Annaly Capital Management, Inc. owns, manages, and finances a portfolio of real estate related investment securities, including mortgage pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations (or CMOs) and agency callable debentures. Annaly also manages other securities representing interests in or obligations backed by pools of mortgage loans. The Company wholly-owned subsidiaries offer diversified real estate, asset management and other financial services. Annaly's principal business objective is to generate net income for distribution to investors from its Investment Securities and from dividends it receives from its subsidiaries. Annaly is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT).