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

Knights Inn franchise in Virginia: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Knights Inn in Virginia have taken 9 SBA loans since 1991 (average $1,337,444)— 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 16.8% is the better guide.

SBA loan outcomes · Virginiavs national

Loans in VA

9

Resolved

4

Local charge-off

thin

National charge-off

16.8%

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

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Virginia12 systems

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

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