FranchiseVerdict
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SBA 7(a) franchise lending portfolio

Bank of Hope

AVERAGE risk
Total loans
947
Loan volume
$1.0B
Avg loan size
$1.1M
Default rate
13.3%
vs 15.4% national avg

Defaults

104

Avg interest

6.04%

Franchises funded

341

Risk rating

AVERAGE

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Subway Sandwich Shop35$13.2M5.7%
Quiznos32$5.5M37.5%
Days Inn27$51.1M0.0%
Chevron (gas Station)23$24.6M5.3%
Shell Service Station20$15.1M12.5%
Baskin-Robbins 31 Ice Cream17$2.9M17.6%
Best Western Inn16$44.9M0.0%
Super 816$34.9M6.7%
Super 8 Motel13$27.4M0.0%
Americas Best Value Inn (f/K/A12$19.9M0.0%
Quality Inn/Quality Suites, Ho11$32.1M0.0%
Surf City Squeeze10$975K10.0%
Union 76 Oil10$11.1M0.0%
Denny's Restaurant9$4.8M0.0%
Cold Stone Creamery, Inc.8$1.5M25.0%
Choice Hotels International In8$15.8M25.0%
Howard Johnson8$14.2M28.6%
The UPS Store  (f/k/a Mail Box8$2.7M0.0%
Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/8$27.0M0.0%
Super 8 by Wyndhan8$19.6M0.0%

Lending volume by year

5
'92
2
5
6
16
15
'98
12
26
14
25
48
'03
34
58
51
39
31
'08
27
31
37
27
44
'13
45
55
47
29
48
'18
26
18
23
30
21
'23
15
27
10
'26

Bank of Hope default rate by loan vintage

BrandNational avg
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%'92'99'04'09'14'19'23

Shaded area: recent vintages with few resolved loans; rates may change as loans mature.

Geographic exposure

45115.2%
11312.5%
1126.0%
5410.0%
326.7%
2222.2%
2020.0%
190.0%
157.1%
100.0%

Portfolio summary

Total funded$1.0B
Defaults104 of 947
Risk tierAVERAGE
Avg rate6.04%

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%).