Franchise Failure Rates

SBA 7(a) loan outcomes · FY2010–FY2019 cohort · Statuses as of June 30, 2026 · Last updated August 17, 2026

Experimac Franchise Failure Rate: 69.5% SBA Loan Defaults (2010–2019 Federal Data)

69.5%
charge-off rate on 59 SBA 7(a) loans to Experimac franchisees, FY2010–2019
Charge-off rate, SBA 7(a) loans approved FY2010–FY2019 — Experimac against its industry and all franchises
Charge-off rate, SBA 7(a) loans approved FY2010–FY2019: Experimac 69.5%; Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance 24.7%; All franchises 10.2%Experimac 69.5%; Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance 24.7%; All franchises 10.2%0%20%40%60%Experimac69.5%Computer and OfficeMachine Repair and24.7%All franchises10.2%
Charge-off rate, SBA 7(a) loans approved FY2010–FY2019: Experimac 69.5%; Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance 24.7%; All franchises 10.2%Experimac 69.5%; Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance 24.7%; All franchises 10.2%0%20%40%60%Experimac69.5%Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance24.7%All franchises10.2%

Source: U.S. SBA FOIA dataset, statuses as of June 30, 2026. Figures also in the comparison table below.

About 1 in 1 Experimac SBA borrowers failed to repay — more than double the Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance average of 24.7%.

Between 2010 and 2019, 59 Experimac franchisees financed with SBA 7(a) loans. 41 defaulted — a 69.5% charge-off rate, 2.8x the Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance average of 24.7%. Source: U.S. Small Business Administration FOIA dataset, loan statuses as of June 30, 2026.

What is the Experimac franchise failure rate on SBA loans?

Experimac is a Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance franchise. This page reports the outcome of every SBA 7(a) loan the U.S. Small Business Administration's public FOIA file attributes to Experimac franchisees: 59 loans approved between fiscal 2010 and 2019, of which 41 were charged off. Loan statuses are as of June 30, 2026, and the cohort has matured, so these are settled outcomes rather than projections.

How does Experimac compare with other Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance franchises?

The table sets Experimac's charge-off rate beside its Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance peers and the two economy-wide benchmarks. All figures use the same cohort — SBA 7(a) loans approved FY2010–FY2019, statuses as of June 30, 2026 — and the same denominator of resolved loans, so they are directly comparable. A cell in red is more than twice the industry benchmark.

Experimac versus benchmarks, SBA 7(a) loans approved FY2010–FY2019, statuses as of June 30, 2026. Source: U.S. SBA FOIA dataset.
MeasureExperimacComputer and Office Machine Repair and MaintenanceAll franchisesAll SBA borrowers
Default (charge-off) rate69.5%24.7%10.2%8.0%
Loans in sample59———
Defaults41———
Average loan size$147,458———
Charge-off rate by approval year — share of each fiscal year's Experimac SBA 7(a) loans that later defaulted (FY2010–FY2019); years with fewer than 10 loans are outlined, not filled
Charge-off rate by approval year: FY2016 63% of 30 loans; FY2017 80% of 25 loans; FY2018 50% of 4 loansCharge-off rate by approval year: FY2016 63% of 30 loans; FY2017 80% of 25 loans; FY2018 50% of 4 loans0%40%80%63%2016n=3080%2017n=2550%2018n=4
Charge-off rate by approval year: FY2016 63% of 30 loans; FY2017 80% of 25 loans; FY2018 50% of 4 loansCharge-off rate by approval year: FY2016 63% of 30 loans; FY2017 80% of 25 loans; FY2018 50% of 4 loans0%40%80%63%’16n=3080%’17n=2550%’18n=4

Source: U.S. SBA FOIA dataset, statuses as of June 30, 2026.

Show the numbers behind this chart
Fiscal yearLoansCharged offRate
FY2016301963.3%
FY2017252080.0%
FY20184250.0%

How to read this

A charge-off means a franchisee borrowed, operated, and failed severely enough that the SBA wrote off the government-guaranteed loan. Unlike franchisor marketing or Item 19 disclosures, this is an observed outcome recorded by a federal agency. One caveat cuts the other way: SBA borrowers are typically less capitalized than all-cash buyers, so these rates can overstate risk for well-funded operators.

How reliable is this number?

Experimac's figure rests on 59 resolved SBA 7(a) loans approved between fiscal 2010 and 2019 — a matured cohort, so the rate is a settled outcome, not a projection. With 59 resolved loans, one default moves the rate by about 1.7 percentage points. Loans approved since 2020 are excluded from the rate because most are still outstanding; they appear on this page as counts only. Every Experimac figure is recomputed from the public SBA FOIA file on each rebuild.

Based on 59 resolved loans — directional, not precise.

Frequently asked

What is Experimac's franchise failure rate on SBA loans?
Between 2010 and 2019, 59 Experimac franchisees financed with SBA 7(a) loans. 41 defaulted — a 69.5% charge-off rate, 2.8x the Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance average of 24.7%. Source: U.S. Small Business Administration FOIA dataset, loan statuses as of June 30, 2026.
Is Experimac a safe franchise investment?
Between 2010–2019, Experimac franchisees defaulted on SBA loans at 69.5% versus a 24.7% industry average. This data is one input for due diligence; it is not investment advice.

Cite this page

Franchise Default Rates (2026). Experimac franchise SBA 7(a) default rate, FY2010–FY2019 cohort: 69.5% (41 of 59 loans charged off). Derived from U.S. SBA FOIA data, loan statuses as of June 30, 2026.

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