Appointment of Co-Eligible Lender Trustee or Separate Eligible Lender Trustee Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust may at the time be located, the Administrator and the Eligible Lender Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the Eligible Lender Trustee, meeting the eligibility requirements of clauses (i) through (iii) of Section 10.1, to act as co-trustee, jointly with the Eligible Lender Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust Estate, and to vest in such Person, in such capacity, such title to the Trust Estate, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Administrator and the Eligible Lender Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If the Administrator shall not have joined in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a request so to do, the Eligible Lender Trustee alone shall have the power to make such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee under this Agreement shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee pursuant to clauses (iv), (v) and (vi) of Section 10.1 and no notice of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required pursuant to Section 10.3. Each separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and conditions:
Successor Eligible Lender Trustee Any successor Eligible Lender Trustee appointed pursuant to Section 10.2 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Administrator and to its predecessor Eligible Lender Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment under this Agreement, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Eligible Lender Trustee shall become effective and such successor Eligible Lender Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor under this Agreement, with like effect as if originally named as Eligible Lender Trustee. The predecessor Eligible Lender Trustee shall upon payment of its fees and expenses deliver to the successor Eligible Lender Trustee all documents, statements, moneys and properties held by it under this Agreement and shall assign, if permissible, to the successor Eligible Lender Trustee the lender identification number obtained from the Department on behalf of the Trust; and the Administrator and the predecessor Eligible Lender Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor Eligible Lender Trustee all such rights, powers, duties and obligations. No successor Eligible Lender Trustee shall accept such appointment as provided in this Section unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Eligible Lender Trustee shall be eligible pursuant to Section 10.1. Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Eligible Lender Trustee pursuant to this Section, the Administrator shall mail notice of the successor of such Eligible Lender Trustee to the Excess Distribution Certificateholder, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies. If the Administrator shall fail to mail such notice within 10 days after acceptance of appointment by the successor Eligible Lender Trustee, the successor Eligible Lender Trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Administrator.
Appointment of Interim Eligible Lender Trustee The Depositor hereby appoints the Interim Eligible Lender Trustee, effective as of the date hereof, as trustee, to have all the rights, powers and duties set forth herein, including, without limitation:
Eligibility Requirements for Eligible Lender Trustee The Eligible Lender Trustee shall at all times be a corporation or association (i) qualifying as an “eligible lender” as such term is defined in Section 435(d) of the Higher Education Act for purposes of holding legal title to the Trust Student Loans on behalf of the Trust, with a valid lender identification number with respect to the Trust Student Loans from the Department; (ii) being authorized to exercise corporate trust powers and hold legal title to the Trust Student Loans; (iii) having in effect Guarantee Agreements with each of the Guarantors as may be directed by the Depositor; (iv) having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and being subject to supervision or examination by Federal or state authorities; (v) having its principal place of business in the State of Delaware and otherwise complying with Section 3807 of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act; and (vi) having (or having a parent which has) a rating in respect of its long-term senior unsecured debt of at least “BBB-” (or the equivalent) by each of the Rating Agencies (or which, if the long-term senior unsecured debt of such corporation or association is not rated by any Rating Agency, shall have provided to the Indenture Trustee written confirmation from such Rating Agency that the appointment of such corporation or association to serve as Eligible Lender Trustee will not result in and of itself in a reduction or withdrawal of the then current rating of any of the Notes). If the Eligible Lender Trustee shall publish reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purpose of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of the Eligible Lender Trustee shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the Eligible Lender Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Eligible Lender Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 10.2.
Neither the Trustee Nor the Certificate Administrator Is Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the signature and authentication of the Certificate Administrator on the Certificates) shall not be taken as the statements of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor assume no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor make no representations or warranties as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement, of the Certificates or any prospectus used to offer the Certificates for sale or the validity, enforceability or sufficiency of any Mortgage Loan or related document. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall at any time have any responsibility or liability for or with respect to the legality, validity and enforceability of any Mortgage, any Mortgage Loan, or the perfection and priority of any Mortgage or the maintenance of any such perfection and priority, or for or with respect to the sufficiency of the Trust Fund or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed to Certificateholders under this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable or responsible for: the existence, condition and ownership of any Mortgaged Property; the existence of any hazard or other insurance thereon (other than if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 of this Agreement, in the Trustee’s capacity as Master Servicer or Special Servicer) or the enforceability thereof; the existence of any Mortgage Loan or the contents of the related Mortgage File on any computer or other record thereof (other than if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 of this Agreement, in the Trustee’s capacity as Master Servicer or Special Servicer); the validity of the assignment of any Mortgage Loan to the Trust Fund or of any intervening assignment; the completeness of any Mortgage File (except for its review thereof pursuant to Section 2.02); the performance or enforcement of any Mortgage Loan (other than if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 of this Agreement, in the Trustee’s capacity as Master Servicer or Special Servicer); the compliance by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor with any warranty or representation made under this Agreement or in any related document or the accuracy of any such warranty or representation prior to the Trustee’s receipt of notice or other discovery of any non-compliance therewith or any breach thereof; any investment of moneys by or at the direction of the Master Servicer or any loss resulting therefrom (other than if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 of this Agreement, in the Trustee’s capacity as Master Servicer or Special Servicer), it being understood that the Trustee shall remain responsible for any Trust Fund property that it may hold in its individual capacity; the acts or omissions of any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor (other than if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 of this Agreement, in the Trustee’s capacity as Master Servicer or Special Servicer) or any Sub-Servicer or any Mortgagor; any action of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor (other than if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 of this Agreement, in the Trustee’s capacity as Master Servicer or Special Servicer) or any Sub-Servicer taken in the name of the Trustee except to the extent such action is taken at the express written direction of the Trustee; the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to act or perform any duties required of it on behalf of the Trust Fund or the Trustee as applicable hereunder; or any action by or omission of the Trustee taken at the instruction of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (other than if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 of this Agreement, in the Trustee’s capacity as Master Servicer or Special Servicer) unless the taking of such action is not permitted by the express terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, of its obligation to perform its duties as specifically set forth in this Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of the sale of such Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Lock Box Account, the Escrow Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account or any other account maintained by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, other than any funds held by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have responsibility for filing any financing or continuation statement in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien granted to it hereunder (unless in the case of the Trustee, the Trustee shall have become the successor Master Servicer) or to record this Agreement. In making any calculation hereunder which includes as a component thereof the payment or distribution of interest for a stated period at a stated rate “to the extent permitted by applicable law,” the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall assume that such payment is so permitted unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has actual knowledge, or receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Person asserting the impermissibility) to the effect that such payment is not permitted by applicable law.
ACTIONS BY ELIGIBLE LENDER TRUSTEE SECTION 4.1 Prior Notice to the Holder of the Excess Distribution Certificate With Respect to Certain Matters 11 SECTION 4.2 Action with Respect to Sale of the Trust Student Loans 11 SECTION 4.3 Action with Respect to Bankruptcy 11 SECTION 4.4 Restrictions 11
Owner Trustee Not Liable for Trust Certificates or Receivables The Owner Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement, of any Basic Document or of the Trust Certificates (other than the signature and countersignature of the Owner Trustee on the Trust Certificates) or the Notes, or of any Receivable or related documents. The Owner Trustee shall not at any time have any responsibility or liability for or with respect to the legality, validity and enforceability of any Receivable, or the perfection and priority of any security interest created by any Receivable in any Financed Vehicle or the maintenance of any such perfection and priority, or for or with respect to the sufficiency of the Owner Trust Estate or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed to Certificateholders under this Agreement or the Noteholders under the Indenture, including, without limitation: the existence, condition and ownership of any Financed Vehicle; the existence and enforceability of any insurance thereon; the existence and contents of any Receivable on any computer or other record thereof; the validity of the assignment of any Receivable to the Trust or of any intervening assignment; the completeness of any Receivable; the performance or enforcement of any Receivable; the compliance by the Depositor or the Servicer with any warranty or representation made under any Basic Document or in any related document or the accuracy of any such warranty or representation, or any action of the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer or any subservicer taken in the name of the Owner Trustee.
Limitation of Liability of Eligible Lender Trustee and Indenture Trustee A. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been signed by Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Eligible Lender Trustee of the Issuer and in no event shall Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National Association in its individual capacity or, except as expressly provided in the Trust Agreement, as Eligible Lender Trustee have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer or the Eligible Lender Trustee hereunder or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer.
Acceptance by the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator (a) The Trustee, by its execution and delivery of this Agreement, hereby accepts receipt, directly or through the Custodian on its behalf, of (i) the Mortgage Loans and all documents delivered to it that constitute portions of the related Mortgage Files and (ii) all other assets delivered to it and included in the Trust Fund, in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim, and declares that it or the Custodian on its behalf holds and will hold such documents and any other documents subsequently received by it that constitute portions of the Mortgage Files, and that the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee holds and will hold the Mortgage Loans and such other assets, together with any other assets subsequently delivered to it that are to be included in the Trust Fund, in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and, if applicable, the Serviced Companion Loan Holders pursuant to Section 2.01(f) of this Agreement. With respect to each Serviced Loan Combination, the Custodian shall also hold the portion of such Mortgage File that relates to the Serviced Companion Loan in such Loan Combination in trust for the use and benefit of the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder. In connection with the foregoing, the Custodian hereby certifies to each of the other parties hereto, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, each Underwriter and each Initial Purchaser that, as to each Mortgage Loan, (i) all documents specified in clause (1) of the definition of “Mortgage File” are in its possession, and (ii) the original Note (or, if accompanied by a lost note affidavit, the copy of such Note) received by it with respect to such Mortgage Loan has been reviewed by it and (A) appears regular on its face (handwritten additions, changes or corrections shall not constitute irregularities if initialed by the Mortgagor), (B) appears to have been executed (where appropriate) and (C) purports to relate to such Mortgage Loan.
Rights of the Depositor, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in Respect of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall afford the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and, subject to Section 12.13 of this Agreement, each Rating Agency, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours access to all records maintained by it in respect of its rights and obligations hereunder and access to its officers responsible for such obligations, if reasonably related to the performance of the obligations of such Person under this Agreement. Upon request, if reasonably related to the performance of the obligations of such Person under this Agreement, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall furnish to the Depositor, each of the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator its most recent publicly available annual financial statements or those of its public parent. The Depositor is not obligated to monitor or supervise the performance of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee under this Agreement. The Depositor may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder which are in default and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to perform, any defaulted obligation of such Person hereunder or exercise its rights hereunder, provided that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder by virtue of such performance by the Depositor or its designee. In the event the Depositor or its designee undertakes any such action it will be reimbursed by the Trust Fund from the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.06 and Section 6.03 of this Agreement to the extent not recoverable from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. None of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer (with respect to the Special Servicer) or the Special Servicer (with respect to the Master Servicer) shall have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, and no such Person is obligated to monitor or supervise the performance of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under this Agreement or otherwise. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and neither such Person is obligated to monitor or supervise the performance of the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement or otherwise. Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, and the Special Servicer shall furnish such reports, certifications and information as are reasonably requested by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in order to enable such requesting party to perform its duties hereunder, provided that for the avoidance of doubt, this shall not require any Person to prepare any reports, Certificates and information not required to be prepared hereunder. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be under any obligation to disclose confidential or proprietary information pursuant to this Section.
