SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · WASHINGTON
Motel 6 franchise in Washington: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Motel 6 in Washington have taken 16 SBA loans since 1991 (average $2,211,618)— 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 4.6% is the better guide.
Loans in WA
16
Resolved
9
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
4.6%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = WA. 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.
| System | Loans in WA | Local charge-off | Units in WA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days Inn | 38 | 6.3% | — |
| Quality Inn/Quality Suites, Hotel Or Resort | 38 | 0.0% | — |
| Best Western Inn | 30 | 0.0% | — |
| Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites | 30 | 9.5% | — |
| Econo Lodge Motel | 26 | 0.0% | — |
| Holiday Inn Express/Holiday Inn Express & Suites | 23 | 0.0% | — |
| Choice Hotels International | 20 | 29.4% | — |
| Travelodge | 20 | 0.0% | — |
| Best Western - Best Western Plus - Best Western Premier- Executive Residency by Best Western- @Home by Best Western - GLo - Aiden - Membership Agreement | 14 | thin | — |
| Ramada Inn | 14 | 9.1% | — |
| Super 8 by Wyndhan / Super 8 | 14 | thin | — |
| La Quinta Inn | 12 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Motel 6 compares to the systems a buyer in Washington would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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