{"id":41865,"date":"2022-10-13T23:04:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T03:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=41865"},"modified":"2023-06-15T12:39:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T16:39:09","slug":"franchise-lending-fed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-lending-fed","title":{"rendered":"Do Fed Rate Increases Impact Franchise Lending For Aspiring Franchisees?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchise-loan-rates-e1665714853688-620x415.jpg\" alt=\"franchise lending and interest rate increases\" class=\"wp-image-41868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchise-loan-rates-e1665714853688-620x415.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchise-loan-rates-e1665714853688-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchise-loan-rates-e1665714853688.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Franchise lending<\/strong> is <em>always<\/em> impacted by decisions made by the Federal Reserve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that means aspiring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/mcdonalds-franchisee-mayfield-heights\">franchisees<\/a> will be impacted too. It always trickles down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heck, even current franchisees will be affected. Especially if they have <em>variable<\/em> small business loans they&#8217;re paying back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s right. <em>Those<\/em> rates also go up when the Fed decides to raise rates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But before I share <strong>a way you can protect yourself from those nasty rate hikes<\/strong>, watch what Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, recently said. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EFbXzyWS-fo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<blockquote>&#8220;Ongoing increases will be appropriate.&#8221;<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Great. That sounds fantastic said no one ever. Let&#8217;s continue.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2>Franchise Lending: Currently, Rates Are&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve found that most of the people who get guidance from me on buying and researching franchises use SBA 7(a) <a href=\"https:\/\/kapitus.com\/blog\/the-best-business-loans-for-franchise-purchases-and-improvements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">loans to finance their franchise businesses<\/a>. But that <em>may<\/em> start to change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless, here&#8217;s some information about SBA small business loans, specifically 7(a) loans that are used for franchise business lending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>The SBA 7(<em>a<\/em>) Loan Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/partners\/lenders\/7a-loan-program\/terms-conditions-eligibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SBA.gov<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Variable Small Business Loan Rates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$50,000 or more<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Base rate plus 2.25% up to 7 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Base rate plus 2.75% over 7 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fixed Small Business Loan Rates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$50,000 to $250,000 Prime rate in effect on the first business day of the month, plus 6.0% (<em>600 basis points<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know. You want to know what <em>your<\/em> rate will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For that, you&#8217;ll need to contact a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/partners\/lenders\/microloan-program\/list-lenders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local SBA lender<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, here&#8217;s another franchise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/7-powerful-reasons-buy-franchise-using-401k\">financing<\/a> idea.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2>Watch This Short Video On A Franchise Loan Alternative<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rwSyl5XsuiI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Did you watch it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you now at least open to financing your new franchise business <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gfprequal.com\/the-franchise-king\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">with a portion of your retirement funds<\/a>? 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