FORM 8-K

 

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): July 2, 2007

 

FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Virginia   54-1873198   000-50230

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

  

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

   (Commission File Number)

 

1001 Nineteenth Street North,

Arlington, VA 22209

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

(703) 312-9500

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Item 8.01.    Other Events.


           On July 2, 2007 First NLC Financial Services, LLC ("FNLC"), a wholly-owned mortgage subsidiary of Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc., issued a press release announcing that FNLC has securitized $481.8 million of first-lien and second-lien residential mortgage loans through First NLC Trust 2007-1. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

 


EXHIBIT

 
 99.1        First NLC Financial Services, LLC Press Release dated July 2, 2007.
 

 
 
  

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

       

FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP, INC.

July 2, 2007       By:   /s/ Kurt R. Harrington
               

     Kurt R. Harrington

     Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer