How many institutions does the CBN register list?

The CBN's live supervision feeds listed 1,029 institutions when accessed on 3 September 2026: 829 microfinance banks, 126 finance companys, 33 primary mortgage institutions, 28 deposit money banks, 8 development finance institutions, 5 payment service banks. The register carries no official as-at date, so Ranked cites the access date instead.

Does a name in the CBN register mean the licence is valid?

No. The register shows what the CBN's site listed on the access date, and it lags revocations. On 3 August 2026, at least six microfinance banks whose licences the CBN revoked effective 1 July 2026 still appeared in it. A match means the name appears on the CBN register as accessed on that date. Confirm current status against the CBN's revocation circulars and NDIC's closed-institution notices.

Which CBN licence classes are covered here, and which are not?

Covered: deposit money banks (the GetDMBs feed, which includes non-interest and merchant banks, 28 names), microfinance banks (829), payment service banks (5), primary mortgage institutions (33), development finance institutions (8) and finance companies (126). Not covered: bureaux de change, mobile money operators and payment service providers (PSSP, PTSP, switching, super-agent). The CBN publishes those as circular PDFs, not as a feed.

How do I check a Nigerian bank or loan company myself?

Search the CBN's supervision pages for the exact name (register entries mix short forms like "LAPO MFB" with full legal names like "AB Microfinance Bank Limited", so try both), then check that the name is not on a CBN revocation list. If the company takes deposits, it should also be NDIC-insured. Loan apps are a separate question: a digital lender is registered with the FCCPC, not shown on this CBN register unless it operates through a bank or finance company that appears there.

Ranked DataCBN register watch

Does that bank or lender appear on the CBN register?

The CBN publishes its financial-institution register as six live feeds on its supervision site, one per licence class. This page prints all six as one searchable table: 1,029 names as accessed on 3 September 2026, in the order the register lists them. It answers "does the CBN register show this name?" It does not answer "is that licence valid today?" Read the caveat before you rely on a match.

Source: the CBN register of financial institutions (supervision API feeds), published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, as accessed on 3 September 2026. CBN Supervision, financial institutions · CBN microfinance bank register · CBN register API (GetMFBs, JSON)

The short answer

The CBN register of financial institutions (supervision API feeds) listed 1,029 entries when accessed on 3 September 2026. Search the table below for the exact name on the document in front of you. A match means the register printed that name on that date. It is the regulator’s record, not Ranked’s verdict, and it does not by itself prove the licence is valid today.

Entries in the register

1,029

as accessed on 3 September 2026

Licence classes

as the register groups them

3 September 2026

live register, no official as-at date

Ranked's verdict on any row

None

regulator's record, verbatim

Licence classes in the register

Counts per class as the register grouped them on 3 September 2026. Type a class name into the filter below to narrow the table to it.

Microfinance bank 829
Finance company 126
Primary mortgage institution 33
Deposit money bank 28
Development finance institution 8
Payment service bank 5

Read this before using a match

A row here is what the register showed on 3 September 2026. Nothing more

Regulators update these registers by hand and they lag revocations, expiries, suspensions and name changes. A row on this page means the register listed that name on the access date. Nothing more. It is not a statement by Ranked that the licence is valid today, and absence from the list does not prove that a business lacks approval (a licence may post-date the access date, or the register may print a different legal name). The CBN register in particular has been observed to lag revocations: on 3 August 2026, more than a month after the CBN revoked 46 microfinance bank licences effective 1 July 2026, at least six of those banks still appeared in the live MFB feed. For any money decision, cross-check the name against the CBN's revocation circulars (see the microfinance licence watch) and, for deposit-takers, NDIC's list of closed institutions.

The register, as accessed on 3 September 2026

Every row below is transcribed from the CBN’s register in the order the register lists it. That order is the regulator’s, not a ranking. The same rows are available as JSON at /dataset/registers/cbn.json.

A name that links opens that business’s own Ranked listing. Links exist only where one register row matches exactly one listing by name with a corroborating signal (18 of 500 rows); a link says nothing about licence status. See the methodology below.

This register has 1,029 rows; the page shows the first 500 and the JSON download carries all of them.

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#	Institution (as the register prints it)	Licence class (register feed)	CBN record id
1	Access Bank Plc	Deposit money bank	1
2	Alpha Morgan Bank Limited	Deposit money bank	9894
3	Citibank Nigeria Limited	Deposit money bank	2
4	Ecobank Nigeria Plc	Deposit money bank	3
5	Fidelity Bank Plc	Deposit money bank	4
6	First Bank Nigeria Limited	Deposit money bank	5
7	First City Monument Bank Plc	Deposit money bank	6
8	Globus Bank Limited	Deposit money bank	7
9	Guaranty Trust Bank Plc	Deposit money bank	8
10	Keystone Bank Limited	Deposit money bank	10
11	Nova Commercial Bank Limited	Deposit money bank	9870
12	Optimus Bank	Deposit money bank	9865
13	Parallex Bank Ltd	Deposit money bank	11
14	Polaris Bank Plc	Deposit money bank	12
15	Premium Trust Bank	Deposit money bank	13
16	Providus Bank	Deposit money bank	14
17	Signature Bank Limited	Deposit money bank	9866
18	Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc	Deposit money bank	15
19	Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Ltd.	Deposit money bank	16
20	Sterling Bank Plc	Deposit money bank	17
21	SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited	Deposit money bank	18
22	Tatum Bank Limited	Deposit money bank	9895
23	Titan Trust Bank Ltd	Deposit money bank	19
24	Union Bank of Nigeria Plc	Deposit money bank	20
25	United Bank For Africa Plc	Deposit money bank	21
26	Unity Bank Plc	Deposit money bank	22
27	Wema Bank Plc	Deposit money bank	23
28	Zenith Bank Plc	Deposit money bank	24
29	1Trust Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10008
30	5TT Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10016
31	AACB Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3187
32	AB Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3188
33	Abia SME Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3191
34	Abia State University Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3193
35	Abigi Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3194
36	Above Only Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3195
37	Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3196
38	Abucoop Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3197
39	Abulesoro Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3198
40	Accion Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3199
41	ACE Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3200
42	Achina Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3201
43	ADA Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3203
44	Adazi-Enu Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3204
45	Adazi-Nnukwu Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3206
46	Addosser Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3207
47	Adeyemi College Staff Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3208
48	Adike Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10017
49	Advancly Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10018
50	Afekhafe Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3209
51	Afemai Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3210
52	Afole Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10019
53	Agosasa Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3211
54	Ahmadu Bello University Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3213
55	Aibio Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3214
56	Ajewole Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3216
57	Ajose Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3218
58	Ajuta Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3219
59	Akalabo Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3220
60	Akata Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10020
61	Akokwa Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3221
62	Akpo Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3222
63	Aku Diewa Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3223
64	Akuchukwu Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3224
65	Al'Hikma Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10021
66	Al-Barakah Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3226
67	Al-Hayat Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3230
68	Albasu Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3227
69	Alekun Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3228
70	Alert Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3192
71	Algreb Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3229
72	Aliero Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3231
73	All Workers Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3233
74	Alor Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3235
75	Alpha Kapital Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3236
76	Alvana Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3237
77	AMAC Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3238
78	Amazu Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3239
79	Amegy Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3241
80	AMJU-Unique Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3242
81	AMML Microfinance Bank Limited (Abuja Markets Management Ltd)	Microfinance bank	3243
82	Ampersand Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3245
83	Ample Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	9874
84	Amucha Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3246
85	Anchorage Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3247
86	Aniocha Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3248
87	Annointed Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3249
88	Aogo Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3251
89	Apa Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3252
90	Apex Trust Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3254
91	Apple Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3255
92	Aramoko Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3256
93	Aris Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3257
94	Asha Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3259
95	Aspire Microfinance Bank LImited	Microfinance bank	3260
96	Asset Matrix Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3261
97	Assets Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3262
98	Astra Polaris Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3264
99	Auchi Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3266
100	Auchi Polytechnic Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	9873
101	Avantus Microfinance bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10022
102	AVE MARIA MFB	Microfinance bank	4135
103	Avest Microfinance bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10023
104	Avunegbe Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3267
105	AVVIC MICROFINANCE BANK LIMITED	Microfinance bank	9902
106	Awe Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3268
107	AWESOME MFB	Microfinance bank	4137
108	Awka-Etiti Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3271
109	Awkuzu Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3272
110	AZSA Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3274
111	B C Kash Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3275
112	Babba Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3276
113	Babcock Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3277
114	Babura Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3278
115	BAIGE MICROFINANCE BANK LIMITED	Microfinance bank	9907
116	Baines Credit Microfinance bank	Microfinance bank	3279
117	Balera Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3280
118	Balogun Fulani Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3281
119	Balogun Gambari Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3282
120	Bam Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3283
121	Banex Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3286
122	Bankeasy Microfinance bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10024
123	Baobab Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3287
124	Barnawa Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3288
125	Basawa Microfinance bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10025
126	BATAGWARA MFB	Microfinance bank	4077
127	Bauchi CFA Mirofinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3290
128	Bauchi Investment Corporation MFB Limited (BIC)	Microfinance bank	3291
129	BAURE MFB	Microfinance bank	4078
130	Bawyi Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3292
131	Bayajidda Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3293
132	Bayero University Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3294
133	Bayetin Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3295
134	Bejin-Doko Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3296
135	Benue Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3297
136	Benysta Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3298
137	Berachah Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3299
138	Best Star Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3300
139	Bethel Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3302
140	Better Life Microfinace Bank	Microfinance bank	3303
141	Bichi Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	3306
142	Bida Polytechnic Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	3307
143	BKD NEW Microfinance bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10026
144	Bloc Microfinance bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10027
145	Blooms Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	9881
146	BLUCON MFB	Microfinance bank	3311
147	BLUE RIDGE MFB	Microfinance bank	3312
148	BLUEPRINT INVESTMENTS MFB	Microfinance bank	3313
149	BOCTRUST MFB	Microfinance bank	3316
150	BOI MFB	Microfinance bank	3317
151	BOJI BOJI MFB LTD.	Microfinance bank	3318
152	BOKKOS MFB	Microfinance bank	3319
153	Bold Microfinance bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10028
154	BOMPAI MFB	Microfinance bank	3321
155	BONGHE MFB	Microfinance bank	3322
156	Boost Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	9878
157	BORGU MFB	Microfinance bank	3323
158	BORNO RENAISSANCE MFB LTD.	Microfinance bank	3324
159	BOROMU MFB	Microfinance bank	3325
160	BORSTAL MFB	Microfinance bank	3326
161	BOSAK MFB	Microfinance bank	3327
162	BOWEN MFB	Microfinance bank	3328
163	BOWMAN MFB	Microfinance bank	3329
164	BRETHREN MFB	Microfinance bank	3331
165	BRIGHTWAY MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3334
166	BROADVIEW MFB	Microfinance bank	3336
167	BROOKS MFB	Microfinance bank	3337
168	BUBAYERO MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3338
169	BUNDI MFB	Microfinance bank	3339
170	BUNGUDU MFB	Microfinance bank	3340
171	BUNKASA MFB	Microfinance bank	3341
172	BUNKURE MFB	Microfinance bank	3342
173	BUSU MFB	Microfinance bank	3344
174	BWAY Microfinance bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10029
175	BWAY Microfinance bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10030
176	CANAAN MFB	Microfinance bank	3346
177	CAPITALMETRIQ SWIFT MFB	Microfinance bank	3347
178	CAPSTONE MFB	Microfinance bank	3348
179	CARBON MFB	Microfinance bank	3349
180	CARETAKER MFB	Microfinance bank	3350
181	Casa Microfinance bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10031
182	CASH RITE MFB	Microfinance bank	3351
183	CASHA MICROFINANCE BANK	Microfinance bank	9904
184	CASHCONNECT MFB	Microfinance bank	3352
185	CASHWISE MICROFINANCE BANK LIMITED	Microfinance bank	9909
186	CASTLE MFB	Microfinance bank	3353
187	CATLAND MFB	Microfinance bank	3354
188	CEDAR MFB	Microfinance bank	3355
189	Cedrus Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10032
190	CHALLENGE MFB	Microfinance bank	3356
191	CHANELLE MFB	Microfinance bank	3357
192	CHANGAN RTS MFB	Microfinance bank	3358
193	Charis Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10033
194	CHASE MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3359
195	CHEVRON EMPLOYEE CO-OPERATIVE MFB (CEMCS)	Microfinance bank	3361
196	CHIBUEZE MFB	Microfinance bank	3362
197	CHIKUM MFB	Microfinance bank	3364
198	CHRISORE MFB	Microfinance bank	3365
199	CHRONICLES MFB	Microfinance bank	3366
200	CHUKWUNENYE MFB	Microfinance bank	3367
201	CINTRUST MFB	Microfinance bank	3368
202	CIT MFB	Microfinance bank	3369
203	CITIZEN TRUST MFB	Microfinance bank	3370
204	CITY MISSION METHODIST MFB	Microfinance bank	3371
205	CIVIC MFB	Microfinance bank	3372
206	CLOVERLEAF MFB	Microfinance bank	3373
207	COAL CAMP MFB	Microfinance bank	3374
208	COASTLINE MFB	Microfinance bank	3375
209	COEMINNA MFB	Microfinance bank	3376
210	CONFIDENCE MFB	Microfinance bank	3377
211	CONSISTENT TRUST MFB	Microfinance bank	3379
212	CONSUMER MFB	Microfinance bank	3380
213	Cool Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10034
214	CORESTEP MFB	Microfinance bank	3381
215	COVENANT MFB	Microfinance bank	3383
216	CREEKLINE MFB	Microfinance bank	3386
217	CRESCENT MFB	Microfinance bank	3387
218	CREST MFB	Microfinance bank	3388
219	CROSSRIVER MFB	Microfinance bank	3390
220	CRUTECH MFB	Microfinance bank	3392
221	CRYSTABEL MFB	Microfinance bank	3393
222	CSD MFB	Microfinance bank	3394
223	CUSTODIAN MFB	Microfinance bank	3396
224	Dabtikir Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10035
225	DAILY-TRUST MFB	Microfinance bank	3398
226	DAL MFB	Microfinance bank	3399
227	DAMBATTA- MAKODA MFB	Microfinance bank	3400
228	Dash Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10036
229	Davenport Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10010
230	DAVODANI MFB	Microfinance bank	3404
231	DAWAKIN KUDU MFB	Microfinance bank	3405
232	DAWAKIN TOFA MFB	Microfinance bank	3406
233	DAYLIGHT MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3407
234	DEC-ENUGU MFB	Microfinance bank	3408
235	DESTINY MFB	Microfinance bank	3409
236	DIOBU MFB	Microfinance bank	3410
237	DOGUWA MFB	Microfinance bank	3411
238	DOLPHIN MFB	Microfinance bank	3412
239	DORBEN MFB	Microfinance bank	3414
240	DSC Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10037
241	DUTSE MFB	Microfinance bank	3415
242	DUTSIN-MA MFB	Microfinance bank	4076
243	Duxbank Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10038
244	e-BARCS MFB	Microfinance bank	3421
245	EAGLE FLIGHT MFB	Microfinance bank	3416
246	EARNWELL MFB	Microfinance bank	3417
247	EAST GATE MFB	Microfinance bank	3418
248	EASTMAN MFB	Microfinance bank	3419
249	EASY ACCESS MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3420
250	EBEDI MFB	Microfinance bank	3422
251	EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY MFB (EBSU)	Microfinance bank	3423
252	EDFIN MFB	Microfinance bank	3425
253	EDO MFB	Microfinance bank	3426
254	Edusoko Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10039
255	EGBE MFB	Microfinance bank	3429
256	EGBEMOHA MFB	Microfinance bank	3430
257	EGWAFIN MFB	Microfinance bank	3431
258	Ehinoma Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10040
259	EJINDU MFB	Microfinance bank	3434
260	EK-RELIABLE MFB	Microfinance bank	3437
261	EKIMOGUN MFB	Microfinance bank	3435
262	EKONDO MFB	Microfinance bank	3436
263	EKWULOBIA MFB	Microfinance bank	3440
264	Ellington Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10041
265	ELO-EMEDE MFB	Microfinance bank	3441
266	EMERALD MFB	Microfinance bank	3442
267	EMPIRE TRUST MFB	Microfinance bank	3443
268	ENDWELL MFB	Microfinance bank	3444
269	ENEDE MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3445
270	ENRICH MFB	Microfinance bank	3446
271	Entrepreneur Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10042
272	EQUATOR MFB	Microfinance bank	3448
273	EQUINOX MFB	Microfinance bank	3449
274	ESO-E MFB	Microfinance bank	3451
275	Esteem Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10043
276	EVERGREEN MFB	Microfinance bank	3454
277	EWT MFB	Microfinance bank	3455
278	EXCEL MFB	Microfinance bank	3456
279	EZEBO MFB	Microfinance bank	3459
280	FAIDA MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3462
281	FAIRMONEY MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3463
282	FAME MFB	Microfinance bank	3464
283	FAST MFB	Microfinance bank	3466
284	FCMB MFB LTD.	Microfinance bank	3467
285	FECETU MFB	Microfinance bank	3469
286	FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, NEKEDE MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3470
287	FEDETH CO-OP MFB	Microfinance bank	3471
288	FEDPOLY NASARAWA MFB	Microfinance bank	3472
289	FFS MFB	Microfinance bank	3473
290	FIDFUND MFB	Microfinance bank	3474
291	FIMS MFB	Microfinance bank	3475
292	FINATRUST MFB	Microfinance bank	3476
293	FINCA MFB	Microfinance bank	3477
294	FINEX MFB	Microfinance bank	3478
295	FIRMUS MFB	Microfinance bank	3479
296	FIRST ACCESS MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3480
297	FIRST HERITAGE MFB	Microfinance bank	3481
298	FIRST LOW-LAND MFB	Microfinance bank	3483
299	FIRST MUTUAL MFB	Microfinance bank	3485
300	FIRST OPTION MFB	Microfinance bank	3486
301	FIRST ROYAL MFB	Microfinance bank	3487
302	Flexi Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	9875
303	FLOURISH MFB	Microfinance bank	3489
304	FORESIGHT MFB	Microfinance bank	3490
305	FORTRESS MFB	Microfinance bank	3491
306	FORWARD MFB	Microfinance bank	3492
307	FRONTLINE MFB	Microfinance bank	3493
308	FTA FUNTUA MFB	Microfinance bank	4075
309	FUD MFB	Microfinance bank	3494
310	Fullrange Microfinance Bank Ltd	Microfinance bank	3495
311	FUT MINNA	Microfinance bank	3496
312	FUTO MFB	Microfinance bank	3497
313	GAA AKANBI MFB	Microfinance bank	3498
314	GABASAWA MFB	Microfinance bank	3499
315	GAMAWA MFB	Microfinance bank	3500
316	GAREWA MFB	Microfinance bank	3501
317	GARKI MFB	Microfinance bank	3502
318	GARU MALLAM MFB	Microfinance bank	3503
319	GASHUA MFB	Microfinance bank	3504
320	GAYA MFB	Microfinance bank	3505
321	GBEDE MFB	Microfinance bank	3506
322	GEZAWA MFB	Microfinance bank	3507
323	GIANT STRIDE MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3508
324	Gidauniya Alheri MFB	Microfinance bank	3509
325	GIGINYA MFB	Microfinance bank	3510
326	GIREI MFB	Microfinance bank	3511
327	GIWA MFB	Microfinance bank	3512
328	GLOBAL INITIATIVE MFB	Microfinance bank	3513
329	GLORY MFB	Microfinance bank	3514
330	GMB MFB	Microfinance bank	3515
331	GOBARAU MFB	Microfinance bank	3516
332	GOLD MFB	Microfinance bank	3517
333	GOLDEN CHOICE MFB	Microfinance bank	3518
334	GOLDMAN MFB	Microfinance bank	3520
335	GOMBE MFB	Microfinance bank	3521
336	GOOD NEIGHBOURS MFB	Microfinance bank	3522
337	GOOD NEWS MFB	Microfinance bank	3523
338	GOOD SHEPHERD MFB	Microfinance bank	3524
339	GOWANS MFB	Microfinance bank	3525
340	GRANTS MFB	Microfinance bank	3526
341	GRANULE MICROFINANCE BANK	Microfinance bank	9905
342	GREEN ACRES MFB	Microfinance bank	3528
343	GREEN ENERGY MFB	Microfinance bank	3529
344	GREEN-BANK MFB	Microfinance bank	3530
345	GREENVILLE MFB	Microfinance bank	3532
346	GROOMING MFB	Microfinance bank	3533
347	GTI MFB	Microfinance bank	3534
348	GUDUSISA MFB	Microfinance bank	3535
349	GULFARE MFB	Microfinance bank	3536
350	GWONG MFB	Microfinance bank	3538
351	HADEIJA MFB	Microfinance bank	3540
352	HALAL CREDIT MFB	Microfinance bank	3541
353	HALLOWED MFB	Microfinance bank	3542
354	HAMADA MFB	Microfinance bank	3544
355	HAMDA MFB	Microfinance bank	3545
356	HASAL MFB	Microfinance bank	3546
357	HEADWAY MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3547
358	HEDGE MICROFINANCE BANK LIMITED	Microfinance bank	9913
359	HIGHLAND MFB	Microfinance bank	3548
360	HINACHE MFB	Microfinance bank	3549
361	HONEY MFB	Microfinance bank	3550
362	HOPE ALIVE MFB	Microfinance bank	3551
363	I-Care Microfinance Bank Ltd	Microfinance bank	3559
364	IBETO MFB	Microfinance bank	3553
365	IBILE MFB	Microfinance bank	3554
366	IBOLO MFB	Microfinance bank	3556
367	IBOM FADAMA MFB	Microfinance bank	3555
368	IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABANGIDA UNIVERSITY MFB	Microfinance bank	3557
369	IBU-AJE MFB	Microfinance bank	3558
370	ICHI MFB	Microfinance bank	3561
371	IDEATO MFB	Microfinance bank	3562
372	IDEMILI MFB	Microfinance bank	3563
373	IFEDAPO MFB	Microfinance bank	3566
374	IFELODUN MFB	Microfinance bank	3567
375	IGBO-UKWU MFB	Microfinance bank	3571
376	IGBOORA MFB	Microfinance bank	3570
377	IHIALA MFB	Microfinance bank	3573
378	IJARE MFB	Microfinance bank	3575
379	IJEBU IFE MFB	Microfinance bank	3576
380	IKENNE MFB	Microfinance bank	3577
381	Ikere Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10045
382	IKIRE MFB	Microfinance bank	3578
383	IKORODU DIVISION MFB	Microfinance bank	3579
384	IKOYI-ILE MFB	Microfinance bank	3580
385	IKOYI-OSUN MFB	Microfinance bank	3581
386	ILARO POLYTECHNIC MFB	Microfinance bank	3582
387	ILE-OLUJI MFB	Microfinance bank	3583
388	ILISAN MFB	Microfinance bank	3584
389	ILOBU MFB	Microfinance bank	3585
390	ILOFFA MFB	Microfinance bank	3586
391	ILORA MFB	Microfinance bank	3587
392	ILORIN MFB	Microfinance bank	3588
393	ILUDUN ORO MFB	Microfinance bank	3589
394	ILUTUNTUN-OSORO MFB	Microfinance bank	3590
395	IMO STATE MICROFINANCE BANK	Microfinance bank	3591
396	IMODI-IMOSAN MFB	Microfinance bank	3592
397	IMOPOLY MFB	Microfinance bank	3593
398	IMOWO MFB	Microfinance bank	3594
399	IMSU MFB	Microfinance bank	3595
400	IMT MFB	Microfinance bank	3596
401	Indulge Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10044
402	INFINITY MFB	Microfinance bank	3597
403	INSIGHT MFB	Microfinance bank	3599
404	IPAPO MFB	Microfinance bank	3601
405	IPERU MFB	Microfinance bank	3602
406	IRL MFB	Microfinance bank	3603
407	ISALE OYO MFB	Microfinance bank	3604
408	ISHIAGU MFB	Microfinance bank	3605
409	ISHIE MFB	Microfinance bank	3606
410	Isi-Ego Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10046
411	ISI-UZO MFB	Microfinance bank	3608
412	ISLAND MFB	Microfinance bank	3609
413	ISUA MFB	Microfinance bank	3611
414	ISUOFIA MFB	Microfinance bank	3610
415	IWA MFB	Microfinance bank	3612
416	IWADE MFB	Microfinance bank	3613
417	IWOYE-IJESA MFB	Microfinance bank	3615
418	IYA-ZAKARI (MASHI) MFB	Microfinance bank	4074
419	IYAMOYE MFB	Microfinance bank	3616
420	IYERU OKIN MFB	Microfinance bank	3618
421	IYIN EKITI MFB	Microfinance bank	3619
422	IZON MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3620
423	JANMAA MFB	Microfinance bank	3622
424	JANZAMA MFB	Microfinance bank	3623
425	JEN MFB	Microfinance bank	3624
426	JESSEFIELD MFB	Microfinance bank	3625
427	JEWEL COOP MFB	Microfinance bank	3626
428	KABO MFB	Microfinance bank	3629
429	KADPOLY MFB	Microfinance bank	3631
430	KADUPE MFB	Microfinance bank	3632
431	Kaizen Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10047
432	KAMBA MFB	Microfinance bank	3633
433	KANKARA MFB	Microfinance bank	4073
434	KANKIA MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3634
435	KANO POLY MFB	Microfinance bank	3635
436	KANO-WEST MFB	Microfinance bank	3636
437	KATAGUM MFB	Microfinance bank	3637
438	Katsu Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10048
439	Katsu Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10009
440	KAYVEE MFB	Microfinance bank	3638
441	KC MFB	Microfinance bank	3639
442	KCMB MFB	Microfinance bank	3640
443	KENECHUKWU MFB	Microfinance bank	3642
444	KHB MFB	Microfinance bank	3643
445	KINGDOM COLLEGE MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3644
446	KISI MFB	Microfinance bank	3645
447	KKU Microfinance	Microfinance bank	3647
448	KMC MFB	Microfinance bank	3648
449	Koboweb Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10049
450	Koins Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10050
451	Kolisa Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10051
452	KONTAGORA MFB	Microfinance bank	3650
453	KOPO-KOPE MFB	Microfinance bank	3651
454	KREDI MONEY MFB (Formerly CONPRO MFB)	Microfinance bank	3378
455	KUDA MFB	Microfinance bank	3652
456	KUMBOTSO MFB	Microfinance bank	3653
457	KUNAGABA MFB	Microfinance bank	3654
458	KUNCHI MFB	Microfinance bank	3655
459	KURA MFB	Microfinance bank	3656
460	KUSALLA MFB	Microfinance bank	3657
461	KWACOFOCUS MFB	Microfinance bank	3658
462	KWARA POLYTECHNIC MICROFINANCE BANK LIMITED	Microfinance bank	9914
463	KWASU MFB	Microfinance bank	3659
464	KWATASHI MFB	Microfinance bank	3660
465	LA FAYETTE MFB	Microfinance bank	3661
466	Ladder Microfinance Bank	Microfinance bank	9876
467	LANDGOLD MFB	Microfinance bank	3662
468	LAPO MFB	Microfinance bank	3663
469	LAVENDER	Microfinance bank	3664
470	LAWYERS MFB	Microfinance bank	3666
471	LAYELU MFB	Microfinance bank	3667
472	LEADCITY MFB	Microfinance bank	3668
473	LEGACY MFB	Microfinance bank	3669
474	LEGEND MFB	Microfinance bank	3670
475	LETSHEGO MFB	Microfinance bank	3671
476	LEVITE MFB	Microfinance bank	3672
477	LIFEGATE MFB	Microfinance bank	3673
478	LIGHT MFB	Microfinance bank	3674
479	Lightway Microfinance Bank Limited	Microfinance bank	10052
480	LINKS MFB	Microfinance bank	3675
481	LIVING SPRING MFB	Microfinance bank	3676
482	LOBREM MFB	Microfinance bank	3677
483	LOVONUS MFB	Microfinance bank	3678
484	M & M MFB	Microfinance bank	3679
485	MAB ALLIANZ MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3680
486	MACROD MFB	Microfinance bank	3682
487	MADELYN MFB	Microfinance bank	3683
488	MADOBI MFB	Microfinance bank	3684
489	MAGAJIN-GIRI MFB	Microfinance bank	3685
490	MAGNET MFB	Microfinance bank	3686
491	MAIGATARI MFB	Microfinance bank	3687
492	MAIN TRUST MFB	Microfinance bank	3688
493	MAINLAND MFB	Microfinance bank	3689
494	MAINSTREET MFB	Microfinance bank	3691
495	MALACHY MFB	Microfinance bank	3692
496	MAPOLY MFB	Microfinance bank	3695
497	MARITIME MFB	Microfinance bank	3696
498	MATAZU MFB LTD	Microfinance bank	3697
499	MAXITRUST MFB	Microfinance bank	3699
500	MAYDEN MICROFINANCE BANK	Microfinance bank	9903

Questions people ask

How many institutions does the CBN register list?: The CBN's live supervision feeds listed 1,029 institutions when accessed on 3 September 2026: 829 microfinance banks, 126 finance companys, 33 primary mortgage institutions, 28 deposit money banks, 8 development finance institutions, 5 payment service banks. The register carries no official as-at date, so Ranked cites the access date instead.
Does a name in the CBN register mean the licence is valid?: No. The register shows what the CBN's site listed on the access date, and it lags revocations. On 3 August 2026, at least six microfinance banks whose licences the CBN revoked effective 1 July 2026 still appeared in it. A match means the name appears on the CBN register as accessed on that date. Confirm current status against the CBN's revocation circulars and NDIC's closed-institution notices.
Which CBN licence classes are covered here, and which are not?: Covered: deposit money banks (the GetDMBs feed, which includes non-interest and merchant banks, 28 names), microfinance banks (829), payment service banks (5), primary mortgage institutions (33), development finance institutions (8) and finance companies (126). Not covered: bureaux de change, mobile money operators and payment service providers (PSSP, PTSP, switching, super-agent). The CBN publishes those as circular PDFs, not as a feed.
How do I check a Nigerian bank or loan company myself?: Search the CBN's supervision pages for the exact name (register entries mix short forms like "LAPO MFB" with full legal names like "AB Microfinance Bank Limited", so try both), then check that the name is not on a CBN revocation list. If the company takes deposits, it should also be NDIC-insured. Loan apps are a separate question: a digital lender is registered with the FCCPC, not shown on this CBN register unless it operates through a bank or finance company that appears there.

Methodology

What this page is, and is not

Source and date: The CBN register of financial institutions (supervision API feeds), fetched from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s own site on 3 September 2026. Names and classes are printed as the register prints them, including the regulator’s own spellings. Nothing is added from memory or from third-party lists.
Order: Rows appear in the order the register lists them. Ranked does not rank regulated entities here, and no Ranked product appears in any register on this page.
Links to Ranked listings: Some names link to a Ranked listing. A link is made only when the register name, after dropping legal suffixes, matches exactly one listing in a category that fits this regulator, and a second signal agrees (the website domain, the CAC number, or a distinctive name of three or more words). One-word and two-word names with no second signal, and names that fit several listings, are left unlinked. The link connects two records of the same name; it is not a statement that the listed business holds the licence.
What Ranked does not do: Ranked does not certify, grade or independently determine any entity’s licence status. Where a name match is ambiguous, treat it as unresolved and verify with the CBN directly. For money decisions, open the regulator’s links above rather than relying on any third-party page, including this one.

Cadence: the register is re-fetched and the access date on this page updated on each refresh. Licence status can change after 3 September 2026.