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ELLINGTON RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE REIT
53 Forest Avenue
Old Greenwich, Connecticut 06870
December 21, 2017
VIA EDGAR AND EMAIL
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Ms. Stacie D. Gorman
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-220923)
Dear Ms. Gorman:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (the “Company”) hereby requests acceleration of effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement to 4:00 p.m. on December 28, 2017, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Company requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Daniel M. LeBey of Vinson & Elkins LLP at (804) 327-6310.
Very truly yours,
ELLINGTON RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE REIT
By:/s/ Laurence Penn
Name: Laurence Penn
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President