Define Fillable Fields In Legal Vermont UCC Forms For Free

Ask the lender to terminate the lien upon payoff. A good rule of thumb is to request that your lender file a UCC-3 form with your secretary of state as soon as possible after you pay off your loan. The UCC-3 will terminate the lien on your company's assets (or assets) and remove the UCC-1 filing.

A creditor files a UCC-1 to provide notice to interested parties that he or she has a security interest in a debtor's personal property. This personal property is being used as collateral in some type of secured transaction, usually a loan or a lease.

"Address" means either (1) a street address, route number (may include box) or P.O. Box number plus the city, state and zip code, or (2) an address that purports to be a mailing address outside the United States of America. "Amendment" means a UCC record that amends the information contained in a financing statement.

A UCC filing is the official notice lenders use to indicate that they have a security interest in a borrower's assets or property. The UCC filing establishes a lien against the collateral the borrower uses to secure the loan ? giving the lender the right to claim that collateral as repayment 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.

Remember: as long as an asset has a UCC lien filed against it, you're not allowed to transfer, sell, or use it as collateral for any other loan.