MFA Financial names Bryan Wulfsohn President

MFA Financial, announced that Bryan Wulfsohn, MFA‘s Co-Chief Investment Officer, will assume the additional role of President of the Company effective September 3. Wulfsohn is a 14-year veteran of MFA with extensive experience managing the selection, oversight and funding of the Company’s investment portfolio. He will assume the role of President from Craig L. Knutson, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who will remain in such role. The Company also named Lori Samuels as MFA’s Chief Loan Operations Officer, where she will be responsible for overseeing MFA’s asset management, underwriting, contract finance and other loan-related operations. Ms. Samuels has worked at MFA since 2010, where she most recently served as Senior Vice President with responsibility for various loan operations.