---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-126047"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MFA"
cik: "0001055160"
company_name: "MFA FINANCIAL, INC."
filed_at: "2023-12-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T12:30:36.935910+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MFA Financial appoints Bryan Doran as Chief Accounting Officer

## Summary
- Bryan Doran appointed Senior VP and Chief Accounting Officer, effective Dec 13, 2023.
- Doran assumes CAO role from Michael Roper, who remains Chief Financial Officer.
- No other officer changes disclosed in the filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-126047
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MFA
- cik: 0001055160
- company_name: MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-12-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465923126047/0001104659-23-126047-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465923126047/tm2332847d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-126047.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Bryan Doran was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at MFA FINANCIAL, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: Effective December 13, 2023, Bryan Doran, was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of MFA Financial, Inc.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1055160/000110465923126047/0001104659-23-126047-index.htm

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