For purposes of determining its status as a holder in due course, a bank has given value to the extent it has a security interest in an item, if the bank otherwise complies with the requirements of section 42a-3-302 on what constitutes a holder in due course.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42a-4-211
(1959, P.A. 133, S. 4-211; P.A. 91-304, S. 89.)