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Update us on how it goes! Always curious to hear about other people's experiences with California UCC amendments.

Just to add another perspective - I've found it helpful to do a quick UCC search on your debtor before filing the amendment to make sure there aren't any other liens that might complicate things. Sometimes you discover other creditors have filed against the same collateral and it's better to know that upfront. Also, for the $180k deal size, you might want to consider getting title insurance on the UCC filing if your bank offers it. Small cost compared to the potential exposure if something goes wrong with the perfection.

Long term, you might want to look into UCC monitoring services that track your filings and alert you to potential issues. Short term, focus on finding any technical defects in the competing lender's filing - that's probably your best shot at this point.

This is a tough situation but unfortunately pretty common with mobile equipment financing. The 4-month rule under UCC 9-316 is strict - once your perfection lapsed after month 4, the competing lender who filed in month 6 would have priority even though your security interest was created first. Your main options now are: 1) Scrutinize their UCC-1 filing for any technical defects (debtor name errors, insufficient collateral description, etc.), 2) Review whether the equipment was truly "located" in the new state vs. just temporarily deployed there, and 3) Pursue the debtor for breach of your security agreement terms. The notification language in your agreement might not help with priority but could give you damages against the debtor. Going forward, definitely consider protective filings in adjacent states for mobile equipment - much cheaper than losing a six-figure loan to a priority dispute.

Thanks everyone for all the detailed explanations! This has been really eye-opening. I had no idea UCC-3 forms were so versatile - amendment, continuation, termination, partial releases, corrections. Really appreciate the practical tips about exact name matching and keeping documentation. For my LLC to corporation conversion, sounds like I definitely need an amendment rather than a new filing. One follow-up question though - should I wait until closer to my 5-year expiration in 2024 to file both the amendment and continuation together, or is it better to handle the name change amendment now and deal with continuation separately later?

Great question about timing! I'd actually suggest filing the name change amendment sooner rather than later. Here's why: since you did an LLC to corp conversion, you want that new entity name reflected in the UCC records as soon as possible for legal clarity. If you wait until 2024, you'll have almost 5 years where the public record doesn't match your actual business entity, which could create issues if anyone searches for liens against your current corporation name. Plus, filing the amendment now gives you a clean slate - if there are any rejection issues with the name change, you'll have plenty of time to resolve them without the pressure of an approaching expiration. You can always file the continuation separately in 2024, and the filing fees aren't usually significant enough to make combining them a major cost savings. Better to be current and compliant now than risk complications later.

Just to add one more verification tool that's been helpful - when I'm reviewing commercial loan documents now, I use Certana.ai to cross-check that UCC filings and loan agreements are describing the same collateral consistently. It catches cases where someone accidentally mixed real estate language into UCC documents or vice versa. Really useful for avoiding those conceptual errors that can invalidate security interests.

This thread has been incredibly helpful - thank you all! I was definitely mixing up my concepts. Just to make sure I have this straight for my exam: UCC Article 9 = personal property (equipment, inventory, accounts receivable, etc.) and real estate law = land and buildings. The key test is whether the collateral can move without damaging the property it's attached to. I'm going to review my study materials with this framework and focus on personal property examples. Appreciate everyone taking the time to clear this up!

One more Wyoming quirk - they process electronic filings pretty fast, usually same day if submitted before 3pm MT. But if there's an issue they reject quickly too, so you'll know right away if something needs fixing.

As someone who just went through Wyoming UCC filings for the first time, I can confirm the $20 electronic fee is accurate. One thing I'd add - Wyoming's online system lets you save draft filings, which is really helpful when you're doing bulk submissions like yours. You can prep all 12 UCC-1s, double-check everything, then submit them in batches. Also, their confirmation emails include the file-stamped documents as PDFs, so you get your official copies immediately rather than waiting for mail delivery.