Minneapolis-St. Paul carries $1.9 billion of CMBS across 67 loans, and the strain is concentrated where it is hardest to hide. Office is both the metro's largest book at $742 million and its most distressed, with 40.3% in special servicing or 60-plus days delinquent — nearly four times the 11.1% national office rate. Retail, the other heavyweight at a comparable size, sits clean for now at 0.0% against a 2.6% national mark. The split tells the story: this is an office problem, not a broad-based one.
The metro-wide distress rate stands at 15.8% as of July 2026, and the filed record has been rising. Roughly $0.3 billion is distressed today against a median DSCR of 1.8 across the book. The maturity wall gives the picture its timeline — the heaviest load lands in 2029 at $531 million, 28% of the book, with another $0.3 billion coming due in 2028 and $0.5 billion inside the next 24 months. On the bank side, 6 of 54 lenders show distress and another 14 sit on early-warning watch.
The on-the-ground signal runs in the same direction: 37 distress events over the past year — 32 store closures and 5 layoff notices — touching 2,184 jobs. Metro unemployment is 4.7%, up 0.7 points year over year as of August 2026.
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, three of the four legs read elevated: store closures at 33 closures, or 1.95 per 100k jobs, elevation driven by size rather than rate given the metro's rank by count against its rank by rate; bank CRE at lenders over the noncurrent line at $5.07bn, or 11.11%, an allocated reading that only 25.4% of the dollars sit at banks lending in one metro; and securitized loans in special servicing at 23 loan records, or 15.79%, a floor measured over 17.4% of the special-servicing rows here. Layoff notices (WARN) are quiet at 6 notices, or 0.11%. Of 6 pairs of legs compared, 3 pairs with both legs elevated, 0 pairs with both legs quiet, and 3 pairs where the legs disagree, with 0 pairs that cannot be read because a leg is blind.
| Signal | Level | Rate | Rank by count | Rank by rate | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| store closures store closures per 100,000 jobs |
33 closures | 1.95 per 100k jobs | 13 of 392 | 206 of 392 | elevated trailing 365 days to today
|
| layoff notices (WARN) workers on layoff notices as a share of the metro's employment |
6 notices | 0.11% | 88 of 382 | 164 of 382 | quiet 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 |
$5.07bn | 11.11% | 12 of 393 | 46 of 393 | elevated
allocated 2026-06-30
|
| securitized loans in special servicing share of the securitized balance read here that is in special servicing |
23 loan records | 15.79% | 7 of 335 | 27 of 335 | elevated
floor 2026-09-29
|
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, the elevated distress signals are bank distressed CRE, CMBS special servicing and closures: bank CRE at risk at the 90th percentile stands at 36.3%, CMBS in special servicing totals $299.0mm, equal to 15.8% of this metro's CMBS balance in special servicing, while CRE at lenders over the noncurrent line is $5.07bn and assets at those lenders are $2.20bn. What cannot be read is the share of bank CRE needing no branch-deposit allocation, which is unavailable in the figures provided, and the bank CRE lent into this metro is given only as $45.60bn without a supporting breakdown.
| Bank | Deposit share | CRE / Capital* | Room contributed | Noncurrent CRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choice Financial Group ND | 57.8% | 174% total 236%
|
🔒 | 0.59% |
| Bell Bank ND | 39.8% | 270% total 333%
|
🔒 | 0.29% |
| Frandsen Bank & Trust MN | 19.0% | 155% total 250%
|
🔒 | 1.47% |
| Lake Elmo Bank MN | 100.0% | 147% total 250%
|
🔒 | 1.82% |
| Alerus Financial, National Association ND | 46.7% | 260% total 378%
|
🔒 | 0.07% |
| Hiawatha National Bank WI | 77.4% | 176% total 352%
|
🔒 | 4.57% |
| North American Banking Company MN | 100.0% | 242% total 334%
|
🔒 | 0.68% |
| The Bank Of Elk River MN | 100.0% | 183% total 305%
|
🔒 | 1.80% |
| Security Bank & Trust Company MN | 56.6% | 205% total 333%
|
🔒 | 0.03% |
| First Bank & Trust SD | 14.7% | 212% total 312%
|
🔒 | 0.51% |
| Hometown Bank MN | 68.0% | 153% total 228%
|
🔒 | 0.71% |
| Dacotah Bank SD | 11.5% | 202% total 260%
|
🔒 | 0.61% |
| Bankcherokee MN | 100.0% | 180% total 320%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Merchants Bank, National Association MN | 15.6% | 197% total 275%
|
🔒 | 0.53% |
| Citizens Independent Bank MN | 100.0% | 159% total 266%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Citizens State Bank WI | 88.7% | 173% total 291%
|
🔒 | 0.86% |
| Platinum Bank MN | 100.0% | 224% total 413%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| First National Community Bank WI | 90.7% | 153% total 377%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Bankwest MN | 100.0% | 116% total 260%
|
🔒 | 0.16% |
| Midcountry Bank MN | 61.3% | 251% total 330%
|
🔒 | 0.16% |
| Security State Bank Of Marine MN | 100.0% | 140% total 197%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| First State Bank And Trust MN | 100.0% | 208% total 313%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Village Bank MN | 100.0% | 205% total 438%
|
🔒 | 0.30% |
| Lake Central Bank MN | 59.6% | 114% total 163%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Cortrust Bank National Association SD | 24.7% | 207% total 309%
|
🔒 | 0.59% |
| Pillar Bank WI | 78.0% | 112% total 195%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Minnwest Bank MN | 24.1% | 255% total 332%
|
🔒 | 0.04% |
| Deerwood Bank MN | 20.1% | 158% total 310%
|
🔒 | 0.43% |
| The First National Bank Of River Falls WI | 100.0% | 200% total 255%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Northeast Bank MN | 100.0% | 263% total 450%
|
🔒 | 0.19% |
| Highland Bank MN | 93.5% | 260% total 399%
|
🔒 | 3.50% |
| 21st Century Bank MN | 100.0% | 273% total 492%
|
🔒 | 0.07% |
| Sherburne State Bank MN | 100.0% | 234% total 441%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Minnesota Lakes Bank MN | 100.0% | 135% total 317%
|
🔒 | 3.28% |
| Americana Community Bank MN | 59.2% | 109% total 353%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Kensington Bank MN | 31.8% | 149% total 176%
|
🔒 | 1.77% |
| Harvest Bank MN | 32.6% | 107% total 154%
|
🔒 | 3.22% |
| First National Bank SD | 12.7% | 120% total 145%
|
🔒 | 3.88% |
| Tradition Capital Bank MN | 91.3% | 291% total 418%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Park State Bank MN | 8.7% | 143% total 215%
|
🔒 | 0.94% |
| New Market Bank MN | 100.0% | 193% total 241%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Sunrise Banks, National Association SD | 32.3% | 279% total 388%
|
🔒 | 0.11% |
| Star Bank MN | 51.5% | 219% total 252%
|
🔒 | 0.12% |
| Bankvista MN | 31.2% | 215% total 415%
|
🔒 | 1.24% |
| First Farmers & Merchants Bank MN | 18.3% | 110% total 184%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Falcon National Bank MN | 30.8% | 246% total 391%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Citizens Alliance Bank MN | 9.5% | 211% total 286%
|
🔒 | 1.64% |
| Prinsbank MN | 22.9% | 157% total 342%
|
🔒 | 0.42% |
| Bravera Bank ND | 1.7% | 136% total 221%
|
🔒 | 1.11% |
| First National Bank Minnesota MN | 33.6% | 228% total 299%
|
🔒 | 1.91% |
| First Farmers & Merchants National Bank MN | 38.7% | 132% total 206%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Community Resource Bank MN | 17.7% | 212% total 357%
|
🔒 | 1.58% |
| Border Bank ND | 10.0% | 225% total 345%
|
🔒 | 0.39% |
| Security Financial Bank WI | 5.2% | 160% total 264%
|
🔒 | 0.47% |
| Coulee Bank WI | 29.3% | 252% total 433%
|
🔒 | 1.95% |
| Commerce Bank MN | 85.4% | 282% total 315%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Pine River State Bank MN | 19.6% | 144% total 237%
|
🔒 | 0.92% |
| Center National Bank MN | 14.5% | 179% total 214%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| First Western Bank & Trust ND | 3.5% | 243% total 378%
|
🔒 | 2.64% |
| Granite Bank MN | 27.2% | 257% total 424%
|
🔒 | 2.52% |
| American Heritage National Bank MN | 7.5% | 255% total 355%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Gate City Bank ND | 0.2% | 102% total 137%
|
🔒 | 0.90% |
| First International Bank & Trust ND | 1.1% | 273% total 374%
|
🔒 | 1.81% |
| North Star Bank MN | 100.0% | 299% total 390%
|
🔒 | 1.11% |
| Eagle Rock Bank MN | 63.4% | 300% total 383%
|
🔒 | 0.62% |
| First Bank Elk River MN | 100.0% | 334% total 488%
|
🔒 | 0.52% |
| Premier Bank MN | 100.0% | 329% total 510%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Crown Bank MN | 100.0% | 358% total 431%
|
🔒 | 1.46% |
| Bridgewater Bank MN | 100.0% | 441% total 468%
|
🔒 | 0.66% |
| First Resource Bank MN | 83.3% | 325% total 414%
|
🔒 | 0.08% |
| Prime Security Bank MN | 67.9% | 484% total 621%
|
🔒 | 0.82% |
| Alliance Bank MN | 53.1% | 327% total 372%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Premier Bank Minnesota MN | 45.9% | 351% total 539%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Sterling State Bank MN | 24.7% | 312% total 523%
|
🔒 | 0.53% |
| Unity Bank WI | 17.2% | 339% total 369%
|
🔒 | 0.97% |
| Ccfbank National Association WI | 5.9% | 321% total 439%
|
🔒 | 2.75% |
| National Bank Of Commerce WI | 5.4% | 318% total 403%
|
🔒 | 0.72% |
| Bank | Total CRE | CRE / Capital* | Noncurrent CRE | Early Warning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha National Bank | $316M | 176% total 352%
|
4.57% | 🔒 |
| Highland Bank | $298M | 260% total 399%
|
3.50% | 🔒 |
| Union Bank And Trust Company | $99M | 148% total 418%
|
3.67% | 🔒 |
| The Bank Of Elk River | $219M | 183% total 305%
|
1.80% | 🔒 |
| Visionbank | $156M | 329% total 581%
|
1.45% | 🔒 |
| North Star Bank | $166M | 299% total 390%
|
1.11% | 🔒 |
| First Bank Elk River | $193M | 334% total 488%
|
0.52% | 🔒 |
| Lakeview Bank | $71M | 146% total 358%
|
0.42% | 🔒 |
Yes — on this platform's proxy, local bank capacity in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI comfortably covers the visible maturity wall. CMBS maturing within 24 months stands at $542.0mm across 21 loans, against $1.83bn of room at the 77 qualifying local banks after $1.85bn of committed construction draws, a wall-to-room ratio of 0.30 (0.20 before those draws). That ratio is above the median ranked metro, and the metro sits at 125 out of 275 counting from the most strained, so it is more strained than typical but far from tight — the band reads slack. Treat this as an upper bound: the wall is CMBS only, and the room figure is a deposit-footprint proxy, with 16 banks excluded from the calculation.
On the ground in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI over the past 365 days, the reviewed record shows 33 store closures, 5 WARN layoff notices, and 2,184 jobs on those notices—the latter a floor, since notices stating no headcount are counted but add no jobs. CRE-related bankruptcies come in at 2, though that reading is a state proxy rather than a metro-native count, so it should not be read as activity located in the metro itself.