Loans Held-for-Investment, Net of Allowance for Credit Losses | Loans Held-for-Investment, Net of Allowance for Credit Losses The Company originates and acquires commercial real estate debt and related instruments generally to be held as long-term investments. These assets are classified as “loans held-for-investment” on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Loans held-for-investment are reported at cost, net of any unamortized acquisition premiums or discounts, loan fees, origination costs and allowance for credit losses, as applicable. The following tables summarize the Company’s loans held-for-investment by asset type, property type and geographic location as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021: March 31, (dollars in thousands) Senior Loans (1) Mezzanine Loans B-Notes Total Unpaid principal balance $ 3,782,700 $ 697 $ 13,944 $ 3,797,341 Unamortized (discount) premium (61) — — (61) Unamortized net deferred origination fees (12,656) — — (12,656) Allowance for credit losses (32,667) (697) (790) (34,154) Carrying value $ 3,737,316 $ — $ 13,154 $ 3,750,470 Unfunded commitments $ 372,333 $ — $ — $ 372,333 Number of loans 101 1 1 103 Weighted average coupon 4.6 % 13.0 % 8.0 % 4.6 % Weighted average years to maturity (2) 1.0 3.6 4.8 1.0 December 31, (dollars in thousands) Senior Loans (1) Mezzanine Loans B-Notes Total Unpaid principal balance $ 3,781,771 $ 1,048 $ 14,006 $ 3,796,825 Unamortized (discount) premium (70) — — (70) Unamortized net deferred origination fees (14,550) — — (14,550) Allowance for credit losses (38,719) (1,048) (1,130) (40,897) Carrying value $ 3,728,432 $ — $ 12,876 $ 3,741,308 Unfunded commitments $ 403,584 $ — $ — $ 403,584 Number of loans 103 1 1 105 Weighted average coupon 4.5 % 13.0 % 8.0 % 4.5 % Weighted average years to maturity (2) 1.1 3.9 5.1 1.1 ____________________ (1) Loans primarily secured by a first priority lien on commercial real property and related personal property and also includes, when applicable, any companion subordinate loans. (2) Based on contractual maturity date. Certain loans are subject to contractual extension options with such conditions stipulated in the applicable loan documents. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities stated herein as certain borrowers may have the right to prepay with or without paying a prepayment fee. The Company may also extend contractual maturities in connection with certain loan modifications. (dollars in thousands) March 31, December 31, Property Type Carrying Value % of Loan Portfolio Carrying Value % of Loan Portfolio Office $ 1,674,127 44.6 % $ 1,703,951 45.5 % Multifamily 1,032,942 27.6 % 1,061,434 28.4 % Hotel 466,030 12.4 % 464,816 12.4 % Retail 346,821 9.2 % 341,834 9.1 % Industrial 179,884 4.8 % 118,564 3.2 % Other 50,666 1.4 % 50,709 1.4 % Total $ 3,750,470 100.0 % $ 3,741,308 100.0 % (dollars in thousands) March 31, December 31, Geographic Location Carrying Value % of Loan Portfolio Carrying Value % of Loan Portfolio Northeast $ 928,822 24.7 % $ 917,029 24.5 % Southwest 820,034 21.9 % 836,955 22.4 % West 663,818 17.7 % 658,429 17.6 % Midwest 640,280 17.1 % 637,784 17.0 % Southeast 697,516 18.6 % 691,111 18.5 % Total $ 3,750,470 100.0 % $ 3,741,308 100.0 % At March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the Company pledged loans held-for-investment with a carrying value, net of allowance for credit losses, of $3.7 billion in both periods, as collateral under repurchase facilities, an asset-specific financing facility, a term financing facility and securitized debt obligations. See Note 4 - Variable Interest Entities and Securitized Debt Obligations and Note 5 - Secured Financing Agreements. The following table summarizes activity related to loans held-for-investment, net of allowance for credit losses, for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021: Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands) 2022 2021 Balance at beginning of period $ 3,741,308 $ 3,847,803 Originations, additional fundings, upsizing of loans and capitalized deferred interest 172,865 41,777 Repayments (118,383) (101,588) Loan sales (43,714) — Net discount accretion (premium amortization) 9 7 Increase in net deferred origination fees (2,240) (34) Amortization of net deferred origination fees 3,989 4,638 (Provision for) benefit from credit losses (3,364) 7,233 Balance at end of period $ 3,750,470 $ 3,799,836 Allowance for Credit Losses Subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020, to estimate and recognize an allowance for credit losses on loans held-for-investment and the related unfunded commitments, the Company continues to use a third party licensed probability-weighted analytical model. The Company employs quarterly updated macroeconomic forecasts, which reflect expectations for overall economic output, interest rates, values of real estate properties and other factors, including the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the overall U.S. economy and commercial real estate markets generally. Significant inputs to the Company’s estimate of the allowance for credit losses include loan specific factors such as debt service coverage ratio, or DSCR, loan to value ratio, or LTV, remaining contractual loan term, property type and others. As part of the quarterly review of the portfolio, the Company assesses the expected repayment date of each loan, which is used to determine the contractual term for purposes of computing the CECL reserve. In certain instances, for loans with unique risk and credit characteristics, the Company may instead elect to employ different methods to estimate an allowance for credit losses that also conform to ASU 2016-13 and related guidance. As of March 31, 2022, the Company recognized an allowance for credit losses related to its loans held-for-investment of $34.2 million, which reflects a write-off of $10.1 million on a loan held-for-investment and a total increase in the provision for credit losses of $3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase of $3.4 million includes an additional $2.1 million of reserve on the loan prior to write-off. The remaining increase in the Company’s provision for credit losses was related to changes in the portfolio mix and implementing in its analysis a more conservative macroeconomic forecast driven by an elevated uncertainty for macroeconomic outlook due to inflationary pressures, continuing supply chain disruptions, interest rate volatility and other factors. The allowance for credit losses related to the Company’s loans held-for-investment is deducted from the amortized cost basis of related loans, while the allowance for credit losses related to off-balance sheet unfunded commitments on existing loans is recorded as a component of other liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2022, the Company recognized $1.8 million in other liabilities related to the allowance for credit losses on unfunded commitments and recorded a provision for credit losses of $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Changes in the provision for credit losses for both loans held-for-investment and their related unfunded commitments are recognized through net income on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The following table presents the changes for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021 in the allowance for credit losses on loans held-for-investment: Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands) 2022 2021 Balance at beginning of period $ 40,897 $ 66,666 Provision for (benefit from) credit losses 3,364 (7,233) Write-off (10,107) — Balance at end of period $ 34,154 $ 59,433 Generally, loans held-for-investment are placed on nonaccrual status when delinquent for more than 90 days or earlier when determined not to be probable of full collection. Interest income recognition is suspended when loans are placed on nonaccrual status. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company resolved a senior loan that had an outstanding unpaid principal balance of $54.0 million. The loan had been previously placed on nonaccrual status. The Company recognized a write-off of $10.1 million on the sale of the loan. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had one senior loan with a total unpaid principal balance of $114.1 million and carrying value of $99.5 million that is held on nonaccrual status. No other loans were considered past due and no other loans were held on nonaccrual status as of March 31, 2022. The following table presents the carrying value of loans held-for-investment on nonaccrual status for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021: Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands) 2022 2021 Nonaccrual loan carrying value at beginning of period $ 145,370 $ — Addition of nonaccrual loan carrying value $ 11 $ 19,264 Removal of nonaccrual loan carrying value $ (45,854) $ — Nonaccrual loan carrying value at end of period $ 99,527 $ 19,264 Loan Risk Ratings The Company’s primary credit quality indicators are its risk ratings. The Company evaluates the credit quality of each loan at least quarterly by assessing the risk factors of each loan and assigning a risk rating based on a variety of factors. Risk factors include property type, geographic and local market dynamics, physical condition, leasing and tenant profile, projected cash flow, loan structure and exit plan, LTV, project sponsorship and other factors deemed necessary. Risk ratings are defined as follows: 1 – Lower Risk 2 – Average Risk 3 – Acceptable Risk 4 – Higher Risk: A loan that has exhibited material deterioration in cash flows and/or other credit factors, which, if negative trends continue, could be indicative of probability of principal loss. 5 – Loss Likely: A loan that has a significantly increased probability of principal loss. The following table presents the number of loans, unpaid principal balance and carrying value by risk rating for loans held-for-investment as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021: (dollars in thousands) March 31, December 31, Risk Rating Number of Loans Unpaid Principal Balance Carrying Value Number of Loans Unpaid Principal Balance Carrying Value 1 10 $ 341,548 $ 340,122 9 $ 245,939 $ 245,042 2 62 2,147,019 2,129,438 58 2,002,008 1,983,615 3 21 659,843 652,376 25 747,631 739,343 4 9 534,803 529,007 11 633,153 627,938 5 1 114,128 99,527 2 168,094 145,370 Total 103 $ 3,797,341 $ 3,750,470 105 $ 3,796,825 $ 3,741,308 As of March 31, 2022, the weighted average risk rating of the Company’s portfolio was 2.5, weighted by unpaid principal balance, versus 2.6 as of December 31, 2021. The moderate improvement in the portfolio’s weighted average risk rating from the prior period reflects originations of new loans and advancement of business plans for the collateral properties, and the resulting improvement in the performance of the properties securing select loans within the Company’s loan portfolio, which resulted in risk rating upgrades of those loans the portfolio during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The following table presents the carrying value of loans held-for-investment as of March 31, 2022, and December 31 2021, by risk rating and year of origination: March 31, 2022 (in thousands) Origination Year Risk Rating 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Prior Total 1 $ — $ — $ — $ 231,261 $ 75,644 $ — $ 33,217 $ 340,122 2 $ 129,381 $ 609,326 $ 139,746 $ 749,895 $ 407,861 $ 13,154 $ 80,075 $ 2,129,438 3 $ — $ 47,063 $ 16,614 $ 191,608 $ 152,696 $ 153,878 $ 90,517 $ 652,376 4 $ — $ — $ — $ 183,992 $ 52,973 $ 173,308 $ 118,734 $ 529,007 5 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 99,527 $ — $ — $ 99,527 Total $ 129,381 $ 656,389 $ 156,360 $ 1,356,756 $ 788,701 $ 340,340 $ 322,543 $ 3,750,470 December 31, 2021 (in thousands) Origination Year Risk Rating 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Prior Total 1 — — 136,138 75,592 — 33,312 — $ 245,042 2 623,992 90,381 828,432 347,173 12,877 31,872 48,888 $ 1,983,615 3 45,062 59,186 147,214 242,662 153,732 68,012 23,475 $ 739,343 4 — — 260,672 74,808 173,081 — 119,377 $ 627,938 5 — — — 99,515 45,855 — — $ 145,370 Total $ 669,054 $ 149,567 $ 1,372,456 $ 839,750 $ 385,545 $ 133,196 $ 191,740 $ 3,741,308 |