0001206774-15-001950.txt : 20150610 0001206774-15-001950.hdr.sgml : 20150610 20150610160517 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001206774-15-001950 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150601 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150610 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150610 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ZAIS Financial Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001527590 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 900729143 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO BRIDGE AVENUE, SUITE 322 CITY: RED BANK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07701 BUSINESS PHONE: 732-530-3610 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO BRIDGE AVENUE, SUITE 322 CITY: RED BANK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07701 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLANK DONNA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001444306 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35808 FILM NUMBER: 15923576 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ZAIS GROUP, LLC. STREET 2: TWO BRIDGE AVENUE, SUITE 322 CITY: RED BANK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07701 3 1 blank_form3.xml INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES X0206 3 2015-06-01 1 0001527590 ZAIS Financial Corp. ZFC 0001444306 BLANK DONNA C/O ZAIS FINANCIAL CORP. TWO BRIDGE AVENUE, SUITE 322 RED BANK NJ 07701 0 1 0 0 CFO and Treasurer Exhibit List Exhibit 24.1 Power of Attorney /s/ Donna Blank, by Steven Haber, her attorney-in-fact 2015-06-10 EX-24.1 2 exhibit24-1.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY

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 undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for the undersigned in the undersigned’s name and stead in any and all capacities, to sign and file for and on the undersigned’s 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 undersigned’s representative and on the undersigned’s behalf, information on transactions in the Company’s 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.

The undersigned acknowledges that:
(i) neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the undersigned’s responsibility to comply with the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and
(ii) this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned’s obligations under the Exchange Act, including without limitation the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the

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