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Arbor Realty Trust Closes a $1.05 Billion Collateralized Loan Obligation Securitization

UNIONDALE, N.Y., Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ABR), today announced the closing of a $1.05 billion commercial real estate mortgage loan securitization (the "Securitization"). An aggregate of approximately $933 million of investment grade-rated notes were issued (the "Notes") and Arbor retained subordinate interests in the issuing vehicle of approximately $117 million. The $1.05 billion of collateral includes approximately $123 million of capacity to acquire additional loans for a period of up to 180 days from the closing date of the Securitization.

The Notes have an initial weighted average spread of 1.82% over Term SOFR, excluding fees and transaction costs. The facility has a replenishment period of approximately two years and six months that allows the principal proceeds from repayments of the portfolio assets to be reinvested in qualifying replacement assets, subject to certain conditions.

The offering of the investment grade-rated Notes was made pursuant to a private placement. The investment grade-rated Notes were issued under an indenture and secured initially by a portfolio of real estate related assets and cash with a face value of $1.05 billion, with such real estate related assets consisting primarily of first mortgage bridge loans.

Arbor intends to own the portfolio of real estate related assets through the vehicle until its maturity and expects to account for ...