How have SBA loans in Other Specialized Design Services turned out?
Of 1,245 loans approved in fiscal 2001 to 2021 (at least five years old), 245 (19.7%) were charged off by the lender, against 15.6% across all 7(a) loans approved in those same years. Other Specialized Design Services appears on 1,539 SBA-guaranteed 7(a) loans approved from fiscal 2001 to 2026, $280.7 million in gross approvals. These are loans, not a rating.
Not financial, legal or franchise advice. This page reports what the SBA's loan file records for SBA-guaranteed loans. A charge-off rate is not a rating of a brand or an industry, it does not predict a new loan, and a franchisee's loan is not a measure of the franchisor. Read the franchise's disclosure document and talk to a lender or an adviser before you borrow.
Other Specialized Design ServicesIndustry NAICS 541490 · 1,539 loans
20%of seasoned loans charged off
Other Specialized Design Services appears on 1,539 SBA-guaranteed 7(a) loans approved from fiscal 2001 to 2026, $280.7 million in gross approvals.
Of 1,245 loans approved in fiscal 2001 to 2021 (at least five years old), 245 (19.7%) were charged off by the lender, against 15.6% across all 7(a) loans approved in those same years.
A charge-off is a loan the lender wrote off. It is not a statement about the borrower, the brand or the franchisor, and it does not predict how a new loan will turn out.
share of this group's loans charged off, by approval year (years with 10+ loans)all 7(a) loans, same year
Every approval year
Approval year
Loans
Approved
Paid in full
Charged off
Not yet resolved
Charged-off share
FY2001
31
$2.9 million
26
5
0
16.1%
FY2002
33
$3.2 million
29
4
0
12.1%
FY2003
74
$5.9 million
51
22
1
29.7%
FY2004
70
$6.3 million
55
15
0
21.4%
FY2005
90
$6.9 million
63
27
0
30.0%
FY2006
120
$5.0 million
76
44
0
36.7%
FY2007
129
$7.9 million
80
49
0
38.0%
FY2008
88
$4.8 million
61
25
2
28.4%
FY2009
39
$4.0 million
33
6
0
15.4%
FY2010
45
$5.3 million
34
11
0
24.4%
FY2011
40
$8.5 million
35
5
0
12.5%
FY2012
48
$4.1 million
44
3
1
6.3%
FY2013
41
$4.1 million
39
1
1
2.4%
FY2014
50
$6.2 million
47
3
0
6.0%
FY2015
57
$11.8 million
52
1
4
1.8%
FY2016
62
$17.8 million
51
6
5
9.7%
FY2017
55
$17.8 million
37
5
13
9.1%
FY2018
58
$8.5 million
38
7
13
12.1%
FY2019
40
$14.5 million
21
3
16
7.5%
FY2020
43
$18.1 million
25
1
17
2.3%
FY2021
32
$17.1 million
14
2
16
6.3%
FY2022
38
$10.4 million
7
8
23
too recent for a share
FY2023
73
$26.6 million
12
6
55
too recent for a share
FY2024
75
$21.4 million
11
0
64
too recent for a share
FY2025
79
$29.0 million
3
0
76
too recent for a share
FY2026
29
$12.5 million
0
0
29
too recent for a share
By state, where 30 or more loans are at least five years old
State
Loans (FY2001 to 2021)
Charged off
Share
California
256
84
32.8%
New York
145
15
10.3%
Texas
65
8
12.3%
Ohio
65
10
15.4%
Florida
64
20
31.3%
Minnesota
55
4
7.3%
Massachusetts
54
4
7.4%
Pennsylvania
41
6
14.6%
Arizona
35
6
17.1%
New Jersey
33
7
21.2%
Washington
31
5
16.1%
Rhode Island
30
2
6.7%
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA loan data as of 30 September 2026. SBA-guaranteed 7(a) loans only, aggregated; no borrower or lender is shown. SBA open data.