MLMI PRIMEFIRST ADJ RATE MO SEN SUB PASS THR CERT SER 1992 A
424B3, 1998-04-14
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                                                    Registration No. 33-42090
                                                           Rule 424(b)(3)

         SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 24, 1992

                Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Seller
          PrimeFirst(Registered Trademark) Adjustable Rate Mortgage
                Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificates,
                   Series 1992A, Class A-1 and A-2 (Senior)

                       MERRILL LYNCH CREDIT CORPORATION
                               Master Servicer
_____________________________________________________________________________

     On February  27, 1992, the  PrimeFirst(Registered Trademark)  Adjustable
Rate  Mortgage Senior/Subordinate  Pass-Through  Certificates, Series  1992A,
Class A-1 and A-2 (the "Class A  Certificates") were issued in an approximate
original  aggregate  principal  amount  of  $231,137,411.43.    The  Class  A
Certificates  represented beneficial interests of approximately 90.75% in the
Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling  and Servicing Agreement dated as of
February  1, 1992  by and  among Merrill  Lynch Mortgage  Investors,  Inc, as
seller,  Merrill Lynch Credit  Corporation, as  master servicer,  and Bankers
Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee.  This Supplement to the above-
referenced Prospectus  Supplement (the  "Prospectus Supplement")  supplements
and  updates  certain  of  the   information  set  forth  in  the  Prospectus
Supplement.  Capitalized terms not  defined herein have the meanings ascribed
to them in the Prospectus Supplement.

     The  first two  tables  set forth  after the  first paragraph  under the
heading  "MLCC and  its PrimeFirst(Registered  Trademark) Mortgage  Program--
Delinquency  and  Loan  Loss  Experience"  on page  S-21  of  the  Prospectus
Supplement are hereby updated, in their entirety, as follows:

                               1992 A   Class A

         PRIMEFIRST(Registered Trademark) LOAN DELINQUENCY EXPERIENCE
                            (Dollars in Thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              December 31, 1997        December 31, 1996         December 31, 1995
                           ------------------------  -----------------------  ------------------------
                            Number of                Number of                Number of
                           PrimeFirst    Principal   PrimeFirst   Principal   PrimeFirst   Principal
                              Loans       Amount       Loans       Amount       Loans        Amount
                           ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------
<S>                        <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>
PrimeFirst Loans
  Outstanding . . . . . .        14,159  $5,302,950       11,054  $4,331,131        8,272   $3,536,761
Delinquency Period
  30-59 Days  . . . . . .           183  $   66,254          180  $   84,297          127   $   56,370
  60-89 Days  . . . . . .            26      18,544           19       6,583           13        7,917
  90 Days or More*  . . .            24      18,072           29      27,590           44       45,749
                           ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------
     Total Delinquency  .           233  $  102,870          228  $  118,470          184   $  110,036
                           ============  ==========  ===========  ==========  ===========  ===========

Delinquencies as
  Percent of Number
  of PrimeFirst Loans
  and Principal Amount
  Outstanding . . . . . .         1.65%       1.94%        2.06%       2.74%        2.22%        3.11%

Foreclosures  . . . . . .            39   $  47,396           29  $   39,100           28   $   38,209

Foreclosures as
  Percent of Number
  of PrimeFirst Loans
  and Principal Amount
  Outstanding . . . . . .         0.28%       0.89%        0.26%       0.90%        0.34%        1.08%

</TABLE>
_________________________________
*  Does not include loans subject to bankruptcy proceedings.


            PRIMEFIRST(Registered Trademark) LOAN LOSS EXPERIENCE
                            (Dollars in Thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Year Ended        Year Ended          Year Ended
                                             December 31, 1997  December 31, 1996  December 31, 1995
                                             ------------------ -----------------  -------------------
<S>                                          <C>                <C>                <C>
Average Principal Balance of
  PrimeFirst Loan Portfolio . . . . . . . .          $4,817,041        $3,933,946           $3,444,045
Average Number of PrimeFirst
  Loans Outstanding
  During the Period . . . . . . . . . . . .              12,607             9,663                7,944

Gross Charge-offs . . . . . . . . . . . . .         $     5,363       $     6,157          $     1,840
Recoveries  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         $        99       $         0          $         0
                                             ------------------ -----------------  -------------------
Net Charge-offs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         $     5,264       $     6,157          $     1,840
                                             ================== =================  ===================
Net Charge-offs as a Percent
  of Average Principal
  Balance Outstanding . . . . . . . . . . .               0.11%             0.16%                0.05%

</TABLE>

                               1992 A   Class A

     Additionally, the information  contained in the table  entitled "Cut-Off
Date  Principal Balances"  and  "Range  of Margins"  under  the heading  "The
Mortgage  Pool" on  pages  S-15  and S-18,  respectively,  of the  Prospectus
Supplement  is hereby  updated  to indicate,  as of  December  31, 1997,  the
Mortgage Loan Balances and margins of the Mortgage Loans:

                  PRINCIPAL BALANCES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 Range of                      Number of                            % of Mortgage
            Principal Balances                  Mortgage         Principal             Pool by
                                                 Loans            Balance         Principal Balance
- -----------------------------------------      ---------      --------------      -----------------
<S>                                            <C>            <C>                 <C>
$    0.00-          49,999.99 . . . . . .            5           $184,752.44             0.24%
$    55,000.00-     59,999.99 . . . . . .            2            113,626.70             0.15
$    75,000.00-     99,999.99 . . . . . .            3            264,350.65             0.34
$    100,000.00-    149,999.99  . . . . .            5            664,503.55             0.85
$    150,000.00-    199,999.99  . . . . .           16          2,943,188.02             3.76
$    200,000.00-    249,999.99  . . . . .           21          4,605,724.78             5.88
$    250,000.00-    299,999.99  . . . . .           28          8,038,373.88            10.24
$    300,000.00-    349,999.99  . . . . .           20          6,402,315.04             8.18
$    350,000.00-    399,999.99  . . . . .           17          6,317,591.13             8.07
$    400,000.00-    449,999.99  . . . . .           10          4,159,207.25             5.31
$    450,000.00-    499,999.99  . . . . .           11          5,259,809.42             6.72
$    500,000.00-    549,999.99  . . . . .            3          1,599,244.99             2.04
$    550,000.00-    599,999.99  . . . . .           10          5,739,982.38             7.33
$    600,000.00-    649,999.99  . . . . .            4          2,500,079.86             3.19
$    650,000.00-    699,999.99  . . . . .            2          1,349,999.99             1.72
$    700,000.00-    749,999.99  . . . . .            6          4,380,087.15             5.59
$    750,000.00-    799,999.99  . . . . .            1            760,147.53             0.97
$    800,000.00-    849,999.99  . . . . .            1            800,000.00             1.02
$    900,000.00-    949,999.99  . . . . .            2          1,899,319.48             2.43
$    950,000.00-    999,999.99  . . . . .            2          1,978,110.07             2.53
$    1,000,000.00-  1,099,999.99  . . . .            2          2,048,496.67             2.62
$    1,100,000.00-  1,199,999.99  . . . .            3          3,300,000.00             4.21
$    1,200,000.00-  1,299,999.99  . . . .            2          2,518,658.06             3.22
$    1,300,000.00-  1,399,999.99  . . . .            2          2,660,000.00             3.40
$    1,600,000.00-  1,699,999.99  . . . .            1          1,600,000.00             2.04
$    1,900,000.00-  1,999,999.99  . . . .            2          3,999,400.81             5.11
$    2,200,000.00-  2,299,999.99  . . . .            1          2,225,000.00             2.84  
                                               ---------      --------------      -----------------
                    TOTALS  . . . . . . .          182       $ 78,311,969.85           100.00%
                                               =========      ==============      =================

</TABLE>

                               1992 A   Class A

                   RANGE OF MARGINS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         % of Mortgage
                                       Number of                                             Pool by
      Margin/(1)/                   Mortgage Loans          Principal Balance           Principal Balance
- -----------------------            --------------          -------------------        -------------------
<S>                                <C>                     <C>                     <C>
       -0.250%                             15                $ 19,751,224.55                  25.22%
       -0.125%                             31                  18,166,233.33                  23.20
        0.000%                             97                  32,673,274.28                  41.72
                                   --------------          -------------------        -------------------
        0.250%                             39                   7,721,237.69                   9.86 
                                   ==============          ===================        ===================
                 TOTALS                   182                $ 78,311,969.85                 100.00%

</TABLE>

________________________
(1)  The Margin is  added to or subtracted from (as indicated) the applicable
     Prime Index to  arrive at the Mortgage Rate; provided  that the Mortgage
     Rate will not exceed 18.00% per annum.
                             ____________________

               The date of this Supplement is April 13, 1998.



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