Franchise financing
Financing a Pump It Up franchise
SBA lenders have approved 37 loans against the Pump It Up brand since FY2010, totalling $19.8M. The median approval was $319,500. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.
Rank by loan count
#607
of 1,651 brands
Loans approved
37
FY2010 onward
Median loan
$319,500
Typical range
$70K-$1.1M
Middle 80% of loans
Median term
10 yr
Charge-off rate
8.0%
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 Pump It Up
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bank | 1 | $4.2M | |
| Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. | 3 | $2.2M | |
| SomerCor 504, Inc. | 1 | $1.5M | |
| Atlantic Union Bank | 3 | $1.3M | |
| Valley National Bank | 1 | $1.3M | |
| Commercial Bank of California | 2 | $1.3M | |
| Mortgage Capital Development Corporation | 1 | $1.1M | |
| Provident Bank | 3 | $955K |
Geography
Where Pump It Up units were financed
| State | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 7 | |
| California | 5 | |
| Texas | 5 | |
| Maryland | 4 | |
| Illinois | 3 | |
| Alabama | 3 | |
| Michigan | 3 | |
| Ohio | 2 |
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 $50K5%
- $50K - $150K19%
- $150K - $350K30%
- $350K - $1M32%
- $1M - $2M11%
- Over $2M3%
Financing a Pump It Up: common questions
- How much do lenders finance for a Pump It Up franchise?
- The median SBA loan approved for a Pump It Up franchise is $319,500, with the middle 80% of loans between $70,000 and $1,071,000. 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 Pump It Up franchises?
- By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Pump It Up have been U.S. Bank, Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc., SomerCor 504, Inc., Atlantic Union 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 Pump It Up 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.
- Do Pump It Up SBA loans get charged off often?
- 8.0% of Pump It Up 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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