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MFA FINANCIAL, INC.

Regulatory Filings Jun 28, 2022

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 11-K

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

or

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 1-13991

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

MFA FINANCIAL, INC. 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN

B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

MFA FINANCIAL, INC.

One Vanderbilt Ave., 48th Floor

New York, New York 10017

MFA FINANCIAL, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

(Unaudited)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Financial Statements
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 1
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2021 2
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements 3
Supplemental Schedule*
Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes as of December 31, 2021 7
Signature 13
  • O ther supplemental schedules required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, have been omitted because they are not applicable or not required.

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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

(Unaudited)

December 31, — 2021 2020
Assets
Investments at fair value:
Investments, at fair value $ 17,168,660 $ 14,884,950
Cash equivalents including money market funds 952,672 1,279,570
Total Investments at fair value $ 18,121,332 $ 16,164,520
Receivables:
Employer’s contributions $ 467,117 $ 464,925
Notes receivable from participant loans 118,739 185,146
Total Receivables $ 585,856 $ 650,071
Total Assets $ 18,707,188 $ 16,814,591
Net Assets Available for Benefits $ 18,707,188 $ 16,814,591

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

(Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2021
Additions to net assets:
Investment Income:
Interest and dividends $ 991,603
Net appreciation in fair value of investments 1,873,675
Total investment income 2,865,278
Contributions:
Participant’s Contributions $ 824,646
Employer’s Contributions 467,117
Total contributions 1,291,763
Interest on notes receivable from participants $ 8,323
Total additions to net assets $ 4,165,364
Deductions from net assets:
Benefits distributed to participants $ 2,268,306
Administrative expenses 4,461
Total deductions from net assets $ 2,272,767
Increase in net assets available for plan benefits $ 1,892,597
Net assets available for benefits:
Beginning of year 16,814,591
End of year $ 18,707,188

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

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MFA FINANCIAL, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

December 31, 2021

1. Description of the Plan

The following description of the MFA Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan documents for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions, a copy of which is available from MFA Financial, Inc. (the “Company”).

General

The Plan, which became effective January 1, 2002, is a defined contribution plan subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The Plan is administered by the Company’s 401(k) committee (the “401(k) Committee”) with certain administrative functions of the Plan delegated to others in accordance with the terms of the Plan. The Plan’s investments are held by a trust fund administered by Fidelity Management Trust Company (the “Trustee”). In February 2017, the Company transferred the recordkeeping, trustee services and investment options for the Plan to the Trustee. Prior to that date, the Plan’s investments were self-directed and were held in a trust for which Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC served as trustee.

Investment Funds, Contributions and Vesting

Under the terms of the Plan, all regular full-time and part-time employees of the Company who are 21 years of age 1) can make elective contributions to the Plan beginning as soon as practicable after the date of hire; and 2) are eligible to receive Company matching contributions.

Participants may elect to have a portion of their eligible compensation contributed to the Plan on a before-tax basis, up to the maximum deferral permitted under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). For 2021, this limit was $19,500. Participants who are age 50 or older can make before-tax catch-up contributions to the Plan, the amount of which was limited to $6,500 per participant in 2021. Participants may change their deferral percentage as applicable at the beginning of each payroll period. Participant’s contributions may be invested in one or a combination of the various investment options offered by the Plan. A participant’s account balance may generally be transferred among the Plan’s investment options at any time upon receipt of instructions from the participant, except for certain limitations, including, but not limited to, the provisions of the Company’s Insider Trading Policy.

On an annual basis, the Company makes matching contributions in cash for each eligible participant in an amount equal to the addition of 1) 100% of the first 3% of an eligible participant’s compensation contributed to the Plan; and 2) 50% of the next 2% of the eligible participant’s compensation contributed to the Plan. Company matching contributions are subject to certain limitations imposed by applicable provisions of the Plan and the Code, including compliance with applicable statutory limits and non-discrimination rules. For 2021, the annual maximum employer matching contribution for each eligible participant was $11,600. Participants are immediately vested in their before-tax and Company matching contributions, as well as any investment earnings/losses thereon. During 2021, the Company made matching contributions of $464,925 with respect to eligible employee contributions made during 2020. In addition, on an annual basis, the Company at its discretion, may decide to make nonelective employer contributions to eligible participants in the Plan. The Plan provides that such contributions by the Company will vest 20% after two years of service with an additional 20% vesting for each year of service thereafter until the sixth year, at which time such contributions are fully vested. The nonelective employer contributions are automatically fully vested upon a participant’s termination due to retirement, death or disability, as defined in the Plan. The Company has not made any non-elective employer contributions during 2020 and 2021.

Participants are permitted to transfer eligible amounts from certain other tax qualified plans to the Plan (“Rollovers”), subject to Plan requirements. Rollovers are not subject to Company matching contributions.

The Plan provides for multiple investment options to be made available through the Trustee, including core investment options as determined by the 401(k) Committee, a group of target date options, an advisory asset management service and a self-directed brokerage option. In addition, the Plan document provides that the Company’s equity securities be offered as a core investment option, subject to compliance with ERISA. Contributions or Rollovers related to the Company’s common or preferred stock are also subject to the Company’s Insider Trading Policy. See Note 3 for Investment Options under the Plan.

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MFA FINANCIAL, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

December 31, 2021

Notes Receivable from Participants (Loans)

The Plan includes a provision that allows participants to apply for a loan from their account balance for a minimum amount of $1,000 up to the lesser of 50% of the value of the vested portion of their Plan assets or $50,000, subject to the certain restrictions set forth in the Plan and the Code. The loans may be repaid through payroll deductions and may have loan terms ranging up to five years, or ten years if for the purchase of a primary residence. A participant may have only two loans outstanding at a time. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at a fixed rate throughout the duration the loan of prime plus one percentage point. At December 31, 2021, loans outstanding to participants had interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 6.50% and will mature at various dates through January, 2031.

Distributions and Withdrawals

Participants are permitted to withdraw any portion of their vested account balance due to death, permanent disability, retirement, attainment of age 59-½, or in the event of financial hardship or termination of service. The participant may elect to receive a lump sum payment, installment payments, or rollover the vested account balance to another qualified plan. Hardship withdrawals are allowed for participants incurring an “immediate and heavy financial need,” as defined by the Plan. Hardship withdrawals are strictly regulated under the Code and the regulations thereunder, and a participant must exhaust all available loan options and available distributions prior to being permitted to make a hardship withdrawal.

Administrative Expenses

Plan administrative expenses, to the extent not paid by the Company, are charged to and paid from the Plan’s assets as incurred.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Plan’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes and schedule thereto. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash Equivalents Including Money Market Funds

Participant investments in money market funds, whose underlying investments are assessed to be liquid financial instruments are considered to be cash equivalents.

Valuation of Investments and Investment Income

Investments held by the Plan are stated at estimated fair value. Equity securities are valued at the closing price reported on the market on which the individual securities are traded on the last business day of the Plan year. Investments in mutual funds are valued at the net asset value of units held by the Plan as reported by the mutual fund on the last business day of the Plan year. Other investments are valued using available information including information reported on the market on which such investments are traded, net asset value of the entity that issued the investment security or other information as deemed appropriate to use to estimate fair value.

The net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of investments, which includes any unrealized appreciation or depreciation on those investments plus realized gains or losses on any investments sold, are reported in Investment Income on the Plan’s Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits. Interest and dividend income is recorded when received.

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MFA FINANCIAL, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

December 31, 2021

Distributions to Participants

Distributions to participants are recorded when paid by the Plan.

Notes Receivable from Participants

Notes receivable from participants (loans) are funded directly from the participants account balance. Repayments of principal and interest related to the loan are credited to the participant’s account on a pro-rata basis in accordance with their selected investment options.

3. Investment Options

The Plan provides participants with various investment options, which are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of a participant’s investments could occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

In addition to the self-directed brokerage account option, set out below are the investment options made available under the Plan as of December 31, 2021:

Name of Fund Name of Fund
Fidelity 500 Index Fund Fidelity Freedom 2065 Fund
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund Fidelity Freedom Income Fund
Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund Fidelity Global ex U.S. Index Fund
Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund Fidelity Government Money Market Fund
Fidelity Freedom 2005 Fund Fidelity Overseas Fund
Fidelity Freedom 2010 Fund Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund
Fidelity Freedom 2015 Fund Fidelity Total Bond Fund
Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund
Fidelity Freedom 2025 Fund Fidelity Value Fund
Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund Goldman Sachs Inflation Protected Securities Fund Investor Shares
Fidelity Freedom 2035 Fund Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund R5 Class
Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fund Janus Henderson Enterprise Fund Class T
Fidelity Freedom 2045 Fund MassMutual Premier Small Cap Opportunities Fund Administrative Class
Fidelity Freedom 2050 Fund MFA Financial, Inc. Common Stock
Fidelity Freedom 2055 Fund MFA Financial, Inc. Preferred Stock
Fidelity Freedom 2060 Fund Allspring Special Small Cap Value Fund - Class Admin

4. Party-in-Interest Transactions

The Trustee and the Company are parties-in-interest with respect to the Plan. The Plan’s investments are held by the Trustee, and certain of the investment options available to participants include investments managed by the Trustee and its affiliates. Transactions between the Plan, and the Trustee and its affiliates, are exempt from the prohibited transactions rules under ERISA. As of December 31, 2021, participants in the Plan held 24,646 shares of MFA Financial, Inc. Common Stock valued at $450,589 and 6,784 shares of MFA Financial, Inc. 7.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock valued at $171,659. Notes Receivable from Participants, as discussed in Note 1 (Description of the Plan), are also considered to be party-in-interest transactions and totaled $118,739 at December 31, 2021.

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MFA FINANCIAL, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

December 31, 2021

5. Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. Each participant’s interest in the Plan is 100% vested at all times, including the portion attributable to Company matching contributions. In the event of Plan termination, any unvested nonelective employer contributions will become 100% vested and the Plan assets will be distributed in accordance with the Plan document.

6. Tax Status

The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) dated March 31, 2014, stating that the Plan is qualified under section 401(a) of the Code, and therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation.

7. Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated whether events or transactions have occurred after December 31, 2021 that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements through June 28, 2022, which is the date these financial statements were available to be issued. No such transactions required recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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MFA FINANCIAL, INC. 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN

Schedule of Assets Held For Investment Purposes

December 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor or Similar Party Description of Investment Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or Maturity Value Current Value

Tesla, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 2,104 $
*MFA Financial, Inc. Common Stock Common Stock, shares: 24,646 450,589
Apple Inc. Common Stock, shares: 2,495 443,189
Amazon.com, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 75 250,076
Facebook, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 545 183,311
Square, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 615 99,329
Royal Bank of Canada Common Stock, shares: 929 98,632
AT&T Inc. Common Stock, shares: 2,597 63,903
Microsoft Corporation Common Stock, shares: 188 63,429
Verizon Communications Inc. Common Stock, shares: 1,203 62,527
Spotify Technology S.A. Common Stock, shares: 200 46,806
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 292 42,019
Camping World Holdings, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 1,000 40,400
Deere & Company Common Stock, shares: 108 37,083
Shift4 Payments Common Stock, shares: 639 37,017
The Walt Disney Company Common Stock, shares: 233 36,195
Mitek Systems, Inc Common Stock, shares: 1,587 28,169
Union Pacific Corporation Common Stock, shares: 110 27,868
Callaway Golf Company Common Stock, shares: 1,000 27,440
Owens Corning Common Stock, shares: 300 27,150
Alexander’s Inc. Common Stock, shares: 100 26,030
Qualcomm Common Stock, shares: 136 24,882
Alphabet Inc. Class A Common Stock, shares: 8 23,176
Walmart Inc. Common Stock, shares: 160 23,160
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Common Stock, shares: 261 20,071
Fulgent Genetics Common Stock, shares: 199 20,017
Target Corporation Common Stock, shares: 75 17,358
Netflix, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 24 14,459
Alibaba Group Holding Limited Common Stock, shares: 120 14,255
Liberty Global Common Stock, shares: 500 14,045
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Common Stock, shares: 988 13,002
Dow Inc. Common Stock, shares: 223 12,675
Coinbase Global, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 50 12,619
Pubmatic, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 369 12,564
Exxon Mobil Corporation Common Stock, shares: 204 12,507
NeoPhotonics Corporation Common Stock, shares: 800 12,296
IBM Common Stock, shares: 81 10,938
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 40 10,516
Ellington Residential Mortgage Common Stock, shares: 1,000 10,390
Redfin Common Stock, shares: 269 10,327
Fannie Mae Common Stock, shares: 12,000 9,841

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Schedule of Assets Held For Investment Purposes

December 31, 2021

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Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor or Similar Party Description of Investment Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or Maturity Value Current Value

Dupont de Nemours, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 120 9,694
Shopify Inc. Common Stock, shares: 7 9,642
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 100 8,751
Alphabet Inc. Common Stock, shares: 3 8,681
Twitter Common Stock, shares: 200 8,644
FedEx Corporation Common Stock, shares: 30 7,960
Axos Financial Common Stock, shares: 123 6,877
DXC Technology Common Stock, shares: 200 6,438
Occidental Petroleum Corporation Common Stock, shares: 220 6,387
DigitalBridge Group, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 725 6,039
APA Common Stock, shares: 218 5,885
Corteva, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 120 5,674
Fastly Common Stock, shares: 155 5,495
DraftKings Common Stock, shares: 200 5,494
Kohls Corp Nfs Llc Is A Special Common Stock, shares: 109 5,389
Lumen Technologies, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 417 5,233
AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 510 5,228
Hudson Pacific Properties Common Stock, shares: 209 5,184
Salesforce.com Common Stock, shares: 20 5,083
Snowflake Inc. Common Stock, shares: 15 5,081
Green Dot Corporation Common Stock, shares: 139 5,037
Wix.com Ltd Common Stock, shares: 30 4,734
Joyy, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 100 4,543
Rocket Companies Common Stock, shares: 323 4,533
Gap Inc. Common Stock, shares: 252 4,454
NVIDIA Corp. Common Stock, shares: 15 4,412
Desktop Metal, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 856 4,237
Lemonade, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 100 4,211
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation Common Stock, shares: 217 4,141
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 20 4,095
Peloton Interactive, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 110 3,934
Biomerica, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 1,000 3,890
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Common Stock, shares: 215 3,726
New Residential Investment Corp Common Stock, shares: 335 3,588
Citigroup Inc. Common Stock, shares: 54 3,321
Danaher Corp. Common Stock, shares: 10 3,290
Annaly Capital Management Inc. Common Stock, shares: 419 3,277

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Schedule of Assets Held For Investment Purposes

December 31, 2021

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Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor or Similar Party Description of Investment Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or Maturity Value Current Value

Upstart Holdings, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 20 3,026
Chimera Investment Corporation Common Stock, shares: 200 3,016
Pulte Group, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 50 2,867
Adobe Systems, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 5 2,835
AGNC Investment Corporation Common Stock, shares: 160 2,406
Two Harbors Investment Corp Common Stock, shares: 396 2,285
Panasonic Corporation Common Stock, shares: 200 2,197
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Common Stock, shares: 100 2,074
The Honest Company, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 250 2,023
AppHarvest, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 400 1,556
New York Mortgage Trust Inc. Common Stock, shares: 380 1,414
Invesco Mortgage Capital Common Stock, shares: 499 1,387
RSA Inversiones y Representaciones S.A. Common Stock, shares: 270 1,150
Transocean Ltd. Common Stock, shares: 392 1,082
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Common Stock, shares: 117 968
Blackstone Group Inc. Common Stock, shares: 6 776
Virgin Galactic Common Stock, shares: 58 776
Compass Pathways PLC Common Stock, shares: 33 729
Boston Omaha Corporation Common Stock, shares: 23 661
Curiosity Stream, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 100 593
Arlington Asset Investment Corp. Common Stock, shares: 125 438
Figs, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 14 392
Overstock.com, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 5 294
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 16 289
D-Market Electronic Services Trading Common Stock, shares: 150 286
VTV Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 200 198
Logan Ridge Finance Corporation Common Stock, shares: 6 137
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. Common Stock, shares: 10 10
Seadrill Common Stock, shares: 3
Sub-Total $ 4,851,872
*MFA Financial, Inc. Preferred Stock Series B Preferred Stock, shares: 6,784 $ 171,659
Two Harbors Investment Corp Series A Preferred Stock, shares: 3,000 78,990
Chimera Investment Corp Series B Preferred Stock, shares: 3,000 76,650
New York Mortgage Trust Series E Preferred Stock, shares: 3,000 76,080
Pennymac Mortgage Investment Preferred Stock, shares: 2,000 52,880
New York Mortgage Trust Preferred Series G Preferred Stock, shares: 2,000 49,600
AG Mortgage Investment Trust Preferred Stock, shares: 2,000 49,380
New York Mortgage Trust Series D Preferred Stock, shares: 1,000 25,520
Chimera Investment Corp Series D Preferred Stock, shares: 1,000 25,250
Overstock.com, Inc. Preferred Stock Preferred Stock, shares: 400 18,800

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Schedule of Assets Held For Investment Purposes

December 31, 2021

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Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor or Similar Party Description of Investment Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or Maturity Value Current Value

Chimera Investment Corp Series A Preferred Stock, shares: 700 17,822
Sub-Total $ 642,631
*Fidelity 500 Index Fund Mutual Funds $ 1,440,180
*Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fund Mutual Funds 826,349
*Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund Mutual Funds 751,944
*Fidelity Freedom 2050 Fund Mutual Funds 704,459
*Fidelity Freedom 2045 Fund Mutual Funds 680,034
*Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Mutual Funds 622,241
American Growth Fund of America Class F Mutual Funds 482,739
American New Perspective Class F Mutual Funds 459,743
*Fidelity Freedom 2020 Mutual Funds 452,860
American Europacific Growth Class F Mutual Funds 385,378
*Fidelity Freedom 2055 Fund Mutual Funds 304,907
*Fidelity Freedom 2060 Fund Mutual Funds 283,699
*Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund Mutual Funds 268,581
Virtus NFJ Mid Cap Value A Mutual Funds 236,203
*Fidelity Equity Income Mutual Funds 201,504
*Fidelity Contrafund Mutual Funds 198,310
*Fidelity Freedom 2035 Fund Mutual Funds 159,526
Smead Value Fund Investor Cl Shares Mutual Funds 149,552
*Fidelity Real Estate Income Mutual Funds 144,162
*Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund Mutual Funds 138,612
*Fidelity Total Bond Fund Mutual Funds 120,747
*Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund Mutual Funds 119,112
*Fidelity Value Fund Mutual Funds 118,152
*Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund Mutual Funds 117,031
*Fidelity Low Priced Stock Mutual Funds 98,193
*Fidelity Mid Cap Stock Mutual Funds 87,232
*Fidelity Global Ex U.S. Index Fund Mutual Funds 76,385
Blackrock Commodity Strategies Fund Class A Mutual Funds 76,201
*Janus Henderson Enterprise Fund Class T Mutual Funds 68,088
*Goldman Sachs Inflation Protected Securities Fund Investor Shares Mutual Funds 60,974
*Fidelity Overseas Fund Mutual Funds 59,862
*Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund R5 Class Mutual Funds 58,794
Invesco Equally Weighted S&P 500 Mutual Funds 56,323
*Fidelity Large Cap Value Enhanced Index Mutual Funds 53,248

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Schedule of Assets Held For Investment Purposes

December 31, 2021

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Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor or Similar Party Description of Investment Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or Maturity Value Current Value

*Fidelity Small Cap Value Mutual Funds 52,008
*Fidelity Freedom 2015 Fund Mutual Funds 51,025
*Fidelity Freedom 2025 Fund Mutual Funds 40,629
*Allspring Special Small Cap Value Fund - Class Admin Mutual Funds 37,238
Growth Fund Of America Class A Mutual Funds 35,074
New Perspective Class A Mutual Funds 30,210
*Fidelity Select Medical Equipment & Systems Mutual Funds 28,492
Europacific Growth Class A Mutual Funds 19,291
*Massmutual Premier Small Cap Opportunities Fund Administrative Class Mutual Funds 19,034
Baron Discovery Fund Institutional Shares Mutual Funds 10,825
Baron Global Advantage Fund Retail Mutual Funds 8,010
*Fidelity Select Technology Mutual Funds 3,249
*Fidelity Select Software & Computer Mutual Funds 3,119
*Fidelity Freedom Income Fund Mutual Funds 3,062
Wasatch Micro-Cap Value Fund Mutual Funds 2,919
Wasatch Small Cap Value Mutual Funds 2,904
Lord Abbett Develop Growth Class A Mutual Funds 2,165
Wasatch Microcap Mutual Funds 1,249
Morgan Stanley Global Opportunity A Mutual Funds 946
Lord Abbett Micro Cap Growth Fund A Mutual Funds 926
Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust Discovery Mutual Funds 873
Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Growth Portoflio Class A Mutual Funds 854
Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Inception Portflio Class A Mutual Funds 712
JPMorgan Income Builder Fund Class A Mutual Funds 24
Sub-Total $ 10,416,163
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Other Investments $ 232,817
SPDR Portfolio Total Stock Market Other Investments 216,385
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund Other Investments 156,864
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Other Investments 120,057
Vanguard Extended Market ETF Other Investments 91,430
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 Other Investments 86,026
iShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF Other Investments 76,041
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Other Investments 36,332
Vanguard Growth ETF Other Investments 33,695
iShares MSCI India ETF Other Investments 25,285
The Technology Sector SPDR Fund Other Investments 20,864
Vanguard Information Technology ETF Other Investments 20,618
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Other Investments 18,591
Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF Other Investments 17,970

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Schedule of Assets Held For Investment Purposes

December 31, 2021

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Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor or Similar Party Description of Investment Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or Maturity Value Current Value

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF Other Investments 15,440
iShares S&P 500 ETF Other Investments 13,329
Vaneck Vectors Vietnam ETF Other Investments 12,744
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Other Investments 12,070
SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF Other Investments 10,942
iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index ETN Other Investments 9,462
VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF Other Investments 9,242
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF Other Investments 7,953
Vanguard Energy ETF Other Investments 7,761
ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF Other Investments 1,925
ARK Innovation ETF Other Investments 946
ARK Space Exploration and Innovation ETF Other Investments 943
iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Other Investments 902
ARK Genomic Revolution ETF Other Investments 612
ARK Fintech Innovation ETF Other Investments 409
Occidental Petroleum Corporation - Warrants Other Investments 339
Sub-Total $ 1,257,994
*Fidelity Cash Reserves Cash and cash equivalents $ 581,535
*Fidelity Government Money Market Fund Cash and cash equivalents 371,137
Sub-Total $ 952,672
* Participant Loans Interest Rate 4.25% - 6.50% Maturity Dates through January, 2031 $ 118,739
Grand Total $ 18,240,071
* Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the MFA Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 28, 2022
By: /s/ Stephen D. Yarad
Stephen D. Yarad
Member
MFA Financial, Inc. 401(k) Administration Committee

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