Limitation on Liability of the Servicer, the Subservicers and Others. (a) Except as provided in Section 6.04, neither the Servicer nor any of the directors, officers, partners, members, managers, employees or agents of the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer shall be under any liability to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the North Carolina Trust, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders or any other Person for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith in its capacity as Servicer in accordance with this Agreement and the 2020-1A SUBI Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer or any such Person against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence (or, if the Servicer is not Regional Management, gross negligence) in the performance of its duties or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and its duties hereunder. The Servicer and any director, officer, employee, partner, shareholder, member or manager or agent of the Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person (other than the Servicer) respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties as Servicer in accordance with this Agreement and which in its reasonable judgment may involve it in any material expense or liability. In furtherance of its obligations hereunder, the Servicer may, in its sole discretion, undertake any such legal action which it may deem necessary or desirable for the benefit of the Issuer and the Noteholders with respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Issuer and the Noteholders hereunder.
Limitation on Liability of the Servicer, the Subservicers and Others. (a) Except as provided in Section 6.04, neither the Servicer nor any of the directors, officers, partners, members, managers, employees or agents of the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer shall be under any liability to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders or any other Person for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith in its capacity as Servicer in accordance with this Agreement; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer or any such Person against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and its duties hereunder. The Servicer and any director, officer, employee, partner, member or manager or agent of the Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person (other than the Servicer) respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties as Servicer in accordance with this Agreement and which in its reasonable judgment may involve it in any material expense or liability. In furtherance of its obligations hereunder, the Servicer may, in its sole discretion, undertake any such legal action which it may deem necessary or desirable for the benefit of the Issuer and the Noteholders with respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Issuer, the Issuer Loan Trustee for the benefit of the Issuer and the Noteholders hereunder.
Limitation on Liability of the Servicer, the Subservicers and Others. Except as otherwise provided herein, neither the Servicer, the Subservicers nor any of their respective directors, officers, partner, members, managers, employees or agents shall be under any liability to the Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Backup Servicer, the Image File Custodian, the Borrower Loan Trustee or any other Person for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer, the Subservicers or any such Person against any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of its willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of duties. The Servicer, the Subservicers and any director, officer, employee, partner, member, manager, employee or agent may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person (other than the Servicer, the Subservicers or any Affiliate thereof) respecting any matters arising hereunder.
