Exhibit 21.1 Dynex Capital, Inc. List of Consolidated Entities As of December 31, 2004 Dynex Commercial Services, Inc. Dynex Securities, Inc. GLS Capital Services, Inc. GLS Development, Inc. SMFC Funding Corporation MSC I L.P. Issuer Holding Corp. Commercial Capital Access One, Inc. Resource Finance Co. One Resource Finance Co. Two ND Holding Co. MERIT Securities Corporation Financial Asset Securitization, Inc. GLS Capital, Inc. GLS Properties, LLC Allegheny Commercial Properties I, LLC Allegheny Income Properties I, LLC Allegheny Special Properties, LLC GLS Capital Services - Marlborough, Inc. SHF Corp. NOTE: All companies were incorporated in Virginia except for GLS Properties, LLC, Allegheny Commercial Properties I, LLC, Allegheny Income Properties I, LLC, and Allegheny Special Properties, LLC (Pennsylvania).