Stockton-Lodi shows a distinctly mixed distress picture right now: two of the four signals are elevated, but four of the six pair comparisons disagree, meaning the stress is showing up in failure mechanisms rather than lender balance sheets yet. Store closures are running at 2.47 per 100k jobs (rank 70 of 392 by count, 120 by rate) and WARN layoff notices are elevated at 0.14% of employment (rank 46 of 386 by count, 146 by rate). However, bank CRE noncurrents are quiet at 7.7% (rank 101 of 393 by count, 98 by rate), and securitized special servicing shows 0.0% of the balance (rank 220 of 335 for both count and rate) — with no securitized loans in special servicing right now. The divergences are telling: closures hot with bank CRE quiet suggests tenants are leaving before lenders book it, closures hot with the CMBS tape quiet points to retail failing on buildings that tape doesn't hold, and WARN hot with both lender books quiet indicates employment is going first. Only one pair shows both sides elevated (closures/WARN agreeing on distress), and one pair is quiet on both (banks/CMBS), while four pairs disagree — a profile consistent with early-stage retail and employment stress that hasn't yet migrated into the financed books.
| Signal | Level | Rate | Rank by count | Rank by rate | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| store closures store closures per 100,000 jobs |
6 closures | 2.47 per 100k jobs | 70 of 392 | 120 of 392 | elevated trailing 365 days to today
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| layoff notices (WARN) workers on layoff notices as a share of the metro's employment |
14 notices | 0.14% | 46 of 386 | 146 of 386 | elevated trailing 365 days to today
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| 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 |
$248.4mm | 7.7% | 101 of 393 | 98 of 393 | quiet
allocated 2026-03-31
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| securitized loans in special servicing share of the securitized balance read here that is in special servicing |
0 loan records | 0% | 220 of 335 | 220 of 335 | quiet 2026-07-29
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In Stockton-Lodi, CA, the elevated distress signals are closures and layoffs (WARN notices), with 6 store closures and 14 WARN notices recorded over the past year, indicating real-economy deterioration. However, CRE-credit stress is not yet visible: bank CRE at risk (90th percentile) is 2.5%, CMBS special servicing UPB is $0.0mm (0.0% of metro UPB), and distressed lender CRE is $248.4mm, while distressed bank assets ($0.0bn) and the bank allocation exact share (0.0%) show no bank distress. The reading for bank CRE exposure is available as $3.23bn, but the convergence signal (2) and phase suggest this is an early-stage, leading-edge dynamic—the ground is wobbling but little distress sits behind it yet. No figure is unavailable; all readings are present, though the materiality is immaterial given the minimal distressed CRE dollars.
| Bank | Deposit share | CRE / Capital* | Room contributed | Noncurrent CRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers & Merchants Bank Of Central California CA | 42.6% | 164% total 224%
|
🔒 | 0.04% |
| Bac Community Bank CA | 64.8% | 276% total 362%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Oak Valley Community Bank CA | 27.2% | 289% total 379%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Citizens Business Bank, National Association CA | 0.8% | 281% total 406%
|
🔒 | 0.06% |
| Mission Bank CA | 1.6% | 263% total 424%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Community West Bank CA | 4.1% | 298% total 391%
|
🔒 | 0.56% |
| United Business Bank CA | 4.0% | 402% total 555%
|
🔒 | 0.48% |
| Mechanics Bank CA | 0.4% | 340% total 362%
|
🔒 | 0.30% |
| Bank | Total CRE | CRE / Capital* | Noncurrent CRE | Early Warning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers & Merchants Bank Of Central California | $1.6B | 164% total 224%
|
0.04% | 🔒 |
| Bank Of Stockton | $1.4B | 89% total 137%
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0.03% | 🔒 |
| Bac Community Bank | $344M | 276% total 362%
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0.00% | 🔒 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA sits in the “slack” capacity band, with local banks well-positioned to refinance the metro’s maturing CMBS. The $76.8mm maturing wall (5 loans) faces $349.7mm in room after committed draws, leaving a wall-to-room ratio of 0.22 — above the median of 0.20 but still roomy. Eight banks qualify here, and with no distressed share (0.0%) and 0 banks excluded from the analysis, the reading is a genuine credit signal rather than an exclusion artifact.
In the past 365 days, Stockton-Lodi, CA has recorded 8 WARN notices, flagging 620 jobs affected (a floor, as notices without headcounts contribute 0), alongside 6 store closures and 3 CRE-related bankruptcy filings (state-proxy based, not metro-native). The net on-the-ground signal is contraction—layoffs and closures outpace any visible replacement, though vacancy or absorption readings are unavailable here.