Exhibit 99.24

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                           DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT
                                 February, 1999
           Series 1998-09, REMIC Multi-Class Pass-Through Certificates

     Pursuant  to the Pooling and  Servicing  Agreement  dated as of May 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                      %                 7.373118
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       Weighted average maturity                                        347.05
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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  $  0.10000000   %0.00000000
       PO   $ 1.13635696     $   0.17829167  $  0.00000000   %0.00000000
       A1   $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  5.41666675   %6.50000010
       A2   $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  5.41666661   %6.49999993
       A3   $30.87776024     $  29.14577367  $  4.87170383   %7.00000000
       A4   $29.43017102     $  27.77938252  $  0.00000000   %0.00000000
       A5   $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  0.00000000   %0.00000000
       A6   $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  5.02278330   %6.02733996
       A7   $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  5.83333333   %7.00000000
       A8   $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  5.62499990   %6.74999988
       A10  $19.23819922     $  18.15909558  $  4.73183810   %6.75000002
       A11  $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  5.62500000   %6.75000000
       A12  $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  5.62500000   %6.75000000
       A13  $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  5.62500005   %6.75000006
       A14  $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  5.83333400   %7.00000080
       A15  $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  5.41666667   %6.50000000
       A9   $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  5.62500049   %6.75000059
       A16  $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  7.94783560   %9.53740272
       A17  $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  5.62499989   %6.74999987
       A18  $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  5.62500000   %6.75000000
       A19  $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  5.62499961   %6.74999953
       RL   $ 0.00000000     $   0.00000000  $  0.00000000   %0.00000000
       M    $ 0.83943545     $   0.00000000  $  5.58857533   %6.75000008
       B1   $ 0.83943622     $   0.00000000  $  5.58857475   %6.74999938
       B2   $ 0.83943525     $   0.00000000  $  5.58857481   %6.74999945
       B3   $ 0.83943465     $   0.00000000  $  5.58857665   %6.75000169
       B4   $ 0.83943446     $   0.00000000  $  5.58857618   %6.75000111
       B5   $ 0.83943686     $   0.00000000  $  5.58857584   %6.75000069

       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:
                                                               $     128,117.59
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C.     The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates:

       1.     The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:            $ 662,034,620.20
                                                                 ---------------

       2.     The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool
              Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above:                2,197
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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  36158GDQ8
PO   $              798,299.79  $      797,371.36  $          975.94  GEC9809PO
A1   $           48,871,886.00  $   48,871,886.00  $        1,000.00  36158GCS5
A2   $           54,638,720.00  $   54,638,720.00  $        1,000.00  36158GCT3
A3   $          169,552,592.66  $  163,283,767.74  $          804.27  36158GCU0
A4   $            6,649,578.90  $    6,417,400.19  $          813.45  36158GCV8
A5   $                    0.00  $            0.00  $            0.00  36158GCW6
A6   $           14,087,291.00  $   14,087,291.00  $        1,000.00  36158GCX4
A7   $            4,986,000.00  $    4,986,000.00  $        1,000.00  36158GCY2
A8   $           51,175,000.00  $   51,175,000.00  $        1,000.00  36158GCZ9
A10  $          137,959,690.29  $  134,804,618.25  $          821.98  36158GDB1
A11  $           20,252,000.00  $   20,252,000.00  $        1,000.00  36158GDC9
A12  $           22,880,000.00  $   22,880,000.00  $        1,000.00  36158GDD7
A13  $           23,196,750.00  $   23,196,750.00  $        1,000.00  36158GDE5
A14  $            5,000,000.00  $    5,000,000.00  $        1,000.00  36158GDF2
A15  $           33,000,000.00  $   33,000,000.00  $        1,000.00  36158GDG0
A9   $            5,055,948.00  $    5,055,948.00  $        1,000.00  36158GDA3
A16  $            3,652,261.00  $    3,652,261.00  $        1,000.00  36158GDH8
A17  $           22,394,100.00  $   22,394,100.00  $        1,000.00  36158GDJ4
A18  $            9,880,000.00  $    9,880,000.00  $        1,000.00  36158GDK1
A19  $           12,872,248.00  $   12,872,248.00  $        1,000.00  36158GDL9
SUP  $          635,016,023.71  $  625,376,589.92  $          875.78  GEC98009S
RL   $                    0.00  $            0.00  $            0.00  36158GDR6
M    $           13,814,958.06  $   13,803,285.71  $          992.69  36158GDM7
B1   $            5,974,062.77  $    5,969,015.24  $          992.69  36158GDN5
B2   $            3,360,099.83  $    3,357,260.86  $          992.69  36158GDP0
B3   $            2,987,528.14  $    2,985,003.96  $          992.69  36158GDS4
B4   $            1,493,267.31  $    1,492,005.64  $          992.69  36158GDT2
B5   $            2,240,527.77  $    2,238,634.73  $          992.69  36158GDU9

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             17       Principal Balance       $  4,518,675.12
                               --------                            -------------
       2.   60-89 days
            Number             1        Principal Balance       $    253,413.84
                               --------                           -------------
       3.   90 days or more
            Number             0        Principal Balance       $          0.00
                               --------                            -------------
       4.   In Foreclosure
            Number             0        Principal Balance       $          0.00
                               --------                            -------------
       5.   Real Estate Owned
            Number             0        Principal Balance       $          0.00
                               --------                            -------------

       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
                  A6             %               6.02733996
                 A16             %               9.53740272

E.     Other Information:

       1.   Special Hazard Loss Amount:                        $           0.00
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       2.   Bankruptcy Loss Amount:                            $           0.00
                                                                  --------------

       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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F.   Ending Notional Component Balances (if applicable):

                                   Ending Notional Balance
             Class
       Class A4_1            $                           0.00
       Class A4_2            $                           0.00
       Class A4_3            $                           0.00

     Ending Component Principal Balances (if applicable):

                                  Ending Component Balance
             Class
       Class A4_1            $                   6,047,547.19
       Class A4_2            $                     185,186.00
       Class A4_3            $                     184,667.00