Ellington Credit (EARN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.28 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.27 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.21 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 3.70%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this residential mortgage real estate investment trust would post earnings of $0.24 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.36, delivering a surprise of 50%.Ov ...