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FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

Iowa Business Growth Company

AVERAGE risk
Total loans
137
Loan volume
$96.7M
Avg loan size
$706K
Charge-off rate
12.2%
vs 13.3% national avg

Defaults

11

Franchises funded

78

Risk rating

AVERAGE

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Super 8 Motel13$5.6M0.0% (low risk)
Pizza Ranch8$3.5M0.0% (low risk)
Culver's Frozen Custard7$4.3M0.0% (low risk)
Americinn5$4.1M0.0% (low risk)
Temporary Franchises5$1.9M0.0% (low risk)
Dairy Queen4$1.0M0.0% (low risk)
Days Inn4$2.9M33.3% (very high risk)
Pizza Ranch4$3.0MN/A
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen4$2.1MN/A
Ramada Inn3$2.0M33.3% (very high risk)
Medicap Pharmacy3$485K0.0% (low risk)
Subway3$636K0.0% (low risk)
Quality Inn2$1.7M0.0% (low risk)
Taco John's2$791K0.0% (low risk)
Do It Best Hardware2$505K0.0% (low risk)
Remax2$282K50.0% (very high risk)
Boarders Inn & Suites by Cobbl2$931K0.0% (low risk)
Steak n Shake By Biglari2$2.2MN/A
Best Western - Membership Agre2$6.0MN/A
Circle K (C-store Agreement on2$1.7M100.0% (very high risk)

Geographic coverage

Iowa
13612.4% (elevated risk)
Illinois
10.0% (low risk)

Portfolio summary

Total funded$96.7M
Defaults11 of 137
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%).