SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · ARKANSAS
Best Western - Best Western Plus - Best Western Premier- Executive Residency by Best Western- @Home by Best Western - GLo - Aiden - Membership Agreement franchise in Arkansas: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Best Western - Best Western Plus - Best Western Premier- Executive Residency by Best Western- @Home by Best Western - GLo - Aiden - Membership Agreement in Arkansas have taken 5 SBA loans since 1991 (average $2,429,600)— too few resolved loans in-state to publish a local failure rate (we require a resolved cohort, never extrapolate), so the brand's national rate of 2.3% is the better guide.
Loans in AR
5
Resolved
0
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
2.3%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = AR. 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 of 30 loans.
| System | Loans in AR | Local charge-off | Units in AR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites | 24 | 5.3% | — |
| Days Inn | 19 | 7.1% | — |
| Super 8 Motel | 18 | 5.9% | — |
| Holiday Inn Express/Holiday Inn Express & Suites | 15 | 18.2% | — |
| Best Western Inn | 12 | 9.1% | — |
| Ramada Inn | 8 | thin | — |
| Hampton Inns | 7 | thin | — |
| Quality Inn/Quality Suites, Hotel Or Resort | 7 | thin | — |
| Econo Lodge Motel | 6 | thin | — |
| Super 8 by Wyndhan / Super 8 | 6 | thin | — |
| Americas Best Value Inn (F/K/a Best Value Inn | 5 | thin | — |
| Choice Hotels International | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Best Western - Best Western Plus - Best Western Premier- Executive Residency by Best Western- @Home by Best Western - GLo - Aiden - Membership Agreement compares to the systems a buyer in Arkansas would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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