CUSIP NO. 628874109
1) Names of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identifications of Nos. of
Above Persons
First of America Investment Corporation also doing business as
Securities Counsel, Inc. and First of America
2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) X
3) SEC Use Only
4) Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person with:
5) Sole Voting Power - 0
6) Shared Voting Power - 0
7) Sole Dispositive Power - 0
8) Shared Dispositive Power - 0
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person - 0
10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
(see instructions)
N/A
11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
0%
12) Type of Reporting Person - IA
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
THE MONEY STORE
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Officers: 2840 Morris
Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing - FIRST OF AMERICA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
303 NORTH ROSE STREET, SUITE 500, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN 49007
Item 2(c) Citizenship: MICHIGAN, U.S.A.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 60934T200
Item 3: If this statement is filed pursuant of Rule 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person is filing is a:
(a) ___Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) ___Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) ___Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) ___Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act
(e) X Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) ___Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
or Endowment Fund;
(g) ___Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
(h) ___Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Item 4 - Ownership:
If the percent of the class owned as of December 31 of the year
covered by the statement, or as of the last day of any month
described in Rule 13d-1(b(2), if applicable exceeds five percent,
provide the following information as of that date and identify
those shares which there is a right to acquire.
(a) Amount Beneficially owned
- -0-
(b) Percent of class
0%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote - 0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote - 0
(iii) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of - 0
Item 5 - Ownership of Five percent or less of a class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check
the following.
X
Item 6 - Ownership of More than Five Percent on behalf of another person.
If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the
power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the
sale of, such securities, a statement to that effect should be included
in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more than
five percent of the class, such person should be identified. A
listing of the shareholders of an investment company registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries
of employee benefit plan, pension fund or end
Item 7 - Identification and Classification of the subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported by the Parent
Holding Company. N/A
If a parent holding company has filed this schedule,
pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g)
and attach an exhibit stating the identity and the Item 3
classification of the relevant subsidiary. If a parent holding
company has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c),
attach an exhibit stating the identification of the
relevant subsidiary. N/A
Item 8 - Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. N/A
If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule
13d-1(b)(ii)(H), so indicate under item 3(h) and attach an
exhibit stating the identity and Item 3 classification of each
member of the group. If a group has filed this schedule
pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), attach an exhibit stating the
identity of each member of the group. N/A
Item 9 - Notice of Dissolution of Group. N/A
Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as an exhibit
stating the date of the dissolution and that all further filings
with respect to transactions in the security reported on will
be filed, if required, by members of the group, in their
individual capacity. See Item 5. N/A
Item 10 - Certification
The following certification shall be included if the
statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b):
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired in the ordinary course of business, and were not
acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as
a participant in any transaction having such purposes
or effect.
Date: 8/10/98
Signature
Name/Title: Joyce Alexander, Officer/Compliance
The original statement shall be signed by each person on
whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized
representative. If the statement is signed on behalf
of a person by his authorized representative other
than an executive officer or general partner of
the filing person, evidence of the representative's
authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be
filed with the statement, provided however, that a power
of attorney for this purpose is already on file with the
Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name
and title of each person who signs the statement
shall be typed or printing beneath his signature.
