EX-32.2 5 e606000_ex32-2.htm Unassociated Document
 
Exhibit 32.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
The undersigned, the Chief Financial Officer of MFA Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies on the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009 (the “Form 10-Q”), filed herewith by the Company, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
     
By:
/s/ William S. Gorin  
Dated:  November 4, 2009
  William S. Gorin  
Title: 
President and Chief Financial Officer