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    <link:label id="lab_invest_InvestmentAxis_6634AAE3CAC4669A3186D58B8A68F8F7_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_invest_InvestmentAxis_6634AAE3CAC4669A3186D58B8A68F8F7" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Investment [Axis]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_invest_InvestmentDomain_148828B84D04130DFAD3D58B8A68F183_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_invest_InvestmentDomain_148828B84D04130DFAD3D58B8A68F183" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Investment [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/invest/2013/invest-2013-01-31.xsd#invest_InvestmentDomain" xlink:label="loc_invest_InvestmentDomain_148828B84D04130DFAD3D58B8A68F183" xlink:type="locator" />
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    <link:loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_MaturityUpTo30DaysMember" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MaturityUpTo30DaysMember_28A61D12EBD45DCCB1BFD58B8A689186" xlink:type="locator" />
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    <link:label id="lab_agnc_ThirtyOneToNinetyMember_18AEA8B5D26D800A81BDD58B8A68025C_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_agnc_ThirtyOneToNinetyMember_18AEA8B5D26D800A81BDD58B8A68025C" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">1 to 3 Months</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_agnc_ThirtyOneToNinetyMember_18AEA8B5D26D800A81BDD58B8A68025C_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_agnc_ThirtyOneToNinetyMember_18AEA8B5D26D800A81BDD58B8A68025C" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">thirty one to ninety [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_agnc_ThirtyOneToNinetyMember_18AEA8B5D26D800A81BDD58B8A68025C_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_agnc_ThirtyOneToNinetyMember_18AEA8B5D26D800A81BDD58B8A68025C" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">thirty one to ninety [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_agnc_A4to6MonthsMember_60759991EEA96C3EED0DD58B8A6803C0_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_agnc_A4to6MonthsMember_60759991EEA96C3EED0DD58B8A6803C0" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">3 to 6 Months</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_agnc_A4to6MonthsMember_60759991EEA96C3EED0DD58B8A6803C0_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_agnc_A4to6MonthsMember_60759991EEA96C3EED0DD58B8A6803C0" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">4 to 6 Months [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_agnc_A4to6MonthsMember_60759991EEA96C3EED0DD58B8A6803C0_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_agnc_A4to6MonthsMember_60759991EEA96C3EED0DD58B8A6803C0" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">4 to 6 Months [Member]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="agnc-20150930.xsd#agnc_A4to6MonthsMember" xlink:label="loc_agnc_A4to6MonthsMember_60759991EEA96C3EED0DD58B8A6803C0" xlink:type="locator" />
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    <link:label id="lab_agnc_A7to9monthsMember_EA5CF799CB64D5D19A3CD58B8A689DA9_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_agnc_A7to9monthsMember_EA5CF799CB64D5D19A3CD58B8A689DA9" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">7 to 9 months [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_agnc_A7to9monthsMember_EA5CF799CB64D5D19A3CD58B8A689DA9_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_agnc_A7to9monthsMember_EA5CF799CB64D5D19A3CD58B8A689DA9" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">7 to 9 months [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_agnc_A13to24MonthsMember_BF4A143428608F387506D58B8A682EE1_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_agnc_A13to24MonthsMember_BF4A143428608F387506D58B8A682EE1" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">13 to 24 Months [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_agnc_A25to36monthsMember_9AC86B088271CE933894D58B8A6865B8_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_agnc_A25to36monthsMember_9AC86B088271CE933894D58B8A6865B8" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">25 to 36 months [Member]</link:label>
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