Exhibit 99.04

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                                MONTHLY STATEMENT
                                  August, 1998
           Series 1998-02, 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:

       Weighted average coupon                      %                7.700224
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       Weighted average maturity                                       350.17
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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     $     1.02619600    $    0.15106072  $   0.00000000   % 0.00000000
       A1     $    31.89544802    $   30.90209276  $   4.87464043   % 7.00000007
       A2     $     0.00000000    $    0.00000000  $   5.83333243   % 6.99999892
       A3     $    24.43658514    $   23.67552946  $   5.09883412   % 7.00000002
       A4     $     0.00000000    $    0.00000000  $   5.83333333   % 7.00000000
       A5     $     0.00000000    $    0.00000000  $   5.83333321   % 6.99999985
       A6     $    32.86171533    $   31.83826664  $   4.84651338   % 6.99999991
       A7     $     0.00000000    $    0.00000000  $   5.83333367   % 7.00000041
       A8     $    26.41469641    $   25.59203559  $   5.22011522   % 7.24999595
       A9     $    26.41469400    $   25.59203200  $   5.00411400   % 6.95000107
       A10    $     0.00000000    $    0.00000000  $   5.83333333   % 7.00000000
       A11    $     0.75762645    $    0.73403116  $   5.80763928   % 7.00000017
       A12    $    26.62805174    $   25.79874491  $   5.03295231   % 7.00000003
       M      $     0.75762708    $    0.00000000  $   5.80763975   % 7.00000069
       B1     $     0.75762644    $    0.00000000  $   5.80763975   % 7.00000069
       B2     $     0.75762644    $    0.00000000  $   5.80763975   % 7.00000072
       B3     $     0.75762644    $    0.00000000  $   5.80763975   % 7.00000072
       B4     $     0.75763314    $    0.00000000  $   5.80763314   % 6.99999266
       B5     $     0.75762769    $    0.00000000  $   5.80764037   % 7.00000142

       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: $          90,521.73
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C. The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates:

       1.     The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:         $    393,103,307.99
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       2.     The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool
              Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above:                1,331
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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   36157RDE2
PO      $       289,411.09  $       289,112.40  $            993.26   GEC9802PO
A1      $    17,376,082.10  $    16,712,866.43  $            803.76   36157RCS2
A2      $     3,700,000.00  $     3,700,000.00  $          1,000.00   36157RCT0
A3      $    22,153,124.50  $    21,533,795.50  $            849.65   36157RCU7
A4      $    24,561,000.00  $    24,561,000.00  $          1,000.00   36157RCV5
A5      $    34,060,499.00  $    34,060,499.00  $          1,000.00   36157RCW3
A6      $    53,424,185.84  $    51,311,107.91  $            797.97   36157RCX1
A7      $     9,800,000.00  $     9,800,000.00  $          1,000.00   36157RCY9
A8      $       864,018.69  $       837,604.02  $            837.60   36157RCZ6
A9      $     4,320,097.75  $     4,188,024.28  $            837.60   36157RDA0
A10     $     3,300,000.00  $     3,300,000.00  $          1,000.00   36157RDB8
A11     $    21,942,069.75  $    21,925,372.31  $            994.84   36157RDC6
A12     $   187,614,081.51  $   181,823,811.67  $            836.16   36157RDD4
SUP     $   389,299,859.46  $   379,936,923.66  $            868.34   GEC98002S
M       $     7,854,251.23  $     7,848,274.31  $            994.84   36157RDF9
B1      $     4,488,143.56  $     4,484,728.18  $            994.84   36157RDG7
B2      $     2,244,071.77  $     2,242,364.08  $            994.84   36157RDH5
B3      $     2,244,071.77  $     2,242,364.08  $            994.84   36157RDJ1
B4      $       673,022.42  $       672,510.27  $            994.84   36157RDK8
B5      $     1,571,067.11  $     1,569,871.56  $            994.84   36157RDL6

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              6        Principal Balance  $      1,816,968.60
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       2.   60-89 days
            Number              1        Principal Balance  $        304,715.57
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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:                      $     4,508,007.00
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       2.   Bankruptcy Loss Amount:                          $       173,734.00
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       3.   Fraud Loss Amount:                               $     4,508,007.00
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       4.   Certificate Interest Rate of the Class S Certificate: %  0.00000000
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