UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



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FORM 10-Q



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(Mark One)

|x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012

OR



|o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period fromto



Commission file number 001-35151



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AG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.



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|Maryland                                                       | 27-5254382                          
|-------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------
|(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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|245 Park Avenue, 26th Floor New York, New York                 | 10167                               
|(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       | (Zip Code)                          



(212) 692-2000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)



Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes  x    No   ̈



Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required
to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 and Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that
the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No   ̈



Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant is a large accelerated filed, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company”
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):



Large Accelerated
filer  ̈   Accelerated filer  ̈Non-Accelerated
filer xSmaller reporting company   ̈
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)



Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   ̈    No  x



As of August 8, 2012, there were 15,807,258
outstanding shares of common stock of AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.











AG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS



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|PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION |                                                                                      
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|Item 1.                       | Financial Statements                                                                 
|                              | Consolidated Balance Sheets                                                          
|                              | Consolidated Statement of Operations                                                 
|                              | Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity                                       
|                              | Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                                                 
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|                              | Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)                               
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|Item 2.                       | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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|Item 3.                       | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                           
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|Item 4.                       | Controls and Procedures                                                              
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|PART II. OTHER INFORMATION    | 41                                                                                   
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|Item 1.                       | Legal Proceedings                                                                    
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|Item 1A.                      | Risk Factors                                                                         
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|Item 2.                       | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                          
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|Item 3.                       | Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                      
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|Item 4.                       | Mine Safety Disclosures                                                              
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|Item 5.                       | Other Information                                                                    
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|Item 6.                       | Exhibits                                                                             











PART I



ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. and
Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)



|                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  | June 30, 2012 |               |  | December 31, 2011 |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | ------------- |  | ----------------- | -
|Assets                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |               |               |  |                   |  
|Real estate securities, at fair value                                                                                                                                                                   |  |               |               |  |                   |  
|Agency - $2,138,181,777 and $1,186,149,842 pledged as collateral, respectively                                                                                                                          |  | $             | 2,249,892,387 |  |                   | $
|Non-Agency - $122,992,984 and $47,227,005 pledged as collateral, respectively                                                                                                                           |  |               | 149,897,715   |  |                   |  
|ABS - $13,509,441 and $4,526,620 pledged as collateral, respectively                                                                                                                                    |  |               | 13,509,441    |  |                   |  
|CMBS - $11,557,506 and $2,747,080 pledged as collateral, respectively                                                                                                                                   |  |               | 11,557,506    |  |                   |  
|Linked transactions, net, at fair value                                                                                                                                                                 |  |               | 44,074,905    |  |                   |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                                               |  |               | 17,457,490    |  |                   |  
|Restricted cash                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |               | 2,303,178     |  |                   |  
|Interest receivable                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |               | 8,341,685     |  |                   |  
|Receivable on unsettled trades                                                                                                                                                                          |  |               | 141,814,687   |  |                   |  
|Derivative assets, at fair value                                                                                                                                                                        |  |               | -             |  |                   |  
|Other assets                                                                                                                                                                                            |  |               | 35,826        |  |                   |  
|Due from affiliates                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |               | -             |  |                   |  
|Total Assets                                                                                                                                                                                            |  | $             | 2,638,884,820 |  |                   | $
|                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |               |               |  |                   |  
|Liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |               |               |  |                   |  
|Repurchase agreements                                                                                                                                                                                   |  | $             | 2,133,730,466 |  |                   | $
|Payable on unsettled trades                                                                                                                                                                             |  |               | 123,670,601   |  |                   |  
|Interest payable                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |               | 752,036       |  |                   |  
|Derivative liabilities, at fair value                                                                                                                                                                   |  |               | 23,413,215    |  |                   |  
|Dividend payable                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |               | 11,042,972    |  |                   |  
|Due to affiliates                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |               | 1,196,383     |  |                   |  
|Accrued expenses                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |               | 822,531       |  |                   |  
|Due to broker                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |               | 54,000        |  |                   |  
|Total Liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |               | 2,294,682,204 |  |                   |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |               |               |  |                   |  
|Stockholders' Equity                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |               |               |  |                   |  
|Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 450,000,000 shares of common stock authorized and 15,769,674 and 10,009,958 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively |  |               | 157,697       |  |                   |  
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                                                                                              |  |               | 302,304,109   |  |                   |  
|Retained earnings                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |               | 41,740,810    |  |                   |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |               | 344,202,616   |  |                   |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |               |               |  |                   |  
|Total Liabilities & Equity                                                                                                                                                                              |  | $             | 2,638,884,820 |  |                   | $



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.



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AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. and
Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Operations

(Unaudited)



|                                                                           |  |                    |             |   | Period from      |   |         |                  |  |   | Period from      |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ----------- | - | ---------------- | - | ------- | ---------------- |  | - | ---------------- | -
|                                                                           |  | Three Months Ended |             |   | March 7, 2011 to |   |         | Six Months Ended |  |   | March 7, 2011 to |  
|                                                                           |  | June 30, 2012      |             |   | June 30, 2011    |   |         | June 30, 2012    |  |   | June 30, 2011    |  
|Net Interest Income                                                        |  |                    |             |   |                  |   |         |                  |  |   |                  |  
|Interest income                                                            |  | $                  | 17,883,008  |   |                  | $ | -       |                  |  | $ | 31,879,636       |  
|Interest expense                                                           |  |                    | 2,450,017   |   |                  |   | -       |                  |  |   | 4,277,431        |  
|                                                                           |  |                    | 15,432,991  |   |                  |   | -       |                  |  |   | 27,602,205       |  
|                                                                           |  |                    |             |   |                  |   |         |                  |  |   |                  |  
|Other Income                                                               |  |                    |             |   |                  |   |         |                  |  |   |                  |  
|Net realized gain                                                          |  |                    | 7,552,780   |   |                  |   | -       |                  |  |   | 9,981,800        |  
|Gain on linked transactions, net                                           |  |                    | 3,364,972   |   |                  |   | -       |                  |  |   | 6,804,157        |  
|Realized loss on periodic interest settlements of interest rate swaps, net |  |                    | (2,132,414  | ) |                  |   | -       |                  |  |   | (3,590,364       | )
|Unrealized loss on derivative instruments, net                             |  |                    | (10,575,768 | ) |                  |   | -       |                  |  |   | (13,421,647      | )
|Unrealized gain on real estate securities, net                             |  |                    | 33,593,211  |   |                  |   | -       |                  |  |   | 32,837,659       |  
|                                                                           |  |                    | 31,802,781  |   |                  |   | -       |                  |  |   | 32,611,605       |  
|                                                                           |  |                    |             |   |                  |   |         |                  |  |   |                  |  
|Expenses                                                                   |  |                    |             |   |                  |   |         |                  |  |   |                  |  
|Management fee to affiliate                                                |  |                    | 1,196,383   |   |                  |   | -       |                  |  |   | 2,245,677        |  
|Other operating expenses                                                   |  |                    | 760,915     |   |                  |   | 15,818  |                  |  |   | 1,574,239        |  
|Equity based compensation to affiliate                                     |  |                    | 104,771     |   |                  |   | -       |                  |  |   | 192,100          |  
|Excise tax                                                                 |  |                    | 255,925     |   |                  |   | -       |                  |  |   | 333,578          |  
|                                                                           |  |                    | 2,317,994   |   |                  |   | 15,818  |                  |  |   | 4,345,594        |  
|                                                                           |  |                    |             |   |                  |   |         |                  |  |   |                  |  
|Net Income (Loss)                                                          |  | $                  | 44,917,778  |   |                  | $ | (15,818 | )                |  | $ | 55,868,216       |  
|                                                                           |  |                    |             |   |                  |   |         |                  |  |   |                  |  
|Earnings Per Share of Common Stock                                         |  |                    |             |   |                  |   |         |                  |  |   |                  |  
|Basic                                                                      |  | $                  | 2.85        |   |                  |   | NM      |                  |  | $ | 3.73             |  
|Diluted                                                                    |  | $                  | 2.85        |   |                  |   | NM      |                  |  | $ | 3.73             |  
|                                                                           |  |                    |             |   |                  |   |         |                  |  |   |                  |  
|Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding              |  |                    |             |   |                  |   |         |                  |  |   |                  |  
|Basic                                                                      |  |                    | 15,769,674  |   |                  |   | NM      |                  |  |   | 14,974,655       |  
|Diluted                                                                    |  |                    | 15,772,853  |   |                  |   | NM      |                  |  |   | 14,976,123       |  
|                                                                           |  |                    |             |   |                  |   |         |                  |  |   |                  |  
|Dividends Declared per Share of Common Stock                               |  | $                  | 0.70        |   |                  | $ | -       |                  |  | $ | 1.40             |  



NM - not meaningful - See Note 2 for details



The accompanying notes are an
integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



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AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. and
Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders'
Equity

(Unaudited)



|                                                                        |  | Common Stock |            |  | Preferred Stock |   |         | Additional |  |  | Retained |  |  |                 |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | ---------- |  | --------------- | - | ------- | ---------- |  |  | -------- |  |  | --------------- | -
|                                                                        |  | Shares       |            |  | Amount          |   |         | Shares     |  |  | Amount   |  |  | Paid-in-Capital |  
|Balance at March 7, 2011                                                |  |              | -          |  |                 | $ | -       |            |  |  | -        |  |  | $               | -
|Issuance of common stock                                                |  |              | 100        |  |                 |   | 1       |            |  |  | -        |  |  |                 | -
|Net loss                                                                |  |              | -          |  |                 |   | -       |            |  |  | -        |  |  |                 | -
|Balance at June 30, 2011                                                |  |              | 100        |  |                 | $ | 1       |            |  |  | -        |  |  | $               | -
|                                                                        |  |              |            |  |                 |   |         |            |  |  |          |  |  |                 |  
|Balance at January 1, 2012                                              |  |              | 10,009,958 |  |                 | $ | 100,100 |            |  |  | -        |  |  | $               | -
|Issuance of common stock                                                |  |              | 5,750,000  |  |                 |   | 57,500  |            |  |  | -        |  |  |                 | -
|Offering costs                                                          |  |              |            |  |                 |   |         |            |  |  | -        |  |  |                 | -
|Grant of restricted stock and amortization of equity based compensation |  |              | 9,716      |  |                 |   | 97      |            |  |  | -        |  |  |                 | -
|Dividends declared                                                      |  |              | -          |  |                 |   | -       |            |  |  | -        |  |  |                 | -
|Net income                                                              |  |              | -          |  |                 |   | -       |            |  |  | -        |  |  |                 | -
|Balance at June 30, 2012                                                |  |              | 15,769,674 |  |                 | $ | 157,697 |            |  |  | -        |  |  | $               | -



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.



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AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. and
Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)



|                                                                                  |  |                  |                |   | Period from      |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- | -------------- | - | ---------------- | -
|                                                                                  |  | Six Months Ended |                |   | March 7, 2011 to |  
|                                                                                  |  | June 30, 2012    |                |   | June 30, 2011    |  
|Cash Flows from Operating Activities                                              |  |                  |                |   |                  |  
|Net income (loss)                                                                 |  | $                | 55,868,216     |   |                  | $
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |                  |                |   |                  |  
|Net realized gain                                                                 |  |                  | (9,981,800     | ) |                  |  
|Net accretion of premium related to real estate securities                        |  |                  | 13,098,144     |   |                  |  
|Unrealized gains on linked transactions, net                                      |  |                  | (2,859,986     | ) |                  |  
|Unrealized losses on derivative instruments, net                                  |  |                  | 13,421,647     |   |                  |  
|Unrealized gains on real estate securities, net                                   |  |                  | (32,837,659    | ) |                  |  
|Equity based compensation to affiliate                                            |  |                  | 192,100        |   |                  |  
|Equity based compensation expense                                                 |  |                  | 80,005         |   |                  |  
|Change in operating assets/liabilities:                                           |  |                  |                |   |                  |  
|Interest receivable                                                               |  |                  | (4,122,045     | ) |                  |  
|Prepaid expense                                                                   |  |                  | 282,124        |   |                  |  
|Other assets                                                                      |  |                  | 393,667        |   |                  |  
|Due from affiliates                                                               |  |                  | 104,994        |   |                  |  
|Interest payable                                                                  |  |                  | 1,977,035      |   |                  |  
|Due to affiliates                                                                 |  |                  | 426,042        |   |                  |  
|Accrued expenses                                                                  |  |                  | 153,979        |   |                  |  
|Due to broker                                                                     |  |                  | (325,914       | ) |                  |  
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                         |  |                  | 35,870,549     |   |                  |  
|                                                                                  |  |                  |                |   |                  |  
|Cash Flows from Investing Activities                                              |  |                  |                |   |                  |  
|Purchase of real estate securities                                                |  |                  | (1,628,868,857 | ) |                  |  
|Purchase of securities underlying linked transactions                             |  |                  | (258,088,821   | ) |                  |  
|Proceeds from sale of real estate securities                                      |  |                  | 438,488,138    |   |                  |  
|Proceeds from sale of securities underlying linked transactions                   |  |                  | 17,536,406     |   |                  |  
|Principal repayments on real estate securities                                    |  |                  | 101,870,967    |   |                  |  
|Principal repayments on securities underlying linked transactions                 |  |                  | 20,823,409     |   |                  |  
|Net settlement of interest rate swaps                                             |  |                  | (267,115       | ) |                  |  
|Net settlement of TBAs                                                            |  |                  | 1,717,266      |   |                  |  
|Restricted cash provided by investment activities                                 |  |                  | 2,208,001      |   |                  |  
|Net cash used in investing activities                                             |  |                  | (1,304,580,606 | ) |                  |  
|                                                                                  |  |                  |                |   |                  |  
|Cash Flows from Financing Activities                                              |  |                  |                |   |                  |  
|Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                            |  |                  | 109,250,000    |   |                  |  
|Payment of offering costs                                                         |  |                  | (5,344,481     | ) |                  |  
|Borrowings under repurchase agreements                                            |  |                  | 8,998,701,429  |   |                  |  
|Borrowings under repurchase agreements underlying linked transactions             |  |                  | 981,637,451    |   |                  |  
|Repayments of repurchase agreements                                               |  |                  | (8,015,120,370 | ) |                  |  
|Repayments of repurchase agreements underlying linked transactions                |  |                  | (799,282,876   | ) |                  |  
|Collateral held by derivative counterparty                                        |  |                  | (340,000       | ) |                  |  
|Collateral held by repurchase counterparty                                        |  |                  | (1,134,124     | ) |                  |  
|Dividend paid                                                                     |  |                  | (18,050,731    | ) |                  |  
|Net cash provided by financing activities                                         |  |                  | 1,250,316,298  |   |                  |  
|                                                                                  |  |                  |                |   |                  |  
|Net change in cash and cash equivalents                                           |  |                  | (18,393,759    | ) |                  |  
|Cash and cash equivalents, Beginning of Period                                    |  |                  | 35,851,249     |   |                  |  
|Cash and cash equivalents, End of Period                                          |  | $                | 17,457,490     |   |                  | $
|                                                                                  |  |                  |                |   |                  |  
|Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                                 |  |                  |                |   |                  |  
|Cash paid for interest on repurchase agreements                                   |  | $                | 3,960,904      |   |                  | $
|Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:                         |  |                  |                |   |                  |  
|Common stock dividends declared but not paid                                      |  | $                | 11,042,972     |   |                  | $
|Contributions received in advance                                                 |  | $                | -              |   |                  | $
|Increase in deferred costs due to offering costs incurred                         |  | $                | -              |   |                  | $



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AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. and
Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



1. Organization



AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (the
“Company”) was organized in the state of Maryland on March 1, 2011. The Company is focused on investing in, acquiring
and managing a diversified portfolio of residential mortgage-backed securities, or RMBS, issued or guaranteed by a government-sponsored
enterprise such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or any agency of the U.S. Government such as Ginnie Mae (collectively, “Agency
RMBS”), and other real estate-related securities and financial assets, including Non-Agency RMBS, ABS and CMBS.



Non-Agency RMBS represent fixed-and floating-rate
residential non-Agency RMBS, including investment grade (AAA through BBB) and non-investment grade classes (BB and below). The
mortgage loan collateral for residential Non-Agency RMBS consists of residential mortgage loans that do not generally conform to
underwriting guidelines issued by U.S. government agencies or U.S. government-sponsored entities.



Asset Backed Securities (“ABS”)
investments are securitized investments similar to the aforementioned investments except the underlying assets are diverse, not
only representing real estate related assets.



Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (“CMBS”)
represent investments of fixed- and floating-rate CMBS, including investment grade (AAA through BBB) and non-investment grade classes
(BB and below). CMBS will be secured by, or evidence ownership interest in, a single commercial mortgage loan or a pool of commercial
mortgage loans.



Collectively, we refer to all asset types
as real estate securities.



On March 7, 2011, AG Funds, L.P.
(“AG Funds”), a Delaware limited liability company, entered into a subscription agreement with the Company and
agreed to purchase 100 shares of common stock for $1,000. The subscription amount was received by the Company on April 1,
2011 making AG Funds the sole stockholder of the Company. The Company had no operations prior to the three months ended June
30, 2011. The Company subsequently completed an initial public offering on July 6, 2011 and concurrently repurchased the
100 shares from AG Funds at their issue price.



The Company is externally managed by AG
REIT Management, LLC (the “Manager”), a newly formed subsidiary of Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. (“Angelo, Gordon”),
a privately-held, SEC-registered investment adviser. Our Manager, pursuant to a delegation agreement dated as of June 29, 2011,
has delegated to Angelo, Gordon the overall responsibility with respect to our Manager’s day-to-day duties and obligations
arising under the management agreement.



The Company conducts its operations to
qualify and be taxed as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code commencing with its
taxable period ended December 31, 2011.



The consolidated financial statements include
the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, AG MIT, LLC and AG MIT II, LLC. All intercompany balances and transactions
have been eliminated.



2. Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies



The accompanying unaudited consolidated
financial statements and related notes have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting and the instructions to
Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s
presentation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation for the interim period
of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows have been included and are of a normal and recurring
nature. The operating results presented for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected
for any other interim period or for the entire year.



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AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. and
Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



Cash and cash equivalents



Cash is comprised of cash on deposit with
financial institutions. We classify highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of
purchase as cash equivalents. We place our cash and cash equivalents with high credit quality institutions to minimize credit risk
exposure.



Restricted cash



Restricted cash includes cash pledged as
collateral for clearing and executing trades, interest rate swaps and repurchase agreements. Restricted cash is carried at cost,
which approximates fair value. Cash held by the Company as collateral is included in the due to broker line item on the consolidated
balance sheet.



Offering and organization costs



The Company incurred offering and organization
costs in connection with arranging the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) and subsequent follow-on
offering of its common stock. The offering and other organization costs were paid out of the proceeds of the respective offerings.
Offering costs have been accounted for as a reduction of additional paid-in-capital. Costs incurred to organize the Company have
been expensed as incurred. The Company’s obligation to pay for organization and offering expenses incurred in connection
with the IPO was capped at 1% of the total gross proceeds from the IPO and the concurrent private placement, and the Manager paid
for such expenses incurred above the cap.



Use of estimates



The preparation of consolidated financial
statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the
consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates.



Earnings per share



In accordance with the provisions of Accounting
Standards Codification (“ASC”) 260, “Earnings per Share,” the Company calculates basic income per share
by dividing net income (loss) for the period by weighted-average shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding for that
period. Diluted income per share takes into account the effect of dilutive instruments, such as stock options, warrants and unvested
restricted stock, but uses the average share price for the period in determining the number of incremental shares that are to be
added to the weighted-average number of shares outstanding. For the period ended June 30, 2011, earnings per share is not presented.
As the IPO and concurrent private placement had not yet closed as of June 30, 2011, the shares outstanding at June 30, 2011 represent
the Company’s nominal seed balance sheet shares. We therefore believe the presentation of earnings per share for June 30,
2011 is not a meaningful measure of the Company’s performance.



Valuation of financial instruments



The fair value of the financial instruments
that the Company records at fair value will be determined by the Manager, subject to oversight of the board of directors, and in
accordance with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” When possible, the Company determines fair value
using independent data sources. ASC 820 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques giving the
highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1 measurements) and
the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The
three levels of the hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:



| | • | Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
| | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | • | Level 2 – Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. These may include
quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
| | - | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. and
Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



| | • | Level 3 – Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted
prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end
of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors
that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
| | - | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Transfers between levels are assumed to
occur at the beginning of the reporting period.



Accounting for real estate securities



Investments in real estate securities are
recorded in accordance with ASC 320. The Company has chosen to make a fair value election pursuant to ASC 825 for its real estate
securities portfolio. The real estate securities are recorded at fair market value on the balance sheet and the period change in
fair market value is recorded in current period earnings on the consolidated statement of operations as a component of “Unrealized
gain on real estate securities, net.”



These investments generally meet the requirements
to be classified as available for sale under ASC 320-10-25, “Debt and Equity Securities,” which requires the securities
to be carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheet with changes in fair value charged to other comprehensive income,
a component of Stockholders’ Equity. Electing the fair value option allows the Company to record changes in fair value in
the Statement of Operations, which, in management’s view, more appropriately reflects the results of our operations for a
particular reporting period as all securities activities will be recorded in a similar manner.



The cost of positions sold is calculated
using a FIFO basis. Realized gains and losses on sales of real estate securities are recorded in earnings at the time of disposition.



Sales of securities



Sales of securities are driven by our Manager’s
portfolio management process. Our Manager seeks to mitigate risks including those associated with prepayments and will opportunistically
rotate the portfolio into securities with more favorable attributes. Strategies may also be employed to manage net capital gains,
which need to be distributed for tax purposes.



Realized gains or losses on sales of securities
and derivatives, inclusive of securities classified as a component of linked transactions are included in the net realized gain
line item on the consolidated statement of operations, and are recorded at the time of disposition. The cost of positions sold
is calculated using a FIFO basis.



Investment consolidation



For each investment we make, we will evaluate
the underlying entity that issued the securities we acquired or to which we make a loan to determine the appropriate accounting.
A similar analysis will be performed for each entity with which we enter into an agreement for management, servicing or related
services. In performing our analysis, we will refer to guidance in ASC 810-10, “Consolidation.” In situations where
we are the transferor of financial assets, we will refer to the guidance in ASC 860-10, “Transfers and Servicing.”



In variable interest entities, or VIEs,
an entity is subject to consolidation under ASC 810-10 if the equity investors either do not have sufficient equity at risk for
the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, are unable to direct the entity’s
activities or are not exposed to the entity’s losses or entitled to its residual returns. VIEs within the scope of ASC 810-10
are required to be consolidated by their primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is determined to be the party that
has both the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the
obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the
VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. This determination can sometimes involve complex and subjective analyses.
Further, ASC 810-10 also requires ongoing assessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a VIE. In accordance
with ASC 810-10, all transferees, including variable interest entities, must be evaluated for consolidation. If we were to treat
securitizations as sales in the future, we will analyze the transactions under the guidelines of ASC 810-10 for consolidation.



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AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. and
Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



We may periodically enter into transactions
in which we sell assets. Upon a transfer of financial assets, we will sometimes retain or acquire senior or subordinated interests
in the related assets. Pursuant to ASC 860-10, a determination must be made as to whether a transferor has surrendered control
over transferred financial assets. That determination must consider the transferor’s continuing involvement in the transferred
financial asset, including all arrangements or agreements made contemporaneously with, or in contemplation of, the transfer, even
if they were not entered into at the time of the transfer. The financial components approach under ASC 860-10 limits the circumstances
in which a financial asset, or portion of a financial asset, should be derecognized when the transferor has not transferred the
entire original financial asset to an entity that is not consolidated with the transferor in the financial statements being presented
and/or when the transferor has continuing involvement with the transferred financial asset. It defines the term “participating
interest” to establish specific conditions for reporting a transfer of a portion of a financial asset as a sale.



Under ASC 860-10, after a transfer of financial
assets that meets the criteria for treatment as a sale—legal isolation, ability of transferee to pledge or exchange the transferred
assets without constraint and transferred control—an entity recognizes the financial and servicing assets it acquired or
retained and the liabilities it has incurred, derecognizes financial assets it has sold and derecognizes liabilities when extinguished.
The transferor would then determine the gain or loss on sale of mortgage loans by allocating the carrying value of the underlying
mortgage between securities or loans sold and the interests retained based on their fair values. The gain or loss on sale is the
difference between the cash proceeds from the sale and the amount allocated to the securities or loans sold. When a transfer of
financial assets does not qualify for sale accounting, ASC 860-10 requires the transfer to be accounted for as a secured borrowing
with a pledge of collateral.



From time to time, we may securitize mortgage
loans we hold if such financing is available. These transactions will be recorded in accordance with ASC 860-10 and will be accounted
for as either a “sale” and the loans will be removed from our balance sheet or as a “financing” and will
be classified as “securitized loans” on our balance sheet, depending upon the structure of the securitization transaction.
ASC 860-10 is a complex standard that may require us to exercise significant judgment in determining whether a transaction should
be recorded as a “sale” or a “financing.”



Interest income recognition



Interest income on our real estate securities
portfolio is accrued based on the actual coupon rate and the outstanding principal balance of such securities. We have elected
to record interest in accordance with ASC 835-30-35-2 using the effective interest method for all securities accounted for under
the fair value option (ASC 825). As such, premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted into interest income over the lives
of the securities in accordance with ASC 310-20, “Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs”, ASC 320-10, “Investments—Debt
and Equity Securities” or ASC 325-40, “Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets,” as applicable.
Total interest income will flow though the interest income line item on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.



On at least a quarterly basis for securities
accounted for under ASC 320-10 and ASC 310-20 (generally Agency RMBS), prepayments of the underlying collateral must be estimated,
which directly affect the speed at which we amortize such securities. If actual and anticipated cash flows differ from previous
estimates; we recognize a “catch-up” adjustment in the current period to the amortization of premiums for the impact
of the cumulative change in the effective yield through the reporting date.



Similarly,
we also reassess the cash flows on at least a quarterly basis for securities accounted for under ASC 325-40 (generally Non-Agency
RMBS, ABS and CMBS). In estimating these cash flows, there are a number of assumptions that will be subject to uncertainties and
contingencies. These include the rate and timing of principal and interest receipts, (including
assumptions of prepayments, repurchases, defaults and liquidations), the pass-through or coupon rate and interest rate fluctuations.
In addition, interest payment shortfalls due to delinquencies on the underlying mortgage loans have to be judgmentally estimated.
Differences between previously estimated cash flows and current actual and anticipated cash flows are recognized prospectively
through an adjustment of the yield over the remaining life of the security based on the current amortized cost of the investment
as adjusted for credit impairment, if any.



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Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



For investments purchased with evidence
of deterioration of credit quality for which it is probable, at acquisition, that we will be unable to collect all contractually
required payments receivable, we will apply the provisions of ASC 310-30 “Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated
Credit Quality.” ASC 310-30 addresses accounting for differences between contractual cash flows and cash flows expected to
be collected from an investor’s initial investment in loans or debt securities (loans) acquired in a transfer if those differences
are attributable, at least in part, to credit quality. ASC 310-30 limits the yield that may be accreted (accretable yield) to the
excess of the investor’s estimate of undiscounted expected principal, interest and other cash flows (cash flows expected
at acquisition to be collected) over the investor’s initial investment in the loan. ASC 310-30 requires that the excess of
contractual cash flows over cash flows expected to be collected (nonaccretable difference) not be recognized as an adjustment of
yield, loss accrual or valuation allowance. Subsequent increases in cash flows expected to be collected generally should be recognized
prospectively through adjustment of the loan’s yield over its remaining life. Decreases in cash flows expected to be collected
should be recognized as impairment.



Our accrual of interest, discount and premium
for U.S. federal and other tax purposes is likely to differ from the financial accounting treatment of these items as described
above.



Repurchase agreements



We finance the acquisition of certain assets
within our portfolio through the use of repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are treated as collateralized financing transactions
and are carried at primarily their contractual amounts, including accrued interest, as specified in the respective agreements.



We pledge certain of our securities as
collateral under repurchase arrangements with financial institutions, the terms and conditions of which are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction
basis. The amounts available to be borrowed are dependent upon the fair value of the securities pledged as collateral, which fluctuates
with changes in interest rates, type of security and liquidity conditions within the banking, mortgage finance and real estate
industries. In response to declines in fair value of pledged securities, lenders may require us to post additional collateral or
pay down borrowings to re-establish agreed upon collateral requirements, referred to as margin calls. As of June 30, 2012, we have
met all margin call requirements.



In instances where we acquire assets
through repurchase agreements with the same counterparty from whom the assets were purchased, we will evaluate such
transactions in accordance with ASC 860-10. This standard requires the initial transfer of a financial asset and repurchase
financing that are entered into contemporaneously with, or in contemplation of, one another to be considered linked unless
all of the criteria found in ASC 860-10 are met at the inception of the transaction. If the transaction meets all of the
conditions, the initial transfer shall be accounted for separately from the repurchase financing, and we will record the
assets and the related financing on a gross basis on our balance sheet with the corresponding interest income and interest
expense in our statements of operations. If the transaction is determined to be linked, we will record the initial transfer
and repurchase financing on a net basis and record a forward commitment to purchase assets as a derivative instrument with
changes in market value being recorded on the statement of operations. Such forward commitments are recorded at fair value
with subsequent changes in fair value recognized in income. The Company refers to these transactions as Linked Transactions.



Accounting for derivative financial
instruments



We may enter
into derivative contracts, including interest rate swaps and interest rate caps, as a means of mitigating our interest rate
risk. We primarily use interest rate derivative instruments to mitigate interest rate risk rather
than to enhance returns. We account for derivative financial instruments in accordance with ASC 815-10, “Derivatives and
Hedging.” ASC 815-10 requires an entity to recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet
and to measure those instruments at fair value. Additionally, the fair value adjustments will affect either other comprehensive
income in stockholders’ equity until the hedged item is recognized in earnings or net income depending on whether the derivative
instrument is designated and qualifies as a hedge for accounting purposes and, if so, the nature of the hedging activity. As of
June 30, 2012 none of our interest rate derivatives have been designated as hedges. Such derivatives are recorded at fair value
in accordance with ASC 820-10, with corresponding changes in value recognized in the statement of operations.



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Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



When derivative contracts are executed
with the same counterparty, the value of the derivative contracts is reported on a net-by-counterparty basis on the balance sheet,
where a legal right of off-set exists under an enforceable netting agreement. As a result, the net exposure to counterparties is
reported as either an asset or liability on the balance sheet.



To-be-announced securities



A to-be-announced security (“TBA”)
is a futures contract for the purchase or sale of Agency RMBS at a predetermined price, face amount, issuer, coupon and stated
maturity on an agreed-upon future date. The specific Agency RMBS delivered into the contract upon the settlement date, published
each month by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, are not known at the time of the transaction. TBA securities
are exempt from ASC 815 and are accounted for under ASC 320 if there is no other way to purchase or sell that security, if delivery
of that security and settlement will occur within the shortest period possible for that type of security and if it is probable
at inception and throughout the term of the individual contract that physical delivery of the security will occur (referred to
as the “regular-way” exception). Unrealized gains and losses associated with TBA contracts not subject to the regular-way
exception or not designated as hedging instruments are recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the line item
“Unrealized loss on derivative instruments, net.”



Manager compensation



The management agreement provides for the
payment to the Manager of a management fee. The management fee is accrued and expensed during the period for which it is calculated
and earned. For a more detailed discussion on the fees payable under the management agreement, see Note 9.



Income taxes



The Company conducts its operations to
qualify and be taxed as a REIT commencing with its taxable period ended December 31, 2011. Accordingly, the Company will generally
not be subject to corporate U.S. federal or state income tax to the extent that the Company makes qualifying distributions to its
stockholders, and provided that it satisfies on a continuing basis, through actual investment and operating results, the REIT requirements
including certain asset, income, distribution and stock ownership tests. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT, and do not
qualify for certain statutory relief provisions, it will be subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes and may be precluded
from qualifying as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year in which the Company lost its REIT qualification.



The dividends paid deduction of a REIT
for qualifying dividends to its stockholders is computed using taxable income as opposed to net income reported under GAAP in the
financial statements. Taxable income, generally, will differ from net income reported on the financial statements because the determination
of taxable income is based on tax provisions and not financial accounting principles.



The Company has elected to treat certain
of its subsidiaries, including AG MIT II, LLC, as taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRSs. In general, a TRS of ours may hold assets
and engage in activities that the Company cannot hold or engage in directly and generally may engage in any real estate or non-real
estate-related business. A TRS is subject to U.S. federal, state and local corporate income taxes. As of June 30, 2012, there was
no activity in the Company’s TRSs.



While a TRS will generate net income, a
TRS can declare dividends to the Company which will be included in the Company’s taxable income and necessitate a distribution
to stockholders. Conversely, if the Company retains earnings at a TRS level, no distribution is required and the Company can increase
book equity of the consolidated entity.



The Company’s financial results are
generally not expected to reflect provisions for current or deferred income taxes, except for any activities conducted through
one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries, such as AG MIT II, LLC, that are subject to corporate income taxation. The Company believes
it will operate in a manner that will allow the Company to qualify for taxation as a REIT. As a result of its expected REIT qualification,
the Company does not generally expect to pay corporate U.S. federal or state income tax. Many of the REIT requirements, however,
are highly technical and complex. If the Company were to fail to meet the REIT requirements, it would be subject to U.S. federal
income taxes and applicable state and local taxes.



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Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



As a REIT, if the Company fails to distribute
in any calendar year at least the sum of (i) 85% of ordinary income for such year, (ii) 95% of capital gain net income for such
year, and (iii) any undistributed taxable income from the prior year, the Company would be subject to a non-deductible 4% excise
tax on the excess of such required distribution over the sum of (i) the amounts actually distributed and (ii) the amounts of income
retained and on which the Company has paid corporate income tax.



The Company evaluates uncertain income
tax positions, if any, in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). The Company classifies interest
and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of provision for income taxes. See Note 8 for further
details.



Stock-based compensation



The Company applies the provisions of ASC
718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation” with regard to its equity incentive plans. ASC 718 covers a wide range
of share-based compensation arrangements including stock options, restricted stock plans, performance-based awards, stock appreciation
rights and employee stock purchase plans. ASC 718 requires that compensation cost relating to stock-based payment transactions
be recognized in financial statements. The cost is measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued.



Compensation cost related to restricted
common shares issued to the Company’s directors is measured at its estimated fair value at the grant date, and is amortized
and expensed over the vesting period on a straight-line basis. Compensation cost related to restricted common shares issued to
the Manager is initially measured at estimated fair value at the grant date, and is remeasured on subsequent dates to the extent
the awards are unvested. The Company has elected to use the straight-line method to amortize compensation expense for the restricted
common shares granted to the Manager.



Recent accounting pronouncements



In December 2011, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210):
Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2011-11”), which requires entities to provide enhanced disclosures
about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either presented on a net basis in the balance sheet or subject
to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement including (i) a description of the rights of offset associated
with relevant agreements and (ii) both net and gross information, including amounts of financial collateral, for relevant assets
and liabilities. The purpose of the update is to enhance comparability between those companies that prepare their financial statements
on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those that prepare their financial statements in accordance with IFRS and enables users of the financial
statements to understand the effect or potential effect of the offsetting arrangements on the balance sheet. ASU 2011-11 is effective
for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and for interim periods within those years. Disclosures are required retrospectively
for all comparative periods presented in an entity's financial statements. We do not believe the adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have
a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.



In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU
2011-03, Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements,(“ASU 2011-03”), which changes the
assessment of whether repurchase agreement transactions should be accounted for as sales or secured financings.  In a typical
repurchase agreement transaction, an entity transfers financial assets to the counterparty in exchange for cash with an agreement
for the counterparty to return the same or equivalent financial assets for a fixed price in the future.  Prior to this update,
one of the factors in determining whether sale treatment could be used was whether the transferor maintained effective control
of the transferred assets and in order to do so, the transferor must have the ability to repurchase such assets.  This ASU
changes the assessment of effective control by focusing on a transferor’s contractual rights and obligations with respect
to transferred financial assets, rather than whether the transferor has the practical ability to perform in accordance with those
rights or obligations.  ASU 2011-03 was effective for the Company for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after
December 15, 2011.  With the exception of Linked Transactions, the Company records repurchase agreements as secured borrowings
and not sales, and accordingly, the adoption of this update on January 1, 2012 did not have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.



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Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



3. Real Estate Securities



The following table presents the
current principal balance, premium or discount, amortized cost, gross unrealized gain, gross unrealized loss, and fair market
value of the Company’s real estate securities portfolio at June 30, 2012. Real estate securities that are accounted
for as components of linked transactions are not reflected in the tables set forth in this note. See Note 6 for further
details. The Company’s Agency RMBS are mortgage pass-through certificates or collateralized mortgage
obligations representing interests in or obligations backed by pools of residential mortgage loans issued or guaranteed by
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The Non-Agency RMBS, ABS and CMBS portfolios are not issued or guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie
Mac or any agency of the U.S. Government and are therefore subject to credit risk. Agency RMBS securities have an explicit
government guarantee.





|                   |  |              |               |  | Premium    |   |              |                |  |   | Gross Unrealized (1) |  |  |        |            |  | Weighted Average |  
|------------------ |  | ------------ | ------------- |  | ---------- | - | ------------ | -------------- |  | - | -------------------- |  |  | ------ | ---------- |  | ---------------- | -
|                   |  | Current Face |               |  | (Discount) |   |              | Amortized Cost |  |   | Gains                |  |  | Losses |            |  | Fair Value       |  
|Agency RMBS:       |  |              |               |  |            |   |              |                |  |   |                      |  |  |        |            |  |                  |  
|15 Year Fixed Rate |  | $            | 718,433,236   |  |            | $ | 22,534,927   |                |  | $ | 740,968,163          |  |  | $      | 20,476,516 |  |                  | $
|20 Year Fixed Rate |  |              | 267,032,664   |  |            |   | 9,993,509    |                |  |   | 277,026,173          |  |  |        | 6,280,230  |  |                  |  
|30 Year Fixed Rate |  |              | 1,010,458,768 |  |            |   | 47,782,201   |                |  |   | 1,058,240,969        |  |  |        | 16,444,814 |  |                  |  
|ARM                |  |              | 39,356,792    |  |            |   | 1,672,664    |                |  |   | 41,029,456           |  |  |        | 25,043     |  |                  |  
|Interest Only      |  |              | 481,251,064   |  |            |   | (391,876,102 | )              |  |   | 89,374,962           |  |  |        | 3,314,895  |  |                  |  
|Non-Agency RMBS    |  |              | 176,989,810   |  |            |   | (27,215,940  | )              |  |   | 149,773,870          |  |  |        | 1,000,145  |  |                  |  
|ABS                |  |              | 13,500,000    |  |            |   | (740         | )              |  |   | 13,499,260           |  |  |        | 10,181     |  |                  |  
|CMBS               |  |              | 12,490,589    |  |            |   | (1,462,895   | )              |  |   | 11,027,694           |  |  |        | 529,812    |  |                  |  
|Total              |  | $            | 2,719,512,923 |  |            | $ | (338,572,376 | )              |  | $ | 2,380,940,547        |  |  | $      | 48,081,636 |  |                  | $



(1) We have chosen to make a fair value election pursuant to
ASC 825 for our real estate securities portfolio. Unrealized gains and losses are recognized in current period earnings in the
unrealized gain (loss) on real estate securities line item. The gross unrealized stated above represent inception to date unrealized
gains (losses).



The following table details weighted average life by Agency
RMBS, Agency Interest-Only (“IO”) and Other Securities:



|                                                              |  | Agency RMBS |               |  | Agency IO      |   |               | Other Securities (1)    | 
|------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------- | ------------- |  | -------------- | - | ------------- | ----------------------- | 
|Weighted Average Life (2)                                     |  | Fair Value  |               |  | Amortized Cost |   |               | Weighted Average Coupon | 
|Less than or equal to 1 year                                  |  | $           | -             |  |                | $ | -             |                         | 
|Greater than one year and less than or equal to three years   |  |             | -             |  |                |   | -             |                         | 
|Greater than three years and less than or equal to five years |  |             | 838,750,277   |  |                |   | 814,973,021   |                         | 
|Greater than five years                                       |  |             | 1,321,449,094 |  |                |   | 1,302,291,740 |                         | 
|Total                                                         |  | $           | 2,160,199,371 |  |                | $ | 2,117,264,761 |                         | 



(1) For purposes of this table, Other Securities represents
Non-Agency RMBS, ABS and CMBS investments held as of June 30, 2012.

(2) Actual maturities of mortgage-backed securities are generally
shorter than stated contractual maturities. Maturities are affected by the contractual lives of the underlying mortgages, periodic
payments of principal and prepayments of principal.



During the quarter ended June 30,
2012, the Company sold nine securities for total proceeds of $214.9 million, with an additional $141.6 million of proceeds on
four unsettled security sales as of quarter end, recording realized gains of $7.1 million and realized losses of $0.1
million. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company sold fifteen securities for total proceeds of $438.5 million,
with additional proceeds on four unsettled security sales as mentioned above as of June 30, 2012, recording realized gains of
$9.3 million and realized losses of $1.7 million. See Note 6 for amounts realized on settlement of certain derivatives.



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Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



4. Fair Value Measurements



As described in Note 2, the fair value
of financial instruments that we record at fair value will be determined by the Manager, subject to oversight of the board of directors,
and in accordance with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” When possible, the Company determines fair
value using independent data sources. ASC 820 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques giving
the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1 measurements)
and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable.
The three levels of the hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:



| | • | Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
| | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | • | Level 2 – Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. These may include
quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
| | - | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | • | Level 3 – Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted
prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end
of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors
that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
| | - | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Values for
the Company’s securities and derivatives portfolios are based upon prices obtained from third party pricing services, which
are indicative of market activity. The evaluation methodology of the Company’s third-party pricing services incorporates
commonly used market pricing methods, including a spread measurement to various indices such as the one-year constant maturity
treasury and LIBOR, which are observable inputs. The evaluation also considers the underlying characteristics of each security,
which are also observable inputs, including: coupon; maturity date; loan age; reset date; collateral type; periodic and life cap;
geography; and prepayment speeds. The Company collects and considers current market intelligence
on all major markets, including benchmark security evaluations and bid-lists from various sources, when available. As part of the
risk management process, the Company reviews and analyzes all prices obtained by comparing prices to recently completed transactions
involving the same or similar securities on or near the reporting date. If, in the opinion of the Manager, one or more securities
prices reported to the Company are not reliable or unavailable, the Manager reviews the fair value based on characteristics of
the security it receives from the issuer and available market information.



In valuing its derivatives, the Company
considers the creditworthiness of both the Company and its counterparties, along with collateral provisions contained in each derivative
agreement, from the perspective of both the Company and its counterparties. All of the Company’s derivatives are subject
to bilateral collateral arrangements. The Company also has netting arrangements in place with all derivative counterparties pursuant
to standard documentation developed by the International Swap and Derivatives Association, or ISDA. Consequently, no credit valuation
adjustment was made in determining the fair value of derivatives.



The securities underlying the Company’s
linked transactions are valued using similar techniques to those used for the Company’s securities portfolio. The value of
the underlying security is then netted against the carrying amount (which approximates fair value) of the repurchase agreement
at the valuation date. Additionally, TBA instruments are similar in form to the Company’s Agency RMBS portfolio, and the
Company therefore estimates fair value based on similar methods.



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Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



The following table presents the Company’s
financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2012:



|                                        |  | Fair Value at June 30, 2012 |  
|--------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | -
|                                        |  | Level 1                     |  
|Assets:                                 |  |                             |  
|Agency RMBS:                            |  |                             |  
|15 Year Fixed Rate                      |  | $                           | -
|20 Year Fixed Rate                      |  |                             | -
|30 Year Fixed Rate                      |  |                             | -
|ARM                                     |  |                             | -
|Interest Only                           |  |                             | -
|Non-Agency RMBS                         |  |                             | -
|ABS                                     |  |                             | -
|CMBS                                    |  |                             | -
|Linked transactions                     |  |                             | -
|Total Assets Carried at Fair Value      |  | $                           | -
|                                        |  |                             |  
|Liabilities:                            |  |                             |  
|Derivative liabilities                  |  | $                           | -
|Total Liabilities Carried at Fair Value |  | $                           | -



The Company did not have any transfers
of assets or liabilities between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.



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Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



The following tables present additional
information about the Company’s investments which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for which the Company has
utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value:



Three Months Ended

June 30, 2012



|                                                                                                         |  | Non-Agency RMBS |            |   | ABS |   |             | CMBS |  |   | Linked Transactions |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------- | ---------- | - | --- | - | ----------- | ---- |  | - | ------------------- | -
|Beginning balance                                                                                        |  | $               | 34,165,419 |   |     | $ | 27,760,052  |      |  | $ | -                   |  
|Transfers (1):                                                                                           |  |                 |            |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Transfers into level 3                                                                                   |  |                 | -          |   |     |   | -           |      |  |   | -                   |  
|Transfers out of level 3                                                                                 |  |                 | -          |   |     |   | -           |      |  |   | -                   |  
|Purchases                                                                                                |  |                 | 26,904,731 |   |     |   | -           |      |  |   | 9,725,625           |  
|Proceeds from sales                                                                                      |  |                 |            |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Proceeds from settlement                                                                                 |  |                 | (6,056,932 | ) |     |   | (14,575,792 | )    |  |   | (2,257,188          | )
|Total net gains/ (losses) (2)                                                                            |  |                 |            |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Included in net income                                                                                   |  |                 | (90,306    | ) |     |   | 325,181     |      |  |   | 40,838              |  
|Included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                            |  |                 | -          |   |     |   | -           |      |  |   | -                   |  
|Ending Balance                                                                                           |  | $               | 54,922,912 |   |     | $ | 13,509,441  |      |  | $ | 7,509,275           |  
|                                                                                                         |  |                 |            |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation for level 3 assets still held as of June 30, 2012 (3)     |  | $               | (90,306    | ) |     | $ | 8,471       |      |  | $ | 40,838              |  
|                                                                                                         |  |                 |            |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|(1) Transfers are assumed to occur at the beginning of the period.                                       | 
|(2) Gains/(losses) are recorded in the following line items in the consolidated statement of operations: | 
|                                                                                                         |  |                 |            |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Gain on linked transactions, net                                                                         |  | $               | 937,904    |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Unrealized gain on real estate securities, net                                                           |  |                 | 299,949    |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Interest income                                                                                          |  |                 | (24,236    | ) |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Total                                                                                                    |  | $               | 1,213,617  |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|                                                                                                         |  |                 |            |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|(3) Gains/(losses) are recorded in the following line items in the consolidated statement of operations: | 
|                                                                                                         |  |                 |            |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Gain on linked transactions, net                                                                         |  | $               | 136,792    |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Unrealized gain on real estate securities, net                                                           |  |                 | (15,650    | ) |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Interest income                                                                                          |  |                 | (25,347    | ) |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Total                                                                                                    |  | $               | 95,795     |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  



Six Months Ended

June 30, 2012



|                                                                                                         |  | Non-Agency RMBS |             |   | ABS |   |             | CMBS |  |   | Linked Transactions |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------- | ----------- | - | --- | - | ----------- | ---- |  | - | ------------------- | -
|Beginning balance                                                                                        |  | $               | 28,407,005  |   |     | $ | 4,526,620   |      |  | $ | -                   |  
|Transfers (1):                                                                                           |  |                 |             |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Transfers into level 3                                                                                   |  |                 | -           |   |     |   | -           |      |  |   | -                   |  
|Transfers out of level 3                                                                                 |  |                 | -           |   |     |   | -           |      |  |   |                     |  
|Purchases                                                                                                |  |                 | 38,509,731  |   |     |   | 23,504,164  |      |  |   | 9,725,625           |  
|Proceeds from sales                                                                                      |  |                 | -           |   |     |   | -           |      |  |   | -                   |  
|Proceeds from settlement                                                                                 |  |                 | (12,014,170 | ) |     |   | (15,092,531 | )    |  |   | (2,257,188          | )
|Total net gains/ (losses) (2)                                                                            |  |                 |             |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Included in net income                                                                                   |  |                 | 20,346      |   |     |   | 571,188     |      |  |   | 40,838              |  
|Included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                            |  |                 | -           |   |     |   | -           |      |  |   | -                   |  
|Ending Balance                                                                                           |  | $               | 54,922,912  |   |     | $ | 13,509,441  |      |  | $ | 7,509,275           |  
|                                                                                                         |  |                 |             |   |     |   |             |      |  |   | -                   |  
|Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation for level 3 assets still held as of June 30, 2012 (3)     |  | $               | 20,347      |   |     | $ | 10,181      |      |  | $ | 40,838              |  
|                                                                                                         |  |                 |             |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|(1) Transfers are assumed to occur at the beginning of the period.                                       | 
|(2) Gains/(losses) are recorded in the following line items in the consolidated statement of operations: | 
|                                                                                                         |  |                 |             |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Gain on linked transactions, net                                                                         |  | $               | 1,380,640   |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Unrealized gain on real estate securities, net                                                           |  |                 | 670,274     |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Interest income                                                                                          |  |                 | (37,902     | ) |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Total                                                                                                    |  | $               | 2,013,012   |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|                                                                                                         |  |                 |             |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|(3) Gains/(losses) are recorded in the following line items in the consolidated statement of operations: | 
|                                                                                                         |  |                 |             |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Gain on linked transactions, net                                                                         |  | $               | 205,281     |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Unrealized gain on real estate securities, net                                                           |  |                 | 113,951     |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Interest income                                                                                          |  |                 | (42,585     | ) |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  
|Total                                                                                                    |  | $               | 276,647     |   |     |   |             |      |  |   |                     |  



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AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. and
Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



The Company did not have any transfers of assets or liabilities
in or out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.



The following table presents a summary of quantitative information
about the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of investments for which the Company has utilized
Level 3 inputs to determine fair value:



|Asset Class                      |  |                          | Fair Value at June 30, 2012 |  | Valuation Technique  |  | Unobservable Input |  | Range (Weighted Average) | 
|-------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ | --------------------------- |  | -------------------- |  | ------------------ |  | ------------------------ | 
|Non-Agency RMBS                  |  | $                        | 54,922,912                  |  | Discounted Cash Flow |  | Yield              |  | 4.41% - 7.21% (5.23%)    | 
|Projected Collateral Prepayments |  | 1.00% - 9.00% (6.87%)    |                            
|Projected Collateral Losses      |  | 2.90% - 35.00% (5.47%)   |                            
|Projected Collateral Severities  |  | 45.00% - 85.00% (53.44%) |                            
|ABS                              |  | $                        | 13,509,441                  |  | Discounted Cash Flow |  | Yield              |  | 6.17% - 7.05% (6.59%)    | 
|Projected Collateral Prepayments |  | 20.00% - 20.00% (20.00%) |                            
|CMBS                             |  | $                        | 7,509,275                   |  | Discounted Cash Flow |  | Yield              |  | 5.31% - 5.31% (5.31%)    | 
|Projected Collateral Prepayments |  | 0.00% - 0.00% (0.00%)    |                            
|Linked Transactions*             |  | $                        | 15,107,657                  |  | Discounted Cash Flow |  | Yield              |  | 4.14% - 10.93% (6.04%)   | 
|Projected Collateral Prepayments |  | 2.00% - 2.00% (2.00%)    |                            
|Projected Collateral Losses      |  | 15.00% - 35.00% (24.62%) |                            
|Projected Collateral Severities  |  | 50.00% - 70.00% (60.14%) |                            



*Linked Transactions are comprised of unobservable inputs from
Non-Agency RMBS, ABS and CMBS investments.



As further described above, values
for the Company’s securities portfolio are based upon prices obtained from third party pricing services. Broker
quotations may also be used. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s
Non-Agency RMBS, ABS, CMBS and securities classified as a component of Linked Transactions are prepayment rates, probability
of default, and loss severity in the event of default. Significant increases (decreases) in any of those inputs in isolation
would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement. Generally, a change in the assumption used for the
probability of default is accompanied by a directionally similar change in the assumption used for the loss severity and a
directionally opposite change in the assumption used for prepayment rates.



5. Repurchase Agreements



We pledge
certain of our real estate securities as collateral under repurchase agreements with financial institutions, the terms and conditions
of which are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis. Repurchase agreements involve the sale and a simultaneous agreement
to repurchase the transferred assets or similar assets at a future date. The amount borrowed generally is equal to the fair value
of the assets pledged less an agreed-upon discount, referred to as a “haircut.” Repurchase
agreements entered into by the Company are accounted for as financings and require the repurchase of the transferred securities
at the end of each agreement’s term, typically 30 to 90 days. The Company maintains the beneficial interest in the specific
securities pledged during the term of the repurchase agreement and receives the related principal and interest payments. Interest
rates on these borrowings are fixed based on prevailing rates corresponding to the terms of the borrowings, and interest is paid
at the termination of the repurchase agreement at which time the Company may enter into a new repurchase agreement at prevailing
market rates with the same counterparty or repay that counterparty and negotiate financing with a different counterparty. In response
to declines in fair value of pledged securities due to changes in market conditions or the publishing of monthly security paydown
factors, lenders typically require the Company to post additional securities as collateral, pay down borrowings or establish cash
margin accounts with the counterparties in order to re-establish the agreed-upon collateral requirements, referred to as margin
calls. Under the terms of our master repurchase agreements, the counterparties may, in certain cases, sell or re-hypothecate the
pledged collateral.



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Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



The following table presents certain information
regarding the Company’s repurchase agreements as of June 30, 2012:



|Repurchase Agreements Maturing Within: |  | Balance |               |  | Weighted Average Rate |  |      | Weighted Average Haircut | 
|-------------------------------------- |  | ------- | ------------- |  | --------------------- |  | ---- | ------------------------ | 
|30 days or less                        |  | $       | 1,760,354,373 |  |                       |  | 0.48 | %                        | 
|31-60 days                             |  |         | 192,397,981   |  |                       |  | 0.46 | %                        | 
|61-90 days                             |  |         | 11,846,000    |  |                       |  | 0.92 | %                        | 
|Greater than 90 days                   |  |         | 169,132,112   |  |                       |  | 0.80 | %                        | 
|Total / Weighted Average               |  | $       | 2,133,730,466 |  |                       |  | 0.50 | %                        | 







Although repurchase agreements are committed
borrowings until maturity, the lender retains the right to mark the underlying collateral to fair value. A reduction in the value
of pledged assets resulting from changes in market conditions or factor changes would require the Company to provide additional
collateral or cash to fund margin calls. The following table presents information with respect to the Company’s posting of
collateral at June 30, 2012:



|                                                                                              |  | June 30, 2012 |              
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | -------------
|Repurchase agreements secured by Agency RMBS                                                  |  | $             | 2,019,006,928
|Fair Value of Agency RMBS pledged as collateral under repurchase agreements                   |  |               | 2,109,030,868
|Repurchase agreements secured by Non-Agency RMBS, ABS and CMBS                                |  |               | 114,723,538  
|Fair Value of Non-Agency RMBS, ABS and CMBS pledged as collateral under repurchase agreements |  |               | 148,059,931  
|Cash pledged (i.e., restricted cash) under repurchase agreements                              |  |               | 1,323,178    



The Company seeks to transact with several
different counterparties in order to reduce the exposure to any single counterparty. The Company entered into master repurchase
agreements (“MRAs”) with twenty-four counterparties, under which we have outstanding debt with twenty-two counterparties
at June 30, 2012. At June 30, 2012, the Company did not have greater than 10% of stockholders’ equity at risk with any individual
counterparty.



On April 9, 2012, AG MIT, LLC (“AG
MIT”), a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc., entered into a Master Repurchase and Securities
Contract (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association to finance the Company’s acquisition
of certain residential, Non-Agency Securities. Each transaction under the Repurchase Agreement will have its own specific terms,
such as identification of the assets subject to the transaction, sale price, repurchase price and rate. The Repurchase Agreement
provides for a 364-day facility with an aggregate maximum borrowing capacity of $75 million and is set to mature on April 8, 2013,
and may be extended for an additional 90 days.



In connection with the Repurchase Agreement,
the Company entered into a guarantee agreement under which the Company has fully guaranteed all of AG MIT’s payment and performance
obligations under the Repurchase Agreement. The Repurchase Agreement contains representations, warranties, covenants, events of
default and indemnities that are customary for agreements of this type. The Repurchase Agreement also contains financial covenants
that require, as of the last business day of each quarter and on any funding date, the Company and AG MIT to maintain (i) their
Total Indebtedness to their Adjusted Tangible Net Worth at a ratio less than the Leverage Ratio; (ii) an Adjusted Tangible Net
Worth of not less than $185 million; and (iii) at all times, Liquidity of not less than $20 million and unrestricted cash of not
less than $5 million.



As discussed in Note 2, for any transactions
determined to be linked, the initial transfer and repurchase financing will be recorded as a forward commitment to purchase assets.
At June 30, 2012, the Company had repurchase agreements of $221.5 million that were accounted for as linked. These linked repurchase
agreements are not included in the above tables. See Note 6 for details.



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Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



6. Derivatives



The Company's derivatives currently include
interest rate swaps (“swaps”), to-be-announced forward contracts on specified Agency pools (“TBAs”), and
linked transactions. Derivatives have not been designated as hedging instruments. The Company has also entered into non-derivative
instruments to manage interest rate risk, including Agency interest-only securities.



The following table presents the fair value
of the Company's derivative instruments and their balance sheet location at June 30, 2012.



|Derivative Instrument              |  | Designation |  | Balance Sheet Location |                                         |  | June 30, 2012 |   |             |   | 
|---------------------------------- |  | ----------- |  | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | - | ----------- | - | 
|Interest rate swaps, at fair value |  | Non-Hedge   |  |                        | Derivative liabilities, at fair value   |  |               | $ | (23,413,215 | ) | 
|Linked transactions, at fair value |  | Non-Hedge   |  |                        | Linked transactions, net, at fair value |  |               |   | 44,074,905  |   | 



The following table summarizes information related to derivatives:



|                                                 |  | June 30, 2012 |              
|------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------- | -------------
|Non-hedge derivatives                            |  |               |              
|Notional amount of Interest Rate Swap Agreements |  | $             | 1,203,025,000
|Notional amount of Linked Transactions (1)       |  |               | 288,078,547  



(1) This represents the current face of the securities comprising
linked transactions.



The following table summarizes gains (losses) related to derivatives:



|                                   |  |                                                |  | Three Months Ended |             |   | Six Months Ended |  
|---------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ----------- | - | ---------------- | -
|                                   |  | Income Statement Location                      |  | June 30, 2012      |             |   | June 30, 2012    |  
|Non-hedge derivatives gain (loss): |  |                                                |  |                    |             |   |                  |  
|Interest rate swaps                |  | Unrealized loss on derivative instruments, net |  | $                  | (11,158,188 | ) |                  | $
|Interest rate swaps                |  | Net realized gain                              |  |                    | (420,836    | ) |                  |  
|TBAs                               |  | Unrealized loss on derivative instruments, net |  |                    | 582,420     |   |                  |  
|TBAs                               |  | Net realized gain                              |  |                    | 10,547      |   |                  |  
|Linked transactions                |  | Gain on linked transactions, net               |  |                    | 3,364,972   |   |                  |  
|Linked transactions                |  | Net realized gain                              |  |                    | 993,422     |   |                  |  



Interest Rate Swaps



To help mitigate exposure to higher short-term
interest rates, the Company uses currently-paying and may use forward-starting, one- and three-month LIBOR-indexed, pay-fixed,
receive-variable, interest rate swap agreements. This arrangement establishes a relatively stable fixed rate on related borrowings
because the variable-rate payments received on the swap agreements largely offset interest accruing on the related borrowings,
leaving the fixed-rate payments to be paid on the swap agreements as the Company’s effective borrowing rate, subject to certain
adjustments including changes in spreads between variable rates on the swap agreements and actual borrowing rates.



The following table presents information about the Company’s
interest rate swaps as follows:



|Maturity      |  | Notional Amount |               |  | Weighted Average Pay Rate |  |       | Weighted Average Receive Rate |  |  | Weighted Average Years to Maturity |  
|------------- |  | --------------- | ------------- |  | ------------------------- |  | ----- | ----------------------------- |  |  | ---------------------------------- | -
|2013          |  | $               | 42,000,000    |  |                           |  | 0.562 | %                             |  |  | 0.241                              | %
|2014          |  |                 | 204,500,000   |  |                           |  | 1.000 | %                             |  |  | 0.453                              | %
|2015          |  |                 | 334,025,000   |  |                           |  | 1.131 | %                             |  |  | 0.495                              | %
|2016          |  |                 | 307,500,000   |  |                           |  | 1.157 | %                             |  |  | 0.433                              | %
|2017          |  |                 | 60,000,000    |  |                           |  | 1.184 | %                             |  |  | 0.530                              | %
|2018          |  |                 | 120,000,000   |  |                           |  | 1.608 | %                             |  |  | 0.481                              | %
|2019          |  |                 | 115,000,000   |  |                           |  | 1.750 | %                             |  |  | 0.469                              | %
|2022          |  |                 | 20,000,000    |  |                           |  | 0.468 | %                             |  |  | 1.753                              | %
|Total/Wtd Avg |  | $               | 1,203,025,000 |  |                           |  | 1.194 | %                             |  |  | 0.482                              | %



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Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



TBAs



The Company has entered into TBA positions
to facilitate the future purchase of specified Agency RMBS. Pursuant to these TBAs, the Company agrees to purchase, for future
delivery, Agency RMBS with certain principal and interest terms and certain types of underlying collateral, but the particular
Agency RMBS to be delivered would not be identified until shortly, generally two days, before the TBA settlement date. The Company
records TBA purchases on the trade date and it presents the purchase net of the corresponding payable until the settlement date
of the transaction. Contracts for the purchase or sale of specified Agency RMBS are accounted for as derivatives if the delivery
of the specified Agency security and settlement extends beyond the shortest period possible for that type of security.



The following table presents information
about the Company’s TBAs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012:



For the Three Months Ended June, 30, 2012



|     |  | Beginning Notional Amount |            |  | Additions |   |   | Sale or Settlement |  |   | Ending Net Notional Amount |   |  | Net Fair Value as of Period End |   |  | Net Payable to Broker |   |   | Derivative Asset |  |   | Derivative Liability | 
|---- |  | ------------------------- | ---------- |  | --------- | - | - | ------------------ |  | - | -------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------------- | - |  | --------------------- | - | - | ---------------- |  | - | -------------------- | 
|TBAs |  | $                         | 95,000,000 |  |           | $ | - |                    |  | $ | (95,000,000                | ) |  | $                               | - |  |                       | $ | - |                  |  | $ | -                    | 



For the Six Months Ended June, 30, 2012



|     |  | Beginning Notional Amount |             |  | Additions |   |             | Sale or Settlement |  |   | Ending Net Notional Amount |   |  | Net Fair Value as of Period End |   |  | Net Payable to Broker |   |   | Derivative Asset |  |   | Derivative Liability | 
|---- |  | ------------------------- | ----------- |  | --------- | - | ----------- | ------------------ |  | - | -------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------------- | - |  | --------------------- | - | - | ---------------- |  | - | -------------------- | 
|TBAs |  | $                         | 100,000,000 |  |           | $ | 220,000,000 |                    |  | $ | (320,000,000               | ) |  | $                               | - |  |                       | $ | - |                  |  | $ | -                    | 



Linked Transactions



As discussed in Note 2, when the initial
transfer of a financial asset and repurchase financing are entered into contemporaneously with, or in contemplation of, one another,
the transaction will be considered linked unless all of the criteria found in ASC 860-10 are met at the inception of the transaction.
If the transaction is determined to be linked, we will record the initial transfer and repurchase financing on a net basis and
record a forward commitment to purchase assets as a derivative instrument with changes in market value being recorded on the statement
of operations. The fair value of linked transactions reflects the value of the underlying Non-Agency RMBS, ABS and CMBS and respective
linked repurchase agreement borrowings.



The following table presents certain information
related to the securities accounted for as a part of linked transactions:



|                |  |              |             |  |                |   |             |            |  |   | For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 |  |  | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 |           |  |                      |   |           |                                            | 
|--------------- |  | ------------ | ----------- |  | -------------- | - | ----------- | ---------- |  | - | ---------------------------------------- |  |  | -------------------------------------- | --------- |  | -------------------- | - | --------- | ------------------------------------------ | 
|Instrument      |  | Current Face |             |  | Amortized Cost |   |             | Fair Value |  |   | Net Interest Income                      |  |  | Unrealized Gain (Loss)                 |           |  | Realized Gain (Loss) |   |           | Amount Included in Statement of Operations | 
|Non-Agency RMBS |  | $            | 242,943,875 |  |                | $ | 220,738,264 |            |  | $ | 221,805,266                              |  |  | $                                      | 1,992,884 |  |                      | $ | 1,007,535 |                                            | 
|ABS             |  |              | -           |  |                |   | -           |            |  |   | -                                        |  |  |                                        | 72,110    |  |                      |   | (239,726  | )                                          | 
|CMBS            |  |              | 45,134,672  |  |                |   | 43,682,348  |            |  |   | 43,778,213                               |  |  |                                        | 441,923   |  |                      |   | 90,246    |                                            | 
|Total           |  | $            | 288,078,547 |  |                | $ | 264,420,612 |            |  | $ | 265,583,479                              |  |  | $                                      | 2,506,917 |  |                      | $ | 858,055   |                                            | 



The following table presents certain information
related to the repurchase agreements accounted for as a part of linked transactions:



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Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



|Instrument      |  | Repurchase Agreement |             |  | Weighted Average Interest Rate |  |      | Weighted Average Years to Maturity | 
|--------------- |  | -------------------- | ----------- |  | ------------------------------ |  | ---- | ---------------------------------- | 
|Non-Agency RMBS |  | $                    | 186,527,574 |  |                                |  | 1.81 | %                                  | 
|ABS             |  |                      | -           |  |                                |  | -    |                                    | 
|CMBS            |  |                      | 34,981,000  |  |                                |  | 1.75 | %                                  | 
|                |  | $                    | 221,508,574 |  |                                |  | 1.80 | %                                  | 



At June 30, 2012, the Company had real
estate securities with a fair value of $29.2 million and restricted cash of $0.9 million pledged as collateral against its derivatives.
The Company also pledged assets accounted for within linked transactions with a fair value of $265.6 million as collateral against
the related linked repurchase agreements. The Company reduces credit risk on the majority of its derivative instruments by entering
into agreements that permit the closeout and netting of transactions with the same counterparty upon occurrence of certain events.



7. Earnings per Share



Basic earnings per share (“EPS”)
is calculated by dividing net income (loss) for the period by the weighted- average shares of the Company’s common stock
outstanding for that period that participate in dividends. Diluted EPS takes into account the effect of dilutive instruments, such
as stock options, warrants and unvested restricted stock, but uses the average share price for the period in determining the number
of incremental shares that are to be added to the weighted-average number of shares outstanding.



As of June 30, 2012 the Company’s
warrants and outstanding shares of restricted common stock are as follows:



|Warrants                                           |  |  | 1,602,500 | 
|-------------------------------------------------- |  |  | --------- | 
|Restricted stock held by the Manager               |  |  | 40,250    | 
|Restricted stock held by the independent directors |  |  | 10,612    | 



During the quarter ended June 30, 2012,
the Company has assumed that no warrants would be exercised as the average market value per share of the Company's common stock
was below the strike price of the warrants, and are therefore not included in the Company’s diluted weighted average shares
outstanding. Shares of restricted stock held by the Manager and independent directors accrue dividends, but are not paid until
vested and are therefore not considered to be participating shares. These shares are only included in diluted weighted average
shares outstanding.



The following table presents a reconciliation
of the earnings and shares used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share, or EPS, for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2012:



|                                                                           |  | Three Months Ended |            |  | Six Months Ended |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ---------- |  | ---------------- | -
|                                                                           |  | June 30, 2012      |            |  | June 30, 2012    |  
|Numerator:                                                                 |  |                    |            |  |                  |  
|Net income to common stockholders for basic and diluted earnings per share |  | $                  | 44,917,778 |  |                  | $
|                                                                           |  |                    |            |  |                  |  
|Denominator:                                                               |  |                    |            |  |                  |  
|Basic weighted average shares outstanding                                  |  |                    | 15,769,674 |  |                  |  
|Manager and director restricted stock                                      |  |                    | 3,179      |  |                  |  
|Diluted weighted average shares outstanding                                |  |                    | 15,772,853 |  |                  |  
|                                                                           |  |                    |            |  |                  |  
|Basic Earnings Per Share:                                                  |  | $                  | 2.85       |  |                  | $
|Diluted Earnings Per Share:                                                |  | $                  | 2.85       |  |                  | $



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AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. and
Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



8. Income Taxes



As a REIT, the Company is not subject to
federal income tax to the extent that it makes qualifying distributions to its stockholders, and provided it satisfies on a continuing
basis, through actual investment and operating results, the REIT requirements including certain asset, income, distribution and
stock ownership tests. Most states recognize REIT status as well.



The Company files tax returns in several
U.S jurisdictions. There are no ongoing U.S. federal, state and local tax examinations.



The Company has elected to treat certain
of its subsidiaries, including AG MIT II, LLC, as taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRSs. In general, a TRS may hold assets and engage
in activities that the Company cannot hold or engage in directly and generally may engage in any real estate or non-real estate-related
business. A TRS is subject to U.S. federal, state and local corporate income taxes. As of June 30, 2012, there was no activity
in the Company’s TRSs.



The Company intends to pay dividends on
its common stock in an amount equal to at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, which is calculated generally before the dividends
paid deduction and excluding net capital income, in order to maintain our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
In general, common stock cash dividends declared by the Company will be considered ordinary income to stockholders for income tax
purposes. A portion of the Company’s dividends may be characterized as capital gains or return of capital.



Based on the Company’s analysis of
any potential uncertain income tax positions, the Company concluded that it does not have any uncertain tax positions that meet
the recognition or measurement criteria of ASC 740 as of June 30, 2012. The Company’s tax return for the 2012 tax year is
open to examination by the IRS. In the event that the Company incurs income tax related interest and penalties, the policy is to
classify them as a component of provision for income taxes.



9. Related Party Transactions



The Company has entered into a management
agreement with the Manager, which provides for an initial term through June 30, 2014, and will be deemed renewed automatically
each year for an additional one-year period, subject to certain termination rights. The Company is externally managed and advised
by the Manager. Pursuant to the terms of the management agreement, effective July 6, 2011 (the consummation of our initial public
offering), the Manager provides the Company with its management team, including its officers, along with appropriate support personnel.
Each of the Company’s officers is an employee of Angelo, Gordon. The Company does not have any employees. Our Manager, pursuant
to a delegation agreement dated as of June 29, 2011, has delegated to Angelo, Gordon the overall responsibility with respect to
our Manager’s day-to-day duties and obligations arising under our management agreement.



Management fee



The Manager will be entitled to a management
fee equal to 1.50% per annum, calculated and paid quarterly, of the Company’s Stockholders’ Equity. For purposes of
calculating the management fee, “Stockholders’ Equity” means the sum of the net proceeds from any issuances of
equity securities (including preferred securities) since inception (allocated on a pro rata daily basis for such issuances during
the fiscal quarter of any such issuance, and excluding any future equity issuance to the Manager), plus the Company’s retained
earnings at the end of such quarter (without taking into account any non-cash equity compensation expense or other non-cash items
described below incurred in current or prior periods), less any amount that the Company pays for repurchases of its common stock,
excluding any unrealized gains, losses or other non-cash items that have impacted stockholders’ equity as reported in the
Company’s financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, regardless of whether such items are included in other comprehensive
income or loss, or in net income, and excluding one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP, and certain other non-cash charges
after discussions between the Manager and the Company’s independent directors and after approval by a majority of the Company’s
independent directors. Stockholders’ Equity, for purposes of calculating the management fee, could be greater or less than
the amount of stockholders’ equity shown on the Company’s financial statements.



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AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. and
Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



For the three and six months ended June
30, 2012, the Company incurred management fees of approximately $1.2 million and $2.2 million, respectively.



Expense reimbursement



The Company will be required to reimburse
the Manager for operating expenses related to the Company that are incurred by the Manager, including expenses relating to legal,
accounting, due diligence and other services. The Company’s reimbursement obligation is not subject to any dollar limitation.
Expenses will be reimbursed in cash on a monthly basis following the end of each month. The Company will not reimburse the Manager
for the salaries and other compensation of its personnel except that the Company will be responsible for expenses incurred by the
Manager in employing our chief financial officer, general counsel and other employees as further described below.



The Company will reimburse the Manager
or its affiliates for the allocable share of the compensation, including, without limitation, annual base salary, bonus, any related
withholding taxes and employee benefits paid to (1) the Company’s chief financial officer based on the percentage of his
time spent on the Company’s affairs, (2) the Company’s general counsel based on the percentage of his time spent on
the Company’s affairs, and (3) other corporate finance, tax accounting, internal audit, legal, risk management, operations,
compliance and other non-investment personnel of the Manager and its affiliates who spend all or a portion of their time managing
the Company’s affairs based upon the percentage of time devoted by such personnel to the Company’s affairs. In their
capacities as officers or personnel of the Manager or its affiliates, they will devote such portion of their time to the Company’s
affairs as is necessary to enable the Company to operate its business. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 the Manager
had incurred approximately $0.9 million and $1.8 million of reimbursable expenses, respectively. The Manager waived their right
to receive their expense reimbursement for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, and will do so until such time as it determines
to rescind the waiver in whole or in part.



Restricted stock grants



On July 6, 2011 (the consummation of the
initial public offering), the Company entered into (i) a restricted stock award agreement with the Manager under the Manager Equity
Incentive Plan, pursuant to which the Manager received 40,250 shares of the Company’s common stock, which will vest ratably
on a quarterly basis over a three-year period that began on October 1, 2011, and (ii) restricted stock award agreements with the
Company’s independent directors under the Equity Incentive Plan, pursuant to which each of the independent directors received
1,500 shares of the Company’s common stock that vest in equal installments over three years on each annual anniversary of
the grant date.



The total number of shares that may be
made subject to awards under the Manager Equity Incentive Plan and the Equity Incentive Plan will be equal to 277,500 shares. Awards
under the equity incentive plans are forfeitable until they become vested. An award will become vested only if the vesting conditions
set forth in the award agreement (as determined by the board of directors or the compensation committee, as applicable) are satisfied.
The vesting conditions may include performance of services for a specified period, achievement of performance goal, or a combination
of both. The board of directors or the compensation committee, as applicable, also has authority to provide for accelerated vesting
upon the occurrence of certain events. The restricted common stock granted concurrently with the closing of the Company’s
IPO will vest over a three-year period.



The Company also pays a $60,000 annual
base directors’ fee to each of its independent directors. Base directors’ fees are paid 50% in cash and 50% in restricted
common stock. The number of shares of restricted common stock to be issued each quarter to each independent director is determined
based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock equal to the closing price thereof on the New York Stock Exchange
on the last business day of each fiscal quarter. To the extent that any fractional shares would otherwise be issuable and payable
to each independent director, a cash payment is made to each independent director in lieu of any fractional shares. All directors’
fees are paid pro rata (and restricted stock grants determined) on a quarterly basis in arrears, and shares issued are fully vested
and non-forfeitable. These shares may not be sold or transferred during the time of service as an independent member of the Company’s
board.



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AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. and
Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



Termination fee



The termination fee, payable for (1) the
Company’s termination of the management agreement without cause or (2) the Manager’s termination of the management
agreement upon a default in the performance of any material term of the management agreement, will be equal to three times the
average annual management fee during the 24-month period prior to such termination, calculated as of the end of the most recently
completed fiscal quarter. As of June 30, 2012, no event of termination of the management agreement has occurred.



10. Equity



On June 29, 2011, the Company entered into
agreements including (i) a binding underwriting agreement with a group of underwriters to sell 5,500,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock for $20.00 per share for an aggregate offering price of $110.0 million, (ii) a unit purchase agreement with the purchasers
of units in a concurrent private placement to purchase 3,205,000 units at $20.00 per share, and (iii) stock purchase agreements
with AG Funds and two of our officers, to purchase in the aggregate 500,000 private placement shares of the Company’s common
stock at $20.00 per share.



The Company completed its IPO and concurrent
private placement on July 6, 2011, at which time all subscriptions were paid in cash and the Company issued 9,205,000 shares of
common stock. Net proceeds to the Company were $182.3 million, net of issuance costs borne by the Company of approximately $1.8
million.



On July 6, 2011, we entered into (i) warrant
agreements with the purchasers of 3,205,000 units in the private placement. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock (“private
placement share”) and a warrant (“private placement warrant”) to purchase 0.5 of a share of common stock. Each
private placement warrant had an exercise price of $20.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations,
recapitalizations and the like), and was exercised as described below. The private placement shares and private placement warrants
were immediately separated and were issued separately, but were purchased together in the private placement. On July 6, 2011, we
also entered into (ii) a restricted stock award agreement with our Manager under the Manager Equity Incentive Plan, pursuant to
which the Manager received 40,250 shares of the Company’s common stock, and (iii) restricted stock award agreements with
our independent directors under the Equity Incentive Plan, pursuant to which each of the independent directors received 1,500 shares
of the Company’s common stock.



On July 20, 2011, pursuant to the terms
of the Underwriting Agreement, dated June 29, 2011, between the Company, the Manager, Angelo, Gordon and Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc., as representative of the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”), the Underwriters exercised in part their
over-allotment option to purchase 800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Additional Shares”) at $20.00
per share. The over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 825,000 shares of the Company’s common stock was granted
in connection with the Company’s IPO of 5.5 million shares. The Company received proceeds of $16.0 million from the sale
of the Additional Shares. At the completion of the offering, after giving effect to the partial exercise of the over-allotment
option and the private placement, the Company sold a total of 10,005,000 shares of common stock and raised approximately $198.1
million in net proceeds.



On January 24, 2012, the Company completed
a follow-on offering of 5,000,000 shares of its common stock and subsequently issued an additional 750,000 shares of common stock
pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option at a price of $19.00 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $109.3
million. Net proceeds to the Company from the offerings were approximately $104.0 million, net of issuance costs of approximately
$5.3 million.



During the quarter ended June 30, 2012,
the Company declared a quarterly dividend to common shareholders totaling $11.0 million or $0.70 per share, which was paid in July.
For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company declared dividends to common shareholders of $22.1 million or $1.40 per share.



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AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. and
Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

June 30, 2012



11. Commitments and Contingencies



From time to time, the Company may become
involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. Management is not aware of any significant
contingencies at June 30, 2012.



12. Subsequent Events



On August 3, 2012, the Company
completed a preferred offering of 1,800,000 shares of 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock at a liquidation
preference of $25.00 per share. The Company received gross proceeds of approximately $45.0 million. Net proceeds to the
Company from the offerings were approximately $43.6 million, net of issuance costs of approximately $1.4 million. The Company
has granted the underwriters an over-allotment option of 270,000 shares, which was exercised in full on August 7, 2012. The
option is expected to close on August 9, 2012 and the additional net proceeds to the Company will be approximately $6.5 million.



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|ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
|------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



In this quarterly report on Form 10-Q,
or this “report,” we refer to AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. as “we,” “us,” “the
Company,” or “our,” unless we specifically state otherwise or the context indicates otherwise. We refer to our
external manager, AG REIT Management, LLC as our “Manager,” and we refer to the indirect parent company of our Manager,
Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. as “Angelo, Gordon.”



The following discussion should be read
in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes to our consolidated financial statements,
which are included in Item 1 of this report, as well as the information contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2011.



Forward-Looking Statements



We make forward-looking statements in this
report that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed
future results of our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, plans and objectives. When we use the words
“believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continue,”
“intend,” “should,” “may” or similar expressions, we intend to identify forward-looking statements.



These forward-looking statements are based
upon information presently available to our management and are inherently subjective, uncertain and subject to change. There can
be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from our expectations. We caution investors not to rely unduly on
any forward-looking statements and urge you to carefully consider the risks identified under the captions “Risk Factors,”
“Forward-Looking Statements” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 001-35151), which is available on the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity and results
of operations may vary materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks
only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict
those events or how they may affect us. Except as required by law, we are not obligated to, and do not intend to, update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.



All written or oral forward-looking statements that we make,
or that are attributable to us, are expressly qualified by this cautionary notice. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update
the information in any public disclosure if any forward-looking statement later turns out to be inaccurate, except as may otherwise
be required by law.



Overview



We are a Maryland real estate investment
trust focused on investing in, acquiring and managing a diversified portfolio of residential mortgage-backed assets, other real
estate-related securities and financial assets. We are externally managed by our Manager, a newly formed subsidiary of Angelo,
Gordon. Our Manager, pursuant to the delegation agreement dated as of June 29, 2011, has delegated to Angelo, Gordon the overall
responsibility with respect to our Manager’s day-to-day duties and obligations arising under our management agreement.



We are currently invested substantially
in Agency RMBS. Our Agency RMBS investments include mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, or
CMOs. We also invest in Non-Agency RMBS, ABS and CMBS. These investments may include fixed- and floating- rate securities, including
investment grade and non-investment grade. We also have the discretion to invest in other target assets, including residential
and commercial loans. We expect, over time, to gradually and opportunistically allocate more capital among Non-Agency RMBS, ABS
and CMBS assets when we are presented with compelling investment returns.



We conduct our operations to qualify and
be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes
on our taxable income that we distribute currently to our stockholders as long as we maintain our intended qualification as a REIT.
We operate our business in a manner that permits us to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act.



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Recent developments



On January 24, 2012, the Company completed
a follow-on offering of 5,000,000 shares of its common stock and subsequently issued an additional 750,000 shares of common stock
pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option at a price of $19.00 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $109.3
million. Net proceeds to the Company from the offerings were approximately $104.0 million, net of issuance costs of approximately
$5.3 million.



On August 3, 2012, the Company completed
a preferred offering of 1,800,000 shares of 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock at a liquidation preference of
$25.00 per share. The Company received gross proceeds of approximately $45.0 million. Net proceeds to the Company from the offerings
were approximately $43.6 million, net of issuance costs of approximately $1.4 million. The Company
has granted the underwriters an over-allotment option of 270,000 shares, which was exercised in full on August 7, 2012. The
option is expected to close on August 9, 2012 and the additional net proceeds to the Company will be approximately $6.5 million.



Factors impacting our operating results



Our operating results can be affected by
a number of factors and primarily depend on, among other things, the level of our net interest income, the market value of our
assets and the supply of, and demand for, our target assets in the marketplace. Our net interest income, which reflects the amortization
of purchase premiums and accretion of purchase discounts, varies primarily as a result of changes in market interest rates, prepayment
speeds, as measured by the Constant Prepayment Rate, or CPR, on our RMBS. Interest rates vary according to the type of investment,
conditions in the financial markets, competition and other factors, none of which can be predicted with any certainty. Our operating
results can be impacted by unanticipated credit events experienced by borrowers whose mortgage loans are included in our RMBS.



See the caption “Risk Factors”
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 001-35151), as amended, which is available on the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.



Investment activities



We are currently invested in Agency RMBS,
Non-Agency RMBS, ABS and CMBS assets. Since our IPO, the risk-reward profile of investment opportunities supported the deployment
of a majority of our capital in Agency RMBS. Current labor, housing and economic fundamentals, together with U.S. monetary policy
designed to keep interest rates low, have been supportive of our Agency RMBS investments. Overweighting of these investments was
also favored by the relative ease of funding and superior liquidity. We also acquired a limited amount of Non-Agency RMBS, ABS
and CMBS assets for our investment portfolio. We expect to gradually and opportunistically allocate more capital among Non-Agency
RMBS, ABS and CMBS assets when we are presented with compelling investment returns.



We finance our investments in real estate
securities primarily through short-term borrowings structured as repurchase agreements. Subject to maintaining our qualification
as a REIT and our Investment Company Act exemption, to the extent leverage is deployed, we utilize derivative financial instruments
(or hedging instruments), including interest rate swap agreements and interest rate cap agreements, in an effort to hedge the interest
rate risk associated with the financing of our portfolio. Specifically, we may seek to hedge our exposure to potential interest
rate mismatches between the interest we earn on our investments and our borrowing costs caused by fluctuations in short-term interest
rates. In utilizing leverage and interest rate hedges, our objectives are to improve risk-adjusted returns and, where possible,
to lock in, on a long-term basis, a spread between the yield on our assets and the cost of our financing.



As discussed in Note 2, if we purchase
a security and finance it with a repurchase agreement, and the transaction is considered linked under ASC 860-10, we will record
the initial transfer and repurchase financing on a net basis and record a forward commitment to purchase assets as a derivative
instrument with changes in market value being recorded on the statement of operations. Throughout Item 2 where we disclose our
unlinked investment portfolio and the related repurchase agreements that finance it, we have un-linked the transactions and used
the gross presentation as used for all other securities, and we have presented a reconciliation to GAAP. Despite the derivative
classification per GAAP, we view the underlying investments and related repurchase agreements substantially the same as all other
investments and financings. The presentation inclusive of linked transactions is consistent with how the Company’s management
evaluates the business, and believes it provides the most accurate depiction of the Company’s investment portfolio and financial
condition.



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The following table presents a reconciliation of certain information
related to securities inclusive of unlinked securities to securities on a GAAP basis as of June 30, 2012:



|Instrument                                                |  | Current
    Face |               |  | Amortized
    Cost |   |               | Unrealized
    
    MTM |  |   | Fair
    Value |  |  | Weighted
    
    Average 
    Coupon |               |  | Weighted
    
    Average 
    Life | 
|--------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- | ------------- |  | ------------------ | - | ------------- | ----------------------- |  | - | -------------- |  |  | ------------------------------------- | ------------- |  | ----------------------------------- | 
|Agency RMBS:                                              |  |                  |               |  |                    |   |               |                         |  |   |                |  |  |                                       |               |  |                                     | 
|15 Year Fixed Rate                                        |  | $                | 718,433,236   |  |                    | $ | 740,968,163   |                         |  | $ | 20,476,516     |  |  | $                                     | 761,444,679   |  |                                     | 
|20 Year Fixed Rate                                        |  |                  | 267,032,664   |  |                    |   | 277,026,173   |                         |  |   | 6,064,492      |  |  |                                       | 283,090,665   |  |                                     | 
|30 Year Fixed Rate                                        |  |                  | 1,010,458,768 |  |                    |   | 1,058,240,969 |                         |  |   | 16,368,559     |  |  |                                       | 1,074,609,528 |  |                                     | 
|ARM                                                       |  |                  | 39,356,792    |  |                    |   | 41,029,456    |                         |  |   | 25,043         |  |  |                                       | 41,054,499    |  |                                     | 
|Interest Only                                             |  |                  | 481,251,064   |  |                    |   | 89,374,962    |                         |  |   | 318,054        |  |  |                                       | 89,693,016    |  |                                     | 
|Non-Agency RMBS                                           |  |                  | 419,933,685   |  |                    |   | 370,512,134   |                         |  |   | 1,190,847      |  |  |                                       | 371,702,981   |  |                                     | 
|ABS                                                       |  |                  | 13,500,000    |  |                    |   | 13,499,260    |                         |  |   | 10,181         |  |  |                                       | 13,509,441    |  |                                     | 
|CMBS                                                      |  |                  | 57,625,261    |  |                    |   | 54,710,042    |                         |  |   | 625,677        |  |  |                                       | 55,335,719    |  |                                     | 
|Total: Non-GAAP Basis -
    Including Linked Transactions |  | $                | 3,007,591,470 |  |                    | $ | 2,645,361,159 |                         |  | $ | 45,079,369     |  |  | $                                     | 2,690,440,528 |  |                                     | 
|                                                          |  |                  |               |  |                    |   |               |                         |  |   |                |  |  |                                       |               |  |                                     | 
|Linked Transactions                                       |  | $                | 288,078,547   |  |                    | $ | 264,420,612   |                         |  | $ | 1,162,867      |  |  | $                                     | 265,583,479   |  |                                     | 
|                                                          |  |                  |               |  |                    |   |               |                         |  |   |                |  |  |                                       |               |  |                                     | 
|Total: GAAP Basis - Excluding Linked Transactions         |  | $                | 2,719,512,923 |  |                    | $ | 2,380,940,547 |                         |  | $ | 43,916,502     |  |  | $                                     | 2,424,857,049 |  |                                     | 



As mentioned above, our investments have
been primarily focused in Agency RMBS given the relative ease of funding and superior liquidity. We evaluate investments in Agency
RMBS using factors including expected future prepayment trends, supply and demand, costs of financing, costs of hedging, expected
future interest rate volatility and the overall shape of the U.S. Treasury and interest rate swap yield curves. Our Non-Agency
RMBS are subject to risk of loss with regard to principal and interest payments and as of June 30, 2012 have generally either been
assigned below investment grade ratings by rating agencies, or have not been rated. We evaluate each investment based on the characteristics
of the underlying collateral and securitization structure, rather than relying on the ratings assigned by rating agencies.



The Company has used leverage to complete
the purchase of securities in its investment portfolio. Through June 30, 2012 the leverage has been in the form of repurchase agreements.
Repurchase agreements involve the sale and a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the transferred assets or similar assets at a
future date. The amount borrowed generally is equal to the fair value of the assets pledged less an agreed-upon discount, referred
to as a “haircut.” Repurchase agreements entered into by the Company are accounted for as financings and require the
repurchase of the transferred securities at the end of each agreement’s term, typically 30 to 90 days. The Company maintains
the beneficial interest in the specific securities pledged during the term of the repurchase agreement and receives the related
principal and interest payments. Interest rates on these borrowings are fixed based on prevailing rates corresponding to the terms
of the borrowings, and interest is paid at the termination of the repurchase agreement at which time the Company may enter into
a new repurchase agreement at prevailing market rates with the same counterparty or repay that counterparty and negotiate financing
with a different counterparty. In response to declines in fair value of pledged securities due to changes in market conditions
or the publishing of monthly security paydown factors, lenders typically require the Company to post additional securities as collateral,
pay down borrowings or establish cash margin accounts with the counterparties in order to re-establish the agreed-upon collateral
requirements, referred to as margin calls. The Company finances certain of its Agency RMBS, Non-Agency RMBS, ABS and CMBS portfolios
through the use of repurchase agreements.



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The following table presents a reconciliation
of certain information related to repurchase agreements inclusive of unlinked repurchase agreements on a GAAP basis as of June
30, 2012:



|Repurchase Agreements Maturing
    Within:            |  | Balance |               |  | Weighted
    
    Average Rate |  |      | Weighted
    
    Average Days to
    Maturity |  |  | Weighted
    
    Average 
    Haircut | 
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | ------- | ------------- |  | ------------------------------ |  | ---- | ---------------------------------------------- |  |  | -------------------------------------- | 
|30 days or less                                       |  | $       | 1,981,862,947 |  |                                |  | 0.63 | %                                              |  |  | 16.1                                   | 
|31-60 days                                            |  |         | 192,397,981   |  |                                |  | 0.46 | %                                              |  |  | 48.4                                   | 
|61-90 days                                            |  |         | 11,846,000    |  |                                |  | 0.92 | %                                              |  |  | 69.8                                   | 
|Greater than 90 days                                  |  |         | 169,132,112   |  |                                |  | 0.80 | %                                              |  |  | 270.4                                  | 
|Total: Non-GAAP Basis - Including Linked Transactions |  | $       | 2,355,239,040 |  |                                |  | 0.63 | %                                              |  |  | 37.3                                   | 
|                                                      |  |         |               |  |                                |  |      |                                                |  |  |                                        | 
|Linked Transactions                                   |  | $       | 221,508,574   |  |                                |  | 1.80 | %                                              |  |  | 22.7                                   | 
|                                                      |  |         |               |  |                                |  |      |                                                |  |  |                                        | 
|Total: GAAP Basis - Excluding Linked Transactions     |  | $       | 2,133,730,466 |  |                                |  | 0.50 | %                                              |  |  | 38.77                                  | 



The following table presents a reconciliation
of our leverage ratio at June 30, 2012 inclusive of linked transactions to our leverage on a GAAP basis. Leverage numbers presented
are inclusive of net payables/receivables on unsettled trades on our GAAP balance sheet, and the calculations divide leverage by
our GAAP stockholders’ equity.



|                     |  | Leverage (1) |               |  | Equity |   |             | Leverage Ratio | 
|-------------------- |  | ------------ | ------------- |  | ------ | - | ----------- | -------------- | 
|Non-GAAP Leverage    |  | $            | 2,337,094,954 |  |        | $ | 344,202,616 |                | 
|Non-GAAP Adjustments |  |              | 221,508,574   |  |        |   | -           |                | 
|GAAP Leverage        |  |              | 2,115,586,380 |  |        |   | 344,202,616 |                | 



(1) Includes repurchase agreements and net payable/receivable
on unsettled trades as of June 30, 2012.



The Company seeks to transact with several
different counterparties in order to reduce the exposure to any single counterparty. The Company entered into MRAs with 24 counterparties,
under which we have outstanding debt with twenty-two of these counterparties at June 30, 2012. At June 30, 2012, the Company did
not have greater than 10% of stockholders’ equity at risk with any individual counterparty.



To help mitigate exposure to higher short-term
interest rates, the Company uses currently-paying and may use forward-starting, one-and three-month LIBOR-indexed, pay-fixed, receive-variable,
interest rate swap agreements. This arrangement establishes a relatively stable fixed rate on related borrowings because the variable-rate
payments received on the swap agreements largely offset interest accruing on the related borrowings, leaving the fixed-rate payments
to be paid on the swap agreements as the Company’s effective borrowing rate, subject to certain adjustments including changes
in spreads between variable rates on the swap agreements and actual borrowing rates.



The following table presents information
about the Company’s interest rate swaps as follows:



|Maturity      |  | Notional Amount |               |  | Weighted Average
 Pay Rate |  |       | Weighted Average 
Receive Rate |  |  | Weighted Average 
Years to Maturity |  
|------------- |  | --------------- | ------------- |  | -------------------------- |  | ----- | ------------------------------ |  |  | ----------------------------------- | -
|2013          |  | $               | 42,000,000    |  |                            |  | 0.562 | %                              |  |  | 0.241                               | %
|2014          |  |                 | 204,500,000   |  |                            |  | 1.000 | %                              |  |  | 0.453                               | %
|2015          |  |                 | 334,025,000   |  |                            |  | 1.131 | %                              |  |  | 0.495                               | %
|2016          |  |                 | 307,500,000   |  |                            |  | 1.157 | %                              |  |  | 0.433                               | %
|2017          |  |                 | 60,000,000    |  |                            |  | 1.184 | %                              |  |  | 0.530                               | %
|2018          |  |                 | 120,000,000   |  |                            |  | 1.608 | %                              |  |  | 0.481                               | %
|2019          |  |                 | 115,000,000   |  |                            |  | 1.750 | %                              |  |  | 0.469                               | %
|2022          |  |                 | 20,000,000    |  |                            |  | 0.468 | %                              |  |  | 1.753                               | %
|Total/Wtd Avg |  | $               | 1,203,025,000 |  |                            |  | 1.194 | %                              |  |  | 0.482                               | %



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The Company has entered into to-be-announced,
or TBA, security positions to facilitate the future purchase of specified Agency RMBS. Pursuant to these TBAs, the Company agrees
to purchase, for future delivery, Agency RMBS with certain principal and interest terms and certain types of underlying collateral,
but the particular Agency RMBS to be delivered would not be identified until shortly, generally two days, before the TBA settlement
date. The Company records TBA purchases on the trade date and it presents the purchase net of the corresponding payable until the
settlement date of the transaction. Contracts for the purchase or sale of specified Agency RMBS are accounted for as derivatives
if the delivery of the specified Agency security and settlement extends beyond the shortest period possible for that type of security.



The following table presents information
about the Company’s TBAs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012:



For the
Three Months Ended June, 30, 2012



|     |  | Beginning
    Notional 
    Amount |            |  | Additions |   |   | Sale
    or
    Settlement |  |   | Ending
    Net 
    Notional 
    Amount |   |  | Net
    Fair Value 
    as of Period End |   |  | Net
    Payable to 
    Broker |   |   | Derivative
    
    Asset |  |   | Derivative
    
    Liability | 
|---- |  | ---------------------------------- | ---------- |  | --------- | - | - | -------------------------- |  | - | ---------------------------------------- | - |  | ---------------------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------------ | - | - | ------------------------- |  | - | ----------------------------- | 
|TBAs |  | $                                  | 95,000,000 |  |           | $ | - |                            |  | $ | (95,000,000                              | ) |  | $                                        | - |  |                                | $ | - |                           |  | $ | -                             | 



For
the Six Months Ended June, 30, 2012



|     |  | Beginning
    Notional 
    Amount |             |  | Additions |   |             | Sale
    or
    Settlement |  |   | Ending
    Net 
    Notional 
    Amount |   |  | Net
    Fair Value 
    as of Period End |   |  | Net
    Payable to 
    Broker |   |   | Derivative
    
    Asset |  |   | Derivative
    
    Liability | 
|---- |  | ---------------------------------- | ----------- |  | --------- | - | ----------- | -------------------------- |  | - | ---------------------------------------- | - |  | ---------------------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------------ | - | - | ------------------------- |  | - | ----------------------------- | 
|TBAs |  | $                                  | 100,000,000 |  |           | $ | 220,000,000 |                            |  | $ | (320,000,000                             | ) |  | $                                        | - |  |                                | $ | - |                           |  | $ | -                             | 



Critical accounting policies



Our consolidated financial statements are
prepared in accordance with GAAP, which requires the use of estimates and assumptions that involve the exercise of judgment and
use of assumptions as to future uncertainties. Our most critical accounting policies involve decisions and assessments that could
affect our reported assets and liabilities, as well as our reported revenues and expenses. We believe that all of the decisions
and assessments upon which our consolidated financial statements are based are reasonable at the time made and based upon information
available to us at that time. We rely upon independent pricing of our assets at each quarter end to arrive at what we believe to
be reasonable estimates of fair market value.



Investments in real estate securities



Our real estate securities portfolio consists
primarily of Agency RMBS, Non-Agency RMBS, ABS and CMBS, on which we have chosen to make a fair value election pursuant to ASC
825. Real estate securities are recorded at fair market value on our balance sheet and the period change in fair market value is
recorded in current period earnings on our consolidated statement of operations as a component of “Unrealized gain on real
estate securities, net”. Electing the fair value option allows us to record changes in fair value in the Statement of Operations,
which, in management’s view, more appropriately reflects the results of our operations for a particular reporting period
as all securities activities will be recorded in a similar manner.



Valuation of our real estate securities
portfolio is determined by our Manager using third-party pricing services. The evaluation methodology of third-party pricing services
used incorporates commonly used market pricing methods, including a spread measurement to various indices such as the one-year
constant maturity treasury and LIBOR, which are observable inputs. The evaluation also considers the underlying characteristics
of each security, which are also observable inputs, including: coupon; maturity date, loan age, reset date, collateral type, periodic
and life cap, geography, and prepayment speeds. We collect and consider current market intelligence on all major markets, including
benchmark security evaluations and bid-lists from various sources, when available. Changes in the market environment and other
events that may occur over the life of our investments may cause the gains or losses ultimately realized on these investments to
be different than the valuations currently estimated.



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Interest income



Interest income on our real estate securities
portfolio is accrued based on the actual coupon rate and the outstanding principal balance of such securities. We have elected
to record interest in accordance with ASC 835-30-35-2 using the effective interest method for all securities accounted for under
the fair value option (ASC 825). As such, premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted into interest income over the lives
of the securities. We estimate, at the time of purchase, the future expected cash flows and determine the effective interest rate
based on these estimated cash flows and our purchase price. At least quarterly, these estimated cash flows are assessed and a revised
yield is computed based on the current amortized cost of the investment, as needed. As further explained below, there are uncertainties
and contingencies involved in estimating cash flows, which are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may impact
our estimates and, as a result, our interest income.



On at least a quarterly basis for securities
accounted for under ASC 320-10 and ASC 310-20 (generally Agency RMBS), prepayments of the underlying collateral must be estimated,
which directly affect the speed at which we amortize such securities. If actual and anticipated cash flows differ from previous
estimates; we recognize a “catch-up” adjustment in the current period to the amortization of premiums for the impact
of the cumulative change in the effective yield through the reporting date.



Similarly, we also reassess the cash flows
on at least a quarterly basis for securities accounted for under ASC 325-40 (generally Non-Agency RMBS, ABS and CMBS). In estimating
these cash flows, there are a number of assumptions that will be subject to uncertainties and contingencies. These include the
rate and timing of principal and interest receipts, (including assumptions of prepayments, repurchases, defaults and liquidations),
the pass-through or coupon rate and interest rate fluctuations. In addition, interest payment shortfalls due to delinquencies on
the underlying mortgage loans have to be judgmentally estimated. Differences between previously estimated cash flows and current
actual and anticipated cash flows are recognized prospectively through an adjustment of the yield over the remaining life of the
security based on the current amortized cost of the investment as adjusted for credit impairment, if any.



Linked transactions



In instances where we acquire assets through
repurchase agreements with the same counterparty from whom the assets were purchased, we will evaluate such transactions in accordance
with ASC 860-10. This standard requires the initial transfer of a financial asset and repurchase financing that are entered into
contemporaneously with, or in contemplation of, one another to be considered linked unless all of the criteria found in ASC 860-10
are met at the inception of the transaction. If the transaction meets all of the conditions, the initial transfer shall be accounted
for separately from the repurchase financing, and we will record the assets and the related financing on a gross basis on our balance
sheet with the corresponding interest income and interest expense in our statements of operations. If the transaction is determined
to be linked, we will record the initial transfer and repurchase financing on a net basis and record a forward commitment to purchase
assets as a derivative instrument with changes in market value being recorded on the statement of operations. Such forward commitments
are recorded at fair value with subsequent changes in fair value recognized in income. The analysis of transactions under these
rules requires assumptions based on management’s judgment and experience.



Derivatives



We enter into various types of derivative
instruments to hedge our exposure to market risks. We may use derivative instruments such as interest rate swaps, to-be-announced,
or TBA, security positions and credit derivatives as instruments to reduce such exposure, and non-derivative instruments including
Agency interest-only securities to manage interest rate risk. As discussed above, our derivative instruments also include linked
transactions, which reflect a forward commitment to purchase assets. We recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities
on the balance sheet, measured at fair value. As we have not designated any derivatives as hedging instruments, all changes in
fair value are reported in earnings during the period in which they occur.



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Recent accounting pronouncements



In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No.
2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which requires entities to provide enhanced
disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either presented on a net basis in the balance sheet
or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement including (i) a description of the rights of offset
associated with relevant agreements and (ii) both net and gross information, including amounts of financial collateral, for relevant
assets and liabilities. The purpose of the update is to enhance comparability between those companies that prepare their financial
statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those that prepare their financial statements in accordance with IFRS and enables users
of the financial statements to understand the effect or potential effect of the offsetting arrangements on the balance sheet. ASU
2011-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and for interim periods within those years. Disclosures
are required retrospectively for all comparative periods presented in an entity's financial statements. We do not believe the adoption
of ASU 2011-11 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.



In April 2011, the FASB issued Accounting
Standards Update 2011-03, Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements, which changes the assessment of whether
repurchase agreement transactions should be accounted for as sales or secured financings.  In a typical repurchase agreement
transaction, an entity transfers financial assets to the counterparty in exchange for cash with an agreement for the counterparty
to return the same or equivalent financial assets for a fixed price in the future.  Prior to this update, one of the factors
in determining whether sale treatment could be used was whether the transferor maintained effective control of the transferred
assets and in order to do so, the transferor must have the ability to repurchase such assets.  This ASU changes the assessment
of effective control by focusing on a transferor’s contractual rights and obligations with respect to transferred financial
assets, rather than whether the transferor has the practical ability to perform in accordance with those rights or obligations. 
ASU 2011-03 was effective for the Company for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. 
With the exception of Linked Transactions, the Company records repurchase agreements as secured borrowings and not sales, and accordingly,
the adoption of this update on January 1, 2012 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.



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Results of operations



The table below presents certain information from our Consolidated
Statement of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2012 vs. the period from March 7, 2011 to June 30, 2011 and the six
months ended June 30, 2012 vs. the period from March 7, 2011 to June 30, 2011:



|                                                                               |  |                    |             |   | Period from       |   |         |                   |  |   | Period from       |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------ | ----------- | - | ----------------- | - | ------- | ----------------- |  | - | ----------------- | -
|                                                                               |  | Three Months Ended |             |   | March 7, 2011 to  |   |         | Six Months Ended  |  |   | March 7, 2011 to  |  
|                                                                               |  | June
    30, 2012  |             |   | June
    30, 2011 |   |         | June
    30, 2012 |  |   | June
    30, 2011 |  
|                                                                               |  |                    |             |   |                   |   |         |                   |  |   |                   |  
|Statement of Operations Data:                                                  |  |                    |             |   |                   |   |         |                   |  |   |                   |  
|Net Interest Income                                                            |  |                    |             |   |                   |   |         |                   |  |   |                   |  
|Interest income                                                                |  | $                  | 17,883,008  |   |                   | $ | -       |                   |  | $ | 31,879,636        |  
|Interest expense                                                               |  |                    | 2,450,017   |   |                   |   | -       |                   |  |   | 4,277,431         |  
|                                                                               |  |                    | 15,432,991  |   |                   |   | -       |                   |  |   | 27,602,205        |  
|                                                                               |  |                    |             |   |                   |   |         |                   |  |   |                   |  
|Other Income                                                                   |  |                    |             |   |                   |   |         |                   |  |   |                   |  
|Net realized gain                                                              |  |                    | 7,552,780   |   |                   |   | -       |                   |  |   | 9,981,800         |  
|Gain on linked transactions, net                                               |  |                    | 3,364,972   |   |                   |   | -       |                   |  |   | 6,804,157         |  
|Realized loss on periodic interest settlements of interest rate
    swaps, net |  |                    | (2,132,414  | ) |                   |   | -       |                   |  |   | (3,590,364        | )
|Unrealized loss on derivative instruments, net                                 |  |                    | (10,575,768 | ) |                   |   | -       |                   |  |   | (13,421,647       | )
|Unrealized gain on real estate securities,
    net                             |  |                    | 33,593,211  |   |                   |   | -       |                   |  |   | 32,837,659        |  
|                                                                               |  |                    | 31,802,781  |   |                   |   | -       |                   |  |   | 32,611,605        |  
|                                                                               |  |                    |             |   |                   |   |         |                   |  |   |                   |  
|Expenses                                                                       |  |                    |             |   |                   |   |         |                   |  |   |                   |  
|Management fee to affiliate                                                    |  |                    | 1,196,383   |   |                   |   | -       |                   |  |   | 2,245,677         |  
|Other operating expenses                                                       |  |                    | 760,915     |   |                   |   | 15,818  |                   |  |   | 1,574,239         |  
|Equity based compensation to affiliate                                         |  |                    | 104,771     |   |                   |   | -       |                   |  |   | 192,100           |  
|Excise tax                                                                     |  |                    | 255,925     |   |                   |   | -       |                   |  |   | 333,578           |  
|                                                                               |  |                    | 2,317,994   |   |                   |   | 15,818  |                   |  |   | 4,345,594         |  
|                                                                               |  |                    |             |   |                   |   |         |                   |  |   |                   |  
|Net Income (Loss)                                                              |  | $                  | 44,917,778  |   |                   | $ | (15,818 | )                 |  | $ | 55,868,216        |  
|                                                                               |  |                    |             |   |                   |   |         |                   |  |   |                   |  
|Share Data:                                                                    |  |                    |             |   |                   |   |         |                   |  |   |                   |  
|Earnings Per Share of Common Stock:                                            |  |                    |             |   |                   |   |         |                   |  |   |                   |  
|Basic                                                                          |  | $                  | 2.85        |   |                   |   | NM      |                   |  | $ | 3.73              |  
|Diluted                                                                        |  | $                  | 2.85        |   |                   |   | NM      |                   |  | $ | 3.73              |  
|                                                                               |  |                    |             |   |                   |   |         |                   |  |   |                   |  
|Dividends Declared per Share of Common Stock                                   |  | $                  | 0.70        |   |                   | $ | -       |                   |  | $ | 1.40              |  
|                                                                               |  |                    |             |   |                   |   |         |                   |  |   |                   |  
|NM - not meaningful - See Note 2 for details                                   |  |                    |             |   |                   |   |         |                   |  |   |                   |  



Investment income, financing and hedging
costs



Our primary source of income is
the net interest earned on our investment portfolio. Our current portfolio is primarily comprised of fixed rate Agency RMBS.
The portfolio has been financed with repurchase agreements. The difference between the interest earned on our assets and
the interest accrued on our repurchase agreements is our net interest margin. During the three months ended June 30, 2012, we
had a weighted average cost of securities and repurchase agreements of $2.6 billion and $2.3 billion, respectively. On
an annualized basis, the average yield earned on the assets was 3.31%, and the average rate paid on the debt was 0.57%.
The annualized cost associated with swaps as a percentage of the average repurchase agreement balance outstanding during
the period ended June 30, 2012 was 0.38%. The Company determined a comparison of the three and six months ended June 30, 2012
vs. the period March 7, 2011 to June 30, 2011 is not a meaningful metric as operations had not commenced as of June 30,
2011.



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Realized and unrealized gains (losses)
on investments and derivatives



During the three months ended June 30,
2012 we sold certain real estate securities realizing net gains of $7.0 million and settled certain derivatives realizing net gains
of $0.6 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2012 we sold certain real estate securities realizing a net gain of $7.6
million and settled certain derivatives realizing a net gain of $2.4 million. We may opportunistically reposition the portfolio
for numerous reasons including rotating into investments with better relative value. The timing and amount of future realized gains
and losses will be impacted by these portfolio management decisions.



We have not designated any of our derivative
instruments as hedges for GAAP; therefore the change in market value on such derivatives is included as a component of our net
income. Our derivative instruments include interest rate derivatives, and certain TBA securities.



We have elected the fair value option on
our real estate securities portfolio. As a result, the change in market value of our securities is included as a component of net
income.



The change in unrealized gains (losses)
was attributable to the changes in market pricing on the underlying instruments during the periods presented.



Management fees and other expenses



For the three and six months ended June
30, 2012, our management fees were $1.2 million and $2.2 million, respectively. Management fees are based upon a percentage of
our stockholders’ equity after certain adjustments, including the exclusion of unrealized gains or losses.



For the three and six months ended June
30, 2012, other operating costs were $0.8 million and $1.6 million, respectively. The amount was primarily comprised of professional
fees, insurance and director’s fees.



Book value per share



As of June 30, 2012, our book value per
common share was $21.78.



Liquidity and Capital Resources



Liquidity is a measurement of our ability
to meet potential cash requirements, including commitments to make distributions to our stockholders, finance our investments and
expenses and satisfy other general business needs. Our principal sources of cash consist of borrowings under repurchase agreements,
payments of principal and interest we receive on our real estate securities portfolio, cash generated from our operating results,
and proceeds from capital market transactions. We typically use cash to repay principal and interest on our repurchase agreements,
to purchase real estate securities, to make dividend payments on our capital stock, and to fund our operations.



At June 30, 2012 we had $17.5 million cash
available to support our liquidity needs. Additionally, we had $111.7 million of Agency RMBS and $26.9 million of credit investments
that had not been pledged as collateral under any of our agreements. We intend to use leverage on certain of our assets to increase
potential returns to our stockholders. The amount of leverage we may deploy for particular assets depends upon our Manager’s
assessment of the credit and other risks of those assets, and also depends on any limitations placed upon us through covenants
contained in our master repurchase agreements as discussed below. We expect to generate income principally from the yields earned
on our investments and, to the extent that leverage is deployed, on the difference between the yields earned on our investments
and our cost of borrowing and any hedging activities. Subject to maintaining our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income
tax purposes and our Investment Company Act exemption, to the extent leverage is deployed, we may use a number of sources to finance
our investments.



We have entered into MRAs with twenty-four
counterparties, allowing the Company to utilize leverage in its operations. As of June 30, 2012, we had debt outstanding of $2.4
billion with twenty-two of the counterparties, including repurchase agreements accounted for as a component of linked transactions.
The current borrowings under repurchase agreements have maturities between July 2, 2012 and June 17, 2013. These agreements generally
include customary representations, warranties, and covenants, but may also contain more restrictive supplemental terms and conditions.
Although specific to each MRA, typical supplemental terms may include requirements of minimum equity, leverage ratios, performance
triggers or other financial ratios. If we fail to meet or satisfy any covenants, supplemental terms or representations and warranties,
we would be in default under these agreements and our lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under the agreements
to be immediately due and payable, enforce their respective interests against collateral pledged under such agreements and restrict
our ability to make additional borrowings. Certain financing agreements may contain cross-default provisions, so that if a default
occurs under any one agreement, the lenders under our other agreements could also declare a default.



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Further, under our repurchase agreements,
we may be required to pledge additional assets to our lenders in the event the estimated fair value of the existing pledged collateral
under such agreements declines and such lenders demand additional collateral, which may take the form of additional securities
or cash.



The following table presents contractual
maturity information about the Company’s repurchase agreements, including those accounted for within linked transactions,
at June 30, 2012:



|                                                      |  | June 30, 2012 |              
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | -------------
|Overnight                                             |  | $             | -            
|Within 30 days                                        |  |               | 1,981,862,947
|30 to 59 days                                         |  |               | 192,397,981  
|60 to 89 days                                         |  |               | 11,846,000   
|90 to 119 days                                        |  |               | -            
|Greater than or equal to 120 days                     |  |               | 169,132,112  
|Total: Non-GAAP Basis - Including Linked Transactions |  | $             | 2,355,239,040
|                                                      |  |               |              
|Linked Transactions                                   |  | $             | 221,508,574  
|                                                      |  |               |              
|Total: GAAP Basis - Excluding Linked Transactions     |  | $             | 2,133,730,466



The Company enters into a linked transaction
when the initial transfer of a financial asset and repurchase financing are entered into contemporaneously with, or in contemplation
of, one another, and all of the criteria found in ASC 860-10 are met at the inception of the transaction. In this situation, we
then record the initial transfer and repurchase financing on a net basis. The fair value of linked transactions reflects the value
of the underlying real estate securities and linked repurchase agreement borrowings; resulting in an embedded repurchase agreement.
As of June 30, 2012, the Company has seventeen linked transactions resulting in $221.5 million of embedded repurchase agreements
with a weighted average rate of 1.80%. The weighted average contractual maturity of the repurchase agreements is July 23, 2012.



Subject to maintaining our qualification
as a REIT and our Investment Company Act exemption, to the extent leverage is deployed, we may utilize derivative financial instruments
(or hedging instruments); including interest rate swap agreements and interest rate cap agreements, in an effort to hedge the interest
rate risk associated with the financing of our portfolio. Specifically, we may seek to hedge our exposure to potential interest
rate mismatches between the interest we earn on our investments and our borrowing costs caused by fluctuations in short-term interest
rates. In utilizing leverage and interest rate hedges, our objectives will be to improve risk-adjusted returns and, where possible,
to lock in, on a long-term basis, a spread between the yield on our assets and the cost of our financing. As of June 30, 2012,
we have entered into $1.2 billion notional of LIBOR swaps that have variable maturities between July 2013 and June 2022.



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Effects of margin requirements, leverage
and credit spreads



Our securities have values that fluctuate
according to market conditions and, as discussed above, the market value of our securities will decrease as prevailing interest
rates or credit spreads increase. When the value of the securities pledged to secure a repurchase agreement decreases to the point
where the positive difference between the collateral value and the repurchase agreement amount is less than the haircut, our lenders
may issue a “margin call,” which means that the lender will require us to pay the margin call in cash or pledge additional
collateral to meet that margin call. Under our repurchase agreements, our lenders have full discretion to determine the value of
the securities we pledge to them. Most of our lenders will value securities based on recent trades in the market. Lenders also
issue margin calls as the published current principal balance factors change on the pool of mortgages underlying the securities
pledged as collateral when scheduled and unscheduled paydowns are announced monthly. We experience margin calls in the ordinary
course of our business. In seeking to manage effectively the margin requirements established by our lenders, we maintain a position
of cash and unpledged securities. We refer to this position as our “liquidity.” The level of liquidity we have available
to meet margin calls is directly affected by our leverage levels, our haircuts and the price changes on our securities. If interest
rates increase as a result of a yield curve shift or for another reason or if credit spreads widen, then the prices of our collateral
(and our unpledged assets that constitute our liquidity) will decline, we will experience margin calls, and we will use our liquidity
to meet the margin calls. There can be no assurance that we will maintain sufficient levels of liquidity to meet any margin calls.
If our haircuts increase, our liquidity will proportionately decrease. In addition, if we increase our borrowings, our liquidity
will decrease by the amount of additional haircut on the increased level of indebtedness. We intend to maintain a level of liquidity
in relation to our assets that enables us to meet reasonably anticipated margin calls but that also allows us to be substantially
invested in securities. We may misjudge the appropriate amount of our liquidity by maintaining excessive liquidity, which would
lower our investment returns, or by maintaining insufficient liquidity, which would force us to liquidate assets into potentially
unfavorable market conditions and harm our results of operations and financial condition.



Forward-looking statements regarding
liquidity



Based upon our current portfolio,
leverage rate and available borrowing arrangements, we believe that the net proceeds of our common equity offerings,
preferred equity offering and private placements, combined with cash flow from operations and available borrowing capacity,
will be sufficient to enable us to meet anticipated short-term (one year or less) liquidity requirements such as to fund our
investment activities, pay fees under our management agreement, fund our distributions to stockholders and general corporate
expenses.



Our ability to meet our long-term (greater
than one year) liquidity and capital resource requirements will be subject to obtaining additional debt financing and equity capital.
We may increase our capital resources by obtaining long-term credit facilities or making public or private offerings of equity
or debt securities, possibly including classes of preferred stock, common stock, and senior or subordinated notes. Such financing
will depend on market conditions for capital raises and for the investment of any proceeds. If we are unable to renew, replace
or expand our sources of financing on substantially similar terms, it may have an adverse effect on our business and results of
operations.



Contractual obligations



As of June 30, 2012, we had the following
contractual obligations. On June 29, 2011, we entered into an agreement with our Manager pursuant to which our Manager is entitled
to receive a management fee and the reimbursement of certain expenses. The management fee will be calculated and payable quarterly
in arrears in an amount equal to 1.50% of our shareholder’s equity, per annum. Our Manager will use the proceeds from its
management fee in part to pay compensation to its officers and personnel, who, notwithstanding that certain of them also are our
officers, will receive no cash compensation directly from us. We are required to reimburse our Manager for operating expenses related
to us incurred by our Manager, including certain salary expenses and other expenses relating to legal, accounting, due diligence
and other services. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 the Manager had incurred approximately $0.9 million and $1.8
million of reimbursable expenses, respectively. Currently, our Manager waives its right to request reimbursement from us of these
expenses until such time as it determines to rescind the waiver in part or in whole.



On July 6, 2011 we entered into (i) warrant
agreements with the purchasers of units in the private placement, (ii) a restricted stock award agreement with our Manager under
the Manager Equity Incentive Plan, pursuant to which the Manager received 40,250 shares of the Company’s common stock, and
(iii) restricted stock award agreements with our independent directors under the Equity Incentive Plan, pursuant to which each
of the independent directors received 1,500 shares of the Company’s common stock.



We have presented a table that details
the contractual maturity of our repurchase agreements at June 30, 2012. Refer to the Liquidity and Capital Resources section for
the table. As of June 30, 2012, the Company is obligated to pay accrued interest on its repurchase agreements in the amount of
$0.8 million.



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Off-balance sheet arrangements



Our linked transactions are comprised of
real estate securities, associated repurchase agreements and interest receivable/payable on such accounts. The extent to which
these transactions become unlinked in the future, the underlying real estate securities and the borrowings under repurchase agreements
and associated interest income and expense will be presented on a gross basis on our consolidated balance sheet and statement of
operations, prospectively. As of June 30, 2012, our maximum exposure to loss on linked transactions is $265.6 million. See the
investment activities section of the MD&A for further details.



We may also utilize credit derivatives,
such as credit default swaps, to provide credit event protection based on a financial index or specific security in exchange for
receiving a fixed-rate fee or premium over the term of the contract. These instruments enable us to synthetically assume the credit
risk of a reference security, portfolio of securities or index of securities. The counterparty pays a premium to us and we agree
to make a payment to compensate the counterparty for losses upon the occurrence of a specified credit event. We have no credit
derivative investments as of June 30, 2012.



The Company has entered into TBA positions
to facilitate the future purchase of specified Agency RMBS. Pursuant to these TBAs, the Company agrees to purchase, for future
delivery, Agency RMBS with certain principal and interest terms and certain types of underlying collateral, but the particular
Agency RMBS to be delivered would not be identified until shortly, generally two days, before the TBA settlement date. The Company
records TBA purchases on the trade date and it presents the purchase net of the corresponding payable until the settlement date
of the transaction. Our maximum exposure to loss represents the payable amount until the settlement date. As of June 30, 2012,
we did not have any TBAs. See the investment activities section of the MD&A for further details.



Certain related party transactions



Our board of directors has adopted a policy
regarding the approval of any “related person transaction,” which is any transaction or series of transactions in which
we or any of our subsidiaries is or are to be a participant, the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and a “related person”
(as defined under SEC rules) has a direct or indirect material interest. Under the policy, a related person would need to promptly
disclose to our Secretary or Assistant Secretary and related person transaction and all material facts about the transaction. Our
Secretary or Assistant Secretary would then assess and promptly communicate that information to the audit committee of our board
of directors. Based on its consideration of all of the relevant facts and circumstances, this committee will decide whether or
not to approve such transaction and will generally approve only those transactions that do not create a conflict of interest. If
we become aware of an existing related person transaction that has not be pre-approved under this policy, the transaction will
be referred to this committee which will evaluate all options available, including ratification, revision or termination of such
transaction. Our policy requires any director who may be interested in a related person transaction to recuse himself or herself
from any consideration of such related person transaction.



Management agreement



On June 29, 2011 we entered into a management
agreement with our Manager, which governs the relationship between us and our Manager and describes the services to be provided
by our Manager and its compensation for those services. The terms of our management agreement, including the fees payable by us
to Angelo, Gordon, were not negotiated at arm’s length, and its terms may not be as favorable to us as if they had been negotiated
with an unaffiliated party. Our Manager, pursuant to the delegation agreement dated as of June 29, 2011, has delegated to Angelo,
Gordon the overall responsibility with respect to our Manager’s day-to-day duties and obligations arising under our management
agreement.



Grants of restricted common stock



As of June 30, 2012, we have granted an
aggregate of 10,612 shares of restricted common stock to our independent directors and 40,250 shares of restricted common stock
to our Manager under our equity incentive plans. As of June 30, 2012, 14,674 shares of restricted common stock granted to our Manager
and independent directors have vested.



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See Note 9 of this report for further detail
on restricted stock grants.



Dividends



We intend to continue to make regular quarterly
distributions to holders of our common stock if and to the extent authorized by our board of directors. U.S. federal income tax
law generally requires that a REIT distribute annually at least 90% of its REIT ordinary taxable income, without regard to the
deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains, and that it pay tax at regular corporate rates to the extent that
it annually distributes less than 100% of its net taxable income. We intend to pay regular quarterly dividends to our stockholders
in an amount equal to our net taxable income, if and to the extent authorized by our board of directors. Before we pay any dividend,
whether for U.S. federal income tax purposes or otherwise, we must first meet both our operating requirements and debt service
on our repurchase agreements and other debt payable. If our cash available for distribution is less than our net taxable income,
we could be required to sell assets or borrow funds to make cash distributions or we may make a portion of the required distribution
in the form of a taxable stock distribution or distribution of debt securities. In addition, prior to the time we have fully deployed
the net proceeds of our follow-on offering to acquire assets in our target asset classes; we may fund our quarterly distributions
out of such net proceeds.



During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, we declared a quarterly
dividend to common shareholders totaling $11.0 million or $0.70 per share, which was paid in July. For the six months ended
June 30, 2012, the Company declared dividends to common shareholders of $22.1 million or $1.40 per share.



Inflation



Virtually all of our assets and liabilities
are interest rate sensitive in nature. As a result, interest rates and other factors influence our performance far more than inflation.
Changes in interest rates do not necessarily correlate with inflation rates or changes in inflation rates.



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|ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
|------- | -----------------------------------------------------------



The primary components of our market risk
relate to interest rates, liquidity, prepayment rates and credit risk. While we do not seek to avoid risk completely, we seek to
assume risk that can be quantified from historical experience and to actively manage that risk, to earn sufficient returns to justify
taking those risks and to maintain capital levels consistent with the risks we undertake.



Interest rate risk



Interest rate risk is highly sensitive
to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations
and other factors beyond our control. We are subject to interest rate risk in connection with both our investments and the financing
under our repurchase agreements. We seek to reduce interest rate risks on any outstanding debt and minimize exposure to interest
rate fluctuations thereon through the use of interest rate swaps, interest rate caps or other financial instruments, or through
a combination of these strategies.



Interest rate effect on net interest
income



Our operating results depend in large part
upon differences between the yields earned on our investments and our cost of borrowing and upon the effectiveness of our interest
rate hedging activities. For the foreseeable future, the overwhelming majority of our repurchase agreements will generally be short
term in nature with each repurchase agreement having a term of between 30 and 90 days. The financing rate on these agreements will
generally be fixed at the outset of each repurchase transaction by reference to prevailing short-term repurchase rates plus a spread.
As a result, our borrowing costs will tend to increase during periods of rising short-term interest rates as we renew, or “roll”,
maturing transactions at the higher prevailing rates. When combined with the fact that the income we earn on our fixed interest
rate investments will remain substantially unchanged, this will result in a narrowing of the net interest margin between the related
assets and borrowings and may even result in losses. In an attempt to offset the increase in funding costs related to rising short
term interest rates, our Manager enters into hedging transactions structured to provide us with positive cash flow in the event
short term interest rates rise. Our Manager accomplishes this through the use of interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and other
derivatives. Some hedging strategies involving the use of derivatives are highly complex, may produce volatile returns and may
expose us to increased risks relating to counterparty defaults.



Interest rate effects on fair value



Another component of
interest rate risk is the effect that changes in interest rates will have on the market value of the assets that we acquire.



Generally, in a rising interest rate environment,
the fair value of our real estate securities portfolio would be expected to decrease. In particular, the portion of our real estate
securities portfolio with fixed-rate coupons would be expected to decrease more severely than that portion with a floating-rate
coupon. This is because fixed-rate coupon real estate securities tend to have significantly more duration or price sensitivity
to changes in interest rates, than floating-rate coupon real estate securities. We anticipate that fixed-rate coupon real estate
securities will comprise a substantial majority of our portfolio for the foreseeable future.



The following table quantifies the estimated
changes in net interest income and investment portfolio value should interest rates go up or down by 50 and 100 basis points, assuming
the yield curves of the rate shocks will be parallel to each other and the current yield curve. These estimates were compiled using
a combination of third-party services, market data and internal models. All changes in income and value are measured as percentage
changes from the projected net interest income and investment portfolio value at the base interest rate scenario. The base interest
rate scenario assumes interest rates as of June 30, 2012.



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Actual results could differ materially
from estimates, especially in the current market environment. The accuracy of the projected Agency RMBS prices relies on assumptions
that define specific Agency RMBS spreads and varying prepayment assumptions at projected interest rate levels. To the extent that
these estimates or other assumptions do not hold true, which is likely in a period of high price volatility, actual results will
likely differ materially from projections and could be larger or smaller than the estimates in the table below. Moreover, if different
models were employed in the analysis, materially different projections could result. In addition, while the tables below reflect
the estimated impact of interest rate increases and decreases on a static portfolio, our Manager may from time to time sell any
of our Agency RMBS as a part of our overall management of our investment portfolio.



|Change in Interest Rates 
(basis points) |  | Percentage Change in
 Projected Portfolio
 Value (1)(2)(4) |        |   | Percentage Change
 in Projected Net 
Interest Income (3) | 
|---------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | - | -------------------------------------------------------- | 
|+100                                     |  |                                                            | -18.23 | % |                                                          | 
|+50                                      |  |                                                            | -7.67  | % |                                                          | 
|-50                                      |  |                                                            | 3.19   | % |                                                          | 
|-100                                     |  |                                                            | -2.25  | % |                                                          | 



(1) Includes linked real estate securities that are reported
as a component of linked transactions on our consolidated balance sheet. Such real estate securities may not be linked in future
periods.

(2)  Does not include cash investments, which
typically have overnight maturities and are not expected to change in value as interest rates change.

(3) Interest income includes trades settled as of June 30, 2012.

(4) The duration on the real estate investments other than Agency
securities was assumed at 0.0 years.



Liquidity risk



Our primary liquidity risk arises from
financing long-maturity assets with shorter-term borrowing primarily in the form of repurchase agreements.



We pledge real estate securities and cash
as collateral to secure our repurchase transactions. Should the fair value of our real estate securities pledged as collateral
decrease (as a result of rising interest rates, changes in prepayment speeds, widening of credit spreads or otherwise), we will
likely be subject to margin calls for additional collateral from our financing counterparties. Should the fair value of our real
estate securities decrease materially and suddenly, margin calls will likely increase causing an adverse change to our liquidity
position which could result in substantial losses. In addition, we cannot be assured that we will always be able to roll our repurchase
transactions at their maturities which could cause additional harm to our liquidity position and result in substantial losses.
Further, should general market liquidity tighten as it did in 2007, 2008 and 2009, our repurchase agreement counterparties may
increase our margin requirements on new financings, including repurchase transactions that we roll at maturity with the same counterparty,
which would require us to post additional collateral and would reduce our ability to use leverage and could potentially cause us
to incur losses.



Our Manager seeks to mitigate our liquidity
risks by maintaining a prudent level of leverage, monitoring our liquidity position on a daily basis and maintaining a substantial
cushion of cash and unpledged real estate securities assets in our portfolio in order to meet future margin calls. In addition,
our Manager seeks to further mitigate our liquidity risk by (i) diversifying our exposure across a broad number of financing
counterparties, (ii) limiting our exposure to any single financing counterparty and (iii) monitoring the ongoing financial
stability of our financing counterparties.



Prepayment risk



Premiums arise when we acquire real estate
securities at a price in excess of the principal balance of the mortgages securing such real estate securities (i.e., par value). Conversely,
discounts arise when we acquire real estate securities at a price below the principal balance of the mortgages securing such real
estate securities. Premiums paid on our real estate securities are amortized against interest income and accretable purchase
discounts on our real estate securities are accreted to interest income. Purchase premiums on our real estate securities,
which are primarily carried on our Agency RMBS, are amortized against interest income over the life of each security using the
effective yield method, adjusted for actual prepayment activity. An increase in the prepayment rate, as measured by the CPR,
will typically accelerate the amortization of purchase premiums, thereby reducing the yield/interest income earned on such assets. Generally,
if prepayments on our Non-Agency RMBS are less than anticipated, we expect that the income recognized on such assets would be reduced
and impairments could result.



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Differences between previously estimated
cash flows and current actual and anticipated cash flows caused by changes to prepayment or other assumptions are adjusted retrospectively
through a “catch up” adjustment for the impact of the cumulative change in the effective yield through the reporting
date, or adjusted prospectively through an adjustment of the yield over the remaining life of the security for securities accounted
for under ASC 320-10 (generally Agency RMBS) and ASC 325-40 (generally Non-Agency RMBS, ABS and CMBS,) respectively.



In addition, our interest rate hedges are
structured in part based upon assumed levels of future prepayments within our real estate securities portfolio. If prepayments
are slower or faster than assumed, the life of the real estate securities will be longer or shorter than assumed, which could reduce
the effectiveness of our Manager’s hedging strategies and may cause losses on such transactions.



Our Manager seeks to mitigate our prepayment
risk by investing in real estate securities with a variety of prepayment characteristics as well as by attempting to maintain in
our portfolio a mix of assets purchased at a premium with assets purchased at a discount.



Real estate value risk



Residential and commercial property values
are subject to volatility and may be affected adversely by a number of factors outside of our control, including, but not limited
to, national, regional and local economic conditions (which may be adversely affected by industry slowdowns and other factors);
local real estate conditions (such as an oversupply of housing or commercial real estate); construction quality, age and design;
demographic factors; and retroactive changes to building or similar codes. Decreases in property values reduce the value of the
collateral underlying our RMBS and CMBS portfolios as well as the potential sale proceeds available to repay our loans in the event
of a default. In addition, substantial decreases in property values can increase the rate of strategic defaults by residential
mortgage borrowers which can impact and create significant uncertainty in the recovery of principal and interest on our investments.



Credit risk



Although we do not expect to encounter
credit risk in our Agency RMBS portfolio, we are exposed to the risk of potential credit losses from an unanticipated increase
in borrower defaults as well as general credit spread widening on any Non-Agency assets in our portfolio, including residential
and commercial mortgage whole loans as well as Non-Agency RMBS and CMBS. We seek to manage this risk through our Manager’s
pre-acquisition due diligence process and, if available, through the use of non-recourse financing, which limits our exposure to
credit losses to the specific pool of mortgages that are the subject of the non-recourse financing. Our Manager’s pre-acquisition
due diligence process includes the evaluation of, among other things, relative valuation, supply and demand trends, the shape of
various yield curves, prepayment rates, delinquency and default rates, recovery of various sectors and vintage of collateral.



Risk management



To the extent consistent with maintaining
our REIT qualification, we seek to manage risk exposure to protect our investment portfolio against the effects of major interest
rate changes. We generally seek to manage this risk by:



| | • | monitoring and adjusting, if necessary, the reset index and interest rate related to our target
assets and our financings;
| | - | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | • | structuring our financing agreements to have a range of maturity terms, amortizations and interest
rate adjustment periods;
| | - | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | • | using hedging instruments to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of our target assets and our
borrowings; and
| | - | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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| | • | actively managing, on an aggregate basis, the interest rate indices, interest rate adjustment periods,
and gross reset margins of our target assets and the interest rate indices and adjustment periods of our financings.
| | - | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
|------- | ------------------------



Our management is responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information the Company is required to disclose
in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)
is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure
controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that the Company’s management, including its principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.



We have evaluated, with the participation
of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures
as of June 30, 2012. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including
the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective
disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Based upon our
evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures
were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit
under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the applicable rules
and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal
financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.



No change occurred in our internal controls
over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the period covered by this quarterly
report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.



PART II — OTHER INFORMATION



|ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
|------- | ------------------



From time to time, we may be involved in various claims and
legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. As of June 30, 2012, we were not involved in any such legal proceedings.



|ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS.
|-------- | -------------



The value of our investments in interest only securities
would be especially negatively affected by changes in prepayment rates.



Many residential mortgage loans do not contain
any restrictions on borrowers’ abilities to prepay their loans and therefore actual maturities of Agency RMBS are generally
shorter than their stated contractual maturities. Interest only Agency RMBS only entitle the holder to interest payments. Therefore,
the yield to maturity of interest only Agency RMBS is extremely sensitive to the rate of principal payments (particularly prepayments)
on the underlying pool of mortgages.



|ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
|------- | ------------------------------------------------------------



None.



|ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
|------- | --------------------------------



None.



|ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
|------- | -----------------------



None.



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|ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION.
|------- | ------------------



None.





|ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS.
|------- | ---------



|Exhibit 
No. |  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|------------ |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|* 3.1        |  | Articles of Amendment and Restatement of AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Amendment No. 2 to our Registration Statement on Form S-11, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2011 (“Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2”).        
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|*3.2         |  | Amended and Restated Bylaws of AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2.                                                                                                                                                      
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|*3.3         |  | Articles Supplementary of 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
    of Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2012.                                                                                     
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|*4.1         |  | Specimen Stock Certificate of AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2.                                                                                                                                                       
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|*4.2         |  | Specimen 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of
    Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2012.                                                                                          
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|*10.1        |  | Master Repurchase and Securities Contract dated as of April 9, 2012 between AG MIT, LLC, AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2012.
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|*10.2        |  | Guarantee Agreement dated as of April 9, 2012 by AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2012.                                
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|31.1         |  | Certification of David N. Roberts pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|31.2         |  | Certification of Frank Stadelmaier pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                               
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|32.1         |  | Certification of David N. Roberts pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                     
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|32.2         |  | Certification of Frank Stadelmaier pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                    
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|101.INS      |  | XBRL Instance Document**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|101.SCH      |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|101.CAL      |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|101.DEF      |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|101.LAB      |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  





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|101.PRE |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document**
|------- |  | --------------------------------------------------------





| | *  | Fully or partly previously
filed.                                               
| | -- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | ** | XBRL exhibits will be filed by amendment pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T.





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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.



|               | AG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.                      
|-------------- | --------------------------------------------------------
|               |                                                         
|August 8, 2012 | By:                                                     
|               | David N. Roberts                                        
|               | Chief Executive Officer                                 
|               |                                                         
|August 8, 2012 | By:                                                     
|               | Frank Stadelmaier                                       
|               | Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer



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AG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.



FORM 10-Q
June 30, 2012



INDEX OF EXHIBITS



|Exhibit 
No. |  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|------------ |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|*3.1         |  | Articles of Amendment and Restatement of AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Amendment No. 2 to our Registration Statement on Form S-11, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2011 (“Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2”).        
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|*3.2         |  | Amended and Restated Bylaws of AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2.                                                                                                                                                      
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|*3.3         |  | Articles Supplementary of 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
    of Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2012.                                                                                     
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|*4.1         |  | Specimen Stock Certificate of AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2.                                                                                                                                                       
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|*4.2         |  | Specimen 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of
    Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2012.                                                                                          
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|*10.1        |  | Master Repurchase and Securities Contract dated as of April 9, 2012 between AG MIT, LLC, AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2012.
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|*10.2        |  | Guarantee Agreement dated as of April 9, 2012 by AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2012.                                
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|31.1         |  | Certification of David N. Roberts pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|31.2         |  | Certification of Frank Stadelmaier pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                               
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|32.1         |  | Certification of David N. Roberts pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                     
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|32.2         |  | Certification of Frank Stadelmaier pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                    
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|101.INS      |  | XBRL Instance Document**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|101.SCH      |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|101.CAL      |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|101.DEF      |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|101.LAB      |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|101.PRE      |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           



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| | * | Fully or partly previously filed.
| | - | ---------------------------------

| | ** | XBRL exhibits will be filed by amendment pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T.
| | -- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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