Uniform Commercial Code filings, lien searches, and public record searches require accuracy, jurisdictional knowledge, and timely handling. Accumera provides UCC filing, UCC search, lien search, court search, and bankruptcy search services throughout the United States.
Through our nationwide network of agents and correspondents, we assist with single requests, multi-state searches, and larger due diligence projects.
UCC Filing Services
A UCC financing statement is typically filed by a secured party to provide public notice of a security interest in certain collateral of a debtor. UCC filings are generally submitted to the appropriate state filing office and, in some cases, may also involve county or local filing offices depending on the type of collateral and applicable law.
Proper completion and filing of UCC records is important. Errors in debtor names, filing locations, collateral descriptions, or other filing details may affect the effectiveness of the filing or require corrective action. Be sure to work with your legal professsional to make sure the filing is completed accurately.
Accumera can assist with submitting UCC financing statements, amendments, continuations, assignments, terminations, and related filings.
UCC filing services may include:
- UCC-1 financing statements;
- UCC-3 amendments;
- Continuations;
- Assignments;
- Terminations;
- Debtor name changes;
- Secured party changes;
- Collateral amendments; and
- State and local filing coordination, where applicable.
UCC Search Services
A UCC search identifies UCC financing statements and related filings of record against a debtor name in the searched jurisdiction. These searches are commonly used in lending, secured transactions, mergers and acquisitions, business purchases, financing transactions, and other due diligence matters.
A UCC search may help identify secured parties, collateral descriptions, filing dates, lapse dates, amendments, continuations, assignments, and terminations reflected in the public record.
Search requirements vary by jurisdiction and search type. Accumera can assist with UCC searches in a single state, multiple states, or nationwide, depending on the scope of the request.
UCC search services may include:
- State-level UCC searches;
- County-level UCC searches, where applicable;
- Certified UCC searches;
- Copies of UCC filings;
- Debtor name variation searches;
- Fixture filing searches;
- Tax lien and judgment lien searches, where available; and
- Multi-state or nationwide search coordination.
State & Federal Court Searches
Due diligence often requires searches beyond UCC records. State and federal court searches may help identify litigation, judgments, tax liens, pending civil matters, and other public record information.
Because court systems and public record access vary by jurisdiction, search requirements may differ significantly depending on the state, county, court, and type of record requested.
Accumera can assist with coordinating state and federal court searches through our nationwide network.
Available searches may include:
- State civil litigation searches;
- Federal civil litigation searches;
- U.S. District Court searches;
- Civil judgment searches;
- Judgment lien searches;
- State tax lien searches;
- Federal tax lien searches; and
- Pending suit and litigation searches.
Bankruptcy Searches
Bankruptcy searches may be requested as part of lending, collections, litigation, corporate, real estate, or transactional due diligence.
Accumera can assist with bankruptcy searches and related document retrieval. Depending on the request, available information may include docket information, case details, petitions, schedules, complaints, claims, orders, and other bankruptcy court documents.
Bankruptcy search services may include:
- Bankruptcy case searches;
- Bankruptcy docket retrieval;
- Copies of petitions or pleadings;
- Adversary proceeding searches;
- Bankruptcy court document retrieval; and
- Multi-jurisdiction bankruptcy search coordination.
