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Franchise financing

Financing a Country Inns & Suites by Carlson franchise

SBA lenders have approved 86 loans against the Country Inns & Suites by Carlson brand since FY2010, totalling $237.2M. The median approval was $2,500,000. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#248

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

86

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$2,500,000

Typical range

$1.1M-$4.6M

Middle 80% of loans

Median term

25 yr

Charge-off rate

3.2%

63 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 Country Inns & Suites by Carlson

Geography

Where Country Inns & Suites by Carlson units were financed

Approvals by fiscal year

13
14
15
16
17
18

Loan count by fiscal year - a rough proxy for how fast the brand was opening units. Final bar is a partial year.

Loan sizes

  • $150K - $350K
    3%
  • $350K - $1M
    6%
  • $1M - $2M
    24%
  • Over $2M
    66%

Financing a Country Inns & Suites by Carlson: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Country Inns & Suites by Carlson franchise?
The median SBA loan approved for a Country Inns & Suites by Carlson franchise is $2,500,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $1,113,000 and $4,602,000. 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 Country Inns & Suites by Carlson franchises?
By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Country Inns & Suites by Carlson have been Bank of Hope, BankUnited, Royal Business Bank, Commonwealth Business 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 Country Inns & Suites by Carlson SBA loans?
The median term is 25 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 Country Inns & Suites by Carlson SBA loans get charged off often?
3.2% of Country Inns & Suites by Carlson 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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