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A Uniform Commercial Code filing, also known as a UCC filing, is a document that lenders use to establish their legal right to assets that a borrower uses to secure a loan. This notice allows the lender to seize the borrower's collateral in the case of default.

Fill in the debtor's name and mailing address. It may be an individual, or it may be in the name of a business or organization. If the loan is in the name of the business, include the business mailing address. There is space for additional debtors. Include them exactly as they appeared on the loan agreement.

The main purpose of a UCC is to perfect the secured interest of the secured party in personal property collateral. The UCC financing statement is a form that a creditor files to give notice that it has an interest in the personal property of a debtor. A bank, not an entrepreneur, typically files the statement.

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings allow creditors to notify other creditors about a debtor's assets used as collateral for a secured transaction. UCC liens filed with Secretary of State offices act as a public notice by the "creditor" of the creditor's interest in the property.

A UCC lien filing remains on your business credit report for 5 years. This has no negative effect on your credit score, however, when someone checks your credit report it is visible and that can play a factor in your ability to be approved for things other than just business funding.

A UCC filing gives other lenders notice that the lender has a first-position lien on collateral if the borrower defaults on their loan. A subsequent lender can take a second-position lien against the same collateral, but will only be able to seize that collateral if the first-position lien has already been satisfied.