How much do lenders finance for a DQ Treat franchise?

The median SBA loan approved for a DQ Treat franchise is $595,850, with the middle 80% of loans between $40,000 and $1,278,000. 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 DQ Treat franchises?

By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for DQ Treat have been First Merchants Bank, The Huntington National Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Metro City 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 DQ Treat SBA loans?

The median term is 14 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 DQ Treat franchise

SBA lenders have approved 30 loans against the DQ Treat brand since FY2010, totalling $19.0M. The median approval was $595,850. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#721

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$595,850

Typical range

$40K-$1.3M

Middle 80% of loans

Median term

14 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 DQ Treat

Lender	Loans	Approved
First Merchants Bank	2	$3.0M
The Huntington National Bank	6	$2.1M
Wells Fargo Bank	3	$1.9M
Metro City Bank	1	$1.4M
Frontier Financial Partners, Inc.	1	$1.3M
Fifth Third Bank	1	$1.1M
Village Bank and Trust	2	$967K
Mortgage Capital Development Corporation	1	$964K

Geography

Where DQ Treat units were financed

State	Loans	Share
Illinois	8
North Carolina	4
Arizona	3
Pennsylvania	3
New York	2
Michigan	2
Kansas	1
Iowa	1

Approvals by fiscal year

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’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
13%
$50K - $150K
7%
$150K - $350K
10%
$350K - $1M
50%
$1M - $2M
20%

Financing a DQ Treat: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a DQ Treat franchise?: The median SBA loan approved for a DQ Treat franchise is $595,850, with the middle 80% of loans between $40,000 and $1,278,000. 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 DQ Treat franchises?: By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for DQ Treat have been First Merchants Bank, The Huntington National Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Metro City 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 DQ Treat SBA loans?: The median term is 14 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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