UCC search MA - debtor name showing multiple variations need help

That's what I was afraid of. The original shows "Northeastern Manufacturing Solutions LLC" without the comma, but all their recent corporate filings have the comma now. Should I file the continuation using the old format to match the UCC-1?

Yes, absolutely use the old format that matches your original UCC-1. The continuation has to reference the exact debtor name from the original filing or it won't properly continue the lien.

Haven't heard of that tool before. Does it work specifically with MA filings or is it more general?

It works with any UCC documents regardless of state. Just upload your PDFs and it cross-checks all the debtor information automatically. Really helpful when you're dealing with name variations like you're describing.

Interesting, might have to check that out. Been burned too many times by small name differences causing rejections.

Good point about multiple continuations. From what I can see, there are definitely separate UCC-1 filings under the different name formats. This is getting more complicated than I thought.

Yeah, if there are separate original filings you'll need separate continuations. Each UCC-3 can only continue one specific UCC-1 filing.

That's actually a really good question. I was focusing on the search results but didn't trace through whether some of these might be name change amendments rather than original filings.

Definitely worth checking. If there were UCC-3 amendments that changed the debtor name, then your continuation should reference the most recent amended name, not the original.

This is getting into tricky territory. Name change amendments can create a chain where you need to be really careful about which document you're continuing.

I did try calling but got transferred around and never reached anyone who could give definitive guidance. The phone system there is pretty frustrating.

Yeah their phone support is basically useless. You pretty much have to figure it out on your own or risk a rejection.

That's probably the safest approach. Better to over-file than have a lapse because I guessed wrong on the name format.

Exactly. Lender was happy to pay extra filing fees rather than risk an unperfected lien. In commercial lending, better safe than sorry.

Good advice. I'll pull the actual filing documents rather than just relying on the search results. Need to see the full picture of what happened with this debtor.

Right, the search results don't always show the relationships between filings clearly. The actual documents will have reference numbers if they're amendments or assignments.

That's exactly the kind of error I'm worried about making. Sounds like that verification tool might be worth trying for this situation.

Yeah, especially when you're dealing with complex filing histories like this. Takes the guesswork out of document matching.

Good point about documentation. I'll keep detailed notes on which documents I reviewed and why I chose the specific name format.

Exactly. CYA is important when you're making judgment calls on debtor name variations.

Smart approach. Take your time to get it right rather than rushing and having to refile.

Let us know how it goes with the verification tool if you try it. Always interested to hear how others are handling these tricky name matching situations.