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Other Assets and Liabilities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
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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):
 
    
  March 31, 2021  
    
  December 31, 2020  
 
Debt securities
held-to-maturity
(1)
   $ 77,597      $ 77,445  
CECL reserve
     (889      (1,723
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Debt securities
held-to-maturity,
net
     76,708        75,722  
Accrued interest receivable
     67,472        66,757  
Derivative assets
     31,789        522  
Loan portfolio payments held by servicer
(2)
     8,916        73,224  
Prepaid expenses
     778        973  
Collateral deposited under derivative agreements
     —          51,050  
Prepaid taxes
     —          376  
Other
     919        1,195  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 186,582      $ 269,819  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
(1)  
 
Represents the subordinate position we own in the 2018 Single Asset Securitization, which held aggregate loan assets of $695.7 million and $735.5 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 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 three months ended March 31, 2021 and 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
     4,677       —          —          —          4,677  
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
CECL reserve as of March 31, 2020
   $ 5,122     $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 5,122  
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
CECL reserve as of December 31, 2020
   $ 1,723     $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 1,723  
Decrease in CECL reserve
     (834     —          —          —          (834
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
CECL reserve as of March 31, 2021
   $ 889     $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 889  
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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 three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we recorded a decrease of $834,000 and an increase of $4.7 million, respectively, in the expected credit loss reserve against our debt securities
held-to-maturity,
bringing our total CECL reserve to $889,000 and $5.1 million, as of March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. This CECL reserve reflects the macroeconomic impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic on commercial real estate markets generally and is not specific to any loan losses or impairments in our portfolio. See Note 2 for further discussion of
COVID-19.    
Other Liabilities
The following table details the components of our other liabilities ($ in thousands):
 
    
  March 31, 2021  
    
  December 31, 2020  
 
Accrued dividends payable
   $ 91,159      $ 91,004  
Accrued interest payable
     22,116        20,548  
Accrued management and incentive fees payable
     19,207        19,158  
Derivative liabilities
     13,466        58,915  
Current expected credit loss reserve for unfunded loan commitments
(1)
     11,021        10,031  
Secured debt repayments pending servicer remittance
(2)
     6,338        —    
Accounts payable and other liabilities
     3,784        2,671  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 167,091      $ 202,327  
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_
  
     
  
     
(1)
  
Represents the CECL reserve related to our unfunded loan commitments. See Note 2 for further discussion of the CECL reserve.
(2)
  
Represents pending transfers from our third-party loan servicer that were remitted to our banking counterparties during the subsequent remittance cycle.
Current Expected Credit Loss Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments
As of March 31, 2021, we had unfunded commitments of $3.5 billion related to 79 loans receivable. The expected credit losses over the contractual period of our loans are subject to the obligation to extend credit through our unfunded loan commitments. See Note 2 for further discussion of the CECL reserve related to our unfunded loan commitments, and Note 18 for further discussion of our unfunded loan commitments. The following table presents the activity in the CECL reserve related to our unfunded loan commitments by investment pool for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 ($ 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
     16,992        2,219        62       —          19,273  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
CECL reserve as of March 31, 2020
   $ 19,793      $ 2,672      $ 71     $ —        $ 22,536  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
CECL reserve as of December 31, 2020
   $ 6,953      $ 2,994      $ 84     $ —        $ 10,031  
Increase (decrease) in CECL reserve
     216        778        (4     —          990  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
CECL reserve as of March 31, 2021
   $ 7,169      $ 3,772      $ 80     $ —        $ 11,021  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
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 three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we recorded an increase of $990,000 and $19.3 million, respectively, in the expected credit loss reserve against our unfunded loan commitments, bringing our total CECL reserve to $11.0 million and $22.5 million, as of March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. 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.