THE OWNER TRUSTEE, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE TITLING TRUSTEE
The Owner Trustee
Wilmington Trust, National Association (“WTNA”) (formerly called M & T Bank, National Association) will be the owner trustee under the Trust Agreement. WTNA is a national banking association with trust powers incorporated in 1995. The owner trustee’s principal place of business is located at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890. WTNA is an affiliate of Wilmington Trust Company and both WTNA and Wilmington Trust Company are subsidiaries of Wilmington Trust Corporation. Since 1998, Wilmington Trust Company has served as owner trustee in numerous asset-backed securities transactions involving automobile leases.
On May 16, 2011, after receiving all required shareholder and regulatory approvals, Wilmington Trust Corporation, the parent of WTNA, through a merger, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”), a New York corporation.
WTNA is subject to various legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business. WTNA does not believe that the ultimate resolution of any of these proceedings will have a materially adverse effect on its services as owner trustee.
WTNA has provided the above information for purposes of complying with Regulation AB. Other than the above three paragraphs, WTNA has not participated in the preparation of, and is not responsible for, any other information contained in this prospectus.
The fees and expenses and indemnity payments of the owner trustee due pursuant to the Trust Agreement will be paid by the administrative agent under the Trust Agreement.
For a description of the roles and responsibilities of the owner trustee, see “Description of the Trust Agreement” and “Description of the Trust Administration Agreement” in this prospectus.
The Indenture Trustee
U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”), a national banking association, will act as indenture trustee, note registrar and paying agent. U.S. Bancorp, with total assets exceeding $467 billion as of December 31, 2018, is the parent company of U.S. Bank, the fifth largest commercial bank in the United States. As of December 31, 2018, U.S. Bancorp served approximately 18 million customers and operated over 3,000 branch offices in 25 states. A network of specialized U.S. Bancorp offices across the nation provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses, and institutions.
U.S. Bank has one of the largest corporate trust businesses in the country with office locations in 53 domestic and 2 international cities. The Indenture will be administered from U.S. Bank’s corporate trust office located at 190 South LaSalle Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603.
U.S. Bank has provided corporate trust services since 1924. As of December 31, 2018, U.S. Bank was acting as trustee with respect to over 96,000 issuances of securities with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of over $3.9 trillion. This portfolio includes corporate and municipal bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations.
The indenture trustee will make each monthly statement available to the Noteholders via the indenture trustee’s internet website at https://pivot.usbank.com. Noteholders with questions may direct them to the Indenture Trustee’s bondholder services group at (800) 934-6802.
As of December 31, 2018, U.S. Bank (and its affiliate U.S. Bank Trust National Association) was acting as indenture trustee, registrar and paying agent on 155 issuances of automobile receivables-backed securities with an outstanding aggregate principal balance of approximately $61,524,300,000.00.
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