Updated November 12, 2026
First Business Specialty Finance, LLC equipment loans in Wisconsin
First Business Specialty Finance, LLC holds 209 active equipment financing statements against 163 businesses in Wisconsin, according to public UCC filings. 34 new filings were recorded in the last 12 months, down 29% on the year before. 63 of these loans reach a typical 36, 48 or 60 month term end in the next six months, an unusually large 30% of the book. That makes it the number 144 equipment lender in the state by active filings, with 0.2% of lender-held filings. It is classed as independent.
Active equipment filings
Likely ending in the next 6 months
36, 48 or 60 month term
Businesses with active filings
New filings, last 12 months
-29% on the year before
New equipment filings by month
Wisconsin, last 24 months. The current month is still coming in.
| 2024-12 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 2025-01 | 5 |
| 2025-02 | 3 |
| 2025-03 | 3 |
| 2025-04 | 5 |
| 2025-05 | 10 |
| 2025-06 | 5 |
| 2025-07 | 3 |
| 2025-08 | 0 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 9 |
| 2026-01 | 4 |
| 2026-02 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
| 2026-11 | 1 |
Top equipment types
Active filings by what the collateral describes
- Equipment, type not stated209 · 100.0%
Highest-scoring businesses right now
Names are partly hidden. The app shows them, with the phone number where public records have one.
| Score | Company | Why | Lender | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | LAV Fort Atkinson | Equipment 37 mo old · peak window+35Near the 36-month mark+7 | First Business Specialty Finance, LLC Independent | Sep 2023 |
79 | Rin Barronett | Equipment 49 mo old · late window+33Near the 48-month mark+7 | First Business Specialty Finance, LLC Independent | Sep 2022 |
78 | LAV Fort Atkinson | Equipment 38 mo old · peak window+35Near the 36-month mark+4 | First Business Specialty Finance, LLC Independent | Aug 2023 |
76 | PIX Grafton | Equipment 39 mo old · peak window+35Near the 36-month mark+2 | First Business Specialty Finance, LLC Independent | Jul 2023 |
74 | KSR Seymour | Equipment 36 mo old · peak window+35Near the 36-month mark+10 | First Business Specialty Finance, LLC Independent | Oct 2023 |
74 | MAN Ripon | Equipment 40 mo old · peak window+35Active, no continuation+10 | First Business Specialty Finance, LLC Independent | Jun 2023 |
74 | PIX Grafton | Equipment 42 mo old · peak window+35Active, no continuation+10 | First Business Specialty Finance, LLC Independent | Apr 2023 |
74 | BBS Kenosha | Equipment 49 mo old · late window+33Near the 48-month mark+7 | First Business Specialty Finance, LLC Independent | Sep 2022 |
Other independent lenders
- Compeer Financial, PCA2,529
- DLL1,912
- Heights Finance Corporation1,866
- GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation534
- Western Equipment Finance463
- LEAF Capital Funding, LLC417
- NEXTGEAR CAPITAL, INC.387
- Automotive Finance Corporation370
- MERIDIAN LEASING CORPORATION345
- Minority Alliance Capital, LLC315
- REPUBLIC FINANCE, LLC300
- Somerset Capital Group, Ltd.296
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Source: UCC financing statements from the public UCC index of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, loaded every morning. Last updated November 12, 2026. Counts cover businesses' equipment filings only: consumer solar, tool accounts, liens on injury claims and filings against people or sole proprietors are left out. “Active” means not terminated or lapsed. “Likely ending” means a 36, 48 or 60 month term from the filing date ends within six months; the filing itself doesn't state the term. Not a consumer report. How UCC filings work.