REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Disclosure Of Repurchase Agreements [Abstract]

Schedule of Repurchase Agreements [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes certain characteristics of the Company’s repurchase agreements at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	June 30, 2013					December 31, 2012
			Weighted					Weighted
	Amount		average			Amount		average
	outstanding		interest rate			outstanding		interest rate
Agency	$	539,910,000		0.40	%	$	59,616,000		0.48	%
Non-Agency⁽¹⁾		23,619,000		2.26	%		3,807,000		2.31	%
Total	$	563,529,000		0.48	%	$	63,423,000		0.59	%

(1) At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had repurchase agreements of $30,310,000 and $13,989,000, respectively, that were linked to Non-Agency RMBS purchases and were accounted for as Linked Transactions, and as such, the linked repurchase agreements are not included in the above table. (See Note 3).

Schedule Of Remaining Maturities Under Repurchase Agreement [Table Text Block]

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the repurchase agreements had the following remaining maturities:

	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
< 30 days	$	304,140,000	$	59,616,000
31 to 60 days		177,589,000		3,807,000
61 to 90 days		36,461,000		-
> 90 days		45,339,000		-
Total	$	563,529,000	$	63,423,000

Schedule of Repurchase Agreement Counterparties with Whom Repurchase Agreements Exceed 10 Percent of Stockholders' Equity [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize certain characteristics of the Company’s repurchase agreements at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	June 30, 2013
	Amount		Percent of total			Weighted average		Company RMBS
Repurchase Agreement Counterparties	Outstanding⁽¹⁾		amount outstanding			days to maturity		held as collateral
North America	$	262,968,000		46.67	%		45	$	275,654,422
Europe ⁽²⁾		193,311,000		34.30	%		41		202,694,448
Asia (2)		107,250,000		19.03	%		24		111,953,870
Total	$	563,529,000		100.00	%		40	$	590,302,740

(1) At June 30, 2013, the Company had repurchase agreements of $30,310,000 that were linked to Non-Agency RMBS purchases and were accounted for as Linked Transactions, and as such, the linked repurchase agreements are not included in the above table. (See Note 3).

(2) Counterparties domiciled in Europe and Asia, or their U.S. subsidiaries.

	December 31, 2012
	Amount		Percent of total			Weighted average		Company RMBS
Repurchase Agreement Counterparties	Outstanding(1)		amount outstanding			days to maturity		held as collateral
North America	$	52,874,000		83.37	%		17	$	55,462,506
Asia ⁽²⁾		10,549,000		16.63	%		18		10,874,574
Total	$	63,423,000		100.00	%		17	$	66,337,080

(1) At December 31, 2012, the Company had repurchase agreements of $13,989,000 that were linked to Non-Agency RMBS purchases and were accounted for as Linked Transactions, and as such, the linked repurchase agreements are not included in the above table. (See Note 3).

(2) Counterparties domiciled in Europe and Asia, or their U.S. subsidiaries.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure, as of the balance sheet date, of the amount at risk under repurchase agreements with any individual counterparty or group of related counterparties which exceeds 10 percent of stockholders' equity. Includes the name of each counterparty or group of related counterparties, the amount at risk with each, and the weighted average maturity of the repurchase agreements with each. The amount at risk under repurchase agreements is defined as the excess of carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount or if there is no carrying amount) of the securities or other assets sold under agreement to repurchase, including accrued interest plus any cash or other assets on deposit to secure the repurchase obligation, over the amount of the repurchase liability (adjusted for accrued interest).

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