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

October 23, 2008

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:

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

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 23, 2008, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing its earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit.
99.1	Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. Press Release dated October 23, 2008.

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: October 23, 2008	By:	/s/ Kurt R. Harrington
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc.