FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

Business Finance Group, Inc.

ELEVATED risk
Total loans
270
Loan volume
$283.6M
Avg loan size
$1.1M
Default rate
15.2%
vs 13.3% national avg

Defaults

26

Franchises funded

171

Risk rating

ELEVATED

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Temporary Franchises12$7.4M0.0%
Holiday Inn Express7$7.7M0.0%
Days Inn7$6.9M14.3%
Primrose Schools7$16.9M0.0%
Choice Hotels International In6$9.7M40.0%
Super 8 Motel6$4.3M0.0%
Servpro5$3.8M25.0%
Kiddie Academy5$10.3M
Goddard Early Learning Center4$3.4M0.0%
Arby's4$1.3M66.7%
MAACO Auto Painting Center3$733K0.0%
Dairy Queen3$1.2M0.0%
Sleep Inn Motel3$4.2M0.0%
Econo Lodge Motel3$2.1M33.3%
Holiday Inn3$8.1M100.0%
Comfort Inn3$2.5M33.3%
State Farm Insurance3$895K0.0%
Servicemaster3$2.4M0.0%
Sonic3$1.7M0.0%
Fairfield by Marriott/Fairfiel3$7.6M

Lending volume by year

1
'92
2
2
7
2
5
'97
5
10
8
8
7
'02
8
9
19
10
7
'07
9
16
13
14
14
'12
9
3
7
6
4
'17
7
6
12
8
7
'22
5
8
11
1
'26

Geographic coverage

Portfolio summary

Total funded$283.6M
Defaults26 of 270
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%).