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)

                  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

                            CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

TRANSACTION VALUATION*:                                 AMOUNT OF FILING FEE**:
     $50,000,000                                              $10,000.00

*CALCULATED  SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF THE FILING FEE.
THE AMOUNT  ASSUMES THE  PURCHASE OF THE MAXIMUM  AMOUNT  UNDER THE TERMS OF THE
OFFER OF 492,425  SHARES OF SERIES A PREFERRED  STOCK,  THE  PURCHASE OF 662,944
SHARES OF SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK, AND THE PURCHASE OF 683,703 SHARES OF SERIES
C PREFERRED  STOCK. IF THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SHARES ARE TENDERED,  DYNEX MAY PAY
UP TO $20 MILLION IN CASH AND ISSUE UP TO $30 MILLION AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF SENIOR NOTES TO HOLDERS OF ITS PREFERRED STOCK. BASED ON THE MAXIMUM VALUE OF
THE OFFER,  THE  TRANSACTION  VALUE IS EQUAL TO $50  MILLION.  THE AMOUNT OF THE
FILING FEE,  CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 0-11 OF THE SECURITIES  EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED, EQUALS 1/50TH OF ONE PERCENT OF THE TRANSACTION VALUE.

**PREVIOUSLY PAID.

[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:  $10,000.00     Form or Registration No.:  Schedule TO-I
Filing Party:  Dynex Capital, Inc.      Filed:  January 8, 2003

[ ] 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 ]


                             Introductory Statement

         This  Amendment  No. 3 amends and  supplements  the Issuer Tender Offer
Statement on Schedule TO-I filed by Dynex Capital,  Inc., a Virginia corporation
("Dynex"),  on January 8, 2003,  as amended by Amendment  No. 1 filed on January
29, 2003, and as amended by Amendment No. 2 filed on February 13, 2003, relating
to a cash tender offer and offer to exchange up to an aggregate  492,425  shares
of its Series A Preferred Stock, up to an aggregate 662,944 shares of its Series
B  Preferred  Stock,  and up to an  aggregate  683,703  shares  of its  Series C
Preferred  Stock (or, in each case, such lesser number of shares as are properly
tendered and not properly withdrawn), for cash, 9.50% Senior Notes, due February
28, 2005 (the "Senior Notes"),  or a combination of cash and Senior Notes,  each
subject to the terms and conditions of the Offering  Circular,  dated January 8,
2003 (as amended from time to time, the "Offer to Exchange").


ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

         Item 11 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:

         On February 21,  2003,  Dynex  issued a press  release  relating to the
announcement of the results of the Offer to Exchange,  which expired on February
11, 2003. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1)(I).

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT
NUMBER          DESCRIPTION

(a)(1)(A)       Offering Circular dated January 8, 2003.*

(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 dated January 8, 2003.*

(a)(1)(E)       Letter to Clients from Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust
                Companies and other Nominees dated January 8, 2003.*

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

(a)(1)(G)       Press Release dated January 2, 2003  (incorporated by
                reference to Dynex Capital, Inc.'s Schedule TO, filed
                with  the  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission  on
                January 3, 2003).*

(a)(1)(H)       Press Release dated February 12, 2003.*

(a)(1)(I)       Press Release dated February 21, 2003.

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

(b)             Not applicable.

(d)(1)          Indenture between Dynex and Wachovia Bank, as Trustee, with
                respect to the 9.50% Senior Notes due 2005.*

(e)             Not applicable.

(g)             Not applicable.

* Previously filed.


                                    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/ Stephen J. Benedetti
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Stephen J. Benedetti
                                            Chief Financial Officer
Dated: February 24, 2003

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER            DESCRIPTION

(a)(1)(A)       Offering Circular dated January 8, 2003.*

(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 dated January 8, 2003.*

(a)(1)(E)       Letter to Clients from Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust
                Companies and other Nominees dated January 8, 2003.*

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

(a)(1)(G)       Press Release dated January 2, 2003  (incorporated by
                reference to Dynex Capital, Inc.'s Schedule TO, filed
                with  the  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission  on
                January 3, 2003).*

(a)(1)(H)       Press Release dated February 12, 2003.*

(a)(1)(I)       Press Release dated February 21, 2003.

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

(b)             Not applicable.

(d)(1)          Indenture between Dynex and Wachovia Bank, as Trustee, with
                respect to the 9.50% Senior Notes due 2005.*

(e)             Not applicable.

(g)             Not applicable.

* Previously filed.