South Carolina § 36-9-340 Effectiveness of right of recoupment or set-off against deposit account.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 36-9-340 — Effectiveness of right of recoupment or set-off against deposit account.

South Carolina § 36-9-340

Title 36COMMERCIAL CODE

Ch. 9COMMERCIAL CODE—SECURED TRANSACTIONS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 36-9-340 (2026).

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a bank with which a deposit account is maintained may exercise any right of recoupment or set-off against a secured party that holds a security interest in the deposit account.

(b)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), the application of this chapter to a security interest in a deposit account does not affect a right of recoupment or set-off of the secured party as to a deposit account maintained with the secured party.

(c)The exercise by a bank of a set-off against a deposit account is ineffective against a secured party that holds a security interest in the deposit account which is perfected by control under Section 36-9-104(a)(3), if the set-off is based on a claim against the debtor.

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a bank with which a deposit account is maintained may exercise any right of recoupment or set-off against a secured party that holds a security interest in the deposit account. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), the application of this chapter to a security interest in a deposit account does not affect a right of recoupment or set-off of the secured party as to a deposit account maintained with the secured party. (c) The exercise by a bank of a set-off against a deposit account is ineffective against a secured party that holds a security interest in the deposit account which is perfected by control under Section 36-9-104(a)(3), if the set-off is based on a claim against the debtor.