Loans Receivable, Net | 3. LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET The following table details overall statistics for our loans receivable portfolio ($ in thousands): December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 Number of loans 188 120 Principal balance $ 22,156,437 $ 16,652,824 Net book value $ 21,878,338 $ 16,399,166 Unfunded loan commitments (1) $ 4,180,128 $ 3,160,084 Weighted-average cash coupon (2) + 3.19 % + 3.18 % Weighted-average all-in yield (2) + 3.52 % + 3.53 % Weighted-average maximum maturity (years) (3) 3.4 3.1 (1) Unfunded commitments will primarily be funded to finance our borrowers’ construction or development of real estate-related assets, capital improvements of existing assets, or lease-related expenditures. These commitments will generally be funded over the term of each loan, subject in certain cases to an expiration date. (2) The weighted-average cash coupon and all-in yield are expressed as a spread over the relevant floating benchmark rates, which include USD LIBOR, SOFR, GBP LIBOR, SONIA, EURIBOR, and other indices, as applicable to each loan. As of December 31, 2021, 99.5% of our loans by principal balance earned a floating rate of interest, primarily indexed to USD LIBOR. The other 0.5% of our loans earned a fixed rate of interest. As of December 31, 2020, 99.4% of our loans by total loan exposure earned a floating rate of interest, primarily indexed to USD LIBOR. The other 0.6% of our loans earned a fixed rate of interest. We reflect our fixed rate loans as a spread over the relevant floating benchmark rates, as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, for purposes of the weighted-averages. In addition to cash coupon, all-in yield includes the amortization of deferred origination and extension fees, loan origination costs, and purchase discounts, as well as the accrual of exit fees. Excludes a loan accounted for under the cost-recovery method. (3) Maximum maturity assumes all extension options are exercised by the borrower, however our loans may be repaid prior to such date. As of December 31, 2021, 56% of our loans by principal balance were subject to yield maintenance or other prepayment restrictions and 44% were open to repayment by the borrower without penalty. As of December 31, 2020, 31% of our loans by principal balance were subject to yield maintenance or other prepayment restrictions and 69% were open to repayment by the borrower without penalty. The following table details the index rate floors for our loans receivable portfolio as of December 31, 2021 ($ in thousands): Loans Receivable Principal Balance Index Rate Floors USD Non-USD (1) Total Fixed Rate $ 37,500 $ 78,367 $ 115,867 0.00% or no floor (2) 3,835,467 5,444,841 9,280,308 0.01% to 0.25% floor 6,686,115 447,339 7,133,454 0.26% to 1.00% floor 1,259,076 501,764 1,760,840 1.01% or more floor 3,641,876 224,092 3,865,968 Total (3)(4) $ 15,460,034 $ 6,696,403 $ 22,156,437 (1) Includes Euro, British Pound Sterling, Swedish Krona, Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, and Swiss Franc currencies. (2) Includes a $286.3 million loan accounted for under the cost-recovery method. (3) Excludes investment exposure to $79.2 million subordinate position we own in the $379.3 million 2018 Single Asset Securitization. Refer to Notes 4 and 17 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the 2018 Single Asset Securitization. (4) As of December 31, 2021, the weighted-average index rate floor of our loan portfolio was 0.39%. Excluding 0.0% index rate floors, the weighted-average index rate floor was 0.66%. Activity relating to our loans receivable portfolio was as follows ($ in thousands): Principal Balance Deferred Fees / Other Items (1) Net Book Value Loans Receivable, as of December 31, 2019 $ 16,277,343 $ (112,542) $ 16,164,801 Loan fundings 1,896,276 — 1,896,276 Loan repayments and sales proceeds (1,862,955) — (1,862,955) Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation 342,160 (1,900) 340,260 Deferred fees and other items — (21,946) (21,946) Amortization of fees and other items — 56,279 56,279 Loans Receivable, as of December 31, 2020 $ 16,652,824 $ (80,109) $ 16,572,715 Loan fundings 12,550,463 — 12,550,463 Loan repayments and sales (6,733,105) — (6,733,105) Principal charge-offs (14,427) — (14,427) Unrealized (loss) gain on foreign currency translation (299,318) 1,424 (297,894) Deferred fees and other items — (143,002) (143,002) Amortization of fees and other items — 68,267 68,267 Loans Receivable, as of December 31, 2021 $ 22,156,437 $ (153,420) $ 22,003,017 CECL reserve (124,679) Loans Receivable, net, as of December 31, 2021 $ 21,878,338 (1) Other items primarily consist of purchase and sale discounts or premiums, exit fees, and deferred origination expenses. The tables below detail the property type and geographic distribution of the properties securing the loans in our portfolio ($ in thousands): December 31, 2021 Property Type Number of Loans Net Book Value Total Loan Exposure (1)(2) Percentage of Portfolio Office 65 $ 9,473,039 $ 10,425,026 44% Multifamily 75 5,721,260 5,771,517 24 Hospitality 25 3,427,245 3,540,391 15 Industrial 6 1,102,452 1,185,606 5 Retail 8 871,241 909,970 4 Other 9 1,407,780 1,836,601 8 Total loans receivable 188 $ 22,003,017 $ 23,669,111 100% CECL reserve (124,679) Loans receivable, net $ 21,878,338 Geographic Location Number of Loans Net Book Value Total Loan Exposure (1)(2) Percentage of Portfolio United States Sunbelt 71 $ 5,907,230 $ 6,206,216 26% Northeast 37 4,615,076 4,934,295 21 West 33 3,520,942 4,199,208 18 Midwest 10 1,063,202 1,113,959 5 Northwest 5 251,121 252,700 1 Subtotal 156 15,357,571 16,706,378 71 International United Kingdom 17 2,342,146 2,598,033 11 Spain 4 1,374,364 1,380,763 6 Ireland 1 1,210,375 1,216,864 5 Sweden 1 546,319 551,149 2 Australia 4 504,668 509,885 2 Canada 2 68,558 68,478 — Other Europe 3 599,016 637,561 3 Subtotal 32 6,645,446 6,962,733 29 Total loans receivable 188 $ 22,003,017 $ 23,669,111 100% CECL reserve (124,679) Loans receivable, net $ 21,878,338 (1) In certain instances, we finance our loans through the non-recourse sale of a senior loan interest that is not included in our consolidated financial statements. See Note 2 for further discussion. Total loan exposure encompasses the entire loan we originated and financed, including $1.5 billion of such non-consolidated senior interests as of December 31, 2021. (2) Excludes investment exposure to the $379.3 million 2018 Single Asset Securitization. See Note 4 for details of the subordinate position we own in the 2018 Single Asset Securitization. December 31, 2020 Property Type Number of Loans Net Book Value Total Loan Exposure (1)(2) Percentage of Portfolio Office 59 $ 9,980,799 $ 10,451,658 59% Hospitality 14 2,295,255 2,369,454 14 Multifamily 31 1,788,149 1,862,667 11 Industrial 6 673,912 675,344 4 Retail 4 538,702 551,243 3 Other 6 1,295,898 1,544,255 9 Total loans receivable 120 $ 16,572,715 $ 17,454,621 100% CECL reserve (173,549) Loans receivable, net $ 16,399,166 Geographic Location Number of Loans Net Book Value Total Loan Exposure (1)(2) Percentage of Portfolio United States Northeast 25 $ 4,369,537 $ 4,389,384 25% West 27 2,942,126 3,413,089 20 Sunbelt 33 2,902,996 2,986,221 17 Midwest 8 973,702 976,693 6 Northwest 1 15,404 15,413 — Subtotal 94 11,203,765 11,780,800 68 International United Kingdom 13 1,816,901 2,066,390 12 Ireland 1 1,309,443 1,317,846 8 Spain 2 1,247,162 1,252,080 7 Australia 2 259,126 259,788 1 Canada 3 82,185 82,262 — Other Europe 5 654,133 695,455 4 Subtotal 26 5,368,950 5,673,821 32 Total loans receivable 120 $ 16,572,715 $ 17,454,621 100% CECL reserve (173,549) Loans receivable, net $ 16,399,166 (1) In certain instances, we finance our loans through the non-recourse sale of a senior loan interest that is not included in our consolidated financial statements. See Note 2 for further discussion. Total loan exposure encompasses the entire loan we originated and financed, including $801.8 million of such non-consolidated senior interests as of December 31, 2020. (2) Excludes investment exposure to the $735.5 million 2018 Single Asset Securitization. See Note 4 for details of the subordinate position we own in the 2018 Single Asset Securitization . Loan Risk Ratings As further described in Note 2, our Manager evaluates our loan portfolio on a quarterly basis. In conjunction with our quarterly loan portfolio review, our Manager assesses the risk factors of each loan, and assigns a risk rating based on several factors. Factors considered in the assessment include, but are not limited to, risk of loss, current LTV, debt yield, collateral performance, structure, exit plan, and sponsorship. Loans are rated “1” (less risk) through “5” (greater risk), which ratings are defined in Note 2. The following table allocates the principal balance and net book value of our loans receivable based on our internal risk ratings ($ in thousands): December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 Risk Rating Number of Loans Net Book Value Total Loan Exposure (1)(2) Number of Loans Net Book Value Total Loan Exposure (1)(2) 1 8 $ 642,776 $ 645,854 8 $ 777,163 $ 778,283 2 28 5,200,533 5,515,250 17 2,513,848 2,528,835 3 141 13,604,027 14,944,045 79 9,911,914 10,763,496 4 10 2,270,872 2,277,653 14 3,032,593 3,045,309 5 1 284,809 286,309 2 337,197 338,698 Total loans receivable 188 $ 22,003,017 $ 23,669,111 120 $ 16,572,715 $ 17,454,621 CECL reserve (124,679) (173,549) Loans receivable, net $ 21,878,338 $ 16,399,166 (1) In certain instances, we finance our loans through the non-recourse sale of a senior loan interest that is not included in our consolidated financial statements. See Note 2 for further discussion. Total loan exposure encompasses the entire loan we originated and financed, including $1.5 billion and $801.8 million of such non-consolidated senior interests as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. (2) Excludes investment exposure to the 2018 Single Asset Securitization of $379.3 million and $735.5 million as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. See Note 4 for details of the subordinate position we own in the 2018 Single Asset Securitization. The weighted-average risk rating of our total loan exposure was 2.8 and 3.0 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The decrease in risk rating reflects the ongoing market recovery from COVID-19 and resulting improvement in the performance of the collateral assets underlying our portfolio, which resulted in several risk rating upgrades in our portfolio during the year ended December 31, 2021. Current Expected Credit Loss Reserve The CECL reserve required under GAAP reflects our current estimate of potential credit losses related to the loans and debt securities included in our consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 2 for further discussion of our CECL reserve. The following table presents the activity in our loans receivable CECL reserve by investment pool for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 ($ in thousands): U.S. Loans Non-U.S. Loans Unique Loans Impaired Loans Total Loans Receivable, Net CECL reserve as of December 31, 2020 $ 42,995 $ 27,734 $ 33,159 $ 69,661 $ 173,549 Decrease in CECL reserve (16,110) (17,471) (502) (360) (34,443) Charge-offs of CECL reserve — — — (14,427) (14,427) CECL reserve as of December 31, 2021 $ 26,885 $ 10,263 $ 32,657 $ 54,874 $ 124,679 CECL reserve as of December 31, 2019 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — Initial CECL reserve on January 1, 2020 8,955 3,631 1,356 — 13,942 Increase in CECL reserve 34,040 24,103 31,803 69,661 159,607 CECL reserve as of December 31, 2020 $ 42,995 $ 27,734 $ 33,159 $ 69,661 $ 173,549 Our initial CECL reserve of $13.9 million against our loans receivable portfolio, recorded on January 1, 2020, is reflected as a direct charge to retained earnings on our consolidated statements of changes in equity; however subsequent changes to the CECL reserve are recognized through net income on our consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded a decrease of $48.9 million in the current expected credit loss reserve against our loans receivable portfolio, bringing our total CECL reserve to $124.7 million as of December 31, 2021. This CECL reserve reflects the macroeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial real estate markets generally, as well as certain loans assessed for impairment in our portfolio. See Note 2 for further discussion of COVID-19. During 2020 and 2021, we entered into loan modifications related to a multifamily asset in New York City, which are classified as troubled debt restructurings under GAAP. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we recorded a $14.8 million CECL reserve on this loan. During the three months ended December 31, 2021, the borrower committed significant additional capital to the property and engaged new management to oversee property operations, and we reduced the loan's outstanding principal balance to $37.5 million. As a result of the modification, we charged-off $14.4 million of the $14.8 million asset-specific CECL reserve we recorded on this loan during the three months ended June 30, 2020, and reversed the remaining $360,000 CECL reserve. We have no remaining asset-specific CECL reserve against this loan as of December 31, 2021. The loan is paying interest income current and we resumed income accrual for this loan as of December 31, 2021. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion on the CECL reserve. During the third quarter of 2020, we entered into a loan modification related to a hospitality asset in New York City, which is classified as a troubled debt restructuring under GAAP. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we recorded $54.9 million CECL reserve on this loan, which was unchanged as of December 31, 2021. As of July 1, 2020, the income accrual on this loan was suspended and no income was recorded subsequent to July 1, 2020. This loan has an outstanding principal balance of $286.3 million, net of cost-recovery proceeds, as of December 31, 2021. The CECL reserve was recorded based on our estimation of the fair value of the loan’s underlying collateral as of December 31, 2021. Our primary credit quality indicator is our risk ratings, which are further discussed above. The following tables present the net book value of our loan portfolio as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, by year of origination, investment pool, and risk rating ($ in thousands): Net Book Value of Loans Receivable by Year of Origination (1)(2) As of December 31, 2021 Risk Rating 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Prior Total U.S. loans 1 $ 125,873 $ — $ 196,017 $ 72,752 $ 248,134 $ — $ 642,776 2 876,536 427,839 221,513 1,134,176 354,775 82,274 3,097,113 3 7,511,883 358,448 1,109,170 1,116,872 292,520 228,264 10,617,157 4 — — 96,539 534,938 63,358 89,439 784,274 5 — — — — — — — Total U.S. loans $ 8,514,292 $ 786,287 $ 1,623,239 $ 2,858,738 $ 958,787 $ 399,977 $ 15,141,320 Non-U.S. loans 1 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — 2 698,130 98,412 1,306,878 — — — 2,103,420 3 1,403,110 — 932,939 394,949 — — 2,730,998 4 — — 343,030 — — — 343,030 5 — — — — — — — Total Non-U.S. loans $ 2,101,240 $ 98,412 $ 2,582,847 $ 394,949 $ — $ — $ 5,177,448 Unique loans 1 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — 2 — — — — — — — 3 — — — 197,018 — 58,854 255,872 4 — — 322,787 820,781 — — 1,143,568 5 — — — — — — — Total unique loans $ — $ — $ 322,787 $ 1,017,799 $ — $ 58,854 $ 1,399,440 Impaired loans 1 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — 2 — — — — — — — 3 — — — — — — — 4 — — — — — — — 5 — — — 284,809 — — 284,809 Total impaired loans $ — $ — $ — $ 284,809 $ — $ — $ 284,809 Total loans receivable 1 $ 125,873 $ — $ 196,017 $ 72,752 $ 248,134 $ — $ 642,776 2 1,574,666 526,251 1,528,391 1,134,176 354,775 82,274 5,200,533 3 8,914,993 358,448 2,042,109 1,708,839 292,520 287,118 13,604,027 4 — — 762,356 1,355,719 63,358 89,439 2,270,872 5 — — — 284,809 — — 284,809 Total loans receivable $ 10,615,532 $ 884,699 $ 4,528,873 $ 4,556,295 $ 958,787 $ 458,831 $ 22,003,017 CECL reserve (124,679) Loans receivable, net $ 21,878,338 (1) Date loan was originated or acquired by us. Origination dates are subsequently updated to reflect material loan modifications. (2) Excludes the $78.0 million net book value of our held-to-maturity debt securities which represents our subordinate position we own in the 2018 Single Asset Securitization, and is included in other assets on our consolidated balance sheets. See Note 4 for details of the subordinate position we own in the 2018 Single Asset Securitization. Net Book Value of Loans Receivable by Year of Origination (1)(2) As of December 31, 2020 Risk Rating 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Prior Total U.S. loans 1 $ — $ 231,796 $ 253,674 $ 43,906 $ 17,009 $ — $ 546,385 2 — 282,017 1,172,168 757,138 79,848 222,677 2,513,848 3 781,595 2,391,297 1,672,897 1,134,288 227,466 220,644 6,428,187 4 65,978 170,541 1,055,142 63,293 105,380 — 1,460,334 5 — — — — — — — Total U.S. loans $ 847,573 $ 3,075,651 $ 4,153,881 $ 1,998,625 $ 429,703 $ 443,321 $ 10,948,754 Non-U.S. loans 1 $ — $ — $ 136,021 $ 94,757 $ — $ — $ 230,778 2 — — — — — — — 3 105,300 2,526,225 479,512 — 113,653 — 3,224,690 4 — 256,494 — — — — 256,494 5 — — — — — — — Total Non-U.S. loans $ 105,300 $ 2,782,719 $ 615,533 $ 94,757 $ 113,653 $ — $ 3,711,962 Unique loans 1 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — 2 — — — — — — — 3 — — 198,433 — — 60,604 259,037 4 — 325,097 990,668 — — — 1,315,765 5 — — — — — — — Total unique loans $ — $ 325,097 $ 1,189,101 $ — $ — $ 60,604 $ 1,574,802 Impaired loans 1 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — 2 — — — — — — — 3 — — — — — — — 4 — — — — — — — 5 — — 284,809 — — 52,388 337,197 Total impaired loans $ — $ — $ 284,809 $ — $ — $ 52,388 $ 337,197 Total loans receivable 1 $ — $ 231,796 $ 389,695 $ 138,663 $ 17,009 $ — $ 777,163 2 — 282,017 1,172,168 757,138 79,848 222,677 2,513,848 3 886,895 4,917,522 2,350,842 1,134,288 341,119 281,248 9,911,914 4 65,978 752,132 2,045,810 63,293 105,380 — 3,032,593 5 — — 284,809 — — 52,388 337,197 Total loans receivable $ 952,873 $ 6,183,467 $ 6,243,324 $ 2,093,382 $ 543,356 $ 556,313 $ 16,572,715 CECL reserve (173,549) Loans receivable, net $ 16,399,166 (1) Date loan was originated or acquired by us. Origination dates are subsequently updated to reflect material loan modifications. (2) Excludes the $75.7 million net book value of our held-to-maturity debt securities which represents our subordinate position we own in the 2018 Single Asset Securitization, and is included in other assets on our consolidated balance sheets. See Note 4 for details of the subordinate position we own in the 2018 Single Asset Securitization. |