SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report:  January 26, 2000
(Date of earliest event reported)

Commission File No.:  333-68951



                        GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc.



       New Jersey                                            21-0627285
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(States of Incorporation)                               (I.R.S. Employer
                                                        Identification Nos.)

Three Executive Campus
Cherry Hill, New Jersey                                                  08002
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Addresses of principal executive offices                          (Zip Codes)



                               (856) 661-6100
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Registrants' Telephone Numbers, including area code



(Former names, former addresses and former fiscal years, if changed since
last report)










ITEM 5.     Other Events

      Attached as Exhibits 5.1 and 23.1 to this Current Report is 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 2000-2 (the "Certificates") by GE Capital
Mortgage Services, Inc. 2000-2 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 and Exhibits

              (c) Exhibits

Item 601(a)
of Regulation S-K
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).









            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.


January 26, 2000

                                   By:      /s/ Al Gentile
                                          ---------------------------------
                                             Name:  Al Gentile
                                             Title: Designated Officer





                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


                                                               Paper (P) or (E)
Exhibit No.             Description                               Electronic
- -----------             -----------                               ----------

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

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