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

Coast-to-Coast Store franchise in Washington: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Coast-to-Coast Store in Washington have taken 11 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $235,942). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Coast-to-Coast Store's national ratio is 1.3× (not clearly different from 1.0×).

SBA loan outcomes · Washingtonvs same-year franchise loans

Loans in WA

11

Charged off (all years)

2 of 11

Loss ratio in WA

—

Loss ratio nationally (not clear)

1.3×

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

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Washington11 systems
SystemLoans in WACharged off (all years)Loss ratio in WAUnits in WA
Ace Hardware483 of 320.7×NOT CLEAR—
Play It Again Sports152 of 12——
WaterStation100 of 8——
BRICKS AND MINFIGS71 of 2—8
Cartridge World60 of 5——
Computer Renaissance61 of 4——
True Value Hardware61 of 5——
WILD BIRDS UNLIMITED60 of 5—16
Naturals2Go5———
Plato'S Closet50 of 4——
Sears Catalog Store50 of 4——

Other systems in Coast-to-Coast Store's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Washington. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.

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