LexisNexis ( February 4, 2020, 11:23 AM EST) -- If a debtor is in default on its obligation to pay the creditor and the debtor files a bankruptcy petition, the creditor’s right to go after the debtor and its assets is automatically stayed by the filing of the bankruptcy petition. But does the automatic stay restrain the beneficiary of a standby letter of credit from drawing on the letter if the applicant files bankruptcy? If it did, the commercial utility of a letter of credit would be greatly compromised....