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Franchise financing

Financing a Mail Boxes Etc. USA franchise

SBA lenders have approved 30 loans against the Mail Boxes Etc. USA brand since FY2010, totalling $4.8M. The median approval was $149,300. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#719

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

30

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$149,300

Typical range

$20K-$300K

Middle 80% of loans

Median term

7.2 yr

Charge-off rate

4.0%

25 resolved FY10-19 loans

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 Mail Boxes Etc. USA

Geography

Where Mail Boxes Etc. USA units were financed

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
    23%
  • $50K - $150K
    30%
  • $150K - $350K
    40%
  • $350K - $1M
    7%

Financing a Mail Boxes Etc. USA: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Mail Boxes Etc. USA franchise?
The median SBA loan approved for a Mail Boxes Etc. USA franchise is $149,300, with the middle 80% of loans between $20,000 and $300,000. 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 Mail Boxes Etc. USA franchises?
By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Mail Boxes Etc. USA have been Wells Fargo Bank, Herring Bank, PNC Bank, The Bancorp 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 Mail Boxes Etc. USA SBA loans?
The median term is 7.2 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.
Do Mail Boxes Etc. USA SBA loans get charged off often?
4.0% of Mail Boxes Etc. USA loans approved between FY2010 and FY2019 that have reached a terminal status were charged off, against 7.6% across all SBA lending. Franchise-level charge-off rates reflect the era a brand expanded in as much as the concept itself - brands that grew hardest into the 2010s carry more seasoned, and more resolved, loans.

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