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Franchise financing

Financing a Orange Leaf franchise

SBA lenders have approved 43 loans against the Orange Leaf brand since FY2010, totalling $10.6M. The median approval was $250,000. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#530

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

43

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$250,000

Typical range

$120K-$350K

Middle 80% of loans

Median term

7 yr

Charge-off rate

25.0%

36 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 Orange Leaf

Geography

Where Orange Leaf 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
    5%
  • $50K - $150K
    9%
  • $150K - $350K
    72%
  • $350K - $1M
    14%

Financing a Orange Leaf: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Orange Leaf franchise?
The median SBA loan approved for a Orange Leaf franchise is $250,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $120,000 and $350,000. 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 Orange Leaf franchises?
By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Orange Leaf have been Great Southern Bank, MVB Bank, Inc., Rockland Trust Company, The Huntington National 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 Orange Leaf SBA loans?
The median term is 7 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 Orange Leaf SBA loans get charged off often?
25.0% of Orange Leaf 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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