Perfection of a Security Interest in Collateral Means That

question 74

Multiple Choice

Perfection of a security interest in collateral means that

• A)no other interest of any kind in the same collateral can rank ahead of the security interest.
• B)the security interest only ranks ahead of unperfected interests in the same collateral.
• C)if the security interest is perfected by filing a financing statement, it generally ranks ahead of any interest perfected after the date of registration as well as unperfected security interests in the same collateral.
• D)no other security interest in the same collateral can rank ahead of the security interest.
• E)no other creditor can obtain a perfected interest in the same collateral.

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