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

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

Franchisees of Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites in Virginia have taken 27 SBA loans since 1991 (average $2,311,262), and of the 16 loans whose story has ended, 6.3% 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 · Virginiavs national

Loans in VA

27

Resolved

16

Local charge-off

6.3%

National charge-off

10.4%

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = VA. 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 Virginia12 systems
SystemLoans in VALocal charge-offUnits in VA
Quality Inn/Quality Suites, Hotel Or Resort6010.3%
Econo Lodge Motel4210.7%
Days Inn3625.8%
Super 8 by Wyndhan / Super 8280.0%
Holiday Inn Express/Holiday Inn Express & Suites2611.8%
Super 8 Motel220.0%
Ramada Inn2121.4%
Best Western Inn159.1%
Howard Johnson1521.4%
Motel 614thin
Travelodge14thin
Clarion Inn & Suites13thin

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

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