POWER OF ATTORNEY
Published on January 12, 2010
POWER
OF ATTORNEY
FOR
SEC FILINGS ON FORMS ID, 3, 4, 5 AND 144
IN
RESPECT OF SECURITIES OF
MFA FINANCIAL,
INC.
The
undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Timothy W. Korth, Teresa D. Covello
and Shira E. Finkel or any one of them acting alone, as her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution
for her in her name and stead in any and all capacities, to sign and file for
and on her behalf, in respect of any acquisition, disposition or other change in
ownership of any shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of MFA
Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), the
following:
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(i)
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any
Form ID to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”);
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(ii)
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any
Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3 to be
filed with the SEC;
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(iii)
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any
Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 to be
filed with the SEC;
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(iv)
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any
Annual Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 5 to be
filed with the SEC;
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(v)
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any
Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities on Form 144 to be filed with the
SEC; and
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(vi)
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any
and all agreements, certificates, receipts, or other documents in
connection therewith.
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The
undersigned hereby gives full power and authority to the attorney-in-fact to
seek and obtain as the undersigned’s representative and on the undersigned’s
behalf, information on transactions in the Company’s securities from any third
party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and
the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release such information to
the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of
information.
The
undersigned hereby grants unto such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
in connection with such matters and hereby ratifies and confirms all that any
such attorney-in-fact and agent or substitute may do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
The
undersigned acknowledges that:
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(i)
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neither
the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the
undersigned’s responsibility to comply with the requirement of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),
(ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such
requirements or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for
profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act;
and
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(ii)
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this
Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for
compliance with the undersigned’s obligations under the Exchange Act,
including without limitation the reporting requirements under Section 16
of the Exchange Act.
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This
Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney.
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Date: January
4, 2010
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/s/ Robin Josephs | |
| Name: Robin Josephs |