State business records and regulators
There is no national register of businesses in the United States. Each state keeps its own, and its own record of the UCC filings lenders make against a business's assets. Each state also has its own banking and securities regulators. Pick a state for links to its own pages.
Pick a state
- Alabama · has state rules
- Alaska · has state rules
- Arizona · has state rules
- Arkansas · has state rules
- California · has state rules
- Colorado · has state rules
- Connecticut · has state rules
- Delaware · has state rules
- District of Columbia · has state rules
- Florida · has state rules
- Georgia · has state rules
- Hawaii · has state rules
- Idaho · has state rules
- Illinois · has state rules
- Indiana · has state rules
- Iowa · has state rules
- Kansas · has state rules
- Kentucky · has state rules
- Louisiana · has state rules
- Maine · has state rules
- Maryland · has state rules
- Massachusetts · has state rules
- Michigan · has state rules
- Minnesota · has state rules
- Mississippi · has state rules
- Missouri · has state rules
- Montana · has state rules
- Nebraska · has state rules
- Nevada · has state rules
- New Hampshire · has state rules
- New Jersey · has state rules
- New Mexico · has state rules
- New York · has state rules
- North Carolina · has state rules
- North Dakota · has state rules
- Ohio · has state rules
- Oklahoma · has state rules
- Oregon · has state rules
- Pennsylvania · has state rules
- Rhode Island · has state rules
- South Carolina · has state rules
- South Dakota · has state rules
- Tennessee · has state rules
- Texas · has state rules
- Utah · has state rules
- Vermont · has state rules
- Virginia · has state rules
- Washington · has state rules
- West Virginia · has state rules
- Wisconsin · has state rules
- Wyoming · has state rules
State rules on our route pages
Some states have their own rules for business finance, such as a law that says what a provider must show you before you sign. Our route pages record these for 51 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Each state's page lists them, with their sources. A state not named here may still have rules: ask its regulator.