FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

Mountain West Small Business Finance

GOOD risk
Total loans
420
Loan volume
$399.7M
Avg loan size
$952K
Default 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%
Big O Tires12$4.8M8.3%
Temporary Franchises11$11.5M0.0%
Winger's10$4.0M30.0%
Bee Hive Homes Of America9$4.7M0.0%
Super 8 Motel8$6.2M12.5%
Taco Time7$2.6M0.0%
Hampton Inns7$9.6M0.0%
Seven-Eleven (7-11)/7-Eleven7$2.7M
Arby's6$2.7M40.0%
Master Muffler/Master Muffler6$4.7M
Best Western - Membership Agre6$13.8M0.0%
Wendy's5$2.5M0.0%
Grease Monkey5$2.7M0.0%
Aaron Rental Purchase5$3.6M0.0%
Holiday Inn Express/Holiday In5$17.6M
Tide Dry Cleaners5$1.8M
Bath Fitter5$4.6M0.0%
Quality Inn by Choice Hotels /5$5.6M0.0%
Texaco Service Station4$1.2M0.0%

Lending volume by year

2
'92
3
7
2
6
1
'97
5
8
3
6
7
'02
11
5
11
11
18
'07
18
9
14
19
25
'12
14
22
12
8
14
'17
16
16
20
24
22
'22
14
16
28
3
'26

Geographic coverage

Utah
3466.8%
Colorado
2122.2%
Wyoming
2037.5%
Nevada
160.0%
Arizona
60.0%
Idaho
4100.0%
Texas
10.0%

Portfolio summary

Total funded$399.7M
Defaults19 of 420
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%).