Montana Code 30-9A-329. Priority of security interests in letter-of-credit right
30-9A-329. Priority of security interests in letter-of-credit right. The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same letter-of-credit right:
Terms Used In Montana Code 30-9A-329
- Letter-of-credit right: means a right to payment and performance under a letter of credit, whether or not the beneficiary has demanded or is at the time entitled to demand payment or performance. See Montana Code 30-9A-102
- Secured party: means :
(i)a person in whose favor a security interest is created or provided for under a security agreement, whether or not any obligation to be secured is outstanding;
(ii)a person that holds an agricultural lien;
(iii)a consignor;
(iv)a person to which accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes have been sold;
(v)a trustee, indenture trustee, agent, collateral agent, or other representative in whose favor a security interest or agricultural lien is created or provided for; or
(vi)a person that holds a security interest arising under 30-2-401, 30-2-505, 30-2-711(3), 30-2A-508(5), 30-4-208, or 30-5-118. See Montana Code 30-9A-102
(1)A security interest held by a secured party having control of the letter-of-credit right under 30-9A-107 has priority to the extent of its control over a conflicting security interest held by a secured party that does not have control.
(2)Security interests perfected by control under 30-9A-314 rank according to priority in time of obtaining control.