Hal Schwartz | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Craig Knutson | Chief Executive Officer and President |
Steve Yarad | Chief Financial Officer |
Bryan Wulfsohn | Co-Chief Investment Officer |
Gudmundur Kristjansson | Co-Chief Investment Officer |
Mike Smyth | KBW |
Steve DeLaney | JMP Securities |
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the MFA Financial, Incorporated First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants lines are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.