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CHARLEY'S GRILLED SUBS: how its 21 SBA loans actually performed

Limited-Service Restaurants · 21 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 13 lenders have funded this brand.

Defaults run at or below the SBA-wide average

1 of 21 seasoned units charged off — 4.8%, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Units financed
21
SBA 7(a), 2010 onward
Old enough to judge
21
loans at least 7 years old
Defaulted
1
charged off in 7 yrs
Default rate
4.8%
all 7(a) avg 5.7%
Typical loan
$150,000
median approved

How this brand compares

share of owners who defaulted within seven years
CHARLEY'S GRILLED SUBS
4.8%
Typical franchise brand
3.0%
All SBA 7(a) loans
5.7%

Who lends on it

most active lenders, 2010 onward
LenderUnits funded
Bank of Hope6
Interstate Bank2
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association2
The Huntington National Bank2
NewBank1
Legacy Bank1

13 lenders have funded CHARLEY'S GRILLED SUBS since 2010. Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate.

A note on sample size

CHARLEY'S GRILLED SUBS is a smaller-sample brand: 21 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 21 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 CHARLEY'S GRILLED SUBS SBA loans have defaulted?

1 of 21 seasoned CHARLEY'S GRILLED SUBS SBA 7(a) loans charged off within seven years — a 4.8% default rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Is a CHARLEY'S GRILLED SUBS 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 21 loans it is a smaller sample than our flagship brands.

Which lenders fund CHARLEY'S GRILLED SUBS franchises?

13 lenders have made SBA loans to CHARLEY'S GRILLED SUBS since 2010, led by Bank of Hope.

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