Mfa Financial, Inc. · NYSE:MFA

Mfa Financial — Investor Presentation (April 2012)

19 slides from Mfa Financial's investor presentation, Apr 10, 2012

  1. Slide 1: April 2012

    April 2012 FINANCIAL, INC

  2. Slide 2: Forward-looking statements

    2 When used in this presentation or other written or oral communications, statements that are not historical in nature, including those containing words such as “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continue,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “may” or similar expressio

  3. Slide 3: MFA is an internally managed REIT investing in Agency and Non-Agency RMBS

    3 MFA is an internally managed REIT positioned to benefit from investment in both Agency and Non-Agency Residential MBS

  4. Slide 4: Investment opportunities exist in RMBS, particularly Non-Agency

    4 Investment opportunities exist in RMBS, particularly in the Non-Agency sector. Agency MBS investment returns continue to benefit from a steep yield curve. Despite governmental actions, refinancing rates are not spiking. In this period of economic uncertainty, our goal remains to generate double-di

  5. Slide 5: 14.5% Annual Return Since January 2000

    5 14.5% Annual Return Since January 2000 Source: Bloomberg *Through December 31, 2011. Includes reinvestment of dividends. Total Return*

  6. Slide 6: MFA Asset Allocation Strategy

    6 MFA Asset Allocation Strategy Investment in Residential MBS Including Both Agency MBS and Non-Agency MBS At December 31, 2011 Agency MBS Non - Agency MBS (1) Cash Other, net Total (Dollars in Thousands) Amortized Cost $ 6,921,275 $ 4,154,746 $ 409,524 $ (49,884) $ 11,435,661 Market Value $ 7,137,5

  7. Slide 7: MFA Strategy – Agency MBS

    7 Low premium exposure: Agency Portfolio average amortized cost basis is 102.6%. MFA’s Agency MBS portfolio has limited exposure to HARP 2.0: The majority of MFA’s securities that could be affected have underlying mortgages that are currently in their interest-only period (limiting the incentive to

  8. Slide 8: MFA Strategy – Non-Agency MBS: Increasing Portfolio

    8 MFA owned $4.0 billion market value of Non-Agency MBS with an average amortized cost of 73% of par. In the fourth quarter of 2011, these assets generated a loss adjusted yield of 7.06% on an unlevered basis. These assets are less sensitive to changes in the yield curve and interest rates. Returns

  9. Slide 9: Non-Agency MBS – Largest Positions

    9 Non-Agency MBS – 20 Largest Positions Data as of March 31, 2012. FICO scores as of deal origination date. Projections Assume Continued Housing Market Weakness with Defaults Well in Excess of Currently Delinquent Mortgages % of Total Portfolio Collateral Type FICO WALA Credit Support (%) 60+ DQ Pro

  10. Slide 10: Example of Loss-Adjusted Yield

    10 Example of Loss-Adjusted Yield In general, MFA’s yields are based on estimated future cash flows utilizing credit assumptions similar to those used in the slow speed, loss-adjusted illustration. MFA Strategy – Non-Agency MBS For Illustrative Purposes Only Prepay Scenario Price Coupon Defaults Sev

  11. Slide 11: MFA Strategy – Non-Agency MBS: Credit Reserve Estimates

    11 MFA Strategy – Non-Agency MBS While Housing Fundamentals Remain Weak, We Have Factored This Into Our Credit Reserve Estimates* Credit enhancement: Average credit enhancement of 5.2% absorbs realized losses before the securities owned by MFA are impacted. Discounted purchase price: On average, cap

  12. Slide 12: Deeply Discounted Purchase Price, Substantial Credit Reserve and Credit Enhancement

    12 MFA Strategy – Non-Agency MBS Deeply Discounted Purchase Price, Substantial Credit Reserve and 5.2% Credit Enhancement mitigate Credit Risk * Information regarding Non-Agency MBS is presented on a non-GAAP basis. For a GAAP reconciliation of such items, see Annex 1. Non-Agency Portfolio As of Dec

  13. Slide 13: Adding Financing Structures for Non-Agency MBS

    13 Non-Agency MBS We are Adding Financing Structures that Reduce our Reliance on Short-Term Non-Agency Repurchase Arrangements As of the first quarter of 2012, we have entered into a three-year collateralized financing arrangement that effectively provides $500 million of financing for Non-Agency MB

  14. Slide 14: Less Than One-Third of Non-Agency MBS Funded with Short-Term Repo

    14 Less Than One-Third of MFA Non-Agency MBS Funded with Short-Term Repo* Non- Agency Financing $ % Market value of Non-Agency MBS $ 4.2 Billion 100% Repo (less than 12 months) $ 1.2 Billion 29% Securitized Debt $ 1.0 Billion 24% Multi-year Collateralized Financing $ .5 Billion 12% Equity $ 1.5 Bill

  15. Slide 15: MFA Financial, Inc. summary

    15 MFA Financial, Inc. Internally managed. Goal is to generate double-digit returns on equity. 14.5% annual return since 2000 (including reinvestment of dividends). While housing fundamentals do remain weak, we believe this has been appropriately factored into our cash flow projections and credit re

  16. Slide 16: MFA Financial, Inc.

    MFA FINANCIAL, INC

  17. Slide 17: Annex 1 – Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    Information pertaining to MFA’s Non-Agency MBS that are a component of Linked Transactions are reconciled below as of and for the three months ended December 31, 2011 with the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, as follows: 17 ANNEX 1 – Reconciliations of N

  18. Slide 18: Annex 1 – Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (cont)

    The table below reconciles MFA’s Non-Agency MBS and related repurchase agreement borrowings and securitized debt on a GAAP basis to reflect on a combined basis its Non-Agency MBS and related repurchase agreements underlying its Linked Transactions, which is a Non-GAAP financial measure. Based on thi

  19. Slide 19: MFA Financial, Inc.

    MFA FINANCIAL, INC

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