Volkswagen Auto Lease/Loan Underwritten Funding, LLC Seller, VW Credit, Inc. Servicer and Trustee on behalf of the Holders FORM OF POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of _______ __, 200_ VOLKSWAGEN AUTO LOAN ENHANCED TRUST 200_-_ % Asset Backed...
Exhibit 4.3
Seller,
VW Credit, Inc.
Servicer
Servicer
and
Trustee
on behalf of the Holders
FORM OF POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of _______ __, 200_
VOLKSWAGEN AUTO LOAN ENHANCED TRUST 200_-_
% Asset Backed Certificates, Class A
% Asset Backed Certificates, Class B
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | 1 | |||||
Section 1.1 |
Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 1.2 |
Other Interpretative Provisions | 19 | ||||
Section 1.3 |
Calculations | 20 | ||||
Section 1.4 |
References | 20 | ||||
Section 1.5 |
Action by or Consent of Holders | 20 | ||||
ARTICLE II THE TRUST PROPERTY | 20 | |||||
Section 2.1 |
Conveyance of Trust Property | 20 | ||||
Section 2.2 |
Representations and Warranties as to Each Receivable | 20 | ||||
Section 2.3 |
Representations and Warranties as to the Receivables in the Aggregate | 23 | ||||
Section 2.4 |
Repurchase upon Breach | 24 | ||||
Section 2.5 |
Custodian of Receivable Files | 25 | ||||
ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF TRUST PROPERTY | 28 | |||||
Section 3.1 |
Duties of Servicer | 28 | ||||
Section 3.2 |
Collection of Receivable Payments | 29 | ||||
Section 3.3 |
Realization upon Receivables | 29 | ||||
Section 3.4 |
Physical Damage Insurance | 30 | ||||
Section 3.5 |
Maintenance of Security Interests in Financed Vehicles | 30 | ||||
Section 3.6 |
Covenants of Servicer | 31 | ||||
Section 3.7 |
Purchase by Servicer upon Breach | 31 | ||||
Section 3.8 |
Servicing Compensation | 32 | ||||
Section 3.9 |
Servicer’s Report | 32 | ||||
Section 3.10 |
Annual Statement as to Compliance | 33 | ||||
Section 3.11 |
Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants’ Report | 33 | ||||
Section 3.12 |
Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding Receivables | 33 | ||||
Section 3.13 |
Reports to the Commission | 34 | ||||
Section 3.14 |
Reports to the Rating Agency | 34 | ||||
Section 3.15 |
Servicer Expenses | 34 | ||||
ARTICLE IV DISTRIBUTIONS; RESERVE ACCOUNT; STATEMENTS TO HOLDERS | 34 | |||||
Section 4.1 |
Establishment of Accounts | 34 | ||||
Section 4.2 |
Collections | 35 | ||||
Section 4.3 |
[RESERVED] | 37 |
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Section 4.4 |
Additional Deposits; Net Deposits | 37 | ||||
Section 4.5 |
Distributions | 37 | ||||
Section 4.6 |
Reserve Account | 39 | ||||
Section 4.7 |
Statements to Holders | 41 | ||||
ARTICLE V THE CERTIFICATES | 42 | |||||
Section 5.1 |
The Certificates | 42 | ||||
Section 5.2 |
Authentication of Certificates | 43 | ||||
Section 5.3 |
Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates | 43 | ||||
Section 5.4 |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates | 44 | ||||
Section 5.5 |
Persons Deemed Owners | 44 | ||||
Section 5.6 |
Access to List of Holders’ Names and Addresses | 44 | ||||
Section 5.7 |
Maintenance of Office or Agency | 45 | ||||
Section 5.8 |
Book Entry Certificates | 45 | ||||
Section 5.9 |
Notices to Clearing Agency | 46 | ||||
Section 5.10 |
Definitive Certificates | 46 | ||||
ARTICLE VI SELLER | 47 | |||||
Section 6.1 |
Representations and Warranties of Seller | 47 | ||||
Section 6.2 |
Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Seller | 48 | ||||
Section 6.3 |
Limitation on Liability of Seller and Others | 49 | ||||
ARTICLE VII SERVICER | 49 | |||||
Section 7.1 |
Representations and Warranties of Servicer | 49 | ||||
Section 7.2 |
Indemnities of Servicer | 51 | ||||
Section 7.3 |
Merger or Consolidation of or Assumption of the Obligations of Servicer | 52 | ||||
Section 7.4 |
Limitation on Liability of Servicer and Others | 52 | ||||
Section 7.5 |
VW Credit, Inc. | 53 | ||||
Section 7.6 |
Servicer May Own Certificates | 53 | ||||
Section 7.7 |
Existence | 53 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII SERVICING TERMINATION | 53 | |||||
Section 8.1 |
Servicer Termination Events | 53 | ||||
Section 8.2 |
Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor Servicer | 55 | ||||
Section 8.3 |
Effect of Servicing Transfer | 56 | ||||
Section 8.4 |
Notification to Holders | 57 | ||||
Section 8.5 |
Waiver of Past Servicer Termination Events | 57 | ||||
Section 8.6 |
Transfer of Accounts | 57 |
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ARTICLE IX TRUSTEE | 57 | |||||
Section 9.1 |
Acceptance by Trustee | 57 | ||||
Section 9.2 |
Duties of Trustee | 57 | ||||
Section 9.3 |
Trustee’s Certificate | 59 | ||||
Section 9.4 |
Trustee’s Assignment of Purchased Receivables | 59 | ||||
Section 9.5 |
Certain Matters Affecting Trustee | 60 | ||||
Section 9.6 |
Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Receivables | 62 | ||||
Section 9.7 |
Trustee May Own Certificates | 63 | ||||
Section 9.8 |
Trustee’s Fees and Expenses | 63 | ||||
Section 9.9 |
Eligibility Requirements for Trustee | 63 | ||||
Section 9.10 |
Resignation or Removal of Trustee | 63 | ||||
Section 9.11 |
Successor Trustee | 64 | ||||
Section 9.12 |
Merger or Consolidation of or Assumption of Obligations of Trustee | 65 | ||||
Section 9.13 |
Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee | 65 | ||||
Section 9.14 |
Representations and Warranties of Trustee | 67 | ||||
Section 9.15 |
Reports by Trustee | 68 | ||||
Section 9.16 |
Tax Returns | 68 | ||||
Section 9.17 |
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Certificates | 68 | ||||
ARTICLE X TERMINATION | 68 | |||||
Section 10.1 |
Termination of the Trust | 68 | ||||
Section 10.2 |
Optional Purchase of All Receivables | 69 | ||||
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | 70 | |||||
Section 11.1 |
Amendment | 70 | ||||
Section 11.2 |
Protection of Title to Trust Property | 71 | ||||
Section 11.3 |
Limitation on Rights of Holders | 73 | ||||
Section 11.4 |
Governing Law | 74 | ||||
Section 11.5 |
Notices | 74 | ||||
Section 11.6 |
Severability of Provisions | 74 | ||||
Section 11.7 |
Assignment | 74 | ||||
Section 11.8 |
Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid | 74 | ||||
Section 11.9 |
Intention of Parties | 75 | ||||
Section 11.10 |
Counterparts | 75 | ||||
Section 11.11 |
Further Assurances | 75 | ||||
Section 11.12 |
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies | 75 |
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Section 11.13 |
Regulation AB | 75 | ||||
Section 11.14 |
Information to Be Provided by the Trustee | 76 |
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SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE A LOCATION OF RECEIVABLE FILES
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A FORM OF CLASS A CERTIFICATE
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EXHIBIT B FORM OF CLASS B CERTIFICATE
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B-1 | |
EXHIBIT C FORM OF SERVICER’S REPORT
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EXHIBIT E FORM OF TRUSTEE’S ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
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POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT dated as of , 200_, between Volkswagen Auto
Lease/Loan Underwritten Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Seller, VW Credit,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Servicer, and , a , as trustee
hereunder.
In consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements herein contained, and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to
be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS.
Section 1.1 Definitions. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following capitalized words and
phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:
“Accounts” means collectively the Collection Account, the Class A Distribution Account, the
Class B Distribution Account and the Payahead Account.
“Account Property” means all amounts and investments held from time to time in any Account or
the Reserve Account, as the case may be (whether in the form of deposit accounts, instruments,
certificated securities, book entry securities, uncertificated securities or otherwise), and all
proceeds of the foregoing.
“Actuarial Receivable” means a Receivable that provides for (i) amortization of the loan over
a series of fixed level payment monthly installments and (ii) each monthly installment, including
the monthly installment representing the final payment on the Receivable, to consist of an amount
of interest equal to 1/12 of the Contract Rate of the loan multiplied by the unpaid principal
balance of the loan, and an amount of principal equal to the remainder of the monthly installment.
“Acquired Receivable” means a Receivable acquired by a the Transferor through a bulk purchase
of Receivables or the acquisition of a financial institution that owned the Receivable.
“Additional Servicing” means, for each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (i)
the amount by which (A) the aggregate amount of the Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date and
all prior Distribution Dates exceeds (B) the aggregate amount of Additional Servicing paid to the
Servicer on all prior Distribution Dates and (ii) the amount, if any, by which (A) the sum of
Available Interest and Available Principal for such Distribution Date exceed (B) the sum, without
duplication of (x) the Servicing Fee paid on such Distribution Date with respect to the related
Collection Period and any accrued and unpaid Servicing Fee for prior Collection Periods, (y) all
amounts required to be distributed to the Holders on such
Distribution Date and (z) the amount, if any, deposited in the Reserve Account on such Distribution Date.
“Administration
Agreement” means the Administration Agreement dated as of _____, 200___ by and
among the Trust, the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee as amended, restated and otherwise
modified from time to time
“Administrator” means VW Credit in its capacity as administrator of the Trust under the
Administration Agreement, and any successor thereto.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this
definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the
management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have
meanings correlative to the foregoing. A Person shall not be deemed to be an Affiliate of any
specified Person solely because such other Person has the contractual right or obligation to manage
such specified Person or act as servicer with respect to the financial assets of such specified
Person unless such other Person controls the specified Person through equity ownership or
otherwise.
“Agreement” means this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including its schedules and exhibits,
as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Authorized Officer” means any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of Trustee, including
any vice president, assistant vice president, secretary, assistant secretary or any other officer
of Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above
designated officers and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such
matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject.
“Available Interest” means, for any Distribution Date, the sum of the following amounts for
the related Collection Period: (a) that portion of the Collections on the Receivables received
during the such Collection Period that is allocable to interest in accordance with Servicer’s
customary servicing procedures, (b) all Liquidation Proceeds received during the related Collection
Period and (c) the Purchase Amounts, to the extent allocable to accrued interest, of all
Receivables that are purchased by Servicer as of the last day of the related Collection Period.
“Available Interest” for any Distribution Date shall exclude all payments and proceeds of any
Receivables the Purchase Amount of which has been distributed on a prior Distribution Date.
“Available Principal” means, for any Distribution Date the sum of the following amounts with
respect to the related Collection Period: (a) that portion of all Collections on the Receivables
received during such Collection Period that is allocable to principal in accordance
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with Servicer’s customary servicing procedures; and (b) the Purchase Amounts, to the extent attributable to
principal, of all Receivables purchased by Servicer as of the last day of the related Collection
Period. “Available Principal” on any Distribution Date shall exclude all payments
and proceeds of any Receivables the Purchase Amount of which has been distributed on a prior
Distribution Date.
“Available Reserve Amount” is defined in Section 4.6.
“Book Entry Certificate” means beneficial interests in the definitive Certificates described
in Section 5.8, the ownership of which shall be evidenced, and transfers of which shall be made,
through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 5.8.
“Business Day” means a day that is not a Saturday or a Sunday and that in the States of New
York, Illinois, Virginia and the State in which the Corporate Trust Office is located is neither a
legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law, regulation or
executive order to be closed.
“Certificate” means any Class A Certificate or Class B Certificate.
“Certificate Owner” means, with respect to a Book Entry Certificate, the Person who is the
owner of such Book Entry Certificate, as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency, or on the
books of a Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly or as an indirect
participant, in accordance with the rules, regulations and procedures of such Clearing Agency).
“Certificate Register” means the register maintained by Trustee for the registration of
Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as provided in Section 5.3.
“Class A Certificate” means a certificate executed by Trustee on behalf of the Trust and
authenticated by Trustee substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
“Class A Certificate Balance” means, at any time, the original Class A Certificate Balance, as
reduced by all amounts allocable to principal on the Class A Certificates distributed to Class A
Holders prior to such time.
“Class A Certificate Rate” means ___% per annum, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months.
“Class A Distribution Account” means the account established, maintained and designated as the
“Class A Distribution Account” pursuant to Section 4.1.
“Class A Holder” means the Person in whose name a Class A Certificate is registered in the
Certificate Register, except that, solely for the purpose of giving any consent, request or waiver
pursuant to this Agreement, the interest evidenced by any Class A Certificate
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registered in the name of the Transferor, Servicer, or any Person actually known to an Authorized Officer of Trustee
to be an Affiliate, the Transferor, or Servicer, shall not be taken into account in determining
whether the requisite percentage necessary to effect any such consent, request or waiver shall have
been obtained.
“Class A Interest Carryover Shortfall” means, (a) with respect to the initial Distribution
Date, zero, and (b) with respect to any other Distribution Date, the excess of Class A Monthly
Interest for the preceding Distribution Date and any outstanding Class A Interest Carryover
Shortfall on such preceding Distribution Date, over the amount in respect of interest that is
actually deposited in the Class A Distribution Account on such preceding Distribution Date, plus 30
days of interest on such excess, to the extent permitted by law, in an amount equal to the product
of one-twelfth multiplied by the Class A Certificate Rate multiplied by the amount of such excess.
“Class A Interest Distributable Amount” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum
of (a) the Class A Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date and (b) the Class A Interest
Carryover Shortfall for such Distribution Date.
“Class A Monthly Interest” means, for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to one-twelfth
(or the actual number of days from and including the Closing Date to but excluding ,
200___ divided by 360, for the initial Distribution Date) of the Class A Certificate Rate multiplied
by the Class A Certificate Balance as of the close of business on the immediately preceding
Distribution Date, after giving effect to all payments of principal to the Class A Certificates on
or prior to such Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the Original
Class A Certificate Balance).
“Class A Monthly Principal” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the Class A
Percentage of Available Principal for such Distribution Date plus the Class A Percentage of
Realized Losses with respect to the related Collection Period.
“Class A Percentage” means ___%.
“Class A Pool Factor” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the Class A Certificate
Balance as of the close of business on such Distribution Date (after giving effect to any payments
to be made on such Distribution Date) divided by the Original Class A Certificate Balance,
expressed as a seven-digit decimal.
“Class A Principal Carryover Shortfall” means, as of the close of business on any Distribution
Date, the excess of Class A Monthly Principal for such Distribution Date and any outstanding Class
A Principal Carryover Shortfall from the preceding Distribution Date over the amount in respect of
principal that is actually deposited in the Class A Distribution Account on such Distribution Date.
“Class A Principal Distributable Amount” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum
of Class A Monthly Principal for such Distribution Date and, in the case of any
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Distribution Date other than the initial Distribution Date, the Class A Principal Carryover Shortfall as of the close
of business on the preceding Distribution Date; provided that the Class A Principal Distributable
Amount shall not exceed the Class A Certificate Balance prior to such Distribution Date. In
addition, on the Final Scheduled Distribution Date, the Class A Principal Distributable Amount
shall include, to the extent not included under the preceding sentence, the
amount that is necessary (after giving effect to the other amounts to be deposited in the
Class A Distribution Account on such Distribution Date and allocable to principal) to reduce the
Class A Certificate Balance to zero.
“Class B Certificate” means a certificate executed by Trustee on behalf of the Trust and
authenticated by Trustee substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“Class B Certificate Balance” means, at any time, the Original Class B Certificate Balance, as
reduced by all amounts allocable to principal on the Class B Certificates distributed to Class B
Holders prior to such time.
“Class B Certificate Owner” means, with respect to a Book Entry Certificate representing a
beneficial interest in the Class B Certificates, the Person who is the owner of such Book Entry
Certificate, as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency, or on the books of a Person
maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly or as an indirect participant in
accordance with the rules, regulations and procedures of such Clearing Agency).
“Class B Certificate Rate” means ___% per annum, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months.
“Class B Distribution Account” means the account established, maintained and designated as the
“Class B Distribution Account” pursuant to Section 4.1.
“Class B Holder” means the Person in whose name a Class B Certificate is registered in the
Certificate Register, except that, solely for the purpose of giving any consent, request or waiver
pursuant to this Agreement, the interest evidenced by any Class B Certificate registered in the
name of the Transferor, Servicer, or any Person actually known to an Authorized Officer of Trustee
to be an Affiliate of the Transferor or Servicer, shall not be taken into account in determining
whether the requisite percentage necessary to effect any such consent, request or waiver shall have
been obtained.
“Class B Interest Carryover Shortfall” means, (a) with respect to the initial Distribution
Date, zero, and (b) with respect to any other Distribution Date, the excess of Class B Monthly
Interest for the preceding Distribution Date and any outstanding Class B Interest Carryover
Shortfall on such preceding Distribution Date, over the amount in respect of interest that is
actually deposited in the Class B Distribution Account on such preceding Distribution Date, plus 30
days of interest on such excess, to the extent permitted by law, in an amount equal to the product
of one-twelfth multiplied by the Class B Certificate Rate multiplied by the amount of such excess.
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“Class B Interest Distributable Amount” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum
of (a) the Class B Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date and (b) the Class B Interest
Carryover Shortfall for such Distribution Date.
“Class B Monthly Interest” means, for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to one-twelfth
(or the actual number of days from and including the Closing Date to but excluding
,
200___ divided by 360, for the initial Distribution Date) of the Class B Certificate
Rate multiplied by the Class B Certificate Balance as of the close of business on the immediately
preceding Distribution Date, after giving effect to all payments of principal to the Class B
Certificates on or prior to such Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date,
the Certificate Balance on the Closing Date).
“Class B Monthly Principal” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the Class B
Percentage of Available Principal for such Distribution Date plus the Class B Percentage of
Realized Losses with respect to the related Collection Period.
“Class B Percentage” means ___%.
“Class B Pool Factor” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the Class B Certificate
Balance as of the close of business on such Distribution Date (after giving effect to any payments
to be made on such Distribution Date) divided by the Original Class B Certificate Balance,
expressed as a seven-digit decimal.
“Class B Principal Carryover Shortfall” means, as of the close of business on any Distribution
Date, the excess of Class B Monthly Principal for such Distribution Date and any outstanding Class
B Principal Carryover Shortfall from the preceding Distribution Date over the amount in respect of
principal that is actually deposited in the Class B Distribution Account on such Distribution Date.
“Class B Principal Distributable Amount” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum
of Class B Monthly Principal for such Distribution Date and, in the case of any Distribution Date
other than the initial Distribution Date, the Class B Principal Carryover Shortfall as of the close
of business on the preceding Distribution Date; provided that the Class B Principal Distributable
Amount shall not exceed the Class B Certificate Balance prior to such Distribution Date. In
addition, on the Final Scheduled Distribution Date, the Class B Principal Distributable Amount
shall include, to the extent not included under the preceding sentence, the amount that is
necessary (after giving effect to the other amounts to be deposited in the Class B Distribution
Account on such Distribution Date and allocable to principal) to reduce the Class B Certificate
Balance to zero.
“Clearing Agency” means an organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section
17A of the Exchange Act, as amended.
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“Clearing Agency Participant” means a broker, dealer, bank, other financial institution or
other Person for whom from time to time a Clearing Agency effects book-entry transfers of
securities deposited with the Clearing Agency.
“Closing Date” means the date of the initial issuance of the Certificates hereunder.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“Collection Account” means the segregated account or accounts established, maintained and
designated as the “Collection Account” pursuant to Section 4.1.
“Collection Period” means, (a) in the case of the initial Collection Period, the period from
[but not including] the Cutoff Date to and including
___, 200_ and (b) thereafter, each
calendar month during the term of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement. With respect to any
Determination Date, Deposit Date or Distribution Date, the “related Collection Period” means the
Collection Period preceding the month in which such Determination Date, Deposit Date or
Distribution Date occurs.
“Collections” means all collections on the Receivables and any proceeds from Insurance
Policies and lender’s single interest insurance policies.
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Contract Rate” means, with respect to a Receivable, the rate per annum of interest charged on
the outstanding principal balance of such Receivable.
“Corporate Trust Office” means the principal office of Trustee at which at any particular time
its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at date of execution of this
Agreement is located at , Attention: , Telephone: ,
Facsimile: or at such other address as Trustee may designate from time to time by
notice to the Holders, the Transferor, Seller and Servicer, or the principal corporate trust office
of any successor Trustee (the address of which the successor Trustee will notify the Holders, the
Transferor, Seller and Servicer).
“Custodian” means Servicer in its capacity as agent of the Trustee, as custodian of the
Receivable Files and the Transferor acting as agent for Servicer for the purpose of maintaining
custody of the Receivables Files.
“Cutoff Date” means the [opening] of business on ___, 200_.
“Cutoff Date Principal Balance” means, with respect to any Receivable, the Initial Principal
Balance of such Receivable minus the sum of the portion of all payments received
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under such Receivable from or on behalf of the related Obligor on or prior to the Cutoff Date and allocable to
principal in accordance with the terms of the Receivable.
“Dealer” means, with respect to any Receivable, the seller of the related Financed Vehicle.
“Dealer Agreement” means an agreement between an Originator and a Dealer pursuant to which
such Originator acquires Motor Vehicle Loans from the Dealer or gives such Dealer the right to
induce persons to apply to such Originator for loans in connection with the retail sale of Motor
Vehicles by such Dealer.
“Dealer Recourse” means, with respect to any Dealer, any rights and remedies against such
Dealer under the related Dealer Agreement (other than with respect to any breach of representation
or warranty thereunder) with respect to credit losses on a Receivable secured by a Financed Vehicle
sold by such Dealer.
“Defaulted Receivable” means, with respect to any Collection Period, a Receivable (other than
a Purchased Receivable) which Servicer has determined to charge off during such Collection Period
in accordance with its customary servicing practices; provided that any Receivable which Servicer
is obligated to repurchase or purchase shall be deemed to have become a Defaulted Receivable during
a Collection Period if Servicer fails to deposit the related Purchase Amount on the related Deposit
Date when due.
“Definitive Certificates” is defined in Section 5.8.
“Delivery” when used with respect to Account Property means:
(a) with respect to bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper, negotiable
certificates of deposit and other obligations that constitute “instruments” within
the meaning of Section 9-102(47) of the UCC and are susceptible of physical
delivery, transfer thereof to Trustee or its nominee or custodian by physical
delivery to Trustee or its nominee or custodian endorsed to, or registered in the
name of, Trustee or its nominee or custodian or endorsed in blank, and, with
respect to a “certificated security” (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC)
transfer thereof (i) by delivery of such certificated security endorsed to, or
registered in the name of, Trustee or its nominee or custodian or endorsed in blank
to a “financial intermediary” (as defined in Section 8-313 of the UCC) and the
making by such financial intermediary of entries on its books and records
identifying such certificated securities as belonging to Trustee or its nominee or
custodian and the sending by such financial intermediary of a confirmation of the
purchase of such certificated security by Trustee or its nominee or custodian, or
(ii) by delivery thereof to a “clearing corporation” (as defined in Section
8-102(3) of the UCC) and the making by such clearing corporation of appropriate
entries on its books reducing the appropriate
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securities account of the transferor and increasing the appropriate securities account of a financial intermediary by
the amount of such certificated security, the identification by the clearing
corporation of the certificated securities for the sole and exclusive account of
the financial intermediary, the maintenance of such certificated securities by such
clearing corporation or a “custodian bank” (as defined in Section 8-102(4) of the
UCC) or the nominee of either subject to the clearing corporation’s exclusive
control, the sending of a confirmation by the financial intermediary of the
purchase by Trustee or its nominee or custodian of such securities and the making
by such financial intermediary of entries on its books and records identifying such
certificated securities as belonging to Trustee or its nominee or custodian (all of
the foregoing, “Physical Property”), and, in any event, any such Physical Property
in registered form shall be in the name of
Trustee or its nominee or custodian; and such additional or alternative
procedures as may hereafter become appropriate to effect the complete transfer of
ownership of any such Account Property to Trustee or its nominee or custodian,
consistent with changes in applicable law or regulations or the interpretation
thereof;
(b) with respect to any securities issued by the U.S. Treasury, the Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or by the Federal National Mortgage Association that
is a book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to
Federal book-entry regulations, the following procedures, all in accordance with
applicable law, including applicable Federal regulations and Articles 8 and 9 of
the UCC: book-entry registration of such Account Property to an appropriate
book-entry account maintained with a Federal Reserve Bank by a financial
intermediary which is also a “depository” pursuant to applicable Federal
regulations and issuance by such financial intermediary of a deposit advice or
other written confirmation of such book-entry registration to Trustee or its
nominee or custodian of the purchase by Trustee or its nominee or custodian of such
book-entry securities; the making by such financial intermediary of entries in its
books and records identifying such book entry security held through the Federal
Reserve System pursuant to Federal book-entry regulations as belonging to Trustee
or its nominee or custodian and indicating that such custodian holds such Account
Property solely as agent for Trustee or its nominee or custodian; and such
additional or alternative procedures as may hereafter become appropriate to effect
complete transfer of ownership of any such Account Property to Trustee or its
nominee or custodian, consistent with changes in applicable law or regulations or
the interpretation thereof; and
(c) with respect to any item of Account Property that is an uncertificated
security under Article 8 of the UCC and that is not governed by clause (b) above,
registration on the books and records of the issuer thereof in the name of the
financial intermediary, the sending of a confirmation by the financial intermediary
of the purchase by Trustee or its nominee or custodian of
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such uncertificated security, the making by such financial intermediary of entries on its books and
records identifying such uncertificated certificates as belonging to Trustee or its
nominee or custodian.
“Deposit Date” means, with respect to any Collection Period, the Business Day preceding the
related Distribution Date.
“Depository Agreement” means the agreement among Seller, Servicer, Trustee and the initial
Clearing Agency, dated the Closing Date.
“Determination Date” with respect to any Collection Period, means the tenth day of the
calendar month following such Collection Period (or, if the tenth day is not a Business Day, the
next succeeding Business Day).
“Direct Loan” means motor vehicle promissory notes and security agreements executed by an
Obligor in favor of a motor vehicle lender.
“Distribution Date” means the ___ day of each month (or, if the ___ day is not a Business
Day, the next succeeding Business Day), commencing ________ ___, 200_.
“Dollar” and the sign “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Eligible Deposit Account” means either (a) a segregated account with an Eligible Institution
or (b) a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution
organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the
District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank), having corporate trust powers and
acting as trustee for funds deposited in such account, so long as the long-term unsecured debt of
such depository institution shall have a credit rating from each Rating Agency in one of its
generic rating categories which signifies investment grade. Any such accounts (other than the
Reserve Account) may be maintained with , or any of its
Affiliates, if such accounts meet the requirements described in clause (a) of the preceding
sentence.
“Eligible Institution” means a depository institution (which may be Servicer or any Affiliate
of Servicer or Trustee) organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the
states thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank), which (a)
has (i) either a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of AA or a short-term senior unsecured debt
or certificate of deposit rating of A-1+ or better by S&P and (ii) (A) a short-term senior
unsecured debt rating of A-1 or better by S&P and (B) a short-term senior unsecured debt rating of
P-1 or better by Moody’s, or any other long-term, short-term or certificate of deposit rating
acceptable to the Rating Agencies and (b) whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation. If so qualified, Servicer, any Affiliate of Servicer or Trustee may be
considered an Eligible Institution.
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“Eligible Investments” shall mean any one or more of the following types of investments:
(a) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely
payment by, the United States of America;
(b) demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit of any
depository institution (including any Affiliate of the Transferor Seller, Trustee
or any Affiliate of the Trustee) or trust company incorporated under the laws of
the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia (or
any domestic branch of a foreign bank) and subject to supervision and examination
by Federal or state banking or depository institution authorities (including
depository receipts issued by any such institution or trust company as custodian
with respect to any obligation referred to in clause (a) above or a portion of such
obligation for the benefit of the holders of such depository receipts); provided
that at the time of the investment or contractual commitment to invest therein
(which shall be deemed to be made again each time funds are reinvested following
each Distribution Date), the commercial paper or other short-term senior unsecured
debt obligations (other than such obligations the rating of which is based on the
credit of a Person other than such depository institution or trust company) of such
depository institution or trust company shall have a credit rating from S&P of A-1+
and from Moody’s of P-1;
(c) commercial paper (including commercial paper of any Affiliate of the
Transferor Seller) having, at the time of the investment or contractual commitment
to invest therein, a rating from S&P of A-1+ and from Moody’s of P-1;
(d) investments in money market funds (including funds for which Trustee or
any of its Affiliates or any of Seller’s or Transferor’s Affiliates is investment
manager or advisor) having a rating from S&P of AAA-m or AAAm-and from Moody’s of
Aaa;
(e) bankers’ acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company
referred to in clause (b) above;
(f) repurchase obligations with respect to any security that is a direct
obligation of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States of America or any agency
or instrumentality thereof the obligations of which are backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States of America, in either case entered into with a
depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) referred to in clause
(b) above; and
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(g) any other investment with respect to which each Rating Agency has provided
written notice that such investment would not cause such Rating Agency to downgrade
or withdraw its then current rating on the Class A Certificates or the Class B
Certificates.
“Eligible Servicer” means a Person which, at the time of its appointment as Servicer, (a) has
a net worth of not less than $50,000,000, (b) is servicing a portfolio of motor vehicle retail
installment sales contracts and/or motor vehicle loans, (c) is legally qualified, and has the
capacity, to service the Receivables, (d) has demonstrated the ability to service a portfolio of
motor vehicle loans similar to the Receivables professionally and competently in accordance with
standards of skill and care that are consistent with prudent industry standards, and (e) is
qualified and entitled to use pursuant to a license or other written agreement, and agrees to
maintain the confidentiality of, the software which Servicer uses in connection with performing its
duties and responsibilities under this Agreement or obtains rights to use, or develops at its own
expense, software which is adequate to perform its duties and responsibilities under this
Agreement.
“ERISA” means the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Final Scheduled Distribution Date” means the Distribution Date.
“Final Scheduled Maturity Date” means the last day of the Collection Period immediately
preceding the Collection Period during which the Final Scheduled Distribution Date falls.
“Financed Vehicle” means, with respect to a Receivable, the Motor Vehicle, together with all
accessories and accessions thereto, securing or purporting to secure the indebtedness under such
Receivable.
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, or its successor.
“GAAP” is defined in Section 11.1(c).
“Holder” means the Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate
Register, except that, solely for the purpose of giving any consent, request or waiver pursuant to
this Agreement, the interest evidenced by any Certificate registered in the name of the Transferor,
Servicer or any Person actually known to an Authorized Officer of Trustee to be an Affiliate of the
Transferor or Servicer, shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite
percentage necessary to effect any such consent, request or waiver shall have been obtained.
“Initial Principal Balance” means, in respect of a Receivable, the amount advanced under the
Receivable toward the purchase price of the Financed Vehicle and related
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costs, including accessories, service and warranty contracts, insurance premiums, other items customarily financed
as part of retail motor vehicle loans and/or retail installment sales contracts and other fees
charged by the Transferor or Dealer and included in the amount to be financed, the total of which
is shown as the initial principal balance in the note and security agreement or retail installment
sale contract evidencing and securing such Receivable.
“Insurance Policies” means, all credit life and disability insurance policies maintained by
the Obligors and all Physical Damage Insurance Policies.
“Lien” means a security interest, lien, charge, pledge, preference, participation interest or
encumbrance of any kind, other than liens for taxes not yet due and payable, mechanics’ or
materialmen’s liens and other liens for work, labor or materials, and any other liens that may
attach by operation of law.
“Liquidation Proceeds” means, with respect to any Receivable which has become a Defaulted
Receivable, (a) insurance proceeds received by Servicer with respect to the Insurance Policies, (b)
amounts received by Servicer in connection with such Defaulted Receivable pursuant to the exercise
of rights under that Receivable and (c) the monies collected by Servicer (from whatever source, including proceeds of a sale of a Financed Vehicle or a
deficiency balance recovered after the charge-off of the related Receivable or as a result of any
Dealer Recourse) on such Defaulted Receivable net of any expenses incurred by Servicer in
connection therewith and any payments required by law to be remitted to the Obligor.
“Majority Holders” means Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than a majority of the
aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates
taken together as a single class.
“Minimum Specified Reserve Balance” with respect to any Distribution Date means the lesser of
(i) $ and (ii) the aggregate outstanding Class A Certificate Balance and Class B Certificate
Balance (after giving effect to any distributions on the Certificates on such Distribution Date).
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Motor Vehicle” means a new or used automobile or light duty truck.
“Motor Vehicle Loan” means a Direct Loan or retail installment sales contract secured by a
Motor Vehicle originated by the Transferor or another financial institution.
“Obligor” means, with respect to a Receivable, the borrower or co-borrowers under the related
Receivable and any co-signer of the Receivable or other Person who owes or may be primarily or
secondarily liable for payments under such Receivable.
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“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by the chairman, the president, any vice
president or the treasurer of the Transferor or Servicer, as the case may be, and delivered to
Trustee.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel (who may be an employee of the
Transferor or Servicer or any of their Affiliates) reasonably acceptable in form to Trustee.
“Original Certificate Balance” means the sum of the Original Class A Certificate Balance and
the Original Class B Certificate Balance.
“Original Class A Certificate Balance” means $ .
“Original Class B Certificate Balance” means $ .
“Original Pool Balance” means the Pool Balance as of the Cutoff Date.
“Originator” means, with respect to any Direct Loan or retail installment sales contract, the
Transferor that was the lender with respect to such Direct Loan or that acquired such Direct Loan
or retail installment sales contract from a Dealer or other Person.
“Payaheads” means early payments by or on behalf of Obligors on Precomputed Receivables which,
in accordance with the Servicer’s customary practices, do not constitute scheduled payments or full
prepayments and are applied to principal and interest in a subsequent period.
“Payahead Account” means the account designated as such, established and maintained pursuant
to Section 4.1.
“Person” means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of
whatever nature.
“Physical Damage Insurance Policy” means a theft and physical damage insurance policy
maintained by the Obligor under a Receivable, providing coverage against loss or damage to or theft
of the related Financed Vehicle.
“Pool Balance” means, at any time, the aggregate Principal Balance of the Receivables
(excluding Defaulted Receivables) at such time.
“Pool Factor” means, with respect to any Collection Period, the Pool Balance as of the last
day of such Collection Period divided by the Original Pool Balance, expressed as a seven-digit
decimal.
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“Precomputed Receivable” means (i) an Actuarial Receivable, (ii) a Rule of 78’s Receivable or
(iii) a Sum of Periodic Balances Receivable.
“Principal Balance” means, as of any time, for any Receivable, the principal balance of such
Receivable under the terms of the Receivable determined in accordance with the Servicer’s customary
practices.
“Purchase Agreement” means each Purchase Agreement dated as of ___, 200_ by and
between the Transferor and the Seller, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“Purchase Amount” of any Receivable means, with respect to any Deposit Date, an amount equal
to the sum of (a) the outstanding Principal Balance of such Receivable as of the last day of the
preceding Collection Period and (b) the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on such Principal
Balance at the related Contract Rate from the date a payment was last made by or on behalf of the
Obligor through and including the last day of such preceding Collection Period, in each case after
giving effect to the receipt of monies collected on such Receivable in such preceding Collection
Period.
“Purchased Receivable” means, at any time, a Motor Vehicle Loan included in the Schedule of
Receivables as to which payment of the Purchase Amount has previously been made by the Transferor
or Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.
“Rating Agencies” means Xxxxx’x, S&P and Fitch.
“Rating Agency Condition” means, with respect to any action, that each Rating Agency shall
have been given 10 days’ prior notice thereof (or such shorter period as shall be acceptable to the
Rating Agencies) and that none of the Rating Agencies shall have notified the Transferor Seller,
Servicer or Trustee in writing that such action will, in and of itself, result in a reduction or
withdrawal of the then current rating on the Class A Certificates or the Class B Certificates.
“Realized Losses” means, for any Collection Period, the aggregate Principal Balances of any
Receivables that became Defaulted Receivables during such Collection Period.
“Receivable” means each Motor Vehicle Loan described in the Schedule of Receivables, but
excluding (i) Defaulted Receivables to the extent the Principal Balances thereof have been
deposited in the Collection Account and (ii) any Purchased Receivables.
“Receivable File” is defined in Section 2.5.
“Record Date” means, subject to Section 1.4, with respect to any Distribution Date, the last
day of the related Collection Period.
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“Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 — Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R.
§§229.110-229.1123, as such regulation may be amended from time to time and subject to such
clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release
(Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (January 7,
2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided in writing by the Commission or its
staff from time to time.
“Related Agreements” means the Certificates, the Depository Agreement and the underwriting
agreement between Seller and the underwriter(s) of the Certificates. The Related Agreements to be
executed by any party are referred to herein as “such party’s Related Agreements”, “its Related
Agreements” or by a similar expression.
“Required Rating” means a rating with respect to short term deposit obligations of at least
P-1 by Moody’s and at least A-1 by S&P.
“Reserve Account” means the account established, maintained and designated as the “Reserve
Account” pursuant to Section 4.6.
“Reserve Account Initial Deposit” means cash or Eligible Investments having a value of at
least $ .
“Reserve Account Property” is defined in Section 4.6.
“Responsible Officer” means, with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate
trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president,
assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee
who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall
be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such
person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who, in each case, shall have
direct responsibility for the administration of the Agreement,
“Rule of 78’s Receivable” means a Receivable that provides for the payment by the Obligor of a
specified total amount of payments, payable in equal monthly installments on each due date, which
total represents the principal amount financed and add-on interest in an amount calculated at the
stated Contract Rate for the term of the Receivable and allocated to each monthly payment based
upon a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of payments scheduled to have been made prior
to the due date for such monthly payments on such Receivable and the denominator of which is the
sum of all such numbers of payments to be made until the maturity of such Receivable.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc.
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“Schedule of Receivables” means, with respect to the Motor Vehicle Loans to be conveyed to
Seller by the Transferor and to Trustee by Seller, the list identifying such retail Motor Vehicle
Loans delivered to Trustee on the Closing Date.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.
“Securities Intermediary” is defined in Section 4.6 of this Agreement.
“Seller” means Volkswagen Auto Lease/Loan Underwritten Funding, LLC, in its capacity as seller
of the Receivables to the Trust under this Agreement, or any successor pursuant to Section 6.3.
“Servicer” means VW Credit, Inc., in its capacity as servicer of the Receivables under this
Agreement, any successor pursuant to Section 7.3 or any successor Servicer appointed and acting
pursuant to Section 8.2.
“Servicer Termination Event” means an event specified in Section 8.1.
“Servicer’s Report” is defined in Section 3.9.
“Servicing Criteria” shall mean the “servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of
Regulation AB.
“Servicing Fee” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product
of (a) one-twelfth of the Servicing Fee Rate, multiplied by (b) the Pool Balance as of the
beginning of the first day of the preceding Collection Period.
“Servicing Fee Rate” shall be ___% per annum, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months.
“Servicing Officer” means any individual involved in, or responsible for, the administration
and servicing of the Receivables, whose name appears on a list of servicing officers attached to an
Officer’s Certificate furnished to Trustee by Servicer, as such list may be amended from time to
time by Servicer in writing.
“Simple Interest Method” means the method of allocating a fixed level payment monthly
installments between principal and interest, pursuant to which such installment is allocated first
to accrued and unpaid interest at the Contract Rate on the unpaid principal balance and the
remainder of such installment is allocable to principal.
“Simple Interest Receivable” means any Receivable under which the portion of a payment
allocable to interest and the portion allocable to principal is determined in accordance with the
Simple Interest Method.
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“Specified Reserve Account Balance” means, for any Distribution Date, the greater of (a) ___%
of the sum of the Class A Certificate Balance plus the Class B Certificate Balance on such
Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments on the Certificates to be made on or prior
to such Distribution Date), and (b) the Minimum Specified Reserve Balance as of such Distribution
Date.
“Sum of Periodic Balances Receivable” means a Receivable that provides for the payment by the
obligor of a specified total amount of payments, payable in equal monthly installments on each due
date, which total represents the principal amount financed and add-on interest in an amount
calculated at the stated Contract Rate for the term of the Receivable and allocated to each monthly
payment based upon a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal balance of such Receivable
immediately prior to the due date for such monthly payment and the denominator of which is the sum
of all principal balances for each monthly payment to be made until the maturity of such
Receivable.
“Supplemental Servicing Fee” is defined in Section 3.8.
“Transferor” means [Volkswagen Auto Lease/Loan Underwritten Funding, LLC].
“Trust” means the trust created by this Agreement, which shall be known as Volkswagen Auto
Loan Enhanced Trust 200 - .
“Trustee” means , a , as Trustee under this Agreement and any successor
Trustee appointed and acting pursuant to this Agreement.
“Trust Property” means:
(a) all right, title and interest of Seller in and to the Receivables, and all
moneys received thereon [on or] after the Cutoff Date;
(b) all right, title and interest of Seller in the security interests in the
Financed Vehicles granted by Obligors pursuant to the Receivables and any other
interest of Seller in the Financed Vehicles and any other property that shall
secure the Receivables;
(c) the interest of Seller in any proceeds with respect to the Receivables
from claims on any Insurance Policies covering Financed Vehicles or the Obligors or
from claims under any lender’s single interest insurance policy naming the
Transferor as an insured;
(d) rebates of premiums relating to Insurance Policies and rebates of other
items such as extended warranties financed under the Receivables, in each case, to
the extent the Servicer would, in accordance with its customary practices, apply
such amounts to the Principal Balance of the related Receivable;
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(e) the interest of Seller in any proceeds from (i) any Receivable repurchased
by a Dealer, pursuant to a Dealer Agreement, as a result of a breach of
representation or warranty in the related Dealer Agreement, (ii) a default by an
Obligor resulting in the repossession of the Financed Vehicle under the applicable
Motor Vehicle Loan or (iii) any Dealer Recourse or other rights relating to the
Receivables under Dealer Agreements;
(f) all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in
the Collection Account, the Payahead Account, the Class A Distribution Account and
the Class B Distribution Account (including the Account Property related thereto)
and in all investments and proceeds thereof (but excluding all investment income
thereon);
(g) all right, title and interest of Seller under each Purchase Agreement,
including the right of Seller to cause the Transferor to repurchase Receivables
from Seller;
(h) all right, title and interest of Seller in any instrument or document
relating to the Receivables; and
(i) the proceeds of any and all of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Trust Property shall
not include, and the Trust shall not have any right to, the Reserve Account or any
funds actually or deemed to be deposited in such account or any investments therein.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.
Section 1.2 Other Interpretative Provisions. For purposes of this Agreement, unless the
context otherwise requires: (a) accounting terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement, and
accounting terms partly defined in this Agreement to the extent not defined, shall have the
respective meanings given to them under generally accepted accounting principles; (b) terms defined
in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction and not otherwise defined in this
Agreement are used as defined in that Article; (c) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and
words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of
this Agreement; (d) references to any Article, Section, Schedule, Appendix or Exhibit are
references to Articles, Sections, Schedules, Appendices and Exhibits in or to this Agreement and
references to any paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision within any Section or
definition refer to such paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision of such Section or
definition; (e) the term “including” means “including without limitation”; (f) except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, references to any law or regulation refer to that law or regulation as amended from
time to time and include any successor law or regulation;
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(g) references to any Person include that Person’s successors and assigns; and (h) headings are for purposes of reference only
and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof.
Section 1.3 Calculations. All calculations of the amount of interest accrued on the
Certificates during any Collection Period and all calculations of the amount of the Servicing Fee
payable with respect to a Collection Period shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year consisting
of twelve 30-day months.
Section 1.4 References. All references to the Record Date prior to the first Record Date in
the life of the Trust shall be to the Closing Date. All references to the first day of a
Collection Period shall refer to the opening of business on such day. All references to the last
day of a Collection Period shall refer to the close of business on such day. All references herein
to the close of business means the close of business, Detroit, Michigan time.
Section 1.5 Action by or Consent of Holders. Whenever any provision of this Agreement refers
to action to be taken, or consented to, by Holders, such provision shall be deemed to refer to
Holders of record as of the Record Date immediately preceding the date on which such action is to
be taken, or consented to, by Holders.
ARTICLE II
THE TRUST PROPERTY.
Section 2.1 Conveyance of Trust Property. In consideration of Trustee’s delivery to Seller or
its designee of authenticated Certificates, in authorized denominations, in an aggregate amount
equal to the Original Certificate Balance, Seller hereby sells, transfers, assigns and conveys to
Trustee, upon the terms and conditions hereof, in trust for the benefit of the Holders, the Trust
Property, without recourse (except to the extent of the Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement
and the Related Agreements). The sale, transfer, assignment, setting over and conveyance made
hereunder shall not constitute and is not intended to result in an assumption by Trustee, any Holder or any Certificate Owner of any obligation of the Transferor
to the Obligors, the Dealers or any other Person in connection with the Receivables and the other
Trust Property or any agreement, document or instrument related thereto.
Section 2.2 Representations and Warranties as to Each Receivable. The Servicer hereby makes
the following representations and warranties as to each Receivable on which Trustee shall rely in
accepting the Trust Property in trust and authenticating the Certificates. Unless otherwise
indicated, such representations and warranties shall speak as of the Closing Date, but shall
survive the sale, transfer and assignment of the Receivables and the other Trust Property to the
Trust.
(a) Characteristics of Receivables. The Receivable has been fully and
properly executed by the parties thereto and (i) is a Direct Loan made by an
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Originator or has been originated by a Dealer in the ordinary course of such
Dealer’s business and has been purchased by an Originator, in either case, in the
ordinary course of such Originator’s business and in accordance with such
Originator’s underwriting standards to finance the retail sale by a Dealer of the
related Financed Vehicle or has otherwise been acquired by the Transferor, (ii) the
Originator of which has underwriting standards that require physical damage
insurance to be maintained on the related Financed Vehicle, (iii) is secured by a
valid, subsisting, binding and enforceable first priority security interest in
favor of the Transferor in the Financed Vehicle (subject to administrative delays
and clerical errors on the part of the applicable government agency and to any
statutory or other lien arising by operation of law after the Closing Date which is
prior to such security interest), which security interest is assignable together
with such Receivable, and has been so assigned to Seller, and subsequently assigned
by Seller to Trustee, (iv) contains customary and enforceable provisions such that
the rights and remedies of the holder thereof are adequate for realization against
the collateral of the benefits of the security, (v) provided, at origination, for
level monthly payments (provided that the amount of the last payment may be
different), which fully amortize the Initial Principal Balance over the original
term, (vi) provides for interest at the Contract Rate specified in the Schedule of
Receivables, (vii) was originated in the United States, and (viii) constitutes
“chattel paper” as defined in the UCC.
(b) Individual Characteristics. The Receivables have the following individual
characteristics as of the Cutoff Date: (i) each Receivable is secured by a Motor
Vehicle; (ii) each Receivable has a Contract Rate of at least ___% and not more
than ___%; (iii) each Receivable had a remaining number of scheduled payments, as
of the Cutoff Date, of not less than and not more than ; (iv) each
Receivable had an initial Principal Balance of not less than $ and not more
than $ ; (v) no Receivable was more than 30 days past due as of the Cutoff
Date; (vi) no Financed Vehicle had been repossessed as of the Cutoff Date; (vii) no
Receivable is subject to a force placed Physical Damage Insurance Policy on the
related Financed Vehicle; [(viii) each
Receivable is a Simple Interest Receivable;] and (ix) the Dealer of the
Financed Vehicle has no participation in, or other right to receive, any proceeds
of the Receivable. The Receivables were selected using selection procedures that
were not intended by the Transferor or Seller to be adverse to the Holders.
(c) Schedule of Receivables. The information with respect to each Receivable
set forth in the Schedule of Receivables, including (without limitation) the
identity and address of the Obligor, account number, the Initial Principal Balance,
the maturity date and the Contract Rate, was true and correct in all material
respects as of the close of business on the Cutoff Date.
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(d) Compliance with Law. The Receivable complied at the time it was
originated or made, and will comply as of the Closing Date, in all material
respects with all requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, and
regulations thereunder, including, to the extent applicable, usury laws, the
Federal Truth in Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit
Billing Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxx Warranty Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Federal Reserve
Board Regulations B and Z and any other consumer credit, consumer protection, equal
opportunity and disclosure laws.
(e) Binding Obligation. The Receivable constitutes the genuine, legal, valid
and binding payment obligation in writing of the Obligor, enforceable in all
material respects by the holder thereof in accordance with its terms, subject to
the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and the Receivable is not
subject to any right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or defense, including the
defense of usury.
(f) Lien in Force. Neither Seller nor the Transferor has taken any action
which would have the effect of releasing the related Financed Vehicle from the Lien
granted by the Receivable in whole or in part.
(g) No Amendment or Waiver. No material provision of the Receivable has been
amended, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except such waivers as would
be permitted under this Agreement, and no amendment, waiver, alteration or
modification causes such Receivable not to conform to the other representations or
warranties contained in this Section.
(h) No Liens. Neither Seller nor the Transferor has received notice of any
Liens or claims, including Liens for work, labor, materials or unpaid state or
federal taxes, relating to the Financed Vehicle securing the Receivable, that are
or may be prior to or equal to the Lien granted by the Receivable.
(i) No Default. Except for payment delinquencies continuing for a period of
not more than 30 days as of the Cutoff Date, to the knowledge of Seller, no
default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under the terms of the
Receivable exists and no continuing condition that with notice or lapse of time, or
both, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting
acceleration under the terms of the Receivable has arisen.
(j) Insurance. The Receivable requires the Obligor to insure the Financed
Vehicle under a Physical Damage Insurance Policy, pay the premiums for such
insurance and keep such insurance in full force and effect.
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(k) Good Title. No Receivable has been sold, transferred, assigned, or
pledged by Seller to any Person other than the Trust. Immediately prior to the
transfer and assignment herein contemplated, Seller had good and marketable title
to the Receivable free and clear of any Lien and had full right and power to
transfer and assign the Receivable to the Trust and immediately upon the transfer
and assignment of the Receivable to the Trust, the Trust shall have good and
marketable title to the Receivable, free and clear of any Lien; and the Trust’s
interest in the Receivable resulting from the transfer has been perfected under the
UCC.
(l) Obligations. The Transferor has duly fulfilled all obligations on its
part to be fulfilled under, or in connection with, the Receivable.
(m) Possession. There is only one original executed Receivable, and
immediately prior to the Closing Date, the Transferor will have possession of such
original executed Receivable.
(n) [No Government Obligor. The Obligor on the Receivable is not the United
States of America or any state thereof or any local government, or any agency,
department, political subdivision or instrumentality of the United States of
America or any state thereof or any local government.]
(o) Marking Records. By the Closing Date, Seller shall have caused the
portions of Seller’s and the Transferor’s electronic master record of Motor Vehicle
Loans relating to the Receivables to be clearly and unambiguously marked to show
that the Receivable is owned by Trustee in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
(p) No Assignment. As of the Closing Date, Seller shall not have taken any
action to convey any right to any Person that would result in such Person having a
right to payments received under the Insurance Policies or Dealer Agreements, or
payments due under the Receivable, that is senior to, or equal with, that of
Trustee.
(q) Lawful Assignment. The Receivable has not been originated in, and is not
subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction under which the sale, transfer or
assignment of such Receivable hereunder or pursuant to transfers of the
Certificates are unlawful, void or voidable. Neither Seller nor the Transferor has
entered into any agreement with any obligor that prohibits, restricts or conditions
the assignment of any portion of the Receivables.
Section 2.3 Representations and Warranties as to the Receivables in the Aggregate. The
Servicer hereby makes the following representations and warranties as to the Receivables on which
Trustee shall rely in accepting the Trust Property in trust and
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authenticating the Certificates. Unless otherwise indicated, such representations and warranties shall speak as of the Closing Date,
but shall survive the sale, transfer and assignment of the Receivables and the other Trust Property
to the Trust.
(a) Amounts. The Original Pool Balance was $ .
(b) Aggregate Characteristics. The Receivables had the following
characteristics in the aggregate as of the Cutoff Date: (i) approximately ___% of
the Original Pool Balance was attributable to loans for purchases of new Financed
Vehicles, and approximately ___% of the Original Pool Balance was attributable to
loans for purchases of used Financed Vehicles; (ii) approximately ___%, ___%, ___%
and ___% of the Original Pool Balance was attributable to Receivables the mailing
addresses of the Obligors with respect to which are located in the States of
, , , and , respectively, and no other
state accounts for more than 5% of the Original Pool Balance; (iii) the weighted
average Contract Rate of the Receivables was ___%; (iv) there are Receivables
being conveyed by Seller to the Trust; (v) the average Cutoff Date Principal
Balance of the Receivables was $ ; and (vi) the weighted average original
term and weighted average remaining term of the Receivables were months and
___ months, respectively.
Section 2.4 Repurchase upon Breach. Seller, Servicer or Trustee, as the case may be, shall
inform the other parties to this Agreement promptly, in writing, upon the discovery of any breach
or failure to be true of the representations or warranties made by Servicer in Section 2.2,
provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect any obligation of The Servicer. If
the breach or failure shall not have been cured by the last day of the Collection Period which
includes the 60th day (or if Servicer elects, the 30th day) after the date on which Servicer
becomes aware of, or receives written notice from Trustee or the Servicer of, such breach or
failure, and such breach or failure materially and adversely affects the interests of Trustee and
the Holders in any Receivable, Servicer shall purchase each such affected Receivable from Trustee
as of such last day of such Collection Period at a purchase price equal to the Purchase Amount for
such Receivable as of such last day of such Collection Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
such breach or failure with respect to the representations and warranties contained in Section 2.2
will not be deemed to have such a material and adverse effect with respect to a Receivable if the facts resulting in such breach or failure do not affect
the ability of the Trust to receive and retain payment in full on such Receivable. In
consideration of the repurchase of a Receivable hereunder, Servicer shall remit the Purchase Amount
of such Receivable, no later than the close of business on the next Deposit Date, in the manner
specified in Section 4.4. The sole remedy of the Trust, Trustee or the Holders with respect to a
breach or failure to be true of the representations or warranties made by Servicer pursuant to
Section 2.2 shall be to require Servicer to purchase Receivables pursuant to this Section.
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Section 2.5 Custodian of Receivable Files. (a) Custody. To assure uniform quality in
servicing the Receivables and to reduce administrative costs, Trustee, upon the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, revocably appoints the Custodian, as agent, and the Custodian accepts
such appointment, to act as agent on behalf of Trustee to maintain custody of the following
documents or instruments, which are hereby constructively delivered to Trustee with respect to each
Receivable (collectively, a “Receivable File”):
(i) the fully executed original of the Receivable;
(ii) any documents customarily delivered to or held by Servicer evidencing
the existence of any Physical Damage Insurance Policies;
(iii) the original credit application, fully executed by the Obligor;
(iv) the original certificate of title, or such other documents as the
Transferor, as appropriate, keeps on file, in accordance with its customary
procedures, evidencing the security interest of the Transferor in the
Financed Vehicle;
(v) originals or true copies of all documents, instruments or writings
relating to extensions, amendments or waivers of the Receivable; and
(vi) any and all other documents or electronic records that the Transferor
or Servicer, as the case may be, keeps on file, in accordance with its
customary procedures, relating to the Receivable, any Insurance Policies,
the Obligor or the Financed Vehicle.
(b) Safekeeping. Servicer, in its capacity as Custodian, shall hold the
Receivable Files as agent on behalf of Trustee for the benefit of all present and
future Holders, and maintain such accurate and complete accounts, records and
computer systems pertaining to each Receivable as shall enable Servicer and Trustee
to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement applicable to them. In
performing its duties as Custodian hereunder, the Custodian shall act with
reasonable care, exercising the degree of skill, attention and care that Custodian
exercises with respect to receivable files relating to other similar motor vehicle
loans owned and/or serviced by the Custodian and that is consistent with industry
standards. In accordance with its customary practice with respect to its retail
installment sale contracts, Custodian shall conduct, or cause to be conducted,
periodic audits of the Receivable Files held by it under this Agreement, and of the
related accounts, records, and computer systems, and shall maintain the Receivable
Files in such a manner as shall enable Trustee to verify, if Trustee so elects, the
accuracy of the record keeping of Custodian. Custodian shall promptly report to
Trustee any failure on its part to hold the Receivable Files and maintain its
accounts, records and computer systems as
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herein provided, and promptly take
appropriate action to remedy any such failure. The Custodian hereby acknowledges
receipt of the Receivable File for each Receivable listed on the Schedule of
Receivables. Nothing herein shall be
deemed to require Trustee to verify the accuracy of the record keeping of the
Custodian.
(c) Maintenance of and Access to Records. The Custodian shall maintain each
Receivable File at the location specified in Schedule A to this Agreement, or at
such other office of the Custodian within the United States (or, in the case of any
successor Custodian, within the State in which its principal place of business is
located) as shall be specified to Trustee by 30 days’ prior written notice. Upon
Trustee’s reasonable request, the Custodian shall make available to Trustee or its
agents (or, when requested in writing by Trustee, to its attorneys or auditors) the
Receivable Files and the related accounts, records and computer systems maintained
by the Custodian at such times during the normal business hours of the Custodian
for purposes of inspecting, auditing or making copies or abstracts of the same.
(d) Release of Documents. Upon written instructions from Trustee, Custodian
shall release any document in the Receivable Files to Trustee or its agent or
designee, as the case may be, at such place or places as Trustee may designate, as
soon thereafter as is practicable. Any document so released shall be handled by
Trustee with due care and returned to the Custodian for safekeeping as soon as
Trustee or its agent or designee, as the case may be, shall have no further need
therefor.
(e) Title to Receivables. The Custodian agrees that, in respect of any
Receivable File held by the Custodian hereunder, the Custodian will not at any time
have or in any way attempt to assert any interest in such Receivable File or the
related Receivable, other than solely for the purpose of collecting or enforcing
the Receivable for the benefit of the Trust and that the entire equitable interest
in such Receivable and the related Receivable File shall at all times be vested in
the Trust.
(f) Instructions; Authority to Act. The Custodian shall be deemed to have
received proper instructions with respect to the Receivable Files upon its receipt
of written instructions signed by an Authorized Officer of Trustee. A certified
copy of excerpts of certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of Trustee shall
constitute conclusive evidence of the authority of any such Authorized Officer to
act and shall be considered in full force and effect until receipt by the Custodian
of written notice to the contrary given by Trustee.
(g) Custodian’s Indemnification. Custodian shall indemnify and hold harmless
Trustee, its officers, directors, employees and agents and the Holders
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from and
against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, compensatory damages,
payments, costs or expenses (including legal fees if any) of any kind whatsoever
that may be imposed on, incurred or asserted against Trustee or the Holders as the
result of any act or omission of Custodian relating to the
maintenance and custody of the Receivable Files; provided that the Custodian
shall not be liable hereunder to the extent that such liabilities, obligations,
losses, compensatory damages, payments, costs or expenses result from the willful
misfeasance, bad faith or negligence of Trustee. Indemnification under this
Section 2.5(g) shall include reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses
of litigation and shall survive termination of this Agreement and the resignation
or removal of Trustee. If Custodian shall have made any indemnity payments to
Trustee pursuant to this Section and Trustee thereafter shall collect any of such
amounts from Persons other than Custodian, Trustee shall immediately upon receipt
thereof repay such amounts to Custodian, without interest.
(h) Effective Period and Termination. Servicer’s appointment as Custodian
shall become effective as of the Cutoff Date and shall continue in full force and
effect until terminated pursuant to this subsection (h). If Servicer shall resign
as Servicer in accordance with Section 7.5 or if all of the rights and obligations
of Servicer shall have been terminated under Section 8.1, the appointment of
Servicer as Custodian hereunder may be terminated by Trustee or by the Majority
Holders, in the same manner as Trustee or such Holders may terminate the rights and
obligations of Servicer under Section 8.1. Trustee may terminate Servicer’s
appointment as Custodian hereunder at any time with cause, or with 30 days’ prior
written notice without cause, upon written notification to Servicer. As soon as
practicable after any termination of such appointment Servicer shall deliver, or
cause to be delivered, the Receivable Files to Trustee, Trustee’s agent or
Trustee’s designee at such place or places as Trustee may reasonably designate.
Notwithstanding any termination of Servicer as Custodian hereunder (other than in
connection with a termination resulting from the termination of Servicer, as such,
pursuant to Section 8.1), from and after the date of such termination, and for so
long as Servicer is acting as such pursuant to this Agreement, Trustee shall
provide, or cause the successor Custodian to provide, access to the Receivable
Files to Servicer, at such times as Servicer shall reasonably request, for the
purpose of carrying out its duties and responsibilities with respect to the
servicing of the Receivables hereunder.
(i) Delegation. Custodian may, at any time without notice or consent,
delegate any or all of its duties to the Transferor; provided that no such
delegation shall relieve Custodian of its responsibility with respect to such
duties and Custodian shall remain obligated and liable to Trustee and the Holders
for its duties hereunder as if Custodian alone were performing such duties.
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ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF TRUST PROPERTY.
Section 3.1 Duties of Servicer. (a) Servicer is hereby authorized to act as agent for the
Trust and in such capacity shall manage, service, administer and make collections on the
Receivables (other than Purchased Receivables), and perform the other actions required by Servicer
under this Agreement, with reasonable care. Without limiting the standard set forth in the
preceding sentence, Servicer shall use a degree of skill, attention and care that is not less than
Servicer exercises with respect to comparable Motor Vehicle Loans that it services for itself or
others and that is consistent with prudent industry standards. Servicer’s duties shall include the
collection and posting of all payments, responding to inquiries by obligors on the Receivables, or
by federal, state or local governmental authorities, investigating delinquencies, sending payment
coupons or monthly invoices to Obligors, reporting required tax information to Obligors, accounting
for Collections, monitoring the status of Physical Damage Insurance Policies with respect to the
Financed Vehicles as provided in Section 3.4(a), furnishing monthly and annual statements to
Trustee with respect to distributions, providing collection and repossession services in the event
of Obligor default and performing the other duties specified herein. Servicer shall also
administer and enforce all rights and responsibilities of the holder of the Receivables provided
for in the Physical Damage Insurance Policies as provided in Section 3.4(b) and the Dealer
Agreements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Servicer is hereby authorized and
empowered by Trustee to execute and deliver, on behalf of itself, the Trust, Trustee and the
Holders, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or
discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Receivables or to the Financed
vehicles, all in accordance with this Agreement; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing,
Servicer shall not, except pursuant to an order from a court of competent jurisdiction, release an
Obligor from payment of any unpaid amount under any Receivable or waive the right to collect the
unpaid balance of any Receivable from the Obligor, except in connection with a de minimis
deficiency which Servicer would not attempt to collect in accordance with its customary procedures.
If Servicer shall commence a legal proceeding to enforce a Receivable, Trustee shall thereupon be
deemed to have automatically assigned such Receivable to Servicer, which assignment shall be solely
for purposes of collection. Trustee shall furnish Servicer with any powers of attorney and other
documents or instruments necessary or appropriate to enable Servicer to carry out its servicing and
administrative duties hereunder.
(b) Servicer may, at any time without notice (except that Servicer shall give
written notice to each Rating Agency of any delegation outside the ordinary course
of business of the substantial portion of its servicing business) or consent,
delegate specific duties to subcontractors who are in the business of performing
such duties; provided that no such delegation shall relieve Servicer of its
responsibility with respect to such duties and Servicer shall remain obligated and
liable to Trustee and the Holders for servicing and administering the Receivables
in accordance with this Agreement as if Servicer alone were performing such duties.
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Section 3.2 Collection of Receivable Payments. (a) Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to
collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Receivables as and when the
same shall become due, and otherwise act with respect to the Receivables, the Physical Damage
Insurance Policies, the Dealer Agreements and the other Trust Property in such manner as will, in
the reasonable judgment of Servicer, maximize the amount to be received by the Trust with respect
thereto, in accordance with the standard of care required by Section 3.1. Servicer shall be
entitled to amend or modify any Receivable in accordance with its customary procedures if Servicer
believes in good faith that such amendment or modification is in the best interests of the Trust;
provided that Servicer may not, unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise
required by applicable law, (i) extend a Receivable beyond the Final Scheduled Maturity Date, or
(ii) reduce the Principal Balance or Contract Rate of any Receivable. If Servicer fails to comply
with the provisions of the preceding sentence, Servicer shall be required to purchase the
Receivable or Receivables affected thereby, for the Purchase Amount, in the manner specified in
Section 4.7 as of the close of business for the Collection Period in which such failure occurs.
Servicer may, in its discretion (in accordance with its customary standards, policies and
procedures), waive any prepayment charge, late payment charge, extension fee or any other fee that
may be collected in the ordinary course of servicing a Receivable.
(b) If in the course of collecting payments under the Receivables, Servicer
determines to set off any obligation of Servicer to an Obligor against an amount
payable by the Obligor with respect to such Receivable, Servicer shall deposit the
amount so set off in the Collection Account, no later than the close of business on
the Deposit Date for the Collection Period in which the set-off occurs. All
references herein to payments or Liquidation Proceeds collected by Servicer shall
include amounts set-off by Servicer.
Section 3.3 Realization upon Receivables. On behalf of the Trust, Servicer shall charge off a
Receivable as a Defaulted Receivable in accordance with its customary standards (and, in no event
later than ___ days after a Receivable shall have become delinquent) and shall use reasonable
efforts to repossess and liquidate the Financed Vehicle securing any Defaulted Receivable as soon
as feasible after default, in accordance with the standard of care required by Section 3.1. In
taking such action, Servicer shall follow such customary and usual practices and procedures as it
shall deem necessary or advisable in its servicing of Motor Vehicle Loans, and as are otherwise
consistent with the standard of care required under Section 3.1, which shall include exercising any
rights under the Dealer Agreements and selling the Financed Vehicle at public or private sale.
Servicer shall be entitled to recover all reasonable expenses incurred by it in the course of
repossessing and liquidating a Financed Vehicle into cash proceeds or pursuing any deficiency claim
against the related Obligor, but only out of the cash proceeds of such Financed Vehicle or any
deficiency obtained from the Obligor. The foregoing shall be subject to the provision that, in any
case in which a Financed Vehicle shall have suffered damage, Servicer shall not expend funds in
connection with the repair or the repossession of such Financed Vehicle unless it shall determine
in its discretion that such repair and/or repossession
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will increase the Liquidation Proceeds of
the related Receivable by an amount equal to or greater than the amount of such expenses.
If Servicer elects to commence a legal proceeding to enforce a Dealer Agreement, the act of
commencement shall be deemed to be an automatic assignment from Trustee to Servicer of the rights
under such Dealer Agreement. If, however, in any enforcement suit or legal proceeding, it is held
that Servicer may not enforce a Dealer Agreement on the grounds that it is not a real party in
interest or a Person entitled to enforce the Dealer Agreement, Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, at
Servicer’s expense, shall take such steps as Servicer deems necessary to enforce the Dealer
Agreement, including bringing suit in its name or the names of the Holders.
Section 3.4 Physical Damage Insurance. (a) The Receivables require that each Financed
Vehicle be insured under a Physical Damage Insurance Policy. Servicer shall monitor or cause to be
monitored, the status of such physical damage insurance coverage to the extent consistent with its
customary servicing procedures. If Servicer shall determine that an Obligor has failed to obtain
or maintain a Physical Damage Insurance Policy covering the related Financed Vehicle, Servicer
shall use its reasonable efforts to enforce the rights of the holder of the Receivable under the
Receivable to require the Obligor to obtain such physical damage insurance, provided that Servicer
shall not be required to take such actions if there is in place a lender’s single interest policy
with respect to the related Financed Vehicle that complies with Servicer’s customary requirements.
It is understood that Servicer will not “force-place” any Physical Damage Insurance Policy on any
Financed Vehicle.
(b) Servicer may xxx to enforce or collect upon the Physical Damage Insurance
Policies, in its own name, if possible, or as agent for the Trust. If Servicer
elects to commence a legal proceeding to enforce a Physical Damage Insurance
Policy, the act of commencement shall be deemed to be an automatic assignment of
the rights of the Trust under such Physical Damage Insurance Policy to Servicer for
purposes of collection only. If, however, in any enforcement suit or legal
proceeding it is held that Servicer may not enforce a Physical Damage Insurance
Policy on the grounds that it is not a real party in interest or a holder entitled
to enforce the Physical Damage Insurance Policy, Trustee, on behalf of the Trust,
at Servicer’s expense, shall take such steps as Servicer deems necessary to enforce
such Physical Damage Insurance Policy, including bringing suit in its name or the
name of Trustee for the benefit of the Holders. Servicer shall make all claims and
enforce its rights under any lender’s single interest insurance policy (to the
extent such claims or rights relate to Receivables) for the benefit of the Trust
and shall treat as Collections all related proceeds of such policies.
Section 3.5 Maintenance of Security Interests in Financed Vehicles. Servicer, in accordance
with the standard of care required under Section 3.1, shall take such reasonable steps as are
necessary to maintain perfection of the security interest created by each Receivable in the related
Financed Vehicle for the benefit of the Trust. Trustee, on behalf of the Trust,
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hereby authorizes
Servicer, and Servicer hereby agrees, to take such reasonable steps as are necessary to re-perfect
such security interest on behalf of the Trust in the event Servicer receives notice of the
relocation of a Financed Vehicle. If there has been a Servicer Termination Event, upon the request
of Trustee, Servicer, at its expense, shall promptly and duly execute and deliver
such documents and instruments, and take such other reasonable actions as may be necessary, as
evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to Trustee to perfect the Trust’s interest in the
Trust Property against all other Persons, including the delivery of the Receivables and the
Receivable Files to Trustee, its agent, or its designee, the endorsement and delivery of the
Physical Damage Insurance Policies or the notification of the insurers thereunder, the execution of
transfer instruments, and the endorsement to Trustee and the delivery of the certificates of title
to the Financed Vehicles to the appropriate department or departments of motor vehicles (or other
appropriate governmental agency).
Section 3.6 Covenants of Servicer. Servicer makes the following covenants on which Trustee
relies in accepting the Trust Property in trust and in executing and authenticating the
Certificates:
(a) Security Interest to Remain in Force. Servicer shall not release any
Financed Vehicle from the security interest granted by the related Receivable in
whole or in part, except upon payment in full of the Receivable or as otherwise
contemplated herein.
(b) No Impairment. Servicer shall not impair in any material respect the
rights of the Holders in the Receivables, the Dealer Agreements or the Physical
Damage Insurance Policies or, subject to clause (c), otherwise amend or alter the
terms thereof if, as a result of such amendment or alteration, the interests of the
Trust and the Holders hereunder would be materially adversely affected.
(c) Amendments. Servicer shall not amend or otherwise modify any Receivable
(including the grant of any extension thereunder), except in accordance with
Section 3.2.
Section 3.7 Purchase by Servicer upon Breach. Seller, Servicer or Trustee, as the case may
be, shall inform the other parties promptly, in writing, upon the discovery of any breach by
Servicer of its covenants under Section 3.5 or 3.6; provided that the failure to give such notice
shall not affect any obligation of Servicer. Unless the breach shall have been cured by the last
day of the Collection Period which includes the 60th day (or the 30th day, if Servicer so elects)
after the date on which Servicer becomes aware of, or receives written notice of, such breach, and
such breach or failure materially and adversely affects the interests of Trustee and the Holders in
any Receivable, Servicer shall purchase such Receivable from Trustee as of the last day of the
Collection Period at a purchase price equal to the Purchase Amount for such Receivable as of the
last day of such Collection Period; provided that in the case of a breach of the covenant contained
in Section 3.6(c), Servicer shall be obligated to purchase the affected
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Receivable or Receivables
on the Deposit Date immediately succeeding the Collection Period during which Servicer becomes
aware of, or receives written notice of, such breach. In consideration of the purchase of a
Receivable hereunder, Servicer shall remit the Purchase Amount of such Receivable in the manner
specified in Section 5.4. The sole remedy of the
Trust, Trustee or the Holders against Servicer with respect to a breach pursuant to Section
3.5 or 3.6 shall be to require Servicer to repurchase Receivables pursuant to this Section.
Section 3.8
Servicing Compensation. The servicing fee for (a) the
________ 200___ Distribution
Date shall equal $______ and (b) for each Distribution Date thereafter shall equal the product of
(i) one-twelfth, (ii) the Servicing Fee Rate and (iii) the Pool Balance as of the opening of
business on the first day of the related Collection Period (the “Servicing Fee”). Servicer shall
also be entitled to retain any late fees, extension fees, prepayment charges (including, in the
case of any Rule of 78’s Receivable or Sum of Periodic Balances Receivable that is prepaid in full,
amounts received in excess of the outstanding Principal Balance of such Receivable and accrued
interest thereon calculated as if such Receivable were an Actuarial Receivable) and certain
non-sufficient funds charges and other administrative fees or similar charges allowed by applicable
law with respect to Receivables collected (from whatever source) on the Receivables and shall be
paid any interest earned on deposits in the Accounts (the “Supplemental Servicing Fee”). It is
understood and agreed that Available Interest or Available Principal shall not include any amounts
retained by Servicer which constitute Supplemental Servicing Fees. The Servicing Fee in respect of
a Collection Period (together with any portion of the Servicing Fee that remains unpaid from prior
Distribution Dates), if the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied, may be paid at the beginning of
such Collection Period out of Collections for such Collection Period. As provided in Section 4.5,
as additional compensation, Servicer shall be entitled to receive on each Distribution Date, any
Additional Servicing for such Distribution Date.
Section 3.9 Servicer’s Report. (a) On each Determination Date, Servicer shall deliver to
Trustee, each Paying Agent and Seller, with a copy to the Rating Agencies, a Servicer’s Report
substantially in the form of Exhibit C (a “Servicer’s Report”) containing, among other things, (i)
all information necessary to make the deposits, transfers and distributions required by Sections
4.4, 4.5 and 4.6, (ii) all information necessary for sending statements to Holders pursuant to
Section 4.7, (iii) all information necessary to prepare the certificate described in Section 9.3,
(iv) all information necessary to determine if there has been a Servicer Termination Event under
Section 8.1, and (v) all information necessary to reconcile all deposits to, and withdrawals from,
the Collection Account for such Distribution Date and the related Collection Period. Servicer also
shall separately identify (by account number of the Receivable as it appears in the Schedule of
Receivables) to Trustee in a written notice or a list in computer readable form the Receivables to
be purchased by Servicer, as the case may be, on the related Deposit Date, and each Receivable
which became a Defaulted Receivable during the related Collection Period.
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(b) Servicer shall provide Trustee with a database file for the Receivables at
or prior to the Closing Date (but with information as of the close of business on
the Cutoff Date).
Section 3.10 Annual Statement as to Compliance. (a) The Servicer will deliver to the Trustee
and each Rating Agency, on or before [ ] of each year, beginning on [ ], an
Officer’s Certificate (with appropriate insertions) providing such information as is required
under Item 1123 of Regulation AB.
(b) Servicer shall deliver to Trustee and each Rating Agency, promptly after
having obtained knowledge thereof, but in no event later than five Business Days
thereafter, written notice in an Officer’s Certificate of any event which
constitutes, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would become, a
Servicer Termination Event under Section 8.1.
(c) The Servicer will deliver to the Trustee, on or before [ ] of each year,
beginning on [ ], a report regarding the Servicer’s assessment of compliance with
the Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar year, including
disclosure of any material instance of non-compliance identified by the Servicer,
as required under paragraph (b) of Rule 13a-18, Rule 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and
Item 1122 of Regulation AB.
Section 3.11 Annual Servicing Report of Independent Public Accountants. On or before
the 90th day following the end of each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending
[ ], the Servicer shall cause a firm of nationally recognized independent public accountants (who
may also render other services to the Servicer, the Seller or their respective Affiliates) to
furnish to the Trustee, the Servicer, the Seller and each Rating Agency each attestation report on
assessments of compliance with the Servicing Criteria with respect to the Servicer or any affiliate
thereof during the related fiscal year delivered by such accountants pursuant to paragraph (c) of
Rule 13a-18 or Rule 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. The certification
required by this paragraph may be replaced by any similar certification using other procedures or
attestation standards which are now or in the future in use by servicers of comparable motor
vehicle receivables, or which comply with any rule, regulation, “no action” letter or similar
guidance promulgated by the Commission.
Such report will also indicate that the firm is independent of Servicer within the meaning of
the Code of Professional Ethics of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Section 3.12 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding Receivables. Servicer
shall provide Trustee and the Holders with access to the Receivable Files (in the case of the
Holders, only in such cases where it shall be required by applicable statutes or regulations to
give access to such documentation as demonstrated by evidence satisfactory to Servicer in its
reasonable judgment). Such access shall be afforded without charge, but only
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upon reasonable
request and during normal business hours at the offices of Servicer. Nothing in this Section shall
affect the obligation of Servicer to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of
information regarding the Obligors, and the failure of Servicer to provide access to information as
a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section. Any Holder, by its
acceptance of a Certificate, shall be deemed to have agreed to keep any information obtained by it
pursuant to this Section confidential and not to use such information for any other purpose, except
as required by applicable law.
Section 3.13 Reports to the Commission. Servicer shall, on behalf of the Trust, cause to be
filed with the Commission any periodic reports required to be filed under the provisions of the
Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Section 3.14 Reports to the Rating Agency. Servicer shall deliver to each Rating Agency a
copy of all reports or notices furnished or delivered pursuant to this Article and a copy of any
amendments, supplements or modifications to this Agreement and any other information reasonably
requested by such Rating Agency to monitor this transaction.
Section 3.15 Servicer Expenses. Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it
in connection with its activities hereunder, including fees and disbursements of the Trustee,
independent accountants, taxes imposed on Servicer and expenses incurred in connection with
distributions and reports to Holders.
ARTICLE IV
DISTRIBUTIONS; RESERVE ACCOUNT; STATEMENTS TO HOLDERS.
Section 4.1 Establishment of Accounts. (a) Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and for the
benefit of the Holders, shall establish and maintain in the name of Trustee one or more segregated
Eligible Deposit Accounts (collectively, the “Collection Account”), bearing a designation clearly
indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Holders. Trustee, on
behalf of the Trust and for the benefit of the Class A Holders, shall establish and maintain in the
name of Trustee an Eligible Deposit Account (the “Class A Distribution Account”), bearing a
designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the
Class A Holders. Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and for the benefit of the Class B Holders, shall
establish and maintain in the name of Trustee an Eligible Deposit Account (the “Class B
Distribution Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein
are held for the benefit of the Class B Holders. Trustee on behalf of the Trust and for the
benefit of the Holders, shall establish and maintain in the name of Trustee an Eligible Deposit
Account (the “Payahead Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds therein
are held for the benefit of the Holders. The Collection Account, the Class A Distribution Account,
the Class B Distribution Account, and the Payahead Account shall be initially established and
maintained with the trust department of Trustee.
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(b) Funds on deposit in the Collection Account, the Class A Distribution
Account, the Class B Distribution Account, and the Payahead Account shall be
invested by Trustee in Eligible Investments selected by Servicer (pursuant to
standing instructions or otherwise) and confirmed in writing by Servicer to
Trustee; provided that, it is understood and agreed that neither Servicer nor
Trustee shall be liable for any loss arising from such investment in Eligible
Investments. All such Eligible Investments shall be held by Trustee for the
benefit of the beneficiaries of the applicable Account; provided that on each
Distribution Date all interest and other investment income (net of losses and
investment expenses) on funds on deposit therein shall be
withdrawn from the Accounts at the written direction of Servicer and shall be
paid to Servicer and shall not be available or otherwise subject to any claims or
rights of the Holders. Other than as permitted by each Rating Agency, funds on
deposit in the Accounts with respect to any Collection Period or Distribution Date
shall be invested only in Eligible Investments that, except for money market funds,
will mature so that such funds will be available at the close of business on the
related Deposit Date. Funds deposited in an Account on a Deposit Date which
immediately precedes a Distribution Date upon the maturity of any Eligible
Investments are not required to be (but may be) invested overnight. No Eligible
Investment with a stated maturity shall be disposed of prior to that maturity
unless a default occurs with respect to that Eligible Investment and Servicer
directs Trustee in writing to dispose of it.
(c) Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on
deposit from time to time in the Accounts and in all proceeds thereof (excluding
all income thereon) and all such funds, investments and proceeds shall be part of
the Trust Property. The Accounts shall be under the sole dominion and the
exclusive custody and control of Trustee, and Trustee shall have sole signature
authority with respect thereto. If, at any time, any of the Accounts ceases to be
an Eligible Deposit Account, Trustee (or Servicer on its behalf) shall within 10
Business Days (or such longer period as to which each Rating Agency may consent)
establish a new Account as an Eligible Deposit Account and shall transfer any cash
and/or any investments that are in the existing Account which is no longer an
Eligible Deposit Account to such new Account.
Section 4.2 Collections. (a) Subject to the provisions of the succeeding sentence and of
subsections (b) and (c), Servicer shall remit to the Collection Account all payments (other than
amounts constituting Supplemental Servicing Fees) by or on behalf of the Obligors on the
Receivables, including all Liquidation Proceeds received by Servicer during any Collection Period,
as soon as practicable, but in no event after the close of business on the second Business Day,
after receipt thereof. Subject to the provisions of subsections (b) and (c), on the Closing Date,
Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account all payments by or on behalf of the Obligors on
the Receivables received by Servicer after the Cutoff Date and on or prior to the second Business
Day immediately preceding the Closing Date.
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(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), if ______ is the
Servicer and (i) Servicer shall have the Required Rating or (ii) Trustee otherwise
shall have received written notice from each of the Rating Agencies that the then
outstanding rating on the Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates would
not be lowered or withdrawn as a result, Servicer may deposit all amounts referred
to in subsection (a) for any Collection Period into the Collection Account not
later than the close of business on the Deposit Date with respect to such
Collection Period; provided that if (x) a Servicer Termination Event has occurred
and is continuing, (y) Servicer has been terminated as such pursuant to Section 8.1
or (z) Servicer ceases to have the Required Rating,
Servicer shall deposit such amounts (including any amounts then being held by
Servicer) into the Collection Account as provided in Section 4.2(a).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of the proviso to the preceding
sentence shall not be applicable to a successor Servicer solely by reason of the
occurrence of an event specified in clauses (x), (y) and (z) of such proviso with
respect to the outgoing Servicer. Pending the deposit of the amounts referred to
in subsection (a) into the Collection Account, such amounts may be employed by
Servicer at its own risk and for its own benefit and need not be segregated from
Servicer’s own funds. Any losses resulting from Servicer’s actions shall be borne
exclusively by the Servicer. Servicer shall promptly notify Trustee in writing if
it shall obtain or lose the Required Rating.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b), Servicer may
retain, or will be entitled to be reimbursed, from amounts otherwise payable into,
or on deposit in, the Collection Account with respect to a Collection Period any
amounts previously deposited in the Collection Account but later determined to have
resulted from mistaken deposits or postings or checks returned for insufficient
funds, in each case, with respect to which Servicer has not been previously
reimbursed hereunder. The amount to be retained or reimbursed hereunder shall not
be included in Collections with respect to the related Distribution Date.
(d) With respect to each Precomputed Receivable, collections and payments by
or on behalf of an obligor (other than any amounts constituting Supplemental
Servicing Fees) for each Collection Period shall be applied to the scheduled
payment on such Precomputed Receivable for such Collection Period.
To the extent such collections and payments on a Precomputed Receivable during a Collection Period
exceed the scheduled payment on such Precomputed Receivable and are insufficient to prepay the
Precomputed Receivable in full, collections shall be treated as Payaheads until such later
Collection Period as such Payaheads may be transferred to the Collection Account and applied either
to the scheduled payments due or to prepay the Precomputed Receivable in full in accordance with
Section 4.5.
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Section 4.3 [RESERVED].
Section 4.4 Additional Deposits; Net Deposits. (a) On or prior to each Deposit Date,
Servicer shall remit to the Collection Account, in next-day or immediately available funds, the
aggregate Purchase Amounts of the Receivables to be purchased by it under an obligation that arose
during the preceding Collection Period pursuant to Section 2.4, 3.7 or 10.2, respectively.
(b) Servicer may make the remittances to be made by it pursuant to this
Article IV net of amounts to be distributed to it pursuant to Section 4.5 (but
subject to the priorities set forth therein), for so long as (i) no Servicer
Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and (ii) Servicer has not
been terminated as such pursuant to Section 8.1; provided that Servicer shall
account for all of such amounts in the related Servicer’s Report as if such amounts
were deposited and distributed separately; and provided that, if an error is made
by Servicer in calculating the amount to be deposited or retained by it and a
shortfall in the amount deposited in the Collection Account results, Servicer shall
make a payment of the deficiency to the Collection Account, immediately upon
becoming aware, or receiving notice from Trustee, of such error.
Section 4.5 Distributions. (a) On each Determination Date, Servicer shall calculate all
amounts required to determine the amounts to be deposited on the related Distribution Date in the
Class A Distribution Account and the Class B Distribution Account which calculations shall be set
forth in the Servicer’s Report delivered to Trustee on or before such Determination Date.
(b) On or before each Distribution Date, Servicer shall instruct Trustee in
writing (based on the information contained in Servicer’s Report delivered on the
related Determination Date pursuant to Section 3.9) to, and the Trustee shall:
(i) withdraw from the Payahead Account and deposit in the Collection
Account, in immediately available funds, (x) with respect to each
Precomputed Receivable for which the payments made by or on behalf of the
obligor for the related Collection Period are less than the scheduled
payment for the related Collection Period, the amount of Payaheads, if any,
made with respect to such Receivable which, when added to the amount of such
payments, is equal to the amount of such scheduled payment, (y) with respect
to each Precomputed Receivable for which prepayments insufficient to prepay
the Receivable in full have been made by or on behalf of the Obligor for the
related Collection Period, the amount of Payaheads, if any, made with
respect to such Receivable which, when added to the amount of such
prepayments, is equal to an amount
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sufficient to prepay such Receivable in
full, and (z) the amount of all Payaheads, if any, made with respect to any
Purchased Receivable; and
(ii) withdraw from the Collection Account and deposit in the Payahead
Account (or receive from the Servicer, which will remit to the Trustee for
deposit in the Payahead Account, as the case may be), in immediately
available funds, the aggregate amount of collections on Precomputed
Receivables treated as Payaheads pursuant to Section 4.2 for the Collection
Period related to such Distribution Date.
(c) On each Distribution Date, based on the related Servicer’s Report, Trustee
will make the following deposits and distributions from the Collection Account by
a.m. ( , time), to the extent
of the sum of Available Interest and any Available Reserve Amount (and, in the
case of shortfalls in the Class A Interest Distributable Amount occurring under
clause (ii), the Class B Percentage of Available Principal to the extent of such
shortfalls), in the following priority:
(i) to Servicer, any unpaid Servicing Fee for the related Collection Period
and all unpaid Servicing Fees from prior Collection Periods;
(ii) to the Class A Distribution Account, the Class A Interest Distributable
Amount for such Distribution Date; and
(iii) to the Class B Distribution Account, the Class B Interest
Distributable Amount for such Distribution Date.
On each Distribution Date, based on the related Servicer’s Report, Trustee will make the following
deposits and distributions, to the extent of the portion of Available Principal, Available Interest
and Available Reserve Amount remaining after the application of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), in the
following priority:
(i) to the Class A Distribution Account, the Class A Principal Distributable
Amount for such Distribution Date;
(ii) to the Class B Distribution Account, the Class B Principal
Distributable Amount for such Distribution Date;
(iii) to the Reserve Account, any amounts remaining, until the amount on
deposit in the Reserve Account equals the Specified Reserve Account Balance;
(iv) to the Servicer, the Additional Servicing for such Distribution Date;
and
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(v) to the Transferor, any amounts remaining.
(d) On each Distribution Date, all amounts on deposit in the Class A
Distribution Account will be distributed to the Class A Holders (determined as of
the related Record Date) by Trustee and all amounts on deposit in the Class B
Distribution Account will be distributed to the Class B Holders (determined as of
the related Record Date) by Trustee. Except as provided in Section 10.1, payments
under this paragraph shall be made to the Holders by check mailed by Trustee to
each Holder’s respective address of record (or, in the case of Certificates
registered in the name of a Clearing Agency, or its nominee, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds). To the extent that Trustee is required to wire funds
to the Holders from the Class A Distribution Account or the Class B Distribution
Account, as applicable, it shall request the bank maintaining the Class A
Distribution Account or the Class B Distribution Account, as applicable,
to make a wire transfer of the amount to be distributed and the bank
maintaining the Class A Distribution Account or the Class B Distribution Account,
as applicable, shall promptly deliver to Trustee a confirmation of such wire
transfer. To the extent that Trustee is required to make payments to Holders by
check hereunder, it shall request the bank maintaining the Class A Distribution
Account or the Class B Distribution Account, as applicable, to provide it with a
supply of checks to make such payments. The bank shall, if a request is made by
Trustee for a wire transfer by
a.m. ( , time) on any Distribution Date, wire such funds in accordance with such
instructions by a.m. ( , time) on
such Distribution Date, and it will otherwise act in compliance with the provisions
of this paragraph and the other provisions of this Agreement applicable to it as
the bank maintaining the Class A Distribution Account or the Class B Distribution
Account, as applicable. Servicer shall take all necessary action (including
requiring an agreement to such effect) to ensure that any bank maintaining the
Class A Distribution Account or the Class B Distribution Account, as applicable,
agrees to comply, and complies, with the provisions of this paragraph and the other
provisions of this Agreement applicable to it as the bank maintaining the Class A
Distribution Account or the Class B Distribution Account, as applicable.
Section 4.6 Reserve Account. (a) Servicer shall establish and maintain in the name of the
Trustee an Eligible Deposit Account (the “Reserve Account”). The Reserve Account shall be
initially established and maintained with the Trustee (the “Securities Intermediary”). On the
Closing Date, Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the Reserve Account an amount
equal to the Reserve Account Initial Deposit.
(b) Trustee shall, at the written direction of Administrator, direct the
Securities Intermediary to invest funds on deposit in the Reserve Account in
Eligible Investments selected by Administrator and confirmed in writing by
Administrator to Trustee; provided that it is understood and agreed that none of
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Trustee, Securities Intermediary or Administrator shall be liable for any loss
arising from such investment in Eligible Investments. Funds on deposit in the
Reserve Account shall be invested in Eligible Investments that will mature so that
all such funds will be available at the close of business on each Deposit Date;
provided that to the extent permitted by the Rating Agencies following written
request by Administrator, funds on deposit in the Reserve Account may be invested
in Eligible Investments that mature later than the next Deposit Date. Funds
deposited in the Reserve Account on a Deposit Date upon the maturity of any
Eligible Investments are not required to be (but may be) invested overnight.
(c) On each Distribution Date, any amounts on deposit in the Collection
Account with respect to the preceding Collection Period after payments to Servicer,
the Class A Distribution Account and the Class B Distribution Account have been
made will be deposited into the Reserve
Account until the amount of the Reserve Account is equal to the Specified
Reserve Account Balance.
(d) The Reserve Account shall be under the sole custody and control of
Trustee. If, at any time, the Reserve Account ceases to be an Eligible Deposit
Account, Trustee shall within 10 Business Days (or such longer period, not to
exceed 30 calendar days, as to which each Rating Agency may consent) establish a
new Reserve Account as an Eligible Deposit Account and shall transfer any cash
and/or any investments that are in the existing account which is no longer an
Eligible Deposit Account to such new Reserve Account.
(e) On each Distribution Date, the amount available in the Reserve Account
(the “Available Reserve Amount”) will equal the lesser of (i) the amount on deposit
in the Reserve Account (exclusive of investment earnings) and (ii) the Specified
Reserve Account Balance. On each Deposit Date, Trustee will withdraw funds from
the Reserve Account to the extent that (A) the sum of the amounts required to be
distributed to Holders and the accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees payable to
Servicer on such Distribution Date exceeds (B) the amount on deposit in the
Collection Account with respect to the preceding Collection Period (net of net
investment income). The aggregate amount to be withdrawn from the Reserve Account
on any Deposit Date shall not exceed the Available Reserve Amount with respect to
the related Distribution Date. Trustee will deposit the proceeds of such
withdrawal into the Collection Account on or before such Distribution Date with
respect to which such withdrawal was made.
(f) Amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account will be released to Transferor
on each Distribution Date to the extent that the amount credited to the Reserve
Account would exceed the Specified Reserve Account Balance. Upon any distribution
to Transferor of amounts from the Reserve Account, the Holders will not have any
rights in, or claims to, such amounts. Amounts distributed to
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Transferor from the
Reserve Account in accordance with this Section shall not be available under any
circumstances to the Trust, Trustee or the Holders and Transferor shall in no event
thereafter be required to refund any such distributed amounts.
(g) Investment earnings attributable to the Reserve Account Property and
proceeds therefrom shall be held by Trustee for the benefit of Transferor.
Investment earnings attributable to the Reserve Account Property shall not be
available to pay the distributions provided for in Section 4.5 and shall not
otherwise be subject to any claims or rights of the Holders or Servicer. Trustee
shall cause all investment earnings attributable to the Reserve Account to be
distributed on each Distribution Date to Transferor.
(h) Transferor may at any time, without consent of Holders, sell, transfer,
convey or assign in any manner its rights to and interests in
distributions from the Reserve Account provided that (i) the Rating Agencies
confirm in writing that such action will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of
the rating of the Class A Certificates or the Class B Certificates, (ii) Transferor
provides to Trustee an Opinion of Counsel from independent counsel that such action
will not cause Trust to be classified as an association (or publicly traded
partnership) taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes and (iii)
such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to take positions for federal income
tax purposes consistent with the federal income tax positions agreed to be taken by
Transferor.
Section 4.7 Statements to Holders. On each Distribution Date, Servicer shall provide to
Trustee (with a copy to each Rating Agency) written instructions for Trustee to forward to each
Holder of record a statement setting forth at least the following information as to the
Certificates to the extent applicable:
(a) the amount of the distribution allocable to principal on the Class A
Certificates and the Class B Certificates;
(b) the amount of the distribution allocable to interest on the Class A
Certificates and the Class B Certificates;
(c) the amount of the Servicing Fee paid to Servicer with respect to the
related Collection Period;
(d) the Class A Certificate Balance, the Class A Pool Factor, the Class B
Certificate Balance and the Class B Pool Factor as of such Distribution Date, after
giving effect to payments allocated to principal reported under clause (a);
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(e) the Pool Balance as of the close of business on the last day of the
preceding Collection Period;
(f) the amount of Defaulted Receivables and Liquidation Proceeds, if any, for
such Collection Period;
(g) the aggregate Purchase Amount of Receivables purchased by Servicer with
respect to the related Collection Period;
(h) the Class A Interest Carryover Shortfall, the Class B Interest Carryover
Shortfall, the Class A Principal Carryover Shortfall and the Class B Principal
Carryover Shortfall, if any, in each case as applicable to each of the Class A
Certificates and the Class B Certificates, and the change in such amounts from the
preceding statement;
(i) the balance of the Reserve Account on such Distribution Date, after giving
effect to changes therein on such Distribution Date;
(j) the Specified Reserve Account Balance as of the close of business on such
Distribution Date; and
(k) the number, and aggregate principal amount outstanding, of Receivables
past due 31-60, 61-90 and over 90 days.
Each amount set forth pursuant to clauses (a), (b) and (c) shall be expressed in the aggregate and
as a dollar amount per $1,000 of original denomination of a Certificate.
Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, but not later than the
latest date permitted by law, Servicer shall furnish a report to the Trust and Trustee shall
furnish, or cause to be furnished, to each Person who at any time during such calendar year shall
have been a Holder, a statement based upon such report as to the sum of the amounts determined in
clauses (a) and (b) above for such calendar year, or, in the event such Person shall have been a
Holder during a portion of such calendar year, for the applicable portion of such year, and such
other information as is available to Servicer as Servicer deems necessary or desirable to enable
the Holders to prepare their federal income tax returns. The obligation of the Trustee set forth
in this paragraph shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially
comparable information shall be provided pursuant to any requirement of the Code.
ARTICLE V
THE CERTIFICATES.
Section 5.1 The Certificates. Trustee shall, upon written order or request signed in the name
of Seller by one of its officers authorized to do so and delivered to an Authorized Officer of
Trustee, execute on behalf of the Trust, authenticate and deliver the
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Certificates to or upon the
order of Seller in the aggregate principal amount and denominations as set forth in such written
order or request. The Certificates shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and integral
multiples thereof; provided that one Class A Certificate and one Class B Certificate may be issued
in a denomination that represents the residual amount of the original Class A Certificate Balance
and the Original Class B Certificate Balance, respectively. Upon initial issuance, the Class A
Certificates and the Class B Certificates shall be in the form of Exhibit A and Exhibit B,
respectively, which are incorporated by reference herein, and shall be issued as provided in
Section 5.8, in an aggregate amount equal to the Original Class A Certificate Balance and the
Original Class B Certificate Balance, respectively. The Certificates shall be executed by Trustee
on behalf of the Trust by manual or facsimile signature of an Authorized Officer of Trustee under
Trustee’s seal imprinted thereon and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of an Authorized
Officer of Trustee. Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who
were, at the time when such signatures shall have been affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the
Trust, shall be valid and binding obligations of the Trust, notwithstanding that such individuals
shall have ceased to be so authorized prior to the authentication and delivery of such Certificates
or did not hold such offices at the date of such Certificates.
Section 5.2 Authentication of Certificates. No Certificate shall entitle the Holder thereof
to any benefit under this Agreement, or shall be valid for any purpose, unless there shall appear
on such Certificate a certificate of authentication, substantially in the form set forth in the
form of Certificates attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B, executed by Trustee by manual
signature. Such authentication shall constitute conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that
such Certificate has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. All Certificates shall be
dated the date of their authentication.
Section 5.3 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. Trustee shall maintain, or
cause to be maintained, at the office or agency to be maintained by it in accordance with Section
5.7, a Certificate Register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe,
Trustee shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of
Certificates as herein provided. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Class A
Certificate or Class B Certificate at such office or agency, Trustee shall execute, authenticate
and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Class A
Certificates or Class B Certificates, as the case may be, in authorized denominations of a like
aggregate amount. At the option of a Holder, Class A Certificates or Class B Certificates may be
exchanged for other Class A Certificates or Class B Certificates, as the case may be, of authorized
denominations of a like aggregate amount at the office or agency maintained by Trustee in
accordance with Section 5.7. Every Certificate presented or surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the
Holder and in a form satisfactory to Trustee. No service charge shall be made for any registration
of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or
exchange of Certificates. All Certificates surrendered for
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registration of transfer or exchange
shall be cancelled and disposed of in accordance with the customary procedures of Trustee.
The Class B Certificates and any beneficial interest in such Class B Certificates may not be
acquired (a) with the assets of an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that
is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA, (b) by a plan described in Section 4975(e)(1) of
the Code or (c) by any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason of a plan’s
investment in the entity. By accepting and holding a Class B Certificate or interest therein, the
Holder thereof or Class B Certificate Owner thereof shall be deemed to have represented and
warranted that it is not subject to the foregoing limitation.
The preceding provisions of this Section 5.3 notwithstanding, Trustee shall not make and need
not register any transfer or exchange of Certificates for a period of fifteen (15) days preceding
any Distribution Date for any payment with respect to the Certificates.
Section 5.4 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If (a) any mutilated Class A
Certificate or Class B Certificate shall be surrendered to Trustee, or if Trustee shall receive
evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Class A Certificate or Class
B Certificate and (b) there shall be delivered to Trustee such security or indemnity as may be
required to save Trustee harmless, then in the absence of notice that such Class A
Certificate or Class B Certificate shall have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, Trustee
shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Class A Certificate or Class B Certificate, a new Class A Certificate or
Class B Certificate of like tenor and denomination. In connection with the issuance of any new
Certificate under this Section 5.4, Trustee may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection herewith. Any replacement
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 5.4 shall constitute conclusive evidence of ownership
in the Trust, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate
shall be found at any time.
Section 5.5 Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentation of a Certificate for
registration of transfer, Trustee may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate shall be
registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to
Section 4.5 and for all other purposes, and Trustee shall not be bound by any notice to the
contrary.
Section 5.6 Access to List of Holders’ Names and Addresses. Trustee shall furnish or cause to
be furnished to Servicer, within fifteen days after receipt by Trustee of a request therefor from
Servicer in writing, in such form as Servicer may reasonably require, a list of the names and
addresses of the Holders as of the most recent Record Date. If Definitive Certificates have been
issued, Trustee, upon written request of (a) three or more Holders or (b) one or more Holders
evidencing not less than 25% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Certificates,
will, within five Business Days after the receipt of such request, afford such Holders access
during normal business hours to the most current list of Holders for purposes of
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communicating with
other Holders with respect to their rights under the Agreement. Each Holder, by receiving and
holding a Certificate, shall be deemed to have agreed not to hold Seller, Servicer or Trustee
accountable by reason of the disclosure of such Holder’s name and address, regardless of the source
from which such information was derived.
Section 5.7 Maintenance of Office or Agency. Trustee shall maintain, or cause to be
maintained, at its expense, in _________, an office or agency where Certificates may be surrendered
for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon Trustee in
respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be served. Trustee initially designates its
office located at _________ for such purposes. Trustee shall give prompt written notice to Servicer
and to Holders of any change in the location of any such office or agency.
Section 5.8 Book Entry Certificates. Upon original issuance, the Class A Certificates and the
Class B Certificates, other than the Class A Certificate representing the residual amount of the
Original Class A Certificate Balance and the Class B Certificate representing the residual amount
of the Original Class B Certificate Balance, which shall be issued upon the written order of
Seller, shall be issued in the form of one or more typewritten Certificates representing the Book
Entry Certificates, to be delivered to the initial Clearing Agency, by, or on behalf of, Seller.
Such Certificates shall initially be registered on the Certificate Register in the name of CEDE &
Co., the nominee of the initial Clearing Agency, and no Certificate Owner will receive a Definitive
Certificate representing such Certificate Owner’s
interest in the Class A Certificates or the Class B Certificates, as the case may be, except
as provided in Section 5.10. Unless and until definitive, fully registered Certificates
(“Definitive Certificates”) have been issued to the Holders pursuant to Section 5.10:
(a) the provisions of this Section 5.8 shall be in full force and effect;
(b) Seller, Servicer and Trustee may deal with the Clearing Agency for all
purposes (including the making of distributions on the Certificates and the taking
of actions by the Holders) as the authorized representative of the Certificate
Owners;
(c) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 5.8 conflict with any
other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 5.8 shall
control;
(d) the rights of Certificate Owners shall be exercised only through the
Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those established by law, the rules,
regulations and procedures of the Clearing Agency and agreements between such
Certificate Owners and the Clearing Agency and all references in this Agreement to
actions by Holders shall refer to actions taken by the Clearing Agency upon
instructions from the Clearing Agency Participants, and all references in this
Agreement to distributions, notices, reports and statements to Holders shall refer
to distributions, notices, reports and statements to the
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Clearing Agency or its
nominee, as registered holder of the Certificates, as the case may be, for
distribution to Certificate Owners in accordance with the rules, regulations and
procedures of the Clearing Agency; and
(e) pursuant to the Depository Agreement, the initial Clearing Agency will
make book-entry transfers among the Clearing Agency Participants and receive and
transmit distributions of principal and interest on the Certificates to the
Clearing Agency Participants, for distribution by such Clearing Agency Participants
to the Certificate Owners or their nominees.
For purposes of any provision of this Agreement requiring or permitting actions with the
consent of, or at the direction of, Holders of Certificates evidencing specified percentages of the
aggregate outstanding principal balance of such Certificates, such direction or consent may be
given by Certificate Owners having interests in the requisite percentage, acting through the
Clearing Agency.
Section 5.9 Notices to Clearing Agency. Whenever notice or other communication to the Holders
is required under this Agreement unless and until Definitive Certificates shall have been issued to
Certificate Owners pursuant to Section 5.10, Trustee shall give all such notices and communications
specified herein to be given to Holders to the Clearing Agency.
Section 5.10 Definitive Certificates. If (a) (i) Servicer advises Trustee in writing that the
Clearing Agency is no longer willing or able properly to discharge its responsibilities under the
Depository Agreement and (ii) Trustee or Servicer is unable to locate a qualified successor, (b)
Servicer, at its option, advises Trustee in writing that it elects to terminate the book-entry
system through the Clearing Agency or (c) after the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event,
Certificate Owners representing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate
outstanding principal balance of the Certificates, advise Trustee and the Clearing Agency through
the Clearing Agency Participants in writing that the continuation of a book-entry system through
the Clearing Agency is no longer in the Certificate Owners’ best interests, Trustee shall notify
the Clearing Agency which shall be responsible to notify the Certificate Owners of the occurrence
of any such event and of the availability of Definitive Certificates to Certificate Owners
requesting the same. Upon surrender to Trustee by the Clearing Agency of the Certificates
registered in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency, accompanied by re-registration
instructions from the Clearing Agency for registration, Trustee shall execute, on behalf of the
Trust, authenticate and deliver Definitive Certificates in accordance with such instructions.
Seller shall arrange for, and will bear all costs of, the printing and issuance of such Definitive
Certificates. Neither Seller, Servicer nor Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of
such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such
instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Certificates, Trustee shall recognize the Holders of
the Definitive Certificates as Holders hereunder.
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ARTICLE VI
SELLER.
Section 6.1 Representations and Warranties of Seller. Seller makes the following
representations and warranties, on which Trustee relies in accepting the Receivables and the other
Trust Property in trust and executing and authenticating the Certificates. Such representations
are made as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, but shall survive the sale, transfer
and assignment of the Receivables and the other Trust Property to the Trust.
(a) Organization and Good Standing. Seller has been duly organized and is
validly existing as a Delaware limited liability company in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, with the power and authority to own its properties
and to conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and such
business is presently conducted and had at all relevant times, and has, full power,
authority and legal right to acquire, own and sell the Receivables and the other
Trust Property.
(b) Power and Authority. Seller has the power, authority and legal right to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Related Agreements to which it is a
party and to carry out their respective terms and to sell and assign the property
to be sold and assigned to and deposited with Trustee as Trust Property; and the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Related Agreements to
which it is a party have been duly authorized by Seller by all necessary limited
liability company action.
(c) No Consent Required. No approval, authorization, consent, license or
other order or action of, or filing or registration with, any governmental
authority, bureau or agency is required in connection with the execution, delivery
or performance of this Agreement or the Related Agreements to which it is a party
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than
(i) as may be required under the blue sky or securities laws of any State or the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (ii) the filing of UCC financing
statements.
(d) Valid Sale; Binding Obligation. Seller intends this Agreement to effect a
valid sale, transfer, and assignment of the Receivables and the other Trust
Property conveyed by Seller to the Trust hereunder, enforceable against creditors
of and purchasers from Seller; and each of this Agreement and the Related
Agreements to which it is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its respective terms,
subject, as to enforceability, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, conservatorship, receivership, liquidation and other similar laws
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affecting enforcement of the rights of creditors generally and to equitable
limitations on the availability of specific remedies.
(e) No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this
Agreement and the Related Agreements to which it is a party and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not conflict with, result in
any material breach of any of the terms and provisions of, constitute (with or
without notice or lapse of time) a material default under or result in the creation
or imposition of any Lien upon any of its material properties pursuant to the terms
of, (i) the organic documents of Seller, (ii) any material indenture, contract,
lease, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument or agreement to which Seller is
a party or by which Seller is bound, or (iii) any law, order, rule or regulation
applicable to Seller of any federal or state regulatory body, any court,
administrative agency, or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction
over Seller.
(f) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending, or,
to the knowledge of Seller, threatened, before any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having
jurisdiction over Seller or its properties: (i) asserting the invalidity of this
Agreement or any Related Agreement, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the
Certificates or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any Related Agreement, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that
might materially and adversely affect the performance by Seller of its obligations
under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any Related
Agreement or (iv) that may materially and adversely affect the federal or state
income, excise, franchise or similar tax attributes of the Certificates.
(g) Chief Executive Office. The chief executive office of Seller is
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Section 6.2 Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Seller. Any
Person (a) into which Seller may be merged or consolidated, (b) that may result from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which Seller is a party, or (c) that may succeed by purchase and
assumption to all or substantially all of the business of Seller, where Seller in any of the
foregoing cases is not the surviving entity, which corporation or other entity shall execute an
agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of Seller under this Agreement, shall be the
successor to Seller hereunder without the execution or filing of any document or any further act by
any of the parties to this Agreement; provided that (x) Servicer shall have delivered to Trustee an
Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such merger, conversion,
consolidation or succession and such agreement of assumption comply with this Section, and (y)
Servicer shall have delivered to Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either (A) stating that, in the
opinion of such counsel, all financing statements and continuation statements and amendments
thereto have been executed and filed that are necessary fully to preserve and
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protect the interest
of Trustee in the Receivables, and reciting the details of such filings, or (B) stating that, in
the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to fully preserve and protect such
interest. Seller shall promptly inform Trustee and each Rating Agency of any
such merger, conversion, consolidation or purchase and assumption, where Seller is not the
surviving entity.
Section 6.3 Limitation on Liability of Seller and Others. Seller and any director or officer
or employee or agent of Seller may rely in good faith on the advice of counsel or on any document
of any kind, prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters
arising under this Agreement or any Related Agreement (provided that such reliance shall not limit
in any way Seller’s obligations under Section 3.2). Seller shall not be under any obligation to
appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that shall not be incidental to its obligations
under this Agreement, and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability.
ARTICLE VII
SERVICER.
Section 7.1 Representations and Warranties of Servicer. Servicer makes the following
representations and warranties on which Trustee relies in accepting the Receivables and the other
Trust Property in trust and in authenticating the Certificates. These representations are made as
of the Closing Date, but shall survive the sale, transfer and assignment of the Receivables and the
other Trust Property to the Trust.
(a) Organization and Good Standing. Servicer has been duly organized and is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, with the power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its
business as such properties are presently owned and such business is presently
conducted, and had at all relevant times, and shall have, the power, authority and
legal right to service the Receivables and the other Trust Property.
(b) Due Qualification. Servicer shall be duly qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation in good standing, and shall have obtained all necessary
licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of
property or the conduct of its business (including the servicing of the Receivables
as required by this Agreement) shall require such qualifications.
(c) Power and Authority. Servicer has the power, authority and legal right to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Related Agreements to which it is a
party and to carry out their respective terms; and the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Related Agreements to
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which it is a party
have been duly authorized by Servicer by all necessary corporate action.
(d) No Consent Required. No approval, authorization, consent, license or
other order or action of, or filing or registration with, any
governmental authority, bureau or agency is required in connection with the
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, the Related Agreements to
which it is a party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, other than the filing of UCC financing statements.
(e) Binding Obligation. Each of this Agreement and the Related Agreements to
which it is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Servicer,
enforceable against Servicer in accordance with its respective terms, subject, as
to enforceability, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
conservatorship, receivership, liquidation and other similar laws affecting
enforcement of the rights of creditors of banks generally and to equitable
limitations on the availability of specific remedies.
(f) No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by Servicer of this
Agreement and the Related Agreements to which it is a party and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not conflict with, result in
any material breach of any of the terms and provisions of, constitute (with or
without notice or lapse of time) a material default under, or result in the
creation or disposition of any Lien upon any of its material properties pursuant to
the terms of, (i) the articles of association or bylaws of Servicer, (ii) any
material indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument or
agreement to which Servicer is a party or by which Servicer is bound, or (iii) any
law, order, rule or regulation applicable to Servicer of any federal or state
regulatory body, any court, administrative agency, or other governmental
instrumentality having jurisdiction over Servicer.
(g) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending, or,
to Servicer’s knowledge, threatened, before any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, or tribunal or other governmental instrumentality having
jurisdiction over Servicer or its properties: (i) asserting the invalidity of this
Agreement, any Related Agreement or the Certificates, (ii) seeking to prevent the
issuance of the Certificates or the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any Related Agreement, (iii) seeking any
determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect the performance
by Servicer of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this
Agreement, any Related Agreement or the Certificates, or (iv) that may materially
and adversely affect the federal or state income, excise, franchise or similar tax
attributes of the Certificates.
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Section 7.2 Indemnities of Servicer. (a) Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith
only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by Servicer under this Agreement.
(b) Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Trustee, Seller, the
Holders and any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of
Trustee or Seller from any and all costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages
and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) to the extent
arising out of, or imposed upon any such Person through, the gross negligence,
willful misfeasance or bad faith (other than errors in judgment) of Servicer in the
performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or in the
performance of the obligations and duties of any subservicer under any subservicing
agreement.
(c) Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Trustee and its
officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any taxes that may at
any time be asserted against any such Person with respect to the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement or in the other Related Agreements, including any
sales, gross receipts, general corporation, tangible or intangible personal
property, privilege, or license taxes, or any taxes of any kind which may be
asserted (but not including any Federal or other income taxes arising out of
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Related Agreements)
against the Trust, and costs and expenses in defending against the same.
(d) Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Trustee, Seller and the
Holders or any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of Trustee or
Seller from any and all costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) to the extent arising out of or
imposed upon any such Person as a result of any compensation payable to any
subcustodian or subservicer (including any fees payable in connection with the
release of any Receivable File from the custody of such subservicer or in
connection with the termination of the servicing activities of such subservicer
with respect to any Receivable) whether pursuant to the terms of any subservicing
agreement or otherwise.
(e) Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Trustee, Seller and the
Holders or any of the directors, officers, employees and agents of Trustee and
Seller from and against any and all costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims and
liabilities, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of
litigation, arising out of or resulting from the use, ownership, or operation by
Servicer or any Affiliate thereof of any Financed Vehicle.
Indemnification under this Section shall survive the resignation or removal of Trustee and the
termination of this Agreement and shall include reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and
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other
expenses of litigation. If Servicer shall have made any indemnity payments pursuant to this
Section and the Person to or on behalf of whom such payments are made thereafter shall collect any
of such amounts from others, such Person shall promptly repay such amounts to Servicer, without
interest.
Section 7.3 Merger or Consolidation of or Assumption of the Obligations of Servicer. Any
corporation or other entity (a) into which Servicer may be merged or
consolidated, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion, or consolidation to which
Servicer is a party, (c) that may succeed by purchase and assumption to all or substantially all of
the business of Servicer or (d) 50% of the voting stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by
VW Credit, where, in the case of clauses (a), (b) and (c), Servicer is not the surviving entity,
which corporation or other entity in any of the foregoing cases shall execute an agreement of
assumption to perform every obligation of Servicer under this Agreement, shall be the successor to
Servicer under this Agreement without any further act on the part of any of the parties to this
Agreement; provided that, unless VW Credit is the surviving party to such transaction (x) Servicer
shall have delivered to Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating
that such merger, conversion, consolidation or succession and such agreement of assumption comply
with this Section, and (y) Servicer shall have delivered to Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either
(A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all financing statements and continuation
statements and amendments thereto have been executed and filed that are necessary fully to preserve
and protect the interest of Trustee in the Receivables, and reciting the details of such filings,
or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to fully
preserve and protect such interest. Servicer shall promptly inform Trustee and each Rating Agency
of any such merger, conversion, consolidation or purchase and assumption where Servicer is not the
surviving entity.
Section 7.4 Limitation on Liability of Servicer and Others. Neither Servicer nor any of its
directors, officers, employees or agents shall be under any liability to the Trust or the Holders,
except as provided under this Agreement, for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of
any action by Servicer or any subservicer pursuant to this Agreement or for errors in judgment;
provided that this provision shall not protect Servicer or any such Person against any liability
that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in
the performance of duties (except for errors in judgment) or by reason of reckless disregard of
obligations and duties under this Agreement. Servicer or any subservicer and any of their
respective directors, officers, employees or agents may rely in good faith on any document of any
kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising under
this Agreement.
Except as provided in this Agreement, Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in,
prosecute or defend any legal action that shall be incidental to its duties to service the
Receivables in accordance with this Agreement, and that in its opinion may involve it in any
expense or liability; provided that Servicer may (but shall not be required to) undertake any
reasonable action that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement and the
Related Agreements to protect the interests of the Holders under this Agreement and the Related
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Agreements. In such event, the legal expense and costs of such action and any liability resulting
therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Servicer.
Section 7.5 VW Credit, Inc. Not To Resign as Servicer. Subject to the provisions of Section
7.3, VW Credit, Inc. hereby agrees not to resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on
it as Servicer under this Agreement except upon determination that the performance of its duties
hereunder shall no longer be permissible under applicable law or if such resignation is required by
regulatory authorities. Notice of any such determination
permitting the resignation of VW Credit, Inc. as Servicer shall be communicated to Trustee at
the earliest practicable time (and, if such communication is not in writing, shall be confirmed in
writing at the earliest practicable time) and any such determination shall be evidenced by an
Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to Trustee concurrently with or promptly after such
notice. No such resignation shall become effective until the earlier of Trustee or a successor
Servicer having assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the resigning Servicer in
accordance with Section 8.2 or the date upon which any regulatory authority requires such
resignation.
Section 7.6 Servicer May Own Certificates. Servicer, and any Affiliate of Servicer, may, in
its individual or any other capacity, become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same
rights as it would have if it were not Servicer or an Affiliate thereof, except as otherwise
provided in the definition of “Holder”, “Class A Holder” and “Class B Holder” in Section 1.1.
Certificates so owned by or pledged to Servicer or such Affiliate shall have an equal and
proportionate benefit under the provisions of this Agreement, without preference, priority or
distinction as among all of the Certificates, except as otherwise provided in the definitions of
“Class A Holder” and “Class B Holder”.
Section 7.7 Existence. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.3, during the term of this
Agreement, VW Credit, Inc. will keep in full force and effect its existence, rights and franchises
as a corporation under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization.
ARTICLE VIII
SERVICING TERMINATION.
Section 8.1 Servicer Termination Events. (a) Any one of the following events shall
constitute a “Servicer Termination Event”:
(i) any failure by Servicer to deliver to Trustee a Servicer’s Report for
any Collection Period, which failure shall continue beyond the related
Deposit Date;
(ii) any failure by Servicer to deliver to any Account or the Reserve
Account any payment or deposit required to be so delivered or paid under the
terms of the Certificates and this Agreement, or to direct Trustee to
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make
any required distribution from any Account or the Reserve Account, which
failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days after
written notice is received from the Trustee by Servicer or after discovery
of such failure by Servicer (or, in the case of a payment or deposit to be
made no later than a Deposit Date immediately preceding a Distribution Date,
the failure to make such payment or deposit by such Distribution Date);
(iii) any failure on the part of Servicer to duly observe or to perform in
any material respect any other covenants or agreements set forth in the
Certificates or in this Agreement, which failure shall (A) materially and
adversely affect the rights of Holders (which determination shall be made
without regard to whether funds are available to the Holders pursuant to the
Reserve Account) and (B) continue unremedied for a period of 60 days after
the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be
remedied, shall have been given (1) to Servicer by Trustee, or (2) to
Trustee and Servicer by the Holders of Certificates representing not less
than 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Certificates (or for
such longer period, not in excess of 120 days, as may be reasonably
necessary to remedy such default; provided that such default is capable of
remedy within 120 days and Servicer delivers an Officer’s Certificate to
Trustee to such effect and to the effect that Servicer has commenced or will
promptly commence, and will diligently pursue, all reasonable efforts to
remedy such default);
(iv) the entry of a decree or order by a court or agency or supervisory
authority of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator,
receiver, liquidator or trustee for Servicer, Seller, Transferor, or any of
their respective successors, in any bankruptcy, receivership,
conservatorship, insolvency or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or
liquidation of its affairs, and any such decree or order continues unstayed
and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or
(v) the consent by Servicer, Seller, Transferor, or any of their respective
successors, to the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator or
trustee in any bankruptcy, receivership, conservatorship, insolvency or
similar proceedings of or relating to such Person or relating to
substantially all of its property, the admission in writing by such Person
of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, the filing
by such Person of a petition to take advantage of any applicable bankruptcy,
receivership, conservatorship, insolvency or similar statute, the making by
such Person of an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or the
voluntary suspension by such Person of payment of its obligations.
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Upon the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event, and so long as a Servicer Termination Event
shall not have been remedied, either Trustee, or the Majority Holders, by notice then given in
writing to Servicer, may terminate all of the rights and obligations of Servicer (other than the
obligations set forth in Section 7.2) under this Agreement. On or after the receipt by Servicer of
such written notice, all authority and power of Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect
to the Certificates or the Trust Property or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in Trustee or
such successor Servicer as may be appointed under Section 8.2 pursuant to this Section 8.1; and
thereupon Trustee shall be authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of Servicer,
as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments,
and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of
such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement of the Receivable
Files or the Physical Damage Insurance Policies, the certificates of title to the Financed
Vehicles, or otherwise. Servicer shall cooperate with Trustee or any successor Servicer in
effecting the termination of its responsibilities and rights as Servicer under this Agreement,
including the transfer to Trustee or any successor Servicer for administration of all cash amounts
that are at the time held by Servicer for deposit, shall have been deposited by Servicer in the
Collection Account, or thereafter shall be received with respect to a Receivable, all Receivable
Files and all information or documents that Trustee or such successor Servicer may require. In
addition, Servicer shall transfer its electronic records relating to the Receivables to the
successor Servicer in such electronic form as the successor Servicer may reasonably request and
shall transfer to the successor Servicer all other records, correspondence and documents necessary
for the continued servicing of the Receivables in the manner and at such times as the successor
Servicer shall reasonably request. All reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the
successor Servicer in connection with the transfer of servicing shall be paid by the predecessor
Servicer upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses.
(b) If any of the foregoing Servicer Termination Events occur, Trustee shall
have no obligation to notify Holders or any other Person of such occurrence prior
to the continuance of such event through the end of any cure period specified in
Section 8.1(a).
Section 8.2 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor Servicer. Upon Servicer’s resignation
pursuant to Section 7.5 or upon Servicer’s receipt of notice of termination as Servicer pursuant to
Section 8.1, Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to Servicer in its capacity as Servicer
under this Agreement, and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities
relating thereto placed on Servicer by the terms and provisions of this Agreement, except that
Trustee, when acting as successor Servicer, shall not be obligated to purchase Receivables pursuant
to Section 3.7 unless the obligation to repurchase arose after the date of the notice of
termination given to Servicer pursuant to Section 8.1, and neither Trustee nor any successor
Servicer shall be liable for any acts or omissions of the terminated Servicer or for any breach by
such Servicer of any of its representations or warranties contained herein or in any related
documents or agreements. As compensation therefor, Trustee shall be entitled to the same Servicing
Fees (whether payable out of the Collection Account or otherwise) and Supplemental Servicing Fees
as Servicer would have been entitled to under this Agreement if no
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such notice of termination or
resignation had been given. Notwithstanding the above, Trustee may appoint, or petition a court of
competent jurisdiction to appoint, an Eligible Servicer as the successor to the terminated Servicer
under this Agreement; provided that Trustee shall continue to be the successor to Servicer until
another successor Servicer shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of Servicer. In
connection with such appointment, Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such
successor Servicer out of payments on Receivables as it and such successor shall agree, which shall
in no event be greater than the Servicing Fees and Supplemental Servicing Fees payable to VW
Credit, Inc. as Servicer hereunder. Trustee and such successor shall take such action, consistent
with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. No Servicer shall
resign or be relieved of
its duties under this Agreement until a newly appointed Servicer shall have assumed the
responsibilities and obligations of the terminated Servicer under this Agreement.
Section 8.3 Effect of Servicing Transfer. (a) After the transfer of servicing hereunder,
Trustee or successor Servicer shall notify Obligors to make directly to the successor Servicer
payments that are due under the Receivables after the effective date of such transfer.
(b) Except as provided in Sections 7.2 and 9.8 after the transfer of servicing
hereunder, the predecessor Servicer shall have no further obligations with respect
to the management, administration, servicing, custody or collection of the
Receivables and the successor Servicer shall have all of such obligations, except
that the predecessor Servicer will transmit or cause to be transmitted directly to
the successor Servicer for its own account, promptly on receipt and in the same
form in which received, any amounts held by the predecessor Servicer (properly
endorsed where required for the successor Servicer to collect any such items)
received as payments upon or otherwise in connection with the Receivables and the
predecessor Servicer shall continue to cooperate with the successor Servicer by
providing information and in the enforcement of the Dealer Agreements and the
Physical Damage Insurance Policies.
(c) A transfer of servicing hereunder shall not affect the rights and duties
of the parties hereunder other than those relating to the management,
administration, servicing, custody or collection of the Receivables and the other
Trust Property. The successor Servicer shall, upon its appointment pursuant to
Section 8.2 and as part of its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement,
promptly take all action it deems necessary or appropriate so that the predecessor
Servicer (in whatever capacity) is paid or reimbursed all amounts it is entitled to
receive under this Agreement on each Distribution Date subsequent to the date on
which it is terminated as Servicer hereunder. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the predecessor Servicer will be entitled to receive all accrued and
unpaid Servicing Fees and Supplemental Servicing Fees through and including the
effective date of the termination of the predecessor Servicer.
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(d) Any successor Servicer shall provide Seller with access to the Receivable
Files and to the successor Servicer’s records (whether written or automated) with
respect to the Receivable Files. Such access shall be afforded without charge, but
only upon reasonable request and during normal business hours at the offices of the
successor Servicer. Nothing in this Section shall affect the obligation of the
successor Servicer to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of
information regarding the Obligors, and the failure of Servicer to provide access
to information as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this
Section.
Section 8.4 Notification to Holders. Upon any notice of a Servicer Termination Event or upon
any termination of, or appointment of a successor to, Servicer
pursuant to this Article VIII, Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to Holders at
their respective addresses of record, and to each Rating Agency.
Section 8.5 Waiver of Past Servicer Termination Events. The Majority Holders may, on behalf
of all Holders of Certificates, waive any Servicer Termination Event hereunder and its
consequences, except an event resulting from the failure to make any required deposits or payments
to the Collection Account in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any such waiver of a past
Servicer Termination Event, such event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been
remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other event or impair any right arising therefrom, except to the extent expressly so waived.
Section 8.6 Transfer of Accounts. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.1, if any of
the Accounts or the Reserve Account is maintained with Servicer or an Affiliate of Servicer and a
Servicer Termination Event shall occur and be continuing, Servicer shall promptly, and in any event
within five Business Days, give notice to Trustee of such Servicer Termination Event, and Trustee,
within days after the receipt of such notice, shall establish new Eligible Deposit Accounts
conforming with the requirements of this Agreement and promptly shall transfer all funds in any
such Accounts or the Reserve Account to such new Eligible Deposit Accounts.
ARTICLE IX
TRUSTEE.
Section 9.1 Acceptance by Trustee. Trustee hereby acknowledges its acceptance of all right,
title and interest in and to the Receivables and the other Trust Property conveyed by Seller
pursuant to this Agreement and hereby declares that Trustee holds and shall hold such right, title
and interest, upon the trust set forth in this Agreement.
Section 9.2 Duties of Trustee. (a) Trustee, both prior to and after the curing of a Servicer
Termination Event, undertakes to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth
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in this
Agreement and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against
Trustee. If a Servicer Termination Event, of which an Authorized Officer of Trustee has actual
knowledge, shall have occurred and shall not have been cured (the appointment of a successor
Servicer (including Trustee) to constitute a cure for the purposes of this Article), Trustee shall
exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and shall use the same
degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs; provided that if Trustee assumes the duties of
Servicer pursuant to Section 8.2, Trustee in performing such duties shall use the degree of skill
and attention required by Section 3.1.
(b) Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements,
opinions, reports, documents, orders, or other instruments furnished to Trustee
that are required specifically to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this
Agreement, shall examine them to determine whether they conform to the
requirements of this Agreement.
(c) No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve Trustee from
liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, its own
willful misfeasance or its own bad faith; provided that:
(i) Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event, and after the
curing of all such Servicer Termination Events that may have occurred, the
duties and obligations of Trustee shall be determined solely by the express
provisions of this Agreement, Trustee shall not be liable except for the
performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in
this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this
Agreement against Trustee, the permissible right of Trustee (solely in its
capacity as such) to do things enumerated in this Agreement shall not be
construed as a duty and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of Trustee,
or manifest error, Trustee (solely in its capacity as such) may conclusively
rely on the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions
expressed in any certificates or opinions furnished to Trustee and
conforming to the requirements of this Agreement;
(ii) Trustee shall not be personally liable for an error of judgment made in
good faith by an officer of Trustee, unless it shall be proved that Trustee
shall have been negligent in performing its duties in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement; and
(iii) Trustee shall not be personally liable with respect to any action
taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken in good faith in accordance with the
direction of the Majority Holders, as set forth in Section 8.1, relating to
the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding or any remedy
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available to Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon
Trustee, under this Agreement.
(d) Except for the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence of Trustee,
Trustee shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur
any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in
the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds
for believing that the repayment of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to it
against such risk or liability shall not be reasonably assured to it, and none of
the provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any event require Trustee to
perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the obligations
of Servicer under this Agreement except during such time, if any, as Trustee shall
be the successor to, and be vested with the rights, duties,
powers and privileges of, Servicer in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
(e) Except for actions expressly authorized by this Agreement, Trustee shall
take no action reasonably likely to impair the security interests created or
existing under any Receivable or Financed Vehicle or to impair the value of any
Receivable or Financed Vehicle.
(f) Trustee shall have no power to vary the corpus of the Trust including (i)
accepting any substitute obligation for a Receivable initially assigned to Trustee
under this Agreement, (ii) adding any other investment, obligation or security, or
(iii) withdrawing any Receivable, except for a withdrawal permitted under this
Agreement.
Section 9.3 Trustee’s Certificate. As soon as practicable after each Deposit Date on which
Receivables shall be assigned to Seller pursuant to Section 2.4 or 10.2 or to Servicer pursuant to
Section 3.7, as applicable, Trustee shall execute a certificate, prepared by Servicer, including
its date and the date of the Agreement, and accompanied by a copy of Servicer’s Report for the
related Collection Period. Trustee’s certificate shall operate, as of such Deposit Date, as an
assignment pursuant to Section 9.4.
Section 9.4 Trustee’s Assignment of Purchased Receivables. With respect to all Receivables
repurchased by Servicer pursuant to Section 2.4 or Section 10.2, or purchased by Servicer pursuant
to Section 3.7 or Section 10.2, Trustee shall assign, without recourse, representation or warranty,
to Servicer, all of Trustee’s right, title and interest in and to such Receivables, and all
security and documents and all other Trust Property conveyed pursuant to Section 2.1 with respect
to such Receivables. Such assignment shall be a sale and assignment outright, and not for
security. If, in any enforcement suit or legal proceeding, it is held that Servicer, may not
enforce any such Receivable on the ground that it shall not be a real party in interest or a holder
entitled to enforce the Receivable, Trustee shall, at the expense of Servicer,
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take such steps as
Servicer, deems necessary to enforce the Receivable, including bringing suit in Trustee’s name or
the names of the Holders.
Section 9.5 Certain Matters Affecting Trustee. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.2:
(a) Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or
refraining from acting upon, any resolution, certificate of auditors or accountants
or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, appraisal, bond, note or other paper or document
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper
party or parties.
(b) Trustee may consult with counsel knowledgeable in the area and any opinion
of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it under this Agreement
in good faith and in accordance with such written opinion of Counsel a copy of
which shall be provided to Seller and Servicer.
(c) Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or
powers vested in it by this Agreement, or to institute, conduct or defend any
litigation under this Agreement or in relation to this Agreement, at the request,
order or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement, unless such Holders shall have offered to Trustee security or indemnity
satisfactory to Trustee against the costs, expenses, and liabilities that may be
incurred therein or thereby. Nothing contained in this Agreement, however, shall
relieve Trustee of the obligations, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination
Event that is not timely cured or waived pursuant to Section 8.5, to exercise such
of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree
of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under
the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs; provided that if Trustee
assumes the duties of Servicer pursuant to Section 8.2, Trustee in performing such
duties shall use the degree of skill and attention required by Section 3.1.
(d) Trustee shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or
omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the
discretion, rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement.
(e) Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event and after the
curing of all Servicer Termination Events that may have occurred, Trustee shall not
be bound to make any investigation into the facts of any matters stated in any
resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
consent, direction, order, approval, bond, note or other paper or
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document, unless
requested in writing so to do by the Majority Holders; provided that if the payment
within a reasonable time to Trustee of the costs, expenses, or liabilities likely
to be incurred by it in the making of an investigation requested by the Holders is,
in the opinion of Trustee, not reasonably assured to Trustee by the security
afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, Trustee may require indemnity
satisfactory to it against such cost, expense, or liability as a condition to so
proceeding. The reasonable expense of every such examination shall be paid by
Servicer, or, if paid by Trustee, shall be reimbursed by Servicer upon demand.
Nothing in this clause (e) shall affect the obligation of Servicer to observe any
applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Obligors;
provided further, that Trustee shall be entitled to make such further inquiry or
investigation into such facts or matter as it may reasonably see fit, and if
Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation it shall be
entitled to examine the books and records of Servicer, personally or by agent or
attorney, at the sole cost and expense of Servicer.
(f) Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any
duties under this Agreement either directly or by or through agents, attorneys,
nominees or a custodian, and shall not be liable for the acts of such agents,
attorney, nominees or custodians except for (i) acts of or any successor
agent carrying out Trustee’s obligations with respect to the preparation of
Servicer Reports and (ii) acts of any other agent, attorney, nominee or custodian
if (A) Trustee has not acted with due care in their appointment or (B) Seller has
not consented to their appointment.
(g) Trustee shall not be required to make any initial or periodic examination
of any documents or records related to the Receivables or Financed Vehicles for the
purpose of establishing the presence or absence of defects, the compliance by
Seller with its representations and warranties or for any other purpose.
(h) Trustee shall not be construed to be a guarantor of the performance of
Servicer, nor shall Trustee have any duty to monitor the performance of Servicer
other than as expressly stated in this Agreement.
(i) Trustee shall not be required to take notice or be deemed to have notice
of any Servicer Termination Event hereunder, except a Servicer Termination Event
under Section 8.1(a)(i) or (ii), unless Trustee shall be specifically notified in
writing of such Servicer Termination Event by Servicer, Seller or any Holder. All
notices or other instruments required by this Agreement to be delivered to Trustee
shall be delivered at the Corporate Trust Office and, in the absence of such notice
so delivered, Trustee may conclusively assume there is no Servicer Termination
Event except as aforesaid.
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Section 9.6 Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Receivables. Trustee assumes no
responsibility for the correctness of the recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other
than the certificate of authentication on the Certificates). Except as expressly provided herein,
Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement or of the
Certificates (other than Trustee’s execution of, and the certificate of authentication on, the
Certificates), or of any Receivable or related document, or for the validity of the execution by
Seller and Servicer of this Agreement or of any supplements hereto or instruments of further
assurance, or for the sufficiency of the Trust Property hereunder, and Trustee shall not be bound
to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any covenants, conditions or
agreements on the part of Servicer under this Agreement except as herein set forth; but Trustee may
require Servicer to provide full information and advice as to the performance of the aforesaid
covenants, condition and agreements. Trustee (solely in its capacity as such) shall have no
obligation to perform any of the duties of Servicer, except as explicitly set forth in this
Agreement. Trustee shall have no liability in connection with compliance of Servicer with
statutory or regulatory requirements to the Receivables. Trustee shall not make or be deemed to
have made any representations or warranties with respect to the Receivables or the validity or
sufficiency of any assignment of the Receivables to the Trust or
Trustee. Trustee (solely in its capacity as such) shall at no time have any responsibility or
liability for, or with respect to, the legality, validity or enforceability of any security
interest in any Financed Vehicle or (prior to the time, if any, that Servicer is terminated as
custodian hereunder) any Receivable, or the perfection and priority of such a security interest or
the maintenance of any such perfection and priority, the efficacy of the Trust or its ability to
generate funds sufficient to provide for the payments to be distributed to Holders under this
Agreement, the existence, condition, location, and ownership of any Financed Vehicle, the existence
and enforceability of the Insurance Policies, the existence and contents of any Receivable or any
computer or other record thereof, the validity of the assignment of any Receivable to the Trust or
of any intervening assignment, the completeness of any Receivable, the performance or enforcement
of any Receivable, the compliance by Seller with any warranty or representation made under this
Agreement or in any related document and the accuracy, of any such warranty or representation,
prior to Trustee’s receipt of notice or other discovery of any noncompliance therewith or any
breach thereof, any investment of monies by Servicer or any loss resulting therefrom (it being
understood that Trustee shall remain responsible for any Trust Property that it may hold), the acts
or omissions of Seller, Servicer, or any Obligor, any action of Servicer taken in the name of
Trustee, or any action by Trustee taken at the instruction, of Servicer (provided that such
instruction is not in express violation of the terms and provisions of this Agreement); provided
that the foregoing shall not relieve Trustee of its obligation to perform its duties under this
Agreement. Except with respect to a claim based on the failure of Trustee to perform its duties
under this Agreement (whether in its capacity as Trustee or as successor Servicer) or based on
Trustee’s willful misconduct, negligence, or bad faith, or based on Trustee’s breach of a
representation and warranty contained in Section 9.14, no recourse shall be had to Trustee (whether
in its individual capacity or as Trustee) for any claim based on any provision of this Agreement,
the Certificates, or any
Receivable or assignment thereof against Trustee in its individual
capacity; Trustee shall not have any personal obligation, liability, or
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duty whatsoever to any
Holder or any other Person with respect to any such claim. Trustee shall not be accountable for
the use or application by Seller of the proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or
application of any funds paid to Servicer in respect of the Receivables prior to the time such
amounts are deposited in the Collection Account (whether or not the Collection Account is
maintained with Trustee). Trustee shall have no liability for any losses from the investment or
reinvestment in Eligible Investments made in accordance with Section 4.1.
Section 9.7 Trustee May Own Certificates. Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may
become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights as it would have if it were not
Trustee.
Section 9.8 Trustee’s Fees and Expenses. Servicer agrees to pay to Trustee, and Trustee shall
be entitled to, reasonable compensation (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in
regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) for all services rendered by it in the
execution of the trusts created by this Agreement and in the exercise and performance of any of the
powers and duties under this Agreement as Trustee, and Servicer shall pay or reimburse Trustee upon
its request for all reasonable expenses (including expenses incurred in connection with notices or
other communications to Holders), disbursements and advances (including the reasonable compensation
and the reasonable expenses and
disbursements of its counsel and of all persons not regularly in its employ) incurred or made
by Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement (including the reasonable
fees and expenses of its agents, any co-trustee and counsel) or in defense of any action brought
against it in connection with this Agreement except any such expense, disbursement or advance as
may arise from its negligence, willful misfeasance, or bad faith. Servicer’s covenant to pay the
expenses, disbursements and advances provided for in the preceding sentence shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
Section 9.9 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee. Trustee shall at all times be organized and
doing business under the banking laws of the United States or of any state thereof, shall be
authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, shall have a consolidated net worth
of at least $50,000,000 and shall be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state
banking authorities. If Trustee shall publish reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to
law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the
purpose of this Section 9.9, the consolidated net worth of such Trustee shall be deemed to be its
consolidated capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent consolidated report of condition
so published. In case at any time Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 9.9, Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect
specified in Section 9.10.
Section 9.10 Resignation or Removal of Trustee. (a) Trustee may at any time resign and be
discharged from the trusts hereby created by giving 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to
Servicer. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, Servicer shall promptly appoint a successor
Trustee, by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to
the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor Trustee. If no successor Trustee
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shall have
been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of
resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Trustee; provided, however, that such right to appoint or to petition
for the appointment of any such successor shall in no event relieve the resigning Trustee from any
obligations otherwise imposed on it under this Agreement and the Related Agreements until such
successor has in fact assumed such appointment.
(b) If at any time Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of Section 9.9 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor
by Servicer, or if at any time Trustee shall be legally unable to act, or shall be
adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver, conservator or liquidator of Trustee
or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or
control of Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation,
conservation or liquidation, then Servicer may remove Trustee. If Trustee is
removed under the authority of the immediately preceding sentence, Servicer shall
promptly appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy
of which instrument shall be delivered to Trustee so removed, the successor
Trustee, the Holders at their respective addresses of record and the Rating
Agencies.
(c) Any resignation or removal of Trustee and appointment of a successor
Trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 9.10 shall not become
effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee pursuant to
Section 9.11.
(d) The respective obligations of Seller and Servicer described in this
Agreement shall survive the removal or resignation of Trustee as provided in this
Agreement.
Section 9.11 Successor Trustee. (a) Any successor Trustee appointed pursuant to Section 9.10
shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver to Servicer and to its predecessor Trustee an instrument
accepting such appointment under this Agreement, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the
predecessor Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act,
deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all rights, powers, duties, and obligations of
its predecessor under this Agreement, with like effect as if originally named as Trustee. The
predecessor Trustee shall deliver to the successor Trustee all documents and statements held by it
under this Agreement, and Servicer and the predecessor Trustee shall execute and deliver such
instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for fully and certainly vesting
and confirming in the successor Trustee all such rights, powers, duties, and obligations.
(b) No successor Trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section
9.11 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be eligible
pursuant to Section 9.9.
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(c) Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Trustee pursuant to this
Section 9.11, Servicer shall mail notice of such acceptance by the successor
Trustee under this Agreement to all Holders at their respective addresses of record
and to the Rating Agencies. If Servicer shall fail to mail such notice within 10
days after acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee, the successor
Trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of Servicer.
(d) No predecessor Trustee shall be liable for the acts or omissions of any
successor Trustee.
Section 9.12 Merger or Consolidation of or Assumption of Obligations of Trustee. Any
corporation or banking association which is eligible to be a successor Trustee under Section 9.9
(a) into which Trustee may be merged or consolidated, (b) that may result from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which Trustee shall be a party, or (c) that may succeed by purchase
and assumption to the business of Trustee, where Trustee is not the surviving entity, which
corporation or banking association executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation
of Trustee under this Agreement, shall be the successor of Trustee hereunder, without the execution
or filing of any instrument or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Trustee shall promptly
notify Servicer and each Rating Agency of any such merger, conversion, consolidation or
purchase and assumption where Trustee is not the surviving entity.
Section 9.13 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee. (a) Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Agreement, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any
jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Property or any Financed Vehicle may at the time be
located, Servicer and Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall execute and deliver all
instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by Trustee to act as co-trustee, jointly with
Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust, and to vest in
such Person, in such capacity and for the benefit of the Holders, such title to the Trust, or any
part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 9.13, such powers, duties,
obligations, rights, and trusts as Servicer and Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If
Servicer shall not have joined in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a
request so to do, or in case a Servicer Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing,
Trustee alone shall have the power to make such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee
under this Agreement shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee
pursuant to Section 9.9 and no notice to Holders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate
trustee shall be required pursuant to Section 9.11. Notwithstanding the appointment of a co-trustee
or separate trustee hereunder, Trustee shall not be relieved of any of its obligations under this
Agreement.
(b) Each separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by
law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and conditions:
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(i) All rights, powers, duties, and obligations conferred or imposed upon
Trustee shall be conferred upon and exercised or performed by Trustee and
such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being understood that such
separate trustee or co-trustee is not authorized to act separately without
Trustee joining in such act), except to the extent that under any law of any
jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed
(whether as Trustee under this Agreement or as successor to Servicer under
this Agreement), Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such
act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties, and obligations
(including the holding of title to the Trust Property or any portion thereof
in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed singly by such
separate trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of Trustee.
(ii) No trustee under this Agreement shall be personally liable by reason of
any act or omission of any other trustee under this Agreement.
(iii) Servicer and Trustee acting jointly may at any time accept the
resignation of or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.
(c) Any notice, request or other writing given to Trustee shall be deemed to
have been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees, as
effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate
trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and in particular to the
provisions of this Article. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its
acceptance of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property
specified in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with Trustee or
separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this
Agreement, specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the
conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, Trustee. Each
such instrument shall be filed with Trustee and a copy thereof given to Servicer.
(d) Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, appoint Trustee its
agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent not
prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Agreement on
its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die,
become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties,
rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by Trustee, to the
extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.
Trustee shall promptly notify Servicer and each Rating Agency of any appointment
made pursuant to this Section 9.13.
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Section 9.14 Representations and Warranties of Trustee. Trustee makes the following
representations and warranties on which Seller, Servicer, and Holders may rely:
(a) Organization and Good Standing. Trustee is a
duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of
.
(b) Power and Authority. Trustee has full power, authority and legal right to
execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and the Related Agreements and has
taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery, and performance by
it of this Agreement and the Related Agreements to which it is a party.
(c) Enforceability. This Agreement and the Related Agreements to which it is
a party have been duly executed and delivered by Trustee and this Agreement and
such Related Agreements constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Trustee
enforceable against Trustee in accordance with their respective terms, except as
such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as such
enforceability may be limited by equitable limitations on the availability of
specific remedies.
(d) No Consent Required. No approval, authorization, consent, license or
other order or action of, or filing or registration with, any governmental
authority, bureau or agency is required in connection with the execution, delivery
or performance by Trustee of this Agreement, the Related Agreements or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(e) No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by Trustee of this
Agreement and the Related Agreements and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will not conflict with, result in any breach of the
terms and provisions of, constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a
default under, or result in the creation or disposition of any Lien upon any of its
properties pursuant to the terms of, (i) the articles of association or by-laws of
Trustee, (ii) any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust or other
instrument or agreement to which Trustee is a party or by which Trustee is bound or
to which any of its properties are subject, or (iii) any law, order, rule or
regulation applicable to Trustee or its properties of any federal or state
regulatory body, any court, administrative agency or other governmental
instrumentality having jurisdiction over Trustee or any of its properties.
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Section 9.15 Reports by Trustee. Trustee shall provide to any Holder or Certificate Owner who
so requests in writing (addressed to the Corporate Trust Office) a copy of
any Servicer’s Report, the annual statement described in Section 3.10, and the annual
accountant’s examination described in Section 3.11. Trustee may require any Holder or Certificate
Owner requesting such report to pay a reasonable sum to cover the cost of Trustee’s complying with
such request.
Section 9.16 Tax Returns. Servicer shall prepare or shall cause to be prepared any tax returns
on Form 1065 (or other applicable form) required to be filed by the Trust and shall remit such
returns to Trustee for signature at least five days before such returns are due to be filed.
Trustee, upon request, will furnish Servicer with all such information actually known to an
Authorized Officer of Trustee as may be reasonably required in connection with the preparation of
all tax returns of the Trust, and shall, upon request, execute such returns. Servicer shall
prepare the tax returns of the Trust in accordance with the Code and any regulations (including, to
the extent applicable by their terms, proposed regulations) thereunder.
Section 9.17 Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Certificates. All rights of
action and claims under this Agreement or the Certificates may be prosecuted and enforced by
Trustee without the possession of any of the Certificates or the production thereof in any
proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by Trustee shall be brought in its
own name as trustee. Any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Trustee, its agents and counsel,
be for the ratable benefit of the Holders in respect of which such judgment has been obtained.
ARTICLE X
TERMINATION.
Section 10.1 Termination of the Trust. (a) The Trust, and the respective obligations and
responsibilities of Seller, Servicer and Trustee hereunder, shall terminate (except as otherwise
expressly provided herein) upon the earliest of: (i) the Distribution Date next succeeding the
purchase by Servicer at its option, pursuant to Section 10.2, of the Receivables (other than
Defaulted Receivables) remaining in the Trust, (ii) the payment to Holders of all amounts required
to be paid to them pursuant to this Agreement or (iii) the Distribution Date next succeeding the
month which is six months after the maturity or the liquidation of the last Receivable held in the
Trust and the disposition of any amounts received upon liquidation of any property remaining in the
Trust; provided that in no event shall the Trust created by this Agreement continue beyond the
expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants living on the date of
this Agreement of Xxxx Xxxxxxx of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Servicer shall promptly
notify Trustee of any prospective termination pursuant to this Section 10.1.
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(b) Notice of any termination, specifying the Distribution Date upon which the
Holders may surrender the Certificates to Trustee for payment of the final
distribution and cancellation, shall be given promptly by Trustee by letter to
Holders of record and the Rating Agencies mailed not earlier than the 15th day and
not later than the 25th day of the month next preceding the specified Distribution
Date stating the amount of any such final payment and that the
Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable,
payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the
office of Trustee therein specified. Upon presentation and surrender of the
Certificates, Trustee shall cause to be distributed to Holders amounts
distributable on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.5. Amounts remaining
in the Trust after distribution, or after setting aside all funds required for
distribution, to the Holders shall be distributed to the Transferor.
(c) In the event that all of the Holders shall not surrender their
Certificates for cancellation within six months after the date specified in the
above-mentioned written notice, Trustee shall give a second written notice to the
remaining Holders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation and receive the
final distribution with respect thereto. Trustee shall after giving such notice to
deliver or cause to be delivered to Servicer the Certificate Register. If within
one year after the second notice all the Certificates shall not have been
surrendered for cancellation, Servicer may take appropriate steps, or may appoint
an agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining Holders concerning
surrender of their Certificates, and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the
funds and other assets that shall remain subject to this Agreement. Any funds
remaining in the Trust after exhaustion of such remedies shall be distributed by
Trustee to the Transferor.
Section 10.2 Optional Purchase of All Receivables. If the Pool Factor shall be .1000000 or
less as of the last day of any Collection Period, Servicer shall have the option to purchase the
remaining Trust Property on any Distribution Date occurring in a subsequent Collection Period. To
exercise such option, Servicer shall deposit the aggregate Purchase Amount for the remaining
Receivables (other than Defaulted Receivables) into the Collection Account on the Deposit Date
occurring in the month in which such repurchase is to be effected. The payment shall be made in
the manner specified in Section 4.4, and shall be distributed pursuant to Section 4.5. Upon such
payment Servicer shall succeed to and own all interests in and to the Trust Property (subject to
the rights of the Holders to receive a final distribution on the related Distribution Date).
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ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Section 11.1 Amendment. (a) This Agreement may be amended by Seller, Servicer and Trustee,
without the consent of any of the Holders, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing
in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or modifying in any manner the
rights of the Holders; provided that such action shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel
to Seller delivered to Trustee, materially and adversely affect the interests of any Holder.
(b) [This Agreement may be amended by Seller, Servicer and Trustee without the
consent of any of the Holders to add, modify or eliminate such provisions as may be
necessary or advisable in order to enable (i) the transfer to
the Trust of all or any portion of the Receivables to be derecognized under
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) by Seller to the Trust, (ii) the
Trust to avoid becoming a member of Seller’s consolidated group under GAAP; or
(iii) the Seller, the Transferor or any of their Affiliates to otherwise comply
with or obtain more favorable treatment under any law or regulation or any
accounting rule or principle; it being a condition to any such amendment that each
Rating Agency will have notified the Seller, the Servicer and the Trustee in
writing that the amendment will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the
rating of any outstanding Certificates with respect to which it is a Rating
Agency.]
(c) This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by Seller, Servicer
and Trustee, with the consent of the Majority Holders, for the purpose of adding
any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of
this Agreement, or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders; provided
that no such amendment shall (i) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or
accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of payments on Receivables or
distributions that shall be required to be made on any Certificate without the
consent of all adversely affected Holders, (ii) reduce the percentage of the
aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Certificates, the Holders of which
are required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of all Holders,
(iii) materially and adversely affect the interests of either the Class A Holders
or the Class B Holders without the consent of the Holders of Class A Certificates
or Class B Certificates, as the case may be, evidencing not less than a majority of
the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Class A Certificates or the
Class B Certificates, as the case may be, or (iv) cause either Rating Agency to
downgrade or withdraw its rating of the Class A Certificates or the Class B
Certificates without the consent of Holders of Class A Certificates or Class B
Certificates, as the case may be, evidencing more than 66 2/3% of the aggregate
outstanding principal balance of
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the Class A Certificates or the Class B
Certificates, as the case may be. Promptly after the execution of any such
amendment or consent, Trustee shall furnish written notification of the substance
of such amendment or consent to each Holder.
(d) It shall not be necessary for the consent of Holders pursuant to this
Section 11.1 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent,
but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.
The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the
execution thereof by Holders shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as
Trustee may prescribe.
(e) Notice of any amendment of this Agreement shall be sent by Servicer to
each Rating Agency, at such address as such Rating Agency may from time to time
specify in writing.
(f) In connection with any amendment pursuant to this Section 11.1 Trustee
shall be entitled to receive an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such
amendment is authorized or permitted by the Agreement.
Section 11.2 Protection of Title to Trust Property. (a) Servicer shall execute and file such
financing statements and cause to be executed and filed such continuation statements, all in such
manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve, maintain and protect the
interest of the Holders and Trustee under this Agreement in the Trust Property and in the proceeds
thereof. Servicer shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to Trustee file-stamped copies of, or
filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above, as soon as available following such
filing. If Servicer fails to perform its obligations under this subsection, Trustee may (but shall
not be obligated to) do so, at the expense of Servicer.
(b) Neither Seller nor Servicer shall change its name, identity or corporate
structure in any manner that would, could or might make any financing statement or
continuation statement filed by Servicer in accordance with subsection (a)
misleading within the meaning of the UCC, unless it shall have given Trustee at
least 60 days’ prior written notice thereof and shall have promptly filed
appropriate amendments to all previously filed financing statements or continuation
statements.
(c) Seller and Servicer shall give Trustee at least 60 days’ prior written
notice of any relocation of its principal executive office if, as a result of such
relocation, the applicable provisions of the UCC would require the filing of any
amendment of any previously filed financing or continuation statement or of any new
financing statement. Seller and Servicer shall at all times maintain each office
from which it shall service Receivables, and its principal executive office, within
the United States of America.
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(d) Servicer shall maintain accounts and records as to each Receivable
accurately and in sufficient detail to permit (i) the reader thereof to know at any
time the status of such Receivable, including payments and recoveries made and
payments owing (and the nature of each), and (ii) reconciliation between payments
or recoveries on (or with respect to) each Receivable and the amounts from time to
time deposited in the Collection Account in respect of such Receivable.
(e) Servicer shall maintain its computer systems so that, from and after the
time of sale under this Agreement of the Receivables to Trustee, Servicer’s master
computer records (including archives) that shall refer to a Receivable indicate
clearly that such Receivable is owned by the Trust. Indication of the Trust’s
ownership of a Receivable shall be deleted from or modified on Servicer’s computer
systems when, and only when, the Receivable shall be paid or shall become a
Purchased Receivable.
(f) If at any xxxx Xxxxxx, the Transferor or Servicer shall propose to sell,
grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any interest in motor vehicle
loans and/or retail installment sales contracts to any prospective purchaser,
lender or other transferee, Seller, Transferor Servicer, as the case may be, shall
give to such prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee computer tapes,
records or printouts (including any restored from archives) that, if they shall
refer in any manner whatsoever to any Receivable, shall indicate clearly that such
Receivable has been sold and is owned by the Trust.
(g) Upon request, Servicer, at its expense, shall furnish to Trustee, within
thirty days, a list of all Receivables then held as part of the Trust, together
with a reconciliation of such list to each Schedule of Receivables and to each of
Servicer’s Reports furnished pursuant to Section 3.9 indicating removal of
Receivables from the Trust.
(h) Servicer shall deliver to Trustee upon the Closing Date, and upon the
execution and delivery of each amendment, if any, of this Agreement an Opinion of
Counsel to Servicer either (i) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no
filings or other action, other than the filings required in the appropriate filing
offices as described in such opinion, are necessary to perfect and maintain (A) the
security interest of Trustee in the Financed Vehicles, subject to the exceptions
stated therein, and (B) the interest of Trustee in the Receivables and the proceeds
thereof against third parties, subject to the exceptions stated therein, and
reciting the details of such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in
which such details are given, or (ii) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel,
no such action shall be necessary to perfect or complete the perfected status of
such interest.
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(i) Servicer shall permit Trustee and its agents, at the expense of Trustee
(except after a Servicer Termination Event, in which case such cost will be at the
expense of Servicer), at any time to inspect, audit and make copies of and
abstracts from Servicer’s records regarding any Receivables then or previously
included in the Trust.
Section 11.3 Limitation on Rights of Holders. (a) The death or incapacity of any Holder shall
not operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust, or entitle the Holder’s legal representatives
or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or commence any proceeding in any court for a
partition or winding up of the Trust, or otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities
of the parties to this Agreement or any of them.
(b) No Holder shall have any right to vote (except as expressly provided
herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the
Trust or the obligations of the parties to this Agreement, nor shall anything set
forth in this Agreement, or contained in the terms of the Certificates, be
construed so as to constitute the Holders as partners or members of an association;
nor shall any Holder be under any liability to any third party by reason of any
action taken pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.
(c) No Holder shall have any right by virtue or by availing itself of any
provisions of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity
or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, unless such Holder
previously shall have given to Trustee a written notice of default and of the
continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, and unless, with respect to the
Class A Certificates, Class A Holders evidencing not less than a majority of the
aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Class A Certificates or, with
respect to the Class B Certificates, Class B Holders evidencing not less than a
majority of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Class B
Certificates, shall have made written request upon Trustee to institute such
action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee under the Agreement and shall
have offered to Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the
costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and Trustee, for
___ days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity
satisfactory to it, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action,
suit or proceeding; no one or more Holders of Certificates shall have any right in
any manner whatever by virtue or by availing itself or themselves of any provisions
of this Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any
other of the Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or
preference to any other such Holder or to enforce any right under this Agreement,
except in the manner provided in this Agreement and for the equal, ratable and
common benefit of all Class A Holders or Class B Holders, as the case may be. For
the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 11.3, each Holder
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and Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in
equity.
Section 11.4 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS,
RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS;
EXCEPT THAT THE GRANT OF A SECURITY INTEREST IN THE RESERVE ACCOUNT PROPERTY AND THE PERFECTION,
EFFECT OF PERFECTION, AND PRIORITY OF SUCH SECURITY INTEREST SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF .
Section 11.5 Notices. All demands, notices, and communications under this Agreement shall be
in writing, personally delivered, or sent by telecopier, overnight mail or mailed by certified
mail, return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt (a) in the
case of Seller to , Attention: ; (b) in the case of Servicer, to
, Attention: ; (c) in the case of Trustee, at the Corporate Trust
Office, facsimile number: ; (d) [in the case of Moody’s, at the following address:
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., ABS Monitoring Department, 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, facsimile number: (000) 000-0000]; (e) in the case of [Standard & Poor’s, at the following
address: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., 00
Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Asset Backed Surveillance Department,
facsimile number: (000) 000-0000]; and (f) in the case of Fitch, to . Any notice
required or permitted to be mailed to a
Holder shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of record of such
Holder. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively
presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder shall receive such notice.
Section 11.6 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, provisions or
terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants,
provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, provisions or terms of
this Agreement, and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions
of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.
Section 11.7 Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as
provided in Section 2.5, 3.1, 6.3 and 7.3, this Agreement may not be assigned by Seller or
Servicer. This Agreement may not be assigned by Trustee except as provided by Sections 9.10
through 9.13.
Section 11.8 Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid. The interests represented by the
Certificates shall be nonassessable for any losses or expenses of the Trust or for any reason
whatsoever, and, upon authentication thereof by Trustee pursuant to Section 5.1, each Certificate
shall be deemed fully paid.
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Section 11.9 Intention of Parties. (a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement shall
constitute an acknowledgment by Seller and Trustee, on behalf of the Holders, that it is intended
that the assignment and transfer herein contemplated constitute a sale and assignment outright, and
not for security, of the Receivables and the other Trust Property, conveying good title thereto
free and clear of any liens, from Seller to the Trust, and that the Receivables and the other Trust
Property shall not be a part of Seller’s estate in the event of the insolvency, receivership,
conservatorship or the occurrence of another similar event, of, or with respect to, Seller. In the
event that such conveyance is determined to be made as security for a loan made by the Trust or the
Holders to the Seller, the parties intend that Seller shall have granted to Trustee a security
interest in all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Trust Property conveyed to the
Trust pursuant to Section 2.1, and that this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under
applicable law.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement shall constitute an
acknowledgment by Seller and Trustee on behalf of the Holders that they intend that
the Trust be classified (for Federal tax purposes) as a grantor trust under Subpart
E, Part I of Subchapter J of the Internal Revenue Code of which the Holders are
owners, rather than as an association taxable as a corporation. The powers granted
and obligations undertaken in this Agreement shall be construed so as to further
such intent.
Section 11.10 Counterparts. For the purpose of facilitating the execution of this Agreement
and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which
counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 11.11 Further Assurances. Seller and Servicer agree to do and perform, from time to
time, any and all acts and to execute any and all further instruments required or reasonably
requested by Trustee more fully to effect the purposes of this Agreement, including without
limitation, the execution of any financing statements or continuation statements relating to the
Receivables for filing under the provisions of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction.
Section 11.12 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in
exercising, on the part of the Trustee or the Holders, any right, remedy, power or privilege
hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and
privileges therein provided are cumulative and not exhaustive of any rights, remedies, powers and
privileges provided by law.
Section 11.13 Regulation AB. The Servicer shall cooperate fully with the Seller and the Trust
to deliver to the Seller and the Trust (including any of its assignees or designees) any and all
statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith
determination of the Seller or the Issuer to permit the Seller to comply with the
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provisions of
Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Servicer and the Receivables, or the
servicing of the Receivables, reasonably believed by the Seller to be necessary in order to effect
such compliance.
Section 11.14 Information to Be Provided by the Trustee. (a) For so long as the Trust is
required to report under the Exchange Act, the Trustee shall (i) on or before the fifth Business
Day of each month, provide to the Seller, in writing, such information regarding the Trustee as is
requested by the Seller (if any) for the purpose of compliance with Item 1117 of Regulation AB;
provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to provide such information in the event
that there has been no change to the information previously provided by the Trustee to Seller, and
(ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee of any changes to such information, provide to the Seller, in writing, such updated
information.
(b) As soon as available but no later than March 15 of each calendar year for
so long as the Trust is required to report under the Exchange Act, commencing in [
], the Trustee shall:
(i) deliver to the Seller a report regarding the Trustee’s assessment of
compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding
calendar year, as required under paragraph (b) of Rule 13a-18, Rule 15d-18
of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be
signed by an authorized officer of the Trustee, and shall address each of
the Servicing Criteria specified in Exhibit D or such criteria as
mutually agreed upon by the Seller and the Trustee;
(ii) deliver to the Seller a report of a registered public accounting firm
that attests to, and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the
Indenture Trustee and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph.
Such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of
Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and
(iii) deliver to the Seller and any other Person that will be responsible
for signing the certification (a “Sarbanes Certification”) required by Rules
13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302 of
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) on behalf of the Issuer or the Seller
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E or such form
as mutually agreed upon by the Seller and the Trustee.
THE TRUSTEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PARTIES IDENTIFIED IN CLAUSE (III) ABOVE MAY
RELY ON THE CERTIFICATION PROVIDED BY THE TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SUCH CLAUSE IN SIGNING
A SARBANES CERTIFICATION AND FILING SUCH WITH THE COMMISSION.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
VOLKSWAGEN AUTO LEASE/LOAN UNDERWRITTEN FUNDING, LLC |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
VW CREDIT, INC., Servicer |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
___, Trustee |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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SCHEDULE A
LOCATION OF RECEIVABLE FILES
S-1
FORM OF CLASS A CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT A
% ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATE, CLASS A
Evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the Trust, as defined below, the property of which
includes a pool of fixed rate simple interest retail motor vehicle loans and/or retail installment
sales contracts (the “Receivables”) secured by the new and used automobiles and light duty trucks
financed thereby (the “Financed Vehicles”) and sold to the Trust by VOLKSWAGEN AUTO LEASE/LOAN
UNDERWRITTEN FUNDING, LLC.
THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A FRACTIONAL UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE TRUST AND DOES NOT REPRESENT AN
INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF . THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE RECEIVABLES
ARE NOT DEPOSITS AND ARE NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR
ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER,
EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH
OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE
& CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
NUMBER
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CUSIP |
Original Certificate Amount
Exhibit A
to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
A-1
THIS CERTIFIES THAT is the registered owner of a dollars,
nonassessable, fully paid, fractional undivided interest in Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust
200_-_ (the “Trust”) formed pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of ,
200__ (the “Agreement”) among Volkswagen Auto Lease/Loan Underwritten Funding, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “Seller”), VW Credit, Inc. (the “Servicer”) and , a
, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
To the extent not otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the
meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. This Certificate is one of the duly authorized
Certificates designated as “___% Asset Backed Certificates, Class A” (herein called the “Class A
Certificates”). Also issued under the Agreement are Certificates designated as “___% Asset
Backed Certificates, Class B” (the “Class B Certificates”). The Class A Certificates and the Class
B Certificates are hereinafter collectively called the “Certificates.” This Certificate is issued
under and is subject to the terms, provisions, and conditions of the Agreement, to which the Holder
of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
The Trust Property includes (as more fully described in the Agreement) a pool of Receivables,
certain monies received under the Receivables after ___, 200_ (the “Cutoff Date”),
security interests in the Financed Vehicles, and proceeds of the foregoing.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement (including the availability of funds for
distributions) and until the obligations created by the Agreement shall have terminated in
accordance therewith, there will be distributed, but only from funds on deposit in the Class A
Distribution Account, on the __th day of each month or, if such __th day is not a Business Day, the
next succeeding Business Day (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), commencing ___,
200_, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the
last day of the preceding Collection Period (the “Record Date”), such Holder’s fractional undivided
interest in the amounts to be distributed to Class A Holders pursuant to the Agreement on such
Distribution Date.
Distributions on this Certificate will be made by Trustee by check mailed to the Holder of
record at its address as it appears in the Certificate Register without the presentation or
surrender of this Certificate or the making of any notation hereon, except that with respect to a
Certificate registered in the name of a Clearing Agency or its nominee, distributions will be made
by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement and
notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice
by Trustee of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this
Certificate at the office or agency maintained for that purpose by Trustee.
This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is hereby made to
the Agreement for information with respect to the rights, benefits, obligations and duties
evidenced thereby.
A-2
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by an authorized
officer of Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not entitle the holder hereof to
any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Certificate or a beneficial interest in a Certificate,
acknowledges and agrees that they intend that the Trust be classified (for Federal tax purposes) as
a grantor trust under Subpart E, Part I of Subchapter J of the Internal Revenue Code of which the
Holders are owners, rather than as an association taxable as a corporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, and not in its individual capacity, has
caused this Certificate to be duly executed.
VOLKSWAGEN AUTO LOAN ENHANCED TRUST 200_-_ |
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By: | , ____ as Trustee | |||
By: | ||||
Authorized Officer | ||||
DATED: [SEAL] ATTEST: Authorized Officer |
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Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication:
This is one of the Class A Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.
___, as Trustee |
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By: | ||||
Authorized Officer | ||||
A-3
FORM OF CLASS B CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT B
% ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATE, CLASS B
Evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the Trust, as defined below, the property of which
includes a pool of fixed rate simple interest retail motor vehicle loans and/or retail installment
sales contracts (the “Receivables”) secured by the new and used automobiles and light duty trucks
financed thereby (the “Financed Vehicles”) and sold to the Trust by Volkswagen Auto Lease/Loan
Underwritten Funding, LLC.
THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A FRACTIONAL UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE TRUST AND DOES NOT REPRESENT AN
INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF
THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE RECEIVABLES ARE NOT
DEPOSITS AND ARE NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER,
EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH
OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE
& CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
NUMBER | CUSIP |
Original Certificate Amount
Exhibit B
to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
B-1
THIS CERTIFIES THAT is the registered owner of a dollars,
nonassessable, fully paid, fractional undivided interest in the Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust
200_-___ (the “Trust”) formed pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of _________ ___,
200_ (the “Agreement”) among Volkswagen Auto Lease/Loan Underwritten Funding, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “Seller”), VW Credit, Inc. (the “Servicer”) and , a
, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
To the extent not otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the
meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. This Certificate is one of the duly authorized
Certificates designated as “___% Asset Backed Certificates, Class B” (herein called the “Class B
Certificates”). Also issued under the Agreement are Certificates designated as “___% Asset
Backed Certificates, Class A” (the “Class A Certificates”). The Class A Certificates and the Class
B Certificates are hereinafter collectively called the “Certificates.” This Certificate is issued
under and is subject to the terms, provisions, and conditions of the Agreement, to which the Holder
of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
The Trust Property includes (as more fully described in the Agreement) a pool of Receivables,
certain monies received under the Receivables after _____, __200_ (the “Cutoff Date”), security
interests in the Financed Vehicles, and proceeds of the foregoing. The rights of the Holder of the
Class B Certificates are subordinated to the rights of the Holders of the Class A Certificates to
the extent set forth in the Agreement.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement (including the availability of funds for
distributions and the subordination of the Class B Certificates) and until the obligations created
by the Agreement shall have terminated in accordance therewith, there will be distributed, but only
from funds on deposit in the Class B Distribution Account, on the _th day of each month or, if such
___th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day (each such date, a “Distribution
Date”), commencing _____ __, 200_, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at
the close of business on the last day of the preceding Collection Period (the “Record Date”), such
Holder’s fractional undivided interest in the amounts to be distributed to Class B Holders pursuant
to the Agreement on such Distribution Date.
Distributions on this Certificate will be made by Trustee by check mailed to the Holder of
record at its address as it appears in the Certificate Register without the presentation or
surrender of this Certificate or the making of any notation hereon, except that with respect to a
Certificate registered in the name of a Clearing Agency or its nominee, distributions will be made
by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement and
notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice
by Trustee of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this
Certificate at the office or agency maintained for that purpose by Trustee.
This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is hereby made to
the Agreement for information with respect to the rights, benefits, obligations and duties
evidenced thereby.
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Unless the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by an authorized
officer of Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not entitle the holder hereof to
any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Certificate or a beneficial interest in a Certificate,
acknowledges and agrees that they intend that the Trust be classified (for Federal tax purposes) as
a grantor trust under Subpart E, Part I of Subchapter J of the Internal Revenue Code of which the
Holders are owners, rather than as an association taxable as a corporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, and not in its individual capacity, has
caused this Certificate to be duly executed.
VOLKSWAGEN AUTO LOAN ENHANCED TRUST 200_-_ |
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By: | __________________________ ____, as Trustee | |||
By: | ||||
Authorized officer | ||||
DATED: [SEAL] ATTEST: Authorized Officer |
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Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication:
This is one of the Class B Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.
, as Trustee |
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By: | ||||
Authorized Officer | ||||
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EXHIBIT D
SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN
TRUSTEE’S ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
TRUSTEE’S ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the Trustee shall address, at a minimum, the
criteria identified as below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria”:
[To be inserted]
Exhibit D
to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF TRUSTEE’S ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
Re: VOLKSWAGEN AUTO LOAN ENHANCED TRUST [ ]-[ ]
[ ], not in its individual capacity but solely as indenture trustee (the “Trustee”),
certifies to Volkswagen Auto Lease/Loan Underwritten Funding, LLC (the “Seller”), and its officers,
with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:
(1) It has reviewed the report on assessment of the Trustee’s compliance provided in
accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Assessment”),
and the registered public accounting firm’s attestation report provided in accordance with
Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the
“Attestation Report”) that were delivered by the Trustee to the Seller pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of [ ], by and between VW
Credit, Inc., the Seller, the Trustee and Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust [ ]-[ ]
(collectively, the “Trustee Information”);
(2) To the best of its knowledge, the Trustee Information, taken as a whole, does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered by the Indenture
Trustee Information;
(3) To the best of its knowledge, all of the Trustee Information required to be
provided by the Trustee under the Agreement has been provided to the Seller; and
(4) To the best of its knowledge, except as disclosed in the Servicing Assessment or
the Attestation Report, the Trustee has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement.
[ ], not in its individual capacity but solely as
Trustee
Date:
Exhibit E to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
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