INTERIM TRUST AGREEMENT
THIS INTERIM TRUST AGREEMENT is made this 18th day of April, 2008 (this “Agreement”)
by and between CREDIT ACCEPTANCE FUNDING LLC 2008-1, a Delaware limited liability company, as
sponsor (the “Sponsor”), and U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association, as Owner Trustee (in such capacity, the “Owner Trustee”). The Sponsor and the
Owner Trustee hereby agree as follows:
1. The trust created hereby shall be known as “Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust 2008-1” (the
“Trust”), in which name the Owner Trustee or the Sponsor, to the extent provided herein,
may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute contracts, and xxx and be sued.
2. The Sponsor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the Trust the sum of $1.00.
The Owner Trustee hereby acknowledges receipt of such amount in trust from the Sponsor, which
amount shall constitute the initial trust estate. The Owner Trustee hereby declares that it will
hold the trust estate in trust for the Sponsor. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the
Trust created hereby constitute a statutory trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware
Code, 12 Del. Code § 3801 et seq. (the “Statutory Trust Act”), and that this Agreement
constitute the governing instrument of the Trust. The Owner Trustee is hereby authorized and
directed to execute and file a Certificate of Trust with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware in the form attached to this Agreement.
3. The Sponsor and the Owner Trustee will enter into an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement
satisfactory to each such party to provide for the contemplated operation of the Trust created
hereby and the issuance by the Trust of the Class A Notes and the Trust Certificate referred to
therein. Prior to the execution and delivery of such Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (i) the
Owner Trustee shall not have any duty or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust estate,
except as otherwise required by applicable law, and (ii) the Sponsor shall take or cause to be
taken any action as may be necessary to obtain prior to such execution and delivery any licenses,
consents or approvals required by applicable law or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Owner Trustee may take all actions which the Sponsor deems necessary, convenient or incidental to
effect the transactions contemplated herein. The Owner Trustee shall not have any duty or
obligation under or in connection with this Agreement or any document contemplated hereby, except
as expressly provided by the terms of this Agreement, and no implied duties or obligations shall be
read into this Agreement against the Owner Trustee. The right of the Owner Trustee to perform any
discretionary act enumerated herein shall not be construed as a duty.
4. The Sponsor hereby agrees to (i) reimburse the Owner Trustee for all reasonable expenses
(including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and other experts), (ii) indemnify, defend and
hold harmless the Owner Trustee and the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Owner
Trustee (collectively, including the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, the “Indemnified
Persons”) from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, claims, actions, suits,
costs, expenses, disbursements (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), taxes and
penalties of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively, “Expenses”), to the extent that
such Expenses arise out of or are imposed upon or asserted at any time against such Indemnified
Persons with respect to the performance of this Agreement, the creation, operation,
administration or termination of the Trust, or the transactions contemplated hereby;
provided, however, that the Sponsor shall not be required to indemnify an Indemnified
Person for Expenses to the extent such Expenses result from the willful misconduct, bad faith or
gross negligence of such Indemnified Person, and (iii) advance to each such Indemnified Person
Expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person, in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or
proceeding prior to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding upon
receipt by the Sponsor of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person, to repay such
amount if it shall be determined that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified
therefor under this Section 4. The obligations of the Sponsor under this Section 4 shall Survive
the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee, shall survive the termination, amendment,
supplement, and/or restatement of this Agreement, and shall survive the transfer by the Sponsor of
any or all of its interest in the Trust pursuant to Section 5 below or otherwise.
5. The Sponsor, as sponsor of the Trust, is hereby authorized, in its discretion, (i) to
prepare, execute and file on behalf of the Trust, such applications, reports, surety bonds,
irrevocable consents, appointments of attorney for service of process and other papers and
documents that shall be necessary or desirable to register or establish the exemption from
registration of the Trust Certificate under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of such jurisdictions
as the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, may deem necessary or desirable; (ii) to negotiate,
execute, deliver and perform on behalf of the Trust one or more placement agent agreements,
dealer/manager agreements, escrow agreements, subscription agreements and other similar or related
agreements providing for or relating to the sale and issuance of the Trust Certificate and/or any
other interests in the Trust; (iii) to prepare, execute and deliver on behalf of the Trust any and
all documents, certificates, papers, instruments and other writings as it deems desirable in
connection with any of the foregoing; and (iv) to prepare, execute and deliver letters or documents
to, or instruments for filing with, a depository relating to the Trust Certificate as it deems
necessary or desirable.
In the event that any filing referred to in this Section 5 is required by the rules and
regulations of Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or state securities or
Blue Sky laws to be executed on behalf of the Trust by a trustee, the Owner Trustee, in its
capacity as a trustee of the Trust, so required to execute such filings is hereby authorized and,
to the extent so required, directed to join in any such filing and to execute on behalf of the
Trust any and all of the foregoing, it being understood that the Owner Trustee, in its capacity as
a trustee of the Trust, shall not be required to join in any such filing or execute on behalf of
the Trust any such document unless required to do so by the rules and regulations of the Commission
or applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws.
6. The Owner Trustee is authorized to take such action or refrain from taking such action
under this Agreement as it may be directed in writing by the Sponsor from time to time;
provided, however, that the Owner Trustee shall not be required to take or refrain
from taking any such action if the Owner Trustee shall have determined, or shall have been advised
by counsel, that such performance is likely to involve the Owner Trustee in personal liability or
is contrary to the terms of this Agreement or of any document contemplated hereby to which the
Trust or the Owner Trustee is a party or is otherwise contrary to law. If at any time the Owner
Trustee determines that it requires or desires guidance regarding the application of any provision
of this Agreement or any other document, or regarding compliance with any direction it received
hereunder, then the Owner Trustee may deliver a notice to the Sponsor requesting written
instructions as to the course of action desired by the Sponsor, and such instructions shall
constitute full and complete authorization and protection for actions taken and other performance
by the Owner Trustee in reliance thereon. Until the Owner Trustee has received such instructions
after delivering such notice, it may refrain from taking any action with respect to the matters
described in such notice.
7. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts.
8. The number of trustees of the Trust initially shall be one (1), and thereafter the number
of trustees of the Trust shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time by a written
instrument signed by the Sponsor which may increase or decrease the number of trustees of the
Trust; provided, however, to the extent required by the Statutory Trust Act, there
shall at all times be one trustee of the Trust that shall either be a natural person who is a
resident of the State of Delaware or, if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal
place of business in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable
Delaware law. Subject to the foregoing, the Sponsor is entitled to appoint or remove without cause
any trustee of the Trust at any time. Any trustee of the Trust may resign upon thirty (30) days’
prior notice to the Sponsor.
9. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the
State of Delaware (without regard to conflict of laws principles).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Interim Trust Agreement to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE FUNDING LLC 2008-1, as Sponsor |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Assistant Vice President | |||
[Signature page to Interim Trust Agreement]
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE AUTO LOAN TRUST 2008-1
This Certificate of Trust of Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust 2008-1 (the “Trust”), dated
April ___, 2008 is being duly executed and filed by U.S. Bank Trust National Association, a national
banking association, as trustee (the “Owner Trustee”), to form a statutory trust under the Delaware
Statutory Trust Act (12 Del. Code, Section 3801 et seq.).
1. Name. The name of the statutory trust formed hereby is Credit Acceptance Auto Loan
Trust 2008-1.
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the Owner Trustee is:
U.S. Bank Trust National Association
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the sole trustee of the Trust, has executed this
Certificate of Trust as of the date first above written.
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee of the Trust. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Assistant Vice President |