UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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                                    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): October 19, 2005

                          MoneyGram International, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

             001-31950                                   16-1690064
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      (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer Identification No.)


1550 Utica Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota               55416
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   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)

                                 (952) 591-3000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                      None
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On October  19,  2005,  MoneyGram  International,  Inc.  issued a press  release
reporting  financial  results for its third quarter ended  September 30, 2005, a
copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.




















                                    SIGNATURE


     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.

                                  MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                  By: /s/ David J. Parrin                       
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                                  Name:  David J. Parrin
                                  Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 19, 2005











                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.           Description of Document
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   99.1               Press Release dated October 19, 2005