AX — what changed in the latest 10-K
A section-by-section comparison of AX's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-K · 2026-08-20 vs the prior 10-K · 2025-08-21
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | Text added/removed | +17 | −21 | ~32 | 49 |
| Risk factors | Text added/removed | +18 | −14 | ~30 | 133 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +48 | −37 | ~46 | 55 |
| Market risk (Item 7A) | Text added/removed | 0 | −1 | ~3 | 21 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
Business
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-08-20
Our Auto loans are secured by new and used automobiles (“auto”) and are sourced primarily through indirect channels. Originations are prime credit quality with a fixed interest rate and terms ranging from three to eight years. We retain and service auto originations.
The Regulatory Capital Rules provide for a number of deductions from and adjustments to CET1. Trust preferred securities have been phased out of tier 1 capital for banking organizations that had $15.0 billion or more in total consolidated assets as of December 31, 2009 unless the banking organizatio…
Liquidity Standard. Savings associations are required to maintain sufficient liquidity to ensure safe and sound operations. As of June 30, 2026, Axos Bank was in compliance with the applicable liquidity standard. For additional information on the Company’s liquidity, see “Liquidity and Capital Resou…
•Be permitted to make the capital distribution without filing an application with the OCC.
Community Reinvestment Act and the Fair Lending Laws. Savings associations have a responsibility under the Community Reinvestment Act and related regulations of the OCC to help meet the credit needs of their communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. In addition, the Equal Credit…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-08-21
Our Auto loans are secured by new and used automobiles (“auto”) and are sourced primarily through indirect channels. Originations are prime credit quality with a fixed interest rate and terms ranging from three to eight years. We retain and service all of the auto originations. A subset of loans ser…
The Regulatory Capital Rules provide for a number of deductions from and adjustments to CET1. In addition, trust preferred securities have been phased out of tier 1 capital for banking organizations that had $15.0 billion or more in total consolidated assets as of December 31, 2009 unless the bankin…
Qualified Thrift Lender Test. As a covered savings association, the Bank is no longer required to satisfy the qualified thrift lender, or “QTL” test.
Liquidity Standard. Savings associations are required to maintain sufficient liquidity to ensure safe and sound operations. As of June 30, 2025, Axos Bank was in compliance with the applicable liquidity standard. For additional information on the Company’s liquidity, see “Liquidity and Capital Resou…
•Be required to file a notice 30 days before the capital distribution; or
Risk factors
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-08-20
These negative events may cause us to incur losses and may adversely affect our capital, financial condition and results of operations.
The laws, rules, regulations and supervisory policies governing our business are intended primarily for the protection of our depositors, our customers, the financial system and the FDIC insurance fund, not our stockholders or other creditors and are subject to regular modification and change. New o…
Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in administrative law could redefine the power of federal agencies to interpret and apply federal regulations, which could affect our business, prospects and operations, and our financial performance. In Loper Bright, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the U.S. Admi…
judgment to determine whether a federal agency has acted within its statutory authority, and not to defer to an agency interpretation when a statute is ambiguous. The Loper Bright decision may result in additional legal challenges to interpretations by federal regulatory agencies, including those wh…
subject to examination by the SEC. In addition, the Advisers Act imposes numerous obligations on our investment advisory business, including fiduciary duties, disclosure obligations, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, marketing restrictions and general anti-fraud prohibitions. Our failure to …
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-08-21
The laws, rules, regulations and supervisory policies governing our business are intended primarily for the protection of our depositors, our customers, the financial system and the FDIC insurance fund, not our stockholders or other creditors and
are subject to regular modification and change. New or amended laws, rules, regulations and policies, including those resulting from changes in U.S. Presidential administration, could impact our operations, increase our capital requirements or substantially restrict our growth and adversely affect o…
Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in administrative law could redefine the power of federal agencies to interpret and apply federal regulations, which could affect our business, prospects and operations, and our financial performance. In Loper Bright, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the U.S. Admi…
A downturn in the real estate market in our primary market areas of California and New York could result in an increase in the number of borrowers who default on their loans and a reduction in the value of the collateral securing their loans, which in turn could have an adverse effect on our profita…
could be adversely affected. Unexpected decreases in commercial real estate prices coupled with slow economic growth and elevated levels of unemployment could drive losses beyond those which are provided for in our allowance for loan losses. We also may incur losses on commercial real estate loans d…
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-08-20
On September 30, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the membership interests in Verdant Commercial Capital, LLC (“Verdant”) in an all-cash transaction, which increases the Company’s scale and enhances the Company’s existing equipment leasing business. As part of the acquisition, …
On January 23, 2026, the Company purchased a multi-building commercial office complex and associated amenities located in San Diego, California for approximately $125 million, which Axos Bank intends to occupy as its headquarters in the future.
On April 22, 2026, the Bank entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Capital One, National Association to acquire approximately $3.2 billion of deposits, comprising IRA savings and IRA certificate of deposit accounts. The deposit acquisition was approved by the Office of the Comptroller…
On May 2, 2026, the Bank completed its previously announced acquisition of all of the United States consumer deposits of Jenius Bank, a digital banking business of SMBC MANUBANK (“SMBC”), pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated February 12, 2026. The Bank acquired appro…
For additional information on these acquisitions, see Note 2—”Acquisitions.” There were no other significant acquisitions during fiscal years 2026, 2025 or 2024.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-08-21
There were no other significant acquisitions undertaken during fiscal years 2025, 2024 or 2023.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation …
We define “adjusted earnings,” a non-GAAP financial measure, as net income without the after-tax impact of non-recurring acquisition-related items (including amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions and certain gains and provisions resulting from the Company’s FDIC Loan Purchase), a…
adjusted EPS provide useful information about the Company’s operating performance. We believe excluding the non-recurring acquisition-related costs, and other costs provides investors with an alternative understanding our core business.
1Other costs for the fiscal year ended 2025 primarily reflects the payment of a legal judgment at an amount less than previously accrued and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 reflects the original accrual for such legal judgment.
Market risk (Item 7A)
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-08-21
lifetime rate caps that were 519 basis points greater than their current stated note rates. If market rates rise by more than the interest rate cap, we will not be able to increase these loan rates above the interest rate cap.
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice