Franchise financing
Financing a Bahama Buck's franchise
SBA lenders have approved 71 loans against the Bahama Buck's brand since FY2010, totalling $26.9M. The median approval was $303,000. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.
Rank by loan count
#312
of 1,651 brands
Loans approved
71
FY2010 onward
Median loan
$303,000
Typical range
$213K-$481K
Middle 80% of loans
Median term
10.3 yr
Charge-off rate
24.1%
58 resolved FY10-19 loans
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 Bahama Buck's
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third Coast Bank | 28 | $11.8M | |
| Amarillo National Bank | 21 | $6.5M | |
| Caprock Business Finance Corporation, Inc. | 1 | $2.1M | |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | 4 | $1.1M | |
| U.S. Bank | 1 | $803K | |
| Simmons Bank | 2 | $639K | |
| Peoples Bank of Alabama | 2 | $620K | |
| Customers Bank | 1 | $418K |
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 - $150K3%
- $150K - $350K61%
- $350K - $1M32%
- $1M - $2M3%
- Over $2M1%
Financing a Bahama Buck's: common questions
- How much do lenders finance for a Bahama Buck's franchise?
- The median SBA loan approved for a Bahama Buck's franchise is $303,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $213,000 and $481,000. 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 Bahama Buck's franchises?
- By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Bahama Buck's have been Third Coast Bank, Amarillo National Bank, Caprock Business Finance Corporation, Inc., JPMorgan Chase 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 Bahama Buck's SBA loans?
- The median term is 10.3 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.
- Do Bahama Buck's SBA loans get charged off often?
- 24.1% of Bahama Buck's loans approved between FY2010 and FY2019 that have reached a terminal status were charged off, against 7.6% across all SBA lending. Franchise-level charge-off rates reflect the era a brand expanded in as much as the concept itself - brands that grew hardest into the 2010s carry more seasoned, and more resolved, loans.
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