Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and finance from DePaul University. Jared Ecker is a researcher and fact-checker. He ...

Under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), a secured party can perfect its lien on certain of a debtor's assets by the filing of a UCC-1 financing statement. However, Section 9-509 of the UCC provides ...

In Florida, perfection of a security interest in personal property occurs when a sufficient UCC-1 financing statement (a UCC-1) is filed with the Registry. The Registry provides an online database ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Secretary of State announced that people should be cautious when receiving official-looking mail. This time, the scam is targeting most Tennesseans by asking them to ...

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett is issuing a new warning to all Tennesseans about a scam involving Uniform Commercial Code documents. As part of the scam, citizens receive an official-looking ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennesseans received an alert from Secretary of State Tre Hargett on Wednesday about an official-looking mailer from TN UCC Statement Service that falsely suggests businesses ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about commercial real estate negotiations, deals and legal issues. UCC-1 filings are easy to make correctly and a disaster ...