Secured Transactions Flashcards
A security interest that has attached to specific collateral generally may be enforced against a debtor upon
default of debtor
Attachment definition:
makes security interest enforceable if it has attached to collateral
Requisites for Security Interest to attach to collateral
1) given VALUE,
2debtor has RIGHTS in collateral,
3) debtor has AUTHENTICATED a security agreement that describes the collateral
OR secured party has POSSESSION of collateral pursuant to security agreement
Security agreement must be ___ before it can be enforced
authenticated by party against whom it may be enforced (debtor)
Perfection
protecting secured party from competing creditors
Proocess of perfecting
1) possessing collateral
2) auto perfection of PMSI in consumer goods
3) filing UCC-1 filing statement
UCC financing statement is required to contain
1) debtor’s name
2) name of secured party or a representative of the secured party
3) collateral covered by the financing statement
Categories of Collateral
1) Tangible goods
2) intangible/semi intangible collateral
3) Determination
Types of Tangible Goods
Consumer goods;
Equipment;
Inventory;
Farm products;
Fixtures
Intaginble or semi intangible collateral examples
patents, stocks, proceeds from sale of collateral, accounts, promissory notes, drafts
Which goods do a Security Interest Apply to?
The collateral the debtor owns at time security is granted and to collateral debtor acquires in future
Law that Priority of creditor is governed by
Article 9
Who has priority when two or more perfected secured parties w same rights to collateral
whoever files or perfects first has priority
A pruchase money security interest exists w these two types of collateral
1) goods
2) software
A PMSI exists in goods that
i) loan given to debtor to enable debtor to acquire rights in or use of goods and value given was so used; or
ii) a secured party sold goods to debtor and debtor incurs obligation to pay security party all or part of purchase price (ie sale of goods on credit)