Providing only a debtor's trade name in a financing statement is sufficient for perfection even if the trade name is not the legal name of the business.

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For a financing statement to properly perfect a security interest, it generally must provide the legal name of the debtor, not just a trade name, to sufficiently provide notice to third parties of the security interest.

Providing Only a Debtor's Trade Name in a Financing Statement