MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) today provided its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026:

Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results:

  • MFA generated GAAP net income to common stockholders and participating securities for the second quarter of $36.2 million, or $0.35 per basic common share and $0.34 per diluted common share.

  • Distributable earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, were $12.2 million, or $0.12 per basic common share. Distributable earnings prior to realized credit losses, a non-GAAP financial measure, were $36.7 million, or $0.35 per basic common share.

  • GAAP book value at June 30, 2026 was $12.71 per common share. Economic book value, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $13.20 per common share.

  • Total economic return was 2.6% for the second quarter.

  • MFA closed the quarter with $141.2 million of unrestricted cash and $294.1 million of unpledged Agency MBS.

  • MFA paid a regular cash dividend of $0.36 per common share on July 31, 2026.

“We grew our investment portfolio, protected book value and made further progress on our strategic initiatives during the second quarter,” said Craig Knutson, MFA’s Chief Executive Officer. “Originations at Lima One grew by 44% to $316 million. We securitized or re-securitized over $800 million of loans. We resolved nearly $200 million of previously delinquent loans, driving our portfolio-wide default rate down to 7.0% from 7.8% at March 31. Although Distributable earnings were weighed down by realized losses incurred on several legacy multifamily loans, DE prior to realized credit losses rose to 35 cents, which we believe better reflects the underlying earnings power of our portfolio.”

“We acquired over $1.6 billion of residential mortgage assets during the quarter,” added Bryan Wulfsohn, President and Chief Investment Officer. “We purchased $462 million of Non-QM loans and increased our Agency MBS position to $4.1 billion. We sold $94 million of newly-originated SFR loans to third-party investors, generating $2.3 million in gain-on-sale income. Finally, we again repurchased over 500,000 shares of our common stock, bringing cumulative repurchases to 2 million shares since last year.”

Q2 2026 Portfolio Activity

  • MFA’s residential investment portfolio rose to $13.0 billion at June 30, 2026 from $12.5 billion at March 31, 2026.

  • MFA purchased $714.4 million of Agency MBS during the quarter, bringing its Agency MBS position to $4.1 billion. MFA also entered into forward contracts in the “to-be-announced” (TBA) market with a notional amount of $178.0 million to acquire additional Agency MBS, bringing its TBA position to a notional amount of $478.0 million at June 30, 2026.

  • Non-QM loan acquisitions totaled $462.3 million, bringing MFA’s Non-QM portfolio to $5.7 billion at June 30, 2026.

  • Lima One funded $184.7 million of new business purpose loans with a maximum loan amount of $315.8 million. In addition, $84.9 million of draws were funded on previously originated Transitional loans. Lima One generated $8.4 million of mortgage banking income.

  • Portfolio runoff was $781.0 million. Asset dispositions included $94.5 million of newly-originated single-family rental (SFR) loans. MFA also sold 76 REO properties in the second quarter for aggregate net proceeds of $30.7 million.

  • 60+ day delinquencies (measured as a percentage of UPB) for MFA’s residential loan portfolio decreased to 7.0% at June 30, 2026 from 7.8% at March 31, 2026.

  • MFA completed two loan securitizations during the quarter collateralized by $817.4 million UPB of loans, bringing its total securitized debt to approximately $6.2 billion.

  • MFA added a net $538.1 million of new interest rate hedges and estimates the net effective duration of its investment portfolio was 0.94 years.

  • MFA’s Debt/Net Equity Ratio was 6.6x while recourse leverage was 3.0x at June 30, 2026.

Webcast

MFA Financial, Inc. plans to host a live audio webcast of its investor conference call on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its second quarter 2026 financial results. The live audio webcast will be accessible to the general public over the internet at http://www.mfafinancial.com. Earnings presentation materials will be posted on the MFA website prior to the conference call and an audio replay will be available on the website following the call.

About MFA Financial, Inc.

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) 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 billion in dividends to stockholders since its initial public offering in 1998. MFA is an internally-managed, publicly-traded real estate investment trust.

The following tables present MFA’s asset allocation as of June 30, 2026, and the yield on average interest-earning assets, average cost of funds, impact of net Swap carry and net interest rate spread for the various asset types.

Table 1 – Asset Allocation

At June 30, 2026

 

Non-QM

loans

 

Single-family

rental loans

 

Single-family

transitional

loans

 

Multifamily

transitional

loans

 

Seasoned

RPL/NPL

loans

 

Agency

MBS

 

Other,

net (1)

 

Total

(Dollars in Millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Amount

 

$

5,671

 

 

$

1,153

 

 

$

654

 

 

$

321

 

 

$

920

 

 

$

4,091

 

 

$

619

 

 

$

13,429

 

Financing Agreements with Non-mark-to-market Collateral Provisions

 

 

 

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(41

)

 

 

(14

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(71

)

Financing Agreements with Mark-to-market Collateral Provisions

 

 

(683

)

 

 

(111

)

 

 

(314

)

 

 

(223

)

 

 

(78

)

 

 

(3,641

)

 

 

(115

)

 

 

(5,165

)

Securitized Debt

 

 

(4,356

)

 

 

(891

)

 

 

(200

)

 

 

 

 

 

(754

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(6,203

)

Senior Notes and Other secured financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(214

)

 

 

(214

)

Net Equity Allocated

 

$

632

 

 

$

135

 

 

$

99

 

 

$

84

 

 

$

88

 

 

$

450

 

 

$

288

 

 

$

1,776

 

Debt/Net Equity Ratio (2)

 

8.0 x

 

7.5 x

 

5.6 x

 

2.8 x

 

9.5 x

 

8.1 x

 

 

 

6.6 x

(1)

Includes $141.2 million of cash and cash equivalents, $169.0 million of restricted cash, $56.0 million of other securities, $49.1 million of Other loans and $21.1 million of capital contributions made to loan origination partners, as well as other assets and other liabilities.

(2)

Total Debt/Net Equity ratio represents the sum of borrowings under our financing agreements as a multiple of net equity allocated.

Table 2 – Net Interest Spread

 

 

For the Three-Month Period Ended

 

 

June 30, 2026

 

March 31, 2026

 

June 30, 2025

Non-QM Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Yield (1)

 

5.79

%

 

5.90

%

 

5.79

%

Cost of Funding (2)

 

(5.09

)%

 

(5.07

)%

 

(5.14

)%

Impact of net Swap carry (3)

 

0.28

%

 

0.36

%

 

0.70

%

Net Interest Spread

 

0.98

%

 

1.19

%

 

1.35

%

Business Purpose Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Yield (1)

 

7.12

%

 

7.12

%

 

7.99

%

Cost of Funding (2)

 

(5.42

)%

 

(5.54

)%

 

(6.07

)%

Impact of net Swap carry (3)

 

0.29

%

 

0.32

%

 

0.42

%

Net Interest Spread

 

1.99

%

 

1.90

%

 

2.34

%

Seasoned RPL/NPL Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Yield (1)

 

7.74

%

 

7.93

%

 

8.69

%

Cost of Funding (2)

 

(4.26

)%

 

(4.27

)%

 

(4.29

)%

Impact of net Swap carry (3)

 

0.36

%

 

0.36

%

 

0.40

%

Net Interest Spread

 

3.84

%

 

4.02

%

 

4.80

%

Total Residential Whole Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Yield (1)

 

6.30

%

 

6.42

%

 

6.85

%

Cost of Funding (2)

 

(5.08

)%

 

(5.09

)%

 

(5.35

)%

Impact of net Swap carry (3)

 

0.29

%

 

0.35

%

 

0.58

%

Net Interest Spread

 

1.51

%

 

1.68

%

 

2.08

%

Securities, at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Yield (1)

 

5.41

%

 

5.47

%

 

6.60

%

Cost of Funding (2)

 

(3.78

)%

 

(3.84

)%

 

(4.55

)%

Impact of net Swap carry (3)

 

0.57

%

 

0.56

%

 

1.05

%

Net Interest Spread

 

2.20

%

 

2.19

%

 

3.10

%

Total Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Yield (1)

 

5.96

%

 

6.08

%

 

6.66

%

Cost of Funding (2)

 

(4.77

)%

 

(4.84

)%

 

(5.32

)%

Impact of net Swap carry (3)

 

0.37

%

 

0.40

%

 

0.64

%

Net Interest Spread

 

1.56

%

 

1.64

%

 

1.98

%

(1)

Reflects annualized interest income divided by average amortized cost. Excludes servicing costs.

(2)

Reflects annualized interest expense divided by average balance of agreements with mark-to-market collateral provisions (repurchase agreements), agreements with non-mark-to-market collateral provisions, and securitized debt.

(3)

Reflects the difference between Swap interest income received and Swap interest expense paid on our Swaps. While we have not elected hedge accounting treatment for Swaps, and, accordingly, net Swap carry is not presented in interest expense in our consolidated statement of operations, we believe it is appropriate to allocate net Swap carry by asset class to reflect the economic impact of our Swaps on the net interest spread shown in the table above.

The following table presents the activity for our residential mortgage asset portfolio for the three months ended June 30, 2026:

Table 3 – Investment Portfolio Activity Q2 2026

(In Millions)

 

March 31, 2026

 

Runoff (1)

 

Acquisitions &

Originations (2)

 

Other (3)

 

June 30, 2026

 

Change

Residential whole loans and REO

 

$

8,922

 

$

(632

)

 

$

732

 

$

(126

)

 

$

8,896

 

$

(26

)

Securities, at fair value

 

 

3,586

 

 

(149

)

 

 

714

 

 

(4

)

 

 

4,147

 

 

561

 

Total

 

$

12,508

 

$

(781

)

 

$

1,446

 

$

(130

)

 

$

13,043

 

$

535

 

(1)

Primarily includes principal repayments and sales of REO.

(2)

Includes draws on previously originated Transitional loans.

(3)

Primarily includes sales of residential whole loans and securities, changes in fair value and changes in the allowance for credit losses.

The following tables present information on our investments in residential whole loans:

Table 4 – Portfolio Composition/Residential Whole Loans

 

 

Held at Carrying Value

 

Held at Fair Value

 

Total

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

June 30,

2026

 

December 31,

2025

 

June 30,

2026

 

December 31,

2025

 

June 30,

2026

 

December 31,

2025

Non-QM loans

 

$

530,198

 

 

$

593,213

 

 

$

5,141,822

 

$

4,753,480

 

$

5,672,020

 

 

$

5,346,693

 

Business purpose loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single-family rental loans

 

$

78,747

 

 

$

88,112

 

 

$

1,075,637

 

$

1,147,234

 

$

1,154,384

 

 

$

1,235,346

 

Single-family transitional loans (1)

 

 

7,044

 

 

 

7,051

 

 

 

648,719

 

 

711,294

 

 

655,763

 

 

 

718,345

 

Multifamily transitional loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

320,882

 

 

489,637

 

 

320,882

 

 

 

489,637

 

Total Business purpose loans

 

$

85,791

 

 

$

95,163

 

 

$

2,045,238

 

$

2,348,165

 

$

2,131,029

 

 

$

2,443,328

 

Seasoned RPL/NPL loans

 

 

396,206

 

 

 

414,676

 

 

 

528,951

 

 

564,340

 

 

925,157

 

 

 

979,016

 

Other loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,054

 

 

51,022

 

 

49,054

 

 

 

51,022

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

(9,393

)

 

 

(9,705

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,393

)

 

 

(9,705

)

Total Residential whole loans

 

$

1,002,802

 

 

$

1,093,347

 

 

$

7,765,065

 

$

7,717,007

 

$

8,767,867

 

 

$

8,810,354

 

Number of loans

 

 

4,661

 

 

 

4,941

 

 

 

18,772

 

 

18,824

 

 

23,433

 

 

 

23,765

 

(1)

Includes $311.7 million and $300.2 million of loans collateralized by new construction projects at origination as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

Table 5 – Yields and Average Balances/Residential Whole Loans

 

 

For the Three-Month Period Ended

 

 

June 30, 2026

 

March 31, 2026

 

June 30, 2025

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Interest

 

Average

Balance

 

Average

Yield

 

Interest

 

Average

Balance

 

Average

Yield

 

Interest

 

Average

Balance

 

Average

Yield

Non-QM loans

 

$

83,019

 

$

5,735,430

 

5.79

%

 

$

81,539

 

$

5,526,191

 

5.90

%

 

$

70,267

 

$

4,852,559

 

5.79

%

Business purpose loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single-family rental loans

 

$

18,151

 

$

1,199,977

 

6.05

%

 

$

19,513

 

$

1,237,745

 

6.31

%

 

$

21,747

 

$

1,349,448

 

6.45

%

Single-family transitional loans

 

 

15,817

 

 

683,649

 

9.25

%

 

 

15,554

 

 

702,710

 

8.85

%

 

 

23,726

 

 

969,259

 

9.79

%

Multifamily transitional loans

 

 

6,773

 

 

405,227

 

6.69

%

 

 

8,449

 

 

504,127

 

6.70

%

 

 

17,308

 

 

824,919

 

8.39

%

Total business purpose loans

 

$

40,741

 

$

2,288,853

 

7.12

%

 

$

43,516

 

$

2,444,582

 

7.12

%

 

$

62,781

 

$

3,143,626

 

7.99

%

Seasoned RPL/NPL loans

 

 

16,748

 

 

865,419

 

7.74

%

 

 

17,573

 

 

886,001

 

7.93

%

 

 

21,076

 

 

969,699

 

8.69

%

Other loans

 

 

443

 

 

59,903

 

2.96

%

 

 

463

 

 

60,608

 

3.06

%

 

 

444

 

 

64,416

 

2.76

%

Total Residential whole loans

 

$

140,951

 

$

8,949,605

 

6.30

%

 

$

143,091

 

$

8,917,382

 

6.42

%

 

$

154,568

 

$

9,030,300

 

6.85

%

Table 6 – Credit-related Metrics/Residential Whole Loans

June 30, 2026

 

 

 

Asset

Amount

 

Fair

Value

 

Unpaid

Principal

Balance

(“UPB”)

 

Weighted

Average

Coupon

(1) (2)

 

Weighted

Average Term to

Maturity

(Months)

 

Weighted

Average

LTV

Ratio (3)

 

Weighted

Average

Original

FICO (4)

 

Aging by UPB

 

60+

DQ

%

 

60+

LTV

(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past Due Days

 

 

(Dollars In Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

30-59

 

 

60-89

 

90+

 

 

Non-QM loans

 

$

5,670,728

 

$

5,655,660

 

$

5,684,786

 

6.70

%

 

336

 

64

%

 

740

 

$

5,290,874

 

$

153,057

 

$

53,291

 

$

187,564

 

4.2

%

 

66

%

Business purpose loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single-family rental

 

$

1,153,464

 

$

1,155,689

 

$

1,166,676

 

6.35

%

 

306

 

66

%

 

741

 

$

1,113,690

 

$

23,882

 

$

1,644

 

$

27,460

 

2.5

%

 

65

%

Single-family transitional (5)

 

654,221

 

 

654,585

 

 

671,699

 

10.09

%

 

6

 

68

%

 

754

 

 

559,111

 

 

20,782

 

 

13,167

 

 

78,639

 

13.7

%

 

85

%

Multifamily transitional (5)

 

320,882

 

 

320,882

 

 

360,373

 

10.09

%

 

2

 

90

%

 

750

 

 

269,854

 

 

2,439

 

 

 

 

88,080

 

24.4

%

 

160

%

Total business purpose loans

 

$

2,128,567

 

$

2,131,156

 

$

2,198,748

 

8.11

%

 

 

 

70

%

 

 

 

$

1,942,655

 

$

47,103

 

$

14,811

 

$

194,179

 

9.5

%

 

 

Seasoned RPL/NPL loans

 

 

919,518

 

 

934,422

 

 

1,042,205

 

5.07

%

 

241

 

53

%

 

646

 

 

756,263

 

 

105,823

 

 

35,606

 

 

144,513

 

17.3

%

 

60

%

Other loans

 

 

49,054

 

 

49,054

 

 

57,968

 

3.43

%

 

302

 

62

%

 

757

 

 

57,464

 

 

504

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

%

Residential whole loans, total or weighted average

$

8,767,867

 

$

8,770,292

 

$

8,983,707

 

6.85

%

 

 

 

64

%

 

 

 

$

8,047,256

 

$

306,487

 

$

103,708

 

$

526,256

 

7.0

%

 

 

(1)

Weighted average is calculated based on the interest-bearing principal balance of each loan within the related category. For loans acquired with servicing rights released by the seller, interest rates included in the calculation do not reflect loan servicing fees. For loans acquired with servicing rights retained by the seller, interest rates included in the calculation are net of servicing fees. Certain Transitional Loans contain contractual features which increase the loan’s interest rate following an event of default. The weighted average coupon presented is calculated based on each loan’s coupon rate without regard to post-default rate adjustments.

(2)

For the quarter ended June 30, 2026, the gross coupon was 6.82% for Non-QM loans, 6.37% for Single-family rental loans, 10.10% for Single-family transitional loans, 10.10% for Multifamily transitional loans, and 5.08% for Seasoned RPL/NPL loans.

(3)

LTV represents the ratio of the total unpaid principal balance of the loan to the estimated value of the collateral securing the related loan as of the most recent date available, which may be the origination date. Excluded from the calculation of weighted average are certain low value loans secured by vacant lots, for which the LTV ratio is not meaningful.

(4)

Excludes loans for which no Fair Isaac Corporation (“FICO”) score is available.

(5)

For Single-family and Multifamily transitional loans that are less than 90 days delinquent, the LTV presented is generally the ratio of the maximum unpaid principal balance of the loan, including unfunded commitments, to the estimated “after repaired” value of the collateral securing the related loan, as of the most recent date available, which may be the origination date. For Single-family and Multifamily transitional loans that are 90 or more days delinquent, as well as certain performing loans for which an after repaired valuation was not available, the LTV presented is the ratio of the current unpaid principal balance of the loan to the estimated as-is value of the collateral securing the related loan as of the most recent date available, which may be the origination date.

Table 7 – Shock Table

The information presented in the following “Shock Table” projects the potential impact of sudden parallel changes in interest rates on our portfolio, including the impact of Swaps and securitized debt and other fixed rate debt, based on the assets in our investment portfolio as of June 30, 2026. All changes in value are measured as the percentage change from the projected portfolio value under the base interest rate scenario as of June 30, 2026.

Change in Interest Rates

 

Percentage Change in Net

Portfolio Value

 

Percentage Change in Total

Stockholders’ Equity

+100 Basis Point Increase

 

(1.29)%

 

(10.34)%

+ 50 Basis Point Increase

 

(0.56)%

 

(4.48)%

Actual as of June 30, 2026

 

—%

 

—%

– 50 Basis Point Decrease

 

0.39%

 

3.09%

-100 Basis Point Decrease

 

0.60%

 

4.80%

MFA FINANCIAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

 

June 30,

2026

 

December 31,

2025

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

Residential whole loans, net ($7,765,065 and $7,717,007 held at fair value, respectively) (1)

 

$

8,767,868

 

 

$

8,810,354

 

Securities, at fair value

 

 

4,147,194

 

 

 

3,360,280

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

141,193

 

 

 

213,211

 

Restricted cash

 

 

169,029

 

 

 

173,457

 

Other assets

 

 

428,408

 

 

 

489,147

 

Total Assets

 

$

13,653,692

 

 

$

13,046,449

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Financing agreements ($5,812,397 and $5,956,057 held at fair value, respectively)

 

$

11,653,885

 

 

$

10,940,014

 

Other liabilities

 

 

223,719

 

 

 

278,740

Total Liabilities

 

$

11,877,604

 

 

$

11,218,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 7.5% Series B cumulative redeemable; 12,050 and 12,050 shares authorized, respectively; 8,278 and 8,125 shares issued and outstanding, respectively ($206,960 and $203,132 aggregate liquidation preference, respectively)

 

$

83

 

 

$

81

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 6.5% Series C fixed-to-floating rate cumulative redeemable; 16,650 and 16,650 shares authorized, respectively; 11,386 and 11,286 shares issued and outstanding, respectively ($284,648 and $282,148 aggregate liquidation preference, respectively)

 

 

114

 

 

 

113

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 866,300 and 866,300 shares authorized, respectively; 101,088 and 101,663 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

 

1,011

 

 

 

1,017

 

Additional paid-in capital, in excess of par

 

 

3,718,716

 

 

 

3,718,350

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(1,945,991

)

 

 

(1,895,541

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

2,155

 

 

 

3,675

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

1,776,088

 

 

$

1,827,695

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

13,653,692

 

 

$

13,046,449

 

(1)

Includes approximately $7.2 billion and $7.6 billion of Residential whole loans transferred to consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Such assets can be used only to settle the obligations of each respective VIE.

MFA FINANCIAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

Interest Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential whole loans

 

$

140,951

 

 

$

154,568

 

 

$

284,042

 

 

$

305,878

 

Securities, at fair value

 

 

52,770

 

 

 

28,778

 

 

 

98,523

 

 

 

53,448

 

Other interest-earning assets

 

 

481

 

 

 

528

 

 

 

972

 

 

 

926

 

Cash and cash equivalent investments

 

 

2,572

 

 

 

4,470

 

 

 

5,163

 

 

 

8,597

 

Interest Income

 

$

196,774

 

 

$

188,344

 

 

$

388,700

 

 

$

368,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-backed and other collateralized financing arrangements

 

$

133,234

 

 

$

122,523

 

 

$

261,045

 

 

$

240,954

 

Other interest expense

 

 

4,969

 

 

 

4,545

 

 

 

9,894

 

 

 

9,082

 

Interest Expense

 

$

138,203

 

 

$

127,068

 

 

$

270,939

 

 

$

250,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Income

 

$

58,571

 

 

$

61,276

 

 

$

117,761

 

 

$

118,813

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reversal/(Provision) for Credit Losses on Residential Whole Loans

 

$

62

 

 

$

(791

)

 

$

304

 

 

$

(936

)

Reversal/(Provision) for Credit Losses on Other Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Income after Reversal/(Provision) for Credit Losses

 

$

58,633

 

 

$

60,485

 

 

$

118,065

 

 

$

117,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income/(Loss), net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain/(loss) on residential whole loans measured at fair value through earnings

 

$

(45,480

)

 

$

23,799

 

 

$

(84,613

)

 

$

74,449

 

Impairment and other net gain/(loss) on securities and other portfolio investments

 

 

(3,850

)

 

 

6,645

 

 

 

(42,120

)

 

 

27,824

 

Net gain/(loss) on real estate owned

 

 

(1,491

)

 

 

(2,911

)

 

 

(4,472

)

 

 

(4,419

)

Net gain/(loss) on derivatives

 

 

44,625

 

 

 

(18,251

)

 

 

76,686

 

 

 

(49,306

)

Net gain/(loss) on securitized debt measured at fair value through earnings

 

 

25,268

 

 

 

(7,105

)

 

 

45,113

 

 

 

(29,036

)

Lima One mortgage banking income

 

 

8,367

 

 

 

6,087

 

 

 

16,027

 

 

 

11,524

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on residential whole loans held at carrying value

 

 

 

 

 

(343

)

 

 

 

 

 

(882

)

Other, net

 

 

2,246

 

 

 

4,329

 

 

 

7,179

 

 

 

6,608

 

Other Income/(Loss), net

 

$

29,685

 

 

$

12,250

 

 

$

13,800

 

 

$

36,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating and Other Expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

$

17,992

 

 

$

19,308

 

 

$

40,151

 

 

$

42,565

 

Other general and administrative expense

 

 

13,162

 

 

 

10,621

 

 

 

25,316

 

 

 

20,912

 

Loan servicing, financing and other related costs

 

 

10,066

 

 

 

8,584

 

 

 

19,984

 

 

 

15,836

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

300

 

 

 

800

 

 

 

600

 

 

 

1,600

 

Operating and Other Expense

 

$

41,520

 

 

$

39,313

 

 

$

86,051

 

 

$

80,913

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income/(loss) before income taxes

 

$

46,798

 

 

$

33,422

 

 

$

45,814

 

 

$

73,726

 

Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes

 

$

 

 

$

238

 

 

$

 

 

$

(634

)

Net Income/(Loss)

 

$

46,798

 

 

$

33,184

 

 

$

45,814

 

 

$

74,360

 

Less Preferred Stock Dividend Requirement

 

$

10,559

 

 

$

10,560

 

 

$

20,983

 

 

$

18,779

 

Net Income/(Loss) Available to Common Stock and Participating Securities

 

$

36,239

 

 

$

22,624

 

 

$

24,831

 

 

$

55,581

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Earnings/(Loss) per Common Share

 

$

0.35

 

 

$

0.22

 

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

0.53

 

Diluted Earnings/(Loss) per Common Share

 

$

0.34

 

 

$

0.21

 

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

0.52

 

Segment Reporting

At June 30, 2026, the Company’s reportable segments include (i) mortgage-related assets and (ii) Lima One. The Corporate column in the table below primarily consists of corporate cash and related interest income, investments in loan originators and related economics, general and administrative expenses not directly attributable to Lima One, interest expense on unsecured senior notes, securitization issuance costs, and preferred stock dividends.

The following tables summarize segment financial information, which in total reconciles to the same data for the Company as a whole:

(In Thousands)

 

Mortgage-

Related Assets

 

Lima One

 

Corporate

 

Total

Three months ended June 30, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Income

 

$

155,380

 

 

$

39,909

 

 

$

1,485

 

 

$

196,774

 

Interest Expense

 

 

108,287

 

 

 

25,339

 

 

 

4,577

 

 

 

138,203

 

Net Interest Income/(Expense)

 

$

47,093

 

 

$

14,570

 

 

$

(3,092

)

 

$

58,571

 

Reversal/(Provision) for Credit Losses on Residential Whole Loans

 

 

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62

 

Reversal/(Provision) for Credit Losses on Other Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Income/(Expense) after Reversal/(Provision) for Credit Losses

 

$

47,155

 

 

$

14,570

 

 

$

(3,092

)

 

$

58,633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain/(loss) on residential whole loans measured at fair value through earnings

 

$

(26,768

)

 

$

(18,712

)

 

$

 

 

$

(45,480

)

Impairment and other net gain/(loss) on securities and other portfolio investments

 

 

(4,362

)

 

 

11

 

 

 

501

 

 

 

(3,850

)

Net gain on real estate owned

 

 

534

 

 

 

(2,025

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,491

)

Net gain/(loss) on derivatives

 

 

40,009

 

 

 

4,616

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,625

 

Net gain/(loss) on securitized debt measured at fair value through earnings

 

 

20,843

 

 

 

4,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,268

 

Lima One mortgage banking income

 

 

 

 

 

8,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,367

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on residential whole loans held at carrying value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other, net

 

 

(326

)

 

 

1,685

 

 

 

887

 

 

 

2,246

 

Other Income/(Loss), net

 

$

29,930

 

 

$

(1,633

)

 

$

1,388

 

 

$

29,685

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

$

 

 

$

8,926

 

 

$

9,066

 

 

$

17,992

 

Other general and administrative expense

 

 

 

 

 

4,086

 

 

 

9,076

 

 

 

13,162

 

Loan servicing, financing and other related costs

 

 

3,780

 

 

 

2,169

 

 

 

4,117

 

 

 

10,066

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

300

 

 

 

 

 

 

300

 

Income/(loss) before income taxes

 

$

73,305

 

 

$

(2,544

)

 

$

(23,963

)

 

$

46,798

 

Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income/(Loss)

 

$

73,305

 

 

$

(2,544

)

 

$

(23,963

)

 

$

46,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less Preferred Stock Dividend Requirement

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

10,559

 

 

$

10,559

 

Net Income/(Loss) Available to Common Stock and Participating Securities

 

$

73,305

 

 

$

(2,544

)

 

$

(34,522

)

 

$

36,239

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

Mortgage-

Related Assets

Lima One

Corporate

Total

June 30, 2026

Total Assets

$

11,186,791

$

2,299,954

$

166,947

$

13,653,692

 

December 31, 2025

Total Assets

$

10,128,088

$

2,632,740

$

285,621

$

13,046,449

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to non-GAAP Distributable Earnings and non-GAAP Distributable Earnings Prior to Realized Credit Losses

“Distributable earnings” is a non-GAAP financial measure of our operating performance, within the meaning of Regulation G and Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K, as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Distributable earnings is determined by adjusting GAAP net income/(loss) by removing certain unrealized gains and losses, primarily on residential mortgage investments, associated debt, and hedges that are, in each case, accounted for at fair value through earnings, certain realized gains and losses, as well as certain non-cash expenses and securitization-related transaction costs. Realized gains and losses arising from loans sold to third-parties by Lima One shortly after the origination of such loans are included in Distributable earnings. The transaction costs are primarily comprised of costs only incurred at the time of execution of our securitizations and include costs such as underwriting fees, legal fees, diligence fees, bank fees and other similar transaction related expenses. These costs are all incurred prior to or at the execution of our securitizations and do not recur. Beginning in the first quarter of 2026, losses/(gains) recognized in GAAP Net income/(loss) related to the extinguishment of debt were also included in the adjustments for Securitized debt held at fair value and Securitization-related transaction costs. Prior periods have been revised to reflect the current presentation. TBA dollar roll income, which represents the economic equivalent of interest income earned on Agency MBS, less an implied financing cost, is also included in Distributable Earnings. Recurring expenses, such as servicing fees, custodial fees, trustee fees and other similar ongoing fees are not excluded from Distributable earnings. Management believes that the adjustments made to GAAP earnings result in the removal of (i) income or expenses that are not reflective of the longer term performance of our investment portfolio, (ii) certain non-cash expenses, and (iii) expense items required to be recognized solely due to the election of the fair value option on certain related residential mortgage assets and associated liabilities. Distributable earnings is one of the factors that our Board of Directors considers when evaluating distributions to our shareholders. Accordingly, we believe that the adjustments to compute Distributable earnings specified below provide investors and analysts with additional information to evaluate our financial results.

Beginning in the first quarter of 2026, we have also reported a non-GAAP “Distributable earnings prior to realized credit losses” metric, whereby an adjustment is made to reported Distributable earnings to exclude realized credit losses, net of recoveries for all residential whole loans held at fair value. Prior periods have been revised to reflect the current presentation. Management believes Distributable earnings prior to realized credit losses provides users of our financial statements with meaningful information to consider in addition to Net income/(loss) and cash flows from operating activities in accordance with GAAP. Distributable earnings prior to realized credit losses is one of the factors that our Board of Directors considers when evaluating distributions to our shareholders. As the timing of a realized credit loss on a loan can differ significantly from when the initial fair value adjustment with respect to a loan is reflected in GAAP net income/(loss), management believes that adjusting Distributable earnings for the realized credit losses described above can help readers better understand the operating results of our business prior to the impact of realized credit losses, as well as evaluate and compare the performance of our Company and our peers.

Distributable earnings and Distributable earnings prior to realized credit losses should be used in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP. Distributable earnings and Distributable earnings prior to realized credit losses do not represent and should not be considered as a substitute for net income or cash flows from operating activities, each as determined in accordance with GAAP, and our calculation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The following table provides a reconciliation of our GAAP net income/(loss) used in the calculation of basic EPS to our non-GAAP Distributable earnings and non-GAAP Distributable Earnings Prior to Realized Credit Losses for the quarterly periods below:

 

 

Quarter Ended

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

 

June 30,

2026

 

March 31,

2026

 

December 31,

2025

 

September 30,

2025

 

June 30,

2025

GAAP Net income/(loss) used in the calculation of basic EPS

 

$

35,930

 

 

$

(11,726

)

 

$

43,402

 

 

$

37,082

 

 

$

22,424

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized and realized gains and losses on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential whole loans held at fair value

 

 

21,016

 

 

 

34,761

 

 

 

(4,405

)

 

 

(41,293

)

 

 

(33,612

)

Securities held at fair value

 

 

4,362

 

 

 

38,872

 

 

 

(14,898

)

 

 

(17,798

)

 

 

(4,008

)

Residential whole loans and securities at carrying value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,399

)

 

 

(668

)

 

 

343

 

Derivative instruments

 

 

(34,508

)

 

 

(21,344

)

 

 

657

 

 

 

14,826

 

 

 

32,565

 

Securitized debt held at fair value

 

 

(27,296

)

 

 

(22,901

)

 

 

(1,586

)

 

 

21,303

 

 

 

3,712

 

Other portfolio investments

 

 

(512

)

 

 

(601

)

 

 

582

 

 

 

462

 

 

 

(2,637

)

Other adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA dollar roll income

 

 

985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

300

 

 

 

300

 

 

 

300

 

 

 

300

 

 

 

800

 

Equity based compensation

 

 

2,214

 

 

 

6,329

 

 

 

1,880

 

 

 

1,861

 

 

 

2,274

 

Securitization-related transaction costs

 

 

4,100

 

 

 

3,926

 

 

 

2,584

 

 

 

3,712

 

 

 

1,890

 

Depreciation

 

 

5,647

 

 

 

3,466

 

 

 

1,045

 

 

 

1,328

 

 

 

1,087

 

Total adjustments

 

 

(23,692

)

 

 

42,808

 

 

 

(15,240

)

 

 

(15,967

)

 

 

2,414

 

Distributable earnings

 

$

12,238

 

 

$

31,082

 

 

$

28,162

 

 

$

21,115

 

 

$

24,838

 

Adjustment – realized credit losses on Residential whole loans at fair value, net of recoveries

 

 

24,463

 

 

 

4,373

 

 

 

3,003

 

 

 

10,052

 

 

 

9,812

 

Distributable earnings prior to realized credit losses

 

$

36,701

 

 

$

35,455

 

 

$

31,165

 

 

$

31,167

 

 

$

34,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP earnings/(loss) per basic common share

 

$

0.35

 

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

0.42

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

0.22

 

Distributable earnings per basic common share

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

0.27

 

 

$

0.20

 

 

$

0.24

 

Distributable earnings prior to realized credit losses per basic common share

 

$

0.35

 

 

$

0.34

 

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

0.33

 

Weighted average common shares for basic earnings per share

 

 

103,674

 

 

 

104,253

 

 

 

103,061

 

 

 

103,683

 

 

 

103,705

 

Reconciliation of GAAP Book Value per Common Share to non-GAAP Economic Book Value per Common Share

“Economic book value” is a non-GAAP financial measure of our financial position. To calculate our Economic book value, our portfolios of Residential whole loans and securitized debt held at carrying value are adjusted to their fair value, rather than the carrying value that is required to be reported under the GAAP accounting model applied to these financial instruments. These adjustments are also reflected in the table below in our end of period stockholders’ equity. Management considers that Economic book value provides investors with a useful supplemental measure to evaluate our financial position as it reflects the impact of fair value changes for all of our investment activities, irrespective of the accounting model applied for GAAP reporting purposes. Economic book value does not represent and should not be considered as a substitute for Stockholders’ Equity, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and our calculation of this measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The following table provides a reconciliation of our GAAP book value per common share to our non-GAAP Economic book value per common share as of the quarterly periods below:

 

 

Quarter Ended:

(In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)

 

June 30,

2026

 

March 31,

2026

 

December 31,

2025

 

September 30,

2025

 

June 30,

2025

GAAP Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

1,776.1

 

 

$

1,779.4

 

 

$

1,827.7

 

 

$

1,821.5

 

 

$

1,822.1

 

Preferred Stock, liquidation preference

 

 

(491.6

)

 

 

(489.3

)

 

 

(485.3

)

 

 

(479.9

)

 

 

(475.0

)

GAAP Stockholders’ Equity for book value per common share

 

 

1,284.5

 

 

 

1,290.1

 

 

 

1,342.4

 

 

 

1,341.6

 

 

 

1,347.1

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value adjustment to Residential whole loans, at carrying value

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

7.6

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

 

8.7

 

 

 

1.8

 

Fair value adjustment to Securitized debt, at carrying value

 

 

47.5

 

 

 

45.2

 

 

 

45.7

 

 

 

48.5

 

 

 

57.1

 

Stockholders’ Equity including fair value adjustments to Residential whole loans and Securitized debt held at carrying value (Economic book value)

 

$

1,334.4

 

 

$

1,342.9

 

 

$

1,398.2

 

 

$

1,398.8

 

 

$

1,406.0

 

GAAP book value per common share

 

$

12.71

 

 

$

12.70

 

 

$

13.20

 

 

$

13.13

 

 

$

13.12

 

Economic book value per common share

 

$

13.20

 

 

$

13.22

 

 

$

13.75

 

 

$

13.69

 

 

$

13.69

 

Number of shares of common stock outstanding

 

 

101.1

 

 

 

101.6

 

 

 

101.7

 

 

 

102.2

 

 

 

102.7

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

When used in this press release or other written or oral communications, statements that are not historical in nature, including those containing words such as “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continue,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “may,” the negative of these words or similar expressions, are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results with respect to MFA’s business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, plans and objectives. Among the important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements that we make are: general economic developments and trends, including the current tensions in international trade and the performance of the labor, housing, real estate, mortgage finance and broader financial markets; inflation, increases in interest rates and changes in the market (i.e., fair) value of MFA’s residential whole loans, MBS, securitized debt and other assets, as well as changes in the value of MFA’s liabilities accounted for at fair value through earnings; the effectiveness of hedging transactions; changes in the prepayment rates on residential mortgage assets, an increase of which could result in a reduction of the yield on certain investments in its portfolio and could require MFA to reinvest the proceeds received by it as a result of such prepayments in investments with lower coupons, while a decrease in which could result in an increase in the interest rate duration of certain investments in MFA’s portfolio making their valuation more sensitive to changes in interest rates and could result in lower forecasted cash flows; credit risks underlying MFA’s assets, including changes in the default rates and management’s assumptions regarding default rates and loss severities on the mortgage loans in MFA’s residential whole loan portfolio; MFA’s ability to borrow to finance its assets and the terms, including the cost, maturity and other terms, of any such borrowings; implementation of or changes in government regulations or programs affecting MFA’s business (including as a result of the current U.S. administration); MFA’s estimates regarding taxable income, the actual amount of which is dependent on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, changes in the amount of interest income and financing costs, the method elected by MFA to accrete the market discount on residential whole loans and the extent of prepayments, realized losses and changes in the composition of MFA’s residential whole loan portfolios that may occur during the applicable tax period, including gain or loss on any MBS disposals or whole loan modifications, foreclosures and liquidations; the timing and amount of distributions to stockholders, which are declared and paid at the discretion of MFA’s Board of Directors and will depend on, among other things, MFA’s taxable income, its financial results and overall financial condition and liquidity, maintenance of its REIT qualification and such other factors as MFA’s Board of Directors deems relevant; MFA’s ability to maintain its qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes; MFA’s ability to maintain its exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (or the Investment Company Act), including statements regarding the concept release issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to interpretive issues under the Investment Company Act with respect to the status under the Investment Company Act of certain companies that are engaged in the business of acquiring mortgages and mortgage-related interests; MFA’s ability to continue growing its residential whole loan portfolio, which is dependent on, among other things, the supply of loans offered for sale in the market; targeted or expected returns on our investments in recently-originated mortgage loans, the performance of which is, similar to our other mortgage loan investments, subject to, among other things, differences in prepayment risk, credit risk and financing costs associated with such investments; risks associated with the ongoing operation of Lima One Holdings, LLC (including, without limitation, industry competition, unanticipated expenditures relating to or liabilities arising from its operation (including, among other things, a failure to realize management’s assumptions regarding expected growth in business purpose loan (BPL) origination volumes and credit risks underlying BPLs, including changes in the default rates and management’s assumptions regarding default rates and loss severities on the BPLs originated by Lima One)); expected returns on MFA’s investments in nonperforming residential whole loans (“NPLs”), which are affected by, among other things, the length of time required to foreclose upon, sell, liquidate or otherwise reach a resolution of the property underlying the NPL, home price values, amounts advanced to carry the asset (e.g., taxes, insurance, maintenance expenses, etc. on the underlying property) and the amount ultimately realized upon resolution of the asset; risks associated with our investments in loan originators; risks associated with investing in real estate assets generally, including changes in business conditions and the general economy; and other risks, uncertainties and factors, including those described in the annual, quarterly and current reports that we file with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are based on beliefs, assumptions and expectations of MFA’s future performance, taking into account information currently available. Readers and listeners are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time and it is not possible to predict those events or how they may affect MFA. Except as required by law, MFA is not obligated to, and does not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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