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

Pakmail Centers of America franchise in Texas: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Pakmail Centers of America in Texas have taken 13 SBA loans since 1991 (average $124,030), and of the 13 loans whose story has ended, 30.8% were charged off — versus 21.6% for Pakmail Centers of America nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.

SBA loan outcomes · Texasvs national

Loans in TX

13

Resolved

13

Local charge-off

30.8%

National charge-off

21.6%

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = TX. 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 · Texas vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

2,460

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

7.9

national 8.1

Versus the country

-2%

thinner

Every business in Pakmail Centers of America's industry operating in Texas — 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 Texas12 systems

Same sector, same state, same public records — how Pakmail Centers of America compares to the systems a buyer in Texas would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.

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