Arbor Realty Trust
Arbor Realty Trust is a Uniondale, NY-headquartered real estate finance company and a leading agency lender specializing in multifamily and commercial real estate, with $16.0B in origination volume in 2024. The firm is an approved Fannie Mae DUS, Freddie Mac, and FHA/HUD lender. Publicly traded on the NYSE under ticker ABR.
Key Contacts
Daniella Muller
OriginationsExecutive Vice President, Human Resources and Associate General Counsel
David E. Friedman
OriginationsExecutive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer and Head of Non-Agency Production & Syndications
Fred Weber
OriginationsExecutive Vice President, Managing Director of Structured Finance and Principal Transactions
Gene Kilgore
OriginationsExecutive Vice President, Structured Securitization
Gianni Ottaviano
OriginationsExecutive Vice President, Structured Finance Production
Howard Leiner
OriginationsExecutive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Jeff Lee
OriginationsExecutive Vice President, Head of Agency Lending
John G. Caulfield
OriginationsExecutive Vice President, Arbor Realty Trust
Kevin Wachter
OriginationsExecutive Vice President, Asset Finance and Treasury
Steven Katz
OriginationsExecutive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Residential Financing
William Connolly
OriginationsExecutive Vice President, Special Counsel
Ivan Kaufman
Chairman | CEO | President
FHA Lending Activity
244
Total Deals
$3.0B
Total Volume
1
FY2026 Deals
$16.9M
FY2026 Volume
Source: HUD FHA Multifamily Production Reports
FHA Deal Activity
221
FHA Endorsements
$12.1M
Avg Deal Size
155
Avg Units
39
States
Individual FHA-insured initial endorsements, FY2001–FY2026
Top 10 Markets: MI (47) · TX (21) · CA (10) · PR (10) · VA (10) · GA (9) · OK (8) · SC (7) · NY (7) · KS (6)
Programs: 223(f) Purchase/Refi (159) · New Const/Rehab (32) · 223(a)(7) Refi (30)
7% LIHTC · 1% Tax-Exempt Bonds
Source: HUD FHA Multifamily Production Reports
View all 221 FHA deals →Recent FHA Deals
FHA Portfolio
107
Active Loans
$1.5B
Outstanding
5.36%
Recent Avg Rate
35 yr
Avg Term
Rates and balances on FHA-insured loans currently held in portfolio, as of February 2026
Recent FHA Rate Comps
Full Portfolio: 3.58% avg rate · range 2.25%–6.07%
1 loans ($2.4M) maturing by 2031
Top States: MI (25) · PR (10) · TX (9) · SC (6) · CA (6)
Source: HUD Insured Multifamily Mortgages
Fannie Mae DUS Activity
7
Years in Top 10
$23.9B
Total DUS Volume
$2.9B
2025 Volume
Source: Fannie Mae DUS Lender Rankings
Lending Programs
Visit arbor.com for current lending programs and rates.
Deal History
Annual volume by program source.
Sources: Fannie Mae, HUD
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