SAVE-A-LOT FOOD STORES: how its 25 SBA loans actually performed
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores · 25 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 18 lenders have funded this brand.
Defaults run at or below the SBA-wide average
1 of 25 seasoned units charged off — 4.0%, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.
How this brand compares
share of owners who defaulted within seven yearsWho lends on it
most active lenders, 2010 onward| Lender | Units funded |
|---|---|
| Community Bank, National Association | 4 |
| Paragon Bank | 3 |
| First Merchants Bank | 3 |
| TD Bank, National Association | 1 |
| Capital Bank, National Association | 1 |
| The Huntington National Bank | 1 |
18 lenders have funded SAVE-A-LOT FOOD STORES since 2010. Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate.
A note on sample size
SAVE-A-LOT FOOD STORES is a smaller-sample brand: 25 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 25 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 SAVE-A-LOT FOOD STORES SBA loans have defaulted?
1 of 25 seasoned SAVE-A-LOT FOOD STORES SBA 7(a) loans charged off within seven years — a 4.0% default rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.
Is a SAVE-A-LOT FOOD STORES 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 25 loans it is a smaller sample than our flagship brands.
Which lenders fund SAVE-A-LOT FOOD STORES franchises?
18 lenders have made SBA loans to SAVE-A-LOT FOOD STORES since 2010, led by Community Bank, National Association.