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MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-341 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 3 - Perfection and Priority|Section 9-341 - Bank's Rights and Duties With Respect to Deposit Account

    Except as otherwise provided in § 9-340(c), and unless the bank otherwise agrees in an authenticated record, a bank’s rights and duties with respect to a deposit account maintained with the bank are not terminated, suspended, or modified by:         (1)    The creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in the deposit account;        (2)    The bank’s knowledge of the security interest; or        (3)    The bank’s receipt of instructions from the secured party.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-342 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 3 - Perfection and Priority|Section 9-342 - Bank's Right to Refuse to Enter Into or Disclose Existence of Control Agreement

    This title does not require a bank to enter into an agreement of the kind described in § 9-104(a)(2), even if its customer so requests or directs. A bank that has entered into such an agreement is not required to confirm the existence of the agreement to another person unless requested to do so by its customer.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 4 - Rights of Third Parties|Section 9-401 - Alienability of Debtor's Rights

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) and §§ 9-406, 9-407, 9-408, and 9-409, whether a debtor’s rights in collateral may be voluntarily or involuntarily transferred is governed by law other than this title.    (b)    An agreement between the debtor and secured party which prohibits a transfer of the debtor’s rights in collateral or makes the transfer a default does not prevent the transfer from taking effect.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 4 - Rights of Third Parties|Section 9-402 - Secured Party Not Obligated on Contract of Debtor or in Tort

    The existence of a security interest, agricultural lien, or authority given to a debtor to dispose of or use collateral, without more, does not subject a secured party to liability in contract or tort for the debtor’s acts or omissions.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 4 - Rights of Third Parties|Section 9-403 - Agreement Not to Assert Defenses Against Assignee

    (a)    In this section, “value” has the meaning provided in § 3-303(a) of this article.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, an agreement between an account debtor and an assignor not to assert against an assignee any claim or defense that the account debtor may have against the assignor is enforceable by an assignee that takes an assignment:        (1)    For value;        (2)    In good faith;        (3)    Without notice of a claim of a property or possessory right to the property assigned; and        (4)    Without notice of a defense or claim in recoupment of the type that may be asserted against a person entitled to enforce a negotiable instrument under § 3-305(a) of this article.    (c)    Subsection (b) does not apply to defenses of a type that may be asserted against a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument under § 3-305(b) of this article.    (d)    In a consumer transaction, if a record evidences the account debtor’s obligation, law other than this title requires that the record include a statement to the effect that the rights of an assignee are subject to claims or defenses that the account debtor could assert against the original obligee, and the record does not include such a statement:        (1)    The record has the same effect as if the record included such a statement; and        (2)    The account debtor may assert against an assignee those claims and defenses that would have been available if the record included such a statement.    (e)    This section is subject to law other than this title which establishes a different rule for an account debtor who is an individual and who incurred the obligation primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.    (f)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), this section does not displace law other than this title which gives effect to an agreement by an account debtor not to assert a claim or defense against an assignee.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 4 - Rights of Third Parties|Section 9-404 - Rights Acquired by Assignee; Claims and Defenses Against Assignee

    (a)    Unless an account debtor has made an enforceable agreement not to assert defenses or claims, and subject to subsections (b) through (e), the rights of an assignee are subject to:        (1)    All terms of the agreement between the account debtor and assignor and any defense or claim in recoupment arising from the transaction that gave rise to the contract; and        (2)    Any other defense or claim of the account debtor against the assignor which accrues before the account debtor receives a notification of the assignment authenticated by the assignor or the assignee.    (b)    Subject to subsection (c) and except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the claim of an account debtor against an assignor may be asserted against an assignee under subsection (a) only to reduce the amount the account debtor owes.    (c)    This section is subject to law other than this title which establishes a different rule for an account debtor who is an individual and who incurred the obligation primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.    (d)    In a consumer transaction, if a record evidences the account debtor’s obligation, law other than this title requires that the record include a statement to the effect that the account debtor’s recovery against an assignee with respect to claims and defenses against the assignor may not exceed amounts paid by the account debtor under the record, and the record does not include such a statement, the extent to which a claim of an account debtor against the assignor may be asserted against an assignee is determined as if the record included such a statement.    (e)    This section does not apply to an assignment of a health-care-insurance receivable.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 4 - Rights of Third Parties|Section 9-405 - Modification of Assigned Contract

    (a)    A modification of or substitution for an assigned contract is effective against an assignee if made in good faith. The assignee acquires corresponding rights under the modified or substituted contract. The assignment may provide that the modification or substitution is a breach of contract by the assignor. This subsection is subject to subsections (b) through (d).    (b)    Subsection (a) applies to the extent that:        (1)    The right to payment or a part thereof under an assigned contract has not been fully earned by performance; or        (2)    The right to payment or a part thereof has been fully earned by performance and the account debtor has not received notification of the assignment under § 9-406(a).    (c)    This section is subject to law other than this title which establishes a different rule for an account debtor who is an individual and who incurred the obligation primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.    (d)    This section does not apply to an assignment of a health-care-insurance receivable.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 4 - Rights of Third Parties|Section 9-407 - Restrictions on Creation or Enforcement of Security Interest in Leasehold Interest or in Lessor's Residual Interest

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a term in a lease agreement is ineffective to the extent that it:        (1)    Prohibits, restricts, or requires the consent of a party to the lease to the assignment or transfer of, or the creation, attachment, perfection, or enforcement of a security interest in, an interest of a party under the lease contract or in the lessor’s residual interest in the goods; or        (2)    Provides that the assignment or transfer or the creation, attachment, perfection, or enforcement of the security interest may give rise to a default, breach, right of recoupment, claim, defense, termination, right of termination, or remedy under the lease.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in § 2A-303(7) of this article, a term described in subsection (a)(2) is effective to the extent that there is:        (1)    A transfer by the lessee of the lessee’s right of possession or use of the goods in violation of the term; or        (2)    A delegation of a material performance of either party to the lease contract in violation of the term.    (c)    The creation, attachment, perfection, or enforcement of a security interest in the lessor’s interest under the lease contract or the lessor’s residual interest in the goods is not a transfer that materially impairs the lessee’s prospect of obtaining return performance or materially changes the duty of or materially increases the burden or risk imposed on the lessee within the purview of § 2A-303(4) of this article unless, and then only to the extent that, enforcement actually results in a delegation of material performance of the lessor.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-409 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 4 - Rights of Third Parties|Section 9-409 - Restrictions on Assignment of Letter-of-Credit Rights Ineffective

    (a)    A term in a letter of credit or a rule of law, statute, regulation, custom, or practice applicable to the letter of credit which prohibits, restricts, or requires the consent of an applicant, issuer, or nominated person to a beneficiary’s assignment of or creation of a security interest in a letter-of-credit right is ineffective to the extent that the term or rule of law, statute, regulation, custom, or practice:        (1)    Would impair the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in the letter-of-credit right; or        (2)    Provides that the assignment or the creation, attachment, or perfection of the security interest may give rise to a default, breach, right of recoupment, claim, defense, termination, right of termination, or remedy under the letter-of-credit right.    (b)    To the extent that a term in a letter of credit is ineffective under subsection (a) but would be effective under law other than this title or a custom or practice applicable to the letter of credit, to the transfer of a right to draw or otherwise demand performance under the letter of credit, or to the assignment of a right to proceeds of the letter of credit, the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in the letter-of-credit right:        (1)    Is not enforceable against the applicant, issuer, nominated person, or transferee beneficiary;        (2)    Imposes no duties or obligations on the applicant, issuer, nominated person, or transferee beneficiary; and        (3)    Does not require the applicant, issuer, nominated person, or transferee beneficiary to recognize the security interest, pay or render performance to the secured party, or accept payment or other performance from the secured party.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 5 - Filing|Section 9-501 - Filing Office

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), if the local law of this State governs perfection of a security interest or agricultural lien, the office in which to file a financing statement to perfect the security interest or agricultural lien is:        (1)    The office designated for the filing or recording of a record of a mortgage on the related real property, if:            (A)    The collateral is as–extracted collateral or timber to be cut; or            (B)    The financing statement is filed as a fixture filing and the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures; or        (2)    The Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (“Department”), in all other cases, including a case in which the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures and the financing statement is not filed as a fixture filing.    (b)    The office in which to file a financing statement to perfect a security interest in collateral, including fixtures, of a transmitting utility is the Department. The financing statement also constitutes a fixture filing as to the collateral indicated in the financing statement which is or is to become fixtures.    (c)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to a financing statement that is a mortgage or deed of trust.        (2)    If the Department or other office receives a financing statement under subsection (a) or (b) for filing and the secured party and the debtor identified on the financing statement are individuals, the Department or other office shall provide written notice of the filing of the financing statement to the debtor.        (3)    Subject to paragraph (4), the Department or other office required to provide written notice under paragraph (2) shall determine the form of the notice.        (4)    The written notice shall contain at least the following information:            (A)    The debtor’s name and address as shown on the financing statement;            (B)    The secured party’s name and address as shown on the financing statement; and            (C)    The remedies available to the debtor if the debtor believes that the financing statement is erroneously or fraudulently filed.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 5 - Filing|Section 9-502 - Contents of Financing Statement; Record of Mortgage as Financing Statement; Time of Filing Financing Statement

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b), a financing statement is sufficient only if it:        (1)    Provides the name of the debtor;        (2)    Provides the name of the secured party or a representative of the secured party; and        (3)    Indicates the collateral covered by the financing statement.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in § 9–501(b), to be sufficient, a financing statement that covers as–extracted collateral or timber to be cut, or which is filed as a fixture filing and covers goods that are or are to become fixtures, must satisfy subsection (a) and also:        (1)    Indicate that it covers this type of collateral;        (2)    Indicate that it is to be recorded in the land records;        (3)    Provide a description of the real property to which the collateral is related; and        (4)    If the debtor does not have an interest of record in the real property, provide the name of a record owner.    (c)    A record of a mortgage is effective, from the date of recording, as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or as a financing statement covering as–extracted collateral or timber to be cut only if:        (1)    The record indicates the goods or accounts that it covers;        (2)    The goods are or are to become fixtures related to the real property described in the record or the collateral is related to the real property described in the record and is as–extracted collateral or timber to be cut;        (3)    The record satisfies the requirements for a financing statement in this section, but:            (i)    The record need not indicate that it is to be recorded in the land records; and            (ii)    The record sufficiently provides the name of a debtor who is an individual if it provides the individual name of the debtor or the surname and first personal name of the debtor, even if the debtor is an individual to whom § 9–503(a)(4) applies; and        (4)    The record is recorded.    (d)    A financing statement may be filed before a security agreement is made or a security interest otherwise attaches.    (e)    A financing statement filed as a fixture filing, or addendum filed with a financing statement filed as a fixture filing, shall state whether the secured transaction to be perfected by the filing is or is not subject to recordation tax. If recordation tax is payable, the financing statement shall also disclose the principal amount of debt initially incurred.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 5 - Filing|Section 9-504 - Indication of Collateral

    A financing statement sufficiently indicates the collateral that it covers if the financing statement provides:         (1)    A description of the collateral pursuant to § 9-108; or        (2)    An indication that the financing statement covers all assets or all personal property.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 5 - Filing|Section 9-505 - Filing and Compliance With Other Statutes and Treaties for Consignments, Leases, Other Bailments, and Other Transactions

    (a)    A consignor, lessor, or other bailor of goods, a licensor, or a buyer of a payment intangible or promissory note may file a financing statement, or may comply with a statute or treaty described in § 9-311(a), using the terms “consignor”, “consignee”, “lessor”, “lessee”, “bailor”, “bailee”, “licensor”, “licensee”, “owner”, “registered owner”, “buyer”, “seller”, or words of similar import, instead of the terms “secured party” and “debtor”.    (b)    This subtitle applies to the filing of a financing statement under subsection (a) and, as appropriate, to compliance that is equivalent to filing a financing statement under § 9-311(b), but the filing or compliance is not of itself a factor in determining whether the collateral secures an obligation. If it is determined for another reason that the collateral secures an obligation, a security interest held by the consignor, lessor, bailor, licensor, owner, or buyer which attaches to the collateral is perfected by the filing or compliance.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-506 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 5 - Filing|Section 9-506 - Effect of Errors or Omissions

    (a)    A financing statement substantially satisfying the requirements of this subtitle is effective, even if it has minor errors or omissions, unless the errors or omissions make the financing statement seriously misleading.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a financing statement that fails sufficiently to provide the name of the debtor in accordance with § 9-503(a) is seriously misleading.    (c)    If a search of the records of the filing office under the debtor’s correct name, using the filing office’s standard search logic, if any, would disclose a financing statement that fails sufficiently to provide the name of the debtor in accordance with § 9-503(a), the name provided does not make the financing statement seriously misleading.    (d)    For purposes of § 9-508(b), the “debtor’s correct name” in subsection (c) means the correct name of the new debtor.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-507 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 5 - Filing|Section 9-507 - Effect of Certain Events on Effectiveness of Financing Statement

    (a)    A filed financing statement remains effective with respect to collateral that is sold, exchanged, leased, licensed, or otherwise disposed of and in which a security interest or agricultural lien continues, even if the secured party knows of or consents to the disposition.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) and § 9–508, a financing statement is not rendered ineffective if, after the financing statement is filed, the information provided in the financing statement becomes seriously misleading under § 9–506.    (c)    If the name that a filed financing statement provides for a debtor becomes insufficient as the name of the debtor under § 9–503(a) so that the financing statement becomes seriously misleading under § 9–506:        (1)    The financing statement is effective to perfect a security interest in collateral acquired by the debtor before, or within four months after, the filed financing statement becomes seriously misleading; and        (2)    The financing statement is not effective to perfect a security interest in collateral acquired by the debtor more than four months after the filed financing statement becomes seriously misleading, unless an amendment to the financing statement which renders the financing statement not seriously misleading is filed within four months after the financing statement became seriously misleading.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  9-508 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 9 - Secured Transactions|Subtitle 5 - Filing|Section 9-508 - Effectiveness of Financing Statement if New Debtor Becomes Bound by Security Agreement

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, a filed financing statement naming an original debtor is effective to perfect a security interest in collateral in which a new debtor has or acquires rights to the extent that the financing statement would have been effective had the original debtor acquired rights in the collateral.    (b)    If the difference between the name of the original debtor and that of the new debtor causes a filed financing statement that is effective under subsection (a) to be seriously misleading under § 9-506:        (1)    The financing statement is effective to perfect a security interest in collateral acquired by the new debtor before, and within four months after, the new debtor becomes bound under § 9-203(d); and        (2)    The financing statement is not effective to perfect a security interest in collateral acquired by the new debtor more than four months after the new debtor becomes bound under § 9-203(d) unless an initial financing statement providing the name of the new debtor is filed before the expiration of that time.    (c)    This section does not apply to collateral as to which a filed financing statement remains effective against the new debtor under § 9-507(a).