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<!-- RR Donnelley Xcelerate Taxonomy Labels Linkbase, based on XBRL 2.1  http://www.rrdonnelley.com/ -->
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_LoanExtensionFeeValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_853148_3_1">Loan Extension Fee Value</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ari-20121231.xsd#ari_LoanFacilityExitFee" xlink:label="ari_LoanFacilityExitFee"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_LoanFacilityExitFee_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_663853_3_1">Loan Facility Exit Fee</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_LoanFacilityMaturity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_658328_3_1">Loan Facility Maturity</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ari-20121231.xsd#ari_LoansHeldForInvestmentCurrentFaceAmount" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForInvestmentCurrentFaceAmount"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForInvestmentCurrentFaceAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_743833_3_1">Loans held for investment current face amount.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForInvestmentCurrentFaceAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_743833_1_1">Loans Held For Investment Current Face Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForInvestmentCurrentFaceAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_743833_2_1">Current Face Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForInvestmentCurrentFaceAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_743833_12_1">Face amount of loans</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleCommercialRealEstate" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleCommercialRealEstate"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleCommercialRealEstate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_580412_1_1">Loans Held For Sale Commercial Real Estate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleCommercialRealEstate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_580412_2_1">Subordinate loans, at carrying value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleCommercialRealEstate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_580412_12_1">Subordinate loans, held for investment</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleCommercialRealEstate" xlink:to="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleCommercialRealEstate_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ari-20121231.xsd#ari_LoansHeldForSaleCommercialRealEstateFairValueDisclosure" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForSaleCommercialRealEstateFairValueDisclosure"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForSaleCommercialRealEstateFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_830742_3_1">Loans Held For Sale Commercial Real Estate Fair Value Disclosure</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForSaleCommercialRealEstateFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_830742_1_1">Loans Held For Sale Commercial Real Estate Fair Value Disclosure</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForSaleCommercialRealEstateFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_830742_2_1">Subordinate loans, estimated fair</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ari_LoansHeldForSaleCommercialRealEstateFairValueDisclosure" xlink:to="ari_LoansHeldForSaleCommercialRealEstateFairValueDisclosure_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_580038_1_1">Loans Held For Sale Mortgages</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_580038_2_1">Commercial first mortgage loans, at carrying value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_580038_12_1">Commercial mortgage loans, held for investment</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages" xlink:to="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ari-20121231.xsd#ari_LoansHeldForSaleMortgagesFairValueDisclosure" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForSaleMortgagesFairValueDisclosure"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForSaleMortgagesFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_830751_3_1">Loans Held For Sale Mortgages Fair Value Disclosure</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForSaleMortgagesFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_830751_1_1">Loans Held For Sale Mortgages Fair Value Disclosure</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForSaleMortgagesFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_830751_2_1">Commercial first mortgage loans, estimated fair value</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ari_LoansHeldForSaleMortgagesFairValueDisclosure" xlink:to="ari_LoansHeldForSaleMortgagesFairValueDisclosure_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleOther" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleOther"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleOther_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_578075_1_1">Loans Held For Sale Other</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleOther_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_578075_2_1">Repurchase agreements, at carrying value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleOther_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_578075_12_1">Repurchase agreements, held for investment</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleOther" xlink:to="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleOther_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForSaleOtherFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_830744_3_1">Loans Held For Sale Other Fair value Disclosure</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForSaleOtherFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_830744_1_1">Loans Held For Sale Other Fair Value Disclosure</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ari_LoansHeldForSaleOtherFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_830744_2_1">Repurchase agreements, estimated fair value</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ari_LoansHeldForSaleOtherFairValueDisclosure" xlink:to="ari_LoansHeldForSaleOtherFairValueDisclosure_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ari-20121231.xsd#ari_LoansPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="ari_LoansPolicyTextBlock"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_LoansPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_699499_3_1">Loans Policy [Text Block]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ari_LoansPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="ari_LoansPolicyTextBlock_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ari-20121231.xsd#ari_LoanToNetSellout" xlink:label="ari_LoanToNetSellout"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_LoanToNetSellout_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_860267_3_1">Loan To Net Sellout</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ari_LoanToNetSellout_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_860267_1_1">Loan To Net Sellout</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ari_LoanToNetSellout_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_860267_2_1">Loan-to-net sellout</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ari_LoanToNetSellout" xlink:to="ari_LoanToNetSellout_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebt" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebt"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_575148_1_1">Long Term Debt</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_575148_6_1">Total</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturingInYearsFourAndFive" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturingInYearsFourAndFive"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturingInYearsFourAndFive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_570246_1_1">Long Term Debt Maturing In Years Four And Five</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturingInYearsFourAndFive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_570246_2_1">3 to 5 years</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturingInYearsTwoAndThree" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturingInYearsTwoAndThree"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturingInYearsTwoAndThree_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_567656_1_1">Long Term Debt Maturing In Years Two And Three</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturingInYearsTwoAndThree_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_567656_2_1">1 to 3 years</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_577106_1_1">Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal After Year Five</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_577106_2_1">More than 5 years</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ari_MinnesotaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_629048_1_1">Minnesota [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ari_MortgageLoansBasisSpreadOnVariableRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_743830_2_1">Interest rate on New York, NY Hotel Loan</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateAccretionOfDiscount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_742823_3_1">Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Accretion Of Discount</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_574967_2_1">Coupon</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_571278_1_1">Mortgage Loans On Real Estate [Line Items]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_571278_2_1">Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_571993_1_1">Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Loan Type [Axis]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_RealEstateAggregateCostForTaxPurposes_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_616968_3_1">Real Estate Aggregate Cost For Tax Purposes</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="ari-20121231.xsd#ari_RelatedPartyAgreementExpirationDate" xlink:label="ari_RelatedPartyAgreementExpirationDate"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_RelatedPartyAgreementExpirationDate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_589226_3_1">Related Party Agreement Expiration Date</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RelatedPartyDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_575622_2_1">Related Party [Domain]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RelatedPartyDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_RelatedPartyDomain_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_571547_1_1">Related Party Transaction [Line Items]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_571547_2_1">Related Party Transaction [Line Items]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionLineItems_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_RepaymentOfFirstMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_743870_3_1">Repayment of first mortgage loans.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_RepaymentOnBorrowingsFromGuarantorSubsidiaries_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_737515_3_1">Repayment On Borrowings From Guarantor Subsidiaries</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ari_RepaymentOnBorrowingsFromGuarantorSubsidiaries_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_737515_1_1">Repayment On Borrowings From Guarantor Subsidiaries</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_RepaymentsForOutstandingBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_781678_3_1">Repayments For Outstanding Borrowings</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ari_RepaymentsForOutstandingBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_781678_1_1">Repayments For Outstanding Borrowings</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_565639_2_1">Repayment of JP Morgan Facility</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit" xlink:to="us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_RepaymentsOfMezzanineLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_860271_3_1">Repayments Of Mezzanine Loans [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="ari_RepaymentsOfMezzanineLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_860271_1_1">Repayments Of Mezzanine Loans [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ari_RepaymentsOfMezzanineLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_860271_2_1">Repayments Of Mezzanine Loans [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ari_RepaymentsOfMezzanineLoansMember" xlink:to="ari_RepaymentsOfMezzanineLoansMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_580671_2_1">Sale generated proceeds after repayment</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_RepurchaseAgreementsDisclosureTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_743875_3_1">Repurchase Agreements Disclosure [Text Block]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="ari_RepurchaseAgreementsMaturity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_743868_3_1">Repurchase agreements maturity.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="ari_SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_134732_591526_2_1">Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Table]</label>
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