8-K 1 mlm05sl2_10507.txt UNITED STATES 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): July 25, 2005 MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-SL2 Trust (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New York (governing law of 333-121605-18 Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (Commission 54-2176774 (State or other File Number) 54-2176775 jurisdiction IRS EIN of Incorporation) c/o Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 9062 Old Annapolis Road Columbia, Maryland 21045 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 884-2000 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ITEM 8.01 Other Events On July 25, 2005 a distribution was made to holders of MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-SL2 Trust. ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description EX-99.1 Monthly report distributed to holders of Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-SL2 Trust, relating to the July 25, 2005 distribution. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-SL2 Trust (Registrant) By: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer By: /s/ Beth Belfield as Officer By: Beth Belfield as Officer Date: 7/26/2005 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Description EX-99.1 Monthly report distributed to holders of Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-SL2 Trust, relating to the July 25, 2005 distribution. EX-99.1

~~Item~~Merrill ~~601(a)~~Lynch ofMortgage ~~Regulation~~Loans, ~~S-K Exhibit No~~Inc. ~~Description~~Mortgage ~~-----------------~~Loan Asset-~~-------------------------------------------------~~Backed ~~4.1~~Certificates ~~Pooling~~Record ~~and~~Date: ~~Servicing~~6/30/2005 ~~Agreement~~Distribution ~~among~~Date: 7/25/2005 Merrill Lynch Mortgage ~~Investors~~Loans, Inc., asMortgage ~~depositor,~~Loan Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2005-SL2 Contact: Customer Service - CTSLink Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., asSecurities ~~master~~Administration ~~servicer~~Services ~~and~~7485 asNew ~~securities~~Horizon ~~administrator~~Way Frederick, ~~Wilshire~~MD ~~Credit~~21703 ~~Corporation,~~www.ctslink.com asTelephone: ~~servicer,~~(301) ~~PHH~~815-6600 ~~Mortgage~~Fax: ~~Corporation~~(301) 815-6660 Certificateholder Distribution Summary Certificate Certificate Beginning Class Pass-Through Certificate Interest Class CUSIP Description Rate Balance Distribution R 59020UYK5 RES 3.41000% 100.00 0.26 A-1A 59020UXY6 SEN 3.41000% 197,815,000.00 as505,911.86 ~~servicer~~A-1B ~~and~~59020UYG4 ~~Deutsche~~SEN ~~Bank~~3.58000% ~~National~~120,865,000.00 ~~Trust~~324,522.52 ~~Company~~M-1 as59020UXZ3 ~~trustee~~MEZ 3.92000% 44,701,000.00 ~~dated~~131,420.94 asM-2 of59020UYA7 ~~June~~MEZ 4.12000% 39,024,000.00 120,584.16 B-1 59020UYB5 SUB 5.92720% 23,651,000.00 ~~2005~~116,820.17 ~~for~~B-2 ~~Merrill~~59020UYC3 ~~Lynch~~SUB ~~Mortgage~~6.12200% ~~Investors~~9,460,000.00 ~~Trust~~48,261.77 ~~Mortgage~~B-3 ~~Loan~~59020UYD1 ~~Asset~~SUB 5.32000% 9,224,000.00 36,803.76 B-~~Backed~~4 ~~Certificates~~59020UYE9 SUB 5.50000% 8,514,000.00 ~~Series~~39,022.50 ~~2005~~B-~~SL2~~5 59020UYF6 SUB 5.65000% 8,514,000.00 40,086.75 C 59020UYH2 SEN 0.00000% 10,870,518.53 0.00 P 59020UYJ8 SEN 0.00000% 0.00 265,852.51 Totals 472,638,618.53 1,629,287.20

~~Exhibit~~Certificateholder NoDistribution Summary (continued) Current Ending Cumulative Principal Realized Certificate Total Realized Class Distribution Loss Balance Distribution Losses R 100.00 ~~Description~~0.00 0.00 100.26 0.00 A-1A 18,780,827.25 0.00 179,034,172.75 19,286,739.11 0.00 A-1B 0.00 0.00 120,865,000.00 324,522.52 0.00 M-1 0.00 0.00 44,701,000.00 131,420.94 0.00 M-2 0.00 0.00 39,024,000.00 120,584.16 0.00 B-1 0.00 0.00 23,651,000.00 116,820.17 0.00 B-2 0.00 0.00 9,460,000.00 48,261.77 0.00 B-3 0.00 0.00 9,224,000.00 36,803.76 0.00 B-~~---~~4 0.00 0.00 8,514,000.00 39,022.50 0.00 B-~~-------------------------------------------------~~5 40.100 0.00 8,514,000.00 40,086.75 0.00 C 0.00 0.00 13,306,917.10 0.00 0.00 P 0.00 0.00 0.00 265,852.51 0.00 Totals 18,780,927.25 0.00 456,294,089.85 20,410,214.45 0.00 All distributions required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement ~~among~~have ~~Merrill~~been ~~Lynch~~calculated ~~Mortgage~~by ~~Investors,~~the ~~Inc~~Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trustee., asThis ~~depositor,~~report has been compiled from information provided to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. by various third parties, aswhich ~~master~~may ~~servicer~~include ~~and~~the asServicer, ~~securities~~Master ~~administrator~~Servicer, ~~Wilshire~~Special ~~Credit~~Servicer ~~Corporation,~~and asothers. ~~servicer~~Wells Fargo Bank, ~~PHH~~N.A. ~~Mortgage~~has ~~Corporation,~~not asindependently ~~servicer~~confirmed ~~and~~the ~~Deutsche~~accuracy ~~Bank~~of ~~National~~information ~~Trust~~received ~~Company~~from asthese ~~trustee,~~third ~~dated~~parties asand ofassumes ~~June~~no 1,duty ~~2005~~to do so. Wells Fargo Bank, ~~for~~N.A. ~~Merrill~~expressly ~~Lynch~~disclaims ~~Mortgage~~any ~~Investors~~responsibility ~~Trust,~~for ~~Mortgage~~the ~~Loan~~accuracy ~~Asset-Backed~~or ~~Certificates,~~completeness ~~Series~~of ~~2005-SL2~~information furnished by third parties.

REO Detail - All Mortgage Loans in REO during Current Period

Foreclosure Detail - All Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure during Current Period

Prepayment - Voluntary Prepayments

Realized Loss Report - Collateral Summary

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