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

Mobil Oil (Stations) franchise in New Hampshire: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Mobil Oil (Stations) in New Hampshire have taken 14 SBA loans since 1991 (average $528,971), and of the 11 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 7.8% for Mobil Oil (Stations) nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.

SBA loan outcomes · New Hampshirevs national

Loans in NH

14

Resolved

11

Local charge-off

0.0%

National charge-off

7.8%

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

Market density · New Hampshire vs nationalDense market

Businesses in this industry

741

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

52.6

national 30.2

Versus the country

+74%

denser

Every business in Mobil Oil (Stations)'s industry operating in New Hampshire — 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.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in New Hampshire6 systems
SystemLoans in NHLocal charge-offUnits in NH
Midas Muffler Shop14thin
Meineke10thin
LINE-X8thin2
Exxon6thin
Maaco Auto Painting Center5thin
Napa Auto Parts5thin

Same sector, same state, same public records — how Mobil Oil (Stations) compares to the systems a buyer in New Hampshire would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.

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