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Franchise financing
Financing a Pizza Factory franchise
SBA lenders have approved 15 loans against the Pizza Factory brand since FY2010, totalling $4.1M. The median approval was $252,000, counted from loans lenders approved rather than projections in a disclosure document.
Rank by loan count
#1217
of 1,651 brands
Loans approved
15
FY2010 onward
Median loan
$252,000
Typical range
$44K-$420K
Middle 80% of loans
Median term
10 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 Pizza Factory
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey County Bank | 1 | $760K | |
| Plumas Bank | 2 | $625K | |
| Pathward | 1 | $420K | |
| FFB Bank | 1 | $405K | |
| The Huntington National Bank | 2 | $375K | |
| Citizens Bank | 2 | $362K | |
| BMO Bank | 2 | $350K | |
| North State Bank | 1 | $252K |
Geography
Where Pizza Factory units were financed
| State | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| California | 10 | |
| Nevada | 2 | |
| Georgia | 2 | |
| Washington | 1 |
The industry codes most often recorded on Pizza Factory loans: Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Limited-Service Restaurants (722513). Each industry page lists the lenders and other brands in the same line of business.
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
- Under $50K13%
- $50K - $150K7%
- $150K - $350K53%
- $350K - $1M27%
Financing a franchise unit
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Funds business and franchise buyers through 401(k) rollovers (ROBS), SBA loans, and portfolio lending, often combining them in one structure. Rollover structures are common among franchise buyers because they can supply the equity injection an SBA loan requires without taking on a second loan to do it.
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Financing a Pizza Factory: common questions
- How much do lenders finance for a Pizza Factory franchise?
- The median SBA loan approved for a Pizza Factory franchise is $252,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $44,300 and $420,000. That is the financed portion only - it excludes the buyer's equity injection. SBA lenders typically want that injection at 10% or more of total project cost for a business acquisition or new franchise unit.
- Which lenders finance Pizza Factory franchises?
- By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Pizza Factory have been Monterey County Bank, Plumas Bank, Pathward, FFB Bank. Many franchise brands also maintain their own preferred-lender lists, and those may differ from who has historically approved the most volume.
- How long are Pizza Factory SBA loans?
- The median term is 10 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.
Compare other brands
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