MCP tool

get_franchise

Get a franchise financing record

Return one franchise brand's full financing record by slug: typical project cost, deal ranges, observed rates, failure rate (25-loan floor), top lenders, states, and recent deals. Get the slug from search_franchises.

Input

Example call

The UPS Store's financing record.

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_franchise",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "the-ups-store"
    }
  }
}

POST to https://www.capbench.com/api/mcp.

Output

A JSON array or object of records (the same shape as the matching public REST endpoint), wrapped in the standard envelope below with canonical_url, data_freshness, methodology, source_summary, caveats, and citation.

Example response

Every result is wrapped in the standard CapBench envelope — same canonical_url, data_freshness, methodology, source_summary, caveats, and citation as the REST API.

{
  "ok": true,
  "canonical_url": "https://www.capbench.com/franchises",
  "data_freshness": {
    "sba_records_through": "2026-05-31",
    "fdic_records_through": "2026-03-31",
    "dealroom_last_updated": "2026-06-17",
    "timezone": "America/Chicago"
  },
  "methodology": {
    "label": "Get a franchise financing record methodology",
    "url": "https://www.capbench.com/methodology/franchise-risk"
  },
  "source_summary": [
    "Public SBA 7(a) loan records",
    "FDIC institution data",
    "CapBench lender and franchise enrichment"
  ],
  "results": {
    "brand": "The UPS Store",
    "slug": "the-ups-store",
    "sbaLoansSince2020": 980,
    "typicalDeal": 360000,
    "failureRatePct": 0.9,
    "topLenders": [
      {
        "name": "Huntington National Bank",
        "count": 120
      }
    ]
  },
  "caveats": [
    "CapBench data is market intelligence, not a credit decision or SBA eligibility determination."
  ],
  "citation": {
    "label": "CapBench SBA Intelligence",
    "url": "https://www.capbench.com/franchises",
    "source_type": "CapBench Data"
  }
}

Caveats

• Figures are estimates computed from public records — verify before relying on them in a transaction.
• Rankings and rates follow the linked methodology; small samples are flagged or excluded.