Ladder Capital Corp

1. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

Ladder Capital Corp (“Ladder,” “Ladder Capital,” and the “Company”) is an investment grade-rated, internally-managed U.S. real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that is a leader in commercial real estate finance. The Company originates and invests in a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate and real estate-related assets, focusing on senior secured assets. The Company’s investment activities include: (i) the Company’s primary business of originating senior first mortgage fixed and floating rate loans collateralized by commercial real estate with flexible loan structures; (ii) owning and operating commercial real estate, including net leased commercial properties; and (iii) investing in investment grade securities secured by first mortgage loans on commercial real estate. Ladder Capital Corp, as the general partner of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LCFH”), operates the Ladder Capital business through LCFH and its subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2026, Ladder Capital Corp has a 100% economic interest in LCFH and controls the management of LCFH as a result of its ability to appoint its board members. Accordingly, Ladder Capital Corp consolidates the financial results of LCFH and its subsidiaries. In addition, Ladder Capital Corp, through certain subsidiaries, which are treated as taxable REIT subsidiaries (each a “TRS”), is indirectly subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes. Other than such indirect U.S. federal, state and local income taxes, there are no material differences between Ladder Capital Corp’s consolidated financial statements and LCFH’s consolidated financial statements.

Ladder Capital Corp was formed as a Delaware corporation on May 21, 2013. The Company conducted its initial public offering (“IPO”) which closed on February 11, 2014. The Company used the net proceeds from the IPO to purchase newly-issued limited partnership units (“LP Units”) from LCFH. In connection with the IPO, Ladder Capital Corp also became a holding corporation and the general partner of, and obtained a controlling interest in, LCFH. Ladder Capital Corp’s only business is to act as the general partner of LCFH, and, as such, Ladder Capital Corp indirectly operates and controls all of the business and affairs of LCFH and its subsidiaries. The IPO transactions described herein are referred to as the “IPO Transactions.”

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial information for the interim periods presented in this report reflects all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, which are included in the Annual Report, as certain disclosures that would substantially duplicate those contained in the audited consolidated financial statements have not been included in this interim report. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of operating results for an entire fiscal year.

The consolidated financial statements include the Company’s accounts and those of its subsidiaries that are majority-owned and/or controlled by the Company and variable interest entities for which the Company has determined itself to be the primary beneficiary, if any. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810 — Consolidation (“ASC 810”), provides guidance on the identification of entities for which control is achieved through means other than voting rights (“variable interest entities” or “VIEs”) and the determination of which business enterprise, if any, should consolidate the VIEs. Generally, the consideration of whether an entity is a VIE applies when either: (1) the equity investors (if any) lack one or more of the essential characteristics of a controlling financial interest; (2) the equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance that entity’s activities without additional subordinated financial support; or (3) the equity investors have voting rights that are not proportionate to their economic interests and the activities of the entity involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor with a disproportionately small voting interest. The Company consolidates VIEs in which it is considered to be the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary is the entity that has both of the following characteristics: (1) the power to direct the activities that, when taken together, most significantly impact the VIE’s performance; and (2) the obligation to absorb losses and right to receive the returns from the VIE that would be significant to the VIE.

The Company has investments inthree unconsolidated ventures, which were determined to be VIEs. The Company determined that it was not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs because the Company does not have power over these entities and therefore does not have controlling financial interests in these VIEs. The Company’s ownership percentage ranges from 13% to 25%. These investments are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets within investments in and advances to unconsolidated ventures. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss is limited to its investments in these VIEs. The Company has not provided financial support to these unconsolidated VIEs that it was not previously contractually required to provide.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The Company uses a current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model for estimating the provision for loan losses on its loan portfolio. The CECL model requires the consideration of possible credit losses over the life of an instrument and includes a portfolio-based component and an asset-specific component. The Company engages a third-party service provider to provide market data and a credit loss model. The credit loss model is a forward-looking, econometric, commercial real estate (“CRE”) loss forecasting tool. It is comprised of a probability of default (“PD”) model and a loss given default (“LGD”) model that, layered together with the Company’s loan-level data, fair value of collateral, net operating income of collateral, selected forward-looking macroeconomic variables, and pool-level mean loss rates, produces life of loan expected losses (“EL”) at the loan and portfolio level. Where management has determined that the credit loss model does not fully capture certain external factors, including portfolio trends or loan-specific factors, a qualitative adjustment to the reserve is recorded. In addition, interest receivable on loans is not included in the Company’s CECL calculations as the Company performs timely write offs of aged interest receivable. The Company has made a policy election to write off aged receivables through interest income as opposed to through the CECL provision on its statements of income.

Loans for which the borrower or sponsor is experiencing financial difficulty, and where repayment of the loan is expected substantially through the operation or sale of the underlying collateral, are considered collateral dependent loans. For collateral dependent loans, the Company may elect a practical expedient that allows the Company to measure expected losses based on the difference between the collateral’s fair value and the amortized cost basis of the loan. When the repayment or satisfaction of the loan is dependent on a sale, rather than operations of the collateral, the fair value is adjusted for the estimated costs to sell the collateral. If foreclosure is probable, the Company is required to measure for expected losses using this methodology.

The Company generally will use the direct capitalization rate valuation methodology or the sales comparison approach to estimate the fair value of the collateral for loans and in certain cases will obtain external appraisals. Determining fair value of the collateral may take into account a number of assumptions including, but not limited to, cash flow projections, market capitalization rates, discount rates and data regarding recent comparable sales of similar properties. Such assumptions are generally based on current market conditions and are subject to economic and market uncertainties.

The Company’s loans are typically collateralized by real estate directly or indirectly. As a result, the Company regularly evaluates the extent and impact of any credit deterioration associated with the performance and/or value of the underlying collateral property as well as the financial and operating capability of the borrower/sponsor on a loan-by-loan basis. Specifically, a property’s operating results and any cash reserves are analyzed and used to assess: (i) whether cash flow from operations is sufficient to cover the debt service requirements currently and into the future; (ii) the ability of the borrower to refinance the loan at maturity; and/or (iii) the property’s liquidation value. The Company also evaluates the financial wherewithal of any loan guarantors as well as the borrower’s competency in managing and operating the properties. In addition, the Company considers the overall economic environment, real estate sector, and geographic submarket in which the collateral property is located. Such impairment analyses are completed and reviewed by asset management and underwriting personnel, who utilize various data sources, including: (i) periodic financial data such as property occupancy, tenant profile, rental rates, operating expenses, the borrowers’ business plan, and capitalization and discount rates; (ii) site inspections; and (iii) current credit spreads and other market data and ultimately presented to management for approval.

When a debtor is experiencing financial difficulties and a loan is modified, the effect of the modification will be included in the Company’s assessment of the CECL allowance for loan losses. If the Company provides principal forgiveness, the amortized cost basis of the loan is written off against the allowance for loan losses. Generally, when modifying loans, the Company will seek to protect its position by requiring incremental pay downs, additional collateral or guarantees and, in some cases, lookback features or equity interests to offset concessions granted should conditions impacting the loan improve.

The Company designates a loan as a non-accrual loan generally when: (i) the principal or coupon interest components of loan payments become 90-days past due; or (ii) in the opinion of the Company, recovery of principal and coupon interest is doubtful. Interest income on non-accrual loans in which the Company reasonably expects a recovery of the loan’s outstanding principal balance is recognized when received in cash. Otherwise, income recognition will be suspended and any cash received will be applied as a reduction to the amortized cost basis. A non-accrual loan is returned to accrual status at such time as the loan becomes contractually current and future principal and coupon interest are reasonably assured to be received. A loan will be charged-off when management has determined principal and coupon interest is no longer realizable and deemed non-recoverable.

Transfers of Financial Assets

For a transfer of financial assets to be considered a sale, the transfer must meet the sale criteria of ASC 860, which, at the time of the transfer, require that the transferred assets qualify as recognized financial assets and the Company surrender control over the assets. Such surrender requires that the assets be isolated from the Company, even in bankruptcy or other receivership, the purchaser have the right to pledge or sell the assets transferred and the Company not have an option or obligation to reacquire the assets. If the sale criteria are not met, the transfer is considered to be a secured borrowing, the assets remain on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and the sale proceeds are recognized as a liability. In November 2017, the SEC staff indicated that, despite transfer restrictions placed on qualified Third Party Purchasers by the risk retention rules of the Dodd-Frank Act, they would not take exception to a registrant treating transfers of financial instruments in a securitization as sales if the transfers otherwise met all the criteria for sale accounting. The Company believes treatment of such transfers as sales is consistent with the substance of such transactions and, accordingly, reflects such transfers as sales. The Company recognizes gains on sale of loans net of any costs related to that sale.

Debt Issued

From time to time, a subsidiary of the Company will originate a loan (each, an “inter-segment loan,” and collectively, “inter-segment loans”) to another subsidiary of the Company to finance the purchase of real estate. The mortgage loan receivable and the related obligation do not appear in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as they are eliminated upon consolidation. Once the Company issues (sells) an inter-segment loan to a third-party securitization trust (for cash), the related mortgage note is recognized as a financing transaction and accounted for under ASC 470. The accounting for the securitization of an inter-segment loan—a financial instrument that has never been recognized in the consolidated financial statements as an asset—is considered a financing transaction under ASC 470 and ASC 835.

The periodic securitization of the Company’s mortgage loans involves both inter-segment loans and mortgage loans made to third parties with the latter recognized as financial assets in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as part of an integrated transaction. The Company receives aggregate proceeds equal to the transaction’s all-in securitization value and sales price. In accordance with the guidance under ASC 835, when initially measuring the obligation arising from an inter-segment loan’s securitization, the Company allocates the proceeds from each securitization transaction between the third-party loans and each inter-segment loan securitized on a relative fair value basis determined in accordance with the guidance in ASC 820. The difference between the amount allocated to each inter-segment loan and the loan’s face amount is recorded as a premium or discount, and is amortized, using the effective interest method, as a reduction or increase in reported interest expense, respectively.

Reclassification

Certain other prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period's presentation.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09—Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 improves the transparency of income tax disclosures related to rate reconciliation and income taxes. ASU 2023-07 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The amendments should be applied prospectively, however retrospective application is permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 during the fourth quarter of 2025, and the adoption of ASU 2023-09 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Pending Adoption

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“DISE”). DISE requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses for public business entities. ASU 2024-03 does not change the expense captions an entity presents on the face of the income statement; rather, it requires disaggregation of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the financial statements. As revised by ASU No. 2025-01, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, the provisions of ASU 2024-03 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. With the exception of expanding disclosures to include more granular income statement expense categories, we do not expect the adoption of ASU 2024-03 to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Any new accounting standards not disclosed above that have been issued or proposed by FASB and that do not require adoption until a future date are being evaluated or are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

3. MORTGAGE LOAN RECEIVABLES

March 31, 2026($ in thousands)

(1)Includes the impact of interest rate floors. Term SOFR rates in effect as of March 31, 2026 are used to calculate weighted average yield for floating rate loans.

(2)Excludesone non-accrual loan with an amortized cost basis of $50.7 million. Refer to “Non-Accrual Status” below for further details.

(3)The remaining maturity is calculated based on the initial maturity. The weighted average extended maturity for all loans is 3.2 years.

(4)As a result of changes in prevailing rates, the Company recorded a lower of cost or market adjustment as of March 31, 2026. The adjustment was calculated using a 4.74% discount rate.

(5)Net of $17.9 million of deferred origination fees and other items as of March 31, 2026.

As of March 31, 2026, $2.3 billion, or 88.1%, of the outstanding face amount of the mortgage loan receivables held for investment, net, at amortized cost, were at variable interest rates linked to Term SOFR. Of this $2.3 billion,100% of these variable interest rate mortgage loan receivables were subject to interest rate floors. As of March 31, 2026, $31.4 million, or 100%, of the outstanding face amount of the mortgage loan receivables held for sale were at fixed interest rates.

December 31, 2025($ in thousands)

(1)Includes the impact of interest rate floors. Term SOFR rates in effect as of December 31, 2025 are used to calculate weighted average yield for floating rate loans.

(2)Excludes four non-accrual loans with an amortized cost basis of $129.7 million. Refer to “Non-Accrual Status” below for further details.

(3)The remaining maturity is calculated based on the initial maturity. The weighted average extended maturity for all loans is 2.9 years.

(4)As a result of changes in prevailing rates, the Company recorded a lower of cost or market adjustment as of December 31, 2025. The adjustment was calculated using a 4.94% discount rate.

(5)Net of $12.0 million of deferred origination fees and other items as of December 31, 2025.

As of December 31, 2025, $1.9 billion, or 86.5%, of the outstanding face amount of the mortgage loan receivables held for investment, net, at amortized cost, were at variable interest rates linked to Term SOFR. Of this $1.9 billion,100.0% of these variable interest rate mortgage loan receivables were subject to interest rate floors. As of December 31, 2025, $31.4 million, or 100.0%, of the outstanding face amount of the mortgage loan receivables held for sale were at fixed interest rates.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, loan portfolio activity was as follows ($ in thousands):

(1)Includes funding of commitments on existing mortgage loans.

(2)Includes unrealized lower of cost or market adjustment of $0.4 million and realized gain on loans held for sale of $0.4 million.

(3)Refer to “Allowance for Credit Losses” table below for further detail.

(1)Includes funding of commitments on existing mortgage loans.

(2)Includes $19.8 million of repayments in transit.

(3)Includes unrealized lower of cost or market adjustment and realized gain/loss on loans held for sale.

(4)Refer to “Allowance for Credit Losses” table below for further detail.

Allowance for Credit Losses and Non-Accrual Status ($ in thousands)

(1)As of March 31, 2026 and 2025, there wereno asset-specific reserves.

Current Expected Credit Loss

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had a $47.6 million allowance for current expected credit losses, of which $47.1 million pertained to mortgage loan receivables and $0.5 million related to unfunded commitments included in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had a $47.7 million allowance for current expected credit losses, of which $47.1 million pertained to mortgage loan receivables and $0.5 million related to unfunded commitments included in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

The release of loan loss reserves for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $28 thousand. The allowance represents continued uncertainty related to macroeconomic market conditions affecting commercial real estate.

The release of loan loss reserves for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $0.1 million. The release recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to a decrease in the size of the the Company’s balance sheet first mortgage loan portfolio as a result of repayments, partially offset by adverse changes in macroeconomic market conditions affecting commercial real estate.

(1)As of March 31, 2026, $50.7 million of loans on non-accrual status were greater than 90 days past due. As of December 31, 2025, $123.9 million of loans on non-accrual status were greater than 90 days past due. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company didnot recognize any interest income on these loans while on non-accrual status. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recognized $0.5 million of interest income on non-accrual loans. As of December 31, 2025, there wasone loan accruing income with an amortized cost basis of $4.6 million that was greater than 90 days past due.

(2)Comprised ofone multi-family loan with an amortized cost basis of $50.7 million for which the Company determined no asset-specific reserves were necessary.

(3)Comprised ofone multi-family loan with an amortized cost basis of $61.3 million, one hotel loan with an amortized cost basis of $11.9 million andone multi-family loan with an amortized cost basis of $50.7 million, andone office loan with an amortized cost basis of $5.8 million for which the Company determined no asset-specific reserves were necessary.

Management’s method for monitoring credit is the performance of a loan. The primary credit quality indicator management utilizes to assess its current expected credit loss reserve is by viewing the Company’s mortgage loan portfolio by collateral type. The primary credit quality indicator is reviewed by management on a quarterly basis. The following tables summarize the amortized cost of the mortgage loan portfolio by collateral type as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively ($ in thousands):

(1)Not included above is $12.3 million of accrued interest receivable on all loans at March 31, 2026.

(2)For purposes of calculating our CECL allowance, one loan collateralized by a multifamily property utilized valuations of the underlying collateral to calculate the allowance at March 31, 2026.

(3)Not included above is $10.6 million of accrued interest receivable on all loans at December 31, 2025.

(4)For the year ended December 31, 2025, there was a $5.0 million charge-off of an allowance in connection withone office property in Portland, Oregon. The fair value was determined using the sales comparison and direct capitalization approaches. The Company utilized a capitalization rate of 11.0%. The key inputs used to determine fair value were determined to be Level 3 inputs.

(5)For purposes of calculating our CECL allowance, one loan collateralized by an office property, one loan collateralized by a hospitality property andtwo loans collateralized by multifamily properties utilized valuations of the underlying collateral to calculate the allowance at December 31, 2025.

(6)The Company hadone $228.2 million mortgage loan receivable collateralized by an office property in the southeast that represented 10% of the total mortgage loan receivable held for investment at December 31, 2025.

4. SECURITIES

The Company invests in primarily AAA-rated real estate securities, typically front pay securities, with relatively short duration and significant credit subordination.

Commercial mortgage-backed securities, including CRE CLOs (“CMBS”), CMBS interest-only securities, U.S. Agency securities, corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury securities are classified as available-for-sale and reported at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in the current period in other comprehensive income.

Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) interest-only, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (“FHLMC”) and equity securities are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings in the consolidated statements of income. The following is a summary of the Company’s securities at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 ($ in thousands):

(1)Based on the Company’s analysis, including review of interest rate changes and current levels of subordination, among other factors, the unrealized loss positions are determined to be due to market factors other than credit. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company does not intend to sell these investments and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases.

(2)Represents the weighted average of the ratings of all securities in each asset type, expressed as an S&P equivalent rating. For each security rated by multiple rating agencies, the highest rating is used. The ratings provided were determined by third-party rating agencies. The rates may not be current and are subject to change (including the assignment of a “negative outlook” or “credit watch”) at any time.

(3)As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, includes $8.7 million of restricted securities which are designated as risk retention securities under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, as amended (“Dodd-Frank Act”) and are therefore subject to transfer restrictions over the term of the securitization trust and are classified as held-to-maturity and reported at amortized cost.

(4)The amounts presented represent the principal amount of the mortgage loans outstanding in the pool in which the interest-only securities participate.

(5)As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, includes $0.1 million of restricted securities which are designated as risk retention securities under the Dodd-Frank Act and are therefore subject to transfer restrictions over the term of the securitization trust and are classified as held-to-maturity and reported at amortized cost.

(6)GNMA interest-only securities are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in current period earnings. The Company’s GNMA interest-only securities are considered to be hybrid financial instruments that contain embedded derivatives. As a result, the Company has elected to account for them as hybrid instruments in their entirety at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in unrealized gain (loss) on securities in the consolidated statements of income.

(7)The Company’s investments in debt securities represent an ownership interest in unconsolidated VIEs. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from these unconsolidated VIEs is the amortized cost basis of the securities which represents the purchase price of the investment adjusted by any unamortized premiums or discounts as of the reporting date.

The following tables summarize the carrying value of the Company’s debt securities by remaining maturity based upon expected cash flows at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 ($ in thousands):

(1)Excluded from the table above are $12.4 million of equity securities and $(20.0) thousand of allowance for current expected credit losses.

(1)Excluded from the table above are $12.7 million of equity securities and $(20.0) thousand of allowance for current expected credit losses.

During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, the Company sold $9.7 million and $18.0 million of equity securities, respectively.

The following summarizes the Company’s realized and unrealized gain (loss) on securities, included within “Fee and Other Income” on the Company’s consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 ($ in thousands):

5. REAL ESTATE AND RELATED LEASE INTANGIBLES, NET

The Company’s real estate assets were comprised of the following ($ in thousands):

(1)There was unencumbered real estate of $400.6 million and $320.4 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

(2)Below market lease intangibles is net of $18.8 million and $18.2 million of accumulated amortization as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company hadno real estate and lease intangibles held for sale.

The following table presents depreciation and amortization expense on real estate recorded by the Company ($ in thousands):

(1)Depreciation expense on the consolidated statements of income also includes $0.1 million of depreciation on corporate fixed assets for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025.

The Company’s intangible assets are comprised of in-place leases, above market leases and other intangibles. The following tables present additional detail related to the intangible assets ($ in thousands):

(1)Includes $4.0 million and $4.2 million of unamortized above market lease intangibles, which are included in real estate and related lease intangibles, net on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

The following table presents increases/reductions in operating lease income related to the amortization of above or below market leases recorded by the Company ($ in thousands):

The following table presents expected adjustment to operating lease income and expected amortization expense during the next five years and thereafter related to the above and below market leases and acquired in-place lease and other intangibles for property owned as of March 31, 2026 ($ in thousands):

Rent Receivables

There were $3.4 million of rent receivables included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Operating Lease Income & Tenant Reimbursements

The following is a schedule of non-cancellable, contractual, future minimum rent under leases (excluding property operating expenses paid directly by tenant under net leases) at March 31, 2026 ($ in thousands):

Tenant reimbursements, which consist of real estate taxes and utilities paid by the Company, which were reimbursable by the Company’s tenants pursuant to the terms of the lease agreements, were $1.5 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Tenant reimbursements are included in operating lease income on the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

Acquisitions

The Company allocates purchase consideration based on relative fair values, and real estate acquisition costs are capitalized as a component of the cost of the assets acquired for asset acquisitions. During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, all acquisitions were determined to be asset acquisitions.

The Company acquired the following properties during the three months ended March 31, 2026 ($ in thousands):

(1)Properties were consolidated as of acquisition date.

(2)In January 2026, the Company acquired a multi-family portfolio consisting ofthree buildings in New York, NY through foreclosure of a mortgage loan receivable held for investment. The fair value of $61.7 million was determined by using the direct capitalization approach with a capitalization rate of 5.7%, a Level 3 input. There wasno gain or loss resulting from the foreclosure of the loan.

(3)In February 2026, the Company acquired a hotel property in Canton, OH through foreclosure of a mortgage loan receivable held for investment. The fair value of $12.1 million was determined by using the direct capitalization approach with a capitalization rate of 10.0%, a Level 3 input. There wasno gain or loss resulting from the foreclosure of the loan.

(4)In March 2026, the Company acquired an office property in Portland, OR through foreclosure of a mortgage loan receivable held for investment. The fair value of $5.9 million was determined by using the direct capitalization approach with a capitalization rate of 11.0%, a Level 3 input. There wasno gain or loss resulting from the foreclosure of the loan.

There were no acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Sales

The Company did not have any sales during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

The Company sold the following property during the three months ended March 31, 2025 ($ in thousands):

6. DEBT OBLIGATIONS, NET

The details of the Company’s debt obligations at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are as follows ($ in thousands):

(1)Carrying Value excludes $9.8 million, $2.4 million and $2.1 million of unamortized deferred financing costs included in Other Assets related to the Revolving Credit Facilities, Term Loan Facility and Loan Repurchase facilities, respectively.

(2)Interest rates on floating rate debt reflect the applicable index in effect as of March 31, 2026. Excludes deferred financing costs.

(3)Final Stated Maturity assumes extensions at our option are exercised with consent of financing providers, where applicable.

(4)Current maturity of Mortgage Debt based on Anticipated Repayment Dates, if applicable.

(5)Collateral for Mortgage Debt represents the undepreciated value.

(1)Carrying Value excludes $7.1 million and $3.1 million of unamortized deferred financing costs included in Other Assets related to the Revolving Credit Facilities and Loan Repurchase facilities, respectively.

(2)Interest rates on floating rate debt reflect the applicable index in effect as of December 31, 2025. Excludes deferred financing costs.

(3)Final Stated Maturity assumes extensions at our option are exercised with consent of financing providers, where applicable.

(4)Current maturity of Mortgage Debt based on Anticipated Repayment Dates, if applicable.

(5)Collateral for Mortgage Debt represents the undepreciated value.

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $2.2 billion of senior unsecured notes outstanding. These unsecured financings were comprised of $599.5 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.25% senior notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”), $633.9 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.75% senior notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.50% senior notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”) and $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.00% senior notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes,” collectively with the 2027 Notes, the 2029 Notes, and the 2030 Notes, the “Notes”). The Company currently guarantees the obligations under the Notes and the indenture.

The Notes require interest payments semi-annually in cash in arrears, are unsecured, and in some cases, are subject to an unencumbered assets to unsecured debt covenant. The Company may redeem the Notes prior to their stated maturity, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, with required notice and at a redemption price as specified in each respective indenture governing the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. The board of directors has authorized the Company to repurchase any or all of the Notes from time to time without further approval.

The Company’s Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility is available on a revolving basis to finance the Company’s working capital needs and for general corporate purposes. On February 20, 2026, the Company increased the aggregate maximum borrowing amount of the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility to $1.25 billion. Borrowings under the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to term SOFR plus a margin of 125 basis points as of March 31, 2026. The margin for borrowings is subject to adjustment based on the Company's credit rating and may range between 77.5 and 170 basis points. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $492.0 million in outstanding borrowings on the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility.

Effective May 27, 2025, the date on which the Company received investment grade ratings from Moody’s and Fitch, the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility was automatically amended, the pledge of the shares of (or other ownership or equity interest in) certain subsidiaries was terminated, and each guarantor (other than Ladder Capital Corp and any subsidiary that is a trigger guarantor) was released and discharged from all obligations as a guarantor and/or pledgor.

In September 2025, the Company entered into an unsecured Money Market Borrowing Arrangement to provide short-term financing up to $100 million. The arrangement has afive-year term. No borrowing on this facility is permitted over a quarter end date, and as such, no balance was utilized under this arrangement as of March 31, 2026.

On February 20, 2026, the Company entered into an amendment to its existing Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility agreement, which, among other things, established a new unsecured delayed draw term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) that permits borrowings of up to $275.0 million. The amended credit agreement permits additional issuances of term loans of up to an aggregate of $500.0 million under a new accordion feature for term loan facilities. Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility bear interest at a rate equal to term SOFR plus a margin of 140 basis points as of March 31, 2026. The margin for borrowings is subject to adjustment based on the Company's credit rating. The Term Loan Facility has a draw period through February 20, 2027 and a fully extended maturity date of February 20, 2030. As of March 31, 2026, the Company hadno outstanding borrowings on the Term Loan Facility.

Loan and Securities Repurchase Financing

As of March 31, 2026, the Company is party tothree committed master repurchase agreements to finance its lending activities, totaling $576.0 million of credit capacity withno loan repurchase financing outstanding.

Assets pledged as collateral under these facilities are generally limited to first lien whole mortgage loans, mezzanine loans and certain interests in such first mortgage and mezzanine loans. The lenders have sole discretion to include collateral in these facilities and to determine the market value of the collateral. In certain cases, the lenders may require additional collateral, a full or partial repayment of the facilities (margin call) or a reduction in undrawn availability under the facilities.

The Company has also entered into master repurchase agreements with several counterparties to finance real estate securities. The securities that serve as collateral for these borrowings are typically highly liquid AAA-rated CMBS with relatively short duration and significant subordination. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $934.9 million of securities repurchase debt outstanding.

As of March 31, 2026, one loan repurchase facility was scheduled to mature within 30 days of March 31, 2026. No counterparties held collateral that exceeded the amounts borrowed under the related loan and securities repurchase agreements by more than $144.5 million, or 10% of the Company’s total equity.

The Company typically finances its real estate investments with long-term, non-recourse mortgage financing. These mortgage loans have carrying amounts of $384.2 million and $388.2 million, net of unamortized premiums of $2.9 million and $3.1 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, representing proceeds received upon financing greater than the contractual amounts due under these agreements. The premiums are being amortized over the remaining life of the respective debt instruments using the effective interest method. The Company recorded $0.2 million of premium amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, the Company executedno new term debt agreements.

Financial Covenants

Our borrowings under certain financing agreements are subject to financial covenants, including maximum leverage ratio limits, minimum net worth requirements, minimum liquidity requirements, minimum fixed charge coverage ratio requirements, and minimum unencumbered assets to unsecured debt requirements. The Company was in compliance in all material respects with the covenants under the Company’s financing arrangements as of March 31, 2026.

Combined Maturity of Debt Obligations

The following schedule reflects the Company’s contractual payments under borrowings by maturity ($ in thousands):

(1)The allocation of repayments under the Company’s committed loan repurchase facilities is based on the earlier of: (i) the final stated maturity date of each agreement; or (ii) the maximum maturity date of the collateral loans, assuming all extension options are exercised by the borrower. Repayments of the Company's mortgage debt are based on the anticipated repayment dates as defined in the mortgage loan agreements.

(2)Represents sales proceeds received in excess of loan amounts sold into securitizations that are amortized as a reduction to interest expense using the effective interest method over the life of the underlying loan.

7. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The Company primarily uses derivative instruments to economically manage the fair value variability of fixed rate assets caused by interest rate fluctuations and overall portfolio market risk. The following is a breakdown of the derivatives outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 ($ in thousands):

(1)Shown as derivative instruments in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(1)Shown as derivative instruments in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

The following table summarizes the net realized gains (losses) and unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives, by primary underlying risk exposure, as included in net result from derivatives transactions in the consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 ($ in thousands):

Futures

Collateral posted with the Company’s futures counterparties is segregated in the Company’s books and records. Interest rate futures are centrally cleared by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”) through a futures commission merchant. Interest rate futures that are governed by an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) agreement provide for bilateral collateral pledging based on the counterparties’ market value. The counterparties have the right to re-pledge the collateral posted but have the obligation to return the pledged collateral, or substantially the same collateral, if agreed to by us, as the market value of the interest rate futures change.

The Company is required to post initial margin and daily variation margin for its interest rate futures that are centrally cleared by CME. CME determines the fair value of the Company’s centrally cleared futures, including daily variation margin. Variation margin pledged on the Company’s centrally cleared interest rate futures is settled against the realized results of these futures. The Company’s counterparties held $0.3 million of cash margin as collateral for derivatives as of March 31, 2026, which is included in restricted cash in the consolidated balance sheets and $0.6 million cash margin as collateral for derivatives as of December 31, 2025.

8. OFFSETTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The following tables present both gross information and net information about derivatives and other instruments eligible for offset in the statement of financial position as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. The Company’s accounting policy is to record derivative asset and liability positions on a gross basis; therefore, the following tables present the gross derivative asset and liability positions recorded on the balance sheets, while also disclosing the eligible amounts of financial instruments and cash collateral to the extent those amounts could offset the gross amount of derivative asset and liability positions. The actual amounts of collateral posted by or received from counterparties may be in excess of the amounts disclosed in the following tables as the following only disclose amounts eligible to be offset to the extent of the recorded gross derivative positions.

The following table represents offsetting of financial assets and derivative assets as of March 31, 2026 ($ in thousands):

The following table represents offsetting of financial liabilities and derivative liabilities as of March 31, 2026 ($ in thousands):

The following table represents offsetting of financial assets and derivative assets as of December 31, 2025 ($ in thousands):

The following table represents offsetting of financial liabilities and derivative liabilities as of December 31, 2025 ($ in thousands):

Master netting agreements that the Company has entered into with its derivative and repurchase agreement counterparties allow for netting of the same transaction, in the same currency, on the same date. Assets, liabilities, and collateral subject to master netting agreements as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are disclosed in the tables above. The Company does not present its derivative and repurchase agreements net on the consolidated financial statements as it has elected gross presentation.

9. EQUITY

Stock Repurchases

On April 23, 2025, the board of directors authorized the repurchase of $100.0 million of the Company’s Class A common stock from time to time without further approval. This authorization increased the remaining outstanding authorization per the April 24, 2024 authorization from $66.8 million to $100.0 million. Stock repurchases by the Company are generally made for cash in open market transactions at prevailing market prices but may also be made in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The timing and amount of purchases are determined based upon prevailing market conditions, the Company’s liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. As of March 31, 2026, the Company has a remaining amount available for repurchase of $77.2 million, which represents 6.2% in the aggregate of its outstanding Class A common stock, based on the closing price of $9.77 per share on such date.

On April 21, 2026, the board of directors authorized the repurchase of $100.0 million of the Company’s Class A common stock from time to time without further approval. This authorization increased the remaining outstanding authorization per the April 23, 2025 authorization from $77.2 million to $100.0 million.

The following tables summarize the Company’s repurchase activity of its Class A common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 ($ in thousands):

Dividends

The following table presents dividends declared (on a per share basis) of Class A common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income related to the cumulative difference between the fair market value and the amortized cost basis of securities classified as available for sale for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 ($ in thousands):

10. NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Ventures

As of March 31, 2026, the Company consolidatestwo ventures and in each, there are different noncontrolling investors, which own between 10.0% -25.0% of such ventures. These ventures hold investments in a 40-building student housing portfolio in Isla Vista, CA with a book value of $76.5 million, and a single-tenant office building in Oakland County, MI with a book value of $8.5 million. The Company makes distributions and allocates income from these ventures to the noncontrolling interests in accordance with the terms of the respective governing agreements.

11. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The Company’s net income (loss) and weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 consist of the following:

The calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 consist of the following:

(1)The Company applies the treasury stock method.

(2)There were 17,827 and 23,255 anti-dilutive shares for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

12. STOCK-BASED AND OTHER COMPENSATION PLANS

Summary of Stock and Shares Unvested/Outstanding

The following table summarizes the impact on the consolidated statements of income of the various stock-based compensation plans and other compensation plans ($ in thousands):

A summary of the grants is presented below:

The table below presents the number of unvested shares of Class A common stock and outstanding stock options at March 31, 2026 and changes during 2026 of the Class A common stock and stock options of Ladder Capital Corp:

At March 31, 2026, there was $23.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to certain share-based compensation awards that is expected to be recognized over a period of up to 2.9 years, with a weighted average remaining vesting period of 2.4 years.

2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan

At the Company’s Annual Meeting held on June 6, 2023, the stockholders of the Company approved the Ladder Capital Corp 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan”), effective as of the date of the Annual Meeting (the “Effective Date”). The 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan superseded and replaced the Company’s 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan in its entirety as of the Effective Date.

The aggregate number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock that will be available for issuance to employees, non-employee directors and consultants of the Company and its affiliates under the 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan will not exceed 3,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, plus an additional amount, not to exceed 10,253,867 shares of Class A common stock, remaining available for new awards under the 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan as of the Effective Date, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

Annual Incentive Awards Granted in 2026 with respect to 2025 Performance

For 2025 performance, certain employees received stock-based incentive equity in February 2026. Restricted stock subject to time-based vesting criteria will vest inthree installments on February 18 of each of 2027, 2028 and 2029, subject to continued employment on the applicable vesting dates. The Company has elected to recognize the compensation expense related to the time-based vesting of the annual restricted stock awards for the entire award on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. Restricted stock subject to performance criteria is eligible to vest inthree equal installments upon the Board’s confirmation that the Company achieves a pre-tax return on average equity, based on distributable earnings divided by the Company’s average shareholders’ equity, equal to or greater than 6% for such year (the “Performance Target”) for the years ended December 31, 2026, 2027 and 2028, respectively. If the Company misses the Performance Target during either the first or second calendar year but meets the Performance Target for a subsequent year during thethree-year performance period and the Company’s return on equity for such subsequent year and any years for which it missed its Performance Target equals or exceeds the compounded pre-tax return on average equity of 6% based on distributable earnings divided by the Company’s average shareholders’ equity, the performance-vesting restricted stock which failed to vest because the Company previously missed its Performance Target will vest subject to continued employment on the applicable vesting date (the “Catch-Up Provision”). Approximately 2/3 of all the shares subject to attainment of the Performance Target are also subject to the Catch-Up Provision, as the Catch-Up Provision is not available for the missed performance during the third performance year and has the effect of requiring the Company to achieve an average 6% return over the full three-year performance plan in order to be effective. Accruals of compensation cost for an award with a performance condition shall be based on the probable outcome of that performance condition. Therefore, compensation cost shall be accrued if it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved and shall not be accrued if it is not probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The probability of meeting the performance outcome is assessed quarterly.

On February 18, 2026, in connection with 2025 performance, annual stock awards were granted to management employees (each, a “Management Grantee”), with an aggregate grant date fair value of $15.4 million, which represents 1,474,862 shares of Class A common stock. The grant to Mr. Harris and approximately half of the grants to each of Ms. McCormack and Mr. Perelman were unrestricted. The other half of incentive equity granted to each of Ms. McCormack and Mr. Perelman is restricted stock subject to attainment of the Performance Target for the applicable years and is also subject to the Catch-Up Provision described above. For the grants to Mr. Miceli and Ms. Porcella (a total of 197,348 shares with an aggregate fair value of $2.1 million), approximately half of the awards are subject to time-based vesting criteria and the remaining half are subject to attainment of the Performance Target, including the Catch-Up Provision, for the applicable years.

On February 18, 2026, in connection with 2025 performance, annual stock awards were granted to certain non-management employees (each, a “Non-Management Grantee”) with an aggregate grant date fair value of $12.4 million, which represents 1,191,170 shares of Class A common stock. Of these awards,23,308 shares were unrestricted,572,285 shares are subject to time-based vesting criteria and the remaining 595,577 shares are subject to the attainment of the Performance Target, including the Catch-Up Provision, for the applicable years.

Other 2026 Restricted Stock Awards

On February 18, 2026, certain members of the board of directors received annual restricted stock awards with a grant date fair value of $0.4 million, representing 35,990 shares of restricted Class A common stock, which will vest in full on the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to continued service on the board of directors. Compensation expense related to the time-based vesting criteria of the award shall be recognized on a straight-line basis over theone-year vesting period.

Annual Incentive Awards Granted in 2025 with respect to 2024 Performance

For 2024 performance, certain employees received stock-based incentive equity in February 2025. Restricted stock subject to time-based vesting criteria will vest inthree installments on February 18 of each of 2026, 2027 and 2028, subject to continued employment on the applicable vesting dates. The Company has elected to recognize the compensation expense related to the time-based vesting of the annual restricted stock awards for the entire award on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. Restricted stock subject to performance criteria is eligible to vest inthree equal installments upon the Board’s confirmation that the Company achieves a pre-tax return on average equity, based on distributable earnings divided by the Company’s average shareholders’ equity, equal to or greater than 8% for such year (the “Performance Target,” as subsequently modified, see “Performance Target” below) for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2026 and 2027, respectively. If the Company misses the Performance Target during either the first or second calendar year but meets the Performance Target for a subsequent year during thethree-year performance period and the Company’s return on equity for such subsequent year and any years for which it missed its Performance Target equals or exceeds the compounded pre-tax return on average equity of 8% based on distributable earnings divided by the Company’s average shareholders’ equity, the performance-vesting restricted stock which failed to vest because the Company previously missed its Performance Target will vest subject to continued employment on the applicable vesting date (the “Catch-Up Provision”). Approximately 2/3 of all the shares subject to attainment of the Performance Target are also subject to the Catch-Up Provision, as the Catch-Up Provision is not available for the missed performance during the third performance year and has the effect of requiring the Company to achieve an average 8% return over the full three-year performance plan in order to be effective. Accruals of compensation cost for an award with a performance condition shall be based on the probable outcome of that performance condition. Therefore, compensation cost shall be accrued if it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved and shall not be accrued if it is not probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The probability of meeting the performance outcome is assessed quarterly.

On February 18, 2025, in connection with 2024 performance, annual stock awards were granted to Management Grantees with an aggregate grant date fair value of $11 million, which represents 962,821 shares of Class A common stock. The grant to Mr. Harris and approximately half of the grants to each of Ms. McCormack and Mr. Perelman were unrestricted. The other half of incentive equity granted to each of Ms. McCormack and Mr. Perelman is restricted stock subject to attainment of the Performance Target for the applicable years and is also subject to the Catch-Up Provision described above. For the grants to Mr. Miceli and Ms. Porcella (a total of 125,871 shares with an aggregate fair value of $1.5 million), approximately half of the awards are subject to time-based vesting criteria and the remaining half are subject to attainment of the Performance Target, including the Catch-Up Provision, for the applicable years.

On February 18, 2025, in connection with 2024 performance, annual stock awards were granted to certain Non-Management Grantees with an aggregate grant date fair value of $9.6 million, which represents 825,016 shares of Class A common stock. Of these awards,21,658 shares were unrestricted,390,859 shares are subject to time-based vesting criteria and the remaining 412,499 shares are subject to the attainment of the Performance Target, including the Catch-Up Provision, for the applicable years.

Other 2025 Restricted Stock Awards

On February 18, 2025, certain members of the board of directors received annual restricted stock awards with a grant date fair value of $0.4 million, representing 32,190 shares of restricted Class A common stock, which will vest in full on the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to continued service on the board of directors. Compensation expense related to the time-based vesting criteria of the award shall be recognized on a straight-line basis over theone-year vesting period.

Annual Incentive Awards Granted in 2024 with respect to 2023 Performance

For 2023 performance, certain employees received stock-based incentive equity in February 2024. Restricted stock subject to time-based vesting criteria will vest inthree installments on February 18 of each of 2025, 2026 and 2027, subject to continued employment on the applicable vesting dates. The Company has elected to recognize the compensation expense related to the time-based vesting of the annual restricted stock awards for the entire award on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. Restricted stock subject to performance criteria is eligible to vest inthree equal installments upon the compensation committee’s confirmation that the Company achieves the Performance Target (as modified to 6% for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2026, see “Performance Target” below) for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively, subject to the Catch-Up Provision as described above.

On February 18, 2024, in connection with 2023 performance, annual stock awards were granted to Management Grantees with an aggregate grant date fair value of $10 million, which represents 937,560 shares of Class A common stock. The grant to Mr. Harris and approximately half of the grants to each of Ms. McCormack and Mr. Perelman were unrestricted. The other half of incentive equity granted to each of Ms. McCormack and Mr. Perelman is restricted stock subject to attainment of the Performance Target for the applicable years and is also subject to the Catch-Up Provision described above. For the grants to Mr. Miceli and Ms. Porcella (a total of 127,275 shares with an aggregate fair value of $1.4 million), approximately half of the awards are subject to time-based vesting criteria and the remaining half are subject to attainment of the Performance Target, including the Catch-Up Provision, for the applicable years.

On February 18, 2024, in connection with 2023 performance, annual stock awards were granted to certain Non-Management Grantees with an aggregate grant date fair value of $9.4 million, which represents 882,436 shares of Class A common stock. Of these awards,22,939 shares were unrestricted,418,285 shares are subject to time-based vesting criteria and the remaining 441,212 shares are subject to the attainment of the Performance Target, including the Catch-Up Provision, for the applicable years.

Change in Control

Upon a change in control (as defined in the respective award agreements), restricted stock awards to Mr. Miceli, Ms. McCormack, Mr. Perelman, Ms. Porcella (for her February 18, 2024 award), andone Non-Management Grantee will become fully vested if: (1) such Grantee continues to be employed through the closing of the change in control; or (2) after the signing of definitive documentation related to the change in control, but prior to its closing, such Grantee’s employment is terminated without cause or due to death or disability or the Grantee resigns for Good Reason, as defined in each Grantee’s employment agreement. The compensation committee retains the right, in its sole discretion, to provide for the accelerated vesting (in whole or in part) of the restricted stock awards granted.

In the event a Non-Management Grantee (except for theone grantee mentioned above and including Ms. Porcella, in regards to her awards granted prior to February 18, 2024), is terminated by the Company without cause within six months of certain changes in control, all unvested time shares shall vest on the termination date and all unvested performance shares shall remain outstanding and be eligible to vest (or be forfeited) in accordance with the performance conditions.

Performance Target

On September 18, 2025, the Company changed the Performance Target to 6% for all shares eligible to vest based on the Company’s performance for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2026 and 2027. Because the awards were already expected to vest under the original performance conditions, and the modification did not increase the award’s fair value, no incremental compensation cost was recognized. There are currently 36 Ladder employees who were affected by the modification.

13. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair value is based upon internal models, using market quotations, broker quotations, counterparty quotations or pricing services quotations, which provide valuation estimates based upon reasonable market order indications and are subject to significant variability based on market conditions, such as interest rates, credit spreads and market liquidity. The fair value of the mortgage loan receivables held for sale is based upon a securitization model utilizing market data from recent securitization spreads and pricing.

Fair Value Summary Table

The carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments, which are both reported at fair value on a recurring basis or amortized cost/par, at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are as follows ($ in thousands):

(4)Balance does not include impact of allowance for current expected credit losses of $47.1 million at March 31, 2026.

(5)Fair value for floating rate mortgage loan receivables, held for investment is estimated to approximate the outstanding face amount given the short interest rate reset risk (30 days) and no significant change in credit spreads since origination. Fair value for fixed rate mortgage loan receivables, held for investment is measured using a discounted cash flow model.

(6)Fair value for mortgage loan receivables, held for sale is measured using a hypothetical securitization model utilizing market data from recent securitization spreads and pricing.

(7)The outstanding face amount of the nonhedge derivatives represents the notional amount of the underlying contracts.

(8)For repurchase agreements - short term, the value approximates the cost plus accrued interest.

(9)Fair value for the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility is estimated to approximate the outstanding face amount.

(4)Balance does not include impact of allowance for current expected credit losses of $47.1 million at December 31, 2025.

(5)Fair value for floating rate mortgage loan receivables, held for investment is estimated to approximate the outstanding face amount given the short interest rate reset risk (30 days) and no significant change in credit spreads since origination. Fair value for fixed rate mortgage loan receivables, held for investment is measured using a discounted cash flow model.

(6)Fair value for mortgage loan receivables, held for sale is measured using a hypothetical securitization model utilizing market data from recent securitization spreads and pricing.

(7)The outstanding face amount of the nonhedge derivatives represents the notional amount of the underlying contracts.

(8)For repurchase agreements - short term, the value approximates the cost plus accrued interest.

(9)Fair value for the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility is estimated to approximate the outstanding face amount.

The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, which are both reported at fair value on a recurring basis (as indicated) or amortized cost/par, at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 ($ in thousands):

(4)Measured at fair value on a recurring basis with the net unrealized gains or losses recorded in current period earnings. The outstanding face amount of the nonhedge derivatives represents the notional amount of the underlying contracts.

(5)Balance does not include impact of allowance for current expected credit losses of $47.1 million at March 31, 2026.

(6)A lower of cost or market adjustment was recorded as of March 31, 2026.

(7)Restricted securities which are designated as risk retention securities under the Dodd-Frank Act and are therefore subject to transfer restrictions over the term of the securitization trust, are classified as held-to-maturity and reported at amortized cost.

(4)Measured at fair value on a recurring basis with the net unrealized gains or losses recorded in current period earnings. The outstanding face amount of the nonhedge derivatives represents the notional amount of the underlying contracts.

(5)Balance does not include impact of allowance for current expected credit losses of $47.1 million at December 31, 2025.

(6)A lower of cost or market adjustment was recorded as of December 31, 2025.

(7)Restricted securities which are designated as risk retention securities under the Dodd-Frank Act and are therefore subject to transfer restrictions over the term of the securitization trust, are classified as held-to-maturity and reported at amortized cost.

The Company didnot have any Level 3 financial instruments as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Nonrecurring Fair Values

The Company measures fair value of certain assets on a nonrecurring basis when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may be impaired. Adjustments to fair value generally result from the application of lower of amortized cost or fair value accounting for assets held for sale or write-down of assets value due to impairment. Refer to Note 3, Mortgage Loan Receivables and Note 5, Real Estate and Related Lease Intangibles, Net, for disclosure of Level 3 inputs for certain assets measured on a nonrecurring basis.

14. INCOME TAXES

The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code (“the Code”), commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2015 (the REIT Election”). As such, the Company’s income is generally not subject to U.S. federal, state and local corporate income taxes, or taxes in foreign jurisdictions other than as described below.

Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries have elected to be treated as TRSs. TRSs permit the Company to participate in certain activities from which REITs are generally precluded, as long as these activities meet specific criteria, are conducted within the parameters of certain limitations established by the Code, and are conducted in entities which elect to be treated as taxable subsidiaries under the Code. To the extent these criteria are met, the Company will continue to maintain its qualification as a REIT. The Company’s TRSs are not consolidated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but are instead taxed as corporations. For financial reporting purposes, a provision for current and deferred taxes is established for the portion of earnings recognized by the Company with respect to its interest in TRSs. Current income tax expense (benefit) was $0.7 million and $(0.3) million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectively.

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s net deferred tax assets (liabilities) were $(6.5) million and $(6.7) million, respectively, and are included in other assets (liabilities) in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Deferred income tax expense (benefit) included within the provision for income taxes was $(0.1) million and $(0.5) million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectively. The Company’s net deferred tax liability is comprised of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities. The Company believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets (aside from the exception noted below) will be realized in the future. Realization of the deferred tax assets is dependent upon the Company’s generation of sufficient taxable income in future years in appropriate tax jurisdictions to obtain benefit from the reversal of temporary differences. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable is subject to adjustment in future periods if estimates of future taxable income change.

The Company’s tax returns are subject to audit by taxing authorities. Generally, as of March 31, 2026, the tax years 2022-2025 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions in which the Company is subject to taxes. Two of the Company's subsidiary entities were under audit in New York City for tax years 2014-2020 and 2024, respectively. These audits were closed subsequent to the end of the quarter with no material changes to the Company's financial position or performance. The Company does not expect tax expense to have an impact on either short, or long-term liquidity or capital needs.

Under U.S. GAAP, a tax benefit related to an income tax position may be recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities based on the technical merits of the position. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company didnot have any unrecognized tax benefits. As of March 31, 2026, the Company has not recognized interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. In addition, the Company does not believe that it has any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that it will be required to record a significant liability for unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months.

15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company hasno material related party relationships to disclose.

16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Leases

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had a $(13.7) million lease liability and a $12.7 million right-of-use asset on its consolidated balance sheets recorded within other liabilities andother assets, respectively. The right-of-use lease asset relates to the Company's operating leases of office space. Right-of-use lease assets initially equal the lease liability. During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized $0.9 million in operating expenses in its consolidated statements of income relating to operating leases.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of March 31, 2026 are as follows ($ in thousands):

(1)Lease liabilities were discounted at the Company's weighted average incremental borrowing rate, estimated at the time of lease commencement, for similar collateral, which was 6.59%. The average remaining lease term is 7.3 years.

(2)The Company has afive-year extension option on its corporate headquarters office at 320 Park Avenue, New York, New York, which is not reflected in the total lease liability.

Unfunded Loan Commitments

As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of $134.4 million of unfunded commitments on mortgage loan receivables held for investment to provide additional first mortgage loan financing over the next three years at rates to be determined at the time of funding.38% of these unfunded commitments require the occurrence of certain “good news” events, such as the owner concluding a lease agreement with a major tenant in the building or reaching some pre-determined net operating income. As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of $93.4 million of unfunded commitments on mortgage loan receivables held for investment to provide additional first mortgage loan financing.

Commitments are subject to the Company’s loan borrowers’ satisfaction of certain financial and nonfinancial covenants and may or may not be funded depending on a variety of circumstances including timing, credit metric hurdles, and other nonfinancial events occurring. The Company carefully monitors the progress of work at properties that serve as collateral underlying its commercial mortgage loans, including the progress of capital expenditures, construction, leasing and business plans in light of current market conditions. These commitments are not reflected on the consolidated balance sheets.

17. SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company has determined that it hasthree reportable segments based on how the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), the Chief Executive Officer, reviews and manages the business. The CODM uses net income (loss) to measure segment operating performance. All of the Company’s expenses are reviewed regularly and are included in segment operating performance. These reportable segments include loans, securities, and real estate. The loans segment includes all of the Company’s activities related to mortgage loan receivables held for investment (balance sheet loans) and mortgage loan receivables held for sale (conduit loans). The securities segment includes of all of the Company’s activities related to securities, which include investments in CMBS, U.S. Agency securities, corporate bonds, equity securities and U.S. Treasury securities not classified as cash and cash equivalents. The real estate segment includes all of the Company’s activities related to net leased properties, other diversified real estate and investments in unconsolidated ventures. Corporate/other includes cash and cash equivalents, senior unsecured notes, compensation and employee benefits, operating expenses, and unallocated items including any inter-segment eliminations necessary to reconcile to consolidated Company totals.

The Company evaluates performance based on the following financial measures for each segment ($ in thousands):

(1)Includes the Company’s investment in unconsolidated ventures that held real estate of $44.2 million and $44.5 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. This segment also includes the Company’s capital improvements of real estate of $0.7 million and $0.9 million as of March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

(2)Corporate/Other represents all corporate level and unallocated items including any inter-segment eliminations necessary to reconcile to consolidated Company totals. Corporate/Other includes the Company’s senior unsecured notes of $2.2 billion as of March 31, 2026 and December 2025. Corporate/Other also includes the Company’s stock-based compensation expense of $14.2 million and $11.2 million within compensation and employee benefits as of March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance date of the financial statements and determined that no additional disclosure is necessary.