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Virginia Equipment Finance Report, September 2026

Lenders filed 2,271 new UCC financing statements for business equipment in Virginia in September 2026, up 4% from the month before and down 2% on the same month a year earlier. Construction was the largest identified equipment category with 323 filings.

2,271

New equipment filings

+4%

Month over month

-2%

Year over year

New equipment filings, last 12 months

Virginia, businesses only

4,5302,265Oct 2025: 2,396Oct 25Nov 2025: 2,085Dec 2025: 4,530Jan 2026: 2,319Jan 26Feb 2026: 2,385Mar 2026: 2,711Apr 2026: 2,669AprMay 2026: 2,399Jun 2026: 2,376Jul 2026: 2,334JulAug 2026: 2,178Sep 2026: 2,271Sep
New equipment UCC filings per month in Virginia, 12 months to September 2026
2025-102396
2025-112085
2025-124530
2026-012319
2026-022385
2026-032711
2026-042669
2026-052399
2026-062376
2026-072334
2026-082178
2026-092271

Top lenders

New filings in September 2026, change from the month before

    Equipment categories

    New filings in September 2026

    1. Blanket liens989 · 43.5%
      0% month over month
    2. Equipment, type not stated547 · 24.1%
      0% month over month
    3. Construction323 · 14.2%
      +1% month over month
    4. Agriculture143 · 6.3%
      +12% month over month
    5. Vehicles69 · 3.0%
      +116% month over month
    6. Manufacturing60 · 2.6%
      +20% month over month
    7. Trucks & trailers51 · 2.2%
      +2% month over month
    8. IT & office45 · 2.0%
      +41% month over month
    9. Medical23 · 1.0%
      +53% month over month
    10. Restaurant21 · 0.9%
      +24% month over month

    By lender type

    Share of filings with a named lender

      Busiest cities

      New filings in September 2026

      1. Richmond120 · 5.3%
      2. Virginia Beach80 · 3.5%
      3. Alexandria57 · 2.5%
      4. Norfolk55 · 2.4%
      5. Chesapeake50 · 2.2%
      6. Fairfax45 · 2.0%
      7. Fredericksburg45 · 2.0%
      8. Roanoke43 · 1.9%
      9. Charlottesville38 · 1.7%
      10. Manassas37 · 1.6%

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      New equipment UCC filings in Virginia, 12 months to September 2026
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