Thursday's 'stress-test' results are likely to highlight the woes from commercial real-estate loans that are piling up at large and small banks alike.

In the worst-case scenario, federal regulators examining the 19 largest U.S. banks are projecting losses of up to 12% on commercial real-estate loans over two years, according to a document viewed by The Wall Street Journal. The regulators are likely to cite commercial-property debt problems as a major reason why at least some of the large banks need additional capital.

Wall Street Journal