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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 (Date of earliest event
Reported): September 10, 1998
MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 333-39127 13-5674085
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
250 Vesey Street
World Financial Center, North Tower
New York, New York 10281
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(Address of Principal (Zip Code)
Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 449-1000
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Item 5. Other Events.
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Filing of Derived Materials.*
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In connection with the offering of the Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 1998-FF2 (the "Certificates") Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as underwriter of the Certificates (the
"Underwriter"), has prepared certain materials (the "Derived Materials") for
distribution to its potential investors. Although the Registrant provided
the Underwriter with certain information regarding the characteristics of the
assets in the related portfolio, it did not participate in the preparation of
the Derived Materials. Concurrently with the filing hereof, pursuant to Rule
311 of Regulation S-T, the Registrant is filing certain computational
materials by paper filing on Form SE.
For purposes of this Form 8-K, Derived Materials shall mean computer
generated tables and/or charts displaying, with respect to the Certificates,
any of the following: yield; average life, duration; expected maturity; loss
sensitivity; cash flow characteristics; background information regarding the
assets; the proposed structure; decrement tables; or similar information
(tabular or otherwise) of a statistical, mathematical, tabular or
computational nature, as well as certain matters relating to the collateral
for such transaction.
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* Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus Supplement of Merrill Lynch
Mortgage Investors, Inc., relating to its Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates Series 1998-FF2.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits:
99.1 Derived Materials
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC
By: /s/ Peter Cerwin
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Name: Peter Cerwin
Title: Vice President
Dated: September 10, 1998
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit Page
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99.1 Derived Materials (P) 5
Exhibit 99.1
In accordance with Rule 311 of Regulation S-T, the Computational
Materials are being filed on paper pursuant to Form SE.
