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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
_________________
 
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 23, 2008
 
MFA MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Maryland
  
1-13991
  
13-3974868
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  
(Commission
File No.)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

350 Park Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, New York 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (212) 207-6400
 
                                Not Applicable                                
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 
 
 
ITEM 5.02.
DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
 
On June 23 2008, the Board of Directors of MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc. (“MFA”) appointed William S. Gorin, MFA’s then Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to the office of President and Chief Financial Officer and Ronald A. Freydberg, MFA’s then Executive Vice President and Chief Portfolio Officer, as MFA’s Chief Investment Officer and Executive Vice President.  Following such appointments, Mr. Gorin’s annualized base salary will be $800,000 and Mr. Freydberg’s annualized base salary will be $750,000.
 
MFA issued a press release regarding these appointments on June 23, 2008, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 9.01.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
 
  (c) Exhibits.
     
 
99.1
Press Release, dated June 23, 2008, announcing management appointments.
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
  MFA MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS, INC.
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Timothy W. Korth  
    Timothy W. Korth   
   
General Counsel and Senior Vice President –
Business Development  
  
       
Date: June 23, 2008