What the Safe Harbor Covers: The safe harbor applies to: Settlement Payments: Payments made to settle securities or commodity contracts. Transfer Orders: Transfers related to a transfer order. Termination Payments: Payments for terminating or liquidating securities contracts or commodity contracts. Margin Payments: Payments tied to margin or collateral for these contracts.
Hiding Assets: Companies cannot use Safe Harbor accounts to hide assets. Attempting to conceal assets from the bankruptcy court is not permissible. If a debtor intentionally hides assets, they risk losing the discharge (the order wiping out qualifying debt) and remaining liable for the debts they sought to eliminate in bankruptcy.