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Frost Bank
Regional Bank · San Antonio, TX · Cullen Frost Bankers Inc
- Total assets
- $52.8B
- CRE loan book
- $10.3B
- QoQ CRE growth
- 2.5%
- Q1 2026
Recorded CRE activity — nueces County
17 commercial deeds of trust recorded recently, verified from county records.
- Jul 2, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
- Jul 2, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
- Jul 1, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
- Jul 1, 2026 · landundisclosed
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- Jun 30, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
- Jun 30, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
- Jun 30, 2026 · officeundisclosed
Observed rates
Real loans — SBA 7(a)
34 SBA 7(a) real-estate loans in Texas over the last 12 months · median rate 8.88% (0 variable / 34 fixed) · $24.4M total approved.
Borrower cities: Houston (4), San Antonio (2), Austin (2), Dallas (2), Friendswood, Granbury.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA dataset · most recent approval Mar 27, 2026. Loan-level government-guaranteed pricing; conventional CRE terms may differ.
Book yield — real-estate loans
Implied yield on the existing real-estate loan book: 5.84% as of Q1 2026 — TX bank median 6.76% (0.92pp below median).
| Quarter | RE loan yield | All loans & leases |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 5.84% | 6.08% |
| Q4 2025 | 6.15% | 6.45% |
| Q3 2025 | 6.36% | 6.68% |
| Q2 2025 | 6.27% | 6.55% |
| Q1 2025 | 6.14% | 6.44% |
| Q4 2024 | 6.42% | 6.76% |
| Q3 2024 | 6.69% | 7.15% |
| Q2 2024 | 6.55% | 7.00% |
What their existing real-estate book earns — an anchor for where new money gets priced. Source: FFIEC Call Reports.
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CRE book — quarterly trend (FFIEC Call Reports)
| Quarter | CRE loans | Construction | Multifamily | Concentration | Nonaccrual CRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $10.3B | $2.7B | $187.9M | 120% | $17.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $10.0B | $2.6B | $245.0M | 120% | $11.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $9.8B | $2.7B | $210.9M | 119% | $12.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $9.8B | $2.6B | $309.9M | 123% | $15.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $9.7B | $2.8B | $275.6M | 127% | $25.0M |
| Q4 2024 | $9.7B | $2.8B | $238.8M | 129% | $23.2M |
| Q3 2024 | $9.6B | $2.8B | $176.8M | 136% | $40.2M |
| Q2 2024 | $9.3B | $2.6B | $214.0M | 133% | $34.4M |
Signals
Regulatory actions
Frost Bank: frequently asked questions
- How large is Frost Bank's commercial real estate loan book?
- As of Q1 2026, Frost Bank reported $10.3B in commercial real estate loans out of $52.8B in total assets, per its FFIEC Call Report.
- Is Frost Bank above the 300% CRE concentration guideline?
- Frost Bank's CRE loans stood at 120% of total risk-based capital as of Q1 2026, below the 300% CRE concentration supervisory guideline.
- Is Frost Bank growing or shrinking its CRE lending?
- Frost Bank's CRE loan book grew 2.5% quarter-over-quarter as of Q1 2026 — a net balance change that reflects payoffs and sales as well as new originations.
- How active is Frost Bank in recorded CRE lending?
- 17 commercial deeds of trust naming Frost Bank as lender have been recorded recently in nueces County, verified from county records; the most recent was recorded Jul 2, 2026.
- Has Frost Bank faced regulatory enforcement actions?
- Yes — 1 regulatory enforcement action on record for Frost Bank, most recently from the FED (Prohibition from Banking) on May 19, 2026. See the Signals section for details and sources.
Answers generated from the verified data on this page — FFIEC Call Reports, county records, and first-party conversations — as of the dates shown.
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Markets where Frost Bank lends
Frost Bank has commercial deeds of trust recorded in these metros. See who else is active there and current rate ranges by property type.
Houston
Houston (Harris County)
Dallas–Fort Worth
Dallas–Fort Worth (Dallas, Tarrant, Collin & Denton Counties)
Last updated Jul 3, 2026 · Sources: FFIEC CDR, county records, first-party conversations.