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BUFFALO WILD WINGS (F/K/A BW-3 (BUFFALO WINGS: how its 44 SBA loans actually performed

Full-Service Restaurants · 44 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 26 lenders have funded this brand.

No defaults on record

None of the 22 seasoned SBA loans to BUFFALO WILD WINGS (F/K/A BW-3 (BUFFALO WINGS charged off within seven years — a 0.0% rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Units financed
44
SBA 7(a), 2010 onward
Old enough to judge
22
loans at least 7 years old
Defaulted
0
charged off in 7 yrs
Default rate
0.0%
all 7(a) avg 5.7%
Typical loan
$850,000
median approved

How this brand compares

share of owners who defaulted within seven years
BUFFALO WILD WINGS (F/K/A BW-3 (BUFFALO WINGS
0.0%
Typical franchise brand
3.0%
All SBA 7(a) loans
5.7%

Who lends on it

most active lenders, 2010 onward
LenderUnits funded
Enterprise Bank & Trust5
Live Oak Banking Company4
First Financial Bank3
Midland States Bank3
Truist Bank2
California Business Bank2

26 lenders have funded BUFFALO WILD WINGS (F/K/A BW-3 (BUFFALO WINGS since 2010. Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate.

A note on sample size

BUFFALO WILD WINGS (F/K/A BW-3 (BUFFALO WINGS is a smaller-sample brand: 22 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 22 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 BUFFALO WILD WINGS (F/K/A BW-3 (BUFFALO WINGS SBA loans have defaulted?

0 of 22 seasoned BUFFALO WILD WINGS (F/K/A BW-3 (BUFFALO WINGS SBA 7(a) loans charged off within seven years — a 0.0% default rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Is a BUFFALO WILD WINGS (F/K/A BW-3 (BUFFALO WINGS 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 22 loans it is a smaller sample than our flagship brands.

Which lenders fund BUFFALO WILD WINGS (F/K/A BW-3 (BUFFALO WINGS franchises?

26 lenders have made SBA loans to BUFFALO WILD WINGS (F/K/A BW-3 (BUFFALO WINGS since 2010, led by Enterprise Bank & Trust.

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