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Franchise financing

Financing a Hilton Inns franchise

SBA lenders have approved 40 loans against the Hilton Inns brand since FY2010, totalling $128.2M. The median approval was $3,317,400. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#560

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

40

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$3,317,400

Typical range

$2.0M-$4.8M

Middle 80% of loans

Median term

20 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 Hilton Inns

Geography

Where Hilton Inns units were financed

Approvals by fiscal year

10
11
12
13
16
17

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
    5%
  • $1M - $2M
    10%
  • Over $2M
    83%

Financing a Hilton Inns: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Hilton Inns franchise?
The median SBA loan approved for a Hilton Inns franchise is $3,317,400, with the middle 80% of loans between $1,971,000 and $4,809,000. 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 Hilton Inns franchises?
By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Hilton Inns have been Florida Business Development Corporation, SBA CLSC Servicing, Alloy Development Co., Inc., Texas Panhandle Regional Development Corporation. 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 Hilton Inns SBA loans?
The median term is 20 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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