Exhibit 99.23 GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE December, 1998 Series 1998-09, REMIC Multi-Class Pass-Through Certificates Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 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: With respect to the Agreement and as of the Determination Date for this month: A. Mortgage Loan Information: 1. Aggregate scheduled Monthly Payments: (a) Principal $ 575,390.62 ------------- (b) Interest $ 4,211,718.39 ------------- (c) Total $ 4,787,109.01 ------------- 2. Aggregate scheduled Monthly Payments received this month: (a) Principal $ 547,760.86 ------------- (b) Interest $ 4,008,874.43 ------------- (c) Total $ 4,556,635.29 ------------- 3. Aggregate Monthly Advances this month: (a) Principal $ 27,629.76 ------------- (b) Interest $ 202,843.96 ------------- (c) Total $ 230,473.72 ------------- 4. Aggregate Principal Prepayments in part received in the applicable Prepayment Period: (a) Principal $ 309,182.19 ------------- 5. Aggregate Principal Prepayments in full received in the applicable Prepayment Period: (a) Principal $ 11,006,835.98 -------------- (b) Interest $ 67,503.50 -------------- (c) Total $ 11,074,339.48 -------------- 6. Aggregate Insurance Proceeds received: (a) Principal $ 0.00 -------------- (b) Interest $ 0.00 -------------- (c) Total $ 0.00 -------------- 7. Aggregate Liquidation Proceeds received: (a) Principal $ 0.00 -------------- (b) Interest $ 0.00 -------------- (c) Total $ 0.00 -------------- 8. Aggregate Deficient Valuations with respect to the Mortgage Loans during the prior month: $ 0.00 ------------- 9. Aggregate Debt Service Reductions with respect to the Mortgage Loans during the prior month: $ 0.00 --------------- 10. Aggregate Purchase Prices for Defaulted Mortgage Loans: (a) Principal $ 0.00 --------------- (b) Interest $ 0.00 --------------- (c) Total $ 0.00 --------------- 11. Aggregate Purchase Prices for Defective Mortgage Loans: (a) Principal $ 0.00 --------------- (b) Interest $ 0.00 --------------- (c) Total $ 0.00 --------------- 12. Pool Scheduled Principal Balance: $684,458,244.77 --------------- 13. Available Funds: $ 15,803,874.64 --------------- 14. Realized Losses for prior month: $ 0.00 --------------- 15. Aggregate Realized Losses (a) Aggregate Realized Losses: $ 0.00 ------------------------ (b) Deficient Valuations: $ 0.00 ------------------------ (c) Debt Service Reductions: $ 0.00 ------------------------ (d) Bankruptcy Losses: $ 0.00 ------------------------ (e) Special Hazard Losses: $ 0.00 ------------------------ (f) Fraud Losses: $ 0.00 ------------------------ (g) Excess Bankruptcy Losses: $ 0.00 ------------------------ (h) Excess Special Hazard Losses: $ 0.00 ------------------------ (i) Excess Fraud Losses: $ 0.00 ------------------------ 16. Non-Credit Losses: $ 0.00 ------------- 17. Compensating Interest Payment: $ 10,069.02 ------------- 18. Total interest payments: $ 3,912,465.85 ------------- 19. Interest Unpaid Class Accrued Certificate Interest Shortfalls Interest Class Interest Payable Pay-out Rate - ----- -------- ------------------- ------- ------------ R $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 % 0.000000000 PO $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 % 0.000000000 A1 $ 264,722.72 $ 0.00 $ 264,722.72 % 6.500000102 A2 $ 295,959.73 $ 0.00 $ 295,959.73 % 6.499999927 A3 $ 1,082,147.59 $ 0.00 $ 1,082,147.59 % 6.999999984 A4 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 % 0.000000000 A5 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 % 0.000000000 A6 $ 72,426.64 $ 0.00 $ 72,426.64 % 6.169530252 A7 $ 29,085.00 $ 0.00 $ 29,085.00 % 7.000000000 A8 $ 287,859.38 $ 0.00 $ 287,859.38 % 6.750000117 A10 $ 821,202.16 $ 0.00 $ 821,202.16 % 6.750000026 A11 $ 113,917.50 $ 0.00 $ 113,917.50 % 6.750000000 A12 $ 128,700.00 $ 0.00 $ 128,700.00 % 6.750000000 A13 $ 130,481.72 $ 0.00 $ 130,481.72 % 6.750000065 A14 $ 29,166.67 $ 0.00 $ 29,166.67 % 7.000000800 A15 $ 178,750.00 $ 0.00 $ 178,750.00 % 6.500000000 A9 $ 28,439.71 $ 0.00 $ 28,439.71 % 6.750000593 A16 $ 27,358.34 $ 0.00 $ 27,358.34 % 8.988954513 A17 $ 125,966.81 $ 0.00 $ 125,966.81 % 6.749999866 A18 $ 55,575.00 $ 0.00 $ 55,575.00 % 6.750000000 A19 $ 72,406.40 $ 0.00 $ 72,406.40 % 6.750000466 RL $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 % 0.000000000 M $ 77,838.28 $ 0.00 $ 77,838.28 % 6.750000353 B1 $ 33,659.95 $ 0.00 $ 33,659.95 % 6.750000746 B2 $ 18,931.97 $ 0.00 $ 18,931.97 % 6.749999831 B3 $ 16,832.77 $ 0.00 $ 16,832.77 % 6.749999175 B4 $ 8,413.59 $ 0.00 $ 8,413.59 % 6.750002362 B5 $ 12,623.91 $ 0.00 $ 12,623.91 % 6.749998787 20. Principal Distribution Amount: $11,891,408.79 -------------- 21. Principal Distribution Amount per Certificate: Principal Distribution Accrual Amount ---------------------- -------------- Class R $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class PO $ 831.45 $ 0.00 Class A1 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class A2 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class A3 $ 7,703,439.46 $ 0.00 Class A4 $ 285,312.58 $ 0.00 Class A5 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class A6 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class A7 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class A8 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class A10 $ 3,877,107.23 $ 0.00 Class A11 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class A12 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class A13 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class A14 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class A15 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class A9 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class A16 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class A17 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class A18 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class A19 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class SUP $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class RL $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Class M $ 11,432.01 $ 0.00 Class B1 $ 4,943.59 $ 0.00 Class B2 $ 2,780.51 $ 0.00 Class B3 $ 2,472.21 $ 0.00 Class B4 $ 1,235.69 $ 0.00 Class B5 $ 1,854.06 $ 0.00 22. Additional distributions to the Class R Certificate pursuant to the Agreement: $ 0.00 ------------------ 23. Additional distributions to the Class RL Certificate pursuant to the Agreement: $ 0.01 ------------------ 24. Subordinate Certificate Writedown Amount: $ 0.00 ------------------ Accumulative Class Supported Shortfall Supported Shortfall ----- ------------------- ------------------- B1 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 B2 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 B3 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 B4 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 B5 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 25. Unanticipated Recoveries: $ 0.00 ----------------- 26. The Certificate Interest Rate applicable to the Interest Accrual Period relating to such Distribution Date applicable to any floating index certificate. Class Certificate Interest Rates Class A6 % 6.16953025 Class A16 % 8.98895451 B. Other Amounts for such Distribution Date: 1. Prepayment Distribution Triggers satisfied: Yes No Class-B1 X Class-B2 X Class-B3 X Class-B4 X Class-B5 X 2. Base Servicing Fee amount: $ 144,398.00 ----------- 3. Supplemental Servicing Fee amount: $ 222,884.83 ----------- 4. Credit Losses for prior month: $ 0.00 ----------- Category Category Category A B C 5. Senior Percentage: % 95.698353 N/A N/A N/A ----------- ---- ------ ------ 6. Group I Senior Percentage: % N/A N/A N/A N/A ----------- ---- ------ ------ 7. Group II Senior Percentage: % N/A N/A N/A N/A ----------- ---- ------ ------ 8. Senior Prepayment Percentage: %100.000000 N/A N/A N/A ----------- ---- ------ ------ 9. Group I Senior Prepayment Percentage: % N/A N/A N/A N/A ----------- ---- ------ ------ 10. Group II Senior Prepayment Percentage: % N/A N/A N/A N/A ----------- ---- ------ ------ 11. Junior Percentage: % 4.301647 ----------- 12. Junior Prepayment Percentage: % 0.000000 ----------- Capitalized terms used in this Certificate shall have the same meanings as in the Agreement. GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ Tim Neer ------------------------------- Name: Tim Neer Title: Vice President Investor Operations