Franchise financing
Financing a Next Level Petroleum franchise
SBA lenders have approved 23 loans against the Next Level Petroleum brand since FY2010, totalling $20.5M. The median approval was $680,000. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.
Rank by loan count
#896
of 1,651 brands
Loans approved
23
FY2010 onward
Median loan
$680,000
Typical range
$300K-$1.5M
Middle 80% of loans
Median term
25 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 Next Level Petroleum
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia's Own Credit Union | 6 | $6.4M | |
| Wallis Bank | 2 | $3.8M | |
| Metro City Bank | 2 | $2.4M | |
| Renasant Bank | 2 | $2.2M | |
| Embassy National Bank | 2 | $1.6M | |
| The Huntington National Bank | 2 | $1.3M | |
| HomeTrust Bank | 4 | $1.0M | |
| Citizens Bank | 1 | $680K |
Approvals by fiscal year
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 - $350K22%
- $350K - $1M48%
- $1M - $2M22%
- Over $2M9%
Financing a Next Level Petroleum: common questions
- How much do lenders finance for a Next Level Petroleum franchise?
- The median SBA loan approved for a Next Level Petroleum franchise is $680,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $300,000 and $1,535,000. 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 Next Level Petroleum franchises?
- By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Next Level Petroleum have been Georgia's Own Credit Union, Wallis Bank, Metro City Bank, Renasant 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 Next Level Petroleum SBA loans?
- The median term is 25 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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