MFA Financial

#5955

Rank

$937.22M

Marketcap

United States

Country

Leadership team

Mr. Craig L. Knutson (Pres, CEO & Director)

Mr. Stephen D. Yarad (Chief Financial Officer)

Mr. Gudmundur Kristjansson (Sr. VP & Co-Chief Investment Officer)

Products/ Services

Real Estate

Number of Employees

100 - 500

Headquarters

New York, New York, United States

Established

1997

Company Registration

SEC CIK number: 0001055160

Traded as

MFA

URL

https://www.mfafinancial.com

Overview

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Recognition and Award

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Summary

MFA Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. The company invests in residential mortgage assets, including non-agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), agency MBS, and credit risk transfer securities; residential whole loans, including purchased performing loans, purchased credit deteriorated, and non-performing loans; and mortgage servicing rights related assets. The company has elected to be taxed as a REIT and would not be subject to federal income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. MFA Financial, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

History

MFA Financial, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in New York, New York. The company’s initial public offering (IPO) was on the New York Stock Exchange in October 2007. Since then, MFA has grown to become one of the leading mortgage REITs in the United States.

Mission

Our mission is to acquire, finance, and manage residential mortgage assets while providing investors with exceptional total returns and shareholders with expanding dividends.

Vision

We strive to be the premier mortgage REIT in the country by providing investors with consistent returns and tremendous value.

Key Team

Mr. Bryan Wulfsohn CFA (Sr. VP & Co-Chief Investment Officer)

Mr. Harold E. Schwartz (Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec.)

Mr. Michael Roper (Sr. VP & Chief Accounting Officer)

Mr. John W. Elliott (Sr. VP & CTO)

Mr. Matthew G. Ottinger (Sr. VP & Controller)

Ms. Mei Lin (Sr. VP & Co-Controller)

Mr. Terence B. Meyers (Sr. VP & Director of Tax)

Recognition and Awards

MFA Financial, Inc. has been recognized with a number of awards including “REIT of the Year” in the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Category from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts in 2017.