POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Know all by these presents, that the
undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and
appoints each of David W. Gordon and Emilie J.
McLaughlin, or either of them acting
individually, and with full power of
substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name
and on the undersigned's behalf, and submit to
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto,
and any other documents necessary or appropriate
to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
undersigned to make electronic filings with the
SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or
regulation of the SEC;

(2) execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an
officer and/or director of Angel Oak Mortgage,
Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4, and 5, including amendments thereto,
in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
and regulations thereunder;

(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on
behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary
or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any
amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file
such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever
in connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to each
such attorney-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be
done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of
the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in
full force and effect until the undersigned is
no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of
and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier (a) revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact or (b) superseded by
a new power of attorney regarding the purposes
outlined herein at a later date.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as
of this 11th day of January 2022.


/s/ Jonathan S. Morgan
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Jonathan S. Morgan
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