UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT
TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
June
18, 2015
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ANWORTH
MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-13709 |
52-2059785 |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1299 Ocean Avenue, Second Floor, Santa Monica, California |
90401 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(310)
255-4493
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On June 18, 2015, the Board of Directors of Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (“Anworth”) approved various amendments to Anworth’s Asset Acquisition Policy. Anworth’s Asset Acquisition Policy provides guidelines for acquiring investments and contemplates that Anworth will acquire a portfolio of investments that can be grouped into specific categories.
The foregoing is qualified in its entirety by Anworth’s amended Asset Acquisition Policy, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) | Not Applicable. |
(b) | Not Applicable. |
(c) | Not Applicable. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit # |
Description |
99.1 | Asset Acquisition Policy (as amended on June 18, 2015). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION |
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Date: | June 24, 2015 | By: |
/s/ Lloyd McAdams |
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Name: Lloyd McAdams |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer and President |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit # |
Description |
99.1 |
Asset Acquisition Policy (as amended on June 18, 2015). |
Exhibit 99.1
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation
Asset Acquisition Policy
As Amended by the Board of Directors on June 18, 2015
Our Asset Acquisition Policy provides guidelines for acquiring investments and contemplates that we will acquire a portfolio of investments that can be grouped into specific categories. Each category and our respective investment guidelines are as follows:
Category I — At least 60% of our total assets will generally be high-quality MBS, unsecuritized prime residential mortgage loans and short-term investments. MBS in this category will be rated within one of the three highest rating categories (A-rated or better) by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if not rated, will be obligations guaranteed by a GSE, such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Also included in Category I are the portion of mortgage loans that have been deposited into a trust and have received a rating within one of the three highest rating categories by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
Category II — At least 90% of our total assets will generally consist of Category I investments plus other mortgage-related assets. Included in this category are mortgage securities not rated within one of the three highest rating categories by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization, mortgage derivative securities, mortgage servicing rights, unsecuritized non-prime residential mortgage loans, shares of other REITs or mortgage-related companies and the portion of real estate mortgage loans that have been deposited into a trust and have not received a rating within one of the three highest rating categories by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
Category III — Assets not meeting any of the above criteria will be less than 10% of our total assets. Included in this category is the ownership of real estate.