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SCHLOTZSKY'S: how its 63 SBA loans actually performed

Limited-Service Restaurants · 63 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 36 lenders have funded this brand.

Defaults run above the SBA-wide average

3 of 38 seasoned units charged off — 7.9%, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Units financed
63
SBA 7(a), 2010 onward
Old enough to judge
38
loans at least 7 years old
Defaulted
3
charged off in 7 yrs
Default rate
7.9%
all 7(a) avg 5.7%
Typical loan
$550,000
median approved

How this brand compares

share of owners who defaulted within seven years
SCHLOTZSKY'S
7.9%
Typical franchise brand
3.0%
All SBA 7(a) loans
5.7%

Who lends on it

most active lenders, 2010 onward
LenderUnits funded
BancFirst8
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association7
Simmons Bank5
United Community Bank4
Community National Bank & Trust3
The Huntington National Bank3

36 lenders have funded SCHLOTZSKY'S since 2010. Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate.

A note on sample size

SCHLOTZSKY'S is a smaller-sample brand: 38 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 38 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 SCHLOTZSKY'S SBA loans have defaulted?

3 of 38 seasoned SCHLOTZSKY'S SBA 7(a) loans charged off within seven years — a 7.9% default rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Is a SCHLOTZSKY'S 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 38 loans it is a smaller sample than our flagship brands.

Which lenders fund SCHLOTZSKY'S franchises?

36 lenders have made SBA loans to SCHLOTZSKY'S since 2010, led by BancFirst.

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