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December 26, 2000 - INFORMATION ON DISTRIBUTION EXHIBIT 28.30
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 $ 491,576 0.00000% $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 872.87 $ 490,702.78
1-A-1 99,602,894 56,939,550 7.00000% 323,129.88 323,129.88 1,161,959.05 55,774,591.27
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 0.31206% 23,353.91 23,353.91 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% 10,113.49 10,113.49 0.00 0.00
2-A-5 2,000,000 3,138,365 6.75000% 17,653.30 17,653.30 0.00 3,138,364.87
2-A-6 33,552,000 21,951,764 6.50000% 118,905.39 118,905.39 821,017.00 21,130,747.22
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 0.53065% 31,128.05 31,128.05 0.00 0.00
3-A-1 26,138,000 13,540,348 6.50000% 73,343.55 73,343.55 384,559.05 13,155,789.47
3-A-2 16,619,000 9,748,220 6.50000% 52,802.86 52,802.86 312,478.68 9,435,741.29
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 5,786,946 6.50000% 31,345.96 31,345.96 26,475.31 5,760,470.48
3-A-5 78,300,000 53,101,172 6.92438% 306,410.69 309,410.69 904,363.55 52,196,808.03
3-X 0 0 0.46464% 16,049.49 16,049.49 0.00 0.00
4-A-1 84,943,000 45,296,631 6.75000% 254,793.55 254,793.55 1,667,876.65 43,628,754.28
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 0.95683% 74,854.88 74,854.88 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% 0.95 0.95 0.00 0.00
B-1 5,141,000 5,012,646 6.89844% 28,816.21 28,816.21 5,065.85 5,007,579.95
B-2 2,281,291 2,267,927 6.89844% 13,037.64 13,037.64 2,292.00 2,265,635.28
B-3 1,347,000 1,313,370 6.89844% 7,550.17 7,550.17 1,327.31 1,312,042.44
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December 26, 2000 - INFORMATION ON DISTRIBUTION EXHIBIT 28.30
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 $ 1,074,487 6.89844% $ 6,176.90 $ 6,176.90 $ 1,085.89 $ 1,073,400.72
B-5 734,000 715,674 6.89844% 4,114.20 4,114.20 723.27 714,951.12
B-6 980,595 956,113 6.89844% 5,496.41 5,496.41 966.26 955,146.60
3-B-1 2,180,000 1,949,714 6.73569% 10,943.89 10,943.89 9,010.22 1,940,703.46
3-B-2 726,000 649,308 6.73569% 3,644.62 3,644.62 3,000.65 646,307.67
3-B-3 436,000 389,943 6.73569% 2,188.78 2,188.78 1,802.04 388,140.69
3-B-4 364,000 325,549 6.73569% 1,827.33 1,827.33 1,506.46 324,044.06
3-B-5 291,000 260,260 6.73569% 1,460.86 1,460.86 1,202.74 259,057.21
3-B-6 352,474 325,006 6.73569% 1,824.29 1,824.29 1,501.95 323,504.49
4-B-1 4,821,000 4,710,221 6.75000% 26,494.99 26,494.99 4,412.37 4,705,808.33
4-B-2 2,210,000 2,159,218 6.75000% 12,145.60 12,145.60 2,022.68 2,157,194.86
4-B-3 1,540,000 1,504,613 6.75000% 8,463.45 8,463.45 1,409.47 1,503,203.66
4-B-4 804,000 785,525 6.75000% 4,418.58 4,418.58 735.85 784,789.44
4-B-5 401,000 391,786 6.75000% 2,203.79 2,203.79 367.01 391,418.61
4-B-6 603,571 589,702 6.75000% 3,317.07 3,317.07 552.41 589,149.44
$366,687,818 $2,225,328.93 $2,225,328.93 $5,318,584.59 $361,369,233.87
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