EXHIBIT 4.4
EXECUTION COPY
SALE AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT
among
NEW SOUTH MOTOR VEHICLE TRUST 2002-A,
by Wilmington Trust Company not in its individual capacity
but solely as Owner Trustee,
Issuer,
BOND SECURITIZATION, L.L.C.,
Seller,
NEW SOUTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK,
Servicer and Custodian
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
Indenture Trustee
Dated as of November 26, 2002
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS ...................................................................... 1
SECTION 1.1. Definitions .............................................................. 1
SECTION 1.2. Other Definitional Provisions ............................................ 19
ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES ........................................................ 20
SECTION 2.1. Conveyance of Initial Receivables on the Closing Date .................... 20
SECTION 2.2. Conveyance of Additional Receivables on Funding Date ..................... 21
SECTION 2.3. Sale of Receivables ...................................................... 23
SECTION 2.4. Further Encumbrance of Trust Property .................................... 24
ARTICLE III THE RECEIVABLES .................................................................. 24
SECTION 3.1. Representations and Warranties ........................................... 24
SECTION 3.2. Repurchase upon Breach of Representations and Warranties ................. 24
SECTION 3.3. Custody of Receivables Files ............................................. 25
ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF RECEIVABLES ...................................... 27
SECTION 4.1. Duties of the Servicer ................................................... 27
SECTION 4.2. Collection of Receivable Payments; Modifications of Receivables .......... 28
SECTION 4.3. Realization upon Receivables ............................................. 29
SECTION 4.4. Insurance ................................................................ 30
SECTION 4.5. Maintenance of Security Interests in Vehicles ............................ 31
SECTION 4.6. Covenants, Representations, and Warranties of Servicer ................... 32
SECTION 4.7. Purchase of Receivables Upon Breach of Covenant .......................... 33
SECTION 4.8. Total Servicing Fee; Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer ............. 33
SECTION 4.9. Servicer's Certificate ................................................... 33
SECTION 4.10. Annual Statement as to Compliance, Notice of Servicer Default ............ 34
SECTION 4.11. Annual Independent Accountants' Report ................................... 34
SECTION 4.12. Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding Receivables .... 35
SECTION 4.13. Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Policy ............................ 35
SECTION 4.14. Reports to the Commission ................................................ 35
SECTION 4.15. Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 ............................................... 35
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ARTICLE V TRUST ACCOUNTS; DISTRIBUTIONS; STATEMENTS TO NOTEHOLDERS ......................... 35
SECTION 5.1. Establishment of Trust Accounts .......................................... 36
SECTION 5.2. Pre-Funding Account ...................................................... 38
SECTION 5.3. Certain Reimbursements to the Servicer ................................... 39
SECTION 5.4. Application of Collections ............................................... 39
SECTION 5.5. Reserve Account .......................................................... 39
SECTION 5.6. Additional Deposits ...................................................... 40
SECTION 5.7. Distributions ............................................................ 40
SECTION 5.8. Note Distribution Account ................................................ 42
SECTION 5.9. Statements to Noteholders ................................................ 44
SECTION 5.10. Servicer Advances ........................................................ 45
SECTION 5.11. Optional Deposits by the Insurer ......................................... 45
ARTICLE VI THE NOTE POLICY .................................................................. 46
SECTION 6.1. Claims Under Note Policy ................................................. 46
SECTION 6.2. Preference Claims Under Note Policy ...................................... 47
SECTION 6.3. Surrender of Note Policy ................................................. 49
ARTICLE VII THE SELLER ....................................................................... 49
SECTION 7.1. Representations of Seller ................................................ 49
SECTION 7.2. Organizational Existence ................................................. 51
SECTION 7.3. Liability of Seller ...................................................... 51
SECTION 7.4. Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the
Obligations of, Seller ................................................... 51
SECTION 7.5. Limitation on Liability of Seller and Others ............................. 51
SECTION 7.6. Ownership of the Certificate or Notes .................................... 51
ARTICLE VIII THE SERVICER ..................................................................... 52
SECTION 8.1. Representations of Servicer .............................................. 52
SECTION 8.2. Liability of Servicer; Indemnities ....................................... 53
SECTION 8.3. Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the
Obligations of the Servicer .............................................. 54
SECTION 8.4. Limitation on Liability of Servicer and Others ........................... 55
SECTION 8.5. Delegation of Duties ..................................................... 55
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SECTION 8.6. Servicer Not to Resign ................................................... 55
ARTICLE IX DEFAULT .......................................................................... 56
SECTION 9.1. Servicer Default ......................................................... 56
SECTION 9.2. Consequences of a Servicer Default ....................................... 57
SECTION 9.3. Appointment of Successor ................................................. 58
SECTION 9.4. Notification to Noteholders .............................................. 58
SECTION 9.5. Waiver of Past Defaults .................................................. 58
ARTICLE X TERMINATION ...................................................................... 59
SECTION 10.1. Optional Purchase of All Receivables ..................................... 59
ARTICLE XI ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES OF THE SERVICER ............................................ 59
SECTION 11.1. Administrative Duties .................................................... 59
SECTION 11.2. Records .................................................................. 61
SECTION 11.3. Additional Information to be Furnished to the Issuer ..................... 61
ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONs ......................................................... 62
SECTION 12.1. Amendment ................................................................ 62
SECTION 12.2. Protection of Title to Trust ............................................. 63
SECTION 12.3. Notices .................................................................. 65
SECTION 12.4. Assignment ............................................................... 67
SECTION 12.5. Limitations on Rights of Others .......................................... 67
SECTION 12.6. Severability ............................................................. 67
SECTION 12.7. Separate Counterparts .................................................... 67
SECTION 12.8. Headings ................................................................. 67
SECTION 12.9. Governing Law ............................................................ 67
SECTION 12.10. Assignment to Indenture Trustee .......................................... 68
SECTION 12.11. Nonpetition Covenants .................................................... 68
SECTION 12.12. Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee ........... 68
SECTION 12.13. Independence of the Servicer ............................................. 69
SECTION 12.14. No Joint Venture ......................................................... 69
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SCHEDULES
Schedule A Schedule of Receivables
Schedule B Perfection Representations
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Form of Servicer's Certificate
Exhibit B Form of Notice of Funding Date
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This SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT dated as of November 26, 2002, among NEW
SOUTH MOTOR VEHICLE TRUST 2002-A, a common law owner trust by Wilmington Trust
Company, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Owner Trustee (the
"Issuer"), BOND SECURITIZATION, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
(the "Seller"), and NEW SOUTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, a federally chartered
savings bank ("New South", in its capacity as Servicer, the "Servicer", and in
its capacity as Custodian, the "Custodian"), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, a New York
banking corporation, in its capacity as Indenture Trustee (in such capacity, the
"Indenture Trustee").
The Issuer desires to purchase the Receivables and Other Conveyed Property;
The Seller has purchased the Receivables and Other Conveyed Property from
New South and is willing to sell the Receivables and Other Conveyed Property to
the Issuer;
The Servicer is willing to service the Receivables;
The Custodian is willing to take custody of the Receivable Files.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.1. Definitions. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following
words and phrases will have the following meanings:
"Accounting Date" means, with respect to any Collection Period the last day
of such Collection Period.
"Additional Cutoff Date" means, with respect to the Additional Receivables
transferred to the Trust on the Funding Date, three Business Days prior to the
Funding Date.
"Additional Funds Available" means, with respect to any Payment Date, the
sum of: (1) the Reserve Account Draw Amount, if any, received by the Indenture
Trustee with respect to the Payment Date; plus (2) the Insurer Optional Deposit,
if any, received by the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Payment Date.
"Additional Pool Balance" means the aggregate Principal Balance of the
Additional Receivables as of the Additional Cutoff Date.
"Additional Receivables" means the Receivables originated by the
Originator, purchased by the Seller and transferred to the Issuer on the Funding
Date.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.
For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any
Person means the power to direct the
management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
"controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
"Aggregate Principal Balance" means, with respect to any date of
determination, the sum of the Principal Balances for all Receivables (other than
(i) any Receivable that became a Liquidated Receivable prior to the end of the
preceding Collection Period and (ii) any Receivable that became a Purchased
Receivable prior to the end of the preceding Collection Period) as of the date
of determination.
"Agreement" means this Sale and Servicing Agreement, as the same may be
amended and supplemented from time to time.
"Amount Financed" means, with respect to a Receivable, the aggregate amount
advanced under such Receivable toward the purchase price of the Financed Vehicle
and any related costs, including amounts advanced at the time the loan is
originated in respect of accessories, insurance premiums, service contracts and
warranty contracts and other items customarily financed as part of retail
automobile installment sale contracts or promissory notes, and related costs.
"Annual Percentage Rate" of a Receivable means the annual percentage rate
of finance charges or service charges, as stated in the related Contract.
"Available Funds" means, for any Collection Period, the sum, without
duplication, of (1) the Collected Funds for the Collection Period; plus (2) all
Purchase Amounts deposited in the Collection Account with respect to the
Collection Period, plus (3) the Monthly Capitalized Interest Amount and income
on investments held in the Collection Account, the Pre-Funding Account and the
Reserve Account, including earnings transferred to the Collection Account
pursuant to Sections 5.1(b) and 5.7(a)(ii) hereof; plus (3) the proceeds of any
liquidation of the assets of the Issuer; plus (4) all Servicer Advances with
respect to the Receivables; provided, however, that in calculating the Available
Funds the following will be excluded: (a) all payments and proceeds (including
Net Liquidation Proceeds) of any Receivables the Purchase Amount of which has
been included in the Available Funds in a prior Collection Period, (b) amounts
consisting of the Supplemental Servicing Fee and (c) any Policy Claim Amounts.
"Base Servicing Fee" means, with respect to any Collection Period, the fee
payable to the Servicer for services rendered during such Collection Period,
which will be equal to one-twelfth of the Servicing Fee Rate multiplied by the
Pool Balance as of the opening of business on the first day of such Collection
Period.
"Basic Documents" means this Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Purchase
Agreement, the Insurance Agreement, the Indenture, and other documents and
certificates delivered in connection therewith.
"Business Day" means a day that is not a Saturday or a Sunday and that in
the States of New York, Alabama, Delaware and the state in which the Corporate
Trust Office of the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee is located is neither
a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law,
regulation or executive order to be closed.
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"Capitalized Interest Account" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.1(a)(v).
"Capitalized Interest Account Initial Deposit" means $38,150.40.
"Certificate" means the trust certificate evidencing the beneficial
interest of the Certificateholder in the Trust.
"Certificateholder" means the Person in whose name the Certificate is
registered.
"Class" means the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes or the Class A-3
Notes, as the context requires.
"Class A Notes" means, collectively, the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2
Notes and the Class A-3 Notes.
"Class A Noteholders" means holders of the Class A Notes.
"Class A Noteholders' Interest Carryover Amount" means, for any Class of
Class A Notes and any Determination Date, all or any portion of the Class A
Noteholders' Interest Distributable Amount for the Class for the immediately
preceding Payment Date still unpaid as of the Determination Date, plus, to the
extent permitted by law, interest on the unpaid amount at the interest rate paid
on the Class of Class A Notes from the preceding Payment Date to but excluding
the related Payment Date.
"Class A Noteholders' Interest Distributable Amount" means, for any Payment
Date, the sum of the Class A Noteholders' Monthly Interest Distributable Amount
for each Class of Class A Notes for such Payment Date and the Class A
Noteholders' Interest Carryover Amount, if any, for each Class of Class A Notes,
calculated as of the related Payment Date.
"Class A Noteholders' Monthly Interest Distributable Amount" means, for any
Payment Date and any Class of Class A Notes, the interest accrued at the
applicable interest rates during the applicable Interest Period on the principal
amount of the Class A Notes of each Class of the Class A Notes outstanding as of
the end of the prior Payment Date or, in the case of the first Payment Date, as
of the Closing Date. For purposes of calculating the Class A Noteholders'
Interest Distributable Amount, (i) interest on the Class A-1 Notes will be
calculated on the basis of actual days elapsed and a 360-day year and (ii)
interest on the Class A-2 Notes and Class A-3 Notes will be calculated on the
basis of a 360-day year consisting of 12 30-day months.
"Class A Noteholders' Principal Distributable Amount" means, with respect
to any Payment Date, an amount not less than zero equal to the excess, if any,
of (a) the sum of the outstanding principal amount of all the Class A Notes as
of the preceding Payment Date (after giving effect to any principal payments
made on the Class A Notes on such preceding Payment Date) or the Closing Date,
as the case may be, over (b) the sum of the Pool Balance at the end of the
Collection Period preceding such Payment Date and the funds on deposit in the
Pre-Funding Account (other than interest and investment income); provided,
however, that the Class A Noteholders' Principal Distributable Amount shall not
exceed the sum of the outstanding principal amount of all of the Notes on such
Payment Date (prior to giving effect to any principal
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payments made on the Notes on such Payment Date); and provided, further, that
the Class A Noteholders' Principal Distributable Amount on and after the Final
Scheduled Payment Date of a Class of Class A Notes shall not be less than the
amount that is necessary to reduce the outstanding principal amount of such
Class of Notes and all earlier maturing Classes of Class A Notes and all Classes
of Class A Notes maturing on the same date to zero.
"Class A-1 Notes" has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.
"Class A-2 Notes" has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.
"Class A-3 Notes" has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.
"Closing Date" means November 26, 2002.
"Collateral Insurance" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).
"Collected Funds" means, with respect to any Collection Period, the amount
of funds in the Collection Account representing collections on the Receivables
(other than Purchased Receivables) during such Collection Period, including all
Net Liquidation Proceeds collected during such Collection Period (but excluding
any Purchase Amounts and any collections on the Receivables attributable to
interest accrued on the Initial Receivables prior to the Closing Date and any
interest accrued on the Additional Receivables prior to the Funding Date).
"Collection Account" means the account designated as such, established and
maintained pursuant to Section 5.1(a)(i).
"Collection Period" means, with respect to the first Payment Date, the
period beginning on the close of business on October 31, 2002 and ending on the
close of business on November 30, 2002. With respect to each subsequent Payment
Date, "Collection Period" means the period beginning on the open of business on
the first day of the immediately preceding calendar month and ending on the
close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month.
Any amount stated "as of the close of business of the last day of a Collection
Period" will give effect to the following calculations as determined as of the
end of the day on such last day: (i) all applications of collections and (ii)
all distributions.
"Collection Records" means all manually prepared or computer generated
records relating to collection efforts or payment histories with respect to the
Receivables.
"Computer Tape" means the computer tapes or other electronic media
furnished by New South to the Issuer and its assigns describing certain
characteristics of the Receivables as of the Initial Cutoff Date and the
Additional Receivables as of the Additional Cutoff Date.
"Contract" means a motor vehicle retail installment sale contract,
installment loan contract or note and security agreement.
"Controlling Party" means (a) so long as no Insurer Default has occurred
and is continuing, the Insurer or (b) if an Insurer Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Indenture Trustee acting at the direction of the Majority
Noteholders.
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"Copies" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(c).
"Corporate Trust Office" means (i) with respect to the Owner Trustee, the
principal corporate trust office of the Owner Trustee, which at the time of
execution of this Agreement is Xxxxxx Square North, 0000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, and (ii) with respect to the Indenture Trustee, the
principal office at which at any particular time its corporate trust business is
administered, which at the time of execution of this agreement is 4 New York
Plaza, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10004.
"Cram Down Loss" means, for any Receivable (other than a Purchased
Receivable or a Liquidated Receivable), if a court of appropriate jurisdiction
in an insolvency proceeding issued an order reducing the amount owed on the
Receivable or otherwise modifying or restructuring the scheduled payments to be
made on the Receivable, an amount equal to (i) the excess of the Receivable's
Principal Balance immediately prior to the order over the Receivable's Principal
Balance as reduced; and/or (ii) if the court issued an order reducing the
effective interest rate on the Receivable, the excess of the Receivable's
Principal Balance immediately prior to the order over the Receivable's net
present value (using as the discount rate the higher of the Annual Percentage
Rate on the Receivable or the rate of interest, if any, specified by the court
in the order) of the scheduled payments as so modified or restructured. A Cram
Down Loss is deemed to have occurred on the order's issuance date.
"Custodian" means New South as custodian hereunder acting as agent for the
Indenture Trustee, or any other Person named from time to time as custodian
hereunder, which Person must be reasonably acceptable to the Controlling Party
(the Custodian as of the Closing Date is acceptable to the Insurer as of the
Closing Date).
"Dealer" means a dealer who sold a Financed Vehicle and who originated and
assigned the respective Receivable to New South under a Dealer Agreement or
pursuant to a Dealer Assignment.
"Dealer Agreement" means any agreement between a Dealer and New South
relating to the acquisition of Receivables from the Dealer by New South.
"Dealer Assignment" means, with respect to a Receivable, the executed
assignment executed by the Dealer conveying such Receivable to New South.
"Delinquency Rate" means, with respect to any Determination Date, a
fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is equal to the
aggregate Principal Balance of all Receivables, other than Liquidated
Receivables, as to which any Scheduled Receivables Payment or portion thereof in
an amount greater than $10 was 60 or more days delinquent as of the last day of
the related Collection Period and (b) the denominator of which is equal to the
Aggregate Principal Balance as of the last day of the related Collection Period.
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"Delivery" means, with respect to Trust Account Property:
(a) with respect to bankers' acceptances, commercial paper, negotiable
certificates of deposit and other obligations that constitute "instruments"
within the meaning of Article 9 of the UCC, transfer thereof:
(i) by physical delivery to the Indenture Trustee, indorsed to,
or registered in the name of, the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or
indorsed in blank;
(ii) by the Indenture Trustee continuously maintaining
possession of such instrument; and
(iii) by the Indenture Trustee continuously indicating by
book-entry that such instrument is credited to the related Trust
Account;
(b) with respect to a "certificated security" (as defined in Article 8 of
the UCC), transfer thereof:
(i) by (x) physical delivery of such certificated security to
the Indenture Trustee, provided that if the certificated security is
in registered form, it shall be indorsed to, or registered in the name
of, the Indenture Trustee or indorsed in blank, and (y) the Indenture
Trustee continuously maintaining possession of such certificated
security; or
(ii) by another Person (not a securities intermediary) (1)
acquiring possession of such certificated security on behalf of the
Indenture Trustee, provided that if the certificated security is in
registered form, it shall be indorsed to, or registered in the name
of, the Indenture Trustee or indorsed in blank, or (2) having acquired
possession of such certificated security, acknowledging that it holds
such certificated security for the Indenture Trustee, and, in either
such case, continuously maintaining possession of such certificated
security; and
(iii) by the Indenture Trustee continuously indicating by
book-entry that such certificated security is credited to the related
Trust Account;
(c) with respect to any security issued by the U.S. Treasury, the Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National Mortgage Association that
is a book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to
Federal book entry regulations, transfer thereof pursuant to the following
procedures, all in accordance with applicable law, including applicable federal
regulations and Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC:
(i) by (x) book-entry registration of such property to an
appropriate book-entry account maintained with a Federal Reserve Bank
by a securities intermediary that is also a "depositary" pursuant to
applicable federal regulations and issuance by such securities
intermediary of a deposit advice or other written confirmation of such
book-entry registration to the Indenture Trustee of the
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purchase by the securities intermediary on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee of such book-entry security; the making by such securities
intermediary of entries in its books and records identifying such
book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant
to Federal book-entry regulations as belonging to the Indenture
Trustee and continuously indicating that such securities intermediary
holds such book-entry security solely as agent for the Indenture
Trustee or (y) continuous book-entry registration of such property to
a book-entry account maintained by the Indenture Trustee with a
Federal Reserve Bank; and
(ii) by the Indenture Trustee continuously indicating by
book-entry that such property is credited to the related Trust
Account;
(d) with respect to any asset in the Trust Accounts that is an
"uncertificated security" (as defined in Article 8 of the UCC) and that is not
governed by clause (c) above or clause (e) below:
(i) transfer thereof:
(A) by registration to the Indenture Trustee as the registered
owner thereof, on the books and records of the issuer thereof; or
(B) by another Person (not a securities intermediary) (1)
becoming the registered owner of the uncertificated security on behalf
of the Indenture Trustee, or (2) having become the registered owner of
the uncertificated security, acknowledging that it holds such
uncertificated security for the Indenture Trustee; or
(ii) the issuer of the uncertificated security has agreed that
it will comply with instructions originated by the Indenture Trustee
with respect to such uncertificated security without further consent
of the registered owner thereof; and
(iii) the Indenture Trustee continuously indicating by book-entry
that such uncertificated security is credited to the related Trust
Account;
(e) in the case of a security in the custody of or maintained on the books
of a clearing corporation (as defined in Article 8 of the UCC) or its nominee,
transfer thereof by causing:
(i) the relevant clearing corporation to credit such security
to a securities account of the Indenture Trustee at such clearing
corporation; and
(ii) the Indenture Trustee to continuously indicate by
book-entry that such security is credited to the related Trust
Account; or
(f) with respect to a "security entitlement" (as defined in Article 8 of
the UCC) to be transferred to or for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee and
not governed by clauses (c) or (e) above, transfer thereof by:
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(i) a securities intermediary's (A) indicating by book entry
that the underlying "financial asset" (as defined in Article 8 of the
UCC) has been credited to the Indenture Trustee's "securities account"
(as defined in Article 8 of the UCC), (B) receiving a financial asset
from the Indenture Trustee or acquiring the underlying financial asset
for the Indenture Trustee, and in either case, accepting it for credit
to the Indenture Trustee's securities account, or (C) becoming
obligated under other law, regulation or rule to credit the underlying
financial asset to the Indenture Trustee's securities account,
(ii) the making by the securities intermediary of entries on its
books and records continuously identifying such security entitlement
as belonging to the Indenture Trustee; and continuously indicating by
book-entry that such securities entitlement is credited to the
Indenture Trustee's securities account; and
(iii) the Indenture Trustee's continuously indicating by
book-entry that such security entitlement (or all rights and property
of the Indenture Trustee representing such securities entitlement) is
credited to the related Trust Account; and/or
In the case of any such asset, (i) compliance with such additional or
alternative procedures as are now or may hereafter become appropriate to effect
the complete transfer of ownership of, or control over, any such Trust Account
Property to the Indenture Trustee free and clear of any adverse claims,
consistent with changes in applicable law or regulations or the interpretation
thereof, and (ii) the Indenture Trustee's continuously indicating by book entry
that such asset is credited to the related Trust Account. In each case of
delivery contemplated herein, the Indenture Trustee shall make appropriate
notations on its records, and shall cause the same to be made on the records of
its nominees, indicating that securities are held in trust pursuant to and as
provided in this Agreement.
"Depositor" means Bond Securitization, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company.
"Determination Date" means, with respect to any Collection Period, the 3rd
Business Day preceding the Payment Date in the next Collection Period.
"Electronic Ledger" means the electronic master record of the motor vehicle
retail installment sale contracts, installment loan contracts and note and
security agreements of the Servicer.
"Eligible Deposit Account" means either (a) a segregated account with an
Eligible Institution (other than New South or any Affiliate of New South) or (b)
a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository
institution organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one
of the states thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a
foreign bank), having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds
deposited in such account, so long as (i) any of the securities of such
depository institution have a credit rating from each Rating Agency in one of
its generic rating categories which signifies investment grade and a rating of
at least A-1 by Standard & Poor's and/or P-1 by
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Moody's and (ii) such depository institution is acceptable to the Insurer so
long as the Insurer is the Controlling Party.
"Eligible Institution" means either (a) the corporate trust department of
the Indenture Trustee or (b) an institution organized under the laws of the
United States of America or any one of the states of the United States of
America or the District of Columbia, or any domestic branch of a foreign bank,
(i) that either has (A) a long-term unsecured rating acceptable to the Rating
Agencies, which, in the case of Standard & Poor's, is not less than "A" or (B) a
short-term unsecured debt rating or certificate of deposit rating acceptable to
the Rating Agencies, which, in the case of Standard & Poor's is not less than
"A-1", (ii) whose deposits are insured by the FDIC and (iii) is acceptable to
the Insurer so long as the Insurer is the Controlling Party.
"Eligible Investments" mean book-entry securities, negotiable instruments
or securities, in each case denominated in United States dollars, represented by
instruments in bearer or registered form which evidence:
(a) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely
payment by, the United States of America;
(b) demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit of any
depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the
United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia (or
any domestic branch of a foreign bank) and subject to supervision and
examination by federal or state banking or depository institution authorities
(including depository receipts issued by any such institution or trust company
as custodian with respect to any obligation referred to in clause (a) above or
portion of such obligation for the benefit of the holders of such depository
receipts); provided, however, that at the time of the investment or contractual
commitment to invest therein (which will be deemed to be made again each time
funds are reinvested following each Payment Date), the commercial paper or other
short-term senior unsecured debt obligations (other than such obligations the
rating of which is based on the credit of a Person other than such depository
institution or trust company) of such depository institution or trust company
will have a credit rating from Standard & Poor's of A-1+ and from Moody's of
P-1;
(c) commercial paper and demand notes investing solely in commercial paper
having, at the time of the investment or contractual commitment to invest
therein, a rating from Standard & Poor's of A-1+ and from Moody's of P-1;
(d) investments in money market funds (including funds for which the
Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or the Depositor in each of their
individual capacities or any of their respective Affiliates is investment
manager, controlling party or advisor) having a rating from Standard & Poor's of
AAA-m or AAAm-G and from Moody's of Aaa;
(e) bankers' acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust
company referred to in clause (b) above;
(f) repurchase obligations with respect to any security that is a direct
obligation of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States of America or any
agency or instrumentality thereof the
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obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States of America, in either case entered into with a depository institution or
trust company (acting as principal) referred to in clause (b) above;
(g) any other investment which would satisfy the Rating Agency Condition
and is consistent with the ratings of the Securities and which, so long as no
Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, has been approved by the
Insurer, or any other investment that by its terms converts to cash within a
finite period, if the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect thereto;
and
(h) cash.
Any of the foregoing Eligible Investments may be purchased by or through
the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or any of their respective
Affiliates.
"Eligible Servicer" means New South, as Servicer, or another Person which
at the time of its appointment as Servicer, (i) is servicing a portfolio of
motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts and/or motor vehicle installment
loan contracts, (ii) is legally qualified and has the capacity to service the
Receivables, (iii) has demonstrated the ability professionally and competently
to service a portfolio of motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts and/or
motor vehicle installment loan contracts similar to the Receivables with
reasonable skill and care, (iv) is qualified and entitled to use, pursuant to a
license or other written agreement, and agrees to maintain the confidentiality
of, the software which the Servicer uses in connection with performing its
duties and responsibilities under this Agreement or otherwise has available
software which is adequate to perform its duties and responsibilities under this
Agreement, and (v) so long as no Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing,
is reasonably acceptable to the Insurer.
"FDIC" means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
"Final Scheduled Payment Date" means, with respect to (i) the Class A-1
Notes, the December 15, 2003 Payment Date, (ii) the Class A-2 Notes, the
December 15, 2005 Payment Date, and (iii) the Class A-3 Notes, the November 15,
2010 Payment Date.
"Financed Vehicle" means an automobile or light-duty truck, together with
all accessions thereto, securing an Obligor's indebtedness under the respective
Receivable.
"Funding Date" means the date after the Closing Date on which Additional
Receivables are purchased by the Trust.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of November 26, 2002, between the
Issuer and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended
and supplemented from time to time.
"Indenture Trustee" means JPMorgan Chase Bank, its successors in interest
and any successor trustee hereunder and under the Indenture.
"Independent Accountants" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11
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"Initial Cutoff Date" means, with respect to the Receivables transferred on
the Closing Date, October 31, 2002.
"Initial Pool Balance" means $125,991,299.79.
"Insolvency Event" means, with respect to a specified Person, (a) the
filing of a petition against such Person or the entry of a decree or order for
relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of such Person
or any substantial part of its property in an involuntary case under any
applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian,
trustee, sequestrator, or similar official for such Person or for any
substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation or
such Person's affairs, and such petition, decree or order will remain unstayed
and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or (b) the commencement by
such Person of a voluntary case under any applicable federal or state
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or the
consent by such Person to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary
case under any such law, or the consent by such Person to the appointment of or
taking possession by, a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee,
sequestrator, or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of
its property, or the making by such Person of any general assignment for the
benefit of creditors, or the failure by such Person generally to pay its debts
as such debts become due, or the taking of action by such Person in furtherance
of any of the foregoing.
"Insurance Agreement" means the Insurance and Indemnity Agreement, dated as
of November 26, 2002, among the Insurer, the Trust, New South, the Depositor and
the Indenture Trustee.
"Insurance Policy" means, with respect to a Receivable, any insurance
policy (including the insurance policies described in Section 4.4) benefiting
the holder of the Receivable providing loss or physical damage, theft,
mechanical breakdown or similar coverage with respect to the Financed Vehicle or
the Obligor.
"Insurer" means Ambac Assurance Corporation, a Wisconsin domiciled stock
insurance corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, or
any successor thereto, as issuer of the Note Policy.
"Insurer Default" means the occurrence and continuance of any of the
following events:
(a) the Insurer failing to make a payment required under the Note Policy in
accordance with its terms;
(b) the Insurer (i) filing a petition or commencing any case or proceeding
under any provision or chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other
similar federal or state law relating to insolvency, bankruptcy, rehabilitation,
liquidation or reorganization, (ii) making a general assignment for the benefit
of its creditors, or (iii) having an order for relief entered against it under
the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other similar federal or state law
relating to insolvency, bankruptcy, rehabilitation, liquidation or
reorganization which is final and nonappealable; or
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(c) a court of competent jurisdiction, the Wisconsin Department of
Insurance or other competent regulatory authority has entered a final and
nonappealable order, judgment or decree (i) appointing a custodian, trustee,
agent or receiver for the Insurer or for all or any material portion of its
property or (ii) authorizing the taking of possession of all or any material
portion of the property of the Insurer by a custodian, trustee, agent or
receiver.
"Insurer Optional Deposit" means, for any Payment Date, an amount other
than a Policy Claim Amount delivered by the Insurer, at its sole option, to the
Indenture Trustee for deposit into the Collection Account for any of the
following purposes: (i) to provide funds to pay the fees or expenses of any of
the Issuer's service providers for the Payment Date; (ii) to include those
amounts as part of Additional Funds Available for the Payment Date to the extent
that without them a draw would be required to be made on the Note Policy or
(iii) to pay any portion of the Class A Noteholders' Principal Distributable
Amount for the Payment Date.
"Interest Period" means, with respect to any Payment Date, (a) with respect
to the Class A-1 Notes, from and including the Closing Date, in the case of the
first Payment Date, or from and including the most recent Payment Date on which
interest has been paid to but excluding the following Payment Date, and (b) with
respect to the Class A-2 Notes and Class A-3 Notes from and including the
Closing Date, in the case of the first Payment Date, or from and including the
15th day of the calendar month preceding each Payment Date to but excluding the
15th day of the following calendar month.
"Interest Rate" means, with respect to (i) the Class A-1 Notes, 1.44% per
annum, (ii) the Class A-2 Notes, 1.94% per annum, and (iii) the Class A-3 Notes,
3.03% per annum (in the case of the Class A-1 Notes, computed on the basis of a
360-day year and the actual number of days in the related Interest Period and in
the case of the Class A-2 and Class A-3, computed on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months).
"Investment Earnings" means, with respect to any date of determination and
Trust Account, the investment earnings (net of investment losses and expenses)
on amounts on deposit in such Trust Account on such date.
"Issuer" means New South Motor Vehicle Trust 2002-A, a common law owner
trust.
"Lien" means a security interest, lien, charge, pledge, equity, or
encumbrance of any kind, other than tax liens, mechanics' liens and any liens
that attach to the respective Receivable by operation of law as a result of any
act or omission by the related Obligor.
"Lien Certificate" means, with respect to a Financed Vehicle, an original
certificate of title, certificate of lien or other notification issued by the
Registrar of Titles of the applicable state to a secured party which indicates
that the lien of the secured party on the Financed Vehicle is recorded on the
original certificate of title. In any jurisdiction in which the original
certificate of title is required to be given to the Obligor, the term "Lien
Certificate" will mean only a certificate or notification issued to a secured
party.
"Liquidated Receivable" means, with respect to any Collection Period, any
Receivable with respect to which the earliest of any of the following has
occurred: (i) any Scheduled
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Receivable Payment or portion thereof in an amount greater than $10 is 180 days
or more past due, except Receivables with respect to which the related Financed
Vehicles have been repossessed within such 180 days; (ii) the earlier of (A) 90
days have elapsed since the Servicer repossessed the Financed Vehicle and (B)
the sale of the related Financed Vehicle; or (iii) the Servicer has determined
in good faith that all amounts it expects to be recovered have been received.
"Majority Noteholders" has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
"Mandatory Redemption Date" means the first Payment Date occurring on or
after the last day of the Pre-Funding Period.
"Monthly Capitalized Interest Amount" means, with respect to any Payment
Date, an amount equal to (a) the product of (i) the sum of the Class A
Noteholders' Monthly Interest Distributable Amount for that Payment Date, plus
the Premium accrued during the preceding Collection Period, multiplied by (ii)
the Pre-Funding Percentage as of the immediately preceding Payment Date
(calculated after giving effect to any withdrawals from the Pre-Funding Account
on or prior to such date) or, in the case of the first Payment Date, as of the
Closing Date, minus (b) the net investment earnings on the amount on deposit in
the Pre-Funding Account for the preceding Collection Period.
"Monthly Records" means all records and data maintained by the Servicer
with respect to the Receivables, including the following with respect to each
Receivable: the account number; the originating Dealer; Obligor name; Obligor
address; Obligor home phone number; original Principal Balance; original term;
Annual Percentage Rate; current Principal Balance; current remaining term;
origination date; first payment date; final scheduled payment date; next payment
due date; new/used classification; collateral description; days currently
delinquent; number of contract extensions (months) to date; amount of Scheduled
Receivables Payment; and past due late charges.
"Moody's" means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, or its successor.
"Net Liquidation Proceeds" means, with respect to a Liquidated Receivable,
(1) proceeds from the disposition of the underlying Financed Vehicle; plus (2)
any related insurance proceeds; plus (3) other monies received from the Obligor
that are allocable to principal and interest due under the Receivable, minus (4)
the Servicer's reasonable out-of-pocket costs, including repossession and resale
expenses not already deducted from the proceeds, and any amounts required to be
remitted to the Obligor by law.
"Net Loss Rate" means, with respect to a Collection Period, the fraction,
expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate of
the net liquidation losses for such Collection Period and the denominator of
which is the Aggregate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Collection
Period.
"New South" is defined in the preamble.
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"Note Distribution Account" means the account designated as such,
established and maintained pursuant to Section 5.1(a)(ii).
"Noteholders" means the Class A Noteholders.
"Note Policy" means the financial guaranty insurance policy issued by the
Insurer to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Class A Noteholders.
"Note Pool Factor" means, for each Class of Notes as of the close of
business on any date of determination, a seven-digit decimal figure equal to the
outstanding principal amount of such Class of Class A Notes divided by the
original outstanding principal amount of such Class of Class A Notes.
"Note Preference Claim" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(b).
"Notes" means the Class A Notes.
"Notice of Funding Date" means a notice substantially in the form of
Exhibit B hereto.
"Obligor" on a Receivable means the purchaser or co-purchaser(s) or
guarantor of the Financed Vehicle and any other Person who owes or is obligated
to make payments under the Receivable.
"Officer's Certificate" means a certificate signed by the chairman of the
board, the president, any executive vice president, senior vice president, any
vice president, assistant vice president, treasurer, assistant treasurer,
secretary or assistant secretary of the Servicer, as appropriate.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, which counsel
shall be reasonably acceptable to the Insurer if such opinion or copy thereof is
required by the provisions of this Agreement to be delivered to the Insurer, and
which opinion is satisfactory in form and substance to the Indenture Trustee
and, if such opinion or a copy thereof is required by the provisions of this
Agreement to be delivered to the Insurer, to the Insurer.
"Original Pool Balance" means, as of any date of determination, the sum of
Initial Pool Balance and the Additional Pool Balance.
"Other Conveyed Property" means all property conveyed by the Seller to the
Trust pursuant to Section 2.1(b) through (i) and Section 2.2(a)(ii) through
(ix).
"Outstanding Servicer Advances" means as of the last day of a Collection
Period, the sum of all Servicer Advances made as of or prior to such date minus
the sum of all payments to the Servicer as of or prior to such date pursuant to
Section 5.7(b)(i); provided, however, that Outstanding Servicer Advances shall
never be deemed to be less than zero.
"Owner Trust Estate" has the meaning assigned to such term in the Trust
Agreement.
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"Owner Trustee" means Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual
capacity but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement, its successors
in interest or any successor Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement.
"Payment Date" means, with respect to each Collection Period, the 15th day
of the following Collection Period, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the
immediately following Business Day, commencing December 16, 2002.
"Perfection Representations" means the representations and warranties of
the Servicer set forth on Schedule B hereto.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability company, trust
(including any beneficiary thereof), unincorporated organization or government
or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Physical Property" has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition
of "Delivery" above.
"Policy Claim Amount" has the meaning set forth in the Note Policy.
"Pool Balance" means, as of any date of determination, the Aggregate
Principal Balance at the end of the preceding Collection Period.
"Pre-Funding Account" means the account by that name established pursuant
to Section 5.1(a)(iv) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
"Pre-Funding Amount" means the amount which shall be deposited to the
Pre-Funding Account on the Closing Date, which amount is equal to $10,000,000.
"Pre-Funding Percentage" means, as of any date of determination, the
percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount on
deposit in the Pre-Funding Account on that date, and the denominator of which is
the sum of (i) the amount on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account on that date,
plus (ii) the Initial Pool Balance.
"Pre-Funding Period" means the period beginning on the Closing Date and
ending upon the earliest to occur of (i) the last day of the third full calendar
month following the Closing Date, (ii) the date upon which an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing and (iii) the date on which the amount on deposit
in the Pre-Funding Account has been reduced to $10,000 or less.
"Premium" means the premium payable to the Insurer, as specified in the
Insurance Agreement.
"Principal Balance" means, for any Receivable as of any date of
determination, (i) the Amount Financed; minus (ii) the sum of (a) that portion
of all amounts received on or prior to that date and allocable to principal
according to the Receivable's terms, and (b) any Cram Down Losses for the
Receivable accounted for as of that date.
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"Program" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
"Purchase Agreement" means the Purchase Agreement between the Seller and
New South, dated as of November 26, 2002, as such Purchase Agreement may be
amended from time to time.
"Purchase Amount" means, with respect to a Receivable, the Principal
Balance as of the date of purchase, plus interest accrued on that Receivable
from the end of the prior Collection Period, plus any unreimbursed Servicer
Advances with respect to such Receivable.
"Purchased Receivable" means, with respect to any Collection Period, a
Receivable purchased as of the close of business on the last day of the
Collection Period by New South or the Servicer as the result of a breach of a
representation, warranty or covenant or as an exercise of its optional
redemption right.
"Rating Agency" means Moody's and Standard & Poor's. If no such
organization or successor maintains a rating on the Securities, "Rating Agency"
will mean a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or other
comparable Person designated by the Issuer and reasonably acceptable to the
Insurer (so long as no Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing), notice
of which designation will be given by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee, the
Owner Trustee and the Servicer.
"Rating Agency Condition" means, with respect to any action, that each of
the Rating Agencies has notified the Servicer, the Seller, the Insurer, the
Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee in writing that such action will not
result in a reduction or withdrawal of the then current rating of any Class of
Class A Notes.
"Receivable" means any Contract listed on Schedule A (which Schedule may be
in the form of microfiche or a disk).
"Receivable Files" means the documents specified in Section 3.3.
"Registrar of Titles" means, with respect to any state, the governmental
agency or body responsible for the registration of, and the issuance of
certificates of title relating to, motor vehicles and liens thereon.
"Related Cutoff Date" means (i) with respect to the Initial Receivables,
the Initial Cutoff Date and (ii) with respect to the Additional Receivables, the
Additional Cutoff Date.
"Reserve Account" means the account designated as such, established and
maintained pursuant to Sections 5.1(a)(iii) and 5.5.
"Reserve Account Draw Amount" means, (i) for the initial Determination
Date, the amount after taking into account the application on the Payment Date
of Available Funds for the related Collection Period, equal to any shortfall in
the payment of amounts described in clauses (i) through (iv) of Section 5.7(b)
and (ii) for any Determination Date thereafter, the amount, after taking into
account the application on the Payment Date of Available Funds for the related
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Collection Period, equal to any shortfall in the payment of amounts described in
clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 5.7(b).
"Retained Interest Collections" means all collections received by New South
during the initial Collection Period in respect of the interest accrued on the
Initial Receivables during the period from the Initial Cutoff Date to the
Closing Date.
"Rolling Average Delinquency Rate" means, with respect to any Determination
Date, the arithmetic average of the Delinquency Rates for the current
Determination Date and the two preceding Determination Dates.
"Rolling Average Net Loss Rate" means, with respect to any Determination
Date, the arithmetic average of the Net Loss Rates for each of the three
Collection Periods immediately preceding the Collection Period in which such
Determination Date occurs.
"Schedule of Receivables" means the schedule of all motor vehicle retail
installment sale contracts, installment loan contracts and note and security
agreements originally held as part of the Trust which is attached as Schedule A.
"Schedule of Representations" has the meaning assigned to such term in the
Purchase Agreement.
"Scheduled Receivables Payment" means, with respect to any Collection
Period for any Receivable, the amount set forth in the Receivable as required to
be paid by the Obligor in the Collection Period, excluding any late fees. If,
after the Closing Date, the Obligor's obligation under a Receivable with respect
to a Collection Period is modified so as to differ from the amount specified in
the Receivable as a result of (i) the order of a court in an insolvency
proceeding involving the Obligor, (ii) pursuant to the Soldiers' and Sailors'
Civil Relief Act of 1940 or (iii) modifications or extensions of the Receivable
permitted by Section 4.2(b), the Scheduled Receivables Payment with respect to
such Collection Period will refer to the Obligor's payment obligation with
respect to the Collection Period as so modified.
"Securities" means, collectively, the Class A Notes and the Certificate.
"Seller" means Bond Securitization, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company.
"Service Contract" means, with respect to a Financed Vehicle, the
agreement, if any, financed under the related Receivable that provides for the
repair of the Financed Vehicle.
"Servicer" means New South as the servicer of the Receivables, and each
successor Servicer pursuant to Section 9.3.
"Servicer Advance" has the meaning specified in Section 5.10.
"Servicer Default" means an event specified in Section 9.1.
"Servicer's Certificate" means an Officer's Certificate delivered pursuant
to Section 4.9, substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
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"Servicing Fee" has the meaning specified in Section 4.8.
"Servicing Fee Rate" means 1.00% per annum.
"Simple Interest Method" means the method of allocating a fixed level
payment on an obligation between principal and interest, pursuant to which the
portion of the payment that is allocated to interest is equal to the product of
the fixed rate of interest on the obligation multiplied by the period of time
expressed as a fraction of a year, based on the actual number of days elapsed
since the preceding payment under the obligation was made and 365 days in the
calendar year.
"Specified Reserve Balance" means, for any Payment Date, the greater of (a)
5.0% of the Pool Balance as of the last day of the related Collection Period and
(b) 1.0% of the Original Pool Balance; provided that:
(x) if for any Payment Date on which the Pool Balance is greater than or
equal to 25% of the Original Pool Balance, either (i) the Rolling Average
Delinquency Rate for the related Determination Date exceeds 1.75% or (ii) the
Rolling Average Net Loss Rate for the related Determination Date exceeds 4.75%,
the Specified Reserve Balance for that Payment Date will equal the greater of
(A) 7.0% of the Pool Balance as of the last day of the related Collection Period
and (B) 1.0% of the Original Pool Balance; and
(y) if for any Payment Date on which the Pool Balance is less than 25% of
the Original Pool Balance, either (i) the Rolling Average Delinquency Rate for
the related Determination Date exceeds 2.75% or (ii) the Rolling Average Net
Loss Rate for the related Determination Date exceeds 5.75%, the Specified
Reserve Balance for that Payment Date will equal the greater of (A) 7.0% of the
Pool Balance as of the last day of the related Collection Period and (B) 1.0% of
the Original Pool Balance.
"Standard & Poor's" means Standard & Poor's, a Division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies, Inc., or its successor.
"Standard Collection Procedures" means the written collection procedures of
the Servicer delivered to the Insurer on the Closing Date, as such collection
procedures may be amended from time to time with the consent of the Insurer, so
long as no Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, but without the
consent of, or notice to, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Trust,
the Seller, any Noteholder or any other Person.
"Supplemental Servicing Fee" means, with respect to any Collection Period,
all administrative fees, expenses and charges paid by or on behalf of Obligors,
including late fees, extension fees, modification fees and liquidation fees
collected on the Receivables during the Collection Period and any expenses
incurred by the Servicer in connection with repossession of and resale of the
Financed Vehicle.
"Trust" means the Issuer.
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"Trust Account Property" means the Trust Accounts, all amounts and
investments held from time to time in any Trust Account (whether in the form of
deposit accounts, Physical Property, book-entry securities, uncertificated
securities or otherwise), and all proceeds of the foregoing.
"Trust Accounts" has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.1.
"Trust Agreement" means the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as
of November 26, 2002 among New South, as the Servicer, the Seller and the Owner
Trustee as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.
"Trust Officer" means, (i) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, any
officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee, including
any vice president, assistant vice president, the secretary, any assistant
secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any trust officer or
assistant trust officer, or any other officer of the Indenture Trustee
customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above
designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust
matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such
officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (ii) in
the case of the Owner Trustee, any officer in the corporate trust office of the
Owner Trustee or any agent of the Owner Trustee under a power of attorney with
direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement or any of the
Basic Documents on behalf of the Owner Trustee.
"Trust Property" means the property and proceeds conveyed pursuant to
Sections 2.1 and 2.2, the Trust Accounts (including all Eligible Investments
therein and all proceeds therefrom (other than Investment Earnings on funds on
deposit in the Capitalized Interest Account)), and certain other rights under
this Agreement.
"UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the relevant
jurisdiction on the date of the Agreement.
SECTION 1.2. Other Definitional Provisions.
(a) Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have
the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture, or, if not defined therein, in
the Trust Agreement.
(b) All terms defined in this Agreement will have the defined meanings
when used in any instrument governed hereby and in any certificate or other
document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.
(c) As used in this Agreement, in any instrument governed hereby and in
any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto,
accounting terms not defined in this Agreement or in any such instrument,
certificate or other document, and accounting terms partly defined in this
Agreement or in any such instrument, certificate or other document to the extent
not defined, will have the respective meanings given to them under U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the date of this
Agreement or any such instrument, certificate or other document, as applicable.
To the extent that the definitions of
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accounting terms in this Agreement or in any such instrument, certificate or
other document are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained in this
Agreement or in any such instrument, certificate or other document will control.
(d) The words "hereof," "herein," "hereunder" and words of similar import
when used in this Agreement will refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular provision of this Agreement; Section, Schedule and Exhibit
references contained in this Agreement are references to Sections, Schedules and
Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; and the term
"including" means "including without limitation."
(e) The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the
singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well
as to the feminine and neuter genders of such terms.
(f) Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or
in any instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such
agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or
supplemented and includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references
to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; references to a
Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.
ARTICLE II
Conveyance of Receivables
SECTION 2.1. Conveyance of Initial Receivables on the Closing Date. In
consideration of the Issuer's delivery to or upon the order of the Seller on the
Closing Date of the Class A Notes and the Certificate and the other amounts to
be distributed from time to time to the order of the Seller in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, the Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set
over and otherwise convey to the Issuer, without recourse, all right, title and
interest of the Seller in and to:
(a) the Receivables identified on the Schedule of Receivables delivered on
the Closing Date and all moneys received thereon after the Initial Cutoff Date
(excluding amounts collected in respect of interest accrued on the Receivables
prior to the Closing Date, which shall be withdrawn from the Collection Account,
to the extent on deposit therein, and shall be distributed to the Originator);
(b) an assignment of the security interests in the Financed Vehicles
granted by Obligors pursuant to the Receivables and any other interest of the
Originator or the Seller in such Financed Vehicles and any other property that
shall secure the Receivables;
(c) any proceeds and the right to receive proceeds with respect to the
Receivables from claims on any Insurance Policies covering Financed Vehicles or
Obligors and any proceeds from the liquidation of the Receivables;
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(d) rebates of premiums relating to Insurance Policies and rebates of
other items such as extended warranties financed under the Receivables, in each
case to the extent the Servicer would, in accordance with its customary
practices, apply such amounts to the Principal Balance of the related
Receivable;
(e) the right to cause the related Dealer to repurchase Receivables
pursuant to a Dealer Agreement, as a result of a breach of representation or
warranty in the related Dealer Agreement, and any proceeds from any repurchase
of Receivables pursuant to a Dealer Agreement or other rights relating to the
Receivables under Dealer Agreements;
(f) all rights, if any, to refunds for the costs of Service Contracts on
the related Financed Vehicles;
(g) all items contained in the related Receivables Files and any and all
documents that New South keeps on file in accordance with its customary
procedures relating to the Receivables, the Obligors or the Financed Vehicles;
(h) all of the Seller's right, title and interest in its rights and
benefits, but none of its obligations or burdens, under the Purchase Agreement,
including the Seller's rights under the Purchase Agreement, to enforce the
delivery requirements, representations and warranties and the cure and
repurchase obligations of New South under the Purchase Agreement; and
(i) all present and future claims, demands, causes and choses of action in
respect of any or all of the foregoing and all payments on or under and all
proceeds of every kind and nature whatsoever in respect of any or all of the
foregoing, including all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary,
into cash or other liquid property, all cash proceeds, accounts, accounts
receivable, notes, drafts, acceptances, chattel paper, checks, deposit accounts,
insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, rights to payment of any and every kind
and other forms of obligations and receivables, instruments and other property
which at any time constitute all or part of or are included in the proceeds of
any of the foregoing.
SECTION 2.2. Conveyance of Additional Receivables on Funding Date. (a)
Subject to the conditions set forth in Subsection 2.2(b), in consideration of
the Issuer's delivery to or upon the order of the Seller on the Funding Date of
the amount described in Section 5.2, the Seller does hereby sell, transfer,
assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Issuer, without recourse, all
right, title and interest of the Seller in and to:
(i) the Additional Receivables identified on the Schedule of
Receivables delivered on the Funding Date and all moneys received thereon
after the Additional Cutoff Date (excluding amounts collected in respect of
interest accrued on the Receivables prior to the Funding Date, which shall
be withdrawn from the Collection Account, to the extent on deposit therein,
and shall be distributed to the Originator);
(ii) an assignment of the security interests in the Financed Vehicles
granted by Obligors pursuant to the Additional Receivables and any other
interest of the Originator or the Seller in such Financed Vehicles and any
other property that shall secure the Additional Receivables;
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(iii) any proceeds and the right to receive proceeds with respect to
the Additional Receivables from claims on any Insurance Policies covering
Financed Vehicles or Obligors and any proceeds from the liquidation of the
Additional Receivables;
(iv) rebates of premiums relating to Insurance Policies and rebates
of other items such as extended warranties financed under the Additional
Receivables, in each case to the extent the Servicer would, in accordance
with its customary practices, apply such amounts to the Principal Balance
of the related Additional Receivable;
(v) the right to cause the related Dealer to repurchase Additional
Receivables pursuant to a Dealer Agreement, as a result of a breach of
representation or warranty in the related Dealer Agreement and any proceeds
from any repurchase of Additional Receivables pursuant to a Dealer
Agreement or other rights relating to the Additional Receivables under
Dealer Agreements;
(vi) all rights, if any, to refunds for the costs of Service
Contracts on the related Financed Vehicles;
(vii) all items contained in the related Receivables Files and any
and all documents that New South keeps on file in accordance with its
customary procedures relating to the Receivables, the Obligors or the
Financed Vehicles;
(viii) all of the Seller's right, title and interest in its rights and
benefits, but none of its obligations or burdens, under the Purchase
Agreement, including the Seller's rights under the Purchase Agreement, to
enforce the delivery requirements, representations and warranties and the
cure and repurchase obligations of New South under the Purchase Agreement;
and
(ix) all present and future claims, demands, causes and choses of
action in respect of any or all of the foregoing and all payments on or
under and all proceeds of every kind and nature whatsoever in respect of
any or all of the foregoing, including all proceeds of the conversion,
voluntary or involuntary, into cash or other liquid property, all cash
proceeds, accounts, accounts receivable, notes, drafts, acceptances,
chattel paper, checks, deposit accounts, insurance proceeds, condemnation
awards, rights to payment of any and every kind and other forms of
obligations and receivables, instruments and other property which at any
time constitute all or part of or are included in the proceeds of any of
the foregoing.
(b) The Seller shall transfer to the Issuer the Additional Receivables and
the other property and rights described in paragraph (a) above only upon
satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or prior to the Funding
Date:
(i) No Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(ii) The Servicer shall have provided the Indenture Trustee, the
Issuer and the Insurer a Notice of Funding Date and the related Schedule of
Receivables;
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(iii) After giving effect to the transfer of Additional Receivables
on the Funding Date, each of the representations and warranties made by New
South with respect to the Additional Receivables pursuant to Section 3.2 of
the Purchase Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Funding Date;
(iv) No selection procedures adverse to the interests of the
Noteholders or the Insurer shall have been used in selecting the Additional
Receivables;
(v) After giving effect to the transfer of the Additional
Receivables on the Funding Date, the Receivables transferred to the Issuer
shall meet the following criteria (based on the characteristics of the
Initial Receivables on the Initial Cutoff Date and the Additional
Receivables on the Additional Cutoff Date): (A) not more than 10% of the
Pool Balance based on aggregate Principal Balance shall have Obligors whose
billing addresses are in any one state other than Alabama, Texas and
Georgia unless an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to the Rating Agencies and
the Insurer with respect to the security interest in the related Financed
Vehicle is furnished by New South on or prior to the Funding Date; (B) not
more than 80% of the Pool Balance based on aggregate Principal Balance
shall have Obligors whose billing addresses are located in either Texas or
Alabama combined and (C) the weighted average Annual Percentage Rate of the
Receivables owned by the Trust shall not be less than 11.25%;
(vi) Seller shall have received a letter from KPMG, LLP
substantially in the form of the draft to which the Seller previously
agreed and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Seller;
(vii) The Servicer shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee, an
8-K (in form appropriate for filing with the SEC) with respect to the
characteristics of the Receivables after giving effect to the transfer of
the Additional Receivables; and
(viii) the Insurer shall have provided its written consent to the
purchase of the Additional Receivables, which may not be unreasonably
withheld if the purchase of the Additional Receivables would not have a
materially adverse effect on the aggregate pool of Receivables owned by the
Trust.
SECTION 2.3. Sale of Receivables. It is the intention of the Seller that
the transfer and assignment contemplated by this Agreement constitutes a sale of
the Receivables and other Trust Property from the Seller to the Issuer and the
beneficial interest in and title to the Receivables and the other Trust Property
will not be part of the Seller's estate in the event of the filing of a
bankruptcy petition by or against the Seller under any bankruptcy law. In the
event that, notwithstanding the intent of the Seller, the transfer and
assignment contemplated hereby is held by a court of competent jurisdiction not
to be a sale, this Agreement will constitute a grant of a security interest in
the property referred to in this Section for the benefit of the Noteholders and
the Insurer.
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SECTION 2.4. Further Encumbrance of Trust Property.
(a) Immediately upon the conveyance to the Trust by the Seller of the
Trust Property, all right, title and interest of the Seller in and to such item
of Trust Property will terminate, and all such right, title and interest will
vest in the Trust, in accordance with the Trust Agreement.
(b) Immediately upon the vesting of the Trust Property in the Trust, the
Trust will have the sole right to pledge or otherwise encumber such Trust
Property. Pursuant to the Indenture, the Trust will grant a security interest in
the Trust Property to the Indenture Trustee securing the repayment of the Class
A Notes. The Certificate will represent the beneficial ownership interest in the
Trust Property, and the Certificateholder will be entitled to receive
distributions with respect thereto as set forth herein.
(c) Following the payment in full of the Class A Notes and the release and
discharge of the Indenture, all covenants of the Issuer under Article III of the
Indenture will, until payment in full of the Certificate, remain as covenants of
the Issuer for the benefit of the Certificateholder, enforceable by the
Certificateholder to the same extent as such covenants were enforceable by the
Noteholders prior to the discharge of the Indenture. Any rights of the Indenture
Trustee under Article III of the Indenture, following the discharge of the
Indenture, will vest in Certificateholder.
(d) The Indenture Trustee will, at such time as there are no Securities
outstanding and all sums due to the Indenture Trustee and the Insurer pursuant
to the Indenture and this Agreement have been paid, release any remaining
portion of the Trust Property to the Certificateholder.
ARTICLE III
The Receivables
SECTION 3.1. Representations and Warranties. The Seller hereby conveys to
the Trust its rights, title and interest in and to the representations and
warranties made by New South in respect of the Receivables on the Closing Date
and the Funding Date pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
SECTION 3.2. Repurchase upon Breach of Representations and Warranties.
(a) The Depositor, the Servicer, the Insurer, the Indenture Trustee or the
Trust, as the case may be, will inform the other parties to this Agreement and
New South promptly, by notice in writing, upon the discovery of any breach of
the representations and warranties by New South set forth in the Schedule of
Representations or Schedule B to the Purchase Agreement. New South will
repurchase any Receivable in which the interests of the Noteholders or the
Insurer are materially and adversely affected by any such breach pursuant to
Section 5.1 of the Purchase Agreement if such breach has not been cured by New
South within the applicable grace period described in Section 5.1 of the
Purchase Agreement. In consideration of and simultaneously with the repurchase
of the Receivable, New South will remit to the Collection Account the Purchase
Amount in the manner specified in Section 5.6 of this Agreement and the Issuer
will
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execute such assignments and other documents reasonably requested by such person
in order to effect such repurchase. Subject to the immediately following
paragraph, the sole remedy of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture
Trustee or the Noteholders with respect to a breach of representations and
warranties pursuant to Section 3.1will be to enforce the obligation of New South
to repurchase such Receivables pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Neither the
Owner Trustee nor the Indenture Trustee will have a duty to conduct any
affirmative investigation as to the occurrence of any conditions requiring the
repurchase of any Receivable pursuant to this Section.
In addition to the foregoing and notwithstanding whether the related
Receivable has been purchased by New South, New South will indemnify the Trust,
the Indenture Trustee, and the officers, directors, agents and employees
thereof, the Insurer, and the Noteholders against all costs, expenses, losses,
damages, claims and liabilities, including reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel, which may be asserted against or incurred by any of them as a result of
third party claims arising out of the events or facts giving rise to such
breach.
(b) Pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2, the Depositor conveyed to the Trust
all of the Depositor's right, title and interest in its rights and benefits, but
none of its obligations or burdens, under the Purchase Agreement including the
Depositor's rights under the Purchase Agreement to enforce the delivery
requirements, representations and warranties, indemnities and the cure or
repurchase obligations of New South hereunder. The Depositor shall in no event
be obligated to pay the Purchase Amount for any Receivable.
SECTION 3.3. Custody of Receivables Files.
(a) In connection with the sale, transfer and assignment of the
Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property to the Trust pursuant to this
Agreement, the Indenture Trustee hereby revocably appoints the Custodian, and
the Custodian hereby accepts such appointment, to act as the agent of the
Indenture Trustee as custodian of the following documents or instruments in its
possession (with respect to each Receivable):
(i) the fully executed original of the Receivable (together with any
agreements modifying the Receivable, including any extension agreements);
(ii) the original certificate of title (when received) indicating
that the Financed Vehicle is owned by the Obligor and subject to the
interest of New South as first lienholder or secured party (including any
Lien Certificate received by New South), or, if such original certificate
of title has not yet been received, a copy of the application therefor,
showing New South as secured party and otherwise such related documents, if
any, that New South keeps on file in accordance with its customary
procedures; and
(iii) the original credit application fully executed by the Obligor,
or a copy thereof.
(b) Upon payment in full of any Receivable, the Servicer will notify the
Custodian pursuant to a certificate of an officer of the Servicer (which
certificate will include a statement to the effect that all amounts received in
connection with such payments which are required to be
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deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.2 have been so
deposited) and will request delivery of the Receivable File to the Servicer.
From time to time as appropriate for servicing and enforcing any Receivable, the
Custodian will, upon written request of an officer of the Servicer and delivery
to the Custodian of a receipt signed by such officer, cause the related
Receivable File to be released to the Servicer. The Servicer's receipt of a
Receivable File will obligate the Servicer to return the Receivable File to the
Custodian when its need by the Servicer has ceased unless the Receivable is
repurchased as described in Section 3.2 or 4.7.
(c) The Custodian will hold the Receivable Files on behalf of the
Indenture Trustee and will maintain such accurate and complete accounts, records
and computer systems pertaining to each Receivable File as will enable the
Indenture Trustee to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The
Custodian will maintain the Receivable Files at (i) its office located at 000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, or (ii) subject to the prior written
consent of the Insurer, so long as no Insurer Default has occurred and is
continuing, at such other office as will from time to time be identified to the
Indenture Trustee and the Insurer. Each Receivable will be identified on the
books and records of the Custodian in a manner that (i) indicates that the
Receivables are held by the Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee and
(ii) is otherwise necessary, as reasonably determined by the Custodian. The
Custodian will conduct, or cause to be conducted, periodic physical inspections
of the Receivable Files held by it, and of the related accounts, records and
computer systems, in such a manner as will enable the Indenture Trustee, the
Insurer and the Custodian to verify the accuracy of the Custodian's inventory
and recordkeeping. Such inspections will be conducted at such times, in such
manner and by such persons including independent accountants, as the Insurer or
the Indenture Trustee may reasonably request and the cost of such inspections
will be borne directly by the Custodian and not by the Indenture Trustee, but
such inspections are not to take place more than once per year. The Custodian
will promptly report to the Insurer and the Indenture Trustee any failure on its
part to hold the Receivable Files and maintain its accounts, records and
computer systems as herein provided and promptly take appropriate action to
remedy any such failure. Upon request, the Custodian will, at the expense of the
party making such request, make copies or other electronic file records (e.g.,
diskettes, CDs, etc.) (the "Copies") of the Receivable Files and will deliver
such Copies to the Indenture Trustee and the Indenture Trustee will hold such
Copies on behalf of the Noteholders.
(d) The Custodian will, subject only to the Custodian's security
requirements applicable to its own employees having access to similar records
held by the Custodian, which requirements will be consistent with the practices
of an institution that maintains custody of Receivable Files for its own
account, and at such times as may be reasonably imposed by the Custodian, permit
only the Insurer and the Indenture Trustee or their duly authorized
representatives, attorneys or auditors to inspect the Receivable Files and the
related accounts, records, and computer systems maintained by the Custodian
pursuant hereto at such times as the Insurer or the Indenture Trustee may
reasonably request.
(e) The Custodian will be deemed to have received proper instructions with
respect to the Receivable Files upon its receipt of written instructions signed
by a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee. Such instructions may be
general or specific in terms. The Indenture Trustee will provide a copy of any
such instructions to the Insurer.
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(f) The Custodian will indemnify the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the
Insurer, the Noteholders and the Indenture Trustee for any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damage, payments, costs or expenses of any kind whatsoever
(including the fees and expenses of counsel) that may be imposed on, incurred or
asserted against such Persons and their respective officers, directors,
employees, agents, attorneys and successors and assigns as the result of any act
or omission in any way relating to the maintenance and custody by the Custodian
of the Receivable Files; provided, however, that the Custodian will not be
liable for any portion of any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
payments or costs or expenses due to the willful misfeasance, bad faith or
negligence of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Insurer or the Indenture
Trustee or the officers, directors, employees and agents thereof. In no event
will the Custodian be liable to any third party for acts or omissions of the
Custodian.
ARTICLE IV
Administration and Servicing of Receivables
SECTION 4.1. Duties of the Servicer.
(a) The Servicer is hereby authorized to act as agent for the Trust and in
such capacity will manage, service, administer and make collections on the
Receivables, and perform the other actions required by the Servicer under this
Agreement with reasonable care, using that degree of skill and attention that
the Servicer exercises from time to time with respect to all comparable motor
vehicle receivables that it services for itself or others. In performing such
duties, so long as New South is the Servicer, it will substantially comply with
the policies and procedures described in the Standard Collection Procedures, as
such policies and procedures may be updated from time to time. The Servicer's
duties will include collection and posting of all payments, responding to
inquiries of Obligors on the Receivables, investigating delinquencies, sending
payment coupons to Obligors, reporting any required tax information to Obligors,
monitoring the collateral, accounting for collections and furnishing monthly and
annual statements to the Indenture Trustee and the Insurer with respect to
distributions, and performing the other duties specified herein.
(b) The Servicer will also administer and enforce all rights and
responsibilities of the holder of the Receivables provided for in the Dealer
Agreements (and will maintain possession of the Dealer Agreements, to the extent
it is necessary to do so), the Dealer Assignments and the Insurance Policies, to
the extent that such Dealer Agreements, Dealer Assignments and Insurance
Policies relate to the Receivables, the Financed Vehicles or the Obligors. To
the extent consistent with the standards, policies and procedures otherwise
required hereby, the Servicer will follow its customary standards, policies, and
procedures and will have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and
all things in connection with such managing, servicing, administration and
collection that it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by
the Trust to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust, any and all
instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or
discharge, extensions and modifications and all other comparable instruments,
with respect to the Receivables and with respect to the Financed Vehicles;
provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer will not,
except pursuant to an order from a court of competent jurisdiction, release an
Obligor from payment of
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any unpaid amount under any Receivable or waive the right to collect the unpaid
balance of any Receivable from the Obligor except in accordance with the
Servicer's customary practices.
(c) The Servicer is hereby authorized to commence, in its own name or in
the name of the Trust, a legal proceeding to enforce a Receivable pursuant to
Section 4.3 or to commence or participate in any other legal proceeding
(including a bankruptcy proceeding) relating to or involving a Receivable, an
Obligor, a Financed Vehicle or a Dealer. If the Servicer commences or
participates in such a legal proceeding in its own name, the Trust will
thereupon be deemed to have automatically assigned such Receivable to the
Servicer solely for purposes of commencing or participating in any such
proceeding as a party or claimant, and the Servicer is authorized and empowered
by the Trust to execute and deliver in the Servicer's name any notices, demands,
claims, complaints, responses, affidavits or other documents or instruments in
connection with any such proceeding. The Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee
will furnish the Servicer with any limited powers of attorney and other
documents which the Servicer may reasonably request and which the Servicer deems
necessary or appropriate and take any other steps which the Servicer may deem
necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and
administrative duties under this Agreement.
SECTION 4.2. Collection of Receivable Payments; Modifications of
Receivables.
(a) The Servicer will make reasonable efforts in accordance with its
Standard Collection Procedures and standard industry practice to collect all
payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Receivables as and
when the same will become due. The Servicer is authorized in its discretion to
waive late payment charge or any other similar fees that may be collected in the
ordinary course of servicing any Receivable.
(b) The Servicer may at any time agree to a modification, extension or
amendment of a Receivable (i) in order to change the Obligor's regular due date
in accordance with its servicing policies and procedures, (ii) in order to
re-amortize the Scheduled Receivables Payments on the Receivable following a
partial prepayment of principal, (iii) as may be required by law or (iv) in
accordance with its customary procedures; provided that no Receivable shall be
extended beyond the Collection Period immediately preceding the Final Scheduled
Payment Date for the Class A-3 Notes.
On the Closing Date, the Servicer will deposit or cause to be deposited in
immediately available funds into the Collection Account all amounts collected
with respect to the Receivables that are allocable to principal from the Initial
Cutoff Date to the second (2nd) Business Day preceding the Closing Date. As soon
as possible thereafter and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement,
all amounts collected with respect to the Receivables from such date to the
Closing Date will be deposited into the Collection Account.
(c) The Servicer will remit all payments (other than any such payments not
constituting Trust Property) by or on behalf of the Obligors (net of Servicing
Fees and net of charge backs attributable to errors in payment or posting and
returned checks) received by the Servicer on and after the Closing Date to the
Collection Account no later than the second Business Day after receipt of such
amounts; provided that for any Collection Period, the amount retained by the
Servicer out of the collections relating to any Receivable in respect of the
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Servicing Fee for such Collection Period, shall not exceed one-twelfth of the
Servicing Fee Rate multiplied by the Principal Balance of the related Receivable
as of the opening of business on the first day of such Collection Period; and
provided, further, that to the extent the Servicer has not retained out of
collections for any Collection Period the full amount of the Servicing Fee for
such Collection Period, the Servicer shall be entitled to receive the amount of
the unpaid Servicing Fee for such Collection Period from Available Funds in
accordance with Section 5.7(b)(i) on the following Payment Date.
SECTION 4.3. Realization upon Receivables.
(a) The Servicer will use commercially reasonable efforts to repossess (or
otherwise comparably convert the ownership of) and liquidate any Financed
Vehicle securing a Receivable with respect to which the Servicer has determined
that payments thereunder are not likely to be resumed, as soon as is practicable
after default on such Receivable but in no event later than the end of the third
Collection Period following the Collection Period during which such Receivable
became a Liquidated Receivable; provided, however, that the Servicer may elect
not to repossess a Financed Vehicle within such time period if in its good faith
judgment it determines that the proceeds ultimately recoverable with respect to
such Receivable would be increased by forbearance. The Servicer shall follow
such customary and usual practices and procedures as it shall deem necessary or
advisable in its servicing of automotive receivables, which may include
reasonable efforts to realize upon any recourse to Dealers and selling the
Financed Vehicle at public or private sale. The foregoing shall be subject to
the provision that, in any case in which the Financed Vehicle shall have
suffered damage, the Servicer shall not expend funds in connection with the
repair or the repossession of such Financed Vehicle unless it shall determine in
its sole discretion that such repair or repossession, or both, will increase the
Liquidation Proceeds of the related Receivable by an amount equal to or greater
than the amount of such expenses. Any liquidation of a Financed Vehicle by the
Servicer shall be made in accordance with the Servicer's customary servicing
standards. All amounts received upon liquidation of a Financed Vehicle will be
remitted by the Servicer to the Collection Account as soon as practicable, but
in no event later than the second Business Day after receipt of such funds. The
Servicer will be entitled to recover all reasonable expenses incurred by it in
the course of repossessing and liquidating a Financed Vehicle into cash
proceeds, as provided in Section 5.7(b) or out of the cash proceeds of such
Financed Vehicle, any deficiency obtained from the Obligor or any amounts
received from the related Dealer, which amounts in reimbursement may be retained
by the Servicer (and will not be required to be deposited as provided in Section
4.2(d)) to the extent of such expenses. The Servicer will pay on behalf of the
Trust any personal property taxes assessed on repossessed Financed Vehicles. The
Servicer will be entitled to reimbursement of any such tax from Net Liquidation
Proceeds with respect to such Receivable.
(b) If the Servicer elects to commence a legal proceeding to enforce a
Dealer Agreement or Dealer Assignment, the act of commencement will be deemed to
be an automatic assignment from the Trust to the Servicer of the rights under
such Dealer Agreement or Dealer Assignment for purposes of collection only. If,
however, in any enforcement suit or legal proceeding it is held that the
Servicer may not enforce a Dealer Agreement or Dealer Assignment on the grounds
that it is not a real party in interest or a Person entitled to enforce the
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Dealer Agreement or Dealer Assignment, the Owner Trustee and/or the Indenture
Trustee, at the Servicer's expense, will take such steps as the Servicer deems
reasonably necessary to enforce the Dealer Agreement or Dealer Assignment,
including bringing suit in its name or the name of the Trust and the Owner
Trustee and/or the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders. All
amounts recovered will be remitted directly by the Servicer as provided in
Section 4.2(d).
SECTION 4.4. Insurance.
(a) The Servicer will require, in accordance with its customary servicing
policies and procedures, that each Financed Vehicle be insured by the related
Obligor under the Insurance Policies referred to in Paragraph 24 of the Schedule
of Representations and Warranties. Each Receivable requires the Obligor to
maintain such physical loss and damage insurance, naming New South and its
successors and assigns as additional insureds, and permits the holder of such
Receivable to obtain physical loss and damage insurance at the expense of the
Obligor if the Obligor fails to maintain such insurance. If the Servicer
determines that an Obligor has failed to obtain or maintain a physical loss and
damage Insurance Policy covering the related Financed Vehicle as described in
Paragraph 24 (including during the repossession of such Financed Vehicle) the
Servicer may enforce the rights of the holder of the Receivable under the
Receivable to require the Obligor to obtain such physical loss and damage
insurance in accordance with its customary servicing policies and procedures.
The Servicer may, at its sole option, maintain a vendor's single interest or
other collateral protection insurance policy with respect to all Financed
Vehicles ("Collateral Insurance") which policies by their terms insure against
physical loss and damage in the event any Obligor fails to maintain physical
loss and damage insurance with respect to the related Financed Vehicle. The
premiums for such "force-placed" insurance will be paid by the Obligor. Any cost
incurred by the Servicer in maintaining such force-placed insurance will be
recoverable out of premiums paid by the Obligors or Net Liquidation Proceeds
with respect to the Receivable.
In connection with any force-placed insurance obtained hereunder, the
Servicer may, in the manner and to the extent permitted by applicable law,
require the Obligors to repay the entire premium to the Servicer. In no event
will the Servicer include the amount of the premium in the Amount Financed under
the Receivable. "Insurance add-on amounts," which are the premiums charged to
Obligors in the event that the Servicer obtains force-placed insurance, with
respect to any Receivable will be treated as a separate obligation of the
Obligor and will not be added to the Principal Balance of such Receivable, and
amounts allocable thereto will not be available for distribution on the Class A
Notes and the Certificates. The Servicer will retain and separately administer
the right to receive payments from Obligors with respect to insurance add-on
amounts or rebates of forced-placed insurance premiums. If an Obligor makes a
payment with respect to a Receivable having force-placed insurance, but the
Servicer is unable to determine whether the payment is allocable to the
Receivable or to the insurance add-on amount, the payment will be applied first
to any unpaid Scheduled Receivables Payments and then to the insurance add-on
amount. Net Liquidation Proceeds on any Receivable will be used first to pay the
Principal Balance and accrued interest on such Receivable and then to pay the
related insurance add-on amount. If an Obligor under a Receivable with respect
to which the Servicer has placed force-placed insurance fails to make scheduled
payments of such insurance add-on amount as due, and the Servicer has determined
that eventual payment of the insurance add-on amount is unlikely,
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the Servicer may, but will not be required to, purchase such Receivable from the
Trust for the Purchase Amount on any subsequent Determination Date. Any such
Receivable, and any Receivable with respect to which the Servicer has placed
force-placed insurance which has been paid in full (excluding any insurance
add-on amounts) will be assigned to the Servicer.
(b) The Servicer may xxx to enforce or collect upon the Insurance
Policies, in its own name, if possible, or as agent of the Trust. If the
Servicer elects to commence a legal proceeding to enforce an Insurance Policy,
the act of commencement will be deemed to be an automatic assignment of the
rights of the Trust under such Insurance Policy to the Servicer for purposes of
collection only. If, however, in any enforcement suit or legal proceeding it is
held that the Servicer may not enforce an Insurance Policy on the grounds that
it is not a real party in interest or a holder entitled to enforce the Insurance
Policy, the Owner Trustee and/or the Indenture Trustee, at the Servicer's
expense, will take such steps as the Servicer deems necessary to enforce such
Insurance Policy, including bringing suit in its name or the name of the Trust
and the Owner Trustee and/or the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the
Noteholders.
(c) The Servicer will cause itself and may cause the Indenture Trustee to
be named as named insured under all policies of Collateral Insurance.
SECTION 4.5. Maintenance of Security Interests in Vehicles.
(a) Consistent with the policies and procedures required by this
Agreement, the Servicer will take such steps on behalf of the Trust as are
necessary to maintain perfection of the security interest created by each
Receivable in the related Financed Vehicle, including obtaining the execution by
the Obligors and the recording, registering, filing, re-recording, re-filing,
and re-registering of all security agreements, financing statements and
continuation statements as are necessary to maintain the security interest
granted by the Obligors under the respective Receivables. The Indenture Trustee
hereby authorizes the Servicer, and the Servicer agrees, to take any and all
steps necessary to re-perfect such security interest on behalf of the Trust as
necessary because of the relocation of a Financed Vehicle or for any other
reason. In the event that the assignment of a Receivable to the Trust is
insufficient, without a notation on the related Financed Vehicle's certificate
of title, or without fulfilling any additional administrative requirements under
the laws of the state in which the Financed Vehicle is located, to perfect a
security interest in the related Financed Vehicle in favor of the Trust, the
Servicer agrees that New South's designation as the secured party on the
certificate of title is in its capacity as Servicer as agent of the Trust.
(b) Upon the occurrence of a Servicer Default and the termination of the
Servicer pursuant to Section 9.2, the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer will
take or cause to be taken such action as may, in the opinion of counsel to the
Controlling Party, be necessary to perfect or re-perfect the security interests
in the Financed Vehicles securing the Receivables in the name of the Trust by
amending the title documents of such Financed Vehicles or by such other
reasonable means as may, in the opinion of counsel to the Controlling Party, be
necessary or prudent. The predecessor Servicer hereby agrees to pay all expenses
related to such perfection or reperfection and to take all action necessary
therefor.
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In addition, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Default, the Controlling
Party may instruct the Servicer to take or cause to be taken such action as may,
in the opinion of counsel to the Controlling Party, be necessary to perfect or
re-perfect the security interest in the Financed Vehicles underlying the
Receivables in the name of the Trust, including by amending the title documents
of such Financed Vehicles or by such other reasonable means as may, in the
opinion of counsel to the Controlling Party, be necessary or prudent; provided,
however, that if the Controlling Party requests that the title documents be
amended prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Default, the out-of-pocket
expenses of the Servicer or the Indenture Trustee in connection with such action
will be reimbursed to the Servicer or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, by
the Controlling Party. New South hereby appoints the Indenture Trustee as its
attorney-in-fact to execute certificates of title or any other documents,
prepared by the Servicer, in the name and stead of New South (it being
understood that and agreed that the Indenture Trustee has no obligation to take
such steps with respect to any perfection or reperfection, except as pursuant to
the Basic Documents to which it is a party and to which New South has paid all
expenses) and the Indenture Trustee hereby accepts such appointment.
SECTION 4.6. Covenants, Representations, and Warranties of Servicer. By
its execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Servicer makes the following
representations, warranties and covenants on which the Indenture Trustee relies
in accepting the Receivables, on which the Indenture Trustee relies in
authenticating the Class A Notes and on which the Insurer relies in issuing the
Note Policy:
(a) Liens in Force. The Financed Vehicle securing each Receivable will not
be released in whole or in part from the security interest granted by the
Receivable, except upon payment in full of the Receivable or as otherwise
contemplated herein;
(b) No Impairment. The Servicer will do nothing to impair the rights of
the Trust or the Noteholders in the Receivables, the Dealer Agreements, the
Dealer Assignments, the Insurance Policies or the Other Conveyed Property except
as otherwise expressly provided herein;
(c) No Amendments. The Servicer will not extend or otherwise amend the
terms of any Receivable, except in accordance with Section 4.2; and
(d) Restrictions on Liens. The Servicer will not (i) create, incur or
suffer to exist, or agree to create, incur or suffer to exist, or consent to
cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise)
the creation, incurrence or existence of any Lien or restriction on
transferability of the Receivables except for the Lien in favor of the Indenture
Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders and Insurer, and the restrictions on
transferability imposed by this Agreement or (ii) sign or file under the Uniform
Commercial Code of any jurisdiction any financing statement which names New
South or the Servicer as a debtor, or sign any security agreement authorizing
any secured party thereunder to file such financing statement, with respect to
the Receivables, except in each case any such instrument solely securing the
rights and preserving the Lien of the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the
Noteholders and the Insurer.
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SECTION 4.7. Purchase of Receivables Upon Breach of Covenant. Upon
discovery by any of the Servicer, the Insurer, the Trust or a Responsible
Officer of the Indenture Trustee of a breach of any of the covenants set forth
in Section 4.5 or Section 4.6, the party discovering such breach will give
prompt written notice to the others; provided that the failure to give any such
notice will not affect any obligation of New South as Servicer under this
Section 4.7. As of the second Accounting Date following its discovery or receipt
of notice of any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant set forth in
Section 4.5 or Section 4.6 which materially and adversely affects the interests
of the Noteholders or the Insurer in any Receivable (including any Liquidated
Receivable) (or, at New South's election, the first Accounting Date so
following) or the related Financed Vehicle, New South will, unless such breach
has been cured in all material respects, purchase from the Trust the Receivable
affected by such breach and, on the related Determination Date, New South will
pay the related Purchase Amount. It is understood and agreed that the obligation
of New South to purchase any Receivable (including any Liquidated Receivable)
with respect to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing will, if such
obligation is fulfilled, constitute the sole remedy against New South for such
breach available to the Insurer, the Noteholders, the Owner Trustee or the
Indenture Trustee; provided, however, that New South will indemnify the Trust,
the Insurer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders from
and against all costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims and liabilities,
including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, which may be asserted against
or incurred by any of them as a result of third party claims arising out of the
events or facts giving rise to such breach. The indemnification provided
pursuant to this section will survive the removal or resignation of the
Indenture Trustee.
SECTION 4.8. Total Servicing Fee; Payment of Certain Expenses by
Servicer. On each Payment Date, the Servicer will be entitled to disburse and
receive out of the Collection Account the Base Servicing Fee and any
Supplemental Servicing Fee for the related Collection Period (together, the
"Servicing Fee") pursuant to Section 5.7 to the extent that such amount has not
been retained by the Servicer as described in the following sentence. New South,
as initial Servicer, shall be entitled to retain from collections on the
Receivables an amount equal to the Base Servicing Fee, as well as any
Supplemental Servicing Fees, and need not deposit such amounts into the
Collection Account. The Servicer will be required to pay all expenses incurred
by it in connection with its activities under this Agreement. Additionally, New
South, as Servicer, shall be liable for all fees and out-of-pocket expenses of
the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, and the Independent Accountants as may
be agreed upon in writing by New South.
SECTION 4.9. Servicer's Certificate. No later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern
time on each Determination Date, the Servicer will deliver (facsimile delivery
being acceptable; and in the case of the Servicer's Certificate to be delivered
to the Indenture Trustee and the Seller, an e-mail in a computer file, the
format of which will be agreed upon between the Servicer and such parties) to
the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Insurer and each Rating Agency a
Servicer's Certificate containing, without duplication, the information set
forth in Exhibit A and (i) all information necessary to enable the Indenture
Trustee to give any notice required by Section 6.1 and to make the distributions
required by Section 5.7, (ii) a listing of all Purchased Receivables purchased
as of the related Accounting Date, (iii) all information necessary to enable the
Indenture Trustee to send the statements to Noteholders and the Insurer required
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Section 5.9, (iv) all information necessary to enable the Indenture Trustee to
reconcile the aggregate cash flows, the Collection Account for the related
Collection Period and Payment Date, including the accounting required by Section
5.9, (v) the Delinquency Rate, Net Loss Rate, Rolling Average Delinquency Rate
and Rolling Average Net Loss Rate for such Determination Date, and (vi) whether
to the knowledge of the Servicer, a Servicer Default has occurred. Receivables
purchased by the Servicer or by New South on the related Accounting Date and
each Receivable that became a Liquidated Receivable or that was paid in full
during the related Collection Period will be identified by account number (as
set forth in the Schedule of Receivables).
SECTION 4.10. Annual Statement as to Compliance, Notice of Servicer
Default.
(a) The Servicer will deliver to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee,
the Insurer and each Rating Agency, on or before April 30 (or 120 days after the
end of the Servicer's fiscal year, if other than December 31) of each year,
beginning on April 30, 2004, an Officer's Certificate, dated as of December 31
(or other applicable date) of such year, stating that (i) a review of the
activities of the Servicer during the preceding 12-month period (or such other
period as has elapsed from the Closing Date to the date of the first such
certificate) and of its performance under this Agreement has been made under
such officer's supervision, and (ii) to such officer's knowledge, based on such
review, the Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement
throughout such period, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of
any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officer and the
nature and status thereof.
(b) The Servicer will deliver to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee,
the Insurer, and each Rating Agency, promptly after having obtained knowledge
thereof, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days thereafter, written
notice in an Officer's Certificate of any event which with the giving of notice
or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default under Section 9.1(a).
The Servicer will deliver to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the
Insurer, the Seller and each Rating Agency promptly after having obtained
knowledge thereof, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days thereafter,
written notice in an Officer's Certificate of any event which with the giving of
notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default under any
other clause of Section 9.1.
SECTION 4.11. Annual Independent Accountants' Report.
The Servicer will cause a firm of independent certified public accountants
(the "Independent Accountants"), who may also render other services to the
Servicer or to its Affiliates, to deliver to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner
Trustee, the Insurer and each Rating Agency, on or before April 30 (or 120 days
after the end of the Servicer's fiscal year, if other than December 31) of each
year, beginning on April 30, 2004 with respect to the twelve months ended the
immediately preceding December 31 (or other applicable date) (or such other
period as has elapsed from the Closing Date to the date of such certificate), a
report addressed to the board of directors of the Servicer, to the Indenture
Trustee, the Owner Trustee and to the Insurer, to the effect that such firm has
reviewed the servicing of the Receivables by the Servicer and that such review
(1) included tests relating to automotive loans serviced for others in
accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Single Attestation Program for
Mortgage Bankers (the "Program"),
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to the extent the procedures in such Program are applicable to the servicing
obligations set forth in the Agreement, and (2) except as described in the
report, disclosed no exceptions or errors in the records relating to automobile
and light duty truck loans serviced for others that such firm is required to
report under the Program. Except to the extent otherwise required by the
applicable law, the Servicer is not required to deliver the report hereunder if
New South is reported solely as a consolidated subsidiary and there are no
separate audits of the books and records of New South; provided, however, the
Servicer is required to notify the Indenture Trustee in writing that there are
no separate audits of the books and records of New South and that therefore the
Servicer will not be delivering the report.
SECTION 4.12. Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding
Receivables. The Servicer will upon reasonable prior notice provide to
representatives of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee and the Insurer
reasonable access to the documentation regarding the Receivables. In each case,
such access will be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable request and
during normal business hours. Any expense incident to the exercise by the
Indenture Trustee, Owner Trustee or the Insurer will be borne by the Servicer to
the extent such visits and examinations are not more frequent than once in any
twelve-month period, or a Servicer Default has occurred and is continuing.
Nothing in this Section will affect the obligation of the Servicer to observe
any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Obligors,
and the failure of the Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section
4.12 as a result of such obligation will not constitute a breach of this Section
4.12.
SECTION 4.13. Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Policy. The Servicer
will not be required to maintain an errors and omissions policy. The Servicer
will maintain a fidelity bond of a type and in an amount customary for servicers
engaged in the business of servicing motor vehicle receivables.
SECTION 4.14. Reports to the Commission. The Servicer shall, on behalf of
the Trust and/or the Depositor, cause to be filed with the Commission any
periodic reports required to be filed under the provisions of the Exchange Act,
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Depositor shall,
at the Servicer's expense, cooperate in any reasonable request made by the
Servicer in connection with such filings. Simultaneously with the filing with
the Commission, the Servicer shall provide or cause to be provided to the
Depositor copies of all documents filed by the Servicer after the Closing Date
with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Securities Act of 1934, as amended, that relate specifically to the Trust or the
Notes.
SECTION 4.15. Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002. The Servicer shall furnish to
the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee in a timely manner for filing under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the certification required by
Section 302 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 in respect of the Trust and the
Notes. The Servicer hereby indemnifies and holds harmless the Depositor and the
Indenture Trustee against any loss, liability and damages incurred by the
Depositor or the Indenture Trustee in respect of any certificate furnished by it
pursuant to such Section 302 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
ARTICLE V
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Trust Accounts; Distributions;
Statements to Noteholders
SECTION 5.1. Establishment of Trust Accounts.
(a) (i) The Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders and the
Insurer, will establish and maintain in its own name one or more Eligible
Deposit Accounts reasonably acceptable to the Insurer (collectively, the
"Collection Account"), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds
deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of
the Noteholders and the Insurer. The Collection Account will initially be
established with the Indenture Trustee.
(ii) The Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, will
establish and maintain in its own name an Eligible Deposit Account (the
"Note Distribution Account"), bearing a designation clearly indicating that
the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Indenture
Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders and the Insurer. The Note Distribution
Account will be established with the Indenture Trustee.
(iii) The Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, will
establish and maintain an Eligible Deposit Account (the "Reserve Account"),
bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein
are held in trust for the benefit of the Noteholders, the Insurer and the
Certificateholder. The Reserve Account will be established with the
Indenture Trustee.
(iv) The Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, will
establish and maintain an Eligible Deposit Account (the "Pre-Funding
Account"), bearing a designation clearly indicating that funds deposited
therein are held in trust for the benefit of the Noteholders and the
Insurer. The Pre-Funding Account will be established with the Indenture
Trustee.
(v) The Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, will
establish and maintain an Eligible Deposit Account (the "Capitalized
Interest Account"), bearing a designation clearly indicating that funds
deposited therein are held in trust for the benefit of the Noteholders, the
Insurer and the Certificateholder. On or prior to the Closing Date, New
South shall deposit an amount equal to the Capitalized Interest Account
Initial Deposit into the Capitalized Interest Account. The Capitalized
Interest will be established with the Indenture Trustee.
(vi) Funds on deposit in the Collection Account, the Note
Distribution Account, and the Reserve Account, the Pre-Funding Account and
the Capitalized Interest Account (collectively, the "Trust Accounts") will
be invested by the Indenture Trustee (or any custodian with respect to
funds on deposit in any such account) in Eligible Investments selected in
writing by the Servicer (pursuant to standing instructions or otherwise).
All such Eligible Investments will be held by or on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Insurer, as applicable.
Funds on deposit in any Trust Account will be invested in Eligible
Investments that will mature so that such funds will be available at the
close of business on the Business Day
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immediately preceding the following Payment Date. However, if each of the
Rating Agencies confirms that it would not affect the ratings assigned to
the Notes and the Insurer consents, funds on deposit in the Reserve Account
may be invested in Eligible Investments that will mature so that funds will
be available on the following Payment Date. All Eligible Investments will
be held to maturity.
(b) All investment earnings of moneys deposited in the Trust Accounts
(other than the Capitalized Interest Account) will be deposited (or caused to be
deposited) by the Indenture Trustee in the Collection Account, and any loss
resulting from such investments will be charged to such account. The Servicer
will not direct the Indenture Trustee to make any investment of any funds held
in any of the Trust Accounts unless the security interest granted and perfected
in such account will continue to be perfected in such investment, in either case
without any further action by any Person.
(c) The Indenture Trustee will not in any way be held liable by reason of
any insufficiency in any of the Trust Accounts resulting from any loss on any
Eligible Investment included therein except for losses attributable to the
Indenture Trustee's negligence or bad faith or its failure to make payments on
such Eligible Investments issued by the Indenture Trustee, in its commercial
capacity as principal obligor and not as trustee, in accordance with their
terms.
(d) If (i) the Servicer fails to give investment directions in writing for
any funds on deposit in the Trust Accounts to the Indenture Trustee by 1:00 p.m.
Eastern Time (or such other time as may be agreed by the Issuer and Indenture
Trustee) on any Business Day; or (ii) a Default or Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing with respect to the Class A Notes but the Class A Notes have
not been declared due and payable, or, if such Class A Notes will have been
declared due and payable following an Event of Default, amounts collected or
receivable from the Trust Property are being applied as if there had not been
such a declaration; then the Indenture Trustee will, to the fullest extent
practicable, invest and reinvest funds in the Trust Accounts in the investment
described in clause (d) of the definition of Eligible Investments.
(e) (i) The Indenture Trustee will possess all right, title and interest in
all funds on deposit from time to time in the Trust Accounts and in all proceeds
thereof and all such funds, investments, proceeds and income (other than
Investment Earnings on funds on deposit in the Capitalized Interest Account)
will be part of the Owner Trust Estate. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
Trust Accounts will be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture
Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Insurer. If, at any time, any
of the Trust Accounts ceases to be an Eligible Deposit Account, the Indenture
Trustee (or the Servicer on its behalf) will within five Business Days (or such
longer period as to which each Rating Agency and the Insurer may consent)
establish a new Trust Account as an Eligible Deposit Account and will transfer
any cash and/or any investments to such new Trust Account. In connection with
the foregoing, the Servicer agrees that, in the event that any of the Trust
Accounts are not accounts with the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer will notify
the Indenture Trustee in writing promptly upon any of such Trust Accounts
ceasing to be an Eligible Deposit Account.
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(ii) With respect to the Trust Account Property, the Indenture Trustee
agrees that:
(A) any Trust Account Property that is held in deposit
accounts will be held solely in the Eligible Deposit Accounts;
and, except as otherwise provided herein, each such Eligible
Deposit Account will be subject to the exclusive custody and
control of the Indenture Trustee, and the Indenture Trustee will
have sole signature authority with respect thereto;
(B) any Trust Account Property that constitutes Physical
Property will be delivered to the Indenture Trustee in accordance
with paragraph (a) of the definition of "Delivery" and will be
held, pending maturity or disposition, solely by the Indenture
Trustee or a securities intermediary (as such term is defined in
Section 8-102(14) 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 will be delivered in accordance with
paragraph (b) of the definition of "Delivery" and will be
maintained by the Indenture Trustee, pending maturity or
disposition, through continued book-entry registration of such
Trust Account Property as described in such paragraph;
(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 will be delivered to the Indenture Trustee in
accordance with paragraph (c) of the definition of "Delivery" and
will 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; and
(E) the "securities intermediary's jurisdiction," for
purposes of Section 8-110 of the UCC, shall be the State of New
York.
(f) The Servicer will have the power, revocable by the Insurer or, with the
consent of the Insurer, by the Indenture Trustee, to instruct the Indenture
Trustee to make withdrawals and payments from the Trust Accounts for the purpose
of permitting the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee to carry out its respective
duties hereunder.
SECTION 5.2. Pre-Funding Account. (a) The Indenture Trustee, at the
direction of New South, shall deposit the Pre-Funding Amount in the Pre-Funding
Account on the Closing Date from the proceeds of the sale of Receivables on the
Closing Date. On the Funding Date, the Servicer on behalf of the Issuer shall
instruct the Indenture Trustee to withdraw from the Pre-Funding Account an
amount equal to the Additional Pool Balance and to distribute such amount to or
upon the order of the Seller upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 2.2(b).
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(b) If the amount on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account has not been
reduced to zero on the Mandatory Redemption Date, after giving effect to any
purchase of Additional Receivables on such date, the Indenture Trustee shall,
and is hereby directed to, withdraw the amount on deposit in the Pre-Funding
Account and transfer such amount to the Note Distribution Account in accordance
with Section 5.7(a)(ii).
SECTION 5.3. Certain Reimbursements to the Servicer. The Servicer will be
entitled to be reimbursed from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account with
respect to a Collection Period for amounts previously deposited in the
Collection Account but later determined by the Servicer to have resulted from
mistaken deposits or postings or checks returned for insufficient funds. The
amount to be reimbursed hereunder will be paid to the Servicer on the related
Payment Date pursuant to Section 5.7(b)(i) upon certification by the Servicer of
such amounts and the provision of such information to the Indenture Trustee and
the Insurer as may be necessary in the opinion of the Insurer to verify the
accuracy of such certification. In the event that the Insurer has not received
evidence satisfactory to it of the Servicer's entitlement to reimbursement
pursuant to this Section 5.3, the Insurer will (unless an Insurer Default has
occurred and is continuing) give the Indenture Trustee notice in writing to such
effect, following receipt of which the Indenture Trustee will not make a
distribution to the Servicer in respect of such amount pursuant to Section 5.7,
or if the Servicer prior thereto has been reimbursed pursuant to Section 5.7,
the Indenture Trustee will withhold such amounts from amounts otherwise
distributable to the Servicer on the next succeeding Payment Date.
SECTION 5.4. Application of Collections. All collections for the Collection
Period will be applied by the Servicer as follows:
With respect to each Receivable (other than a Purchased Receivable),
payments by or on behalf of the Obligor (other than Supplemental Servicing Fees
with respect to such Receivable, to the extent collected) will be applied to
interest and principal in accordance with the Simple Interest Method.
All amounts collected that are payable to the Servicer as Supplemental
Servicing Fees may be retained by the Servicer and shall not be required to be
deposited in the Collection Account and paid to the Servicer in accordance with
Section 5.7(b).
SECTION 5.5. Reserve Account.
(a) On each Payment Date, to the extent of funds available therefor
pursuant to the priority of payments, amounts will be deposited into the Reserve
Account in accordance with Section 5.7(b)(vii) until the amount on deposit
therein is equal to the Specified Reserve Balance. In the event that the
Servicer's Certificate with respect to the first Determination Date states that
there is a Reserve Account Draw Amount for such Determination Date, New South
shall deposit Retained Interest Collections in an amount equal to the sum of the
Reserve Account Draw Amount for that Payment Date, plus $683,000 into the
Reserve Account on such Determination Date. In the event that the Servicer's
Certificate with respect to the first Determination Date states that no Reserve
Account Draw Amount exists for such Determination Date, New South shall on the
following Payment Date deposit Retained Interest Collections in the amount, if
any, needed (after giving effect to any deposit of Available Funds to the
Reserve Account on such
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Payment Date) to increase the amount in the Reserve Account to $683,000. To the
extent that Retained Interest Collections are insufficient to make the payments
and deposits described in the preceding two sentences, New South shall deposit
additional funds in the amount of such deficiency into the Reserve Account.
(b) In the event that the Servicer's Certificate with respect to any
Determination Date states that there is a Reserve Account Draw Amount then on
the related Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee will withdraw such Reserve
Account Draw Amount and deposit such amount into the Collection Account for
distribution in accordance with Section 5.7(b).
(c) After considering all required distributions made on a Payment Date,
amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account on that Payment Date that are in
excess of the Specified Reserve Balance for that Payment Date will be applied by
the Indenture Trustee in accordance with Sections 5.7(b)(viii), 5.7(b)(ix) and
5.7(b)(x), in that order of priority.
SECTION 5.6. Additional Deposits.
(a) The Servicer and New South, as applicable, will deposit or cause to be
deposited in the Collection Account on the Determination Date on which such
obligations are due the aggregate Purchase Amount with respect to Purchased
Receivables.
(b) The proceeds of any purchase or sale of the assets of the Trust
described in Section 10.1 will be deposited in the Collection Account.
SECTION 5.7. Distributions.
(a) No later than 11:00 A.M. New York City time on each Payment Date, the
Indenture Trustee (based solely on the information contained in the Servicer's
Certificate delivered with respect to the related Determination Date) shall
cause to be made the following transfer and distributions in the amounts set
forth in the Servicer's Certificate for such Payment Date:
(i) During the Pre-Funding Period and on the first Payment Date
following the last day of the Pre-Funding Period, from the Capitalized
Interest Account (a) to the Collection Account, in immediately available
funds, the Monthly Capitalized Interest Amount for such Payment Date and
(b) to New South, in immediately available funds, all Investment Earnings
on funds on deposit in the Capitalized Interest Account with respect to the
Collection Period related to such Payment Date, and, if such Payment Date
is the Mandatory Redemption Date, all remaining funds on deposit in the
Capitalized Interest Account after distribution of the Monthly Capitalized
Interest Amount for such Payment Date;
(ii) During the Pre-Funding Period, from the Pre-Funding Account (A)
if such Payment Date is the Mandatory Redemption Date, to the Note
Distribution Account, in immediately available funds, the amount on deposit
in the Pre-Funding Account (exclusive of Investment Earnings) after giving
effect to the purchase of Additional Receivables, if any, on the Mandatory
Redemption Date for distribution to the
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Noteholders in accordance with Section 5.8(b), and (B) to the Collection
Account, in immediately available funds, all Investment Earnings on funds
on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account with respect to the Collection Period
related to such Payment Date; and
(b) On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee will (based solely on the
information contained in the Servicer's Certificate delivered with respect to
the related Determination Date) distribute the following amounts from Available
Funds on deposit in the Collection Account unless otherwise specified, to the
extent of the sources of funds stated to be available therefor, and in the
following order of priority:
(i) to the Servicer, first, the amount needed to reimburse any
outstanding Servicer Advances, and second, to the extent the Servicer has
not reimbursed itself or to the extent not retained by the Servicer, the
Servicing Fee and other amounts relating to mistaken deposits, postings or
checks returned for insufficient funds, and to the extent available, any
amounts paid by the borrowers during the preceding Collection Period that
were collected in the Collection Account but that do not relate to
principal payments or interest payments;
(ii) to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, the fees and
expenses payable to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, to the
extent not paid by New South, subject to an annual maximum limit of $25,000
for the Owner Trustee and $50,000 for the Indenture Trustee;
(iii) to the Note Distribution Account, the Class A Noteholders'
Interest Distributable Amount;
(iv) to the Insurer, any amounts owed to the Insurer under the
Insurance Agreement with respect to unpaid Premiums;
(v) to the Note Distribution Account, the Class A Noteholders'
Principal Distributable Amount;
(vi) to the Insurer, reimbursement of the amount of any draws on the
Note Policy, plus interest on such amounts at the Late Payment Rate (as
defined in the Insurance Agreement);
(vii) to the Reserve Account, any amount required to increase the
amount in the Reserve Account to the Specified Reserve Balance;
(viii) to the Insurer, any other unpaid amounts owed to the Insurer
under the Insurance Agreement;
(ix) to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, any other fees
and expenses payable to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, to the
extent not paid by New South or reimbursed pursuant to clause (ii) above;
(x) to make a payment of all remaining amounts to the
Certificateholder.
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(c) On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee will (based solely on the
information contained in the Servicer's Certificate delivered with respect to
the related Determination Date, unless the Insurer has notified the Indenture
Trustee in writing of any errors or deficiencies with respect thereto)
distribute from the Collection Account the Reserve Account Draw Amount, if any,
in accordance with the order of priorities described in Section 5.7(b).
(d) In the event that the Collection Account is maintained with an
institution other than the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer will instruct and
cause such institution to make all deposits and distributions pursuant to
Sections 5.7(b) and 5.7(c) on the related Payment Date.
SECTION 5.8. Note Distribution Account.
(a) On each Payment Date (based solely on the information contained in the
Servicer's Certificate) the Indenture Trustee will distribute all amounts on
deposit in the Note Distribution Account to Noteholders in respect of the Class
A Notes to the extent of amounts due and unpaid on the Class A Notes for
principal and interest in the following amounts:
(i) From amounts transferred pursuant to Section 5.7(b)(iii), accrued
and unpaid interest on the Class A Notes; provided that if such amount is
insufficient to pay the entire amount of accrued and unpaid interest then
due on each Class of Class A Notes, the amount in the Note Distribution
Account will be applied to the payment of such interest on each Class of
Class A Notes pro rata on the basis of the amount of accrued and unpaid
interest due on each Class of Class A Notes.
(ii) From amounts transferred pursuant to Section 5.7(b)(v), in the
following order of priority:
(1) to the holders of the Class A-1 Notes, the total amount paid
out on each Payment Date until the outstanding principal balance of
the Class A-1 Notes has been reduced to zero;
(2) to the holders of the Class A-2 Notes, the total amount paid
out on each Payment Date until the outstanding principal balance of
the Class A-2 Notes has been reduced to zero; and
(3) to the holders of the Class A-3 Notes, the total amount paid
out on each Payment Date until the outstanding principal balance of
the Class A-3 Notes has been reduced to zero;
provided, that after the acceleration of the Class A Notes following the
occurrence of an Event of Default under the Indenture, payments of principal on
the Class A Notes will be made, instead of as provided above, first to the Class
A-1 Notes until the Class A-1 Notes have been paid in full, and second to the
Class A-2 Notes and Class A-3 Notes pro rata until they are paid in full.
(b) On the Mandatory Redemption Date, the Indenture Trustee shall, based
on the information set forth in the related Servicer's Certificate, withdraw any
remaining funds on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account (other than Investment
Earnings) and pay as a payment of
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principal an amount equal to the amount of such funds to each Class of Notes on
a pro rata basis (based on the original Outstanding Amount of each Class of
Class A Notes as a fraction of the original Outstanding Amount of all Classes of
Class A Notes); provided that if the pro rata portion of such amount payable to
any Class of Notes exceeds the aggregate Outstanding Amount of such Class of
Class A Notes, such excess shall be distributed to each other Class of Class A
Notes on a pro rata basis; and provided further that if the aggregate amount of
such funds is less than or equal to $100,000, the Indenture Trustee shall pay an
amount equal to the amount of such funds to the Holders of the Class A Notes in
sequential order of priority beginning with the Class A-1 Notes.
(c) On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee will post on its website at
xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxx, which posting will be accessible to each Noteholder and
to the Insurer, the statement provided to the Indenture Trustee by the Servicer
pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof on such Payment Date.
(d) In the event that any withholding tax is imposed on the Trust's payment
(or allocations of income) to a Noteholder, such tax will reduce the amount
otherwise distributable to the Noteholder in accordance with this Section 5.8.
The Indenture Trustee is hereby authorized and directed to retain from amounts
otherwise distributable to the Noteholders sufficient funds for the payment of
any tax attributable to the Trust (but such authorization will not prevent the
Indenture Trustee from contesting any such tax in appropriate proceedings, and
withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of
such proceedings). The amount of any withholding tax imposed with respect to a
Noteholder will be treated as cash distributed to such Noteholder at the time it
is withheld by the Trust and remitted to the appropriate taxing authority. If
there is a possibility that withholding tax is payable with respect to a
distribution (such as a distribution to a non-US Noteholder), the Indenture
Trustee may in its sole discretion withhold such amounts in accordance with this
Section 5.8(c). In the event that a Noteholder wishes to apply for a refund of
any such withholding tax, the Indenture Trustee will reasonably cooperate with
such Noteholder in making such claim so long as such Noteholder agrees to
reimburse the Indenture Trustee for any out-of-pocket expenses (including legal
fees and expenses) incurred.
(e) Distributions required to be made to Noteholders on any Payment Date
will be made to each Noteholder of record on the preceding Record Date either by
(i) wire transfer, in immediately available funds, to the account of such Holder
at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefore, if such
Noteholder has provided to the Note Registrar appropriate written instructions
at least five Business Days prior to such Payment Date and such Holder's Class A
Notes in the aggregate evidence a denomination of not less than $1,000,000 or
(ii) by check mailed to such Noteholder at the address of such Holder appearing
in the Note Register. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution in
respect of any Note (whether on the Final Scheduled Payment Date or otherwise)
will be payable only upon presentation and surrender of such Note at the office
or agency maintained for that purpose by the Note Registrar pursuant to Section
2.4 of the Indenture.
(f) Subject to Section 5.1 and this Section 5.8, monies received by the
Indenture Trustee hereunder need not be segregated in any manner except to the
extent required by law and
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may be deposited under such general conditions as may be prescribed by law, and
the Indenture Trustee will not be liable for any interest thereon.
SECTION 5.9. Statements to Noteholders.
(a) On or prior to each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee will make
available to each Noteholder and to the Insurer and the Rating Agencies a
statement setting forth at least the following information (which will be
included in the Servicer's Certificate delivered to the Indenture Trustee) as to
the Class A Notes to the extent applicable:
(i) the amount of such distribution allocable to principal of each
Class of Class A Notes;
(ii) the amount of such distribution allocable to interest on or
with respect to each Class of Class A Notes;
(iii) the amount of such distribution payable out of amounts
withdrawn from the Reserve Account or pursuant to a claim on the Note
Policy;
(iv) the Pool Balance as of the close of business on the last day of
the preceding Collection Period;
(v) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of each Class of the
Class A Notes and the Note Pool Factor for each such Class after giving
effect to payments allocated to principal reported under Section 5.9(a)(i);
(vi) the amount of the Servicing Fee paid to the Servicer with
respect to the related Collection Period and/or due but unpaid with respect
to such Collection Period or prior Collection Periods, as the case may be;
(vii) the Class A Noteholders' Interest Carryover Amount;
(viii) the Delinquency Rate and Rolling Average Delinquency Rate with
respect to such Payment Date;
(ix) the Net Loss Rate and Rolling Average Net Loss Rate with
respect to such Payment Date;
(x) the aggregate Purchase Amounts for Receivables, if any, that
were repurchased by New South prior to the related Determination Date;
(xi) the Note Pool Factor for each Class of Class A Notes;
(xii) the amount on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account (until the
termination of the Pre-Funding Period); and
(xiii) the amount of Outstanding Servicer Advances on such Payment
Date.
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Each amount set forth pursuant to Section 5.9(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (vi) and (vii)
will be expressed as a dollar amount per $1,000 of the initial principal balance
of the Class A Notes (or Class thereof).
(b) The Indenture Trustee will make the statements referred to in Section
5.9(a) (and, at its option, any additional files containing the same information
in an alternative format) available each month via the Indenture Trustee's
internet website, which is presently located at xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxx. Persons
that are entitled to receive such statements but are unable to use the above
website are entitled to have a paper copy mailed to them via first class mail by
calling the Indenture Trustee at (000) 000-0000. The Indenture Trustee will have
the right to change the way the statements referred to in Section 5.9(a) are
distributed in order to make such distribution more convenient and/or more
accessible to the parties entitled to receive such statements. The Indenture
Trustee will provide notification of any such change to all parties entitled to
receive such statements in the manner described in Section 12.3, Section 11.4 of
the Indenture or Section 11.5 of the Indenture, as appropriate.
(c) In connection with any electronic transmissions of information,
including without limitation, the use of electronic mail or internet or intranet
web sites pursuant to Section 5.9(b), the systems used in such transmissions are
not fully tested by the Indenture Trustee and may not be completely reliable as
to stability, robustness and accuracy. Accordingly, the parties hereto
acknowledge and agree that information electronically transmitted as described
in Section 5.9(b) may not be relied upon as timely, accurate or complete and
that the Indenture Trustee shall have no liability hereunder in connection with
such information transmitted electronically. The parties hereto further
acknowledge that any systems, software or hardware utilized in posting or
retrieving any such information is utilized on an "as is" basis without
representation or warranty as to the intended uses of such systems, software or
hardware. The Indenture Trustee makes no representation or warranty that the
systems and the related software used in connection with the electronic
transmission of information pursuant to Section 5.9(b) are free and clear of
threats known as software and hardware viruses, time bombs, logic bombs, Trojan
horses, worms, or other malicious computer instructions, intentional devices or
techniques which may cause a component or system to become erased, damaged,
inoperable, or otherwise incapable of being used in the manner to which it is
intended, or which would permit unauthorized access thereto.
SECTION 5.10. Servicer Advances. On or before each Determination Date, New
South, as Servicer, shall advance into the Collection Account with respect to
each Receivable that was past due as of the last day of the related Collection
Period an amount equal to the amount of interest that would have been received
on such Receivable during all prior Collection Periods (assuming that the
Scheduled Receivables Payments on such Receivable were received on their
respective due dates) but was not received by the Servicer on or before the last
day of such Collection Period (each such advance, a "Servicer Advance"). The
Servicer shall not make any advance with respect to principal of any Receivable
and the Servicer shall only make advances of interest with respect to any
Receivable to the extent that the Servicer, in accordance with its customary
servicing procedures, shall determine that such advance shall be recoverable
from subsequent collections or recoveries on such Receivable. No successor
Servicer shall be required to make any Servicer Advance hereunder.
SECTION 5.11. Optional Deposits by the Insurer. The Insurer, may, but shall
not be required to make an Insurer Optional Deposit with respect to any Payment
Date by delivering
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such Insurer Optional Deposit to the Indenture Trustee for deposit into the
Collection Account on or prior to the related Payment Date.
ARTICLE VI
The Note Policy
SECTION 6.1. Claims Under Note Policy.
(a) In the event that the Servicer's Certificate with respect to any
Determination Date states that there is a Policy Claim Amount, the Indenture
Trustee will furnish to the Insurer no later than 12:00 noon Eastern time on the
Business Day after the related Determination Date a completed Notice (as
attached as a form to the Note Policy) specifying the amount of the Policy Claim
Amount, provided, that if such Notice is received after 12:00 noon, New York
City time, on such Business Day, it will be deemed to be received before 12:00
noon, New York City time, on the following Business Day. If any such Notice is
not in proper form or is otherwise insufficient for the purpose of making a
claim under the Note Policy, it will be deemed not to have been received for
purposes of making such claim, and the Insurer will promptly so advise the
Indenture Trustee in writing and the Indenture Trustee may submit an amended or
corrected Notice. If such an amended or corrected Notice is in proper form and
is otherwise sufficient for the purpose of making a claim under the Note Policy,
it will be deemed to have been timely received on the Business Day of such
resubmission; provided, that if such notice is received after 12:00 noon, New
York City time, it shall be deemed to be received before 12:00 noon, New York
City time, on the following Business Day.
(b) Any notice delivered by the Indenture Trustee to the Insurer pursuant
to Section 6.1(a) will specify the Policy Claim Amount claimed under the Note
Policy and will constitute a "Notice" under the Note Policy. In accordance with
the provisions of the Note Policy, the Insurer is required to pay to the
Indenture Trustee the Policy Claim Amount properly claimed thereunder by 12:00
(noon), New York City time, on the later of (i) the Payment Date on which the
related Policy Claim Amount is due for payment under the Indenture or (ii) the
second Business Day following actual receipt in New York, New York on a Business
Day by the Insurer of a Notice, appropriately completed and executed by the
Indenture Trustee; provided, that if such Notice is received after 12:00 noon,
New York City time, on such Business Day, it will be deemed to be received
before 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the following Business Day. The
Indenture Trustee will deposit amounts paid by the Insurer pursuant to a claim
submitted under this Section 6.1 into the Note Distribution Account for payment
to Holders (as defined in the Note Policy) on the related Payment Date. Any
payment made by the Insurer under the Note Policy will be applied solely to the
payment of the Class A Notes, and for no other purpose. Amounts payable in
respect of any Policy Claim Amounts due under the Note Policy, unless otherwise
stated therein, will be distributed by the Insurer to, or at the direction of,
the Indenture Trustee, by wire transfer of immediately available funds. The
Insurer's payment obligations under the Note Policy with respect to particular
Policy Claim Amounts will be discharged to the extent funds equal to the
applicable Policy Claim Amounts are paid by the Insurer to, or at the direction
of, the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the Indenture Trustee's request,
whether or not such funds are properly applied by the Indenture Trustee. Payment
of Policy Claim Amounts will be made only at the time set forth in the Note
Policy, and no accelerated Insured Payments
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(as defined in the Note Policy) will be made except to the extent that the
Insurer has specified an earlier date for payment at its sole option. The Note
Policy does not insure against loss of any prepayment or other acceleration
payment which at any time may become due in respect of any Insured Obligation
(as defined in the Note Policy), other than at the sole option of the Insurer,
nor against any risk other than Nonpayment (as defined in the Note Policy),
including failure of the Indenture Trustee to remit any Policy Claim Amounts or
Scheduled Payments due to Holders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set
forth in the Note Policy, in no event will the aggregate amount paid by the
Insurer thereunder exceed the Maximum Insured Amount (as defined in the Note
Policy).
(c) The Indenture Trustee will (i) receive as attorney-in-fact of each
Holder any Policy Claim Amount from the Insurer and (ii) deposit the same in the
Note Distribution Account for distribution to Noteholders as a payment of
interest or principal, as applicable, in accordance with the Note Policy. Any
and all Policy Claim Amounts disbursed by the Indenture Trustee from claims made
under the Note Policy will not be considered payment by the Trust or from the
Reserve Account with respect to such Class A Notes, and will not discharge the
obligations of the Trust with respect thereto. The Insurer will, upon any
payment pursuant to the Note Policy, in furtherance and not in limitation of its
equitable right of subrogation and its rights under the Insurance Agreement, to
the extent it makes any payment with respect to the Class A Notes, become
subrogated to the rights of any Holders to receive any and all amounts due in
respect of the Insured Obligations as to which such payment was made. The
Insurer will be a co-beneficiary of the Indenture Trustee's lien under the
Indenture. Subject to and conditioned upon any payment with respect to the Class
A Notes by or on behalf of the Insurer, the Indenture Trustee will assign to the
Insurer all rights to the payment of interest or principal with respect to the
Class A Notes which are then due for payment to the extent of all payments made
by the Insurer, and the Insurer may exercise any option, vote, right, power or
the like with respect to the Notes to the extent that it has made payment
pursuant to the Note Policy. To evidence such subrogation, the Note Registrar
will note the Insurer's rights as subrogee upon the register of Holders. The
foregoing subrogation will in all cases be subject to the rights of the Holders
to receive all Scheduled Payments (as defined in the Note Policy) in respect of
the Class A Notes.
(d) The Indenture Trustee will keep a complete and accurate record of all
funds deposited into the Note Distribution Account with respect to the Note
Policy and the allocation of such funds to payment of interest on and principal
paid in respect of any Class A Note. The Insurer will have the right to inspect
such records at reasonable times upon two Business Day's prior written notice to
the Indenture Trustee.
(e) Only the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Holders will be entitled to
make a claim for an Insured Payment under the Note Policy. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement or any Basic Document, the Noteholders are not
entitled to institute proceedings directly against the Insurer.
SECTION 6.2. Preference Claims Under Note Policy.
(a) In the event that the Indenture Trustee has received a certified copy
of a final, nonappealable order of an appropriate court or other body exercising
jurisdiction that any interest
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on or principal of the Class A Notes which has become due for payment under the
Indenture, the nonpayment of which would have been covered by the Note Policy,
and which was made to a Holder by or on behalf of the Issuer has been deemed a
preferential transfer and recoverable, or theretofore recovered, from such
Holder pursuant to an Insolvency Proceeding (as defined in the Note Policy) in
accordance with an Order (as defined below) (such amount, a "Preference
Amount"), the Indenture Trustee will so notify the Insurer, will comply with the
provisions of the Note Policy to obtain payment by the Insurer of such avoided
payment, and will, at the time it provides notice to the Insurer, notify Holders
by mail that, in the event that any Holder's payment is so recoverable, such
Holder will be entitled to payment pursuant to the terms of the Note Policy. The
Insurer will pay any Preference Amount when due to be paid pursuant to an Order
(as defined below), but in any event no earlier than the fifth Business Day
following actual receipt by the Insurer of (i) a certified copy of a final,
nonappealable order of a court or other body exercising jurisdiction to the
effect that a Holder is required to return such Preference Amount paid during
the term of the Note Policy because the payments of such amounts were avoided as
a preferential transfer or otherwise rescinded or required to be restored by the
Indenture Trustee or such Holder (the "Order"), (ii) an opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Insurer that the Order has been entered and is final and not
subject to any stay, (iii) an assignment, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Insurer, duly executed and delivered by such Holder and the Indenture
Trustee, irrevocably assigning to the Insurer all rights and claims of the
Indenture Trustee and such Holder relating to or arising under the Indenture or
otherwise with respect to such Preference Amount, (iv) appropriate instruments
in form satisfactory to the Insurer to effect the appointment of the Insurer as
agent for such Holder and the Indenture Trustee in any legal proceeding related
to such Preference Amount, and (v) a Notice appropriately completed and executed
by the Indenture Trustee in the form attached as Exhibit B to the Note Policy;
provided, that (I) if such documents are received by the Insurer after 12:00
noon, New York City time, on such Business Day, they will be deemed to be
received on the following Business Day and (II) the Insurer will not be
obligated to pay any Preference Amount in respect of principal prior to the
Final Scheduled Payment Date for the relevant class of Class A Notes. Such
payment will be disbursed to the receiver, conservator, debtor-in-possession or
trustee in bankruptcy named in the Order, and not to the Indenture Trustee or
the Holder directly, unless the Indenture Trustee or the relevant Holder has
made a payment of the Preference Amount to the court or such receiver,
conservator, debtor-in-possession or trustee in bankruptcy named in the Order,
in which case the Insurer will pay the Indenture Trustee, or as directed by the
Indenture Trustee, to the extent of the payment of the Preference Amount,
subject to the delivery of (a) the items referred to in clauses (i), (ii),
(iii), (iv) and (v) above to the Insurer and (b) evidence satisfactory to the
Insurer that payment has been made to such court or receiver, conservator,
debtor-in-possession or trustee in bankruptcy named in the Order; provided,
further, that any Preference Amount that constitutes interest will be limited to
the amount of interest on the outstanding principal amount of the Class A Notes
(calculated at the Interest Rate for the relevant class of Class A Notes)
accrued as of the last day of the applicable interest accrual period with
respect to the Class A Notes and will not, in any event, include any interest on
the Class A Notes accrued after such date or any interest on such interest
amount; provided, further, that in no event will the Insurer be obligated to
make any payment (i) in respect to any Preference Amount to the extent that such
payment, when added to all prior payments of Policy Claim Amounts, would exceed
the Maximum Insured Amount (as defined in the Note Policy) or
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(ii) prior to the time the Insurer would have been required to make an Insured
Payment pursuant to Section 3 of the Policy.
(b) The Indenture Trustee will promptly notify the Insurer of any
proceeding or the institution of any action (of which a Responsible Officer of
the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge) seeking the avoidance as a
preferential transfer under applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership,
rehabilitation or similar law (a "Note Preference Claim") of any payment made to
a Holder that has been deemed a preferential transfer and recoverable, or
theretofore recovered, from such Holder pursuant to an Insolvency Proceeding (as
defined in the Note Policy) in accordance with an Order. Each Holder, by its
purchase of Class A Notes, and the Indenture Trustee hereby agree that so long
as no Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, the Insurer may at any
time during the continuation of any proceeding relating to a Note Preference
Claim direct all matters relating to such Note Preference Claim, including (i)
the direction of any appeal of any order relating solely to any Note Preference
Claim and (ii) the posting of any surety, supersedeas or performance bond
pending any such appeal at the expense of the Insurer, but subject to
reimbursement as provided in the Insurance Agreement. In addition, and without
limitation of the foregoing, as set forth in Section 6.1(c), the Insurer will be
subrogated to, and each Holder and the Indenture Trustee hereby delegate and
assign, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the rights of the Indenture
Trustee and each Holder in the conduct of any proceeding with respect to a Note
Preference Claim, including all rights of any party to an adversary proceeding
action with respect to any court order issued in connection with any such Note
Preference Claim.
SECTION 6.3. Surrender of Note Policy. The Indenture Trustee will surrender
the Note Policy to the Insurer for cancellation upon the expiration of such Note
Policy in accordance with the terms thereof.
ARTICLE VII
The Seller
SECTION 7.1. Representations of Seller. The Seller makes the following
representations on which the Insurer will be deemed to have relied in executing
and delivering the Note Policy and on which the Issuer is deemed to have relied
in acquiring the Receivables and on which the Indenture Trustee may rely. The
representations are true and correct as of the Closing Date, and will survive
the sale of the Receivables to the Issuer and the pledge thereof to the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.
(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Seller has been duly organized and
is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority to own its properties
and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such
business is currently conducted, and had at all relevant times, and now has,
power, authority and legal right to acquire, own and sell the Receivables and
the Other Conveyed Property transferred to the Trust.
(b) Due Qualification. The Seller is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign limited liability company in good standing and has obtained all
necessary licenses and approvals in all
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jurisdictions where the failure to do so would materially and adversely affect
the Seller's ability to transfer the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property
to the Trust pursuant to this Agreement, or the validity or enforceability of
the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property or to perform the Seller's
obligations hereunder and under the Basic Documents to which it is a party.
(c) Power and Authority. The Seller has the power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and the Basic Documents and to carry out its terms
and their terms, respectively; the Seller has full power and authority to sell
and assign the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property to be sold and
assigned to and deposited with the Trust by it and has duly authorized such sale
and assignment to the Trust by all necessary action; and the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the Basic Documents to which it is a party
have been duly authorized by the Seller by all necessary action.
(d) Valid Sale, Binding Obligations. This Agreement effects a valid sale,
transfer and assignment of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property,
enforceable against the Seller and creditors of and purchasers from the Seller;
and this Agreement and the Basic Documents to which it is a party, when duly
executed and delivered, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of
the Seller enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by
equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies, regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(e) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Basic Documents and the fulfillment of the terms of this
Agreement and the Basic Documents will not conflict with, result in any breach
of any of the terms and provisions of or constitute (with or without notice,
lapse of time or both) a default under the limited liability company agreement
or operating agreement of the Seller, or any indenture, agreement, mortgage,
deed of trust or other instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which it
is bound, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its
properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement, mortgage,
deed of trust or other instrument, other than this Agreement, or violate any
law, order, rule or regulation applicable to the Seller of any court or of any
federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental
instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Seller or any of its properties.
(f) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending or,
to the Seller's knowledge, threatened against the Seller, before any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency or other tribunal or governmental
instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Seller or its properties (A)
asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents, (B)
seeking to prevent the issuance of the Securities or the consummation of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents,
or (C) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely
affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations under, or the validity
or enforceability of, this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents.
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(g) True Sale. The Receivables are being transferred with the intention of
removing them from the Seller's estate pursuant to Section 541 of the Bankruptcy
Code, as the same may be amended from time to time.
SECTION 7.2. Organizational Existence. During the term of this Agreement,
the Seller will keep in full force and effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a limited liability company under the laws of Delaware and will
obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in
which such qualification is or will be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, the Basic Documents and each other instrument
or agreement necessary or appropriate to the proper administration of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 7.3. Liability of Seller. The Seller will be liable in accordance
herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the
Seller under this Agreement.
SECTION 7.4. Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations
of, Seller. Any Person (a) into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated,
(b) which may result from any merger or consolidation to which the Seller will
be a party or (c) which may succeed to the properties and assets of the Seller
substantially as a whole, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an
agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Seller under this
Agreement, will be the successor to the Seller hereunder without the execution
or filing of any document or any further act by any of the parties to this
Agreement; provided, however, that the Seller will have delivered to the Owner
Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Insurer an Opinion of Counsel stating
that, in the opinion of such counsel, either (A) 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 Issuer and the
Indenture Trustee, respectively, in the Receivables and reciting the details of
such filings or (B) no such action will be necessary to preserve and protect
such interest.
SECTION 7.5. Limitation on Liability of Seller and Others. The Seller and
any director or officer or employee or agent of the Seller 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
under any Basic Document. The Seller will not be under any obligation to appear
in, prosecute or defend any legal action that will not be incidental to its
obligations under this Agreement, and that in its opinion may involve it in any
expense or liability.
SECTION 7.6. Ownership of the Certificate or Notes. The Seller may in its
individual or any other capacity become the owner or pledgee of the Certificate
or Class A Notes with the same rights as it would have if it were not the
Seller, except as expressly provided herein or in any Basic Document. Any Class
A Note or Certificates so owned by the Seller will have an equal and
proportionate benefit under the provisions of the Basic Documents, without
preference, priority, or distinction as among all of the Class A Notes or
Certificates.
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ARTICLE VIII
The Servicer
SECTION 8.1. Representations of Servicer. The Servicer makes the following
representations on which the Insurer is deemed to have relied in executing and
delivering the Note Policy and on which the Issuer is deemed to have relied in
acquiring the Receivables. The representations are true and correct as of the
Closing Date, and will survive the sale of the Receivables to the Issuer and the
pledge thereof to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.
(i) Perfection Representations and Warranties. The Perfection
Representations shall be a part of this Agreement;
(ii) Organization and Good Standing. The Servicer has been duly
organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the federal
laws of the United States of America, with power, authority and legal right
to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are
currently owned and such business is currently conducted, and had at all
relevant times, and now has, power, authority and legal right to enter into
and perform its obligations under the Basic Documents;
(iii) Due Qualification. The Servicer is duly qualified to do business
in good standing and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals, in
all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the
conduct of its business of servicing the Receivables as required by this
Agreement requires or will require such qualification or is exempt from
such qualification;
(iv) Power and Authority. The Servicer has the power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Basic Documents and to carry out
its terms and their terms, respectively, and the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Basic Documents have been duly
authorized by the Servicer by all necessary corporate action;
(v) Binding Obligation. This Agreement and the Basic Documents
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Servicer enforceable
in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by equitable
limitations on the availability of specific remedies, regardless of whether
such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(vi) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and the Basic Documents, and the fulfillment of the terms
of this Agreement and the Basic Documents, will not conflict with, result
in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or
without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the organizational
documents of the Servicer, or any indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of
trust or other instrument to which the Servicer is a party or by which it
is bound, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of
its properties pursuant to
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the terms of any such indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or
other instrument, other than this Agreement, or violate any law, order,
rule or regulation applicable to the Servicer of any court or of any
federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other
governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Servicer or any
of its properties;
(vii) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations
pending or, to the Servicer's knowledge, threatened against the Servicer,
before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other tribunal
or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Servicer or
its properties (A) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any of the
Basic Documents, (B) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Securities or
the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or any of the Basic Documents, or (C) seeking any determination or ruling
that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Servicer
of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this
Agreement or any of the Basic Documents or (D) seeking to adversely affect
the federal income tax or other federal, state or local tax attributes of
the Securities;
(viii) No Consents. The Servicer is not required to obtain the consent
of any other party or any consent, license, approval or authorization, or
registration or declaration with, any governmental authority, bureau or
agency in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement which has not already been obtained.
SECTION 8.2. Liability of Servicer; Indemnities.
(a) The Servicer (in its capacity as such) will be liable hereunder only
to the extent of the obligations in this Agreement specifically undertaken by
the Servicer and the representations made by the Servicer.
(b) The Servicer will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Trust, the
Seller, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Insurer, their respective
officers, directors, agents and employees, and the Noteholders from and against
any and all costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims and liabilities, including
reasonable and actual fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation
(i) arising out of or resulting from the use, ownership or operation by the
Servicer or any Affiliate thereof of any Financed Vehicle or (ii) to the extent
that such cost, expense, loss, claim, damage, or liability arose out of, or was
imposed upon the Trust, the Indenture Trustee, the Seller, the Owner Trustee,
the Insurer or the Noteholders by reason of the breach of this Agreement by the
Servicer, the negligence (other than errors in judgment), misfeasance, or bad
faith of the Servicer in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or
by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this
Agreement; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be liable to any such
Person for any portion of any such amount resulting from the willful misconduct,
bad faith or negligence of such Person.
(c) The Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indenture
Trustee and its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any
and all costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including
attorneys fees and expenses), arising out of or incurred
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in connection with the acceptance or performance of the trusts and duties herein
and under the Indenture; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be
liable to the Indenture Trustee for any portion of any such amount resulting
from the willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Indenture Trustee.
(d) Indemnification under this Section 8.2 will include, without
limitation, reasonable and actual fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of
litigation. If the Servicer has made any indemnity payments pursuant to this
Section 8.2 and the recipient thereafter collects any of such amounts from
others, the recipient will promptly repay such amounts collected to the
Servicer, without interest.
(e) The Servicer will pay, reimburse and indemnify the Indenture Trustee in
accordance with Section 6.7 of the Indenture.
(f) New South shall pay any and all taxes levied or assessed upon the Trust
or upon all or any part of the Trust Property.
SECTION 8.3. Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations
of the Servicer. The Servicer will not merge or consolidate with any other
person, convey, transfer or lease substantially all its assets as an entirety to
another Person, or permit any other Person to become the successor to the
Servicer's business unless, after the merger, consolidation, conveyance,
transfer, lease or succession, the successor or surviving entity will be capable
of fulfilling the duties of the Servicer contained in this Agreement and,
subject to Section 4.8 of the Insurance Agreement, will be acceptable to the
Controlling Party, and, if an Insurer Default has occurred or is continuing,
will be an Eligible Servicer. Any corporation (i) into which the Servicer may be
merged or consolidated, (ii) resulting from any merger or consolidation to which
the Servicer will be a party, (iii) which acquires by conveyance, transfer, or
lease substantially all of the assets of the Servicer, or (iv) succeeding to the
business of the Servicer, in any of the foregoing cases will execute an
agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Servicer under this
Agreement and, whether or not such assumption agreement is executed, will be the
successor to the Servicer under this Agreement without the execution or filing
of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this
Agreement, anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding; provided,
however, that nothing contained herein will be deemed to release the Servicer
from any obligation. The Servicer will provide notice of any merger,
consolidation or succession pursuant to this Section 8.3 to the Owner Trustee,
the Seller, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders, the Insurer and each Rating
Agency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer will not merge or
consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to become a
successor to the Servicer's business, unless (x) immediately after giving effect
to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 4.6
will have been breached (for purposes hereof, such representations and
warranties will be true and correct as of the date of the consummation of such
transaction) and no Servicer Default has occurred and is continuing other than
in connection with a change in control as provided in the Insurance Agreement,
(y) the Servicer will have delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture
Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Insurer an Officer's Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger or succession
and such agreement of assumption comply with this Section 8.3 and that all
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Agreement relating to such
transaction have been complied with, and (z) the
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Servicer will have delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the
Rating Agencies and the Insurer an Opinion of Counsel, stating in the opinion of
such counsel, either (A) all financing statements and continuation statements
and amendments thereto have been executed and filed that are necessary to
preserve and protect the interest of the Trust in the Receivables and the Other
Conveyed Property and reciting the details of the filings or (B) no such action
will be necessary to preserve and protect such interest.
SECTION 8.4. Limitation on Liability of Servicer and Others. Neither the
Servicer nor any of the directors or officers or employees or agents of the
Servicer will be liable to the Trust or the Noteholders, except as provided in
this Agreement, for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any
action pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that this provision will
not protect the Servicer or any such person against any liability that would
otherwise be imposed by reason of a breach of this Agreement or its willful
misfeasance, bad faith or negligence (excluding errors in judgment) in the
performance of duties; provided further that this provision will not affect any
liability of New South to indemnify the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee
for costs, taxes, expenses, claims, liabilities, losses or damages paid by the
Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee, in their individual capacities pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement. The Servicer, and any director, officer, employee or
agent of the Servicer may rely in good faith on the written advice of counsel or
on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any
Person respecting any matters arising under this Agreement.
SECTION 8.5. Delegation of Duties. The Servicer may not appoint, or
delegate any of its servicing obligations to, any subservicer hereunder without
the prior written consent of the Insurer (unless an Insurer Default has occurred
and is continuing); provided that the Servicer may at any time perform through
sub-contractors the specific duties of (i) repossession of Financed Vehicles,
(ii) tracking Financed Vehicles' Lien Certificates and (iii) pursuing the
collection of deficiency balances or other amounts due on certain Liquidated
Receivables, in each case, without the consent of the Insurer and may perform
other specific collection and repossession duties through such sub-contractors
in accordance with Servicer's customary servicing policies and procedures;
provided, further, that no such delegation or sub-contracting of duties by the
Servicer will relieve the Servicer of its responsibility with respect to such
duties.
SECTION 8.6. Servicer Not to Resign. Subject to Section 8.3, the Servicer
may not resign from the obligations and duties imposed on it by this Agreement
as Servicer except upon a determination that by reason of a change in legal
requirements the performance of its duties under this Agreement would cause it
to be in violation of such legal requirements in a manner which would have a
material adverse effect on the Servicer, and the Insurer (so long as an Insurer
Default has not occurred) does not elect, and the Majority Noteholders (if an
Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing) do not elect to waive the
obligations of the Servicer to perform the duties which render it legally unable
to act or to delegate those duties to another Person. Any such determination
permitting the resignation of the Servicer will be evidenced by an Opinion of
Counsel to such effect delivered and acceptable to the Indenture Trustee, the
Owner Trustee and the Insurer (unless an Insurer Default has occurred and is
continuing). No resignation of the Servicer will become effective until, so long
as no Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, an entity acceptable to
the Insurer has assumed the responsibilities and
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obligations of the Servicer or, if an Insurer Default has occurred and is
continuing, a successor Servicer that is an Eligible Servicer has assumed the
responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer.
ARTICLE IX
Default
SECTION 9.1. Servicer Default. For purposes of this Agreement, each of the
following will constitute a "Servicer Default":
(a) Any failure by the Servicer to deliver to the Indenture Trustee for
distribution to Noteholders any proceeds or payment required to be so delivered
under this Agreement that continues unremedied for a period of three Business
Days after written notice is received by the Servicer from the Indenture Trustee
or (unless an Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing) the Insurer or
after discovery of such failure by an Authorized Officer of the Servicer;
(b) Failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or perform any
other covenants or agreements of the Servicer set forth in this Agreement or, if
the Servicer is New South, failure of New South duly to perform any other
covenants or agreements of New South set forth in the Purchase Agreement which
failure (i) materially and adversely affects the rights of Noteholders
(determined without regard to the availability of funds under the Note Policy),
or of the Insurer (unless an Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing),
and (ii) continues unremedied for a period of 60 days after either the
Servicer's actual knowledge thereof or the date on which written notice of such
failure, requiring the same to be remedied, has been given to the Servicer by
the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer or the Insurer (or, if an Insurer Default has
occurred and is continuing, by holders of Class A Notes evidencing not less than
25% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Class A Notes);
(c) An Insolvency Event has occurred with respect to the Servicer;
(d) Any representation, warranty or statement of the Servicer made in this
Agreement or any certificate, report or other writing delivered pursuant hereto
will prove to be incorrect in any material respect as of the time when the same
will have been made, and the incorrectness of such representation, warranty or
statement has a material adverse effect on the Trust, the Insurer or the
Noteholders' interests and, within 60 days after knowledge thereof by the
Servicer or after written notice thereof will have been given to the Servicer by
the Indenture Trustee or the Insurer (or, if an Insurer Default has occurred and
is continuing, by holders of Class A Notes evidencing not less than 25% of the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Class A Notes), the circumstances
or conditions in respect of which such representation, warranty or statement was
incorrect will not have been eliminated or otherwise cured; or
(e) So long as no Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, on any
Determination Date on which the Pool Balance is greater than or equal to 25% of
the Original Pool Balance, either, (i) the Rolling Average Delinquency Rate on
any Determination Date exceeds 2.50% or (ii) the Rolling Average Net Loss Rate
exceeds 5.85%.
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(f) So long as no Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, on any
Determination Date on which the Pool Balance is less than 25% of the Original
Pool Balance, either (i) the Rolling Average Delinquency Rate exceeds 3.50% or
(ii) the Rolling Average Net Loss Rate exceeds 6.85%;
(g) Any failure by the Servicer to deliver the Servicer's Certificate by
the third Business Day following any Determination Date; or
(h) A claim is made under the Note Policy to pay the outstanding principal
amount of any Class of Class A Notes on the related Final Scheduled Payment Date
for that Class of Class A Notes.
SECTION 9.2. Consequences of a Servicer Default. If a Servicer Default has
occurred and is continuing, the Insurer (or, if an Insurer Default has occurred
and is continuing, either the Indenture Trustee (to the extent it has knowledge
thereof) or the Majority Noteholders), by notice given in writing to the
Servicer (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by the Insurer or the
Noteholders) may terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer
under this Agreement; provided that if no Insurer Default has occurred and is
continuing, neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Majority Noteholders may
deliver such notice, and termination will be in the Insurer's sole and absolute
discretion. On or after the receipt by the Servicer of such written notice or
upon termination of the term of the Servicer, all authority, power, obligations
and responsibilities of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect
to the Class A Notes, the Certificates, the Receivables or the Other Conveyed
Property or otherwise, automatically will pass to, be vested in and become
obligations and responsibilities of the Indenture Trustee or such successor
Servicer as may be appointed under Section 9.3; provided, however, that the
successor Servicer will have no liability with respect to any obligation which
was required to be performed by the terminated Servicer prior to the date that
the successor Servicer becomes the Servicer or any claim of a third party based
on any alleged action or inaction of the terminated Servicer. The successor
Servicer is authorized and empowered by this Agreement to execute and deliver,
on behalf of the terminated Servicer, 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, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement of the Receivables
and the Other Conveyed Property and related documents to show the Trust as
lienholder or secured party on the related Lien Certificates, or otherwise. The
terminated Servicer agrees to cooperate with the successor Servicer in effecting
the termination of the responsibilities and rights of the terminated Servicer
under this Agreement, including the transfer to the successor Servicer for
administration by it of all cash amounts that will at the time be held by the
terminated Servicer for deposit, or have been deposited by the terminated
Servicer, in the Collection Account or thereafter received with respect to the
Receivables and the delivery to the successor Servicer of all Receivable Files,
Monthly Records and Collection Records and a computer tape in readable form as
of the most recent Business Day containing all information necessary to enable
the successor Servicer to service the Receivables and the Other Conveyed
Property. The terminated Servicer will grant the Indenture Trustee, the
successor Servicer and the Controlling Party reasonable access to the terminated
Servicer's premises at the terminated Servicer's expense.
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SECTION 9.3. Appointment of Successor. Upon Servicer's receipt of notice of
termination pursuant to Section 9.2, or upon the resignation of the Servicer
pursuant to Section 8.6, the Insurer (or, if an Insurer Default has occurred and
is continuing, the Indenture Trustee) shall appoint a successor Servicer, and
the successor Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in
form acceptable to the Indenture Trustee and the Insurer (so long as no Insurer
Default has occurred and is continuing). In the event that a successor Servicer
has not been appointed at the time when the predecessor Servicer has ceased to
act as Servicer in accordance with Section 9.2, the Indenture Trustee without
further action shall automatically be appointed the successor Servicer; provided
that if the Indenture Trustee is legally unable or unwilling to act as Servicer,
and an Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing or the Insurer has failed
to appoint a successor Servicer, the Majority Noteholders or the Indenture
Trustee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint any Eligible
Servicer as the successor to the Servicer; and provided, further, that the
Insurer may appoint a successor Servicer after the automatic appointment of the
Indenture Trustee (so long as no Insurer Default has occurred and is
continuing). Pending appointment pursuant to the preceding sentence, the
Indenture Trustee will act as successor Servicer unless it is legally unable to
do so, in which event the outgoing Servicer will continue to act as Servicer
until a successor has been appointed and accepted such appointment. Upon
appointment, the successor Servicer will be the successor in all respects to the
Servicer in its capacity as servicer under this Agreement and the transactions
set forth or provided for in this Agreement, and will be subject to all the
rights, responsibilities, restrictions, duties, liabilities and termination
provisions relating thereto placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions
of this Agreement except as otherwise stated herein. The Indenture Trustee and
such successor will take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as will be
necessary to effectuate any such succession. If a successor Servicer is acting
as Servicer hereunder, it will be subject to termination under Section 9.2 upon
the occurrence of any Servicer Default applicable to it as Servicer. Any
successor Servicer will be entitled to such compensation (whether payable out of
the Collection Account or otherwise) as the Servicer would have been entitled to
under this Agreement if the Servicer had not resigned or been terminated
hereunder. The Indenture Trustee will not be liable for any Servicing Fee,
additional compensation or other amounts to be paid to such successor Servicer
in connection with its assumption and performance of the servicing duties
described herein.
SECTION 9.4. Notification to Noteholders. Upon any termination of, or
appointment of a successor to, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee will give
prompt written notice thereof to each Noteholder and to the Rating Agencies.
SECTION 9.5. Waiver of Past Defaults. So long as no Insurer Default has
occurred and is continuing, the Insurer (or, if an Insurer Default has occurred
and is continuing, the Majority Noteholders) may, on behalf of all Noteholders,
waive any default by the Servicer in the performance of its obligations
hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such
default will cease to exist, and any Servicer Default arising therefrom will be
deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver
will extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent
thereto.
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ARTICLE X
Termination
SECTION 10.1. Optional Purchase of All Receivables.
(a) On any Payment Date as of which the Pool Balance will be less than or
equal to 10% of the Original Pool Balance, the Servicer will have the option to
purchase the Owner Trust Estate, other than the Trust Accounts (with the consent
of the Insurer if such purchase would result in a claim on the Note Policy or
would result in any amount owing to the Insurer under the Insurance Agreement
remaining unpaid); provided, however, that the amount to be paid for such
purchase (as set forth in the following sentence) will be sufficient to pay the
full amount of principal and interest then due and payable on the Class A Notes.
To exercise such option, the Servicer will deposit pursuant to Section 5.6 in
the Collection Account an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Amount for the
Receivables (including Liquidated Receivables), plus the appraised value of any
other property held by the Trust, such value to be determined by an appraiser
mutually agreed upon by the Servicer, the Insurer and the Indenture Trustee, and
will succeed to all interests in and to the Trust.
(b) Notice of any termination of the Trust will be given by the Servicer to
the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Insurer and the Rating Agencies as
soon as practicable after the Servicer has received notice thereof.
(c) Following the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture and the
payment in full of the principal of and interest on the Class A Notes, the
Certificateholders will succeed to the rights of the Noteholders hereunder and
the Trust will succeed to the rights of, and assume the obligations of, the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Agreement.
ARTICLE XI
Administrative Duties of the Servicer
SECTION 11.1. Administrative Duties.
(a) Duties with Respect to the Basic Documents. The Servicer will perform
all its duties and the duties of the Issuer under the Basic Documents. In
addition, the Servicer will consult with the Owner Trustee as the Servicer deems
appropriate regarding the duties of the Issuer under the Basic Documents. The
Servicer will monitor the performance of the Issuer and will advise the Owner
Trustee when action is necessary to comply with the Issuer's duties under the
Basic Documents. The Servicer will prepare for execution by the Issuer or will
cause the preparation by other appropriate Persons of all such documents,
reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions as it will be the duty
of the Issuer to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Basic Documents. In
furtherance of the foregoing, the Servicer will take all necessary action that
is the duty of the Issuer to take pursuant to the Indenture, including pursuant
to Sections 2.7, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9, 3.10, 3.17, 5.1, 5.4, 7.3, 8.3, 9.2, 9.3,
11.1 and 11.15 of the Indenture.
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(b) Duties with Respect to the Issuer.
(i) In addition to the duties of the Servicer set forth in this
Agreement or any of the Basic Documents, the Servicer will perform such
calculations and will prepare for execution by the Issuer or the Owner
Trustee or will cause the preparation by other appropriate Persons of all
such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions as
it will be the duty of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to prepare, file or
deliver pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents or under
state and federal tax and securities laws, and at the request of the Owner
Trustee will take all appropriate action that it is the duty of the Issuer
to take pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents. In
accordance with the directions of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee, the
Servicer will 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 Issuer or the Owner Trustee and are reasonably
within the capability of the Servicer.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any of the Basic
Documents to the contrary, the Servicer will be responsible for promptly
notifying the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee in the event that any
withholding tax is imposed on the Issuer's payments (or allocations of
income) to an Owner (as defined in the Trust Agreement) as contemplated
this Agreement. Any such notice will be in writing and specify the amount
of any withholding tax required to be withheld by the Owner Trustee or the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to such provision.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Basic
Documents to the contrary, the Servicer will be responsible for performance
of the duties of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee set forth in Section 2.14
and 2.15 of the Trust Agreement with respect to, among other things,
accounting and reports to Owners (as defined in the Trust Agreement);
provided, however, that once prepared by the Servicer, the Owner Trustee
will retain responsibility for the distribution of the Schedule K-1s upon
request of the Certificateholder in order to enable the Certificateholder
to prepare its federal and state income tax returns.
(iv) The Servicer will perform the duties of the Servicer specified
in Section 9.2 of the Trust Agreement required to be performed in
connection with the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee, and any
other duties expressly required to be performed by the Servicer under this
Agreement or any of the Basic Documents.
(v) In carrying out the foregoing duties or any of its other
obligations under this Agreement, the Servicer may enter into transactions
with or otherwise deal with any of its Affiliates; provided, however, that
the terms of any such transactions or dealings will be in accordance with
any directions received from the Issuer and will be, in the Servicer's
opinion, no less favorable to the Issuer in any material respect.
(c) Tax Matters. The Servicer will prepare and file, on behalf of the
Trust, all tax returns, tax elections, financial statements and such annual or
other reports attributable to the activities engaged in by the Issuer as are
necessary for preparation of tax reports, including forms
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1099. All tax returns will be signed by the Servicer unless applicable law
requires a Certificateholder to sign such documents.
(d) Non-Ministerial Matters. With respect to matters that in the
reasonable judgment of the Servicer are non-ministerial, the Servicer will not
take any action pursuant to this Article XI unless within a reasonable time
before the taking of such action, the Servicer will have notified the Owner
Trustee and the Indenture Trustee of the proposed action and the Owner Trustee
and, with respect to items (A), (B), (C) and (D) below, the Indenture Trustee
and, so long as no Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, the Insurer
will not have withheld consent or provided an alternative direction. For the
purpose of the preceding sentence, "non-ministerial matters" 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 Receivables);
(C) the amendment, change or modification of this Agreement or any 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 Servicers or the consent to the assignment by the
Note Registrar, Paying Agent or Indenture Trustee of its obligations under
the Indenture; and
(E) the removal of the Indenture Trustee.
(e) Exceptions. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Servicer, in its
capacity hereunder, will not be obligated to, and will not, (1) make any
payments to the Noteholders or Certificateholders under the Basic Documents, (2)
sell the Trust Estate pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Indenture, (3) take any
other action that the Issuer directs the Servicer not to take on its behalf or
(4) in connection with its duties hereunder assume any indemnification
obligation of any other Person.
(f) Successor Servicer. Any successor Servicer will not be responsible for
any obligations or duties of the Servicer under this Section 11.1.
SECTION 11.2. Records. The Servicer will maintain appropriate books of
account and records relating to services performed under this Agreement, which
books of account and records will be accessible for inspection by the Issuer at
any time during normal business hours upon reasonable prior notice.
SECTION 11.3. Additional Information to be Furnished to the Issuer. The
Servicer will furnish to the Issuer and, so long as no Insurer Default has
occurred and is continuing, the Insurer, from time to time such additional
information regarding the Collateral as the Issuer and, so long as no Insurer
Default has occurred and is continuing, the Insurer, will reasonably request.
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ARTICLE XII
Miscellaneous Provisions
SECTION 12.1. Amendment. (a) Except as described in Section 12.1(b) with
respect to any amendment requiring the consent of each Holder of any Outstanding
Note affected thereby, so long as no Insurer Default has occurred and is
continuing, this Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties
hereto with the consent of the Insurer (which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld), but without the consent of any of the Noteholders. If an Insurer
Default has occurred and is continuing, this Agreement may be amended from time
to time by the parties hereto, with the consent of the Insurer (which consent
will not be unreasonably withheld), but without the consent of any of the
Noteholders; provided that the Indenture Trustee has received an officer's
certificate of the Servicer stating that, in the reasonable belief of the
certifying officer, such action will not materially adversely affect the
interests of the Noteholders.
(b) If an Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, the parties
hereto, with the consent of the Insurer and the Majority Noteholders, may also
amend this Agreement in order to add, change or eliminate any other provisions
with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or affecting
the rights of the Noteholders; provided, that no such amendment may, without the
consent of the Insurer and the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby:
(i) change the Final Scheduled Payment Date for any Class of the
Class A Notes or the due date for any installment of interest on any Class
A Note, or reduce the principal amount thereof, the interest rate thereon
or the Redemption Price with respect thereto, or change any place of
payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Note or the interest
thereon is payable;
(ii) reduce the percentage of the Outstanding Amount of the Class A
Notes, the consent of the Holders of which is required for any such
amendment or for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of this
Agreement or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences as provided
for in this Agreement;
(iii) modify or alter the provisions of this Agreement regarding the
voting of Class A Notes held by the Trust, any obligor on the Notes, New
South or any affiliate of the foregoing;
(iv) permit the creation of any lien ranking prior to or on a parity
with the lien of the Indenture with respect to any part of the Trust Estate
or, except as otherwise permitted or contemplated herein or in any of the
Basic Documents, terminate the lien of the Indenture on any property at any
time subject thereto or deprive the Holder of any Note of the security
provided by the lien of the Indenture; or
(v) reduce the percentage of the Outstanding Amount of the Class A
Notes required to direct the Indenture Trustee to sell or liquidate the
Trust Property.
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The Indenture Trustee may determine whether or not any Class A Notes would
be affected by any amendment and such determination will be conclusive upon the
Holders of all Class A Notes, whether theretofore or thereafter authenticated
and delivered hereunder. The Indenture Trustee will not be liable for any such
determination made in good faith.
(c) Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the
Indenture Trustee will furnish written notification of the substance of such
amendment or consent to each Noteholder and the Rating Agencies.
(d) It will not be necessary for the consent of Noteholders pursuant to
this Section 12.1 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or
consent, but it will be sufficient if such consent will approve the substance
thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents (and any other consents of
Noteholders provided for in this Agreement) and of evidencing the authorization
of any action by Noteholders will be subject to such reasonable requirements as
the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, as applicable, may prescribe.
(e) Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Owner
Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Insurer will be entitled to receive and
conclusively 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 12.2(h)(1) has been delivered. The Owner Trustee
and the Indenture Trustee may, but will not be obligated to, enter into any such
amendment which affects the Issuer's, the Owner Trustee's or the Indenture
Trustee's, as applicable, own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement
or otherwise.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless any amendment would require the
consent of each Holder of any Outstanding Class A Note affected thereby, this
Agreement may be amended by the Seller and the Servicer, with the consent of the
Insurer, but without the consent of any of the Noteholders or any other Person
to add, modify or eliminate such provisions as may be necessary or advisable in
order to enable (a) the Seller, the Servicer or any of their Affiliates to
otherwise comply with or obtain more favorable treatment under any law or
regulation or any accounting rule or principle; it being a condition to any such
amendment that the Rating Agency Condition shall have been met ."Rating Agency
Condition" means, with respect to any event, either (a) written confirmation by
such Rating Agency that the occurrence of such event will not cause it to
downgrade its rating assigned to the Class A Notes or the shadow rating assigned
to the Class A Notes without the benefit of the Insurance Policy or (b) that
such Rating Agency shall have been given notice of such event at least ten (10)
days prior to such event (or, if ten (10) days advance notice is impracticable,
as much advance notice as is practicable) and such Rating Agency shall not have
issued any written notice that the occurrence of such event will cause it to
downgrade its rating assigned to the Class A Notes or the shadow rating assigned
to the Class A Notes without the benefit of the Insurance Policy.
SECTION 12.2. Protection of Title to Trust.
(a) New South will cause to be executed and filed such financing statements
and 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 and the interests of the Indenture Trustee in the Receivables and in the
proceeds thereof. New South will deliver (or cause to be delivered)
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to the Insurer, the Owner 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 Seller nor the Servicer will change its name, identity,
corporate structure or jurisdiction of formation or take any action that would,
could or might make any financing statement or continuation statement filed in
accordance with Section 12.2(a) ineffective to continue the first priority
perfected security interest in that portion of the Trust Property in which a
security interest may be perfected by filing under the applicable Uniform
Commercial Code. If any refiling is required, the Seller or Servicer, as the
case may be, will promptly give notice and file new financing statements or
amendments thereto or continuation statements thereof. Promptly upon such
filing, the Seller or the Servicer, as the case may be, will deliver an Opinion
of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Insurer, stating
either (A) all financing statements and continuation statements have been
executed and filed that are necessary fully to preserve and protect the interest
of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee in the Receivables, and reciting the
details of such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such
details are given, or (B) no such action will be necessary to preserve and
protect such interest.
(c) The Servicer will at all times maintain each office from which it will
service Receivables, and its principal executive office, within the United
States of America.
(d) The Servicer will maintain accounts and records as to each Receivable
accurately and in sufficient detail to permit (i) the reader thereof to know at
any time the status of such Receivable, 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 Receivable and the amounts
from time to time deposited in the Collection Account in respect of such
Receivable.
(e) The Servicer will maintain its computer systems so that, from and after
the time of sale under this Agreement of the Receivables to the Issuer, the
Servicer's master computer records (including any backup archives) that refer to
a Receivable will indicate clearly the interest of the Trust in such Receivable
and that such Receivable is owned by the Trust. Indication of the Trust's
interest in a Receivable will be deleted from or modified on the Servicer's
computer systems when, and only when, the related Receivable will have been paid
in full or repurchased.
(f) If at any time the Servicer proposes to sell, grant a security interest
in or otherwise transfer any interest in motor vehicle receivables to any
prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee, the Servicer will 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 Receivable, indicate clearly that such
Receivable has been sold and is owned by the Trust.
(g) Upon request, the Servicer will furnish to the Insurer, the Owner
Trustee or to the Indenture Trustee, within five Business Days, a list of all
Receivables (by contract number and name of Obligor) then held as part of the
Trust, together with a reconciliation of such list to the
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Schedule of Receivables and to each of the Servicer's Certificates furnished
before such request indicating removal of Receivables from the Trust.
(h) The Servicer will deliver to the Insurer, the Owner Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee:
(1) promptly after the execution and delivery of the Agreement
and, if required pursuant to Section 12.1, of each amendment, an
Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Insurer, either (A)
all financing statements and continuation statements have been
executed and filed that are necessary fully to preserve and protect
the interest of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee in the
Receivables, and reciting the details of such filings or referring to
prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, or (B) no
such action will be necessary to preserve and protect such interest;
and
(2) within 90 days after the beginning of each calendar year
beginning with the first calendar year beginning more than three
months after the Initial Cutoff Date, an Opinion of Counsel, dated as
of a date during such 90-day period, stating that, in the opinion of
such counsel, either (A) all financing statements and continuation
statements have been executed and filed that are necessary fully to
preserve and protect the interest of the Trust and the Indenture
Trustee in the Receivables, and reciting the details of such filings
or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are
given, or (B) no such action will be necessary to preserve and protect
such interest.
Each Opinion of Counsel referred to in clause (1) or (2) above will specify
any action necessary (as of the date of such opinion) to be taken in the
following year to preserve and protect such interest.
SECTION 12.3. Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder
will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given to the addressee
if mailed, by first-class registered mail, postage prepaid service, confirmed
facsimile transmission, or a nationally recognized express courier, as follows:
If to the Seller: Bond Securitization, X.XX.
0 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Servicer: New South Federal Savings Bank
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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If to the Issuer or Owner Trustee: Wilmington Trust Company
Xxxxxx Square North
0000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxx Xxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Indenture Trustee: JPMorgan Chase Bank
0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Institutional Trust
Services Group
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Insurer: Ambac Assurance Corporation
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Structured Finance
Department ABS
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Vice President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
In each case in which notice or other communication to the Insurer refers to a
Servicer Default, a claim on the Note Policy, or with respect to which failure
on the part of the Insurer to respond will be deemed to constitute consent or
acceptance, then a copy of such notice or other communication should also be
sent to the attention of the General Counsel and will be marked to indicate
"URGENT MATERIAL ENCLOSED."
If to Moody's: Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc.
ABS Monitoring Department
00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
If to Standard & Poor's: Standard & Poor's Ratings Group
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Asset Backed
Surveillance
Department
Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder will be deemed to have been
received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee
as evidenced by the date noted on the return receipt.
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Subject to Section 5.9(b) hereof, any notice required or permitted to be
mailed to a Noteholder will be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, at
the address of such Holder as shown in the Note Register. Any notice so mailed
within the time prescribed in the Agreement will be conclusively presumed to
have been duly given, whether or not the Noteholder receives such notice.
SECTION 12.4. Assignment. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and
be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as
provided in Sections 7.4 and 8.3 and as provided in the provisions of this
Agreement concerning the resignation of the Servicer, this Agreement may not be
assigned by the Seller or the Servicer without the prior written consent of the
Trust, the Indenture Trustee and the Insurer (or if an Insurer Default has
occurred and is continuing the Holders of Class A Notes evidencing not less than
66-2/3% of the principal amount of the Outstanding Class A Notes).
SECTION 12.5. Limitations on Rights of Others. The provisions of this
Agreement are solely for the benefit of the parties hereto, the Indenture
Trustee, the Owner Trustee and the Noteholders, as third-party beneficiaries.
The Insurer and its successors and assigns will be a third-party beneficiary to
the provisions of this Agreement, and will be entitled to rely upon and directly
enforce such provisions of this Agreement so long as no Insurer Default has
occurred and is continuing. Except as expressly stated otherwise herein, any
right of the Insurer to direct, appoint, consent to, approve of, or take any
action under this Agreement, will be a right exercised by the Insurer in its
sole and absolute discretion. The Insurer may disclaim any of its rights and
powers under this Agreement (but not its duties and obligations under the Note
Policy) upon delivery of a written notice to the Owner Trustee. Except as
provided in this Agreement, no other Person will have any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim in the Owner Trust Estate or under or in respect of this
Agreement or any covenants, conditions or provisions contained herein.
SECTION 12.6. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as to such jurisdiction,
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 will not invalidate or render unenforceable
such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 12.7. Separate Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and
delivered will be an original, but all such counterparts will together
constitute but one and the same instrument.
SECTION 12.8. Headings. The headings of the various Articles and Sections
herein are for convenience of reference only and will not define or limit any of
the terms or provisions hereof.
SECTION 12.9. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW
PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS,
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RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH SUCH LAWS.
SECTION 12.10. Assignment to Indenture Trustee. The Seller hereby
acknowledges and consents to any mortgage, pledge, assignment and grant of a
security interest by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the
Indenture for the benefit of the Noteholders of all right, title and interest of
the Issuer in, to and under the Receivables and/or the assignment of any or all
of the Issuer's rights and obligations hereunder to the Indenture Trustee.
SECTION 12.11. Nonpetition Covenants.
(a) Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the Servicer, the
Indenture Trustee and the Seller will not, prior to the date that is one year
and one day after the termination of this Agreement, 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.
(b) Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the Servicer, the
Issuer, the Custodian and the Indenture Trustee will not acquiesce to, petition
or otherwise invoke or cause the Seller to invoke the process of any court or
government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against
the Seller under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law,
appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator,
or other similar official of the Seller or any substantial part of its property,
or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Seller.
SECTION 12.12. Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee and Indenture
Trustee.
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this
Agreement has been executed by Wilmington Trust Company not in its individual
capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee of the Issuer and in no
event will Wilmington Trust Company in its individual capacity or, except as
expressly provided in the Trust Agreement, as Owner Trustee have any liability
for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations
of the Issuer hereunder or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements
delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse will be had solely to the
assets of the Issuer. For all purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of
its duties or obligations hereunder or in the performance of any duties or
obligations of the Issuer hereunder, the Owner Trustee will be subject to, and
entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of Articles V, VI and VII
of the Trust Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this
Agreement has been executed and delivered by JPMorgan Chase Bank, not in its
individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee and in no event will
JPMorgan Chase Bank have any liability for the representations, warranties,
covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder or
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in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as
to all of which recourse will be had solely to the assets of the Issuer.
(c) In no event will JPMorgan Chase Bank, in any of its capacities
hereunder, be deemed to have assumed any duties of the Owner Trustee under
common law or the Trust Agreement.
SECTION 12.13. Independence of the Servicer. For all purposes of this
Agreement, the Servicer will be an independent contractor and will not be
subject to the supervision of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner
Trustee with respect to the manner in which it accomplishes the performance of
its obligations hereunder. Unless expressly authorized by this Agreement, the
Servicer will have no authority to act for or represent the Issuer or the Owner
Trustee in any way and will not otherwise be deemed an agent of the Issuer or
the Owner Trustee.
SECTION 12.14. No Joint Venture. Nothing contained in this Agreement (i)
will constitute the Servicer and either of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee as
members of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate,
unincorporated business or other separate entity, (ii) will be construed to
impose any liability as such on any of them or (iii) will 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.
[Signature page to follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of
the day and the year first above written.
NEW SOUTH MOTOR VEHICLE TRUST 2002-A
By: Wilmington Trust Company, not in its
individual capacity but solely as
Owner Trustee of the Trust.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
BOND SECURITIZATION, L.L.C., as Seller,
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
NEW SOUTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, as
Servicer and Custodian,
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
not in its individual capacity but solely as
Indenture Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxx
Title: Trust Officer
Signature Page to Sale and Servicing
Agreement
SCHEDULE A
SCHEDULE OF RECEIVABLES
[See Schedule A to the Purchase Agreement]
SCH-A-1
SCHEDULE B
PERFECTION REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
In addition to the representations, warranties and covenants contained in
the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Servicer hereby represents, warrants, and
covenants to the Seller and the Owner Trustee as to itself as follows on the
Closing Date:
1. The Sale and Servicing Agreement creates a valid and continuing security
interest (as defined in UCC Section 9-102) in the Receivables in favor of the
Owner Trustee, which security interest is prior to all other Liens, and is
enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers from the Seller.
2. The Receivables constitute "tangible chattel paper" within the meaning
of UCC Section 9-102.
3. New South has taken all steps necessary to perfect its security interest
against the Obligor in the property securing the Receivables that constitute
chattel paper.
4. The Seller owns and has good and marketable title to the Receivables
free and clear of any Lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person, excepting only
Liens for taxes, assessments or similar governmental charges or levies incurred
in the ordinary course of business that are not yet due and payable or as to
which any applicable grace period shall not have expired, or that are being
contested in good faith by proper proceedings and for which adequate reserves
have been established, but only so long as foreclosure with respect to such a
Lien is not imminent and the use and value of the property to which the Lien
attaches is not impaired during the pendency of such proceeding.
5. The Servicer has caused or will have caused, within ten days after the
effective date of the Indenture, the filing of all appropriate financing
statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under
applicable law in order to perfect the sale of the Receivables from New South to
the Seller, the transfer and sale of the Receivables from the Seller to the
Issuer, and the security interest in the Receivables granted to the Indenture
Trustee under the Indenture.
6. With respect to Receivables that constitute tangible chattel paper, such
tangible chattel paper is in the possession of the Custodian and the Indenture
Trustee has received a written acknowledgment from the Custodian that the
Custodian is holding such tangible chattel paper solely on behalf and for the
benefit of the Indenture Trustee.
7. The Servicer has not authorized the filing of, or is aware of any
financing statements against any of the Originator, the Seller or the Servicer
that include a description of collateral covering the Receivables, the Trust
Property and proceeds related thereto other than any financing statement (i)
relating to the sale of Receivables by New South to the Seller under the
Purchase Agreement, (ii) relating to the sale of Receivables by the Seller to
the Issuer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, (iii) relating to the
security interest granted to the Indenture Trustee hereunder, or (iv) that has
been terminated.
SCH-B-1
8. The Servicer is not aware of any judgment, ERISA or tax Lien filings
against New South, the Seller or the Servicer.
9. None of the tangible chattel paper that constitute or evidence the
Receivables has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged,
assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Indenture Trustee.
10. Survival of Perfection Representations. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Purchase Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the
Indenture or any other Basic Document, the Perfection Representations contained
in this Schedule shall be continuing, and remain in full force and effect
(notwithstanding any replacement of the Servicer or termination of Servicer's
rights to act as such) until such time as all obligations under the Purchase
Agreement, Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Indenture have been finally and
fully paid and performed.
11. No Waiver. The parties hereto: (i) shall not, without obtaining a
confirmation of the then-current rating of the Notes, waive any of the
Perfection Representations; (ii) shall provide the Ratings Agencies with prompt
written notice of any breach of the Perfection Representations, and shall not,
without obtaining a confirmation of the then-current rating of the Notes (as
determined after any adjustment or withdrawal of the ratings following notice of
such breach) waive a breach of any of the Perfection Representations.
SCH-B-2
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE
[New South Federal Savings Bank Logo]
New South Motor Vehicle Trust 2002-A
Class A-1 1.44% Asset Backed Notes
Class A-2 1.94% Asset Backed Notes
Class A-3 3.03% Asset Backed Notes
Servicer's Certificate
This Servicer's Certificate has been prepared pursuant to Section 4.9 of the
Sale and Servicing Agreement among New South Motor Vehicle Trust 2002-A, as
Issuer, New South Federal Savings Bank, as Servicer and Custodian, Bond
Securitization, L.L.C., as Seller, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as the Indentrue
Trustee, dated as of November 26, 2002. Defined terms have the meanings assigned
to them in the Sale and Servicing Agreement or, if not defined, in the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, in the Indenture
The undersigned hereby certifies that to the knowledge of the Servicer, no
Servicer Default has occurred.
Monthly Period Beginning: -/-/2002
Monthly Period Ending: -/-/2002
Prev. Payment/Close Date: -/-/2002
Payment Date: -/-/2002
Days in Collection Period: 30
Original
Purchases Units Cut-off Date Closing Date Pool Balance
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Initial Purchase 11,201 10/31/2002 11/26/2002 $125,991,299.79
Subsequent Purchase
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Total 11,201 $125,991,299.79
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I. MONTHLY PERIOD RECEIVABLES PRINCIPAL BALANCE CALCULATION
{1} Beginning of period Aggregate Principal Balance {1} $0.00
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{2} Purchase of Subsequent Receivables {2} $0.00
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Monthly Collections
{3} Collections on Receivables outstanding at end of period {3} $0.00
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{4} Collections on Receivables paid off during period {4} $0.00
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{5} Receivables becoming Liquidated Receivables during period {5} $0.00
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{6} Receivables becoming Purchased Receivables during period {6} $0.00
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{7} Other Receivables adjustments {7} $0.00
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{8} Less amounts allocable to Interest {8} $0.00
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{9} Less Supplemental Servicing Fees taken out of liquidations {9} $0.00
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{10} Total Monthly Principal Amounts {10} $0.00
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(11) End of period Aggregate Principal Balance {11} $0.00
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(12) Pool Factor ( {11} / Original Pool Balance) {12} 100.0000000%
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II. MONTHLY PERIOD NOTE BALANCE CALCULATION:
Class A-1 Class A-2 Class A-3 TOTAL
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{13} Original Note Balance {13} $35,000,000.00 $45,400,000.00 $56,951,213.00 $137,351,213.00
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{14} Beginning of period Note Balance {14} $35,000,000.00 $45,400,000.00 $56,951,213.00 $137,351,213.00
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{15} Noteholders' Principal
Distributable Amount {15} $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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{16} End of period Note Balance {16} $35,000,000.00 $45,400,000.00 $56,951,213.00 $137,351,213.00
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{17} Note Pool Factors ({16}/{13}) {17} 100.0000000% 100.0000000% 100.0000000% 100.0000000%
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Receivables with Scheduled Payment delinquent more than $10. Units Dollars Percentage
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{18} 31-59 days {18} 0 0.00 0.00%
{19} 60-90 days {19} 0 0.00 0.00%
{20} over 90 days {20} 0 0.00 0.00%
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{21} Receivables with Scheduled Payment delinquent more than 30 days at
end of period {21} 0 0.00 0.00%
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{22} Repossessions {22} 0 0.00 0.0000000%
Delinquency Rate (Loans delinquent more than $10)
{23} Receivables with Scheduled Payment delinquent 60 days or more at end
of period ({19}+{20}) {23} $0.00
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{24} End of period Aggregate Principal Balance ({11}) {24} $0.00
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{25} Current Delinquency Rate ({23}/{24}) {25} 0.00%
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{26} Prior Monthly Period Delinquency Rate {26} 0.00%
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{27} Second prior Monthly Period Delinquency Rate {27} 0.00%
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{28} Rolling Average Delinquency Rate ({25}+{26}+{27})/3) {28} 0.00%
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Net Loss Rate
{29} Net Liquidation Losses in Current Period {29} $0
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{30} Cumulative Net Liquidation Losses from Prior Collection Period {30} $0.00
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{31} Cumulative Net Liquidation Losses ({29}+{30}/Original Pool Balance {31} $0.00 0.000%
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{32} Beginning of Period Aggregate Principal Balance {1} {32} $0.00
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{33} Annualized Net Loss Rate for this collection period ({29}/{32}) {33} 0.00%
{34} Annualized Net Loss Rate for first prior collection period {34} 0.00%
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{35} Annualized Net loss Rate for second prior collection period {35} 0.00%
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{36} Rolling Average Net Loss Rate ({33}+{34}+{35}/3) {36} 0.00%
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Servicer Default Compliance Tests
{37} Current Pool Factor 100.00000%
{38} If Pool Factor is Greater than or Equal to 25%:
(i) 3 Mos Rolling Average Delinquency Rate GT 2.50%? NO
(ii) 3 Mos Rolling Average Net Loss Rate GT 5.85%? NO
{39} If Pool Factor is Less than 25%:
(i) 3 Mos Rolling Average Delinquency Rate GT 3.50%? NO
(ii) 3 Mos Rolling Average Net Loss rate GT 6.85%? NO
III. RECONCILIATION OF PRE-FUNDING ACCOUNT:
{40} Beginning of period Pre-Funding Account balance {40} $10,000,000.00
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{41} Purchase of Subsequent Receivables {41} $0.00
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{42} Investment Earnings {42} $0.00
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{43} Investment Earnings Transfer to Collections Account {43} $0.00
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{44} Total Net Month Activity {44} $0.00
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{45} End of period Pre-Funding Account balance {45} $10,000,000.00
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IV. RECONCILIATION OF CAPITALIZED INTEREST ACCOUNT:
{46} Beginning of period Capitalized Interest Account balance {46} $0.00
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{47} Monthly Capitalized Interest Amount Transfer to Collections Account {47} $0.00
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{48} Investment Earnings {48} $0.00
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{49} Investment Earnings Transfer to New South {49} $0.00
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{50} Payment of Remaining Capitalized Interest Account at End of Pre-funding
Period to New South {50} $0.00
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{51} Total Net Monthly Activity {51} $0.00
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{52} End of period Capitalized Interest Account balance {52} $0.00
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V. RECONCILIATION OF COLLECTION ACCOUNT:
Available Funds:
{53} Collections on Receivables during period (net of Liquidation
Proceeds and Fees) {53} $0.00
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{54} Liquidation Proceeds collected during period {54} $0.00
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{55} Purchase Amounts deposited in Collection Account {55} $0.00
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{56} Monthly Capitalized Interest Amount {56} $0.00
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{57} Investment Earnings - Collection Account {57} $0.00
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{58} Investment Earnings - Transfer From Pre-funding Account {58} $0.00
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{59} Investment Earnings - Transfer From Reserve Account {59} $0.00
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{60} Servicer Advances {60} $0.00
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{61} Other Collections {61} $0.00
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{62} Reserve Account Draw Amount {62} $0.00
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{63} Note Policy Draw Amount {63} $0.00
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{64} Total Available Funds {64} $0.00
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Distributions:
{65} Base Servicing Fee - to Servicer {65} $0.00
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{66} Amounts collected in respect of interest accrued on the Receivables prior
to Closing Date or Funding Date. {66} $0.00
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{67} Supplemental Fees - reimbursed to Servicer {67} $0.00
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{68} Servicer Advances - reimbursed to Servicer {68} $0.00
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{69} Monthly Indenture Trustee Fee {69} $0.00
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{70} Monthly Owner Trustee Fee {70} $0.00
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Noteholders' Interest Distributable Amount
Beginning Interest Interest Calculated
Class Note Balance Carryover Rate Days Days Basis Interest
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{71} Class A - 1 $35,000,000.00 0 1.44000% - Actual days/360 $0.00 {71} $0.00
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{72} Class A - 2 $45,400,000.00 0 1.94000% - 30/360 $0.00 {72} $0.00
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{73} Class A - 3 $56,951,213.00 0 3.03000% - 30/360 $0.00 {73} $0.00
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{74} Insurance Premium - to Ambac {74} $0.00
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Noteholders' Principal Distributable Amount
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Principal
Class Distributable
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{75} Class A - 1 $0.00 {75} $0.00
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{76} Class A - 2 $0.00 {76} $0.00
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{77} Class A - 3 $0.00 {77} $0.00
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{78} Reimbursement of Draws on Insurance Policy {78} $0.00
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{79} Reserve Account Deposit {79} $0.00
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{80} Other Amounts Payable to the Insurer {80} $0.00
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{81} Additional Trustee Fees {81} $0.00
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{82} Payment to Certificateholder {82} $0.00
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{83} Total Distributions {84} $0.00
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VI. RECONCILIATION OF RESERVE ACCOUNT:
{85} Initial Reserve Account Deposits {85} $0.00
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{86} Beginning of period Reserve Account balance {86} $0.00
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Additions to Reserve Account
{87} Deposits from Collections Account {87} $0.00
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{88} Investment Earnings {88} $0.00
{89} Total Additions {89} $0.00
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Deductions From Reserve Account
{90} Reserve Account Draw Amount {90} $0.00
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{91} Investment Earnings - Transfer to the Collection Account {91} $0.00
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{92} Excess Reserve Amount {92} $0.00
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{93} Total Deductions {93} $0.00
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{94} Reserve Account balance {94} $0.00
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Specified Reserve (Target reserve is 5% of pool balance; 7% if Account
Compliance Test delinquency or loss rate test failed)
During Pre-Funding Period
{95} 1% of the Original Pool Balance {95} $0.00
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{96} 5% of the Pool Balance {96} $0.00
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After Pre-Funding Period
{97} Floor Amount (1% of the Original Pool Balance) {97} $0.00
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{98} Current Pool Factor 100.00000%
{99} If Pool Factor is Greater than or Equal to 25%:
(i) Rolling average delinquency rate GT 1.75%? NO
(ii) Rolling average net loss rate GT 4.75%? NO
{100} (x) If Pool Factor is Less than 25%:
(i) Rolling average delinquency rate GT 2.75%? NO
(ii) Rolling average net loss rate GT 5.75%? NO
{101} Specified Reserve Account Calculation {101} $0.00
Distributions expressed as a dollar amount per $1,000 of the initial
principal balance of the Class A Notes {Section 5.9 (a))
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{102} X-0 X-0 X-0 Payable from Payable from Servicing Fee
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Principal Principal Principal Reserve Note Policy Paid
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$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Interest Interest Interest
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$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Interest Carryover Interest Carryover Interest Carryover
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$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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By:
Name:
Title:
Date:
EX-A-1
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF NOTICE OF FUNDING DATE
In accordance with the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of November
26, 2002 by and between New South Motor Vehicle Trust 2002-A, by Wilmington
Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee, as
issuer, Bond Securitization, L.L.C., as seller, New South Federal Savings Bank,
as servicer and custodian ("New South"), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as indenture
trustee (the "Sale and Servicing Agreement"), the undersigned hereby gives
notice of the Funding Date to occur on [_______], 2002 for each of the
Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables attached hereto and
accompanying this Notice of Funding. Unless otherwise defined herein,
capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
The aggregate Principal Balance of Additional
Receivables as of the Additional Cutoff Date is $[________]
The undersigned hereby certifies that:
(i) After giving effect to the transfer of Additional Receivables on
the Funding Date, each of the representations and warranties made
by New South with respect to the Additional Receivables pursuant
to Section 3.2 of the Purchase Agreement shall be true and
correct as of the Funding Date;
(ii) No selection procedures adverse to the interests of the
Noteholders or the Insurer shall have been used in selecting the
Additional Receivables; and
(iii) After giving effect to the transfer of the Additional
Receivables on the Funding Date, the Receivables transferred to
the Issuer shall meet the following criteria (based on the
characteristics of the Initial Receivables on the Initial Cutoff
Date and the Additional Receivables on the Additional Cutoff
Date): (A) not more than 10% of the Pool Balance based on
aggregate Principal Balance shall have Obligors whose billing
addresses are in any one state other than Alabama, Texas and
Georgia unless an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to the Rating
Agencies and the Insurer with respect to the security interest in
the related Financed Vehicle is furnished by New South on or
prior to the Funding Date; (B) not more than 80% of the Pool
Balance based on aggregate Principal Balance shall have Obligors
whose billing addresses are located in either Texas or Alabama
combined and (C) the weighted average Annual Percentage Rate of
the Receivables owned by the Trust shall not be less than 11.25%.
EX-B-1
This document is executed and delivered by New South, individually and as
Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement in the exercise of the powers
and authority conferred and vested in it as such Servicer.
Date: [ ], 2002
NEW SOUTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK,
individually and as Servicer
By: ____________________________
Name:
Title:
EX-B-2