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 ...

Proper attention to the unsexy “Uniform” Commercial Code financing statement may well be the single most consequential checklist item in a secured bond financing from the perspective of bondholder ...

Under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, liens on most types of personal property can be created and perfected through the combination of a security agreement and a properly filed financing ...

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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 ...

Problem/situation: The volume of paperwork generated by UCC filing requirements makes for long turnaround time and creates a drag on commerce. Solution: Automation of the UCC filing systems.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett is warning Tennesseans about a scam that involves Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) documents. The scam involves receiving 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 ...