Annaly Capital Management, Inc. is one of the largest
mortgage
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real estate investment trust
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s. It is organized in
Maryland
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with its principal office in
New York City
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.
The company borrows money, primarily via short term
repurchase agreement
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s, and reinvests the proceeds in asset-backed securities. As of December 31, 2019, 93% of the company's assets were
mortgage-backed securities
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issued by either
Fannie Mae
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or
Freddie Mac
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leverage
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. As of December 31, 2019, the company had a
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of 7.2.
As of December 31, 2019, the weighted average days to maturity of its repurchase agreements was 65 days.
The company ranked 867th on the 2022
Fortune 1000
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based on its 2021 revenues.
The name of the company came from the name of the area in Ireland that was ruled by the ancestors of the company's founder.
History
Annaly Capital Management was founded in 1997 by Michael A.J. Farrell and Wellington Denahan. Mike Farrell spent 26 years working for investment banks including E.F. Hutton & Co.,
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is an American multinational investment management and financial services company headquartered at 1585 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. With offices in more than 41 countries and more than 75,000 employees, the fir ...
, and Merrill Lynch.
In 2004, the company acquired Fixed Income Discount Advisory, an investment adviser, for $40.5 million in stock.
In 2012, Michael Farrell died after battling
cancer
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.
In October 2012, co-founder Wellington Denahan became CEO.
In 2013, the company acquired CreXus Investment for $996 million.
Effective September 30, 2015, Kevin Keyes was named CEO of the company.
In 2016, the company acquired Hatteras Financial for $1.5 billion in cash and stock.
In 2017, the company sold its Pingora servicing subsidiary.
Effective March 2020, David L. Finkelstein was named Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board.