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

Holiday Inn Express/Holiday Inn Express & Suites franchise in Pennsylvania: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Holiday Inn Express/Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Pennsylvania have taken 38 SBA loans since 1991 (average $2,431,868), and of the 17 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 11.7% for Holiday Inn Express/Holiday Inn Express & Suites nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.

SBA loan outcomes · Pennsylvaniavs national

Loans in PA

38

Resolved

17

Local charge-off

0.0%

National charge-off

11.7%

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = PA. 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.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Pennsylvania12 systems
SystemLoans in PALocal charge-offUnits in PA
Days Inn449.1%
Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites375.3%
Quality Inn/Quality Suites, Hotel Or Resort290.0%
Red Roof Inn280.0%
Econo Lodge Motel270.0%
Super 8 Motel2616.7%
Super 8 by Wyndhan / Super 815thin
Best Western Inn1410.0%
Ramada Inn1418.2%
Travelodge12thin
Hampton Inns10thin
Motel 610thin

Same sector, same state, same public records — how Holiday Inn Express/Holiday Inn Express & Suites compares to the systems a buyer in Pennsylvania would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.

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