Legal Definitions - Secured party

Secured party

A secured party is a person who has a security interest in a property or asset. This means that they have a legal claim to the property or asset if the borrower fails to repay the loan or fulfill their obligations. The security interest is created through a security agreement, which outlines the terms of the loan and the collateral that is being used to secure it. The secured party can be a lender, a seller, or any other person who has a legal interest in the property or asset.

• A bank that provides a loan to a borrower and takes a security interest in their car as collateral.
• A supplier who sells goods to a retailer on credit and takes a security interest in the retailer's inventory.
• A farmer who has a lien on crops that they have grown and harvested.

These examples illustrate how a secured party can be any person or entity that has a legal interest in a property or asset. In each case, the secured party has a security interest in the collateral that is being used to secure the loan or credit. If the borrower fails to repay the loan or fulfill their obligations, the secured party can take legal action to repossess the collateral and recover their losses.