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

Microtel franchise in Pennsylvania: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Microtel in Pennsylvania have taken 11 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $2,327,854). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Microtel's national ratio is 1.2× (not clearly different from 1.0×).

SBA loan outcomes · Pennsylvaniavs same-year franchise loans

Loans in PA

11

Charged off (all years)

1 of 7

Loss ratio in PA

—

Loss ratio nationally (not clear)

1.2×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = PA. Loss ratio = charge-offs among loans approved through FY2020 ÷ the charge-offs expected if each had defaulted at the national rate for franchise loans approved the same year; 1.0× is the same. Only charged-off and paid-in-full loans count. A ratio is shown at 30+ such loans; “not clear” marks a ratio chance alone could produce. The all-years count mixes every era and is evidence, not a rate to compare. Borrowers are matched to the brand by name and SBA franchise code; some matches may be wrong or missing.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Pennsylvania12 systems
SystemLoans in PACharged off (all years)Loss ratio in PAUnits in PA
Days Inn523 of 360.5×NOT CLEAR—
Super 8393 of 24——
QUALITY INN290 of 11—49
Red Roof Inn280 of 10——
ECONO LODGE270 of 17—24
Holiday Inn Express270 of 13——
Comfort Inn251 of 14——
Best Western Inn221 of 13——
RODEWAY INN191 of 9—20
Ramada Inn182 of 13——
Holiday Inn150 of 4——
Travelodge120 of 7——

Other systems in Microtel's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Pennsylvania. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.

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