Nebraska: business records and regulators
Where to look a business up in Nebraska, where to search the UCC filings against it, and the offices that regulate banks, lenders and securities there.
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Nebraska records and regulators
Business search
Look a business up in the state's register of businesses.
Nebraska Secretary of State: Corporate & Business Search (opens in a new tab)
The Secretary of State's office says it moves to a new online business filing system on December 7, 2026.
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.
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 Nebraska
Official lists of the lenders that work in Nebraska. Each opens on its own site, filtered to Nebraska 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 Nebraska on our route pages
- Business line of credit: Nebraska's limit of 16% a year does not apply to loans to a corporation, partnership, LLC or trust (or to their guarantors), to loans of $100,000 or more from one lender, or to loans guaranteed by a federal or state program. A business or farm loan to anyone else can also carry any rate when it comes from a bank or credit union insured by the FDIC or NCUA, an insurance company, or a lender holding another license from the state's Department of Banking and Finance; otherwise it is held to 16%. Nebraska's installment loan license covers only consumer loans, not business loans. A loan broker, anyone paid by you to find, arrange or apply for a loan, may not take any fee before the loan closes, including fees for processing, appraisals or credit checks. The broker must give you a disclosure statement before you sign, file it and its contract with the Department of Banking and Finance before advertising, and put the agreement in writing; you can cancel it for any reason within five business days and get back what you paid. If the broker misleads you, breaks the agreement or does not try hard to get you a loan, you can void it and recover what you paid, damages and attorney's fees. Taking an advance fee over $300 is a felony. Banks, credit unions, licensed installment lenders and mortgage bankers, credit card companies and insurers are left out. (Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-101.03: general interest rate; maximum; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-101.04: general interest rate; when not applicable; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-335 and 45-336: Nebraska Installment Loan and Sales Act, definitions and license required; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-190: Loan brokers, terms defined; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-191: Loan brokers, prohibited acts; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-191.02 to 45-191.04: filings, penalties and the right to cancel; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-191.07: violation of a loan brokerage agreement)
- Equipment loans and finance agreements: Nebraska's limit of 16% a year does not apply to loans to a corporation, partnership, LLC or trust (or to their guarantors), to loans of $100,000 or more from one lender, or to loans guaranteed by a federal or state program. A business or farm loan to anyone else can also carry any rate when it comes from a bank or credit union insured by the FDIC or NCUA, an insurance company, or a lender holding another license from the state's Department of Banking and Finance; otherwise it is held to 16%. Nebraska's installment loan license covers only consumer loans, not business loans. A loan broker, anyone paid by you to find, arrange or apply for a loan, may not take any fee before the loan closes, including fees for processing, appraisals or credit checks. The broker must give you a disclosure statement before you sign, file it and its contract with the Department of Banking and Finance before advertising, and put the agreement in writing; you can cancel it for any reason within five business days and get back what you paid. If the broker misleads you, breaks the agreement or does not try hard to get you a loan, you can void it and recover what you paid, damages and attorney's fees. Taking an advance fee over $300 is a felony. Banks, credit unions, licensed installment lenders and mortgage bankers, credit card companies and insurers are left out. (Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-101.03: general interest rate; maximum; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-101.04: general interest rate; when not applicable; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-335 and 45-336: Nebraska Installment Loan and Sales Act, definitions and license required; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-190: Loan brokers, terms defined; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-191: Loan brokers, prohibited acts; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-191.02 to 45-191.04: filings, penalties and the right to cancel; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-191.07: violation of a loan brokerage agreement)
- Online business loans: Nebraska's limit of 16% a year does not apply to loans to a corporation, partnership, LLC or trust (or to their guarantors), to loans of $100,000 or more from one lender, or to loans guaranteed by a federal or state program. A business or farm loan to anyone else can also carry any rate when it comes from a bank or credit union insured by the FDIC or NCUA, an insurance company, or a lender holding another license from the state's Department of Banking and Finance; otherwise it is held to 16%. Nebraska's installment loan license covers only consumer loans, not business loans. A loan broker, anyone paid by you to find, arrange or apply for a loan, may not take any fee before the loan closes, including fees for processing, appraisals or credit checks. The broker must give you a disclosure statement before you sign, file it and its contract with the Department of Banking and Finance before advertising, and put the agreement in writing; you can cancel it for any reason within five business days and get back what you paid. If the broker misleads you, breaks the agreement or does not try hard to get you a loan, you can void it and recover what you paid, damages and attorney's fees. Taking an advance fee over $300 is a felony. Banks, credit unions, licensed installment lenders and mortgage bankers, credit card companies and insurers are left out. (Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-101.03: general interest rate; maximum; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-101.04: general interest rate; when not applicable; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-335 and 45-336: Nebraska Installment Loan and Sales Act, definitions and license required; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-190: Loan brokers, terms defined; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-191: Loan brokers, prohibited acts; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-191.02 to 45-191.04: filings, penalties and the right to cancel; Nebraska Revised Statutes 45-191.07: violation of a loan brokerage agreement)
Sources
- Nebraska Secretary of State: home page (Corporate & Business Search) · checked October 20, 2026
- Nebraska Secretary of State: New Online Business Filing System (from December 7, 2026) · checked October 20, 2026
- Nebraska Secretary of State: UCC/EFS Search and Filing Center (UCC name search; document number search) · checked October 20, 2026
- Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance: home page (financial institutions; securities) · checked October 20, 2026