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NCS Credit Lien Index Q4 2023

The Lien Index ended 2023 at 55. This is an approximate 5% decline in activity from Q3 2023 and a 4% increase in activity compared to Q4 2022. Even though activity has slowed over Q3, lien activity remains above 50, signaling payment issues on...

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NCS Credit Lien Index Q3 2023

The Lien Index decreased to 51 in Q3. The decrease comes on the heels of a revised rate of activity for Q2 2023, in which the Index increased from 47...

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NCS Credit Lien Index Q2 2023

The Lien Index decreased 16 points in Q2 2023 to 47. The significant decrease comes as the revised Q1 2023 Index skyrocketed to 63.

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NCS Credit Lien Index Q1 2023

The Lien Index decreased 4 points in Q1 2023 to 49, an 8% decrease from revised Q4 2022 and a 20% increase year over year.

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Contingent Payment Clauses

Pay-If-Paid and Pay-When-Paid are contingent payment clauses. But what's the difference between the two and are they enforceable? “A contingent...

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NCS Credit Lien Index 2022 Q4

The Lien Index increased 3 points in Q4 2022 to 47, a 7% increase over Q3 2022 and 34% increase year over year. The driving force behind the rise in...

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NCS Credit Lien Index 2022 Q3

The Lien Index increased 4 points in Q3 2022, an 11% climb over Q2 2022. As expected, Q3 mechanic's lien activity rose 11% over Q2, and activity...

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NCS Lien Index 2022 Q2

The Lien Index decreased 8 points in Q2 2022, a 19% drop over Q1 2022. Despite the significant drop in mechanic's lien filings in Q2, the overall...

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What Is a UCC3

A UCC-3 can wear many hats. It can be used to continue, amend, or terminate your UCC filing. It can also be used to assign your interest to another...

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NCS Lien Index 2022 Q1

The Lien Index's rate of increase slowed from an adjusted +22% in Q4 2021 to +13% in Q1 2022. Although the rate of increase declined, mechanic’s lien...

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