We are happy to announce the opening of our Sarasota, Florida office! Joelle Churik, formerly with our Illinois office, has relocated to The Sunshine State and is ready to assist you with your UCC, Corporate, and Registered Agent needs nationwide.
Joelle has more than 15 years of nationwide industry experience and a wonderful track record of excellent customer service.
Reach out to Joelle at joelle.churik@unisearch.com with all your questions. Or give her a call at 888.617-4478.
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It is becoming more and more common for factors, equipment financing companies and lending firms to request a secured party search in the UCC records of your state filing office. The results obtained are a wealth of new potential client information for your competitors. Once this secured party search is conducted against your company name, your competitor can obtain the name and address of your clients and the collateral that you are holding. This information is then used to create new business for your competitor while you miss out on continued business with the client you worked so hard to get on board.
What Can You Do to Protect Your Client Information From Your Competitor?
Under Revised Article 9, UCC Section 9-502(a)(2), a financing statement must provide the name of the secured party or representative of the secured party. Through this rule there is a provision to allow a "representative" to act as secured party for your filings. This means that instead of your name being used in the Secured Party field on the UCC form, you use a name of a representative in the field to "mask" your name from any competitors.
Unisearch's Secured Party Representation Service provides just this service. It allows you to still perfect your security interest when you file a UCC-1, and at the same time limit the ability of your competitors in determining who your clients are. In addition, the service does not interfere with due diligence searches on the debtor name.
As your representative, Unisearch will promptly forward any inquiries regarding your filing to your designated contact, without disclosing to the inquiring party any information about your company or your interest in the UCC filing. You will be able to determine if the inquiry is a legitimate inquiry from the debtor, court, attorney or unit of government or if the inquiry is one from a competitor looking for marketing information.
Contact Unisearch Today
Don't let another day go by with your client list vulnerable to your competitors! Contact Scott Vogt at scott.vogt@unisearch.com, 800.722.0708 ext 116 to learn more about how Unisearch can help you protect your client information.
The CBSV recently released a new Form SSA-89 which is marked (02-2018) on the top left corner of the form found here. Please begin using this new form as soon as possible as they have allowed a transition period through the end of the calendar year (12/31/2018).
Please contact a Unisearch Service Representative for more information.
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Effective January 1, domestic and foreign Limited Partnerships must file a Public Information Report even if no taxes are due with the Comptroller of Public Accounts instead of a Periodic Report with the Secretary of State.
Effective January 1, Benefit Corporations may now be formed in Indiana. A Benefit Corporation must create or pursue a general public benefit or a specific public benefit as outlined in its articles of incorporation.
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