Franchise intelligence

Every franchise dataset, one page

Which brands fail, which survive, what each one costs to buy, and how to finance the deal — built from thousands of real funded deals. Use it before the LOI. Once you sign, the numbers stop being negotiable.

Brands with deal data3,459Search the brands Funded deals analyzed44,574See what deals cost Approved brands listed8,400+Browse the full list

Who fails, who survives

Rankings built from how funded deals actually ended. No surveys, no franchisor marketing.

Franchises that fail the mostThe 25 brands whose buyers fail most often, the riskiest industries, and whether deal size predicts failure.See the list

The most successful franchisesBrands with 100+ recent deals that almost never fail — the list lenders quietly keep — plus the safest industries.See the list

Most financed brands right now

The brands buyers are funding the most. Each links to the full record — costs, failure rate, top lenders, and recent deals.

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Check a specific brand

Start here when you have a brand in mind — or want to find one worth a look.

Franchise Finder

Search 3,400+ brands by what buyers actually paid and how often each brand's deals fail — the badge franchisors never publish.

Complete approved franchise list

All 8,400+ brands approved for financing, browsable A–Z. Confirm a brand makes the list before the LOI, not after.

Found the brand? Fund it.

The brand decides whether the business works. The loan decides whether a rough first year sinks you. Tell us the deal and a specialist will come back with your strongest options — free for buyers, no credit pull.

Costs and financing

What the deal takes in cash, what it costs monthly, and how buyers structure it.

What franchises cost

What buyers actually paid by brand and industry — measured against the franchisor's quoted range.

Down payment rules

How much cash the deal really takes, where the 10% comes from, and what counts toward it.

Loan calculator

Monthly payment and total cost at today's rate — run the brand's typical deal through it before you commit.

Franchise financing Q&A

Straight answers to the questions buyers actually ask about financing a franchise purchase.

Risk, sliced other ways

Brand risk is half the picture. Geography and lender choice move the odds too.

Failure rates by state

The same failure math, sliced by geography — where deals go bad most often.

Failure rates by bank

Which lenders' loans fail the most. Useful leverage when a bank questions your deal.

AI summary

This hub gathers every CapBench franchise dataset in one place — failure-rate and most-successful rankings, the most-financed brands right now, the complete SBA-approved directory, acquisition costs, down-payment rules, and financing tools — all built from thousands of real funded SBA 7(a) deals. The headline stats track brands with deal data, total funded deals analyzed, and 8,400+ approved brands listed. It's for buyers researching which franchise to buy and how to finance it before the LOI. This is general information, not legal, tax, or financial advice, and CapBench is not a lender.

Source: CapBench SBA Intelligence, based on public SBA, lender, franchise, FDIC, and related records. CapBench is not a lender and does not guarantee financing.

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CapBench analysis of public SBA lending records. Failure = charge-off rate on the FY2020–23 loan cohort; newer loans are too young to score. Rankings refresh as new records are released.