Cobalt Intelligence Secretary of State API

Cobalt Intelligence Can Automate Thousands of Secretary of State Lookups

How high-volume alternative lenders automate thousands of Secretary of State lookups per month, where per-lookup fees compound, and how to size verification ROI.

Secretary of State API

Secretary of State API

Shela Heramis

September 4, 2026

October 2, 2026

10 Minutes Read

Filing Date Verification for Time-in-Business Rules in Alternative Lending

Use official filing dates in time-in-business rules without overstating what formation evidence proves about actual operating history.

Business Verification

Shela Heramis

September 4, 2026

October 1, 2026

10 Minutes Read

Using Business Status Checks to Prioritize Commercial Collections

Use current business status as one collections-prioritization signal, with evidence rules that prevent status alone from driving the action.

News

Shela Heramis

October 1, 2026

September 30, 2026

10 Minutes Read

SEC sues MCA funder over $4.5M syndication

The SEC says only about 30 of 5G Funding's 184 advances were collected in full while investor reports showed returns of 25% to 60%

Secretary of State API

Shela Heramis

September 4, 2026

September 30, 2026

10 Minutes Read

How Lender Platforms Should Filter and Store Secretary of State API Responses

A practical data model for filtering noisy Secretary of State API responses while preserving normalized evidence, provenance, and reviewer context.

Business Verification

Shela Heramis

September 4, 2026

September 29, 2026

10 Minutes Read

DBA vs Legal Entity: Resolve the Borrower Before Business Verification

Resolve a borrower's DBA to the correct legal entity before Secretary of State, TIN, UCC, court, or monitoring checks begin.

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