Exhibit 99.22

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                           DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT
                                 December, 1998
          Series 1998-08B, 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                      %                 7.413608
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       Weighted average maturity                                        349.96
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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
     -----    -----------       -----------     -----------   -----------
       2PO  $   1.14408472   $  0.24820713  $   0.00000000   %  0.00000000
       2A1  $  24.10581243   $ 22.66275503  $   4.20590483   %  6.74999998
       2A2  $   0.00000000   $  0.00000000  $   5.83333355   %  7.00000026
       2A3  $   0.00000000   $  0.00000000  $   5.83333200   %  6.99999840
       2A4  $   0.00000000   $  0.00000000  $   5.83333455   %  7.00000145
       2A5  $   0.00000000   $  0.00000000  $   5.83333333   %  7.00000000
       2A6  $   0.00000000   $  0.00000000  $   5.83333430   %  7.00000116
       2A7  $   0.00000000   $  0.00000000  $   5.83333241   %  6.99999890
       2A8  $   0.00000000   $  0.00000000  $   5.83333241   %  6.99999890
       2A9  $   0.00000000   $  0.00000000  $   5.83333241   %  6.99999890
       2A10 $   0.00000000   $  0.00000000  $   5.83333241   %  6.99999890
       2A11 $   0.00000000   $  0.00000000  $   5.83333241   %  6.99999890
       2A12 $   0.00000000   $  0.00000000  $   5.16666695   %  6.20000034
       2A13 $   0.00000000   $  0.00000000  $   5.16666700   %  6.20000040
       2A14 $   0.00000000   $  0.00000000  $   5.62500000   %  6.75000000
       2R   $   0.00000000   $  0.00000000  $   0.00000000   %  0.00000000
       2M   $   0.80207310   $  0.00000000  $   5.59464620   %  6.75000000
       2B1  $   0.80207413   $  0.00000000  $   5.59464718   %  6.75000118
       2B2  $   0.80206553   $  0.00000000  $   5.59464387   %  6.74999715
       2B3  $   0.80206553   $  0.00000000  $   5.59464387   %  6.74999715
       2B4  $   0.80208571   $  0.00000000  $   5.59465714   %  6.75001319
       2B5  $   0.80207588   $  0.00000000  $   5.59464070   %  6.74999332

       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:
                                                          $           32,785.86
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C.     The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates:

       1.     The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:       $      152,584,892.53
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       2.     The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool
              Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above:                 490
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       3.
      Beginning Aggregate Class  Ending Aggregate        Ending
        Certificate Principal   Class Certificate  Single Certificate
Class          Balance          Principal Balance       Balance          Cusip
- -----          -------          -----------------       -------          -----
2PO   $             62,125.64  $        62,054.01  $           991.14  GEC9882PO
2A1   $         61,574,153.06  $    59,589,048.87  $           723.61  36157RFM2
2A2   $         15,125,000.00  $    15,125,000.00  $         1,000.00  36157RFN0
2A3   $          2,500,000.00  $     2,500,000.00  $         1,000.00  36157RFP5
2A4   $          2,750,000.00  $     2,750,000.00  $         1,000.00  36157RFQ3
2A5   $          4,125,000.00  $     4,125,000.00  $         1,000.00  36157RFR1
2A6   $          4,321,969.00  $     4,321,969.00  $         1,000.00  36157RFS9
2A7   $          3,625,000.00  $     3,625,000.00  $         1,000.00  36157RFT7
2A8   $          3,625,000.00  $     3,625,000.00  $         1,000.00  36157RFU4
2A9   $          3,625,000.00  $     3,625,000.00  $         1,000.00  36157RFV2
2A10  $          3,625,000.00  $     3,625,000.00  $         1,000.00  36157RFW0
2A11  $          3,625,000.00  $     3,625,000.00  $         1,000.00  36157RFX8
2A12  $         11,339,531.00  $    11,339,531.00  $         1,000.00  36157RFY6
2A13  $         10,000,000.00  $    10,000,000.00  $         1,000.00  36157RFZ3
2A14  $         17,500,000.00  $    17,500,000.00  $         1,000.00  36157RGA7
SUP2  $        150,208,273.27  $   148,222,522.77  $           866.86  GE988SUP2
2R    $                  0.00  $             0.00  $             0.00  36157RGE9
2M    $          3,401,544.89  $     3,398,801.81  $           993.80  36157RGB5
2B1   $          1,395,429.09  $     1,394,303.78  $           993.80  36157RGC3
2B2   $            698,211.85  $       697,648.79  $           993.80  36157RGD1
2B3   $            698,211.85  $       697,648.79  $           993.80  36158GCP1
2B4   $            348,111.32  $       347,830.59  $           993.80  36158GCQ9
2B5   $            611,549.05  $       611,055.88  $           993.80  36158GCR7

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
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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
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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:                      $             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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