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Serve Preliminary Notices via Certified Mail

Serving a preliminary notice correctly is one of the most important steps in the preliminary notice process and in protecting your mechanic’s lien...

What Is a Lien Waiver in Construction

Preliminary Notices: What Are They?

Preliminary Notice Basics A preliminary notice is often the first step in preserving your right to secure payment through a mechanic’s lien (for...

Lien Index Q3 2025

Lien Index Falls 10 Points (16%) to 51 from Revised Q2 Score of 61, Signaling Shifts in Market Activity NCS Credit's Lien Index is derived from...

Texas Preliminary Notices Are for Non-Payment

Understanding Texas Notice Cycles for Lien and Bond Rights That’s an odd title, right? “Texas Preliminary Notices Are for Non-Payment.” It may sound...

Business Bankruptcies Are Rising; Time to Protect Your A/R

The Bankruptcy Wave Isn’t Coming… It’s Already Here. According to Epiq AACER and the American Bankruptcy Institute, commercial Chapter 11 filings in...

Payment Protection Rights for Los Angeles Wildfires

California Mechanic’s Lien and Bond Claim Rights: Rebuilding After the Wildfires To say the Los Angeles wildfires were devastating is an...

Bectran and NCS Credit Lien Management Integration

Streamline Your Construction Lien Management with Bectran and NCS Credit Integration Bectran Partners with NCS Credit to Deliver a Lien Tracking...

Rental Equipment in Pennsylvania: The UCC Filing Advantage

No Mechanic’s Lien Rights for Rental Equipment in Pennsylvania Originally published in the Credit Research Foundation’s publication, Perspective by...

Changes to Florida’s Lien and Bond Claim Laws

As of 10/01/2023, Changes Are in Effect for Florida’s Mechanic’s Lien and Bond Claim Laws After several amendments and readings, Florida passed House...