Registration No.33-84894
Rule 424 (b)(3)
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 4, 1996
MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc., Seller
Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 1996-C, Class A
MERRILL LYNCH CREDIT CORPORATION
Master Servicer
_____________________________________________________________________________
On September 10, 1996, the Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 1996-C, Class A (the "Certificates") were issued in an
approximate original aggregate principal amount of $318,494,140. The
Certificates represented beneficial interests in the Trust Fund created
pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 1, 1996 by
and among MLCC 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 Mortgage Programs--Delinquency and Loan Loss
Experience" on page S-28 of the Prospectus Supplement are hereby updated, in
their entirety, as follows:
1996 C
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>
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* 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>
The first two tables set forth after the second paragraph under the
heading "MLCC and its Mortgage Programs--Delinquency and Loan Loss
Experience" on page S-29 of the Prospectus Supplement are hereby updated, in
their entirety, as follows:
1996 C
REVOLVING CREDIT LINE LOAN DELINQUENCY EXPERIENCE
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of December 31,
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1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Number of revolving
credit line loans
serviced . . . . . . 15,084 13,839 15,598 25,056 28,368 31,395
Aggregate loan
balance of revolving
credit line
loans serviced . . . $1,062,930 $1,037,427 $1,079,693 $1,293,483 $1,353,800 $1,387,217
Loan balance of
revolving credit line
loans 2 months
delinquent . . . . . $ 3,717 $ 5,161 $ 5,358 $ 8,447 $ 8,292 $ 5,450
Loan balance of
revolving credit
line loans 3 months
or more delinquent . $ 18,751 $ 17,508 $ 22,989 $ 33,763 $ 39,508 $ 44,104
Total of 2 months
or more delinquent
as a percentage
of aggregate loan
balance of revolving
credit line loans . . 2.11% 2.19% 2.63% 3.26% 3.53% 3.57%
</TABLE>
REVOLVING CREDIT LINE LOAN LOSS EXPERIENCE
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of December 31,
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1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Number of revolving
credit line loans
serviced . . . . . . . 15,084 13,839 15,598 25,056 28,368 31,395
Aggregate loan
balance of revolving
credit line
loans serviced . . . . $1,062,930 $1,037,427 $1,079,693 $1,293,483 $1,353,800 $1,387,217
For the Period:
Gross Charge-offs
dollars . . . . . . . $ 1,447 $ 3,153 $ 1,118 $ 3,700 $ 1,860 $ 4,269
Percentage(1) . . . . . 0.14% 0.30% 0.10% 0.29% 0.14% 0.31%
</TABLE>
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(1) As a percentage of aggregate balance of revolving credit line loans
serviced.
Additionally, the information contained in the tables entitled "Range of
Cut-off Date Principal Balances", "Prime Index Mortgage Loan Margins", "One-
Month LIBOR Index Mortgage Loan Margins", "Six-Month LIBOR Index Mortgage
Loan Margins" and "One-Year Treasury Index Mortgage Loan Margins" under the
heading "The Mortgage Pool" on pages S-19 and S-22 of the Prospectus
Supplement is hereby updated to indicate, as of December 31, 1997, the
Mortgage Loan Balances and Margins of the Mortgage Loans:
1996 C
RANGE OF PRINCIPAL BALANCES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Percent of
Mortgage Pool
Number of by
Mortgage Principal Principal
Range of Principal Balances Loans Balance Balance
- --------------------------------------------------- ----------- -------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
$ 0.00-- 49,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . 31 $ 1,101,231.34 0.42%
$ 50,000.00-- 54,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . 13 676,896.61 0.26
$ 55,000.00-- 59,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . 11 621,754.94 0.24
$ 60,000.00-- 74,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . 29 1,977,519.05 0.76
$ 75,000.00-- 99,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . 63 5,479,938.22 2.11
$ 100,000.00-- 149,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 115 14,448.973.42 5.55
$ 150,000.00-- 199,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 100 17,383,383.73 6.68
$ 200,000.00-- 249,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 80 17,850,566.78 6.86
$ 250,000.00-- 299,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 57 15,686,727.17 6.03
$ 300,000.00-- 349,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 56 18,051,656.82 6.92
$ 350,000.00-- 399,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 34 12,755,667.85 4.90
$ 400,000.00-- 449,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 26 10,912,947.25 4.19
$ 450,000.00-- 499,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 23 10,858,725.04 4.17
$ 500,000.00-- 549,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 17 8,823,958.13 3.39
$ 550,000.00-- 599,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 11 6,300,889.02 2.42
$ 600,000.00-- 649,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 17 10,426,011.17 4.01
$ 650,000.00-- 699,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 3 2,024,922.70 0.78
$ 700,000.00-- 749,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 11 8,023,098.04 3.08
$ 750,000.00-- 799,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 3 2,303,000.00 0.88
$ 800,000.00-- 849,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 3 2,446,388.75 0.94
$ 850,000.00-- 899,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 4 3,459,826.53 1.33
$ 900,000.00-- 949,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 4 3,723,896.28 1.43
$ 950,000.00-- 999,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . 6 5,909,711.25 2.27
$ 1,000,000.00-- 1,099,999.99 . . . . . . . . . 16 16,287,862.50 6.26
$ 1,100,000.00-- 1,199,999.99 . . . . . . . . . 7 7,863.483.70 3.02
$ 1,200,000.00-- 1,299,999.99 . . . . . . . . . 4 4,997,592.44 1.92
$ 1,300,000.00-- 1,399,999.99 . . . . . . . . . 5 6,783,834.75 2.61
$ 1,400,000.00-- 1,499,999.99 . . . . . . . . . 3 4,258,500.00 1.64
$ 1,500,000.00-- 1,599,999.99 . . . . . . . . . 5 7,826,593.26 3.01
$ 1,600,000.00-- 1,699,999.99 . . . . . . . . . 1 1,670,000.00 0.64
$ 1,700,000.00-- 1,799,999.99 . . . . . . . . . 3 5,180,000.00 1.99
$ 2,000,000.00-- 2,099,999.99 . . . . . . . . . 2 4,010,000.00 1.54
$ 2,200,000.00-- 2,299,999.99 . . . . . . . . . 2 4,499,760.41 1.73
$ 2,300,000.00-- 2,399,999.99 . . . . . . . . . 2 4,799,129.62 1.84
$ 3,000,000.00 or higher . . . . . . . . . . . 3 10,887,000.00 4.18
----------- -------------- ----------------
TOTALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770 $260,311,446.7 100.00%
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</TABLE>
1996 C
PRIME INDEX MORTGAGE LOAN MARGINS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
% of Such Mortgage
Number of Loans by
Margin Mortgage Loans Principal Balance Principal Balance
- -------------- -------------- ----------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
-0.250% 1 $ 1,000,000.00 59.67%
0.250% 6 601,059.99 35.86
0.750% 1 74,999.99 4.47
-------------- ----------------- -------------------
TOTALS 8 $1,676,059.98 100.00%
============== ================= ===================
</TABLE>
ONE-MONTH LIBOR MORTGAGE LOAN MARGINS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997//
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
% of Such Mortgage
Number of Loans by
Margin Mortgage Loans Principal Balance Principal Balance
- -------------- -------------- ----------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
0.750% 1 $ 475,000.00 0.61%
1.125% 3 2,842,000.00 3.62
1.250% 3 1,870,500.00 2.38
1.375% 14 13,445,660.95 17.14
1.500% 16 10,240,091.66 13.05
1.625% 24 13,347,172.42 17.01
1.750% 11 6,109,179.22 7.79
1.875% 30 12,079,578.20 15.40
2.000% 9 3,607,624.98 4.60
2.125% 44 9,748,446.34 12.42
2.250% 1 252,000.00 0.32
2.375% 14 2,098,161.23 2.67
2.500% 3 499,968.00 0.64
2.625% 16 1,844,454.31 2.35
-------------- ----------------- -------------------
TOTALS 189 $78,459,837.31 100.00%
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</TABLE>
1996 C
SIX-MONTH LIBOR INDEX MORTGAGE LOAN MARGINS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
% of Such Mortgage
Number of Loans by
Margin Mortgage Loans Principal Balance Principal Balance
- -------------- -------------- ----------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
0.875% 2 $ 1,249,417.51 0.74%
1.000% 4 1,516,866.43 0.90
1.125% 1 465,000.00 0.28
1.250% 4 1,286,429.53 0.76
1.500% 18 20,038,681.65 11.91
1.625% 22 15,011,124.79 8.92
1.750% 79 38,207,010.56 22.70
1.875% 15 13,748,861.36 8.17
2.000% 82 29,059,446.02 17.27
2.125% 12 3,856,524.10 2.29
2.250% 182 27,137,707.43 16.12
2.375% 8 1,569,219.19 0.93
2.500% 43 6,904,912.41 4.10
2.625% 11 1,249,550.24 0.74
2.750% 62 6,512,336.05 3.87
3.000% 4 498,773.97 0.30
-------------- ----------------- -------------------
TOTALS 549 $168,311.861.24 100.00%
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</TABLE>
ONE-YEAR TREASURY INDEX MORTGAGE LOAN MARGINS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
% of Such Mortgage
Number of Loans by
Margin Mortgage Loans Principal Balance Principal Balance
- -------------- -------------- ----------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1.750% 1 $ 35,450.00 0.30%
1.875% 1 1,559,269.37 13.14
2.375% 4 3,237,110.37 27.29
2.500% 8 1,481,220.00 12.49
2.625% 3 1,485,967.81 12.53
2.750% 3 3,540,000.00 29.83
3.000% 4 524,670.69 4.42
-------------- ----------------- -------------------
TOTALS 24 $11,863,688.24 100.00%
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</TABLE>
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The date of this Supplement is April 13, 1998.
