Fed projects near-record CRE losses for US banks

- By Lea Mok
- 01 Jul 2026

Projected domestic commercial real estate (CRE) loan losses at US banks rose to $76.5 billion in the Federal Reserve’s 2026 Dodd-Frank Act stress test (DFAST), just shy of the 2024 peak and the second-highest level on record.

The total was up $25 billion, or 48%, from last year’s exercise, although the comparison is distorted by the larger 2026 sample. The latest test covered 32 banks, compared

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