EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 18, 2003 relating to the financial statements of Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation which appears in Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Los Angeles, California
April 1, 2003