Berks County PA UCC Filings: Debtors, Lenders & Liens

Search recorded UCC filings in Berks County, Pennsylvania: Reading, Wyomissing, Pottstown-area townships, Kutztown, Boyertown and the rest of the county, by debtor or secured-party name. Get the parties, filing type, recording date, document number, property address, parcel and legal description as flat rows.

Berks County's Recorder of Deeds publishes an online index of recorded UCC financing statements, continuations, amendments, assignments, corrections and terminations. This actor turns that public index into structured rows you can load into a CRM, a spreadsheet, a skip-trace or a credit workflow.

Here is one real record from this actor. source_page, source_url are left out of this example and included in your dataset.

{
  "record_id": "2020025984",
  "document_number": "2020025984",
  "instrument_number": "2020025984",
  "doc_type": "UCC - FINANCING STATEMENT",
  "doc_type_code": "UCCF",
  "doc_group": "UCC",
  "filing_type": "ucc_initial",
  "filing_type_label": "UCC financing statement (initial)",
  "lien_category": "ucc",
  "lien_category_label": "UCC / secured interest",
  "is_release": false,
  "recorded_date": "2020-08-03",
  "recorded_time": "2:42 PM",
  "debtor_name": "MULBERRY ACQUISITION PARTNERS LLC",
  "debtor_names": "MULBERRY ACQUISITION PARTNERS LLC",
  "debtor_count": 1,
  "secured_party_name": "PENN COMMUNITY BANK",
  "secured_party_names": "PENN COMMUNITY BANK",
  "secured_party_count": 1,
  "grantor_name": "MULBERRY ACQUISITION PARTNERS LLC",
  "grantor_names": "MULBERRY ACQUISITION PARTNERS LLC",
  "grantee_name": "PENN COMMUNITY BANK",
  "grantee_names": "PENN COMMUNITY BANK",
  "party_direction": "grantor_debtor",
  "property_address": "3543 RIDGEWAY ST; 501 BUTTER LN",
  "parcel_numbers": "57531917004930; 43532605293234",
  "legal_description": "LAURELDALE BOROUGH, PIN: 57531917004930 | EXETER TOWNSHIP, PIN: 43532605293234",
  "municipality": "LAURELDALE BOROUGH; EXETER TOWNSHIP",
  "subdivision": null,
  "lot": null,
  "book": null,
  "volume": null,
  "page": null,
  "book_volume_page": null,
  "page_count": 6,
  "parties_truncated": false,
  "county": "Berks",
  "state": "PA",
  "source": "Berks County Recorder of Deeds (Pennsylvania)",
  "search_role": "party",
  "search_term": "PENN COMMUNITY BANK",
  "search_terms": "types=ucc_initial,continuation,amendment,assignment,correction,termination; role=grantee; 2020-01-01..2026-10-21",
  "observed_at": "2026-10-21T06:10:02.706Z"
}

Input | Output | Pricing

Table of contents

• What you get
• Input and filters
• Use cases
• Coverage and freshness
• Pricing
• Comparison with other Apify actors
• Related LienIntel actors
• FAQ
• Run it through the Apify API

What you get

• Debtor and secured-party parties: every grantor and grantee on the filing, plus derived debtor_name and secured_party_name fields with an honest party_direction flag.
• Correct party direction: initial filings, continuations and corrections index the debtor as grantor; terminations are filed by the secured party, so the debtor is the grantee; assignments transfer the secured-party position and name no debtor; amendments are flagged mixed rather than guessed.
• Filing type: ucc_initial, continuation, amendment, assignment, correction or termination, alongside the recorder's own document type and code.
• Recording date and time: normalized to YYYY-MM-DD plus the published time.
• Document number: the recorder's document/instrument number for verification and cross-reference.
• Property context: property address, municipality or township, subdivision, lot and parcel identifiers.
• Release flag: terminations are marked so you can separate new liens from payoffs.
• Source traceability: source, source page, search term and observation timestamp on every row.

Each record can carry these 46 fields. A field the source does not publish for a record comes back as null.

Field	Type	Description
record_id	string	County document number, used as the unique record key
document_number	string	Recorded document number
instrument_number	string	Instrument number assigned by the recorder
doc_type	string	County document type, for example UCC - FINANCING STATEMENT
doc_type_code	string	County document type code: UCCF, UCCN, UCAM, UCAS, UCCO or UCCT
doc_group	string	County document group, normally UCC
filing_type	string	Normalized filing type: ucc_initial, continuation, amendment, assignment, correction or termination
filing_type_label	string	Human-readable filing type label
lien_category	string	Normalized category; always ucc for this actor
lien_category_label	string	Human-readable category label
is_release	boolean	True for UCC terminations
recorded_date	string	Recording date in YYYY-MM-DD format
recorded_time	string	Recording time as published, when present
debtor_name	string	Primary debtor name when the instrument's party direction identifies a debtor; null for assignments and mixed amendments
debtor_names	string	All debtor names, joined with semicolons; null when no debtor is inferred
debtor_count	integer	Number of debtor names
secured_party_name	string	Primary secured party, lender or assignee name when identifiable
secured_party_names	string	All secured party names, joined with semicolons; null for mixed amendments
secured_party_count	integer	Number of secured party names
grantor_name	string	Primary grantor exactly as the recorder indexed it
grantor_names	string	All grantors, joined with semicolons
grantee_name	string	Primary grantee exactly as the recorder indexed it
grantee_names	string	All grantees, joined with semicolons
party_direction	string	Party direction for the instrument: grantor_debtor (initial, continuation, correction), grantee_debtor (termination), secured_party_transfer (assignment, assignor to assignee) or mixed (amendment, debtor not inferred)
property_address	string	Property addresses on the filing, joined with semicolons
parcel_numbers	string	Parcel or tax identification numbers, joined with semicolons
legal_description	string	Legal description, joined with a pipe
municipality	string	Municipality, township or city from the legal description
subdivision	string	Subdivision or condominium name
lot	string	Lot or unit number, or a low-high range
book	string	Book number, when the county uses book/page
volume	string	Volume number, when the county uses book/page
page	string	Page number, when the county uses book/page
book_volume_page	string	Raw volume/book/page string
page_count	integer	Number of pages in the recorded document
parties_truncated	boolean	True when the county truncates a long party list
county	string	County; always Berks
state	string	US state; always PA
source	string	Public source name
source_page	string	Public search page
source_url	string	Public source URL
search_role	string	How the record matched: party, document_number or new_filings
search_term	string	Party name or document number that matched this record
search_terms	string	Filters used for the run
observed_at	string	Timestamp when the record was observed
error	string	Error message when no records were returned or the run failed; error records are not charged

Input and filters

All inputs are optional.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
partyNames	array	no	(none)	Names to search, up to 20. Partial names are supported, for example SMITH, GOODLEAP or PENN COMMUNITY BANK. Each name is searched separately and results are deduplicated.
partyRole	string	no	"any"	Match the name as grantor (debtor), grantee (secured party), or either side. Values: any, grantor, grantee.
documentNumbers	array	no	(none)	Optional recorder document or instrument numbers, up to 20. Use this to verify a known filing.
filingTypes	array	no	(none)	UCC filing families to include. Leave empty for all. Allowed values: ucc_initial, continuation, amendment, assignment, correction, termination.
dateFrom	string	no	(none)	Earliest recorded date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Leave empty for the last 30 days when no search term is given, or the last 10 years when searching by name or document number.
dateTo	string	no	(none)	Latest recorded date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Leave empty for today.
maxFilings	integer	no	25	Maximum number of unique recorded UCC filings to return and charge. Free Apify users receive up to 10 results per run.

A working example to paste into the Input tab:

{
  "partyNames": [
    "PENN COMMUNITY BANK"
  ],
  "partyRole": "grantee",
  "dateFrom": "2020-01-01",
  "maxFilings": 5
}

Use cases

• Search Reading and Berks County debtors for UCC history, with each document's number, type and recording date.
• MCA and ISO brokers: find businesses with new secured filings and identify the incumbent funder.
• Equipment finance, factoring and commercial lenders: monitor competitor lending and new borrower activity.
• Credit, collections and recovery teams: spot new secured positions and terminations.
• Solar, HVAC and home-improvement finance teams: county-recorded UCC fixture filings show installed-equipment financing and the lender behind it.

Coverage and freshness

• Jurisdiction: Berks County, Pennsylvania (Reading, Wyomissing, Shillington, Kutztown, Boyertown, Hamburg, Fleetwood, Amity, Exeter, Spring and the rest of the county).
• Records: UCC financing statements (UCCF), continuations (UCCN), amendments (UCAM), assignments (UCAS), corrections (UCCO) and terminations (UCCT).
• The recorder posts recordings in batches, so the most recent days may not yet appear. Use the recorded-date range that fits your use case.
• Not included: deeds, mortgages, satisfactions, plats, charters, storm-water notices and other non-UCC instruments.
• Not included: state-level Pennsylvania UCC filings. General UCC filings are made with the Pennsylvania Department of State; this actor covers the county recorder's UCC index, which is where real-property fixture filings and related UCC records are recorded.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. These are the current Apify prices, read on 2026-11-06.

Event	Price	When it is charged
result	$0.015	Each record delivered to your dataset
apify-actor-start	$0.003	When a run starts, once per GB of run memory with a minimum of one

At the default 512 MB, a run that delivers 100 records costs $1.503.

• Apify asks for a maximum spend of at least $0.018 per run on this actor.
• Accounts on the free Apify plan receive up to 10 results per run.
• If nothing matches or the source fails, you get one row with an error field and no result charge. The start event still applies to the run.
• Set a maximum cost per run and the actor stops delivering results when it reaches that limit.

Comparison with other Apify actors

No dedicated actor for this source on the Apify Store as of November 2026. We searched the public Store on 2026-11-06 with queries including "Berks County Pennsylvania lien", "Berks County recorder" and "Berks County ucc", and we reviewed the listings for this source and data type. Broader actors exist: shelvick/property-deed-records searches deed and lien records from county recorder indexes. Their listings do not name this source, so we could not confirm that they cover it. Store listings change, so run the same search before you rely on this.

Related LienIntel actors

Other public LienIntel actors for the same buyer:

• Allegheny County PA UCC Filings: Debtors & Secured Parties: county recorded liens and UCC filings in Pennsylvania
• Delaware County PA UCC Filings: Debtors, Lenders & Liens: county recorded liens and UCC filings in Pennsylvania
• Allegheny County PA Tax Liens: Dockets, Amounts & Assignees: delinquent property tax records in Pennsylvania
• Alaska Recorder UCC & Lien Filings: Debtors & Lenders: county recorded liens and UCC filings in Alaska

FAQ

Is this a statewide Pennsylvania UCC search?

No. It is the Berks County Recorder of Deeds index. For statewide general UCC filings, search the Pennsylvania Department of State.

Does it include debtor and lender names?

Yes. Every filing returns all indexed grantors and grantees, plus derived primary names and counts. Check party_direction to see which side is the debtor: grantor_debtor, grantee_debtor, secured_party_transfer (assignment) or mixed (amendment, where no debtor is inferred).

Can I search by lender?

Yes. Set partyRole to grantee and enter the lender name, for example PENN COMMUNITY BANK or GOODLEAP.

Can I monitor new filings?

Yes. Leave the names empty and set a date range; the actor returns the most recent UCC recordings in that window.

Are terminations included?

Yes, and is_release is true for UCC terminations so you can filter them in or out.

Is the data FCRA-compliant for credit decisions?

No. This is public-record research and workflow data, not a consumer credit report.

Does it return the document image?

No. You get the indexed data for each recording, along with the document number you need to order a copy from the recording office.

Run it through the Apify API

Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/lienintel~berks-county-pa-ucc-filings/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"partyNames": ["PENN COMMUNITY BANK"], "partyRole": "grantee", "dateFrom": "2020-01-01", "maxFilings": 5}'

With the Apify CLI:

$apify call lienintel/berks-county-pa-ucc-filings --input '{"partyNames": ["PENN COMMUNITY BANK"], "partyRole": "grantee", "dateFrom": "2020-01-01", "maxFilings": 5}'

Every run writes to a dataset that you can export as JSON, CSV or Excel from the Storage tab or through the Apify API.

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LienIntel is an independent data provider and is not affiliated with any government office named on this page. Records are public and are provided for research and workflow automation. This is not a certified search and not a consumer report under the FCRA.