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FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

Florida First Capital Finance

AVERAGE risk
Total loans
515
Loan volume
$674.5M
Avg loan size
$1.3M
Charge-off rate
12.4%
vs 13.3% national avg

Defaults

33

Franchises funded

252

Risk rating

AVERAGE

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Culver's ButterBurgers & Froze21$35.9M0.0% (low risk)
Temporary Franchises11$5.8M0.0% (low risk)
Quality Inn by Choice Hotels /10$21.1M0.0% (low risk)
Days Inn8$7.6M28.6% (very high risk)
Holiday Inn Express8$9.9M12.5% (elevated risk)
Badcock Home Furniture & More8$4.9M0.0% (low risk)
Holiday Inn Express/Holiday In8$26.2M0.0% (low risk)
Tommy's Express8$14.4M0.0% (low risk)
Zaxby's8$9.3M0.0% (low risk)
Best Western Inn7$10.5M40.0% (very high risk)
Culver's7$7.0M0.0% (low risk)
Primrose Schools7$15.6M0.0% (low risk)
Choice Hotels International In6$10.6M50.0% (very high risk)
Hampton Inns6$6.9M0.0% (low risk)
Holiday Inn6$16.7M0.0% (low risk)
Primrose School (daycare)6$7.0M0.0% (low risk)
Dunkin Donuts6$2.9M0.0% (low risk)
Ace Hardware6$4.0M0.0% (low risk)
Fairfield by Marriott/Fairfiel6$25.7M0.0% (low risk)
Quality Inn5$3.1M40.0% (very high risk)

Geographic coverage

Florida
48812.5% (elevated risk)
Alabama
180.0% (low risk)
Louisiana
10.0% (low risk)

Portfolio summary

Total funded$674.5M
Defaults33 of 515
Risk tierAVERAGE

Source: SBA 504 FOIA loan-level data, aggregated by FranchiseVerdict

Charge-off 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%), High Risk (>20%).