Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. filings document the public-company disclosures of a Maryland real estate investment trust and commercial real estate lender. Its Form 8-K reports include earnings releases, Regulation FD investor presentations, dividend announcements, share repurchase activity, senior note financing and commercial real estate mortgage loan securitization agreements tied to its loan and investment portfolio.
The filing record also covers capital structure and governance matters, including common stock, Series D, Series E and Series F cumulative redeemable preferred stock, executive appointments, board changes and related employment or compensation arrangements. Proxy materials describe director elections, executive compensation, equity awards and shareholder voting matters for the company’s REIT governance framework.
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. reported that its subsidiary, Arbor Realty SR, Inc., has priced an offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 8.50% Senior Notes due 2028 in a private transaction. The Notes are being offered to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to certain non-U.S. persons under Regulation S. The company states that the Notes and their related guarantee are not registered under U.S. securities laws and may only be sold under applicable exemptions. A press release detailing the pricing was issued on December 11, 2025.
Arbor Realty Trust director reports stock purchase and RSU dividend equivalents. Director William C. Green bought 12,800 shares of Arbor Realty Trust common stock on November 28, 2025 in an open market purchase at an average price of $9.02 per share, bringing his directly held stake to 205,418 shares.
On November 26, 2025, he also received 1,476 fully vested restricted stock units (RSUs) as a dividend equivalent on his existing RSUs, with 45,904 derivative securities beneficially owned afterward. He has elected to defer receipt of the underlying common stock until his board service ends or an earlier change in control, under a pre-established deferral election.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc. director Kenneth J. Bacon reported a compensation-related equity transaction. On November 26, 2025, he received 335 fully vested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. in lieu of the dividend equivalent that was due on his existing RSUs and paid by the company on that same date. These RSUs represent a right to receive shares of common stock with a stated price of $9.03 per share and increase his derivative securities holdings to 10,426 RSUs held directly.
Mr. Bacon has elected to defer both his dividend equivalents and the receipt of the common stock underlying these RSUs until January 1, 2027, or earlier if there is a change in control of the company or his service as a director ends, consistent with a pre-established deferral election.
Arbor Realty Trust director reports dividend-equivalent RSUs
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. director Melvin F. Lazar reported receiving 1,161 fully vested restricted stock units (RSUs) of the company on November 26, 2025. These RSUs were granted in lieu of the dividend equivalent due on his existing RSUs and were paid by the company on the same date. Following this transaction, Mr. Lazar beneficially owned 36,101 derivative securities in the form of RSUs. He has elected to defer both his dividend equivalents and the receipt of the common stock issuable upon RSU conversion until his board service ends, or earlier upon a change in control, under a pre-established deferral election.
Arbor Realty Trust CEO Ivan Kaufman filed a Form 4 reporting internal transfers of his equity interests in the company. On 11/17/2025, he moved 334,700 shares of common stock and 80,161 shares of special voting preferred stock between his direct ownership and IK Main LLC, a limited liability company that he wholly owns and manages. The filing states these transfers were made for administrative convenience and did not involve any sale of securities or change in his beneficial ownership. He also reports indirect holdings through Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC and related partnership common units linked to Arbor Realty Trust common stock.
Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) reported an insider stock purchase by an executive officer. On 11/17/2025, the company’s CCO & Head of Non-Agcy Prod acquired 2,508 shares of common stock in an open market transaction coded as a purchase (P) at a price of $8.30 per share. Following this transaction, the reporting person beneficially owns 70,921 shares of Arbor Realty Trust common stock, held directly.
Arbor Realty Trust director reports open-market stock purchase. Director Melvin F. Lazar bought 5,000 shares of Arbor Realty Trust common stock on 11/17/2025 at a price of $8.28 per share. After this transaction, he beneficially owns 239,714 shares held directly in his name. The filing notes this was a routine Form 4 report of insider activity and was signed by an attorney-in-fact on his behalf.
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (ABR) director and CEO Ivan Kaufman reported recent open-market purchases of company stock. Through IK Main LLC, which he wholly owns and manages, he bought 25,000 shares of common stock on November 13, 2025 at $9.10 per share and 29,000 shares on November 17, 2025 at an average cost of $8.34 per share, with prices ranging from $8.25 to $8.36. Following these transactions, IK Main LLC held 54,000 shares indirectly. Kaufman also reported direct ownership of 1,989,816 shares of common stock and indirect ownership of 2,535,870 shares through Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC, while disclaiming beneficial ownership of those shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. reports softer results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025 as higher credit costs and loan workouts weigh on earnings. Net income attributable to common stockholders for Q3 2025 was $38.5 million (basic EPS $0.20), down from $58.2 million (EPS $0.31) a year earlier. For the nine-month period, net income attributable to common stockholders fell to $92.9 million from $163.4 million, with basic EPS declining to $0.48 from $0.87, while common dividends declared were $0.90 per share versus $1.29.
Total assets grew to $13.9 billion from $13.5 billion, driven largely by a structured loan portfolio of $11.7 billion unpaid principal balance and rising real estate owned, which increased to $471.3 million from $176.5 million as more foreclosed properties moved onto the balance sheet. The allowance for credit losses on loans and investments rose to $246.3 million, and non‑performing loans carried value of $554.8 million. Arbor also modified over $2.0 billion of loans for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty year‑to‑date, highlighting continued stress in parts of its multifamily and single‑family rental portfolio.
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. filed an 8-K stating it issued a press release with earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
The company’s securities trade on the NYSE: ABR (common), ABR-PD (6.375% Series D preferred), ABR-PE (6.25% Series E preferred), and ABR-PF (6.25% Series F fixed-to-floating preferred).