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FBR Capital Markets
2009 Fall Investor Conference
December 2, 2009
Kevin E. Grant, CFA
President & CEO
EXHIBIT 99.1


1
Forward Looking Statements
This
presentation
contains
forward-looking
statements,
within
the
meaning
of
Section
27A
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended,
and
Section
21E
of
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934,
as
amended,
that
are
based
on
management’s
beliefs
and
assumptions,
current
expectations,
estimates
and
projections.
Such
statements,
including
information
relating
to
the
Company’s
expectations
for
future
financial
performance
and
distributions
to
stockholders,
are
not
considered
historical
facts
and
are
considered
forward-looking
information
under
the
federal
securities
laws.
This
information
may
contain
words
such
as
“believes,”
“plans,”
“expects,”
“intends,”
“estimates”
or
similar
expressions.
This
information
is
not
a
guarantee
of
the
Company’s
future
performance
and
is
subject
to
risks,
uncertainties
and
other
important
factors
that
could
cause
the
Company’s
actual
performance
or
achievements
to
differ
materially
from
those
expressed
or
implied
by
this
forward-looking
information
and
include,
without
limitation,
changes
in
the
market
value
and
yield
of
our
assets,
changes
in
interest
rates
and
the
yield
curve,
net
interest
margin,
return
on
equity,
availability
and
terms
of
financing
and
hedging
and
various
other
risks
and
uncertainties
related
to
our
business
and
the
economy.
Given
these
uncertainties,
you
should
not
rely
on
forward-looking
information.
The
Company
undertakes
no
obligations
to
update
any
forward-looking
information,
whether
as
a
result
of
new
information,
future
events
or
otherwise.


2
CYS Overview
Agency Residential Mortgage Backed Securities
Kevin Grant, CEO, President, Chairman
Bill Shean, MD of Investments
Pay dividends and achieve capital appreciation throughout changing interest rate
and credit cycles
Be the most efficient Agency REIT in the market
Currently
financing
lines
with
25
lenders
(6
lines
added
since
IPO)
Swap agreements with 5 counterparties
Company
intends
to
distribute
all
or
substantially
all
of
its
REIT
taxable
income
Scaled Management Fee: 1.0% to 1.5%
No Incentive Fee
A Real Estate Investment Trust formed in January 2006
Target Assets
Objective
Senior Investment
Management
Focus on Cost
Efficiency
Ample Financing
Sources
Dividend Policy


3
Superior Investment Team
Kevin Grant
12-year
track
record
at
Fidelity
Investments
as
a
Senior
Portfolio
Manager
(1993
-
2005)
Top decile performance for entire period
Conceived and implemented new MBS strategy (1993)
Managed 19 Fidelity portfolios totaling over $25 billion
Bond funds:  Mortgage Securities, Spartan Bond, Strategic Income, Total Bond
Balanced (equity and debt): Balanced, Puritan
Aggregate bond team managed over $45 billion
Funds achieved
and
by Morningstar
Chief
Mortgage
Strategist,
Morgan
Stanley
(1991
-
1993)
Institutional Investor All-America Research Team
Bill Shean
25-year track record including State Street Research & Management (BlackRock), Citizens
Bank, Fidelity Investments, Shawmut Bank
Managed investments in all fixed income sectors and mortgage-only strategies
Portfolio size: $5 to $8+ billion
Began career in 1984


4
The Mortgage Supply Chain:
Survival of the Fittest
Residential mortgage origination going forward: two business models survive
Originate to keep
Originate to obtain GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC wrap & sell
MBS investors: one survivor (other than depositories)
Agency RMBS REITs
FNMA/FHLMC mandated to begin selling in 2010
The existing non-Agency securities:
Pre-2008 securities, defective underwriting environment
Vulture environment / un-analyzable risks
ARMs
Good relative value in
agency market
Prepayments very low
Little new supply
5/1 Hybrid ARMs
Secondary supply
Some new issuance
Efficient financing
creates attractive NIM
Attractive hedged yield
Fixed Rate
Deepest agency market
Highest yields
Premiums currently
reasonable in 15yr
CYS Target Investment Markets (Agency Only)


5
FNMA
and
Freddie
Mac
mandated
to
sell
down
portfolios
commencing
in
2010
FNMA  Portfolio = $793 billion
FreddieMac Portfolio = $720 billion
GNMA outstanding expected to be near $1 trillion
GNMA now 36% of origination
The Fed’s Agency MBS portfolio now $1.023 trillion
Purchases of FNMA/Freddie Mac running at $22.2 billion per week
Exit strategy yet to be defined
Global financial system still delevering
$11 Trillion Market
Massive Redistribution Coming
Sellers
FNMA
+ FreddieMac
+ GNMA
+ The Fed
+ Global Banks
New Origination
Conforming Refi
Nonconforming into
Conforming
New Purchases
CYS Investment Opportunity Set:
+
=
Our Market: Agency MBS
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Barclays, JP Morgan, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac


6
Rigorous Investment Criteria
Target: Best Risk Adjusted ROE
Adjusted for hedging costs
Adjusted for prepayments
Adjusted for volatility
Size of Company is Entering the Optimal Range
Able to be selective and nimble in asset selection
Beginning to achieve economies of scale in expenses
Attractive as a counterparty to lenders


7
-1.00
-0.50
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
Attractive Yield Curve Environment Creates
Investment Opportunities
Mortgage Yields Currently Attractive
Par-Priced
5/1
hybrid
rates
now
3.60%
(1)
30
Year
fixed
rates
now
4.20%
(1)
15 Year fixed rates now 3.70%
(1)
Hedging
costs
remain
reasonable
Low home equity levels reduce prepayment risks
Steep Curve
Creates significant positive carry
Significant ROE
Hedge flexibility very important
No signs of inflation
Source:   Bloomberg.
(1) As of November 20, 2009.
5/1
Hybrid
Net
Interest
Margin:
1/05
11/09
11/27/09
5
Year
Swap
vs
1
Month
LIBOR:
1/05
11/09
11/27/09


8
0.000
0.500
1.000
1.500
2.000
2.500
3.000
3.500
4.000
4.500
5.000
Wide Spreads Create Attractive Entry Point
Source:   Bloomberg.
Note:       Spreads
calculated
as:
(i)
5/1
Hybrids
Index
50/50
3-Year
Swaps/LIBOR,
and
(ii)
5/1
Hybrids
Index
1-Month
LIBOR
Index.
5/1 Hybrids Hedged with Swaps: 1/05 –
11/09
CYS
Investment Strategy
Simple “Carry
Trade”
Borrow Short/
Lend Long
Hedged Hybrids
(i)
Unhedged Hybrids
(ii)
11/24/09


9
Forward Purchases help drive NAV
Forward Prices lower due to Backwardation
CYS can specify Pool Characteristics
Reduces Prepayment Vulnerability
ROE commences on Trade Date
Price appreciation comes through NAV
Ordinary Income is temporarily lower
Forward Markets are easy to monitor
Bloomberg: TBA5 <go>


10
Economics of Forward Purchase
Example: 15 yr 4 ½% drop =          pt per month
Source : Bloomberg as of 11/23/09
11
32
11
32


11
Agency MBS Supply Dynamics
Source: Freddie Mac, Barclays Capital
I/O Market Share Falling in Hybrids
4Q05 –
2Q09
(%)
Gross Supply of 15 and 30 Year Conventional, 30 Year GNMA
1/05 –
10/09
($bn)
Note: * Full-doc, no piggyback, less than 80% original CLTV, 680+ FICO.
0
50
100
150
200
250
Conventional 15yr gross supply ($bn)
GNMA 30yr gross supply ($bn)
Conventional 30yr gross supply ($bn)


12
The Changing Composition of Supply
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Source: Barclays
GNMA Share of 30 Year Issuance
1/06 –
10/09
(%)
Gross GNMA ARM as % of Total ARM Production
1/06 –
10/09
(%)
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Jan-06
Jul-06
Jan-07
Jul-07
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09


13
The Next 12 Months
Source: Barclays, JP Morgan
Total Agency Securitized = $5.666
GNMA Gross Supply
($bn)
GNMA
FHLMC
FNMA
Projected December 2010 Fixed
and Floating Agency Outstanding
($ in Trillions)
1.793
2.886
0.987
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Jan-06
Jul-06
Jan-07
Jul-07
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09


14
Portfolio Characteristics
Source: Company data as of September 30, 2009; Bloomberg
(1)
Months to reset
(2)
Q3 2009
(3)
Interest Only loans
CYS Portfolio Characteristics
$
Asset Type
Face Value
Cost
Price
MTR
Coupon
CPR
2
MTA
145,436
$  
$103.65
$102.60
1
3.4
%
13.5
%
100
%
Short Reset ARMs
170,593
101.57
103.06
6.1
4.2
22.1
33.0
Hybrid ARMs
693,218
101.02
104.65
47.7
4.7
21.5
59.0
Fixed Rate
557,055
100.90
103.91
NA
4.7
12.8
3.0
Total/Weighted-Average
1,566,302
$
$101.28
$104.02
33.9
4.6
%
18.2
%
40.0
%
Interest Rate Swaps
640mm
3 Year
2.0%
% IO
Loans
3
(Face Value in 000’s)
1


15
Prepayment Risk: The Reality
Risk: government created non-economic prepayments
$5.6 trillion Agency RMBS vs. $75 billion allocated TARP money
Impact: less than 2% CPR
Risk: very low mortgage rates
Closing / application ratio running very low
“Floor”
mortgage rate seems to be 4.75 –
5.00%
Homeowners are equity constrained
Rising unemployment = low housing turnover


16
Attractive Repo Market Dynamics
Money Market Funds Awash in Cash
Assets remain very high
Flight to quality on asset mix
Agency RMBS a major beneficiary
Source:   Bloomberg.  Market data as of November 23, 2009.
LIBOR vs Fed Funds: 10/07 –
11/09
Money Market Fund Assets: 1/01 -
11/09
Lower Spreads Reduce Funding Costs and
Improved Availability
TARP
TSLF and TALF
Fed funds target rate: 0 to 0.25%
11/23/09
11/25/09
($ in billions)
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
-0.500
0.000
0.500
1.000
1.500
2.000
2.500
3.000
3.500


17
Poised to Realize Upside
on Non-Agency Legacy Assets
CLO Market has improved
Non-Agency assets represent approximately 36 cents of Book Value
Q3 Market appreciation of $3.7mm or 20 cents to Book Value
Source:   Company data as of September 30, 2009.
CYS’
CLO & RESIX Securities
Market
Value
NAV at
Market
(per share)
NAV
at Face Value
(per share)
Remaining
Life
CLO
$6.3 MM
$0.35
$1.81
8.6 years
RESIX
$0.3 MM
$0.01
$0.69
28.1 years
Total
$6.6 MM
$0.36
$2.50


18
Fully Built Out Management Team
CYS Management Team
Foley & Lardner
Epstein Becker & Green
Thomson Financial
Schooner Capital
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette 
Citizens Bank (Portfolio Manager)
State Street Research (Portfolio Manager)
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments (Portfolio Manager)
Morgan Stanley
Aetna Bond Investors
Kevin Grant, CFA
Chief Executive Officer
Frances Spark, ACA
Chief Financial Officer
Bill Shean, CFA
Managing Director of Investments
Rick Cleary
Chief Operating Officer
Thomas Rosenbloom
General Counsel
MVC Capital (Chief Financial Officer)
Hyperion Capital (Chief Financial Officer)
KPMG
Years of
Experience
Career History
Name/Position
24
25
21
21
28


19
History of Transparent and Consistent
Financial Reporting
CYS uses Financial Reporting for Investment Companies
CYS financial reporting –
Best in Class
Schedule of investments
NAVs
have reflected mark-to-market accounting since inception
No OCI account on balance sheet
Realized and unrealized losses taken through income statement
Losses expensed in period incurred
Competitors likely to move closer to CYS’
financial reporting standards
when FASB declares SOP 07-1 effective
Potential to create meaningful adjustments for the other companies


20
Historical Financials
(1)
Includes interest income on Agency RMBS and non-Agency securities.
(2)
Net
income
excluding
net
realized
gain
(loss)
on
investments
and
swap
contracts
and
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on
investments
and
swap
contracts.
(3)
Calculated
by
dividing
total
interest
income
from
Agency
RMBS
by
average
Agency
RMBS.
(4)
Calculated by dividing total interest expense, including net swap interest income (expense) by average securities sold under agreement to repurchase.
(5)
Calculated by subtracting average cost of funds & hedge from average yield on Agency RMBS.
(6)
Calculated by dividing total liabilities by net assets.
9/30/2009
6/30/2009
Income Statement Data
Investment
Income
Interest
Income
(1)
$10,709.9
$9,727.4
Total expenses
2,895.3
2,525.4
Net Investment Income
7,814.6
7,202.0
Net gain (loss) from investments
24,410.9
12,443.4
Net gain (loss) from swap contracts
(9,007.1)
930.9
Net Income (Loss)
$23,218.4
$20,576.3
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share (diluted)
$1.28
$2.22
Distributions per Common Share
$0.35
$1.20
Non-GAAP Measure
Core Earnings (2)
$5,588.9
$6,809.9
Balance Sheet Data
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$0.7
$44,644.5
Total Assets
$1,646,591.5
$1,575,080.7
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
$1,237,057.9
$699,004.7
Net assets
$247,386.8
$229,558.4
Key Portfolio Statistics
Average Yield on Agency RMBS (3)
4.28%
4.75%
Average Cost of Funds & Hedge (4)
1.61%
0.87%
Interest Rate Spread Net of Hedge (5)
2.67%
3.88%
Leverage Ratio (at period end) (6)
5.7:1
5.9:1
Quarter Ended
Net assets per common share
$13.58
$12.66


21
Financial Highlights
Steep yield curve and attractive spreads in target assets
Core earnings consistently in mid-teens as percent of net assets
Non-Agency assets written down to near zero
Opportunistic hedging with swaps going forward
Investment company accounting understates net income relative to
peers in declining mark-to-market environment
Approximately $38 million of swap losses can be utilized to reduce
taxable income in current and future years for all shareholders


FBR Capital Markets
2009 Fall Investor Conference
December 2, 2009
Kevin E. Grant, CFA
President & CEO