MFA · Mfa Financial, Inc. · Executive Compensation

$8.78 -0.08 (-0.90%) At close · Sep 9

Russell 2000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$888.06M

101.09M

Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
C. L. Knutson	Chief Executive Officer	$825,000	$555,500	$4,080,011	—	$1,605,123	$14,000	$7,079,634
B. Wulfsohn	President and Chief Investment Officer	$700,000	$422,500	$2,250,009	—	$1,033,000	$14,000	$4,419,509
M. C. Roper	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$500,000	$896,000	$800,024	—	—	$14,000	$2,210,024
H. E. Schwartz	Senior Vice President and	$475,000	$648,000	$750,013	—	—	$14,000	$1,887,013
L. R. Samuels	Senior Vice President and Chief Loan Operations Officer	$400,000	$565,000	$600,018	—	—	$14,000	$1,579,018

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
C. L. Knutson	Chief Executive Officer	$800,000	$500,000	$4,000,017	—	$2,767,350	$13,800	$8,081,167
G. Kristjansson	Former Senior Vice President and Co-Chief Investment Officer	$559,896	—	$1,725,017	—	—	$2,609,073	$4,893,986
B. Wulfsohn	President and Chief Investment Officer	$625,000	$412,500	$1,725,017	—	$1,522,042	$13,800	$4,298,359
H. E. Schwartz	Senior Vice President and	$475,000	$925,000	$675,010	—	—	$13,800	$2,088,810
M. C. Roper	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$475,000	$925,000	$600,017	—	—	$13,800	$2,013,817
L. R. Samuels	Senior Vice President and Chief Loan Operations Officer	$325,000	$665,000	$400,019	—	—	$13,800	$1,403,819

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
C. L. Knutson	Chief Executive Officer	$800,000	$625,000	$4,000,015	—	$1,202,325	$13,200	$6,640,540
G. Kristjansson	Former Senior Vice President and Co-Chief Investment Officer	$625,000	$343,750	$1,725,012	—	$661,279	$13,200	$3,368,241
B. Wulfsohn	President and Chief Investment Officer	$625,000	$343,750	$1,725,012	—	$661,279	$13,200	$3,368,241
H. E. Schwartz	Senior Vice President and	$475,000	$600,000	$675,014	—	—	$13,200	$1,763,214
General Counsel	—	$475,000	$600,000	$675,014	—	—	$13,200	$1,763,214
M. C. Roper	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$350,000	$550,000	$400,017	—	—	$13,200	$1,313,217
S. D. Yarad	Former Chief Financial Officer	$336,458	—	$425,016	—	—	$13,200	$774,674

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
C. L. Knutson	Chief Executive Officer	$800,000	$750,000	$3,200,032	—	$1,500,000	$12,200	$6,262,232
G. Kristjansson	Former Senior Vice President and Co-Chief Investment Officer	$500,000	$356,250	$1,000,025	—	$712,500	$12,200	$2,580,975
B. Wulfsohn	President and Chief Investment Officer	$500,000	$356,250	$1,000,025	—	$712,500	$12,200	$2,580,975
General Counsel	Former Executive Officer	$455,000	$425,000	$375,013	—	—	$12,200	$1,267,213
H. E. Schwartz	Senior Vice President and	$455,000	$425,000	$375,013	—	—	$12,200	$1,267,213
S. D. Yarad	Former Chief Financial Officer	$475,000	$370,000	$375,013	—	—	$12,200	$1,232,213

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
C. L. Knutson	Chief Executive Officer and President	$800,000	$750,000	$2,850,004	—	$3,000,000	$11,600	$7,411,604
G. Kristjansson	Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President	$400,000	$356,250	$800,002	—	$1,425,000	$11,600	$2,992,852
B. Wulfsohn	Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President M. C. Roper Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$400,000	$356,250	$800,002	—	$1,425,000	$11,600	$2,992,852
H. E. Schwartz	Senior Vice President and	$455,000	$470,000	$375,002	—	—	$11,600	$1,311,602
General Counsel	Former Executive Officer	$455,000	$470,000	$375,002	—	—	$11,600	$1,311,602
S. D. Yarad	Former Chief Financial Officer	$475,000	$410,000	$375,002	—	—	$11,600	$1,271,602

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
C. L. Knutson	Chief Executive Officer and President	$800,000	$1,100,000	$2,668,552	—	—	$11,400	$4,579,952
B. Wulfsohn	Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President	$400,000	$475,000	$850,269	—	—	$11,400	$1,736,669
G. Kristjansson	Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President	$400,000	$475,000	$850,269	—	—	$11,400	$1,736,669
S. Yadav	Senior Vice President	$225,000	—	$255,880	—	—	$1,090,846	$1,571,726
General Counsel	—	$455,000	$330,000	$319,850	—	—	$11,400	$1,116,250
H. E. Schwartz	Senior Vice President and General Counsel	$455,000	$330,000	$319,850	—	—	$11,400	$1,116,250
S. D. Yarad	Chief Financial Officer	$475,000	$290,000	$319,850	—	—	$11,400	$1,096,250

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
C. L. Knutson	Chief Executive Officer and President	$700,000	$533,911	$2,701,570	—	$1,404,764	$11,200	$5,351,455
B. Wulfsohn	Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President	$350,000	$235,155	$1,005,598	—	$585,315	$11,200	$2,187,268
G. Kristjansson	Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President	$350,000	$235,155	$1,005,598	—	$585,315	$11,200	$2,187,268
S. Yadav	Senior Vice President	$300,000	$462,329	$483,546	—	—	$11,200	$1,257,075
S. D. Yarad	Chief Financial Officer	$475,000	$292,000	$287,057	—	—	$11,200	$1,065,257

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
C. L. Knutson	Chief Executive Officer and President	$700,000	$461,430	$2,644,987	—	$1,408,220	$11,000	$5,225,637
B. Wulfsohn	Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President	$350,000	$193,210	$972,485	—	$589,650	$11,000	$2,116,345
G. Kristjansson	Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President	$350,000	$193,210	$972,485	—	$589,650	$11,000	$2,116,345
S. Yadav	Senior Vice President	$300,000	$531,376	$515,533	—	—	$11,000	$1,357,909
S. D. Yarad	Chief Financial Officer	$475,000	$252,000	$278,850	—	—	$11,000	$1,016,850

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
C. L. Knutson	Chief Executive Officer and President	$700,000	$458,581	$1,804,860	—	$1,415,472	$10,800	$4,389,713
B. Wulfsohn	Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President	$300,000	$659,885	$475,303	—	—	$10,800	$1,445,988
G. Kristjansson	Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President	$300,000	$659,885	$475,303	—	—	$10,800	$1,445,988
S. Yadav	Senior Vice President	$300,000	$602,184	$432,896	—	—	$10,800	$1,345,880
S. D. Yarad	Chief Financial Officer	$475,000	$252,000	$238,229	—	—	$10,800	$976,029

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Christopher Small	Class III director	Appointed	2025-06-03	2025-06-05
Lisa Polsky	Class III director	Appointed	2025-06-03	2025-06-05
Christopher Small	director	Appointed	2025-03-04	2025-03-04

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