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FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

Mountain West Small Business Finance

GOOD risk
Total loans
420
Loan volume
$399.7M
Avg loan size
$952K
Charge-off rate
8.4%
vs 13.3% national avg

Defaults

19

Franchises funded

201

Risk rating

GOOD

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Culver's ButterBurgers & Froze13$17.0M0.0% (low risk)
Big O Tires12$4.8M8.3% (moderate risk)
Temporary Franchises11$11.5M0.0% (low risk)
Winger's10$4.0M30.0% (very high risk)
Bee Hive Homes Of America9$4.7M0.0% (low risk)
Super 8 Motel8$6.2M12.5% (elevated risk)
Taco Time7$2.6M0.0% (low risk)
Hampton Inns7$9.6M0.0% (low risk)
Seven-Eleven (7-11)/7-Eleven7$2.7MN/A
Arby's6$2.7M40.0% (very high risk)
Master Muffler/Master Muffler6$4.7MN/A
Best Western - Membership Agre6$13.8M0.0% (low risk)
Wendy's5$2.5M0.0% (low risk)
Grease Monkey5$2.7M0.0% (low risk)
Aaron Rental Purchase5$3.6M0.0% (low risk)
Holiday Inn Express/Holiday In5$17.6MN/A
Tide Dry Cleaners5$1.8MN/A
Bath Fitter5$4.6M0.0% (low risk)
Quality Inn by Choice Hotels /5$5.6M0.0% (low risk)
Texaco Service Station4$1.2M0.0% (low risk)

Geographic coverage

Utah
3466.8% (moderate risk)
Colorado
2122.2% (very high risk)
Wyoming
2037.5% (very high risk)
Nevada
160.0% (low risk)
Arizona
60.0% (low risk)
Idaho
4100.0% (very high risk)
North Dakota
10.0% (low risk)
New Mexico
10.0% (low risk)
Texas
10.0% (low risk)

Portfolio summary

Total funded$399.7M
Defaults19 of 420
Risk tierGOOD

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%).