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Iowa Code § 554.5103 (2026)

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1. This Article applies to letters of credit and to certain rights and obligations arising out of transactions involving letters of credit.

2. The statement of a rule in this Article does not by itself require, imply, or negate application of the same or a different rule to a situation not provided for, or to a person not specified, in this Article.

3. With the exception of this subsection, subsections 1 and 4, section 554.5102, subsection 1, paragraphs “i” and “j”, section 554.5106, subsection 4, and section 554.5114, subsection 4, and except to the extent prohibited in section 554.1302 and section 554.5117, subsection 4, the effect of this Article may be varied by agreement or by a provision stated or incorporated by reference in an undertaking. A term in an agreement or undertaking generally excusing liability or generally limiting remedies for failure to perform obligations is not sufficient to vary obligations prescribed by this Article.

4. Rights and obligations of an issuer to a beneficiary or a nominated person under a letter of credit are independent of the existence, performance, or nonperformance of a contract or arrangement out of which the letter of credit arises or which underlies it, including contracts or arrangements between the issuer and the applicant and between the applicant and the beneficiary. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.5103] 94 Acts, ch 1167, §117, 122; 96 Acts, ch 1026, §2, 28; 2007 Acts, ch 41, §28 Referred to in §554.5116\n\nTue Dec 09 22:02:41 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 554 (108, 4) 101 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE, §554.5108 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1972–1993 · leading case: Johnston v. State Bank, 195 N.W.2d 126 (Iowa 1972).
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Johnston v. State Bank, 195 N.W.2d 126 (Iowa 1972). “Code, 1971, § 554.5103(1) (a) and (d). We conclude that the instant letter was a notification to Johnston of the Bank’s loan commitment to Triers but that it was not a letter of credit.”
Comdata Network, Inc. v. First Interstate Bank of Fort Dodge, 497 N.W.2d 807 (Iowa 1993). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 554.5103 (l)(a) (1991). Stated otherwise: A letter of credit properly established constitutes an enforceable obligation created by statute in the nature of a contract by the issuer .”
— Iowa Code § 554.5103(1) — 1 case
Johnston v. State Bank, 195 N.W.2d 126 (Iowa 1972). “Code, 1971, § 554.5103(1) (a) and (d). We conclude that the instant letter was a notification to Johnston of the Bank’s loan commitment to Triers but that it was not a letter of credit.”
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