FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

LiftFund, Inc.

AVERAGE risk
Total loans
140
Loan volume
$181.3M
Avg loan size
$1.3M
Default rate
10.4%
vs 13.3% national avg

Defaults

7

Franchises funded

103

Risk rating

AVERAGE

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Temporary Franchises6$4.6M40.0%
Choice Hotels International In5$5.2M0.0%
HTeaO5$4.9M
Jack-In-The-Box3$1.8M0.0%
Holiday Inn Express3$6.0M0.0%
Children's Lighthouse Early Le3$6.0M
Primrose Schools3$4.7M0.0%
Culver's Frozen Custard2$1.1M0.0%
Golden Corral (restaurant)2$1.3M0.0%
Comfort Inn2$2.4M0.0%
Quality Inn2$3.1M0.0%
Days Inn2$1.5M50.0%
America's Best Value Inn2$1.6M50.0%
The Halal Guys2$2.5M
Best Western Inn2$4.1M
Children's Lighthouse2$1.9M0.0%
Howard Johnson2$1.6M0.0%
Staybridge Suites2$8.0M0.0%
Bruster's Real Ice Cream2$2.0M
Gatti's Pizza2$1.9M0.0%

Lending volume by year

2
'95
2
1
1
1
1
'02
3
4
1
8
5
'09
7
5
17
6
3
'14
4
2
1
5
8
'19
8
7
8
10
10
'24
10
'25

Geographic coverage

Texas
13810.6%

Portfolio summary

Total funded$181.3M
Defaults7 of 140
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%).