Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.9621 (2026)

Notification of proposal to accept collateral.

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UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE


Act 174 of 1962


440.9621 Notification of proposal to accept collateral.

Sec. 9621.

    (1) A secured party that desires to accept collateral in full or partial satisfaction of the obligation it secures shall send its proposal to all of the following:

    (a) Any person from which the secured party has received, before the debtor consented to the acceptance, an authenticated notification of a claim of an interest in the collateral.

    (b) Any other secured party or lienholder that, 10 days before the debtor consented to the acceptance, held a security interest in or other lien on the collateral perfected by the filing of a financing statement that met all of the following:

    (i) Identified the collateral.

    (ii) Was indexed under the debtor's name as of that date.

    (iii) Was filed in the office or offices in which to file a financing statement against the debtor covering the collateral as of that date.

    (c) Any other secured party that, 10 days before the debtor consented to the acceptance, held a security interest in the collateral perfected by compliance with a statute, regulation, or treaty described in section 9311(1).

    (2) A secured party that desires to accept collateral in partial satisfaction of the obligation it secures shall send its proposal to any secondary obligor in addition to the persons described in subsection (1).

History: Add. 2000, Act 348, Eff. July 1, 2001

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2003–2016 · leading case: In Re Sanders, 291 B.R. 97 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2003).
In Re Sanders, 291 B.R. 97 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2003). “§§ 440.9621 and 440.9622. Again, if the creditor were the owner upon repossession, it would be inappropriate and unnecessary to condition that ownership upon the consent of the debtor.”
Agri-Sci. Tech. LLC v. Greiner's Green Acres Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “[MCL 440.9621. Also see MCL 440.9620.] Even if the secured party fails to comply with these requirements, when the secured party accepts the collateral in satisfaction of the debtor’s obligation, that acceptance extinguishes subordinate interests in the collateral: (1) A secured…”
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