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Other Assets and Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
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Other Assets and Liabilities
4. OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Other Assets
The following table details the components of our other assets ($ in thousands):
 
    
December 31,
2020
    
December 31,
2019
 
Debt securities
held-to-maturity
(1)
   $
      
77,445      $
      
86,638  
CECL reserve
     (1,723      —    
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Debt securities
held-to-maturity,
net
     75,722        86,638  
Loan portfolio payments held by servicer
(2)
     73,224        49,584  
Accrued interest receivable
     66,757        66,649  
Collateral deposited under derivative agreements
     51,050        30,800  
Prepaid expenses
     973        739  
Derivative assets
     522        1,079  
Prepaid taxes
     376        376  
Other
     1,195        1,115  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 269,819      $   236,980  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
  (1)
Represents the subordinate position we own in the 2018 Single Asset Securitization, which held aggregate loan assets of $735.5 million and $930.0 million as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, with a yield to full maturity of L+10.0% and a maximum maturity date of June 9, 2025, assuming all extension options are exercised by the borrower. Refer to Note 16 for additional discussion.
 
  (2)
Represents loan principal and interest payments held by our third-party loan servicer as of the balance sheet date which were remitted to us during the subsequent remittance cycle.
 
Current Expected Credit Loss Reserve
The CECL reserve required under GAAP reflects our current estimate of potential credit losses related to the loans and debt securities included in our consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 2 for further discussion of our CECL reserve. The following table presents the activity in our debt securities CECL reserve by investment pool for the year ended December 31, 2020 ($ in thousands):
 
    
U.S. Loans
    
Non-U.S.

Loans
    
Unique
Loans
    
Impaired
Loans
    
Total
 
Debt Securities
Held-To-Maturity
                                            
CECL reserve as of December 31, 2019
   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —    
Initial CECL reserve on January 1, 2020
     445        —          —          —          445  
Increase in CECL reserve
     1,278        —          —          —          1,278  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
CECL reserve as of December 31, 2020
   $
    
 1,723      $
    
—        $
    
 —        $
    
 —        $
    
 1,723  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Our initial CECL reserve of $445,000 against our debt securities
held-to-maturity,
recorded on January 1, 2020, is reflected as a direct charge to retained earnings on our consolidated statements of changes in equity; however
 
subsequent changes to the CECL reserve are recognized through net income on our consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 
31
,
2020
, we recorded an increase of $
1.3
 million in the expected credit loss reserve against our debt securities
held-to-maturity,
bringing our total CECL reserve to $
1.7
 million as of December 
31
,
2020
. This CECL reserve reflects the macroeconomic impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic on commercial real estate markets generally and is not specific to any loan losses or impairments in our portfolio. See Note
2
for further discussion of
COVID-19.
Other Liabilities
The following table details the components of our other liabilities ($ in thousands):
 
    
December 31,
2020
    
December 31,
2019
 
Accrued dividends payable
   $ 91,004      $ 83,702  
Derivative liabilities
     58,915        42,263  
Accrued interest payable
     20,548        24,831  
Accrued management and incentive fees payable
     19,158        20,159  
Current expected credit loss reserve for unfunded loan commitments
(1)
     10,031        —    
Accounts payable and other liabilities
     2,671        5,008  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $         202,327      $         175,963  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
  (1)
Represents the CECL reserve related to our unfunded loan commitments. See Note 2 for further discussion of the CECL reserve.
 
Current Expected Credit Loss Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments
As of December 31, 2020, we had unfunded commitments of $3.2 billion related to 84 loans receivable. The expected credit losses over the contractual period of our loans are subject to the obligation to extend credit through our unfunded loan commitments. See Note 2 for further discussion of the CECL reserve related to our unfunded loan commitments, and Note 18 for further discussion of our unfunded loan commitments. The following table presents the activity in the CECL reserve related to our unfunded loan commitments by investment pool for the year ended December 31, 2020 ($ in thousands):
 
    
U.S. Loans
    
Non-U.S.

Loans
    
Unique
Loans
    
Impaired
Loans
    
Total
 
Unfunded Loan Commitments
                                            
CECL reserve as of December 31, 2019
   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —    
Initial CECL reserve on January 1, 2020
     2,801        453        9        —          3,263  
Increase in CECL reserve
     4,152        2,541        75        —          6,768  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
CECL reserve as of December 31, 2020
   $
    
 6,953      $
    
 2,994      $
      
 84      $
    
—        $
    
 10,031  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Our initial CECL reserve of $3.3 million against our unfunded loan commitments, recorded on January 1, 2020, is reflected as a direct charge to retained earnings on our consolidated statements of changes in equity; however subsequent changes to the CECL reserve are recognized through net income on our consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded an increase of $6.8 million in the expected
credit loss reserve against our unfunded loan commitments, bringing our total CECL reserve to $10.0 million as of December 31, 2020. This CECL reserve reflects the macroeconomic impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic on commercial real estate markets generally and is not specific to any loan losses or impairments in our portfolio. See Note 2 for further discussion of
COVID-19.