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Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION VERSION
INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
Dated as of December 14, 2006
AMBAC ASSURANCE CORPORATION,
as Insurer,
UPFC AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2006-B,
as Issuing Entity,
UNITED AUTO CREDIT CORPORATION,
as Servicer,
UPFC AUTO FINANCING CORPORATION,
as Seller,
and
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
as Indenture Trustee, Trust Collateral Agent and
Backup Servicer
UPFC Auto Receivables Trust 2006-B
Class A Asset Backed Notes
TABLE OF
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS
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Defined Terms
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Other Definitional Provisions
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ARTICLE II
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REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS
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Representations and Warranties of UACC, the
Seller and the Trust
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Representations and Warranties of the
Seller
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Representations and Warranties of the
Insurer
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Affirmative Covenants of UACC, the Seller and the
Trust
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Affirmative Covenants of the Seller
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Negative Covenants of UACC, the Seller and the
Trust
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ARTICLE III
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THE AMBAC POLICY;
REIMBURSEMENT
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Issuance of the Ambac Policy
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Payment of Fees and Premium
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Reimbursement Obligation
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Indemnification
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Payment Procedure
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Subrogation
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ARTICLE IV
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FURTHER AGREEMENTS
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Effective Date; Term of the Insurance
Agreement
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Further Assurances and Corrective
Instruments
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Obligations Absolute
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Assignments; Reinsurance; Third-Party
Rights
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Liability of the Insurer
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Regulation AB
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Rights and Remedies
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ARTICLE V
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DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
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Defaults
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Remedies; No Remedy Exclusive
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Waivers
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ARTICLE VI
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Amendments, Etc.
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Notices
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Severability
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Governing Law
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Consent to Jurisdiction
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Consent of the Insurer
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Counterparts
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Headings
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Trial by Jury Waived
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Limited Liability
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Entire Agreement; Facsimile Signatures
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Indenture Trustee
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Third Party Beneficiary
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No Proceedings
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Limitation of Owner Trustee Liability
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Limitation of Indenture Trustee, Trust Collateral
Agent and Backup Servicer Liability
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EXHIBITS
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INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (as it may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, this "
Insurance Agreement "), dated as of December 14, 2006,
by and among AMBAC ASSURANCE CORPORATION, as Insurer (the "
Insurer "), UPFC AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2006-B, as Issuing
Entity (the " Issuing Entity "), UNITED AUTO CREDIT
CORPORATION (" UACC "), as Servicer (the " Servicer
"), UPFC AUTO FINANCING CORPORATION, as Seller (the " Seller
") and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Indenture Trustee
(the " Indenture Trustee "), Trust Collateral Agent and
Backup Servicer.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
A. The Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2006 (the "
Indenture "), by and between the Issuing Entity and Deutsche
Bank Trust Company Americas, as Indenture Trustee, provides for,
among other things, the issuance of the UPFC Auto Receivables Trust
2006-B Class A Asset Backed Notes.
B. The parties hereto desire that the Insurer issue the Ambac
Policy to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Holders and
to, among other things, specify the conditions precedent thereto,
the premium in respect thereof and the indemnity, reimbursement,
reporting and other obligations of the parties hereto other than
the Insurer in consideration thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used in
this Insurance Agreement shall have the meanings set forth below.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, all capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the Ambac Policy or, if not defined
therein, in the Indenture or, if not defined therein, in the Sale
and Servicing Agreement, or, if not defined therein, in the Spread
Account Agreement, each as described below.
" Affiliate " means, with respect to any specified
Person, any other Person controlling or controlled by or under
common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this
definition, "control" when used with respect to any Person means
the power to direct the management and policies of such Person,
directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling"
and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
" Ambac " means Ambac Assurance Corporation, a Wisconsin
domiciled stock insurance corporation.
" Ambac Policy " means the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy
No. AB1053BE, dated December 14, 2006, including any
endorsements thereto, issued by the Insurer to the
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Indenture Trustee with respect to the
Class A Notes, for the benefit of the Holders, in the form
attached as Exhibit A to this Insurance
Agreement.
" Certificate " means the trust certificate evidencing
the beneficial interest of the Certificateholder in the Issuing
Entity.
" Change in Control " means, with respect to UPFC,
(1) (a) the sale or other disposition, or the approval by
the stockholders of UPFC of a sale or other disposition, of all or
substantially all of the assets of UPFC in the aggregate, whether
pursuant to a single transaction or pursuant to a series of
transactions to a person (the " Asset Buyer ") other than an
Approved Purchaser (determined by the Insurer); (b) any
"person" (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act) other than an
Approved Purchaser becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in
Rule 13d 3 under the Securities Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of UPFC representing fifty one
(51%) or more of the combined voting power of UPFC’s
then outstanding securities (such new beneficial owner, the "
New Owner "); (c) the stockholders of UPFC approve a
merger or consolidation of UPFC with any other corporation, other
than a merger or consolidation with an Approved Purchaser or a
merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities
of UPFC outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to
represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted
into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than fifty
percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of UPFC or such surviving entity outstanding immediately
after such merger or consolidation (the surviving entity being the
" Surviving Entity "); or (d) the stockholders of UPFC
approve a plan of complete liquidation of UPFC (the person
receiving the liquidated assets being the " Resulting Entity
") other than into an Approved Purchaser or a person or persons who
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent
(50%) or more of the combined voting power of the outstanding
voting securities of UPFC immediately prior to the time of the
liquidation; unless (2) the Asset Buyer, UPFC, the Surviving
Entity or the Resulting Entity (each a " Successor "), in
clause (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) respectively and as the
case may be, after giving effect to the relevant transaction,
(a) is an Approved Purchaser.
" Charter Documents " means, with respect to any
Transaction Party, such entity’s organizational documents,
including its trust agreement, certificate of trust, memorandum of
association, articles of organization, certificate or articles of
incorporation, by laws and/or operating agreement.
" Class A Notes " means the Class A-1 Notes, the
Class A-2 Notes and the Class A-3 Notes.
" Class A-1 Notes " means the Class A-1 5.34% Asset
Backed Notes, issued pursuant to the Indenture and substantially in
the form attached as an Exhibit to the Indenture.
" Class A-2 Notes " means the Class A-2 5.15% Asset
Backed Notes, issued pursuant to the Indenture and substantially in
the form attached as an Exhibit to the Indenture.
" Class A-3 Notes " means the Class A-3 5.01% Asset
Backed Notes, issued pursuant to the Indenture and substantially in
the form attached as an Exhibit to the Indenture.
" Closing Date " means December 14, 2006.
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" Credit and Collection Policy " means the
Credit and Collection Policy of UACC as outlined in the policies
and procedures manual together with any amendments approved by
Insurer.
" Cut-off Date " means November 30, 2006.
" Event of Default " has the meaning specified in
Section 5.1 hereof.
" Fee Letter " means that certain letter agreement dated
as of the date hereof between the Issuing Entity and the Insurer
and acknowledged by the Indenture Trustee setting forth certain
fees and other matters referred to herein, as the same may be
amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance therewith
and with this Insurance Agreement.
" Holder " has the meaning given thereto in the Ambac
Policy.
" Indemnified Party " has the meaning specified in
Section 3.4 hereof.
" Indemnifying Party " has the meaning specified in
Section 3.4 hereof.
" Indenture " means the Indenture dated as of
December 1, 2006 between the Issuing Entity and the Indenture
Trustee, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to
time.
" Information " has the meaning specified in
Section 2.1(c) hereof.
" Insolvency Proceeding " means any proceeding by or
against any person under any applicable reorganization, bankruptcy,
liquidation, rehabilitation, insolvency or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect or any proceeding in which a receiver,
liquidator, conservator, trustee or similar official shall have
been, or may be, appointed or requested for a person or any of its
assets.
" Insurance Agreement " has the meaning given such term
in the initial paragraph hereof.
" Insurer " means Ambac and any successor thereto, as
issuer of the Ambac Policy.
" Insurer Information " means the information furnished
by the Insurer in writing expressly for use in the Offering
Document and is limited to the information included under the
headings "The Insurer" and "The Policy" in the Prospectus
Supplement.
" Investment Company Act " means the Investment Company
Act of 1940, including, unless the context otherwise requires, the
rules and regulations thereunder, as amended from time to time.
" Late Payment Rate " means the lesser of (a) the
greater of (i) the per annum rate of interest publicly
announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A. as its prime or base
lending rate (any change in such rate of interest to be effective
on the date such change is announced by
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Citibank, N.A.), plus 2% per annum and
(ii) the then applicable highest rate of interest on the
Class A Notes and (b) the maximum rate permissible under
applicable usury or similar laws limiting interest rates. The Late
Payment Rate shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of
days elapsed over a year of 360 days.
" Material Adverse Effect " means, with respect to any
event or circumstance, a material adverse effect on (a) the
business, financial condition, operations or assets of the Issuing
Entity (considered separately) or the Issuing Entity, the Servicer
and the Seller (taken as a whole), (b) the ability of any
United Party to perform its obligations under any Transaction
Document to which it is a party, (c) the validity,
enforceability of, or collectibility of, amounts payable by any
United Party under any Transaction Document to which it is a party,
(d) the status, existence, perfection or priority of the
interest of the Issuing Entity or of the Indenture Trustee in the
Trust Estate, (e) the validity, enforceability or
collectibility of all or any portion of the Trust Estate with an
aggregate value of at least $500,000 or (f) the ability of the
Insurer to monitor the performance of the Receivables and
compliance of the United Parties with the Transaction Documents
unless such impediment results from an action or omission on the
part of the Insurer.
" Moody’s " means Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc. and any successor thereto.
" Offering Document " means, taken together, the
Prospectus Supplement, dated December 6, 2006 (the "
Prospectus Supplement "), and the Prospectus, dated
November 17, 2006, of the Issuing Entity, in respect of the
offering and sales of the Class A Notes, any amendment or
supplement thereto, and any other offering document in respect of
the Class A Notes that makes reference to the Ambac
Policy.
" Person " means an individual, joint stock company,
trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, corporation,
limited liability company, business or owner trust, partnership or
other organization or entity (whether governmental or private).
" Premium " means the premium payable in accordance with
the Fee Letter.
" Rating Agencies " means Moody’s and S&P.
" Responsible Officer " means any Vice President,
Assistant Vice President, Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Secretary
or any other officer of the relevant Transaction Party responsible
for the performance of such Transaction Party’s obligations
under the Transaction Documents 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.
" Sale Agreement " means the Sale Agreement, dated as of
December 1, 2006, between UACC, as the Seller and UPFC Auto
Financing Corporation, as the Purchaser.
" Sale and Servicing Agreement " means the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2006, among the
Issuing Entity, the Servicer, the Seller, Deutsche Bank Trust
Company Americas, as Trust Collateral Agent, Custodian and Backup
Servicer and Centerone Financial Services LLC, as Backup
Subservicer, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time
to time.
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" Securities Act " means the Securities
Act of 1933, including, unless the context otherwise requires, the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time
to time.
" Securities Exchange Act " means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, including, unless the context otherwise requires, the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time
to time.
" Seller " has the meaning specified in the recitals
hereof.
" Seller Information " means the information set forth in
the Offering Document describing the Seller, which information
shall consist of the sections entitled "Summary—The Seller"
in the Prospectus Supplement.
" Servicer " has the meaning specified in the recitals
hereof.
" Servicer Termination Event " has the meaning specified
in Section 9.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
" S&P " means Standard & Poor’s, a
division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor
thereto.
" Spread Account Agreement " means the Spread Account
Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2006, among the Insurer,
the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee.
" Transaction " means the transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents.
" Transaction Documents " means this Agreement, the
Underwriting Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the
Certificate of Trust, the Trust Agreement, the Sale Agreement, the
Indenture, the Spread Account Agreement and all other documents and
certificates delivered in connection therewith except for
the Ambac Policy.
" Transaction Parties " means the United Parties and the
Indenture Trustee.
" Trust Agreement " means the Trust Agreement dated as of
November 17, 2006 between the Seller and the Owner Trustee, as
amended and restated as of December 14, 2006, as the same may
be amended and supplemented from time to time.
" Underwriter Information " means the information
furnished by the Underwriter in writing expressly for use in the
Offering Document and included in the table following the second
paragraph of text and the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh
paragraphs of text under the caption "Underwriting" in the
Prospectus Supplement.
" Underwriter " shall mean Deutsche Bank Securities.
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" Underwriting Agreement " means the
Underwriting Agreement, dated December 6, 2006 between the
Underwriter and the Seller with respect to the offer and sale of
the Class A Notes, as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time.
" United Party " means any of the Issuing Entity, UACC,
the Servicer and the Seller (collectively, the " United
Parties "); provided , however , that solely with
respect to the definition of "United Party" as such term is used in
the Ambac Policy, "United Party" shall have the meaning as
specified therein.
" UACC " means United Auto Credit Corporation, and its
successors.
" UPFC " means United PanAm Financial Corporation, and
its successors.
Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions . The words
"hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar import when
used in this Insurance Agreement shall refer to this Insurance
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Insurance Agreement, and Section, subsection, Schedule and Exhibit
references are to this Insurance Agreement unless otherwise
specified. The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be
equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such
terms. The words "include" and "including" shall be deemed to be
followed by the phrase "without limitation." Where a
representation, warranty or covenant herein begins with the words
"as to a Person only," such representation, warranty or covenant is
given by and as to such Person only.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of UACC, the
Seller and the Issuing Entity . Each of UACC, the Seller and
the Issuing Entity hereby makes, to and for the benefit of the
Insurer, each of the representations and warranties made by it in
each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. Such
representations and warranties are incorporated herein by this
reference as if fully set forth herein, and may not be amended
except by an amendment complying with the terms of the last
sentence of Section 6.1 hereof. In addition, each of UACC, the
Seller and the Issuing Entity represents and warrants as of the
Closing Date as follows:
(a) The offer and sale of the Class A Notes by the Issuing
Entity comply in all material respects with all requirements of
law, including all registration requirements of applicable
securities laws and, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Offering Document (other than the Underwriter
Information, the Seller Information and the Insurer Information)
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and does
not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
(b) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; the Issuing Entity is not
required to be registered as an "investment company" under the
Investment Company Act; and neither the offer nor the sale of the
Class A Notes by the Issuing Entity will be in violation of
the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act and the
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rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or
any other federal or state securities law. UACC, the Seller and the
Issuing Entity shall each satisfy any of the information reporting
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder arising out of the Transaction
to which it is subject.
(c) Neither the Transaction Documents nor any other information
relating to the Receivables, the Other Conveyed Property or any
other asset in the Trust Estate, the operations or financial
condition of any of the United Parties (collectively, the "
Information "), as amended, supplemented or superseded,
furnished to the Insurer by such United Party contains any
statement of a material fact which was untrue or misleading in any
material respect when made. None of the United Parties has any
knowledge of any circumstances that could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. Since the furnishing of the
Information, there has been no change nor any development or event
involving a prospective change known to any of the United Parties
that would render any of the Transaction Documents untrue or
misleading in any material respect.
Section 2.2 Representations and Warranties of the Seller
. The Seller hereby makes, to and for the benefit of the Insurer,
each of the representations and warranties made by it in each of
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. Such
representations and warranties are incorporated herein by this
reference as if fully set forth herein, and may not be amended
except by an amendment complying with the terms of the last
sentence of Section 6.1 hereof. In addition, the Seller
represents and warrants as of the Closing Date as follows:
(a) The offer and sale of the Class A Notes by the Issuing
Entity comply in all material respects with all requirements of
law, including all registration requirements of applicable
securities laws and, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Seller Information does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact and does not omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; the Issuing Entity is not
required to be registered as an "investment company" under the
Investment Company Act; and neither the offer nor the sale of the
Class A Notes by the Issuing Entity will be in violation of
the Securities Act or any other federal or state securities law.
The Seller shall satisfy any of the information reporting
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder arising out of the Transaction
to which it or the Issuing Entity is subject.
Section 2.3 Representations and Warranties of the Insurer
. The Insurer represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee (on
behalf of the Holders), the Issuing Entity and each other
Transaction Party as follows:
(a) Organization and Licensing . The Insurer is a stock
insurance corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
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(b) Corporate Power . The Insurer has the
corporate power and authority to issue the Ambac Policy and execute
and deliver this Insurance Agreement and to perform all of its
obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(c) Authorization; Approvals . All proceedings legally
required for the issuance of the Ambac Policy and the execution,
delivery and performance of this Insurance Agreement have been
taken and all licenses, orders, consents or other authorizations or
approvals of the Insurer’s Board of Directors or stockholders
or any governmental boards or bodies legally required for the
enforceability of the Ambac Policy have been obtained or are not
material to the enforceability of the Ambac Policy.
(d) Enforceability . The Ambac Policy, when issued, will
constitute, and this Insurance Agreement constitutes, legal, valid
and binding obligations of the Insurer, enforceable in accordance
with their respective terms, subject to insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, receivership and other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of
equity and subject to principles of public policy limiting the
right to enforce the indemnification provisions contained therein
and herein, insofar as such provisions relate to indemnification
for liabilities arising under federal securities laws.
(e) No Conflict . The execution by the Insurer of this
Insurance Agreement will not, and the satisfaction of the terms
hereof will not, conflict with or result in a breach of any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation
or By-Laws of the Insurer, or any restriction contained in any
contract, agreement or instrument to which the Insurer is a party
or by which it is bound or constitute a default under any of the
foregoing which would materially and adversely affect its ability
to perform its obligations under the Ambac Policy or this Insurance
Agreement.
(f) Accuracy of Information . The Insurer Information
included in the Offering Document is limited and does not purport
to provide the scope of disclosure required to be included in a
prospectus with respect to a registrant in connection with the
offer and sale of securities of such registrant registered under
the Securities Act. Within such limited scope of disclosure,
however, as of the date of the Offering Document, the Insurer
Information does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading.
Section 2.4 Affirmative Covenants of UACC, the Seller and the
Issuing Entity . Each of UACC, the Seller and the Issuing
Entity hereby makes, to and for the benefit of the Insurer, all of
the covenants made by it in the Transaction Documents to which it
is a party. Such covenants are hereby incorporated herein by this
reference as if fully set forth herein, and may not be amended
except by an amendment complying with the terms of the last
sentence of Section 6.1. In addition, UACC, each of the Seller
and the Issuing Entity hereby agrees that during the term of this
Insurance Agreement, unless the Insurer shall otherwise expressly
consent in writing:
(a) Compliance with Agreements and Applicable Laws . It
shall comply with the terms and conditions of and perform its
obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party
and shall comply with any law, rule or regulation applicable to it,
except where the failure to comply with any such law, rule or
regulation is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(b) Existence . Except as otherwise
expressly provided by the Transaction Documents, it shall maintain
its corporate existence and shall at all times continue to be duly
organized under the laws of the place of its organization and duly
qualified and duly authorized thereunder. Additionally, it shall
conduct its business in accordance with the terms of its Charter
Documents and shall maintain all licenses, permits, charters and
registrations, except for any such license, permit, charter or
registration the failure of which to maintain is not reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Notice of Material Events . It shall promptly (and,
with respect to item (ii) below, in any event not later than
two (2) Business Days, and, with respect to all other items
not later than five (5) Business Days) following receipt of
actual knowledge by a Responsible Officer thereof inform the
Insurer in writing of the occurrence of any of the following:
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(i) the submission of any claim or the initiation of any legal
process, litigation or administrative or judicial investigation, or
disciplinary proceeding by or against it that would be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or the promulgation of any
proceeding or any proposed or final ruling in connection with any
such litigation, investigation or proceeding which would reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) the occurrence of any Event of Default hereunder, any
Default or Event of Default under the Indenture, any Servicer
Termination Event or any Trigger Event;
(iii) the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding against any
Transaction Party;
(iv) the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the
Spread Account Agreement); and
(v) the receipt of written notice that (a) any license,
permit, charter, registration or approval necessary and material
for the conduct of its business is to be, or may be, suspended or
revoked and such suspension or revocation would be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) it is to cease
and desist any practice, procedure or policy employed by it in the
conduct of its business, and such cessation would be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Notice of Change . It shall give the Insurer not less
than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any
proposed change in its name, principal place of business or
jurisdiction of organization.
(e) Access to Records; Discussions with Officers and
Accountants . Upon reasonable prior written notice of the
Insurer at any time, it shall permit the Insurer or its authorized
agents:
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(i) to inspect its books and its records as they may relate to
the Transaction, the Receivables, the Other Conveyed Property or
any other assets in the Trust Estate, as the case may be, or its
obligations under the Transaction Documents;
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(ii) to discuss its affairs, finances and
accounts with its principal executive officer and its principal
financial officer; and
(iii) to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its
independent accountants, provided that one of its officers
shall have the right to be present during such discussions.
Such inspections and discussions shall be conducted during
normal business hours at UACC’s cost and expense and shall
not unreasonably disrupt the business of UACC, the Seller or the
Issuing Entity, as the case may be. Absent an Event of Default
hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event or a
Trigger Event, the Insurer shall not conduct such inspections or
discussions more often than annually, unless otherwise mutually
agreed by the Insurer and UACC. If, however, an Event of Default
hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event or a
Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing, the Insurer may
increase the frequency of such audits to semi-annual, quarterly, or
otherwise as it deems appropriate. Without limiting the foregoing,
upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event, an Event of Default
hereunder or under the Indenture or a Servicer Termination Event,
UACC and the Seller shall make its principal officers available to
discuss the Transaction with representatives of the Insurer within
15 days of receipt by UACC or the Seller of such a request from the
Insurer.
(f) Closing Documents . It shall provide or cause to be
provided to the Insurer an executed original copy of each
Transaction Document executed by it in connection with the closing
of the Transaction within thirty (30) days of the Closing
Date.
(g) Financial Reporting . In the case of UACC, it shall
provide or cause to be provided to the Insurer the following:
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(i) Annual and Periodic Financial Statements; Compliance
Reports and Other Reporting . Copies of the financial
statements and compliance reports required to be delivered pursuant
to Sections 4.1, 4.10 and 4.11 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement
and such notices, certificates, reports and other information
delivered by UACC under the Transaction Documents, as and when
required pursuant to such sections or agreements, and any other
reporting or financial information required to be provided to the
Insurer pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents,
including, without limitation, financial projections, as and when
required pursuant to such terms. Subsequent to a Change in Control
as described in (2)(b) of the definition thereof and for the
purpose of determining that a Successor continues to be a Net Worth
Successor (as those terms are defined in the definition of "
Change in Control "), UACC will provide unaudited quarterly
financial statements, accompanied by the statement in the form of
Exhibit C hereto. Such statements will be provided no later than
thirty (30) days following each fiscal quarter.
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(ii) Compliance Certificate . Together
with the financial statements and compliance reports required under
Sections 4.1, 4.10 and 4.11 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, a
compliance certificate signed by its principal financial officer
stating that to the best of such person’s knowledge,
(a) each United Party is in compliance with its obligations
hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents, and
(b) no Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture or
Servicer Termination Event exists and no event which but for the
lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an
Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture or Servicer
Termination Event or Trigger Event exists, or if an Event of
Default hereunder or under the Indenture or Servicer Termination
Event or other such event exists, stating the nature and status
thereof (including all relevant financial and other information and
amounts used in determining whether such Event of Default hereunder
or under the Indenture or Servicer Termination Event or Trigger
Event or other such event exists).
(iii) S.E.C. Filings . Promptly after the filing thereof,
copies of all registration statements and annual, quarterly or
other regular reports which it or any subsidiary files with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(iv) Shareholders Statements and Reports . Promptly after
the furnishing thereof to its shareholders, copies of all financial
statements, reports and proxy statements so furnished.
(v) Amendments to Credit and Collection Policy . Within
ten (10) Business Days after the date of any material change
or amendment to its Credit and Collection Policy, a true and
complete copy of such change or amendment, and if requested by the
Insurer, a copy of the Credit and Collection Policy then in effect.
No such change or amendment shall become effective if the Insurer
determines, in its sole discretion, that such change or amendment
will have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that such
change or amendment shall become effective and continue to be
effective if the Insurer has not objected to such change or
amendment within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of written
notice thereof.
(vi) Credit and Collection Policy . Within ninety
(90) days after the end of each of its fiscal years, a true
and complete copy of its Credit and Collection Policy then in
effect.
(h) Maintenance of Licenses . It shall maintain all
licenses, permits, charters and registrations, except for licenses,
permits, charters and registrations the failure of which to
maintain is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(i) Public Debt Ratings . UACC shall promptly, but in any
event within five (5) Business Days after the date of any
change in its public debt ratings, if any, a written certification
of its public debt ratings after giving effect to such change.
(j) Compliance with Securities Laws . It shall comply
with the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act and the
regulations thereunder so as to permit the completion of the offer
and sale of the Class A Notes as contemplated by the
Underwriting Agreement.
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(k) Disclosure Document . Each Offering
Document delivered with respect to the Class A Notes shall
clearly disclose that the insurance provided by the Ambac Policy is
not covered by the property/casualty insurance security fund
specified in Article 76 of the New York Insurance Law.
(l) Financial Statements . In the case of the Seller and
the Issuing Entity, its financial statements and books and records
will reflect its separate existence and will present fairly its
financial position.
(m) Operation . In the case of the Seller and the Issuing
Entity, it shall:
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(i) manage its day to day business without the involvement of
any other Transaction Party except as required or permitted by the
Transaction Documents;
(ii) act solely in its own name in the conduct of its business,
including business correspondence and other communications, and
shall conduct its business so as not to mislead others as to the
identity of the entity with which they are concerned;
(iii) ensure that, to the extent that it shares the same
officers or other employees as any of its Affiliates, the salaries
of and the expenses related to providing benefits to such officers
and other employees shall be fairly allocated among such entities,
and each such entity shall bear its fair share of the salary and
benefit costs associated with all such common officers and
employees;
(iv) ensure that, to the extent that it jointly contracts with
any of its Affiliates to do business with vendors or service
providers or to share overhead expenses, the costs incurred in
doing so shall be allocated fairly among such entities, and each
such entity shall bear its fair share of such costs. To the extent
that it contracts or does business with vendors or service
providers when the goods and services provided are partially for
the benefit of any other Person, the costs incurred in so doing
shall be fairly allocated to or among such entities for whose
benefit the goods and services are provided, and each such entity
shall bear its fair share of such costs. All material transactions
between the other Transaction Parties and its Affiliates shall only
be on an arm’s-length basis;
(v) require that all of its full-time employees identify
themselves as such and not as employees of UACC or any other United
Party (including, without limitation, by means of providing
appropriate employees with business or identification cards
identifying such employees as its employees); and
(vi) compensate all employees, consultants and agents directly,
from its bank accounts, for services provided to it by such
employees, consultants and agents, and, to the extent any of its
employees, consultants or agents is also an employee, consultant or
agent of UACC (or any Affiliate thereof), allocate the compensation
of such employee, consultant or agent between itself and UACC (or
any Affiliate thereof) on a basis which reflects the services
rendered to itself and UACC (or such Affiliate thereof).
(n) Special Purpose Entity . In addition, the Seller
shall:
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(ii) other than activities in connection with the
Transaction, be restricted from undertaking any activities other
than purchasing automobile loans receivables and transferring the
proceeds to other special-purpose entities in connection with the
issuance of other asset backed securities;
(iii) have at least one director, manager or member that is a
person who is not, and will not be, a director, officer, employee
or holder of any equity securities of UACC or any of its affiliates
or subsidiaries;
(iv) not commingle its funds and assets with the funds of any
other person;
(v) maintain (A) correct and complete minute books and
records of account, and (B) minutes of the meetings and other
proceedings of its board of managers, as provided in its articles
of incorporation.
(o) Other Information . It shall provide to the Insurer
such other information (including non financial information) in
respect of the Receivables, the Other Conveyed Property or the
other assets in the Trust Estate, as the case may be, the
Transaction and the Transaction Documents and such other financial
or operating information in respect of itself, the Seller, the
Issuing Entity or any of their Affiliates, in each case, which the
Insurer may from time to time reasonably request.
Section 2.5 Affirmative Covenants of the Seller . The
Seller hereby makes, to and for the benefit of the Insurer, all of
the covenants made by it in the Transaction Documents to which it
is a party. Such covenants are hereby incorporated herein by this
reference as if fully set forth herein, and may not be amended
except by an amendment complying with the terms of the last
sentence of Section 6.1. In addition, the Seller hereby agrees
that during the term of this Insurance Agreement, unless the
Insurer shall otherwise expressly consent in writing:
(a) Compliance with Agreements and Applicable Laws . It
shall comply with the terms and conditions of and perform its
obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party
and shall comply with any law, rule or regulation applicable to it,
except where the failure to comply with any such law, rule or
regulation is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Existence . Except as otherwise expressly provided by
the Transaction Documents, it shall maintain its corporate
existence and shall at all times continue to be duly organized
under the laws of the place of its organization and duly qualified
and duly authorized thereunder. Additionally, it shall conduct its
business in accordance with the terms of its Charter Documents and
shall maintain all licenses, permits, charters and registrations,
except for any such license, permit, charter or registration the
failure of which to maintain is not reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 2.6 Negative Covenants of UACC, the
Seller and the Issuing Entity . each of UACC, the Seller and
the Issuing Entity hereby agrees that during the term of this
Insurance Agreement, unless the Insurer shall otherwise expressly
consent in writing:
(a) Impairment of Rights . It shall not take any action,
or fail to take any action, if such action or failure to take
action (x) is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect or (y) is reasonably likely to interfere with the
enforcement of any rights of the Insurer under or with respect to
any of the Transaction Documents. It shall give the Insurer written
notice of any such action or failure to act promptly prior to the
date of consummation of such action or failure to act. It shall
furnish to the Insurer all information requested by it that is
reasonably necessary to determine compliance with this
paragraph.
(b) Amendments, Etc . It shall not modify, amend or
waive, or consent to any modification or amendment of, any of the
terms, provisions or conditions of the Transaction Documents to
which it is a party or, in the case of the Seller and the Issuing
Entity, any of its Charter Documents, without the prior written
consent of the Insurer thereto.
(c) Limitation on Mergers, Etc . In the case of the
Seller and the Issuing Entity, it shall not consolidate with or
merge with or into any Person or liquidate or dissolve, or transfer
all or substantially all of its assets to any Person except, in the
case of the Issuing Entity, by way of the grant of a lien to the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Transaction Documents, or, except
as expressly permitted by the Transaction Documents, transfer any
of its assets to any Person.
(d) Certain Other Limitations . In the case of the Seller
and the Issuing Entity, it shall:
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(i) not be named as an insured on the insurance policy held by
another United Party or covering the property of any other United
Party, except to the extent it shall bear its allocable share of
the expense thereof, or enter into an agreement with the holder of
such policy whereby in the event of a loss in connection with
property not owned by the Issuing Entity or the Seller, as the case
may be, proceeds are paid to it;
(ii) be restricted from undertaking activities in connection
with the issuance of the Class A Notes other than activities
as set forth in its Charter Documents;
(iii) not be involved in the day-to-day management of any of the
other United Parties except as required by or per
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