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A UCC financing statement — also called a UCC-1 financing statement or a UCC-1 filing — is a legal form that allows a lender to announce a lien on an asset to secure a loan. By filing the UCC financing statement, the lender is giving notice that it has an interest in the property listed in the filing.

– How Does UCC Affect My Business? The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) is a standardized set of business laws that has been laid for the regulation of financial contracts. It has been fully adopted by most states in the US including Florida.

Although the specifics can vary from state to state, UCC filings usually last for five years. If your loan is still active after that period of time, your lender can apply for a continuation of the lien. The lender can also file amendments or addendums to the statement, if necessary.

Generally speaking, lenders will mostly file UCC liens on property or real estate or any other business assets. If you fail to pay your debt, a judgment creditor can usually seize cash from your bank account or force the sale of most business assets.

Walk-In filers: In person drop off and pick up is available at the FloridaUCC, LLC office (2002 Old St. Augustine Rd, Bldg. D, Tallahassee, FL, 32301) between 8:00am and 5:00pm each business day.

The "Florida Secured Transaction Registry" is a centralized Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filing and retrieval system containing initial financing statements, amendments, assignments, and other UCC filings as authorized by Florida Statutes Chapter 679.

Visit the Florida Secured Transaction Registry for forms, filings, searches, copies and certification requests....The vendor is responsible for all: Filings. Forms. Photocopy and certification requests. Database availability.

A UCC filing won't impact your business credit scores directly because it doesn't indicate anything about your ability to repay your debts. However, it can affect your ability to get credit again in the future.