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Virginia Equipment Finance Report, October 2026

Lenders filed 2,408 new UCC financing statements for business equipment in Virginia in October 2026, up 6% from the month before and up 1% on the same month a year earlier. Construction was the largest identified equipment category with 374 filings.

2,408

New equipment filings

+6%

Month over month

+1%

Year over year

New equipment filings, last 12 months

Virginia, businesses only

4,5302,265Nov 2025: 2,085Nov 25Dec 2025: 4,530Jan 2026: 2,319Feb 2026: 2,385FebMar 2026: 2,711Apr 2026: 2,669May 2026: 2,399MayJun 2026: 2,376Jul 2026: 2,334Aug 2026: 2,178AugSep 2026: 2,271Oct 2026: 2,408Oct
New equipment UCC filings per month in Virginia, 12 months to October 2026
2025-112085
2025-124530
2026-012319
2026-022385
2026-032711
2026-042669
2026-052399
2026-062376
2026-072334
2026-082178
2026-092271
2026-102408

Top lenders

New filings in October 2026, change from the month before

    Equipment categories

    New filings in October 2026

    1. Blanket liens1,125 · 46.7%
      +14% month over month
    2. Equipment, type not stated478 · 19.9%
      -13% month over month
    3. Construction374 · 15.5%
      +16% month over month
    4. Agriculture155 · 6.4%
      +8% month over month
    5. IT & office66 · 2.7%
      +47% month over month
    6. Trucks & trailers65 · 2.7%
      +27% month over month
    7. Manufacturing57 · 2.4%
      -5% month over month
    8. Vehicles49 · 2.0%
      -29% month over month
    9. Medical20 · 0.8%
      -13% month over month
    10. Restaurant19 · 0.8%
      -10% month over month

    By lender type

    Share of filings with a named lender

      Busiest cities

      New filings in October 2026

      1. Richmond156 · 6.5%
      2. Virginia Beach99 · 4.1%
      3. Alexandria57 · 2.4%
      4. Chesapeake57 · 2.4%
      5. Manassas50 · 2.1%
      6. Arlington45 · 1.9%
      7. Sterling45 · 1.9%
      8. Fredericksburg42 · 1.7%
      9. Suffolk42 · 1.7%
      10. Fairfax41 · 1.7%

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      New equipment UCC filings in Virginia, 12 months to October 2026
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      The businesses behind these filings

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