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UNCLE MADDIO'S PIZZA JOINT: how its 27 SBA loans actually performed

Limited-Service Restaurants · 27 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 15 lenders have funded this brand.

5 of 26 owners defaulted on their SBA loan

That is 19.2% — 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
27
SBA 7(a), 2010 onward
Old enough to judge
26
loans at least 7 years old
Defaulted
5
charged off in 7 yrs
Default rate
19.2%
all 7(a) avg 5.7%
Typical loan
$408,000
median approved

How this brand compares

share of owners who defaulted within seven years
UNCLE MADDIO'S PIZZA JOINT
19.2%
Typical franchise brand
3.0%
All SBA 7(a) loans
5.7%

Who lends on it

most active lenders, 2010 onward
LenderUnits funded
Ameris Bank5
First Western Bank & Trust4
The Huntington National Bank3
LGE Community CU2
First Community Bank2
First National Bank of Pennsylvania2

15 lenders have funded UNCLE MADDIO'S PIZZA JOINT since 2010. Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate.

A note on sample size

UNCLE MADDIO'S PIZZA JOINT is a smaller-sample brand: 26 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 26 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 UNCLE MADDIO'S PIZZA JOINT SBA loans have defaulted?

5 of 26 seasoned UNCLE MADDIO'S PIZZA JOINT SBA 7(a) loans charged off within seven years — a 19.2% default rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Is a UNCLE MADDIO'S PIZZA JOINT 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 26 loans it is a smaller sample than our flagship brands.

Which lenders fund UNCLE MADDIO'S PIZZA JOINT franchises?

15 lenders have made SBA loans to UNCLE MADDIO'S PIZZA JOINT since 2010, led by Ameris Bank.

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