Exhibit 99.72 GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT February, 1999 Series 1998-26, REMIC Multi-Class Pass-Through Certificates Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 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 % 7.163488 ---------------------- Weighted average maturity 165.39 ---------------------- 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 $ 3.96493839 $ 0.53162541 $ 0.00000000 %0.00000000 A $ 17.03074486 $ 11.39691088 $ 5.12410309 %6.25000001 M $ 3.81750316 $ 0.00000000 $ 5.18841572 %6.24999849 B1 $ 3.81750814 $ 0.00000000 $ 5.18842020 %6.25000388 B2 $ 3.81751141 $ 0.00000000 $ 5.18842466 %6.25000931 B3 $ 3.81749287 $ 0.00000000 $ 5.18840456 %6.24998499 B4 $ 3.81749049 $ 0.00000000 $ 5.18840304 %6.24998330 B5 $ 3.81750302 $ 0.00000000 $ 5.18841945 %6.25000310 2. Unanticipated Recoveries: $ 0.00 --------------- 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: $ 35,418.45 -------------- C. The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates: 1. The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance: $ 169,611,517.04 --------------- 2. The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above: 610 --------------- 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 36157RXA9 PO $ 172,380.81 $ 171,694.81 $ 992.36 GEC9826PO A $ 168,882,796.54 $ 165,959,317.61 $ 966.80 36157RXR1 SUP $ 165,393,023.95 $ 162,482,699.00 $ 1,132.60 GE9826SUP M $ 1,571,965.82 $ 1,565,941.80 $ 992.36 36157RXT7 B1 $ 611,652.10 $ 609,308.15 $ 992.36 36157RXU4 B2 $ 436,325.11 $ 434,653.04 $ 992.36 36157RXV2 B3 $ 349,657.80 $ 348,317.86 $ 992.36 36157RXW0 B4 $ 261,994.30 $ 260,990.30 $ 992.36 36157RXX8 B5 $ 262,298.75 $ 261,293.58 $ 992.36 36157RXY8 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 16 Principal Balance $ 6,025,000.20 -------- -------- ------------- 2. 60-89 days Number 2 Principal Balance $ 703,319.60 -------- -------- ------------- 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 ----------- E. Other Information: 1. Special Hazard Loss Amount: $ 0.00 -------------- 2. Bankruptcy Loss Amount: $ 0.00 -------------- 3. Fraud Loss Amount: $ 0.00 -------------- 4. Certificate Interest Rate of the Class S Certificate:% 0.00000000 -----------