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

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

Franchisees of Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites in Massachusetts have taken 13 SBA loans since 1991 (average $1,358,461), and of the 11 loans whose story has ended, 9.1% 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 · Massachusettsvs national

Loans in MA

13

Resolved

11

Local charge-off

9.1%

National charge-off

10.4%

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = MA. 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 Massachusetts5 systems
SystemLoans in MALocal charge-offUnits in MA
Holiday Inn Express/Holiday Inn Express & Suites16thin
Econo Lodge Motel13thin
Days Inn11thin
Super 8 Motel8thin
Howard Johnson5thin

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

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