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Keith Hulen

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CO · May 17, 2022 → Jun 27, 2023

1deal (issuers)
$300Kreported sold
5investors
2Form D filings
2022–2023years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:52 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Keith Hulen is listed as an executive officer and director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between May 2022 and Jun 2023: SmartRank Inc. (Westminster, CO — industry reported as "Other" — 2022–2023; $300K reported sold to 5 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Ed Posnak (2 shared filings).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Keith. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 8 court cases matching the name, 12 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 20 records came back, including 1 court case still open — open cases can take years and cost money. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 2 public filings for Keith Hulen and found 3 differences: Keith Hulen appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Keith Hulen has not run yet — it is joining a line of 26,613 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

8 cases: 1 open, 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 3 dismissed, 1 judgment

Hulen v. First Advantage Background Services Corp. open
District Court, N.D. Texas · No. 4:26-cv-01104 · Filed Sep 8, 2026
Role of Hulen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Hulen Pointe Retail, LLC v. Lloyds' Syndicates closed
District Court, E.D. Texas · No. 4:21-cv-00067 · Filed Jan 25, 2021 · Closed Feb 4, 2021
Role of Hulen Pointe Retail, LLC: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2021-02-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
PENSACOLA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC v. HULEN closed
District Court, N.D. Florida · No. 3:12-cv-00556 · Filed Nov 20, 2012 · Closed May 2, 2013 · Nature of suit: 871 IRS 3rd party suits 26 USC 7609
Role of HULEN: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2013-05-02 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Hulen v. Investor Life Services, Inc. dismissed
District Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 3:06-cv-02222 · Filed Sep 14, 2006 · Closed Aug 30, 2007 · Nature of suit: 370 Other fraud
Role of Hulen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2007-08-30 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: want of prosecution Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Hulen v. American Commercial Barge Line LLC dismissed
District Court, S.D. Illinois · No. 3:04-cv-00367 · Filed Jun 1, 2004 · Closed Jun 6, 2005 · Nature of suit: 330 Federal employers' liability
Role of Hulen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2005-06-06 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IL (not a filing state)
Hulen v. Seven Motor Corp dismissed
District Court, W.D. Washington · No. 2:98-cv-01012 · Filed Jul 21, 1998 · Closed Apr 27, 1999 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of Hulen: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1999-04-27 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WA (not a filing state)
NCNB Texas National v. Hulen Park Place, LT closed
District Court, N.D. Texas · No. 4:90-cv-00636 · Filed Aug 20, 1990 · Closed Jul 31, 1991
Role of Hulen Park Place, LT: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1991-07-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Herrington v. Hulen National Bank judgment
District Court, N.D. Texas · No. 4:90-cv-00509 · Filed Jul 11, 1990 · Closed Feb 18, 1992 · Nature of suit: 430 Banks and banking
Role of Hulen National Bank: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1992-02-18 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on court trial; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:52 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: VA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Keith Hulen..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

12 cases: 12 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Keith E Hulen and Kimberly R Hulen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · No. 13-31445 · Filed Aug 6, 2013 · Closed Dec 17, 2013
Role of Keith E Hulen and Kimberly R Hulen: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-12-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); first name matches; court in IL (not a filing state)
Brown Publishing Company Liquidating Trust v. 3509 Hulen L.P. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 8-12-08140 · Filed Apr 25, 2012 · Closed Jul 2, 2012
Role of 3509 Hulen L.P.: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2012-07-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
FIA Card Services, N.A. v. Hulen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:10-ap-01239 · Filed May 17, 2010 · Closed Aug 18, 2010
Role of Hulen: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2010-08-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
Hulen H Brown and Melinda L Brown closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · No. 09-60840 · Filed Aug 27, 2009 · Closed Mar 2, 2012
Role of Hulen H Brown and Melinda L Brown: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-03-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Hulen Mall, LLC closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 09-12176 · Filed Apr 16, 2009 · Closed Sep 27, 2011
Role of Hulen Mall, LLC: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-09-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
Hulen Health Club, LLC closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · No. 08-32985 · Filed Jun 23, 2008 · Closed Oct 23, 2008
Role of Hulen Health Club, LLC: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-10-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Wells Fargo Bank Nevada v. Hulen closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 04-03169 · Filed Jul 13, 2004 · Closed Oct 21, 2004
Role of Hulen: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2004-10-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
Hulen Footaction, Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 04-28237 · Filed Mar 3, 2004 · Closed Apr 14, 2006
Role of Hulen Footaction, Inc.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-04-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
Hulen Lee Wilson and Laura Eugenia Wilson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · No. 02-00987 · Filed Mar 5, 2002 · Closed Jul 11, 2002
Role of Hulen Lee Wilson and Laura Eugenia Wilson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-07-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OK (not a filing state)
Hulen William Turner and Sarah P. Turner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 02-20112 · Filed Feb 5, 2002 · Closed Sep 19, 2006
Role of Hulen William Turner and Sarah P. Turner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-09-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in LA (not a filing state)
Hulen S. Dupree and Linda S. Dupree closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 97-20794 · Filed Jul 11, 1997 · Closed May 1, 2003
Role of Hulen S. Dupree and Linda S. Dupree: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-05-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in LA (not a filing state)
HULEN TOWERS ASSOCIATES LTD PTR closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · No. 4:91-bk-00720 · Filed Mar 4, 1991 · Closed Dec 12, 1991
Role of HULEN TOWERS ASSOCIATES LTD PTR: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1991-12-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 47 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AR (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:52 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

3 differences found between the filings for Keith Hulen (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jun 27, 2023

Keith Hulen appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target

SmartRank Inc. (last filing Jun 27, 2023; $300,000 sold of $750,000). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.

What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.

SmartRank Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 23, 2023 – Jun 27, 2023

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — SmartRank Inc. (latest filing Jun 27, 2023)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jun 27, 2023 (first sale Jun 23, 2023). It reports $75,000 sold of $500,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Jun 27, 2023 ↗SmartRank Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · May 15, 2022 – May 17, 2022

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — SmartRank Inc. (latest filing May 17, 2022)

The latest filing for this offering is dated May 17, 2022 (first sale May 15, 2022). It reports $300,000 sold of $750,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · May 17, 2022 ↗SmartRank Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 2 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jun 27, 2023 D
SmartRank Inc.
File 021-485222
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
May 17, 2022 D
SmartRank Inc.
File 021-445894
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 1

Every issuer that named Keith Hulen on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

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SmartRank Inc.

Westminster, CO · May 17, 2022 → Jun 27, 2023 · 2 filings
  • Jun 27, 2023 · D · $75,000 sold of $500,000 · 1 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • May 17, 2022 · D · $300,000 sold of $750,000 · 5 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $300K from 5 investors (60% of the $500K target) as of the latest filing. Keith is listed as executive officer, director on 2 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other / 506(b) (18,678 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

People around Keith 1

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

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Person

Ed Posnak

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Keith Hulen. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Keith Hulen by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Keith Hulen is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in SmartRank Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #122,467 of 374,652 in line (1,311 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

Look further

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Business registries

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