AGNC Investment Corp.

AGNC Investment Corp. provides private capital to the U.S. housing market. It invests in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations whose principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise or government agency. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes and generally would not be subject to federal or state corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to stockholders. Formerly known as American Capital Agency Corp., it changed its name to AGNC Investment Corp. in September 2016; it was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.