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U.S. LAWNS: how its 103 SBA loans actually performed

Landscaping Services · 103 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 47 lenders have funded this brand.

7 of 39 owners defaulted on their SBA loan

That is 17.9% — roughly 3 times the 5.7% average across all SBA 7(a) loans. It does not make this a bad business. It makes it an expensive one to finance.

Units financed
103
SBA 7(a), 2010 onward
Old enough to judge
39
loans at least 7 years old
Defaulted
7
charged off in 7 yrs
Default rate
17.9%
all 7(a) avg 5.7%
Typical loan
$150,000
median approved

How this brand compares

share of owners who defaulted within seven years
U.S. LAWNS
17.9%
Typical franchise brand
3.0%
All SBA 7(a) loans
5.7%

Who lends on it

most active lenders, 2010 onward
LenderUnits funded
The Huntington National Bank9
Byline Bank8
Celtic Bank Corporation6
Bank Five Nine6
The Bancorp Bank National Association5
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company5

47 lenders have funded U.S. LAWNS since 2010. Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate.

A note on sample size

U.S. LAWNS is a smaller-sample brand: 39 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 39 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 U.S. LAWNS SBA loans have defaulted?

7 of 39 seasoned U.S. LAWNS SBA 7(a) loans charged off within seven years — a 17.9% default rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Is a U.S. LAWNS 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 39 loans it is a smaller sample than our flagship brands.

Which lenders fund U.S. LAWNS franchises?

47 lenders have made SBA loans to U.S. LAWNS since 2010, led by The Huntington National Bank.

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