MFA Financial Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
MFA Financial's CEO is Craig Knutson, appointed in Jan 2014, has a tenure of 10.25 years. total yearly compensation is $6.26M, comprised of 12.8% salary and 87.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.6% of the company’s shares, worth $6.44M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.8 years and 4.9 years respectively.
Key information
Craig Knutson
Chief executive officer
US$6.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 12.8% |
| CEO tenure | 10.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.6% |
| Management average tenure | 3.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
MFA PFDs Revisited: FOMC Has Changed The Outlook (Rating Upgrade)
Dec 26MFA Financial: Not Yet A Buy, Wait For Bullish Indicators
Nov 22MFA Financial: A High-Yielding Mortgage REIT Started Generating Decent Price Growth
Aug 27MFA Financial Q4 2022 Earnings Preview
Feb 22MFA Financial: Don't Chase Yield After A 20% Dividend Cut
Feb 08Consider MFA Financial Convertible Notes Yielding 12.7%
Jan 10MFA Financial decrease dividend by -20.5% to $0.35/share
Dec 14MFA Financial: Buy This REIT For Solid Dividend Yield
Dec 06MFA Financial Non-GAAP EPS of $0.28 misses by $0.07, Net interest income of $52.29M misses by $0.61M
Nov 03MFA Financial stock climbs 5% aftermarket on preliminary estimates for Q3
Oct 17MFA Financial declares $0.44 dividend
Sep 13MFA Financial: Strong Yield But Negative Total Return
Aug 16MFA Financial: The Reverse Stock Split Makes Investors Wary
May 19MFA Financial: Buy The Dip
Feb 25MFA Financial: Exceptional Dividend With A Diversified Loan Portfolio
Feb 16MFA Financial reports Q1 results
May 06Did MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) Insiders Buy Up More Shares?
Feb 22
Here's What MFA Financial, Inc.'s (NYSE:MFA) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like
Jan 01
MFA Financial to redeem $100M senior notes due 2042
Dec 22MFA Financial raises dividend by 50% to $0.075 per share
Dec 17CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$47m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$36m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$35m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$109m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$6m | US$800k | -US$265m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$228m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$40m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$127m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$7m | US$800k | US$295m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$297m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$252m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$282m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$5m | US$800k | -US$709m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$650m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$638m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$637m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$5m | US$700k | US$362m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$322m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$314m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$291m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$5m | US$700k | US$286m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$325m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$302m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$311m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$4m | US$700k | US$307m |
Compensation vs Market: Craig's total compensation ($USD6.26M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.42M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Craig's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Craig Knutson (64 yo)
10.3yrs
Tenure
US$6,262,232
Compensation
Mr. Craig L. Knutson has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of MFA Financial, Inc. since August 16, 2017 and January 1, 2014 respectively. Mr. Knutson served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of MF...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 10.3yrs | US$6.26m | 0.60% $ 6.4m | |
| Senior VP & Co-Chief Investment Officer | 5.3yrs | US$2.58m | 0.16% $ 1.7m | |
| Senior VP & Co-Chief Investment Officer | 5.3yrs | US$2.58m | 0.13% $ 1.4m | |
| Senior VP | no data | US$1.27m | 0.063% $ 679.5k | |
| Senior VP & CFO | less than a year | no data | 0.031% $ 338.6k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & CTO | 7.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Co-Controller | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.012% $ 125.7k | |
| Senior VP & Co-Controller | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.011% $ 119.9k |
3.8yrs
Average Tenure
42.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: MFA's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 6.7yrs | US$6.26m | 0.60% $ 6.4m | |
| Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$280.00k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 14.3yrs | US$300.00k | 0.028% $ 303.8k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chair of the Board | 9.8yrs | US$385.00k | 0.0028% $ 30.1k | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | US$270.00k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3.8yrs | US$270.00k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 4.9yrs | US$300.00k | 0.0048% $ 51.9k |
4.9yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: MFA's board of directors are considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).