Secured Transactions Flashcards
Explain the effect of a completely ineffective financing statement.
It will not perfect a security interest.
Explain the effect of financing statement with minor errors.
It will perfect security interest unless the minor errors make the statement seriously misleading.
When is PMSI perfected?
It is automatically perfected after attachment.
To what PMSI does automatic perfection not apply?
Property subject to certificate of title law
Fixtures
Automobiles
What does SI survive?
Sale of collateral
“Buyer in ordinary course of business”
Someone who (1) buys in good faith; (2) buys without knowledge that the sale violates rights of another; (3) buys in ordinary course of business from a person in business of selling goods of that kind.
List the four types of collateral:
goods
tangible intangibles
intangible intangibles
investment property
When is a description of collateral sufficient?
If it makes it reasonably clear what the collateral is.
What is a lien creditor?
A person or entity that:
- acquires interest in property;
- is the assignee for benefit of creditors;
- is a bankruptcy trustee; OR
- receives equity
What is a possessory lien?
An interest other than SI that permits provider of service to retain property until customer provides payment for services rendered.
Can be statute or common law.
Explain when PMSI has priority over lien creditors.
If PMSI is perfected in 20 days after debtor gets possession of collateral, PMSI has priority over lien creditors whose rights arise b/w attachment of PMSI and perfection.
Describe debtor’s right of redemption.
Debtor has right to redeem collateral by paying off debt, plus reasonable expenses and attorney fees caused by default.
When must debtor effect redemption?
Before collateral is disposed of.
When is a sale “commercially reasonable”?
If it is conducted according to:
- Usual manner in any recognized market;
- At price current in any market at time of sale;
- Otherwise in conformity with reasonable commercial practices in dealers of that kind.
What must creditor do before disposing of collateral?
Must give notice to debtor of disposition.