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For over 50 years, NCS has been the foremost authority in secured transactions. As the premier mechanic’s lien filer in North America, we provide services throughout the U.S. and Canada …
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July 26, 2021
In 2021, several states have enacted legislative updates to their mechanic’s lien and bond claim statutes. We’ve previously discussed some of the big changes (ahem, yes Arkansas, Iowa, and Texas …
July 12, 2021
Originally published in The Credit Research Foundation’s Perspective newsletter (June 2021) The Credit Research Foundation recently surveyed their membership on the use and impact of securitization (UCCs, mechanic’s lien, etc.) …
July 5, 2021
Arkansas recently passed two House Bills. HB 1835, which changes the notice requirement for residential contractor’s lien, and HB 1855, which revises the bonding procedure for payment bonds issued for …
Starts Aug 3, 2021 | 01:00 PM
Are you furnishing to projects in Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey & Virginia? Are you familiar with the optional notice?
Starts Aug 10, 2021 | 01:00 PM
Frustrated by letters and lawsuits from bankruptcy trustees wanting you to return payments made by customers that still owe you money? By understanding the basics of preference actions and defenses, …
Starts Aug 17, 2021 | 01:00 PM
Do you know how to increase your leverage and get paid? Unsure how to use lien foreclosure as a collection tool? As a labor or material supplier to a construction …
White Cap Supply Holdings, LLC’s (White Cap) preliminary notice process was comprehensive, but generally inefficient and often cumbersome, specifically in gathering job information, ensuring data accuracy, and managing statutory deadlines. …
“We were getting a $300,000 order ready for a project and I ran a quick search in LienFinder on my customer and the GC. Nothing came back in the search …
“I didn’t know anything about mechanic’s liens. We’d be in the difficult situation of not being paid and someone would ask ‘can we file a mechanic’s lien?’ and realize we …
Download this 50-state quick reference guide for mechanic’s lien and suit deadlines for both commercial and residential private projects. Plus, learn the difference between full vs. unpaid balance lien states, …
Download this 50-state quick reference guide for bond claim and suit deadlines for public projects. Plus, learn more about payment bonds and the parties involved, how to identify whether a …
Download this 50-state quick reference guide for preliminary notice deadlines for private commercial & residential projects. Plus, learn the difference between statutory and non-statutory notices, the critical role of deadlines, …
Many states require a preliminary notice be served in order to secure mechanic’s lien rights on private (commercial) projects. Check out which states have required notices!
Did you know that 19 states require a preliminary notice be served in order to secure claim rights for public projects? Check it out!
In most states you can use a general lien waiver template. But be careful, more than a dozen states have format requirements dictated by statute.
NCS Online Services (often referred to as OLS) is the hub for easily managing your NCS experience. OLS is consistently updated for the best user experience. We have integrated our …
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In this NCS Extra Credit installment, Craig Slimmer (Director of Sales and Marketing) and Brandon Kirsch (NCS IT Services) discuss NCS client data integration processes.
In this NCS Extra Credit installment, Heather McLaughlin (Notice & Mechanic’s Lien Specialist) explains 1st furnishing, last furnishing and completion.
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