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SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · OREGON

Ace Hardware franchise in Oregon: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Ace Hardware in Oregon have taken 27 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $851,974). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Ace Hardware's national ratio is 0.8×.

SBA loan outcomes · Oregonvs same-year franchise loans

Loans in OR

27

Charged off (all years)

0 of 14

Loss ratio in OR

—

Loss ratio nationally

0.8×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = OR. Loss ratio = charge-offs among loans approved through FY2020 ÷ the charge-offs expected if each had defaulted at the national rate for franchise loans approved the same year; 1.0× is the same. Only charged-off and paid-in-full loans count. A ratio is shown at 30+ such loans; “not clear” marks a ratio chance alone could produce. The all-years count mixes every era and is evidence, not a rate to compare. Borrowers are matched to the brand by name and SBA franchise code; some matches may be wrong or missing.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Oregon3 systems
SystemLoans in ORCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in ORUnits in OR
True Value Hardware60 of 6——
Play It Again Sports52 of 5——
Radioshack50 of 4——

Other systems in Ace Hardware's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Oregon. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.

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