SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION			
		"      Washington, D.C.  20549"			
					
			FORM 10-K		
					
					
					
		Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 			
		    Securities Exchange Act of 1934			


(Mark One)				
[ x	] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities			
Exchange Act of 1934				
"For the fiscal year ended DECEMBER 31, 1998"				

_______________________________		 or		

[    ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15d of the Securities				
	  Exchange Act of 1934			
For the transition period from _____________  to ________				

Commission file Number     333-11095				

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-D				
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)				

              	California		36-7214254	
(State or other jurisdiction			(I.R.S. Employer	
of incorporation or organization)			 Identification No.)	

c/o The First National Bank of Chicago				
Corporate Trust Services Division-9th floor				
"1 North State Street, Chicago, IL  "				60670-0126
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				 (Zip Code)

"Registrant's telephone number, including area code:"				(312) 407-1902

	Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act			
	      NONE 			
	Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act			
	      NONE 			

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports		
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934		
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant		
"was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing"		
requirements for the past 90 days.		
	x  Yes	No


		                 PART I

Item 2.  Properties 		
	    Not applicable on reliance of Relief Letters	

Item 3. Legal Proceedings		
	   There were no legal proceedings.	

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders			
	   There were no matters submitted to a vote of the Security Holders.		

                                    PART II			

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder matters			


	The following were Certificateholders of record		
	as of the end of the reporting year.  		
	Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-D		
	Series 1997-D  Certificate		Cede & Co.
	There is no established trading market for the certificates.		

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and			
Financial Disclosures:		 Information required by Item 304 of Reg. S-K.	

       There were no changes in and/or disagreements with Accountants on	
       Accounting and Financial Disclosures.	

                                    PART IV	

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management	
	The Notes are represented by one or more notes registered in the name of
	"of Cede & Co., the nominee of The Depository Trust Company.  An investor"
	holding Notes is not entitled to receive a certificate representing such 
	"Note, except in limited circumstances.  Accordingly, Cede & Co. is the "
	"sole holder of Notes, which it holds on behalf of brokers, dealers,"
	banks and other participants in the DTC system.  Such participants may 
	hold Notes for their own accounts or for the accounts of their customers. 
	The address of Cede & Co. is:
	Cede & Co.
	c/o The Depository Trust Company
	Seven Hanover Square
	"New York, New York 10004"

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.	
	"There has not been, and there is not currently proposed, any transactions"
	"or series or transactions, to which any of the Trust, the Registrant,"
	"the Trustee or the Servicer is a party with any Noteholder who, to the"
	"knowledge of the Registrant and Servicer, owns of record or beneficially"
	more than five percent of the Notes.


"Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K"	

	(a) 1.  Not Applicable
	      2.  Not Applicable
	      3.  Exhibits
	           99.1  Annual Summary Statement
	           99.2  Annual Statement as to Compliance.
	           99.3  Annual Independent Public
	                    Accountant's Servicing Report.

	(b)   Reports on Form 8-K
	The Registrant has filed Current Reports on Form 8-K
	"with the Securities and Exchange Commision dated January 15, 1998,"
	"February 17, 1998, March 16, 1998, April 15, 1998, May 15, 1998,"
	"June 16, 1998, July 15, 1998, August 17, 1998, September 15, 1998,"
	"October 15, 1998, November 16, 1998 and December 15, 1998."

	(c)    See (a) 3 above

	(d)    Not Applicable

		SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d)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-D	

	By:  The First National Bank of Chicago	
	        Not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee on 	
	        behalf of the Trust	

By: /s/  Barbara G. Grosse	
	"Vice President, The First National Bank of Chicago"	

Date:	"February 26, 1999"	


		                  EXHIBIT INDEX

	Exhibit 	Description
	99.1	Annual Summary Statement
	99.2	Annual Statement as to Compliance
	99.3	Annual Independent Public Accountant's Servicing Report

       EXHIBIT 99.1 -- Summary of Aggregate Amounts or End of Year		
"       Amounts for the period ending December 31, 1998"		


	Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-D	
              Summary of Aggregate Amounts or End of Year Amounts					
					
	Pool Ending Balance		"140,402,176 "		
	Servicer Fees		"954,152 "		

	Certificate Ending Balance		"145,623,866 "		
	Certificate Principal Distributed		"40,576,134 "		
	Certificate Interest Distributed		"10,878,045 "		
	Liquidation Loss Amount		"79,806 "		
					

	Delinquent 30-59 days				
	    No. of Accounts		16 		
	   Trust Balances		"420,496 "		
	Delinquent 60-89 days				
	    No. of Accounts		1 		
	   Trust Balances		"14,743 "	
	Delinquent 90+ days			
	    No. of Accounts		9 	
	   Trust Balances		"282,248 "	
	REO		0 	
	    No. of Accounts		0 	


       EXHIBIT 99.2 -- Servicer's Annual Statement of Compliance				
	To be supplied upon receipt by the Trustee			

       EXHIBIT 99.3 -- Report of Independent Auditors				
	To be supplied upon receipt by the Trustee