SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · IOWA
Ford Motor (Dealers) franchise in Iowa: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Ford Motor (Dealers) in Iowa have taken 6 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $1,048,500). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Ford Motor (Dealers)'s national ratio is 0.6× (not clearly different from 1.0×).
Loans in IA
6
Charged off (all years)
0 of 2
Loss ratio in IA
—
Loss ratio nationally (not clear)
0.6×
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = IA. 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.
Businesses in this industry
1,322
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
40.8
national 30.2
Versus the country
+35%
denser
Every business in Ford Motor (Dealers)'s industry operating in Iowa — 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.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$991
Iowa, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$1,002
same industry, all states
Versus the country
-1%
cheaper to staff
What Ford Motor (Dealers)'s industry actually pays workers in Iowa, 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.
| System | Loans in IA | Charged off (all years) | Loss ratio in IA | Units in IA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matco Tools | 16 | 4 of 15 | — | — |
| Napa Auto Parts | 12 | 1 of 12 | — | — |
| Snap-On | 10 | 2 of 10 | — | — |
| Cottman Transmission | 5 | 2 of 5 | — | — |
| LINE-X | 5 | 0 of 4 | — | 3 |
Other systems in Ford Motor (Dealers)'s sector whose franchisees borrowed in Iowa. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.
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