Exhibit 99.38

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                           DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT
                                  January, 1999
          Series 1998-12A, REMIC Multi-Class Pass-Through Certificates

Pursuant to the Pooling and  Servicing  Agreement  dated as of July 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                      %                7.363524
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       Weighted average maturity                                       351.13
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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
      -----  -----------      -----------     -----------   -----------
       PO1  $  12.75555865 $   11.87577227  $  0.00000000   %0.00000000
       1A1  $   0.00000000 $    0.00000000  $  5.41666673   %6.50000008
       1A2  $   0.00000000 $    0.00000000  $  5.50000000   %6.60000000
       1A3  $   0.00000000 $    0.00000000  $  5.58333341   %6.70000009
       1A4  $   0.00000000 $    0.00000000  $  5.62500000   %6.75000000
       1A5  $   0.00000000 $    0.00000000  $  5.62500000   %6.75000000
       1A6  $   0.00000000 $    0.00000000  $  5.62500059   %6.74999937
       1A7  $   8.31908568 $    7.78113433  $  5.46654083   %6.74999993
       1A8  $  22.55486023 $   21.09635673  $  4.55817213   %6.18749995
       1A9  $  22.55486038 $   21.09635643  $  6.57087103   %8.91964213
       1A10 $   0.00000000 $    0.00000000  $  0.00000000   %0.00000000
       1A11 $  65.31734173 $   61.09361454  $  3.17666517   %6.24656000
       1A12 $  65.31734208 $   61.09361454  $  4.20075578   %8.26032068
       1A13 $   8.31908560 $    7.78113421  $  5.46654092   %6.75000004
       1A14 $   8.31908750 $   12.89418134  $  5.46653308   %6.74999036
       1R   $   0.00000000 $    0.00000000  $  4.00000000   %0.00000000
       1RL  $   0.00000000 $    0.00000000  $  0.00000000   %0.00000000
       1M   $   0.80527523 $    0.00000000  $  5.60291689   %6.74999940
       1B1  $   0.80527531 $    0.00000000  $  5.60291686   %6.74999936
       1B2  $   0.80527454 $    0.00000000  $  5.60291736   %6.74999995
       1B3  $   0.80527760 $    0.00000000  $  5.60291953   %6.75000256
       1B4  $   0.80528090 $    0.00000000  $  5.60292135   %6.75000474
       1B5  $   0.80527332 $    0.00000000  $  5.60291955   %6.75000261

       2.      Unanticipated Recoveries:                 $                 0.00
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B.    Accrual Amount
       1.
                          Accrual Amount
      Class
       1A14            $      3,420.94

       2.    The amount of servicing compensation received by the Company during
             the month preceding the month of distribution:
                                                         $            86,637.92
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C. The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates:

       1.     The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:      $       372,416,301.66
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       2.     The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool
              Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above:                1,179
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       3.
      Beginning Aggregate Class Ending Aggregate        Ending
        Certificate Principal  Class Certificate  Single Certificate
Class          Balance         Principal Balance       Balance           Cusip
- -----          -------         -----------------       -------           -----
PO1   $           842,011.35  $       831,048.91  $           966.98
1A1   $        53,290,000.00  $    53,290,000.00  $         1,000.00   36157RLN3
1A2   $        39,687,000.00  $    39,687,000.00  $         1,000.00   36157RLP8
1A3   $        43,496,000.00  $    43,496,000.00  $         1,000.00   36157RLQ6
1A4   $        33,220,000.00  $    33,220,000.00  $         1,000.00   36157RLR4
1A5   $        13,974,000.00  $    13,974,000.00  $         1,000.00   36157RLS2
1A6   $         3,177,829.63  $     3,177,829.63  $         1,000.00   36157RLT0
1A7   $        90,643,508.44  $    89,867,579.00  $           963.51   36157RLU7
1A8   $        33,771,111.08  $    32,909,465.37  $           861.45   36157RLV5
1A9   $         8,755,473.24  $     8,532,083.61  $           861.45   36157RLW3
1A10  $                 0.00  $             0.00  $             0.00   36157RLX1
1A11  $        17,295,711.56  $    15,444,503.80  $           544.94   36157RLY9
1A12  $         5,765,237.19  $     5,148,167.93  $           544.94   36157RLZ6
1A13  $        19,629,983.88  $    19,461,946.67  $           963.51   36157RMA0
1A14  $           608,167.98  $       602,961.92  $           963.51   36157RMB8
SUP1  $       338,004,395.67  $   333,760,976.67  $           924.82
1R    $                 0.00  $             0.00  $             0.00   36157RMF9
1RL   $                 0.00  $             0.00  $             0.00   36157RMG7
1M    $         7,382,901.99  $     7,376,933.29  $           995.27   36157RMC6
1B1   $         3,192,915.86  $     3,190,334.55  $           995.27   36157RMD4
1B2   $         1,795,921.79  $     1,794,469.88  $           995.27   36157RME2
1B3   $         1,596,706.95  $     1,595,416.09  $           995.27   36157RNY7
1B4   $           797,855.44  $       797,210.41  $           995.27   36157RNZ4
1B5   $         1,198,148.87  $     1,197,180.23  $           995.27   36157RPA7

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             5        Principal Balance      $   1,212,188.10
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       2.   60-89 days
            Number             1        Principal Balance      $     378,969.84
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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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        7.  The  Certificate  Interest Rate  applicable to the Interest  Accrual
            Period relating to such Distribution Date applicable to any floating
            index certificate:

                                     Certificate Interest
                Class                        Rates
                 1A8             %               6.18749995
                 1A9             %               8.91964213
                 1A11            %               6.24656000
                 1A12            %               8.26032068

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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