FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

PeopleFund

CRITICAL risk
Total loans
29
Loan volume
$46.3M
Avg loan size
$1.6M
Default rate
28.6%
vs 13.3% national avg

Defaults

4

Franchises funded

28

Risk rating

CRITICAL

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Holiday Inn Express/Holiday In2$4.7M0.0%
Hilton Inns1$1.1M0.0%
Steak N Shake1$568K100.0%
Days Inn1$364K0.0%
Holiday Inn Express1$1.2M100.0%
La Quinta Inn1$1.5M100.0%
Baymont Inns & Suites1$1.1M0.0%
Church's Fried Chicken1$873K0.0%
Choice Hotels International In1$684K0.0%
Super 8 Motel1$1.3M0.0%
Studio 61$801K
Chicken Express1$811K0.0%
Children's Lighthouse Early Le1$1.3M
Wingate by Wyndham1$2.6M0.0%
The Toasted Yolk Cafe1$1.4M
Marriott/JW Marriott1$3.8M
Red Roof Inn1$1.0M0.0%
Honest1 Auto Care (aka Honest1$788K
Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/1$1.9M100.0%
H.J. Garrison Oil Company, Inc1$2.6M

Lending volume by year

1
'06
3
'07
4
'08
1
'09
1
'10
2
'14
2
'15
4
'17
3
'19
1
'20
3
'21
2
'23
1
'24
1
'25

Geographic coverage

Texas
2928.6%

Portfolio summary

Total funded$46.3M
Defaults4 of 29
Risk tierCRITICAL

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%).