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)
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| 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 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
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| 99.1 | | First NLC Financial Services, LLC Press Release dated July 2, 2007. |
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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.
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| | | | | FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP, INC. |
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| July 2, 2007 | | | | By: | | /s/ Kurt R. Harrington |
| | | | | | | | | Kurt R. Harrington Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
