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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-16-124783
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160601
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160601
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160601

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001467760
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				270467113
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
		STREET 2:		9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 515-3200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
		STREET 2:		9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Agarwal Jai
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001619416

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34452
		FILM NUMBER:		161690497

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 LEXINGTON AVE
		STREET 2:		26TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
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        <issuerName>Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ARI</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Agarwal Jai</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10019</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>CFO, Treasurer and Secretary</officerTitle>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Jessica L. Lomm, as Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-06-01</signatureDate>
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<PRE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

FOR SEC FILINGS ON FORMS ID, 3, 4, 5 AND 144
IN RESPECT OF SECURITIES OF
APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of John J. Suydam, Jessica
L. Lomm, and Maria N. Lennox, or any one of them acting alone, as his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name and stead in any and all capacities, to sign
and file for and on his behalf, in respect of any acquisition, disposition or
other change in ownership of any shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (the "Company"), the
following:

(i) 	any Form ID to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC");

(ii)	any Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3 to be
filed with the SEC;

(iii)	any Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4
to be filed with the SEC;

(iv)	any Annual Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 5 to be
filed with the SEC;

(v)	any Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities on Form 144 to be filed with the
SEC; and

(vi)	any and all agreements, certificates, receipts, or other documents in
connection therewith.

The undersigned hereby gives full power and authority to the attorney-in-fact to
seek and obtain as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's
behalf, information on transactions in the Company's securities from any third
party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and
the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release such information to
the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of information.

The undersigned hereby grants unto such attorney-in-fact and agent full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary in connection with such matters and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that any such attorney-in-fact and agent or substitute may do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned acknowledges that:

(i)	neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for
the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), (ii) any
liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements or
(iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement
under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and

(ii)	this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility
for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act,
including without limitation the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the
Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by
the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney.

Date:  June 1, 2016

/s/ Jai Agarwal
Jai Agarwal

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