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Classification of Collateral II: Discussions in Secured Transactions Podcast

This is the second of two podcasts that describe the process by which a creditor identifies collateral subject to a security interest under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. This podcast focuses on descriptions of intangible personal property.


See Classification of Collateral I for classifications of collateral constituting tangible property. 


Learning Outcomes


On completion of the podcast, the student will be able to:


  1. Describe how a secured creditor goes about describing the collateral in the security agreement, particularly when using a type of collateral defined in the Uniform Commercial Code.
  2. Describe and identify the intangible and quasi-intangible property definitions: accounts, chattel paper, commercial tort claims, deposit accounts, instruments, documents, investment property, general intangibles, letter of credit rights, and money.

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