Variable Interest Entities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary, Does Not Hold Majority Voting Interest, Disclosures [Abstract]

Variable Interest Entities

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

We have financed a portion of our loans through the CLOs, all of which are VIEs. We are the primary beneficiary of, and therefore consolidate, the CLOs on our balance sheet as we (i) control the relevant interests of the CLOs that give us power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the CLOs, and (ii) have the right to receive benefits and obligation to absorb losses of the CLOs through the subordinate interests we own.

The following table details the assets and liabilities of our consolidated VIEs ($ in thousands):

	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Assets:
Loans receivable	$	3,477,340	$	3,486,750
Current expected credit loss reserve	(4,441)		(4,502)
Loans receivable, net	3,472,899		3,482,248
Other assets	30,558		20,746
Total assets	$	3,503,457	$	3,502,994
Liabilities:
Securitized debt obligations, net	$	2,839,818	$	2,838,062
Other liabilities	2,138		1,800
Total liabilities	$	2,841,956	$	2,839,862

Assets held by these VIEs are restricted and can be used only to settle obligations of the VIEs, including the subordinate interests owned by us. The liabilities of these VIEs are non-recourse to us and can only be satisfied from the assets of the VIEs. The consolidation of these VIEs results in an increase in our gross assets, liabilities, interest income and interest expense, however it does not affect our stockholders’ equity or net income.

Non-Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the 2018 Single Asset Securitization was liquidated upon full repayment of its collateral and all senior securities outstanding. In the third quarter of 2018, we contributed a $517.5 million loan to the $1.0 billion 2018 Single Asset Securitization, which is a VIE, and invested in the related $99.0 million subordinate position. We were not the primary beneficiary of the VIE because we did not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly affected the VIE’s economic performance and, therefore, did not consolidate the 2018 Single Asset Securitization on our balance sheet. We classified the subordinate position we owned as a held-to-maturity debt security that was included in other assets on our consolidated balance sheets.

We are not obligated to provide, have not provided, and do not intend to provide financial support to these consolidated and non-consolidated VIEs.