Company: MFAN
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001055160-25-000004
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Company: MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7A
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see Notes 5(e), 6 and 13).  (f)  Goodwill & Intangible Assets At December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had goodwill of $61.1 million, which represents the excess of the fair value of consideration paid over the fair value of net assets acquired in connection with the acquisition of Lima One, and other intangible assets of $4.8 million and $8.0 million, respectively (net of amortization), primarily comprised of customer relationships, non-competition agreements (fully amortized as of June 30, 2022), trademarks and trade names, and internally developed software recognized as part of the acquisition of Lima One (see Note 5(b)).  The intangible assets are amortized over their expected useful lives, which ranged from one to ten years at acquisition. Goodwill, which is not subject to amortization, and intangible assets are tested for impairment at least annually, or more frequently under certain circumstances that could reduce the fair value of the Lima One reporting unit (a component of the Lima One segment) below its carrying amount.  Through December 31, 2024, the Company had not recognized any impairment against its goodwill or intangible assets.  Goodwill and intangible assets are included in Other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.(g) Real Estate Owned (“REO”) REO represents real estate acquired by the Company, including through foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure, or purchased in connection with the acquisition of residential whole loans. Generally, REO acquired through foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure is initially recorded at fair value less estimated selling costs.  REO acquired in connection with the acquisition of residential whole loans is initially recorded at its purchase price.  Subsequent to acquisition, REO is reported, at each reporting date, at the lower of the current carrying amount or fair value less estimated selling costs and for presentation purposes is included in Other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  Changes in fair value that result in an adjustment to the reported amount of an REO property that has a fair value at or below its carrying amount are reported in Other Income/(Loss), net on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations (see Note 5).Certain multifamily REO properties and Commercial properties held within unconsolidated VIEs acquired by the Company are not immediately available for sale because we generally intend to stabilize the operations at such properties. Therefore, each property is measured at fair