LINCOLN, Neb.--(Business Wire)--
Effective Financing Statement (EFS) original filings can now be submitted online
to the Nebraska Secretary of State`s office. EFS filings provide public notice
of security interests held by lenders on crops and livestock. EFS filings join
terminations and continuations as EFS documents that can be filed
electronically.
The service is featured on the Nebraska state portal at www.nebraska.gov, or
users can go directly to https://www.nebraska.gov/sos/ucc/ the UCC Division
online search and filing center.
"This latest move meets two of my goals of office - to increase online services
and to make it easier to conduct business in Nebraska," said Secretary of State
John Gale. "Having these filings online makes the process quicker and more
convenient for the filer."
Lenders regularly make loans on crops and livestock and secure those loans with
a lien filing. The Secretary of State`s Office issues a master lien list every
quarter that identifies to interested parties the EFS filings of record.
"EFS filings are an extremely important public notice that brings stability and
security to the commodity market place in Nebraska," said Gale. "Such filings
open up lines of credit to producers for loans by protecting lenders in the
event of a sale of secured commodities. Nebraska lenders and purchasers rely
heavily on the EFS system to work accurately and smoothly to make these lines of
credit possible."
Initial users of the system have written positive reviews and expressed
appreciation for the work the Office of the Secretary of State put in to make
this new filing service available.
About Nebraska.gov
Nebraska.gov (http://www.Nebraska.gov) is managed by Nebraska Interactive, LLC
part of eGovernment firm NIC`s (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies. Nebraska
Interactive works with state agencies to enable them to conduct state business
online and improve public access to government information.
About NIC
NIC Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official government
portals, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company's
innovative eGovernment services help reduce costs and increase efficiencies for
government agencies, citizens, and businesses across the country. NIC provides
eGovernment solutions for more than 3,000 federal, state, and local agencies
that serve 97 million people in the United States. Additional information is
available at http://www.nicusa.com.
Nebraska.gov
Carmen Easley, 402-471-2154
Director of Marketing
carmen@nicusa.com
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