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What does it look like? A UCC-1 financing statement contains three important pieces of information: Parts 1 and 2 contain the personal and contact information of the borrower. Part 3 contains the personal and contact information of the secured party?otherwise known as the creditor.

How long does a UCC filing last? A UCC-1 filing is good for five years. After five years, it is considered lapsed and no longer valid. Should your debtor remain in debt to you and encounter financial difficulty or file for bankruptcy, you have no secured interest if your UCC-1 filing has lapsed.

The Uniform Commercial Code allows a creditor, typically a financial institution or lender, to notify other creditors about a debtor's assets used as collateral for a secured transaction by filing a public notice (financing statement) with a particular filing office.

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.

Information Request (Form UCC11) (Texas) SOSDirect Online Services ? Internet Filings OnlyFiling FeeInitial FilingUCC Financing Statement (UCC1)$5.00Manufactured-Home Transaction60.00Public-Finance Transaction60.0016 more rows

Uniform Commercial Code - Fees Information Request Form ? Mail and Fax FilingsFiling FeeInformation Request (Form UCC11) (Texas)$15.00Certified search report per debtorCertification stamp for specified copies only request (each)15.00Certified copy (per page)1.003 more rows