SBA 7(a) loan outcomes · FY2010–FY2019 cohort · Statuses as of June 30, 2026 · Last updated August 17, 2026
Tune Up Franchise Failure Rate on SBA Loans: 3 of 16 Charged Off (Federal Data)
Source: U.S. SBA FOIA dataset, statuses as of June 30, 2026. Figures also in the comparison table below.
3 of 16 Tune Up SBA borrowers failed to repay — too few loans to call a rate; read it as a flag, not a verdict.
3 of 16 SBA 7(a) loans to Tune Up franchisees (2010–2019) ended in charge-off. The sample is small; treat this as a diligence flag, not a verdict. Source: U.S. Small Business Administration FOIA dataset, loan statuses as of June 30, 2026.
What is the Tune Up franchise failure rate on SBA loans?
Tune Up is a Beauty Salons franchise. This page reports the outcome of every SBA 7(a) loan the U.S. Small Business Administration's public FOIA file attributes to Tune Up franchisees: 16 loans approved between fiscal 2010 and 2019, of which 3 were charged off. Loan statuses are as of June 30, 2026, and the cohort has matured, so these are settled outcomes rather than projections.
- SBA 7(a) loans approved FY2010–FY201916
- Charged off3
- Charge-off rate (small sample)18.8%
- Beauty Salons franchise benchmark8.6%
- Brand vs industry2.2x
- All-franchise SBA benchmark10.2%
- Average loan size, 2010s cohort$238,106
- New SBA loans since 202011
- Early charge-offs since 20202
How does Tune Up compare with other Beauty Salons franchises?
The table sets Tune Up's charge-off rate beside its Beauty Salons 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.
| Measure | Tune Up | Beauty Salons | All franchises | All SBA borrowers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default (charge-off) rate | 18.8% (small sample) | 8.6% | 10.2% | 8.0% |
| Loans in sample | 16 | — | — | — |
| Defaults | 3 | — | — | — |
| Average loan size | $238,106 | — | — | — |
What has Tune Up SBA lending looked like since 2020?
Since 2020, Tune Up franchisees have taken 11 new SBA 7(a) loans. 2 have already charged off. Early defaults on loans under six years old are notable — most SBA failures take longer to develop.
Loans approved since 2020, by fiscal year — counts only: 2 have charged off to date and most are still outstanding, so no rate is drawn.
Source: U.S. SBA FOIA dataset, statuses as of June 30, 2026.
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Loans | Charged off | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 10 | 2 | 20.0% |
| FY2019 | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| FY2020 | 5 | — | outstanding |
| FY2021 | 2 | — | outstanding |
| FY2022 | 1 | — | outstanding |
| FY2023 | 2 | — | outstanding |
| FY2025 | 1 | — | outstanding |
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?
Tune Up's figure rests on 16 resolved SBA 7(a) loans approved between fiscal 2010 and 2019 — a matured cohort, so the count is a settled outcome, not a projection. With 16 resolved loans, one default moves the rate by about 6.2 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 Tune Up figure is recomputed from the public SBA FOIA file on each rebuild.
Small sample (16 loans). A single default moves this figure substantially.
Frequently asked
- What is Tune Up's franchise failure rate on SBA loans?
- 3 of 16 SBA 7(a) loans to Tune Up franchisees (2010–2019) ended in charge-off. The sample is small; treat this as a diligence flag, not a verdict. Source: U.S. Small Business Administration FOIA dataset, loan statuses as of June 30, 2026.
- Is Tune Up a safe franchise investment?
- Between 2010–2019, 3 of 16 SBA loans to Tune Up franchisees were charged off. The sample is small. This data is one input for due diligence; it is not investment advice.
Cite this page
Franchise Default Rates (2026). Tune Up franchise SBA 7(a) loan outcomes, FY2010–FY2019 cohort: 3 of 16 loans charged off. Derived from U.S. SBA FOIA data, loan statuses as of June 30, 2026.
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