Self-Help: Repossessing and Selling a Debtor’s Collateral

In most every financing agreement, ‘Collateral’ is defined to encompass a wide array of assets securing the customer’s (debtor’s) obligations. Understanding your rights and options in the event of a default is critical for minimizing loss. Self-help is a right which is not often, but should be, used by creditors to quickly and efficiently minimize their losses following an event of default. So, what is “Self-Help?”