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

ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS franchise in Missouri: what the public record shows

Franchisees of ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS in Missouri have taken 40 SBA loans since 1991 (average $236,855), and of the 33 loans whose story has ended, 3.0% were charged off — versus 11.6% for ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.

SBA loan outcomes · Missourivs national

Loans in MO

40

Resolved

33

Local charge-off

3.0%

National charge-off

11.6%

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

Market density · Missouri vs nationalThin market

Businesses in this industry

631

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

10.1

national 11.9

Versus the country

-15%

thinner

Every business in ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS's industry operating in Missouri — 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.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Missouri8 systems
SystemLoans in MOLocal charge-offUnits in MO
Curves for Women1711.8%
F45 Training10thin
Snap Fitness Club10thin6
Exercise Coach8thin
I LOVE KICKBOXING8thin
Orangetheory8thin
THE LITTLE GYM7thin
CycleBar5thin

Same sector, same state, same public records — how ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS compares to the systems a buyer in Missouri would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.

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