Ep. 130 - How threatened are US banks by the wave of commercial real estate maturities

Rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and changes in post-pandemic behavior have put pressure on commercial real estate (CRE) borrowers needing to refinance loans coming due. The tally is nothing to sneeze at, with approximately $950 billion in CRE mortgages set to mature in 2024, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence's analysis of nationwide property records. In the episode, S&P Global Market Intelligence analysts Tom Mason, Chris Hudgins and Zain Tariq discuss the threat of maturing CRE mortgages and what portion of those loans are in the troubled office sector. The trio also outlined differences in valuations across different CRE categories, the potential read through provided by the publicly traded REIT sector, and how banks are managing their CRE exposures and reacting to regulatory and investor scrutiny into the asset class.