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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 10-Q



|x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2005



OR



| ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



For the transition period from
 to



Commission File Number: 001-11914



THORNBURG MORTGAGE, INC.

(Exact name
of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



|                                                              |  |                                    
|------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -----------------------------------
|Maryland                                                      |  | 85-0404134                         
|(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) |  | (IRS EmployerIdentification Number)
|                                                              | 
|150 Washington AvenueSanta Fe, New Mexico                     |  | 87501                              
|(Address of principal executive offices)                      |  | (Zip Code)                         



Registrants
telephone number, including area code: (505) 989-1900



Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)



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 is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934).



Yes  x    No ̈



Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934).



Yes ̈No  x



APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:



Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.



Common Stock ($.01 par value) 104,063,373 as of November 4, 2005



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INDEX



In this quarterly report, we refer
to Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. and its subsidiaries as we, us, or the Company, unless we specifically state otherwise or the context indicates otherwise. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this quarterly
report and financial statements below shall have the definitive meanings assigned to them in the Glossary at the end of this report.



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|PART I.       |  | FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                                                         |  |     
|              |  |                                                                                                                              
|Item 1.       |  | Financial Statements                                                                                                          |  |     
|              |  |                                                                                                                              
|              |  | Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004                                                       |  | 3   
|              |  |                                                                                                                              
|              |  | Consolidated Income Statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004                  |  | 4   
|              |  |                                                                                                                              
|              |  | Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004 |  | 5   
|              |  |                                                                                                                              
|              |  | Consolidated Statements of Shareholders Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004           |  | 6   
|              |  |                                                                                                                              
|              |  | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004           |  | 7   
|              |  |                                                                                                                              
|              |  | Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                                                                    |  | 8   
|              |  |                                                                                                                              
|Item 2.       |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                                         |  | 25  
|              |  |                                                                                                                              
|Item 3.       |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                                                    |  | 60  
|              |  |                                                                                                                              
|Item 4.       |  | Controls and Procedures                                                                                                       |  | 61  
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|PART II.      |  | OTHER INFORMATION                                                                                                             |  |     
|              |  |                                                                                                                              
|Item 1.       |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                                                             |  | 61  
|              |  |                                                                                                                              
|Item 2.       |  | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                                                                   |  | 61  
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|Item 3.       |  | Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                                                               |  | 61  
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|Item 4.       |  | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                                                           |  | 61  
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|Item 5.       |  | Other Information                                                                                                             |  | 61  
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|Item 6.       |  | Exhibits                                                                                                                      |  | 61  
|              | 
|SIGNATURES    |  | 62                                                                                                                           
|              | 
|EXHIBIT INDEX |  | 63                                                                                                                           
|              | 
|GLOSSARY      |  | 64                                                                                                                           



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PART I. FINANCIAL
INFORMATION



|Item 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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THORNBURG MORTGAGE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)(In thousands, except share and per share data)



|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ---------- | - | ----------------- | - | ---------- | -
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  | September 30, 2005 |            |   | December 31, 2004 |  
|ASSETS                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                   
|ARM assets:                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|Purchased ARM Assets:                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|ARM securities, net                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  | $                  | 18,961,241 |   |                   | $ | 15,130,510 |  
|Purchased Securitized Loans, net                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    | 6,419,288  |   |                   |   | 3,525,535  |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|Purchased ARM Assets                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                    | 25,380,529 |   |                   |   | 18,656,045 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|ARM Loans:                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|Securitized ARM Loans, net                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |                    | 3,568,404  |   |                   |   | 2,899,985  |  
|ARM Loans Collateralizing CDOs, net                                                                                                                                                                                                |  |                    | 9,122,259  |   |                   |   | 6,720,810  |  
|ARM loans held for securitization, net                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                    | 334,364    |   |                   |   | 466,221    |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|ARM Loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  |                    | 13,025,027 |   |                   |   | 10,087,016 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|ARM assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |                    | 38,405,556 |   |                   |   | 28,743,061 |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  |                    | 78,840     |   |                   |   | 112,622    |  
|Restricted cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                    | 419,997    |   |                   |   | 30,737     |  
|Hedging Instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  |                    | 416,803    |   |                   |   | 144,230    |  
|Accrued interest receivable                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |                    | 193,184    |   |                   |   | 118,273    |  
|Other assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                    | 66,156     |   |                   |   | 40,695     |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  | $                  | 39,580,536 |   |                   | $ | 29,189,618 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|LIABILITIES                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                   
|Reverse repurchase agreements                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  | $                  | 22,268,036 |   |                   | $ | 14,248,939 |  
|Asset-backed CP                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |                    | 4,990,000  |   |                   |   | 4,905,000  |  
|CDOs                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                    | 9,367,610  |   |                   |   | 6,623,641  |  
|Whole loan financing facilities                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |                    | 41,871     |   |                   |   | 285,555    |  
|Senior Notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                    | 304,279    |   |                   |   | 304,173    |  
|Subordinated Notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |                    | 135,884    |   |                   |   |           |  
|Hedging Instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  |                    | 40,823     |   |                   |   | 26,027     |  
|Payable for securities purchased                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    |           |   |                   |   | 815,915    |  
|Accrued interest payable                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |                    | 78,241     |   |                   |   | 44,109     |  
|Dividends payable                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |                    | 1,896      |   |                   |   | 62,495     |  
|Accrued expenses and other                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |                    | 46,472     |   |                   |   | 84,580     |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    | 37,275,112 |   |                   |   | 27,400,434 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                   
|SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|Preferred Stock: par value $0.01 per share; 8% Series C Cumulative Redeemable shares, aggregate preference in liquidation
$115,745; 7,230,000 and 0 shares authorized, 4,630,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding, respectively |  |                    | 111,567    |   |                   |   |           |  
|Common Stock: par value $0.01 per share; 492,748,000 and 499,978,000 shares authorized, 104,016,000 and 91,904,000 shares
issued and outstanding, respectively                                                                     |  |                    | 1,040      |   |                   |   | 919        |  
|Additional paid-in-capital                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |                    | 2,215,489  |   |                   |   | 1,872,487  |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                    | (100,720   | ) |                   |   | (90,715    | )
|Retained earnings                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |                    | 78,048     |   |                   |   | 6,493      |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    | 2,305,424  |   |                   |   | 1,789,184  |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  | $                  | 39,580,536 |   |                   | $ | 29,189,618 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  



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THORNBURG MORTGAGE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)



|                                                     |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|---------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | -------- | - | ------------------------------ | - | -------- | ---- |  | - | --------- | - |  | - | -------- | -
|                                                     |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |          |   | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |  
|                                                     |  | 2005                            |          |   | 2004                           |   |          | 2005 |  |   | 2004      |  
|Interest income from ARM assets and cash equivalents |  | $                               | 400,118  |   |                                | $ | 239,826  |      |  | $ | 1,038,997 |   |  | $ | 652,850  |  
|Interest expense on borrowed funds                   |  |                                 | (307,941 | ) |                                |   | (168,098 | )    |  |   | (782,854  | ) |  |   | (437,626 | )
|                                                     |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Net interest income                                  |  |                                 | 92,177   |   |                                |   | 71,728   |      |  |   | 256,143   |   |  |   | 215,224  |  
|                                                     |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Servicing income, net                                |  |                                 | 2,076    |   |                                |   | 1,927    |      |  |   | 7,701     |   |  |   | 4,395    |  
|Gain on sale of ARM assets, net                      |  |                                 |         |   |                                |   | 7,849    |      |  |   | 7,568     |   |  |   | 11,011   |  
|Gain (loss) on Derivatives, net                      |  |                                 | 26       |   |                                |   | (2,942   | )    |  |   | 3,124     |   |  |   | (3,456   | )
|                                                     |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Net non-interest income                              |  |                                 | 2,102    |   |                                |   | 6,834    |      |  |   | 18,393    |   |  |   | 11,950   |  
|                                                     |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Hedging expense                                      |  |                                 | (173     | ) |                                |   | (149     | )    |  |   | (173      | ) |  |   | (456     | )
|Provision for credit losses                          |  |                                 | (374     | ) |                                |   | (322     | )    |  |   | (963      | ) |  |   | (1,145   | )
|Management fee                                       |  |                                 | (5,621   | ) |                                |   | (4,184   | )    |  |   | (15,372   | ) |  |   | (11,747  | )
|Performance fee                                      |  |                                 | (10,315  | ) |                                |   | (8,517   | )    |  |   | (30,129   | ) |  |   | (25,331  | )
|Long-term incentive awards                           |  |                                 | 1,764    |   |                                |   | (3,530   | )    |  |   | (2,887    | ) |  |   | (7,681   | )
|Other operating expenses                             |  |                                 | (5,520   | ) |                                |   | (3,831   | )    |  |   | (14,986   | ) |  |   | (11,523  | )
|                                                     |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|NET INCOME                                           |  | $                               | 74,040   |   |                                | $ | 58,029   |      |  | $ | 210,026   |   |  | $ | 169,291  |  
|                                                     |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Net income                                           |  | $                               | 74,040   |   |                                | $ | 58,029   |      |  | $ | 210,026   |   |  | $ | 169,291  |  
|Dividends on Preferred Stock                         |  |                                 | (2,273   | ) |                                |   |         |      |  |   | (3,787    | ) |  |   |         |  
|                                                     |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Net income available to common shareholders          |  | $                               | 71,767   |   |                                | $ | 58,029   |      |  | $ | 206,239   |   |  | $ | 169,291  |  
|                                                     |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Earnings per common share:                           |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Net income                                           |  | $                               | 0.70     |   |                                | $ | 0.69     |      |  | $ | 2.11      |   |  | $ | 2.09     |  
|                                                     |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Average number of shares outstanding                 |  |                                 | 102,758  |   |                                |   | 84,643   |      |  |   | 97,518    |   |  |   | 80,896   |  
|                                                     |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Dividends declared per common share                  |  | $                               | 0.68     |   |                                | $ | 0.67     |      |  | $ | 2.04      |   |  | $ | 1.98     |  
|                                                     |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  



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THORNBURG MORTGAGE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

(In thousands)



|                                                                      |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |          |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | -------- | - | ------------------------------ | - | -------- | ---- |  | - | -------- | - |  | - | -------- | -
|                                                                      |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |          |   | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |  
|                                                                      |  | 2005                            |          |   | 2004                           |   |          | 2005 |  |   | 2004     |  
|Net income                                                            |  | $                               | 74,040   |   |                                | $ | 58,029   |      |  | $ | 210,026  |   |  | $ | 169,291  |  
|Other comprehensive income (loss):                                    |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Unrealized gains (losses) on securities:                              |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Net unrealized holdings gains (losses) arising during the period      |  |                                 | (209,620 | ) |                                |   | 91,681   |      |  |   | (253,875 | ) |  |   | (75,326  | )
|Reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses included in income |  |                                 |         |   |                                |   | (7,701   | )    |  |   | (7,590   | ) |  |   | (10,564  | )
|                                                                      |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities                 |  |                                 | (209,620 | ) |                                |   | 83,980   |      |  |   | (261,465 | ) |  |   | (85,890  | )
|                                                                      |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Unrealized gains (losses) on Hedging Instruments:                     |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period               |  |                                 | 203,845  |   |                                |   | (171,673 | )    |  |   | 224,527  |   |  |   | (118,861 | )
|Reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses included in income |  |                                 | (9,995   | ) |                                |   | 63,253   |      |  |   | 26,933   |   |  |   | 191,648  |  
|                                                                      |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on Hedging Instruments        |  |                                 | 193,850  |   |                                |   | (108,420 | )    |  |   | 251,460  |   |  |   | 72,787   |  
|                                                                      |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Other comprehensive income (loss)                                     |  |                                 | (15,770  | ) |                                |   | (24,440  | )    |  |   | (10,005  | ) |  |   | (13,103  | )
|                                                                      |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Total comprehensive income                                            |  | $                               | 58,270   |   |                                | $ | 33,589   |      |  | $ | 200,021  |   |  | $ | 156,188  |  
|                                                                      |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |          |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |          |  



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THORNBURG MORTGAGE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY (Unaudited)

Nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004

(In thousands, except per share data)



|                                                        |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------- | ------- | ----------- | - | -------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------------- | --------- |  | ---------------- | -------- | - | ----- | - | -------- | - |  | - | --------- | -
|                                                        |  | PreferredStock |         | CommonStock |   | Additional Paid-in Capital |  | Accum. OtherCompre-hensive Income (Loss) |           |  | RetainedEarnings |          |   | Total |  
|Balance, December 31, 2003                              |  | $              |        |             | $ | 740                        |  | $                                        | 1,376,879 |  | $                | (142,778 | ) |       | $ | 4,263    |   |  | $ | 1,239,104 |  
|Comprehensive income:                                   |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Net income                                              |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   | 169,291  |   |  |   | 169,291   |  
|Other comprehensive income:                             |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Available-for-sale assets:                              |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Fair value adjustment                                   |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  | (85,890  | ) |       |   |          |   |  |   | (85,890   | )
|Hedging Instruments:                                    |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Fair value adjustment, net of amortization              |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  | 72,787   |   |       |   |          |   |  |   | 72,787    |  
|Issuance of Common Stock                                |  |                |         |             |   | 131                        |  |                                          | 361,015   |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   | 361,146   |  
|Dividends declared on Common Stock - $1.31 per share    |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   | (108,233 | ) |  |   | (108,233  | )
|                                                        |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Balance, September 30, 2004                             |  | $              |        |             | $ | 871                        |  | $                                        | 1,737,894 |  | $                | (155,881 | ) |       | $ | 65,321   |   |  | $ | 1,648,205 |  
|                                                        |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Balance, December 31, 2004                              |  | $              |        |             | $ | 919                        |  | $                                        | 1,872,487 |  | $                | (90,715  | ) |       | $ | 6,493    |   |  | $ | 1,789,184 |  
|Comprehensive income:                                   |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Net income                                              |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   | 210,026  |   |  |   | 210,026   |  
|Other comprehensive income:                             |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Available-for-sale assets:                              |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Fair value adjustment                                   |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  | (261,465 | ) |       |   |          |   |  |   | (261,465  | )
|Hedging Instruments:                                    |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Fair value adjustment, net of amortization              |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  | 251,460  |   |       |   |          |   |  |   | 251,460   |  
|Issuance of Common Stock                                |  |                |         |             |   | 121                        |  |                                          | 343,002   |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   | 343,123   |  
|Issuance of Preferred Stock                             |  |                | 111,567 |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   | 111,567   |  
|Dividends declared on Common Stock - $1.36 per share    |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   | (134,684 | ) |  |   | (134,684  | )
|Dividends declared on Preferred Stock - $1.05 per share |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   | (3,787   | ) |  |   | (3,787    | )
|                                                        |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Balance, September 30, 2005                             |  | $              | 111,567 |             | $ | 1,040                      |  | $                                        | 2,215,489 |  | $                | (100,720 | ) |       | $ | 78,048   |   |  | $ | 2,305,424 |  
|                                                        |  |                |         |             |   |                            |  |                                          |           |  |                  |          |   |       |   |          |   |  |   |           |  



See Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.



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THORNBURG MORTGAGE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(In thousands)



|                                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ---------- | - | ------------------------------ | - | ---------- | ---- |  | - | ----------- | - |  | - | ---------- | -
|                                                                                  |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |            |   | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |  
|                                                                                  |  | 2005                            |            |   | 2004                           |   |            | 2005 |  |   | 2004        |  
|Operating Activities:                                                             |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Net income                                                                        |  | $                               | 74,040     |   |                                | $ | 58,029     |      |  | $ | 210,026     |   |  | $ | 169,291    |  
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Amortization                                                                      |  |                                 | 27,970     |   |                                |   | 16,506     |      |  |   | 71,692      |   |  |   | 43,939     |  
|Gain on sale of ARM assets, net                                                   |  |                                 |           |   |                                |   | (7,849     | )    |  |   | (7,568      | ) |  |   | (11,011    | )
|(Gain) loss on Derivatives, net                                                   |  |                                 | (26        | ) |                                |   | 2,942      |      |  |   | (3,124      | ) |  |   | 3,456      |  
|Provision for credit losses                                                       |  |                                 | 374        |   |                                |   | 322        |      |  |   | 963         |   |  |   | 1,145      |  
|Hedging expense                                                                   |  |                                 | 173        |   |                                |   | 149        |      |  |   | 173         |   |  |   | 456        |  
|Change in assets and liabilities:                                                 |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Accrued interest receivable                                                       |  |                                 | (27,814    | ) |                                |   | (16,427    | )    |  |   | (74,911     | ) |  |   | (31,451    | )
|Other assets                                                                      |  |                                 | (10,135    | ) |                                |   | (8,243     | )    |  |   | (25,461     | ) |  |   | (20,883    | )
|Accrued interest payable                                                          |  |                                 | 10,326     |   |                                |   | 11,160     |      |  |   | 34,132      |   |  |   | 12,111     |  
|Accrued expenses and other                                                        |  |                                 | (8,076     | ) |                                |   | 16,147     |      |  |   | (38,108     | ) |  |   | 19,918     |  
|                                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                         |  |                                 | 66,832     |   |                                |   | 72,736     |      |  |   | 167,814     |   |  |   | 186,971    |  
|                                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Investing Activities:                                                             |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|ARM securities:                                                                   |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Purchases                                                                         |  |                                 | (4,030,330 | ) |                                |   | (3,693,482 | )    |  |   | (10,367,626 | ) |  |   | (7,656,153 | )
|Proceeds on sales                                                                 |  |                                 | 483,808    |   |                                |   | 778,225    |      |  |   | 1,498,460   |   |  |   | 1,126,934  |  
|Principal payments                                                                |  |                                 | 1,541,942  |   |                                |   | 1,092,280  |      |  |   | 4,146,678   |   |  |   | 3,776,489  |  
|Purchased Securitized Loans:                                                      |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Purchases                                                                         |  |                                 | (1,714,472 | ) |                                |   | (615,704   | )    |  |   | (3,835,205  | ) |  |   | (3,012,226 | )
|Principal payments                                                                |  |                                 | 392,126    |   |                                |   | 131,020    |      |  |   | 689,442     |   |  |   | 530,835    |  
|Securitized ARM Loans:                                                            |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Principal payments                                                                |  |                                 | 111,237    |   |                                |   | 147,786    |      |  |   | 418,910     |   |  |   | 472,625    |  
|ARM Loans Collateralizing CDOs:                                                   |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Principal payments                                                                |  |                                 | 682,134    |   |                                |   | 278,571    |      |  |   | 1,468,386   |   |  |   | 715,618    |  
|ARM loans held for securitization:                                                |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Purchases and originations                                                        |  |                                 | (2,249,135 | ) |                                |   | (1,176,445 | )    |  |   | (4,852,896  | ) |  |   | (3,304,144 | )
|Principal payments                                                                |  |                                 | 10,809     |   |                                |   | 16,357     |      |  |   | 30,385      |   |  |   | 44,784     |  
|Termination of interest rate swap agreements                                      |  |                                 |           |   |                                |   |           |      |  |   |            |   |  |   | 2,144      |  
|                                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Net cash used in investing activities                                             |  |                                 | (4,771,881 | ) |                                |   | (3,041,392 | )    |  |   | (10,803,466 | ) |  |   | (7,303,094 | )
|                                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Financing Activities:                                                             |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Net reverse repurchase agreements borrowings (paydowns)                           |  |                                 | 2,837,495  |   |                                |   | (2,249,103 | )    |  |   | 8,019,097   |   |  |   | 1,166,457  |  
|Net borrowings from Asset-backed CP                                               |  |                                 |           |   |                                |   | 3,184,489  |      |  |   | 85,000      |   |  |   | 3,184,489  |  
|CDO borrowings                                                                    |  |                                 | 2,648,881  |   |                                |   | 1,216,370  |      |  |   | 4,205,899   |   |  |   | 3,402,266  |  
|CDO paydowns                                                                      |  |                                 | (630,166   | ) |                                |   | (237,945   | )    |  |   | (1,461,930  | ) |  |   | (714,537   | )
|Net whole loan financing facilities borrowings (paydowns)                         |  |                                 | 12,298     |   |                                |   | 2,707      |      |  |   | (243,684    | ) |  |   | (71,873    | )
|Net proceeds from issuance of SubordinatedNotes                                   |  |                                 | 135,884    |   |                                |   |           |      |  |   | 135,884     |   |  |   |           |  
|Payments on Eurodollar contracts                                                  |  |                                 | (110       | ) |                                |   | (2,197     | )    |  |   | (1,969      | ) |  |   | (3,420     | )
|Proceeds from Common Stock issued, net                                            |  |                                 | 66,232     |   |                                |   | 114,185    |      |  |   | 343,123     |   |  |   | 361,146    |  
|Proceeds from Preferred Stock issued, net                                         |  |                                 | 2,589      |   |                                |   |           |      |  |   | 111,567     |   |  |   |           |  
|Dividends paid                                                                    |  |                                 | (72,011    | ) |                                |   | (55,496    | )    |  |   | (199,069    | ) |  |   | (155,583   | )
|Purchase of interest rate cap agreements                                          |  |                                 | (1,745     | ) |                                |   |           |      |  |   | (2,788      | ) |  |   | (4,894     | )
|Net (decrease) increase in restricted cash andcash equivalents                    |  |                                 | (386,203   | ) |                                |   | 256,832    |      |  |   | (389,260    | ) |  |   | 3,730      |  
|                                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Net cash provided by financing activities                                         |  |                                 | 4,613,144  |   |                                |   | 2,229,842  |      |  |   | 10,601,870  |   |  |   | 7,167,781  |  
|                                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                              |  |                                 | (91,905    | ) |                                |   | (738,814   | )    |  |   | (33,782     | ) |  |   | 51,658     |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                  |  |                                 | 170,745    |   |                                |   | 875,838    |      |  |   | 112,622     |   |  |   | 85,366     |  
|                                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                        |  | $                               | 78,840     |   |                                | $ | 137,024    |      |  | $ | 78,840      |   |  | $ | 137,024    |  
|                                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  



See noncash disclosures in Note 2 and Note 4.



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THORNBURG MORTGAGE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



In these financial statements, Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. and its subsidiaries are referred to as the Company, unless specifically stated otherwise or the context indicates otherwise. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in
the financial statements below shall have the definitive meanings assigned to them in the Glossary at the end of this report.



Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies



The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information.



In the opinion of management, all material adjustments, consisting of normal
recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement have been included. The operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the calendar year ending
December 31, 2005. The interim financial information should be read in conjunction with Thornburg Mortgage, Inc.s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period
classifications.



Basis of presentation and principles of
consolidation



The consolidated
financial statements include the accounts of Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. (TMA), Thornburg Mortgage Depositor, LLC (TMD), Thornburg Mortgage Capital Resources, LLC (TMCR), Thornburg Mortgage Home Loans, Inc.
(TMHL) and TMHLs two wholly-owned special purpose finance subsidiaries, Thornburg Mortgage Funding Corporation II and Thornburg Mortgage Acceptance Corporation II. TMCR and TMD are wholly-owned qualified REIT subsidiaries and are
consolidated with the Company for financial statement and tax reporting purposes. As of the close of business on May 31, 2004, TMHL and its subsidiaries made the election to be taxable REIT subsidiaries and are consolidated with the Company for
financial statement purposes but are not consolidated with the Company for tax reporting purposes from that date forward. All material intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.



New accounting pronouncements



In June 2004, the FASB issued EITF 03-01, The Meaning
of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments. EITF 03-01 requires an investor to determine when an investment is considered impaired, evaluate whether that impairment is other than temporary, and, if the
impairment is other than temporary, recognize an impairment loss equal to the difference between the investments cost and its fair value. The guidance also includes accounting considerations subsequent to the recognition of an
other-than-temporary impairment and requires certain disclosures about unrealized losses that have not been recognized as other-than-temporary impairments. The impairment loss recognition and measurement guidance was to be applicable to
other-than-temporary impairment evaluations in reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2004. In September 2004, the FASB proposed additional guidance related to debt securities that are impaired because of interest rate and/or sector spread
increases, and delayed the effective date of EITF 03-01. In June 2005, the FASB decided not to provide additional guidance and to issue a final FASB Staff Position that would be applied prospectively to reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2005. The Company does not expect the adoption of the FASB Staff Position to have a material effect on the financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity of the Company.



In December 2004, the FASB published SFAS 123(R) entitled
Share-Based Payment. It requires all public companies to report share-based compensation expense at the grant date fair value of the related share-based awards. The Company is required to adopt the provisions of the standard effective
for annual periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Management believes that the Companys current method of accounting for share-based payments is consistent with SFAS 123(R).



In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. SFAS 154
changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. Previous guidance required that most voluntary changes in accounting principle be recognized by including in net income of the period of the change
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determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. Management believes SFAS 154 will have no impact on the Companys
financial statements.



In August 2005, the
FASB issued three exposure drafts titled Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140 and
Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140. Management does not believe that the proposed requirements of the exposure drafts would have a material effect on the financial
condition, results of operations, or liquidity of the Company.



Cash and cash equivalents



Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents approximate their respective fair values.



Restricted cash and cash equivalents



Restricted cash and cash equivalents include cash and highly
liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less that are held by counter-parties as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements, Asset-backed CP, CDOs and Hedging Instruments. The carrying amounts of restricted cash and cash
equivalents approximate their fair value. Restricted cash collateralizing CDOs is generally replaced by ARM loans within two months of the CDO securitization.



ARM assets



The Companys ARM assets are comprised of Purchased ARM Assets and ARM Loans. All of the Companys ARM assets are either
Traditional ARMs or Hybrid ARMs.



Purchased
ARM Assets are composed mainly of ARM securities and Purchased Securitized Loans obtained from third parties. The Company has designated all of its Purchased ARM Assets as available-for-sale. Therefore, they are reported at fair value, with
unrealized gains and losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a separate component of shareholders equity. Any unrealized loss deemed to be other-than-temporary is recorded as a realized loss. Realized gains or
losses on the sale of Purchased ARM Assets are recorded in earnings at the time of sale and are determined by the difference between net sale proceeds and the amortized cost of the securities.



Purchased Securitized Loans are third-party loan
securitizations in which the Company has purchased all principal classes of the securitizations, including the subordinated classes.



Securitized ARM Loans are loans originated or acquired by the Company and securitized by the Company with the Company retaining 100% of
the beneficial ownership interests.



ARM Loans
Collateralizing CDOs are loans originated or acquired by the Company and financed in their entirety on its balance sheet through securitization by the Company into sequentially rated classes. The Company retains the classes that are not High Quality
which provide credit support for the higher rated classes issued to third-party investors in structured financing arrangements.



In accordance with SFAS 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,
loan securitizations resulting in Securitized ARM Loans and ARM Loans Collateralizing CDOs are accounted for as secured borrowings under paragraphs 9(a)-9(c) of SFAS 140 because (1) the Company has the unilateral ability to cause the return of
transferred assets and, therefore, has maintained effective control over the transferred assets and (2) the transactions are completed through SPEs that do not meet the requirements of SFAS 140 to be considered QSPEs.



ARM loans held for securitization are loans the Company has
acquired or originated and are intended to be securitized and retained by the Company.



ARM Loans are designated as held-for-investment as the Company has the intent and ability to hold them for the foreseeable future, and until maturity or payoff. ARM Loans are carried at their
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net unrealized gain (loss) on purchase loan commitments and reserve for loan losses. In accordance with SFAS 140, Securitized ARM Loans and ARM Loans
Collateralizing CDOs are accounted for as loans and are not considered investments subject to classification under SFAS 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.



Interest income on ARM assets is accrued based on the
outstanding principal amount and contractual terms of the assets. Premiums and discounts associated with the purchase of the ARM assets are amortized through interest income over the estimated lives of the assets considering the actual and future
estimated prepayments of the assets using the interest method in determining an effective yield. Estimating future lifetime prepayments and estimating the remaining lives of the Companys ARM assets requires management judgment, which involves
consideration of possible future interest rate environments and an estimate of how borrowers will behave in those environments. The actual lives of the ARM assets could be longer or shorter than the lives estimated by management. Loan origination
fees, net of certain direct loan origination costs and the cost of securitizing ARM loans, are deferred and amortized as an interest income yield adjustment over the life of the related loans using the effective yield method.



MSRs



The Company does not purchase or capitalize any MSRs in
connection with any loan sale transaction. MSRs are capitalized upon the securitization of ARM loans as required by GAAP by allocating a portion of the cost basis of the securitized loans to the estimated value of the servicing asset related to the
loans retained by the Company as collateral in securitizations. MSRs are included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The servicing revenue, net of servicing costs and MSR amortization, is recorded as Servicing income, net on the
Consolidated Income Statements.



MSRs are
amortized in proportion to, and over the expected period of, the estimated future net servicing income. MSRs are carried at the lower of cost or fair value at the risk strata level and are periodically evaluated for impairment based on fair value,
which is determined using a discounted future cash flow model that considers portfolio characteristics and assumptions regarding prepayment speeds, delinquency rates and other economic factors. Estimating prepayments and estimating the remaining
lives of the Companys ARM assets requires management judgment, which involves consideration of possible future interest rate environments and an estimate of how borrowers will behave in those environments. The actual lives could be longer or
shorter than the amount estimated by management. For purposes of evaluating and measuring impairment of MSRs, the Company stratifies its portfolio on the basis of predominant risk characteristics, including loan type (Traditional ARM or Hybrid ARM).



Credit risk and reserve for loan losses



The Companys Purchased
Securitized Loans comprise all classes of third-party ARM loan securitizations (including the classes rated less than Investment Grade). Like the Companys own loan originations and acquisitions, these assets are Qualifying Interests for
purposes of maintaining the Companys exemption from the Investment Company Act because the Company retains a 100% ownership interest in the underlying loans. When the Company acquires all classes of third-party ARM loan securitizations, some
of the classes are below Investment Grade and the purchase price of those securities generally includes a discount for probable credit losses. This discount is recorded as part of the purchase price of that security. Based upon managements
analysis and judgment, a portion of the purchase discount is subsequently accreted as interest income under the effective yield method while the remaining portion of the purchase discount is treated as a non-accretable discount which reflects the
estimated unrealized loss on the securities due to credit risk. If management ultimately concludes that the non-accretable discount will not represent realized losses, the balance is accreted into earnings over the remaining life of the security
through the effective yield method. In the event that management concludes that losses may exceed the non-accretable discount, the Company will revise its estimate of probable losses and the change in the estimate of losses will be recorded as a
reduction in earnings.



The Company also
maintains a reserve for loan losses based on managements estimate of credit losses inherent in the Companys portfolio of ARM Loans. The estimation of the reserve is based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, current
economic conditions, the potential for natural disasters, loan portfolio composition, delinquency trends, credit losses to date on underlying loans and remaining credit protection. If the credit performance of its ARM Loans is different than
expected, the Company adjusts the reserve for loan losses to a level deemed appropriate by management to provide for estimated losses inherent in its ARM Loan portfolio. Additionally, once a loan is 90 days or more delinquent, or a borrower declares
bankruptcy, the Company adjusts the value of its accrued interest receivable to what it believes to be collectible and stops accruing interest on that loan.



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The Company provides specific reserves for loan losses on loans that are considered to be impaired when a significant permanent decline in value is
identified.



Provisions for credit losses do
not reduce taxable income and thus do not affect the dividends paid by the Company to shareholders in the period the provisions are taken. Actual losses realized by the Company do reduce taxable income in the period the actual loss is realized,
thereby affecting taxable income available for distribution and the amount of dividends that may be paid to shareholders for that tax year.



Valuation methods



The fair values of the Companys Purchased ARM Assets, Securitized ARM Loans and ARM Loans Collateralizing CDOs are generally based
on market prices provided by third-party pricing services or by broker/dealers who make markets in these financial instruments. If the fair value of a Purchased ARM Asset, a Securitized ARM Loan or ARM Loans Collateralizing CDOs is not reasonably
available from a dealer or a third-party pricing service, management estimates the fair value based on characteristics of the security that the Company receives from the issuer and on available market information.



The fair values of ARM loans held for securitization are
estimated by the Company using the same pricing models employed by the Company to determine prices to purchase loans in the open market, taking into consideration the aggregated characteristics of groups of loans such as, but not limited to,
collateral type, index, interest rate, margin, length of fixed interest rate period, life cap, periodic cap, underwriting standards, age and credit.



The Company enters into commitments to purchase loans through its correspondent and bulk channels. Purchase commitments that will be held
for investment purposes generally qualify as derivatives under SFAS 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and SFAS 149, Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,
and are recorded at fair value. The fair value of the net unrealized gain or loss on purchase commitments is calculated using the same methodologies that are used to price the Companys originated ARM Loans, adjusted for anticipated fallout for
purchase commitments that will likely not be funded. The Companys net unrealized gain (loss) on purchase commitments is recorded as a component of ARM Loans, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets with the respective changes in fair value
recorded in Gain (loss) on Derivatives, net on the Consolidated Income Statements.



The fair values of the Companys CDOs, Senior Notes, Subordinated Notes, Swap Agreements and Cap Agreements are based on market values provided by dealers who are familiar with the terms of
these instruments.



The fair value of
Eurodollar Transactions is determined on a daily basis by the closing prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.



The fair values reported reflect estimates and may not necessarily be indicative of the amounts the Company could realize if these
instruments were sold. Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, interest receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets, reverse repurchase agreements, Asset-backed CP, other borrowings and other liabilities are reflected in
the consolidated financial statements at their amortized cost, which approximates their fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments.



Hedging Instruments



All of the Companys Hedging Instruments are carried on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at their fair value as an asset, if their
fair value is positive, or as a liability, if their fair value is negative. In general, most of the Companys Hedging Instruments are designated as cash flow hedges, and the effective amount of change in the fair value of the Derivative is
recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and transferred to earnings as the hedged item affects earnings. The ineffective amount of all Hedging Instruments is recognized in earnings each quarter. Generally, a hedging strategy is
effective under SFAS 133 if it achieves offsetting cash flows attributable to the risk being hedged and meets certain statistical thresholds pursuant to SFAS 133. If the hedging strategy is not successful in achieving offsetting cash flows or
meeting the statistical thresholds, it is ineffective and will not qualify for hedge accounting.



As the Company enters into hedging transactions, it formally documents the relationship between the Hedging Instruments and the hedged items. The Company has also documented its risk-management
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hedging activity and on an on-going basis, whether or not the hedging activity is highly effective. If it is determined that a hedge has been highly
effective, but will not be prospectively, the Company discontinues hedge accounting prospectively.



Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments



The Company enters into Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments in order to manage its interest rate exposure when financing its Hybrid ARM assets. Though the Company generally borrows money based on
short-term interest rates, its Hybrid ARM assets have an initial fixed interest rate period of three to ten years. As a result, the Companys existing and forecasted borrowings reprice to a new rate on a more frequent basis than do the Hybrid
ARM assets. Consequently, the Company uses Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments to fix the interest rate on its borrowings during the expected fixed interest rate period of the Hybrid ARM assets such that the combined Effective Duration of its borrowings
and Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments closely matches the Effective Duration of the Hybrid ARM assets, the difference being Net Effective Duration. The notional balances of the Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments generally decline over the life of these
instruments approximating the declining balance of the Hybrid ARM assets being financed.



Swap Agreements and Eurodollar Transactions have the effect of converting the Companys variable-rate debt into fixed-rate debt over the life of the Swap Agreements and Eurodollar
Transactions. When the Company enters into a Swap Agreement, it agrees to pay a fixed rate of interest and to receive a variable interest rate, generally based on LIBOR. The Company has two-way collateral agreements protecting its credit exposure to
Swap Agreement counterparties. The Company also enters into Eurodollar Transactions in order to fix the interest rate on its forecasted three-month LIBOR-based liabilities. When the Company enters into a Eurodollar Transaction, it incurs a gain if
the applicable interest rate index subsequently rises or a loss if the applicable interest rate index subsequently declines. The amortization of the gain or loss over the hedged period when combined with the variable cost of the short-term debt is
expected to result in a fixed interest cost over the life of the Eurodollar Transaction.



The Company enters into Cap Agreements in connection with some of its CDO securitizations by incurring a one-time fee or premium. Pursuant to the terms of the respective Cap Agreements, the
Company will receive cash payments if the interest rate index specified in any such Cap Agreement increases above contractually specified levels. Therefore, such Cap Agreements have the effect of capping the interest rate on a portion of the
Companys borrowings so as not to exceed the level specified by the Cap Agreement. The purchase price of these Cap Agreements is expensed over the life of the Cap Agreements and the expense increases as the Cap Agreements approach maturity.



The Company designates its Hybrid ARM Hedging
Instruments as cash flow hedges. All changes in the unrealized gains and losses on Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments have been recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and are reclassified to earnings as interest expense when each of
the forecasted financing transactions occurs. If it becomes probable that the forecasted transaction, which in this case refers to interest payments to be made under the Companys short-term borrowing agreements or its debt obligations, will
not occur by the end of the originally specified time period as documented at the inception of the hedging relationship, or within an additional two-month time period thereafter, then the related gain or loss in accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) would be reclassified to income. The carrying value of these Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments is included in Hedging Instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.



The unrealized gain (loss) on Swap Agreements is based on the discounted value of the remaining future net
interest payments expected to be made over the remaining life of the Swap Agreements. Therefore, over time, as the actual payments are made, the unrealized gain (loss) in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and the carrying value of the
Swap Agreements adjust to zero and the Company realizes a fixed financing cost over the life of the Hedging Instrument.



Pipeline Hedging Instruments



The Company enters into Pipeline Hedging Instruments to manage interest rate risk associated with commitments to purchase ARM loans. The
Company does not currently apply hedge accounting to its Pipeline Hedging Instruments and, therefore, the change in fair value and the realized gains (losses) on these Pipeline Hedging Instruments are recorded in current earnings. The net gain
(loss) related to Pipeline Hedging Instruments is reflected in Gain (loss) on Derivatives, net, on the Consolidated Income Statements as an offset to the net gain (loss) recorded for the change in fair value of the purchase commitments.



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Long-term incentive awards



The Company has a long-term incentive plan which is more fully described in Note 8. Since inception of the
Plan in 2002, the Company has accounted for all awards issued and future awards under the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. The PSRs issued under the Plan are variable in nature and
are settled in cash. The liability for PSRs is measured each period based on the fair value of the Common Stock. The effects of changes in the stock price during the vesting period, generally three years, are recognized as expense over the vesting
period in accordance with FIN 28, Accounting for Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Variable Stock Option or Award Plans. Dividend-equivalent payments on vested and unvested PSRs and DERs are recognized as compensation expense in the
period in which they are declared.



Accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)



SFAS 130,
Reporting Comprehensive Income, divides comprehensive income into net income and other comprehensive income (loss), which includes unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities defined as available-for-sale and unrealized gains
and losses on Derivatives that qualify for cash flow hedge accounting under SFAS 133.



The net unrealized gain on the Companys ARM Loans of $26.3 million and $64.6 million at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively, is not included in accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss) because, in accordance with GAAP, the ARM Loans are carried at their amortized cost basis.



Income taxes



The Company, excluding TMHL and its subsidiaries, elected to be taxed as a REIT and believes it complies with the provisions of the Code
with respect thereto. Accordingly, the Company will not be subject to federal income tax on that portion of its income that is distributed to shareholders as long as certain asset, income and stock ownership tests are met. TMHL and each of its
subsidiaries made the election to be taxable REIT subsidiaries as of the close of business on May 31, 2004 and, as such, are subject to both federal and state corporate income tax after that date.



Income taxes are provided under the asset and liability
method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax
assets and liabilities are measured using enacted rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is
recognized in income in the period the change occurs. Subject to managements judgment, a valuation allowance is established if realization of deferred tax assets is not more likely than not.



Income taxes for the quarter ended September 30, 2005
were immaterial and no provision is reflected on the Consolidated Income Statements. The primary difference between the financial statement carrying amount of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases relates to MSRs capitalized
for financial statement purposes. The related deferred liability is immaterial at September 30, 2005 and is included in Accrued expenses and other on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.



Net earnings per share



EPS amounts are computed by dividing net income (adjusted for dividends declared on Preferred Stock) by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The Company had no outstanding Common Stock equivalents during the periods presented.



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Following is information about the computation of the EPS data for the three- and nine-
month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands except per share data):



|                                             |  |        |         |        |         |     |   |     
|-------------------------------------------- |  | ------ | ------- | ------ | ------- | --- | - | ----
|                                             |  | Income |         | Shares |         | EPS
|Three Months Ended September 30, 2005        |  |        |         |        |         |     |   |     
|EPS, income available to common shareholders |  | $      | 71,767  |        | 102,758 |     | $ | 0.70
|                                             |  |        |         |        |         |     |   |     
|Three Months Ended September 30, 2004        |  |        |         |        |         |     |   |     
|EPS, income available to common shareholders |  | $      | 58,029  |        | 84,643  |     | $ | 0.69
|                                             |  |        |         |        |         |     |   |     
|Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005         |  |        |         |        |         |     |   |     
|EPS, income available to common shareholders |  | $      | 206,239 |        | 97,518  |     | $ | 2.11
|                                             |  |        |         |        |         |     |   |     
|Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004         |  |        |         |        |         |     |   |     
|EPS, income available to common shareholders |  | $      | 169,291 |        | 80,896  |     | $ | 2.09
|                                             |  |        |         |        |         |     |   |     



Use of estimates



The preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.



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Note 2. ARM Assets



The following tables present the Companys ARM assets as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 (in
thousands):



|                                                 |  |               |            |   |                            |   |           |                      |  |   |                              |   |  |                                 |           |   |       |   |         |   |  |   |            |  
|------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------- | ---------- | - | -------------------------- | - | --------- | -------------------- |  | - | ---------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------------- | --------- | - | ----- | - | ------- | - |  | - | ---------- | -
|September 30, 2005                               |  | ARMsecurities |            |   | PurchasedSecuritized Loans |   |           | SecuritizedARM Loans |  |   | ARM LoansCollateralizingCDOs |   |  | ARM loansheld forsecuritization |           |   | Total |  
|Principal balance outstanding                    |  | $             | 19,031,931 |   |                            | $ | 6,464,630 |                      |  | $ | 3,561,948                    |   |  | $                               | 9,077,614 |   |       | $ | 334,633 |   |  | $ | 38,470,756 |  
|Net unamortized premium                          |  |               | 261,509    |   |                            |   | 56,419    |                      |  |   | 13,938                       |   |  |                                 | 47,313    |   |       |   | 2,213   |   |  |   | 381,392    |  
|Loan loss reserves                               |  |               |           |   |                            |   |          |                      |  |   | (7,482                       | ) |  |                                 | (2,668    | ) |       |   | (250    | ) |  |   | (10,400    | )
|Non-accretable discounts                         |  |               | (378       | ) |                            |   | (9,733    | )                    |  |   |                             |   |  |                                 |          |   |       |   |        |   |  |   | (10,111    | )
|Net unrealized loss on purchase loan commitments |  |               |           |   |                            |   |          |                      |  |   |                             |   |  |                                 |          |   |       |   | (2,232  | ) |  |   | (2,232     | )
|Principal payment receivable                     |  |               | 14,948     |   |                            |   | 5         |                      |  |   |                             |   |  |                                 |          |   |       |   |        |   |  |   | 14,953     |  
|                                                 |  |               |            |   |                            |   |           |                      |  |   |                              |   |  |                                 |           |   |       |   |         |   |  |   |            |  
|Amortized cost, net                              |  |               | 19,308,010 |   |                            |   | 6,511,321 |                      |  |   | 3,568,404                    |   |  |                                 | 9,122,259 |   |       |   | 334,364 |   |  |   | 38,844,358 |  
|Gross unrealized gains                           |  |               | 3,489      |   |                            |   | 2,054     |                      |  |   | 32,600                       |   |  |                                 | 61,129    |   |       |   | 740     |   |  |   | 100,012    |  
|Gross unrealized losses                          |  |               | (350,258   | ) |                            |   | (94,087   | )                    |  |   | (57,100                      | ) |  |                                 | (10,947   | ) |       |   | (148    | ) |  |   | (512,540   | )
|                                                 |  |               |            |   |                            |   |           |                      |  |   |                              |   |  |                                 |           |   |       |   |         |   |  |   |            |  
|Fair value                                       |  | $             | 18,961,241 |   |                            | $ | 6,419,288 |                      |  | $ | 3,543,904                    |   |  | $                               | 9,172,441 |   |       | $ | 334,956 |   |  | $ | 38,431,830 |  
|                                                 |  |               |            |   |                            |   |           |                      |  |   |                              |   |  |                                 |           |   |       |   |         |   |  |   |            |  
|Carrying value                                   |  | $             | 18,961,241 |   |                            | $ | 6,419,288 |                      |  | $ | 3,568,404                    |   |  | $                               | 9,122,259 |   |       | $ | 334,364 |   |  | $ | 38,405,556 |  
|                                                 |  |               |            |   |                            |   |           |                      |  |   |                              |   |  |                                 |           |   |       |   |         |   |  |   |            |  
|                                                 |  |               |            |   |                            |  
|December 31, 2004                                |  | ARMsecurities |            |   | PurchasedSecuritized Loans |   |           | SecuritizedARM Loans |  |   | ARM LoansCollateralizingCDOs |   |  | ARM loansheld forsecuritization |           |   | Total |  
|Principal balance outstanding                    |  | $             | 15,042,206 |   |                            | $ | 3,511,745 |                      |  | $ | 2,894,025                    |   |  | $                               | 6,683,216 |   |       | $ | 464,569 |   |  | $ | 28,595,761 |  
|Net unamortized premium                          |  |               | 228,731    |   |                            |   | 46,861    |                      |  |   | 10,844                       |   |  |                                 | 39,351    |   |       |   | 2,095   |   |  |   | 327,882    |  
|Loan loss reserves                               |  |               |           |   |                            |   |          |                      |  |   | (7,427                       | ) |  |                                 | (1,757    | ) |       |   | (250    | ) |  |   | (9,434     | )
|Non-accretable discounts                         |  |               | (552       | ) |                            |   | (5,926    | )                    |  |   |                             |   |  |                                 |          |   |       |   |        |   |  |   | (6,478     | )
|Net unrealized loss on purchase loan commitments |  |               |           |   |                            |   |          |                      |  |   |                             |   |  |                                 |          |   |       |   | (193    | ) |  |   | (193       | )
|Principal payment receivable                     |  |               | 10,311     |   |                            |   | 6         |                      |  |   | 2,543                        |   |  |                                 |          |   |       |   |        |   |  |   | 12,860     |  
|                                                 |  |               |            |   |                            |   |           |                      |  |   |                              |   |  |                                 |           |   |       |   |         |   |  |   |            |  
|Amortized cost, net                              |  |               | 15,280,696 |   |                            |   | 3,552,686 |                      |  |   | 2,899,985                    |   |  |                                 | 6,720,810 |   |       |   | 466,221 |   |  |   | 28,920,398 |  
|Gross unrealized gains                           |  |               | 15,044     |   |                            |   | 4,788     |                      |  |   | 8,367                        |   |  |                                 | 90,018    |   |       |   | 1,062   |   |  |   | 119,279    |  
|Gross unrealized losses                          |  |               | (165,230   | ) |                            |   | (31,939   | )                    |  |   | (32,928                      | ) |  |                                 | (120      | ) |       |   | (1,847  | ) |  |   | (232,064   | )
|                                                 |  |               |            |   |                            |   |           |                      |  |   |                              |   |  |                                 |           |   |       |   |         |   |  |   |            |  
|Fair value                                       |  | $             | 15,130,510 |   |                            | $ | 3,525,535 |                      |  | $ | 2,875,424                    |   |  | $                               | 6,810,708 |   |       | $ | 465,436 |   |  | $ | 28,807,613 |  
|                                                 |  |               |            |   |                            |   |           |                      |  |   |                              |   |  |                                 |           |   |       |   |         |   |  |   |            |  
|Carrying value                                   |  | $             | 15,130,510 |   |                            | $ | 3,525,535 |                      |  | $ | 2,899,985                    |   |  | $                               | 6,720,810 |   |       | $ | 466,221 |   |  | $ | 28,743,061 |  
|                                                 |  |               |            |   |                            |   |           |                      |  |   |                              |   |  |                                 |           |   |       |   |         |   |  |   |            |  



The Company realized a
gain of $7.6 million on the sale of $1.5 billion of ARM assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The Company realized a gain of $11.0 million on the sale of $1.1 billion of ARM assets during the nine months ended
September 30, 2004.



During the nine months ended
September 30, 2005, the Company securitized $5.6 billion of its ARM loans into a series of private-label multi-class ARM securities. While TMHL transferred substantially all of the ARM loans to a separate bankruptcy-remote legal entity, on a
consolidated basis: (i) the Company did not account for these securitizations as sales and, therefore, did not record any gain or loss in connection with the securitizations and (ii) the Company retained $1.4 billion of the resulting
securities for its securitized ARM loan portfolio and placed $4.2 billion with third-party investors, thereby providing long-term collateralized financing for the Companys assets. As of September 30, 2005, the Company held $12.7 billion
of ARM assets as a result of the Companys securitization efforts. As of December 31, 2004, the Company held $9.6 billion of ARM assets as a result of the Companys securitization efforts. All discussions relating to securitizations
in this Form 10-Q are on a consolidated basis and do not reflect the separate legal ownership of the loans by various bankruptcy-remote legal entities.



During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company acquired Purchased Securitized Loans in the amount of $3.9 billion. At
September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Companys Purchased Securitized Loans totaled $6.4 billion and $3.5 billion, respectively. These assets are Qualifying Interests for purposes of maintaining the Companys exemption
from the Investment Company Act because the Company retains a 100% ownership interest in the underlying loans. Because the Company purchases all classes of these securitizations, the Company has the entire credit exposure on the underlying loans.



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The purchase price of the classes that are less than Investment Grade generally includes a discount for probable credit losses and, based on
managements judgment, the portion of the purchase discount which reflects the estimated unrealized loss on the securities due to credit risk is treated as a non-accretable discount. The Company recorded non-accretable discounts of $5.4 million
related to securities purchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2005. As of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Company had total non-accretable discounts of $10.1 million and $6.5 million, respectively, on its
Purchased ARM Assets due to estimated credit losses (other than temporary declines in fair value) related to securities purchased at a discount. As of September 30, 2005, 23 of the underlying loans of the Companys Purchased Securitized
Loans were 60 days or more delinquent and had an aggregate balance of $3.3 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company reclassified $1.2 million and $335,000, respectively, from non-accretable discount to
accretable discount.



During the nine months ended
September 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company recorded loan loss provisions totaling $963,000 and $1.1 million, respectively, to reserve for estimated credit losses on ARM Loans bringing its total loan loss reserve to $10.4 million and $9.1 million,
respectively.



The following table shows the gross unrealized
losses and fair value of Purchased ARM Assets, aggregated by credit rating and length of time that the 716 individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at September 30, 2005 (amounts in thousands):



Unrealized Losses on Purchased ARM Assets as of September 30, 2005



|                       |  |                     |            |                |                   |          |            |       |                |           |  |            |          |                |  |   |            |  |   |          |  
|---------------------- |  | ------------------- | ---------- | -------------- | ----------------- | -------- | ---------- | ----- | -------------- | --------- |  | ---------- | -------- | -------------- |  | - | ---------- |  | - | -------- | -
|                       |  | Less Than 12 Months |            |                | 12 Months or More |          |            | Total |               
|                       |  | Fair Value          |            | UnrealizedLoss |                   |          | Fair Value |       | UnrealizedLoss |           |  | Fair Value |          | UnrealizedLoss | 
|Agency Securities      |  | $                   | 1,180,262  |                | $                 | (19,140  | )          |       | $              | 702,557   |  | $          | (18,843  | )              |  | $ | 1,882,819  |  | $ | (37,983  | )
|AAA/Aaa rating         |  |                     | 17,477,472 |                |                   | (239,027 | )          |       |                | 4,701,312 |  |            | (149,928 | )              |  |   | 22,178,784 |  |   | (388,955 | )
|AA/Aa rating           |  |                     | 335,587    |                |                   | (3,432   | )          |       |                | 78,935    |  |            | (8,806   | )              |  |   | 414,522    |  |   | (12,238  | )
|A rating               |  |                     | 155,925    |                |                   | (2,266   | )          |       |                | 6,372     |  |            | (189     | )              |  |   | 162,297    |  |   | (2,455   | )
|BBB/Baa rating         |  |                     | 59,110     |                |                   | (1,103   | )          |       |                | 9,327     |  |            | (619     | )              |  |   | 68,437     |  |   | (1,722   | )
|BB/Ba rating and below |  |                     | 19,012     |                |                   | (876     | )          |       |                | 1,760     |  |            | (116     | )              |  |   | 20,772     |  |   | (992     | )
|                       |  |                     |            |                |                   |          |            |       |                |           |  |            |          |                |  |   |            |  |   |          |  
|Total                  |  | $                   | 19,227,368 |                | $                 | (265,844 | )          |       | $              | 5,500,263 |  | $          | (178,501 | )              |  | $ | 24,727,631 |  | $ | (444,345 | )
|                       |  |                     |            |                |                   |          |            |       |                |           |  |            |          |                |  |   |            |  |   |          |  



The unrealized losses
in the above table are temporary impairments due to changes in market interest rates and, based upon review of credit ratings, delinquency data and other information, are not reflective of credit deterioration. As the Company has the ability and
intent to hold its Purchased ARM Assets until recovery, unrealized losses are not considered to be other than temporary impairments. As presented in Note 7, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, the net unrealized loss of
$177.3 million on Purchased ARM Assets increased by $261.5 million to a net unrealized loss of $438.8 million. During the same nine-month period in 2005, the net unrealized gain on Hedging Instruments of $86.6 million increased by $251.5 million to
a net unrealized gain of $338.1 million, for a combined decrease in the net unrealized loss on Purchased ARM Assets and Hedging Instruments of $10.0 million. While the Companys Purchased ARM Assets are designated as available-for-sale, the
Company does not typically sell its Purchased ARM Assets and therefore does not expect to realize these gross unrealized losses.



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The Company has credit exposure on its ARM Loans. The following tables summarize ARM Loan delinquency
information as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 (dollar amounts in thousands):



|                              |  |           |  |             |       |                     |      |   |                        |      |  
|----------------------------- |  | --------- |  | ----------- | ----- | ------------------- | ---- | - | ---------------------- | ---- | -
|September 30, 2005            |  |           |  |             |       |                     |      |   |                        |      |  
|Delinquency Status            |  | LoanCount |  | LoanBalance |       | Percent of ARMLoans |      |   | Percent of TotalAssets |     
|60 to 89 days                 |  | 2         |  | $           | 524   |                     | 0.00 | % |                        | 0.00 | %
|90 days or more               |  | 0         |  |             |      |                     |     |   |                        |     |  
|In bankruptcy and foreclosure |  | 10        |  |             | 9,334 |                     | 0.07 |   |                        | 0.02 |  
|                              |  |           |  |             |       |                     |      |   |                        |      |  
|                              |  | 12        |  | $           | 9,858 |                     | 0.07 | % |                        | 0.02 | %
|                              |  |           |  |             |       |                     |      |   |                        |      |  



|                              |  |           |  |             |       |                     |      |   |                        |      |  
|----------------------------- |  | --------- |  | ----------- | ----- | ------------------- | ---- | - | ---------------------- | ---- | -
|December 31, 2004             |  |           |  |             |       |                     |      |   |                        |      |  
|Delinquency Status            |  | LoanCount |  | LoanBalance |       | Percent of ARMLoans |      |   | Percent of TotalAssets |     
|60 to 89 days                 |  | 1         |  | $           | 5,000 |                     | 0.05 | % |                        | 0.02 | %
|90 days or more               |  | 2         |  |             | 517   |                     | 0.01 |   |                        | 0.00 |  
|In bankruptcy and foreclosure |  | 5         |  |             | 2,165 |                     | 0.02 |   |                        | 0.01 |  
|                              |  |           |  |             |       |                     |      |   |                        |      |  
|                              |  | 8         |  | $           | 7,682 |                     | 0.08 | % |                        | 0.03 | %
|                              |  |           |  |             |       |                     |      |   |                        |      |  



As of
September 30, 2005, the Company owned one real estate property as a result of foreclosing on a delinquent loan in the amount of $417,000 (not included in the table above.) The Company believes that its current level of loan loss reserves is
adequate to cover estimated losses from this loan as well as losses inherent in the ARM loan portfolio at September 30, 2005.



The Company originates fully amortizing loans with interest only payment terms for a period not to exceed ten years. Loans with interest only features
have been identified as potentially having a concentration of credit risk as defined in SFAS 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments. The Company believes that its underwriting guidelines are sufficient to mitigate any
perceived risk. Interest only loans represent 90.2% and 89.1% of ARM loans at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.



MSRs capitalized upon the securitization of $5.6 billion and $3.4 billion of ARM loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004,
respectively, totaled $25.6 million and $12.3 million, respectively. MSRs of $42.3 million, net of amortization of $3.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, are included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at
September 30, 2005. MSRs of $20.6 million are included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2004. At September 30, 2005, the fair value of the MSRs of $53.4 million exceeded their cost basis in each risk
stratum. The Company recorded no impairment on its MSRs in the nine months ended September 30, 2005.



As of September 30, 2005, the Company had commitments to purchase or originate the following amounts of ARM assets (amounts in thousands):



|                                       |  |   |          
|-------------------------------------- |  | - | ---------
|ARM securities                         |  | $ | 128,413  
|Purchased Securitized Loans            |  |   | 815,349  
|ARM loans  correspondent originations |  |   | 823,074  
|ARM loans  direct originations        |  |   | 67,421   
|                                       |  |   |          
|                                       |  | $ | 1,834,257
|                                       |  |   |          



The Company has
entered into transactions whereby the Company expects to acquire the remaining balance of certain AAA-rated Hybrid ARM securities, at a price of par, between 2007 and 2008, when the fixed-rate period of the Hybrid ARM securities terminates and the
securities convert into Traditional ARM securities with characteristics similar to the Traditional ARM securities held in the current portfolio. The Company views these transactions as an alternative source of Traditional ARM assets. At
September 30, 2005, the balance of the Hybrid ARM securities was approximately $1.1 billion, but is



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expected to be less than 55% of that, and could be zero, at the time they convert into Traditional ARM securities. If the Company decides not to acquire the
Hybrid ARM securities when they convert into Traditional ARM securities, then it is committed to pay or receive the difference between par and the fair value of the Traditional ARM securities at that time, as determined by an auction of the
Traditional ARM securities. As of September 30, 2005, the Company had delivered ARM assets with a carrying value of $2.5 million and $3.2 million in cash as collateral in connection with these transactions.



Note 3. Hedging Instruments



Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments



As of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004,
the Company was counterparty to Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments that consist of Swap Agreements and Eurodollar Transactions having aggregate notional balances of $26.5 billion and $19.6 billion, respectively. In addition, as of September 30,
2005, the Company had entered into delayed Swap Agreements with notional balances totaling $3.8 billion that become effective between October 2005 and October 2006 and are also accounted for as cash flow hedges as of September 30, 2005. These
delayed Swap Agreements have been entered into to hedge the forecasted financing of the Companys ARM assets. As of September 30, 2005, these Swap Agreements and Eurodollar Transactions had a weighted average maturity of 2.9 years. In
accordance with the Swap Agreements, the Company will pay a fixed rate of interest during the term of these Swap Agreements and receive a payment that varies monthly with the one-month LIBOR rate. The combined weighted average fixed rate payable of
the Swap Agreements and Eurodollar Transactions was 3.48% and 3.04% at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.



The net unrealized gain on Swap Agreements at September 30, 2005 of $351.8 million included Swap Agreements with gross unrealized
gains of $353.9 million and gross unrealized losses of $2.1 million and is included in Hedging Instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2004, the net unrealized gain of $108.1 million included Swap Agreements with
gross unrealized gains of $129.4 million and gross unrealized losses of $21.3 million. As of September 30, 2005, the net unrealized gain on Swap Agreements and deferred gains and losses on Eurodollar Transactions recorded in accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) totaled a net gain of $338.1 million. Over the next twelve months, $210.9 million of these net unrealized gains are expected to be realized.



As of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Companys Cap Agreements used to manage
the interest rate risk exposure on the financing of Hybrid ARM Loans Collateralizing CDOs had remaining aggregate net notional amounts of $1.0 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively. The Company has also entered into Cap Agreements that have start
dates ranging from 2006 to 2010. The notional balance at the start date will be the lesser of the scheduled amount of $371.1 million or the balance of Hybrid ARM loans associated with these Cap Agreements. The fair value of all of these Cap
Agreements at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was $18.0 million and $14.8 million, respectively, and is included in Hedging Instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004,
unrealized losses on these Cap Agreements of $13.9 million and $21.1 million, respectively, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). In the twelve month period following September 30, 2005, $7.9 million of this unrealized
loss is expected to be realized. Pursuant to the terms of these Cap Agreements and subject to future prepayment behavior, the notional amount of the Cap Agreements declines such that it is expected to equal the balance of the Hybrid ARM Loans
Collateralizing CDOs. Under these Cap Agreements, the Company will receive cash payments should the one-month LIBOR increase above the contract rates of these Hedging Instruments, which range from 3.05% to 9.67% and average 3.66%. During the quarter
ended September 30, 2005, the Company earned $369,000 related to these Cap Agreements. The Cap Agreements had an average maturity of 3.2 years as of September 30, 2005 and will expire between 2006 and 2013.



The Company hedges the funding of its Hybrid ARM assets such
that the Net Effective Duration is less than one year. At September 30, 2005, the financing and hedging of the Companys Hybrid ARM assets resulted in a Net Effective Duration of approximately 0.36 years while the financing and hedging of
all of the Companys ARM assets resulted in a Net Effective Duration of approximately 0.35 years. This suggests a low degree of portfolio price change given small changes in interest rates, and implies that the Companys cash flow and
earning characteristics should be relatively stable as interest rates change.



Interest expense includes net receipts on Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments of $11.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 and net payments on Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments of $23.6 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2005. Interest expense for the same periods in 2004 includes net payments on Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments of $62.5 million and $190.8 million, respectively.



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Pipeline Hedging Instruments



The Company enters into commitments to purchase loans through its correspondent and bulk channels. Purchase
commitments that will be held for investment purposes generally qualify as derivatives under SFAS 133 and SFAS 149 and are recorded at fair value. The Company hedges these purchase commitments with Pipeline Hedging Instruments. The change in fair
value of the Pipeline Hedging Instruments is included in Gain (loss) on Derivatives, net in the Consolidated Income Statements. The fair value of the Pipeline Hedging Instruments was a net unrealized gain of $3.7 million at September 30, 2005
and a net unrealized loss of $2.0 million at December 31, 2004 and is included in Hedging Instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Pipeline Hedging Instruments had remaining notional balances of $553.0 million and $688.0 million at
September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.



The Company recorded a gain of $3.1 million on Derivatives during the nine months ended September 30, 2005. This gain consisted of a net gain of $5.7 million on Pipeline Hedging Instruments and a net loss of $2.6
million on commitments to purchase loans from correspondent lenders and bulk sellers. The Company recorded a loss of $3.5 million on Derivatives during the nine months ended September 30, 2004. This loss consisted of a net loss of $3.8 million
on commitments to purchase loans from correspondent lenders and bulk sellers, a net loss of $1.8 million on Pipeline Hedging Instruments and a $2.1 million realized gain on the termination of three Swap Agreements.



Note 4. Borrowings



Reverse Repurchase Agreements



The Company has arrangements to enter into reverse
repurchase agreements, a form of collateralized short-term borrowing, with 23 different financial institutions, and as of September 30, 2005, had borrowed funds from 18 of these firms. Because the Company borrows money under these agreements
based on the fair value of its ARM assets, and because changes in interest rates can negatively impact the valuation of ARM assets, the Companys borrowing ability under these agreements could be limited and lenders could initiate margin calls
in the event interest rates change or the value of the Companys ARM assets declines for other reasons.



As of September 30, 2005, the Company had $22.3 billion of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding with a weighted average
borrowing rate of 3.86% and a weighted average remaining maturity of 3.1 months. As of December 31, 2004, the Company had $14.2 billion of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding with a weighted average borrowing rate of 2.49% and a weighted
average remaining maturity of 3.6 months. As of September 30, 2005, $21.0 billion of the Companys borrowings were variable-rate term reverse repurchase agreements with original maturities that range from one to fifteen months. The
interest rates of these term reverse repurchase agreements are indexed to either the one- or three-month LIBOR rate and reprice accordingly. ARM assets with a carrying value of $23.4 billion, including accrued interest, collateralized the reverse
repurchase agreements at September 30, 2005.



At September 30, 2005, the reverse repurchase agreements had the following remaining maturities (in thousands):



|               |  |   |           
|-------------- |  | - | ----------
|Within 30 days |  | $ | 3,917,409 
|31 to 89 days  |  |   | 6,291,168 
|90 to 365 days |  |   | 12,059,459
|               |  |   |           
|               |  | $ | 22,268,036
|               |  |   |           



Asset-backed CP



On June 30, 2004, the Company
established a $5 billion Asset-backed CP facility, which provides an alternative way to finance the Companys high quality ARM assets. The Company issues Asset-backed CP to investors in the form of secured liquidity notes that are recorded as
borrowings on the Companys Consolidated Balance Sheets and are rated P-1 by Moodys Investors Services and F1+ by Fitch Ratings. As of September 30, 2005, the Company had $5.0 billion of Asset-backed CP outstanding with a weighted
average interest rate of 3.81% and a weighted average remaining maturity of 16 days.



As of September 30, 2005, these notes were collateralized by AAA-rated MBS from the Companys ARM asset portfolio with a carrying value of $5.3 billion, including accrued interest.



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CDOs



All of the Companys CDOs are secured by ARM loans and restricted cash placed as collateral for prefunded loans which will be
replaced by ARM loans within 60 days of the securitization settlement date. For financial reporting purposes, the ARM loans and restricted cash held as collateral are recorded as assets of the Company and the CDOs are recorded as the Companys
debt. In some transactions, Hedging Instruments are held by the trusts and recorded as assets or liabilities of the Company. The Hedging Instruments either fix the interest rates of the pass-through certificates or cap the interest rate exposure on
these transactions. As of September 30, 2005, the following CDOs were outstanding (dollar amounts in thousands):



|                                   |  |                   |           |                            |      |  
|---------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | --------- | -------------------------- | ---- | -
|Description                        |  | Principal Balance |           | EffectiveInterest Rate (1) |     
|Floating-rate financing            |  | $                 | 1,364,431 |                            | 4.20 | %
|Capped floating-rate financing (2) |  |                   | 4,325,211 |                            | 4.22 | %
|Fixed-rate financing (3)           |  |                   | 3,677,968 |                            | 4.26 | %
|                                   |  |                   |           |                            |      |  
|Total                              |  | $                 | 9,367,610 |                            | 4.23 | %
|                                   |  |                   |           |                            |      |  



|(1) | Effective interest rate includes the impact of issuance costs and Hedging Instruments.
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|(2) | Includes financing hedged with Cap Agreements with strike prices in excess of one-month LIBOR with a notional balance of $4.3 billion as of September 30,
2005.
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|(3) | Includes floating-rate financing hedged with Swap Agreements with a notional balance of $1.7 billion and Cap Agreements with strike prices less than one-month
LIBOR with a notional balance of $841.5 million and fixed-rate financing of $1.2 billion as of September 30, 2005.
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As of September 30, 2005, the CDOs were collateralized by ARM loans with a principal balance of $9.1 billion and restricted cash
totaling $388 million. The debt matures between 2033 and 2045 and is callable by the Company at par either in a fixed period or once the total balance of the loans collateralizing the debt is reduced to 20% of the original balance. The balance of
this debt is reduced as the underlying loan collateral is paid down and is expected to have an average life of approximately four years.



Whole Loan Financing Facilities



As of September 30, 2005, the Company had entered into two committed whole loan financing facilities with a total borrowing capacity
of $600 million that expire between February 2006 and December 2006. The Company has the option of increasing the borrowing capacity to $900 million at any time by paying a nominal commitment fee. The interest rates on these facilities are indexed
to one-month LIBOR and reprice accordingly. The Company expects to renew these facilities when they expire or replace them with new facilities with similar terms. As of September 30, 2005, the Company had $41.9 million borrowed against these
whole loan financing facilities at an effective rate of 4.38%. As of December 31, 2004, the Company had $285.6 million borrowed against whole loan financing facilities at an effective cost of 3.36%. The amount borrowed on the whole loan
financing facilities at September 30, 2005 was collateralized by ARM loans with a carrying value of $44.1 million, including accrued interest. These facilities have covenants that are standard for industry practice and the Company was in
compliance with all such covenants at September 30, 2005.



Senior Notes



The Company had
$305.0 million in Senior Notes outstanding at September 30, 2005. The Senior Notes bear interest at 8.0%, payable each May 15 and November 15, and mature on May 15, 2013. The Senior Notes are redeemable at a declining premium, in
whole or in part, beginning on May 15, 2008, and at par beginning on May 15, 2011. The Senior Notes may also be redeemed under limited circumstances on or before May 15, 2006. In connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes, the
Company incurred costs of $5.4 million, which are being amortized to interest expense over the expected life of the Senior Notes. The Company received a premium of $3.6 million related to the notes offering, which is being amortized over the
remaining expected life of the Senior Notes. At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the balance of the Senior Notes outstanding, net of unamortized issuance costs and premium, was $304.3 million and $304.2 million, respectively, and
had an effective cost of 8.07% and 8.06%, respectively, which reflects the effect of issuance cost and premium received at issuance.



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The Companys Senior Note obligations contain both financial and non-financial
covenants. Significant financial covenants include limitations on the Companys ability to incur indebtedness beyond specified levels, restrictions on the Companys ability to incur liens on assets and limitations on the amount and type of
restricted payments, such as repurchases of its own equity securities, that the Company makes. As of September 30, 2005, the Company was in compliance with all financial and non-financial covenants on its Senior Note obligations.



Subordinated Notes



In September 2005, TMHL issued $140.0 million in
Subordinated Notes. TMA is a guarantor of the Subordinated Notes. The Subordinated Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 7.4% per annum for the first ten years and thereafter at a variable rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 2.65% per
annum, payable each January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30, and mature on October 30, 2035. TMHL has the option to redeem the Subordinated Notes at par, in whole or in part, on or after October 30, 2010.
The Subordinated Notes may also be redeemed at a premium under limited circumstances on or before October 30, 2010. In connection with the issuance of the Subordinated Notes, the Company incurred costs of $4.1 million, which will be amortized
over the remaining expected life of the Subordinated Notes. At September 30, 2005, the balance of the Subordinated Notes outstanding, net of unamortized issuance costs, was $135.9 million and had an effective cost of 7.62% which reflects the
effect of issuance cost.



TMHLs
Subordinated Note obligations contain non-financial covenants. As of September 30, 2005, TMHL was in compliance with all non-financial covenants on its Subordinated Note obligations.



Other



The total cash paid for interest was $292.9 million and $155.6 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2005 and 2004,
respectively, and $737.2 million and $421.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.



Contractual Obligations



As of September 30, 2005, the Company had the following contractual obligations (in thousands):



|                                |  |                        |            |                 |   |            |  |            |        |                  |   |        |  |   |          
|------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | - | ---------- |  | ---------- | ------ | ---------------- | - | ------ |  | - | ---------
|                                |  | Payments Due by Period
|                                |  | Total                  |            | Less than 1year |   | 1  3years |  | 3  5years |        | More than 5years
|Reverse repurchase agreements   |  | $                      | 22,268,036 |                 | $ | 22,268,036 |  | $          |       |                  | $ |       |  | $ |         
|Asset-backed CP                 |  |                        | 4,990,000  |                 |   | 4,990,000  |  |            |        |                  |   |        |  |   |          
|CDOs (1)                        |  |                        | 9,367,610  |                 |   | 18,632     |  |            | 49,664 |                  |   | 78,407 |  |   | 9,220,907
|Whole loan financing facilities |  |                        | 41,871     |                 |   | 41,871     |  |            |       |                  |   |       |  |   |         
|Senior Notes                    |  |                        | 304,279    |                 |   |           |  |            |       |                  |   |       |  |   | 304,279  
|Subordinated Notes              |  |                        | 135,884    |                 |   |           |  |            |       |                  |   |       |  |   | 135,884  
|                                |  |                        |            |                 |   |            |  |            |        |                  |   |        |  |   |          
|Total (2)                       |  | $                      | 37,107,680 |                 | $ | 27,318,539 |  | $          | 49,664 |                  | $ | 78,407 |  | $ | 9,661,070
|                                |  |                        |            |                 |   |            |  |            |        |                  |   |        |  |   |          



|(1) | Maturities of the Companys CDOs are dependent upon cash flows received from the underlying loans receivable. The estimate of their repayment is based on
scheduled principal payments on the underlying loans receivable. This estimate will differ from actual amounts to the extent prepayments and/or loan losses are experienced.
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|(2) | The Consolidated Balance Sheets include a liability for Hedging Instruments with negative market values, which is not reflected in this table.
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Note 5. Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk



The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values
of the Companys financial instruments at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 (in thousands):



|                                  |  |                    |            |                   |   |                 |  |            |            |  |   |           
|--------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ---------- | ----------------- | - | --------------- |  | ---------- | ---------- |  | - | ----------
|                                  |  | September 30, 2005 |            | December 31, 2004
|                                  |  | Carrying Amount    |            | Fair Value        |   | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value
|Assets:                           |  |                    |            |                   |   |                 |  |            |            |  |   |           
|ARM securities                    |  | $                  | 18,961,241 |                   | $ | 18,961,241      |  | $          | 15,130,510 |  | $ | 15,130,510
|Purchased Securitized Loans       |  |                    | 6,419,288  |                   |   | 6,419,288       |  |            | 3,525,535  |  |   | 3,525,535 
|Securitized ARM Loans             |  |                    | 3,568,404  |                   |   | 3,543,904       |  |            | 2,899,985  |  |   | 2,875,424 
|ARM Loans Collateralizing CDOs    |  |                    | 9,122,259  |                   |   | 9,172,441       |  |            | 6,720,810  |  |   | 6,810,708 
|ARM loans held for securitization |  |                    | 334,364    |                   |   | 334,956         |  |            | 466,221    |  |   | 465,436   
|Hedging Instruments               |  |                    | 416,803    |                   |   | 416,803         |  |            | 144,230    |  |   | 144,230   
|Liabilities:                      |  |                    |            |                   |   |                 |  |            |            |  |   |           
|Reverse repurchase agreements     |  |                    | 22,268,036 |                   |   | 22,268,036      |  |            | 14,248,939 |  |   | 14,248,939
|Asset-backed CP                   |  |                    | 4,990,000  |                   |   | 4,990,000       |  |            | 4,905,000  |  |   | 4,905,000 
|CDOs                              |  |                    | 9,367,610  |                   |   | 9,378,059       |  |            | 6,623,641  |  |   | 6,640,932 
|Whole loan financing facilities   |  |                    | 41,871     |                   |   | 41,871          |  |            | 285,555    |  |   | 285,555   
|Senior Notes                      |  |                    | 304,279    |                   |   | 303,475         |  |            | 304,173    |  |   | 324,825   
|Subordinated Notes                |  |                    | 135,884    |                   |   | 137,900         |  |            |           |  |   |          
|Hedging Instruments               |  |                    | 40,823     |                   |   | 40,823          |  |            | 26,027     |  |   | 26,027    



As of
September 30, 2005, the Company had no off-balance sheet credit risk.



Note 6. Common and Preferred Stock



In March 2005, the Company completed a public offering of 2,000,000 shares of 8% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and received net proceeds of $48.3 million. The Preferred Stock is redeemable, in whole
or in part, beginning on March 22, 2010 at a price of $25.00 per share, plus accumulated unpaid dividends, if any. The Preferred Stock may also be redeemed under limited circumstances to preserve the Companys REIT status prior to
March 22, 2010. The Company is not required to redeem the shares. The Preferred Stock has no stated maturity date and is not convertible into Common Stock.



Between April 2005 and June 2005, the Company issued an additional 2,525,000 shares of Preferred Stock in public offerings and received net proceeds of
$60.6 million.



During June 2005, the Company completed a
public offering of 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock and received net proceeds of $117.3 million.



During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, the Company issued 1,649,900 shares of Common Stock and 104,800 shares of Preferred Stock through at-market transactions under
controlled equity offering programs and received net proceeds of $46.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively.



During the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005, the Company issued 2,471,597 and 6,462,076 shares, respectively, of Common Stock under the DRSPP and received net proceeds
of $66.3 million and $179.3 million, respectively.



As of
September 30, 2005, $1.2 billion of the Companys registered securities remained available for future issuance and sale under its shelf registration statement, declared effective on June 16, 2005.



On July 21, 2005, the Company declared the second quarter 2005 dividend
of $0.68 per share of Common Stock, which was paid on August 16, 2005 to common shareholders of record as of August 4, 2005.



On September 15, 2005, the Company declared a third quarter dividend of $0.50 per share of Preferred Stock, which was paid on October 17, 2005
to preferred shareholders of record as of September 30, 2005.



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For federal income tax purposes, all dividends are expected to be ordinary income to the Companys
common and preferred shareholders, subject to year-end allocations of the dividend between ordinary income, capital gain income and non-taxable income as return of capital, depending on the amount and character of the Companys full year
taxable income.



Note 7. Comprehensive Income (Loss)



Comprehensive income (loss) is composed of net income and
OCI, which includes the change in unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale Purchased ARM Assets and Hedging Instruments designated as cash flow hedges. The following table presents OCI balances (in thousands):



|                            |  |                                       |          |   |                                              |   |         |                                   |  |   |          |  
|--------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------- | -------- | - | -------------------------------------------- | - | ------- | --------------------------------- |  | - | -------- | -
|                            |  | Unrealizedlosses onPurchasedARMAssets |          |   | Unrealized(losses)gains onHedgingInstruments |   |         | Accumulatedothercomprehensiveloss | 
|Balance, December 31, 2003  |  | $                                     | (43,314  | ) |                                              | $ | (99,464 | )                                 |  | $ | (142,778 | )
|Net change                  |  |                                       | (85,890  | ) |                                              |   | 72,787  |                                   |  |   | (13,103  | )
|                            |  |                                       |          |   |                                              |   |         |                                   |  |   |          |  
|Balance, September 30, 2004 |  | $                                     | (129,204 | ) |                                              | $ | (26,677 | )                                 |  | $ | (155,881 | )
|                            |  |                                       |          |   |                                              |   |         |                                   |  |   |          |  
|Balance, December 31, 2004  |  | $                                     | (177,337 | ) |                                              | $ | 86,622  |                                   |  | $ | (90,715  | )
|Net change                  |  |                                       | (261,465 | ) |                                              |   | 251,460 |                                   |  |   | (10,005  | )
|                            |  |                                       |          |   |                                              |   |         |                                   |  |   |          |  
|Balance, September 30, 2005 |  | $                                     | (438,802 | ) |                                              | $ | 338,082 |                                   |  | $ | (100,720 | )
|                            |  |                                       |          |   |                                              |   |         |                                   |  |   |          |  



The net unrealized
gain on the Companys ARM Loans of $26.3 million and $64.6 million at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively, is not included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) because, in accordance with GAAP, the ARM
Loans are carried at their amortized cost basis.



Note 8.
Long-Term Incentive Awards



The Board of Directors adopted
the Plan, effective September 29, 2002. The Plan authorizes TMAs Compensation Committee to grant DERs, SARs and PSRs.



As of September 30, 2005, there were 1,578,147 DERs outstanding, all of which were vested, and 1,138,819 PSRs outstanding, of which 973,906 were
vested. The Company recorded income associated with DERs and PSRs of $1.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 and an expense of $3.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. The income recorded in the third quarter of
2005 consists of $4.4 million resulting from the impact of the decrease in the Common Stock price on the value of the PSRs which was recorded as a fair value adjustment, partially offset by $1.7 million associated with dividend equivalents paid on
DERs and PSRs and $870,000 related to the amortization of unvested PSRs. Of the expense recorded in the third quarter of 2004, $1.6 million was the impact of the increase in the Common Stock price on the value of the PSRs which was recorded as a
fair value adjustment, $1.5 million was associated with dividend equivalents paid on DERs and PSRs and $448,000 related to the amortization of unvested PSRs. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company recorded
an expense associated with DERs and PSRs in the amount of $2.9 million and $7.7 million, respectively.



Note 9. Transactions with Related Parties



The Company is managed externally by the Manager under the terms of the Management Agreement. The Manager receives an annual base management fee of 1.31% on the first $300 million of Average
Historical Equity, plus 0.96% on Average Historical Equity above $300 million but less than $1.5 billion. The additional fee earned on Average Historical Equity is limited to 0.85% on Average Historical Equity greater than $1.5 billion but less than
$2.0 billion, to 0.79% for Average Historical Equity greater than $2.0 billion but less than $2.5 billion, to 0.74% for Average Historical Equity greater than $2.5 billion but less than $3.0 billion, and is capped at 0.69% on any Average Historical
Equity greater than $3.0 billion. These percentages are subject to an inflation adjustment each July based on changes to the Consumer Price Index over the prior twelve month period. The Manager earns a performance-based incentive fee of 20% of the
Companys annualized net income, before performance-based compensation, above an annualized ROE as defined in the Management Agreement equal to the Ten Year U.S. Treasury Rate plus 1%, with the fee limited such that once the Manager has earned
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$30 million, the performance fee percentage of 20% is reduced by 1% for each additional $5 million earned in performance fees until reaching a performance
fee percentage of 15% for any amount greater than $50 million.



The Management Agreement provides for an annual review of the Managers performance under the Management Agreement by the independent directors of the Board of Directors. In July 2005, the Board of Directors performed its annual review
of the Managers performance and approved the Managers performance over the previous year. In addition, the Board of Directors reviews the Companys financial results, policy compliance and strategic direction on a quarterly basis.
If the Company terminated the Management Agreement for a reason other than for cause, a substantial cancellation fee would be activated.



During the quarters ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company reimbursed the Manager $1.9 million and $1.5 million, respectively, for expenses
in accordance with the terms of the Management Agreement. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company reimbursed the Manager $5.3 million and $4.3 million, respectively, for expenses. As of September 30, 2005 and
2004, $4.2 million and $2.7 million, respectively, was payable by the Company to the Manager for these reimbursable expenses.



For the quarters ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company incurred base management fees of $5.6 million and $4.2 million, respectively, in
accordance with the terms of the Management Agreement. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company incurred base management fees of $15.4 million and $11.7 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2005 and
2004, $1.9 million and $1.4 million, respectively, was payable by the Company to the Manager for the base management fee.



For the quarters ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, the Manager earned performance-based compensation in the amount of $10.3 million and $8.5
million, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, the Manager earned performance-based compensation in the amount of $30.1 million and $25.3 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2005 and 2004, $10.3
million and $8.5 million, respectively, was payable by the Company to the Manager for performance-based compensation.



Pursuant to an employee residential mortgage loan program approved by the Board of Directors as part of the Companys residential loan mortgage
origination activities, certain of the directors and officers of the Company and employees of the Manager and of other affiliates of the Company have obtained residential first lien mortgage loans from the Company. In general, the terms of the loans
and the underwriting requirements are identical to the loan programs that the Company offers to unaffiliated third parties, except that participants in the program qualify for an employee discount on the interest rate and on lender fees. At the time
each participant enters into a loan agreement, such participant executes an addendum that provides for the discount on the interest rate being subject to cancellation at the time such participants employment is terminated for any reason.
Effective with the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on July 30, 2002, any new loans made to directors or executive officers of the Company are not eligible for the employee discount. As of September 30, 2005, the aggregate
balance of mortgage loans outstanding to directors and officers of the Company, employees of the Manager and other affiliates amounted to $43.0 million, had a weighted average interest rate of 4.40%, and maturities ranging between 2030 and 2035.



Note 10. Subsequent Events



On October 17, 2005, the Company declared the third quarter 2005
dividend of $0.68 per share of Common Stock, which is payable on November 16, 2005 to common shareholders of record as of November 4, 2005.



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In this quarterly report, we refer to Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. and its subsidiaries as we,
us, or the Company, unless we specifically state otherwise or the context indicates otherwise. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this quarterly report shall have the definitive meanings assigned to them in the
Glossary at the end of this report.



|Item 2. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Executive Overview



Our goal is to acquire or originate ARM assets for our portfolio and manage
them to achieve earnings and dividend stability as our primary objective, and earnings and dividend growth as our secondary objective. In order to achieve these objectives, we must mitigate key risks inherent in the mortgage portfolio lending
business, principally credit risk and interest rate risk, while simultaneously pursuing earnings growth strategies. Our four primary earnings growth strategies are (i) to increase our more profitable, higher margin mortgage loan origination
business; (ii) to raise new common equity in order to grow our assets and book value over time; (iii) to access alternative sources of long-term capital such as Preferred Stock and long-term unsecured debt that provide an accretive return
to Common Stock and (iv) to better use our existing capital base by pursuing non-recourse funding sources, relying less on reverse repurchase agreements and more on CDOs to finance our balance sheet.



Earnings Growth Strategies



Higher Margin Loan Originations. Our goal remains to increase our
loan originations as a percentage of our annual portfolio acquisitions due to the higher margin potential of those assets. Our goal in 2005 is to originate $4.2 billion in mortgage loans. Despite continued highly competitive pricing and a more
aggressive approach to granting credit by other mortgage lenders, our loan originations of $3.6 billion in the first nine months of 2005 increased 11% over the year-ago period, and accounted for 20% of total portfolio acquisitions. Our mortgage
origination volumes remain stable with $890.5 million of loans in the fallout-adjusted pipeline at September 30, 2005, most of which we expect will close in the fourth quarter. Our correspondent relationships have increased 20% year-over-year
and we now have approximately 180 correspondent partners across the country. Our ability to provide competitive rates, common sense underwriting, financially sensible ARM products  including our loan modification feature  and ongoing
exceptional customer service should allow us to further grow our loan origination business across multiple channels.



Long-term Capital Growth.Our ability to increase long-term capital resulted in improvement in asset acquisition activity and also helped us maintain our earnings during the quarter. We
raised $68.8 million of new equity capital during the third quarter by issuing 2.5 million common shares and 105,000 preferred shares at an average net price of $26.82 per share and $24.22 per share, respectively. TMHL raised net proceeds of
$135.9 million through the issuance of 30-year Subordinated Notes totaling $140.0 million. With the additional long-term capital raised during the quarter, we believe we can acquire $2.3 billion in additional ARM assets, which should contribute
positively to earnings in the fourth quarter.



Capital
Efficient CDO Transactions.Since CDOs represent long-term financing and have no margin call risk, they reduce our financing capital requirements and provide an additional source of balance sheet and earnings growth. Our financing capital
requirement is lowered to approximately 2% versus our customary 8% to 10% capital policy requirement for reverse repurchase agreement and Asset-backed CP financing. This more efficient use of capital allows us to invest in additional assets. As of
September 30, 2005, the nine CDOs we completed over the past three years had freed up approximately $699.4 million of capital, enabling us to hold approximately $7.8 billion in additional ARM assets at a 9% adjusted equity-to-assets ratio.



Use of Excess Capital to Grow Interest Earning Assets.Beginning in the third quarter, we utilized a portion of our excess capital to increase our holdings of interest earning assets. By reducing our adjusted equity-to-assets ratio from an average of 8.96% during the second quarter to an average of
8.36% during the third quarter, we were able to boost core earnings during the third quarter without compromising our strong liquidity position, as evidenced by our continued strong unencumbered asset position, which was $1.4 billion at
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Consistent Profitability



Our earnings during the quarter remained strong despite the current challenges confronting the mortgage industry. While the
Fed Funds rate has increased 275 basis points since mid 2004, our earnings have remained fairly constant. Our business model protects our profitability during periods of rising interest rates or flattening yield curves in that we fund our hybrid
adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) portfolio with fixed-rate borrowings of comparable duration. This strategy clearly reduced our net interest income and earnings potential in prior years, but has been instrumental in allowing us to achieve our
objective of maintaining our earnings through rising interest rate cycles.



Furthermore, even as prepayment activity has temporarily increased in response to relatively stable longer-term interest rates and the flattening of the yield curve, our quarterly premium amortization expense has
remained manageable because the unamortized cost basis of our ARM portfolio is very low - 100.9% of par at September 30, 2005. These on-going core risk management initiatives have allowed us to achieve earnings stability in an unstable interest
rate environment and give us confidence in our future earnings prospects.



We believe we possess a number of strategic advantages that allow us to generate consistent profitability. One of these strategic advantages is our low operating expense structure. During the third quarter of 2005,
our operating expenses as a percent of average assets were 0.22%, compared to 0.33% for the same quarter of 2004. We are able to operate at this low level of operating expenses relative to the size of our portfolio because we do not operate like a
traditional mortgage lender or savings and loan institution. We acquire many of our assets through MBS purchases and originate loans by developing strategic partnerships with correspondent lenders, financial planners and other sources and we fund
our balance sheet using capital market sourced funds as opposed to deposits. As a result, we generally avoid the fixed cost infrastructure and high overhead associated with retail branch networks and commissioned loan officers. In addition, we have
developed other outsourced strategic partnerships that provide loan fulfillment services on a variable cost basis to our customers. This low, variable-cost model has allowed us to operate profitably with a lower interest rate spread on our
portfolio, enabling us to mitigate certain cyclical risks frequently associated with mortgage banking and portfolio lending activities. One of the strategic decisions we have been able to make as a result of our low-cost operating model is to elect
either to securitize our acquired and originated ARM loans or invest primarily in AAA- or AA-rated securities, Agency Securities or A quality ARM loans. This strategy has resulted in very low credit losses. It has also created a very
liquid and readily financeable portfolio that has had low price volatility as compared to a portfolio of 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage assets, particularly when interest rates rise. Finally, by employing a portfolio lending strategy and retaining all
of our ARM loans rather than employing a mortgage-banking strategy and selling our ARM loan production, we do not depend on gain on sale income, which can fluctuate significantly with loan origination volume and market conditions.



Exceptional Credit Quality and Securitization



Our strategic focus is high credit quality assets. This strategy keeps our
credit losses and financing costs low. It also creates significant portfolio liquidity and low portfolio price volatility, which ensures we have access to financing through the credit cycle and contributes to maintaining consistent profitability. As
of September 30, 2005, 98.2% of our ARM asset portfolio was High Quality, compared to 98.0% at June 30, 2005. Many of our High Quality ARM assets consist of A quality ARM loans that we have either originated and securitized
into ARM pass-through certificates or into CDO financings for our own portfolio. Additionally, our High Quality ARM assets include A quality ARM loans originated and securitized by third parties which we have acquired for our portfolio.
We retain the risk of potential credit losses on all of these loans. We did not experience any credit losses on our ARM Loans during the first nine months of 2005 and have only experienced $174,000 in credit losses since we began acquiring ARM loans
in 1997.



Our Purchased Securitized Loans are Qualifying
Interests for purposes of maintaining our exemption from the Investment Company Act because we retain a 100% ownership interest in the underlying loans. Because we purchase all classes of these securitizations, we have the entire credit exposure on
the underlying loans. Prior to the purchase of these securities, we remove certain categories of loans that do not meet our credit standards based on loan-to-value ratios, borrowers credit scores, income and asset documentation and other
criteria that we believe to be important indications of credit risk. The purchase price of the classes that are less than Investment Grade generally includes a discount for probable credit losses and, based on managements judgment, the portion
of the purchase discount which reflects the estimated unrealized loss on the securities due to credit risk is treated as a non-accretable discount.



Interest Rate Risk Management



Interest rate changes affect our short-term borrowing costs, which as a spread lender can pose a risk to our profitability if not responsibly managed. To
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matched funding or duration matching strategy which means we use Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments to fix, or cap, the interest rates on the short-term
borrowings and CDOs that finance our Hybrid ARM assets. We hedge our financing cost such that we maintain a Net Effective Duration of less than one year. The lower the Effective Duration gap, the less impact interest rate changes should have on
earnings and on the market value of our balance sheet. As of September 30, 2005, we had $35.1 billion of Hybrid ARM assets and had entered into Swap Agreements and Eurodollar Transactions with notional balances totaling $26.5 billion and
delayed Swap Agreements with notional balances totaling $3.8 billion that become effective between October 2005 and October 2006. These delayed Swap Agreements have been entered into to hedge the forecasted financing of our ARM assets. Additionally,
at September 30, 2005, we had Cap Agreements with aggregate net notional balances of $1.0 billion. These Cap Agreements receive payments if one-month LIBOR rises above a range of 3.25% to 9.67%, and on average 3.66%. During the quarter ended
September 30, 2005, we earned $369,000 related to these Cap Agreements. As of September 30, 2005, we measured the Net Effective Duration applicable to our Hybrid ARM portfolio, related borrowings and Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments at
approximately 0.36 years while the financing and hedging of all of our ARM assets resulted in a Net Effective Duration of approximately 0.35 years.



We continue to employ a duration matching funding strategy as we acquire Hybrid ARM assets in order to stabilize earnings during periods of rising
interest rates. As we acquire ARM assets, we attempt to lock-in a spread that is expected to provide a rate of return at or above our threshold requirement. In order to stabilize the spread over the expected life of our ARM assets, we
use Hedging Instruments in conjunction with our borrowings to approximate the repricing characteristics of our ARM assets. Given the prepayment uncertainties on our ARM assets, there is no guaranteed way to lock-in a spread between the
yield on our ARM assets and the related borrowing that would produce an acceptable rate of return. However, through active management, we believe we can continue to mitigate a significant amount of net interest income volatility. See the discussion
of Effects of Interest Rate Changes on page 59.



Funding
Diversification



Another long-term objective is to achieve
a more balanced funding mix between Asset-backed CP, CDOs and reverse repurchase agreements in order to reduce our reliance on any one funding source. Historically, we have relied principally on reverse repurchase agreements for our funding needs.
Since year end 2002, we have been actively working towards diversifying our financing sources. At that time, 91% of our financing was provided through reverse repurchase agreements. At September 30, 2005, reverse repurchase agreements accounted
for only 60% of our borrowings, while CDOs represented 25% and our Asset-backed CP facility accounted for 13%. We anticipate that CDOs and Asset-backed CP will continue to grow as a percentage of our financing sources in the quarters to come.



Forward-Looking Statements



Certain information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
constitutes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are based on our current expectations, estimates and
projections. Pursuant to those sections, we may obtain a safe harbor for forward-looking statements by identifying those statements and by accompanying those statements with cautionary statements, which identify factors that could cause
actual results to differ from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. The words believe,
anticipate, intend, aim, expect, will, strive, target, confidence and project and similar words identify forward-looking statements. Such
statements are not guarantees of future performance, events or results and involve potential risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, our actual results may differ from our current expectations, estimates and projections. Important factors that may
impact our actual results or may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates, changes in yields available
for purchase on adjustable and variable rate mortgage assets, changes in the yield curve, changes in prepayment rates, changes in the supply of mortgage-backed securities and loans, our ability to obtain financing and the terms of any financing that
we do obtain. Other factors that may impact our actual results are discussed in our 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K under the section entitled Risk Factors. We do not undertake, and specifically disclaim, any obligation to publicly
release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.



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Corporate Governance



We pride ourselves on maintaining an ethical workplace in which the highest standards of professional conduct are practiced.
Accordingly, we would like to highlight the following facts relating to corporate governance:



| |  |  | The Board of Directors is, and always has been, composed of a majority of independent directors. The Audit, Nominating/Corporate Governance and Compensation
Committees of the Board of Directors are, and always have been, composed exclusively of independent directors. The Board of Directors 1) reviews our financial results, policy compliance and strategic direction on a quarterly basis, 2) reviews our
budget and five-year strategic plan annually and 3) performs an annual review of the Managers performance and implementation of our strategic plan.
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| |  |  | We have a Code of Conduct and Corporate Governance Guidelines that cover a wide range of business practices and procedures that apply to all of our employees,
officers and directors and the Manager that foster the highest standards of ethics and conduct in all of our business relationships. In addition, we have instituted a Nonretaliation Policy and Procedure for Whistleblowers that sets forth procedures
by which any officer or employee of the Company or the Manager may raise concerns regarding alleged violations of federal fraud or securities laws, which may involve financial matters, such as accounting, auditing or financial reporting, as well as
non-financial matters, with the appropriate supervisors, officers or committees of the Board of Directors.
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| |  |  | We have an Insider Trading Policy that prohibits any of the directors, officers or employees of the Company or the Manager from buying or selling our stock on
the basis of material nonpublic information, and prohibits communicating material nonpublic information to others.
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| |  |  | We are managed externally by the Manager under the terms of the Management Agreement, subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors. The Managers
compensation is based on formulas tied to our success in increasing equity capitalization and generating net income above defined targets. The Compensation Committee and the independent directors annually evaluate the Managers performance and
determine whether the compensation paid to the Manager is reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of services performed.
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| |  |  | We have a formal internal audit function to further the effective functioning of our internal controls and procedures. Our internal audit plan is approved
annually by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and is based on a formal risk assessment and is intended to provide management and the Audit Committee with an effective tool to identify and address areas of financial or operational
concerns and ensure that appropriate controls and procedures are in place. We have implemented Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires an evaluation of internal control over financial reporting in association with our
financial statements. See Controls and Procedures  Managements Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting on page 49 of our 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Our internet website address is www.thornburgmortgage.com. We make available
free of charge, through our internet website, under the Investors  SEC Filings section, our annual report on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, our current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports that we
file or furnish pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.



You may also find the Code of Conduct, the Corporate Governance Guidelines
and the charters of the Audit Committee, Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors at our website under the Investors  Corporate Governance section. These documents are also
available in print to anyone who requests them by writing to us at the following address: 150 Washington Avenue, Suite 302, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87501, or by phoning us at 1-888-898-8698.



Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates



Our financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, which
requires the use of estimates and assumptions. In accordance with SEC guidance, those material accounting policies and estimates that we believe are the most critical to an investors understanding of our financial results and condition and
require complex management judgment are discussed below.



| |  |  | Revenue Recognition. Interest income on ARM assets is a combination of the interest earned based on the outstanding balance and contractual terms of the assets
and the amortization of yield adjustments, principally the amortization of purchase premiums and discounts. Premiums and discounts associated with the purchase of ARM assets are amortized into interest income over the estimated lives of the assets
in accordance with FASB 91, Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Costs of Leases, using the interest method adjusted for the effects of actual and future estimated
prepayments. The use of these methods requires us to
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| | project cash flows over the remaining life of each asset. These projections include assumptions about interest rates, prepayment rates, timing and amount of
credit losses, estimates regarding the likelihood and timing of calls of securities at par, and other factors. Estimating prepayments and estimating the remaining lives of our ARM assets requires management judgment, which involves consideration of
possible future interest rate environments and an estimate of how borrowers will behave in those environments. We review our cash flow projections on an ongoing basis and monitor these projections based on input and analyses received from external
sources, internal models, and our own judgment and experience. We regularly review our assumptions and make adjustments to the cash flows as deemed necessary. There can be no assurance that our assumptions used to generate future cash flows, or the
current periods yield for each asset, will prove to be accurate.
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The following table presents a sensitivity analysis to show the one time adjustment we would have to make to our net purchase premium at September 30, 2005 for 5% and 10% increases and
decreases to our lifetime prepayment assumptions (in thousands). The purpose of this analysis is to provide an indication of the impact that changes to the lifetime prepayment assumptions have on our purchase premium. It is not intended to imply our
expectation of future prepayment levels or estimated remaining lives. We believe the current lifetime assumptions used are appropriate and consistent with our long-term portfolio experience.



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|Changed Assumption                     |  | Increase (Decrease)in Net Purchase Premium |        
|Prepayment assumption increased by 5%  |  | $                                          | (5,173  | )
|Prepayment assumption increased by 10% |  | $                                          | (10,155 | )
|Prepayment assumption decreased by 5%  |  | $                                          | 4,600   |  
|Prepayment assumption decreased by 10% |  | $                                          | 9,141   |  



| |  |  | Fair Value. We record our Purchased ARM Assets, commitments to purchase ARM loans and Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments at fair value. The fair values of our
Purchased ARM Assets and Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments are generally based on market prices provided by third-party pricing services or certain dealers which make markets in these financial instruments. If the fair value of a Purchased ARM Asset,
Hybrid ARM Hedging Instrument or other financial instrument is not reasonably available from a third-party pricing service or dealer, management estimates the fair value. This requires management judgment in determining how the market would value a
particular Purchased ARM Asset, Hybrid ARM Hedging Instrument or other financial instrument, based on characteristics of the security and available market information. The net unrealized gain or loss on loans expected to be purchased from
correspondent lenders and bulk sellers is calculated using the same methodologies that are used to value our ARM Loans, adjusted for anticipated fallout of purchase loan commitments that will likely not be funded. The fair values reported reflect
estimates and may not necessarily be indicative of the amounts we could realize in a current market exchange.
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| |  |  | Impairment of Purchased ARM Assets and Non-Accretable Discounts on Purchased ARM Assets. Purchased ARM Assets are evaluated for impairment on a quarterly basis,
or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that these investments may be impaired. We evaluate whether our Purchased ARM Assets are considered impaired, evaluate whether the impairment is other than temporary, and, if the
impairment is other than temporary, recognize an impairment loss equal to the difference between the Purchased ARM Assets amortized cost basis and its fair value. These evaluations require management to make estimates and judgments based on
changes in market interest rates, changes in credit ratings, delinquency data and other information to determine whether unrealized losses are reflective of credit deterioration and to evaluate managements ability and intent to hold the
investment to maturity or recovery. Because the estimate for other-than-temporary impairment requires management judgment, we consider this to be a critical accounting estimate. We have determined that the unrealized losses on Purchased ARM Assets
of $444.3 million at September 30, 2005 are not reflective of credit deterioration and because we have the ability and intent to hold the Purchased ARM Assets until recovery, the losses are not other-than-temporary impairments.
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A portion of our Purchased
Securitized Loans are rated less than Investment Grade and represent subordinated interests in High-Quality, first lien residential mortgage loans where we own all of the securitized classes. We generally purchase the less than Investment Grade
classes at a discount. Based upon managements use of analysis and judgment, a portion of the purchase discount is subsequently accreted as interest income under the effective yield method while the remaining portion of the purchase discount is
treated as a non-accretable discount which reflects the estimated unrealized loss on the securities due to credit loss and interest rate exposure. We review Purchased Securitized Loans periodically for impairment and record or adjust non-accretable
discounts accordingly. Non-accretable discounts are increased by recognizing an impairment loss when management determines that there is a decline in the fair value of a Purchased Securitized Loan that is considered other than temporary and
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Any such determinations are based on managements assessment of numerous factors affecting the fair value of Purchased Securitized Loans, including, but
not limited to, current economic conditions,, potential for natural disasters, delinquency trends, credit losses to date on underlying mortgages and remaining credit protection. If management ultimately concludes that the non-accretable discounts
will not represent realized losses, the balances are accreted into earnings over the remaining life of the loan under the interest method.



| |  |  | Loan Loss Reserves on ARM Loans. We maintain a reserve for loan losses based on managements estimate of credit losses inherent in our portfolio of ARM
Loans. The estimation of the reserve is based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, industry statistics, current economic conditions, potential for natural disasters, loan portfolio composition, delinquency trends, credit losses to
date on underlying loans and remaining credit protection. If the credit performance of our ARM Loans is different than expected, we adjust the reserve for loan losses to a level deemed appropriate by management to provide for estimated losses
inherent in our ARM Loan portfolio. Two critical assumptions used in estimating the loan loss reserves are an assumed rate of default, which is the expected rate at which loans go into foreclosure over the life of the loans, and an assumed rate of
loss severity, which represents the expected rate of realized loss upon disposition of the properties that have gone into foreclosure.
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The following table presents a sensitivity analysis to show the impact on our loan loss reserves at September 30, 2005 of using 5%
increases and decreases in the borrowers propensity to default and the loss severity if there is a default (in thousands). The purpose of this analysis is to provide an indication of the impact that defaults and loss severity assumptions have
on our estimate of loan loss reserves. It is not intended to imply our expectation of future default levels or changes in loss severity. We believe the current assumptions used for defaults and loss severity are appropriate.



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|Changed Assumption                       |  | Increase (Decrease)in Loan Loss Reserves |       
|Default assumption increased by 5%       |  | $                                        | 904    |  
|Default assumption decreased by 5%       |  | $                                        | (904   | )
|Loss severity assumption increased by 5% |  | $                                        | 1,997  |  
|Loss severity assumption decreased by 5% |  | $                                        | (1,997 | )



For additional
information on our significant accounting policies, see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.



New Accounting Pronouncements



In June 2004, the FASB issued EITF 03-01, The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments. EITF 03-01 requires an investor to determine when an investment is
considered impaired, evaluate whether that impairment is other than temporary, and, if the impairment is other than temporary, recognize an impairment loss equal to the difference between the investments cost and its fair value. The guidance
also includes accounting considerations subsequent to the recognition of an other-than-temporary impairment and requires certain disclosures about unrealized losses that have not been recognized as other-than-temporary impairments. The impairment
loss recognition and measurement guidance was to be applicable to other-than-temporary impairment evaluations in reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2004. In September 2004, the FASB proposed additional guidance related to debt
securities that are impaired because of interest rate and/or sector spread increases, and delayed the effective date of EITF 03-01. In June 2005, the FASB decided not to provide additional guidance and to issue a final FASB Staff Position that would
be applied prospectively to reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2005. We do not expect the adoption of the FASB Staff Position to have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.



In December 2004, the FASB published SFAS 123(R) entitled Share-Based
Payment. It requires all public companies to report share-based compensation expense at the grant date fair value of the related share-based awards. We are required to adopt the provisions of the standard effective for annual periods beginning
after June 15, 2005. We believe that our current method of accounting for share-based payments is consistent with SFAS 123(R).



In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. SFAS 154 changes the requirements for the accounting for and
reporting of a change in accounting principle. Previous guidance required that most voluntary changes in accounting principle be recognized by including in net income of the period of the change the cumulative effect of changing to the new
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determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. We believe SFAS 154 will have no impact on our financial statements.



In August 2005, the FASB issued three exposure drafts titled
Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140 and Accounting for Certain Hybrid
Financial Instruments, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140. We do not believe that the proposed requirements of the exposure drafts would have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.



General



We are a single-family residential mortgage lender that originates, acquires
and retains investments in ARM assets, thereby providing capital to the single-family residential housing market. Our ARM assets consist of Purchased ARM Assets and ARM Loans and are comprised of Traditional ARM assets and Hybrid ARM assets.
Purchased ARM Assets represent interests in pools of ARM loans, which are publicly rated and issued by third parties and may include guarantees or other third-party credit enhancements against losses from loan defaults. ARM Loans are either loans
that we have securitized from our own loan origination or acquisition activities, loans that we use as collateral to support the issuance of CDOs or loans pending securitization. Like traditional banking institutions, our income is generated
primarily from the net spread or difference between the interest income we earn on our ARM assets and the cost of our borrowings. Our strategy is to maximize the long-term sustainable difference between the yield on our ARM assets and the cost of
financing these assets, and to maintain that difference through interest rate and credit cycles.



While we are not a bank or savings and loan institution, our business purpose, strategy, method of operation and risk profile are best understood in comparison to such institutions. We finance
the purchases and originations of our ARM assets with equity capital, unsecured debt, CDOs and short-term borrowings such as reverse repurchase agreements, Asset-backed CP, whole loan financing facilities, and other collateralized financings that we
may establish in the future. When we borrow short-term or floating-rate funds to finance our Hybrid ARM assets, we also enter into interest rate hedging transactions, which are intended to fix, or cap, our borrowing costs during the fixed-rate
period of the Hybrid ARM asset. We believe our exposure to changes in interest rates is minimal since the assets we hold are primarily ARM assets and we generally match the Effective Duration, which is a calculation expressed in months or years that
is a measure of the expected price change of financial instruments based on changes in interest rates, of those assets with funding of comparable Effective Duration. We have a policy to operate with an Adjusted Equity-to-Assets Ratio, a non-GAAP
measurement, of at least 8%. See Capital Utilization and Leverage on page 44 for a calculation of our Adjusted Equity-to-Assets Ratio. Moreover, we focus on acquiring high quality assets to minimize potential credit losses and to ensure
our access to financing. We have experienced cumulative credit losses of only $174,000 on our loan portfolio since we began acquiring loans in 1997. Our operating structure has resulted in operating costs well below those of other mortgage
originators. Our corporate structure differs from most lending institutions in that we are organized for tax purposes as a REIT and, therefore, pay substantially all of our earnings in the form of dividends to shareholders.



We are an externally advised REIT and are managed under the Management
Agreement with Thornburg Mortgage Advisory Corporation, which manages our operations, subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors.



Portfolio Strategies



Our business strategy is to acquire and originate primarily ARM assets to hold in our portfolio, fund them using equity capital and borrowed funds, and
generate earnings from the difference, or spread, between the yield on our assets and our cost of borrowings.



We acquire ARM assets from investment banking firms, broker-dealers and similar financial institutions that regularly make markets in these assets. We also acquire ARM assets from other mortgage
providers, including mortgage bankers, banks, savings and loan institutions, home builders and other firms involved in originating, packaging and selling mortgage loans. We believe we have a competitive advantage in acquiring and investing in ARM
assets due to the low cost of our operations relative to traditional mortgage investors and originators.



We originate ARM loans for our portfolio through our correspondent lending program, which currently includes approximately 180 approved correspondents, and we originate ARM loans directly to
consumers. We are authorized to lend in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. We believe that diversifying our sources for ARM loans and Purchased ARM Assets will enable us to consistently find attractive opportunities to acquire or create
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We have a focused portfolio lending investment policy designed to minimize credit risk and interest rate
risk. Our mortgage assets portfolio may consist of Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac securities, or privately issued (generally publicly registered) ARM pass-through securities, multi-class pass-through securities, CMOs, A quality
ARM loans that we intend to securitize, securities issued by others that are backed by A quality loans where we have purchased all of the resulting classes, fixed-rate MBS with an expected Effective Duration of one year or less or other
short-term investments that either mature within one year or have an interest rate that reprices within one year.



Our investment policy requires that we invest at least 70% of our total assets in High Quality ARM assets and short-term investments. The remainder of our ARM portfolio, comprising not more than
30% of total assets, may consist of Other Investment assets.



Our ARM assets include investments in Hybrid ARM assets. We limit our ownership of Hybrid ARM assets with fixed-rate periods of greater than five years to no more than 50% of our total assets. We may also invest up to 5% of total assets in
fifteen year fixed-rate assets so long as we continue to maintain our Net Effective Duration under one year. We use Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments to fix, or cap, the interest rates on the short-term borrowings and floating-rate CDOs financing our
Hybrid ARM assets. We have a policy that requires us to maintain a Hybrid ARM portfolio Net Effective Duration of less than one year. We use a financial model that simulates interest rate changes and calculates the impact of those changes on the
fair value of our portfolio. By maintaining a Net Effective Duration of less than one year, we believe that we can maintain relatively stable earnings and dividends given changing interest rates.



To mitigate the adverse effect of an increase in prepayments on our ARM
assets, we emphasize the purchase of ARM assets at prices close to or below par. We amortize any premiums paid for our assets over their expected lives using the effective yield method of accounting. To the extent that the prepayment rate on our ARM
assets differs from expectations, our net interest income will be affected. Prepayments generally increase when current mortgage interest rates fall below the interest rates on existing ARM loans. To the extent there is an increase in prepayment
rates, resulting in a shortening of the expected lives of our ARM assets, our net income and, therefore, the taxable income available for distribution and dividends paid to shareholders could be adversely affected.



We believe that our status as a mortgage REIT makes an investment in our
equity securities attractive for tax-exempt investors, such as pension plans, profit sharing plans, 401(k) plans, Keogh plans and IRAs. We do not invest in REMIC residuals or other CMO residuals that would result in the creation of excess inclusion
income or unrelated business taxable income.



Acquisition,
Securitization and Retention of Traditional ARM and Hybrid ARM Loans



We acquire and originate A quality mortgage loans through TMHL, our wholly-owned mortgage loan origination subsidiary, from three sources: (i) correspondent lending, (ii) direct retail loan
originations and (iii) bulk acquisitions. Correspondent lending involves acquiring individual loans from lending partners which we have approved and which originate the individual loans using our product pricing, underwriting criteria and
guidelines, or other approved criteria and guidelines. Direct retail loan originations are loans that we originate through financial intermediaries or directly to consumers via the internet or by telephone. Bulk acquisitions involve acquiring pools
of whole loans, which are originated using the sellers guidelines and underwriting criteria. The loans we acquire or originate are financed through warehouse borrowing arrangements pending securitization for our portfolio.



The loans acquired or originated by TMHL are first lien, single-family
residential Traditional ARM and Hybrid ARM loans with original terms to maturity of not more than forty years and are either fully amortizing or interest-only for up to ten years, and fully amortizing thereafter.



All ARM loans that we acquire or originate for our portfolio bear an interest
rate tied to an interest rate index. Most loans have periodic and lifetime constraints on how much the loan interest rate can change on any predetermined interest rate reset date. The interest rate on each Traditional ARM loan resets monthly,
semi-annually or annually. The Traditional ARM loans generally adjust to a margin over a U.S. Treasury index or a LIBOR index. The Hybrid ARM loans have a fixed rate for an initial period, generally 3 to 10 years, and then convert to Traditional ARM
loans for their remaining term to maturity.



We acquire and
originate ARM loans for our portfolio with the intention of using them as collateral for CDOs. Alternatively, we may also securitize them to create High Quality ARM securities and retain them in our portfolio as Securitized ARM Loans. In order to
facilitate the securitization or financing of our loans, we generally create subordinate certificates, which provide a specified amount of credit enhancement and which we retain in our portfolio. Our investment policy limits the



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amount we may retain of below Investment Grade subordinate certificates created as a result of our loan acquisition and securitization efforts, and
subordinate classes that we purchase in connection with a whole pool securitization effected by third parties, to 17.5% of shareholders equity, measured on a historical cost basis.



We believe acquiring or originating ARM loans and then securitizing them benefits us by providing: (i) greater control
over the quality and types of ARM assets acquired; (ii) the ability to acquire ARM assets at lower prices, so that the amount of the premium to be amortized will be reduced in the event of prepayment; (iii) additional sources of new
whole-pool ARM assets; and (iv) generally higher yielding investments in our portfolio.



We offer a loan modification program on all loans we originate or service. We believe this program promotes customer retention and reduces loan prepayments. Under the terms of this program, a borrower pays a fee to
modify the mortgage loan to any then-available Hybrid or Traditional ARM product that we offer at the offered retail interest rate plus 1/8%. During the third quarter of 2005, we modified 359 loans with balances totaling $180.1 million. At
September 30, 2005, the pipeline of loans to be modified totaled $95.3 million.



Financing Strategies



We finance our ARM assets using Common and Preferred Stock equity capital, unsecured debt, CDOs and short-term borrowings such as reverse repurchase agreements, Asset-backed CP, whole loan financing facilities and other collateralized
financings that we may establish in the future. See Hedging Strategies below for a discussion of how we convert short-term borrowings into the equivalent of long-term fixed-rate financing for purposes of managing our interest rate
risk. Our long-term objective is to achieve a balanced funding mix including Asset-backed CP, CDOs and reverse repurchase agreements.



Reverse repurchase agreements involve a simultaneous sale of pledged assets to a lender at an agreed-upon price in return for the lenders agreement
to resell the same assets back to us at a future date (the maturity of the borrowing) at a higher price. The price difference is the cost of borrowing under these agreements. Because we borrow money under these agreements based on the fair value of
our ARM assets, our borrowing ability under these agreements could be limited and lenders could initiate margin calls in the event of interest rate changes or if the value of our ARM assets declines for other reasons. We have established lines of
credit and collateralized financing agreements with 23 different financial institutions.



We enter into two types of reverse repurchase agreements: variable rate term reverse repurchase agreements and fixed-rate reverse repurchase agreements. Our variable rate term reverse repurchase agreements are
financings with original maturities ranging from two to fifteen months. The interest rates on these variable rate term reverse repurchase agreements are generally indexed to either the one-month or three-month LIBOR rate, and reprice accordingly.
The fixed-rate reverse repurchase agreements have original maturities generally ranging from 30 to 180 days. Generally, upon repayment of each reverse repurchase agreement, we immediately pledge the ARM assets used to collateralize the financing to
secure a new reverse repurchase agreement.



We have a $5
billion Asset-backed CP facility, which provides us with an alternative way to finance our high quality ARM assets portfolio. We issue Asset-backed CP in the form of secured liquidity notes that have been rated P-1 by Moodys Investors Service
and F1+ by Fitch Ratings to money market investors. The notes can be collateralized by Agency Securities and AAA-rated, adjustable-rate MBS that we have either purchased or created through our loan securitization process. Importantly, we have
diversified our funding sources by replacing a portion of our reverse repurchase agreement borrowings with the issuance of Asset-backed CP under terms that are comparable to our existing reverse repurchase agreement funding. As of September 30,
2005, we had $5.0 billion of Asset-backed CP outstanding.



We
have financed the purchase of ARM assets by issuing hedged floating-rate and fixed-rate CDOs in the capital markets, which are collateralized by ARM loans that are placed in a trust. The trust pays the principal and interest payments on the debt out
of the cash flows received on the collateral. This structure enables us to make more efficient use of our capital because the capital requirement to support these financings is less than the amount our policy requires to support the same amount of
financings in the reverse repurchase agreement or Asset-backed CP markets. These transactions are a long-term form of financing and are not subject to margin calls or disruptions in the asset-backed financing market.



We have financing facilities, or credit lines, for whole loans. A whole loan
is the actual mortgage loan evidenced by a note and secured by a mortgage or deed of trust. We use these financing facilities to finance our acquisition of whole loans while we are accumulating loans for securitization.



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We have issued Senior Notes in the amount of $305 million as a form of long-term capital. The Senior
Notes bear interest at 8.0%, payable each May 15 and November 15, and mature on May 15, 2013. The Senior Notes are unsecured and are redeemable at a declining premium, in whole or in part, beginning on May 15, 2008, and at par
beginning on May 15, 2011. The Senior Notes may also be redeemed under limited circumstances on or before May 15, 2006.



We have issued Subordinated Notes in the amount of $140.0 million as another form of long-term capital. The Subordinated Notes bear interest at a fixed
rate of 7.4% per annum for the first ten years and thereafter at a variable rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 2.65% per annum, payable each January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30, and mature on
October 30, 2035. The Subordinated Notes are unsecured and are redeemable at par, in whole or in part, beginning on October 30, 2010. The Subordinated Notes may also be redeemed at a premium under limited circumstances on or before
October 30, 2010.



Capital Utilization



The Board of Directors has approved a policy that limits our capacity to
borrow funds to finance mortgage assets based on long-term capital. We monitor the relationship between our assets, borrowings and long-term capital using a variety of different measures. However, the primary operating policy that limits our
borrowings and leverage is a requirement to maintain our Adjusted Equity-to-Assets Ratio, a non-GAAP measurement, at a minimum of 8%. Broadly speaking, this ratio reflects the relationship between those assets financed with borrowings that are
subject to margin calls and our long-term capital position. See further discussion of capital utilization and leverage beginning on page 44 and the calculation of our Adjusted Equity-to-Assets Ratio on page 45.



Liquidity Management



Our primary focus is to acquire and originate high quality, highly liquid
assets such that sufficient assets could be readily converted to cash, if necessary, in order to meet our financial obligations. We have a Liquidity Management Policy, which is designed to minimize potential shortfalls in liquidity resulting from
adverse changes in interest rates or market conditions. The Liquidity Management Policy requires the frequent measurement of the potential market value exposure of the portfolio to a 100 BP instantaneous parallel increase in interest rates over
expected future interest rates. The calculated potential mark-to-market exposure resulting from this scenario is probability weighted and compared to recent minimum liquidity levels in order to determine whether management needs to take specific
actions to improve liquidity or further reduce interest rate risk.



Hedging Strategies



We attempt to mitigate our
interest rate risk by funding our ARM assets with a combination of short-term borrowings and Hedging Instruments whose combined Effective Durations approximately match the Effective Durations on our ARM assets. Some of our borrowings bear variable
or short-term (one year or less) fixed interest rates because a portion of our ARM assets, the Traditional ARM assets, have interest rates that adjust within one year. However, we finance our Hybrid ARM portfolio with borrowings hedged with Hybrid
ARM Hedging Instruments that fix the interest rate on the borrowings such that the Net Effective Duration is less than one year. A shorter Effective Duration indicates a lower expected volatility of earnings when interest rates change during future
periods. When we enter into a Swap Agreement, we agree to pay a fixed rate of interest and to receive a variable interest rate, generally based on LIBOR. We also enter into Eurodollar Transactions in order to fix the interest rate changes on our
forecasted three-month LIBOR-based liabilities. Each Eurodollar futures contract is a three-month contract with a price that represents the forecasted three-month LIBOR rate. Selling Eurodollar futures contracts locks in a future interest rate. The
difference between these two values results in a gain or loss that offsets the change in the three-month LIBOR rate and locks-in the forecasted three-month LIBOR rate for financing purposes. We purchase Cap Agreements by incurring a
one-time fee or premium. Pursuant to the terms of the Cap Agreements, we will receive cash payments if the interest rate index specified in any such Cap Agreement increases above contractually specified levels. Therefore, such Cap Agreements have
the effect of capping the interest rate on a portion of our borrowings above a specified level as opposed to fixing our cost of funds as in a swap transaction. The notional balances of the Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments generally decline over the
life of these instruments. As of September 30, 2005, our Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments had a remaining average term to maturity of 2.9 years before considering the effects of prepayments and when combined with our Hybrid ARM assets and related
borrowings had a Net Effective Duration of approximately 0.35 years, including the effects of prepayments.



We enter into Pipeline Hedging Instruments to manage interest rate risk associated with commitments to purchase ARM loans. The gain (loss) on the Pipeline Hedging Instruments is expected to
offset the gain (loss) recorded for the change in fair value of the loan commitments.



We may enter into additional hedging transactions designed to protect our borrowing costs or portfolio yields from interest rate changes. We may purchase interest-only or principal-only
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products for purposes of mitigating risk from interest rate changes. We may also use, from time to time, futures contracts and options on futures contracts
on the Eurodollar, Federal Funds, Treasury bills and Treasury notes and similar financial instruments to mitigate risk from changing interest rates.



The hedging transactions that we currently use generally are designed to protect our income during periods of changing market interest rates. We do not
hedge for speculative purposes. Further, no hedging strategy can completely insulate us from risk and certain of the federal income tax requirements that we must satisfy to qualify as a REIT may limit our ability to hedge. We carefully monitor and
may have to limit our hedging strategies to ensure that we do not realize excessive hedging income or hold hedging assets having excess value in relation to total assets.



Financial Condition



Asset Quality



At September 30, 2005, we held total assets of $39.6 billion, $38.4 billion of which consisted of ARM assets. That compares to $29.2 billion in total
assets and $28.7 billion of ARM assets at December 31, 2004. Since commencing operations, we have purchased either Agency Securities, privately-issued MBS or ARM loans generally originated to A quality underwriting standards. At
September 30, 2005, 97.4% of the assets we held, including cash and cash equivalents, were High Quality assets, far exceeding our investment policy minimum requirement of investing at least 70% of our total assets in High Quality ARM assets and
cash and cash equivalents.



The following tables present
schedules of ARM assets owned at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 classified by High Quality and Other Investment assets and further classified by type of issuer and by ratings categories. All Purchased ARM Assets included in the
tables have been rated by the Rating Agencies. ARM Loans include Securitized ARM Loans that have been rated by the Rating Agencies, ARM Loans Collateralizing CDOs that have been stratified by credit rating based on the ratings received from the
Rating Agencies on the respective CDOs and ARM loans held for securitization that have not been rated by the Rating Agencies.



ARM Assets by Issuer and Credit Rating

(dollar amounts in thousands)



|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|-------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | ---------- | --- | ------------ | ----- | - | ------------- | - | ---------- | ------------ |  | ----- | ------------- |  | - | ------------ | - |  | ----- | -
|                                 |  | September 30, 2005   |           
|                                 |  | Purchased ARM Assets |            |     | ARM Loans    |       |   | Total         |  
|                                 |  | CarryingValue        |            |     | PortfolioMix |       |   | CarryingValue |   |            | PortfolioMix |  |       | CarryingValue |  |   | PortfolioMix |  
|High Quality                     |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Agency Securities                |  | $                    | 2,027,339  |     |              | 8.0   | % |               | $ | 866        |              |  | 0.0   | %             |  | $ | 2,028,205    |   |  | 5.3   | %
|Non-Agency ARM Assets:           |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|AAA/Aaa Rating                   |  |                      | 22,611,322 |     |              | 89.1  |   |               |   | 12,537,100 | (1)          |  | 96.3  |               |  |   | 35,148,422   |   |  | 91.5  |  
|AA/Aa Rating                     |  |                      | 460,365    |     |              | 1.8   |   |               |   | 63,671     | (1)          |  | 0.5   |               |  |   | 524,036      |   |  | 1.4   |  
|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Total Non-Agency ARM Assets      |  |                      | 23,071,687 |     |              | 90.9  |   |               |   | 12,600,771 |              |  | 96.8  |               |  |   | 35,672,458   |   |  | 92.9  |  
|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Total High Quality               |  |                      | 25,099,026 |     |              | 98.9  |   |               |   | 12,601,637 |              |  | 96.8  |               |  |   | 37,700,663   |   |  | 98.2  |  
|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Other Investments                |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Non-Agency ARM Assets:           |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|A Rating                         |  |                      | 166,785    |     |              | 0.6   |   |               |   | 36,182     |              |  | 0.3   |               |  |   | 202,967      |   |  | 0.5   |  
|BBB/Baa Rating                   |  |                      | 69,955     |     |              | 0.3   |   |               |   | 21,903     |              |  | 0.2   |               |  |   | 91,858       |   |  | 0.2   |  
|BB/Ba Rating and Below           |  |                      | 44,763     | (2) |              | 0.2   |   |               |   | 41,091     | (1)          |  | 0.3   |               |  |   | 85,854       |   |  | 0.2   |  
|ARM loans pending securitization |  |                      |           |     |              | 0.0   |   |               |   | 334,614    |              |  | 2.5   |               |  |   | 334,614      |   |  | 0.9   |  
|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Total Other Investments          |  |                      | 281,503    |     |              | 1.1   |   |               |   | 433,790    |              |  | 3.3   |               |  |   | 715,293      |   |  | 1.8   |  
|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Loan Loss Reserves               |  |                      |           |     |              | 0.0   |   |               |   | (10,400    | )            |  | (0.1  | )             |  |   | (10,400      | ) |  | 0.0   |  
|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Total ARM Portfolio              |  | $                    | 25,380,529 |     |              | 100.0 | % |               | $ | 13,025,027 |              |  | 100.0 | %             |  | $ | 38,405,556   |   |  | 100.0 | %
|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  



|(1) | As of September 30, 2005, the Investment Grade classes of ARM Loans Collateralizing CDOs have been credit-enhanced through overcollateralization and
subordination in the amount of $74.8 million, which is included in the BB/Ba Rating and Below category.
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|(2) | As of September 30, 2005, we had total non-accretable discounts of $10.1 million on our Purchased ARM Assets due to estimated credit losses (other than
temporary declines in fair value) related to securities purchased at a discount, which is included in the BB/Ba Rating and Below category.
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|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|-------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | ---------- | --- | ------------ | ----- | - | ------------- | - | ---------- | ------------ |  | ----- | ------------- |  | - | ------------ | - |  | ----- | -
|                                 |  | December 31, 2004    |           
|                                 |  | Purchased ARM Assets |            |     | ARM Loans    |       |   | Total         |  
|                                 |  | CarryingValue        |            |     | PortfolioMix |       |   | CarryingValue |   |            | PortfolioMix |  |       | CarryingValue |  |   | PortfolioMix |  
|High Quality                     |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Agency Securities                |  | $                    | 2,720,307  |     |              | 14.6  | % |               | $ | 1,523      |              |  | 0.0   | %             |  | $ | 2,721,830    |   |  | 9.5   | %
|Non-Agency ARM Assets:           |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|AAA/Aaa Rating                   |  |                      | 15,659,634 |     |              | 83.9  |   |               |   | 9,319,573  | (1)          |  | 92.4  |               |  |   | 24,979,207   |   |  | 86.9  |  
|AA/Aa Rating                     |  |                      | 172,234    |     |              | 1.0   |   |               |   | 144,795    | (1)          |  | 1.4   |               |  |   | 317,029      |   |  | 1.1   |  
|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Total Non-Agency ARM Assets      |  |                      | 15,831,868 |     |              | 84.9  |   |               |   | 9,464,368  |              |  | 93.8  |               |  |   | 25,296,236   |   |  | 88.0  |  
|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Total High Quality               |  |                      | 18,552,175 |     |              | 99.5  |   |               |   | 9,465,891  |              |  | 93.8  |               |  |   | 28,018,066   |   |  | 97.5  |  
|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Other Investments                |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Non-Agency ARM Assets:           |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|A Rating                         |  |                      | 48,854     |     |              | 0.3   |   |               |   | 81,172     |              |  | 0.8   |               |  |   | 130,026      |   |  | 0.4   |  
|BBB/Baa Rating                   |  |                      | 26,920     |     |              | 0.1   |   |               |   | 20,450     |              |  | 0.2   |               |  |   | 47,370       |   |  | 0.2   |  
|BB/Ba Rating and Below           |  |                      | 28,096     | (2) |              | 0.1   |   |               |   | 62,466     | (1)          |  | 0.5   |               |  |   | 90,562       |   |  | 0.3   |  
|ARM loans pending securitization |  |                      |           |     |              | 0.0   |   |               |   | 466,471    |              |  | 4.7   |               |  |   | 466,471      |   |  | 1.6   |  
|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Total Other Investments          |  |                      | 103,870    |     |              | 0.5   |   |               |   | 630,559    |              |  | 6.2   |               |  |   | 734,429      |   |  | 2.5   |  
|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Loan Loss Reserves               |  |                      |           |     |              | 0.0   |   |               |   | (9,434     | )            |  | 0.0   |               |  |   | (9,434       | ) |  | 0.0   |  
|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  
|Total ARM Portfolio              |  | $                    | 18,656,045 |     |              | 100.0 | % |               | $ | 10,087,016 |              |  | 100.0 | %             |  | $ | 28,743,061   |   |  | 100.0 | %
|                                 |  |                      |            |     |              |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |               |  |   |              |   |  |       |  



|(1) | As of December 31, 2004, the Investment Grade classes of ARM Loans Collateralizing CDOs have been credit-enhanced through overcollateralization and
subordination in the amount of $51.0 million, which is included in the BB/Ba Rating and below category.
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|(2) | As of December 31, 2004, we had total non-accretable discounts of $6.5 million on our Purchased ARM Assets due to estimated credit losses (other than
temporary declines in fair value) related to securities purchased at a discount, which is included in the BB/Ba Rating and Below category.
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As of September 30, 2005, twelve of the 25,896 loans in our ARM loan portfolio were 60 days or more delinquent and had an aggregate balance of $9.9
million. At September 30, 2005, we owned one real estate-owned property as a result of foreclosing on a delinquent loan in the amount of $417,000. We believe that our current level of reserves for loan losses is adequate to cover estimated
losses from this loan as well as losses inherent in the ARM loan portfolio at September 30, 2005.



At September 30, 2005, our Purchased Securitized Loans totaled $6.4 billion. Like our own loan originations and acquisitions, these assets are Qualifying Interests for purposes of
maintaining our exemption from the Investment Company Act because we retain a 100% ownership interest in the underlying loans. Because we purchase all classes of these securitizations, we have the entire credit exposure on the underlying loans. The
purchase price of the classes that are less than Investment Grade generally includes a discount for probable credit losses and, based on managements judgment, the portion of the purchase discount which reflects the estimated unrealized loss on
the securities due to credit risk is treated as a non-accretable discount. We recorded non-accretable discounts of $2.7 million related to securities purchased during the third quarter of 2005. As of September 30, 2005, we had total
non-accretable discounts of $10.1 million on our Purchased ARM Assets due to estimated credit losses (other than temporary declines in fair value) related to securities purchased at a discount. As of September 30, 2005, 23 of the underlying
loans in these Purchased Securitized Loans were 60 days or more delinquent and had an aggregate balance of $3.3 million.



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ARM Loan Portfolio Characteristics



The following table presents various characteristics of our ARM Loan
portfolio as of September 30, 2005. This information pertains to ARM loans held for securitization, ARM loans held as collateral for CDOs and ARM loans securitized for our own portfolio for which we retained credit loss exposure. The combined
unpaid principal balance of the loans included in this information is $13.0 billion.



ARM Loan Portfolio Characteristics



|                         |  |         |         |   |      |   |            |     |  |   |        |  
|------------------------ |  | ------- | ------- | - | ---- | - | ---------- | --- |  | - | ------ | -
|                         |  | Average |         |   | High |   |            | Low | 
|Original loan balance    |  | $       | 514,823 |   |      | $ | 12,500,000 |     |  | $ | 25,100 |  
|Unpaid principal balance |  | $       | 501,393 |   |      | $ | 12,500,000 |     |  | $ | 583    |  
|Coupon rate on loans     |  |         | 5.07    | % |      |   | 9.13       | %   |  |   | 2.50   | %
|Pass-through rate        |  |         | 4.96    | % |      |   | 8.60       | %   |  |   | 2.48   | %
|Pass-through margin      |  |         | 1.81    | % |      |   | 4.73       | %   |  |   | 0.36   | %
|Lifetime cap             |  |         | 9.68    | % |      |   | 18.00      | %   |  |   | 7.13   | %
|Original term (months)   |  |         | 360     |   |      |   | 480        |     |  |   | 120    |  
|Remaining term (months)  |  |         | 315     |   |      |   | 478        |     |  |   | 9      |  



|                                                   |  |      |   |  |                                                 |  |           |  
|-------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | - |  | ----------------------------------------------- |  | --------- | -
|Geographic distribution (top 5 states):            |  |      |   |  | Property type:                                  |  |           |  
|California                                         |  | 29.9 | % |  | Single-family                                   |  | 82.4      | %
|New York                                           |  | 8.3  |   |  | Condominium                                     |  | 14.6      |  
|Florida                                            |  | 7.8  |   |  | Other residential                               |  | 3.0       |  
|Georgia                                            |  | 7.7  |   |  |                                                 |  |           |  
|Colorado                                           |  | 6.9  |   |  | ARM Loan type:                                  |  |           |  
|                                                   |  |      |   |  | Traditional ARM loans                           |  | 22.6      | %
|Occupancy status:                                  |  |      |   |  | Hybrid ARM loans                                |  | 77.4      |  
|Owner occupied                                     |  | 77.3 | % |  |                                                 |  |           |  
|Second home                                        |  | 14.2 |   |  | ARM interest rate caps:                         |  |           |  
|Investor                                           |  | 8.5  |   |  | Initial cap on Hybrid ARM loans:                |  |           |  
|                                                   |  |      |   |  | 3.00% or less                                   |  | 0.6       | %
|Documentation type:                                |  |      |   |  | 3.01%-4.00%                                     |  | 9.9       |  
|Full/alternative                                   |  | 93.3 | % |  | 4.01%-5.00%                                     |  | 55.4      |  
|Stated income/no ratio                             |  | 6.7  |   |  | 5.01%-6.00%                                     |  | 13.2      |  
|                                                   |  |      |   |  |                                                 |  |           |  
|Loan purpose:                                      |  |      |   |  | Periodic cap on Traditional ARM loans:          |  |           |  
|Purchase                                           |  | 48.2 | % |  | None                                            |  | 7.1       | %
|Cash out refinance                                 |  | 27.7 |   |  | 1.00% or less                                   |  | 5.9       |  
|Rate & term refinance                              |  | 24.1 |   |  | Over 1.00%                                      |  | 7.9       |  
|                                                   |  |      |   |  |                                                 |  |           |  
|Unpaid principal balance                           |  |      |   |  | Percent of interest-only loan balances          |  | 90.2      | %
|$360,000 or less                                   |  | 19.5 | % |  |                                                 |  |           |  
|$360,001 to $650,000                               |  | 28.8 |   |  | Weighted average length of interest-only period |  | 8.0 years |  
|$650,001 to $1,000,000                             |  | 20.2 |   |  |                                                 |  |           |  
|$1,000,001 to $2,000,000                           |  | 22.9 |   |  | FICO scores:                                    |  |           |  
|$2,000,001 to $3,000,000                           |  | 4.6  |   |  | 801 and over                                    |  | 3.7       | %
|Over $3,000,001                                    |  | 4.0  |   |  | 751 to 800                                      |  | 44.3      |  
|                                                   |  |      |   |  | 701 to 750                                      |  | 32.8      |  
|Original effective loan-to-value:                  |  |      |   |  | 651 to 700                                      |  | 16.9      |  
|80.01% and over (1)                                |  | 1.7  | % |  | 650 or less                                     |  | 2.3       |  
|70.01%-80.00%                                      |  | 45.2 |   |  |                                                 |  |           |  
|60.01%-70.00%                                      |  | 25.2 |   |  | Weighted average FICO score:                    |  | 740       |  
|50.01%-60.00%                                      |  | 13.1 |   |  |                                                 |  |           |  
|50.00% or less                                     |  | 14.8 |   |  |                                                 |  |           |  
|                                                   |  |      |   |  |                                                 |  |           |  
|Weighted average effective original loan-to-value: |  | 66.4 | % |  |                                                 |  |           |  



|(1) | All loans with an effective original loan-to-value ratio over 80% have mortgage insurance. This ratio includes the effect of pledged assets, but not the impact
of mortgage insurance.
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As of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we serviced $8.5 billion and $7.2 billion of
our loans, respectively, and had 17,487 and 15,598 customer relationships, respectively. We hold all of the loans that we service in our portfolio in the form of Securitized ARM Loans, ARM Loans Collateralizing CDOs or ARM loans held for
securitization.



Asset Repricing
Characteristics



The following table classifies our ARM
portfolio by type of interest rate index and frequency of repricing.



ARM Assets by Index and Repricing Frequency

(Dollar amounts in thousands)



|                                    |  |                    |            |   |                   |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |  
|----------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ---------- | - | ----------------- | ----- | - | ------------- | - | ---------- | ------------ |  | ----- | -
|                                    |  | September 30, 2005 |            |   | December 31, 2004 |      
|                                    |  | CarryingValue      |            |   | PortfolioMix      |       |   | CarryingValue |   |            | PortfolioMix | 
|Traditional ARM assets:             |  |                    |            |   |                   |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |  
|Index:                              |  |                    |            |   |                   |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |  
|One-month LIBOR                     |  | $                  | 653,645    |   |                   | 1.7   | % |               | $ | 1,020,954  |              |  | 3.6   | %
|Six-month LIBOR                     |  |                    | 1,165,404  |   |                   | 3.0   |   |               |   | 1,752,298  |              |  | 6.1   |  
|One-year LIBOR                      |  |                    | 945,258    |   |                   | 2.5   |   |               |   | 704,844    |              |  | 2.4   |  
|One-year Constant Maturity Treasury |  |                    | 475,570    |   |                   | 1.2   |   |               |   | 548,269    |              |  | 1.9   |  
|Other                               |  |                    | 81,137     |   |                   | 0.2   |   |               |   | 157,361    |              |  | 0.5   |  
|                                    |  |                    |            |   |                   |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |  
|                                    |  |                    | 3,321,014  |   |                   | 8.6   |   |               |   | 4,183,726  |              |  | 14.5  |  
|                                    |  |                    |            |   |                   |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |  
|Hybrid ARM assets:                  |  |                    |            |   |                   |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |  
|Remaining fixed period:             |  |                    |            |   |                   |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |  
|3 years or less                     |  |                    | 7,587,608  |   |                   | 19.8  |   |               |   | 4,947,963  |              |  | 17.2  |  
|Over 3 years  5 years              |  |                    | 14,889,101 |   |                   | 38.8  |   |               |   | 14,824,132 |              |  | 51.6  |  
|Over 5 years                        |  |                    | 12,618,233 |   |                   | 32.8  |   |               |   | 4,796,674  |              |  | 16.7  |  
|                                    |  |                    |            |   |                   |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |  
|                                    |  |                    | 35,094,942 |   |                   | 91.4  |   |               |   | 24,568,769 |              |  | 85.5  |  
|Loan Loss Reserves                  |  |                    | (10,400    | ) |                   | (0.0  | ) |               |   | (9,434     | )            |  | (0.0  | )
|                                    |  |                    |            |   |                   |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |  
|                                    |  | $                  | 38,405,556 |   |                   | 100.0 | % |               | $ | 28,743,061 |              |  | 100.0 | %
|                                    |  |                    |            |   |                   |       |   |               |   |            |              |  |       |  



The ARM portfolio had
a weighted average coupon of 4.91% at September 30, 2005. This consisted of a weighted average coupon of 4.92% on the Hybrid ARM assets and a weighted average coupon of 4.64% on the Traditional ARM assets. If the portfolio had been Fully
Indexed, the weighted average coupon of the portfolio would have been 4.96%, based upon the composition of the portfolio and the applicable indices at September 30, 2005. Additionally, if the Traditional ARM portion of the portfolio had been
Fully Indexed, the weighted average coupon of that portion of the portfolio would have been 5.89%, also based upon the composition of the portfolio and the applicable indices at that time.



As of December 31, 2004, the ARM portfolio had a weighted average coupon
of 4.47%. This consisted of a weighted average coupon of 4.52% on the Hybrid ARM assets and a weighted average coupon of 3.74% on the Traditional ARM assets. If the portfolio had been Fully Indexed, the weighted average coupon of the portfolio would
have been 4.52%, based upon the composition of the portfolio and the applicable indices at December 31, 2004. Additionally, if the Traditional ARM portion of the portfolio had been Fully Indexed, the weighted average coupon of that portion of
the portfolio would have been 4.45%, also based upon the composition of the portfolio and the applicable indices at that time.



At September 30, 2005, the current yield of the ARM assets portfolio was 4.55%, up from 4.13% as of December 31, 2004. The increase in the yield
of 42 basis points as of September 30, 2005, compared to December 31, 2004, is primarily due to a 44 basis point increase in the weighted average coupon as a result of new asset purchases at higher weighted average coupons, partially
offset by higher net premium amortization and payments receivable.



Interest Rate Risk Management



The Hybrid ARM portfolio comprised 91.4% of the total ARM portfolio, or $35.1 billion, compared to 85.5%, or $24.6 billion as of December 31, 2004. We attempt to mitigate our interest rate risk by funding our ARM portfolio with
borrowings and Hedging Instruments with an Effective Duration approximately matching the Effective Duration on our ARM assets.



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Some of our borrowings bear variable or short-term (one year or less) fixed interest rates because our Traditional ARM assets have interest rates that adjust
within one year. However, most of our Hybrid ARM assets are financed with short-term borrowings that are hedged with Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments that fix the interest rate on those borrowings such that the Net Effective Duration is less than one
year. By maintaining a Net Effective Duration of less than one year, which is our maximum Effective Duration policy limit, the combined price change of our Hybrid ARM assets, associated Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments and other borrowings is expected
to be a maximum of 1% for a 1% parallel shift in interest rates. A lower Effective Duration indicates a lower expected volatility of earnings given future changes in interest rates. As of September 30, 2005, the Net Effective Duration
applicable to our Hybrid ARM assets was approximately 0.36 years while the Net Effective Duration applicable to the ARM portfolio was approximately 0.35 years.



As of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we were counterparty to Swap Agreements and Eurodollar Transactions having an aggregate
notional balance of $26.5 billion and $19.6 billion, respectively. In addition, as of September 30, 2005, we had entered into delayed Swap Agreements with notional balances totaling $3.8 billion that will become effective between October 2005
and October 2006. We entered into these delayed Swap Agreements to hedge the forecasted financing of our ARM assets. As of September 30, 2005, our Swap Agreements and Eurodollar Transactions had a weighted average maturity of 2.9 years. In
accordance with the Swap Agreements, we will pay a fixed rate of interest during the term of these Swap Agreements and receive a payment that varies monthly with the one-month LIBOR rate. The combined weighted average fixed rate payable of the Swap
Agreements and Eurodollar Transactions was 3.48% and 3.04% at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. The net unrealized gain on Swap Agreements at September 30, 2005 of $351.8 million included Swap Agreements with
gross unrealized gains of $353.9 million and gross unrealized losses of $2.1 million and is included in Hedging Instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2004, the net unrealized loss on Swap Agreements of $108.1
million included Swap Agreements with gross unrealized gains of $129.4 million and gross unrealized losses of $21.3 million. As of September 30, 2005, the net unrealized gain on Swap Agreements and deferred gains and losses on Eurodollar
Transactions recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) was a net gain of $338.1 million. Over the next twelve months, $210.9 million of these net unrealized gains are expected to be realized as a component of net interest income.



As of September 30, 2005 and December, 31, 2004, our Cap
Agreements, used to manage our interest rate risk exposure on the financing of the Hybrid ARM assets, had remaining aggregate net notional amounts of $1.0 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively. We have also entered into Cap Agreements that have
start dates ranging from 2006 to 2010. The notional balance at the start date will be the lesser of the scheduled amount of $371.1 million or the balance of Hybrid ARM loans associated with these Cap Agreements. The fair value of all of our Cap
Agreements at September 30, 2005 and December, 31, 2004 was $18.0 million and $14.8 million, respectively, and is included in Hedging Instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2005 and December, 31, 2004,
unrealized loss on Cap Agreements of $13.9 million and $21.1 million, respectively, is included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). In the twelve month period following September 30, 2005, $7.9 million of this unrealized loss is
expected to be realized. Pursuant to the terms of certain Cap Agreements, the notional amount of the Cap Agreements declines such that it is expected to equal the balance of the Hybrid ARM loans collateralizing our CDOs. Under these Cap Agreements,
we will receive cash payments should the one-month LIBOR increase above the contract rates of these Hedging Instruments, which range from 3.25% to 9.67% and average 3.66%. During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, we earned $369,000 related
to these Cap Agreements. The Cap Agreements had an average maturity of 3.2 years as of September 30, 2005 and will expire between 2006 and 2013.



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The following table presents the outstanding notional balance of our Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments as of
September 30, 2005 and the balance of these same Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments as of September 30 for each of the following five years, without any assumption that additional Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments are added to the portfolio in
the future periods (amounts in thousands):



|                            |  |                     |            |      |   |            |  |      |           |      |   |           |  |   |           |  |   |          
|--------------------------- |  | ------------------- | ---------- | ---- | - | ---------- |  | ---- | --------- | ---- | - | --------- |  | - | --------- |  | - | ---------
|                            |  | As of September 30,
|                            |  | 2005                |            | 2006 |   | 2007       |  | 2008 |           | 2009 |   | 2010     
|Swap Agreements:            |  |                     |            |      |   |            |  |      |           |      |   |           |  |   |           |  |   |          
|Balance-guaranteed (1) (3)  |  | $                   | 1,657,372  |      | $ | 1,325,898  |  | $    | 827,946   |      | $ | 458,723   |  | $ | 143,770   |  | $ | 91,269   
|Other (2)                   |  |                     | 24,517,375 |      |   | 16,539,543 |  |      | 7,384,452 |      |   | 4,285,663 |  |   | 2,777,149 |  |   | 1,789,670
|                            |  |                     |            |      |   |            |  |      |           |      |   |           |  |   |           |  |   |          
|                            |  |                     | 26,174,747 |      |   | 17,865,441 |  |      | 8,212,398 |      |   | 4,744,386 |  |   | 2,920,919 |  |   | 1,880,939
|                            |  |                     |            |      |   |            |  |      |           |      |   |           |  |   |           |  |   |          
|Eurodollar Transactions (2) |  |                     | 336,000    |      |   |           |  |      |          |      |   |          |  |   |          |  |   |         
|Cap Agreements (1) (3)      |  |                     | 1,023,671  |      |   | 798,535    |  |      | 661,957   |      |   | 457,530   |  |   | 305,905   |  |   | 250,427  
|                            |  |                     |            |      |   |            |  |      |           |      |   |           |  |   |           |  |   |          
|                            |  | $                   | 27,534,418 |      | $ | 18,663,976 |  | $    | 8,874,355 |      | $ | 5,201,916 |  | $ | 3,226,824 |  | $ | 2,131,366
|                            |  |                     |            |      |   |            |  |      |           |      |   |           |  |   |           |  |   |          



|(1) | These Swap Agreements and Cap Agreements have been entered into in connection with our CDO transactions. The notional balances of these agreements are guaranteed
to match the balance of the Hybrid ARM collateral in the respective CDO transactions, subject to a maximum notional balance over the term of those agreements. The notional balances presented in the table above for these balance-guaranteed agreements
represent forward-looking statements which are calculated based on a CPR assumption of 20%. The actual balances will likely be different based on the actual prepayment performance of the applicable Hybrid ARM collateral. The final maturity of these
agreements is 2015.
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|(2) | These hedging instruments have a pre-determined schedule of notional balances over the term of the respective instruments, based on the expected decline in the
balance of our short-term borrowings used to finance our Hybrid ARM portfolio. The final maturity of these agreements is 2013.
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|(3) | The following table presents the maximum outstanding notional balance of our balance-guaranteed Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments as of September 30, 2005 and
as of September 30 for each of the following five years (in thousands):
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|                |  |                     |           |      |   |           |  |      |           |      |   |           |  |   |         |  |   |        
|--------------- |  | ------------------- | --------- | ---- | - | --------- |  | ---- | --------- | ---- | - | --------- |  | - | ------- |  | - | -------
|                |  | As of September 30,
|                |  | 2005                |           | 2006 |   | 2007      |  | 2008 |           | 2009 |   | 2010     
|Swap Agreements |  | $                   | 1,657,372 |      | $ | 1,479,600 |  | $    | 935,446   |      | $ | 532,454   |  | $ | 169,970 |  | $ | 102,513
|Cap Agreements  |  |                     | 1,023,671 |      |   | 927,999   |  |      | 753,915   |      |   | 474,115   |  |   | 323,054 |  |   | 275,759
|                |  |                     |           |      |   |           |  |      |           |      |   |           |  |   |         |  |   |        
|                |  | $                   | 2,681,043 |      | $ | 2,407,599 |  | $    | 1,689,361 |      | $ | 1,006,569 |  | $ | 493,024 |  | $ | 378,272
|                |  |                     |           |      |   |           |  |      |           |      |   |           |  |   |         |  |   |        



The fair value of the
Pipeline Hedging Instruments at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was a net unrealized gain of $3.7 million and a net unrealized loss of $2.0 million, respectively, and is included in Hedging Instruments on the Consolidated Balance
Sheets. Pipeline Hedging Instruments had remaining notional balances of $553.0 million and $688.0 million at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. During the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 we
recognized a $6.0 million gain and a $5.7 million gain, respectively, on Pipeline Hedging Instruments, which is included in Gain (loss) on Derivatives, net, in our Consolidated Income Statements along with a $6.0 million loss and a $2.6 million loss
recorded on loan commitments for the three-and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005, respectively.



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Asset Acquisitions



During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, we purchased $5.7 billion of Purchased ARM Assets, 98.6% of which were
High Quality assets and $2.2 billion of ARM loans, generally originated to A quality underwriting standards. Of the ARM assets acquired during the third quarter of 2005, 99.8% were Hybrid ARM assets and 0.2% were Traditional ARM assets
generally indexed to LIBOR. The following table compares our ARM asset acquisition and origination activity for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (dollar amounts in thousands):



|                           |  |                             |           |                            |   |                    |  |                    |            |  |   |           
|-------------------------- |  | --------------------------- | --------- | -------------------------- | - | ------------------ |  | ------------------ | ---------- |  | - | ----------
|                           |  | For the three months ended: |           | For the nine months ended:
|                           |  | September 30, 2005          |           | September 30, 2004         |   | September 30, 2005 |  | September 30, 2004
|Purchased ARM Assets:      |  |                             |           |                            |   |                    |  |                    |            |  |   |           
|Agency Securities          |  | $                           |          |                            | $ |                   |  | $                  |           |  | $ | 1,054,570 
|High Quality, non-Agency   |  |                             | 5,658,879 |                            |   | 4,297,412          |  |                    | 13,199,176 |  |   | 9,757,467 
|Other non-Agency           |  |                             | 82,186    |                            |   | 11,585             |  |                    | 187,740    |  |   | 29,795    
|                           |  |                             |           |                            |   |                    |  |                    |            |  |   |           
|                           |  |                             | 5,741,065 |                            |   | 4,308,997          |  |                    | 13,386,916 |  |   | 10,841,832
|                           |  |                             |           |                            |   |                    |  |                    |            |  |   |           
|ARM loans:                 |  |                             |           |                            |   |                    |  |                    |            |  |   |           
|Bulk acquisitions          |  |                             | 957,291   |                            |   |                   |  |                    | 1,289,526  |  |   | 88,959    
|Correspondent originations |  |                             | 1,215,157 |                            |   | 1,069,584          |  |                    | 3,358,877  |  |   | 2,873,507 
|Direct retail originations |  |                             | 76,686    |                            |   | 106,861            |  |                    | 204,493    |  |   | 341,678   
|                           |  |                             |           |                            |   |                    |  |                    |            |  |   |           
|                           |  |                             | 2,249,134 |                            |   | 1,176,445          |  |                    | 4,852,896  |  |   | 3,304,144 
|                           |  |                             |           |                            |   |                    |  |                    |            |  |   |           
|Total acquisitions         |  | $                           | 7,990,199 |                            | $ | 5,485,442          |  | $                  | 18,239,812 |  | $ | 14,145,976
|                           |  |                             |           |                            |   |                    |  |                    |            |  |   |           



As of
September 30, 2005, we had commitments to purchase $943.8 million of Purchased ARM Assets and $890.5 million of ARM loans through origination channels. At September 30, 2005, we used a 22.0% fallout assumption in the determination of our
ARM loan commitments based on our historical experience with the conversion of loan commitments to funded loans.



Securitization Activity



On September 30, 2005, we securitized $2.7 billion of ARM loans into a series of private-label multi-class ARM securities. While TMHL transferred
substantially all of the ARM loans to a separate bankruptcy-remote legal entity, on a consolidated basis: (i) we did not account for this securitization as a sale and, therefore, did not record any gain or loss in connection with the
securitization and (ii) we retained $97.5 million of the resulting securities for our securitized ARM loan portfolio and placed $2.6 billion with third-party investors, thereby providing long-term collateralized financing for our assets. As of
September 30, 2005, we held $12.7 billion of ARM assets as a result of our securitization efforts. As of December 31, 2004, we held $9.6 billion of ARM assets as a result of our securitization efforts. All discussions relating to
securitizations in this Form 10-Q are on a consolidated basis and do not reflect the separate legal ownership of the loans by various bankruptcy-remote legal entities.



Prepayment Experience



For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, our mortgage assets paid down at an approximate average annualized CPR of
28%, compared to 25% for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 and 23% for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. When prepayment expectations over the remaining life of the assets increase, we have to amortize our premiums over a shorter time
period, resulting in a reduced yield to maturity on our ARM assets. Conversely, if prepayment expectations decrease, we would amortize the premium over a longer time period, resulting in a higher yield to maturity. We monitor our prepayment
experience on a monthly basis and adjust the amortization of the net premium to reflect actual and future estimated prepayments.



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Liquidity and Capital Resources



We manage liquidity to ensure that we have the continuing ability to maintain cash flows that are adequate to fund
operations and meet commitments on a timely and cost-effective basis. At September 30, 2005, we had unencumbered assets of $1.4 billion, consisting of unpledged ARM assets, cash and cash equivalents, and other assets. We had unencumbered assets
of $1.1 billion at December 31, 2004. We believe that our liquidity level is in excess of that necessary to satisfy our operating requirements and we expect to continue to use diverse funding sources to maintain our financial flexibility.



We had adequate liquidity throughout the quarter ended
September 30, 2005. We believe we will continue to have sufficient liquidity to meet our future cash requirements from our primary sources of funds for the foreseeable future, without needing to sell assets.



Sources of Funds



Our primary sources of funds for the quarter ended September 30, 2005
consisted of reverse repurchase agreements, Asset-backed CP, CDOs, whole loan financing facilities and Subordinated Notes, as well as new equity proceeds and principal and interest payments from ARM assets. The reverse repurchase agreement market is
approximately a $4 trillion market, the Asset-backed CP market is approximately an $830 billion market and the AAA-rated mortgage- and asset- backed securities market is approximately a $10 trillion market, all of which have been readily available
sources of financing for mortgage assets, particularly those rated AA or better. Using CDOs as financing effectively eliminates rollover and margin call risk for the related portion of our balance sheet. To supplement our funding sources, we also
issue equity securities and unsecured long-term debt.



We have
arrangements to enter into reverse repurchase agreements with 23 different financial institutions and as of September 30, 2005, had borrowed funds from 18 of these firms. Reverse repurchase agreement borrowings outstanding at September 30,
2005 had a weighted average borrowing rate of 3.86% and a weighted average remaining term to maturity of 3.1 months.



We also have a $5 billion Asset-backed CP facility, which provides an alternative way to finance a portion of our ARM portfolio. We issue Asset-backed CP to investors in the form of secured
liquidity notes that are recorded as borrowings on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and are rated P-1 by Moodys Investors Service and F1+ by Fitch Ratings. As of September 30, 2005, we had $5.0 billion of Asset-backed CP outstanding with a
weighted average interest rate of 3.81% and a weighted average remaining maturity of 16 days.



Because we borrow money under reverse repurchase and Asset-backed CP agreements based on the fair value of our ARM assets, and because changes in interest rates can negatively impact the valuation of ARM assets, our
borrowing ability under these agreements may be limited and lenders may initiate margin calls in the event interest rates change or the value of our ARM assets declines for other reasons. External disruptions to credit markets might also impair
access to additional liquidity and, therefore, we might be required to sell certain mortgage assets in order to maintain liquidity. If required, such sales might be at prices lower than the carrying value of the assets, which would result in losses.
Our Hedging Instruments help offset this risk and since inception of our operations, we have never had to sell assets to maintain liquidity.



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All of our CDOs are secured by ARM loans and restricted cash placed as collateral for prefunded loans
which will be replaced by ARM loans within 60 days of the securitization settlement date. For financial reporting purposes, the ARM loans and restricted cash held as collateral are recorded as our assets and the CDOs are recorded as our debt. In
some transactions, Hedging Instruments are also recorded as our assets or liabilities. The Hedging Instruments either fix the interest rates of the pass-through certificates or cap the interest rate exposure on these transactions. As of
September 30, 2005, the following CDOs were outstanding (dollar amounts in thousands):



|                                   |  |                   |           |                             |      |  
|---------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | --------- | --------------------------- | ---- | -
|Description                        |  | Principal Balance |           | Effective Interest Rate (1) |     
|Floating-rate financing            |  | $                 | 1,364,431 |                             | 4.20 | %
|Capped floating-rate financing (2) |  |                   | 4,325,211 |                             | 4.22 | %
|Fixed-rate financing (3)           |  |                   | 3,677,968 |                             | 4.26 | %
|                                   |  |                   |           |                             |      |  
|Total                              |  | $                 | 9,367,610 |                             | 4.23 | %
|                                   |  |                   |           |                             |      |  



|(1) | Effective interest rate includes the impact of issuance costs and Hedging Instruments.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(2) | Includes financing hedged with Cap Agreements with strike prices in excess of one-month LIBOR with a notional balance of $4.3 billion as of September 30,
2005.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(3) | Includes floating-rate financing hedged with Swap Agreements with a notional balance of $1.7 billion and Cap Agreements with strike prices less than one-month
LIBOR with a notional balance of $841.5 million and fixed-rate financing of $1.2 billion as of September 30, 2005.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



As of September 30, 2005, the CDOs were collateralized by ARM loans with a principal balance of $9.1 billion and restricted cash totaling $388
million. The debt matures between 2033 and 2045 and is callable at par once the total balance of the loans collateralizing the debt is reduced to 20% of their original balance. The balance of this debt is reduced as the underlying loan collateral is
paid down and is expected to have an average life of approximately four years.



As of September 30, 2005, we had entered into two committed whole loan financing facilities with a total borrowing capacity of $600 million that expire between February 2006 and December 2006. We had uncommitted
facilities of $850 million at September 30, 2005. The interest rates on these facilities are indexed to one-month LIBOR and reprice accordingly. We expect to renew these facilities when they expire or replace them with new facilities with
similar terms. As of September 30, 2005, we had $41.9 million borrowed against these whole loan financing facilities at an effective cost of 4.38%.



In September 2005, we issued $140.0 million in Subordinated Notes. The Subordinated Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 7.4% per annum for the
first ten years and thereafter at a variable rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 2.65% per annum, payable each January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30, and mature on October 30, 2035. We have the option
to redeem the Subordinated Notes at par on or after October 30, 2010. The Subordinated Notes may also be redeemed under limited circumstances on or before October 30, 2010. In connection with the issuance of the Subordinated Notes, we
incurred costs of $4.1 million, which will be amortized over the remaining expected life of the Subordinated Notes. At September 30, 2005, the balance of the Subordinated Notes outstanding, net of unamortized issuance costs, was $135.9 million
and had an effective cost of 7.62% which reflects the effect of issuance cost.



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Capital Utilization and Leverage



The Board of Directors has approved a policy that limits our capacity to
borrow funds to finance ARM assets based on our long-term capital. We monitor the relationship between our ARM assets, borrowings and long-term capital using a variety of different measures. However, the primary operating policy that limits our
borrowings and leverage is a requirement to maintain our Adjusted Equity-to-Assets Ratio, a non-GAAP measurement, at a minimum of 8%. Broadly speaking, this ratio reflects the relationship between those ARM assets financed with borrowings that are
subject to margin calls and our long-term capital position. See the table below for the calculation of this ratio.



Recourse or marginable debt generally consists of reverse repurchase agreements, Asset-backed CP and whole loan financing facilities. These borrowings are based on the current market value of our
ARM assets, are short-term in nature, mature on a frequent basis (weighted average maturity of 2.6 months as of September 30, 2005), need to be rolled over at each maturity and are subject to margin calls based on collateral value changes or
changes in margin requirements. For these reasons, our policy requires that we maintain significant excess capital and liquidity above the initial margin requirement to meet future margin calls as a result of unexpected changes in margin
requirements and collateral value. Our initial margin requirements typically average between 4% and 5% for these borrowings, so our policy requires that we maintain an Adjusted Equity-to-Assets Ratio of at least 8% against the financing of these ARM
assets. The 8% minimum policy requirement provides a capital cushion that we feel confident will be sufficient to allow us to fund future margin requirements that might result from changes in the value of our assets or Hedging Instruments or changes
in margin requirements. Historically, this capital cushion has proved to be more than adequate to support our borrowing arrangements through a variety of interest rate and credit cycles.



We use the Adjusted Equity-to-Assets Ratio as a way to ensure that we always have an adequate capital cushion relative to
those recourse borrowings subject to margin call. If we did not maintain a sufficient capital cushion to meet initial and ongoing margin requirements, we could be forced to liquidate ARM assets, potentially at a loss, at a time when our ARM assets
had declined in value or when margin requirements had changed. The potential limitation that may result from the use of the non-GAAP measurement is that, in an economic environment where the market value of the investment portfolio is increasing,
the amount of capital that we can invest will be less than the amount then available for investment under a comparable GAAP measurement. Although we acknowledge this limitation, we believe that it is not prudent to factor these market gains into the
calculation of leveragable capital because the gains may be short-term in nature. The potential volatility in market prices could result in subsequent reversal of the gains that would require subsequent disposition of ARM assets in unfavorable
market conditions.



As we increase our use of CDOs, the risk of
margin calls, changes in margin requirements and potential rollover risk is reduced because CDOs represent long-term non-recourse financing whose terms are established at the time of the financing and are not subject to change. As a result, the need
to maintain a capital cushion comparable to what we maintain on our recourse borrowings is eliminated. For purposes of maintaining an adequate capital cushion, our policy allows us to eliminate all assets (and the associated long-term equity
capital) associated with CDOs from our operating capital ratio. Because the CDOs only require approximately 2% of equity capital to support the transactions, versus the minimum 8% policy requirement on our recourse borrowings, we are able to use
this freed-up capital to acquire additional ARM assets. We expect that we will be able to retain and carry an increased amount of assets in the future as a percentage of our equity capital base. Additionally, we eliminate from our Adjusted
Equity-to-Assets Ratio any unrealized market value adjustments, recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), from our equity accounts and we include our Senior Notes and Subordinated Notes as forms of long-term capital as if the notes
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The following table presents the calculation of our Adjusted Equity-to-Assets ratio, a non-GAAP
measurement:



|                                                         |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|-------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ---------- | - | ----------------- | - | ---------- | -
|(dollar amounts in thousands)                            |  | September 30, 2005 |            |   | December 31, 2004 |  
|Assets                                                   |  | $                  | 39,580,536 |   |                   | $ | 29,189,618 |  
|Adjustments:                                             |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|Net unrealized loss on Purchased ARM Assets              |  |                    | 438,802    |   |                   |   | 177,337    |  
|Net unrealized gain on Hedging Instruments               |  |                    | (340,087   | ) |                   |   | (108,278   | )
|ARM Loans Collateralizing CDOs                           |  |                    | (9,122,259 | ) |                   |   | (6,720,810 | )
|Restricted cash collateralizing CDOs                     |  |                    | (388,456   | ) |                   |   |           |  
|Cap Agreements                                           |  |                    | (48,934    | ) |                   |   | (35,952    | )
|                                                         |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|Adjusted assets                                          |  | $                  | 30,119,602 |   |                   | $ | 22,501,915 |  
|                                                         |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|Shareholders equity                                     |  | $                  | 2,305,424  |   |                   | $ | 1,789,184  |  
|Adjustments:                                             |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive loss                     |  |                    | 100,720    |   |                   |   | 90,715     |  
|Equity supporting CDOs:                                  |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|CDOs                                                     |  |                    | 9,367,610  |   |                   |   | 6,623,641  |  
|ARM Loans Collateralizing CDOs                           |  |                    | (9,122,259 | ) |                   |   | (6,720,810 | )
|Restricted cash collateralizing CDOs                     |  |                    | (388,456   | ) |                   |   |           |  
|Cap Agreements                                           |  |                    | (48,934    | ) |                   |   | (35,952    | )
|                                                         |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|                                                         |  |                    | (192,039   | ) |                   |   | (133,121   | )
|Senior Notes                                             |  |                    | 304,278    |   |                   |   | 304,173    |  
|Subordinated Notes                                       |  |                    | 135,884    |   |                   |   |           |  
|                                                         |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|Adjusted shareholders equity                            |  | $                  | 2,654,267  |   |                   | $ | 2,050,951  |  
|                                                         |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|Adjusted equity-to-assets ratio                          |  |                    | 8.81       | % |                   |   | 9.11       | %
|                                                         |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|GAAP equity-to-assets ratio                              |  |                    | 5.82       | % |                   |   | 6.13       | %
|                                                         |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|Ratio of historical equity-to-historical assets          |  |                    | 6.06       | % |                   |   | 6.43       | %
|                                                         |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|Ratio of long-term capital to historical assets          |  |                    | 7.17       | % |                   |   | 7.46       | %
|                                                         |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  
|Estimated total risk-based capital /risk-weighted assets |  |                    | 23.54      | % |                   |   | 21.69      | %
|                                                         |  |                    |            |   |                   |   |            |  



The above table also
presents four alternative capital utilization measurements to our Adjusted Equity-to-Assets ratio. The first capital utilization measurement is the GAAP equity-to-assets ratio, a calculation that simply divides total GAAP equity by total assets.
While the simplest of all equity-to-assets calculations, it is not used by management to manage our balance sheet because it includes factors such as unrealized gains and losses on assets and Hedging Instruments deemed to be less important to the
long-term operating nature of our business, since our assets are not held for sale and since the unrealized gains and losses are not permanent impairments of our equity or of these assets and Hedging Instruments. If we did use the GAAP measurement
as a basis for our leverage limitation and if our Board of Directors-approved policy limited our GAAP equity-to-assets to a minimum of 8%, our total assets would have been reduced to $28.8 billion instead of the $39.6 billion of assets owned as of
September 30, 2005. In part, we are able to carry those additional assets by financing a portion of our ARM assets with CDO financings, which have an initial fixed capital requirement of approximately 2% of the assets financed in this way. The
GAAP measurement ignores changes in the level of equity required to support various forms of financing as the mix of our financing of ARM assets changes between financing subject to margin requirements and CDO financings which are not subject to
margin requirements. This is another reason why we do not use the GAAP measurement to make leverage or capital utilization decisions.



The second alternative capital utilization measurement is the ratio of historical equity to historical assets. This is a non-GAAP measurement that
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accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). This measurement is calculated by dividing the sum of the assets, net unrealized gain (loss) on Purchased ARM
Assets and net unrealized gain (loss) on Hedging Instruments in the table above by the sum of shareholders equity and OCI. Our historical equity-to-assets ratio is higher than the regulatory minimum of 5% required for banks and savings and
loan institutions to qualify as well-capitalized.



The third alternative capital utilization measurement is the ratio of long-term capital to historical assets. This is a non-GAAP measurement that eliminates the market value adjustment of our assets and Hedging Instruments included in
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). This calculation also includes Senior Notes and Subordinated Notes as a component of our long-term capital base. This measurement is calculated by dividing the sum of the assets, net unrealized gain
(loss) on Purchased ARM Assets and net unrealized gain (loss) on Hedging Instruments in the table above by long-term capital. We monitor these ratios in order to have a complete picture of the relationship between our total assets and long-term
capital position.



The fourth alternative capital utilization
measurement is a calculation of estimated total risk-based capital divided by risk-weighted assets, a regulatory calculation required to be made by banks and savings and loan institutions that complies with Federal Reserve Board capital
requirements. Risk-based capital measures capital requirements for assets based on their credit exposure as defined by the regulation, with lower credit risk assets requiring less capital and higher credit risk assets requiring more capital.
Although we are not subject to these regulatory requirements, we focus our efforts on only high quality assets. Therefore, our risk-based capital ratio tends to be quite high when compared to banking institutions, and well in excess of the
regulatory minimum of 10% required for banks and savings and loan institutions to qualify as well-capitalized.



Equity Transactions



During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, we issued 104,800 shares of Preferred Stock under a controlled equity offering program and received net
proceeds of $2.5 million.



During the quarter ended
September 30, 2005, we issued 2,471,597 shares of Common Stock under the DRSPP and received net proceeds of $66.3 million.



Off-Balance Sheet Commitments



As of September 30, 2005, we had commitments in the ordinary course of business to purchase or originate the following amounts of ARM assets (in
thousands):



|                                       |  |   |          
|-------------------------------------- |  | - | ---------
|ARM securities                         |  | $ | 128,413  
|Purchased Securitized Loans            |  |   | 815,349  
|ARM loans  correspondent originations |  |   | 823,074  
|ARM loans  direct originations        |  |   | 67,421   
|                                       |  |   |          
|                                       |  | $ | 1,834,257
|                                       |  |   |          



We also have entered
into transactions whereby we expect to acquire the remaining balance of certain AAA-rated Hybrid ARM securities, at a price of par, between 2007 and 2008, when the fixed-rate period of the Hybrid ARM securities terminates and the securities convert
into Traditional ARM securities with characteristics similar to the Traditional ARM securities held in the current portfolio. We view these transactions as an alternative source of Traditional ARM assets. At September 30, 2005, the balance of
the Hybrid ARM securities was approximately $1.1 billion, but is expected to be less than 55% of that, and could be zero, at the time they convert into Traditional ARM securities. If we decide not to acquire the Hybrid ARM securities when they
convert into Traditional ARM securities, then we are committed to pay or receive the difference between par and the fair value of the Traditional ARM securities at that time, as determined by an auction of the Traditional ARM securities. As of
September 30, 2005, we had delivered ARM assets with a carrying value of $2.7 million and $3.2 million in cash as collateral in connection with these transactions.



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Contractual Obligations



As of September 30, 2005, we had the following contractual obligations
(in thousands):



|                                |  |                        |            |                 |   |            |  |            |        |                  |   |        |  |   |          
|------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | - | ---------- |  | ---------- | ------ | ---------------- | - | ------ |  | - | ---------
|                                |  | Payments Due by Period
|                                |  | Total                  |            | Less than 1year |   | 1  3years |  | 3  5years |        | More than5 years
|Reverse repurchase agreements   |  | $                      | 22,268,036 |                 | $ | 22,268,036 |  | $          |       |                  | $ |       |  | $ |         
|Asset-backed CP                 |  |                        | 4,990,000  |                 |   | 4,990,000  |  |            |        |                  |   |        |  |   |          
|CDOs (1)                        |  |                        | 9,367,610  |                 |   | 18,632     |  |            | 49,664 |                  |   | 78,407 |  |   | 9,220,907
|Whole loan financing facilities |  |                        | 41,871     |                 |   | 41,871     |  |            |       |                  |   |       |  |   |         
|Senior Notes                    |  |                        | 304,279    |                 |   |           |  |            |       |                  |   |       |  |   | 304,279  
|Subordinated Notes              |  |                        | 135,884    |                 |   |           |  |            |       |                  |   |       |  |   | 135,884  
|                                |  |                        |            |                 |   |            |  |            |        |                  |   |        |  |   |          
|Total (2)                       |  | $                      | 37,107,680 |                 | $ | 27,318,539 |  | $          | 49,664 |                  | $ | 78,407 |  | $ | 9,661,070
|                                |  |                        |            |                 |   |            |  |            |        |                  |   |        |  |   |          



|(1) | Maturities of our CDOs are dependent upon cash flows received from the underlying loans receivable. Our estimate of their repayment is based on scheduled
principal payments on the underlying loans receivable. This estimate will differ from actual amounts to the extent we experience prepayments and/or loan losses.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(2) | Our Consolidated Balance Sheets include a liability for Hedging Instruments with negative market values, which is not reflected in this table.
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Results of Operations For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2005



For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, our net income was $74.0
million, or $0.70 EPS, based on weighted average shares outstanding of 102,758,000. That compares to $58.0 million, or $0.69 EPS for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, based on weighted average shares outstanding of 84,643,000, a 1.5%
increase in our EPS.



The table below highlights the historical
trend in the components of return on average common equity (annualized) during each respective quarter:



Components of Return on Average Common Equity



|                      |  |                             |   |  |                                |   |  |                  |   |  |                         |   |  |                   |    |  |                            |   |  |                          |  
|--------------------- |  | --------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------------ | - |  | ---------------- | - |  | ----------------------- | - |  | ----------------- | -- |  | -------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------ | -
|For the Quarter Ended |  | Net Interest Income/ Equity |   |  | G & A Expense, net (1)/ Equity |   |  | Mgmt Fee/ Equity |   |  | Performance Fee/ Equity |   |  | Other (2)/ Equity |    |  | Preferred Dividend/ Equity |   |  | Net Income/ Equity (ROE) |  
|Sep 30, 2003          |  | 21.97                       | % |  | 1.70                           | % |  | 1.13             | % |  | 2.62                    | % |  | (0.27             | )% |  | 0.00                       | % |  | 16.79                    | %
|Dec 31, 2003          |  | 22.79                       | % |  | 2.10                           | % |  | 1.11             | % |  | 2.59                    | % |  | 0.23              | %  |  | 0.00                       | % |  | 16.76                    | %
|Mar 31, 2004          |  | 21.31                       | % |  | 2.21                           | % |  | 1.11             | % |  | 2.55                    | % |  | (0.90             | )% |  | 0.00                       | % |  | 16.34                    | %
|Jun 30, 2004          |  | 19.94                       | % |  | 0.58                           | % |  | 1.06             | % |  | 2.29                    | % |  | 0.39              | %  |  | 0.00                       | % |  | 15.62                    | %
|Sep 30, 2004          |  | 18.76                       | % |  | 1.43                           | % |  | 1.09             | % |  | 2.23                    | % |  | (1.16             | )% |  | 0.00                       | % |  | 15.17                    | %
|Dec 31, 2004          |  | 18.84                       | % |  | 1.10                           | % |  | 1.06             | % |  | 2.23                    | % |  | (0.86             | )% |  | 0.00                       | % |  | 15.31                    | %
|Mar 31, 2005          |  | 17.91                       | % |  | 0.74                           | % |  | 1.01             | % |  | 2.16                    | % |  | (0.54             | )% |  | 0.02                       | % |  | 14.52                    | %
|Jun 30, 2005          |  | 16.53                       | % |  | 1.04                           | % |  | 1.03             | % |  | 2.00                    | % |  | (1.54             | )% |  | 0.29                       | % |  | 13.71                    | %
|Sep 30, 2005          |  | 17.85                       | % |  | 0.33                           | % |  | 1.09             | % |  | 2.00                    | % |  | 0.09              | %  |  | 0.44                       | % |  | 13.90                    | %

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|(1) | G & A expense excludes management and performance fees and is net of servicing income.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(2) | Other includes gain on ARM assets and gain on Derivatives, hedging expense and provision for credit losses.
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Our ROE decreased in the third quarter of 2005 compared to the same period in
2004 primarily due to a decline in our Portfolio Margin. While a range of factors influence Portfolio Margin, the recent decline resulted from tighter spreads on both acquisition and origination investment opportunities, accelerated prepayment
speeds, spread compression related to our Traditional ARM Assets and the hedging of a portion of our Hybrid ARM assets with Cap Agreements, most of which are not currently providing cash flow benefits. This ROE decline was partially offset by
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The following table presents the components of our net interest income:



Comparative Net Interest Income Components

(in thousands)



|                                                  |  |                                      |         |   |      |   |         |  
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | -
|                                                  |  | For the quarters ended September 30, |        
|                                                  |  | 2005                                 |         |   | 2004 |  
|Coupon interest income on ARM assets              |  | $                                    | 424,456 |   |      | $ | 253,609 |  
|Amortization of net premium                       |  |                                      | (26,318 | ) |      |   | (14,392 | )
|Cash and cash equivalents                         |  |                                      | 1,980   |   |      |   | 609     |  
|                                                  |  |                                      |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Interest income                                   |  |                                      | 400,118 |   |      |   | 239,826 |  
|                                                  |  |                                      |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Reverse repurchase agreements and Asset-backed CP |  |                                      | 233,978 |   |      |   | 69,558  |  
|CDOs                                              |  |                                      | 71,964  |   |      |   | 25,482  |  
|Whole loan financing facilities                   |  |                                      | 6,767   |   |      |   | 5,348   |  
|Senior Notes                                      |  |                                      | 6,134   |   |      |   | 5,237   |  
|Subordinated Notes                                |  |                                      | 58      |   |      |   |        |  
|Hedging Instruments                               |  |                                      | (10,960 | ) |      |   | 62,473  |  
|                                                  |  |                                      |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Interest expense                                  |  |                                      | 307,941 |   |      |   | 168,098 |  
|                                                  |  |                                      |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net interest income                               |  | $                                    | 92,177  |   |      | $ | 71,728  |  
|                                                  |  |                                      |         |   |      |   |         |  



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The following table presents the average balances for each category of our interest-earning assets as
well as our interest-bearing liabilities, with the corresponding annualized effective rate of interest and the related interest income or expense:



Average Balance, Rate and Interest Income/Expense Table

(Dollar amounts in thousands)



|                                                         |  |                                      |            |               |       |   |                          |   |         |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|-------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | ---------- | ------------- | ----- | - | ------------------------ | - | ------- | -------------- |  | ------------- | ---------- |  | ------------------------ | - |  | - | -------
|                                                         |  | For the quarters ended September 30,
|                                                         |  | 2005                                 |            |               | 2004 
|                                                         |  | AverageBalance                       |            | EffectiveRate |       |   | InterestIncomeandExpense |   |         | AverageBalance |  | EffectiveRate |            |  | InterestIncomeandExpense
|Interest-Earning Assets:                                 |  |                                      |            |               |       |   |                          |   |         |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|ARM assets (1)                                           |  | $                                    | 35,759,888 |               | 4.45  | % |                          | $ | 398,138 |                |  | $             | 24,201,337 |  | 3.95                     | % |  | $ | 239,217
|Cash and cash equivalents                                |  |                                      | 98,611     |               | 8.03  |   |                          |   | 1,980   |                |  |               | 248,749    |  | 0.98                     |   |  |   | 609    
|                                                         |  |                                      |            |               |       |   |                          |   |         |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|                                                         |  |                                      | 35,858,499 |               | 4.46  |   |                          |   | 400,118 |                |  |               | 24,450,086 |  | 3.92                     |   |  |   | 239,826
|                                                         |  |                                      |            |               |       |   |                          |   |         |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|Interest-Bearing Liabilities:                            |  |                                      |            |               |       |   |                          |   |         |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|Reverse repurchase agreements and Asset-backed CP        |  |                                      | 25,836,941 |               | 3.62  |   |                          |   | 233,978 |                |  |               | 17,009,274 |  | 1.64                     |   |  |   | 69,558 
|Plus: Cost of Hedging Instruments (2)                    |  |                                      |            |               | (0.21 | ) |                          |   | (13,813 | )              |  |               |            |  | 1.30                     |   |  |   | 55,407 
|                                                         |  |                                      |            |               |       |   |                          |   |         |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|Hedged reverse repurchase agreements and Asset-backed CP |  |                                      |            |               | 3.41  |   |                          |   | 220,165 |                |  |               |            |  | 2.94                     |   |  |   | 124,965
|                                                         |  |                                      |            |               |       |   |                          |   |         |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|CDOs                                                     |  |                                      | 7,147,917  |               | 4.03  |   |                          |   | 71,964  |                |  |               | 4,761,618  |  | 2.14                     |   |  |   | 25,482 
|Plus: Cost of Hedging Instruments (2)                    |  |                                      |            |               | 0.16  |   |                          |   | 2,853   |                |  |               |            |  | 0.59                     |   |  |   | 7,066  
|                                                         |  |                                      |            |               |       |   |                          |   |         |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|Hedged CDOs                                              |  |                                      |            |               | 4.19  |   |                          |   | 74,817  |                |  |               |            |  | 2.73                     |   |  |   | 32,548 
|                                                         |  |                                      |            |               |       |   |                          |   |         |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|Whole loan financing facilities                          |  |                                      | 622,149    |               | 4.35  |   |                          |   | 6,767   |                |  |               | 921,853    |  | 2.32                     |   |  |   | 5,348  
|Senior and Subordinated Notes                            |  |                                      | 313,854    |               | 7.89  |   |                          |   | 6,192   |                |  |               | 251,310    |  | 8.34                     |   |  |   | 5,237  
|                                                         |  |                                      |            |               |       |   |                          |   |         |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|                                                         |  |                                      | 33,920,861 |               | 3.63  |   |                          |   | 307,941 |                |  |               | 22,944,055 |  | 2.93                     |   |  |   | 168,098
|                                                         |  |                                      |            |               |       |   |                          |   |         |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|Net Interest-Earning Assets and Spread                   |  | $                                    | 1,937,638  |               | 0.83  | % |                          | $ | 92,177  |                |  | $             | 1,506,031  |  | 0.99                     | % |  | $ | 71,728 
|                                                         |  |                                      |            |               |       |   |                          |   |         |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|Yield on Net Interest-Earning Assets (3)                 |  |                                      |            |               | 1.03  | % |                          |   |         |                |  |               |            |  | 1.17                     | % |  |   |        
|                                                         |  |                                      |            |               |       |   |                          |   |         |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        



|(1) | Effective rate includes impact of amortizing ARM assets net premium.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------



|(2) | Includes Swap Agreements and Eurodollar Transactions with notional balances of $26.5 billion and $19.6 billion as of September 30, 2005 and 2004,
respectively, and Cap Agreements with aggregate net notional balances of $1.0 billion and $1.3 billion as of September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(3) | Yield on Net Interest-Earning Assets is computed by dividing annualized net interest income by the average daily balance of interest-earning assets.
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The following table presents the total amount of change in interest income/expense from the table above
and presents the amount of change due to changes in interest rates versus the amount of change due to changes in volume (amounts in thousands):



|                                                  |  |                                                  |        |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------ | ------ | - | ------ | - | ------- | ----- |  | - | -------
|                                                  |  | Rate/Volume Variance                            
|                                                  |  | Three Months ended September 30,2005 versus 2004
|                                                  |  | Rate                                             |        |   | Volume |   |         | Total
|Interest Income:                                  |  |                                                  |        |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        
|ARM assets                                        |  | $                                                | 30,232 |   |        | $ | 128,689 |       |  | $ | 158,921
|Cash and cash equivalents                         |  |                                                  | 4,386  |   |        |   | (3,015  | )     |  |   | 1,371  
|                                                  |  |                                                  |        |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        
|                                                  |  |                                                  | 34,618 |   |        |   | 125,674 |       |  |   | 160,292
|                                                  |  |                                                  |        |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        
|Interest Expense:                                 |  |                                                  |        |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        
|Reverse repurchase agreements and Asset-backed CP |  |                                                  | 19,977 |   |        |   | 75,223  |       |  |   | 95,200 
|CDOs                                              |  |                                                  | 17,291 |   |        |   | 24,978  |       |  |   | 42,269 
|Whole loan financing facilities                   |  |                                                  | 4,678  |   |        |   | (3,259  | )     |  |   | 1,419  
|Senior Notes and Subordinated Notes               |  |                                                  | (279   | ) |        |   | 1,234   |       |  |   | 955    
|                                                  |  |                                                  |        |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        
|                                                  |  |                                                  | 41,667 |   |        |   | 98,176  |       |  |   | 139,843
|                                                  |  |                                                  |        |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        
|Net interest income                               |  | $                                                | (7,049 | ) |        | $ | 27,498  |       |  | $ | 20,449 
|                                                  |  |                                                  |        |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        



Net interest income
increased $20.4 million in the third quarter of 2005, compared to the same quarter of the prior year. This increase in net interest income is composed of an unfavorable rate variance and a favorable volume variance. The increased average size of our
portfolio during the third quarter of 2005 compared to the same period of 2004 increased net interest income in the amount of $27.5 million. The average balance of our interest-earning assets was $35.9 billion during the quarter ended
September 30, 2005, compared to $24.5 billion during the same period of 2004  an increase of 46.5%. As a result of the yield on our interest-earning assets increasing to 4.46% during the third quarter of 2005 from 3.92% during the same
quarter of 2004, an increase of 54 BPs, and our cost of funds increasing to 3.63% from 2.93% during the same period, an increase of 70 BPs, there was a net unfavorable rate variance of $7.0 million.



The following table highlights the components of net interest spread and the
annualized yield on net interest-earning assets for each applicable quarter:



Components of Net Interest Spread and Yield on Net Interest-Earning Assets (1)

(Dollar amounts in
millions)



|                      |  |                               |        |                                 |      |   |                     |      |   |                               |      |   |              |      |   |                   |      |   |                                   |      |  
|--------------------- |  | ----------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------- | ---- | - | ------------------- | ---- | - | ----------------------------- | ---- | - | ------------ | ---- | - | ----------------- | ---- | - | --------------------------------- | ---- | -
|For the Quarter Ended |  | AverageInterest-EarningAssets |        | HistoricalWeightedAverageCoupon |      |   | YieldAdjustment (2) |      |   | Yield onInterestEarningAssets |      |   | Cost ofFunds |      |   | NetInterestSpread |      |   | Yield onNetInterest-EarningAssets |     
|Sep 30, 2003          |  | $                             | 15,701 |                                 | 4.41 | % |                     | 0.56 | % |                               | 3.85 | % |              | 2.53 | % |                   | 1.32 | % |                                   | 1.53 | %
|Dec 31, 2003          |  | $                             | 18,327 |                                 | 4.35 | % |                     | 0.46 | % |                               | 3.89 | % |              | 2.62 | % |                   | 1.27 | % |                                   | 1.47 | %
|Mar 31, 2004          |  | $                             | 19,911 |                                 | 4.29 | % |                     | 0.36 | % |                               | 3.93 | % |              | 2.73 | % |                   | 1.20 | % |                                   | 1.40 | %
|Jun 30, 2004          |  | $                             | 22,628 |                                 | 4.25 | % |                     | 0.41 | % |                               | 3.84 | % |              | 2.72 | % |                   | 1.12 | % |                                   | 1.31 | %
|Sep 30, 2004          |  | $                             | 24,450 |                                 | 4.30 | % |                     | 0.38 | % |                               | 3.92 | % |              | 2.93 | % |                   | 0.99 | % |                                   | 1.17 | %
|Dec 31, 2004          |  | $                             | 27,193 |                                 | 4.42 | % |                     | 0.35 | % |                               | 4.07 | % |              | 3.11 | % |                   | 0.96 | % |                                   | 1.15 | %
|Mar 31, 2005          |  | $                             | 29,414 |                                 | 4.55 | % |                     | 0.36 | % |                               | 4.19 | % |              | 3.25 | % |                   | 0.94 | % |                                   | 1.13 | %
|Jun 30, 2005          |  | $                             | 30,854 |                                 | 4.65 | % |                     | 0.36 | % |                               | 4.29 | % |              | 3.44 | % |                   | 0.85 | % |                                   | 1.05 | %
|Sep 30, 2005          |  | $                             | 35,858 |                                 | 4.83 | % |                     | 0.37 | % |                               | 4.46 | % |              | 3.63 | % |                   | 0.83 | % |                                   | 1.03 | %

---

|(1) | Yield on Net Interest-Earning Assets is computed by dividing net interest income by the average daily balance of interest-earning assets during the quarter.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(2) | Yield adjustments include the impact of amortizing premiums and discounts, the impact of principal payment receivables and the impact of interest-earning non-ARM
assets.
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The following table presents these components of the yield adjustments for the dates presented in the
table above.



Components of the Yield Adjustments on ARM
Assets



|                      |  |                              |   |  |                                      |   |  |           |    |  |                       |  
|--------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------------------ | - |  | --------- | -- |  | --------------------- | -
|For the Quarter Ended |  | Premium/DiscountAmortization |   |  | Impact ofPrincipalPaymentsReceivable |   |  | Other (1) |    |  | Total YieldAdjustment |  
|Sep 30, 2003          |  | 0.34                         | % |  | 0.14                                 | % |  | 0.08      | %  |  | 0.56                  | %
|Dec 31, 2003          |  | 0.28                         | % |  | 0.11                                 | % |  | 0.07      | %  |  | 0.46                  | %
|Mar 31, 2004          |  | 0.27                         | % |  | 0.06                                 | % |  | 0.03      | %  |  | 0.36                  | %
|Jun 30, 2004          |  | 0.29                         | % |  | 0.10                                 | % |  | 0.02      | %  |  | 0.41                  | %
|Sep 30, 2004          |  | 0.30                         | % |  | 0.05                                 | % |  | 0.03      | %  |  | 0.38                  | %
|Dec 31, 2004          |  | 0.30                         | % |  | 0.04                                 | % |  | 0.01      | %  |  | 0.35                  | %
|Mar 31, 2005          |  | 0.32                         | % |  | 0.04                                 | % |  | 0.00      | %  |  | 0.36                  | %
|Jun 30, 2005          |  | 0.35                         | % |  | 0.02                                 | % |  | (0.01     | )% |  | 0.36                  | %
|Sep 30, 2005          |  | 0.35                         | % |  | 0.03                                 | % |  | (0.01     | )% |  | 0.37                  | %



|(1) | Other includes the impact of interest-earning cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents.
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Since we began acquiring whole loans in 1997, we have only experienced losses
on three loans, for a total amount of $174,000. We continue to evaluate our estimated credit losses on loans prior to their securitization and we may readjust our current policy if the circumstances warrant. As of September 30, 2005, our ARM
loans, including those that we have securitized, but with respect to which we have retained credit loss exposure, accounted for 33.9% of our portfolio of ARM assets or $13.0 billion. During the quarters ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, we
recorded loan loss provisions totaling $374,000 and $322,000, respectively, to reserve for estimated credit losses on loans.



During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, we purchased securitized loans in the amount of $1.7 billion. At September 30, 2005 and
December 31, 2004, our Purchased Securitized Loans totaled $6.4 billion and $3.5 billion, respectively. Like our own loan originations and acquisitions, these assets are Qualifying Interests for purposes of maintaining our exemption from the
Investment Company Act because we retain a 100% ownership interest in the underlying loans. Because we purchase all classes of these securitizations, we have the entire credit exposure on the underlying loans. The purchase price of the classes that
are less than Investment Grade generally includes a discount for probable credit losses and, based on managements judgment, the portion of the purchase discount which reflects the estimated unrealized loss on the securities due to credit risk
is treated as a non-accretable discount. We recorded non-accretable discounts of $2.7 million related to securities purchased during the third quarter of 2005. As of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we had total non-accretable
discounts of $10.1 million and $6.5 million, respectively, on our Purchased ARM Assets due to estimated credit losses (other than temporary declines in fair value) related to securities purchased at a discount. As of September 30, 2005, 23 of
the underlying loans in these Purchased Securitized Loans were 60 days or more delinquent and had an aggregate balance of $3.3 million.



We recorded a net gain of $26,000 on Derivatives during the third quarter of 2005, which consisted of a gain of $6.0 million on Pipeline Hedging
Instruments and a loss of $6.0 million on commitments to purchase loans from correspondent lenders and bulk sellers. We realized a net loss on Derivatives of $2.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2004, which consisted of an
$8.3 million loss on Pipeline Hedging Instruments partially offset by a net gain of $5.4 million on commitments to purchase loans from correspondent lenders and bulk sellers. We recorded a gain of $7.8 million on the sale of $770.4 billion of ARM
assets during the same period in 2004.



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The following table highlights the quarterly trend of operating expenses as a percent of average assets:



Annualized Operating Expense Ratios



|                     |  |                             |   |  |                              |   |  |                             |   |  |                                      |  
|-------------------- |  | --------------------------- | - |  | ---------------------------- | - |  | --------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------------------ | -
|For theQuarter Ended |  | ManagementFee/AverageAssets |   |  | PerformanceFee/AverageAssets |   |  | OtherExpenses/AverageAssets |   |  | TotalOperatingExpenses/AverageAssets |  
|Sep 30, 2003         |  | 0.08                        | % |  | 0.18                         | % |  | 0.13                        | % |  | 0.39                                 | %
|Dec 31, 2003         |  | 0.07                        | % |  | 0.17                         | % |  | 0.14                        | % |  | 0.38                                 | %
|Mar 31, 2004         |  | 0.07                        | % |  | 0.17                         | % |  | 0.16                        | % |  | 0.40                                 | %
|Jun 30, 2004         |  | 0.07                        | % |  | 0.15                         | % |  | 0.06                        | % |  | 0.28                                 | %
|Sep 30, 2004         |  | 0.07                        | % |  | 0.14                         | % |  | 0.12                        | % |  | 0.33                                 | %
|Dec 31, 2004         |  | 0.06                        | % |  | 0.14                         | % |  | 0.10                        | % |  | 0.30                                 | %
|Mar 31, 2005         |  | 0.06                        | % |  | 0.14                         | % |  | 0.08                        | % |  | 0.28                                 | %
|Jun 30, 2005         |  | 0.06                        | % |  | 0.13                         | % |  | 0.10                        | % |  | 0.29                                 | %
|Sep 30, 2005         |  | 0.06                        | % |  | 0.11                         | % |  | 0.05                        | % |  | 0.22                                 | %



The most significant
decrease to our operating expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 compared to September 30, 2004 was the $5.3 million decrease in the expenses associated with our long-term incentive awards due to the decrease in our stock price.
This decrease was partially offset by the $2.0 million increase in expenses related to expanded operations of TMHL, the $1.8 million increase in the performance-based fee that the Manager earned as a result of our achieving an ROE in excess of the
threshold as defined in the Management Agreement and the $1.4 million increase in base management fees. Our ROE prior to the effect of the performance-based fee of $10.3 million for the third quarter of 2005 was 15.90%, whereas the threshold, the
average Ten Year U.S. Treasury Rate plus 1%, was 5.22%. This ROE is a non-GAAP measurement used solely to calculate the amount of the performance-based fee earned by the Manager, in accordance with the formula contained in the Management Agreement.
Our GAAP ROE for the third quarter of 2005, which includes the effect of the performance-based fee of $10.3 million, was 13.90%.



We believe our expense ratios are among the lowest of any company originating and investing in mortgage assets, giving us a significant competitive
advantage over more traditional mortgage portfolio lending institutions such as banks and savings and loan institutions. This competitive advantage enables us to operate with less risk, such as credit and interest rate risk, and still generate an
attractive long-term ROE when compared to more traditional mortgage portfolio lending institutions.



The Manager receives an annual base management fee of 1.31% on the first $300 million of Average Historical Equity, plus 0.96% on Average Historical Equity above $300 million but less than $1.5
billion. The additional fee earned on Average Historical Equity is limited to 0.85% on Average Historical Equity greater than $1.5 billion but less than $2.0 billion, to 0.79% for Average Historical Equity greater than $2.0 billion but less than
$2.5 billion, to 0.74% for Average Historical Equity greater than $2.5 billion but less than $3.0 billion, and is capped at 0.69% on any Average Historical Equity greater than $3.0 billion. These percentages are subject to an inflation adjustment
each July based on changes to the Consumer Price Index over the prior twelve month period. The Manager earns a performance-based incentive fee of 20% of the Companys annualized net income, before performance-based compensation, above an
annualized ROE as defined in the Management Agreement equal to the Ten Year U.S. Treasury Rate plus 1%, with the fee limited such that once the Manager has earned a performance fee of $30 million, the performance fee percentage of 20% is reduced by
1% for each additional $5 million earned in performance fees until reaching a performance fee percentage of 15% for any amount greater than $50 million.



Results of Operations For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005



For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, our net income was $210.0 million, or $2.11 EPS, based on weighted
average shares outstanding of 97,518,000. That compares to $169.3 million, or $2.09 EPS for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, based on weighted average shares outstanding of 80,896,000, a 1.0% increase in our EPS.



Our return on average common equity was 14.03% for the nine months ended
September 30, 2005 compared to 15.68% for the same period in 2004.



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The following table presents the components of our net interest income:



Comparative Net Interest Income Components

(in thousands)



|                                                  |  |                                         |           |   |      |   |         |  
|------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------- | --------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | -
|                                                  |  | For the nine months ended September 30, |          
|                                                  |  | 2005                                    |           |   | 2004 |  
|Coupon interest income on ARM assets              |  | $                                       | 1,103,529 |   |      | $ | 687,907 |  
|Amortization of net premium                       |  |                                         | (67,632   | ) |      |   | (36,912 | )
|Cash and cash equivalents                         |  |                                         | 3,100     |   |      |   | 1,855   |  
|                                                  |  |                                         |           |   |      |   |         |  
|Interest income                                   |  |                                         | 1,038,997 |   |      |   | 652,850 |  
|                                                  |  |                                         |           |   |      |   |         |  
|Reverse repurchase agreements and Asset-backed CP |  |                                         | 543,585   |   |      |   | 162,863 |  
|CDOs                                              |  |                                         | 179,243   |   |      |   | 56,073  |  
|Whole loan financing facilities                   |  |                                         | 17,933    |   |      |   | 12,194  |  
|Senior Notes                                      |  |                                         | 18,402    |   |      |   | 15,709  |  
|Subordinated Notes                                |  |                                         | 58        |   |      |   |        |  
|Hedging Instruments                               |  |                                         | 23,633    |   |      |   | 190,787 |  
|                                                  |  |                                         |           |   |      |   |         |  
|Interest expense                                  |  |                                         | 782,854   |   |      |   | 437,626 |  
|                                                  |  |                                         |           |   |      |   |         |  
|Net interest income                               |  | $                                       | 256,143   |   |      | $ | 215,224 |  
|                                                  |  |                                         |           |   |      |   |         |  



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The following table presents the average balances for each category of our interest-earning assets as
well as our interest-bearing liabilities, with the corresponding annualized effective rate of interest and the related interest income or expense:



Average Balance, Rate and Interest Income/Expense Table

(Dollar amounts in thousands)



|                                                       |  |                                         |            |               |      |   |                          |   |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|------------------------------------------------------ |  | --------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------- | ---- | - | ------------------------ | - | -------------- |  | ------------- | ---------- |  | ------------------------ | - |  | - | -------
|                                                       |  | For the nine months ended September 30,
|                                                       |  | 2005                                    |            | 2004         
|                                                       |  | AverageBalance                          |            | EffectiveRate |      |   | InterestIncomeandExpense |   | AverageBalance |  | EffectiveRate |            |  | InterestIncomeandExpense
|Interest-Earning Assets:                               |  |                                         |            |               |      |   |                          |   |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|ARM assets (1)                                         |  | $                                       | 31,965,534 |               | 4.32 | % |                          | $ | 1,035,897      |  | $             | 22,058,190 |  | 3.94                     | % |  | $ | 650,995
|Cash and cash equivalents                              |  |                                         | 76,630     |               | 5.39 |   |                          |   | 3,100          |  |               | 271,346    |  | 0.91                     |   |  |   | 1,855  
|                                                       |  |                                         |            |               |      |   |                          |   |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|                                                       |  |                                         | 32,042,164 |               | 4.32 |   |                          |   | 1,038,997      |  |               | 22,329,536 |  | 3.90                     |   |  |   | 652,850
|                                                       |  |                                         |            |               |      |   |                          |   |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|Interest-Bearing Liabilities:                          |  |                                         |            |               |      |   |                          |   |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|Reverse repurchase agreements and Asset-backed CP      |  |                                         | 22,702,988 |               | 3.19 |   |                          |   | 543,585        |  |               | 15,834,532 |  | 1.37                     |   |  |   | 162,863
|Plus: Cost of Hedging Instruments (2)                  |  |                                         |            |               | 0.05 |   |                          |   | 7,769          |  |               |            |  | 1.47                     |   |  |   | 174,127
|                                                       |  |                                         |            |               |      |   |                          |   |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|Hedged reverse repurchaseagreements and Asset-backedCP |  |                                         |            |               | 3.24 |   |                          |   | 551,354        |  |               |            |  | 2.84                     |   |  |   | 336,990
|                                                       |  |                                         |            |               |      |   |                          |   |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|CDOs                                                   |  |                                         | 6,585,391  |               | 3.63 |   |                          |   | 179,243        |  |               | 3,952,446  |  | 1.89                     |   |  |   | 56,073 
|Plus: Cost of Hedging Instruments (2)                  |  |                                         |            |               | 0.32 |   |                          |   | 15,864         |  |               |            |  | 0.56                     |   |  |   | 16,660 
|                                                       |  |                                         |            |               |      |   |                          |   |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|Hedged CDOs                                            |  |                                         |            |               | 3.95 |   |                          |   | 195,107        |  |               |            |  | 2.45                     |   |  |   | 72,733 
|                                                       |  |                                         |            |               |      |   |                          |   |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|Whole loan financing facilities                        |  |                                         | 633,405    |               | 3.77 |   |                          |   | 17,933         |  |               | 804,745    |  | 2.02                     |   |  |   | 12,194 
|Senior Notes and Subordinated Notes                    |  |                                         | 307,414    |               | 8.01 |   |                          |   | 18,460         |  |               | 251,194    |  | 8.34                     |   |  |   | 15,709 
|                                                       |  |                                         |            |               |      |   |                          |   |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|                                                       |  |                                         | 30,229,198 |               | 3.45 |   |                          |   | 782,854        |  |               | 20,842,917 |  | 2.80                     |   |  |   | 437,626
|                                                       |  |                                         |            |               |      |   |                          |   |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|Net Interest-Earning Assets and Spread                 |  | $                                       | 1,812,966  |               | 0.87 | % |                          | $ | 256,143        |  | $             | 1,486,619  |  | 1.10                     | % |  | $ | 215,224
|                                                       |  |                                         |            |               |      |   |                          |   |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        
|Yield on Net Interest-Earning Assets (3)               |  |                                         |            |               | 1.07 | % |                          |   |                |  |               |            |  | 1.29                     | % |  |   |        
|                                                       |  |                                         |            |               |      |   |                          |   |                |  |               |            |  |                          |   |  |   |        



|(1) | Effective rate includes impact of amortizing ARM assets net premium.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------



|(2) | Includes Swap Agreements and Eurodollar Transactions with notional balances of $26.5 billion and $19.6 billion as of September 30, 2005 and 2004,
respectively, and Cap Agreements with aggregate net notional balances of $1.0 billion and $1.3 billion as of September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(3) | Yield on Net Interest-Earning Assets is computed by dividing annualized net interest income by the average daily balance of interest-earning assets.
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The following table presents the total amount of change in interest income/expense from the table above
and presents the amount of change due to changes in interest rates versus the amount of change due to changes in volume (amounts in thousands):



|                                                  |  |                                                 |         |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | - | ------ | - | ------- | ----- |  | - | -------
|                                                  |  | Rate/Volume Variance                           
|                                                  |  | Nine Months ended September 30,2005 versus 2004
|                                                  |  | Rate                                            |         |   | Volume |   |         | Total
|Interest Income:                                  |  |                                                 |         |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        
|ARM assets                                        |  | $                                               | 63,838  |   |        | $ | 321,064 |       |  | $ | 384,902
|Cash and cash equivalents                         |  |                                                 | 9,122   |   |        |   | (7,877  | )     |  |   | 1,245  
|                                                  |  |                                                 |         |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        
|                                                  |  |                                                 | 72,960  |   |        |   | 313,187 |       |  |   | 386,147
|                                                  |  |                                                 |         |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        
|Interest Expense:                                 |  |                                                 |         |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        
|Reverse repurchase agreements and Asset-backed CP |  |                                                 | 48,099  |   |        |   | 166,805 |       |  |   | 214,904
|CDOs                                              |  |                                                 | 43,827  |   |        |   | 78,007  |       |  |   | 121,834
|Whole loan financing facilities                   |  |                                                 | 10,588  |   |        |   | (4,849  | )     |  |   | 5,739  
|Senior Notes and Subordinated Notes               |  |                                                 | (624    | ) |        |   | 3,375   |       |  |   | 2,751  
|                                                  |  |                                                 |         |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        
|                                                  |  |                                                 | 101,890 |   |        |   | 243,338 |       |  |   | 345,228
|                                                  |  |                                                 |         |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        
|Net interest income                               |  | $                                               | (28,930 | ) |        | $ | 69,849  |       |  | $ | 40,919 
|                                                  |  |                                                 |         |   |        |   |         |       |  |   |        



Net interest income
increased $40.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to the same period of the prior year. This increase in net interest income is composed of an unfavorable rate variance and a favorable volume variance. The increased
average size of our portfolio during the first nine months of 2005 compared to the same period of 2004 increased net interest income in the amount of $69.8 million. The average balance of our interest-earning assets was $32.0 billion during the nine
months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $22.3 billion during the same period of 2004  an increase of 43.5%. As a result of the yield on our interest-earning assets increasing to 4.32% during the first nine months of 2005 from 3.90%
during the same period of 2004, an increase of 42 BPs, and our cost of funds increasing to 3.45% from 2.80% during the same period, an increase of 65 BPs, there was a net unfavorable rate variance of $28.9 million.



For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, our ratio of operating
expenses to average assets was 0.26%, compared to 0.33% for the same period in 2004. The most significant increases to our operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to September 30, 2004 were the $4.8 million
increase in the performance-based fee that the Manager earned as a result of our achieving a ROE in excess of the threshold as defined in the Management Agreement, the $3.6 million increase in base management fees and the $3.7 million increase in
expenses related to expanded operations of TMHL partially offset by the $4.8 million decrease in the expenses associated with our long-term incentive awards due to the decrease in our stock price. Our ROE prior to the effect of the performance-based
fee of $30.1 million for the first nine months of 2005 was 16.08%, whereas the threshold, the average Ten Year U.S. Treasury Rate plus 1%, was 5.23%. This ROE is a non-GAAP measurement used solely to calculate the amount of the performance-based fee
earned by the Manager, in accordance with the formula contained in the Management Agreement. Our GAAP ROE for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, which includes the effect of the performance-based fee of $30.1 million, was 14.03%.



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Market Risks



The market risk management discussion and the amounts estimated from the analysis that follows are forward-looking
statements that assume that certain market conditions occur. Actual results may differ materially from these projected results due to changes in our ARM portfolio and borrowings mix and due to developments in the domestic and global financial and
real estate markets. Developments in the financial markets include the likelihood of changes in interest rates and in the relationship of various interest rates and their impact on our ARM portfolio yield, cost of funds and cash flows.



As a financial institution that has only U.S.-dollar denominated assets,
liabilities and Hedging Instruments, we are not subject to foreign currency exchange or commodity price risk. Our market risk exposure is largely due to interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is defined as the sensitivity of our current and future
earnings to interest rate volatility, variability of spread relationships, the difference in repricing intervals between our assets and liabilities and the effect that interest rates may have on our cash flows, especially ARM portfolio prepayments.
Interest rate risk impacts our interest income, interest expense and the market value on a large portion of our assets and liabilities. The management of interest rate risk attempts to maximize earnings and to preserve capital by minimizing the
negative impacts of changing interest rates, asset and liability mix, and prepayment activity.



The table below presents an approximation of the sensitivity of the market value of our ARM portfolio, including purchase commitments, using a discounted cash flow simulation model. Application of this method results
in an estimation of the percentage change in the market value of our assets, liabilities and Hedging Instruments per 100 BP shift in interest rates expressed in yearsa measure commonly referred to as Effective Duration. Positive portfolio
Effective Duration indicates that the market value of the total portfolio will decline if interest rates rise and increase if interest rates decline. The closer Effective Duration is to zero, the less interest rate changes are expected to affect
earnings. Included in the table is a base case Effective Duration calculation for an interest rate scenario that assumes future rates are those implied by the yield curve as of September 30, 2005. The other four scenarios assume interest rates
are instantaneously 100 BPs lower and 100, 200 and 300 BPs higher than those implied by interest rates as of September 30, 2005.



The use of Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments is a critical part of our interest rate risk management strategies, and the effects of these Hybrid ARM Hedging
Instruments on the market value of the portfolio are reflected in the models output. This analysis also takes into consideration the value of options embedded in our mortgage assets including constraints on the repricing of the interest rates
of ARM assets resulting from periodic and lifetime cap features, as well as prepayment options. Assets and liabilities that are not interest rate-sensitive, such as cash, payment receivables, prepaid expenses, payables and accrued expenses, are
excluded. The Effective Duration calculated from this model is a key measure of the effectiveness of our interest rate risk management strategies.



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Net Portfolio Effective
Duration

September 30, 2005



|                                 |  |           |   |                   |       |                   |       |                   |  |                   |  |       |   |  |       |  |       |   |  |       |  |       |   |  |      
|-------------------------------- |  | --------- | - | ----------------- | ----- | ----------------- | ----- | ----------------- |  | ----------------- |  | ----- | - |  | ----- |  | ----- | - |  | ----- |  | ----- | - |  | -----
|                                 |  | Base Case |   | Parallel -100 BPs |       | Parallel +100 BPs |       | Parallel +200 BPs |  | Parallel +300 BPs
|Assets:                          |  |           |   |                   |       |                   |       |                   |  |                   |  |       |   |  |       |  |       |   |  |       |  |       |   |  |      
|Traditional ARMs                 |  | 0.59      |   |                   | Years |                   | 0.41  |                   |  | Years             |  | 0.79  |   |  | Years |  | 0.98  |   |  | Years |  | 1.19  |   |  | Years
|Hybrid ARMs                      |  | 2.22      |   |                   |       |                   | 1.53  |                   |  |                   |  | 2.76  |   |  |       |  | 3.09  |   |  |       |  | 3.30  |   |  |      
|                                 |  |           |   |                   |       |                   |       |                   |  |                  
|Total ARM assets                 |  | 2.09      |   |                   |       |                   | 1.44  |                   |  |                   |  | 2.61  |   |  |       |  | 2.92  |   |  |       |  | 3.13  |   |  |      
|                                 |  |           |   |                   |       |                   |       |                   |  |                  
|Borrowings and hedges            |  | (1.59     | ) |                   |       |                   | (1.57 | )                 |  |                   |  | (1.59 | ) |  |       |  | (1.59 | ) |  |       |  | (1.57 | ) |  |      
|                                 |  |           |   |                   |       |                   |       |                   |  |                  
|Net Portfolio Effective Duration |  | 0.35      |   |                   | Years |                   | 0.01  |                   |  | Years             |  | 0.62  |   |  | Years |  | 0.78  |   |  | Years |  | 0.90  |   |  | Years
|                                 |  |           |   |                   |       |                   |       |                   |  |                  



Based on the
assumptions used, the model output suggests a very low degree of portfolio price change given decreases and increases in interest rates, which implies that our cash flow and earning characteristics should be relatively stable for comparable changes
in interest rates. As a comparison, the approximate base case Effective Duration of an unhedged mortgage tied to the Ten Year U.S. Treasury Rate, a conforming 30-year fixed mortgage and a conforming 5/1 Hybrid ARM are 7.9, 3.3 and 1.7 years
respectively.



Changes in assumptions including, but not
limited to, volatility, mortgage and financing spreads, prepayment behavior and defaults, as well as the timing and level of interest rate changes, will affect the results of the model. Therefore, actual results are likely to vary from modeled
results.



Although market value sensitivity analysis is widely
accepted in identifying interest rate risk, it does not take into consideration changes that may occur such as, but not limited to, changes in investment and financing strategies, changes in market spreads, and changes in business volumes.
Accordingly, we make extensive use of an earnings simulation model to further analyze our level of interest rate risk.



There are a number of key assumptions in our earnings simulation model. These key assumptions include changes in market conditions that affect interest
rates, the pricing of ARM products, the availability of ARM products, and the availability and the cost of financing for ARM products. Other key assumptions made in using the simulation model include prepayment speeds and managements
investment, financing and hedging strategies, and the issuance of new equity. We typically run the simulation model under a variety of hypothetical business scenarios that may include different interest rate scenarios, different investment
strategies, different prepayment possibilities and other scenarios that provide us with a range of possible earnings outcomes in order to assess potential interest rate risk. The assumptions used represent our estimate of the likely effect of
changes in interest rates and do not necessarily reflect actual results. The earnings simulation model takes into account periodic and lifetime caps embedded in our ARM assets in determining the earnings at risk.



At September 30, 2005, based on the earnings simulation model, our
potential earnings increase (decrease) from our base case earnings forecast for a parallel 100 BP decline and 100, 200 and 300 BP rise in market interest rates over the next twelve months and a commensurate slowdown in prepayment speeds as interest
rates rise, was 2.5%, (4.6)%, (9.7)% and (16.0)%, respectively, of projected net income for the twelve months ended September 30, 2006. All of these earnings projections result in earnings that provide sufficient coverage of dividends at their
current level. The assumptions used in the earnings simulation model are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the analysis cannot precisely predict the impact of higher or lower interest rates on net income. Actual results could differ from
simulated results due to timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes, changes in prepayment speed other than what was assumed in the model, and changes in other market conditions and management strategies to offset our potential
exposure, among other factors. This measure of risk represents our exposure to higher or lower interest rates at a particular point in time. Our actual risk is always changing. We continuously monitor our risk profile and alter our strategies as
appropriate based on our view of interest rates and other developments in our business.



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Effects of Interest Rate Changes



Changes in interest rates impact our earnings in various ways. While we invest primarily in ARM assets, rising short-term
interest rates may temporarily negatively affect our earnings, and, conversely, falling short-term interest rates may temporarily increase our earnings. This impact can occur for several reasons and may be mitigated by portfolio prepayment activity
and portfolio funding and hedging strategies. For example, our borrowings may react to changes in interest rates sooner than our ARM assets because the weighted average next repricing date of our borrowings may be sooner than that of our ARM assets.
Additionally, interest rates on Traditional ARM assets may be limited to an increase of either 1% or 2% per adjustment period (commonly referred to as the periodic cap), while our borrowings do not have similar limitations. At
September 30, 2005, 5.6% of our ARM assets were Traditional ARM assets subject to periodic caps. Our ARM assets also typically lag changes in the applicable interest rate indices by 45 days, due to the notice period provided to ARM borrowers
when the interest rates on their loans are scheduled to change.



Interest rates can also affect our net return on Hybrid ARM assets (net of the cost of financing Hybrid ARM assets). We estimate the Effective Duration of our Hybrid ARM assets and have a policy to hedge the financing of the Hybrid ARM
assets such that the Net Effective Duration is less than one year. During a declining interest rate environment, the prepayment of Hybrid ARM assets may accelerate causing the amount of fixed-rate financing to increase relative to the amount of
Hybrid ARM assets, possibly resulting in a decline in our net return on Hybrid ARM assets as replacement Hybrid ARM assets may have lower yields than the ones paying off. In contrast, during a rising interest rate environment, Hybrid ARM assets may
prepay slower than expected, requiring us to finance more Hybrid ARM assets in a higher interest rate environment than was originally anticipated, resulting in a decline in our net return on Hybrid ARM assets. In order to manage our exposure to
changes in the prepayment speed of Hybrid ARM assets, we regularly monitor the balance of Hybrid ARM assets and make adjustments to the amounts anticipated to be outstanding in future periods and, on a regular basis, make adjustments to the amount
of our fixed-rate borrowing obligations in future periods.



Interest rate changes can also affect the availability and pricing of ARM assets, which affects our investment opportunities. During a rising interest rate environment, there may be less total loan origination and refinance activity, but a
larger percentage of ARM products being originated, mitigating the impact of lower overall loan origination and refinance activity. Conversely, during a declining interest rate environment, consumers, in general, may favor fixed-rate mortgage
products, but because there will likely be above average loan origination and refinancing volume in the industry, even a small percentage of ARM product volume may provide sufficient investment opportunities. Additionally, a flat yield curve may be
an adverse environment for ARM products because there may be little incentive for a consumer to choose an ARM product over a 30 year fixed-rate mortgage loan. Conversely, in a steep yield curve environment, ARM products may enjoy an above average
advantage over 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loans, increasing our investment opportunities. The volume of ARM loans being originated industry-wide can also affect their investment yield. During periods when there is a shortage of ARM products, yields
may decline due to market forces and conversely, when there is an above average supply of ARM products, yields may improve due to the same market forces.



The prepayment rate on our ARM assets may increase if interest rates decline or if the difference between long-term and short-term interest rates
diminishes. An increase in prepayments would cause us to amortize the premiums paid for our ARM assets faster, resulting in a lower yield on our ARM assets. Additionally, if prepayments proceeds cannot be reinvested in ARM assets having similar
yields to those being replaced, our earnings may be adversely affected. Conversely, the prepayment rate on our ARM assets may decrease if interest rates rise or if the difference between long-term and short-term interest rates increases. Decreased
prepayments would cause us to amortize the premiums paid for our ARM assets over a longer time period, resulting in an increased yield on our ARM assets. Therefore, in rising interest rate environments where prepayments are declining, not only would
the interest rate on the ARM portfolio reset to reflect higher interest rates, but the yield would also rise due to slower prepayments. The combined effect could significantly mitigate other negative effects that rising short-term interest rates
might have on earnings.



Lastly, because we invest primarily in
ARM assets, and a portion of such assets are purchased with shareholders equity, our earnings, over time, will tend to increase, after an initial short-term decline, following periods when short-term interest rates have risen, and decrease
after an initial short-term increase, following periods when short-term interest rates have declined. This is because the financed portion of our ARM portfolio will, over time, reprice to a spread over our cost of funds, while the portion of our ARM
portfolio purchased with shareholders equity will generally have a higher yield in a higher interest rate environment and a lower yield in a lower interest rate environment.



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Taxable income per share



As a REIT, we pay substantially all of our taxable earnings in the form of dividends to shareholders. Therefore, taxable
income per share, a non-GAAP financial measurement, is a meaningful measurement for both management and investors. A reconciliation of our REIT taxable income per common share to GAAP EPS follows:



Reconciliation of REIT Taxable Income Per Share to GAAP EPS



|                                        |  |                                  |   |  |                                 |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|--------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------------- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | -
|                                        |  | Three Months Ended September 30, |   |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  
|                                        |  | 2005                             |   |  | 2004                            |   |  | 2005  |   |  | 2004  |  
|Taxable income per share                |  | 0.69                             |   |  | 0.74                            |   |  | 2.09  |   |  | 2.24  |  
|Dividend on Preferred Shares            |  | 0.02                             |   |  |                                |   |  | 0.03  |   |  |      |  
|Gain on purchase loan commitments       |  |                                 |   |  |                                |   |  | (0.01 | ) |  | (0.12 | )
|Payments under long-term incentive plan |  |                                 |   |  |                                |   |  | 0.01  |   |  | 0.01  |  
|Taxable REIT subsidiary (loss) income   |  | (0.01                            | ) |  |                                 |   |  | 0.03  |   |  |      |  
|Hedging Instruments, net                |  | (0.01                            | ) |  | 0.01                            |   |  | (0.01 | ) |  | 0.12  |  
|Provision for credit losses, net        |  |                                 |   |  |                                |   |  | (0.01 | ) |  | (0.01 | )
|Long-term incentive plan expense        |  | 0.01                             |   |  | (0.02                           | ) |  | (0.02 | ) |  | (0.07 | )
|Issuance of CDOs                        |  |                                 |   |  |                                |   |  |      |   |  | (0.03 | )
|Other                                   |  |                                 |   |  | (0.04                           | ) |  |      |   |  | (0.05 | )
|                                        |  |                                  |   |  |                                 |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Earnings per share (basic)              |  | 0.70                             |   |  | 0.69                            |   |  | 2.11  |   |  | 2.09  |  
|                                        |  |                                  |   |  |                                 |   |  |       |   |  |       |  



We estimate that our
undistributed taxable income as of September 30, 2005, after deducting the third quarter common dividend declared on October 17, 2005, was $34.4 million, or $0.33 per share, based on outstanding common shares at September 30, 2005 of
104,015,860.



Other Matters



The Code requires that at least 75% of our total assets must be qualified
REIT assets, as defined by the Code. The Code also requires that we meet a defined 75% source of income test and a 95% source of income test. As of September 30, 2005, we calculated that we were in compliance with all of these requirements. We
also met all REIT requirements regarding the ownership of our Common Stock and the distributions of our net income. Therefore, as of September 30, 2005, we believed that we continued to qualify as a REIT under the provisions of the Code.



We intend to conduct our business so as not to become
regulated as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. If we were to become regulated as an investment company, our use of leverage would be substantially reduced. The Investment Company Act exempts entities that are primarily
engaged in the business of purchasing or otherwise acquiring Qualifying Interests. Under current interpretation of the staff of the SEC, in order to qualify for this exemption, we must maintain at least 55% of our assets directly in Qualifying
Interests as defined in the Code. In addition, unless certain mortgage securities represent all the certificates issued with respect to an underlying pool of mortgages, such mortgage securities may be treated as securities separate from the
underlying mortgage loans and, thus, may not be considered Qualifying Interests for purposes of the 55% requirement. As of September 30, 2005, we calculated that we were in compliance with this requirement.



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



The information called for by Item 3 is incorporated by reference from the information in Part I, Item 2 under the
captions General - Hedging Strategies, Interest Rate Risk Management and Market Risks.



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|Item 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
|------- | -----------------------



Our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure
controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective
to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted under such Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms. In
addition, during the quarter ended September 30, 2005, there has been no significant change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.



PART II OTHER INFORMATION



|Item 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
|------- | -----------------



At September 30, 2005, there were no material pending legal proceedings to which we were a party or of which any of our property was
subject.



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



Not applicable



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



Not applicable



|Item 4. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
|------- | ---------------------------------------------------



None



|Item 5. | OTHER INFORMATION
|------- | -----------------



None



|Item 6. | EXHIBITS
|------- | --------



See Exhibit Index



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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.



|                        |  |  |  |                                                            
|----------------------- |  |  |  | -----------------------------------------------------------
|                        |  |  |  | THORNBURG MORTGAGE, INC.                                   
|                        |  |  |  | (Registrant)                                               
|                        |  | 
|Dated: November 7, 2005 |  |  |  | /s/    GARRETT
THORNBURG                                   
|                        |  |  |  | Garrett Thornburg                                          
|                        |  |  |  | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer          
|                        |  |  |  | (Principal Executive Officer)                              
|                        |  | 
|Dated: November 7, 2005 |  |  |  | /s/    LARRY A.
GOLDSTONE                                  
|                        |  |  |  | Larry A. Goldstone                                         
|                        |  |  |  | President and Chief Operating Officer                      
|                        |  |  |  | (authorized officer of registrant)                         
|                        |  | 
|Dated: November 7, 2005 |  |  |  | /s/    CLARENCE G. SIMMONS,
III                            
|                        |  |  |  | Clarence G. Simmons, III                                   
|                        |  |  |  | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|                        |  |  |  | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)               



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Exhibit Index



|               |  |                                                                                                                                                                                       
|-------------- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Exhibit Number |  | Exhibit Description                                                                                                                                                                   
|31.1           |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*                                                             
|               | 
|31.2           |  | Certification of President and Chief Operating Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*                                               
|               | 
|31.3           |  | Certification of Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934*                         
|               | 
|32.1           |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*                                    
|               | 
|32.2           |  | Certification of President and Chief Operating Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002*                      
|               | 
|32.3           |  | Certification of Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002*



|* | Being filed herewith.
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GLOSSARY



There follows a
definition of certain capitalized and other terms and abbreviations used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.



Adjusted Equity-to-Assets Ratio means a ratio that reflects the relationship between assets financed with
recourse debt that is subject to margin calls and our long-term capital. The ratio is a non-GAAP measurement that we have adopted and that the Board of Directors has approved as an internal policy. Our policy requires us to maintain this ratio at a
minimum of 8%, which represents approximately twice the initial margin requirement for our recourse debt.



Agency Securities means Purchased ARM Assets that are guaranteed by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.



Agent means American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, TMAs transfer agent.



ARM means adjustable-rate and
variable-rate mortgage, which signifies that adjustments of the underlying interest rate are made at predetermined times based on an agreed margin to an established index.



ARM Loans means Securitized ARM Loans, ARM Loans Collateralizing CDOs and ARM
loans held for securitization.



ARM Loans Collateralizing CDOs means loans originated or acquired by the Company and financed in their entirety on its balance sheet through securitization by the Company into sequentially rated classes. The Company retains the
classes that are not High Quality which provide credit support for higher rated classes issued to third-party investors in structured financing arrangements.



Asset-backed CP means asset-backed commercial paper, which provides an alternative way to finance our high
quality ARM assets portfolio. We issue Asset-backed CP to investors in the form of secured liquidity notes that are recorded as borrowings on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and are rated P-1 by Moodys Investors Service and F1+ by Fitch
Ratings.



Average
Historical Equity means for any period the difference between our total assets and total liabilities calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding (i) OCI, (ii) goodwill and (iii) other intangibles,
computed by taking the average of such values at the end of each month during such period, adjusted for equity sold during the period on a pro rata basis.



Average Net Worth means for any period the average of the sum of the gross proceeds from any offering of our
equity securities, before deducting any underwriting discounts and commissions and other expenses and costs relating to the offering, plus our retained earnings (without taking into account any losses incurred in prior periods) computed by taking
the average of such values at the end of each month during such period, and shall be reduced by any amount that we pay for the repurchases of Common Stock.



Board of Directors means the board of directors of TMA.



BP means basis point, a hundredth of a percent.



Cap Agreements means interest rate cap agreements, pursuant to which we receive
cash payments if the interest rate index specified in any such agreement increases above contractually specified levels, thus effectively capping the interest rate on a specified amount of borrowings at a level specified by the agreement.



CDOs means
collateralized debt obligations, which can be either floating-rate or fixed-rate non-recourse financing, all of which is issued by trusts and secured by ARM loans and may also include Hedging Instruments. CDOs represent long-term financing that is
not subject to margin calls. Approximately 2% of equity capital is required to support CDO financing.



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CMOs means collateralized mortgage obligations which are
debt obligations ordinarily issued in series and backed by a pool of fixed-rate mortgage loans, Hybrid ARM loans, Traditional ARM loans or ARM securities, each of which consists of several serially maturing classes. Generally, principal and interest
payments received on the underlying mortgage-related assets securing a series of CMOs are applied to principal and interest due on one or more classes of the CMOs of such series.



Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.



Code of Conduct means the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
adopted by TMA.



Common Stock means shares of
TMAs common stock, $.01 par value per share.



Company means TMA and its subsidiaries, unless specifically stated otherwise or the context indicates otherwise.



Corporate Governance Guidelines means the Corporate Governance Guidelines adopted by TMA.



CPR means constant prepayment
rate, which refers to the annualized rate at which the mortgage assets in our portfolio are prepaid. The CPR typically increases as interest rates decrease and, conversely, the CPR typically decreases as interest rates increase.



Derivative means a contract or
agreement whose value is derived from changes in interest rates, prices of securities or commodities, or financial or commodity indices. The Companys Derivatives include commitments to purchase loans from correspondent and bulk sellers,
Pipeline Hedging Instruments and Hybrid ARM Hedging Instruments.



DERs means dividend equivalent rights, which may be granted under the Plan. A DER consists of the right to receive either cash or PSRs in an amount equal to the value of the cash
dividends paid on a share of Common Stock.



DRSPP
means the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan adopted by TMA.



Effective Duration is a calculation expressed in months or years that is a measure of the expected price change of financial instruments based on changes in interest rates. For
example, a duration of 4.4 months implies that a 1% change in interest rates would cause a .37% change in the opposite direction in the value of our portfolio (i.e., 4.4 months equals 37% of twelve months.)



EITF means Emerging Issues Task
Force Abstract which is an authoritative GAAP pronouncement issued by the FASB.



EPS means earnings per share calculated by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the average common shares outstanding during the period.



Eurodollar Transactions means
Eurodollar futures contracts, which are three month contracts with a price that represents the forecasted three-month LIBOR rate. The sale of these contracts locks in a future interest rate.



Fannie Mae means the Federal
National Mortgage Association, a government-sponsored private corporation that operates under a federal charter.



FASB means the Financial Accounting Standards Board.



Federal Funds means the overnight intrabank lending rate.



FICO means a credit score, ranging from 300 to 850, with 850 being the best
score, based upon the credit evaluation methodology developed by Fair, Isaac and Company, a consulting firm specializing in creating credit evaluation models.



FIN means Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation.



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Freddie Mac means the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a federally-chartered private
corporation.



Fully
Indexed means an ARM asset that has an interest rate currently equal to its applicable index plus a margin to the index that is specified by the terms of the ARM asset.



G & A means general and administrative.



GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the
statements, opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the FASB or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession of the United States.



Ginnie Mae means the Government National Mortgage Association, a government-owned corporation within the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.



Hedging Instruments means Cap
Agreements, Swap Agreements and Eurodollar Transactions which are Derivatives that we use to manage our interest rate exposure when financing the purchase of ARM assets.



High Quality means (i) Agency Securities, (ii) Purchased ARM Assets
and Securitized ARM Loans which are rated within one of the two highest rating categories by at least one of the Rating Agencies, (iii) Purchased ARM Assets and Securitized ARM Loans that are unrated or whose ratings have not been updated but
are determined to be of comparable quality (by the rating standards of at least one of the Rating Agencies) to a High Quality-rated mortgage security, as determined by the Manager and approved by the Board of Directors, or (iv) the portion of
ARM loans that have been deposited into a trust and have received a credit rating of AA or better from at least one Rating Agency. Our investment policy requires that we invest at least 70% of total assets in High Quality ARM assets and short-term
investments.



Hybrid ARM
Hedging Instruments means Hedging Instruments, including Swap Agreements, Eurodollar Transactions and Cap Agreements, that we use to manage our interest rate exposure when financing the purchase of Hybrid ARMs.



Hybrid ARMs means ARM securities
and loans that have a fixed interest rate for an initial period of three to ten years, after which they convert to Traditional ARMs for their remaining terms to maturity.



Insider Trading Policy means the Insider Trading Policy adopted by TMA.



Investment Company Act means the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.



Investment
Grade generally means a security rating of BBB or better by Standard & Poors Corporation or Baa or better by Moodys Investors Service, Inc.



IRA means Individual Retirement Account.



LIBOR means the London InterBank Offer Rate, which is fixed each morning at 11
a.m. London time, by the British Bankers Association. The rate is an average derived from nineteen quotations provided by banks determined by the British Bankers Association, the four highest and lowest are then eliminated and an average
of the remaining eight is calculated to arrive at the fixed rate.



Liquidity Management Policy means the Liquidity Management Policy adopted by TMA.



Management Agreement means the management agreement by and between TMA and the Manager whereby the Manager
performs certain services for TMA in exchange for certain fees.



Manager means Thornburg Mortgage Advisory Corporation, a Delaware corporation.



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MBA means the Mortgage Bankers Association.



MBS means mortgage-backed
securities, which are pools of mortgages used as collateral for the issuance of securities in the secondary market. MBS are commonly referred to as pass-through certificates because the principal and interest of the underlying loans is
passed through to investors. The interest rate of the security is lower than the interest rate of the underlying loan to allow for payment of servicing and guaranty fees.



MSRs means mortgage servicing rights.



Net Effective Duration means the Effective Duration of assets minus the
Effective Duration of borrowings and Hedging Instruments.



OCI means the Companys accumulated other comprehensive income or loss calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.



Other Investments means assets that are (i) adjustable or variable rate
pass-through certificates, multi-class pass-through certificates or CMOs backed by loans that are rated at least Investment Grade at the time of purchase, (ii) ARM loans collateralized by first liens on single-family residential properties,
generally underwritten to A quality standards and acquired for the purpose of future securitization, (iii) fixed-rate mortgage loans collateralized by first liens on single-family residential properties originated for sale to third
parties, (iv) real estate properties acquired as a result of foreclosing on our ARM Loans, or (v) as authorized by the Board of Directors, ARM assets rated less than Investment Grade that are created as a result of our loan acquisition and
securitization efforts or are acquired as part of a loan securitization effected by third parties in which we purchase all of the classes of the loan securitization, and that equal an amount no greater than 17.5% of shareholders equity,
measured on a historical cost basis. Other Investments may not comprise more than 30% of our total assets.



Pipeline Hedging Instruments means Eurodollar Transactions that we use to limit interest rate risk associated
with commitments to purchase ARM loans.



Plan means
TMAs Amended and Restated 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended.



Portfolio Margin means yield on net interest earning assets.



Preferred Stock means the 8% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock issued by TMA.



PSRs means phantom stock rights, which may be granted under the Plan. A PSR consists of (i) the unfunded
deferred obligation of TMA to pay the recipient of a PSR, upon exercise, an amount of cash equal to the fair market value of a share of Common Stock at the time of exercise, and (ii) the recipients right to receive distributions, either
in the form of cash or additional PSRs, in an amount equal to the value of the cash dividends that are paid on a share of Common Stock.



Purchased ARM Assets means ARM securities and Purchased Securitized Loans.



Purchased Securitized Loans means loans securitized by third parties and
purchased by the Company. The Company purchases all principal classes of the securitizations, including the subordinated classes. These assets are Qualifying Interests for purposes of maintaining the Companys exemption from the Investment
Company Act because, like the Companys own loan originations and acquisitions, the Company retains a 100% interest in the underlying loans.



QSPE means qualifying special purpose entity.



Qualified REIT Assets means real estate assets as defined by the Code. Substantially all the assets that we
have acquired and will acquire for investment are expected to be Qualified REIT Assets.



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Qualifying Interests means mortgages and other liens
on and interests in real estate, as defined in Section 3(c)(5)(C) under the Investment Company Act. Under current SEC staff interpretations, we must maintain at least 55% of our assets directly in Qualifying Interests as defined in the
Code.



Rating Agencies means Standard &
Poors Corporation and Moodys Investors Service, Inc.



REIT means real estate investment trust as defined in the Code.



REMIC means real estate mortgage investment conduit which is an entity that holds a fixed pool of mortgages
and issues multiple classes of interests in itself to investors as defined in the Code.



Return on Equity or ROE means for any quarter the quotient obtained by dividing our annualized
net income for the quarter by our Average Net Worth for the quarter.



SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.



Securitized ARM Loans means loans originated or acquired by the Company and securitized by the Company with
the Company retaining 100% of the beneficial ownership interests.



Senior Notes means the 8% senior unsecured notes due May 15, 2013, issued by TMA.



SFAS means Statement of Financial Accounting Standards which is an authoritative GAAP pronouncement issued by
the FASB.



SPE means special purpose entity.



Subordinated
Notes means the floating rate junior subordinated notes due October 30, 2035, issued by TMHL, guaranteed by TMA.



Swap Agreements means interest rate swap agreements, pursuant to which we agree to pay a fixed rate of
interest and to receive a variable interest rate, thus effectively fixing the cost of funds.



Ten Year U.S. Treasury Rate means the arithmetic average of the weekly average yield to maturity for actively
traded current coupon U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities (adjusted to a constant maturity of ten years) published by the Federal Reserve Board during a quarter, or, if such rate is not published by the Federal Reserve Board, any Federal
Reserve Bank or agency or department of the federal government that we select. If we determine in good faith that the Ten Year U.S. Treasury Rate cannot be calculated as provided above, then the rate shall be the arithmetic average of the per annum
average yields to maturities, based upon closing asked prices on each business day during a quarter, for each actively traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate security with a final maturity date not less than eight nor more than twelve
years from the date of the closing asked prices as chosen and quoted for each business day in each such quarter in New York City by at least three recognized dealers in U.S. Government securities that we select.



TMA means Thornburg Mortgage, Inc., a Maryland corporation.



TMCR means
Thornburg Mortgage Capital Resources, LLC, a wholly-owned special purpose finance subsidiary of TMD.



TMD means Thornburg Mortgage Depositor, LLC, a wholly-owned special purpose finance subsidiary of TMA.



TMHL means
Thornburg Mortgage Home Loans, Inc., a wholly-owned mortgage loan origination subsidiary of TMA.



Traditional ARMs means ARM securities and loans that have interest rates that reprice in a year or less.



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