Section 14. Release. Borrower and Guarantor hereby releases and forever discharges Fannie Mae, Original Lender, and their respective predecessors, successors, assigns, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents and each current or substitute trustee under the Security Instruments (collectively, the “Indemnitee”), from all Claims, as defined below, and agrees to indemnify the Indemnitee, and hold them harmless from any and all claims, losses, causes of action, costs and expenses of every kind or character in connection with the Claims or the breach of this Amendment, the Loan Agreement, the Corporate Guaranty, the Second Payment Guaranty, or the other Loan Documents. As used in this Amendment, the term “Claims” shall mean any and all possible claims, demands, actions, causes of action, costs, expenses and liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever, liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, known or unknown, at law or in equity, originating in whole or in part, on or before the date of this Amendment, including but not limited to claims based on usury, any state deceptive trade practices laws, violations of law relating to hazardous substance or environmental contamination, which Borrower or Guarantor, or any of their respective beneficiaries, may now or hereafter have against the Indemnitee, if any, and irrespective of whether any such Claims arise out of contract, tort, violation of laws or regulations, or otherwise in connection with this Amendment, the Loan Agreement, the Corporate Guaranty, the Second Payment Guaranty, or any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, any contracting for, charging, taking, reserving, collecting or receiving interest in excess of the highest lawful rate applicable thereto and any loss, cost or damage, of any kind or character, arising out of or in any way connected with or in any way resulting from the acts, actions or omissions of Indemnitee, including any breach of fiduciary duty, breach of any duty of fair dealing, breach of confidence, breach of funding commitment, undue influence, duress, economic coercion, conflict of interest, negligence, bad faith, malpractice, violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, intentional or negligent infliction of mental distress, tortious interference with contractual relations, tortious interference with corporate governance or prospective business advantage, breach of contract, deceptive trade practices, libel, slander, conspiracy, any claim for wrongfully accelerating any amounts due under this Amendment, the Loan Agreement, the Notes, the Corporate Guaranty, the Second Payment Guaranty, or any other Loan Document or wrongfully attempting to foreclose on any collateral relating to this Amendment, the Loan Agreement, the Notes, the Corporate Guaranty, the Second Payment Guaranty, or any other Loan Document, or any claim to equitably subordinate Fannie Mae’s claims under § 510(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, but in each case only to the extent permitted by applicable law. This release is solely for the benefit of the Indemnitee and not for any third parties. This release is accepted by Fannie Mae and Original Lender pursuant to this Agreement and shall not be construed as an admission of liability on the part of Fannie Mae or Original Lender. Borrower, Guarantor, Fannie Mae, and Original Lender have negotiated this Amendment at arms’ length, and Borrower and Guarantor are not in a disparate bargaining position relative to Fannie Mae and Original Lender. Each of Borrower and Guarantor has carefully evaluated the provisions of this Agreement. Each of Borrower and Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that its relationship with Fannie Mae is strictly that of borrower to creditor, that no special relationship exists between Borrower or Guarantor and Fannie Mae, and that Fannie Mae has no fiduciary obligation or similar obligation to Borrower or Guarantor. Fannie Mae hereby disclaims any and all implied obligations to Borrower or Guarantor, including but not limited to any obligation to consider or look out for the interests of Borrower or Guarantor and any other obligation not expressly stated in this Amendment, the Loan Agreement, the Corporate Guaranty, the Second Payment Guaranty, or the other Loan Documents. Each of Borrower and Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that it is the current legal and beneficial owner of all Claims, if any, released hereby and it has not transferred, pledged or assigned or agreed to transfer, pledge or assign to any other individual or entity any of the Claims described in this section.
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