(a) Sufficiency of financing statement. Subject to Subsection (b), a financing statement is sufficient only if it: (1) provides the name of the debtor; (2) provides the name of the secured party or a representative of the secured party; and (3) indicates the collateral covered by the financing statement. (b) Real-property-related financing statements. To be sufficient, a financing statement that covers as-extracted collateral or standing timber that constitutes goods, or that is filed as a fixture filing and covers goods that are to become fixtures, must satisfy Subsection (a) and also: (1) indicate that it covers this type of collateral; (2) [Reserved.] (3) provide a description of the real property to which the collateral is related sufficient to cause the mortgage to be effective against third persons if the description were contained in a mortgage of real property filed for registry; and (4) if the debtor does not have an interest of record in the real property, provide the name of a record owner. (c) [Reserved.] (d) Filing before security agreement or attachment. A financing statement may be filed before a security agreement is made or a security interest otherwise attaches.
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