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MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of: JULY 6, 2001
Between;
IMPAC WAREHOUSE LENDING GROUP
and
HOMEGOLD, INC.
1. Applicability
From time to time the parties hereto may enter into transactions In which one
party ("Seller") agrees to transfer to the other ("Buyer") securities or
financial instruments ("Securities") against the transfer of funds by Buyer,
with a simultaneous agreement by Buyer to transfer to Seller such Securities at
a date certain or on demand, against the transfer of funds by Seller. Each such
transaction shall be referred to herein as a "Transaction" and shelf be governed
by this Agreement, including any supplemental terms or conditions contained in
Annex thereto, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
2. Definitions
(a) "Act of Insolvency", with respect to any party, (i) the commencement by
such party as debtor of any case or proceeding under any bankruptcy, Insolvency,
reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or similar law, or such party seeking
the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or similar official for such
party or any substantial part of its property, or (ii) the commencement of any
such case or proceeding against such party, or another seeking such an
appointment, or the filing against a party of an application for a protective
decree under the provisions of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970,
which (A) is consented to or not timely contested by such party, (B) results in
the entry of an order for relief, such an appointment, the issuance of such a
protective decree or the entry of an order having a similar effect, or (C) is
not dismissed within 15 days, (iii) the making by a party of a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (iv) the admission In writing by a
party of such party's inability to pay such party's debts as they become due;
(b) "Additional Purchased Securities", Securities provided by Seller to
Buyer pursuant to Paragraph 4(a) hereof;
(c) "Buyer's Margin Amount", with respect to any Transaction as of any
date, the amount obtained by application of a percentage (which may be equal to
the percentage that is agreed to as the Seller's Margin Amount under
subparagraph (q) of this Paragraph), agreed to by Buyer and Seller prior to
entering into the Transaction, to the Repurchase Price for such Transaction as
of such date;
(d) "Confirmation", the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(b) hereof;
(e) "Income", with respect to any Security at any time, an principal
thereof then payable and all interest, dividends or other distributions thereon;
(f) "Margin Deficit", the meaning specified in Paragraph 4(a) hereof;
(g) "Margin Excess", the meaning specified in Paragraph 4(b) hereof;
(h) "Market Value", with respect to any Securities as of any date, the
price for such Securities on such date obtained from a generally recognized
source agreed to by the parties or the most recent closing bid quotation from
such a source, plus accrued Income to the extent not included therein (other
than any Income credited or transferred to, or applied to the obligations of,
Seller pursuant to Paragraph 5 hereof) as of such date (unless contrary to
market practice for such Securities);
(i) "Price Differential", with respect to any transaction hereunder as of
any date, the aggregate amount obtained by daily application of the Pricing Rate
for such Transaction to the Purchase Price for such Transaction on a 360 day per
year basis for the actual number of days during the period commencing on (and
including) the Purchase Date for such Transaction and ending on (but excluding)
the date of determination (reduced by any amount of such Price Differential
previously paid by Seller to Buyer with respect to such Transaction);
(j) "Pricing Rate", the per annum percentage rate for determination of the
Price Differential;
(k) "Prime Rate", the prime rate of U.S. money center commercial banks as
published in The Wall Street Journal;
(l) "Purchase Date", the date on which Purchased Securities are transferred
by Seller to Buyer;
(m) "Purchase Price", (i) on the Purchase Date, the price at which
Purchased Securities are transferred by Seller to Buyer, and (ii) thereafter,
such price increased by the amount of any cash transferred by Buyer to Seller
pursuant to Paragraph 4(b) hereof and decreased by the amount of any cash
transferred by Seller to Buyer pursuant to Paragraph 4(a) hereof or applied to
reduce Seller's obligations under clause (ii) of Paragraph 5 hereof;
(n) "Purchased Securities", the Securities transferred by Seller to Buyer
in a Transaction hereunder, and any Securities substituted therefore in
accordance with Paragraph 9 hereof. The term "Purchased Securities" to Paragraph
4(a) and shall exclude Securities returned pursuant to Paragraph 4(b);
(o) "Repurchase Date", the date on which Seller is to repurchase the
Purchased Securities from Buyer, including any date determined by application of
the provisions of Paragraphs 3(c) or 11 hereof;
(p) "Repurchase Price", the price at which Purchased Securities are to be
transferred from Buyer to Seller upon termination of a Transaction, which will
be determined in each case (including Transactions terminable upon demand) as
the sum of the Purchase Price and the Price Differential as of the date of such
determination, increased by any amount determined by the application of the
provisions of Paragraph 11 hereof;
(q) "Seller's Margin Amount(degree), with respect to any Transaction as of
any date, the amount obtained by application of a percentage (which may be equal
to the percentage that is agreed to as the Buyer's Margin Amount under
subparagraph (o) of this Paragraph), agreed to by Buyer and Seller prior to
entering Into the Transaction, to the Repurchase Price for such Transaction as
of such date.
3. Initiation; Confirmation; Termination
(a) An agreement to enter into a Transaction may be made orally or in
writing at the Initiation of either Buyer or Seller, On the Purchase Date for
the Transaction, the Purchased Securities shall be transferred to Buyer or its
agent against the transfer of the Purchase price to an account of Seller.
(b) Upon agreeing to enter into a Transaction hereunder, Buyer or Seller
(or both), as shall be agreed, shall promptly deliver to the other party a
written confirmation of each Transaction (a "Confirmation"). The Confirmation
shall describe the Purchased Securities (including CUSIP number, if any),
identify Buyer and Seller and set forth (i) the Purchase Date, (ii) the Purchase
Price, (iii) the Repurchase Date, unless the Transaction is to be terminable on
demand, (Iv) the Pricing Rate or Repurchase Price applicable to the Transaction,
and (v) any additional terms or conditions of the Transaction not inconsistent
with this Agreement. The Confirmation, together with this Agreement, shall
constitute conclusive evidence of the terms agreed between Buyer and Seller with
respect to the Transaction to which the Confirmation relates, unless with
respect to the Confirmation specific objection is made promptly after receipt
thereof. In the event of any conflict between the terms of such Confirmation and
this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail.
(c) In the case of transactions terminable upon demand, such demand shall
be made by Buyer or Seller, no later than such time as Is customary In
accordance with market practice, by telephone or otherwise on or prior to the
business day on which such termination will be effective. On the date specified
In such demand, or on the date fixed for termination in the case of Transactions
having a fixed term, termination of the Transaction will be effected by transfer
to Seller or its agent of the purchased Securities and any Income in respect
thereof received by Buyer (and not previously credited or transferred to, or
applied to the obligations of, Seller pursuant to Paragraph 5 hereof) against
the transfer of the Repurchase Price to an account of Buyer.
4. Margin Maintenance
(a) If at any time the aggregate Market Value of all Purchased Securities
subject to all Transactions in which a particular party hereto is acting as
Buyer is less than the aggregate Buyer's Margin Amount for all such Transactions
(a "Margin Deficit", the Buyer may by notice to Seller require Seller in such
Transactions, at Seller's option, to transfer to Buyer cash or additional
Securities reasonably acceptable to Buyer ("Additional Purchased Securities', so
that the cash and aggregate Market Value of the Purchased Securities, Including
any such Additional Purchased Securities, will thereupon equal or exceed such
aggregate Buyer's Margin Amount (decreased by the amount of any Margin Deficit
as of such date arising from any Transactions In which such Buyer Is acting as
Seller).
(b) If at any time the aggregate Market Value of all Purchased Securities
subject to all Transactions in which a particular party hereto Is acting as
Seller exceeds the aggregate Seller's Margin Amount for all such Transactions at
such time (a "Margin Excess"), then Seller may by notice to Buyer require Buyer
in such Transactions, at Buyer's option to transfer cash or Purchased Securities
to Seller, so that the aggregate Market Value of the Purchased Securities, after
deduction of any such cash or any Purchased Securities so transferred, will
thereupon not exceed such aggregate Seller's Margin Amount (increased by the
amount of any Margin Excess as of such date arising from any Transactions In
which such Seller Is acting as Buyer).
(c) Any cash transferred pursuant to this Paragraph shall be attributed to
such Transactions as shall be agreed upon by Buyer and Seller.
(d) Seller and Buyer may agree, with respect to any or all Transactions
hereunder, that the respective rights of Buyer or Seller (or both) under
subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph may be exercised only where a Margin
Deficit or Margin Excess exceeds a specified dollar amount or a specified
percentage of the Repurchase Prices for such Transactions (which amount or
percentage shall be agreed to by Buyer and Seller prior to entering into any
such Transactions).
(e) Seller and Buyer may agree, with respect to any or all Transactions
hereunder, that the respective rights of Buyer and Seller under subparagraphs
(a) and (b) of this Paragraph to require the elimination of a Margin Deficit or
a Margin Excess, as the case may be. may be exercised whenever such a Margin
Deficit or Margin Excess exists with respect to any single Transaction hereunder
(calculated without regard to any other Transaction outstanding under this
Agreement).
5. Income Payments
Where a particular Transaction's term extends over an Income payment date
on the Securities subject to that Transaction, Buyer shall, as the parties may
agree with respect to such Transaction (or, in the absence of any agreement, as
Buyer shall reasonably determine In Its discretion), on the date such Income is
payable either (i) transfer to or credit to the account of Seller an amount
equal to such Income payment or payments with respect to any Purchased
Securities subject to such Transaction or (ii) apply the income payment or
payments to reduce the amount to be transferred to Buyer by Seller upon
termination of the Transaction. Buyer shall not be obligated to take any action
pursuant to the preceding sentence to the extent that such action would result
in the creation of a Margin Deficit, unless prior thereto or simultaneously
therewith Seller transfers to Buyer cash or Additional Purchased Securities
sufficient to eliminate such Margin Deficit.
6. Security Interest
Although the parties intend that all transactions hereunder be sales and
purchases and not loans, in the event any such Transactions are deemed to be
loans, Seller shall be deemed to have pledged to Buyer as security for the
performance by Seller of its obligations under each such Transaction, and shall
be deemed to have granted to Buyer a security interest in, all of the Purchased
Securities with respect to all Transactions hereunder and all proceeds thereof.
7. Payment and Transfer
Unless otherwise mutually agreed, all transfers of funds hereunder shall be
in immediately available funds. All Securities transferred by one party hereto
to the other party (i) shall be in suitable form for transfer or shall be
accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank and
such other documentation as the party receiving possession may reasonably
request, (ii) shall be transferred on the book-entry system of a Federal Reserve
Bank, or (iii) shall be transferred by any other method mutually acceptable to
Seller and Buyer. As used herein with respect to Securities, "transfer" is
intended to have the same meaning as when used in Section 8-313 of the New York
Uniform Commercial Code or, where applicable, [n any federal regulation
governing transfers of the Securities.
8. Segregation of Purchased Securities
To the extent required by applicable law, sell Purchased Securities in the
possession of Seller shall be segregated from other securities [n Its possession
and shall be identified as subject to this Agreement. Segregation may be
accomplished by appropriate Identification on the books and records of the
holder, including a financial Intermediary or a clearing corporation. Title to
all Purchased Securities shall pass to Buyer an, unless otherwise agreed by
Buyer and Seller, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Buyer from engaging
in repurchase transactions with the Purchased Securities or otherwise pledging
or hypothecating the Purchased Securities, but no such transaction shall relieve
Buyer of its obligations to transfer Purchased Securities to Seller pursuant to
Paragraphs 3, 4, or 11 hereof, or of Buyers obligation to credit or pay Income
to, or apply Income to the obligations of, Seller pursuant to Paragraph 5
hereof.
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Required Disclosure for Transactions in Which the Seller Retains Custody
of the Purchased Securities
Seller is not permitted to substitute other securities for those subject to this
Agreement and therefore must keep Buyer's securities segregated at ail times,
unless In this Agreement Buyer grants Seller the right to substitute other
securities. If Buyer grants time right to substitute, this means that Buyer's
securities will likely be commingled with Seller's own securities during f
trading day. Buyer is advised that, during any trading day that Buyer's
securities are commingled with Sellers securities, the [will]' [may]'* be
subject to liens granted by Seller to ('Its clearing bank] - [third parties]"
and may be used by Seller for deliveries on other securities transactions.
Whenever the securities are commingled, Seller's ability to resegregate
substitute securities for Buyer will be subject to seller's ability to satisfy
[the clearing)* (any)** lien or to obtain substitute securities.
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* Language to be used under 17 C.F.R. 403.4(c) if Seller is a government
securities broker or dealer other than a financial institution.
** Language to be used under 17 C.F.R. 403.4(d) if Seller is a financial
institution.
9. Substitution
(a) Seller may, subject to agreement with and acceptance by Buyer,
substitute other Securities for any Purchased Securities. Such substitution
shall be made by transfer to Buyer of such other Securities and transfer to
Seller of such Purchased Securities. After substitution, the substituted
Securities shall be deemed to be Purchased Securities.
(b) In Transactions in which the Seller retains custody of Purchased
Securities, the parties expressly agree that Buyer shall be deemed, for purposes
of subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, to have agreed to and accepted in this
Agreement substitution by Seller of other Securities for Purchased Securities;
provided, however, that such other Securities shall have a Market Value at least
equal to the Market Value of the Purchased Securities for which they are
substituted.
10. Representations
Each of Buyer and Seller represents and warrants to the other that (i) it
is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement, to enter into the
Transactions contemplated hereunder and to perform Its obligations hereunder and
has taken all necessary action to authorize such execution, delivery and
performance, (ii) it will engage in such Transactions as principal (or, If
agreed In writing In advance of any Transaction by the other party hereto, as
agent for a disclosed principal), (iii) the person signing this Agreement on its
behalf is duly authorized to do so on Its behalf (or on behalf of any such
disclosed principal), (iv) it has obtained all authorizations of any
governmental body required in connection with this Agreement and the
Transactions hereunder and such authorizations are in full force and effect and
(v) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
Transactions hereunder will not violate any law, ordinance, charter, by-law or
rule applicable to it or any agreement by which it is bound or by which any of
its assets are affected. On the Purchase Date for any Transaction Buyer and
Seller shall each be deemed to repeat all the foregoing representations made by
it.
11. Events of Default
In the event that (i) Seller fails to repurchase or Buyer fails to transfer
Purchased Securities upon the applicable Repurchase Date, (ii) Seller or Buyer
fails, after one business day's notice, to comply with Paragraph 4 hereof, (iii)
Buyer falls to comply with Paragraph 5 hereof, (iv) an Act of Insolvency occurs
with respect to Seller or Buyer, (v) any representation made by Seller or Buyer
shall have been incorrect or untrue in any material respect when made or
repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated, or (vi) Seller or Buyer shall
admit to the other its inability to, or its intention not to, perform any of Its
obligations hereunder (each an "Event of Default"):
(a) At the option of the nondefaulting party, exercised by written notice
to the defaulting party (which option shall be deemed to have been exercised,
even if no notice is given, immediately upon the occurrence of an Act of
Insolvency), the Repurchase Date for each Transaction hereunder shall be deemed
immediately to occur,
(b) In all Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Seller,
if the nondefaulting party exercises or is deemed to have exercised the option
referred to in subparagraph (a) of the Paragraph, (i) the defaulting party's
obligations hereunder to repurchase all Purchased Securities in such
Transactions shall thereupon become immediately due and payable, (ii) to the
extent permitted by applicable law, the Repurchase Price with respect to each
such Transaction shall be increased by the aggregate amount obtained by daily
application of (x) the greater of the Pricing Rate for such Transaction or the
Prime Rate to (y) the Repurchase Price for such Transaction as of the Repurchase
Date as determined pursuant to subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph (decreased as
of any day by (A) any amounts retained by the nondefaulting party with respect
to such Repurchase Price pursuant to clause (iii) of the subparagraph, (B) any
proceeds from the sale of Purchased Securities pursuant to subparagraph (d)(1)
of this Paragraph, and (C) any amounts credited to the account of the defaulting
party pursuant to subparagraph (e) of the Paragraph) on a 360 day per year basis
for the actual number of days during the period from and including the date of
the Event of Default giving rise to such option to but excluding the date of
payment of the Repurchase Price as so Increased, (iii) all Income paid after
such exercise or deemed exercise shall be retained by the nondefaulting party
and applied to the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Prices owed by the defaulting
party, and (iv) the defaulting party shall immediately deliver to the
nondetaulting party any Purchased Securities subject to such Transactions then
in the defaulting party's possession.
(c) In all Transactions In which the defaulting party Is acting as Buyer,
upon tender by the nondefaulting party of payment of the aggregate Repurchase
Prices for all such Transactions, the defaulting patty's right, title and
interest in all Purchased Securities subject to such Transactions shall be
deemed transferred to the nondelaulting party, and the defaulting party shall
deliver all such Purchased Securities to the non defaulting party.
(d) After one business day's notice to the defaulting party (which notice
need not be given if an Act of Insolvency shall have occurred, and which may be
the notice given under subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph or the notice referred
to In clause (ii) of the first sentence of this Paragraph), the nondefaulting
party may:
(i) as to Transactions In which the defaulting party is acting as
Seller, (A) immediately sell, in a recognized market at such price or
prices as the nondefaulting party may reasonably deem satisfactory, any or
all Purchased Securities subject to such Transactions and apply the
proceeds thereof to the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Prices and any other
amounts owing by the defaulting party hereunder or (B) in its sole
discretion elect, in lieu of selling all or a portion of such Purchased
Securities, to give the defaulting party credit for such Purchased
Securities in an amount equal to the price therefore on such date, obtained
from a generally recognized source or the most recent closing bid quotation
from such a source, against the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Prices and any
other amounts owing by the defaulting party hereunder; and
(ii) as to the Transactions In which the defaulting party is acting as
Buyer, (A) purchase securities ("Replacement Securities") of the same class
and amount as any Purchased Securities that are not delivered by the
defaulting party to the nondefaulting party as required hereunder or (B) in
its sole discretion elect, in lieu of purchasing Replacement Securities, to
be deemed to have purchased Replacement Securities at the price therefore
on such date, obtained from a generally recognized source or the most
recent closing bid quotation from such a source.
(e) As to Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Buyer,
the defaulting party shall be liable to the nondefaulting party (i) with respect
to Purchased Securities (other than Additional Purchased Securities), for any
excess of the price paid (or deemed paid) by the nondefaulting party for
Replacement Securities therefor over the Repurchase Price for such Purchased
Securities and (11) with respect to Additional Purchased Securities, for the
price paid (or deemed paid) by the nondefautting party for the Replacement
Securities therefor. In addition, the defaulting party shall be liable to the
nondefaulting party for interest on such remaining liability with respect to
each such purchase (or deemed purchase) of Replacement Securities from the date
of such purchase (or deemed purchase until paid in full by Buyer. Such interest
shall be at a rate equal to the greater of the Pricing Rate for such Transaction
or the Prime Rate.
(f) For purposes of this Paragraph 11, the Repurchase Price for each
Transaction hereunder in respect of which the defaulting party Is acting as
Buyer shall not increase above the amount of such Repurchase Price for such
Transaction determined as of the date of the exercise or deemed exercise by the
nondefaulting party of its option under subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.
(g) The defaulting party shall be liable to the nondefaulting party for the
amount of all reasonable legal or other expenses Incurred by the nondefauhing
party In connection with or as a consequence of an Event of Default, together
with Interest thereon at a rate equal to the greater of the Pricing Rate for the
relevant Transaction or the Prime Rate.
(h) The nondefaulting party shall have, in addition to its rights
hereunder, any rights otherwise available to it under an other agreement or
applicable law.
12. Single Agreement
Buyer and Seller acknowledge that, and have entered hereunto and will enter
into each Transaction hereunder in consideration of and in reliance upon the
fact that, all Transactions hereunder constitute a single business and
contractual relationship and have been made in consideration of each other.
Accordingly, each of Buyer and Seller agrees (i) to perform all of its
obligations In respect of each Transaction hereunder, and that a default in the
performance of any such obligations shall constitute a default by it in respect
of all Transactions hereunder, (ii) that each of them shall be entitled to set
off claims and apply property held by them in respect of any Transaction against
obligations owing to them in respect of any other Transactions hereunder and
(iii) that payments, deliveries and other transfers made by either of them in
respect of any Transaction shall be deemed to have been made in consideration of
payments, deliveries and other transfers in respect of any other Transactions
hereunder, and the obligations to make any such payments, deliveries and other
transfers may be applied against each other and netted.
13. Notices and Other Communications
Unless another address Is specified in writing by the respective party to
whom any notice or other communication Is to be given hereunder, all such
notices or communications shall be in writing or confirmed in writing and
delivered at the respective addresses set forth in Annex II attached hereto.
14. Entire Agreement; Severability
This Agreement shall supersede any existing agreements between the parties
containing general terms and conditions for repurchase transactions. Each
provision and agreement herein shall be treated as separate and Independent from
any other provision or agreement herein and shall be enforceable notwithstanding
the unenforceability of any such other provision or agreement.
15. Non-assignability; Termination
The rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement and under
any Transaction shall not be assigned by either party without the prior written
consent of the other party. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement and any
Transactions shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties
and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement may be cancelled by
either party upon giving written notice to the other, except that this Agreement
shall, notwithstanding such notice, remain applicable to any Transactions then
outstanding.
16. Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York
without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.
17. No Waivers, Etc.
No express or Implied waiver of any Event of Default by either party shall
constitute a waiver of any other Event of Default and no exercise of any remedy
hereunder. No modification or waiver of any provision of this agreement and no
consent by any party to a departure herefrom shall be effective unless and until
such shall be in writing and duly executed by both of the parties hereto.
Without limitation on any of the foregoing, the failure to give a notice
pursuant to subparagraphs 4(a) or 4(b) hereof will not constitute a waiver of
any right to d0 so at a later date.
18. Use of Employee Plan Assets
(a) If assets of an employee benefit plan subject to any provision of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") are intended to be
used by either party hereto (the "Plan Party") in a Transaction, the Plan Party
shall so notify the other party prior to the Transaction. The Plan Party shall
represent in writing to the other party that the Transaction does not constitute
a prohibited transaction under ERISA or is otherwise exempt therefrom, and the
other party may proceed in reliance thereon but shall not be required so to
proceed.
(b) Subject to the last sentence of subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, any
such Transaction shall proceed only if Seller furnishes or has furnished to
Buyer its most recent available audited statement of its financial condition and
its most recent subsequent unaudited statement of its financial condition.
(c) By entering into a Transaction pursuant to this Paragraph, Seller shall
be deemed (i) to represent to Buyer that since the date of Seller's latest such
financial statements, there has been no material adverse change in Seller's
financial condition which Seller has not disclosed to Buyer, and (ii) to agree
to provide Buyer with future audited and unaudited statements of its financial
condition as the y are issued, so long as it is a Seller in any outstanding
transaction involving a Plan Party.
19. Intent
(a) The parties recognize that each Transaction is a "repurchase agreement"
as that term is defined in Section 101 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as
amended (except Insofar as the type of Securities subject to such Transaction or
the term of such Transaction would render such definition inapplicable), and a
"securities contract" as that term is defined In Section 741 of Title 11 of the
United States Code, as amended.
(b) It is understood that either party's right to liquidate Securities
delivered to it in connection with Transactions hereunder or to exercise any
other remedies pursuant to Paragraph 11 hereof, is a contractual right to
liquidate such Transaction as described in Sections 555 and 559 of Title 11 of
the United States Code, as amended.
20. Disclosure Relating to Certain Federal Protections
The parties acknowledge that they have been advised that:
(a) In the case of Transactions in which one of the parties is a broker or
dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC") under
Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), the Securities
investor Protection Corporation has taken the position that the provisions of
the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 ("SIPA") do not protect the other
party with respect to any Transaction hereunder;
(b) In the case of Transactions in which one of the parties is a government
securities broker or a government securities deafer registered with the SEC
under Section 15C of the 1934 Act, SIPA will not provide protection to the other
party with respect to any Transaction hereunder. and
(c) In the case of Transactions to which one of the parties is a financial
institution, funds held by the financial institution pursuant to a Transaction
hereunder are not a deposit and therefore are not insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation or the
National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, as applicable.
IMPAC WAREHOUSE LENDING GROUP HOMEGOLD, INC
By: By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: President
Date: 7/30/01
