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:
*$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.

[ ] 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: [ ]

This  Amendment  No.2  amends and  supplements  the Tender  Offer  Statement  on
Schedule TO (as amended by Schedule TO-I/A filed September 24, 2001), filed with
the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission on September 6, 2001,  relating to the
offer by Dynex Capital, Inc. to purchase shares of its Series A preferred stock,
Series B  preferred  stock,  Series C  preferred  stock  all upon the  terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated September 6,
2001 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)(3) 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, as amended,  except that such  information  is hereby  amended and
supplemented to the extent specifically provided herein.

Item 1.  Summary Term Sheet

The  Summary  Term Sheet is amended  to  provide  that the Offer will  expire on
October 10, 2001, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, unless Dynex extends it.

Introduction:  The first  sentence of  paragraph  seven (7) is amended to delete
October 4, 2001 and insert October 10, 2001 in lieu thereof.

Item 4.  Number Shares; Prorations Extension of the Offer.

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

The date  October  10,  2001 shall be inserted in lieu of October 4, 2001 in the
first sentence of the second paragraph.




Item 11. Additional Information

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

Item 10 - Certain Information About Dynex.

Paragraph 17 is amended to add the following:

On  September  28,  2001,  the court  determined  to combine  ACA's motion for a
preliminary injunction with the trial which is set to begin on October 15, 2001.
In connection therewith, Dynex agreed with the Court to delay the funding of the
purchase of shares  tendered  pursuant to this  tender  offer until  November 2,
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 2, 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 dated October 2, 2001.

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

(b)                     Not applicable.*

(d)                     Not applicable.*

(e)                     Not applicable.*

(g)                     Not Applicable.*

*  Previously filed on Schedule TO