Cricket Wireless - Authorized
The total investment to open a Cricket Wireless - Authorized franchise ranges from $70,000 to $100,000.
What is the Cricket Wireless - Authorized franchise?
Cricket Wireless Authorized is a retail business that sells prepaid wireless service to customers. The estimated total initial investment is $70,000 to $100,000.
The franchise was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
Loan Activity Score
50/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
2
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Cricket Wireless - Authorized has 2 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 2 lenders made 2 loans to franchisees of Cricket Wireless - Authorized. PeerSense calculates Cricket Wireless - Authorized's score as 50 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 2017 · 2 locations
$70,000 to $100,000
2
2 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
ModerateDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Cricket Wireless - Authorized
2
Total SBA loans
$2.6M
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Cricket Wireless - Authorized
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
New or niche (1 to 2 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
vs 21.1% peer avg
SBA Loans
2
Total Volume
$5.1M
Active Lenders
2
1 selective
States
2
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Cricket Wireless - Authorized based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
21.1% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
2 loans
Across 2 lenders
Lender Diversity
2 lenders
Avg 1.0 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Low cost entry
$70,000 to $100,000 total
Cricket Wireless - Authorized: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
2025
2 approvals. The best year on record for Cricket Wireless - Authorized.
Top SBA State
Illinois
1 SBA financed Cricket Wireless - Authorized locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$2.6M
Median $2.6M. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Cricket Wireless - Authorized unit.
Lender Concentration
100%
Concentrated
Share of Cricket Wireless - Authorized approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Cricket Wireless - Authorized's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2025 (2 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 100% of cumulative volume ($5.1M approved). Operator density is highest in Illinois with 1 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $2.6M, with the median at $2.6M. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 100% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$725
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
- In the 12 months through September 30, 2026, PeerSense tracked 912 publicly announced financings with a disclosed size of $361.32 billion. PeerSense Capital Data Report · Methodology page
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