Exhibit 99.1
Anworth Announces New Hire and Expansion into Residential Mortgage Credit Investments
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 24, 2014--Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (NYSE: ANH) announced today that Brett Roth has joined the management team as a Senior Vice President and portfolio manager. He will focus on investments in non-agency mortgage-backed securities and residential mortgage loans as Anworth expands its investment in residential mortgage credit.
Prior to joining Anworth, Mr. Roth had, during the past 15 years held senior positions responsible for investment in non-agency mortgage assets. Most recently at Trust Company of the West (TCW), he was a Senior Vice President non-agency trader in the Mortgage-Backed Securities Group. In addition, he managed several new product initiatives for the MBS group.
Prior to joining TCW, Mr. Roth was responsible for creating a mortgage loan conduit business at MFA Financial, Inc., a mortgage REIT. Previously he had spent five years at GreenPoint Financial as the Mortgage Loan Portfolio Manager where he managed and traded the loan portfolio, growing it to $12 billion. At GreenPoint, Mr. Roth was responsible for the daily pricing of loan originations for the portfolio, the development of Hybrid ARM origination programs between the portfolio and the mortgage company, and the creation of a bulk/mini bulk third party origination channel for the portfolio.
Mr. Roth is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder. He holds a BBA degree in Accounting from Emory University and an MBA degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
Lloyd McAdams, Anworth’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We look forward to Brett working with us in the growth and development of our Company. His experience in the management of non-agency mortgage backed securities and residential mortgage loans will be beneficial as we expand the scope of our business into non-agency mortgage securities, which present attractive opportunities to enhance our earnings.”
About Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation
Anworth is an externally-managed mortgage real estate investment trust. Our principal business is to invest primarily in residential mortgage assets which includes agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) guaranteed by the U.S. Government, such as Ginnie Mae, or guaranteed by federally sponsored enterprises, such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, non-agency MBS and residential mortgage loans. We own a small portfolio of primarily single-family residential properties which we rent to qualified tenants. We seek to generate income for distribution to our shareholders primarily based on the difference between the yield on our mortgage assets and the cost of our borrowings. We are managed by Anworth Management, LLC, or the Manager, pursuant a management agreement. The Manager is subject to the supervision and direction of our Board of Directors and is responsible for (i) the selection, purchase and sale of our investment portfolio; (ii) our financing and hedging activities; and (iii) providing us with management services and other services and activities relating to our assets and operations as may be appropriate. Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ANH.” Anworth is a component of the Russell 2000® Index.
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CONTACT:
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation
John T. Hillman
(310) 255-4438 or (310) 255-4493
Email: jhillman@anworth.com
Web site: http://www.anworth.com