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Money, Money Everywhere But Not A Drop To Secure: A Proposal To Amend The Perfection Rule For Security Interests In Money And Deposit Accounts, Brian M. Mccall Jan 2007

Money, Money Everywhere But Not A Drop To Secure: A Proposal To Amend The Perfection Rule For Security Interests In Money And Deposit Accounts, Brian M. Mccall

Brian M McCall

It is time that the billions of dollars of money and bank account balances held by debtors be made available as security in a manner that is commercially practical. The rules governing the perfection of security interests in money and deposit accounts need to be reformed to allow perfection by filing. This article builds a case for the proposed revisions by addressing the vexing question “what is money.” A brief history, especially drawing upon the history of the UCC, of answers to this question is presented. Various policy rationales are explored including an examination of the different forms of payment …


Money, Money Everywhere But Not A Drop To Secure: A Proposal For Amending The Perfection Rules For Security Interests In Money And Deposit Accounts, Brian M. Mccall Dec 2006

Money, Money Everywhere But Not A Drop To Secure: A Proposal For Amending The Perfection Rules For Security Interests In Money And Deposit Accounts, Brian M. Mccall

Brian M McCall

It is time that the billions of dollars of money and bank account balances held by debtors be made available as security in a manner that is commercially practical. The rules governing the perfection of security interests in money and deposit accounts need to be reformed to allow perfection by filing. This article builds a case for the proposed revisions by addressing the vexing question “what is money.” A brief history, especially drawing upon the history of the UCC, of answers to this question is presented. Various policy rationales are explored including an examination of the different forms of payment …