MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS INC
8-K, 2000-03-15
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
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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): February 25, 2000



                     MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                   333-81429                 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 First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset
Backed Certificates, Series 2000-FF1 (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
         First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series
         2000-FF1.

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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:  March 14, 2000

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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.


Dated:  March 14, 2000



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