Arbor Realty Trust, New York, has priced an initial public offering of its common stock at $20 per share.The commercial real estate financing company expects to realize gross proceeds of $135 million from the sale of 6.2725 million shares, of which 22,500 are being offered by a stockholder of the company. The stock will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ABR, Arbor said. The company said it expects to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay debt under a credit facility and a "master repurchase agreement." The offering, which is expected to close April 13, is led by Wachovia Securities.
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A tour of the technology that banking has run on, dating back to Franklin's anti-counterfeit measures and the bank-note bulletin that preceded American Banker.
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Issuances of new HECM-backed securities dropped off in June on both a monthly and yearly basis, according to a new report from New View Advisors.
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The vote to approve the $12 per share deal, which rejected a hostile bid from UWM Holdings, came following several postponements of a special meeting.
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A mortgage customer claims his data was compromised in a hack last year at a tax and accounting firm reportedly used by the wholesale giant.
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The government-sponsored enterprise clamped down on project review requirements and certain factory-built home appraisals while loosening other guidelines.
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The June jobs report is creating an overhang on economist forecasts for interest rates going forward, especially when combined with recent inflation data.
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