Michelle Wallach | CCO and Senior Regulatory Counsel |
Brian Harris | CEO |
Marc Fox | CFO |
Steve Delaney | JMP Securities |
Tim Hayes | FBR |
Jade Rahmani | KBW |
Rick Shane | JP Morgan |
Ben Zucker | BTIG |
George Bahamondes | Deutsche Bank |
Ken Bruce | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Ladies and gentlemen, greetings, and welcome to Ladder Capital Corporation First Quarter 2018 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Michelle Wallach.