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• Rights Obligations and Powers of the General Partner 6.1 Management of the Partnership. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the General Partner shall have full, complete and exclusive discretion to manage and control the business of the Partnership for the purposes herein stated, and shall make all decisions affecting the business and assets of the Partnership. Subject to the restrictions specifically contained in this Agreement, the powers of the General Partner shall include, without limitation, the authority to take the following actions on behalf of the Partnership: (i) to acquire, purchase, own, operate, lease and dispose of any Investments that the General Partner determines are necessary or appropriate or in the best interests of the business of the Partnership; (ii) to authorize, issue, sell, redeem or otherwise purchase any Partnership Units or any securities (including secured and unsecured debt obligations of the Partnership, debt obligations of the Partnership convertible into any class or series of Partnership Units, or options, rights, warrants or appreciation rights relating to any Partnership Units) of the Partnership; (iii) to borrow or lend money for the Partnership, issue or receive evidences of indebtedness in connection therewith, refinance, increase the amount of, modify, amend or change the terms of, or extend the time for the payment of, any such indebtedness, and secure such indebtedness by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or other lien on the Partnership’s assets; (iv) to pay, either directly or by reimbursement, for all operating costs and general administrative expenses of the Partnership to third parties or to the General Partner or its Affiliates as set forth in this Agreement; (v) to guarantee or become a co-maker of indebtedness of the General Partner or any Subsidiary thereof, refinance, increase the amount of, modify, amend or change the terms of, or extend the time for the payment of, any such guarantee or indebtedness, and secure such guarantee or indebtedness by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or other lien on the Partnership’s assets; (vi) to use assets of the Partnership (including, without limitation, cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with this Agreement, including, without limitation, payment, either directly or by reimbursement, of all operating costs and general administrative expenses of the General Partner, the Partnership or any Subsidiary of either, to third parties or to the General Partner as set forth in this Agreement; (vii) to lease all or any portion of any of the Partnership’s assets, whether or not the terms of such leases extend beyond the termination date of the Partnership and whether or not any portion of the Partnership’s assets so leased are to be occupied by the lessee, or, in turn, subleased in whole or in part to others, for such consideration and on such terms as the General Partner may determine; (viii) to prosecute, defend, arbitrate, or compromise any and all claims or liabilities in favor of or against the Partnership, on such terms and in such manner as the General Partner may reasonably determine, and similarly to prosecute, settle or defend litigation with respect to the Partners, the Partnership, or the Partnership’s assets; (ix) to file applications, communicate, and otherwise deal with any and all governmental agencies having jurisdiction over, or in any way affecting, the Partnership’s assets or any other aspect of the Partnership business; (x) to make or revoke any election permitted or required of the Partnership by any taxing authority; (xi) to maintain such insurance coverage for public liability, fire and casualty, and any and all other insurance for the protection of the Partnership, for the conservation of Partnership assets, or for any other purpose convenient or beneficial to the Partnership, in such amounts and such types, as it shall determine from time to time; (xii) to determine whether or not to apply any insurance proceeds for any Property to the restoration of such Property or to distribute the same; (xiii) to establish one or more divisions of the Partnership, to hire and dismiss employees of the Partnership or any division of the Partnership, and to retain legal counsel, accountants, consultants, real estate brokers, and such other persons, as the General Partner may deem necessary or appropriate in connection with the Partnership business and to pay therefor such remuneration as the General Partner may deem reasonable and proper; (xiv) to retain other services of any kind or nature in connection with the Partnership business, and to pay therefor such remuneration as the General Partner may deem reasonable and proper; (xv) to negotiate and conclude agreements on behalf of the Partnership with respect to any of the rights, powers and authority conferred upon the General Partner; (xvi) to maintain accurate accounting records and to file promptly all federal, state and local income tax returns on behalf of the Partnership; (xvii) to distribute Partnership cash or other Partnership assets in accordance with this Agreement; (xviii) to form or acquire an interest in, and contribute Property to, any further limited or general partnerships, joint ventures or other relationships that it deems desirable (including, without limitation, the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions of Property to, its Subsidiaries and any other Person in which it has an equity interest from time to time); (xix) to establish Partnership reserves for working capital, capital expenditures, contingent liabilities, or any other valid Partnership purpose; (xx) to merge, consolidate or combine the Partnership with or into another Person; (xxi) to do any and all acts and things necessary or prudent to ensure that the Partnership will not be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” that is taxable as a corporation under Section 7704 of the Code; and (xxii) to take such other action, execute, acknowledge, swear to or deliver such other documents and instruments, and perform any and all other acts that the General Partner deems necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation and conduct of the business and affairs of the Partnership (including, without limitation, all actions consistent with allowing the General Partner at all times to qualify as a REIT unless the General Partner voluntarily terminates its REIT status) and to possess and enjoy all of the rights and powers of a general partner as provided by the Act. (b) Except as otherwise provided herein, to the extent the duties of the General Partner require expenditures of funds to be paid to third parties, the General Partner shall not have any obligations hereunder except to the extent that Partnership funds are reasonably available to it for the performance of such duties, and nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or require the General Partner, in its capacity as such, to expend its individual funds for payment to third parties or to undertake any individual liability or obligation on behalf of the Partnership.

• Purpose and Powers of the Company The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

• Purposes and Powers of the Trust The purpose of the trust, as created hereunder, is to engage in the following activities: (a) to sell the Certificates to the Company in exchange for the Mortgage Loans; (b) to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; (c) to engage in those activities that are necessary, suitable or convenient to accomplish the foregoing or are incidental thereto or connected therewith; and (d) subject to compliance with this Agreement, to engage in such other activities as may be required in connection with conservation of the Trust Fund and the making of distributions to the Certificateholders. The trust is hereby authorized to engage in the foregoing activities. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.01, the trust shall not engage in any activity other than in connection with the foregoing or other than as required or authorized by the terms of this Agreement while any Certificate is outstanding, and this Section 2.08 may not be amended, without the consent of the Certificateholders evidencing a majority of the aggregate Voting Rights of the Certificates.

• Powers of the Company The Company shall have the power and authority to take any and all actions necessary, appropriate or advisable to or for the furtherance of the purposes set forth in Section 2.05.

• Obligations of the Sponsor The Sponsor agrees to provide the Asset Representations Reviewer with the following: • Reasonable access to the Sponsor; • Complete AUPs; • Required Documents; and • Other related information reasonably requested by the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform the Services hereunder.

• Obligations of the Company Unconditional Nothing contained in this Article Thirteen or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Company and the Holders of the Securities of any series, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to such Holders the principal of, premium (if any) and interest on and any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities of such series as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of such Holders and creditors of the Company other than the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article Thirteen, of the holders of Senior Indebtedness in respect of cash, property or securities of the Company received upon the exercise of any such remedy. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article Thirteen or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities, upon any distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this Article Thirteen, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 601 and 603, and the Holders of the Securities shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction in which such dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization proceedings are pending, or a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to such Holders for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness and other Indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article Thirteen so long as such court has been apprised of the provisions of, or the order, decree or certificate makes reference to, the provisions of this Article Thirteen.

• Powers of the Advisor Subject to the express limitations set forth in this Agreement and the continuing and exclusive authority of the Board over the management of the Company, the power to direct the management, operation and policies of the Company, including making, financing and disposing of investments, shall be vested in the Advisor, which shall have the power by itself and shall be authorized and empowered on behalf and in the name of the Company to carry out any and all of the objectives and purposes of the Company and to perform all acts and enter into and perform all contracts and other undertakings that it may in its sole discretion deem necessary, advisable or incidental thereto to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

• Bank Accounts and Powers of Attorney Set forth in Schedule 3.21 is an accurate and complete list showing (a) the name of each bank in which the Company has an account, credit line or safe deposit box and the names of all Persons authorized to draw thereon or to have access thereto, and (b) the names of all Persons, if any, holding powers of attorney from the Company and a summary statement of the terms thereof.

• Limitations of Liability of Trustees and Shareholders of the Company The execution and delivery of this Agreement have been authorized by the Trustees of FAS and signed by an authorized officer of FAS, acting as such, and neither such authorization by such Trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on any of them personally, and the obligations of this Agreement are not binding upon any of the Trustees or Shareholders of FAS, but bind only the property of FAS, as provided in FAS’s Declaration of Trust.

• Appointment and Powers Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each of the Secured Parties hereby appoints Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association as the Collateral Agent with respect to the Series 1993-A Collateral and the related Collateral subsequently specified in a Series Supplement, and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to act as Collateral Agent with respect to the Series 1993-A Collateral, and upon execution of any Series Supplement, shall be deemed to accept such appointment, and agree to act as Collateral Agent with respect to such Collateral, in each case, for the Secured Parties, to maintain custody and possession of such Collateral (except as otherwise provided hereunder) and to perform the other duties of the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Each Secured Party hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf, and to exercise such rights, remedies, powers and privileges hereunder, as the Controlling Party may direct and as are specifically authorized to be exercised by the Collateral Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions, rights, remedies, powers and privileges as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Collateral Agent shall act upon and in compliance with the written instructions of the Controlling Party delivered pursuant to this Agreement promptly following receipt of such written instructions; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not act in accordance with any instructions (i) which are not authorized by, or in violation of the provisions of, this Agreement, (ii) which are in violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation or (iii) for which the Collateral Agent has not received reasonable indemnity. Receipt of such instructions shall not be a condition to the exercise by the Collateral Agent of its express duties hereunder, except where this Agreement provides that the Collateral Agent is permitted to act only following and in accordance with such instructions.