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UCC Article 9 replaced a wildly diverse array of security devices that had evolved in the various states during the 19th and early 20th centuries, in response to the reluctance of U.S. courts to enforce general nonpossessory security interests as either against public policy or because they were perceived as fraudulent conveyances. [2]
Art. 9, Secured Transactions Art. 12, Controllable Electronic Records These articles have been adopted to varying degrees in the United States (U.S.) by the 50 states , District of Columbia , territories , and some Native American tribes .
The official 2007 edition of the UCC. The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), first published in 1952, is one of a number of uniform acts that have been established as law with the goal of harmonizing the laws of sales and other commercial transactions across the United States through UCC adoption by all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Territories of the United States.
A security interest can be created by contracts, liens created by statutes, and liens created by judicial acts. [9] UCC §9-203(b) requires three things to create a security interest in the United States: possession of the collateral or an authenticated security agreement with a description of the collateral, value of the collateral, and
This is permitted under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. [1] The secured party in a strict foreclosure takes physical possession of collateral, and the debt for which the property served as collateral is discharged as fulfilled. Strict foreclosure is an effective remedy where the creditor has a need or use for the physical property itself.
UCC Insurance generally insures the attachment, perfection and priority of security interests in personal property. UCC Insurance is utilized for transactions described in Article 9, "Secured Transactions", of the Uniform Commercial Code,"UCC". All of the larger land-title insurance companies now offer various versions of UCC insurance.
In the US, under the Uniform Commercial Code, modifications may be made free of the Common Law legal duty rule even without consideration provided that the modification is made in good faith. See UCC § 2–209. [22] [23] However, the Statute of Frauds must be complied with. Thus, a written contract is necessary if the contract as modified ...
[3] [7] Mooney also served as a Co-Reporter for the Drafting Committee for the Revision of Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Article 9 (Secured Transactions), as the American Bar Association (ABA) Liaison-Advisor to the Permanent Editorial Board for the UCC, and as a member of Council and Chair of the Committee on UCC of the ABA Business Law ...