UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 12b-25



                        Commission File Number 000-33485

                           NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

     (Check one): [ ] Form 10-K [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K [X] Form 10-Q
                  [ ] Form N-SAR [ ] Form N-CSR

For Period Ended: March 31, 2004
[ ]Transition Report on Form 10-K
[ ]Transition Report on Form 20-F
[ ]Transition Report on Form 11-K
[ ]Transition Report on Form N-SAR
For the Transition Period Ended:

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Nothing  in this  form  shall be  construed  to imply  that the  Commission  has
verified any information  contained  herein.
If the  notification  relates to a
portion  of the  filing  checked  above,  identify  the  Item(s)  to  which  the
notification relates:

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                        PART I -- REGISTRANT INFORMATION


                               Dynex Capital, Inc.
                             Full Name of Registrant


                            Former Name if Applicable

                            4551 Cox Road, Suite 300
            Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

                         Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6740
                            City, State and Zip Code



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                       PART II -- RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without  unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should
be completed. (Check box if appropriate.)

[ ] (a) The reason  described in reasonable  detail in Part III of this
        form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;

[X] (b) The subject annual report,  semi-annual  report,  transition
        report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-SAR or Form N-CSR,
        or  portion  thereof,  will be  filed  on or  before  the  fifteenth
        calendar  day  following  the  prescribed  due date;  or the subject
        quarterly  report or  transition  report on Form  10-Q,  or  portion
        thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following
        the prescribed due date; and

[ ] (c) The  accountant's  statement or other exhibit  required by Rule
        12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.

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                              PART III -- NARRATIVE

State below in reasonable detail why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, N-SAR, N-CSR,
or the transition  report or portion thereof,  could not be filed within the
prescribed time period.

The  Registrant  has been  delayed in the filing  of  its  Quarterly  Report  on
Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2004 ("Form  10-Q") in order to provide
in  the  Form  10-Q  certain  disclosures  related  to  its  recently  completed
recapitalization  plan  whereby the Company is issuing  senior notes in exchange
for outstanding  shares of Series A, Series B and Series C preferred  stock, and
converting  the  Series A,  Series B, and  Series C  preferred  stock into a new
Series D preferred  stock and common stock.  Due to the timing of the completion
of  the  recapitalization  plan,  which  occurred  on  May  10,  2004,  and  the
Registrant's  presentation of appropriate pro forma  information with respect to
the recapitalization plan, the Registrant needs additional time to finalize such
information  for inclusion in the Form 10-Q. Due to the reasons  outlined above,
the  Registrant  could not file its Form  10-Q  without  unreasonable  effort or
expense by the prescribed due date. The Registrant expects to file its Form 10-Q
within five days of May 17, 2004, the prescribed due date.

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                          PART IV -- OTHER INFORMATION

(1)  Name  and  telephone  number  of  person  to  contact  in  regard  to  this
     notification.

     Stephen J. Benedetti              804                    217-5837
          (Name)                   (Area Code)           (Telephone Number)

(2)   Have all other periodic  reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the
      Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the  Investment  Company
      Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that
      the registrant  was required to file such report(s) been filed?  If answer
      is no, identify report(s).
      Yes [ X ]      No [   ]

(3)   Is it  anticipated  that any  significant  change in results of operations
      from the  corresponding  period for the last fiscal year will be reflected
      by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion
      thereof?
      Yes [ X ] No [ ]

      If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated  change,  both narratively
      and  quantitatively,   and,  if  appropriate,  state  the  reasons  why  a
      reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.

As  previously  disclosed  in the Registrant's  press release  with  respect  to
its financial  results for the quarter  ended March 31, 2004,  net income during
the three  months  ended March 31, 2004  decreased  by $7.4 million to a loss of
$5.4  million  from net  income  of $2.0  million  for the same  period  in 2003
primarily  due to a decrease  in net  interest  margin of $6.4  million,  and an
increase  in  general  and  administrative  expense,  offset  by a  decrease  in
impairment  charges.  In addition to this decrease in net income, net income per
common  share  also  experienced  a  significant  decrease  resulting  from  the
recognition,  during the three months ended March 31, 2003,  of $10.4 million of
preferred stock benefit associated with the retirement of Series A, Series B and
Series C preferred  shares  exchanged  for senior  notes and cash  pursuant to a
tender offer  initiated by the Company.  This is in contrast to the $1.2 million
of preferred dividend charges for the three-months ended March 31, 2004.

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                              Dynex Capital, Inc.
                  (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
             has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf
                  by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




Date: May 18, 2004                      By:     /s/ Stephen J. Benedetti
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                                             Stephen J. Benedetti
                                             Executive Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer