Robin Josephs - 15 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for MFA FINANCIAL, INC. (MFA)

Reporting relationship: Director
Issuer ticker: MFA
Reported as of: 15 Jan 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 20 Jan 2026, 16:30:57 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 17 Oct 2025
Next SEC filing: 17 Apr 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Harold E. Schwartz, by power of attorney

Key filing fact

Robin Josephs filed Form 4 for MFA FINANCIAL, INC. (MFA) on 20 Jan 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Robin Josephs's Form 4 filing for MFA FINANCIAL, INC. (MFA).
2 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 20 Jan 2026, 16:30.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 17 Oct 2025.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001222801 Primary reporting owner

JOSEPHS ROBIN

Relationship: Director
Address: C/O MFA FINANCIAL, INC., ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE, 48TH FLOOR, NEW YORK
Signature: /s/ Harold E. Schwartz, by power of attorney
Signature date: 20 Jan 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

MFA transaction

Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +3,473
Change %: +11%
Price
Shares after: 35,454
Date: 15 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

MFA transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -3,473
Change %: -3.6%
Price
Shares after: 92,790
Date: 15 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 3,473
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 2 footnotes

Footnote F1

Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of restricted stock units ("RSUs") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016, the settlement of which was deferred under the MFA Financial, Inc. 2003 Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each phantom share was fully vested upon grant and was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.

Footnote F2

The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above.