Exhibit 23.2

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

We consent to the use and incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation on Form S-2 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. 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

November 30, 2001