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Exhibit 23.1


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-189242) and S-8 (No. 333-181441) of Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation of our report dated March 17, 2014 relating to the financial statements, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Los Angeles, California
March 17, 2014



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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM