MFA Financial reports Q3 EPS 37c, consensus 41c

Reports Q3 NII $50.625M vs $46.1M last year….GAAP book value at September 30 was $13.77 per common share. Economic book value, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $14.46 per common share. Total economic return was 3.3% for the third quarter. Net interest spread averaged 2.18% and net interest margin was 3.00%. MFA closed the quarter with unrestricted cash of $305.6M