UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

ZAIS FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland	90-0729143
(State of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

Two Bridge Avenue, Suite 322
Red Bank, NJ	07701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class to be so Registered	Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	The New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box.  x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. o

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:  333-185938

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

ZAIS Financial Corp. (the “Registrant”) hereby incorporates by reference herein the description of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), to be registered hereunder set forth under the heading “Description of Capital Stock” in the Registrant’s prospectus forming part of its Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-185938), as amended (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  In addition, incorporated by reference herein is information relating to the Common Stock under the caption “Certain provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law and Our Charter and Bylaws” in the Registration Statement.

ITEM 2 EXHIBITS.

Not applicable.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

		ZAIS FINANCIAL CORP.
Date:	February 5, 2013	By:	/s/ Michael Szymanski
			Name:	Michael Szymanski
			Title:	Chief Executive Officer and President