Headline News: Mortgage REITs

• Bimini Capital Management Reports First Quarter 2008 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
  VERO BEACH, Fla.----Bimini Capital Management, Inc. : $0.80 Book Value Per Share at Quarter End MBS Portfolio Remains 100% Invested in Agency MBS Exit from Mortgage Origination Business Continues to Drive Improvement in Quarterly Results
  
• Bimini Capital Management Reports First Quarter 2008 Results (wallstreet:online AG)
  Bimini Capital Management, Inc. (BMNM.PK): -- $0.80 Book Value Per Share at Quarter End
  
• Thomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Shares firm, oil eases (Sharewatch)
  LONDON (Thomson Financial) - U.S. SUMMARY: Shares, dollar rise.
  
• Drop In Oil Prices Contributes To Higher Close On Wall Street (Nasdaq)
  (RTTNews) - Wall Street ended Monday's session with substantial gains, as bargain hunters bought up stocks that were beaten down last week. Lower oil prices and positive news in the financial sector contributed to the positive momentum.
  
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• American Mortgage Acceptance Company Reports First Quarter Financial Results for 2008 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
  NEW YORK----American Mortgage Acceptance Company today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
  
• Deerfield Capital Corp. Announces First Quarter 2008 Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
  Deerfield Capital Corp. today announced the results of operations for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
  
• Crystal River Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
  Crystal River Capital, Inc. -
  
• New York Mortgage Trust Reports First Quarter 2008 Results and Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
  New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. , a self-advised real estate investment trust engaged in the investment in and management of Agency mortgage-backed securities and high credit quality residential adjustable rate mortgage loans, today reported results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
  
• Crystal River Announces Appointment of New President and Chief Executive Officer (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
  Crystal River Capital, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed William Powell as its President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Mr. Powell joins Crystal River from his former position as co-head of Brookfield Asset Management's Real Estate Finance Funds Group.