UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20459

                                  SCHEDULE TO

                             TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
                   UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                              DYNEX CAPITAL, INC.
                       (NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY (ISSUER))

                         DYNEX CAPITAL, INC. (OFFEROR)
(NAME OF FILING PERSON (IDENTIFYING STATUS AS OFFEROR, ISSUER OR OTHER PERSON))

              SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
              SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
              SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
                         (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                                 (26817Q 20 9)
                   (CUSIP NUMBER OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK)
                                 (26817Q 30 8)
                   (CUSIP NUMBER OF SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK)
                                 (26817Q 40 7)
                   (CUSIP NUMBER OF SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK)

                 STEPHEN J. BENEDETTI, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                              DYNEX CAPITAL, INC.
                            4551 COX ROAD, SUITE 300
                           GLEN ALLEN, VIRGINIA 23060
                                 (804) 217-5800

          (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO
         RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF FILING PERSON
                             FILING THE STATEMENT)

                                    COPY TO:
                          ELIZABETH R. HUGHES, ESQUIRE
                         VENABLE, BAETJER & HOWARD, LLP
                     8010 TOWERS CRESCENT DRIVE, SUITE 300
                                VIENNA, VA 22182
                                 (703) 760-1649

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                  TRANSACTION VALUATION: AMOUNT OF FILING FEE:
                                    N/A N/A

[ ]  Check  box  if  any  part  of  the  fee  is  offset  as  provided  by  Rule
0-11(a)(2)  and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously
paid. Identify the previous filing by registration  statement number or the form
or schedule and the date of its filing

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[X]  Check the box if the filing  relates  solely to preliminary  communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.

     Check the  appropriate  boxes below to designate any  transactions to which
the statement relates:

        [ ] third-party tender offer subject to Rule14d-1.

        [X] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

        [ ] going-private transaction subject to Rule13e-3.

        [ ] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

     Check the  following box if the filing is a final  amendment  reporting the
results of the tender offer: [ ]


                                 PRESS RELEASE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                  CONTACT:   Kathy Fern
January 2, 2003                                                   804-217-5800


                              DYNEX CAPITAL, INC.
                             ANNOUNCES TENDER OFFER
                       FOR SHARES OF ITS PREFERRED STOCK

     Dynex Capital, Inc. (NYSE: DX) today announced that it will be commencing a
cash tender offer and an exchange offer of Senior Notes for shares of its Series
A Preferred  Stock,  Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred  Stock. The
cash  tender  offer and  exchange  offer  will  provide  holders of the Series A
Preferred  Stock,  Series B  Preferred  Stock and Series C  Preferred  Stock the
option to elect to tender their shares for  consideration in (i) cash only, (ii)
Senior Notes only, or (iii) a combination of cash and Senior Notes.  The Company
will  purchase  for cash up to  202,763 of its  Series A  Preferred  Stock for a
purchase  price of $24.00  per share,  up to  272,977 of its Series B  Preferred
Stock for a cash  purchase  price of $24.50 per share,  and up to 281,525 of its
Series C Preferred Stock for a cash purchase price of $30.00 per share.

     Under the terms of the  exchange  offer,  which is being made  pursuant  to
Section 3 (a) 9 of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  the  Company  will issue 9.50%
Senior Notes, payable in quarterly installments,  with the final installment due
February 28, 2005 (the Senior Notes). Each share of Series A Preferred Stock may
be exchanged for $25.20 in principal  amount of Senior Notes, up to an aggregate
of 289,662 shares of Series A Preferred Stock,  each share of Series B Preferred
Stock may be exchanged for $25.725 in principal amount of Senior Notes, up to an
aggregate  of  389,967  shares of Series B  Preferred  Stock,  and each share of
Series C Preferred  Stock may be  exchanged  for $31.50 in  principal  amount of
Senior Notes, up to an aggregate of 402,178 shares of Series C Preferred  Stock.
The terms of the  Senior  Notes are  disclosed  in more  detail in the  offering
materials.  The cash tender offer and exchange  offer extend to all  outstanding
shares  of Series A  Preferred  Stock,  Series B  Preferred  Stock and  Series C
Preferred  Stock,  and will only be made  pursuant to offering  materials  to be
distributed  on or about  January 13, 2003.  It is expected that the cash tender
offer and exchange offer will expire on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, unless otherwise extended.

     The Company's  Board of Directors is not making any  recommendation  to its
preferred  shareholders  as to whether or not they should  tender any  preferred
shares  pursuant  to the  offers.  Certain  members  of the  Company's  Board of
Directors have informed the Company that they will participate in the offer.

     This press release is for information  purposes only and is not an offer to
buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any shares of the Series A Preferred
Stock,  Series B  Preferred  Stock or Series C  Preferred  Stock of  Dynex.  The
solicitation  of offers to buy  shares of  Series A  Preferred  Stock,  Series B
Preferred  Stock or Series C Preferred Stock of Dynex will only be made pursuant
to the Tender Offer  Statement  (including  the Offering  Circular,  the related
Letters of Transmittal  and other offer  documents),  which will be delivered to
all of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and
Series C Preferred  Stock,  at no expense to them.  The Tender  Offer  Statement
(including the Offering  Circular,  the related  Letters of Transmittal  and all
other offer documents when filed with the Commission) will be also available for
no charge at the Securities and Exchange  Commission's  web site at www.sec.gov.
The Tender Offer Statement (including the Offering Circular, the related Letters
of Transmittal  and other offer  documents) will contain  important  information
that should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to any of
the tender offers.

     Dynex  Capital,  Inc. is a  financial  services  company  that elects to be
treated  as a real  estate  investment  trust  (REIT)  for  federal  income  tax
purposes.

     Note:  This  document  contains  "forward-looking  statements"  within  the
meaning of the Private  Securities  Litigation Act of 1995. The words "believe",
"expect", "forecast",  "anticipate",  "estimate", "project", "plan", and similar
expressions identify  forward-looking  statements that are inherently subject to
risks and  uncertainties,  some of which cannot be predicted or quantified.  The
Company's  actual results and timing of certain  events could differ  materially
from those projected in or contemplated by the  forward-looking  statements as a
result of unforeseen  external  factors.  As discussed in the Company's  filings
with the SEC,  these  factors may  include,  but are not limited to,  changes in
general  economic and market  conditions,  disruptions  in the capital  markets,
fluctuations  in interest  rates,  the accuracy of subjective  estimates used in
determining  the fair  value of certain  financial  assets of the  Company,  the
impact of recently issued financial accounting standards, increases in costs and
other general competitive factors.

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