MFA Financial (MFA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.36 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.41 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 -12.20%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this real estate investment trust would post earnings of $0.38 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.44, delivering a surprise of 15.79%.Over the last four qua ...