Firehouse Subs
175
SBA Loans
$78.8M
Total Financed
$451K
Avg Loan Size
0%
YoY Loan Growth
How Firehouse Subs Compares
- Ranks #11 of 1,075 Restaurants & Food brands by SBA loan count (#30 of 3,543 overall).
- Its average loan of $451K is 7% above the Restaurants & Food median of $419K.
- Its 2.3% charge-off rate compares to a 1.3% average across all Restaurants & Food brands.
SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Loans | Total Financed |
|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 27 | $11.0M |
| FY2021 | 44 | $16.4M |
| FY2022 | 34 | $15.9M |
| FY2023 | 21 | $9.4M |
| FY2024 | 17 | $8.6M |
| FY2025 | 17 | $10.5M |
| FY2026 | 15 | $7.1M |
FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.
Where Firehouse Subs Is Getting SBA-Financed
Recent SBA-Financed Firehouse Subs Locations
Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Firehouse Subs growing or shrinking?
Firehouse Subs's SBA loan count grew 0% year-over-year, suggesting rising financed expansion. This reflects SBA-backed financing activity, not necessarily total unit count -- see the methodology page for what this does and doesn't measure.
How much does it cost to open a Firehouse Subs franchise?
We don't have that figure -- investment ranges and fees come from a franchisor's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), which this site doesn't parse (see methodology). The average SBA loan size of $451K (7% above the typical Restaurants & Food brand's $419K) is a rough proxy, but SBA loans often cover only part of total investment.
What's the SBA loan default rate for Firehouse Subs?
4 of 175 SBA loans to Firehouse Subs franchisees (2.3%) have been charged off since FY2020, compared to 1.3% across all Restaurants & Food brands.
Top SBA Lenders
- Live Oak Banking Company17
- The Huntington National Bank13
- SouthState Bank, National Association10
- Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company8
- First National Bank of Omaha6
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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset