Ellington Financial Inc.
Ellington Financial Inc. is a mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) with a single congressional trader making three purchases totaling up to $45,000 in the last 12 months, against a backdrop of no federal contracts, lobbying, or political donations.
BusinessWhat EFC does
Ellington Financial Inc. is a specialty finance company that acquires and manages mortgage-related assets, including residential and commercial mortgage loans, mortgage-backed securities, and other financial assets. Its primary revenue is generated from the interest income on its investment portfolio and gains on its investment and trading activities. The company operates as an mREIT, focusing on credit-sensitive and non-agency mortgage assets.
12 months past · 3 months futureEFC activity timeline
Lifetime Government AwardsEFC federal contracts
EFC doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding EFC
Politicians Trading EFCMembers of Congress with recent EFC positions
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading EFC
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.
Bills Affecting EFCLive legislation impacting this stock
Political ProfileWhere EFC sits in Washington
[object Object]
STRUCTURAL: No federal contracts (`get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary` is null), no lobbying spend (`get_political_influence.lobbying.total_income` is 0), and no political donations. EVIDENTIARY: One congressional trader (F000450) made three purchases in the last year, and two corporate insider buys occurred on 2025-09-11 (`Recent corp insider Form 4 buys`). Net: Evidentiary buying is offset by a complete lack of structural political engagement, indicating the company operates with political passivity despite regulatory exposure.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
-
High exposure to broad financial sector legislationMultiple (Congress, Treasury, SEC)"`Recent bill_impacts` lists 8 finance-sector bills with material estimated revenue impacts, the highest at $2.92M."
Regulatory opportunities
- No specific regulatory opportunities flagged.
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
- Unknown Unknown
Congressional critics
- No specific congressional critics identified.
Live signals + predictions for EFC — for Founders
The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:
- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades EFC
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
- Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord