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

Express Personnel Services franchise in New York: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Express Personnel Services in New York have taken 5 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $400,400). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Express Personnel Services's national ratio is 0.3×.

SBA loan outcomes · New Yorkvs same-year franchise loans

Loans in NY

5

Charged off (all years)

0 of 1

Loss ratio in NY

—

Loss ratio nationally

0.3×

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

Businesses in this industry

1,851

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

9.3

national 8.1

Versus the country

+15%

denser

Every business in Express Personnel Services's industry operating in New York — 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 · New York vs nationalTypical wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$1,222

New York, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$1,212

same industry, all states

Versus the country

+1%

costlier to staff

What Express Personnel Services's industry actually pays workers in New York, 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 New York12 systems
SystemLoans in NYCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in NYUnits in NY
THE UPS STORE (TRADITIONAL)813 of 360.5×NOT CLEAR269
Mail Boxes Etc. Usa532 of 420.3×—
Ameriprise Financial Services230 of 19——
Allstate Insurance190 of 14——
Fedex Ground166 of 14——
Liberty Tax Service144 of 10——
Fastsigns121 of 6——
Minuteman Press122 of 9——
JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE100 of 8——
POSTNET80 of 3—11
ALPHAGRAPHICS73 of 6—2
Patrice & Associates61 of 4——

Other systems in Express Personnel Services's sector whose franchisees borrowed in New York. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.

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