UNIONDALE, NY – Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., a real estate
investment trust and national direct lender specializing in loan origination
and servicing for multifamily, seniors housing, healthcare and other diverse
commercial real estate assets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Frank Lutz as Executive Vice President,
Chief Production Officer.
Mr. Lutz will oversee all of Arbor’s agency lending
platforms as it relates to business development and the firm’s expansive
national production network and originations team. Additionally, he will serve
as the company’s liaison between Arbor’s agency partners as it relates to
production.
Mr. Lutz comes to Arbor with more than 25 years of
multifamily agency experience. He joins Arbor with a focus on supporting the
firm’s rapid growth as a leading multifamily finance franchise.
Ivan Kaufman |
“Frank’s tenured experience, deep knowledge of the
business and strong agency and industry relationships are certain to further
support Arbor’s strategic growth as we continue to rapidly expand both our
brand and overall production footprint across the nation,” said Ivan Kaufman, Chairman and CEO of Arbor Realty Trust.
“As a top Fannie Mae DUS® multifamily lender, Arbor’s
experience and relationship with Frank stems back many years and we are very
pleased to welcome him to the Arbor family.”
Mr. Lutz joins Arbor from Berkadia where he spent the
past seven years as Senior Vice President, Fannie Mae Liaison, managing
Berkadia’s Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac production relationships and has served
as the Chairman of the Fannie Mae DUS® Advisory Council.
Prior to joining
Berkadia, Mr. Lutz was with Fannie Mae where he served as Vice President,
Customer Management for the Northeast. Mr. Lutz holds a Bachelor of Science
from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from Villanova University.
For more
information, please contact:
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
333 Earle Ovington Blvd, Suite 900
Uniondale, NY 11553
1-800-ARBOR-10