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

September 12, 2007

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Virginia

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-50230	54-1873198
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1001 Nineteenth Street North

Arlington, VA 22209

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (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.

FBR Capital Markets Corporation (FBR Capital Markets, Nasdaq: FBCM), a majority-owned subsidiary of Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. announced on September 7, 2007 that management will present at the Lehman Brothers 2007 Financial Services Conference in New York City on September 12, 2007. A copy of FBR Capital Markets' corporate presentation will be posted on the Investor Relations portion of the FBR Capital Markets website. A copy of the presentation is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit.
99.1	FBR Capital Markets Corporation Corporate Presentation dated September 12, 2007.

SIGNATURES

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.

	Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc.
Date: September 12, 2007	By:	/s/ Kurt R. Harrington
		Kurt R. Harrington Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-99.1