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Franchise financing

Financing a Waxing the City franchise

SBA lenders have approved 124 loans against the Waxing the City brand since FY2010, totalling $41.9M. The median approval was $314,000. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#153

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

124

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$314,000

Typical range

$50K-$585K

Middle 80% of loans

Median term

10 yr

Charge-off rate

14.7%

34 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 Waxing the City

Geography

Where Waxing the City units were financed

Approvals by fiscal year

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26

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
    9%
  • $50K - $150K
    10%
  • $150K - $350K
    35%
  • $350K - $1M
    45%
  • $1M - $2M
    1%

Financing a Waxing the City: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Waxing the City franchise?
The median SBA loan approved for a Waxing the City franchise is $314,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $50,000 and $585,000. 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 Waxing the City franchises?
By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Waxing the City have been Platinum Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, The Huntington National Bank, Live Oak Banking Company. 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 Waxing the City 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 Waxing the City SBA loans get charged off often?
14.7% of Waxing the City 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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