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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): December 18, 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-FF3 (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 Asset-Backed Certificates Series 1998-FF3.
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: December 18, 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.
