SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · MARYLAND
Maaco Auto Painting Center franchise in Maryland: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Maaco Auto Painting Center in Maryland have taken 12 SBA loans since 1991 (average $463,200), and of the 10 loans whose story has ended, 10.0% were charged off — versus 18.4% for Maaco Auto Painting Center nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in MD
12
Resolved
10
Local charge-off
10.0%
National charge-off
18.4%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = MD. 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.
Businesses in this industry
1,911
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
30.5
national 30.2
Versus the country
+1%
denser
Every business in Maaco Auto Painting Center's industry operating in Maryland — 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 MD | Local charge-off | Units in MD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meineke | 25 | 27.8% | — |
| All Tune and Lube | 16 | 26.7% | — |
| Midas Muffler Shop | 16 | 36.4% | — |
| Exxon | 10 | thin | — |
| Amoco (Gas Station) | 9 | thin | — |
| Aamco Transmissions | 6 | thin | — |
| JIFFY LUBE | 6 | thin | 63 |
| LINE-X | 6 | thin | 2 |
| Maaco Auto Painting & Bodyworks/Maaco Collisi | 6 | thin | — |
| Mobil Oil (Stations) | 5 | thin | — |
| Shell Service Station | 5 | thin | — |
| Sunoco Service Station | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Maaco Auto Painting Center compares to the systems a buyer in Maryland would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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