Ellington Financial Inc. EFC Number of HMBS pools being serviced

Longbridge is approved as a Title II, non-supervised direct endorsement mortgagee with HUD. Longbridge is also an approved issuer of HMBS whereby it pools HECM loans and issues HMBS securities which are sold to third-parties with only the servicing rights retained. As discussed in Note 5, HMBS are structured whereby the HMBS issuer is required to repurchase loans whenever the outstanding principal balance of such loan reaches 98% of the MCA. In accordance with ASC 860-10, the transfer of the loans to the HMBS securitization vehicle does not qualify as a sale as the Company has not surrendered control over transferred financial assets. As a result, the transfer of the loans is accounted for as secured borrowings for which the Company has elected the FVO. Such secured borrowings are included in HMBS-related obligations, at fair value, on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The majority of the related collateral is included as a component of Loans, at fair value, on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company recognizes interest expense on such HMBS-related obligations based on the stated coupon rate of the respective HMBS. Interest expense and changes in fair value are recorded in net change related to HMBS obligations, at fair value on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company pooled HECM loans with an unpaid principal balance of $360.6 million and $357.2 million, respectively, into HMBS. As of March 31, 2026, the Company was servicing 1,062 pools of HMBS with an unpaid principal balance of $10.2 billion. As of December 31, 2025, the Company was servicing 1,028 pools of HMBS with an unpaid principal balance of $9.9 billion.