POWER OF ATTORNEY
        FOR SEC FILINGS ON FORMS ID, 3, 4, 5, 144, SCHEDULES 13D and 13G
                          IN RESPECT OF SECURITIES OF
                           FIVE OAKS INVESTMENT CORP.

         The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Paul D. Donnelly as his
     true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution
     and resubstitution for him in his name and stead in any and all capacities,
     to sign and file for and on his behalf, in respect of any acquisition,
     disposition or other change in ownership of any Common Stock or derivative
     securities thereof of Five Oaks Investment Corp. (the "Company"), the
     following:

         (i)   any Form ID to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
               Commission (the "SEC");

         (ii)  any Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on
               Form 3 to be filed with the SEC;

         (iii) any Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on
               Form 4 to be filed with the SEC;

         (iv)  any Annual Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on
               Form 5 to be filed with the SEC;

         (v)   any Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities on Form 144 to be filed
               with the SEC

         (vi)  and any other forms or reports the undersigned may be required to
               file in connection with the undersigned's ownership, acquisition
               or disposition of securities of the Company, including Schedules
               13G and 13D; and

         (vii) any and all agreements, certificates, receipts, or other
               documents in connection therewith. The undersigned hereby gives
               full power and authority to the attorney-in-fact to seek and
               obtain as the undersigned's representative and on the
               undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the
               Company's securities from any third party, including brokers,
               employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the
               undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release such
               information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such
               release of information. The undersigned hereby grants unto such
               attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and
               perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary in
               connection with such matters and hereby ratifies and confirms all
               that any such attorney-in-fact and agent or substitute may do or
               cause to be done by virtue hereof. The undersigned acknowledges
               that:

            (i)  neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any
                 liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with
                 the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
                 amended (the "Exchange Act"), (ii) any liability of the
                 undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements or
                 (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit
                 disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and

           (ii)  this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
                 responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's
                 obligations under the Exchange Act, including without
                 limitation the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the
                 Exchange Act. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force
                 and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
                 delivered to such attorney-in-fact.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney.



Date:  May 18, 2018               /s/ Michael P. Larsen
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                                  Michael P. Larsen