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QUICK TIP: Maintaining Priority After Filing a UCC Financing Statement

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After filing their UCC Financing Statement , lenders seek to maintain their priority by managing post-closing events that can jeopardize their ability to collect. Here are three quick tips for maintaining priority after filing a UCC . 1. Perform a Search to Reflect A search to reflect is a search of the UCC records of the office where you filed a UCC after your document has posted to the index.  A search to reflect will confirm…READ MORE


QUICK TIP: Performing Lien Searches on Individual Debtors

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When coordinating pre-funding due diligence searches , there can be a lot of ambiguity in determining what name to search for an individual debtor. Think of all of the variations there could be of a person’s name:  nicknames, people that go by their middle names rather than their first, former names due to a marriage or divorce, hyphenated or dual last names – all of these variations make it tough to be certain you are searching to…READ MORE


New Updates on Sovereign Citizens Movement and Public Records Fraud

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We have had several posts here on the FCS blog that address the public records filing scam that deals with the Sovereign Citizens movement and the so-called Redemption Process. Those who follow the movement believe that by filing a series of documents into the public record, including UCC1 Financing Statements, one can discharge all personal debt and gain access to a secret government account being held in their name. Read our previous…READ MORE


Confused About What Collateral Language to Use on Your UCC Financing Statement?

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The collateral description of a UCC  Financing Statement is important, it is where the secured party details what items the debtor has offered as collateral to secure the loan. To effectively mitigate a creditor’s risk for loss and fend off challenges from other creditors, a UCC filing must adequately describe the collateral. Figuring out how to describe the collateral on a UCC Financing Statement to best protect your interests can…READ MORE