FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

Certified Development Corporation of South Carolina

ELEVATED risk
Total loans
127
Loan volume
$108.0M
Avg loan size
$850K
Default rate
17.8%
vs 13.3% national avg

Defaults

19

Franchises funded

73

Risk rating

ELEVATED

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Days Inn9$7.0M33.3%
Choice Hotels International In8$8.3M37.5%
Holiday Inn Express7$7.0M0.0%
Comfort Inn5$3.8M0.0%
Microtel5$3.4M20.0%
Super 8 Motel5$3.0M20.0%
Zaxby's4$1.9M0.0%
Ramada Inn3$1.8M0.0%
Econo Lodge Motel3$1.7M66.7%
Ace Hardware3$1.2M0.0%
Country Inn2$1.8M50.0%
Holiday Inn2$2.4M50.0%
Comfort Suites2$2.3M0.0%
Perkins Restaurants2$412K0.0%
Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken2$900K0.0%
Arby's2$1.8M50.0%
Howard Johnson2$1.5M0.0%
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen2$1.6M0.0%
Temporary Franchises2$842K0.0%
Midas/SpeeDee Oil Change & Aut2$1.9M

Lending volume by year

3
'93
3
5
6
5
5
'98
6
5
4
7
10
'04
9
10
7
2
4
'09
6
2
2
2
4
'16
1
1
3
4
2
'21
3
3
1
2
'25

Geographic coverage

Portfolio summary

Total funded$108.0M
Defaults19 of 127
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%).