Exhibit 21 List of Subsidiaries Origen Financial, Inc. (f/k/a Dynex Financial, Inc.), a Virginia corporation Origen Manufactured Home Financial, Inc. (f/k/a Dynex Financial of Alabama, Inc.) a Virginia corporation Dynex Insurance Agency, Inc., a Virginia corporation Origen Financial L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company Origen Manufactured Home Financial, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company Origen Insurance Agency, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company Origen Special Purpose, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company Origen Special Purpose II, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company Origen Financial of South Dakota, a Delaware limited liability company