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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE
QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2002

Commission File Number: 001-13709

ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET
CORPORATION(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

|MARYLAND                                                       |  | 52-2059785                          
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|(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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|1299 Ocean Avenue, #200, Santa Monica, California              |  | 90401                               
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|(Address of principal executive offices)                       |  | (Zip Code)                          
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|Registrants telephone number, including area code:            |  | (310) 394-0115                      
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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.

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As of June 30, 2002, the Registrant had 22,935,150 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.

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ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

|           |                                                                                               | PAGE
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|PART I.    | FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                         |     
|           |                                                                                               |     
|Item 1.    | Financial Statements (unaudited):                                                             |     
|           |                                                                                               |     
|           | Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001                                      | 1   
|           |                                                                                               |     
|           | Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001            | 2   
|           |                                                                                               |     
|           | Statement of Stockholders Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002 | 3   
|           |                                                                                               |     
|           | Statements of Cash Flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001            | 4   
|           |                                                                                               |     
|           | Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements                                                       | 5   
|           |                                                                                               |     
|Item 2.    | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations         | 13  
|           |                                                                                               |     
|Item 3.    | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk                                    | 26  
|           |                                                                                               |     
|PART II.   | OTHER INFORMATION                                                                             |     
|           |                                                                                               |     
|Item 1.    | Legal Proceedings                                                                             | 29  
|           |                                                                                               |     
|Item 2.    | Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds                                                     | 29  
|           |                                                                                               |     
|Item 3.    | Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                               | 29  
|           |                                                                                               |     
|Item 4.    | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                           | 29  
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|Item 5.    | Other Information                                                                             | 30  
|           |                                                                                               |     
|Item 6.    | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                              | 30  
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|Signatures |                                                                                               | 32  
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Part I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. 
Financial Statements

ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION

BALANCE SHEETS(in thousands, except for per share amounts) (unaudited)

|                                    |                                                                                                                                                          | June 30, 2002 |           | December 31, 2001 |  
|----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | --------- | ----------------- | -
|                                    |                                                                                                                                                          |               |           |                   |  
|                                    |                                                                                                                                                          |               |           |                   |  
|Assets                              |                                                                                                                                                          |               |           |                   |  
|                                    | Mortgage backed securities                                                                                                                               |               | $         | 1,686,643         |  
|                                    | Other marketable securities                                                                                                                              |               |           |                  |  
|                                    | Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                |               |           | 12,924            |  
|                                    | Accrued interest and dividend receivable                                                                                                                 |               |           | 9,116             |  
|                                    | Prepaid expenses and other                                                                                                                               |               |           | 44                |  
|                                    |                                                                                                                                                          |               |           |                   |  
|                                    |                                                                                                                                                          | $             | 1,708,727 |                   | $
|                                    |                                                                                                                                                          |               |           |                   |  
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |                                                                                                                                                          |               |           |                   |  
|Liabilities                         |                                                                                                                                                          |               |           |                   |  
|                                    | Reverse repurchase agreements                                                                                                                            |               | $         | 1,449,537         |  
|                                    | Payable for purchase of mortgage-backed securities                                                                                                       |               |           | 21,560            |  
|                                    | Accrued interest payable                                                                                                                                 |               |           | 4,182             |  
|                                    | Dividends payable                                                                                                                                        |               |           | 6,268             |  
|                                    | Accrued expenses and other                                                                                                                               |               |           | 1,873             |  
|                                    |                                                                                                                                                          |               |           |                   |  
|                                    |                                                                                                                                                          | $             | 1,483,420 |                   | $
|                                    |                                                                                                                                                          |               |           |                   |  
|Stockholders Equity (in thousands) |                                                                                                                                                          |               |           |                   |  
|                                    | Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share; authorized 20,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding                                                    |               |           |                  |  
|                                    | Common stock; par value $.01 per share; authorized 100,000 shares; 22,935,150 and 7,000,765 issued and 22,885,150 and 6,950,765 outstanding respectively |               |           | 229               |  
|                                    | Additional paid in capital                                                                                                                               |               |           | 227,097           |  
|                                    | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss),  unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities                                                  |               |           | 3,440             |  
|                                    | Retained earnings                                                                                                                                        |               |           | (4,436            | )
|                                    | Unearned restricted stock                                                                                                                                |               |           | (794              | )
|                                    | Treasury stock at cost (50,000 shares)                                                                                                                   |               |           | (229              | )
|                                    |                                                                                                                                                          |               |           |                   |  
|                                    |                                                                                                                                                          |               | 225,307   |                   |  
|                                    |                                                                                                                                                          |               |           |                   |  
|                                    |                                                                                                                                                          | $             | 1,708,727 |                   | $
|                                    |                                                                                                                                                          |               |           |                   |  

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ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(in thousands, except for per share amounts) (unaudited)

|                                                                         |                                                      | Three months ended |        | Six months ended |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ------ | ---------------- | -
|                                                                         |                                                      | June 30, 2002      |        | June 30, 2001    |  
|                                                                         |                                                      |                    |        |                  |  
|Interest and dividend income net of amortization of premium and discount |                                                      | $                  | 12,217 |                  | $
|Interest expense                                                         |                                                      |                    | (5,114 | )                |  
|                                                                         |                                                      |                    |        |                  |  
|Net interest income                                                      |                                                      |                    | 7,103  |                  |  
|Gain on sales                                                            |                                                      |                    | 1,433  |                  |  
|Expenses:                                                                |                                                      |                    |        |                  |  
|                                                                         | External base management fee                         |                    |        | (192             | )
|                                                                         | External incentive fee                               |                    |        | (1,013           | )
|                                                                         | Compensation and benefits                            |                    |        | (18              | )
|                                                                         | Incentive compensation                               |                    |        | (324             | )
|                                                                         | Cost incurred in acquiring external manager (Note 4) |                    |        | (3,180           | )
|                                                                         | Other expense                                        |                    |        | (120             | )
|                                                                         |                                                      |                    |        |                  |  
|Net income                                                               |                                                      | $                  | 3,689  |                  | $
|                                                                         |                                                      |                    |        |                  |  
|Basic earnings per share                                                 |                                                      | $                  | 0.29   |                  | $
|                                                                         |                                                      |                    |        |                  |  
|Dividends declared per share                                             |                                                      | $                  | 1.00   |                  | $
|                                                                         |                                                      |                    |        |                  |  
|Average number of shares outstanding                                     |                                                      |                    | 12,733 |                  |  
|                                                                         |                                                      |                    |        |                  |  
|Diluted earnings per share                                               |                                                      | $                  | 0.29   |                  | $
|                                                                         |                                                      |                    |        |                  |  
|Average number of diluted shares outstanding                             |                                                      |                    | 12,823 |                  |  
|                                                                         |                                                      |                    |        |                  |  

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STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY(in thousands) (unaudited)

|                           |                                                             | Common Stock Shares |        |   | Common Stock Par Value |     |   | Additional Paid-in Capital |         |   | Accum. Other Compre- hensiveIncome (Loss) |        |   | Retained Earnings |         |   | Unearned Restricted Stock |      |   | Treasury Stock at Cost |   |  | Compre- hensiveIncome |        |   | Total   |        
|-------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- | ------ | - | ---------------------- | --- | - | -------------------------- | ------- | - | ----------------------------------------- | ------ | - | ----------------- | ------- | - | ------------------------- | ---- | - | ---------------------- | - |  | --------------------- | ------ | - | ------- | -------
|                           |                                                             |                     |        |   |                        |     |   |                            |         |   |                                           |        |   |                   |         |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       |        |   |        
|Balance, December 31, 2001 |                                                             | 6,951               |        | $ | 70                     |     | $ | 54,324                     |         | $ | 705                                       |        | $ | 127               |         | $ |                           |      | $ | (229                   | ) |  |                       |        | $ | 54,997  |        
|                           | Issuance of common stocks                                   |                     | 4,882  |   |                        | 49  |   |                            | 40,103  |   |                                           |        |   |                   |         |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       |        |   |         | 40,152 
|                           | Available-for-sale securities, Fair value adjustment        |                     |        |   |                        |     |   |                            |         |   |                                           | (4,448 | ) |                   |         |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       | (4,448 | ) |         | (4,448 
|                           | Net income                                                  |                     |        |   |                        |     |   |                            |         |   |                                           |        |   |                   | 4,115   |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       | 4,115  |   |         | 4,115  
|                           |                                                             |                     |        |   |                        |     |   |                            |         |   |                                           |        |   |                   |         |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       |        |   |         |        
|                           | Other comprehensive income (loss)                           |                     |        |   |                        |     |   |                            |         |   |                                           |        |   |                   |         |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       | (333   | ) |         |       
|                           |                                                             |                     |        |   |                        |     |   |                            |         |   |                                           |        |   |                   |         |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       |        |   |        
|Balance, March 31, 2002    |                                                             | 11,833              |        | $ | 119                    |     | $ | 94,427                     |         | $ | (3,743                                    | )      | $ | 4,242             |         | $ |                           |      | $ | (229                   | ) |  |                       |        | $ | 94,816  |        
|                           | Issuance of common stock                                    |                     | 10,992 |   |                        | 109 |   |                            | 131,877 |   |                                           |        |   |                   |         |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       |        |   |         | 131,986
|                           | Available-for-sale securities, fair value adjustment        |                     |        |   |                        |     |   |                            |         |   |                                           | 7,574  |   |                   |         |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       | 7,574  |   |         | 7,574  
|                           | Unrealized gain on cash flow hedge recognized in net income |                     |        |   |                        |     |   |                            |         |   |                                           | (391   | ) |                   |         |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       | (391   | ) |         | (391   
|                           | Issuance of restricted stock                                |                     | 60     |   |                        | 1   |   |                            | 793     |   |                                           |        |   |                   |         |   |                           | (794 | ) |                        |   |  |                       |        |   |         |       
|                           | Net income                                                  |                     |        |   |                        |     |   |                            |         |   |                                           |        |   |                   | 3,689   |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       | 3,689  |   |         | 3,689  
|                           |                                                             |                     |        |   |                        |     |   |                            |         |   |                                           |        |   |                   |         |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       |        |   |         |        
|                           | Other comprehensive income (loss)                           |                     |        |   |                        |     |   |                            |         |   |                                           |        |   |                   |         |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  | $                     | 10,872 |   |         |        
|                           |                                                             |                     |        |   |                        |     |   |                            |         |   |                                           |        |   |                   |         |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       |        |   |         |        
|                           | Dividends declared - $1.00 per share                        |                     |        |   |                        |     |   |                            |         |   |                                           |        |   |                   | (12,367 | ) |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       |        |   |         | (12,367
|                           |                                                             |                     |        |   |                        |     |   |                            |         |   |                                           |        |   |                   |         |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       |        |   |        
|Balance, June 30, 2002     |                                                             | 22,885              |        | $ | 229                    |     | $ | 227,097                    |         | $ | 3,440                                     |        | $ | (4,436            | )       | $ | (794                      | )    | $ | (229                   | ) |  |                       |        |   | 225,307 |        
|                           |                                                             |                     |        |   |                        |     |   |                            |         |   |                                           |        |   |                   |         |   |                           |      |   |                        |   |  |                       |        |   |         |        

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ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(in thousands) (unaudited)

|                                                              | For the six months ended June 30,                               |        |            | For the three months ended June 30,                                               |        |           |   |      |         |          |  
|------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | --------- | - | ---- | ------- | -------- | -
|                                                              | 2002                                                            |        | 2001       |                                                                                   |        | 2002      |   | 2001 |         |          |  
|                                                              |                                                                 |        |            |                                                                                   |        |           |   |      |         |          |  
|Operating Activities:                                         |                                                                 |        |            |                                                                                   |        |           |   |      |         |          |  
|                                                              |                                                                 |        |            | Net income                                                                        | $      | 7,804     |   | $    | 1,239   |          |  
|                                                              |                                                                 |        |            | Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |        |           |   |      |         |          |  
|                                                              | Amortization                                                    |        | 3,865      |                                                                                   |        | 508       |   |      |         | 2,336    |  
|                                                              | Gain on sales                                                   |        | (1,656     | )                                                                                 |        | (152      | ) |      |         | (1,433   | )
|                                                              | Non-cash portion of cost incurred in acquiring external manager |        | 3,180      |                                                                                   |        |          |   |      |         | 3,180    |  
|                                                              | Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable              |        | (6,823     | )                                                                                 |        | (43       | ) |      |         | (3,362   | )
|                                                              | Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other               |        | (34        | )                                                                                 |        | (20       | ) |      |         | 72       |  
|                                                              | Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable                 |        | 2,889      |                                                                                   |        | (823      | ) |      |         | 2,045    |  
|                                                              | Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other               |        | 1,008      |                                                                                   |        | 236       |   |      |         | 624      |  
|                                                              |                                                                 |        |            |                                                                                   |        |           |   |      |         |          |  
|                                                              | Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities             |        | 10,233     |                                                                                   |        | 945       |   |      |         | 7,151    |  
|Investing Activities:                                         |                                                                 |        |            |                                                                                   |        |           |   |      |         |          |  
|                                                              |                                                                 |        |            | Available-for-sale securities:                                                    |        |           |   |      |         |          |  
|                                                              | Purchases                                                       |        | (1,524,229 | )                                                                                 |        | (38,154   | ) |      |         | (991,013 | )
|                                                              | Proceeds from sales                                             |        | 109,061    |                                                                                   |        | 1,095     |   |      |         | 108,118  |  
|                                                              | Principal payments                                              |        | 131,809    |                                                                                   |        | 21,410    |   |      |         | 83,493   |  
|                                                              |                                                                 |        |            |                                                                                   |        |           |   |      |         |          |  
|                                                              | Net cash used in investing activities                           |        | (1,283,359 | )                                                                                 |        | (15,649   | ) |      |         | (799,402 | )
|Financing Activities:                                         |                                                                 |        |            |                                                                                   |        |           |   |      |         |          |  
|                                                              |                                                                 |        |            | Net borrowings from reverse repurchase agreements                                 |        | 1,124,230 |   |      | 12,646  |          |  
|                                                              |                                                                 |        |            | Proceeds from common stock issued, net                                            |        | 168,958   |   |      | 135     |          |  
|                                                              |                                                                 |        |            | Dividends paid                                                                    |        | (7,428    | ) |      | (731    | )        |  
|                                                              |                                                                 |        |            |                                                                                   |        |           |   |      |         |          |  
|                                                              | Net cash provided by financing activities                       |        | 1,285,760  |                                                                                   |        | 11,950    |   |      |         | 755,913  |  
|                                                              |                                                                 |        |            |                                                                                   |        |           |   |      |         |          |  
|Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents          |                                                                 | 12,634 |            |                                                                                   | (2,754 | )         |   |      | (36,338 | )        |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period              |                                                                 | 290    |            |                                                                                   | 3,894  |           |   |      | 49,262  |          |  
|                                                              |                                                                 |        |            |                                                                                   |        |           |   |      |         |          |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                    | $                                                               | 12,924 |            | $                                                                                 | 1,140  |           |   | $    | 12,924  |          | $
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|Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information              |                                                                 |        |            |                                                                                   |        |           |   |      |         |          |  
|                                                              | Cash paid for interest                                          | $      | 4,388      |                                                                                   | $      | 1,714     |   |      | $       | 2,225    |  
|Supplemental Disclosure of Investing and Financing Activities |                                                                 |        |            |                                                                                   |        |           |   |      |         |          |  
|                                                              | Mortgage securities purchased, not yet settled                  | $      | 21,560     |                                                                                   | $      | 10,094    |   |      | $       | 21,560   |  
|                                                              | Common stock issued to acquire external manager                 | $      | 3,180      |                                                                                   | $      |          |   |      | $       | 3,180    |  
|                                                              | Restricted stock issued                                         | $      | 794        |                                                                                   | $      |          |   |      | $       | 794      |  
|                                                              |                                                                 |        |            |                                                                                   |        |           |   |      |         |          |  

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ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATIONNOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (the Company) was incorporated in Maryland on October 20, 1997. The Company commenced its operations of purchasing and
managing an investment portfolio of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) on March 17, 1998, upon completion of its initial public offering of the Companys common stock.

The Company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for federal income tax purposes.  Pursuant to the current federal tax
regulations, one of the requirements of maintaining its status as a REIT is that the Company must distribute at least 90% of its annual taxable net income to its stockholders, subject to certain adjustments.

From the time of its inception through June 13, 2002, the Company was externally managed by Anworth Mortgage Advisory Company (the Manager), pursuant to a
management agreement between the parties (the Management Agreement).  As an externally managed company, the Company had no employees of its own and relied on the Manager to conduct its business and operations.

On June 13, 2002, the Manager merged with and into the Company (the Merger).  The Merger was approved by a special committee consisting
solely of the Companys independent directors, the Companys full board of directors and the vote of a majority of the Companys stockholders.  Upon the closing of the Merger, the Management Agreement terminated.  The market
value of the Companys common stock issued, valued as of the consummation of the Merger, in excess of the fair value of the net tangible assets acquired, has been accounted for as a non-cash charge to operating income.

A summary of the Companys significant accounting policies follows:

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Therefore, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial
statements.

In the opinion of management, all material adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for
a fair presentation have been included. The operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the calendar year ending December 31, 2002.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and highly liquid investments with
original maturities of twelve months or less. The carrying amount of cash equivalents approximates their fair value.

MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES

The Company has invested primarily in fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgage pass-through certificates and hybrid ARMs (MBS). Hybrid ARM securities have an
initial interest rate that is fixed for a certain period, usually three to five years, and then adjusts annually for the remainder of the term of the loan.

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ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities (SFAS 115),
requires the Company to classify its investments as either trading investments, available-for-sale investments or held-to-maturity investments. It is the Companys policy to classify each of its MBS as available-for-sale and then to monitor the
securitys performance over time before making a final determination as to the permanent classification. At this time all of the Companys MBS are classified as available-for-sale. All assets that are classified as available-for-sale are
carried at fair value.

Interest income is accrued based on the outstanding principal amount of the MBS and their contractual terms.
Premiums and discounts associated with the purchase of MBS are amortized into interest income over the estimated lives of the asset using the effective yield method.

MBS transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold.  Purchases of new issue MBS are recorded when all significant uncertainties
regarding the characteristics of the assets are removed, generally shortly before the settlement date. Realized gains and losses on sales of MBS are determined on the specific identification basis.

CREDIT RISK

At June 30, 2002 the Company has limited its exposure to credit losses on its portfolio of mortgage
backed securities by purchasing primarily securities from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) and Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA). The payment of principal and interest on the FHLMC and FNMA MBS
securities are guaranteed by those respective agencies. At June 30, 2002, over 99% of the Companys mortgage backed securities have an implied AAA rating.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS

During the six months ended June 30, 2002, the Company purchased certain new issue MBS on a forward basis, i.e. for
settlement beyond the next ordinary settlement date.  Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 133 (SFAS 133), Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended and interpreted, such transactions
are considered derivative instruments and are carried on the balance sheet at their fair value.  The Company designated the forward purchase agreements related to fixed-rate MBS as cash flow hedges for the settlements of the
purchases.  The change in fair value of the hedge is included as Other Comprehensive Income to the extent the hedge is effective.  After the settlement date of the forward purchase the fair value of the hedge is transferred from
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to earnings over the estimated life of the hedged item.  The ineffective amount of hedges is recognized in earnings each quarter.

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 policies, including objectives and strategies, as it relates to its hedging activities.  The Company assesses, both at inception of the hedging activity and on an on-going basis, whether or not the hedging
activity is highly effective.  When it is determined that a hedge is not highly effective, the Company discontinues hedge accounting prospectively.

INCOME TAXES

The Company intends to elect to be taxed as a Real Estate Investment Trust and to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code with respect thereto.
Accordingly, the Company will not be subject to Federal income tax to the extent that its distributions to stockholders satisfy the REIT requirements and certain asset, income and stock ownership tests are met.

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ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share (EPS) is computed by dividing net income
by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS assumes the conversion, exercise or issuance of all potential common stock equivalents unless the effect is to reduce a loss or increase the income per
share.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the earnings per share computation (amounts in
thousands, except per share data):

|                                             |  | Income |       | Shares |  | Earnings Per Share | 
|-------------------------------------------- |  | ------ | ----- | ------ |  | ------------------ | 
|For the three months ended June 30, 2002     |  |        |       |        |  |                    | 
|Basic EPS                                    |  | $      | 3,689 |        |  | 12,733             | 
|Effect of dilutive securities: Stock options |  |        |       |        |  | 90                 | 
|                                             |  |        |       |        |  |                    | 
|Diluted EPS                                  |  | $      | 3,689 |        |  | 12,823             | 
|                                             |  |        |       |        |  |                    | 
|For the three months ended June 30, 2001     |  |        |       |        |  |                    | 
|Basic EPS and Diluted EPS                    |  | $      | 694   |        |  | 2,368              | 
|                                             |  |        |       |        |  |                    | 
|For the six months ended June 30, 2002       |  |        |       |        |  |                    | 
|Basic EPS                                    |  | $      | 7,804 |        |  | 10,974             | 
|                                             |  |        |       |        |  |                    | 
|Effect of dilutive securities: Stock options |  |        |       |        |  | 67                 | 
|Diluted EPS                                  |  | $      | 7,804 |        |  | 11,041             | 
|                                             |  |        |       |        |  |                    | 
|For the six months ended June 30, 2001       |  |        |       |        |  |                    | 
|Basic EPS and Diluted EPS                    |  | $      | 1,239 |        |  | 2,361              | 
|                                             |  |        |       |        |  |                    | 

USE OF ESTIMATES

The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and 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. MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES

The following
table pertains to the Companys mortgage backed securities classified as available-for-sale as of June 30, 2002, which are carried at their fair value (amounts in thousands):

| |                     |  | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |         | Federal National Mortgage Association |   | Total MBS Assets |  
| | ------------------- |  | -------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------- | - | ---------------- | -
| |                     |  |                                        |         |                                       |   |                  |  
| | Amortized Cost      |  | $                                      | 455,631 |                                       | $ | 1,218,670        |  
| | Paydowns receivable |  |                                        | 8,902   |                                       |   |                 |  
| | Unrealized gains    |  |                                        | 1,274   |                                       |   | 3,259            |  
| | Unrealized losses   |  |                                        | (185    | )                                     |   | (908             | )
| |                     |  |                                        |         |                                       |   |                  |  
| | Fair value          |  | $                                      | 465,622 |                                       | $ | 1,221,021        |  
| |                     |  |                                        |         |                                       |   |                  |  

The following table summarizes the Companys securities as of June 30, 2002
at their fair value (amounts in thousands):

| |                    |  | ARMS |         | HYBRIDS |   | FIXED   |   | Floating Rate CMO |         | Total |  
| | ------------------ |  | ---- | ------- | ------- | - | ------- | - | ----------------- | ------- | ----- | -
| |                    |  |      |         |         |   |         |   |                   |         |       |  
| | Amortized Cost     |  | $    | 539,477 |         | $ | 796,557 |   | $                 | 328,762 |       | $
| | Paydown receivable |  |      | 6,074   |         |   | 2,828   |   |                   |        |       |  
| | Unrealized gains   |  |      | 1,060   |         |   | 2,560   |   |                   | 913     |       |  
| | Unrealized losses  |  |      | (725    | )       |   | (317    | ) |                   |        |       |  
| |                    |  |      |         |         |   |         |   |                   |         |       |  
| | Fair value         |  | $    | 545,886 |         | $ | 801,628 |   | $                 | 329,675 |       | $
| |                    |  |      |         |         |   |         |   |                   |         |       |  

During the six-months ended June 30, 2002, the Company sold $108.5 million of its
available-for-sale MBS for a net realized gain of $1,656,000. Included in interest income were gains $940,000 on forward purchase agreement which were designated as cash flow hedges at March 31, 2002 and mortgage dollar roll income. Unrealized gains
of $391,000, which were included in accumulated other comprehensive income at March 31, 2002, that related to cash flow hedges were reclassified to interest income in the second fiscal quarter because the forecasted cash transaction did not occur
(the Company elected not to settle the transaction and entered a mortgage dollar roll transaction instead). During the six-months ended June 30, 2001, the Company sold $1.1 million of MBS and realized net gains of $152,000.

> At June 30, 2002, the Company had commitments to purchase $66.7 million of MBS.

NOTE 3. REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

The Company has entered into reverse repurchase agreements to finance most of its MBS. The reverse repurchase agreements are short-term borrowings
that are secured by the market value of the Companys MBS and bear interest rates that have historically moved in close relationship to London Interbank Offer Rate (LIBOR). At June 30, 2002 the Companys reverse repurchase
agreements had a weighted average term to maturity of 177 days and a weighted average borrowing rate of 2.2%. MBS with a carrying value of approximately $1.5 billion have been pledged as collateral under the reverse repurchase agreements.

At June 30, 2002, the repurchase agreements had the following remaining maturities (%):

| | Less than 3 months           |  | 48  | %
| | ---------------------------- |  | --- | -
| | 3 months to less than 1 year |  | 39  | %
| | 1 year to less than 2 years  |  | 10  | %
| | 2 years to less than 3 years |  | 3   | %
| | Greater than 3 years         |  |    |  
| |                              |  |     |  
| |                              |  | 100 | %
| |                              |  |     |  

NOTE 4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

(a)  Management Fees and Merger with
Our Management Company

From the time of its inception through June 13, 2002, the Company was externally managed by the Manager,
pursuant to the Management Agreement.  As an externally managed company, the Company had no employees of its own and relied on the Manager to conduct its business and operations.

Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Company paid the Manager an annual base management fee equal to 1% of the first $300 million of average net invested
assets (as defined in the Management Agreement), plus 0.8% of the portion above $300 million.  In addition to the base management fee, the Manager received as incentive compensation for each fiscal quarter an amount equal to 20% of the amount
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income of the Company, before incentive compensation, for such fiscal quarter in excess of the amount that would produce an annualized return on equity (calculated by multiplying the return on equity for such
fiscal quarter by four) equal to the Ten-Year U.S. Treasury Rate for such fiscal quarter plus 1%.  For the quarters ended June 30, 2002 and June 30, 2001, the Company paid the Manager $192,000 and $49,000, respectively, in base management
fees.  The Company paid the Manager $1,0103,000 in incentive compensation for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and $88,000 in incentive compensation for the quarter ended June 30, 2001.

On June 13, 2002, the Manger merged with and into the Company pursuant to the Merger.  The Merger was approved by a special committee consisting solely of the
Companys independent directors, the Companys full board of directors and the vote of a majority of the Companys stockholders.  The stockholder of the Manager, a trust controlled by Lloyd McAdams, the Companys President,
Chairman and CEO, and Heather U. Baines, one of the Companys Executive Vice Presidents, received 240,000 shares of the Companys common stock as merger consideration, which was worth approximately $3.2 million based on the closing price
of our common stock on June 13, 2002.  As a result of the Merger, the Company is now an internally managed company, and certain employees of the Manager have become employees of the Company.  As a condition to the Merger, the Company
entered into direct employment contracts with Lloyd McAdams, Heather U. Baines and Joseph McAdams, adopted an incentive compensation plan for key executives, increased the size of its 1997 Stock Option and Awards Plan and provided for future
automatic increases in the size of that plan.  Upon the closing of the Merger, the Management Agreement terminated.

The market value
of the Companys common stock issued, valued as of the consummation of the Merger, in excess of the fair value of the net tangible assets acquired, has been accounted for as a non-cash charge to operating income. Since the Company did not
acquire tangible net assets from the Manager in the merger, the non-cash charge equaled the value of the consideration paid in the Merger, which was approximately $3.2 million.  This non-cash charge does not reduce the Companys taxable
income of which at least 90% is paid as dividends to shareholders to maintain the Companys status as a REIT.

2002 Incentive
Compensation Plan

In connection with the Merger, the Company adopted its 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan which became effective on
the effective date of the Merger. Under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, eligible employees of the Company who are granted awards under the plan have the opportunity to earn incentive compensation for each fiscal quarter.  The total
aggregate amount of compensation that may be earned by all employees equals a percentage of taxable net income, before incentive compensation, in excess of the amount that would produce an annualized return on average net worth equal to the ten-year
US Treasury Rate plus 1% (the Threshold Return).

In any fiscal quarter in which the Companys taxable net income is an
amount less than the amount necessary to earn the Threshold Return, the Company will calculate negative incentive compensation for that fiscal quarter which will be carried forward and offset future incentive compensation due under the plan, but
only with respect to those participants who were participants during the fiscal quarter(s) in which negative incentive compensation was generated.

The percentage of taxable net income in excess of the Threshold Return earned under the plan by all employees is calculated based on the Companys quarterly
average net worth, as defined in the Incentive Compensation Plan.  The percentage rate used in this calculation is based on a blended average of the following tiered percentage rates:

| |  | 25% for the first $50 million of average net worth;                 
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| |   |                                                                     
| |  | 15% for the average net worth between $50 million and $100 million; 
| |   |                                                                     
| |  | 10% for the average net worth between $100 million and $200 million;
| |   |                                                                     
| |  | 5% for the average net worth in excess of $200 million.             

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The Incentive Compensation Plan requires that the Company pays all amounts earned thereunder each year (subject to offset for accrued negative
incentive compensation), and the Company will be required to pay a percentage of such amounts to certain of its executives pursuant to the terms of their employment agreements.

Employment Agreements

Upon the closing of the
Merger, the Company assumed the existing employment agreements of Lloyd McAdams, Joseph McAdams and Heather U. Baines. Such agreements were modified by the addenda entered into between the Company and each of the executives as described below.
Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreements, Lloyd McAdams continues to serve as our President and Chief Executive Officer, Heather U. Baines continues to serves as one of our Executive Vice Presidents and Joseph McAdams will serve as one of
our Executive Vice Presidents.  Heather U. Baines receives a $50,000 annual base salary, Lloyd McAdams receives a base salary equal to the greater of (i) $120,000 per annum, and (ii) a per annum amount equal to 0.125% of our book value, not to
exceed $250,000. Joseph McAdams receives a base salary equal to the greater of (i) $100,000 per annum, and (ii) a per annum amount equal to 0.10% of our book value, not to exceed $250,000.

These employment agreements, as modified by the addenda, also have the following provisions:

| |  | the three executives are entitled to participate in our incentive compensation plan and each of these individuals are provided a minimum percentage of the amounts earned under
the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan. Lloyd McAdams is entitled to 45% of all amounts paid under the plan; Joe McAdams is entitled to 25% of all amounts paid under the plan, and Heather U. Baines is entitled to 5% of all amounts paid under the
plan,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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| |  | the incentive compensation plan may not be amended without the consent of the three executives;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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| |  | in the event of a registered public offering of our shares, the three executives are entitled to piggyback registration rights in connection with such offering;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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| |  | in the event any of the three executives is terminated without cause or if they terminate for good reason, or in the case of Lloyd McAdams or Joseph
McAdams their employment agreements are not renewed, then the executives would be entitled to: (1) all base salary due under the contracts, (2) all discretionary bonus due under the contracts, (3) a lump sum payment of an amount equal to three years
of the executives then-current base salary, (4) payment of COBRA medical coverage for eighteen months, (5) immediate vesting of all pension benefits, (6) all incentive compensation to which the executives would have been entitled to under
the contract prorated through the termination date, and (7) all expense reimbursements and benefits due and owing the executives through the termination. In addition, under these circumstances Lloyd McAdams and Joseph McAdams would each be entitled
to a lump sum payment equal 150% of the greater of (i) the highest amount paid or payable to all employees under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan during any one of the three fiscal years prior to their termination, and (ii) the highest amount
paid, or that would be payable, under the plan during any of the three fiscal years following their termination. Ms. Baines would also be entitled to a lump sum payment equal to all incentive compensation that Ms. Baines would have been entitled to
under the plan during the three year period following her termination;
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| |  | the three executives received restricted stock grants of 20,000 shares each, which grants vest in equal, annual installments over ten years following the effective date of the
merger; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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| |  | the three executives are each subject to a one-year non-competition provision following termination of their employment.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

For the period from June 13, 2002 through June 30, 2002, we accrued base compensation of $18,000 and incentive compensation of $324,000 related to the above
agreements.

The value of the 60,000 shares of restricted stock issued to the above executives is reflected on the Companys balance
sheet as a reduction to stockholders equity. This amount will be amortized to expense over the ten year restricted period until such shares vest.

The Company and the Manager entered into a separation agreement with Pamela J. Watson, the Companys former Chief Financial Officer, providing that her
employment with the Manager terminated upon the Merger, and she resigned from her positions with the Company, upon the effective date of the Merger.  Under the terms of the

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Merger Agreement, the Manager was obligated to pay the severance payable to Ms. Watson under such separation agreement prior to the merger.

(b) 
Other Related Party Transactions

1997 Stock Option and Awards Plan

The Company has adopted the Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation 1997 Stock Option and Awards Plan which authorizes the grant of options to purchase an aggregate of up
to 1,500,000 of the outstanding shares of the Companys common stock.  The Stock Option Plan authorizes the Board of Directors, or a committee of the Board of Directors, to grant Incentive Stock Options (ISOs) as defined under
section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, options not so qualified (NQSOs), dividend appreciation rights (DERs) and stock appreciation rights (SARs).  The exercise price for any option
granted under the Stock Option Plan may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the shares of common stock at the time the option is granted.  As of June 30, 2002, the Company had granted a total of 533,971 options, with strike prices
ranging from $4.60 per share to $9.65 per share, and 148,500 DERs.  Options granted to officers became exercisable at a rate of 33.3% each year following their date of grant, six months after their date of grant or three years after their date
of grant.  Options granted to directors either became exercisable six months after their date of grant or three years after their date of grant.  All options expire either five or ten years after their date of grant.  The DERs are
payable only when their associated stock options are exercised, thereby reducing the effective strike price of such options. The Company recognizes compensation expense at the time the market price of the stock exceeds the effective strike
price.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2001, 114,000 of the outstanding DERs were truncated and shortly after June 30, 2001 the
remaining 34,500 DERs were truncated.  After the dividend declared on April 20, 2001, no more dividends accrue to the DERs.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2002, the Company recorded no operating expense associated with the Stock Option Plan.  For the quarter ended June 30, 2001, the
Company recorded an operating expense of $61,000 associated with the Stock Option Plan.

NOTE 5. FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

ARM securities, forward purchase commitments and other marketable securities are reflected in the financial statements at estimated fair value.  Management bases
its fair value estimates for ARM securities and other marketable securities primarily on third-party bid price indications provided by dealers who make markets in these financial instruments when such indications are available.  However, the
fair value reported reflects estimates and may not necessarily be indicative of the amounts the Company could realize in a current market exchange.  Cash and cash equivalents, interest receivable, reverse repurchase agreements and payables for
securities purchased are reflected in the financial statements at their costs, which approximates their fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

NOTE 6. COMMON
STOCK

In December of 1998, the board of directors authorized the repurchase of 50,000 shares of the Companys common stock. As
of June 30, 1999, the entire 50,000 shares had been repurchased at an average cost of $4.58 per share.

On February 19, 2002, the Company
completed a public offering of 4,830,000 shares of its common stock for which it received net proceeds of approximately $40 million.

On
March 27, 2002, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission offering up to $200 million of the capital stock of the Company.  The registration statement was declared effective in June
2002.  As of June 30, 2002, $65 million remained available for issuance under the registration statement.

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On June 21, 2002, the Company completed a follow-on offering of its common stock.  The Company issued 10,350,000 shares of common stock
pursuant to a public offering at a public offering price of $13.00 per share and received net proceeds of $126,063,000, net of underwriting discount of $0.8125 per share.  Offering costs in connection with the public offering, including the
underwriting discount and other expenses, which are expected to total $195,000, will be charged against the proceeds of the offering.

During the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002, the Company issued 181,000 and 233,000 shares, respectively, of common stock under its Dividend
Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan and received net proceeds of $ 1.4 and $1.9 million, respectively.

On April 18, 2002, the Company
declared the first quarter 2002 dividend of $0.50 per common share, which was paid on May 15, 2002 to common stockholders of record as of May 1, 2002.

On June 14, 2002, the Company declared a special dividend of $0.50 per which was paid on August 6, 2002 to common stockholders of record as of June 21, 2002.

For federal income tax purposes, all dividends are expected to be ordinary income to the Company's stockholders, subject to year-end
allocations of the common 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.

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Item 2. 
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Cautionary Statement

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction
with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report. The information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is not a complete description of our business or the risks associated with an
investment in our common stock. We urge you to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports filed with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001
and our Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2002, as amended, that discuss our business in greater detail.

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Reference is made in particular to the description of our plans and objectives for future operations, assumptions underlying such plans and objectives, and other forward-looking statements
included in this report. Such statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as may, will, expect, believe, estimate, anticipate, intend,
continue, or similar terms, variations of such terms or the negative of such terms. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties, which could cause actual results
to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Such statements address future events and conditions concerning changes in interest rates, capital expenditures, earnings, litigation, regulatory matters, markets for
products and services, liquidity and capital resources and accounting matters. Actual results in each case could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements by reason of factors such as future economic conditions, changes in interest
rates, changes in mortgage prepayment rates, legislative, regulatory and competitive developments in markets in which we operate, our ability to maintain our qualification as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes, our
ability to use borrowings to finance our assets, differences in the actual allocation of our assets from those assumed, the degree to which assets are hedged and the effectiveness of the hedge, and other circumstances affecting anticipated revenues
and costs. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Additional factors that could cause such results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements are set forth in connection with the forward-looking
statements.

General

We
were formed in October 1997 to invest primarily in mortgage-related assets, including mortgage pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations, mortgage loans and other securities representing interests in, or obligations backed by,
pools of mortgage loans which can be readily financed.  We commenced operations on March 17, 1998 upon the closing of our initial public offering.  Our principal business objective is to generate net income for distribution to stockholders
based upon the spread between the interest income on our mortgage-backed securities and the costs of borrowing to finance our acquisition of mortgage-backed securities.

We are organized for tax purposes as a REIT.  Accordingly, we generally distribute substantially all of our
earnings to stockholders without paying federal or state income tax at the corporate level on the distributed earnings.  As of June 30, 2002, our qualified REIT assets (real estate assets, as defined in the tax code, cash and cash items and
government securities) were greater than 99% of our total assets, as compared to the tax code requirement that at least 75% of our total assets must be qualified REIT assets.  Greater than 99% of our 2002 revenue qualifies for both the 75%
source of income test and the 95% source of income test under the REIT rules.  We believe we met all REIT requirements regarding the ownership of our common stock and the distributions of our net income.  Therefore, we believe that we
continue to qualify as a REIT under the provisions of the tax code.

Results Of Operations

Three
Months Ended June 30, 2002 Compared to June 30, 2001

For the quarter ended June
30, 2002, our net income was $3,689,000 or $0.29 per diluted share based on an average of 12,823,000 diluted shares outstanding.  For the quarter ended June 30, 2001, our net income was $694,000, or $0.29 per diluted share based on an
average of 2,361,000 shares outstanding

Net interest income for the quarter
ended June 30, 2002 totaled $7,103,000 or 58% of total interest income compared to $868,000 or 34% of total interest income for the quarter ended June 30, 2001.  Net interest income is comprised of the interest income earned on mortgage
investments, net of premium amortization, less interest expense from borrowings and does not include realized capital gains or losses.   The increase in our net interest income was due primarily to short-term interest rates paid on our
borrowings decreasing more than the interest rates earned on our mortgage-related assets.  Also, during the second quarter of 2002, we realized a gain on the sale of assets in the amount of $1,433,000 or 12% of total interest income compared to
a gain on sale of $81,000 or 3% of total interest income realized during the second quarter of 2001.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2002, our operating expenses increased to $4,847,000 or 40% of total interest income from $255,000 or 10% for the quarter ended June 30, 2001.  This increase was due primarily to an increase
in the incentive compensation earned by our external manager as a result of our improved financial performance and the non-recurring costs incurred related to our acquisition of our external manager.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2002, our operating expenses excluding the costs incurred related to our acquiring
our external manager were $1,667,000 or 14% of total interest income.

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Our return
on average equity was 3.6%, or 15.3% on an annualized compounded basis, for the three months ended June 30, 2002 compared to 3.8%, or 16.3% annualized, for the three months ended June 30, 2001.  Excluding the non-recurring costs incurred
related to our acquiring our external manager, our return on average equity was 6.7%, or 29.8% on an annualized compounded basis, for the three months ended June 30, 2002.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2002, the constant prepayment rate (CPR) of all MBS was 30%.  The
CPR of adjustable rate MBS was 33% and the CPR of fixed rate MBS was 10%.

Prior to
the June 13, 2002  termination of the management agreement, our management company earned an incentive fee when the rate of return on stockholders investment, as defined in the management agreement, exceeded the average ten-year U.S.
Treasury rate during the quarter plus 1%.  During the second quarter of 2002 until the termination of the management agreement on June 13, 2002, our external manager earned $1,013,319 in incentive fees. The ten-year US Treasury rate for the
corresponding period was 5.16% resulting in a Threshold Return of 6.16%.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 Compared to June 30, 2001

For the six-months ended June 30, 2002, our net income was $7,804,000, or $0.71 per diluted share based on
an average of 11,041,000 shares outstanding.  For the six-months June 30, 2001, our net income was $1,239,000, or $0.52 per diluted share based on an average of 2,361,000 shares outstanding

Net interest income for the six-months ended June 30, 2002 totaled $12,021,000 or 60% of total interest income
compared to $1,504,000 and  30% of total interest income for the quarter ended June 30, 2001.  Net interest income is comprised of the interest income earned on mortgage investments, net of premium amortization, less interest expense from
borrowings and does not include realized capital gains or losses.   The increase in our net interest income was due primarily to short-term interest rates paid on our borrowings decreasing more than the interest rates earned on our
mortgage-related assets.  Also, during the six-months ended June 30, 2002, we realized a gain on the sale of assets in the amount of $1,656,000 or 8% of total interest income.

For the six-months ended June 30, 2002, our operating expenses increased to $5,873,000 or 29% of total interest
income from $417,000 or 8% of total interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2001.  This increase was due primarily to an increase in the incentive compensation earned by our external manager as a result of our improved financial
performance and the non-recurring costs incurred related to our acquiring our external manager.

Our return on average equity was 8.9%, or 18.6% on an annualized compounded basis, for the six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to 6.8%, or 14.1% annualized, for the six months ended June 30, 2001.  Excluding the
non-recurring costs incurred related to our acquiring our external manager, our return on average equity was 12.5%, or 26.7% on an annualized compounded basis, for the six months ended June 30, 2002

Financial Condition

At June 30, 2002, we held mortgage assets of $1,687 million at amortized cost,
consisting primarily of $1,347 million of adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities, $9 million of floating rate CMOs and $331 million of fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities.  This amount represents an approximate 298% increase
over the $420 million held at December 31, 2001.  At June 30, 2002, we were well within our asset allocation guidelines, since 99% of total assets were mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by an agency of the United States government such
as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.  Of the adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities owned by us, 40% were adjustable-rate pass-through certificates whose coupon resets within one year.  The remaining 60% consisted of 3/1 hybrid
adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities and approximately 2% invested in 5/1 hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities.  Hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities have an initial interest rate that is fixed for a certain
period, usually three to five years, and thereafter adjust annually for the remainder of the term of the loan.

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The following table presents a schedule of mortgage-backed securities owned at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001,
classified by type of issuer (dollar amounts in thousands):

| |        |                 | At June 30, 2002 |           | At December 31, 2001 |   
| | ------ | --------------- | ---------------- | --------- | -------------------- | --
| |        |                 |                  |           |                      |   
| | Agency |                 | Fair Value       |           | Portfolio Percentage |   
| |        |                 |                  |           |                      |   
| |        |                 |                  |          
| | FNMA   |                 | $                | 1,221,021 |                      | 72
| | FHLMC  |                 |                  | 465,622   |                      | 28
| |        |                 |                  |           |                      |   
| |        | Total Portfolio |                  | $         | 1,686,643            |   
| |        |                 |                  |           |                      |   
| |        |                 |                  |           |                      |   

The following table classifies our portfolio of mortgage-backed securities owned at June 30, 2002 and December
31, 2001, by type of interest rate index (dollar amounts in thousands):

| |                                     |                 | June 30, 2002 |           | December 31, 2001    |     
| | ----------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------- | --------- | -------------------- | ----
| |                                     |                 |               |           |                      |     
| | Index                               |                 | Fair Value    |           | Portfolio Percentage |     
| |                                     |                 |               |           |                      |     
| | (dollar amounts in thousands)       |                 |               |           |                      |     
| | One-month LIBOR                     |                 | $             | 9,940     |                      | 0.6 
| | Six-month LIBOR                     |                 |               | 3,103     |                      | 0.2 
| | One-year LIBOR                      |                 |               | 252,461   |                      | 15.0
| | Six-month Certificate of Deposit    |                 |               | 1,507     |                      | 0.1 
| | One-year Constant Maturity Treasury |                 |               | 1,076,492 |                      | 63.8
| | Cost of Funds Index                 |                 |               | 3,621     |                      | 0.2 
| | Fixed rate                          |                 |               | 339,519   |                      | 20.1
| |                                     |                 |               |           |                      |     
| |                                     | Total Portfolio |               | $         | 1,686,643            |     
| |                                     |                 |               |           |                      |     

The values indicated do not included interest earned but not yet paid. (With respect to our hybrid ARMs, the
fair value of these securities appears on the line associated with the index based on which the security will eventually reset, once the initial fixed interest rate period has expired.)

Our mortgage-backed securities portfolio had a weighted average coupon of 5.73% as of June 30, 2002.  The average coupon of the adjustable rate securities was
5.96%, the hybrid average coupon was 5.16%, the CMO FRN average coupon was 3.09%, and the average coupon of the fixed rate securities was 6.36%.

At June 30, 2002, the unamortized net premium paid for our mortgage-backed securities was $37.2 million.

We analyze our mortgage-backed securities and the extent to which prepayments impact the yield of the securities.  When actual prepayments exceed expectations,
we amortize the premiums paid on mortgage assets over a shorter time period, resulting in a reduced yield to maturity on our mortgage assets.  Conversely, if actual prepayments are less than the assumed constant prepayment rate, the premium
would be amortized over a longer time period, resulting in a higher yield to maturity.  We monitor our prepayment expectations versus our actual prepayment experience on a monthly basis in order to adjust the amortization of the net
premium.

As of June 30, 2002, the market value of our portfolio of mortgage-related assets, which were all classified as available for
sale, was $1,686.6 million, or $3.4 million or 0.21%, more than the portfolios amortized cost of $1,683.2 million.

As of June 30,
2002, the average amortized cost of our mortgage-related assets was 102.27%.  The average amortized cost of the adjustable rate securities was 102.29% and the average amortized cost of the fixed rate securities was 101.38%.

As of June 30, 2002, the average interest rate on outstanding repurchase agreements was 2.2% and the average days to maturity was 177 days.

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Hedging

We periodically enter into derivative transactions, in the form of  forward purchase commitments, which are intended to hedge our exposure to rising rates on
funds borrowed to finance our investments in securities.  We have designated this transaction as a cash flow hedge. We also enter into derivative transactions, also in the form of forward purchase commitments, which are not designated as
hedges.  Other than these types of transactions, we have not entered into any hedging agreements to date.

As part of our
asset/liability management policy, we may enter into hedging agreements such as interest rate caps, floors or swaps.  These agreements would be entered into to try to reduce interest rate risk and would be designed to provide us with income and
capital appreciation in the event of certain changes in interest rates.  We review the need for hedging agreements on a regular basis consistent with our capital investment policy.

During the six month period ending June 30, 2002, we entered into various MBS transaction where we agreed to take delivery of the securities more than one month from
the trade date.  As directed by F.A.S.B. rules, for these types of extended delivery transactions, the economic benefits that occur between the trade date and the delivery date are designated a derivative gains or loss.  During the three
month period ending June 30, 2002, this derivative gain, which is included in interest income, amounted to $940,000.  Included in this amount is dollar roll income which was earned when an MBS settled more than a month from the trade date and
that settlement initiated a dollar roll transaction.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary source of funds consists of repurchase agreements, which totaled $1,420 million at June 30, 2002.  Our other significant source of funds for the six
months ended June 30, 2002 consisted of payments of principal and interest from our mortgage securities portfolio in the amount of $83.4 million.

As of June 30, 2002, we had raised approximately $2 million in capital under our dividend reinvestment and direct stock purchase plan since its inception in
1999.

In the future, we expect that our primary sources of funds will consist of borrowed funds under repurchase agreement transactions
with one- to twentyfour-month maturities and of monthly payments of principal and interest on our mortgage-backed securities portfolio.  Our liquid assets generally consist of unpledged mortgage-backed securities, cash and cash
equivalents.

As of June 30, 2002, all of our repurchase agreements were fixed-rate term repurchase agreements with original
maturities ranging from three to twentyfour months.  On June 30, 2002, we had borrowing arrangements with fourteen different financial institutions and had borrowed funds under repurchase agreements with twelve of these firms. 
Because we borrow money based on the fair value of our mortgage-backed securities and because increases in short-term interest rates can negatively impact the valuation of mortgage-backed securities, our borrowing ability could be limited and
lenders may initiate margin calls in the event short-term interest rates increase or the value of our mortgage-backed securities declines for other reasons.  During the quarter ended June 30, 2002, we had adequate cash flow, liquid assets
and unpledged collateral with which to meet our margin requirements during the period.

From time to time, we raise additional equity
dependent upon market conditions and other factors.  In that regard, we completed a public offering and a private placement on December 27, 2001 that raised approximately $34.6 million in combined net proceeds, and we completed a public
offering on February 28, 2002 that raised approximately $40 million in net proceeds.  We completed an additional public offering on June 26, 2002 that raised approximately $126 million in net proceeds.  We also intend to
raise additional equity through the issuance of capital stock as described in our registration statement on Form S-3 filed March 27, 2002 and amended on May 1, 2002, May 24, 2002, June 7, 2002, and June 13, 2002.

Stockholders Equity

We use available for sale treatment for our mortgage-backed securities.  These
assets are carried on the balance sheet at fair value rather than historical amortized cost.  Based upon such available for sale treatment, our equity base at June 30, 2002 was $225 million, or $9.85 per share.

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With our available for sale accounting treatment, unrealized
fluctuations in fair values of assets do not impact GAAP income or taxable income but rather are reflected on the balance sheet by changing the carrying value of the asset and reflecting the change in stockholders equity under
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities.

As a result of this
mark-to-market accounting treatment, our book value and book value per share are likely to fluctuate far more than if we used historical amortized cost accounting.  As a result, comparisons with companies that use historical cost accounting for
some or all of their balance sheet may not be meaningful.

Unrealized changes in the fair value of mortgage-backed securities have one
significant and direct effect on our potential earnings and dividends. Specifically, a positive mark-to-market changes will increase our equity base and allow us to increase our borrowing capacity while negative changes will tend to limit borrowing
capacity under our capital investment policy.  A very large negative change in the net market value of our mortgage-backed securities might reduce our liquidity, requiring us to sell assets with the likely result of realized losses upon
sale.  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities was $3.4 million, or 0.21%, of the amortized cost of mortgage-backed securities at June 30, 2002.

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our stock involves a number of risks.  Before making a decision to purchase our securities, you should carefully consider all of the risks
described in this quarterly report.  If any of the risks discussed in this quarterly report actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.  If this were to occur, the
trading price of our securities could decline significantly and you may lose all or part of your investment.

RISK RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS

Interest rate mismatches between our adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities and our borrowings used to fund our purchases of the assets may reduce our
income during periods of changing interest rates.

We fund most of our acquisitions of adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities
with borrowings that have interest rates based on indices and repricing terms similar to, but of shorter maturities than, the interest rate indices and repricing terms of our mortgage-backed securities.  Accordingly, if short-term interest
rates increase, this may adversely affect our profitability.

Most of the mortgage-backed securities we acquire are adjustable-rate
securities.  This means that their interest rates may vary over time based upon changes in a short-term interest rate index.  Therefore, in most cases the interest rate indices and repricing terms of the mortgage-backed securities that we
acquire and their funding sources will not be identical, thereby creating an interest rate mismatch between assets and liabilities.  While the historical spread between relevant short-term interest rate indices has been relatively stable, there
have been periods when the spread between these indices was volatile.  During periods of changing interest rates, these mismatches could reduce our net income, dividend yield and the market price of our common stock.

The interest rates on our borrowings generally adjust more frequently than the interest rates on our adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities.  For
example, on June 30, 2002, our adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities had a weighted average term to next rate adjustment of approximately 19 months, while our borrowings had a weighted average term to next rate adjustment of
177 days.  Accordingly, in a period of rising interest rates, we could experience a decrease in net income or a net loss because the interest rates on our borrowings adjust faster than the interest rates on our adjustable-rate
mortgage-backed securities.

We may experience reduced net interest income from holding fixed-rate investments during periods of
rising interest rates.

We generally fund our acquisition of fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities with short-term
borrowings.  During periods of rising interest rates, our costs associated with borrowings used to fund acquisition of fixed-rate assets are subject to increases while the income we earn from these assets remains substantially fixed.  This
reduces the net interest spread between the fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities that we purchase and our borrowings used to purchase them, which could lower our net interest income or cause us to suffer a loss.  On June 30, 2002, 20% of our
mortgaged-backed securities were fixed-rate securities.

Increased levels of prepayments from mortgage-backed securities may
decrease our net interest income.

Pools of mortgage loans underlie the mortgage-backed securities that we acquire.  We
generally receive payments from the payments that are made on these underlying mortgage loans.  When borrowers prepay their mortgage loans faster than expected, this results in prepayments that are faster than expected on the mortgage-backed
securities.  Faster than expected prepayments could adversely affect our profitability, including in the following ways:

| | We often purchase mortgage-backed securities that have a higher interest rate than the market interest rate at the time.  In exchange for this higher interest rate, we must
pay a premium over the market value to acquire the security.  In accordance with accounting rules, we amortize this premium over the term of the mortgage-backed
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| |   | security.  If the mortgage-backed security is prepaid in whole or in part prior to its maturity date, however, we must expense the premium that was prepaid at the time of
the prepayment.  On June 30, 2002, approximately 99% of our mortgage-backed securities were acquired at a premium.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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| |  | We anticipate that a substantial portion of our adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities may bear interest rates that are lower than their fully indexed rates, which are
equivalent to the applicable index rate plus a margin.  If an adjustable-rate mortgage-backed security is prepaid prior to or soon after the time of adjustment to a fully indexed rate, we will have held that mortgage-backed security while it
was less profitable and lost the opportunity to receive interest at the fully indexed rate over the remainder of its expected life.
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| |  | If we are unable to acquire new mortgage-backed securities to replace the prepaid mortgage-backed securities, our financial condition, results of operation and cash flow would
suffer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Prepayment rates generally increase when interest rates fall and decrease when interest rates rise, but
changes in prepayment rates are difficult to predict.  Prepayment rates also may be affected by conditions in the housing and financial markets, general economic conditions and the relative interest rates on fixed-rate and adjustable-rate
mortgage loans.

While we seek to minimize prepayment risk to the extent practical, in selecting investments we must balance prepayment
risk against other risks and the potential returns of each investment.  No strategy can completely insulate us from prepayment risk.

We may incur increased borrowing costs related to repurchase agreements and that would adversely affect our profitability.

Currently, all of our borrowings are collateralized borrowings in the form of repurchase agreements.  If the interest rates on these repurchase agreements
increase, that would adversely affect our profitability.

Our borrowing costs under repurchase agreements generally correspond to
short-term interest rates such as LIBOR or a short-term Treasury index, plus or minus a margin.  The margins on these borrowings over or under short-term interest rates may vary depending upon:

| |  | the movement of interest rates;                           
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| |  | the availability of financing in the market; and          
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| |  | the value and liquidity of our mortgage-backed securities.

Interest rate caps on our adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities may reduce our income or cause us to suffer a loss during periods of rising interest
rates.

Our adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities are typically subject to periodic and lifetime interest rate caps. 
Periodic interest rate caps limit the amount an interest rate can increase during any given period.  Lifetime interest rate caps limit the amount an interest rate can increase through maturity of a mortgage-backed security.  Our borrowings
are not subject to similar restrictions.  Accordingly, in a period of rapidly increasing interest rates, the interest rates paid on our borrowings could increase without limitation while caps would limit the interest rates on our
adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities.  This problem is magnified for our adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities that are not fully indexed.  Further, some adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic
payment caps that result in a portion of the interest being deferred and added to the principal outstanding.  As a result, we could receive less cash income on adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities than we need to pay interest on our
related borrowings.  On June 30, 2002, approximately 80% of our mortgage-backed securities were adjustable-rate securities.  These factors could lower our net interest income or cause us to suffer a net loss during periods of rising
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Our leveraging strategy increases the risks of our
operations.

We generally borrow between eight and twelve times the amount of our equity, although our borrowings may at times be
above or below this amount.  We incur this leverage by borrowing against a substantial portion of the market value of our mortgage-backed securities.  Use of leverage can enhance our investment returns.  However, leverage also
increases risks.  In the following ways, the use of leverage increases our risk of loss and may reduce our net income by increasing the risks associated with other risk factors, including a decline in the market value of our mortgage-backed
securities or a default of a mortgage-related asset:

| |  | The use of leverage increases our risk of loss resulting from various factors, including rising interest rates, increased interest rate volatility, downturns in the economy,
reductions in the availability of financing or deteriorations in the conditions of any of our mortgage-related assets.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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| |  | A majority of our borrowings are secured by our mortgage-backed securities, generally under repurchase agreements.  A decline in the market value of the mortgage-backed
securities used to secure these debt obligations could limit our ability to borrow or result in lenders requiring us to pledge additional collateral to secure our borrowings.  In that situation, we could be required to sell mortgage-backed
securities under adverse market conditions in order to obtain the additional collateral required by the lender.  If these sales are made at prices lower than the carrying value of the mortgage-backed securities, we would experience
losses.
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| |  | A default of a mortgage-related asset that constitutes collateral for a loan could also result in an involuntary liquidation of the mortgage-related asset, including any
cross-collateralized mortgage-backed securities.  This would result in a loss to us of the difference between the value of the mortgage-related asset upon liquidation and the amount borrowed against the mortgage-related asset.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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| |  | To the extent we are compelled to liquidate qualified REIT assets to repay debts, our compliance with the REIT rules regarding our assets and our sources of income could be
negatively affected, which would jeopardize our status as a REIT.  Losing our REIT status would cause us to lose tax advantages applicable to REITs and may decrease our overall profitability and distributions to our stockholders.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

We have not extensively used derivatives to mitigate our interest rate and prepayment risks and this leaves us exposed to
certain risks.

Our policies permit us to enter into interest rate swaps, caps and floors and other derivative transactions to
help us reduce our interest rate and prepayment risks described above.  As of the second quarter of 2002, we have made only limited use of these types of instruments as discussed under Hedging above.  We have determined that,
generally, the costs of these transactions outweigh their benefits.  This strategy saves us the additional costs of such hedging transactions, but it leaves us exposed to the types of risks that such hedging transactions would be designed to
reduce.  If we decide to enter into derivative transactions in the future, these transactions may mitigate our interest rate and prepayment risks but cannot eliminate these risks.  Additionally, the use of derivative transactions could
have a negative impact on our earnings.

An increase in interest rates may adversely affect our book value.

Increases in interest rates may negatively affect the market value of our mortgage-related assets.  Our fixed-rate securities are generally
more negatively affected by these increases.  In accordance with accounting rules, we reduce our book value by the amount of any decrease in the market value of our mortgage-related assets.

We may invest in leveraged mortgage derivative securities that generally experience greater volatility in market prices, thus exposing us to greater risk with
respect to their rate of return.

We may acquire leveraged mortgage derivative securities that may expose us to a high level of
interest rate risk.  The characteristics of leveraged mortgage derivative securities result in greater volatility in their market prices.  Thus, acquisition of leveraged mortgage derivative securities would expose us to the risk of greater
volatility in our portfolio and that could adversely affect our net income and overall profitability.

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We depend on borrowings to purchase mortgage-related
assets and reach our desired amount of leverage.  If we fail to obtain or renew sufficient funding on favorable terms, we will be limited in our ability to acquire mortgage-related assets and our earnings and profitability could
decline.

We depend on short-term borrowings to fund acquisitions of mortgage-related assets and reach our desired amount of
leverage.  Accordingly, our ability to achieve our investment and leverage objectives depends on our ability to borrow money in sufficient amounts and on favorable terms.  In addition, we must be able to renew or replace our maturing
short-term borrowings on a continuous basis.  Moreover, we depend on a few lenders to provide the primary credit facilities for our purchases of mortgage-related assets.

If we cannot renew or replace maturing borrowings, we may have to sell our mortgage-related assets under adverse market conditions and may incur permanent capital
losses as a result.  Any number of these factors in combination may cause difficulties for us, including a possible liquidation of a major portion of our portfolio at disadvantageous prices with consequent losses, which may render us
insolvent.

Possible market developments could cause our lenders to require us to pledge additional assets as collateral.  If
our assets are insufficient to meet the collateral requirements, then we may be compelled to liquidate particular assets at an inopportune time.

Possible market developments, including a sharp rise in interest rates, a change in prepayment rates or increasing market concern about the value or liquidity of one
or more types of mortgage-related assets in which our portfolio is concentrated, may reduce the market value of our portfolio, which may cause our lenders to require additional collateral.  This requirement for additional collateral may compel
us to liquidate our assets at a disadvantageous time, thus adversely affecting our operating results and net profitability.

Our use
of repurchase agreements to borrow funds may give our lenders greater rights in the event that either we or a lender files for bankruptcy.

Our borrowings under repurchase agreements may qualify for special treatment under the bankruptcy code, giving our lenders the ability to avoid the automatic stay
provisions of the bankruptcy code and to take possession of and liquidate our collateral under the repurchase agreements without delay in the event that we file for bankruptcy.  Furthermore, the special treatment of repurchase agreements under
the bankruptcy code may make it difficult for us to recover our pledged assets in the event that a lender files for bankruptcy.  Thus, the use of repurchase agreements exposes our pledged assets to risk in the event of a bankruptcy filing by
either a lender or us.

Because assets we acquire may experience periods of illiquidity, we may lose profits or be prevented from
earning capital gains if we cannot sell mortgage-related assets at an opportune time.

We bear the risk of being unable to dispose
of our mortgage-related assets at advantageous times or in a timely manner because mortgage-related assets generally experience periods of illiquidity.  The lack of liquidity may result from the absence of a willing buyer or an established
market for these assets, as well as legal or contractual restrictions on resale.  As a result, the illiquidity of mortgage-related assets may cause us to lose profits or the ability to earn capital gains.

We depend on our key personnel and the loss of any of our key personnel could severely and detrimentally affect our operations.

We depend on the diligence, experience and skill of our officers and other employees for the selection, structuring and monitoring of our mortgage-related
assets and associated borrowings.  Our key officers include Lloyd McAdams, President, Chairman of our board of directors and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph McAdams, Executive Vice President and Director, Thad Brown, acting CFO, and Evangelos
Karagiannis, Vice President.  The loss of any key person could harm our entire business, financial condition, cash flow and results of operations.

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Our board of directors may change our operating policies
and strategies without prior notice or stockholder approval and such changes could harm our business, results of operation and stock price.

Our board of directors can modify or waive our current operating policies and our strategies without prior notice and without stockholder approval.  We cannot
predict the effect any changes to our current operating policies and strategies may have on our business, operating results and stock price, however, the effects may be adverse.

Competition may prevent us from acquiring mortgage-related assets at favorable yields and that would negatively impact our profitability.

Our net income largely depends on our ability to acquire mortgage-related assets at favorable spreads over our borrowing costs.  In acquiring
mortgage-related assets, we compete with other REITs, investment banking firms, savings and loan associations, banks, insurance companies, mutual funds, other lenders and other entities that purchase mortgage-related assets, many of which have
greater financial resources than us.  As a result we may not in the future be able to acquire sufficient mortgage-related assets at favorable spreads over our borrowing costs.  If that occurs, our profitability will be harmed.

Our investment policy involves risks associated with the credit quality of our investments.  If the credit quality of our investments
declines or if there are defaults on the investments we make, our profitability may decline and we may suffer losses.

Our
mortgage-backed securities have primarily been agency certificates that, although not rated, carry an implied AAA rating.  Agency certificates are mortgage-backed securities where either Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae guarantees payments
of principal or interest on the certificates.  Our capital investment policy, however, provides us with the ability to acquire a material amount of lower credit quality mortgage-backed securities.  If we acquire mortgage-backed securities
of lower credit quality, our profitability may decline and we may incur losses if there are defaults on the mortgages backing those securities or if the rating agencies downgrade the credit quality of those securities.

Risks Related to REIT Compliance and Other Matters

If we are
disqualified as a REIT, we will be subject to tax as a regular corporation and face substantial tax liability.

We believe that
since our initial public offering in 1998 we have operated so as to qualify as a REIT under the Code, and we intend to continue to meet the requirements for taxation as a REIT.  However, we may not remain qualified as a REIT in the
future.  Qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex Code provisions for which only a limited number of judicial or administrative interpretations exist.  Even a technical or inadvertent mistake could
jeopardize our REIT status.  Furthermore, Congress or the IRS might change tax laws or regulations and the courts might issue new rulings, in each case potentially having retroactive effect, that could make it more difficult or impossible for
us to qualify as a REIT.  If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any tax year, then:

| |  | we would be taxed as a regular domestic corporation, which, among other things, means being unable to deduct distributions to stockholders in computing taxable income and being
subject to federal income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate rates;                                                                                                          
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| |  | any resulting tax liability could be substantial and would reduce the amount of cash available for distribution to stockholders; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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| |  | unless we were entitled to relief under applicable statutory provisions, we would be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the subsequent four taxable years following the
year during which we lost our qualification, and thus, our cash available for distribution to stockholders would be reduced for each of the years during which we do not qualify as a REIT.

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Complying with REIT requirements may cause us to forego otherwise attractive
opportunities.

In order to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, we must continually satisfy tests concerning, among
other things, our sources of income, the nature and diversification of our mortgage-backed securities, the amounts we distribute to our stockholders and the ownership of our stock.  We may also be required to make distributions to stockholders
at disadvantageous times or when we do not have funds readily available for distribution.  Thus, compliance with REIT requirements may hinder our ability to operate solely on the basis of maximizing profits.

Complying with REIT requirements may limit our ability to hedge effectively.

The REIT provisions of the Code may substantially limit our ability to hedge mortgage-backed securities and related borrowings by requiring us to limit our income in
each year from qualified hedges, together with any other income not generated from qualified REIT real estate assets, to less than 25% of our gross income.  In addition, we must limit our aggregate income from hedging and services from all
sources, other than from qualified REIT real estate assets or qualified hedges, to less than 5% of our annual gross income.  As a result, although we do not currently engage in hedging transactions, we may in the future have to limit our use of
advantageous hedging techniques.  This could result in greater risks associated with changes in interest rates than we would otherwise want to incur.  If we were to violate the 25% or 5% limitations, we may have to pay a penalty tax equal
to the amount of income in excess of those limitations, multiplied by a fraction intended to reflect our profitability.  If we fail to satisfy the 25% and 5% limitations, unless our failure was due to reasonable cause and not due to willful
neglect, we could lose our REIT status for federal income tax purposes.

Complying with REIT requirements may force us to liquidate
otherwise attractive investments.

In order to qualify as a REIT, we must also ensure that at the end of each calendar quarter at
least 75% of the value of our assets consists of cash, cash items, government securities and qualified REIT real estate assets.  The remainder of our investment in securities generally cannot include more than 10% of the outstanding voting
securities of any one issuer or more than 10% of the total value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer.  In addition, in general, no more than 5% of the value of our assets can consist of the securities of any one issuer.  If we
fail to comply with these requirements, we must dispose of a portion of our assets within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter in order to avoid losing our REIT status and suffering adverse tax consequences.

Complying with REIT requirements may force us to borrow to make distributions to stockholders.

As a REIT, we must distribute 90% (95% with respect to taxable years beginning before January 1, 2001) of our annual taxable income (subject to certain adjustments)
to our stockholders.  From time to time, we may generate taxable income greater than our net income for financial reporting purposes from, among other things, amortization of capitalized purchase premiums, or our taxable income may be greater
than our cash flow available for distribution to stockholders.  If we do not have other funds available in these situations, we may be unable to distribute substantially all of our taxable income as required by the REIT provisions of the
Code.  Thus, we could be required to borrow funds, sell a portion of our mortgage-backed securities at disadvantageous prices or find another alternative source of funds.  These alternatives could increase our costs or reduce our
equity.

Failure to maintain an exemption from the Investment Company Act would adversely affect our results of
operations.

We believe that we conduct our business in a manner that allows us to avoid being regulated as an investment company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.  The Investment Company Act exempts entities that are primarily engaged in the business of purchasing or otherwise acquiring mortgages and other liens on and interests in real
estate.  Under the SECs current interpretation, qualification for this exemption generally requires us to maintain at least 55% of our assets directly in qualifying real estate interests.  In order to constitute a qualifying
real estate interest under this 55% requirement, a real estate interest must meet various criteria.  If we fail to continue to qualify for an exemption from registration as an investment company, our ability to use leverage would be
substantially reduced and we would be unable to conduct our business as planned.

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Additional Risk Factors

We may not be able to use the money we raise to acquire investments at favorable prices.

We intend to seek to raise additional capital from time to time if we determine that it is in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders, including
through public offerings of our stock.  The net proceeds of any offering could represent a significant increase in our equity.  Depending on the amount of leverage that we use, the full investment of the net proceeds of any offering might
result in a substantial increase in our total assets.  There can be no assurance that we will be able to invest all of such additional funds in mortgage-backed securities at favorable prices.  As a result, we may not be able to acquire
enough mortgage-backed securities in order to become fully invested after an offering, or we may have to pay more for mortgage-backed securities than we have historically.  In either case, the return that we earn on stockholders equity may be
reduced.

We have not established a minimum dividend payment level and there are no assurances of our ability to pay dividends in
the future.

We intend to pay quarterly dividends and to make distributions to our stockholders in amounts such that all or
substantially all of our taxable income in each year, subject to certain adjustments, is distributed.  This, along with other factors, should enable us to qualify for the tax benefits accorded to a REIT under the Code.  We have not
established a minimum dividend payment level and our ability to pay dividends may be adversely affected by the risk factors described in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.  All distributions will be made at the discretion of our board of
directors and will depend on our earnings, our financial condition, maintenance of our REIT status and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant from time to time.  There are no assurances of our ability to pay dividends in
the future.

If we raise additional capital, our earnings per share and dividend may decline since we may not be able to invest all of the
new capital during the quarter in which additional shares are sold and possibly the entire following calendar quarter.

We may incur
excess inclusion income that would increase the tax liability of our stockholders.

In general, dividend income that a tax-exempt
entity receives from us should not constitute unrelated business taxable income as defined in Section 512 of the Code.  If we realize excess inclusion income and allocate it to stockholders, this income cannot be offset by net operating
losses.  If the stockholder were a tax-exempt entity, then this income would be fully taxable as unrelated business taxable income under Section 512 of the Code.  If the stockholder were foreign, then it would be subject to federal income
tax withholding on this income without reduction pursuant to any otherwise applicable income-tax treaty.

Excess inclusion income could
result if we held a residual interest in a REMIC.  Excess inclusion income also would be generated if we were to issue debt obligations with two or more maturities and the terms of the payments on these obligations bore a relationship to the
payments that we received on our mortgage-backed securities securing those debt obligations.  We generally structure our borrowing arrangements in a manner designed to avoid generating significant amounts of excess inclusion income.  We
do, however, enter into various repurchase agreements that have differing maturity dates and afford the lender the right to sell any pledged mortgage securities if we default on our obligations.  The IRS may determine that these borrowings give
rise to excess inclusion income that should be allocated among stockholders.  Furthermore, some types of tax-exempt entities, including, without limitation, voluntary employee benefit associations and entities that have borrowed funds to
acquire their shares of our common stock, may be required to treat a portion of or all of the dividends they may receive from us as unrelated business taxable income.  We also invest in equity securities of other REITs.  If we were to
receive excess inclusion income from another REIT, we may be required to distribute the excess inclusion income to our stockholders, which may result in the recognition of unrelated business taxable income.

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For the
purpose of preserving our REIT qualification and for other reasons, our charter prohibits direct or constructive ownership by any person of more than 9.8% of the lesser of the total number or value of the outstanding shares of our common stock or
more than 9.8% of the outstanding shares of our preferred stock.  Our charters constructive ownership rules are complex and may cause the outstanding stock owned by a group of related individuals or entities to be deemed to be
constructively owned by one individual or entity.  As a result, the acquisition of less than 9.8% of the outstanding stock by an individual or entity could cause that individual or entity to own constructively in excess of 9.8% of the
outstanding stock, and thus be subject to our charters ownership limit.  Any attempt to own or transfer shares of our common or preferred stock in excess of the ownership limit without the consent of the board of directors shall be void,
and will result in the shares being transferred by operation of law to a charitable trust.  Our board of directors has granted Lloyd McAdams, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and his family members an exemption from the 9.8% ownership
limitation as set forth in our charter documents.  This exemption permits Lloyd McAdams, Heather Baines and Joseph E. McAdams collectively to hold up to 19% of our outstanding shares.

Because provisions contained in Maryland law, our charter and our bylaws may have an anti-takeover effect, investors may be prevented from receiving a
control premium for their shares.

Provisions contained in our charter and bylaws, as well as Maryland corporate law,
may have anti-takeover effects that delay, defer or prevent a takeover attempt, which may prevent stockholders from receiving a control premium for their shares.  For example, these provisions may defer or prevent tender offers for
our common stock or purchases of large blocks of our common stock, thereby limiting the opportunities for our stockholders to receive a premium for their common stock over then-prevailing market prices.  These provisions include the
following:

| |  | Ownership limit.  The ownership limit in our charter limits related investors, including, among other things, any voting
group, from acquiring over 9.8% of our common stock without our permission.                                                                    
| | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
| |  | Preferred stock.  Our charter authorizes our board of directors to issue preferred stock in one or more classes and to
establish the preferences and rights of any class of preferred stock issued.  These actions can be taken without soliciting stockholder approval.
| |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
| |  | Maryland business combination statute.  Maryland law restricts the ability of holders of more than 10% of the voting
power of a corporations shares to engage in a business combination with the corporation.                                                          
| |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
| |  | Maryland control share acquisition statute. Maryland law limits the voting rights of control shares of a
corporation in the event of a control share acquisition.                                                                                                   

Issuances of large amounts of our stock
could cause the price of our stock to decline.

If we issue a significant
number of shares of common stock or convertible preferred stock in a short period of time, there could be a dilution of the existing common stock and a decrease in the market price of the common stock.

Future offerings of debt securities, which would be senior to our common stock upon liquidation, or equity securities, which would dilute our existing stockholders
and may be senior to our common stock for the purposes of dividend distributions, may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

In the future, we may attempt to increase our capital resources by making additional offerings of debt or equity
securities, including commercial paper, medium-term notes, senior or subordinated notes and classes of preferred stock or common stock.  Upon liquidation, holders of our debt securities and shares of preferred stock and lenders with respect to
other borrowings will receive a distribution of our available assets prior to the holders of our common stock.  Our preferred stock, if issued, may have a preference on dividend payments that could limit our ability to make a dividend
distribution to the holders of our common stock.  Because our decision to issue securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature
of our future offerings. Thus, our stockholders bear the risk of our future offerings reducing the market price of our common stock.

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Item 3. 
Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We seek to manage the interest rate, market value, liquidity, prepayment and credit risks inherent in all financial institutions in a prudent manner designed to insure our longevity while, at the same time, seeking to provide
an opportunity for stockholders to realize attractive total rates of return through ownership of our common stock.  While we do not seek to avoid risk completely, we do seek, to the best of our ability, to assume risk that can be quantified
from historical experience, to actively manage that risk, to earn sufficient compensation to justify taking those risks and to maintain capital levels consistent with the risks we undertake.

Interest Rate Risk

We
primarily invest in adjustable-rate, hybrid and fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities.  Hybrid mortgages are adjustable-rate mortgages that have a fixed interest rate for an initial period of time (typically three years or greater) and then
convert to a one-year adjustable-rate for the remaining loan term.  Our debt obligations are generally repurchase agreements of limited duration that are periodically refinanced at current market rates.

Adjustable-rate mortgage-backed assets are typically subject to periodic and lifetime interest rate caps that limit
the amount an adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities interest rate can change during any given period.  Adjustable-rate mortgage securities are also typically subject to a minimum interest rate payable.  Our borrowings are not
subject to similar restrictions.  Hence, in a period of increasing interest rates, interest rates on our borrowings could increase without limitation, while the interest rates on our mortgage-related assets could be limited.  This problem
would be magnified to the extent we acquire mortgage-backed securities that are not fully indexed.  Further, some adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic payment caps that result in some portion of the interest
being deferred and added to the principal outstanding.  These factors could lower our net interest income or cause a net loss during periods of rising interest rates, which would negatively impact our liquidity, net income and our ability to
make distributions to stockholders.

We fund the purchase of a substantial portion of
our adjustable-rate mortgage-backed debt securities with borrowings that have interest rates based on indices and repricing terms similar to, but of somewhat shorter maturities than, the interest rate indices and repricing terms of the mortgage
assets.  Thus, we anticipate that in most cases the interest rate indices and repricing terms of our mortgage assets and our funding sources will not be identical, thereby creating an interest rate mismatch between assets and liabilities. 
During periods of changing interest rates, such interest rate mismatches could negatively impact our net income, dividend yield and the market price of our common stock.

Most of our adjustable-rate assets are based on the one-year constant maturity treasury rate and our debt
obligations are generally based on LIBOR.  These indices generally move in parallel, but there can be no assurance that this will continue to occur.

Our adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities and borrowings reset at various different dates for the specific
asset or obligation.  In general, the repricing of our debt obligations occurs more quickly than on our assets.  Therefore, on average, our cost of funds may rise or fall more quickly than does our earnings rate on the assets.

Further, our net income may vary somewhat as the spread between one-month interest rates and
six- and twelve-month interest rates varies.

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As of June
30, 2002, our mortgage-backed securities and borrowings will prospectively reprice based on the following time frames (dollar amounts in thousands):

|                                           |  | Assets |            | Borrowings                   |    
|------------------------------------------ |  | ------ | ---------- | ---------------------------- | ---
|                                           |  |        |            |                              |    
|                                           |  | Amount |            | Percent of Total Investments |    
|                                           |  |        |            |                              |    
|Investment Type/Rate Reset Dates:          |  |        |            |                              |    
|Fixed-Rate Investments                     |  |        | $339,519   |                              | 20 
|Adjustable Rate Investments/ Obligations:  |  |        |            |                              |    
|Less than 3 months                         |  |        | 400,420    |                              | 24 
|Greater than 3 months and less than 1 year |  |        | 352,239    |                              | 21 
|Greater than 1 year and less than 2 years  |  |        | 82,632     |                              | 5  
|Greater than 2 years and less than 3 years |  |        | 499,341    |                              | 29 
|Greater than 3 years and less than 5 years |  |        | 12,492     |                              | 1  
|Total                                      |  |        | $1,686,643 |                              | 100

Market Value Risk

Substantially all of our mortgage-backed securities and equity securities are classified as available for sale assets.  As such, they are reflected at fair value
(i.e., market value) with the adjustment to fair value reflected as part of accumulated other comprehensive income that is included in the equity section of our balance sheet.  The market value of our assets can fluctuate due to changes in
interest rates and other factors.

Liquidity Risk

Our primary liquidity risk arises from financing long-maturity mortgage-backed securities with short-term debt.  The interest rates on our borrowings generally
adjust more frequently than the interest rates on our adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities.  For example, at June 30, 2002, our adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities had a weighted average term to next rate adjustment of
approximately 19 months, while our borrowings had a weighted average term to next rate adjustment of 165 days.  Accordingly, in a period of rising interest rates, our borrowing costs will usually increase faster than our interest
earnings from mortgage-backed securities.  As a result, we could experience a decrease in net income or a net loss during these periods.  Our assets that are pledged to secure short-term borrowings are high-quality, liquid assets.  As
a result, we have not had difficulty rolling over our short-term debt as it matures.  There can be no assurance that we will always be able to roll over our short-term debt.

At June 30, 2002, we had unrestricted cash of $13 available to meet margin calls on short-term debt that could be caused by asset value declines or changes in lender
collateralization requirements.  Such unrestricted cash is approximately 1% of our short-term debt.

Prepayment Risk

Prepayments are the full or partial repayment of principal prior to the original term to maturity of a mortgage loan and typically occur due to refinancing of
mortgage loans.  Prepayment rates on mortgage-related securities vary from time to time and may cause changes in the amount of our net interest income.  Prepayments of adjustable-rate mortgage loans usually can be expected to increase when
mortgage interest rates fall below the then-current interest rates on such loans and decrease when mortgage interest rates exceed the then-current interest rate on such loans, although such effects are not predictable.  Prepayment experience
also may be affected by the conditions in the housing and financial markets, general economic conditions and the relative interest rates on fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage loans underlying mortgage-backed securities.  The purchase
prices of mortgage-backed securities are generally based upon assumptions regarding the expected amounts and rates of prepayments.  Where slow prepayment assumptions are made, we may pay a premium for mortgage-backed securities.  To the
extent such assumptions differ from the actual amounts of prepayments, we could experience reduced earnings or losses.  The total prepayment of any mortgage-backed securities purchased at a premium by us would result in the immediate write-off
of any remaining capitalized premium amount and a reduction of our net interest income by such amount.  Finally, in the event that we are unable to acquire new mortgage-backed securities to replace the prepaid mortgage-backed securities, our
financial condition, cash flows and results of operations could be harmed.

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We often purchase mortgage-backed securities that have a higher
interest rate than the market interest rate at the time.  In exchange for this higher interest rate, we must pay a premium over par value to acquire these securities.  In accordance with accounting rules, we amortize this premium over the
term of the mortgage-backed security.  As we receive repayments of mortgage principal, we amortize the premium balances as a reduction to our income.  If the mortgage loans underlying a mortgage-backed security were prepaid at a faster
rate than we anticipate, we would have to amortize the premium at a faster rate.  This would reduce our income.

Tabular Presentation

The information presented in the table below projects the impact of changes in interest rates on our 2002 projected net income and net assets as more fully
discussed below based on investments in place on June 30, 2002, and includes all of our interest-rate sensitive assets and liabilities.  We acquire interest-rate sensitive assets and fund them with interest-rate sensitive liabilities.  We
generally plan to retain such assets and the associated interest rate risk to maturity.

The table below includes information about the
possible future repayments and interest rates of our assets and liabilities and constitutes a forward-looking statement.  This information is based on many assumptions and there can be no assurance that assumed events will occur as assumed or
that other events will not occur that would affect the outcomes.  Furthermore, future sales, acquisitions, calls and restructuring could materially change our interest rate risk profile.  The table quantifies the potential changes in our
net income should interest rates go up or down (shocked) by 100 and 200 basis points, assuming the yield curves of the rate shocks will be parallel to each other.

When interest rates are shocked, these prepayment assumptions are further adjusted based on our best estimate of the effects of changes on interest rates or
prepayment speeds.  For example, under current market conditions, a 100 basis point decline in interest rates is estimated to result in a 95% increase in the prepayment rate of our mortgage-backed securities.  The base interest rate
scenario assumes interest rates at June 30, 2002.  Actual results could differ significantly from those estimated in the table.

|Change in Interest Rates |  | Percentage Change in Net Income |  | Percentage Change in Net Assets
|------------------------ |  | ------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------
|                         |  |                                 |  |                                
|-2.0%                    |  | -46.4%                          |  | 1.6%                           
|-1.0%                    |  | -27.1%                          |  | 1.2%                           
|0.0%                     |  | 0%                              |  | 0%                             
|1.0%                     |  | 2.6%                            |  | -1.9%                          
|2.0%                     |  | -7.4%                           |  | -4.4%                          

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PART II. 
OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.     
Legal Proceedings

We are
not a party to any material pending legal proceedings.

Item 2.     
Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a)             None

(b)             None

(c)             None

(d)             None

Item 3.     
Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item
4.     
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

We held our annual meeting of stockholders on
June 11, 2002 at our offices in Santa Monica, California.  At the annual meeting, our stockholders voted on the following five (5) items:

(i)              A proposal  to amend our Articles of Incorporation to provide for a classified board of directors was not approved as
follows:

|For       |  | Against   |  | Abstain |  | Not Voted | 
|--------- |  | --------- |  | ------- |  | --------- | 
|          |  |           |  |         |  |           | 
|3,499,366 |  | 2,634,182 |  | 63,309  |  | 4,728,073 | 

(ii)             Five nominees for election
to our board of directors were elected based upon the following votes:

|Name              |  | For        |  | Withheld
|----------------- |  | ---------- |  | --------
|                  |  |            |  |         
|Joseph E. McAdams |  | 10,048,885 |  | 876,045 
|Charles H. Black  |  | 10,879,589 |  | 45,341  
|Joe E. Davis      |  | 10,877,639 |  | 47,291  
|Lloyd McAdams     |  | 10,082,414 |  | 842,516 
|Charles F. Smith  |  | 10,887,339 |  | 37,591  

(iii)             An amendment to our 1997 Stock Option and Awards Plan to increase the authorized number of shares under this plan was approved as
follows:

|For       |  | Against   |  | Abstain |  | Not Voted | 
|--------- |  | --------- |  | ------- |  | --------- | 
|          |  |           |  |         |  |           | 
|3,470,832 |  | 2,659,477 |  | 66,548  |  | 4,728,073 | 

(iv)             A proposal to approve and
adopt an Agreement and Plan of Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby was approved as follows:

|For       |  | Against |  | Abstain |  | Not Voted | 
|--------- |  | ------- |  | ------- |  | --------- | 
|          |  |         |  |         |  |           | 
|5,972,026 |  | 161,100 |  | 63,731  |  | 4,728,073 | 

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(v)             The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as our independent accountants for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2002 was approved as follows:

|           |  |         |  |         |  |           | 
|---------- |  | ------- |  | ------- |  | --------- | 
|For        |  | Against |  | Abstain |  | Not Voted | 
|           |  |         |  |         |  |           | 
|10,886,311 |  | 31,074  |  | 7,545   |  |          | 

Item 5. 
Other Information

On May 31, 2002 our board of directors adopted the Anworth 2002 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan to provide
prospective investors and existing holders of our common stock with an additional method to purchase shares of our common stock by reinvesting some or all of our dividends or making optional cash purchases of shares of our common stock.  Shares
of our common stock purchased under this plan may be acquired at discounts of up to 5% from the prevailing market price up to an aggregate total of 2,000,000 shares.

On June 11, 2002, we declared a dividend of $0.50 per share.  This dividend is payable on August 6, 2002 to holders of record as of the close of business on June 21, 2002.

Item 6. 
Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)     Exhibits.  The following exhibits are either filed herewith or incorporated herein by
reference:

|Exhibit Number |  | Description                                                                                                        
|-------------- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|               |  |                                                                                                                    
|3.1(1)         |  | Amended Articles of Incorporation                                                                                  
|3.2(1)         |  | Bylaws                                                                                                             
|4.1(1)         |  | Specimen Class A Common Stock certificate                                                                          
|10.1(1)        |  | Management Agreement between Anworth and Anworth Mortgage Advisory Corporation (the Manager) dated March 17, 1998
|10.2(2)        |  | Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan                                                                      
|10.3(4)        |  | 1997 Stock Option and Awards Plan, as amended                                                                      
|10.4(3)        |  | 2002 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan                                                                 
|10.5(4)        |  | 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan                                                                                   
|10.6(4)        |  | Agreement and Plan of Merger dated April 18, 2002 by and among Anworth, the Manager and the Shareholder            
|10.7           |  | Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2002, between the Manager and Lloyd McAdams                                  
|10.8           |  | Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2002, between the Manager and Heather U. Baines                              
|10.9           |  | Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2002, between the Manager and Joseph E. McAdams                              
|10.10          |  | Addendum to Employment Agreement dated April 18, 2002, among Anworth, the Manager and Lloyd McAdams                
|10.11          |  | Addendum to Employment Agreement dated April 18, 2002, among Anworth, the Manager and Heather U. Baines            
|10.12          |  | Addendum to Employment Agreement dated April 18, 2002, among Anworth, the Manager and Joseph E. McAdams            
|10.13          |  | Second Addendum to Employment Agreement dated as of June 13, 2002 by and among Anworth and Joseph E. McAdams       
|10.14          |  | Sublease dated June 13, 2002, between Anworth and Pacific Income Advisers, Inc.                                    

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|(1) |  | Incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S-11, Registration No. 333-38641, which became effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Act), on March 12, 1998.
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|(2) |  | Incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-91480, which became effective under the Act on June 28, 2002.                                              
|(3) |  | Incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-91480, which became effective under the Act on July 3, 2002.                                               
|(4) |  | Incorporated by reference from our Definitive Proxy Statement filed pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as filed with the Securities Exchange
Commission on May 17, 2002.

(b)     We filed the following current reports on Form 8-K during the six months ended June 30, 2002:

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1)     On April 19, 2002, we filed a
Current Report on Form 8-K to announce the issuance of our press release that addressed the signing of a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger for our management company, Anworth Mortgage Advisory Corporation, to merge with and into the
Company.

2)     On April 23, 2002, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K to announce the issuance of our press
release that addressed first quarter 2002 results.

3)     On June 12, 2002, we filed a Current Report on Form
8-K to announce the issuance of our press release that addressed (i) the approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, (ii) the other matters approved at our annual stockholder meeting, and (iii) the declaration of a special dividend.

4)     On June 26, 2002, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K to announce the issuance of our press release that addressed
the exercise in full of an over-allotment option granted to our underwriters in connection with the public offering of our common stock priced on June 20, 2002.

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SIGNATURE

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.

|                        | ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION                          
|----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------
|                        |                                                             
|DATED:  August 14, 2002 | /s/ Joseph Lloyd McAdams                                    
|                        |                                                             
|                        | Joseph Lloyd McAdams                                        
|                        | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
|                        | (authorized officer of registrant)                          
|                        |                                                             
|                        |                                                             
|DATED:  August 14, 2002 | /s/ Thad M. Brown                                           
|                        |                                                             
|                        | Thad M. Brown                                               
|                        | Chief Financial Officer                                     
|                        | (principal accounting officer)                              

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Index to Exhibits

|Exhibit Number |  | Description                                                                                                        
|-------------- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|               |  |                                                                                                                    
|3.1(1)         |  | Amended Articles of Incorporation                                                                                  
|3.2(1)         |  | Bylaws                                                                                                             
|4.1(1)         |  | Specimen Class A Common Stock certificate                                                                          
|10.1(1)        |  | Management Agreement between Anworth and Anworth Mortgage Advisory Corporation (the Manager) dated March 17, 1998
|10.2(2)        |  | Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan                                                                      
|10.3(4)        |  | 1997 Stock Option and Awards Plan, as amended                                                                      
|10.4(3)        |  | 2002 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan                                                                 
|10.5(4)        |  | 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan                                                                                   
|10.6           |  | Agreement and Plan of Merger dated April 18, 2002 by and among Anworth, the Manager and the Shareholder            
|10.7           |  | Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2002, between the Manager and Lloyd McAdams                                  
|10.8           |  | Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2002, between the Manager and Heather U. Baines                              
|10.9           |  | Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2002, between the Manager and Joseph E. McAdams                              
|10.10          |  | Addendum to Employment Agreement dated April 18, 2002, among Anworth, the Manager and Lloyd McAdams                
|10.11          |  | Addendum to Employment Agreement dated April 18, 2002, among Anworth, the Manager and Heather U. Baines            
|10.12          |  | Addendum to Employment Agreement dated April 18, 2002, among Anworth, the Manager and Joseph E. McAdams            
|10.13          |  | Second Addendum to Employment Agreement dated as of June 13, 2002, by and among Anworth and Joseph E. McAdams      
|10.14          |  | Sublease dated June 13, 2002, between Anworth and Pacific Income Advisers, Inc.                                    

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|(1) |  | Incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S-11, Registration No. 333-38641, which became effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Act), on March 12, 1998.
|--- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|(2) |  | Incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-91480, which became effective under the Act on June 28, 2002.                                              
|(3) |  | Incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-91480, which became effective under the Act on July 3, 2002.                                               
|(4) |  | Incorporated by reference from our Definitive Proxy Statement filed pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as filed with the Securities Exchange
Commission on May 17, 2002.

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