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Loans Held for Investment and the Allowance for Credit Losses
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Receivables [Abstract]  
Loans Held for Investment and the Allowance for Credit Losses Loans Held for Investment and the Allowance for Credit Losses
The Company originates and acquires first mortgage and mezzanine loans secured by commercial properties. The Company considers these loans to comprise a single portfolio of mortgage loans, and the Company has developed its systematic methodology to determine the allowance for credit losses based on a single portfolio. For purposes of certain disclosures herein, the Company disaggregates this portfolio segment into the following classes of finance receivables: senior loans; and subordinated and mezzanine loans. These loans can potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, including, without limitation: property type collateralizing the loan; loan category; loan size; loans to a single sponsor; and loans in a single geographic area. The Company’s loans held for investment are accounted for at amortized cost. Interest accrued but not yet collected is separately reported within accrued interest and fees receivable on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Amounts within that caption relating to loans held for investment were $17.2 million and $17.2 million as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company originated five mortgage loans with aggregate total loan commitments of $614.4 million, an aggregate initial unpaid principal balance of $585.6 million, and aggregate unfunded commitments at closing of $28.8 million. Additionally, the Company received three full loan repayments totaling $319.8 million and received partial principal payments of $78.3 million across two loans, for total loan repayments of $398.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026.
The following table details overall statistics for the Company’s loans held for investment portfolio (dollars in thousands):
June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Balance sheet portfolio
Total loan exposure(1)
Balance sheet portfolio
Total loan exposure(1)
Number of loans52525050
Floating rate loans99.7 %99.7 %99.7 %99.7 %
Total loan commitment$4,508,434$4,508,434$4,290,603$4,290,603
Unpaid principal balance(2)
$4,335,033$4,335,033$4,118,050$4,118,050
Unfunded loan commitments(3)
$174,803$174,803$173,595$173,595
Amortized cost$4,321,538$4,321,538$4,103,022$4,103,022
Weighted average credit spread3.1 %3.1 %3.2 %3.2 %
Weighted average all-in yield(4)
7.1 %7.1 %7.1 %7.1 %
Weighted average term to extended maturity (in years)(5)
3.13.13.03.0
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(1)In certain instances, the Company creates structural leverage through the co-origination or non-recourse syndication of a senior loan interest to a third party. In either case, the senior mortgage loan (i.e., the non-consolidated senior interest) is not included on the Company’s balance sheet. When the Company creates structural leverage through the co-origination or non-recourse syndication of a senior loan interest to a third party, the Company retains on its balance sheet a mezzanine loan. Total loan exposure encompasses the entire loan portfolio the Company originated, acquired and financed. The Company had no non-consolidated senior interests as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. As of June 30, 2026, total loan exposure includes one fixed rate contiguous mezzanine loan and one fixed rate subordinate first mortgage loan. As of December 31, 2025, total loan exposure includes one fixed rate contiguous mezzanine loan.
(2)Unpaid principal balance includes PIK interest of $1.4 million and $1.0 million as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
(3)Unfunded loan commitments may be funded over the term of each loan, subject in certain cases to an expiration date or a force-funding date, primarily to finance property improvements or lease-related expenditures by the Company’s borrowers and to finance operating deficits during renovation and lease-up.
(4)As of June 30, 2026, all of the Company's floating rate loans were indexed to Term SOFR. In addition to credit spread, all-in yield includes the amortization of deferred origination fees, purchase price premium and discount if any, and accrual of both extension and exit fees. All-in yield for the total portfolio assumes Term SOFR as of June 30, 2026 for weighted average calculations.
(5)Extended maturity assumes all extension options are exercised by the borrower; provided, however, that the Company’s loans may be repaid prior to such date. As of June 30, 2026, based on the unpaid principal balance of the Company’s total loan exposure, 55.2% of the Company’s loans were subject to yield maintenance or other prepayment restrictions and 44.8% were open to repayment by the borrower without penalty.
The following tables present an overview of the Company’s loans held for investment portfolio by loan seniority (dollars in thousands):
June 30, 2026
Loans held for investment, netOutstanding principalUnamortized premium (discount) and
loan origination fees, net
Amortized cost
Senior loans(1)
$4,335,033 $(13,495)$4,321,538 
Total$4,335,033 $(13,495)$4,321,538 
Allowance for credit losses(77,750)
Loans held for investment, net$4,243,788 
December 31, 2025
Loans held for investment, netOutstanding principalUnamortized premium (discount) and
loan origination fees, net
Amortized cost
Senior loans(1)
$4,118,050 $(15,028)$4,103,022 
Total$4,118,050 $(15,028)$4,103,022 
Allowance for credit losses(74,503)
Loans held for investment, net$4,028,519 
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(1)Senior loans may include contiguous mezzanine loans and pari passu participations in senior mortgage loans.
The following table presents the Company’s loans held for investment portfolio activity (dollars in thousands):
Amortized costAllowance for credit lossesCarrying value
Balance as of December 31, 2025$4,103,022 $(74,503)$4,028,519 
Loans originated and acquired583,391 — 583,391 
Additional fundings29,123 — 29,123 
Accrued PIK interest360 — 360 
Amortization of origination fees and discounts3,697 — 3,697 
Collection of principal(398,055)— (398,055)
Allowance for credit losses— (3,247)(3,247)
Balance as of June 30, 2026$4,321,538 $(77,750)$4,243,788 
As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there was $13.5 million and $15.0 million, respectively, of unamortized loan fees included in loans held for investment, net in the consolidated balance sheets.
Loan Risk Ratings
The Company evaluates all of its loans to assign risk ratings on a quarterly basis on a 5-point scale. As described in Note 2, the Company’s loans are rated “1” through “5,” from least risk to greatest risk, respectively. The Company generally assigns a risk rating of “3” to all loan investments upon origination or acquisition, except when specific circumstances warrant an exception.
The following tables present the Company's loans held for investment portfolio on an amortized cost basis by origination year, grouped by risk rating (dollars in thousands):
June 30, 2026
Amortized cost by origination year
20262025202420232022PriorTotal
Senior loans by internal risk ratings:
1$— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
2— — 111,198 61,483 — — 172,681 
3585,380 1,751,089 427,422 — 454,261 768,425 3,986,577 
4— — — — 42,522 119,758 162,280 
5— — — — — — — 
Total senior loans$585,380 $1,751,089 $538,620 $61,483 $496,783 $888,183 $4,321,538 
Senior loans:
Current-period realized loss on loan write-offs related to REO conversions$— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
December 31, 2025
Amortized cost by origination year
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 Prior Total
Senior loans by internal risk ratings:
1$— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
2— 110,641 58,591 — — — 169,232 
31,771,785 426,266 43,121 452,592 801,972 278,108 3,773,844 
4— — — 40,963 — 118,983 159,946 
5— — — — — — — 
Total senior loans$1,771,785 $536,907 $101,712 $493,555 $801,972 $397,091 $4,103,022 
Senior loans:
Current-period realized loss on loan write-offs related to REO conversions$— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
Loans acquired are presented in the preceding tables in the column corresponding to the year of origination, not acquisition.
The table below summarizes the Company’s portfolio of loans held for investment on an amortized cost basis, by the results of its internal risk rating review process performed (dollars in thousands):
Risk ratingJune 30, 2026December 31, 2025
1$— $— 
2172,681 169,232 
33,986,577 3,773,844 
4162,280 159,946 
5— — 
Total$4,321,538 $4,103,022 
Allowance for credit losses(77,750)(74,503)
Carrying value$4,243,788 $4,028,519 
Weighted average risk rating(1)
3.0 3.0 
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(1)Weighted average risk rating calculated based on the amortized cost balance at period end.
The weighted average risk rating of the Company’s loans held for investment portfolio was 3.0 as of June 30, 2026, unchanged from December 31, 2025.
Allowance for Credit Losses
The Company’s allowance for credit losses developed pursuant to ASC 326 reflects its current estimate of potential credit losses related to its loans held for investment portfolio as of June 30, 2026. As part of its allowance for credit losses, the Company maintains a separate allowance for credit losses related to unfunded loan commitments which is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 2 for additional details regarding the Company's accounting policies and estimation of its allowance for credit losses.
The following tables present activity in the allowance for credit losses for loans by finance receivable class (dollars in thousands):
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
Senior loans
Allowance for credit losses for loans held for investment:
Beginning balance at April 1, 2026
$74,033 
Allowance for credit losses, net3,717 
Subtotal77,750 
Allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments:
Beginning balance at April 1, 2026
3,103 
Reversal of credit losses, net(173)
Subtotal2,930 
Total allowance for credit losses(1)
$80,680 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
Senior loans
Allowance for credit losses for loans held for investment:
Beginning balance at April 1, 2025
$64,721 
Allowance for credit losses, net2,236 
Subtotal66,957 
Allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments:
Beginning balance at April 1, 2025
2,494 
Reversal of credit losses, net(675)
Subtotal1,819 
Total allowance for credit losses(1)
$68,776 
For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
Senior loans
Allowance for credit losses for loans held for investment:
Beginning balance at January 1, 2026$74,503 
Allowance for credit losses, net3,247 
Subtotal77,750 
Allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments:
Beginning balance at January 1, 20262,920 
Allowance for credit losses, net10 
Subtotal2,930 
Total allowance for credit losses(1)
$80,680 
For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2025
Senior loans
Allowance for credit losses for loans held for investment:
Beginning balance at January 1, 2025$61,558 
Allowance for credit losses, net5,399 
Subtotal66,957 
Allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments:
Beginning balance at January 1, 20252,415 
Reversal of credit losses, net(596)
Subtotal1,819 
Total allowance for credit losses(1)
$68,776 
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(1)Excludes $0.7 million and $0.6 million of allowance for credit losses on exit fees receivable related to the Company's loans held for investment portfolio as of June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025, respectively. Such amounts are recorded within Accrued interest and fees receivable on the Company's consolidated balance sheet and Credit loss expense, net on the Company's consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
The following table presents the allowance for credit losses for loans held for investment (dollars in thousands):
June 30, 2026
General reserveSpecific reserveTotal reserve
Allowance for credit losses:
Loans held for investment$77,750 $— $77,750 
Unfunded loan commitments2,930 — 2,930 
Total allowance for credit losses(1)
$80,680 $— $80,680 
Total unpaid principal balance$4,335,033 $— $4,335,033 
December 31, 2025
General reserveSpecific reserveTotal reserve
Allowance for credit losses:
Loans held for investment$74,503 $— $74,503 
Unfunded loan commitments2,920 — 2,920 
Total allowance for credit losses(1)
$77,423 $— $77,423 
Total unpaid principal balance$4,118,050 $— $4,118,050 
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(1)Excludes $0.7 million and $0.6 million of allowance for credit losses on exit fees receivable related to the Company's loans held for investment portfolio as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Such amounts are recorded within Accrued interest and fees receivable on the Company's consolidated balance sheet and Credit loss expense, net on the Company's consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
The Company’s allowance for credit losses is influenced by the size and maturity dates of its loans, loan quality, credit indicators including risk ratings, delinquency status, historical loss experience and other conditions influencing loss expectations, such as property valuation and reasonable and supportable forecasts of economic conditions.
During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recorded an increase of $3.5 million to its allowance for credit losses. The increase to the Company's allowance for credit losses was due primarily to (i) an increase of $2.2 million resulting from the Company's loan origination activity during the three months ended June 30, 2026 and (ii) a net increase of $1.4 million related to changes to the macroeconomic assumptions and underlying collateral performance employed in determining the general CECL reserve, partially offset by a decrease of $0.1 million resulting from full loan repayments.
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recorded an increase of $3.3 million to its allowance for credit losses, increasing its CECL reserve for loans held for investment to $80.7 million as of June 30, 2026. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the increase to the Company's allowance for credit losses was due primarily to (i) an increase of $2.9 million resulting from the Company's loan origination activity during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and (ii) a net increase of $1.3 million related to changes to the macroeconomic assumptions and underlying collateral performance employed in determining the general CECL reserve, partially offset by a decrease of $0.9 million resulting from full loan repayments during the six months ended June 30, 2026.
During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded an increase of $1.6 million to its allowance for credit losses. The increase to the Company's allowance for credit losses was primarily due to an increase of $4.0 million resulting from the Company's loan origination activity during the three months ended June 30, 2025, partially offset by (i) a decrease of $2.2 million resulting from full loan repayments and (ii) a net decrease of $0.3 million related to improved asset-level performance and changes to the macroeconomic assumptions employed in determining the general CECL reserve.
During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded an increase of $4.8 million, increasing its allowance for credit losses to $68.8 million as of June 30, 2025. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the increase to the Company's allowance for credit losses was primarily due to (i) an increase of $4.0 million resulting from the Company's loan origination activity during the six months ended June 30, 2025, and (ii) a net increase of $3.5 million related to the impact of an uncertain macroeconomic environment and its potential impacts to the Company's loan portfolio, partially offset by a decrease of $2.7 million resulting from full loan repayments during the six months ended June 30, 2025.
As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, none of the Company's first mortgage loans satisfied the CECL framework's criteria for individual assessment.
As of June 30, 2026, the Company had one loan with an amortized cost of $42.5 million on non-accrual status, accounted for on a cash basis. In accordance with the Company's revenue recognition and allowance for credit losses accounting policies, the Company suspended its accrual of interest income when the loan was placed on non-accrual status during the three months ended December 31, 2025. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recognized $0.3 million of interest income related to this loan. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had one loan with an amortized cost of $41.0 million on non-accrual status, accounted for on a cash basis.
As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, none of the Company's loans that are accounted for on an accrual basis had accrued interest income receivable 90 days or more past due.
The following table presents an aging analysis for the Company’s portfolio of loans held for investment, by class of loans on amortized cost basis (dollars in thousands):
Days Outstanding as of June 30, 2026
CurrentDays: 30-59Days: 60-89 Days: 90 or moreTotal loans past dueTotal loans
Loans receivable:
Senior loans$4,321,538 $— $— $— $— $4,321,538 
Total$4,321,538 $— $— $— $— $4,321,538 
 
Days Outstanding as of December 31, 2025
Current Days: 30-59Days: 60-89Days: 90 or moreTotal loans past dueTotal loans
Loans receivable:
Senior loans$4,103,022 $— $— $— $— $4,103,022 
Total$4,103,022 $— $— $— $— $4,103,022 
See Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements for details of the Company's revenue recognition and allowance for credit losses accounting policies.
Loan Modifications
The Company may amend or modify a loan depending on the loan’s specific facts and circumstances. These loan modifications typically include additional time for the borrower to refinance or sell the collateral property, adjustment or waiver of performance tests that are prerequisite to the extension of a loan maturity, modification of terms of interest rate cap agreements, and/or deferral of scheduled principal payments. In exchange for a modification, the Company often receives a partial repayment of principal, a short-term accrual of PIK interest for a portion of interest due, a cash infusion to replenish a loan's interest or capital improvement reserves, termination of all or a portion of the remaining unfunded loan commitment, additional call protection, and/or an increase in the loan coupon, or additional loan fees. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, one of the Company's loan modifications requires disclosure pursuant to ASC 326.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company modified one of its multifamily loans. As part of the loan modification, the Company extended its term to March 9, 2026 and reduced the credit spread. The Company further modified this loan during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026 to extend its term to May 31, 2026 and July 31, 2026, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, the amortized cost of this loan was $42.5 million, or 1% of the Company's aggregate loans held for investment portfolio. This loan was performing pursuant to its modified contractual terms as of June 30, 2026 and had a risk rating of "4".
As of June 30, 2026, the total amount of accrued PIK interest in the Company's loans held for investment portfolio was $1.4 million related to one loan. Total PIK interest of $0.4 million was recorded and deferred during the six months ended June 30, 2026.
The following table presents the accrued PIK interest activity for the Company’s loans held for investment portfolio (dollars in thousands):
June 30, 2026
Balance as of January 1, 2026
$1,042 
Accrued PIK interest181 
Balance as of March 31, 2026
$1,223 
Accrued PIK interest179 
Balance as of June 30, 2026
$1,402