Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit
99.1 attached hereto) is being furnished by Ellington Financial Inc. (the
"Company") pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K in satisfaction of the public
disclosure requirements of Regulation FD.
On September 8, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing its
estimated book value per share of common stock as of August 31, 2020 and other
business updates. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit
99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information
included in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1
hereto), shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.

Item 8.01. Other Events

On September 8, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly dividend of $0.09 per share of common stock, payable on October 26, 2020 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2020. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and the information related to the dividend is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed herewith this Current Report on Form 8-K.

99.1 Press release dated September 8, 2020

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