8-K

 

UNITED STATES
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): November 2, 2007

Fremont General Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	001-08007	95-2815260
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
2425 Olympic Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Santa Monica, California		90404
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 315-5500

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 2, 2007, Fremont General Corporation (the "Company"), doing business primarily through its wholly-owned industrial bank, Fremont Investment & Loan, issued a press release to report that information contained in a news release issued by Fitch Ratings today about the Company’s Trust Originated Preferred Securities was inaccurate. The Company said its Board of Directors has not deferred dividend payments on the Trust Originated Preferred Securities. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:


Exhibit Number Description

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated November 2, 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.

	Fremont General Corporation
November 5, 2007	By:	/s/ Louis J. Rampino
		Name: Louis J. Rampino
		Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated November 2, 2007

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

FREMONT GENERAL CORRECTS INFORMATION REGARDING

TRUST ORIGINATED PREFERRED SECURITIES

(SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA) – November 2, 2007: Fremont General Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE: FMT), doing business primarily through its wholly-owned industrial bank, Fremont Investment & Loan, said that information contained in a news release issued by Fitch Ratings today about the Company’s Trust Originated Preferred Securities was inaccurate. The Company said its Board of Directors has not deferred dividend payments on the Trust Originated Preferred Securities.

Regulatory Filings

The Company’s periodic reports as filed with the SEC can be accessed at www.fremontgeneral.com and on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

About Fremont General

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