Exhibit 99.18

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                                MONTHLY STATEMENT
                                  August, 1998
           Series 1998-07, REMIC Multi-Class Pass-Through Certificates

Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing  Agreement  dated as of March 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:

       Weighted average coupon                      %                 7.195804
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       Weighted average maturity                                        172.36
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A.       Amount of distribution allocable to principal and interest:

         The amounts below are for a Single Certificate of $1,000:
       1.
                                   Principal
              Principal Per     Prepayments Per    Interest Per
      Class    Certificate        Certificate       Certificate     Payout Rate
      -----    -----------        -----------       -----------     -----------
       R     $   0.00000000     $    0.00000000  $    0.00000000   % 0.00000000
       PO    $   3.57229411     $    0.13155245  $    0.00000000   % 0.00000000
       A     $  18.36803843     $   15.24010511  $    5.12289548   % 6.50000001
       M     $   3.26489017     $    0.00000000  $    5.34720678   % 6.50000215
       B1    $   3.26490140     $    0.00000000  $    5.34721388   % 6.50001074
       B2    $   3.26490140     $    0.00000000  $    5.34721388   % 6.50001074
       B3    $   3.26489751     $    0.00000000  $    5.34721119   % 6.50000748
       B4    $   3.26489751     $    0.00000000  $    5.34721119   % 6.50000748
       B5    $   3.26489294     $    0.00000000  $    5.34722381   % 6.50002291

       2.      Unanticipated Recoveries:                   $               0.00
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B.    Accrual Amount
       1.
                          Accrual Amount
      Class
       N/A             $         N/A

       2.    The amount of servicing compensation received by the Company during
             the month preceding the month of distribution:
                                                           $          38,002.08
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C.    The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates:

       1.     The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:        $     160,728,935.43
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       2.     The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool
              Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above:                  495
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       3.
        Beginning Aggregate    Ending Aggregate        Ending
         Class Certificate     Class Certificate  Single Certificate
Class    Principal Balance     Principal Balance       Balance           Cusip
- -----    -----------------     -----------------       -------           -----
R      $                0.00  $             0.00  $              0.00  36158GAB4
PO     $          288,380.12  $       287,333.56  $            980.78  GEC9807PO
A      $      159,711,389.40  $   156,609,578.75  $            927.40  36158GAA6
SUP    $      153,721,042.42  $   150,642,063.62  $            925.80  GEC987SUP
M      $        1,709,257.28  $     1,703,604.24  $            983.91  36158GAC2
B1     $          427,095.91  $       425,683.37  $            983.91  36158GAD0
B2     $          427,095.91  $       425,683.37  $            983.91  36158GAE8
B3     $          683,353.06  $       681,093.00  $            983.91  36158GAP3
B4     $          341,676.53  $       340,546.50  $            983.91  36158GAQ1
B5     $          256,260.02  $       255,412.49  $            983.91  36158GAR9

D.          The aggregate  number and aggregate  Principal  Balances of Mortgage
            Loans  which,  as of the  close of  business  on the last day of the
            month preceding the related Determination Date, were delinquent:

       1.   30-59 days
            Number             1        Principal Balance  $         311,002.60
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       2.   60-89 days
            Number             0        Principal Balance  $               0.00
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       3.   90 days or more
            Number             0        Principal Balance  $               0.00
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       4.   In Foreclosure
            Number             0        Principal Balance  $               0.00
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       5.   Real Estate Owned
            Number             0        Principal Balance  $               0.00
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       6.   The  Scheduled  Principal  Balance  of any  Mortgage  Loan  replaced
            pursuant to the Pooling And Servicing Agreement:
                                                           $               0.00
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E.     Other Information:

       1.   Special Hazard Loss Amount:                    $               0.00
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       2.   Bankruptcy Loss Amount:                        $               0.00
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       3.   Fraud Loss Amount:                             $               0.00
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       4.   Certificate Interest Rate of the Class S Certificate: %  0.00000000
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