Franchise financing
Financing a Aire Serv franchise
SBA lenders have approved 124 loans against the Aire Serv brand since FY2010, totalling $30.5M. The median approval was $250,000. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.
Rank by loan count
#152
of 1,651 brands
Loans approved
124
FY2010 onward
Median loan
$250,000
Typical range
$95K-$350K
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 Aire Serv
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Midwest Savings Bank | 79 | $17.8M | |
| Byline Bank | 2 | $2.3M | |
| The Huntington National Bank | 8 | $1.8M | |
| Old National Bank | 2 | $950K | |
| CIBC Bank USA | 2 | $912K | |
| KeyBank | 1 | $770K | |
| Dakota Business Finance | 1 | $579K | |
| First Bank | 1 | $500K |
Geography
Where Aire Serv units were financed
| State | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 19 | |
| Texas | 16 | |
| Georgia | 11 | |
| California | 10 | |
| Minnesota | 7 | |
| Colorado | 5 | |
| North Carolina | 5 | |
| Virginia | 5 |
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
- Under $50K5%
- $50K - $150K15%
- $150K - $350K66%
- $350K - $1M13%
- $1M - $2M1%
Financing a Aire Serv: common questions
- How much do lenders finance for a Aire Serv franchise?
- The median SBA loan approved for a Aire Serv franchise is $250,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $94,500 and $350,000. 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 Aire Serv franchises?
- By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Aire Serv have been United Midwest Savings Bank, Byline Bank, The Huntington National Bank, Old National Bank. 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 Aire Serv 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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