FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Silver Point Capital L.P.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC [MGI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) TWO GREENWICH PLAZA, FIRST FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/22/2011 (Street) GREENWICH, CT 06830 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/22/2011   S   9,975 D $ 15.539 749,118 I (1) (2) See Footnotes

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Silver Point Capital L.P. TWO GREENWICH PLAZA FIRST FLOOR GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
Silver Point Capital Management, L.L.C. TWO GREENWICH PLAZA FIRST FLOOR GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
MULE EDWARD A TWO GREENWICH PLAZA FIRST FLOOR GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
O'Shea Robert J TWO GREENWICH PLAZA FIRST FLOOR GREENWICH, CT 06830		X

Signatures

/s/ Frederick H. Fogel, Authorized Signatory on behalf of Silver Point Capital, L.P. and Silver Point Capital Management, LLC		12/27/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Frederick H. Fogel (as attorney-in-fact on behalf of Edward A. Mule)		12/27/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Frederick H. Fogel (as attorney-in-fact on behalf of Robert J. O'Shea)		12/27/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Silver Point Capital, L.P. ("Silver Point") is the investment manager of Silver Point Capital Fund, L.P. ("Fund") and Silver Point Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd. ("Offshore Fund") (collectively, the "Funds") and, by reason of such status, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all of the reported securities held by the Funds. Silver Point Capital Management, LLC ("Management") is the general partner of Silver Point and as a result may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all securities held by the Funds. Each of Mr. Edward A. Mule and Mr. Robert J. O'Shea is a member of Management and has voting and investment power with respect to the securities held by the Fund and the Offshore Fund and may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the securities held by the Fund and the Offshore Fund.
(2)	(contd.) Silver Point, Management and Messrs. Mule and O'Shea disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Fund and the Offshore Fund, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
Remarks: Remarks: The Reporting Persons are filing this report because they may be deemed to be members of a "group" (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) which may be deemed to beneficially own more than 10% of the Issuer's common stock. The Reporting Person does not have (i) any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in or (ii) the power to vote or dispose of, or the power to direct the vote or disposition of, any shares of common stock of the Issuer held by any other person, including, without limitation, any other person who may be deemed to be a member of the group. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of any securities of the Issuer held by any other person, including, without limitation, any other person who may be deemed to be a member of the group, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.

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