Tennessee § 47-9-206 - Security interest arising in purchase or delivery of financial asset.

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§ 47-9-206. Security interest arising in purchase or delivery of financial asset.

Security interest when person buys through securities intermediary. A security interest in favor of a securities intermediary attaches to a person's security entitlement if: the person buys a financial asset through the securities intermediary in a transaction in which the person is obligated to pay the purchase price to the securities intermediary at the time of the purchase; and the securities intermediary credits the financial asset to the buyer's securities account before the buyer pays the securities intermediary. Security interest secures obligation to pay for financial asset. The security interest described in subsection (a) secures the person's obligation to pay for the financial asset. Security interest in payment against delivery transaction. A security interest in favor of a person that delivers a certificated security or other financial asset represented by a writing attaches to the security or other financial asset if: the security or other financial asset: in the ordinary course of business is transferred by delivery with any necessary endorsement or assignment; and is delivered under an agreement between persons in the business of dealing with such securities or financial assets; and the agreement calls for delivery against payment. Security interest secures obligation to pay for delivery. The security interest described in subsection (c) secures the obligation to make payment for the delivery. Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former part 2, §§ 47-9-201 — 47-9-208 (Acts 1963, ch. 81, § 1 (9-201 — 9-208); 1985, ch. 404, §§ 11, 12; 1986, ch. 737, § 47; 1994, ch. 915, § 4; 1997, ch. 79, § 6; 1998, ch. 725, § 1) was repealed and replaced in the revision of chapter 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code by Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1, effective July 1, 2001.

Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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