SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · INDIANA
Fantastic Sams franchise in Indiana: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Fantastic Sams in Indiana have taken 12 SBA loans since 1991 (average $113,044), and of the 10 loans whose story has ended, 50.0% were charged off — versus 22.1% for Fantastic Sams nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in IN
12
Resolved
10
Local charge-off
50.0%
National charge-off
22.1%
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.
Businesses in this industry
1,515
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
21.9
national 26.6
Versus the country
-18%
thinner
Every business in Fantastic Sams's industry operating in Indiana — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
| System | Loans in IN | Local charge-off | Units in IN |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT CLIPS | 8 | thin | — |
| Planet Beach | 7 | thin | — |
| SUPERCUTS | 6 | thin | 13 |
| The Lash Lounge | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Fantastic Sams 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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