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135-2009 Community Notice // OE/CE Loan Assessment <strong>and</strong> Comparison <strong>and</strong><br />
Underst<strong>and</strong>ing Common Security Interest Documentation Issues Credit Union’s<br />
Face; <strong>and</strong> comparing OE versus CE Systems<br />
Assessing Fairly <strong>and</strong> Honestly OE vs. Closed End: To Determine which is the<br />
Better Compliance Solution for the Credit Union for July 2010 AND Thereafter?<br />
Closed-end versus Open-end – Signatures Required for Secured Loans are also<br />
required for Secured Advances under an LOC where a New Collateral Interest is<br />
Pledged. Misleading Sales Programs on the Simplicity of OE Lending Plan<br />
without a Discussion of the Risks of failing to property perfect such loans --<br />
This is intended to dispel the somewhat misleading statement that MFOE Lending<br />
Plans are Better due to the fact that a Credit Union is required to obtain new<br />
signatures on each Closed-End loan it makes (with it being considered a given<br />
that this is not the case with OE Lending). This is not necessarily true as to<br />
collateralized OE loans. In fact, a MFOE Lending Plan is not based on one set of<br />
signatures. It is based on one set to establish the plan; <strong>and</strong> then may require<br />
follow up – additional signatures as time goes on in connection with collateral<br />
pledged to secure each loan/sub-account under the MFOE Plan. It is here that a<br />
Credit Union may face greater concerns that it may necessarily underst<strong>and</strong>; <strong>and</strong><br />
in considering the following – a simpler CE option may actually lead to lesser<br />
exposure to the Credit Union. Regardless of whether the Credit Union ultimately<br />
chooses OE or CE lending (as both will work “IF” properly used) – a Credit Union<br />
must assess <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong> the following <strong>issues</strong>.<br />
Why does not one signature cover all loans/sub-accounts?<br />
It is a state law issue governed by laws that establish lien rights such as Article<br />
Nine of the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”). These laws require that a<br />
borrower give a lien at a time that is “proximate” to the time the lien is created<br />
(<strong>and</strong> thus a signature on a MFOE Plan months or even years before is likely not<br />
considered “proximate” to the time a car loan sub-account is opened on a five<br />
year old plan). Ref. Articles 9-203 <strong>and</strong> 9-204 of the Uniform Commercial Code.<br />
What is the Risk?<br />
The Credit Union may be using a MFOE Plan with one set of signatures to open a<br />
plan; <strong>and</strong> then the Credit Union uses a separate disbursement voucher <strong>and</strong>/or<br />
security agreement or a restrictive endorsement on the back of the OE Loan<br />
Disbursement Check to address the need for a signature for the pledge of the<br />
collateral intended to secure the loan. In assessing this compare:<br />
Closed-End Loan Execution Compliance<br />
Simple, but requires Requires Execution <strong>and</strong> System is Compliant<br />
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