Exhibit 99.1

Ladder Capital Corp Reports Third Quarter 2014 Results

Financial Highlights

• Generated third quarter 2014 Core Earnings of $49.2 million (Net income of $37.2 million on a GAAP basis)
• Core EPS of $0.31 per share (Basic EPS on a GAAP basis of $0.30)
• Originated $1.1 billion in commercial mortgage loans, including $736.3 million of mortgage loans held for sale and $376.1 million of mortgage loans held for investment
• Contributed $680.0 million of loans to two securitization transactions during the third quarter 2014 (completed seven securitizations in the first three quarters of 2014)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 5, 2014--Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE:LADR) (“we,” “Ladder,” or the “Company”) today announced operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. Core Earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, were $49.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, compared to $45.7 million earned in the third quarter of 2013, an increase of 7.6%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Core Earnings were $166.4 million compared to $180.3 million for the comparable period in 2013. We believe Core Earnings, which adjusts GAAP income before taxes for certain non-cash expenses and unrecognized derivative results, is useful in evaluating our earnings from operations. Net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $37.2 million and $85.8 million, respectively, compared to $21.2 million and $169.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

Core Earnings in the third quarter were affected by the additional interest expense related to the $300 million of 5.875% senior unsecured notes issued on August 1, 2014, and reduced securitization profit margins due to credit spread widening associated with market volatility. Core EPS, a non-GAAP measure, was $0.31 per share for the third quarter of 2014. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Core EPS was $1.04. Basic EPS on a GAAP basis was $0.30 per share and $0.81 per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

As of September 30, 2014, we had total assets of $4.7 billion, including $1.5 billion of commercial real estate loans, $2.2 billion of commercial real estate-related securities, $652.6 million of real estate, $142.4 million of total cash and $172.5 million of other assets. At the end of the third quarter of 2014, 79% of our total assets were comprised of senior secured assets, including first mortgage loans, commercial real estate-related securities secured by first mortgage loans, and cash. Senior secured assets comprised 92% of the total $2.0 billion investment activity during the third quarter of 2014.

During the three months ended September 30, 2014, we originated $1.1 billion of loans, comprised of $736.3 million of commercial mortgage loans held for sale and $376.1 million of commercial mortgage loans held for investment. We participated in two securitization transactions during the third quarter of 2014, contributing a total of $680.0 million in face amount of commercial mortgage loans. The sale of loans into these two securitization transactions resulted in income from the sale of loans, net, of $20.4 million in the third quarter of 2014. After factoring in related hedging results and other related adjustments, the net economic benefit during the quarter was $23.3 million. We also received $80.7 million in proceeds from the repayment of mortgage loans held for investment during the third quarter of 2014.

Our portfolio of CMBS and U.S. Agency Securities increased by $342.1 million during the third quarter of 2014 to $2.2 billion. We purchased $758.6 million and sold $335.2 million of securities during the three months ended September 30, 2014. We also received $43.0 million of proceeds from the repayment of securities during the quarter.

During the third quarter of 2014, we purchased three net lease properties, one new portfolio of office buildings, and added to an existing portfolio of office buildings for a total investment of $127.0 million. We also sold four net lease retail properties and 39 condominium units for a total of $38.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014, which generated income from the sale of real estate, net, of $8.5 million. Our total real estate portfolio as of September 30, 2014 increased to $652.6 million.

Portfolio Overview

The following table summarizes the book value of our investment portfolio as of the following dates:

We originate conduit first mortgage loans eligible for securitization that are secured by cash-flowing commercial real estate properties. These first mortgage loans are structured with fixed rates and five- to ten-year terms. During the third quarter of 2014, we participated in two commercial mortgage loan securitization transactions, contributing $680.0 million in principal value of loans. As of September 30, 2014, we held 12 first mortgage loans that were substantially available for contribution into future securitizations with an aggregate book value of $206.5 million. Based on the outstanding loan principal balances at September 30, 2014 and the “as-is” third-party FIRREA appraised values at origination, the weighted average loan-to-value ratio of this portfolio was 65.4%.

We also originate balance sheet first mortgage loans secured by commercial real estate properties that are undergoing lease-up, sell-out, renovation, or repositioning. These mortgage loans are generally structured with floating rates and terms (including extension options) ranging from one to five years. As of September 30, 2014, we held a portfolio of 42 balance sheet first mortgage loans with an aggregate book value of $1.2 billion. Based on the outstanding loan principal balances at September 30, 2014 and the “as-is” third-party FIRREA appraised values at origination, the weighted average loan-to-value ratio of this portfolio was 68.3%.

We selectively invest in other commercial real estate loans in the form of note purchase financings, subordinated debt, mezzanine debt, and other structured finance products related to commercial real estate. We held $143.3 million of other commercial real estate-related loans as of September 30, 2014. Based on the outstanding loan principal balances through the mezzanine or subordinated debt level at September 30, 2014 and the “as-is” third-party FIRREA appraised values at origination, the weighted average loan-to-value ratio of this portfolio was 75.1%.

As of September 30, 2014, our portfolio of CMBS investments had an estimated fair value of $2.0 billion and was comprised of investments in 159 CUSIPs ($12.8 million average investment per CUSIP), with a weighted average duration of 3.7 years.

As of September 30, 2014, our portfolio of U.S. Agency Securities had an estimated fair value of $141.5 million and was comprised of investments in 52 CUSIPs ($2.7 million average investment per CUSIP), with a weighted average duration of 5.4 years.

As of September 30, 2014, we owned 32 single tenant properties, four office building properties, 237 condominium units at Veer Towers in Las Vegas, and 290 apartment/condominium units at Terrazas River Park Village in Miami. Our total real estate portfolio had an aggregate book value of $652.6 million. We typically originate internal non-recourse mortgage loan financing secured by an individual property or a group of properties in our real estate portfolio and subsequently seek to securitize these loans. Once the loans have been securitized, they are included on our balance sheet as mortgage loan financing. As of September 30, 2014, we had $398.3 million of such mortgage loan financing, secured by certain of our real estate properties.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We held unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $87.8 million at September 30, 2014. We had total debt outstanding of $3.1 billion as of September 30, 2014, and we had an additional $1.6 billion of committed financing available for additional investment through our FHLB membership, our revolving credit agreements, and our committed repurchase facilities. During the third quarter, we requested and were granted an increase in the total funds available to us through our FHLB membership.

On August 1, 2014, we issued $300.0 million in aggregate principal of unsecured 5.875% senior notes due 2021 in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers. We also lengthened the maturity profile of our indebtedness with the FHLB. As of September 30, 2014, the weighted average maturity on our FHLB debt was 2.6 years compared to 1.8 years at the end of the prior quarter.

The following table summarizes our debt outstanding as of the following dates:

Conference Call and Webcast

We will host a conference call on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. EST to discuss third quarter 2014 results. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (855) 771-6992 domestic or (707) 287-9312 international, access code 18616065. Individuals who dial in will be asked to identify themselves and their affiliations. For those unable to participate, an audio replay will be available from 8:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 through midnight Wednesday, November 19, 2014. To access the replay, please call (855) 859-2056 domestic or (404) 537-3406 international, access code 18616065. The conference call will also be webcast though a link on Ladder Capital Corp’s Investor Relations website at ir.laddercapital.com. A web-based archive of the conference call will also be available at the above website.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We present Core Earnings, which is a non-GAAP measure, as a supplemental measure of our performance. We consider common shareholders and Continuing LCFH Limited Partners to have fundamentally equivalent interest in our pre-tax earnings. Accordingly, for purposes of computing Core Earnings we start with pre-tax earnings and adjust for other noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures but we do not adjust for amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests held by Continuing LCFH Limited Partners.

We define Core Earnings as income before taxes adjusted to exclude (i) net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in our consolidated joint ventures, (ii) real estate depreciation and amortization, (iii) the impact of derivative gains and losses related to the hedging of assets on our balance sheet as of the end of the specified accounting period, (iv) unrealized gains/(losses) related to our investments in Agency interest-only securities, (v) the premium (discount) on mortgage loan financing and the related amortization of premium (discount) on mortgage loan financing recorded during the period, (vi) non-cash stock-based compensation and (vii) certain one-time items.

We do not designate derivatives as hedges to qualify for hedge accounting and therefore any net payments under, or fluctuations in the fair value of, our derivatives are recognized currently in our income statement. However, fluctuations in the fair value of the related assets are not included in our income statement. We consider the gain or loss on our hedging positions related to assets that we still own as of the reporting date to be “open hedging positions.” While recognized for GAAP purposes, we exclude the results on the hedges from Core Earnings until the related asset is sold and the hedge position is considered “closed”, whereupon they would then be included in Core Earnings in that period. These are reflected as “Adjustments for unrecognized derivative results” for purposes of computing Core Earnings for the period.

Our investments in Agency interest-only securities are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in current period earnings. We believe that excluding these specifically identified gains and losses associated with the open hedging positions adjusts for timing differences between when we recognize changes in the fair values of our assets and derivatives which we use to hedge asset values.

Set forth below is an unaudited reconciliation of income before taxes to Core Earnings:

During the preparation of the Core Earnings calculation for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, the Company identified certain computational errors in its historical calculations, specifically the Company identified that (i) it had not appropriately considered the impact of noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint ventures in the computation of the adjustments for the real estate depreciation and amortization, and gain add-backs in the prior periods and (ii) certain tracking errors relating to unrecognized hedging derivative results. The Company believes the effect of these adjustments to the prior periods presented is immaterial to its Core Earnings as previously reported, however in order to present the comparative information consistently, we have revised previously presented Core Earnings for all impacted periods. All such impacted previously reported Core Earnings will be revised the next time such Core Earnings are included in the Company’s filings.

We present Core EPS, which is a non-GAAP measure, as a supplemental measure of our performance. Core EPS is defined as Core Earnings adjusted for taxes based on an estimate of our corporate tax rate, divided by the weighted average number of Class A and Class B common shares outstanding during the quarter, pro forma for the conversion of all Class B common shares outstanding into shares of Class A common stock as of January 1, 2014, as if the Company’s IPO had occurred on that date.

Set forth below is an unaudited reconciliation of GAAP Basic EPS to Core EPS:

Below is an unaudited computation of Core EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014:

Core EPS information is not applicable for reporting periods prior to the first quarter of 2014 and our IPO.

We present Core Earnings and Core EPS because we believe they assist investors in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding non-cash expenses and unrecognized results from derivatives and Agency interest-only securities, which we believe makes comparisons across reporting periods more relevant by eliminating timing differences related to changes in the values of assets and derivatives. In addition, we use Core Earnings and Core EPS: (i) to evaluate our earnings from operations and (ii) because management believes that it may be a useful performance measure for us.

Core Earnings and Core EPS have limitations as analytical tools. Some of these limitations are:

• Core Earnings and Core EPS do not reflect the impact of certain cash charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations and are not necessarily indicative of cash necessary to fund cash needs;
• Core EPS is based on a non-GAAP estimate of Ladder’s effective tax rate, including the impact of UBT, assuming the conversion of all shares of Class B common stock into shares of Class A common stock. Ladder’s actual tax rate may differ materially from this estimate; and
• other companies in our industry may calculate Core Earnings and Core EPS differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

Because of these limitations, Core Earnings and Core EPS should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income or earnings per share as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of our liquidity or any other performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

In the future we may incur gains and losses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of Core Earnings and Core EPS should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.

For additional information about our non-GAAP financial measures, please refer to our Form 10-Q.

About Ladder

Ladder is a leading commercial real estate finance company that originates and invests in a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate and real estate-related assets, focusing on senior secured assets. Ladder’s investment activities include: (i) direct origination of commercial real estate first mortgage loans; (ii) investments in investment grade securities secured by first mortgage loans on commercial real estate; and (iii) investments in net leased and other commercial real estate. Founded in 2008, Ladder is run by a highly experienced management team with extensive expertise in all aspects of the commercial real estate industry, including origination, credit, underwriting, structuring, capital markets and asset management. Led by Brian Harris, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Ladder is headquartered in New York City and has branches in Boca Raton, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this release may constitute “forward-looking” statements. These statements are based on management’s current opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or projections regarding future events or future results. These forward-looking statements are only predictions, not historical fact, and involve certain risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions. Actual results, levels of activity, performance, achievements and events could differ materially from those stated, anticipated or implied by such forward-looking statements. While Ladder believes that its assumptions are reasonable, it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and, of course, it is impossible to anticipate all factors that could affect actual results. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements made herein including, most prominently, the risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, as well as its consolidated financial statements, related notes, and other financial information appearing therein, and its other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Such forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this release. Ladder expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in its expectations with regard thereto or changes in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

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