FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

Iowa Business Growth Company

AVERAGE risk
Total loans
137
Loan volume
$96.7M
Avg loan size
$706K
Default 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%
Pizza Ranch8$3.5M0.0%
Culver's Frozen Custard7$4.3M0.0%
Americinn5$4.1M0.0%
Temporary Franchises5$1.9M0.0%
Dairy Queen4$1.0M0.0%
Days Inn4$2.9M33.3%
Pizza Ranch4$3.0M
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen4$2.1M
Ramada Inn3$2.0M33.3%
Medicap Pharmacy3$485K0.0%
Subway3$636K0.0%
Quality Inn2$1.7M0.0%
Taco John's2$791K0.0%
Do It Best Hardware2$505K0.0%
Remax2$282K50.0%
Boarders Inn & Suites by Cobbl2$931K0.0%
Steak n Shake By Biglari2$2.2M
Best Western - Membership Agre2$6.0M
Circle K (C-store Agreement on2$1.7M100.0%

Lending volume by year

3
'92
2
2
4
6
4
'97
10
3
2
1
1
'02
1
2
4
3
12
'07
6
3
10
6
4
'12
3
1
1
4
2
'17
4
1
4
6
11
'22
2
3
6
'25

Geographic coverage

Iowa
13612.4%

Portfolio summary

Total funded$96.7M
Defaults11 of 137
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%).