 850,807.22 47,558,051.18
4-A-2 18,672,000 18,672,000 6.75000% 105,030.00 105,030.00 0.00 18,672,000.00
4-A-3 19,920,950 19,920,950 6.75000% 112,055.34 112,055.34 0.00 19,920,950.00
4-X 0 0 0.96028% 77,503.81 77,503.81 0.00 0.00
R-I 50 0 7.00000% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
R-II 50 0 6.75000% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
R-III 50 0 6.50000% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
R-IV 50 0 6.75000% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
R-V 50 0 7.00000% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
R-VI 50 0 7.00000% 0.83 0.83 0.00 0.00
B-1 5,141,000 5,027,642 6.89844% 28,902.39 28,902.39 4,966.76 5,022,675.44
B-2 2,281,291 2,274,712 6.89844% 13,076.63 13,076.63 2,247.17 2,272,465.10
B-3 1,347,000 1,317,299 6.89844% 7,572.75 7,572.75 1,301.35 1,315,997.63
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September 25, 2000 - INFORMATION ON DISTRIBUTION EXHIBIT 28.27
TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc.
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1998-8
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Principal Amt. Ending
Original Outstanding Principal
Certificate Principal Prior to Interest Interest Interest Principal Amount
Class Amount Distribution Rate Accrued Distribution Distribution Outstanding
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
B-4 $ 1,102,000 $ 1,077,701 6.89844% $ 6,195.38 $ 6,195.38 $ 1,064.65 $ 1,076,636.52
B-5 734,000 717,815 6.89844% 4,126.50 4,126.50 709.12 717,106.36
B-6 980,595 958,973 6.89844% 5,512.85 5,512.85 947.36 958,025.91
3-B-1 2,180,000 1,976,291 6.73654% 11,094.47 11,094.47 8,795.68 1,967,495.21
3-B-2 726,000 658,159 6.73654% 3,694.76 3,694.76 2,929.20 655,230.06
3-B-3 436,000 395,258 6.73654% 2,218.89 2,218.89 1,759.14 393,499.04
3-B-4 364,000 329,986 6.73654% 1,852.47 1,852.47 1,468.64 328,517.55
3-B-5 291,000 263,808 6.73654% 1,480.96 1,480.96 1,174.10 262,633.54
3-B-6 352,474 329,437 6.73654% 1,849.39 1,849.39 1,466.19 327,970.53
4-B-1 4,821,000 4,723,111 6.75000% 26,567.50 26,567.50 4,246.13 4,718,864.48
4-B-2 2,210,000 2,165,126 6.75000% 12,178.84 12,178.84 1,946.47 2,163,179.94
4-B-3 1,540,000 1,508,731 6.75000% 8,486.61 8,486.61 1,356.37 1,507,374.26
4-B-4 804,000 787,675 6.75000% 4,430.67 4,430.67 708.13 786,966.82
4-B-5 401,000 392,858 6.75000% 2,209.83 2,209.83 353.18 392,504.60
4-B-6 603,571 591,316 6.75000% 3,326.15 3,326.15 531.60 590,784.02
$378,195,626 $2,295,598.33 $2,295,598.33 $4,064,652.35 $374,130,974.05
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