"Strict foreclosure" under UCC Article 9 is a remedy that allows a secured party to accept collateral in full or partial satisfaction of a debtor's secured obligation. The collateral can be acquired free of competing claims and without a sale or any judicial process. In exchange, all or a portion of the secured debt will be cancelled. Of course, all of this is subject to the specific requirements of UCC §$9-620 and 9-621, among them being a willing debtor and creditor. In the rancorous world of restructuring that is more often than not a major hurdle.