SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · LOUISIANA
Mail Boxes Etc. Usa franchise in Louisiana: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Mail Boxes Etc. Usa in Louisiana have taken 24 SBA loans since 1991 (average $96,240), and of the 23 loans whose story has ended, 4.3% were charged off — versus 12.0% for Mail Boxes Etc. Usa nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in LA
24
Resolved
23
Local charge-off
4.3%
National charge-off
12.0%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = LA. 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
334
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
7.3
national 8.1
Versus the country
-10%
thinner
Every business in Mail Boxes Etc. Usa's industry operating in Louisiana — 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 LA | Local charge-off | Units in LA |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE | 6 | thin | — |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Mail Boxes Etc. Usa compares to the systems a buyer in Louisiana would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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