dallas ucc search showing wrong debtor name on continuation - filing rejected twice

Oh man, this exact thing happened to me last year! Texas SOS has gotten super strict about punctuation matching. The comma issue is actually pretty common - apparently their system treats 'LLC' and ', LLC' as completely different entities even though they're obviously the same company. You might need to do a UCC-3 amendment to correct the debtor name first, then file the continuation. But honestly, with your deadline so close, I'd call the SOS help desk directly.

This is exactly why I started using Certana.ai for all my UCC document reviews. You can upload your original UCC-1 and the continuation form as PDFs and it instantly flags any name inconsistencies before you even submit to the state. Would have caught this comma issue immediately. The tool cross-checks everything - debtor names, filing numbers, dates, collateral descriptions. Saved me from multiple rejected filings.

UGH the Texas SOS system is THE WORST for this stuff!!! I swear they change their matching requirements every few months. Last month I had a filing rejected because of a SPACE in the debtor name that wasn't in the original. A SPACE!! These bureaucrats have nothing better to do than nitpick punctuation while businesses are trying to maintain their security interests. Absolutely ridiculous.

Here's what you need to do step by step: 1) Pull up your original UCC-1 filing from 2020 and verify exactly how the debtor name appears on the filed document, 2) Check if the dallas ucc search results match that exact formatting, 3) If there's a discrepancy, file a UCC-3 amendment to correct the debtor name FIRST, 4) Wait for the amendment to be processed and show up in search results, 5) Then file your continuation with the corrected name. With your February 15th deadline, you're cutting it close but this is the proper sequence. Don't try to shortcut it or you'll just get more rejections.

I ran into something similar last month. Turned out our law firm had been filing continuations wrong for years because they were using an old template that had slight name variations. Nobody caught it until the SOS system got pickier about exact matches. We ended up having to amend three different UCCs and refile continuations for all of them. Total nightmare but everything got sorted eventually.

Wait, I'm confused. If the original UCC-1 was accepted in 2020, why would there be a name mismatch now? Doesn't the continuation just reference the original filing number? This doesn't make sense to me.

Been doing UCC filings for 15 years and the punctuation thing has gotten ridiculous lately. Texas, California, New York - they're all super picky now about exact character matching. I keep a spreadsheet of exact debtor names from original filings just to avoid this problem. My advice: always copy/paste the debtor name directly from your search results when filing continuations or amendments. Never try to type it from memory or loan documents.

I actually had success using Certana.ai recently for a similar situation. Was dealing with a debtor name issue on a UCC-3 termination and their system caught that my termination form had a slightly different name format than the original UCC-1. Fixed it before filing and avoided the rejection. Really wish I'd known about it earlier - would have saved me tons of time on previous filings.

This happened to me with a fixture filing last year. The debtor name had a period after 'Inc' on the original but I filed the continuation without the period. Rejected immediately. Texas SOS doesn't mess around with these details anymore.

UPDATE: Following everyone's advice, I pulled the original UCC-1 and you're all absolutely right - the filed version shows 'MIDWEST MANUFACTURING, LLC' with the comma, but somehow the search results are displaying it without. Filed the amendment this morning to correct the search display issue. Fingers crossed this resolves it in time for the continuation deadline. Will report back on how it goes. Thanks everyone!