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

Piggly Wiggly franchise in Wisconsin: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Piggly Wiggly in Wisconsin have taken 30 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $915,253). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Piggly Wiggly's national ratio is 1.0× (not clearly different from 1.0×).

SBA loan outcomes · Wisconsinvs same-year franchise loans

Loans in WI

30

Charged off (all years)

0 of 14

Loss ratio in WI

—

Loss ratio nationally (not clear)

1.0×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = WI. 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 Wisconsin12 systems
SystemLoans in WICharged off (all years)Loss ratio in WIUnits in WI
Ace Hardware462 of 22——
Hardware Hank270 of 21——
Play It Again Sports143 of 11——
Radioshack101 of 7——
Once Upon a Child80 of 5——
True Value Hardware82 of 7——
Woodcraft80 of 8——
Ubreakifix70 of 5——
Metal Supermarkets63 of 4—1
Music Go Round51 of 5——
Plato'S Closet50 of 3——
Sears Catalog Store50 of 5——

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

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