Company: MFAN
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-014577
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Company: MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 36
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 as Vice President of Finance for C12 Capital Management, a hedge fund. Ms. Lin began her career in the financial services industry in 2006 at Barclays Capital Inc., where she served as Vice President of Product Control for Principal Mortgage Trading Group. Ms. Lin holds a B.A. in Finance from Remin University of China, and an M.B.A. in Finance from University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, and she is a CFA charterholder. Michael C. Roper serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Roper joined MFA in 2014 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in September 2023. Mr. Roper previously served as our Chief Accounting Officer from December 2021

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TABLE OF CONTENTS through September 2023, and prior thereto he served as our Controller. Prior to joining MFA, Mr. Roper was the Assistant Controller for Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. Mr. Roper began his career at Ernst & Young LLP primarily focusing on providing client services to publicly traded mortgage REITs. Mr. Roper is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.S. from Bentley University and an M.S. from Pace University. Lori R. Samuels serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Loan Operations Officer. Ms. Samuels joined MFA in 2010 and has served as Chief Loan Operations Officer since September 2024. Prior thereto, Ms. Samuels held various asset management and loan operations positions since her joining MFA, and she has been a Senior Vice President of the Company since January 2016. Ms. Samuels began her career at Fitch Ratings, Inc. focusing on residential credit, and her experience also includes working at BNY Mellon. Ms. Samuels holds a B.B.A. with concentrations in finance and operations management from Emory University. Harold E. Schwartz serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. Schwartz joined MFA in 2011. From 2001 to 2011, Mr. Schwartz served as a Vice President and Senior Counsel for American Express Company, where he specialized in corporate, securities, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions matters. Mr. Schwartz began his career working for the law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. Mr. Schwartz has a J.D. from Georgetown University and an A.B. from Duke University. Natasha Seemungal serves as Senior Vice President and