The Institutional Risk Analyst

“The delinquency rate for commercial mortgages increased in the second quarter of 2025 across most major capital sources,” said Reggie Booker, MBA’s Associate Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Research. “The largest increase was among CMBS loans, driven by rising delinquencies in both multifamily and office properties. Delinquency trends continue to reflect differences in property type, loan structure, geography, and borrower profile.”

In simple terms, FLG is not making money and does not seem to have any immediate prospects to pull itself out of a slow downward spiral of balance sheet shrinkage and operating losses.  Whereas before 2024, FLG was a peer performer in most respects, today the bank’s financial performance is significantly below-peer, bottom quartile in many cases.

A look at the bottom quarter of WGA Bank Top 100 Index. We view TCBI as a work in progress. But kudos to KEY...