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Has anyone dealt with NYSDOS UCC search results not matching exactly what you filed? I'm trying to do a continuation on a UCC-1 from 2020 but the search keeps pulling up a slightly different debtor name than what's on our original filing. The company changed from "ABC Manufacturing LLC" to "ABC Manufacturing, LLC" (added comma) but apparently the original filing shows without the comma in the NYSDOS system. Now my UCC-3 continuation keeps getting rejected because the debtor names don't match exactly. This is driving me crazy - the filing number is correct, the collateral matches, but this tiny punctuation difference is killing me. Anyone know how NYSDOS handles name variations in their search system? I'm worried about missing the continuation deadline at this point.

Has anyone dealt with Colorado's UCC-1 form requirements lately? I'm having issues with debtor name formatting and keep getting rejections from their filing office. We're trying to secure a $180k equipment loan for our manufacturing company and the lender is getting impatient with these filing delays. The debtor is an LLC but I'm not sure if I need to include the full legal name exactly as it appears on the Articles of Organization or if there's some flexibility. First rejection said 'debtor name does not match' but didn't specify what database they're checking against. Second attempt used the exact name from our tax returns and that got rejected too. This is holding up our entire loan closing and I'm running out of ideas. Anyone know the specific Colorado requirements for debtor name matching on UCC-1 filings?

I'm working through a UCC-1 filing for a client and I'm second-guessing myself on how to identify what primary debt is secured by the security agreement. The loan documents reference multiple credit facilities and I'm not sure if I need to list the specific loan number, the master credit agreement, or just describe it generally as 'all obligations under credit agreement dated X'. The collateral is pretty straightforward equipment but I don't want to mess up the debt description and have this thing get rejected. Anyone dealt with similar situations where there's multiple debt instruments but one main security agreement? I've been doing these filings for 3 years but this one has me scratching my head.

We're dealing with a messy situation where our borrower defaulted on equipment financing and we need to dispose of the collateral. The UCC 9 615 notice requirements are giving us fits because we can't figure out exactly who needs to be notified and when. Our collateral is manufacturing equipment that we filed a UCC-1 on 3 years ago, but there might be junior lienholders we're not aware of. The debtor has been unresponsive and we're worried about screwing up the notice process and losing our deficiency rights. Has anyone dealt with UCC 9 615 notice complications where you weren't sure about all the parties that needed notification? The statute says we need to notify the debtor and other secured parties, but finding everyone who might have an interest is proving harder than expected.

I'm dealing with a frustrating situation with a UCC-1 filing in Illinois and hoping someone here has experience with their specific requirements. We're trying to perfect a security interest on some manufacturing equipment for a $180K commercial loan, but the Illinois SOS portal keeps rejecting our filing for "debtor name discrepancy." The borrower's legal name on their articles of incorporation is "Midwest Industrial Solutions, LLC" but their operating agreement shows "Midwest Industrial Solutions LLC" (no comma). We've tried both versions and got rejected both times. The collateral description is straightforward - specific serial-numbered equipment - so that's not the issue. This is time-sensitive because we need to get this perfected before a competing lender files their UCC-1. Has anyone dealt with Illinois SOS being this picky about punctuation in LLC names? Do they have some kind of exact-match requirement we're missing? The rejection notices aren't giving us enough detail to figure out what format they actually want. Any Illinois UCC filing veterans who can share what works with their system?