Appointment · 8 October 2026
MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
MFA · Listed
Key facts
- How the CEO left
- Retirement
- Planned or abrupt
- Planned
- Successor
- Internal (a current executive)
- Outgoing CEO stays as
- Board member
- Signs it was forced
- None stated
- Other news alongside
- None
- Effective
- 1 July 2027
- Reason given
- retirement
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The announcement
(c) and (d) On October 8, 2026, MFA announced the appointment of Bryan Wulfsohn, age 43, as CEO of the Company, effective July 1, 2027, following the retirement of Mr. Knutson.
Mr. Wulfsohn’s 2027 base salary, as well as the target amount of his 2027 annual performance-based bonus and grant date values of his 2027 equity awards, which are described below, are reflective of his position as President of the Company through June 30, 2027, and his promotion to Chief Executive Officer of the Company as of July 1, 2027, following Mr. Knutson’s retirement.
Sentences matched by our CEO change rules, from the first filing. Read the 8-K on SEC EDGAR ↗
Share price reaction
The filing reached SEC EDGAR on 8 October 2026 at 20:30 New York time, after the market closed, so day 0 is the next trading day, 9 October 2026. Day 0 is marked by the vertical line.
| Window | MFA | S&P 500 | Abnormal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days 0 to +1 | −7.0% | +0.5% | −7.5% |
| Days 0 to +3 | −8.8% | −0.6% | −8.9% |
| 1 month (days 0 to +21)so far, 13 of 22 days | −6.3% | −0.6% | −6.5% |
| 3 months (days 0 to +63)so far, 13 of 64 days | −6.3% | −0.6% | −6.5% |
The abnormal return is the stock's return beyond what its usual relationship with the market (beta 0.65) predicts. A single stock's move can reflect other news on the same days, so it describes what happened rather than measuring the effect of the CEO change; averages across many events are on the Research design page as they are completed.
News coverage
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