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

Uptown Cheapskate franchise in Utah: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Uptown Cheapskate in Utah have taken 8 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $574,937). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Uptown Cheapskate's national ratio is 1.1× (not clearly different from 1.0×).

SBA loan outcomes · Utahvs same-year franchise loans

Loans in UT

8

Charged off (all years)

0 of 3

Loss ratio in UT

—

Loss ratio nationally (not clear)

1.1×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = UT. 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 Utah3 systems
SystemLoans in UTCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in UTUnits in UT
Ace Hardware230 of 12——
KID TO KID193 of 15——
Naturals2Go60 of 3——

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

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