MFA Financial (MFA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.44 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.38 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.40 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 15.79%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this real estate investment trust would post earnings of $0.40 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.35, delivering a surprise of -12.50%. Over the last four q ...