Nevada: business records and regulators
Where to look a business up in Nevada, where to search the UCC filings against it, and the offices that regulate banks, lenders and securities there.
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Nevada records and regulators
Business search
Look a business up in the state's register of businesses.
Nevada Secretary of State: Business Entity Search (ORION) (opens in a new tab)
Nevada's business services moved to a new portal, ORION, which this link opens.
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.
Nevada Secretary of State: UCC Filings (opens in a new tab)
The page links UCC filings and searches on the new ORION platform.
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 Nevada
Official lists of the lenders that work in Nevada. Each opens on its own site, filtered to Nevada 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 Nevada on our route pages
- Business line of credit: The parties can agree any rate of interest, compounding and fees, as long as they are written down. A lender that is not a bank, savings bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, thrift or insurance company needs an installment loan license from the state to be in the business of lending in Nevada, whatever the loans are for. A lender that only lends to businesses outside Nevada, for use outside Nevada, does not. (Nevada Revised Statutes 99.050: agreed interest rates; Nevada Revised Statutes 675.040 and 675.060: installment loans, exemptions and license required)
- Equipment loans and finance agreements: The parties can agree any rate of interest, compounding and fees, as long as they are written down. A lender that is not a bank, savings bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, thrift or insurance company needs an installment loan license from the state to be in the business of lending in Nevada, whatever the loans are for. A lender that only lends to businesses outside Nevada, for use outside Nevada, does not. (Nevada Revised Statutes 99.050: agreed interest rates; Nevada Revised Statutes 675.040 and 675.060: installment loans, exemptions and license required)
- Online business loans: The parties can agree any rate of interest, compounding and fees, as long as they are written down. A lender that is not a bank, savings bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, thrift or insurance company needs an installment loan license from the state to be in the business of lending in Nevada, whatever the loans are for. A lender that only lends to businesses outside Nevada, for use outside Nevada, does not. (Nevada Revised Statutes 99.050: agreed interest rates; Nevada Revised Statutes 675.040 and 675.060: installment loans, exemptions and license required)
Sources
- Nevada Secretary of State: Public Database & Registry Searches (Business Entity Search; UCC; Securities) · checked October 20, 2026
- Nevada Secretary of State: UCC Filings (UCC filings and searches on the ORION platform) · checked October 20, 2026
- Nevada Department of Business & Industry: Financial Institutions Division (fid.nv.gov) · checked October 20, 2026
- Nevada Secretary of State: Securities (the Securities Division registers and oversees securities, brokers and dealers, and investment advisers) · checked October 20, 2026