Pennsylvania SOS UCC search showing weird results - anyone else having issues?

Thanks, I'll try the debtor name approach. These filing numbers are clean though - copied directly from our UCC-3 continuation forms.

PA's search function is notorious for being sensitive to formatting. Even extra spaces can throw it off completely.

Good point - I was using the general UCC search. Let me check if there's a specific continuation search option.

Yeah, their interface isn't the most intuitive. The continuation records sometimes don't show up in the main search results.

Interesting - does it work with PA filings specifically? Our continuations were pretty straightforward but I'm always worried about missing something.

Works with any state's UCC documents. The tool is really good at catching discrepancies that might not be obvious when you're manually comparing forms.

I've been hearing about Certana but haven't tried it yet. Might be worth it just to avoid dealing with PA's search issues.

Ugh, don't even get me started on their phone support. Took me 45 minutes on hold last time just to confirm a simple termination.

At least their phone staff knows the system quirks. They told me the search database updates are sometimes delayed by 24-48 hours.

Good suggestion - I was using Chrome. Let me try Firefox and see if that helps.

Yeah, Chrome sometimes has issues with their site. Firefox or Edge usually work better for PA UCC searches.

Yes, using the UCC-3 filing number. Though now I'm second-guessing myself - should I be searching by the original UCC-1 number to see all related filings?

Both should work, but searching by the UCC-1 number will show you the whole chain of filings - original, amendments, continuations, etc.

That's actually a better approach - search by the original filing number to see the complete history.

I tried the new interface once and immediately went back to the old one. It's even more confusing and seems to have more bugs.

Thanks for the warning - I'll stick with the old interface for now.

That's a good point about timing - I was searching around 2pm when everyone's probably using the system.

Yeah, try searching before 9am or after 6pm. The system is noticeably faster and more reliable during off-peak hours.

No error messages - just completely unrelated debtor names appearing in the search results. Very strange.

That does sound like a database indexing problem. Might be worth reporting it to their technical support.

Two people have mentioned Certana now - sounds like it might be worth trying. Do you just upload the PDF forms?

Exactly - upload your UCC-1 and UCC-3 PDFs and it automatically checks that all the debtor names, addresses, and collateral descriptions match up properly.

I didn't know PA supported wildcards in their search. That might help if there are formatting differences I'm not seeing.

It's not well documented but it works. Especially useful when you're not sure about exact spacing or punctuation in debtor names.

Wow, that's exactly the kind of thing I was worried about missing. Thanks for the update - definitely going to check our filings now.

Address formatting discrepancies are super common and can cause all sorts of search issues. Good catch!

Yeah, it was just a minor difference - 'Street' vs 'St.' - but apparently enough to mess up the database indexing.