Exhibit 99.38

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                           DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT
                                 November, 1998
          Series 1998-12A, 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                      %               7.37053
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       Weighted average maturity                                     353.21
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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
     -----   -----------       -----------      -----------    -----------
       PO1  $  14.50356554  $    13.62581540  $  0.00000000   %  0.00000000
       1A1  $   0.00000000  $     0.00000000  $  5.41666673   %  6.50000008
       1A2  $   0.00000000  $     0.00000000  $  5.50000000   %  6.60000000
       1A3  $   0.00000000  $     0.00000000  $  5.58333341   %  6.70000009
       1A4  $   0.00000000  $     0.00000000  $  5.62500000   %  6.75000000
       1A5  $   0.00000000  $     0.00000000  $  5.62500000   %  6.75000000
       1A6  $   0.00000000  $     0.00000000  $  5.62500059   %  6.74999937
       1A7  $   6.53395300  $     6.34042307  $  5.54507971   %  6.75000003
       1A8  $  49.44191148  $    47.97748607  $  4.60305486   %  5.81249997
       1A9  $  49.44191193  $    47.97748630  $  8.20913466   % 10.36607130
       1A10 $   0.00000000  $     0.00000000  $  0.00000000   %  0.00000000
       1A11 $ 178.51238262  $   173.22500445  $  4.20004622   %  6.04374989
       1A12 $ 178.51238297  $   173.22500410  $  6.16325280   %  8.86874963
       1A13 $   6.53395317  $     6.34042329  $  5.54507946   %  6.74999972
       1A14 $   6.53393992  $    11.72126105  $  5.54507292   %  6.74999178
       1R   $   0.00000000  $     0.00000000  $  4.20000000   %  0.00000000
       1RL  $   0.00000000  $     0.00000000  $  0.00000000   %  0.00000000
       1M   $   0.78112385  $     0.00000000  $  5.61181462   %  6.74999963
       1B1  $   0.78112307  $     0.00000000  $  5.61181407   %  6.74999896
       1B2  $   0.78112590  $     0.00000000  $  5.61181364   %  6.74999844
       1B3  $   0.78112289  $     0.00000000  $  5.61181535   %  6.75000049
       1B4  $   0.78112360  $     0.00000000  $  5.61181024   %  6.74999432
       1B5  $   0.78112277  $     0.00000000  $  5.61181493   %  6.74999998

       2.      Unanticipated Recoveries:                 $                 0.00
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B.    Accrual Amount
       1.
                          Accrual Amount
      Class
       1A14            $        3,470.09

       2.    The amount of servicing compensation received by the Company during
             the month preceding the month of distribution:
                                                         $           83,675.94
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C.    The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates:

       1.     The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:      $       380,321,526.04
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       2.     The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool
              Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above:             1,203
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       3.
     Beginning Aggregate Class  Ending Aggregate         Ending
       Certificate Principal   Class Certificate   Single Certificate
Class         Balance          Principal Balance        Balance          Cusip
- -----         -------          -----------------        -------          -----
PO1  $             855,447.67  $       842,982.95  $          980.87
1A1  $          53,290,000.00  $    53,290,000.00  $        1,000.00   36157RLN3
1A2  $          39,687,000.00  $    39,687,000.00  $        1,000.00   36157RLP8
1A3  $          43,496,000.00  $    43,496,000.00  $        1,000.00   36157RLQ6
1A4  $          33,220,000.00  $    33,220,000.00  $        1,000.00   36157RLR4
1A5  $          13,974,000.00  $    13,974,000.00  $        1,000.00   36157RLS2
1A6  $           3,177,829.63  $     3,177,829.63  $        1,000.00   36157RLT0
1A7  $          91,945,800.50  $    91,336,372.18  $          979.26   36157RLU7
1A8  $          36,303,878.39  $    34,415,087.66  $          900.87   36157RLV5
1A9  $           9,412,116.62  $     8,922,430.14  $          900.87   36157RLW3
1A10 $                   0.00  $             0.00  $            0.00   36157RLX1
1A11 $          23,634,993.95  $    18,575,640.62  $          655.42   36157RLY9
1A12 $           7,878,331.32  $     6,191,880.21  $          655.42   36157RLZ6
1A13 $          19,912,011.50  $    19,780,032.18  $          979.26   36157RMA0
1A14 $             616,905.64  $       612,816.71  $          979.26   36157RMB8
SUP1 $         350,809,148.38  $   341,339,449.76  $          945.82
1R   $                   0.00  $             0.00  $            0.00   36157RMF9
1RL  $                   0.00  $             0.00  $            0.00   36157RMG7
1M   $           7,394,626.18  $     7,388,836.49  $          996.87   36157RMC6
1B1  $           3,197,986.27  $     3,195,482.38  $          996.87   36157RMD4
1B2  $           1,798,773.75  $     1,797,365.38  $          996.87   36157RME2
1B3  $           1,599,242.55  $     1,597,990.41  $          996.87   36157RNY7
1B4  $             799,122.45  $       798,496.77  $          996.87   36157RNZ4
1B5  $           1,200,051.56  $     1,199,111.96  $          996.87   36157RPA7

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 $        1,934,541.98
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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
                               --------                         ----------------
       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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        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
                 1A8             %               5.81249997
                 1A9             %              10.36607130
                 1A11            %               6.04374989
                 1A12            %               8.86874963

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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