ZAIS Financial Corp. is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company invests in, finances and manages a diversified portfolio of residential mortgage assets, other real estate-related securities and financial assets. The Company primarily invest in, finance and manage residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), including RMBS that are not issued or guaranteed by a federally chartered corporation, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or an agency of the United States Government, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) (non-Agency RMBS), as well as RMBS that are issued or guaranteed by a federally chartered corporation or a United States Government agency (Agency RMBS). The Company invests across both corporate-credit and mortgage-related structured credit strategies