Company: ABR-PF
Filing Date: 2025-08-01
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001253986-25-000014
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Company: ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
Filing Date: 2025-08-01
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
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 which is having, and may continue to have, a negative impact on our net interest income. Additionally, the prolonged high-interest rate environment has 

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contributed to a decline in certain commercial real estate values, leading to increased reserves, when the collateral value is considered insufficient to fully repay the loans.

The above mentioned short-term interest rate reductions have resulted, and will continue to result, in a decrease in the net interest income on our floating rate loan book and reductions in the earnings on our cash and escrow balances. For additional details, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” below.

The elevated and volatile interest rates, along with geopolitical uncertainty, has caused some disruptions in certain segments of the financial services, real estate, and credit markets, leading to tighter liquidity conditions. Despite these periodic disruptions, we have been successful in raising capital through various vehicles, when needed, to continue to operate and strengthen our business.

The increased cost of credit, or degradation in debt financing terms, has impacted, and may continue to impact, our ability to identify and execute investments on attractive terms, or at all. Additionally, although the majority of our cash is currently on deposit with major financial institutions, our balances often exceed insured limits. We limit the exposure relating to these balances by diversifying them among various counterparties. Generally, deposits may be redeemed upon demand and are maintained at financial institutions with reputable credit and, therefore, we believe we bear minimal credit risk.

We are a national originator with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the GSEs remain the most significant providers of capital to the multifamily market. FHFA set its 2025 Caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at $73 billion for each enterprise for a total opportunity of $146 billion, which is an increase from its 2024 Caps of $70 billion for each enterprise. FHFA stated they will continue to monitor the market and reserves the right to increase the 2025 Caps if warranted, however, they will not reduce the 2025 Caps if the market is smaller than initially projected. To promote affordable housing preservation, loans classified as supporting workforce housing properties will be exempt from the 2025 Caps. Workforce housing loans preserve rents at affordable levels in multifamily properties, typically without the use of public subsidies. The 2025 Caps will continue to mandate that at least 50% be directed towards mission driven, affordable housing, with affordability levels corresponding to 80%-120% of area median income, depending on the market. Our origin