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Commercial Paper and Payments Law
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Negotiable Instrument
A written document guaranteeing the payment of a specific amount of money, either on demand or at a set time.
Promissory Note
A written promise to pay a specified amount of money to a certain individual or entity at a specific time or on demand.
Draft
An order written by one party (drawer) to another party (drawee) to pay money to a third party (payee).
Check
A type of draft that orders a bank to pay a specific amount of money from a person's account to the person in whose name the check has been issued.
Holder
An individual in possession of a commercial paper, who has the right to enforce the instrument.
Holder in Due Course
A holder who takes an instrument in good faith, for value, and without notice of certain claims or defenses, and therefore has special rights.
Endorsement
A signature or statement of purpose by the owner on a negotiable instrument, which specifies the future control of the instrument.
Endorser
The person who signs their name on a negotiable instrument to transfer ownership or to guarantee payment of the instrument.
Endorsee
An individual who becomes the holder of a negotiable instrument after an endorsement is made to him or her.
Bearer Instrument
A negotiable instrument that is payable to anyone in physical possession of the paper.
Order Instrument
A negotiable instrument that is payable to a specified person or his/her order.
Negotiation
The transfer of a negotiable instrument in such a manner that the transferee (endorsee) becomes the holder of the instrument.
Assignment
The transfer of rights or property to another party, which does not necessarily give the assignee the status of holder in due course.
Anomalous Endorsement
An endorsement made by someone who is not the holder of the instrument and is usually considered suspicious for negotiation purposes.
Transfer Warranty
Warranties made by any transferor of a negotiable instrument, promising the absence of certain claims or defenses against the instrument.
Presentment
The act of formally presenting a negotiable instrument to the drawee for acceptance or payment.
Dishonor
The refusal by the drawee or maker to accept or pay on a negotiable instrument when it is presented for payment.
Acceptance
The drawee's signed agreement to pay the draft as presented on the negotiable instrument.
Certified Check
A check for which the bank guarantees payment by setting aside the check amount from the payer's account.
Trade Acceptance
A draft drawn by the seller on the buyer of goods, requiring the buyer to pay the face amount either on the spot or at a specified date.
Drawer
The party that creates or signs a draft, thereby ordering the drawee to pay the payee.
Drawee
The party directed by the drawer to pay a certain amount of money to the payee on a draft.
Payee
The person or entity to whom money is promised or owed on a negotiable instrument.
Banker's Acceptance
A draft drawn on a bank and accepted, guaranteeing payment by the bank at maturity.
Forgeries
Fraudulent alterations or counterfeit endorsements of a negotiable instrument.
Alteration
An unauthorized change or addition to a negotiable instrument that affects the obligation of a party.
Non-sufficient Funds (NSF)
A situation where an account does not have enough money to cover a check written against it.
Overdraft
An extension of credit from a lending institution when an account reaches zero.
Warranty of Presentment
Assurances given by the presenter of a negotiable instrument that all signatures are authentic and authorized.
Remote Deposit Capture
A system that allows a customer to scan checks remotely and transmit the check images to the bank for deposit.
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