PERFECTION Flashcards
DEFINITION OF PERFECTION
Notice to the World (CREDITORS) if PERFECTION comes before all 3 elements of attachment are present, perfection will occur upon attachment (rEMEMBER CASE WHERE Bank files first and then attaches)
FORMS OF PERFECTION
AUTOMATIC BY POSSESSION BY CONTROL NOTATION IN TITLE FILING FINANCIAL STATEMENT
AUTOMATIC PERFECTION
PMSI CONSUMER GOODS
OR
RETAINS CONTROL/POSSESSION OVER COLLATERAL
PERFECTION BY POSSESSION
WATCH OR PLEDGE
a. Moment of possession without relation back to the time of attachment and
b. Continues so long as possession is retained.
C. MONEY: If security interest is in money, can ONLY perfect by possession
NO PERFECTION BY POSSESSION
ACCOUNTS
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
GENERAL INTANGIBLES
PERFECTION BY CONTROL
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
CHATTEL PAPER
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT (ONLY BY CONTROL)
PERFECTION OF CHATTEL PAPER (CONTROL)
When a system showing the transfer of interests in chattel paper reliably establishes the secured party as the assignee.
PERFECTION OF INVESTMENT PROPERTY (CONTROL)
When the secured party has taken whatever steps are necessary to be able to have the investment property sold without further action from the owner. (Title theory mortgage?)
PERFECTION OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
i. Bank maintained
ii. If secured party not bank by
1. Account in secured party’s name
and
2. Authenticated Record gives control to creditor (control agreement)
PERFECTION OVER CARS AND TRUCKS
Cars and Trucks BUT: if inventory (car dealer) must perfect by filing a financing statement against inventory
FINANCIAL STATEMENT CONTENTS
DEBTOR NAME DL, NAME COMM
DEBTOR ADDRESS
CREDITOR (SP): NOT ISSUE
DESCRIBE COLLATERAL
NAME ERROR IN FINANCIAL STATEMENT
SP - NO BIG DEAL
DEBTOR- NOT SERIOUSLY MISLEADING (USE FILING OFFICE SEARCH LOGIC WOULD RETURN WRONG FS THEN OK)
CLERICAL ERRORS IN FS
IF BY FILING OFFICE DO NOT AFFECT
DEBTOR NAME CHANGE IN FS
IF SERIOUSLY MISLEADING THEN 4 MONTHS TO CURE, IF NOT …
SERIOUSLY MISLEADING NAME IN FS
a search under the debtor’s correct name, using the filing office’s standard search logic, would not retrieve the financing statement with the debtor’s former name