Exhibit 99.9

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                             SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE
                                    JULY 1998
                   Home Equity Loan Pass-Through Certificates,
                                 Series 1998-HE1

     Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing  Agreement  dated as of March 1, 1998
(the "Agreement")  between GE Capital Mortgage  Services,  Inc. (the "Company"),
and  The  First  National  Bank  of  Chicago  (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 Monthly Payments Due:                  $   1,393,116.42
                                                                ----------------

          (2)  Aggregate  Monthly  Payments  received and Monthly  Advances made
               this Month:

             (a) Principal                                      $     218,746.22
                                                                ----------------
             (b) Interest                                       $   1,149,783.61
                                                                ----------------
             (c) Total                                          $   1,368,529.83
                                                                ----------------

          (3)  Aggregate  Principal   Prepayments  in  part  received  on  Self-
               Amortizing   Mortgage   Loans  and  applied  in  the   applicable
               Prepayment Period:

                (a) Principal                                   $      27,110.08
                                                                ----------------
                (c) Total                                       $      27,110.08
                                                                ----------------

          (4)  Aggregate   Principal   Prepayments   in  full  received  in  the
               applicable Prepayment period:

               (a) Principal                                       $1,930,155.05
                                                                ----------------
               (b) Interest                                           $34,554.77
                                                                ----------------
               (c) Total                                           $1,964,709.82
                                                                ----------------


          (5)  Aggregate  Insurance  Proceeds  (inculding  purchases of Mortgage
               Loans by primary mortgage insurers) for prior month:

              (a) Principal                                                $0.00
                                                                ----------------
              (b) Interest                                                 $0.00
                                                                ----------------
              (c) Total                                                    $0.00
                                                                ----------------

          (6)  Aggregate Liquidation Proceeds for prior month:

                (a) Principal                                              $0.00
                                                                ----------------
                (b) Interest                                               $0.00
                                                                ----------------
                (c) Total                                                  $0.00
                                                                ----------------

          (7)  Aggregate Purchase Prices for Defaulted Mortgage Loans:

               (a) Principal                                               $0.00
                                                                ----------------
               (b) Interest                                                $0.00
                                                                ----------------
               (c) Total                                                   $0.00
                                                                ----------------

        (8)     Aggregate Purchase Prices for (and substitution adjustments) for
                Defective Mortgage Loans:

               (a) Principal                                               $0.00
                                                                ----------------
               (b) Interest                                                $0.00
                                                                ----------------
               (c) Total                                                   $0.00
                                                                ----------------

          (9)  Aggregate Purchase Prices for for Document  Deficiencies per Sec.
               2.02

              (a) Principal                                                $0.00
                                                                ----------------
              (b) Interest                                                 $0.00
                                                                ----------------
              (c) Total                                                    $0.00
                                                                ----------------

          (10) Pool Principal Balance                            $150,026,505.26
                                                                ----------------

          (11) Available Funds:                                    $3,292,654.13
                                                                ----------------

          (12) Realized Losses for
                 prior month:                                              $0.00
                                                                ----------------

          (13) Aggregate Realized Losses:                                 $0.00
                                                                --------------
                       (a) Deficient Valuations                            $0.00
                                                                --------------
                       (b) Special Hazard Losses                           $0.00
                                                                --------------
                       (c) Fraud Losses                                    $0.00
                                                                --------------
                       (d) Excess Bankruptcy Losses                        $0.00
                                                                --------------
                       (e) Excess Special Hazard Losses                    $0.00
                                                                --------------
                       (f ) Excess Fraud Losses                            $0.00
                                                                --------------

          (14) Compensating Interest Payment:                          $1,887.67
                                                                --------------

          (15) Net Simple Interest Shortfall:                            ($0.00)
                                                                --------------

          (16) Net Simple Interest Excess:                                 $0.00
                                                                -------------

          (17) Simple Interest Shortfall
                 Payment:                                                ($0.00)
                                                                -------------

          (18) Unpaid Net Simple Interest Shortfall:

                Class A1    36158GAV0                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class A2    36158GAW8                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class A3    36158GAX6                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class A4    36158GAY4                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class A5    36158GAZ1                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class A6    36158GBA5                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class A7    36158GBB3                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                 Class S    36198HE1                          $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                 Class M    36158GBE7                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class B1    36158GBF4                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class B2    36158GBC2                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class B3    36157REZ4                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class B4    36157RFA8                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class B5    36157RFB6                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------

          (19) Class Certificate Interest Rate:

                 Class M    36158GBE7                          6.950%
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class B1    36158GBF4                          7.240%
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class B2    36158GBC2                          7.590%
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class B3    36157REZ4                          8.931%
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class B4    36157RFA8                          8.931%
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class B5    36157RFB6                          8.931%
                            -------------   ---------------------
                 Class S    36198HE1                           2.33%
                            -------------   ---------------------

          (20) Accrued Certificate Interest and Pay-out Rate:

                Class A1    36158GAV0                   $216,566.14     6.525%
                            -------------   ------------------------------
                Class A2    36158GAW8                   $102,768.33     6.260%
                            -------------   ------------------------------
                Class A3    36158GAX6                   $117,105.00     6.330%
                            -------------   ------------------------------
                Class A4    36158GAY4                    $56,886.67     6.440%
                            -------------   ------------------------------
                Class A5    36158GAZ1                    $70,197.50     6.530%
                            -------------   ------------------------------
                Class A6    36158GBA5                   $103,348.17     6.940%
                            -------------   ------------------------------
                Class A7    36158GBB3                    $76,540.21     6.465%
                            -------------   ------------------------------
                 Class S    36198HE1                    $291,506.37     2.33%
                            -------------   ------------------------------
                 Class M    36158GBE7                    $22,327.69     6.950%
                            -------------   ------------------------------
                Class B1    36158GBF4                    $20,934.62     7.240%
                            -------------   ------------------------------
                Class B2    36158GBC2                     $9,754.77     7.590%
                            -------------   ------------------------------
                Class B3    36157REZ4                    $11,478.79     8.931%
                            -------------   ------------------------------
                Class B4    36157RFA8                     $8,610.95     8.931%
                            -------------   ------------------------------
                Class B5    36157RFB6                     $8,617.58     8.931%
                            -------------   ------------------------------
                  Total                               $1,116,642.77

          (21) Principal distributable:

                Class A1    36158GAV0                 $2,157,459.12
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class A2    36158GAW8                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class A3    36158GAX6                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class A4    36158GAY4                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class A5    36158GAZ1                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class A6    36158GBA5                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class A7    36158GBB3                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                 Class M    36158GBE7                     $5,620.88
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class B1    36158GBF4                     $5,059.08
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class B2    36158GBC2                     $2,248.64
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class B3    36157REZ4                     $2,248.64
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class B4    36157RFA8                     $1,686.84
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class B5    36157RFB6                     $1,688.14
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class R1    36158GBC1                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                Class R2    36158GBD9                         $0.00
                            -------------   ---------------------
                  Total                               $2,176,011.35

          (22) Additional  distributions to the Class R1 Certificate pursuant to
               Section 2.05 (d) :                                      $0.00
                                                                       ---------

          (23) Additional  distributions to the Class R2 Certificate pursuant to
               Section 4.01 (b) :                                      $0.00
                                                                       ---------

    B. Other Amounts:

          1)   Senior Percentage for such Distribution Date:      91.518835%
                                                                  --------------

          2)   Senior Prepayment Percentage for such Distribution 
               Date:                                             100.00%
                                                                 ---------------

          3)   Junior Percentage for such Distribution Date:       8.481165%
                                                                   -------------

          4)   Junior Prepayment Percentage for such Distribution 
               Date:                                               0.00%
                                                                   -------------

          5)   Subordinate  Certfificate  Writedown Amount for 
               such Distribution Date:                             $0.00
                                                                   -------------

          6)   Prepayment Distribution Triggers satisfied:
                        Yes                  No
               Class B1  X
                         -
               Class B2  X
                         -
               Class B3  X
                         -
               Class B4  X
                         -
               Class B5  X

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

GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.


By:   /s/ Tim Neer
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Name: Tim Neer
Title: Vice President of Investor Operations