AGNC Investment Corp. announced that its Board of Directors has elected John D. Fisk and Frances R. Spark as members of the Board effective immediately. Mr. Fisk will serve as an independent director on the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee, and Ms. Spark will serve as an independent director on the Audit Committee. AGNC's Board of Directors now consists of seven members, including six independent directors. Mr. Fisk retired in March 2019 as the Chief Executive Officer of the FHLBanks Office of Finance, a division of the Federal Home Loan Banks that issues and services all debt securities for the regional Federal Home Loan Banks. Mr. Fisk had previously served as the Deputy Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the FHLBanks Office of Finance from 2004 until 2007 when he became the Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining the FHLBanks Office of Finance, Mr. Fisk was the Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning at MGIC Investment Corporation, one of the nation's largest providers of mortgage insurance, from 2002 until 2004. Ms. Spark is an experienced finance professional with broad expertise in mortgage finance and financial reporting for publicly-traded companies, including mortgage REITs. Ms. Spark served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for CYS Investments Inc., a publicly traded mortgage REIT that invested predominantly in agency mortgage-backed securities, from 2009 through 2016. Prior to the internalization of CYS's management in 2011, Ms. Spark also served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of CYS's external manager, Sharpridge Capital Management, LP.