Craig Knutson compensation by year
MFA FINANCIAL Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $825,000 |
| Bonus | $392,645 | $458,581 | $461,430 | $533,911 | $1,100,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | $625,000 | $500,000 | $555,500 |
| Stock awards | $1,872,089 | $1,804,860 | $2,644,987 | $2,701,570 | $2,668,552 | $2,850,004 | $3,200,032 | $4,000,015 | $4,000,017 | $4,080,011 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Non-equity incentive | $1,376,824 | $1,415,472 | $1,408,220 | $1,404,764 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,202,325 | $2,767,350 | $1,605,123 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — |
| All other | $10,600 | $10,800 | $11,000 | $11,200 | $11,400 | $11,600 | $12,200 | $13,200 | $13,800 | $14,000 |
| Total | $4,352,158 | $4,389,713 | $5,225,637 | $5,351,445 | $4,579,952 | $7,411,604 | $6,262,232 | $6,640,540 | $8,081,167 | $7,079,634 |
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.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2024 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 301,882 | $3,076,178 | — |
| RSU | 230,721 | $2,351,047 | — |
| RSU | 157,481 | $1,604,731 | — |
| RSU | 142,223 | $1,449,252 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in MFA FINANCIAL, INC.'s FY2024 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
MFA FINANCIAL’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Knutson · this page | Chief Executive Officer | $7,079,634 |
| Bryan Wulfsohn | President and Chief Investment Officer | $4,419,509 |
| Michael Roper | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,210,024 |
| Harold Schwartz | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $1,887,013 |
| Lori Samuels | Senior Vice President and Chief Loan Operations Officer | $1,579,018 |
Board service
MFA FINANCIAL board · FY2023–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: MFA FINANCIAL pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $150,000 in equity. As stated in MFA FINANCIAL's FY2025 proxy.
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