FranchiseVerdict

SBA 504 certified development company

Sunshine State Economic Development Corporation

CRITICAL risk
Total loans
148
Loan volume
$157.3M
Avg loan size
$1.1M
Default rate
32.1%
vs 13.3% national avg

Defaults

35

Franchises funded

85

Risk rating

CRITICAL

Top franchise exposures

FranchiseLoansVolumeDefault %
Holiday Inn Express10$16.1M55.6%
Zaxby's6$3.8M0.0%
Take 5 Oil Change6$3.8M
Sleep Inn Motel5$6.0M40.0%
Dunkin Donuts5$2.4M0.0%
Travelodge4$3.3M66.7%
Best Western Inn4$5.1M0.0%
Days Inn4$5.0M75.0%
Burger King4$2.3M0.0%
Temporary Franchises4$3.9M0.0%
Howard Johnson3$3.6M33.3%
Ramada Inn3$3.9M66.7%
Dairy Queen3$1.4M100.0%
Moe's Southwest Grill3$1.6M0.0%
Comfort Inn2$2.0M50.0%
International House Of Pancake2$886K0.0%
Hampton Inns2$4.0M0.0%
Perkins Restaurants2$999K100.0%
Wingate Inns2$2.7M50.0%
Quality Inn2$2.4M50.0%

Lending volume by year

2
'95
3
4
1
1
9
'00
4
5
10
7
15
'05
6
12
3
2
8
'10
4
3
2
5
5
'15
1
8
2
3
4
'20
5
7
3
2
1
'25
1
'26

Geographic coverage

Florida
14631.8%
Georgia
250.0%

Portfolio summary

Total funded$157.3M
Defaults35 of 148
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%).