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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 July 31, 2026, to common stockholders of record on June 30, 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 C.

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.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) today provided its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026: First Quarter 2026 Financial Results: MFA generated a GAAP net loss to common stockholders and participating securities for the first quarter of $(11.4) million, or $(0.11) per basic and diluted common share. Distributable earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, were $31.1 million, or $0.30 per basic common share. Distributable earnings prior to realized cre.

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%.

I spotlight 35 low-priced Dividend Power 'dogs' with robust yields and reasonable valuations, emphasizing six 'safer' picks where free cash flow covers dividends. Analyst forecasts project 41.67% to 96.55% net gains for the top ten Dividend Power stocks by April 2027, with an average estimated return of 59.49%. All 35 Dividend Power stocks show annual dividends from $1,000 invested exceeding their single share prices, underscoring attractive yield-to-price dynamics.