INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT by and among: THE FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORPORATION and FIRST MARBLEHEAD DATA SERVICES, INC., as Administrator and as Indenture Trustee and THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2007-3, as Issuer and AMBAC ASSURANCE...
EXHIBIT
99.1
EXECUTION
VERSION
_______________________________
by
and
among:
THE
FIRST
MARBLEHEAD CORPORATION
and
FIRST
MARBLEHEAD DATA SERVICES, INC.,
as
Administrator
and
U.S.
BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Indenture
Trustee
and
as
Issuer
and
AMBAC
ASSURANCE CORPORATION,
as
Note
Insurer
_______________________________
Dated
as
of September 20, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(This
Table of Contents is for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed
to be part of this Agreement. All capitalized terms used in this
Agreement and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in Article
I of this Agreement.)
ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE
II REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
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SECTION
2.01. Representations and Warranties of the
Administrator
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SECTION
2.02. Representations and Warranties of the
Issuer
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SECTION
2.03. Affirmative Covenants of the
Administrator
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SECTION
2.04. Affirmative Covenants of the Issuer
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SECTION
2.05. Negative Covenants of the
Administrator
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SECTION
2.06. Negative Covenants of the Issuer
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SECTION
2.07. Representations and Warranties of FMC
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SECTION
2.08. Affirmative Covenants of FMC
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SECTION
2.09. Negative Covenants of FMC
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ARTICLE
III THE NOTE GUARANTY INSURANCE POLICY; REIMBURSEMENT
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SECTION
3.01. Issuance of the Note Guaranty Insurance
Policy
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SECTION
3.02. Payment of Note Insurance Premium.
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SECTION
3.03. Reimbursement Obligation.
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SECTION
3.04. Indemnification
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SECTION
3.05. Payment Procedure
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SECTION
3.06. Payments to the Note Insurer
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ARTICLE
IV FURTHER AGREEMENTS
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SECTION
4.01. Effective Date; Term of this Insurance and Indemnity
Agreement
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SECTION
4.02. Further Assurances and Corrective
Instruments.
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SECTION
4.03. Obligations Absolute.
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SECTION
4.04. Assignments; Reinsurance; Third Party
Rights.
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SECTION
4.05. Liability of the Note Insurer
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SECTION
4.06. Parties Not to Institute Insolvency
Proceedings
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ARTICLE
V DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
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SECTION
5.01. Events of Default
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SECTION
5.02. Remedies; No Remedy Exclusive
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SECTION
5.03. Waivers
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ARTICLE
VI MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION
6.01. Amendments, Etc
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SECTION
6.02. Notices
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SECTION
6.03. Severability
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SECTION
6.04. Governing Law
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SECTION
6.05. Consent to Jurisdiction
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SECTION
6.06. Consent of the Note Insurer
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SECTION
6.07. Counterparts
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SECTION
6.08. Headings
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SECTION
6.09. Trial by Jury Waived
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SECTION
6.10. Limited Liability
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SECTION
6.11. Entire Agreement
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SECTION
6.12. Limitation of Liability of Owner
Trustee
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INSURANCE
AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT, dated as of September 20, 2007 by and among The First
Marblehead Corporation, a Delaware corporation, First Marblehead Data Services,
Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, as administrator (in such capacity, and
together with any successor thereto in such capacity, the
“Administrator”), U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee
(in such capacity, and together with any successor thereto in such capacity,
the
“Indenture Trustee”), The National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2007-3,
a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”), and AMBAC ASSURANCE CORPORATION (the
“Note Insurer”).
WHEREAS,
the Indenture provides for, among other things, the issuance of Notes, the
proceeds of which shall be used to acquire certain Private Student Loans, pay
Program Expenses and Student Loan acquisition premiums;
WHEREAS,
the Note Insurer has agreed to issue its Note Guaranty Insurance Policy that
guarantees certain payments in respect of the Notes;
WHEREAS,
the Note Insurer shall be paid a Note Insurance Premium as set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS,
the Administrator and the Issuer have undertaken certain obligations in
consideration for the Note Insurer’s issuance of its Note Guaranty Insurance
Policy;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Unless
the context clearly requires otherwise, all capitalized terms used herein and
not otherwise defined in this Article I shall have the meanings assigned to
them
in the Indenture (as defined below).
“Administrator”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Administration
Agreement” means the administration agreement dated as of September 20, 2007
among the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Depositor and
the Administrator, and without regard to any amendment, supplement or
modification thereto, unless such amendment, supplement or modification has
been
approved in writing by the Note Insurer.
“Administrator
Documents” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.01(j) of
this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement .
“Approvals”
has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.01(a) of this Insurance
and Indemnity Agreement.
“Basic
Documents” means the Trust Agreement, the Indenture, all Student Loan
Purchase Agreements, the Deposit and Sale Agreement, the Servicing Agreements,
the Administration Agreement, the Back-up Administration Agreement, the
Custodial Agreements, the Note Depository Agreement, the Note Guaranty Insurance
Policy, the Guarantee Agreements, the XXXX Deposit and Security Agreement,
the
Auction Agent Agreement, the Broker Dealer Agreements, any Program Manual and
other documents and certificates delivered in connection with any
thereof.
“Business
Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions or trust companies in New York City, Minneapolis, Minnesota or
the
city in which the designated corporate trust office of the Indenture Trustee
is
located, are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order
to
remain closed or on which the office designated by the Note Insurer for making
a
claim under the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy is closed.
“Closing
Date” means September 20, 2007.
“Default”
means any event which results, or which with the giving of notice or the lapse
of time or both would result, in an Event of Default.
“Event
of Default” means any event of default specified in Section 5.01 of
this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement.
“Financed
Student Loan Report” has the meaning assigned to that term in
Section 2.03(c)(iii) of this Insurance and Indemnity
Agreement.
“Financial
Guaranty Insurance Policy Premium Letter” means the Letter Agreement dated
September 20, 2007 between the Issuer and the Note Insurer and acknowledged
by
FMC with respect to the Note Insurance Premium.
“Financial
Statements” means, the balance sheets of FMC and its consolidated
subsidiaries as of June 30, 2007, or the most recently ended fiscal year, and
the statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of FMC and its
consolidated subsidiaries for the 12-month period then ended, and the notes
thereto, and all annual and quarterly financial statements required to be
delivered to the Note Insurer by FMC pursuant to Sections 2.03(c)(i) and
(ii) hereof, as applicable.
“FMC”
means The First Marblehead Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Indemnified
Party” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 3.04(b) of this
Insurance and Indemnity Agreement.
“Indemnifying
Party” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 3.04(b) of this
Insurance and Indemnity Agreement.
“Indenture”
means the Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2007, between the Issuer and
the
Trustee, as in existence on September 1, 2007, and without regard to any
amendment, supplement or modification thereto, unless such amendment, supplement
or modification has been approved in writing by the Note Insurer.
“Indenture
Trustee” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Insurance
and Indemnity Agreement” means this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement, as it
may be amended or supplemented from time to time as provided
herein.
“Insurer
Payment Rate” shall mean the lesser of (a) the maximum rate permissible
under applicable usury or similar laws limiting interest rates and (b) the
greater of (i) the then applicable highest rate of interest on the Notes and
(ii) the per annum rate of interest, publicly announced from time to time by
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“Chase”) at its principal office in the City of New
York, as its prime or base lending rate (“Prime Rate”) (any change in such Prime
Rate to be effective on the date such change is announced by Chase) plus three
(3%) percent. The Insurer Payment Rate shall be computed on the basis
of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days. In the
event that Chase ceases to announce its Prime Rate publicly, Prime Rate shall
be
the publicly announced prime or base lending rate of such national bank as
the
Note Insurer shall specify.
“Investment
Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, including, unless the
context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations thereunder, as
amended.
“Issuer”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Issuer
Documents” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.02(j) of
this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement.
“Location”
has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.01(n) of this Insurance
and Indemnity Agreement.
“Material
Adverse Change” means, in respect of any Person, a material adverse change
in (i) the business, assets, financial condition, prospects, results of
operations or properties of such Person, (ii) the ability of such Person to
perform its obligations under any of the Basic Documents, (iii) the
validity, enforceability or collectibility of this Insurance and Indemnity
Agreement, any other Basic Document to which such Person is a party, a material
amount of the Financed Student Loans or the Student Loan Notes, or any Servicing
Agreement or the Guarantee Agreements, (iv) the status, existence, perfection,
priority or enforceability of the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in the
Collateral, (v) a Guarantor’s obligation to guarantee payment of a Financed
Student Loans or (vi) the Servicer’s ability to service Student
Loans.
“Moody’s”
means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor
thereto, and, if such corporation shall for any reason no longer perform the
functions of a securities rating agency, “Moody’s” shall be deemed to refer to
any other nationally recognized rating agency designated by the Note
Insurer.
“Note”
means one of the notes issued, authenticated and delivered pursuant to the
Indenture.
“Note
Guaranty Insurance Policy” means the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy issued
by the Note Insurer to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes
dated as of the date hereof.
“Note
Insurance Premium” means, with respect to the Note Guaranty Insurance
Policy, the amount set forth in the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy Premium
Letter, in each case calculated in accordance with the terms of the Note
Guaranty Insurance Policy Premium Letter and payable at the times set forth
in
the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy Premium Letter.
“Note
Insurer” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Officer’s
Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Authorized Representative or
authorized officer of the Issuer or the Administrator,
respectively.
“Opinion
of Counsel” means a written opinion of an attorney at law or firm of
attorneys selected by the Person obliged to deliver an opinion on the subject
in
question, reasonably acceptable to the Person who is to receive the same
hereunder, duly admitted to the practice of law before the highest court of
any
state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.
“Person”
means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association,
joint stock company, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated
organization or government or any agency, instrumentality or political
subdivision thereof.
“S&P”
means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., and
any successor thereto, and, if such corporation shall for any reason no longer
perform the functions of a securities rating agency, “S&P” shall be deemed
to refer to any other nationally recognized rating agency designated by the
Note
Insurer.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, including, unless the context
otherwise requires, the rules and regulations thereunder, as amended from time
to time.
“Term
of this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement” shall be determined as provided
in Section 4.01 hereof.
“Transaction”
means the transactions contemplated by the Basic Documents.
“Trust
Agreement” means the trust agreement dated as of 20, 2007 by and between the
Depositor and the Owner Trustee.
“Trust
Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, including, unless the
context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations thereunder, as amended
from time to time.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
SECTION
2.01. Representations
and Warranties of the Administrator. The Administrator
represents, warrants and covenants as follows:
(a) Due
Organization and Qualification. The Administrator is a
corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation. The Administrator is duly
qualified to transact business, is in good standing and has obtained all
necessary licenses, permits, charters, registrations and approvals (together,
“Approvals”) necessary for the conduct of its business as currently
conducted and the performance of its obligations under the Basic Documents,
in
each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified or to obtain such
Approvals would render any Basic Document unenforceable in any respect or would
have a material adverse effect upon the Transaction.
(b) Power
and Authority. The Administrator has all necessary corporate
power and authority to conduct its business as currently conducted, to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under the Basic Documents and to consummate
the Transaction.
(c) Due
Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Basic Documents to which it is a party by the Administrator have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action and does not require any additional
approvals or consents, or other action by or any notice to or filing with any
Person, including, without limitation, any governmental entity or any of its
stockholders which have not previously been obtained or given.
(d) Noncontravention. Neither
the execution and delivery by the Administrator of the Basic Documents to which
it is a party, the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby nor
the
satisfaction of the terms and conditions of the Basic Documents:
(i) conflicts
with or results in any breach or violation of any provision of the certificate
of incorporation or bylaws of the Administrator, or any law, rule, regulation,
order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award currently
in
effect having applicability to the Administrator or any of its material
properties, including regulations issued by an administrative agency or other
governmental authority having supervisory powers over the
Administrator;
(ii) constitutes
a default by the Administrator under or results in the acceleration of any
obligation under or a material breach of any provision of any loan agreement,
mortgage, indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Administrator
is a party or by which any of its properties is or may be bound or affected;
or
(iii) results
in or requires the creation of any lien upon or in respect of any assets of
the
Administrator.
(e) Legal
Proceedings. There is no action, proceeding or investigation by
or before any court, governmental or administrative agency or arbitrator against
or affecting the Administrator or any of its subsidiaries or related special
purpose vehicles, or any properties or rights of the Administrator, or any
of
its subsidiaries or related special purpose vehicles, or any of the Financed
Student Loans, pending or, to the knowledge of the Administrator after
reasonable inquiry, threatened, which, in any case, if decided adversely to
the
Administrator or any such subsidiary or any such related special purpose vehicle
could result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the Administrator
or
any such subsidiary or any such related special purpose vehicle.
(f) Valid
and Binding Obligations. The Basic Documents to which the
Administrator is a party, when executed and delivered by the Administrator,
will
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Administrator,
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and
general equitable principles. The Notes are validly issued and outstanding
and
entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(g) Financial
Statements. The Financial Statements of the Administrator and
its parent, FMC, (i) are, as of the dates and for the periods referred to
therein, complete and correct in all material respects, (ii) present fairly
the financial condition and results of operations of the Administrator and
its
parent, FMC, as of the dates and for the periods indicated and (iii) have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied, except as noted therein (subject as to interim statements
to normal year-end adjustments). Since December 31, 2006 there
has been no Material Adverse Change in respect of the Administrator or its
parent, FMC. Except as disclosed in the Financial Statements, each of
the Administrator and its parent, FMC, is not subject to any contingent
liabilities or commitments that, individually or in the aggregate, have a
material possibility of causing a Material Adverse Change in respect of the
Administrator or its parent, FMC.
(h) Compliance
with Law, Etc. No practice, procedure or policy employed, or
proposed to be employed, by the Administrator in the conduct of its business,
violates any law, regulation, judgment, agreement, order or decree applicable
to
it that, if enforced, could result in a Material Adverse Change with respect
to
the Administrator.
(i) Taxes. The
Administrator has filed prior to the date hereof all federal and state tax
returns that are required to be filed and paid all taxes, including any
assessments received by it that are not being contested in good faith, to the
extent that such taxes have become due. Any taxes, fees and other
governmental charges payable by the Administrator in connection with the
Transaction, the execution and delivery of the Basic Documents and the issuance
of the Notes have been paid or shall have been paid at or prior to the Closing
Date.
(j) Accuracy
of Information. Neither the Basic Documents, nor other
information relating to the Financed Student Loans, the operations of the
Administrator (including servicing or origination of loans) or the financial
condition of the Administrator, as amended, supplemented or superseded,
furnished to the Note Insurer by the Administrator or FMC (collectively, the
“Administrator Documents”), contain any statement of a material fact
which was untrue or misleading in any material respect when made. The
Administrator has no knowledge of circumstances that could reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Change with respect to it. Since
the furnishing of the Administrator Documents, there has been no change nor
any
development or event involving a prospective change known to the Administrator
that would render any of such Administrator Documents untrue or misleading
in
any material respect. The information on the data tape detailing, on
a loan-by-loan basis, the amount of each Financed Student Loan, the interest
rate of each Financed Student Loan, the FICO score of the borrower under each
Financed Student Loan, whether there is a co-signer on each Financed Student
Loan, the date of origination of each Financed Student Loan, the date the
borrower is to start making repayment on the Financed Student Loan, the name
and
address of the borrower and co-borrower, if any, and the name of the educational
institution financed under the Financed Student Loan is true and accurate in
all
material respects. The information on each student loan roster
attached to the relevant pool supplement is true and accurate in all material
respects.
(k) Compliance
With Securities Laws. The offer and sale of the Notes are exempt
from all registration requirements of applicable federal and state securities
laws, or if not so exempt, have been made pursuant to an effective Registration
Statement that complied with all applicable requirements of the Securities
Act. Neither the offer nor the sale of the Notes by the Issuer has
been or will be in violation of the Securities Act or any other federal or
state
securities laws. The Administration Agreement is not required to be
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, and the Issuer is not required to
be
registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company
Act. The Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture
Act.
(l) Basic
Documents. Each of the representations and warranties of the
Administrator contained in the Basic Documents is true and correct in all
material respects and the Administrator hereby makes each such representation
and warranty to, and for the benefit of, the Note Insurer as if the same were
set forth in full herein.
(m) Solvency;
Fraudulent Conveyance. The Administrator is solvent, will not be
rendered insolvent by the Transaction, and will remain solvent during the Term
of this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement. The Administrator does not
contemplate the commencement of insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or
consolidation proceedings or the appointment of a receiver, liquidator,
conservator, trustee or similar official in respect of it or any of its
assets. The Administrator has not transferred, and will not transfer,
the Financed Student Loans to the Trust Estate and will not sell any Notes,
as
provided in the Basic Documents, with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud
any
of its creditors.
[(n) Location. The
location within the meaning of §9-307 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the
State of New York (the “Location”) of the Administrator is
Massachusetts.]
SECTION
2.02. Representations
and Warranties of the Issuer. The Issuer represents, warrants and
covenants as follows:
(a) Due
Organization and Qualification. The Issuer is a statutory trust,
duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the
State of Delaware. The Issuer is duly qualified to transact business,
is in good standing and has obtained all Approvals necessary for the conduct
of
its business as currently conducted and the performance of its obligations
under
the Basic Documents, in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so
qualified or to obtain such Approvals would render any Basic Document
unenforceable in any respect or would have a material adverse effect upon the
Transaction.
(b) Power
and Authority. The Issuer has all necessary trust power and
authority to own its properties and conduct its business as currently conducted,
to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Basic Documents and
to
consummate the Transaction.
(c) Due
Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Basic Documents to which the Issuer is a party by the Issuer have been duly
and
validly authorized by all necessary trust action and does not require any
additional approvals or consents, or other action by or any notice to or filing
with any Person, including, without limitation, any governmental entity which
have not previously been obtained or given.
(d) Noncontravention. Neither
the execution and delivery of the Basic Documents to which the Issuer is a
party
by the Issuer, the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby nor
the
satisfaction of the terms and conditions of the Basic Documents:
(i) conflicts
with or results in any breach or violation of any provision of the Trust
Agreement, or any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction,
decree, determination or award currently in effect having applicability to
the
Issuer or any of its material properties, including regulations issued by an
administrative agency or other governmental authority having supervisory powers
over the Issuer;
(ii) constitutes
a default by the Issuer under or results in the acceleration of any obligation
under or a material breach of any provision of any loan agreement, mortgage,
indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party or
by
which any of its or their respective properties is or may be bound or affected;
or
(iii) results
in or requires the creation of any lien upon or in respect of any assets of
the
Issuer other than pursuant to the Basic Documents.
(e) Legal
Proceedings. There is no action, proceeding or investigation by
or before any court, governmental or administrative agency or arbitrator against
or affecting the Issuer, or any properties or rights of the Issuer, or any
of
the Financed Student Loans, pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer after
reasonable inquiry, threatened, which, in any case, if decided adversely to
the
Issuer could result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the
Issuer.
(f) Valid
and Binding Obligations. The Basic Documents to which the Issuer
is a party, when executed and delivered by the Issuer, will constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable in accordance
with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable
principles. The Notes are validly issued and outstanding and entitled
to the benefits of the Indenture.
(g) Material
Adverse Change. Since the date of its formation, there has been
no Material Adverse Change in respect of the Issuer. The Issuer is
not subject to any contingent liabilities or commitments that, individually
or
in the aggregate, have a material possibility of causing a Material Adverse
Change in respect of the Issuer.
(h) Compliance
with Law, Etc. No practice, procedure or policy employed, or
proposed to be employed, by the Issuer in the conduct of its business, violates
any law, regulation, judgment, agreement, order or decree applicable to it
that,
if enforced, could result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the
Issuer.
(i) Taxes. The
Issuer has filed prior to the date hereof all federal and state tax returns
that
are required to be filed and paid all taxes, including any assessments received
by it that are not being contested in good faith, to the extent that such taxes
have become due. Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges
payable by the Issuer in connection with the Transaction, the execution and
delivery of the Basic Documents and the issuance of the Notes have been paid
or
shall have been paid at or prior to the Closing Date.
(j) Accuracy
of Information. Neither the Basic Documents, nor other
information relating to the Financed Student Loans, the operations of the Issuer
(including servicing or origination of loans) or the financial condition of
the
Issuer, as amended, supplemented or superseded, furnished to the Note Insurer
by
the Issuer (collectively, the “Issuer Documents”) contain any
statement of a material fact which was untrue or misleading in any material
respect when made. The Issuer has no knowledge of circumstances that
could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change with respect
to
the Issuer. Since the furnishing of the Issuer Documents, there has
been no change nor any development or event involving a prospective change
known
to the Issuer that would render any of the Issuer Documents untrue or misleading
in any material respect.
(k) Compliance
With Securities Laws. The offer and sale of the Notes are exempt
from all registration requirements of applicable federal and state securities
laws, or if not so exempt, have been made pursuant to an effective Registration
Statement that complied with all applicable requirements of the Securities
Act. Neither the offer nor the sale of the Notes by the Issuer or its
agents has been or will be in violation of the Securities Act or any other
federal or state securities laws. Neither the Administration
Agreement nor any Servicing Agreement is required to be qualified under the
Trust Indenture Act, and the Issuer is not required to be registered as an
“investment company” under the Investment Company Act. The Indenture
has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
(l) Basic
Documents. Each of the representations and warranties of the
Issuer contained in the Basic Documents is true and correct in all material
respects and the Issuer hereby makes each such representation and warranty
to,
and for the benefit of, the Note Insurer as if the same were set forth in full
herein.
(m) Solvency;
Fraudulent Conveyance. The Issuer is solvent, will not be
rendered insolvent by the Transaction, and will remain solvent during the Term
of this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement. The Issuer does not
contemplate the commencement of insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or
consolidation proceedings or the appointment of a receiver, liquidator,
conservator, trustee or similar official in respect of the Issuer or any of
its
assets. The amount of consideration received by the Issuer upon the
sale of the Notes constituted reasonably equivalent value and fair consideration
for the interest in the Financed Student Loans securing the
Notes. The Issuer has not transferred, and will not transfer, the
Financed Student Loans to the Trust Estate and will not sell any Notes, as
provided in the Basic Documents, with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud
any
of its respective creditors.
(n) Location. The
Location of the Issuer is Delaware.
(o) Execution
and Delivery of Insurance Agreement. This Insurance and
Indemnity Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Issuer.
SECTION
2.03. Affirmative
Covenants of the Administrator. The Administrator hereby agrees
that during the Term of this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement, unless the
Note
Insurer shall otherwise expressly consent in writing:
(a) Compliance
With Agreements and Applicable Laws. The Administrator shall
comply with all the terms and satisfy all the conditions on its part to be
performed or satisfied under the Basic Documents, shall not be in default under
the Basic Documents and shall comply with all material requirements of any
law,
rule or regulation applicable to it.
(b) Corporate
Existence. The Administrator and its successors and assigns
shall maintain its corporate existence and shall at all times continue to be
duly organized under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation
and be duly qualified and duly authorized (as described in subsections 2.01(a),
(b) and (c) hereof) and shall conduct its business in accordance with the terms
of its certificate of incorporation and bylaws.
(c) Financial
Statements; Financed Student Loan Reports; Notices Other
Information. The Administrator shall keep, or cause to be kept,
in reasonable detail books and records of account of its assets and business,
including, but not limited to, books and records relating to the
Transaction. The Administrator shall furnish or cause to be furnished
to the Note Insurer with respect to itself:
(i) Annual
Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event
within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Administrator,
the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Administrator and its parent,
FMC, and its subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and the related
audited consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and
cash flows for such fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and stating in
comparative form the respective figures for the corresponding date and period
in
the preceding fiscal year, prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied, and accompanied by the audit
opinion of the independent accountants (which shall be either (i) KPMG LLP
or (ii) a nationally recognized independent public accounting firm) of the
Administrator.
(ii) Quarterly
Financial Statements. (A) Upon the reasonable request of
the Note Insurer following any Material Adverse Change with respect to the
Administrator or the reasonable belief of the Note Insurer that a Material
Adverse Change with respect to the Administrator has occurred, as soon as
available, and (B) in any event within 60 days after the close of
each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Administrator,
the
unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Administrator, its parent FMC
and
its subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and the related unaudited
consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash
flows for the portion of the fiscal year then ended, all in reasonable detail
and stating in comparative form the respective figures for the corresponding
date and period in the preceding fiscal year, prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (subject to normal
year-end adjustments).
(iii) Financed
Student Loan Reports. On the 25th day of each month commencing
on October 25, 2007, the Administrator, or its parent, FMC, on its behalf,
shall
provide to the Note Insurer reports with respect to the Financed Student
Loans.
(iv) Certain
Information. Upon the reasonable request of the Note Insurer,
the Administrator shall promptly provide copies of any requested proxy
statements, financial statements, reports and registration statements that
the
Administrator files with, or delivers to, the Securities and Exchange Commission
or any national securities exchange. Upon the reasonable request of
the Note Insurer, the Administrator shall promptly provide copies of any
financial statements and reports that the Administrator files with, or delivers
to, any governmental agency or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the
Administrator.
(v) Notices
and Other Information. The Administrator will deliver to the
Note Insurer, promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all notices, schedules,
financial statements or other similar reports delivered to or by the
Administrator or the Servicer pursuant to the terms of the Basic Documents
and,
promptly upon request, such other data as the Note Insurer may reasonably
request. The Note Insurer will also receive all information required
to be furnished to the Trustee.
All
financial statements specified in clauses (i) and (ii) above shall be furnished
in consolidated form for the Administrator and all its subsidiaries and its
parent, FMC, in the event the Administrator shall consolidate its financial
statements with its subsidiaries or its parent.
(d) Compliance
Certificate. The Administrator shall deliver to the Note
Insurer, within (x) 90 days of the close of each fiscal year of the
Issuer and (y) the sixth month after the close of each fiscal year of the
issuer, one or more Officer’s Certificates of the Administrator, stating
that:
(i) a
review
of the Administrator’s performance under the Basic Documents during such period
has been made under such officer’s supervision;
(ii) to
the
best of such individual’s knowledge following reasonable inquiry, no Default or
Event of Default has occurred, or if a Default or Event of Default has occurred,
specifying the nature thereof and, if the Administrator has a right to cure
pursuant to Section 5.01, stating in reasonable detail (including, if
applicable, any supporting calculations) the steps, if any, being taken by
the
Administrator, to cure such Default or Event of Default or to otherwise comply
with the terms of the agreement to which such Default or Event of Default
relates; and
(iii) the
financial statements submitted in accordance with subsection 2.03(c)(i) or
(ii)
hereof, if applicable, are complete and correct in all material respects and
present fairly the financial condition and results of operations of the
Administrator, as of the dates and for the periods indicated, in accordance
with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (subject as to
interim statements to normal year-end adjustments); and
(e) Access
to Records; Discussions with Officers and Accountants. The
Administrator shall, and shall cause the Servicer to, upon the reasonable
request of the Note Insurer, permit the Note Insurer or its authorized
agents:
(i) to
inspect the books and records of the Administrator and the Servicer as they
may
relate to the Notes and the obligations of the Administrator and the Servicer
under the Basic Documents and the Transaction;
(ii) to
discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Administrator and the Servicer
with the chief operating officer and the chief financial officer of the
Administrator and the Servicer; and
(iii) with
the
Administrator’s or the Servicer’s, as applicable, consent, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, to discuss the affairs, finances and
accounts of the Administrator or the Servicer as applicable with the
Administrator’s or the Servicer, as applicable, independent accountants,
provided that an officer of the Administrator or the Servicer as applicable,
shall have the right to be present during such discussions.
Such
inspections and discussions shall be conducted during normal business hours
and
shall not unreasonably disrupt the business of the
Administrator. Such books and records of the Administrator will be
maintained at the address of the Administrator designated herein for receipt
of
notices, unless the Administrator shall otherwise advise the parties hereto
in
writing.
(f) Notice
of Material Events. The Administrator shall be obligated
promptly to inform the Note Insurer in writing of the occurrence of any of
the
following:
(i) the
submission of any claim or the initiation or threat of any legal process,
litigation or administrative or judicial investigation, or rule making or
disciplinary proceeding by or against the Administrator that (A) could be
required to be disclosed to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
(B) could result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the
Administrator or the promulgation of any proceeding or any proposed or final
rule which would result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the
Administrator;
(ii) any
change in the location of the Administrator’s principal offices or any change in
the location of the Administrator’s books and records;
(iii) the
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default or any Material Adverse Change
in
respect of the Administrator;
(iv) the
commencement of any proceedings by or against the Administrator under any
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, rehabilitation, insolvency
or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or of any proceeding in which
a
receiver, liquidator, conservator, trustee or similar official shall have been,
or may be, appointed or requested for the Administrator or any of its
assets;
(v) the
receipt of notice that (A) the Administrator is being placed under
regulatory supervision, (B) any license, permit, charter, registration or
approval necessary for the conduct of the Administrator’s business is to be, or
may be suspended or revoked, or (C) the Administrator is to cease and
desist any practice, procedure or policy employed by the Administrator in the
conduct of its business, and such cessation may result in a Material Adverse
Change with respect to the Administrator;
(vi) any
failure to pay when due any indebtedness of the Administrator;
(vii) the
issuance of any credit rating with respect to the Administrator by any
nationally recognized rating agency or any downgrade or upgrade of any such
credit rating; or
(viii) any
change in ownership or control of the Administrator;
(ix) any
other
event, circumstance or condition that has resulted, or has a material
probability of resulting, in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the
Administrator.
(g) Maintenance
of Licenses. The Administrator and any of its successors shall
maintain all licenses, permits, charters and registrations which are material
to
the conduct of their business.
(h) Retirement
of Notes. The Administrator shall instruct the Indenture
Trustee, upon the retirement or other payment of all of the Notes, to surrender
the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy to the Note Insurer for
cancellation.
(i) Third-Party
Beneficiary. The Administrator agrees that the Note Insurer
shall have all rights of a third-party beneficiary in respect of the
Administration Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, the XXXX Deposit and Security
Agreement, any Servicing Agreement and the Trust Agreement, and hereby
incorporates and restates its representations, warranties and covenants as
set
forth therein for the benefit of the Note Insurer.
(j) Servicing
of Financed Student Loans. The Administrator agrees to service
or cause to be serviced all Financed Student Loans in compliance with the Basic
Documents.
(k) Closing
Documents. The Administrator shall provide or cause to be
provided to the Note Insurer an executed original copy of each document executed
in connection with the Transaction within 30 days after the Closing
Date.
(l) Due
Diligence Review. The Administrator shall and shall cause the
Servicer to permit the Note Insurer or its authorized agents to inspect a sample
(selected by the Note Insurer or its agent) of the Student Loan Files at any
time during normal business hours. If during the course of any such
inspection the Note Insurer or its agent discovers that any document that is
required to be contained in a Financed Student Loan File is missing or
defective, and the absence of or defect in such document is not cured within
10 days after notice thereof is given by the Note Insurer to the
Administrator, then the Note Insurer shall have the right, at the
Administrator’s expense, to engage a nationally recognized firm of independent
public accountants, or other Person reasonably acceptable to the Administrator,
to inspect the Student Loan Files on behalf of the Note Insurer.
(m) Fidelity
Bond. The Administrator shall cause the Servicer to establish
and maintain in full force and effect a fidelity bond (or direct surety bond)
satisfactory to the Note Insurer.
(n) Maintain
Loan Guarantee. The Administrator shall maintain the
Guarantee.
SECTION
2.04. Affirmative
Covenants of the Issuer. The Issuer hereby agrees that during the
Term of this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement, unless the Note Insurer shall
otherwise expressly consent in writing:
(a) Compliance
With Agreements and Applicable Laws. The Issuer shall not be in
default under the Basic Documents and shall comply with all material
requirements of any law, rule or regulation applicable to it.
(b) Trust
Existence. The Issuer and its successors and assigns shall
maintain its Trust existence and shall at all times continue to be duly
organized under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of formation and be
duly
qualified and duly authorized (as described in subsections 2.02(a), (b) and
(c)
hereof) and shall conduct its business in accordance with the terms of its
Trust
Agreement.
(c) Financed
Student Loan Reports; Notices and Other Information. The Issuer
shall keep, or cause to be kept, in reasonable detail books and records of
account of its assets and business, including, but not limited to, books and
records relating to the Transaction. The Issuer shall furnish or
cause to be furnished to the Note Insurer:
(i) Certain
Information. Upon the reasonable request of the Note Insurer,
the Issuer shall promptly provide copies of any financial statements and reports
that the Issuer files with, or delivers to, any governmental agency or
regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Issuer.
(ii) Other
Information. The Issuer will deliver to the Note Insurer,
promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all notices, schedules, financial
statements or other similar reports delivered to or by the Issuer pursuant
to
the terms of the Basic Documents and, promptly upon request, such other data
as
the Note Insurer may reasonably request. The Note Insurer will also
receive all information required to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee or
any
Noteholder.
(d) Compliance
Certificate. The Issuer shall deliver to the Note Insurer, at
the time that the delivery of the financial statements are required by the
Administrator pursuant to subsections 2.04(c)(i) and (ii) hereof, one or more
Officer’s Certificates of the Issuer stating that:
(i) a
review
of the Issuer’s performance under the Basic Documents during such period has
been made under such officer’s supervision; and
(ii) to
the
best of such individual’s knowledge following reasonable inquiry, no Default or
Event of Default has occurred, or if a Default or Event of Default has occurred,
specifying the nature thereof and, if the Issuer has a right to cure pursuant
to
Section 5.01, stating in reasonable detail (including, if applicable, any
supporting calculations) the steps, if any, being taken by the Issuer to cure
such Default or Event of Default or to otherwise comply with the terms of the
agreement to which such Default or Event of Default relates.
(e) Access
to Records; Discussions with Officers and Accountants. The
Issuer shall, upon the reasonable request of the Note Insurer, permit the Note
Insurer or its authorized agents:
(i) to
inspect the books and records of the Issuer as they may relate to the Notes,
the
obligations of the Issuer under the Basic Documents and the
Transaction;
(ii) to
discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Issuer with the chief
operating officer and the chief financial officer of the Issuer;
and
(iii) with
the
Issuer’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed,
to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Issuer with the Issuer’s
independent accountants, provided that an officer of the Issuer shall have
the
right to be present during such discussions.
Such
inspections and discussions shall be conducted during normal business hours
and
shall not unreasonably disrupt the business of the Issuer. The books
and records of the Issuer will be maintained at the address of the Issuer
designated herein for receipt of notices, unless the Issuer shall otherwise
advise the parties hereto in writing.
(f) Notice
of Material Events. The Issuer shall be obligated promptly to
inform the Note Insurer in writing of the occurrence of any of the
following:
(i) the
submission of any claim or the initiation or threat of any legal process,
litigation or administrative or judicial investigation, or rule making or
disciplinary proceeding by or against the Issuer that could result in a Material
Adverse Change with respect to the Issuer, or the promulgation of any proceeding
or any proposed or final rule which would result in a Material Adverse Change
with respect to the Issuer;
(ii) any
change in the Location of the Issuer or the location of the Issuer’s principal
offices or any change in the location of the Issuer’s books and
records;
(iii) the
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default or any Material Adverse Change
in
respect of the Issuer;
(iv) the
commencement of any proceedings by or against the Issuer under any applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, rehabilitation, insolvency or other
similar law now or hereafter in effect or of any proceeding in which a receiver,
liquidator, conservator, trustee or similar official shall have been, or may
be,
appointed or requested for the Issuer or any of its assets;
(v) the
receipt of notice that (A) the Issuer is being placed under regulatory
supervision, (B) any license, permit, charter, registration or approval
necessary for the conduct of the Issuer’s business is to be, or may be suspended
or revoked, or (C) the Issuer is to cease and desist any practice,
procedure or policy employed by the Issuer in the conduct of its business,
and
such cessation may result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the
Issuer;
(vi) any
failure to pay when due any indebtedness of the Issuer;
(vii) the
issuance of any credit rating with respect to the Issuer by any nationally
recognized rating agency or any downgrade or upgrade of any such credit rating;
or
(viii) XXXX
is
downgraded by Fitch, Xxxxx’x or S&P.
(ix) any
other
event, circumstance or condition that has resulted, or has a material
probability of resulting, in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the
Issuer.
(g) Maintenance
of Licenses. The Issuer and any of its successors shall maintain
all licenses, permits, charters and registrations which are material to the
conduct of their business.
(h) Third-Party
Beneficiary. The Issuer agrees that the Note Insurer shall have
all rights of a third-party beneficiary in respect of the Administration
Agreement, any Servicing Agreement and the Trust Agreement and hereby
incorporate and restate their respective representations, warranties and
covenants as set forth therein for the benefit of the Note Insurer.
(i) Servicing
of Financed Student Loans. The Issuer agrees to service or cause
to be serviced all Financed Student Loans in compliance with the Basic
Documents.
(j) Due
Diligence Review. The Issuer shall permit the Note Insurer or
its authorized agents to inspect a sample (selected by the Note Insurer or
its
agent) of the Student Loan Files at any time during normal business
hours. If during the course of any such inspection the Note Insurer
or its agent discovers that any document that is required to be contained in
a
Financed Student Loan File is missing or defective, and the absence of or defect
in such document is not cured within 10 days after notice thereof is given
by the Note Insurer to the Issuer, then the Note Insurer shall have the right,
at the Issuer’s expense, to engage a nationally recognized firm of independent
public accountants, or other Person reasonably acceptable to the Issuer, to
inspect the Student Loan Files on behalf of the Note Insurer.
(k) Servicing.
(i) The
Issuer will obtain from each Servicer copies of third party audits of such
Servicer at least once each calendar year and upon the written request of the
Note Insurer upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under the Indenture
to
ensure that such Servicer is complying with the terms of the applicable
Servicing Agreement and the rules and regulations of the Issuer and provide
such
report to the Note Insurer. Such report shall report such compliance
in writing (or otherwise describe any noncompliance in such detail as shall
be
reasonably satisfactory to the Note Insurer) and the Issuer shall provide such
report to the Note Insurer. In the event that the Issuer is notified
(whether by such accountants or otherwise) of any material noncompliance by
a
Servicer with the due diligence standards, the Issuer shall use its best efforts
to cause such Servicer to do all things necessary to cure such
noncompliance. If a required audit of a Servicer is not received
within 30 days after the time required or if a Servicer shall fail to cure
noncompliance described in the preceding sentence within 60 days after the
Issuer received notice thereof, the Issuer shall, at the written request of
the
Note Insurer, arrange for the prompt substitution at such Servicer’s expense of
the Servicer for the applicable Financed Student Loans satisfactory to the
Note
Insurer and the Issuer under a Servicing Agreement granting rights substantially
identical to the rights granted under the initial Servicing Agreement with
respect to the Financed Student Loans to which the substituted Servicer was
a
party or otherwise satisfactory to the Note Insurer.
(ii) The
Issuer covenants that each Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Issuer
may
terminate such Servicing Agreement with respect to the Financed Student Loans,
at the written direction of the Note Insurer, if the Servicer party thereto
refuses or fails to perform in a material fashion any part of its obligations
under such Servicing Agreement with respect to the Financed Student Loans,
and
fails or refuses to correct said action or lack of action within 60 days after
written notice, upon 60 days’ written notice to the Servicer party
thereto. All written information required under this Section shall be
delivered to the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee within 15 days after
receipt thereof by the Issuer. The Issuer covenants that all
amendments to any Servicing Agreement that affect the servicing of the Financed
Student Loans will require the written consent of the Note Insurer.
(iii) The
Issuer covenants that each Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Servicer
thereunder shall, upon an Event of Default under the Indenture, service the
Financed Student Loans as if the Note Insurer is the owner of the Financed
Student Loans (a third-party beneficiary).
(iv) The
Issuer covenants that pursuant to each Servicing Agreement or a related custody
agreement, the Servicer party thereto will act as bailee and agent of the
Financed Student Loans for the Issuer. The Issuer shall semi-annually
certify to the Trustee that each Servicer is in compliance with its Servicing
Agreement.]
SECTION
2.05. Negative
Covenants of the Administrator. The Administrator hereby agrees
that during the Term of this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement, unless the
Note
Insurer shall otherwise expressly consent in writing:
(a) Impairment
of Rights. The Administrator shall not take any action, or fail
to take any action, if such action or failure to take action may result in
a
Material Adverse Change specified in clause (ii) of the definition of
Material Adverse Change with respect to the Administrator, or may interfere
with
the enforcement of any rights of the Note Insurer under or with respect to
any
of the Basic Documents. The Administrator shall give the Note Insurer
written notice of any such action or failure to act on the earlier
of: (i) the date upon which any publicly available filing or
release is made with respect to such action or failure to act or
(ii) promptly prior to the date of consummation of such action or failure
to act. The Administrator shall furnish to the Note Insurer all
information requested by it that is reasonably necessary to determine compliance
with this paragraph.
(b) Waiver,
Amendments, Etc. The Administrator shall not waive, modify,
amend or terminate, or consent to any waiver, modification, amendment or
termination of, any of the terms, provisions or conditions of the Basic
Documents without the prior written consent of the Note Insurer.
(c) Limitation
on Mergers, Etc. The Administrator shall not consolidate with or
merge with or into any Person or transfer all or substantially all of its assets
to any Person or liquidate or dissolve. The Administrator shall
furnish to the Note Insurer all information requested by it that is reasonably
necessary to determine compliance with this paragraph.
(d) Successors. The
Administrator shall not terminate, or consent to the termination or the
resignation of, the Indenture Trustee, or the Servicer, or designate, or consent
to the designation of any successor thereto, or resign as the Administrator
without the prior written approval of the Note Insurer. The Note
Insurer shall have the right to terminate any such Person in accordance with
the
terms of the Basic Documents.
(e) Impairment
of Rights. The Administrator shall not take any action, or fail
to take any action, if such action or failure to take action, may result in
a
Material Adverse Change with respect the Administrator, or interfere with the
enforcement of any rights of the Note Insurer under or with respect to any
of
the Basic Documents. The Administrator shall give the Note Insurer
written notice of any such action or failure to act on the earlier
of: (i) the date upon which any publicly available filing or
release is made with respect to such action or failure to act and
(ii) promptly prior to the date of consummation of such action or
failure to act. The Administrator shall furnish to the Note Insurer
all information requested by it that is reasonably necessary to determine
compliance with this paragraph.
SECTION
2.06. Negative
Covenants of the Issuer. The Issuer hereby agrees that during the
Term of this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement, unless the Note Insurer shall
otherwise expressly consent in writing:
(a) Impairment
of Rights. The Issuer shall not take any action, or fail to take
any action, if such action or failure to take action may result in a Material
Adverse Change specified in clause (ii) of the definition of Material
Adverse Change with respect to the Issuer, or may interfere with the enforcement
of any rights of the Note Insurer under or with respect to any of the Basic
Documents. The Issuer shall give the Note Insurer written notice of
any such action or failure to act on the earlier of: (i) the date upon
which any publicly available filing or release is made with respect to such
action or failure to act or (ii) promptly prior to the date of consummation
of such action or failure to act. The Issuer shall furnish to the
Note Insurer all information requested by it that is reasonably necessary to
determine compliance with this paragraph.
(b) Waiver,
Amendments, Etc. The Issuer shall not waive, modify, amend or
terminate, or consent to any waiver, modification, amendment or termination
of,
any of the terms, provisions or conditions of the Basic Documents without the
prior written consent of the Note Insurer.
(c) Limitation
on Mergers, Etc. The Issuer shall not consolidate with or merge
with or into any Person or transfer all or substantially all of its assets
to
any Person or liquidate or dissolve except as permitted hereby. The
Issuer shall furnish to the Note Insurer all information requested by it that
is
reasonably necessary to determine compliance with this paragraph.
(d) Successors. The
Issuer shall not terminate, or consent to the termination the resignation of
the
Administrator, the Servicer, any Guarantee Agency or the Indenture Trustee,
[the
Auction Agent or the Broker-Dealers,] or designate, or consent to the
designation of any successor thereto, without the prior written approval of
the
Note Insurer. The Note Insurer shall have the right to terminate any
such Person in accordance with the terms of the Basic Documents.
SECTION
2.07. Representations
and Warranties of FMC. FMC represents, warrants and covenants as
follows:
(a) Due
Organization and Qualification. FMC is a corporation, duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation. FMC is duly qualified to transact
business, is in good standing and has obtained all Approvals necessary for
the
conduct of its business as currently conducted and the performance of its
obligations under the Basic Documents, in each jurisdiction in which the failure
to be so qualified or to obtain such Approvals would render any Basic Document
unenforceable in any respect or would have a material adverse effect upon the
Transaction.
(b) Power
and Authority. FMC has all necessary corporate power and
authority to conduct its business as currently conducted, to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under the Basic Documents and to consummate the
Transaction.
(c) Due
Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Basic Documents to which it is a party by FMC have been duly authorized by
all
necessary corporate action and does not require any additional approvals or
consents, or other action by or any notice to or filing with any Person,
including, without limitation, any governmental entity or any of its
stockholders which have not previously been obtained or given.
(d) Noncontravention. Neither
the execution and delivery by FMC of the Basic Documents to which it is a party,
the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby nor the satisfaction
of the terms and conditions of the Basic Documents:
(i) conflicts
with or results in any breach or violation of any provision of the certificate
of incorporation or bylaws of FMC, or any law, rule, regulation, order, writ,
judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award currently in effect having
applicability to FMC or any of its material properties, including regulations
issued by an administrative agency or other governmental authority having
supervisory powers over FMC;
(ii) constitutes
a default by FMC under or results in the acceleration of any obligation under
or
a material breach of any provision of any loan agreement, mortgage, indenture
or
other agreement or instrument to which FMC is a party or by which any of its
properties is or may be bound or affected; or
(iii) results
in or requires the creation of any lien upon or in respect of any assets of
FMC.
(e) Legal
Proceedings. There is no action, proceeding or investigation by
or before any court, governmental or administrative agency or arbitrator against
or affecting FMC or any of its subsidiaries or related special purpose vehicles,
or any properties or rights of FMC, or any of its subsidiaries or related
special purpose vehicles, or any of the Financed Student Loans, pending or,
to
the knowledge of FMC after reasonable inquiry, threatened, which, in any case,
if decided adversely to FMC or any such subsidiary or any such related special
purpose vehicle could result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to FMC
or
any such subsidiary or any such related special purpose vehicle.
(f) Valid
and Binding Obligations. The Basic Documents to which FMC is a
party, when executed and delivered by FMC, will constitute the legal, valid
and
binding obligations of FMC, enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and general equitable principles. The Notes are validly issued and
outstanding and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(g) Financial
Statements. The Financial Statements of FMC (i) are, as of
the dates and for the periods referred to therein, complete and correct in
all
material respects, (ii) present fairly the financial condition and results
of operations of FMC as of the dates and for the periods indicated and
(iii) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied, except as noted therein (subject as to interim
statements to normal year-end adjustments). Since December 31,
2006 there has been no Material Adverse Change in respect of
FMC. Except as disclosed in the Financial Statements, FMC is not
subject to any contingent liabilities or commitments that, individually or
in
the aggregate, have a material possibility of causing a Material Adverse Change
in respect of FMC.
(h) Compliance
with Law, Etc. No practice, procedure or policy employed, or
proposed to be employed, by FMC in the conduct of its business, violates any
law, regulation, judgment, agreement, order or decree applicable to it that,
if
enforced, could result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to
FMC.
(i) Taxes. FMC
has filed prior to the date hereof all federal and state tax returns that are
required to be filed and paid all taxes, including any assessments received
by
it that are not being contested in good faith, to the extent that such taxes
have become due. Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges
payable by FMC in connection with the Transaction, the execution and delivery
of
the Basic Documents and the issuance of the Notes have been paid or shall have
been paid at or prior to the Closing Date.
(j) Accuracy
of Information. Neither the Basic Documents, nor other
information relating to the Student Financed Loans, the operations of FMC and
its subsidiaries (including servicing or origination of loans) or the financial
condition of FMC, as amended, supplemented or superseded, furnished to the
Note
Insurer by FMC, contain any statement of a material fact which was untrue or
misleading in any material respect when made. FMC has no knowledge of
circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse
Change with respect to it.
(k) Compliance
With Securities Laws. The offer and sale of the Notes are exempt
from all registration requirements of applicable federal and state securities
laws, or if not so exempt, have been made pursuant to an effective Registration
Statement that complied with all applicable requirements of the Securities
Act. Neither the offer nor the sale of the Notes by the Issuer or its
agents has been or will be in violation of the Securities Act or any other
federal or state securities laws. Basic Documents are not required to
be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, and the Issuer is not required
to be
registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company
Act. The Indenture is not required to be qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act.
(l) Basic
Documents. Each of the representations and warranties of FMC
contained in the Basic Documents is true and correct in all material respects
and FMC hereby makes each such representation and warranty to, and for the
benefit of, the Note Insurer as if the same were set forth in full
herein.
(m) Solvency;
Fraudulent Conveyance. FMC and its subsidiaries are solvent,
will not be rendered insolvent by the Transaction, and will remain solvent
during the Term of this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement. FMC does
not contemplate the commencement of insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or
consolidation proceedings or the appointment of a receiver, liquidator,
conservator, trustee or similar official in respect of it or any of its
subsidiaries or any of their respective assets. Neither FMC nor any
of its subsidiaries has transferred, or will transfer, the Financed Student
Loans to the Trust Estate or will sell any Notes, as provided in the Basic
Documents, with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its
creditors.
[(n) Location. The
location within the meaning of §9-307 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the
State of New York (the “Location”) of FMC is Massachusetts.]
(o) Student
Loan Data Tapes. Each data tape delivered in connection with
each Purchase and detailing, on a loan-by-loan basis, the amount of the Student
Loan, the interest rate of the Student Loan, the FICO score of the borrower,
indication of cosigner on the Student Loan, date of origination, date that
borrower is to start making loan payments, address of borrower and co-borrower,
if applicable, and name of educational institution financed by the Student
Loan
is true and correct in all material respects as of the date of the transfer
of
such Student Loan to the Issuer.
(p) Student
Loan Rosters. Each of the Student Loan rosters attached to each
of the respective pool supplements is true and correct in all material respects
as of the date of the transfer of such Student Loan to the Issuer.
SECTION
2.08. Affirmative
Covenants of FMC. FMC hereby agrees that during the Term of this
Insurance and Indemnity Agreement, unless the Note Insurer shall otherwise
expressly consent in writing:
(a) Compliance
With Agreements and Applicable Laws. FMC shall comply with all
the terms and satisfy all the conditions on its part to be performed or
satisfied under the Basic Documents, shall not be in default under the Basic
Documents and shall comply with all material requirements of any law, rule
or
regulation applicable to it.
(b) Corporate
Existence. FMC and its successors and assigns shall maintain its
corporate existence and shall at all times continue to be duly organized under
the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation and be duly qualified
and duly authorized (as described in subsections 2.01(a), (b) and (c) hereof)
and shall conduct its business in accordance with the terms of its certificate
of incorporation and bylaws.
(c) Financial
Statements; Financed Student Loan Reports; Notices Other
Information. FMC shall keep, or cause to be kept, in reasonable
detail books and records of account of its assets and business, including,
but
not limited to, books and records relating to the Transaction. FMC
shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Note Insurer with respect to
itself:
(i) Annual
Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event
within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year of FMC, the audited
consolidated balance sheets of FMC and its subsidiaries as of the end of such
fiscal year and the related audited consolidated statements of income, changes
in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, all in reasonable
detail and stating in comparative form the respective figures for the
corresponding date and period in the preceding fiscal year, prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied,
and accompanied by the audit opinion of the independent accountants (which
shall
be either (i) KPMG LLP or (ii) a nationally recognized independent
public accounting firm) of FMC.
(ii) Quarterly
Financial Statements. (A) Upon the reasonable request of the
Note Insurer following any Material Adverse Change with respect to the
Administrator or the reasonable belief of the Note Insurer that a Material
Adverse Change with respect to the Administrator has occurred, as soon as
available, and (B) in any event within 60 days after the close of each of
the first three quarters of each fiscal year of FMC, the unaudited consolidated
balance sheets of the FMC and its subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter
and
the related unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year then
ended, all in reasonable detail and stating in comparative form the respective
figures for the corresponding date and period in the preceding fiscal year,
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied (subject to normal year-end adjustments).
SECTION
2.09. Negative
Covenants of FMC. FMC hereby agrees that during the Term of this
Insurance and Indemnity Agreement, unless the Note Insurer shall otherwise
expressly consent in writing:
(a) Impairment
of Rights. FMC shall not take any action, or fail to take any
action, if such action or failure to take action may result in a Material
Adverse Change specified in clause (ii) of the definition of Material
Adverse Change with respect to FMC, or may interfere with the enforcement of
any
rights of the Note Insurer under or with respect to any of the Basic
Documents. FMC shall give the Note Insurer written notice of any such
action or failure to act on the earlier of: (i) the date upon which any
publicly available filing or release is made with respect to such action or
failure to act or (ii) promptly prior to the date of consummation of such
action or failure to act. FMC shall furnish to the Note Insurer all
information requested by it that is reasonably necessary to determine compliance
with this paragraph.
(b) Waiver,
Amendments, Etc. FMC shall not waive, modify, amend or
terminate, or consent to any waiver, modification, amendment or termination
of,
any of the terms, provisions or conditions of the Basic Documents without the
prior written consent of the Note Insurer.
(c) Successors. FMC
shall not terminate, or consent to the termination or the resignation of any
Servicer, or any Guarantee Agency or designate, or consent to the designation
of
any successor thereto, without the prior written approval of the Note
Insurer. The Note Insurer shall have the right to terminate any such
Person in accordance with the terms of the Basic Documents.
(d) Impairment
of Rights. FMC shall not take any action, or fail to take any
action, if such action or failure to take action, may result in a Material
Adverse Change with respect to FMC, or interfere with the enforcement of any
rights of the Note Insurer under or with respect to any of the Basic
Documents. FMC shall give the Note Insurer written notice of any such
action or failure to act on the earlier of: (i) the date upon
which any publicly available filing or release is made with respect to such
action or failure to act and (ii) promptly prior to the date of
consummation of such action or failure to act. FMC shall furnish to
the Note Insurer all information requested by it that is reasonably necessary
to
determine compliance with this paragraph.
ARTICLE
III
THE
NOTE GUARANTY INSURANCE POLICY; REIMBURSEMENT
SECTION
3.01. Issuance
of the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy. The Note Insurer agrees to
issue the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy with respect to the Notes on the
Closing Date subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth
below:
(a) Payment
of Initial Note Insurance Premium and Expenses. The Note
Insurer’s outside counsel and KPMG shall have received from the Issuer payment
of all fees and expenses due and payable to such outside counsel and KPMG on
the
Closing Date;
(b) Basic
Documents. The Note Insurer shall have received a copy of each
of the Basic Documents, in form and substance satisfactory to the Note Insurer,
duly authorized, executed and delivered by each party thereto;
(c) Certified
Documents and Resolutions.
(i) The
Administrator. The Note Insurer shall have received a copy of
(A) the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Administrator and
(B) the resolutions of the Administrator’s Board of Directors authorizing
the performance by the Administrator of its obligations under the Basic
Documents, certified by the Secretary of the Administrator (which certificate
shall state that such Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and resolutions
are
in full force and effect without modification on the Closing Date);
(ii) The
Issuer. The Note Insurer shall have received a copy of
(A) the Trust Agreement of the Issuer and (B) the authorizing
documents for the performance by the Issuer of its obligations under the Basic
Documents, certified by an Authorized Representative of the Issuer (which
certificate shall state that such Trust Agreement and authorizing documents
are
in full force and effect without modification on the Closing Date);
(d) Incumbency
Certificates.
(i) The
Administrator. The Note Insurer shall have received a
certificate of the Secretary of the Administrator certifying the names and
signatures of the officers of the Administrator authorized to execute and
deliver the Basic Documents and that shareholder consent to the execution and
delivery of such documents is not necessary or has been obtained;
(ii) The
Issuer. The Note Insurer shall have received a certificate of an
Authorized Representative of the Issuer certifying the names and signatures
of
the Authorized Representatives of the Issuer authorized to execute and deliver
the Basic Documents and that consent of the Owner Trustee to the execution
and
delivery of such documents is not necessary or has been obtained;
(e) Representations
and Warranties; Certificate. The representations and warranties
of each of FMC, the Administrator, and the Issuer set forth or incorporated
by
reference in this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement and set forth in the other
Basic Documents shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date as if made
on
the Closing Date and the Note Insurer shall have received Officer’s Certificates
from each of FMC, the Administrator and the Issuer to that effect;
(f) Opinions
of Counsel. The Note Insurer shall have received opinions of
counsel to FMC, the Trustee, the Administrator, the Issuer and FMC, with respect
to the Transaction, addressed to the Note Insurer, and addressing such matters
as the Note Insurer may reasonably request, and the counsel providing each
such
opinion shall have been instructed by its client to deliver such opinion to
the
addresses thereof;
(g) Approvals,
Etc. The Note Insurer shall have received true and correct
copies of all approvals, licenses and consents, if any, required to be obtained
in connection with the Transaction;
(h) No
Litigation, Etc. No suit, action or other proceeding,
investigation or injunction, or final judgment relating thereto, shall be
pending or threatened before any court or governmental agency, seeking to
restrain or prohibit or to obtain damages or other relief in connection with
any
of the Basic Documents or the consummation of the Transaction;
(i) Legality. No
statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, entered or deemed
applicable by any government or governmental or administrative agency or court
that would make the transactions contemplated by any of the Basic Documents
illegal or otherwise prevent the consummation thereof;
(j) Issuance
of Ratings. The Note Insurer shall have received confirmation
that without the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy, the Notes would have been
rated
not lower than “BBB+” by S&P and “Baa1” by Xxxxx’x;
(k) No
Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred;
(l) Additional
Items. The Note Insurer shall have received such other
documents, instruments, approvals or opinions as may be reasonably requested
by
the Note Insurer, including, but not limited to, evidence satisfactory to the
Note Insurer that the conditions precedent, if any, in the Basic Documents
have
been satisfied; and
(m) Conformance
to Basic Documents. The Note Insurer and its counsel shall have
determined that all documents, certificates and opinions to be delivered in
connection with the Transaction conform to the terms of the Basic
Documents.
SECTION
3.02. Payment
of Note Insurance Premium.
(a) In
consideration of the issuance by the Note Insurer of the Note Guaranty Insurance
Policy, the Note Insurer shall be entitled to receive the Note Insurance Premium
owed with respect to the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy in accordance with
the
terms of the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy Premium Letter. The
Issuer shall pay or cause to be paid the Note Insurance Premium at the times
and
in the amounts set forth in the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy Premium
Letter.
(b) Any
Note
Insurance Premium paid under the Basic Documents shall be nonrefundable without
regard to whether the Note Insurer makes any payment under the Note Guaranty
Insurance Policy or any other circumstances relating to the Notes or provision
being made for payment of the Notes prior to maturity.
SECTION
3.03. Reimbursement
Obligation.
(a) In
accordance with the priorities established in Section 5.04(b) and (c) and
Section 8.02 (e), as applicable, of the Indenture and in accordance with
this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement, the Note Insurer shall be entitled
to
reimbursement for any payment made by the Note Insurer under the Note Guaranty
Insurance Policy, which reimbursement shall be due and payable on the date
that
any amount is paid thereunder, in an amount equal to the amount to be so paid
and all amounts previously paid that remain unreimbursed, together with interest
on any and all amounts remaining unreimbursed (to the extent permitted by law,
if in respect of any unreimbursed amounts representing interest) from the date
such amounts became due until paid in full (after as well as before judgment),
at a rate of interest equal to the Insurer Payment Rate.
(b) The
Issuer and FMC agree, severally and not jointly, to pay to the Note Insurer
as
follows: any and all charges, fees, costs and expenses that the Note Insurer may
reasonably pay or incur, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ and
accountants’ fees and expenses, in connection with (i) any accounts
established to facilitate payments under the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy
to
the extent the Note Insurer has not been immediately reimbursed on the date
that
any amount is paid by the Note Insurer under the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy,
(ii) the enforcement, defense or preservation of any rights in respect of
any of the Basic Documents, including defending, monitoring or participating
in
any litigation or proceeding (including any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding
in respect of any Transaction participant or any affiliate thereof) relating
to
any of the Basic Documents, any party to any of the Basic Documents, in its
capacity as such a party, or the Transaction, (iii) any amendment, waiver
or other action with respect to, or related to, any Basic Document, whether
or
not executed or completed, or (iv) preparation of bound volumes of the
Basic Documents. The Note Insurer reserves the right to charge a
reasonable fee as a condition to executing any waiver or consent proposed in
respect of any of the Basic Documents.
(c) The
Issuer and FMC agree, severally and not jointly, to pay to the Note Insurer
as
follows: interest on any and all amounts described in
subclause (b) of this Section 3.03 from the date payable or paid by
the Issuer until payment thereof in full and interest on any and all amounts
described in Section 3.02 hereof from the date due until payment thereof in
full; and each of the Issuer and FMC agree to pay to the Note Insurer interest
on any and all amounts described in Section 3.04 hereof due from such party
from the date due until payment thereof in full, in each case referred to in
this Section 3.03(c), payable to the Note Insurer at the Insurer Payment
Rate per annum.
(d) The
Issuer agrees to reimburse the Note Insurer any amounts advanced to the Issuer
by the Note Insurer in respect of any amounts payable by the Issuer pursuant
to
the Notes or any other Basic Documents.
All
such
amounts are to be immediately due and payable on the dates indicated without
demand.
SECTION
3.04. Indemnification. (a) In
addition to any and all of the Note Insurer’s rights of reimbursement,
indemnification, subrogation and to any other rights of the Note Insurer
pursuant hereto or under law or in equity, the Administrator, FMC and the Issuer
agree, severally and not jointly, to pay, and to protect, indemnify and save
harmless, the Note Insurer and its officers, directors, shareholders, employees,
agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Note Insurer within the meaning
of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Securities Exchange Act from and against, any and all claims, losses,
liabilities (including penalties), actions, suits, judgments, damages, costs
or
expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of
attorneys, consultants and auditors and reasonable costs of investigations)
of
any nature arising out of or relating to the transactions contemplated by the
Basic Documents by reason of:
(i) any
omission or action by such Person or its directors, officers, employees or
agents in connection with the offering, issuance, sale, remarketing or delivery
of the Notes;
(ii) the
negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance or theft
committed by any director, officer, employee or agent of such Person in
connection with any Transaction arising from or relating to the Basic
Documents;
(iii) the
violation by such Person of any domestic or foreign law, rule or regulation,
or
any judgment, order or decree applicable to it;
(iv) the
breach by such Person of any representation, warranty or covenant under any
of
the Basic Documents or the occurrence, in respect of such Person, under any
of
the Basic Documents of any “event of default” or any event which, with the
giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute any “event of
default”;
(v) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
any
Issuer Document or any Administrator Document with respect to the Administrator
or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading; or
(vi) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
The
National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2007-3 base prospectus, dated September
10, 2007, The National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2007-3 free writing
prospectus, dated September 10, 2007, The National Collegiate Student Loan
Trust
2007-3 base prospectus, dated September 17, 2007, The National Collegiate
Student Loan Trust 2007-3 preliminary prospectus supplement, dated September
17,
2007, The National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2007-3 free writing prospectus,
dated September 17, 2007 and The National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2007-3
final prospectus supplement, dated September 19, 2007 relating to the issuance
of Notes or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as such claims, losses,
liabilities (including penalties), actions, suits, judgments, damages, costs
or
expenses (including, without limitations, reasonable fees and expenses of
attorneys, consultants and auditors and reasonable costs of investigations)
arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or omission in information
included in such offering document and furnished by the Note Insurer in writing
expressly for use therein (all such information so furnished being referred
to
herein as “Note Insurer Information”), it being understood that, in
respect of any of those documents, Note Insurer Information is limited to the
information with respect to Ambac included under the caption “The Note Insurer
and the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy” and the financial statements of the Note
Insurer incorporated therein by reference.
(b) If
any
action or proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be brought
or asserted against any Person (individually, an “Indemnified Party” and,
collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) in respect of which the
indemnity provided in Section 3.04(a) hereof may be sought from the
Administrator, FMC or the Issuer (each, an “Indemnifying Party”)
hereunder, each such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the applicable
Indemnifying Party in writing, and such Indemnifying Party shall assume the
defense thereof, including the employment of counsel satisfactory to the Note
Insurer and the payment of all expenses. The Indemnified Party shall
have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate
in the defense thereof at the expense of the Indemnified Party; provided,
however, that the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be at the
expense of the applicable Indemnifying Party if (i) such Indemnifying Party
has agreed to pay such fees and expenses, (ii) such Indemnifying Party shall
have failed to assume the defense of such action or proceeding and employ
counsel satisfactory to the Note Insurer in any such action or proceeding or
(iii) the named parties to any such action or proceeding (including any
impleaded parties) include both the Indemnified Party and such Indemnifying
Party, and the Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that there
may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from
or
additional to those available to such Indemnifying Party (in which case, if
the
Indemnified Party notifies such Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects
to
employ separate counsel at the expense of such Indemnifying Party, such
Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action
or proceeding on behalf of such Indemnified Party, it being understood, however,
that such Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any one such action
or proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related actions or
proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations
or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than
one separate firm of attorneys at any time for the Indemnified Parties, which
firm shall be designated in writing by the Note Insurer). No
Indemnifying Party shall be liable for any settlement of any such action or
proceeding effected without its written consent to the extent that any such
settlement shall be prejudicial to such Indemnifying Party, but, if settled
with
its written consent, or if there is a final judgment for the plaintiff in any
such action or proceeding with respect to which such Indemnifying Party shall
have received notice in accordance with this subsection (b), such Indemnifying
Party agrees to indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and
against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or
judgment.
(c) To
provide for just and equitable contribution if the indemnification provided
by
an Indemnifying Party is determined to be unavailable or insufficient to hold
harmless any Indemnified Party (other than due to application of this Section),
such Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the losses incurred by the
Indemnified Party on the basis of the relative fault of such Indemnifying Party,
on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other hand.
SECTION
3.05. Payment
Procedure. In the event of any payment by the Note Insurer, the
Issuer agrees to accept the voucher or other evidence of payment as prima facie
evidence of the propriety thereof and the liability described in
Section 3.03 therefore to the Note Insurer. All payments to be
made to the Note Insurer under this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement shall
be
made to the Note Insurer in lawful currency of the United States of America
in
immediately available funds at the notice address for the Note Insurer as
specified herein on the date when due or as the Note Insurer shall otherwise
direct by written notice to the other parties hereto. In the event
that the date of any payment to the Note Insurer or the expiration of any time
period hereunder occurs on a day which is not a Business Day, then such payment
or expiration of time period shall be made or occur on the next succeeding
Business Day with the same force and effect as if such payment was made or
time
period expired on the scheduled date of payment or expiration
date. Payments to be made to the Note Insurer under this Insurance
and Indemnity Agreement shall bear interest at the Insurer Payment Rate from
the
date when due to the date paid.
SECTION
3.06. Payments
to the Note Insurer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement, all payments of any kind
to
be made by the Issuer to the Note Insurer under or in connection with this
Insurance and Indemnity Agreement shall be made at the time, and subject to
the
provisions and priorities, set forth in Sections 5.04(b) and (c) and 8.02 (e)
of
the Indenture.
ARTICLE
IV
FURTHER
AGREEMENTS
SECTION
4.01. Effective
Date; Term of this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement. This
Insurance and Indemnity Agreement shall take effect on the Closing Date and
shall remain in effect until the later of (a) such time as the Note Insurer
is no longer subject to a claim under the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy and
the
Note Guaranty Insurance Policy shall have been surrendered to the Note Insurer
for cancellation and (b) all amounts payable to the Note Insurer by the
Administrator, FMC or the Issuer or from any other source under the Basic
Documents and all amounts payable under the Notes have been paid in full;
provided, however, that the provisions of Sections 3.02, 3.03 and 3.04
hereof shall survive any termination of this Insurance and Indemnity
Agreement.
SECTION
4.02. Further
Assurances and Corrective Instruments.
(a) None
of the Administrator, FMC or the Issuer shall grant any waiver of
rights under any of the Basic Documents to which any of them is a party without
the prior written consent of the Note Insurer, and any such waiver without
the
prior written consent of the Note Insurer shall be null and void and of no
force
or effect.
(b) To
the
extent permitted by law, each of the Administrator, FMC and the Issuer agrees
that it will, from time to time, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause
to
be executed, acknowledged and delivered, such supplements hereto and such
further instruments as the Note Insurer may request and as may be required
in
the Note Insurer’s judgment to effectuate the intention of or facilitate the
performance of this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement.
SECTION
4.03. Obligations
Absolute.
(a) The
obligations of the Administrator, FMC and the Issuer hereunder shall be absolute
and unconditional and shall be paid or performed strictly in accordance with
this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement under all circumstances irrespective
of:
(i) any
lack
of validity or enforceability of, or any amendment or other modifications of,
or
waiver, with respect to any of the Basic Documents or the Notes;
(ii) any
exchange or release of any other obligations hereunder;
(iii) the
existence of any claim, setoff, defense, reduction, abatement or other right
that the Administrator, FMC or the Issuer may have at any time against the
Note
Insurer or any other Person;
(iv) any
document presented in connection with the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy proving
to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any
statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
(v) any
payment by the Note Insurer under the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy against
presentation of a certificate or other document that does not strictly comply
with terms of the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy;
(vi) any
failure of the Issuer to receive the Advances; and
(vii) any
other
circumstances, other than payment in full, that might otherwise constitute
a
defense available to, or discharge of, the Administrator, FMC or the Issuer
in
respect of any Basic Document.
(b) The
Administrator, FMC, the Issuer and any and all others who are now or may become
liable for all or part of the obligations of the Administrator, FMC or the
Issuer under this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement agree to be bound by this
Insurance and Indemnity Agreement and (i) to the extent permitted by law, waive
and renounce any and all redemption and exemption rights and the benefit of
all
valuation and appraisement privileges against the indebtedness and obligations
evidenced by any Basic Document or by any extension or renewal thereof; (ii)
waive presentment and demand for payment, notices of nonpayment and of dishonor,
protest of dishonor and notice of protest; (iii) waive all notices in connection
with the delivery and acceptance hereof and all other notices in connection
with
the performance, default or enforcement of any payment hereunder, except as
required by the Basic Documents; (iv) waive all rights of abatement,
diminution, postponement or deduction, or to any defense other than payment,
or
to any right of setoff or recoupment arising out of any breach under any of
the
Basic Documents, by any party thereto or any beneficiary thereof, or out of
any
obligation at any time owing to the Administrator, FMC or the Issuer;
(v) agree that its liabilities hereunder shall, except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Section 4.03, be unconditional and without
regard to any setoff, counterclaim or the liability of any other Persons for
the
payment hereof; (vi) agree that any consent, waiver or forbearance hereunder
with respect to an event shall operate only for such event and not for any
subsequent event; (vii) consent to any and all extensions of time that may
be
granted by the Note Insurer with respect to any payment hereunder or other
provisions hereof and to the release of any security at any time given for
any
payment hereunder, or any part thereof, with or without substitution, and to
the
release of any Person or entity liable for any such payment; and (viii) consent
to the addition of any and all other makers, endorsers, guarantors and other
obligors for any payment hereunder, and to the acceptance of any and all other
security for any payment hereunder, and agree that the addition of any such
obligors or security shall not affect the liability of the parties hereto for
any payment hereunder.
(c) Nothing
herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Administrator, FMC or the Issuer
from pursuing any rights or remedies it may have against any other Person in
a
separate legal proceeding.
SECTION
4.04. Assignments;
Reinsurance; Third Party Rights.
(a) This
Insurance and Indemnity Agreement shall be a continuing obligation of the
parties hereto and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. None of
the Administrator, FMC or the Issuer may assign its rights under this Insurance
and Indemnity Agreement, or delegate any of its duties hereunder, without the
prior written consent of the Note Insurer. Any assignments made in
violation of this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement shall be null and
void.
(b) The
Note
Insurer shall have the right to give participations in its rights under this
Insurance and Indemnity Agreement and to enter into contracts of reinsurance
with respect to the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy upon such terms and
conditions as the Note Insurer may in its discretion determine; provided,
however, that no such participation or reinsurance agreement or arrangement
shall relieve the Note Insurer of any of its obligations hereunder or under
the
Note Guaranty Insurance Policy.
(c) In
addition, the Note Insurer shall be entitled to assign or pledge to any bank
or
other lender providing liquidity or credit with respect to the Transaction
or
the obligations of the Note Insurer in connection therewith any rights of the
Note Insurer under the Basic Documents or with respect to any real or personal
property or other interests pledged to the Note Insurer, or in which the Note
Insurer has a security interest, in connection with the
Transaction.
(d) Except
as
provided herein with respect to participants and reinsurers, nothing in this
Insurance and Indemnity Agreement shall confer any right, remedy of claim,
express or implied, upon any Person other than the Note Insurer against the
Administrator, FMC or the Issuer, and all the terms, covenants, conditions,
promises and agreements contained herein shall be for the sole and exclusive
benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and permitted
assigns. The Indenture Trustee shall not have any right to payment
from any Note Insurance Premiums paid or payable hereunder or from any other
amounts paid by the Administrator or the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.02 or
3.03 hereof.
SECTION
4.05. Liability
of the Note Insurer. Neither the Note Insurer nor any of its
officers, directors or employees shall be liable or responsible
for: (a) the use that may be made of the Note Guaranty Insurance
Policy by the Indenture Trustee or for any acts or omissions of the Indenture
Trustee in connection therewith; or (b) the validity, sufficiency, accuracy
or genuineness of documents delivered to the Note Insurer in connection with
any
claim under the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy, or of any signatures thereon,
even if such documents or signatures should in fact prove to be in any or all
respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged (unless the Note Insurer
shall have actual knowledge thereof). In furtherance and not in
limitation of the foregoing, the Note Insurer may accept documents that appear
on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further
investigation.
SECTION
4.06. Parties
Not to Institute Insolvency Proceedings. So long as this
Insurance and Indemnity Agreement is in effect, and for one year following
its
termination, the Note Insurer will not file any involuntary petition or
otherwise institute any bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency
or
liquidation proceeding or other proceeding under any federal or state bankruptcy
or similar law against the Issuer.
ARTICLE
V
DEFAULTS
AND REMEDIES
SECTION
5.01. Events
of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall
constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”)
hereunder:
(a) Any
representation or warranty made by the Sellers, the Administrator, the Servicer,
any Guarantee Agency, FMC or the Issuer hereunder or under the Basic Documents,
or in any certificate furnished hereunder or under the Basic Documents, shall
prove to be untrue or incomplete in any material respect;
(b) (i) The
Administrator, FMC or the Issuer shall fail to pay when due any amount payable
hereunder or (ii) a legislative body has enacted any law that declares or a
court of competent jurisdiction shall find or rule that this Insurance and
Indemnity Agreement, the Indenture or the Administration Agreement is not valid
and binding on the Administrator, FMC or the Issuer, as applicable;
(c) The
occurrence and continuance of an “event of default” under any of the Basic
Documents; or
(d) Any
failure on the part of the Administrator, the Servicer, any Guarantee Agency,
FMC or the Issuer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other
of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Administrator, the Servicer,
any Guarantee Agency, FMC or the Issuer contained in this Insurance and
Indemnity Agreement or in any other Basic Document which continues unremedied
beyond any cure period provided therein, or, in the case of this Insurance
and
Indemnity Agreement (except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.01), for
a
period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure,
requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Administrator,
the Servicer, any Guaranty Agency, FMC or the Issuer, as applicable, by the
Note
Insurer or the Indenture Trustee;
(e) A
decree
or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction
in
the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or
state
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or the appointment of a conservator or
receiver or liquidator or other similar official in any insolvency, readjustment
of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for
the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against
the Administrator, the Servicer, any Guaranty Agency, FMC or the Issuer and
such
decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a
period of 90 consecutive days;
(f) The
Administrator, the Servicer, any Guaranty Agency, FMC or the Issuer shall
consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or other
similar official in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets
and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Administrator,
the
Servicer, the Guarantor or the Issuer or relating to all or substantially all
of
its property; or
(g) The
Administrator, the Servicer, any Guaranty Agency, FMC or the Issuer shall admit
in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file
a
petition to take advantage of or otherwise voluntarily commence a case or
proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
similar statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or
voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations.
SECTION
5.02. Remedies;
No Remedy Exclusive. (a) Upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default, the Note Insurer may exercise any one or more of the rights
and remedies set forth below:
(i) declare
all indebtedness of every type or description then owed by the Administrator,
FMC or the Issuer to the Note Insurer to be immediately due and payable, and
the
same shall thereupon be immediately due and payable, in each case subject to
the
provisions of the Indenture;
(ii) exercise
any rights and remedies under the Trust Agreement, the Indenture or any other
Basic Document in accordance with the terms thereof or direct the Indenture
Trustee to exercise such remedies in accordance with the terms of the each
such
agreement, in each case subject to the provisions of the Indenture;
or
(iii) take
whatever action at law or in equity as may appear necessary or desirable in
its
judgment to collect the amounts then due under this Insurance and Indemnity
Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Indenture or any other Basic Document or
to
enforce performance and observance of any obligation, agreement or covenant
of
the Administrator, FMC or the Issuer under this Insurance and Indemnity
Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Indenture or any other Basic Document,
in
each case subject to the provisions of and to the extent allowed by the Trust
Agreement, the Indenture or any other Basic Document.
(b) Unless
otherwise expressly provided, no remedy herein conferred upon or reserved is
intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy, but each remedy shall
be
cumulative and shall be in addition to other remedies given under this Insurance
and Indemnity Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Indenture or any other Basic
Document, or existing at law or in equity, provided, however, that any amount
recovered pursuant to the exercise of such remedies shall be subject to the
priorities of payment set forth in Sections 5.04(b) and (c) and 8.02(e) of
the
Indenture, as applicable. No delay or omission to exercise any right
or power accruing under this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement or any other
Basic Documents upon the happening of any event set forth in Section 5.01
hereof shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver
thereof, but any such right and power may be exercised from time to time and
as
often as may be deemed expedient. In order to entitle the Note
Insurer to exercise any remedy reserved to the Note Insurer in this Article,
it
shall not be necessary to give any notice, other than such notice as may be
required by this Article.
SECTION
5.03. Waivers. (a) No
failure by the Note Insurer to exercise, and no delay by the Note Insurer in
exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof. The exercise by the Note Insurer of any right hereunder
shall not preclude the exercise of any other right, and the remedies provided
herein to the Note Insurer are declared in every case to be cumulative and
not
exclusive of any remedies provided by law or equity.
(b) The
Note
Insurer shall have the right, to exercise in its complete discretion, to waive
of any Event of Default hereunder, by a writing setting forth the terms,
conditions and extent of such waiver signed by the Note Insurer and delivered
to
the Administrator, FMC and the Issuer. Unless such writing expressly
provides to the contrary, any waiver so granted shall extend only to the
specific event or occurrence which gave rise to the Event of Default so waived
and not to any other similar event or occurrence which occurs subsequent to
the
date of such waiver.
ARTICLE
VI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
6.01. Amendments,
Etc. This Insurance and Indemnity Agreement may be amended,
modified or terminated only by written instrument or written instruments signed
by the parties hereto. No act or course of dealing shall be deemed to
constitute an amendment, modification or termination hereof.
SECTION
6.02. Notices. All
demands, notices and other communications to be given hereunder shall be in
writing (except as otherwise specifically provided herein) and shall be mailed
by registered mail or personally delivered and telecopied to the recipient
as
follows:
(a) To
Note
Insurer:
Ambac
Assurance Corporation
Xxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Student
Loan Group - CABS
Telecopy
No.: 000-000-0000
Telephone
No.: 000-000-0000
(in
each
case in which notice or other communication to the Note Insurer refers to an
Event of Default, a claim on the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy or with respect
to which failure on the part of the Note Insurer to respond shall be deemed
to
constitute consent or acceptance, then a copy of such notice or other
communication should also be sent to the attention of the general counsel of
the
Administrator and to the general counsel of the Trustee and shall be marked
to
indicate “URGENT MATERIAL ENCLOSED.”)
(b)
To
the
Issuer:
℅
Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee
Xxxxxx
Square North
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
With
a
copy to:
The
First
Marblehead Corporation
The
Prudential Tower
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Controller
Copy
to: Corporate Law Department
(c)
To
the
Administrator:
First
Marblehead Data Services, Inc.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xx.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
(d)
To
the
Indenture Trustee:
U.S.
Bank
National Association
Corporate
Trust Services -SFS
Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxx
A
party
may specify an additional or different address or addresses by writing mailed
or
delivered to the other parties as aforesaid. All such notices and
other communications shall be effective upon receipt.
SECTION
6.03. Severability. In
the event that any provision of this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement shall
be
held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the
parties hereto agree that such holding shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable any other provision hereof. The parties hereto further
agree that the holding by any court of competent jurisdiction that any remedy
pursued by any party hereto is unavailable or unenforceable shall not affect
in
any way the ability of such party to pursue any other remedy available to
it.
SECTION
6.04. Governing
Law. This Insurance and Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION
6.05. Consent
to Jurisdiction. (a) The parties hereto hereby
irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court
for
the Southern District of New York and any court in the State of New York located
in the City and County of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof,
in
any action, suit or proceeding brought against it and to or in connection with
any of the Basic Documents or the transactions contemplated thereunder or for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally agree that all claims in respect of any such
action or proceeding may be heard or determined in such New York state court
or,
to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. The parties
hereto agree that a final unappealable judgment in any such action, suit or
proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by
suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. To the
extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto hereby waive and agree
not to assert by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise in any such suit,
action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of such courts, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought
in
an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is
improper or that the related documents or the subject matter thereof may not
be
litigated in or by such courts.
(b) To
the
extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto shall not seek and hereby
waive the right to any review of the judgment of any such court by any court
of
any other nation or jurisdiction which may be called upon to grant an
enforcement of such judgment.
Service
on the Administrator may be made by delivering copies of the summons and
complaint and either process which may be served in any suit, action or
proceeding to the Administrator as follows: First Marblehead Data
Services, Inc., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000. Such
address may be changed by the applicable party or parties, with the prior
written consent of the Note Insurer, by written notice to the other parties
hereto.
Service
on the Issuer may be made by delivering copies of the summons and complaint
and
either process which may be served in any suit, action or proceeding to the
Issuer as follows: The National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2007-3, ℅
Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee, Xxxxxx Square North, 0000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Attention: Corporate
Trust Administration; with a copy to: The First Marblehead Corporation, The
Prudential Tower, 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
00000-0000, Attention: Controller, with a copy to: Corporate Law
Department. Such address may be changed by the applicable party or
parties, with the prior written consent of the Note Insurer, by written notice
to the other parties hereto.
Service
on FMC may be made by delivering copies of the summons and complaint and either
process which may be served in any suit, action or proceeding to FMC as follows:
The First Marblehead Corporation, The Prudential Tower, 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Controller, with a
copy
to: Corporate Law Department. Such address may be changed by the
applicable party or parties, with the prior written consent of the Note Insurer,
by written notice to the other parties hereto.
(c) Nothing
contained in this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement shall limit or affect the
Note Insurer’s right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to
start legal proceedings relating to any of the Basic Documents against the
Administrator, FMC or the Issuer or their respective property in the courts
of
any jurisdiction.
SECTION
6.06. Consent
of the Note Insurer. In the event that the consent of the Note
Insurer is required under any of the Basic Documents, the determination whether
to grant or withhold such consent shall be made by the Note Insurer in its
sole
discretion without any implied duty towards any other Person, except as
otherwise expressly provided therein.
SECTION
6.07. Counterparts. This
Insurance and Indemnity Agreement may be executed in counterparts by the parties
hereto, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
SECTION
6.08. Headings. The
headings of Articles and Sections and the Table of Contents contained in
this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement are provided for convenience
only. They form no part of this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement and
shall not affect its construction or interpretation. Unless otherwise
indicated, all references to Articles and Sections in this Insurance and
Indemnity Agreement refer to the corresponding Articles and Sections of
this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement.
SECTION
6.09. Trial
by Jury Waived. Each party hereby waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, any right to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation
arising directly or indirectly out of, under or in connection with any of the
Basic Documents or any of the transactions contemplated
thereunder. Each party hereto (A) certifies that no
representative, agent or attorney of any party hereto has represented, expressly
or otherwise, that it would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce
the
foregoing waiver and (B) acknowledges that it has been induced to enter
into the Basic Documents to which it is a party by, among other things, this
waiver.
SECTION
6.10. Limited
Liability. No recourse under any Basic Document shall be had
against, and no personal liability shall attach to, any officer, employee,
director, affiliate or shareholder of any party hereto, as such, by the
enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue
of any statute or otherwise in respect of any of the Basic Documents, the Notes
or the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy, it being expressly agreed and understood
that each Basic Document is solely a corporate obligation of each party hereto,
and that any and all personal liability, either at common law or in equity,
or
by statute or constitution, of every such officer, employee, director, affiliate
or shareholder for breaches of any party hereto of any obligations under any
Basic Document is hereby expressly waived as a condition of and in consideration
for the execution and delivery of this Insurance and Indemnity
Agreement.
SECTION
6.11. Entire
Agreement. This Insurance and Indemnity Agreement and the Note
Guaranty Insurance Policy set forth the entire agreement among the parties
with
respect to the subject matter thereof, and this Insurance and Indemnity
Agreement supersedes and replaces any agreement or understanding that may have
existed between the parties prior to the date hereof in respect of such subject
matter.
SECTION
6.12. Limitation
of Liability of Owner Trustee. It is expressly understood and
agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement
is
executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust Company (“Wilmington”), not
individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee of the Issuer, in the
exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the Trust
Agreement, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein
made on the part of the Issuer are made and intended not as personal
representations, undertakings and agreements by Wilmington, but are made and
intended for the purpose for binding only the Issuer, (c) nothing herein
contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington,
individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied
contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the
parties hereto and by any Person claiming by, through or under the parties
hereto and (d) under no circumstances shall Wilmington be personally liable
for
the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for
the
breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made
or undertaken by the Issuer under this Insurance and Indemnity Agreement or
otherwise.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement, all as of
the
day and year first above mentioned.
THE
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2007-3, as Issuer
By: Wilmington
Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity
as Owner Trustee
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Title: Vice
President
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U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely
as
Indenture Trustee
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By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice
President
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THE
FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORPORATION
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By:
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Senior
Vice President
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FIRST
MARBLEHEAD DATA SERVICES, INC. as Administrator
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title:
President
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AMBAC
ASSURANCE CORPORATION, as Note Insurer
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title: Managing
Director
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