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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K × ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31 , 2020 □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Commission File Number 001-32216 NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Maryland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of Each Class 90 Park Avenue , New York , NY 10016 ( Address of principal executive office ) ( Zip Code ) ( 212 ) 792-0107 Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share 7.75 % Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share , $ 25.00 Liquidation Preference 7.875 % Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share , $ 25.00 Liquidation Preference 8.000 % Series D Fixed - to - Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share , $ 25.00 Liquidation Preference ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : 7.875 % Series E Fixed - to - Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share , $ 25.00 Liquidation Preference Trading Symbols NYMT NYMTP to NYMTO NYMTN NYMTM 47-0934168 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered NASDAQ Stock Market NASDAQ Stock Market NASDAQ Stock Market NASDAQ Stock Market NASDAQ Stock Market Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No