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

Fedex Ground franchise in Indiana: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Fedex Ground in Indiana have taken 7 SBA loans since 1991 (average $79,371)— too few resolved loans in-state to publish a local failure rate (we require a resolved cohort, never extrapolate), so the brand's national rate of 7.7% is the better guide.

SBA loan outcomes · Indianavs national

Loans in IN

7

Resolved

5

Local charge-off

thin

National charge-off

7.7%

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 of 30 loans.

Market density · Indiana vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

528

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

7.6

national 8.1

Versus the country

-6%

thinner

Every business in Fedex Ground'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.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Indiana5 systems
SystemLoans in INLocal charge-offUnits in IN
Mail Boxes Etc. Usa1820.0%
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC120.0%
JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE10thin
Liberty Tax Service8thin
Pakmail Centers of America6thin

Same sector, same state, same public records — how Fedex Ground 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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