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SBA Franchise IDS2888✓ SBA-eligible franchise· listed since 2018

SBA Loans for Smashburger Franchises

Who actually funds Smashburger SBA 7(a) deals, and how much they lend. Sourced directly from SBA FOIA records covering every approved 7(a) loan from 2021 to 2024.

3
SBA 7(a) loans
$1.4M
Total approved
$480K
Avg loan size
3
Lenders

Top lenders funding Smashburger SBA loans

Ranked by number of Smashburger 7(a) loans approved since 2021.

#LenderLoansTotal VolumeAvg Loan
1Byline Bank1$303K$303K
1Celtic Bank Corporation1$824K$824K
1First Internet Bank of Indiana1$313K$313K

Source: SBA FOIA 7(a) loan-level data, 2021 to 2024. Shows lenders with at least one approved Smashburger loan in this period, ranked by loan count.

Smashburger SBA loans by state

StateLoansTotal VolumeAvg Loan
FL1$824K$824K
AZ1$313K$313K
UT1$303K$303K

Smashburger SBA loans by year

FY2021
1
$303K
FY2023
1
$313K
FY2024
1
$824K

How Smashburger SBA loans have performed

Outcomes for every funded Smashburger 7(a) loan approved since FY2010. Each SBA loan usually finances one location, so read these as an estimate of units.

Defaulted
1 of 5
20.0% · SBA paid out on the guaranty
Charged off
1 of 5
20.0% · Written off (part of defaulted)
Paid in full
1 of 5
20.0% · Loan fully repaid
Still active
3 of 5
60.0% · Open and not in default

Source: SBA FOIA 7(a) loan-level data. Defaulted means the SBA purchased the guaranty (charged off, or purchased and not yet charged off). Recent loans have had less time to default, and small loan counts swing widely, so one or two loans can move these percentages a lot.

How to use this

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