Exhibit 99.1

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                             SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE
                                    May, 1998
           Series 1998-01, REMIC Multi-Class Pass-Through Certificates

     Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 1998
(the "Agreement") between GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. (the "Company") and
State Street Bank (the "Trustee"), governing the Certificates referred to above,
the Company hereby certifies to the Trustee:

     With respect to the  Agreement  and as of the  Determination  Date for this
month:

A.   Mortgage Loan Information:

 1.     Aggregate scheduled Monthly Payments:
        (a)    Principal                        $                    606,333.01
                                                   -----------------------------
        (b)    Interest                         $                  1,143,997.88
                                                   -----------------------------
        (c)    Total                            $                  1,750,330.89
                                                   -----------------------------

 2. Aggregate scheduled Monthly Payments received this month:
        (a)    Principal                        $                    232,065.59
                                                   -----------------------------
        (b)    Interest                         $                    435,048.67
                                                   -----------------------------
        (c)    Total                            $                    667,114.26
                                                   -----------------------------

 3.     Aggregate Monthly Advances this month:
        (a)    Principal                        $                    374,267.42
                                                   -----------------------------
        (b)    Interest                         $                    708,949.21
                                                   -----------------------------
        (c)    Total                            $                  1,083,216.63
                                                   -----------------------------

 4.      Aggregate  Principal  Prepayments  in part  received in the  applicable
         Prepayment Period:
        (a)    Principal                        $                    353,428.97
                                                   -----------------------------

 5.     Aggregate  Principal  Prepayments  in full  received  in the  applicable
        Prepayment Period:
        (a)    Principal                        $                  2,076,199.36
                                                   -----------------------------
        (b)    Interest                         $                     12,650.09
                                                   -----------------------------
        (c)    Total                            $                  2,088,849.45
                                                   -----------------------------

 6.     Aggregate Insurance Proceeds received:
        (a)    Principal                        $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (b)    Interest                         $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (c)    Total                            $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------

 7.     Aggregate Liquidation Proceeds received:
        (a)    Principal                        $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (b)    Interest                         $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (c)    Total                            $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------

 8.     Aggregate Deficient Valuations with respect to the Mortgage
        Loans during the prior month:           $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------

 9.     Aggregate Debt Service Reductions with respect to the Mortgage Loans 
        during the prior month:                 $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------

 10.    Aggregate Purchase Prices for Defaulted Mortgage Loans:
        (a)    Principal                        $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (b)    Interest                         $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (c)    Total                            $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------

 11.    Aggregate Purchase Prices for Defective Mortgage Loans:
        (a)    Principal                        $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (b)    Interest                         $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (c)    Total                            $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------

12.     Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:       $                184,011,288.56
                                                    ----------------------------

13.     Available Funds:                        $                  4,087,230.22
                                                    ----------------------------

14.     Realized Losses for prior month:        $                          0.00
                                                    ----------------------------

15.     Aggregate Realized Losses 
        (a)   Aggregate Realized Losses:        $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (b)   Deficient Valuations:             $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (c)   Debt Service Reductions:          $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (d)   Bankruptcy Losses:                $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (e)   Special Hazard Losses:            $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (f)   Fraud Losses:                     $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (g)   Excess Bankruptcy Losses:         $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (h)   Excess Special Hazard Losses:     $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------
        (i)   Excess Fraud Losses:              $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------

16.      Non-Credit Losses:                     $                          0.00
                                                   -----------------------------

17.      Compensating Interest Payment:         $                      3,418.11
                                                   -----------------------------

18.      Total interest payments:               $                  1,051,268.88
                                                   -----------------------------

19. Interest
                              Unpaid Class
       Accrued Certificate      Interest            Interest
Class       Interest           Shortfalls            Payable      Pay-out Rate
- -----       --------           ----------            -------      ------------
R      $          0.00   $           0.00   $           0.00    % 0.000000000
PO     $          0.00   $           0.00   $           0.00    % 0.000000000
A1     $    328,900.50   $           0.00   $     328,900.50    % 6.750000038
A2     $    549,200.93   $           0.00   $     549,200.93    % 6.750000048
A3     $    148,067.61   $           0.00   $     148,067.61    % 6.750000217
M      $      8,366.45   $           0.00   $       8,366.45    % 6.749997817
B1     $      5,577.63   $           0.00   $       5,577.63    % 6.750005015
B2     $      2,788.80   $           0.00   $       2,788.80    % 6.750002541
B3     $      4,462.11   $           0.00   $       4,462.11    % 6.750005616
B4     $      1,673.28   $           0.00   $       1,673.28    % 6.750002496
B5     $      2,231.57   $           0.00   $       2,231.57    % 6.749990396

20.     Principal Distribution Amount:          $                  3,035,961.34
                                                   -----------------------------

21.     Principal Distribution Amount per Certificate:

                           Principal Distribution           Accrual Amount
                           ----------------------           --------------
        Class R       $                        0.00       $           0.00
        Class PO      $                      632.44       $           0.00
        Class A1      $                  968,226.62       $           0.00
        Class A2      $                1,967,317.14       $           0.00
        Class A3      $                   85,321.75       $           0.00
        Class SUP     $                        0.00       $           0.00
        Class M       $                    4,821.04       $           0.00
        Class B1      $                    3,214.02       $           0.00
        Class B2      $                    1,607.00       $           0.00
        Class B3      $                    2,571.22       $           0.00
        Class B4      $                      964.20       $           0.00
        Class B5      $                    1,285.91       $           0.00

22.  Additional  distributions  to  the  Class  R  Certificate  pursuant  to the
     Agreement:
                                                          $           0.00
                                                             --------------

23.  Additional  distributions  to the  Class  RL  Certificate  pursuant  to the
     Agreement:
                                                          $           0.00
                                                             --------------

24.     Subordinate Certificate Writedown Amount:         $           0.00
                                                             --------------

                                          Accumulative
     Class      Supported Shortfall   Supported Shortfall
     -----      -------------------   -------------------
       B1        $            0.00     $            0.00
       B2        $            0.00     $            0.00
       B3        $            0.00     $            0.00
       B4        $            0.00     $            0.00
       B5        $            0.00     $            0.00

25.     Unanticipated Recoveries:                         $            0.00
                                                             ---------------

B.   Other Amounts for such Distribution Date:

1.      Prepayment Distribution
        Triggers satisfied:                        Yes         No
                                                   ---         --
         Class-B1                                   X
         Class-B2                                   X
         Class-B3                                   X
         Class-B4                                   X
         Class-B5                                   X

 2.     Base Servicing Fee amount:                        $           42,869.27
                                                              ------------------

 3.     Supplemental Servicing Fee amount:                $           65,047.19
                                                              ------------------

 4.     Credit Losses for prior month:                    $                0.00
                                                              ------------------
                                                  Category  Category  Category
                                                     A          B         C
 5.     Senior Percentage:            % 97.612425   N/A        N/A       N/A
                                       ----------- -----    -------    ------

 6.     Group I Senior Percentage:
                                      %       N/A   N/A        N/A       N/A
                                       ----------- -----    -------    ------

 7.     Group II Senior Percentage:
                                      %       N/A   N/A        N/A       N/A
                                       ----------- -----    -------    ------

 8.     Senior Prepayment Percentage:
                                      %100.000000   N/A        N/A       N/A
                                       ----------- -----    -------    ------

 9.     Group I Senior Prepayment
        Percentage:                   %       N/A   N/A        N/A       N/A
                                       ----------- -----    -------    ------

 10.    Group II Senior Prepayment
        Percentage:                   %       N/A   N/A        N/A       N/A
                                       ----------- -----    -------    ------

 11.    Junior Percentage:            %  2.387575
                                       -----------

 12.    Junior Prepayment Percentage:
                                      %  0.000000
                                       -----------

     Capitalized  terms used in this Certificate shall have the same meanings as
in the Agreement.

                                            GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.


                                            By:  /s/ Mike Whiting          
                                            -------------------------------
                                            Name:    Mike Whiting
                                            Title:   Vice President,
                                                     Escrow Operations