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If you have not filed a UCC-1, then you are considered unsecured, and as such, you are placed in the ?back of the line,? behind the secured creditors. Secured creditors are taken care of first in the division of assets.

Uniform Commercial Code1 (UCC1) statement is a legal notice filed by creditors in an effort to publicly declare their right to seize assets of debtors who default on loans. UCC1 notices are typically printed in local newspapers, in an effort to publicly express a lender's intent to seize collateralized assets.

What is the cost to search and file UCC documents? ServiceStatutory FeePortal Admin FeeUCC-3$25.00 per filing$5.00Certified Search Certificate and Photo Copies$25.00 per certificate, $1.00 per page$5.00Relative-to-Filing Certificate$1.00 per filing$.20Status Report$5.00 per report, $1.00 per page$1.00, $0.20 per page3 more rows

The secured party may petition the court for a judgment against the borrower. It may also utilize available judicial procedures to repossess, foreclose, or otherwise enforce the claim against the property secured by the UCC statement.

In general, a UCC filing is not bad for your business ? it simply serves as an official notice to other creditors that your lender has a security interest in one or all of your assets. However, UCC filings can impact your business credit, risk your company's assets and/or hinder your ability to get future financing.

NOTICE: Following an opinion issued by the Indiana Attorney General, effective January 1, 2021, UCC Recording fees are $35.00 including Financing Statements, Amendments, and Information Requests regardless of page count. UCC's will receive the same instrument number format as all other recorded documents.