MORTGAGE AND CO-OP LOAN WAREHOUSE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
MORTGAGE AND CO-OP LOAN WAREHOUSE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this
"Agreement"), dated as of January 18, 2000 between Chinatrust Bank (U.S.A.) a
California banking corporation with offices at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
X.X. 00000 (the "Lender"), and Community Home Mortgage Corp., a New York
corporation having its principal place of business at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (the "Borrower").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to enter into this Agreement to obtain
funds from the Bank under a discretionary, revocable line of credit to be made
available to the Borrower by the Bank during the term hereof to finance one-four
family unit residential mortgage or Co-Op loans originated from time to time by
the Borrower prior to the sale of such mortgage or Co-Op loan by the Borrower to
permanent lenders or investors in the secondary market; and
WHEREAS, the Lender, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, is willing to grant such a line of credit to the Borrower from time to
time during the term of this Agreement for such purpose provided that the sum of
the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all advances at anyone time shall
not exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00):
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Lender and the Borrower hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS.
1.1 Certain Defined Terms.
Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
"Advance" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.
"Affiliate" with respect to any Person, means any other Person directly
or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such
Person.
"Applicable Law" means all applicable laws, statutes, treaties, rules,
codes, ordinances, regulations, certificates, orders, interpretations, licenses,
and permits of any governmental authority or regulatory body (including without
limitation any such items concerning consumer protection, truth-in-lending or
other similar matters) and judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs, orders, or
like action of any court, arbitrator or other judicial or quasi-judicial
tribunal of competent jurisdiction with respect thereto.
"Borrowing Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) hereof.
"Business Day" means any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day on
which banking institutions located in the State of New York are authorized by
Applicable Law or the action of any governmental authority or regulatory body to
close.
"Capital Lease" means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any
property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee which would,
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, be required to be
accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
"Co-Op Loan" means a first priority loan in a principal amount not to
exceed $300,000 evidenced by a Co-Op Note and Co-Op Security Agreement with
related UCC-l financing statements, in each case originated by the Borrower and
with respect to which each of the following is accurate and complete:
(a) Said Co-Op Loan is an Eligible Co-Op Loan;
(b) The Obligor on the said Co-Op Loan has the exclusive right to
occupy a single-family dwelling in the applicable co-operative housing project;
(c) The co-operative housing project in which the Obligor's
single-family dwelling is located qualifies as a "co-operative housing
corporation" under section 216 of the Internal Revenue Service Code, and is
located within the States of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut;
(d) Said co-operative housing project is designed principally for
residential use, consists of five or more single-family dwelling units, and is
located in an area that has a demonstrated market acceptance for the
co-operative form of ownership;
(e) Said Co-Op Loan is secured by a first priority Lien which covers
the related co-operative unit that is represented by shares of stock in the
applicable co-operative housing corporation (or by a membership certificate of
other contractual agreement evidencing ownership) and the proprietary lease
appurtenant to such co-operative unit, all pursuant to a valid and binding
Security Agreement;
(f) The Obligor on said Co-Op Loan has the right to occupy the related
co-operative unit for a period of time that extends at least to the maturity
date of such Co-Op Loan;
(g) The Co-Operative housing project related to said Co-Op Loan is not:
(1) a Co-Operative hotel or timeshare project, (2)! subject to a leasehold
estate, (3) a limited equity Co- Operative, or (4) subject to any resale
restrictions that could have an adverse affect on the security of such Co-Op
Loan;
(h) The developer or sponsor of the applicable Co-Operative housing
project does not have any ownership interest or other rights in the related real
estate or facilities, other than the interest or rights it has in relation to
any unsold units, and the unsold units owned by such developer or sponsor do not
constitute more than fifty percent (50% ) by number or value of the units in
such Co-Operative housing project;
"Co-Op Note" means a promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness
secured by Shares of Stock in a Co-Operative housing project in which the
Obligor's single-family dwelling is located and qualifies as a "Co-Operative
Housing Corporation" under section 216 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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"Collateral" means and includes all of the Borrower's right, title and
interest in, to and under the following, whether now owned or existing or
hereafter acquired or arising:
(A) All Mortgage and Co-Op Loans, Mortgages, Mortgage and Co-Op Notes,
Co-Op Security Agreements, and other documents and other property as shall be
deposited with, or held by or for, the Lender (or an Escrow Agent on behalf of
the Lender pursuant to an Escrow Agreement);
(B) All documents or instruments executed and delivered in connection
with the documents referred to in paragraph (A) above, including, without
limitation, all guaranties of or other collateral or security for the payment or
performance of any obligation under any Mortgage or Co-Op Loan, Mortgage,
Mortgage Note, Co-Op Security Agreement, or Co-Op Note together with all rights,
powers, privileges, options and other benefits of the Borrower thereunder;
(C) All payments and prepayments of principal, interest, penalties and
other income due or to become due (other than amounts received by Borrower or
any party retained by the Borrower to act as a mortgage or Co-Op servicer for
the Mortgage or Co-Op Loans for the purpose of payment of real property taxes,
assessments and insurance premiums pursuant to the terms of Mortgages and
Mortgage Notes or Co-Op Security Agreements and Notes) on all Mortgage or Co-Op
Loans, Mortgages and Mortgage Notes, Co-Op Security Agreements and Notes and all
proceeds thereof, all the right, title and interest of every nature whatsoever
of the Borrower in and to the same and all property used in connection therewith
(subject to the Borrower's right under this Agreement to collect certain
payments so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing) including, without limitation, the following:
(i) All rights, mortgages, Co-Op loans, pledges, liens and
security interests existing with respect to, or as security for, each Mortgage
or Co-Op Loan, Mortgage and Mortgage Note or Co-Op Security Agreement and Note
and all agreements, documents and instruments relating thereto;
(ii) All rights in and to real and personal property (tangible
and intangible) and fixtures securing payments of principal, interest or any
other amounts due and payable or to become due and payable under each Mortgage
or Co-Op Loan, Mortgage and Mortgage Note or Co-Op Security Agreement and Note;
(iii) All insurance policies relating to any of the
Co-Operative Unit or Mortgaged Premises, together with the proceeds therefrom
and any premium refunds thereunder, including, without limitation, all insurance
policies providing for title, liability, extended coverage, fire, flood,
casualty and hazard insurance coverage for such premises;
(iv) All condemnation proceeds with respect to any of the
Co-Operative Units or Mortgaged Premises;
(v) All insurance and guaranties provided by the FHA, VA, HUD,
GNMA, FHLMC, FNMA, FDIC, or any other governmental authority or regulatory body,
as the case may
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be, with respect to each Mortgage or Co-Op Loan, Mortgage and Mortgage Note,
Co-Op Security Agreement and Note; and
(vi) All private mortgage or Co-Op insurance policies with
respect to each Mortgage or Co-Op Loan, Mortgage and Mortgage Note, Co-Op
Security Agreement and Note.
(D) All Investor Take-Out Commitments and the proceeds resulting from
the sale or other disposition of Mortgage or Co-Op Loans, Mortgages or Mortgage
Notes, Co-Op Security Agreement or Note by the Borrower to Investors pursuant to
such Investor Take-Out Commitments;
(E) All files, agreements, documents, instruments, surveys,
certificates, correspondence, appraisals, computer programs, tapes, discs,
cards, accounting books and records and other books, records, information and
data of the Borrower related to the sale and/or servicing by the Borrower of
Mortgage or Co-9p Loans, Mortgages or Mortgage Notes, Co-Op Security Agreements
or Notes;
(F) All cash or other property of the Borrower of any nature whatsoever
now or at any time hereafter in the possession of the Lender (or any agent,
bailee or custodian thereof) in any capacity whatsoever, including, without
limitation, (i) any amounts on deposit in any account of the Borrower maintained
at any office of the Lender and (ii) any negotiable instrument, certificate of
deposit, time deposit or other instrument;
(G) All property designated on the books and records of the Borrower as
assigned or pledged to the Lender;
(H) All causes of action, claims, demands and similar rights which the
Borrower may now have or hereafter have in, to and under any of the documents
relating to any of the Collateral referred to in paragraphs (A) through (G)
above, including without limitation any claims for negligence or fraud; and
(I) All products and proceeds of any of the property described in the
foregoing paragraphs (A) through (H) above (regardless of whether such proceeds
are the result of any voluntary or involuntary sale, collection, exchange,
disposition or conversion of any such property) and any other property or
documents relating to any of the foregoing that may, from time to time
hereafter, be delivered by Borrower to the Lender or an Escrow Agent or held by
or for the Lender or an Escrow Agent (or any other agent, bailee or custodian of
the Borrower or an Escrow Agent) pursuant to the provisions of an Escrow
Agreement, this Agreement or any other agreement, document or instrument.
"Consolidated Tangible Net Worth" means at any date the consolidated
stockholders' equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, if any, minus the
Intangible Assets of Borrower and such Subsidiaries, all determined as of such
date on a consolidated basis in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied. For purposes of this definition "Intangible
Assets" means the amount (to the extent reflected in determining such
consolidated stockholders' equity) of
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(i) all write-ups [(other than write-ups of assets of a going
concern business made within twelve months after the acquisition of
such business)] in the book value of any asset owned by the Borrower or
a Subsidiary of the Borrower,
(ii) all investments of the Borrower and its Affiliates which
do not constitute Subsidiaries and the financial results of which are
not otherwise consolidated with those of the Borrower under generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and
(iii) all goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade
names, copyrights, organization or developmental expenses and other
intangible assets.
"Contractual Obligation" means any obligation or duty required to be
performed by any Person pursuant to the terms of (i) any contract, agreement,
lease, indenture, deed of trust, mortgage (including without limitation any
Mortgage, Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Note), Co-Op Security Agreement or Note,
license, note, instrument, guaranty, obligation or commitment, whether oral or
written, to which such Person is a party or by which such Person or its property
is bound or affected, and (ii) all amendments to any of the foregoing.
"Control" whether used as a noun or verb, means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the
management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
"CTB Prime Rate" means the rate per annum announced by the Lender from
time to time as its prime lending rate, which rate is not tied to any index and
is not intended to be and may not necessarily be the most favorable or lowest
rate of interest charged by the Lender to any borrower or category of borrowers.
"Default" means an occurrence or act which, with the giving of notice
or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
"Default Rate" means the WSJ Prime Rate plus 6.25%.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Escrow Agent" means an attorney at law or title insurance company duly
authorized by applicable state law to insure title to real property or a
financial institution (in each case pre-approved in writing by the Lender) who
has agreed in writing to act as escrow agent for the Lender in accordance with
an Escrow Agreement.
"Escrow Agreement" means an Escrow Agreement by and among an Escrow
Agent, the Lender and the Borrower, substantially in the form annexed hereto as
Exhibit A.
"Event of Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 hereof.
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"Expiration Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a) hereof.
"Facility A" means that portion of a revocable line of credit in an
amount set forth in Article II Section 2.1, the proceeds of which shall be used
for the short term funding of one-four family residential first lien mortgage
and Co-Op loans originated from time to time by the Borrower prior to the
closing of a sale of such loan by the Borrower to a permanent Take-Out Investor
approved by the Bank pursuant to a previously arranged Take-Out commitment
satisfactory to the Bank and which requires the Investor to purchase the loan
within sixty (60) days.
"FDIC" means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any
successor agency.
"FHA" means the Federal Housing Administration, or any successor
agency.
"FHLMC" means the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any
successor agency.
"Final Advance Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b)
hereof.
"FNMA" means the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any
successor agency.
"GNMA" means the Government National Mortgage Association, or any
successor agency.
"governmental authority or regulatory body" means any government or
political subdivision, whether federal, state, local or foreign, or any agency,
authority or instrumentality of or chartered by any such government or political
subdivision, including, without limitation, the FDIC, FHA, FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA,
HUD and VA.
"Guarantor(s)" mean Xxx Xxxxxxxxx.
"Guaranty" means the Guaranty, dated the date hereof, from the
Guarantor(s) in favor of the Lender, and any amendments or modifications
thereto.
"Indebtedness" means, as applied to any Person, (i) all indebtedness
for borrowed money of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries, (ii) any
Capital Leases or that portion of obligations with respect to any leases which
are properly capitalized as a liability on a consolidated balance sheet of such
Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles, (iii) notes payable and drafts accepted representing
extensions of credit whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money
by such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries, (iv) any obligation owed by
such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries for all or any part of the
deferred purchase price of property or services which purchase price is (a) due
more than six (6) months from the date of incurrence of the obligation in
respect thereof or (b) evidenced by a note or similar written instrument, (v)
all indebtedness of such Person or its consolidated Subsidiaries evidenced by a
note bond, debenture, security or similar written instrument or which is secured
by any mortgage or Co-Op Agreement, pledge,
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lien, security interest, charge, encumbrance or vendor's interest under any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement existing on any property or
asset owned or held by that Person or any such Subsidiary regardless of whether
the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by that Person or
Subsidiary or is non-recourse to the credit of that Person or Subsidiary, (vi)
indebtedness relating to reimbursement obligations with respect to any
commercial or standby letter of credit and (vii) indebtedness evidenced by
agreements to repurchase Mortgage or Co-Op Loans.
"Interest Coverage Ratio" means, with respect to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, for any period, the ratio of
(x) the sum of (i) consolidated operating income before
interest expense and taxes, (ii) noncash charges and expenses such as
depreciation, amortization and similar charges and (iii) dividends
actually received by Borrower from its Subsidiaries, if any,
to
(y) the aggregate sum of all consolidated interest and Capital
Lease expenses with respect to Indebtedness of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries and (ii) consolidated operating lease expenses.
"Interest Rate" means for Facility A: the thirty (30) day London Inter
Bank Offering Rate ("LIBOR") published Prime Rate plus 2.75%; for Sub-limit B:
the thirty (30) day London Inter Bank Offering Rate ("LIBOR") plus 2.75% and;
for Facility C: the thirty (30) day London Inter Bank Offering Rate ("LIBOR")
plus 3.25%.
"Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Investor" means the FDIC, FHA, FNMA, FHLMC, GNMA, HUD, VA or any state
housing governmental authority or regulatory body, or a bank, trust company,
savings and loan association, pension fund, insurance company or other
responsible and substantial financial institution or securities broker in each
case pre-approved by the Lender, and as set forth on the Investor Commitment
Reports delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 7.17 hereof.
"Investor Commitment Report" means a report in form and substance
satisfactory to the Lender delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 7.17
hereof.
"Investor Take-Out Commitment" means a written commitment, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Lender, issued in favor of the Borrower by an
Investor pursuant to which that Investor commits to purchase one or more
Mortgages or Co-Op Loans, Mortgage Notes and Mortgage Loans, or Co-Op Security
Agreements or Notes within sixty (60) days after the Mortgage or Co-Op Loan is
first made.
"Lender's Renewal Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)
hereof.
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"Leverage Ratio" means the ratio of (i)(A) all Indebtedness plus (B)
the aggregate amount of all funds not yet drawn on but available under any lines
of credit, credit facilities or other instruments of indebtedness of any type
whatsoever with respect to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party, account party or guarantor to (ii) Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.
"Line of Credit" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.
"Margin Stock" has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as in effect from time to
time.
"Maximum Line of Credit" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1
hereof.
"Mortgage" means a first priority mortgage, deed of trust or similar
security agreement on real property located in the States of New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts New Ham shire Florida additional States upon
receipt of licensing which is improved by a completed one-four family unit
dwelling.
"Mortgage Loan" means any loan in a principal amount not to exceed
$300,000.00 evidenced by a Mortgage Note and secured by a Mortgage, in each case
originated by the Borrower.
"Mortgage Note" means a promissory note, bond or other evidence of
indebtedness secured by a Mortgage.
"Mortgaged Premises" means a one-four family unit residence subject to
a Mortgage.
"Multiemployer Plan" means a "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA which is maintained for employees of Borrower or any
Affiliate of Borrower.
"Note" means the Note issued by the Borrower to the Lender pursuant to
Section 3.1 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, to evidence
the Advances, and any Note which has been issued in substitution, exchange or
replacement thereof.
"Obligations" means all obligations of any nature whatsoever of the
Borrower or the Guarantors from time to time owed to the Lender under this
Agreement, the Note, the Guaranty, the Escrow Agreement, and any other
agreements, documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or
therewith.
"Officer's Certificate" means a certificate executed on behalf of a
Person by an executive officer of such Person.
"Pension Plan" means any employee plan which is subject to the
provisions of Title IV of ERISA and which is maintained for employees of the
Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower, other than a Multiemployer Plan. Any
employee plan which has been terminated but whose
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assets have not yet been finally distributed shall be considered a Pension Plan
for purposes of this definition.
"Person" means and includes natural persons, corporations, limited
partnerships, general partnerships, joint stock companies, joint ventures,
associations, companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business
trusts or other organizations, whether or not legal entities, and all
governmental authorities and regulatory bodies.
"Preclosing Documents" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a)
hereof.
"Pre-Closing Limit" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c) hereof.
"Renewal Request Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)
hereof.
"Request for Advance" means a written request substantially in the form
of Exhibit C hereto, executed by an authorized signatory of the Borrower and
delivered to the Lender in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section
2.3 hereof.
"Requested Advance Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a)
hereof.
"Scheduled Expiration Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a)
hereof.
"Subsidiary" means any Person (other than a natural person) in which
twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total voting power or shares of stock
or other equity interest entitled to vote in the election of directors,
managers, or trustees thereof is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or
indirectly, by Borrower, or which is otherwise directly or indirectly Controlled
by Borrower.
"Sub-limit B" means that portion of a revocable line of credit in an
amount set forth in Article II Section 2.1, the proceeds of which shall be used
for the short term funding of one-four family residential committed or pooled
second lien mortgage loans and HIL's (Home Improvement Loans) originated from
time to time by the Borrower for sale by the Borrower to permanent Take-Out
Investors approved by the Bank. Each Advance will be for a maximum of ninety
(90) days at a maximum of one hundred percent (100%) of the mortgage amount.
"Facility C" means that portion of a revocable line of credit in an
amount set forth in Article II Section 2.1, the proceeds of which shall be used
for the short term funding of one-four family committed residential first and/or
second lien HIL's (Home Improvement Loans) secured by UCC-1 statement with a cap
of $25,000.00 per transaction. Each Advance will be for a maximum of ninety (90
days) at one hundred percent (100%) of the purchase price not to exceed the loan
amount.
"Termination Event" means (i) a "Reportable Event" described in Section
4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder (other than a "Reportable
Event" not subject to the provision for thirty (30)-day notice to the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation under such regulations), or (ii) the withdrawal of
Borrower or any of its Affiliates from a Pension Plan
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during a plan year in which it was a "substantial employer" as defined in
Section 4001 (a)(2) of ERISA, or (iii) the filing of a notice of intent to
terminate a Pension Plan or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a
termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, or (iv) the institution of proceedings
to terminate a Pension Plan by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any
successor thereto), or (v) any other event or condition which might constitute
grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment
of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan.
"UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction.
"VA" means the Veterans Administration, or any successor agency.
ARTICLE II - LINE OF CREDIT; ADVANCES
2.1 Line of Credit; Advance
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Article VI hereof
and of the Guarantors as set forth in the Guaranty, the Lender hereby agrees to
establish a discretionary, revocable line of credit (the "Line of Credit") in
favor of the Borrower under which the Borrower may request, and the Lender in
its sole option and discretion may make advances to the Borrower ("Advances")
from time to time during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on
the Expiration Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at anyone
time outstanding for Facility A: the sum of Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($9,500,000.00); for Sub-limit B: the sum of Two Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) and; for Facility C the sum of Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00). In no event, however, shall the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of all Advances made to finance Mortgage or Co-Op
Loans under Facility A and Sub-limit B and Facility C exceed the sum of Ten
Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00 - the "Maximum Line of Credit"). Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein, amounts advanced to the Borrower
hereunder may be repaid, prepaid and, prior to the Expiration Date, readvanced,
so long as the aggregate principal amount of all Advances outstanding at anyone
time does not and will not as a result of the making of any Advance hereunder
exceed the Maximum Line of Credit. Each Advance shall be payable and shall bear
interest in accordance with Article III hereof.
2.2 Refusal to Provide Advances;
Limitations on Individual Advances
(a) The Lender reserves the right in its sole option and discretion to
deny in whole or in part any request for an Advance. The Lender shall notify the
Borrower of its decision not to make any Advance on a case-by-case basis in
accordance with Section 2.3 hereof.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the provisions set forth in
Section 2.2(a) hereof, the amount of any Advance made by the Bank to the
Borrower shall be based upon a percentage for Facility A: not to exceed one
hundred percent (100%) of the purchase price set forth in the Investor Take-Out
Commitment covering the purchase by such Investor of the
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Mortgage or Co-Op Loan for which such Advance was requested by the Borrower, up
to a maximum of one hundred percent (100%) of the individual note amount; for
Sub-limit B: not to exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the individual note
amount; for Facility C: not to exceed one hundred percent (100)% of the
individual loan amount. Such percentage shall be determined by the Lender on a
case-by-case basis in its sole discretion.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no
event shall the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Advances made to
finance Mortgage or Co-Op Loans, the original Mortgages and Mortgage Notes, or
Co-Op Security Agreements and Notes with respect to which are not in the actual
possession of the Lender exceed $10,000,000.00 (the "Pre-Closing Limit").
2.3 Procedures for Making Advances. Subject to satisfaction of all the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Advances shall be made as
follows:
(a) The Borrower shall deliver a Request for Advance with respect to
any Advance requested hereunder preferably two (2) Business Days prior to the
date on which the proposed Advance is to be made (the "Borrowing Date"). The
Request for Advance shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the date on which
the proposed Advance is to be made (which shall be a Business Day), and (ii) the
amount of the Advance requested to be made (the "Requested Advance Amount"), and
state that all conditions to the making of Advances set forth in Article IV
hereof have been satisfied. Such Request for Advance also shall be 5 accompanied
by all documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof. The
Borrower may deliver more than one Request for Advance on the same Business Day
and may request that multiple Advances be made on the same Business Day.
(b) Within one (1) Business Day of receipt of a Request for Advance,
the Lender shall notify the Borrower whether the Lender agrees to make the
Advance requested and, if so, whether such Advance shall be for the Requested
Advance Amount or for a lesser amount as determined in the sole option and
discretion of the Lender pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof (the "Final Advance
Amount"). In the event that the Lender decides in its sole option and discretion
to honor any Request for Advance, on the Borrowing Date it will, at the
Borrower's option, deliver to the Borrower or an Escrow Agent a certified check
payable to the Borrower or its designee in the amount of the Final Advance
Amount, deposit proceeds in an amount equal to the Final Advance Amount to one
of the accounts of the Borrower maintained at the Lender pursuant to Section
7.14 hereof, or make available by wire transfer immediately available funds in
an amount equal to the Final Advance Amount to the Borrower at an account
designated in the Request for Advance. The proceeds of each Advance made by the
Lender hereunder shall be deemed to be trust funds and shall be disbursed by the
Borrower or such Escrow Agent directly to or for the account of the mortgagor or
Co-Op Loan borrower of the applicable Mortgage or Co-Op Loan and the maker of
the applicable Mortgage or Co-Op Note.
2.4 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of each Advance made hereunder shall
be applied solely to the financing by the Borrower of one Mortgage or Co-Op Loan
prior to the consummation of sale of such Mortgage or Co-Op Loan by the Borrower
to one or more Investors in the secondary market pursuant to Investor Take-Out
Commitments.
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2.5 Expiration of Line of Credit; Renewal.
(a) Subject to Sections 2.5(b) and 10.2 hereof, the Line of Credit will
expire on December 31, 2000 (the "Scheduled Expiration Date"); provided,
however, that it may be terminated at any earlier time at the Lender's sole
option and discretion upon notice to the Borrower. (The Scheduled Expiration
Date or any earlier date on which the Line of Credit so expires or is otherwise
terminated is hereafter referred to as the "Expiration Date".) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement or the Note to the contrary, upon expiration or
termination of the Line of Credit, all outstanding principal of and all accrued
and unpaid interest on any Advances made hereunder shall become immediately due
and payable, and this Agreement and the Note shall remain in full force and
effect for all other purposes until all of the Obligations have been fully paid
and performed,
(b) At least sixty (60) days prior to the Scheduled Expiration Date,
absent the prior termination of the Line of Credit pursuant to Sections 2.5(a)
or 10.2(a) hereof, the Borrower may, by written notice (a "Renewal Request
Notice") to the Lender, request the Lender to renew and/or extend the Line of
Credit beyond the Scheduled Expiration Date. Such notice shall be accompanied by
true, correct and complete copies of (i) the Borrower's most recently available
fiscal year end consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of income
and cash flow and of stockholder's equity and changes in financial position as
audited by an independent certified public accountant acceptable to the Lender
and (ii) the Borrower's most recently available fiscal quarter unaudited
consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of income and cash flow
and of stockholder's equity and changes in financial position as certified by
the Borrower's chief financial officer. In the event that the Borrower so
requests a renewal and/or extension of the Line of Credit, it agrees to provide
to the Lender all such other documents and information as the Lender may
reasonably request from time to time after the Lender's receipt of the Renewal
Request Notice. Any extension or renewal of the Line of Credit will be at the
sole option and discretion of the Lender and for such periods and upon such
terms as the Lender may in its sole option and discretion determine. If the
Lender, in its sole option and discretion, determines to extend or renew the
Line of Credit, it will so notify the Borrower (the "Lender's Renewal Notice")
on or prior to the Scheduled Expiration Date, with such Notice setting forth the
terms upon which the Lender is willing to i extend or renew the Line of Credit.
If the Borrower agrees to such terms, the term "Scheduled Expiration Date" shall
for all purposes be deemed to mean such date as specified in the Lender's
Renewal Notice.
ARTICLE III - NOTE; INTEREST RATE AND PAYMENTS; FEES
3.1 Note; Maturity
(a) The Advances made hereunder shall be evidenced by the Note, dated
on or before the initial Borrowing Date, payable to the order of the Lender.
(b) Each Advance shall be payable on demand; provided, however, that if
no demand is made, then such Advance shall automatically be payable without
notice, presentment, demand, dishonor or protest by the Borrower upon the
earliest of (i) the date funds are paid or to be paid
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by Investor(s) to the Borrower to purchase the Mortgage or Co-Op Loan under the
applicable Investor Take-Out Commitment relating to such Advance, (ii) the
effective date of the termination, expiration, lapse, rescission or cancellation
of such Investor Take-Out Commitment, (iii) the date such Advance becomes due
and payable under Section 10.2(a) hereof, (iv) for Facility A the date which is
sixty (60) days after the date such Advance is made; for Sub-Limit B the date
which is ninety (90) days after the date such Advance is made; for Facility C
the date which is ninety (90) days after the date such Advance is made, or (v)
the Expiration Date.
3.2 Interest: Prepayments.
(a) Each Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal
amount thereof until paid in full at a rate per annum (based on a year of 360
days and actual days elapsed) equal to the Interest Rate; provided, however,
that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the outstanding principal
amount of each Advance and, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, all
accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of such Event of Default shall
bear interest (whether before or after a judgment and before or after
commencement of proceedings under any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar
federal or state law) at a rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and
actual days elapsed) equal to the Default Rate until such Event of Default is
cured.
(b) Interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance shall
accrue from the date thereof and shall be payable (i) monthly in arrears on the
first Business Day of each month, commencing with the first Business Day of the
month immediately succeeding the month in which the initial Advance is made, or
(ii) on the Expiration Date.
(c) All agreements between or among the Borrower, the Lender and the
Guarantors, whether now existing or hereafter arising, are hereby limited so
that in no event, whether by reason of demand for payment of, or acceleration of
the maturity of, the Note or any amounts due and payable hereunder, under the
Note or otherwise, shall the interest or other amount contracted for, charged or
received by the Lender exceed the maximum amount permissible under Applicable
Law. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable
to the Lender in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to
the Lender shall be reduced to the maximum amount permitted to the Lender under
Applicable Law; and if from any circumstance the Lender shall ever receive
anything of value deemed interest by Applicable Law in excess of the maximum
lawful amount, an amount equal to any excessive interest shall be applied to the
reduction of the principal balance of the t Advances made hereunder and under
the Note and not to the payment of interest or, if such excessive interest
exceeds the unpaid balance of principal of the Advances, such excess shall be
refunded to the Borrower. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to the Lender
shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, be amortized, prorated,
allocated, and spread through the full period until payment in full of the
principal of the Advances (including the period of any renewal or extension
thereof) so that the interest thereon for such full period shall not exceed the
maximum amount permitted by Applicable Law. This paragraph shall control all
agreements between or among the Borrower, the Lender and the Guarantors.
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(d) All payments of principal, interest and all other amounts hereunder
and under the Note shall be made in immediately available funds, free and clear
of and without any withholding, deduction, set-off or counterclaim, and
delivered to the Lender at its office set forth in Section 11.5 hereof not later
than 3:00 P.M. (Eastern Standard time) on a Business Day. Funds received by the
Lender after that time shall be deemed to have been paid by Borrower on the next
succeeding Business Day. Borrower hereby authorizes the Lender to charge its
accounts with Lender established pursuant to Section 7.14 hereof in order to
cause timely payment of all principal, interest, and other amounts hereunder or
under the Note (subject to sufficient funds being available in its accounts for
that purpose).
(e) Subject to Section 3.2(b) hereof, all payments received by the
Lender from the Borrower hereunder and under the Note shall be applied first to
the repayment of fees, expenses and other amounts due and payable hereunder or
under the Note, then to the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest, then to
the payment of all outstanding principal.
3.3 Handling Fee.
A handling fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) will be charged by the
Lender for each Advance and shall, simultaneously with the making of such
Advance, be paid by the Borrower or debited against the accounts of the Borrower
maintained at the office of the Lender pursuant to Section 7.14 hereof.
ARTICLE IV - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
4.1 Initial Conditions Precedent.
The Borrower acknowledges that the Lender shall not make any Advances
unless each of the following conditions are satisfied, all in form and substance
satisfactory to the Lender:
(a) The Borrower shall have delivered to the Lender:
(i) Resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower
approving and authorizing (i) the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement, the Note, the Escrow Agreements and each of the
other documents required to be delivered hereunder, and (ii) the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, certified by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower;
(ii) Signature and incumbency certificates of the officer or
officers of the Borrower authorized to execute this Agreement, the Note
and the Escrow Agreements, and to deal with the Lender in connection
therewith;
(iii) A duly executed and delivered counterpart of this
Agreement;
(iv) A duly executed and delivered Note;
(v) Copies of (A) the certificate of incorporation of the
Borrower, certified by the Secretary of State or similar public
official of the Borrower's jurisdiction of
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incorporation as of a recent date, and (B) the bylaws of the Borrower,
certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower;
(vi) A certificate of good standing from the Secretary of
State or similar public official, dated as of a recent date, of each
jurisdiction in which the Borrower is incorporated or qualified or
licensed to transact business; and
(vii) A favorable opinion of counsel to the Borrower and the
Guarantor (who shall be satisfactory to the Lender) covering such
matters as the Lender may reasonably request.
(b) The Borrower shall have performed in all material respects all
agreements and satisfied all conditions which this Agreement provides shall be
performed on or before the initial Advance.
(c) All actions required to create, perfect and preserve the security
interest and lien of the Lender in all Collateral then in existence or otherwise
reasonably requested by, the Lender shall have been duly authorized and taken
and all filings and recordings (including, without limitation, the execution and
filing of such UCC financing statements as the Lender shall reasonably request)
with governmental authorities or regulatory bodies and all actions with respect
to such governmental authorities or regulatory bodies and all other Persons
shall have been made or taken and completed, and the Lender shall have received
satisfactory evidence thereof.
(d) The Borrower, the Lender and each Person who will act as an Escrow
Agent shall have executed and delivered an Escrow Agreement.
(e) The Guarantors shall have executed and delivered the Guaranty to
the Lender.
4.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Advance.
Subject to Sections 2.2 hereof and to satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Section 4.1 hereof, the Borrower acknowledges that the Lender shall
not make the initial or any other Advance unless each of the following
conditions are also satisfied, all in form and substance satisfactory to the
Lender:
(a) The Borrower shall have timely delivered to the Lender a Request
for Advance as provided in Section 2.3(a) hereof and the documents required
under Section 5.3(a) thereof,
(b) As of the date of the proposed Advance:
(i) The representations and warranties of the Borrower made in
or in connection with this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Note
and the Guaranty shall be true, correct and complete in all material
respects on and as of that date to the same extent as though made on
and as of that date, and the Lender shall have received an Officer's
Certificate of the Borrower, dated such date, certifying to such
matters;
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(ii) No event, condition or act shall have occurred and be
continuing or would result from or occur after the making of the
proposed Advance which would constitute a Default or an Event of
Default, and the Lender shall have received an Officer's Certificate of
the Borrower, dated such date, certifying to such matters;
(iii) The Borrower shall have performed in all material
respects all agreements and satisfied all conditions which this
Agreement provides shall be performed by it on or before such date;
(iv) No order, judgment or decree of any court, arbitrator or
governmental authority or regulatory body shall purport to enjoin or
restrain the Lender from making the applicable Advance; and
(v) There shall not be pending or, to the knowledge of the
Borrower threatened, any action, suit, proceeding, or investigation of
any governmental authority or regulatory body or any arbitration
against or affecting the Borrower the Guarantors or any of their
respective properties which, in the opinion of the Lender, could
reasonably be expected (a) to affect materially and adversely the
business, operations, properties, assets or condition (financial or
otherwise) of either the Borrower or the Guarantors or (b) to impair
the ability of the Borrower or the Guarantors to perform or of the
Lender to enforce any of the Obligations.
(c) With respect to Facility A, Sub-limit B and Facility C the Lender
shall have received a copy of an Investor Take-Out Commitment, if applicable,
relating to the Mortgage or Co-Op Loan to be financed by the Advances providing
for the purchase in full of such Mortgage or Co-Op Loan.
(d) The Lender shall have approved the Collateral relating to such
Advance and the related Mortgage or Co-Op Loan in the manner provided in Section
5.3 hereof and all actions, if any, required to create, perfect, preserve and
continue the security interest and lien of the Lender in all Collateral then in
existence or coming into existence with the making of such Advance shall have
been duly authorized and taken and all recordings and filings (including,
without limitation, the execution and filing of such UCC financing statements as
the Lender may reasonably request) with governmental authorities or regulatory
bodies and all actions with respect to such governmental authorities or
regulatory bodies and all other Persons shall have been made or taken and
completed, and the Lender shall have received satisfactory evidence thereof.
(e) If the Advance is to be used to finance a Mortgage or Co-Op Loan
with respect to which the loan-to-value ratio (as determined by the Lender)
exceeds eighty percent (80%), the Lender shall have received evidence
satisfactory to it that the payment of all amounts due and payable with respect
to such Mortgage or Co-Op Loan are insured to Lender's satisfaction pursuant to
a private mortgage insurance policy issued by a reputable insurance company
acceptable to the Lender, the proceeds of which shall have been assigned to the
Lender as Collateral.
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(f) The handling fee referred to in Section 3.3 hereof shall have been
paid.
(g) The Borrower shall have delivered to the Lender such other
documents as the Lender may reasonably request.
(h) All legal matters shall be satisfactory to the Lender.
ARTICLE V - SECURITY
5.1 Grant of Security Interest.
To secure the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on the Advances hereunder and under the Note and the payment and
performance of all other Obligations, the Borrower hereby grants, conveys, sets
over, transfers, pledges and assigns to the Lender a first priority general lien
upon and security interest in all of the Borrower's right, title and interest in
and to the Collateral. Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement,
and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all the Collateral in
existence at any time shall secure each and every Obligation, regardless of
whether or not such Obligation relates to the Mortgage or Co-Op Loan which was
financed by the proceeds of the Advance with respect to which such Collateral
was granted or created.
5.2 Authority to Collect.
So long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, subject to Article IX hereof, the Borrower shall have the right to
collect and retain for its own account all payments of principal, interest,
penalties and other amounts due or to become due with respect to the Collateral.
5.3 Delivery of Collateral.
(a) Preferably two (2) Business Days prior to the applicable Borrowing
Date for each proposed Advance, the Borrower shall deliver for approval to the
Lender or an Escrow Agent on behalf of the Lender copies of (i) all executed
documents or forms of documents to be executed on or prior to the making of the
Mortgage or Co-Op Loan which evidence, secure or otherwise relate to such
Mortgage or Co-Op Loan (including, without limitation, the Mortgage, the
Mortgage Note, the Co-Op Security Agreement, Co-Op Note, all insurance policies
and all closing documents) or otherwise evidencing or relating to the creation
or perfection of Lender's lien and security interest in the Collateral relating
to such Advance and (ii) all other documents referred to on Exhibit C hereto
(the "Preclosing Documents"). No Advance will be made without the Lender's prior
approval of such Collateral and Preclosing Documents. In the event that such
Collateral and the Preclosing Documents are so approved and an Advance is made,
as soon as possible on or after the Borrowing Date the Borrower shall deliver
executed copies of all the documents referred to in this Section 5.3 to the
Lender (or the Escrow Agent on behalf of the Lender) and shall record or cause
to be recorded the Mortgage securing the Mortgage Loan or the UCC-1 financing
statements securing the Co-Op loan being financed by the Advance and record or
file any other documents relating thereto required to be recorded or filed to
protect,
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perfect and preserve the validity and priority of the Borrower's lien and
security interest thereunder.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the provisions set forth in
Section 5.3(a) hereof, the Borrower agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Lender, immediately after any Advance is made hereunder, all executed
documents pursuant to section 5.3(a) which have not been previously delivered to
the Lender and are referred to in Exhibit D hereto (the "Post Closing
Documents").
5.4 Representations, Covenants and Warranties Relating to Collateral.
The Borrower represents, covenants and warrants as follows:
(a) Mortgage and Co-Op Loans. (i) Each Mortgage or Co-Op Note and
Mortgage or Security Agreement, and all agreements, documents and instruments
executed and delivered in connection therewith, will be the legal, valid,
binding and enforceable obligations of all parties thereto; (ii) each Mortgage
or Co-Op Loan comprising part of the Collateral at i the time of the Advance
relating to such Mortgage or Co-Op Loan will not be past due or otherwise in
default; (iii) the Mortgage or Security Agreement securing each such Mortgage or
Co-Op Loan will create a valid first priority lien on and security interest in
the relevant Mortgaged Premises or Co-Operative Unit; (iv) each such Mortgage or
Co-Op Loan will fully comply in all respects with the terms of the applicable
Investor Take-Out Commitment as required under Facility A and the Borrower will
fully comply therewith prior to the expiration of the applicable Investor
Take-Out Commitment; (v) each such Mortgage or Co-Op Loan will comply with all
applicable underwriting standards contained in FDIC, FNMA, HUD, FHA, VA, GNMA,
FHLMC or other approved Investor policy requirements, standards, guidelines,
memoranda or revisions to guides and procedures; (vi) if the loan-to-value ratio
of any such Mortgage or Co-Op Loan exceeds eighty percent (80%), the Mortgage or
Security Agreement securing such Mortgage or Co-Op Loan will be covered by
mortgage or co-op insurance issued by a private, non-governmental insurer
acceptable to the Lender or by the housing insurance fund of a governmental
authority or regulatory body in an amount equal to the amount by which the
loan-to-value ratio exceeds eighty percent (80%); and (vii) no such Mortgage or
Co-Op Loan will have been procured by the mortgagee or Obligor thereunder
through fraud or misrepresentation.
(b) On or prior to each Borrowing Date the Borrower will have good
title to the Collateral to be granted to the Lender on such Borrowing Date, free
and clear of all liens, mortgages, pledges, security interests, charges and
encumbrances, and full power, authority and legal right to grant, convey, set
over, transfer, pledge and assign the lien and security interest in such
Collateral to the Lender in the manner and form herein done. The Borrower will
forever warrant and defend title to the Collateral against the claims and
demands of all Persons.
(c) This Agreement is and will remain a valid and enforceable first
priority lien on and security interest in the Collateral securing the payment
and performance of all Obligations. The Borrower will not create or permit to be
created or to exist or to remain, and will promptly discharge or cause to be
discharged without cost to the Lender, any other lien, mortgage, pledge,
security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind whatsoever upon the
Collateral. If the validity, enforceability or priority of the lien and security
interest of this Agreement in the
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Collateral, or any portion thereof, shall be endangered, challenged or attacked,
directly or indirectly, the Lender, in its sole option and discretion, shall be
authorized to take, at the expense of the Borrower, all necessary or proper
action in defense thereof, including the retention of legal counsel, the
prosecution or defense of litigation and the compromise or discharge of claims.
(d) The Borrower shall, at its expense and from time to time, execute,
acknowledge, deliver, file, register and record any and all agreements,
documents and instruments, and do any and all other acts, or cause the same to
be executed, acknowledged, delivered, filed, registered, recorded or done, (and,
when and if necessary to be continued, re-filed, re-registered or re-recorded)
in such manner and in such places as may be required by any present or future
Applicable Law in order to, or as Lender may otherwise deem necessary or
advisable to, create, perfect, preserve, continue or enforce the Lender's lien
on and security interest in the Collateral, or to carry out more effectually the
purposes of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, at Lender's request
Borrower shall forthwith, at its own cost and expense, cause to be recorded any
documents necessary to perfect the Lender's lien and security interest in the
Collateral in any real estate recording office where any Mortgage or UCC 1
financing statement is recorded.
(e) The grant, conveyance, setting over, transfer, pledge and
assignment of the Collateral under this Agreement is intended as security, and
the execution and delivery of this Agreement shall not in any way impair or
diminish any obligations of the Borrower under any agreement, document or
instrument included in the Collateral, nor shall any of such obligations be
imposed upon the Lender.
5.5 Lender Appointed Attorney-in-Fact.
The Borrower hereby appoints the Lender as the Borrower's
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for the purpose of taking
such action and executing such documents, in the name of the Borrower or
otherwise, as the Lender may deem necessary or advisable to protect the
Collateral and to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, which appointment
is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable. Without limiting the foregoing,
the Lender is authorized to execute and to file with or without the Borrower's
signature any UCC financing statements, amendments thereto or continuations
thereof.
ARTICLE VI - GENERAL REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS
AND WARRANTIES OF BORROWER.
Borrower represents, covenants and warrants to the Lender as follows,
acknowledging that the Lender is relying upon such representations, covenants
and warranties in connection with its execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the making of any Advances:
6.1 Corporate Existence and Powers;
Authorization to Conduct Business.
Borrower is and will continue to be a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation and has and will continue to have all requisite corporate power
and authority to own, lease, use, maintain and operate its
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properties and to carryon its business as now or hereafter conducted and
proposed to be conducted. The Borrower is and will continue to be in all
respects duly licensed, authorized, qualified, and registered (and has duly
filed all notifications required) to conduct its business as it is currently
being conducted or will be conducted and is in and will continue to be in good
standing wherever necessary to carry on its respective business and operations.
The Borrower's chief executive office, principal place of business and office at
which all books and records relating to the Collateral are and will be kept is
and will continue to be located at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000.
Except as disclosed on Schedule 6.2 hereto, the Borrower has no
Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
6.3 Due Authorization of Agreement and Borrowing.
The Borrower has all requisite power and authority to enter into and
perform this Agreement and the Escrow Agreements, to issue the Note, to borrow
funds hereunder and grant the lien and security interest in the Collateral
hereunder and to carry out the transactions contemplated herein. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreements and the
issuance, delivery and payment of the Note have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action by the Borrower.
6.4 No Conflict.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this
Agreement and the Escrow Agreements and the issuance, delivery and payment by it
of the Note, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Guarantors of
the Guaranty, do not and will not (a) violate any Applicable Law, the
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Borrower [or the Guarantors] or
any order, judgment or decree of any court or other agency of any governmental
authority or regulatory body binding on the Borrower or a Guarantor; (b)
conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with any notice or lapse of
time or both) a default under any Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or a
Guarantor, (c) result in or require the creation or imposition of any mortgage,
pledge, security interest, lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever
upon any of the properties or assets of the Borrower or a Guarantor, except
liens and security interests in favor of the Lender, or (d) require any approval
or consent of any Person under any Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or the
Guarantors other than authorization to request Advances, approvals or consents
to request Advances which have been obtained and previously disclosed in writing
to Lender.
6.5 Governmental Consents.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this
Agreement and the Escrow Agreements and the issuance, delivery and performance
of the Note, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Guarantors of
the Guaranty, do not and will not require any registration with, consent or
approval of, or notice to, or other action, with or by, any governmental
authority or regulatory body or other Person except those that have been
obtained,
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are and will remain in full force and effect and have been previously disclosed
in writing to Lender.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and
constitutes, and the Escrow Agreements, the Note and the Guaranty, when executed
and delivered in accordance herewith, will be duly executed and delivered and
will constitute, the legally valid and binding obligation of the Borrower or
each Guarantor, as the case may be, enforceable against them in accordance with
their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws or equitable principles
relating to or limiting creditor's rights generally.
6.7 Financial Condition.
The Borrower has heretofore delivered to the Lender balance sheets of
the Borrower [and Guarantor] as at 6/30/99, 9/12/99 and the related statements
of income, cash flow and changes in financial position for the twelve (12)-month
fiscal period then ended. All such statements were prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and fairly present
the financial position of the Borrower [and Guarantor], respectively, as at the
respective dates thereof and the results of operations and changes in financial
position of the Borrower [and Guarantor], respectively, for each of the periods
then ended. As of the date hereof, the Borrower [and the Guarantor] have no
material contingent obligations, contingent liabilities or liabilities for
taxes, long-term leases or unusual forward or long-term commitments, which are
not reflected in the foregoing financial statements, or in the notes thereto.
6.8 Changes, etc.
Since the date of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.7
hereof, there has been no change in the business, operations, properties, assets
or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or Guarantors which has
been, either in any case or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the Borrower
or any Guarantor, respectively.
6.9 Title to Properties; Liens.
The Borrower has and as of each Borrowing Date will have, good,
sufficient and legal title to all the properties and assets reflected in the
balance sheets of the Borrower referred to in Section 6.7 hereof (including all
Collateral) and all assets held by the Borrower on the date hereof but acquired
subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, except for assets disposed of in
the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices. All such
properties and assets are free and clear of mortgages, pledges, security
interests, liens, charges or encumbrances except as expressly permitted
hereunder.
6.10 Litigation; Adverse Facts.
There is no action, suit, proceeding or arbitration (whether or not
purportedly on behalf of the Borrower or a Guarantor) at law or in equity or
before or by any governmental authority or regulatory body or arbitral panel
pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened
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against or affecting the Borrower or Guarantors or any of their respective
properties. None of the Borrower or the Guarantors is (i) in violation of any
Applicable Law which materially adversely affects or may materially adversely
affect the business, operations, properties, assets or condition (financial or
otherwise) of the Borrower or the Guarantors or (ii) subject to or in default
with respect to any final judgment, writ, injunction, decree, rule or regulation
of any governmental authority or regulatory body or arbitral panel which would
have a materially adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets
or condition (financial or otherwise) of any of the Borrower or the Guarantors.
There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting any of the Borrower
or the Guarantors which questions the validity or the enforceability of this
Agreement, the Escrow Agreements, the Note or the Guaranty.
6.11 Payment of Taxes.
All tax returns and reports of the Borrower and the Guarantors required
to be filed by them have been timely filed, and all taxes, assessments, fees and
other governmental charges upon the Borrower and the Guarantors and upon their
respective assets, income and franchises which are due and payable have been
paid when due and payable. The Borrower knows of no proposed tax assessment
against it or the Guarantors which would be material to the business,
operations, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
Borrower or the Guarantors.
6.12 Materially Adverse Agreements.
(a) Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor is a party to or subject to
any Contractual Obligation or any restriction in any charter documents or any
other internal restriction materially adversely affecting its respective
business, operations, properties, assets, or condition (financial or otherwise).
(b) Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor is, nor at any Borrowing
Date will be, in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of
its Contractual Obligations, and no condition exists, nor at any Borrowing Date
will exist, which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would
constitute such a default, except where the consequences, direct or indirect, of
such default or defaults, if any, would not have a material adverse effect on
the business, properties, assets, operations or condition (financial or
otherwise) of the Borrower or the Guarantors.
6.13 Absence of Governmental Regulations
Limiting Right to Borrow Money.
Borrower is not, and at each Borrowing Date will not be, subject to (i)
regulation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Federal
Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940, or
any amendments thereto or any rules or regulations promulgated with respect to
any of the foregoing Acts, or (ii) any other Applicable Law limiting the
Borrower's ability to incur indebtedness for money borrowed.
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6.14 Borrower's Securities Activities.
Borrower is not, and at each Borrowing Date will not be, engaged
principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending
credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. No part of
the proceeds of any Advance will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock.
6.15 Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) The Borrower, [the Guarantors] and each of [its] [their] Affiliates
is in compliance in all material respects with any applicable provisions of
ERISA with respect to all Pension Plans and Multiemployer Plans.
(b) No Termination Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to
occur with respect to any Pension Plan.
(c) Vested liabilities under all Pension Plans (with assets less than
vested liabilities) do not exceed the assets thereunder.
(d) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Affiliates has incurred or
reasonably expects to incur any withdrawal liability under ERISA to any
Multiemployer Plan.
6.16 Disclosure.
No representation or warranty of the Borrower or of a Guarantor made in
or in connection with this Agreement, the Note, the Guaranty or any other
agreement, document, instrument, certificate or written statement furnished to
Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower or Guarantors for use in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement contains or will contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state a material
fact (known to the Borrower or Guarantors in the case of any document not
furnished by it) necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or
therein not misleading. There is no fact known to the Borrower or Guarantors
(other than matters of a general economic nature) which materially adversely
affects the business, operations, properties, assets or condition (financial or
otherwise) of the Borrower or the Guarantors, which has not been disclosed
herein or in such other agreements, documents, instruments, certificates, and
statements furnished to the Lender for use in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby.
6.17 GNMA, FHA, VA, FNMA and FHLMC
FDIC Eligibility of Borrower.
In the event the Borrower is approved, the Borrower will continue to
maintain approval for participation in the HUD-FHA home mortgage insurance
programs as a non-supervised mortgagee, and will continue to meet the
requirements of 24 CFR xx.xx. 203.1(b), 203.2 and 203.4 and any successor
regulation thereof and is a mortgagee in good standing and is and will continue
to be an eligible lender under the VA loan guaranty program and meets and as of
each Borrowing Date will meet all requirements of Applicable Law so as to be
eligible to originate,
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purchase, hold and service FHA-insured Mortgage Loans, VA-guaranteed Mortgage
Loans and conventional Mortgage Loans, including without limitation all policy
requirements, standards, guidelines, memoranda of revisions to guides and
procedures governing it promulgated by HUD, FHA and VA. In the event the
Borrower is approved, the Borrower will continue to maintain approval as
seller/servicer of Mortgage Loans to FNMA and to FHLMC in the FHLMC regions in
which it operates and meets and will continue to meet all the requirements of
Chapter 3 of the FNMA Securities Guide, the FHLMC Sellers' & Servicers Guides
and all other Applicable Laws, policy requirements, standards, guidelines,
memoranda of revisions to guides and procedures governing its operations as a
seller/servicer of Mortgage Loans for FNMA and FHLMC, respectively, necessary
for Borrower to originate, purchase and service Mortgage Loans to be sold to
FNMA and FHLMC. The Borrower is and will continue to be an approved
issuer/servicer of GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities and meets and will continue
to meet all applicable GNMA regulations (including, without limitation, the
requirements set forth in the "Government National Mortgage Association
Mortgage-Backed Securities Guide" and all other policy requirements, standards,
guidelines, memoranda of revisions to guides and procedures governing the
Borrower's operations promulgated by GNMA.
6.18 Grant of Collateral Complies with Applicable Laws.
In making, purchasing or closing each Mortgage or Co-Op Loan comprising
part of the Collateral, the Borrower will fully comply with, and all loan
documentation relating thereto shall fully comply with, all Applicable Laws,
including, without limitation, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, usury laws,
Truth-In-Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.
6.19 Flood Hazard Area. The Borrower has not made and will not make any
Mortgage or Co-Op Loan secured by Mortgaged Premises located or to be located in
a Special Flood Hazard Area so designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development unless the community in which such area is situated is then
participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (and, if the related
Mortgage or co-op Loan is to be part of the Collateral, Special Flood Hazard
Insurance under such program shall be in effect and maintained so long as such
Mortgage or Co-Op Loan is part of the Collateral).
6.20 Absence of Defaults.
No Default or Event of Default exists or will as of any Borrowing Date
exist.
6.21 Absence of Notice Canceling Eligibility.
Neither the Borrower nor either Guarantor has received any notice or
information from HUD, FHA, GNMA, VA, FHLMC or FNMA that any of the foregoing
intends or is contemplating terminating or restricting Borrower's status as an
approved participant in its programs for which Borrower is, as of the date of
this Agreement, currently registered, approved or authorized.
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6.22 FDIC.
To the Borrower's knowledge, the FDIC is a conservator or receiver of
any bank, trust company, savings and loan, thrift or other financial institution
which is or as of any Borrowing Date will be a counterparty to any Investment
Take-Out Commitment. Neither the Borrower nor either Guarantor has received any
notice from the FDIC disaffirming or repudiating any Investor Take-Out
Commitment and to the Borrower's knowledge, no such disaffirmance or repudiation
has been threatened or is contemplated by the FDIC.
ARTICLE VII - COVENANTS OF BORROWER
From and after the date hereof, so long as this Agreement shall be in
effect and until payment and performance in full of all Advances and all other
Obligations, the Borrower covenants as follows:
7.1 Mortgage or Co-Op Loan Coverage and
Assignment of Take-Out Commitments.
Each Advance will be in a principal amount for Facility A: not greater
than 100% of the amount of the related Investor Take-Out Commitment up to 100%
of the note amount; for Sub-limit B: not greater than 100% of the note amount,
and; for Facility C: not greater than 100% of the loan amount. No interest in
any Investor Take-Out Commitment shall be granted, conveyed, set over, pledged,
transferred assigned, or hypothecated to any Person other than to the Lender, as
provided in Article V hereof, and any such grant, conveyance, setting over,
pledge, transfer, assignment or hypothecation to any Person other than the
Lender shall be null and void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the grant,
conveyance, setting over, pledge, transfer and assignment to the Lender of any
Investor Take-Out Commitment requires the consent of any Investor or other third
party, and such Investor or other third party objects to such grant, conveyance,
setting over, pledge, transfer and assignment to the Lender of any such Investor
Take-Out Commitment, such grant, conveyance, setting over, pledge, transfer and
assignment hereunder shall be deemed voided and the Borrower will thereafter
cooperate with the Lender in any reasonable arrangement requested by the Lender
to provide the Lender the benefits under such Investor Take-Out Commitment,
substantially equivalent to those which the Lender would have enjoyed if such
consent were granted, including without limitation enforcement at the cost of
the Borrower and for the benefit of the Lender of any and all rights of the
Borrower against such Investor or third party arising out of any breach of such
Investor Take-Out Commitment or any termination or cancellation thereof.
7.2 Performance of Obligations Under
Investor Take-Out Commitments.
The Borrower will perform all obligations required by it under the
Investor Take-Out Commitments, without liability or charge of any kind to the
Lender.
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7.3 Preservation of FHA, VA, FNMA,
GNMA, and FHLMC Eligibility
When applicable, the Borrower will (i) preserve and maintain its status
as an FHA-approved mortgagee in good standing, (ii) preserve and maintain its
status as an eligible lender under the VA loan guaranty program and will
continue to meet all requirements of Applicable Law to be eligible to originate,
purchase, hold and service FHA-insured Mortgages, VA-guaranteed Mortgage Notes
and conventional Mortgage Notes, including without limitation all policy
requirements, standards, guidelines, memoranda of revisions to guides and
procedures governing it promulgated by HUD, FHA, VA, FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA (iii)
preserve and maintain its status as an approved seller/servicer of Mortgage
Notes to FNMA and to FHLMC and will continue to meet all applicable policy
requirements, standards, guidelines, memoranda of revisions to guides and
procedures governing it promulgated by FNMA and FHLMC to be able to originate,
purchase and service Mortgages to be sold to FNMA and FHLMC, and (iv) preserve
and maintain its status as an approved issuer/servicer of GNMA Mortgage-Backed
Securities and will continue to meet all applicable GNMA regulations (including,
without limitation, the requirements set forth in the "Government National
Mortgage Association Mortgage-Backed Securities Guide" and all other policy
requirements, standards, guidelines, memoranda of revisions to guides and
procedures governing it promulgated by GNMA).
7.4 Further Filings to Protect Borrower's Security Interest in
Collateral
The Borrower shall, at its expense and from time to time, execute,
acknowledge, deliver, file, register and record any and all agreements,
documents and instruments, and do any and all other acts, or cause the same to
be executed, acknowledged, delivered, filed, registered, recorded or done, (and,
when and if necessary to be continued, re-filed, re-registered or re-recorded)
in such manner and in such places as may be required by any present or future
Applicable Law in order to, or as the Lender may otherwise deem necessary or
advisable to, create, perfect, preserve, continue or enforce the Borrower's lien
on and security interest in any Mortgaged Premises or Co-operative Units and any
other property in which the Borrower has a lien and security interest to secure
obligations owing to the mortgagee under any Mortgage, Mortgage Loan or Mortgage
Note or holder of the Co-Op Security Agreement and Note which has been financed
by an Advance.
7.5 Performance of Obligations in Agreement.
The Borrower will observe and perform all provisions to be observed or
performed by it, and will cause to be observed and performed by the Guarantors
and each other Person all provisions to be observed or performed by it,
contained in this Agreement, the Note, an Escrow Agreement, the Guaranty, and
each agreement, document or instrument included in the Collateral, in accordance
with the terms hereof and thereof and within the time permitted thereby, and
will maintain, or cause to be maintained, the validity and effectiveness of each
such agreement, document or instrument and the assignment thereof or of rights
in respect thereto to Lender.
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7.6 No Release of Collateral.
The Borrower will not take any action or permit any action to be taken
by others, which would release any Person from any of its covenants or
obligations under any instrument agreement or document included in the
Collateral, or which would result in the amendment, hypothecation,
subordination, waiver, modification, termination or discharge or impair the
legality, validity, effectiveness or enforceability, of any such agreement,
document or instrument, or release any security comprising the Collateral,
except as expressly provided herein.
7.7 Notice of Defaults.
The Borrower will give notice to the Lender of any Default, Event of
Default or default by any Person under any agreement, document or instrument
included in the Collateral promptly after Borrower obtains knowledge of the
same.
7.8 Preservation of Corporate Existence;
Performance of Contractual Obligations
The Borrower will do or cause to be done all things necessary to
preserve and keep in full effect its existence, rights (charter and statutory)
and franchise as a corporation under the Applicable Laws of the jurisdiction of
its incorporation, and its license, authorization, qualification or registration
as a foreign corporation to transact business in any jurisdiction in which such
licensing, authorization, qualification or registration is necessary. The
Borrower will duly perform, or cause to be performed all Contractual Obligations
of Borrower or the Guarantors.
7.9 Retention of Collateral.
The Borrower will not, and will not permit the Guarantors or any other
Person to, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any
portion thereof or interest therein, except that the Borrower may sell, transfer
or otherwise dispose of any of the foregoing to the extent expressly permitted
or required by an Investor Take-Out Commitment, subject nevertheless, to the
rights of the Lender in and to the Collateral.
7.10 Insurance to be Maintained on Mortgaged Premises or Co-Operative
Unit.
(a) The Borrower will maintain, or will cause to be maintained, upon
all Mortgaged Premises or Co-Operative Units, with an insurer authorized to do
business in the jurisdiction in which such property is located and which is well
rated by a recognized national rating organization and satisfactory to the
Lender, (i) fire insurance and insurance with respect to risks included under
the standard extended coverage endorsement and (ii) flood insurance, if such
insurance is required by Applicable Law. All policies required to be maintained
hereunder shall include a standard mortgagee or Co-Op endorsement in favor of
the Borrower and its assigns, be in an amount not less than the original
principal amount of the Mortgage or Co-Op loan and not permit reduction of the
amount of coverage on account of any co-insurance, reduced rate contribution or
similar clause.
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(b) Each Mortgage or Co-Op loan will be insured prior to the applicable
Borrowing Date as a first lien under [an American Land Title Association Loan
Policy -1970 (revised 10/17/70)] Form, or equivalent, issued by a reputable
title insurance company authorized to transact business in the state in which
the Mortgaged Premises or Co-Operative Unit is situated, subject only to the
lien of current taxes not yet due and to such other exceptions which, in the
judgment of Lender, do not materially affect the value of the Mortgaged Premises
or Co-Operative Unit as security. The premium for such policy will have been
paid in full prior to such Borrowing Date.
7.11 Conformance of Mortgage and Mortgage Loans or Co-Op Loans;
Compliance with Investor Take-Out Commitment.
Each Mortgage and Mortgage Loan or Co-Op Loan will conform as of the
applicable Borrowing Date in all respects with all requirements of the Investor
Take-Out Commitment relating to the same and the Borrower will comply with all
other terms and conditions set forth in such Investor Take-Out Commitment.
7.12 No Defaults.
No default shall have occurred under any Mortgage or Co-Op Note or the
underlying Mortgage or Co-Op Security Agreement therefor at the time of its
assignment to Lender and as of the date of such assignment no Mortgage or Co-Op
Note, or Mortgage or Co- Op Security Agreement shall have been dated more than
five days prior thereto.
7.13 Bona Fide Nature of Mortgages and Co-On Loans.
(a) Each Mortgage Loan and related Mortgage Note and Mortgage or Co-Op
Loan and related Co-Op Note and Security Agreement shall have arisen from a bona
fide, arm's length loan complying with all Applicable Laws and shall have been
made to a Person having legal capacity to contract, and will not be subject to
any defense, dispute, set-off or counterclaim. (This representation and warranty
shall be deemed breached upon the assertion by any Person liable on the Mortgage
or Co-Op Loan, the Mortgage or Co-Op Note or the Mortgage or Security Agreement
or who executed any of the foregoing documents of such a defense, dispute,
set-off or counterclaim including without limitation a claim that the
transaction which gave rise to the Mortgage or Co-Op Loan, the Mortgage or Co-Op
Note or the Mortgage or Security Agreement or any other Collateral did not
comply with any Applicable Law).
(b) All disclosures required by Applicable Law in connection with each
Mortgage or Co-Op Loan, Mortgage or Co-Op Note and Mortgage or Security
Agreement will have been duly and properly made and given.
7.14 Compensating Balances
The Borrower shall at all times prior to the Expiration Date and
thereafter until the Note and all Obligations have been fully paid and
performed, maintain with the Lender (a) a non-
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interest bearing demand deposit account with an average daily collected balance
of not less than $ ,000.00 and (b) an interest bearing account with a minimum
average daily collected balance of at least $0,000.00 (or an equivalent yield).
The average daily balances for such account[s] shall be analyzed by the Lender
on a quarterly basis. Should any such analysis reflect that the average daily
collected balance during any quarter in [either of] the foregoing account(s) was
less than the minimum average daily balances required to be maintained therein,
the Borrower will pay to Lender on demand an "analysis fee" at a rate per annum
(based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) equal to the WSJ Prime
Rate plus 2% for each day during such quarter on an amount equal to the
difference between the minimum average daily collected balances required to be
maintained and the amount of the actual average daily collected balances so
maintained during such quarter.
7.15 Servicing of Mortgages and Co-Op Loans and Collection of Payments.
The Borrower agrees that, during all times that any Mortgage or Co-op
Loan, Mortgage or Co-Op Note, Mortgage or Security Agreement or related property
or rights constitute Collateral under this Agreement, the Borrower shall,
without compensation, as trustee for Lender, service (or cause to be serviced by
a reputable mortgage or Co-Op Loan servicer acting as trustee for the Lender)
such Mortgage or Co-Op Loan, including, without limitation, the following:
(a) endeavor diligently to collect all payments due under each Mortgage
or Co-Op Loan, Mortgage or Co-Op Note and Mortgage or Security Agreement as and
when the same became due and payable; provided however, that the Borrower shall
not collect or accept any prepayment unless the Lender is given not less than
three (3) days advance notice thereof.
(b) (i) hold in trust in a separate, segregated, escrow account
earmarked for the Lender all payments received from any maker, mortgagor or
Co-Op Loan borrower or other Person liable for payment of any Mortgage or Co-Op
Loan, Mortgage or Co-Op Note or Mortgage or Security Agreement (including,
without limitation, payments of principal, interest, late charges and penalties,
mortgage or Co-Op insurance premiums, prepayments, insurance proceeds and
condemnation awards or other tenders or payments) unless each such Person agrees
to make all payments to the Lender directly, and (ii) promptly apply and pay to
the appropriate governmental authorities and regulatory bodies all funds
received from any maker, mortgagor or Co-Op Loan borrower or other Person liable
under any Mortgage or Co-Op Loan, Mortgage or Co-Op Note or Mortgage or Security
Agreement for payment of real property or similar taxes and insurance premiums
with respect to the Mortgaged Premises or Co-Operative Units covered by such
Mortgage or Co-Op Loan, Mortgage or Co-Op Note or Mortgage or Security
Agreement.
(c) furnish to the Lender upon request an Officer's Certificate of the
Borrower as to the gross payments received by the Borrower (or the
mortgage/Co-Op Loan servicer, as the case may be) under each Mortgage or Co-Op
Loan, Mortgage or Co-Op Note and Mortgage or Security Agreement, including a
detailed statement in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender as to the
application of all monies collected.
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(d) promptly discharge, to the extent funds paid to the Borrower for
such purpose are adequate, all obligations of each mortgagee or holder of each
Co-Op Loan required by each Mortgage or Co-Op Loan, Mortgage or Co-Op Note and
Mortgage or Security Agreement or under any Applicable Law.
(e) make available or cause to be made available to the Lender or its
representative, at all reasonable times and from time to time, all books and
records of the Borrower and such mortgage/Co-Op Loan servicer, if any,
applicable to any Mortgage or Co-Op Loan, Mortgage or Co-Op Note and Mortgage or
Security Agreement or any other agreement, document or instrument relating
thereto.
(f) keep and maintain or cause to be kept and maintained by such
mortgage/Co-Op Loan servicer such books and records and render or cause such
Mortgage/Co-Op Loan servicer to render reports to the Lender in such a manner as
may, from time to time, be requested by the Lender and in such manner as will
fully comply with all Applicable Laws, including without limitation all policy
requirements, standards, guidelines, memoranda or revisions to guides and
procedures promulgated by the FDIC, FHA, FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA, HUD, VA or any other
approved Investor.
(g) advise the Lender upon request as to the status of any Mortgage or
Co-Op Loan, Mortgage or Co-Op Note or Mortgage or Security Agreement, including
without limitation the status of all payments due thereunder.
(h) promptly notify the Lender if any payment required under any
Mortgage or Co-Op Loan, Mortgage or Co-Op Note or Mortgage or Security Agreement
was not made when due, and upon knowledge thereof of any loss or damage by fire
or other hazard to the Mortgaged Premises or Co-Operative Unit, or of any sale
or transfer of the legal or equitable title thereto, or of any default by any
maker, mortgagor or Co-Op Loan borrower or other Person under any Mortgage or
Co-Op Loan, Mortgage or Co-Op Note or Mortgage or Security Agreement.
(i) maintain fidelity insurance or fidelity bonds in form, with limits
and with companies, satisfactory to Lender with respect to the chief financial
officer of the Borrower and any other employee or employees of the Borrower
designated from time to time by the Lender, such insurance or bonds to be
expressly endorsed to recognize that the Lender has an interest therein and that
same will not be canceled, terminated or permitted to lapse unless not less than
thirty (30) days prior notice is given to the Lender.
(j) if there shall occur a default under any Mortgage or Co-Op Loan,
Mortgage or Co-Op Note or Mortgage or Security Agreement, pay to the Lender the
outstanding balance of principal and interest under the Note secured thereby.
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7.16 Financial Statements and Information;
Compliance Certificates.
(a) The Borrower will keep adequate books and records and maintain a
system of accounting established and administered in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
(b) As soon as practicable, and in any event within 120 days after the
end of each of the Borrower's fiscal years, Borrower shall furnish to Lender a
copy of:
(i) a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as at the end of such year, and a consolidated statement of income
and cash flow and of stockholders' equity and changes in financial position of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such year, in each case audited by an
independent certified public accountant acceptable to Lender; and
(ii) if requested, a fully completed Mortgage Banking Company
Questionnaire on Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Associates Form No. C.128.
(c) As soon as practicable and in any event within the time periods set
forth in items (i) and (ii) below, Borrower shall furnish to the Lender:
(i) within 60 days after the end of each quarterly interim
period of each fiscal year of the Borrower, each unaudited financial
statement of the Borrower covering such period solely to the extent
that the Borrower has caused such financial statements to be prepared
in the ordinary course of its business or for any other purpose, all of
which shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied and shall be certified by
the chief financial officer of the Borrower; and
(ii) within 90 days after receipt of a written request from
the Bank, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries as of the end of, and an unaudited consolidated
statement of income and cash flow and of stockholders' equity and
changes in financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for,
such interim period of Borrower's fiscal year as the Bank may request,
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied and certified by the chief financial officer of
the Borrower.
(d) (i) Each of the audited financial statements of the Borrower
delivered pursuant to Section 7.16(b)(i) hereof shall be accompanied by a
certificate from the independent public accountant who audited such financial
statements stating that such accountant has reviewed the terms of this Agreement
and the Note and has made, or caused to be made under his or her supervision, a
review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of the Borrower
during the accounting period covered by such financial statements, and that such
accountant does not have knowledge of the existence as at the date of the
certificate of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or an Event of
Default, or, if any such condition or event existed or exists, specifying the
nature and period of existence thereof.
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(ii) Each of the financial statements of Borrower delivered
pursuant to Section 7.16(b)(i) or Section 7.16(c) hereof shall be accompanied by
an Officer's Certificate from the Borrower stating that the signer thereof has
reviewed the terms of this Agreement and the Note and has made, or caused to be
made under his or her supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the
transactions and condition of the Borrower during the period covered by such
financial statements, and that the signer does not have knowledge of the
existence as at the date of the Officer's Certificate of any condition or event
which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default, or, if any such condition or
event existed or exists, specifying the nature and period .of existence thereof
and what action the Borrower has taken, is taking and proposes to take with
respect thereto.
(e) Promptly upon receipt thereof, the Borrower will deliver to the
Lender copies of all reports submitted to the Borrower or by independent public
accountants in connection with each annual, interim or special audit of the
financial statements of the Borrower made by such accountants, including,
without limitation, the comment letter submitted by such accountants to
management in connection with their annual audit.
7.17 Investor Commitment Report.
Within two (2) Business Days after a request by the Bank, the Borrower
shall deliver to the Lender an investor commitment report ("Investor Commitment
Report") listing each Investor Take-Out Commitment held by the Borrower as of
the date specified, and setting forth the date of issuance, the original amount,
the unutilized amount and the expiration date of each such Investor Take-Out
Commitment.
7.18 Notification of ERISA Matters.
(a) Promptly upon becoming aware of the occurrence of (i) any
Termination Event or (ii) any "prohibited transaction, " as such term is defined
in Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, in connection with any Pension
Plan or any trust created thereunder, the Borrower shall deliver a written
notice to Lender specifying the nature thereof, what action Borrower has taken,
is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto, and, when known, any action
taken or threatened by the Internal Revenue Service or the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation (or any successor) with respect thereto.
(b) Promptly upon receipt thereof, the Borrower will forward to Lender
copies of (i) any notice received by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates of
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (or any successor's) intent to
terminate any Pension Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any
Pension Plan; (ii) each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report
(Form 5500 Series) filed by Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates with the
Internal Revenue Service with respect to each Pension Plan; and (iii) any notice
received by Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan
sponsor concerning the imposition or amount of withdrawal liability pursuant to
Section 4202 of ERISA.
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7.19 Information Regarding Mortgage and Co-Op Loans.
(a) Within thirty (30) days of the end of each calendar month, Borrower
shall, if requested, deliver to Lender a report for such month and for the
calendar year to date identifying the Mortgage or Co-Op Loans which have been
financed by Advances and which have been sold on a servicing released basis; the
principal amount of such Mortgage or Co-Op Loans sold, and the amount of
proceeds received from each such sale.
(b) Within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month.
Borrower shall deliver to Lender a report identifying Mortgage or Co-Op Loans
which have been financed by Advances held by Borrower in the process of
foreclosure and real estate owned by Borrower as a result of foreclosure as of
the end of such month, and amounts advanced by Borrower during such month with
respect to such Mortgage or Co-Op Loans in foreclosure and such real estate or
stock owned.
7.20 Financial Covenant.
The Borrower agrees that, so long as the Line of Credit is in effect or
any Obligation remains outstanding:
(a) It will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to create
assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness in the aggregate at any time
outstanding in excess of $10,000,000.00.
(b) It will not permit the Leverage Ratio to exceed 15.00 to 1.00.
(c) It will maintain an Interest Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.10
to 1.00.
(d) Consolidated Tangible Net Worth will not at any time be less than
$2,300,000.00.
7.21 Conduct of Business.
Except for the residential mortgage or Co-Op loan origination and
servicing business, Borrower will not (a) engage in any business, or change in
any substantial respect its methods of operating its existing mortgage or Co-Op
loan origination and servicing business, (b) change in any material respect its
present management or (c) engage in or provide any guarantees with respect to
any lines of business.
7.22 Additional Documents.
The Borrower shall, with reasonable promptness, furnish or cause to be
furnished to Lender such other documents and information with respect to the
business, affairs and condition of Borrower or the Guarantors as Lender from
time to time may reasonably request.
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7.23 Inspection.
The Borrower shall, on reasonable prior notice, permit any
representative of Lender to visit Borrower's place of business to examine all
the books of account of Borrower and the records, reports and other papers of
Borrower, to make copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss Borrower's
affairs, finances and accounts with Borrower's officers, employees, attorneys
and independent public accountants (and by this provision Borrower authorizes
said i attorneys and accountants to discuss with such representatives its
finances and affairs), all at such reasonable times and as often as may be
reasonably requested.
7.24 No Merger or Consolidation.
The Borrower shall not merge or consolidate with or into any Person or
materially alter, amend or change its corporate business or sell, lease, assign
or otherwise dispose of all or any substantial part of its assets outside of the
ordinary course of business. The Borrower will not change the location of its
chief executive office, principal place of business or office where all books
and records relating to the Collateral are and will be kept without the Lender's
prior written consent. The Borrower will not conduct business from or maintain
any office at any location not set forth in Schedule 7.25 without the Lender's,
prior written consent.
7.26 Independence of Covenants.
All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a
particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the
fact that it would be r permitted by an exception to, or be otherwise within the
limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or
an Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists.
ARTICLE VIII - INDEMNIFICATION.
8.1 Indemnification.
The Borrower shall indemnify, protect and hold Lender harmless, from
and against all liabilities, losses, claims, demands, costs, expenses (including
attorneys' fees and expenses), settlements and judgments of any nature arising,
or alleged to arise, from or in connection with (a) any breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant made by the Borrower or a Guarantor herein,
or in the Note, any Escrow Agreement or the Guaranty or in any agreement,
document or instrument delivered in connection herewith or therewith, or any
other violation, or alleged violation of this Agreement, the Note, any Escrow
Agreement or the Guaranty or any agreement, document or instrument included in
the Collateral, and (b) any damage or loss sustained by Lender in connection
with this Agreement, the Note, the Escrow Agreements or the Guaranty unless such
damage or loss is caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the
Lender. The borrower, at its own expense, will resist and defend any action,
suit or proceeding brought against the Lender by reason of such occurrence by
counsel designated by the Lender. The obligations of this Section 8.1 shall
survive any termination of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE IX - TAKE-OUT PROCEDURE
9.1 Note Due and Payable Upon Date of Mortgage or Co-Op
Loan Payment Under Investor Take-Out Commitment.
Notwithstanding any provision herein or in the Note to the contrary,
each Mortgage or Co-Op Loan financed by any Advance which has not yet become due
and payable shall become due and payable, without notice or demand, upon the
date that such Mortgage or Co-Op Loan and underlying Mortgage or Security
Agreement is required to be sold or transferred to a third party pursuant to an
Investor Take-Out Commitment, regardless of whether such sale or transfer
actually occurs.
9.2 Loan Delivery Authorization.
Not later than three (3) days prior to the date provided for any sale
or transfer of a Mortgage or Co-Op Loan and underlying Mortgage or Co-Op Note
and Mortgage or Security Agreement to a Person or Investor or their designee
pursuant to an Investor Take-Out Commitment, the Borrower shall execute and
deliver to the Lender a "Loan Delivery Authorization" substantially in the form
annexed hereto as Exhibit E, together with such documents, if any, required to
be delivered to the Investor or its designee pursuant to the provisions of such
Investor Take-Out Commitment which have not been previously delivered i to
Lender, and such other documents, including without limitation, transmittal
envelopes and transmittal packages, as Lender may require instructing the Lender
to deliver the said documents to the Take-Out Investor. The Lender shall
thereafter forward a bailee letter to the Person or Investor acquiring the
Mortgage or Co-Op Loan and Mortgage or Security Agreement, accompanied by such
documents within the possession of Lender as are required to be delivered to
such party pursuant to the Investor Take-Out Commitment. Upon the receipt by the
Lender of immediately available federal funds free and clear of any set-off,
deduction, withholding or counterclaim (and, if approved by Lender, promissory
notes) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the outstanding principal
amount of the Advance to which such Mortgage or Co-Op Loan and Investor Take-Out
Commitment relates, all said amounts received by the Lender shall be applied in
payment of the Obligations as same are due and payable. The Borrower shall
reimburse the Lender for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Lender in
transmitting the bailee letter and other required documents to such Investor or
designee thereof pursuant to this Section 9.2.
ARTICLE X - Events of Default and Remedies
10.1 Events of Default
Any of the following occurrences or acts (whether the same shall occur
voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise) shall constitute
an event of default ("Event of Default") under this Agreement:
(a) a default shall be made in the payment of any principal, interest,
or premium, if any, on any Advance or the Note, when and as the same shall
become due and payable; or
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(b) a default shall be made in the payment of any Obligation other than
the Obligations referred to in Section 10.1(a) hereof and such default shall not
be cured to the satisfaction of the Lender within five days;
(c) any representation, warranty or other statement of the Borrower or
the Guarantors made in or in connection with this Agreement, the Note, any
Escrow Agreement or the Guaranty or any representation or warranty of any Person
set forth in any certificate or other agreement, document or instrument
delivered pursuant to this Agreement, or any agreement, document or instrument
included in the Collateral, shall prove to be incorrect in any material respect
as of the time when made; or
(d) any default shall be made in the due observance or performance of
any other provision of this Agreement, the Note, any Escrow Agreement or the
Guaranty or any other agreement, document or instrument delivered hereunder or
thereunder to be observed or performed by the Borrower or a Guarantor; or
(e) a default by the Borrower under the provisions of any Investor
Take-Out Commitment; or
(f) the cancellation, termination, discharge, amendment, or
modification of any agreement, document or instrument included in the Collateral
or the release of any property comprising the Collateral, except as expressly
provided for herein; or
(g) a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator (or other similar
official) of Borrower or of the Collateral or any portion thereof, or of any
Guarantor shall be appointed in any proceeding by order of a court or agency of
competent jurisdiction, or by any federal or state officer or other governmental
authority or regulatory body, and such order shall not be vacated or set aside
or stayed within thirty (30) days after the entry thereof, or if Borrower or any
Guarantor shall consent to or acquiesce in such appointment; or
(h) the filing by Borrower or any Guarantor of a petition in bankruptcy
or for reorganization or for an arrangement pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code or
any similar federal or state law, now or hereafter in effect, or any
adjudication resulting in a judgment that Borrower or either of the Guarantors
is bankrupt or has become insolvent, or if Borrower or either Guarantor shall
make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or shall be unable or admit its
inability to pay debts generally as they become due or shall be dissolved or
shall suspend payment of its obligations or shall take any corporate action in
furtherance of any of the foregoing; or if a petition or an answer shall be
filed proposing the adjudication of Borrower or any Guarantor as a bankrupt or
its reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar federal or state
law, now or hereafter in effect, and (i) Borrower or any Guarantor, as the case
may be, shall consent to the filing thereof, or (ii) such petition or answer
shall be approved by a court of competent jurisdiction and the order approving
the same shall not be vacated or set aside or stayed within thirty (30) days
after the entry thereof; or
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(i) a final judgment for the payment of money shall be rendered against
Borrower or any Guarantor, and Borrower or such Guarantor, as the case may be,
shall not discharge the same or provide for its discharge in accordance with its
terms or procure a stay of execution thereon within thirty (30) days from the
entry thereof, and shall not within said period, or such longer period during
which execution on such Judgment shall have been stayed, appeal therefrom or
from the order, decree or process upon or pursuant to which said judgment shall
have been granted, passed or entered and cause the execution thereof to be
stayed during, such appeal, and if on appeal such order, decree or process
shall be affirmed and Borrower or any Guarantor, as the case may be, shall not
discharge such judgment or provide for its discharge in accordance with its
terms within 30 days after the entry of the order or decree of affirmance; or
(j) Borrower or any Guarantor fails to make any payment due on any
Indebtedness or any event shall occur or any condition shall exist in respect of
any Indebtedness of Borrower or any Guarantor, or under any agreement securing
or relating to such Indebtedness, the effect of which is to cause or permit such
Indebtedness, or a portion thereof, to be declared to become due prior to its
stated maturity or prior to its regularly scheduled dates of payment; or
(k) The Guaranty shall be canceled or terminated or cease to be in full
force and effect for any reason whatsoever; or
(l) In the sole judgment of Lender, a material adverse change shall
occur in the financial condition or business of the Borrower or a Guarantor.
10.2 Remedies.
(a) If an Event of Default described in Section 10.1(g) or (h) shall
occur, the Line of Credit shall automatically terminate, and all outstanding
principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Note and all other
Obligations shall automatically become forthwith due and payable. If any other
Event of Default shall occur, then Lender may, by notice to Borrower terminate
the Line of Credit and declare all outstanding principal of and accrued and
unpaid interest on the Note and all other Obligations to be forthwith due and
payable, and upon any such declaration all of the foregoing shall become
forthwith due and payable.
(b) If an Event of Default hereunder shall have occurred, Borrower will
also reimburse Lender for all the costs and expenses of collection, including
reasonable compensation to Lender, its agents, and counsel, and any expenses and
liabilities incurred. In case Borrower shall fail forthwith to pay such amounts
upon demand, Lender shall be entitled and empowered to institute such
proceedings as may be advised by counsel for the collection of the sums so due
and unpaid, to prosecute such proceedings to judgment or final decree, and to
enforce any such judgment or final decree against Borrower and collect moneys
adjudged or decreed to be payable out of the property of Borrower wherever
situated, as well as out of the Collateral, in any manner not prohibited by
Applicable Law.
(c) In addition to the foregoing rights, upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default, Lender personally or by its agents or attorneys, may do one or
more of the following:
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(i) sell, to the extent not prohibited by Applicable Law, all
or any part of the Collateral and all estate, right, title, interest, claim and
demand therein, and right of redemption thereof, at one or more public or
private sales, as an entirety or otherwise, and at such time and place and upon
such terms as Lender may fix and specify in the notice of sale to be given to
Borrower, or as may be required by Applicable Law; or
(ii) take any action which is appropriate to enforce the
rights and remedies of Lender under any agreement, document or instrument
included in the Collateral, to the extent not prohibited thereby or by law; or
(iii) take all other steps to protect and enforce the rights
and remedies of Lender whether by proceedings or otherwise for the specific
performance of any provision of the Note, the Guaranty or this Agreement, or in
aid of the exercise of any right or remedy herein granted, or for any
foreclosure hereunder, or for the enforcement of any other appropriate legal or
equitable remedy) or otherwise as Lender shall deem most effectual to protect
and enforce the same; or
(iv) exercise all of the rights of a secured party under the
applicable UCC in effect in each appropriate jurisdiction; or
(v) collect and retain all proceeds of any sale made under or
by virtue of this Article X, together with any other sums which then may be held
by Lender under this Agreement as part of the Collateral or the proceeds
thereof. All such sums, whether held by Lender pursuant to the provisions of
this Article X or otherwise, shall be applied as follows:
First: To the payment of the costs and expenses of any such sale, and
of any proceeding wherein the same may be made, and of all expenses, liabilities
and costs incurred by the Lender under this Agreement, the Note, any Escrow
Agreement and the Guaranty (including, without limitation, the reasonable
compensation and expenses and disbursements of its counsel and of such agents,
representatives and experts not regularly in the employ of Lender as it shall
employ in connection with the exercise and performance of its powers and duties
hereunder), together with, unless prohibited by Applicable Law, interest at the
Default Rate on all Advances made by the Lender to protect the Collateral or
enforce its rights hereunder or under the Note, the Guaranty or any Escrow
Agreement;
Second: To the payment of any other Obligations (other than any
outstanding principal of, premium, if any, or accrued and unpaid interest on,
the Note) required to be paid r by the Borrower pursuant to any provision of
this Agreement, the Note, the Guaranty or any Escrow Agreement;
Third: To the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest under the
Note;
Fourth: To the payment of the whole amount then due and unpaid upon the
Note for principal and premium, if any, and in case such proceeds shall be
insufficient to pay in full the whole amount so due and unpaid upon the Note,
then ratably (after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution on
account of any thereof) according to the aggregate of such
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unpaid principal and premium, if any, without preference, priority or
distinction as, between principal and premium, if any, on the Note;
Fifth: To the payment of the surplus, if any, to the Borrower or such
other Person or Persons entitled thereto.
(d) Upon any sale made under or by virtue of this Article X, to the
extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Lender or an independent agent, on its
behalf, may bid for and acquire the Collateral or any part thereof and in lieu
of paying cash therefor may make settlement for the purchase price by crediting
upon the indebtedness of the Borrower secured by this Agreement the net proceeds
of sale, after deducting therefrom the expenses of the sale and the costs of the
proceedings and any other sums which Lender is authorized to deduct under this
Agreement. The Person making such sale shall accept such settlement without
requiring the production of the Note and without such production there shall be
deemed credited thereon the pro rata share of the net proceeds of sale
ascertained and established as aforesaid. The Lender or such independent agent,
upon so acquiring the Collateral or any portion thereof, shall be entitled to
hold, manage, sell or otherwise deal in and with the same in any manner not
prohibited by Applicable Law.
10.3 Recovery by Judgment Not
Affected by Sale of Collateral.
(a) The Lender shall be entitled to recover judgment as noted in
Section 10.2(b) hereof, either before or after or during the pendency of any
other proceedings for the enforcement of this Agreement, the Note, any Escrow
Agreement or the Guaranty; and the right of the Lender to recover such judgment
shall not be affected by any entry or sale hereunder, or by the exercise of any
other right or remedy for the enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement,
the Note, any Escrow Agreement or the Guaranty, or by the foreclosure of the
lien and security interest hereof; and in case of any sale of the Collateral or
any portion thereof, and of the application of the proceeds of sale, as in this
Agreement provided, to the payment of the Obligations, the Lender shall be
entitled to enforce payment of, and to receive all amounts then remaining due
and unpaid upon, any and all of, and to receive all amounts then remaining due
and unpaid upon, any and all of the Note then outstanding, and upon all other
payments, charges and costs due under this Agreement, any Escrow Agreement or
the Guaranty, and shall be entitled to recover judgment for any portion of the
Obligations, remaining unpaid, with interest. In case of proceedings against
Borrower in insolvency or bankruptcy or any proceedings for its reorganization
or involving the liquidation of its assets, then and in such case Lender shall
be entitled to prove the whole amount of principal, premium and interest due
upon the Note to the full amount thereof, and all other Obligations, without
deducting therefrom any proceeds obtained from the sale of the Collateral or any
portions thereof; provided, however, that in no case shall Lender receive from
the aggregate amount of the proceeds of the sale of the Collateral or any
portions thereof and the distribution from the estate of Borrower a greater
amount than such principal, premium and interest and such other Obligations.
(b) No recovery of any judgment by Lender, and no levy of an execution
under any judgment upon the Collateral or any portion thereof or upon any other
property of Borrower shall affect, in any manner or to any extent, the lien and
security interest of this Agreement upon the
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Collateral or any portion thereof, or any rights or remedies of Lender
hereunder, but such lien and security interest and such rights and remedies
shall continue unimpaired as before.
(c) Any monies thus collected by Lender under this Section 10.3 shall
be applied by Lender in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.2(c).
10.4 Lender to Retain Possession of
Collateral Upon Event of Default.
Notwithstanding the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or
liquidator (or other similar official) of Borrower, or of any of the property of
Borrower, or of the Collateral or any portion thereof, Lender shall be entitled
to retain possession and control of all Collateral or other property now or
hereafter held by Lender under or pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
10.5 Remedies Not Exclusive.
No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to Lender is
intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and each and every right
and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other right or remedy
given hereunder, or now or hereafter. The failure of Lender to insist at any
time upon the strict observance or performance of any of the provisions of this
Agreement, or to exercise any right or remedy provided for in this Agreement,
shall not impair any such right or remedy nor be construed as a waiver or
relinquishment thereof. Every right or remedy of Lender may exercised from time
to time and as often as may be deemed expedient by Lender.
10.6 Waiver of Moratorium Laws.
To the extent that it lawfully may, should an Event of Default occur,
Borrower agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any
manner whatever claim or take any benefit or advantage of any applicable present
or future stay, extension or moratorium law which may affect the payment or
performance of any Obligations; nor claim, take or insist upon any benefit or
advantage of any present or future law providing for the valuation or appraisal
of the Collateral, any other assets or any portion of any thereof prior to any
sale or sales thereof which may be made under or by virtue of this Article X;
nor after any such sale or sales, claim or exercise any right, under any
applicable present or future law or otherwise, to redeem the Collateral or any
portion thereof so sold. Borrower, to the extent that it lawfully may, expressly
waives all benefit or advantage of any such laws, and covenants not to hinder
delay or impede the exercise of any right or remedy herein permitted to be
exercised by Lender, but to suffer and permit the exercise of every such right
or remedy as though no such law or laws were in effect. Borrower for itself and
all who may claim under it, waives, to the extent that it lawfully may, all
right to have the Collateral or any other assets marshalled upon any sale.
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ARTICLE XI - Miscellaneous
11.1 Expenses.
The Borrower will pay all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses
incurred by the Lender (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of
the counsel for the Lender) in connection with (i) the preparation, execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Escrow Agreements, the Note and
the Guaranty and any other agreement, document or instrument entered into in
connection therewith (whether or not the transactions hereby contemplated shall
be consummated or any Advances made), (ii) enforcement, protection, perfection
and continuation of the Lender's lien and security interest in the t Collateral
and (iii) the enforcement and protection of all other rights of the Lender in
connection with this Agreement, the Escrow Agreements, the Note and the Guaranty
and any other agreement, document or instrument entered into in connection
therewith. Borrower agrees that Lender shall not be liable for taking any action
or refraining from taking any action hereunder or for negligence, it being
agreed that Lender shall be liable to Borrower only for gross negligence or
willful misconduct and that, as a condition to the execution of this Agreement,
Borrower has and hereby does waive any liability of Lender except in the case of
gross negligence or willful misconduct.
11.3 Third Party Beneficiaries.
Nothing in this Agreement expressed or implied is intended or shall be
construed to give to any Person other than Lender and Borrower any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of the Note, this
Agreement, the Escrow Agreements, the Guaranty or the Collateral or any
provision therein or herein contained, and such provisions are and shall be held
to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Lender and Borrower.
11.4 Invalidity of Provisions.
In case anyone or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement
the Note, any Escrow Agreement, or the Guaranty shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions contained herein and therein and any other application
thereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
11.5 Notices.
All notices, requests, and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be delivered personally, telegraphed, sent by facsimile
transmission (with immediate confirmation thereafter by telephone or otherwise),
or sent by U.S. registered, certified or express mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service,
marked for overnight delivery. Any such notice shall be deemed given when so
delivered personally, telegraphed, or sent by facsimile transmission (provided
confirmation is received immediately thereafter); or if sent by express mail or
overnight courier, one (1) Business Day after the date of delivery to a U.S.
Post Office or the courier service
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marked for overnight delivery; or if so sent by registered or certified mail,
three (3) days after the date of deposit in the mails; in each case addressed as
follows:
(a) If to the Lender, to:
Chinatrust Bank (U.S.A.)
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx - 12th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Warehouse Lending
Phone: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
(b) If to the Borrower, to:
Community Home Mortgage Corp.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Phone: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address as the parties hereto may specify from time to time by
notice given as provided herein.
11.6 Additional Warehouse Financing.
Prior to entering any agreement with any financial institution or group
of financial institutions providing for the extension of credit secured by
Mortgage or Co-Op Loans (whether such agreement would provide for an extension
of credit in an amount l additional to the Investor Take-Out Commitments or
would provide for the repayment of or a f substitution for this Agreement),
Borrower will give Lender notice thereof and will not execute any such agreement
unless Lender shall have declined to make such extension of credit available to
Borrower on terms and in an amount at least as advantageous as those proposed by
such other financial institution or group.
11.7 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, and such counterparts shall together
constitute but one and the same Agreement. It shall not be necessary in making
proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart
signed by the party against which enforcement of this Agreement is sought.
11.8 Binding Nature of Agreement.
All of the provisions contained herein and in the Note shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Lender and to their
respective successors and permitted assigns, to the same extent as if each such
successor and permitted assign were in each case named as a party to this
Agreement. The Lender may in its sole option and discretion assign and transfer
in whole or in part this Agreement or any right it may have under this
Agreement, the
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Note, or any other agreements, documents or instruments delivered in connection
therewith and it may participate out or syndicate any Advance or portion thereof
made or to be made hereunder and under the Note. The Borrower may not assign or
transfer in whole or in part this Agreement, the Note, or any rights or
obligations it may have hereunder or thereunder or under any other agreement,
document or instrument delivered in connection therewith without the prior
written consent of the Lender, and any such attempted assignment or transfer
without such prior consent shall be null and void.
11.9 Governing Law.
This Agreement, the Note and all amendments thereto shall be governed
by and construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of New
York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. The Borrower, for
itself and each Guarantor, agrees to and accepts the nonexclusive jurisdiction
of any court in New York City or the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of New York in respect of any action or proceeding, expressly waiving
any defense relating to jurisdiction or forum non conveniens, and consents to
service of process by U.S. certified or registered mail at its address for
notices referred to in Section 11.5 hereof in any action or proceeding with
respect to this Agreement in any such court or any other court of competent
jurisdiction. The Borrower, for itself and the Guarantors, waives trial by jury
in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement.
11.10 Headings.
The headings to the various Articles and Sections of this Agreement
have been inserted for convenient reference only and shall not modify, define,
limit or expand the express provisions of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed as of the day and year above first written.
CHINATRUST BANK (U.S.A.)
By /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: First Vice President
COMMUNITY HOME MORTGAGE CORP.
By /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: President
[Community Home Mortgage
Corp. Corporate Seal]
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