Franchise financing
Financing a Uptown Cheapskate franchise
SBA lenders have approved 117 loans against the Uptown Cheapskate brand since FY2010, totalling $51.9M. The median approval was $392,900. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.
Rank by loan count
#167
of 1,651 brands
Loans approved
117
FY2010 onward
Median loan
$392,900
Typical range
$190K-$711K
Middle 80% of loans
Median term
10 yr
Charge-off rate
11.5%
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 Uptown Cheapskate
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Bank | 44 | $20.8M | |
| Citizens Bank | 20 | $9.4M | |
| KeyBank | 17 | $7.1M | |
| The Huntington National Bank | 10 | $1.8M | |
| b1BANK | 1 | $1.7M | |
| Live Oak Banking Company | 1 | $1.7M | |
| BancFirst | 4 | $1.1M | |
| Enterprise Bank & Trust | 4 | $1.0M |
Geography
Where Uptown Cheapskate units were financed
| State | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 27 | |
| Ohio | 9 | |
| Utah | 8 | |
| Michigan | 8 | |
| California | 7 | |
| Oklahoma | 7 | |
| South Carolina | 7 | |
| Virginia | 7 |
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 $50K4%
- $50K - $150K3%
- $150K - $350K34%
- $350K - $1M57%
- $1M - $2M2%
Financing a Uptown Cheapskate: common questions
- How much do lenders finance for a Uptown Cheapskate franchise?
- The median SBA loan approved for a Uptown Cheapskate franchise is $392,900, with the middle 80% of loans between $189,800 and $710,800. 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 Uptown Cheapskate franchises?
- By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Uptown Cheapskate have been Wells Fargo Bank, Citizens Bank, KeyBank, 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 Uptown Cheapskate 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 Uptown Cheapskate SBA loans get charged off often?
- 11.5% of Uptown Cheapskate 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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