Required Documents
To help you get started, please have your required documents ready. Select the legal entity of your business to view the documentation needed to open your new business account(s).
To open a business account at Provident, all signers must be present. This requirement also applies to any individual(s) who own 25% or more of the business, as well as those with significant management responsibility or control. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of requirements. Provident may request additional documentation or verification as needed. All documents provided must be original or certified copies of the most current or recently issued versions.
Please ensure you have the following information ready when applying:
• Valid U.S. government issued ID for each signer
• Employer Identification Number or SSN
• Physical address (individual and business)
Businesses operating under a DBA (Doing Business As), fictitious name, trade name, or assumed name must provide a copy of the entity’s Fictitious Business Name Statement.
* Original form not required. For any LP, LLP, LLC and Corporations residing outside CA, please provide Foreign (LP, LLP, LLC, and Corps) –
Certificate of Registration and Certificate of Good Standing.
Sole Proprietor
Documentation Required:
Business License (if required by city) and one of the following (if applicable):
Fictitious Name Certificate/Statement Registration of Trade Name Certificate of Assumed Name
General Partnership
Documentation Required:
Partnership Agreement and one of the following (if applicable):
Fictitious Name Certificate/Statement or related documentBusiness License or Business Registration Statement of Partnership *
Limited Partnership (LP)
Documentation Required:
Limited Partnership Agreement Partnership Fictitious Name Certificate (if applicable)Certificate of Limited Partnership or similar depending on state*
Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP)
Documentation Required:
Limited Liability Partnership Agreement and one of the following:
Statement of Qualification Certificate of Limited Liability Partnership * Limited Liability Partnership Registration
Limited Liability Companies (LLC)
Documentation Required:
Operating Agreement Articles of Organization *
Corporation
Documentation Required:
Bylaws If applicable, include corporate resolution or amendments authorizing account opening at Provident
One of the following:
Certificate of Organization * Articles of Incorporation * Certificate of Status *
Unincorporated Associations, Social/ Recreational Clubs
Documentation Required:
Bylaws Articles of Association (title of the organizing document may vary by state)* One of the following (if applicable):
Business License Certificate of Assumed Name Fictitious Name Certificate