Sale of Receivables Each of the Seller and the Depositor is, as of the time of the transfer to the Purchaser of each Receivable being sold to the Purchaser by it hereunder on the Closing Date, the sole owner of such Receivable free from any Lien other than those released at or prior to such transfer. There is no effective financing statement (or similar statement or instrument of registration under the law of any jurisdiction) now on file or registered in any public office filed by or against any Originator, the Seller or any Subsidiary of any Originator or the Seller or purporting to be filed on behalf of any Originator, the Seller or any Subsidiary of any Originator or the Seller covering any interest of any kind in any Contracts and related Receivables and any Originator and the Seller will not execute nor will there be on file in any public office any effective financing statement (or similar statement or instrument of registration under the laws of any jurisdiction) or statements relating to such Contracts and related Receivables, except (i) in each case any financing statements filed in respect of and covering the purchase of the Contracts and related Receivables by the Purchaser or filed in connection with the Transaction Documents and (ii) financing statements for which a release of Lien has been obtained or that has been assigned to the Purchaser or the Trustee. All filings and recordings (including pursuant to the UCC) required to perfect the title of the Purchaser in each Contract or related Receivable sold hereunder have been accomplished and are in full force and effect, or will be accomplished and in full force and effect prior to the time required in clause (iii) of Section 3.1, and the Seller shall at its expense perform all acts and execute all documents necessary or reasonably requested by the Purchaser, the Receivables Trust, the Issuer or the Trustee at any time and from time to time to evidence, perfect, maintain and enforce the title or the security interest of the Purchaser or the Receivables Trust in the Contracts and related Receivables and the priority thereof.