MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend of $0.36 per Share
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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 January 30, 2026, to common stockholders of record on December 31, 2025.
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 Capital, MFA also originates and services business purpose loans for real estate investors. MFA has distributed over $5.0 billion in dividends to stockholders since its initial public offering in 1998. MFA is an internally managed, publicly traded real estate investment trust.
