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

Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites franchise in Indiana: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites in Indiana have taken 69 SBA loans since 1991 (average $2,176,031), and of the 44 loans whose story has ended, 6.8% were charged off — versus 10.4% for Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.

SBA loan outcomes · Indianavs national

Loans in IN

69

Resolved

44

Local charge-off

6.8%

National charge-off

10.4%

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

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Indiana12 systems

Same sector, same state, same public records — how Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites compares to the systems a buyer in Indiana would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.

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