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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001445546-24-002887
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230605
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240418
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240418

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MALTBIE DEREK
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002020234
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-21727
		FILM NUMBER:		24853604

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P.
		STREET 2:		120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
		CITY:			WHEATON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60187

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST TRUST MORTGAGE INCOME FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001319183
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				356758396
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
		CITY:			WHEATON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60187
		BUSINESS PHONE:		630765-8000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
		CITY:			WHEATON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60187

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST TRUST/FIDAC MORTGAGE INCOME FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050228
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        <issuerName>FIRST TRUST MORTGAGE INCOME FUND</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>FMY</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>MALTBIE DEREK</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerState>IL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>60187</rptOwnerZipCode>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Derek Maltbie, by Kristi Maher, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to Power of Attorney</signatureName>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3.2pt 1.05pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Power
of <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">Attorney</FONT></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3.25pt 0 0; text-align: left"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/100% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 5.95pt 0 5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.95pt">Know all
by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of W. Scott Jardine, Kristi A. Maher, Erin E. Klassman,
James M. Dykas and Eric F. Fess, signing singly, the undersigned&rsquo;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/100% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 13.6pt 5.85pt 0 41pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 45.95pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">(1)</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&rsquo;s capacity as an officer,
employee, trustee, and/or ten percent stockholder of any of First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P. (&ldquo;<I>Advisors</I>&rdquo;),
or any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, of which Advisors is an investment adviser
(each a <I>&ldquo;Company&rdquo;</I>), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules thereunder;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/100% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 13.6pt 5.85pt 0 41pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 45.95pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">(2)</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable
to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, including a Form ID, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely
file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/100% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 13.6pt 5.85pt 0 41pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 45.95pt">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">(3)</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion
of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in- fact&rsquo;s sole discretion.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/101% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 13.55pt 5.8pt 0 5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.95pt">The undersigned
hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in- fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company or Chapman and Cutler LLP assuming,
any of the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/101% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 13.55pt 5.8pt 0 5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.95pt">In consideration
of the attorneys-in-fact acting on the undersigned&rsquo;s behalf pursuant to this Power of Attorney, the undersigned hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless each attorney-in-fact, each substitute attorney-in-fact, and each of their respective heirs, executors, legal
representatives, successors, and assigns from and against the entirety of any and all losses, claims, causes of action, damages, fines,
<FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">defense</FONT></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/101% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 13.55pt 5.8pt 0 5pt; text-align: justify">costs, amounts paid in settlement,
liabilities, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys&rsquo; fees and expenses (collectively, <I>&ldquo;Losses&rdquo;</I>), relating
to or arising out of the exercise of this Power of Attorney by any such attorney-in-fact or substitute attorney-in- fact, and will reimburse
each such indemnified person for all Losses as they are incurred by such indemnified person in connection with any pending or threatened
claim, action, suit, proceeding, or investigation with which such indemnified person is or is threatened to be made a party. The undersigned
will not, however, be responsible for any Losses that are finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely
from an attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s or substitute attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s bad faith or willful misconduct.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/101% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 13.55pt 5.8pt 0 5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.95pt">This Power
of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to
the undersigned&rsquo;s holdings of and transactions in securities requiring such filings, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in
a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/101% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 13.55pt 5.8pt 0 5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.95pt">I<FONT STYLE="font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 101%">N
</FONT>W<FONT STYLE="font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 101%">ITNESS </FONT>W<FONT STYLE="font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 101%">HEREOF</FONT>,
the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of April 17, 2024.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: left">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: left">&nbsp;</P>



<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.3pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 290.5pt"><U>/s/ Derek  Maltbie</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 290.5pt">Derek  Maltbie</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 290.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

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