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Troutman Pepper Locke

Navigating Jurisdictional Pitfalls: Lessons From Global One Media, Inc. v. Newtek Small Business Finance, LLC on Lien Filing...

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The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate panel recently reaffirmed the longstanding principle that a UCC-1 financing statement securing personal property must be filed at the debtor’s location. In a recent case, the lender did...more

Miller Canfield

Practice Pointer: Review Your Loan File Now to Avoid Problems Later

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When a loan becomes distressed, it is essential for the secured lender to conduct a file review to determine if there are any deficiencies that need to be addressed. If deficiencies are not addressed, the lender’s collateral...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Lender Beware: Two Recent Bankruptcy Cases Highlight Importance of Diligence in UCC-1 Filings

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Lenders should view as cautionary tales two recently handed down decisions regarding UCC-1 financing statements and the perfection of security interests. On December 20, 2019, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of...more

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A Win for Lenders: Seventh Circuit Finds UCC-1 Collateral Description Reference Sufficient

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In a win for lenders, on September 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois, holding that the collateral description in the UCC-1 financing...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Second Circuit Rules Unintended UCC Termination Statement Was Authorized

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When terminating a financing statement, it is necessary to be certain that other financing statements are not unintentionally released, according to an opinion last week of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. The effect of...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Erroneous UCC-3 Termination Leads to Disastrous Consequences

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In a recent decision, a U.S. Court of Appeals held that the filing of a UCC-3 termination statement in a relatively simple payoff transaction between General Motors and a lender was still considered "authorized," despite the...more

Blank Rome LLP

Mistakes and Regrets: UCC Filing Error Terminates Security Interest

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Action Item: When a secured loan is being paid off, lenders routinely authorize the borrower’s counsel to prepare and file UCC termination statements releasing the lender’s security interest in the borrower’s property. ...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Mistakenly Filed UCC Termination Statement Results in Lender’s $1.5 Billion GM Bankruptcy Unsecured Loan

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On October 20, 2014, we issued a Legal News Alert commenting on a decision of the Delaware Supreme Court, on certification from the Second Circuit, regarding the effect of a mistaken UCC-3 termination statement. The Delaware...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

UCC-3 Termination Statements: Can They be Trusted?

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The holdings of two recent decisions from the Bankruptcy Courts of the Western District of Pennsylvania and the Southern District of New York, handed down within three days of each other in March, both affect the amount of...more

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