UCC (Uniform Commercial Code) Information and Fee Schedule

A UCC is a security agreement on personal property that is recorded to protect the lender's, or secured party's, investment. In a security agreement, a loan of money is secured by personal property as collateral, thereby giving the lender rights in the property.

There are two primary types of UCC filings as described below:

UCC-1: Financing Statement

The UCC-1 is a form used in an initial filing of a financing statement. According to G. S. 25-9-402, the financing statement must contain the following information:

• Secured party's name

• Debtor's name

• Debtor's signature (with certain exceptions)

• Secured party's address

• Debtor's mailing address

• Statement indicating types of, or describing the items of, collateral

What are the filing fees?

UCC filing fees are based upon the total number of pages in each filing. Fees also apply to Termination statements. Fees are as follows:

The Secretary of State's Office will contine to accept the following forms of payment: cash, check, deposit account or wire transfer.

UCC-11: Request for Information or Copies

the UCC-11 is request for information on particular debtor, detailing any active financing statements.

Fee and payment information

Checks should be made payable to: Nash County Register of Deeds