Dallas-Fort Worth's $6.0 billion CMBS book, spread across 267 loans, is showing distress at 5.5% in the filed record as of July 2026 — a reading that has been rising. Office is both the largest sector and the sorest spot: at $1.7 billion it anchors the book, and 8.4% of it sits in special servicing or 60-plus days delinquent. That rate runs below the 11.1% national office mark, a point of relative resilience, but it is still the metro's heaviest concentration of trouble by a wide margin. Retail, at $1.6 billion, and the $0.8 billion each in hospitality and multifamily round out the exposure.
The refinancing calendar is backloaded. The heaviest maturity load lands in 2029, when $1.7 billion — 28% of the book — comes due, and that vintage is already carrying a 4.9% distress rate. Nearer-term walls are lighter: $0.8 billion matures in 2027, and the 2030 and 2031 stacks each show no distress on the filed record so far. Median DSCR across the book stands at 1.79.
The on-the-ground signal adds texture the loan tapes don't capture. The metro logged 99 distress events over the past year — 50 store closures and 49 layoff notices — totaling 7,469 jobs. Unemployment sits at 4.4% as of August 2026, up 0.1 point year over year. Among the 51 banks tracked here, 6 read as distressed and another 12 carry early-warning flags.
Based on the vetted figures, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is showing clear, broad-based commercial real estate distress. All four of the metro's legs are elevated, and on the 6 pairs of comparisons, all 6 show both sides elevated (pairs_both_elevated: 6), with 0 pairs both quiet and 0 pairs disagreeing. This means every one of the six pairs is in agreement that distress is present, indicating the pressure isn't isolated to one asset class or mechanism—it's showing up in store closures, layoff notices, bank CRE noncurrents, and securitized loans in special servicing alike. Notably, the store closures leg is elevated by size, not by rate: with 54 closures it ranks 8th of 392 by count but only 211th by rate (1.52 per 100k jobs), so that particular signal is a statement about how big this metro is rather than stress per unit of itself. The other three legs—WARN notices (55 notices, 0.18% of employment), bank CRE noncurrents ($4,562.2mm, 5.97%), and CMBS special servicing (18 rows, 4.03%)—are all elevated without that size caveat, and the readings on the bank and CMBS legs are qualified as allocated and a floor, respectively. Taken together, the picture is one of coordinated distress across the lender, the employer, the tenant, and the securitized tape—a level of consensus across all four independent feeds that points to a genuine stress event in the metro.
| Signal | Level | Rate | Rank by count | Rank by rate | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| store closures store closures per 100,000 jobs |
54 closures | 1.52 per 100k jobs | 8 of 392 | 211 of 392 | elevated trailing 365 days to today
|
| layoff notices (WARN) workers on layoff notices as a share of the metro's employment |
55 notices | 0.18% | 15 of 386 | 126 of 386 | elevated trailing 365 days to today
|
| bank CRE at lenders over the noncurrent line share of the CRE lent into this metro that sits at a lender over the blended-noncurrent line |
$4.56bn | 5.97% | 13 of 393 | 125 of 393 | elevated
allocated 2026-03-31
|
| securitized loans in special servicing share of the securitized balance read here that is in special servicing |
18 loan records | 4.03% | 10 of 335 | 77 of 335 | elevated
floor 2026-07-29
|
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, the elevated distress signals span both credit and real-economy measures: bank distressed CRE exposure (21.6% of bank CRE), CMBS special servicing (4.0% of metro UPB, or $243.0mm), store closures, and WARN notices. The bank CRE at risk is measured at the 90th percentile (18.8%), with distressed bank assets at 15.6 and distressed lender CRE at $4.56bn. The reading for the 90th-percentile measure is available. However, the overall “convergence” figure is 4, but no specific signal is unavailable—all elevated signals are readable, though the total count of distressed banks (7) and CMBS loans in special servicing (18) are provided without a separate metric.
| Bank | Deposit share | CRE / Capital* | Room contributed | Noncurrent CRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Capital Bank TX | 53.2% | 105% total 130%
|
🔒 | 0.77% |
| Frost Bank TX | 25.3% | 123% total 208%
|
🔒 | 0.74% |
| Prosperity Bank TX | 18.6% | 171% total 228%
|
🔒 | 0.18% |
| First Financial Bank TX | 23.3% | 107% total 167%
|
🔒 | 1.05% |
| The American National Bank Of Texas TX | 96.4% | 251% total 375%
|
🔒 | 0.03% |
| Plainscapital Bank TX | 43.3% | 255% total 369%
|
🔒 | 0.54% |
| Citizens National Bank Of Texas TX | 94.0% | 215% total 416%
|
🔒 | 2.19% |
| Pegasus Bank TX | 100.0% | 179% total 218%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Origin Bank LA | 21.7% | 227% total 312%
|
🔒 | 0.83% |
| T Bank, National Association TX | 88.4% | 142% total 394%
|
🔒 | 4.42% |
| Texasbank TX | 63.3% | 223% total 260%
|
🔒 | 0.04% |
| Pointbank TX | 100.0% | 171% total 306%
|
🔒 | 0.03% |
| Grandview Bank TX | 98.3% | 178% total 262%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| United Texas Bank, National Association TX | 100.0% | 235% total 235%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Susser Bank TX | 58.9% | 243% total 309%
|
🔒 | 0.44% |
| Maplemark Bank OK | 89.6% | 222% total 271%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Lakeside Bank TX | 100.0% | 153% total 212%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| First National Bank Texas TX | 17.7% | 206% total 240%
|
🔒 | 0.07% |
| Bankunited, National Association FL | 1.7% | 194% total 243%
|
🔒 | 0.62% |
| Bank Of The West TX | 91.1% | 221% total 384%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Homebank Texas TX | 100.0% | 181% total 294%
|
🔒 | 0.18% |
| First State Bank TX | 23.2% | 170% total 298%
|
🔒 | 1.44% |
| B1bank LA | 9.5% | 241% total 352%
|
🔒 | 0.84% |
| First United Bank And Trust Company OK | 16.1% | 280% total 344%
|
🔒 | 1.37% |
| Benchmark Bank TX | 81.1% | 254% total 308%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Sanger Bank TX | 73.0% | 104% total 163%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Investar Bank, National Association LA | 12.1% | 204% total 317%
|
🔒 | 0.84% |
| Texas Security Bank TX | 100.0% | 265% total 424%
|
🔒 | 0.66% |
| Alliance Bank TX | 44.7% | 228% total 306%
|
🔒 | 0.84% |
| Legend Bank, N.a. TX | 28.6% | 176% total 249%
|
🔒 | 0.17% |
| Texas Bank And Trust Company TX | 26.1% | 270% total 348%
|
🔒 | 0.60% |
| Third Coast Bank TX | 9.2% | 236% total 309%
|
🔒 | 0.43% |
| First National Bank And Trust Company Of Weatherford TX | 49.7% | 215% total 326%
|
🔒 | 5.97% |
| City Bank TX | 10.6% | 239% total 324%
|
🔒 | 0.16% |
| American First National Bank TX | 21.6% | 258% total 487%
|
🔒 | 0.40% |
| Hancock Whitney Bank MS | 0.6% | 146% total 229%
|
🔒 | 0.26% |
| Commercial Bank Of Texas, National Association TX | 13.8% | 174% total 297%
|
🔒 | 0.14% |
| The Community Bank TX | 100.0% | 158% total 238%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Nbt Financial Bank TX | 100.0% | 258% total 327%
|
🔒 | 2.33% |
| Southside Bank TX | 22.1% | 289% total 324%
|
🔒 | 0.09% |
| Great Plains National Bank OK | 19.6% | 243% total 333%
|
🔒 | 2.30% |
| Lamar National Bank TX | 53.3% | 200% total 291%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Security National Bank Of Omaha NE | 14.1% | 238% total 327%
|
🔒 | 1.96% |
| Shinhan Bank America NY | 13.1% | 257% total 382%
|
🔒 | 0.88% |
| International Bank Of Commerce OK | 3.1% | 127% total 173%
|
🔒 | 0.83% |
| First Bank TX | 16.1% | 219% total 304%
|
🔒 | 1.20% |
| Cornerstone Capital Bank, Ssb TX | 2.0% | 147% total 176%
|
🔒 | 0.15% |
| American Nation Bank OK | 22.3% | 235% total 367%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| First Guaranty Bank LA | 5.4% | 235% total 325%
|
🔒 | 2.88% |
| Community National Bank TX | 2.2% | 164% total 224%
|
🔒 | 2.52% |
| Stellar Bank TX | 1.5% | 246% total 396%
|
🔒 | 0.59% |
| Austin County State Bank TX | 12.5% | 152% total 263%
|
🔒 | 0.07% |
| Bank 7 OK | 6.6% | 252% total 301%
|
🔒 | 0.54% |
| Broadway National Bank TX | 1.1% | 176% total 244%
|
🔒 | 0.03% |
| Commonwealth Business Bank CA | 7.1% | 259% total 453%
|
🔒 | 1.29% |
| Bank Of Whittier, National Association CA | 15.2% | 107% total 228%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| The First National Bank Of Granbury TX | 5.0% | 172% total 196%
|
🔒 | 0.43% |
| Liberty National Bank OK | 5.8% | 214% total 300%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Worthington Bank TX | 100.0% | 292% total 428%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Pilgrim Bank TX | 5.8% | 184% total 251%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| First State Bank TX | 22.5% | 211% total 316%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| First Mid Bank & Trust, National Association IL | 1.5% | 271% total 350%
|
🔒 | 0.47% |
| Texas Heritage National Bank TX | 10.3% | 276% total 363%
|
🔒 | 2.37% |
| Open Bank CA | 1.9% | 255% total 458%
|
🔒 | 3.02% |
| Texas Regional Bank TX | 13.1% | 295% total 391%
|
🔒 | 0.02% |
| Herring Bank TX | 5.7% | 255% total 335%
|
🔒 | 0.03% |
| First State Bank TX | 0.9% | 116% total 183%
|
🔒 | 0.07% |
| R Bank TX | 2.5% | 256% total 418%
|
🔒 | 2.76% |
| Grand Bank OK | 10.5% | 289% total 418%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| First Liberty Bank OK | 6.4% | 288% total 352%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Security State Bank & Trust TX | 0.5% | 266% total 346%
|
🔒 | 3.45% |
| Texana Bank, National Association TX | 0.2% | 132% total 298%
|
🔒 | 2.70% |
| Trinity Capital Bank Of Texas TX | 100.0% | 379% total 515%
|
🔒 | 0.44% |
| North Dallas Bank & Trust Co. TX | 100.0% | 339% total 470%
|
🔒 | 1.96% |
| Inwood National Bank TX | 100.0% | 325% total 408%
|
🔒 | 0.44% |
| American Bank, National Association TX | 100.0% | 347% total 357%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Spectra Bank TX | 100.0% | 429% total 627%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Texas Republic Bank, National Association TX | 95.0% | 310% total 444%
|
🔒 | 1.55% |
| Harmony Bank TX | 94.5% | 324% total 420%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Dominion Bank TX | 94.0% | 335% total 399%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Pinnacle Bank TX | 82.9% | 352% total 434%
|
🔒 | 0.10% |
| State Bank Of Texas TX | 76.6% | 484% total 484%
|
🔒 | 2.18% |
| One World Bank TX | 76.4% | 380% total 566%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Liberty Capital Bank TX | 69.7% | 372% total 439%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Ciera Bank TX | 65.6% | 356% total 448%
|
🔒 | 1.42% |
| Cattlemens Bank OK | 38.5% | 310% total 457%
|
🔒 | 0.34% |
| Interbank OK | 38.0% | 451% total 470%
|
🔒 | 2.57% |
| Texas Bank TX | 33.3% | 389% total 436%
|
🔒 | 0.36% |
| Community National Bank & Trust Of Texas TX | 29.4% | 350% total 487%
|
🔒 | 0.05% |
| Southwestern National Bank TX | 29.4% | 321% total 540%
|
🔒 | 0.34% |
| American National Bank & Trust TX | 19.0% | 388% total 453%
|
🔒 | 0.36% |
| Valliance Bank OK | 18.8% | 380% total 534%
|
🔒 | 0.86% |
| Blue Sky Bank OK | 18.7% | 349% total 490%
|
🔒 | 3.42% |
| Vantage Bank Texas TX | 18.1% | 314% total 424%
|
🔒 | 1.04% |
| Cendera Bank TX | 16.7% | 310% total 374%
|
🔒 | 0.05% |
| Legacy Bank & Trust Company MO | 13.2% | 483% total 521%
|
🔒 | 1.94% |
| Golden Bank, National Association TX | 12.2% | 327% total 505%
|
🔒 | 2.27% |
| Farmers Bank & Trust Company AR | 11.4% | 365% total 462%
|
🔒 | 1.13% |
| American Bank Of Commerce TX | 8.7% | 365% total 507%
|
🔒 | 0.06% |
| Ubank TX | 5.1% | 489% total 597%
|
🔒 | 0.39% |
| Pcb Bank CA | 3.6% | 304% total 471%
|
🔒 | 0.13% |
| Wallis Bank TX | 3.4% | 419% total 676%
|
🔒 | 1.67% |
| Chambers Bank AR | 2.2% | 302% total 342%
|
🔒 | 0.18% |
| The First National Bank Of Ballinger TX | 0.0% | 152% total 270%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Bank | Total CRE | CRE / Capital* | Noncurrent CRE | Early Warning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First National Bank And Trust Company Of Weatherford | $330M | 215% total 326%
|
5.97% | 🔒 |
| T Bank, National Association | $471M | 142% total 394%
|
4.42% | 🔒 |
| Monet Bank | $294M | 29% total 29%
|
37.36% | 🔒 |
| Tbk Bank, Ssb | $860M | 94% total 120%
|
4.94% | 🔒 |
| Tib National Association | $322M | 59% total 70%
|
3.20% | 🔒 |
| Nexbank | $1.5B | 116% total 117%
|
2.55% | 🔒 |
| Citizens National Bank Of Texas | $1.2B | 215% total 416%
|
2.19% | 🔒 |
| State Bank Of Texas | $2.1B | 484% total 484%
|
2.18% | 🔒 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX sits comfortably in slack territory: its $1.12bn CMBS maturing within 24 months is matched against $7.48bn of room after committed draws at the region's qualifying banks, a wall-to-room ratio of 0.15 — well under the metro median, with slack holding at 0.10 on a before-committed-draws basis. With 104 banks qualifying against 28 excluded, the capacity reading for DFW does not appear to be an exclusion artifact.
| REIT | SS NOI | SS Revenue | Occupancy | Rent | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPT | +1.2% | +0.2% | 95.1% | -0.3% | 2026-07-30 |
| EQR | +0.4% | -1.3% | 95.7% | -2.0% | 2026-04-28 |
| MAA | -2.1% | +0.8% | 95.0% | +0.9% | 2026-07-29 |
| UDR | -1.5% | +0.3% | 96.6% | +0.7% | 2026-07-27 |
Over the past 365 days, the visible on-the-ground activity in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is concentrated in store closures and layoff notices: the record shows 49 store closures and 49 warn notices, with 7,469 jobs affected — a figure that is a floor, since notices stating no headcount are counted but contribute zero jobs. On the capital-markets side, CRE-likely bankruptcies register at 101, but this is a STATE PROXY rather than a metro-native count, so it should not be read as Dallas-specific distress.