FranchiseVerdict
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SBA 7(a) franchise lending portfolio

Metro City Bank

EXCELLENT risk
Total loans
302
Loan volume
$464.1M
Avg loan size
$1.5M
Default rate
4.5%
vs 15.4% national avg

Defaults

7

Avg interest

5.97%

Franchises funded

170

Risk rating

EXCELLENT

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Sunoco, LLC (Various Brands) F14$21.8M0.0%
American Deli14$5.8M0.0%
American Deli12$2.7M0.0%
SEI Fuel Services, Inc  (Multi9$15.9M0.0%
Classic Star Group (Distributo7$11.8M0.0%
The Athlete's Foot5$1.8M0.0%
Motel 65$8.6M0.0%
Best Western Inn4$5.1M0.0%
Quality Inn/Quality Suites, Ho4$8.6M0.0%
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill/Texa4$3.9M0.0%
Ramada by Wyndham4$8.0M
Days Inn4$5.2M0.0%
Empire Petroleum Partners - Pe4$8.3M0.0%
McCraw Oil Company, Inc. - Mot4$8.6M0.0%
Comfort Inn by Choice Hotels/C3$13.0M0.0%
Dairy Queen3$1.5M0.0%
Hampton Inn3$9.2M
Super 83$3.5M0.0%
Shell Service Station3$2.0M0.0%
Chevron (gas Station)3$5.4M0.0%

Lending volume by year

3
'07
3
'08
2
'09
6
'10
7
'11
9
'12
7
'13
12
'14
16
'15
17
'16
22
'17
30
'18
22
'19
20
'20
49
'21
28
'22
14
'23
10
'24
18
'25
7
'26

Metro City Bank default rate by loan vintage

BrandNational avg
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%'07'11'14'17'20'23

Geographic exposure

1193.0%
713.6%
1512.5%
120.0%
70.0%
60.0%

Portfolio summary

Total funded$464.1M
Defaults7 of 302
Risk tierEXCELLENT
Avg rate5.97%

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%).