Franchise financing
Financing a Penn Station, Inc. franchise
SBA lenders have approved 28 loans against the Penn Station, Inc. brand since FY2010, totalling $11.5M. The median approval was $350,000. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.
Rank by loan count
#762
of 1,651 brands
Loans approved
28
FY2010 onward
Median loan
$350,000
Typical range
$263K-$648K
Middle 80% of loans
Median term
9 yr
Charge-off rate
0.0%
26 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 Penn Station, Inc.
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Financial Bank | 2 | $1.8M | |
| The Huntington National Bank | 6 | $1.8M | |
| Midwest Regional Bank | 2 | $1.4M | |
| Peoples Bank | 3 | $1.1M | |
| 1st Source Bank | 3 | $1.1M | |
| BancFirst | 1 | $833K | |
| BankUnited | 2 | $701K | |
| Truist Bank | 2 | $686K |
Geography
Where Penn Station, Inc. units were financed
| State | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 9 | |
| West Virginia | 3 | |
| Kentucky | 3 | |
| Indiana | 3 | |
| North Carolina | 3 | |
| Missouri | 2 | |
| Illinois | 2 | |
| Tennessee | 1 |
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
- $50K - $150K7%
- $150K - $350K36%
- $350K - $1M54%
- $1M - $2M4%
Financing a Penn Station, Inc.: common questions
- How much do lenders finance for a Penn Station, Inc. franchise?
- The median SBA loan approved for a Penn Station, Inc. franchise is $350,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $262,500 and $647,600. 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 Penn Station, Inc. franchises?
- By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Penn Station, Inc. have been First Financial Bank, The Huntington National Bank, Midwest Regional Bank, Peoples 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 Penn Station, Inc. SBA loans?
- The median term is 9 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 Penn Station, Inc. SBA loans get charged off often?
- 0.0% of Penn Station, Inc. 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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