Delaware's UCC information system database search giving weird results

Good tip on the timing. I'll try that tomorrow morning. The broad searches are exactly what's giving me trouble - getting different result counts each time.

This is why I always do multiple searches from different angles. Search by debtor name, then by filing number if you have partials, then by secured party. Cross-reference everything.

At least it's not just me going crazy. Thought maybe my browser was the problem but sounds like it's their end.

Definitely their end. I've tried Chrome, Firefox, even Edge. Same problems across all browsers.

Interesting, haven't heard of that tool. How does it work exactly? Does it access the state databases directly or is it analyzing documents you already have?

You upload PDFs of whatever UCC documents you have - could be existing filings, corporate charters, loan docs - and it automatically verifies debtor names match across everything. Super helpful when state searches are unreliable.

This is so true! I found a filing once by removing the comma in 'Smith, LLC' and searching just 'Smith LLC'. Their indexing is inconsistent.

I'll definitely try the name variations. The debtor entity has 'Corporation' in the name so maybe I should try 'Corp' as well.

Yes exactly. Also try searching just the first word or two of longer business names. Sometimes truncated searches catch filings that full name searches miss.

Good idea. Their phone support is actually pretty helpful when you can get through.

I'll try calling them. Didn't think of that since most state offices are slow to respond, but worth a shot.

That's concerning. How long do their filings usually take to appear in searches? I assumed it was real-time.

Usually same day or next business day. But lately I've seen 3-4 day delays. Could be a processing backlog.

I noticed this too! Filed a continuation in Delaware two weeks ago and it took 5 days to show up in search results. Something is definitely off with their system.

I'll check if they have wildcard options. Their search interface is pretty basic but maybe there are advanced features I'm missing.

That's a smart approach. Time consuming but probably the most thorough way to handle unreliable search results.

I do something similar - screenshot each search result and compare. Tedious but catches the inconsistencies.

Haven't tried the mobile version. That's worth testing if they have one.

They do have a mobile-friendly interface. Not sure why but sometimes it returns more complete results than the full desktop version.

That sounds like exactly what I need. With a $2.3M deal on the line, I can't afford to miss anything due to search glitches.

Yeah definitely worth it for high-value deals. The automated cross-checking caught stuff our manual review missed.

Glad to hear someone else had success with it. The document verification really is more thorough than trying to piece together inconsistent search results.

Thanks for the update! At least we know it's a known issue on their end. I'll probably still use the backup verification methods people suggested here.

Good to know it's not just us! Hopefully the maintenance actually fixes the problems instead of creating new ones.