Exhibit 99.42

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                           DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT
                                  January, 1999
          Series 1998-12C, 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                      %                 7.034429
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       Weighted average maturity                                        170.93
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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
     -----  -----------       -----------     -----------        -----------
       PO3 $   3.85855833  $  0.46913822  $        0.00000000   % 0.00000000
       3A1 $  17.19564350  $ 13.23247003  $        4.87951088   % 6.50000004
       3A2 $   0.00000000  $  0.00000000  $        5.41666522   % 6.49999826
       3A3 $   3.35316300  $  2.58034200  $        5.32824200   % 6.50000012
       3A4 $  13.63615900  $ 10.49335937  $        4.99397031   % 6.49999999
       SUP3$   0.00000000  $  0.00000000  $        0.26735147   % 0.34951885
       3R  $   0.00000000  $  0.00000000  $        0.00000000   % 0.00000000
       3M  $   3.35316136  $  0.00000000  $        5.32824198   % 6.50000009
       3B1 $   3.35316644  $  0.00000000  $        5.32823491   % 6.49999142
       3B2 $   3.35316644  $  0.00000000  $        5.32823491   % 6.49999142
       3B3 $   3.35316473  $  0.00000000  $        5.32824081   % 6.49999863
       3B4 $   3.35314371  $  0.00000000  $        5.32823491   % 6.49999157
       3B5 $   3.35316549  $  0.00000000  $        5.32822489   % 6.49997936

       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:
                                                         $            36,724.53
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C. The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates:

       1.     The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:      $       160,149,443.39
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       2.     The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool
              Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above:                 501
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       3.
     Beginning Aggregate Class  Ending Aggregate        Ending
       Certificate Principal   Class Certificate  Single Certificate
Class         Balance          Principal Balance       Balance          Cusip
- -----         -------          -----------------       -------          -----
PO3  $           634,123.88  $        631,561.44  $          951.02
3A1  $        33,961,395.49  $     33,313,119.73  $          883.64   36157RMX0
3A2  $         2,300,000.00  $      2,300,000.00  $        1,000.00   36157RMY8
3A3  $         9,836,754.28  $      9,803,222.65  $          980.32   36157RMZ5
3A4  $       112,311,890.08  $    110,650,758.84  $          908.33   36157RNA9
SUP3 $       141,062,537.99  $    138,795,038.63  $          903.14
3R   $                 0.00  $              0.00  $            0.00   36157RNE1
3M   $         1,298,468.29  $      1,294,042.06  $          980.32   36157RNB7
3B1  $           432,822.11  $        431,346.70  $          980.32   36157RNC5
3B2  $           432,822.11  $        431,346.70  $          980.32   36157RND3
3B3  $           779,080.78  $        776,425.04  $          980.32   36157RPE9
3B4  $           259,693.26  $        258,808.02  $          980.32   36157RPF6
3B5  $           259,697.44  $        258,812.19  $          980.32   36157RPG4

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              3        Principal Balance     $   1,258,338.54
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       2.   60-89 days
            Number              2        Principal Balance     $     677,085.05
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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: % 0.34951885
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