{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"146946","rtpr_id":"nBw6hlSSCa-20260917","ticker":"CIM","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["CIM"],"title":"Chimera Declares $0.45 Per Share Third Quarter 2026 Common Stock Dividend","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-17T20:30:00.415Z","article_body":"Chimera Declares $0.45 Per Share Third Quarter 2026 Common Stock Dividend\n\nDividend Maintained at $0.45 Per Share, Reflecting an Annualized Rate of $1.80\nPer Share\n\nThe Board of Directors of Chimera Investment Corporation (“Chimera”) has\ndeclared its third quarter cash dividend of $0.45 per common share, consistent\nwith dividends for the first and second quarters of 2026 and in line with the\nBoard’s previously stated expectation to maintain the $0.45 quarterly\ndividend throughout 2026.\n\nThe dividend is payable on October 30, 2026 to common shareholders of record\non September 30, 2026. The ex-dividend date is September 30, 2026.\n\nAbout Chimera Investment Corporation\n\nChimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) is a diversified, internally\nmanaged REIT, that serves the U.S. residential real estate market. Through its\nInvestment Portfolio and Residential Origination segments, the company\nacquires, manages, finances and originates residential mortgage and real\nestate-related assets, with the objective of delivering attractive\nrisk-adjusted returns to shareholders.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nIn this press release references to “we,” “us,” “our,”\n“Chimera,” or “the Company” refer to Chimera Investment Corporation\nand its subsidiaries unless specifically stated otherwise or the context\notherwise indicates. This press release includes “forward-looking\nstatements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United\nStates Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may\ndiffer from expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, readers\nshould not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future\nevents. Words such as “goal,” “expect,” “target,” “assume,”\n“estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,”\n“intend,” “plan,” “may,” “would,” “will,” “could,”\n“should,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,”\nor similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking\nstatements. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and\nuncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from\nexpected results, including, among other things, those described in our most\nrecent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on\nForm 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, under the caption “Risk\nFactors.” Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are\nnot limited to: our ability to obtain funding on favorable terms and access\nthe capital markets; our ability to achieve optimal levels of leverage and\neffectively manage our liquidity; changes in inflation, the yield curve,\ninterest rates and mortgage prepayment rates; our ability to manage credit\nrisk related to our investments and comply with the Dodd-Frank Act and related\nlaws and regulations relating to credit risk retention for securitizations;\nrates of default, delinquencies, forbearance, deferred payments or decreased\nrecovery rates on our investments; the concentration of properties securing\nour securities and residential loans in a small number of geographic areas;\nour ability to execute on our business and investment strategy; our ability to\ndetermine accurately the fair market value of our assets; changes in our\nindustry, the general economy or geopolitical conditions, including the\nongoing conflicts involving the U.S. in the Middle East; our ability to\nsuccessfully integrate and realize the anticipated benefits of any\nacquisitions, including the acquisition of HomeXpress; our ability to\noriginate or acquire quality and profitable loans at an appropriate and\nconsistent cost; our ability to sell the loans that we originate or acquire;\nour ability to refinance or obtain additional liquidity for borrowing; our\nability to manage, maintain and expand our relationships with our clients, the\nindependent mortgage brokers and bankers; our ability to operate our\ninvestment management and advisory services and manage any regulatory rules\nand conflicts of interest; the degree to which our hedging strategies may or\nmay not be effective; our ability to effect our strategy to securitize\nresidential mortgage loans; our ability to compete with competitors and source\ntarget assets at attractive prices; the ability of servicers and other third\nparties to perform their services at a high level and comply with applicable\nlaw and expanding regulations; our dependence on information technology and\nits susceptibility to cyber-attacks; the development, proliferation and use of\nartificial intelligence; our ability to find and retain qualified executive\nofficers and key personnel; our ability to comply with extensive government\nregulation, including, but not limited to, federal and state consumer lending\nregulations; the impact of and changes in governmental regulations, tax law\nand rates, accounting guidance, refinancing and borrowing guidelines and\nsimilar matters; our ability to maintain our exemption from registration under\nthe Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; our ability to maintain our\nclassification as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax\npurposes; the volatility of the market price and trading volume of our shares;\nand our ability to make distributions to our stockholders in the future.\n\nReaders are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking\nstatements, which speak only as of the date made. Chimera does not undertake\nor accept any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any\nforward-looking statement to reflect any change in its expectations or any\nchange in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is\nbased. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is\ncontained in Chimera’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission (SEC). All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements\nconcerning Chimera or matters attributable to Chimera or any person acting on\nits behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary\nstatements above.\n\nReaders are advised that any financial information in this press release is\nbased on Company data available at the time of this press release and, in\ncertain circumstances, may not have been audited by Chimera’s independent\nauditors.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260917555380/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260917555380/en/)\n\nInvestor Relations\n\n888-895-6557\n\ninvestor-relations@chimerareit.com \n(mailto:investor-relations@chimerareit.com) \nwww.chimerareit.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chimerareit.com&esheet=54606209&newsitemid=20260917555380&lan=en-US&anchor=www.chimerareit.com&index=1&md5=50cbc7f0b76d057bd4473308c758baca)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw6hlSSCa-20260917","title":"Chimera Declares $0.45 Per Share Third Quarter 2026 Common Stock Dividend","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"CIM","created":"2026-09-17T20:30:00.415Z","tickers":["CIM"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Chimera Declares $0.45 Per Share Third Quarter 2026 Common Stock Dividend\n\nDividend Maintained at $0.45 Per Share, Reflecting an Annualized Rate of $1.80\nPer Share\n\nThe Board of Directors of Chimera Investment Corporation (“Chimera”) has\ndeclared its third quarter cash dividend of $0.45 per common share, consistent\nwith dividends for the first and second quarters of 2026 and in line with the\nBoard’s previously stated expectation to maintain the $0.45 quarterly\ndividend throughout 2026.\n\nThe dividend is payable on October 30, 2026 to common shareholders of record\non September 30, 2026. The ex-dividend date is September 30, 2026.\n\nAbout Chimera Investment Corporation\n\nChimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) is a diversified, internally\nmanaged REIT, that serves the U.S. residential real estate market. Through its\nInvestment Portfolio and Residential Origination segments, the company\nacquires, manages, finances and originates residential mortgage and real\nestate-related assets, with the objective of delivering attractive\nrisk-adjusted returns to shareholders.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nIn this press release references to “we,” “us,” “our,”\n“Chimera,” or “the Company” refer to Chimera Investment Corporation\nand its subsidiaries unless specifically stated otherwise or the context\notherwise indicates. This press release includes “forward-looking\nstatements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United\nStates Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may\ndiffer from expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, readers\nshould not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future\nevents. Words such as “goal,” “expect,” “target,” “assume,”\n“estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,”\n“intend,” “plan,” “may,” “would,” “will,” “could,”\n“should,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,”\nor similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking\nstatements. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and\nuncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from\nexpected results, including, among other things, those described in our most\nrecent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on\nForm 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, under the caption “Risk\nFactors.” Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are\nnot limited to: our ability to obtain funding on favorable terms and access\nthe capital markets; our ability to achieve optimal levels of leverage and\neffectively manage our liquidity; changes in inflation, the yield curve,\ninterest rates and mortgage prepayment rates; our ability to manage credit\nrisk related to our investments and comply with the Dodd-Frank Act and related\nlaws and regulations relating to credit risk retention for securitizations;\nrates of default, delinquencies, forbearance, deferred payments or decreased\nrecovery rates on our investments; the concentration of properties securing\nour securities and residential loans in a small number of geographic areas;\nour ability to execute on our business and investment strategy; our ability to\ndetermine accurately the fair market value of our assets; changes in our\nindustry, the general economy or geopolitical conditions, including the\nongoing conflicts involving the U.S. in the Middle East; our ability to\nsuccessfully integrate and realize the anticipated benefits of any\nacquisitions, including the acquisition of HomeXpress; our ability to\noriginate or acquire quality and profitable loans at an appropriate and\nconsistent cost; our ability to sell the loans that we originate or acquire;\nour ability to refinance or obtain additional liquidity for borrowing; our\nability to manage, maintain and expand our relationships with our clients, the\nindependent mortgage brokers and bankers; our ability to operate our\ninvestment management and advisory services and manage any regulatory rules\nand conflicts of interest; the degree to which our hedging strategies may or\nmay not be effective; our ability to effect our strategy to securitize\nresidential mortgage loans; our ability to compete with competitors and source\ntarget assets at attractive prices; the ability of servicers and other third\nparties to perform their services at a high level and comply with applicable\nlaw and expanding regulations; our dependence on information technology and\nits susceptibility to cyber-attacks; the development, proliferation and use of\nartificial intelligence; our ability to find and retain qualified executive\nofficers and key personnel; our ability to comply with extensive government\nregulation, including, but not limited to, federal and state consumer lending\nregulations; the impact of and changes in governmental regulations, tax law\nand rates, accounting guidance, refinancing and borrowing guidelines and\nsimilar matters; our ability to maintain our exemption from registration under\nthe Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; our ability to maintain our\nclassification as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax\npurposes; the volatility of the market price and trading volume of our shares;\nand our ability to make distributions to our stockholders in the future.\n\nReaders are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking\nstatements, which speak only as of the date made. Chimera does not undertake\nor accept any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any\nforward-looking statement to reflect any change in its expectations or any\nchange in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is\nbased. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is\ncontained in Chimera’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission (SEC). All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements\nconcerning Chimera or matters attributable to Chimera or any person acting on\nits behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary\nstatements above.\n\nReaders are advised that any financial information in this press release is\nbased on Company data available at the time of this press release and, in\ncertain circumstances, may not have been audited by Chimera’s independent\nauditors.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260917555380/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260917555380/en/)\n\nInvestor Relations\n\n888-895-6557\n\ninvestor-relations@chimerareit.com \n(mailto:investor-relations@chimerareit.com) \nwww.chimerareit.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chimerareit.com&esheet=54606209&newsitemid=20260917555380&lan=en-US&anchor=www.chimerareit.com&index=1&md5=50cbc7f0b76d057bd4473308c758baca)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-17T20:30:00.464287625Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789677000464},"received_at":"2026-09-17T20:30:00.537Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260917555380/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"135773","press_release_id":"146946","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Mortgage REITs","sector":"Real Estate"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"dividend","narrative":"Chimera Investment Corporation declared its third quarter 2026 cash dividend of $0.45 per common share, unchanged from the first and second quarters of 2026.\n\nThe dividend is payable October 30, 2026 to shareholders of record on September 30, 2026, which is also the ex-dividend date, and reflects an annualized rate of $1.80 per share.\n\nThe declaration matches the Board's previously stated expectation to maintain the $0.45 quarterly payout throughout 2026, making this a routine confirmation for income-focused holders of the residential mortgage REIT.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine dividend maintenance at $0.45 per quarter -- income continuity confirmed for CIM, but no change to the story."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"record_date":"2026-09-30","payable_date":"2026-10-30","dividend_action":"maintained","ex_dividend_date":"2026-09-30","dividend_per_share":0.45,"annualized_dividend_per_share":1.8}},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Chimera Investment Corporation","ticker":"CIM","relationship":"filer/issuer"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$0.45","context":"third quarter 2026 quarterly cash dividend per common share"},{"amount":"$1.80","context":"annualized dividend rate per share"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine quarterly dividend declaration maintained at the previously telegraphed $0.45 rate, consistent with the Board's stated plan for 2026. 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