NEW YORK, April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) announced today that it is scheduled to present at: the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Securitization Research Conference in New York, New York on Wednesday, April 27, 2011; the 2011 RBC Capital Markets' Financial Institutions Conference in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday, May 5, 2011; and The Tenth Annual JMP Securities Research Conference in San Francisco, California on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.

MFA is scheduled to present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Securitization Research Conference, which is being held at the Grand Hyatt New York, 109 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017 on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT). An archived audio webcast replay of MFA's presentation will be available online at https://www.veracast.com/webcasts/baml/mortgage2011/id68778580.cfm on Friday, April 29, 2011, and will remain available for replay through Friday, May 27, 2011. The link will also be available on MFA's Investor Information page located on its website (www.mfa-reit.com) through Friday, May 27, 2011.

MFA is scheduled to present at the 2011 RBC Capital Markets' Financial Institutions Conference, which is being held at the Four Seasons Hotel Boston, 200 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, on Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. (EDT). A live audio webcast of MFA's presentation will be available online at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rbc131/panel4/ at 3:00 p.m. (EDT) on the day of the presentation and for a 30-day period following the presentation. The link will also be available on MFA's Investor Information page located on its website (www.mfa-reit.com) for a 30-day period following the presentation.

MFA is scheduled to present at The Tenth Annual JMP Securities Research Conference, which is being held at the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco, 600 Stockton Street, San Francisco, California 94108, on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. (PDT). A live audio and visual webcast of MFA's presentation will be available online at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/jmp13/mfa/ at 8:30 a.m. (PDT) on the day of the presentation and for a 90-day period following the presentation. The link will also be available on MFA's Investor Information page located on its website (www.mfa-reit.com) for a 30-day period following the presentation.

MFA is a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the business of investment, on a leveraged basis, in Agency and Non-Agency residential mortgage-backed securities.

When used in this press release or other written or oral communications, statements which are not historical in nature, including those containing words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "continue," "intend," "should," "may" or similar expressions, are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Statements regarding the following subjects, among others, may be forward-looking: changes in interest rates and the market value of MFA's MBS; changes in the prepayment rates on the mortgage loans securing MFA's MBS; MFA's ability to borrow to finance its assets; implementation of or changes in government regulations or programs affecting MFA's business; MFA's ability to maintain its qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes; MFA's ability to maintain its exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940; and risks associated with investing in real estate assets, including changes in business conditions and the general economy. These and other risks, uncertainties and factors, including those described in the annual, quarterly and current reports that MFA files with the SEC, could cause MFA's actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements it makes. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time and it is not possible to predict those events or how they may affect MFA. Except as required by law, MFA is not obligated to, and does not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  

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SOURCE MFA Financial, Inc.