North Dakota: business records and regulators
Where to look a business up in North Dakota, where to search the UCC filings against it, and the offices that regulate banks, lenders and securities there.
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North Dakota records and regulators
Business search
Look a business up in the state's register of businesses.
UCC search
Find the UCC filings against a business: the financing statements lenders file to record a lien on its assets, such as a blanket lien.
North Dakota Secretary of State: Lien Searches (Central Indexing System) (opens in a new tab)
The Central Indexing System's public search needs no login, for anyone who does not need certified results.
Banking and lending regulator
Oversees the banks the state charters. Check its site for the lender and broker licenses the state requires.
Securities regulator
The state office for securities offerings, brokers and investment advisers.
Find a lender in North Dakota
Official lists of the lenders that work in North Dakota. Each opens on its own site, filtered to North Dakota where the list allows it.
SBA 504 lenders (Certified Development Companies) (opens in a new tab)
The nonprofit lenders that make SBA 504 loans for property and big equipment, from the SBA's own list, filtered to the state.
SBA microloan lenders (opens in a new tab)
Nonprofit lenders that make SBA microloans of up to $50,000, from the SBA's own list, filtered to the state.
SBA Lender Match (opens in a new tab)
The SBA's own matching tool: you answer a few questions about your business on its site, and two business days later it gives you a list of the lenders interested; some may contact you. It is not a loan application. What you type goes to the SBA and those lenders, not to us.
Certified CDFIs (community lenders) (opens in a new tab)
The CDFI Fund's list of every certified community development financial institution (CDFI): loan funds, banks and credit unions. Download the list and sort it by the State column.
The FDIC's BankFind: search for the banks with offices in the state.
Credit unions (opens in a new tab)
The NCUA's credit union locator. Credit unions lend to their members, so check who can join.
Before you sign with any lender, check it is licensed: see the banking and lending regulator above, and Check a lender or platform. A few national lenders and platforms are named, with how they were chosen, in the provider directory.
State rules for North Dakota on our route pages
- Business line of credit: Anyone who makes or arranges loans or leases for a borrower in North Dakota, or advertises that they can find a lender, needs a money broker license from the Department of Financial Institutions, whatever the loan is for. Banks, credit unions, lenders the state already licenses and sellers financing what they sell are exempt. (North Dakota Century Code chapter 13-04.1: money brokers (13-04.1-01.1, 13-04.1-02 and 13-04.1-02.1))
- Equipment loans and finance agreements: Anyone who makes or arranges loans or leases for a borrower in North Dakota, or advertises that they can find a lender, needs a money broker license from the Department of Financial Institutions, whatever the loan is for. Banks, credit unions, lenders the state already licenses and sellers financing what they sell are exempt. (North Dakota Century Code chapter 13-04.1: money brokers (13-04.1-01.1, 13-04.1-02 and 13-04.1-02.1))
- Online business loans: Anyone who makes or arranges loans or leases for a borrower in North Dakota, or advertises that they can find a lender, needs a money broker license from the Department of Financial Institutions, whatever the loan is for. Banks, credit unions, lenders the state already licenses and sellers financing what they sell are exempt. (North Dakota Century Code chapter 13-04.1: money brokers (13-04.1-01.1, 13-04.1-02 and 13-04.1-02.1))
Sources
- North Dakota Secretary of State: Records Searches (search for registered businesses using the FirstStop Portal) · checked October 20, 2026
- North Dakota Secretary of State: Lien Searches (North Dakota Central Indexing System; public search without a login) · checked October 20, 2026
- North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions: home page · checked October 20, 2026
- North Dakota Insurance Department: home page (Securities: enforcement actions, broker-dealer, agent and investment adviser registration) · checked October 20, 2026