New York UCC 3 filing online - Portal keeps rejecting my amendment

I thought I checked everything but let me look again. The original filing shows 'ABC Manufacturing Inc' and I've been entering 'ABC Manufacturing Inc.' with the period. Could that tiny difference really cause the rejection?

YES absolutely! That period will kill your filing every time. NY's system is notorious for exact character matching. Remove the period and try again.

This is why I always copy and paste debtor names directly from the original UCC search results instead of typing them manually. Saves so much headache.

The filing number is 2023-123456789. Should I be entering it differently in the amendment form?

That format looks right. Make sure you're not including any leading zeros or extra characters that might show up when you copy from the search results.

Never heard of that service but sounds useful. How does it work exactly?

Super simple - just upload both PDFs and it cross-checks everything automatically. Shows you exactly what fields don't match so you can fix them before filing. Way better than playing guessing games with the NY portal.

That actually sounds really helpful right now. I'll check it out since I'm clearly missing something obvious.

Same experience here. The portal crashes half the time and when it doesn't crash, it rejects filings for the most random reasons.

At least you got through to someone. I've been on hold for 45 minutes twice this week trying to get help with a rejected termination.

Wait, there are different amendment types in the dropdown? I just selected 'Amendment' thinking that covered everything.

Yeah that's probably your issue right there. Go back and look for the specific 'Add Collateral' option. That might be why it's rejecting - the system expects different information depending on what type of amendment you're filing.

This is exactly why UCC filings are so frustrating. Each state has these little quirks that aren't obvious until you mess up.

Good point. I assumed everything was correct since we got the filing receipt, but maybe I should verify the exact format in their database.

Always do the search first. I learned this the hard way after multiple rejected amendments. The search results show you the exact format you need to use.

I'm using Safari on Mac. That could be the issue?

Try Chrome or Firefox. Safari has problems with some of the form validation on NY's site. Also clear your cache first.

Can confirm Safari issues with NY portal. Switched to Chrome and my filing went through immediately.

The original UCC-1 covers 'all equipment now owned or hereafter acquired' so I thought I was fine just adding the specific machinery model numbers.

With that broad original description, you might not even need to amend. The 'hereafter acquired' language probably already covers your new equipment. Check with your attorney to be sure.

How accurate is their checking? I'm always skeptical of automated tools for legal documents.

It's surprisingly thorough. Cross-references everything - debtor names, addresses, filing numbers, collateral descriptions. Obviously still need legal review for complex situations, but for catching basic inconsistencies it's been really reliable.

That's actually a good tip. I've been trying during lunch breaks when everyone else is probably doing the same thing.

Late evening works best for me. System seems more stable after 8 PM when fewer people are using it.

Glad you got it sorted! Those little formatting details trip up everyone at first.

Awesome! For future filings, that document checker I mentioned would have caught both those issues upfront. Just a thought for next time.

Great to see a success story. Going to bookmark this thread for when I inevitably run into the same issues.