Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Laurence Penn, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ellington Financial Inc.; and
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
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| Date: | May 28, 2020 | | | |
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| | | | | /s/ Laurence Penn |
| | | | | Laurence Penn |
| | | | | Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
