Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc., a real estate finance company, focuses on acquiring and investing in first lien nonqualified mortgage loans and other mortgage-related assets in the United States mortgage market. It offers investment securities; residential mortgage loans; and commercial mortgage loans. The company also offers futures contracts; non-agency residential mortgage backed securities; non-recourse securitization obligations; collateralized by residential mortgage loans; commercial bridge loans; mezzanine loans; construction loans; B-Notes; home equity lines of credit (HELOCs); and other related instruments. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes a…