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ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY: how its 37 SBA loans actually performed

Confectionery and Nut Stores · 37 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 20 lenders have funded this brand.

Defaults run above the SBA-wide average

2 of 24 seasoned units charged off — 8.3%, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Units financed
37
SBA 7(a), 2010 onward
Old enough to judge
24
loans at least 7 years old
Defaulted
2
charged off in 7 yrs
Default rate
8.3%
all 7(a) avg 5.7%
Typical loan
$180,000
median approved

How this brand compares

share of owners who defaulted within seven years
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY
8.3%
Typical franchise brand
3.0%
All SBA 7(a) loans
5.7%

Who lends on it

most active lenders, 2010 onward
LenderUnits funded
Wells Fargo Bank National Association6
The Huntington National Bank6
Zions Bank, A Division of4
U.S. Bank, National Association4
Celtic Bank Corporation2
PNC Bank, National Association1

20 lenders have funded ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY since 2010. Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate.

A note on sample size

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY 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 ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY SBA loans have defaulted?

2 of 24 seasoned ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY SBA 7(a) loans charged off within seven years — a 8.3% default rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Is a ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY 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 24 loans it is a smaller sample than our flagship brands.

Which lenders fund ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY franchises?

20 lenders have made SBA loans to ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY since 2010, led by Wells Fargo Bank National Association.

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