Arlington Asset Investment Corp. (NYSE: AAIC-PB) is a principal investment firm and mortgage real estate investment trust that acquires and manages mortgage-related assets and residential real estate to generate returns for shareholders. The company invests across multiple asset classes, including mortgage servicing right (MSR)-related assets that derive returns from servicing pools of residential mortgage loans for a portion of interest payments; credit investments in residential and commercial mortgage loans, non-agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), and asset-backed securities (ABS) collateralized by residential solar panel loans; single-family residential (SFR) rental properties that it acquires, leases, and operates; and agency MBS consisting of residential pass-through certificates guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, Arlington Asset Investment Corp. was founded in 1989. In a major strategic development, the company completed its merger with NYSE-listed Ellington Financial Inc. on December 14, 2023, enhancing operating efficiencies, expanding access to capital markets, and integrating significant portfolios of low-coupon MSRs and other complementary assets into Ellington Financial's platform.