UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

April 24, 2014

Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)

THE RYLAND GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

3011 Townsgate Road, Suite 200, Westlake Village, CA  91361-3027

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (805) 367-3800

                             Not Applicable                             

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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 1.01              Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As described in Item 2.03 below, on April 24, 2014, The Ryland Group, Inc. (the “Company”), through its subsidiary RMC Mortgage Corporation. (“RMCMC”), entered into a new $50.0 million warehouse line of credit with Comerica Bank. (“Comerica”).  The information set forth under Item 2.03 below is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

Item 2.03                                           Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On April 24, 2014, RMCMC entered into a new $50.0 million warehouse line of credit with Comerica.  The new Comerica facility will be used to fund, and is secured by, mortgages originated by RMCMC, pending the sale of those mortgages by RMCMC.  The term of the new facility is through April 23, 2015.  Borrowings under the facility will bear interest at the daily adjusting LIBOR rate, plus an applicable margin, except during any period of time during which, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Note, the Indebtedness hereunder shall bear interest at the Prime Referenced Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

Under the terms of this new facility, RMCMC is required to maintain various financial and other covenants and satisfy certain requirements relating to the mortgages securing the facility.

Copies of the Master Revolving Note, Letter Agreement, Security Agreement and Pledge and Security Agreement for the new facility are filed with this report as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4, respectively, and are hereby incorporated by reference herein.  The foregoing descriptions of the Master Revolving Note, Letter Agreement, Security Agreement, and Pledge and Security Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such exhibits.

Item 9.01              Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit 10.1                              Master Revolving Note, dated as of April 24, 2014, between RMC Mortgage Corporation and Comerica Bank

Exhibit 10.2                              Letter Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2014, between RMC Mortgage Corporation and Comerica Bank

Exhibit 10.3                              Security Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2014, between RMC Mortgage Corporation and Comerica Bank

Exhibit 10.4                              Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2014, between RMC Mortgage Corporation and Comerica Bank

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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