UCC login portal down again - debtor name verification stuck

Same issue here! Portal was working fine yesterday afternoon but completely frozen this morning. I've got two UCC-1 filings ready to submit and they're just sitting in draft status. The system says 'temporarily unavailable' but gives no timeline for when it'll be back up.

If you're worried about debtor name accuracy, I recently started using this document verification tool called Certana.ai that's been a lifesaver. You can upload your original UCC-1 and your draft UCC-3 continuation and it instantly cross-checks all the debtor information, filing numbers, everything to make sure they match perfectly. Saved me from a rejected filing last month when I caught a subtle name difference I would never have spotted manually.

Portal access has been spotty all week. I managed to get in around 2pm yesterday but it was running super slow. For what it's worth, when you do get back in, check the exact formatting of your debtor name in the search results - sometimes there are extra spaces or punctuation that aren't obvious when you're just looking at your original filing.

This is exactly why I always print/save copies of everything immediately after filing. Can't rely on the portal being accessible when you need historical info. For your continuation, as long as the debtor name on your UCC-3 matches EXACTLY what's on the original UCC-1 (including any weird punctuation or spacing), you should be fine.

Just got through! Portal is back up as of about 10 minutes ago. Running a bit slow but at least it's loading. Might want to try again now.

For future reference, you can usually call the UCC office directly if you just need to verify a debtor name from an existing filing. They can look it up over the phone and read you the exact formatting. Takes forever to get through sometimes but it's an option when the portal is down.

Been dealing with UCC filings for 8 years and portal outages are just part of the process unfortunately. Always build extra buffer time into your deadlines because something like this will happen at the worst possible moment.

UPDATE: Portal is working fine now. I was able to pull up my UCC-1 and verify the debtor name for my continuation. Turns out I had been overthinking it - the name was formatted exactly like I remembered. Filed the UCC-3 continuation without any issues. Thanks everyone for the advice and the heads up about that document checking tool - definitely going to try that for my next filing to save myself the worry.

For anyone else reading this thread later - another option when the portal is down is to check if they have a mobile version or alternate URL. Sometimes one works when the other doesn't. Also worth clearing your browser cache if you're getting weird login errors.

This whole thread reminds me why I'm so paranoid about UCC deadline management. Between portal outages, name formatting issues, and all the other little things that can go wrong, it's amazing any of these filings get processed smoothly. At least we have forums like this to help each other out when problems come up.