Contracts/UCC-1 financing statement
Template:Underconstruction A UCC-1 financing statement (an abbreviation for Uniform Commercial Code-1) is a legal form that a creditor files to give notice that it has an interest in the personal property of a delinquent debtor (a person who has not paid back their debt as specified in a prior agreement).[1] This form is filed in order to “perfect” a creditor’s security interest by giving public notice that there is a desire to take possession of certain assets for repayment of a specific debt. Such payments are often found in the local newspapers. Once the form has been filed the creditor may move forward in the process of appropriating the perfected assets of a debtor that is of equal value to the debt owed.[2] This process is also called "perfecting the security interest" in the property, and this type of loan is a secured loan.[3]
The filing creates a lien against the property, so the borrower may not dispose of the property without paying off the debt.
