EX-FILING FEES

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables
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MFA FINANCIAL, INC.

Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities	☐Not Applicable

		Security Type	Security Class Title	Fee Calculation or Carry Forward Rule	Amount Registered	Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit	Maximum Aggregate Offering Price	Fee Rate	Amount of Registration Fee	Carry Forward Form Type	Carry Forward File Number	Carry Forward Initial Effective Date	Filing Fee Previously Paid in Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward
Newly Registered Securities
Fees to be Paid	1	Equity	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	457(r)				0.0001531
Fees to be Paid	2	Equity	Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share	457(r)				0.0001531
Fees to be Paid	3	Equity	Depositary shares	457(r)				0.0001531
Fees to be Paid	4	Other	Warrants	457(r)				0.0001531
Fees to be Paid	5	Debt	Debt Securities	457(r)				0.0001531
Fees to be Paid	6	Other	Rights	457(r)				0.0001531
Fees to be Paid	7	Other	Units	457(r)				0.0001531
Fees Previously Paid
Carry Forward Securities
Carry Forward Securities
			Total Offering Amounts:				$ 0.00		$ 0.00
			Total Fees Previously Paid:						$ 0.00
			Total Fee Offsets:						$ 0.00
			Net Fee Due:						$ 0.00

Offering Note

¹	1 (a) An unspecified number or amount of the securities of each identified class of securities is being registered as may be issued from time to time at indeterminate prices. There is also being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of securities as may be issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange for, as the case may be, any other securities registered hereby. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable upon exercise, conversion, or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities or that are issued in units. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also covers any additional securities that may be offered in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of any of the securities. 1 (b) In reliance on and in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant is deferring payment of the registration fee.

²	See Offering Note 1 (a) and 1 (b).

³	See Offering Note 1 (a) and 1 (b).

⁴	See Offering Note 1 (a) and 1 (b).

⁵	See Offering Note 1 (a) and 1 (b).

⁶	See Offering Note 1 (a) and 1 (b).

⁷	See Offering Note 1 (a) and 1 (b).

Table 2: Fee Offset Claims and Sources	☑Not Applicable

		Registrant or Filer Name	Form or Filing Type	File Number	Initial Filing Date	Filing Date	Fee Offset Claimed	Security Type Associated with Fee Offset Claimed	Security Title Associated with Fee Offset Claimed	Unsold Securities Associated with Fee Offset Claimed	Unsold Aggregate Offering Amount Associated with Fee Offset Claimed	Fee Paid with Fee Offset Source
Rules 457(b) and 0-11(a)(2)
Fee Offset Claims	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fee Offset Sources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rule 457(p)
Fee Offset Claims	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fee Offset Sources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Table 3: Combined Prospectuses	☑Not Applicable

	Security Type	Security Class Title	Amount of Securities Previously Registered	Maximum Aggregate Offering Price of Securities Previously Registered	Form Type	File Number	Initial Effective Date
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A