FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

Big Sky Economic Development Corporation

EXCELLENT risk
Total loans
96
Loan volume
$66.0M
Avg loan size
$688K
Default rate
4.0%
vs 13.3% national avg

Defaults

3

Franchises funded

58

Risk rating

EXCELLENT

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Super 8 Motel8$5.0M0.0%
Holiday Inn Express4$6.9M0.0%
Comfort Inn3$2.4M0.0%
Taco John's3$1.0M33.3%
Days Inn3$1.9M0.0%
Buffalo Wild Wings (f/K/A Bw-33$1.9M0.0%
NAPA Auto Parts3$1.9M0.0%
Great Harvest Bread Co.3$447K0.0%
Ace Hardware3$2.6M
Ace Hardware3$2.9M
Sleep Inn Motel2$1.6M0.0%
Dairy Queen2$716K0.0%
Taco Time2$476K100.0%
Guesthouse Inn2$1.5M0.0%
Fuddrucker's2$976K0.0%
Beehive Development Of Wyoming2$258K0.0%
Insty-Prints2$460K0.0%
Ford Motor (dealers)2$783K0.0%
Choice Hotels International In2$1.7M0.0%
Rax Restaurant2$260K0.0%

Lending volume by year

2
'92
3
2
7
9
5
'97
3
1
2
2
1
'04
2
3
2
6
4
'09
2
4
8
9
5
'14
1
2
2
3
1
'20
1
2
2
'23

Geographic coverage

Montana
954.1%
Wyoming
10.0%

Portfolio summary

Total funded$66.0M
Defaults3 of 96
Risk tierEXCELLENT

Source: SBA 504 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%).