Oklahoma: business records and regulators
Where to look a business up in Oklahoma, where to search the UCC filings against it, and the offices that regulate banks, lenders and securities there.
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Oklahoma 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.
Oklahoma County Clerk: UCC central filing office search (opens in a new tab)
By state law, the Oklahoma County Clerk is the central filing office for UCC financing statements from the whole state (fixture filings go to the county where the land is). Use "Search UCC Filings".
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 Oklahoma
Official lists of the lenders that work in Oklahoma. Each opens on its own site, filtered to Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma on our route pages
- Business line of credit: On a loan that is not a consumer loan, the parties can agree any finance charge up to 45% a year. Oklahoma's supervised lender license covers only consumer loans, not business loans. (Oklahoma Statutes title 14A, sections 3-605, 5-107, 3-104, 3-501 and 3-502: Uniform Consumer Credit Code, finance charge for other loans and supervised lenders)
- Equipment loans and finance agreements: On a loan that is not a consumer loan, the parties can agree any finance charge up to 45% a year. Oklahoma's supervised lender license covers only consumer loans, not business loans. (Oklahoma Statutes title 14A, sections 3-605, 5-107, 3-104, 3-501 and 3-502: Uniform Consumer Credit Code, finance charge for other loans and supervised lenders)
- Online business loans: On a loan that is not a consumer loan, the parties can agree any finance charge up to 45% a year. Oklahoma's supervised lender license covers only consumer loans, not business loans. (Oklahoma Statutes title 14A, sections 3-605, 5-107, 3-104, 3-501 and 3-502: Uniform Consumer Credit Code, finance charge for other loans and supervised lenders)
Sources
- Oklahoma Secretary of State: Business Services (Search: Business Entity) · checked October 20, 2026
- Oklahoma Statutes, Title 12A, section 1-9-501 (filing office: "the office of the county clerk of Oklahoma County, in all other cases") · checked November 1, 2026
- Oklahoma County Clerk: OKCC.ONLINE, public access to Oklahoma County real estate and UCC records · checked November 1, 2026
- Oklahoma County: Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), the UCC Central Filing Office in the Offices of the Oklahoma County Clerk · checked November 1, 2026
- Oklahoma Banking Department: home page · checked October 20, 2026
- Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit: home page (the licenses it regulates) · checked October 20, 2026
- Oklahoma Department of Securities: home page (regulates securities activity in Oklahoma) · checked October 20, 2026