Economy,Strategy&FinanceCenterBuildingStress:AreUSBanksHeadedforaCommercialRealEstateReckoning?Banksarethelargestlenderstocommercialrealestate(CRE)andhavegrownthebusinessinthepastdecade.Theseloansarecomingdueamiddecade-highinterestratesandadropindemandforofficespacestemmingfromhybridwork—upendingatraditionallylower-riskbusinessforbanks.Financialinstitutionshaveyettofullycometotermswiththeirlosses;thereckoningiscoming.TrustedInsightsforWhat’sAhead™•Thelargestbanks,withover$250billioninassets,arelessatriskastheyrecognizedproblematicCREloans,liftedloanlossallowances,possessanamplecapitalcushion,anddonotexhibitconcentratedCREexposure.•However,small,midsize,andlargebanksarevulnerablebecausetheyhaveconcentratedexposure,fewerallowances,andlesscapitaltoabsorbCREloanlosses.Thesebanks,withassetsrangingfrom$100millionto$250billion,willlikelyliftCREcharge-offsthroughout2024.•Banks,especiallythosewithlessthan$100billioninassets,arerestrictinglendingtoCRE.WhilethisisreducingtheissuanceofnewCREloans,tighterlendingstandardscannotalleviateexistingconcentrationsonbankbalancesheets.•Companieswillexperiencemorerestrictivefinancingconditionsasthereckoningunfolds,onethatwillbeworseinsomeareasofthecountrythanothers.Toremainnimbleandprudent,executivesshouldreviewdepositinsurancethresholdsandensureadequateworkingcapitalbefore,...
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