MFA Financial

MFA

Market cap $1.01B

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) plans to host a live audio webcast of its investor conference call on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its first quarter 2026 financial results, which are scheduled to be announced earlier that day. The live audio webcast will be accessible to the general public over the internet at http://www.mfafinancial.com by clicking on the “News & Events” link on MFA's home page. Earnings presentation materials wil.

MFA Financial faces margin compression from increased leverage and a shift toward securities, impacting net interest income. Net interest spread fell to 1.15% in Q4, with net interest income at its lowest quarterly level in 2025 despite higher interest income. Recourse leverage rose to 2.5x, the highest since the pandemic, but loan delinquencies remain stable around 7%.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on April 30, 2026, to common stockholders of record on March 31, 2026. MFA Financial, Inc. is a leading specialty finance company that invests in residential mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities and other real estate assets. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Lima One.

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MFA Financial delivered a robust Q4 2025, beating revenue estimates and maintaining stable book value amid rate volatility. MFA's portfolio is weighted toward Non-QM loans (43%) and Agency MBS (27%), with recent asset additions at attractive 8% average coupons. Management continues to issue preferred shares to repurchase discounted common stock, supporting book value accretion and total return.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared the payment of dividends on the Company's outstanding 7.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) and 6.50% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”). In accordance with the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors has declared a preferred sto.