JAMES A. BRODSKY - Corporate Board Profile

MFA FINANCIAL, INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2012-04-09	James A. Brodsky, an independent director, currently serves as the Lead Director...James A. Brodsky, 66, has served as a director of MFA since 2004...The Board established the Lead Director role to be fully independent of MFA's management. James A. Brodsky, an independent director, currently serves as the Lead Director...James A. Brodsky...Total ($) 213,300.
2013-04-09	James A. Brodsky... Mr. Brodsky is a partner in, and a founding member of, the law firm of Weiner Brodsky Kider PC... James A. Brodsky... Robin Josephs (Chair), Stephen R. Blank, James A. Brodsky and Alan L. Gosule are currently the members of the Compensation Committee... Michael L. Dahir (Chair), James A. Brodsky and Alan L. Gosule are currently the members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee... The following table summarizes the compensation of our Non-Employee Directors for the year ended December 31, 2012... James A. Brodsky 181,879
2014-04-08	James A. Brodsky, 68, has served as a director of MFA since 2004. He is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. His total compensation for 2013 was $186,003.
2015-04-08	James A. Brodsky, 69, has served as a director of MFA since 2004... The Compensation Committee is responsible for, among other things, overseeing the design, approval, administration and evaluation of MFAs compensation plans, policies and programs and reviewing and establishing the compensation of our directors and executive officers... James A. Brodsky is currently the members of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee... The following table summarizes the compensation of our Non-Employee Directors for the year ended December 31, 2014. James A. Brodsky Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 114,000 Stock Awards ($) 100,005 Total ($) 214,005
2016-04-12	James A. Brodsky is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He received total compensation of $220,000 in 2015.
2017-04-11	James A. Brodsky, 71, has served as a director of MFA since 2004. He is a partner in the law firm of Weiner Brodsky Kider PC. He serves on the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. 2016 Non-Employee Director Compensation: $220,000 total.
2018-04-05	James A. Brodsky, 72, has served as a director of MFA since 2004. ... James A. Brodsky is a member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. 2017 Non-Employee Director Compensation: James A. Brodsky total $270,000.
2019-04-09	James A. Brodsky, 73, has served as a director of MFA since 2004. He is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. 2018 Non-Employee Director Compensation: $270,000.
2020-04-27	James A. Brodsky is an independent director and member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. His 2019 compensation was $270,000.
2021-04-21	James A. Brodsky, 75, has served as a director of MFA since 2004. ... Mr. Brodsky’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his significant experience as a lawyer and founding member of a national law firm specializing in residential mortgage finance, his extensive knowledge of the origination and servicing of, and the regulatory aspects relating to, residential mortgage loans, his experience with the federal executive branch agencies that regulate and directly affect the residential mortgage sector and his general experience with corporate governance, finance and other related matters. ... Compensation Committee. Robin Josephs (Chair), James A. Brodsky and Richard C. Wald are currently the members of the Compensation Committee. ... Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. George H. Krauss (Chair), James A. Brodsky, Laurie S. Goodman and Francis J. Oelerich III are currently the members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. ... 2020 Non-Employee Director Compensation ... James A. Brodsky 120,000 cash fees, 150,000 stock awards, total 270,000.
2022-04-27	James A. Brodsky, Laurie S. Goodman, Robin Josephs, Francis J. Oelerich III, Lisa Polsky, Sheila A. Stamps and Richard C. Wald, qualify as independent directors. Compensation Committee members include James A. Brodsky. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee members include James A. Brodsky. 2021 Non-Employee Director Compensation: James A. Brodsky total $270,000.