MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS INC
8-K, 1998-08-26
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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): August 26, 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  Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 1998-1 (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.

Item 7.    Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
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           Information and Exhibits.
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(a)      Not applicable.

(b)      Not applicable.

(c)      Exhibits:

         99.1         Derived Materials













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*    Capitalized  terms used and not otherwise  defined  herein shall have the
meanings  assigned to them in the Prospectus and the Prospectus  Supplement of
Merrill  Lynch  Mortgage  Investors,  Inc.,  relating  to  its  Mortgage  Loan
Pass-Through Certificates Series 1998-1.





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                                   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:  August 26, 1998


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                                  Exhibit Index
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Exhibit                                                               Page
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99.1  Derived Materials (P)                                            5


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                                                                  Exhibit 99.1

     In  accordance  with  Rule  311  of  Regulation  S-T,  the  Computational
Materials are being filed on paper pursuant to Form SE.



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