Hal Schwartz | SVP, General Counsel and Secretary |
Craig Knutson | CEO and President |
Steve Yarad | CFO |
Gudmundur Kristjansson | Co-Chief Investment Officer |
Bryan Wulfsohn | Co-Chief Investment Officer |
Steve DeLaney | JMP Securities |
Stephen Laws | Raymond James |
Mike Smith | KBW |
Eric Hagen | BTIG |
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the MFA Financial, Inc.
Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all lines are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] And as a reminder, today's conference call is being recorded.