UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 
FORM 10-Q
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 001-38199
 
Tremont Mortgage Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland82-1719041
(State of Organization)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
Two Newton Place, 255 Washington Street, Suite 300, Newton, MA 02458-1634
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                            (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code 617-796-8317
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest TRMT The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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   No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).  Yes   No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer

 Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company   

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided in Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐  No
Number of registrant's common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding as of November 5, 2019: 8,240,057April 30, 2020: 8,239,226



TREMONT MORTGAGE TRUST
FORM 10-Q
September 30, 2019March 31, 2020
 
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References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to the Company, we, us or our include Tremont Mortgage Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly stated or the context indicates otherwise.

PART I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
TREMONT MORTGAGE TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

 September 30, December 31, March 31, December 31,
 2019 2018 2020 2019
ASSETS        
Cash and cash equivalents $9,244

$27,024
 $10,204

$8,732
Restricted cash 110

311
 3

143
Loans held for investment, net 207,464

135,844
 271,487

242,078
Accrued interest receivable 711

344
 953

755
Prepaid expenses and other assets 254

390
 193

221
Total assets $217,783

$163,913
 $282,840

$251,929
        
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY        
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and deposits $759

$935
 $908

$1,011
Master repurchase facility, net 130,312

71,691
 195,566

164,694
Note payable, net 

31,485
Due to related persons 33

134
 334

3
Total liabilities 131,104

104,245
 196,808

165,708
        
Commitments and contingencies 


 


 


 


        
Shareholders' equity:        
Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share; 25,000,000 shares authorized; 8,240,057 and 3,178,817 shares issued and outstanding, respectively 82

32
Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share; 25,000,000 shares authorized; 8,239,226 and 8,239,610 shares issued and outstanding, respectively 82

82
Additional paid in capital 88,827

62,540
 88,909

88,869
Cumulative net income (loss) 624

(2,904)
Cumulative net income 3,603

1,937
Cumulative distributions (2,854)

 (6,562)
(4,667)
Total shareholders’ equity 86,679

59,668
 86,032

86,221
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $217,783

$163,913
 $282,840

$251,929


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

TREMONT MORTGAGE TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)


 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended March 31,
 2019 2018 2019 2018 2020 2019
INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS:            
Interest income from investments $4,959
 $1,385
 $11,872
 $2,113
 $4,284
 $3,000
Less: interest and related expenses (1,992) (563) (5,572) (666) (1,757) (1,549)
Income from investments, net 2,967
 822
 6,300
 1,447
 2,527
 1,451
            
OTHER EXPENSES:            
Management fees 
 
 
 447
General and administrative expenses 541
 510
 1,662
 1,668
 540
 503
Reimbursement of shared services expenses 370
 375
 1,110
 1,125
 321
 370
Total expenses 911
 885
 2,772
 3,240
 861
 873
         

 

Net income (loss) $2,056
 $(63) $3,528
 $(1,793)
Net income $1,666
 $578
            
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted 8,156
 3,129
 5,583
 3,121
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 8,169
 3,136
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 8,169
 3,142
            
Net income (loss) per common share - basic and diluted $0.25
 $(0.02) $0.63
 $(0.57)
Net income per common share - basic and diluted $0.20
 $0.18


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.



TREMONT MORTGAGE TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)





 Number of   Additional       Number of   Additional      
 Common Common Paid In Cumulative Cumulative   Common Common Paid In Cumulative Cumulative  
  Shares Shares Capital Net Income (Loss) Distributions Total
Balance at December 31, 2019 8,240
 $82
 $88,869
 $1,937
 $(4,667) $86,221
Share grants 
 
 42
 
 
 42
Share repurchases (1) 
 (2) 
 
 (2)
Net income 
 
 
 1,666
 
 1,666
Distributions 
 
 
 
 (1,895) (1,895)
Balance at March 31, 2020 8,239
 $82
 $88,909
 $3,603
 $(6,562) $86,032
  Shares Shares Capital Net Income (Loss) Distributions Total            
Balance at December 31, 2018 3,179
 $32
 $62,540
 $(2,904) $
 $59,668
 3,179
 $32
 $62,540
 $(2,904) $
 $59,668
Share grants 
 
 35
 
 
 35
 
 
 35
 
 
 35
Net income 
 
 
 578
 
 578
 
 
 
 578
 
 578
Distributions 
 
 
 
 (350) (350) 
 
 
 
 (350) (350)
Balance at March 31, 2019 3,179
 32
 62,575
 (2,326) (350) 59,931
 3,179
 $32
 $62,575
 $(2,326) $(350) $59,931
Share grants 15
 
 185
 
 
 185
Share repurchases (1) 
 (6) 
 
 (6)
Net income 
 
 
 894
 
 894
Distributions 
 
 
 
 (702) (702)
Public offering 5,000
 50
 26,024
 
 
 26,074
Balance at June 30, 2019 8,193
 82
 88,778
 (1,432) (1,052) 86,376
Share grants 53
 
 80
 
 
 80
Share repurchases (6) 
 (31) 
 
 (31)
Net income 
 
 
 2,056
 
 2,056
Distributions 
 
 
 
 (1,802) (1,802)
Balance at September 30, 2019 8,240
 $82
 $88,827
 $624
 $(2,854) $86,679
            
Balance at December 31, 2017 3,126
 $31
 $62,135
 $(1,296) $
 $60,870
Share grants 2
 
 20
 
 
 20
Net loss 
 
 
 (949) 
 (949)
Balance at March 31, 2018 3,128
 31
 62,155
 (2,245) 
 59,941
Share grants 15
 
 189
 
 
 189
Net loss 
 
 
 (781) 
 (781)
Balance at June 30, 2018 3,143
 31
 62,344
 (3,026) 
 59,349
Share grants 46
 1
 109
 
 
 110
Share repurchases (2) 
 (25) 
 
 (25)
Share grant forfeitures (8) 
 15
 
 
 15
Net loss 
 
 
 (63) 
 (63)
Balance at September 30, 2018 3,179
 $32
 $62,443
 $(3,089) $
 $59,386


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


TREMONT MORTGAGE TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
  Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2019 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:    
Net income (loss) $3,528
 $(1,793)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:    
Share based compensation 300
 349
Amortization of deferred financing costs 502
 184
Amortization of loan origination and exit fees (1,333) (145)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Accrued interest receivable (367) (293)
Prepaid expenses and other assets 136
 5
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and deposits (176) 275
Due to related persons (101) (731)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 2,489
 (2,149)
     
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Origination of loans held for investment (119,062) (81,519)
Additional funding of loans held for investment (4,835) 
Repayment of loans held for investment 53,610
 
Net cash used in investing activities (70,287) (81,519)
     
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Proceeds from master repurchase facility 92,983
 21,583
Repayment of master repurchase facility (34,312) 
Proceeds from RMR credit agreement 14,220
 
Repayment of RMR credit agreement (14,220) 
Proceeds from note payable 
 31,690
Repayment of note payable (31,690) 
Payments of deferred financing costs (347) (1,045)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net 26,074
 
Repurchase of common shares (37) (25)
Distributions (2,854) 
Net cash provided by financing activities 49,817
 52,203
     
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (17,981) (31,465)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 27,335
 61,666
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $9,354
 $30,201
     
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:    
Interest paid $4,974
 $382





TREMONT MORTGAGE TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2020 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:    
Net income $1,666
 $578
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Share based compensation 42
 35
Amortization of deferred financing costs 119
 100
Amortization of loan origination and exit fees (462) (294)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Accrued interest receivable (231) (339)
Prepaid expenses and other assets 28
 111
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and deposits (185) 186
Due to related persons 331
 (126)
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,308
 251
     
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Origination of loans held for investment (25,738) (44,105)
Additional funding of loans held for investment (3,176) (668)
Net cash used in investing activities (28,914) (44,773)
     
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Proceeds from master repurchase facility 30,806
 31,866
Payments of deferred financing costs (53) (1)
Repurchase of common shares (2) 
Distributions (1,813) (350)
Net cash provided by financing activities 28,938
 31,515
     
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 1,332
 (13,007)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 8,875
 27,335
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $10,207
 $14,328
     
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:    
Interest paid $1,660
 $1,336

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH:
The table below provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the amounts shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:
  As of September 30,
  2019 2018
Cash and cash equivalents $9,244
 $30,101
Restricted cash 110
 100
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows $9,354
 $30,201

  As of March 31,
  2020 2019
Cash and cash equivalents $10,204
 $13,899
Restricted cash 3
 429
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows $10,207
 $14,328
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)


Note 1. OrganizationBasis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Tremont Mortgage Trust or, collectively withand its consolidated subsidiaries we, usare unaudited. Certain information and disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted. We believe the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. However, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 or our was organized as2019 Annual Report.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a real estate investment trust,fair statement of results for the interim period have been included. All intercompany transactions and balances with or REIT, under Maryland law on June 1, 2017.among our consolidated subsidiaries have been eliminated. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
On September 18, 2017, we issuedThe preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and sold 2,500,000assumptions that affect reported amounts. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the fair value of our common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, or our common shares, at a price of $20.00 per share in our initial public offering, or our IPO. Concurrently with our IPO, we issued and sold an additional 600,000 of our common shares to Tremont Realty Advisors LLC, or our Manager, at the public offering price in a private placement. The aggregate proceeds from these sales were $62,000.financial instruments.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
BasisConsolidation. For each investment we make, we evaluate whether consolidation of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidatedthe borrower's financial statements is required under GAAP. GAAP addresses the application of Tremont Mortgage Trust andconsolidation principles to an investor with a controlling financial interest. Variable interest entities, or VIEs, are subject to consolidation under GAAP if their equity investors do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties, are not able to direct the entity’s most significant activities or are not exposed to the entity’s losses or entitled to its residual returns. VIEs are required to be consolidated subsidiariesby their primary beneficiaries, which are unaudited. Certain information and disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted. We believe the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. However, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunctionentities with the consolidated financial statements and notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K forpower to direct the year ended December 31, 2018, or our 2018 Annual Report.
Inactivities which are most significant to the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim period have been included. All intercompany transactions and balances with or among our consolidated subsidiaries have been eliminated. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicativeeconomic performance of the resultsVIE. These determinations often involve complex and subjective analyses. As of March 31, 2020, we concluded that may be expected for the full year.our investments were not VIEs.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the fair value of financial instruments.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash.We consider highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents.
Restricted cash primarily consists of deposit proceeds from potential borrowers when originating loans, which may be returned to the applicable borrower upon the closing of the loan, after deducting any transaction costs paid by us for the benefit of such borrower.
Repurchase Agreements. Loans financed through repurchase agreements are treated as collateralized financing transactions, unless they meet sales treatment under GAAP. Pursuant to GAAP treatment of collateralized financing transactions, loans financed through repurchase agreements remain on our consolidated balance sheet as assets, and cash received from the purchasers is recorded on our consolidated balance sheet as liabilities. Interest paid in accordance with repurchase agreements is recorded as interest expense.
Loans Held for InvestmentInvestment.
Generally, our loans are classified as held for investment based upon our intent and ability to hold them until maturity. Loans that are held for investment are carried at cost, net of unamortized loan origination and accreted exit fees that are required to be recognized in the carrying value of the loans in accordance with GAAP, unless the loans are deemed to be impaired. Loans that we have a plan to sell or liquidate will beare held at the lower of cost or fair value less cost to sell.
We evaluate each of our loans for impairment at least quarterly by assessing a variety of risk factors in relation to each loan and assigning a risk rating to each loan based on those factors. Factors considered in these evaluations include, but are not limited to, property type, geographic and local market dynamics, physical condition, leasing and tenant profile, projected cash flow, risk of loss, current loan to value ratio, or LTV, debt yield, collateral performance, structure, exit plan and sponsorship. Loans are rated “1” (less risk) through “5” (greater risk) as defined below:
"1" lower risk—Criteria reflects a sponsor having a strong financial condition and low credit risk and our evaluation of management's experience; collateral performance exceeding performance metrics included in the business plan or credit

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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)


underwriting; and the property demonstrating stabilized occupancy and/or market rates, resulting in strong current cash flow and net operating income and/or having a very low LTV.

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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)


"2" average risk—Criteria reflects a sponsor having a stable financial condition and our evaluation of management's experience; collateral performance meeting or exceeding substantially all performance metrics included in the business plan or credit underwriting; and the property demonstrating improved occupancy at market rents, resulting in sufficient current cash flow and/or having a low LTV.
"3" acceptable risk—Criteria reflects a sponsor having a history of repaying loans at maturity and meeting its credit obligations and our evaluation of management's experience; collateral performance expected to meet performance metrics included in the business plan or credit underwriting; and the property having a moderate LTV. New loans and loans with a limited history will typically be assigned this rating and will be adjusted to other levels from time to time as appropriate.
"4" higher risk—Criteria reflects a sponsor having a history of unresolved missed or late payments, maturity extensions and difficulty timely fulfilling its credit obligations and our evaluation of management's experience; collateral performance failing to meet the business plan or credit underwriting; the existence of a risk of default possibly leading to a loss and/or potential weaknesses that deserve management’s attention; andand/or the property having a high LTV.
"5" impaired/loss likely—Criteria reflects a very high risk of realizing a principal loss or having incurred a principal loss; a sponsor having a history of default payments, trouble fulfilling its credit obligations, deeds in lieu of foreclosures, and/or bankruptcies; collateral performance is significantly worse than performance metrics included in the business plan; loan covenants or performance milestones having been breached or not attained; timely exit via sale or refinancing being uncertain; andand/or the property having a very high LTV.
See Note 4 and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Overview—Our Portfolio” included in Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussionfurther information regarding our current loan portfolio’s assessment under our internal risk rating policy.
Impairment occurs when it is deemed probable that we will not be able to collect all amounts due under a loan according to its contractual terms. Impairment will then be measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s contractual effective rate and the fair value of any available collateral, net of any costs we expect to incur to realize that value. The determination of whether loans are impaired involves judgments and assumptions based on objective and subjective factors. Consideration will be given to various factors, such as business plans, property occupancies, tenant profiles, rental rates, operating expenses and borrowers’ repayment plans, among others, and will require significant judgments, including assumptions regarding the values of loans, the values of underlying collateral and other circumstances, such as guarantees, if any. Upon measurement of an impairment, we will record an allowance to reduce the carrying value of the loan accordingly, and record a corresponding charge to net income in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.
AsFair Value of September 30, 2019,Financial Instruments. Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards CodificationTM, or ASC, Topic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP and expands the required disclosure regarding fair value measurements. ASC Topic 820-10 defines fair value as the price that would be received for a financial instrument in a current sale, which assumes an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. We determine the estimated fair value of financial assets and liabilities using the three-tier fair value hierarchy established by GAAP, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. GAAP establishes market based or observable inputs as the preferred source of values followed by valuation models using management assumptions in the absence of market inputs. The three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value are as follows:
Level I—Inputs include quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have not recorded any allowancethe ability to access.
Level II—Inputs include quoted prices in markets that are less active or inactive or for losses as we believe it is probable that we will collectwhich all amounts due pursuantsignificant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level III—Inputs include unobservable prices and are supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the contractual terms of our loans.overall fair value measurement.
Repurchase Agreements
Loans financed through repurchase agreements
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)


Loan Deferred Fees. Loan origination and exit fees are treated as collateralized financing transactions, unless they meet sales treatment under GAAP. Pursuant to GAAP treatment of collateralized financing transactions,reflected in loans financed through repurchase agreements remain onheld for investment, net, in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as assets,sheets and cash received frominclude fees charged to borrowers. These fees are amortized and accreted, respectively, into interest income over the purchasers is recorded on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as liabilities. Interest paidlife of the related loans held for investment.
Deferred Financing Costs. Costs incurred in accordanceconnection with repurchase agreements isfinancings are capitalized and recorded as an offset to the related liability and amortized over the respective financing terms and are recorded in our consolidated statements of operations as a component of interest expense.and related expenses. At March 31, 2020, we had approximately $778 of capitalized financing costs, net of amortization.
Net Earnings Per Common Share. We calculate basic earnings per common share, or EPS, by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. We calculate diluted net EPS using the more dilutive of the two-class method or the treasury stock method.
Revenue Recognition
Recognition. Interest income related to our first mortgage whole loans secured by commercial real estate, or CRE, will generally be accrued based on the coupon rates applied to the outstanding principal balance of such loans. Fees, premiums and discounts, if any, will be amortized or accreted into interest income over the remaining lives of the loans using the effective interest method, as adjusted for any prepayments.
If a loan's interest or principal payments are not paid when due and there is uncertainty that such payments will be collected, the loan may be categorized as non-accrual and no interest will be recorded unless it is collected. When all overdue payments are collected and, in our judgment, a loan is likely to remain current, it may be re-categorized as accrual.
For loans purchased at a discount, GAAP limits the yield that may be accreted (accretable yield) to the excess of the investor’s estimate of undiscounted expected principal, interest and other cash flows (cash flows expected at acquisition to be collected) over the investor’s initial investment in the loan. GAAP also requires that the excess of contractual cash flows over cash flows expected to be collected (non-accretable difference) not be recognized as an adjustment of yield, loss accrual or valuation allowance. Subsequent increases in cash flows expected to be collected from such loans generally will be recognized prospectively through adjustment of the loan’s yield over its remaining life. Decreases in cash flows expected to be collected will be recorded as impairment.
Note 3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards BoardFASB issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which requires that entities use a new forward lookingforward-looking “expected loss” model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowance for

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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)


credit losses. The measurement of expected credit losses is based upon historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. ASU No. 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. As an emerging growth company that has opted to take advantage of the extended transition period, we expect to adopt ASU No. 2016-13 on January 1, 2022.2023. We are currently assessing the potential impact the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 will have inon our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Note 4. Loans Held for Investment
We originate first mortgage whole loans secured by middle market and transitional CRE, and related instruments which are generally to be held as long term investments. To fundWe funded our existing loan originations to date, we usedportfolio using cash on hand and advancements under our master repurchase facility with Citibank, N.A., or Citibank, or our Master Repurchase Facility, and borrowings under our former term loan facility, in the form of a note payable, with Texas Capital Bank, National Association, or Texas Capital Bank, or the TCB note payable.other debt financing. See Note 5 for further information regarding our debt agreements.Master Repurchase Facility.


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The table below details overall statistics for our loan portfolio:portfolio as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:    
 Balance at September 30, 2019 Balance at December 31, 2018 Balance at March 31, 2020 Balance at December 31, 2019
Number of loans 10
 7
 14
 12
Total loan commitments $227,157
 $154,802
 $296,987
 $260,167
Unfunded loan commitments (1)
 $18,813
 $17,673
 $24,753
 $17,268
Principal balance $208,344
 $137,129
 $272,234
 $242,899
Unamortized net deferred origination fees $(880) $(1,285) $(747) $(821)
Carrying value $207,464
 $135,844
 $271,487
 $242,078
Weighted average coupon rate 5.85% 6.14% 5.70% 5.76%
Weighted average all in yield (2)
 6.51% 6.82% 6.40% 6.41%
Weighted average maximum maturity (years) (3)
 3.6
 4.7
 3.4
 3.6
Weighted average LTV 70% 70% 68% 70%
(1)Unfunded commitments will primarily be funded to finance property and building improvements and leasing capital. These commitments will generally be funded over the term of each loan.
(2)All in yield includes the amortization of deferred fees over the initial term of the loan.
(3)Maximum maturity assumes all extension options are exercised, which options are subject to the borrower meeting certain conditions.
The table below details our loan activities forduring the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2020:
  Principal Balance Deferred Fees Carrying Value
Balance at December 31, 2019 $242,899
 $(821) $242,078
Additional funding 3,209
 
 3,209
Originations 26,126
 (388) 25,738
Net amortization of deferred fees 
 462
 462
Balance at March 31, 2020 $272,234
 $(747) $271,487
The tables below detail the property type and geographic distribution of the properties securing the loans in our portfolio as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
  Principal Balance Deferred Fees Carrying Value
Balance at beginning of period $260,488
 $(1,531) $258,957
Additional funding 1,466
 
 1,466
Repayments (53,610) 449
 (53,161)
Net amortization of deferred fees 
 202
 202
Balance at end of period $208,344
 $(880) $207,464
  March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Property Type Number of Loans Carrying Value Percentage of Value Number of Loans Carrying Value Percentage of Value
Office 5
 $84,986
 31% 4
 $71,446
 30%
Hotel 1
 23,817
 9% 1
 23,101
 10%
Retail 3
 44,827
 17% 3
 43,782
 18%
Multifamily 3
 69,043
 25% 3
 68,911
 28%
Industrial 2
 48,814
 18% 1
 34,838
 14%

 14
 $271,487
 100% 12
 $242,078
 100%
  March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Geographic Location Number of Loans Carrying Value Percentage of Value Number of Loans Carrying Value Percentage of Value
East 5
 $104,123
 37% 4
 $90,047
 37%
South 5
 104,598
 39% 5
 103,295
 43%
West 1
 9,751
 4% 1
 9,014
 4%
Midwest 3
 53,015
 20% 2
 39,722
 16%

 14
 $271,487
 100% 12
 $242,078
 100%

The table below details our loan activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019:

 Principal Balance Deferred Fees Carrying Value
Balance at beginning of period $137,129
 $(1,285) $135,844
Additional funding 4,835
 
 4,835
Originations 119,990
 (928) 119,062
Repayments (53,610) 449
 (53,161)
Net amortization of deferred fees 
 884
 884
Balance at end of period $208,344
 $(880) $207,464

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The tables below detail the property type and geographic distribution of the properties securing the loans included in our portfolio at September 30, 2019:
Property Type Number of Loans Carrying Value Percentage of Value
Office 3
 $56,816
 27%
Hotel 1
 23,068
 11%
Retail 3
 40,882
 20%
Multifamily 2
 51,911
 25%
Industrial 1
 34,787
 17%

 10
 $207,464
 100%
Geographic Location Number of Loans Carrying Value Percentage of Value
East 2
 $59,205
 29%
South 5
 102,548
 49%
West 1
 6,376
 3%
Midwest 2
 39,335
 19%

 10
 $207,464
 100%

Loan Risk Ratings
WeAs further described in Note 2, we evaluate each of our loans for impairment at least quarterly by assessing a variety of risk factors in relation to each loan and assigning a risk rating to each loan based on those factors. Factors considered in these evaluations include, but are not limited to, property type, geographic and local market dynamics, physical condition, leasing and tenant profile, projected cash flow, risk of loss, current LTV, debt yield, collateral performance, structure, exit plan and sponsorship.
At September 30, 2019, we had 10 first mortgage whole loans with an aggregateThe following table allocates the carrying value of $207,464. Basedour loan portfolio at March 31, 2020 based on our internal risk rating policy, each of these loans was assigned a "3" acceptablepolicy:
Risk Rating Number of Loans Carrying Value
1  $
2 1 24,505
3 7 132,633
4 6 114,349
5  
  14 $271,487

The weighted average risk rating at September 30, 2019. of our loans by carrying value was 3.3 and 2.9 as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The impact from the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted some of our borrowers’ business operations or tenants, particularly in the cases of our retail, hospitality and office property collateral with exposure to the oil and gas industries, which are the types of properties that have been highly impacted by the pandemic. We expect that those negative impacts may continue and apply to other borrowers and their tenants. Therefore, certain of our borrowers’ business plans will likely take longer to execute than initially expected and certain of our borrowers may be unable to pay their debt service obligations owed to us as currently scheduled. As a result, we have downgraded 6 loans representing 42% of the carrying value of our loan portfolio to a loan risk rating of “4” or “higher risk”.

We did not have any impaired loans non-accrualor nonaccrual loans or loans in maturity default as of September 30, 2019; thus, we did not recordMarch 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019. However, subsequent to March 31, 2020, a reserve forborrower under one of our loans secured by a retail property that had been downgraded to "4" or "higher risk", as noted above, requested relief from its debt service obligation owed to us and failed to make its April 2020 debt servicing obligation, resulting in a default under the loan loss.agreement. See Note 213 for a discussionfurther information regarding the risk rating system that we use in evaluating our portfolio.these requests.

Note 5. Debt Agreements
At September 30, 2019,The table below is an overview of our debt agreements includedthat provided financing for our Master Repurchase Facility.loans held for investment:
  Debt Obligation    
        Weighted Average Collateral
  Maximum Facility Size Principal Balance Carrying Value Coupon Rate 
Remaining
Maturity (1) (years)
 Principal Balance 
Fair
Value (2)
September 30, 2019:              
Master repurchase facility $213,482
 $131,253
 $130,312
 L + 2.00% 1.8 $208,344
 $208,647
               
December 31, 2018:              
Master repurchase facility $135,000
 $72,582
 $71,691
 L + 2.08% 2.6 $97,516
 $98,232
Note payable 32,290
 31,690
 31,485
 L + 2.15% 2.6 39,613
 39,640
  Debt Obligation    
        Weighted Average Collateral
  Maximum Facility Size Principal Balance Carrying Value Coupon Rate 
Remaining
Maturity (1) (years)
 Principal Balance 
Fair
Value (2)
March 31, 2020:              
Master repurchase facility $213,482
 $196,344
 $195,566
 L + 2.00% 1.4 $272,234
 $268,450
               
December 31, 2019:              
Master repurchase facility $213,482
 $165,536
 $164,694
 L + 1.99% 1.6 $242,899
 $242,763
(1)
The weighted average remaining maturity is determined using the current maturity date of the corresponding loans, excluding extension options.
(2)See Note 6 for further discussion of our financial assets and liabilities not carried at fair value.
Until May 23, 2019, we were a party to a credit agreement with our Manager as lender, orUnder the RMR Credit Agreement. Following our repayment of the approximate $14,220 balance then outstanding under the RMR Credit Agreement, the RMR Credit Agreement was terminated. See below in this Note 5 for information regarding the RMR Credit Agreement.
Until August 9, 2019, we were a party to the TCB note payable. Following our repayment of the $31,790 outstanding principal and accrued interest under the TCB note payable, the TCB note payable terminated in accordance with its terms. See below in this Note 5 for information regarding the TCB Note Payable.

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For the three months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded interest expense of $1,563 and $155 in connection with our Master Repurchase Facility and the TCB note payable, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded interest expense of $4,126, $891 and $39 in connection with our Master Repurchase Facility, the TCB note payable and the RMR Credit Agreement, respectively.
At September 30, 2019, our outstanding borrowings had the following remaining maturities:
Year 
Principal payments on
Master Repurchase Facility (1)
2019 $
2020 26,395
2021 104,858
2022 
2023 
  $131,253
(1)The allocation of our outstanding borrowings under our Master Repurchase Facility is based on the current maturity date of each loan investment with respect to which the individual borrowing relates.
Master Repurchase Facility
On February 9, 2018, one of our wholly owned subsidiaries entered into agreements tothat govern our Master Repurchase Facility, or collectively, as amended, our Master Repurchase Agreement, pursuant to which we may sell to, and later repurchase from, Citibank, floating rate mortgage loans and other related assets, or purchased assets. At that time, our Master Repurchase Facility provided up to $100,000 for advancements. On November 6, 2018, we amended our Master Repurchase Agreement to increase the maximum amount available for advancement under the facility from $100,000 to $135,000 and to change its stated expiration date from February 9, 2021 to November 6, 2021, subject to earlier termination as provided for in our Master Repurchase Agreement.
On February 4, 2019, we increased the maximum amount available for advancement under our Master Repurchase Facility from $135,000 to $210,000 and on May 1, 2019, in connection with an increase in commitment under the RMR Credit Agreement, we further increased the maximum amount available for advancement under our Master Repurchase Facility from $210,000 to $250,000, in each case with the additional advancements being available for borrowing under our Master Repurchase Facility if and as we borrowed under the RMR Credit Agreement or if and as we received proceeds from any public offering of our common shares or preferred equity, as further provided in our Master Repurchase Agreement. In connection with the February 2019 increase, certain other provisions of our Master Repurchase Agreement were amended to accommodate the RMR Credit Agreement. In May 2019, we completed an underwritten public offering, or the Offering, as further described in Note 7, we repaid the outstanding borrowings under the RMR Credit Agreement and the RMR Credit Agreement was terminated and the maximum amount available for advancement under our Master Repurchase Facility was reduced to $213,482.
Under our Master Repurchase Agreement, the initial purchase price paid by Citibank for each purchased asset is up to 75% of the lesser of the market value of the purchased asset or the unpaid principal balance of such purchased asset, subject to Citibank’s approval. Upon the repurchase of a purchased asset, we are required to pay Citibank the outstanding purchase price of the purchased asset, accrued interest and all accrued and unpaid expenses of Citibank relating to such purchased asset. The price differential (or interest rate) relating to a purchased asset is equal to LIBOR plus a premium of 200 to 250 basis points, determined by the yield of the purchased asset and the property type of the purchased asset’s real estate collateral. Citibank has the discretion under our Master Repurchase Agreement to advancemake advancements at margins higher margins than 75% and at premiums of less than 200 basis points. The weighted average interest rate for borrowingsadvancements under our Master PurchaseRepurchase Facility was 4.27%3.50% and 4.35%4.47% for the three months ended September 30,

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March 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively, and 4.42% and 4.34% forrespectively. For the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, we recorded interest expense of $1,638 and 2018, respectively.$1,084, respectively, in connection with our Master Repurchase Facility.
In connection with our Master Repurchase Agreement, we entered into a guaranty, or, as amended, the Guaranty, which requires us to payguarantee 25% of our subsidiary's prompt and complete payment of the purchase price, purchase price differential and any costs and expenses of Citibank related to our Master Repurchase Agreement. This guarantyThe Guaranty also requires us to comply with customary financial covenants, which include the maintenance of a minimum tangible net worth, minimum cash liquidity, a total indebtedness to tangible net worth ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio. These maintenance provisions provide Citibank with the right, in certain circumstances related to a credit event, as defined in our Master Repurchase Agreement, to re-determine the value of purchased assets. Where a decline in the value of

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purchased assets has resulted in a margin deficit, Citibank may require us to eliminate such margin deficit through a combination of purchased asset repurchases and cash transfers to Citibank, subject to Citibank's approval. As of March 31, 2020, we have not received a margin call under our Master Repurchase agreement.
Our Master Repurchase Agreement also provides for acceleration of the date of repurchase of the purchased assets and Citibank’s liquidation of the purchased assets upon the occurrence and continuation of certain events of default, including a change of control of us, which includes our Tremont Realty Advisors LLC, or our Manager, ceasing to act as our sole manager or to be a wholly owned subsidiary of The RMR Group LLC, or RMR LLC. As of September 30, 2019, we believeMarch 31, 2020, we were in compliance with the terms and conditionsall of the covenants ofand other terms under our Master Repurchase Agreement and the related guaranty.Guaranty.
OnFrom July 2018 until August 23, 2019, we received $14,635were a party to a term loan facility, in the form of a note payable, with Texas Capital Bank, National Association, or the TCB note payable. Following our repayment proceeds fromof the borrower on its loan held for investment that was used to refinance an office building located in Scarsdale, NY, which included the $13,997 of$31,790 outstanding principal outstanding under the loan, as well as the accrued interest, an exit fee, prepayment premium and our associated legal expenses. We were required to use $10,422 of these repayment proceeds to repay the outstanding balance and accrued interest under our Master Repurchase Facility associated with this loan, and we used the remaining proceeds to pay down additional outstanding balances under our Master Repurchase Facility. Further, on August 13, 2019, we used $8,000 of proceeds from the repayment of the JFK loan by the borrower, as described below, to pay down additional outstanding balances under our Master Repurchase Facility.
As of September 30, 2019, we had $24,203 available for immediate advancement under our Master Repurchase Facility from loans currently pledged under our Master Repurchase Facility, and $58,026 of unused capacity under our Master Repurchase Facility subject to our identifying suitable first mortgage whole loans for investment.
Note Payable
In July 2018, we closed a $40,363 loan, of which $39,613 was funded by us at closing to finance the acquisition of the Hampton Inn JFK, a 216 key, 13 story hotel located adjacent to the John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, NY, or the JFK loan. On August 9, 2019, the borrower repaid the $39,613 principal amount outstanding under the JFK loan, together with accrued interest, an exit fee and our associated legal expenses, for a total payoff amount of $39,922.
In connection with the JFK loan, one of our wholly owned subsidiaries entered into the TCB note payable, which advanced up to 80% of the JFK loan amount from time to time and was scheduled to mature in July 2021. Upon repayment of the JFK loan by the borrower in August 2019, we were required to repay the $31,690 principal amount outstanding under the TCB note payable, together with accrued interest, for a total payoff amount of $31,790. Following such repayment, the TCB note payable terminated in accordance with its terms. Interest payable on amounts advanced underWe recorded $368 of interest expense for the TCB note payable was calculated at a floating rate based on LIBOR plus a premium of 215 basis points. Inthree months ended March 31, 2019 in connection with the TCB note payable, we entered into a guaranty with Texas Capital Bank pursuant to which we guaranteed 25% of the TCB note payable amount plus all related interest and costs, which guaranty was released upon repayment of the TCB note payable.
The remaining proceeds from the repayment of the JFK loan by the borrower, afterAt March 31, 2020, our repayment of the TCB note payable, were used to pay down outstanding balancesadvancements under our Master Repurchase Facility.Facility had the following remaining maturities:
RMR Credit Agreement
On February 4, 2019, we entered into the RMR Credit Agreement, pursuant to which, from time to time until August 4, 2019, the scheduled expiration date of the RMR Credit Agreement, we were able to borrow up to $25,000 and, beginning May 3, 2019, $50,000 in subordinated unsecured loans at a rate of 6.50% per annum. In May 2019, we borrowed $14,220 under the RMR Credit Agreement to fund additional investments in first mortgage whole loans. Also in May 2019, we completed the Offering. Subsequently, in May 2019, we repaid the approximate $14,220 balance then outstanding under the RMR Credit Agreement with a portion of the Offering proceeds and the RMR Credit Agreement was terminated. In connection with this repayment and termination, we paid our Manager approximately $39 of interest and $7 of fees. See Note 7 for further information regarding the Offering. We have historical and continuing relationships with our Manager. See Notes 8 and 9 for further information regarding these relationships and related party transactions.
Year 
Principal Payments (1)
2020 $28,910
2021 167,434
2022 
2023 
2024 
  $196,344
(1)The allocation of our outstanding advancements under our Master Repurchase Facility is based on the current maturity date of each loan investment with respect to which the individual borrowing relates.
Note 6. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level I), and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level III). A financial asset’s or financial liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is

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significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
As of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and accounts payable approximated their fair values due to the short term nature of these financial instruments. At September 30, 2019As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the outstanding principal balances under our Master Repurchase Facility and at December 31, 2018, the outstanding principal balance under the TCB note payable approximated their fair values, as interest was based on floating rates based on LIBOR plus a spread, and the spread was consistent with those demanded by the market.
We estimate the fair values of our loans held for investment by using Level III inputs, including discounted cash flow analyses and currently prevailing market terms as of the measurement date, determined by significant unobservable market inputs, which include holding periods, discount rates based on LTV, property types and loan pricing expectations which are

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corroborated by a comparison with other market participants to determine the appropriate market spread to add to the one month LIBOR (Level III inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy under GAAP).
The table below provides information regarding financial assets and liabilities not carried at fair value on a recurring basis in our condensed consolidated balance sheets:
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
 Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value
Financial assets                
Loans held for investment $207,464
 $208,647
 $135,844
 $137,872
 $271,487
 $268,450
 $242,078
 $242,763
Financial liabilities                
Master Repurchase Facility 130,312
 131,253
 71,691
 72,582
Note payable 
 
 31,485
 31,690
Master repurchase facility $195,566
 $196,344
 $164,694
 $165,536


There were no transfers of financial assets or liabilities within the fair value hierarchy during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.
Note 7. Shareholders' Equity
May 2019 Offering
On May 21, 2019, we completed the Offering. In the Offering, we issued and sold 5,000,000 of our common shares at a price of $5.65 per share for total net proceeds of $26,074, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other expenses. Our Manager purchased 1,000,000 of our common shares in the Offering at the public offering price, without the payment of any underwriting discounts. We used the net proceeds of the Offering to repay the approximate $14,220 balance then outstanding under the RMR Credit Agreement and to reduce borrowings under our Master Repurchase Facility by approximately $11,900. After repayment of the outstanding balance under the RMR Credit Agreement, the RMR Credit Agreement was terminated. See Note 5 for further information regarding the RMR Credit Agreement.
Common Share Issuances and Repurchases
On April 5, 2019,January 9, 2020, we purchased an aggregate of 644384 of our common shares, valued at $9.39$5.33 per common share, the closing price of our common shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, or Nasdaq, on that day, from a former officer of RMR LLC in satisfaction of tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of our common shares.
On April 24, 2019, we granted 3,000 of our common shares, valued at $10.36 per share, the closing price of our common shares on Nasdaq on that day, to each of our 5 Trustees as part of their annual compensation.
On July 3, 2019, we purchased an aggregate of 704 of our common shares, valued at $4.03 per common share, the closing price of our common shares on Nasdaq on that day, from a former officer of RMR LLC in satisfaction of tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of our common shares.

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On September 18, 2019, we granted an aggregate of 53,300 shares, valued at $4.55 per share, the closing price of our common shares on Nasdaq on that day to our officers and certain other employees of our Manager and of RMR LLC under our equity compensation plan.
On September 25, 2019, we purchased an aggregate of 5,712 of our common shares valued at $4.82 per common share, the closing price of our common shares on Nasdaq on that day from our officers and certain other employees of our Manager and of RMR LLC in satisfaction of tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of our common shares.
Distributions
During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we declared and paid regulara quarterly distributionsdistribution to common shareholders as follows:
Record Date Payment Date Distribution Per Share Total Distribution
January 28, 2019 February 21, 2019 $0.11 $350
April 29, 2019 May 16, 2019 $0.22 $702
July 29, 2019 August 15, 2019 $0.22 $1,802
Record Date Payment Date Distribution Per Share Total Distribution
January 27, 2020 February 20, 2020 $0.22 $1,813


On October 17, 2019,March 31, 2020, we declared a regular quarterly distribution to common shareholders of record on October 28, 2019 of $0.22$0.01 per common share, or approximately $1,813.$82, to shareholders of record on April 10, 2020. We expect to pay this distribution on or about November 14, 2019.May 21, 2020.
Note 8. Management Agreement with our Manager
We have 0 employees. The personnel and various services we require to operate our business are provided to us by our Manager pursuant to a management agreement, which provides for the day to day management of our operations by our Manager, subject to the oversight and direction of our Board of Trustees.
In June 2018, our Manager agreed to waive any base management fees otherwise due and payable pursuant to our management agreement for the period beginning July 1, 2018 until June 30, 2020. In addition, our Manager also agreed that no incentive fee will be paid or payable by us for the 2018 or 2019 calendar years. As a result, weWe did not recognize any base management fees or incentive fees for the three or nine months ended SeptemberMarch 31, 2020 or 2019. Our Manager waived any base management or incentive fees otherwise due and payable by us under our management agreement through the period ending June 30, 2019 and the three months ended September 30, 2018.2020. If our Manager had not agreed to waivewaived these base management and incentive fees, we would have recognized $322$320 and $812 of base management fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and no incentive fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. Pursuant to our management agreement, we recognized $0 and $447 of base management fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and no incentive fees for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2018. If our Manager had not agreed to waive these fees, we would have recognized $222$223 of base management fees for the three months ended September 30, 2018, which would have resulted in us recognizing $669 of total base management fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (including the $447 of business management fees actually recognized)March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and no incentive fees would have been paid or payable for either of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2020 and 2019.
Our Manager, and not us, is responsible for the costs of its employees who provide services to us, including the cost of our Manager’s personnel who originate our loans, unless any such payment or reimbursement is specifically approved by a majority of our Independent Trustees, is a shared services cost or relates to awards made under any equity compensation plan adopted by us. We are generally required to pay or to reimburse our Manager and its affiliates for all other costs and expenses of our operations. Some of these overhead, professional and other services are provided by RMR LLC pursuant to a shared services agreement between our Manager and RMR LLC. We reimburse our Manager for shared services costs our Manager pays to RMR LLC and its affiliates, and theseaffiliates. These reimbursements may include an allocation of the cost of personnel employed by RMR LLC and our share of RMR LLC’s costs for providing our internal audit function, with suchfunction. These shared services costs are subject to approval by

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a majority of our Independent Trustees at least annually. We incurred shared services costs of $370$359 and $375$402 payable to our Manager as reimbursement for shared services costs it paid to RMR LLC for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively, and $1,110 and $1,125 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. We include these amounts in reimbursement of shared services expenses or general and administrative expenses, as applicable, in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)


Note 9. Related Person Transactions
We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with our Manager, RMR LLC, The RMR Group Inc., or RMR Inc., and others related to them, including other companies to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services and some of which have trustees, directors andor officers who are also our Trustees or officers. Our Manager is a subsidiary of RMR LLC, which is a majority owned subsidiary of RMR Inc., and RMR Inc. is the managing member of RMR LLC. RMR LLC provides certain shared services to our Manager which are applicable to us, and we reimburse our Manager for the amounts it pays for those services. One of our Managing Trustees, Adam Portnoy, is the sole trustee, an officer and the controlling shareholder of ABP Trust, which is the controlling shareholder of RMR Inc., and he is also a director of our Manager, a managing director and the president and chief executive officer of RMR Inc., and an officer and employee of RMR LLC. David M. Blackman, our other Managing Trustee and our President and Chief Executive Officer, also serves as a director and the president, and chief executive officer of our Manager and is an officer and employee of RMR LLC, and each of our other officers is also an officer and/or employee of our Manager or RMR LLC. Our Independent Trustees also serve as independent directors or independent trustees of the RMR Real Estate Income Fund and of other public companies to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services. Adam Portnoy serves as the chair of the boards of trustees and boards of directors of several of these public companies and as a managing director or managing trustee of all of these companies and other officers of RMR LLC, including Mr. Blackman and certain of our other officers, serve as managing trustees, managing directors or officers of certain of these companies. In addition, officers of our Manager, RMR LLC and RMR Inc. serve as our officers and officers of other companies to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services.
Our Manager, Tremont Realty Advisors LLC.LLC. We have a management agreement with our Manager to provide management services to us. See Note 8 for further information regarding our management agreement with our Manager.
We were formerly a 100% owned subsidiary of our Manager. Our Manager is our largest shareholder and, as of September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, owned 1,600,100 of our common shares or approximately 19.4% of our outstanding common shares. Included in those shares are the 1,000,000 of our common shares that our Manager purchased in the Offering. See Note 7 for further information regarding the Offering.
Each of our Managing Trustees and officers is also a director or officer of our Manager and of RMR LLC.
Until May 23, 2019, we were a party to the RMR Credit Agreementa credit agreement with our Manager. See Note 5 for information regardingManager as lender, or the RMR Credit Agreement.
RMR Inc. and RMR LLC. Our Manager is a subsidiary of RMR LLC, which is a majority owned subsidiary of RMR Inc., and RMR Inc. is the managing member of RMR LLC. The controlling shareholder of RMR Inc. is ABP Trust. Adam D. Portnoy, one of our Managing Trustees, is the sole trustee, an officer and the controlling shareholder of ABP Trust, a managing director, president and chief executive officer of RMR Inc., a director of our Manager and an officer and employee of RMR LLC. David M. Blackman, our other Managing Trustee and our President and Chief Executive Officer, also serves as the president, chief executive officer and a director of our Manager and is an officer and employee of RMR LLC. RMR LLC provides certain shared services to our Manager that are applicable to us, and we reimburse our Manager for the amount it pays for those services. See Note 8 for further information regarding this shared services arrangement.
For further information about these and other such relationships and certain other related person transactions, refer to our 20182019 Annual Report.
Note 10. Income Taxes
We have elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the IRC. Accordingly, we generally are not, and will not be, subject to U.S. federal income tax, provided that we meet certain distribution and other requirements. We are subject to certain state and local taxes, certain of which amounts are or will be reported as income taxes in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)


Note 11. Weighted Average Common Shares
We calculate basic earnings per share, or EPS, by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the relevant period. We calculate diluted EPS using the more dilutive of the two class method or the treasury stock method. Unvested share awards and other potentially dilutive common share issuances and the related impact on earnings, (loss), are considered when calculating diluted earnings (loss) per share. ForEPS. The table below provides a reconciliation of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, 39,024 and 15,037 unvestedweighted average number of common shares respectively, were excluded fromused in the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share because to do so would have been antidilutive. Due to net losses incurred during the threebasic and nine months ended September 30, 2018, basic weighted average shares is equal to diluted weighted average shares for such periods. As a result, 2,204 and 1,071 restricted unvested common shares were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.(amounts in thousands):
  For the Three Months Ended March 31,
  2020 2019
Weighted average common shares for basic earnings per share 8,169
 3,136
Effect of dilutive securities: unvested share awards (1)
 
 6
Weighted average common shares for diluted earnings per share 8,169
 3,142

(1)
For the three months ended March 31, 2020, 22 unvested common shares were not included in the calculation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been antidilutive.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)


Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies
Unfunded Commitments
As of September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we had unfunded commitments of $18,813$24,753 related to our loans held for investment. Unfunded commitments will generally be funded to finance property and building improvements and leasing capital over the term of the applicable loan. UnfundedThese commitments are not reflected in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Loans held for investment related to our unfunded commitments had a weighted average initial maturity of 21.7 years. See Note 4 for further information regardingrelated to loans held for investment.
Secured Borrowings
As of September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we had an aggregate of $131,253$196,344 in principal amount outstanding under our Master Repurchase Facility with a weighted average life to maturity of 1.81.4 years. See Note 5 for further information regarding our secured debt agreements.
Note 13. Subsequent Events
The borrower under our loan related to a property located in Coppell, TX requested relief from its debt service obligation owed to us and failed to make its April 2020 debt service payment by the scheduled due date, resulting in a default under the loan agreement. This full recourse loan has an outstanding principal balance of $22,204, which accounts for approximately 8.2% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of our loan portfolio. In response to this default, we implemented a cash flow sweep on this borrower's accounts and the loan agreement was modified to increase the interest reserve balance that may be used to make interest payments, if needed, and to waive the default. Before this loan modification and related waiver of default become effective, the borrower is required to pay us rent it collected for April 2020 to fulfill a portion of its debt service obligation. As of May 1, 2020, the borrower has not yet fulfilled this obligation. We have not recorded an allowance for loan loss with respect to this investment because we believe it is probable that we will ultimately collect all outstanding loan amounts due under this loan. As of May 1, 2020, all of our other borrowers have paid all of their debt service obligations owed to us and none of the other loans included in our investment portfolio are in default.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our 20182019 Annual Report.
OVERVIEW (dollars in thousands, except per share data)
We are a REIT that was organized under Maryland law in 2017. We focusOur business strategy is focused on originating and investing in first mortgage whole loans secured by middle market and transitional CRE. We define middle market CRE as commercial properties that have values up to $75,000 and transitional CRE as commercial properties subject to redevelopment or repositioning activities that are expected to increase the value of the properties. These assets are classified as loans held for investment in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Loans held for investment are reported at cost, net of any unamortized loan fees and origination costs as applicable, unless the assets are deemed impaired.
Our Manager is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. We believe that our Manager provides us with significant experience and expertise in investing in middle market and transitional CRE.
We operate our business in a manner consistent with our qualification for taxation as a REIT under the IRC. As such, we generally are not subject to U.S. federal income tax, provided that we meet certain distribution and other requirements. We also operate our business in a manner that permits us to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,amended. or the Investment Company Act.
COVID-19 Pandemic
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic, the United States declared a national emergency concerning this pandemic, and several states and municipalities have declared public health emergencies. The COVID-19 pandemic, and various governmental and market responses intended to contain and mitigate the spread of the virus and its detrimental public health impact, have severely negatively impacted the global economy, including the U.S. economy. As a result, most market observers believe the global economy is currently in the midst of a recession. These conditions have adversely impacted some of our borrowers’ tenants, which in turn, has adversely impacted our borrowers’ businesses and liquidity and their ability to pay interest owed under our loans. See elsewhere in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for further information about the impact these conditions have had on our borrowers, our loans and Master Repurchase Agreement, as well as on the broader market conditions, including for the CRE lending industry, and certain actions we have taken in response.
We and our Manager are closely monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of our business, including:
our borrowers and their ability to withstand the current economic conditions and continue to fund their debt service obligations owed to us,

our operations, liquidity and capital needs and resources,

conducting financial modeling and sensitivity analysis,
actively communicating with our borrowers, Citibank and other key constituents and stakeholders in order to help assess market conditions, opportunities, best practices and mitigate risks and potential adverse impacts, and

monitoring, with the assistance of counsel and other specialists, possible government relief funding sources and other programs that may be available to us or our borrowers to enable us and them to operate through the current economic conditions and enhance their ability to fund their debt service obligations owed to us.

In order to preserve cash, we announced on March 30, 2020 that we had reduced the rate of our quarterly distributions payable to our common shareholders to $0.01 per share.
We believe that some of our impacted borrowers or their tenants may benefit from provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act, passed by Congress in March 2020, or other Federal or state assistance allowing them to continue or resume business activity.

We do not have any employees and the personnel and various services we require to operate our business are provided to us by our Manager, or through our Manager, RMR LLC pursuant to our management agreement with our Manager and our Manager’s shared services agreement with RMR LLC. RMR LLC has implemented enhanced cleaning protocols and social distancing guidelines at its corporate headquarters and its regional offices, as well as business continuity plans to ensure RMR LLC employees remain safe and able to support us and RMR LLC’s other managed companies, including providing appropriate information technology such as notebook computers, smart phones, computer applications, information technology security applications and technology support. RMR LLC has also taken measures to reduce the possibility of persons gathering in groups and in close proximity to each other, for the purpose of mitigating the potential for spreading of COVID-19 infections.
There are extensive uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. These uncertainties include among others:
the duration and severity of the current economic downturn;

the strength and sustainability of any economic recovery;

the timing and process for how the government and other market participants may oversee and conduct the return of economic activity when the COVID-19 pandemic abates, such as what continuing restrictions and protective measures may remain in place or be added and what restrictions and protective measures may be lifted or reduced in order to foster a return of increased economic activity in the United States; and

whether, following a recommencing of more normal level of economic activities, the United States or other countries experience “second waves” of COVID-19 infection outbreaks and, if so, the responses of governments, businesses and the general public to those events.

As a result of these uncertainties, we are unable to determine what the ultimate impact will be on our and our borrowers’ and other stakeholders’ businesses, operations, financial results and financial position. For further information and risks relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath on us and our business, see elsewhere in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Part II, Item 1A Risk Factors, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Book Value per Common Share
The table below calculates our book value per common share (amounts in thousands, except per share data):
September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Shareholders' equity$86,679
 $59,668
$86,032
 $86,221
Total outstanding common shares8,240
 3,179
8,239
 8,240
Book value per common share$10.52
 $18.77
$10.44
 $10.46

Our Loan Portfolio
As of September 30, 2019, our portfolio of investments consisted of 10 first mortgage whole loans with an aggregate carrying value of $207,464. Based on our internal risk rating policy, each of these loans was assigned a "3" acceptable risk rating at September 30, 2019. We did not have any impaired loans, non-accrual loans or loans in maturity default as of September 30, 2019; thus, we did not record a reserve for loan loss. See Notes 2 and 4 to the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion regarding the risk rating system that we use in evaluating our loans held for investment.
The table below details overall statistics for our loan portfolio as of September 30,March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
 Balance at September 30, 2019 Balance at March 31, 2020 Balance at December 31, 2019
Number of loans 10
 14
 12
Total loan commitments $227,157
 $296,987
 $260,167
Unfunded loan commitments (1)
 $18,813
 $24,753
 $17,268
Principal balance $208,344
 $272,234
 $242,899
Unamortized net deferred origination fees $(880) $(747) $(821)
Carrying value $207,464
 $271,487
 $242,078
Weighted average coupon rate 5.85% 5.70% 5.76%
Weighted average all in yield (2)
 6.51% 6.40% 6.41%
Weighted average maximum maturity (years) (3)
 3.6
 3.4
 3.6
Weighted average LTV 70% 68% 70%
(1)  
Unfunded commitments will primarily be funded to finance property and building improvements and leasing capital. These commitments will generally be funded over the term of each loan.
(2)All in yield includes the amortization of deferred fees over the initial term of the loan.
(3)Maximum maturity assumes all extension options are exercised, which options are subject to the borrower meeting certain conditions.

Loan Portfolio Details
The table below details our loan portfolio as of September 30, 2019:
March 31, 2020:
Location Property Type Origination Date Committed Principal Amount Principal
Balance
 Coupon Rate 
All in
Yield (1)
 
Maximum Maturity(2)
(date)
 
LTV(3)
 Risk Rating Property Type Origination Date Committed Principal Amount Principal
Balance
 Coupon Rate 
All in
Yield (1)
 
Maximum Maturity(2)
(date)
 
LTV(3)
 Risk Rating
First mortgage whole loansFirst mortgage whole loans     First mortgage whole loans     
Metairie, LA Office 04/11/2018 $18,102
 $16,679
 L + 5.00% L + 5.66% 04/11/2023 79% 3
Coppell, TX Retail 02/05/2019 $22,915
 $22,204
 L + 3.50% L + 4.25% 02/05/2021 73% 4
Houston, TX Office 06/26/2018 15,200
 13,719
 L + 4.00% L + 4.61% 06/26/2023 69% 3 Multifamily 05/10/2019 28,000
 27,475
 L + 3.50% L + 4.37% 11/10/2022 56% 4
Paradise Valley, AZ Retail 11/30/2018 12,790
 6,400
 L + 4.25% L + 6.16% 11/30/2022 48% 3 Retail 11/30/2018 12,790
 9,724
 L + 4.25% L + 5.76% 11/30/2022 48% 4
Dublin, OH Office 02/18/2020 22,820
 12,947
 L + 3.75% L + 5.55% 02/18/2023 33% 3
Metairie, LA Office 04/11/2018 18,102
 17,030
 L + 5.00% L + 5.65% 04/11/2023 79% 4
Barrington, NJ Industrial 05/06/2019 37,600
 34,962
 L + 3.50% L + 4.05% 05/06/2023 79% 3
Houston, TX Office 06/26/2018 15,200
 13,901
 L + 4.00% L + 4.60% 06/26/2023 69% 4
St. Louis, MO Office 12/19/2018 29,500
 26,637
 L + 3.25% L + 3.76% 12/19/2023 72% 3 Office 12/19/2018 29,500
 27,477
 L + 3.25% L + 3.75% 12/19/2023 72% 3
Atlanta, GA Hotel 12/21/2018 24,000
 23,218
 L + 3.25% L + 3.73% 12/21/2023 62% 3 Hotel 12/21/2018 24,000
 23,904
 L + 3.25% L + 3.72% 12/21/2023 62% 4
Rochester, NY Multifamily 01/22/2019 24,550
 24,550
 L + 3.25% L + 3.86% 01/22/2024 74% 3 Multifamily 01/22/2019 24,550
 24,550
 L + 3.25% L + 3.86% 01/22/2024 74% 2
Coppell, TX Retail 02/05/2019 22,915
 21,751
 L + 3.50% L + 4.26% 02/05/2021 73% 3
Barrington, NJ Industrial 05/06/2019 37,600
 34,900
 L + 3.50% L + 4.05% 05/06/2023 79% 3
Houston, TX Multifamily 05/10/2019 28,000
 27,475
 L + 3.50% L + 4.37% 11/10/2022 56% 3
Omaha, NE Retail 06/14/2019 14,500
 13,015
 L + 3.65% L + 4.05% 06/14/2024 77% 3 Retail 06/14/2019 14,500
 13,015
 L + 3.65% L + 4.05% 06/14/2024 77% 3
Yardley, PA Office 12/19/2019 14,900
 14,008
 L + 3.75% L + 4.48% 12/19/2024 75% 3
Orono, ME Multifamily 12/20/2019 18,110
 17,037
 L + 3.25% L + 3.89% 12/20/2024 72% 3
Allentown, PA Industrial 01/24/2020 14,000
 14,000
 L + 3.50% L + 4.02% 01/24/2025 67% 3
Total/weighted averageTotal/weighted average $227,157
 $208,344
 L + 3.60% L + 4.25% 
 70% 3Total/weighted average $296,987
 $272,234
 L + 3.59% L + 4.29% 
 68% 3.3
(1)All in yield includes the amortization of deferred fees.
(2)Maximum maturity assumes all extension options are exercised, which options are subject to the borrower meeting certain conditions.
(3)LTV represents the initial loan amount divided by the underwritten in-place value at closing.

In September 2019,As of March 31, 2020, we enteredhad $296,987 in aggregate loan commitments, consisting of a diverse portfolio, geographically and by property type, of 14 first mortgage whole loans. The impact from the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted some of our borrowers’ business operations or tenants, particularly in the case of our retail, hospitality and office property collateral with exposure to the oil and gas industries, which are the types of properties that have been highly impacted by the pandemic. We expect that those negative impacts may continue and apply to other borrowers and their tenants. Therefore, certain of our borrowers’ business plans will likely take longer to execute than initially expected and certain of our borrowers may be unable to pay their debt service obligation owed to us as currently scheduled. As a result, we have downgraded six loans representing 42% of the carrying value of our loan portfolio to a loan applicationrisk rating of “4” or “higher risk”. All of the loans in our portfolio are structured with arisk mitigation mechanisms, such as cash flow sweeps or interest reserves,

to help protect us against investment losses. In addition, we are actively engaging with each of our borrowers to assess performance of their business plans with respect to underlying assets, among other things.
The borrower forunder our loan related to a first mortgage bridge whole loan with a total commitment of $22,582 to refinance a three building office portfolio located in Dublin, OH.

In October 2019, we entered into a loan application with a borrower for a first mortgage bridge whole loan with a total commitment of $18,010 to refinance a student housing property located in Orono, ME.

Financing Activities
On May 21, 2019, we issuedCoppell, TX requested relief from its debt service obligation owed to us and sold 5,000,000 of our common shares atfailed to make its April 2020 debt service payment by the scheduled due date, resulting in a price of $5.65 per share in the Offering for total net proceeds of $26,074, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other expenses. Our Manager purchased 1,000,000 of our common shares in the Offering at the public offering price, without the payment of any underwriting discounts. We used the net proceeds of the Offering to repay the approximate $14,220 balance then outstandingdefault under the RMR Credit Agreement and to reduce borrowings under our Master Repurchase Facility by approximately $11,900. After repayment of the outstanding balance under the RMR Credit Agreement, the RMR Credit Agreement was terminated. 
During the quarter ended September 30, 2019, we repaid the $31,690loan agreement. This full recourse loan has an outstanding principal balance plus accrued interest underof $22,204, which accounts for approximately 8.2% of the TCB note payable and $22,412 ofaggregate outstanding principal balances underbalance of our Master Repurchase Facility with the repayment proceeds noted above,loan portfolio. In response to this default, we implemented a cash flow sweep on this borrower's accounts and the TCB note payableloan agreement was terminated in accordance withmodified to increase the interest reserve balance that may be used to make interest payments, if needed, and to waive the default. Before this loan modification and related waiver of default become effective, the borrower is required to pay us rent it collected for April 2020 to fulfill a portion of its terms.debt service obligation. As of September 30, 2019,May 1, 2020, the borrower has not yet fulfilled this obligation. We have not recorded an allowance for loan loss with respect to this investment because we had $24,203 availablebelieve it is probable that we will ultimately collect all outstanding loan amounts due under this loan. As of May 1, 2020, all of our other borrowers have paid all of their debt service obligations owed to us and none of the other loans included in our investment portfolio are in default.
We did not have any impaired loans or non-accrual loans as of March 31, 2020; thus, we did not record a reserve for immediate advancement underloan loss as of that date. For further information regarding our Master Repurchase Facilityrisk rating policy, see Notes 2 and 4 to the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. However, depending on the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and the current economic downturn, our borrowers' businesses, operations and liquidity may be materially adversely impacted. As a result, they may become unable to pay their debt service obligations owed to us, which may result in the impairment of those loans, and the recording loan loss reserves with respect to those loans and recording of any income from those loans currently pledged pursuant toon a nonaccrual basis. For further information regarding the risks associated with our Master Repurchase Facility and $58,026loan portfolio, see the risk factors identified in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of unused capacity Master Repurchase Facility subject to our identifying suitable first mortgage whole loans for investment.this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Financing Activities
The table below is an overview of our debt agreements that provided financing for our loans held for investment as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018:2019:
  Initial Maturity Date Principal Balance Unused Capacity Maximum Facility Size Collateral Principal Balance
September 30, 2019:          
Master repurchase facility 11/06/2021 $131,253
 $82,229
 $213,482
 $208,344
December 31, 2018:          
Master repurchase facility 11/06/2021 $72,582
 $62,418
 $135,000
 $97,516
Note payable 07/19/2021 31,690
 600
 32,290
 39,613
  Initial Maturity Date Principal Balance Unused Capacity Maximum Facility Size Collateral Principal Balance
March 31, 2020:          
Master repurchase facility 11/06/2021 $196,344
 $17,138
 $213,482
 $272,234
December 31, 2019:          
Master repurchase facility 11/06/2021 $165,536
 $47,946
 $213,482
 $242,899

The table below details our debtMaster Repurchase Facility activities forduring the three months ended September 30, 2019:
March 31, 2020:
  Master Repurchase Agreement Note Payable Total
Balance at beginning of period $152,620
 $31,523
 $184,143
Borrowings 
 
 
Repayments (22,412) (31,690) (54,102)
Deferred Fees (7) 1
 (6)
Amortization of Deferred Fees 111
 166
 277
Balance at end of period $130,312
 $
 $130,312
The table below details our debt activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019:
 Master Repurchase Agreement Note Payable RMR Credit Agreement Total Total
Balance at beginning of period 71,691
 31,485
 $
 103,176
Borrowings 92,983
 
 14,220
 107,203
Balance at December 31, 2019 $164,694
Advancements 30,806
Repayments (34,312) (31,690) (14,220) (80,222) 
Deferred Fees (342) (5) 
 (347) (53)
Amortization of Deferred Fees 292
 210
 
 502
 119
Balance at end of period $130,312
 $
 $
 $130,312
Balance at March 31, 2020 $195,566
As of September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, outstanding borrowingsadvancements under our Master Repurchase Facility had a weighted average interest rate of LIBOR plus 200 basis points per annum, excluding associated fees and expenses. For morefurther information regarding our Master Repurchase Agreement, see Note 5 to the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
As of March 31, 2020, we had a $196,344 aggregate outstanding principal balance under our Master Repurchase Agreement. In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are actively engaging with Citibank regarding our liquidity

position and the status of the loans in our portfolio which are financed under our Master Repurchase Agreement. Our Master Repurchase Agreement is structured with risk mitigation mechanisms including a cash flow sweep which would allow Citibank to control interest payments from our borrowers under our loans which are financed under our Master Repurchase Agreement, and the ability to accelerate dates of repurchase and institute margin calls which may require us to pay down balances associated with one or more of our loans which are financed under our Master Repurchase Agreement. As of May 1, 2020, we believe we were in compliance with all the covenants and other terms under our Master Repurchase Agreement and, to date, Citibank has not utilized any such risk mitigation mechanisms under our Master Repurchase Agreement.
We could experience a loss on repurchase transactions under our Master Repurchase FacilityAgreement if a counterparty to these transactions defaults on its obligation to resell the underlying assets back to us at the end of the transaction term, or if the value of the underlying assets has declined as of the end of that term, or if we default on our obligations under the applicable agreement governing any such arrangement.
As of February 18, 2020, we closed two additional loans and we have fully committed the capital available to us. Our ability to obtain additional financing advancements under our Master Repurchase Facility is contingent upon our making additional advancements to our existing borrowers or our ability to effectively reinvest any additional capital, including any loan repayment proceeds, that we may obtain or receive. However, we cannot be sure that we will be able to obtain additional capital or additional financing advancements under our Master Repurchase Facility. It may take an extended period for us to reinvest any additional capital we may receive, and any reinvestments we may be able to make may not provide us with similar returns or comparable risks as those of our current investments. See “—Factors Affecting Operating Results—Market Conditions” below for information regarding the impact of the current market conditions on the access of capital for CRE lenders such as us.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (dollars in thousands, except share data)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2018:March 31, 2019:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended March 31,
 2019 2018 Change % Change 2020 2019 Change % Change
INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS: 
 
     
 
    
Interest income from investments $4,959
 $1,385
 $3,574
 258% $4,284
 $3,000
 $1,284
 43%
Less: interest and related expenses (1,992) (563) (1,429) 254% (1,757) (1,549) (208) 13%
Income from investments, net 2,967
 822
 2,145
 261% 2,527
 1,451
 1,076
 74%
                
OTHER EXPENSES:                
Management fees (1)
 
 
 
 %
General and administrative expenses 541
 510
 31
 6% 540
 503
 37
 7%
Reimbursement of shared services expenses 370
 375
 (5) (1%) 321
 370
 (49) (13%)
Total expenses 911
 885
 26
 3%
Total expenses (1)
 861
 873
 (12) (1%)
         

 
 
 

Net income (loss) $2,056
 $(63) $2,119
 3,363%
Net income $1,666
 $578
 $1,088
 188%
                
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted 8,156
 3,129
 5,027
 161%
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 8,169
 3,136
 5,033
 160%
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 8,169
 3,142
 5,027
 160%
                
Net income (loss) per common share - basic and diluted $0.25
 $(0.02) $0.27
 1,352%
Net income per common share - basic and diluted $0.20
 $0.18
 $0.02
 11%
(1)In June 2018, ourOur Manager agreed to waivehas waived any base management or incentive fees otherwise due and payable pursuant toby us under our management agreement forthrough the period beginning July 1, 2018 untilending June 30, 2020. If our Manager had not agreed to waivewaived these base management and incentive fees, we would have recognized $322$320 and $222$223 of base management fees for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and September 30, 2018, respectively.no incentive fees would have been paid or payable for either of the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.
Interest income from investments. The interest income from investments of $4,959$4,284 for the three months ended September 30, 20192020 period reflects interest earned on the 1014 loans included in our loan portfolio. Also contributing to the increase interest income from investments for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $877 of deferred fees that we recognized on the two loans that were repaid by borrowers during the quarter as well as a prepayment premium earned on one of these repaid loans.portfolio at March 31, 2020. Interest income from investments of $1,385$3,000 for the three months ended September 30, 20182019 period primarily consists of interest earned on the fournine loans that were included in our loan portfolio during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and on the proceeds of our IPO and concurrent private placement.at March 31, 2019.
Interest and related expenses. The increase in interest and related expenses is a result of higher outstanding borrowingsadvancements under our Master Repurchase Facility, and the TCB note payablepartially offset by declining LIBOR rates during the three months ended September 30, 20192020 period as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018. Also contributing to the increase in interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019 were $157 of deferred fees that we recognized with respect to the prepayment and termination of the TCB note payable as a result of the early repayment of the JFK loan by the borrower.
Management fees. There were no management fees recognized for the three months ended September 31, 2019 or 2018 as our Manager agreed to waive any base management fee otherwise due and payable pursuant to our management agreement for the period beginning July 1, 2018 until June 30, 2020.period.
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses primarily include legal and audit fees, insurance, dues and subscriptions, Trustee fees, internal audit costs, share based compensation expense and other professional fees. General and administrative expenses increased for the 2020 period as compared to the 2019 period as a result of increases in professional fees and share based compensation.
Reimbursement of shared services expenses. Reimbursement of shared services expenses represents reimbursements for the costs our Manager arranges on our behalf from RMR LLC. Reimbursement of shared services expenses for the 2020 period declined as compared to the 2019 period due to our reduced usage of shared services resulting from our loan portfolio being fully invested.
Net income (loss).income. The realization ofincrease in net income for the 20192020 period as compared to net loss for the 20182019 period is due to the changes noted above.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018:
  Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2019 2018 Change % Change
INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS:        
Interest income from investments $11,872
 $2,113
 $9,759
 462%
Less: interest and related expenses (5,572) (666) (4,906) 737%
Income from investments, net 6,300
 1,447
 4,853
 335%
         
OTHER EXPENSES:        
Management fees (1)
 
 447
 (447) (100%)
General and administrative expenses 1,662
 1,668
 (6) %
Reimbursement of shared services expenses 1,110
 1,125
 (15) (1%)
Total expenses 2,772
 3,240
 (468) (14%)
         
Net income (loss) $3,528
 $(1,793) $5,321
 297%
         
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted 5,583
 3,121
 2,462
 79%
         
Net income (loss) per common share - basic and diluted $0.63
 $(0.57) $1.21
 210%
(1)In June 2018, our Manager agreed to waive any base management fees otherwise due and payable pursuant to our management agreement for the period beginning July 1, 2018 until June 30, 2020. If our Manager had not agreed to waive these base management fees, we would have recognized $812 of base management fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and $222 for the three months ended September 30, 2018, which would have resulted in us recognizing $669 of total base management fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (including the $447 of business management fees actually recognized).
Interest income from investments. The interest income from investments of $11,872 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 reflects interest earned on the 10 loans included in our loan portfolio. Also contributing to the increase in interest income from investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $877 of deferred fees that we recognized on the two loans that were repaid by borrowers during the quarter as well as a prepayment premium earned on one of these repaid loans. Interest income from investments of $2,113 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily consists of interest earned on the proceeds of our IPO and concurrent private placement and on the four loans closed for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
Interest and related expenses. The increase in interest and related expenses is a result of higher outstanding borrowings under our Master Repurchase Facility and the TCB note payable during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Also contributing to the increase in interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $157 of deferred fees that we recognized with respect to the repayment and termination of the TCB note payable as a result of the early repayment of the JFK loan by the borrower.
Management fees. The decrease in management fees is a result of our Manager agreeing to waive any base management fee otherwise due and payable pursuant to our management agreement for the period beginning July 1, 2018 until June 30, 2020.
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses primarily include legal and audit fees, insurance, dues and subscriptions, Trustee fees, internal audit costs, share based compensation expense and other professional fees.
Reimbursement of shared services expenses. Reimbursement of shared services expenses represents reimbursements for the costs our Manager arranges on our behalf from RMR LLC.
Net income (loss). The realization of net income for the 2019 period as compared to net loss for the 2018 period is due to the changes noted above.


Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We present Core Earnings, (Loss) which is considered a “non-GAAP financial measure” within the meaning of the applicable SEC rules. Core Earnings (Loss) does not represent net income (loss) or cash generated from operating activities and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP or an indication of our cash flows from operations determined in accordance with GAAP, a measure of our liquidity or operating performance or an indication of funds available for our cash needs. In addition, our methodology for calculating Core Earnings (Loss) may differ from the methodologies employed by other companies to calculate the same or similar supplemental performance measures; therefore, our reported Core Earnings (Loss) may not be comparable to the core earnings (loss) as reported by other companies.

We believe that Core Earnings (Loss) provides meaningful information to consider in addition to net income and cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. This measure helps us to evaluate our performance excluding the effects of certain transactions and GAAP adjustments that we believe are not necessarily indicative of our current loan portfolio and operations. In addition, Core Earnings (Loss) is used in determining the amount of businessbase management and incentive fees payable by us to our Manager under our management agreement.
Core Earnings (Loss)
We calculate Core Earnings (Loss) as net income, (loss), computed in accordance with GAAP, including realized losses not otherwise included in net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP, and excluding: (a) the incentive fees earned by our Manager (if any); (b) depreciation and amortization (if any); (c) non-cash equity compensation expense; (d) unrealized gains, losses and other similar non-cash items that are included in net income (loss) for the period of the calculation (regardless of whether such items are included in or deducted from net income (loss) or in other comprehensive income (loss) under GAAP) (if any); and (e) one timeone-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP and certain non-cash items (if any).
  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2019 2018 2019 2018
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Core Earnings (Loss):        
Net income (loss) $2,056
 $(63) $3,528
 $(1,793)
Non-cash equity compensation expense 80
 118
 300
 349
Core Earnings (Loss) $2,136
 $55
 $3,828
 $(1,444)
         
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted 8,156
 3,129
 5,583
 3,121
         
Core Earnings (Loss) per common share - basic and diluted $0.26
 $0.02
 $0.69
 $(0.46)
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2020 2019
Reconciliation of Net Income to Core Earnings:    
Net income $1,666
 $578
Non-cash equity compensation expense 42
 35
Core earnings $1,708
 $613
     
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 8,169
 3,136
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 8,169
 3,142
     
Core earnings per common share - basic and diluted $0.21
 $0.20
Factors Affecting Operating Results
Our results of our operations are impacted by a number of factors and primarily depend on the interest income from our investments and the financing and other costs associated with our business. Our operating results are also impacted by general CRE market conditions and unanticipated defaults by our borrowers.
Credit Risk. We are subject to the credit risk of our borrowers in connection with our investments. We seek to mitigate this risk by utilizing a comprehensive underwriting, diligence and investment selection process and by ongoing monitoring of our investments. Nevertheless, unanticipated credit losses could occur that could adversely impact our operating results. For further information regarding the risks associated with our loan portfolio, see the risk factors identified in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Changes in Fair Value of our Assets. We generally hold our investments for their contractual terms, unless repaid earlier by the borrower. We evaluate our investments for impairment quarterly. Impairments occur when it is probable that we will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the applicable contractual terms. If we determine that a loan is impaired, we will record an allowance to reduce the carrying value of the loan to an amount that takes into account both the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's contractual effective interest rate and the fair value of any available collateral, net of any costs we expect to incur to realize that value.
Although we generally hold our investments for their contractual terms, we may occasionally classify some of our investments as held for sale. Investments held for sale will be carried at the lower of their amortized cost or fair value within loans held for sale on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, with changes in fair value recorded through earnings. Fees received from our borrowers on any loans held for sale will be recognized as part of the gain or loss on sale. We do not currently expect to hold any of our investments for trading purposes.

For further information regarding the risks associated with our loan portfolio, see the risk factors identified in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Availability of Leverage and Equity. We use leverage to make additional investments that may increase our returns. We may not be able to obtain the expected amount of leverage we desire or its cost may exceed our expectation and, consequently, the returns generated from our investments may be reduced. To continueIn order to grow our loan portfolio, of investments, we may also seekwill need to raiseobtain additional equity capital. However, our access to additional equity capital depends on many factors including the price at which our common

shares trade relative to their book value and wemarket lending conditions. See " —Market Conditions" below. We have experienced and may continue to experience challenges raising equity capital in the future.
Market Conditions. Under current market conditionsPrior to the COVID-19 pandemic, CRE investment sales transaction volume for the first two months of 2020 was up over 7% compared to the same period last year according to Real Capital Analytics (market data and/or forecasts obtained from Real Capital Analytics are ©2019 Real Capital Analytics, Inc. all rights reserved) and subjectaccording to our having access to capital to invest, we believe that we will be able to identify additional attractive financing opportunities by continuing to focus on middle marketthe Mortgage Bankers Association, $601,000,000 in commercial and transitional CRE loans. We believe thatmultifamily loans were originated in 2019, a 5% increase from 2018. At year end, there continues to be strong demand for alternative sources ofwas approximately $3,700,000,000 in CRE debt capital. The decrease in traditional CRE debt providers, such as banksoutstanding, 55% greater than what was outstanding at the end of 2007 and insurance companies, is a primary reason borrowers are seeking alternative sources$250,000,000 more than at the end of debt, particularly in middle market and transitional situations. Alternative CRE lenders, like us, generally are able to operate with fewer regulatory constraints than traditional CRE debt providers, such as banks and insurance companies. This allows alternative CRE lenders to create customized solutions to fit borrowers’ specific business plans for the collateral properties. We believe that this flexibility affords2018. In 2019, alternative lenders, like us, a competitive advantagehad gained considerable market share, comprising approximately 11.9% of total mortgage debt outstanding at year end according to the Mortgage Bankers Association and loan pricing had begun to stabilize, with loan spreads averaging approximately 300 basis points over regulated traditional CRE debt providers, especially with regard to middle market and transitional CRE debt financing.
A significant amount of capital continues to be raised by alternative lenders. As newLIBOR. The credit spread compression in 2019 allowed alternative CRE debt providers enterlenders the marketplace and as existing alternative CRE debt providers increase their presence inopportunity to provide capital for the marketplace, borrowersfinancing of properties that are becoming more familiar with alternative CRE debt products and are choosing to utilize alternative CRE debt financing in anear or at stabilization. In addition, the wider array of circumstances. However,uses for alternative debt has exposed alternative lenders to a broader borrower base which has increased supplythe diversity and quality of alternativeloan portfolios.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on the commercial real estate debt markets. Credit spreads on recently issued, 10-year, investment grade commercial mortgage backed securities, or CMBS, bonds increased from approximately 80 basis points in late February to over 325 basis points in late March, which has effectively shut down the market for any new CMBS issuance. The U.S. Federal Reserve's April 9, 2020 announcement detailing its plan to offer $2,300,000 in loans has provided much needed liquidity to the CRE debt capital has resulted in more competition for loans and applied downward pressure onmarkets by expanding the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, or TALF, to include AAA rated CMBS bonds issued prior to March 23, 2020. TALF, however, does not include newly issued CMBS or commercial real estate collateralized loan credit spreads. In addition, the LIBOR, the index rate upon which bridge loans are priced, has decreased during the last quarter and weobligation, or CRE-CLO, bonds at this time. We expect that itCMBS lenders will continue to decreaserefrain from providing new CRE loans until bond spreads tighten enough to allow for the sale or securitization of existing and any new loans on their balance sheets.
Alternative lenders have also sharply reduced providing new loan originations. Many appear to be waiting for market volatility to subside. Most alternative lenders finance properties with respect to which the borrowers have value enhancing business plans, which can be challenging to evaluate in this economic environment. Other alternative lenders appear to be unable to lend, financially burdened by margin calls, increased pricing or the loss of credit facilities all together. Alternative lenders that use mark-to-market repurchase facilities have been forced to cover margin calls due to volatility in pricing, regardless of the credit quality or performance of the loan collateral. Those with significant exposure to hospitality and retail have begun to see COVID-19 pandemic related travel and shelter in-place restrictions impact loan performance and are in active dialogue with borrowers most severely impacted by the economic shutdown. Despite the growth and maturation of the alternative lending segment, there is likely to be some attrition of less established alternative lenders with inadequate balance sheets or access to cost-effective financing to withstand a prolonged, deep economic downturn. We expect that until the volatility in the future, further reducing borrowing costs. To offset the reduction in loan credit spreads, some alternative CRE debtbond market subsides and repurchase and warehouse facility providers are considering constructionwilling and higher LTVable to fund new loans, to meet their investors’ return expectations. Because of this credit spread compression, borrowers are more frequently seeking alternative CRE debt financing for stabilized or near stabilized properties to take advantage of the flexibility offered by these loan structures. However, we believe many alternative lenders will focus on actively managing existing loan portfolios.
We believe that, compared to 2008 through 2010, the commercial real estate debt markets are targeting loan amountsbetter positioned to weather an economic downturn. Lenders maintained disciplined underwriting standards during the period preceding the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the average LTV ratios of traditional lenders increased from 62% in excess2018 to 64% in 2019, this ratio is lower than the 70% average LTV ratio seen in 2008 and 2009 according to Real Capital Analytics, Inc. We believe that the increased government regulations imposed on banks and insurers in response to the last financial crisis generally have them better positioned for the current economic downturn. Furthermore, increased government regulation was a catalyst for the growth of $50,000the alternative lender segment of the CRE debt markets. Alternative lenders filled the void left by banks to provide financing to borrowers secured by properties with value add and opportunistic business plans.
Despite the volatility and recent liquidity challenges impacting the CRE debt markets, we believe that the recent maturation of the alternative lending market positions it well for future growth, subject to the duration and severity of the current economic downturn. In the near term, borrowing costs are likely to increase as banks and alternative lenders slowly get back into the market and determine how to quantify and price risk in major markets.the midst of a recession. We believe that once the U.S. economy returns to a more stable state, there will be significant opportunities for alternative lenders, like us, to provide creative, flexible debt capital for a wide array of circumstances and business plans.
At year end, there was approximately $196,000,000 in un-invested capital in closed end real estate equity funds, 70% of which was earmarked for value add and opportunistic strategies according to Newmark Knight Frank. In addition, according to Prequin, more than $18,000,000 was raised in the first quarter of 2020 by CRE equity funds and there were over 930 CRE equity funds seeking to raise $297,000,000 of capital to invest in CRE of which more than half target value enhancing and opportunistic investment strategies. Subject to changes to these plans, we expect that our primary focusthere will continuebe significant future demand for bridge loans, including in the middle market, when the U.S. economy returns to be originatinga more stable state for a sustained period.

According to Real Capital Analytics, approximately 80% of all sales transactions are for property values between $15,000 and investing in floating rate first mortgage whole loans of less than $50,000.$75,000.
Changes in Market Interest Rates. With respect to our business operations, increases in interest rates, in general, may cause: (a) the interest expense associated with our variable rate borrowings, if any, to increase; (b) the value of our fixed rate investments, if any, to decline; (c) coupons on our variable rate investments, if any, to reset, perhaps on a delayed basis, to higher interest rates; and (d) refinancing by our borrowers to become more difficult and costly, negatively impacting refinancing as a source of repayment for our investments. See " Market Conditions" above for a discussion of the current market including interest rates.
Conversely, decreases in interest rates, in general, may cause: (a) the interest expense associated with our variable rate borrowings, if any, to decrease; (b) the value of our fixed rate investments, if any, to increase; (c) coupons on our variable rate investments, if any, to reset, perhaps on a delayed basis, to lower interest rates; and (d) our borrowers' ability to refinance to become easier and more affordable, positively impacting our borrowers' ability to repay our investments.
The interest income on our loans and interest expense on our borrowings float with one month LIBOR. Because we generally lever approximately 75% of our investments, as LIBOR increases our income from investments, net of interest and related expenses, will increase. LIBOR decreases are mitigated by interest rate floor provisions in our loan agreements with borrowers; therefore, changes to income from investments, net, may not move proportionately with the decrease in LIBOR.
LIBOR is currently expected to be phased out in 2021. We do not know what standard, if any, will replace LIBOR if it is phased out. We currently expect that, as a result of any phase out of LIBOR, the interest rates under our loan agreements with borrowers would be revised as provided under the agreements or amended as necessary to provide for an interest rate that approximates the existing interest rate as calculated in accordance with LIBOR. In addition, we currently expect that the interest rates we pay under our Master Repurchase Facility and any other then existing debt financing arrangements would be similarly revised as provided under the agreement or amended as necessary for that same purpose.
Size of Portfolio. The size of our loan portfolio, of investments, as measured both by the aggregate principal balance and the number of our CRE loans and our other investments, is also an important factor in determining our operating results. Generally, if the size of our loan portfolio grows, the amount of interest income we receive would increase and we may achieve certain economies of scale and diversify risk within our portfolio of investments.loan portfolio. A larger portfolio, however, may result in increased expenses; for example, we may incur additional interest expense or other costs to finance our investments. Also, if the aggregate principal balance of our loan portfolio grows but the number of our loans or the number of our borrowers does not grow, we could face increased risk by reason of the concentration of our investments. At this time, we are focused on managing our current loan portfolio. We believe our growth is limited by our ability to access accretiveadditional cost-effective capital.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Liquidity is a measure of our ability to meet potential cash requirements, including ongoing commitments to repay or meet margin calls resulting from our borrowings, fund and maintain our assets and operations, make distributions to our shareholders and fund other business operating requirements. We require a significant amount of cash to originate, purchase and invest in our target investments, make additional unfunded loan commitment payments, repay principal and interest on our borrowings, make distributions to our shareholders and fund other business operating requirements. Our sources of cash flows may include payments of principal, interest and fees we receive on our investments, other cash generatedwe may generate from our operating results and any unused borrowing capacity, including under our Master Repurchase Facility or other repurchase agreements or financing arrangements, and may also include bank loans or public or private issuances of debt or equity securities. We believe that these sources of funds will be sufficient to meet our operating and capital expenses and pay our debt service obligations owed and make any distributions to our shareholders for the next 12 months and for the foreseeable future, subject to the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic impact on our borrowers and their ability to fund their debt service obligations owed to us. For further information regarding the risks associated with our loan portfolio, see the risk factors identified in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Pursuant to our Master Repurchase Agreement, we may sell to, and later repurchase from, Citibank floating rate mortgage loans and other related assets, or purchased assets. The initial purchase price paid by Citibank for each purchased asset is up to 75% of the lesser of the market value of the purchased asset or the unpaid principal balance of such purchased asset, subject to Citibank’s approval. Upon the repurchase of a purchased asset, we are required to pay Citibank the outstanding purchase price of the purchased asset, accrued interest and all accrued and unpaid expenses of Citibank relating to such purchased asset. The price differential (or interest rate) relating to a purchased asset is equal to one month LIBOR plus a premium of 200 to 250 basis points, determined by the yield of the purchased asset and the property type of the purchased asset's real estate collateral. As of March 31, 2020, the maximum amount available for advancement under our Master

Repurchase Facility was $213,482 and the weighted average interest rate for advancements under our Master Repurchase Facility was 3.50%. Our Master Repurchase Facility is scheduled to expire on November 6, 2021. For further information regarding our Master Repurchase Facility, see Note 5 to Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and "-Overview-Financing Activities" above.

Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, net cash provided by operating activities of $2,489$1,308 was primarily due to our net income for the period and favorable changes in working capital from amounts due to our Manager accrued but not yet paid, partially offset by unfavorable changes in working capital primarily due to interest income accrued and not yet received and expenses paid in the period but accrued in previous periods.
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, net cash used in operating activities of $251 was primarily due to our net income for the period, partially offset by unfavorable changes in working capital primarily due to non-cash amortization of deferred fees, interest income accrued and not yet received and expenses paid in the period but accrued in previous periods.
Net cash used in operating activities of $2,149 during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was due to our net loss for the period, partially offset by the non-cash items such as the amortization of deferred fees and share based compensation.received.
Cash Used in Investing Activities
During the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2020, net cash used in investing activities consisted of $25,738 of loan originations, net of deferred fees, and $3,176 of additional fundings on our loans held for investment.
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, net cash used in investing activities consisted of $119,062$44,105 of loan originations, net of deferred fees and $4,835 of additional fundingsreceived on our loans held for investment, partially offset by loan principal repaymentsand $668 of $53,610 related to the prepayment of two of our loans held for investment.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, net cash used in investing activities consisted of $81,519 of loan originations, net of deferred fees receivedadditional fundings on our loans held for investment.
Cash Provided by Financing Activities
During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our cash provided by financing activities primarily consisted of $92,983$30,806 of advancements under our Master Repurchase Facility, $14,220 of borrowings under the RMR Credit Agreement and $26,074 of net proceeds from the issuance and sale ofpartially offset by distributions paid to our common shares in the Offering. We used the Offering proceeds to repay the approximate $14,220 outstanding under the RMR Credit Agreement and to reduce borrowings under our Master Repurchase Facility by approximately $11,900. Proceeds from the prepayment of two of our loans held for investment were used to repay approximately $31,690 of borrowings outstanding under the TCB note payable and $22,412 of borrowings outstanding under the Master Repurchase Facility.shareholders.
During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, our cash flows provided by financing activities consisted of $21,583$31,866 of advancements under our Master Repurchase Facility, and $31,690 of borrowings under the TCB note payable, partially offset by $1,045distributions paid to our shareholders.
As of deferredMarch 31, 2020, we have fully committed the capital available to us. Our ability to obtain additional financing cost payments related toadvancements under our Master Repurchase Facility and TCB note payable.
As of September 30, 2019,is contingent upon our making additional fundings to our existing borrowers or our ability to effectively reinvest any additional capital, including any loan repayment proceeds, that we had approximately $73,000 available for investment in new first mortgage whole loans from available borrowing capacitymay obtain or receive. However, we cannot be sure that we will be able to obtain additional capital or additional financing advancements under our Master Repurchase Facility. Any further investments would requireIt may take an extended period for us to obtainreinvest any additional equity or debt capital. We cannot be sure thatcapital we wouldmay receive, and any reinvestments we may be able to obtain any such additional equitymake may not provide us with similar returns or debt capital.comparable risks as those of our current investments.
Distributions
During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we paid regulara quarterly distributionsdistribution to our shareholders totaling $2,854$1,813 using cash on hand. For morefurther information regarding the distributions, we paid during 2019, see Note 7 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
On October 17, 2019,March 31, 2020, we declaredannounced that, due to the uncertainty and extreme disruption to the U.S. capital markets as a regularresult of the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting impact on the U.S. economy, we reduced our quarterly distribution rate on our common shares for the first quarter of 2020 to common shareholders of record on October 28, 2019 of $0.22$0.01 per common share, or approximately $1,813. We$82, in order to preserve our capital. This distribution will be paid to our common shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 10, 2020 and we expect to pay this distribution on or about November 14, 2019 using cash on hand.
The timing and amount of future distributions will be determined at the discretion of ourMay 21, 2020. Our Board of Trustees will continue to monitor our financial performance and will depend upon various factors that our Board of Trustees deems relevant, including our historicaleconomic outlook as the year progresses to determine a prudent level for any subsequent quarterly distributions for 2020 or declare and projected income, our Core

Earnings (Loss), the then-current and expected needs and availability of cash to pay our obligations and fund our investments, distributions which may bea distribution required to be paid by us to maintain our qualification for taxation as a REIT, limitations on distributions containedREIT. Depending upon the ultimate distribution requirement in our financing arrangements and other factors deemed relevant by our Board2020, if any, the reduction of Trustees in its discretion. Therefore, we cannot be sure that we will continuethe distribution could preserve up to pay distributions in the future or that the amount$5.2 million of any distributions we do pay will not decrease.capital this year.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments
Our contractual obligations and commitments as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 were as follows:
 Payment Due by Period Payment Due by Period
 Total Less than 1 Year 1 - 3 Years 3 - 5 Years More than 5 years Total Less than 1 Year 1 - 3 Years 3 - 5 Years More than 5 years
Unfunded loan commitments (1)
 $18,813
 $
 $18,813
 $
 $
 $24,753
 $4,301
 $20,452
 $
 $
Principal payments on Master Repurchase Facility (2)
 131,253
 
 131,253
 
 
Principal payments on master repurchase facility (2)
 196,344
 28,910
 167,434
 
 
Interest payments (3)
 9,977
 5,375
 4,602
 
 
 7,541
 5,099
 2,442
 
 
 $160,043
 $5,375
 $154,668
 $
 $
 $228,638
 $38,310
 $190,328
 $
 $
(1)The allocation of our unfunded loan commitments is based on the current loan maturity date to which the commitments relate.
(2)The allocation of outstanding borrowingsadvancements under our Master Repurchase FacilityAgreement is based on the current maturity date of each loan investment with respect to which the individual borrowing relates.
(3)Projected interest expense is attributable to only our debt service obligations at existing rates as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and is not intended to estimate future interest costs which may result from debt prepayments, additional borrowings, new debt issuances or changes in interest rates.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements that have had or that we expect would be reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
Debt Covenants
Our principal debt obligations at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 were the outstanding balances under our Master Repurchase Facility. Our Master Repurchase Agreement provides for acceleration of the date of repurchase of any then purchased assets and Citibank’s liquidation of the purchased assets upon the occurrence and continuation of certain events of default, including a change of control of us, which includes our Manager ceasing to act as our sole manager or to be a wholly owned subsidiary of RMR LLC. Our Master Repurchase Facility also provides that upon the repurchase of any then purchased asset, we are required to pay Citibank the outstanding purchase price of such purchased asset and accrued interest and any and all accrued and unpaid expenses of Citibank relating to such purchased asset. In August 2019, in connection with the repayment by the borrower of one of our loans held for investment, we repaid the associated outstanding balance and accrued interest under our Master Repurchase Facility.
In connection with our Master Repurchase Agreement, we entered into a guarantythe Guaranty, which requires us to payguarantee 25% of our subsidiary's prompt and complete payment of the purchase price, purchase price differential and any costs and expenses of Citibank related to our Master Repurchase Agreement. This guarantyThe Guaranty also requires us to comply with customary financial covenants, which include the maintenance of a minimum tangible net worth, minimum cash liquidity, a total indebtedness to tangible net worth ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio.
As of September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we had a $196,344 aggregate outstanding principal balance under our Master Repurchase Agreement. In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are actively engaging with Citibank regarding our liquidity position and the status of the loans in our portfolio which are financed under our Master Repurchase Agreement. Our Master Repurchase Agreement is structured with risk mitigation mechanisms including a cash flow sweep which would allow Citibank to control interest payments from our borrowers under our loans which are financed under our Master Repurchase Agreement, and the ability to accelerate dates of repurchase and institute margin calls which may require us to pay down balances associated with one or more of our loans which are financed under our Master Repurchase Agreement. As of May 1, 2020, we believe we were in compliance with the terms and conditions ofall the covenants ofand other terms under our Master Repurchase Agreement and, the related guarantee.to date, Citibank has not utilized any such risk mitigation mechanisms under our Master Repurchase Agreement.
Related Person Transactions
We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with our Manager, RMR LLC, RMR Inc. and others related to them. For example: we have no employees and the personnel and various services we require to operate our business are provided to us by our Manager pursuant to our management agreement with our Manager; our Manager is a subsidiary of RMR LLC and certain of the services provided to us by our Manager are provided by RMR LLC pursuant to a shared services agreement between our Manager and RMR LLC; our Manager is our largest shareholder and, at September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, owned approximately 19.4% of our outstanding common shares; RMR Inc. is the managing member of RMR LLC; Adam Portnoy, one of our Managing Trustees, is the sole trustee, an officer and the controlling shareholder of ABP Trust, which is the controlling shareholder of RMR Inc., and he is also a director of our Manager, a managing director and the president and an

chief executive officer of RMR Inc., and an executive officer and employee of RMR LLC; David M. Blackman, our other Managing Trustee

and our President and Chief Executive Officer, also serves as the president, chief executive officer and a director of our Manager and is an executive officer and employee of RMR LLC; and each of our other officers is also an officer and/or employee of our Manager or RMR LLC. In addition, other companies to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services have trustees, directors and officers some of whom are also trustees, directors or officers of us, our Manager, RMR LLC or RMR Inc. and some of our Trustees and officers serve as trustees, directors or officers of these companies.

For further information about these and other such relationships and related person transactions, see Notes 8 and 9 to the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our 20182019 Annual Report, our definitive Proxy Statement for our 20192020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and our other filings with the SEC. In addition, see the section captioned “Risk Factors” of our 20182019 Annual Report and Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a description of risks that may arise as a result of these and other related person transactions and relationships. Our filings with the SEC and copies of certain of our agreements with these related persons, including our management agreement with our Manager, are available as exhibits to our filings with the SEC and accessible at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. We may engage in additional transactions with related persons, including businesses to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services.


Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk (dollars in thousands, except per share data)
We believe that our business is exposed to two principal market risks: (a) changes in the level of economic activity in the U.S. economy generally or in geographic areas where the properties that are the subject of our real estate investments are located; and (b) changes in market interest rates.
Changes in the general economy may impact the ability and willingness of our borrowers to pay interest on and repay principal of our loans. A U.S. recession or a slowing of economic activity in areas where the collateral for our loans are located, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused one of our borrowers to default and may cause ourother borrowers to default or may cause the value of our loan collateral to be reduced below the amounts we are owed. To mitigate these market risks, we perform thorough diligence on the value of our collateral properties and of properties comparable to our collateral properties in the areas where our collateral properties are located and on the historical business practices of our borrowers and their affiliates. We compare our borrowers' business plans to our expectations for the economy where our collateral properties are located and regarding the future income potential of the specific collateral properties. We also monitor the performance of our borrowers and collateral properties. In addition, we also include provisions in our loan agreements that permit us to impose cash sweeps on our borrowers' accounts to help preserve our ability to collect amounts owed to us. Nonetheless, no amount of diligence, no matter how extensive, detailed and well informed it may be, can provide complete assurance against borrower defaults or against the deterioration of collateral values in declining market conditions. For further information regarding the risks associated with our loan portfolio, see the risk factors identified in Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Floating Rate Investments
As of September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our loans held for investment had an aggregate principal balance of $208,344$272,234 and the weighted average maximum maturity of our loan portfolio was 3.6,3.4 years, assuming full term extensions of all loans. All of our loans held for investment were made in U.S. dollars and earn interest at LIBOR plus a premium. Accordingly, we are exposed to interest rate risk for changes in U.S. dollar based short term rates, specifically LIBOR. As LIBOR decreases, our risk is partially mitigated by interest rate floor provisions in our loan agreements with borrowers. In addition, upon repayment from our borrowers we are vulnerable to decreases in interest rate premiums due to market conditions onat the time any reinvestment of thesuch repayment proceeds from the repayment.are reinvested.
Floating Rate Debt
At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our floating rate debt obligations consisted of $131,253$196,344 in outstanding borrowingsadvancements under our Master Repurchase Facility. Our Master Repurchase Facility matures in November 2021, subject to early termination as provided for in our Master Repurchase Agreement.
All of our floating rate debt was borrowed in U.S. dollars and requires interest to be paid at a rate of LIBOR plus a premium. Accordingly, we are exposed to interest rate risk for changes in U.S. dollar based short term rates, specifically LIBOR. In addition, upon selling additional mortgage loans and other assets under our Master Repurchase Facility, we are vulnerable to increases in interest rate premiums due to market conditions or perceived credit characteristics of our borrowers.

The table below details the impact, based on our existingcurrent loan portfolio and liabilities,debt outstanding at March 31, 2020, on our interest income and interest expense for the 12 month period following September 30, 2019, assumingof an immediate increase or decrease of 100 basis points in LIBOR, the applicable interest rate benchmark:
 Principal Balance as of September 30, 2019 
Interest Rate Per Year (1)
 100 Basis Point Increase 
100 Basis Point Decrease (3)
 Principal Balance as of March 31, 2020 
Interest Rate Per Year (1)
 100 Basis Point Increase 
86 Basis Point Decrease (3)
Assets (Liabilities) Subject to Interest Rate Sensitivity:            
Loans held for investment $208,344
 5.85% $1,657
 $(132) $272,234
 5.70% $136
 $
Master repurchase facility (131,253) 4.05% (1,313) 1,313
 (196,344) 2.87% (1,963) 1,694
Total change in net income from investments 

 $344
 $1,181
 

 $(1,827) $1,694
            
Annual earnings per share impact (2)
   $0.06
 $0.21
   $(0.22) $0.21
(1)Weighted based on interest rates and principal balances as of September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.
(2)Based on weighted average number of shares outstanding (diluted) for the three months ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.

(3)Our loan agreements with borrowers include interest rate floor provisions which set a minimum LIBOR for each loan. We do not currently have similar provisionsa LIBOR floor provision in our Master Repurchase Agreement. As a result, if LIBOR decreases below the floor established for any of our investments, our income from investments will decrease less than our borrowing costs and the net amount may result in an increase in our net investment income. The above table illustrates the incremental impact on our annual income from investments, net, due to increases and decreases in LIBOR of 100 basis points in LIBOR taking into consideration our borrowers' interest rate floors as of September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. The 100-basis point decrease in LIBOR used in the analysis above has been limited in that analysis to 0.86% to result in a LIBOR rate of 0.00%. The results are based on our current loan portfolio and debt outstanding at September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. Any changes to the mix of our investments of debt outstanding could have an impact on thethis interest rate sensitivity analysis above and this illustration is not meant to forecast future results.

To mitigate the impact of future changes in market interest rates on our business, we require borrowers to pay floating interest rates to us rather than fixed interest rates on a significant majority of our loans held for investment and, to the extent that we use leverage to make investments, we will continue to "match index" certain investments with our debt or leverage obligations so that they create similar movements in interest rates based upon similar indexes and other terms. Furthermore, depending upon our beliefs regarding future market conditions affecting interest rates, we may purchase interest rate hedge instruments that allow us to change the character of interest receipts and debt service obligations owed to us from fixed to floating rates or the reverse.
LIBOR Phase Out
LIBOR is currently expected to be phased out in 2021. All of the agreements governing our loans held for investment require our borrowers, and under our Master Repurchase Facility we are required, to pay interest at floating rates based on LIBOR. Future agreements governing loans that we may make and debt that we may incur may also require interest to be paid at floating rates based on LIBOR. We currently expect that the determination of interest under such agreements would be revised as provided under such agreements or amended as necessary to provide for an interest rate that approximates the existing interest rate as calculated in accordance with LIBOR. Despite our current expectations, we cannot be sure that, if LIBOR is phased out or transitioned, the changes to the determination of interest under such agreements would approximate the current calculation in accordance with LIBOR. We do not know what standard, if any, will replace LIBOR if it is phased out or transitioned.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based upon that evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Warning Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. Also, whenever we use words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “will”, “may” and negatives or derivatives of these or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon our present intent, beliefs or expectations, but forward-looking statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relate to various aspects of our business, including:
The duration and severity of the economic downturn resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on us and our borrowers,
The likelihood and extent to which our borrowers will be negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath and be able and willing to fund their debt service obligations owed to us,
Our expectations about our borrowers’ business plans and their abilities to successfully execute them,
Our expectations regarding the diversity and other characteristics of our loan investment portfolio,
Our ability to carry out our business strategy and thetake advantage of opportunities for our business that we believe exist,
Our operating and investment targets, guidelines, investment and financing strategies and leverage policies,
The abilityexpectations of our Managerthe opportunities that will exist in the CRE debt market, including the middle market, when the U.S. economy returns to locate suitable investmentsa more stable state for us, monitor, service and administer our existing investments and implement our investment strategy,a sustained period,
Our expected operating results,
The amount and timing of any cash flows we receive fromability to obtain additional capital to enable us to make additional investments or to increase our investments,potential returns, including by using available leverage,
Our ability to pay distributions to our shareholders and to sustain the amount of any such distributions,
Our expectations as to the amount of capital we may be able to preserve as a result of reducing the distribution rate on our common shares,
Our operating and investment targets, investment and financing strategies and leverage policies,
Our expected operating results,
The amount and timing of cash flows we receive from our investments,
Our expectations regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our borrowers and our financial condition,
The ability of our Manager to obtain and maintain financing to enablelocate suitable investments for us, to use leveragemonitor, service and administer our existing investments and to make additional investments or to increaseotherwise implement our potential returns,investment strategy,
Our ability to maintain and increase the net interest spread between the interest we earn on our investments and the interest we pay on our borrowings,
The origination, extension, exit, prepayment or other fees we may earn from our investments,
Yields that may be available to us from mortgages on specializedmiddle market and transitional commercial real estate,
The duration and other terms of our loans,loan agreements with borrowers,
The credit qualities of our borrowers,
The ability and willingness of our borrowers to repay our loans and investments in a timely manner or at all,
Our projected leverage,
The cost and availability of financingadditional advancements under our Master Repurchase Facility, or other debt financing under additional repurchase or bank facilities we may obtain from time to time, and our ability to obtain such additional debt financing,

Our qualification for taxation as a REIT,
Our ability to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act,
Our understanding of the competitive nature of our competitionindustry and our ability to successfully compete under such circumstances,
Market trends in our industry or with respect to interest rates, real estate values, the debt securities markets or the economy generally,
Regulatory requirements and the affecteffect they may have on us or our competitors and prospective competitors, and
Other matters.
Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control. Risks, uncertainties and other factors that could have a material adverse effect on our forward-looking statements and upon our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, cash flow, prospects and ability to make distributions include, but are not limited to:
The impact of conditions in the economy, the CRE, industry and the capital markets on us and our borrowers,

Competition within the CRE lending industry,
Changes in the availability, sourcing and structuring of CRE lending,
Defaults by our borrowers,
Compliance with, and changes to, federal, state or local laws or regulations, accounting rules, tax laws or similar matters,
Limitations imposed on our business and our ability to satisfy complex rules in order for us to maintain our qualification for taxation as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes,
Actual and potential conflicts of interest with our related parties, including our managing trustees,Managing Trustees, our Manager, RMR LLC, and others affiliated with them,
Acts of terrorism, outbreaks of so called pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, or other manmade or natural disasters beyond our control, and
Additional factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth in the section captioned "Risk Factors" in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in the section captioned "Risk Factors" in our 20182019 Annual Report.
For example:
We have a limited operating history, and we may not be able to operate our business successfully or generate sufficient revenue to make or sustain distributions to our shareholders,
Our currentTo make additional investments and continue to grow our business, we will need to obtain additional cost-effective capital. We cannot be sure that we will be successful in obtaining any such additional capital. If we are unable to obtain such additional capital, we may not be able to further grow our business by making additional investments,
We reduced our quarterly cash distribution rate to common shareholders is $0.22to $0.01 per share per quarter, or $0.88 per share per year.share. Our distribution rate is set and reset from time to time by our Board of Trustees. The timing, amount and form of future distributions will be determined at the discretion of our Board of Trustees and will depend upon various factors that our Board of Trustees deems relevant, including our historical and projected income, our Core Earnings, (Loss), the then-current and expected needs and availability of cash to pay our obligations and fund our investments, distributions which may be required to be paid by us to maintain our qualification for taxation as a REIT, limitations on distributions contained in our financing arrangements and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Trustees in its discretion. Therefore, we cannot be sure that we will continue to payresume paying distributions in the future at historic levels or that the amount of any distributions we do pay will not decrease,
In order to continue to grow our investments and business, we will need to obtain additional financing, whether by expanding our existing credit arrangements or obtaining new equity or other financing sources. We cannot be sure that we would be successfulincrease distributions in obtaining any such additional financing. If we are unable to obtain additional financing, we may not be able to further grow our investments and business,the future,
As of September 30, 2019, we had approximately $73,000 available for investment in new first mortgage whole loans from funds immediately available as well as available borrowing capacity under our Master Repurchase Facility. However, our available borrowing capacity under our Master Repurchase Facility is subject to conditions. Therefore, we may have less than the currently expected amount available for additional investments. Further, it may take an extended period of time for us to reinvest any such amount, and any reinvestments we may make may not provide us with returns similar to those on our current investments or at comparable risks,
Competition may limit our ability to identify and make desirable investments with any additional capital we may obtain or with any proceeds we may receive from repayments of our investments,
Our belief that there continues towill be strong demand for alternative sources of CRE debt capital when the U.S. economy returns to a more stable state for a sustained period may not be correct; further, any demand that now exists could be reduced. Reduced demand for alternative sources of CRE debt capital would further increase competition for investments in the CRE debt market,correct,
Contingencies related to loans that we have enteredmay enter applications with borrowers for but have not closed may not be satisfied, and the closings of pending loans may not occur, may be delayed or the terms may change,
The value of our loans depends upon our borrowers’ ability to generate cash flowflows from operating the propertiesassets that are ourserve as the collateral for our loans. Our borrowers may not have sufficient cash flowflows to repay our loans according to their terms, which may result in delinquency and foreclosure on our loans,

Our investments contain certain risk mitigation mechanisms that may help protect us against investment losses by mitigating the impact from our borrowers being unable to pay their debt service obligations owed to us as scheduled for a temporary period. However, these mechanisms may not adequately cover the debt service amount and will likely not be able to fully fund the debt service obligations owed to us if the tenants’ businesses fail or they default on their debt service obligations owed to us,
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all parts of the economy including our borrowers who are experiencing the negative impact of current economic conditions. As a result, we may not have sufficient capital to meet commitments from actions that Citibank takes if our borrowers default or the value of our collateral declines below required levels,
Our actions to actively manage our investments to minimize the impact of the economic challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic may not succeed or any success they may have may not help us avoid realizing negative impacts resulting from economic challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, including with respect to our liquidity and financial results,
Our engagement with Citibank, the lender under our Master Repurchase Facility, and our borrowers may not enable us to maximize our ability to collect interest and principal on our investments and minimize any actions that Citibank may take if our borrowers default or the value of any of the collateral underlying our loans declines below prescribed levels. These actions may not succeed or, any success they may have, may not prevent us from realizing negative impacts from the current business conditions, including with respect to our liquidity and financial results. Further, despite our active engagement with Citibank, Citibank may ultimately determine to utilize one or more of the risk mitigation mechanisms available to it under our Master Repurchase Agreement,
The risk mitigation mechanisms that apply to our investments may not adequately cover our borrowers' debt service amounts and the borrowers may not be able to fully fund their debt service obligations owed to us,
Prepayment of our loans may adversely affect the value of our loan portfolio and our ability to make or sustain distributions to our shareholders,
Loans secured by properties in transition involve a greater risk of loss than loans secured by stabilized properties,
Our Manager's and RMR LLC's only experience managing or servicing a mortgage REIT is with respect to us, and we have a limited operating history,
We may incur significant debt, and our governing documents contain no limit on the amount of debt we may incur,
Although, as of May 1, 2020, Citibank has not instituted cash sweeps on our accounts and we have not received a margin call under our Master Repurchase Facility, it may do so in the future in accordance with our Master Repurchase Agreement,
Continued availability of financingadditional advancements under our Master Repurchase Facility is subject to us identifying suitable loans to invest in and our satisfying certain financial covenants and other conditions, as applicable, that we may be unable to satisfy,
Financing for floating rate mortgages and other related assets that we may seek to sell pursuant to our Master Repurchase Facility is subject to approval by the lender under our Master Repurchase Facility, whose approval we may not obtain,

Actual costs under our Master Repurchase Facility will be higher than LIBOR plus a premium because of fees and expenses associated with our debt,
As of March 31, 2020, we have fully committed the capital available to us. Our ability to obtain additional financing advancements under our Master Repurchase Facility is contingent upon our making additional advancements to our existing borrowers or our ability to effectively originatereinvest any additional investments.capital, including any loan repayment proceeds, that we may obtain or receive. However, we cannot be sure that we will be able to useobtain additional capital or additional financing advancements under our Master Repurchase FacilityFacility. It may take an extended period for us to reinvest any additional capital we may receive, and any reinvestments we may be able to make may not provide us with similar returns or comparable risks as we expect or effectively originate additionalthose of our current investments, in the near future or at all,
Any phase out of LIBOR may have an impact on our investments and our debt financialfinancing arrangements,
We believe that the market price for our common shares may need to increase to approximately book value for us to practically access additional capital in the public market. We believe this because of expected negative market reactions, among other reasons, if we were to complete an equity offering at a price that is below approximately book value. However, we are not prohibited from selling our common shares at less than book value and could do so if we determined it to be in our interests,
We are dependent upon our Manager, its affiliates and their personnel. We may be unable to find suitable replacements if our management agreement is terminated,
We believe that our relationships with our related parties, including our Managing Trustees, our Manager, RMR LLC and others affiliated with them may benefit us and provide us with competitive advantages in operating and growing our business. However, the advantages we believe we may realize from these relationships may not materialize,
Our intention to remain exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act imposes limits on our operations, and we may fail to remain exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act, and
Our failure to remain qualified for taxation as a REIT could have significant adverse consequences.
Currently unexpected results could occur due to many different circumstances, some of which are beyond our control, such as acts of terrorism, the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters or changes in capital markets or the economy generally.
The information contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our 20182019 Annual Report or in our other filings with the SEC, including underin the captionsection captioned “Risk Factors” herein or therein, or incorporated herein or therein, identifies other important factors that could cause differences from our forward-looking statements. Our filings with the SEC are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
You should not place undue reliance upon our forward-looking statements.
Except as required by law, we do not intend to update or change any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Statement Concerning Limited Liability
The Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Tremont Mortgage Trust, a copy of which, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, is duly filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, provide that the name Tremont Mortgage Trust refers to the trustees collectively as trustees, but not individually or personally. No trustee, officer, shareholder, employee or agent of Tremont Mortgage Trust shall be held to any personal liability, jointly or severally, for any obligation of, or claim against, Tremont Mortgage Trust. All persons or entities dealing with Tremont Mortgage Trust, in any way, shall look only to the assets of Tremont Mortgage Trust for the payment of any sum or the performance of any obligation.


Part II. Other Information
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our business faces many risks, a number of which are described underin the captionsection captioned “Risk Factors” in our 20182019 Annual Report. The risks described in our 20182019 Annual Report and below may not be the only risks we face. Other risks of which we are not yet aware, or that we currently believe are not material, may also materially and adversely impact our business operations or financial results. If any of the events or circumstances described in the risk factors contained in our 20182019 Annual Report or described below occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely impacted and the value of an investment in our securities could decline. Investors and prospective investors should consider the risks described in our 20182019 Annual Report and below, and the information contained underin the captionsection captioned “Warning Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report before deciding whether to invest in our securities.
We mayOur business, operations, financial results and liquidity have been materially adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is not known what the duration of this pandemic will be or what its ultimate adverse impact on us and our business will be, but we expect it will be substantial.
COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and, in response to the outbreak, the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary has declared a public health emergency in the United States. COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the global economy, including the U.S. economy, and has resulted, or is expected to result, in a global economic recession.
These conditions have sufficient capitalmaterially and adversely impacted our business, results of operations and liquidity. In addition, some of our borrowers and their tenants have experienced substantial declines in their businesses and some of our borrowers have sought relief from us from their debt service obligations owed to acquire allus, and we expect these declines and requests to continue or increase in the future. As a result of the investmentsCOVID-19 pandemic and restrictions implemented in response, there have been construction moratoriums and decreases in available construction workers and construction activity, including required inspectors and governmental personnel for permitting and other requirements. These conditions may prevent our borrowers from completing ongoing and planned construction projects and improving their properties that we determine are attractive.

Our capital resources are limitedsecure our loans. As a result, borrowers may be unable to generate sufficient cash flow to make payments on or refinance our loans, and we may not recover some or all of our investment. We have, sufficientas of May 1, 2020, provided relief to one of our borrowers who is in default and we are actively engaging in discussions with our borrowers to maximize our ability to collect interest and principal payments from them. We cannot be sure these efforts will succeed and, if the current economic conditions continue or worsen for a prolonged period, there is a significant risk that some of our other borrowers may default on their debt service obligations owed to us.
During economic recessions, real estate values typically decline, sometimes significantly. Declining real estate values may increase the likelihood that our borrowers will default on their debt service obligations owed to us and that we will incur losses as a result because the value of the collateral that secures our loans may then be less than the debt owed to us plus our costs of recovery. Further, if borrowers do not repay our loans or we realize amounts that are less than the amount of the investment plus our costs, our investment portfolio will reduce in size. In addition, if a borrower defaults on our loan and we take actions related to the collateral securing that loan, we may be delayed for an extended period of time on converting that collateral to investable cash, which would impair our ability to redeploy that capital and grow our portfolio.
We have been limited in our ability to access capital and, as a result, we have limited capital to acquire investmentsinvest. The long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath on financial markets is uncertain. To the extent that impact is sustained for an extended period, we expect that we determine are attractive. This could limitwill be further challenged in accessing capital. As a result, our ability to grow our business and investment portfolio may be limited for an indefinite period.
In addition, we believe that the risks associated with our investments will be more severe during periods of economic slowdown or recession, especially if these periods are accompanied by declining real estate values. Consequently, our investment strategy may be adversely affected by a prolonged economic downturn or recession related to the COVID-19 pandemic where declining real estate values would likely reduce the level of new mortgage and other real estate related loan portfolio, including by pursuing opportunities currently availableoriginations since borrowers often use the appreciation in our loan origination pipeline, andthe value of their existing properties to support the purchase or investment in additional properties. Any sustained period of increased payment delinquencies, foreclosures or losses resulting from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic would adversely affect our ability to sustainoriginate or increaseacquire loans, which would materially and adversely affect our distribution rate. Our ability to further grow our portfolio over time will depend, to a significant degree, uponresults of operations, financial condition, liquidity and business and our ability to access additional equity and debt capital. make or sustain distributions to our shareholders.

We cannot predict the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic or the severity and duration of its economic impact, but we expect it will be suresubstantial. Potential consequences of the current unprecedented measures taken in response to the spread of COVID-19 and the current market disruptions and volatility affecting us include, but are not limited to:
the current low market price of our common shares may continue for an indefinite period and could decline further;

possible significant declines in the value of our portfolio;

our inability to accurately or reliably value our portfolio;
our inability to comply with financial covenants that could result in our defaulting under our Master Repurchase Agreement;

our maintaining the current reduced rate of distributions on our common shares for an extended period of time or suspending our payment of distributions entirely;

our failure to pay interest and principal when due on our outstanding debt, which would result in events of default under our Master Repurchase Facility and our possible loss of our Master Repurchase Facility;

our inability to access debt and equity capital on attractive terms, or at all;

increased risk of default or bankruptcy of our borrowers;

increased risk of our borrowers being unable to weather an extended cessation of normal economic activity and thereby impairing their ability to continue functioning as going concerns and to pay their debt service obligations owed to us;

our and our borrowers’ inability to operate our businesses if the health of our respective management personnel and other employees is affected, particularly if a significant number of individuals are impacted; and

reduced economic demand resulting from mass employee layoffs or furloughs in response to governmental action taken to slow the spread of COVID-19, which could impact the continued viability of our borrowers.
Further, the extent and strength of any economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic abates is uncertain and subject to various factors and conditions. Our business, operations and financial position may continue to be negatively impacted after the COVID-19 pandemic abates and may remain at depressed levels compared to prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and those conditions may continue for an extended period.
We currently reduced our quarterly distribution rate on our common shares to $0.01 per share; future distributions may remain at this level for an indefinite period or be eliminated and the form of payment could change.
We announced on March 31, 2020 that we had reduced our quarterly cash distributions on our common shares to $0.01 per share. We currently intend to continue to make quarterly distributions to our shareholders. However:
our ability to make or sustain the rate of distributions may continue to be adversely affected by the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath on our business, results of operations and liquidity;

our making of distributions is subject to restrictions contained in our Master Repurchase Agreement and may be subject to restrictions in future debt service obligations we may incur; during the continuance of any event of default under our Master Repurchase Agreement, we may be limited or in some cases prohibited from making distributions to our shareholders; and
our distribution rate is set and reset from time to time by our Board of Trustees. The timing, amount and form of future distributions will be determined at the discretion of our Board of Trustees and will depend upon various factors that our Board of Trustees deems relevant, including our historical and projected income, our Core Earnings, the then-current and expected needs and availability of cash to pay our obligations and fund our investments, distributions which may be required to be paid to maintain our qualification for taxation as a REIT, limitations on distributions contained in our financing arrangements and other factors deemed relevant by our

Board of Trustees in its discretion. Accordingly, future distribution rates may be increased or decreased and there is no assurance as to the rate at which future distributions will be paid.
For these reasons, among others, our distribution rate may not increase for an indefinite period and could be eliminated.
In order to preserve liquidity, we may elect to pay distributions to our shareholders in part in a form other than cash, such as issuing additional common shares of ours to our shareholders, as permitted by the applicable tax rules.
Some of our borrowers have accessrequested relief from their debt service obligations owed to us in response to the current economic conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and we expect to receive additional similar requests in the future; we may determine to grant relief in response to these requests in the future if we determine it prudent or appropriate to do so.
The current economic conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly negatively impacted some of our borrowers’ businesses, operations and liquidity. Some of our borrowers have requested relief from their debt service obligations owed to us. As of May 1, 2020, we have provided one borrower with relief in the form of an increased interest reserve. We expect to receive additional similar requests in the future, and we may determine to grant relief in the future if we determine it prudent or appropriate to do so. In addition, if our borrowers are unable to continue as going concerns as a result of the current economic conditions or otherwise, we may incur losses of all or some of our loan investments to them, including if the collateral securing our loans less our costs of recovery are less than the defaulted amounts.
Our borrowers and their tenants may not be eligible to participate in the relief programs provided under the recently adopted Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and even if they are eligible, any benefits they realize from participating in such equityprograms may not be sufficient to enable our borrowers to withstand the current economic conditions and any extended economic downturn or recession which may result from the COVID-19 pandemic.
On March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law. The CARES Act, among other things, provides billions of dollars of relief to individuals and businesses suffering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, receipt of government funds and other benefits from the CARES Act is subject to a detailed application and approval process and it is too soon to accurately predict whether our borrowers and their tenants will meet any eligibility requirements, how and when any government funds will flow to them (if at all) and the effect these funds may have in offsetting the drastic cash flow disruptions experienced by our borrowers. Further, there can be no guarantee that any relief provided by the CARES Act, either directly through participation in government programs, or indirectly through increased revenues attributable to a possible economic recovery generated by the CARES Act, will enable our borrowers to withstand the current economic conditions and any extended economic downturn or recession which may result from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our Master Repurchase Agreement requires, and the agreements governing any additional repurchase facilities, bank credit facilities or debt capitalarrangements that we may enter will likely require, us to provide additional collateral or pay down debt.

Our Master Repurchase Facility, or other repurchase or bank credit facilities (including term loans and revolving facilities) or debt arrangements that we may enter into to finance investments, may involve the risk that the value of the investments sold by us or pledged to the provider of such repurchase or other bank credit facilities or debt arrangements may decline, and, in such circumstances, we would likely be required to provide additional collateral or to repay all or a portion of the funds advanced thereunder. With respect to our Master Repurchase Facility, subject to certain conditions, Citibank has sole discretion to determine the market value of the investments that serve as collateral under the facility for purposes of determining whether we are required to pay margin to Citibank. Where a decline in the value of collateral, including as a result of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, results in a margin deficit, Citibank may require us to eliminate that margin deficit through a combination of purchased asset repurchases and cash transfers to Citibank, subject to Citibank's approval. We may not have funds available to eliminate any such margin deficit and may be unable to raise funds from alternative sources on favorable terms at the desired times, or at all, which may cause uswould likely result in a default under our Master Repurchase Agreement. In the event of any such default, Citibank could accelerate our outstanding debts and terminate our ability to reduce or suspendobtain additional advancements under our investment activities or dispose of assets at an inopportune time or price, which could negatively affectMaster Repurchase Facility, and our financial condition resultsand prospects would be materially and adversely affected. Any debt arrangements that we may enter into in the future would likely contain similar provisions. In addition, if any of operationsour current or future lenders file for bankruptcy or become insolvent, our investments that serve as collateral under the applicable repurchase or other bank credit facilities or debt arrangement may become subject to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, thus depriving us, at least temporarily, of the benefit of those assets. Such an event could restrict our access to additional debt arrangements and ability to sustain ortherefore increase our distribution rate.cost of capital. Lenders under any future repurchase or other bank credit facilities or debt arrangements may also require us to maintain a certain amount of cash or set aside assets sufficient to maintain a specified


Weliquidity position that would allow us to satisfy our collateral obligations. As a result, we may not be able to sustain or increase distributionsleverage our assets to maximum capacity, which could reduce our shareholders in the future.

Our current quarterly distribution is $0.22 per common share ($0.88 per common share per year). Our ability to make future distributions at our current distribution rate will depend, to a significant degree,return on our interest income from investments and our expenses (including interest expense). Although our Core Earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 exceeds our current distribution rate, we currently expect that our current distribution rate will exceed our Core Earnings (Loss) in future periods. Accordingly, ifassets. If we are unable to maintain or increasemeet any such collateral obligations, our Core Earnings, we may have to fund distributions from other sources (such as from selling certain of our assets) or reduce, or eliminate, our distributions. We cannot be sure that we will be able to continue to pay distributions in the future or that the amount of any distributions we do pay will not decrease.financial condition and prospects could deteriorate rapidly.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer purchases of equity securities. The following table provides information about our purchases of our equity securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.
Calendar Month 
Number of Shares Purchased (1)
 Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs 
Number of Shares Purchased (1)
 Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
July 2019 704
 $4.03
 
 $
September 2019 5,712
 4.82
 
 
January 2020 384
 $5.33
 
 $
Total 6,416
 $4.73
 
 $
 384
 $5.33
 
 $
(1)These common share withholdings and purchases were made to satisfy the tax withholding and payment obligations of certain of our officers and of certain current and former officers and other employees of our Manager and of RMR LLC in connection with the vesting of awards of our common shares. We withheld and purchased these shares at their fair market value based upon the trading price of our common shares at the close of trading on Nasdaq on the purchase date.

Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
 Description
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. (Filed herewith.)
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File. (Formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.)

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.
 TREMONT MORTGAGE TRUST
   
   
 By:/s/ David M. Blackman
  
David M. Blackman
President and Chief Executive Officer
  Dated: November 6, 2019May 4, 2020
   
 By:/s/ G. Douglas Lanois
  
G. Douglas Lanois
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
  Dated: November 6, 2019May 4, 2020


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