Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) is an externally managed mortgage REIT, advised by Ellington Financial Management LLC, an affiliate of Ellington Management Group. It reports two segments. The Investment Portfolio segment invests across a broad range of credit assets:
- Residential mortgage loans: non-QM, residential transition, Agency-eligible, prime jumbo, and HELOC/closed-end second lien loans, along with retained RMBS from its own securitizations.
- Commercial mortgage bridge loans.
- CLOs, CMBS, and Agency RMBS.
- Consumer loans and ABS.
- Corporate debt and equity.
- Forward MSR-related investments.
- Debt and equity investments in loan originators such as LendSure.
In Q3 2026 the company acquired a controlling interest in Statebridge, a diversified loan servicer. The Longbridge segment originates and services reverse mortgage loans: FHA-insured HECMs pooled into GNMA HMBS, proprietary reverse mortgages that it securitizes, and HELOCs for homeowners aged 62 and older. Longbridge is the second-largest HMBS issuer. The company finances its assets through repo, securitization, and unsecured senior notes, and it pays quarterly common dividends. Updated
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Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) is an externally managed mortgage REIT, advised by Ellington Financial Management LLC, an affiliate of Ellington Management Group. It reports two segments.
