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Franchise financing

Financing a Killer Burger franchise

SBA lenders have approved 16 loans against the Killer Burger brand since FY2010, totalling $9.1M. The median approval was $520,000. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#1156

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

16

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$520,000

Typical range

$327K-$937K

Middle 80% of loans

Median term

10.3 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 Killer Burger

LenderLoansApprovedShare
Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company14$8.6M
Idaho Central CU1$327K
Glacier Bank1$145K

Geography

Where Killer Burger units were financed

StateLoansShare
Washington5
Oregon5
Texas5
Idaho1

Approvals by fiscal year

20
21
22
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

  • $50K - $150K
    13%
  • $150K - $350K
    6%
  • $350K - $1M
    81%

Financing a Killer Burger: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Killer Burger franchise?
The median SBA loan approved for a Killer Burger franchise is $520,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $326,500 and $936,500. 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 Killer Burger franchises?
By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Killer Burger have been Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company, Idaho Central CU, Glacier 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 Killer Burger SBA loans?
The median term is 10.3 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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