Harold E. Schwartz | SVP, General Counsel, & Secretary |
Craig L. Knutson | CEO and President |
Stephen D. Yarad | CFO |
Gudmundur Kristjansson | Co-Chief Investment Officer |
Bryan Wulfsohn | Co-Chief Investment Officer |
Douglas Harter | Credit Suisse |
Stephen Laws | Raymond James |
Richard Shane | J.P. Morgan |
Kenneth Lee | RBC Capital Markets |
Eric Hagen | KBW |
Steve Delaney | JMP securities |
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the MFA Financial, Inc.
First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later on we will conduct a question-and-answer session.