Craters & Freighters
4
SBA Loans
$3.4M
Total Financed
$852K
Avg Loan Size
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YoY Loan Growth
How Craters & Freighters Compares
- Ranks #49 of 146 Other brands by SBA loan count (#1,554 of 3,543 overall).
- Its average loan of $852K is 178% above the Other median of $306K.
- With only 4 loans on record, its own charge-off rate isn't statistically meaningful -- for context, Other brands overall see a 2.1% charge-off rate across 1,541 loans.
SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Loans | Total Financed |
|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 1 | $425K |
| FY2023 | 1 | $2.4M |
| FY2024 | 1 | $302K |
| FY2025 | 1 | $300K |
FY2025 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.
Where Craters & Freighters Is Getting SBA-Financed
Recent SBA-Financed Craters & Freighters Locations
Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Craters & Freighters growing or shrinking?
Craters & Freighters doesn't have enough SBA loan activity in both FY2024 and FY2025 to calculate a reliable year-over-year trend. For context, it ranks #49 of 146 Other brands by total SBA loan count since FY2020 -- a snapshot of scale, if not of trend.
How much does it cost to open a Craters & Freighters 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 $852K (178% above the typical Other brand's $306K) is a rough proxy, but SBA loans often cover only part of total investment.
What's the SBA loan default rate for Craters & Freighters?
Craters & Freighters only has 4 SBA loans on record -- too few to calculate a meaningful charge-off rate on its own. For context, Other brands overall see a 2.1% charge-off rate across 1,541 loans.
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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset