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): October 9, 2008
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:
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 9, 2008, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company has resolved the status of the agency mortgage security with a face amount of $250 million held under a repurchase agreement maintained with Lehman Brothers, Inc., referenced in the Company’s press release on October 3, 2008. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith asExhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
| 99.1 – | Press release issued by Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. on October 9, 2008. |
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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. | ||||
| Date: October 9, 2008 | By: | /s/ J. Rock Tonkel, Jr. | ||
J. Rock Tonkel, Jr. President and Chief Operating Officer | ||||
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