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commercial transactions

commercial law and commercial transactions encompass all aspects of business, including collections and bankruptcy, banking, contracts, negotiable instruments, secured transactions, and trade in general. commercial transactions or commercial law covers both domestic and foreign trade, as well as trade between states.

most commercial transactions are governed by the uniform commercial code (ucc), which is basically a set of standardized laws used by all 50 states that govern financial contracts.

the ucc is divided into nine articles that cover the broad range of issues that arise in commercial transactions including: