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

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC franchise in Connecticut: what the public record shows

Franchisees of AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC in Connecticut have taken 18 SBA loans since 1991 (average $708,388), and of the 16 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 0.2% for AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.

SBA loan outcomes · Connecticutvs national

Loans in CT

18

Resolved

16

Local charge-off

0.0%

National charge-off

0.2%

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

Businesses in this industry

284

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

7.7

national 8.1

Versus the country

-5%

thinner

Every business in AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC's industry operating in Connecticut — 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.

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