AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. operates in the United States as a real estate investment trust focused on residential mortgages. Its diverse portfolio encompasses both residential and commercial investments. The residential segment specifically includes non-qualifying mortgage loans, non-owner-occupied loans guaranteed by government-sponsored entities, re-performing and non-performing loans, land-related financing, and agency residential mortgage-backed securities. For federal taxation purposes, the company holds REIT status, which typically allows it to avoid federal corporate income taxes as long as it distributes at least 90% of its taxable earnings to its shareholders. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.