SEC Document


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
þ
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016
OR
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________ to __________

Commission File Number: 1-32733
RESOURCE CAPITAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
 
20-2287134
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
 
 
 
712 5th Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10019
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
 
 
 
(212) 506-3870
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
¨
 
Accelerated filer
þ
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  ¨ Yes þ No
The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock on May 5, 2016 was 31,197,445 shares.


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RESOURCE CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT
ON FORM 10-Q

 
 
PAGE
PART I
 
 
Item 1:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2:
 
 
 
Item 3:
 
 
 
Item 4:
 
 
 
PART II
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1:
 
 
 
Item 6:
 
 
 




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PART I
ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
RESOURCE CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
 
(unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS (1)
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
71,403

 
$
78,756

Restricted cash
8,721

 
40,635

Investment securities, trading
3,886

 
25,550

Investment securities available-for-sale, pledged as collateral, at fair value
87,662

 
162,306

Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value
212,527

 
45,782

Loans held for sale ($122.5 million and $94.5 million at fair value)
126,153

 
95,946

Loans, pledged as collateral and net of allowances of $4.1 million and $47.5 million
1,771,917

 
2,160,751

Investments in unconsolidated entities
74,356

 
50,030

Derivatives, at fair value
4,689

 
3,446

Interest receivable
10,788

 
14,009

Deferred tax asset, net
12,634

 
12,646

Principal paydown receivable

 
17,941

Direct financing leases, net of allowances of $0.5 million
714

 
931

Intangible assets
25,511

 
26,228

Prepaid expenses
2,778

 
3,180

Other assets
12,540

 
22,295

Total assets
$
2,426,279

 
$
2,760,432

LIABILITIES (2)
 

 
 

Borrowings
$
1,602,025

 
$
1,895,288

Distribution payable
17,125

 
17,351

Accrued interest expense
5,024

 
5,604

Derivatives, at fair value
2,742

 
3,941

Accrued tax liability
815

 
549

Accounts payable and other liabilities
10,912

 
10,939

Total liabilities
1,638,643

 
1,933,672

EQUITY
 

 
 

Preferred stock, par value $0.001:  10,000,000 shares authorized 8.50% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred shares, liquidation preference $25.00
per share 1,069,016 and 1,069,016 shares issued and outstanding
1

 
1

Preferred stock, par value $0.001:  10,000,000 shares authorized 8.25% Series B cumulative redeemable preferred shares, liquidation preference $25.00 per share 5,544,579 and 5,740,479 shares issued and outstanding
6

 
6

Preferred stock, par value $0.001:  10,000,000 shares authorized 8.625% Series C cumulative redeemable preferred shares, liquidation preference $25.00 per share 4,800,000 and 4,800,000 shares issued and outstanding
5

 
5

Common stock, par value $0.001:  125,000,000 shares authorized; 31,217,415 and 31,562,724 shares issued and outstanding (including 910,790 and 691,369 unvested restricted shares)
31

 
32

Additional paid-in capital
1,217,493

 
1,228,346

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(1,895
)
 
(2,923
)
Distributions in excess of earnings
(426,935
)
 
(406,603
)
Total stockholders’ equity
788,706

 
818,864

     Non-controlling interests
(1,070
)
 
7,896

      Total equity
787,636

 
826,760

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$
2,426,279

 
$
2,760,432


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RESOURCE CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - (Continued)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
 
(unaudited)
 
 
(1) Assets of consolidated Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs") included in the total assets above:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$

 
$
95

        Restricted cash
7,986

 
39,061

        Investment securities available-for-sale, pledged as collateral, at fair value

 
66,137

        Loans held for sale
153

 
1,475

Loans, pledged as collateral and net of allowances of $1.1 million and
$42.8 million
1,039,119

 
1,416,441

        Interest receivable
4,185

 
6,592

        Prepaid expenses
64

 
238

        Principal paydown receivable

 
17,800

        Other assets

 
833

        Total assets of consolidated VIEs
$
1,051,507

 
$
1,548,672

 
 
 
 
(2) Liabilities of consolidated VIEs included in the total liabilities above:
 
 
 
        Borrowings
$
725,109

 
$
1,032,581

        Accrued interest expense
635

 
923

        Derivatives, at fair value

 
3,346

        Accounts payable and other liabilities
44

 
(117
)
        Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs
$
725,788

 
$
1,036,733



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements
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RESOURCE CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
 

 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
REVENUES
 
 
 
Interest income:
 
 
 
Loans
$
34,112

 
$
32,663

Securities
4,798

 
4,052

Leases
(54
)
 
95

Interest income - other
1,241

 
832

Total interest income
40,097

 
37,642

Interest expense
15,771

 
14,902

Net interest income
24,326

 
22,740

Dividend income
17

 
16

Fee income
(701
)
 
1,170

Total revenues
23,642

 
23,926

OPERATING EXPENSES
 

 
 

Management fees - related party
4,037

 
3,560

Equity compensation - related party
1,263

 
995

Rental operating expense

 
6

Lease operating
3

 
23

General and administrative
10,070

 
10,971

Depreciation and amortization
641

 
565

Impairment losses

 
59

Provision (recovery) for loan and lease losses
37

 
3,990

Total operating expenses
16,051

 
20,169

 
 
 
 
 
7,591

 
3,757

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
 

 
 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries
2,222

 
706

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
4,828

 
13,967

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities, trading
145

 
2,074

Unrealized gain (loss) and net interest income on linked transactions, net

 
235

(Loss) on reissuance/gain on extinguishment of debt

 
(900
)
(Loss) gain on sale of real estate
(3
)
 
(22
)
Total other income (expense)
7,192

 
16,060

 
 
 
 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES
14,783

 
19,817

Income tax (expense) benefit
(763
)
 
(1,847
)
NET INCOME (LOSS)
14,020

 
17,970

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements
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RESOURCE CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - (Continued)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Net (income) loss allocated to preferred shares
(6,048
)
 
(6,091
)
Carrying value in excess of consideration paid for preferred shares
1,611

 

Net (income) loss allocable to non-controlling interest, net of taxes
90

 
(2,477
)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCABLE TO COMMON SHARES
$
9,673

 
$
9,402

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC
$
0.32

 
$
0.29

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE – DILUTED
$
0.31

 
$
0.28

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC
30,600,407

 
32,814,227

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED
31,038,095

 
33,076,104


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements
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RESOURCE CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Net income (loss)
$
14,020

 
$
17,970

 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
 

 
 

 
Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses on available-for-sale securities included in net income
301

 
(6,258
)
 
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net
(1,318
)
 
3,123

 
Reclassification adjustments associated with unrealized gains (losses) from interest rate hedges included in net income
61

 
90

 
Unrealized gains on derivatives, net
27

 
1,142

 
Foreign currency translation adjustments

 
429

 
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
(929
)
 
(1,474
)
 
Comprehensive income (loss) before allocation to non-controlling interests and preferred shares
13,091

 
16,496

 
Unrealized (gains) losses on available-for-sale securities allocable to non-controlling interests

 
807

 
Net (income) loss allocable to non-controlling interests
90

 
(2,477
)
 
Net (income) loss allocated to preferred shares
(6,048
)
 
(6,091
)
 
Carrying value in excess of consideration paid for preferred shares
1,611

 

 
Comprehensive income (loss) allocable to common shares
$
8,744

 
$
8,735

 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements
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RESOURCE CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2016
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)

 
Common Stock
 
Preferred Shares - Series A
 
Preferred Shares - Series B
 
Preferred Shares - Series C
 
Additional Paid-In Capital
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
 
Retained Earnings
 
Distributions in Excess of Earnings
 
Total Stockholders' Equity
 
Non-Controlling Interests
 
Total Equity
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2015
31,562,724

 
$
32

 
$
1

 
$
6

 
$
5

 
$
1,228,346

 
$
(2,923
)
 
$

 
$
(406,603
)
 
$
818,864

 
$
7,896

 
$
826,760

Deconsolidation of variable interest entities

 

 

 

 

 

 
1,957

 

 
(16,932
)
 
(14,975
)
 
(8,876
)
 
(23,851
)
Balance, January 1, 2016
31,562,724

 
32

 
1

 
6

 
5

 
1,228,346

 
(966
)
 

 
(423,535
)
 
803,889

 
(980
)
 
802,909

Proceeds from dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan
3,541

 

 

 

 

 
35

 

 

 

 
35

 

 
35

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offering costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount on 8.0% convertible senior notes

 

 

 

 

 
19

 

 

 

 
19

 

 
19

Stock based compensation
301,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of stock based compensation

 

 

 

 

 
1,263

 

 

 

 
1,263

 

 
1,263

Purchase and retirement of common shares
(650,463
)
 
(1
)
 

 

 

 
(7,445
)
 

 

 

 
(7,446
)
 

 
(7,446
)
Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
14,110

 

 
14,110

 
(90
)
 
14,020

Preferred dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(6,048
)
 

 
(6,048
)
 

 
(6,048
)
Preferred stock redemption

 

 

 

 

 
(4,725
)
 

 
1,611

 

 
(3,114
)
 

 
(3,114
)
Securities available-for-sale, fair value adjustment, net

 

 

 

 

 

 
(1,017
)
 

 

 
(1,017
)
 

 
(1,017
)
Designated derivatives, fair value adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 
88

 

 

 
88

 

 
88

Distributions on common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(9,673
)
 
(3,400
)
 
(13,073
)
 

 
(13,073
)
Balance, March 31, 2016
31,217,415

 
$
31

 
$
1

 
$
6

 
$
5

 
$
1,217,493

 
$
(1,895
)
 
$

 
$
(426,935
)
 
$
788,706

 
$
(1,070
)
 
$
787,636



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RESOURCE CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)


 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
14,020

 
$
17,970

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Provision for (recovery of) loan losses
37

 
3,990

Depreciation, amortization, and accretion
652

 
3,729

Amortization of stock-based compensation
1,263

 
995

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense

 
(48
)
Sale (origination) of residential mortgage loans held for sale, net
(34,291
)
 
(58,136
)
Sale (purchase) of and principal payments on securities, trading, net
3

 
(8,173
)
Net realized and unrealized loss (gain) on investment securities, trading
(145
)
 
(2,074
)
Net realized and unrealized (gain) loss on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans
(4,828
)
 
(14,423
)
Loss (gain) on the reissuance (extinguishment) of debt

 
900

Loss (gain) on sale of real estate
3

 
22

Settlement of derivative instruments
(1,403
)
 
82

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings

 
59

Unrealized gain (loss) and net interest income on linked transactions, net

 
(235
)
Equity in net (earnings) losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries
(2,222
)
 
(706
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions
8,622

 
4,282

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
(18,289
)
 
(51,766
)
 
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 

 
 

(Increase) decrease in restricted cash
14,365

 
94,734

Deconsolidation of VIEs (1)
(472
)
 

Purchase of securities available-for-sale
(6,467
)
 
(4,000
)
Principal payments on securities available-for-sale
16,229

 
37,860

Proceeds from sale of securities available-for-sale

 
7,113

Return of capital from (investment in) unconsolidated entity
9,381

 
4,391

Purchase and origination of loans
(110,026
)
 
(207,983
)
Principal payments received on loans
133,166

 
91,294

Proceeds from sale of loans
138

 
16,922

Purchase of furniture and fixtures
(23
)
 

Acquisition of property and equipment

 
(171
)
Investment in loans - related parties

 
(903
)
Settlement of derivative instruments
56

 
3,091

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
56,347

 
42,348

 
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net proceeds from issuances of common stock and dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan (net of offering costs of $0 and $0)
33

 
106

Proceeds from issuance of preferred shares (net of offering costs of $0 and $111)

 
3,002

Repurchase of common stock
(7,445
)
 
(5
)
Repurchase of preferred shares
(3,114
)
 

   Net proceeds (borrowings) from repurchase agreements
49,796

 
(64,812
)
Proceeds from borrowings:
 
 
 
Securitizations

 
282,127

Convertible senior notes

 
99,000

Senior secured revolving credit facility
19,000

 
21,500

Reissuance of debt

 
8,100

Payments on borrowings:
 
 
 

Securitizations
(28,334
)
 
(161,713
)
Senior secured revolving credit facility
(56,000
)
 

Payment of debt issuance costs

 
(6,639
)
Distributions to non-controlling interest and subordinated note holders

 
(2,987
)
Proceeds received from non-controlling interests

 
1,802

Distributions paid on preferred stock
(6,115
)
 
(6,044
)
Distributions paid on common stock
(13,232
)
 
(26,563
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
$
(45,411
)
 
$
146,874

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(7,353
)
 
137,456

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
78,756

 
79,905

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
$
71,403

 
$
217,361

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE:
 

 
 

Interest expense paid in cash
$
12,946

 
$
9,378

Income taxes paid in cash
$
43

 
$
1,739

(1)
Cash and cash equivalents as of January 1, 2016 decreased by $472,000 due to the adoption of the amendments to the consolidation accounting guidance resulting in the deconsolidation of five variable interest entities (see Note 2).

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RESOURCE CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)



NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Resource Capital Corp. and subsidiaries’ (collectively the ‘‘Company’’) principal business activity is to originate, purchase and manage a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate-related assets and commercial finance assets.  The Company’s investment activities are managed by Resource Capital Manager, Inc. (‘‘Manager’’) pursuant to a management agreement (the ‘‘Management Agreement’’).  The Manager is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Resource America, Inc. (“Resource America”) (NASDAQ: REXI).  In September 2013, it was determined that the Company is a variable interest entity ("VIE") and that Resource America was the primary beneficiary of the Company. In December 2015, Resource America early adopted the consolidation guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") (see Note 2) and it was determined that the Company was no longer a VIE. Therefore, the Company's financial statements are no longer consolidated into Resource America's financial statements.
On January 1, 2016, the Company adopted the amendments to the consolidation guidance as outlined in Note 2. As a result of its evaluation, the Company determined that it is no longer the primary beneficiary of the following VIEs and therefore, deconsolidated these entities: Resource Real Estate Funding CDO 2006-1, Ltd. (“RREF CDO 2006-1”), Resource Real Estate Funding CDO 2007-1, Ltd. (“RREF CDO 2007-1”), Apidos Cinco CDO, Ltd. (“Apidos Cinco CDO”), Pelium Capital Partners, L.P., ("Pelium Capital") and RCM Global, LLC ("RCM Global").
The following subsidiaries are consolidated in the Company’s financial statements:
RCC Real Estate, Inc. (“RCC Real Estate”) holds real estate investments, including commercial real estate loans, commercial real estate-related securities and direct investments in real estate.  RCC Real Estate owns 100% of the equity of the following VIEs:
RREF CDO 2006-1, a Cayman Islands limited liability company and qualified real estate investment trust (“REIT”) subsidiary (“QRS”).  RREF CDO 2006-1 was established to complete a collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”) issuance secured by a portfolio of commercial real estate ("CRE") loans and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”). This entity was deconsolidated as of January 1, 2016 and the retained investment is now accounted for as an investment security, available-for-sale (see Note 2) in its consolidated financial statements. On April 25, 2016, RREF CDO 2006-1 was liquidated. As a result of the liquidation and in return for the Company's interests in RREF CDO 2006-1, the Company was distributed the remaining assets of the CDO (see Note 24).
RREF CDO 2007-1, a Cayman Islands limited liability company and QRS.  RREF CDO 2007-1 was established to complete a CDO issuance secured by a portfolio of CRE loans and CMBS. This entity was deconsolidated as of January 1, 2016 and the retained investment is now accounted for as an investment security, available-for-sale (see Note 2) in its consolidated financial statements.
Resource Capital Corp. CRE Notes 2013, Ltd. (“RCC CRE Notes 2013”), a Cayman Islands limited liability company and QRS, was established to complete a CRE securitization issuance secured by a portfolio of CRE loans.
Resource Capital Corp. 2014-CRE2, Ltd. (“RCC 2014-CRE2”), a Cayman Islands limited liability company and QRS, was established to complete a CRE securitization issuance secured by a portfolio of CRE loans.
Resource Capital Corp. 2015-CRE3, Ltd. (“RCC 2015-CRE3”), a Cayman Islands limited liability company and QRS, was established to complete a CRE securitization issuance secured by a portfolio of CRE loans.
Resource Capital Corp. 2015-CRE4, Ltd. (“RCC 2015-CRE4”), a Cayman Islands limited liability company and QRS, was established to complete a CRE securitization issuance secured by a portfolio of CRE loans.
RCC Commercial, Inc. (“RCC Commercial”) holds a 29.6% investment in Northport TRS, LLC (“Northport LLC”) and owns 100% of the equity of the following VIE:
Apidos CDO III, Ltd. (“Apidos CDO III”), a Cayman Islands limited liability company and taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”), was established to complete a CDO issuance secured by a portfolio of bank loans and asset-backed securities (“ABS”). On March 31, 2015, the Company issued a notice of redemption to Apidos CDO III's trustee to call the CDO. In June 2015, the Company liquidated Apidos CDO III and, as a result, all of the assets were sold.

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RESOURCE CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)


RCC Commercial II, Inc. (“Commercial II”) holds structured notes, available-for-sale securities and investments in the subordinated notes of foreign, syndicated bank loan collateralized loan obligation ("CLO") vehicles.  Commercial II owns 100%, 68.3%, and 88.6% respectively, of the equity of the following VIEs:
Apidos Cinco CDO, a Cayman Islands limited liability company and TRS, was established to complete a CDO issuance secured by a portfolio of bank loans, ABS and corporate bonds. This entity was deconsolidated as of January 1, 2016 and the retained investment is now accounted for as an investment security, available-for-sale (see Note 2).
Whitney CLO I, Ltd. ("Whitney CLO I"), a Cayman Islands limited liability company and TRS. In September 2013, the Company liquidated Whitney CLO I and, as a result, all of the assets were sold.
Moselle CLO S.A. ("Moselle CLO"), incorporated in Luxembourg, is a CLO issuer whose assets consisted of European senior secured loans, U.S. senior secured loans, U.S. senior unsecured loans, U.S. second lien loans, European mezzanine loans, and a limited amount of synthetic securities and other eligible debt obligations. In December 2014, the Company liquidated Moselle CLO and, as a result, substantially all of the assets were sold.
RCC Commercial III, Inc. (“Commercial III”) holds bank loan investments.  Commercial III owns 90% of the equity of the following VIE:
Apidos CDO I, Ltd. ("Apidos CDO I”), a Cayman Islands limited liability company and TRS was established to complete a CDO issuance secured by a portfolio of bank loans and ABS. In October 2014, the Company liquidated Apidos CLO I, and as a result, substantially all of the assets were sold.
Resource TRS, Inc. (“Resource TRS”), a TRS directly owned by the Company, holds the Company’s equity investment in a leasing company and holds all of its investment securities, trading (through both direct and indirect investments in such securities). Resource TRS also owns equity in the following:
Resource TRS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which holds a 25.8% investment in Northport LLC.
Northport LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which holds bank loan investments and the Company's self-originated middle market loans. Resource TRS owns 44.6% of the equity in Northport LLC as of March 31, 2016. The remaining 29.6% of the equity is owned by RCC Commercial.
Pelium Capital, a Delaware limited partnership, which holds investment securities, trading. Resource TRS owns 80.2% of the equity in Pelium Capital as of March 31, 2016. This entity was deconsolidated as of January 1, 2016 and the retained investment is now accounted for as an equity method investment (see Note 2).
Resource TRS II, Inc. (“Resource TRS II”), a TRS directly owned by the Company, holds the Company’s management rights in bank loan CLOs not originated by the Company.  Resource TRS II owns 100% of the equity of the following VIE:
Resource Capital Asset Management (“RCAM”), a domestic limited liability company, which is entitled to collect senior, subordinated, and incentive fees related to three CLO issuers to which it provides management services through CVC Credit Partners, L.P., formerly Apidos Capital Management ("ACM"), a subsidiary of CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS, S.A., a private equity firm (“CVC”).  Resource America, Inc. owns a 24% interest in CVC Credit Partners, L.P., ("CVC Credit Partners").
Resource TRS III, Inc. (“Resource TRS III”), a TRS directly owned by the Company, held the Company’s interests in a bank loan CDO originated by the Company.  Resource TRS III previously owned 33% of the equity of Apidos CLO VIII, Ltd (“Apidos CLO VIII”), a Cayman Islands limited liability company and TRS, which was liquidated in October 2013.
Resource TRS IV, Inc. (“Resource TRS IV”), a TRS directly owned by the Company, held the Company's equity investment in hotel condominium units acquired in conjunction with a loan foreclosure. The hotel condominium units were sold in April 2014.
Resource TRS V, Inc. (“Resource TRS V”), a TRS directly owned by the Company, held the Company's equity investment in a held for sale condominium complex. All of the condominium units were sold as of December 31, 2013.
RSO EquityCo, LLC owned 10% of the equity of Apidos CDO I and 10% of the equity of Apidos CLO VIII.
Long Term Care Conversion, Inc. ("LTCC"), a TRS directly owned by the Company, is a Delaware corporation that owns 100% of the following entities:

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Long Term Care Conversion Funding ("LTCC Funding"), a New York limited liability company, which owns a 70.9% equity interest in Life Care Funding, LLC ("LCF") and provides funding through a financing facility to fund the acquisition of life settlement contracts. LCF, a New York limited liability company, is a joint venture between LTCC and Life Care Funding Group Partners and was established for the purpose of originating and acquiring life settlement contracts.
ZWH4, LLC ("ZAIS"), a Delaware limited liability company, which owns a beneficial interest in the warehouse credit facility of ZAIS CLO 4, Limited, is a Cayman Islands exempted limited liability company, in equity form, that is used to finance the purchase of syndicated bank loans.
RCC Residential, Inc. ("RCC Residential"), a TRS directly owned by the Company, is a Delaware corporation which owns 100% of the following entities:
Primary Capital Mortgage, LLC ("PCM"), (formerly known as Primary Capital Advisors, LLC), a limited liability company that originates and services residential mortgage loans.
RCM Global Manager, LLC ("RCM Global Manager"), a Delaware limited liability company, owns 25.4% of the following entity:
RCM Global, a Delaware limited liability company, holds a portfolio of investment securities, available-for-sale. This entity was deconsolidated as of January 1, 2016 and the retained investment is now accounted for as an equity method investment (see Note 2).
RCC Residential Portfolio, Inc. ("RCC Resi Portfolio"), a Delaware corporation directly owned by the Company, invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”).
RCC Residential Portfolio TRS, Inc. ("RCC Resi TRS"), a TRS directly owned by the Company, is a Delaware corporation which intends to hold strategic residential mortgage positions which cannot be held by RCC Resi Portfolio.
RCC Residential Depositor, LLC ("RCC Resi Depositor"), a Delaware limited liability company, owns 100% of the following entity:
RCC Residential Acquisition, LLC ("RCC Resi Acquisition"), a Delaware limited liability company, purchases residential mortgage loans from PCM and transfers the assets to RCC Opportunities Trust ("RCC Opp Trust").
*
RCC Opp Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, which holds a portfolio of residential mortgage loans, available-for-sale.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Reverse Stock Split and Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
Effective August 31, 2015, the Company completed a one-for-four reverse stock split of its outstanding common stock. The accompanying financial statements and notes to the financial statements give retroactive effect to the reverse stock split for all periods presented. In addition, the Company adopted an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which provides that its authorized capital stock consists of 125,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the accounting policies set forth in Note 2 included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, approximately $67.6 million and $74.3 million of the reported cash balances exceeded the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance limit of $250,000 per institution, subjecting the Company to risk related to the uninsured balance. All of the Company's cash deposits are held at large, established financial institutions. 

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Income Taxes
Because modest changes in projected income or loss produce a significant variance in estimates of the Company's annual effective tax rate, the Company records its tax provision (benefit) based on its actual effective tax rate.
Recent Accounting Standards
In March 2016, the FASB issued guidance intended to simplify various aspects related to how share-based payments are accounted for and presented in the financial statements. The new guidance allows for entities to make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or account for forfeitures when they occur. In addition, the guidance allows employers to withhold shares to satisfy minimum statutory tax withholding requirements up to the employees’ maximum individual tax rate without causing the award to be classified as a liability. The guidance also stipulates that cash paid by an employer to a taxing authority when directly withholding shares for tax-withholding purposes should be classified as a financing activity on the statement of cash flows. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted in any interim or annual period, with any adjustments reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this new guidance.

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance requiring lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset for all leases. Lessor accounting will remain largely unchanged. The guidance will also require new qualitative and quantitative disclosures to help financial statement users better understand the timing, amount and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. This guidance will be effective for reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance and its impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance to address certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments in order to provide users of financial statements with more decision-useful information. The guidance requires equity investments to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income; simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment; eliminates the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet; requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes; requires an entity to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments; requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial assets on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements and clarifies that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities in combination with the entity’s other deferred tax assets.  It is effective for annual reporting periods, and the interim periods within those periods, beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is permitted for certain provisions. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of adoption.

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In September 2015, the FASB issued guidance that simplifies the accounting for adjustments made to provisional amounts recognized in a business combination, which are currently recognized on a retrospective basis. Under the new requirements, adjustments to provisional amounts will be recognized in the reporting period in which the adjustments are determined. The effects of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income arising from changes to the provisional amounts, if any, are included in earnings of the reporting period in which the adjustments to the provisional amounts are determined. An entity is also required to present separately on the face of the income statement or disclose in the notes the portion of the amount recorded in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. It is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In April 2015, the FASB issued guidance that simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this update. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company has early adopted the provisions of this guidance. Note 12, Borrowings, reflects the presentation of debt issuance costs as prescribed by this accounting standards update. Adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In February 2015, the FASB issued guidance that requires an entity to evaluate whether it should consolidate certain legal entities. All legal entities are subject to reevaluation under the revised consolidation model. Specifically, the amendments: (1) modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are VIEs; (2) eliminate the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership; (3) affect the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs, particularly those that have fee arrangements and related-party relationships; and (4) provide a scope exception from consolidation guidance for reporting entities with interests in legal entities that are required to comply with or operate in accordance with requirements that are similar to those in Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for registered money market funds. This guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015.
On January 1, 2016, the Company adopted the above guidance as required.  As a result of its re-evaluation, the Company determined it is no longer the primary beneficiary of the following VIEs; and, therefore, they were deconsolidated: RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1, Apidos Cinco CDO, Pelium Capital, and RCM Global.  As a result of these deconsolidations, the Company will no longer reflect the underlying collateral (loans and securities) of those VIEs in its consolidated financial statements. Instead, the Company will prospectively reflect in its consolidated balance sheet, its direct investments (the "retained investments") in the issued and outstanding securities of those VIEs. The Company's retained investments in RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1, Apidos Cinco CDO are now accounted for as investment securities, available-for-sale and, as a result, are marked-to-market while the Company's retained investments in Pelium Capital and RCM Global are accounted for as equity method investments. The Company has elected to retrospectively reflect the deconsolidation of these entities on a modified basis, which resulted in a reduction to the beginning balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2016, of $16.9 million. The reduction to retained earnings represents the effect of marking the investments to market as of the date of the required adoption.
    

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The following table summarizes the net impact of the deconsolidation of the five VIEs upon adoption on January 1, 2016 (in thousands) net of eliminations:
 
Total Deconsolidated VIEs
 
Retained Interest as of 1/1/2016
 
Net Impact on Deconsolidation
ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
472

 
$

 
$
472

Restricted cash
17,076

 

 
17,076

Loans, pledged as collateral and net of allowances (1)(2)(3)
364,589

 

 
364,589

Loans held for sale
1,322

 

 
1,322

Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value
68,997

 
166,769

 
(97,772
)
Investment securities, trading
21,851

 

 
21,851

Investments in deconsolidated entities
17,250

 
23,175

 
(5,925
)
Interest receivable
4,299

 

 
4,299

Principal paydown receivable
17,800

 

 
17,800

Prepaid expenses
256

 

 
256

Other assets
972

 

 
972

Total assets
$
514,884

 
$
189,944

 
$
324,940

 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILTITES:
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings
$
297,191

 
$

 
$
297,191

Accrued interest expense
297

 

 
297

Derivative liabilities, at fair value
3,346

 

 
3,346

Accounts payable and other liabilities
255

 

 
255

Total liabilities
301,089

 

 
301,089

Retained earnings
206,876

 
189,944

 
16,932

Non-controlling interests
8,876

 

 
8,876

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,957
)
 

 
(1,957
)
Total equity
213,795

 
189,944

 
23,851

Total liabilities and equity
$
514,884

 
$
189,944

 
$
324,940

(1)
As part of the deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2006-1 and RREF CDO 2007-1, $40.3 million of specific reserves and $142,000 of general reserves on CRE loans were deconsolidated as of January 1, 2016.
(2)
As part of the deconsolidation of Apidos Cinco CDO, $1.3 million of specific reserves on the bank loans were deconsolidated as of January 1, 2016.
(3)
As part of the deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2006-1 and RREF CDO 2007-1, the Company deconsolidated four loans representing the senior participations in commercial real estate loans totaling $91.3 million that were previously disclosed as both impaired loans and troubled debt restructurings as of December 31, 2015.
In November 2014, the FASB issued guidance to eliminate the use of different methods in practice and thereby reduce existing diversity under GAAP in the accounting for hybrid financial instruments issued in the form of shares. An entity that issues or invests in a hybrid financial instrument is required to separate an embedded derivative feature from the host contract (for example, an underlying share) and account for the feature as a derivative according to Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Subtopic 815-10 on derivatives and hedging if certain criteria are met. This guidance is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In August 2014, the FASB issued guidance that clarifies the disclosures management must make in its interim and annual financial statement footnotes when management has determined that conditions exist that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued (or within one year after the date the financial statements are available to be issued when applicable). In accordance with this guidance, management’s assessment is required to be made each reporting period and should be based on relevant conditions and events that are known and reasonably knowable at the date the financial statements are issued. In all cases, to the extent that substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern is determined to be probable, management must disclose the principal conditions or events that gave rise to the substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, management’s evaluation

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of the significance of those conditions or events in relation to the entity’s ability to meet its obligations, and management’s plans that either alleviate or are intended to mitigate the conditions or events that gave rise to the substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. Additionally, to the extent substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern is not alleviated by management’s plans, management must indicate in the footnotes that there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. This guidance is effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of adoption.
In August 2014, the FASB issued guidance that provides for the election of a measurement alternative when a reporting entity determines that it is the primary beneficiary of a collateralized financing entity and, hence, is required to consolidate that collateralized financing entity. The measurement alternative allows a qualifying consolidated collateralized financing entity to use the more observable of the fair value of the financial assets or the fair value of the financial liabilities adjusted by the carrying amount of non-financial assets and the fair value of any beneficial interests retained by the reporting entity (including those beneficial interests that represent compensation for services). Alternatively, if the measurement alternative is not elected for a qualifying consolidated collateralized financing entity, this guidance requires that the financial assets and financial liabilities be measured in accordance with ASC Topic 820, and that any difference in the fair value of the financial assets and the fair value of the financial liabilities be reflected in earnings and attributed to the reporting entity in the consolidated statement of operations. This guidance is effective for public business entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2015 consolidated financial statements to conform to the 2016 presentation.
NOTE 3 - VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

The Company has evaluated its securities, loans, investments in unconsolidated entities, liabilities to subsidiary trusts issuing preferred securities (consisting of unsecured junior subordinated notes), securitizations, guarantees and other financial contracts in order to determine if they are variable interests in VIEs. The Company regularly monitors these legal interests and contracts and, to the extent it has determined that it has a variable interest, analyzes the related entity for potential consolidation. A VIE is required to be consolidated by its primary beneficiary, which, generally, is the entity that has the power to direct the activities that are most significant to the VIE and the right to receive benefits or the obligation to absorb losses that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company continuously analyzes entities in which it holds variable interests, including when there is a reconsideration event, to determine whether such entities are VIEs and whether such potential VIEs should be consolidated or deconsolidated. This analysis requires considerable judgment.
Consolidated VIEs (the Company is the primary beneficiary)
Based on management’s analysis, the Company is the primary beneficiary of seven VIEs at March 31, 2016: Apidos CDO I, Apidos CDO III, Whitney CLO I, RCC CRE Notes 2013, RCC 2014-CRE2, RCC 2015-CRE3 and RCC 2015-CRE4 (collectively the "Consolidiated VIEs"). In performing the primary beneficiary analysis for the Consolidated VIEs , it was determined that the Company was part of a related party group and was the party within that group that both has the power to direct the activities that are most significant to each of these VIEs and that has the right to receive benefits or the obligation to absorb losses that could potentially be significant to these VIEs. The Consolidated VIEs were formed on behalf of the Company to invest in real estate-related securities, CMBS, property available-for-sale, bank loans, corporate bonds and asset-backed securities and were financed by the issuance of debt securities. The Manager manages the commercial real estate-related entities on behalf of the Company, and CVC Credit Partners manages the commercial finance-related entities on behalf of the Company. By financing these assets with long-term borrowings through the issuance of bonds, the Company seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted equity returns and to match the term of its assets and liabilities. The primary beneficiary determination for each of these VIEs was made at each VIE’s inception and is continually assessed. All of the Company's VIEs were reevaluated under the revised consolidation model effective for the Company on January 1, 2016 (see Note 2).
As of December 31, 2015, the Company was the primary beneficiary of thirteen VIEs: Apidos CDO I, Apidos CDO III, Apidos Cinco CDO, Apidos CLO VIII, RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1, Whitney CLO I, RCC CRE Notes 2013, RCC 2014-CRE2, RCC 2015-CRE3, RCC 2015-CRE4, Moselle CLO and RCM Global, LLC (collectively, the "Consolidated VIEs at December 31, 2015"). In performing the primary beneficiary analysis for the Consolidated VIEs at December 31, 2015, it was determined that the parties that have the power to direct the activities that are most significant to each of these VIEs and that had the right to receive benefits

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or the obligation to absorb losses that could potentially be significant to these VIEs, were a related-party group. It was then determined that the Company was the party within that group that was more closely associated with each such VIE considering the design of the VIE, the principal-agency relationship between the Company and other members of the related-party group, and the relationship and significance of the activities of the VIE to the Company compared to the other members of the related-party group. Apidos CDO I, Apidos CDO III, Apidos Cinco CDO, Apidos CLO VIII, RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1, RCC CRE Notes 2013, RCC 2014-CRE2, RCC 2015-CRE3 and RCC 2015-CRE4 were formed on behalf of the Company to invest in real estate-related securities, CMBS, property available-for-sale, bank loans, corporate bonds and asset-backed securities and were financed by the issuance of debt securities. The Manager manages the commercial real estate-related entities on behalf of the Company, and CVC Credit Partners manages the commercial finance-related entities on behalf of the Company. By financing these assets with long-term borrowings through the issuance of bonds, the Company seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted equity returns and to match the term of its assets and liabilities. The primary beneficiary determination for each of these VIEs was made at each VIE’s inception and is continually assessed.
Moselle CLO was a European securitization in which the Company purchased a $30.4 million interest in the form of subordinate notes representing 100% of the Class 1 Subordinated Notes and 67.9% of the Class 2 Subordinated Notes in February 2014. The CLO was managed by an independent third-party, and such collateral management activities were determined to be the activities that most significantly impacted the economic performance of the CLO. Though neither the Company nor one of its related parties managed the CLO, due to certain unilateral kick-out rights within the collateral management agreement it was determined that the Company had the power to direct the activities that most significantly impacted the economic performance of Moselle CLO. Having both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact Moselle CLO and a financial interest that was expected to absorb both positive and negative variability in the CLO that could potentially be significant, the Company was determined to be the primary beneficiary of Moselle CLO and, therefore, consolidated the CLO. During the fourth quarter of 2014, the CLO began the liquidation process and all assets were subsequently sold. As of March 31, 2016, the Company's interest in the Moselle CLO Subordinated Notes was fully redeemed.
Whitney CLO I was a securitization in which the Company acquired rights to manage the collateral assets held by the entity in February 2011. For a discussion on the primary beneficiary analysis for Whitney, see “— Unconsolidated VIEs – Resource Capital Asset Management,” below.

For a discussion of the Company’s consolidated securitizations, see Note 1, and for a discussion of the debt issued through the securitizations, see Note 12.
For consolidated CLOs in which the Company does not own 100% of the subordinated notes, the Company imputes an interest rate using expected cash flows over the life of the CLO and records the third party's share of the cash flows as interest expense on the consolidated statements of operations.
The Company has exposure to losses on its securitizations to the extent of its subordinated debt and preferred equity interests in them. The Company is entitled to receive payments of principal and interest on the debt securities it holds and, to the extent revenues exceed debt service requirements and other expenses of the securitizations, distributions with respect to its preferred equity interests. As a result of consolidation, debt and equity interests the Company holds in these securitizations have been eliminated, and the Company’s consolidated balance sheets reflects both the assets held and debt issued by the securitizations to third parties and any accrued expense to third parties. The Company's operating results and cash flows include the gross amounts related to the securitizations' assets and liabilities as opposed to the Company's net economic interests in the securitizations. Assets and liabilities related to the securitizations are disclosed, in the aggregate, on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

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MARCH 31, 2016
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The creditors of the Company’s seven consolidated VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of the Company. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company has provided no financial support to any of its VIEs nor does it have any requirement to do so, although it may choose to do so in the future to maximize future cash flows on such investments by the Company. There are no explicit arrangements that obligate the Company to provide financial support to any of its consolidated VIEs.
The following table shows the classification and carrying value of assets and liabilities of the Company's consolidated VIEs as of March 31, 2016 (in thousands):
 
Apidos I
 
Apidos III
 
Whitney CLO I
 
RCC CRE Notes 2013
 
RCC 2014-CRE2
 
RCC 2015-CRE3
 
RCC 2015-CRE4
 
Total
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restricted cash (1)
$
69

 
$
123

 
$
169

 
$
949

 
$
13

 
$
6,661

 
$
2

 
$
7,986

Loans, pledged as collateral

 

 

 
94,228

 
297,475

 
337,192

 
310,224

 
1,039,119

Loans held for sale
153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
153

Interest receivable

 

 

 
411

 
1,198

 
1,363

 
1,213

 
4,185

Prepaid assets

 

 

 
17

 
16

 
16

 
15

 
64

Total assets (2)
$
222

 
$
123

 
$
169

 
$
95,605

 
$
298,702

 
$
345,232

 
$
311,454

 
$
1,051,507

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
48,005

 
$
177,478

 
$
278,878

 
$
220,748

 
$
725,109

Accrued interest expense

 

 

 
65

 
126

 
256

 
188

 
635

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

 

 
13

 
31

 

 

 
44

Total liabilities
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
48,083

 
$
177,635

 
$
279,134

 
$
220,936

 
$
725,788

 
(1)    Includes $962,000 designated to fund future commitments on specific commercial real estate loans in certain of the securitizations.
(2)    Assets of each of the consolidated VIEs may only be used to settle the obligations of each respective VIE.

Unconsolidated VIEs (the Company is not the primary beneficiary, but has a variable interest)
Based on management’s analysis, the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the VIEs discussed below since it does not have both (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb the losses of the VIE or the right to receive the benefits from the VIE, which could be significant to the VIE. Accordingly, the following VIEs are not consolidated in the Company’s financial statements as of March 31, 2016. The Company’s maximum exposure to risk for each of these unconsolidated VIEs is set forth in the “Maximum Exposure to Loss” column in the table below.

RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1 and Apidos Cinco CDO
RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1 and Apidos Cinco CDO were formed on behalf of the Company to invest in real estate-related securities, CMBS, property available-for-sale, bank loans, corporate bonds and asset-backed securities and were financed by the issuance of debt securities. The Manager manages the commercial real estate-related entities on behalf of the Company, and CVC Credit Partners manages the commercial finance-related entities on behalf of the Company. By financing these assets with long-term borrowings through the issuance of bonds, the Company seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted equity returns and to match the term of its assets and liabilities. The primary beneficiary determination for each of these VIEs was made at each VIE’s inception and is continually assessed. On January 1, 2016, the Company adopted the amendments to the consolidation guidance as outlined in Note 2. As a result of its evaluation, the Company determined that it was no longer the primary beneficiary of these VIEs and these investments were deconsolidated. At deconsolidation, the Company recorded its investments in RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1 and Apidos Cinco CDO at fair value and will account for these investments as investment securities available-for-sale in its consolidated financial statements.


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MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)


RCM Global, LLC

On July 9, 2014, RCC Residential, together with Resource America and certain Resource America employees, acquired through RCM Global a portfolio of securities from JP Morgan for $23.5 million.  The portfolio is managed by Resource America. RCC Residential contributed $15.0 million for a 63.8% membership interest. Each of the members of RCM Global is allocated revenues and expenses of RCM Global in accordance with his or her membership interest. RCM Global was determined to be a VIE based on the equity holders' inability to direct the activities that are most significant to the entity. On January 1, 2016, the Company adopted the amendments to the consolidation guidance as outlined in Note 2. Upon adoption, the Company reevaluated its variable interest in RCM Global and determined it would not be the primary beneficiary of RCM Global, as its investment in the limited liability company does not provide the Company with a controlling financial interest. As a result of its evaluation, the Company deconsolidated its investment in RCM Global. As of January 1, 2016, the Company accounted for its investment in RCM Global as an investment in an unconsolidated entity in its consolidated financial statements.

Pelium Capital

In September 2014, the Company contributed $17.5 million to Pelium Capital for an initial ownership interest of 80.4%. Pelium Capital is a specialized credit opportunity fund managed by Resource America. The Company funded its final commitment of $2.5 million, as of February 1, 2015. The Company will receive 10% of the carried interest in the partnership for the first five years which can increase its interest to 20% if the Company's capital contributions aggregate $40.0 million. Resource America contributed cash of $2.8 million to the formation of Pelium Capital. At December 31, 2015, Pelium Capital was accounted for a consolidated voting interest subsidiary. On January 1, 2016, the Company adopted the amendments to the consolidation guidance as outlined in Note 2. Upon adoption, the Company reevaluated its interest in Pelium Capital and determined that although it now possessed a variable interest in Pelium Capital, it would not be the primary beneficiary of Pelium Capital, as its investment in the limited liability company does not provide the Company with a controlling financial interest. As a result of its reevaluation, the Company deconsolidated its investment in Pelium Capital on January 1, 2016, and accounted for its investment in Pelium Capital as an investment in an unconsolidated entity in its consolidated financial statements.

LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc.
On November 16, 2011, the Company together with LEAF Financial, Inc. ("LEAF Financial"), a subsidiary of Resource America, and LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc. (“LCC”), another subsidiary of Resource America, entered into a stock purchase agreement and related agreements (collectively the “SPA”) with Eos Partners, L.P., a private investment firm, and its affiliates (“Eos”). In exchange for its prior interests in its lease related investments, the Company received 31,341 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), 4,872 shares of newly issued 8% Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Stock") and 2,364 shares of newly issued Series D Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series D Preferred Stock"), collectively representing, on a fully-diluted basis, assuming conversion, a 26.7% interest in LCC. At the time of investment, the Company’s investment in LCC was valued at $36.3 million based on a third-party valuation.  During 2013, the Company entered into a third stock purchase agreement with LCC to purchase 3,682 shares of newly issued Series A-1 Preferred Stock (the "Series A-1 Preferred Stock") for $3.7 million and 4,445 shares of newly issued Series E Preferred Stock (the "Series E Preferred Stock") for $4.4 million. The Series E Preferred Stock has priority over all other classes of preferred stock. The Company's fully-diluted interest in LCC, assuming conversion, was 29.0% at March 31, 2016. The Company’s investment in LCC was recorded at $43.4 million and $42.0 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The Company determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of LCC because it does not participate in any management or portfolio decisions, holds only two of six board positions, and only controls 29.0% of the voting rights in the entity. Furthermore, Eos holds consent rights with respect to significant LCC actions, including the incurrence of indebtedness, consummation of a sale of the entity, liquidation or initiating a public offering (see Note 17).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)


Unsecured Junior Subordinated Debentures
The Company has a 100% interest in the common shares of Resource Capital Trust I (“RCT I”) and RCC Trust II (“RCT II”), valued at $1.5 million in the aggregate (or 3% of each trust). RCT I and RCT II were formed for the purposes of providing debt financing to the Company, as described below. The Company completed a qualitative analysis to determine whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of each of the trusts and determined that it was not the primary beneficiary of either trust because it does not have the power to direct the activities most significant to the trusts, which include the collection of principal and interest and protection of collateral through servicing rights. Accordingly, neither trust is consolidated into the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The Company records its investments in RCT I and RCT II’s common shares as investments in unconsolidated trusts using the cost method and records dividend income when declared by RCT I and RCT II. The trusts each hold subordinated debentures for which the Company is the obligor in the amount of $25.8 million for RCT I and $25.8 million for RCT II. The debentures were funded by the issuance of trust preferred securities of RCT I and RCT II. The Company will continuously reassess whether it should be deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the trusts.
Resource Capital Asset Management CLOs
In February 2011, the Company purchased a company that managed bank loan assets through five CLOs. As a result, the Company became entitled to collect senior, subordinated and incentive management fees from these CLOs. The purchase price of $22.5 million resulted in an intangible asset that was allocated to each of the five CLOs and is amortized over the expected life of each CLO. The unamortized balance of the intangible asset was $4.8 million and $5.3 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The Company recognized fee income of $402,000 and $965,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. With respect to four of these CLOs, the Company determined that it does not hold a controlling financial interest and, therefore, is not the primary beneficiary. One of the CLOs was liquidated in February 2013. With respect to the fifth CLO, Whitney CLO I, in October 2012, the Company purchased 66.6% of its preferred equity, which resulted in consolidation. Based upon that purchase, the Company determined that it had an obligation to absorb losses and/or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to Whitney CLO I and that a related party had the power to direct the activities that are most significant to the VIE. As a result, together with the related party, the Company had both the power to direct and the right to receive benefits and the obligation to absorb losses. It was then determined that, between the Company and the related party, the Company was the party within that group that was more closely associated with Whitney CLO I because of its preferred equity interest in Whitney CLO I. The Company, therefore, consolidated Whitney CLO I. In May 2013, the Company purchased additional equity in this CLO which increased its ownership of the outstanding preferred equity to 68.3%. In September 2013, the Company liquidated Whitney CLO I, and, as a result, all of the assets were sold. In January 2016 another RCAM-managed CLO was called and $2.4 million of impairment, on a pre-tax basis, was recorded in depreciation and amortization on the Company's consolidated statements of operations the related intangible asset, as of December 31, 2015.     
Investment in ZAIS
In February 2015, the Company made an investment in ZAIS CLO 4 Limited, an offshore financing vehicle created to acquire and warehouse syndicated bank loans, through its wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary ZAIS and through its unconsolidated subsidiary Pelium Capital together with a Resource America employee. The Company, through ZAIS and Pelium Capital, committed to invest $10.0 million and $3.0 million, respectively, during the vehicle's warehousing period. The vehicle is managed by ZAIS Leveraged Loan Manager 4, LLC (the “Collateral Manager”), an entity unrelated to the Company or to Pelium Capital, and such collateral management activities were determined to be the activities that most significantly impacted the economic performance of the entity. The Collateral Manager can be replaced either for cause by the entity’s administrative agent if there is an event of default or by a unanimous vote of the entity’s equity investors, excluding any preference shares held by the Collateral Manager or its affiliates. Although the Company has an investment in the entity that is potentially significant, because it was determined that the Company did not have the ability to kick out the collateral manager, the Company was not determined to be the primary beneficiary and, hence, not required to consolidate ZAIS CLO 4, Limited. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had invested $10.0 million and $3.0 million through ZAIS and Pelium Capital, respectively. The Company accounts for its investment in ZAIS as an investment security available-for-sale in its consolidated financial statements.

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MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)


Investments in the Harvest CLO Securities         
In September 2013 and March 2014, the Company made investments in Harvest CLO VII Limited and Harvest CLO VIII Limited (collectively, the “Harvest Securities”), respectively, offshore limited liability companies created to acquire syndicated bank loans and issue collateral loan obligations, through its wholly-owned, direct subsidiary Commercial II.  The Harvest Securities are managed by 3i Debt Management Investments Limited (the “Portfolio Manager”), an entity unrelated to the Company, and such collateral management activities were determined to be the activities that most significantly impacted the economic performance of the entity.  The Portfolio Manager can be replaced only for cause by the Harvest Securities’ trustee.  Although the Company has investments in the Harvest Securities that are potentially significant, because it was determined that the Company did not have the ability to unilaterally kick out the Portfolio Manager, the Company was not determined to be the primary beneficiary and, hence, not required to consolidate the Harvest Securities. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had investments of $3.9 million in Harvest CLO VII Limited and $4.7 million in Harvest CLO VIII Limited. The Company accounts for its investments in the Harvest Securities as investment securities available-for-sale in its consolidated financial statements.
Investment in Harvest CLO XV Designated Activity Company
In September 2015, the Company made an investment in Harvest CLO XV Designated Activity Company ("Harvest XV"), an offshore financing vehicle created to acquire and warehouse syndicated bank loans, through its wholly-owned, direct subsidiary Commercial II. The vehicle is managed by 3i Debt Management Investments Limited (the “Collateral Manager”), an entity unrelated to the Company, and such collateral management activities were determined to be the activities that most significantly impacted the economic performance of the entity. The Collateral Manager can be replaced only for cause by the entity’s administrative agent. Although the Company has an investment in the entity that is potentially significant, because it was determined that the Company did not have the ability to unilaterally kick out the collateral manager, the Company was not determined to be the primary beneficiary and, hence, not required to consolidate Harvest XV. As of March 31, 2016, the Company's investment in Harvest XV's warehouse was $17.3 million. The Company accounts for its investment in Harvest XV as an investment security available-for-sale in its consolidated financial statements.
The following table shows the classification, carrying value and maximum exposure to loss with respect to the Company’s unconsolidated VIEs as of March 31, 2016 (in thousands):
 
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities
 
LCC
 
Unsecured
Junior
Subordinated
Debentures
 
Resource
Capital Asset
Management
CDOs
 
Investment in ZAIS and Harvest
 
RREF CDO 2006-1
 
RREF CDO 2007-1
 
Apidos Cinco CDO
 
RCM Global LLC
 
Pelium Capital
 
Total
 
Maximum
Exposure
to Loss
Investment in unconsolidated entities
$
43,428

 
$
1,548

 
$

 
$
35,660

 
$
58,401

 
$
92,695

 
$
17,542

 
$
470

 
$
22,363

 
$
272,107

 
$
272,107

Intangible assets

 

 
4,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
4,841

 
$
4,841

Total assets
43,428

 
1,548

 
4,841

 
35,660

 
58,401

 
92,695

 
17,542

 
470

 
22,363

 
276,948

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings

 
51,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
51,467

 
N/A

Total liabilities

 
51,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
51,467

 
N/A

Net asset (liability)
$
43,428

 
$
(49,919
)
 
$
4,841

 
$
35,660

 
$
58,401

 
$
92,695

 
$
17,542

 
$
470

 
$
22,363

 
$
225,481

 
N/A

As of March 31, 2016, there were no explicit arrangements or implicit variable interests that could require the Company to provide financial support to any of its unconsolidated VIEs.

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MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)


NOTE 4 - SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information is summarized for the periods indicated (in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Non-cash investing activities include the following:
 
 
 
Reclassification of linked transactions, net at fair value to investment securities available-for-sale, pledged as collateral, at fair value (1)
$

 
$
48,605

 
 
 
 
Non-cash financing activities include the following:
 

 
 

Distributions on common stock accrued but not paid
$
13,073

 
$
21,423

Distributions on preferred stock accrued but not paid
$
4,010

 
$
6,116

Reclassification of linked transactions, net at fair value to borrowings (1)
$

 
$
33,377

 
(1)
As a result of an accounting standards update adopted on January 1, 2015, the Company unlinked its previously linked transactions, resulting in non-cash increases in both its investment securities available-for-sale, pledged as collateral, at fair value and related repurchase agreements borrowings balances.
NOTE 5 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES, TRADING
Structured notes are CLO debt securities collateralized by syndicated bank loans, and RMBS is a type of mortgage-backed debt obligation whose cash flows come from residential mortgage debt. The following table summarizes the Company's structured notes and RMBS that are classified as investment securities, trading and carried at fair value (in thousands):
 
Amortized Cost
 
Unrealized Gains
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Structured notes
$
5,994

 
$

 
$
(2,108
)
 
$
3,886

RMBS
1,896

 

 
(1,896
)
 

Total
$
7,890

 
$

 
$
(4,004
)
 
$
3,886

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Structured notes
$
28,576

 
$
1,674

 
$
(4,700
)
 
$
25,550

RMBS
1,896

 

 
(1,896
)
 

Total
$
30,472

 
$
1,674

 
$
(6,596
)
 
$
25,550

As a result of updated accounting guidance, effective January 1, 2016 (see Note 2), the Company deconsolidated all of the assets of Pelium Capital, resulting in the removal of $21.9 million of investment securities, trading and is the primary cause of the decrease of securities during the period. The Company sold no securities during the three months ended March 31, 2016. The Company sold twelve securities during the three months ended March 31, 2015, for a net realized gain of approximately $432,000. The Company held six and 56 investment securities, trading as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

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MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)


NOTE 6 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
The following table summarizes the Company's investment securities, including those pledged as collateral and classified as available-for-sale, which are carried at fair value (in thousands):
 
Amortized Cost
 
Unrealized Gains
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value(1)
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CMBS
$
91,192

 
$
313

 
$
(1,940
)
 
$
89,565

RMBS
2,033

 
111

 
(74
)
 
2,070

ABS
208,213

 
1,326

 
(985
)
 
208,554

Total
$
301,438

 
$
1,750

 
$
(2,999
)
 
$
300,189

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

CMBS
$
158,584

 
$
2,631

 
$
(1,791
)
 
$
159,424

RMBS
2,156

 
122

 
(88
)
 
2,190

ABS
41,994

 
3,218

 
(998
)
 
44,214

Corporate bonds
2,422

 

 
(162
)
 
2,260

Total
$
205,156

 
$
5,971

 
$
(3,039
)
 
$
208,088

 
(1)
As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $87.7 million and $162.3 million, respectively, of investment securities available-for-sale were pledged as collateral under related financings.
As a result of updated accounting guidance, effective January 1, 2016 (see Note 2), the Company deconsolidated all of the assets of RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1 and Apidos Cinco CDO, resulting in the removal of $364.6 million of loans, pledged as collateral. These investments are now recorded as investment securities available-for-sale, which is the primary cause of the increase in securities during the period. This increase was offset by a decrease of $69.0 million of investment securities available-for-sale as a result of the deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1, Apidos Cinco CDO, Pelium Capital and RCM Global.

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MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)


The following table summarizes the estimated maturities of the Company’s CMBS, RMBS, ABS and corporate bonds according to their estimated weighted average life classifications (in thousands, except percentages):
Weighted Average Life
Fair Value
 
Amortized Cost
 
Weighted Average Coupon
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
Less than one year
$
234,151

(1) 
$
234,946

 
8.44%
Greater than one year and less than five years
49,104

 
49,821

 
5.12%
Greater than five years and less than ten years
9,043

 
8,923

 
8.88%
Greater than ten years
7,891

 
7,748

 
11.56%
Total
$
300,189

 
$
301,438

 
7.99%
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 
Less than one year
$
117,221

(1) 
$
118,215

 
7.13%
Greater than one year and less than five years
71,370

 
68,808

 
5.31%
Greater than five years and less than ten years
12,382

 
11,271

 
10.45%
Greater than ten years
7,115

 
6,862

 
16.85%
Total
$
208,088

 
$
205,156

 
7.03%
 
(1)
The Company expects that the maturity dates of these CMBS and ABS will either be extended or that they will be paid in full.
At March 31, 2016, the contractual maturities of the CMBS investment securities available-for-sale range from April 2016 to December 2022.  The contractual maturity date of RMBS investment securities available-for-sale is June 2029. The contractual maturities of the ABS investment securities available-for-sale range from October 2018 to July 2027.
The following table shows the fair value, gross unrealized losses and number of securities aggregated by investment category and length of time, that individual investment securities available-for-sale have been in a continuous unrealized loss position during the periods specified (in thousands, except number of securities):
 
Less than 12 Months
 
More than 12 Months
 
Total
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Number
of
Securities
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Number
of
Securities
 
Fair
 Value
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Number
of
Securities
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CMBS
$
55,648

 
$
(1,576
)
 
24

 
$
13,151

 
$
(364
)
 
9

 
$
68,799

 
$
(1,940
)
 
33

ABS
5,991

 
(985
)
 
5

 

 

 

 
5,991

 
(985
)
 
5

RMBS
1,106

 
(74
)
 
2

 

 

 

 
1,106

 
(74
)
 
2

Total temporarily
impaired securities
$
62,745

 
$
(2,635
)
 
31

 
$
13,151

 
$
(364
)
 
9

 
$
75,896

 
$
(2,999
)
 
40

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
CMBS
$
79,570

 
$
(849
)
 
31

 
$
13,783

 
$
(942
)
 
15

 
$
93,353

 
$
(1,791
)
 
46

ABS
2,330

 
(824
)
 
5

 
668

 
(174
)
 
5

 
2,998

 
(998
)
 
10

Corporate bonds
65

 
(18
)
 
1

 
1,327

 
(144
)
 
1

 
1,392

 
(162
)
 
2

RMBS
1,157

 
(88
)
 
2

 

 

 

 
1,157

 
(88
)
 
2

Total temporarily
impaired securities
$
83,122

 
$
(1,779
)
 
39

 
$
15,778

 
$
(1,260
)
 
21

 
$
98,900

 
$
(3,039
)
 
60

The unrealized losses in the above table are considered to be temporary impairments due to market factors and are not reflective of credit deterioration.

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MARCH 31, 2016
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During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairment on its investment securities available-for-sale.
The following table summarizes the Company's sales of investment securities available-for-sale (in thousands, except number of securities):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
Positions Sold
 
Positions Redeemed
 
Par Amount Sold/Redeemed
 
Realized Gain (Loss)
March 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ABS
4
 
2
 
$
11,911

 
$
6,269

There were no sales or redemptions during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

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NOTE 7 - LOANS
The following is a summary of the Company’s loans (in thousands):
Loan Description
 
Principal
 
Unamortized (Discount)
Premium, net (1)
 
Carrying
Value (2) (3)
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRE whole loans
 
$
1,461,959

 
$
(8,831
)
 
$
1,453,128

Middle market loans
 
321,848

 
(608
)
 
321,240

Residential mortgage loans, held for investment
 
1,704

 

 
1,704

Subtotal loans before allowance
 
1,785,511

 
(9,439
)
 
1,776,072

Allowance for loan loss
 
(4,155
)
 

 
(4,155
)
Total loans held for investment, net of allowance
 
1,781,356

 
(9,439
)
 
1,771,917

Bank loans held for sale
 
153

 

 
153

Middle market held for sale
 
3,459

 

 
3,459

Residential mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value (4)
 
122,541

 

 
122,541

Total loans held for sale
 
126,153

 

 
126,153

Total loans, net
 
$
1,907,509

 
$
(9,439
)
 
$
1,898,070

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Commercial real estate loans:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Whole loans 
 
$
1,640,744

 
$
(9,943
)
 
$
1,630,801

B notes
 
15,934

 

 
15,934

Mezzanine loans
 
45,368

 
4

 
45,372

Total commercial real estate loans
 
1,702,046

 
(9,939
)
 
1,692,107

Bank loans
 
134,890

 
(373
)
 
134,517

Middle market loans
 
380,687

 
(1,235
)
 
379,452

Residential mortgage loans, held for investment
 
1,746

 

 
1,746

Subtotal loans before allowance
 
2,219,369

 
(11,547
)
 
2,207,822

Allowance for loan loss
 
(47,071
)
 

 
(47,071
)
Total loans held for investment, net of allowance
 
2,172,298

 
(11,547
)
 
2,160,751

Bank loans held for sale
 
1,475

 

 
1,475

Residential mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value (4)
 
94,471

 

 
94,471

Total loans held for sale
 
95,946

 

 
95,946

Total loans, net
 
$
2,268,244

 
$
(11,547
)
 
$
2,256,697

 
(1)
Amounts included deferred amendment fees of $26,000 and deferred upfront fees of $206,000 being amortized over the life of the loans as of March 31, 2016. Amounts include deferred amendment fees of $42,000 and deferred upfront fees of $12,000 being amortized over the life of the loans as of December 31, 2015.  Amounts also include loan origination fees of $8.8 million and $9.9 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(2)
As a result of the consolidation guidance adopted January 1, 2016, the Company deconsolidated loans held for investment in the amount of $271.8 million of its CRE loans and $134.5 million of its bank loans and the related allowance for loan losses of $41.7 million.(see Note 2).
(3)
Substantially all loans are pledged as collateral under various borrowings at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(4)
Amortized cost approximates fair value.

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MARCH 31, 2016
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Commercial Real Estate Loans
The following is a summary of the Company’s commercial real estate loans held for investment (in thousands):
Description
 
Quantity
 
Amortized Cost
 
Contracted
Interest Rates
 
Maturity Dates(3)
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Whole loans, floating rate (1) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
 
76
 
$
1,453,128

 
LIBOR plus 2.50% to
LIBOR plus 15.00%
 
July 2016 to April 2019
Total (2) (9)
 
76
 
$
1,453,128

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Whole loans, floating rate(1) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
 
87
 
$
1,630,801

 
LIBOR plus 1.75% to
LIBOR plus 15.00%
 
February 2016 to February 2019
B notes, fixed rate
 
1
 
15,934

 
8.68%
 
April 2016
Mezzanine loans, fixed rate (8)
 
2
 
45,372

 
9.01%
 
September 2016
Total (2) 
 
90
 
$
1,692,107

 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Whole loans had $102.5 million and $112.6 million in unfunded loan commitments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.  These unfunded commitments are advanced as the borrowers formally request additional funding as permitted under the loan agreement and any necessary approvals have been obtained.
(2)
Totals do not include allowance for loan losses of $1.5 million and $41.8 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(3)
Maturity dates do not include possible extension options that may be available to the borrowers.
(4)
Includes two whole loans with a combined $11.2 million and $51.2 million senior component that entered into modifications in 2016 and 2015 that resulted in a fixed rate of 0.50% as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively (the difference of which was a result of the deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2006-1 and RREF CDO 2007-1 - see Note 2). The two loans were previously identified as troubled debt restructurings ("TDR's").
(5)
Includes two whole loans with a combined $12.0 million mezzanine component that have fixed rates of 12.0%, and two whole loans with a combined $4.2 million mezzanine component that have fixed rates of 15.0%, as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(6)
Includes a $799,000 junior mezzanine tranche of a whole loan that has a fixed rate of 10.0% as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(7)
Contracted interest rates do not include a whole loan with an amortized cost of $2.0 million and $32.5 million that entered into a modification in 2016 and 2015 which reduced the floating rate spread to 1.00% as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively (the difference of which was a result of the deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2007-1 - see Note 2). The loan was previously identified as a TDR.
(8)
Contracted interest rates and maturity dates do not include rates or maturity dates associated with one loan with an amortized cost of $38.1 million that was fully reserved as of June 30, 2015.
(9)
As a result of updated accounting guidance, effective January 1, 2016 (see Note 2), the Company deconsolidated all of the assets of RREF CDO 2006-1 and RREF CDO 2007-1, resulting in the removal of $271.8 million of loans, pledged as collateral.

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The following is a summary of the weighted average maturity of the Company’s commercial real estate loans, at amortized cost (in thousands):
Description
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018 and Thereafter
 
Total
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Whole loans
 
$

 
$
45,381

 
$
1,407,747

 
$
1,453,128

Total (1) 
 
$

 
$
45,381

 
$
1,407,747

 
$
1,453,128

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018 and Thereafter
 
Total
B notes
 
$
15,934

 
$

 
$

 
$
15,934

Mezzanine loans
 
13,011

 

 
32,361

 
45,372

Whole loans
 
9,958

 
140,712

 
1,480,131

 
1,630,801

Total (1) 
 
$
38,903

 
$
140,712

 
$
1,512,492

 
$
1,692,107

 
(1)
Contractual maturity of commercial real estate loans assumes full exercise of extension options available to borrowers.
At March 31, 2016, approximately 31.0%, 24.7% and 8.5% of the Company's commercial real estate portfolio was concentrated in Texas, California, and Georgia, respectively. At December 31, 2015, approximately 28.7%, 26.8%, and 7.4% of the Company's commercial real estate loan portfolio was concentrated in California, Texas, and Georgia, respectively.
Bank Loans
The following table provides information as to the lien position and status of the Company's bank loans, at amortized cost (in thousands) prior to deconsolidation of Apidos Cinco CDO as of January 1, 2016:
 
Apidos I
 
Apidos III 
 
Apidos Cinco
 
Total
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Loans held for investment:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

First lien loans
$

 
$

 
$
131,281

 
$
131,281

Second lien loans

 

 
1,692

 
1,692

Defaulted first lien loans

 

 
1,544

 
1,544

Defaulted second lien loans

 

 

 

Total

 

 
134,517

 
134,517

First lien loans held for sale at fair value
153

 

 
1,322

 
1,475

Total
$
153

 
$

 
$
135,839

 
$
135,992

At March 31, 2016, the Company had approximately $153,000 of bank loans, which were classified as loans held for sale.
At December 31, 2015, the Company’s bank loan portfolio, including loans held for sale, consisted of $134.7 million (net of allowance of $1.3 million) of floating rate loans, which bear interest ranging between the three month LIBOR plus 1.25% and the three month LIBOR plus 8% with maturity dates ranging from January 2016 to August 2021.  

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The following is a summary of the weighted average maturity of the Company’s bank loans, at amortized cost and loans held-for-sale, at the lower of cost or market (in thousands):
 
December 31,
2015
Less than one year
$
3,922

Greater than one year and less than five years
128,480

Five years or greater
3,590

 
$
135,992

At December 31, 2015, approximately 13.5%, 13.0% and 9.6% of the Company’s bank loan portfolio was concentrated in the collective industry grouping of automobile, diversified/conglomerate service and retail stores, respectively.
Middle Market Loans
The following table provides information as to the lien position and status of middle market loans, at carrying value (in thousands):            
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
First Lien
$
184,374

 
$
248,367

Second Lien
134,215

 
127,146

Second lien loans held for sale at fair value
3,459

 
 
 
$
322,048

 
$
375,513

At March 31, 2016, the Company’s middle market loan portfolio consisted of $322.0 million (net of allowance of $2.7 million) of floating rate loans, which bear interest ranging between one or three month LIBOR plus 6.25% and one or three month LIBOR plus 12% with maturity dates ranging from June 2017 to July 2023.  
At December 31, 2015, the Company’s middle market loan portfolio consisted of $375.5 million (net of allowance of $3.9 million) of floating rate loans, which bore interest ranging between one or three month LIBOR plus 6.25% and three month LIBOR plus 12% with maturity dates ranging from December 2016 to July 2023.  
The following is a summary of the weighted average maturity of the Company’s middle market loans, at carrying value (in thousands):
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
Less than one year
$

 
$
14,960

Greater than one year and less than five years
220,146

 
250,709

Five years or greater
101,902

 
109,844

 
$
322,048

 
$
375,513

At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, approximately 15.0% and 12.8%, respectively, of the Company's middle market loan portfolio was concentrated in the collective industry grouping of diversified and conglomerate service and 13.2% and 12.4%, respectively, of the Company's middle market loan portfolio was concentrated in the collective industry grouping of healthcare, education, and childcare.
Residential Mortgage Loans
The Company originates and services residential mortgage loans through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary PCM. PCM is an approved seller/servicer for the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Government National Mortgage Association and is licensed to originate loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the United States Department of Agriculture and is licensed to transact business in 41

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states. In order to maintain its licenses and status as an approved seller/servicer, PCM must meet certain capital requirements. PCM was in compliance with those capital requirements as of March 31, 2016.
Residential mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value, consisted of $31.6 million and $90.9 million of agency-conforming and jumbo mortgage loans (net of allowance of $11,000), respectively, as of March 31, 2016. Residential mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value, consisted of $29.2 million and $65.3 million of agency-conforming and jumbo mortgage loans (net of allowance of $11,000), respectively, as of December 31, 2015.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2016, approximately 39.5% of the Company's residential mortgage loans were originated in Georgia, 16.9% in Utah, 15.2% in California, 6.5% in Virginia, and 4.6% in Florida. During the year ended December 31, 2015, approximately 44.9% of the Company's residential mortgage loans were originated in Georgia, 11.2% in Utah, 9.1% in Virginia, 4.4% in Florida, and 4.1% in Colorado.
Allowance for Loan Losses
The following is a summary of the allocation of the allowance for loan loss with respect to the Company's loans (in thousands, except percentages) by asset class (in thousands):
Description
 
Allowance for
Loan Loss
 
Percentage of Total Allowance
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
CRE whole loans
 
$
1,493

 
35.93%
Middle market loans
 
2,651

 
63.81%
Residential mortgage loans
 
11

 
0.26%
Total
 
$
4,155

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 
 

 
 
B notes
 
$
15

 
0.03%
Mezzanine loans
 
38,079

 
80.90%
Whole loans
 
3,745

 
7.96%
Bank loans
 
1,282

 
2.72%
Middle market loans
 
3,939

 
8.37%
Residential mortgage loans
 
11

 
0.02%
Total
 
$
47,071

 
 
(1)
As a result of amendments to consolidation accounting guidance adopted January 1, 2016, the Company deconsolidated loans held for investment in the amount of $271.8 million of its CRE loans and $134.5 million of its bank loans and the related allowance for loan losses of $41.7 million (see Note 2).
Principal Paydown Receivables
Principal paydown receivables represent the portion of the Company's loan portfolio for which indication has been provided through its various servicers, trustees, or its asset management group that a payoff or paydown of a loan has been received but which, as of period end, the Company has not received and applied to the outstanding loan balance. At March 31, 2016, the Company had no principal paydown receivables. At December 31, 2015, principal paydown receivables relating to the Company's loan portfolio totaled $17.9 million, the entirety of which the Company received in cash during January 2016.


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NOTE 8 - INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES
The following table shows the Company's investments in unconsolidated entities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
 
 
 
Balance as of
 
Balance as of
 
For the
three months ended
 
For the
three months ended
 
Ownership %
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
 
March 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2015
RRE VIP Borrower, LLC (1)
—%
 
$

 
$

 
$
25

 
$
46

Investment in LCC Preferred Stock
29.0%
 
43,428

 
42,017

 
1,411

 
52

Investment in CVC Global Credit Opportunities Fund (2)
—%
 

 

 

 
608

Pearlmark Mezz IV L.P. (3)
47.4%
 
6,547

 
6,465

 
248

 

RCM Global, LLC (4)
25.4%
 
470

 

 
177

 

Pelium Capital Partners, L.P. (4)
80.2%
 
22,363

 

 
361

 

     Subtotal
 
 
72,808

 
48,482

 
2,222

 
706

Investment in RCT I and II (5)
3.0%
 
1,548

 
1,548

 
(641
)
 
(593
)
     Total
 
 
$
74,356

 
$
50,030

 
$
1,581

 
$
113

 
(1)
The investment in RRE VIP Borrower was sold as of December 31, 2014. Earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are related to insurance premium refunds and the liquidation of bank accounts with respect to the underlying sold properties of the portfolio.
(2)
In December 2015, the Company elected a full redemption of its remaining investment from the fund.
(3) The Company has committed to invest up to $50.0 million in Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners IV, L.P. The commitment termination date ends the earlier of when the original commitment is fully funded, or the fifth anniversary following the final closing date of June 24, 2015.
(4)
Pursuant to the new consolidation guidance adopted January 1, 2016, these previously consolidated VIEs are now accounted for under the equity method.
(5)
For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, these amounts are recorded in interest expense on the Company's consolidated statements of operations.




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NOTE 9 - FINANCING RECEIVABLES
The following tables show the allowance for loan and lease losses and recorded investments in loans and leases for the years indicated (in thousands):
 
Commercial Real Estate Loans
 
Bank Loans
 
Middle Market Loans
 
Residential Mortgage Loans
 
Direct Financing Leases
 
Total
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Loan and Leases Losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for losses at January 1, 2016
$
41,839

 
$
1,282

 
$
3,939

 
$
11

 
$
465

 
$
47,536

Provision (recovery) for loan and lease losses
68

 
(138
)
 
107

 

 

 
37

Loans charged-off

 
138

 
(1,395
)
 

 

 
(1,257
)
Recoveries

 

 

 

 

 

Deconsolidation of VIEs
(40,414
)
 
(1,282
)
 

 

 

 
(41,696
)
Allowance for losses at March 31, 2016
$
1,493

 
$

 
$
2,651

 
$
11

 
$
465

 
$
4,620

Ending balance:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
465

 
$
465

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
1,493

 
$

 
$
2,651

 
$
11

 
$

 
$
4,155

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Loans and Leases:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Ending balance:
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
$
38,133

 
$

 
$
54,469

 
$

 
$
1,179

 
$
93,781

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
1,414,995

 
$

 
$
266,771

 
$
1,704

 
$

 
$
1,683,470

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for losses at January 1, 2015
$
4,043

 
$
570

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
4,613

Provision for loan and lease losses
37,735

 
2,887

 
8,901

 
(99
)
 
465

 
49,889

Loans charged-off

 
(2,175
)
 
(4,962
)
 
110

 

 
(7,027
)
Recoveries
61

 

 

 

 

 
61

Allowance for losses at December 31, 2015
$
41,839

 
$
1,282

 
$
3,939

 
$
11

 
$
465

 
$
47,536

Ending balance:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
$
40,274

 
$
1,282

 
$

 
$

 
$
465

 
$
42,021

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
1,565

 
$

 
$
3,939

 
$
11

 
$

 
$
5,515

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Loans and Leases:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Ending balance:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
$
169,707

 
$
1,544

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,396

 
$
172,647

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
1,522,400

 
$
132,973

 
$
379,452

 
$
1,746

 
$

 
$
2,036,571

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$



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Credit quality indicators
Bank Loans
Loans are graded at inception and updates to assigned grades are made continually as new information is received. Loans are graded on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 representing the Company’s highest rating and 5 representing its lowest rating. Bank loans are first individually evaluated for impairment. To the extent no individual impairment is determined, a general reserve is established.
The characteristics of each rating category are as follows:
1.
Loans with a rating of 1 are considered performing within expectations. All interest and principal payments are current, all future payments are anticipated and loss is not probable;
2.
Loans with a rating of a 2 are considered to have limited liquidity concerns and are watched closely. Loans identified in this category show remote signs of liquidity concerns, loss is not probable and therefore no reserve is established;
3.
Loans with a rating of a 3 are considered to have possible future liquidity concerns. Loans identified in this category show some liquidity concerns, but the ability to estimate potential defaults is not quantifiable and therefore no reserve is established;
4.
Loans with a rating of a 4 are considered to have nearer term liquidity concerns. These loans have a reasonable possibility of future default. However, the risk of loss is not assignable to one specific credit. The noted risk of the loans in this category is covered by general reserves; and
5.
Loans with a rating of a 5 have defaulted in payment of principal and interest or default is imminent. It is probable that impairment has occurred on these loans based on their payment status and that impairment is estimable. The noted risk of the loans in this category is covered by specific reserves.
Credit risk profiles of bank loans were as follows (in thousands):
 
Rating 1
 
Rating 2
 
Rating 3
 
Rating 4
 
Rating 5
 
Held for Sale
 
Total
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Bank loans
$
113,897

 
$
17,578

 
$
1,498

 
$

 
$
1,544

 
$
1,475

 
$
135,992

As of March 31, 2016 all of the Company's bank loans were deconsolidated (see Note 2) with the exception of loans with an amortized aggregate cost of $153,000, which were classified as held for sale. As of December 31, 2015, all of the Company's bank loans were current with respect to debt service with the exception of one loan with an amortized aggregate cost of $1.5 million, on which there was a reserve.
Middle Market Loans
At inception, all middle market loans are graded at a 2. Updates to assigned grades are made continually as new information is received. Loans are graded on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 representing the Company’s highest rating and 5 representing its lowest rating. Middle market loans are only evaluated individually for impairment.

The characteristics of each rating category are as follows:

1.
A loan with a rating of a 1 is considered performing above expectations and the likelihood of loss is remote;
2.
A loan with a rating of a 2 is considered performing within expectations and the likelihood of loss is remote;
3.
A loan with a rating of a 3 is considered performing below expectations and requires close monitoring but no loss of interest or principal is expected. Loans receiving this rating may be out of compliance with financial covenants; however, these loans are current with respect to interest and principal;
4.
A loan with a rating of a 4 is considered performing below expectations and some loss of interest or dividend is expected but no loss of principal. In addition to the borrower being generally out of compliance with debt covenants, loan payments may be past due, but generally not more than 180 days past due; and
5.
A loan with a rating of a 5 is considered performing substantially below expectations, in default and some loss of principal is expected. The borrower is out of compliance with most or all of the debt covenants and payments are substantially delinquent.


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Credit risk profiles of middle market loans were as follows (in thousands):
 
Rating 1
 
Rating 2
 
Rating 3
 
Rating 4
 
Rating 5
 
Held for Sale
 
Total
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Middle market loans
$
53,269

 
$
249,042

 
$
18,929

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,459

 
$
324,699

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Middle market loans
$
44,252

 
$
305,578

 
$
29,622

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
379,452

All of the Company’s middle market loans were current with respect to debt service as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Commercial Real Estate Loans
Loans are graded at inception and updates to assigned grades are made continually as new information is received, as such, a loan previously rated 4 may, over time and with improved performance, be rated less than 4. Loans are graded on a scale of 1 to 4 with 1 representing the Company’s highest rating and 4 representing its lowest rating. Commercial real estate loans are first individually evaluated for impairment. To the extent no individual impairment is determined, a general reserve is established.

The characteristics of each rating category are as follows:

1.
A loan with a rating of a 1 is considered to have satisfactory performance with no issues noted. All interest and principal payments are current and the probability of loss is remote;
2.
A loan is graded with a rating of a 2 if a surveillance trigger event has occurred, but loss is not probable at this time. Such trigger events could include but are not limited to a trending decrease in occupancy rates or a flattening of lease revenues; and to a lesser extent, ground lease defaults, ground lease expirations that occur in the next six months or the borrower is delinquent on payment of property taxes or insurance.;
3.
A loan with a rating of 3 has experienced an extended decline in operating performance, a significant deviation from its origination plan or the occurrence of one or more surveillance trigger events which create an increased risk for potential default. Loans identified in this category show some liquidity concerns. However, the risk of loss is not specifically assignable to any individual loan. The noted risk of the loans in this category is generally covered by general reserves;
4.
A loan with a rating of a 4 is considered to be in payment default or default is expected, full recovery of the unpaid principal balance is improbable and loss is considered probable. The noted risk of the loans in this category is covered by specific reserves.
Credit risk profiles of commercial real estate loans were as follows (in thousands):
 
Rating 1
 
Rating 2
 
Rating 3
 
Rating 4
 
Held for Sale
 
Total
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRE Whole loans
$
1,451,128

 
$
2,000

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,453,128

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

CRE Whole loans
$
1,596,099

 
$
32,500

 
$

 
$
2,202

 
$

 
$
1,630,801

B notes
15,934

 

 

 

 

 
15,934

Mezzanine loans
7,300

 

 

 
38,072

 

 
45,372

 
$
1,619,333

 
$
32,500

 
$

 
$
40,274

 
$

 
$
1,692,107

The Company had no delinquent commercial real estate loans as of March 31, 2016. All of the Company's commercial real estate loans were current with exception of one mezzanine loan that had defaulted as of December 31, 2015. This loan was deconsolidated as part of the Company's adoption of amendments to consolidation accounting guidance as required on January 1, 2016 (see Note 2).

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(unaudited)


Residential Mortgage Loans
Residential mortgage loans are reviewed periodically for collectability in light of historical experience, the nature and amount of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower's ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral, and prevailing underlying conditions.
Direct Financing Leases
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded a provision against the value of the direct financing leases in the amount of $465,000. As of March 31, 2016, the Company held $714,000 of direct financing leases, net of provisions.
Loan Portfolios Aging Analysis
The following table presents the loan and lease portfolio aging analysis as of the dates indicated at amortized cost (in thousands):
 
30-59 Days
 
60-89 Days
 
Greater than 90 Days
 
Total Past Due
 
Current (2)
 
Total Loans Receivable
 
Total Loans > 90 Days and Accruing
As of March 31, 2016:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRE whole loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,453,128

 
$
1,453,128

 
$

Middle market loans

 

 

 

 
321,240

 
321,240

 

Direct Financing Leases
136

 
61

 

 
197

 
517

 
714

 

Residential mortgage loans (1)
371

 

 
170

 
541

 
123,704

 
124,245

 

Total loans
$
507

 
$
61

 
$
170

 
$
738

 
$
1,898,589

 
$
1,899,327

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

CRE whole loans (2)
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,630,801

 
$
1,630,801

 
$

B notes

 

 

 

 
15,934

 
15,934

 

Mezzanine loans

 
38,072

 

 
38,072

 
7,300

 
45,372

 

Bank loans
1,544

 

 

 
1,544

 
132,973

 
134,517

 

Middle market loans

 

 

 

 
379,452

 
379,452

 

Direct Financing Leases
12

 
214

 

 
226

 
1,170

 
1,396

 

Residential mortgage loans (1)
27

 
41

 
80

 
148

 
96,069

 
96,217

 

Total loans
$
1,583

 
$
38,327

 
$
80

 
$
39,990

 
$
2,263,699

 
$
2,303,689

 
$

(1)
Contains $122.5 million and $94.5 million of residential mortgage loans held for sale at fair value at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(2)
Current loans include one impaired whole loan with an amortized costs of $2.2 million, which was fully reserved as of December 31, 2015.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
MARCH 31, 2016
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Impaired Loans
The following tables show impaired loans as of the dates indicated (in thousands):
 
Recorded Balance (1)
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Specific Allowance
 
Average Investment in Impaired Loans
 
Interest Income Recognized
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans without a specific valuation allowance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRE whole loans
$
38,133

 
$
38,133

 
$

 
$
37,620

 
$
178

Middle market loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Residential mortgage loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Loans with a specific valuation allowance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRE whole loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Middle market loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Residential mortgage loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Total:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

CRE whole loans
$
38,133

 
$
38,133

 
$

 
$
37,620

 
$
178

Middle market loans

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage loans

 

 

 

 

 
$
38,133

 
$
38,133

 
$

 
$
37,620

 
$
178

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Loans without a specific valuation allowance:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

CRE whole loans
$
129,433

 
$
129,433

 
$

 
$
128,591

 
$
3,939

B notes
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Mezzanine loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Bank loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Middle market loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Residential mortgage loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Loans with a specific valuation allowance:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

CRE whole loans
$
2,202

 
$
2,202

 
$
(2,202
)
 
$
2,202

 
$
63

B notes
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Mezzanine loans
$
38,072

 
$
38,072

 
$
(38,072
)
 
$
38,072

 
$
(2,879
)
Bank loans
$
1,544

 
$
1,551

 
$
(1,282
)
 
$
1,544

 
$

Middle market loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Residential mortgage loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Total:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

CRE whole loans
$
131,635

 
$
131,635

 
$
(2,202
)
 
$
130,793

 
$
4,002

B notes

 

 

 

 

Mezzanine loans
38,072

 
38,072

 
(38,072
)
 
38,072

 
(2,879
)
Bank loans
1,544

 
1,551

 
(1,282
)
 
1,544

 

Middle market loans

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage loans

 

 

 

 

 
$
171,251

 
$
171,258

 
$
(41,556
)
 
$
170,409

 
$
1,123

(1)
As a result of the adoption of new consolidation accounting guidance as required on January 1, 2016, the Company deconsolidated $91.3 million in senior participations of four loans that were previously classified as impaired loans in the Company's consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2015 (see Note 2).


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MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)


Troubled-Debt Restructurings
The following tables show troubled-debt restructurings in the Company's loan portfolio (in thousands):
 
Number of Loans
 
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance
 
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
CRE whole loans
3
 
$
29,459

 
$
29,459

Middle market loans
 

 

Residential mortgage loans
 

 

Total loans
3
 
$
29,459

 
$
29,459

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of Loans
 
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance
 
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
CRE Whole loans
2
 
$
67,459

 
$
67,459

Middle market loans
 

 

Residential mortgage loans
 

 

Total loans
2
 
$
67,459

 
$
67,459

 
 
 
 
 
 
As of March 31, 2016 and 2015, there were no commercial real estate loan troubled-debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted.

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MARCH 31, 2016
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NOTE 10 - BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
On February 26, 2014, the Company made an additional capital contribution to LCF which gave the Company majority ownership at 50.2%. As a result, the Company began consolidating the LCF joint venture. The joint venture was established for the purpose of originating and acquiring life settlement contracts through a financing facility. On April 30, 2015, the Company committed to another capital contribution in the amount of $750,000, increasing its ownership of LCF to 60.7%. The first installment of $375,000 was funded on April 30, 2015 and the second installment of $375,000 was funded on July 30, 2015. On December 15, 2015, the Company committed to an additional capital contribution in the amount of $1.3 million, increasing its ownership of LCF to 70.9%. The first installment of $750,000 was funded on January 5, 2016 and the second installment of $500,000 is expected to be funded no later than July 1, 2016.
The Company engaged a third party expert to assist in determining the fair values of the assets and liabilities assumed on this investment. Based on the final valuation, which determined an enterprise value of LCF of approximately $4.1 million, and in accordance with guidance on business combinations, the Company confirmed that no further adjustments are necessary.
NOTE 11 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The following table summarizes the activity of intangible assets for the period indicated (in thousands):
 
Management Contracts
 
Wholesale/Correspondent Relationships
 
Mortgage Servicing Rights
 
Total
Balance, January 1, 2016
$
5,316

 
$
90

 
$
20,822

 
$
26,228

Additions

 

 
3,315

 
3,315

Sales

 

 

 

Amortization
(474
)
 

 
(1,058
)
 
(1,532
)
Total before impairment adjustment
4,842

 
90

 
23,079

 
28,011

Temporary impairment adjustment

 

 
(2,500
)
 
(2,500
)
Balance, March 31, 2016
$
4,842

 
$
90

 
$
20,579

 
$
25,511

Management Contracts and Wholesale/Correspondent Relationships
The Company recognized fee income on management contracts of $402,000 and $965,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015.
The Company recorded amortization expense of $474,000 and $507,000 in relation to the Company's management contracts and wholesale/correspondent relationships for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the three months ended March 31, 2015, respectively. The Company expects to record amortization expense on its management contracts and wholesale/correspondent relationships of approximately $1.5 million for the year ending December 31, 2016, $1.3 million for the year ending December 31, 2017, $1.2 million for the year ending December 31, 2018, $514,000 for the year ending 2019, and $515,000 for the year ending December 31, 2020.  The weighted average amortization period was 5.5 years and 5.8 years at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
Mortgage Servicing Rights
Through the Company's wholly-owned residential mortgage loan originator PCM, residential mortgage loans are sold through one of the following methods: (i) sales to or pursuant to programs sponsored by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Government National Mortgage Association, or (ii) sales to private investors. The Company may have continuing involvement in mortgage loans sold by retaining servicing rights and servicing obligations.
The total servicing portfolio consists of loans associated with capitalized mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) and loans held for sale.  In accordance with guidance on servicing assets and liabilities, the Company utilizes the amortization method for the subsequent measurement of its MSRs. The total servicing portfolio was $2.2 billion and $2.0 billion as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 respectively.  MSRs recorded in the Company's consolidated balance sheets are related to the capitalized servicing portfolio and are created through the sale of originated residential mortgage loans.

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MARCH 31, 2016
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For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recognized $1.1 million of amortization expense related to MSRs. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recognized $825,000. The Company expects to recognize amortization related to its MSRs portfolio in the amount of $4.0 million for the year ending December 31, 2016, $3.3 million for the year ending December 31, 2017, $2.7 million for the year ending December 31, 2018, $2.2 million for the year ending December 31, 2019, and $1.9 million for the year ending December 31, 2020. The weighted average amortization period was 1.3 years and 1.2 years at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The weighted average remaining life was 5.8 years and 6.7 years at at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
The Company also records MSRs at fair value on a non-recurring basis. MSRs are recorded at fair value at inception and at the end of each reporting period if the fair value is less than unamortized cost. The Company uses a discounted cash flow approach to estimate the fair value of MSRs utilizing the valuation services of an independent third party. The key assumptions used in the estimation of the fair value of MSRs include prepayment speeds, discount rates, default rates, cost to service, contractual servicing fees and escrow earnings. The fair value of MSRs was $20.6 million and $21.3 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
The activity in the loan servicing portfolio associated with capitalized servicing rights consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
Balance, beginning of period
$
1,998,273

 
$
894,767

Additions
289,210

 
1,236,145

Payoffs, sales and curtailments
(69,907
)
 
(132,639
)
Balance, end of period
$
2,217,576

 
$
1,998,273

The value of MSRs is driven by the net positive, or in some cases net negative, cash flows associated with servicing activities.  These cash flows include contractually specified servicing fees, late fees and other ancillary servicing revenue and were recorded within fee income as follows (in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Servicing fees from capitalized portfolio
$
1,433

 
$
551

Late fees
$
49

 
$
23

Other ancillary servicing revenue
$
5

 
$
3


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MARCH 31, 2016
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NOTE 12 - BORROWINGS
The Company historically has financed the acquisition of its investments, including investment securities and loans, through the use of secured and unsecured borrowings in the form of securitized notes, repurchase agreements, secured term facilities, warehouse facilities, convertible senior notes, senior secured revolving credit agreements and trust preferred securities issuances.  Certain information with respect to the Company’s borrowings is summarized in the following table (in thousands, except percentages):
 
Principal
Outstanding
 
Unamortized Issuance Costs and Discounts
 
Outstanding Borrowings
 
Weighted Average
Borrowing Rate
 
Weighted Average
Remaining
Maturity
 
Value of
Collateral
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RCC CRE Notes 2013 Senior Notes
$
48,465

 
$
460

 
$
48,005

 
3.44%
 
12.7 years
 
$
94,847

RCC 2014-CRE2 Senior Notes
180,260

 
2,782

 
177,478

 
1.80%
 
16.1 years
 
296,295

RCC 2015-CRE3 Senior Notes
282,127

 
3,249

 
278,878

 
2.34%
 
16.0 years
 
342,405

RCC 2015-CRE4 Senior Notes
223,735

 
2,987

 
220,748

 
2.15%
 
16.4 years
 
308,928

Unsecured Junior Subordinated Debentures
51,548

 
81

 
51,467

 
4.43%
 
20.6 years
 

6.0% Convertible Senior Notes
115,000

 
4,497

 
110,503

 
6.00%
 
2.7 years
 

8.0% Convertible Senior Notes
100,000

 
4,330

 
95,670

 
8.00%
 
3.8 years
 

CRE - Term Repurchase Facilities (2)
257,500

 
2,000

 
255,500

 
2.75%
 
17 days
 
369,017

CMBS - Term Repurchase Facility (3)
24,316

 
1

 
24,315

 
1.65%
 
17 days
 
30,274

Trust Certificate - Term Repurchase Facility (4)
26,659

 
394

 
26,265

 
5.94%
 
2.6 years
 
89,181

Residential Investments - Term Repurchase Facility (5)
7,964

 

 
7,964

 
3.04%
 
187 days
 
8,903

Residential Mortgage Financing Agreements (6)
103,200

 

 
103,200

 
3.06%
 
169 days
 
143,658

CMBS - Short Term Repurchase Agreements (7)
51,825

 

 
51,825

 
2.08%
 
14 days
 
70,781

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement
153,000

 
2,793

 
150,207

 
3.28%
 
3.0 years
 
326,092

Total
$
1,625,599

 
$
23,574

 
$
1,602,025

 
3.20%
 
8.6 years
 
$
2,080,381

 
Principal
Outstanding
 
Unamortized Issuance Costs and Discounts
 
Outstanding Borrowings
 
Weighted Average
Borrowing Rate
 
Weighted Average
Remaining
Maturity
 
Value of
Collateral
As of December 31, 2015:
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RREF CDO 2006-1 Senior Notes (1)
$
52,772

 
$

 
$
52,772

 
2.60%
 
30.6 years
 
$
94,379

RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes (1)
91,752

 

 
91,752

 
1.65%
 
30.8 years
 
210,904

RCC CRE Notes 2013 Senior Notes
58,465

 
664

 
57,801

 
3.21%
 
13.0 years
 
104,439

RCC 2014-CRE2 Senior Notes
198,594

 
2,991

 
195,603

 
1.68%
 
16.3 years
 
313,663

RCC 2015-CRE3 Senior Notes
282,127

 
3,466

 
278,661

 
2.25%
 
16.2 years
 
341,099

RCC 2015-CRE4 Senior Notes
223,735

 
3,160

 
220,575

 
2.06%
 
16.6 years
 
308,042

Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes (1)
135,417

 

 
135,417

 
1.25%
 
4.4 years
 
154,584

Unsecured Junior Subordinated Debentures
51,548

 
135

 
51,413

 
4.40%
 
20.8 years
 

6.0% Convertible Senior Notes
115,000

 
4,917

 
110,083

 
6.00%
 
2.9 years
 

8.0% Convertible Senior Notes
100,000

 
4,599

 
95,401

 
8.00%
 
4.0 years
 

CRE - Term Repurchase Facilities (2)
225,346

 
2,418

 
222,928

 
2.64%
 
17 days
 
321,267

CMBS - Term Repurchase Facility (3)
25,658

 
2

 
25,656

 
1.57%
 
18 days
 
31,650

Trust Certificates - Term Repurchase Facility (4)
26,659

 
415

 
26,244

 
5.85%
 
2.9 years
 
89,181

Residential Investments - Term Repurchase Facility (5)
782

 

 
782

 
2.75%
 
264 days
 
835

Residential Mortgage Financing Agreements (6)
85,819

 

 
85,819

 
3.10%
 
257 days
 
120,952

CMBS - Short Term Repurchase Agreements (7)
57,407

 

 
57,407

 
2.06%
 
18 days
 
79,347

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement
190,000

 
3,026

 
186,974

 
3.09%
 
3.2 years
 
376,306

Total
$
1,921,081

 
$
25,793

 
$
1,895,288

 
2.89%
 
10.4 years
 
$
2,546,648

(1)
On January 1, 2016, RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1 and Apidos Cinco CDO were deconsolidated in accordance with guidance on consolidation (see Note 2 ).

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(2)
Amounts also include accrued interest expense of $384,000 and $315,000 related to CRE repurchase facilities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(3)
Amounts also include accrued interest expense of $13,000 and $18,000 related to CMBS repurchase facilities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Amounts do not reflect CMBS repurchase agreement borrowings that are components of linked transactions as of December 31, 2015.
(4)
Amounts also include accrued interest expense of $62,000 and $61,000 related to trust certificate repurchase facilities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(5)
Amounts also include accrued interest expense of $16,000 and $30,000 related to residential investment facilities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(6)
The value of collateral related to residential mortgage financing agreements is the appraised value of the collateral underlying the residential mortgage loans subject to repurchase as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(7)
Amounts also include accrued interest expense of $45,000 and $40,000 related to CMBS short term repurchase facilities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
The Company is in compliance with covenants as defined in the respective agreements as of March 31, 2016.
Securitizations
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the Company's securitizations:
Securitization
 
Closing Date
 
Maturity Date
 
Designated Principal Reinvestment Period (1)
 
Total Note Paydowns as of March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
RCC CRE Notes 2013
 
December 2013
 
December 2028
 
N/A
 
$
212.4

RCC 2014-CRE2
 
July 2014
 
April 2032
 
July 2016
 
$
55.1

RCC 2015-CRE3
 
February 2015
 
March 2032
 
February 2017
 
$

RCC 2015-CRE4
 
August 2015
 
August 2032
 
August 2017
 
$

(1)
The designated principal reinvestment period is the period where principal payments received by each respective securitization may be designated by the Company to purchase funding participations of existing collateral originally underwritten at the close of each securitization which was funded outside of the deal structure.
The investments held by the Company's securitizations collateralize the securitization's borrowings and, as a result, are not available to the Company, its creditors, or stockholders. All senior notes retained at closing or subsequently repurchased by the Company as of March 31, 2016 eliminate in consolidation.

On January 1, 2016, the Company adopted the amendments to the consolidation guidance (see Note 2). As a result of its evaluation, the Company deconsolidated RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1 and Apidos Cinco CDO.




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MARCH 31, 2016
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Repurchase and Credit Facilities
Borrowings under the Company's repurchase agreements were guaranteed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries. The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the Company's borrowings (in thousands, except percentages):
 
As of March 31, 2016
 
As of December 31, 2015
 
Outstanding
Borrowings
 
 Value of
Collateral
 
Number of
Positions
as Collateral
 
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
 
Outstanding
Borrowings
 
 Value of
Collateral
 
Number of
Positions
as Collateral
 
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
CMBS Term
Repurchase Facility
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank (1)
$
24,315

 
$
30,274

 
23
 
1.65%
 
$
25,656

 
$
31,650

 
21
 
1.57%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRE Term
Repurchase Facilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank (2)
148,691

 
214,207

 
11
 
2.52%
 
123,937

 
179,169

 
9
 
2.39%
Morgan Stanley Bank (3)
106,809


154,810


8

3.05%

98,991


142,098


7

2.96%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust Certificates Term Repurchase Facility
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RSO Repo SPE Trust 2015 (4)
26,265

 
89,181

 
1
 
5.94%
 
26,244

 
89,181

 
1
 
5.85%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-Term Repurchase
Agreements - CMBS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
13,054

 
19,785

 
3
 
2.09%
 
13,548

 
19,829

 
3
 
1.93%
Deutsche Bank Securities, LLC
38,771

 
50,996

 
15
 
2.13%
 
43,859

 
59,518

 
17
 
2.10%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential Investments Term Repurchase Facility
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank
7,964

 
8,903

 
13
 
3.04%
 
782

 
835

 
1
 
2.75%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential Mortgage
Financing Agreements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Century Bank
43,000

 
55,845

 
197
 
3.24%
 
43,789

 
61,111

 
199
 
3.17%
Wells Fargo Bank
60,200

 
87,813

 
209
 
2.93%
 
42,030

 
59,841

 
166
 
3.03%
Totals
$
469,069

 
$
711,814

 
 
 
 
 
$
418,836

 
$
643,232

 
 
 
 
 
(1)
The Wells Fargo Bank CMBS term repurchase facility includes $1,000 and $2,000 of deferred debt issuance costs as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(2)
The Wells Fargo Bank CRE term repurchase facility includes $419,000 and $675,000 of deferred debt issuance costs as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(3)
The Morgan Stanley Bank CRE term repurchase facility includes $1.6 million and $1.7 million of deferred debt issuance costs as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(4)
The RSO Repo SPE Trust 2015 term repurchase facility includes $395,000 and $415,000 of deferred debt issuance costs as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.









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MARCH 31, 2016
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The following table shows information about the amount at risk under the repurchase facilities (dollars in thousands):
 
Amount at
Risk
(1)
 
Weighted Average
Maturity
 
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
CMBS Term Repurchase Facility
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
$
6,066

 
17 days
 
1.65%
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRE Term Repurchase Facilities
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
$
64,963

 
18 days
 
2.52%
Morgan Stanley Bank, National Association
$
46,048

 
15 days
 
3.05%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust Certificates Term Repurchase Facility
 
 
 
 
 
RSO Repo SPE Trust 2015
$
62,575

 
2.6 years
 
5.94%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-Term Repurchase Agreements - CMBS
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
$
6,756

 
11 days
 
2.09%
Deutsche Bank Securities, LLC
$
13,973

 
15 days
 
2.13%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential Investments Term Repurchase Facility
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
$
940

 
187 days
 
3.04%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential Mortgage Financing Agreements
 
 
 
 
 
New Century Bank
$
12,844

 
64 days
 
3.24%
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
$
27,613

 
106 days
 
2.93%
As of December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
CMBS Term Repurchase Facility
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
$
6,053

 
18 days
 
1.57%
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRE Term Repurchase Facilities
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
$
54,674

 
18 days
 
2.39%
Morgan Stanley Bank, National Association
$
41,248

 
15 days
 
2.96%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust Certificates Term Repurchase Facility
 
 
 
 
 
RSO Repo SPE Trust 2015
$
62,575

 
2.9 years
 
5.85%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-Term Repurchase Agreements - CMBS
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
$
6,288

 
11 days
 
1.93%
Deutsche Bank Securities, LLC
$
16,330

 
20 days
 
2.05%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential Investments Term Repurchase Facility
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
$
54

 
264 days
 
2.75%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential Mortgage Financing Agreements
 
 
 
 
 
New Century Bank
$
17,322

 
124 days
 
3.17%
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
$
17,811

 
134 days
 
3.03%
(1)
Equal to the estimated fair value of securities or loans sold, plus accrued interest income, minus the sum of repurchase agreement liabilities plus accrued interest expense.

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MARCH 31, 2016
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Contractual maturity dates of the Company's borrowings by category and year are presented in the table below (in thousands):
 
Total
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020 and Thereafter
CRE Securitizations
$
725,109

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
725,109

Repurchase Agreements
469,069

 
442,804

 

 
26,265

 

 

Unsecured Junior Subordinated Debentures
51,467

 

 

 

 

 
51,467

6.0 % Convertible Notes
110,503

 

 

 
110,503

 

 

8.0 % Convertible Notes 
95,670

 

 

 

 

 
95,670

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
150,207

 

 

 

 
150,207

 

Total
$
1,602,025

 
$
442,804

 
$

 
$
136,768

 
$
150,207

 
$
872,246

NOTE 13 - SHARE ISSUANCE AND REPURCHASE
 
For the Three Months Ended 
 March 31, 2016
 
Total Outstanding
 
Number of Shares Repurchased
 
Weighted Average Purchase Price
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted Average Offering Price
8.50% Series A Preferred Stock

 
$

 
1,069,016

 
$
24.29

8.25% Series B Preferred Stock
195,900

 
$
15.80

 
5,544,579

 
$
24.02

8.625% Series C Preferred Stock

 
$

 
4,800,000

 
$
25.00

On or after June 14, 2017 the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series A preferred stock, in whole or part, at any time and from time to time, for cash at $25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, to the redemption date.
On or after October 2, 2017 the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series B preferred stock, in whole or part, at any time and from time to time, for cash at $25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, to the redemption date.
On or after July 30, 2024, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series C preferred stock, in whole or part, at any time and from time to time, for cash at $25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, to the redemption date.
Under a dividend reinvestment plan authorized by the board of directors on March 21, 2013, the Company is authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of common stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company sold 3,541 shares of common stock through this program, resulting in proceeds of approximately $35,000.
Under a share repurchase plan authorized by the board of directors on August 3, 2015, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $50.0 million of its outstanding equity and debt securities. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company repurchased $7.3 million of its common stock, representing approximately 643,000 shares. Since the inception of the program through March 31, 2016, the Company has repurchased $33.2 million of its common stock, representing approximately 2.6 million shares or 7.9% of the outstanding balance. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company repurchased approximately $3.1 million of its outstanding Series B preferred stock, representing approximately 196,000 shares or 3.4% of the initial outstanding balance. In March 2016, the Company's board of directors approved a new securities repurchase program for up to $50.0 million of its outstanding securities, which replaced the August 2015 repurchase plan.
NOTE 14 - SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
The following table summarizes the Company's restricted common stock transactions:
 
Non-Employee Directors
 
Non-Employees
 
Employees
 
Total
Unvested shares as of January 1, 2016
15,267

 
617,657

 
58,445

 
691,369

Issued
20,491

 
230,338

 
50,784

 
301,613

Vested
(11,772
)
 
(51,968
)
 
(18,452
)
 
(82,192
)
Forfeited

 

 

 

Unvested shares as of March 31, 2016
23,986

 
796,027

 
90,777

 
910,790


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The Company is required to value any unvested shares of restricted common stock granted to non-employees at the current market price.  The estimated fair value of the unvested shares of restricted common stock granted during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, including the grant date fair value of shares issued to the Company’s seven non-employee directors, was $2.5 million and $5.1 million, respectively. The estimated fair value of the unvested shares of restricted stock granted during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, including the grant date fair value of shares issued to the Company’s employees, was $483,000 and $561,000, respectively.
The Company records any unvested shares of restricted common stock granted to non-employee directors at the fair value on the grant date amortized over the service period.  The amortization recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $64,000 and $64,000, respectively.
As of March 31, 2016, the total unrecognized restricted common stock expense was $3.8 million, with a weighted average amortization period remaining of 2.3 years.
The following table summarizes restricted common stock grants during the three months ended March 31, 2016:
Date
 
Shares
 
Vesting/Year
 
Date(s)
January 21, 2016
 
130,903
 
33.3%
 
1/21/17, 1/21/18, 1/21/19
January 21, 2016
 
50,784
 
33.3%
 
1/21/17, 1/21/18, 1/21/19
February 1, 2016
 
3,421
 
100%
 
2/1/17
February 5, 2016
 
90,595
 
33.3%
 
2/5/17, 2/5/18, 2/5/19
March 8, 2016
 
13,912
 
100%
 
3/8/17
March 14, 2016
 
3,158
 
100%
 
3/14/17
March 31, 2016
 
8,840
 
100%
 
5/15/16(1)

(1)
In connection with a grant of restricted common stock made on September 24, 2014, the Company agreed to issue up to 17,682 shares of common stock if certain loan origination performance thresholds were achieved by personnel from the Company’s loan origination team.  The performance criteria are measured at the end of two annual measurement periods which began April 1, 2014.  The agreement also provided dividend equivalent rights pursuant to which the dividends that would have been paid on the shares had they been issued on the date of grant were paid at the end of each annual measurement period if the performance criteria were met.  If the performance criteria are not met, the accrued dividends will be forfeited.  As a consequence, the Company does not record the dividend equivalent rights until earned.  On March 31, 2016, the final measurement period ended and 8,840 shares were earned. Approximately $42,000 of accrued dividend equivalent rights were paid in April 2016. These shares will vest over the subsequent 12 months at a rate of one-fourth per quarter.

    

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The following table summarizes the status of the Company’s vested stock options as of March 31, 2016:
Vested Options
Number of Options
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)
 
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Vested as of January 1, 2016
26,250

 
$
46.60

 
 
 
 
Vested

 

 
 
 
 
Exercised

 

 
 
 
 
Forfeited

 

 
 
 
 
Expired

 

 
 
 
 
Vested as of March 31, 2016
26,250

 
$
46.60

 
2.70
 
$

There were no options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2016 or 2015. The outstanding stock options have a contractual term of ten years, and will expire in May 2021.
The components of equity compensation expense for the periods presented as follows (in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Restricted shares granted to non-employees (1)
$
425

 
$
764

Restricted shares granted to employees
774

 
167

Restricted shares granted to non-employee directors
64

 
64

Total equity compensation expense
$
1,263

 
$
995


(1) Non-employees are employees of Resource America.
Under the Company's Management Agreement, incentive compensation is paid quarterly. Up to 75% of the incentive compensation is paid in cash and at least 25% is paid in the form of an award of common stock. There were no incentive fees paid to the Manager for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.
Apart from incentive compensation payable under the Management Agreement, the Company has established no formal criteria for the issuance of equity awards as of March 31, 2016.  All awards are discretionary in nature and subject to approval by the Compensation Committee of the Company's board of directors.
On October 31, 2013, the Company, through its TRS, RCC Residential, completed a business combination whereby it acquired the assets of PCM, an Atlanta based company that originates and services residential mortgage loans, for approximately $7.6 million in cash. As part of this transaction, a key employee of PCM was granted approximately $800,000 of the Company’s restricted stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, this key employee ended his service period and all remaining amortization expense on unvested stock in the amount of $555,000 was accelerated. Any grants for employees of PCM are accounted for as compensation and amortized to equity compensation expense over the vesting period. Dividends declared on the stock while unvested are recorded as a general and administrative expense. Dividends declared after the stock vests are recorded as a distribution. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, $774,000 and $166,000 of amortization of the stock grants was recorded to equity compensation expense, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, $38,000 and $43,000 of expense related to dividends on unvested shares was recorded to general and administrative expense on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, respectively.

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NOTE 15 - EARNINGS PER SHARE
On August 3, 2015, the Company's board of directors approved a one-for-four reverse stock split of its outstanding common stock which took effect after the close of business on August 31, 2015. Outstanding share and per-share amounts disclosed as of March 31, 2016 and for all other comparative periods provided have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effects of the stock split.
The following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods presented as follows (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Basic:
 
 
 
Net income allocable to common shares
$
9,673

 
$
9,402

Weighted average number of shares outstanding
30,600,407

 
32,814,227

Basic net income per share
$
0.32

 
$
0.29

 
 
 
 
Diluted:
 

 
 

Net income allocable to common shares
$
9,673

 
$
9,402

Weighted average number of shares outstanding
30,600,407

 
32,814,227

Additional shares due to assumed conversion of dilutive instruments
437,688

 
261,877

Adjusted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
31,038,095

 
33,076,104

Diluted net income per share
$
0.31

 
$
0.28

Potentially dilutive shares consisting of 9,002,864 shares issuable in connection with the potential conversion of the Company's 6.0% and 8.0% Convertible Senior Notes (see Note 12) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 9,002,853 shares for the three months ended March 31, 2015, were not included in the calculation of diluted net income per share because the effect was anti-dilutive.
NOTE 16 - ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
The following table presents the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):
 
Net unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives
 
Net unrealized (loss) gain on securities,
available-for-sale
 
Foreign Currency Translation
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
January 1, 2016
$
(3,471
)
 
$
2,568

 
$
(63
)
 
$
(966
)
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassifications
27

 
(1,318
)
 

 
(1,291
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive income
61

 
301

 

 
362

March 31, 2016
$
(3,383
)
 
$
1,551

 
$
(63
)
 
$
(1,895
)

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NOTE 17 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Relationship with Resource America and Certain of its Subsidiaries
Relationship with Resource America.  On September 19, 2013, the audit committee of the board of directors of Resource America concluded that Resource America should consolidate the financial statements of the Company, which was previously treated as an unconsolidated VIE. Resource America's audit committee reached this conclusion after consultations with the Office of the Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) following comments received from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Commission and the audit committee's discussion with the Company's management and its independent registered public accounting firm. Resource America's audit committee noted that consolidation of the Company was not expected to materially affect Resource America's previously reported net income attributable to common shareholders. In December 2015, Resource America elected to early adopt consolidation guidance issued by the FASB in February 2015 (see Note 2) and was required to reevaluate whether or not the Company should be consolidated into Resource America’s financial statements. It was determined that the Company is no longer a VIE and Resource America will no longer consolidate the Company’s financial statements. At March 31, 2016, Resource America owned 715,396 shares, or 2.3%, of the Company’s outstanding common stock.  
The Company is managed by the Manager, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Resource America, pursuant to a Management Agreement that provides for both base and incentive management fees.  For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Manager earned base management fees of approximately $3.9 million and $3.4 million, respectively. No incentive management fees were earned for the three months ended March 31, 2016 or 2015.  The Company also reimburses the Manager and Resource America for expenses, including the expenses of employees of Resource America who perform legal, accounting, due diligence and other services that outside professionals or consultants would otherwise perform, and for the wages, salaries and benefits of several Resource America personnel dedicated to the Company’s operations.  The Company also reimburses Resource America for additional costs incurred related to the Company's life care business, Long Term Care Conversion Funding, established for the purpose of originating and acquiring life settlement contracts. The initial agreement, authorized in December 2012, provided for an annual fee of $550,000, with a two-year term. In March 2015, the agreement was amended for an additional year through 2016. This fee is paid quarterly. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 the Company paid the Manager $1.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively, as expense reimbursements.
On November 24, 2010, the Company entered into an Investment Management Agreement with Resource Capital Markets, Inc. (“RCM”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Resource America.  The initial agreement provided that: (a) RCM may invest up to $5.0 million of the Company’s funds, with the investable amount being adjusted by portfolio gains (losses) and collections, and offset by expenses, taxes and realized management fees, and (b) RCM can earn a management fee in any year that the net profits earned exceed a preferred return. On June 17, 2011, the Company entered into a revised Investment Management Agreement with RCM which provided an additional $8.0 million of the Company’s funds.  The management fee is 20% of the amount by which the net profits exceed the preferred return.  During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, RCM earned no management fees. The portfolio began a partial liquidation during the year ended December 31, 2013 that has resulted in the outstanding portfolio balance being significantly decreased. The Company holds $3.9 million in fair market value of trading securities as of March 31, 2016, an increase of $200,000 from $3.7 million at fair market value as of December 31, 2015.  The Company also reimburses RCM for expenses paid on the Company's behalf. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 the Company paid RCM $8,000 and $32,000, respectively, as expense reimbursements.
At March 31, 2016, the Company was indebted to the Manager for $1.7 million, comprised of base management fees of $1.0 million and expense reimbursements of $688,000.  At December 31, 2015, the Company was indebted to the Manager for $2.5 million, comprised of base management fees of $978,000 and expense reimbursements of $1.6 million. At March 31, 2016, the Company was indebted to RCM under the Company’s Investment Management Agreement for $282,000, comprised entirely of expense reimbursements.  At December 31, 2015, the Company was indebted to RCM under the Company’s Investment Management Agreement for $152,000, comprised entirely of expense reimbursements. The Company's base management fee payable as well as expense reimbursements payable are recorded in accounts payable and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company, through one of its subsidiaries, began originating middle-market loans. Resource America is paid origination fees in connection with the Company’s middle-market lending operations, which fees may not exceed 2% of the loan balance for any loan originated.

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On November 7, 2013, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, purchased all of the membership interests in Elevation Home Loans, LLC, a start-up residential mortgage company, from an employee of Resource America for $830,000, paid in the form of 34,165 shares of restricted Company common stock.  The restricted stock vests in full on November 7, 2016, and includes dividend equivalent rights.
The Company had executed 11 securitizations as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, which were structured for the Company by the Manager.  Under the Management Agreement, the Manager was not separately compensated by the Company for executing these transactions and is not separately compensated for managing the securitizations' entities and their assets. The Company has since liquidated three of these securitizations, one in October 2013, one in October 2014 and another in June 2015. On January 1, 2016, the Company adopted new consolidation guidance on variable interest entities and, as a result, three of the Company's remaining securitizations were deconsolidated.
Relationship with LEAF Commercial Capital. LCC originated and managed equipment leases and notes on behalf of the Company. On March 5, 2010, the Company entered into agreements with Lease Equity Appreciation Fund II, L.P. (“LEAF II”) (an equipment leasing partnership sponsored by LEAF Financial and of which a LEAF Financial subsidiary is the general partner), pursuant to which the Company provided and funded an $8.0 million credit facility to LEAF II.  The credit facility initially had a one year term with interest at 12% per year, payable quarterly, and was secured by all the assets of LEAF II, including its entire ownership interest in LEAF II Receivables Funding.  The Company received a 1% origination fee in connection with establishing the facility.  The facility originally matured on March 3, 2011 and was extended until September 3, 2011 with a 1% extension fee paid on the outstanding loan balance.  On June 3, 2011, the Company entered into an amendment to extend the maturity to February 15, 2012 and to decrease the interest rate from 12% to 10% per annum resulting in a troubled-debt restructuring under current accounting guidance.  On February 15, 2012, the credit facility was further amended to extend the maturity to February 15, 2013 with a 1% extension fee accrued and added to the amount outstanding.  On January 11, 2013, the Company entered into another amendment to extend the maturity to February 15, 2014 with an additional 1% extension fee accrued and added to the amount outstanding. On December 17, 2013, the Company entered into another amendment to extend the maturity to February 15, 2015. At the end of 2014, the Company recorded a provision for loan loss on this loan of $1.3 million before extinguishing the loan and bringing direct financing leases in the amount of $2.1 million on the Company's books in lieu of the loan receivable. There was no provision taken during the three months ended March 31, 2016. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded a partial recovery of the previously taken provision in the amount $188,000. As of March 31, 2016, the Company held $714,000 of direct financing leases.
On November 16, 2011, the Company, together with LEAF Financial and LCC, entered into the SPA with Eos (see Note 3). The Company’s resulting interest is accounted for under the equity method.  For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 the Company recorded gains of $1.4 million and $52,000, respectively, which was recorded in equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries on the consolidated statements of operations.  The Company’s investment in LCC was $43.4 million and $42.0 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
Relationship with CVC Credit Partners. On April 17, 2012, Apidos Capital Management (“ACM”), a former subsidiary of Resource America, was sold to CVC Credit Partners, L.P. ("CVC Credit Partners"), a joint venture entity in which Resource America owns a 24% interest. CVC Credit Partners manages internally and externally originated bank loan assets on the Company’s behalf.  On February 24, 2011, a subsidiary of the Company purchased 100% of the ownership interests in Churchill Pacific Asset Management LLC ("CPAM") from Churchill Financial Holdings LLC for $22.5 million.  CPAM subsequently changed its name to RCAM. Through RCAM, the Company was initially entitled to collect senior, subordinated and incentive fees related to five CLOs holding approximately $1.9 billion in assets managed by RCAM.  RCAM is assisted by CVC Credit Partners in managing these CLOs.  CVC Credit Partners is entitled to 10% of all subordinated fees and 50% of the incentive fees received by RCAM.  For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, CVC Credit Partners earned subordinated fees of $109,000 and $237,000, respectively, and no incentive fees. In October 2012, the Company purchased 66.6% of the preferred equity in one of the RCAM CLOs. In May 2013, the Company purchased additional equity in this CLO, increasing its ownership percentage to 68.3%. In 2013 two of the five CLOs were called and the notes were paid down in full. In January 2016 another RCAM-managed CLO was called and $2.4 million of the impairment, on a pre-tax basis, was recorded in depreciation and amortization on the Company's consolidated statements of operations on the related intangible asset as of December 31, 2015.
In May, June and July 2013, the Company invested a total of $15.0 million in CVC Global Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P. which generally invests in assets through the Master Fund. The fund pays the investment manager a quarterly management fee in advance calculated at the rate of 1.5% annually based on the balance of each limited partner's capital account. The Company's

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management fee was waived upon entering the agreement because the Company is a related party of CVC Credit Partners. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded earnings of $608,000, which was recorded in equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries on the consolidated statements of operations. In March 2015, the Company elected to withdraw $5.0 million from the fund. In July 2015, a $625,000 withdrawal was requested and received. In October 2015, another $4.0 million withdrawal was requested and received. In December 2015, the Company elected to withdraw the remaining $8.6 million from the fund. The Company retained no investment in the fund as of December 31, 2015.
Relationship with Resource Real Estate. Resource Real Estate, a subsidiary of Resource America, originates, finances and manages the Company’s commercial real estate loan portfolio.  The Company reimburses Resource Real Estate for loan origination costs associated with all loans originated.  The Company had a receivable in the amount of $0 and $2,500 due from Resource Real Estate for loan origination costs in connection with the Company’s commercial real estate loan portfolio as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
On December 1, 2009, the Company purchased a membership interest in RRE VIP Borrower, LLC (an unconsolidated VIE that held an interest in a real estate joint venture) from Resource America for $2.1 million, its book value.  RREM was asset manager of the venture and received a monthly asset management fee equal to 1.0% of the combined investment calculated as of the last calendar day of the month. There were no fees incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, as the last property associated with the joint venture was sold in July 2014. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded income of $25,000 and $46,000, respectively, which was recorded in equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries on the consolidated statements of operations. The income recorded in 2016 and 2015 was related to insurance premium refunds and the liquidation of bank accounts with respect to the underlying sold properties of the portfolio.
On January 15, 2010, the Company loaned $2.0 million to Resource Capital Partners, Inc. (“RCP”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Resource America, so that it could acquire a 5.0% limited partnership interest in Resource Real Estate Opportunity Fund, L.P. (“RRE Opportunity Fund”).  RCP is the general partner of the RRE Opportunity Fund.  The loan was secured by RCP’s partnership interest in the RRE Opportunity Fund.  The promissory note bore interest at a fixed rate of 8.0% per annum on the unpaid principal balance.  In the event of default, interest accrued at a rate of 5.0% in excess of the fixed rate.  Interest was payable quarterly.  Mandatory principal payments were required to the extent distributable cash or other proceeds from RRE Opportunity Fund represent a return of RCP’s capital.  The loan had an original maturity date of January 14, 2015, with two one-year extensions. RCP exercised the first option, extending the maturity to January 14, 2016. The loan balance was $558,000 at December 31, 2014, which was paid in full in April 2015.
The Company has closed the following four real estate securitization transactions, which provide financing for commercial real estate loans: RCC CRE Notes 2013, a $307.8 million securitization in December 2013; RCC 2014-CRE2, a $353.9 million securitization on July 30, 2014; RCC 2015-CRE3, a $346.2 million securitization on February 24, 2015; and RCC 2015-CRE4, a $312.9 million securitization on August 18, 2015. Resource Real Estate serves as special servicer for each transaction. With respect to each specialty service mortgage loan, Resource Real Estate receives an amount equal to the product of (a) the special servicing fee rate, 0.25% per annum, and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such specialty service mortgage loan. The servicing fee is payable monthly, on an asset-by-asset basis. The Company utilizes the brokerage services of Resource Securities, Inc. (“Resource Securities”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Resource America, on a limited basis to conduct some of its asset trades. The Company paid Resource Securities placement agent fees in connection with each transaction as follows: $205,000, $175,000, $100,000, and $85,000, respectively.

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In July 2014, the Company formed RCM Global Manager to invest in RCM Global, an entity formed to hold a portfolio of structured product securities. The Company contributed $15.0 million for a 63.8% membership interest in RCM Global. A five member board manages RCM Global, and all actions, including purchases and sales, must be approved by no less than three of the five members of the board. The portion of RCM Global that the Company does not own is presented as non-controlling interests as of the dates and for the periods presented in the Company's consolidated financial statements. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In March and June 2015, the Company requested and received a proportional, in-kind distribution in certain securities held by RCM Global. The distribution of and subsequent sale of those securities by the Company through its subsidiary, RCC Residential, resulted in the realization of $5.0 million of net gains for the year ended December 31, 2015. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 RCC Residential received a cash distribution in the amount of $599,000. The Company's ownership interest decreased to 25.4% as of March 31, 2016. On January 1, 2016, the Company adopted new consolidation guidance on variable interest entities and, as a result, the Company deconsolidated RCM Global and now accounts for this investment as an investment in unconsolidated entities on the consolidated balance sheet (see Note 2). For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded earnings of $177,000 which was recorded in equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries on the consolidated statements of operations.
In September 2014, the Company contributed $17.5 million to Pelium Capital for an initial ownership interest of 80.4%. Pelium Capital is a specialized credit opportunity fund managed by Resource America. The Company funded its final commitment of $2.5 million, as of February 1, 2015. The Company will receive 10% of the carried interest in the partnership for the first five years, and can increase its interest to 20% if the Company's capital contributions aggregate $40.0 million. Resource America contributed securities valued at $2.8 million to the formation of Pelium Capital. The portion of the fund that the Company does not own is presented as non-controlling interests as of the dates and for the periods presented in the Company's consolidated financial statements. Pelium Capital was determined not to be a VIE as there was sufficient equity at risk, the Company does not have disproportionate voting rights and Pelium Capital's partners have all of the following characteristics: (1) the power to direct the activities of Pelium; (2) the obligation to absorb losses; and (3) the right to receive residual returns. However, Pelium Capital was consolidated as a result of the Company's majority ownership and the Company's unilateral kick-out rights. The non-controlling interest in Pelium Capital is owned by Resource America and outside investors. All intercompany accounts and transactions were eliminated in consolidation as of December 31, 2015. The Company's ownership interest in Pelium Capital was 80.2% as of March 31, 2016. On January 1, 2016, the Company adopted new consolidation guidance on variable interest entities and, as a result, the Company deconsolidated Pelium Capital and now accounts for this investment as an investment in unconsolidated entities on the consolidated balance sheet (see Note 2). For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded earnings of $361,000 which was recorded in equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries on the consolidated statements of operations.
    
On April 10, 2015, the Company entered into two first mortgage bridge loans in the amount of $2.5 million and $3.3 million with two funds sponsored by Resource America, Resource Real Estate Investors LP and Resource Real Estate Investors
II, LP. Each loan carried an interest rate of LIBOR plus 5.75% with a LIBOR floor of 0.25%. The loans had a maturity date of May 5, 2016, with two consecutive one-year options to extend upon the first maturity date. The loan in the amount of $2.5 million was repaid in full with interest on April 29, 2015. The second loan in the amount of $3.3 million was repaid in full with interest on July 31, 2015.

On June 24, 2015, the Company committed to invest up to $50.0 million in Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners IV, L.P. ("Pearlmark Mezz IV L.P."), a Delaware limited partnership. The contractual fund manager of the fund is Pearlmark Real Estate LLC ("Pearlmark"), a Delaware limited liability company that is 50% owned by Resource America. The Company will pay Pearlmark Mezz IV L.P management fees of 1.0% on the unfunded committed capital and 1.5% on the invested capital. The Company is entitled to a management fee rebate of 25% for the first year of the fund. As of March 31, 2016, the Company is indebted for $143,000 for management fees, net of the rebate. Resource America has agreed that it will credit any such fees paid by the Company to Pearlmark against the base management fee that the Company pays to Resource America. The Company has invested an aggregate of $6.9 million in capital in Pearlmark Mezz IV. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded earnings of $248,000 which was recorded in equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries on the consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2016, the Company has an investment balance of $6.5 million and a 47.4% ownership interest in the fund.

Relationship with Law Firm.  Until 1996, Edward E. Cohen, a director who was the Company’s Chairman from its inception until November 2009, was of counsel to Ledgewood, P.C., a law firm.  In addition, one of the Company’s executive

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officers, Jeffrey F. Brotman, was employed by Ledgewood until 2007.  Mr. E. Cohen receives certain debt service payments from Ledgewood related to the termination of his affiliation with Ledgewood and its redemption of his interest in the firm.  Mr. Brotman also receives certain debt service payments from Ledgewood related to the termination of his affiliation with the firm.   For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company paid Ledgewood $96,000 and $274,000, respectively, in connection with legal services rendered to the Company.
NOTE 18 - DISTRIBUTIONS
For the quarter ended March 31, 2016, the Company declared and subsequently paid a dividend of $0.42 per common share.
In order to qualify as a REIT, the Company must currently distribute at least 90% of its taxable income.  In addition, the Company must distribute 100% of its taxable income in order not to be subject to corporate federal income taxes on retained income.  The Company anticipates it will distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its stockholders.  Because taxable income differs from cash flow from operations due to non-cash revenues or expenses (such as provisions for loan and lease losses and depreciation), in certain circumstances, the Company may generate operating cash flow in excess of its distributions or, alternatively, may be required to borrow to make sufficient distribution payments.
The Company’s 2016 dividends will be determined by the Company’s board of directors which will also consider the composition of any dividends declared, including the option of paying a portion in cash and the balance in additional common shares.
The following tables present dividends declared (on a per share basis) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and for the year ended December 31, 2015:
Common Stock

 
Date Paid
 
Total
Dividend Paid
 
Dividend
Per Share
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31
 
April 28
 
$
13,073

 
$
0.42

2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31
 
April 28
 
$
21,444

 
$
0.64

June 30
 
July 28
 
$
21,426

 
$
0.64

September 30
 
October 28
 
$
20,667

 
$
0.64

December 31
 
January 28, 2016
 
$
13,274

 
$
0.42

Preferred Stock
Series A
 
Series B
 
Series C

 
Date Paid
 
Total
Dividend Paid
 
Dividend
Per Share
 
Date Paid
 
Total
Dividend Paid
 
Dividend
Per Share
 
Date Paid
 
Total
Dividend Paid
 
Dividend
Per Share
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 

 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31
 
May 2
 
$
568

 
$
0.531250

 
May 2
 
$
2,859

 
$
0.515625

 
May 2
 
$
2,588

 
$
0.539063

2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31
 
April 30
 
$
568

 
$
0.531250

 
April 30
 
$
2,960

 
$
0.515625

 
April 30
 
$
2,588

 
$
0.539063

June 30
 
July 30
 
$
568

 
$
0.531250

 
July 30
 
$
2,960

 
$
0.515625

 
July 30
 
$
2,588

 
$
0.539063

September 30
 
October 30
 
$
568

 
$
0.531250

 
October 30
 
$
2,960

 
$
0.515625

 
October 30
 
$
2,588

 
$
0.539063

December 31
 
February 1, 2016
 
$
568

 
$
0.531250

 
February 1, 2016
 
$
2,960

 
$
0.515625

 
February 1, 2016
 
$
2,588

 
$
0.539063


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NOTE 19 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value as follows (in thousands):
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities, trading
$

 
$

 
$
3,886

 
$
3,886

Investment securities available-for-sale

 
2,070

 
298,119

 
300,189

Loans held for sale

 
94,378

 
31,775

 
126,153

Derivatives

 
27

 
4,662

 
4,689

Total assets at fair value
$

 
$
96,475

 
$
338,442


$
434,917

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Derivatives
$

 
$
2,474

 
$
268

 
$
2,742

Total liabilities at fair value
$

 
$
2,474

 
$
268

 
$
2,742

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment securities, trading
$

 
$

 
$
25,550

 
$
25,550

Investment securities available-for-sale

 
4,451

 
203,637

 
208,088

Loans held for sale

 
66,588

 
29,358

 
95,946

Derivatives (net)

 
826

 
2,620

 
3,446

Total assets at fair value
$

 
$
71,865

 
$
261,165

 
$
333,030

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Derivatives
$

 
$

 
$
3,941

 
$
3,941

Total liabilities at fair value
$

 
$

 
$
3,941

 
$
3,941

    
The Company's residential mortgage loan portfolio included in loans held for sale is comprised of both agency loans and non-agency jumbo loans. The fair values of the Company's agency loan portfolio are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as those values are determined based on quoted market prices for similar assets or upon other observable inputs. The fair values of the Company's jumbo loan portfolio are generally classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, as those values are generally based upon valuation techniques that utilize unobservable inputs that reflect the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing those assets.

    

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The following table presents additional information about assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs (in thousands):
 
CMBS
 
ABS
 
Structured
Finance
Securities
 
Loans Held for Sale
 
Warrants
 
Interest Rate Lock Commitments
 
Forwards - Residential Mortgage Loans
 
Total
Balance, January 1, 2016
$
159,424

 
$
44,213

 
$
25,550

 
$
29,358

 
$
1,051

 
$
1,224

 
$
345

 
$
261,165

Included in earnings (1)
(83
)
 
1,331

 
145

 
(180
)
 

 
6,369

 
(147
)
 
7,435

Purchases/Originations
1,138

 
5,329

 

 
31,577

 

 

 

 
38,044

Sales

 

 

 
(28,735
)
 

 

 

 
(28,735
)
Paydowns
(13,930
)
 
(7,258
)
 
(3
)
 
(245
)
 

 

 

 
(21,436
)
Issuances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settlements

 

 
46

 

 

 
(4,196
)
 
16

 
(4,134
)
Capitalized Interest

 
4,343

 

 

 

 

 

 
4,343

Included in OCI
(1,208
)
 
(11,558
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
(12,766
)
Deconsolidation of VIEs
(55,776
)
 
172,154

 
(21,852
)
 

 

 

 

 
94,526

Transfers into Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2016
$
89,565

 
$
208,554

 
$
3,886

 
$
31,775

 
$
1,051

 
$
3,397

 
$
214

 
$
338,442

(1)
Structured finance securities, loans held for sale, interest rate lock commitments, and forwards on residential mortgage loans include $145,000, $(52,000), $19,000, and $(98,000), respectively, in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
The following table presents additional information about liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs (in thousands):
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
Forwards - Residential Mortgage Loans
 
Interest Rate Lock Commitments
 
Total
Beginning balance, January 1, 2016                                                                                             
$
3,459

 
$
479

 
$
3

 
$
3,941

Included in earnings
(66
)
 
(90
)
 
8

 
(148
)
Settlements

 
(214
)
 
(9
)
 
(223
)
Unrealized gains - included in accumulated other comprehensive income
(3,302
)
 

 

 
(3,302
)
Ending balance, March 31, 2016                                                                                          
$
91

 
$
175

 
$
2

 
$
268

    
    

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The following table summarizes the financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value as follows (in thousands):
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for sale
$

 
$
3,459

 
$
153

 
$
3,612

Impaired loans

 

 
38,133

 
38,133

Mortgage servicing rights

 

 
20,569

 
20,569

Total assets at fair value
$

 
$
3,459

 
$
58,855

 
$
62,314

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Loans held for sale
$

 
$
1,279

 
$
153

 
$
1,432

Impaired loans

 
262

 
129,433

 
129,695

Total assets at fair value
$

 
$
1,541

 
$
129,586

 
$
131,127

Loans held for sale consist of bank loans and middle market loans identified for sale.  Interest on middle market loans held for sale is recognized according to the contractual terms of the loan and included in interest income on loans.  The fair value of Level 2 middle market loans held for sale is based on what secondary markets are currently offering for these loans.   For bank loans held for sale, the carrying value approximates the fair value. Impaired loans consist of CRE loans that were identified for possible impairment. For the Company’s CRE loans where there is no primary market, fair value is measured using discounted cash flow analysis and other valuation techniques and these loans are classified as nonrecurring Level 3. As of December 31, 2015, the fair value of the mortgage servicing rights was $21.3 million. The fair values of the Company's mortgage servicing rights are reported in Note 11.
The amounts of nonrecurring fair value losses for specifically impaired loans for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were $0 and $2.5 million, respectively. The amounts of nonrecurring fair value losses for loans held for sale for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were $0 and $721,000, respectively.
In accordance with guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures, the Company is not required to disclose quantitative information with respect to unobservable inputs contained in fair value measurements that are not developed by the Company. As a consequence, the Company has not disclosed such information associated with fair values obtained for CMBS, ABS and structured finance securities from third-party pricing sources.
Loans held for sale the fair value is estimated through a market approach by using the fair value of securities backed by similar mortgage loans, adjusted for certain factors to approximate the fair value of a whole mortgage loan including the value attributable to servicing rights and credit risk. Loans are adjusted for spread to agency mortgage back securities of similar mortgage loans, at rates ranging between 1.4% and 7.1%.
The fair value of interest rate lock commitments ("IRLCs") is estimated as the fair value of the of the underlying mortgage loan, which is based on quoted MBS prices and the estimated fair value of the mortgage servicing rights, adjusted for the probability that the mortgage will fund ("pull-through" rate). The estimated pull-through rate is based on the Company's historical data. IRLCs are included in derivatives on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
The average pull-through percentage used in measuring the fair value of IRLCs as of March 31, 2016 was 81.0% for assets and 25.3% for liabilities. The pull-through percentage is considered a significant unobservable input and is estimated based on changes in pricing and actual borrower behavior using a historical analysis of loan closing data. Generally, a change in interest rates is accompanied by a directionally opposite change in the assumption used for the pull-through percentage, and the impact to fair value of a change in pull-through would be partially offset by the related change in price.


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Forwards - residential mortgage loans fix the forward sales price that will be realized upon the sale of mortgage loans into the secondary market. The fair value of forward delivery commitments is primarily based upon the current agency mortgage-backed security market to-be-announced pricing specific to the loan program, delivery coupon and delivery date of the trade. Best effort sales commitments are also executed for certain loans at the time the borrower commitment is made. These best effort sales commitments are valued using the committed price to the counterparty against the current market price of the interest rate lock commitment or mortgage loan held for sale. Forwards are included in derivatives on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

    For Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2016, for which quantitative information with respect to unobservable inputs was available, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements were as follows (in thousands, except were otherwise indicated):
 
Fair Value at March 31, 2016
 
Valuation Technique
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
 
Significant Unobservable Input Value
Interest rate swap agreements
$
91

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Weighted average credit spreads
 
5.68
%
Warrant
$
1,051

 
Option pricing model
 
Market capitalization (in millions)
 
$
172.7

 
 
 
 
 
Volatility
 
50.00
%
The Company is required to disclose the fair value of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value.  The fair values of the Company's short-term financial instruments such as cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, principal paydown receivable, interest receivable, distribution payable, accrued interest expense, repurchase agreements and the secured revolving credit agreement approximate their carrying value on the consolidated balance sheets.  The fair values of the Company’s investment securities, trading are reported in Note 5.  The fair values of the Company’s investment securities available-for-sale are reported in Note 6.  The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments are reported in Note 20.
The fair value of the Company’s Level 2 loans held-for-investment are primarily measured using a third-party pricing service.  The fair value of the Company’s Level 3 loans held-for-investment are measured by discounting the expected future cash flows using the current interest rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.
CDO notes are valued using dealer quotes, typically the dealer who underwrote the CDO in which the notes are held.
Junior subordinated notes are estimated by discounted cash flows with discounts rates between 14%-15%.
    
Repurchase agreements and the senior secured revolving credit agreement are variable rate debt instruments indexed to LIBOR that reset periodically and, as a result, their carrying value approximates their fair value.
The fair value of the convertible notes was determined using a discounted cash flow model that discounts the expected future cash flows using current interest rates on similar debts that do not have a conversion option. The 6.0% Convertible Senior Notes are discounted at a rate of 7.00% and the 8.0% Convertible Senior Notes are discounted at a rate of 8.60%. The fair value of the CRE portfolio was determined using a discounted cash flow model that discounts the expected future cash flows at current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and with the same remaining maturities. Discount rates used range between 15%-25%.

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The fair values of the Company’s remaining financial instruments that are not reported at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets are reported in the following table (in thousands):
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets of Liabilities (Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held-for-investment
$
1,771,917

 
$
1,763,790

 
$

 
$
44,326

 
$
1,719,464

CDO notes
$
734,587

 
$
713,526

 
$

 
$

 
$
713,526

Junior subordinated notes
$
51,548

 
$
22,919

 
$

 
$

 
$
22,919

Convertible notes
$
215,000

 
$
215,000

 
$

 
$

 
$
215,000

Repurchase agreements
$
470,945

 
$
470,945

 
$

 
$

 
$
470,945

Senior secured revolving credit agreement
$
153,000

 
$
153,000

 
$

 
$

 
$
153,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Loans held-for-investment
$
2,160,751

 
$
2,150,061

 
$

 
$
222,100

 
$
1,927,961

CDO notes
$
1,032,581

 
$
923,817

 
$

 
$

 
$
923,817

Junior subordinated notes
$
51,413

 
$
17,907

 
$

 
$

 
$
17,907

Convertible notes
$
205,484

 
$
205,484

 
$

 
$

 
$
205,484

Repurchase agreements
$
418,836

 
$
418,836

 
$

 
$

 
$
418,836

Senior secured revolving credit agreement
$
186,974

 
$
186,974

 
$

 
$

 
$
186,974


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NOTE 20 - MARKET RISK AND DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The Company is directly and indirectly affected by changes in certain market conditions. These changes in market conditions may adversely impact the Company's financial performance and are referred to as "market risks." When deemed appropriate, the Company uses derivatives as a risk management tool to mitigate the potential impact of certain market risks. The primary market risks managed by the Company through the use of derivative instruments are interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk.
The Company may hold various derivatives in the ordinary course of business, including warrants, interest rate swaps, forward contracts, options and interest rate lock commitments. Warrants are securities that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to purchase securities from an issuer at a specific price and within a specified time period. Options are contracts sold by one party to another that give the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a financial asset at an agreed-upon price during a certain period of time or on a specific date. Interest rate swap agreements are contracts between two parties to exchange cash flows based on specified underlying notional amounts, assets and/or indices. Forward contracts represent future commitments to either purchase or to deliver loans, securities or a quantity of a currency at a predetermined future date, at a predetermined rate or price and are used to manage interest rate risk on loan commitments and mortgage loans held for sale as well as currency risk with respect to the Company's long positions in foreign currency-denominated investment securities. Rate lock commitments represent commitments to fund loans at a specific rate and by a specified time and are used to mitigate risk of changes in interest rate in the Company's residential mortgage loan portfolio.
A significant market risk to the Company is interest rate risk.  Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations and other factors beyond the Company’s control.  Changes in the general level of interest rates can affect net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income earned on interest-earning assets and the interest expense incurred in connection with the interest-bearing liabilities, by affecting the spread between the interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  Changes in the level of interest rates also can affect the value of the Company’s interest-earning assets and the Company’s ability to realize gains from the sale of these assets.  A decline in the value of the Company’s interest-earning assets pledged as collateral for borrowings could result in the counterparties demanding additional collateral pledges or liquidation of some of the existing collateral to reduce borrowing levels.
The Company seeks to manage the extent to which net income changes as a function of changes in interest rates by matching adjustable-rate assets with variable-rate borrowings. The Company mitigates the potential impact on net income of periodic and lifetime coupon adjustment restrictions in its investment portfolio by entering into interest rate hedging agreements such as interest rate caps and interest rate swaps.
On January 1, 2016, RREF CDO 2006-1 and RREF CDO 2007-1 were deconsolidated in accordance with new guidance on consolidation of VIEs (see Note 2). The Company deconsolidated six interest rate swap contracts as part of the deconsolidation. The aggregate notional amount of these deconsolidated interest rate swaps was $99.9 million at January 1, 2016.
At March 31, 2016, the Company had one interest rate swap contract outstanding whereby the Company paid an average fixed rate of 5.68% and received a variable rate equal to one-month LIBOR.  The aggregate notional amount of this contract was $1.9 million at March 31, 2016.  The counterparty for the Company’s designated interest rate hedge contract at such date was Credit Suisse International. The Company had master netting agreements with Credit Suisse International and Wells Fargo at March 31, 2016. Regulations promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Act mandate that the Company clear certain new interest rate swap transactions through a central counterparty. Transactions that are centrally cleared result in the Company facing a clearing house, rather than a swap dealer, as counterparty.  Central clearing requires the Company to post collateral in the form of initial and variation margin to satisfy potential future obligations.  As of March 31, 2016, there were no centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts. The Company classifies its hedges as cash flow hedges, which are hedges that eliminate the risk of changes in the cash flows of a financial asset or liability. The Company records changes in fair value of derivatives designated and effective as cash flow hedges in other comprehensive income, and records changes in fair value of derivatives designated and ineffective as cash flow hedges in earnings.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)


At December 31, 2015, the Company had nine interest rate swap contracts outstanding whereby the Company paid an average fixed rate of 5.38% and received a variable rate equal to one-month LIBOR.  The aggregate notional amount of these contracts was $102.8 million at December 31, 2015.  The counterparties for the Company’s designated interest rate hedge contracts are Credit Suisse International and Wells Fargo with which the Company has master netting agreements.
The estimated fair value of the Company’s liability related to interest rate swaps was $91,000 and $3.5 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.  The Company had aggregate unrealized losses of $43,000 and $3.5 million on the interest rate swap agreements as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, which is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and a portion is recognized through earnings.  The amortization is reflected in interest expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
The Company is also exposed to foreign currency exchange risk, a form of risk that arises from the change in price of one currency against another. Substantially all of the Company's revenues are transacted in U.S. dollars; however, a significant amount of the Company's capital is exposed to other currencies, primarily the Euro and, to a lesser extent, the pound sterling. To address this market risk, the Company generally hedges foreign currency-denominated exposures (typically investments in debt instruments, including forecasted principal and interest payments) with foreign currency forward contracts. The Company classifies these hedges as fair value hedges, which are hedges that mitigate the risk of changes in the fair values of assets, liabilities, and certain types of firm commitments. The Company records changes in fair value of derivatives designated and effective as fair value hedges in earnings offset by corresponding changes in the fair values of the hedged items.
Forward contracts also contain an element of risk in that the counterparties may be unable to meet the terms of such agreements. In the event the parties to deliver commitments are unable to fulfill their obligations, the Company could potentially incur significant additional costs by replacing the positions at then current market rates. The Company manages its risk of exposure by limiting counterparties to those banks and institutions deemed appropriate by management. The Company does not expect any counterparty to default on its obligations and, therefore, the Company does not expect to incur any cost related to counterparty default.
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk on loans held for sale and interest rate lock commitments. As market interest rates increase or decrease, the fair value of mortgage loans held for sale and rate lock commitments will decline or increase accordingly. To offset this interest rate risk, the Company may enter into derivatives such as forward contracts to sell loans. The fair value of these forward sales contracts will change as market interest rates change, and the change in the value of these instruments is expected to largely, though not entirely, offset the change in fair value of loans held for sale and rate lock commitments. The objective of this activity is to minimize the exposure to losses on rate lock commitments and loans held for sale due to market interest rate fluctuations. The net effect of derivatives on earnings will depend on risk management activities and a variety of other factors, including market interest rate volatility, the amount of interest rate lock commitments that close, the ability to fill the forward contracts before expiration, and the time period required to close and sell loans.
During the warehousing phase of the Company’s investments in certain structured vehicles, the Company may enter into total return swaps to finance the Company’s exposure to assets that will ultimately be securitized. A total return swap is a swap agreement in which one party makes payments based on a set rate, while the other party makes payments based on the return of an underlying asset. Traditionally, the Company pays either an indexed or fixed interest payment to the warehousing lender and receives the net interest income and realized capital gains of the referenced portfolio of assets, generally loans, to be securitized that are owned and held by the warehousing lender. Upon the close of the warehousing period, the Company’s invested equity plus net interest and any capital gains realized during the warehousing period are returned to the Company. Additionally, upon the close of the securitization, the Company may purchase beneficial interests in the securitization at fair value.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)


The following tables present the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the Company's consolidated balance sheets and on the consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented:
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of March 31, 2016
(in thousands)
 
Asset Derivatives
 
Notional Amount
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
Interest rate lock agreements
$
233,071

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
3,397

Forward contracts - residential mortgage lending
$
58,979

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
240

Warrants (1)
$
553

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
1,051

 
Liability Derivatives
 
Notional Amount
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
Interest rate swap contracts, hedging (2)
$
1,880

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
91

Interest rate lock agreements
$
5,882


Derivatives, at fair value

$
2

Forward contracts - residential mortgage lending
$
274,319

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
1,856

Forward contracts - foreign currency, hedging (3)(4)
$
31,565

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
712

Forward contracts - TBA securities
$
26,000

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
81

 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap contracts, hedging
$
1,880

 
Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss
 
$
43

 
(1)
The notional amount of the Company's warrants is calculated by multiplying the number of shares available for purchase by exercise price.
(2)
Interest rate swap contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges.
(3)
Notional amount presented on currency converted basis. The notional amount of the Company's foreign currency hedging forward contracts was €27.7 million as of March 31, 2016.
(4)
Foreign currency forward contracts are accounted for as fair value hedges.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2015
(in thousands)
 
Asset Derivatives
 
Notional Amount
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
Interest rate lock agreements (1)
$
105,385

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
1,224

Forward contracts - residential mortgage lending
$
92,413

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
345

Forward contracts - foreign currency, hedging (2)(3)
$
24,850

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
727

Forward contracts - TBA securities
$
29,500

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
99

Warrants (4)
$
553

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
1,051

 
Liability Derivatives
 
Notional Amount
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
Interest rate swap contracts, hedging (5)
$
102,799

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
3,459

Interest rate lock agreements (6)
$
505

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
3

Forward contracts - residential mortgage lending
$
143,553

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
479

Forward contracts - TBA securities
$
1,500

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap contracts, hedging
$
102,799

 
Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss
 
$
(3,471
)
(1)
The notional amount of the Company's interest rate lock agreements in an asset position is the pull-through weighted total commitments with a weighted average pull-through percentage of 85.9%.

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MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)


(2)
Notional amount presented on currency converted basis. The notional amount of the Company's foreign currency hedging forward contracts was €22.9 million as of December 31, 2015.
(3)
Foreign currency forward contracts are accounted for as fair value hedges.
(4)
The notional amount of the Company's warrants is calculated by multiplying the number of shares available for purchase by the exercise price.
(5)
Interest rate swap contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges.
(6)
The notional amount of the Company's interest rate lock agreements in a liability position is the pull-through weighted total commitments with a weighted average pull-through percentage of 19.5%.

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations for the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 (in thousands)
 
Derivatives
 
 
Statement of Operations Location
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) (1)
Interest rate swap contracts, hedging
 
Interest expense
 
$
95

Interest rate lock agreements
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
2,175

Forward contracts - residential mortgage lending
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
(1,482
)
Forward contracts - foreign currency, hedging
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
(1,116
)
Forward contracts - TBA securities
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
(481
)
(1)
Negative values indicate a decrease to the associated consolidated statements of operations line items.

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations for the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 (in thousands)
 
Derivatives
 
 
Statement of Operations Location
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) (1)
Interest rate swap contracts, hedging
 
Interest expense
 
$
1,634

Interest rate swap contracts, hedging
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
112

Interest rate lock agreements
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
2,759

Forward contracts - RMBS securities
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
46

Forward contracts - residential mortgage lending
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
283

Forward contracts - foreign currency, hedging
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
3,638

Options - U.S. Treasury futures
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
199

Forward contracts - TBA securities
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
(115
)
(1)
Negative values indicate a decrease to the associated consolidated statements of operations line items.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)


NOTE 21 - OFFSETTING OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
The following table presents a summary of the Company's offsetting of derivative assets for the periods presented (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(iv)
Gross Amounts Not Offset in
the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
 
 
(i)
Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
 
 (ii)
Gross Amounts Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
 
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
Net Amounts of Assets Included in
the Consolidated
Balance Sheets
 
Financial
Instruments
 
Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
(v) = (iii) - (iv)
Net Amount
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative hedging instruments, at fair value
 
$
4,688

 
$

 
$
4,688

 
$

 
$

 
$
4,688

Total
 
$
4,688

 
$

 
$
4,688

 
$

 
$

 
$
4,688

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative hedging instruments, at fair value
 
$
3,446

 
$

 
$
3,446

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,446

Total
 
$
3,446

 
$

 
$
3,446

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,446


The following table presents a summary of the Company's offsetting of financial liabilities and derivative liabilities for the periods presented as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(iv)
Gross Amounts Not Offset in
the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
 
 
(i)
Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
 
 (ii)
Gross Amounts Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
 
(iii) = (i) - (ii)
Net Amounts of Liabilities Included in
the Consolidated
Balance Sheets
 
Financial
Instruments
(1)
 
Cash
Collateral
Pledged
(2)
 
(v) = (iii) - (iv)
Net Amount
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative hedging instruments,
at fair value
(3)
 
$
2,742

 
$

 
$
2,742

 
$

 
$
500

 
$
2,242

Repurchase agreements and term facilities (4)
 
469,069

 

 
469,069

 
469,069

 

 

Total
 
$
471,811

 
$

 
$
471,811

 
$
469,069

 
$
500

 
$
2,242

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative hedging instruments,
at fair value
(3)
 
$
3,941

 
$

 
$
3,941

 
$

 
$
500

 
$
3,441

Repurchase agreements and term facilities (4)
 
418,836

 

 
418,836

 
418,836

 

 

Total
 
$
422,777

 
$

 
$
422,777

 
$
418,836

 
$
500

 
$
3,441

 
(1)
Amounts represent collateral pledged that is available to be offset against liability balances associated with term facilities, repurchase agreements and derivative transactions.

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MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)


(2)
Amounts represent amounts pledged as collateral against derivative transactions.
(3)
The fair value of securities and/or cash and cash equivalents pledged against the Company's swaps was $500,000 and $500,000 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(4)
The combined fair value of securities and loans pledged against the Company's various term facilities and repurchase agreements was $711.8 million and $643.2 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
In the Company's consolidated balance sheets, all balances associated with repurchase agreement and derivatives transactions are presented on a gross basis.
Certain of the Company's repurchase agreements and derivative transactions are governed by underlying agreements that generally provide for a right of offset in the event of default or in the event of a bankruptcy of either party to the transaction.

NOTE 22 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
From time to time, the Company may become involved in litigation on various matters, including disputes arising out of loans in the Company's portfolio and agreements to purchase or sell assets. Given the nature of the Company's business activities, the Company considers these matters to be routine and in the ordinary conduct of its business. The resolution of these matters may result in adverse judgments, fines, penalties, injunctions and other relief against the Company as well as monetary payments or other agreements and obligations. Alternately, the Company may engage in settlement discussions on certain matters in order to avoid the additional costs of engaging in litigation.
In September 2015, Daren Levin filed a putative class action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all persons who purchased the Company's common stock between March 2, 2015 and August 4, 2015.  In November 2015, the Court appointed Douglas Drees as the lead plaintiff in the action, and thereafter entered a stipulation and order directing the lead plaintiff to file an amended complaint.  In February 2016, the lead plaintiff filed an amended complaint, alleging that the Company and certain of its officers and directors materially misrepresented certain risks of its commercial loan portfolio and its processes and controls for assessing the quality of its portfolio.  Based on these allegations, the amended complaint asserts claims for violation of the securities laws and seeks a variety of relief, including unspecified monetary damages as well as costs and attorneys’ fees.  The Company believes the amended complaint is without merit and intends to defend itself vigorously. In April 2016, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint, which remains pending.
                In December 2015, Josh Reaves filed a shareholder derivative suit in the Supreme Court of New York alleging that the Company's directors and certain officers breached their fiduciary duties by causing the Company to misrepresent certain risks in its commercial loan portfolio, by failing to employ adequate internal and financial controls, and by failing to disclose the alleged internal control deficiencies.  The complaint purports to seek relief on behalf of th Company for unspecified damages as well as costs and attorneys’ fees.  The Company believes that the plaintiff, who failed to make a pre-suit demand on the board of directors, lacks standing to assert claims derivatively on the Company's behalf, and the Company intends to respond accordingly. In April 2016, the parties entered into a stipulation staying this proceeding until such time as the court has ruled on the pending motion to dismiss the Levin action referenced above or certain other triggering events occur.

PCM is a party to various claims and legal proceedings at various times. If PCM believes that a loss arising from any of these matters is probable and can be reasonably estimated, the loss is recorded. Some of these claims may relate to claims for repurchases or indemnifications on loans that PCM has sold to investors.  Such claims are included in the reserve for mortgage repurchases and indemnifications. There was no additional accrual for litigation outcomes as of March 31, 2016 or December 31, 2015.
On May 13, 2014, ResCap Liquidating Trust (“ResCap”), as successor to Residential Funding Company, LLC (“RFC”), filed an adversary proceeding against PCM in United States Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York.  ResCap has sued some 90 sellers of residential mortgage loans for alleged breaches of warranty in various loans sold to RFC.  RFC contends that such breaches caused it damages from loan losses and liability to other transferee's of the loans.  The case remains pending and has been consolidated with other cases for discovery and pre-trial purposes.  PCM intends to defend the action vigorously.
Loans on one-to-four family residential mortgages originated by PCM are sold to various financial institutions and governmental entities with representations and warranties that are usual and customary for the industry. In the event of a breach of any of the representations and warranties related to a loan sold, PCM may be required to indemnify the investor against future losses, repurchase the mortgage loan or reimburse the investor for actual losses incurred (referred to as “make whole payments”). 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)


The maximum exposure to credit loss in the event of an indemnification or loan repurchase would be the unpaid principal balance of the loan along with any premium paid by the investor when the loan was purchased, accrued but unpaid interest and other minor cost reimbursements.  This maximum exposure is at least partially mitigated by the value of the collateral underlying the mortgage loan.
As of March 31, 2016, outstanding demands for indemnification, repurchase or make whole payments totaled approximately $20.5 million, of which a substantial portion related to loans sold to four investors prior to 2011.  Furthermore, a significant portion of these demands are involved in litigation with the investor.
Unfunded commitments on the Company’s originated CRE loans generally fall into two categories: (1) pre-approved capital improvement projects; and (2) new or additional construction costs subject, in each case, to the borrower meeting specified criteria. Upon completion of the improvements or construction, the Company would receive additional interest income on the advanced amount. Unfunded commitments on the Company's originated middle market loans fall into two categories: (1) revolving credit facility; and (2) unfunded commitments subject to the borrower meeting pre-specified criteria.
Except as previously discussed, the Company is unaware of any contingencies arising from such routine litigation that would require accrual or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2016.

NOTE 23 - SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company has five reportable operating segments: Commercial Real Estate Lending, Commercial Finance, Middle Market Lending, Residential Mortgage Lending, and Corporate & Other. The reportable operating segments are business units that offer different products and services. The Commercial Real Estate Lending operating segment includes the Company’s activities and operations related to commercial real estate loans, commercial real estate-related securities, and investments in real estate. The Commercial Finance operating segment includes the Company’s activities and operations related to bank loans, bank loan-related securities, and direct financing leases. The Middle Market Lending operating segment includes the Company’s activities and operations related to the origination and purchase of middle market loans. The Residential Mortgage Lending operating segment includes the Company’s activities and operations related to the origination and servicing of residential mortgage loans and the investment in RMBS. The Corporate and & Other segment includes corporate level interest income, interest expense, inter-segment eliminations not allocable to any particular operating segment, and general and administrative expense.

The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in Note 2. The Company accounts for inter-segment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties, that is, at current market prices. Relevant expenses incurred at the Corporate & Other segment are allocated to TRS subsidiaries based on their percentage of adjusted pre-tax net income (loss), which excludes unrealized gains and losses and provisions on loan and lease losses that are specific to the periods presented.

Summarized operating segment data are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Commercial Real Estate Lending
 
Commercial Finance
 
Middle Market Lending
 
Residential Mortgage Lending
 
Corporate & Other (1)(2)(3)
 
Total
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
External customers
 
$
25,039

 
$
630

 
$
12,204

 
$
983

 
$

 
$
38,856

Other
 
19

 
1,209

 
5

 

 
8

 
1,241

Total interest income
 
25,058

 
1,839

 
12,209

 
983

 
8

 
40,097

Interest expense
 
8,224

 

 
1,697

 
772

 
5,078

 
15,771

Net interest income
 
16,834

 
1,839

 
10,512

 
211

 
(5,070
)
 
24,326

Amortization of MSRs
 

 

 

 
(1,058
)
 

 
(1,058
)
Other income from external customers
 

 
572

 

 
(216
)
 
18

 
374

Total revenues
 
16,834

 
2,411

 
10,512

 
(1,063
)
 
(5,052
)
 
23,642

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment operating expenses
 
66

 
269

 
1,514

 
807

 
2,647

 
5,303


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MARCH 31, 2016
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General and administrative
 
392

 
349

 
1,054

 
6,289

 
1,986

 
10,070

Depreciation and amortization
 

 
474

 
1

 
131

 
35

 
641

Provision (recovery) for loan losses
 
68

 
(138
)
 
107

 

 

 
37

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries
 
(273
)
 
(1,949
)
 

 

 

 
(2,222
)
Gain on sale of mortgages
 






(3,133
)


 
(3,133
)
Other (income) expense
 
3

 
(1,440
)
 

 
(976
)
 
576

 
(1,837
)
Income (loss) before taxes
 
16,578

 
4,846

 
7,836

 
(4,181
)
 
(10,296
)
 
14,783

Income tax (expense) benefit
 

 
(2,366
)
 

 
1,585

 
18

 
(763
)
Net income (loss)
 
$
16,578

 
$
2,480

 
$
7,836

 
$
(2,596
)
 
$
(10,278
)
 
$
14,020

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Real Estate Lending
 
Commercial Finance
 
Middle Market Lending
 
Residential Mortgage Lending
 
Corporate & Other (1)(2)(3)
 
Total
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
External customers
 
$
22,346

 
$
6,316

 
$
6,511

 
$
1,637

 
$

 
$
36,810

Other
 
5

 
764

 
1

 

 
62

 
832

Total interest income
 
22,351

 
7,080

 
6,512

 
1,637

 
62

 
37,642

Interest expense
 
7,091

 
1,069

 
880

 
1,117

 
4,745

 
14,902

Net interest income
 
15,260

 
6,011

 
5,632

 
520

 
(4,683
)
 
22,740

Amortization of MSRs
 

 

 

 
(825
)
 

 
(825
)
Other income from external customers
 

 
1,215

 

 
780

 
16

 
2,011

Total revenues
 
15,260

 
7,226

 
5,632

 
475

 
(4,667
)
 
23,926

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment operating expenses
 
5

 
419

 
541

 
1,021

 
2,598

 
4,584

General and administrative
 
416

 
1,171

 
486

 
7,398

 
1,500

 
10,971

Depreciation and amortization
 

 
444

 

 
91

 
30

 
565

Impairment losses
 

 
59

 

 

 

 
59

Provision (recovery) for loan losses
 

 
1,228

 
2,565

 
197

 

 
3,990

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries
 
(46
)
 
(660
)
 

 

 

 
(706
)
Gain on sale of mortgages
 






(3,534
)


 
(3,534
)
Other (income) expense
 
693

 
(3,014
)
 
17

 
(4,766
)
 
(4,750
)
 
(11,820
)
Income (loss) before taxes
 
14,192

 
7,579

 
2,023

 
68

 
(4,045
)
 
19,817

Income tax (expense) benefit
 
(40
)
 
51

 

 
(1,507
)
 
(351
)
 
(1,847
)
Net income (loss)
 
$
14,152

 
$
7,630

 
$
2,023


$
(1,439
)
 
$
(4,396
)
 
$
17,970

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Includes interest expense for the Convertible Senior Notes of $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.
(2)
Includes interest expense for the Unsecured Junior Subordinated Debentures of $641,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and $593,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015.
(3)
Includes general corporate expenses and inter-segment eliminations not allocable to any particular operating segment.

The following table presents total assets by segment for the periods indicated (in thousands):
Total Assets (2)
 
Commercial Real Estate Lending
 
Commercial Finance
 
Middle Market Lending
 
Residential Mortgage Lending
 
Corporate & Other (1)
 
Total
March 31, 2016
 
$
1,729,965

 
$
144,254

 
$
346,838

 
$
178,839

 
$
26,383

 
$
2,426,279

December 31, 2015
 
$
1,907,951

 
$
298,028

 
$
384,973

 
$
149,351

 
$
20,129

 
$
2,760,432

(1)
Includes assets not allocable to any particular operating segment.
(2)
On January 1, 2016, we adopted amendments to the consolidation accounting guidance (see Note 2) and deconsolidated two and three VIEs in the Commercial Real Estate Lending and Commercial Finance operating segments, respectively.

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RESOURCE CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
MARCH 31, 2016
(unaudited)


NOTE 24 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the filing of this report and determined that there have not been any events that have occurred that would require adjustments to or disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, except the following:

The Company repurchased approximately $245,000 of its common stock, representing 22,013 shares, during the period April 1, 2016 through May 9, 2016. In March 2016, the Company's board of directors approved a new securities repurchase program for up to $50.0 million of its outstanding securities.
On April 25, 2016, the Company called and liquidated its investment in RREF CDO 2006-1, the Company's first CRE CDO which closed on August 10, 2006 and was comprised of $345.0 million of assets at closing. The Company received the remaining collateral of $66.3 million, at par, in exchange for its remaining interest after paying off the CDO debt.


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ITEM 2 .
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
The following discussion provides information to assist you in understanding our financial condition and results of operations.  This discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this report.  This discussion contains forward-looking statements.  Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by those forward-looking statements.  Additionally, please see “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” for a discussion of certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions associated with those statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.
We are a diversified real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is primarily focused on originating, holding and managing commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate-related debt and equity investments. We also make other commercial finance investments. We are organized and conduct our operations to qualify as a REIT under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  Our objective is to provide our stockholders with total returns over time, including quarterly distributions and capital appreciation, while seeking to manage the risks associated with our investment strategies.  We invest in a combination of real estate-related assets and, to a lesser extent, higher-yielding commercial finance assets.  We have financed a substantial portion of our portfolio investments through borrowing strategies seeking to match the maturities and repricing dates of our financings with the maturities and repricing dates of those investments, and have sought to mitigate interest rate risk through derivative instruments.
We are externally managed by Resource Capital Manager, Inc., or the Manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Resource America, Inc. (NASDAQ: REXI), or Resource America, a specialized asset management company that uses industry-specific expertise to evaluate, originate, service and manage investment opportunities through its commercial real estate, financial fund management and commercial finance operating segments. As of March 31, 2016, Resource America managed or co-managed approximately $22.4 billion of assets in these sectors.  To provide its services, the Manager draws upon Resource America, its management team and their collective investment experience.
We generate our income primarily from the spread between the revenues we receive from our assets and the cost to finance the purchase of those assets, from management of assets and from hedging interest rate risks.  We generate revenues from the interest and fees we earn on our whole loans, commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS, middle market loans, other asset-backed securities, or ABS, and structured note investments.  We also generate revenues from fees we receive for the management of externally originated bank loans, from our residential mortgage origination business and from our investment in an equipment leasing business.  Historically, we have used a substantial amount of leverage to enhance our returns and we have financed each of our different asset classes with different degrees of leverage.  The cost of borrowings to finance our investments is a significant part of our expenses.  Our net income depends on our ability to control these expenses relative to our revenue.  In our bank loan, CMBS and ABS portfolios, we historically have used warehouse facilities as a short-term financing source and collateralized debt obligations, or CDOs, and collateralized loan obligations, or CLOs and, to a lesser extent, other term financing as long-term financing sources.  In our commercial real estate loan portfolio, we historically have used repurchase agreements as a short-term financing source, and CDOs and, to a lesser extent, other term financing as long-term financing sources.  Our other term financing has consisted of long-term, match-funded financing provided through long-term bank financing and asset-backed financing programs, depending upon market conditions and credit availability.
The current state of moderate growth in the United States economy has allowed us to make new investments, particularly in our primary business of commercial real estate lending. During 2015 and through March 31, 2016, we have underwritten 41 new commercial real estate, or CRE, loans for a total of $793.3 million. These loans were initially financed in part through our CRE term facilities and then financed longer-term through CRE securitizations.  We also purchased seven newly underwritten CMBS for $13.6 million during the same time period, all of which were financed through our Wells Fargo facility. As a result of the equity market conditions discussed below, and to maintain our market presence and relationship with our borrower base, we intend to modestly grow our commercial real estate lending program, primarily by using recycled capital coupled with debt financing, principally through the $75.7 million and $251.1 million of existing capacity on our Wells Fargo term credit facilities and the $141.8 million of existing capacity on our Morgan Stanley credit facility.
    

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On January 1, 2016, we adopted amendments to the consolidation accounting guidance as required. As a result of our re-evaluation, we determined we are no longer the primary beneficiary of the following variable interest entities ("VIEs"); and, therefore, they were deconsolidated: Resource Real Estate Funding CDO 2006-1, Ltd. (“RREF CDO 2006-1”), Resource Real Estate Funding CDO 2007-1, Ltd. (“RREF CDO 2007-1”), Apidos Cinco CDO, Ltd. (“Apidos Cinco CDO”), Pelium Capital Partners, L.P., ("Pelium Capital"), and RCM Global, LLC ("RCM Global"). As a result of these deconsolidations, we will no longer reflect the underlying collateral (loans and securities) of those VIEs in our consolidated financial statements. Instead, we will prospectively reflect in our balance sheet our direct investments (the "retained investments") in the issued and outstanding securities of those VIEs. Our retained investments in RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1, Apidos Cinco CDO are now accounted for as investment securities, available-for-sale and, as a result, are marked-to-market while our retained investments in Pelium Capital Partners, L.P., and RCM Global, LLC are accounted for as equity method investments. We have elected to retrospectively reflect the deconsolidation of these entities on a modified basis, which resulted in a reduction to the beginning balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2016, of $16.9 million. The reduction to retained earnings represents the effect of marking the investments to market as of the date of the required adoption and represents discounts to par due to illiquidity premiums and other market forces which are expected to be recovered over time as the investments approach their respective maturities. To reflect the impact of this expectation, we present a reconciliation from GAAP book value to economic book value as an addendum to our book value reconciliation.
Although economic conditions in the United States have improved, previous conditions in real estate and credit market continue to affect both us and a number of our borrowers. In our CRE loan portfolio, during the quarter ended March 31, 2016, we recorded a general allowance for loan loss of $68,000. As part of the deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2006-1 and RREF CDO 2007-1, $40.3 million of specific reserves and $142,000 of general reserves were deconsolidated through the retained earnings adjustment. As part of the deconsolidation, Apidos Cinco CDO deconsolidated $1.3 million of specific reserves on bank loans through the retained earnings adjustment as of January 1, 2016. In our middle market loan portfolio, we recorded general reserves of approximately $106,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016, which was primarily related to marking our direct loans middle market portfolio to the lower of cost or market. While we have recognized these losses in 2016, we believe that the credit quality on the balance of our loan portfolio is stable. We currently have no CRE or middle market loans delinquent with respect to debt service.
We have also experienced a reduction in our commercial finance assets, as one of our bank loan CLOs was substantially liquidated in 2014 and another liquidated in 2015.  This trend resulted in a substantial decline in our net interest income from bank loans in 2014 and continued through 2015. We expect this trend to continue in 2016 when we liquidate our investment in Apidos Cinco CDO, our one remaining legacy bank loan CLO. We began to mitigate this trend by investing in new CLOs and European structured notes in 2014 and 2015 and expect to see similar opportunities in 2016.
In the latter half of 2013, we provided funds to a middle market lending operation run by our Manager. We have made additional investments and hold approximately $326.7 million original principal amount of middle market loans, comprised of $267.0 million of direct originated loans and $59.7 million of syndicated loans purchased in the secondary market at March 31, 2016. These investments have helped mitigate the revenues lost from the liquidation and run-off of several bank loan CLOs in which we invested. In September 2014, we closed a syndicated loan facility for our middle market loan business with an original capacity of $125.0 million and an accordion feature to expand the facility to $225.0 million.  The facility has since been modified to a capacity of $225.0 million and the accordion feature was further expanded to $300.0 million. We had drawn $153.0 million on this facility as of March 31, 2016. We expect slower growth in this business in the remainder of 2016 and intend to continue to explore strategic alternatives to maximize value for shareholders in this business segment.
In 2013, we, through RCC Residential, Inc., a taxable REIT subsidiary, acquired a residential mortgage origination company, Primary Capital Mortgage LLC, or PCM, an Atlanta-based firm.  Our acquisition of PCM represents a return to the residential mortgage investment market, by providing us with our first residential mortgage origination platform. PCM is now licensed in 41 states, up from seven states when we acquired the business. We intend to cautiously expand the volume of our residential mortgage originations, including the residential jumbo loan area, over the coming year while continuing to add technology, staff and infrastructure and expect to have the investment show modest profitability in 2016.
Despite our ability to access equity markets in 2014 and early 2015, during the latter half of the year, our common shares began to trade at prices below book value and began to trade well below our book value per share. As a result of these conditions, we have sought to enhance shareholder value by instituting, on August 4, 2015, a $50.0 million common share repurchase program. Through April 1, 2016, we have repurchased approximately $36.6 million of our common and preferred shares. In March 2016, our board of directors approved a new securities repurchase program for up to $50.0 million of its outstanding securities.
In the past, we had at our disposal the use of recycled capital within our CLO and CDO structures to make new investments. However, as of March 31, 2016, our four most recent securitizations were structured as static pools and, as such, they do not have

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reinvestment periods. Instead, principal payments, for a stipulated period, may be used to purchase funding participations with respect to existing collateral held outside of three of the securitizations. This will allow us to recycle some repaid capital and convert the designated principal for funded companion participation acquisition cash, which would otherwise be used to pay down the most senior notes thereby reducing leverage and potential returns within the securitization. If the amount of principal repaid exceeds the available participations for purchase or is repaid, at the end of the stipulated period, principal would pay down the CLO or CDO notes in accordance with their respective indentures.
As of March 31, 2016, we had allocated our invested equity capital among our targeted asset classes as follows: 70% in CRE assets, 27% in commercial finance assets and 3% in other investments. As of December 31, 2015, we had allocated our invested equity capital as follows: 71% in CRE assets, 27% in commercial finance assets and 2% in other assets. We plan to grow our equity allocation in CRE assets to a minimum 75% level during the remainder of 2016.
Results of Operations
Our net income allocable to common shares for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $9.7 million or $0.32 per share-basic ($0.31 per share-diluted) as compared to net income allocable to common shares of $9.4 million, or $0.29 per share-basic ($0.28 per share-diluted) for the three months ended March 31, 2015.
Interest Income
The following tables set forth information relating to our interest income recognized for the periods presented (in thousands, except percentages):
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2015
 
 
Weighted Average
 
Weighted Average
 
 
Yield
 
Balance
 
Yield
 
Balance
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income from loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate loans
 
5.79%
 
$
1,434,098

 
5.85%
 
$
1,415,563

Middle market loans
 
13.21%
 
$
365,506

 
9.90%
 
$
263,161

Residential mortgage loans
 
3.94%
 
$
91,086

 
3.46%
 
$
162,231

Bank loans
 
—%
 
$

 
5.04%
 
$
315,344

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income from securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  ABS
 
8.41%
 
$
172,257

 
17.83%
 
$
51,358

  CMBS-private placement
 
5.55%
 
$
95,943

 
3.06%
 
$
201,060

RMBS
 
5.27%
 
$
2,082

 
3.16%
 
$
31,097

  Corporate bonds
 
—%
 
$

 
4.88%
 
$
2,455

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preference payments on structured notes 
 
16.70%
 
$
29,363

 
14.81%
 
$
20,918

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The following tables summarize interest income for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentages):
Type of Security
 
Weighted Average Coupon
Interest
 
Unamortized
(Discount)
Premium
 
Net
 Amortization/
Accretion
 
Interest
Income
 
Fee
Income
 
Total
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate loans
 
5.35
%
 
$
(8,817
)
 
$

 
$
20,768

 
$
207

 
$
20,975

Middle market loans
 
9.70
%
 
$
(453
)
 
646

 
9,003

 
2,598

 
12,247

Residential mortgage Loans
 
%
 
$

 

 
885

 

 
885

Bank loans
 
%
 
$

 

 
(1
)
 
6

 
5

   Total interest income from loans
 
 
 
 
 
646

 
30,655

 
2,811

 
34,112

ABS
 
8.39
%
 
$

 

 
3,628

 

 
3,628

CMBS-private placement
 
5.18
%
 
$
494

 
(88
)
 
1,250

 

 
1,162

RMBS
 
4.88
%
 
$
34

 
8

 

 

 
8

Corporate bonds
 
%
 
$

 

 

 

 

   Total interest income from securities
 
 
 
 
 
(80
)
 
4,878

 

 
4,798

Direct Financing Leases
 
N/A

 
N/A

 

 
(54
)
 

 
(54
)
   Total interest income from leasing
 
 
 
 
 

 
(54
)
 

 
(54
)
Preference payments on structured notes
 
N/A

 
N/A

 

 
1,209

 

 
1,209

Other
 
N/A

 
N/A

 

 
32

 

 
32

   Total interest income - other
 
 
 
 
 

 
1,241

 

 
1,241

Total interest income
 
 
 
 
 
$
566

 
$
36,720

 
$
2,811

 
$
40,097

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate loans
 
5.34
%
 
$
(8,023
)
 
$
10

 
$
20,420

 
$
367

 
$
20,797

Middle market loans
 
9.34
%
 
$
(381
)
 
12

 
6,121

 
350

 
6,483

Residential mortgage loans
 
%
 
$

 
(43
)
 
1,425

 

 
1,382

Bank loans
 
3.79
%
 
$
(721
)
 
215

 
3,435

 
351

 
4,001

   Total interest income from loans
 
 
 
 
 
194

 
31,401

 
1,068

 
32,663

ABS
 
15.52
%
 
$
(1,057
)
 
121

 
2,100

 

 
2,221

CMBS-private placement
 
4.90
%
 
$
(3,060
)
 
(914
)
 
2,464

 

 
1,550

Corporate bonds
 
4.88
%
 
$
(38
)
 
2

 
30

 

 
32

RMBS
 
3.16
%
 
$
(1,876
)
 

 
249

 

 
249

   Total interest income from securities
 
 
 
 
 
(791
)
 
4,843

 

 
4,052

Direct Financing Leases
 
N/A

 
N/A

 
 
 
95

 
 
 
95

   Total interest income from leasing
 
 
 
 
 

 
95

 

 
95

Preference payments on structured notes
 
N/A

 
N/A

 

 
764

 

 
764

Other
 
N/A

 
N/A

 

 
68

 

 
68

   Total interest income - other
 
 
 
 
 

 
832

 

 
832

Total interest income
 
 
 
 
 
$
(597
)
 
$
37,171

 
$
1,068

 
$
37,642

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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For the Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest income from loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Commercial real estate loans
$
20,975

 
$
20,797

 
$
178

 
1
 %
Middle market loans
12,247

 
6,483

 
5,764

 
89
 %
    Residential mortgage loans
885

 
1,382

 
(497
)
 
(36
)%
    Bank loans
5

 
4,001

 
(3,996
)
 
(100
)%
       Total interest income from loans
34,112

 
32,663

 
1,449

 
4
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest income from securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    ABS
3,628

 
2,221

 
1,407

 
63
 %
    CMBS-private placement
1,162

 
1,550

 
(388
)
 
(25
)%
    RMBS
8

 
249

 
(241
)
 
(97
)%
    Corporate bonds

 
32

 
(32
)
 
(100
)%
       Total interest income from securities
4,798

 
4,052

 
746

 
18
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income from leasing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct financing leases
(54
)
 
95

 
(149
)
 
(157
)%
Total interest income from leasing
(54
)
 
95

 
(149
)
 
(157
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income - other:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Preference payments on structured notes
1,209

 
764

 
445

 
58
 %
   Temporary investment in over-night
     repurchase agreements
32

 
68

 
(36
)
 
(53
)%
     Total interest income - other
1,241

 
832

 
409

 
49
 %
Total interest income
$
40,097

 
$
37,642

 
$
2,455

 
7
 %
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 as compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Aggregate interest income increased $2.5 million to $40.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $37.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. We attribute these changes to the following:
Interest Income from Loans
Commercial real estate loans. Interest income on CRE loans increased $178,000 to $21.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 due primarily to an increase in the weighted average balance of loans from $1.42 billion to $1.43 billion. This increase is primarily due to the origination of loans in our newest CRE securitization, RCC 2015-CRE4, that closed in August 2015. This increase was offset by the impact of the deconsolidation of CRE loans at RREF CDO 2006-1 and RREF CDO 2007-1 and a decrease in weighted average yield from 5.85% to 5.79%.
Middle market loans. Through focused efforts in 2015 to increase the investment in our middle market lending business, the portfolio grew from a weighted average balance of $263.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 to a weighted average balance of $365.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The weighted average yield on investments increased from 9.90% for the three months ended March 31, 2015 to 13.21% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, which was primarily driven by $2.6 million of prepayment fees earned for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
Residential Mortgage Loans. The weighted average loan balance of our portfolio increased by $71.1 million to $91.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily from an increase in residential mortgage loan originations at PCM. The average yield decreased from 3.46% to 3.94% and interest income decreased $497,000 to $885,000. These decreases were attributable to the reduction of jumbo loans held by us this year as compared to the same period last year.

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Bank loans. The weighted average loan balance and yield on our bank loan portfolio decreased by $315.3 million and 5.04%, due to the liquidation of Apidos CDO III, Ltd. (“Apidos CDO III”) in June 2015 and the deconsolidation of Apidos Cinco CDO as of January 1, 2016, which is now recorded in interest income from securities.
Interest Income from Securities 
Asset-Backed Securities, or ABS. Interest income from ABS increased $1.4 million to $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The increase is primarily due to the deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1, and Apidos Cinco CDO and, as a result, their income is now reported as interest income from available-for-sale securities as compared to loan interest income in the prior year. This significantly contributed to the increase in weighted average balance from $51.4 million to $172.3 million. The decrease in weighted average yield from 17.83% to 8.41% directly relates to the deconsolidation of RCM Global and Pelium Capital whose income is now reported under earnings in unconsolidated entities.
Interest income - other.  Interest income - other increased $409,000 to $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The increase is related to income earned on our investments in ZWH4, LLC ("ZAIS") and Harvest XV; our initial investments were made in February 2015 and September 2015, respectively.
Interest Expense
The following tables set forth information relating to our interest expense incurred for the periods presented by asset class (in thousands, except percentages):
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2015
 
 
Weighted Average
 
Weighted Average
 
 
Cost of Funds
 
Balance
 
Cost of Funds
 
Balance
Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate loans
 
3.03
%
 
$
1,025,819

 
2.22
%
 
$
915,767

Convertible senior notes
 
8.29
%
 
$
201,813

 
8.32
%
 
$
201,667

Middle market loans
 
3.82
%
 
$
176,286

 
3.10
%
 
$
109,450

Residential mortgage loans
 
3.85
%
 
$
81,311

 
5.60
%
 
$
64,424

CMBS-private placement
 
1.94
%
 
$
66,203

 
1.55
%
 
$
80,162

General
 
4.95
%
 
$
51,548

 
4.61
%
 
$
51,548

Hedging instruments
 
20.33
%
 
$
1,880

 
5.46
%
 
$
119,464

Bank loans
 
%
 
$

 
1.09
%
 
$
316,219

RMBS
 
%
 
$

 
3.52
%
 
$
21,880

Securitized borrowings
 
%
 
$

 
15.42
%
 
$
5,626


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Type of Security
 
Coupon
Interest
 
Unamortized
Deferred Debt Expense
 
Net
Amortization
 
Interest
Expense
 
Total
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate loans
 
2.41
%
 
$
3,057

 
$
1,239

 
$
6,569

 
$
7,808

Convertible senior notes
 
6.86
%
 
$
3,608

 
709

 
3,725

 
4,434

Middle market loans
 
3.28
%
 
$
2,793

 
233

 
1,464

 
1,697

Residential Mortgage Loans
 
%
 
$

 

 
772

 
772

CMBS-private placement
 
1.94
%
 
$
1

 

 
321

 
321

General
 
4.51
%
 
$
81

 
53

 
591

 
644

Hedging
 
5.68
%
 
$

 

 
95

 
95

Securitized borrowings
 
%
 
$

 

 

 

   Total interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
$
2,234

 
$
13,537

 
$
15,771

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate loans
 
1.91
%
 
$
3,803

 
$
705

 
$
4,467

 
5,172

Convertible senior notes
 
8.32
%
 
$

 
727

 
3,414

 
4,141

Middle market loans
 
2.71
%
 
$
2,892

 
106

 
774

 
880

Residential mortgage loans
 
%
 
$

 

 
889

 
889

CMBS-private placement
 
1.55
%
 
$

 

 
321

 
321

General
 
4.20
%
 
$
5,056

 
50

 
552

 
602

Hedging
 
5.24
%
 
$
7

 

 
1,634

 
1,634

Bank loans
 
0.92
%
 
$
7

 
128

 
729

 
857

RMBS
 
1.17
%
 
$

 

 
192

 
192

Securitized borrowings
 
%
 
$

 

 
214

 
214

   Total interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,716

 
$
13,186

 
$
14,902

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate loans
$
7,808

 
$
5,172

 
$
2,636

 
51
 %
Convertible senior notes
4,434

 
4,141

 
293

 
7
 %
Middle market loans
1,697

 
880

 
817

 
93
 %
Residential mortgage loans
772

 
889

 
(117
)
 
(13
)%
CMBS-private placement
321

 
321

 

 
 %
General
644

 
602

 
42

 
7
 %
Hedging instruments
95

 
1,634

 
(1,539
)
 
(94
)%
Bank loans

 
857

 
(857
)
 
(100
)%
RMBS

 
192

 
(192
)
 
(100
)%
Securitized borrowings

 
214

 
(214
)
 
(100
)%
   Total interest expense
$
15,771

 
$
14,902

 
$
869

 
6
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 as compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Aggregate interest expense increased $869,000 to $15.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. We attribute this increase to the following:
Commercial real estate loans. Interest expense on commercial real estate loans increased $2.6 million to $7.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The increase is related to the increased borrowings from the consolidation of our securitization, RCC 2015-CRE4, which closed in August 2015 and, to a lesser extent, our securitization, RCC 2015-CRE3, that closed in February 2015. Current year interest expense also included a new financing facility to fund the production of new loans that was not included in the same period last year. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in interest expense due to the deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2006-1 and RREF CDO 2007-1.
Convertible senior notes. Interest expense on convertible senior notes increased $293,000 to $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The increase is due to interest expense on our $100.0 million (at par) 8.0% Convertible Senior Notes which we issued in January 2015.
Middle market loans. Interest expense on middle market loans increased $817,000 to $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $880,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The facility had a weighted average balance of $176.3 million, with a weighted average cost of funds of 3.82%, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to weighted average balance of $109.5 million, with a weighted average cost of funds of 3.10%, during the three months ended March 31, 2015. The increase in interest expense is primarily a result of strategic borrowings to fund growth on the middle market platform. The increase in cost of funds is attributable to the amendments on the senior secured credit facility that increased the spread on LIBOR borrowings from 2.50% to 2.75%. As of March 31, 2016, we had $153.0 million outstanding on this facility.
Residential Mortgage Loans. Interest expense on residential mortgage loans decreased $117,000 to $772,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The reduction in interest expense is primarily due to a significant decrease in the number of loans on the residential term repurchase facility. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in interest expense on the residential mortgage financing agreements.
Bank loans. Interest expense on bank loans decreased $857,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The decline is due to the deconsolidation of our remaining CLO, Apidos Cinco CDO, and, to a lesser extent, the liquidation of Apidos CDO III, Ltd. (“Apidos CDO III”) in June 2015.    
Revenue
The following table sets forth information relating to our non-interest revenue for the periods presented (in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividend income
$
17

 
$
16

 
$
1

 
6
 %
Fee income
(701
)
 
1,170

 
(1,871
)
 
(160
)%
Total revenue
$
(684
)
 
$
1,186

 
$
(1,870
)
 
(158
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 as compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Fee income. Fee income decreased $1.9 million to a loss of $701,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. This decrease relates to a mortgage servicing rights valuation allowance of $2.5 million on income from our mortgage servicing rights portfolio and its corresponding amortization. In addition, there was a decrease in income resulting from the run-off of managed assets related to our investment in Resource Capital Asset Management, or RCAM, which holds asset-based, management contracts that entitle us to collect senior, subordinated, and incentive fees related to three of RCAM's remaining CLO issuers that it manages.

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Operating Expenses
The following table sets forth information relating to our operating expenses incurred for the periods presented (in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management fees - related party
$
4,037

 
$
3,560

 
$
477

 
13
 %
Equity compensation - related party
1,263

 
995

 
268

 
27
 %
Rental operating expense

 
6

 
(6
)
 
(100
)%
Lease operating
3

 
23

 
(20
)
 
(87
)%
General and administrative
10,070

 
10,971

 
(901
)
 
(8
)%
Depreciation and amortization
641

 
565

 
76

 
13
 %
Provision (recovery) for loan and lease losses
37

 
3,990

 
(3,953
)
 
(99
)%
Impairment losses

 
59

 
(59
)
 
(100
)%
Total operating expenses
$
16,051

 
$
20,169

 
$
(4,118
)
 
(20
)%
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 as compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Management fees − related party. Management fees-related party increased $477,000 to $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. This expense represents compensation in the form of base management fees and incentive management fees pursuant to our management agreement as well as fees to the manager of our structured note portfolio. The changes are described below:
Base management fee is a monthly fee equal to 1/12th of the amount of our equity multiplied by 1.50%. Under the management agreement, "equity" is equal to the net proceeds from any issuance of shares of capital stock less offering related costs, plus or minus our retained earnings (excluding non-cash equity compensation incurred in current or prior periods) less any amounts we have paid for stock repurchases. The calculation is adjusted for one-time events due to changes in GAAP, as well as other non-cash charges upon approval of our independent directors. The base management fee increased by approximately $476,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 as a result of a cumulative adjustment to correct the calculation regarding treatment of preferred dividends in prior periods. This increase was offset by a decrease in the fee year over year due to decreased stockholders' equity, a component in the formula by which base management fees are calculated, primarily as a result of our repurchase of approximately 7.9% of our outstanding shares as part of our $50.0 million repurchase plan and quarterly dividend distributions.
Incentive management fees are based upon the excess of adjusted operating earnings, as defined in the management agreement, over a variable base rate. There were no fees paid for the three months ended March 31, 2016 or three months ended March 31, 2015.
An oversight management fee is a quarterly fee paid to Resource America to reimburse it for additional costs incurred related to our life care business, Long Term Care Conversion Funding, established for the purpose of originating and acquiring life settlement contracts. The initial agreement, authorized in December 2012, provided for an annual fee of $550,000, with a two year term. In March 2015, the agreement was amended to reimburse Resource America for an additional two-year term. The oversight management fee was approximately $137,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $136,000 for the same period last year.
Equity compensation - related party. Equity compensation - related party increased $268,000 to $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $995,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. These expenses relate to the amortization of annual grants of restricted common stock to our non-employee independent directors, and annual and discretionary grants of restricted stock to employees of Resource America who provide investment management services to us through our Manager as well as employees of our recently acquired residential mortgage company subsidiary. This increase was primarily attributable to accelerated amortization of $555,000 of equity compensation expense recorded at PCM in connection with an employment separation agreement. This increase was offset by a decrease in our stock price, which directly impacts our quarterly measurement of compensation expense.

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General and administrative expense. General and administrative expense decreased $901,000 to $10.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $11.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table presents the break out of general and administrative expenses between Corporate general and administrative expenses and Residential Mortgage Lending general and administrative expenses:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
General and administrative expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate
 
$
3,986

 
$
4,784

 
$
(798
)
 
(17
)%
Residential Mortgage Lending
 
6,084

 
6,187

 
(103
)
 
(2
)%
Total
 
$
10,070

 
$
10,971

 
$
(901
)
 
(8
)%
General and administrative expense - Corporate. General and administrative expense - Corporate decreased $798,000 to $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. This decrease in expenses is primarily related to the deconsolidation of RCM Global, Pelium, Apidos Cinco CDO, and RREF CDO 2006-1 and RREF CDO 2007-1. Specific expenses are no longer recorded on an entity level basis for these entities. Prior to deconsolidation, each of the three CDOs recorded an average of $50,000 of general and administrative expenses each quarter and Pelium recorded approximately $75,000 each quarter. The decrease year over year was also related to a non-recurring expense of approximately $399,000 relating to a proposed restructuring which we determined not to pursue during the three months ended March 31, 2015.
General and administrative expense - Residential Mortgage Lending. General and administrative expense - Residential Mortgage Lending decreased $103,000 to $6.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease is attributable to a decrease in commissions for sales and support personnel, a decrease in consulting fees, and a decrease in employee sponsored events during the three months ended March 31, 2016.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $76,000 to $641,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $565,000 the three months ended March 31, 2015. The increase for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was primarily due to fixed asset acquisitions by PCM and subsequent depreciation as part of its continued expansion over the past year.
Provision for loan and lease losses. Provision for loan and lease losses decreased $4.0 million to a provision of $37,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to a provision of $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table summarizes the information relating to our provision for loan losses for the periods presented (in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
CRE loan portfolio
$
68

 
$

 
$
68

 
100
 %
Bank loan portfolio
(138
)
 
1,415

 
(1,553
)
 
(110
)%
Middle market loan portfolio
107

 
2,566

 
(2,459
)
 
(96
)%
Residential mortgage loans

 
197

 
(197
)
 
(100
)%
Loan receivable-related party

 
(188
)
 
188

 
100
 %
Total provision for loan and lease losses
$
37

 
$
3,990

 
$
(3,953
)
 
(99
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRE loan portfolio provision - The CRE loan portfolio provision increased modestly by $68,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The increase in general provision was due to continued review and reassessment of the amount of loan loss allowance needed on our performing whole loan CRE portfolio as a homogeneous pool as of March 31, 2016.
    

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Bank loan portfolio provision - The bank loan provision decreased by $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recorded a partial recovery of $138,000 on a provision previously taken in a liquidated bank loan CLO. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we recorded general provisions of approximately $600,000 on two credits. The remaining provision was due to the recognition of losses on loans that were subsequently sold.
Middle market loan portfolio provision - The middle market loan provision decreased by $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we had taken a $2.6 million specific reserve on one position due to its decline in credit quality. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recorded a provision of approximately $107,000 due to marking the direct origination middle market loans to the lower of cost or market.
Other Income (Expense)
The following table sets forth information relating to our other income (expense) incurred for the periods presented (in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Dollar Change
 
Percent Change
Other Income (Expense):
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries
$
2,222

 
$
706

 
$
1,516

 
215
 %
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
4,828

 
13,967

 
(9,139
)
 
(65
)%
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities, trading
145

 
2,074

 
(1,929
)
 
(93
)%
Unrealized gain (loss) and net interest income on linked transactions, net

 
235

 
(235
)
 
(100
)%
(Loss) on reissuance/gain on extinguishment of debt

 
(900
)
 
900

 
100
 %
(Loss) gain on sale of real estate
(3
)
 
(22
)
 
19

 
86
 %
Total other income (expense)
$
7,192

 
$
16,060

 
$
(8,868
)
 
(55
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 as compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries. Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries increased $1.5 million to $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $706,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. This increase in earnings was primarily related to our investment in Leaf Commercial Capital which realized a $1.4 million increase in income due to increased lease originations year over year. In addition, two of our previously consolidated VIEs, RCM Global and Pelium, are now accounted for as equity method investments due to a new amendment to the consolidation guidance which we adopted on January 1, 2016.     
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans. Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities available-for-sale and loans decreased $9.1 million to $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $14.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. During the first quarter of 2015, we recognized increased gains related to the net gain on the sale and settlement of certain securities in the RCM Global portfolio, and the in-kind distribution and subsequent sale of those securities, net realized and unrealized gains on foreign exchange transactions, and unrealized gains on interest rate lock commitments on our residential loan portfolio. We had no such gains during the three months ended March 31, 2016. The RCM Global portfolio was deconsolidated effective January 1, 2016 and is now accounted for as an equity method investment.
Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain on investment securities, trading. Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain on investment securities, trading decreased $1.9 million to $145,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The 2015 activity was primarily related to unrealized and realized gains recognized on Pelium Capital which invested in structured securities classified as trading securities. The Pelium Capital portfolio was deconsolidated effective January 1, 2016 and is now accounted for as an equity method investment.

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Unrealized gain (loss) and net interest income on linked transactions, net. Unrealized gain (loss) and net interest income on linked transactions, net, decreased $235,000 to $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The amounts were related to our CMBS securities that were purchased with repurchase agreements with the same counterparty from whom the securities were purchased. These transactions were entered into contemporaneously or in contemplation of each other and were presumed not to meet sale accounting criteria. We accounted for these transactions on a net basis and recorded a forward purchase commitment to purchase securities (each, a “linked transaction”) at fair value. Due to a change in accounting guidance, as of January 1, 2015, the concept of linked transactions no longer exists.
Loss on reissuance/gain on extinguishment of debt. Loss on reissuance/gain on extinguishment of debt decreased $900,000 to $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The transactions that give rise to the recognition of a loss on the reissuance of debt resulted from the reissuance of previously repurchased senior and junior notes in our consolidated variable interest entities in the open market. These senior and junior notes were originally repurchased at discounts to par and represented an opportunity to provide us strategic financing at beneficial rates upon reissuance. At the date these notes were repurchased, a gain, representative of the difference between the repurchase price and the par value of the note, was recognized. If the same notes are reissued at a price less than par, an unrealized loss equal to the difference between the reissued price and the par value of the note is recognized in current earnings.     
Financial Condition
Summary.
Our total assets were $2.4 billion at March 31, 2016 as compared to $2.8 billion at December 31, 2015.  The decrease in total assets was principally due to the adoption of the consolidation guidance on VIEs and the resulting deconsolidation of the following entities: RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1, Apidos Cinco CDO, Pelium Capital and RCM Global.
Investment Portfolio.
The table below summarizes the amortized cost and net carrying amount of our investment portfolio, classified by asset type.  The following table includes both (i) the amortized cost of our investment portfolio and (ii) the net carrying amount of our investment portfolio for the period presented as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Net Carrying Amount
 
Percent of
Portfolio
 
Weighted
Average Coupon
As of March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans Held for Investment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRE whole loans(1)
$
1,453,128

 
$
1,451,635

 
63.75
%
 
5.49%
Middle market loans (6)
321,240

 
318,589

 
13.99
%
 
9.69%
Residential mortgage loans(7)
1,704

 
1,693

 
0.07
%
 
4.20%
 
1,776,072

 
1,771,917

 
77.81
%
 
 
Loans held for sale (4):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank loans
153

 
153

 
0.01
%
 
N/A (3)
Middle market loans
3,459

 
3,459

 
0.15
%
 
8.50%
Residential mortgage loans
122,541

 
122,541

 
5.38
%
 
3.73%
 
126,153

 
126,153

 
5.54
%
 
 
Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  CMBS-private placement
91,192

 
89,565

 
3.93
%
 
5.14%
  RMBS
2,033

 
2,070

 
0.09
%
 
4.89%
  ABS
208,213

 
208,554

 
9.16
%
 
N/A (3)
 
301,438

 
300,189

 
13.18
%
 
 
Investment Securities-Trading:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Structured notes
5,994

 
3,886

 
0.17
%
 
N/A (3)
RMBS
1,896

 

 
%
 
N/A (3)
 
7,890

 
3,886

 
0.17
%
 
 
Other (non-interest bearing):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment in unconsolidated entities
74,356

 
74,356

 
3.27
%
 
N/A(3)
Direct Financing Leases(8)
1,179

 
714

 
0.03
%
 
5.66%
 
75,535

 
75,070

 
3.30
%
 
 
Total Investment Portfolio
$
2,287,088

 
$
2,277,215

 
100.00
%
 
 

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Amortized
cost
 
Net Carrying Amount
 
Percent of
portfolio
 
Weighted
average coupon
As of December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans Held for Investment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate loans (2):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Whole loans
$
1,630,801

 
$
1,627,056

 
64.02
%
 
5.09%
B notes
15,934

 
15,919

 
0.63
%
 
8.68%
Mezzanine loans
45,372

 
7,293

 
0.29
%
 
9.01%
Bank loans (5)
134,517

 
133,235

 
5.24
%
 
3.80%
Middle market loans (6)
379,452

 
375,513

 
14.78
%
 
9.72%
Residential mortgage loans(7)
1,746

 
1,735

 
0.07
%
 
4.44%
 
2,207,822

 
2,160,751

 
85.03
%
 
 
Loans held for sale (4):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank loans
1,475

 
1,475

 
0.06
%
 
0.84%
Residential mortgage loans
94,471

 
94,471

 
3.72
%
 
3.92%
 
95,946

 
95,946

 
3.78
%
 
 
Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  CMBS-private placement
158,584

 
159,424

 
6.27
%
 
5.21%
  RMBS
2,156

 
2,190

 
0.08
%
 
4.87%
  ABS
41,994

 
44,214

 
1.74
%
 
N/A (3)
 Corporate Bonds
2,422

 
2,260

 
0.09
%
 
4.88%
 
205,156

 
208,088

 
8.18
%
 
 
Investment Securities-Trading:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Structured notes
28,576

 
25,550

 
1.00
%
 
N/A (3)
RMBS
1,896

 

 
%
 
N/A (3)
 
30,472

 
25,550

 
1.00
%
 
 
Other (non-interest bearing):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment in unconsolidated entities
50,030

 
50,030

 
1.97
%
 
N/A (3)
Direct financing leases(8)
1,396

 
931

 
0.04
%
 
5.66%
 
51,426

 
50,961

 
2.01
%
 
 
Total Investment Portfolio
$
2,590,822

 
$
2,541,296

 
100.00
%
 
 
 
(1)
Net carrying amount includes allowance for loan losses of $1.5 million at March 31, 2016.
(2)
Net carrying amount includes allowance for loan losses of $41.8 million at December 31, 2015, allocated as follows: general allowance: B notes $15,000, mezzanine loans $38.1 million and whole loans $3.7 million.
(3)
There is no stated rate associated with these securities.
(4)
Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or market. Amortized cost approximates fair value.
(5)
Net carrying amount includes allowance for loan losses of $1.3 million at December 31, 2015.
(6)
Net carrying amount includes allowance for loan losses of $2.7 million and $3.9 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(7)
Net carrying amount includes allowance for loan losses of $11,000 and $11,000 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(8)
Net carrying amount includes allowance for loan losses of $465,000 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities-Private Placement.  In the aggregate, we purchased our CMBS portfolio at a net discount to par value.  At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the remaining discount to be accreted into income over the remaining lives of the securities was $81,000 and $1.7 million, respectively. This decrease is primarily due to the deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2006-1 and RREF CDO 2007-1 and the underlying collateral held at these entities. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the remaining premium to be amortized into income over the remaining lives of the securities was $575,000 and $710,000, respectively. These securities are classified as available-for-sale and, as a result, are carried at their fair value.
We had no losses included in earnings due to other-than-temporary impairment charges during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, on positions that supported our CMBS investments. Securities classified as available-for-sale have decreased on a net basis as of March 31, 2016 as compared to December 31, 2015 primarily due to the deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2006-1 and RREF CDO 2007-1 effective January 1, 2016, and to $13.4 million of paydowns during the period.

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We perform an on-going review of third-party reports and updated financial data on the underlying property financial information to analyze current and projected loan performance.  Rating agency downgrades are considered with respect to our income approach when determining other-than-temporary impairment and, when inputs are stressed, the resulting projected cash flows reflect a full recovery of principal.
The following table summarizes our CMBS-private placement at fair value (in thousands, except percentages):
 
Fair Value at
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value at
 
December 31,
2015
 
CMBS included in Deconsolidated Entities effective January 1, 2016
 
Net Purchases
 
Upgrades/Downgrades
 
Paydowns
 
MTM Change
Same Ratings
 
March 31,
2016
Moody's Ratings Category:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aaa
$
22,414

 
$
(1,443
)
 
$
711

 
$
168

 
$
(1,737
)
 
$
(27
)
 
$
20,086

Aa1 through Aa3
10,417

 
(10,255
)
 

 
(162
)
 

 

 

A1 through A3
7,650

 
(6,662
)
 

 
10

 
(998
)
 

 

Baa1 through Baa3
18,485

 
(13,262
)
 

 
(10
)
 

 
(80
)
 
5,133

Ba1 through Ba3
21,702

 
(7,003
)
 

 
14,345

 
(305
)
 
(401
)
 
28,338

B1 through B3
45,056

 
(12,149
)
 

 
(5,498
)
 
(8,730
)
 
(625
)
 
18,054

Caa1 through Caa3
2,013

 
(1,017
)
 

 
(996
)
 

 

 

Ca through C
559

 
(523
)
 

 

 

 

 
36

Non-Rated
31,128

 
(3,462
)
 

 
(7,857
)
 
(1,623
)
 
(268
)
 
17,918

   Total
$
159,424

 
$
(55,776
)
 
$
711

 
$

 
$
(13,393
)
 
$
(1,401
)
 
$
89,565

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
S&P Ratings Category:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AAA
$
4,039

 
$

 
$

 
$
11,693

 
$
(880
)
 
$
(50
)
 
$
14,802

AA+ through AA-
5,235

 
(5,235
)
 

 

 

 

 

A+ through A-
2

 

 

 
5,212

 

 
(80
)
 
5,134

BBB+ through BBB-
30,838

 
(17,114
)
 

 
(4,451
)
 
(997
)
 
(70
)
 
8,206

BB+ through BB-
38,264

 
(12,077
)
 

 
(18,990
)
 

 
(119
)
 
7,078

B+ through B-
34,596

 
(4,972
)
 

 
(15,407
)
 
(4,784
)
 
(68
)
 
9,365

CCC+ through CCC-
6,759

 
(6,148
)
 

 
(611
)
 

 

 

D
50

 
(39
)
 

 
9

 

 

 
20

Non-Rated
39,641

 
(10,191
)
 
711

 
22,545

 
(6,732
)
 
(1,014
)
 
44,960

   Total
$
159,424

 
$
(55,776
)
 
$
711

 
$

 
$
(13,393
)
 
$
(1,401
)
 
$
89,565

Investment Securities, Trading.  The following table summarizes our structured notes and RMBS securities, which are classified as investment securities, trading, and are carried at fair value as follows (in thousands):
 
Amortized Cost
 
Unrealized Gains
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
As of March 31, 2016:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Structured notes
$
5,994

 
$

 
$
(2,108
)
 
$
3,886

RMBS
1,896

 

 
(1,896
)
 

Total
$
7,890

 
$

 
$
(4,004
)
 
$
3,886

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Structured notes
$
28,576

 
$
1,674

 
$
(4,700
)
 
$
25,550

RMBS
1,896

 

 
(1,896
)
 

Total
$
30,472

 
$
1,674

 
$
(6,596
)
 
$
25,550

    

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As a result of updated accounting guidance, effective January 1, 2016 we deconsolidated all of the assets of Pelium Capital Partners, L.P., which resulted in the removal of $21.9 million of investment securities, trading and is the primary cause of the decrease during the period. We sold no securities during the three months ended March 31, 2016. We sold twelve securities during the three months ended March 31, 2015, for a net realized gain of approximately $432,000. We held six and 56 investment securities, trading as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
Real Estate Loans.  The following table is a summary of the loans in our commercial real estate loan portfolio as follows (in thousands):
Description
 
Quantity
 
Amortized Cost
 
Contracted Interest Rates
 
Maturity Dates (3)
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Whole loans, floating rate(1) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
 
76
 
$
1,453,128

 
LIBOR plus 2.50% to
LIBOR plus 15.00%
 
July 2016 to April 2019
Total (2) (9)
 
76
 
$
1,453,128

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Whole loans, floating rate(1) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
 
87
 
$
1,630,801

 
LIBOR plus 1.75% to
LIBOR plus 15.00%
 
February 2016 to February 2019
B notes, fixed rate
 
1
 
15,934

 
8.68%
 
April 2016
Mezzanine loans, fixed rate (8)
 
2
 
45,372

 
9.01%
 
September 2016
Total (2) 
 
90
 
$
1,692,107

 
 
 
 

(1)
Whole loans had $102.5 million and $112.6 million in unfunded loan commitments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.  These unfunded commitments are advanced as the borrowers formally request additional funding as permitted under the loan agreement and any necessary approvals have been obtained.
(2)
Totals do not include allowance for loan losses of $1.5 million and $41.8 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(3)
Maturity dates do not include possible extension options that may be available to the borrowers.
(4)
Includes two whole loans with a combined $11.2 million and $51.2 million senior component that entered into modifications in 2016 and 2015 that resulted in a fixed rate of 0.50% as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively (the difference of which was a result of the deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2006-1 and RREF CDO 2007-1 - see Note 2). The two loans were previously identified as troubled debt restructurings, or TDR's.
(5)
Includes two whole loans with a combined $12.0 million mezzanine component that have fixed rates of 12.0%, and two whole loans with a combined $4.2 million mezzanine component that have fixed rates of 15.0%, as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(6)
Includes a $799,000 junior mezzanine tranche of a whole loan that has a fixed rate of 10.0% as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(7)
Contracted interest rates do not include a whole loan with an amortized cost of $2.0 million and $32.5 million that entered into a modification in 2016 and 2015 which reduced the floating rate spread to 1.00% as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively (the difference of which was a result of the deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2007-1 - see Note 2). The loan was previously identified as a TDR.
(8)
Contracted interest rates and maturity dates do not include rates or maturity dates associated with one loan with an amortized cost of $38.1 million that was fully reserved as of June 30, 2015.
(9)
As a result of updated accounting guidance, effective January 1, 2016 (see Note 2), we deconsolidated all of the assets of RREF CDO 2006 and RREF CDO 2007, resulting in the removal of $271.8 million of loans, pledged as collateral.
Bank Loans.  At March 31, 2016, Apidos CDO I, our liquidated CDO, held a total of approximately $153,000 of bank loans held for sale. The bank loans held by the securitizations secure the CDO notes they issued and are not available to satisfy the claims of our creditors.  Our remaining bank loan securitization, Apidos Cinco CDO, was deconsolidated on January 1, 2016.

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The following table summarizes our bank loan investments for the periods indicated (in thousands):
 
As of December 31, 2015
 
Amortized cost
 
Fair Value (1)
Moody’s ratings category:
 
 
 
Baa1 through Baa3
$
9,715

 
$
9,693

Ba1 through Ba3
81,986

 
81,201

B1 through B3
37,103

 
35,916

Caa1 through Caa3
3,802

 
2,377

Ca through C

 

No rating provided
3,386

 
3,327

Total
$
135,992

 
$
132,514

 
 
 
 
S&P ratings category:
 

 
 

BBB+ through BBB-
$
20,805

 
$
20,769

BB+ through BB-
64,136

 
63,602

B+ through B-
44,315

 
41,896

CCC+ through CCC-
2,876

 
2,447

CC+ through CC-

 

C+ through C-

 

D

 

No rating provided
3,860

 
3,800

Total
$
135,992

 
$
132,514

 
 
 
 
Weighted average rating factor
1,701

 
 


(1)     The bank loan portfolio's fair value is determined using dealer quotes.

The following table provides information as to the lien position and status of our bank loans, at amortized cost (in thousands):
 
Apidos I
 
Apidos III
 
Apidos Cinco
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Loans held for investment:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

First lien loans
$

 
$

 
$
131,281

 
$
131,281

Second lien loans

 

 
1,692

 
1,692

Third lien loans

 

 

 

Defaulted first lien loans

 

 
1,544

 
1,544

Defaulted second lien loans

 

 

 

Total

 

 
134,517

 
134,517

First lien loans held for sale at fair value
153

 

 
1,322

 
1,475

Total
$
153

 
$

 
$
135,839

 
$
135,992


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Middle market loans.  At March 31, 2016, Northport TRS, LLC, or Northport LLC, our middle market lending platform, held a total of $318.9 million of middle market loans at fair value. The middle market loans held by Northport serve to collateralize its senior secured revolving credit agreement. The aggregate fair value of middle market loans held increased by $57.4 million over the fair value at December 31, 2015. This increase was primarily due to increased originations and purchases of loans in our middle market lending platform.
 
As of March 31, 2016
 
As of December 31, 2015
 
Amortized cost
 
Fair Value
 
Amortized cost
 
Fair Value
Moody’s ratings category:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Baa1 through Baa3
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Ba1 through Ba3

 

 

 

B1 through B3

 

 

 

Caa1 through Caa3(1)
47,170

 
45,288

 
47,166

 
46,245

Ca

 

 

 

No rating provided(2)
277,529

 
273,614

 
332,286

 
330,061

Total
$
324,699

 
$
318,902

 
$
379,452

 
$
376,306

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
S&P ratings category:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BBB+ through BBB-
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

BB+ through BB-

 

 

 

B+ through B-

 

 

 

CCC+ through CCC-(1)
47,170

 
45,288

 
47,166

 
46,245

CC+ through CC-

 

 

 

C+ through C-

 

 

 

D

 

 

 

No rating provided(2)
277,529

 
273,614

 
332,286

 
330,061

Total
$
324,699

 
$
318,902

 
$
379,452

 
$
376,306

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average rating factor
789

 
 
 
678

 
 

(1)     The middle market loan portfolio's fair value is determined using dealer quotes.
(2)     The middle market loan portfolio's fair value is determined using third party valuations.
    
The following table provides information as to the lien position and status of middle market loans, at carrying value (in thousands):    
 
As of March 31, 2016
 
As of December 31, 2015
First Lien
$
184,374

 
$
248,367

Second Lien
134,215

 
127,146

Second lien loans held for sale at fair value
3,459

 
 
First Lien Defaulted

 

Second Lien Defaulted

 

 
$
322,048

 
$
375,513


Asset-backed securities.  At March 31, 2016, we held a total of $208.6 million of ABS at fair value through RCC Real Estate, ZAIS, RCC Residential, Resource TRS and Commercial II.  At December 31, 2015, we held a total of $44.2 million of ABS at fair value through Apidos Cinco CDO, RCM Global, ZAIS and RCC Commercial II.  The increase in total ABS was due to the reclassification of investments in deconsolidated entities RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1 and Apidos Cinco CDO that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

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The following table summarizes our ABS at fair value (in thousands):
 
As of March 31, 2016
 
As of December 31, 2015
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
Moody’s ratings category:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aaa
$

 
$

 
$
3,701

 
$
3,976

Aa1 through Aa3
312

 
289

 

 

A1 through A3

 

 

 

Baa1 through Baa3

 

 

 

Ba1 through Ba3

 

 
377

 
347

B1 through B3
908

 
638

 

 

Ca
1,076

 
1,744

 

 

Caa1 through Caa3
67,153

 
67,153

 

 

No rating provided
138,764

 
138,730

 
37,916

 
39,891

Total
$
208,213

 
$
208,554

 
$
41,994

 
$
44,214

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
S&P ratings category:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

AAA
$

 
$

 
$
3,681

 
$
3,956

AA+ through AA-

 

 

 

A+ through A-

 

 

 

BBB+ through BBB-

 

 

 

BB+ through BB-

 

 
377

 
347

B+ through B-

 

 

 

CCC+ through CCC-
1,076

 
1,744

 

 

No rating provided
207,137

 
206,810

 
37,936

 
39,911

Total
$
208,213

 
$
208,554

 
$
41,994

 
$
44,214

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average rating factor
2,367

 
 

 
154

 
 

Corporate bonds. At March 31, 2016, we held no corporate bonds as they were deconsolidated with Apidos Cinco CDO.  At December 31, 2015 our consolidated securitization, Apidos Cinco CDO, held a total of $2.3 million of corporate bonds at fair value, which secure the debt issued by this entity.  We recorded the bonds at fair value, with any unrealized gain or loss reported in the stockholder’s equity section of the balance sheet.

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The following table summarizes our corporate bonds at fair value (in thousands):
 
December 31, 2015
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
Moody’s ratings category:
 
 
 
B1 through B3
$
868

 
$
868

Ca
1,471

 
1,327

Caa1 through Caa3
83

 
65

No rating provided

 

Total
$
2,422

 
$
2,260

 
 
 
 
S&P ratings category:
 

 
 

B+ through B-
$
868

 
$
868

CCC+ through CCC-
1,554

 
1,392

D

 

Total
$
2,422

 
$
2,260

Weighted average rating factor
7,512

 
 

Investment in Unconsolidated Entities. The following table shows our investments in unconsolidated entities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and three months ended March 31, 2015 (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated subsidiaries
 
 
 
Balance as of
 
Balance as of
 
For the
three months ended
 
For the
three months ended
 
Ownership %
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
 
March 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2015
RRE VIP Borrower, LLC (1)
—%
 
$

 
$

 
$
25

 
$
46

Investment in LCC Preferred Stock
29.0%
 
43,428

 
42,017

 
1,411

 
52

Investment in CVC Global Credit Opportunities Fund (2)
—%
 

 

 

 
608

Pearlmark Mezz IV L.P. (3)
47.4%
 
6,547

 
6,465

 
248

 

RCM Global, LLC (4)
25.43%
 
470

 

 
177

 

Pelium Capital Partners, L.P. (4)
80.2%
 
22,363

 

 
361

 

     Subtotal
 
 
72,808

 
48,482

 
2,222

 
706

Investment in RCT I and II (5)
3.0%
 
1,548

 
1,548

 
(641
)
 
(593
)
     Total
 
 
$
74,356

 
$
50,030

 
$
1,581

 
$
113

(1) The investment in School Lane House, Investment in RRE VIP Borrower and Investment in Preferred Equity were sold or repaid as of December 31, 2014.
(2) In December 2015, the Company elected a full redemption of its remaining investment from the fund.
(3) We have committed to invest up to $50.0 million in Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners IV, L.P. The commitment termination date ends when the original commitment is fully funded, or the fifth anniversary following the final closing date of June 24, 2015.
(4)
Pursuant to the new consolidation guidance adopted January 1, 2016, these previously consolidated VIEs are now accounted for under the equity method.
(5)
For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, these amounts are recorded in interest expense on our consolidated statements of operations.
    

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Financing Receivables
The following tables show the allowance for loan and lease losses and recorded investments in loans and leases as of the dates indicated (in thousands):
 
Commercial Real Estate Loans
 
Bank Loans
 
Middle Market Loans
 
Residential Mortgage Loans
 
Direct Financing Leases
 
Total
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Loan and Leases Losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for losses at January 1, 2016
$
41,839

 
$
1,282

 
$
3,939

 
$
11

 
$
465

 
$
47,536

Provision (recovery) for loan and lease losses
68

 
(138
)
 
107

 

 

 
37

Loans charged-off

 
138

 
(1,395
)
 

 

 
(1,257
)
Recoveries

 

 

 

 

 

Deconsolidation of VIEs
(40,414
)
 
(1,282
)
 

 

 

 
(41,696
)
Allowance for losses at March 31, 2016
$
1,493

 
$

 
$
2,651

 
$
11

 
$
465

 
4,620

Ending balance:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
465

 
$
465

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
1,493

 
$

 
$
2,651

 
$
11

 
$

 
$
4,155

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Loans and Leases:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Ending balance:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
$
38,133

 
$

 
$
54,469

 
$

 
$
1,179

 
$
93,781

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
1,414,995

 
$

 
$
266,771

 
$
1,704

 
$

 
$
1,683,470

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for losses at January 1, 2015
$
4,043

 
$
570

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
4,613

Provision for loan and lease losses
37,735

 
2,887

 
8,901

 
(99
)
 
465

 
49,889

Loans charged-off

 
(2,175
)
 
(4,962
)
 
110

 

 
(7,027
)
Recoveries
61

 

 

 

 

 
61

Allowance for losses at December 31, 2015
$
41,839

 
$
1,282

 
$
3,939

 
$
11

 
$
465

 
$
47,536

Ending balance:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
$
40,274

 
$
1,282

 
$

 
$

 
$
465

 
$
42,021

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
1,565

 
$

 
$
3,939

 
$
11

 
$

 
$
5,515

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Loans and Leases:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Ending balance:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
$
169,707

 
$
1,544

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,396

 
$
172,647

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
1,522,400

 
$
132,973

 
$
379,452

 
$
1,746

 
$

 
$
2,036,571

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$




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Credit quality indicators
Bank Loans
Loans are graded at inception and updates to assigned grades are made continually as new information is received. Loans are graded on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 representing our highest rating and 5 representing our lowest rating. Bank loans are first individually evaluated for impairment. To the extent no individual impairment is determined, a general reserve is established.
The characteristics of each rating category are as follows:
1.
Loans with a rating of 1 are considered performing within expectations. All interest and principal payments are current, all future payments are anticipated and loss is not probable;
2.
Loans with a rating of a 2 are considered to have limited liquidity concerns and are watched closely. Loans identified in this category show remote signs of liquidity concerns, loss is not probable and therefore no reserve is established;
3.
Loans with a rating of a 3 are considered to have possible future liquidity concerns. Loans identified in this category show some liquidity concerns, but the ability to estimate potential defaults is not quantifiable and therefore no reserve is established;
4.
Loans with a rating of a 4 are considered to have nearer term liquidity concerns. These loans have a reasonable possibility of future default. However, the risk of loss is not assignable to one specific credit. The noted risk of the loans in this category is covered by general reserves; and
5.
Loans with a rating of a 5 have defaulted in payment of principal and interest or default is imminent. It is probable that impairment has occurred on these loans based on their payment status and that impairment is estimable. The noted risk of the loans in this category is covered by specific reserves.
Credit risk profiles of bank loans were as follows (in thousands):
 
Rating 1
 
Rating 2
 
Rating 3
 
Rating 4
 
Rating 5
 
Held for Sale
 
Total
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Bank loans
$
113,897

 
$
17,578

 
$
1,498

 
$

 
$
1,544

 
$
1,475

 
$
135,992

As of March 31, 2016 all of our bank loans were deconsolidated with the exception of loans with an amortized aggregate cost of $153,000 which were classified as held for sale. As of December 31, 2015, all of our bank loans were current with respect to debt service with the exception of one loan with an aggregate amortized cost of $1.5 million, on which there was a reserve.
Middle Market Loans
At inception, all middle market loans are graded at a 2. Updates to assigned grades are made continually as new information is received. Loans are graded on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 representing our highest rating and 5 representing our lowest rating. Middle market loans are only evaluated individually for impairment.

The characteristics of each rating category are as follows:

1.
A loan with a rating of a 1 is considered performing above expectations and the likelihood of loss is remote;
2.
A loan with a rating of a 2 is considered performing within expectations and the likelihood of loss is remote;
3.
A loan with a rating of a 3 is considered performing below expectations and requires close monitoring but no loss of interest or principal is expected. Loans receiving this rating may be out of compliance with financial covenants; however, these loans are current with respect to interest and principal;
4.
A loan with a rating of a 4 is considered performing below expectations and some loss of interest or dividend is expected but no loss of principal. In addition to the borrower being generally out of compliance with debt covenants, loan payments may be past due, but generally not more than 180 days past due; and
5.
A loan with a rating of a 5 is considered performing substantially below expectations, in default and some loss of principal is expected. The borrower is out of compliance with most or all of the debt covenants and payments are substantially delinquent.
    

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Credit risk profiles of middle market loans were as follows (in thousands):
 
Rating 1
 
Rating 2
 
Rating 3
 
Rating 4
 
Rating 5
 
Held for Sale
 
Total
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Middle market loans
$
53,269

 
$
249,042

 
$
18,929

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,459

 
$
324,699

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Middle market loans
$
44,252

 
$
305,578

 
$
29,622

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
379,452

All of our middle market loans were current with respect to debt service as of March 31, 2016.
Commercial Real Estate Loans
Loans are graded at inception and updates to assigned grades are made continually as new information is received, as such, a loan previously rated 4 may, over time and with improved performance, be rated less than 4. Loans are graded on a scale of 1 to 4 with 1 representing our highest rating and 4 representing our lowest rating. Commercial real estate loans are first individually evaluated for impairment. To the extent no individual impairment is determined, a general reserve is established.

The characteristics of each rating category are as follows:

1.
A loan with a rating of a 1 is considered to have satisfactory performance with no issues noted. All interest and principal payments are current and the probability of loss is remote;
2.
A loan is graded with a rating of a 2 if a surveillance trigger event has occurred, but loss is not probable at this time. Such trigger events could include but are not limited to a trending decrease in occupancy rates or a flattening of lease revenues; and to a lesser extent, ground lease defaults, ground lease expirations that occur in the next six months or the borrower is delinquent on payment of property taxes or insurance.;
3.
A loan with a rating of 3 has experienced an extended decline in operating performance, a significant deviation from its origination plan or the occurrence of one or more surveillance trigger events which create an increased risk for potential default. Loans identified in this category show some liquidity concerns. However, the risk of loss is not specifically assignable to any individual loan. The noted risk of the loans in this category is generally covered by general reserves;
4.
A loan with a rating of a 4 is considered to be in payment default or default is expected, full recovery of the unpaid principal balance is improbable and loss is considered probable. The noted risk of the loans in this category is covered by specific reserves.
Credit risk profiles of commercial real estate loans were as follows (in thousands):
 
Rating 1
 
Rating 2
 
Rating 3
 
Rating 4
 
Held for Sale
 
Total
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRE whole loans
$
1,451,128

 
$
2,000

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,453,128

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

CRE whole loans
$
1,596,099

 
$
32,500

 
$

 
$
2,202

 
$

 
$
1,630,801

B notes
15,934

 

 

 

 

 
15,934

Mezzanine loans
7,300

 

 

 
38,072

 

 
45,372

 
$
1,619,333

 
$
32,500

 
$

 
$
40,274

 
$

 
$
1,692,107

We had no delinquent commercial real estate loans as of March 31, 2016. All of our commercial real estate loans were current with exception of one mezzanine loan that was defaulted as of December 31, 2015. This loan was part of the deconsolidation as of January 1, 2016.
Residential Mortgage Loans
Residential mortgage loans are reviewed periodically for collectability in light of historical experience, the nature and amount of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower's ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral, and prevailing underlying conditions.

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Direct Financing Leases
During the year ended December 31, 2015, we recorded a provision against the value of the direct financing leases in the amount of $465,000. As of March 31, 2016, we held $714,000 of direct financing leases, net of provisions.
Loan Portfolios Aging Analysis
The following table presents the loan and lease portfolio aging analysis as of the dates indicated at cost basis (in thousands):
 
30-59 Days
 
60-89 Days
 
Greater than 90 Days
 
Total Past Due
 
Current
 
Total Loans Receivable
 
Total Loans > 90 Days and Accruing
As of March 31, 2016:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
CRE whole loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,453,128

 
$
1,453,128

 
$

Middle market loans

 

 

 

 
321,240

 
321,240

 

Direct Financing Leases
136

 
61

 

 
197

 
517

 
714

 

Residential mortgage loans (1)
371

 

 
170

 
541

 
123,704

 
124,245

 

Total loans
$
507

 
$
61

 
$
170

 
$
738

 
$
1,898,589

 
$
1,899,327

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

CRE whole loans (2)
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,630,801

 
$
1,630,801

 
$

B notes

 

 

 

 
15,934

 
15,934

 

Mezzanine loans

 
38,072

 

 
38,072

 
7,300

 
45,372

 

Bank loans
1,544

 

 

 
1,544

 
132,973

 
134,517

 

Middle Market

 

 

 

 
379,452

 
379,452

 

Direct Financing Leases
12

 
214

 

 
226

 
1,170

 
1,396

 

Residential mortgage loans (1)
27

 
41

 
80

 
148

 
96,069

 
96,217

 

Total loans
$
1,583

 
$
38,327

 
$
80

 
$
39,990

 
$
2,263,699

 
$
2,303,689

 
$

                            
(1)
Contains $122.5 million and $94.5 million of residential mortgage loans held for sale at fair value March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(2)
Current loans include one impaired whole loan with an amortized costs of $2.2 million, which was reserved as of December 31, 2015.

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Impaired Loans
The following tables show impaired loans as of the dates indicated (in thousands):
 
Recorded Balance (1)
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Specific Allowance
 
Average Investment in Impaired Loans
 
Interest Income Recognized
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans without a specific valuation allowance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRE whole loans
$
38,133

 
$
38,133

 
$

 
$
37,620

 
$
178

Middle market loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Residential mortgage loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Loans with a specific valuation allowance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRE whole loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Bank loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Middle market loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Residential mortgage loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Total:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

CRE whole loans
$
38,133

 
$
38,133

 
$

 
$
37,620

 
$
178

Middle market loans

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage loans

 

 

 

 

 
$
38,133

 
$
38,133

 
$

 
$
37,620

 
$
178

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Loans without a specific valuation allowance:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

CRE whole loans
$
129,433

 
$
129,433

 
$

 
$
128,591

 
$
3,939

B notes
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Mezzanine loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Bank loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Middle market loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Residential mortgage loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Loans with a specific valuation allowance:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

CRE whole loans
$
2,202

 
$
2,202

 
$
(2,202
)
 
$
2,202

 
$
63

B notes
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Mezzanine loans
$
38,072

 
$
38,072

 
$
(38,072
)
 
$
38,072

 
$
(2,879
)
Bank loans
$
1,544

 
$
1,551

 
$
(1,282
)
 
$
1,544

 
$

Middle market loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Residential mortgage loans
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Total:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Whole loans
$
131,635

 
$
131,635

 
$
(2,202
)
 
$
130,793

 
$
4,002

B notes

 

 

 

 

Mezzanine loans
38,072

 
38,072

 
(38,072
)
 
38,072

 
(2,879
)
Bank loans
1,544

 
1,551

 
(1,282
)
 
1,544

 

Middle market loans

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage loans

 

 

 

 

 
$
171,251

 
$
171,258

 
$
(41,556
)
 
$
170,409

 
$
1,123

(1)
As a result of the adoption of new consolidation accounting guidance as required on January 1, 2016, we deconsolidated $91.3 million in senior participations of four loans that were previously classified as impaired loans in our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2015.


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Troubled-Debt Restructurings
The following tables show troubled-debt restructurings in our loan portfolio (in thousands):
 
Number of Loans
 
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance
 
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
CRE whole loans
3
 
$
29,459

 
$
29,459

Middle market loans
 

 

Residential mortgage loans
 

 

Total loans
3
 
$
29,459

 
$
29,459

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of Loans
 
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance
 
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
Whole loans
2
 
$
67,459

 
$
67,459

B notes
 

 

Mezzanine loans
 

 

Bank loans
 

 

Middle market loans
 

 

Residential mortgage loans
 

 

Total loans
2
 
$
67,459

 
$
67,459

 
 
 
 
 
 
As of March 31, 2016 and 2015, there were no commercial real estate loan troubled-debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted.
Restricted Cash
At March 31, 2016, we had restricted cash of $8.7 million, which consisted of $8.0 million of restricted cash held by seven securitizations, $520,000 held as margin and $215,000 held in various reserve accounts. At December 31, 2015, we had restricted cash of $40.6 million, which consisted of $39.0 million of restricted cash on our eight securitizations, $1.4 million held as margin and $195,000 held in various reserve accounts. The decrease of $31.9 million is primarily related to the deconsolidation of Apidos Cinco CDO, which had $16.7 million in restricted cash, and, to a lesser extent a reduction of $12.7 million of restricted cash in our CRE securitizations designated to fund our future funding commitments.

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Interest Receivable
At March 31, 2016, we had interest receivable of $10.8 million, which consisted wholly of interest on our securities and loans.  At December 31, 2015, we had interest receivable of $14.0 million, which consisted wholly of interest on our securities and loans. The $3.2 million decrease was primarily attributable to the deconsolidation of Pelium Capital, Apidos Cinco CDO, RREF CDO 2006-1 and RREF CDO 2007-1. The deconsolidation of these four entities prompted a decrease of interest receivable on structured notes of $1.5 million, a decrease of interest receivable on mezzanine loans of $1.1 million, a decrease in interest receivable on bank loans of $663,000, and a decrease in interest receivable on CMBS of $300,000. There was also a decrease in interest receivable on PCM of $136,000. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in interest receivable on middle market loans of $458,000 and an increase in interest receivable on residential mortgage loans of $42,000.
Prepaid Expenses
The following table summarizes our prepaid expenses at the periods indicated (in thousands):
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
 
Net Change
Prepaid taxes
$
1,496

 
$
1,598

 
$
(102
)
Prepaid insurance
289

 
224

 
65

Other prepaid expenses
993

 
1,358

 
(365
)
Total
$
2,778

 
$
3,180

 
$
(402
)
Prepaid expenses decreased $402,000 to $2.8 million as of March 31, 2016 from $3.2 million as of December 31, 2015. The decrease primarily resulted from a decrease of $365,000 in other prepaid expenses due to the deconsolidation of entities that held prepaid balances and a decrease of $102,000 in prepaid taxes due to the payment of taxes owed at year end. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $65,000 in prepaid insurance related to the timing of payment on the annual renewal of our director's and officer's insurance policy.
Other Assets
The following table summarizes our other assets as of the periods indicated (in thousands):
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
 
Net Change
Other receivables
$
3,167

 
$
12,578

 
$
(9,411
)
Investment in life settlement contracts
5,465

 
4,584

 
881

Tax receivable
602

 
482

 
120

Management fees receivable
485

 
1,904

 
(1,419
)
Fixed assets - non real estate
2,556

 
2,488

 
68

Other assets
265

 
259

 
6

Total
$
12,540

 
$
22,295

 
$
(9,755
)
The decrease of approximately $9.8 million in other assets is primarily due to a decrease in other receivables of $9.4 million; $8.6 million of this amount relates to the cash receipt for the return of principal from our investment in CVC Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P. and $850,000 of this amount relates to a receivable accrued in December 2015 for a cash distribution from RCC 2015-CRE3, offset by other miscellaneous receivables. Additionally, there was a decrease in management fees receivable of $1.4 million due to an incentive management fee earned on RCAM in December 2015 and paid in January 2016. These decreases were offset by an increase of $881,000 in life settlement contracts from the net acquisition of new contracts, $68,000 due to the acquisition of fixed assets, and $120,000 of tax receivable.

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Hedging Instruments
A significant market risk to us is interest rate risk.  Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations and other factors beyond the Company’s control.  Changes in the general level of interest rates can affect net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income earned on interest-earning assets and the interest expense incurred in connection with the interest-bearing liabilities, by affecting the spread between the interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  Changes in the level of interest rates also can affect the value of our interest-earning assets and our ability to realize gains from the sale of these assets.  A decline in the value of our interest-earning assets pledged as collateral for borrowings could result in the counterparties demanding additional collateral pledges or liquidation of some of the existing collateral to reduce borrowing levels.
We are also exposed to foreign currency exchange risk, a form of risk that arises from the change in price of one currency against another. Substantially all of our revenues are transacted in U.S. dollars; however, a portion of our capital is exposed to other currencies, primarily the Euro and, to a lesser extent, the pound sterling. To address this market risk, we generally hedge our foreign currency-denominated exposures (typically investments in debt instruments, including forecasted principal and interest payments) with foreign currency forward contracts. We classify these hedges as fair value hedges, which are hedges that mitigate the risk of changes in the fair values of assets, liabilities, and certain types of firm commitments. We record changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and effective as fair value hedges in earnings offset by corresponding changes in the fair values of the hedged items.
The following tables present the fair value of our derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on our consolidated balance sheets and on the consolidated statements of operations for the years presented:
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of March 31, 2016
(in thousands)
 
Asset Derivatives
 
Notional Amount
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
Interest rate lock agreements
$
233,071

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
3,397

Forward contracts - residential mortgage lending
$
58,979

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
240

Warrants (1)
$
553

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
1,051

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liability Derivatives
 
Notional Amount
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
Interest rate swap contracts, hedging (2)
$
1,880

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
91

Interest rate lock contracts
$
5,882


Derivatives, at fair value

$
2

Forward contracts - residential mortgage lending
$
274,319

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
1,856

Forward contracts - foreign currency, hedging (3)(4)
$
31,565

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
712

Forward contracts - TBA securities
$
26,000

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
81

 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap contracts, hedging
$
1,880

 
Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss
 
$
43

 
(1)
The notional amount of our warrants is calculated by multiplying the number of shares available for purchase by exercise price.
(2)
Interest rate swap contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges.
(3)
Notional amount presented on currency converted basis. The notional amount of our foreign currency hedging forward contracts was €27.7 million as of March 31, 2016.
(4)
Foreign currency forward contracts are accounted for as fair value hedges.


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Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2015:
(in thousands)
 
Asset Derivatives
 
Notional Amount
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
Interest rate lock agreements (1)
$
105,385

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
1,224

Forward contracts - residential mortgage lending
$
92,413

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
345

Forward contracts - foreign currency, hedging (2)(3)
$
24,850

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
727

Forward contracts - TBA securities
$
29,500

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
99

Warrants (4)
$
553

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
1,051

 
Liability Derivatives
 
Notional Amount
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
Interest rate swap contracts, hedging (5)
$
102,799

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
3,459

Interest rate lock agreements (6)
$
505

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
3

Forward contracts - residential mortgage lending
$
143,553

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$
479

Forward contracts - TBA securities
$
1,500

 
Derivatives, at fair value
 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap contracts, hedging
$
102,799

 
Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss
 
$
(3,471
)
 
(1)
The notional amount of our interest rate lock agreements in an asset position is the pass-through weighted total commitments with a weighted average pass-through percentage of 85.9%.
(2)
Notional amount presented on currency converted basis. The notional amount of our foreign currency hedging forward contracts was €22.9 million as of December 31, 2015.
(3)
Foreign currency forward contracts are accounted for as fair value hedges.
(4)
The notional amount of our warrants is the calculated number of shares available for purchase.
(5)
Interest rate swap contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges.
(6)
The notional amount of our interest rate lock agreements in a liability position is the pass-through weighted total commitments with a weighted average pass-through percentage of 19.5%.

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations for the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
(in thousands)
 
Derivatives
 
 
Statement of Operations Location
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) (1)
Interest rate swap contracts, hedging
 
Interest expense
 
$
95

Interest rate lock agreements
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
2,175

Forward contracts - residential mortgage lending
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
(1,482
)
Forward contracts - foreign currency, hedging
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
(1,116
)
Forward contracts - TBA securities
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
(481
)
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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations for the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
(in thousands)
 
Derivatives
 
 
Statement of Operations Location
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) (1)
Interest rate swap contracts, hedging
 
Interest expense
 
$
1,634

Interest rate swap contracts, hedging
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
112

Interest rate lock agreements
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
2,759

Forward contracts - RMBS securities
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
46

Forward contracts - residential mortgage lending
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
283

Forward contracts - foreign currency, hedging
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
3,638

Options - U.S. Treasury futures
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
199

Forward contracts - TBA securities
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives
 
$
(115
)
 
(1)Negative values indicate a decrease to the associated balance sheets or consolidated statements of operations line items.
On January 1, 2016, we deconsolidated RREF CDO 2006-1 and RREF CDO 2007-1 in accordance with guidance on consolidation. This resulted in the deconsolidation of six CRE interest rate swaps.
During the three months ended March 31, 2016, our CMBS interest rate swaps matured.
With interest rates projected to remain relatively low, the deconsolidation of six hedge contracts during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the maturity of two hedge contracts during the three months ended March 31, 2016, and the continued amortization of our swaps during 2016, we expect that the fair value of our interest rate swap hedges will continue to modestly improve in 2016.
As of March 31, 2016, we had one CRE interest rate swap with a fair value of $(91,000). The CRE swap was effective July 13, 2007 and matures on March 12, 2017. The CRE swap had a notional value of $1.9 million and a strike rate of 5.68% as of March 31, 2016. The CRE swap was benchmarked to one-month LIBOR.
    


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Repurchase and Credit Facilities
Borrowings under our repurchase agreement facilities were guaranteed by us or one of our subsidiaries. The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our borrowings as of the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Outstanding
Borrowings
 
 Value of
Collateral
 
Number of
Positions
as Collateral
 
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
 
Outstanding
Borrowings
 
 Value of
Collateral
 
Number of
Positions
as Collateral
 
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
CMBS Term
Repurchase Facility
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank (1)
$
24,315

 
$
30,274

 
23
 
1.65%
 
$
25,656

 
$
31,650

 
21
 
1.57%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRE Term
Repurchase Facilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank (2)
148,691

 
214,207

 
11
 
2.52%
 
123,937

 
179,169

 
9
 
2.39%
Morgan Stanley Bank (3)
106,809


154,810


8

3.05%

98,991


142,098


7

2.96%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust Certificates Term Repurchase Facility
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RSO Repo SPE Trust 2015 (4)
26,265

 
89,181

 
1
 
5.94%
 
26,244

 
89,181

 
1
 
5.85%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-Term Repurchase
Agreements - CMBS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
13,054

 
19,785

 
3
 
2.09%
 
13,548

 
19,829

 
3
 
1.93%
Deutsche Bank Securities, LLC
38,771

 
50,996

 
15
 
2.13%
 
43,859

 
59,518

 
17
 
2.1%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential Investments Term Repurchase Facility
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank
7,964

 
8,903

 
13
 
3.04%
 
782

 
835

 
1
 
2.75%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential Mortgage
Financing Agreements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Century Bank
43,000

 
55,845

 
197
 
3.24%
 
43,789

 
61,111

 
199
 
3.17%
Wells Fargo Bank
60,200

 
87,813

 
209
 
2.93%
 
42,030

 
59,841

 
166
 
3.03%
Totals
$
469,069

 
$
711,814

 
 
 
 
 
$
418,836

 
$
643,232

 
 
 
 

(1)
The Wells Fargo Bank CMBS term repurchase facility borrowing includes $1,000 and $2,000 of deferred debt issuance costs as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(2)
The Wells Fargo Bank CRE term repurchase facility borrowing includes $419,000 and $675,000 of deferred debt issuance costs as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(3)
The Morgan Stanley Bank CRE term repurchase facility includes $1.6 million and $1.7 million of deferred debt issuance costs as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(4)
The RSO Repo SPE Trust 2015 term repurchase facility includes $395,000 and $415,000 of deferred debt issuance costs as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
We are in compliance with all financial covenants as defined in the respective agreements as of March 31, 2016.    


Securitizations
As of March 31, 2016, we had executed eleven and currently retain equity in nine of those securitizations. Pertinent information about our securitizations that occurred during the first three months of 2016 is as follows:
On January 1, 2016, we deconsolidated RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1, and Apidos Cinco CDO in accordance with guidance on consolidation.


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Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement
As of March 31, 2016, Northport LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, had $153.0 million outstanding on a syndicated senior secured revolving credit facility ("Northport Credit Facility") with JP Morgan as our agent bank. At March 31, 2016, there was an unused balance of $72.0 million on the Northport Credit Facility.
Amounts available to borrow under the Northport Credit Facility are subject to compliance with a borrowing base computation that applies different advance rates to different types of assets held by Northport LLC that are pledged as collateral. Under the Northport Credit Facility, we made certain customary representations and warranties and is required to comply with various covenants, including leverage restrictions, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar credit facilities. At March 31, 2016, we are in compliance with all covenants under the agreement. We guarantee Northport LLC's performance of its obligations under the Northport Credit Facility.
Equity
Total equity at March 31, 2016 was $787.6 million and gave effect to $3.4 million of unrealized losses on our cash flow hedges and $1.6 million of net unrealized losses on our available-for-sale portfolio, shown as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income.  Equity at December 31, 2015 was $826.8 million and gave effect to $3.5 million of unrealized losses on our cash flow hedges and $611,000 of net unrealized gains on our available-for-sale portfolio, shown as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income.  The decrease in equity during the three months ended March 31, 2016 was principally due to the deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1, Apidos Cinco CDO, Pelium Capital and RCM Global as a result of the consolidation guidance on variable interest entities which we adopted on January 1, 2016. Equity also decreased due to stock repurchases and distributions on our common stock and preferred stock in excess of earnings.

Balance Sheet - Book Value Reconciliation
 
 
Amount
 
Per Share
Book value at December 31, 2015, allocable to common shares (1)
 
$
544,161

 
$
17.63

Net income allocable to common shares
 
9,673

 
0.31

 
 
 
 
 
Change in other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
    Available-for-sale securities
 
(2,463
)
 
(0.08
)
    Derivatives
 
3,429

 
0.11

    Foreign currency conversion
 
62

 

Common dividends
 
(12,729
)
 
(0.42
)
Common dividends on unvested shares
 
(382
)
 
(0.01
)
Effect of fair value impact to retained earnings on deconsolidated VIE's (2)
 
(16,933
)
 
(0.55
)
Accretion from share repurchases during the period (3)
 
(7,284
)
 
0.13

Accretion (dilution) from additional shares issued during the period and other (4)
 
1,195

 

Total net decrease
 
(25,432
)
 
(0.51
)
Book value at March 31, 2016, allocable to common shares (1)(5)
 
$
518,729

 
$
17.12

 
(1)
Per share calculations exclude unvested restricted stock, as disclosed on the consolidated balance sheet, of 910,790 and 691,369 shares as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The denominator for the calculation is 30,306,625 and 30,871,355 as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(2)
Pursuant to updated accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2016 on consolidation of variable interest entities, we deconsolidated and recorded fair value adjustments on RREF CDO 2006-1 of ($1.5 million) or ($0.05) per share, RREF CDO 2007-1 of ($9.8 million) or ($0.32) per share and Apidos Cinco CDO of ($5.6 million) or ($0.18) per share reflected in book value as of March 31, 2016.
(3)
Under our repurchase plan, we purchased 2.6 million shares for $33.2 million through March 31, 2016, including 643,000 shares or $7.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016.
(4)
Includes issuance of common shares from our dividend reinvestment plan of 4,000 shares and 82,000 net change of unvested shares of restricted stock.
(5)
Book value allocable to common shares is calculated as total stockholders' equity of $788.7 million less preferred stock equity of $270.0 million as of March 31, 2016.


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Balance Sheet - Economic Book Value Reconciliation (2) 
 
March 31, 2016
Total stockholders' equity per GAAP (1)
$
788,706

Preferred stock equity
(269,977
)
Stockholders' equity allocable to common shares
518,729

 
 
Add:
 
Deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2006-1 (3) (4)
1,024

Deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2007-1 (3) (4)
10,130

Deconsolidation of Apidos Cinco CDO (3) (4)
5,362

Net unrealized losses - investment securities available-for-sale and derivatives (5)
1,991

Economic book value
$
537,236

Shares outstanding
30,306,625

Economic book value per share
$
17.73


(1)
Book value allocable to common shares is calculated as total stockholders' equity of $788.7 million less preferred stock equity of $270.0 million as of March 31, 2016.
(2)
Our management views economic book value, a non-GAAP measure, as a useful and appropriate supplement to GAAP stockholders' equity and book value per share. This serves as an additional measure of our value because it facilitates evaluation of our balance sheet without the effects of unrealized losses on investments and derivatives, for which we expect to recover net realizable value at maturity, in excess of our value at risk. Unrealized losses that are in excess of our maximum value at risk and unrealized net discounts on loans and securities are added back to stockholders' equity in arriving at economic book value. Economic book value should be reviewed in connection with GAAP stockholders' equity as set forth in our consolidated balance sheets, to help analyze our value to investors. Economic book value is defined in various ways throughout the REIT industry. Investors should consider these differences when comparing our economic book value to that of other REITs.
(3)
Effective January 1, 2016, we deconsolidated RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1 and Apidos Cinco CDO upon the adoption of new accounting guidance. We retain investment securities and preferred interests in the CDO vehicles, which we account for as investments securities, available-for-sale. The reduction to retained earnings of $16.9 million represents the effect of marking these investments to market as of the date of the required adoption and represents discounts to par due to illiquidity premiums and other market forces and are expected to be recovered over time as the investments approach their respective maturities.
(4)
We will recognize the excess of all cash flows attributable to the beneficial interest estimated at the date of the required adoption over the fair value of the investment (the accretable yield) at January 1, 2016, as interest income over the life of the beneficial interest using the effective interest method. The cash flows are subject to changes in prepayment speeds and potential impairments of the underlying investments, which would have an impact on the net realizable value and future income. These assumptions are reviewed quarterly.
(5)
We add back unrealized net accretion of securities that will be accreted into interest income over the lives of the securities using the effective interest method, adjusted for the effects of estimated prepayments. If the investment is purchased at a discount or at a premium, the effective interest is computed based on the contractual interest rate increased for the accretion of a purchase discount or decreased for the amortization of a purchase premium. The effective interest method requires us to make estimates of future prepayment rates for its investments that can be contractually prepaid before their contractual maturity date so that the purchase discount can be accreted, or the purchase premium can be amortized, over the estimated remaining life of the investment. The cash flows are subject to changes in prepayment speeds and potential impairments of the underlying investments, which would have an impact on the net realizable value and future income. These assumptions are reviewed quarterly.


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Funds from Operations
We evaluate our performance based on several performance measures, including funds from operations, or FFO, and adjusted funds from operations, or AFFO, in addition to net income. We compute FFO in accordance with the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts as net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains or losses on the sale of depreciable real estate, the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, real estate-related depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated/uncombined partnerships and joint ventures.
AFFO is a computation made by analysts and investors to measure a real estate company’s operating performance. We calculate AFFO by adding or subtracting from FFO the impact of non-cash accounting items as well as the effects of items that we deem to be non-recurring in nature. We deem transactions to be non-recurring if a similar transaction has not occurred in the past two years, and if we do not expect a similar transaction to occur in the next two years. We adjust for these non-cash and nonrecurring items to analyze our ability to produce cash flow from on-going operations, which we use to pay dividends to our shareholders. Non-cash adjustments to FFO include the following: impairment losses resulting from fair value adjustments on financial instruments; provisions for loan losses; equity investment gains and losses; straight-line rental effects; share based compensation expense; amortization of various deferred items and intangible assets; gains on sales of property that are wholly owned or owned through a joint venture; the cash impact of capital expenditures that are related to our real estate owned; and REIT tax planning adjustments, which primarily relate to accruals for owned properties for which we made a foreclosure election and adjustments to tax estimates with respect to the final resolution of foreclosed property when it is listed for sale. In addition, we calculate AFFO by adding and subtracting from FFO the realized cash impacts of the following: extinguishment of debt, reissuances of debt, sales of property and capital expenditures.
Management believes that FFO and AFFO are appropriate measures of our operating performance in that they are frequently used by analysts, investors and other parties in the evaluation of REITs. Management uses FFO and AFFO as measures of its operating performance, and believes they are also useful to investors because they facilitate an understanding of our operating performance apart from non-cash and non-recurring items, which may not necessarily be indicative of current operating performance and that may not allow accurate period to period comparisons of our operating performance.
While our calculations of AFFO may differ from the methodology used for calculating AFFO by other REITs and our FFO and AFFO may not be comparable to FFO and AFFO reported by other REITs, we also believe that FFO and AFFO may provide us and our investors with an additional useful measure to compare our performance with some other REITs. Neither FFO nor AFFO is equivalent to net income or cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, FFO and AFFO do not represent amounts available for management’s discretionary use because of needed capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations or other commitments or uncertainties. Neither FFO nor AFFO should be considered as an alternative to GAAP net income as an indicator of our operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of its liquidity.

    

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The following table reconciles GAAP net income (loss) to FFO and AFFO for the periods presented (in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2016
 
Per Share Data
 
2015
 
Per Share Data
Net income (loss) allocable to common shares - GAAP
$
9,673

 
$
0.31

 
$
9,402

 
$
0.28

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   (Gains) losses on sales of property (1) 
(21
)
 

 
22

 

FFO allocable to common shares
9,652

 
0.31

 
9,424

 
0.28

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-cash items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Provision (recovery) for loan losses
144

 
0.01

 
3,624

 
0.11

   Amortization of deferred costs
(non real estate) and intangible assets
3,170

 
0.10

 
2,867

 
0.09

   Amortization of discount on convertible senior notes
709

 
0.02

 
316

 
0.01

   Equity investment (gains) losses
(1,411
)
 
(0.05
)
 
(52
)
 

   Share-based compensation
1,263

 
0.04

 
995

 
0.03

   Impairment losses

 

 
59

 

   Unrealized losses (gains) on CMBS
       marks - linked transactions (2)

 

 
(235
)
 
(0.01
)
   Unrealized (gains) losses on
trading portfolio
65

 

 
(1,164
)
 
(0.04
)
   Unrealized (gains) losses on FX transactions
(165
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(659
)
 
(0.02
)
   Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives
(1,378
)
 
(0.04
)
 
1,075

 
0.03

   Loss on resale of debt

 

 
900

 
0.03

   Change in mortgage
servicing rights valuation reserve
2,500

 
0.09

 
550

 
0.02

Change in residential loan warranty reserve
119

 

 

 

Other adjustments

 

 
399

 
0.01

REIT tax planning adjustments

 

 
317

 
0.01

Cash items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Gains (losses) on sale of property (1) 
21

 

 
(22
)
 

   Gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt

 

 
2,880

 
0.09

AFFO allocable to common shares
$
14,689

 
$
0.47

 
$
21,274

 
$
0.64

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares – diluted
31,038

 
 
 
33,076

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AFFO per share – diluted 
$
0.47

 
 
 
$
0.64

 
 
 
(1)
Amount represents gains/losses on sales of owned real estate as well as sales of joint venture real estate interests that were recorded by us on an equity basis.
(2)
Due to a change in accounting guidance, as of January 1, 2015, the concept of linked transactions no longer exists.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
During the three months ended March 31, 2016, our principal sources of liquidity were: liquidation of our investment in CVC Global Opportunities Fund, LP which returned $8.6 million of principal in January 2016, proceeds from our CRE securitizations which purchased future funding commitments utilizing repaid principal of $5.8 million in January 2016, $105.1 million of repayments on our Northport middle market loan portfolio and cash flow from operations. These sources of liquidity principally constitute our $71.4 million of unrestricted cash at March 31, 2016.  In addition, we had capital available through a CMBS term facility to help finance the purchase of CMBS securities of $75.7 million and $392.9 million combined from two CRE term facilities for the origination of commercial real estate loans.
In June 2014, we entered into a master repurchase and securities agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, NA.  The agreement allowed for the transfer of our rights, title and interest in certain residential mortgage backed securities and certificates of trust to Wells Fargo in exchange for the transfer of funds by Wells Fargo to us.  The agreement also allows for Wells Fargo to transfer back to us those assets at either a certain date or on demand in exchange for the return of funds from us to Wells Fargo. On August 21, 2015, we amended the agreement with Wells Fargo to extend the facility's termination date to October 20, 2015, and reduced the facility's maximum borrowing amount with respect to certificates of trust from $165.0 million to $75.0 million, with no other material changes to the agreement. During the third quarter, Wells Fargo informed us they were no longer able to waive unused fees on the facility, which drove our decision to reduce the facility's maximum capacity. The facility currently charges an unused fee of 25 basis points on the difference between a threshold equal to 40% of the maximum borrowing amount with respect to certificates of trust and the average daily borrowing balance of that month.
On September 20, 2015, we entered into a master repurchase and securities agreement (the "Morgan Stanley Facility”) with Morgan Stanley Bank, NA to finance the origination of commercial real estate loans. We paid a commitment fee of 0.65% of the maximum facility amount, as well as other standard closing costs. The Morgan Stanley Facility has a maximum capacity of $250.0 million and an initial three year term that expires on September 10, 2018 with annual one year extension options, and an interest rate of one month LIBOR plus an applicable spread ranging from 2.25% to 2.75%. Morgan Stanley charges an unused fee of 0.50% if the average daily outstanding borrowings are less than or equal to 50% of the facility amount, and of 0.25% if the amount the average daily outstanding borrowings are greater than 50% but less than 65% of the facility amount. Morgan Stanley has agreed to waive this unused fee until January 2016.
The Morgan Stanley Facility contains events of default (subject to certain materiality thresholds and grace periods) customary for this type of financing arrangement, including but not limited to: payment defaults; breaches of covenants and/or certain representations and warranties; adverse judgments against our business; or a default involving the failure to pay or acceleration of our monetary obligations. The remedies for such events of default are also customary for this type of transaction and include the acceleration of the principal amount outstanding under the Morgan Stanley Facility and the liquidation of assets subject to the facility by Morgan Stanley.
During the second quarter 2015, we entered into the first and second amendments of Northport TRS LLC's Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, or Northport Credit Facility, which increased the original commitment from $225.0 million to $300.0 million and secured $85.0 million of additional availability, bringing the total available under the Northport Credit Facility to $225.0 million as of March 31, 2016. As of March 31, 2016, $153.0 million was outstanding on the Northport Credit Facility. Under the first amendment both the ability to access to draws on the Northport Credit Facility and maturity have been extended six months until March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, respectively. At March 31, 2016, there was an unused balance of $72.0 million on the facility.    
During the year ended December 31, 2015, our principal sources of liquidity were: net proceeds from our 8.0% convertible notes offering on January 13, 2015, of $97.0 million, the return of equity at the close of RCC 2015-CRE3 on February 24, 2015 of $78.0 million, the return of equity at the close of RCC 2015-CRE4 on August 18, 2015 of $29.7 million, liquidation of Moselle CLO S.A. which returned $30.0 million (which includes $1.0 million of proceeds from forward currency contracts), liquidation of Apidos CDO III in June 2015 which returned $12.8 million of principal, cash flow from operations and $3.0 million of net proceeds from the sale of our 8.25% Series B Preferred Stock through ITSour at the market, or ATM, program in January 2015. These sources of liquidity principally constitute our $78.8 million of unrestricted cash at December 31, 2015.  In addition, we had capital available through a CMBS term facility to help finance the purchase of CMBS securities of $74.4 million and $425.0 million combined from two CRE term facilities for the origination of commercial real estate loans.
Our on-going liquidity needs consist principally of funds to make investments, make debt repurchases, make distributions to our stockholders and pay our operating expenses, including management fees.  Our ability to meet our on-going liquidity needs will be subject to our ability to generate cash from operations and, with respect to our investments, our ability to maintain and/or obtain additional debt financing and equity capital together with the funds referred to above.  

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Since December 2013, we have been meeting a significant portion of our debt funding requirements for CRE loans through securitizations. In February 2015, we closed a $346.2 million CRE securitization, and in August 2015, we closed a $312.9 million CRE securitization, which brings our total to just in excess of $1.3 billion of mortgage loans financed during that period. We expect to derive substantial operating cash from our equity investments in the four newest securitizations, which do not have the same asset and interest coverage tests as are required by our CDOs. These CRE securitizations do not have reinvestment periods; however, principal payments, for a stipulated period, may be used to purchase funding participations with respect to existing collateral held outside of the securitizations. This will allow us to recycle some capital repaid and convert the designated principal for funded companion participation acquisition cash which would otherwise be used to pay down the most senior notes and reduce leverage and potential returns within the securitization.
Historically, we have financed a substantial portion of our portfolio investments through securitized notes that essentially match the maturity and repricing dates of these financing vehicles with the maturities and repricing dates of our investments, and, in view of current market conditions, we expect to continue to seek securitization financing for at least the next 12 months.  We derive substantial operating cash from our equity investments in our securitizations which, if the securitizations fail to meet certain tests, will cease.  Through March 31, 2016, we have not experienced difficulty in maintaining our existing securitized note financing and have passed all of the critical tests required by these financings.  However, we cannot assure you that we will continue securitization financing to meet all such critical tests in the future.  If we are unable to renew, replace or expand our sources of existing financing on substantially similar terms, we may be unable to implement our investment strategies successfully and may be required to liquidate portfolio investments.  If required, a sale of portfolio investments could be at prices lower than the carrying value of such assets, which would result in losses and reduced income.
The following table sets forth the distributions made and coverage test summaries for each of our securitizations for the periods presented (in thousands):
Name
 
Cash Distributions
 
Annualized Interest Coverage Cushion
 
Overcollateralization Cushion
 
 
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 
Year Ended
December 31,
 
As of March 31,
 
As of March 31,
 
As of Initial
Measurement Date
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016 (1) (2)
 
2016 (3)
 
Apidos Cinco CDO (4)
 
$
983

 
$
6,336

 
$
4,908

 
$
20,185

 
$
17,774

RREF CDO 2006-1 (4)
 
$
1,039

 
$
3,451

 
$
2,015

 
$
72,736

 
$
24,941

RREF CDO 2007-1 (4)
 
$
414

 
$
6,102

 
$
109

 
$
76,544

 
$
26,032

RCC CRE Notes 2013
 
$
1,192

 
$
9,129

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

RCC 2014-CRE2 (5)
 
$
3,325

 
$
15,826

 
N/A

 
$
43,587

 
$
20,663

RCC 2015-CRE3 (6)
 
$
2,942

 
$
9,186

 
N/A

 
$
14,530

 
$
20,313

RCC 2015-CRE4 (7)
 
$
2,975

 
$
3,291

 
N/A

 
$
9,397

 
$
9,397

Moselle CLO S.A. (8)
 
$
183

 
$
29,099

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

(1)
Interest coverage includes annualized amounts based on the most recent trustee statements.
(2)
Interest coverage cushion represents the amount by which annualized interest income expected exceeds the annualized amount payable on all classes of securitization notes senior to the Company's preference shares.
(3)
Overcollateralization cushion represents the amount by which the collateral held by the securitization issuer exceeds the maximum amount required.
(4)
Apidos Cinco CDO, RREF CDO 2006-1, and RREF CDO 2007-1 were deconsolidated as a result of the new consolidation accounting guidance adopted effective January 1, 2016.
(5)
Resource Capital Corp. 2014-CRE2 has no reinvestment period; however, principal repayments, for a period ending in July 2016, may be designated to purchase loans held outside of the securitization that represent the funded commitments of existing collateral in the securitization that were not funded as of the date the securitization was closed. Additionally, the indenture contains no interest coverage test provisions.
(6)
Resource Capital Corp. 2015-CRE3 closed on February 24, 2015; the first distribution was in March 2015. There is no reinvestment period; however, principal repayments, for a period ending in February 2017, may be designated to purchase loans held outside of the securitization that represent the funded commitments of existing collateral in the securitization that were not funded as of the date the securitization was closed. Additionally, the indenture contains no interest coverage test provisions.
(7)
Resource Capital Corp. 2015-CRE4 closed on August 18, 2015; the first distribution was in September 2015. There is no reinvestment period; however, principal repayments, for a period ending in September 2017, may be designated to purchase loans held outside of the securitization that represent the funded commitments of existing collateral in the securitization that were not funded as of the date the securitization was closed. Additionally, the indenture contains no interest coverage test provisions.
(8)
Moselle CLO S.A. was acquired on February 24, 2014 and the reinvestment period for this securitization expired prior to the acquisition. In the fourth quarter of 2014 the Company began to liquidate Moselle CLO S.A. and, by January 2015, all of the assets were sold.

    

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At March 31, 2016, our liquidity is derived from three primary sources:
unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $71.4 million and restricted cash of $540,000 in margin call accounts;
capital available for reinvestment in two of our CRE securitizations of $7.6 million; and
loan principal repayments of $222,000 that will pay down outstanding CLO note balances, as well as interest collections of $141,000. In addition, we had $195,000 in restricted deposits related to certain of our investments.
In addition, we had $251.1 million and $141.8 million, respectively, available through two term financing facilities to finance the origination of CRE loans and $75.7 million available through a term financing facility to finance the purchase of CMBS. We also had $72.0 million available through a middle market syndicated revolving credit facility to finance the direct origination of middle market loans and purchase of syndicated bank loans.
Our leverage ratio may vary as a result of the various funding strategies we use.  As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our leverage ratio was 2.0 times and 2.3 times, respectively.  Our leverage has decreased primarily as a result of the deconsolidation of RREF CDO 2006-1, RREF CDO 2007-1 and Apidos Cinco CDO offset by the reduction of stockholder's equity due to the fair value adjustment recorded through retained earnings on those deconsolidated entities, as well as repurchases of our common stock and Series B preferred stock.
Several of our legacy CDOs and CLOs have been liquidated over the last few years. We expect that trend to continue in 2016. Our two legacy CRE securitizations and one remaining bank loan securitization have seen substantial pay downs of notes issued under their indentures as the underlying collateral has paid down or paid off in full. The table and footnotes below indicate what remains in these legacy securitizations as well as our remaining equity and in the case of our legacy CRE CDOs, our share of notes repurchased and discounted purchase price of those notes. In the case of the CRE CDOs we expect to have loan assets distributed to us once the outstanding notes held by third parties have been paid off. Once the loan assets are distributed we expect to be able to finance the loan assets on existing credit facilities that each have capacity to do so.
The following tables presents the legacy securitizations' (deconsolidated at January 1, 2016) remaining equity as of March 31, 2016:
Name of Securitization
 
Fair Value of Asset Collateral
 
Cash
 
Total Assets
 
Outstanding Notes Held by Third Parties (at par)
 
Net Equity Held by RSO
RREF CDO 2006-1 (1)
 
$
75,718

 
$

 
$
75,718

 
$
17,136

 
$
58,582

RREF CDO 2007-1 (2)
 
$
198,291

 
$

 
$
198,291

 
$
85,077

 
$
113,214

Apidos Cinco CDO
 
$
130,714

 
$
2,022

 
$
132,736

 
$
113,572

 
$
19,164

(1)
In subsequent periods, we purchased notes at substantial discounts to par and certain of those notes had either been repaid or canceled.  Of those repurchased notes that have not been repaid or canceled, cash gains on the extinguishment of debt of $21.4 million has not been recognized in AFFO as of March 31, 2016 on $32.4 million of notes purchased at a weighted average price of $33.85.
(2)
In subsequent periods, we purchased notes at substantial discounts to par and certain of those notes had either been repaid or canceled.  Of those repurchased notes that have not been repaid, cash gains on the extinguishment of debt of $13.8 million has not been recognized in AFFO as of March 31, 2016 on $20.3 million of notes purchased at a weighted average price of $31.81.  Additionally, of those notes that were not canceled and included  in the net equity held by RSO are $26.0 million of notes purchased at a weighted average price of $32.40 with $17.6  million that has not been recognized in AFFO as of March 31, 2016.

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Distributions
In order to maintain our qualification as a REIT and to avoid corporate-level income tax on our income, we intend to make regular quarterly distributions of all or substantially all of our net REIT taxable income to holders of our common stock.  This requirement can impact our liquidity and capital resources. 
The following tables present dividends declared (on a per share basis) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015.
Common Stock

 
Date Paid
 
Total
Dividend Paid
 
Dividend
Per Share
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31
 
April 28
 
$
13,073

 
$
0.42

2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31
 
April 28
 
$
21,444

 
$
0.64

June 30
 
July 28
 
$
21,426

 
$
0.64

September 30
 
October 28
 
$
20,667

 
$
0.64

December 31
 
January 28, 2016
 
$
13,274

 
$
0.42

Preferred Stock
Series A
 
Series B
 
Series C

 
Date Paid
 
Total
Dividend Paid
 
Dividend
Per Share
 
Date Paid
 
Total
Dividend Paid
 
Dividend
Per Share
 
Date Paid
 
Total
Dividend Paid
 
Dividend
Per Share
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 

 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31
 
May 2
 
$
568

 
$
0.531250

 
May 2
 
$
2,859

 
$
0.515625

 
May 2
 
$
2,588

 
$
0.539063

2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31
 
April 30
 
$
568

 
$
0.531250

 
April 30
 
$
2,960

 
$
0.515625

 
April 30
 
2,588

 
0.539063

June 30
 
July 30
 
$
568

 
$
0.531250

 
July 30
 
$
2,960

 
$
0.515625

 
July 30
 
$
2,588

 
$
0.539063

September 30
 
October 30
 
$
568

 
$
0.531250

 
October 30
 
$
2,960

 
$
0.515625

 
October 30
 
$
2,588

 
$
0.539063

December 31
 
February 1, 2016
 
$
568

 
$
0.531250

 
February 1, 2016
 
$
2,960

 
$
0.515625

 
February 1, 2016
 
$
2,588

 
$
0.539063


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Contractual Obligations and Commitments
 
Contractual Commitments (8)
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Payments due by Period
 
Total
 
Less than 1 year
 
1 - 3 years
 
3- 5 years
 
More than 5 years
CRE Securitizations
$
725,109

 

 
$

 
$

 
$
725,109

Repurchase Agreements(1) 
469,069

 
442,804

 
26,265

 

 

Unsecured Junior Subordinated Debentures (2) 
51,467

 

 

 


 
51,467

6.0 % Convertible Notes (3)
110,503

 

 
110,503

 

 

8.0 % Convertible Notes (4)
95,670

 

 

 
95,670

 

Unfunded Commitments on CRE Loans (5)
102,464

 

 
102,464

 

 

Revolver Draws Available on Middle Market Loans (6)
4,949

 

 
1,905

 
3,044

 

Base Management Fees (7) 
12,234

 
12,234

 

 

 

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
150,207

 

 

 
150,207

 

Pearlmark Mezz IV L.P. (9)
41,412

 

 

 
41,412

 

Total
$
1,763,084

 
$
455,038

 
$
241,137

 
$
290,333

 
$
776,576

 
(1)
Contractual commitments include $497,000 of interest expense payable through the maturity dates on our repurchase agreements.
(2)
Contractual commitments do not include $32.1 million and $32.8 million of estimated interest expense payable through the maturity dates of June 2036 and October 2036, respectively, on our trust preferred securities.
(3)
Contractual commitments do not include $21.0 million of interest expense payable through the maturity date of December 1, 2018 on our 6.0% Convertible Senior Notes.
(4)
Contractual commitments do not include $32.5 million of interest expense payable through the maturity date of January 15, 2020 on our 8.0% Convertible Senior Notes.
(5)
Unfunded commitments on our originated CRE loans generally fall into two categories: (1) pre-approved capital improvement projects; and (2) new or additional construction costs subject, in each case, to the borrower meeting specified criteria. Upon completion of the improvements or construction, we would receive additional loan interest income on the advanced amount.
(6)
The financing or credit agreements on our originated middle market loans, in some cases, allow for subsequent advances.  All advances require compliance with the contractual criteria and terms as specifically described in the individual financing or credit agreement, and therefore are subject to the approval of the appropriate portfolio manager.  Loans earn income, typically in the form of interest and fees, as specifically outlined in the documentation of each loan. 
(7)
Calculated only for the next 12 months based on our current equity, as defined in our management agreement.  Our management agreement also provides for an incentive fee arrangement that is based on operating performance.  Because the incentive fee is not a fixed and determinable amount, it is not included in this table.
(8)
Contractual commitments on borrowings are presented net of deferred debt issuance costs.
(9)
We have committed up to $50.0 million in Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners IV, L.P. The commitment termination date ends the earlier of when the original commitment is fully funded, or the fifth anniversary of the final closing date, June 24, 2015
At March 31, 2016, we had one interest rate swap contract with a notional value of $1.9 million.  This contract is a fixed-for-floating interest rate swap agreement under which we contracted to pay a fixed rate of interest for the term of the hedge and will receive a floating rate of interest.  As of March 31, 2016, the average fixed pay rate of our interest rate hedges was 5.68% and our receive rate was one-month LIBOR, which was 0.44%.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
General
As of March 31, 2016, we did not maintain any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships that were established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or contractually narrow or limited purposes, although we do have interests in unconsolidated entities not established for those purposes. Except as set forth below, as of March 31, 2016, we had not guaranteed obligations of any such unconsolidated entities or entered into any commitment or letter of intent to provide additional funding to any such entities.


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Unfunded Commercial Real Estate Loan Commitments
In the ordinary course of business, we make commitments to borrowers whose loans are in our commercial real estate loan portfolio to provide additional loan funding in the future. These commitments generally fall into two categories: (1) pre-approved capital improvement projects; and (2) new or additional construction costs. Disbursement of funds pursuant to these commitments is subject to the borrower meeting pre-specified criteria. Upon disbursement of funds, we receive loan interest income on any such advanced funds. As of March 31, 2016, we had 48 loans with unfunded commitments totaling $102.5 million, of which $947,000 will be funded by restricted cash in RCC CRE Notes 2013 and $6.7 million will be funded by restricted cash at RCC 2015-CRE3; we intend to fund the remaining $94.9 million through principal repayments on other loans in our portfolio and the ability to fund in our newest securitizations within a specified time period and cash flow from normal operating activities. These commitments are subject to the same underwriting requirements and ongoing portfolio maintenance as are the on-balance sheet financial instruments that we hold. Since these commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Unfunded Middle Market Loan Commitments
During the year ended December 31, 2013, we began originating middle-market loans through RCC Commercial, Inc. and Resource TRS, LLC. In September 2014, RCC Commercial and Resource TRS, LLC transferred all of the middle-market loans to a newly formed subsidiary of ours, Northport LLC. Resource America is paid origination fees in connection with our middle-market lending operations, and such fees may not exceed 2% of the loan balance for any loan originated. The executed agreements between us and borrowers within our portfolio contain commitments to provide additional loan funding in the future. These commitments generally fall into two categories: (1) revolving credit facility; and (2) unfunded commitments. Disbursement of funds pursuant to these commitments are subject to the borrower meeting pre-specified criteria and in some instances at our discretion. Upon disbursement of funds, we receive loan interest income on any such advanced funds. As of March 31, 2016, we had two loans with unfunded commitments totaling $4.9 million, all of which would be funded by Northport LLC. We intend to fund these commitments through cash flow from normal operating activities. Since these commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
ITEM 3 .
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As of March 31, 2016, the primary component of our market risk was interest rate risk, as described below. While we do not seek to avoid risk completely, we do seek to assume risk that can be quantified from historical experience, to actively manage that risk, to earn sufficient compensation to justify assuming that risk and to maintain capital levels consistent with the risk we undertake or to which we are exposed.
Effect on Fair Value
A component of interest rate risk is the effect changes in interest rates will have on the fair value of our assets. We face the risk that the fair value of our assets will increase or decrease at different rates than that of our liabilities, including our hedging instruments.
We primarily assess our interest rate risk by estimating the duration of our assets and the duration of our liabilities. Duration essentially measures the market price volatility of financial instruments as interest rates change. We generally calculate duration using various financial models and empirical data. Different models and methodologies can produce different duration numbers for the same securities.

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The following sensitivity analysis tables present, at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the estimated impact on the fair value of our interest rate-sensitive investments and liabilities of changes in interest rates, assuming rates instantaneously fall 100 basis points and rise 100 basis points (dollars in thousands):
 
March 31, 2016
 
Interest rates fall 100
basis points
 
Unchanged
 
Interest rates rise 100
basis points
CMBS – private placement (1):
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value
$
79,057

 
$
78,561

 
$
78,075

Change in fair value
$
496

 
 

 
$
(486
)
Change as a percent of fair value
0.63
 %
 
 

 
(0.62
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hedging instruments:
 

 
 

 
 

Fair value
$
(101
)
 
$
(91
)
 
$
(73
)
Change in fair value
$
(10
)
 
 

 
$
18

Change as a percent of fair value
(10.99
)%
 
 

 
19.78
 %
 
December 31, 2015
 
Interest rates fall 100
basis points
 
Unchanged
 
Interest rates rise 100
basis points
CMBS – private placement (1):
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value
$
145,175

 
$
144,178

 
$
143,201

Change in fair value
997

 
 
 
(977
)
Change as a percent of fair value
0.69
 %
 
 
 
(0.68
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hedging instruments:
 

 
 

 
 

Fair value
$
(4,713
)
 
$
(3,459
)
 
$
(1,704
)
Change in fair value
(1,254
)
 
 
 
1,755

Change as a percent of fair value
(36.25
)%
 
 
 
50.74
 %
 
(1)Includes the fair value of available-for-sale investments that are sensitive to interest rate change.
For purposes of the table, we have excluded our investments with variable interest rates that are indexed to LIBOR. Because the variable rates on these instruments are short-term in nature, we are not subject to material exposure to movements in fair value as a result of changes in interest rates.
It is important to note that the impact of changing interest rates on fair value can change significantly when interest rates change beyond 100 basis points from current levels. Therefore, the volatility in the fair value of our assets could increase significantly when interest rates change beyond 100 basis points from current levels. In addition, other factors impact the fair value of our interest rate-sensitive investments and hedging instruments, such as the shape of the yield curve, market expectations as to future interest rate changes and other market conditions. Accordingly, in the event of changes in actual interest rates, the change in the fair value of our assets would likely differ from that shown above and such difference might be material and adverse to our stockholders.
Risk Management
To the extent consistent with maintaining our status as a REIT, we seek to manage our interest rate risk exposure to protect our portfolio of fixed-rate commercial real estate mortgages and CMBS and related debt against the effects of major interest rate changes. We generally seek to manage our interest rate risk by:
monitoring and adjusting, if necessary, the reset index and interest rate related to our mortgage-backed securities and our borrowings;

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attempting to structure our borrowing agreements for our CMBS to have a range of different maturities, terms, amortizations and interest rate adjustment periods; and
using derivatives, financial futures, swaps, options, caps, floors and forward sales, to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of our fixed-rate commercial real estate mortgages and CMBS and our borrowing which we discuss in “Financial Condition-Hedging Instruments.”


ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Securities Exchange Act of 1934 reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



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PART II
ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In September 2015, Daren Levin filed a putative class action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all persons who purchased our common stock between March 2, 2015 and August 4, 2015.  In November 2015, the Court appointed Douglas Drees as the lead plaintiff in the action, and thereafter entered a stipulation and order directing the lead plaintiff to file an amended complaint.  In February 2016, the lead plaintiff filed an amended complaint, alleging that we and certain of our officers and directors materially misrepresented certain risks of our commercial loan portfolio and our processes and controls for assessing the quality of our portfolio.  Based on these allegations, the amended complaint asserts claims for violation of the securities laws and seeks a variety of relief, including unspecified monetary damages as well as costs and attorneys’ fees.  We believe the amended complaint is without merit and intend to defend ourselves vigorously. In April 2016, we filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint, which remains pending.

              In December 2015, Josh Reaves filed a shareholder derivative suit in the Supreme Court of New York alleging that our directors and certain officers breached their fiduciary duties by causing us to misrepresent certain risks of our commercial loan portfolio, by failing to employ adequate internal and financial controls, and by failing to disclose the alleged internal control deficiencies.  The complaint purports to seek relief on behalf of us for unspecified damages as well as costs and attorneys’ fees.  We believe that the plaintiff, who failed to make a pre-suit demand on the board of directors, lacks standing to assert claims derivatively on our behalf, and we intend to respond accordingly. In April 2016, the parties entered into a stipulation staying this proceeding until such time as the court has ruled on the pending motion to dismiss the Levin action referenced above or certain other triggering events occur.
PCM is a party to various claims and legal proceedings at various times. If PCM believes that a loss arising from any of these matters is probable and can be reasonably estimated, the loss is recorded. Some of these claims may relate to claims for repurchases or indemnifications on loans that PCM has sold to investors.  Such claims are included in the reserve for mortgage repurchases and indemnifications. There was no additional accrual for litigation outcomes as of March 31, 2016 or December 31, 2015.
On May 13, 2014, ResCap Liquidating Trust (“ResCap”) as successor to Residential Funding Company, LLC (“RFC”), filed an adversary proceeding against PCM in United States Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York.  ResCap has sued some 90 sellers of residential mortgage loans for alleged breaches of warranty in various loans sold to RFC.  RFC contends that such breaches caused it damages from loan losses and liability to other transferees of the loans.  The case remains pending and has been consolidated with other cases for discovery and pre-trial purposes.  PCM intends to defend the action vigorously.


ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
 
Description
3.1(a)
 
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Resource Capital Corp. (1)
3.1(b)
 
Articles of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Resource Capital Corp. (29)
3.1(c)
 
Articles Supplementary 8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. (16)
3.1(d)
 
Articles Supplementary 8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. (17)
3.1(e)
 
Articles Supplementary 8.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. (18)
3.1(f)
 
Articles Supplementary 8.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. (22)
3.1(g)
 
Articles Supplementary 8.625% Fixed-to-Floating Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. (9)
3.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Resource Capital Corp. (as Amended January 31, 2014) (12)
4.1(a)
 
Form of Certificate for Common Stock for Resource Capital Corp. (1)
4.1(b)
 
Form of Certificate for 8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. (13)
4.1(c)
 
Form of Certificate for 8.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (18)
4.1(d)
 
Form of Certificate for 8.625% Fixed-to-Floating Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. (9)
4.2(a)
 
Junior Subordinated Indenture between Resource Capital Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated May 25, 2006. (2)
4.2(b)
 
Amendment to Junior Subordinated Indenture and Junior Subordinated Note due 2036 between Resource Capital Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated October 26, 2009 and effective September 30, 2009. (6)

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4.3(a)
 
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement among Resource Capital Corp., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company and the Administrative Trustees named therein, dated May 25, 2006. (2)
4.3(b)
 
Amendment to Amended and Restated Trust Agreement and Preferred Securities Certificate among Resource Capital Corp., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and the Administrative Trustees named therein, dated October 26, 2009 and effective September 30, 2009. (6)
4.4
 
Amended Junior Subordinated Note due 2036 in the principal amount of $25,774,000, dated October 26, 2009. (6)
4.5(a)
 
Junior Subordinated Indenture between Resource Capital Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated September 29, 2006. (3)
4.5(b)
 
Amendment to Junior Subordinated Indenture and Junior Subordinated Note due 2036 between Resource Capital Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated October 26, 2009 and effective September 30, 2009. (6)
4.6(a)
 
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement among Resource Capital Corp., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company and the Administrative Trustees named therein, dated September 29, 2006. (3)
4.6(b)
 
Amendment to Amended and Restated Trust Agreement and Preferred Securities Certificate among Resource Capital Corp., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and the Administrative Trustees named therein, dated October 26, 2009 and effective September 30, 2009. (6)
4.7
 
Amended Junior Subordinated Note due 2036 in the principal amount of $25,774,000, dated October 26, 2009. (6)
4.8(a)
 
Senior Indenture between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, dated October 21, 2013. (25)
4.8(b)
 
First Supplemental Indenture between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (including the form of 6.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2018). (25)
4.8(c)
 
Form of 6.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2018 (included in Exhibit 4.8(b)).
4.8(d)
 
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated January 13, 2015, between Resource Capital Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (including the form of 8.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2020). (20)
4.8(e)
 
Form of 8.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2020 (included in Exhibit 4.8(d)).
10.1(a)
 
Second Amended and Restated Management Agreement between Resource Capital Corp, Resource Capital Manager, Inc. and Resource America, Inc. dated as of June 13, 2012. (28)
10.1(b)
 
Amendment No.1 to Second Amended and Restated Management Agreement between Resource Capital Corp, Resource Capital Manager, Inc. and Resource America, Inc. dated as of November 7, 2013.(4)
10.2(a)
 
2005 Stock Incentive Plan. (1)
10.2(b)
 
Form of Stock Award Agreement. (8)
10.2(c)
 
Form of Stock Option Agreement. (8)
10.3(a)
 
Amended and Restated Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan. (7)
10.3(b)
 
Form of Stock Award Agreement. (27)
10.3(c)
 
Form of Stock Award Agreement (for employees with Resource America, Inc. employment agreements). (27)
10.4
 
Services Agreement between Resource Capital Asset Management, LLC and Apidos Capital Management, LLC, dated February 24, 2011. (11)
10.5
 
8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 8.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 8.625% Fixed-to-Floating Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement, dated November 19, 2014 among the Company, Resource Capital Manager Inc. and MLV & Co., LLC. (26)
10.6
 
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated September 18, 2014, among Northport TRS, LLC, as borrower, Resource Capital Corp., as guarantor, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders thereto. (19)
12.1
 
Statements re Computation of Ratios
31.1
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
31.2
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
32.1
 
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
32.2
 
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
 99.1(a)
 
Master Repurchase and Securities Contract by and among RCC Commercial, Inc., RCC Real Estate Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated February, 1, 2011. (10)
99.1(b)
 
Guaranty Agreement made by Resource Capital Corp. in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated February 1, 2011. (10)
99.2(a)
 
Master Repurchase and Securities Contract for $150,000,000 between RCC Real Estate SPE 4, LLC, as Seller, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Buyer, Dated February 27, 2012. (14)
99.2(b)
 
Guaranty made by Resource Capital Corp. as guarantor, in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated February 27, 2012 (14)
99.2(c)
 
First Amendment to Master Repurchase and Securities Contract and Other Documents between RCC Real Estate SPE 4, LLC, as seller, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as buyer, dated April 2, 2013. (23)
99.3(a)
 
Master Purchase Agreement by and between RCC Real Estate SPE 5, LLC, as, master seller, and Deutsche Bank AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as buyer, dated as of July 19, 2013. (24)

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99.4(a)
 
Master Repurchase and Securities Contract dated as of June 20, 2014 with Well Fargo Bank, National Association. (5)
99.4(b)
 
Guaranty Agreement dated as of June 20, 2014, made by Resource Capital Corp., as guarantor, in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. (5)
99.5(a)
 
Master Repurchase and Securities Contract Agreement between RCC Real Estate 6, LLC and Morgan Stanley Bank, NA, dated as of September 10, 2015. (30)
99.5(b)
 
Guarantee dated as of September 10, 2015, made by Resource Capital Corp., as guarantor, in favor of Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. (30)
101
 
Interactive Data Files.
(1)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-11, Registration No. 333-126517.
(2)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006.
(3)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006.
(4)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.
(5)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 26, 2014.
(6)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.
(7)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Proxy Statement filed on April 16, 2014.
(8)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-132836).
(9)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on June 9, 2014.
(10)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
(11)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 2, 2011.
(12)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 4, 2014.
(13)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed on March 18, 2013.
(14)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 2, 2012.
(15)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2012.
(16)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s registration statement on Form 8-A filed on June 8, 2012.
(17)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 29, 2012.
(18)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on September 28, 2012.
(19)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2014.
(20)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 13, 2015.
(21)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2012.
(22)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 19, 2013.
(23)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 8, 2013.
(24)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 25, 2013.
(25)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 21, 2013.
(26)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2014.
(27)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.
(28)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.
(29)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2015.
(30)
 
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2015.



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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
RESOURCE CAPITAL CORP.
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
May 10, 2016
 
By:
/s/ David J. Bryant
 
 
 
David J. Bryant
 
 
 
Senior Vice President
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
 
 
 
May 10, 2016
 
By:
/s/ Eldron C. Blackwell
 
 
 
Eldron C. Blackwell
 
 
 
Vice President
 
 
 
Chief Accounting Officer



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