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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 * Chatfield Joann   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC [MGI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Marketing Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 2828 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, 15TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/22/2018 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75201 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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 02/22/2018   F   381 (1) D $ 11.31 (2) 25,902 (3) D   Common Stock 02/23/2018   F   843 (4) D $ 11.27 (5) 25,059 (6) D   Common Stock 02/25/2018   F   781 (7) D $ 11.33 (8) 24,278 (9) D

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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
Chatfield Joann 2828 NORTH HARWOOD STREET 15TH FLOOR DALLAS, TX 75201			Chief Marketing Officer

Signatures

/s/ Paul N. Beck, attorney-in-fact		02/26/2018
**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)	Represents the number of shares withheld for the payment of tax liabilities in connection with the vesting of 1,178 time-based RSUs and 442 performance-based RSUs that were granted on Februiary 22, 2017.
(2)	The price was determined based on the closing price of $11.31 per share of MoneyGram International, Inc.'s common stock on February 22, 2018.
(3)	Includes 13,490 shares that may be issued upon vesting of previously granted performance-based and time-based RSUs.
(4)	Represents the number of shares withheld for the payment of tax liabilities in connection with the vesting of 2,950 time-based RSUs and 567 performance-based RSUs that were granted on February 23, 2016.
(5)	The price was determined based on the closing price of $11.27 per share of MoneyGram International, Inc.'s common stock on February 23, 2018.
(6)	Includes 9,973 shares that may be issued upon vesting of previously granted performance-based and time-based RSUs.
(7)	Represents the number of shares withheld for the payment of tax liabilities in connection with the vesting of 1,603 time-based RSUs and 1,599 performance-based RSUs that were granted on February 25, 2015.
(8)	The price was determined based on the closing price of $11.33 per share of MoneyGram International, Inc.'s common stock on February 26, 2018, the next business day after the vesting date.
(9)	Includes 6,771 shares that may be issued upon vesting of previously granted performance-based and time-based RSUs.

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