Statement by MFA Financial, Inc.'s Board of Directors Regarding the Passing of William S. Gorin

NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- (NYSE:  MFA) -- It is with deep sadness that we today announce the passing of William S. Gorin, our fellow Board member and MFA's Co-Chief Executive Officer.  Bill was an inspirational leader and friend who will be greatly missed by his colleagues at MFA, its stockholders and business partners.  Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time.

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.

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