What they were paid
MFA FINANCIAL Director Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $130,000 | $150,000 | $0 | $0 | $280,000 |
| FY2024 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: MFA FINANCIAL, INC. DEF 14A filed April 17, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-015388, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the MFA FINANCIAL, INC. filed document, accession 0001140361-26-015388. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 17, 2026.
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Data as of April 17, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025MFA FINANCIAL pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $150,000 in equity.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themAudit · Compensation
The rest of the MFA FINANCIAL board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Craig L. Knutson | Director | — |
| Laurie S. Goodman | Chair of the Board | $385,000 |
| Lisa Polsky | Independent Director | $290,000 |
| Richard C. Wald | Independent Director | $285,000 |
| Robin Josephs | Independent Director | $300,000 |
| Sheila A. Stamps | Independent Director | $270,000 |
The full MFA FINANCIAL compensation record
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