FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

Empire State Certified Development Corporation

AVERAGE risk
Total loans
365
Loan volume
$486.7M
Avg loan size
$1.3M
Default rate
10.2%
vs 13.3% national avg

Defaults

17

Franchises funded

193

Risk rating

AVERAGE

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Hampton Inns12$28.6M0.0%
Primrose Schools11$23.5M0.0%
Temporary Franchises10$8.8M0.0%
Days Inn8$8.8M16.7%
Dunkin Donuts8$4.8M0.0%
Holiday Inn Express/Holiday In8$23.4M0.0%
Super 8 Motel7$4.6M0.0%
Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndh6$9.6M
Microtel5$4.9M50.0%
Holiday Inn Express5$5.8M20.0%
Howard Johnson5$4.0M0.0%
The Goddard School5$8.3M
Holiday Inn/Holiday Inn & Suit5$16.0M
Holiday Inn4$12.3M0.0%
Ramada Inn4$4.6M0.0%
Best Western Inn4$4.6M0.0%
Comfort Inn4$7.0M66.7%
Quality Inn4$3.9M33.3%
Hampton Inn4$13.8M
Napa AutoCare Program Membersh4$3.0M

Lending volume by year

1
'92
4
2
5
1
2
'98
7
3
3
6
2
'03
8
9
7
17
15
'08
8
16
20
8
14
'13
12
17
16
11
14
'18
14
13
17
29
21
'23
20
22
1
'26

Geographic coverage

New York
27010.3%
New Jersey
3613.3%

Portfolio summary

Total funded$486.7M
Defaults17 of 365
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%).