(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a secured party shall not owe a duty based on its status as secured party:

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(1) To a person that is a debtor or obligor, unless the secured party knows:

(A) That the person is a debtor or obligor;
(B) The identity of the person; and
(C) How to communicate with the person; or
(2) To a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against a person, unless the secured party knows:

(A) That the person is a debtor; and
(B) The identity of the person.
(b) A secured party shall be deemed to owe a duty based on its status as a secured party to a person if, at the time the secured party obtains control of collateral that is a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible or at the time the security interest attaches to the collateral, whichever is later:

(1) The person is a debtor or obligor; and
(2) The secured party knows that the information in subsection (a)(1) relating to the person is not provided by the collateral; a record attached to, or logically associated with, the collateral; or the system in which the collateral is recorded.