Annaly Capital Management, Inc. owns, manages, and finances a portfolio of real estate related investments in United States. The company invests in mortgage pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations, agency callable debentures, and other securities representing interests in or obligations backed by pools of mortgage loans. It also invests in agency debentures issued by Federal Home Loan Bank, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae; and offers diversified real estate, asset management, and other financial services. The company is qualified as a real estate investment trust (REIT) under the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, the company generally will not be subject to federal income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in New York, New York.