---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-150525"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MFA"
cik: "0001055160"
company_name: "MFA FINANCIAL, INC."
filed_at: "2021-12-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T00:23:28.598750+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MFA Financial elects Sheila A. Stamps to board, expanding size to eight directors

## Summary
- Elected Sheila A. Stamps as director effective Dec. 15, 2021; board expanded from 7 to 8 seats.
- Stamps appointed to Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
- Currently serves on boards of Atlas Air Worldwide, Pitney Bowes, and CIT Group; former executive at Bank of America and Bank One.
- Board now has 8 directors, 7 independent, 4 women.
- Stamps brings experience in strategy, risk management, and regulatory matters.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-150525
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MFA
- cik: 0001055160
- company_name: MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
- filed_at: 2021-12-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465921150525/0001104659-21-150525-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465921150525/tm2135599d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-150525
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-150525.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-150525.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sheila A. Stamps was elected as Director at MFA FINANCIAL, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 15, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of MFA Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Sheila A. Stamps as a director of the Company effective as of such date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465921150525/0001104659-21-150525-index.htm

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