Exhibit 99.44

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                           DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT
                                  January, 1999
          Series 1998-12D, 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                      %                 7.357948
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       Weighted average maturity                                        352.39
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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
     -----  -----------      -----------      -----------   -----------
       PO4 $   1.03331794  $    0.13721476  $  0.00000000   %0.00000000
       4A1 $   9.34736655  $    8.28546063  $  5.14849394   %6.75000001
       4A2 $   0.00000000  $    0.00000000  $  5.37213348   %6.44656017
       4A3 $   0.00000000  $    0.00000000  $  6.38360024   %7.66032028
       4A4 $   0.00000000  $    0.00000000  $  5.62500000   %6.75000000
       4A5 $   8.00343038  $    7.09420200  $  5.21699778   %6.74999995
       4A6 $  13.06227949  $   11.57834154  $  4.95910564   %6.74999989
       4A7 $   0.00000000  $    0.00000000  $  5.83333440   %7.00000128
       4A8 $   0.00000000  $    0.00000000  $  5.41666560   %6.49999872
       4A9 $   0.00000000  $    0.00000000  $  5.62500000   %6.75000000
       4A10$   0.00000000  $    0.00000000  $  5.83333226   %6.99999871
       4A11$   0.00000000  $    0.00000000  $  5.41666774   %6.50000129
       4A12$   0.00000000  $    0.00000000  $  5.62500000   %6.75000000
       4A13$   0.00000000  $    0.00000000  $  5.62499882   %6.74999859
       SUP4$   0.00000000  $    0.00000000  $  0.31621179   %0.40492882
       4R  $   0.00000000  $    0.00000000  $  0.00000000   %0.00000000
       4M  $   0.80281002  $    0.00000000  $  5.60316382   %6.75000027
       4B1 $   0.80281132  $    0.00000000  $  5.60316069   %6.74999649
       4B2 $   0.80281281  $    0.00000000  $  5.60316905   %6.75000652
       4B3 $   0.80281132  $    0.00000000  $  5.60316690   %6.75000393
       4B4 $   0.80279990  $    0.00000000  $  5.60316144   %6.74999738
       4B5 $   0.80280211  $    0.00000000  $  5.60316044   %6.74999620

       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:
                                                          $           44,324.10
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C. The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates:

       1.     The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:       $      188,380,390.58
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       2.     The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool
              Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above:                  608
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       3.
     Beginning Aggregate Class  Ending Aggregate       Ending
       Certificate Principal   Class Certificate Single Certificate
Class         Balance          Principal Balance      Balance           Cusip
- -----         -------          -----------------      -------           -----
PO4  $           327,556.89  $       327,216.73  $            994.00
4A1  $        65,671,900.30  $    65,001,226.75  $            905.94  36157RNF8
4A2  $        11,149,185.00  $    11,149,185.00  $          1,000.00  36157RNG6
4A3  $         3,716,395.00  $     3,716,395.00  $          1,000.00  36157RNH4
4A4  $        20,140,000.00  $    20,140,000.00  $          1,000.00  36157RNJ0
4A5  $        41,828,729.19  $    41,467,774.48  $            919.46  36157RNK7
4A6  $        17,191,566.51  $    16,936,852.06  $            868.56  36157RNL5
4A7  $         3,125,000.00  $     3,125,000.00  $          1,000.00  36157RNM3
4A8  $         3,125,000.00  $     3,125,000.00  $          1,000.00  36157RNN1
4A9  $         3,300,000.00  $     3,300,000.00  $          1,000.00  36157RNP6
4A10 $         3,100,000.00  $     3,100,000.00  $          1,000.00  36157RNQ4
4A11 $         3,100,000.00  $     3,100,000.00  $          1,000.00  36157RNR2
4A12 $         3,750,000.00  $     3,750,000.00  $          1,000.00  36157RNS0
4A13 $         2,124,900.00  $     2,124,900.00  $          1,000.00  36157RNT8
SUP4 $       172,889,821.72  $   171,613,901.52  $            930.17
4R   $                 0.00  $             0.00  $              0.00  36157RNX9
4M   $         3,710,778.52  $     3,707,787.87  $            995.32  36157RNU5
4B1  $         1,604,660.39  $     1,603,367.13  $            995.32  36157RNV3
4B2  $           902,621.35  $       901,893.89  $            995.32  36157RNW1
4B3  $           802,330.20  $       801,683.57  $            995.32  36157RPH2
4B4  $           401,164.60  $       400,841.29  $            995.32  36157RPJ8
4B5  $           601,751.45  $       601,266.48  $            995.32  36157RPK5

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             1        Principal Balance       $    370,936.94
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       2.   60-89 days
            Number             0        Principal Balance       $          0.00
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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
                 4A2             %               6.44656017
                 4A3             %               7.66032028

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:  % 0.40492882
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