Franchise financing
Financing a 1-800-got-junk? franchise
SBA lenders have approved 28 loans against the 1-800-got-junk? brand since FY2010, totalling $14.6M. The median approval was $382,000. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.
Rank by loan count
#754
of 1,651 brands
Loans approved
28
FY2010 onward
Median loan
$382,000
Typical range
$140K-$868K
Middle 80% of loans
Median term
10 yr
Charge-off rate
-
Cohort too small
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA data, as of 2026-06-30. Approvals from FY2010 onward. How we calculate this.
Lenders
Who financed 1-800-got-junk?
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Finance Capital | 3 | $3.9M | |
| Pinnacle Bank | 1 | $1.6M | |
| Granite State Economic Development Corporation | 1 | $1.1M | |
| Mortgage Capital Development Corporation | 2 | $1.1M | |
| Firstrust Savings Bank | 2 | $1.1M | |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | 1 | $868K | |
| Newtek Bank | 1 | $650K | |
| Wells Fargo Bank | 1 | $584K |
Geography
Where 1-800-got-junk? units were financed
| State | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| California | 10 | |
| Maryland | 3 | |
| Minnesota | 3 | |
| Florida | 2 | |
| Texas | 2 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | |
| Ohio | 1 | |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
Approvals by fiscal year
Loan count by fiscal year - a rough proxy for how fast the brand was opening units. Final bar is a partial year.
Loan sizes
- $50K - $150K18%
- $150K - $350K29%
- $350K - $1M43%
- $1M - $2M7%
- Over $2M4%
Financing a 1-800-got-junk?: common questions
- How much do lenders finance for a 1-800-got-junk? franchise?
- The median SBA loan approved for a 1-800-got-junk? franchise is $382,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $140,000 and $867,900. That is the financed portion only - it excludes the buyer's equity injection, which SBA lenders typically require at 10% or more of total project cost for a business acquisition or new franchise unit.
- Which lenders finance 1-800-got-junk? franchises?
- By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for 1-800-got-junk? have been Business Finance Capital, Pinnacle Bank, Granite State Economic Development Corporation, Mortgage Capital Development Corporation. Many franchise brands also maintain their own lists of preferred lenders, which may differ from who has historically approved the most volume.
- How long are 1-800-got-junk? SBA loans?
- The median term is 10 yr. SBA 7(a) terms run up to 10 years for working capital and equipment, and up to 25 years when the loan is secured by real estate - so a longer median usually means the loans included property.
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