SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · WASHINGTON
Fedex Ground franchise in Washington: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Fedex Ground in Washington have taken 7 SBA loans since 1991 (average $175,285)— 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.
Loans in WA
7
Resolved
6
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
7.7%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = WA. 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.
Businesses in this industry
634
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
8
national 8.1
Versus the country
-1%
thinner
Every business in Fedex Ground's industry operating in Washington — 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 WA | Local charge-off | Units in WA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mail Boxes Etc. Usa | 24 | 8.3% | — |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC | 17 | 0.0% | — |
| Liberty Tax Service | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Fedex Ground compares to the systems a buyer in Washington would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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