WASHINGTON D.C. - Blue MauMau keeps track of franchisees' ability to pay back the loans that they take out and that are backed by the SBA.

• SBA Franchisee Failure Rates by Brand, 2012 (interactive table)
• SBA Franchisee Failure Rates by Brand, 2011 (interactive table)
• Franchisees' SBA loan failure rates by franchise brand, 2010 (new feature: interactive table)
• Franchisees' SBA Loan Failure Rates by Franchise Brand, 2008
  
• Franchisees' SBA Loan Failure Rates by Franchise Brand, 2007
  
• Franchisees' SBA loan failure rates by franchise brand, 2006 (no longer available)

Blue MauMau also tracks failure rate for small businesses by industry. This is a good metric for knowing where small businesses are in the best financial position to pay back their loans and where they have difficulty. For example, physician offices do well in paying back their loans. Video stores, terrible.

• SBA Loan Failure Rates by North American Industry Code, 2000-2009