Exhibit 99.12

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                           DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT
                                  January, 1999
           Series 1998-05, 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                      %                 7.487128
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       Weighted average maturity                                        346.83
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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   $ 1.06080683   $   0.16715019  $  0.00000000   %0.00000000
       A1   $29.00286232   $  28.20459005  $  4.30645564   %6.75000000
       A2   $ 0.00000000   $   0.00000000  $  5.62500000   %6.75000000
       A3   $ 0.00000000   $   0.00000000  $  5.62499999   %6.74999998
       A4   $ 0.00000000   $   0.00000000  $  5.62500024   %6.75000028
       M    $ 0.80563994   $   0.00000000  $  5.58566386   %6.75000047
       B1   $ 0.80563891   $   0.00000000  $  5.58566321   %6.74999970
       B2   $ 0.80563942   $   0.00000000  $  5.58566586   %6.75000291
       B3   $ 0.80564172   $   0.00000000  $  5.58566321   %6.74999968
       B4   $ 0.80564263   $   0.00000000  $  5.58565824   %6.74999369
       B5   $ 0.80564063   $   0.00000000  $  5.58566689   %6.75000412

       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:
                                                              $       85,405.40
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C. The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates:

       1.     The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:             $351,667,154.95
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       2.     The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool
              Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above:                1,167
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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 36158GAK4
PO   $             303,831.32  $      303,467.86  $           885.71 GEC9805PO
A1   $         267,574,581.41  $  257,438,075.81  $           736.59 36158GAF5
A2   $          12,632,000.00  $   12,632,000.00  $         1,000.00 36158GAG3
A3   $          42,580,809.00  $   42,580,809.00  $         1,000.00 36158GAH1
A4   $          21,095,000.00  $   21,095,000.00  $         1,000.00 36158GAJ7
SUP  $         346,782,590.98  $  336,649,979.58  $           787.24 GEC98005S
M    $           8,154,849.21  $    8,148,233.07  $           992.20 36158GAL2
B1   $           3,526,421.49  $    3,523,560.46  $           992.20 36158GAM0
B2   $           1,983,611.59  $    1,982,002.26  $           992.20 36158GAN8
B3   $           1,763,210.75  $    1,761,780.23  $           992.20 36157REW1
B4   $             881,604.38  $      880,889.12  $           992.20 36157REX9
B5   $           1,322,409.86  $    1,321,336.97  $           992.20 36157REY7

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             7        Principal Balance      $   1,745,620.06
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       2.   60-89 days
            Number             1        Principal Balance      $     637,546.41
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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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