Which records matter most for banks and lenders?

New registrations for deposit accounts, and build-out permits for lending: a tenant building out a space often needs equipment financing or a line of credit.

Do I get the business name?

Registrations and licenses carry the business name and registered address from the public record. On permits the applicant is usually the contractor, so the address is the lead.

How fresh are the registrations?

The Oregon registry publishes once a week, about a week behind, so its registrations arrive in a weekly batch. License and contractor records are added every day.

For business bankers and lenders

New business leads for business bankers and lenders in Portland & Vancouver, WA

A new business opens a bank account in its first weeks, and the bank it picks is often the one it borrows from later. A new registration means a company that may still be choosing where to bank; a tenant-improvement permit means a business spending real money on a space, which is often when it needs an equipment loan, a line of credit or a merchant account.

Launch Lookout pulls new business registrations from the Oregon Secretary of State, new contractors from Washington Labor & Industries, new liquor licenses, health practices and trucking companies, and commercial build-out permits from Portland Permitting & Development, Clark County and the City of Vancouver every day, and maps them around your branch.

Registrations are the volume: hundreds a week across the metro, each carrying the business name and its registered address. Build-outs are fewer and larger, and a new restaurant, clinic or shop fitting out a space has a project to finance. Either one gives a business banker a specific, timely reason to reach out.

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Recent leads for business bankers and lenders

The newest 25, street name only. Subscribers see the full address and the public record.

Date	Type	City	Street	Source
11/4	Health practice	Oregon City	Molalla Ave	Federal NPI registry
11/3	New contractor	Vancouver	NE 151st Ave	Washington L&I contractors
11/3	Health practice	Beaverton	NW 167th Pl	Federal NPI registry
11/3	New contractor	Ridgefield	NW 199th St	Washington L&I contractors
11/3	Health practice	Portland	N Harvard St	Federal NPI registry
11/3	Trucking company	Washougal	E St	FMCSA operating authority
11/3	Build-out	Portland	NW Quimby St	Portland PP&D
11/3	Liquor license	Gresham	SE Hogan Rd	Oregon OLCC liquor licenses
11/2	Registration	Portland	NE 106th Ave	Oregon Secretary of State
11/2	Registration	Portland	SE 33rd Ave	Oregon Secretary of State
11/2	Registration	Portland	SE 65th Ave	Oregon Secretary of State
11/2	Registration	Portland	NE Knott St	Oregon Secretary of State
11/2	Registration	Portland	SE 162nd Ave	Oregon Secretary of State
11/2	Registration	Portland	S Macadam Ave	Oregon Secretary of State
11/2	Build-out	Portland	NW 17th Ave	Portland PP&D
11/2	Registration	Portland	S Macadam Ave	Oregon Secretary of State
11/2	Build-out	Portland	SW Kingston Ave	Portland PP&D
11/2	Build-out	Portland	SW Canyon Rd	Portland PP&D
11/2	Build-out	Portland	SE 92nd Ave	Portland PP&D
11/2	New contractor	Washougal	57th St	Washington L&I contractors
11/2	Registration	Portland	SE 65th Ave	Oregon Secretary of State
11/2	Registration	Portland	NE 79th Ave	Oregon Secretary of State
11/2	Registration	Forest Grove	Rodlun Ct	Oregon Secretary of State
11/2	Build-out	Portland	SW 12th Ave	Portland PP&D
11/2	Registration	Gresham	SE 14th St	Oregon Secretary of State

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Questions

Which records matter most for banks and lenders?: New registrations for deposit accounts, and build-out permits for lending: a tenant building out a space often needs equipment financing or a line of credit.
Do I get the business name?: Registrations and licenses carry the business name and registered address from the public record. On permits the applicant is usually the contractor, so the address is the lead.
How fresh are the registrations?: The Oregon registry publishes once a week, about a week behind, so its registrations arrive in a weekly batch. License and contractor records are added every day.