FranchiseVerdict
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SBA 7(a) franchise lending portfolio

American Bank of Commerce

CRITICAL risk
Total loans
50
Loan volume
$11.9M
Avg loan size
$237K
Default rate
25.0%
vs 15.4% national avg

Defaults

11

Avg interest

6.43%

Franchises funded

36

Risk rating

CRITICAL

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Post Net4$448K50.0%
F45 Training3$603K66.7%
beem Light Sauna3$1.5M
Baskin-Robbins 31 Ice Cream2$418K0.0%
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Facto2$350K50.0%
Gatti's Pizza2$2.0M0.0%
Servpro2$225K0.0%
Style Encore2$310K0.0%
Waxing the City2$344K0.0%
Gatti's Pizza/Mr. Gatti's Pizz2$800K0.0%
Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken1$310K0.0%
Martinizing Dry Cleaning1$853K100.0%
Golftec1$302K0.0%
Pakmail Centers Of America1$77K0.0%
Curves For Women1$35K0.0%
Street Eagle1$150K0.0%
Doubledave's Pizzaworks1$52K0.0%
Autoqual Usa1$70K0.0%
Quiznos1$105K100.0%
Closet & Storage Concepts1$119K0.0%

Lending volume by year

1
'97
1
2
5
4
1
'05
3
4
2
1
1
'10
1
1
2
5
3
'16
3
1
2
1
1
'22
1
4
'25

American Bank of Commerce default rate by loan vintage

BrandNational avg
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%'03'04'06'07'15'18

Geographic exposure

4722.0%
366.7%

Portfolio summary

Total funded$11.9M
Defaults11 of 50
Risk tierCRITICAL
Avg rate6.43%

Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan-level data, aggregated by FranchiseVerdict

Default rate = charge-offs / (charge-offs + paid-in-full). Active, exempt, and cancelled loans are excluded. Risk ratings: Excellent (<5%), Good (5-10%), Average (10-15%), Elevated (15-20%), Critical (>20%).