FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

Minnesota Business Finance Corporation

GOOD risk
Total loans
323
Loan volume
$212.7M
Avg loan size
$659K
Default rate
9.3%
vs 13.3% national avg

Defaults

19

Franchises funded

153

Risk rating

GOOD

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Americinn22$17.7M5.3%
Super 8 Motel12$5.0M8.3%
Dairy Queen10$2.3M33.3%
Days Inn10$6.4M14.3%
Taco John's9$2.7M0.0%
Pizza Ranch9$2.6M0.0%
Subway Sandwich Shop8$2.4M0.0%
Holiday Inn Express7$10.7M0.0%
Temporary Franchises7$6.4M16.7%
Snap Fitness5$1.5M0.0%
Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/5$7.9M0.0%
Choice Hotels International In4$5.0M0.0%
Country Inn4$2.7M25.0%
Econo Lodge Motel4$1.3M25.0%
Sears Catalog Store4$1.2M75.0%
Ace Hardware4$2.2M0.0%
Comfort Inn4$2.7M0.0%
AmericInn by Wyndham4$5.3M
Honest-1 Auto Care4$1.5M0.0%
Dairy Queen Operating Agreemen4$3.4M

Lending volume by year

3
'92
4
7
13
12
8
'97
11
4
2
3
2
'02
3
2
11
9
10
'07
16
9
14
19
16
'12
15
11
17
16
14
'17
5
13
10
7
15
'22
5
5
10
2
'26

Geographic coverage

Portfolio summary

Total funded$212.7M
Defaults19 of 323
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%).