Wisconsin Code § 409.403

Agreement not to assert defenses against assignee
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(1) VALUE. In this section, “value” has the meaning
provided in s. 403.303 (1).
(2) AGREEMENT NOT TO ASSERT CLAIM OR DEFENSE. Except
as otherwise provided in this section, an agreement between an
account debtor and an assignor not to assert against an assignee
any claim or defense that the account debtor may have against the
assignor is enforceable by an assignee that takes an assignment:
(a) For value;
(b) In good faith;
(c) Without notice of a claim of a property or possessory right
to the property assigned; and
(d) Without notice of a defense or claim in recoupment of the
type that may be asserted against a person entitled to enforce a
negotiable instrument under s. 403.305 (1).
(3) WHEN SUB. (2) NOT APPLICABLE. Subsection (2) does not
apply to defenses of a type that may be asserted against a holder
in due course of a negotiable instrument under s. 403.305 (2).
(4) OMISSION OF REQUIRED STATEMENT IN CONSUMER
TRANSACTION. In a consumer transaction, if a record evidences
the account debtor’s obligation, law other than this chapter requires that the record include a statement to the effect that the
rights of an assignee are subject to claims or defenses that the account debtor could assert against the original obligee, and the
record does not include such a statement:
(a) The record has the same effect as if the record had included such a statement; and
(b) The account debtor may assert against an assignee those
claims and defenses that would have been available if the record
had included such a statement.
(5) RULE FOR INDIVIDUAL UNDER OTHER LAW. This section
is subject to law other than this chapter which establishes a different rule for an account debtor who is an individual and who incurred the obligation primarily for personal, family, or household
purposes.
(6) OTHER LAW NOT DISPLACED. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (4), this section does not displace law other than this
chapter which gives effect to an agreement by an account debtor
not to assert a claim or defense against an assignee.

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