Exhibit 99.03

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                             SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE
                                  January, 1999
           Series 1998-02, REMIC Multi-Class Pass-Through Certificates

Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of January 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                                      $      273,498.49
                                                                 ---------------
        (b)    Interest                                       $    2,143,335.32
                                                                 ---------------
        (c)    Total                                          $    2,416,833.81
                                                                 ---------------

 2.     Aggregate scheduled Monthly Payments received this month:
        (a)    Principal                                      $      232,749.56
                                                                 ---------------
        (b)    Interest                                       $    1,829,904.24
                                                                 ---------------
        (c)    Total                                          $    2,062,653.80
                                                                 ---------------

 3.     Aggregate Monthly Advances this month:
        (a)    Principal                                      $       40,748.93
                                                                 ---------------
        (b)    Interest                                       $      313,431.08
                                                                 ---------------
        (c)    Total                                          $      354,180.01
                                                                 ---------------

 4.      Aggregate  Principal  Prepayments  in part  received in the  applicable
         Prepayment Period:
        (a)    Principal                                      $       84,003.12
                                                                 ---------------

 5.     Aggregate  Principal  Prepayments  in full  received  in the  applicable
        Prepayment Period:
        (a)    Principal                                      $   14,230,424.17
                                                                 ---------------
        (b)    Interest                                       $       91,192.11
                                                                 ---------------
        (c)    Total                                          $   14,321,616.28
                                                                 ---------------

 6.     Aggregate Insurance Proceeds received:
        (a)    Principal                                      $            0.00
                                                                 ---------------
        (b)    Interest                                       $            0.00
                                                                 ---------------
        (c)    Total                                          $            0.00
                                                                 ---------------

 7.     Aggregate Liquidation Proceeds received:
        (a)    Principal                                      $      285,594.17
                                                                 ---------------
        (b)    Interest                                       $        1,658.20
                                                                 ---------------
        (c)    Total                                          $      287,252.37
                                                                 ---------------

 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:                     $  334,689,247.94
                                                                 ---------------

13.     Available Funds:                                      $   16,910,995.80
                                                                 ---------------

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:                        $      12,217.14
                                                                  --------------

18.      Total interest payments:                              $   2,037,475.87
                                                                  --------------

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   $        79,524.91   $              0.00   $  79,524.91    %  6.999999740
A2   $        21,583.33   $              0.00   $  21,583.33    %  6.999998919
A3   $       108,835.91   $              0.00   $ 108,835.91    %  7.000000087
A4   $       143,272.50   $              0.00   $ 143,272.50    %  7.000000000
A5   $       198,686.24   $              0.00   $ 198,686.24    %  6.999999853
A6   $       242,018.40   $              0.00   $ 242,018.40    %  6.999999980
A7   $        57,166.67   $              0.00   $  57,166.67    %  7.000000408
A8   $         4,318.71   $              0.00   $   4,318.71    %  7.250004924
A9   $        20,700.03   $              0.00   $  20,700.03    %  6.949999882
A10  $        19,250.00   $              0.00   $  19,250.00    %  7.000000000
A11  $       127,501.75   $              0.00   $ 127,501.75    %  6.999999993
A12  $       903,777.91   $              0.00   $ 903,777.91    %  6.999999987
M    $        45,639.76   $              0.00   $  45,639.76    %  7.000000141
B1   $        26,079.86   $              0.00   $  26,079.86    %  6.999999378
B2   $        13,039.93   $              0.00   $  13,039.93    %  6.999999378
B3   $        13,039.93   $              0.00   $  13,039.93    %  6.999999378
B4   $         3,910.82   $              0.00   $   3,910.82    %  6.999995779
B5   $         9,129.21   $              0.00   $   9,129.21    %  6.999998473

20.      Principal Distribution Amount:                         $ 14,873,519.93
                                                                  --------------

21.     Principal Distribution Amount per Certificate:

                                 Principal Distribution       Accrual Amount
                                 ----------------------       --------------
        Class R                  $                 0.00       $         0.00
        Class PO                 $               326.14       $         0.00
        Class A1                 $         1,051,585.38       $         0.00
        Class A2                 $                 0.00       $         0.00
        Class A3                 $           981,999.30       $         0.00
        Class A4                 $                 0.00       $         0.00
        Class A5                 $                 0.00       $         0.00
        Class A6                 $         3,342,563.51       $         0.00
        Class A7                 $                 0.00       $         0.00
        Class A8                 $            41,783.93       $         0.00
        Class A9                 $           208,919.87       $         0.00
        Class A10                $                 0.00       $         0.00
        Class A11                $            34,970.95       $         0.00
        Class A12                $         9,180,969.99       $         0.00
        Class SUP                $                 0.00       $         0.00
        Class M                  $            12,517.99       $         0.00
        Class B1                 $             7,153.14       $         0.00
        Class B2                 $             3,576.57       $         0.00
        Class B3                 $             3,576.57       $         0.00
        Class B4                 $             1,072.65       $         0.00
        Class B5                 $             2,503.94       $         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:
                                                              $            0.00
                                                                 ---------------

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
                                                                 ---------------

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:                              $     84,867.44
                                                                     -----------

 3.     Supplemental Servicing Fee amount:                      $    125,712.70
                                                                     -----------

 4.     Credit Losses for prior month:                          $          0.00
                                                                     -----------
                                                  Category  Category  Category
                                                      A         B         C
 5.     Senior Percentage:           % 94.559959     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:           %  5.440041
                                      -----------

 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                  
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                                            Name:    Tim Neer
                                            Title:   Vice President
                                                     Investor Operations