**UNITED      STATES**

**SECURITIES      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington,      D.C. 20549**

**FORM      10-K**

**[X]      ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT      OF      1934**

**[        ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

|   | Delaware                                                                                    |   | 13-3416059                                                         |   |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|   | (State                or other jurisdiction ofincorporation                or organization) |   | (I.R.S.                Employer Identification                No.) |   |

|   | o                Yes |   |  x                No |
|--------|----------------------|--------|---------------------------|

|   | o                Yes |   | x                No |
|--------|----------------------|--------|---------------------|

|   | x                Yes |   | o                No |
|--------|----------------------|--------|---------------------|

| Large                accelerated filer o | Accelerated                filer o |  Non-accelerated                filer x |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

**DOCUMENTS      INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE**

**PART        I**

**Item        1.        Business. **

**Item        1A. Risk Factors.**

**Item        1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.**

**Item        2. Properties.**

**Item        3. Legal Proceedings. **

**Item        4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**

**PART        II**

**Item        5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer        Purchases of Equity Securities.**

**Item        6. Selected Financial Data.**

**Item        7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of        Operation.**

**Item        7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market        Risk.**

**Item        8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.**

**Item        9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial        Disclosure.**

**Item        9A. Controls and Procedures.**

**Item          9A(T). Controls and Procedures.**

**Item        9B. Other Information.**

**PART        III**

**Item          10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate          Governance.**

**Item        11. Executive Compensation.**

**Item        12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related        Stockholder Matters.**

**Item          13. **
**Certain          Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independences.**

**Item        14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.**

**Item          1112(b) of Regulation AB. Significant Obligors Financial          Information.**

**Item          1114(b)(2) and 1115(b) of Regulation AB. Significant Enhancement Provider          Financial Information.**

**Item          1117 of Regulation AB. Legal Proceedings.**

**Item          1119 of Regulation AB. Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related          Transactions.**

**Item          1122 of Regulation AB. Compliance with Applicable Servicing          Criteria.**

**Item          1123 of Regulation AB. Servicer Compliance Statement.**

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**PART        IV**

**Item        15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.**

| **Exhibit                    Number** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4.1                                   | Pooling                    and Servicing Agreement (filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K on                    2006-10-11)                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.1                                  | Mortgage                    Loan Sale and Assignment Agreement (filed as an exhibit to Form                    8-K on                    2006-10-11)                                                                                                  |
| 31                                    | Sarbanes-Oxley                    Certification                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 33(a)                                 | Report                    on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed                    securities, Option One Mortgage Corporation, as                    Servicer                                                              |
| 33(b)                                 | Report                    on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed                    securities,  LaSalle Bank National Association, as                    Trustee                                                       |
| 33(c)                                 | Report                    on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed                    securities,  Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as                    Custodian                                                 |
| 33(d)                                 | Report                    on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed                    securities,  FIS Tax Services f/k/a LSI Tax Services, as servicing                    function participant                          |
| 33(e)                                 | Report                    on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed                    securities, ZC Sterling Corporation, as servicing function                    participant                                                |
| 34(a)                                 | Attestation                    report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for                    asset-backed securities, Option One Mortgage Corporation, as                    Servicer                                                  |
| 34(b)                                 | Attestation                    report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for                    asset-backed securities, LaSalle Bank National Association, as                    Trustee                                                 |
| 34(c)                                 | Attestation                    report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for                    asset-backed securities, Wells Fargo Bank National Association,                    as                    Custodian                        |
| 34(d)                                 | Attestation                    report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for                    asset-backed securities, FIS Tax Services f/k/a LSI Tax Services,                    as                    servicing function participant |
| 34(e)                                 | Attestation                    report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for                    asset-backed securities, ZC Sterling Corporation, as servicing                    function                    participant                 |
| 35(a)                                 | Servicer                    compliance statement,  Option One Mortgage Corporation, as                    Servicer                                                                                                                                    |
| 35(b)                                 | Servicer                    compliance statement, LaSalle Bank National Association, as                    Trustee                                                                                                                     |

|         Option                    One Mortgage Corporation, as Servicer                                             |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         LaSalle                    Bank National Association, as Trustee                                            |
|                            Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as Custodian                                           |
|                            FIS Tax Services f/k/a LSI Tax Services, as servicing function                    participant |
|                            ZC Sterling Corporation, as servicing function                    participant                 |

|         Option                  One Mortgage Corporation, as Servicer                                           |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         LaSalle                  Bank National Association, as Trustee                                          |
|                          Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as Custodian                                         |
|                          FIS Tax Services f/k/a LSI Tax Services, as servicing function                  participant |
|                          ZC Sterling Corporation, as servicing function                  participant                 |

|         Option                    One Mortgage Corporation, as Servicer                             |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                          LaSalle                  Bank National Association, as                  Trustee |

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**SIGNATURES**

|                                | Merrill                  Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as Depositor                           |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                |                                                                                            |
|  March                28, 2007 | /s/                Paul Park                                                                    |
|                                | By: Paul                Park                                                               |
|                                | Title: President                                                                           |
|                                | (senior                  officer in charge of securitization of the                  depositor) |

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**EXHIBIT      INDEX**

| **Exhibit                    Number** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4.1                                   | Pooling                    and Servicing Agreement (filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K on                    2006-10-11)                                                                                                                                      |
| 10.1                                  | Mortgage                    Loan Sale and Assignment Agreement (filed as an exhibit to Form                    8-K on                    2006-10-11)                                                                                                  |
| 31                                    | Sarbanes-Oxley                    Certification                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 33(a)                                 | Report                    on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed                    securities, Option One Mortgage Corporation, as                    Servicer                                                              |
| 33(b)                                 | Report                    on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed                    securities,  LaSalle Bank National Association, as                    Trustee                                                       |
| 33(c)                                 | Report                    on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed                    securities,  Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as                    Custodian                                                 |
| 33(d)                                 | Report                    on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed                    securities,  FIS Tax Services f/k/a LSI Tax Services, as servicing                    function participant                          |
| 33(e)                                 | Report                    on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed                    securities, ZC Sterling Corporation, as servicing function                    participant                                                |
| 34(a)                                 | Attestation                    report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for                    asset-backed securities, Option One Mortgage Corporation, as                    Servicer                                                  |
| 34(b)                                 | Attestation                    report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for                    asset-backed securities, LaSalle Bank National Association, as                    Trustee                                                 |
| 34(c)                                 | Attestation                    report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for                    asset-backed securities, Wells Fargo Bank National Association,                    as                    Custodian                        |
| 34(d)                                 | Attestation                    report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for                    asset-backed securities, FIS Tax Services f/k/a LSI Tax Services,                    as                    servicing function participant |
| 34(e)                                 | Attestation                    report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for                    asset-backed securities, ZC Sterling Corporation, as servicing                    function                    participant                 |
| 35(a)                                 | Servicer                    compliance statement,  Option One Mortgage Corporation, as                    Servicer                                                                                                                                    |
| 35(b)                                 | Servicer                    compliance statement, LaSalle Bank National Association, as                    Trustee                                                                                                                     |

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