Commercial law governs the broad areas of business, commerce, and consumer transactions. Specific law has developed in a number of commercial fields. These include:
- Banking
- Bankruptcy
- Consumer credit
- Contracts
- Debtor and creditor
- Landlord-tenant
- Mortgages
- Negotiable instruments
- Real estate transactions
- Sales
- Secured transactions
The Uniform Commercial Code, which has been substantially adopted as statutory law in nearly every state, governs numerous areas of commercial law. Currently it is divided into thirteen Articles: