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The Flying Locksmiths: how its 30 SBA loans actually performed

Locksmiths · 46 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 14 lenders have funded this brand.

No defaults on record

None of the 30 seasoned SBA loans to The Flying Locksmiths charged off within seven years — a 0.0% rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Units financed
46
SBA 7(a), 2010 onward
Old enough to judge
30
loans at least 7 years old
Defaulted
0
charged off within 7 years
0.0%
all 7(a) avg 5.7%
Typical loan
$150k
$41k–$254k

How this brand compares

share of owners who defaulted within seven years
The Flying Locksmiths
0.0%
Typical franchise brand
3.0%
All SBA 7(a) loans
5.7%

Franchise disclosure documents are not required to tell you how many owners failed. This is computed from the federal record of every SBA loan made to this brand, so it is the outcome, not the pitch.

Source SBA 7(a) FOIA, franchise field Released 2026-06-30 Sample 30 loans at least 7 years old Method counted by loan — one loan is one owner — grouped by year approved

When owners got into trouble

share of failures by year
Year 5
50%
Year 6+
50%

Failures usually cluster once the opening cash is spent and the first rent increase lands. Plan working capital for that window, not for month one.

Who still lends on it

last two fiscal years
LenderUnits funded
The Huntington National Bank1
KeyBank National Association1
First Commonwealth Bank1

Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate, and a harder time if the first bank declines.

Each year's owners, as they aged

cumulative % of loan dollars charged off

Not enough history yet to build a triangle.

Each row is one year's crop of new owners. Read across to watch them age; read down a column to compare different years at the same point in their life. Blank cells are simply too recent to know.

Brands worth comparing against this one

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Before you sign anything

This page tells you how past owners fared with SBA debt. It does not tell you whether this brand suits you, what the territory looks like, or how the franchisor behaves. Ask for Item 19, talk to at least five current franchisees and two who left, and run your own numbers.

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Common questions

What percentage of The Flying Locksmiths franchises default on their SBA loans?

None. Of the 30 The Flying Locksmiths franchises that took an SBA 7(a) loan and are old enough to judge, zero had been charged off within seven years — a 0% default rate, against roughly 5.7% across all 7(a) loans. That is an unusually clean record.

Is The Flying Locksmiths a good franchise to buy with an SBA loan?

This page can only tell you how The Flying Locksmiths's SBA loans have performed, not whether it will work for you. A low default rate — The Flying Locksmiths sits at 0% — is a genuine positive: banks tend to lend more readily, and on better terms, to brands with a clean record. Still, treat it as one input alongside the franchise disclosure document and your own numbers.

How many The Flying Locksmiths franchises took SBA loans?

At least 30 The Flying Locksmiths franchises financed with an SBA 7(a) loan are now old enough to judge, and none of them have been charged off. Compare The Flying Locksmiths against other brands.