May 8 (Reuters) - MFA Financial Inc:
* MFA FINANCIAL, INC. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2018 FINANCIAL RESULTS
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.17 — THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* AS OF MARCH 31, 2018, BOOK VALUE PER COMMON SHARE WAS $7.62
* QTRLY NET INTEREST INCOME $53.2 MILLION VERSUS $66.9 MILLION Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com)
