Exhibit 23.2

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

   We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation on Form S-3 of our report dated January
9, 1999 on the December 31, 1998 financial statements included in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation for the year ended
December 31, 2000, as amended. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

                                          /s/  MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP
                                          _____________________________________
                                              McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

New York, New York
January 30, 2002