FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

Chesapeake Business Finance Corporation

AVERAGE risk
Total loans
44
Loan volume
$65.5M
Avg loan size
$1.5M
Default rate
11.1%
vs 13.3% national avg

Defaults

3

Franchises funded

29

Risk rating

AVERAGE

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
International House Of Pancake7$3.1M0.0%
Goddard Early Learning Center3$4.3M0.0%
Country Inns & Suites3$6.7M33.3%
Holiday Inn Express/Holiday In3$8.8M0.0%
Bruster's2$574K50.0%
Quality Inn2$1.6M0.0%
Hampton Inns2$4.7M0.0%
Marriott Hotel1$1.3M0.0%
Americas Best Value Inn (f/K/A1$1.3M0.0%
Ramada Inn1$2.0M0.0%
Country Kitchen1$825K100.0%
The Goddard School1$2.8M0.0%
Wingate by Wyndham1$1.3M
Holiday Inn1$1.6M
Holiday Inn/Holiday Inn & Suit1$2.2M
Crown Trophy1$290K
Temporary Franchises1$729K0.0%
Sonic1$810K0.0%
Hilton Inns1$2.7M0.0%
Hyatt Place1$5.5M

Lending volume by year

1
'00
1
'03
3
'04
4
'05
3
'06
1
'07
1
'08
3
'10
6
'11
5
'12
5
'13
2
'16
4
'17
1
'18
1
'19
1
'23
1
'24
1
'25

Geographic coverage

Maryland
3711.5%

Portfolio summary

Total funded$65.5M
Defaults3 of 44
Risk tierAVERAGE

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%).