Exhibit 24.1
POWER OF
ATTORNEY
FOR SEC FILINGS ON FORMS ID, 3, 4, 5 AND 144
IN RESPECT OF SECURITIES OF
ZAIS FINANCIAL CORP.
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Steven Haber, Jay Bernstein, Michael Kessler, Brandon Jang or any one of them acting alone, as the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for the undersigned in the undersigneds name and stead in any and all capacities, to sign and file for and on the undersigneds behalf, in respect of any acquisition, disposition or other change in ownership of any shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of ZAIS Financial Corp. (the Company), the following:
(i) any
Form ID to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC);
(ii) any
Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3 to be filed
with the SEC;
(iii)
any Statement of Changes of
Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 to be filed with the
SEC;
(iv) any Annual Statement of Beneficial Ownership of
Securities on Form 5 to be filed with the SEC;
(v) any Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities on Form
144 to be filed with the SEC; and
(vi) any
and all agreements, certificates, receipts, or other documents in connection
therewith.
The undersigned hereby gives full power and authority to the attorney-in-fact to seek and obtain as the undersigneds representative and on the undersigneds behalf, information on transactions in the Companys securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release such information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of information.
The undersigned hereby grants unto such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and hereby ratifies and confirms all that any such attorney-in-fact and agent or substitute may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney.
Date: June 2, 2015 | By: | /s/ Donna J. Blank |
Donna J. Blank |