MFA Financial, Inc. to Participate in Investor Conferences

NEW YORK, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:  MFA) today announced that it is scheduled to participate in the following investor conferences:

• The 12th Annual JMP Securities Research Conference on Monday, May 13, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. (PDT) (11:30 a.m. EDT) in San Francisco, California.

• Wells Fargo Securities Specialty Finance Conference on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. (EDT) in New York, New York.

A live audio webcast of MFA's presentation at The 12th Annual JMP Securities Research Conference will be made available to the general public online at http://wsw.com/webcast/jmp20/mfa/ on May 13th at the time of the presentation.  An audio replay of the presentation will be available following the presentation at the same website address.  The link to the presentation will also be available on MFA's Investor Information page located on its website at www.mfafinancial.com.

A live audio webcast of MFA's presentation at the Wells Fargo Securities Specialty Finance Conference will be made available to the general public online at http://cc.talkpoint.com/well001/051613a_hr/?entity=1_GC7WVEF on May 16th at the time of the presentation.  An audio replay of the presentation will be available following the presentation at the same website address.  The link to the presentation will also be available on MFA's Investor Information page located on its website at www.mfafinancial.com.

MFA is a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the business of investment, on a leveraged basis, in Agency and Non-Agency residential mortgage-backed securities.

SOURCE MFA Financial, Inc.