(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 article 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.

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(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 § 57A-9-104(a)(3), if the set–off is based on a claim against the debtor.

Source: SL 2000, ch 231.