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MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
NEW YORK, February 18, 2026--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) today provided its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025:
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