SOUTH DAKOTA · SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT
Franchises in South Dakota: the loan record
Since 1991, banks have made 330 SBA-backed loans to franchisees of 32 different brands in South Dakota. Of the loans already resolved, 4.3% were charged off — 71% below the national franchise baseline of 14.8%. This page is not a directory of who paid to be listed; it is what actually happened to the people who bought franchises here, according to the federal loan record.
330
SBA loans since 1991
32
Brands financed
4.3%
Local charge-off rate
35.7
Loans per 100k residents
| Coast-to-Coast Store | 2 of 16 defaulted | 12.5%THIN |
| DAIRY QUEEN | 1 of 21 defaulted | 4.8%THIN |
| PIZZA RANCH | 1 of 26 defaulted | 3.8%THIN |
| Super 8 | 0 of 22 defaulted | 0.0%THIN |
| Subway | 0 of 19 defaulted | 0.0%THIN |
| Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites | 0 of 12 defaulted | 0.0%THIN |
| Super 8 | 0 of 22 defaulted | 0.0%THIN |
| Subway | 0 of 19 defaulted | 0.0%THIN |
| Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites | 0 of 12 defaulted | 0.0%THIN |
| PIZZA RANCH | 1 of 26 defaulted | 3.8%THIN |
| DAIRY QUEEN | 1 of 21 defaulted | 4.8%THIN |
| Coast-to-Coast Store | 2 of 16 defaulted | 12.5%THIN |
Every SBA 7(a) and 504 loan in the FY1991–present FOIA files (data.sba.gov) whose borrower is matched to a franchise brand and whose borrower state is South Dakota. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); still-open loans never dilute the rate. A local rate prints only at 10+ resolved loans in-state, and is marked THIN below 30 — directional, not a verdict. Local conditions, lender mix, and era all sit inside these numbers; read a brand's national record and its FDD before concluding anything. Brand links lead to the full sourced profile; “local record” links to the brand's South Dakota loan page.
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