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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





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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.