Company: MFAN
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001055160-25-000018
Chunk: 172

Company: MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 1
Chunk 172
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 financing transactions for GAAP purposes, such income or loss is not likely to be recognized for GAAP.  As a result, the income recognized from securitization and re-securitization transactions may differ for tax and GAAP purposes.

Whether our investments are held by our REIT or one of its Taxable REIT Subsidiaries (TRS)

We estimate that for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, our net TRS taxable income (loss) will be $(50.0) million.  Net income or loss generated by our TRS subsidiaries is included in consolidated GAAP net income, but may not be included in REIT taxable income in the same period.  REIT taxable income generally does not include taxable income of the TRS unless and until it is distributed to the REIT.  For example, because our securitization transactions that are treated as a sale for tax purposes are undertaken by a domestic TRS, any gain or loss recognized on the sale is not included in our REIT taxable income until it is distributed by the TRS.  Similarly, the income earned from loans, securities, REO and other investments held by our domestic TRS is excluded from REIT taxable income until it is distributed by the TRS.  Net income of our foreign domiciled TRS subsidiaries is included in REIT taxable income as if distributed to the REIT in the taxable year it is earned by the foreign domiciled TRS.  A TRS may carry forward its net taxable losses indefinitely as net operating losses to offset up to 80% of its taxable income in future tax years, but REIT taxable income generally does not include the net taxable loss of a TRS unless the TRS liquidates for tax purposes.

Consequently, our REIT taxable income calculated in a given period may differ significantly from our GAAP net income.

Recent tax legislation

On July 4, 2025, the U.S. government enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), which includes several changes to U.S. federal income tax law, including the temporary and permanent extension of expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The Company is still evaluating the potential impacts of the OBBBA; however, the Company does not anticipate it will have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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Results of Operations

Quarter Ended September 30, 2025 Compared to the Quarter Ended June 30, 202