GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.

            REMIC MULTI-CLASS PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
                          SERIES 1998-16

                          TERMS AGREEMENT
                    (to Underwriting Agreement,
                       dated March 21, 1996,
             between the Company and the Underwriter)

GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc.             New York, New York
Three Executive Campus                         September 22, 1998
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

           Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation
(the "Underwriter") agrees, subject to the terms and provisions
herein and of the captioned Underwriting Agreement (the
"Underwriting Agreement"), to purchase the Classes of Series
1998-16 Certificates specified in Section 2(a) hereof (the
"Offered Certificates"). This Terms Agreement supplements and
modifies the Underwriting Agreement solely as it relates to the
purchase and sale of the Offered Certificates described below.
The Series 1998-16 Certificates are registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by means of an effective
Registration Statement (No. 333-51151). Capitalized terms used
and not defined herein have the meanings given them in the
Underwriting Agreement.

      Section 1. The Mortgage Pool: The Series 1998-16
Certificates shall evidence the entire beneficial ownership
interest in a mortgage pool (the "Mortgage Pool") of
conventional, fixed-rate, first-lien, fully-amortizing, one- to
four-family residential mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
having the following characteristics as of September 1, 1998 (the
"Cut-off Date"):

      (a) Aggregate Principal Amount of the Mortgage Pool:
$249,404,292.56 aggregate principal balance as of the Cut-off
Date, subject to a permitted variance such that the aggregate
original Certificate Principal Balance will be not less than
$237,500,000 or greater than $262,500,000.

      (b) Original Terms to Maturity: The original term to
maturity of substantially all of the Mortgage Loans included in
the Mortgage Pool shall be between 10 and 15 years.

      Section 2. The Certificates: The Offered Certificates shall
be issued as follows:





      (a) Classes: The Offered Certificates shall be issued with
the following Class designations, interest rates and principal
balances, subject in the aggregate to the variance referred to in
Section 1(a):

                                                   Class
                                                 Purchase
                   Principal        Interest       Price
      Class         Balance           Rate       Percentage
      -----        ---------        --------     ----------
      Class M      1,870,532          6.50%       100.00%
      Class B1       623,510          6.50         98.50%
      Class B2       623,510          6.50         97.00%

      (b) The Offered Certificates shall have such other
characteristics as described in the related Prospectus.

      Section 3. Purchase Price: The Purchase Price for each
Class of the Offered Certificates shall be the Class Purchase
Price Percentage therefor (as set forth in Section 2(a) above) of
the initial Class Certificate Principal Balance thereof plus
accrued interest at the initial interest rate per annum from and
including the Cut-off Date up to, but not including, September
24, 1998 (the "Closing Date").

      Section 4. Required Ratings: The Class M, Class B1 and
Class B2 Certificates shall have received Required Ratings of at
least "AA," "A" and "BBB," respectively, from S&P

      Section 5. Tax Treatment: One or more elections will be
made to treat the assets of the Trust Fund as a REMIC.


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           If the foregoing is in accordance with your
understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the
undersigned a counterpart hereof, whereupon this letter and your
acceptance shall represent a binding agreement between the
Underwriter and the Company.

                               Very truly yours,

                               DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
                               SECURITIES CORPORATION




                               By:___________________________
                                  Name:
                                  Title:


The foregoing Agreement is
hereby confirmed and accepted
as of the date hereof.

GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.




By:______________________________
   Name:
   Title: