{"url_path":"/sec/abr/8-k/2026-08-11/item-1-01","section_key":"item-1-01","section_title":"Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-08-11","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/0001253986-26-000053-index.html","accession_number":"0001253986-26-000053","cik":"0001253986","ticker":"ABR","issuer_name":"ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/0001253986-26-000053-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001253986","primary_entity_name":"ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC"},"word_count":277,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 1.01    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.\n\nOn August 11, 2026, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (“Arbor”) announced that its consolidated subsidiary, Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes 2026-FL2, LLC (the “Issuer”), issued $730,125,000 principal amount of investment grade-rated notes (the “Offered Notes”) and $94,875,000 principal amount of below investment grade-rated notes (collectively with the Offered Notes, the “Notes”), evidencing a commercial real estate mortgage loan securitization (the “Securitization”), and sold such Notes in a private placement. Consolidated subsidiaries of Arbor purchased $94,875,000 of below investment grade-rated notes and $17,532,000 of investment grade-rated notes.\n\nThe Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of August 11, 2026 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Issuer, Arbor Realty SR, Inc., as advancing agent, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as note administrator, paying agent, calculation agent, transfer agent, securities intermediary, backup advancing agent and notes registrar (the “Note Administrator”) and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as custodian. The information contained in Item 2.03 of this Form 8-K regarding the terms of the Indenture and the Notes is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.\n\nThe Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.\n\nThe proceeds of this Securitization will be used to repay borrowings under Arbor’s current credit facilities, pay transaction expenses and fund future loans and investments."}