In Toledo, OH, the CRE stress picture is mixed: layoff notices (WARN) read 19 notices, or 0.88%, and are the one elevated signal out of four; store closures read 3 closures, or 1.2 per 100k jobs; bank CRE at lenders over the noncurrent line reads $0, or 0%; and securitized loans in special servicing reads 3 loan records, for which the reading is unavailable because that leg cannot be measured here — an absence of measurement, not a quiet result. Of the 6 pairs of legs compared, 0 have both legs elevated, 1 has both legs quiet, 2 disagree, and 3 cannot be read because a side is blind.
| Signal | Level | Rate | Rank by count | Rank by rate | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| store closures store closures per 100,000 jobs |
3 closures | 1.2 per 100k jobs | 150 of 392 | 285 of 392 | quiet trailing 365 days to today
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| layoff notices (WARN) workers on layoff notices as a share of the metro's employment |
19 notices | 0.88% | 36 of 382 | 11 of 382 | 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 |
$0 | 0% | 354 of 393 | 354 of 393 | quiet
allocated 2026-06-30
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| securitized loans in special servicing share of the securitized balance read here that is in special servicing |
3 loan records | — | — | — | cannot be read
not measurable 2026-09-29
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In Toledo, OH, the one signal reading elevated is the WARN notices, while the real-economy backdrop is described as the ground is wobbling (closures / layoffs) but little CRE-credit distress sits behind it yet — a real-economy signal, not (yet) a CRE-credit event. The credit side cannot be read: not one of this metro's 3 special-servicing rows carries a balance — the securitized side is invisible here, which is not the same as quiet, so the reported CMBS in special servicing of $0.0mm and share of this metro's CMBS balance in special servicing of 0.0% reflect a gap in the tape rather than an absence of distress. Bank-side readings show bank CRE lent into this metro of $4.94bn with bank CRE at risk at the 90th percentile of 48.2%, bank CRE at risk at the 90th percentile reported alongside a share of bank CRE needing no branch-deposit allocation of 11.2%, and distressed measures at $0.00bn in assets at those lenders and $0.0mm in CRE at lenders over the noncurrent line, with legs agreeing at 1; the caveat that all 3 loans in special servicing sit on tape rows carrying no balance is why the overall reading is obscured.
| Bank | Deposit share | CRE / Capital* | Room contributed | Noncurrent CRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Farmers & Merchants State Bank OH | 37.5% | 231% total 374%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Waterford Bank, N.a. OH | 81.7% | 248% total 398%
|
🔒 | 0.40% |
| The Genoa Banking Company OH | 52.6% | 187% total 357%
|
🔒 | 0.03% |
| The State Bank And Trust Company OH | 23.8% | 225% total 307%
|
🔒 | 0.04% |
| The Union Bank Company OH | 10.0% | 228% total 281%
|
🔒 | 0.00% |
| Civista Bank OH | 0.9% | 261% total 329%
|
🔒 | 0.63% |
| Buckeye State Bank OH | 15.0% | 280% total 401%
|
🔒 | 0.07% |
| The Citizens National Bank Of Bluffton OH | 1.3% | 277% total 411%
|
🔒 | 0.91% |
| The Croghan Colonial Bank OH | 8.3% | 359% total 425%
|
🔒 | 0.01% |
| Bank | Total CRE | CRE / Capital* | Noncurrent CRE | Early Warning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Bank, National Association | $522M | 191% total 300%
|
1.35% | 🔒 |
| Waterford Bank, N.a. | $811M | 248% total 398%
|
0.40% | 🔒 |
| The Genoa Banking Company | $224M | 187% total 357%
|
0.03% | 🔒 |
| The Farmers & Merchants State Bank | $1.3B | 231% total 374%
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0.00% | 🔒 |
Yes — on the figures available, Toledo's banks look well able to absorb the maturing CMBS. The wall is modest: $31.3mm across this many loans: 4, against Total CMBS balance here of $173.9mm, with a Distressed share of this metro's CMBS of 0.0%. Qualifying local banks number 9 (with 3 excluded from the calculation), and their Local bank room, before committed draws is $261.9mm. Even after deducting Committed construction draws of $229.9mm, Local bank room, after those draws still stands at $72.6mm — roughly twice the maturing balance. That gives a Wall-to-room ratio of 0.43, which is above the median and places the metro at 92 of 275 counting from the most strained, so it carries more strain than the typical metro but nothing like a capacity shortfall, and the pre-draw ratio of 0.12 underscores how much of the apparent tightness comes from construction commitments rather than maturities. One caveat: room is a deposit-footprint proxy, and the 3 excluded banks mean some lending capacity may simply be invisible here.
Over the past 365 days, the Toledo, OH metro has recorded 17 WARN layoff notices affecting 2,406 jobs on those notices, alongside 3 store closures. CRE-related bankruptcies stand at 0, though that reading is a statewide proxy rather than a metro-native count, so it should not be read as evidence of no local distress. Note also that the jobs figure is a floor, since notices stating no headcount are counted but contribute zero jobs.