SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) August 19, 1999


                       GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc.
                          (as Depositor with respect to
            REMIC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1999-19)


                       GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


     New Jersey                    33-5042                  21-0627285
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(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission              (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                  File Number)             Identification No.)


Three Executive Campus
Cherry Hill, New Jersey                                     08002
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                    (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code          (609) 661-6100





Item 5.           Other Events.

     Attached as Exhibits 5.1 and 23.1 to this Current Report are a legal
opinion and related consent of the Vice President and General Counsel of the
Registrant with respect to the due authorization by the Registrant of certain
documents and actions in connection with the issuance of REMIC Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1999-19 (the "Certificates") by GE Capital
Mortgage Services, Inc. 1999-19 Trust. The public offering of certain classes of
the Certificates has been registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933
under a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (file nos. 333-68951 and
333-68951-01) (the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission by the Registrant and GE Capital Mortgage Funding
Corporation.

     The Registrant hereby incorporates such legal opinion and consent by
reference as additional Exhibits to the Registration Statement, insofar as the
Registration Statement pertains to the public offering of certain classes of the
Certificates.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits.

Exhibit No.                  Description
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5.1  Opinion of Thomas F. Kleissler, Vice President and General Counsel of GE
     Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. regarding due authorization by the
     Registrant.

23.1 Consent of Thomas F. Kleissler, Vice President and General Counsel of GE
     Capital Mortgage Services, Inc.(included as part of Exhibit 5.1).






                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                   GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc.
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                                             (Registrant)



Date: August 19, 1999               By    /s/ Mary Kaplan
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                                       Name: Mary Kaplan
                                       Title:  Vice President





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


The following exhibits are being filed herewith:


EXHIBIT NO.                             DESCRIPTION


5.1  Opinion of Thomas F. Kleissler, Vice President and General Counsel of GE
     Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. regarding due authorization by the
     Registrant.

23.1 Consent of Thomas F. Kleissler, Vice President and General Counsel of GE
     Capital Mortgage Services, Inc.(included as part of Exhibit 5.1).