FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

Rural Missouri, Inc.

ELEVATED risk
Total loans
277
Loan volume
$228.1M
Avg loan size
$823K
Default rate
19.7%
vs 13.3% national avg

Defaults

35

Franchises funded

152

Risk rating

ELEVATED

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Super 8 Motel15$7.8M26.7%
Culver's Frozen Custard12$9.6M10.0%
Temporary Franchises10$5.6M0.0%
Days Inn6$4.2M25.0%
Holiday Inn Express6$7.1M0.0%
Quality Inn5$4.3M40.0%
Culver's ButterBurgers & Froze5$6.7M
Comfort Inn4$2.1M0.0%
Econo Lodge Motel4$2.2M25.0%
Best Western Inn4$3.4M25.0%
Dairy Queen4$1.7M33.3%
Choice Hotels International In4$5.4M33.3%
Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken4$1.4M100.0%
Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownershi4$1.9M0.0%
Howard Johnson4$3.3M0.0%
Ramada Inn4$2.2M25.0%
Domino's4$1.3M
Golden Corral (restaurant)3$3.9M100.0%
Captain D's3$852K33.3%
Back Yard Burgers3$1.4M100.0%

Lending volume by year

8
'92
3
10
7
9
2
'97
5
3
3
8
7
'02
5
8
10
16
17
'07
10
16
14
3
12
'12
10
4
2
7
10
'17
7
6
8
11
10
'22
13
6
7
'25

Geographic coverage

Missouri
23121.2%
Kansas
3310.5%

Portfolio summary

Total funded$228.1M
Defaults35 of 277
Risk tierELEVATED

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%).