bona fide purchaser

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bona fide purchaser

n. commonly called BFP in legal and banking circles; one who has purchased an asset (including a promissory note, bond or other negotiable instrument) for stated value, innocent of any fact which would cast doubt on the right of the seller to have sold it in good faith. This is vital if the true owner shows up to claim title, since the BFP will be able to keep the asset, and the real owner will have to look to the fraudulent seller for recompense. (See: BFP, holder in due course)

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As a bare donee of the Painting, Mr Levy was also not a bona fide purchaser for value without notice.

The proviso in section 27(b)(i) did not apply because Mr Levy could not show that he was a bona fide purchaser for value without notice.

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As a result, the exclusion may relieve the title company of liability for the risk that a bona fide purchaser for value without notice will record a deed after the lender has funded, but before the mortgage has been recorded, and take title free and clear of the mortgage, (N.