UCC-1 Financing Statements, commonly referred to as simply UCC-1 filings, are used by lenders to announce their rights to collateral or liens on secured loans. They're usually filed by lenders with ...

Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and finance from DePaul University. Jared Ecker is a researcher and fact-checker. He ...

In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco addresses the latest metamorphoses of the bogus UCC-1 notice of lien filing scam, its impact on the courts and remedies in New York. White supremacist groups ...

The ramifications of the ruling are significant. Because the Registry's purported "standard search logic" does not conform to the search standard utilized in the secured transactions industry, the ...

Kiah Treece is a former attorney, small business owner and personal finance coach with extensive experience in real estate and financing. Her focus is on demystifying debt to help consumers and ...

Learn how blanket liens work, their benefits to creditors, risks to borrowers, and the UCC regulations governing them to protect your financial interests.

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