FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

Granite State Economic Development Corporation

GOOD risk
Total loans
238
Loan volume
$212.5M
Avg loan size
$893K
Default rate
8.9%
vs 13.3% national avg

Defaults

10

Franchises funded

147

Risk rating

GOOD

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Temporary Franchises15$6.0M23.1%
NAPA Auto Parts10$3.4M0.0%
Aroma Joe's8$2.3M
Super 8 Motel6$3.5M16.7%
Days Inn4$3.5M0.0%
Choice Hotels International In4$4.9M0.0%
Best Western Inn4$3.4M25.0%
Quality Inn by Choice Hotels /4$5.2M0.0%
Summit Distributing LLC (Exxon4$1.2M
Fabian Oil, Inc. (Fabian Brand4$1.1M0.0%
Tire Warehouse3$749K0.0%
Hampton Inns3$7.8M0.0%
Days Inn by Wyndham3$2.8M
SEI Fuel Services, Inc  (Multi3$906K0.0%
Dunkin Donuts2$1.1M0.0%
Comfort Inn2$1.8M0.0%
Econo Lodge Motel2$1.3M50.0%
Re/Max Realty2$923K0.0%
Marriott Hotel2$5.5M0.0%
Meineke Car Care2$506K0.0%

Lending volume by year

2
'92
3
3
3
4
2
'98
1
2
2
4
4
'03
3
7
7
7
5
'08
15
10
10
9
12
'13
10
10
6
7
5
'18
15
20
13
25
6
'23
6
'25

Geographic coverage

Portfolio summary

Total funded$212.5M
Defaults10 of 238
Risk tierGOOD

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%).