Archived Investigations

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ABR)

Company Name:Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
Stock Symbol:NYSE: ABR
Court:Eastern District of New York
Class Period Start:05/07/2021
Class Period End (inclusive):07/11/2024
Filing Deadline:The deadline has passed.
August 1, 2024

Arbor Realty and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws. 

On March 14, 2023, NINGI Research reported that “ABR has been hiding a toxic real estate portfolio of mobile homes with a complex web of real and fake holdings companies for more than a decade.”

On this news, the price of ABR shares fell from $12.99 per share on March 13, 2023, to $12.12 per share on March 14, 2023, and then $11.53 per share on March 15, 2023. Then, on July 12, 2024, Bloomberg reported that the Company was the subject of a probe by federal prosecutors and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New York that were “inquiring about lending practices and the company’s claims about the performance of their loan book.” On this news, the price of ABR shares fell from $15.53 per share on July 11, 2024, to $12.89 per share on July 12, 2024.

The case is Martin v. Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., No. 24-cv-05347.

Click here to read the first filed complaint.