SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · MICHIGAN
ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS franchise in Michigan: what the public record shows
Franchisees of ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS in Michigan have taken 44 SBA loans since 1991 (average $369,663), and of the 28 loans whose story has ended, 7.1% were charged off — versus 11.6% for ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in MI
44
Resolved
28
Local charge-off
7.1%
National charge-off
11.6%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = MI. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor.
Businesses in this industry
899
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
8.9
national 11.9
Versus the country
-25%
thinner
Every business in ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS's industry operating in Michigan — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
| System | Loans in MI | Local charge-off | Units in MI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snap Fitness Club | 26 | 0.0% | 22 |
| Orangetheory | 22 | 9.1% | — |
| Curves for Women | 15 | 33.3% | — |
| Powerhouse Gym | 15 | thin | — |
| Planet Fitness | 14 | 0.0% | 98 |
| Club Pilates | 12 | thin | — |
| F45 Training | 12 | 0.0% | — |
| Pure Barre | 12 | thin | — |
| Stretch Lab | 8 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS compares to the systems a buyer in Michigan would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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