Secured Transactions Flashcards
What is a secured transaction?
transaction intended to create a security interest in personal property of fixutres.
What is the definition of Equipment
a good, given as collateral, that is used in the business
What is the definition of Inventory
a good, given as collateral, that is used for sale
What is the definition of Consumer goods
a good, given as collateral, that is used for personal use
What is the definition of a farm product?
corps, livestock or supplies in farming operations if debtor engaged in farming operations, given as collateral
Types of Intangible collaterals
- Instrument - checks or promissory notes, given as collateral.
- Document - bills of lading or warehouse receipts, given as collateral
- Chattel paper - record evidencing 1) monetary obligation and 2) security interest
- Investment property
- Accounts - a right to payment for property sold or services rendered
- Deposit accounts
- Commercial tort claims - 1) claimant is Org.; or 2) claimant is person and claim arouse out of profession and does not include damages for personal injury
- General Intangibles
What is the definition of Collateral
Collateral is personal property that can be recouped by a creaditor upon failure to pay back the debt
! What is after-acquired property clause
Allows to attach security interest to the property as soon as the the debtor acquires an interest in that property.
Without it - the secured interest only reaches collateral that the debtor had rights in at the time the debtor signed the security agreement.
Except, when the collateral is rapidly depleted and replenished (inventory, accounts)
Who is the creditor trying to protect itself against?
Debtor
Other creditors
Trustee and bankrupcy
Subsequent purchaser
How can a creditor protect its interest from the debtor?
attachment
How can a creditor protect its interest from 3rd parties?
attachment and perfection
What are the elements of Attachment?
Means the security interest has been created.
1. Property owned by debtor; and
2. Interest creation: A security agreement
- language creating security interest
- describe collateral so it is reasonably identifiable
- signed by debtor
3. Give value
What are the elements of Perfection?
- File financing statement /w recording office w/i 20 days of the attachment;
- description of collateral
- name of debtor
- name of creditor
- debtor must authorize (satisfied if signed security agreement)
- filing fee
- Automatic perfection
- PMSI in consumer goods
- creditor loses to a subsequent purchaser unless the creditor files a financing
statement 1) w/i 20 days of the INITIAL attachment; or 2) before they get it
- creditor loses to a subsequent purchaser unless the creditor files a financing
- PMSI in consumer goods
- Take possession/ control
How to perfect a non-consumer deposit account
Control:
1. the bank in which deposit account is maintained, automatically has control
2. putting account in secured party’s name
3. control agreement
How to perfect a secured interest in vehicle
By notation on the certificate of title
Except, if used as inventory, by filing a financing statement
In a financial statement, what name should be used?
Assuming that the driver license is valid and not expired, under the name that is on the ID
In a financial statement, does an error in a name make it invalid?
No, so long as it is not seriously misleading
For how long is financing statement valid
5 years, then need to file a continuation statement after 4.5 years passed but before 5
If Alex bought TV from BestBuy, it attached and perfected. Alex moved to a different state. Does BestBuy need to perfect again?
Yes, within 4 months
If Alex bought TV from BestBuy, it attached and perfected. Alex sent his TV to his mom who lives in a different state. Does BestBuy need to perfect again?
Yes, within 1 year