NEW YORK, June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share of common stock for the second quarter of 2016. The dividend will be paid on July 29, 2016, to stockholders of record on June 28, 2016.

MFA is a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the business of investing, on a leveraged basis, in residential mortgage assets, including residential mortgage-backed securities and residential whole loans.

Investor Contact:
MFA Investor Relations
212-207-6488
www.mfafinancial.com

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