Exhibit 99.52

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                           DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT
                                  January, 1999
           Series 1998-16, REMIC Multi-Class Pass-Through Certificates

Pursuant to the Pooling and  Servicing  Agreement  dated as of September 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                      %                 7.086533
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       Weighted average maturity                                        172.43
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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  $  3.68157970  $  0.22348132  $ 0.00000000   % 0.00000000
       A1  $ 14.84023377  $ 10.79771707  $ 5.21498069   % 6.50000005
       A2  $  0.00000000  $  0.00000000  $ 5.41666667   % 6.50000000
       A3  $  3.29362407  $  2.39643259  $ 5.36379111   % 6.49999993
       A5  $ 14.84023366  $ 10.79771703  $ 5.01440455   % 6.25000011
       A4  $  0.00000000  $  0.00000000  $ 0.20057624   % 0.25000007
       A6  $ 11.84376197  $  8.61749174  $ 5.25410272   % 6.49999996
       RL  $  0.00000000  $  0.00000000  $ 0.00000000   % 0.00000000
       M   $  3.29362449  $  0.00000000  $ 5.36378955   % 6.49999803
       B1  $  3.29362801  $  0.00000000  $ 5.36379529   % 6.50000495
       B2  $  3.29362801  $  0.00000000  $ 5.36379529   % 6.50000495
       B3  $  3.29362686  $  0.00000000  $ 5.36378694   % 6.49999486
       B4  $  3.29361197  $  0.00000000  $ 5.36380063   % 6.50001139
       B5  $  3.29363735  $  0.00000000  $ 5.36378163   % 6.49998851

       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:
                                                          $          102,854.99
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C. The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates:

       1.     The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:       $      239,121,141.62
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       2.     The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool
              Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above:                 779
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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  36157RSL0
PO   $             438,742.92  $      437,110.04  $            985.53  GEC9816PO
A1   $          51,240,774.96  $   50,450,940.93  $            947.93  36157RSE6
A2   $           6,750,000.00  $    6,750,000.00  $          1,000.00  36157RSF3
A3   $          26,736,435.98  $   26,647,508.13  $            986.94  36157RSG1
A5   $          48,619,665.68  $   47,870,233.87  $            947.93  36157RSJ5
A4   $          48,619,665.68  $   47,870,233.87  $            947.93  36157RSH9
A6   $         103,303,743.42  $  102,042,382.78  $            958.14  36157RSK2
SUP  $         218,167,434.18  $  215,350,034.03  $            955.90  GE9816SUP
RL   $                   0.00  $            0.00  $              0.00  GEC9816RL
M    $           1,852,272.56  $    1,846,111.73  $            986.94  36157RSM8
B1   $             617,423.53  $      615,369.92  $            986.94  36157RSN6
B2   $             617,423.53  $      615,369.92  $            986.94  36157RSP1
B3   $           1,111,363.34  $    1,107,666.84  $            986.94  36157RSU0
B4   $             370,454.12  $      369,221.95  $            986.94  36157RSV8
B5   $             370,457.27  $      369,225.10  $            986.94  36157RSW6

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    $  1,003,410.04
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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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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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