Operator
Operator
Good morning, and welcome to the Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's conference call to discuss the company's third quarter 2014 earnings. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded on November 10, 2014. Comments made during the course of this conference call and webcast in the accompanying documents contain forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as anticipates, beliefs, expects, intends, will, should, may and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expeditions of market conditions and management's judgment. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The company's actual results could differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements as a result of number of factors including those listed in its SEC filings. Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Please also note the past performance or market information is not a guaranteed of future results. I will now turn the call over to Todd Schuster, Acres' President and CEO. Please go ahead, sir.