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

Ameriprise Financial Services franchise in Utah: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Ameriprise Financial Services in Utah have taken 10 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $406,000). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Ameriprise Financial Services's national ratio is 0.02×.

SBA loan outcomes · Utahvs same-year franchise loans

Loans in UT

10

Charged off (all years)

0 of 9

Loss ratio in UT

—

Loss ratio nationally

0.02×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = UT. 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.

Market density · Utah vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

245

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

7

national 8.1

Versus the country

-14%

thinner

Every business in Ameriprise Financial Services's industry operating in Utah — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across the brand-state cells in the loan data, denser markets have historically charged off less often than the thinnest (see the research page). A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.

Labor cost · Utah vs nationalTypical wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$1,133

Utah, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$1,212

same industry, all states

Versus the country

-7%

cheaper to staff

What Ameriprise Financial Services's industry actually pays workers in Utah, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This cost signal is independent of the FDD: a market can look demand-rich above and still carry a margin headwind here if local wages run hot for the sector.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Utah9 systems
SystemLoans in UTCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in UTUnits in UT
THE UPS STORE (TRADITIONAL)190 of 13—50
ALPHAGRAPHICS140 of 9—15
Mail Boxes Etc. Usa120 of 10——
Fedex Ground110 of 8——
Allstate Insurance80 of 6——
Liberty Tax Service81 of 8——
Signarama82 of 7——
Pirtek60 of 2——
JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE51 of 4——

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

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