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This prospectus supplement and the prospectus are not complete and may be changed. This prospectus supplement and the prospectus are not an offer to sell these securities and we are not seeking an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Registration Statement Nos. 333-171922,
333-171922-01 and 333-171922-02
Series 2011-2 Asset Backed Notes
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A
Issuing Entity or Trust
Ford Credit Floorplan Corporation Ford Credit Floorplan LLC Depositors | Ford Motor Credit Company LLC Sponsor and Servicer |
Expected Final | Final | |||||||||||||||
The trust will issue: | Principal Amount | Interest Rate | Payment Date | Maturity Date | ||||||||||||
Class A-1 notes(1) | } | $ | 950,000,000 | •% | September 15, 2013 | September 15, 2015 | ||||||||||
Class A-2 notes(1) | One-month LIBOR +•% | September 15, 2013 | September 15, 2015 | |||||||||||||
Class B notes | 43,464,000 | •% | September 15, 2013 | September 15, 2015 | ||||||||||||
Class C notes | 62,092,000 | •% | September 15, 2013 | September 15, 2015 | ||||||||||||
Class D notes | 37,255,000 | •% | September 15, 2013 | September 15, 2015 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,092,811,000 |
(1) | The allocation of the principal amount between the Class A-1 and Class A-2 notes will be determined on the day of pricing. |
• | The primary asset of the trust is a revolving pool of receivables originated in connection with the purchase and financing of new and used car, truck and utility vehicle inventory by motor vehicle dealers. | |
• | The trust will pay interest on the notes on the 15thday of each month (or, if not a business day, the next business day). The first payment date will be November 15, 2011. | |
• | The trust expects to pay the principal of the notes on the expected final payment date set forth above. No principal will be paid on the notes prior to the expected final payment date, unless an amortization event occurs. | |
• | The enhancement for the notes will be excess spread, subordination of a portion of the depositor interest, amounts in a reserve account, amounts in an accumulation period reserve account and, for each class of notes other than the Class D notes, the subordination of more junior classes to more senior classes. |
Underwriting | Proceeds to the | |||||||||||
Price to Public | Discount | Depositor(1) | ||||||||||
Class A-1 notes | • | % | • | % | • | % | ||||||
Class A-2 notes | • | % | • | % | • | % | ||||||
Class B notes | • | % | • | % | • | % | ||||||
Class C notes | • | % | • | % | • | % | ||||||
Class D notes | • | % | • | % | • | % | ||||||
Total | $ | • | $ | • | $ | • |
(1) | Before deducting expenses estimated to be $1,100,000 and any selling concessions rebated to the depositors by any underwriter due to sales to affiliates. |
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• | Transaction Structure Diagram— illustrates the structure of the series, including the enhancement available to the series, | ||
• | Transaction Parties and Documents Diagram— illustrates the role that each transaction party and transaction document plays in the series, | ||
• | Summary— describes the transaction parties, the main terms of the series, the assets of the trust, the cash flows of the series and the credit and payment enhancement available for the series, and | ||
• | Risk Factors— describes the most significant risks of investing in the notes. |
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(1) | The depositor interest will be held initially by the depositors and represents the interest in the trust assets not allocated to any series. A portion of the depositor interest equal to the available subordinated amount is subordinated to the notes. | |
(2) | The depositors will deposit $10,928,110 in the reserve account on the closing date. The amount that is required to be in the reserve account is 1.00% of the initial note balance of the Series 2011-2 notes, unless the depositors elect to increase the amount in the reserve account during a subordination step-up period or an amortization event occurs in which case the reserve account required amount will increase. | |
(3) | The accumulation period reserve account will be funded prior to the start of the controlled amortization period in an amount equal to $2,732,028, or 0.25% of the initial note balance of the Series 2011-2 notes. | |
(4) | All notes other than the Class D notes will benefit from the subordination of the more junior classes to more senior classes. |
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Principal Amount | Interest Rate | |||||||
Class A-1(1) | } | $ | 950,000,000 | •% | ||||
Class A-2(1) | One-month LIBOR +•% | |||||||
Class B | $ | 43,464,000 | •% | |||||
Class C | $ | 62,092,000 | •% | |||||
Class D | $ | 37,255,000 | •% |
(1) | The allocation of the principal amount between the Class A-1 and Class A-2 notes will be determined on the day of pricing. |
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Expected Final | Final | |||
Notes | Payment Date | Maturity Date | ||
Class A-1 | September 15, 2013 | September 15, 2015 | ||
Class A-2 | September 15, 2013 | September 15, 2015 | ||
Class B | September 15, 2013 | September 15, 2015 | ||
Class C | September 15, 2013 | September 15, 2015 | ||
Class D | September 15, 2013 | September 15, 2015 |
• | Series 2011-2, | |
• | other series of notes issued by the trust, and | |
• | the depositor interest. |
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(1) | Class A Interest— to pay interest due on the Class A notes, | |
(2) | Class B Interest— to pay interest due on the Class B notes, | |
(3) | Class C Interest— to pay interest due on the Class C notes, | |
(4) | Class D Interest— to pay interest due on the Class D notes, | |
(5) | Trustee Fees and Expenses— to the indenture trustee and the owner trustee, all fees, expenses and indemnities due for the series, and to or at the direction of the trust, any expenses of the trust for the series, up to a maximum of $150,000 per year, | |
(6) | Servicing Fees— (a) to the back-up servicer, the monthly back-up servicing fee for the series and (b) to the servicer, the monthly servicing fee for the series if Ford Credit is no longer the servicer, | |
(7) | Defaulted Receivables— to reimburse the defaulted receivables allocated to the series for the prior month, | |
(8) | Reserve Account— to the reserve account, to fund it up to the reserve account required amount, | |
(9) | Reimbursement of Defaulted Receivables for Prior Periods— to reimburse the defaulted receivables allocated to the series for prior months that have not been previously reimbursed, | |
(10) | Reimbursement of Principal Used to Pay Interest— to reimburse principal collections allocated to the series that were used to pay interest on the notes, | |
(11) | Accumulation Period Reserve Account— beginning on the accumulation period reserve account funding date, to the accumulation period reserve account, to fund it up to $2,732,028, | |
(12) | Servicing Fees— to Ford Credit, if Ford Credit is the servicer, the monthly servicing fee for the series, | |
(13) | Available Subordinated Amount— to increase the available subordinated amount up to the required subordinated amount, | |
(14) | Additional Trustee Fees and Expenses— to the indenture trustee, the owner trustee and the trust, all amounts due for the series to the extent not paid under item (5) above, | |
(15) | Additional Servicing Fees— to the back-up servicer, any remaining amounts due, including any transition costs incurred by the back-up servicer, as the successor servicer, in excess of amounts in the back-up servicer reserve account, | |
(16) | Excess Interest Sharing Group One— to cover any shortfalls for other series in excess interest sharing group one, and | |
(17) | Depositor Interest— to the depositors. |
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• | Revolving Period.The revolving period for the series begins on the closing date and ends when the controlled accumulation period or the early amortization period begins. During the revolving period, no principal will be paid to or accumulated for the series. Instead, principal collections allocated to the series will be (1) used to make principal payments and deposits for other series in principal sharing group one, (2) deposited in the excess funding account in specified amounts and (3) paid to the depositors. | |
• | Controlled Accumulation Period.The controlled accumulation period for the series is scheduled to begin March 1, 2013, but may begin at a later date. On each payment date during the controlled accumulation period, principal collections allocated to the series will be deposited in the principal funding account in specified amounts. Any remaining principal collections will be (1) used to make principal payments and deposits for other series in principal sharing group one, (2) deposited in the excess funding account in specified amounts and (3) paid to the depositors. On the expected final payment date, the amounts in the principal funding account will be paid to the Series 2011-2 noteholders sequentially by class. | |
• | Early Amortization Period.If an amortization event occurs, the early amortization period will begin. On each payment date during the early amortization period, (1) principal collections allocated to the series and (2) collections allocated to the portion of the depositor interest that is subordinated to the series (in the case of principal collections, in an amount not to exceed the available subordinated amount) will be paid to the Series 2011-2 noteholders sequentially by class. |
• | either depositor fails to make any payment or deposit within five business days, | |
• | either depositor violates any covenant or agreement in any material respect or has made representations that are incorrect in any material respect, and any such breach is not cured within 60 days after such depositor receives notice of such breach, and such breach continues to adversely affect the amount or timing of payments to be made to the Series 2011-2 noteholders for such period, | |
• | the occurrence of a servicer termination event that adversely affects the amount or timing of payments to be made to the Series 2011-2 noteholders, | |
• | the notes are not paid in full on their expected final payment date, | |
• | the average monthly payment rate on the receivables for three consecutive months is less than 21%, | |
• | the available subordinated amount falls below the required subordinated amount for five business days, | |
• | the amount in the excess funding account exceeds 30% of the sum of the adjusted invested amounts of all series issued by the trust for three consecutive months, and | |
• | the notes are accelerated following an event of default. |
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• | the notes will be treated as debt, and | |
• | the trust will not be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation. |
CUSIP | ||
Class A-1 notes | 34528Q BE3 | |
Class A-2 notes | 34528Q BF0 | |
Class B notes | 34528Q BG8 | |
Class C notes | 34528Q BH6 | |
Class D notes | 34528Q BJ2 |
Ford Credit Floorplan LLC
c/o Ford Motor Credit Company LLC
c/o Ford Motor Company
World Headquarters, Suite 801-C1
One American Road
Dearborn, Michigan 48126
Attention: Ford Credit SPE Management Office
Telephone number: (313) 594-3495
Fax number: (313) 390-4133
c/o Ford Motor Company
World Headquarters, Suite 801-C1
One American Road
Dearborn, Michigan 48126
Attention: Securitization Operations Supervisor
Telephone number: (313) 206-5899
Fax number: (313) 390-4133
Website: www.fordcredit.com
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Enhancement is limited and if exhausted could result in losses on your notes | Enhancement for the notes will be provided by excess spread, the subordination of a portion of the depositor interest, amounts in the reserve account, amounts to be deposited in the accumulation period reserve account and, for the Class A notes, the subordination of the Class B, Class C and Class D notes. The amount of this enhancement is limited and may be reduced from time to time. If the enhancement for your notes is exhausted, you are more likely to incur losses on your notes. | |
For more information about the enhancement for the notes, you should read “Description of the Notes — Credit and Payment Enhancement” in this prospectus supplement. | ||
A decline in the financial condition or business prospects of Ford, Ford Credit or Ford-franchised dealers could result in losses on your notes | The receivables owned by the trust are originated primarily through the financing provided by Ford Credit to Ford-franchised dealers. The level of receivables depends upon Ford’s continuing ability to manufacture vehicles and to maintain franchise dealer relationships, upon Ford Credit’s ability to provide such financing and upon the amount of vehicle inventory that Ford-franchised dealers’ are willing to hold, and the amount of principal collections on these receivables will depend on the dealers’ ability to sell these vehicles. The ability of Ford, Ford Credit and Ford-franchised dealers to compete in the current industry environment will affect the amount of new receivables that are originated and the dealers’ ability to sell vehicles, which ultimately will affect the amount of principal collections and the payment rates on the receivables. A decline in the financial condition or business prospects of Ford, Ford Credit or Ford-franchised dealers could have an adverse effect on any of these factors, which could result in losses on your notes. | |
The recent economic downturn adversely affected the financial condition and business prospects of many of the manufacturers, suppliers and other participants in the U.S. auto industry, including Ford, Ford Credit and Ford-franchised dealers. If another economic downturn occurs or if current economic conditions fail to improve, the financial condition and business prospects of the participants in the U.S. auto industry, including Ford, Ford Credit and Ford-franchised dealers, could be adversely affected. In addition a decline in the financial condition or business prospects of Ford could also have an adverse effect on Ford Credit and the Ford-franchised dealers. Ford is currently in the process of renegotiating its labor agreement with the United Auto Workers. If Ford is unable to agree on a new labor agreement with the UAW, the UAW could choose to strike or initiate another form of labor disruption. Any labor disruption could adversely affect the financial condition or business prospects of Ford and the ability of Ford to manufacture vehicles for sale to Ford-franchised dealers. |
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The occurrence of any of these events could adversely affect the financial stability of the Ford-franchised dealers, the dealers’ ability to sell vehicles, the level of consumer demand for Ford-vehicles, the market value of the vehicles securing the receivables, and the ability of Ford Credit, as servicer, to service the receivables or honor its commitment to repurchase receivables due to breaches of representations or warranties, which could result in losses on your notes. | ||
For additional sources of information about Ford and Ford Credit, you should read “Where You Can Find More Information” in the prospectus. | ||
Economic, market and social factors could lead to slower sales of the vehicles, which could result in accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes | Payment of the receivables depends primarily on the rate of financed vehicle sales by the dealers. The rate of financed vehicle sales may change because of a variety of economic, market and social factors. Economic factors include interest rates, unemployment levels, the rate of inflation, the price of gasoline, the price of commodities used in the production of vehicles and consumer perception of general economic conditions. Ford’s use of incentive programs, including manufacturers’ rebate programs and low-interest rate financing, may also affect the rate of financed vehicle sales and are available at the discretion of Ford. Various market factors, including the introduction or increased promotion by other manufacturers of competitive models offering perceived advantages in performance, reliability, fuel economy or other factors, may reduce sales of Ford vehicles. Social factors include consumer perception of Ford-branded products in the marketplace, changes in consumer demand for certain vehicle segments, consumer demand for vehicles generally and government actions, including actions that encourage consumers to purchase certain types of vehicles. | |
We cannot predict whether or to what extent economic, market or social factors will continue to affect the level of sales. A prolonged slump, or further decline, in the level of sales could result in accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes. | ||
A decrease in the dealer payment rate could result in accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes | The payment of principal on your notes will depend primarily on dealer payments of receivables. Dealers are generally required to pay a receivable upon the sale of the financed vehicle. The timing of these sales is uncertain, and there can be no assurance that any particular pattern of dealer payments will occur. The actual amount of available investor principal collections will depend on such factors as the rate of payment and the rate of default by dealers. Any significant decline in the dealer payment rate on the receivables during the controlled accumulation period or the early amortization period for your notes could result in reduced or delayed payments on your notes. Alternatively, if the average monthly payment rate for three consecutive months is less than 21%, an amortization event will occur, which could result in accelerated payments on your notes. |
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An increase in the dealer payment rate and/or a decrease in the origination of new receivables could result in accelerated payments on your notes | If the dealer payment rate during the revolving period significantly exceeds the rate at which new receivables are originated — which could occur as a result of an increase in the rate of sales of financed vehicles, including increases resulting from manufacturer incentive programs or government actions that encourage consumers to purchase vehicles, or a decrease in the origination of new receivables, or both — principal collections otherwise payable to the depositors may be accumulated in the excess funding account in order to maintain the net adjusted pool balance at a specified level. However, if the amount in the excess funding account exceeds 30% of the sum of the adjusted invested amounts of all series issued by the trust for three consecutive months, an amortization event will occur, which could result in accelerated payments on your notes. | |
Increased losses could result in accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes | Historical losses experienced by the trust or by Ford Credit on its dealer floorplan portfolio may not be indicative of future performance of the trust’s receivables. Losses could increase significantly for various reasons, including adverse changes in the local, regional or national economies, adverse changes in the business prospects of Ford or Ford Credit, the inability or unwillingness of Ford to continue to provide financial assistance to dealers or decreases in the market value of the financed vehicles in the absence of manufacturer incentives, dealer fraud or due to other events. Any significant increase in losses on the receivables could result in accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes. | |
For more information about the performance of Ford Credit’s dealer floorplan portfolio, you should read “Ford Credit’s Dealer Floorplan Financing Business — Ford Credit’s Dealer Floorplan Portfolio Performance” in this prospectus supplement. | ||
Geographic concentration may increase risk of accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes | On June 30, 2011, approximately 13.9%, 6.1%, 6.0%, 5.1% and 5.1% of the receivables owned by the trust related to dealers located in Texas, California, Florida, New York and Michigan, respectively. No other state accounted for more than 5% of the receivables owned by the trust on such date. Adverse economic conditions or other factors affecting these states could result in reductions and delays in payments on the receivables relating to dealers located in these states. Any such reductions or delays in payments on the receivables could cause accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes. | |
For more information about the geographic distribution of the receivables owned by the trust, you should read “Trust Property — Trust Portfolio” in this prospectus supplement. |
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You may not receive your principal on the expected final payment date because of other series being in or entering into an accumulation or amortization period | If your series were to enter the controlled accumulation period or the early amortization period while another series in principal sharing group one is either in an accumulation or amortization period or entering an accumulation or amortization period, available investor principal collections from that series may not be available to make payments on your notes. Other series in principal sharing group one may have different characteristics, such as an earlier expected final payment date or different series early amortization events, that could cause such series to amortize earlier than your series. As a result, the principal payments on your notes may be reduced and final payment of the principal of your notes may be delayed. Also, the shorter the controlled accumulation period for the notes of your series, the greater the likelihood that payment in full of the notes of your series on the expected final payment date will depend on available investor principal collections from other series in principal sharing group one to make principal payments on your notes. | |
The depositors may change certain eligibility criteria and certain requirements with respect to the trust and the notes without the consent of any noteholder or any other person, which could result in reduced or delayed payments on your notes | The depositors may change the definitions of the terms “eligible account,” “eligible receivable,” certain overconcentration definitions and/or increase or reduce the reserve account required amount with respect to the Series 2011-2 notes. The depositors can make these changes so long as the rating agency condition has been satisfied for each rating agency then rating each series or, with respect to the reserve account required amount and the overconcentration definitions, the Series 2011-2 notes. If the depositors make any of these changes, it may result in reduced or delayed payments on your notes. | |
Financial market disruptions and a lack of liquidity in the secondary market could adversely affect the market value of your notes and/or limit your ability to resell your notes | Over the past several years, major disruptions in the global financial markets caused a significant reduction in liquidity in the secondary market for asset-backed securities. While conditions in the financial markets and the secondary markets have recently improved, there can be no assurance that future events will not occur that could have a similar adverse effect on the liquidity of the secondary market. If the lack of liquidity in the secondary market reoccurs, it could adversely affect the market value of your notes and/or limit your ability to resell your notes. | |
For more information about how illiquidity may impact your ability to resell your notes, you should read “Risk Factors — The absence of a secondary market for your notes could limit your ability to resell them” in the prospectus. | ||
A reduction, withdrawal or qualification of the ratings on your notes, or the issuance of unsolicited ratings on your notes, could adversely affect the market value of your notes and/or limit your ability to resell your notes | The ratings on the notes are not recommendations to purchase, hold or sell securities and do not address market value or investor suitability. The ratings reflect each rating agency’s assessment of the creditworthiness of the receivables, the credit enhancement on the notes and the likelihood of repayment of the notes. There can be no assurance that the notes will perform as expected or that the ratings will not be reduced, withdrawn or qualified in the future as a result of a change of circumstances, deterioration in the performance of the receivables, errors in analysis or otherwise. Other series of notes issued by the trust have been downgraded by one or more of the rating agencies in the past, and some of these notes currently have a negative outlook from one or more of the rating agencies. None of the depositors, the sponsor or any of their affiliates will have any obligation to replace or supplement any credit enhancement or to take any other action to maintain any ratings on the notes. If the ratings on your notes are reduced, withdrawn or qualified, it could adversely affect the market value of your notes and/or limit your ability to resell your notes. |
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The sponsor has hired three rating agencies that are nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, or “NRSROs,” and will pay them a fee to assign ratings on the notes. The sponsor has not hired any other NRSRO to assign ratings on the notes and is not aware that any other NRSRO has assigned ratings on the notes. However, under SEC rules, information provided to a hired rating agency for the purpose of assigning or monitoring the ratings on the notes is required to be made available to each NRSRO in order to make it possible for non-hired NRSROs to assign unsolicited ratings on the notes. An unsolicited rating could be assigned at any time, including prior to the closing date, and none of the depositors, the sponsor, the underwriters or any of their affiliates will have any obligation to inform you of any unsolicited ratings assigned after the date of this prospectus supplement. NRSROs, including the hired rating agencies, have different methodologies, criteria, models and requirements. If any non-hired NRSRO assigns an unsolicited rating on the notes, there can be no assurance that such rating will not be lower than the ratings provided by the hired rating agencies, which could adversely affect the market value of your notes and/or limit your ability to resell your notes. In addition, if the sponsor fails to make available to the non-hired NRSROs any information provided to any hired rating agency for the purpose of assigning or monitoring the ratings on the notes, a hired rating agency could withdraw its ratings on the notes, which could adversely affect the market value of your notes and/or limit your ability to resell your notes. | ||
You should make your own evaluation of the creditworthiness of the notes, the receivables and the credit enhancement for the notes, and not rely solely on the ratings on the notes. | ||
Federal financial regulatory reform could have an adverse impact on Ford Credit, the depositors or the trust | The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the “Dodd-Frank Act,” is extensive legislation that impacts financial institutions and other non-bank financial companies, such as Ford Credit. In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act will impact the offering, marketing and regulation of consumer financial products and services, and will increase regulation of the securitization and derivatives markets. Many of the new requirements will be the subject of implementing regulations which have yet to be released. Until implementing regulations are issued, there can be no assurance that the new requirements will not have an adverse impact on the origination or servicing of the receivables, on Ford Credit’s securitization programs or on the regulation and supervision of Ford Credit, the depositors or the trust. | |
For more information about certain potentially applicable provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, you should read “Some Important Legal Considerations — The Dodd-Frank Act” in the prospectus. |
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Application of an alternative liquidation framework under the Dodd-Frank Act could have an adverse impact on Ford Credit, the depositors or the trust | The Dodd-Frank Act created an alternative liquidation framework under which the FDIC may be appointed as receiver for the resolution of a non-bank financial company if the company is in default or in danger of default and the resolution of the company under other applicable law would have serious adverse effects on financial stability in the United States. | |
There can be no assurance that the new liquidation framework would not apply to Ford Credit, the depositors or the trust, although the expectation is that the framework will be invoked only very rarely. Recent guidance from the FDIC indicates that the new framework will be exercised in a manner consistent with the existing bankruptcy laws, which is the insolvency regime which would otherwise apply to the sponsor, the depositors and the trust. A portion of the FDIC guidance will apply for a transition period, and this guidance states that, for revolving trusts and master trusts, it will apply to any securities issued before the end of the transition period. However, this guidance does not indicate how the framework will be applied if the revolving trust or master trust were to issue additional securities after the end of the transition period. There can be no assurance that the FDIC would apply the framework in accordance with this guidance for any revolving trust or master trust that issues securities after the end of the transition period. As a result, although your series will be issued before the end of the transition period, there can be no assurance that this guidance will continue to apply to your series if the trust were to issue any additional series after the end of the transition period. However, any additional series may only be issued if the rating agency condition has been satisfied for your series. | ||
If the FDIC were appointed as receiver for Ford Credit, the depositors or the trust, or if future regulations or subsequent FDIC actions are contrary to the recent FDIC guidance, you may experience losses or delays in payments on your notes. | ||
For more information about the new framework, you should read “Some Important Legal Considerations — The Dodd-Frank Act” in the prospectus. | ||
Retention of any of the notes by the depositors or an affiliate of the depositors could adversely affect the market value of your notes and/or limit your ability to resell your notes. | Some or all of one or more classes of the notes may be retained by the depositors or conveyed to an affiliate of the depositors. As a result, the market for such a retained class of notes may be less liquid than would otherwise be the case and, if any retained notes are subsequently sold in the secondary market, it could reduce demand for notes of the same class already in the market, which could adversely affect the market value of your notes and/or limit your ability to resell your notes. |
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Series 2006-1 | $ | 1,500,000,000 | (1) | |
Series 2009-2 | 1,500,000,000 | |||
Series 2010-1 | 1,479,780,000 | |||
Series 2010-2 | 250,000,000 | |||
Series 2010-3 | 1,133,803,000 | |||
Series 2010-4 | 0 | (1) | ||
Series 2010-5 | 586,666,000 | |||
Series 2011-1 | 880,000,000 | |||
Series 2011-2 | 1,092,811,000 | |||
Total | $ | 8,423,060,000 | ||
(1) | Subject to increase or decrease, as set forth in Annex A |
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Average principal balance(1) | $ | 12,134 | $ | 11,679 | $ | 11,556 | $ | 10,434 | $ | 15,280 | $ | 17,043 | $ | 21,233 |
(1) | Average principal balance for each period indicated is the average of the average principal balances for each month in such period based on the average of the daily principal balances for such month. |
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Average principal balance(2) | $ | 12,134 | $ | 11,679 | $ | 11,556 | $ | 10,434 | $ | 15,280 | $ | 17,043 | $ | 21,233 | ||||||||||||||
Net losses (recoveries)(3) | (2.1 | ) | (5.3 | ) | (10.1 | ) | 36.8 | 23.1 | 15.3 | 21.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net losses/average principal balance(5) | (0.035 | %) | (0.092 | %) | (0.087 | %) | 0.353 | % | 0.151 | % | 0.090 | % | 0.103 | % | ||||||||||||||
Liquidations(4) | $ | 38,426 | $ | 35,611 | $ | 72,326 | $ | 58,406 | $ | 68,163 | $ | 89,008 | $ | 98,378 | ||||||||||||||
Net losses/liquidations | (0.006 | %) | (0.015 | %) | (0.014 | %) | 0.063 | % | 0.034 | % | 0.017 | % | 0.022 | % |
(1) | Prior to June 30, 2006, any receivables originated by Ford Credit’s Volvo Car Finance North America division and its predecessors are excluded. | |
(2) | Average principal balance for each period indicated is the average of the average principal balances for each month in such period based on the average of the daily principal balances for such month. | |
(3) | Net losses in any period are gross losses, including actual losses and estimated losses, less any recoveries, including actual recoveries and reductions in the amount of estimated losses, in each case, for such period. This loss experience takes into account financial assistance provided by Ford to dealers in limited instances. If Ford does not provide this assistance in the future, the loss experience of Ford Credit’s dealer floorplan portfolio may be adversely affected. This loss experience also reflects recoveries from dealer assets other than the financed vehicles. However, because the interest of the trust in any other dealer assets will be subordinated to Ford Credit’s interest in such assets, the net losses experienced by the trust may be higher. | |
(4) | Liquidations represent payments and net losses that reduce the principal balance of the receivables for the period indicated. | |
(5) | For non-annual periods, the percentages are annualized. |
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2011 | 2010 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest month | 61.1 | % | 57.2 | % | 68.7 | % | 72.8 | % | 44.9 | % | 54.4 | % | 44.9 | % | ||||||||||||||
Lowest month | 39.8 | % | 41.5 | % | 41.5 | % | 31.0 | % | 30.7 | % | 32.8 | % | 29.6 | % | ||||||||||||||
Average of the months in the period | 52.7 | % | 50.9 | % | 52.3 | % | 47.6 | % | 37.0 | % | 43.6 | % | 38.7 | % |
(1) | Beginning in 2007, the payment rate for each month equals liquidations divided by average principal balance for such month (each calculated as described in the prior table). Prior to 2007, the payment rate equals the change in the receivables balance from the beginning of the month to the end of the month (net of new receivables) divided by the average of the daily principal balances for the month. |
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Days Outstanding | 2011 | 2010 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 - 120 | 78.9 | % | 76.2 | % | 77.9 | % | 74.2 | % | 63.5 | % | 74.6 | % | 68.7 | % | ||||||||||||||
121 - 180 | 9.6 | % | 9.2 | % | 10.5 | % | 10.2 | % | 14.0 | % | 11.6 | % | 13.4 | % | ||||||||||||||
181 - 270 | 7.0 | % | 9.6 | % | 7.2 | % | 8.6 | % | 11.8 | % | 8.4 | % | 10.7 | % | ||||||||||||||
Over 270 | 4.5 | % | 5.1 | % | 4.3 | % | 7.1 | % | 10.7 | % | 5.5 | % | 7.3 | % |
(1) | The age distribution as of the indicated dates is the number of days that each receivable has been financed by Ford Credit (excluding any in-transit receivables) expressed as a percentage of the total principal balance of the receivables as of such date. | |
(2) | The age distribution for each year ending December 31 is the average of the age distributions as of the end of each quarter in such year. |
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Dealer Risk | As of June 30,(1) | |||||||||||||||
Rating Group | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||
Number of | Principal | Number of | Principal | |||||||||||||
Accounts | Balance | Accounts | Balance | |||||||||||||
Group I | 46.5 | % | 73.8 | % | 41.6 | % | 65.3 | % | ||||||||
Group II | 14.3 | % | 19.0 | % | 20.4 | % | 25.8 | % | ||||||||
Group III | 1.8 | % | 2.0 | % | 4.0 | % | 3.9 | % | ||||||||
Group IV | 0.4 | % | 0.2 | % | 0.8 | % | 0.3 | % | ||||||||
Other(2) | 37.0 | % | 5.0 | % | 33.3 | % | 4.7 | % |
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Group | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of | Principal | Number of | Principal | Number of | Principal | Number of | Principal | Number of | Principal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts | Balance | Accounts | Balance | Accounts | Balance | Accounts | Balance | Accounts | Balance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group I | 45.2 | % | 71.7 | % | 38.6 | % | 57.2 | % | 33.0 | % | 42.3 | % | 42.0 | % | 50.2 | % | 42.1 | % | 46.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group II | 16.6 | % | 21.4 | % | 24.5 | % | 33.4 | % | 30.9 | % | 43.6 | % | 30.2 | % | 39.6 | % | 34.9 | % | 42.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group III | 2.9 | % | 2.9 | % | 4.7 | % | 4.6 | % | 8.3 | % | 9.8 | % | 6.6 | % | 6.7 | % | 6.9 | % | 7.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group IV | 0.4 | % | 0.1 | % | 0.9 | % | 0.5 | % | 2.5 | % | 2.0 | % | 1.3 | % | 0.7 | % | 1.0 | % | 0.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other(2) | 34.9 | % | 4.0 | % | 31.3 | % | 4.3 | % | 25.3 | % | 2.3 | % | 19.9 | % | 2.8 | % | 15.0 | % | 2.5 | % |
(1) | Beginning in 2007, the data includes accounts designated to the trust that have a zero balance, but excludes accounts not designated to the trust that have a zero balance. Prior to 2007, the data excluded both accounts designated to the trust and accounts not designated to the trust that had a zero balance. | |
(2) | Includes dealers that have no dealer risk rating, generally because Ford Credit only provides in-transit financing for such dealer or because Ford Credit is in the process of terminating the financing for such dealer. |
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S&P | Moody’s | Fitch | DBRS | |||||||||||||
Short-term debt ratings | NR | NP | B | R4 | ||||||||||||
Long-term debt ratings | BB- | Ba2 | BB- | BB(high) | ||||||||||||
Outlook | Positive | Positive | Positive | Stable |
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• | receivables representing dealer payment obligations arising from the dealer’s financing of its purchases of vehicles, including dealer payment obligations in respect of the in-transit period for Ford-manufactured vehicles, and for which Ford Credit will be the dealer’s finance source, and | ||
• | third-party financed in-transit receivables representing dealer payment obligations in respect of the in-transit period for Ford-manufactured vehicles, but for which Ford Credit will not be the dealer’s finance source. |
• | There were 4,458 designated accounts and the total principal balance of receivables originated in these accounts was $11,515,434,560.41. There were 1,029 designated accounts that had a principal balance of receivables of zero. | ||
• | The average principal balance of receivables per designated account was $2,583,094.34. Excluding designated accounts with a zero balance, the average principal balance of receivables per designated account was $3,358,248.63. | ||
• | The weighted average spread over the prime rate charged on the receivables was 1.27% per annum. | ||
• | The manufacturer overconcentration, the dealer overconcentration, the development dealer overconcentration, the fleet vehicle overconcentration, the medium and heavy truck overconcentration and the used vehicle (including program vehicles) overconcentration were each zero. | ||
• | The total principal balance of ineligible receivables was $11,819,917.19. |
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Percentage of Total | ||||||||||||||||
Number | ||||||||||||||||
Percentage of Total | Number of | of Designated | ||||||||||||||
State(1) | Principal Balance | Principal Balance | Designated Accounts | Accounts | ||||||||||||
Texas | $ | 1,600,029,720.59 | 13.9 | % | 318 | 7.1 | % | |||||||||
California | 702,870,892.41 | 6.1 | 265 | 5.9 | ||||||||||||
Florida | 687,536,532.74 | 6.0 | 184 | 4.1 | ||||||||||||
New York | 589,112,320.26 | 5.1 | 192 | 4.3 | ||||||||||||
Michigan | 588,588,857.38 | 5.1 | 179 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||
Other(2) | 7,347,296,237.03 | 63.8 | 3,320 | 74.5 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 11,515,434,560.41 | 100.0 | % | 4,458 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||
(1) | Based on the location of the related dealer showroom. | |
(2) | No other state represents more than 5.0% of the principal balance of receivables owned by the trust. |
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Range of | Percentage of Total | Number of | of Designated | |||||||||||||
Account Balance | Principal Balance | Principal Balance | Designated Accounts | Accounts | ||||||||||||
$999,999.99 or lower | $ | 472,693,760.40 | 4.1 | % | 2,004 | 45.0 | % | |||||||||
$1,000,000.00 to $2,499,999.99 | 1,636,105,125.13 | 14.2 | 980 | 22.0 | ||||||||||||
$2,500,000.00 to $4,999,999.99 | 2,744,825,495.52 | 23.8 | 771 | 17.3 | ||||||||||||
$5,000,000.00 to $7,499,999.99 | 2,157,751,536.50 | 18.7 | 353 | 7.9 | ||||||||||||
$7,500,000.00 to $9,999,999.99 | 1,084,619,059.13 | 9.4 | 126 | 2.8 | ||||||||||||
$10,000,000.00 or higher | 3,419,439,583.73 | 29.7 | 224 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 11,515,434,560.41 | 100.0 | % | 4,458 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||
Number of Days(1) | Principal Balance | Number of Redesignated | Percentage of Total | |||||||||||||
Since Redesignation of Status | in Redesignated | Percentage of Total | Status | Number of | ||||||||||||
Account | Status Accounts | Principal Balance | Accounts(2) | Designated Accounts | ||||||||||||
1 - 30 | $ | 1,065,442.25 | 0.0 | % | 2 | 0.0 | % | |||||||||
31 - 60 | 438,460.22 | 0.0 | % | 1 | 0.0 | % | ||||||||||
61 - 90 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
91 - 120 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
121 - 150 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
151 - 180 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,503,902.47 | 0.0 | % | 3 | 0.0 | % | |||||||||
(1) | For purposes of this table each month is assumed to have 30 days. | |
(2) | Represents status dealers that have a balance at the end of the calendar quarter. |
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2011 | 2010 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in Millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average principal balance(2) | $ | 11,229 | $ | 10,961 | $ | 10,987 | $ | 9,717 | $ | 13,863 | $ | 14,723 | $ | 18,705 | ||||||||||||||
Net losses (recoveries)(3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net losses/average principal balance(4) | 0.000 | % | 0.000 | % | 0.000 | % | 0.000 | % | 0.000 | % | 0.000 | % | 0.000 | % |
(1) | The trust has not experienced a loss on any receivable during the indicated periods, primarily as a result of the depositors choosing to remove any receivables relating to accounts that are redesignated from the trust because they have been classified as status. However, the depositors are not required to do so, and there can be no assurance that they will continue to do so in the future. | |
(2) | Average principal balance is the average of the principal balances of the receivables at the beginning of each month in the period indicated. | |
(3) | Net losses in any period are gross losses, including actual losses and estimated losses, less any recoveries, including actual recoveries and reductions in the amount of estimated losses, in each case, for such period. Recoveries include amounts received from any other dealer assets securing the receivables in addition to the financed vehicles. | |
(4) | For non-annual periods, the percentages are annualized. |
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2011 | 2010 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest month | 54.0 | % | 53.2 | % | 54.6 | % | 61.3 | % | 39.2 | % | 45.8 | % | 40.5 | % | ||||||||||||||
Lowest month | 40.4 | % | 34.9 | % | 34.9 | % | 29.0 | % | 28.9 | % | 31.1 | % | 28.7 | % | ||||||||||||||
Average of the months in the period | 47.4 | % | 43.9 | % | 46.1 | % | 44.3 | % | 35.3 | % | 39.0 | % | 34.4 | % |
(1) | The “monthly payment rate” for a month equals the principal collections for the month divided by the principal balance of the receivables at the beginning of the month. |
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Days Outstanding | 2011 | 2010 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 - 120 | 83.3 | % | 81.7 | % | 84.6 | % | 87.7 | % | 69.7 | % | 78.7 | % | 73.5 | % | ||||||||||||||
121 - 180 | 7.6 | % | 7.0 | % | 8.0 | % | 7.1 | % | 11.5 | % | 11.0 | % | 13.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
181 - 270 | 5.5 | % | 7.4 | % | 4.4 | % | 3.0 | % | 8.9 | % | 6.4 | % | 7.8 | % | ||||||||||||||
Over 270 | 3.6 | % | 3.8 | % | 3.1 | % | 2.3 | % | 9.9 | % | 4.0 | % | 5.7 | % |
(1) | Age distribution is the number of days that each receivable has been financed by Ford Credit, expressed as a percentage of the total principal balance of the receivables. For receivables relating to Ford-manufactured or Ford-distributed new vehicles, the age distribution separately takes into account the in-transit period. The age distribution measures, in the case of those receivables relating to Ford-manufactured or Ford—distributed new vehicles that are in-transit, the age of such receivables from the date the related vehicles were released from the factory or customs, as applicable, and in the case of those receivables relating to Ford-manufactured or Ford—distributed new vehicles that have been delivered to the dealer, the age of such receivables from the date the related vehicles were actually delivered to the dealer. |
Dealer Risk Rating | As of June 30,(1) | |||||||||||||||
Group | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||
Number of | Principal | Number of | Principal | |||||||||||||
Accounts | Balance | Accounts | Balance | |||||||||||||
Group I | 47.3 | % | 74.2 | % | 42.3 | % | 65.1 | % | ||||||||
Group II | 13.7 | % | 19.0 | % | 20.1 | % | 26.3 | % | ||||||||
Group III | 1.6 | % | 2.0 | % | 3.8 | % | 3.8 | % | ||||||||
Group IV | 0.2 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.4 | % | 0.1 | % | ||||||||
Other(2) | 37.2 | % | 4.7 | % | 33.5 | % | 4.8 | % |
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Group | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of | Principal | Number of | Principal | Number of | Principal | Number of | Principal | Number of | Principal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts | Balance | Accounts | Balance | Accounts | Balance | Accounts | Balance | Accounts | Balance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group I | 45.9 | % | 71.9 | % | 39.4 | % | 58.1 | % | 34.2 | % | 42.6 | % | 44.0 | % | 51.2 | % | 49.4 | % | 48.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group II | 16.0 | % | 21.3 | % | 24.6 | % | 33.0 | % | 31.2 | % | 44.4 | % | 30.0 | % | 39.1 | % | 39.9 | % | 43.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group III | 2.7 | % | 2.8 | % | 4.3 | % | 4.4 | % | 8.2 | % | 9.8 | % | 6.4 | % | 6.7 | % | 7.8 | % | 7.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group IV | 0.1 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.2 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.8 | % | 0.9 | % | 0.4 | % | 0.2 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other(2) | 35.3 | % | 4.0 | % | 31.5 | % | 4.5 | % | 25.6 | % | 2.4 | % | 19.3 | % | 2.8 | % | 2.8 | % | 0.4 | % |
(1) | Beginning in 2007, the data includes accounts designated to the trust that had a zero balance. Prior to 2007, the data excludes accounts designated to the trust that had a zero balance. | |
(2) | Includes dealers that have no dealer risk rating, generally because Ford Credit only provides in-transit financing for such dealers or because Ford Credit is in the process of terminating the financing for such dealer. |
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• | the rating agency condition is satisfied for each rating agency rating the Series 2011-2 notes, | ||
• | the depositors certify that such additional issuance will not cause an amortization event for any other series, | ||
• | after the additional issuance the amount in the reserve account equals the required reserve account amount, | ||
• | on or before the additional issuance of any class (treating the Class A-1 and Class A-2 notes as a single class), the trust has issued notes of each class that is junior to such class such that the proportion of the note balance of such junior class to the note balance of the more senior class is equal to or greater than the proportion that existed on the closing date, and | ||
• | after the additional issuance the net adjusted pool balance equals or exceeds the required pool balance. |
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• | the end of the month preceding the payment date on which the notes will be paid in full, and | ||
• | the day before the early amortization period begins. |
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• | the end of the month preceding the payment date on which the notes will be paid in full, and | ||
• | the final maturity date, which is listed on the cover of this prospectus supplement. |
• | deposit available investor principal collections (including shared principal collections) and available depositor collections (in the case of available depositor principal collections, in an amount not to exceed the available subordinated amount) in the principal funding account in an amount equal to the excess of the adjusted invested amount (before any deposits on that date) over any amounts allocated to Series 2011-2 already in the principal funding account as described below in item (2) of“— Application of Investor Collections — Payment of Principal,”and | ||
• | pay all amounts in the principal funding account sequentially to each class in order of seniority until the notes have been paid in full. |
• | Series 2011-2, | ||
• | other series issued by the trust, and | ||
• | the depositor interest. |
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• | the “floating investor percentage,” which equals (a) the adjusted invested amount on the last day of the preceding month (or, for the first month, the initial note balance of the series), divided by (b) the adjusted pool balance as of the last day of the preceding month (or, for the first month, the pool balance on October 1, 2011), and |
• | the “fixed investor percentage,” which equals (a) the invested amount on the last day of the revolving period, divided by (b) the greater of (i) the adjusted pool balance on the last day of the preceding month, and (ii) the sum for all series of the adjusted invested amount for the preceding month (for any series in its revolving period) or the invested amount on the last day of the related revolving period (for any series not in its revolving period), as applicable. |
• | the interest collections for such month, multiplied by | ||
• | the percentage equal to (a) the trust available subordinated amount, or the sum of the available subordinated amounts for all series, on the determination date in such month, divided by (b) the adjusted pool balance on the last day of the preceding month. |
(1) | to the collection account, to pay the monthly depositor servicing fee for each series, and | ||
(2) | to the depositors. |
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• | the principal collections for such month, multiplied by | ||
• | the percentage equal to (a) the trust available subordinated amount on the determination date in such month, divided by (b) the adjusted pool balance on the last day of the preceding month. |
(1) | to the excess funding account, to increase the depositor amount to the required depositor amount, and | ||
(2) | to the collection account, to pay the monthly depositor servicing fee for each series to the extent not paid from depositor interest collections, and | ||
(3) | to the depositors. |
(1) | to the collection account, to cover (a) shortfalls in payments to be made from available investor interest collections as described below pursuant to items (1) to (10) of “Application of Investor Collections — Payment of Interest, Fees and Other Items,” and (b) similar shortfalls for other series, | ||
(2) | to the collection account, to fund principal payments on Series 2011-2 during an early amortization period, | ||
(3) | to the excess funding account, to the extent the depositor amount is less than the required depositor amount for such date, and | ||
(4) | to the depositors. |
• | the floating investor percentage of interest collections for the prior month, plus |
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• | the net investment earnings from the reserve account, the principal funding account and the accumulation period reserve account, plus | ||
• | any amounts deposited in the collection account from the accumulation period reserve account on that payment date, plus | ||
• | upon the earliest of the first payment date with respect to the early amortization period, the payment in full of the Series 2011-2 notes and the final maturity date, any remaining amounts in the accumulation period reserve account, plus | ||
• | the monthly depositor servicing fee. |
• | the sum of: |
• | the applicable investor percentage of principal collections for the prior month, plus | ||
• | the aggregate amount treated as investor principal collections for that payment date, pursuant to items (7), (9) and (10) of“— Payment of Interest, Fees and Other Items”below, plus | ||
• | the Series 2011-2 excess funding amount, plus | ||
• | any shared principal collections from other series in principal sharing group one, plus | ||
• | upon the earlier of the payment in full of the Series 2011-2 notes and the final maturity date, the amounts in the reserve account, over |
• | any principal collections used to pay interest on the notes on such payment date. |
(1) | to the Class A noteholders, the interest due on each class of Class A notes for that payment date or, if available investor interest collections are insufficient to pay such interest in full, to each class of Class A notes pro rata based on the note balance of such class, | ||
(2) | to the Class B noteholders, the interest due on the Class B notes for that payment date, | ||
(3) | to the Class C noteholders, the interest due on the Class C notes for that payment date, | ||
(4) | to the Class D noteholders, the interest due on the Class D notes for that payment date, |
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(5) | to the indenture trustee and the owner trustee all amounts due, including indemnities, and to or at the direction of the trust, any expenses incurred in accordance with the transaction documents, in each case, to the extent allocated to the series for the prior month and not paid by the servicer or the administrator, up to a maximum amount of $150,000 per year, | ||
(6) | pro rata (a) to the back-up servicer, any back-up servicing fee due and (b) to the servicer, if Ford Credit or one of its affiliates is no longer the servicer, any servicing fee due, | ||
(7) | to be treated as available investor principal collections and applied as described below in “—Payment of Principal,” the amount, if any, of defaulted receivables allocated to the series for the prior month, | ||
(8) | to the reserve account, the excess, if any, of the reserve account required amount over the amount in the reserve account, | ||
(9) | to be treated as available investor principal collections and applied as described below in “—Payment of Principal,” the sum of the amount of defaulted receivables allocated to the series that have not been previously reimbursed, | ||
(10) | to be treated as available investor principal collections and applied as described below in “—Payment of Principal,” the sum of principal collections applied to pay interest on the notes that have not been previously reimbursed, | ||
(11) | to the accumulation period reserve account, beginning on the payment date in the second month preceding the start of the controlled accumulation period, the amount necessary to increase the amount in the accumulation period reserve account to $2,732,028, | ||
(12) | if Ford Credit or one of its affiliates is the servicer, to the servicer, any servicing fee due, | ||
(13) | to the depositors, the excess of the required subordinated amount over the available subordinated amount, to increase the available subordinated amount, | ||
(14) | to the owner trustee, the indenture trustee and the trust, all amounts due for the series but not paid under item (5) above, | ||
(15) | to the back-up servicer, any amounts due under the back-up servicing agreement that remain unpaid, including any transition costs incurred by the back-up servicer, as successor servicer, in excess of the amount paid from the back-up servicer reserve account, to the extent attributable solely to the series, | ||
(16) | to be treated as excess interest collections available from Series 2011-2, an amount equal to the shortfalls in interest collections for other series in excess interest sharing group one, and | ||
(17) | to the depositors, all remaining available investor interest collections. |
(1) | from excess interest collections available from other series in excess interest sharing group one, to cover shortfalls under items (1) to (15) above, | ||
(2) | from available depositor collections (for available depositor principal collections, in an amount not to exceed the available subordinated amount) to cover shortfalls under items |
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(1) to (10) above. If available depositor collections are insufficient to reimburse the aggregate shortfalls for all series, then available depositor collections will be allocated to Series 2011-2 based on the ratio that its available subordinated amount bears to the aggregate available subordinated amounts for all series that have shortfalls. If the amount of available depositor collections exceeds the aggregate shortfalls for all series, the excess available depositor collections will be applied to cover amounts that the servicer fails to deposit in the excess funding account when it adjusts the principal balance of a receivable as described in the prospectus in “Pool Balance, Depositor Amount and Allocations — Excess Funding Account.” The available subordinated amount will be reduced by the amount of available depositor principal collections applied to cover shortfalls under items (1) to (10) above, | |||
(3) | from the reserve account, to cover shortfalls under items (1) to (7) above, and | ||
(4) | from available investor principal collections for that payment date, to cover shortfalls under items (1) to (4) above. |
(1) | if the payment date relates to the controlled accumulation period, to the principal funding account the excess, if any, of (a) the lesser of (i) the controlled accumulation amount (plus any shortfall in required deposits of the controlled accumulation amount for preceding payment dates) and (ii) the adjusted invested amount over (b) the amount deposited in the principal funding account from the excess funding account, as described below, | ||
(2) | if the payment date relates to the early amortization period, to the principal funding account the excess, if any, of (a) the adjusted invested amount, over (b) the amount deposited in the principal funding account from the excess funding account, as described below, | ||
(3) | to be treated as shared principal collections for other series in principal sharing group one, to be applied as described below in “—Groups — Principal Sharing Group One” and in the prospectus in “Description of the Notes — Groups — Principal Sharing Groups,” | ||
(4) | to the excess funding account, to increase the net adjusted pool balance to the required pool balance as described in the prospectus in “Pool Balance, Depositor Amount and Allocations—Excess Funding Account,” and | ||
(5) | to the depositors, all remaining available investor principal collections. |
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(1) | to the Class A noteholders, pro rata based on the principal amount of each class of Class A notes, until the principal balance of the Class A notes is zero, | ||
(2) | to the Class B noteholders, until the principal balance of the Class B notes is zero | ||
(3) | to the Class C noteholders, until the principal balance of the Class C notes is zero, and | ||
(4) | to the Class D noteholders, until the principal balance of the Class D notes is zero. |
• | the available subordinated amount for that payment date, plus | ||
• | the invested amount of any class subordinated to the affected class for that payment date. |
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• | the aggregate principal balance of receivables originated in the designated accounts of a dealer or a group of affiliated dealers, over |
• | 2% (or 5% in the case of dealers affiliated with AutoNation, Inc.) of the pool balance. |
• | the aggregate principal balance of receivables relating to dealers in which Ford or any affiliate of Ford has an equity investment exceeding 5% (as determined in accordance with the servicer’s customary policies and procedures), known as “development dealers,” over |
• | 4% of the pool balance. |
• | the aggregate principal balance of receivables originated in designated accounts that are used by the servicer for fleet purchases of vehicles by the related dealer, over |
• | 4% of the pool balance. |
• | the excess of: |
• | the aggregate principal balance of receivables related to financed vehicles made by a single manufacturer (other than Ford or one of its affiliated manufacturers) with a long-term credit rating of at least “A-” by Standard & Poor’s and Fitch (if rated by Fitch), and “A3” by Moody’s (if rated by Moody’s), over | ||
• | 10% of the pool balance, plus |
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• | the excess of: |
• | the aggregate principal balance of receivables related to financed vehicles made by a single manufacturer (other than Ford or one of its affiliated manufacturers) with a long-term credit rating of “BBB+” or lower by Standard & Poor’s or unrated by Standard & Poor’s, or “BBB+” or lower by Fitch (if rated by Fitch), or “Baa1” or lower by Moody’s (if rated by Moody’s), over | ||
• | 2% of the pool balance. |
• | the aggregate principal balance of receivables related to financed medium- and heavy trucks, over |
• | 2% of the pool balance. |
• | the aggregate principal balance of receivables related to financed used and program vehicles, over |
• | 20% of the pool balance. |
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• | the required subordinated amount for that determination date, and | ||
• | an amount equal to: |
• | the available subordinated amount for the prior determination date, minus | ||
• | the amount of available depositor principal collections used to cover shortfalls of the payments and deposits to be made on the related payment date, as described above in items (1) to (10) of “—Application of Investor Collections — Payment of Interest, Fees and Other Items,” minus | ||
• | the amount of the available subordinated amount reallocated to the invested amount in order to avoid a reduction in the invested amount of the series due to defaulted receivables or principal collections used to pay interest, as described above in “—Defaulted Receivables and Principal Collections Used to Pay Interest,” plus | ||
• | the amount of available investor interest collections paid to the depositors to increase the available subordinated amount, as described above in item (13) of “—Application of Investor Collections — Payment of Interest, Fees and Other Items,” minus | ||
• | the incremental subordinated amount for the prior determination date, plus | ||
• | the incremental subordinated amount for the current determination date, minus | ||
• | the subordinated percentage of the increase in the Series 2011-2 excess funding amount since the prior payment date to the following payment date, plus | ||
• | the subordinated percentage of the decrease in the Series 2011-2 excess funding amount since the prior payment date to the following payment date, plus | ||
• | an amount equal to the increase, if any, in the required subordinated amount as a result of a change in the subordination factor since the preceding determination date, minus | ||
• | an amount equal to the decrease, if any, in the required subordinated amount as a result of a change in the subordination factor since the preceding determination date, plus | ||
• | any increases made by the depositors, as described in the next paragraph. |
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• | the product of (a) the subordinated percentage for such date, multiplied by (b) the excess of the initial note balance of the series over the Series 2011-2 excess funding amount (after giving effect to any changes in such amount on such date), plus |
• | the incremental subordinated amount for such date. |
• | a fraction: |
• | the numerator of which is (a) the adjusted invested amount on the payment date following that determination date (after giving effect to any changes to be made in such amount on such payment date), plus (b) the product of the initial note balance of the series multiplied by the excess of the required pool percentage over 100%, plus (c) the required subordinated amount on that determination date (without giving effect to the incremental subordinated amount), minus (d) the Series 2011-2 excess funding amount on that determination date (after giving effect to any changes in such amount on that determination date), and |
• | the denominator of which is the pool balance on that determination date, multiplied by |
• | the excess of (a) the aggregate principal balance of ineligible receivables and receivables that contribute to overconcentrations for that determination date, over (b) the aggregate principal balance of ineligible receivables and receivables that contribute to overconcentrations that, in each case, became defaulted receivables on or after the prior determination date and before the current determination date. |
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(1) | failure by either depositor (a) to make any payment or deposit within five business days of when such payment or deposit is required to be made, or (b) to observe or perform in any material respect any other covenants or agreements of such depositor in the related sale and servicing agreement, the indenture or the Series 2011-2 indenture supplement that adversely affects the amount or timing of payments to be made to the Series 2011-2 noteholders and continues for 60 days after it receives notice of the failure, |
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(2) | any representation or warranty made by either depositor in the related sale and servicing agreement, the indenture or the Series 2011-2 indenture supplement, or any information required to be given by such depositor pursuant to the related sale and servicing agreement to identify the designated accounts proves to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or delivered that adversely affects the amount or timing of payments to be made to the Series 2011-2 noteholders and which continues to be incorrect for 60 days after it receives notice of the failure, except that an amortization event will not occur if such depositor has accepted reassignment of the related receivables, if applicable, during the 60-day period, |
(3) | the occurrence of a servicer termination event that adversely affects the amount or timing of payments to be made to the Series 2011-2 noteholders, |
(4) | the notes are not paid in full on the expected final payment date, |
(5) | the average of the monthly payment rates on the receivables for the three preceding months is less than 21%, |
(6) | the available subordinated amount is less than the required subordinated amount on any payment date, after giving effect to any payments to be made on that payment date, and such shortfall continues for five business days;provided, that any reduction of the available subordinated amount resulting from reallocations of the available depositor principal collections to pay interest on the notes if LIBOR is equal to or greater than the prime rate upon which interest on the receivables is calculated on the applicable LIBOR determination date will be considered an amortization event only if LIBOR remains equal to or greater than the prime rate for the 30 days following such LIBOR determination date, |
(7) | the amount in the excess funding account exceeds 30% of the sum of the adjusted invested amounts of all series for three consecutive months, after giving effect to any payments to be made on each related payment date, and |
(8) | the notes are accelerated after an event of default. |
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• | the total amount of interest collections and principal collections available for payment to all series, | ||
• | the interest collections and principal collections allocated to the series, | ||
• | the amount of interest and principal paid on the notes, | ||
• | fees and expenses payable to the indenture trustee and the owner trustee, | ||
• | the principal balance of new receivables originated during the preceding month under the designated accounts, | ||
• | the amount of defaulted receivables allocated to the series, |
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• | the monthly payment rate, | ||
• | the balance of the reserve account and the amount of any withdrawals from or deposits in the reserve account to be made on the payment date, | ||
• | the balance of the excess funding account and any net deposits in or withdrawals from the excess funding account during the preceding month, | ||
• | reductions of the invested amount of the series and any reimbursements of previous reductions of the invested amount, | ||
• | the pool balance, | ||
• | the adjusted pool balance, | ||
• | the net adjusted pool balance, | ||
• | the note balance of the notes, | ||
• | the available subordinated amount including the incremental subordinated amount and the required subordinated amount, | ||
• | the invested amount and adjusted invested amount, and | ||
• | the amount of redesignated accounts or reassigned or repurchased receivables. |
• | Compliance Certificate: a certificate stating that the servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under the sale and servicing agreements in all material respects throughout the preceding calendar year or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying the nature and status of each failure, | ||
• | Assessment of Compliance: a report on an assessment of compliance with the minimum servicing criteria regarding general servicing, cash collection and administration, investor remittances and reporting and pool asset administration during the preceding calendar year for each series that is subject to Regulation AB under the Securities Act of 1933, including disclosure of any material instance of noncompliance identified by the servicer, and | ||
• | Attestation Report: a report by a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the assessment made by the servicer of compliance with the minimum servicing criteria for each series that is subject to Regulation AB under the Securities Act of 1933 described above, which must be made in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. |
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Fee | Monthly Amount | |
Monthly owner trustee fees | 1/12 of $3,500 | |
Monthly indenture trustee fees | 1/12 of $4,000 | |
Monthly servicing fee | 1/12 of 1% of the portion of the receivables allocated to your series for this purpose | |
Monthly back-up servicing fee | 1/12 of 0.009% of the portion of the receivables allocated to your series for this purpose |
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• | the notes will be treated as debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and | ||
• | assuming compliance with the terms of the applicable trust agreement and related documents, the trust will not be an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
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Underwriters | Class A-1 Notes | Class A-2 Notes | ||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. | $ | • | $ | • | ||||
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | • | • | ||||||
RBS Securities Inc. | • | • | ||||||
Commerz Markets LLC | • | • | ||||||
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | • | • | ||||||
Total | $ | • | $ | • | ||||
Underwriters | Class B Notes | Class C Notes | Class D Notes | |||||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. | $ | • | $ | • | $ | • | ||||||
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | • | • | • | |||||||||
RBS Securities Inc. | • | • | • | |||||||||
Total | $ | • | $ | • | $ | • | ||||||
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Selling Concessions | Reallowances not to | |||
not to exceed | exceed | |||
Class A-1 notes | •% | •% | ||
Class A-2 notes | •% | •% | ||
Class B notes | •% | •% | ||
Class C notes | •% | •% | ||
Class D notes | •% | •% |
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accumulation period reserve account | S-42 | |||
amortization events | S-44 | |||
available depositor collections | S-32 | |||
available depositor interest collections | S-32 | |||
available depositor principal collections | S-33 | |||
available investor interest collections | S-34 | |||
available investor principal collections | S-34 | |||
available subordinated amount | S-40 | |||
back-up servicer | S-19 | |||
Class A notes | S-6 | |||
closing date | S-6 | |||
controlled accumulation amount | S-31 | |||
dealer overconcentration | S-38 | |||
defaulted receivable | S-37 | |||
determination date | S-33 | |||
development dealer overconcentration | S-38 | |||
development dealers | S-38 | |||
Dodd-Frank Act | S-16 | |||
excess interest sharing group one | S-43 | |||
excess spread | S-39 | |||
FCF Corp | S-6 | |||
FCF LLC | S-6 | |||
fixed investor percentage | S-32 | |||
fleet vehicle overconcentration | S-38 | |||
floating investor percentage | S-32 | |||
floating rate notes | S-6 | |||
Ford | S-6 | |||
Ford Credit | S-6 | |||
incremental subordinated amount | S-41 | |||
indenture supplement | S-6 | |||
indenture trustee | S-18 | |||
investor percentages | S-32 | |||
LIBOR determination date | S-29 | |||
manufacturer overconcentration | S-38 | |||
medium and heavy truck overconcentration | S-39 | |||
monthly back-up servicing fee | S-45 | |||
monthly depositor servicing fee | S-45 | |||
monthly payment rate | S-27 | |||
monthly servicing fee | S-45 | |||
notes | S-6 | |||
NRSRO | S-16 | |||
owner trustee | S-18 | |||
payment date | S-7 | |||
plans | S-49 | |||
principal funding account | S-30 | |||
principal sharing group one | S-43 | |||
rating agencies | S-11 | |||
rating agency condition | S-39 | |||
required pool percentage | S-32 | |||
required subordinated amount | S-41 | |||
reserve account required amount | S-42 | |||
Series 2011-2 excess funding amount | S-31 | |||
Series 2011-2 notes | S-6 | |||
series amortization events | S-44 | |||
step-up percentage | S-41 | |||
subordinated percentage | S-41 | |||
subordination factor | S-41 | |||
subordination step-up period | S-41 | |||
trust | S-6 | |||
used vehicle overconcentration | S-39 | |||
Wells Fargo | S-6 |
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Current aggregate invested amount | $1,500,000,000 | |
Current aggregate funding commitments | $2,550,000,000 | |
Series 2006-1 note interest rate | For each subclass of the Series 2006-1 notes, (a) the related commercial paper cost of funds rate plus up to 0.70% per annum, (b) one-month LIBOR plus up to 0.70% or (c) upon the occurrence of certain specified events, one-month LIBOR plus up to 2.70% per annum (in each case, subject to change in connection with any extension of the related stated commitment expiration date) | |
Subordination factor | 25.00%, increasing to 29.00% during a subordination step-up period, unless the Depositors have elected to increase the Series 2006-1 Reserve Account Required Percentage | |
Scheduled start of controlled accumulation period | For each sub-class of the Series 2006-1 notes, the close of business on the related stated commitment expiration date | |
Stated commitment expiration dates | December 9, 2011 to September 25, 2012 (subject to extension with respect to each sub-class of the Series 2006-1 notes) | |
Final maturity date | For any sub-class of the Series 2006-1 notes, the thirty-first distribution date following the sixth full collection period immediately following the related stated commitment expiration date | |
Closing date | March 30, 2006 | |
Excess interest sharing group designation | One | |
Principal sharing group designation | One |
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Initial invested amount | $1,500,000,000 | |
Initial Class A principal balance | $1,500,000,000 | |
Class A note interest rate | One-month LIBOR + 1.55% | |
Subordination factor | 32.00% | |
Scheduled start of controlled accumulation period | March 1, 2012 | |
Expected final payment date | September 2012 payment date | |
Final maturity date | September 2014 payment date | |
Closing date | October 9, 2009 | |
Excess interest sharing group designation | One | |
Principal sharing group designation | One |
Initial invested amount | $1,479,780,000 | |
Initial Class A principal balance | $1,250,000,000 | |
Class A note interest rate | One-month LIBOR + 1.65% | |
Initial Class B principal balance | $91,912,000 | |
Class B note interest rate | One-month LIBOR + 2.25% | |
Initial Class C principal balance | $137,868,000 | |
Class C note interest rate | One-month LIBOR + 2.65% | |
Subordination factor | 19.50% | |
Scheduled start of controlled accumulation period | June 1, 2012 | |
Expected final payment date | December 2012 payment date | |
Final maturity date | December 2014 payment date | |
Closing date | January 14, 2010 | |
Excess interest sharing group designation | One | |
Principal sharing group designation | One |
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Initial invested amount | $250,000,000 | |
Initial Class A principal balance | $220,497,000 | |
Class A note interest rate | 4.43% per annum | |
Initial Class B principal balance | $6,211,000 | |
Class B note interest rate | 5.01% per annum | |
Initial Class C principal balance | $23,292,000 | |
Class C note interest rate | 5.60% per annum | |
Subordination factor | 19.50% | |
Scheduled start of controlled accumulation period | August 1, 2012 | |
Expected final payment date | February 2015 payment date | |
Final maturity date | February 2017 payment date | |
Closing date | February 4, 2010 | |
Excess interest sharing group designation | One | |
Principal sharing group designation | One |
Initial invested amount | $1,133,803,000 | |
Initial Class A-1 principal balance | $525,000,000 | |
Class A-1 note interest rate | 4.20% per annum | |
Initial Class A-2 principal balance | $475,000,000 | |
Class A-2 note interest rate | One-month LIBOR + 1.70% | |
Initial Class B principal balance | $28,169,000 | |
Class B note interest rate | 4.64% per annum | |
Initial Class C principal balance | $105,634,000 | |
Class C note interest rate | 4.99% per annum | |
Subordination factor | 19.50% | |
Scheduled start of controlled accumulation period | August 1, 2014 | |
Expected final payment date | February 2015 payment date | |
Final maturity date | February 2017 payment date | |
Closing date | March 11, 2010 | |
Excess interest sharing group designation | One | |
Principal sharing group designation | One |
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Current aggregate invested amount | $0 | |
Current aggregate funding commitments | $500,000,000 | |
Series 2010-4 note interest rate | One-month LIBOR + 2.30% | |
Subordination factor | 15.50%, increasing to 19.50% during a subordination step-up period,unless the Depositors have elected to increase the Series 2010-4 Reserve Account Required Percentage | |
Scheduled start of controlled accumulation period | For each sub-class of the Series 2010-4 notes, the close of business on the related stated commitment expiration date | |
Stated commitment expiration dates | March 12, 2013 (subject to extension with respect to each sub-class of the Series 2010-4 notes) | |
Final maturity date | For any sub-class of the Series 2010-4 notes, the thirty-first payment date following the sixth full collection period immediately following the related stated commitment expiration date | |
Closing date | March 12, 2010 | |
Excess interest sharing group designation | One | |
Principal sharing group designation | One |
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Initial invested amount | $586,666,000 | |
Initial Class A-1 principal balance | $350,000,000 | |
Class A-1 note interest rate | 1.50% per annum | |
Initial Class A-2 principal balance | $150,000,000 | |
Class A-2 note interest rate | One-month LIBOR + 0.70% | |
Initial Class B principal balance | $13,333,000 | |
Class B note interest rate | 1.82% per annum | |
Initial Class C principal balance | $50,000,000 | |
Class C note interest rate | 2.07% per annum | |
Initial Class D principal balance | $23,333,000 | |
Class D note interest rate | 2.41% per annum | |
Subordination factor | 12.00%, increasing to 16.00% during a subordination step-up period, unless the Depositors have elected to increase the Series 2010-5 Reserve Account Required Percentage | |
Scheduled start of controlled accumulation period | March 2013 | |
Expected final payment date | September 2013 payment date | |
Final maturity date | September 2015 payment date | |
Closing date | October 6, 2010 | |
Excess interest sharing group designation | One | |
Principal sharing group designation | One |
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Initial invested amount | $880,000,000 | |
Initial Class A-1 principal balance | $375,000,000 | |
Class A-1 note interest rate | 2.12% per annum | |
Initial Class A-2 principal balance | $375,000,000 | |
Class A-2 note interest rate | One-month LIBOR + 0.60% | |
Initial Class B principal balance | $20,000,000 | |
Class B note interest rate | 2.41% per annum | |
Initial Class C principal balance | $75,000,000 | |
Class C note interest rate | 2.61% per annum | |
Initial Class D principal balance | $35,000,000 | |
Class D note interest rate | 2.96% per annum | |
Subordination factor | 12.00%, increasing to 16.00% during a subordination step-up period, unless the Depositors have elected to increase the Series 2011-1 Reserve Account Required Percentage | |
Scheduled start of controlled accumulation period | August 2013 | |
Expected final payment date | February 2014 payment date | |
Final maturity date | February 2016 payment date | |
Closing date | February 24, 2011 | |
Excess interest sharing group designation | One | |
Principal sharing group designation | One |
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Issuing Entity or Trust
Ford Credit Floorplan Corporation | ||
Ford Credit Floorplan LLC | Ford Motor Credit Company LLC | |
Depositors | Sponsor and Servicer |
• | a revolving pool of receivables originated in connection with the purchase and financing of new and used car, truck and utility vehicle inventory by motor vehicle dealers, | |
• | collections on the receivables, and | |
• | any other property identified in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement for a series. | |
The trust will issue asset-backed securities consisting of notes in one or more series, each having one or more classes. | ||
The notes of each series: | ||
• | will be asset-backed securities payable only from the assets of the trust, | |
• | may benefit from one or more forms of enhancement, | |
• | will be debt obligations of the trust, and | |
• | will be issued in one or more classes. |
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• | Summary— provides an overview of the terms of the series. | ||
• | Risk Factors— describes some of the risks of investing in the series. |
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• | Ford Credit Floorplan Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and | |
• | Ford Credit Floorplan LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. |
• | principal amount, | |
• | interest rate, | |
• | expected final payment date, | |
• | final maturity date, and | |
• | credit or payment enhancement. |
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(1) | paid to the noteholders of other series issued by the trust in the same principal sharing group, | |
(2) | deposited in the excess funding account, or | |
(3) | paid to the depositors. |
• | a “controlled accumulation period” during which principal is accumulated in specified amounts each month and paid on an expected final payment date, or |
• | an “early amortization period” during which principal is paid in varying amounts each month based on the amount of principal collections following an amortization event. |
• | failure of a depositor to sell to the trust receivables originated in additional designated accounts to maintain the pool balance of the trust at required levels within ten business days, |
• | bankruptcy or dissolution of a depositor, Ford Credit or Ford, and |
• | the trust becomes subject to regulation as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
• | excess spread, |
• | subordination of a portion of the depositor interest, |
• | subordination of other classes in the series, |
• | a reserve account, |
• | an accumulation period reserve account, or |
• | an interest rate swap, cap or floor. |
• | an excess interest sharing group that shares excess interest collections, or |
• | a principal sharing group that shares excess principal collections. |
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• | Ford’s rights to receive payments from dealers for their purchase of Ford-manufactured new car, truck and utility vehicle inventory, called “in-transit receivables,” |
• | Ford Credit’s rights to receive adjustment fees from Ford for the in-transit receivables, and |
• | Ford Credit’s rights to receive payments from dealers for financing of the dealers’ new and used car, truck and utility vehicle inventory. |
• | collections on the receivables, |
• | funds and investments held in bank accounts of the trust, |
• | security interests in the vehicles related to the receivables and in any non-vehicle related security, |
• | rights related to the receivables under the floorplan financing agreements, |
• | rights under the transaction documents, and |
• | rights under any hedging agreement providing enhancement to a series or class. |
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• | the notes of that series will be treated as debt, and |
• | the trust is not classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation. |
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The absence of a secondary market for your notes could limit your ability to resell them | The absence of a secondary market for your notes could limit your ability to resell them. This means that if you want to sell any of your notes before they mature, you may be unable to find a buyer or, if you find a buyer, the selling price may be less than it would have been if a secondary market existed. The underwriters may assist in the resale of notes, but they are not required to do so. If a secondary market does develop, it might not continue or it might not be sufficiently liquid to allow you to resell any of your notes. | |
The assets of the trust are limited and are the only source of payment for your notes | The trust will not have any assets or sources of funds other than the receivables and related property it owns and any external credit or payment enhancement described in the prospectus supplement for your series. Any credit or payment enhancement is limited. Your notes will not be insured or guaranteed by Ford Credit or any of its affiliates or any other person. If these assets or sources of funds are insufficient to pay your notes in full, you will incur losses on your notes. | |
Subordination will cause some classes of notes to bear additional credit risk, which could result in losses on those notes | The rights of the holders of any class to receive payments of interest and principal may be subordinated to one or more other classes in the same series or to the rights of others such as interest rate hedging counterparties. If you hold notes of a subordinated class, you will bear more credit risk than holders of more senior classes in that series and you will incur losses, if any, prior to holders of more senior classes. | |
Amortization events could result in accelerated payments on your notes | If an amortization event occurs, it may accelerate the date of final payment of your notes. You may not be able to reinvest the principal repaid to you earlier than expected at a rate of return that is equal to or greater than the rate of return on your notes. | |
For more information about amortization events, you should read “Description of the Notes — Amortization Events” in this prospectus. | ||
A decline in the sale of dealer vehicle inventory or a decline in dealer vehicle inventory levels could result in accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes | A dealer’s willingness to purchase new vehicle inventory depends to a large extent on its ability to sell its existing vehicle inventory. The ability of a dealer to sell its vehicle inventory is directly affected by a variety of economic, market and social factors, including competition in the automobile industry. Examples of factors which could negatively impact a dealer’s ability to sell vehicle inventory and vehicle inventory levels are: | |
• a decline in the manufacture and sale of Ford vehicles due to an economic downturn, a labor disruption, competitive pressure, changes in the preferences of buyers of cars, trucks and utility vehicles, or production interruptions due to vehicle recalls, | ||
• a change in Ford’s vehicle marketing or purchase incentive programs, | ||
• seasonal fluctuations in the sale of vehicles, |
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• a reduction in the number of dealer franchises, | ||
• vehicle recalls by Ford or other manufacturers, | ||
• changes in the terms offered by Ford Credit to dealers to finance their vehicle inventory, including the interest rates charged or the amounts of the credit lines, | ||
• competition from banks or other financing sources available to dealers, or | ||
• government actions, including actions that encourage consumers to purchase certain types of vehicles. | ||
There can be no assurance that the rate of dealer vehicle sales or the level of dealer vehicle inventory will be similar to those in past years. A significant reduction in the rate of dealer vehicle sales or in the level of dealer vehicle inventory could lead to an amortization event and could also adversely impact the amount of principal collections on the receivables, which could result in accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes. | ||
Ford’s failure to pay adjustment fees or to pay amounts in respect of third-party financed in-transit receivables could result in reduced or delayed payments on your notes | Ford will be obligated to pay adjustment fees to the servicer for any in-transit receivables held by the trust and to remit to the servicer principal collections that it receives from the third-party finance sources in respect of third-party financed in-transit receivables. Each adjustment fee will be calculated based on an agreed upon rate and the number of days during the “in-transit period,” which is generally the period from shipment to delivery of the vehicle, and will be treated as interest collections. Failure by Ford to pay adjustment fees or to remit principal collections in respect of third-party financed in-transit receivables for any reason could result in shortfalls in amounts available to pay your notes and could result in reduced or delayed payments on your notes. | |
The termination of dealer financial assistance or failure to honor repurchase obligations by Ford could result in losses on your notes | Ford has on occasion in the past provided discretionary financial assistance to dealers and limited commitments to repurchase vehicles and parts in the dealer’s inventory upon termination of a dealer franchise. This financial assistance includes incentive programs, marketing support programs, interest reimbursement programs and purchase of new, current model year vehicles in the dealer’s inventory upon the termination of a dealership. If Ford were unable to provide, or elected to terminate, this financial assistance or failed to honor its repurchase commitment for any reason, losses on the receivables could increase and you could incur losses on your notes. | |
For more information about the financial assistance provided by Ford, you should read “Ford Credit’s Dealer Floorplan Financing Business — Servicing and Dealer Relations — Manufacturer Financial Assistance Programs for Dealers” in this prospectus. |
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Failure by Ford Credit, the depositors or the servicer to honor their repurchase obligations could result in accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes | Ford Credit, the depositors and the servicer generally are not obligated to make any payments on your notes or the receivables. However, if any representation made about a receivable or a designated account is later determined to be untrue, Ford Credit may be required to repurchase the affected receivable from the related depositor, and that depositor may be required to repurchase the affected receivable from the trust. Ford Credit, as servicer, may also be required to repurchase receivables from the trust if it breaches its servicing obligations with respect to those receivables. If Ford Credit, the depositors or the servicer fails to repurchase the affected receivables, an amortization event will occur, and you could experience accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes. | |
Ford Credit’s ability to change the terms of the receivables could result in accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes | Ford Credit continues to own the accounts in which the receivables are originated. As the owner of the accounts, Ford Credit has the ability to change the terms of the receivables, including the interest rates or adjustment fees and the payment terms. Ford Credit’s ability to change the terms of the receivables could result in accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes. | |
Bankruptcy of Ford Credit could result in accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes | If Ford Credit becomes subject to a bankruptcy proceeding, you could experience losses or delays in payments on your notes. A court in a bankruptcy proceeding could conclude that Ford Credit effectively still owns the receivables because the sale of the receivables to the depositors was not a “true sale” or the assets and liabilities of the depositors should be consolidated with those of Ford Credit for bankruptcy purposes. If a court were to reach this conclusion, payments on your notes could be reduced or delayed due to: | |
• the “automatic stay” provision of the U.S. federal bankruptcy laws that prevents secured creditors from exercising remedies against a debtor in bankruptcy without permission from the bankruptcy court and other provisions of the U.S. federal bankruptcy laws that permit substitution of collateral in limited circumstances, | ||
• tax or government liens on Ford Credit’s property that arose prior to the sale of the receivables to the trust having a claim on collections that is senior to your notes, or | ||
• the trust not having a perfected security interest in the vehicles or any cash collections held by Ford Credit at the time the bankruptcy proceeding begins. | ||
In addition, although the transfer of receivables by the depositors to the trust will be structured as a valid sale, it may be viewed as a financing because the depositors retain the depositor interest in the trust. If a court were to conclude that such transfer was not a valid sale or the depositors were consolidated with Ford Credit in the event of Ford Credit’s bankruptcy, the notes would benefit from a security interest in the receivables but the receivables would be owned by Ford Credit or the depositors and payments could be delayed, collateral substituted or other remedies imposed by the bankruptcy court that could adversely affect the amount and timing of payments on the notes. | ||
For more information about the effects of a bankruptcy on your notes, you should read “Some Important Legal Considerations — Matters Relating to Bankruptcy” in this prospectus. |
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The servicer’s commingling of collections it holds with its own funds could result in reduced or delayed payments on your notes | The servicer will be required to deposit collections on the receivables in the collection account within two business days or on a monthly basis, depending on its credit ratings. Until then, the servicer may commingle collections on the receivables with its own funds and may invest such collections at its own risk and for its own benefit. If the servicer does not deposit these funds in the collection account when required for any reason, which could occur if the servicer were to become subject to a bankruptcy proceeding, you could experience reduced or delayed payments on your notes. | |
Delays in collecting payments could occur if Ford Credit ceases to be the servicer | If Ford Credit is terminated as servicer, the processing of payments on the receivables and information relating to collections could be delayed, which could result in delayed payments on your notes. Ford Credit may be terminated as servicer if it defaults on its servicing obligations or upon the bankruptcy of Ford Credit. | |
For more information about the servicer termination events, you should read “Servicing the Receivables — Resignation and Termination of Servicer” in this prospectus. | ||
Loss of security in the financed vehicle and the junior status of the trust’s interest in any other assets of the dealers could result in reduced or delayed payments on your notes | The trust will have a security interest in the financed vehicles securing the receivables sold to the trust. However, at the time that a dealer sells a financed vehicle, the security interest of the trust in the vehicle generally will terminate, regardless of whether the dealer pays for the vehicle. Consequently, if a dealer sells a vehicle and fails to pay the related receivable, the trust will not have any recourse to the vehicle, which could result in reduced or delayed payments on your notes. | |
The trust may also have junior security interests in other assets of a dealer granted by some of the dealers in order to secure the receivables sold to the trust. These security interests, however, will be subordinate to the senior interests of Ford Credit in these other assets. Accordingly, any security held by the trust in these other assets may not be available to support the notes, which could result in reduced or delayed payments on your notes. | ||
For more information about the security interests in vehicles and other dealer assets, you should read “Ford Credit’s Dealer Floorplan Financing Business — Origination and Underwriting — Security Interests in Vehicles and Other Dealer Assets” and “Sale of the Receivables — Sale of Receivables and Related Security — Subordination of Security in Other Dealer Assets” in this prospectus. | ||
The addition or removal of receivables may decrease the credit quality of the trust assets securing your notes and could result in accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes | The receivables in the trust will change every day. The depositors may choose, or be obligated, to sell to the trust receivables originated in additional designated accounts. While each additional designated account must be an eligible account at the time of its designation to the trust, additional designated accounts may not be of the same credit quality as the accounts currently designated to the trust and may have different terms and conditions. The depositors may also choose to redesignate accounts from the trust and remove the related receivables. If the addition or removal of receivables reduces the credit quality of the trust assets, it will increase the likelihood of accelerated, reduced or delayed payments on your notes. |
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Issuance of additional series by the trust could affect the timing and amounts of the payments on your notes | The trust may issue additional series from time to time without your consent. The terms of a new series could be different from your series, which could affect the timing and amounts of payments on any other series. For instance, different expected final payment dates and series early amortization events may cause some series to amortize earlier than your series. In addition, because some actions require the consent of a majority of the noteholders of all series, additional series may dilute the voting rights of your notes. The interests of the holders of any new series could be different from your interests. | |
For more information about the issuance of new series, you should read “Description of the Notes — New Issuances” in this prospectus. | ||
Failure to pay principal on a note will not constitute an event of default until its final maturity date | The trust does not have an obligation to pay a specified amount of principal on any note on any date other than its outstanding amount on its final maturity date. Failure to pay principal on a note will not constitute an event of default until its final maturity date. | |
You may have limited or no ability to control actions under the indenture | Your remedies will be limited if an event of default with respect to your notes occurs. Under the indenture, noteholders holding a specified percentage of the note balance of a series or all the notes issued by the trust may take actions, or may direct the indenture trustee to take various actions, following an event of default, including accelerating the notes. These actions may be contrary to the actions that you determine to be in your best interest. In the case of votes by series, the most senior class of notes will generally be substantially larger than the subordinate classes. The holders of the most senior class will therefore generally have the ability to control the actions to be taken, and these actions may be contrary to the interests of the holders of the subordinate classes. | |
For more information about your rights upon an event of default, you should read “Description of the Notes — Events of Default and Remedies” in this prospectus. |
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• | acquire and hold the receivables and other trust assets, | ||
• | issue notes in series and pledge the trust assets to the indenture trustee to secure payments on the notes, | ||
• | make payments on each series, and | ||
• | engage in any other related activities to accomplish these purposes. |
• | maintain an account for the benefit of the depositors, and | ||
• | execute documents on behalf of the trust. |
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• | the occurrence of the trust termination date specified in the trust agreement, and | ||
• | at the option of the depositors, the day after all rights of all series to receive payments from the trust have terminated. |
• | hold the security interest in the receivables and other trust assets on behalf of the noteholders, | ||
• | administer the trust’s bank accounts, | ||
• | enforce remedies following an event of default and acceleration of the notes, | ||
• | act as note registrar to maintain a record of noteholders and provide for the registration, transfer, exchange and replacement of notes, | ||
• | act as note paying agent to make payments from the trust’s bank accounts to the noteholders and others; and | ||
• | notify the noteholders of an event of default. |
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• | Retail financing— purchasing retail installment sale contracts and leases from dealers, and offering financing to commercial customers, primarily vehicle leasing companies and fleet purchasers, to lease or purchase vehicle fleets, | ||
• | Wholesale financing— making loans to dealers to finance the purchase of vehicle inventory, also known as floorplan financing, and | ||
• | Other financing— making loans to dealers for working capital, improvements to dealership facilities, and to purchase or finance dealership real estate. |
• | payments on retail installment sale contracts and leases that it purchases, | ||
• | interest supplements and other support payments from Ford and affiliated companies on special rate financing programs, and | ||
• | payments on wholesale and other dealer loan financing programs. |
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Group I | — | Dealers with strong to superior financial metrics. | ||
Group II | — | Dealers with fair to favorable financial metrics. | ||
Group III | — | Dealers with marginal to weak financial metrics. | ||
Group IV | — | Dealers with poor financial metrics, including dealers classified as uncollectible. |
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• | demand payment of all or a portion of the related receivables, | ||
• | suspend the dealer’s credit lines, | ||
• | place Ford Credit employees or security personnel at the dealership, | ||
• | secure the dealer inventory by holding vehicle keys and documents evidencing ownership, | ||
• | require certified funds for all sold vehicles, | ||
• | initiate legal actions to exercise rights under the floorplan financing agreement, or | ||
• | increase the dealer’s floorplan interest rate. |
• | voluntary liquidation in which the dealer reduces its inventory through ordinary course sales to retail customers, | ||
• | forced liquidation in which the dealer’s inventory is transferred to another dealer, repurchased by the manufacturer and redistributed or auctioned, or | ||
• | voluntary surrender of the dealer’s inventory in which the dealer’s inventory is transferred to another dealer, repurchased by the manufacturer and redistributed or auctioned. |
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• | the number of designated accounts, | ||
• | the principal balance of the receivables, | ||
• | the average principal balance of the receivables per designated account, | ||
• | the weighted average spread over the reference rate of interest charged on the receivables, | ||
• | the total principal balance of ineligible receivables, | ||
• | the geographic distribution of the receivables, and | ||
• | the distribution of account balances. |
• | the sum of the required pool percentages for each series, multiplied by its initial note balance, plus | ||
• | the sum of the required subordinated amounts for each series. |
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• | the sum of the products for each series of (a) the excess of the required pool percentage for the series over 100%, multiplied by (b) its initial invested amount or, in the case of variable funding notes, its invested amount as of the beginning of its most recent revolving period, plus | ||
• | the sum of the required subordinated amounts for each series on the preceding determination date (after giving effect to changes in such amount on the related payment date). |
• | the initial note balance of that series, minus | ||
• | the amount of principal previously paid to the noteholders of that series, minus | ||
• | the cumulative amount of principal collections used to pay interest on the notes of that series that has not been reimbursed from interest collections, minus | ||
• | the cumulative amount of defaulted receivables for that series that has not been reimbursed from interest collections, plus | ||
• | in the case of a series of variable funding notes, the principal amount of any advances. |
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• | the invested amount for that series, minus | ||
• | the amount in that series’ principal funding account, minus | ||
• | for the purpose of calculating the depositor amount during an accumulation period or amortization period for that series, the amount of principal collections in the collection account allocable to that series. |
• | all payments received under a dealer’s floorplan financing agreement that constitute interest or other charges, and applied by the servicer to the dealer’s receivables, plus | ||
• | all net investment earnings on the collection account, the excess funding account and the back-up servicer reserve account, plus | ||
• | all amounts recovered on defaulted receivables. |
• | all payments received under a dealer’s floorplan financing agreement that constitute principal and are applied by the servicer to the dealer’s receivables, plus | ||
• | all payments under a dealer’s cash management agreement, |
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(1) | The depositor percentage of interest collections and principal collections will be: |
• | for the portion that is not allocable to the trust available subordinated amount, |
• | deposited in the excess funding account to increase the depositor amount to the required depositor amount, | ||
• | deposited in the collection account to pay the depositors’ portion of the servicing fee and back-up servicing fee, or | ||
• | paid to the depositors. |
• | for the portion that is allocable to the trust available subordinated amount, |
• | available for deposit in the collection account for application and payment as set out in the related prospectus supplement, | ||
• | deposited in the excess funding account to maintain the net adjusted pool balance at the required pool balance, or | ||
• | paid to the depositors. |
(2) | The investor percentage of interest collections allocated to each series will be available for deposit in the collection account for application and payment as set forth in the related prospectus supplement. | ||
(3) | The investor percentage of principal collections allocated to each series in a revolving period will be: |
• | available to cover shortfalls in payments of interest for that series up to amounts set forth in the related prospectus supplement, | ||
• | available to make principal payments or deposits required for other series in the same principal sharing group, | ||
• | deposited in the excess funding account to maintain the net adjusted pool balance at the required pool balance, or | ||
• | paid to the depositors. |
(4) | The investor percentage of principal collections allocated to each series in a controlled accumulation period, up to the amount specified in the related prospectus supplement, will be: |
• | deposited in the principal funding account for payment to noteholders as set forth in the related prospectus supplement, and | ||
• | any excess will be used as described in item (3) above. |
(5) | The investor percentage of principal collections allocated to each series in an early amortization period will be deposited in the collection account for application and payment as provided in the related prospectus supplement. |
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• | principal amount, | ||
• | interest rate or method for determining the interest rate, | ||
• | priority of interest and principal payments, | ||
• | expected final payment date, | ||
• | final maturity date, | ||
• | credit and payment enhancement, and | ||
• | note ratings. |
• | interest collections allocated to the series, | ||
• | net investment earnings on the trust’s bank accounts, | ||
• | any excess interest collections from other series in the same excess interest sharing group, |
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• | any enhancement for the series to the extent described in the related prospectus supplement, and | ||
• | reallocated principal collections to the extent described in the related prospectus supplement. |
• | the end of the month preceding the payment date on which the notes of that series will be paid in full, and | ||
• | the day before the start of an early amortization period for that series. |
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• | the end of the month preceding the payment date on which the notes of that series will be paid in full, and | ||
• | the final maturity date for that series. |
• | Excess Spread. “Excess spread” is the amount, if any, by which interest collections during any month exceed the senior fees and expenses of the trust, interest payments on the series or class and, if applicable, payments to any related hedge counterparty to be paid on the following payment date. Any excess spread for a series or class available on any payment date may be used to reimburse defaulted receivables allocated to the series and to make required deposits to the reserve account for that series. |
• | Subordination of Depositor Interest. A portion of the depositor interest, referred to as the “available subordinated amount” will be subordinated to the notes of each series. The sum of the available subordinated amounts for all series is the “trust available subordinated amount.” |
• | Subordination of Classes. If a series consists of multiple classes, one or more classes of the series will be subordinated to other more senior classes of the series. |
• | Reserve account. A series or class may have the benefit of a reserve account funded through an initial cash deposit and/or through periodic deposits. |
• | Accumulation Period Reserve Account. A series or class may have the benefit of an accumulation period reserve account funded by an initial cash deposit and/or through periodic deposits. |
• | Interest Rate Swap, Cap or Floor. A series or class may have the benefit of interest rate swap under which the trust makes payments based on a specified rate on a periodic basis to a hedge counterparty and receives payments based on LIBOR, or another reference rate on which interest on that series is based, from the hedge counterparty, and/or an interest rate cap or floor under which the trust makes an upfront payment to a hedge counterparty and receives payments on a periodic basis to the extent LIBOR or another reference rate exceeds a stated cap rate or is less than a stated floor rate, as applicable. |
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• | a failure by a depositor to sell to the trust receivables originated in additional eligible accounts to maintain the pool balance at required levels within ten business days, |
• | the bankruptcy or dissolution of a depositor, Ford Credit or Ford, unless with respect to Ford Credit or Ford, the rating agency condition is satisfied for each rating agency then rating any series or class, or |
• | the trust becomes subject to regulation as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
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• | the failure to pay interest due on any note which continues for the period specified in the related prospectus supplement, |
• | the failure to pay the principal of any note in full on its final maturity date, |
• | the failure by the trust to observe or perform any covenant or agreement made in the indenture, or a breach by the trust of a representation made in the indenture, which will cause an amortization event or an event of default to occur, or adversely affect the amount or timing of payments to be made to the noteholders of any series or class, and the failure or breach continues for 60 days after notice was given to the trust by the indenture trustee or to the trust and the indenture trustee by holders of at least 25% of the note balance of the affected series, |
• | the bankruptcy or dissolution of the trust, or |
• | any other events of default for a series described in the related prospectus supplement. |
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• | may at its own election or at the direction of the holders of a majority of the note balance of that series: |
• | institute proceedings for the collection of all amounts payable on the notes, |
• | take any other appropriate action to protect and enforce the rights and remedies of the indenture trustee and the noteholders, or |
• | sell the trust assets allocable to that series, but only if the indenture trustee determines that the proceeds of the sale will be sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the accelerated notes in full, and |
• | must, at the direction of the holders of all of the note balance of that series or as otherwise specified in the related indenture supplement, cause the trust to sell the portion of the trust assets allocable to that series, regardless of the sufficiency of the proceeds from the sale to pay the principal of and interest on the accelerated notes in full. |
• | the noteholder has notified the indenture trustee of a continuing event of default, |
• | the holders of at least 25% of the note balance of the affected series have requested the indenture trustee in writing to institute such legal proceeding, |
• | the requesting noteholders offered reasonable indemnity satisfactory to the indenture trustee against any liabilities that the indenture trustee may incur in complying with the request, |
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• | the indenture trustee fails to institute the legal proceeding within 60 days after its receipt of the notice, request and offer of indemnity, and |
• | the holders of a majority of the note balance of the affected series have not given the indenture trustee any inconsistent direction during the 60-day period. |
• | the indenture trustee receives all notes of the series for cancellation or, with certain limitations, funds sufficient to pay all notes of the series in full, |
• | the trust pays all amounts payable by it under the transaction documents, and |
• | the trust delivers an officer’s certificate and a legal opinion each stating that all conditions to the satisfaction and discharge of the indenture and the indenture supplement for the series have been satisfied. |
• | further protect the indenture trustee’s interest in the receivables and other trust assets subject to the lien of the indenture, |
• | add to the covenants of the trust for the benefit of the noteholders, |
• | transfer or pledge any additional property to the indenture trustee, |
• | cure any ambiguity, correct any mistake or add any provision that is not inconsistent with any other provision of the indenture or the indenture supplement, so long as the administrator certifies that such cure will not cause an amortization event or an event of default to occur, or adversely affect the amount or timing of payments to be made to the noteholders of any series or class, and |
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• | modify, eliminate or add provisions required by or necessary to qualify the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. |
• | changes the provisions for amending the indenture or the indenture supplement or voting or consent under the indenture or the indenture supplement, |
• | changes the principal amount of or interest rate on any note of that series, the expected final maturity date of the notes of that series, the priority of payments or how principal or interest payments are calculated or made on the notes of that series, |
• | impairs the right of noteholders of that series to institute suits to enforce the indenture or the indenture supplement for that series, or |
• | permits the creation of any lien ranking prior or equal to, or otherwise impairs, the lien of the indenture trustee on the trust assets. |
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• | the administrator determines that DTC is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository for the notes and the administrator or the depositors are unable to reach an agreement with a qualified successor, |
• | the administrator elects to terminate the book-entry system through DTC, or |
• | after the occurrence of an event of default or a servicer termination event, the holders of a majority of the note balance of a series advise the indenture trustee and the DTC in writing that they elect to terminate the book-entry system through DTC (or a successor to DTC) for that series. |
• | an indenture supplement specifying the principal terms of the new series is delivered to the owner trustee and the indenture trustee, |
• | the rating agency condition is satisfied for the rating agencies for each series, |
• | the depositors certify that the new issuance will not cause an amortization event or an event of default to occur for any series, or materially and adversely effect the amount or timing of payments to be made to the noteholders of any series, |
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• | the indenture trustee receives a legal opinion that for federal income tax purposes, the new issuance will not cause the notes of any series to fail to qualify as debt or cause the trust to be treated as an association (or publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation, and |
• | after giving effect to the new issuance, the net adjusted pool balance exceeds the required pool balance. |
• | was established by Ford or Ford Credit in the ordinary course of its business with a motor vehicle dealer under a sales and service agreement or a floorplan financing agreement, as applicable, for the dealer’s car, truck and utility vehicle inventory, |
• | is in existence and maintained and serviced by or on behalf of Ford Credit, |
• | relates to a dealer showroom located in the United States, |
• | is in favor of a dealer that has not been classified by the servicer as status by reason of (a) the dealer’s failure to make any principal or interest payments when due or (b) the dealer’s bankruptcy or dissolution, and |
• | is an account as to which no material amounts have been charged off as uncollectible at any time within the previous 24 months. |
• | the depositors certify that the change will not cause an amortization event or an event of default to occur for any series, or materially and adversely effect the amount or timing of payments to be made to the noteholders of any series; and | ||
• | the rating agency condition is satisfied for the rating agencies for each series. |
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• | each depositor has represented that: | ||
• | each additional account is an eligible account, | ||
• | the additional accounts were not chosen through a selection process that was reasonably believed to be adverse to the interests of the noteholders, | ||
• | it is not insolvent and the sale of the receivables originated in such additional accounts will not result in its insolvency, and | ||
• | the addition of the receivables originated in such additional accounts will not cause an amortization event to occur, | ||
• | for designations of additional accounts exceeding certain quarterly or annual limits, the rating agency condition has been satisfied for the rating agencies for each series, | ||
• | delivery of an opinion of counsel addressing the validity and enforceability of the assignment of the receivables under the additional accounts, and | ||
• | each depositor has certified that each of these conditions has been satisfied. |
• | except for any adjustment fees payable by Ford, is secured by a perfected first priority security interest in the financed vehicle, |
• | is a receivable as to which the trust will have good and marketable title to the receivable, free and clear of all liens, other than the lien of the indenture, |
• | except for any adjustment fees payable by Ford, will be the legal and assignable payment obligation of the related dealer, |
• | as to any adjustment fees payable by Ford, will be the legal and assignable payment obligation of Ford, and | ||
• | is not subject to any right of rescission, setoff or any other defense, |
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• | each depositor certifies that the change will not cause an amortization event or an event of default to occur for any series, or materially and adversely effect the amount or timing of payments to be made to the noteholders of any series; and |
• | the rating agency condition is satisfied for the rating agencies for each series. |
• | receivables in the accounts at the time the accounts were designated to the trust, | ||
• | receivables originated in the designated accounts after they were designated to the trust, | ||
• | all related security consisting of: | ||
• | the security interests granted by the dealers in the financed vehicles, |
• | any junior security interests granted by a dealer in other dealer assets, such as vehicle parts inventory, equipment, fixtures, accounts, real property and any personal guarantees from a dealer, and |
• | all related rights under the sale and assignment agreement between Ford and Ford Credit, and |
• | the proceeds of all of the above. |
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• | at the time an account is designated and when the trust issues a series, such account is an eligible account, | ||
• | at the time an account is designated, the account was not chosen through a selection process that was reasonably believed to be adverse to the interest of the noteholders, | ||
• | at the time of sale, each receivable is sold free and clear of any liens, except the lien of the indenture, and | ||
• | at the time of sale, each receivable being sold is (a) an eligible receivable or (b) an ineligible receivable, so long as the available subordinated amount for each series is increased as specified in the related prospectus supplement. |
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• | the related depositor has represented that: | ||
• | the redesignation will not cause an amortization event to occur or cause the net adjusted pool balance to be less than the required pool balance, and | ||
• | the accounts were not chosen through a selection process that was materially adverse to the interests of the noteholders or the depositors, | ||
• | the rating agency condition has been satisfied for the rating agencies for each series, and | ||
• | the related depositor has certified that each of these conditions has been satisfied. |
• | that it will perform its obligations in accordance with its policies and procedures relating to dealer floorplan accounts and in material compliance with law, and | ||
• | that it will not sell or pledge any interest in the receivables to any other person. |
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• | verifying payoff of the receivables after the sale of the financed vehicles, | ||
• | collecting and applying all payments made on the receivables, | ||
• | monitoring dealer credit line balances, | ||
• | conducting on-site vehicle inventory audits, | ||
• | sending invoices and responding to dealer inquiries, | ||
• | processing adjustments to the principal balance of the receivables, | ||
• | administering delinquencies, defaults and charge-offs, | ||
• | administering enforcement proceedings on defaulted accounts, | ||
• | maintaining accurate and complete records and computer systems for the servicing of the receivables, | ||
• | instructing the indenture trustee or the trust to make withdrawals and payments from the trust bank accounts, and | ||
• | furnishing monthly investor reports and instructions to the indenture trustee. |
• | it will not cause an amortization event or an event of default to occur or adversely affect the amount or timing of payments to be made to the noteholders of any series, |
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• | the change is applicable to all dealer floorplan accounts owned or serviced by the servicer, and | ||
• | in the case of a reduction in the rate of interest charged on the receivables, the reduction will not cause the interest earned on the receivables to be less than the interest payable on the notes and the servicing fee and back-up servicing fee, if any. |
• | permit any rescission or cancellation of a receivable, except as ordered by a court or other government authority, | ||
• | do anything to impair the rights of the noteholders in the receivables, | ||
• | reschedule, revise or defer payments due on any receivable, except in accordance with its policies and procedures, or | ||
• | sell, transfer or pledge to any other person or permit the creation or existence of any lien on the receivables sold to the trust, except for the lien of the indenture. |
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• | without the consent of any noteholders, to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any inconsistent provision, if the administrator certifies that the action will not cause an amortization event or an event of default to occur, or adversely affect the amount or timing of payments to be made to the noteholders of any series or class, | ||
• | without the consent of any noteholders, to add, modify or eliminate any provisions or modify in any manner the rights of the noteholders, if (a) the administrator certifies that the amendment will not cause an amortization event or an event of default to occur, or adversely affect the amount or timing of payments to be made to the noteholders of any series or class, and (b) the rating agency condition is satisfied for the rating agencies for each series, | ||
• | with the consent of the holders of a majority of the note balance of each adversely affected series, to make any other change, except as described below, and | ||
• | with the consent of each noteholder affected, to (a) reduce the amount or delay the timing of any payment or deposit, (b) change the manner of calculating the interests of a noteholder in the trust assets, and (c) reduce the percentage of the note balance of the notes required to consent to any amendment. |
• | without the consent of any noteholders, to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any inconsistent provision, if the related depositor certifies that the action will not cause an amortization event or an event of default to occur, or adversely affect the amount or timing of payments to be made to the noteholders of any series or class, | ||
• | without the consent of any noteholders, to add, modify or eliminate any provisions or modify in any manner the rights of the noteholders, if (a) the related depositor certifies that the amendment will not cause an amortization event or an event of default to occur, or adversely affect the amount or timing of payments to be made to the noteholders of any series or class, and (b) the rating agency condition is satisfied for the rating agencies for each series, | ||
• | with the consent of the holders of a majority of the note balance of each adversely affected series, to make any other change, except as described below, and | ||
• | with the consent of each noteholder affected, to (a) reduce the amount or delay the timing of any payment or deposit, (b) change the manner of calculating the interests of a noteholder in the trust assets, and (c) reduce the percentage of the note balance required to consent to any amendment. |
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(1) | failure by the servicer to make any payment, transfer or deposit, or to instruct the indenture trustee to make any payment, transfer or deposit, on the required date that continues for five business days, | ||
(2) | failure by the servicer to observe or perform any of its other covenants or agreements if the failure: |
• | causes an amortization event or an event of default to occur, adversely affects the amount or timing of payments to be made to the noteholders of any series or class or causes the net adjusted pool balance to be less than the required pool balance, and | ||
• | continues unremedied for 60 days after notice to the servicer by the indenture trustee, or to the servicer and the indenture trustee by holders of 10% or more of the note balance of all affected series, |
(3) | any representation made by the servicer in the sale and servicing agreement, or in any certificate delivered as required by the sale and servicing agreement, is later determined to have been incorrect when made and it: |
• | causes an amortization event or an event of default to occur, adversely affects the amount or timing of payments to be made to the noteholders of any series or class or causes the net adjusted pool balance to be less than the required pool balance, and | ||
• | continues unremedied for 60 days after notice to the servicer by the indenture trustee or to the servicer and the indenture trustee by noteholders of 10% or more of the note balance of all affected series, |
(4) | the assignment or delegation by the servicer of its duties, except as permitted under the sale and servicing agreement, | ||
(5) | the bankruptcy of the servicer, or | ||
(6) | any other event for a series described in the related prospectus supplement. |
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• | its transfer to the trust constitutes a valid sale and assignment to the trust of the receivables, and | ||
• | under the UCC, the trust has: | ||
• | a valid and enforceable first priority perfected ownership interest in the receivables, in existence at the time the receivables are sold and assigned to the trust or at the date of addition of any additional accounts, and | ||
• | a valid and enforceable first priority perfected ownership interest in the receivables created thereafter, in existence at and after their creation. |
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• | tangible chattel paper, accounts or payment intangibles and the sale of the receivables by Ford Credit to the depositors or by the depositors to the trust is a sale or creates a security interest, or | ||
• | general intangibles and the sale of the receivables by Ford Credit to the depositors or by the depositors to the trust creates a security interest, |
• | the in-transit receivables and the collections on the in-transit receivables would not be property of Ford’s bankruptcy estate under U.S. federal bankruptcy laws, | ||
• | the receivables and the collections on the receivables would not be property of Ford Credit’s bankruptcy estate under U.S. federal bankruptcy laws, and | ||
• | the automatic stay under U.S. federal bankruptcy laws would not apply to prevent payment of the collections on the receivables to the depositors or the trust. |
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• | the sale of new receivables to that depositor would be prohibited under the related receivables purchase agreement, and | ||
• | only collections on receivables previously sold to that depositor and sold to the trust would be available to pay interest and principal on the notes. |
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• | that nothing in the Dodd-Frank Act changes the existing law governing the separate existence of separate entities under other applicable law, or changes the enforceability of standard contractual provisions meant to foster the bankruptcy-remote treatment of special purpose entities such as the depositor and the trust, and | ||
• | that, until the FDIC adopts a regulation, the FDIC will not exercise its repudiation authority to reclaim, recover or recharacterize as property of a company in receivership or the receivership assets transferred by that company prior to the end of the applicable transition period of any such future regulation, provided that such transfer satisfies the conditions for the exclusion of such assets from the property of the estate of that company under the U.S. federal bankruptcy laws. |
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• | purchase notes in the initial distribution of the notes, | ||
• | are citizens or residents of the United States, including domestic corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships, and | ||
• | hold the notes as “capital assets” within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code. |
• | a citizen or resident of the United States, | ||
• | a corporation created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, | ||
• | an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source, or | ||
• | a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or that has made a valid election under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. |
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• | is signed under penalties of perjury by the beneficial owner of the note, | ||
• | certifies that such owner is not a U.S. noteholder, and | ||
• | provides the beneficial owner’s name and address. |
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• | the gain is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States by the non-U.S. noteholder, and | ||
• | in the case of a foreign individual, the non-U.S. noteholder is not present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year. |
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• | whether the investment is permitted under the plan’s governing documents, | ||
• | whether the fiduciary has the authority to make the investment, | ||
• | whether the investment is consistent with the plan’s funding objectives, | ||
• | the tax effects of the investment, | ||
• | whether under the general fiduciary standards of investment prudence and diversification an investment in any notes of the trust is appropriate for the plan, taking into account the overall investment policy of the plan and the composition of the plan’s investment portfolio, and | ||
• | whether the investment is prudent considering the factors discussed in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement. |
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• | prohibited transaction class exemption, or “PTCE,” 84-14, regarding transactions effected by qualified professional asset managers, | ||
• | PTCE 90-1, regarding transactions entered into by insurance company pooled separate accounts, | ||
• | PTCE 91-38, regarding transactions entered into by bank collective investment funds, | ||
• | PTCE 95-60, regarding transactions entered into by insurance company general accounts, and | ||
• | PTCE 96-23, regarding transactions effected by in-house asset managers. |
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• | over-allotments, in which members of the selling syndicate sell more notes than the seller actually sold to the syndicate, creating a syndicate short position, | ||
• | stabilizing transactions, in which purchases and sales of the notes may be made by the members of the selling syndicate at prices that do not exceed a specified maximum, | ||
• | syndicate covering transactions, in which members of the selling syndicate purchase the notes in the open market after the distribution is completed in order to cover syndicate short positions, and | ||
• | penalty bids, by which underwriters reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when any of the notes originally sold by that syndicate member are purchased in a syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions. |
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or Ford Credit Floorplan LLC
c/o Ford Motor Credit Company LLC
c/o Ford Motor Company
World Headquarters, Suite 801-C1
One American Road
Dearborn, Michigan 48126
Attention: Ford Credit SPE Management Office
Telephone number: (313) 594-3495
Fax number: (313) 390-4133
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adjusted invested amount | 29 | |||
adjusted pool balance | 28 | |||
adjustment fee | 21 | |||
amortization event | 35 | |||
available subordinated amount | 34 | |||
back-up servicer reserve account | 51 | |||
collection account | 47 | |||
controlled accumulation period | 33 | |||
defaulted receivable | 31 | |||
depositor amount | 28 | |||
depositor percentage | 29 | |||
disqualified persons | 61 | |||
Dodd-Frank Act | 55 | |||
DTC | 39 | |||
early amortization period | 34 | |||
eligible account | 41 | |||
eligible receivable | 42 | |||
ERISA | 60 | |||
event of default | 36 | |||
excess funding account | 31 | |||
excess interest collections | 35 | |||
excess interest sharing group | 35 | |||
excess spread | 34 | |||
expected final payment date | 33 | |||
FDIC | 55 | |||
final maturity date | 33 | |||
Ford | 4 | |||
Ford Credit | 4 | |||
interest collections | 29 | |||
in-transit period | 21 | |||
in-transit receivables | 6 | |||
invested amount | 28 | |||
investor percentage | 28 | |||
IRS | 57 | |||
LIBOR | 32 | |||
net adjusted pool balance | 31 | |||
non-U.S. noteholder | 57 | |||
OID | 58 | |||
OLA | 55 | |||
parties in interest | 61 | |||
plan assets regulation | 61 | |||
plans | 60 | |||
pool balance | 27 | |||
principal collections | 29 | |||
principal sharing group | 35 | |||
program vehicles | 21 | |||
PTCE | 62 | |||
required depositor amount | 28 | |||
required pool balance | 27 | |||
revolving period | 33 | |||
SEC | 3 | |||
servicer | 7 | |||
servicer termination event | 50 | |||
status | 25 | |||
trust | 4 | |||
trust available subordinated amount | 34 | |||
U.S. noteholder | 57 |
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Ford Credit Floorplan LLC
Depositors
Sponsor and Servicer
Master Owner Trust A
Issuing Entity or Trust
Asset Backed Notes
$950,000,000 | { | Class A-1•% Notes | ||
Class A-2 Floating Rate Notes | ||||
$43,464,000 | Class B•% Notes | |||
$62,092,000 | Class C•% Notes | |||
$37,255,000 | Class D•% Notes |
BNP PARIBAS
RBS
Scotia Capital