UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 12, 2026

Axos Financial, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




Delaware	001-37709	33-0867444
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

9205 West Russell Road, Ste 400

Las Vegas, NV 89148

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 649-2218


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value	AX	New York Stock Exchange

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On February 12, 2026, Axos Bank (the “Bank”), a subsidiary of Axos Financial, Inc. (the “Registrant”), entered into a purchase and assumption agreement (the “Agreement”) with SMBC MANUBANK (“SMBC”) to acquire all of the United States consumer deposits of Jenius Bank, a digital banking business of SMBC. The amount of deposits to be acquired is estimated to be approximately $2.6 billion at closing. Under the Agreement, the Bank will receive cash for the deposit balances acquired, less a negotiated premium. The deposit acquisition is subject to approval by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and is expected to close in late March 2026 or April 2026.

The foregoing description of the Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit						Description
99.1						Deposit Purchase Agreement
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Axos Financial, Inc.

Date:

February 12, 2026

By:

/s/ Derrick K. Walsh

Derrick K. Walsh

EVP and Chief Financial Officer

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