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Variable Interest Entities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Variable Interest Entities Variable Interest Entities
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
The following table details the assets and liabilities of the Company's consolidated variable interest entities as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
June 30, 2025 (Unaudited)December 31, 2024
Assets:
Restricted cash$1,688 $— 
Loans receivable, held-for-investment3,885,044 4,672,521 
Interest receivable34,541 38,650 
Other assets(1)
66,235 168,129 
Mortgage loans held in securitization trusts, at fair value2,246,442 1,633,589 
Total assets$6,233,950 $6,512,889 
Liabilities
Collateralized loan obligations, net$3,135,910 $3,696,034 
Interest payable6,954 9,644 
Other liabilities201 1,508 
Mortgage obligations issued by securitization trusts, at fair value2,034,059 1,484,019 
Total liabilities$5,177,124 $5,191,205 
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(1)    Inclusive of multiple line items broken out on the consolidated balance sheets, such as receivable for investments sold and repaid and investment in real estate, held-for-investment.
The Company has financed a portion of its loans through CLOs, which are considered VIEs. The Company has a controlling financial interest in the CLOs and, therefore, consolidates them on its balance sheets because the Company has both (i) the power to direct activities of the CLOs that most significantly affect the CLOs' economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits of the CLOs that could potentially be significant to the CLOs.
Assets held by the CLOs are restricted and can be used only to settle obligations of the CLOs. The liabilities are non-recourse to the Company and can only be satisfied from the assets of the CLOs.
Investment Securities
Mortgage loans and obligations held in securitization trusts consolidated in accordance with ASC 810 are structured as pass through entities that receive principal and interest on the underlying collateral and distribute those payments to the certificate holders. The assets and other instruments held by these securitization entities are restricted and can only be used to fulfill the obligations of the entity. Additionally, the obligations of the securitization entities do not have any recourse to the general credit of any other consolidated entities, nor to the Company as the primary beneficiary. The mortgage obligations initially represent investment securities on the balance sheets (pre-consolidation). Upon consolidation of the mortgage loans and obligations, the associated investment securities are eliminated, as is the interest income related to those securities.
The inclusion of the assets and liabilities of the mortgage loans and obligations in which the Company is deemed the primary beneficiary has no economic effect on the Company. Its exposure to the obligations of mortgage loans and obligations held in securitization is generally limited to its investment in these entities. The Company is not obligated to provide, nor has provided, any financial support for any of these consolidated structures.
Non-Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
The Company invested in subordinated positions of CMBS trusts which are considered mortgage loans and obligations held in securitization trusts. The Company is not the primary beneficiary of the mortgage loans and obligations because it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the mortgage loans and obligations' economic performance, nor does it provide guarantees or recourse to the mortgage loans and obligations other than standard representations and warranties and, therefore,
does not consolidate the mortgage loans and obligations on its balance sheets. The Company has classified its investment in the CMBS as either held-to-maturity or available-for-sale debt securities that are included on the Company's consolidated balance sheets and are part of the Company's ongoing impairment review. The Company's maximum exposure to loss of the securities is limited to its book value of $411,270 as of June 30, 2025.
The Company is not obligated to provide, nor has it provided financial support to these consolidated and non-consolidated mortgage loans and obligations.