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

                                 SCHEDULE TO-I/A

                             TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
                    UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 3)

                               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)

                           THOMAS H. POTTS, PRESIDENT
                               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
                         2010 CORPORATE RIDGE, SUITE 400
                                McLEAN, VA 22102
                                 (703) 760-1649

                            CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

TRANSACTION VALUATION:                      AMOUNT OF FILING FEE:
*$15,081,566                                .........**$3,016

*CALCULATED  SOLELY FOR THE  PURPOSE OF  DETERMINING  THE AMOUNT OF FILING  FEE,
ASSUMING  THE  PURCHASE  OF 212,817  SHARES OF SERIES A  PREFERRED  STOCK AT THE
TENDER OFFER PRICE OF $16.80 PER SHARE, THE PURCHASE OF 297,746 SHARES OF SERIES
B  PREFERRED  STOCK AT THE  TENDER  OFFER  PRICE OF $17.15  PER  SHARE,  AND THE
PURCHASE OF 304,757 SHARES OF SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK AT THE TENDER OFFER PRICE
OF $21.00 PER SHARE.

**THIS AMOUNT WAS PREVIOUSLY PAID IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORIGINAL FILING OF THIS
SCHEDULE TO ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2001.

       [ X  ]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.

Amount Previously Paid:  $3,016              Form or Registration No.: 005-41043
Filing Party:  Dynex Capital, Inc.           Date Filed:  September 6, 2001

[ ] 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: [ X ]

This Final  Amendment to the Issuer Tender Offer  Statement on Schedule TO filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 6, 2001, and amended by
Amendment  No. 1 filed on  September  24,  2001,  and  Amendment  No. 2 filed on
October 2, 2001, relates to the offer by Dynex Capital,  Inc. to purchase shares
of its  Series  A  preferred  stock,  Series B  preferred  stock,  and  Series C
preferred  stock all upon the terms and subject to the  conditions  set forth in
the Offer to  Purchase,  dated  September 6, 2001,  as amended,  and the related
Letters of Transmittal.

Item 4.  Terms of Transaction.

         Item 4 is hereby  amended and  supplemented  by adding the following at
the end thereof:

         "The Offer  expired at 5:00 p.m.  New York City  time,  on October  10,
2001.  Dynex  accepted a total of  approximately  114,933 shares of its Series A
preferred stock at a purchase price of $16.80 per share,  approximately  169,919
shares of its Series B preferred  stock at a purchase price of $17.15 per share,
and  approximately  201,665 shares of its Series C preferred stock at a purchase
price of $21.00 per share."


Item 12.  Exhibits.

         Item 12 is hereby  amended  and  supplemented  by adding the  following
additional Exhibit:

              (a)(1)(H) Press Release issued by Dynex Capital, Inc. on
                        October 15, 2001.





                                    SIGNATURE

         After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


                                    DYNEX CAPITAL, INC.


                                   By:  /s/ Thomas H. Potts
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      Thomas H. Potts
                                      President

Dated: October 15, 2001




INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT
NUMBER           DESCRIPTION

(a)(1)(A)        Offer to Purchase dated September 6, 2001.*

(a)(1)(B)(i)     Series A Preferred Stock Letter of Transmittal.*

(a)(1)(B)(ii)    Series B Preferred Stock Letter of Transmittal.*

(a)(1)(B)(iii)   Series C Preferred Stock Letter of Transmittal.*

(a)(1)(C)        Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*

(a)(1)(D)        Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies
                 and Other Nominees September 6, 2001.*

(a)(1)(E)        Letter to Clients  from  Brokers,  Dealers,  Commercial
                 Banks,   Trust   Companies  and  other  Nominees  dated
                 September 6, 2001.*

(a)(1)(F)       Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number
                on Substitute Form W-9.*

(a)(1)(G)       Press  Release  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Dynex
                Capital, Inc. Schedule TO filed with the Securities and
                Exchange Commission on September 6, 2001).*

(a)(1)(H)       Press Release issued by Dynex Capital, Inc. on October 15, 2001.

(a)(2)-(5)      Not applicable.*

(b)             Not applicable.*

(d)             Not applicable.*

(e)             Not applicable.*

(g)             Not Applicable.*


*  Previously filed on Schedule TO