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OK, let's unpack this. 
Welcome to the deep dive where 

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we take complex topics, cut 
through the noise, and get 

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straight to the essential 
insights you need to be truly 

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well informed. 
Today, we're plunging into a 

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subject that for many law 
students and bar exam 

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candidates, can feel like a 
tangled web of rules. 

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A real beast sometimes, but 
mastering it is absolutely 

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critical for anyone preparing 
for a law school exam, or dare I

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say it, the mighty multistate 
bar examination, or the Mee. 

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We're talking about Article 9 of
the Uniform Commercial Code 

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Secured Transactions. 
That's right, What's fascinating

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here, and highly relevant for 
your studies, is how frequently 

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secure transactions pop up on 
both the Mee and various state 

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specific essays. 
It comes up a lot. 

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It's undeniably a technical 
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understanding its core 
mechanics, you know how a 

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security interest is created, 
how it's protected against 

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others, and who wins when there 
are multiple claims. 

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While that provides immense 
clarity not just for acing 

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exams, but honestly for 
practical legal work in the real

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world too, our mission today is 
to demystify these rules, 

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focusing on the the Nuggets of 
knowledge you'll genuinely need 

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to master the material and 
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Think of this as your shortcut 
to understanding the critical 

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aspects of Article 9, equipping 
you to spot the issues and apply

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the rules like a season pro. 
We'll be drawing from official 

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UCC provisions, practical 
insights from firms like HCMP 

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Law Offices and Blank Roma LLP, 
some real world case examples, 

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and even the, you know, common 
points of confusion found in bar

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exam discussion forums like 
those on Reddit give you a 

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comprehensive yet digestible 
overview. 

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So before we get into the nitty 
gritty of the rules, what 

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exactly is a secured 
transaction? 

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It sounds, well, very legal, but
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What does it actually mean? 
Right at its heart, a secured 

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transaction is a mutually agreed
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It's where a debtor grants a 
security interest in specific 

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personal property or fixtures to
a creditor, often called the 

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secured party. 
The primary purpose for the vast

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majority of cases you'll see on 
an exam or in practice is to 

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secure an underlying obligation.
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repayment of a loan. 
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Interestingly, a security 
interest can actually secure 

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povenance not to undertake a 
particular act or even the 

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timely performance of an act 
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It's quite flexible. 
OK, so it's a way for a lender 

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to protect themselves beyond 
just, you know, suing for the 

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money. 
If things go wrong, they get a 

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specific piece of property as 
backed. 

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This sounds like an incredibly 
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Precisely. 
The core concept is that it's a 

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limited ownership interest. 
It's not full ownership, but an 

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interest. 
This interest gives the holder 

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the secured party recourse 
against specific property, what 

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we call the collateral. 
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defaults, basically. 
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that this recourse against the 
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the Obligi's personal recourse 
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In simpler terms, the creditor 
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personally and seize the 
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Give them options, multiple 
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Now, a key distinction here, and
one that sets secured 

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transactions apart from many 
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study in law school, is that the
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is always a voluntary act by the
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This voluntariness is absolutely
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priority function with an 
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It's not something imposed by 
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know, like a tax lien or a 
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This mutual agreement is 
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The debtor has to agree to grant
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And if this collateral is 
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it's governed by Article 9 of 
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Every state has adopted the UCC,
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Yeah. 
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consistent across jurisdictions.
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That's a great point. 
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personal property, the security 
interest is governed by Article 

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9 of the Uniform Commercial 
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It's a uniform law, which means 
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it, and that brings a much 
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to commercial law, which is 
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However, it's important to 
remember that there can be 

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slight variations between state 
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So for your exam, while the core
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be mindful if a question points 
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adopted statutes. 
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their version is found at Title 
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often referred to as the RCW. 
Little differences can matter. 

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So why does all of this matter 
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for the parties involved? 
It's fundamentally about risk 

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mitigation and really 
facilitating commerce, making 

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deals happen. 
For lenders, it's a robust 

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mechanism ensuring they can 
recoup their loan by taking and 

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selling the collateral if the 
debtor defaults. 

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It gives them a safety net 
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to pay, making them more willing
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lending. 
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important because it enables 
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to gain access to capital or 
credit lines that might 

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otherwise be unavailable. 
Think about a burgeoning small 

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business. 
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loan to expand without offering 
their equipment or inventory as 

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collateral. 
It's a tradeoff that benefits 

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both sides of the transaction. 
The creditors interest in this 

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personal property provides 
actual enforceable property 

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rights in the collateral that 
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debtors default, potentially 
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liquidation, or even strict 
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It transforms what would be an 
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giving the creditor a powerful 
position that significantly 

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improves their chances of 
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That makes sense. 
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sophisticated way for a lender 
to say, look, I'll give you this

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money, but if you don't pay me 
back, I get that specific thing 

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you own. 
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deep dive today is strictly on 
personal property under Article 

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9, not real estate, correct? 
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or land here. 
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you'd be looking at mortgages, 
which fall under entirely 

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different state laws and common 
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Washington. 
Different world. 

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Our focus today is squarely on 
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tangible items like inventory, 
equipment, consumer goods, but 

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also intangible assets like 
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paper and even digital assets 
these days. 

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OK, let's unpack this next 
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This is where the security 
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legal existence, right? 
Where it becomes enforceable 

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between the debtor and the 
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How does that happen and why is 
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Attachment is the crucial first 
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Absolutely foundational. 
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is not even enforceable against 
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Forget third parties for a 
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It's not even good against the 
person who granted it. 

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It's the legal foundation for 
all subsequent rights a secured 

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party might have, including the 
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later on. 
Think of it as the legal birth 

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of the security interest. 
Article 9 requires 3 core 

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elements to be satisfied for 
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If any one of these is missing, 
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hasn't attached. 
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And thus it's not enforceable 
against the better, much less 

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against their parties. 
You need all three like a legal 

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trifecta. 
The first element is value 

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given. 
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value, and this is interpreted 
incredibly broadly under Article

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9, essentially meaning any 
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support a simple contract. 
It's a low bar. 

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Even a peppercorn, as the old 
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the right circumstances. 
It's not about the adequacy of 

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the value, but it's. 
So wait, if I promise to lend 

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you money next week, that 
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value even before the cash 
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Really. 
That's right, a binding 

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commitment to lend in the future
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That counts as value given now. 
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that often surprises students. 
The value does not need to run 

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directly between the debtor and 
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For instance, a common scenario 
and practice might involve a 

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company owner granting a 
security interest in her 

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personal car to a bank's holding
company in exchange for a loan 

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from the bank, a separate 
corporate entity, to her 

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company. 
The value flows from the banks 

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to the company, but the owner 
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holding company. 
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acceptable for satisfying the 
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Common example as you'll see on 

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exams include actual loans of 
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credit or the satisfaction of a 
pre-existing debt all count as 

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value. 
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second crucial element for 
attachment, the debtor must have

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rights in the collateral. 
This reflects A fundamental 

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property law principle you've 
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Nemo deck quote non habit 1 
cannot convey an interest they 

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do not have. 
You can't give what you don't 

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got. 
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have some legal interest in the 
collateral at the time the 

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security interest is granted. 
Does that mean they have to own 

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it outright, like full title 
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Maybe just possession? 
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This is a common point of 
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The debtor doesn't need full 
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Any legal interest, even just an
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sufficient. 
The security interest nature and

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extent can sort of well evolve 
with the debtors ownership 

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interest. 
So if a debtor has a leasehold 

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interest in a piece of equipment
or maybe a partial ownership 

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stake in a business asset, they 
can grant a security interest up

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to the extent of that interest. 
This principle also directly 

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ties into the concept of after 
acquired property. 

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Article 9 explicitly allows for 
security interests in after 

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acquired property, meaning 
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acquire in the future. 
This is critical for businesses 

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with fluctuating inventory or 
equipment that changes 

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constantly. 
You need this for things like 

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inventory financing. 
However, and this is a key exam 

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point, for such a clause to be 
effective, it must be expressly 

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stated in the security 
agreement. 

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You need specific language using
phrases like existing and after 

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acquired inventory or all 
equipment now or hereafter 

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owned, something like that. 
Without that explicit language, 

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the security interest would only
attach to property the debtor 

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owned when the agreement was 
signed, potentially leaving a 

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secured party seriously under 
secure it as collateral changes.

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Not good. 
There are also specific narrow 

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circumstances where a debtor can
grant a security interest 

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potentially greater than their 
own interest. 

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Sort of exceptions to Nemo Dad 
essentially allowing a security 

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interest to override a defect in
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For instance, if a debtor is a 
good faith purchaser under the 

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UCC, they may grant an interest 
even if their underlying title 

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is voidable. 
Another example is if the debtor

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bought the collateral as a buyer
in the ordinary course of 

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business. 
In this case, they may grant a 

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security interest even if the 
seller's title was void. 

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These are important exceptions 
to remember for those tricky 

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exam questions. 
The 3rd and final element for 

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attachment, and the one that 
often involves the most 

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paperwork, is an objective 
manifestation of intent to grant

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a security interest. 
This requirement is kind of like

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the statute of frauds for real 
property conveyances. 

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Its purpose is to ensure clear, 
verifiable evidence of the 

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debtors intent to grant the 
security interest. 

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It prevents claims of secret or 
implied Linton's providing 

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certainty for everyone involved.
So usually this means a written 

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agreement, like signed piece of 
paper. 

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And what makes that agreement 
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What needs to be in it? 
Exactly The most common and 

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reliable method for satisfying 
this requirement is a signed 

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writing known as a security 
agreement. 

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This document must be 
authenticated by the debtor, and

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authenticated is a broad term. 
Now it includes electronic or 

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digital signatures as long as 
it's a record that can be stored

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and retrieved. 
Doesn't have to be wet ink. 

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The agreement must also contain 
an adequate description of the 

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collateral. 
While it doesn't need absolute 

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precision, generic 
classifications from Article 

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Nine, such as equipment and 
inventory, are generally 

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sufficient. 
The degree of precision is often

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a matter of negotiation between 
the parties. 

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Debtors might want a very 
precise itemized list to limit 

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what's encumbered, while secured
parties prefer broader 

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descriptions due to asset 
turnover. 

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It's a balance now, a very 
important point for bar exam 

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purposes and a classic trap that
trips up many students. 

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For a security agreement, a 
super generic description like 

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all assets or all personal 
property is not sufficient to 

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adequately describe the 
collateral. 

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This is a critical distinction. 
You must remember it works for 

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something else we'll talk about,
but not the security agreement 

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itself. 
The security agreement needs 

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some level of specificity. 
If you look at the security 

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agreement source document we 
have Section 1A defines 

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collateral to include specific 
types of tangible personal 

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property, fixtures, leasehold 
improvements and importantly 

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things like all general 
intangibles relating to or 

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arising from the personal 
property. 

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All cash and non cash proceeds, 
all products thereof and all 

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additions and accessions 
thereto, substitutions therefore

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and replacements thereof. 
See that provides A detailed yet

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categorized description that is 
sufficient. 

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And then Section 2, the grant of
security interest explicitly 

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states to secure the 
obligations, the debtor as 

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debtor hereby assigns and grants
to the secured party, a secured 

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party, a continuing lean on and 
security interest in the 

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collateral. 
That's the critical granting 

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language that shows the intent. 
Objectively it's non negotiable.

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You need that grant. 
That distinction is incredibly 

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helpful. 
Wow, so authenticated by the 

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debtor and a specific enough 
description of the collateral 

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are key. 
But you mentioned other ways to 

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show intent besides a signed 
agreement. 

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Are those common or just edge 
cases? 

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Yes, there are other forms of 
manifestation, though less 

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common for general business 
assets, more for specific types 

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of collateral. 
Article 9 recognizes objective 

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intent without assigned writing 
in certain situations. 

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These methods are typically 
limited to situations where the 

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secured party has a physical 
manifestation of control or 

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possession over the collateral. 
This includes when the secured 

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party takes physical possession 
of tangible collateral, like a 

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pawn shop holding jewelry, or 
when the secured party gains 

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control over intangible 
collateral, which is sort of 

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like possession for things like 
deposit accounts or electronic 

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chattel paper, or even notation 
on certain certificated 

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documents like a stock 
certificate. 

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But the written agreement is the
main way. 

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Finally, there are also specific
scenarios where a security 

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interest automatically attaches 
without needing to explicitly 

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satisfy all three elements for 
that specific piece of property.

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Sort of happens by magic under 
the rules. 

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The most common examples that 
security interests automatically

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attached to identifiable 
proceeds of existing collateral.

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So if a piece of equipment 
that's collateral is sold, the 

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security interest automatically 
extends to the cash or 

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promissory note received from 
that sale. 

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As long as the proceeds remain 
identifiable and fit the 

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existing financing statement 
description, it just follows the

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value. 
They also automatically attached

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to obligations supporting 
collateral. 

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For example, if your collateral 
is a promissory note, the 

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security interest automatically 
attaches to any personal 

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guarantee supporting that note, 
even if the guarantee isn't 

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separately lifted in the 
security agreement. 

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It's a neat rule that simplifies
things for creditors. 

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So if I'm tracking all of this, 
the core insight for attachment 

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for both my exams and just 
understanding this is that you 

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need to tick all three boxes. 
Value given the debtor has 

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rights and there's a clear 
objective manifestation of 

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intent, usually assigned 
security agreement. 

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And watch out for those after 
acquired property clauses, they 

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must be explicit in the 
agreement. 

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Does that pretty much sum it up 
for our listeners? 

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You've nailed it. 
That's the essence of 

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attachment. 
And remember that classic exam 

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trap? 
The distinction in collateral 

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description? 
All assets works for a financing

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statement, which we'll discuss 
next, but not for the security 

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agreement itself. 
Big difference. 

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Mastering attachment means 
you've established A valid claim

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against the debtor. 
Now to protect that claim 

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against everyone else. 
Well, that brings us to 

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perfection. 
OK, here's where it gets really 

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interesting and obviously often 
quite confusing for students. 

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Perfection. 
Why do we need a detachment? 

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Sounds pretty good. 
What does perfection actually do

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in the grand scheme of things? 
Right perfection. 

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It's the next logical step, and 
it's absolutely critical. 

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Perfection is the process by 
which a secured party makes a 

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security interest enforceable 
not just against the debtor, but

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crucially, against others 
holding interest in the same 

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collateral. 
Think other lenders, buyers, 

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lien holders, bankruptcy 
trustees. 

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It's fundamental goal is to 
provide inquiry notice to the 

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world that a security interest 
exists. 

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It's putting everyone on notice.
Without perfection, even an 

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attached security interest is 
vulnerable. 

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It's weak against subsequent 
lien holders, bankruptcy 

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trustees, or other buyers. 
It's essentially the public 

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declaration of your security 
interest, shouting it from the 

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rooftops. 
Legally speaking, it's important

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to note that perfection doesn't 
affect enforceability against 

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the debtor. 
That's handled by attachment. 

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But perfection is entirely 
meaningless unless and until 

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attachment has already occurred.
You can't perfect what hasn't 

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attached Attachment first, then 
perfection. 

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There are five basic methods of 
perfection recognized under 

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Article 9, and the available 
method often depends heavily on 

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the nature of the collateral 
itself. 

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What is the thing being used as 
security? 

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In many circumstances, more than
one method might actually be 

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possible giving creditors 
options. 

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The 1st, and by far the most 
common and versatile method is 

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filing a UCC 1 financing 
statement. 

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This is the baseline method for 
most types of collateral under 

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Article 9, and it's quite 
similar to how real property 

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liens are recorded in county 
land records. 

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Public filing. 
It provides public notice to 

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anyone who bothers to search the
public records maintained by the

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Secretary of State, usually for 
exam purposes. 

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The contents of this financing 
statement are absolutely crucial

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because small errors can have 
huge consequences, devastating 

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consequences really. 
It must state the names of the 

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debtor and the secured party or 
their representative and must 

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indicate the collateral. 
Those are the core requirements.

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So getting the names right, 
especially the debtors, is 

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paramount. 
I've heard that's a common trap.

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What's the rule of thumb there? 
How exact do you need to be? 

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Absolutely paramount. 
You're right, it's a frequent 

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point of failure in practice on 
exams, the whole system is 

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indexed by the debtors name, so 
any significant error can be 

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fatal to your perfection. 
If the debtor is an organization

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registered with the Secretary of
State, like a corporation or 

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LLC, you must use their exact 
registered name. 

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No abbreviations, no slight 
misspellings, exact match. 

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For individuals with a valid 
unexpired driver's license, the 

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modern rule is to use the name 
on the license. 

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That's the safe harbor. 
Otherwise you'd use their first 

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and last name. 
Generally critically trade names

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or assumed names DB as alone are
not sufficient. 

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Never sufficient. 
A misstated name can render the 

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filing ineffective. 
If a standard search under the 

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correct name wouldn't find it, 
the search logic matters. 

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For example, in that first 
source Bank versus Wilson Bank 

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and Trust case in Tennessee, a 
financing statement listing the 

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debtor as Wing Fine Food was 
held insufficient for Wing 

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Foods, Inc because a standard 
search wouldn't find it. 

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Ouch. 
That's a real world mistake with

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significant consequences. 
Lost priority. 

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The financing statement also 
needs to indicate the 

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collateral. 
Now here the standard is much 

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more liberal than first security
agreement. 

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Remember that distinction for a 
financing statement, a super 

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generic description like all 
assets or all personal property 

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is sufficient. 
Totally OK here. 

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While copying the text from the 
security agreement is often 

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done, a broader description here
might actually be better for 

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future financing needs. 
Allowing for a wider range of 

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collateral to be covered without
refiling gives you flexibility. 

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The debtor must authorize the 
filing of the financing 

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statement in assigned writing. 
Authenticated record, 

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technically, but the security 
agreement itself generally 

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provides this authorization for 
the collateral it covers and its

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proceeds, so you don't typically
need a separate authorization 

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form. 
It's built in. 

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A financing statement is 
generally effective for five 

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years, Five years. 
That's the standard duration to 

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keep it effective. 
You can file a continuation 

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statement, but only during the 
final six months of the existing

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five year period. 
It's a very specific window 

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filed too early or too late, and
it's ineffective. 

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You have to calendar this 
carefully. 

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Lapses imperfection can be 
disastrous for priority, causing

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the security interest to lose 
its original place in line, 

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sometimes to the benefit of 
junior creditors. 

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You fall to the back. 
Financing statements can also be

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amended, for example, for 
changes to names or addresses, 

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or terminated when the security 
interest is discharged. 

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Standard maintenance. 
The second method is the use of 

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an alternate filing system for 
certain types of collateral. 

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Article 9 actually defers to 
other specific regulatory 

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frameworks for perfection, it 
says. 

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Go look over there. 
Common examples include federal 

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schemes for aircraft, which 
require recording with the FAA 

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Aircraft registry, and seagoing 
vessels, which require filing 

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with the US Coast Guard. 
Big ticket items usually have 

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their own system on the state 
level. 

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Motor vehicle titles are a 
classic example. 

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For title vehicles, the secured 
party's name appears directly on

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the certificate of title. 
That's how you perfect. 

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OK, so if I lend money to 
someone to buy a car, I don't 

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find a UCC one for that car? 
If it has a title, I just make 

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sure my name's on the title. 
That seems simpler. 

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Precisely once it's subject to 
the title statute, that's the 

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way. 
But there's a critical timing 

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point, and this is another area 
for exam caution. 

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This deferral only applies after
the collateral becomes subject 

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to that alternative system. 
A brand new car sitting on a 

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dealer's lot is still considered
inventory until a title is 

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issued to a specific buyer. 
A UCC one filing might still be 

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needed to perfect an interest in
it as inventory. 

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It's inventory first, then a 
title vehicle. 

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Once the title is issued. 
And notation on the title is the

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operative method. 
You rely on that title notation.

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The status matters. 
The third method is possession. 

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A secured party can perfect a 
security interest, intangible 

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collateral by taking physical 
possession of it either directly

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or through an agent. 
Think of a pawn shop, right? 

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Or a bank holding stock 
certificates in a vault for 

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money. 
Surprisingly, possession is 

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actually the only method of 
perfection available. 

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You can't file on cash. 
This method is effective only 

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while possession is maintained. 
If possession is relinquished 

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without another perfection 
method in place, perfection is 

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lost, poof, potentially exposing
the creditor to risk. 4th, we 

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have control. 
This is analogous to possession 

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for tangible collateral, but 
applies specifically to certain 

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intangible collateral things you
can't physically hold, such as 

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deposit accounts, bank accounts,
or letter of credit rights. 

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In fact, for deposit accounts 
and letter of credit rights, 

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control is often the only method
of perfection available. 

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Filing a UCC one usually doesn't
work for these. 

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Control for deposit accounts 
exists if the secured party is 

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the depository institution 
itself, the bank where the 

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account is held, or has a 
control agreement with both the 

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bank and debtor, or is listed as
the customer on the account. 

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These are the main ways to get 
control. 

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This method provides the secured
party with direct power over the

473
00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,000
account, ensuring they can 
access funds if necessary. 

474
00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:11,600
The 5th method is automatic 
perfection. 

475
00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:14,520
This has a limited scope 
covering a specific list of 

476
00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:16,920
transactions where perfection 
occurs automatically upon 

477
00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:19,280
creation without any further 
filing or action. 

478
00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:21,960
It just happens. 
The most common and important 

479
00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:25,000
example for bar exams is a 
purchase money security interest

480
00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:28,360
or PMSI in consumer goods, 
provided those goods are not 

481
00:22:28,360 --> 00:22:30,440
regulated by a certificate of 
title statute. 

482
00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:33,360
So not cars or boats usually. 
For an example, if you take out 

483
00:22:33,360 --> 00:22:36,520
a loan specifically to buy a new
washing machine for personal, 

484
00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:40,200
family, or household use, the 
security interest the lender has

485
00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,800
in that washing machine is 
automatically perfected the 

486
00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:45,240
moment it attaches. 
No filing needed. 

487
00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:49,360
This automatic perfection often 
comes with super priority rules,

488
00:22:49,360 --> 00:22:51,880
which we'll definitely dig into 
when we get to priority. 

489
00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:55,840
It's a powerful feature now 
because personal property is 

490
00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:58,600
inherently mobile. 
Article 9 has special choice of 

491
00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:01,280
law rules for perfection. 
Where do you file? 

492
00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:05,120
Which states law applies? 
Generally, the location of the 

493
00:23:05,120 --> 00:23:07,560
debtor determines the governing 
law for perfection. 

494
00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:11,120
This is a significant shift from
earlier UCC versions, which 

495
00:23:11,120 --> 00:23:13,280
often focused on the collaterals
location. 

496
00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:16,120
Now it's about the debtor. 
So if your debtor is a 

497
00:23:16,120 --> 00:23:19,520
registered organization, like a 
corporation, it's located in the

498
00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:21,240
state where it's registered. 
Easy enough. 

499
00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:24,200
For an individual debtor, it's 
their principal residence where 

500
00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,000
they live. 
If it's an unregistered 

501
00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,240
organization, like a general 
partnership, it's the place of 

502
00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,840
business or its chief executive 
office if it has multiple 

503
00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:32,600
places. 
There are exceptions, though. 

504
00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:36,080
The law of the collaterals 
location governs if the secured 

505
00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:39,440
party has possession of the 
collateral or if the collateral 

506
00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,280
is a fixture, timber or 
extracted minerals at the 

507
00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:45,640
wellhead or Minehead. 
Location matters for those 

508
00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:48,520
specific types. 
This contrast with attachment. 

509
00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,440
Remember, where the governing 
law is usually fixed by the 

510
00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:53,800
security agreements. 
Choice of law provision, 

511
00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:57,520
Different rules for attachment 
versus perfection location. 

512
00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:01,120
Finally, we need to consider 
changes affecting perfection 

513
00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:04,360
which can trigger grace periods.
These are ripe for bar exam 

514
00:24:04,360 --> 00:24:06,480
questions because they involve 
dates and deadlines. 

515
00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:08,920
A security interest 
automatically attaches to 

516
00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:11,680
identifiable proceeds, but if 
those proceeds don't fit the 

517
00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,760
existing financing statement 
description, there's a 21 day 

518
00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,240
grace period to amend the 
financing statement. 

519
00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:20,680
So if equipment is sold for 
cash, the interest extends to 

520
00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:22,880
the cash. 
But if the original filing only 

521
00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,600
described equipment, you might 
need to amend to reflect cash 

522
00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,680
proceeds within 21 days to stay 
perfected in the cash long term.

523
00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,600
If a debtor changes their 
location to a different state, 

524
00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:34,360
there's a four month grace 
period to file a new financing 

525
00:24:34,360 --> 00:24:36,760
statement in the new state to 
follow the debtor. 

526
00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:40,200
If that change is due to a sale 
to a new debtor in a different 

527
00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:42,520
state, the grace period is one 
year. 

528
00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:46,320
More complex situation, more 
time, And if the debtor changes 

529
00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:48,880
their name significantly, an 
amendment to the financing 

530
00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:52,120
statement is necessary if the 
existing filing wouldn't appear 

531
00:24:52,120 --> 00:24:54,160
in a standard search under the 
new name. 

532
00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:56,680
If the old name won't find it, 
you have to update. 

533
00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,720
Beck's practice, of course, is 
always to update these filings 

534
00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:01,760
promptly. 
Don't rely on grace periods if 

535
00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:02,920
you can help it. 
Wow. 

536
00:25:03,120 --> 00:25:06,720
OK, so the big take away here is
that perfection is all about 

537
00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:08,960
telling the world about your 
interest, putting them on 

538
00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,920
notice, and there are specific 
ways to do it depending on the 

539
00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:14,800
collateral. 
And for bar exam purposes, those

540
00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:17,600
debtor name rules, the location 
rules, and those grace periods 

541
00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,760
for changes are absolutely 
crucial. 

542
00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:22,040
Making a state there could 
really cost you your priority, 

543
00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:23,120
couldn't it? 
Absolutely. 

544
00:25:23,120 --> 00:25:25,040
It could cost you everything in 
a bankruptcy. 

545
00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,640
The UCC operates on what's 
called a pure race system for 

546
00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:31,200
priority between perfected 
secured parties. 

547
00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:34,600
This means that actual knowledge
of an unperfected security 

548
00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:37,320
interest by another party 
usually isn't relevant for 

549
00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,920
priority. 
What matters is who perfected 

550
00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,360
first. 
Generally, this underscores the 

551
00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:44,760
absolute necessity of getting 
perfection right. 

552
00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:48,040
Every detail matters. 
Many a secured creditor has 

553
00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:51,280
found their interest unperfected
and avoidable in bankruptcy due 

554
00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:53,960
to small errors in naming or 
filing in the wrong 

555
00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:57,320
jurisdiction, as shown in cases 
like Henry Davis or Fleet 

556
00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:00,080
National Bank V Whippany Venture
ILLC. 

557
00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:04,120
Real cases, real losses. 
It highlights the technical 

558
00:26:04,120 --> 00:26:07,120
nature of article by IT and why 
attention to detail is paramount

559
00:26:07,120 --> 00:26:09,720
for secured creditors and for 
your exam success. 

560
00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:11,840
It's often the difference 
between getting paid and 

561
00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:14,680
becoming just another unsecured 
creditor fighting for scraps. 

562
00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:16,760
Now for the really high stakes 
part priority. 

563
00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,520
When multiple parties claim an 
interest in the same collateral,

564
00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:21,920
maybe the debtor owes money to 
lots of people and there wasn't 

565
00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:23,480
enough collateral value to go 
around. 

566
00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:25,440
Who wins? 
Who gets paid first? 

567
00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,040
This where the rubber truly 
meets the road, right? 

568
00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,200
This is indeed where the rubber 
meets the road. 

569
00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:31,400
This is what it's often all 
about. 

570
00:26:32,120 --> 00:26:35,680
Priority rules reflect core 
principles like first in time, 

571
00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:39,120
1st and right, but also concepts
of reliance in commercial 

572
00:26:39,120 --> 00:26:41,760
dealings. 
Who could reasonably rely on the

573
00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:44,520
public record? 
Article 9 provides a clear, 

574
00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:47,760
albeit complex, ranking system 
for aliens and security 

575
00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:50,920
interests. 
When things inevitably go wrong 

576
00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:54,480
and a debtor can't pay everyone,
your goal on the exam is to 

577
00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,320
correctly apply these rules to 
determine the winner in a given 

578
00:26:57,320 --> 00:27:00,200
fact pattern. 
The general rule for priority, 

579
00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:03,880
often paraphrased as first in 
time, 1st and right, states that

580
00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:06,840
between two perfected security 
interests, the first to file a 

581
00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:09,360
financing statement or perfect 
their security interest, 

582
00:27:09,360 --> 00:27:11,600
whichever happens first, has 
priority. 

583
00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,120
This is provided that the filing
of perfection has been 

584
00:27:14,120 --> 00:27:17,120
continuous, no lapses. 
So a creditor can file a 

585
00:27:17,120 --> 00:27:19,680
financing statement even before 
they've loaned any money or 

586
00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:22,240
attached the security interest 
and that filing will secure 

587
00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,280
their priority spot. 
As soon as the security interest

588
00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:27,320
eventually attaches and becomes 
perfected, it locks in their 

589
00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:29,720
place in line. 
This is known as first to file 

590
00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:31,120
or perfect. 
That's the mantra. 

591
00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:35,480
If a perfection lapses, remember
it loses its original position 

592
00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:38,440
and is re ranked from the date 
of reperfection, which can be 

593
00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:41,160
devastating for a creditor. 
That makes sense for two 

594
00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,960
perfected interests. 
First one to get their public 

595
00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:48,160
notice out there usually wins. 
What about when one is perfected

596
00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:50,480
and the other isn't? 
Or if neither bothers to 

597
00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:51,920
perfect. 
That's simpler. 

598
00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:55,240
A perfected security interest 
always has priority over an 

599
00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:58,320
unperfected 1. 
Perfection beats non perfection 

600
00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,200
always. 
If neither security interest is 

601
00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:03,520
perfected, then the first to 
attach has priority. 

602
00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:07,120
Remember attachment that becomes
the tiebreaker if no one 

603
00:28:07,120 --> 00:28:10,040
perfects. 
So, for example, if lender A 

604
00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:13,280
attaches first but never 
perfects, and lender B attaches 

605
00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:16,760
later but also never perfects, 
lender A wins based on the 

606
00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:19,960
earlier attachment date. 
Now let's talk about judicial 

607
00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:21,560
liens. 
These come from lawsuits and 

608
00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:24,040
court judgments. 
A judicial lien is subordinate 

609
00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:26,400
to a security interest if the 
security interest is perfected 

610
00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:29,400
before the judicial lien 
attaches, or even if not 

611
00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:32,040
perfected yet, if a financing 
statement is filed and there's 

612
00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,800
an objective manifestation of 
intent, like a signed security 

613
00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:36,680
agreement before the judicial 
lien attaches. 

614
00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:38,720
Filing plus agreement beats the 
lien. 

615
00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:41,560
As a Reddit thread we reviewed 
highlights, it's about when the 

616
00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:44,560
judicial lien attaches, meaning 
that the judgment is granted and

617
00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:47,120
a levy or attachment to the 
specific collateral occurs, not 

618
00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:50,040
just when the lawsuit was filed.
The timing of attachment is key.

619
00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:53,560
A prior perfected security 
interest will almost always beat

620
00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:57,760
a later judicial lien creditor. 
Similarly, possessory lands like

621
00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:00,160
a mechanic's Linton for car 
repairs or maybe a 

622
00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:03,120
warehouseman's lens arising 
under other state laws generally

623
00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:05,920
have priority over an Article 9 
security interest unless that 

624
00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:07,560
other law specifically says 
otherwise. 

625
00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:10,000
Article 9 respects the specific 
service lanes. 

626
00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:12,880
OK, so first a filer perfect is 
the baseline, but then there are

627
00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:16,480
these significant critical 
exceptions, especially what you 

628
00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:19,000
call the Super priority rules 
for PMS eyes. 

629
00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:21,640
Tell us about those again. 
They sound really important. 

630
00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,040
Ah. 
The Super priority rules for 

631
00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:27,680
perfected purchase money 
security interests, PMS eyes. 

632
00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:30,760
Yes, these are absolutely 
crucial for the bar exam and for

633
00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:33,160
understanding how commercial 
finance actually works. 

634
00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:36,400
You have to know these. 
A PMSI arises when a creditor 

635
00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:38,840
finances the debtor's 
acquisition of the collateral 

636
00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:41,160
itself. 
The money enables the purchase. 

637
00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,240
There's a direct Nexus between 
the loan proceeds and the 

638
00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,040
collateral. 
The money was used to buy that 

639
00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:48,240
specific thing. 
Either the seller finances the 

640
00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:50,720
sale or lender provides the 
funds for that specific 

641
00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:53,440
purchase. 
The power of a PMSI is that a 

642
00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:56,920
perfected PMSI can have priority
over a conflicting security 

643
00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,520
interest, regardless of when the
competing interest was perfected

644
00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:03,200
or filed, even if someone else 
filed years ago on all assets, 

645
00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:05,800
it essentially jumps the line, 
giving this specific kind of 

646
00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:08,800
lender a unique advantage. 
This rule incentivizes new 

647
00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,560
financing, making it easier for 
debtors to acquire new assets, 

648
00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:13,160
which benefits the overall 
economy. 

649
00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:16,360
You absolutely need to memorize 
the key categories for PMSI 

650
00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:19,400
super priority as the conditions
differ depending on the type of 

651
00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:23,600
collateral A inventory. 
This one has extra hurdles. 

652
00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:27,560
APMSI in inventory has super 
priority only if all of the 

653
00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,560
following conditions are met. 
One, it's perfected when the 

654
00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:33,040
debtor takes possession of the 
inventory. 2. 

655
00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:37,400
The PMSI secured party sent an 
authenticated notice of its PMSI

656
00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:40,520
interest to any other secured 
parties who have filed financing

657
00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:43,440
statements covering inventory 
before the debtor gets the 

658
00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:45,080
inventory. 
Three. 

659
00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:47,920
Those other secured parties 
received that notice within five

660
00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:49,640
years before the debtor received
possession. 

661
00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:53,440
AND for the notice explicitly 
states that the sender has or 

662
00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:56,680
expects to acquire a PMSI and 
inventory of the debtor 

663
00:30:56,680 --> 00:31:00,240
describing the inventory. 
Q Lots of steps, expert speaker.

664
00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:03,240
This notice is only required for
competing parties who were 

665
00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:06,960
perfected before or within 20 
days of the PSI filing. 

666
00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:09,440
You have to check the records 
and notify the right people. 

667
00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:12,360
The Sports Authority bankruptcy 
case serves as a stark reminder 

668
00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:14,240
here. 
Suppliers who provided goods on 

669
00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:17,320
consignment, which often 
functions like a PMSI, needed to

670
00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:20,200
perfect their PMSI and notify 
other existing lenders with 

671
00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:22,680
inventory lanes. 
Many didn't, and they lost out 

672
00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:25,680
massively in the bankruptcy. 
This notice rule balances the 

673
00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:29,120
need for new inventory financing
with protecting existing 

674
00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,200
creditors who rely on inventory 
value. 

675
00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:34,720
B Livestock. 
Similar notification rules to 

676
00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:37,720
inventory, but the notice must 
be received within six months 

677
00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:39,800
before the debtor takes 
possession of the livestock. 

678
00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:42,440
A slightly different time frame 
reflecting that industry. 

679
00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:45,280
C software. 
This is simpler. 

680
00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:49,600
A perfected PMSI in software has
the same priority as a PMSI in 

681
00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:51,560
the goods in which the software 
is embedded or used. 

682
00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:54,680
It follows the hardware, 
basically all other goods. 

683
00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:57,000
Equipment is the big one here. 
This is much simpler than 

684
00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:59,440
inventory. 
For PMSI and other goods like 

685
00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,440
equipment. 
It has super priority if it is 

686
00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:03,960
perfected when the debtor 
obtains possession or within 20 

687
00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:06,320
days thereafter. 
Just perfect within that 20 day 

688
00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:08,000
window and you beat prior 
filers. 

689
00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:10,200
No notice requirement to other 
lenders here. 

690
00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:13,360
This 20 day grace period is 
critical because it gives the 

691
00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:16,360
PMSI lender a short window to 
get their filing done and still 

692
00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:19,520
achieve super priority. 
It prevents secret liens while 

693
00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:21,440
still facilitating equipment 
purchases. 

694
00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:24,080
This is one of the most 
frequently tested PMSI rules. 

695
00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:26,920
Consumer goods. 
As we discussed under automatic 

696
00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:31,240
perfection APMSI in consumer 
goods, those not requiring a 

697
00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:33,720
certificate of title is 
automatically perfected upon 

698
00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:36,000
attachment. 
And this automatic perfection 

699
00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:39,560
without any filing grants super 
priority over earlier filed 

700
00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:42,040
interests. 
No notice, no filing needed for 

701
00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:44,200
priority here. 
This simplifies things greatly 

702
00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:46,560
for everyday consumer purchases 
like appliances or furniture. 

703
00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:48,800
That's a lot of rules just for 
MSI is wow. 

704
00:32:48,880 --> 00:32:51,640
It really emphasizes the 
importance of timing and 

705
00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:54,000
especially for inventory, that 
notification requirement. 

706
00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:57,680
It sounds like a lot of nuances 
that could easily be missed in a

707
00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:00,480
complicated bar exam question. 
It does, and honestly 

708
00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:03,320
understanding these nuances is 
what distinguishes a strong 

709
00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:05,360
Article 9 answer from a mediocre
one. 

710
00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:08,640
They love testing these details.
Another important concept for 

711
00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:12,240
priority is proceeds. 
Remember, a perfected security 

712
00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:15,600
interest extends to identifiable
proceeds of collateral. 

713
00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:19,040
If the collateral is sold, the 
interest follows the money or 

714
00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:22,080
whatever it was received. 
The key here is traceability. 

715
00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:25,120
If collateral is sold and the 
funds are deposited into a 

716
00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:27,920
commingled bank account with 
other money, the lowest 

717
00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:30,640
intermediate balance rule often 
applies to determine what 

718
00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:33,760
portion of the funds constitutes
the identifiable proceeds. 

719
00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:36,400
It's a tracing rule. 
This rule assumes that any 

720
00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:38,880
withdrawals from a commingled 
account are made from non 

721
00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:42,280
proceeds first, thus preserving 
the secured party's claim to the

722
00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:44,440
lowest balance the proceeds 
reached in the account. 

723
00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:47,960
Next, let's talk about buyers in
the ordinary course of business 

724
00:33:48,040 --> 00:33:50,720
by ICB. 
This is often referred to as the

725
00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:52,480
king of the jungle in terms of 
priority. 

726
00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:55,320
Because they often take free of 
a security interest entirely, 

727
00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:58,000
they can defeat even a perfected
secure creditor. 

728
00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:01,120
A BIOS CB takes free of a 
security interest created by 

729
00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:03,960
their seller, even if the 
security interest is perfected 

730
00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:06,200
and even if the buyer knows of 
its existence. 

731
00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:09,600
It's a very powerful rule. 
This isn't just about priority 

732
00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:11,719
and who gets first. 
The security interest is 

733
00:34:11,719 --> 00:34:15,080
actually extinguished as against
the bio CB entirely gone. 

734
00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:21,159
To qualify as a bio CBA buyer 
must one buy in good faith 2 

735
00:34:21,159 --> 00:34:23,719
without knowledge that the sale 
violates the rights of another 

736
00:34:23,719 --> 00:34:26,080
person in the goods. 
Knowledge of the security 

737
00:34:26,080 --> 00:34:28,360
interest itself isn't 
disqualifying, but knowledge 

738
00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:31,960
that the sale is wrongful is. 
Three, buy from a seller in the 

739
00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:33,760
business of selling goods of 
that kind. 

740
00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:37,040
For example, buying a car from a
car dealership, not from your 

741
00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:39,400
neighbor. 
And four, take the goods in the 

742
00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:42,080
ordinary course of that seller's
business, meaning not a bulk 

743
00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:44,400
sale or in satisfaction of a 
pre-existing debt. 

744
00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:47,080
This rule is crucial for the 
fluid flow of commerce. 

745
00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:50,000
It protects unsuspecting 
consumers and businesses who buy

746
00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:52,719
inventory from merchants. 
You don't have to check UCC 

747
00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:54,920
filings every time you buy 
something from a store. 

748
00:34:55,040 --> 00:34:58,120
There's also a specific related 
rule for a garage sale buyer. 

749
00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:01,600
A buyer of consumer goods from 
another consumer takes free of a

750
00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:04,800
security interest unless the 
secured party filed A financing 

751
00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:08,800
statement before the purchase. 
This is why, despite automatic 

752
00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:12,080
perfection for PMS, IS and 
consumer goods, creditors might 

753
00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:15,560
still file a financing statement
to protect against this specific

754
00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:18,280
garage sale scenario and 
maintain their Lin against 

755
00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:21,200
subsequent consumer buyers. 
It's an extra layer of 

756
00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:24,560
protection for the creditor. 
Finally, and critically, we must

757
00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:26,960
understand the impact of Lin 
creditors and bankruptcy 

758
00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:29,840
trustees. 
This is a major testable area 

759
00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:32,640
and a huge practical 
consideration for any secured 

760
00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:35,000
creditor. 
Bankruptcy looms large over 

761
00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:39,200
Article 9A bankruptcy trustee. 
Under their strong arm powers 

762
00:35:39,240 --> 00:35:42,480
found in Bankruptcy Code section
544 has the rights of a 

763
00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:45,480
hypothetical perfected lean 
creditor as of the bankruptcy 

764
00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:47,920
filing date. 
They step into the shoes of an 

765
00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:50,320
ideal creditor. 
What this means for you, the 

766
00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,720
secured creditor, is that the 
trustee can avoid any 

767
00:35:52,720 --> 00:35:56,040
unperfected security interests. 
If you didn't perfect before the

768
00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:58,200
bankruptcy was filed, your 
interest can be wiped out by the

769
00:35:58,200 --> 00:35:59,960
trustee. 
If your security interest is 

770
00:35:59,960 --> 00:36:03,080
avoided, it effectively becomes 
a general unsecured claim in 

771
00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:06,360
bankruptcy, which almost always 
means a significantly reduced 

772
00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:09,720
recovery, often pennies on the 
dollar or maybe nothing at all. 

773
00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:12,960
This underscores the paramount 
importance for creditors to 

774
00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:16,480
properly perfect their security 
interests before a debtor files 

775
00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:19,440
for bankruptcy. 
An unperfected security interest

776
00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:21,600
is a massive risk in the face of
bankruptcy. 

777
00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:24,720
Just a few more priority rules 
to keep in mind quickly. 

778
00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:28,000
Fixture filings are important 
for items that become 

779
00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,760
permanently attached to real 
estate, like a built in oven. 

780
00:36:31,240 --> 00:36:34,560
They require a special fixture 
filing in the local county land 

781
00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:37,200
records to protect against real 
property interests like 

782
00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:40,160
mortgages. 
APMSI and fixtures can still 

783
00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:43,480
prevail if filed within 20 days 
of the goods becoming a fixture.

784
00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:46,360
For commingled goods, when 
collateral is mixed with other 

785
00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:49,840
goods like oil in a tank or 
grain in a silo, the security 

786
00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:52,560
interest continues in the 
resulting product or mass, not 

787
00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:55,440
the original specific item. 
You get a proportional share. 

788
00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:57,920
And for deposit accounts, 
priority is based on who has 

789
00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:00,200
control. 
The secured party listed as the 

790
00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:04,040
customer on the account has the 
highest priority, then the bank 

791
00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:05,800
itself. 
If it's the depository 

792
00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:08,760
institution holding the account,
then a party who has obtain 

793
00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:12,040
control through a control 
agreement and finally a party 

794
00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:15,600
with no control like someone 
claiming proceeds via a UCC. 

795
00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:17,560
One filing has the lowest 
priority. 

796
00:37:18,080 --> 00:37:19,840
Control is king for MAD 
accounts. 

797
00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:23,920
Lastly, remember that Article 9 
priority rules can be modified 

798
00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:26,240
by agreement between creditors 
through inter creditor 

799
00:37:26,240 --> 00:37:28,920
agreements which contractually 
define priority. 

800
00:37:28,920 --> 00:37:31,440
Especially in complex financing 
arrangements with multiple 

801
00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:33,200
lenders. 
They can agree to change the 

802
00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:36,840
statutory order. 
Also, a depository bank's common

803
00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:39,960
law right of set off using funds
in the debtors account to pay a 

804
00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:42,920
debt owed to the bank generally 
has priority over another 

805
00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:45,200
secured lenders Article 9 
security interests in the 

806
00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:47,920
deposit account unless the 
secure creditor takes control of

807
00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:50,320
the account or the bank agrees 
to subordinate its set off 

808
00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:52,600
right. 
Banks have a built in advantage.

809
00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:54,760
OK. 
So if I'm preparing for the bar,

810
00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:59,360
the key phrase for priority is 
first to file or perfect unless 

811
00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:03,560
and they're a big unlesses, 
unless it's a super priority 

812
00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:06,240
PMSI that meets its specific 
conditions. 

813
00:38:06,240 --> 00:38:08,360
Or a buyer in the ordinary 
course of business who takes 

814
00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:11,000
free. 
Or a specific type of collateral

815
00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:13,880
like a deposit account or 
fixtures that has its own unique

816
00:38:13,880 --> 00:38:17,640
hierarchy or filing rules. 
A lot of exceptions to that 

817
00:38:17,640 --> 00:38:19,240
general rule. 
It seems like the exceptions are

818
00:38:19,240 --> 00:38:20,920
almost as important as the rule 
itself. 

819
00:38:21,080 --> 00:38:22,840
It really is. 
You absolutely nailed it. 

820
00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:26,040
And those PMI nuances, 
especially the notification 

821
00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:28,920
requirements for inventory and 
the 20 day grace period for 

822
00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:31,480
equipment are tested very, very 
frequently. 

823
00:38:31,480 --> 00:38:33,000
They want to see if you know 
those details. 

824
00:38:33,440 --> 00:38:35,680
Perfecting your security 
interest is your insurance 

825
00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:38,440
policy, especially against other
creditors and the bankruptcy 

826
00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:40,480
trustee. 
Without it, you're often left 

827
00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:42,680
out in the cold. 
Understanding these priority 

828
00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:45,240
rules is where your detailed 
knowledge really pays off on an 

829
00:38:45,240 --> 00:38:47,040
exam and in practice. 
Right. 

830
00:38:47,040 --> 00:38:48,760
We've created the interest with 
attachment. 

831
00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:52,320
We've protected against the 
world through perfection, and we

832
00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:54,440
know who wins in a priority 
fight. 

833
00:38:54,840 --> 00:38:57,560
Now, what happens when the 
debtor actually, well, doesn't 

834
00:38:57,560 --> 00:38:59,600
pay or breaches the agreement 
somehow? 

835
00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:02,040
How does the secured party 
actually get their money back? 

836
00:39:02,240 --> 00:39:04,520
What are the rules governing 
that whole process? 

837
00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:06,040
Right. 
This is the enforcement phase, 

838
00:39:06,040 --> 00:39:08,040
often where the rubber truly 
meets the road. 

839
00:39:08,040 --> 00:39:12,320
In real world scenarios when the
deal goes bad, the right to 

840
00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:15,160
enforce a security interest is 
always conditional upon a 

841
00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:17,080
default in the secured 
obligation. 

842
00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:21,240
There has to be a default first.
Interestingly, Article 9 itself 

843
00:39:21,240 --> 00:39:24,280
doesn't define default. 
It leaves it entirely to the 

844
00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:27,320
contracting parties, the debtor 
and creditor, to specify what 

845
00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:29,560
constitutes a default in their 
security agreement. 

846
00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:32,800
For example, the security 
agreement we looked at has a 

847
00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:36,480
detailed Section 8 on events of 
default, which includes common 

848
00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:39,040
triggers like failure to pay 
principal or interest within a 

849
00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:41,600
certain grace period, breach and
other covenants in the 

850
00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:44,000
agreement, falsity of 
representations made by the 

851
00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:47,640
debtor and uninsured, loss of 
collateral or even the failure 

852
00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:50,040
of the security interest to 
remain first priority and 

853
00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:52,120
perfected. 
It can be quite broad. 

854
00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:55,560
So the first step in any 
enforcement scenario is always 

855
00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:58,360
to check the agreement has an 
event of default actually 

856
00:39:58,360 --> 00:40:00,120
occurred. 
According to the contract terms.

857
00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:03,800
For tangible collateral such as 
equipment or inventory, the 

858
00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:06,720
secured party has several 
powerful options upon default. 

859
00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:09,800
First, they can engage in 
repossession or disabling the 

860
00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:12,680
collateral, taking it back. 
This can be done through 

861
00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:16,080
judicial process where they file
a lawsuit, get a judgement and 

862
00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:18,560
obtain A writ instructing the 
sheriff to seize the property 

863
00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:21,720
the court supervised way. 
Or, and this is frequently 

864
00:40:21,720 --> 00:40:24,720
tested and a common area 
dispute, it can be done non 

865
00:40:24,720 --> 00:40:27,800
judicially through self help, as
long as it's done without 

866
00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:29,960
breaching the peace. 
That's the crucial limitation. 

867
00:40:30,240 --> 00:40:33,560
Breach of the peace? 
That sounds like a really tricky

868
00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:34,880
standard. 
What does that typically 

869
00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:36,840
involve? 
What should a secured party 

870
00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:39,560
absolutely avoid doing if 
they're trying to repossess 

871
00:40:39,560 --> 00:40:42,520
something themselves? 
It is indeed a highly fact 

872
00:40:42,520 --> 00:40:45,160
dependent question and the 
subject of many, many court 

873
00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:47,160
decisions. 
There's no bright line 

874
00:40:47,160 --> 00:40:49,560
definition. 
Courts generally find breaches 

875
00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:51,480
of the peace where there's 
violence or at the threat of 

876
00:40:51,480 --> 00:40:54,240
violence, of course, but also 
where there's property damage 

877
00:40:54,240 --> 00:40:57,920
like breaking a lock or damaging
a fence, unauthorized entry into

878
00:40:57,920 --> 00:41:01,680
a home or locked garage, or even
subterfuge, meaning the secured 

879
00:41:01,680 --> 00:41:05,560
party uses trickery or deception
to gain access or repossess. 

880
00:41:06,120 --> 00:41:09,320
Think lying to get into a gated 
community, any kind of 

881
00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:12,360
confrontation or seizing 
property over the debtors clear 

882
00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:14,800
objection on their premises 
would almost certainly be 

883
00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:17,920
considered a breach. 
Proceeding despite being told no

884
00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:21,040
is usually a bad idea. 
Caution is always warranted when

885
00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:22,840
attempting a non judicial 
repossession. 

886
00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:26,120
A secured party should probably 
consider judicial process if 

887
00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:27,920
there's any doubt or risk of 
confrontation. 

888
00:41:28,040 --> 00:41:30,320
It's safer. 
It's vital to remember that 

889
00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:32,560
repossession doesn't change 
title immediately. 

890
00:41:32,760 --> 00:41:34,760
The debtor remains the owner of 
the collateral. 

891
00:41:34,760 --> 00:41:38,160
At that point, the secured party
in possession is merely a Bailey

892
00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:41,000
owing duties of reasonable care 
to the debtor regarding the 

893
00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:44,360
collateral. the United States V 
Bayless case highlights this 

894
00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:46,000
duty. 
Neglecting repossessed 

895
00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:50,000
collateral, letting its value 
plummet by 88% was found to be a

896
00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:52,040
breach of the secured party's 
duty of care. 

897
00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:55,960
Any practical expenses for care,
like storage or insurance, are 

898
00:41:55,960 --> 00:41:59,080
chargeable back to the debtor. 
However, once the collateral is 

899
00:41:59,080 --> 00:42:01,520
repossessed, or even if it 
isn't, sometimes they sell it 

900
00:42:01,520 --> 00:42:04,680
from the debtor's location to 
change title and extract value. 

901
00:42:05,040 --> 00:42:09,280
The secured party has two main 
options, disposition or strict 

902
00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:12,560
foreclosure. 
Disposition involves selling, 

903
00:42:12,640 --> 00:42:15,360
leasing, or licensing the 
collateral to a third party, 

904
00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:17,920
usually for cash. 
This is the most common route. 

905
00:42:18,520 --> 00:42:20,960
The most critical requirement 
here and a huge area for 

906
00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:23,400
litigation is that the 
disposition must be commercially

907
00:42:23,400 --> 00:42:26,920
reasonable in its method, 
manner, time, place and all 

908
00:42:26,920 --> 00:42:29,360
terms. 
Every aspect of the sale must be

909
00:42:29,360 --> 00:42:32,000
reasonable. 
The secured party must also give

910
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:34,960
reasonable authenticated notice 
of the disposition to known 

911
00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:38,320
interested party, specifically 
the debtor, any secondary 

912
00:42:38,320 --> 00:42:41,280
obligers like guarantors, and 
any other secured parties or 

913
00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:43,800
lien holders who have filed 
financing statements or given 

914
00:42:43,800 --> 00:42:45,840
notice of their claim covering 
that collateral. 

915
00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:48,920
Notice requirements are relaxed 
for perishable goods or goods 

916
00:42:48,920 --> 00:42:52,440
sold on a recognized market, 
like publicly traded stocks, but

917
00:42:52,440 --> 00:42:55,920
generally specific content is 
required in the notice for 

918
00:42:55,920 --> 00:42:58,840
consumer goods transactions. 
For example, Article 9 outlines 

919
00:42:58,840 --> 00:43:01,080
very precise content 
requirements for the notice, 

920
00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:04,000
including a description of the 
debtor and secured party, 

921
00:43:04,240 --> 00:43:07,520
description of collateral, the 
method of intended disposition, 

922
00:43:07,520 --> 00:43:11,160
public or private sale, timing 
of the sale, and explanation of 

923
00:43:11,160 --> 00:43:14,040
any potential deficiency the 
debtor might owe or surplus they

924
00:43:14,040 --> 00:43:16,920
might receive, and the debtors 
right to an accounting of the 

925
00:43:16,920 --> 00:43:20,160
debt. 
Very specific failure to provide

926
00:43:20,160 --> 00:43:23,080
adequate notice or, crucially, 
failure to conduct a 

927
00:43:23,080 --> 00:43:25,760
commercially reasonable sale, 
can actually preclude the 

928
00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:28,960
secured party from obtaining A 
deficiency judgement later if 

929
00:43:28,960 --> 00:43:30,400
the sale doesn't cover the full 
debt. 

930
00:43:30,600 --> 00:43:32,760
Huge penalty. 
So precision here is paramount. 

931
00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:36,400
The UCC Article 9 for Dummies 
sample notice provides a good 

932
00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:38,960
template. 
How are the proceeds from such a

933
00:43:38,960 --> 00:43:41,960
disposition distributed? 
Is there a strict order? 

934
00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:43,920
Who gets paid first, second, 
third? 

935
00:43:44,160 --> 00:43:47,000
Yes, the distribution of 
proceeds after disposition is 

936
00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:50,240
very specific following a 
mandatory waterfall approach 

937
00:43:50,240 --> 00:43:53,360
under Article 9. 
First, the reasonable expenses 

938
00:43:53,360 --> 00:43:56,640
of repossessing, holding, 
preparing for disposition, 

939
00:43:56,640 --> 00:43:59,280
processing, and disposing of the
collateral are paid. 

940
00:43:59,800 --> 00:44:02,240
This can include reasonable 
attorneys fees and legal 

941
00:44:02,240 --> 00:44:05,640
expenses, but only if provided 
for in the security agreement 

942
00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:08,800
and not prohibited by law as 
specified in Section nine of our

943
00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:10,160
security agreement. 
Example. 

944
00:44:10,800 --> 00:44:13,960
Second, the secured obligation 
itself is paid off the debt owed

945
00:44:13,960 --> 00:44:15,800
to the foreclosing secured 
party. 

946
00:44:16,480 --> 00:44:20,280
Third, any obligation secured by
subordinate or junior security 

947
00:44:20,280 --> 00:44:23,120
interests or liens are paid, but
only if they've made an 

948
00:44:23,120 --> 00:44:25,800
authenticated demand for payment
before the distribution is 

949
00:44:25,800 --> 00:44:27,240
complete. 
They have to ask for it. 

950
00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:30,360
And finally, if there's anything
leftover after all these 

951
00:44:30,360 --> 00:44:32,440
payments, the surplus funds go 
to the debtor. 

952
00:44:32,960 --> 00:44:34,960
It's important to note that 
senior liens, those with 

953
00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:38,240
priority over the foreclosing 
party, generally remain attached

954
00:44:38,240 --> 00:44:40,080
to the collateral even after the
sale. 

955
00:44:40,360 --> 00:44:43,560
The buyer takes it subject to 
those liens, but subordinate 

956
00:44:43,560 --> 00:44:46,000
liens are discharged by the 
sale, assuming the sale was 

957
00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:48,800
proper and their holders look to
the proceeds for payment. 

958
00:44:48,920 --> 00:44:52,080
The second option for extracting
value instead of selling is 

959
00:44:52,080 --> 00:44:54,840
strict foreclosure or acceptance
of collateral. 

960
00:44:55,520 --> 00:44:58,120
Here the secured creditor takes 
title ownership of the 

961
00:44:58,120 --> 00:45:01,320
collateral in full or partial 
satisfaction of the secured 

962
00:45:01,320 --> 00:45:04,000
obligation. 
They effectively keep the 

963
00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:05,440
collateral instead of selling 
it. 

964
00:45:05,880 --> 00:45:08,440
This method requires the debtors
consent, which can be given 

965
00:45:08,440 --> 00:45:11,600
after default or importantly, 
it's deemed consented if the 

966
00:45:11,600 --> 00:45:14,760
debtor fails to object within 20
days of receiving a proposal for

967
00:45:14,760 --> 00:45:16,760
strict foreclosure from the 
secured party. 

968
00:45:17,360 --> 00:45:20,240
Silence can be consent here. 
For consumer transactions, 

969
00:45:20,240 --> 00:45:23,680
there's a special protective 
rule if the debtor has paid 60% 

970
00:45:23,680 --> 00:45:27,400
or more of the cash price for 
APMSI or 60% of the principal 

971
00:45:27,400 --> 00:45:30,400
amount for a non PMSI, strict 
foreclosure is not allowed. 

972
00:45:30,840 --> 00:45:34,360
The collateral must be disposed 
of by sale within 90 days after 

973
00:45:34,360 --> 00:45:37,120
repossession, unless the debtor 
specifically waves this right 

974
00:45:37,120 --> 00:45:39,480
after default. 
This prevents forfeiture when 

975
00:45:39,480 --> 00:45:41,040
the debtor has substantial 
equity. 

976
00:45:41,240 --> 00:45:44,200
Now, for intangible collateral 
like accounts receivable, 

977
00:45:44,200 --> 00:45:46,960
chattel paper or instruments, 
the enforcement process is 

978
00:45:46,960 --> 00:45:49,000
different. 
You can't physically repossess 

979
00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:51,560
an account receivable. 
Here, the secured party 

980
00:45:51,560 --> 00:45:54,240
essentially steps into the shoes
of the debtor and directly 

981
00:45:54,240 --> 00:45:57,120
exercises the rights 
constituting the intangible 

982
00:45:57,120 --> 00:45:59,120
collateral. 
They collect what's owed. 

983
00:45:59,640 --> 00:46:02,520
This is however, subject to any 
defenses or set off rights that 

984
00:46:02,520 --> 00:46:05,240
the account debtor, the 
counterparty who owes the money 

985
00:46:05,240 --> 00:46:08,120
on the account receivable, may 
have against the original 

986
00:46:08,120 --> 00:46:10,920
debtor. 
So if the account debtor has a 

987
00:46:10,920 --> 00:46:14,280
valid reason not to pay the 
original debtor, like faulty 

988
00:46:14,280 --> 00:46:17,320
goods were delivered, they can 
usually assert that defense 

989
00:46:17,320 --> 00:46:19,360
against the secured party trying
to collect. 

990
00:46:19,880 --> 00:46:22,320
The secured party instructs the 
account debtor to render 

991
00:46:22,320 --> 00:46:25,320
performance, usually payment 
directly to them. 

992
00:46:25,960 --> 00:46:28,040
After receiving this 
instruction, the account debtor 

993
00:46:28,040 --> 00:46:30,880
can only discharge their 
obligation by paying the secured

994
00:46:30,880 --> 00:46:33,040
party. 
Paying the original debtor won't

995
00:46:33,040 --> 00:46:35,640
count anymore. 
The distribution of proceeds 

996
00:46:35,640 --> 00:46:38,000
collected from intangible 
collateral follows the same 

997
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:39,880
waterfall order as tangible 
collateral. 

998
00:46:40,120 --> 00:46:42,600
But in this case, senior lens 
are effectively terminated 

999
00:46:42,600 --> 00:46:45,320
because the underlying 
collateral itself, the right to 

1000
00:46:45,320 --> 00:46:48,120
payment, has been discharged 
through performance by the 

1001
00:46:48,120 --> 00:46:50,440
account debtor. 
Regardless of the collateral 

1002
00:46:50,440 --> 00:46:52,480
type. 
If the disposition proceeds or 

1003
00:46:52,480 --> 00:46:56,000
collections are less than the 
outstanding obligation plus 

1004
00:46:56,080 --> 00:46:59,520
enforcement expenses, the 
secured party can usually seat a

1005
00:46:59,560 --> 00:47:01,920
deficiency judgement against the
debtor personally for the 

1006
00:47:01,920 --> 00:47:04,760
remaining amount. 
Conversely, if the proceeds 

1007
00:47:04,760 --> 00:47:08,120
exceed the obligation and 
expenses, a surplus must be 

1008
00:47:08,120 --> 00:47:10,560
distributed first to any 
subordinate lend holders who 

1009
00:47:10,560 --> 00:47:12,640
made a demand and then the rest 
goes to the debtor. 

1010
00:47:12,960 --> 00:47:14,480
Again, remember that critical 
point. 

1011
00:47:14,880 --> 00:47:17,440
Failure to conduct a 
commercially reasonable sale or 

1012
00:47:17,440 --> 00:47:20,480
provide proper notice can bar or
limit the recovery of any 

1013
00:47:20,480 --> 00:47:23,480
deficiency, making compliance 
with Article 9's enforcement 

1014
00:47:23,480 --> 00:47:25,640
rules absolutely critical for 
creditors. 

1015
00:47:25,840 --> 00:47:28,000
And what about the debtor side 
during all this? 

1016
00:47:28,120 --> 00:47:31,120
Do they have any rights during 
this enforcement process? 

1017
00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:35,200
It sounds a bit like the secured
party holds all the cards once 

1018
00:47:35,200 --> 00:47:37,320
the default occurs. 
That's a great point, and 

1019
00:47:37,320 --> 00:47:40,560
Article 9 does provide important
protections to balance the 

1020
00:47:40,560 --> 00:47:43,000
scales somewhat. 
Debtors aren't powerless. 

1021
00:47:43,240 --> 00:47:46,560
First, they have a right to 
redeem the collateral at any 

1022
00:47:46,560 --> 00:47:48,000
time. 
Before the secured party 

1023
00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:51,080
disposes of the collateral or 
enters into a contract for its 

1024
00:47:51,080 --> 00:47:54,480
disposition, or accepts it in 
strict foreclosure, the debtor 

1025
00:47:54,480 --> 00:47:56,760
can redeem it. 
To redeem, the debtor must 

1026
00:47:56,760 --> 00:47:59,160
tender fulfillment of all 
obligations secured by the 

1027
00:47:59,160 --> 00:48:01,880
collateral plus the reasonable 
expenses incurred by the the 

1028
00:48:01,880 --> 00:48:04,800
secured party in repossession, 
holding and preparing for 

1029
00:48:04,800 --> 00:48:09,240
disposition, including attorneys
fees if allowed, basically pay 

1030
00:48:09,240 --> 00:48:12,160
everything owed. 
Second, the debtor has the right

1031
00:48:12,160 --> 00:48:15,360
to object to a proposed strict 
foreclosure and can demand a 

1032
00:48:15,360 --> 00:48:19,440
disposition sale instead. 
This forces the secured party to

1033
00:48:19,440 --> 00:48:22,520
try and sell the collateral in a
commercially reasonable manner, 

1034
00:48:22,720 --> 00:48:25,240
which might result in a surplus 
for the debtor or reduce any 

1035
00:48:25,240 --> 00:48:27,840
deficiency. 
Finally, if the secured party 

1036
00:48:27,840 --> 00:48:30,880
violates any of the provisions 
of Article 9 during enforcement,

1037
00:48:30,880 --> 00:48:33,600
like breaching the peace during 
repossession, failing to give 

1038
00:48:33,600 --> 00:48:36,760
proper notice, or conducting A 
commercially unreasonable sale, 

1039
00:48:37,000 --> 00:48:39,680
the debtor may recover actual 
damages caused by the non 

1040
00:48:39,680 --> 00:48:42,360
compliance. 
And in some cases, particularly 

1041
00:48:42,360 --> 00:48:45,200
involving consumer goods, the 
debtor may be entitled to 

1042
00:48:45,200 --> 00:48:48,440
statutory damages even if they 
can't prove actual harm. 

1043
00:48:48,760 --> 00:48:50,560
So there are teeth to these 
rules. 

1044
00:48:51,120 --> 00:48:54,440
This balancing act between 
efficient creditor recovery and 

1045
00:48:54,440 --> 00:48:57,680
debtor protection is a constant 
theme in Article 9, reflecting 

1046
00:48:57,680 --> 00:49:00,760
its underlying policy goals. 
Indeed, this balancing act is 

1047
00:49:00,760 --> 00:49:02,320
critical. 
And if you're a secured 

1048
00:49:02,320 --> 00:49:04,520
creditor, that protection 
achieved through proper 

1049
00:49:04,520 --> 00:49:07,240
perfection is absolutely 
paramount if the debtor ends up 

1050
00:49:07,240 --> 00:49:09,800
in bankruptcy. 
Let's briefly recap some 

1051
00:49:09,800 --> 00:49:13,280
bankruptcy basics as they relate
to secured transactions as this 

1052
00:49:13,280 --> 00:49:16,360
is a major area of concern in 
practice and definitely for your

1053
00:49:16,360 --> 00:49:18,680
exam. 
When a debtor files for Chapter 

1054
00:49:18,680 --> 00:49:21,720
7 bankruptcy, it involves the 
liquidation of their non exempt 

1055
00:49:21,720 --> 00:49:24,960
assets by a trustee. 
A crucial mechanism that 

1056
00:49:24,960 --> 00:49:27,800
immediately kicks in upon filing
is the automatic stay. 

1057
00:49:28,200 --> 00:49:30,880
This is a powerful injunction 
under federal law that stops 

1058
00:49:30,880 --> 00:49:33,720
most collection actions against 
the debtor or their property. 

1059
00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:35,960
Creditors have to stop 
collections, lawsuits, 

1060
00:49:35,960 --> 00:49:37,680
repossessions, everything 
freezes. 

1061
00:49:38,040 --> 00:49:40,600
However, a secured creditor can 
ask the bankruptcy court to 

1062
00:49:40,600 --> 00:49:43,720
grant relief from the stay to 
allow them to proceed against 

1063
00:49:43,720 --> 00:49:46,000
their collateral. 
This might be granted if the 

1064
00:49:46,000 --> 00:49:48,640
creditor can show there's no 
equity in the collateral that 

1065
00:49:48,640 --> 00:49:51,560
could benefit the bankruptcy 
estate, meaning the debt owed is

1066
00:49:51,560 --> 00:49:54,520
more than the collateral is 
worth, or if the collateral 

1067
00:49:54,520 --> 00:49:57,440
isn't necessary for an effective
reorganization, which is more 

1068
00:49:57,440 --> 00:50:01,720
relevant in Chapter 11 cases. 
The bankruptcy trustee also has 

1069
00:50:01,720 --> 00:50:05,400
those potent avoiding powers, 
particularly under Bankruptcy 

1070
00:50:05,400 --> 00:50:09,080
Code Section 544, also known as 
the strong arm powers. 

1071
00:50:09,440 --> 00:50:11,880
We touched on this. 
This gives the trustee the 

1072
00:50:11,880 --> 00:50:14,600
rights of a hypothetical 
perfected London creditor as of 

1073
00:50:14,600 --> 00:50:17,360
the exact moment the bankruptcy 
petition has filed. 

1074
00:50:17,960 --> 00:50:20,640
What this means for you, the 
secured creditor, is that the 

1075
00:50:20,640 --> 00:50:24,000
trustee can avoid any 
unperfected security interests. 

1076
00:50:24,600 --> 00:50:27,400
If you didn't perfect correctly 
and timely before the bankruptcy

1077
00:50:27,400 --> 00:50:30,320
filing, your interest can often 
be wiped out by the trustee 

1078
00:50:30,320 --> 00:50:33,000
using these powers. 
If your security interest is 

1079
00:50:33,000 --> 00:50:35,960
avoided, it effectively becomes 
a general unsecured claim in 

1080
00:50:35,960 --> 00:50:38,160
bankruptcy. 
You lose your special rights to 

1081
00:50:38,160 --> 00:50:40,880
the collateral. 
This can lead to massive losses.

1082
00:50:40,880 --> 00:50:43,240
As the Sports Authority 
bankruptcy case vividly 

1083
00:50:43,240 --> 00:50:45,440
illustrated. 
Suppliers with consignment 

1084
00:50:45,440 --> 00:50:48,080
agreements, which often function
like unperfected security 

1085
00:50:48,080 --> 00:50:51,120
interests if not handled 
correctly under Article 9, found

1086
00:50:51,120 --> 00:50:52,720
themselves at the back of the 
line. 

1087
00:50:53,040 --> 00:50:55,480
They hadn't properly perfected 
their interest by filing 

1088
00:50:55,480 --> 00:50:58,120
financing statements and 
notifying the existing lenders 

1089
00:50:58,120 --> 00:51:02,560
as required for inventory PMSIS.
Their unperfected claims became 

1090
00:51:02,560 --> 00:51:04,760
unsecured and they lost out on 
millions. 

1091
00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:08,200
A very harsh lesson in the 
importance of perfection before 

1092
00:51:08,200 --> 00:51:11,920
bankruptcy hits. 
Despite a discharge in Chapter 7

1093
00:51:11,920 --> 00:51:14,920
bankruptcy releasing individual 
debtors from personal liability,

1094
00:51:14,920 --> 00:51:18,480
for most debts it's critical to 
remember the discharge does not 

1095
00:51:18,480 --> 00:51:21,080
extinguish a properly perfected 
lien on property. 

1096
00:51:21,560 --> 00:51:23,360
The lien rides through the 
bankruptcy. 

1097
00:51:23,560 --> 00:51:26,280
So if your security interest is 
properly perfected before the 

1098
00:51:26,280 --> 00:51:29,120
bankruptcy filing, your lien 
remains attached to the 

1099
00:51:29,120 --> 00:51:30,960
collateral. 
Even if the debtors personal 

1100
00:51:30,960 --> 00:51:34,040
obligation to pay the underlying
debt is discharged, you can 

1101
00:51:34,040 --> 00:51:36,400
still enforce the lien against 
the property after the stay is 

1102
00:51:36,400 --> 00:51:39,160
lifted or the case is closed, 
usually through an in ream 

1103
00:51:39,160 --> 00:51:41,560
action. 
Now for debtors who want to keep

1104
00:51:41,560 --> 00:51:45,040
secured property like a car they
need for work, they might enter 

1105
00:51:45,040 --> 00:51:48,360
into a reaffirmation agreement. 
This is a formal agreement 

1106
00:51:48,360 --> 00:51:50,280
between the debtor and the 
creditor made during the 

1107
00:51:50,280 --> 00:51:53,400
bankruptcy case where the debtor
agrees to remain personally 

1108
00:51:53,400 --> 00:51:56,680
liable and will continue to pay 
all or a portion of the money 

1109
00:51:56,680 --> 00:51:59,440
owed even though the debt would 
otherwise be discharged. 

1110
00:51:59,800 --> 00:52:02,000
They're essentially pulling that
debt out of the discharge. 

1111
00:52:02,200 --> 00:52:04,360
This must be done before the 
discharge order is entered. 

1112
00:52:04,360 --> 00:52:07,160
It must be signed by both 
parties, filed with the court, 

1113
00:52:07,360 --> 00:52:09,760
and often needs to be approved 
by the bankruptcy judge, 

1114
00:52:09,760 --> 00:52:12,640
especially if the debtor doesn't
have an attorney to ensure it 

1115
00:52:12,640 --> 00:52:14,720
doesn't create an undue hardship
for the debtor. 

1116
00:52:15,480 --> 00:52:18,880
Reaffirmation is a serious 
commitment and just connecting 

1117
00:52:18,880 --> 00:52:21,880
back to the security agreement. 
Remember that Section 8 listed 

1118
00:52:21,880 --> 00:52:25,000
failure of the security interest
to remain first priority and 

1119
00:52:25,000 --> 00:52:26,840
perfected as an event of 
default. 

1120
00:52:27,520 --> 00:52:30,760
This just emphasizes the ongoing
importance for the creditor of 

1121
00:52:30,760 --> 00:52:33,680
monitoring their secured 
position even outside of 

1122
00:52:33,680 --> 00:52:36,040
bankruptcy. 
What a deep dive into UCC 

1123
00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:37,640
Article 9. 
Wow. 

1124
00:52:38,280 --> 00:52:40,880
From the initial handshake of 
attachment where the interest is

1125
00:52:40,880 --> 00:52:44,240
actually born, through the 
public declaration of perfection

1126
00:52:44,240 --> 00:52:46,920
protecting it against the rest 
of the world, and finally to the

1127
00:52:46,920 --> 00:52:50,760
high stakes game of priority and
enforcement, it's really clear 

1128
00:52:50,760 --> 00:52:53,560
why this area of law is so 
heavily tested and so vital for 

1129
00:52:53,560 --> 00:52:56,240
anyone looking to enter the 
legal profession, especially in 

1130
00:52:56,240 --> 00:52:58,440
commercial law or bankruptcy. 
It really is. 

1131
00:52:58,440 --> 00:53:01,800
It touches so many areas. 
Understanding Article 9 

1132
00:53:01,800 --> 00:53:04,400
requires, yes, attention to 
detail, but maybe more 

1133
00:53:04,400 --> 00:53:07,240
importantly, it's about grasping
the underlying logic. 

1134
00:53:07,600 --> 00:53:10,360
That balance between commercial 
efficiency making lending 

1135
00:53:10,360 --> 00:53:13,920
possible, and debtor protection 
for your law school exams and 

1136
00:53:13,920 --> 00:53:15,840
the bar. 
Really focus on those core 

1137
00:53:15,840 --> 00:53:19,480
elements of attachment value 
given debtors rights and that 

1138
00:53:19,480 --> 00:53:21,080
objective manifestation of 
intent. 

1139
00:53:21,080 --> 00:53:23,640
Remember the nuances of 
collateral description for the 

1140
00:53:23,640 --> 00:53:25,800
security agreement versus the 
financing statement. 

1141
00:53:25,800 --> 00:53:29,160
That's a classic. 
Then master the distinct methods

1142
00:53:29,160 --> 00:53:32,280
and vital details of perfection,
especially the rules for debtor 

1143
00:53:32,280 --> 00:53:35,560
names on financing statements, 
the location rules, and the 

1144
00:53:35,560 --> 00:53:38,120
specific circumstances for 
alternative methods like 

1145
00:53:38,120 --> 00:53:40,760
position or control. 
Know how to perfect different 

1146
00:53:40,760 --> 00:53:43,320
things and finally, internalize 
the nuance. 

1147
00:53:43,320 --> 00:53:45,840
Priority rules. 
Start with the first to file or 

1148
00:53:45,840 --> 00:53:49,360
perfect baseline, but then layer
on those super priority PMSI 

1149
00:53:49,360 --> 00:53:50,520
rules. 
Know the conditions for 

1150
00:53:50,520 --> 00:53:53,480
inventory versus equipment 
versus consumer goods. 

1151
00:53:53,680 --> 00:53:56,280
And don't forget the King of the
Jungle by IOCB rule and the 

1152
00:53:56,280 --> 00:53:59,000
impact of judicial liens and 
crucially, the bankruptcy 

1153
00:53:59,000 --> 00:54:02,160
trustees powers. 
Focus on those key areas, 

1154
00:54:02,160 --> 00:54:04,640
practice applying them, and 
you'll be well prepared. 

1155
00:54:04,840 --> 00:54:08,320
So what does this all mean for 
you, the learner, as you 

1156
00:54:08,320 --> 00:54:11,640
continue your journey in law? 
It means that Article 9 isn't 

1157
00:54:11,640 --> 00:54:14,840
just a set of dry, abstract 
rules to memorize for an exam. 

1158
00:54:15,160 --> 00:54:18,240
It's the sophisticated framework
that underpins a vast amount of 

1159
00:54:18,240 --> 00:54:20,440
modern commerce. 
It gives you the power to 

1160
00:54:20,440 --> 00:54:23,640
understand how financial risk is
managed in lending, how credit 

1161
00:54:23,640 --> 00:54:26,600
is actually extended to 
businesses and consumers, and 

1162
00:54:26,600 --> 00:54:29,640
how disputes are resolved when 
things inevitably go sideways. 

1163
00:54:30,040 --> 00:54:33,000
It's a subject where technical 
precision translates directly 

1164
00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:36,040
into tangible outcomes. 
Protecting assets for lenders. 

1165
00:54:36,280 --> 00:54:39,560
Facilitating credit for debtors 
mastering it provides a really 

1166
00:54:39,560 --> 00:54:42,520
solid foundation for many areas 
of legal practice, from 

1167
00:54:42,520 --> 00:54:45,240
transactional work, drafting 
these agreements to litigation 

1168
00:54:45,240 --> 00:54:47,520
when disputes arise, and 
certainly bankruptcy. 

1169
00:54:47,600 --> 00:54:50,040
Absolutely. 
And if we connect this to the 

1170
00:54:50,040 --> 00:54:53,080
bigger picture thinking ahead, 
this raises an important 

1171
00:54:53,080 --> 00:54:56,520
question, doesn't it, given the 
constant evolution of technology

1172
00:54:56,520 --> 00:54:59,320
and the emergence of entirely 
new forms of property? 

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Think about digital assets like 
NFTS, cryptocurrencies, or even 

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evolving forms of valuable data,
things the drafters maybe didn't

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fully anticipate. 
How do you think Article 9 will 

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continue to adapt? 
How will it handle these novel 

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types of collateral that might 
not fit neatly into current 

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classifications like goods or 
general intangibles? 

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What new perfection challenges 
might that create for future 

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lawyers? 
How might the principles we 

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discussed today, attachment, 
perfection, priority, apply or 

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maybe need to evolve to secure 
interests effectively in 

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tomorrow's increasingly digital 
economy? 

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That's definitely something to 
chew on as you continue your own

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deep dive into the law. 
Thanks so much for joining us 

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for this essential exploration 
of secure transactions.