Exhibit 10.33
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDED AND RESTATED WAREHOUSE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Dated as of March 15, 2002
TFC WAREHOUSE CORPORATION I
as Borrower
THE FINANCE COMPANY
as Initial Purchaser and Servicer
XXXXX FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Collateral Agent
and
WESTSIDE FUNDING CORPORATION
as Lender
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING MATTERS
Section 1.01 Defined Terms.......................................................... 3
Section 1.02 Accounting Terms and Determinations.................................... 3
ARTICLE II
ADVANCES, NOTE AND PREPAYMENTS
Section 2.01 Advances............................................................... 3
Section 2.02 The Note............................................................... 4
Section 2.03 Procedures for Borrowing............................................... 4
Section 2.04 Delivery of Contract Files and Lien Certificate........................ 5
Section 2.05 Repayment of Advances; Interest........................................ 5
Section 2.06 Illegality; Substituted Interest Rates ................................ 6
Section 2.07 Determination of Borrowing Base; Mandatory Prepayments or Pledge. ..... 7
Section 2.08 Optional Prepayments; Indemnity........................................ 8
Section 2.09 Requirements of Law.................................................... 9
Section 2.10 Purpose of Advances.................................................... 10
Section 2.11 Extension of Expected Facility Termination Date........................ 10
Section 2.12 Taxes.................................................................. 11
ARTICLE III
PAYMENTS; COMPUTATIONS
Section 3.01 Payments............................................................... 11
Section 3.02 Computations........................................................... 12
Section 3.03 Settlement Procedures.................................................. 12
ARTICLE IV
COLLATERAL SECURITY
Section 4.01 Collateral; Security Interest.......................................... 14
Section 4.02 Further Documentation.................................................. 16
Section 4.03 Changes in Locations, Name, etc........................................ 17
Section 4.04 Collateral Agent's Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact..................... 17
Section 4.05 Reimbursement for Performance by Collateral Agent of Borrower's
Obligations............................................................ 19
Section 4.06 Proceeds............................................................... 19
Section 4.07 Remedies............................................................... 19
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Section 4.08 Servicing Rights ........................................................ 20
Section 4.09 Limitation on Duties Regarding Preservation of Collateral ............... 21
Section 4.10 Powers Coupled with an Interest ......................................... 21
Section 4.11 Release of Security Interest ............................................ 21
Section 4.12 Rights of Secured Parties; Limitations on Secured Parties' Obligations .. 22
Section 4.13 Opinion Concerning Preservation of Security Interests ................... 22
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 5.01 Initial Advance ......................................................... 22
Section 5.02 Initial and Subsequent Advances ......................................... 25
Section 5.03 First Subsequent Advance ................................................ 29
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 6.01 Representations and Warranties Relating to the Borrower ................. 29
Section 6.02 Representations and Warranties of TFC ................................... 34
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS
Section 7.01 Covenants of Borrower ................................................... 40
Section 7.02 Covenants of TFC ........................................................ 47
Section 7.03 Securitizations ......................................................... 55
ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 8.01 Events of Default ....................................................... 56
ARTICLE IX
REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT
Section 9.01 Remedies ................................................................ 60
ARTICLE X
NO DUTY OF COLLATERAL AGENT
Section 10.01 No Duty of Collateral Agent ............................................. 61
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ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.01 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative .......................................... 62
Section 11.02 Notices ................................................................. 62
Section 11.03 Indemnification and Expenses ............................................ 64
Section 11.04 Amendments; Waivers ..................................................... 65
Section 11.05 Severability ............................................................ 66
Section 11.06 Survival ................................................................ 66
Section 11.07 Captions ................................................................ 66
Section 11.08 Counterparts ............................................................ 66
Section 11.09 GOVERNING LAW; ETC ...................................................... 66
Section 11.10 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS ..................................... 66
Section 11.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL .................................................... 67
Section 11.12 Acknowledgments ......................................................... 67
Section 11.13 No Proceedings .......................................................... 67
Section 11.14 Assignments; Participations ............................................. 68
Section 11.15 Servicing ............................................................... 68
Section 11.16 Periodic Due Diligence Review ........................................... 69
Section 11.17 Set-Off ................................................................. 70
Section 11.18 Confidentiality ......................................................... 70
Section 11.19 Entire Agreement ........................................................ 70
Section 11.20 Future Assurances ....................................................... 71
Section 11.21 Conflicting Directives of Lender and Insurer ............................ 71
Section 11.22 Third-Party Beneficiaries ............................................... 71
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A Defined Terms
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A Advance Rate Matrix
EXHIBIT B Form of Custodial Agreement
EXHIBIT C Form of Interest Rate Hedging Agreement
EXHIBIT D Eligibility Criteria
EXHIBIT E Form of Contract
EXHIBIT F Copy of Policy
EXHIBIT G Underwriting Guidelines
EXHIBIT H Form of Note
EXHIBIT I Notice of Borrowing and Pledge
EXHIBIT J Forms of Opinion of Counsel to TFC Parties
EXHIBIT K Filing Jurisdictions and Offices
EXHIBIT L Trade Names, Etc.
EXHIBIT M Borrowing Base Deficiency Notice
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EXHIBIT N Schedule of TFC Indebtedness
EXHIBIT O Schedule of TFC Insurance
EXHIBIT P Net Realized Loss Matrix
EXHIBIT Q Form of GAP Policy
EXHIBIT R Form of Total Loss Protection Policy
EXHIBIT S TFC's Deferment Policy
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AMENDED AND RESTATED WAREHOUSE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND RESTATED WAREHOUSE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of
March 15, 2002, among TFC WAREHOUSE CORPORATION I, a Delaware corporation (the
"Borrower"), THE FINANCE COMPANY, a Virginia corporation (in its capacity as
initial purchaser of Contracts from Approved Dealers, "TFC" and, in its capacity
as servicer of the Contracts, the "Servicer"), XXXXX FARGO BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the "Collateral Agent")
and WESTSIDE FUNDING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Lender").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Borrower, TFC, Collateral Agent and Lender are parties to
that certain Warehouse and Security Agreement dated as of June 28, 2001 (the
"Original Loan Agreement");
WHEREAS, as provided in the Original Loan Agreement, the Borrower
wishes to borrow certain sums from time to time to provide interim financing of
certain Contracts (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, as provided in the Original Loan Agreement, such Contracts
were or will be originated by Approved Dealers of TFC pursuant to the Military
Finance Program or the Auto Centers Program and purchased from such Dealers by
TFC and sold from time to time by TFC to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Servicing
Agreement (as defined herein), such Contracts shall be serviced by the Servicer;
WHEREAS, such Contracts and related assets shall secure Advances (as
defined herein) to be made by Lender hereunder;
WHEREAS, Borrower, TFC, Collateral Agent and Lender wish to amend and
restate the Original Loan Agreement as provided herein (as so amended and
restated and as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time in accordance with the terms hereof, the "Loan Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Lender is willing, subject to the terms and conditions of
this Loan Agreement and in consideration for Borrower granting Panmure or any
Affiliate thereof a right of first refusal to act as sole and exclusive
placement agent in connection with Securitizations related to all or any portion
of the Contracts and related assets (provided that the Panmure or such Affiliate
is in the business of placing asset-backed securities) to make Advances as more
particularly described herein; and
WHEREAS, as provided in the Original Loan Agreement, the Insurer (as
defined herein) will issue the Policy (as defined herein) insuring Covered
Payments (as defined herein) in respect of the Advances.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING MATTERS
Section 1.01 Defined Terms. Whenever used in this Agreement, capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in
Appendix A attached hereto.
Section 1.02 Accounting Terms and Determinations. Except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be
interpreted, and all financial statements and certificates and reports as to
financial matters required to be delivered to the Lender or the Insurer
hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
ARTICLE II
ADVANCES, NOTE AND PREPAYMENTS
Section 2.01 Advances.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Loan Agreement,
and relying on the representations, warranties and covenants hereinafter set
forth, the Lender agrees to make one or more loans (each, an "Advance"; and
collectively, the "Advances") to the Borrower from time to time during the
Commitment Period up to a maximum principal amount at any one time outstanding
of the Maximum Facility Amount; provided, however, that no Advance shall be made
(i) on a day other than a Permitted Advance Date, (ii) in an amount less than
the Minimum Advance Amount, (iii) in an amount which would exceed the Available
Commitment on such Permitted Advance Date or (iv) in an amount which, when added
to the Total Outstanding Advances on such Permitted Advance Date (before giving
effect to the Advance to be made on such Permitted Advance Date), would result
in a Borrowing Base Deficiency after giving effect to such Advance or (v) in an
amount in excess of the Aggregate Principal Balance of the Eligible Contracts to
be funded with such Advance.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Loan Agreement,
during the Commitment Period the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow
hereunder in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.03.
(c) In no event shall an Advance be made (i) when any Default has
occurred and is continuing or would occur as a result of such Advance or (ii)
when any Funding Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or would occur
as a result of such Advance.
(d) The Lender shall have no obligation to make Advances unless
each condition precedent set forth in Section 5.01 and Section 5.02 shall have
been satisfied.
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Section 2.02 The Note.
(a) The Advances made by the Lender shall be evidenced by a single
promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto
(the "Note"), duly executed by Borrower, dated the date hereof, payable to the
order of Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of the Maximum
Facility Amount and otherwise duly completed. The Lender shall have the right to
have the Note subdivided, by exchange for promissory notes of lesser
denominations or otherwise.
(b) The date and amount of each Advance made by the Lender to the
Borrower, and each payment made on account of the principal and interest
thereof, shall be recorded by the Lender on its books and endorsed by the Lender
on the schedule attached to and constituting part of the Note and any
continuation thereof. Such recordation and endorsement shall be conclusive in
the absence of manifest error; provided that the failure of the Lender to make
any such recordation or endorsement or any error in such recordation or
endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower to make a payment
when due of any amount owing hereunder or under the Note.
Section 2.03 Procedures for Borrowing.
(a) The Borrower may request an Advance hereunder, on any Business
Day during the Commitment Period, by delivering to the Lender, with a copy to
the Collateral Agent and the Insurer, an irrevocable written Notice of Borrowing
and Pledge substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto (a "Notice of Borrowing
and Pledge"), appropriately completed and executed by a Responsible Officer of
the Borrower, which Notice of Borrowing and Pledge must be received by the
Lender, with a copy to the Collateral Agent, no later than 12:00 p.m., New York
City time, three (3) Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date of such
Advance; provided, that the Borrower shall not request more than one Advance in
any calendar week. Such Notice of Borrowing and Pledge shall (i) attach a
Contract Schedule identifying the Eligible Contracts (and specifying which of
such Contracts are Previously Financed Contracts) that the Borrower proposes to
pledge to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge
Counterparty and the Insurer, and to be included in the Borrowing Base in
connection with such Advance, (ii) contain the amount of the requested Advance,
which shall in all events be at least equal to the Minimum Borrowing Amount, to
be made on such Funding Date, (iii) specify the requested Funding Date, (iv)
attach an officer's certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer
as to the satisfaction of all of the matters referred to in Sections 5.02 (a),
(b) and (c) hereof (a "Borrowing Base Certificate"), and (v) attach such other
information reasonably requested by the Lender from time to time.
(b) With respect to each requested Advance, upon satisfaction of
all conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.01 and 5.02 hereof and the
satisfaction of all procedures set forth in this Section 2.03, the Lender shall
transfer an amount equal to the excess of (x) the amount of such Advance over
(y) the Funding Date Reserve Account Deposit with respect to such Advance, to
such account as the Borrower shall designate to Lender in writing,
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and shall deliver to the Collateral Agent for deposit in the Reserve Account the
Funding Date Reserve Account Deposit with respect to such Advance.
Section 2.04 Delivery of Contract Files and Lien Certificate.
(a) The Borrower shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) and
release to the Collateral Agent no later than 12:00 p.m., New York City time,
two (2) Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date, the Funding Date
Documentation pertaining to each Contract to be pledged to the Collateral Agent,
for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, and
included in the Borrowing Base on such requested Funding Date, in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Custodial Agreement.
(b) Pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, the Collateral Agent
shall deliver to the Lender, with a copy thereof to the Insurer, no later than
12:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Certification Date, (i) a Certification
in respect of the Funding Date Documentation for all Contracts pledged to the
Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the
Insurer, in connection with such Certification Date and (ii) a Contract
Exception Report in respect of each such Contract.
(c) The Borrower shall, or shall cause the Servicer on behalf of
the Borrower to, use its best efforts to collect each Lien Certificate from the
applicable Registrar of Titles as promptly as practicable. If a Lien Certificate
with respect to a Contract showing TFC as first lienholder is not received by
the Collateral Agent within 120 days after the Certification Date, such Contract
shall cease to be an Eligible Contract and, if a Borrowing Base Deficiency
results, the Borrower shall be required to take the action specified in Section
2.07.
(d) If any Contracts to be pledged to the Collateral Agent are
Previously Financed Contracts, (i) concurrently with the delivery of the related
Notice of Borrowing and Pledge, the Borrower shall have delivered to (x) the
Collateral Agent or its agent (with a copy to the Lender and the Insurer) an
original executed Payoff Letter from each Prior Lender, and (y) the Lender or
its agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Insurer) the original
executed UCC partial or full release described in the definition of "Payoff
Letter", and (ii) the aggregate amount to be paid under all such Payoff Letters
shall not exceed the excess of (x) principal amount of the related Advance over
(y) the Funding Date Reserve Account Deposit required to be deposited in the
Reserve Account in respect of such Advance pursuant to Section 2.03(b) hereof.
Section 2.05 Repayment of Advances; Interest.
(a) No later than the Facility Termination Date, the Borrower
shall pay to the Lender the Total Outstanding Advances, plus all accrued and
unpaid interest thereon, and shall pay all other Secured Obligations then
accrued, in full.
(b) The Borrower hereby promises to pay to the Lender interest on
the unpaid principal amount of each Advance for each Accrual Period for such
Advance until the principal
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amount of such Advance is paid in full, at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR
Rate for such Advance plus the Applicable Margin, calculated on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Borrower hereby promises to pay to the Lender interest at the
LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin on any principal of any Advance and on any
other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder or under the other Loan Documents
that shall not be paid in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration or by mandatory prepayment or otherwise) for the period from and
including the due date thereof to but excluding the date the same is paid in
full. Accrued interest on each Advance shall be payable on each Payment Date.
(c) If, by the terms of this Loan Agreement or the Note, Borrower
at any time is required or obligated to pay interest at a rate in excess of the
maximum rate permitted by applicable law, the rate of interest shall be deemed
to be immediately reduced to such maximum rate and the portion of all prior
interest payments in excess of such maximum rate shall be applied and shall be
deemed to have been payments made in reduction of the principal amount due
hereunder and under the Note.
Section 2.06 Illegality; Substituted Interest Rates. Notwithstanding any
other provisions herein, (a) if any Requirement of Law or any change therein or
in the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful for the
Lender to make or maintain any Advances at the LIBOR Rate as contemplated by
this Loan Agreement, or (b) in the event that the Lender shall have determined
(which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower and the
Insurer) that by reason of circumstances affecting the LIBOR interbank market
neither adequate nor reasonable means exist for ascertaining the LIBOR Rate, or
(c) the Lender shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive
and binding on the Borrower and the Insurer) that the LIBOR Rate will not
adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lender of maintaining or funding
the Advances based on such LIBOR Rate, (x) the obligation of the Lender to make
or maintain Advances at the LIBOR Rate shall forthwith be suspended and the
Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Insurer thereof (by telephone
confirmed in writing) and (y) each Advance then outstanding, if any, shall, from
and including the date of the Borrower's receipt of notice from the Lender of
the occurrence of any condition set forth in clause (a) , (b) or (c), or at such
earlier date as may be required by law, until payment in full thereof, bear
interest at the rate per annum equal to the greater of the Base Rate and the
rate of interest (including the Applicable Margin) in effect on the date
immediately preceding the date any event described in clause (a), (b) or (c)
occurred (calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year
of 360 days). If subsequent to such suspension of the obligation of the Lender
to make or maintain the Advances at the LIBOR Rate it becomes lawful for the
Lender to make or maintain the Advances at the LIBOR Rate, or the circumstances
described in clause (b) or (c) above no longer exist, the Lender shall so notify
the Borrower and the Insurer and its obligation to do so shall be reinstated
effective as of the date it becomes lawful for Lender to make or maintain the
Advances at the LIBOR Rate or the circumstances described in clause (b) or (c)
above no longer exist.
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Section 2.07 Determination of Borrowing Base; Mandatory Prepayments or
Pledge.
(a) If at any time the Total Outstanding Advances exceeds the
Borrowing Base, including, without limitation, as a result of any Contract
ceasing to be an Eligible Contract (a "Borrowing Base Deficiency") the Borrower
shall no later than (i) 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second (2nd)
Business Day after the discovery of such Borrowing Base Deficiency, prepay the
outstanding principal amount of Advances in part or in whole, together with
accrued and unpaid interest on, and other costs relating to, such prepayment
under this Agreement payable by the Borrower with respect to, the principal
amount prepaid, or (ii) 12:00 p.m., New York City, time on the second (2nd)
Business Day after the discovery of such Borrowing Base Deficiency, pledge
additional Eligible Contracts to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the
Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer (which shall be in all respects
acceptable to the Lender and, so long as no Insurer Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, the Insurer), such that after giving effect to such
prepayment or pledge the Total Outstanding Advances do not exceed the Borrowing
Base. It is understood and agreed that, if the Borrower notifies the Lender
pursuant to Section 7.01(m) that it has elected to cure such Borrowing Base
Deficiency pursuant to clause (ii) above and the Collateral Agent shall have not
issued to the Lender a Certification with respect to such additional pledged
Eligible Contracts, complete and free of exceptions, by 12:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the Certification Date for such additional pledged Contracts, such
failure to comply with clause (ii) above shall be an Event of Default as set
forth in Section 8.01(f).
(b) If any Contract ceases to be an Eligible Contract by reason of
the violation, with respect to such Contract, of any of the Eligibility Criteria
set forth in Exhibit D hereto (except for any violation of a criterion set forth
in paragraph 1(G) of such Eligibility Criteria concerning whether such Contract
becomes an Over-60 Contract, a Repossessed Contract or a Liquidated Contract
after the Funding Date of such Contract), the Borrower shall, no later than
12:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second (2nd) Business Day after the
discovery of such violation, obtain the release of the Collateral Agent's
security interest in such Contract, pursuant to Section 4.11, by depositing (or
causing to be deposited) into the Collection Account the Release Price for such
Contract; provided, however, that, if a Borrowing Base Deficiency would
otherwise occur as a result of such release and payment of the related Release
Price, the Borrower shall, on the date of such release, cure such prospective
Borrowing Base Deficiency in the manner set forth in Section 2.07(a)(i) or
(a)(ii). Any Contract for which a release is required to be obtained pursuant to
this Section 2.07(b) shall be repurchased from the Borrower by TFC in accordance
with Section 6.1 of the Purchase Agreement.
(c) If any Contract is required to be purchased from the Borrower
by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.18 of the Servicing Agreement, the
Borrower, on the date of such purchase, shall obtain the release of the
Collateral Agent's security interest in such Contract, pursuant to Section 4.11,
by depositing (or causing to be deposited) into the Collection Account the
Release Price for such Contract; provided, however, that, if a Borrowing Base
Deficiency would otherwise occur as a result of such release and payment of the
related Release Price, the
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Borrower shall, on the date of such release, cure such prospective Borrowing
Base Deficiency in the manner set forth in Section 2.07(a)(i) or (a)(ii).
(d) All proceeds of a Securitization shall be deposited in the
Collection Account and applied on the Payment Date occurring as a result of such
Securitization to the payment of any amounts then payable by the Borrower to:
first, the payment of any Swap Obligations payable by the Borrower to the Hedge
Counterparty pursuant to the Interest Rate Hedging Agreements; and, second, the
prepayment of the aggregate principal amount of the Total Outstanding Advances,
plus all accrued and unpaid interest on the Total Outstanding Advances and all
other Secured Obligations then accrued. Such payments shall be made in the order
and priority provided in Section 3.03(b). Without limitation of the foregoing,
any proceeds of a Securitization remaining after giving effect to the payments
required to be made on the related Payment Date pursuant to clauses first
through eleventh of Section 3.03(b) shall be paid to the Borrower pursuant to
clause twelfth of Section 3.03(b).
Section 2.08 Optional Prepayments; Indemnity.
(a) The Borrower may prepay, in whole but not in part (unless the
Lender and, so long as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
the Insurer consent in writing to a partial prepayment), the Total Outstanding
Advances at any time. Any amounts prepaid shall be applied to repay the
outstanding principal amount of any Advances (together with interest thereon)
until paid in full. Amounts repaid may be reborrowed in accordance with the
terms of this Loan Agreement. If the Borrower intends to prepay the Total
Outstanding Advances in whole, but not in part, from any source, the Borrower
shall give five (5) Business Days' prior written notice thereof to the Lender
and the Insurer, specifying the date and amount of prepayment. Any such
prepayment shall be accompanied by any Prepayment Premium together with all
other Secured Obligations then due and owing. If such notice is given, the
amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified
therein, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid.
(b) The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Lender and to hold it
harmless from any cost, loss or expense which Lender may sustain or incur as a
consequence of (i) the Borrower making any payment or prepayment (other than
pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof) of principal of any Advance on a day which is
not a Payment Date, (ii) any failure by the Borrower to take an Advance
hereunder after notice of such Advance has been given pursuant to this Loan
Agreement, (iii) any default by the Borrower in making any prepayment of the
Total Outstanding Advances on the due date therefor, (iv) any acceleration of
the maturity of any Advances by the Lender or the Insurer in accordance with the
terms of this Loan Agreement, including, but not limited to, any cost, loss or
expense arising in liquidating the Collateral and from interest or fees payable
by the Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain the
Advances hereunder, or (v) arising from a violation with respect to any Contract
of an eligibility criterion set forth in the Eligibility Criteria annexed hereto
as Exhibit D. Indemnification pursuant to this Section shall survive the
termination of this Loan Agreement and shall include reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation.
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Section 2.09 Requirements of Law.
(a) If any Requirement of Law or any change in the interpretation
or application thereof or compliance by the Lender with any request or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other
Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof:
(i) shall subject the Lender to any tax, duty or other charge of
any kind whatsoever with respect to this Loan Agreement, the Note or any
Advance made by it (excluding net income taxes) or change the basis of
taxation of payments to the Lender in respect thereof or in respect of any
other amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lender pursuant to this Loan
Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(ii) shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special
deposit, compulsory advance or similar requirement against receivables or
other assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account
of, advances or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of
funds by, any office of the Lender which is not otherwise included in the
determination of the LIBOR Rate hereunder; or
(iii) shall impose on the Lender any other condition;
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the Lender, by
an amount which the Lender deems to be material, of making, continuing or
maintaining any Advance or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect
thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall pay the Lender, within ten
(10) days after demand by the Lender, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate the Lender for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable.
(b) If the Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or
any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or in the
interpretation or application thereof or compliance by the Lender or any Person
controlling the Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy
(whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority made
subsequent to the date hereof shall have the effect of reducing the rate of
return on the Lender's or such Person's capital as a consequence of its
obligations hereunder to a level below that which the Lender or such Person
(taking into consideration the Lender's or such Person's policies with respect
to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by the Lender to be material, then from
time to time, the Borrower shall pay to the Lender, within twenty (20) days
after demand by the Lender, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate
the Lender for such reduction.
(c) If the Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional
amounts pursuant to this Section 2.09, it shall notify the Borrower of the event
by reason of which it has become so entitled. A certificate as to any additional
amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.09 submitted by the Lender to the
Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. For clarity, any
amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lender pursuant to this Section 2.09
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shall be paid directly to the Lender in accordance with Section 3.01 (and shall
not be deposited in the Collection Account).
Section 2.10 Purpose of Advances. Each Advance shall be used to finance the
purchase by the Borrower from TFC of Contracts that were originated by an
Approved Dealer of TFC pursuant to the Military Finance Program or the Auto
Centers Program and that are identified to the Lender in writing on each
Contract Schedule, as such Contract Schedule may be amended from time to time in
accordance with the Custodial Agreement.
Section 2.11 Extension of Expected Facility Termination Date.
(a) If, upon the occurrence of the Expected Facility Termination
Date, each of the conditions specified in clause (b) below shall be satisfied
(as determined by the Lender in its sole discretion), the Expected Facility
Termination Date shall be extended to January 1, 2005; provided that, if the
Expected Facility Termination Date shall be so extended, Royal Indemnity Company
shall have the right (but shall have no obligation) to act as Insurer (pursuant
to the issuance of a credit risk insurance policy acceptable to the Lender)
until such extended Facility Termination Date; provided further that, if any
successor insurer shall act as Insurer until such extended Facility Termination
Date, the Collateral Agent's security interest in Collateral pledged hereunder
by the Borrower prior to the date of such extension shall be for the benefit of
the Insurer (rather than such successor insurer) until all obligations owed to
the Insurer under the Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, and the
Collateral pledged hereunder by the Borrower on or after the date of such
extension shall be for the benefit of such successor insurer (rather than the
Insurer), it being understood that the Collateral Agent's security interest in
all Collateral (regardless of when pledged) also shall be for the benefit of the
Lender and the Hedge Counterparty. If the Expected Facility Termination Date
shall be so extended and if a successor insurer shall act as Insurer until such
extended Facility Termination Date, the parties hereto shall cooperate with
respect to any amendment to this Loan Agreement that is necessary or desirable
to effect the intent of the immediately preceding proviso. In addition, the
Servicer, in accordance with Section 3.04 of the Servicing Agreement, shall take
such steps as are necessary to maintain perfection of such security interests,
as those security interests are described in the immediately preceding sentence.
(b) The Expected Facility Termination Date shall not be extended
unless the following conditions have been satisfied: (i) no Facility Termination
Event shall have occurred, (ii) the Borrower shall not have delivered a written
notice to the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer of its intent to
cause the Facility Termination Date to occur pursuant to the definition of
"Facility Termination Date" and (iii) the Lender, in its sole and absolute
discretion, shall have delivered, no later than September 3, 2003, a written
notice to the Borrower and, provided that no Insurer Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, the Insurer of its intent to extend the Facility Termination
Date as described in Section 2.11(a).
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Section 2.12 Taxes.
All payments made by the Borrower under this Loan Agreement and the
Note shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for
or on account of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies,
imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter
imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority,
excluding net income taxes), imposed on the Lender as a result of a present or
former connection between the Lender and the jurisdiction of the Governmental
Authority imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority
thereof or therein (other than any such connection arising solely from Lender
having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment
under, or enforced, this Agreement or the Note). If any such non-excluded taxes,
levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings
("Non-Excluded Taxes") are required to be imposed on the Lender hereunder or
under the Note, the Borrower shall pay such taxes by having the amounts so
payable to the Lender increased to the extent necessary to yield to the Lender
(after payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes) interest or any such other amounts
payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Loan
Agreement and the Note. Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes are payable by the
Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter the Borrower shall send to the
Lender a certified copy of an original official receipt received by the Borrower
showing payment thereof. If the Borrower fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes
when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the Lender the
required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower shall
indemnify the Lender for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may
become payable by the Lender as a result of any such failure. The agreements in
this Section shall survive the termination of this Loan Agreement and the
payment of the Advances and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the
Note. For clarity, any amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lender pursuant to
this Section 2.12 shall be paid directly to the Lender in accordance with
Section 3.01 (and shall not be deposited in the Collection Account).
ARTICLE III
PAYMENTS; COMPUTATIONS
Section 3.01 Payments.
(a) Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, all payments
of principal, interest and other amounts to be made by the Borrower to the
Lender under this Loan Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall be
made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without deduction, set-off or
counterclaim, to the Lender at the following account maintained by WestLB:
Account No. 000-0-000000 maintained at Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, ABA #
000000000, Ref: WFC/TFC, not later than 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
date on which such payment shall become due (and each such payment made after
such time on such due date shall be deemed to have been made on the next
succeeding Business Day). Each of TFC and the Borrower acknowledges that it has
no rights of withdrawal from the foregoing account.
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(b) Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided herein, if
the due date of any payment under this Loan Agreement, the Note or the other
Loan Documents would otherwise fall on a day that is not a Business Day, such
date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and interest shall
accrue and be payable at the then applicable rate for any principal so extended
for the period of such extension.
Section 3.02 Computations. Interest on the Advances shall be computed on
the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed in the period for which
payable.
Section 3.03 Settlement Procedures.
(a) All payments by Obligors in respect of the Contracts shall be
collected and deposited in the manner set forth under Sections 3.02(c) and (d)
of the Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, on any day, TFC,
the Borrower or the Servicer receives any Collections in respect of any
Contract, TFC or the Borrower shall (or shall cause the Servicer to), as
applicable, deposit such Collections to the Collection Account no later than the
Business Day immediately following such receipt. Each of TFC and the Borrower
shall (and shall cause the Servicer to) use its best efforts to prevent the
deposit of any funds other than proceeds of Collateral into the Collection
Account.
(b) Funds deposited in the Collection Account during any month
shall be held therein, in trust for the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the
Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, until the next Payment Date. On
each Lender Authorization Date, the Lender shall deliver an authorization (the
"Lender Authorization") to the Collateral Agent, the Borrower and the Insurer,
authorizing the Collateral Agent to make the allocations described in the
related Servicer's Certificate on the next Payment Date pursuant to this Section
3.03(b). Subject to the following sentence, on each Payment Date the Collateral
Agent shall (based on the Servicer's Certificate delivered by the Servicer
pursuant to Section 3.17 of the Servicing Agreement and the Lender
Authorization, in each case, for such Payment Date) withdraw from the Collection
Account all Available Funds, any Reserve Account Regular Application Amount, any
Additional Reserve Account Application Amount, any Reserve Account Excess Amount
and any Policy Claim Amount then on deposit therein, and apply such funds as
follows:
first, from Available Funds and, if Available Funds are insufficient, from
the Reserve Account Regular Application Amount, to the Hedge Counterparty,
payment of any Swap Obligations then due and owing pursuant to each Interest
Rate Hedging Agreement, plus any past due amounts not previously paid;
second, from Available Funds and, if Available Funds are insufficient, from
the Reserve Account Regular Application Amount, to the Servicer, the Servicing
Fee, and other amounts then due and owing to the Servicer (including applicable
transition fees not to exceed $70,000 if the Successor Servicer or any other
successor Servicer becomes the Servicer) pursuant to the Servicing Agreement,
plus any past due amounts not previously paid;
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third, from Available Funds and, if Available Funds are insufficient, from
the Reserve Account Regular Application Amount, pro rata in accordance with the
respective amounts then due and owing, (1) to the Collateral Agent, Backup
Servicer, Securities Intermediary and Standby Post-Office Box Processor, the
Administration Fee then due and owing plus any past due amounts not previously
paid, plus the reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred by the Collateral
Agent, Backup Servicer, Securities Intermediary and Standby Post-Office Box
Processor, respectively, in connection with such party's performance of its
obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents, to the extent not previously
reimbursed, and (2) to the Successor Servicer, the Successor Servicer Fee then
due and owing plus any past due amounts not previously paid, plus the
reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred by the Successor Servicer in
connection with the Successor Servicer's performance of its obligations pursuant
to the Loan Documents, to the extent not previously reimbursed;
fourth, from Available Funds and, if Available Funds are insufficient, from
the Reserve Account Regular Application Amount, and if Available Funds and
amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account are insufficient, from the Policy
Claim Amount, to the Lender, the Monthly Interest Payment Amount;
fifth, from Available Funds and, if Available Funds are insufficient, from
the Reserve Account Regular Application Amount, to the Insurer, the Premium
payable on such Payment Date, plus any past due amounts in respect of the
Premium not previously paid;
sixth, if such Payment Date is on or prior to the Facility Termination
Date, from Available Funds and, if Available Funds are insufficient, from the
Reserve Account Regular Application Amount, to the Lender, the Unused Facility
Fee then due and owing, plus any past due amounts not previously paid;
seventh, from Available Funds and, if Available Funds are insufficient,
from the Reserve Account Regular Application Amount, and if Available Funds and
amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account are insufficient, from the Policy
Claim Amount, to the Lender, the Monthly Principal Payment Amount;
eighth, from Available Funds and the Additional Reserve Account Application
Amount, if any, the Additional Principal Payment Amount;
ninth, from Available Funds, to the Insurer, any amounts then due and owing
to the Insurer under the Policy and the Insurance Agreement, plus any past due
amounts not previously paid;
tenth, from Available Funds, to the Reserve Account, the amount required to
cause the Reserve Account Available Amount (after giving effect to payments made
pursuant to clauses first through ninth above on such Payment Date) to equal the
Required Reserve Account Amount;
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eleventh, from Available Funds and, if Available Funds are insufficient,
from the Reserve Account Excess Amount, to the Lender, any fees or
reimbursements due to the Lender pursuant to this Loan Agreement or any other
Loan Document and previously unpaid; and
twelfth, to the Borrower (or to such other Person as the Borrower shall
direct, provided that no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and that
no Funding Termination Event shall have occurred), all remaining Available Funds
and any remaining Reserve Account Excess Amount.
The allocations to be made under this Section shall be described in the
related Servicer's Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 3.17 of the
Servicing Agreement, provided that the Lender or, so long as an Insurer Default
shall not have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer may (or may cause the
Backup Servicer to) independently verify such allocations at the Lender's or
Insurer's election. Absent such election (and corresponding notice to the
Collateral Agent from the Lender and, as applicable, the Insurer), the
Collateral Agent may rely in good faith on the related Servicer's Certificate
absent manifest error.
Any Policy Claim Amount paid pursuant to the Policy with respect to a
Payment Date shall be applied by the Collateral Agent solely to make the
payments referred to in clause fourth above and clause seventh above, in that
order of priority, on such Payment Date, but only to the extent that Available
Funds and the Reserve Account Available Amount for such Payment Date, after
application as provided above, are insufficient to make such payments.
ARTICLE IV
COLLATERAL SECURITY
Section 4.01 Collateral; Security Interest.
(a) The Collateral Agent shall hold the Contract Documents (other
than the Servicing Documents) pursuant to terms of the Custodial Agreement, as
secured party for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the
Insurer pursuant to Section 4.01(c), and shall deliver Certifications to the
Lender and the Insurer each to the effect that it has reviewed such Contract
Documents in the manner and to the extent required by the Custodial Agreement
and identifying any exceptions in such Contract Documents as so reviewed in the
Contract Exception Reports.
(b) All right, title and interest of the Borrower in, to and under
each of the following items of property is hereinafter referred to as the
"Collateral":
(i) all Contracts identified on a Notice of Borrowing and Pledge
delivered by the Borrower to the Lender, the Insurer and the Collateral
Agent from time to time, including, without limitation all amounts paid or
payable thereon or in respect thereof after the related Funding Date
(including amounts due on or before such Funding Date but received by TFC,
the Servicer or the Borrower on or after such Funding Date);
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(ii) all Contract Documents, any and all other documents that TFC
or any other Servicer keeps on file in accordance with its customary
procedures relating to the Contracts, the Obligors or the Financed
Vehicles, and all rights and benefits, but none of the obligations and
burdens, under Interest Rate Hedging Agreements entered into pursuant to
the Hedging Strategy relating to such Contracts;
(iii) all rights and interests, including security interests, in
the Financed Vehicles granted by Obligors pursuant to the Contracts and any
other interest of the Borrower in such Financed Vehicles;
(iv) any proceeds and the right to receive proceeds with respect
to the Contracts from claims on any Insurance Policies covering the
Contracts, Financed Vehicles or Obligors, including rebates or refunds of
insurance premiums relating to the Contracts, and any proceeds from the
liquidation of, without limitation, the Contracts;
(v) any and all rights against any Dealer pursuant to Dealer
Agreements or Dealer Assignments, including, without limitation, any
holdback amounts;
(vi) property (including the right to receive Net Liquidation
Proceeds) that secures a Contract and that has been acquired pursuant to
liquidation of such Contract;
(vii) all of its rights and benefits, but none of its obligations
or burdens, under the Purchase Agreement, including the delivery
requirements, representations and warranties and the cure, repurchase and
indemnification obligations of TFC under the Purchase Agreement;
(viii) all rights and benefits, but none of the obligations and
burdens, under the Standby Processing Agreement;
(ix) all rights under any Service Contracts on the related
Financed Vehicles;
(x) all Collections, the Collection Account, the Reserve Account
and the balances, investments and all proceeds thereof and other items of
value attributable or credited to the Collection Account and the Reserve
Account and all rights with respect thereto;
(xi) any rights with respect to warranties made by the seller of
the Financed Vehicle;
(xii) all "accounts", "chattel paper", "deposit accounts",
"general intangibles", "goods" (including, without limitation,
"equipment"), "instruments" and "investment property" as defined in the UCC
relating to or constituting any and all of the foregoing;
(xiii) any and all replacements, substitutions, distributions on,
or Proceeds or products of any and all of the foregoing, including, without
limitation, all present and
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future claims, demands, causes and choses in action in respect of any or
all of the foregoing and all payments on or under and all proceeds of every
kind and nature whatsoever in respect of any or all of the foregoing,
including all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, into
cash or other liquid property, all cash proceeds, accounts, accounts
receivable, notes, drafts, acceptances, chattel paper, checks, deposit
accounts, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, rights to payment of any
and every kind and other forms of obligations and receivables, instruments
and other property which at any time constitute all or part of or are
included in the proceeds of any of the foregoing; and
(xiv) all other property of the Borrower from time to time
(including, without limitation, all books and records of the Borrower) and
all proceeds thereof.
(c) As collateral security for the prompt and complete payment
and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise) of the Secured Obligations, the Borrower hereby pledges, assigns and
transfers to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge
Counterparty and the Insurer and their respective successors, endorsees,
transferees and assigns, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the
benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer and their
respective successors, endorsees, transferees and assigns, a continuing security
interest in all of the Borrower's right, title and interest in, to and under all
of the Collateral whether now owned or existing or at any time hereafter
acquired or arising by the Borrower or in which the Borrower now has or at any
time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest. The Borrower agrees
to xxxx its master computer records and tapes to evidence the interests granted
to the Collateral Agent hereunder.
(d) The foregoing pledge, assignment, transfer and grant is made
solely to secure the payment by the Borrower of the Secured Obligations and to
secure compliance with the provisions of this Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. The Collateral Agent, solely for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge
Counterparty and the Insurer, accepts such pledge, assignment, transfer and
grant, and agrees to perform to the best of its ability the duties required of
it in this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party,
to the end that the interests of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the
Insurer arising out of or related to this Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents may be adequately and effectively be protected.
Section 4.02 Further Documentation. At any time and from time to time,
and at the sole expense of the Borrower, the Borrower will promptly and duly
execute and deliver, or will promptly cause to be executed and delivered, such
further instruments and documents and take such further actions as are necessary
(or as are requested by the Lender, the Insurer or, at the direction of the
Lender or the Insurer, the Collateral Agent ) for the purpose of obtaining or
preserving the full benefits of this Loan Agreement and of the rights and powers
herein granted, including, without limitation, the filing of any financing or
continuation statements under the UCC in effect in any jurisdiction with respect
to the Liens created hereby or the taking of any other action necessary to
preserve the status of the Liens on the Collateral created hereby as first
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priority perfected liens. The Borrower also hereby authorizes the Collateral
Agent to file any such financing or continuation statement without the signature
of the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law. A photographic or
other reproduction of this Loan Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing
statement for filing in any jurisdiction.
Section 4.03 Changes in Locations, Name, etc. Neither TFC nor the
Borrower shall (i) change the location of its chief executive office/chief place
of business from that specified in Section 6.02(i) hereof, in the case of TFC,
and Section 6.01(h) hereof, in the case of the Borrower, or (ii) change its
name, identity, corporate structure (or the equivalent) or jurisdiction of
incorporation or change the location where it maintains its records with respect
to the Collateral unless it shall have given the Collateral Agent, the Lender
and the Insurer at least thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof and shall
have delivered to the Collateral Agent all UCC financing statements and
amendments thereto and taken all other actions as are necessary (or as are
requested by the Lender, the Insurer or, at the direction of the Lender or the
Insurer, the Collateral Agent ) to continue the status of the Collateral Agent's
Liens on the Collateral as perfected first priority liens.
Section 4.04 Collateral Agent's Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact.
(a) Each of TFC and the Borrower hereby irrevocably constitutes
and appoints the Collateral Agent and any officer or agent thereof, with full
power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full
irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of TFC and the Borrower,
respectively, and in the name of TFC and the Borrower, respectively, or in its
own name, from time to time in the Collateral Agent's discretion, for the
purpose of carrying out the terms of this Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all
documents and instruments related to the Collateral which may be necessary to
accomplish the purposes of this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of TFC and the
Borrower hereby gives the Collateral Agent the power and right, on behalf of TFC
and the Borrower, respectively, without assent by, but with notice to, TFC and
the Borrower, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to
do the following:
(i) in the name of TFC and/or the Borrower, as the case may be,
or its own name, or otherwise, to take possession of and endorse and
collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the
payment of moneys due under any Insurance Policy or with respect to any
other Collateral and to file any claim or to take any other action or
proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by
the Lender and, provided that no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Insurer, for the purpose of collecting any and all such
moneys due under any such Insurance Policy or with respect to any other
Collateral whenever payable;
(ii) to pay or discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or
threatened against the Collateral; and
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(iii) (A) to direct any party liable for any payment under any
Collateral to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due
thereunder directly to the Lender or as the Lender shall direct; (B) to ask
or demand for, collect, receive payment of and receipt for, any and all
moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in
respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (C) to sign and endorse any
invoices, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in
connection with any of the Collateral; (D) to commence and prosecute any
suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent
jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any thereof and to enforce any
other right in respect of any Collateral; (E) to defend any suit, action or
proceeding brought against TFC or the Borrower with respect to any
Collateral; (F) to settle, compromise or adjust any suit, action or
proceeding described in clause (E) above and, in connection therewith, to
give such discharges or releases as the Lender and, provided that no
Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Insurer may deem
appropriate; (G) generally, to sell, transfer, pledge and make any
agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as
fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner
thereof for all purposes, and to do, at the Lender's and, provided that no
Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer's option
and TFC's or the Borrower's expense, respectively, at any time, and from
time to time, all acts and things which the Lender and, provided that no
Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer deems
necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the
Collateral Agent's Liens thereon and to effect the intent of this Loan
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, all as fully and effectively as TFC
and/or the Borrower might do; and (H) generally, at any time, or from time
to time, to take all other actions in the exercise of any right or remedy
available to a secured party under the UCC of each applicable jurisdiction,
any Contract Document, or otherwise by law or agreement.
Each of TFC and the Borrower hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is a
power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until the payment in
full of the Secured Obligations and the termination of this Loan Agreement.
(b) The Borrower also authorizes the Collateral Agent, at any
time and from time to time, to execute at the direction of the Lender and,
provided that no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Insurer, in connection with any sale provided for in Section 4.07 hereof, any
endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with
respect to the Collateral.
(c) The powers conferred on the Collateral Agent are solely to
protect the Collateral Agent's interests in the Collateral and shall not impose
any duty upon the Collateral Agent to exercise any such powers. The Collateral
Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a
result of the exercise of such powers, and, without limiting Section 4.08,
neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, or employees
shall be
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responsible to TFC or the Borrower for any act or failure to act under this
Section 4.04, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Section 4.05 Reimbursement for Performance by Collateral Agent of
Borrower's Obligations. If TFC or the Borrower fails to perform or comply with
any of its agreements contained in this Loan Agreement or the other Loan
Documents and the Collateral Agent, at the direction of the Lender and, provided
that no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer,
shall itself perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance,
with such agreement, the out-of-pocket expenses of the Collateral Agent incurred
in connection with such performance or compliance, together with interest
thereon at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate with a Designated Maturity
of one month plus the margin specified in clause (ii) of the definition of
"Applicable Margin" herein, shall be payable by TFC or the Borrower, as the case
may be, to the Collateral Agent on demand and shall constitute Secured
Obligations. For clarity, it is hereby acknowledged that this Section 4.05 does
not create any obligation of the Collateral Agent to comply with any direction
of the Lender or the Insurer other than such obligations of the Collateral Agent
that are expressly set forth elsewhere in this Loan Agreement.
Section 4.06 Proceeds. If an Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, (a) all proceeds of Collateral received by TFC or the Borrower
consisting of cash, checks and other cash equivalents shall be held by TFC or
the Borrower in trust for the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender,
the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, segregated from other funds of TFC or
the Borrower, and shall forthwith upon receipt by TFC or the Borrower be turned
over to the Collateral Agent in the exact form received by TFC or the Borrower
(duly endorsed by TFC or the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, as applicable)
and (b) any and all such proceeds received by the Collateral Agent (whether from
TFC or the Borrower or otherwise) shall, upon the direction to the Collateral
Agent by the Lender and, provided that no Insurer Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, the Insurer, be held by the Collateral Agent as collateral
security for, and shall be applied by the Collateral Agent against, the Secured
Obligations (whether matured or unmatured) in the order set forth in Section
3.03(b). Any balance of such proceeds remaining after the Secured Obligations
shall have been paid in full and this Loan Agreement shall have been terminated
shall be paid over to the Borrower or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to
receive the same. For purposes hereof, proceeds shall include, but not be
limited to, all principal and interest payments, all prepayments and payoffs,
insurance claims, recoveries against Obligors, sale and foreclosure proceeds,
and any other income and all other amounts received with respect to the
Collateral.
Section 4.07 Remedies. If an Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, the Lender and, provided that no Insurer Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, the Insurer may direct the Collateral Agent to exercise, in
addition to all other rights and remedies granted to it in this Loan Agreement
and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the
Secured Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lender and, provided that
no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer, without
demand of performance or other
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demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any
notice required by law referred to below) to or upon the Borrower or any other
Person (each and all of which demands, presentments, protests, advertisements
and notices are hereby waived), may direct the Collateral Agent in such
circumstances forthwith to collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the
Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell (on a servicing
released basis, at the option of the Lender and, provided that no Insurer
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer), lease, assign, give
option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the
Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one
or more parcels or as an entirety at public or at public or private sale or
sales, at any exchange, broker's board or office of the Collateral Agent or
elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such
prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without
assumption of any credit risk. The Lender shall have the right upon any such
public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private
sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free
of any right or equity of redemption in the Borrower, which right or equity is
hereby waived or released. In the event that the Lender and, if applicable, the
Insurer elect to direct the Collateral Agent to take any action described in
this Section 4.07, the Borrower further agrees, at the request of the Lender
and, provided that no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Insurer, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Collateral
Agent at places which the Lender and, provided that no Insurer Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer shall reasonably select, whether at
the Borrower's premises or elsewhere. The Collateral Agent shall apply the net
proceeds of any such collection, recovery, receipt, appropriation, realization
or sale, after deducting all costs and expenses of every kind incurred therein
or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way
relating to the Collateral or the rights of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty
or the Insurer hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys'
fees and disbursements, to the payment in whole or in part of the Secured
Obligations, in the order and priority specified in Section 3.03(b). To the
extent permitted by applicable law, each of TFC and the Borrower waives all
claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Collateral Agent, the
Lender or the Insurer arising out of the exercise by the Collateral Agent, the
Lender or the Insurer of any of their respective rights hereunder, other than
those claims, damages and demands arising from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Collateral Agent, the Lender or the Insurer, respectively. The
Collateral Agent shall provide to the Borrower at least 10 days prior notice of
a proposed sale or other disposition of Collateral following an Event of
Default, or such shorter notice as is permissible pursuant to the UCC under the
circumstances in which such sale or disposition arises. The Borrower shall
remain liable for any deficiency (plus accrued interest thereon as contemplated
pursuant to Section 2.05(b) hereof) if the proceeds of any sale or other
disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay the Secured Obligations,
including the fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Lender,
the Insurer and the Collateral Agent to collect such deficiency.
Section 4.08 Servicing Rights. Any sale or other disposition by the
Collateral Agent of all or any part of the Collateral shall be made free and
clear of any of TFC's and the Borrower's rights pursuant to the Servicing
Agreement, and each and every right of TFC and the Borrower
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with respect thereto shall terminate as to such Collateral as of the date of
such sale or other disposition.
Section 4.09 Limitation on Duties Regarding Preservation of Collateral.
The Collateral Agent's sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and
physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under the UCC or
otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Collateral Agent
deals with similar property for its own account. None of the Lender, the
Insurer, the Hedge Counterparty, the Collateral Agent nor any of their
respective directors, officers or employees shall be liable for failure to
demand, collect or realize upon all or any part of the Collateral or for any
delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose
of any Collateral upon the request of the Borrower or otherwise.
Section 4.10 Powers Coupled with an Interest. All authorizations and
agencies herein contained with respect to the Collateral are irrevocable and are
powers coupled with an interest.
Section 4.11 Release of Security Interest. Upon either (x) termination of
this Loan Agreement, repayment to the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the
Insurer of all Secured Obligations (including, without limitation, payment of
any Swap Obligations), payment to the Insurer of all amounts owed to it under
the Insurance Agreement and the Policy and the performance of all other
obligations under the Loan Documents, the Collateral Agent shall, upon direction
by the Lender and, provided that no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Insurer, release its security interest in any remaining
Collateral or (y) repayment of a Contract in full by the related Obligor or sale
of a Contract by the Borrower to the Seller to the extent permitted under
Sections 2.07(b) and (c) of this Loan Agreement, Section 6.1 of the Purchase
Agreement and Section 3.18 of the Servicing Agreement, the Collateral Agent
shall, upon direction by the Lender and, provided that no Insurer Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer, release its security interest in
any Collateral securing such Contract; provided that if any payment, or any part
thereof, of any of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be
restored or returned by the Lender or the Insurer upon the insolvency,
bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of TFC, the Borrower or
any Obligor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor
or conservator of, or a trustee or similar officer for, TFC, the Borrower or any
Obligor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, this Loan
Agreement, all rights hereunder and the Liens created hereby (other than Liens
referred to in clause (y) above) shall continue to be effective, or be
reinstated, as though such payments had not been made. For clarity, if each
requirement set forth in clause (x) above shall have been met, the Collateral
Agent's security interest in any remaining Collateral shall, subject to the
proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, be released in accordance with
this Section 4.11, regardless of whether any of the Secured Obligations paid by
the Borrower prior to such release would be susceptible to recovery from the
Lender, the Hedge Counterparty or the Insurer after such release in connection
with any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding with respect to TFC, the Borrower
or any Obligor.
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Section 4.12 Rights of Secured Parties; Limitations on Secured Parties'
Obligations.
(a) No Liability of Secured Parties under Contracts. None of the
Collateral Agent, the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty or the Insurer shall have
any obligation or liability under any Contract or any other Collateral by reason
of or arising out of this Loan Agreement or the receipt by the Collateral Agent,
the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty or the Insurer of any payment relating to
such Contract or any other Collateral pursuant hereto, nor shall any of the
Collateral Agent, the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty or the Insurer be obligated
in any manner to perform any of the obligations of the Borrower or TFC under or
pursuant to any Contract or any other Collateral, to make any payment, to make
any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or
as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any Contract or any
other Collateral, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce
any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts which may have been
assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.
(b) Notice to Obligors. At any time following the occurrence of a
Material Adverse Change, upon the request of the Lender and, so long as no
Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer, the Borrower
shall notify the parties to any Contract that such Contract has been assigned to
the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and
the Insurer, and that payments in respect thereof shall be made directly to the
Collection Account. At any time and from time to time, the Successor Servicer or
any other successor Servicer may (and, upon direction by the Lender and, so long
as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer, shall)
in its own name or in the name of others communicate with the parties to any
Contract to verify with them to its satisfaction the existence, amount and terms
of such Contract.
Section 4.13 Opinion Concerning Preservation of Security Interests. TFC
shall deliver to the Collateral Agent, the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and
the Insurer, within 90 days after the beginning of each calendar year following
the Effective Date, an Opinion of Counsel, dated as of a date during such 90-day
period, stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, either (A) all financing
statements and continuation statements have been executed and filed that are
necessary fully to preserve and protect the interest of Collateral Agent, for
the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, in the
Contracts, and reciting the details of such filings or referring to prior
Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, or (B) no such action shall
be necessary to preserve and protect such interest. Each such Opinion of Counsel
shall specify any action necessary (as of the date of such opinion) to be taken
in the following year to preserve and protect such interest.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 5.01 Initial Advance. The obligation of the Lender to make the
initial Advance requested to be made by it hereunder is subject to the
satisfaction, immediately prior to or concurrently with the making of such
Advance, of the following conditions precedent:
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(a) Loan Agreement. The Lender shall have received this Loan
Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower,
the Collateral Agent and TFC.
(b) Note. The Lender shall have received the Note, conforming to
the requirements hereof and executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer
of the Borrower.
(c) Custodial Agreement. The Lender shall have received the
Custodial Agreement, conforming to the requirements hereof and executed and
delivered by a duly authorized officer of TFC, the Borrower and the Collateral
Agent.
(d) Servicing Agreement. The Lender shall have received the
Servicing Agreement, conforming to the requirements hereof and executed and
delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower, the Successor Servicer,
the Servicer, the Backup Servicer and the Collateral Agent.
(e) Parent Support Agreement. The Lender shall have received the
Parent Support Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, executed
and delivered by a duly authorized officer of Parent, the Borrower, TFC and the
Collateral Agent.
(f) Policy. The Lender shall have received the Policy duly issued
and executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Insurer.
(g) Certificate of Incorporation. The Lender shall have received
copies of the certificate of incorporation of each TFC Party and each amendment
thereto, certified under recent date, from the Secretary of State (or other
appropriate authority) of the jurisdiction under which such TFC Party is
organized.
(h) Filings, Registrations, Recordings; Lien Searches. All
documents (including, without limitation, financing statements) required to be
filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Collateral
Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, a
perfected first-priority security interest in the Collateral, subject to no
Liens other than those created hereunder, shall have been properly prepared and
executed for filing, registration or recording in each office in each
jurisdiction in which such filings, registrations and recordations are required
to perfect such first-priority security interest; evidence that all other
actions necessary to perfect Collateral Agent's first-priority security interest
in the Collateral granted under this Loan Agreement have been taken; and lien
search results with respect to TFC and Borrower (dated as of a date that is as
close to the Closing Date as is practicable) in each such jurisdiction that are
in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender and the Insurer.
(i) Closing Certificates. The Lender and the Insurer shall each
have received a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each TFC
Party, dated as of the date hereof, and certifying (A) that attached thereto is
a true, complete and correct copy of (a) the organizational documents of such
TFC Party, and (b) resolutions duly adopted by such TFC
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Party authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Loan
Agreement, the Note, the Parent Support Agreement, the Insurance Agreement and
the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, as applicable, and the
borrowings contemplated hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been
amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, and (B) as to the incumbency and
specimen signature of each officer executing any Loan Documents on behalf of
such TFC Party and authorized to execute any Notice of Borrowing and Pledge, and
such certificate and the resolutions attached thereto shall be in form and
substance satisfactory to the Lender.
(j) Good Standing Certificates. The Lender and the Insurer shall
each have received copies of certificates (long form) evidencing the good
standing of each TFC Party, dated as of a recent date, from the Secretary of
State (or other appropriate authority) of the jurisdiction under which such TFC
Party is organized and of each other jurisdiction where the ownership, lease or
operation of property, or the conduct of business, requires such TFC Party to
qualify as a foreign corporation.
(k) Legal Opinions. The Lender and the Insurer shall each have
received (A) the executed legal opinions of counsel of the TFC Parties,
addressing the matters set forth in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit J,
dated the initial Funding Date and otherwise in form and substance acceptable to
the Lender and the Insurer and covering such other matters incident to the
transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents as the Lender or the Insurer
shall reasonably request, and (B) from counsel acceptable to the Lender and the
Insurer and in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender and the Insurer, an
opinion to the effect that the form of contract used by TFC under the laws of
the States of California, Georgia and Texas, (i) is sufficient to create a
legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the buyer and seller named
therein and a valid and enforceable security interest in the related Financed
Vehicle to secure the buyer's obligations thereunder, and (ii) complies with all
applicable state and federal laws including, without limitation, consumer
protection and disclosure laws (provided that, with respect to the form of
contract used by TFC under the laws of the State of Texas, the above-mentioned
opinion concerning compliance with applicable federal laws shall not be a
condition precedent to the initial Advance hereunder, but shall be a condition
precedent to the first subsequent Advance, in accordance with Section 5.03(a)).
Such opinions shall also cover such other matters as Lender or the Insurer shall
request.
(l) Fees and Expenses. The Lender and the Insurer shall have
received all fees and expenses required to be paid by TFC or the Borrower on or
prior to the initial Funding Date pursuant to (i) the Engagement Letter, (ii)
Section 11.03(b) hereof and (iii) the Insurance Agreement.
(m) Financial Statements. The Lender and the Insurer shall have
received the financial statements referenced in Sections 7.02 (rr)(i) and (ii)
and each compliance certificate required by Section 7.02(ff).
(n) Underwriting Guidelines; Standard Forms. The Lender and the
Insurer shall each have received a certified copy of the Underwriting
Guidelines, together with a
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certified copy of each of TFC's standard forms of Contract, Dealer Assignment
and Dealer Agreement.
(o) Consents, Licenses, Approvals, etc. The Lender and the Insurer
shall each have received copies certified by each TFC Party of all consents,
licenses and approvals, if any, required in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by such TFC Party of, and the validity and
enforceability of, the Loan Documents, which consents, licenses and approvals
shall be in full force and effect.
(p) Due Diligence Review. The Lender shall have completed its
standard and customary credit and due diligence review of the TFC Parties and
shall have approved, in its sole discretion, the operations, financial condition
and standard loan documents of the TFC Parties, and shall have approved, in its
sole discretion, that each applicable TFC Party is qualified as a lender,
servicer and securitization issuer with the relevant rating agencies as
necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(q) Other Financing Agreements. Lender shall have received copies
of any commitment or agreement between any TFC Party and any lender or other
financial institution, other than any such commitment or agreement (or portion
thereof) which Lender specifically agrees are not required to be delivered
hereunder.
(r) No Material Adverse Change. No Material Adverse Change with
respect to any TFC Party shall have occurred since April 30, 2001.
(s) Interest Rate Hedging Agreement. The Borrower shall have
executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower, to the
Hedge Counterparty, the Interest Rate Hedging Agreement.
(t) Additional Matters. All corporate and other proceedings, and
all documents, instruments and other legal matters in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Loan Agreement, the Note and the other Loan
Documents shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Lender, and the
Lender shall have received such other documents and legal opinions in respect of
any aspect or consequence of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby as
it shall request.
Section 5.02 Initial and Subsequent Advances. Lender's obligation to make
any Advance to the Borrower (including the initial Advance) on any Funding Date
is subject to the satisfaction of the following further conditions precedent and
the giving of a Notice of Borrowing and Pledge by Borrower pursuant to Section
2.03(a), and the acceptance of the proceeds of any Advance by Borrower shall
constitute certification by Borrower that the following conditions shall have
been satisfied, both immediately prior to the making of such Advance and also
after giving effect thereto and to the intended use thereof:
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(a) No Funding Termination Event. No Funding Termination Event
shall have occurred, and no Funding Termination Event will occur as a result of
making such Advance.
(b) Representations and Warranties. Each representation and
warranty made by a TFC Party in this Loan Agreement and in each other Loan
Document to which it is a party shall be true and correct on and as of the
Closing Date and the date of the making of such Advance, both before and after
giving effect to such Advance and the application of the proceeds therefrom with
the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (or, if any such
representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a
specific date, as of such specific date). Each TFC Party shall also be in
compliance with all governmental licenses and authorizations and qualified to do
business and in good standing in all required jurisdictions where the failure to
be in compliance or so qualified should reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Borrowing Base. The Total Outstanding Advances shall not
exceed the Borrowing Base (after giving effect to such Advance).
(d) Notice of Borrowing and Pledge; Payoff Letters. The Lender
shall have received a Notice of Borrowing and Pledge (including, without
limitation, the Borrowing Base Certificate and Contract Schedule required to be
attached thereto) with respect to such Advance, as required to be delivered in
accordance with Section 2.03(a) hereof, and the Lender and the Insurer shall
have received any Payoff Letters required by Section 2.04(d) hereof, each
appropriately completed and duly executed and delivered.
(e) Certification; Contract Exception Report. The Collateral Agent
shall have received a complete Contract File with respect to each pledged
Eligible Contract to be funded on the Funding Date and which was required to
have been received by the Collateral Agent at least two Business Days prior to
the funding of such Advance, and the Lender and the Insurer shall have received
from the Collateral Agent a Certification in respect of all Contracts to be
pledged hereunder prior to 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of such
Advance and a corresponding Contract Exception Report, with only Deficiencies in
respect of such Eligible Contracts as are acceptable to the Lender and the
Insurer (so long as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing) in
their discretion. For clarity, and without limitation of Section 11.04, if the
Lender and the Insurer shall exercise their discretion to permit the funding of
a pledged Contract with respect to which a Deficiency appears on the related
Certification, the exercise of such discretion shall not constitute a waiver of
any of the Eligibility Criteria set forth in Exhibit D with respect to such
Contract or any remedy available to the Lender pursuant to Section 2.07(b) as a
result of the failure of such Contract to meet such Eligibility Criteria.
(f) Additional Documents. The Lender shall have received with
regard to all Contracts, such information, documents, agreement, opinions or
instruments as the Lender requires with respect to Contracts to be pledged
hereunder on such Business Day, each in form and substance satisfactory to the
Lender.
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(g) No Material Adverse Effect. There shall not have occurred one
or more events that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to constitute,
a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Due Diligence Review. Subject to the Lender's and the
Insurer's right to perform one or more Due Diligence Reviews pursuant to Section
11.16 hereof, the Lender and, as applicable, the Insurer shall have completed
any due diligence review of the Contract Documents relating to such Advance and
such other documents, records, agreements, instruments, collateral or
information relating to such Advances as the Lender and, provided that no
Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer in its
discretion deems appropriate to review and such review shall be satisfactory to
the Lender in its discretion.
(i) Principal Balance. The principal amount of such Advance does
not exceed the lesser of (i) the Available Commitment on such Funding Date, (ii)
an amount which, when added to the Total Outstanding Advances on such Permitted
Advance Date (before giving effect to the Advance to be made on such Permitted
Advance Date), would result in a Borrowing Base Deficiency after giving effect
to such Advance, and (iii) the Aggregate Principal Balance of the Eligible
Contracts to be funded with such Advance.
(j) Eligible Contract. Each Contract to be funded with such
Advance shall be an Eligible Contract. No Contract was originated in any
jurisdiction in which TFC or Borrower is required to be licensed in order to own
such Contract and such license has not been obtained prior to TFC or Borrower,
as the case may be, owning such Contract. With respect to each Contract, the
applicable Dealer has been paid by TFC for all proceeds from the sale of such
Contract to TFC.
(k) Forms of Contracts. The Borrower shall have delivered each
Opinion of Counsel then required as set forth in the definition of "Forms of
Contract" herein.
(l) Reports. The Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Backup Servicer
and the Servicer shall have agreed upon a form of Interim Certification and
Backup Servicing Report to be used in connection with this Loan Agreement, which
form shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender and the Insurer.
(m) Filings, Registrations, Recordings. All documents (including,
without limitation, financing statements) required to be filed, registered or
recorded in order to create, in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit
of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, a perfected,
first-priority security interest in the Collateral, subject to no Liens other
than those created hereunder, shall have been properly prepared and executed for
filing, registration or recording in each office in each jurisdiction in which
such filings, registrations and recordations are required to perfect such
first-priority security interest.
(n) Data File. Borrower shall have delivered to the Lender, the
Insurer and Collateral Agent at least three (3) Business Days prior to the
proposed Funding Date in computer readable form, a detailed listing of all
Contracts to be pledged by the Borrower to the Collateral
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Agent under this Loan Agreement in connection with the Advance and such other
data relating to the Contracts and the other Collateral as the Lender or the
Insurer may request.
(o) Payoff Letters. The Lender shall have received UCC-3 Partial
Release Statements (or other appropriate forms) in appropriate form for filing,
together with one or more Payoff Letters, in each case duly executed by the
applicable Prior Lender releasing the Contracts to be pledged by the Borrower to
the Collateral Agent under this Loan Agreement on such Funding Date from the
security interest of such Prior Lender, and the Insurer shall have received a
copy of each such Payoff Letter.
(p) Tangible Net Worth. TFC shall not permit its Tangible Net
Worth, at any time, calculated as of the close of TFC's then most recently
concluded fiscal quarter and commencing with the quarter commencing on April 1,
2001, to be less than the sum of (i) $38,000,000 plus (ii) 50% of the net
earnings (after taxes) of TFC for the period commencing on April 1, 2001 and
ending at the end of TFC's then most recently concluded fiscal quarter (treated
for this purpose as a single accounting period). For purposes of this clause, if
net earnings of TFC for any period shall be less than zero, the amount
calculated pursuant to clause (ii) in the immediate preceding sentence for such
period shall be zero.
(q) Reserve Account. The Reserve Account Available Amount shall
equal or exceed the Required Reserve Account Amount after giving effect to such
Advance and any Funding Date Reserve Account Deposit related thereto.
(r) Hedging Strategy. Borrower shall be in compliance with the
Hedging Strategy with respect to each Advance. Borrower shall have directed the
Hedge Counterparty to deposit into the Collection Account all Swap Payments
payable to the Borrower in respect of any Interest Rate Hedging Agreement and
any Interest Rate Hedging Transaction thereunder.
(s) Audit Reports. Each of the Lender and the Insurer shall have
timely received each Required Audit Report and each other report required
pursuant to Section 3.07 of the Servicing Agreement.
(t) Fees and Expenses. The Lender shall have received all fees,
expenses and other amounts required to be paid by TFC or the Borrower on or
prior to such Funding Date pursuant to (i) the Engagement Letter and (ii)
Section 11.03(b) hereof.
(u) Servicing Audit Report. Lender shall have received a copy of
the most recent servicing audit report prepared pursuant to Section 3.07(b) of
the Servicing Agreement.
(v) Legal Opinions. On any Funding Date on which, as a result of
the related Advance, the Aggregate Principal Balance of 10% or more of the
Eligible Contracts is comprised of Contracts with respect to which the related
Obligors are located in any one State (other than the States referenced in
Section 5.01(k)), the Lender and the Insurer shall have received from counsel
acceptable to the Lender and the Insurer and in form and substance satisfactory
to the Lender and the Insurer, an opinion or opinions to the effect that the
form of contract used by
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TFC under the laws of each such State (i) is sufficient to create a legal,
valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the buyer and seller named therein
and a valid and enforceable security interest in the related Financed Vehicle to
secure the buyer's obligations thereunder, and (ii) complies with all applicable
state and federal laws including, without limitation, consumer protection and
disclosure laws. Such opinion or opinions shall also cover such other matters as
Lender or the Insurer shall request.
(w) Other Conditions. The Borrower shall have satisfied all other
conditions that the Lender or the Insurer may reasonably require.
Section 5.03 First Subsequent Advance. Lender's obligation to make the
first Advance to the Borrower after the initial Advance is also subject to the
satisfaction of the following further conditions precedent, and the acceptance
of the proceeds of any Advance by Borrower shall constitute certification by
Borrower that the following conditions shall have been satisfied immediately
prior to the making of such Advance:
(a) Additional Legal Opinion. The Lender and the Insurer shall
each have received from counsel acceptable to the Lender and the Insurer and in
form and substance satisfactory to the Lender and the Insurer, an opinion to the
effect that the form of contract used by TFC under the laws of the State of
Texas complies with all applicable federal laws including, without limitation,
consumer protection and disclosure laws.
(b) Additional Lien Searches. The following lien searches, in each
case in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender and the Insurer, shall
have been performed with respect to TFC and, as applicable, Borrower (in each
case, dated as of a date that is as close to the Closing Date as is
practicable): (i) updated versions of the lien searches prepared prior to the
date of closing pursuant to Section 5.01(h); and (ii) lien searches with respect
to TFC in each jurisdiction referenced in Section 5.01(h) under each trade name
for TFC listed in Exhibit L to this Loan Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 6.01 Representations and Warranties Relating to the Borrower. As of
the Effective Date and each Certification Date, each of TFC and the Borrower
represents and warrants to the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer
that:
(a) Organization. The Borrower has been duly organized and is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its
business as such properties are currently owned and such business is currently
conducted, and had at all relevant times, and now has, power, authority and
legal right to acquire, own and pledge the Contracts and the other Collateral
that is granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, the
Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, pursuant to this Loan Agreement.
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(b) Approvals. The Borrower is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation in good standing and has obtained all necessary licenses,
authorizations, consents and approvals in all jurisdictions where the failure to
do so (either individually or in the aggregate) would materially and adversely
affect the Borrower's ability to own the Contracts and the other Collateral that
is granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Loan Agreement, or the
validity or enforceability of the Contracts and the other Collateral or to
otherwise perform the Borrower's obligations hereunder, under the Note and under
the other Loan Documents; and Borrower is in compliance with all Requirements of
Law.
(c) Power and Authority. The Borrower has the power and authority,
and the legal right, to execute, deliver and perform this Loan Agreement, the
Note and each other Loan Document to which it is a party, and to borrow and to
grant Liens hereunder, and has taken all necessary action (corporate and other)
to duly authorize the borrowings and the granting of Liens on the terms and
conditions of this Loan Agreement, the Note and each other Loan Document to
which it is a party; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Loan
Agreement, the Note and each other Loan Document to which it is a party have
been duly authorized by the Borrower by all necessary action (corporate and
other).
(d) Agreements Binding. This Loan Agreement, the Note and each
other Loan Document to which the Borrower is a party has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes, a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in
accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles
(whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Loan Agreement, the Note and each other Loan Document to which the Borrower is a
party, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and
the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof shall not conflict with, result
in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of or constitute (with or
without notice, lapse of time or both) a default under the certificate of
incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower, or any indenture, agreement, mortgage,
deed of trust or other instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which
it is bound, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its
properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement, mortgage,
deed of trust or other instrument, other than this Loan Agreement, or violate
any law, order, rule or regulation applicable to the Borrower of any court or of
any federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other
governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Borrower or any of its
properties.
(f) Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law
or in equity or investigations pending or, to the best of the Borrower's
knowledge, threatened by or against the Borrower, before any court, regulatory
body, administrative agency or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality
having jurisdiction over the Borrower or its properties (A) which challenges or
affects the legality, validity or enforceability of this Loan Agreement, the
Note or
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any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, or (B) seeking any determination or ruling that might have a Material
Adverse Effect on the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under, or
the validity or enforceability of, this Loan Agreement, the Note or any of the
other Loan Documents.
(g) Consents. All licenses, approvals, authorizations, consents,
orders or other actions of any person, corporation or other organization, or of
any court, governmental bureau, agency or body or official, required in
connection with the conduct of the Borrower's business or the execution,
delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Loan Agreement, the Note and
the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been or will be taken
or obtained on or prior to the Effective Date.
(h) Filing Offices. Exhibit K correctly describes the
jurisdictions and recording offices in which financing statements should be
filed to perfect the security interests of the Collateral Agent in the
Collateral. The chief executive office of the Borrower is at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxx 000X, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000. The locations where the Borrower
keeps its books and records, including all computer tapes and records relating
to the Collateral are: its chief executive office; 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx
000X, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000; 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxx, XX
00000; 0000 X. Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000; 0000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, XX 00000; and 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000.
(i) Asset Sales. Prior to the termination of this Loan Agreement
and each other Loan Document and the payment of all outstanding Secured
Obligations and any other amounts payable pursuant hereto and thereto, the
Borrower will not sell all or substantially all of its assets (except pursuant
to a Securitization for which WestLB or any of its Affiliates acts as exclusive
placement agent), without the prior written consent of the Lender and, so long
as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer.
(j) Borrowing Base. As of each Certification Date relating to a
Contract, such Contract was an Eligible Contract and each Contract included as
an Eligible Contract in any Contract Schedule, Servicer's Certificate or other
information provided to the Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower or the
Servicer, or any calculation of the Borrowing Base made by or on behalf of the
Borrower or the Servicer is (or was) as of the date of such schedule, tape,
report, other information or calculation, an Eligible Contract.
(k) No Liens. The Borrower has not assigned, pledged, or otherwise
conveyed or encumbered any of the Collateral to any Person other than the
Collateral Agent, and immediately prior to the pledge of such Collateral, the
Borrower was the sole owner of the Collateral and had good and marketable title
thereto, free and clear of all Liens, in each case except for Liens that have
been released or are to be released simultaneously with the Liens granted in
favor of the Collateral Agent hereunder. No security agreement, financing
statement or other public notice similar in effect with respect to all or any
part of the Collateral is or will be
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on file or of record in any public office, except such as have been or may
hereinafter be filed pursuant to this Loan Agreement.
(l) Security Interest. The provisions of this Loan Agreement are
effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the
Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, a valid and enforceable security
interest in all right, title and interest of the Borrower in, to and under the
Collateral. The security interests and Liens granted hereunder constitute fully
perfected first-priority security interests in, to and under the Collateral,
free and clear of all other Liens, and such security interests are enforceable
against all other Persons. There are no agreements in effect adversely affecting
the rights of the Borrower to make, or cause to be made, the grant of the
security interest in the Collateral contemplated by Section 4.01.
(m) No Adverse Selection. The Borrower has not selected Contracts
to be pledged to the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of this Loan
Agreement and the other Loan Documents through a process that is adverse to the
Lender, the Hedge Counterparty or the Insurer or which results in the Collateral
Agent receiving, for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the
Insurer, pledged Contracts that are of lesser quality than those Contracts
pledged to Other Lenders pursuant to any other facility (including any Other
Warehouse Facility) to which the Borrower may be a party.
(n) Lender Licenses. The Lender will not be required solely as a
result of financing the Collateral or the pledge to the Collateral Agent of the
Collateral to be licensed, registered or approved or to obtain permits or
otherwise qualify (i) to do business in any state in which it is not currently
so required or (ii) under any state consumer lending, fair debt collection or
other applicable state statute or regulation.
(o) No Other Business. The Borrower engages in no other business
activities other than the purchase of sub-prime consumer new and used
automobile, van, light truck and motorcycle loans, pledging such loans to
warehouse finance providers, transferring such loans in connection with
securitizations, and other activities relating to the foregoing to the extent
permitted by the organizational documents of the Borrower as in effect on the
date hereof, or as amended with the prior written consent of the Lender and the
Insurer.
(p) Bulk Transfers, Etc. The grant of the security interest in the
Collateral by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Loan
Agreement is in the ordinary course of business for the Borrower and is not
subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in
any applicable jurisdiction. No such Collateral has been or will be sold,
transferred, assigned or pledged by the Borrower to any Person other than the
pledge of such Collateral to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this
Loan Agreement.
(q) No Indebtedness. The Borrower has no Indebtedness, other than
Indebtedness incurred under (or contemplated by) the terms of this Loan
Agreement.
(r) Special Purpose Corporation. The Borrower has been formed
solely for the purpose of engaging in transactions of the types contemplated by
this Loan Agreement.
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(s) No Injunctions. No injunction, writ, restraining order or
other order of any nature adversely affects the Borrower's performance of its
obligations under this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document to
which the Borrower is a party.
(t) Tax Returns. The Borrower has filed (on a consolidated basis
or otherwise) on a timely basis all tax returns (including, without limitation,
all foreign, federal, state, local and other tax returns) required to be filed,
is not liable for taxes payable by any other Person and has paid or made
adequate provisions for the payment of all taxes, assessments and other
governmental charges due from the Borrower. No tax lien or similar adverse claim
has been filed, and no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such tax,
assessment or other governmental charge. Any taxes, fees and other governmental
charges payable by the Borrower in connection with the execution and delivery of
this Loan Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents and the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby have been paid or shall have been paid if and
when due.
(u) Legal Name. The Borrower's legal name is as set forth in this
Loan Agreement; the Borrower has not changed its name since its formation; the
Borrower does not have trade names, fictitious names, assumed names or "doing
business as" names.
(v) No Fraudulent Conveyance. As of the Effective Date and
immediately after giving effect to each Advance, the fair value of the assets of
the Borrower is greater than the fair value of its liabilities (including,
without limitation, contingent liabilities of the Borrower), and the Borrower is
and will be solvent, is and will be able to pay its debts as they mature and
does not and will not have an unreasonably small capital to engage in the
business in which it is engaged and proposes to engage. Borrower does not intend
to incur, or believe that it has incurred, debts beyond its ability to pay such
debts as they mature. Borrower is not contemplating the commencement of
insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or consolidation proceedings or the
appointment of a receiver, liquidator, conservator, trustee or similar official
in respect of Borrower or any of its assets. Borrower is not transferring any
Collateral with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors. The
Borrower has given fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value in
exchange for the sale of the Contracts by TFC under the Purchase Agreement.
(w) No Subsidiaries. The Borrower has no subsidiaries.
(x) Disclosure. The information, reports, financial statements,
exhibits and schedules furnished in writing by or on behalf of the TFC Parties
to the Lender, the Insurer or the Collateral Agent in connection with the
negotiation, preparation or delivery of this Loan Agreement, the Note and the
other Loan Documents or included herein or therein or delivered pursuant hereto
or thereto are true and correct in every material respect, or (in the case of
projections) are based on good faith reasonable estimates, on the date as of
which such information is stated or certified and does not and will not contain
an untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements herein or therein contained, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. There is no fact
known to a Responsible Officer of the Borrower that, after due inquiry, should
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reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been
disclosed herein, in the other Loan Documents or in a report, financial
statement, exhibit, schedule, disclosure letter or other writing furnished to
the Lender, the Insurer and the Collateral Agent for use in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(y) Use of Proceeds. No proceeds of any Advances will be used by
the Borrower to acquire any security in any transaction which is subject to
Section 13 or 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. No part of
the proceeds of any Advances will be used for "purchasing" or "carrying" any
"margin stock" within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under,
or for any other purpose which violates or would be inconsistent with the
provisions of, Regulation T, U or X.
(z) Investment Company Act. The Borrower is not an "investment
company" or an "affiliated person" of or "promoter" or "principal underwriter"
for an "investment company" as such terms are defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, nor is the Borrower otherwise subject to regulation
thereunder. The Borrower is not subject to regulation under any Federal or state
statute or regulation which limits its ability to incur Indebtedness.
(aa) No Default. No Default has occurred and is continuing.
Borrower is not in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any
obligation, covenant or condition in any agreement or instrument to which it is
a party or by which it is bound the result of which could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(bb) Underwriting Standards. Each of the Contracts was underwritten
and is being serviced in conformance with the Underwriting Guidelines and the
Servicing Agreement.
(cc) ERISA. The Borrower is in compliance with ERISA and has not
incurred and does not expect to incur any liabilities (except for premium
payments arising in the ordinary course of business) to the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation (or any successor thereto) under ERISA.
(dd) Other Tax Arrangements. There is not now, nor will there be at
any time in the future, any agreement or understanding between the Servicer and
the Borrower (other than as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents) providing
for the allocation or sharing of obligations to make payments or otherwise in
respect of any taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges.
(ee) Ownership of Borrower. TFC owns beneficially and of record
100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Borrower free and clear of
all Liens.
Section 6.02 Representations and Warranties of TFC. As of the Effective
Date and each Certification Date, TFC represents and warrants to the Lender, the
Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer that:
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(a) Organization. TFC has been duly organized and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its
business as such properties are currently owned and such business is currently
conducted, and had at all relevant times, and now has, power, authority and
legal right to acquire, own and sell the Contracts and the other Collateral that
is sold to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and pledged to the
Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the
Insurer, pursuant to this Loan Agreement.
(b) Approvals. TFC is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation in good standing and has obtained all necessary licenses,
authorizations, consents and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the
ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business (including the
purchase of the Contracts and the servicing of the Contracts in its capacity as
Servicer, as required by the Servicing Agreement) requires or shall require such
qualification and TFC is in compliance with all Requirements of Law.
(c) Power and Authority. TFC has the power and authority, and the
legal right, to execute, deliver and perform this Loan Agreement and each other
Loan Document to which it is a party; and the execution, delivery and
performance of this Loan Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a
party have been duly authorized by TFC by all necessary action (corporate and
other).
(d) Agreements Binding. This Loan Agreement and each other Loan
Document to which TFC is a party has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by TFC and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of TFC,
enforceable against TFC in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by
general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in
equity or at law).
(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Loan Agreement and each other Loan Document to which TFC is a party, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and the
fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof shall not conflict with, result in
any breach of any of the terms and provisions of or constitute (with or without
notice, lapse of time or both) a default under the certificate of incorporation
or by-laws of TFC, or any indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other
instrument to which TFC is a party or by which it is bound, or result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the
terms of any such indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other
instrument, or violate any law, order, rule or regulation applicable to TFC of
any court or of any federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or
other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over TFC or any of its
properties or in any way have a Material Adverse Affect on the interest of the
Collateral Agent, the Lender, the Insurer or the Borrower in any Contract or
affect TFC's ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document to which TFC is a party.
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(f) Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law
or in equity or investigations pending or, to the best of TFC's knowledge,
threatened by or against TFC or Borrower, before any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having
jurisdiction over TFC or the Borrower or its respective properties (A) asserting
the invalidity of this Loan Agreement, the Note or any of the other Loan
Documents, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Documents to
which TFC or the Borrower is a party, or (C) seeking any determination or ruling
that might have a Material Adverse Affect on the performance by TFC or the
Borrower of its respective obligations under, or the validity or enforceability
of, this Loan Agreement, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents or the
business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of TFC or
the Borrower.
(g) Consents. All licenses, approvals, authorizations, consents,
orders or other actions of any person, corporation or other organization, or of
any court, governmental bureau, agency, or body or official, required in
connection with the conduct of TFC's business or the execution, delivery and
performance by TFC of this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which
TFC is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby have been or will be taken or obtained on or prior to the Effective
Date.
(h) No Default. TFC is not in default in the performance,
observance or fulfillment of any obligation, covenant or condition in any
agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound the
result of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Filing Offices. Exhibit K correctly describes the
jurisdictions and recording offices in which financing statements should be
filed to perfect the security interests of the Borrower and the Collateral Agent
in the Collateral. The chief executive office of TFC is at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxx 000X, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000. The locations where TFC keeps its books and
records, including all computer tapes and records relating to the Collateral
are: its chief executive office; 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000X, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000; 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000; 0000 X. Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000; 0000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx,
XX 00000; and 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000.
(j) Asset Sales. Prior to the termination of this Loan Agreement
and each other Loan Document and the payment of all outstanding Secured
Obligations and any other amounts payable pursuant hereto and thereto, TFC will
not sell all or substantially all of its assets (except pursuant to the terms of
an Other Warehouse Facility, a Securitization for which WestLB Panmure
Securities Inc. or an Affiliate thereof acts as exclusive placement agent, or
another asset securitization of receivables), without the prior written consent
of the Lender and, so long as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Insurer.
(k) Borrowing Base. As of each Certification Date relating to a
Contract, such Contract was an Eligible Contract and each Contract included as
an Eligible Contract in any Contract Schedule, Servicer's Certificate or other
information provided to the Lender by or on
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behalf of TFC or the Servicer, or any calculation of the Borrowing Base made by
or on behalf of TFC or the Servicer is (or was) as of the date of such schedule,
tape, report, other information or calculation, an Eligible Contract.
(l) No Liens. TFC has not assigned, pledged, or otherwise conveyed
or encumbered any of the Collateral to any Person other than the Borrower, and
immediately prior to the sale of such Collateral to the Borrower, TFC was the
sole owner of the Collateral and had good and marketable title thereto, free and
clear of all Liens, in each case except for Liens that have been released or are
to be released simultaneously with such sale. No security agreement, financing
statement or other public notice similar in effect with respect to all or any
part of the Collateral is or will be on file or of record in any public office,
except such as have been or may hereinafter be filed pursuant to this Loan
Agreement or such as have been released or are to be released simultaneously
with the sale of such Collateral to the Borrower.
(m) Security Interest. The provisions of the Purchase Agreement
are effective to create in favor of the Borrower a valid and enforceable
security interest in all right, title and interest of TFC in, to and under the
Collateral. The security interests and Liens granted under the Purchase
Agreement constitute fully perfected first-priority security interests in, to
and under the Collateral, free and clear of all other Liens, and such security
interests are enforceable against all other Persons. There are no agreements in
effect adversely affecting the rights of TFC to sell the Collateral to the
Borrower pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
(n) No Adverse Selection. TFC has not selected Contracts to be
sold to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement and
the other Loan Documents through a process that is adverse to the Lender, the
Hedge Counterparty or the Insurer or which results in the Collateral Agent
receiving, for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the
Insurer, pledged Contracts that are of lesser quality than those Contracts
pledged to other lenders pursuant to any other facility (including any Other
Warehouse Facility) to which TFC or any of its Affiliates may be a party.
(o) Lender Licenses. The Lender will not be required solely as a
result of financing the Collateral or the pledge to the Collateral Agent of the
Collateral to be licensed, registered or approved or to obtain permits or
otherwise qualify (i) to do business in any state in which it is not currently
so required or (ii) under any state consumer lending, fair debt collection or
other applicable state statute or regulation.
(p) Software, Etc. TFC holds a valid license or valid licenses to
use all of the computer programs and/or software (other than the operating
systems related thereto) employed by TFC to service or account for the Contracts
and other Collateral.
(q) Bulk Transfers, Etc. The sale of the Collateral by TFC to the
Borrower pursuant to the Purchase Agreement is in the ordinary course of
business for TFC and is not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar
statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction. No such
Collateral has been or will be sold, transferred, assigned or pledged by TFC
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to any Person other than the sale of such Collateral to the Borrower pursuant to
the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
(r) No Indebtedness. TFC has no Indebtedness, other than
Indebtedness set forth in Exhibit N hereto.
(s) No Injunctions. No injunction, writ, restraining order or
other order of any nature adversely affects TFC's performance of its obligations
under this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document to which TFC is a party.
(t) Tax Returns. TFC has filed (on a consolidated basis or
otherwise) on a timely basis all tax returns (including, without limitation, all
foreign, federal, state, local and other tax returns) required to be filed, is
not liable for taxes payable by any other Person and has paid or made adequate
provisions for the payment of all taxes, assessments and other governmental
charges due from TFC. No tax lien or similar adverse claim has been filed, and
no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such tax, assessment or other
governmental charge. Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges payable by
TFC in connection with the execution and delivery of this Loan Agreement and the
other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby have
been paid or shall have been paid if and when due.
(u) Legal Name. TFC's legal name is as set forth in this Loan
Agreement; TFC has not changed its name since its formation; TFC does not have
trade names, fictitious names, assumed names or "doing business as" names other
than as disclosed on Exhibit L hereto.
(v) No Fraudulent Conveyance. As of the Effective Date and
immediately after giving effect to each Advance, the fair value of the assets of
TFC is greater than the fair value of its liabilities (including, without
limitation, contingent liabilities of TFC), and TFC is and will be solvent, is
and will be able to pay its debts as they mature and does not and will not have
an unreasonably small capital to engage in the business in which it is engaged
and proposes to engage. TFC does not intend to incur, or believe that it has
incurred, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature. TFC is not
contemplating the commencement of insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or
consolidation proceedings or the appointment of a receiver, liquidator,
conservator, trustee or similar official in respect of TFC or any of its assets.
TFC is not transferring any Collateral with any intent to hinder, delay or
defraud any of its creditors. TFC has received fair consideration and reasonably
equivalent value in exchange for the sale of the Contracts by TFC under the
Purchase Agreement.
(w) Disclosure. The information, reports, financial statements,
exhibits and schedules furnished in writing by or on behalf of the TFC Parties
to the Lender, the Insurer or the Collateral Agent in connection with the
negotiation, preparation or delivery of this Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents or included herein or therein or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto
are true and correct in every material respect, or (in the case of projections)
are based on reasonable estimates, on the date as of which such information is
stated or certified and does not and will not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact, or omit to state any material
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fact necessary to make the statements herein or therein contained, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. There is no
fact known to a Responsible Officer of TFC that, after due inquiry, should
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been
disclosed herein, in the other Loan Documents or in a report, financial
statement, exhibit, schedule, disclosure letter or other writing furnished to
the Lender, the Insurer and the Collateral Agent for use in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(x) Use of Proceeds. No proceeds of any Advances will be used by
TFC to acquire any security in any transaction which is subject to Section 13 or
14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. No part of the proceeds
of any sale of Collateral to the Borrower or Advances will be used for
"purchasing" or "carrying" any "margin stock" within the respective meanings of
each of the quoted terms under, or for any other purpose which violates or would
be inconsistent with the provisions of, Regulation T, U or X.
(y) Investment Company Act. TFC is not an "investment company" or
an "affiliated person" of or "promoter" or "principal underwriter" for an
"investment company" as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, nor is TFC otherwise subject to regulation thereunder. TFC is
not subject to regulation under any Federal or state statute or regulation which
limits its ability to incur Indebtedness.
(z) No Default. No Default has occurred and is continuing. TFC is
not in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any obligation,
covenant or condition in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or
by which it is bound the result of which could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(aa) Underwriting Standards. Each of the Contracts was underwritten
and is being serviced in conformance with the Underwriting Guidelines and the
Servicing Agreement.
(bb) ERISA. TFC is in compliance with ERISA and has not incurred
and does not expect to incur any liabilities (except for premium payments
arising in the ordinary course of business) to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation (or any successor thereto) under ERISA.
(cc) Compliance with Law. The Contracts to be pledged as Collateral
were originated by an Approved Dealer of TFC, and the origination, servicing and
collection practices used by such Approved Dealer and TFC with respect to the
Contracts have been, in all respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the
consumer automobile, light truck and/or motorcycle loan origination and
servicing business.
(dd) No Other Business. TFC engages in no other business activities
other than the purchase from Approved Dealers of sub-prime consumer new and used
automobile, van, light truck and motorcycle loans, pledging such loans to
warehouse finance providers, transferring such loans in connection with
securitizations, and other activities relating to the foregoing to the extent
permitted by the organizational documents of TFC as in effect on the date
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hereof, or as amended with the prior written consent of the Lender and, provided
that no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer.
(ee) Financial Statements. The unaudited balance sheets of TFC as
at April 30, 2001 and the related statements of income for the fiscal periods
ended on such date, heretofore furnished to Lender and the Insurer, are complete
and correct in all material respects and fairly present the financial condition
of TFC as at said date (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments), all in
accordance with GAAP. On said date, TFC had no material contingent liabilities,
liabilities for taxes, unusual or anticipated losses from any unfavorable
commitments, except as referred to or reflected in said balance sheet as at said
date. Since April 30, 2001, there has been no Material Adverse Change.
(ff) Insurance. Set forth on Exhibit O hereto is a true and
accurate list of all insurance maintained by TFC. Each such policy is in full
force and effect and all premiums due and owing thereon are current.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS
Section 7.01 Covenants of Borrower. The Borrower covenants and agrees with
the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, that, so long as any Advance
is outstanding and until the later to occur of the payment in full of all
Secured Obligations and the termination of this Loan Agreement:
(a) The Borrower will at all times ensure that (A) its directors
and officers act independently and in its interests, (B) it shall at all times
maintain at least two independent directors each of whom is not currently and
has not been formerly an officer, director or employee of the Borrower or an
Affiliate thereof (other than a limited purpose corporation, business trust,
partnership or other entity organized for the purpose of acquiring, financing or
otherwise investing, directly or indirectly, in assets or receivables
originated, owned or serviced by TFC or an Affiliate thereof), (C) its assets
are not commingled with those of TFC, any other Affiliate of the Borrower or any
other Person, (D) its board of directors duly authorizes all of its corporate
actions, and (E) it maintains separate and accurate records and books of account
and such books and records are kept separate from those of TFC and any other
Person.
(b) The Borrower shall hold such appropriate meetings of its board
of directors or distribute appropriate unanimous consents in lieu of a meeting
as are necessary to authorize all the Borrower's corporate actions required by
law to be authorized by the board of directors, shall keep minutes of such
meetings and of meetings of its stockholder(s) and observe all other customary
corporate formalities.
(c) The Borrower shall at all times hold itself out to the public
under the Borrower's own name as a legal entity separate and distinct from its
Affiliates.
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(d) The Borrower shall not incur any Indebtedness, other than the
Indebtedness contemplated by this Loan Agreement.
(e) To the extent that the Borrower and any of its stockholders or
Affiliates have offices in the same location, there shall be a fair and
appropriate allocation of overhead costs among them, and each such entity shall
bear its fair share of such expenses.
(f) The Borrower will preserve and maintain its legal existence as
a Delaware corporation.
(g) The Borrower will preserve and maintain all of its material
rights, privileges, licenses and franchises.
(h) The Borrower will comply with the requirements of all
applicable Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, the Truth in
Lending Act and all environmental laws).
(i) The Borrower will maintain accurate and complete records and
books of account with respect to the Collateral and the Borrower's business, in
which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied.
(j) The Borrower shall give notice to the Lender, the Hedge
Counterparty and the Insurer, promptly: (i) upon the Borrower becoming aware of,
and in any event within one (1) Business Day after, the occurrence of any
Default or any event of default or default under any other Loan Document, any
Other Warehouse Facility, or any other material agreement of the Borrower; (ii)
upon, and in any event within three (3) Business Days after, service of process
on the Borrower, or any agent thereof for service of process, in respect of any
legal or arbitrable proceedings affecting the Borrower (1) that questions or
challenges the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or (2) in
which the amount in controversy exceeds $100,000; (iii) upon the Borrower
becoming aware of any event or change in circumstances which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or to cause a Default; and (iv) of
entry of a judgment or decree in respect of the Borrower, its assets or the
Collateral in an amount in excess of $100,000. Each notice pursuant to this
clause (j) shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the
Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating
what action the Borrower has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.
(k) The Borrower shall furnish to the Lender, the Hedge
Counterparty and the Insurer, as soon as available, copies of any and all proxy
statements, financial statements and reports which the Borrower sends to its
shareholders, and copies of all (if any) regular, periodic and special reports,
and all registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission or any Governmental Authority which supervises the issuance of
securities by the Borrower and any press releases concerning the Borrower.
(l) The Borrower will furnish to the Lender, the Hedge
Counterparty and the Insurer from time to time statements and schedules further
identifying and describing the
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Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the
Lender, the Hedge Counterparty or the Insurer may reasonably request, all in
reasonable detail.
(m) Upon discovery by the Borrower of any Borrowing Base
Deficiency (including, without limitation, pursuant to a notice delivered by the
Lender or the Servicer to the Borrower), the Borrower shall deliver a Borrowing
Base Deficiency Notice to the Lender and the Insurer no later than 12:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately succeeding such
discovery (and, in any event, prior to any prepayment to be made by the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.07(a)(i)), which Borrowing Base Deficiency Notice shall
(x) contain a description of the cause of such deficiency, and (y) set forth the
manner in which the Borrower will cure such deficiency pursuant to, and in
accordance with, Section 2.07(a). If at any time there exists a Borrowing Base
Deficiency, the Borrower shall cure the same in accordance with Section 2.07(a)
hereof. If the Borrower has elected to cure such Borrowing Base Deficiency in
the manner described in Section 2.07(a)(i), the Borrower shall prepay the amount
described therein on the second Business Day immediately succeeding such
discovery. If the Borrower has elected to cure such Borrowing Base Deficiency in
the manner described in Section 2.07(a)(ii), it shall deliver the necessary
Funding Date Documentation and related Contract Schedule (identifying the
Eligible Contracts to be pledged as additional Collateral) to the Collateral
Agent on the second Business Day succeeding such discovery.
(n) [Intentionally Omitted].
(o) The Borrower shall deliver to the Lender, the Hedge
Counterparty and/or the Insurer and/or permit the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty
and/or the Insurer to inspect any property, books, valuations, records, audits
or other information as the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and/or the Insurer
may reasonably request upon reasonable prior notice.
(p) The Borrower shall (i) not enter into any transaction of
merger or consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve
itself (or suffer any liquidation, winding up or dissolution) or sell all or
substantially all of its assets (except pursuant to a Securitization for which
WestLB or any of its Affiliates acts as exclusive placement agent), without the
prior written consent of the Lender and the Insurer (so long as no Insurer
Default shall have occurred and be continuing), and (ii) preserve and maintain
its corporate existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction
of its organization.
(q) The Borrower will defend the Collateral against, and will take
such other action as is necessary to remove, any Lien, security interest or
claim on or to the Collateral, other than the security interests created under
this Loan Agreement, and the Borrower will defend the right, title and interest
of the Collateral Agent in and to any of the Collateral against the claims and
demands of all Persons whomsoever.
(r) The Borrower will not incur or permit any Lien to exist on its
assets other than Liens arising under the Loan Documents.
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(s) The Borrower will not lease, transfer, assign, sell or
otherwise dispose of any Collateral without the prior written consent of the
Lender and, so long as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
the Insurer, and in any case unless the proceeds of such sale are applied to
repay the Advances, and after giving effect to such transaction, any Advances
then outstanding do not exceed the Borrowing Base.
(t) The Borrower shall not (without the prior written consent of
the Lender and, so long as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Insurer) enter into any transaction, including, without
limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property or the rendering
of any service, with any Person (including, without limitation any Affiliate,
any shareholder, director, officer or employee (or any relative thereof) of the
Borrower or any such Affiliate) unless such transaction is (a) not otherwise
prohibited under this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) in the
ordinary course of the Borrower's business and (c) upon fair and reasonable
terms no less favorable to the Borrower than it would obtain in a comparable
arm's-length transaction.
(u) Without the prior written consent of the Lender and, so long
as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer, the
Borrower will not, nor will it permit or allow others to, amend, modify,
terminate or waive any provision of any Contract Document, except to the extent
otherwise expressly permissible under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Borrower may, without the prior written consent of the Lender or
the Insurer, waive any assumption fees, late payment charges, charges for checks
returned for insufficient funds, or other fees which may be collected in the
ordinary course of servicing the Contracts and which the Servicer is entitled to
retain pursuant to the Servicing Agreement. The Borrower shall take such actions
as the Lender or the Insurer shall request to enforce the Borrower's rights
under the Contracts, and, at any time during which a Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, shall take such actions as are necessary to enable the
Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Lender and, so long as no Insurer
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer) to exercise such
rights in the Collateral Agent's own name.
(v) The Borrower will observe all corporate procedures required by
its certificate of incorporation, its by-laws and the laws of its jurisdiction
of formation. The Borrower will maintain its corporate existence in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation and will promptly
obtain and thereafter maintain qualifications to do business as a foreign
corporation in any other state in which it does business and in which it is
required to so qualify.
(w) The Borrower will pay its operating expenses and liabilities
from its own assets; provided, however, that the Borrower's organizational
expenses and the expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and
execution of this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be paid by
TFC.
(x) The Borrower will not have any of its indebtedness guaranteed
by TFC or any Affiliate of TFC other than pursuant to the Parent Support
Agreement. Furthermore, the Borrower will not hold itself out, or permit itself
to be held out, as having agreed to pay or as
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being liable for the debts of TFC and the Borrower will not engage in business
transactions with TFC, except on an arm's-length basis. The Borrower will not
hold TFC out to third parties as other than an entity with assets and
liabilities distinct from the Borrower. The Borrower will cause any financial
statements consolidated with those of TFC to state that the Borrower is a
separate corporate entity with its own separate creditors who, in any
liquidation of the Borrower, will be entitled to be satisfied out of the
Borrower's assets prior to any value in the Borrower becoming available to the
Borrower's equity holders. The Borrower will not act in any other matter that
could foreseeably mislead others with respect to the Borrower's separate
identity.
(y) The Borrower shall take all actions necessary to maintain the
accuracy of the factual assumptions set forth in the legal opinions of Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx, special counsel to TFC and the Borrower, issued in
connection with the Purchase Agreement and relating to the issues of substantive
consolidation and true sale of the Contracts.
(z) Except as otherwise provided herein or in any other Loan
Document, the Borrower shall not (i) sell, assign (by operation of law or
otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Lien upon
or with respect to, any Contract, any collections related thereto or any other
Collateral related thereto, or upon or with respect to any account to which any
collections of any Contract are sent, or assign any right to receive income in
respect thereof or (ii) create or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect
to any of the Borrower's assets.
(aa) The Borrower will not account for or treat (whether in
financial statements or otherwise) the transactions contemplated by the Purchase
Agreement in any manner other than the sale of Contracts and other Collateral by
TFC to the Borrower, it being understood that the Advances to the Borrower under
this Loan Agreement will be treated as debt on the consolidated financial
statements of TFC.
(bb) The Borrower will not amend, modify, waive or terminate any
terms or conditions of the Purchase Agreement without the prior written consent
of the Lender and the Insurer and shall perform its obligations thereunder.
(cc) The Borrower will not amend, modify or otherwise make any
change to its certificate of incorporation without the prior written consent of
the Lender and the Insurer.
(dd) The Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Collateral Agent two Business Days before each Funding Date the Funding Date
Documentation with respect to the Contracts being pledged hereunder on such
Funding Date.
(ee) The Borrower shall deliver to the Lender and the Insurer on
each Purchase Date a copy of the Assignment delivered to it on such Purchase
Date.
(ff) The Borrower shall be in compliance with the Hedging Strategy
with respect to each Advance.
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(gg) The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Advances solely for
the purposes set forth in Section 2.10 hereof.
(hh) The Borrower shall promptly give notice to the Lender and the
Insurer of the occurrence of (a) any Trigger Event or Funding Termination Event,
specifying the event and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with
respect thereto, (b) any event or occurrence which will or could reasonably be
expected to adversely affect the collectibility of any material portion of the
Contracts or the ability of TFC to service such Contracts or the ability of TFC
or the Borrower to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it
is a party or any other event or occurrence which individually or in the
aggregate could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect TFC's
or the Borrower's financial condition, operations, business or prospects.
(ii) The Borrower shall pay and discharge all taxes and
governmental charges upon it or against any of its properties or assets or its
income prior to the date after which penalties attach for failure to pay, except
(a) to the extent that the Borrower shall be contesting in good faith in
appropriate proceedings its obligation to pay such taxes or charges, adequate
reserves having been set aside for the payment thereof, or (b) with respect to
such taxes and charges which are not material in either nature or amount such
that any failure to pay or discharge them, and any resulting penalties, either
in any one instance or in the aggregate, would not materially and adversely
affect the financial condition, operations, business or prospects of the
Borrower.
(jj) At the request of the Lender or the Insurer, the Borrower
shall execute such financing statements as Lender or the Insurer determines may
be required by law to perfect, maintain and protect the security interest of
Collateral Agent in the Collateral and in the proceeds thereof.
(kk) The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries
to, permit any representative of the Lender or the Insurer to visit and inspect
any of the properties of the Borrower and such Subsidiaries to examine the books
and records of the Borrower and such Subsidiaries and to make copies and take
extracts therefrom, and to discuss the business, operations, properties,
condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and each such
Subsidiary or any of the Collateral with the officers and independent public
accountants thereof and as often as Lender or the Insurer may reasonably
request, and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing, all at such reasonable times during normal business hours upon
reasonable prior notice. The Borrower shall provide to Lender and the Insurer
all information regarding its operations and practices as Lender or the Insurer
shall reasonably request in writing.
(ll) The Borrower shall pay to the Lender, on demand, any and all
fees, costs or expenses which the Lender pays to a bank or other similar
institution arising out of or in connection with the return of payments from the
Borrower deposited for collection by the Lender.
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(mm) The Borrower shall pay and perform, as and when due, all of
its obligations of whatever nature, except where the amount or validity thereof
is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and
reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the
books of the Borrower, and except to the extent that the failure to do so could
not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Change.
(nn) The Borrower will provide the Lender and the Insurer with not
less than 30 days prior written notice of any change in the chief executive
office or jurisdiction of incorporation of the Borrower to permit the Lender to
make any additional filings necessary to continue the Collateral Agent's
perfected security interest in the Collateral.
(oo) The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries
to, comply (i) in all material respects with all Requirements of Law and any
change therein or in the application, administration or interpretation thereof
(including, without limitation any request, directive, guideline or policy,
whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority charged
with the administration or interpretation thereof; and (ii) with all indentures,
mortgages, deeds of trust, agreements, or other instruments or contractual
obligations to which it is a party, including without limitation, each Loan
Document to which it is a party, or by which it or any of its properties may be
bound or affected, or which may affect the Contracts, if the failure to comply
therewith could, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(pp) The Borrower shall not enter into any transaction which
adversely affects the Collateral or the Lender's or the Insurer's rights under
this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document.
(qq) The Borrower shall not Guarantee or otherwise in any way
become liable with respect to the obligations or liabilities, of any other
Person, except (a) for the obligations of Affiliates of the Borrower to the
Lender and (b) by customary endorsement of instruments or items of payment for
deposit to the general account of the Borrower or for delivery to the Lender.
(rr) The Borrower shall deliver a Borrowing Base Certificate to
each of the Lender and the Insurer on each Lender Authorization Date.
(ss) The Borrower shall not make any investment in any Person
through the direct or indirect holding of securities or otherwise, other than in
the ordinary course of business or in connection with the future securitization
of Contracts.
(tt) The Borrower shall not make, declare or pay any distribution,
dividend, or other similar payment to TFC or any other Person other than as
permitted under Section 3.03(b) hereof. Without limitation of the foregoing, the
Borrower shall not make, declare or pay any distribution, dividend, or other
similar payment to TFC or any other Person at any time as of
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which a Default shall have occurred and be continuing or a Funding Termination
Event shall have occurred.
(uu) Except for routine and customary salary advances or loans to
employees in connection with relocation expenses consistent with past practice
of TFC and its Affiliates, the Borrower shall not make any unsecured loans or
other advances of money to officers, directors, employees, stockholders, or
affiliates in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate. Other than the Indebtedness
under this Loan Agreement and the Note, Borrower shall not incur any long term
or working capital debt.
(vv) The Borrower shall not do any of the following if it will
adversely affect the payment or performance of, or the Borrower's ability to pay
and/or perform, its obligations to the Lender or in respect of any other Secured
Obligations with respect to this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan
Document to which it is a party: (i) redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise
acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the Borrower's stock, except in
connection with employment or similar agreements with officers and directors of
the Borrower consistent with past practice, or (ii) make any change in the
Borrower's capital structure, or (iii) make any material change in any of its
business objectives, purposes or operations which could reasonably be expected
to adversely affect the payment or performance of, or the Borrower's ability to
pay and/or perform, its obligations to the Lender, any other party or the
Insurer with respect to this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document
to which it is a party.
(ww) The Borrower shall not permit the percentage of Eligible
Contracts (by Aggregate Principal Balance, as of any date of determination) that
have been originated pursuant to the Auto Centers Program to exceed 30% of the
Aggregate Principal Balance of all Eligible Contracts; provided, however, that
all Contracts that shall not have been originated pursuant to the Auto Centers
Program shall have been originated pursuant to the Military Finance Program.
Section 7.02 Covenants of TFC. TFC covenants and agrees with the Lender,
the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, that, so long as any Advance is
outstanding and until the later to occur of the payment in full of all Secured
Obligations and the termination of this Loan Agreement:
(a) TFC shall not permit its Tangible Net Worth, at any time,
calculated as of the close of TFC's then most recently concluded fiscal quarter
and commencing with the quarter commencing on April 1, 2001, to be less than the
sum of (i) $38,000,000 plus (ii) 50% of the net earnings (after taxes) of TFC
for the period commencing on April 1, 2001 and ending at the end of TFC's then
most recently concluded fiscal quarter (treated for this purpose as a single
accounting period). For purposes of this clause, if net earnings of TFC for any
period shall be less than zero, the amount calculated pursuant to clause (ii) in
the immediate preceding sentence for such period shall be zero.
(b) All transactions and dealings between TFC and its Affiliates
will be conducted on an arm's-length basis.
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(c) TFC will direct the Borrower not to permit the percentage of
Eligible Contracts (by Aggregate Principal Balance, as of any date of
determination) that have been originated pursuant to the Auto Centers Program to
exceed 30% of the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Eligible Contracts;
provided, however, that all Contracts that shall not have been originated
pursuant to the Auto Centers Program shall have been originated pursuant to the
Military Finance Program.
(d) At any time during the term of this Loan Agreement, TFC will
not cease to maintain warehouse lines of credit that satisfy each of the
following criteria: (A) such warehouse lines of credit are extended by
third-party financial institutions ("Warehouse Lenders") that are not Affiliates
of TFC, (B) the terms of such warehouse lines of credit are substantially
similar in form and substance to the warehouse lines of credit available to TFC
as of the Closing Date, (C) the aggregate amount of commitments from such
Warehouse Lenders is not less than $50,000,000 and (D) no event or circumstance
has occurred and is continuing which would prevent TFC from obtaining funding
under such warehouses line of credit in an amount of up to $50,000,000.
(e) Prior to the termination of this Loan Agreement and each other
Loan Document and the payment of all outstanding Secured Obligations and any
other amounts payable pursuant hereto and thereto, TFC will not sell all or
substantially all of its assets (except pursuant to the terms of an Other
Warehouse Facility, a Securitization for which WestLB Panmure Securities Inc. or
an Affiliate thereof acts as exclusive placement agent, or another asset
securitization of receivables), without the prior written consent of the Lender
and, so long as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Insurer.
(f) Without prior written consent of the Lender and, so long as no
Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer, TFC shall
not amend or otherwise modify the Underwriting Guidelines.
(g) TFC shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day
after the termination of this Loan Agreement, petition or otherwise invoke the
process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or
sustaining a case against the Borrower under any federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Borrower or
any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation
of the affairs of the Borrower.
(h) TFC shall at all times hold itself out to the public under
TFC's own name as a legal entity separate and distinct from its Affiliates.
(i) To the extent that TFC and the Borrower and any of their
respective stockholders or Affiliates have offices in the same location, there
shall be a fair and appropriate allocation of overhead costs among them, and
each such entity shall bear its fair share of such expenses.
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(j) TFC will preserve and maintain its legal existence as a
Virginia corporation.
(k) TFC will preserve and maintain all of its material rights,
privileges, licenses and franchises.
(l) TFC will comply with the requirements of all applicable
Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, the Truth in Lending Act and
all environmental laws).
(m) TFC will maintain accurate and complete records and books of
account with respect to the Collateral and TFC's business, in which complete
entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
(n) TFC shall keep all of its property useful and necessary in its
business in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted).
TFC shall maintain insurance coverage in the form of a fidelity bond which
covers, among other things, employee dishonesty, forgery or alteration, theft,
disappearance and destruction, robbery and safe burglary, property (other than
money and securities) and computer fraud in an aggregate amount of at least in
each case $5,000,000 and shall not reduce such coverage without the written
consent of the Lender. TFC shall also maintain such other insurance with
financially sound and reputable insurance companies, and with respect to
property and risks of a character usually maintained by entities engaged in the
same or similar business similarly situated, against loss, damage and liability
of the kinds and in the amounts customarily maintained by such entities. Each
insurance policy referred to in the preceding sentence shall name the Collateral
Agent (by name or as assignee of TFC), for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge
Counterparty and the Insurer, as loss payee to the extent of its insurable
interest (including its interest in the Collateral), it being understood that
neither the Lender nor the Hedge Counterparty shall assert any right to the
proceeds of any such insurance policy unless either (i) an Insurer Default shall
have occurred and be continuing or (ii) the Insurer shall have consented in its
sole discretion to the distribution of such proceeds to the Lender and/or the
Hedge Counterparty. All insurance companies issuing insurance pursuant to this
section shall be acceptable to the Lender and, so long as no Insurer Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer, in their discretion.
(o) TFC shall give notice to the Lender and the Insurer, promptly:
(i) upon TFC becoming aware of, and in any event within one (1) Business Day
after, the occurrence of any Default or any event of default or default under
any other Loan Document, any Other Warehouse Facility, or any other material
agreement of TFC or the Borrower; (ii) upon, and in any event within three (3)
Business Days after, service of process on TFC, or any agent thereof for service
of process, in respect of any legal or arbitrable proceedings affecting TFC or
the Borrower (1) that questions or challenges the validity or enforceability of
any of the Loan Documents or (2) in which the amount in controversy exceeds
$100,000; (iii) upon TFC becoming aware of any event or change in circumstances
which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or to cause
a Default; and (iv) of entry of a judgment or decree in respect of TFC, its
assets or the Collateral in an amount in excess of $100,000. Each notice
pursuant to this clause (o) shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible
Officer of TFC
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setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what
action TFC has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.
(p) TFC shall furnish to the Lender and the Insurer, as soon as
available, copies of any and all proxy statements, financial statements and
reports which TFC sends to its shareholders, and copies of all (if any) regular,
periodic and special reports, and all registration statements filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any Governmental Authority which
supervises the issuance of securities by any TFC party and any press releases
concerning any TFC party.
(q) TFC will furnish to the Lender and the Insurer, from time to
time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral
and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Lender or the
Insurer may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.
(r) No later than 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on each
Determination Date, TFC (so long as TFC is the Servicer) shall deliver, or cause
to be delivered, to the Lender, the Insurer, the Borrower, the Collateral Agent,
the Successor Servicer and the Backup Servicer, in a computer-readable format
acceptable to each such Person, a Servicer's Certificate executed by a
Responsible Officer or agent of the Servicer containing among other things, (i)
all information necessary to enable the Collateral Agent to make any withdrawal
and deposit required by Section 4.02 of the Servicing Agreement, to give any
notice required by Section 4.02 of the Servicing Agreement and to make the
allocations to required to be made on the next Payment Date pursuant to Section
3.03(b) of this Loan Agreement, (ii) all information to be provided to Lender,
the Borrower and the Insurer specified by Exhibit C to the Servicing Agreement
and (iii) a listing of all Contracts repurchased by the Servicer or by the
Seller on the related Deposit Date and each Contract which became a Liquidated
Contracts or which was paid in full during the related Collection Period shall
be identified by account number (as set forth in the Contracts Schedule). In
addition to the information set forth in the preceding sentence, the Servicer's
Certificate shall also contain the following information: (a) the Deferral Rate,
the Auto Centers Delinquency Ratio, the Military Finance Delinquency Ratio and
the Net Realized Loss Rate for each Monthly Static Pool for such Determination
Date; (b) whether to the knowledge of the Servicer any Trigger Event or Funding
Termination Event has occurred as of such Determination Date; (c) whether to the
knowledge of the Servicer a Servicer Termination Event has occurred; and (d)
such other information reasonably requested by the Insurer or the Lender. The
Servicer shall deliver to the Lender, the Insurer, the Borrower, the Collateral
Agent, the Successor Servicer and the Backup Servicer a hard copy of any such
Servicer's Certificate upon request of such Person.
(s) TFC shall deliver to the Lender and/or the Insurer and/or
permit the Lender and the Insurer to inspect any property, books, valuations,
records, audits or other information as the Lender and/or the Insurer may
reasonably request upon reasonable prior notice.
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(t) TFC shall (i) not enter into any transaction of merger or
consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or
suffer any liquidation, winding up or dissolution) or sell all or substantially
all of its assets (except pursuant to a Securitization for which WestLB or any
of its Affiliates acts as exclusive placement agent), without the prior written
consent of the Lender and the Insurer (so long as no Insurer Default shall have
occurred and be continuing), and (ii) preserve and maintain its corporate
existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its
organization.
(u) TFC will defend the Collateral against, and will take such
other action as is necessary to remove, any Lien, security interest or claim on
or to the Collateral, other than the security interests created under this Loan
Agreement, and TFC will defend the right, title and interest of the Collateral
Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, in
and to any of the Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons
whomsoever.
(v) TFC shall not (without the prior written consent of the Lender
and, so long as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Insurer) enter into any transaction, including, without limitation, any
purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property or the rendering of any service,
with any Person (including, without limitation any Affiliate, any shareholder,
director, officer or employee (or any relative thereof) of TFC or any such
Affiliate) unless such transaction is (a) not otherwise prohibited under this
Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) in the ordinary course of TFC's
business and (c) upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to TFC than it
would obtain in a comparable arm's-length transaction.
(w) Without the prior written consent of the Lender and, so long
as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer, TFC
will not, nor will it permit or allow others to, amend, modify, terminate or
waive any provision of any Contract Document, except to the extent otherwise
expressly permissible under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
TFC may, without the prior written consent of the Lender and the Insurer, waive
any assumption fees, late payment charges, charges for checks returned for
insufficient funds, or other fees which may be collected in the ordinary course
of servicing the Contracts and that the Servicer is entitled to retain pursuant
to the Servicing Agreement. TFC shall take such reasonable and lawful actions as
the Lender or the Insurer shall request to enforce TFC's rights under the
Contracts, and, following the occurrence of a Default, shall take such actions
as are necessary to enable the Lender to exercise such rights in the Lender's
own name.
(x) TFC will observe all corporate procedures required by its
certificate of incorporation, its by-laws and the laws of its jurisdiction of
formation. TFC will maintain its corporate existence in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of formation and will promptly obtain and thereafter
maintain qualifications to do business as a foreign corporation in any other
state in which it does business and in which it is required to so qualify.
(y) TFC will pay its operating expenses and liabilities from its
own assets.
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(z) TFC will not hold itself out, or permit itself to be held out,
as having agreed to pay or as being liable for the debts of the Borrower and TFC
will not engage in business transactions with the Borrower, except on an
arm's-length basis. TFC will not hold the Borrower out to third parties as other
than an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from TFC. TFC will cause any
financial statements consolidated with those of the Borrower to state that the
Borrower is a separate corporate entity with its own separate creditors who, in
any liquidation of the Borrower, will be entitled to be satisfied out of the
Borrower's assets prior to any value in the Borrower becoming available to TFC's
equity holders. TFC will not act in any other matter that could foreseeably
mislead others with respect to the Borrower's separate identity.
(aa) TFC shall take all actions necessary to maintain the accuracy
of the factual assumptions set forth in the legal opinions of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx, special counsel to the Borrower and TFC, issued in connection
with the Purchase Agreement and relating to the issues of substantive
consolidation and true sale of the Contracts.
(bb) Except as otherwise provided herein or in any other Loan
Document, TFC shall not sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or
otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect
to, any Contract, any collections related thereto or any other Collateral
related thereto, or upon or with respect to any account to which any collections
of any Contract are sent, or assign any right to receive income in respect
thereof.
(cc) TFC will not account for or treat (whether in financial
statements or otherwise) the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement
in any manner other than the sale of Contracts and other Collateral by TFC to
the Borrower, it being understood that the Advances to the Borrower under this
Loan Agreement will be treated as debt on the consolidated financial statements
of TFC.
(dd) TFC will not amend, modify, waive or terminate any terms or
conditions of the Purchase Agreement without the prior written consent of the
Lender and, so long as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
the Insurer, and shall perform its obligations thereunder.
(ee) TFC shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral
Agent two Business Days before each Funding Date the Funding Date Documentation
with respect to the Contracts being pledged hereunder on such Funding Date.
(ff) TFC shall deliver to the Lender and, so long as no Insurer
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer, on each Purchase
Date a copy of the Assignment delivered to it on such Purchase Date.
(gg) TFC shall promptly give notice to the Lender and the Insurer
of the occurrence of (a) any Funding Termination Event or Trigger Event,
specifying the event and the action which TFC proposes to take with respect
thereto, (b) any event or occurrence which will or could reasonably be expected
to adversely affect the collectibility of any material portion of the Contracts
or the ability of TFC to service such Contracts or the ability of TFC or the
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Borrower to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a
party or any other event or occurrence which individually or in the aggregate
could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect TFC's or the
Borrower's financial condition, operations, business or prospects.
(hh) TFC shall pay and discharge all taxes and governmental charges
upon it or against any of its properties or assets or its income prior to the
date after which penalties attach for failure to pay, except (a) to the extent
that TFC shall be contesting in good faith in appropriate proceedings its
obligation to pay such taxes or charges, adequate reserves having been set aside
for the payment thereof, or (b) with respect to such taxes and charges which are
not material in either nature or amount such that any failure to pay or
discharge them, and any resulting penalties, either in any one instance or in
the aggregate, would not materially and adversely affect the financial
condition, operations, business or prospects of TFC.
(ii) At the request of the Lender or the Insurer, TFC shall execute
such financing statements as Lender or the Insurer determines may be required by
law to perfect, maintain and protect the security interest of Collateral Agent,
for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, in the
Collateral and in the proceeds thereof.
(jj) TFC shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit
any representative of the Lender or the Insurer to visit and inspect any of the
properties of TFC and such Subsidiaries to examine the books and records of TFC
and such Subsidiaries and to make copies and take extracts therefrom, and to
discuss the business, operations, properties, condition (financial or otherwise)
or prospects of TFC and each such Subsidiary or any of the Collateral with the
officers and independent public accountants thereof and as often as Lender or
the Insurer may reasonably request, and so long as no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all at such reasonable times
during normal business hours upon reasonable prior notice. TFC shall provide to
Lender and the Insurer all information regarding its operations and practices as
Lender or the Insurer shall reasonably request in writing.
(kk) TFC shall pay and perform, as and when due, all of its
obligations of whatever nature, except where the amount or validity thereof is
currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves
in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of
TFC, and except to the extent that the failure to do so could not individually
or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change.
(ll) TFC will provide the Lender and the Insurer with not less than
30 days prior written notice of any change in the chief executive office or
jurisdiction of incorporation of TFC to permit the Lender to make any additional
filings necessary to continue the Collateral Agent's perfected security interest
in the Collateral.
(mm) TFC shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply
(i) in all material respects with all Requirements of Law and any change therein
or in the application, administration or interpretation thereof (including,
without limitation any request, directive,
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guideline or policy, whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental
Authority charged with the administration or interpretation thereof; and (ii)
with all indentures, mortgages, deeds of trust, agreements, or other instruments
or Contractual Obligations to which it is a party, including without limitation,
each Loan Document to which it is a party, or by which it or any of its
properties may be bound or affected, or which may affect the Contracts, if the
failure to comply therewith could, individually or in the aggregate, result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(nn) TFC shall not enter into any transaction which adversely
affects the Collateral or the Lender's, the Hedge Counterparty's or the
Insurer's rights under this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document.
(oo) Except for routine and customary salary advances or loans to
employees in connection with relocation expenses consistent with past practice
of TFC and its Affiliates, TFC shall not make any unsecured loans or other
advances of money to officers, directors, employees, stockholders, or affiliates
in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate.
(pp) TFC shall not do any of the following if it will have a
Material Adverse Effect on the payment or performance of, or TFC's ability to
pay and/or perform, its obligations to the Lender or in respect of any other
Secured Obligations with respect to this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other
Loan Document to which it is a party: (i) redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise
acquire, directly or indirectly, any of TFC's stock, except in connection with
employment or similar agreements with officers and directors of TFC consistent
with past practice, or (ii) make any change in TFC's capital structure, or (iii)
make any material change in any of its business objectives, purposes or
operations which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect
the payment or performance of, or TFC's ability to pay and/or perform, its
obligations to the Lender, any other party or the Insurer with respect to this
Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document to which it is a party.
(qq) TFC shall not grant or otherwise create any Lien on the
capital stock of the Borrower.
(rr) TFC shall deliver to the Lender and the Insurer:
(i) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the
end of each of the first three quarterly fiscal periods of each fiscal year
of TFC, copies of the unaudited balance sheet of TFC as at the end of such
period and the related unaudited statements of income and of cash flow for
such period and for the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such
period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the
previous fiscal year, accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer
of TFC, which certificate shall state that such financial statements fairly
present the financial conditions and results of operations of TFC in
accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, as at the end of, and for, such
period (subject to normal year-end adjustments);
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(ii) as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after
the end of each fiscal year of TFC, copies of the audited financial
statements for TFC for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in
comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, accompanied by
an opinion thereon of independent certified public accountants of
recognized national standing, which opinion shall not be qualified as to
scope of audit or going concern and shall state that such financial
statements fairly present the financial condition and results of operations
of TFC as at the end of, and for, such fiscal year in accordance with GAAP;
(iii) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements
referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, a compliance certificate in form
and substance satisfactory to the Lender showing (including calculations
thereof) that TFC is in compliance with each of the financial covenants
contained in Section 7.02(a), (c) and (d); and
(iv) from time to time such other information regarding the
financial condition, operations, or business of the TFC Parties and their
Affiliates as the Lender or the Insurer may reasonably request.
Section 7.03 Securitizations.
(a) From the Effective Date through the termination of this Loan
Agreement, WestLB Panmure Securities Inc. and any Affiliate thereof will have
the right of first refusal to act as sole manager or sole placement agent for
all Securitizations; provided, however, that such right shall cease to exist if
Panmure and each Affiliate thereof shall have ceased to transact business in the
placement of asset-backed securities.
(b) The Borrower and TFC hereby acknowledge and agree that any
proceeds received by any of their respective Affiliates from any Securitization
shall be used to repay Advances then outstanding and other outstanding Secured
Obligations under this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document.
(c) With respect to each Securitization, the Borrower and TFC
hereby agree to pay Panmure or the applicable Affiliate thereof the fee relating
to such Securitization as set forth in the Engagement Letter.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
nothing set forth in this Section 7.03 is intended to be nor does it constitute
a commitment or obligation by Panmure or any of its Affiliates to act as an
underwriter, manager or placement agent in connection with any offering or sale
of securities or to arrange any financing by TFC, the Borrower or any of their
respective Affiliates; and no liability or obligation on the part of Panmure or
any of its Affiliates to proceed with or participate in an offering of
securities or arrangement of financing by TFC, the Borrower or any of their
respective Affiliates shall be created or exist unless or until Panmure or any
of its Affiliates, as the case may be, has executed and delivered a purchase
agreement, placement agency agreement or similar agreement containing Panmure's
or such Affiliate's customary provisions (including provisions with respect
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to indemnification and contribution) and then only in accordance with the terms
and conditions set forth therein.
ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 8.01 Events of Default. Each of the following events shall
constitute an event of default (an "Event of Default") under this Loan
Agreement:
(a) Default in the Payment of any Advance. The Borrower shall
default in the payment of any principal of or interest on any Advance when due
(whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or at mandatory or optional
prepayment or otherwise), and such default shall continue for one (1) Business
Day; or the Servicer shall fail to deposit any amount required to be deposited
by it in the Collection Account and such failure shall continue for one (1)
Business Day; or
(b) Default in the Payment of any Other Amount. The Borrower shall
default in the payment of any other amount (including, without limitation, the
Premium) payable by it under this Loan Agreement or under any other Loan
Document after notification by the Lender or the Insurer of such default or the
discovery of such default by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or TFC, and
such default shall have continued unremedied for three (3) Business Days; or
(c) Inability to Pay Debts. Any TFC Party shall become insolvent
or fail to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as such
debts become due; or
(d) Voluntary Bankruptcy Event. Any TFC Party shall (i) apply for
or consent to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver,
custodian, trustee, examiner or liquidator of itself, of the Collateral or of
all or a substantial part of such TFC Party's property, (ii) make a general
assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iii) commence a voluntary case
under the Bankruptcy Code, (iv) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any
other law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation,
dissolution, arrangement or winding-up, or composition or readjustment of debts,
(v) fail to controvert in a timely and appropriate manner, or acquiesce in
writing to, any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under the
Bankruptcy Code or any other law referred to in clause (iv) above, (vi) cease to
conduct its business, or (vii) take any corporate or other action for the
purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or
(e) Involuntary Bankruptcy Event. A proceeding or case shall be
commenced, without the application or consent of any TFC Party, in any court of
competent jurisdiction, seeking (i) its reorganization, liquidation,
dissolution, arrangement or winding-up, or the composition or readjustment of
its debts, (ii) the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner,
liquidator or the like of any TFC Party, the Collateral or any substantial part
of any TFC Party's property, or (iii) similar relief in respect of any TFC Party
under any law
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relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up, or composition
or adjustment of debts, and such proceeding or case shall continue undismissed;
the Collateral or any other assets of any TFC Party are attached, seized, levied
upon or subjected to a writ or distress warrant, or come within the possession
of any receiver, trustee, custodian or assignee for the benefit of such TFC
Party, or an order, judgment or decree approving or ordering any of the
foregoing shall be entered and continue unstayed and in effect, for a period of
60 or more days; or an order for relief against any TFC Party shall be entered
in an involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Code; any TFC Party shall have
concealed, removed or permitted to be concealed or removed any part of its
property with intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors or made or
suffered a transfer of any of its property which is fraudulent under any
bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance or other similar law; or
(f) Borrowing Base Deficiency. The Borrower shall have failed to
cure a Borrowing Base Deficiency in the manner, and within the time period, set
forth in Section 2.07(a); or
(g) Failure to Maintain a Valid Perfected First Priority Security
Interest. The Collateral Agent shall at any time fail to have a valid,
perfected, first priority security interest in any of the Collateral, for the
benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, free and clear of
all Liens or any purchase by the Borrower of a Contract under the Purchase
Agreement shall, for any reason, cease to create in favor of the Borrower a
perfected ownership interest in such Contract and the other Collateral related
thereto; provided, however, that if an event described in this clause (g) is
cured by the repurchase of Contracts pursuant to Article VI of the Purchase
Agreement, together with the payment of any required indemnity, such event shall
cease to constitute an Event of Default; or
(h) Cross Default. Any TFC Party shall be in default under any
note, indenture, loan agreement, guaranty, swap agreement or any other
Contractual Obligation to which it is a party, which default involves the
failure to pay an amount in excess of $100,000 and which default (i) involves
the failure to pay a matured obligation, or (ii) permits the acceleration of the
maturity of obligations by any other party to or beneficiary of such note,
indenture, loan agreement, guaranty, swap agreement or other Contractual
Obligation; or
(i) Breach of Term, Covenant or Agreement. Any TFC Party or the
Servicer (if TFC is the Servicer) shall fail to perform or observe any term,
covenant or agreement under this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan
Document which failure is (i) curable by payment of money and continues
unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days, (ii) curable by means other
than payment of money and continues unremedied for a period of ten (10) Business
Days; or (iii) is not curable and continues unremedied for a period of one (1)
Business Day; or
(j) Breach of Representation or Warranty. Any representation or
warranty made or deemed to be made by any TFC Party or the Servicer (if TFC is
the Servicer) (or any of their respective officers) under or in connection with
this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, any remittance report or other
information or report delivered pursuant hereto or any
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other Loan Document shall prove to have been false or incorrect in any material
respect when made which failure is (i) curable by payment of money and continues
unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days, (ii) curable by means other
than payment of money and continues unremedied for a period of twenty (20)
Business Days; or (iii) is not curable and continues unremedied for a period of
one (1) Business Day (including, without limitation, any representation or
warranty made or deemed to be made by TFC (or any of its officers or agents)
under or in connection with the Purchase Agreement); provided, however, that if
any breach described above is cured by the repurchase of Contracts pursuant to
Article VI of the Purchase Agreement, together with the payment of any required
indemnity, such breach shall cease to constitute an Event of Default; or
(k) Failure to Maintain Credit Lines. At any time during the term
of this Loan Agreement, TFC ceases to maintain warehouse lines of credit that
satisfy each of the following criteria: (A) such warehouse lines of credit are
extended by third-party financial institutions ("Warehouse Lenders") that are
not Affiliates of TFC, (B) the terms of such warehouse lines of credit are
substantially similar in form and substance to the warehouse lines of credit
available to TFC as of the Closing Date, (C) the aggregate amount of commitments
from such Warehouse Lenders is not less than $50,000,000 and (D) no event or
circumstance has occurred and is continuing which would prevent TFC from
obtaining funding under such warehouses line of credit in an amount of up to
$50,000,000; or
(l) Delinquencies. As of any date of determination, the Auto
Centers Delinquency Ratio is equal to or greater than 9.00% or the Military
Finance Delinquency Ratio is equal to or greater than 11.00%; or
(m) Net Realized Losses. As of any date of determination, the Net
Realized Loss Rate with respect to any Monthly Static Pool exceeds the Net Loss
Default Percentage with respect to such Monthly Static Pool for such date of
determination; or
(n) Outstanding Amount after Facility Termination Date. The Total
Outstanding Advances, together with all other outstanding Secured Obligations,
shall be greater than zero on the date occurring 91 days after the Facility
Termination Date (it being understood that, notwithstanding Section 2.05(a), the
existence of Total Outstanding Advances and/or other outstanding Secured
Obligations in an amount greater than zero shall not constitute an Event of
Default prior to 91 days after the Facility Termination Date); or
(o) Unsatisfied Judgment. A final, nonappealable judgment by any
competent court in the United States of America for the payment of money in an
amount in excess of $100,000 shall be rendered against any TFC Party and the
same remains undischarged for a period of sixty (60) days after the entry
thereof; or
(p) Settlement of Action. Any TFC Party shall pay an amount in
excess of $100,000 in connection with the settlement of any action filed in any
competent court in the United States of America, in which action such TFC Party
is a named defendant, if such action contains allegations of fraud, wrongful
conduct in connection with such TFC Party's lending,
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servicing or origination practices or other wrongdoing that have a Material
Adverse Effect on such TFC Party; or
(q) Change of Control. Any Change of Control shall occur with
respect to any TFC Party, unless the Lender and, provided that no Insurer
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer shall have expressly
consented to such Change of Control in writing; or
(r) Failure to Deliver Servicer Reports. The Servicer (if TFC)
shall have failed (i) to deliver to the Lender, the Insurer, the Borrower, the
Collateral Agent and the Backup Servicer, on later than 12:00 p.m., New York
City time, on any Determination Date the Servicer's Certificate for such
Determination Date, pursuant to Section 3.17 of the Servicing Agreement, or (ii)
to deliver to the Lender and the Insurer any Borrowing Base Deficiency Notice by
the time that such notice is required so to be delivered under Section 4.03(a)
of the Servicing Agreement, in either case, which failure continues unremedied
for a period of one (1) Business Day after the earlier to occur of (x) discovery
by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer, or (y) the date on which written
notice has been received by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer; or
(s) Servicer Termination Event. A Servicer Termination Event (if
TFC is the Servicer), other than the Servicer Termination Event set forth in
Section 7.01(l) of the Servicing Agreement, shall have occurred and be
continuing; or
(t) Required Audits. A material exception shall exist in the
Required Audits which may have a material adverse effect on the Lender, the
Contracts or the other Collateral, in the opinion of the Lender or, so long as
no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer; or
(u) Material Adverse Change. The Lender or, provided that no
Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer shall have
cause to believe that (i) there has been a Material Adverse Effect with respect
to the Collateral or the Lender's rights under this Loan Agreement, the Note or
any other Loan Document or (ii) any TFC Party shall have suffered any Material
Adverse Change; or
(v) Termination of Activity. The activities of any TFC Party are
terminated for any reason, including any termination thereof by a regulatory,
tax or accounting body and such termination has a Material Adverse Effect on
such TFC Party; or
(w) Termination of Loan Documents. The Custodial Agreement, the
Purchase Agreement, the Note, the Servicing Agreement, the Parent Support
Agreement or any other Loan Document, shall for whatever reason be terminated or
cease to be in full force and effect, or the enforceability thereof shall be
contested by any party thereto; or
(x) ERISA Default. (i) Any Person shall engage in any "prohibited
transaction" (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code)
involving any
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Plan, (ii) any "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 302 of
ERISA), whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan, or any Lien
in favor of the PBGC or a Plan shall arise on the assets of a TFC Party or any
Commonly Controlled Entity, (iii) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect
to, or proceedings shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee
shall be appointed, to administer or to terminate, any Single Employer Plan,
which Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a
trustee is, in the reasonable opinion of the Lender, likely to result in the
termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any Single
Employer Plan shall terminate for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (v) a TFC Party
or any Commonly Controlled Entity shall incur any liability in connection with a
withdrawal from, or the insolvency or reorganization of, a Multiemployer Plan or
(vi) any other event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to a Plan;
and in each case in clauses (i) through (vi) above, such event or condition,
together with all other such events or conditions, if any, could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(y) Pre-Existing Condition. The discovery by the Lender or the
Insurer during its continuing due diligence of the TFC Parties of a condition or
event which existed at or prior to the execution hereof and which the Lender or,
provided that no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Insurer determines materially and adversely affects: (i) the condition
(financial or otherwise) of the TFC Parties or (ii) the ability of the TFC
Parties or the Lender to fulfill their respective obligations under this Loan
Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents; or
(z) Failure to Answer. The Lender or, provided that no Insurer
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer shall reasonably
request, specifying the reasons for such request, information, and/or written
responses to such requests, regarding the Collateral or the financial well-being
of any TFC Party and such information and/or responses shall not have been
provided within five (5) Business Days of such request.
(aa) Notice of Claim. The Collateral Agent shall deliver to the
Insurer a Notice of Claim for Payment under the Policy.
(bb) Insurer Default. An Insurer Default shall have occurred and
shall have been continuing for 60 days.
ARTICLE IX
REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT
Section 9.01 Remedies.
(a) Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more Events of
Default, and in addition to the remedies provided in Section 4.07 hereof and
otherwise provided in this Loan Agreement, the Lender and, provided that no
Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer may
immediately declare the principal amount of the Advances then outstanding under
the Note to be immediately due and payable, together with all interest thereon
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and fees and expenses accruing under this Loan Agreement. Upon such declaration,
the balance then outstanding on the Note shall become immediately due and
payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other formalities of any kind,
all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
(b) Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more Events of
Default, and in addition to the remedies provided in Section 4.07 hereof and
otherwise provided in this Loan Agreement, the Collateral Agent (at the
direction of the Lender and, provided that no Insurer Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Insurer) shall have the right to obtain physical
possession of the Servicing Records and all other files of the TFC Parties
relating to the Collateral and all documents relating to the Collateral which
are then or may thereafter come in to the possession of the TFC Parties or any
third party acting for the TFC Parties and the TFC Parties shall deliver (or
cause to be delivered) to the Collateral Agent and the Backup Servicer such
assignments as the Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Lender and,
provided that no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Insurer) shall request. The Borrower shall be responsible for paying any fees of
any Servicer resulting from the termination of a Servicer due to an Event of
Default. The Lender and, provided that no Insurer Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, the Insurer shall have the right to demand transfer of all
servicing rights and obligations to a new servicer (including, without
limitation, the Successor Servicer) acceptable to the Lender and, provided that
no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer, and the
Borrower shall pay to such new servicer a servicing fee or any other amounts
necessary to assure the ability of the Lender to find an appropriate successor
servicer. The Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Lender and, provided
that no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer) may
deduct any such fees from the proceeds of the Collateral prior to applying any
such proceeds to the other Secured Obligations. The Lender, the Collateral Agent
and the Insurer shall be entitled to specific performance of all agreements of
the TFC Parties contained in the Loan Documents.
ARTICLE X
NO DUTY OF COLLATERAL AGENT
Section 10.01 No Duty of Collateral Agent. The powers conferred on the
Collateral Agent hereunder are solely to protect the interests in the Collateral
of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty
and the Insurer, and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such
powers. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it
actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither it nor
any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to the
TFC Parties for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its or their own
gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.01 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the
part of the Lender or the Insurer in exercising any right, remedy, power or
privilege under this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document shall
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of, or any
abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any right, remedy, power or
privilege under this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
rights, remedies or privileges thereunder. The rights, remedies, powers and
privileges provided in this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Documents
are cumulative and may be exercised singularly or concurrently and are not
exclusive of any other rights, remedies, powers or privileges provided by law.
Section 11.02 Notices. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Loan
Agreement, all notices, requests and other communications provided for under the
Loan Documents (including without limitation any modifications of, or waivers,
requests or consents under, this Loan Agreement) shall be given or made in
writing (including without limitation by telecopy) delivered to the intended
recipient at the address specified for each party hereto below; or, as to any
party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written
notice to each other party:
THE BORROWER: TFC Warehouse Corporation I
0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xx.
Xxxxx 000-X
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Tray
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (757) 858-1400 ext. 354
With a copy to:
Xxxx X. Paris, Jr., Esq.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx
000 Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
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THE INITIAL PURCHASER
AND SERVICER: The Finance Company
0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xx.
Xxxxx 000-X
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Tray
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (757) 858-1400 ext. 354
With a copy to:
Xxxx X. Paris, Jr., Esq.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx
000 Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
THE LENDER: Westside Funding Corporation
c/o AMACAR Group, L.L.C.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale,
New York Branch
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
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THE COLLATERAL AGENT: Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, National
Association
Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue
MAC #9311-161
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
Asset Backed Administration
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
THE INSURER: Royal Indemnity Company
00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx XxXxxxxx
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Except as otherwise provided in this Loan Agreement and except for notices
given under Article II (which shall be effective only on receipt), all such
communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when transmitted by
telecopy (evidenced by electronic receipt) or personally delivered or, in the
case of a mailed notice, upon receipt, in each case given or addressed as
aforesaid.
Section 11.03 Indemnification and Expenses.
(a) Each of TFC and the Borrower, jointly and severally, agrees
to hold the Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Backup Servicer, the Insurer, the
Hedge Counterparty and each of their officers, directors, agents and employees
(each, an "Indemnified Party") harmless from and indemnify each Indemnified
Party against all liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, costs and expenses of
any kind which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such
Indemnified Party in any suit, action, claim or proceeding relating to or
arising out of this Loan Agreement, the Note, any other Loan Document, any
Collateral or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, or any amendment,
supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of,
this Loan Agreement, the Note, any other Loan Document, any Collateral or any
transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, including, without limitation, (i)
the failure by a TFC Party to comply in any material respect with any applicable
law, rule or regulation with respect to any Contract or any Financed Vehicle, or
the nonconformity of any Contract with any such applicable law, rule or
regulation, (ii) the offering or effectuation of any Securitization, or (iii)
the commingling of the proceeds of the Collateral at any time with other funds,
except, in each case, to the extent arising from such Indemnified Party's gross
negligence or willful misconduct. In any suit, proceeding or action brought by
the Lender or the Insurer in connection with any Collateral for any sum owing
thereunder, or to enforce any provisions of such Collateral, each of TFC and the
Borrower will save, indemnify and hold each Indemnified Party harmless from and
against all reasonable expense, loss or damage suffered by reason of any
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defense, set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or reduction or liability whatsoever
of the account debtor or obligor thereunder, arising out of a breach by a TFC
Party of any obligation thereunder or arising out of any other agreement,
indebtedness or liability at any time owing to or in favor of such account
debtor or obligor or its successors from a TFC Party. Each of TFC and the
Borrower also agrees to reimburse each Indemnified Party as and when billed by
such Indemnified Party for all the Lender's reasonable costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the enforcement or the preservation of such
Indemnified Party's rights under this Loan Agreement, the Note, any other Loan
Document, any Collateral or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby,
including without limitation the fees and disbursements of its counsel
(including all reasonable fees and disbursements incurred in any action or
proceeding between a TFC Party and an Indemnified Party or between an
Indemnified Party and any third party relating hereto). The Lender hereby
acknowledges that, notwithstanding the fact that the Secured Obligations are
secured by the Collateral, each Secured Obligation is otherwise a non-recourse
obligation of the Borrower.
(b) Each of TFC and the Borrower agrees to pay as and when billed
by any Indemnified Party all reasonable fees, costs and expenses incurred by the
Lender in connection with the development, preparation and execution of, this
Loan Agreement, the Note, any other Loan Document, any Collateral or any other
documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and any amendment,
supplement or modification thereto, any waiver thereunder, and the consummation
and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
including without limitation (i) the reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses
of counsel to the Lender including, without limitation, such fees and
disbursements incurred in advising the Lender from time to time as to its rights
and remedies under this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document, and
(ii) all the due diligence, inspection, testing and review costs and expenses
incurred by the Lender with respect to Collateral under this Loan Agreement.
Section 11.04 Amendments; Waivers. Any term or provision of a Loan Document
may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified only by an instrument in
writing signed by TFC, the Borrower, the Lender and (to the extent any such
modification or supplement would have an adverse effect on the interest of the
Collateral Agent or the Backup Servicer) the Collateral Agent and/or the Backup
Servicer; provided that any such amendment, supplement or other modification
shall require the prior written consent of the Insurer so long as no Insurer
Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided further that any such
amendment, supplement or other modification that shall affect any right or
obligation of the Hedge Counterparty under this Loan Agreement shall require the
prior written consent of the Hedge Counterparty (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld); provided further that (x) any amendment to Appendix A to
this Loan Agreement that shall result in a change to the definition of any term
used in the Servicing Agreement or (y) an amendment to any other provision of
this Loan Agreement, which amendment shall affect any right or obligation of the
Successor Servicer (as successor to the Servicer), shall also require the prior
written consent of the Successor Servicer. Any provision of a Loan Document may
be waived only by the written agreement of the Lender; provided that, so long as
no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any such waiver shall
require the prior written consent of the Insurer. In the case of any waiver
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of a Default or Event of Default, any Default or Event of Default waived shall
be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent
thereon.
Section 11.05 Severability. Any provision of this Loan Agreement, the Note
or any other Loan Document which is prohibited, unenforceable or not authorized
in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent
of such prohibition, unenforceability or non-authorization without invalidating
the remaining provisions hereof or thereof or affecting the validity,
enforceability or legality of such provisions in any other jurisdiction.
Section 11.06 Survival. The obligations of TFC and the Borrower under
Sections 2.08, 2.09, 2.12, 11.03, 11.10, 11.11 and 11.16 hereof shall survive
the execution and delivery of this Loan Agreement and the repayment of the
Advances and the termination of this Loan Agreement. In addition, each
representation and warranty made or deemed to be made by a request for a
borrowing herein or pursuant hereto shall survive the making of such
representation and warranty, and the Lender shall not be deemed to have waived,
by reason of making any Advance, any Default that may arise because any such
representation or warranty shall have proved to be false or misleading,
notwithstanding that the Lender may have had notice or knowledge or reason to
believe that such representation or warranty was false or misleading at the time
such Advance was made.
Section 11.07 Captions. The table of contents and captions and section
headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and
are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Loan
Agreement.
Section 11.08 Counterparts. This Loan Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the
same instrument, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Loan Agreement
by signing any such counterpart.
Section 11.09 GOVERNING LAW; ETC. THIS LOAN AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE
(BUT WITH REFERENCE TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW,
WHICH BY ITS TERMS APPLIES TO THIS LOAN AGREEMENT), AND SHALL CONSTITUTE A
SECURITY AGREEMENT WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.
Section 11.10 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS. EACH OF TFC, THE
BORROWER, THE LENDER AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY:
(A) SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING
RELATING TO THIS LOAN AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR FOR
RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE
NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL
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JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE
COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;
(B) CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH
COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW
OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH
COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND
AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;
(C) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE
EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY
SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH
IN SECTION 11.02 OF THIS LOAN AGREEMENT OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH THE
LENDER SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND
(D) AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF
PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO XXX IN
ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
Section 11.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF TFC, THE BORROWER, THE LENDER
AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LOAN AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
Section 11.12 Acknowledgments. Each of TFC and the Borrower hereby
acknowledges that:
(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution
and delivery of this Loan Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents;
(b) the Lender has no fiduciary relationship to TFC, the Borrower
or any of their respective Affiliates, and the relationship between the Borrower
and the Lender is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
(c) no joint venture exists between the Lender and TFC or the
Borrower.
Section 11.13 No Proceedings. Each of TFC, the Borrower and the Collateral
Agent agrees not to institute against, or join any other person in instituting
against, the Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency,
liquidation or similar proceeding for one
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year and a day after the amounts owing under this Agreement and all other credit
agreements executed by the Lender have been paid in full.
Section 11.14 Assignments; Participations.
(a) This Loan Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Neither TFC nor the Borrower may assign any of its rights or
obligations hereunder under the Note or under any other Loan Document without
the prior written consent of the Lender and, provided that no Insurer Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer. The Lender may assign,
participate or otherwise transfer to any Affiliate of the Lender or any other
Person all or any of its rights or obligations under this Loan Agreement and the
other Loan Documents; provided that the rights and obligations of Panmure under
Section 7.03 hereof may be assigned only to any Affiliate of Panmure; provided
further that, so long as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, any assignment by the Lender of rights or obligations hereunder
(other than an assignment of the rights and obligations of Panmure under Section
7.03 hereof to any Affiliate of Panmure), shall require the prior consent of the
Insurer; provided further that a participation by the Lender of any Advance
shall not require consent of the Insurer.
(b) Each of TFC and the Borrower agrees to cooperate with the
Lender in connection with any such assignment or transfer, to execute and
deliver such replacement notes, and to enter into such restatements of, and
amendments, supplements and other modifications to, this Loan Agreement and the
other Loan Documents in order to give effect to such assignment or transfer.
Section 11.15 Servicing.
(a) Each of TFC and the Borrower covenants to maintain or cause
the servicing of the Contracts to be maintained in conformity with the Servicing
Agreement and accepted customary and prudent servicing practices in the industry
for the same type of assets as the Contracts and in a manner at least equal in
quality to the servicing TFC provides for Contracts which it owns. In the event
that the preceding language is interpreted as constituting one or more servicing
contracts, each such servicing contract shall terminate automatically upon the
earlier of (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, or (ii) the Facility
Termination Date.
(b) Each of TFC and the Borrower agrees that (i) the Collateral
Agent is the collateral assignee of all servicing records relating to the
Collateral, including but not limited to any and all servicing agreements,
files, documents, records, data bases, computer tapes, copies of computer tapes,
proof of insurance coverage, insurance policies, appraisals, other closing
documentation, payment history records, and any other records relating to or
evidencing the servicing of Contracts (the "Servicing Records"), and (ii) the
Borrower grants the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge
Counterparty and the Insurer, a security interest in all of the Borrower's
rights relating to the Contracts and all Servicing Records to secure the
obligation of the Borrower or its designee to service in conformity with this
Section and any other obligation of the Borrower to the Lender. Each of TFC and
the Borrower covenants to
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safeguard such Servicing Records and to deliver them promptly to the Lender or
its designee (including the Collateral Agent) at the request of the Lender and,
provided that no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Insurer.
(c) After the Certification Date, until the pledge of any
Contract is relinquished by the Collateral Agent, neither TFC nor the Borrower
will have any right to modify or alter the terms of the related Contract
Documents except with the prior written consent of the Lender and, provided that
no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer in the
case of the Borrower, or as permitted by the Servicing Agreement, in the case of
TFC, and neither TFC nor the Borrower will have any obligation or right to
repossess such Contract or substitute another Contract, except as provided in
the Custodial Agreement.
(d) TFC shall permit the Lender and the Insurer to inspect TFC's
or its Affiliate's servicing facilities, as the case may be, during normal
business hours after reasonable prior notice, for the purpose of satisfying the
Lender or the Insurer that TFC or its Affiliate, as the case may be, has the
ability to service the Contracts as provided in this Loan Agreement and the
other Loan Documents.
Section 11.16 Periodic Due Diligence Review. Each of TFC and the Borrower
acknowledges that each of the Lender and the Insurer has the right to perform
continuing due diligence reviews with respect to the Contracts, for purposes of
verifying compliance with the representations, warranties and specifications
made hereunder, or otherwise, and each of TFC and the Borrower agrees that upon
reasonable (but no less than one (1) Business Day's) prior notice to TFC or the
Borrower, as the case may be (which prior notice shall not be required after the
occurrence and during the continuation of a Default), the Lender and the Insurer
or their respective authorized representatives will be permitted during normal
business hours to examine, inspect, and make copies and extracts of, the
Contracts Files and any and all documents, records, agreements, instruments or
information relating to such Contracts in the possession or under the control of
TFC, the Borrower and/or the Collateral Agent. Each of TFC and the Borrower also
shall make available to the Lender and the Insurer a knowledgeable financial or
accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions respecting the
Contracts Files and the Contracts. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, each of TFC and the Borrower acknowledges that the Lender may make
Advances to the Borrower based solely upon the information provided by TFC or
the Borrower, as the case may be, to the Lender and the representations,
warranties and covenants contained herein, and that each of the Lender and the
Insurer, at its option, has the right at any time to conduct a partial or
complete due diligence review on some or all of the Contracts securing such
Advance, including without limitation ordering new credit reports and otherwise
re-generating the information used to originate such Contracts. The Lender may
underwrite such Contracts itself or engage a mutually agreed upon third party
underwriter to perform such underwriting. Each of TFC and the Borrower agrees to
cooperate with the Lender and any third party underwriter in connection with
such underwriting, including, but not limited to, providing the Lender and any
third party underwriter with access to any and all documents, records,
agreements, instruments or information relating to such Contracts in the
possession, or under the control, of TFC or the Borrower, as the case may be.
Each of TFC and the Borrower
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further agrees that TFC or the Borrower, as the case may be, shall reimburse the
Lender or the Insurer, as applicable, for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses
incurred by the Lender or the Insurer in connection with the activities of the
Lender or the Insurer pursuant to this Section 11.16.
Section 11.17 Set-Off. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lender
provided by this Loan Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents and by
law, the Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to the Borrower or
TFC, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower and TFC to the
extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by
the Borrower or TFC under this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan
Documents (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) to
set-off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits
(general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and
any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time
held or owing by the Lender or any Affiliate thereof to or for the credit or the
account of the Borrower or TFC, as applicable. The Lender agrees promptly to
notify the Borrower or TFC, as applicable, and the Insurer after any such
set-off and application made by the Lender; provided that the failure to give
such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.
Section 11.18 Confidentiality. The Lender, TFC and the Borrower agree to
keep confidential the terms of this Loan Agreement, the Note and the other Loan
Documents; provided, that the Lender, TFC and the Borrower shall have the right
to disseminate such information (i) to the Collateral Agent, the Servicer, the
Insurer, the Backup Servicer or any outside accounting firm performing analyses
in connection with this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document or
the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder which agrees to comply
with the provisions of this Section 11.18, to any proposed assignee or
transferee of the Lender which agrees to comply with the provisions of this
Section 11.18, (ii) to their respective employees, directors, agents, attorneys,
accountants and other professional advisors (other than competitors of the
Lender) who agree to comply with the provisions of this Section 11.18, (iii)
upon the request or demand of any examiner or other Governmental Authority
having jurisdiction over such party, (iv) in response to any order of any court
or other Governmental Authority, (v) as may otherwise be required pursuant to
any Requirement of Law (including, without limitation, any filing of information
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission required under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934), (vi) in connection with the exercise of any
remedy hereunder, and (vii) to any other Person which agrees to comply with the
provisions of this Section 11.18 if such dissemination is necessary in
connection with this Loan Agreement, the Note or any other loan Document or the
transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder, in the good faith
determination of the Lender.
Section 11.19 Entire Agreement. This Loan Agreement, the Note and the other
Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties relative to the
subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement among the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Loan Agreement, the Note and the
other Loan Documents. Subject to
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Section 11.21, nothing in this Loan Agreement, the Note or in the other
Loan Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other
than the parties hereto and thereto any rights, remedies, obligations or
liabilities under or by reason of this Loan Agreement, the Note or the other
Loan Documents.
Section 11.20 Future Assurances. At its sole cost and without expense to
the Lender, on demand, TFC and the Borrower shall do, execute, acknowledge and
deliver all and every such further acts, deeds, conveyances, assignments,
notices of assignment, transfers and assurances as the Lender shall from time to
time require for better assuring, conveying, assigning, transferring and
confirming unto Lender the property and rights pledged or assigned or intended
now or hereafter so to be, or which TFC or the Borrower may be or may hereafter
become bound to convey, pledge or assign to Lender, or for carrying out the
intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Loan Agreement,
the Note or any of the other Loan Documents, or for filing, registering or
recording of the UCC financing statements.
Section 11.21 Conflicting Directives of Lender and Insurer. With respect to
any instruction, declaration, consent or other direction to be given by the
Lender and the Insurer under this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, if
the respective instructions, declarations, consents or other directions of the
Lender and the Insurer conflict with one another, then, so long as no Insurer
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the instruction, declaration,
consent or other direction of the Insurer shall be determinative; provided,
that, if any Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
instruction, declaration, consent or other direction of the Lender shall be
determinative.
Section 11.22 Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement will inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. Except as may be otherwise provided in this
Agreement, no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The
Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer are each an express third party beneficiary
of this Agreement. Each of the parties to the Purchase Agreement hereby agrees
that each of the Lender and the Insurer shall be permitted but not obligated to
enforce the rights of the Borrower directly thereunder in the place and stead of
the Borrower but neither the Lender nor the Insurer shall have any obligations
under the Purchase Agreement.
Section 11.23 Amendment and Restatement of Original Loan Agreement; No
Novation. Upon this Agreement becoming effective, the terms and provisions of
the Original Loan Agreement shall be and hereby are amended, superseded and
restated in their entirety by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. This
Agreement shall not constitute a novation.
Section 11.24 Loan Documents Apply to Amended Agreements. Each signatory
hereto acknowledges and agrees that each Loan Document is effective with respect
to, and is otherwise applicable to, this Loan Agreement, as amended and restated
hereby (and as may be further amended from time to time), and the Servicing
Agreement, as amended and restated on the date hereof (and as may be further
amended from time to time). Without limitation of the foregoing, each reference
in any Loan Document to the Loan Agreement shall be deemed to be a reference to
this Loan Agreement, as amended and restated hereby (and as may be further
amended from
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time to time), and each reference in any Loan Document to the Servicing
Agreement shall be deemed to be a reference to the Servicing Agreement, as
amended and restated on the date hereof (and as may be further amended from time
to time).
Section 11.25 Cross-References. The parties hereto agree, and the Insurer
and the Hedge Counterparty by their acceptance of the benefits hereof shall
agree, that any reference to the "Loan Agreement" in any Loan Document shall
constitute a reference to this Amended and Restated Warehouse and Security
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Loan Agreement to
be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWER: TFC WAREHOUSE CORPORATION I
By:___________________________________________
Name: Xxxxxx X. Tray
Title: President
INITIAL PURCHASER/SERVICER: THE FINANCE COMPANY
By:___________________________________________
Name: Xxxxxx X. Tray
Title: President
LENDER: WESTSIDE FUNDING CORPORATION
By: Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, New
York Branch, as Administrator
By:___________________________________________
Name:
Title:
By:___________________________________________
Name:
Title:
COLLATERAL AGENT: XXXXX FARGO BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:___________________________________________
Name:
Title:
APPENDIX A
DEFINED TERMS
"Accounting Date" means, for any date of determination, (x) with
respect to each Contract the Funding Date of which occurred in a calendar month
prior to the calendar month of the most recent Determination Date, the last day
of the Collection Period immediately preceding such Determination Date and (y)
with respect to each Contract the Funding Date of which occurred in or after the
calendar month of the most recent Determination Date (or prior to the first
Payment Date), the Cut-Off Date for such Contract.
"Accrual Period" means, with respect to any Advance and any Payment
Date (i) if the Funding Date for such Advance occurred on or prior to the
immediately preceding Payment Date, the period from and including such
immediately preceding Payment Date, to but excluding the current Payment Date,
or (ii) if the Funding Date for such Advance occurred after the immediately
preceding Payment Date (or prior to the first Payment Date), the period from and
including the Funding Date for such Advance, to but excluding the current
Payment Date.
"Actuarial Contract" means a Contract under which the portion of the
payment allocated to interest and the portion of the payment allocable to
principal is determined in accordance with the Actuarial Method.
"Actuarial Method" means the method of allocating a fixed level
monthly payment on an obligation between principal and interest, pursuant to
which the portion of such payment that is allocated to interest is equal to the
product of (a) one-twelfth (1/12/th/), (b) the fixed annual rate of interest on
such obligation and (c) the outstanding principal balance of such obligation.
"Additional Principal Payment Amount" means, with respect to any
Payment Date following the Facility Termination Date, the sum of (a) the
remaining Available Funds on such Payment Date, after all payments referred to
in clauses first through seventh of the priority of payments set forth in
Section 3.03(b) of the Loan Agreement, and (b) the Additional Reserve Account
Application Amount, if any, for such Payment Date.
"Additional Reserve Account Application Amount" means, with respect to
any Payment Date (x) following the Facility Termination Date and (y) on which
the Lender has delivered an Additional Reserve Account Release Direction to the
Collateral Agent, the amount that is specified by the Lender in such Additional
Reserve Account Release Direction for withdrawal from the Reserve Account
Available Amount on such Payment Date.
"Additional Reserve Account Release Direction" means, with respect to
any Payment Date following the Facility Termination Date, a written direction by
the Lender to the Collateral Agent to withdraw from the Reserve Account on such
Payment Date a portion of the Reserve Account Available Amount for such Payment
Date (such portion to be specified in such
direction) and to deposit such amount into the Collection Account on such
Payment Date, in accordance with Sections 4.02(b) and (c) of the Servicing
Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall the amount specified in
such direction be greater than the excess of (x) the Reserve Account Available
Amount for such Payment Date over (y) the Reserve Account Regular Application
Amount for such Payment Date; and provided further that, so long as no Insurer
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, delivery of any such direction by
the Lender shall require the prior consent of the Insurer.
"Administration Fee" means, with respect to any Payment Date, the
fee payable to the Collateral Agent, the Backup Servicer, the Securities
Intermediary and the Standby Post Office Box Processor, in an amount equal to
the greater of (a) the product of (i) one-twelfth (1/12th), (ii) 0.09% and (iii)
the Aggregate Principal Balance of Eligible Contracts as of the first day of the
related Collection Period, and (b) $2,000.
"Advance" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.01 of this Loan Agreement.
"Advance Rate" means, as of any date of determination, the lesser
of (i) the then applicable Advance Rate as set forth on the Advance Rate Matrix
or (ii) the difference of (A) the weighted average of the Originator's Net
Investment Rates of the Eligible Contracts (weighted on the basis of the
outstanding Principal Balance of each such Eligible Contract as of such date of
determination) minus (B) 2.00%.
"Advance Rate Matrix" means the Advance Rate Matrix attached to
this Loan Agreement as Exhibit A.
"Affected Contract" means a Contract as to which a Specified Event
has occurred.
"Affected Property" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6
of the Custodial Agreement.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person
which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" (together
with the correlative meanings of "controlled by" and "under common control
with") means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (a) to vote 10% or
more of the securities or interests (on a fully diluted basis) having ordinary
voting power for the directors or managing partners (or their equivalent) of
such Person, or (b) to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or
interests, by contract, or otherwise.
"Aggregate Principal Balance" means, with respect to any date of
determination and either the Contracts or the Eligible Contracts (as applicable,
depending on the context in which such term is used), the sum of the Principal
Balances for all Contracts or all Eligible Contracts, as the case may be, as of
the related Accounting Date.
"Amount Financed" means, with respect to a Contract, the aggregate
amount advanced to the Obligor under such Contract toward the purchase price of
the related Financed Vehicle and any related costs, including amounts advanced
in respect of accessories, insurance premiums, service and warranty contracts,
other items customarily financed by auto lenders as part of retail automobile
installment sale contracts or promissory notes.
"Allowable Delinquency Policy" means The Finance Company Allowable
Delinquency Policy attached as Exhibit A to the Servicing Agreement, as the same
may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified with the prior written
consent of the Lender and, if no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Insurer.
"Annual Percentage Rate" or "APR" of a Contract means the annual
percentage rate of finance charges or service charges, as stated in such
Contract.
"Applicable Margin" means, for each Advance and (i) any date prior
to the Facility Termination Date, 2.50% or (ii) any date that occurs on or after
the Facility Termination Date, 4.25%.
"Approved Dealer" means any Dealer approved by TFC, in accordance
with the Underwriting Guidelines, for the origination of Receivables to be
purchased by TFC pursuant to the Auto Centers Program and/or the Military
Finance Program.
"Assignment" means an Assignment executed by the Seller,
substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached to the Purchase Agreement.
"Authorized Representative" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 17 of the Custodial Agreement.
"Auto Centers Delinquency Ratio" means, with respect to any
Determination Date, the average, as of the last day of each of the three
preceding Collection Periods, of a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is (x) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all
Delinquent Auto Centers Portfolio Receivables, and the denominator of which is
(y) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Auto Centers Portfolio
Receivables as of the last day of the immediately preceding Collection Period.
"Auto Centers Portfolio Receivable" means a Portfolio Receivable
that was originated pursuant to the Auto Centers Program.
"Auto Centers Program" means the finance program described in the
section of the Underwriting Guidelines entitled "TFC Auto Centers Credit
Underwriting Guidelines."
"Available Commitment" means, as of any date of determination, the
amount by which the Maximum Facility Amount exceeds the Total Outstanding
Advances.
"Available Funds" means, with respect to any Determination Date,
the sum of (i) the Collections for such Determination Date, (ii) all amounts in
respect of payments of Release Prices deposited in the Collection Account during
the related Collection Period, (iii) Investment Earnings with respect to the
Collection Account as of the related Payment Date, (iv) following the
acceleration of the Total Outstanding Advances pursuant to Section 9.01 of this
Loan Agreement, the amount of money or property collected pursuant to Section
9.01 of this Loan Agreement since the preceding Determination Date by the Lender
or the Collateral Agent for distribution pursuant to Section 3.03(b) of this
Loan Agreement, (v) any Prepayment Amount for the related Payment Date, plus
(vi) any Swap Payments for the related Payment Date.
"Backup Servicer" means Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, National
Association or any successor backup servicer appointed as herein provided.
"Backup Servicing Report" means a servicing report in form and
substance satisfactory to the Lender and, so long as no Insurer Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer.
"Bankruptcy Code" means the law codified and enacted as Title 11 of
the United States Code, entitled "Bankruptcy" and any successor statute thereto,
in either case, as now or hereafter in effect.
"Base Rate" means the rate publicly announced by WestLB from time
to time.
"Borrower" means TFC Warehouse Corporation I, a Delaware
corporation.
"Borrowing Base" means, as of any date of determination, the
product of (i) the Aggregate Principal Balance of Eligible Contracts as of such
date, multiplied by (ii) the then applicable Advance Rate.
"Borrowing Base Certificate" has the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 2.03(a) of this Loan Agreement.
"Borrowing Base Deficiency" shall have the meaning provided in
Section 2.07 hereof.
"Borrowing Base Deficiency Notice" means a written notice from the
Borrower to the Lender substantially in the form of Exhibit M to this Loan
Agreement.
"Bulk Product" means installment sale contracts acquired on a group
basis by TFC through the purchase of a portfolio of performing contracts from a
Dealer's portfolio of existing installment sale contracts.
"Business Day" means any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday or
(ii) a day on which the New York Stock Exchange, the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York, the Lender or the Collateral Agent is authorized or obligated by law or
executive order to be closed. Any
action required to be taken on a day which falls on a day other than a Business
Day shall be taken on the next Business Day.
"Certification" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) of
the Custodial Agreement.
"Certification Date" means (i) with respect to the Funding Date for a
Contract (as described in the related Contract Schedule), such Funding Date, and
(ii) with respect to a Borrowing Base Deficiency Notice, the second (2nd)
Business Day immediately succeeding the delivery of such Borrowing Base
Deficiency Notice by the Borrower pursuant to Section 7.01(m) of this Loan
Agreement.
"Change of Control" means any event or circumstance as a result of
which (i) TFC no longer owns 100% of the capital stock of the Borrower, (ii)
Parent no longer owns 100% of the capital stock of TFC, (iii) any Person or
"group" (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended) other than a Person or group that owns a majority of
the capital stock of Parent on the date of this Loan Agreement: (A) acquires
beneficial ownership of 50% or more of any outstanding class of capital stock of
Parent having ordinary voting power in the election of directors of Parent or
(B) obtains the power (regardless of whether exercised) to elect a majority of
Parent's directors, or (iv) any of Parent, TFC or the Borrower merges or
consolidates with, or sells all or substantially all of its assets to, any other
Person.
"Charge-Off Policy" means The Finance Company Charge-Off Policy
attached as Exhibit B to the Servicing Agreement.
"Civilian Finance Program" means the finance program described in the
section of the Underwriting Guidelines entitled "The Finance Company Credit
Underwriting Guidelines Civilian Finance Program (Automobiles and Motorcycles)."
"Closing Date" means June 28, 2001.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time.
"Collateral" shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.01(b) of
this Loan Agreement.
"Collateral Agent" means Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, National
Association, as collateral agent under this Loan Agreement, the Custodial
Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and its successors and permitted assigns
thereunder consented to by Lender and, so long as no Insurer Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Insurer.
"Collection Account" means the account designated as such, established
and maintained pursuant to Section 4.01(a) of the Servicing Agreement.
"Collection Account Property" means the Collection Account, all
amounts and investments held from time to time in the Collection Account
(whether in the form of deposit accounts, physical property, book-entry
securities, uncertificated securities or otherwise) and all proceeds of the
foregoing.
"Collection Period" means, with respect to any Contract and the first
Payment Date after the Funding Date of such Contract, the period beginning on
such Funding Date and ending on the close of business on last day of the
calendar month in which such Funding Date occurs. With respect to any such
Contract and each subsequent Payment Date, the calendar month immediately
preceding such Payment Date. Unless otherwise specified, any amount stated "as
of the close of business of the last day of a Collection Period" shall be
determined after giving effect to any Collections received in respect of any
Contract during such Collection Period and any charge-offs or any other account
activity with respect to such Contract during such Collection Period (in each
case, as of the end of the day on such last day) and the application of such
Collections to, and the effect of any such charge-offs or other account activity
on, the accrued and unpaid interest on such Contract, the outstanding principal
balance of such Contract and any fees, penalties or other amounts owed by the
related Obligor.
"Collection Records" means all manually prepared or computer generated
records relating to collection efforts or payment histories with respect to the
Contracts.
"Collections" means, with respect to any Determination Date, the
amount of funds in the Collection Account representing collections on the
Contracts deposited to the Collection Account during the related Collection
Period, including all Net Liquidation Proceeds collected during the related
Collection Period (but excluding any amounts in respect of payments of Release
Prices deposited in the Collection Account); provided, however, that collections
on Contracts deposited to the Collection Account during such Collection Period
(or any earlier Collection Period) which are required to be deposited to the
Collection Account during the next succeeding Collection Period shall be treated
hereunder as "Collections" with respect to such next succeeding Collection
Period and not as "Collections" for the Collection Period relating to such
Determination Date.
"Commonly Controlled Entity" means, as to any Person, an entity,
whether or not incorporated, which is under common control with such Person
within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group which includes
such Person and which is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the
Code.
"Commitment Period" means the period commencing on the Effective Date
and ending on the Business Day immediately preceding the Facility Termination
Date.
"Contract" means any retail installment sale contract executed by an
Obligor in respect of a Financed Vehicle, and (i) identified on a Contract
Schedule delivered to Lender (in electronic format substantially in the form of
such Contract Schedule delivered on the Closing Date), (ii) which is subject to
the security interest of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender,
the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, under this Loan Agreement and (iii)
which has
not been released from the Lien of the Collateral Agent as provided in Section
4.11 of this Loan Agreement.
"Contract Documents" means, with respect to any Contract, (i) each
Required Document (regardless of whether such document has been delivered to the
Collateral Agent under the Custodial Agreement), and (ii) the Servicing
Documents.
"Contract Exception Report" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3 of the Custodial Agreement.
"Contract File" means, with respect to any Contract, all Required
Documents related to such Contract.
"Contract Schedule" means, with respect to any Certification Date, the
schedule of Eligible Contracts (x) in respect of which an Advance is to be made
on the related Funding Date or (y) which are to be pledged as additional
Collateral in connection with the cure of a Borrowing Base Deficiency in
accordance with Section 2.07(a)(ii), in electronic format acceptable to the
Collateral Agent, to be annexed to the Custodial Agreement as Exhibit 5, setting
forth the following information with respect to each such Contract: (i) the name
and address of each Obligor under such Contract, (ii) a list of the Required
Documents for such Contract, (iii) the "Principal Balance" of such Contract at
the time such Contract was originated and the remaining Principal Balance as of
the date of the Contract Schedule, (iv) the interest rate and APR on such
Contract, (v) the contract number of such Contract, (vi) the first payment date,
(vii) the last payment date, (viii) the date the last payment on the Contract
was made, (ix) whether the Financed Vehicle is new or used and the vehicle
identification number, (x) the name and address of the Approved Dealer which
sold the Financed Vehicle, (xi) the State in which the Obligor on such Contract
resides, and (xii) an indication of whether such Contract is a Previously
Financed Contract and the identity of the Prior Lender.
"Contractual Obligation" means as to any Person, any provision of any
agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by
which it or any of its property is bound or any provision of any security issued
by such Person.
"Covered Payments" has the meaning assigned to such term in the
Policy.
"Cram Down Loss" means, with respect to a Contract, if a court of
appropriate jurisdiction in an insolvency proceeding shall have issued an order
reducing the amount owed on a Contract or otherwise modifying or restructuring
the Scheduled Contract Payments to be made on a Contract, an amount equal to (i)
the excess of the principal balance of such Contract immediately prior to such
order over the principal balance of such Contract as so reduced and/or (ii) if
such court shall have issued an order reducing the effective rate of interest on
such Contract, the excess of the principal balance of such Contract immediately
prior to such order over the net present value (using as the discount rate the
higher of the APR on such Contract or the rate of interest, if any, specified by
the court in such order) of the Scheduled Contract
Payments as so modified or restructured. A "Cram Down Loss" shall be deemed to
have occurred on the date of issuance of such order.
"Custodial Agreement" means the Custodial Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof, among the Borrower, the Collateral Agent, the Servicer and the
Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, as the same may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with
the terms thereof.
"Cut-Off Date" means with respect to any Contract, the date specified
in the Notice of Borrowing and Pledge with respect to the Advance to which such
Contract relates.
"Damages" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.03(b) of
the Servicing Agreement.
"Dealer" means (a) a dealer who sold a Financed Vehicle and who
originated and assigned the respective Contract or (b) a third party (which in
no event shall be an Affiliate of TFC) who purchased a Contract from a Dealer
and who sold such Contract to TFC under a Dealer Agreement or pursuant to a
Dealer Assignment.
"Dealer Agreement" means an agreement between a Dealer and TFC
relating to the acquisition of Contracts from such Dealer by TFC.
"Dealer Assignment" means, with respect to a Contract, the assignment
executed by a Dealer conveying such Contract to TFC.
"Default" means an Event of Default or any condition, act or event
that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.
"Deferment Policy" means TFC's stated policies and procedures for
deferments, which are contained in the August 1, 1992 memo that is attached to
this Loan Agreement as Exhibit S.
"Deferral Rate" means, with respect to any Determination Date, a
fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which shall equal the
number of Contracts which have been subject to a payment deferral during the
related Collection Period, and the denominator of which shall equal the total
number of all Contracts as of the last day of the related Collection Period.
"Deficiency" means a failure of a document to correspond to the
information on the Contract Schedule or the absence of a Required Document from
a Contract File pursuant to Section 2 of the Custodial Agreement.
"Deficiency Claim Amount" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 4.02(f) of the Servicing Agreement.
"Deficiency Notice" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
4.02(f) of the Servicing Agreement.
"Delinquent Auto Centers Portfolio Receivable" means an Auto Centers
Portfolio Receivable for which the related obligor is 30 days or more
contractually delinquent with respect to at least 51% of a scheduled payment
(without giving effect to any applicable grace periods) but which has not been
liquidated in accordance with the Servicer's customary servicing policies and
procedures.
"Delinquent Contract" means a Contract for which the related Obligor
is 30 days or more contractually delinquent with respect to at least 51% of a
Scheduled Contract Payment (without giving effect to any applicable grace
periods) but which is not a Liquidated Contract.
"Delinquent Military Finance Portfolio Receivable" means a Military
Finance Portfolio Receivable for which the related obligor is 30 days or more
contractually delinquent with respect to at least 51% of a scheduled payment
(without giving effect to any applicable grace periods) but which has not been
liquidated in accordance with the Servicer's customary servicing policies and
procedures.
"Delivery" means with respect to assets held in the Collection Account
or the Reserve Account, as the case may be:
(1) (a) with respect to bankers' acceptances, commercial paper,
negotiable certificates of deposit and other obligations that constitute
"instruments" within the meaning of Section 9-105(1)(i) of the UCC,
transfer thereof:
(i) by physical delivery to the Collateral Agent, indorsed to,
or registered in the name of, the Collateral Agent or its nominee or
indorsed in blank;
(ii) by the Collateral Agent continuously maintaining possession
of such instrument; and
(iii) by the Collateral Agent continuously indicating by
book-entry that such instrument is credited to the Collection Account
or the Reserve Account, as the case may be;
(b) with respect to a "certificated security" (as defined in
Section 8-102(a)(4) of the UCC), transfer thereof:
(i) by physical delivery of such certificated security to the
Collateral Agent, provided that if the certificated security is in
registered form, it shall be indorsed to, or registered in the name
of, the Collateral Agent or indorsed in blank;
(ii) by the Collateral Agent continuously maintaining possession
of such certificated security; and
(iii) by the Collateral Agent continuously indicating by
book-entry that such certificated security is credited to the
Collection Account or the Reserve Account, as the case may be;
(c) with respect to any security issued by the U.S. Treasury,
the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National Mortgage
Association that is a book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve
System pursuant to Federal book-entry regulations, the following
procedures, all in accordance with applicable law, including applicable
federal regulations and Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC, transfer thereof:
(i) by (x) book-entry registration of such property to an
appropriate book-entry account maintained with a Federal Reserve Bank
by a security intermediary which is also a "depositary" pursuant to
applicable federal regulations and issuance by such securities
intermediary of a deposit advice or other written confirmation of such
book-entry registration to the Collateral Agent of the purchase by the
securities intermediary on behalf of the Collateral Agent of such
book-entry security; the making by such securities intermediary of
entries in its books and records identifying such book-entry security
held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to Federal book-entry
regulations as belonging to the Collateral Agent and continuously
indicating that such securities intermediary holds such book-entry
security solely as agent for the Collateral Agent or (y) continuous
book-entry registration of such property to a book-entry account
maintained by the Collateral Agent with a Federal Reserve Bank; and
(ii) by the Collateral Agent continuously indicating by
book-entry that property is credited to the Collection Account or the
Reserve Account, as the case may be;
(d) with respect to any asset in the Collection Account or the
Reserve Account, as the case may be, that is an "uncertificated security"
(as defined in Section 8-102(a)(18) of the UCC) and that is not governed by
clause (c) above or clause (e) below:
(i) transfer thereof:
(A) by registration to the Collateral Agent as the registered
owner thereof, on the books and records of the issuer thereof; or
(B) by another Person (not a securities intermediary) who
either becomes the registered owner of the uncertificated security on
behalf of the Collateral Agent, or having become the registered owner,
acknowledges that it holds for the Collateral Agent; or
(ii) the issuer thereof has agreed that it will comply with
instructions originated by the Collateral Agent with respect to such
uncertificated security without further consent of the registered
owner thereof; or
(e) in the case of each security in the custody of or
maintained on the books of a clearing corporation (as defined in Section
8-102(a)(5)) or its nominee, by causing:
(i) the relevant clearing corporation to credit such security
to a securities account of the Collateral Agent at such clearing
corporation; and
(ii) the Collateral Agent to continuously indicate by book-entry
that such security is credited to the Collection Account or the
Reserve Account, as the case may be;
(f) with respect to a "security entitlement" (as defined in Section
8-102 (a)(17) of the UCC) to be transferred to or for the benefit of the
Collateral Agent and not governed by clauses (c) or (e) above: if a
securities intermediary (A) indicates by book-entry that the underlying
"financial asset" (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC) has been
credited to be the Collateral Agent's "securities account" (as defined in
Section 8-501(a) of the UCC), (B) receives a financial asset from the
Collateral Agent or acquires the underlying financial asset for the
Collateral Agent, and in either case, accepts it for credit to the
Collateral Agent's securities account or (C) becomes obligated under other
law, regulation or rule to credit the underlying financial asset to the
Collateral Agent's securities account, the making by the securities
intermediary of entries on its books and records continuously identifying
such security entitlement as belonging to the Collateral Agent and
continuously indicating by book-entry that such securities entitlement is
credited to the Collateral Agent's securities account; and by the
Collateral Agent continuously indicating by book-entry that such security
entitlement (or all rights and property of the Collateral Agent
representing such securities entitlement) is credited to the Collection
Account or the Reserve Account, as the case may be; and
(2) In the case of any such asset, such additional or alternative
procedures as are now or may hereafter become appropriate to effect the
complete transfer of ownership of, or control over, any such assets in the
Collection Account or the Reserve Account, as the case may be, to the
Collateral Agent free and clear of any adverse claims, consistent with
changes in applicable law or regulations or the interpretation thereof.
In each case of delivery contemplated herein, the Collateral Agent shall
make appropriate notations on its records, and shall cause the same to be made
on the records of its nominees, indicating that securities are held in trust
pursuant to and as provided in this Agreement.
"Deposit Date" means, with respect to any Collection Period, the
Business Day immediately preceding the related Determination Date.
"Designated Maturity" means (i) with respect to any Reset Date that is
on or after the seventh (7th) day prior to the immediately succeeding Payment
Date, one week; (ii) with respect to any Reset Date on or after the fourteenth
(14th) day (but prior to the seventh (7th) day) prior to the immediately
succeeding Payment Date, two weeks, (iii) with respect to any Reset Date on or
after the twenty-first (21st) day (but prior to the fourteenth (14th) day) prior
to the immediately succeeding Payment Date, three weeks, and (iv) with respect
to (A) any Reset Date earlier than twenty-one (21) days prior to the immediately
succeeding Payment Date and (B) any other date of determination of LIBOR, one
month.
"Determination Date" means, with respect to any Collection Period, the
sixth Business Day preceding the Payment Date in the next calendar month.
"Determination Rate" means, as of any date of determination, the
greater of (a) the sum of (i) 1.1% and (ii) the Weighted Average Facility
Interest Rate and (b) 8.5%.
"Dollars" and "$" means lawful money of the United States of America.
"Draw Date" means, with respect to any Payment Date, the fifth
Business Day immediately preceding such Payment Date.
"Due Diligence Review" means the performance by the Lender or the
Insurer, as applicable, of any or all of the reviews permitted under Section
11.16 of this Loan Agreement with respect to any or all of the Contracts, as
desired by the Lender or the Insurer from time to time.
"Effective Date" means the date upon which the conditions precedent
set forth in Section 5.01 shall have been satisfied.
"Electronic Ledger" means the electronic master record of the retail
installment sale contracts or installment loans of the Servicer.
"Eligible Account" means either (a) a segregated trust account with an
Eligible Bank or (b) a segregated trust account with the corporate trust
department of a depository institution with corporate trust powers organized
under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the
District of Columbia (or any United States branch or agency of a foreign bank),
provided that such institution also must have a rating of P-1 or higher from
Moody's and of A-1+ or higher from Standard & Poor's with respect to long-term
deposit obligations and must be acceptable to the Lender and, so long as no
Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer. Such
Eligible Bank or depository institution (other than the Collateral Agent) shall
have been approved in writing by the Lender and, so long as no Insurer Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer, each acting in its
discretion, by written notice to the other and the Collateral Agent.
"Eligible Bank" means any depository institution (which shall
initially be the Collateral Agent) acceptable to the Lender and, so long as no
Insurer Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, the Insurer, organized under the laws of the United States of
America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia (or any
United States branch or agency of a foreign bank), which is subject to
supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities and which at
all times (a) has a net worth in excess of $100,000,000 and (b) has either (i) a
rating of P-1 or higher from Moody's and of A-1+ or higher from Standard &
Poor's with respect to short-term deposit obligations, or (ii) if such
institution has issued long-term unsecured debt obligations, a rating of Aa2 or
higher from Moody's and of AA or higher from Standard & Poor's with respect to
long-term unsecured debt obligations. Such depository institution (other than
the Collateral Agent) shall have been approved in writing by the Lender and, so
long as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer,
each acting in its discretion, by written to the other and the Collateral Agent.
"Eligible Contract" means a Contract which satisfies the Eligibility
Criteria forth on Exhibit D hereto on and as of the applicable Certification
Date and which continues to satisfy such Eligibility Criteria at all times
thereafter while such Eligible Contract is included in the Borrowing Base.
"Eligibility Criteria" means the eligibility characteristics set forth
in Exhibit D.
"Eligible Replacement Servicer" means a Person (i) experienced in the
servicing of consumer automobile, light truck or motorcycle loans, and (ii)
acceptable to the Lender and, so long as no Insurer Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, the Insurer.
"Engagement Letter" means the Engagement Letter dated as of February
21, 2001, between WestLB and TFC.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time.
"ERISA Affiliate" means any corporation or trade or business that is a
member of any group of organizations (i) described in Section 414(b) or (c) of
the Code of which the Borrower is a member and (ii) solely for purposes of
potential liability under Section 302(c)(11) of ERISA and Section 412(c)(11) of
the Code and the lien created under Section 302(f) of ERISA and Section 412(n)
of the Code, described in Section 414(m) or (o) of the Code of which the
Borrower is a member.
"Event of Default" shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.01 of
this Loan Agreement.
"Expected Facility Termination Date" means, January 1, 2004; provided,
however, that if Lender exercises its option to extend the term of this Facility
pursuant to Section 2.11 hereof, the "Expected Facility Termination Date" shall
be January 1, 2005.
"Facility Account Property" means the Collection Account Property
and/or the Reserve Account Property, as the case may be.
"Facility Termination Date" means the earliest to occur of (a) the
Expected Facility Termination Date, (b) the date on which a Funding Termination
Event occurs and (c) any Business Day that the Borrower elects to be the
Facility Termination Date; provided that (i) the Borrower shall have given the
Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer at least five (5) Business Days
prior written notice of such election and (ii) on such Facility Termination
Date, the Borrower shall have paid to the Lender the Total Outstanding Advances,
plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and the Prepayment Premium
referenced in Section 2.08(a) in connection with such prepayment, and shall have
paid all other Secured Obligations then accrued, in full.
"FDIC" means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
"Financed Vehicle" means a new or used automobile, van, light truck or
motorcycle, together with all accessions thereto, securing an Obligor's
indebtedness under a Contract.
"Forms of Contract" means the forms of Contract attached hereto as
Exhibit E, as such forms may be amended or supplemented from time to time with
prior notice to Lender and the Insurer (so long as no Insurer Default shall have
occurred and be continuing); provided, however, Borrower shall deliver an
Opinion of Counsel (who shall not be an employee of Borrower) in connection with
any such form of Contract or amendment or supplement thereto if the pledge of
any Contract originated on a Form of Contract would cause the Eligible Contracts
originated in any state or other jurisdiction to comprise ten percent (10%) or
more of the Aggregate Principal Balance of Eligible Contracts (a) to the effect
that, among other things, such form, as so amended, (i) when properly completed,
would constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the
buyer and seller named therein, (ii) complies with all applicable state and
federal laws, including, without limitation, consumer protection and disclosure
laws, and (iii) is sufficient to create a valid and enforceable security
interest in the Financed Vehicle described therein to secure the buyer's
obligations thereunder, and (b) as to such other matters as Lender or, so long
as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer shall
request.
"Fort Xxxx ACH Letter" means the letter agreement by TFC, dated as of
March 30, 2001, acknowledged and agreed to by Fort Xxxx National Company, Fort
Xxxx National Bank and the Collateral Agent (with respect to TFC's ACH Obligor
payment program).
"Fort Xxxx Allotment Letter" means the letter agreement by TFC, dated
as of March 30, 2001, acknowledged and agreed to by Fort Xxxx National Company
and Fort Xxxx National Bank (with respect to TFC's military allotment Obligor
payment program).
"Fort Xxxx Letters" means each of the Fort Xxxx TrueCheck Letter, the
Fort Xxxx ACH Letter and the Fort Xxxx Allotment Letter.
"Fort Xxxx TrueCheck Letter" means the letter agreement by TFC, dated
as of March 30, 2001, acknowledged and agreed to by Fort Xxxx National Company,
Fort Xxxx
National Bank and the Collateral Agent (with respect to TFC's TrueCheck Obligor
payment program).
"Funding Date" means, (x) with respect to a Contract, the first date
on which an Advance is made hereunder relating to such Contract, and (y) with
respect to an Advance, the date on which such Advance is made.
"Funding Date Documentation" means, with respect to any Contract:
(a) An executed original of such Contract;
(b) a copy of the related Obligor's credit application, if
any, for such Contract, duly completed by such Obligor;
(c) if such Contract is a Previously Financed Contract, an
executed original Payoff Letter with respect to such Contract (including
the executed UCC partial release forms described in the definition of
"Payoff Letter"); and
(d) if such Contract was originated pursuant to the
Military Finance Program, each applicable notice pursuant to each
applicable Fort Xxxx Letter.
"Funding Date Reserve Account Deposit" means, with respect to each
Advance, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the amount of such Advance or (b)
the excess, if any, of (i) the Required Reserve Account Amount (after giving
effect to such Advance) over (ii) the Reserve Account Available Amount on the
Funding Date (prior to giving effect to such Advance).
"Funding Termination Event" means the occurrence of any of the
following: (i) an Event of Default, (ii) an Insurer Default or (iii) any
Contract remains subject to the terms of this Loan Agreement for more than
twelve (12) months; provided, however, that any such Funding Termination Event
may be waived by the Lender; provided further that, so long as no Insurer
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any such waiver shall require the
prior written consent of the Insurer.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect
from time to time in the United States of America, applied on a consistent
basis.
"GAP" means the insurance coverage provided by an insurance policy in
the form of the Form of GAP Policy annexed to this Loan Agreement as Exhibit Q.
"Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any state or
other political subdivision thereof, any entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining
to government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over any TFC Party
or any of its properties.
"Guarantee" means, as to any Person (the "Guaranteeing person"), any
obligation of the Guaranteeing person guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any
Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the "primary obligations")
of any other third Person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether
directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of the
Guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary
obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor,
(ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such
primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the
primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the
primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily
for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the
ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or
(iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary
obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term
Guarantee shall not include the endorsements of instruments for deposit or
collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any guarantee of
any Guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal
to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of
which such Guarantee is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such
Guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument
embodying such Guarantee, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount
for which such Guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable,
in which case the amount of such Guarantee shall be such Guaranteeing person's
maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the
Guaranteeing person in good faith.
"Hedge Counterparty" means WestLB.
"Hedging Strategy" means an interest rate hedging strategy entered
into by the Borrower for the purpose of providing protection against
fluctuations in interest rates, pursuant to which strategy, with respect to each
Payment Date and all Advances made since the immediately preceding Payment Date,
the Borrower will enter into an Interest Rate Hedging Transaction with the Hedge
Counterparty whereby the Borrower will make payments to the Hedge Counterparty
based on a certain fixed rate and will receive from the Hedge Counterparty Swap
Payments based on the LIBOR Rate, all with respect to a notional amount equal to
the Total Outstanding Advances as of the date of such Interest Rate Hedging
Transaction (including, without limitation, the aggregate sum of the Advances
made since the immediately preceding Payment Date).
"Indebtedness" means with respect to any Person, without duplication,
(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of
such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c)
all indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such
indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by)
any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the
obligations secured thereby have been assumed (only to the extent of the fair
market value of such asset if such indebtedness has not been assumed by such
Person), (d) all Guarantees of such Person, (e) all capitalized lease
obligations of such Person, and (f) all obligations of such Person
as an account party in respect of letters of credit and similar instruments
issued for the account of such Person.
"Indemnified Party" has, when used herein, the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 11.03(a) of this Loan Agreement, and has, when used in the
Servicing Agreement, has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.03(b) of
the Servicing Agreement.
"Independent Accountants" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 3.07(a) of the Servicing Agreement.
"Initial Statement Date" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 3.06(a) of the Servicing Agreement.
"Insurance Agreement" means the Insurance Agreement, dated as of June
28, 2001, among the Insurer, the Borrower and TFC, as the same may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the
terms thereof.
"Insurance Agreement Event of Default" has the meaning assigned to
such term in the Insurance Agreement.
"Insurance Policy" means, with respect to a Contract, any insurance
policy (including the insurance policies described in Section 3.12 of this Loan
Agreement) benefiting the holder of the Contract providing loss or physical
damage, credit life, credit disability, theft, mechanical breakdown or similar
coverage with respect to the related Financed Vehicle or the related Obligor.
"Insurer" means Royal Indemnity Company, a Delaware stock insurance
company, and its successors in interest, as issuer of the Policy.
"Insurer Default" means the existence and continuance of any of the
following:
(a) the Insurer shall have failed to make a payment required under
the Policy in accordance with its terms; or
(b) the Insurer shall have (i) filed a petition or commenced any case
or proceeding under any provision or chapter of the United States Bankruptcy
Code or any other similar federal or state law relating to insolvency,
bankruptcy, rehabilitation, liquidation or reorganization, (ii) made a general
assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (iii) had an order for relief
entered against it under the Untied States Bankruptcy Code or any other similar
federal or state law relating to insolvency, bankruptcy, rehabilitation,
liquidation or reorganization which is final and nonappealable; or
(c) a court of competent jurisdiction, the Delaware Department of
Insurance or other competent regulatory authority shall have entered a final and
nonappealable order, judgment or decree (i) appointing a custodian, trustee,
agent or receiver for the Insurer or for all
or any material portion of its property or (ii) authorizing the taking of
possession by a custodian, trustee, agent or receiver of the Insurer (or the
taking of possession of all or any material portion of the property of the
Insurer).
"Insurer Optional Deposit" means, with respect to any Payment Date, an
amount delivered by the Insurer pursuant to Section 4.02(i) of the Servicing
Agreement, at its sole option, other than amounts in respect of a Policy Claim
Amount to the Collateral Agent for deposit into the Collection Account.
"Interest Carryover Shortfall" means, with respect to any Advance and
any Payment Date, the excess of the Interest Payment Amount for such Advance for
the immediately preceding Payment Date over the amount in respect of interest on
such Advance that was actually paid to Lender on such preceding Payment Date,
plus interest (calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in
the Accrual Period for such Advance and a 360-day year) on the amount of
interest due but not paid to Lender on the preceding Payment Date, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, at a per annum rate equal to the sum of the LIBOR
Rate for such Advance plus the Applicable Margin.
"Interest Payment Amount" means, with respect to any Advance and any
Payment Date, interest (calculated on the basis of the actual number of days
elapsed in the Accrual Period for such Advance and a 360-day year) accrued on
such Advance during the applicable Accrual Period for such Advance at a per
annum rate equal to the sum of the LIBOR Rate for such Advance plus the
Applicable Margin.
"Interest Rate Hedging Agreement" means an ISDA Master Agreement and
Schedule thereto entered into between the Borrower and the Hedge Counterparty,
substantially in the form of Exhibit C to this Loan Agreement.
"Interest Rate Hedging Transaction" means a transaction that is
entered into under the Interest Rate Hedging Agreement, the terms of which are
reflected on a confirmation that is executed by the Borrower and the Hedge
Counterparty.
"Interim Certification" means a loan schedule and exception report in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
"Investment Earnings" means, with respect to each of the Collection
Account and the Reserve Account, the investment earnings on amounts on deposit
in the applicable account.
"Lender" means Westside Funding Corporation and its successors and
assigns under the Loan Agreement.
"Lender Authorization" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 3.03(b) of this Loan Agreement.
"Lender Authorization Date" means (a) the second Business Day
immediately preceding each Payment Date, and (b) any other day from time to time
designated by the Lender or, provided that no Insurer Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Insurer as a "Lender Authorization Date".
"LIBOR Rate" means that the rate for a Reset Date will be the rate for
deposits in U.S. Dollars for a period of the Designated Maturity which appears
on the Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the day that is two
London Banking Days preceding that Reset Date; provided, however, that, if such
rate does not appear on the Telerate Page 3750, the LIBOR Rate for that Reset
Date shall be determined pursuant to the Reference Banks LIBOR Determination
Method.
"Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security
interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential
arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any financing lease
having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
"Lien Certificate" means, with respect to a Financed Vehicle, an
original certificate of title, certificate of lien or other notification issued
by the Registrar of Titles of the applicable state to a secured party that
indicates that the lien of the secured party on the Financed Vehicle is recorded
on the original certificate of title. In any jurisdiction in which the original
certificate of title is required to be given to the Obligor, the term "Lien
Certificate" shall mean only a certificate or notification issued to a secured
party.
"Liquidated Contract" means a Contract with respect to which any of
the following has occurred: (i) the date on which such Contract becomes 180 or
more days delinquent on a contractual basis (after giving full credit to no more
than one (1) payment of at least 51% which does not result in a classification
of the Contract as a Delinquent Contract), (ii) the earlier of (a) 60 days after
the related Financed Vehicle is repossessed and (b) the date the related
Financed Vehicle is sold following repossession, and (iii) the date the Contract
has been written off as uncollectable consistent with the Charge-Off Policy.
"Loan Agreement" means this Amended and Restated Warehouse and
Security Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
"Loan Documents" means, collectively, this Loan Agreement, the Note,
the Custodial Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the
Interest Rate Hedging Agreements, the Parent Support Agreement, the Policy, the
Insurance Agreement, the Standby Processing Agreement and all other documents
and instruments executed and delivered in connection herewith or therewith.
"London Banking Day" means a Business Day on which trading in Dollars
is conducted by and between banks in the London interbank market.
"Material Adverse Change" means a material adverse change in, or the
disclosure or discovery of any information not previously disclosed to Lender
and the Insurer which Lender and the Insurer (so long as an Insurer Default
shall not have occurred and be continuing) deem material and adverse relating
to, the business, operations, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or
prospects of any TFC Party, in each case, individually, or with its respective
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on (a) the
Contracts, (b) the property, business, condition (financial or otherwise) or
prospects of any TFC Party (c) the ability of any TFC Party to perform its
obligations under any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (d) the
validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents, (e) the rights and
remedies of the Lender or the Insurer under any of the Loan Documents, (f) the
timely payment of the principal of or interest on the Advances or other amounts
payable in connection therewith, (g) the enforceability or collectibility of a
material portion of the Contracts or (h) the Collateral.
"Maximum Facility Amount" means $75,000,000.
"Military Finance Delinquency Ratio" means, with respect to any
Determination Date, the average, as of the last day of each of the three
preceding Collection Periods, of a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is (x) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all
Delinquent Military Finance Portfolio Receivables, and the denominator of which
is (y) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Military Finance
Portfolio Receivables as of the last day of the immediately preceding Collection
Period.
"Military Finance Portfolio Receivable" means a Portfolio Receivable
that was originated pursuant to the Military Finance Program.
"Military Finance Program" means the finance program described in the
section of the Underwriting Guidelines entitled "The Finance Company Credit
Underwriting Guidelines Military Finance Program (Automobiles and Motorcycles)."
"Minimum Advance Amount" means $1,000,000.
"Monthly Interest Payment Amount" means, with respect to any Payment
Date, the aggregate of the Interest Payment Amounts with respect to each Advance
for such Payment Date, in each case together with any related Interest Carryover
Shortfall for such Payment Date and such Advance.
"Monthly Principal Payment Amount" means, with respect to any Payment
Date, the amount necessary to reduce the Total Outstanding Advances to an amount
equal to the Borrowing Base, in each case calculated as of the opening of
business on such Payment Date.
"Monthly Records" means all records, data and other documentation
maintained by the Servicer with respect to the Contracts, including the
following with respect to each Contract: the account number; the originating
Dealer; Obligor name; Obligor address; Obligor home phone number; Obligor
business phone number; original Principal Balance; original term; Annual
Percentage Rate; current Principal Balance; current remaining term; origination
date; first payment date; final scheduled payment date; next payment due date;
date of most recent payment; new/used classification; collateral description;
days currently delinquent; number of contract extensions (months) to date;
amount of Scheduled Contract Payment; current Insurance Policy expiration date
(and any documentation evidencing or relating to such Insurance Policy, to the
extent maintained by or on behalf of the Borrower or TFC), and past due late
charges.
"Monthly Static Pool" means, with respect to any calendar month,
beginning with the calendar month in which the Closing Date occurs, the pool of
all Receivables that are purchased from Dealers by TFC during such calendar
month.
"Monthly Static Pool Net Liquidation Proceeds" means, with respect to
any Receivable in any Monthly Static Pool that becomes liquidated in accordance
with TFC's Charge-Off Policy, the sum of: (i) proceeds from the disposition of
the underlying financed vehicle securing such Receivable, less the related
servicer's reasonable out-of-pocket costs, including repossession and resale
expenses not already deducted from such proceeds in connection with the
collection of such Receivable, and any amounts required by law to be remitted to
the related obligor; (ii) the proceeds of any insurance policy with respect to
the underlying financed vehicle securing such Receivable; and (iii) any other
monies received from the related obligor or otherwise on or after the date on
which such Receivable becomes liquidated.
"Moody's" means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., or its successor.
"Multiemployer Plan" means a Plan which is a multiemployer plan as
defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
"Net Liquidation Proceeds" means, with respect to Liquidated
Contracts, the sum of (i) proceeds from the disposition of the underlying
Financed Vehicle securing the Liquidated Contract, less the Servicer's
reasonable out-of-pocket costs, including repossession and resale expenses not
already deducted from such proceeds in connection with the collection of such
Liquidated Contract, and any amounts required by law to be remitted to the
Obligor, (ii) the proceeds of any Insurance Policy, and (iii) any other monies
received from the Obligor or otherwise on or after the date on which such
Contract becomes a Liquidated Contract.
"Net Loss Default Percentage" means, as of any date of determination
and each Monthly Static Pool, the applicable percentage for such Monthly Static
Pool as of such date, as listed in the "Event of Default" column in the Net
Realized Loss Matrix.
"Net Loss Trigger Percentage" means, as of any date of determination
and each Monthly Static Pool, the applicable percentage for such Monthly Static
Pool as of such date, as listed in the "Trigger Event" column in the Net
Realized Loss Matrix.
"Net Realized Losses" means, with respect to any Receivable in any
Monthly Static Pool that becomes liquidated in accordance with TFC's Charge-Off
Policy, the amount by which the principal balance thereof immediately prior to
such Receivable becoming liquidated exceeds the Monthly Static Pool Net
Liquidation Proceeds in respect of such Receivable (applying such proceeds first
to accrued and unpaid interest).
"Net Realized Loss Matrix" means the Net Realized Loss Matrix attached
to this Loan Agreement as Exhibit P.
"Net Realized Loss Rate" means, with respect to each Monthly Static
Pool, beginning with the Monthly Static Pool for the calendar month in which the
Closing Date occurs, the average, for such Monthly Static Pool and the Monthly
Static Pools for each of the two preceding calendar months (as of the last day
of each of the most recently ended calendar month, the preceding calendar month
or the second preceding calendar month, respectively), of a fraction, expressed
as a percentage, the numerator of which is (x) the aggregate of the cumulative
Net Realized Losses for the Receivables in such Monthly Static Pool as of the
last day of the applicable calendar month, and the denominator of which is (y)
the initial aggregate principal balance of all Receivables in such Monthly
Static Pool; provided, however, that the Net Realized Loss Rate shall not be
calculated prior to August 31, 2001 (it being understood that no static pool for
any month prior to the calendar month in which the Closing Date occurs shall be
included in any calculation of the Net Realized Loss Rate).
"Non-Excluded Taxes" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12
of this Loan Agreement.
"Note" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(a)
of this Loan Agreement.
"Notice of Borrowing and Pledge" shall have the meaning provided in
Section 2.03(a) of this Loan Agreement.
"Notice of Claim" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
6.01(b) of the Servicing Agreement.
"Obligor" means, with respect to any Contract, the purchaser or
co-purchaser of the Financed Vehicle and any other Person obliged to make
payments under such Contract.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the chairman of
the board, the president, any executive vice president, any vice president, any
treasurer or secretary of the Borrower or the Servicer, as appropriate.
"Opinion of Counsel" means an opinion of counsel acceptable to the
Lender and, so long as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
the Insurer, in form and substance acceptable to the Lender and the Insurer
(provided no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing).
"Originator's Net Investment Rate" means, with respect to any
Contract, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the
price at which TFC purchased such Contract and the denominator of which is the
outstanding Principal Balance of such Contract at the time that TFC purchased
such Contract.
"Other Lenders" means any Person who provides financing to, or is
entitled to receive payments from, TFC or any of its Affiliates pursuant to any
Other Warehouse Facility.
"Other Warehouse Facility" means one or more "warehouse facilities"
(including any repurchase facility) entered into by TFC or any of its Affiliates
pursuant to which one or more lenders provide funding to TFC or any of its
Affiliates (or any trust or similar limited purpose entity formed to facilitate
such financing) for the purpose of financing the origination or purchase of
Receivables.
"Over-60 Contract" means a Contract for which the related Obligor is
60 days or more contractually delinquent with respect to at least 51% of a
Scheduled Contract Payment (without giving effect to any applicable grace
periods) but which is not a Liquidated Contract.
"Panmure" means WestLB Panmure Securities, Inc.
"Parent" means TFC Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"Parent Support Agreement" means the Parent Support Agreement dated as
of June 28, 2001, made by Parent in favor of the Lender, the Insurer and the
Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
"Payment Date" means (i) the 15th day of each month (or if such day is
not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (ii) each other Business
Day on which a prepayment of the Advances is required under Section 2.07 of this
Loan Agreement, (iii) each Prepayment Date, (iv) each day on which a
Securitization referred to in Section 2.07(d) of this Loan Agreement is funded,
(v) the Facility Termination Date, (vi) each Business Day after the Facility
Termination Date designated by the Lender or, provided that no Insurer Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer as a Payment Date, and (vii)
each day on which the Borrower is required to make a payment to the Hedge
Counterparty under an Interest Rate Hedging Agreement.
"Payoff Letter" means a letter that (i) is addressed to the Lender,
with a copy to the Insurer, (ii) is signed by a Prior Lender, (iii) identifies
particular Previously Financed Contracts, (iv) specifies that, upon receipt of a
specified dollar amount by such Prior Lender, all
Liens and other interests of such Prior Lender in such Contracts shall
automatically be released and, if applicable, transferred to the Borrower,
without any further action by any Person, (v) delivers to the Lender (or its
agent) executed original partial or full releases, as applicable, with respect
to such Contracts for filing in appropriate UCC recording offices, and
authorizes the Lender to file such releases upon the receipt of such specified
dollar amount, (vi) contains "further assurance" clauses acceptable to Lender
and the Insurer, and (vii) is otherwise satisfactory in form and substance
satisfactory to the Lender and the Insurer.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity
succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
"Permitted Advance Date" means, during the Commitment Period, but in
no event more often than once per week, the date which occurs three (3) Business
Days following the Borrower's delivery of a Notice of Borrowing and Pledge to
the Lender; provided, however, that no Permitted Advance Date shall occur during
the period from and including any Determination Date to but excluding the next
succeeding Payment Date.
"Permitted Investments" means:
(i) Direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to
timely payment by, the United States of America;
(ii) Demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit of any
depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the
United States of America or any state thereof (or any domestic branch of a
foreign bank) and subject to supervision and examination by federal or
state banking or depository institution authorities; provided, however,
that at the time of the investment or contractual commitment to invest
therein, the commercial paper or other short-term unsecured debt
obligations (other than such obligations the rating of which is based on
the credit of a Person other than such depository institution or trust
company) thereof shall have a short-term credit rating of A-1+ or better by
S&P and P-1 or better from Moody's;
(iii) Commercial paper having, at the time of the investment or
contractual commitment to invest therein, a rating from Moody's of P-1 or
better and a rating of A-1+ or better from S&P;
(iv) Investments in money market funds having a rating from Moody's
in the highest investment category granted thereby and a rating of AAA from
S&P;
(v) Demand deposits, time deposits and certificates of deposit that
are fully insured by the FDIC;
(vi) Bankers' acceptances issued by any depository institution or
trust company referred to in clause (ii) above;
(vii) Repurchase obligations with respect to any security that is a
direct obligation of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States of America
or any agency or instrumentality thereof the obligations of which are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in
either case entered into with a depository institution or trust company
(acting as principal) described in clause (ii) above; and
(viii) Any other investments approved in writing by Lender and,
provided that no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Insurer.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, company, association,
partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated
association, government (or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision
thereof) or any other entity of whatever nature.
"Plan" means any Person that is (i) an "employee benefit plan" (as
defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to the provisions of Title I
of ERISA, (ii) a "plan" (as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code) that is
subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (iii) any entity whose underlying assets
include assets of a plan described in (i) or (ii) above by reason of such plan's
investment in the entity or otherwise.
"P.O. Box Owner" means Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, National
Association, or its successor thereto in its capacity as P.O. Box Owner under
the Standby Processing Agreement.
"Policy" means the Credit Risk Insurance Policy (Policy No. 147528)
issued by the Insurer, a copy of which is attached to this Loan Agreement as
Exhibit F.
"Portfolio Receivable" means any motor vehicle retail installment sale
contract (including, without limitation, the Contracts) or motor vehicle loan
included in the portfolio of motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts and
motor vehicle loans that the Servicer services for itself or others.
"Policy Claim Amount" means, for any Payment Date, the amount paid
under the Policy on such Payment Date for any loss identified in the Notice of
Claim submitted on the related Draw Date.
"Post Office Box" means any of the following: post-office box no.
10306 at Norview Station, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000; post-office xxx xx. 0000,
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000; post-office box no. 280810, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000;
post-office box no. 30456, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000; and post-office box no. 20066,
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000.
"Premium" shall have the meaning set forth in the Policy.
"Prepayment Amount" means the amount deposited by the Borrower in the
Collection Account in connection with any optional prepayment of the Total
Outstanding Advances and other Secured Obligations pursuant to Section 2.08 of
this Loan Agreement.
"Prepayment Date" means any date on which an optional prepayment of
Advances is made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.08(a) hereof.
"Prepayment Premium" means, (a) if such prepayment is made by Borrower
using funds other than proceeds of a financing arranged by WestLB or any of its
Affiliates, (i) with respect to any Prepayment Date that occurs on or prior to
the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the product of 2.0% and the Maximum
Facility Amount, and (ii) with respect to any Prepayment Date that occurs after
the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the product of 1.0% and the Maximum
Facility Amount or (b) if such prepayment is made by Borrower using the proceeds
of a financing arranged by WestLB or any of its Affiliates, zero.
"Previously Financed Contract" means any Contract that at any time was
subject to a Lien (other than the Lien arising hereunder).
"Principal Balance" means, with respect to any Contract, as of any
date, the Amount Financed minus the sum of (i) that portion of all amounts
received on or prior to such date and allocable to principal in accordance with
the Actuarial Method and (ii) any Cram Down Loss in respect of such Contract;
provided, however, that with respect to any Contract that has become a
Liquidated Contract, the Principal Balance shall be zero (except when used in
the definition of "Release Price").
"Prior Lender" means any Person (other than the Lender) that has held
a Lien on a Contract to be included in the Borrowing Base.
"Proceeds" has the meaning assigned to it under the UCC and, in any
event, shall include, but not be limited to, any and all amounts from time to
time paid or payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral.
"Purchase Agreement" means the Purchase Agreement between the Borrower
and TFC, dated as of June 28, 2001, pursuant to which the Borrower will acquire
from time to time the Contracts, as such Purchase Agreement may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the
terms thereof.
"Purchased Contract" means a Contract purchased as of the close of
business on the last day of a Collection Period by the Servicer pursuant to
Section 3.18 of the Servicing Agreement and/or Section 6.1 of the Purchase
Agreement.
"Purchase Date" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.1(b) of the Purchase Agreement.
"Purchaser" means TFC Warehouse Corporation I, as purchaser under the
Purchase Agreement.
"Purchase Price" means, with respect to any Contract, an amount equal
to the amount of the Advance by the Lender pursuant to the Loan Agreement, to
which the pledge of such Contract under the Loan Agreement relates.
"Receivables" means (i) the Contracts and (ii) other retail
installment sale contracts purchased or serviced by TFC, that finance new or
used automobiles, vans, light trucks or motorcycles.
"Reference Banks" means three major banks that are engaged in
transactions in the London interbank market, selected by the Hedge Counterparty.
"Reference Banks LIBOR Determination Method" means that the LIBOR Rate
for a Reset Date will be determined on the basis of the rates at which deposits
in U.S. Dollars are offered by the Reference Banks at approximately 11:00 a.m.,
London time on the day that is two London Banking Days preceding that Reset Date
to prime banks in the London interbank market for a period of the Designated
Maturity commencing on that Reset Date. The Hedge Counterparty will request the
principal London office of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of
its rate. If at least two such quotations are provided, the rate for that Reset
Date will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations. If fewer than two quotations
are provided as requested, the rate for that Reset Date will be the arithmetic
mean of the rates quoted by major banks in New York City, selected by the Hedge
Counterparty, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that Reset
Date for loans in U.S. Dollars to leading European banks for a period of the
Designated Maturity commencing on that Reset Date.
"Registrar of Titles" means, with respect to any state, the
Governmental Authority responsible for the registration of, and the issuance of
certificates of title relating to, motor vehicles and liens thereon.
"Regulations T, U and X" means Regulations T, U and X of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor), as the same may be
amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time.
"Release Price" means, with respect to any Contract that (i) is
repurchased from the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Purchase Agreement
and the Collateral Agent's security interest in which is released pursuant to
Section 2.07(b) of this Loan Agreement, or (ii) is purchased from the Borrower
pursuant to Section 3.18 of the Servicing Agreement and the Collateral Agent's
security interest in which is released pursuant to Section 2.07(c) of this Loan
Agreement, an amount equal to the outstanding Principal Balance of such Contract
as of the date of such purchase or repurchase, as applicable, plus all accred
but unpaid interest thereon.
"Release Schedule" means a schedule of Contracts to be released to the
Borrower in accordance with Section 5(c) or (6) of the Custodial Agreement, in
electronic format acceptable to the Collateral Agent, which schedule shall set
forth the following information with respect to each Contract: (i) the name and
address of each Obligor under such Contract, and (ii) the contract number of
such Contract.
"Reportable Event" means any of the events set forth in Section
4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the notice period is
waived under Sections .21, .22, .23, .26, .27 or .28 of PBGC Reg. (S) 4043.
"Repossessed Contract" means any Contract with respect to which the
Servicer has repossessed (or has caused to be repossessed) the related Financed
Vehicle.
"Request for Release and Receipt of Document" shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 6 of the Custodial Agreement.
"Request Notice" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.1(b) of the Purchase Agreement.
"Required Audit Report" means any report required to be delivered
pursuant to Sections 3.07(b) and (c) of the Servicing Agreement.
"Required Documents" shall mean, with respect to a Contract, each
instrument, agreement, document, certificate or other writing, now or hereafter
executed or delivered in respect of such Contract which is required to be
included in the Contract File pursuant to Section 2 of the Custodial Agreement.
For clarity, the Required Documents with respect to any Contract shall not
include the Servicing Documents with respect to such Contract.
"Required Reserve Account Amount" means, as of any date of
determination, the greater of (i) the product of the Required Reserve Account
Percentage and the Aggregate Principal Balance of Eligible Contracts (including
without limitation the Aggregate Principal Balance of Eligible Contracts to be
funded on such date of determination, if any) and (ii) $250,000.
"Required Reserve Account Percentage" means, (i) if a Trigger Event
shall not be in effect, 2.0% or (ii) if a Trigger Event shall have occurred and
be continuing, 5.0%.
"Required Standard of Care" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 3.02 of the Servicing Agreement.
"Requirement of Law" means as to any Person, the certificate of
incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such
Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an
arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable
to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or
any of its property is subject.
"Reserve Account" means the account designated as such, established
and maintained pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Servicing Agreement.
"Reserve Account Excess Amount" has the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 4.02(h) of the Servicing Agreement.
"Reserve Account Regular Application Amount" means, with respect to
any Payment Date, the lesser of (x) the Deficiency Claim Amount, if any, for
such Payment Date and (y) the Reserve Account Available Amount for such Payment
Date.
"Reserve Account Available Amount" means, as of any date, all amounts
then on deposit in the Reserve Account (including, without limitation, all
Investment Earnings with respect to the Reserve Account).
"Reserve Account Property" means the Reserve Account, all amounts and
investments held from time to time in the Reserve Account (whether in the form
of deposit accounts, physical property, book-entry securities, uncertificated
securities or otherwise) and all the proceeds of the foregoing.
"Reset Date" means, with respect to each Advance, the first day of the
Accrual Period for such Advance.
"Responsible Officer" means, as to any Person, the chief executive
officer or, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer of
such Person; provided, that in the event any such officer is unavailable at any
time he or she is required to take any action hereunder, Responsible Officer
shall mean any officer authorized to act on such officer's behalf as
demonstrated to the Lender to its satisfaction.
"Resulting Entity Eligibility Criteria" means, with respect to any
Person described in Section 5.06(b) of the Servicing Agreement, each of the
following criteria: (i) such Person shall have a combined capital and surplus of
at least $500,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of
condition, (ii) such Person shall have (or have a parent which has) a long term
debt rating of A or better by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services; and (iii) such
Person shall be acceptable to the Lender and, so long as no Insurer Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, the Insurer.
"Rolling Deferral Percentage" means, with respect to any Determination
Date, the average of the Deferral Rates calculated as of such Determination Date
and as of the last day of each of the eleven preceding Determination Dates.
"Rule of 78s Contract" means a Contract under which the portion of a
payment allocable to interest and the portion of a payment allocable to
principal is determined in accordance with the Rule of 78s Method.
"Rule of 78s Method" means the method under which a portion of a
payment allocated to earned interest and the portion allocable to principal is
determined according to the sum of the month's digits or any equivalent method
commonly referred to as the "Rule of 78s."
"Scheduled Contract Payment" means, with respect to any Collection
Period for any Contract, the amount set forth in such Contract as required to be
paid by the Obligor in such Collection Period. If after the Closing Date, the
Obligor's obligation under a Contract with respect to a Collection Period has
been modified so as to differ from the amount specified in
such Contract as a result of (i) the order of a court in an insolvency
proceeding involving the Obligor, (ii) pursuant to the Soldiers' and Sailors'
Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, or (iii) modifications or extensions of
the Contract expressly permitted under the Servicing Agreement, the Scheduled
Contract Payment with respect to such Collection Period shall refer to the
Obligor's payment obligation with respect to such Collection Period as so
modified.
"Schedule of Representations" means the Schedule of Representations
and Warranties attached to the Purchase Agreement as Schedule B.
"Section 3.19(a) Delivery" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 3.19(a) of the Servicing Agreement.
"Section 7.03(a) Delivery" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 7.03(a) of the Servicing Agreement.
"Secured Obligations" means the unpaid principal amount of, and
interest on the Advances, any Swap Obligations and all other obligations and
liabilities of the Borrower to the Lender, WestLB or any Indemnified Party
(including, but not limited to, fees, expenses and indemnification payments owed
to the Collateral Agent under Sections 7 and 13 of the Custodial Agreement or to
the Backup Servicer under the Servicing Agreement) whether direct or indirect,
absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter
incurred, which may arise under, out of or in connection with this Loan
Agreement, the Note, any other Loan Document and any other document made,
delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of
principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs,
expenses (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel
to the Lender or WestLB or otherwise). For purposes hereof, "interest" shall
include, without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the
Advances and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy,
or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding,
relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or
post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding.
"Securitization" means a securitization of all or portion of the
Contracts by a trust or other entity established by or on behalf of the Borrower
or one of its Affiliates (including any trust or other entity formed by another
Person in connection with the securitization of Contracts and with respect to
which the Borrower or one of its Affiliates retains an interest in such entity
or the Contracts). Without limiting the foregoing, a Securitization shall
include (i) the issuance of notes, trust certificates or other instruments or
securities to be paid from the proceeds of Contracts, and (ii) the sale of
undivided interests in Contracts.
"Seller" means TFC as seller pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
"Seller Repurchase Event" means the occurrence of a breach of any of
the Seller's representations and warranties set forth under the Schedule of
Representations annexed as Exhibit B to the Purchase Agreement (except for any
violation of a covenant set forth in paragraph 1(G) of such Schedule of
Representations concerning whether such Contract becomes
an Over-60 Contract, a Repossessed Contract or a Liquidated Contract after the
Funding Date of such Contract).
"Service Contract" means, with respect to a Financed Vehicle, the
agreement, if any, financed under the related Contract that provides for the
repair of such Financed Vehicle.
"Servicer" means TFC or any successor servicer appointed as herein
provided.
"Servicer Extension Notice" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.01(a) of the Servicing Agreement.
"Servicer's Certificate" means an Officers' Certificate of the
Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 3.17 of the Servicing Agreement,
substantially in the form of Exhibit C of the Servicing Agreement.
"Servicer Termination Event" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 7.01 of the Servicing Agreement.
"Servicing Agreement" means the Amended and Restated Servicing
Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2002, among the Borrower, the Lender, the
Backup Servicer, the Collateral Agent and the Servicer for the servicing of
Contracts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof.
"Servicing Documents" means all Servicing Records, servicing
agreements (including, without limitation, the Servicing Agreement), servicing
rights, pledge agreements (including, without limitation, the Custodial
Agreement), and any other collateral pledged or otherwise relating to the
Contracts, together with all files, documents, instruments, certificates,
correspondence, accounting books and records relating thereto or to the Contract
Documents.
"Servicing Fee" means, with respect to any Payment Date, the fee
payable to the Servicer in accordance with Section 3.03(b) in an amount equal to
the greater of (x) the product of (i) one-twelfth (1/12th), (ii) 3.5% and (iii)
the Aggregate Principal Balance of Eligible Contracts included in the Borrowing
Base as of the first day of the related Collection Period and (y) the product of
(i) $15.00 and (ii) the number of Eligible Contracts included in the Borrower's
Base of the first day of the related Collection Period.
"Servicing Records" shall have the meaning provided in Section
11.15(b) of this Loan Agreement.
"Servicing Standard" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
3.01 of the Servicing Agreement.
"Single Employer Plan" means any Plan which is covered by Title IV of
ERISA, but which is not a Multiemployer Plan.
"Simple Interest Contract" means a Contract under which the portion of
the payment allocable to interest and the portion allocable to principal is
determined in accordance with the Simple Interest Method.
"Simple Interest Method" means the method of allocating a fixed level
payment on an obligation between principal and interest, pursuant to which the
portion of such payment that is allocated to interest is equal to the product of
the fixed rate of interest on such obligation multiplied by the period of time
(expressed as a fraction of a year, based on the actual number of days in the
calendar month and 365 days in the calendar year) elapsed since the preceding
payment under the obligation was made.
"Specified Event" means, with respect to any Contract, the occurrence
of any of the following:
(a) the payment and performance in full of all obligations of the
Obligor under such Contract;
(b) the foreclosure upon such Contract or the sale of the related
Financed Vehicle or other related Collateral (as defined in this Loan
Agreement) in connection with a foreclosure upon such Contract;
(c) such Contract becoming a Delinquent Contract; or
(d) the collection of insurance proceeds payable against the account
obligor's balance in respect of the related Financed Vehicle.
"Standard & Poor's" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, or its
successor.
"Standby Post-Office Box Processor" means, Xxxxx Fargo and its
successor and permitted assigns.
"Standby Processing Agreement" means the Amended and Restated Standby
Remittance Processing Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2001, among the Insurer,
the Lender, TFC Receivables Corporation I, Asset Guaranty Insurance Company,
Financial Security Assurance Inc., General Electric Capital Corporation, TFC,
the Borrower, TFC Receivables Corporation 2, TFC Receivables Corporation III,
TFC Receivables Corporation IV, Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, National
Association, a national banking association, as trust collateral agent in
respect of TFC Automobile Receivables Trust 1999-1, TFC Automobile Receivables
Trust 2000-1 and TFC Automobile Receivables Trust 2001-1 (in such capacities,
the "Trust Collateral Agent"), the Collateral Agent and the P.O. Box Owner.
"State Contract" means, with respect to any state, any Contract
payable by an Obligor whose billing address, as listed in the Servicer's
records, is located in such state.
"Statement Date" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
3.06(a) of the Servicing Agreement.
"Subordinated Debt" means a debt obligation of TFC or any of its
consolidated subsidiaries that is subordinate to any debt obligation arising
under the Loan Documents or under any Other Warehouse Facility.
"Subsidiary" means, as to any Person, a corporation, partnership or
other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having
ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having
such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority
of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or
other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise
controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both,
by such Person.
"Successor Servicer" means Xxxxx Fargo Financial America, Inc., in its
capacity as Successor Servicer under the Servicing Agreement.
"Successor Servicer Fee" means, with respect to any Payment Date, the
fee payable to the Successor Servicer, in an amount equal to the product of (a)
$1,200 and (b) the sum of (i) the number of Section 3.19(a) Deliveries since the
immediately preceding Payment Date and (ii) the number of Section 7.03(a)
Deliveries since the immediately preceding Payment Date.
"Swap Obligations" means any amounts due and payable to the Hedge
Counterparty pursuant to the terms of any Interest Rate Hedging Agreement,
including, without limitation, any amounts set forth in Sections 2, 6 and 11 of
any Interest Rate Hedging Agreement.
"Swap Payment" means any payment by the Hedge Counterparty to the
Borrower pursuant to an Interest Rate Hedging Agreement.
"Tangible Net Worth" means, at any date, with respect to TFC, the
excess of (a) the tangible assets of TFC and all of its consolidated
subsidiaries calculated in accordance with GAAP, as reduced by adequate reserves
in each case where reserves are proper, over (b) all Indebtedness (excluding
Subordinated Debt) of TFC and all of its consolidated subsidiaries; provided,
however, that (i) in no event shall there be included in the above calculation
any intangible assets such as patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights,
licenses, goodwill, organizational costs, advances or loans to, or receivables
from, directors, shareholders, officers, employees or subsidiaries, amounts
relating to covenants not to compete, pension assets or treasury stock or any
securities of TFC or of any Affiliate of TFC, or any other securities unless the
same are readily marketable in the United States of America or entitled to be
used as a credit against federal income tax liabilities, (ii) securities
included as such intangible assets shall be taken into account at their current
market price or cost, whichever is lower, and (iii) any write-up in the book
value of any assets shall not be taken into account.
"TFC" means, The Finance Company, a Virginia corporation.
"TFC Parties" means the Borrower, TFC and Parent.
"Total Loss Protection" means the insurance coverage provided by an
insurance policy in the form of the Form of Total Loss Protection Policy annexed
to this Loan Agreement as Exhibit R.
"Total Outstanding Advances" means, as of any date of determination,
the unpaid principal amount of all Advances outstanding hereunder.
"Trigger Event" means, with respect to any Determination Date, any of
the following: (a) the Auto Centers Delinquency Ratio as of such Determination
Date is equal to or greater than 7.00%; (b) the Military Finance Delinquency
Ratio as of such Determination Date is equal to or greater than 9.00%; (c) the
Net Realized Loss Rate with respect to any Monthly Static Pool as of such
Determination Date is equal to or greater than the Net Loss Trigger Percentage
with respect to such Monthly Static Pool for such Determination Date; (d) the
Deferral Rate as of such Determination Date is equal to or greater than 1.00%;
or (e) the Rolling Deferral Percentage as of such Determination Date is equal to
or greater than 0.55%.
"UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date
hereof in the State of New York; provided that if, by reason of mandatory
provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection
of the security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New York, "UCC" shall mean the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of
any provision of this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document relating to such
perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection.
"Underwriting Guidelines" means the credit approval guidelines used by
TFC in the purchase of Contracts under its Auto Centers Program and its Military
Finance Program, a copy of which is annexed to this Loan Agreement as Exhibit G,
as amended from time to time with the prior written consent of the Lender and,
so long as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Insurer.
"Unused Facility Fee" means, with respect to any Payment Date on or
prior to the Facility Termination Date, a fee in an amount equal to the product
of (a) the Unused Facility Fee Rate and (b) the excess of (i) the Maximum
Facility Amount over (ii) the daily average of the Total Outstanding Advances
during the period from and including the immediately preceding Payment Date to
but excluding such Payment Date.
"Unused Facility Fee Rate" means a per annum rate equal to 0.20%,
calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360
days.
"Weighted Average APR" means, with respect to any date of
determination, the weighted average of the APRs of the Eligible Contracts,
weighted on the basis of the Principal Balance of the Eligible Contracts as of
the related Accounting Date.
"Weighted Average Facility Interest Rate" means, as of any date of
determination, the weighted average of (a) the fixed rate payable by the
Borrower under the Interest Rate Hedging Agreement then in effect and (b) the
sum of (i) the greater of (A) the fixed rate payable by the Borrower under the
Interest Rate Hedging Agreement then in effect and (B) the LIBOR Rate with a
Designated Maturity of one month as of such date of determination, and (ii)
0.50%. In determining such weighted average, the weight accorded to the rate
referenced in clause (a) shall be based upon the Aggregate Principal Balance of
the Eligible Contracts to which such Interest Rate Hedging Agreement relates,
and the weight accorded to the rate referenced in clause (b) shall be based upon
the Aggregate Principal Balance of the Eligible Contracts financed hereunder
since the Payment Date immediately preceding such date of determination.
"Weighted Average Portfolio Spread" means, with respect to any date of
determination, the excess of (x) the Weighted Average APR as of such date of
determination over (y) the Determination Rate as of such date of determination.
"WestLB" means Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, New York Branch.
EXHIBIT A
ADVANCE RATE MATRIX
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Weighted Average Portfolio Weighted Average Portfolio Remaining Term (in Months)
Spread 34 to 39 40 to 45 46 or more
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2.0% to 2.9% 68.50% 68.20% 67.90%
3.0% to 3.9% 69.50% 69.30% 69.20%
4.0% to 4.9% 70.50% 70.50% 70.50%
5.0% to 5.9% 71.60% 71.70% 71.80%
6.0% to 6.9% 72.70% 72.90% 73.10%
7.0% to 7.9% 73.70% 74.10% 74.40%
8.0% to 8.9% 74.80% 75.30% 75.70%
9.0% to 9.9% 75.90% 76.00% 76.00%
10.0% to 10.9% 76.00% 76.00% 76.00%
11.0% or higher 76.00% 76.00% 76.00%
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF INTEREST RATE HEDGING AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT D
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be an Eligible Contract, a Contract (and the related Contract Documents
and Financed Vehicle) must satisfy, and maintain at all times, the following
eligibility characteristics, subject to any exceptions thereto approved in
writing by the Lender in its sole discretion:
1. Characteristics of Contracts. Each Contract (A) was originated
pursuant to either the Military Finance Program or the Auto Centers Program
by a Dealer for the retail sale of a Financed Vehicle in the ordinary
course of such Dealer's business in accordance with the Underwriting
Guidelines (which policies shall not be amended thereafter without the
consent of the Lender and, so long as no Insurer Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Insurer, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld), and such Dealer had all necessary licenses and
permits to originate Contracts in the state where such Dealer was located,
was fully and properly executed by the parties thereto, was purchased by
TFC from such Dealer under an existing Dealer Agreement or pursuant to a
Dealer Assignment, was validly assigned by such Dealer to TFC pursuant to
the Dealer Agreement or the Dealer Assignment, was validly assigned by TFC
to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and was validly pledged
by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, the
Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, (B)
contains customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights
and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for realization against the
collateral security, (C) is a Contract which provides for level Scheduled
Contract Payments (provided that the payment in the first monthly
collection period and the payment in the final monthly collection period of
the Contract may be minimally different from the normal period and level
payment) which, if made when due, shall fully amortize the Amount Financed
over the original term, (D) provides for, in the event that the related
Contract is prepaid, a prepayment that fully pays the Principal Balance of
such related Contract and includes accrued but unpaid interest through the
date of prepayment in an amount at least equal to the Annual Percentage
Rate, (E) has not been amended or rewritten, or collections with respect to
which deferred or waived, other than as expressly permitted pursuant to
clause (J) below and as evidenced in the Contract Documents relating
thereto, (F) has an original term of eleven (11) to sixty (60) months, (G)
that has been acquired by TFC and, on the related Funding Date for such
Contract, is not a Delinquent Contract and, on such date or at any time
thereafter, is not an Over-60 Contract, a Repossessed Contract or a
Liquidated Contract, and the related Obligor does not have other Contracts
owing to TFC that are Delinquent Contracts, Over-60 Contracts, Repossessed
Contracts or Liquidated Contracts, (H) has an Annual Percentage Rate of not
less than 9.9%, (I) has a remaining Principal Balance of not more than
$25,000, (J) has not been extended beyond its original term, except in
keeping with TFC's Deferment Policy, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit
S hereto, which allows for up to two, one-month deferments in any twelve
month period not to exceed up to four, one-month
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deferments over the life of a monthly-pay contract, (K) was purchased
through an Approved Dealer, (L) is due from a U.S. citizen in the case of a
Contract that was originated pursuant to the Military Finance Program and a
U.S. resident in the case of a Contract that was originated pursuant to the
Auto Centers Program and is denominated in U.S. dollars, (M) is secured by
a Financed Vehicle and a valid first priority perfected security interest
is in effect with respect to such Financed Vehicle, (N) is owned solely by
the Borrower free and clear of any lien, claim, or other encumbrance,
excluding liens that will be released no later than the applicable Funding
Date, (O) with respect to the related security interest in the related
Financed Vehicle is perfected and with clear legal right of repossession,
(P) was secured by a vehicle with Total Loss Protection coverage or covered
by an Insurance Policy, and naming TFC and its assigns as loss payee on the
date the loan was purchased from an Approved Dealer by TFC, (Q) meets, in
all material respects, all applicable requirements of federal, state, and
local laws and regulations, (R) is not subject to any right of setoff by
the Obligor, (S) will be clearly marked in the books and records of TFC and
the Borrower, as applicable, as being sold to the Borrower, and pledged by
the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, (T) will not, as a result of the
addition of such Contract to the pool of Eligible Contracts, cause the
percentage of Eligible Contracts (by Aggregate Principal Balance as of any
date of determination) originated by any one Dealer to exceed 10% (it being
understood that commonly owned dealerships shall be considered as one
Dealer for the purposes of such calculation), (U) will not, as a result of
the addition of such Contract to the pool of Eligible Contracts, cause the
percentage of Eligible Contracts (by Aggregate Principal Balance as of any
date of determination) with Obligors located in any one State to exceed
30%, (V) will not, as a result of the addition of such Contract to the pool
of Eligible Contracts, cause the percentage of Eligible Contracts (by
Aggregate Principal Balance as of any date of determination) that were
originated pursuant to the Auto Centers Program to exceed 30% of the
Aggregate Principal Balance of all Eligible Contracts, and (W) was
originated on an applicable Form of Contract.
2. No Fraud or Misrepresentation. Each Contract (A) was originated by
a Dealer, (B) was sold by the Dealer to TFC, (C) was sold by TFC to the
Borrower and (D) was pledged by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent
without any fraud or misrepresentation in any case.
3. Compliance with Law. All requirements of applicable federal, state
and local laws, and regulations thereunder (including usury laws, the
Federal Truth-in-Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair
Credit Billing Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Xxxx-Xxxxxxxx Warranty
Act, the Federal Reserve Board's Regulations "B" and "Z", the Soldiers' and
Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, each applicable state Motor
Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act, and state adaptations of the National
Consumer Act and of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code and other consumer
credit laws and equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws) in respect of
the Contracts, the Financed Vehicles and the sale of any physical damage,
credit life and credit accident and
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health insurance and any extended service contracts, have been complied
with in all material respects by TFC and the Borrower, as applicable, and
each Contract, the sale of the Financed Vehicle evidenced by each Contract
and the sale of any physical damage, credit life and credit accident and
health insurance and any extended service contracts complied at the time it
was originated or made in all material respects and now complies in all
material respects with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
4. Binding Obligation. Each Contract represents the genuine, legal,
valid and binding payment obligation of the Obligor thereon, enforceable by
the holder thereof in accordance with its terms, except (A) as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and
by equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies,
regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law and (B) as such Contract may be modified by the
application after the applicable Funding Date of the Soldiers' and Sailors'
Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended; and all parties to each Contract had
full legal capacity to execute and deliver such Contract and all other
documents related thereto and to grant the security interest purported to
be granted thereby.
5. No Government, Corporate or Fleet Obligor. No Contract is due from
the United States of America or any state or from any agency, department or
instrumentality of the United States of America or any state. All of the
Contracts are due from Obligors who are natural persons or, if any Obligor
is not a natural person, (a) such entity is an obligor with respect to five
or fewer financed vehicles and (b) the related Contract or Contracts have
the benefit of the personal guaranty of a natural person or persons. No
Contract has been included in a "fleet" sale (i.e., a sale to any single
Obligor of more than five Financed Vehicles).
6. Obligor Bankruptcy. At the applicable Funding Date, no Obligor had
been the subject of a current bankruptcy proceeding.
7. Contract Schedule. The information set forth in each Contract
Schedule has been produced from the Electronic Ledger and was true and
correct in all material respects, with respect to each Contract, as of the
close of business on the Funding Date of such Contract.
8. Marking Records. By the Funding Date with respect to each Contract,
TFC will have caused the portions of the Electronic Ledger relating to such
Contract to be clearly and unambiguously identified to show that such
Contract has been sold to the Borrower by TFC pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement and pledged by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent in accordance
with the terms of the Loan Agreement.
9. Adverse Selection. No selection procedures adverse to the Lender,
the Hedge Counterparty or the Insurer were utilized in selecting the
Contracts from those contracts owned by TFC or the Borrower.
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10. Chattel Paper. The Contracts constitute chattel paper within the
meaning of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York, Delaware,
Virginia and Minnesota.
11. One Original. There is only one original executed copy of each
Contract.
12. Contract Files Complete. There exists a Contract File pertaining
to each Contract and such Contract File contains the related Contract
Documents including, without limitation, (a) a fully executed original of
the Contract and (b) no later than 120 days after the Funding Date for such
Contract, the original Lien Certificate for such Contract. Each of such
documents which is required to be signed by the Obligor has been signed by
the Obligor in the appropriate spaces. All blanks on any form described in
clauses (a) and (b) above have been properly filled in and each form has
otherwise been correctly prepared. Notwithstanding the above, a copy of the
complete Contract File for each Contract, which fulfills the documentation
requirements of the Underwriting Guidelines as in effect at the time of
purchase has been delivered to the Collateral Agent by TFC, on behalf of
the Borrower by the related Funding Date.
13. Contracts in Force. No Contract has been satisfied, subordinated
or rescinded, and the Financed Vehicle securing each such Contract has not
been released from the lien of the related Contract in whole or in part. No
terms of any Contract have been waived, altered or modified in any respect
since its origination, except as expressly permitted pursuant to paragraph
1(J) above by instruments or documents identified in the Contract File. No
Contract has been modified as a result of application of the Soldiers' and
Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended.
14. Lawful Assignment. No Contract was originated in, or is subject to
the laws of, any jurisdiction the laws of which would make unlawful, void
or voidable the sale, transfer and assignment of such Contract under the
Purchase Agreement or the pledge thereof pursuant to this Loan Agreement or
pursuant to transfers of the Note. The Borrower has not entered into any
agreement with any account debtor that prohibits, restricts or conditions
the assignment of any portion of the Contracts.
15. Good Title. No Contract has been sold, transferred, assigned or
pledged by TFC to any Person other than the Borrower; immediately prior to
the conveyance of the Contracts to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, TFC was the sole owner thereof and had good and indefeasible
title thereto, free of any Lien; provided, however, that, with respect to
each Previously Financed Contract subject to a Lien in favor of an Other
Lender, such Lien shall be released by such Other Lender simultaneously
with the conveyance of such Contract to the Borrower pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement. Upon execution and delivery of the applicable
Assignment by TFC, the Borrower shall have good and indefeasible title to
and will be the sole owner of such Contracts, free of any Lien, other than
the Lien of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge
Counterparty and the Insurer. No Dealer has a participation in, or other
right to receive, proceeds of any Contract. TFC has not taken any action to
convey any right to any Person that would result in such Person having a
right to payments received under the
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related Insurance Policies or the related Dealer Agreements or Dealer
Assignments or to payments due under such Contracts.
16. Security Interest in Financed Vehicle. Each Contract creates
or will create a valid, binding and enforceable first priority security
interest in favor of TFC in the Financed Vehicle. The Lien Certificate
and original certificate of title for each Financed Vehicle show, or if
a new or replacement Lien Certificate is being applied for with respect
to such Financed Vehicle the Lien Certificate will be received within
120 days of the applicable Funding Date, and will show TFC named as the
original secured party under each Contract as the holder of a first
priority security interest in such Financed Vehicle. With respect to
each Contract for which the Lien Certificate has not yet been returned
from the Registrar of Titles, TFC has received written evidence from
the related Dealer that such Lien Certificate showing TFC or the
Collateral Agent as first lienholder has been applied for and (i) TFC's
security interest has been validly assigned to the Borrower pursuant to
the Purchase Agreement and (ii) the Borrower's security interest has
been validly pledged to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Loan
Agreement. Immediately after the sale, transfer and assignment thereof
by TFC to the Borrower, each Contract will be secured by an enforceable
and perfected first priority security interest in the Financed Vehicle
in favor of the Borrower as secured party, which security interest is
prior to all other Liens upon and security interests in such Financed
Vehicle which now exist or may hereafter arise or be created (except,
as to priority, for any lien for taxes, labor or materials affecting a
Financed Vehicle arising subsequent to the applicable Funding Date).
Immediately after the pledge of a security interest therein by the
Borrower to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, the
Hedge Counterparty and the Insurer, each Contract will be secured by an
enforceable and perfected first priority security interest in the
Financed Vehicle in favor of the Collateral Agent as secured party, for
the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the Collateral
Agent, which security interest is prior to all other Liens upon and
security interests in such Financed Vehicle which now exist or may
hereafter arise or be created (except, as to priority, for any lien for
taxes, labor or materials affecting a Financed Vehicle arising
subsequent to the applicable Funding Date). As of the applicable
Funding Date, there were no Liens or claims for taxes, work, labor or
materials affecting a Financed Vehicle which are or may be Liens prior
or equal to the Liens of the related Contract.
17. All Filings Made. All filings (including UCC filings)
required to be made by any Person and actions required to be taken or
performed by any Person in any jurisdiction to give the Collateral
Agent a first priority perfected security interest in the Contracts and
the proceeds thereof and the other Collateral have been made, taken or
performed.
18. No Impairment. Neither TFC nor the Borrower has done
anything to convey any right to any Person that would result in such
Person having a right to payments due under the Contract or otherwise
to impair the rights of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty or the
Insurer in any Contract or the proceeds thereof.
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19. Contract Not Assumable. No Contract is assumable by another
Person in a manner which would release the Obligor thereof from such
Obligor's obligations to the Borrower with respect to such Contract.
20. No Default. As of the applicable Funding Date, no Contract
was in default and no condition existed or event occurred that
constituted a default, breach, violation or event permitting
acceleration under the terms of any Contract, and no continuing
condition that with notice or the lapse of time would constitute a
default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under the
terms of any Contract has arisen, and there has been no waiver of any
of the foregoing. As of the applicable Funding Date, no Financed
Vehicle had been repossessed.
21. No Defenses. As of the applicable Funding Date, no right of
rescission, setoff, counterclaim or defense has been asserted or
threatened with respect to any Contract.
22. Insurance. At the time of origination of each Contract, the
related Financed Vehicle was covered by an Insurance Policy which was
(i) in an amount at least equal to the lesser of, excluding any
deductible, (a) its maximum insurable value or (b) the principal amount
due from the Obligor under the related Contract, (ii) naming TFC and
its successors and assigns as loss payee and (iii) insuring against
loss and damage due to fire, theft, transportation, collision and other
risks generally covered by either a physical loss and damage Insurance
Policy or the combination of TFC's Total Loss Protection and GAP
coverage. No Financed Vehicle is insured under a policy of force-placed
insurance on the applicable Funding Date.
23. Certain Characteristics of Contracts. (i) No Contract was
more than 30 days past due as of the applicable Funding Date; (ii) no
funds have been advanced by TFC, the Borrower, the Servicer, any
Dealer, or anyone acting on behalf of any of them in order to cause any
Contract to qualify under subclause (i) of this clause 23; (iii) the
Principal Balance of each Contract set forth in the related Contract
Schedule is true and correct as of the applicable Funding Date.
24. Allotment Processor. As of the Closing Date, Fort Xxxx
National Bank ("FKNB") has been directed by TFC, and evidence of FKNB's
acknowledgment has been received to directly transfer to the Collection
Account all amounts received by it in respect of the Contracts pursuant
to TFC's allotment processor program.
25. No Bulk Product. None of the Contracts constitute Bulk
Product.
26. No Civilian Finance Contracts. None of the Contracts were
originated under the Civilian Finance Program.
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF CONTRACT
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EXHIBIT F
COPY OF POLICY
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EXHIBIT G
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
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EXHIBIT H
WESTSIDE FUNDING CORPORATION
PROMISSORY NOTE
June 28, 2001
Amount: U.S. $75,000,000
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, TFC Warehouse Corporation I (the "Borrower")
unconditionally promises to pay on the Facility Termination Date (as defined in
the Loan Agreement referred to below) to the order of Westside Funding
Corporation (the "Lender") in Federal or other immediately available funds in
lawful money of the United States the principal sum of SEVENTY FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS (U.S. $75,000,000) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of
the Advances made by Lender to Borrower pursuant to the Loan Agreement, and to
pay interest thereon from the date hereof until this Note is repaid in like
money at the rates per annum and in the manner set forth in the Loan Agreement.
The principal of and interest on this Note shall be payable in
immediately available funds without set-off or counterclaim, in the manner set
forth in the Loan Agreement.
This Note is issued pursuant to the terms of the Warehouse and Security
Agreement dated as of June 28, 2001, among Lender, Borrower, The Finance Company
and Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association (as amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof,
the "Loan Agreement"), and is subject to the terms thereof and is entitled to
the benefits therein provided.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Loan
Agreement), the principal of and accrued interest on this Note may be declared
due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Loan
Agreement, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, each of
which is hereby expressly waived by Borrower.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
TFC WAREHOUSE CORPORATION I
By: __________________________________
Name: Xxxxxx X. Tray
Title: President and Chief Operating
Officer
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EXHIBIT I
NOTICE OF BORROWING AND PLEDGE
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EXHIBIT J
FORMS OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO TFC PARTIES
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EXHIBIT K
FILING JURISDICTIONS AND OFFICES
TFC
1. State Corporation Commission of Virginia
2. Clerk, Norfolk Circuit Court, Norfolk, Virginia
Borrower
1. Secretary of State of Delaware
2. State Corporation Commission of Virginia
3. Clerk, Norfolk Circuit Court, Norfolk, Virginia
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EXHIBIT L
TRADE NAMES, ETC.
Borrower: None
TFC: Old Dominion Acceptance
Old Dominion Acceptance, Inc.
(used in the conduct of TFC's business in the following States: Alaska, Arizona,
California, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington)
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EXHIBIT M
FORM OF BORROWING BASE DEFICIENCY NOTICE
[DATE]
Westside Funding Corporation Royal Indemnity Company
x/x XXXXXX Xxxxx, X.X.X. 00000 Carmel Commons Boulevard
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxx XxXxxxxx
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Phone Number: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 Fax Number: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota,
New York Branch National Association
1211 Avenue of the Americas Xxxxx Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 MAC N9311-161
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 Attention: Corporate Trust Services,
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 Asset Backed Administration
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Ladies/Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Warehouse and Security
Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2002 (the "Loan Agreement"; capitalized terms
used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given them in the
Loan Agreement), among TFC Warehouse Corporation I, a Delaware corporation (the
"Borrower"), The Finance Company, a Virginia corporation ("TFC"), Westside
Funding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Lender"), and Xxxxx Fargo Bank
Minnesota, National Association, a national banking association (the "Collateral
Agent").
In accordance with Section 7.01(m) of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned
Borrower hereby notifies you that the certain sub-prime consumer new or used
automobile, light truck, van and/or motorcycle loans listed below (the
"Contracts") no longer satisfy each of the Eligibility Criteria listed on
Exhibit D of the Loan Agreement. A description of each such violation is as
follows:
(1) Contract #: .
(2) Date originally pledged to the Collateral Agent: .
(3) Original principal amount of such Contract: $_________________.
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(4) Outstanding principal amount of such Contract: $__________________.
(5) Paragraph number(s) of violated Eligibility Criteria: _____________.
(6) Description of the violation of Eligibility Criteria:______________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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The undersigned Borrower hereby notifies you that it shall no
later than [on the date hereof prepay the outstanding principal amount of
Advances in part or in whole, together with accrued and unpaid interest on, and
other costs relating to such prepayment under the Loan Agreement payable by the
Borrower with respect to, the principal amount prepaid] [the second (2nd)
Business Day after the date hereof pledge additional Eligible Contracts to the
Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, the Hedge Counterparty and the
Insurer (which shall be in all respects acceptable to the Lender and the
Insurer)], such that after giving effect to such [prepayment] [pledge] the Total
Outstanding Advances will not exceed the Borrowing Base.
Very truly yours,
TFC WAREHOUSE CORPORATION I
By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT N
SCHEDULE OF TFC INDEBTEDNESS
[To be provided by TFC]
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EXHIBIT O
SCHEDULE OF TFC INSURANCE
[To be provided by TFC]
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EXHIBIT P
NET REALIZED LOSS MATRIX
Monthly Trigger Event of
Period Event Default
------ ----- -------
1-3 0.10% 0.15%
4-6 0.75% 0.90%
7-9 3.20% 3.50%
10-12 7.75% 8.50%
13-15 11.80% 12.75%
16-18 15.20% 16.50%
19-21 18.75% 19.70%
22-24 20.45% 22.10%
25-27 22.50% 23.15%
28-30 22.60% 24.40%
31-33 23.45% 25.35%
34-36 24.05% 26.00%
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EXHIBIT Q
FORM OF GAP POLICY
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EXHIBIT R
FORM OF TOTAL LOSS PROTECTION POLICY
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EXHIBIT S
TFC'S DEFERMENT POLICY
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