Exhibit 10.6
EXECUTION COPY
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
AMONG
OPTION
ONE ADVANCE TRUST 2007-ADV2
AS
ISSUER
OPTION
ONE ADVANCE CORPORATION
AS
DEPOSITOR
AND
OPTION
ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION
AS
SELLER
DATED
AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2007
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| DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.01.
Certain Defined Terms
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Section 1.02.
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| SALE OF RECEIVABLES; CLOSING;
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Section 2.01.
Sale of Receivables
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Section 2.02.
Closing
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Section 2.03.
Seller’s Acknowledgment and Consent to Assignment
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| CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING |
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Section 3.01.
Closing Subject to Conditions Precedent
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| REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
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Section 4.01.
Representations and Warranties
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| REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
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Section 5.01.
Representations and Warranties
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REPRESENTATIONS
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Section 6.01.
Representations and Warranties
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Section 6.02.
Repurchase Upon Breach
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| INTENTION OF THE PARTIES; SECURITY
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Section 7.01.
Intention of the Parties
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Section 7.02.
Security Interest
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| COVENANTS OF THE SELLER |
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Section 8.01.
Information
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Section 8.02.
Acknowledgment
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Section 8.03.
Access to Information
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Section 8.04.
Ownership and Security Interests; Further Assurances
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Section 8.05.
Covenants
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Section 8.06.
Amendments
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Section 8.07.
Assignment of Rights
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| ADDITIONAL COVENANTS |
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Section 9.01.
Legal Conditions to Closing
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Section 9.02.
Expenses
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Section 9.03.
Mutual Obligations
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Section 9.04.
Reserved
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Section 9.05.
Servicing Standards
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Section 9.06.
Transfer of Servicing
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Section 9.07.
Bankruptcy
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Section 9.08.
Legal Existence
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Section 9.09.
Compliance With Laws
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Section 9.10.
Taxes
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Section 9.11.
No Liens, Etc. Against Receivables and Trust Property
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Section 9.12.
Amendments to Pooling and Servicing Agreements
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Section 9.13.
No Netting or Offsetting
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Section 9.14.
Books and Records
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Section 9.15.
Verification Agent
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Section 9.16.
Exclusive
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Section 9.17.
Recovery
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Section 9.18.
Merger
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| INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 11.01. Amendments
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Section 11.02. Notices
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Section 11.03. No Waiver; Remedies
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Section 11.04. Binding Effect; Assignability
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Section 11.05. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION
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Section 11.06. Execution in Counterparts
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Section 11.07. Survival
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Section 11.08. Third Party Beneficiary
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Section 11.09. General
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Section 11.10. LIMITATION OF
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Section 11.11. WAIVER OF JURY
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Section 11.12. No Recourse
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Schedule I
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Information for Notices |
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Schedule II
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Amendments to Pooling and Servicing
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Exhibit A
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Copy of Initial Funding Date Report
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Exhibit B
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Funding Notice |
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Exhibit C
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Form of Bill of Sale from Depositor
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Exhibit D
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Schedule I Report |
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Exhibit E
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Schedule II Report |
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RECEIVABLES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of October 1, 2007 (the “
Receivables Purchase Agreement ” or this “
Agreement ”), among OPTION ONE ADVANCE TRUST 2007-ADV2
(the “ Issuer ”), OPTION ONE ADVANCE CORPORATION
(the “ Depositor ”) and OPTION ONE MORTGAGE
CORPORATION (the “ Seller ” or “ Option
One ”).
The
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01.
Certain Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used herein
without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the
Indenture. Additionally, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
“
Cash Purchase Price ” means, with respect to the
Eligible Receivables sold and/or contributed on a Funding Date, the
Collateral Value of the Eligible Receivables sold to the Issuer on
such Funding Date.
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Closing ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02.
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Contribution ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.01(a).
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Governmental Actions ” means any and all consents,
approvals, permits, orders, authorizations, waivers, exceptions,
variances, exemptions or licenses of, or registrations,
declarations or filings with, any Governmental Authority required
under any Governmental Rules.
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Governmental Authority ” means the United States of
America, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any
entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government and having
jurisdiction over the applicable Person.
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Governmental Rules ” means any and all laws, statutes,
codes, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders, writs, decrees and
injunctions, of any Governmental Authority and any and all legally
binding conditions, standards, prohibitions, requirements and
judgments of any Governmental Authority.
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Indemnified Party ” as defined in
Section 10.01(b).
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Indenture ” means the Indenture, dated as of
October 1, 2007, between the Issuer and Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Indenture Trustee.
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Initial Purchaser ” means Greenwich Capital Financial
Products, Inc.
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Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any
mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, hypothecation,
option or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset or
(b) the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional
sale agreement, financing lease or other title retention agreement
relating to such asset.
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Material Adverse Effect ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.01(a) as to the Depositor and the meaning set forth
in Section 6.01(a) as to the Seller.
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Receivables Related Collateral ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 7.01.
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Relevant UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect in any applicable jurisdiction.
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Repurchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.02.
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Required Noteholders ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.06.
Section 1.02.
Other Definitional Provisions .
(a) All
terms defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings defined
herein when used in any certificate or other document made or
delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.
(b) As
used herein and in any certificate or other document made or
delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined
in Section 1.01, and accounting terms partially defined in
Section 1.01 to the extent not defined, shall have the
respective meanings given to them under generally accepted
accounting principles. To the extent that the definitions of
accounting terms herein are inconsistent with the meanings of such
terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the
definitions contained herein shall control.
(c) The
words “hereof,” “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular provision of this Agreement; and Section,
subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this
Agreement are references to Sections, subsections, Schedules and
Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
ARTICLE II.
SALE
OF RECEIVABLES; CLOSING; ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT
Section 2.01.
Sale of Receivables .
(a) On
the Initial Funding Date, the Seller shall sell and contribute to
the Depositor and the Depositor shall acquire from the Seller, in
accordance with the procedures and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein and in the Indenture, the Initial
Receivables described in the initial Funding Date Report attached
as Exhibit A
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hereto.
On each subsequent Funding Date during the Funding Period, the
Seller shall sell and/or contribute to the Depositor and the
Depositor shall acquire from the Seller, in accordance with the
procedures and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein
and in the Indenture, Additional Receivables representing the
contractual rights to be reimbursed for all of the Advances and
Servicing Advances with respect to the Securitization Trusts made
prior to such Funding Date not previously sold and contributed to
the Depositor. On the Initial Funding Date, the Depositor shall
sell and/or contribute to the Issuer and the Issuer shall acquire
from the Depositor, in accordance with the procedures and subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Indenture,
the Initial Receivables described in the initial Funding Date
Report attached as Exhibit A hereto, representing the contractual
rights to be reimbursed for the applicable Advances and Servicing
Advances with respect to the Securitization Trusts made prior to
the Initial Funding Date. On each subsequent Funding Date during
the Funding Period, the Depositor shall sell and/or contribute to
the Issuer and the Issuer shall acquire from the Depositor, in
accordance with the procedures and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein and in the Indenture, the Additional
Receivables acquired by the Depositor on such Funding Date. Subject
to the satisfaction of the Funding Conditions on each Funding Date,
the Issuer shall pay to the Depositor and the Depositor shall pay
to the Seller the Cash Purchase Price in respect of the Initial
Receivables or Additional Receivables sold and/or contributed on
the Initial Funding Date or such subsequent Funding Date, as
applicable, in accordance with Section 7.01 of the Indenture.
The excess of (i) the aggregate amount of the Initial Receivables
or Additional Receivables sold and/or contributed on the Initial
Funding Date or any subsequent Funding Date over (ii) the Cash
Purchase Price with respect to such Initial Receivables or
Additional Receivables sold and/or contributed on the Initial
Funding Date or such subsequent Funding Date shall be a capital
contribution by the Seller to the Depositor and by the Depositor to
the Issuer (the “ Contribution ”). The Aggregate
Receivables at any time of determination shall consist of the
Initial Receivables and the Additional Receivables sold and/or
contributed to the Issuer prior to such time of
determination.
(b) In
consideration of the sale and/or contribution of the Initial
Receivables by the Seller, on the Initial Funding Date, the
Depositor shall, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of
the Indenture, pay to the Seller the Cash Purchase Price with
respect to the Initial Receivables. In consideration of the sale of
the Additional Receivables by the Seller, on each Funding Date
during the Funding Period, the Depositor shall, in accordance with
the procedures set forth herein and in the Indenture and subject to
the satisfaction of the Funding Conditions, pay to the Seller the
aggregate Cash Purchase Price with respect to the Additional
Receivables sold and/or contributed by the Seller to the Depositor
on such Funding Date, to the extent of funds available therefor on
such Funding Date. In consideration of the sale and/or contribution
of the Initial Receivables by the Depositor, on the Initial Funding
Date, the Issuer shall, subject to the terms and conditions hereof
and of the Indenture, pay to the Depositor the Cash Purchase Price
with respect to the Initial Receivables and deliver to the
Depositor the Trust Certificates. In consideration of the sale of
the Additional Receivables by the Depositor, on each Funding Date
during the Funding Period, the Issuer shall, in accordance with the
procedures set forth herein and in the Indenture and subject to the
satisfaction of the Funding Conditions, pay to the Depositor the
aggregate Cash Purchase
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Price
with respect to the Additional Receivables sold and/or contributed
by the Depositor to the Issuer on such Funding Date, to the extent
of funds available therefor on such Funding Date.
(c) On
the Initial Funding Date, the Seller shall deliver to the Depositor
and the Depositor shall deliver to the Issuer, with copies to the
Agent and the Indenture Trustee, the Funding Notice and a bill of
sale, in substantially the forms annexed as Exhibits B and C
hereto, respectively, for the Initial Receivables. On each Funding
Date, the Seller shall deliver to the Depositor and the Depositor
shall deliver to the Issuer, with copies to the Agent and the
Indenture Trustee, the Funding Notice and a bill of sale, in
substantially the forms annexed as Exhibits B and C hereto,
respectively, with respect to the Additional Receivables to be sold
and/or contributed on such Funding Date.
Section 2.02.
Closing . The closing (the “ Closing ”)
of the execution of this Agreement, upon and concurrent with the
closing under the Note Purchase Agreement, shall take place at 2:00
PM at the offices of Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP, 2 World
Financial Center, New York, New York 10281 on October 1, 2007,
or if the conditions precedent to closing set forth in
Article III of this Agreement shall not have been satisfied or
waived by such date, as soon as practicable after such conditions
shall have been satisfied or waived, or at such other time, date
and place as the parties shall agree upon (the date of the Closing
being referred to herein as the “ Closing Date
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Section 2.03.
Seller’s Acknowledgment and Consent to Assignment .
Seller hereby acknowledges that the Depositor has assigned to the
Issuer and the Issuer has Granted to the Indenture Trustee, on
behalf of the Secured Parties, the rights of the Depositor and the
Issuer as purchasers under this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the right to enforce the obligations of the Seller
hereunder. The Seller hereby consents to such assignment by the
Depositor and Grant in the Indenture by the Issuer to the Indenture
Trustee, on behalf of the Secured Parties, and, agrees to remit the
Repurchase Price in respect of any repurchased Receivable directly
to the Reimbursement Account as provided for in Section 6.02
hereof. The Seller acknowledges that the Indenture Trustee, on
behalf of the Secured Parties, shall be a third party beneficiary
in respect of the representations, warranties, covenants, rights
and benefits arising hereunder that are so Granted by the Issuer.
The Seller hereby authorizes the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee,
as the Issuer’s assignee, on behalf of the Seller, to execute
and deliver such documents or certificates as may be necessary in
order to enforce its rights to or collect under the Receivables.
The Seller hereby agrees to be bound by and perform all of the
covenants and obligations of the Seller and the Servicer set forth
in the Indenture.
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ARTICLE III.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
Section 3.01.
Closing Subject to Conditions Precedent . The Closing is
subject to the satisfaction at the time of the Closing of the
following conditions (any or all of which may be waived by the
Agent in its sole discretion):
(a)
Performance by the Seller and the Depositor . All the terms,
covenants, agreements and conditions of the Transaction Documents
to be complied with and performed by the Seller and the Depositor
on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with and
performed in all material respects.
(b)
Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations
and warranties of the Seller and the Depositor made in the
Transaction Documents shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the Initial Funding Date (except to the extent they
expressly relate to an earlier or later time).
(c)
Officer’s Certificate . The Agent and the Indenture
Trustee shall have received in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel an Officer’s
Certificate from the Seller and the Depositor, dated the Closing
Date, certifying to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b).
(d)
Opinions of Counsel to the Seller, the Depositor and the
Servicer . Counsel to the Seller, the Depositor and the
Servicer shall have delivered to the Agent and the Indenture
Trustee favorable opinions as to matters described in
Section 4.01 of the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of the
Closing Date and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to
the Agent and its counsel.
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Filings and Recordations . The Agent and the Indenture
Trustee shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent of (i) the completion of all recordings, registrations
and filings as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of
the Agent, desirable to perfect or evidence the assignment by the
Seller to the Depositor of the Seller’s ownership interest in
the Aggregate Receivables and the proceeds thereof and the
assignment by the Depositor to the Issuer of the Depositor’s
ownership interest in the Aggregate Receivables and the proceeds
thereof and (ii) the completion of all recordings, registrations,
and filings as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of
the Agent, desirable to perfect or evidence the Grant of a first
priority perfected security interest in the Issuer’s
ownership interest in the Trust Estate, in favor of the Indenture
Trustee, subject to no Liens prior to the Lien created by the
Indenture.
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Documents . The Agent and the Indenture Trustee shall have
received a duly executed counterpart of this Agreement (in a form
acceptable to the Agent), each of the other Transaction Documents
and each and every document or certification delivered by the
Seller and the Depositor in connection with this Agreement
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or any
other Transaction Document, and each such document shall be in full
force and effect.
(g)
Actions or Proceedings . No action, suit, proceeding or
investigation by or before any Governmental Authority shall have
been instituted to restrain or prohibit the consummation of, or to
invalidate, any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents and the documents related thereto in any material
respect.
(h)
Approvals and Consents . All Governmental Actions of all
Governmental Authorities required to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the documents related
thereto shall have been obtained or made.
(i)
Fees and Expenses . The fees and expenses payable by the
Seller pursuant to Section 9.02 hereof shall have been
paid.
(j)
Other Documents . The Seller and the Depositor shall have
furnished to the Agent and the Indenture Trustee such other
opinions, information, certificates and documents as the Agent may
reasonably request.
(k)
Verification Agent . The Seller shall have engaged the
Verification Agent pursuant to the Verification Agent Letter.
If any
condition specified in this Section 3.01 shall not have been
fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement may
be terminated by the Issuer by notice to the Depositor and by the
Depositor by notice to the Seller at any time at or prior to the
Closing Date, and the Issuer or Depositor, as applicable, shall
incur no liability as a result of such termination.
ARTICLE IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER
Section 4.01.
Representations and Warranties . The Issuer hereby makes the
following representations and warranties on which the Seller and
the Depositor are relying in executing this Agreement and selling
the Aggregate Receivables:
(a)
Organization . The Issuer is a statutory trust duly formed
and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware and is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is
necessary.
(b)
Power and Authority . The Issuer has all requisite trust
power and authority and has all material governmental licenses,
authorizations, consents and approvals necessary to own its assets
and carry on its business as now being conducted and to execute and
deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
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(c)
Authorization of Transaction . All appropriate and necessary
action has been taken by the Issuer to authorize the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents to
which it is a party, and to authorize the performance and
observance of the terms hereof and thereof.
(d)
Agreement Binding . This Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents to which the Issuer is a party constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer enforceable in
accordance with their terms except as may be limited by laws
governing insolvency or creditors’ rights or by rules of
equity. The execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the
Issuer is a party will not violate any provision of law,
regulation, order or other governmental directive, or conflict
with, constitute a default under, or result in the breach of any
provision of any material agreement, ordinance, decree, bond,
indenture, order or judgment to which the Issuer is a party or by
which it or its properties is or are bound.
(e)
Consents . All licenses, consents and approvals required
from and all registrations and filings required to be made by the
Issuer with any governmental or other public body or authority for
the making and performance by the Issuer of this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been
obtained and are in effect.
ARTICLE V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE DEPOSITOR
Section 5.01.
Representations and Warranties . The Depositor hereby makes
the following representations and warranties on which the Issuer
and the Seller are relying in executing this Agreement. The
representations are made as of the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, and as of each date of conveyance of any Additional
Receivables. Such representations and warranties shall survive the
sale and/or contribution of any Aggregate Receivables to the
Depositor and are as follows:
(a)
Organization . The Depositor is a corporation duly formed
and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware and is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing would not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on (i) the business, operations or financial
condition of (A) the Depositor or (B) the Depositor and its
Affiliates taken as a whole or (ii) the validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction
Documents or the rights or remedies of the Seller, the Issuer or
the Indenture Trustee hereunder or thereunder or (iii) the
ability of the Depositor to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or (iv) the enforceability or recoverability of any
of the Aggregate Receivables (a “ Material Adverse
Effect ”).
(b)
Power and Authority . The Depositor has all requisite power
and authority and has all material governmental licenses,
authorizations, consents and
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approvals necessary to own its assets and carry on its business as
now being conducted and to execute and deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document
to which it is a party and, except to the extent not necessary in
order to execute and deliver and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a
party, to own its assets and carry on its business as now being
conducted.
(c)
Authorization of Transaction . All appropriate and necessary
action has been taken by the Depositor to authorize the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents
to which it is a party, and to authorize the performance and
observance of the terms hereof and thereof.
(d)
Agreement Binding . This Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents to which the Depositor is a party constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Depositor,
enforceable in accordance with their terms except as may be limited
by laws governing insolvency or creditors’ rights or by rules
of equity. The execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor
of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the
Depositor is a party will not violate any provision of law,
regulation, order or other governmental directive, or conflict
with, constitute a default under, or result in the breach of any
provision of any material agreement, ordinance, decree, bond,
indenture, order or judgment to which the Depositor is a party or
by which it or its properties is or are bound.
(e)
Compliance with Law . The Depositor is conducting its
business and operations in compliance with all applicable laws,
regulations, ordinances and directives of governmental authorities,
except where the failure to comply would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Depositor has filed all tax
returns required to be filed and has paid all taxes in respect of
the ownership of its assets or the conduct of its operations prior
to the date after which penalties attach for failure to pay, except
to the extent that the payment or amount of such taxes is being
contested in good faith by it in appropriate proceedings and
adequate reserves have been provided for the payment thereof.
(f)
Consents . All licenses, consents and approvals required
from and all registrations and filings required to be made by the
Depositor with any governmental or other public body or authority
for the making and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have
been obtained and are in effect.
(g)
Litigation . There is no action, suit or proceeding at law
or in equity by or before any court, governmental agency or
authority or arbitral tribunal now pending or, to the knowledge of
the Depositor, threatened against or affecting it which have a
reasonable possibility of being determined adversely in a manner or
amount that would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h)
Other Obligations . The Depositor is not in default in the
performance, observance or fulfillment of any obligation, covenant
or condition in any
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agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is
bound the result of which should reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(i)
1940 Act . The Depositor is not an “investment
company” or a company “controlled” by an
investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act.
(j)
Solvency . The Depositor, both prior to and after giving
effect to each sale and/or contribution of Aggregate Receivables on
the Initial Funding Date or on any Funding Date thereafter
(i) is not, and will not be, “insolvent” (as such
term is defined in § 101(32)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code),
(ii) is, and will be, able to pay its debts as they become
due, and (iii) does not have unreasonably small capital for
the transaction contemplated in the Transaction Documents.
(k)
Full Disclosure . No document, certificate or report
furnished by or on behalf of the Depositor, in writing, pursuant to
this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby contains or
will contain when furnished any untrue statement of a material
fact. There are no facts relating to and known by the Depositor,
which when taken as a whole, materially adversely affect the
financial condition or assets or business of the Depositor, or
which should reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the
Depositor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any
other Transaction Document, which have not been disclosed herein or
in the certificates and other documents furnished by or on behalf
of the Depositor pursuant hereto or thereto. All books, records and
documents delivered in connection with the Transaction Documents
are and will be true, correct and complete.
(l)
ERISA . All Plans maintained by the Depositor or any of its
Affiliates are in substantial compliance with all applicable laws
(including ERISA).
(m)
Fair Consideration . The Seller is receiving fair
consideration and reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the
sale and/or contribution of the Aggregate Receivables under this
Agreement.
(n)
Bulk Transfers . No sale, contribution, transfer, assignment
or conveyance of Aggregate Receivables by the Depositor to the
Issuer contemplated by this Agreement will be subject to the bulk
transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any
applicable jurisdiction.
(o)
Name . The legal name of the Depositor is as set forth in
this Agreement and the Depositor does not have any trade names,
fictitious names, assumed names or “doing business”
names.
ARTICLE VI.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER
Section 6.01.
Representations and Warranties . The Seller hereby makes the
following representations and warranties on which the Depositor and
the Issuer are relying in accepting the Aggregate Receivables and
executing this Agreement. The
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representations are made as of the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, and as of each date of conveyance of any Additional
Receivables. Such representations and warranties shall survive the
sale and/or contribution of any Aggregate Receivables to the
Depositor and are as follows:
(a)
Organization . The Seller is a corporation duly formed and
validly existing in good standing under the laws of the state of
California and is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing would not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on (i) the business, operations or financial
condition of (A) the Seller or (B) the Seller and its
Affiliates taken as a whole or (ii) the validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction
Documents or the rights or remedies of the Depositor, the Issuer or
the Indenture Trustee hereunder or thereunder or (iii) the
ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or (iv) the enforceability or recoverability of any
of the Aggregate Receivables (a “ Material Adverse
Effect ”).
(b)
Power and Authority . The Seller has all requisite corporate
power and authority and has all material governmental licenses,
authorizations, consents and approvals necessary to execute and
deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and any
other Transaction Document to which it is a party and, except to
the extent not necessary in order to execute and deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and any other
Transaction Document to which it is a party, to own its assets and
carry on its business as now being conducted.
(c)
Authorization of Transaction . All appropriate and necessary
action has been taken by the Seller to authorize the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents to
which it is a party, and to authorize the performance and
observance of the terms hereof and thereof.
(d)
Agreement Binding . This Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents to which the Seller is a party constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller enforceable in
accordance with their terms except as may be limited by laws
governing insolvency or creditors’ rights or by rules of
equity. The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the
Seller is a party will not violate any provision of law,
regulation, order or other governmental directive, or conflict
with, constitute a default under, or result in the breach of any
provision of any agreement, ordinance, decree, bond, indenture,
order or judgment to which the Seller is a party or by which it or
its properties is or are bound.
(e)
Compliance with Law . The Seller is conducting its business
and operations in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations,
ordinances and directives of governmental authorities, except where
the failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. The Seller has filed all tax returns
required to be filed and has paid all taxes in respect of the
ownership of its assets or the conduct of its operations prior to
the date after which penalties attach for failure to pay, except to
the
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extent
that the payment or amount of such taxes is being contested in good
faith by it in appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves have
been provided for the payment thereof.
(f)
Consents . All licenses, consents and approvals required
from and all registrations and filings required to be made by the
Seller with any governmental or other public body or authority for
the making and performance by the Seller of this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been
obtained and are in effect.
(g)
Litigation . There is no action, suit or proceeding at law
or in equity by or before any court, governmental agency or
authority or arbitral tribunal now pending or, to the knowledge of
the Seller, threatened against or affecting it which have a
reasonable possibility of being determined adversely in a manner or
amount that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(h)
Other Obligations . The Seller is not in default in the
performance, observance or fulfillment of any obligation, covenant
or condition in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party
or by which it is bound the result of which should reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i)
1940 Act . The Seller is not an “investment
company” or a company “controlled” by an
investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act.
(j)
Solvency . The Seller, both prior to and after giving effect
to each sale and/or contribution of Aggregate Receivables on the
Initial Funding Date or on any Funding Date thereafter (i) is
not, and will not be, “insolvent” (as such term is
defined in § 101(32)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code), (ii) is,
and will be, able to pay its debts as they become due, and
(iii) does not have unreasonably small capital for the
business in which it is engaged or for any business or transaction
in which it is about to engage.
(k)
Full Disclosure . No document, certificate or report
furnished by or on behalf of the Seller or the Servicer, in
writing, pursuant to this Agreement, any other Transaction Document
or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby contains or will contain when furnished any untrue
statement of a material fact. There are no facts relating to and
known by the Seller, which when taken as a whole, materially
adversely affect the financial condition or assets or business of
the Seller or the Servicer, or which should reasonably be expected
to impair the ability of the Seller or the Servicer to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document
or Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which have not been disclosed
herein or in the certificates and other documents furnished by or
on behalf of the Seller or the Servicer pursuant hereto or thereto.
All books, records and documents delivered in connection with the
Transaction Documents are and will be true, correct and
complete.
(l)
ERISA . All Plans maintained by the Seller or any of its
Affiliates are in substantial compliance with all applicable laws
(including ERISA).
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(m)
Fair Consideration . The Seller is receiving fair
consideration and reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the
sale and/or contribution of the Aggregate Receivables to the
Depositor under this Agreement.
(n)
Bulk Transfers . No sale, contribution, transfer, assignment
or conveyance of Aggregate Receivables by the Seller to the
Depositor contemplated by this Agreement will be subject to the
bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any
applicable jurisdiction.
(o)
Name . The legal name of the Seller is as set forth in this
Agreement and the Seller does not have any trade names, fictitious
names, assumed names or “doing business” names.
(p)
Repayment of Receivables . The Seller has no reason to
believe that at the time of the sale and/or contribution of any
Receivables to the Depositor pursuant hereto, such Receivables will
not be paid in full.
(q)
Reimbursement Amounts . The Seller has not waived or
forgiven any obligation of a Mortgagor to repay any Advance or
Servicing Advance.
(r)
Aggregate Receivables .
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Each Initial Receivable and Additional Receivable is payable in
United States dollars and has been created pursuant to and in
accordance with the terms of the related Pooling Agreement, in
accordance with the Seller’s customary procedures with
respect to the applicable Securitization Trust and in the ordinary
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The sale and/or contribution to the Depositor and the Issuer of
the rights to reimbursement for the Advances and Servicing Advances
under each Securitization Trust, and the assignment and Grant
thereof to the Trust Estate, does not violate the terms of the |
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