EX-23.2: CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Published on November 26, 2008
Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the
reference to our firm under the caption Experts in the Registration
Statement and related prospectus of MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc. for the registration of
10,000,000 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our reports
dated February 12, 2008 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of MFA Mortgage
Investments, Inc.
and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of
MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc.,
included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
New York, New York
November 26, 2008
November 26, 2008