Welcome to our dedicated page for Mfa Financial SEC filings (Ticker: MFA), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
The MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) SEC filings page on Stock Titan provides direct access to the company’s regulatory disclosures, along with AI-powered summaries to help interpret complex documents. MFA is a Maryland-incorporated, internally managed real estate investment trust focused on residential mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities and other real estate assets, and its filings reflect this specialized mortgage finance profile.
Investors can review current reports on Form 8-K, where MFA reports material events such as quarterly earnings releases, establishment of at-the-market equity offering programs for common and preferred stock, changes to preferred share authorizations through Articles Supplementary, and temporary trading restrictions related to employee benefit plans. These filings also list the company’s NYSE-listed securities, including common stock, Series B and Series C preferred stock and senior notes due 2029.
Through MFA’s annual reports (Form 10-K) and quarterly reports (Form 10-Q), users can examine detailed information on the residential loan and securities portfolios, financing agreements, securitized debt, leverage metrics, net interest spread and credit performance indicators such as delinquency rates and loan-to-value ratios. Stock Titan’s AI tools highlight key sections, summarize risk factors and explain technical terms in accessible language, helping readers understand how MFA’s mortgage investments and funding structure interact.
The filings page also surfaces equity and debt offering documents, including shelf registration statements and related prospectus supplements referenced in MFA’s 8-K filings for its common and preferred stock ATM programs. Where available, Form 4 insider transaction reports can be used to track trading activity by MFA’s directors and executive officers, with AI-generated overviews that distinguish routine transactions from unusual patterns.
All documents are updated in near real time from the SEC’s EDGAR system. Each filing is paired with an AI summary that calls out the main points, such as new capital programs, changes in preferred stock terms, or the latest quarterly performance figures, allowing users to focus quickly on what may matter most for their analysis of MFA.
MFA Financial director Robin Josephs reported a routine equity award settlement. On 01/15/2026, 3,473 restricted stock units granted in 2016 and deferred under the MFA Financial, Inc. 2003 Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan were settled in 3,473 shares of common stock, at a reported price of $0.00 per share, reflecting the conversion of previously earned phantom stock into actual shares.
After this transaction, Josephs directly held 35,454 shares of MFA Financial common stock and 92,790 restricted stock units, each RSU being the economic equivalent of one share of common stock.
MFA Financial, Inc. director Laurie Goodman reported a routine equity compensation settlement. On 01/15/2026, 3,473 restricted stock units granted in 2016 were settled, with each unit converting into one share of MFA Financial common stock at an exercise price of $0.00 under a deferred compensation plan. Following this transaction, Goodman directly owned 9,480 shares of common stock and 140,391 derivative securities in the form of restricted stock units. These RSUs were previously fully vested phantom shares economically equivalent to MFA Financial common stock.
MFA Financial President and Chief Investment Officer Bryan Wulfsohn reported multiple equity award transactions dated January 8, 2026. He acquired 67,914 shares of common stock from the settlement of time-based restricted stock units and 232,090 shares tied to performance-based restricted stock units, all at an exercise price of $0 per share as they are phantom share awards.
The filing shows share surrenders of 35,432 and 13,339 common shares at $9.57 per share to satisfy tax obligations arising from these settlements. The performance-based units were granted in January 2023, vesting based on total stockholder return over the three years ended December 31, 2025, with vested PRSUs and related dividend-equivalent units scheduled to settle in common stock in January 2027. The number of shares beneficially owned was also reduced to reflect liquidation of 819 shares previously held in the company’s 401(k) plan after MFA stock was removed as an investment option.
MFA Financial, Inc. senior vice president and co-controller Natasha Seemungal reported multiple equity award transactions on common stock and phantom share units. On January 8, 2026, time-based restricted stock units converted into 4,922 shares of common stock, and performance-based restricted stock units tied to three-year total shareholder return contributed an additional 16,823 shares, increasing her directly held common stock to 33,826 shares before tax withholding.
To cover tax obligations from these settlements, she surrendered 2,266 shares and 1,470 shares of common stock at a price of $9.57 per share, leaving 30,090 shares of common stock held directly. Corresponding phantom share awards in the form of TRSUs and PRSUs were reduced by 4,922 and 9,434 phantom shares, with vested PRSUs, including dividend-equivalent units, scheduled to settle in common stock in January 2027.
MFA Financial, Inc. insider Harold E. Schwartz, a Senior Vice President, reported equity compensation activity on January 8, 2026. He acquired 26,575 shares of common stock from the settlement of time-based restricted stock units (TRSUs) and an additional 90,821 shares of common stock tied to performance-based restricted stock units (PRSUs), both economically equivalent to common shares.
To cover tax obligations from these settlements, Schwartz surrendered 15,465 shares and 5,582 shares of common stock at a price of $9.57 per share. Following these transactions, he beneficially owned 159,518 shares of MFA common stock. The PRSUs, including 28,420 units from dividend equivalents, are scheduled to settle in January 2027 as one share of common stock for each vested phantom share, based on MFA’s total stockholder return over the three years ended December 31, 2025.
MFA Financial, Inc. executive Lori R. Samuels, SVP & Chief Loan Operations Officer, reported equity award activity involving company stock and phantom shares. On January 8, 2026, 15,749 time-based restricted stock units (TRSUs) settled into the same number of common shares, and performance-based RSUs (PRSUs) granted in January 2023 vested, representing 53,827 common shares, including 16,848 units tied to dividend equivalents. The vested PRSUs are scheduled to settle in January 2027, with each phantom share converting into one common share. To cover tax obligations from these settlements, 9,479 and 3,461 common shares were surrendered at a price of $9.57 per share. Following these transactions, Samuels continues to hold common stock and phantom share balances as reflected in the tables.
MFA Financial senior vice president and chief financial officer Michael C. Roper reported multiple equity award settlements and related tax share surrenders on January 8, 2026. Time-based restricted stock units (TRSUs), structured as phantom shares granted in January 2023, settled into 15,749 shares of common stock at $0 per share. Performance-based restricted stock units (PRSUs) granted at the same time vested into 53,827 shares, including additional PRSUs credited for dividend equivalents over the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025.
To cover tax obligations from these settlements, Roper surrendered 8,810 shares and 3,217 shares of common stock at $9.57 per share. Following the reported transactions, he held 88,138 shares of MFA common stock directly, along with substantial remaining phantom share balances. A prior change to MFA’s 401(k) plan eliminated MFA stock as an investment option, reducing his beneficial ownership by 1,000 shares previously held in that plan.
MFA Financial, Inc. senior vice president and co-controller Mei Lin reported the vesting and settlement of stock-based awards granted in January 2023. On January 8, 2026, 4,922 time-based restricted stock units and 16,823 performance-based restricted stock units, structured as phantom shares, were converted into common stock at an exercise price of $0 per share. Phantom shares are described as economically equivalent to one share of MFA common stock and settle share-for-share.
To cover tax obligations from these settlements, Lin surrendered 2,057 and 1,335 common shares at a price of $9.57 per share. Following these transactions, Lin directly held 32,131 common shares. In the derivative holdings, 4,922 and 9,434 phantom shares were settled, leaving 51,968 and 42,534 phantom shares outstanding in two award lines. The performance-based awards vested based on MFA’s total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2025, and vested PRSUs, including 5,268 units from dividend equivalents, are scheduled to settle in common stock in January 2027.
MFA Financial CEO Craig L. Knutson, who also serves as a director, reported several equity award-related transactions dated January 8, 2026. He acquired 157,481 shares of common stock upon settlement of time-based restricted stock units granted in January 2023 and 538,186 shares of common stock tied to performance-based restricted stock units from the same grant.
Phantom shares used in these awards are each the economic equivalent of one share of MFA common stock and settle one-for-one in stock. The filing shows share dispositions of 81,087 shares and 42,127 shares at $9.57 per share, representing shares surrendered to cover tax obligations on the equity settlements. The company also previously eliminated MFA common stock as an investment option in its 401(k) plan, reducing Knutson’s reported beneficial ownership by 14,710 shares. Certain vested performance-based units, including dividend-equivalent units, are scheduled to settle in stock in January 2027.
MFA Financial, Inc.01/02/2026. The officer received 27,283 phantom shares that are scheduled to vest on December 31, 2028 and then be settled in an equal number of common shares within 30 days after vesting.
The officer also received 42,245 performance-based phantom shares as a target award. The actual number of common shares delivered at vesting may range from 0% to 200% of this target, based on MFA’s absolute total stockholder return and its return relative to a designated peer group over a three-year period, with vesting generally on December 31, 2028 and settlement in common stock in January 2030. Dividends paid during the vesting period will adjust the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest.