Exhibit 99.16

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                           DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT
                                  October, 1999
           Series 1999-10, REMIC Multi-Class Pass-Through Certificates

Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing  Agreement  dated as of April 1, 1999 (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                      %                6.866313
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       Weighted average maturity                                       170.85
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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    $   3.69528965     $    0.18253586  $   0.00000000   %0.00000000
       A1    $   6.62644674     $    3.09628200  $   5.01623484   %6.25000000
       A2    $   7.38288671     $    3.44973706  $   4.99118829   %6.25000003
       A3    $   3.60065228     $    1.68244544  $   5.11639492   %6.25000022
       S     $   0.00000000     $    0.00000000  $   0.33325565   %0.41584022
       M     $   3.60065545     $    0.00000000  $   5.11639211   %6.24999679
       B1    $   3.60065672     $    0.00000000  $   5.11638806   %6.24999183
       B2    $   3.60064460     $    0.00000000  $   5.11639373   %6.24999878
       B3    $   3.60065574     $    0.00000000  $   5.11639344   %6.24999839
       B4    $   3.60065274     $    0.00000000  $   5.11639687   %6.25000266
       B5    $   3.60065602     $    0.00000000  $   5.11638659   %6.24999004

       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:
                                                              $       38,955.62
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C. The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates:

       1.     The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:           $  183,273,611.57
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       2.     The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool
              Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above:                643
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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  36157RN92
PO   $             413,781.28  $      412,223.50  $           977.85  GEC9910PO
A1   $          91,496,123.49  $   90,866,611.06  $           956.49  36157RN68
A2   $          70,355,074.26  $   69,813,052.84  $           950.93  36157RN76
A3   $          18,029,991.69  $   17,963,905.39  $           978.75  36157RN84
S    $         166,643,129.22  $  165,454,838.99  $           954.83  GEC99010S
M    $           1,693,567.59  $    1,687,360.07  $           978.75  36157RP25
B1   $             658,173.02  $      655,760.58  $           978.75  36157RP33
B2   $             563,867.63  $      561,800.86  $           978.75  36157RP41
B3   $             659,155.37  $      656,739.33  $           978.75  36157RW68
B4   $             376,239.20  $      374,860.15  $           978.75  36157RW76
B5   $             282,332.61  $      281,297.76  $           978.75  36157RW84

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            4        Principal Balance      $    1,069,569.11
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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
                              --------                             -------------
       4.   In Foreclosure
            Number            0        Principal Balance      $            0.00
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       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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E.     Other Information:

       1.   Special Hazard Loss Amount:                       $    3,304,536.00
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       2.   Bankruptcy Loss Amount:                           $      100,000.00
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       3.   Fraud Loss Amount:                                $    1,915,010.00
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       4.   Certificate Interest Rate of the Class S Certificate: % 0.00000000
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