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 4-3-302 on what constitutes a holder in due course.
C.R.S. § 4-4-211
This section is similar to former § 4-4-209 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 4-4-211 was relocated to § 4-4-213.