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How to finance a Chester's in California
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most Chester's deals in California, from public loan records — typical Chester's loan about $2.2M. A bank already funding the brand in your state knows it twice over.
Most active with Chester's in California
Ranked by funded Chester's loans in California. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.97 loans · $156M · Clayton, MOFull record →
- 2.868 loans · $362M · Salt Lake City, UTFull record →
3+ funded Chester's in California deals
Real SBA 7(a) acquisitions from public records — see who got funded, for how much, and by which lender. Tap any deal for the full record.
- GAS 'N' STUFF in North Fork, CA — $3.7M (2023) · purchase · Celtic Bank Corporation
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.75% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.8M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 79 days
- Approved
- 5/3/2023
- First disbursed
- 7/21/2023
- Loan status
- Paid in full (1/31/2026)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 20
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $4.2M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $416K
- Est. cash at closing
- $574K
- Monthly payment
- $33,329
- Annual debt service
- $400K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $500K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Celtic Bank Corporation · Lender record →
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- SSSB5 Corp, Inc. in Bakersfield, CA — $3.3M (2021) · Enterprise Bank & Trust
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.75% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.9M (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 12 days
- Approved
- 6/11/2021
- First disbursed
- 6/23/2021
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Not required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 15
- Business age
- New Business or 2 years or less
- Industry
- Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
Funded by Enterprise Bank & Trust · Lender record →
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- SSSB3 Corp in Bakersfield, CA — $2.2M (2021) · Enterprise Bank & Trust
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.5% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.0M (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 0 days
- Approved
- 3/31/2021
- First disbursed
- 3/31/2021
- Loan status
- Paid in full (1/31/2026)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Not required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 5
- Business age
- New Business or 2 years or less
- Industry
- Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
Funded by Enterprise Bank & Trust · Lender record →
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded Chester's loans with a California project address. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a Chester's purchase in California with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the brand here (from public records), with the real funded California deals. Enterprise Bank & Trust funds the most here. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $2.2M typical Chester's loan
- 2 lenders active in California
- 3+ funded California deals
- 79 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-16.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); DealRoom lender and franchise enrichment.