How much do lenders finance for a Cousins Maine Lobster franchise?

The median SBA loan approved for a Cousins Maine Lobster franchise is $339,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $145,000 and $520,000. 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 Cousins Maine Lobster franchises?

By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Cousins Maine Lobster have been Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc., Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union, Meridian Bank, 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 Cousins Maine Lobster 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.

Franchise financing

Financing a Cousins Maine Lobster franchise

SBA lenders have approved 10 loans against the Cousins Maine Lobster brand since FY2010, totalling $3.7M. The median approval was $339,000. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#1601

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$339,000

Typical range

$145K-$520K

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 Cousins Maine Lobster

Lender	Loans	Approved
Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.	2	$1.1M
Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union	1	$520K
Meridian Bank	1	$450K
The Huntington National Bank	1	$350K
Bank Five Nine	1	$348K
First Federal Bank	1	$330K
VyStar CU	1	$303K
Stearns Bank	2	$268K

Geography

Where Cousins Maine Lobster units were financed

State	Loans	Share
Florida	4
Tennessee	2
Georgia	1
Wisconsin	1
South Carolina	1
New York	1

Approvals by fiscal year

’16

’18

’19

’23

’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

$50K - $150K
20%
$150K - $350K
40%
$350K - $1M
40%

Financing a Cousins Maine Lobster: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Cousins Maine Lobster franchise?: The median SBA loan approved for a Cousins Maine Lobster franchise is $339,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $145,000 and $520,000. 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 Cousins Maine Lobster franchises?: By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Cousins Maine Lobster have been Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc., Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union, Meridian Bank, 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 Cousins Maine Lobster 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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