Exhibit 99.65

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                             SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE
                                  January, 1999
           Series 1998-23, REMIC Multi-Class Pass-Through Certificates

Pursuant  to the Pooling and  Servicing  Agreement  dated as of November 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                                      $      427,982.53
                                                                 ---------------
        (b)    Interest                                       $    3,060,681.71
                                                                 ---------------
        (c)    Total                                          $    3,488,664.24
                                                                 ---------------

 2. Aggregate scheduled Monthly Payments received this month:
        (a)    Principal                                      $      250,239.73
                                                                 ---------------
        (b)    Interest                                       $    1,802,498.84
                                                                 ---------------
        (c)    Total                                          $    2,052,738.57
                                                                 ---------------

 3.     Aggregate Monthly Advances this month:
        (a)    Principal                                      $      177,742.80
                                                                 ---------------
        (b)    Interest                                       $    1,258,182.87
                                                                 ---------------
        (c)    Total                                          $    1,435,925.67
                                                                 ---------------

 4.      Aggregate  Principal  Prepayments  in part  received in the  applicable
         Prepayment Period:
        (a)    Principal                                      $      641,766.19
                                                                 ---------------

 5.     Aggregate  Principal  Prepayments  in full  received  in the  applicable
        Prepayment Period:
        (a)    Principal                                      $    2,853,768.94
                                                                 ---------------
        (b)    Interest                                       $       13,060.61
                                                                 ---------------
        (c)    Total                                          $    2,866,829.55
                                                                 ---------------

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

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

 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                                      $      277,196.91
                                                                 ---------------
        (b)    Interest                                       $        1,642.72
                                                                 ---------------
        (c)    Total                                          $      278,839.63
                                                                 ---------------

12.     Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:                     $  513,781,281.95
                                                                 ---------------

13.     Available Funds:                                      $    6,790,624.57
                                                                 ---------------

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:                    $           6,624.54
                                                              ------------------

18.      Total interest payments:                          $       2,589,910.00
                                                              ------------------

19. Interest
                             Unpaid Class
     Accrued Certificate  Interest Shortfalls   Interest
Class     Interest                               Payable           Pay-out Rate
- -----     --------        -------------------    -------           ------------
R    $             0.00  $              0.00   $        0.00       %0.000000000
A    $     2,485,679.45  $              0.00   $2,485,679.45       %6.000000010
M    $        48,205.75  $              0.00   $   48,205.75       %6.000000597
B1   $        20,843.03  $              0.00   $   20,843.03       %6.000000820
B2   $        11,725.45  $              0.00   $   11,725.45       %5.999999105
B3   $        10,426.51  $              0.00   $   10,426.51       %6.000000288
B4   $         5,210.76  $              0.00   $    5,210.76       %6.000003685
B5   $         7,819.05  $              0.00   $    7,819.05       %6.000002954

20.      Principal Distribution Amount:                       $    4,200,714.57
                                                                 ---------------

21.     Principal Distribution Amount per Certificate:

                                 Principal Distribution       Accrual Amount
                                 ----------------------       --------------
        Class R                  $                0.00       $          0.00
        Class A                  $        4,183,490.48       $          0.00
        Class SUP                $                0.00       $          0.00
        Class M                  $            7,966.00       $          0.00
        Class B1                 $            3,444.31       $          0.00
        Class B2                 $            1,937.63       $          0.00
        Class B3                 $            1,722.98       $          0.00
        Class B4                 $              861.08       $          0.00
        Class B5                 $            1,292.10       $          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:                           $       119,484.21
                                                                     -----------

 3.     Supplemental Servicing Fee amount:                   $       379,698.07
                                                                     -----------

 4.     Credit Losses for prior month:                       $             0.00
                                                                     -----------
                                                  Category  Category  Category
                                                      A         B         C
 5.     Senior Percentage:           % 95.975515     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:           %  4.024485
                                      -----------

 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              
                                            -------------------------------
                                            Name:    Tim Neer
                                            Title:   Vice President
                                                     Investor Operations