Exhibit 99.40

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                                MONTHLY STATEMENT
                                  August, 1998
          Series 1998-12B, REMIC Multi-Class Pass-Through Certificates

Pursuant to the Pooling and  Servicing  Agreement  dated as of July 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                      %                 7.453457
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       Weighted average maturity                                        356.74
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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
      -----   -----------       -----------      -----------     -----------
       PO2   $   1.02337899   $    0.13732746  $   0.00000000   % 0.00000000
       2A1   $   0.00000000   $    0.00000000  $   5.50000000   % 6.60000000
       2A2   $   0.00000000   $    0.00000000  $   5.45833348   % 6.55000017
       2A3   $   0.00000000   $    0.00000000  $   5.62499772   % 6.74999727
       2A4   $   3.38960135   $    3.29605139  $   5.12500000   % 6.15000000
       2A5   $   3.38960122   $    3.29605173  $   8.00479204   % 9.60575045
       2A6   $   3.38960164   $    3.29605082  $   6.25000000   % 7.50000000
       2A7   $ 912.46290058   $  892.74950009  $   5.62500093   % 6.75000112
       2A8   $   0.00000000   $    0.00000000  $   5.62500000   % 6.75000000
       2A9   $   0.00000000   $    0.00000000  $   5.62500000   % 6.75000000
       2R    $   0.00000000   $    0.00000000  $   5.60000000   % 6.72000000
       2RL   $   0.00000000   $    0.00000000  $   5.60000000   % 6.72000000
       2M    $   0.74473400   $    0.00000000  $   5.62500135   % 6.75000162
       2B1   $   0.74473369   $    0.00000000  $   5.62500000   % 6.75000000
       2B2   $   0.74473159   $    0.00000000  $   5.62500624   % 6.75000749
       2B3   $   0.74473159   $    0.00000000  $   5.62500624   % 6.75000749
       2B4   $   0.74473815   $    0.00000000  $   5.62501247   % 6.75001496
       2B5   $   0.74473141   $    0.00000000  $   5.62500098   % 6.75000117

       2.      Unanticipated Recoveries:                   $               0.00
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B.    Accrual Amount
       1.
                          Accrual Amount
      Class
       2A7             $               30,155.63
       2A8             $                5,445.00

       2.    The amount of servicing compensation received by the Company during
             the month preceding the month of distribution:
                                                           $          14,135.06
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C. The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates:

       1.     The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:         $    195,032,628.59
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       2.     The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool
              Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above:                  609
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       3.
     Beginning Aggregate Class  Ending Aggregate        Ending
       Certificate Principal   Class Certificate  Single Certificate
Class         Balance          Principal Balance       Balance           Cusip
- -----         -------          -----------------       -------           -----
PO2  $             114,034.00  $      113,916.91  $            998.97
2A1  $          42,800,000.00  $   42,800,000.00  $          1,000.00  36157RMH5
2A2  $          23,450,000.00  $   23,450,000.00  $          1,000.00  36157RMJ1
2A3  $           1,645,926.00  $    1,645,925.93  $          1,000.00  36157RMK8
2A4  $          69,660,000.00  $   69,423,880.37  $            996.61  36157RML6
2A5  $          13,416,000.00  $   13,370,525.11  $            996.61  36157RMM4
2A6  $           4,644,000.00  $    4,628,258.69  $            996.61  36157RMN2
2A7  $           5,361,000.00  $      469,286.39  $             87.54  36157RMP7
2A8  $             968,000.00  $      973,445.00  $          1,005.63  36157RMQ5
2A9  $          31,800,000.00  $   31,800,000.00  $          1,000.00  36157RMR3
SUP2 $         194,880,911.53  $  189,697,180.34  $            973.40
2R   $                 100.00  $          100.00  $          1,000.00  36157RMV4
2RL  $                 100.00  $          100.00  $          1,000.00  36157RMW2
2M   $           3,703,000.00  $    3,700,242.25  $            999.26  36157RMS1
2B1  $           1,502,000.00  $    1,500,881.41  $            999.26  36157RMT9
2B2  $             801,000.00  $      800,403.47  $            999.26  36157RMU6
2B3  $             801,000.00  $      800,403.47  $            999.26  36157RPB5
2B4  $             401,000.00  $      400,701.36  $            999.26  36157RPC3
2B5  $             801,080.75  $      800,484.16  $            999.26  36157RPD1

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              0        Principal Balance $               0.00
                                --------                         ---------------
       2.   60-89 days
            Number              0        Principal Balance $               0.00
                                --------                         ---------------
       3.   90 days or more
            Number              0        Principal Balance $               0.00
                                --------                         ---------------
       4.   In Foreclosure
            Number              0        Principal Balance $               0.00
                                --------                         ---------------
       5.   Real Estate Owned
            Number              0        Principal Balance $               0.00
                                --------                         ---------------

       6.   The  Scheduled  Principal  Balance  of any  Mortgage  Loan  replaced
            pursuant to the Pooling And Servicing Agreement:
                                                           $               0.00
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        7.  The  Certificate  Interest Rate  applicable to the Interest  Accrual
            Period relating to such Distribution Date applicable to any floating
            index certificate:

                                     Certificate Interest
                Class                        Rates
                 2A4             %               6.15000000
                 2A5             %               9.60575045
                 2A6             %               7.50000000

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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*It  has  been  the  Company's  experience  that,  with  respect  to  the  first
Distribution  Date after the  closing  of a  securitization  containing  a large
number of recently originated or acquired Mortgage Loans, the number of Mortgage
Loans 30-59 days delinquent may be inflated due to the borrowers sending monthly
payments  to the wrong  location  or  delays by the  Company  in  inputting  the
Mortgage  Loans  on  its  servicing  system.  It has  also  been  the  Company's
experience  that  for the  majority  of  such  Mortgage  Loans  the  routing  of
borrowers'  monthly  payments has  corrected  itself by the second  Distribution
Date.  However,  the Company  makes no  assurances as to the level of delinquent
Mortgage Loans for future Distribution Dates.