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Franchise financing

Financing a Club Pilates franchise

SBA lenders have approved 292 loans against the Club Pilates brand since FY2010, totalling $81.8M. The median approval was $245,500. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#46

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

292

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$245,500

Typical range

$117K-$481K

Middle 80% of loans

Median term

10 yr

Charge-off rate

0.0%

151 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 Club Pilates

Geography

Where Club Pilates units were financed

Approvals by fiscal year

15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

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 $50K
    6%
  • $50K - $150K
    12%
  • $150K - $350K
    59%
  • $350K - $1M
    21%
  • $1M - $2M
    2%

Financing a Club Pilates: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Club Pilates franchise?
The median SBA loan approved for a Club Pilates franchise is $245,500, with the middle 80% of loans between $116,500 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 Club Pilates franchises?
By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Club Pilates have been Simmons Bank, Stearns Bank, Live Oak Banking Company, The Huntington 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 Club Pilates 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.
Do Club Pilates SBA loans get charged off often?
0.0% of Club Pilates 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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