{"url_path":"/sec/efc-pd/10-q/2026/item-16","section_key":"item-16","section_title":"Item 16 Exhibits","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-Q","doc_date":"2026-05-11","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/0001628280-26-033463-index.html","accession_number":"0001628280-26-033463","cik":"0001411342","ticker":"EFC","issuer_name":"Ellington Financial Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411342/0001628280-26-033463-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001411342","primary_entity_name":"Ellington Financial Inc."},"word_count":235,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 16. Exhibits\n\nExhibitDescription\n\n31.1\n[Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002](efcex3112026q1.htm)\n\n31.2\n[Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002](efcex3122026q1.htm)\n\n32.1*\n[Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002](efcex3212026q1.htm)\n\n32.2*\n[Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002](efcex3222026q1.htm)\n\n101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document\n\n101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema\n\n101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase\n\n101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase\n\n101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase\n\n101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase\n\n104\nCover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)\n\n*    Furnished herewith. These certifications are not deemed \"filed\" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.\n\n125\n\nSIGNATURES\n\nPursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.\n\n ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC.\n\nDate: May 11, 2026 By:\n/s/ LAURENCE PENN\n\n Laurence Penn\nChief Executive Officer\n(Principal Executive Officer)\n\nELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC.\n\nDate:May 11, 2026By:\n/s/ JR HERLIHY\n\nJR Herlihy\nChief Financial Officer\n(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)\n\n126"}