Securities Fraud Investigation Into Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) Continues – Shareholders Who Lost Money Urged To Contact Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a Leading Securities Fraud Law Firm

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a leading national shareholder rights law firm, continues its investigation on behalf of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (“Jefferies” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JEF) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of the federal securities laws.

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What Happened?

On October 8, 2025, Jefferies disclosed that its asset management fund held about $715 million in receivables linked to auto supplier company First Brands, which had recently filed for bankruptcy amid accusations of possible accounting irregularities regarding factoring arrangements.

On this news, Jefferies’ stock price fell $4.66, or 7.9%, to close at $54.44 per share on October 8, 2025, thereby injuring investors.

Then, on October 16 2025, the Wall Street Journal published an article stating “Jeffries initially told prospective lenders that First Brands had roughly $5.9 billion of debt, according to materials viewed by The Wall Street Journal. First Brands’ bankruptcy advisers have since said its debt actually exceeds $11.6 billion.”

On this news, Jefferies’ stock price fell $5.80, or 10.62%, to close at $48.80 per share on October 16, 2025.

Next, on February 27, 2026, Bloomberg reported Jefferies had significant exposure to Market Financial Solutions, another financial firm which had “collapsed suddenly amid fraud allegations, reigniting fears of poor underwriting standards in the booming market for asset-backed lending.”

On this news, Jefferies’ stock price fell $4.56, or 9.31%, to close at $44.40 per share on February 27, 2026.

Most recently, on March 6, 2026, Western Alliance announced it had filed a suit against Jefferies for "breach of contract and fraud" for "conduct related to a commercial loan collateralized by accounts receivable purchased from First Brands Group".

On this news, Jefferies’ stock price fell $5.99, or 13.5%, to close at $38.29 per share on March 6, 2026, thereby injuring investors further.

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Whistleblower Notice

Persons with non-public information regarding Jefferies should consider their options to aid the investigation or take advantage of the SEC Whistleblower Program. Under the program, whistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling up to 30 percent of any successful recovery made by the SEC. For more information, call Charles H. Linehan at 310-201-9150 or 888-773-9224 or email [e-mail].

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