Risk Management Blog

We are pleased to welcome Chere Estrin, editor-in-chief for SUE and KNOW magazines, as a special guest blogger. Please read on for the third installment of Chere’s five-part blog series on trends in the paralegal profession. Trend Number Three: Merger Mania and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act If only Enron, WorldCom, Computer Associates, Qwest, Comverse, Adelphia and others hadn’t generated so many business scandals. We probably wouldn’t… >> READ MORE

We are pleased to welcome Chere Estrin, editor-in-chief for SUE and KNOW magazines, as a special guest blogger. Please read on for the second installment of Chere's five-part blog series on trends in the paralegal profession. Trend Number Two: Offshoring Lawyers and Paralegals Mention offshoring, and most paralegals and attorneys storm out of the room. But outsourcing does not appear to be fading away. Hiring attorneys in India or the… >> READ MORE

Well 2020 sure has taken a turn. We went from barely hearing about COVID-19 to a complete worldwide shutdown in just a few months. Not only are there very serious health concerns over the virus, but with most of the “non-essential” workforce being forced to shut their doors or work from home, small businesses are paying the price with decreased revenues and many businesses are being forced to furlough or layoff employees. To help… >> READ MORE

Alabama House Bill 251 | Effective: 01/01/19 The bill makes technical corrections regarding the name of the Alabama Limited Liability Company Law, the ability of a partnership to continue as an entity for a brief period of time under the law with one partner or no partners and the duty of a partner in a general partnership to not compete with the partnership before the partnership is dissolved. The bill is retroactively effective as of… >> READ MORE

CA Senate Bill 391 Seeks to Impose $75 Additional Charge on Recorded Documents First Corporate Solutions (FCS) wants to help raise awareness that a bill is now working its way through the California State Legislature that could prove costly to those in the public records, escrow, title, and lending communities. If passed, CA Senate Bill 391 would enact the California Homes and Jobs Act of 2013 which seeks to raise funds for affordable… >> READ MORE

According to the California Secretary of State, changes will be made to the California Limited Liability Company Filings effective January 1, 2014. Changes to Limited Liability Company Filings As of January 1, 2014, the "Beverly-Killea Limited Liability Company Act" (California Corporations Code sections 17000 - 17657) will be repealed and replaced with the "California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act" (California Corporations… >> READ MORE

Below is the holiday office hours schedule for the remainder of the year and the start of 2016 for Delaware state offices. If you have any questions regarding this schedule please contact your customer service representative. Wednesday, November 11, 2015 State Holiday – Veterans Day – The Division of Corporations will be closed. Wednesday, November 25, 2015 There will be no change in the regular hours of the Division - the 4-12… >> READ MORE

The Commercial Finance Association hosted its 71st annual conference two weeks ago with CFA members from across the industry convening in Austin, TX, and for the 16th straight year, First Corporate Solutions was there to exhibit. Lyle Lovett and his band kicked off the conference at Austin City Limits to an appreciative crowd of CFAers and set the tone for the rest of the conference. The panels delivered insights on the commercial finance… >> READ MORE

[gallery type="slideshow" ids="2545,2546,2544"] First Corporate Solutions will exhibit UCC searching, filing, and monitoring products and services, among other risk management services, at the Commercial Finance Association's 70th Annual Convention. The convention takes place in Washington D.C., November 12-14. FCS will host a prize drawing for a Bose SoundLink Color speaker at its brand new exhibition booth. FCS encourages all CFA… >> READ MORE

In last week's blog post we discussed the importance of searching tax lien records as part of your pre-funding due diligence search efforts. This week, we'll go over a few tips for ordering tax lien searches to achieve the best results. There are three important things to keep in mind when searching for tax liens. The first is the scope of the search. Most tax liens are effective for a period of ten years and can be renewed. So you will… >> READ MORE