US00123Q1040 - REIT
AGNC INVESTMENT CORP
NASDAQ:AGNC (12/20/2024, 8:00:00 PM)
After market: 9.49 +0.04 (+0.42%)9.45
+0.18 (+1.94%)
AGNC Investment Corp. engages in the operation of a real estate investment trust. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland and currently employs 53 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2008-05-15. The firm provides private capital to the United States housing market, enhancing liquidity in the residential real estate mortgage markets and, in turn, facilitating home ownership in the United States. The firm invest primarily in Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (Agency RMBS) on a leveraged basis. These investments consist of residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a United States Government-sponsored enterprise, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac, and together with Fannie Mae, the GSEs), or by a United States Government agency, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). The company may also invest in other assets related to the housing, mortgage or real estate markets.
AGNC INVESTMENT CORP
7373 Wisconsin Avenue, 22Nd Floor
Bethesda MARYLAND 20814
P: 13019689300
CEO: Gary D. Kain
Employees: 53
Website: https://agnc.com/
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What is a mortgage REIT, and why have they struggled? Admittedly, it's a bit complicated, but let's try to break it down as simply as possible, as well as explain why mortgage REITs have struggled the past few years. AGNC is a mortgage REIT that invests in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) that are backed by government or government-sponsored agencies, such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae.
/PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has declared cash dividends on the...
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