8-K

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                                  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)   February 12, 2016


                        First Trust Mortgage Income Fund
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



       Massachusetts                   811-21727                  35-6758396
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


   120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400
           Wheaton, Illinois                                        60187
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)


      Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (630) 765-8000


       ___________________________________________________________________
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)



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Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.


First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (the "Fund") is filing herewith a press release
issued on February 12, 2016, as Exhibit 99.1. The press release was issued by
First Trust Advisors L.P. to report that on February 29, 2016, the Fund will
host a conference call with Brookfield Investment Management, Inc., the Fund's
investment sub-advisor. The purpose of the call is to hear the Fund's portfolio
management team provide an update for the Fund.



Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.


      (d)    Exhibits

        Exhibit
        Number        Description

           99.1       Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated
                      February 12, 2016.





                                   SIGNATURES


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.

Dated: February 12, 2016         FIRST TRUST MORTGAGE INCOME FUND

                                 By:    /s/ W. Scott Jardine
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                                 Name:   W. Scott Jardine
                                 Title:  Secretary





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

        Exhibit
        Number        Description

           99.1       Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated
                      February 12, 2016.

EX-99.1

PRESS RELEASE                                 SOURCE:  First Trust Advisors L.P.


FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P. ANNOUNCES PORTFOLIO MANAGER CONFERENCE CALL FOR FIRST
TRUST MORTGAGE INCOME FUND

WHEATON, IL -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- February 12, 2016 -- First Trust Advisors L.P.
("FTA") announced today that First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (NYSE: FMY) (the
"Fund") intends to host a conference call with Brookfield Investment Management,
Inc. ("Brookfield"), the Fund's investment sub-advisor, on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29,
2016 AT 4:15 P.M. EASTERN TIME. The purpose of the call is to hear Brookfield's
portfolio management team provide an update for the Fund and the Market.

--    Dial-in Number: (866) 323-9095; International (416) 849-3996; and Passcode
      # 558810. Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the
      teleconference.

--    Telephone Replay: (888) 203-1112; International (719) 457-0820; and
      Passcode # 4568455. The replay will be available after the call until
      11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 29, 2016.

First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund's investment advisor, along with its
affiliate, First Trust Portfolios L.P., are privately-held companies which
provide a variety of investment services, including asset management and
financial advisory services, with collective assets under management or
supervision of approximately $93 billion as of January 31, 2016 through unit
investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and
separate managed accounts.

Brookfield is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Asset
Management, a global alternative asset manager with over $200 billion in assets
under management as of September 30, 2015. Brookfield Asset Management has over
a 100-year history of owning and operating assets with a focus on property,
renewable power, infrastructure and private equity. Brookfield Asset
Management's public market activities are conducted by Brookfield, a registered
investment advisor, with nearly $17 billion of assets under management as of
December 31, 2015.

If you have questions about the Fund that you would like answered on the call,
please email your questions to cefquestions@ftadvisors.com in advance of the
call and refer to FMY, by Thursday, February 25, 2016, 4:15 P.M. Eastern Time.

Past performance is no assurance of future results. Investment return and market
value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate. Shares, when sold, may be
worth more or less than their original cost.

Principal Risk Factors: Investment in this Fund involves investment and market
risk, management risk, credit risk, prepayment risk, reinvestment risk, interest
rate risk, floating rate collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") and
inverse floating rate CMOs risk, bond market risk, economic sector risk,
inflation risk, U.S. government securities risk, government agency risk,
asset-backed securities risk, market discount risk, leverage risk, interest rate
transactions risk, derivatives risk, market disruption risk, portfolio turnover
risk, tax risk relating to investments in certain real estate mortgage
investment conduits ("REMICs"), and illiquid/restricted securities risk.

Subordinated Debt Risk: The Fund may invest a portion of its Managed Assets in
subordinated classes of mortgage-backed securities ("MBS"), including debt
obligations issued by private originators or issuers backed by residential
mortgage loans and multi-class debt or pass-through or pay-through securities
backed by a mortgage loan or pool of mortgage loans on commercial real estate.
Such subordinated classes are subject to a greater degree of non-payment risk
than are senior classes of the same issuer or agency.

Prepayment Risk: If borrowers prepay their mortgage loans at rates that are
faster than expected, this results in prepayments that are faster than expected
on MBS. These faster than expected prepayments may adversely affect the Fund's
profitability, particularly if the Fund is forced to invest prepayments it
receives in lower yielding securities. Moreover, the Fund may also acquire MBS
that are less affected by prepayments. While the Fund will seek to minimize
prepayment risk to the extent practical, the Fund must balance prepayment risk
against other risks and the potential returns of each investment in selecting
investments. No strategy can completely insulate the Fund from prepayment risk.

Interest Rate Risk: The Fund may also invest in MBS which are interest-only
("IO") securities and principal-only ("PO") securities. Generally speaking, when
interest rates are falling and prepayment rates are increasing, the value of a
PO security will rise and the value of an IO security will fall. Conversely,
when interest rates are rising and prepayment rates are decreasing, generally
the value of a PO security will fall and the value of an IO security will rise.

The risks of investing in the Fund are spelled out in the prospectus,
shareholder reports, and other regulatory filings.

The Fund's daily closing New York Stock Exchange price and net asset value per
share as well as other information can be found at www.ftportfolios.com or by
calling 1-800-988-5891.


CONTACT:  JEFF MARGOLIN - (630) 915-6784


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Source:  First Trust Advisors L.P.