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1-800-RADIATOR: how its 114 SBA loans actually performed

Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers · 114 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 58 lenders have funded this brand.

Defaults run at or below the SBA-wide average

3 of 54 seasoned units charged off — 5.6%, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Units financed
114
SBA 7(a), 2010 onward
Old enough to judge
54
loans at least 7 years old
Defaulted
3
charged off in 7 yrs
Default rate
5.6%
all 7(a) avg 5.7%
Typical loan
$240,000
median approved

How this brand compares

share of owners who defaulted within seven years
1-800-RADIATOR
5.6%
Typical franchise brand
3.0%
All SBA 7(a) loans
5.7%

Who lends on it

most active lenders, 2010 onward
LenderUnits funded
The Huntington National Bank14
United Midwest Savings Bank National Association13
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association7
Pinnacle Bank3
Scale Bank3
U.S. Bank, National Association3

58 lenders have funded 1-800-RADIATOR since 2010. Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate.

A note on sample size

1-800-RADIATOR is a smaller-sample brand: 54 of its SBA loans are old enough to judge (our flagship brands have 60+). The default rate above is a real count, but read it as a signal rather than a verdict — with 54 loans, a handful of outcomes moves the number. We omit the year-by-year breakdowns shown on larger brands, which would be noisy at this size.

Common questions

How many 1-800-RADIATOR SBA loans have defaulted?

3 of 54 seasoned 1-800-RADIATOR SBA 7(a) loans charged off within seven years — a 5.6% default rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Is a 1-800-RADIATOR franchise a safe SBA loan bet?

By the numbers its default rate is below the SBA-wide 5.7% average. That is a financing signal, not a verdict on the business — and with 54 loans it is a smaller sample than our flagship brands.

Which lenders fund 1-800-RADIATOR franchises?

58 lenders have made SBA loans to 1-800-RADIATOR since 2010, led by The Huntington National Bank.

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