Updated November 11, 2026
Equipment financing activity in Sturgeon Bay, WI
Sturgeon Bay has 688 active UCC filings for equipment across 401 businesses, about 1.7 per business, so repeat borrowers are common. 146 new filings were recorded in the last 12 months, up 11% on the year before. 184 of these loans reach a typical 36, 48 or 60 month term end in the next six months, an unusually large 27% of the book. The market is spread out: NICOLET NATIONAL BANK leads with 14%, followed by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. at 12%. Agriculture is the largest equipment type, at 14%. Banks and credit unions hold 70%, more than captives and independents.
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
+11% on the year before
New equipment filings by month
Sturgeon Bay, WI, last 24 months. The current month is still coming in.
| 2024-12 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 2025-01 | 12 |
| 2025-02 | 11 |
| 2025-03 | 12 |
| 2025-04 | 14 |
| 2025-05 | 17 |
| 2025-06 | 12 |
| 2025-07 | 5 |
| 2025-08 | 6 |
| 2025-09 | 16 |
| 2025-10 | 11 |
| 2025-11 | 8 |
| 2025-12 | 21 |
| 2026-01 | 11 |
| 2026-02 | 7 |
| 2026-03 | 16 |
| 2026-04 | 13 |
| 2026-05 | 12 |
| 2026-06 | 15 |
| 2026-07 | 16 |
| 2026-08 | 7 |
| 2026-09 | 9 |
| 2026-10 | 13 |
| 2026-11 | 1 |
Top lenders
Share of active equipment filings with a named lender. Filing agents and government left out.
- NICOLET NATIONAL BANK77 · 14.1%Bank
- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.64 · 11.7%Bank
- Bank of Luxemburg52 · 9.5%Bank
- John Deere Financial43 · 7.9%Captive finance
- Capital Credit Union39 · 7.1%Bank
- Kubota Credit20 · 3.7%Captive finance
- CNH Industrial Capital18 · 3.3%Captive finance
- Caterpillar Financial15 · 2.7%Captive finance
Top equipment types
Active filings by what the collateral describes
- Equipment, type not stated559 · 81.3%
- Agriculture95 · 13.8%
- Construction28 · 4.1%
- Manufacturing3 · 0.4%
- Vehicles2 · 0.3%
- Trucks & trailers1 · 0.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
91 | K & Sturgeon Bay | Agriculture 37 mo old · peak window+35Near the 36-month mark+7 | Kubota Credit Captive finance | Sep 2023 |
91 | CAT Sturgeon Bay | Construction 47 mo old · peak window+35Near the 48-month mark+7 | Caterpillar Financial Captive finance | Nov 2022 |
88 | RAS Sturgeon Bay | Construction 35 mo old · early+32Near the 36-month mark+7 | Caterpillar Financial Captive finance | Nov 2023 |
81 | LIN Sturgeon Bay | Agriculture 37 mo old · peak window+35Near the 36-month mark+7 | AGCO Finance Captive finance | Sep 2023 |
81 | N.E Sturgeon Bay | Equipment 37 mo old · peak window+35Near the 36-month mark+7 | James Imaging Systems, Inc. Other | Sep 2023 |
81 | Pro Sturgeon Bay | Equipment 47 mo old · peak window+35Near the 48-month mark+7 | Ellison Technologies, Inc. Other | Nov 2022 |
80 | COR Sturgeon Bay | Agriculture 51 mo old · late window+29Near the 48-month mark+2 | CNH Industrial Capital Captive finance | Aug 2022 |
80 | COR Sturgeon Bay | Agriculture 51 mo old · late window+29Near the 48-month mark+2 | CNH Industrial Capital Captive finance | Jul 2022 |
Equipment types in Sturgeon Bay
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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 11, 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.