How much do lenders finance for a Fedex franchise?

The median SBA loan approved for a Fedex franchise is $101,200, with the middle 80% of loans between $40,000 and $180,000. 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 Fedex franchises?

By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Fedex have been Associated Bank, BancFirst, Peoples State Bank, PNC 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 Fedex SBA loans?

The median term is 5 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 Fedex franchise

SBA lenders have approved 28 loans against the Fedex brand since FY2010, totalling $3.3M. The median approval was $101,200. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#757

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$101,200

Typical range

$40K-$180K

Middle 80% of loans

Median term

5 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 Fedex

Lender	Loans	Approved
Associated Bank	2	$420K
BancFirst	2	$280K
Peoples State Bank	4	$266K
PNC Bank	1	$240K
Southwest Missouri Bank	1	$180K
Banner Bank	1	$180K
MidFirst Bank	1	$171K
Capital Access Group, Inc.	1	$165K

Geography

Where Fedex units were financed

State	Loans	Share
Wisconsin	6
Oklahoma	3
California	2
New York	2
Michigan	2
Texas	2
Missouri	2
Massachusetts	1

Approvals by fiscal year

’10

’11

’12

’13

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
25%
$50K - $150K
39%
$150K - $350K
32%
$350K - $1M
4%

Financing a Fedex: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Fedex franchise?: The median SBA loan approved for a Fedex franchise is $101,200, with the middle 80% of loans between $40,000 and $180,000. 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 Fedex franchises?: By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Fedex have been Associated Bank, BancFirst, Peoples State Bank, PNC 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 Fedex SBA loans?: The median term is 5 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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