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GREASE MONKEY: how its 99 SBA loans actually performed

Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops · 99 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 35 lenders have funded this brand.

No defaults on record

None of the 24 seasoned SBA loans to GREASE MONKEY charged off within seven years — a 0.0% rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Units financed
99
SBA 7(a), 2010 onward
Old enough to judge
24
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
$624,000
median approved

How this brand compares

share of owners who defaulted within seven years
GREASE MONKEY
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
Live Oak Banking Company39
The Bancorp Bank National Association9
United Community Bank4
Wells Fargo Bank National Association3
First Northern Bank of Wyoming3
The Huntington National Bank3

35 lenders have funded GREASE MONKEY since 2010. Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate.

A note on sample size

GREASE MONKEY is a smaller-sample brand: 24 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 24 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 GREASE MONKEY SBA loans have defaulted?

0 of 24 seasoned GREASE MONKEY 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 GREASE MONKEY 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 24 loans it is a smaller sample than our flagship brands.

Which lenders fund GREASE MONKEY franchises?

35 lenders have made SBA loans to GREASE MONKEY since 2010, led by Live Oak Banking Company.

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