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PRESS RELEASE
NYSE: CIM    
CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
520 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Investor Relations
888-895-6557
www.chimerareit.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION RELEASES 2ND QUARTER 2017 EARNINGS
GAAP EARNINGS OF $0.56 PER COMMON SHARE
CORE EARNINGS(1) OF $0.60 PER COMMON SHARE
GAAP BOOK VALUE OF $16.54 PER COMMON SHARE
ADDED $1 BILLION OF RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS
NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Chimera Investment Corporation, Inc. (NYSE:CIM) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017. The Company’s second quarter 2017 GAAP net income was $105.6 million or $0.56 per common share. Core earnings(1) for the second quarter of 2017 was $112.1 million or $0.60 per common share. Economic return on book value for the quarter was 5.2%(2). This quarter the Company purchased approximately $377 million in loans and committed to purchase an additional $620 million which will bring loan purchases for the year to $5.1 billion. The Company sponsored one mortgage loan securitization for $377 million and incurred $1.3 million in securitization deal related expenses.

“Chimera remains prudent in growing its portfolio, investing an additional $1 billion in residential mortgage loans” said Matthew Lambiase, Chimera’s CEO and President. “Chimera is focused on producing stable earnings and dividends while protecting book value.”

(1) Core earnings is a non-GAAP measure. See additional discussion on page 5.
(2) Economic return on book value is based on the change in GAAP book value per common share for the quarter plus the quarterly dividend declared per common share.

Note: All per common share amounts presented on a diluted basis.



1



Other Information

Chimera Investment Corporation is a publicly traded real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is primarily engaged in real estate finance. We were incorporated in Maryland on June 01, 2007 and commenced operations on November 21, 2007. We invest, either directly or indirectly through our subsidiaries, in RMBS, residential mortgage loans, Agency CMBS, commercial mortgage loans, real estate-related securities and various other asset classes. We have elected and believe that we are organized and have operated in a manner that enables us to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code.
Please visit www.chimerareit.com and click on Investor Relations for additional information about us.
CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
June 30, 2017
December 31, 2016
Assets:
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
168,743

$
177,714

Non-Agency RMBS, at fair value
3,111,827

3,330,063

Agency MBS, at fair value
3,994,670

4,167,754

Loans held for investment, at fair value
13,261,360

8,753,653

Accrued interest receivable
98,079

79,697

Other assets
168,883

166,350

Derivatives, at fair value, net
14,907

9,677

Total assets (1)
$
20,818,469

$
16,684,908

Liabilities:
 

 

Repurchase agreements ($7.6 billion and $7.0 billion, MBS pledged as collateral, respectively)
$
6,254,153

$
5,600,903

Securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS ($1.7 billion and $1.8 billion pledged as collateral, respectively)
264,866

334,124

Securitized debt at fair value, collateralized by loans held for investment ($12.7 billion and $8.8 billion pledged as collateral, respectively)
9,511,229

6,941,097

Payable for investments purchased
1,046,720

520,532

Accrued interest payable
54,853

48,670

Dividends payable
94,809

97,005

Accounts payable and other liabilities
13,445

16,694

Derivatives, at fair value
1,707

2,350

Total liabilities (1)
$
17,241,782

$
13,561,375






Stockholders' Equity:
 

 

Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized:




8.00% Series A cumulative redeemable: 5,800,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively ($145,000 liquidation preference)
$
58

$
58

8.00% Series B cumulative redeemable: 13,000,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding, respectively ($325,000 liquidation preference)
130


Common stock: par value $0.01 per share; 300,000,000 shares authorized, 187,779,367 and 187,739,634 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
1,878

1,877

Additional paid-in-capital
3,824,680

3,508,779

Accumulated other comprehensive income
780,283

718,106

Cumulative earnings
2,721,008

2,443,184

Cumulative distributions to stockholders
(3,751,350
)
(3,548,471
)
Total stockholders' equity
$
3,576,687

$
3,123,533

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
20,818,469

$
16,684,908

(1) The Company's consolidated statements of financial condition include assets of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle obligations and liabilities of the VIE for which creditors do not have recourse to the primary beneficiary (Chimera Investment Corporation). As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, total assets of consolidated VIEs were $14,555,718 and $10,761,954, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated VIEs were $9,814,130 and $7,302,905, respectively.

2



Net Income
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)

For the Quarters Ended

For the Six Months Ended

June 30, 2017
June 30, 2016

June 30, 2017
June 30, 2016
Net interest income:





Interest income (1)
$
288,644

$
221,096


$
539,988

$
422,293

Interest expense (2)
137,955

83,227


248,186

146,208

Net interest income
150,689

137,869


291,802

276,085

Other-than-temporary impairments:
 

 






Total other-than-temporary impairment losses
(749
)
(3,139
)

(3,462
)
(7,562
)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income
(12,760
)
(17,816
)

(28,748
)
(24,071
)
Net other-than-temporary credit impairment losses
(13,509
)
(20,955
)

(32,210
)
(31,633
)
Other investment gains (losses):
 

 






Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives
5,802

22,100


10,698

(79,010
)
Realized gains (losses) on terminations of interest rate swaps
(16,143
)
(60,158
)

(16,143
)
(60,616
)
Net realized gains (losses) on derivatives
(11,481
)
(9,697
)

(20,839
)
(44,666
)
Net gains (losses) on derivatives
(21,822
)
(47,755
)

(26,284
)
(184,292
)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments at fair value
67,762

30,347


140,005

47,218

Net realized gains (losses) on sales of investments
4,541

6,631


9,708

3,956

Gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt
(48,014
)


(48,014
)
(1,766
)
Total other gains (losses)
2,467

(10,777
)

75,415

(134,884
)
Other income:
 

 






Other income




95,000

Total other income




95,000

Other expenses:
 

 






Compensation and benefits
7,671

6,954


15,227

12,176

General and administrative expenses
4,585

4,238


8,625

8,741

Servicing fees
10,890

7,773


20,478

13,351

Deal expenses
1,345

13,022


12,698

13,022

Total other expenses
24,491

31,987


57,028

47,290

Income (loss) before income taxes
115,156

74,150


277,979

157,278

Income taxes
139

23


155

52

Net income (loss)
$
115,017

$
74,127


$
277,824

$
157,226











Dividend on preferred stock
9,400



14,683












Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
$
105,617

$
74,127


$
263,141

$
157,226











Net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders:


 






Basic
$
0.56

$
0.39


$
1.40

$
0.84

Diluted
$
0.56

$
0.39


$
1.40

$
0.84











Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
 

 






Basic
187,779,406

187,729,765


187,770,626

187,726,618

Diluted
188,142,551

187,925,046


188,169,093

187,882,614







Dividends declared per share of common stock
$
0.50

$
0.48


$
1.00

$
1.46







(1) Includes interest income of consolidated VIEs of $234,437 and $160,885 for the quarters ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively and interest income of consolidated VIEs of $$427,426 and $292,865 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 respectively.
(2) Includes interest expense of consolidated VIEs of $105,723 and $58,772 for the quarters ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively and interest expense of consolidated VIEs of $188,407 and $98,022 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 respectively.


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CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)






For the Quarters Ended
For the Six Months Ended

June 30, 2017
June 30, 2016
June 30, 2017
June 30, 2016
Comprehensive income (loss):
 



Net income (loss)
$
115,017

$
74,127

$
277,824

$
157,226

Other comprehensive income:
 



Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net
41,655

53,015

37,744

112,423

Reclassification adjustment for net losses included in net income for other-than-temporary credit impairment losses
13,509

20,955

32,210

31,633

Reclassification adjustment for net realized losses (gains) included in net income
(2,591
)
(9,062
)
(7,777
)
(10,674
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
52,573

64,908

62,177

133,382

Comprehensive income (loss) before preferred stock dividends
$
167,590

$
139,035

$
340,001

$
290,608

Dividends on preferred stock
$
9,400

$

$
14,683

$

Comprehensive income (loss) available to common stock shareholders
$
158,190

$
139,035

$
325,318

$
290,608



4



Core earnings

Core earnings is a non-GAAP measure and is defined as GAAP net income excluding unrealized gains on the aggregate portfolio, impairment losses, realized gains on sales of investments, realized gains or losses on futures, realized gains or losses on swap terminations, gain on deconsolidation, extinguishment of debt and certain other non-recurring gains or losses. As defined, core earnings include interest income and expense as well as realized losses on interest rate swaps used to hedge interest rate risk. Management believes that the presentation of core earnings is useful to investors because it can provide a useful measure of comparability to our other REIT peers, but has important limitations. We believe core earnings as described above helps evaluate our financial performance without the impact of certain transactions but is of limited usefulness as an analytical tool. Therefore, core earnings should not be viewed in isolation and is not a substitute for net income or net income per basic share computed in accordance with GAAP.

The following table provides GAAP measures of net income and net income per basic share available to common stockholders for the periods presented and details with respect to reconciling the line items to core earnings and related per average basic common share amounts:
 
For the Quarters Ended
 
June 30, 2017
March 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
September 30, 2016
June 30, 2016
 
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
GAAP Net income available to common stockholders
$
105,617

$
157,524

$
219,454

$
172,817

$
74,127

Adjustments:
 

 

 

 

 

Net other-than-temporary credit impairment losses
13,509

18,701

14,780

11,574

20,955

Net unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives
(5,802
)
(4,896
)
(101,475
)
(27,628
)
(22,100
)
Net unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments at fair value
(67,762
)
(72,243
)
20,664

(32,999
)
(30,347
)
Net realized (gains) losses on sales of investments
(4,541
)
(5,167
)
(11,121
)
(3,079
)
(6,631
)
(Gains) losses on extinguishment of debt
48,014


(1,334
)
45


Realized (gains) losses on terminations of interest rate swaps
16,143




60,158

Net realized (gains) losses on Futures (1)
6,914

2,084

(19,628
)
7,823

(635
)
Core Earnings
$
112,092

$
96,003

$
121,340

$
128,553

$
95,527












GAAP net income per basic common share
$
0.56

$
0.84

$
1.17

$
0.92

$
0.39

Core earnings per basic common share(2)
$
0.60

$
0.51

$
0.65

$
0.68

$
0.51












(1) Included in net realized gains (losses) on derivatives in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(2) We note that core and taxable earnings will typically differ, and may materially differ, due to differences on realized gains and losses on investments and related hedges, credit loss recognition,
      timing differences in premium amortization, accretion of discounts, equity compensation and other items.


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The following tables provide a summary of the Company’s MBS portfolio at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

 
June 30, 2017
 
Principal or Notional Value
at Period-End
(dollars in thousands)
Weighted Average Amortized
Cost Basis
Weighted Average Fair Value
Weighted Average
Coupon
Weighted Average Yield at Period-End (1)
Non-Agency RMBS
 
 
 
 
Senior
$
2,919,136

$
54.86

$
80.61

4.5
%
16.2
%
Senior, interest-only
5,140,383

5.38

4.27

1.4
%
10.7
%
Subordinated
646,779

70.17

81.69

3.7
%
9.1
%
Subordinated, interest-only
258,908

5.13

4.19

1.1
%
11.1
%
Agency MBS
 

 

 

 

 

Residential pass-through
2,376,069

105.76

104.61

3.8
%
2.9
%
Commercial pass-through
1,366,273

102.65

101.38

3.6
%
3.1
%
Interest-only
3,262,811

3.98

3.80

0.8
%
3.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
Principal or Notional Value at Period-End
(dollars in thousands)
Weighted Average Amortized
Cost Basis
Weighted Average Fair Value
Weighted Average
Coupon
Weighted Average Yield at Period-End (1)
Non-Agency RMBS
 
 
 
 
Senior
$
3,190,947

$
55.76

$
78.69

4.3
%
15.5
%
Senior, interest-only
5,648,339

5.18

4.49

1.5
%
11.7
%
Subordinated
673,259

70.83

82.21

3.8
%
9.2
%
Subordinated, interest-only
266,927

5.20

4.50

1.1
%
13.5
%
Agency MBS
 

 

 

 

 

Residential pass-through
2,594,570

105.78

104.29

3.9
%
3.0
%
Commercial pass-through
1,331,543

102.64

98.91

3.6
%
2.9
%
Interest-only
3,356,491

4.53

4.31

0.8
%
3.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Bond Equivalent Yield at period end.
 
 
 

At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the repurchase agreements collateralized by MBS had the following remaining maturities.

 
June 30, 2017
December 31, 2016
 
(dollars in thousands)
Overnight
$

$

1 to 29 days
4,194,962

2,947,604

30 to 59 days
714,705

958,956

60 to 89 days
367,734

407,625

90 to 119 days
220,797

559,533

Greater than or equal to 120 days
755,955

727,185

Total
$
6,254,153

$
5,600,903




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The following table summarizes certain characteristics of our portfolio at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.


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For the Quarter Ended
For the Year Ended

June 30, 2017
December 31, 2016
Interest earning assets at period-end (1)
$
20,367,857

$
16,251,470

Interest bearing liabilities at period-end
$
16,030,248

$
12,876,124

GAAP Leverage at period-end
 4.5:1

 4.1:1

GAAP Leverage at period-end (recourse)
 1.7:1

 1.8:1

Portfolio Composition, at amortized cost
 

 

Non-Agency RMBS
6.9
%
9.0
%
Senior
3.0
%
3.9
%
Senior, interest only
1.4
%
1.9
%
Subordinated
2.4
%
3.1
%
Subordinated, interest only
0.1
%
0.1
%
RMBS transferred to consolidated VIEs
5.4
%
7.6
%
Agency MBS
21.0
%
27.7
%
Residential
13.0
%
17.8
%
Commercial
7.3
%
8.9
%
Interest-only
0.7
%
1.0
%
Loans held for investment
66.7
%
55.7
%
Fixed-rate percentage of portfolio
88.3
%
88.4
%
Adjustable-rate percentage of portfolio
11.7
%
11.6
%
Annualized yield on average interest earning assets for the periods ended
6.2
%
6.4
%
Annualized cost of funds on average borrowed funds for the periods ended (2)
3.5
%
3.0
%
(1) Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
(2) Includes the effect of realized losses on interest rate swaps.


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Economic Net Interest Income

Our “Economic net interest income” is a non-GAAP financial measure, that equals interest income, less interest expense and realized losses on our interest rate swaps. Realized losses on our interest rate swaps are the periodic net settlement payments made or received.  For the purpose of computing economic net interest income and ratios relating to cost of funds measures throughout this section, interest expense includes net payments on our interest rate swaps, which is presented as a part of Realized gains (losses) on derivatives in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Interest rate swaps are used to manage the increase in interest paid on repurchase agreements in a rising rate environment. Presenting the net contractual interest payments on interest rate swaps with the interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities reflects our total contractual interest payments. We believe this presentation is useful to investors because it depicts the economic value of our investment strategy by showing actual interest expense and net interest income. Where indicated, interest expense, including interest payments on interest rate swaps, is referred to as economic interest expense. Where indicated, net interest income reflecting interest payments on interest rate swaps, is referred to as economic net interest income.

The following table reconciles the GAAP and non-GAAP measurements reflected in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
GAAP
Interest
Income

GAAP
Interest
Expense
Net Realized
Losses on Interest Rate Swaps
Economic Interest
Expense

GAAP Net Interest
Income
Net Realized
Losses on Interest Rate Swaps
Other (1)
Economic
Net
Interest
Income
For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2017
$
288,644


$
137,955

$
3,486

$
141,441


$
150,689

$
(3,486
)
$
(350
)
$
146,853

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2017
$
251,344


$
110,231

$
4,106

$
114,337


$
141,113

$
(4,106
)
$
(519
)
$
136,488

For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2016
$
260,823


$
106,737

$
4,151

$
110,888


$
154,086

$
(4,151
)
$
40

$
149,975

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2016
$
250,953


$
94,911

$
4,595

$
99,506


$
156,042

$
(4,595
)
$
(105
)
$
151,342

For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2016
$
221,096


$
83,227

$
8,141

$
91,368


$
137,869

$
(8,141
)
$
(367
)
$
129,361


(1) Primarily interest income on cash and cash equivalents.





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The table below shows our average earning assets held, interest earned on assets, yield on average interest earning assets, average debt balance, economic interest expense, economic average cost of funds, economic net interest income, and net interest rate spread for the periods presented.
 
For the Quarters Ended

June 30, 2017

June 30, 2016

(dollars in thousands)

(dollars in thousands)
 
Average
Balance
Interest
Average
Yield/Cost

Average
Balance
Interest
Average
Yield/Cost
Assets:
 
 
 

 
 
 
Interest-earning assets (1):
 
 
 

 
 
 
Agency MBS
$
3,661,335

$
24,289

2.7
%

$
4,882,776

$
29,376

2.4
%
Non-Agency RMBS
1,335,643

29,567

8.9
%

1,432,834

30,469

8.5
%
Non-Agency RMBS transferred to consolidated VIEs
1,069,509

58,486

21.9
%

1,346,840

62,889

18.7
%
Residential mortgage loans held for investment
12,391,023

175,952

5.7
%

6,625,810

97,994

5.9
%
Total
$
18,457,510

$
288,294

6.2
%

$
14,288,260

$
220,728

6.2
%










Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
 
 
 


 
 
 

Interest-bearing liabilities: 
 
 
 


 
 
 

Repurchase agreements collateralized by:













Agency MBS (2)
$
3,156,501

$
12,190

1.5
%

$
4,612,205

$
15,795

1.4
%
Non-Agency RMBS
725,698

5,229

2.9
%

693,126

5,168

3.0
%
Re-Remic repurchase agreements
387,493

3,573

3.7
%

686,606

6,701

3.9
%
RMBS from loan securitizations
1,823,189

14,726

3.2
%

872,023

4,932

2.3
%
Securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS
284,127

5,563

7.8
%

458,350

5,922

5.2
%
Securitized debt, collateralized by loans
9,700,805

100,160

4.1
%

5,664,470

52,849

3.7
%
Total
$
16,077,813

$
141,441

3.5
%

$
12,986,780

$
91,367

2.8
%














Economic net interest income/net interest rate spread
 

$
146,853

2.7
%

 

$
129,361

3.4
%














Net interest-earning assets/net interest margin
$
2,379,697

 

3.2
%

$
1,301,480

 

3.6
%














Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest bearing liabilities
1.15

 

 


1.10

 

 















(1) Interest-earning assets at amortized cost













(2) Interest includes cash paid on swaps














The table below shows our Net Income, Economic Net Interest Income and Core Earnings, each as a percentage of average equity. Return on average equity is defined as our GAAP net income (loss) as a percentage of average equity. Average equity is defined as the average of Company’s beginning and ending equity balance for the period reported. Economic Net Interest Income is a non-GAAP financial measure, that equals interest income, less interest expense and realized losses on our interest rate swaps. Core Earnings is a non-GAAP measures as defined in previous section.
 
Return on Average Equity
Economic Net Interest Income/Average Equity *
Core Earnings/Average Equity
 
(Ratios have been annualized)
For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2017
12.98
%
16.57
%
12.65
%
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2017
19.63
%
16.46
%
11.57
%
For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2016
28.82
%
19.48
%
15.76
%
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2016
23.04
%
20.18
%
17.14
%
For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2016
10.09
%
17.61
%
13.00
%
* Includes effect of realized losses on interest rate swaps.
 
 
 


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The following table presents changes to Accretable Discount (net of premiums) as it pertains to our Non-Agency RMBS portfolio, excluding premiums on IOs, during the previous five quarters.

 
For the Quarters Ended
Accretable Discount (Net of Premiums)
June 30, 2017

March 31, 2017

December 31, 2016

September 30, 2016

June 30, 2016


(dollars in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period
$
648,659

$
683,648

$
733,060

$
769,764

$
778,847

Accretion of discount
(42,625
)
(43,715
)
(44,427
)
(44,455
)
(42,297
)
Purchases
(108
)
(3,642
)
(33,987
)
8,959

(1,001
)
Sales and deconsolidation
212

(7,303
)
(2,138
)
(14,386
)
(20,590
)
Transfers from/(to) credit reserve, net
21,586

19,671

31,140

13,178

54,805

Balance, end of period
$
627,724

$
648,659

$
683,648

$
733,060

$
769,764


Disclaimer
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ from expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, readers should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “target,” “assume,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believe,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results, including, among other things, those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, under the caption “Risk Factors.” Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to: the state of credit markets and general economic conditions; changes in interest rates and the market value of our assets; the rates of default or decreased recovery on the mortgages underlying our target assets; the occurrence, extent and timing of credit losses within our portfolio; the credit risk in our underlying assets; declines in home prices; our ability to establish, adjust and maintain appropriate hedges for the risks in our portfolio; the availability and cost of our target assets; our ability to borrow to finance our assets and the associated costs; changes in the competitive landscape within our industry; our ability to manage various operational risks and costs associated with our business; interruptions in or impairments to our communications and information technology systems; our ability to acquire residential mortgage loans and successfully securitize the residential mortgage loans we acquire; our ability to oversee our third party sub-servicers; the impact of any deficiencies in the servicing or foreclosure practices of third parties and related delays in the foreclosure process; our exposure to legal and regulatory claims; legislative and regulatory actions affecting our business; the impact of new or modified government mortgage refinance or principal reduction programs; our ability to maintain our REIT qualification; and limitations imposed on our business due to our REIT status and our exempt status under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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Readers are advised that the financial information in this press release is based on company data available at the time of this presentation and, in certain circumstances, may not have been audited by the Company’s independent auditors.



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