Every material Form 8-K MFA FINANCIAL, INC. has filed with the SEC since August 05, 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
MFA Financial reported a GAAP net loss to common stockholders of $(122.4) million, or $(1.19) per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, compared with income of $0.36 per basic share in the same quarter of 2025. Distributable earnings, a non-GAAP measure, were $26.4 million, or $0.26 per share, and GAAP book value fell to $11.12 per common share, with a total economic return of (10.6)% for the quarter, which hurts shareholder value.
GAAP net loss to common stockholders of $(122.4) million, or $(1.19) per basic and diluted share, for Q3 2026
Distributable earnings of $26.4 million, or $0.26 per basic share, versus $21.1 million in Q3 2025
GAAP book value was $11.12 per common share at September 30, 2026; total economic return was (10.6)% for the quarter
Craig Knutson will retire as CEO effective June 30, 2027; Bryan Wulfsohn becomes CEO July 1, 2027
MFA Financial announced that CEO Craig Knutson will retire effective June 30, 2027, and that President and Chief Investment Officer Bryan Wulfsohn will succeed him as CEO effective July 1, 2027. Wulfsohn will join the Board effective January 1, 2027, and Andrew Kail will join as Chief Investment Officer on the same date, giving shareholders a defined leadership transition timeline.
Craig Knutson, 67, retires as CEO effective June 30, 2027, and is expected to remain on the Board and stand for reelection in 2027
Bryan Wulfsohn, 43, becomes CEO effective July 1, 2027, and joins the Board effective January 1, 2027, increasing the Board to eight directors
Andrew P. Kail joins as Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer effective January 1, 2027
Wulfsohn's 2027 Overall Target Bonus is $1,700,000 and his 2027 TRSU and PRSU grant values are $1,160,000 and $1,740,000; Knutson's 2027 equity grants are cut 50% to $843,000 (TRSUs) and $1,264,500 (PRSUs)
MFA Financial reported second-quarter 2026 GAAP net income to common stockholders of $36.2 million, or $0.35 per basic share, up from $0.22 a year earlier. Distributable earnings, a non-GAAP measure, fell to $12.2 million, or $0.12 per basic share, from $24.8 million a year earlier, as realized losses on legacy multifamily loans weighed on results. Shareholders also see GAAP book value of $12.71 per share at June 30, 2026, and a $0.36 dividend paid July 31, 2026.
GAAP net income to common stockholders was $36.2 million, or $0.35 per basic and $0.34 per diluted share, versus $0.22 per basic share in Q2 2025.
Distributable earnings were $12.2 million, or $0.12 per basic share; before realized credit losses, they were $36.7 million, or $0.35 per basic share.
GAAP book value was $12.71 per common share at June 30, 2026; economic book value, a non-GAAP measure, was $13.20.
A regular cash dividend of $0.36 per common share was paid on July 31, 2026.
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