Published on April 30, 2009
Exhibit
32.1
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
The
undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer of MFA Financial, Inc. (the “Company”),
hereby certifies on the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350(a), as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009 (the “Form
10-Q”), filed herewith by the Company, fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
that the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
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By:
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/s/ Stewart Zimmerman | Dated: April 30, 2009 | |
| Stewart Zimmerman | |||
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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