Form: 10-Q

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

August 8, 2008

EXHIBIT 32.2

Published on August 8, 2008



Exhibit 32.2

CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
SUITE 2902
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036

CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 10 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Chimera Investment
Corporation (the "Company") for the period ended June 30, 2008 to be filed, I,
A. Alexandra Denahan, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

1 The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2 The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company
at the dates of, and for the periods covered by, the Report.
It is not intended that this statement be deemed to be filed for purposes of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

/s/ A. Alexandra Denahan
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A. Alexandra Denahan
Chief Financial Officer
August 8, 2008


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