Following up on an earlier comment about a coming wave of problem construction and development loans (Construction Loans Defaults) – please note the following charts from Calculated Risk showing data from the FDIC Q2 Quarterly Banking Profile. The first chart shows over 2300 financial institutions with construction loans exceeding total capital. The second shows the growing percentage of problem in construction and development loans. More info is available at Calculated Risk.
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