Previous close | 1.0000 |
Open | 1.0000 |
Bid | 0.6000 |
Ask | 0.7500 |
Strike | 32.50 |
Expiry date | 2024-10-18 |
Day's range | 1.0000 - 1.0000 |
Contract range | N/A |
Volume | |
Open interest | 261 |
Axos Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AX) shares are trading lower after Short seller Hindenburg Research issued a short report on the stock. Hindenburg alleged that a former Axos credit review officer detailed the practice of loan “evergreening,” or providing loans to non-performing or doubtful borrowers to avoid recognizing problems, per litigation records. Similar schemes, also known as “extend and pretend,” were described by former employees during our investigation. “A former regional leader told us A
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Hindenburg Research has taken a short position against Axos Financial (NYSE:AX), a regional bank with a $3.1 billion market cap. The financial research firm, known for its investigative reports, released a detailed analysis alleging significant risks within the company. Hindenburg's report is based on extensive industry research, interviews with 21 former employees, lease agents, and experts. The firm scrutinized Axos’s loan book and found what it describes as “exposure to the riskiest asset cla