Other Expenses
Other expenses include management and performance fees payable to FS Real Estate Advisor and general and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses include administrative services expenses and fees, auditing and professional fees, independent director fees, transfer agent fees, loan servicing expenses and other costs associated with operating our business. The increase in other expenses can primarily be attributed to the increase of our management fee and various general and administrative expenses related to the growth of our net assets.
Expense Limitation
We have entered into an expense limitation agreement with FS Real Estate Advisor and Rialto pursuant to which FS Real Estate Advisor and Rialto have agreed to waive reimbursement of or pay, on a quarterly basis, our annualized ordinary operating expenses for such quarter to the extent such expenses exceed 1.5% per annum of our average net assets attributable to each of our classes of common stock. Ordinary operating expenses for each class of common stock consist of all ordinary expenses attributable to such class, including administration fees, transfer agent fees, fees paid to our board of directors, loan servicing expenses, administrative services expenses and fees, and related costs associated with legal, regulatory compliance and investor relations, but excluding the following: (a) management fees and performance fees paid to FS Real Estate Advisor pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, (b) interest expense and other financing costs, (c) taxes, (d) distribution or shareholder servicing fees and (e) unusual, unexpected and/or nonrecurring expenses. We will repay FS Real Estate Advisor or Rialto on a quarterly basis any ordinary operating expenses previously waived or paid, but only if the reimbursement would not cause the then-current expense limitation, if any, to be exceeded. In addition, the reimbursement of expenses will be made only if payable not more than three years from the end of the fiscal quarter in which the expenses were paid or waived.
FS Real Estate Advisor and Rialto each agreed to waive the recoupment of any amounts that may be subject to conditional reimbursement during the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023. To the extent that the conditions to recoupment are satisfied in a future quarter (prior to the expiration of the three-year period for reimbursement set forth in the expense limitation agreement), such expenses may be subject to conditional recoupment in accordance with the terms of the expense limitation agreement.
During the period from September 13, 2017 (Commencement of Operations) to June 30, 2023, we accrued $6,592 for reimbursement of expenses that FS Real Estate Advisor and Rialto paid or waived, including $148 in reimbursements for the six months ended June 30, 2023. During the period from September 13, 2017 (Commencement of Operations) to June 30, 2023, we received $6,531 in cash reimbursements from FS Real Estate Advisor. As of June 30, 2023, we had $61 of reimbursements due from FS Real Estate Advisor and Rialto.
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, no expense recoupments were paid to FS Real Estate Advisor and Rialto. As of June 30, 2023, no expense recoupments were payable to FS Real Estate Advisor and Rialto.
Changes in current expected credit loss reserve
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, our expected credit loss reserve increased by $40,945 and $42,231, respectively. The increase reflects a specific CECL reserve on a loan in our portfolio, as well as a more adverse macroeconomic outlook.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Funds from Operations and Modified Funds from Operations
We use Funds from Operations, or FFO, a widely accepted non-GAAP financial metric, to evaluate our performance. FFO provides a supplemental measure to compare our performance and operations to other REITs.
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