UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ___________________________________________________________________________ FORM 10-Q (Mark One) ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number: 1-13991 MFA FINANCIAL, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) __________________________________________________________________ (State or other jurisdiction of incorporatio ...