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

Fastsigns franchise in Colorado: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Fastsigns in Colorado have taken 22 SBA loans since 1991 (average $324,872), and of the 17 loans whose story has ended, 11.8% were charged off — versus 11.4% for Fastsigns nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.

SBA loan outcomes · Coloradovs national

Loans in CO

Resolved

Local charge-off

11.8%

National charge-off

11.4%

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = CO. 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.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Colorado12 systems

System	Loans in CO	Local charge-off	Units in CO
BIG O TIRES	82	10.3%	70
Subway	76	6.7%	271
DAIRY QUEEN	44	15.2%	—
Firehouse Subs	21	16.7%	26
Matco Tools	21	40.0%	—
HOTWORX	20	thin	23
Sport Clips	17	9.1%	52
Home Instead	13	thin	12
RODEWAY INN	13	thin	6
SCENTHOUND	12	thin	8
Alphagraphics, Printshops of the Futu	11	thin	—
SERVICEMASTER RESTORE	11	thin	35

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

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