Limits On Shifting Losses By Deposit Account Agreement

LexisNexis ( September 18, 2017, 11:42 AM EDT) -- Although the UCC permits the provisions of Article 4 to be varied by agreement, the parties to the agreement cannot disclaim a bank’s responsibility for its lack of good faith or failure to exercise ordinary care.  UCC 4-103(a).  Even in the context of an agreement between a commercial customer and a bank, the principles underlying this section continue to apply.  A recent decision from the Sixth Circuit, applying Ohio law, highlights these principles....