{"transactions":[{"id":743664,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":39789,"kind":"person","name":"Wald Richard C.","position":1,"cik":"0001815213","reported_name":"Wald Richard C.","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Restricted Stock Units","published_at":"2026-06-10T20:35:26.000Z","date":"2026-06-08","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":16448,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2032."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2032."}],"balance_after":94703,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2032-01-15","expiration_date":"2032-01-15","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":16448},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-072385","document":"tm2617240-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926072385/tm2617240-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":743663,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":39788,"kind":"person","name":"Goodman Laurie","position":1,"cik":"0001612789","reported_name":"Goodman Laurie","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Restricted Stock Units","published_at":"2026-06-10T20:34:48.000Z","date":"2026-06-08","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":29057,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2032."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2032."}],"balance_after":169448,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2032-01-15","expiration_date":"2032-01-15","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":29057},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-072383","document":"tm2617240-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926072383/tm2617240-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":743662,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":21246,"kind":"person","name":"JOSEPHS ROBIN","position":1,"cik":"0001222801","reported_name":"JOSEPHS ROBIN","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Restricted Stock Units","published_at":"2026-06-10T20:33:58.000Z","date":"2026-06-08","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":16448,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2032."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2032."}],"balance_after":109238,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2032-01-15","expiration_date":"2032-01-15","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":16448},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-072380","document":"tm2617240-4_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926072380/tm2617240-4_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":743661,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":21291,"kind":"person","name":"POLSKY LISA","position":1,"cik":"0001390950","reported_name":"POLSKY LISA","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Restricted Stock Units","published_at":"2026-06-10T20:33:24.000Z","date":"2026-06-08","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":16448,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2032."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2032."}],"balance_after":94703,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2032-01-15","expiration_date":"2032-01-15","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":16448},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-072378","document":"tm2617240-3_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926072378/tm2617240-3_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":743660,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":39787,"kind":"person","name":"Small Christopher R.","position":1,"cik":"0002058269","reported_name":"Small Christopher R.","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Restricted Stock Units","published_at":"2026-06-10T20:32:48.000Z","date":"2026-06-08","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":16448,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2032."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2032."}],"balance_after":32288,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2032-01-15","expiration_date":"2032-01-15","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":16448},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-072377","document":"tm2617240-2_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926072377/tm2617240-2_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":743659,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":39786,"kind":"person","name":"Stamps Sheila A","position":1,"cik":"0001600782","reported_name":"Stamps Sheila A","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Restricted Stock Units","published_at":"2026-06-10T20:30:37.000Z","date":"2026-06-08","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":16448,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2032."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2032."}],"balance_after":54720,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2032-01-15","expiration_date":"2032-01-15","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":16448},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-072373","document":"tm2617240-1_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926072373/tm2617240-1_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":935857,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":21246,"kind":"person","name":"JOSEPHS ROBIN","position":1,"cik":"0001222801","reported_name":"JOSEPHS ROBIN","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Restricted Stock Units","published_at":"2026-01-20T21:30:57.000Z","date":"2026-01-15","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":3473,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."}],"balance_after":92790,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-15","expiration_date":"2026-01-15","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":3473},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-005090","document":"tm262826-9_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926005090/tm262826-9_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":935856,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":21246,"kind":"person","name":"JOSEPHS ROBIN","position":1,"cik":"0001222801","reported_name":"JOSEPHS ROBIN","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-20T21:30:57.000Z","date":"2026-01-15","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":3473,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of restricted stock units (\"RSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016, the settlement of which was deferred under the MFA Financial, Inc. 2003 Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each phantom share was fully vested upon grant and was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of restricted stock units (\"RSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016, the settlement of which was deferred under the MFA Financial, Inc. 2003 Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each phantom share was fully vested upon grant and was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":35454,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-005090","document":"tm262826-9_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926005090/tm262826-9_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":935855,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":39788,"kind":"person","name":"Goodman Laurie","position":1,"cik":"0001612789","reported_name":"Goodman Laurie","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Restricted Stock Units","published_at":"2026-01-20T21:30:26.000Z","date":"2026-01-15","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":3473,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."}],"balance_after":140391,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-15","expiration_date":"2026-01-15","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":3473},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-005085","document":"tm262826-8_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926005085/tm262826-8_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":935854,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":39788,"kind":"person","name":"Goodman Laurie","position":1,"cik":"0001612789","reported_name":"Goodman Laurie","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-20T21:30:26.000Z","date":"2026-01-15","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":3473,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of restricted stock units (\"RSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016, the settlement of which was deferred under the MFA Financial, Inc. 2003 Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each phantom share was fully vested upon grant and was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of restricted stock units (\"RSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2016, the settlement of which was deferred under the MFA Financial, Inc. 2003 Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each phantom share was fully vested upon grant and was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":9480,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-005085","document":"tm262826-8_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926005085/tm262826-8_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941364,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69562,"kind":"person","name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0001629935","reported_name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr."}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:22:05.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":130187,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F8","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F8","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F9","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2023.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2025."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F10","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 4).  Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2027."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F8","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F9","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2023.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2025."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F10","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 4).  Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2027."}],"balance_after":647671,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-08","expiration_date":"2026-01-08","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":130187},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002931","document":"tm262826-7_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":6,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002931/tm262826-7_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941363,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69562,"kind":"person","name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0001629935","reported_name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr."}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:22:05.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":67914,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":777858,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-08","expiration_date":"2026-01-08","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":67914},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002931","document":"tm262826-7_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":5,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002931/tm262826-7_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941362,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69562,"kind":"person","name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0001629935","reported_name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr."}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:22:05.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":13339,"price":9.57,"value":127654.23,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of previously vested phantom shares."}],"balance_after":391515,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002931","document":"tm262826-7_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":4,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002931/tm262826-7_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941361,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69562,"kind":"person","name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0001629935","reported_name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr."}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:22:05.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":35432,"price":9.57,"value":339084.24,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F5","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of phantom shares described in Notes 1 and 7."}],"balance_after":404854,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002931","document":"tm262826-7_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":3,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002931/tm262826-7_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941360,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69562,"kind":"person","name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0001629935","reported_name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr."}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:22:05.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":232090,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F4","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023 as discussed in Notes 8, 9 and 10 below.  The number of shares reported also includes 72,624 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2027 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F4","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023 as discussed in Notes 8, 9 and 10 below.  The number of shares reported also includes 72,624 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2027 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":440286,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002931","document":"tm262826-7_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002931/tm262826-7_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941359,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69562,"kind":"person","name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0001629935","reported_name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr."}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:22:05.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":67914,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of time-based restricted stock units (\"TRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"balance_after","element":"sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction","label":"F3","text":"Effective December 1, 2025, MFA Financial, Inc. (\"MFA\") eliminated MFA common stock as an investment alternative available under MFA's 401(k) plan, and shares of MFA common stock owned by participants through the 401(k) plan were liquidated.  The number of shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person has been reduced to reflect the liquidation of 819 shares of MFA common stock previously owned by him under the MFA 401(k) plan."}],"balance_after":208196,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002931","document":"tm262826-7_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002931/tm262826-7_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941358,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69561,"kind":"person","name":"Seemungal Natasha","position":1,"cik":"0001903410","reported_name":"Seemungal Natasha","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:21:01.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":9434,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2023.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2025."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3).  Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2027."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2023.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2025."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3).  Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2027."}],"balance_after":42534,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-08","expiration_date":"2026-01-08","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":9434},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002929","document":"tm262826-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":6,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002929/tm262826-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941357,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69561,"kind":"person","name":"Seemungal Natasha","position":1,"cik":"0001903410","reported_name":"Seemungal Natasha","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:21:01.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":4922,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":51968,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-08","expiration_date":"2026-01-08","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":4922},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002929","document":"tm262826-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":5,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002929/tm262826-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941356,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69561,"kind":"person","name":"Seemungal Natasha","position":1,"cik":"0001903410","reported_name":"Seemungal Natasha","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:21:01.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":1470,"price":9.57,"value":14067.9,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F5","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of previously vested phantom shares."}],"balance_after":30090,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002929","document":"tm262826-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":4,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002929/tm262826-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941355,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69561,"kind":"person","name":"Seemungal Natasha","position":1,"cik":"0001903410","reported_name":"Seemungal Natasha","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:21:01.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":2266,"price":9.57,"value":21685.62,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F4","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of phantom shares described in Notes 1 and 6."}],"balance_after":31560,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002929","document":"tm262826-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":3,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002929/tm262826-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941354,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69561,"kind":"person","name":"Seemungal Natasha","position":1,"cik":"0001903410","reported_name":"Seemungal Natasha","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:21:01.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":16823,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F3","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023 as discussed in Notes 7, 8 and 9 below.  The number of shares reported also includes 5,268 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2027 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F3","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023 as discussed in Notes 7, 8 and 9 below.  The number of shares reported also includes 5,268 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2027 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":33826,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002929","document":"tm262826-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002929/tm262826-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941353,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69561,"kind":"person","name":"Seemungal Natasha","position":1,"cik":"0001903410","reported_name":"Seemungal Natasha","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:21:01.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":4922,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of time-based restricted stock units (\"TRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":17003,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002929","document":"tm262826-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002929/tm262826-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941352,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69560,"kind":"person","name":"Schwartz Harold E","position":1,"cik":"0001527449","reported_name":"Schwartz Harold E","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Senior Vice President"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:19:55.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":50944,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2023.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2025."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3).  Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2027."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2023.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2025."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3).  Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2027."}],"balance_after":222542,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-08","expiration_date":"2026-01-08","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":50944},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002926","document":"tm262826-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":6,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002926/tm262826-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941351,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69560,"kind":"person","name":"Schwartz Harold E","position":1,"cik":"0001527449","reported_name":"Schwartz Harold E","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Senior Vice President"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:19:55.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":26575,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":273486,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-08","expiration_date":"2026-01-08","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":26575},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002926","document":"tm262826-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":5,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002926/tm262826-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941350,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69560,"kind":"person","name":"Schwartz Harold E","position":1,"cik":"0001527449","reported_name":"Schwartz Harold E","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Senior Vice President"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:19:55.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":5582,"price":9.57,"value":53419.74,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F5","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of previously vested phantom shares."}],"balance_after":159518,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002926","document":"tm262826-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":4,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002926/tm262826-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941349,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69560,"kind":"person","name":"Schwartz Harold E","position":1,"cik":"0001527449","reported_name":"Schwartz Harold E","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Senior Vice President"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:19:55.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":15465,"price":9.57,"value":148000.05,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F4","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of phantom shares described in Notes 1 and 6."}],"balance_after":165100,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002926","document":"tm262826-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":3,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002926/tm262826-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941348,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69560,"kind":"person","name":"Schwartz Harold E","position":1,"cik":"0001527449","reported_name":"Schwartz Harold E","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Senior Vice President"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:19:55.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":90821,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F3","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023 as discussed in Notes 7, 8 and 9 below.  The number of shares reported also includes 28,420 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2027 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F3","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023 as discussed in Notes 7, 8 and 9 below.  The number of shares reported also includes 28,420 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2027 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":180565,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002926","document":"tm262826-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002926/tm262826-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941347,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69560,"kind":"person","name":"Schwartz Harold E","position":1,"cik":"0001527449","reported_name":"Schwartz Harold E","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Senior Vice President"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:19:55.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":26575,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of time-based restricted stock units (\"TRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":89744,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002926","document":"tm262826-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002926/tm262826-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941334,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69557,"kind":"person","name":"Samuels Lori R","position":1,"cik":"0002037536","reported_name":"Samuels Lori R","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"SVP & Chief Loan Ops. Ofcr"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:18:53.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":30189,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2023.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2025."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3).  Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2027."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2023.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2025."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3).  Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2027."}],"balance_after":168192,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-08","expiration_date":"2026-01-08","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":30189},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002925","document":"tm262826-4_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":6,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002925/tm262826-4_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941333,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69557,"kind":"person","name":"Samuels Lori R","position":1,"cik":"0002037536","reported_name":"Samuels Lori R","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"SVP & Chief Loan Ops. Ofcr"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:18:53.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":15749,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":198381,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-08","expiration_date":"2026-01-08","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":15749},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002925","document":"tm262826-4_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":5,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002925/tm262826-4_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941332,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69557,"kind":"person","name":"Samuels Lori R","position":1,"cik":"0002037536","reported_name":"Samuels Lori R","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"SVP & Chief Loan Ops. Ofcr"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:18:53.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":3461,"price":9.57,"value":33121.77,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F5","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of previously vested phantom shares."}],"balance_after":92614,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002925","document":"tm262826-4_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":4,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002925/tm262826-4_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941331,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69557,"kind":"person","name":"Samuels Lori R","position":1,"cik":"0002037536","reported_name":"Samuels Lori R","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"SVP & Chief Loan Ops. Ofcr"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:18:53.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":9479,"price":9.57,"value":90714.03,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F4","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of phantom shares described in Notes 1 and 6."}],"balance_after":96075,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002925","document":"tm262826-4_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":3,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002925/tm262826-4_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941330,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69557,"kind":"person","name":"Samuels Lori R","position":1,"cik":"0002037536","reported_name":"Samuels Lori R","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"SVP & Chief Loan Ops. Ofcr"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:18:53.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":53827,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F3","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023 as discussed in Notes 7, 8 and 9 below.  The number of shares reported also includes 16,848 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2027 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F3","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023 as discussed in Notes 7, 8 and 9 below.  The number of shares reported also includes 16,848 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2027 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":105554,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002925","document":"tm262826-4_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002925/tm262826-4_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941329,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69557,"kind":"person","name":"Samuels Lori R","position":1,"cik":"0002037536","reported_name":"Samuels Lori R","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"SVP & Chief Loan Ops. Ofcr"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:18:53.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":15749,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of time-based restricted stock units (\"TRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":51727,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002925","document":"tm262826-4_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002925/tm262826-4_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941346,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69559,"kind":"person","name":"Roper Michael Charles","position":1,"cik":"0001903409","reported_name":"Roper Michael Charles","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Chief Financial Ofcr"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:17:48.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":30189,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F8","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F8","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F9","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2023. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2025."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F10","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 4). Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2027."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F8","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F9","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2023. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2025."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F10","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 4). Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2027."}],"balance_after":234035,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-08","expiration_date":"2026-01-08","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":30189},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002924","document":"tm262826-3_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":6,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002924/tm262826-3_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941345,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69559,"kind":"person","name":"Roper Michael Charles","position":1,"cik":"0001903409","reported_name":"Roper Michael Charles","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Chief Financial Ofcr"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:17:48.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":15749,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":264224,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-08","expiration_date":"2026-01-08","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":15749},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002924","document":"tm262826-3_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":5,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002924/tm262826-3_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941344,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69559,"kind":"person","name":"Roper Michael Charles","position":1,"cik":"0001903409","reported_name":"Roper Michael Charles","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Chief Financial Ofcr"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:17:48.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":3217,"price":9.57,"value":30786.69,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of previously vested phantom shares."}],"balance_after":88138,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002924","document":"tm262826-3_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":4,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002924/tm262826-3_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941343,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69559,"kind":"person","name":"Roper Michael Charles","position":1,"cik":"0001903409","reported_name":"Roper Michael Charles","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Chief Financial Ofcr"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:17:48.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":8810,"price":9.57,"value":84311.7,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F5","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of phantom shares described in Notes 1 and 7."}],"balance_after":91355,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002924","document":"tm262826-3_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":3,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002924/tm262826-3_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941342,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69559,"kind":"person","name":"Roper Michael Charles","position":1,"cik":"0001903409","reported_name":"Roper Michael Charles","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Chief Financial Ofcr"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:17:48.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":53827,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F4","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023 as discussed in Notes 8, 9 and 10 below. The number of shares reported also includes 16,848 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2027 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F4","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023 as discussed in Notes 8, 9 and 10 below. The number of shares reported also includes 16,848 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2027 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":100165,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002924","document":"tm262826-3_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002924/tm262826-3_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941341,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69559,"kind":"person","name":"Roper Michael Charles","position":1,"cik":"0001903409","reported_name":"Roper Michael Charles","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Chief Financial Ofcr"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:17:48.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":15749,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of time-based restricted stock units (\"TRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"balance_after","element":"sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction","label":"F3","text":"Effective December 1, 2025, MFA Financial, Inc. (\"MFA\") eliminated MFA common stock as an investment alternative available under MFA's 401(k) plan, and shares of MFA common stock owned by participants through the 401(k) plan were liquidated. The number of shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person has been reduced to reflect the liquidation of 1,000 shares of MFA common stock previously owned by him under the MFA 401(k) plan."}],"balance_after":46338,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002924","document":"tm262826-3_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002924/tm262826-3_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941340,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69558,"kind":"person","name":"Lin Mei","position":1,"cik":"0001903408","reported_name":"Lin Mei","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:16:30.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":9434,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2023.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2025."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3).  Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2027."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2023.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2025."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3).  Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2027."}],"balance_after":42534,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-08","expiration_date":"2026-01-08","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":9434},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002922","document":"tm262826-2_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":6,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002922/tm262826-2_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941339,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69558,"kind":"person","name":"Lin Mei","position":1,"cik":"0001903408","reported_name":"Lin Mei","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:16:30.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":4922,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":51968,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-08","expiration_date":"2026-01-08","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":4922},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002922","document":"tm262826-2_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":5,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002922/tm262826-2_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941338,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69558,"kind":"person","name":"Lin Mei","position":1,"cik":"0001903408","reported_name":"Lin Mei","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:16:30.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":1335,"price":9.57,"value":12775.95,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F5","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of previously vested phantom shares."}],"balance_after":32131,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002922","document":"tm262826-2_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":4,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002922/tm262826-2_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941337,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69558,"kind":"person","name":"Lin Mei","position":1,"cik":"0001903408","reported_name":"Lin Mei","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:16:30.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":2057,"price":9.57,"value":19685.49,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F4","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of phantom shares described in Notes 1 and 6."}],"balance_after":33466,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002922","document":"tm262826-2_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":3,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002922/tm262826-2_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941336,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69558,"kind":"person","name":"Lin Mei","position":1,"cik":"0001903408","reported_name":"Lin Mei","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:16:30.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":16823,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F3","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023 as discussed in Notes 7, 8 and 9 below.  The number of shares reported also includes 5,268 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2027 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F3","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023 as discussed in Notes 7, 8 and 9 below.  The number of shares reported also includes 5,268 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2027 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":35523,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002922","document":"tm262826-2_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002922/tm262826-2_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941335,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69558,"kind":"person","name":"Lin Mei","position":1,"cik":"0001903408","reported_name":"Lin Mei","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:16:30.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":4922,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of time-based restricted stock units (\"TRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":15700,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002922","document":"tm262826-2_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002922/tm262826-2_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941328,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69556,"kind":"person","name":"Knutson Craig L","position":1,"cik":"0001431830","reported_name":"Knutson Craig L","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"CEO"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:15:11.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":301882,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F8","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F8","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F9","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2023. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2025."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F10","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 4). Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2027."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F9","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2023. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2025."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F10","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 4). Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2027."}],"balance_after":1241089,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-08","expiration_date":"2026-01-08","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":301882},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002921","document":"tm262826-1_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":6,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002921/tm262826-1_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941327,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69556,"kind":"person","name":"Knutson Craig L","position":1,"cik":"0001431830","reported_name":"Knutson Craig L","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"CEO"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:15:11.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":157481,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":1542971,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2026-01-08","expiration_date":"2026-01-08","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":157481},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002921","document":"tm262826-1_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":5,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002921/tm262826-1_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941326,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69556,"kind":"person","name":"Knutson Craig L","position":1,"cik":"0001431830","reported_name":"Knutson Craig L","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"CEO"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:15:11.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":42127,"price":9.57,"value":403155.39,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of previously vested phantom shares."}],"balance_after":1183342,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002921","document":"tm262826-1_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":4,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002921/tm262826-1_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941325,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69556,"kind":"person","name":"Knutson Craig L","position":1,"cik":"0001431830","reported_name":"Knutson Craig L","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"CEO"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:15:11.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":81087,"price":9.57,"value":776002.59,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F5","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of phantom shares described in Notes 1 and 7."}],"balance_after":1225469,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002921","document":"tm262826-1_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":3,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002921/tm262826-1_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941324,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69556,"kind":"person","name":"Knutson Craig L","position":1,"cik":"0001431830","reported_name":"Knutson Craig L","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"CEO"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:15:11.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":538186,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F4","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023 as discussed in Notes 8, 9 and 10 below. The number of shares reported also includes 168,412 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2027 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F4","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023 as discussed in Notes 8, 9 and 10 below. The number of shares reported also includes 168,412 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2027 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":1306556,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002921","document":"tm262826-1_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002921/tm262826-1_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":941323,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69556,"kind":"person","name":"Knutson Craig L","position":1,"cik":"0001431830","reported_name":"Knutson Craig L","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"CEO"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2026-01-12T22:15:11.000Z","date":"2026-01-08","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":157481,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of time-based restricted stock units (\"TRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2023."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"balance_after","element":"sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction","label":"F3","text":"Effective December 1, 2025, MFA Financial, Inc. (\"MFA\") eliminated MFA common stock as an investment alternative available under MFA's 401(k) plan, and shares of MFA common stock owned by participants through the 401(k) plan were liquidated. The number of shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person has been reduced to reflect the liquidation of 14,710 shares of MFA common stock previously owned by him under the MFA 401(k) plan."}],"balance_after":768370,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-002921","document":"tm262826-1_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926002921/tm262826-1_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":947730,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69557,"kind":"person","name":"Samuels Lori R","position":1,"cik":"0002037536","reported_name":"Samuels Lori R","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr VP & Chief Loan Ops Ofcr"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T22:02:08.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":42245,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F4","text":"The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F4","text":"The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F4","text":"The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F4","text":"The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."}],"balance_after":214130,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":42245},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-001394","document":"tm261765-9_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926001394/tm261765-9_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":947729,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69557,"kind":"person","name":"Samuels Lori R","position":1,"cik":"0002037536","reported_name":"Samuels Lori R","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr VP & Chief Loan Ops Ofcr"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T22:02:08.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":27283,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028, and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028, and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."}],"balance_after":171885,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":27283},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-001394","document":"tm261765-9_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926001394/tm261765-9_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":947728,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":70095,"kind":"person","name":"Doran Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0002004201","reported_name":"Doran Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr VP & Chief Accounting Ofcr"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T22:01:08.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":13649,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."}],"balance_after":62593,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":13649},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-001393","document":"tm261765-2_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926001393/tm261765-2_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":947727,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":70095,"kind":"person","name":"Doran Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0002004201","reported_name":"Doran Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr VP & Chief Accounting Ofcr"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T22:01:08.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":8815,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028, and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028, and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."}],"balance_after":48944,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":8815},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-001393","document":"tm261765-2_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926001393/tm261765-2_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":952971,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69556,"kind":"person","name":"Knutson Craig L","position":1,"cik":"0001431830","reported_name":"Knutson Craig L","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Chief Executive Officer"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T01:39:57.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":273938,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."}],"balance_after":1700452,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":273938},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-000855","document":"tm261765-7_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926000855/tm261765-7_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":952970,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69556,"kind":"person","name":"Knutson Craig L","position":1,"cik":"0001431830","reported_name":"Knutson Craig L","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Chief Executive Officer"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T01:39:57.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":176916,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028 (subject to earlier vesting in certain circumstances), and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028 (subject to earlier vesting in certain circumstances), and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."}],"balance_after":1426514,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":176916},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-000855","document":"tm261765-7_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926000855/tm261765-7_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":952969,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69561,"kind":"person","name":"Seemungal Natasha","position":1,"cik":"0001903410","reported_name":"Seemungal Natasha","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T01:38:53.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":9750,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."}],"balance_after":56890,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":9750},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-000854","document":"tm261765-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926000854/tm261765-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":952968,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69561,"kind":"person","name":"Seemungal Natasha","position":1,"cik":"0001903410","reported_name":"Seemungal Natasha","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T01:38:53.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":6296,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028, and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028, and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."}],"balance_after":47140,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":6296},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-000854","document":"tm261765-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926000854/tm261765-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":952967,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69558,"kind":"person","name":"Lin Mei","position":1,"cik":"0001903408","reported_name":"Lin Mei","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T01:37:52.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":9750,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."}],"balance_after":56890,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":9750},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-000853","document":"tm261765-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926000853/tm261765-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":952966,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69558,"kind":"person","name":"Lin Mei","position":1,"cik":"0001903408","reported_name":"Lin Mei","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T01:37:52.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":6296,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028, and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028, and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."}],"balance_after":47140,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":6296},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-000853","document":"tm261765-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926000853/tm261765-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":952965,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69560,"kind":"person","name":"Schwartz Harold E","position":1,"cik":"0001527449","reported_name":"Schwartz Harold E","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Senior Vice President"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T01:36:35.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":50369,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."}],"balance_after":300061,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":50369},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-000852","document":"tm261765-4_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926000852/tm261765-4_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":952964,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69560,"kind":"person","name":"Schwartz Harold E","position":1,"cik":"0001527449","reported_name":"Schwartz Harold E","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Senior Vice President"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T01:36:35.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":32529,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028, and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028, and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."}],"balance_after":249692,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":32529},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-000852","document":"tm261765-4_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926000852/tm261765-4_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":952963,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69559,"kind":"person","name":"Roper Michael Charles","position":1,"cik":"0001903409","reported_name":"Roper Michael Charles","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr VP & Chief Financial Ofcr"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T01:35:24.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":58492,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."}],"balance_after":279973,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":58492},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-000851","document":"tm261765-3_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926000851/tm261765-3_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":952962,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69559,"kind":"person","name":"Roper Michael Charles","position":1,"cik":"0001903409","reported_name":"Roper Michael Charles","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr VP & Chief Financial Ofcr"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T01:35:24.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":37776,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028, and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028, and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."}],"balance_after":221481,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":37776},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-000851","document":"tm261765-3_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926000851/tm261765-3_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":952961,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69562,"kind":"person","name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0001629935","reported_name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr."}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T01:34:14.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":155979,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F3","text":"These phantom shares are performance-based equity awards. The number of phantom shares reported represents the \"target\" number of phantom shares granted. The number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient becomes entitled to receive at the time of vesting will generally range from 0% to 200% of the target number of phantom shares granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F4","text":"The vesting of these phantom shares will generally occur on December 31, 2028 (or such later date that the Compensation Committee of MFA's Board of Directors shall certify the achievement of the pre-established performance metric), based on MFA's absolute total stockholder return (TSR) and MFA's TSR as compared to the TSR of a designated peer group of companies, in each case for the three years then ended. The number of phantom shares to vest will be adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the vesting period in respect of the number of phantom shares that ultimately vest. The phantom shares will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock in January 2030."}],"balance_after":845772,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":155979},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-000849","document":"tm261765-1_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926000849/tm261765-1_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":952960,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69562,"kind":"person","name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0001629935","reported_name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr."}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2026-01-06T01:34:14.000Z","date":"2026-01-02","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":100735,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028, and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"These phantom shares are scheduled to vest, subject to forfeiture, on December 31, 2028, and thereafter will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock within 30 days following the vesting date."}],"balance_after":689793,"derivative":{"underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":100735},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-26-000849","document":"tm261765-1_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465926000849/tm261765-1_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1039698,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69558,"kind":"person","name":"Lin Mei","position":1,"cik":"0001903408","reported_name":"Lin Mei","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-09-16T20:30:26.000Z","date":"2025-09-15","kind":"sale","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":2775,"price":10.1,"value":28027.5,"ownership":{"direct":true},"balance_after":10778,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-090445","document":"tm2526188-1_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925090445/tm2526188-1_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1121786,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":39789,"kind":"person","name":"Wald Richard C.","position":1,"cik":"0001815213","reported_name":"Wald Richard C.","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Restricted Stock Units","published_at":"2025-06-05T22:07:26.000Z","date":"2025-06-04","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":15840,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2031."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2031."}],"balance_after":78255,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2031-01-15","expiration_date":"2031-01-15","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":15840},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-056948","document":"tm2517214-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925056948/tm2517214-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1121785,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":39786,"kind":"person","name":"Stamps Sheila A","position":1,"cik":"0001600782","reported_name":"Stamps Sheila A","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share","published_at":"2025-06-05T22:06:58.000Z","date":"2025-06-04","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":15840,"price":9.47,"value":150004.8,"ownership":{"direct":true},"balance_after":15840,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-056947","document":"tm2517214-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925056947/tm2517214-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1121784,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":39787,"kind":"person","name":"Small Christopher R.","position":1,"cik":"0002058269","reported_name":"Small Christopher R.","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Restricted Stock Units","published_at":"2025-06-05T22:04:56.000Z","date":"2025-06-04","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":15840,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2031."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2031."}],"balance_after":15840,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2031-01-15","expiration_date":"2031-01-15","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":15840},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-056946","document":"tm2517214-4_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925056946/tm2517214-4_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1121783,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":21291,"kind":"person","name":"POLSKY LISA","position":1,"cik":"0001390950","reported_name":"POLSKY LISA","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Restricted Stock Units","published_at":"2025-06-05T22:04:28.000Z","date":"2025-06-04","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":15840,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2031."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2031."}],"balance_after":78255,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2031-01-15","expiration_date":"2031-01-15","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":15840},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-056945","document":"tm2517214-3_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925056945/tm2517214-3_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1121782,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":21246,"kind":"person","name":"JOSEPHS ROBIN","position":1,"cik":"0001222801","reported_name":"JOSEPHS ROBIN","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Restricted Stock Units","published_at":"2025-06-05T22:01:32.000Z","date":"2025-06-04","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":15840,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2031."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2031."}],"balance_after":96263,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2031-01-15","expiration_date":"2031-01-15","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":15840},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-056942","document":"tm2517214-2_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925056942/tm2517214-2_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1121781,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":39788,"kind":"person","name":"Goodman Laurie","position":1,"cik":"0001612789","reported_name":"Goodman Laurie","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Restricted Stock Units","published_at":"2025-06-05T22:01:30.000Z","date":"2025-06-04","kind":"grant","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":27984,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F1","text":"Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of MFA Financial, Inc. common stock."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2031."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"The restricted stock units were fully vested as of the date of grant and will be settled in an equivalent number of shares of MFA common stock. Except in certain circumstances, the restricted stock units will be settled on the earlier of (i) the reporting person's termination of service as a director of MFA Financial, Inc. and (ii) on or about January 15, 2031."}],"balance_after":143864,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2031-01-15","expiration_date":"2031-01-15","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":27984},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-056941","document":"tm2517214-1_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925056941/tm2517214-1_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1298126,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":21246,"kind":"person","name":"JOSEPHS ROBIN","position":1,"cik":"0001222801","reported_name":"JOSEPHS ROBIN","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Restricted Stock Units","published_at":"2025-01-22T23:01:13.000Z","date":"2025-01-17","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":3153,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."}],"balance_after":80423,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2025-01-17","expiration_date":"2025-01-17","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":3153},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-005321","document":"tm254031d2_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925005321/tm254031d2_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1298125,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":21246,"kind":"person","name":"JOSEPHS ROBIN","position":1,"cik":"0001222801","reported_name":"JOSEPHS ROBIN","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-01-22T23:01:13.000Z","date":"2025-01-17","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":3153,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of restricted stock units (\"RSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015, the settlement of which was deferred under the MFA Financial, Inc. 2003 Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each phantom share was fully vested upon grant and was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of restricted stock units (\"RSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015, the settlement of which was deferred under the MFA Financial, Inc. 2003 Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each phantom share was fully vested upon grant and was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":31981,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-005321","document":"tm254031d2_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925005321/tm254031d2_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1298124,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":39788,"kind":"person","name":"Goodman Laurie","position":1,"cik":"0001612789","reported_name":"Goodman Laurie","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Restricted Stock Units","published_at":"2025-01-22T23:00:10.000Z","date":"2025-01-17","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":3153,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"derivative.exercise_date","element":"exerciseDate","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."},{"field":"derivative.expiration_date","element":"expirationDate","label":"F2","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of RSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015. Each phantom share was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. See footnote 1 above."}],"balance_after":115880,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2025-01-17","expiration_date":"2025-01-17","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":3153},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-005320","document":"tm254031-1_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925005320/tm254031-1_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1298123,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":39788,"kind":"person","name":"Goodman Laurie","position":1,"cik":"0001612789","reported_name":"Goodman Laurie","relationship":{"director":true,"officer":false,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-01-22T23:00:10.000Z","date":"2025-01-17","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":3153,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of restricted stock units (\"RSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015, the settlement of which was deferred under the MFA Financial, Inc. 2003 Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each phantom share was fully vested upon grant and was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of restricted stock units (\"RSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in 2015, the settlement of which was deferred under the MFA Financial, Inc. 2003 Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each phantom share was fully vested upon grant and was the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":6007,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-005320","document":"tm254031-1_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925005320/tm254031-1_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305723,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69562,"kind":"person","name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0001629935","reported_name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr."}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:35:38.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":37407,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2022. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2024."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3). Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2026."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2022. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2024."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3). Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2026."}],"balance_after":589055,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2025-01-07","expiration_date":"2025-01-07","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":37407},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002628","document":"tm252714-7_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":6,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002628/tm252714-7_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305722,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69562,"kind":"person","name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0001629935","reported_name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr."}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:35:38.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":21787,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":626462,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2025-01-07","expiration_date":"2025-01-07","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":21787},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002628","document":"tm252714-7_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":5,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002628/tm252714-7_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305721,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69562,"kind":"person","name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0001629935","reported_name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr."}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:35:38.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":28720,"price":10.05,"value":288636.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F5","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of previously vested phantom shares."}],"balance_after":141101,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002628","document":"tm252714-7_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":4,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002628/tm252714-7_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305720,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69562,"kind":"person","name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0001629935","reported_name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr."}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:35:38.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":11123,"price":10.05,"value":111786.15,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F4","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of phantom shares described in Notes 1 and 6."}],"balance_after":169821,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002628","document":"tm252714-7_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":3,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002628/tm252714-7_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305719,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69562,"kind":"person","name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0001629935","reported_name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr."}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:35:38.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":25564,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F3","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022 as discussed in Notes 7, 8 and 9 below. The number of shares reported also includes 7,791 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2024, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2026 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F3","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022 as discussed in Notes 7, 8 and 9 below. The number of shares reported also includes 7,791 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2024, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2026 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":180944,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002628","document":"tm252714-7_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002628/tm252714-7_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305718,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69562,"kind":"person","name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","position":1,"cik":"0001629935","reported_name":"Wulfsohn Bryan","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr."}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:35:38.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":21787,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of time-based restricted stock units (\"TRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":155380,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002628","document":"tm252714-7_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002628/tm252714-7_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305717,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69561,"kind":"person","name":"Seemungal Natasha","position":1,"cik":"0001903410","reported_name":"Seemungal Natasha","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:35:04.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":4677,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2022. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2024."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3). Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2026."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2022. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2024."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I. Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3). Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2026."}],"balance_after":40843,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2025-01-07","expiration_date":"2025-01-07","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":4677},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002627","document":"tm252714-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":6,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002627/tm252714-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305716,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69561,"kind":"person","name":"Seemungal Natasha","position":1,"cik":"0001903410","reported_name":"Seemungal Natasha","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:35:04.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":2724,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":45520,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2025-01-07","expiration_date":"2025-01-07","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":2724},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002627","document":"tm252714-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":5,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002627/tm252714-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305715,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69561,"kind":"person","name":"Seemungal Natasha","position":1,"cik":"0001903410","reported_name":"Seemungal Natasha","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:35:04.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":3863,"price":10.05,"value":38823.15,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F5","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of previously vested phantom shares."}],"balance_after":12081,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002627","document":"tm252714-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":4,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002627/tm252714-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305714,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69561,"kind":"person","name":"Seemungal Natasha","position":1,"cik":"0001903410","reported_name":"Seemungal Natasha","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:35:04.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":1341,"price":10.05,"value":13477.05,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F4","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of phantom shares described in Notes 1 and 6."}],"balance_after":15944,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002627","document":"tm252714-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":3,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002627/tm252714-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305713,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69561,"kind":"person","name":"Seemungal Natasha","position":1,"cik":"0001903410","reported_name":"Seemungal Natasha","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:35:04.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":3194,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F3","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022 as discussed in Notes 7, 8 and 9 below. The number of shares reported also includes 972 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2024, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2026 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F3","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022 as discussed in Notes 7, 8 and 9 below. The number of shares reported also includes 972 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2024, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2026 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":17285,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002627","document":"tm252714-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002627/tm252714-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305712,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69561,"kind":"person","name":"Seemungal Natasha","position":1,"cik":"0001903410","reported_name":"Seemungal Natasha","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Sr. VP & Co-Controller"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:35:04.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":2724,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of time-based restricted stock units (\"TRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":14091,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002627","document":"tm252714-6_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002627/tm252714-6_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305711,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69560,"kind":"person","name":"Schwartz Harold E","position":1,"cik":"0001527449","reported_name":"Schwartz Harold E","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Senior Vice President"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:34:18.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":14028,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2022.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2024."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3).  Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2026."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2022.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2024."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3).  Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2026."}],"balance_after":217162,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2025-01-07","expiration_date":"2025-01-07","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":14028},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002626","document":"tm252714-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":6,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002626/tm252714-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305710,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69560,"kind":"person","name":"Schwartz Harold E","position":1,"cik":"0001527449","reported_name":"Schwartz Harold E","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Senior Vice President"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:34:18.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":8170,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":231190,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2025-01-07","expiration_date":"2025-01-07","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":8170},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002626","document":"tm252714-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":5,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002626/tm252714-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305709,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69560,"kind":"person","name":"Schwartz Harold E","position":1,"cik":"0001527449","reported_name":"Schwartz Harold E","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Senior Vice President"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:34:18.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":14887,"price":10.05,"value":149614.35,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F5","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of previously vested phantom shares."}],"balance_after":63169,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002626","document":"tm252714-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":4,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002626/tm252714-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305708,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69560,"kind":"person","name":"Schwartz Harold E","position":1,"cik":"0001527449","reported_name":"Schwartz Harold E","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Senior Vice President"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:34:18.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":4168,"price":10.05,"value":41888.4,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F4","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of phantom shares described in Notes 1 and 6."}],"balance_after":78056,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002626","document":"tm252714-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":3,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002626/tm252714-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305707,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69560,"kind":"person","name":"Schwartz Harold E","position":1,"cik":"0001527449","reported_name":"Schwartz Harold E","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Senior Vice President"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:34:18.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":9590,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F3","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022 as discussed in Notes 7, 8 and 9 below.  The number of shares reported also includes 2,925 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2024, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2026 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F3","text":"Reflects shares to be acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (\"PRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022 as discussed in Notes 7, 8 and 9 below.  The number of shares reported also includes 2,925 additional PRSUs representing the value of the dividend equivalents that accrued during the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2024, in respect of the underlying PRSUs that vested. Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs and the additional PRSUs in respect of dividend equivalents will settle in January 2026 in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each PRSU."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":82224,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002626","document":"tm252714-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":2,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002626/tm252714-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305706,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69560,"kind":"person","name":"Schwartz Harold E","position":1,"cik":"0001527449","reported_name":"Schwartz Harold E","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"Senior Vice President"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:34:18.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":true,"shares":8170,"price":0,"value":0.0,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F1","text":"Shares acquired pursuant to the settlement of time-based restricted stock units (\"TRSUs\") (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F2","text":"Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was or will be settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":72634,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002626","document":"tm252714-5_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":1,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002626/tm252714-5_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305705,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69557,"kind":"person","name":"Samuels Lori R","position":1,"cik":"0002037536","reported_name":"Samuels Lori R","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"SVP & Chief Loan Ops. Ofcr"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:33:46.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":8417,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2022.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2024."},{"field":"shares","element":"transactionShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3).  Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2026."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F7","text":"The reported disposition reflects the vesting of PRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F8","text":"The number of PRSUs reported in Table II represents the \"target\" number of PRSUs that were granted to the reporting person in January 2022.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of underlying shares of MFA common stock that the recipient ultimately became entitled to receive at the time of vesting ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of PRSUs granted, subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance metric. The vesting of these PRSUs was based on MFA's total stockholder return for the three years ended December 31, 2024."},{"field":"derivative.underlying_shares","element":"underlyingSecurityShares","label":"F9","text":"The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MFA has confirmed and certified the vesting level of the PRSUs as reflected in Table I.  Per the terms of the award agreement governing the PRSUs, the number of PRSUs that vested was adjusted to reflect the value of any dividends paid on MFA's common stock during the performance period in respect of the number of underlying PRSUs that ultimately vested (see Note 3).  Per the terms and conditions of the PRSU awards, the vested PRSUs will settle in the form of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc. for each vested phantom share in January 2026."}],"balance_after":150168,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2025-01-07","expiration_date":"2025-01-07","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":8417},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002625","document":"tm252714-4_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":6,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002625/tm252714-4_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305704,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69557,"kind":"person","name":"Samuels Lori R","position":1,"cik":"0002037536","reported_name":"Samuels Lori R","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"SVP & Chief Loan Ops. Ofcr"}}],"security":"Phantom Shares","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:33:46.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"exercise","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":4902,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"derivative.exercise_price","element":"conversionOrExercisePrice","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."},{"field":"price","element":"transactionPricePerShare","label":"F6","text":"The reported disposition reflects the settlement of TRSUs (i.e., phantom stock) granted to the Reporting Person in January 2022.  Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc.  Each phantom share was settled in one share of common stock of MFA Financial, Inc."}],"balance_after":158585,"derivative":{"exercise_date":"2025-01-07","expiration_date":"2025-01-07","underlying":"Common Stock","underlying_shares":4902},"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002625","document":"tm252714-4_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"derivative","row_type":"transaction","position":5,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002625/tm252714-4_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}},{"id":1305703,"issuer":{"id":5045,"kind":"organization","name":"MFA FINANCIAL, INC."},"owners":[{"id":69557,"kind":"person","name":"Samuels Lori R","position":1,"cik":"0002037536","reported_name":"Samuels Lori R","relationship":{"director":false,"officer":true,"ten_percent_owner":false,"other":false,"officer_title":"SVP & Chief Loan Ops. Ofcr"}}],"security":"Common Stock","published_at":"2025-01-10T22:33:46.000Z","date":"2025-01-07","kind":"tax_withholding","planned":false,"acquired":false,"shares":7901,"price":10.05,"value":79405.05,"ownership":{"direct":true},"footnotes":[{"field":"kind","element":"transactionCoding","label":"F5","text":"The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the settlement of previously vested phantom shares."}],"balance_after":35978,"source":{"system":"sec-edgar","filing":"0001104659-25-002625","document":"tm252714-4_4seq1.xml","document_sequence":1,"table":"nonDerivative","row_type":"transaction","position":4,"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465925002625/tm252714-4_4seq1.xml","form_type":"4"}}],"next_cursor":"2025-01-10T22:33:46.000000Z,1305703"}