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

Christian Brothers Automotive franchise in Oklahoma: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Christian Brothers Automotive in Oklahoma have taken 16 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $324,156). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Christian Brothers Automotive's national ratio is 0×.

SBA loan outcomes · Oklahomavs same-year franchise loans

Loans in OK

16

Charged off (all years)

0 of 13

Loss ratio in OK

—

Loss ratio nationally

0×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = OK. 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 · Oklahoma vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

1,065

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

26

national 30.2

Versus the country

-14%

thinner

Every business in Christian Brothers Automotive's industry operating in Oklahoma — 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 · Oklahoma vs nationalTypical wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$884

Oklahoma, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$1,002

same industry, all states

Versus the country

-12%

cheaper to staff

What Christian Brothers Automotive's industry actually pays workers in Oklahoma, 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 Oklahoma11 systems
SystemLoans in OKCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in OKUnits in OK
Matco Tools156 of 14——
Aamco Transmissions123 of 8——
Alta Mere Window Tinting & Auto125 of 11——
Cornwell Quality Tools118 of 11——
Maaco93 of 8——
Snap-On90 of 8——
Meineke83 of 5——
Precision Tune Auto Care70 of 5—9
Cottman Transmission51 of 4——
Ford Motor (Dealers)51 of 2——
Midas Muffler Shop50 of 5——

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

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