SLM PRIVATE CREDIT STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2006-C ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT among SLM FUNDING LLC, as Depositor SALLIE MAE, INC., as Servicer and Administrator THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Indenture Trustee CHASE BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee and...
Exhibit 99.4
among
SLM FUNDING LLC,
as Depositor
as Depositor
XXXXXX XXX, INC.,
as Servicer and Administrator
as Servicer and Administrator
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Indenture Trustee
as Indenture Trustee
CHASE BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
as Trustee
and
SLM PRIVATE CREDIT STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2006-C,
as Issuer
as Issuer
Dated as of September 28, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
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Section 1.01. Definitions and Usage |
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ARTICLE II |
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Section 2.01. Duties with Respect to the Indenture |
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Section 2.02. Duties with Respect to the Issuer |
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Section 2.03. Establishment of Trust Accounts |
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Section 2.04. Collections |
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Section 2.05. Application of Collections |
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Section 2.06. Additional Deposits |
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Section 2.07. Distributions |
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Section 2.08. Cash Capitalization Account and Reserve Account |
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Section 2.09. Statements to Excess Distribution Certificateholder and Noteholders |
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Section 2.10. Non-Ministerial Matters |
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Section 2.11. Exceptions |
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Section 2.12. Compensation |
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Section 2.13. Servicer and Administrator Expenses |
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ARTICLE III |
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Section 3.01. Administrator’s Certificate; Servicer’s Report |
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Section 3.02. Annual Statement as to Compliance; Notice of Default; Financial Statements |
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Section 3.03. Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants’ Reports |
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ARTICLE IV |
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Section 4.01. Representations of Administrator |
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Section 4.02. Liability of Administrator; Indemnities |
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Section 4.03. Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Administrator |
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Section 4.04. Limitation on Liability of Administrator and Others |
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Section 4.05. Administrator May Own Notes or certificates |
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Section 4.06. Xxxxxx Xxx, Inc |
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Section 4.07. Privacy and Security Provisions |
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ARTICLE V |
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Section 5.01. Administrator Default |
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Section 5.02. Appointment of Successor |
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Section 5.03. Notification to Noteholders and the Excess Distribution Certificateholder |
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Section 5.04. Waiver of Past Defaults |
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ARTICLE VI |
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Section 6.01. Termination |
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ARTICLE VII |
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Section 7.01. Protection of Interests in Trust |
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ARTICLE VIII |
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Section 8.01. Independence of the Administrator |
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Section 8.02. No Joint Venture |
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Section 8.03. Other Activities of Administrator |
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Section 8.04. Powers of Attorney |
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Section 8.05. Amendment |
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Section 8.06. Assignment |
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Section 8.07. Limitations on Rights of Others |
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Section 8.08. Assignment to Indenture Trustee |
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Section 8.09. Nonpetition Covenants |
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Section 8.10. Limitation of Liability of Trustee and Indenture Trustee |
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Section 8.11. Governing Law |
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Section 8.12. Headings |
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Section 8.13. Counterparts |
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Section 8.14. Severability |
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Section 8.15. Excess Distribution Certificate |
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ARTICLE IX |
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Section 9.01. Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness |
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Section 9.02. Reporting Requirements |
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Section 9.03. Administrator Compliance Statement |
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Section 9.04. Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation |
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Attachment A – Form of Annual Certification
Attachment B – Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance
Attachment B – Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance
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This ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT, dated as of September 28, 2006, is among XXXXXX XXX, INC., in
its capacities as servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”) and as administrator (in such
capacity, the “Administrator”), SLM FUNDING LLC, as depositor (the “Depositor”), THE BANK OF NEW
YORK, a New York banking corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely as indenture
trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), CHASE BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee (the “Trustee”)
and SLM PRIVATE CREDIT STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2006-C, as issuer (the “Issuer”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2006 (the “Indenture”), among the
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Trustee, the Issuer (a) is issuing (i) seven classes of its
Student Loan-Backed Notes (collectively, the “Notes”) pursuant to the Indenture, and (ii) an Excess
Distribution Certificate (the “Excess Distribution Certificate”) pursuant to the Trust Agreement,
dated as of June 23, 2006 between SLM Education Credit Funding LLC and the Trustee, as amended by
the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2006 among the Depositor, the
Trustee and Indenture Trustee (the “Trust Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Issuer has entered into certain agreements in connection with the issuance of the
Notes and the Excess Distribution Certificate, including the Servicing Agreement, the Sale
Agreement, the Swap Agreements and the Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to certain Basic Documents, the Issuer and the Trustee are required to
perform certain duties in connection with (a) the Notes and the Collateral therefor pledged
pursuant to the Indenture and (b) the Excess Distribution Certificate;
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Trustee desire to have the Administrator and the Servicer perform
certain of the duties of the Issuer and the Trustee referred to in the preceding clause, and to
provide such additional services consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the other Basic
Documents as the Issuer and the Trustee may from time to time request; and
WHEREAS, the Administrator and the Servicer have the capacity to provide the services required
hereby and are willing to perform such services for the Issuer and the Trustee on the terms set
forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
Section 1.01. Definitions and Usage. Except as otherwise specified herein or as the
context may otherwise require, capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein are defined
in Appendix A to the Indenture, which also contains rules as to usage that shall be applicable
herein.
ARTICLE II
Section 2.01. Duties with Respect to the Indenture. The Administrator agrees to
consult with the Trustee regarding the duties of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Depository
Agreements. The Administrator shall monitor the performance of the Issuer and shall advise the
Trustee when action is necessary to comply with the Issuer’s duties under the Indenture and the
Depository Agreements. The Administrator shall prepare for execution by the Issuer or shall cause
the preparation by other appropriate Persons of all such documents, reports, filings, instruments,
certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Issuer to prepare, file or deliver
pursuant to the Indenture and the Depository Agreements. In furtherance of the foregoing, the
Administrator shall take the actions with respect to the following matters that it is the duty of
the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee to take pursuant to the Indenture:
(a) preparing or obtaining the documents and instruments required for authentication of the
Notes and delivering the same to the Indenture Trustee (Section 2.02 of the Indenture);
(b) preparing, obtaining or filing the instruments, opinions and certificates and other
documents required for the release of Collateral (Section 2.09 of the Indenture);
(c) obtaining and preserving the Issuer’s qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in
which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of the
Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral and each other instrument and agreement included in the
Indenture Trust Estate (Section 3.04 of the Indenture);
(d) preparing all supplements, amendments, financing statements, continuation statements,
instruments of further assurance and other instruments, in accordance with Section 3.05 of the
Indenture, necessary to protect the Indenture Trust Estate (Section 3.05 of the Indenture);
(e) delivering on behalf of the Issuer the Opinion of Counsel on the Closing Date and the
annual delivery of Opinions of Counsel, in accordance with Section 3.06 of the Indenture, as to the
Indenture Trust Estate, and the annual delivery of Officers’ Certificate of the Issuer and certain
other statements, in accordance with Section 3.09 of the Indenture, as to compliance with the
Indenture (Sections 3.06 and 3.09 of the Indenture);
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(f) in the event of a Servicer Default, taking all reasonable steps available to enforce the
Issuer’s rights under the Basic Documents in respect of such Servicer Default (Section 3.07(d) of
the Indenture);
(g) preparing and obtaining the documents and instruments required for the release of the
Issuer from its obligations under the Indenture (Section 3.10 of the Indenture);
(h) monitoring the Issuer’s obligations as to the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture
and preparing an Officers’ Certificate of the Issuer and obtaining of the Opinion of Counsel and
the Independent Certificate relating thereto (Section 4.01 of the Indenture);
(i) selling the Indenture Trust Estate in a commercially reasonable manner if an Event of
Default resulting in a non-rescindable, non-waivable acceleration of the Notes has occurred and is
continuing (Section 5.04 of the Indenture);
(j) preparing and, after execution by the Issuer, the Administrator or the Servicer, as
applicable, filing with the Commission, any applicable State agencies and the Indenture Trustee,
documents required to be filed on a periodic basis with, and summaries thereof as may be required
by rules and regulations prescribed by, the Commission and any applicable State agencies (Section
7.03 of the Indenture);
(k) opening one or more accounts in the Issuer’s name, preparing Issuer Orders and Officers’
Certificates of the Issuer, obtaining Opinions of Counsel and all other actions necessary with
respect to investment and reinvestment of funds in the Trust Accounts (Sections 8.02 and 8.03 of
the Indenture);
(l) preparing an Issuer Request and Officers’ Certificate of the Issuer and obtaining an
Opinion of Counsel and Independent Certificates, if necessary, for the release of the Indenture
Trust Estate (Sections 8.04 and 8.05 of the Indenture);
(m) preparing Issuer Orders and obtaining Opinions of Counsel with respect to the execution of
supplemental indentures (Sections 9.01, 9.02 and 9.03 of the Indenture);
(n) preparing and obtaining the documents and instruments required for the execution and
authentication of new Notes conforming to any supplemental indenture and delivering the same to the
Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, respectively (Section 9.06 of the Indenture);
(o) preparing all Officers’ Certificates of the Issuer, Opinions of Counsel and obtaining any
Independent Certificates and/or Opinions of Counsel with respect to any requests by the Issuer to
the Indenture Trustee to take any action under the Indenture (Section 11.01(a) of the Indenture);
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(p) preparing and delivering Officers’ Certificates of the Issuer and obtaining any
Independent Certificates, if necessary, for the release of property from the lien of the Indenture
(Section 11.01(b) of the Indenture);
(q) preparing and delivering to Noteholders and the Indenture Trustee any agreements with
respect to alternate payment and notice provisions (Section 11.06 of the Indenture);
(r) recording the Indenture, if applicable (Section 11.15 of the Indenture);
(s) undertaking all obligations required to be performed by the Administrator, including,
without limitation, preparing and delivering all notices, communications, information and
calculations (including calculations of the notional amounts), under any Swap Agreement;
(t) on the Closing Date, directing the Trustee to enter into the Swap Agreements (not in its
individual capacity, but solely on behalf of the Trust) with the Swap Counterparty;
(u) calculating on each Distribution Date, as applicable, the Principal Distribution Amount
and the applicable Specified Reserve Account Balance; and
(v) calculating on or before each Distribution Date, as applicable, any amounts to be
deposited in, or withdrawn from, each Trust Account, including (1) upon notification of any
Borrower Benefit Yield Reduction, calculating the amount to be deposited into the Collection
Account (Section 3.12 of the Servicing Agreement); and (2) calculating any amounts to be deposited
into or withdrawn from the Borrower Benefit Account (Section 3.12A of the Servicing Agreement).
Section 2.02. Duties with Respect to the Issuer.
(a) In addition to the duties of the Administrator set forth above and in the other Basic
Documents, the Administrator shall perform such calculations (including calculating on each LIBOR
Determination Date the applicable rate of interest for the applicable Accrual Period) and shall
prepare for execution by the Issuer or the Trustee or shall cause the preparation by other
appropriate Persons of all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions
as it shall be the duty of the Issuer or the Trustee to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the
Basic Documents, and at the request of the Trustee shall take all appropriate action that it is the
duty of the Issuer to take pursuant to the Basic Documents. Subject to Section 8.01, and in
accordance with the directions of the Trustee, the Administrator shall administer, perform or
supervise the performance of such other activities in connection with the Collateral (including the
Basic Documents) as are not covered by any of the foregoing provisions and as are expressly
requested by the Trustee and are reasonably within the capability of the Administrator.
(b) The Administrator shall be responsible for performance of the duties of the Trustee set
forth in Section 5.04 of the Trust Agreement with respect to, among other things, accounting and
reports to Excess Distribution Certificateholder; provided, however, that the
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Trustee shall retain responsibility for the distribution of the Schedule K-1’s necessary to
enable each Excess Distribution Certificateholder to prepare its Federal and state income tax
returns.
(c) The Administrator shall perform the duties of the Administrator specified in Section 10.02
of the Trust Agreement required to be performed in connection with the resignation or removal of
the Trustee, and any other duties expressly required to be performed by the Administrator under the
Trust Agreement and the other Basic Documents.
(d) The Administrator shall be responsible for preparing and delivering, on behalf of the
Issuer, (i) all notices required by any Clearing Agency or stock exchange upon which the Notes are
then listed and (ii) any information required to effectuate the listing of the Notes on a stock
exchange of international standing and, if applicable, the transfer of the listing of the Notes to
an alternative stock exchange of international standing.
(e) In carrying out the foregoing duties or any of its other obligations under this Agreement,
the Administrator may enter into transactions with or otherwise deal with any of its Affiliates;
provided, however, that the terms of any such transactions or dealings shall be, in the
Administrator’s opinion, no less favorable to the Issuer than would be available from unaffiliated
parties.
(f) The Administrator shall perform the notice obligations in the event of a default,
termination event or failure to pay in full any amount due by the Swap Counterparty specified in
the Swap Agreements. The Administrator shall also provide written notice to the Rating Agencies in
the event that the Swap Counterparty’s rating is withdrawn, downgraded below “Aa3”, “A1” or “P-1”
by Xxxxx’x, “A-1” or “A+” by S&P or “F-1” or “A” by Fitch or put on watch for downgrade at a time
when the Swap Counterparty’s rating is at such levels.
(g) The Administrator shall be responsible for performance of the duties of the Trustee set
forth in Section 5.04 of the Trust Agreement and the Administrator shall be entitled to hire an
Independent accounting firm to perform the duties described therein, the reasonable fees and
expenses of which shall be paid by the Depositor or the Excess Distribution Certificateholder, if
the Excess Distribution Certificate are not then held by the Depositor.
Section 2.03. Establishment of Trust Accounts.
(a) On the Closing Date, the Administrator shall establish the following Eligible Deposit
Accounts as more fully described below.
(i) The Administrator, for the benefit of the Issuer, shall establish and maintain in
the name of the Indenture Trustee an Eligible Deposit Account (the “Collection Account”),
bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the
benefit of the Issuer. The Collection Account will initially be established as a segregated
trust account in the name of the Indenture Trustee with the corporate trust department of
The Bank of New York.
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(ii) The Administrator, for the benefit of the Issuer, shall establish and maintain in
the name of the Indenture Trustee an Eligible Deposit Account (the “Reserve Account”),
bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the
benefit of the Issuer. The Reserve Account will initially be established as a segregated
trust account in the name of the Indenture Trustee with the corporate trust department of
The Bank of New York.
(iii) The Administrator, for the benefit of the Issuer, shall establish and maintain in
the name of the Indenture Trustee an Eligible Deposit Account (the “Cash Capitalization
Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are
held for the benefit of the Issuer. The Cash Capitalization Account will initially be
established as a segregated trust account in the name of the Indenture Trustee with the
corporate trust department of The Bank of New York.
(iv) The Administrator, for the benefit of the Issuer, shall establish and maintain in
the name of the Indenture Trustee an Eligible Deposit Account (the “Principal Distribution
Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are
held for the benefit of the Issuer. The Principal Distribution Account will initially be
established as a segregated trust account in the name of the Indenture Trustee with the
corporate trust department of The Bank of New York.
(v) The Administrator, for the benefit of the Issuer, shall establish and maintain in
the name of the Indenture Trustee an Eligible Deposit Account (the “Borrower Benefit
Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are
held for the benefit of the Issuer. The Borrower Benefit Account will initially be
established as a segregated trust account in the name of the Indenture Trustee with the
corporate trust department of The Bank of New York.
(b) Funds on deposit in the Collection Account, the Reserve Account, the Cash Capitalization
Account and the Borrower Benefit Account (collectively, the “Trust Accounts”) shall be invested by
the Indenture Trustee (or any custodian or designated agent with respect to any amounts on deposit
in such accounts) in Eligible Investments (including Eligible Investments of the Indenture Trustee)
pursuant to written instructions by the Administrator; provided, however, it is
understood and agreed that the Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for the selection of, or any
loss arising from such investment in, Eligible Investments. All such Eligible Investments shall be
held by (or by any custodian on behalf of) the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Issuer;
provided that:
(i) on or before the Business Day preceding each Distribution Date (or on that
Distribution Date or Monthly Servicing Payment Date, in the case of amounts in money market
accounts), all Investment Earnings on funds on deposit in each Trust Account (other than the
Borrower Benefit Account) shall be deposited into the Collection Account and shall be
included in the Available Funds for such Distribution Date; and
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(ii) all interest and other investment income (net of losses and investment expenses)
on funds on deposit in the Borrower Benefit Account shall be retained therein until
withdrawn pursuant to Section 2.08A of this Agreement.
Other than as described in the following proviso or as otherwise permitted by the Rating Agencies,
funds on deposit in the Trust Accounts shall only be invested in Eligible Investments that will
mature so that such funds will be available at the close of business on the Business Day preceding
the following Monthly Servicing Payment Date (to the extent necessary to pay the Primary Servicing
Fee payable on such date) or the following Distribution Date (or on that Distribution Date or
Monthly Servicing Payment Date, in the case of amounts in money market accounts). Funds deposited
in a Trust Account on a Business Day which immediately precedes a Monthly Servicing Payment Date or
Distribution Date upon the maturity of any Eligible Investments are not required to be invested
overnight.
(c) (i) The Depositor and the Issuer have pledged to the Indenture Trustee all of their
respective right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Trust
Accounts and in all proceeds thereof (including all income thereon) and all such funds,
investments, proceeds and income shall be part of the Trust Estate. Subject to the Administrator’s
power to instruct the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 2.03(b) above and Section 2.03(c)(iii)
below, the Trust Accounts shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee for
the benefit of the Noteholders and the Issuer. If, at any time, any of the Trust Accounts ceases
to be an Eligible Deposit Account, the Indenture Trustee (or the Administrator on its behalf)
agrees, by its acceptance hereto, that it shall within 10 Business Days (or such longer period, not
to exceed 30 calendar days, as to which each Rating Agency may consent) establish a new Trust
Account as an Eligible Deposit Account and shall transfer any cash and/or any investments to such
new Trust Account. In connection with the foregoing, the Administrator agrees that, in the event
that any of the Trust Accounts are not accounts with the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator shall
notify the Indenture Trustee in writing promptly upon any of such Trust Accounts ceasing to be an
Eligible Deposit Account.
(ii) With respect to the Trust Account Property, the Indenture Trustee agrees, by its
acceptance hereof, that:
(A) | any Trust Account Property that is held in deposit accounts shall be held solely in Eligible Deposit Accounts, subject to the last sentence of Section 2.03(c)(i) and, subject to Section 2.03(b), each such Eligible Deposit Account shall be subject to the exclusive custody and control of the Indenture Trustee, and the Indenture Trustee shall have sole signature authority with respect thereto; | ||
(B) | any Trust Account Property that constitutes Physical Property shall be Delivered to the Indenture Trustee in accordance with paragraph (a) of the definition of “Delivery” and shall be held, pending maturity or disposition, solely by the Indenture Trustee or |
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a financial intermediary (as such term is defined in Section 8-313(4) of the UCC) acting solely for the Indenture Trustee; | |||
(C) | any Trust Account Property that is a book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to Federal book-entry regulations shall be Delivered in accordance with paragraph (b) of the definition of “Delivery” and shall be maintained by the Indenture Trustee, pending maturity or disposition, through continuous book-entry registration of such Trust Account Property as described in such paragraph; and | ||
(D) | any Trust Account Property that is an “uncertificated security” under Article 8 of the UCC and that is not governed by clause (C) above shall be Delivered to the Indenture Trustee in accordance with paragraph (c) of the definition of “Delivery” and shall be maintained by the Indenture Trustee, pending maturity or disposition, through continued registration of the Indenture Trustee’s (or its nominee’s) ownership of such security. |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 2.3(d), the Indenture
Trustee shall have no liability or obligation in respect of any failed Delivery, as
contemplated herein, other than with respect to a Delivery which fails as a result of any
action or inaction on behalf of the Indenture Trustee.
(iii) The Administrator shall have the power, revocable for cause or upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Administrator Default by the Indenture Trustee or by the
Trustee with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, to instruct the Indenture Trustee to make
withdrawals and payments from the Trust Accounts for the purpose of permitting the Servicer,
the Administrator or the Trustee to carry out its respective duties hereunder or permitting
the Indenture Trustee to carry out its duties under the Indenture.
Section 2.04. Collections. The Servicer shall remit within two Business Days of
receipt thereof to the Collection Account all payments by or on behalf of the Obligors with respect
to the Trust Student Loans (other than Purchased Student Loans), and all Recoveries, as collected
during the Collection Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for so long as no Administrator
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Servicer and the Trustee shall remit such
collections within two Business Days of receipt thereof to the Administrator, and the Administrator
need not deposit such collections into the Collection Account until one Business Day immediately
prior to the next following Monthly Servicing Payment Date together with interest on such amounts
(less Servicing Fees paid during such period) calculated on a daily basis from the first day of the
month following receipt thereof by the Administrator to but excluding the last day of the related
Collection Period at a rate not less than the Federal Funds Rate less 0.20%. In the event that the
foregoing condition for ceasing daily remittances shall no longer be
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satisfied, then the Administrator shall deposit all collections held by it into the Collection
Account within two Business Days thereof.
Section 2.05. Application of Collections.
(a) With respect to each Trust Student Loan, all collections with respect thereto for each
Collection Period shall be applied to fees, interest and principal on such Trust Student Loan by
the Servicer in accordance with its customary practice.
(b) All Recoveries shall be applied to the related Trust Student Loan.
Section 2.06. Additional Deposits.
(a) The Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the Collection Account the
aggregate purchase price with respect to Purchased Student Loans as determined pursuant to Section
3.05 of the Servicing Agreement and all other amounts to be paid by the Servicer under Section 3.05
of the Servicing Agreement when such amounts are due, and the Depositor shall deposit or cause to
be deposited in the Collection Account the aggregate Purchase Amount with respect to Purchased
Student Loans and all other amounts to be paid by the Depositor under Article VI of the Sale
Agreement when such amounts are due.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 2.06(a) above, if daily
deposits to the Collection Account are not required pursuant to Section 2.04, the Servicer shall
pay the amounts referred to in Section 2.06(a) above that would otherwise be deposited into the
Collection Account to the Administrator. The Administrator shall not be required to deposit such
amounts into the Collection Account until the Business Day preceding each Distribution Date;
provided, however, that on or before the Business Day preceding each Monthly
Servicing Payment Date that is not a Distribution Date, the Administrator shall deposit into the
Collection Account that portion of such amounts received by it that is equal to the Primary
Servicing Fee payable on such date and provided, further, that the Administrator
shall also deposit into the Collection Account on such date interest on such amounts (less
Servicing Fees paid during such period) calculated on a daily basis from the first day of the month
following receipt thereof by the Administrator to but excluding the last day of the related
Collection Period at a rate equal to no less than the Federal Funds Rate less 0.20%.
(c) The Administrator shall deposit all payments received by the Issuer from the Swap
Counterparty during the Collection Period into the Collection Account.
(d) On each date when the Issuer receives any prepayment of amounts to offset deficiencies due
to anticipated Borrower Benefit Yield Reductions pursuant to Section 3.12A of the Servicing
Agreement, the Administrator shall cause the Issuer to deposit such sums into the Borrower Benefit
Account.
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Section 2.07. Distributions.
(a) On each Determination Date, the Administrator shall calculate all amounts required to
determine the amounts to be deposited in the Collection Account from the Cash Capitalization
Account and the Reserve Account (including the amount of all Investment Earnings on such Trust
Accounts) and the amounts to be distributed therefrom on the related Distribution Date. On the
fifth Business Day preceding each Monthly Servicing Payment Date that is not a Distribution Date,
the Administrator shall calculate all amounts required to determine the amounts to be deposited in
the Collection Account from the Cash Capitalization Account and the Reserve Account and the amounts
to be distributed therefrom on the related Monthly Servicing Payment Date. On or before one
Business Day preceding each Distribution Date, the Administrator shall calculate the amount, if
any, of the Borrower Benefit Yield Reduction for the related Collection Period; and shall calculate
the amount, if any, required to be deposited into the Collection Account from the Borrower Benefit
Account, if on or before such date, the Issuer has not received payment in full of any amount
relating to any Borrower Benefit Yield Reduction for the related Collection Period, pursuant to
Section 3.12 of the Servicing Agreement.
(b) The Administrator shall instruct the Indenture Trustee in writing no later than one
Business Day preceding each Monthly Servicing Payment Date that is not a Distribution Date (based
on the information contained in the Administrator’s Certificate and the related Servicer’s Report
delivered pursuant to Sections 3.01 (a) and (b)) to distribute to the Servicer, by 1:00 p.m. (New
York time) on such Monthly Servicing Payment Date, from and to the extent of Available Funds on
deposit in the Collection Account, the Primary Servicing Fee due with respect to the preceding
calendar month, and the Indenture Trustee shall comply with such instructions.
(c) The Administrator shall instruct the Indenture Trustee in writing no later than one
Business Day preceding each Distribution Date (based on the information contained in the
Administrator’s Certificate and the related Servicer’s Report delivered pursuant to Sections
3.01(a) and 3.01(c)) to make the following deposits and distributions to the Persons or to the
account specified below by 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on such Distribution Date (to the extent that
funds are not required to be distributed pursuant to Section 5.04(b) of the Indenture), to the
extent of the amount of Available Funds in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date plus
amounts transferred to the Collection Account pursuant to Section 2.08 of this Agreement, in the
following order of priority, and the Indenture Trustee shall comply with such instructions:
(i) to the Servicer, the Primary Servicing Fee due on such Distribution Date;
(ii) to the Administrator, the Administration Fee due on such Distribution Date, plus
any unpaid Administration Fees from previous Distribution Dates;
(iii) pari passu to the Swap Counterparty, any Swap Payments payable by the Issuer to
the Swap Counterparty under the Swap Agreements for such Distribution Date;
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(iv) pro rata, based on the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the amount of any Swap
Termination Payments due and payable by the Issuer to the Swap Counterparty under this
clause (iv):
(A) | to the Class A Noteholders, the Class A Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount; and | ||
(B) | to the Swap Counterparty, the amount of any Swap Termination Payment due to the Swap Counterparty under the Swap Agreements due to a Termination Event or Event of Default (as defined in the related Swap Agreement) resulting from a “Failure to Pay or Deliver” by the Trust under Section 5(a)(i), a “Cross Default” as applies to the Trust under Section 5(a)(vi) or a “Bankruptcy” of the Trust under Section 5(a)(vii), each of the related Swap Agreement; provided, that if any amounts allocable to the Class A Notes are not needed to pay the Class A Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount as of such Distribution Date, such amounts shall be applied to pay the portion, if any, of any Swap Termination Payments referred to above remaining unpaid; |
(v) to the Principal Distribution Account, the First Priority Principal Distribution
Amount, if any;
(vi) to the Class B Noteholders, the Class B Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount;
(vii) to the Principal Distribution Account, the Second Priority Principal Distribution
Amount, if any;
(viii) to the Class C Noteholders, the Class C Noteholders’ Interest Distribution
Amount;
(ix) to the Principal Distribution Account, the Third Priority Principal Distribution
Amount, if any;
(x) to the Reserve Account, the amounts, if any, required to reinstate the balance of
the Reserve Account to the Specified Reserve Account Balance;
(xi) to the Principal Distribution Account, the Regular Principal Distribution Amount,
if any;
(xii) to the Servicer, all Carryover Servicing Fees, if any;
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(xiii) pari passu to the Swap Counterparty, the amount of any Swap Termination Payments
owed by the Issuer to the Swap Counterparty under the Swap Agreements and not payable in
clause (iv) above;
(xiv) to the Principal Distribution Account, the Additional Principal Distribution
Amount, if any; and
(xv) to the Excess Distribution Certificateholder, any remaining funds.
(d) The Administrator shall instruct the Indenture Trustee to make the following distributions
from the Principal Distribution Account on each Distribution Date:
(i) With respect to each Distribution Date (x) before the Stepdown Date or (y) with
respect to which a Trigger Event is in effect, to pay Holders of the Class A Notes 100% of
the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, such amount to be paid
sequentially first, to the Class A-1 Notes, second, to the Class A-2 Notes, third, to the
Class A-3 Notes, fourth, to the Class A-4 Notes, and fifth, to the class A-5 Notes, until
the Class A Note Balance has been reduced to zero; provided, however, that
on any Distribution Date on which the Class A Note Parity Trigger is in effect, the
Indenture Trustee shall distribute the Class A Noteholders’ Principal Distribution Amount,
pro rata, to the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4
Notes and the Class A-5 Notes based on their Outstanding Amount, until the Class A Note
Balance has been reduced to zero. Once the Class A Note Balance has been reduced to zero,
to pay the Holders of the Class B Notes 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount for that
Distribution Date until the Class B Note Balance has been reduced to zero. Once the Class B
Note Balance has been reduced to zero, to pay the Holders of the Class C Notes 100% of the
Principal Distribution Amount for that Distribution Date until the Class C Note Balance has
been reduced to zero.
(ii) On each Distribution Date (x) on or after the Stepdown Date and (y) as long as a
Trigger Event is not in effect, the Indenture Trustee shall pay the Holders of all Classes
of Notes payments of principal, in the order of priority and in the amounts set forth below
to the extent funds are available in the Principal Distribution Account:
(A) | First, an amount up to the Class A Noteholders’ Principal Distribution Amount sequentially first, to the Class A-1 Notes, second, to the Class A-2 Notes, third, to the Class A-3 Notes, fourth, to the Class A-4 Notes, and fifth, to the Class A-5 Notes, until the Class A Note Balance has been reduced to zero; provided, however, that on any Distribution Date on which the Class A Note Parity Trigger is in effect, the Indenture Trustee shall distribute the Class A Noteholders’ Principal Distribution Amount, pro rata, to the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes and the Class A-5 Notes based on their |
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Outstanding Amount, until the Class A Note Balance has been reduced to zero; | |||
(B) | Second, amounts remaining in the Principal Distribution Account up to the Class B Noteholders’ Principal Distribution Amount to the Class B Notes, until the Class B Note Balance has been reduced to zero; | ||
(C) | Third, amounts remaining in the Principal Distribution Account up to the Class C Noteholders’ Principal Distribution Amount to the Class C Notes, until the Class C Note Balance has been reduced to zero; and | ||
(D) | Fourth, amounts remaining in the Principal Distribution Amount sequentially, to the Class C Notes until the Class C Note Balance has been reduced to zero, then to the Class B Notes until the Class B Note Balance has been reduced to zero, then to the Class A Notes until the Class A Note Balance has been reduced to zero. |
Section 2.08. Cash Capitalization Account and Reserve Account.
(a) On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall deposit the Cash Capitalization Account Initial
Deposit into the Cash Capitalization Account and the Reserve Account Initial Deposit into the
Reserve Account.
(i) The Administrator shall instruct the Indenture Trustee in writing to withdraw funds
on deposit in the Cash Capitalization Account and deposit such amounts into the Collection
Account if Available Funds for a Distribution Date are insufficient to make the payment
described under Section 2.07(b) for a Monthly Servicing Payment Date that is not a
Distribution Date in an amount equal to the shortfall.
(ii) The Administrator shall instruct the Indenture Trustee in writing to withdraw
funds on deposit in the Cash Capitalization Account and deposit such amounts into the
Collection Account if Available Funds for a Distribution Date are insufficient to make the
payments described under Sections 2.07(c)(i) through (x) for a Distribution Date in an
amount equal to the shortfall.
(iii) The Administrator shall instruct the Indenture Trustee in writing to withdraw
funds on deposit in the Cash Capitalization Account and deposit such amounts into the
Collection Account if amounts on deposit in the Collection Account for a Distribution Date
are insufficient to make the payments described under Section 2.07(d) for a Distribution
Date in an amount equal to the shortfall.
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(iv) The Administrator shall instruct the Indenture Trustee in writing to withdraw
funds on deposit in the Reserve Account and deposit such amounts into the Collection Account
if Available Funds and amounts withdrawn from the Cash Capitalization Account and deposited
into the Collection Account pursuant to clause (i) above for a Distribution Date are
insufficient to make the payment described under Section 2.07(b) for a Monthly Servicing
Payment Date that is not a Distribution Date in an amount equal to the shortfall.
(v) The Administrator shall instruct the Indenture Trustee in writing to withdraw funds
on deposit in the Reserve Account and deposit such amounts into the Collection Account if
amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and amounts withdrawn from the Cash
Capitalization Account and deposited into the Collection Account pursuant to clause (iii)
above for a Distribution Date are insufficient to make the payments described under Section
2.07(d) for a Distribution Date in an amount equal to the shortfall.
(vi) The Administrator shall instruct the Indenture Trustee to withdraw funds on
deposit in the Reserve Account and deposit such amounts into the Collection Account if
Available Funds and amounts withdrawn from the Cash Capitalization Account and deposited
into the Collection Account pursuant to clause (ii) above for a Distribution Date are
insufficient to make the payments described under Sections 2.07(c)(i) through (v), (vii) and
(ix) for a Distribution Date in an amount equal to the shortfall.
(vii) The Administrator shall instruct the Indenture Trustee in writing to withdraw
funds on deposit in the Reserve Account and deposit such amounts in the Collection Account
if Available Funds and amounts withdrawn from the Cash Capitalization Account and deposited
in the Collection Account for a Distribution Date are insufficient to make the payments
described under Sections 2.07(vi), (viii) and (x) on the respective Note Final Maturity Date
of each Class of Notes in an amount equal to the unpaid Outstanding Amount of the maturing
Class of Notes.
(viii) On each Distribution Date from the September 2008 Distribution Date through the
June 2009 Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Indenture Trustee in
writing to withdraw funds on deposit in the Cash Capitalization Account in the amount by
which CI (as defined in the definition of Asset Balance) for such Distribution Date is in
excess of 5.50% of the Asset Balance on the Closing Date (including the Collection Account
Initial Deposit), deposit such amounts into the Collection Account and treat such amount as
Available Funds if:
(A) the sum of (1) the Pool Balance as of the last day of the second preceding
Collection Period and (2) the amount on deposit in the Cash Capitalization Account
immediately following the preceding Distribution Date, minus the Outstanding Amount
of the Notes immediately following the preceding Distribution Date is greater than
or equal to $5,996,486; and
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(B) at least 45% of the Trust Student Loans by principal balance are in
repayment and are not more than 30 days past due as of the end of the Collection
Period for the current Distribution Date.
(ix) On each Distribution Date from the September 2009 Distribution Date through the
June 2010 Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Indenture Trustee in
writing to withdraw funds on deposit in the Cash Capitalization Account in the amount by
which CI (as defined in the definition of Asset Balance) for such Distribution Date is in
excess of 3.50% of the Asset Balance on the Closing Date (including the Collection Account
Initial Deposit), deposit such amounts into the Collection Account and treat such amount as
Available Funds if:
(A) the sum of (1) the Pool Balance as of the last day of the second preceding
Collection Period and (2) the amount on deposit in the Cash Capitalization Account
immediately following the preceding Distribution Date, minus the Outstanding Amount
of the Notes immediately following the preceding Distribution Date is greater than
or equal to $11,992,972; and
(B) at least 60% of the Trust Student Loans by principal balance are in
repayment and are not more than 30 days past due as of the end of the Collection
Period for the current Distribution Date.
(x) On each Distribution Date from the September 2010 Distribution Date through the
December 2010 Distribution Date, the Administrator shall instruct the Indenture Trustee in
writing to withdraw funds on deposit in the Cash Capitalization Account in the amount by
which CI (as defined in the definition of Asset Balance) for such Distribution Date is in
excess of 1.50% of the Asset Balance on the Closing Date (including the Collection Account
Initial Deposit), deposit such amounts into the Collection Account and treat such amount as
Available Funds if:
(A) the sum of (1) the Pool Balance as of the last day of the second preceding
Collection Period and (2) the amount on deposit in the Cash Capitalization Account
immediately following the preceding Distribution Date, minus the Outstanding Amount
of the Notes immediately following the preceding Distribution Date is greater than
or equal to $11,992,972; and
(B) at least 80% of the Trust Student Loans by principal balance are in
repayment and are not more than 30 days past due as of the end of the Collection
Period for the current Distribution Date.
(b) The Indenture Trustee shall withdraw all amounts on deposit in the Cash Capitalization
Account on the December 2010 Distribution Date and deposit such amount to the Collection Account
and treat such amounts as Available Funds.
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(c) On the final Distribution Date upon termination of the Trust and following the payment in
full of the Class Note Balance and of all other amounts (other than Carryover Servicing Fees and
Swap Termination Payments) owing or to be distributed hereunder or under the Indenture or the Trust
Agreement to Noteholders, the Servicer, the Swap Counterparty, the Indenture Trustee or the
Administrator, to the extent that Available Funds on such date are insufficient to make the
following payments, amounts remaining in the Reserve Account shall be used first to pay any
Carryover Servicing Fees and second to pay any Swap Termination Payments. Any amount remaining on
deposit in the Reserve Account after such payments have been made shall be distributed to the
Excess Distribution Certificateholder. The Excess Distribution Certificateholder shall in no event
be required to refund any amounts properly distributed pursuant to this Section 2.08(c).
(d) Anything in this Section 2.08 to the contrary notwithstanding, if the value of securities
and cash in the Reserve Account and any other Available Funds is on any Distribution Date
sufficient to pay the remaining principal amount of and interest accrued on the Notes, any amount
owing to the Swap Counterparty, any unpaid Primary Servicing Fees and Administration Fees and all
other amounts due by the Trust on such Distribution Date, such amount shall be so applied on such
Distribution Date and the Administrator shall instruct the Indenture Trustee to use all amounts in
the Reserve Account and all other Available Funds to pay such amounts due or outstanding.
Section 2.08A Borrower Benefit Account. On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall
deposit the Borrower Benefit Account Initial Deposit, if any, into the Borrower Benefit Account.
(i) On each date when the Issuer receives a prepayment of amounts relating to an
anticipated deficiency amount due to Borrower Benefit Yield Reductions pursuant to Section
3.12A of the Servicing Agreement, the Administrator shall cause the Issuer to deposit such
amounts into the Borrower Benefit Account.
(ii) The Administrator may instruct the Indenture Trustee to release the funds in the
Borrower Benefit Account to the Servicer upon the Servicer’s written request, provided
however, that such release shall only occur after the Administrator has received (and
delivered to the Indenture Trustee) confirmation that the Rating Agency Condition has been
satisfied.
(iii) With respect to each Distribution Date, if on or before such date, the Issuer
has not received payment in full of the amount, if any, required to offset any deficiency
caused by a realized Borrower Benefit Yield Reduction for the related Collection Period
pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Servicing Agreement, the Administrator shall instruct the
Indenture Trustee in writing to withdraw from the Borrower Benefit Account on such
Distribution Date an amount equal to such deficiency, to the extent of funds available
therein, to be included as part of Available Funds for that Distribution Date.
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Section 2.09. Statements to Excess Distribution Certificateholder and Noteholders. On
each Determination Date preceding a Distribution Date, the Administrator shall provide to the
Indenture Trustee and the Trustee (with a copy to the Rating Agencies) for the Indenture Trustee to
forward on such succeeding Distribution Date to each Noteholder of record and for the Trustee to
forward on such succeeding Distribution Date to the Excess Distribution Certificateholder of
record, a statement setting forth at least the following information with respect to such
Distribution Date as to the Notes and the Excess Distribution Certificate to the extent applicable:
(a) the amount of such distribution allocable to principal of each class of the Notes;
(b) the amount of the distribution allocable to interest on each class of the Notes;
(c) the amount of the distribution allocable to the Excess Distribution Certificate;
(d) the amount of Swap Payments payable by the Issuer to the Swap Counterparty, the amount
payable by the Swap Counterparty to the Issuer and the amount of Swap Termination Payments payable
by either the Issuer or the Swap Counterparty;
(e) the Pool Balance as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding Collection
Period;
(f) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Notes, the Note Pool Factor, as of such
Distribution Date, after giving effect to payments allocated to principal reported under clauses
(a) and (c) above;
(g) the Note Rate for the next period for any class of Notes, which may be included in the
statement or made available electronically on the Administrator’s website;
(h) the amount of the Primary Servicing Fee and any Carryover Servicing Fee paid to the
Servicer on such Distribution Date and on the two preceding Monthly Servicing Payment Dates, and
the amount, if any, of the Carryover Servicing Fee remaining unpaid after giving effect to any such
payments;
(i) the amount of the Administration Fee paid to the Administrator on such Distribution Date;
(j) the amount of the aggregate principal balances of Trust Student Loans that became
Charged-Off Loans, if any, for the related Collection Period and the balance of Trust Student Loans
that are delinquent in each delinquency period as of the end of such Collection Period;
(k) the amount of any Note Interest Shortfall, if any, in each case as applicable to each
class of Notes, and the change in such amounts from the preceding statement;
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(l) the aggregate Purchase Amounts for Trust Student Loans, if any, that were repurchased by
the Depositor or the Sellers or purchased by the Servicer from the Issuer in such Collection
Period;
(m) whether the Cumulative Realized Loss Test is satisfied on such Distribution Date;
(n) the respective balances of the Reserve Account, the Cash Capitalization Account and the
Borrower Benefit Account, if any, on such Distribution Date, after giving effect to changes therein
on such Distribution Date; and
(o) the amount required to be deposited into the Collection Account for the related Collection
Period to offset any Borrower Benefit Yield Reduction for the related Collection Period.
Each amount set forth pursuant to clauses (a), (b), (c), (e), (i), (j) and (l) above shall be
expressed as a dollar amount per $1,000 of original principal balance of an Excess Distribution
Certificate or Note, as applicable. A copy of the statements referred to above may be obtained by
any Excess Distribution Certificateholder or any Note Owner by a written request to the Trustee or
the Indenture Trustee, respectively, addressed to the respective Corporate Trust Office.
Section 2.10. Non-Ministerial Matters. With respect to matters that in the reasonable
judgment of the Administrator are non-ministerial, the Administrator shall not take any action
unless within a reasonable time before the taking of such action, the Administrator shall have
notified the Trustee of the proposed action and the Trustee shall not have withheld consent or
provided an alternative direction. For the purpose of the preceding sentence, “non-ministerial
matters” shall include:
(a) the amendment of or any supplement to the Indenture;
(b) the initiation of any claim or lawsuit by the Issuer and the compromise of any action,
claim or lawsuit brought by or against the Issuer (other than in connection with the collection of
the Trust Student Loans);
(c) the amendment, change or modification of the Basic Documents;
(d) the appointment of successor Note Registrars, successor Paying Agents and successor
Indenture Trustees pursuant to the Indenture or the appointment of Successor Administrators or
Successor Servicers, or the consent to the assignment by the Note Registrar, Paying Agents or
Indenture Trustee of its obligations under the Indenture; and
(e) the removal of the Indenture Trustee.
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Section 2.11. Exceptions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
except as expressly provided herein or in the other Basic Documents, the Administrator shall not be
obligated to, and shall not, (i) make any payments to the Noteholders under the Basic Documents,
(ii) sell the Indenture Trust Estate pursuant to Section 5.04 of the Indenture, (iii) take any
other action that the Issuer directs the Administrator not to take on its behalf, (iv) in
connection with its duties hereunder assume any indemnification obligation of any other Person or
(v) service the Trust Student Loans.
Section 2.12. Compensation. As compensation for the performance of the
Administrator’s obligations under this Agreement and as reimbursement for its expenses related
thereto, the Administrator shall be entitled to $20,000 for each Collection Period payable on the
related Distribution Date (the “Administration Fees”) payable in arrears which shall be solely an
obligation of the Issuer.
Section 2.13. Servicer and Administrator Expenses. Each of the Servicer and the
Administrator shall be severally required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its
activities hereunder, including fees and disbursements of independent accountants, taxes imposed on
the Servicer or the Administrator, as the case may be, and expenses incurred in connection with
distributions and reports to the Administrator or to the Excess Distribution Certificateholder and
the Noteholders, as the case may be.
ARTICLE III
Section 3.01. Administrator’s Certificate; Servicer’s Report.
(a) On or before the tenth day of each month (or, if any such day is not a Business Day, on
the next succeeding Business Day), the Servicer shall deliver to the Administrator a Servicer’s
Report with respect to the preceding month containing all information necessary for the
Administrator to receive in connection with the preparation of the Administrator’s Officers’
Certificate and the Administrator’s Certificate covering such calendar month referred to in clause
(b) below. On or before the tenth day (or, if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next
succeeding Business Day), preceding each Distribution Date the Servicer shall deliver to the
Administrator a Servicer’s Report with respect to the preceding Collection Period containing all
information necessary for the Administrator to receive in connection with the preparation of the
Administrator’s Officers’ Certificate and the Administrator’s Certificate covering such calendar
month referred to in clause (c) below.
(b) On the second Business Day prior to each Monthly Servicing Payment Date that is not a
Distribution Date, the Administrator shall deliver to the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, an
Officers’ Certificate of the Administrator containing all information necessary to pay the Servicer
the Primary Servicing Fee due on such Monthly Servicing Payment Date pursuant to Section 2.07(b)
above.
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(c) On each Determination Date prior to a Distribution Date, the Administrator shall deliver
to the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, with a copy to the Rating Agencies, an Administrator’s
Certificate containing all information necessary to make the distributions pursuant to Sections
2.07 and 2.08 above, if applicable, for the Collection Period preceding the date of such
Administrator’s Certificate.
(d) Prior to each Determination Date, the Administrator shall determine the Note Rates that
will be applicable to the Distribution Date following such Determination Date, in compliance with
its obligation to prepare and deliver an Administrator’s Certificate on such Determination Date
pursuant to this Section 3.01. In connection therewith, the Administrator shall calculate
Three-Month LIBOR on each LIBOR Determination Date during such Accrual Period. The Administrator
shall furnish to the Issuer from time to time such information regarding the Collateral as the
Issuer shall reasonably request.
Section 3.02. Annual Statement as to Compliance; Notice of Default; Financial
Statements.
(a) With respect to each calendar year for which the Issuer is not required under the Exchange
Act to file a report on Form 10-K, each of the Servicer and the Administrator shall deliver to the
Trustee and the Indenture Trustee on or before 120 days after the end of the fiscal year of the
Servicer and the Administrator, an Officers’ Certificate of the Servicer or the Administrator, as
the case may be, dated as of December 31 of the preceding year, stating that (i) a review of the
activities of the Servicer or the Administrator, as the case may be, during the preceding 12-month
period (or, in the case of the first such certificate, during the period from the Closing Date to
December 31, 2006) and of its performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers’
supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer or
the Administrator, as the case may be, has fulfilled its obligations in all material respects under
this Agreement and, with respect to the Servicer, the Servicing Agreement throughout such year or,
if there has been a material default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each
such material default known to such officers and the nature and status thereof. The Indenture
Trustee shall send a copy of each such Officers’ Certificate and each report referred to in Section
3.01 to the Rating Agencies. A copy of each such Officers’ Certificate and each report referred to
in Section 3.01 may be obtained by any Excess Distribution Certificateholder, Noteholder or Note
Owner by a request in writing to the Trustee addressed to its Corporate Trust Office, together with
evidence satisfactory to the Trustee that such Person is one of the foregoing parties. Upon the
telephone request of the Trustee, the Indenture Trustee will promptly furnish the Trustee, at the
sole cost and expense of the Trustee, a list of Noteholders as of the date specified by the
Trustee.
(b) The Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies,
promptly after having obtained knowledge thereof, but in no event later than five Business Days
thereafter, written notice in an Officers’ Certificate of the Servicer of any event which with the
giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default under Section 5.01 of
the Servicing Agreement.
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(c) The Administrator shall deliver to the Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating
Agencies, promptly after having obtained knowledge thereof, but in no event later than five
Business Days thereafter, written notice in an Officers’ Certificate of the Administrator of any
event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Administrator
Default under Section 5.01 below.
(d) With respect to each calendar year for which the Issuer is not required under the Exchange
Act on Form 10-K, the Administrator shall provide to the Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the
Rating Agencies (i) as soon as possible and in no event more than 120 days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Administrator audited financials as at the end of and for such year and (ii) as
soon as possible and in no event more than 45 days after the end of each quarterly accounting
period of the Administrator unaudited financials as at the end of and for such period.
Section 3.03. Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants’ Reports. Each of the
Servicer and the Administrator shall cause a registered public accounting firm (as the term is used
in Section 1122 of Regulation AB), which may also render other services to the Servicer or the
Administrator, as the case may be, to deliver to the Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating
Agencies on or before March 31 of each year, a report addressed to the Servicer or the
Administrator, as the case may be, the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, to the effect that such
firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the servicing of the Trust Student
Loans, or the administration of the Trust Student Loans and of the Trust, as the case may be,
during the preceding calendar year (or, in the case of the first such report, during the period
from the Closing Date to December 31, 2006) and that, on the basis of the accounting and auditing
procedures considered appropriate under the circumstances, such firm is of the opinion that such
servicing or administration, respectively, was conducted in compliance with those terms of this
Agreement and in the case of the Servicer, the Servicing Agreement, including any applicable
statutory provisions incorporated therein and such additional terms and statutes as may be
specified from time to time by the Administrator, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall
believe to be immaterial and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such report.
Such report will also indicate that the firm is independent of the Servicer or the
Administrator, as the case may be, within the meaning of the Code of Professional Ethics of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
ARTICLE IV
Section 4.01. Representations of Administrator. Xxxxxx Xxx, Inc., as Administrator,
makes the following representations on which the Issuer is deemed to have relied in acquiring the
Trust Student Loans. The representations speak as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and as of the Closing Date and shall survive the sale of the Trust Student Loans to the Trustee on
behalf of the Issuer and the pledge thereof to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.
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(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Administrator is duly organized and validly
existing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the power and authority to
own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such
business is presently conducted.
(b) Power and Authority. The Administrator has the corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its terms, and the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by the Administrator by all necessary
corporate action.
(c) Binding Obligation. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Administrator and, assuming that it is duly executed and delivered by parties
hereto, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Administrator, enforceable against the
Administrator in accordance with its terms; except that the enforceability hereof may be subject to
(a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in
effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) and (c) with respect
to rights to indemnity hereunder, limitations of public policy under applicable securities laws.
(d) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the fulfillment of the terms hereof or thereof do not conflict with, result in any breach of
any of the terms and provisions of, nor constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or
both) a default under, the charter, articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Administrator, or
any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Administrator is a party or by which it
shall be bound; nor result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties
pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument (other than pursuant to
the Basic Documents); nor violate any law or, to the knowledge of the Administrator, any order,
rule or regulation applicable to the Administrator of any court or of any Federal or state
regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction
over the Administrator or its properties.
(e) No Proceedings. There are no legal or governmental proceedings or investigations
pending against the Administrator or, to its best knowledge, threatened or contemplated against the
Administrator or to which the Administrator or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any
property of the Administrator or any of its subsidiaries is the subject, before any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction
over the Administrator or its properties or by any other party: (i) asserting the invalidity of
this Agreement or any of the other Basic Documents, the Notes or the Excess Distribution
Certificate, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the Excess Distribution
Certificate or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of
the other Basic Documents, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that could reasonably be
expected to have a material and adverse effect on the performance by the Administrator of its
obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement, any of
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the other Basic Documents, the Trust, the Notes or the Excess Distribution Certificate or (iv)
seeking to affect adversely the Federal or state income tax attributes of the Issuer, the Notes or
the Excess Distribution Certificate.
(f) All Consents. All authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of or
registrations or declarations with any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other
government instrumentality required to be obtained, effected or given by the Administrator in
connection with the execution and delivery by the Administrator of this Agreement and the
performance by the Administrator of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly
obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect.
Section 4.02. Liability of Administrator; Indemnities.
(a) The Administrator shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the
obligations specifically undertaken by the Administrator under this Agreement.
(b) The Administrator shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Issuer, the Excess
Distribution Certificateholder and the Noteholders and any of the officers, directors, employees
and agents of the Issuer from and against any and all costs, expenses, losses, claims, actions,
suits, damages and liabilities to the extent that such cost, expense, loss, claim, action, suit,
damage or liability arose out of, or was imposed upon any such Person through, the gross
negligence, willful misfeasance or bad faith of the Administrator in the performance of its duties
under this Agreement or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder or
thereunder.
(c) The Administrator shall indemnify the Indenture Trustee in its individual capacity and any
of its officers, directors, employees and agents against any and all losses, claims, actions,
suits, damages, liabilities, costs, penalties, taxes (excluding taxes payable by it on any
compensation received by it for its services as Indenture Trustee) or expenses (including
attorneys’ fees) incurred by it in connection with the performance of its duties under the
Indenture and the other Basic Documents. The Indenture Trustee shall notify the Issuer and the
Administrator promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Indenture
Trustee to so notify the Issuer and the Administrator shall not relieve the Issuer or the
Administrator of its obligations hereunder and under the other Basic Documents. The Administrator
shall defend the claim and the Administrator shall not be liable for the legal fees and expenses of
the Indenture Trustee after it has assumed such defense; provided, however, that, in the event that
there may be a conflict between the positions of the Indenture Trustee and the Administrator in
conducting the defense of such claim, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to separate counsel
the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Administrator on behalf of the Issuer. Neither
the Issuer nor the Administrator need to reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss,
liability or expense incurred by the Indenture Trustee through the Indenture Trustee’s own willful
misconduct, negligence or bad faith.
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(d) The Administrator shall indemnify the Trustee (including in its capacity as Interim
Trustee) in its individual capacity and any of its officers, directors, employees and agents
against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, actions, suits, costs, penalties, taxes
(excluding taxes payable by it on any compensation received by it for its services as trustee) or
expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by it in connection with the performance of its
duties under the Interim Trust Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the other Basic Documents.
(e) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator shall indemnify the
Trustee in its individual capacity and any of its officers, directors, employees and agents against
any and all liability relating to or resulting from any of the following:
(i) any claim that the Trust Student Loans (or any guarantee with respect thereto) are
delinquent, uncollectable, uninsured, illegal, invalid or unenforceable;
(ii) any claim that the Trust Student Loans have not been made, administered, serviced
or collected in accordance with applicable federal and state laws or the requirements of any
guarantor; or
(iii) any claim that any original note or other document evidencing or relating to the
Trust Student Loans has been lost, misplaced or destroyed.
(f) The Trustee shall notify the Administrator promptly of any claim for which it may seek
indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Administrator shall not relieve the
Administrator of its obligations hereunder and under the other Basic Documents. The Administrator
shall defend the claim and the Administrator shall not be liable for the legal fees and expenses of
the Trustee after it has assumed such defense; provided, however, that, in the event that there may
be a conflict between the positions of the Trustee and the Administrator in conducting the defense
of such claim, the Trustee shall be entitled to separate counsel the fees and expenses of which
shall be paid by the Administrator on behalf of the Issuer. Neither the Issuer nor the
Administrator need reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense
incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct, negligence or bad faith.
(g) The Depositor shall pay reasonable compensation to the Indenture Trustee and the Trustee
and shall reimburse the Indenture Trustee and the Trustee for all reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances in accordance with a separate agreement between the Depositor and the
Indenture Trustee.
For purposes of this Section, in the event of the termination of the rights and obligations of
the Administrator (or any successor thereto pursuant to Section 4.03) as Administrator pursuant to
Section 5.01, or a resignation by such Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, such Administrator
shall be deemed to be the Administrator pending appointment of a successor Administrator pursuant
to Section 5.02.
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Indemnification under this Section shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee or
the Indenture Trustee or the termination of this Agreement and shall include reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation. If the Administrator shall have made any indemnity
payments pursuant to this Section and the Person to or on behalf of whom such payments are made
thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, such Person shall promptly repay such amounts
to the Administrator, without interest.
Section 4.03. Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of,
Administrator. Any Person (a) into which the Administrator may be merged or consolidated, (b)
which may result from any merger or consolidation to which the Administrator shall be a party or
(c) which may succeed to the properties and assets of the Administrator substantially as a whole,
shall be the successor to the Administrator without the execution or filing of any document or any
further act by any of the parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that the
Administrator hereby covenants that it will not consummate any of the foregoing transactions except
upon satisfaction of the following: (i) the surviving Administrator, if other than Xxxxxx Xxx,
Inc., executes an agreement that states expressly that such Person assumes to perform every
obligation of the Administrator under this Agreement, (ii) immediately after giving effect to such
transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 4.01 shall have been breached
and no Administrator Default, and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would
become an Administrator Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iii) the surviving
Administrator, if other than Xxxxxx Mae, Inc., shall have delivered to the Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such
consolidation, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption comply with this Section 4.03
and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Agreement relating to such
transaction have been complied with, and that the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied
with respect to such transaction, (iv) unless Xxxxxx Xxx, Inc. is the surviving entity, such
transaction will not result in a material adverse Federal or state tax consequence to the Issuer,
the Noteholders or the Excess Distribution Certificateholder and (v) unless Xxxxxx Mae, Inc. is the
surviving entity, the Administrator shall have delivered to the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee
an Opinion of Counsel either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all financing
statements and continuation statements and amendments thereto have been executed and filed that are
necessary fully to preserve and protect the interest of the Trustee and Indenture Trustee,
respectively, in the Trust Student Loans and reciting the details of such filings, or (B) stating
that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect
such interests. Anything in this Section 4.03 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrator
may at any time assign its rights, obligations and duties under this Agreement to an Affiliate
provided that the Rating Agencies confirm that such assignment will not result in a downgrading or
a withdrawal of the ratings then applicable to the Notes.
Section 4.04. Limitation on Liability of Administrator and Others. Neither the
Administrator nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be under any liability
to the Issuer, the Noteholders or the Excess Distribution Certificateholder, or to the Indenture
Trustee or the Trustee except as provided under this Agreement for any action taken or for
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refraining from the taking of any action pursuant to this Agreement or for errors in judgment;
provided, however, that these provisions shall not protect the Administrator or any
such person against any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance,
bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of
obligations and duties under this Agreement. The Administrator and any of its directors, officers,
employees or agents may rely in good faith on the advice of counsel or on any document of any kind,
prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder.
Except as provided in this Agreement, the Administrator shall not be under any obligation to
appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that shall not be incidental to its duties to
administer the Trust Student Loans and the Trust in accordance with this Agreement and that in its
opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the
Administrator may undertake any reasonable action that it may deem necessary or desirable in
respect of this Agreement and the other Basic Documents and the rights and duties of the parties to
this Agreement and the other Basic Documents and the interests of the Excess Distribution
Certificateholder under this Agreement and the Noteholders under the Indenture and under this
Agreement.
Section 4.05. Administrator May Own Notes or certificates. The Administrator and any
Affiliate thereof may in its individual or any other capacity become the owner or pledgee of Notes
or certificates with the same rights as it would have if it were not the Administrator or an
Affiliate thereof, except as expressly provided herein or in any other Basic Document.
Section 4.06. Xxxxxx Xxx, Inc. Not to Resign as Administrator. Subject to the
provisions of Section 4.03, Xxxxxx Mae, Inc. shall not resign from the obligations and duties
imposed on it as Administrator under this Agreement except upon determination that the performance
of its duties under this Agreement shall no longer be permissible under applicable law or shall
violate any final order of a court or administrative agency with jurisdiction over Xxxxxx Xxx, Inc.
or its properties. Notice of any such determination permitting or requiring the resignation of
Xxxxxx Mae, Inc. shall be communicated to the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee at the earliest
practicable time (and, if such communication is not in writing, shall be confirmed in writing at
the earliest practicable time) and any such determination shall be evidenced by an Opinion of
Counsel to such effect delivered to the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee concurrently with or
promptly after such notice. No such resignation shall become effective until the Indenture Trustee
or a successor Administrator shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of Xxxxxx Xxx,
Inc. in accordance with Section 5.02. Anything in this Section 4.06 to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Administrator may resign at any time subsequent to the assignment of its
duties and obligations hereunder pursuant to Section 4.03.
Section 4.07. Privacy and Security Provisions. With respect to information that is
“non-public personal information” (as defined in the GLB Regulations) that is disclosed or provided
by the Trust (or on the Trust’s behalf) to the Administrator in connection with this Agreement, the
Administrator agrees, subject to the terms hereof and the limitations of liability set forth
herein, that in performing its obligations under this Agreement, the Administrator shall comply
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with all reuse, redisclosure, or other customer information handling, processing, security,
and protection requirements that are specifically required of a non-affiliated third-party
processor or servicer (or subcontractor) under the GLB Regulations and other applicable federal
consumer privacy laws, rules, and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator
agrees that:
(a) the Administrator is prohibited from disclosing or using any “non-public personal
information” (as defined in the GLB Regulations) disclosed or provided by the Trust or on the
Trust’s behalf to the Administrator, except solely to carry out the purposes for which it was
disclosed, including use under an exception contained in 12 CFR sections 40.14 or 40.15 or 16 CFR
sections 313.14 or 313.15, as applicable, of the GLB Regulations in the ordinary course of business
to carry out those purposes; and
(b) the Administrator has implemented and will maintain an information security program
designed to meet the objectives of the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards for
Safeguarding Customer Information, Final Rule (12 CFR Part 30, Appendix B) and the Federal Trade
Commission’s Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (16 CFR Part 314).
ARTICLE V
Section 5.01. Administrator Default. If any one of the following events (an
“Administrator Default”) shall occur and be continuing:
(a) (i) in the event that daily deposits into the Collection Account are not required,
any failure by the Administrator to deliver to the Indenture Trustee for deposit in the
Trust Accounts any Available Funds required to be paid on or before the Business Day
immediately preceding any Monthly Servicing Payment Date or Distribution Date, as
applicable, or (ii) any failure by the Administrator to direct the Indenture Trustee to make
any required distributions from either of the Trust Accounts, which failure in case of
either clause (i) or (ii) continues unremedied for five Business Days after written notice
of such failure is received by the Administrator from the Indenture Trustee or the Trustee
or after discovery of such failure by an officer of the Administrator;
(b) any failure by the Administrator duly to observe or to perform in any material
respect any other term, covenant or agreement of the Administrator set forth in this
Agreement or any other Basic Document, which failure shall (i) materially and adversely
affect the rights of Noteholders or any Excess Distribution Certificateholder and (ii)
continue unremedied for a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice of such
failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given (A) to the Administrator
by the Indenture Trustee or the Trustee or (B) to the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee
and the Trustee by the Noteholders or Excess Distribution Certificateholder, as applicable,
representing not less than 50% of the Outstanding
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Amount of the Controlling Notes or 50% of the outstanding Excess Distribution
Certificate (including an Excess Distribution Certificate owned by the Depositor); or
(c) an Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Administrator; or
(d) any failure by the Administrator to deliver any information, report, certification
or accountants’ letter when and as required under Article IX which continues unremedied for
fifteen (15) calendar days after the date on which such information, report, certification
or accountants’ letter was required to be delivered
then, and in each and every case, so long as the Administrator Default shall not have been
remedied, either the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders evidencing not less than a majority of
the Outstanding Amount of the Controlling Notes, by notice then given in writing to the
Administrator (and to the Indenture Trustee and the Trustee if given by the Noteholders) may
terminate all the rights and obligations (other than the obligations set forth in Section 4.02) of
the Administrator under this Agreement. On or after the receipt by the Administrator of such
written notice, all authority and power of the Administrator under this Agreement, whether with
respect to the Notes, the Excess Distribution Certificate, the Trust Student Loans or otherwise,
shall, without further action, pass to and be vested in the Indenture Trustee or such successor
Administrator as may be appointed under Section 5.02; and, without limitation, the Indenture
Trustee and the Trustee are hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, for the benefit
of the predecessor Administrator, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other
instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect
the purposes of such notice of termination. The predecessor Administrator shall cooperate with the
successor Administrator, the Indenture Trustee and the Trustee in effecting the termination of the
responsibilities and rights of the predecessor Administrator under this Agreement. All reasonable
costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with amending this Agreement
to reflect such succession as Administrator pursuant to this Section shall be paid by the
predecessor Administrator (other than the Indenture Trustee acting as the Administrator under this
Section 5.01) upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses. Upon
receipt of notice of the occurrence of an Administrator Default, the Trustee shall give notice
thereof to the Rating Agencies.
Section 5.02. Appointment of Successor.
(a) Upon receipt by the Administrator of notice of termination pursuant to Section 5.01, or
the resignation by the Administrator in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the
predecessor Administrator shall continue to perform its functions as Administrator under this
Agreement in the case of termination, only until the date specified in such termination notice or,
if no such date is specified in a notice of termination, until receipt of such notice and, in the
case of resignation, until the later of (x) the date 120 days from the delivery to the Trustee and
the Indenture Trustee of written notice of such resignation in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and (y) the date upon which the predecessor Administrator shall become unable to act as
Administrator as specified in the notice of resignation and accompanying Opinion of
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Counsel (the “Transfer Date”). In the event of the termination hereunder of the Administrator
the Issuer shall appoint a successor Administrator acceptable to the Indenture Trustee, and the
successor Administrator shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in form acceptable to
the Indenture Trustee. In the event that a successor Administrator has not been appointed at the
time when the predecessor Administrator has ceased to act as Administrator in accordance with this
Section, the Indenture Trustee without further action shall automatically be appointed the
successor Administrator and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to the Administration Fee.
Notwithstanding the above, the Indenture Trustee shall, if it shall be unwilling or legally unable
so to act, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint any established
institution whose regular business shall include the servicing of student loans, as the successor
to the Administrator under this Agreement.
(b) Upon appointment, the successor Administrator (including the Indenture Trustee acting as
successor Administrator), shall be the successor in all respects to the predecessor Administrator
and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities placed on the predecessor
Administrator that arise thereafter or are related thereto and shall be entitled to an amount
agreed to by such successor Administrator (which shall not exceed the Administration Fee unless
such compensation arrangements will not result in a downgrading or withdrawal of any rating on the
Notes or the Excess Distribution Certificate by any Rating Agency) and all the rights granted to
the predecessor Administrator by the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein or in the other Basic
Documents, the Indenture Trustee, to the extent it is acting as successor Administrator pursuant
hereto and thereto, shall be entitled to resign to the extent a qualified successor Administrator
has been appointed and has assumed all the obligations of the Administrator in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and the other Basic Documents.
Section 5.03. Notification to Noteholders and the Excess Distribution
Certificateholder. Upon any termination of, or appointment of a successor to, the
Administrator pursuant to this Article V, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to
the Excess Distribution Certificateholder and the Indenture Trustee shall give prompt written
notice thereof to Noteholders and the Rating Agencies (which, in the case of any such appointment
of a successor, shall consist of prior written notice thereof to the Rating Agencies).
Section 5.04. Waiver of Past Defaults. The Noteholders of Notes evidencing a majority
of the Outstanding Amount of the Controlling Notes (or the holders of a majority of the Excess
Distribution Certificate, in the case of any default which does not adversely affect the Indenture
Trustee or the Noteholders) may, on behalf of all Noteholders and the Excess Distribution
Certificateholder, waive in writing any default by the Administrator in the performance of its
obligations hereunder and any consequences thereof, except a default in making any required
deposits to or payments from any of the Trust Accounts (or giving instructions regarding the same)
in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall
cease to exist, and any Administrator Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have
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been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereto.
ARTICLE VI
Section 6.01. Termination.
(a) Optional Purchase of All Trust Student Loans. The Administrator shall notify the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in writing, within 15
days after the last day of any Collection Period as of which the then outstanding Pool Balance is
12% or less of the Initial Pool Balance, of the percentage that the then outstanding Pool Balance
bears to the Initial Pool Balance. As of the last day of any Collection Period immediately
preceding a Distribution Date as of which the then outstanding Pool Balance is 10% or less of the
Initial Pool Balance, the Servicer shall have the option to purchase the Trust Estate, other than
the Trust Accounts. To exercise such option, the Servicer shall deposit pursuant to Section 2.06
in the Collection Account an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Amount for the Trust Student
Loans and the related rights with respect thereto, plus the appraised value of any such other
property held by the Trust other than the Trust Accounts, such value to be determined by an
appraiser mutually agreed upon by the Servicer, the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, and shall
succeed to all interests in and to the Trust; provided, however, that the Servicer
may not effect such purchase if such aggregate Purchase Amounts do not equal or exceed the Minimum
Purchase Amount plus any Carryover Servicing Fees and any amounts owing to the Swap Counterparty.
In the event the Servicer fails to notify the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee in writing prior to
the acceptance by the Indenture Trustee of a bid to purchase the Trust Estate pursuant to Section
4.04 of the Indenture that the Servicer intends to exercise its option to purchase the Trust
Estate, the Servicer shall be deemed to have waived its option to purchase the Trust Estate as long
as the Servicer has received five (5) business days’ notice from the Indenture Trustee as provided
in Section 4.04 of the Indenture.
(b) Reserved.
(c) Notice. Notice of any termination of the Trust shall be given by the
Administrator to the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, in writing, as soon as practicable after
the Administrator has received notice thereof.
(d) Succession. Following the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture and the
payment in full of the principal of and interest on the Notes, the Excess Distribution
Certificateholder shall succeed to the rights of the Noteholders hereunder and the Trustee shall
succeed to the rights of, and assume the obligations of, the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this
Agreement and any other Basic Documents.
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ARTICLE VII
Section 7.01. Protection of Interests in Trust.
(a) The Administrator shall, on behalf of the Depositor, execute and file such financing
statements and cause to be executed and filed such continuation statements, all in such manner and
in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve, maintain, and protect the interest of
the Issuer, the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee in the Trust Student Loans and in the proceeds
thereof. The Administrator shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document filed as provided
above, as soon as available following such filing.
(b) Neither the Depositor nor the Servicer shall change its name, identity or corporate
structure in any manner that would, could or might make any financing statement or continuation
statement filed in accordance with clause (a) above seriously misleading within the meaning of
Section 9-402(7) of the UCC, unless it shall have given the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee at
least five days’ prior written notice thereof and shall have promptly filed appropriate amendments
to all previously filed financing statements or continuation statements.
(c) Each of the Depositor and the Servicer shall have an obligation to give the Trustee and
the Indenture Trustee at least 60 days’ prior written notice of any relocation of its principal
executive office if, as a result of such relocation, the applicable provisions of the UCC would
require the filing of any amendment of any previously filed financing or continuation statement or
of any new financing statement and shall promptly file any such amendment. The Servicer shall at
all times maintain each office from which it shall service Trust Student Loans, and its principal
executive office, within the United States of America.
(d) The Servicer shall maintain accounts and records as to each Trust Student Loan accurately
and in sufficient detail to permit (i) the reader thereof to know at any time the status of such
Trust Student Loan, including payments and recoveries made and payments owing (and the nature of
each) and (ii) reconciliation between payments or recoveries on (or with respect to) each Trust
Student Loan and the amounts from time to time deposited by the Servicer in the Collection Account
in respect of such Trust Student Loan.
(e) The Servicer shall maintain its computer systems so that, from and after the time of sale
of the Trust Student Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Issuer, the Servicer’s master computer
records (including any backup archives) that refer to a Trust Student Loan shall indicate clearly
the interest of the Issuer, the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee in such Trust Student Loan and
that such Trust Student Loan is owned by the Trustee on behalf of the Issuer and has been pledged
to the Indenture Trustee. Indication of the Issuer’s, the Trustee’s and the Indenture Trustee’s
interest in a Trust Student Loan shall be deleted from or modified on the Servicer’s computer
systems when, and only when, the related Trust Student Loan shall have been paid in full or
repurchased.
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(f) If at any time the Depositor or the Administrator shall propose to sell, grant a security
interest in, or otherwise transfer any interest in student loans to any prospective purchaser,
lender or other transferee, the Servicer shall give to such prospective purchaser, lender or other
transferee computer tapes, records or printouts (including any restored from backup archives) that,
if they refer in any manner whatsoever to any Trust Student Loan, indicate clearly that such Trust
Student Loan has been sold and is owned by the Trustee on behalf of the Issuer and has been pledged
to the Indenture Trustee.
(g) Upon reasonable notice, the Servicer shall permit the Indenture Trustee and its agents at
any time during normal business hours to inspect, audit and make copies of and abstracts from the
Servicer’s records regarding any Trust Student Loan.
(h) Upon request, at any time the Trustee or the Indenture Trustee have reasonable grounds to
believe that such request would be necessary in connection with its performance of its duties under
the Basic Documents, the Servicer shall furnish to the Trustee or to the Indenture Trustee (in each
case, with a copy to the Administrator), within five Business Days, a list of all Trust Student
Loans (by borrower social security number, type of loan and date of issuance) then held as part of
the Trust, and the Administrator shall furnish to the Trustee or to the Indenture Trustee, within
20 Business Days thereafter, a comparison of such list to the list of Initial Trust Student Loans
set forth in Schedule A to the Indenture as of the Closing Date, and, for each Trust Student Loan
that has been removed from the pool of loans held by the Trustee on behalf of the Issuer,
information as to the date as of which and circumstances under which each such Trust Student Loan
was so removed.
(i) The Depositor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee:
(A) | promptly after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and of each amendment thereto and on each Transfer Date, an Opinion of Counsel either (1) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all financing statements and continuation statements have been executed and filed that are necessary fully to preserve and protect the interest of the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee in the Trust Student Loans, and reciting the details of such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, or (2) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interest; and | ||
(B) | within 120 days after the beginning of each calendar year beginning with the first calendar year beginning more than three months after the Cutoff Date, an Opinion of Counsel, dated as of a date during such 120-day period, either (1) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all financing statements and continuation statements have been executed and filed that are necessary fully to preserve and protect the interest of the Trustee and the Indenture |
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Trustee in the Trust Student Loans, and reciting the details of such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, or (2) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interest; provided, that a single Opinion of Counsel may be delivered in satisfaction of the foregoing requirement and that of Section 3.06(b) of the Indenture. |
Each Opinion of Counsel referred to in clause (A) or (B) above shall specify (as of the date
of such opinion and given all applicable laws as in effect on such date) any action necessary to be
taken in the following year to preserve and protect such interest.
(j) The Depositor shall, to the extent required by applicable law, cause the Excess
Distribution Certificate and the Notes to be registered with the Commission pursuant to Section
12(b) or Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act within the time periods specified in such sections.
ARTICLE VIII
Section 8.01. Independence of the Administrator. For all purposes of this Agreement,
the Administrator shall be an independent contractor and shall not be subject to the supervision of
the Issuer or the Trustee with respect to the manner in which it accomplishes the performance of
its obligations hereunder. Unless expressly authorized by the Issuer, the Administrator shall have
no authority to act for or represent the Issuer or the Trustee in any way and shall not otherwise
be deemed an agent of the Issuer or the Trustee.
Section 8.02. No Joint Venture. Nothing contained in this Agreement (i) shall
constitute the Administrator and either of the Issuer or the Trustee as members of any partnership,
joint venture, association, syndicate, unincorporated business or other separate entity, (ii) shall
be construed to impose any liability as such on any of them or (iii) shall be deemed to confer on
any of them any express, implied or apparent authority to incur any obligation or liability on
behalf of the others.
Section 8.03. Other Activities of Administrator. Nothing herein shall prevent the
Administrator or its Affiliates from engaging in other businesses or, in its sole discretion, from
acting in a similar capacity as an administrator for any other person or entity even though such
person or entity may engage in business activities similar to those of the Issuer, the Trustee or
the Indenture Trustee.
Section 8.04. Powers of Attorney. The Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall upon
the written request of the Administrator furnish the Administrator with any powers of attorney and
other documents reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable the Administrator to carry out its
administrative duties hereunder.
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Section 8.05. Amendment. This Agreement (other than Sections 2.01 and 2.02) may be
amended by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Administrator, the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee,
without the consent of any of the Noteholders or any Excess Distribution Certificateholder, to cure
any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions in this Agreement or for the purpose of
adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions in this
Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Excess Distribution
Certificateholder; provided, however, that such action shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of
Counsel delivered to the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, adversely affect in any material
respect the interests of any Noteholder or the Excess Distribution Certificateholder.
Sections 2.01 and 2.02 may be amended from time to time by a written amendment duly executed
and delivered by the Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Administrator, without the consent of
the Noteholders and the Excess Distribution Certificateholder, for the purpose of adding any
provision to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of such Article;
provided that such amendment will not, in an Opinion of Counsel obtained on behalf of the
Issuer and satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Trustee, materially and adversely affect
the interest of any Noteholder or Excess Distribution Certificateholder.
This Agreement (other than Sections 2.01 and 2.02) may also be amended from time to time by
the Depositor, the Servicer, the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee and the Trustee, and Sections
2.01 and 2.02 may also be amended by the Trustee, the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee, with
the consent of the Noteholders of Notes evidencing a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the
Notes and the consent of the Excess Distribution Certificateholder evidencing a majority of the
Excess Distribution Certificate, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any
manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the
rights of the Noteholders or the Excess Distribution Certificateholder; provided,
however, that no such amendment shall (a) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of,
or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of payments with respect to Trust Student Loans
or distributions that shall be required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders or the Excess
Distribution Certificateholder or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of the Outstanding Amount of
the Notes, the Noteholders or the Excess Distribution Certificateholder of which are required to
consent to any such amendment, without the consent of all outstanding Noteholders and the Excess
Distribution Certificateholder.
Promptly after the execution of any such amendment (or, in the case of the Rating Agencies,
fifteen days prior thereto), the Trustee shall furnish written notification of the substance of
such amendment to the Excess Distribution Certificateholder, the Indenture Trustee and each of the
Rating Agencies.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Excess Distribution Certificateholder or
Noteholders pursuant to this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or
consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.
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Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Trustee and the Indenture
Trustee shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution
of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and the Opinion of Counsel referred
to in Section 7.01(i)(A). The Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated
to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Trustee’s or the Indenture Trustee’s, as
applicable, own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.
Section 8.06. Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
except as provided in Section 4.03 of the Servicing Agreement and Section 4.03 of this Agreement,
this Agreement may not be assigned by the Depositor, the Administrator or the Servicer. This
Agreement may be assigned by the Trustee only to its permitted successor pursuant to the Trust
Agreement.
Section 8.07. Limitations on Rights of Others. The provisions of this Agreement are
solely for the benefit of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the
Trustee and for the benefit of the Excess Distribution Certificateholder and the Noteholders, as
third party beneficiaries, and nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be
construed to give to any other Person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim in the Trust
Estate or under or in respect of this Agreement or any covenants, conditions or provisions
contained herein.
Section 8.08. Assignment to Indenture Trustee. The Depositor hereby acknowledges and
consents to any Grant by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture for the
benefit of the Noteholders of a security interest in all right, title and interest of the Issuer
in, to and under the Trust Student Loans and the assignment of any or all of the Issuer’s rights
and obligations under this Agreement and the Sale Agreements. The Servicer hereby acknowledges and
consents to the assignment by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture for the
benefit of the Noteholders of any and all of the Issuer’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement and under the Servicing Agreement.
Section 8.09. Nonpetition Covenants.
(a) Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Servicer, the Administrator,
the Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor shall not, prior to the date which is 367 days
after payment in full of the Notes, acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Issuer to
invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining
a case against the Issuer under any Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or
appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar
official of the Issuer or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or
liquidation of the affairs of the Issuer. The foregoing shall not limit the rights of the
Servicer, the Administrator, the Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, or the Depositor to file any claim
in, or otherwise take any action with respect to, any insolvency proceeding that was instituted
against the Issuer by a Person other than the Servicer, the Administrator, the Trustee, the
Indenture Trustee or the Depositor.
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(b) Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Servicer, the Administrator,
the Issuer, the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall not, prior to the date which is 367 days
after the payment in full of the Notes, acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the
Depositor to invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing
or sustaining a case against the Depositor under any insolvency or similar law or appointing a
receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the
Depositor or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the
affairs of the Depositor. The foregoing shall not limit the rights of the Servicer, the
Administrator, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Trustee to file any claim in, or otherwise
take any action with respect to, any insolvency proceeding that was instituted against the Issuer
by a Person other than the Servicer, the Administrator, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the
Trustee.
Section 8.10. Limitation of Liability of Trustee and Indenture Trustee.
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been
executed and delivered by Chase Bank USA, National Association not in its individual capacity but
solely in its capacity as Trustee of the Issuer and in no event shall Chase Bank USA, National
Association in its individual capacity have any liability for the representations, warranties,
covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer or the Trustee hereunder or in any of the
Excess Distribution Certificate, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto as to all of which
recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been
executed and signed by The Bank of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture
Trustee and in no event shall The Bank of New York, have any liability for the representations,
warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder or in any of the
Excess Distribution Certificate, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of
which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer.
(c) The rights and protections of the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture shall be
incorporated as though explicitly set forth herein.
Section 8.11. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE
OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SUCH LAWS.
Section 8.12. Headings. The section headings hereof have been inserted for
convenience of reference only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning, construction or
effect of this Agreement.
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Section 8.13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
which when so executed shall together constitute but one and the same agreement.
Section 8.14. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in
any other jurisdiction. Each of the parties named on the signature pages to this Agreement by
execution of this Agreement agrees, for the benefit of the Administrator and the other signatories
hereto, to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the other Basic Documents to the extent
reference is made in such document to such party.
Section 8.15. Excess Distribution Certificate. The Excess Distribution
Certificateholder, as evidenced by its agreement to accept the rights conferred under the Excess
Distribution Certificate, is hereby deemed to accept all obligations of the Depositor under this
Agreement.
Section 8.16. Notices. All notices sent pursuant to this Agreement may be made by
facsimile or electronic mail.
Section 8.17. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL
BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES OR THE
TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
ARTICLE IX
Section 9.01. Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The Issuer and the Administrator
acknowledge and agree that the purpose of this Article IX is to facilitate compliance by the
Issuer with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission.
Neither the Issuer nor the Administrator shall exercise its right to request delivery of
information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes
other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder (or the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to that
required under the Securities Act). The Administrator acknowledges that interpretations of the
requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance provided
by the Commission or its staff, consensus among participants in the asset-backed securities
markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by
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the Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer, or any other party to the Transaction
Documents in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving
interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection therewith, the Issuer shall cooperate fully with
the Administrator (including any of its assignees or designees) in the preparation of, any and all
statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith
determination of the Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, to comply with the provisions of
Regulation AB.
Section 9.02. Reporting Requirements.
(a) If so requested by the Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, for the purpose of
satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of
asset-backed securities, the Administrator shall (i) notify the Issuer, in writing of any
material litigation or governmental proceedings pending against the Administrator and (ii) provide
to the Issuer, a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships.
(b) As a condition to the succession as Administrator by any Person as permitted by Section
4.3 hereof the successor administrator shall provide to the Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer,
at least 10 Business Days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x)
written notice to the Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, of such succession or appointment and
(y) in writing all information in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of
Form 8-K with respect to any class of Notes.
(c) In addition to such information as the Administrator, is obligated to provide pursuant to
other provisions of this Agreement, the Administrator shall provide such information regarding the
performance or servicing of the Trust Student Loans as is reasonably required to facilitate
preparation of distribution reports in accordance with Item 1121 of Regulation AB. Such
information shall be provided concurrently with the monthly reports otherwise required to be
delivered by the Administrator under this Agreement, commencing with the first such report due
hereunder.
Section 9.03. Administrator Compliance Statement. On or before March 1st of each
calendar year, commencing in 2007, except during any period when the Administrator is required to
deliver any reports under Section 9.4 below, the Administrator shall deliver to the Issuer a
statement of compliance addressed to the Issuer and signed by an authorized officer of the
Administrator, to the effect that (i) a review of the Administrator’s activities during the
immediately preceding calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) and of its performance under
this Agreement during such period has been made under such officer’s supervision, and (ii) to the
best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Administrator has fulfilled all of its
obligations under this Agreement in all material respects throughout such calendar year (or
applicable portion thereof) or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any
material respect, specifically identifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature
and the status thereof.
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Section 9.04. Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation
(a) On or before March 1st of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Administrator shall:
(i) deliver to the Issuer a report (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Issuer) regarding the Administrator’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing
Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and
15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be addressed
to the Issuer and signed by an authorized officer of the Administrator, and shall address
each of the Servicing Criteria specified on the certification substantially in the form of
Attachment B attached to this Agreement;
(ii) deliver to the Issuer a report of a registered public accounting firm reasonably
acceptable to the Issuer that attests to, and reports on, the assessment of compliance made
by the Administrator and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph, which attestation
shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and
(iii) if requested by the Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, not later than
February 1 of the calendar year in which such certification is to be delivered, deliver to
the Issuer and any other Person that will be responsible for signing a Sarbanes
Certification on behalf of the Issuer with respect to this securitization transaction the
Annual Certification in the form attached hereto as Attachment A.
The Administrator acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (a)(iii) above may rely on the
certification provided by the Administrator pursuant to such clause in signing a Sarbanes
Certification and filing such with the Commission.
The Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, will not request delivery of any of the reports,
attestations or certification, as applicable under clause (a) above unless the Issuer is required
under the Exchange Act to file an annual report on Form 10-K for such calendar year.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered
as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXX XXX, INC., as Administrator |
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By: | /S/ J. XXXXX XXXXXX | |||||
Name: J. Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||
Title: Senior Vice President | ||||||
XXXXXX MAE, INC., as Servicer |
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By: | /S/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXX | |||||
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||||
Title: Senior Director | ||||||
SLM FUNDING LLC, as Depositor |
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By: | /S/ XXXX X. XXXXXX | |||||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||||
Title: Vice President |
CHASE BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as the Trustee |
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By: | /S/ XXXX X. XXXXXX | |||||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President |
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SLM PRIVATE CREDIT STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2006-C, as Issuer |
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By: | CHASE BANK USA, | |||||
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its | ||||||
individual capacity but solely as Trustee | ||||||
By: | /S/ XXXX X. XXXXXX | |||||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||||
Title: Vice President | ||||||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee |
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By: | /S/ XXXX X. XXXXXXX | |||||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||||
Title: Agent |
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ATTACHMENT A
FORM OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
Re: | The Administration Agreement dated as of September 28, 2006 (the “Agreement”), among SLM Funding LLC, as Depositor, SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust 2006-C, as Issuer, Xxxxxx Xxx, Inc., as Servicer, Xxxxxx Mae, Inc., as Administrator, Chase Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee, and The Bank of New York, as Indenture Trustee |
I, , the
of Xxxxxx Xxx, Inc. (the
“Administrator”), certify to the Issuer, and its officers, with the knowledge and intent that they
will rely upon this certification, that:
(1) I have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Administrator provided in
accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”), the report on
assessment of the Administrator’s compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item
1122(d) of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Criteria”), provided in accordance with Rules
13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and
Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Assessment”), the registered public accounting
firm’s attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the
Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the “Attestation Report”), and all
servicing reports, officer’s certificates and other information relating to the servicing of
the Trust Student Loans by the Administrator during 200[ ] that were delivered by the
Administrator to the Issuer pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the “Company Servicing
Information”);
(2) Based on my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered by the
Company Servicing Information;
(3) Based on my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing Information required to be
provided by the Administrator under the Agreement has been provided to the Issuer;
(4) I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Administrator as
administrator under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review
conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed in the Compliance
Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation
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Report, the Administrator has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all
material respects; and
(5) The Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Administrator pursuant to
the Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to be provided
by the Administrator and/or any Subcontractor pursuant to the Agreement, have been provided
to the Issuer. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been
disclosed to the Issuer. Any material instance of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria
has been disclosed in such reports.
Date: | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: |
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ATTACHMENT B
SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The assessment of compliance to be delivered by Xxxxxx Mae, Inc., as the Administrator, shall
address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below (the “Applicable Servicing Criteria”):
Reference | Criteria | Applicability | ||
General Servicing Considerations | ||||
1122(d)(1)(i)
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Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the Transaction Documents. | |||
1122(d)(1)(ii)
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If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(1)(iii)
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Any requirements in the Transaction Documents to maintain a back-up servicer for the trust student loans are maintained. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(1)(iv)
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A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements. | N/A | ||
Cash Collection and Administration | ||||
1122(d)(2)(i)
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Payments on trust student loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the Transaction Documents. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(2)(ii)
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Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(2)(iii)
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Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the Transaction Documents. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(2)(iv)
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The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the Transaction Documents. | |||
1122(d)(2)(v)
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Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the Transaction Documents. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act. | |||
1122(d)(2)(vi)
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Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. | |||
1122(d)(2)(vii)
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Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the Transaction Documents; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the Transaction Documents. |
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Reference | Criteria | Applicability | ||
Investor Remittances and Reporting | ||||
1122(d)(3)(i)
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Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the Transaction Documents and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the Transaction Documents; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the Transaction Documents; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of student loans serviced by the Servicer. | |||
1122(d)(3)(ii)
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Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the Transaction Documents. | |||
1122(d)(3)(iii)
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Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the Transaction Documents. | |||
1122(d)(3)(iv)
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Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. | |||
Pool Asset Administration | ||||
1122(d)(4)(i)
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Collateral or security on student loans is maintained as required by the Transaction Documents or related student loan documents. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(ii)
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Student loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the Transaction Documents | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(iii)
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Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the Transaction Documents. | |||
1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments on student loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related student loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the Transaction Documents, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related student loan documents. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(v)
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The Servicer’s records regarding the student loans agree with the Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s student loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the Transaction Documents and related pool asset documents. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the Transaction Documents. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a student loan is delinquent in accordance with the Transaction Documents. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the Transaction Documents, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent student loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(ix)
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Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for student loans with variable rates are computed based on the related student loan documents. | N/A |
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Reference | Criteria | Applicability | ||
1122(d)(4)(x)
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Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s student loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the Transaction Documents; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable student loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related student loans, or such other number of days specified in the Transaction Documents. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(xi)
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Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the Transaction Documents. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(xii)
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Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(xiii)
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Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the Transaction Documents. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(xiv)
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Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the Transaction Documents. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(xv)
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Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the Transaction Documents. |
XXXXXX XXX, Inc., as Administrator | ||||||
Date: | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: |
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