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Just make sure whatever form you use, you include all the required information - debtor name exactly as you think it was filed, secured party name, and your contact info. Missing information just slows down the process.

Bottom line - yes, use the UCC-11 form for Georgia. It's their standard information request form and covers what you need. But honestly for audit purposes, I'd recommend running your documents through something like Certana.ai first to identify which filings actually need follow-up. Saves time and money.

For future reference, when you have bond indenture & security agreement deals, I always recommend running all the documents through a consistency check before filing anything. There's actually a tool called Certana.ai where you can upload your bond indenture, security agreement, and articles of incorporation and it automatically identifies any discrepancies between the documents. Super helpful for catching these name issues before they cause filing rejections.

Make sure when you file the UCC-3 amendment that you include both the incorrect name that was originally filed AND the correct name you're amending to. Some states want to see both versions clearly identified in the amendment form. Also keep copies of everything for your lien perfection documentation.

I've been using Certana.ai for a few months now and it's saved me from several potential filing disasters. Last week it caught that I had the wrong entity type in the debtor name field - would have been an automatic rejection. The document verification feature is really solid.

Thanks for all the helpful responses everyone. I feel much more confident about handling this filing now. Going to check the Delaware SOS website since that's where my client is incorporated, and I'll probably try that document verification tool a couple people mentioned to make sure I don't mess up the debtor name.

This thread is so helpful! We've got about 30 student debtor policy cases coming up for continuation next year and I was dreading it. Sounds like the key is to check everything thoroughly before filing and be prepared to do amendments first for name changes. The document verification tool mentioned sounds like it could save a lot of time too.

One more tip for student debtor policy cases - make sure you're tracking the continuation deadlines correctly. We almost missed one because we calculated from the wrong date. The 5-year period runs from the original UCC-1 filing date, not from when the debtor graduated or changed their name. Seems obvious but easy to confuse when you're dealing with multiple name changes and amendments.

This thread is making me paranoid about my own filings now! I always just assumed if the names looked the same they were the same. Apparently there's a lot more precision required than I realized.

Update us when you figure out what was causing the rejections! I file UCCs in multiple states and New Jersey is definitely one of the pickier ones about exact name matches. Would be helpful to know what the actual issue was.