Exhibit 99.18

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                           DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT
                                 December, 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                      %                  7.179245
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       Weighted average maturity                                         168.57
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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   $   3.62195909   $    0.11967382  $     0.00000000   % 0.00000000
       A    $  20.29366039   $   17.35366418  $     4.65244750   % 6.50000004
       M    $   3.33410340   $    0.00000000  $     5.27611075   % 6.49999962
       B1   $   3.33410379   $    0.00000000  $     5.27611616   % 6.50000626
       B2   $   3.33410379   $    0.00000000  $     5.27611616   % 6.50000626
       B3   $   3.33410861   $    0.00000000  $     5.27610765   % 6.49999573
       B4   $   3.33409416   $    0.00000000  $     5.27610765   % 6.49999573
       B5   $   3.33411778   $    0.00000000  $     5.27611137   % 6.50000059

       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:
                                                         $            32,937.72
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C.     The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates:

       1.     The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:      $       145,679,922.75
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       2.     The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool
              Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above:                  464
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       3.
      Beginning Aggregate Class  Ending Aggregate        Ending
        Certificate Principal   Class Certificate  Single Certificate
Class          Balance          Principal Balance       Balance          Cusip
- -----          -------          -----------------       -------          -----
R     $                   0.00 $              0.00 $             0.00  36158GAB4
PO    $             282,636.03 $        281,574.93 $           961.13  GEC9807PO
A     $         145,044,702.55 $    141,617,712.12 $           838.62  36158GAA6
SUP   $         139,387,788.48 $    135,983,175.22 $           835.71  GEC987SUP
M     $           1,686,531.79 $      1,680,758.92 $           970.72  36158GAC2
B1    $             421,417.44 $        419,974.96 $           970.72  36158GAD0
B2    $             421,417.44 $        419,974.96 $           970.72  36158GAE8
B3    $             674,267.52 $        671,959.55 $           970.72  36158GAP3
B4    $             337,133.76 $        335,979.78 $           970.72  36158GAQ1
B5    $             252,852.90 $        251,987.40 $           970.72  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            4        Principal Balance     $     1,175,999.27
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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
                              --------                             -------------

       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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