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): January 130, ~~2006~~ 2007

CHECKFREE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	0-26802	58-2360335

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

4411 East Jones Bridge Road Norcross, Georgia 30092 (678) 375-3000 ~~(Address, including zip code, and telephone number including area code of Registrant’s principal executive offices)~~

~~Not~~(Address, ~~Applicable~~including ~~(Former~~zip ~~name~~code, orand ~~former~~telephone ~~address,~~number including ifarea ~~changed~~code ~~since~~of ~~last~~Registrant’s principal ~~report~~executive offices)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Item 7.01.~~o Soliciting ~~Regulation~~material pursuant to Rule FD14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o OnPre-commencement ~~January 3,~~communications ~~2006,~~pursuant ~~CheckFree~~to ~~Corporation~~ Rule 14d-2(~~“CheckFree”~~b) orunder the ~~“Company”)~~Exchange ~~issued~~Act ~~a press release~~ (~~the~~17 ~~“Press~~CFR ~~Release”) announcing its acquisition of PhoneCharge, Inc~~240. 14d-2(~~“PhoneCharge”~~b),) effective January 1, 2006. CheckFree further announced that it expects the PhoneCharge acquisition to be neutral to GAAP earnings per share for fiscal 2006 and accretive thereafter. CheckFree plans to provide more detail on its regularly scheduled quarterly earnings call scheduled for January 24, 2006. The PhoneCharge business operations and financial results will be reported as part of the Electronic Commerce Division.

o ~~Pursuant to General Instruction F of Form 8~~Pre-K,commencement acommunications ~~copy~~pursuant ~~of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1~~ to ~~this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item~~Rule ~~7.01 of Form 8~~13e-K,4(c) asunder ~~well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be treated as “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities~~ Exchange Act of(17 ~~1934,~~CFR ~~as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended~~240.13e-4(c))

~~Forward-Looking~~Item 2.02. ~~Statements~~Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

~~Certain~~On ofJanuary 30, ~~CheckFree’s statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Form 8-K are not purely historical~~2007, ~~and~~CheckFree asCorporation ~~such are~~ (“~~forward-looking statements~~CheckFree”) ~~within~~issued ~~the~~a ~~meaning~~press ofrelease ~~the~~announcing its ~~Private~~financial ~~Securities~~results ~~Litigation~~for ~~Reform~~the ~~Act~~second ofquarter ~~1995.~~ended ~~These include statements regarding management’s intentions~~December 31, ~~plans~~2006, ~~beliefs, expectations or projections of the future,~~ and ~~include~~its ~~statements regarding~~ expectations for ~~earnings~~the third ~~per~~quarter ~~share~~ended ~~for~~March 31, ~~fiscal~~2007 ~~2006~~ and ~~thereafter~~fiscal ~~(paragraph~~2007 ~~1 of Item 7.01 herein and paragraph 5 of~~ (the “Press Release”). ~~Forward-looking~~Pursuant ~~statements~~to ~~involve risks and~~General ~~uncertainties,~~Instruction ~~including~~F ~~without~~of ~~limitation,~~Current ~~the~~Report ~~various~~on ~~risks~~Form ~~inherent in CheckFree’s business~~8-K, ~~and~~ ~~other~~a ~~risks~~copy ~~and~~of ~~uncertainties~~the ~~detailed~~Press ~~from~~Release ~~time~~is tofurnished ~~time~~as ~~in CheckFree’s periodic reports filed~~Exhibit ~~with~~99.1 ~~the~~to ~~Securities~~this ~~and~~Current ~~Exchange Commission, including CheckFree’s Annual~~ Report on Form 108-K ~~for the year ended June 30, 2005,~~ (~~filed September 2, 2005), and Form 10-Q for~~ the ~~quarter ended September~~“Form ~~30, 2005 (filed November~~ 8~~, 2005~~-K”). ~~One or more of these factors have affected,~~ and ~~could in~~is ~~the~~incorporated ~~future~~herein ~~affect~~by ~~CheckFree’s business and financial results in future periods, and could cause actual results to differ materially from plans and projections~~reference. ~~There can be no assurance that the~~ ~~forward-looking~~The ~~statements~~information ~~contained or incorporated by reference~~ in this Form 8-K, ~~will~~including ~~prove to be accurate~~Exhibit 99.1, ~~and~~shall ~~issuance of such forward-looking statements should~~ not be ~~regarded~~treated as a“filed” for ~~representation~~purposes byof ~~CheckFree,~~Section 18 orof ~~any other person, that~~ the ~~objectives~~Securities ~~and~~Exchange ~~plans~~Act of ~~CheckFree~~1934, ~~will be~~as ~~achieved.~~amended, ~~All~~nor ~~forward-looking~~shall ~~statements~~it ~~contained~~be or deemed incorporated by reference in ~~this~~any ~~Form 8-K~~filing ~~are~~under ~~based~~the onSecurities ~~information~~Act ~~presently~~of ~~available to management~~1933, ~~and~~as ~~CheckFree assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements~~amended.

~~Item~~ CheckFree will broadcast its second quarter conference call at 5:00 p.m. (EST) 8on January 30, 2007, to review its financial results for the second quarter ended December 31, 2006, and its expectations for the third quarter ending March 31, 2007 and for fiscal 2007.01 To phone into the conference call, dial 1-877-232-1067 anytime after 4:45 p.m. ~~Other~~(EST) and ~~Events~~ask for the CheckFree conference call. The live conference call will be accessible through the Investor Center section of the CheckFree corporate Web site at http://www.checkfreecorp.com. A digital replay of the call will be available on the same Web site after 7:00 p.m. (EST) on January 30, 2007.

Certain of CheckFree’s ~~announced~~statements ~~today~~contained ~~that~~or itincorporated ~~has~~by ~~completed~~reference in this Form 8-K are not purely historical, and as such are “forward-looking statements” within the ~~closing~~meaning of ~~its~~the Private ~~acquisition~~Securities Litigation Reform Act of ~~PhoneCharge,~~1995. These include statements regarding management’s aintentions, ~~leading~~plans, ~~provider~~beliefs, expectations or projections of ~~telephone~~the future, and ~~Internet-based~~include ~~bill~~statements regarding ~~payment~~CheckFree’s ~~services.~~proposed acquisition of Carreker, as well as CheckFree’s ~~has~~forecasts ~~purchased~~and ~~all~~expectations of, revenue for the ~~outstanding~~third ~~shares~~quarter of ~~PhoneCharge~~fiscal 2007, earnings per share for ~~approximately~~the ~~$100 million~~third quarter of fiscal 2007 and for fiscal 2007, sequential transaction growth and the general performance of the Company’s divisions in the third quarter of fiscal 2007, and free cash flow for fiscal 2007 (paragraphs 4, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Press Release). ~~The~~Forward-looking ~~closing~~statements ~~was~~involve ~~effective~~risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the various risks inherent in CheckFree’s business, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in CheckFree’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Annual Report on ~~January~~Form 10-K for the year ended June 130, 2006 (filed September 8, 2006) and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 (filed November 8, 2006). Further, with respect to CheckFree’s proposed acquisition of Carreker Corporation, although CheckFree and Carreker have signed an agreement for a subsidiary of CheckFree to merge with and into Carreker, there is no assurance that they will complete the proposed merger. The merger agreement will terminate if the companies do not receive necessary approval of Carreker’s stockholders or government approvals or if either Carreker or CheckFree fail to satisfy other conditions to closing. One or more of these factors have affected, and could in the future affect, CheckFree’s business and financial results in future periods, and could cause actual results to differ materially from plans and projections. There can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Form 8-K will prove to be accurate, and issuance of such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by CheckFree, or any other person, that the objectives and plans of CheckFree will be achieved. All forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Form 8-K are based on information presently available to management, and CheckFree assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1*		CheckFree Corporation’s Press Release ~~issued~~dated January 330, ~~2006~~2007.

* Such press release is being “furnished” (not filed) under Item 72.0102 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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.

	CheckFree Corporation
Date: January 3, 2006	By:	/s/ David E. Mangum
Date: January 30, 2007	By:	/s/ David E. Mangum
		David E. Mangum, Executive Vice
		David E. Mangum, Executive
		President and Chief Financial Officer
		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1*		CheckFree Corporation’s Press Release ~~issued~~dated January 330, ~~2006~~2007.

* ~~Such~~The ~~press~~Press ~~release~~Release is being “furnished” (not filed) under Item 72.0102 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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