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Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Financial Statements

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Chester, PA Chapter 9 Court Confirms Certain Municipal Financing Techniques, Raises Concerns About Others

On November 3, 2023, the Court in the Chapter 9 bankruptcy case of the City of Chester, Pennsylvania issued its ruling in an adversary proceeding challenging the perfection of the liens securing certain revenue bonds issued...more

Holland & Hart LLP

The Vendor's Lender: Secured Creditor's Rights in Receivables Are Paramount

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Accounts receivable serve as an important source of collateral – indeed, receivables and other rights to payment represent the lifeblood of asset-based lending, securitizations and factoring arrangements. Article 9 of the...more

White and Williams LLP

New York Lawmakers Re-introduce Legislation to Impose Recording Tax on Mezzanine Loans and Preferred Equity Investments

New York State lawmakers have reintroduced proposals to impose a tax on the creation of mezzanine debt and preferred equity. Both the New York Senate and Assembly have put forward similar bills that would require both...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Do You Know Your Debtor’s Name? Minor Mistakes in UCC-1 Financing Statements Might Be Seriously Misleading

Zero tolerance continues to be the name of the game in drafting Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) financing statements. While in some states, minor mistakes in UCC financing statements may be forgiven, in at least Florida, no...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

In Depth: A Perfection Problem with a Hidden Solution

Most U.S. lenders are familiar with the need to file a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement to perfect a security interest in collateral. Most lenders are also aware that financing statements must be updated if the...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

That’s Bogus! Protecting Your Business Against Fraudulent UCC Financing Statements

In Rhode Island, a “bogus” lien on your business’s assets is always just a few clicks away. Indeed, without consent, warning, or any factual basis, any individual with internet access can allege a secured interest in any...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New York State Assembly Reintroduces Legislation Imposing Recording Tax on Mezzanine Debt and Certain Preferred Equity Investments

On January 22, 2021, several New York State Assembly Members reintroduced legislation (Bill No. A03139) that seeks to amend New York’s Real Property Law and Tax Law, New York’s Tax Law and New York’s Uniform Commercial Code...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Monitor Your Business Liens

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Corporate housekeeping should include a line item for monitoring your business liens. As a debtor, the health of your business is reliant on a good credit score. As a creditor, losing your security interest on a lien could...more

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First Circuit Rules That “Incorporation by Reference” of Collateral Description in UCC Financing Statements May Not Perfect Lien

Tolstoy warned that “if you look for perfection, you’ll never be content”, but Tolstoy wasn’t a bankruptcy lawyer. In the world of secured lending, perfection is paramount. A secured lender that has not properly perfected its...more

Troutman Pepper

Ambiguous UCC Collateral Descriptions: A Snare for Private Equity Companies

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On May 8, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri in In re 8760 Service Group held that a creditor had a first-priority interest in certain collateral of a debtor, before a subsequent creditor, despite...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

What’s in a Name? Changes to Article 9 of the California Uniform Commercial Code

As you are probably aware, the latest revisions to Article 9 of the California Commercial Code became effective on July 1, 2014. Rather than providing an exhaustive list of all of the revisions to Article 9 of the California...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Are Your Procedures in Compliance with the Updated UCC Article 9?

Despite the lack of fireworks and fanfare, July 1, 2013, ushered in new changes to the Uniform Commercial Code that are important to bankers, lenders and legal practitioners. The revisions to UCC Article 9 (“Article 9”)...more

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