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CHEM-DRY: how its 34 SBA loans actually performed

Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services · 34 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 24 lenders have funded this brand.

6 of 26 owners defaulted on their SBA loan

That is 23.1% — roughly 4 times the 5.7% average across all SBA 7(a) loans. It does not make this a bad business. It makes it an expensive one to finance.

Units financed
34
SBA 7(a), 2010 onward
Old enough to judge
26
loans at least 7 years old
Defaulted
6
charged off in 7 yrs
Default rate
23.1%
all 7(a) avg 5.7%
Typical loan
$150,000
median approved

How this brand compares

share of owners who defaulted within seven years
CHEM-DRY
23.1%
Typical franchise brand
3.0%
All SBA 7(a) loans
5.7%

Who lends on it

most active lenders, 2010 onward
LenderUnits funded
Celtic Bank Corporation5
U.S. Bank, National Association3
CoVantage CU2
Zions Bank, A Division of2
The Bank of Missouri2
Stearns Bank National Association2

24 lenders have funded CHEM-DRY since 2010. Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate.

A note on sample size

CHEM-DRY is a smaller-sample brand: 26 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 26 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 CHEM-DRY SBA loans have defaulted?

6 of 26 seasoned CHEM-DRY SBA 7(a) loans charged off within seven years — a 23.1% default rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Is a CHEM-DRY franchise a safe SBA loan bet?

By the numbers its default rate is above the SBA-wide 5.7% average. That is a financing signal, not a verdict on the business — and with 26 loans it is a smaller sample than our flagship brands.

Which lenders fund CHEM-DRY franchises?

24 lenders have made SBA loans to CHEM-DRY since 2010, led by Celtic Bank Corporation.

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