A wave of commercial real estate loan failures over the next few years could threaten the nation's financial system and jeopardize the economic recovery, warns a report from the Congressional Oversight Panel established by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.rnCommercial real estate loans typically have terms of three to 10 years and must be refinanced when they mature. Accordingly, banks and other lenders face a dual risk - borrowers may not be able to make their payments during the loan term, and they may not be able to refinance at the end of the term.
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