Exhibit 99.20 GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT December, 1998 Series 1998-08A, REMIC Multi-Class Pass-Through Certificates Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of April 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 % 7.419251 --------------------- Weighted average maturity 348.52 --------------------- 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 ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 1PO $ 5.99501688 $ 5.03826188 $0.00000000 % 0.00000000 1A1 $ 26.61706635 $ 25.88043725 $5.10090255 % 6.75000000 1A2 $ 39.59682667 $ 38.50098333 $4.84533000 % 6.74999940 1A3 $ 32.76060395 $ 31.85395202 $4.97993709 % 6.75000003 1A4 $ 0.00000000 $ 0.00000000 $5.62500016 % 6.75000019 1A5 $ 0.00000000 $ 0.00000000 $5.62500000 % 6.75000000 1R $ 0.00000000 $ 0.00000000 $0.00000000 % 0.00000000 1M $ 0.80781761 $ 0.00000000 $5.59385983 % 6.74999969 1B1 $ 0.80781827 $ 0.00000000 $5.59385921 % 6.74999894 1B2 $ 0.80781625 $ 0.00000000 $5.59386152 % 6.75000172 1B3 $ 0.80781827 $ 0.00000000 $5.59385921 % 6.74999895 1B4 $ 0.80781437 $ 0.00000000 $5.59386228 % 6.75000266 1B5 $ 0.80781607 $ 0.00000000 $5.59385978 % 6.74999961 2. Unanticipated Recoveries: $ 0.00 --------------- 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: $ 95,990.74 ---------------- C. The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates: 1. The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance: $ 443,228,912.38 ---------------- 2. The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above: 1,480 ---------------- 3. Beginning Aggregate Class Ending Aggregate Ending Certificate Principal Class Certificate Single Certificate Class Balance Principal Balance Balance Cusip - ----- ------- ----------------- ------- ----- 1PO $ 521,918.40 $ 518,747.12 $ 980.64 GEC9881PO 1A1 $ 181,365,423.98 $ 176,042,010.71 $ 880.21 36157RFC4 1A2 $ 2,584,176.23 $ 2,465,385.75 $ 821.80 36157RFD2 1A3 $ 197,426,838.33 $ 190,121,223.65 $ 852.56 36157RFE0 1A4 $ 23,933,914.00 $ 23,933,914.00 $ 1,000.00 36157RFF7 1A5 $ 29,000,000.00 $ 29,000,000.00 $ 1,000.00 36157RFG5 SUP1 $ 432,211,214.50 $ 419,679,727.19 $ 880.67 GE988SUP1 1R $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 36157RFL4 1M $ 10,457,783.59 $ 10,449,288.57 $ 993.66 36157RFH3 1B1 $ 3,983,822.85 $ 3,980,586.73 $ 993.66 36157RFJ9 1B2 $ 2,240,527.43 $ 2,238,707.41 $ 993.66 36157RFK6 1B3 $ 1,991,911.42 $ 1,990,293.36 $ 993.66 36158GCL0 1B4 $ 996,452.94 $ 995,643.51 $ 993.66 36158GCM8 1B5 $ 1,494,325.42 $ 1,493,111.55 $ 993.66 36158GCN6 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 9 Principal Balance $ 2,821,447.72 -------- ------------- 2. 60-89 days Number 2 Principal Balance $ 546,672.64 -------- ------------- 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 ------------- E. Other Information: 1. Special Hazard Loss Amount: $ 0.00 ---------------- 2. Bankruptcy Loss Amount: $ 0.00 ---------------- 3. Fraud Loss Amount: $ 0.00 ---------------- 4. Certificate Interest Rate of the Class S Certificate: % 0.00000000 -----------