Exhibit 99.12

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                           DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT
                                  OCTOBER 1999
                REMIC Home Equity Loan Pass-Through Certificates,
                                 Series 1999-HE1

     Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing  Agreement  dated as of March 1, 1999
(the "Agreement")  between GE Capital Mortgage  Services,  Inc. (the "Company"),
and  The  First  National  Bank  of  Chicago  (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:

     The amounts below are for a Single Certificate of $1,000:

          (1)  Amount of distribution allocable to principal:
            Class A1                                             40.89130046
                                                                 ---
            Class A2                                             $0.00000000
                                                                 ---
            Class A3                                             $0.00000000
                                                                 ---
            Class A4                                             $0.00000000
                                                                 ---
            Class A5                                             $0.00000000
                                                                 ---
            Class A6                                             $0.00000000
                                                                 ---
            Class A7                                             $0.00000000
                                                                 ---
             Class M                                             $0.61901947
                                                                 ---
            Class B1                                             $0.61901947
                                                                 ---
            Class B2                                             $0.61901947
                                                                 ---
            Class B3                                             $0.61901947
                                                                 ---
            Class B4                                             $0.61901947
                                                                 ---
            Class B5                                             $0.61866995
                                                                 ---
            Class R1                                             $0.00000000
                                                                 ---
            Class R2                                             $0.00000000
                                                                 ---

          (2)  Aggregate Principal prepayments included in distribution:
            Class A1                                        $6,789,171.13
                                                            -----------
            Class A2                                                $0.00000000
                                                            -----------
            Class A3                                                $0.00000000
                                                            -----------
            Class A4                                                $0.00000000
                                                            -----------
            Class A5                                                $0.00000000
                                                            -----------
            Class A6                                                $0.00000000
                                                            -----------
            Class A7                                                $0.00000000
                                                            -----------
             Class M                                                $0.00000000
                                                            -----------
            Class B1                                                $0.00000000
                                                            -----------
            Class B2                                                $0.00000000
                                                            -----------
            Class B3                                                $0.00000000
                                                            -----------
            Class B4                                                $0.00000000
                                                            -----------
            Class B5                                                $0.00000000
                                                            -----------
            Class R1                                                $0.00000000
                                                            -----------
            Class R2                                                $0.00000000
                                                            -----------

         (3)   Amount of distribution allocable to interest Pay-out Rate:
            Class A1                   $3.40501390               5.995%
                                      -----------------------------
            Class A2                   $4.92083333               5.905%
                                      -----------------------------
            Class A3                   $5.02916667               6.035%
                                      -----------------------------
            Class A4                   $5.15416667               6.185%
                                      -----------------------------
            Class A5                   $5.23750000               6.285%
                                      -----------------------------
            Class A6                   $5.58333333               6.700%
                                      -----------------------------
            Class A7                   $5.22083333               6.265%
                                      -----------------------------
             Class S                   $2.09568358               2.51%
                                      -----------------------------
             Class M                   $5.55173068               6.705%
                                      -----------------------------
            Class B1                   $5.96158999               7.200%
                                      -----------------------------
            Class B2                   $7.05868815               8.525%
                                      -----------------------------
            Class B3                   $7.34077155               8.866%
                                      -----------------------------
            Class B4                   $7.34077155               8.866%
                                      -----------------------------
            Class B5                   $7.33662668               8.866%
                                      -----------------------------

         (4)  Amount of distribution allocable to Unanticipated Recoveries:
            Class A1                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class A2                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class A3                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class A4                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class A5                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class A6                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class A7                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
             Class M                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class B1                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class B2                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class B3                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class B4                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class B5                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class R1                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class R2                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---

          (5) Servicing Compensation:                                $210,255.75
                                                                     ---------

          The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates:

          (6) Pool Principal Balance;                            $453,811,875.96
                                                                 -------------
                number of Mortgage
                Loans:                                                  5,706
                                                                 -------------

          (7)  Class Certificate  Principal  Balance of each Class;  Certificate
               Principal Balance of Single Certificate of each class:

                                                                  Single
                                                               Certificate
               Class                        Class Balance         Balance
               -----                        -------------         -------
               Class A1                    $110,196,866.25        $640.67945495
                                 --------------------------------------
               Class A2                     $47,000,000.00      $1,000.00000000
                                 --------------------------------------
               Class A3                     $83,995,000.00      $1,000.00000000
                                 --------------------------------------
               Class A4                     $24,000,000.00      $1,000.00000000
                                 --------------------------------------
               Class A5                     $43,000,000.00      $1,000.00000000
                                 --------------------------------------
               Class A6                     $32,636,000.00      $1,000.00000000
                                 --------------------------------------
               Class A7                     $44,000,000.00      $1,000.00000000
                                 --------------------------------------
               Class M                      $17,689,926.46        $992.97931290
                                 --------------------------------------
               Class B1                     $15,162,794.11        $992.97931290
                                 --------------------------------------
               Class B2                     $11,372,592.07        $992.97931290
                                 --------------------------------------
               Class B3                      $5,812,900.90        $992.97931290
                                 --------------------------------------
               Class B4                      $3,537,985.29        $992.97931290
                                 --------------------------------------
               Class B5                      $8,335,911.43        $992.41864111
                                 --------------------------------------
               Class R1                              $0.00          $0.00000000
                                 --------------------------------------
               Class R2                              $0.00          $0.00000000
                                 --------------------------------------

          (8)   Book value of real estate acquired on behalf of Certificate-
                holders; number of                                   $491,061.86
                                                                     ---------
                related Mortgage Loans:                                     5
                                                                     ---------

          (9)  Aggregate  Scheduled  Principal  Balance and number of delinquent
               Mortgage Loans:
               One Payment Delinquent                              $3,788,439.01
                                                                   -----------
                                                                           61
                                                                   -----------
               Two Payments Delinquent                               $811,625.66
                                                                   -----------
                                                                           13
                                                                   -----------
               Three or more Payments Delinquent                   $3,195,075.40
                                                                   -----------
                                                                           29
                                                                   -----------
               TOTAL                                               $7,795,140.07
                                                                   -----------
                                                                          103
                                                                   -----------
               In foreclosure                                      $5,155,528.69
                                                                   -----------
                                                                           62
                                                                     ---------

          (10) Aggregate  Scheduled  Principal  Balance  and number of  replaced
               Mortgage Loans:                                             $0.00
                                                                           ---
                                                                            0
                                                                           ---

          (11) Unpaid Net Simple Interest Shortfall:
            Class A1                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class A2                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class A3                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class A4                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class A5                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class A6                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class A7                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
             Class S                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
             Class M                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class B1                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class B2                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class B3                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class B4                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---
            Class B5                                                       $0.00
                                                                           ---

          (12) Class Certificate Interest Rate of:
             Class M                                                    6.705%
                                                                      ----
            Class B1                                                    7.200%
                                                                      ----
            Class B2                                                    8.525%
                                                                      ----
            Class B3                                                    8.866%
                                                                      ----
            Class B4                                                    8.866%
                                                                      ----
            Class B5                                                    8.866%
                                                                      ----
             Class S                                                    2.51%
                                                                      ----

          (13) Senior Percentage for such                             86.348813%
                                                                     ----
                  Distribution Date

          (14) Senior Prepayment Percentage
               for such Distribution Date                            100.00%
                                                                     ----

          (15) Junior Percentage for such
               Distribution Date                                      13.651187%
                                                                     ----

          (16) Junior Prepayment Percentage
               for such Distribution Date                              0.00%
                                                                     ----

          (17) Class A7 Certificate Percentage
                  for such Distribution Date                          11.228466%
                                                                     ----

          (18) Class A7 Distribution Percentage
                  for such Distribution Date                           0.00%
                                                                     ----

     Capitalized  terms used in this Certificate shall have the same meanings as
in the Agreement.

GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.

By:  /s/ Tim Neer
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Name:  Tim Neer
Title: Vice President of Investor Operations