Risk Management Blog

2019 is approaching and New Years resolutions are on everyone's mind.  Streamlining and improving your UCC due diligence strategies should be on your list!  Have you considered adapting new strategies to improve your UCC Due Diligence? Evaluating your UCC management can be a complicated process; as a UCC service partner we support our clients responsibility to reduce risks, improve workflow efficiency and cut costs while maintaining… >> READ MORE

As a secured party, you need to know immediately if your debtor is experiencing financial distress that could result in bankruptcy or debtor default. In this FREE eBook, we focus on lien-related post filing due diligence and what you can do as a secured party to maintain your perfected security interest. In it, you will find post filing due diligence insights regarding the below topics. Top 5 mistakes to avoid on UCC Financing Statements … >> READ MORE

Want to talk to a live person…need to talk to a live person? How many are you required to speak with, and repeat your story, before you finally get want you want and need (hopefully)? Perhaps you can login to a website and hunt answers to your questions, utilizing help desks and live chats, very useful depending on the issues’ complexities, or lack thereof. But even for login credential relationships, the true value of Customer… >> READ MORE

Can a secured party be liable for failure to file timely finance statement terminations? According to Section 9-625 of the Uniform Commercial Code, yes. There can be secured party liability for failure to file timely terminations. But first, let’s take a step back. In Article 9-513, the section of the Uniform Commercial Code that regards Termination Statements, the below is found under subsection 9-513(b) to address how long a… >> READ MORE

This week we’re looking at a case study we recently encountered involving County Filings. It helps to demonstrate that even in today’s e-connected world there are still many instances for which there is no substitute for experience and the personal touch. Check it out below as told by Daniel Silverburg, our County Services Manager. We received a request to file a UCC-1 in Riverside County, CA, and with Riverside County also being… >> READ MORE

There are many options available for those looking to perform a UCC and lien search. There are certified searches that come directly from the filing office, state direct database searches that are available on a state’s website, and proprietary search systems that private service companies build and maintain. A while back, First Corporate Solutions published a blog series on evaluating state search options where we discussed the benefits… >> READ MORE

A creditor must file their UCC1 Financing Statement quickly and correctly In order to perfect their security interest. Rejected UCC filings can prove costly for lenders as they open the door for secondary parties to claim a priority position. In this blog post, we offer a few tips to avoid rejection of your UCC documents. In truth, there are not many errors you can make that will cause a filing officer to reject a UCC document. For the… >> READ MORE

Over the years, First Corporate Solutions has published many blog posts relating to lien searching. Some of our most read posts on the topic of lien searching include, “What Party Names to Search as Part of Your Prefunding Due Diligence,” “Evaluating State UCC Search Options, a blog series,” “Why You Should be Searching For Tax Liens,” and “Three Quick Tips for Effective Lien Searching.” Now, we’ve combined these popular… >> READ MORE

Delaware UCC Search Options It is important to have a good working knowledge of a state’s search logic prior to ordering or performing UCC searches in that jurisdiction. With so many businesses organizing in the State of Delaware, it has also become a hotbed of UCC searching activity and in this blog post, we offer some information on performing UCC searches there. Delaware Certified Searches The Delaware Secretary of State provides… >> READ MORE

In previous blog posts, we have discussed the importance of searching for tax liens as part of a standard pre-funding due diligence investigation. To recap, there are two main reasons why it is critical to search for tax liens. First, tax liens are a factor in determining priority of claims and secondly, they are involuntary in nature, meaning that a debtor may not even be aware of a lien’s existence. As with any public record search,… >> READ MORE