SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · INDIANA
Knights Inn franchise in Indiana: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Knights Inn in Indiana have taken 13 SBA loans since 1991 (average $1,106,576), and of the 12 loans whose story has ended, 41.7% were charged off — versus 16.8% for Knights Inn nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in IN
13
Resolved
12
Local charge-off
41.7%
National charge-off
16.8%
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.
| System | Loans in IN | Local charge-off | Units in IN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites | 69 | 6.8% | — |
| Quality Inn/Quality Suites, Hotel Or Resort | 55 | 9.1% | — |
| Holiday Inn Express/Holiday Inn Express & Suites | 46 | 10.0% | — |
| Super 8 Motel | 38 | 28.1% | — |
| Super 8 by Wyndhan / Super 8 | 37 | 0.0% | — |
| Best Western Inn | 32 | 30.4% | — |
| Days Inn | 32 | 33.3% | — |
| Baymont Inn & Suites | 30 | 0.0% | — |
| Red Roof Inn | 26 | 0.0% | — |
| Motel 6 | 22 | 8.3% | — |
| Ramada Inn | 17 | 31.3% | — |
| Best Western - Best Western Plus - Best Western Premier- Executive Residency by Best Western- @Home by Best Western - GLo - Aiden - Membership Agreement | 16 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Knights Inn 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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