N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code Law Section 9-318
No Interest Retained in Right to Payment That Is Sold

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Section 9--318. No Interest Retained in Right to Payment That Is Sold; Rights and Title of Seller of Account or Chattel Paper with Respect to Creditors and Purchasers.

(a)

Seller retains no interest. A debtor that has sold an account, chattel paper, payment intangible, or promissory note does not retain a legal or equitable interest in the collateral sold.

(b)

Deemed rights of debtor if buyer’s security interest unperfected. For purposes of determining the rights of creditors of, and purchasers for value of an account or chattel paper from, a debtor that has sold an account or chattel paper, while the buyer’s security interest is unperfected, the debtor is deemed to have rights and title to the account or chattel paper identical to those the debtor sold.

Source: Section 9-318 — No Interest Retained in Right to Payment That Is Sold; Rights and Title of Seller of Account or Chattel Paper with Respect to Creditors a..., https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/UCC/9-318 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 13, 2025).

9–317
Interests That Take Priority over or Take Free of Security Interest or Agricultural Lien
9–318
No Interest Retained in Right to Payment That Is Sold
9–319
Rights and Title of Consignee with Respect to Creditors and Purchasers
9–320
Buyer of Goods
9–321
Licensee of General Intangible and Lessee of Goods in Ordinary Course of Business
9–322
Priorities among Conflicting Security Interests in and Agricultural Liens on Same Collateral
9–323
Future Advances
9–324
Priority of Purchase-money Security Interests
9–325
Priority of Security Interests in Transferred Collateral
9–326
Priority of Security Interests Created by New Debtor
9–326A
Priority of Security Interest in Controllable Account, Controllable Electronic Record, and Controllable Payment Intangible
9–327
Priority of Security Interests in Deposit Account
9–328
Priority of Security Interests in Investment Property
9–329
Priority of Security Interests in Letter-of-credit Right
9–330
Priority of Purchaser of Chattel Paper or Instrument
9–331
Priority of Rights of Purchasers of Instruments, Documents, and Securities under Other Articles
9–332
Transfer of Money
9–333
Priority of Certain Liens Arising by Operation of Law
9–334
Priority of Security Interests in Fixtures and Crops
9–335
Accessions
9–336
Commingled Goods
9–337
Priority of Security Interests in Goods Covered by Certificate of Title
9–338
Priority of Security Interest or Agricultural Lien Perfected by Filed Financing Statement Providing Certain Incorrect Information
9–339
Priority Subject to Subordination

Verified:
Dec. 13, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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