Uniform Commercial Code Filing Search

COMING SOON in 2025 - The Department of Financial Institutions will soon be transitioning to a new software for UCC and Trademark filings. Your submission history and associated documents will be unavailable following the new software installation. Please download any previous filing receipts, proof of fling, or rejection of filings documents prior to the existing system closure. Further information to come on the software system change. Thank you.

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filing search allows the user to perform searches on debtors and secured parties. A user can create a free account and begin searching the same day. Please read the guidance below to understand how the system will behave when performing searches and what logic and keying standards are/were applied.

Search Lien Filings

User Manuals

Guide for Account Setup Information & Basic Navigation AccountSetupInfo.pdf
FAQ's For Searches UCC11SearchTips.pdf

How to search by filing numbers
Difference between Quick Search & UCC-11 Search
Keying Standards for Debtors Prior 7/1/2001 & after 7/1/2001
RA9 Search logic
Search Tips
County Codes

Guide for UCC-11 Search UCC11Search.pdf
Guide for UCC Quick Search UCCQuickSearch.pdf
Guide for Secured Party Search SecuredPartySearch.pdf
How to Retrieve Completed Searches RetrievingFilingsFromYourAccount.pdf

Contact Us

Phone: (608) 266-8915
Email: DFI-UCC@dfi.wisconsin.gov
Mailing Address:
Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions
Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
PO Box 7847
Madison, WI 53707-7847
Physical Address:
Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions
Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
4822 Madison Yards Way, North Tower
Madison, WI 53705