BIMINI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 10-Q

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT ’ S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. The following discussion of our consolidated financial condition, cash flows, and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes to those statements included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q. The discussion may contain certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, such as those set forth under “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. In addition, please see the section "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" included at the beginning of this Form 10-Q. Overview Bimini Capital Management, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Bimini Capital” and, collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “we”, “us” or “our”) is a specialty finance company that operates in three business segments: (i) the asset management segment of Bimini Advisors, LLC (together with Bimini Advisors Holdings, LLC, “Bimini Advisors”) (serving as the external manager of Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (“Orchid”)), (ii) the asset management segment of Tom Johnson Investment Management, LLC (“TJIM”) (providing investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions), and (iii) the investment portfolio segment (investing through our wholly owned subsidiary, Royal Palm Capital, LLC (collectively with its wholly owned subsidiaries, “Royal Palm”), in mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) and Orchid common stock in our own portfolio). See Note 14. In the two segments where we invest in MBS, in both cases, the principal and interest payments of these MBS are guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae” and, collectively with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, “GSEs”) and are backed primarily by single-family residential mortgage loans. We refer to these types of MBS as “Agency MBS.” Our investment strategy focuses on, and our portfolios primarily consist of traditional pass-through (“PT”) Agency MBS, such as mortgage pass-through certificates and collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) issued by the GSEs (“PT MBS”); and structured Agency MB