Material Loan Resolutions and Portfolio Turnover
Completed $609M of loan resolutions in Q1 2026 (5 loans, 4 were watch list), including a $220M luxury hotel loan sale and multiple foreclosures/repayments — driving held-for-investment loans down to $3.2B from $3.7B at 12/31/25 (a 13.5% decrease). Management has 8 active sale processes representing ~ $861M of UPB/REO value to further accelerate turnover.
Significant Deleveraging and Financing Improvements
Replaced the maturing Term Loan B with a $500M senior secured term loan from HPS (4-year duration, prepayment flexibility, priced at SOFR + 675bps, matures Jan 2030) and reduced outstanding financings by $489M in Q1 (including $142M in deleveraging payments). Net debt-to-equity improved to 1.7x at 3/31/26 from 1.9x at 12/31/25 (10.5% improvement) and 2.4x at 3/31/25 (29.2% improvement year-over-year).
Reduction in Sector Concentrations
Hospitality exposure decreased from $807M to $592M (down $215M or 26.6%) and land exposure decreased from $187M to $120M (down $67M or 35.8%), supporting risk reduction and portfolio rebalancing efforts.
Watch List and Non-Performing Asset Improvement
Number of 4- and 5-rated loans fell to 13 at 3/31/26 from 24 at 3/31/25 (a 45.8% reduction), demonstrating progress in resolving stressed assets and executing the stated strategy to turn over the book.
Operating Distributable Performance Before Realized Losses
Distributable loss prior to realized losses was modest at $0.05 per share in Q1, indicating operating distributable performance was close to break-even before accounting for realized credit items.
CECL Reserve Management
Recorded a net provision (CECL) activity in Q1 of $31M, offset by loan resolutions that reduced total CECL reserves on loans receivable held for investment from $443M (10.9% of UPB) to $399M (11.4% of UPB). General CECL reserves decreased from $78M to $50M (a 35.9% decline) reflecting charge-offs and resolutions.