{"url_path":"/sec/efc-pd/10-q/2026/item-4","section_key":"item-4","section_title":"Item 4 Controls and Procedures","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":199,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 4. Controls and Procedures\n\nDisclosure Controls and Procedures\n\nWe maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2026. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2026.\n\nChanges in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting\n\nThere have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.\n\n124\n\nPART II"}