SBADecoded
Home / Franchises / ZIPPY SHELL

ZIPPY SHELL: how its 28 SBA loans actually performed

Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units · 28 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 4 lenders have funded this brand.

Defaults run above the SBA-wide average

2 of 27 seasoned units charged off — 7.4%, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Units financed
28
SBA 7(a), 2010 onward
Old enough to judge
27
loans at least 7 years old
Defaulted
2
charged off in 7 yrs
Default rate
7.4%
all 7(a) avg 5.7%
Typical loan
$150,000
median approved

How this brand compares

share of owners who defaulted within seven years
ZIPPY SHELL
7.4%
Typical franchise brand
3.0%
All SBA 7(a) loans
5.7%

Who lends on it

most active lenders, 2010 onward
LenderUnits funded
Celtic Bank Corporation18
U.S. Bank, National Association8
Happen Bank1
HomeTrust Bank1

4 lenders have funded ZIPPY SHELL since 2010. Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate.

A note on sample size

ZIPPY SHELL is a smaller-sample brand: 27 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 27 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 ZIPPY SHELL SBA loans have defaulted?

2 of 27 seasoned ZIPPY SHELL SBA 7(a) loans charged off within seven years — a 7.4% default rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Is a ZIPPY SHELL 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 27 loans it is a smaller sample than our flagship brands.

Which lenders fund ZIPPY SHELL franchises?

4 lenders have made SBA loans to ZIPPY SHELL since 2010, led by Celtic Bank Corporation.

Brands worth comparing against this one