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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC COM 023139884 1,549 65,000 SH   SOLE   65,000 0 0
ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORP COM 037347101 784 140,000 SH   SOLE   140,000 0 0
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD COM G0585R106 10,421 472,400 SH   SOLE   472,400 0 0
DYNEX CAPITAL INC COM 26817Q506 13,299 1,305,083 SH   SOLE   1,305,083 0 0
GOLD STANDARD VENTURES CP COM 380738104 38 60,057 SH   SOLE   60,057 0 0
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ISHARES 464287655 370 4,000 SH Put SOLE   4,000 0 0
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR JR GOLD GOLD MINER ETF 57061R544 1,905 208,000 SH   SOLE   208,000 0 0
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 6,189 465,000 SH   SOLE   465,000 0 0
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 1,188 5,000 SH Call SOLE   5,000 0 0
NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP COM 64828T102 3,967 588,600 SH   SOLE   588,600 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVESTMENT CORP COM 65105M108 8,891 1,700,000 SH   SOLE   1,700,000 0 0
NOVATION COMPANIES INC COM 66989V107 779 1,901,500 SH   SOLE   1,901,500 0 0
PARAMOUNT GOLD AND SILVER COM 69924P102 536 450,000 SH   SOLE   450,000 0 0
PHOENIX COMPANIES INC COM 71902E604 3,883 90,292 SH   SOLE   90,292 0 0
RESOLUTE ENERGY CORP COM 76116A108 4,924 617,000 SH   SOLE   617,000 0 0
RESOURCE CAPITAL CORP COM 76120W302 2,398 389,914 SH   SOLE   389,914 0 0
SANDSTORM GOLD LTD COM 80013R206 88 15,000 SH   SOLE   15,000 0 0
SEABRIDGE GOLD INC COM 811916105 236 25,000 SH   SOLE   25,000 0 0
WALKER DUNLOP INC COM 93148P102 16,449 939,931 SH   SOLE   939,931 0 0