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Did Arbor’s US$1.21 Billion Refinancing Into Cheaper JPM Repo Lines Just Shift ABR’s Investment Narrative?
Arbor Realty Trust recently redeemed in full US$787.0 million of notes from its legacy CLO 17 and moved about US$1.21 billion of assets into two JPMorgan Chase repurchase facilities with lower financing costs and higher leverage.
This refinancing boosted Arbor’s liquidity by roughly US$132.3 million and increased potential returns on the transferred assets through enhanced leverage and reduced pricing.
We’ll now examine how this move into higher-leverage, lower-cost repurchase facilities...