DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE: how its 30 SBA loans actually performed
Limited-Service Restaurants · 30 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 12 lenders have funded this brand.
6 of 23 owners defaulted on their SBA loan
That is 26.1% — roughly 5 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.
How this brand compares
share of owners who defaulted within seven yearsWho lends on it
most active lenders, 2010 onward| Lender | Units funded |
|---|---|
| Associated Bank National Association | 9 |
| Kensington Bank | 7 |
| Sunrise Banks National Association | 5 |
| KodaBank | 1 |
| Viking Bank National Association | 1 |
| Granite Bank | 1 |
12 lenders have funded DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE since 2010. Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate.
A note on sample size
DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE is a smaller-sample brand: 23 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 23 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 DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE SBA loans have defaulted?
6 of 23 seasoned DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE SBA 7(a) loans charged off within seven years — a 26.1% default rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.
Is a DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE 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 23 loans it is a smaller sample than our flagship brands.
Which lenders fund DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE franchises?
12 lenders have made SBA loans to DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE since 2010, led by Associated Bank National Association.