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. 2)

                               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:
*$25,999,435                                .........**$5,200

*CALCULATED  SOLELY FOR THE  PURPOSE OF  DETERMINING  THE AMOUNT OF FILING  FEE,
ASSUMING  THE  PURCHASE  OF 500,000  SHARES OF SERIES A  PREFERRED  STOCK AT THE
TENDER OFFER PRICE OF $12.24 PER SHARE, THE PURCHASE OF 730,250 SHARES OF SERIES
B  PREFERRED  STOCK AT THE  TENDER  OFFER  PRICE OF $12.50  PER  SHARE,  AND THE
PURCHASE OF 702,700 SHARES OF SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK AT THE TENDER OFFER PRICE
OF $15.30 PER SHARE.

**THIS AMOUNT WAS PREVIOUSLY PAID IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORIGINAL FILING OF THIS
SCHEDULE TO ON MAY 7, 2001.

        [ ] 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:  $5,200              Form or Registration No.: 005-41043
Filing Party:  Dynex Capital, Inc.           Date Filed:  May 7, 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: [ ]

This  Amendment  No. 2 amends and  supplements  the Tender  Offer  Statement  on
Schedule TO filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission on May 7, 2001,
and amended by  Amendment  No. 1 filed on May 9, 2001,  relating 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  May 7,  2001,  as
amended,  and the related  Letters of  Transmittal.  This Amendment No. 2 to the
Tender  Offer  Statement  on Schedule  TO is  intended to satisfy the  reporting
requirements  of Rule  13e-4(c)(2)  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.  Copies of the Offer to Purchase and the related  Letter of Transmittal
were previously filed with the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A),  (a)(1)(B)(i),
(a)(1)(B)(ii) and  (a)(1)(B)(iii).  The information in the Offer to Purchase and
the related Letter of Transmittal,  including all schedules and annexes thereto,
are hereby  expressly  incorporated  herein by  reference in response to Items 1
through 11 of Schedule TO, except that such  information  is hereby  amended and
supplemented to the extent specifically provided herein.

Item 1.  Summary Term Sheet

Item 1 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

The Sentence set forth next to the question  "Will I be paid any  dividends?" is
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

"Except with respect to the July 20 Dividend, you will not receive any dividends
with respect to the shares that are tendered, including dividends accumulated to
date, which will be cancelled."

Item 2.  Subject Company Information.

Item 7 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

The  second  sentence  of the last  paragraph  of  Section  7  ("Price  Range of
Preferred Stock; Dividends") is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the following:

"Except for the July 20 Dividend,  Dynex has not declared any other  dividend on
any shares of its Preferred Stock since that time."

Item 4. Terms of the Transaction.

Item 4 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

The  last  paragraph  of the  cover  page  of the  Offer  to  Purchase  and  the
penultimate  paragraph  on the first  page of the  introduction  to the Offer to
Purchase are deleted in their  entirety and are each replaced with the following
two paragraphs:

"On May 22, 2001, Dynex declared  dividends on its Preferred  Stock.  Dynex will
pay  $0.2925  per share on the Series A  Preferred  Stock and Series B Preferred
Stock and $0.3649  per share on its Series C  Preferred  Stock in respect to its
accrued and unpaid  dividends on such shares.  The dividends  will be payable to
record  holders as of June 8, 2001 and will be paid on July 20,  2001 (the "July
20  Dividend").  All  holders  of record of  Preferred  Stock will  receive  the
applicable dividend regardless of whether or not their shares of Preferred Stock
are tendered in connection with the Offer.

Except for the July 20 Dividend,  Tendering Stockholders of Preferred Stock will
not receive any  dividends  with  respect to such  shares,  including  dividends
accumulated  to date which will be  cancelled.  There can be no  assurance  that
holders that do not tender their shares will receive any dividends in the future
other than the July 20 Dividend."

The second sentence of the first paragraph on the first page of the introduction
to the Offer to Purchase  is deleted in its  entirety  and is replaced  with the
following

"Except  with respect to the July 20  Dividend,  tendering  holders of Preferred
Stock will not receive any  dividends  with  respect to such  shares,  including
dividends accumulated to date which will be cancelled."

The last paragraph of Section 6 ("Certain Conditions to the Offer") of the Offer
to  Purchase  is hereby  amended  and  supplemented  to  include  the  following
sentence:

"All  conditions  to the Offer,  other  than  receipt  of  necessary  government
approvals, will be satisfied or waived prior to the Expiration Date."

Item 11. Additional Information

Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

In connection with the disclosure in the first paragraph of Section 10 ("Certain
Information  About  Dynex"),  Dynex  hereby  confirms  that the safe  harbor for
forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 does not extend to a  forward-looking  statement that is made in connection
with a tender offer, including the Offer.

     On May 4, 2001, ACA Financial  Guaranty  Corporation  ("ACA")  commenced an
action seeking injunctive relief as well as money damages based on its claims of
fraudulent  conveyance and breach of contract against Dynex Capital, Inc. in the
United States District Court for Southern District of New York (Civil Action No.
01 Civ-3822). The complaint challenges,  among other things, the validity of the
March 30, 2001  Supplemental  Indenture  to the 1997 Senior  Note  Indenture  as
amended  ("1997  Indenture")  pursuant to which in 1997 Dynex  issued its 7.875%
Senior  Notes  due July  2002.  In  particular,  the  complaint  challenges  the
validity,  among other  things,  of the  Supplemental  Indenture and the related
amendment to certain restrictive covenants in the Indenture to allow for certain
distributions  to holders of Dynex equity  securities,  including  the Preferred
Stock. ACA seeks to enjoin this tender offer. The Court heard arguments on ACA's
Motion for  Preliminary  Injunction  prohibiting the Company from completing the
tender offer on May 18, 2001. Presently, the parties await the Court's decision.

     The  Company is  vigorously  opposing  the above  action  which the Company
believes is without merit. The Company believes that ACA lacks standing to bring
such action,  as ACA is not a party to the 1997 Indenture (as amended) and Dynex
is not a party to any insurance  contract  issued by ACA.  ACA, as insurer,  has
entered into a Secondary  Market  Insurance  Policy  effective May 19, 1998 with
First Trust of New York, N.A.  insuring full repayment to holders of $25 million
of the July 2002 Senior Notes. Should the Court issue a preliminary  injunction,
the Company  would expect to appeal such a ruling.  The offer would be suspended
until such time as the injunction would be lifted. To the extent tendered shares
are not  purchased  on or before  July 3, 2001 for any  reason,  any  holder may
withdraw its tendered shares after July 3, 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: May 25, 2001

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT
NUMBER            DESCRIPTION

(a)(1)(A)         Offer to Purchase dated May 7, 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 May 7, 2001.*

(a)(1)(E)         Letter to Clients  from  Brokers,  Dealers,  Commercial
                  Banks,  Trust Companies and other Nominees dated May 7,
                  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 April 30, 2001).*

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

(b)               Not applicable.*

(d)               Not applicable.*

(e)               Not applicable.*

(g)               Not Applicable.*

*  Previously filed on Schedule TO