FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

Birmingham Citywide Local Development Company

ELEVATED risk
Total loans
102
Loan volume
$84.4M
Avg loan size
$828K
Default rate
18.4%
vs 13.3% national avg

Defaults

14

Franchises funded

61

Risk rating

ELEVATED

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Zaxby's8$4.3M0.0%
Temporary Franchises8$3.3M0.0%
Choice Hotels International In6$7.1M60.0%
Hampton Inns5$5.4M0.0%
Bruster's3$1.2M66.7%
Quality Inn3$3.0M33.3%
Buffalo Wild Wings (f/K/A Bw-32$1.4M0.0%
Ramada Inn2$1.1M50.0%
Microtel2$1.6M50.0%
Best Western Inn2$2.4M50.0%
Shell Service Station2$925K0.0%
Steak N Shake2$885K0.0%
Holiday Inn Express2$4.0M50.0%
Whataburger2$1.1M0.0%
Days Inn2$1.6M0.0%
Comfort Inn2$2.1M50.0%
Guthrie's2$571K0.0%
Comfort Suites by Choice Hotel2$2.5M
Moore Oil Company (Citgo) - Mo2$937K
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen2$935K

Lending volume by year

3
'93
1
2
1
1
2
'01
2
4
3
12
8
'06
4
10
5
4
10
'11
2
3
2
3
2
'16
1
4
6
2
2
'22
1
1
1
'25

Geographic coverage

Portfolio summary

Total funded$84.4M
Defaults14 of 102
Risk tierELEVATED

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%).