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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, counted from loans lenders approved rather than projections in a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#757

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

28

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

Geography

Where Fedex units were financed

The industry codes most often recorded on Fedex loans: Couriers and Express Delivery Services (492110), General Freight Trucking, Local (484110), Local Messengers and Local Delivery (492210). Each industry page lists the lenders and other brands in the same line of business.

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 franchise unit

Guidant Financial

Funds business and franchise buyers through 401(k) rollovers (ROBS), SBA loans, and portfolio lending, often combining them in one structure. Rollover structures are common among franchise buyers because they can supply the equity injection an SBA loan requires without taking on a second loan to do it.

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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. SBA lenders typically want that injection 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 preferred-lender lists, and those 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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