(j) The Issued Notes, when validly issued pursuant to the Indenture, and the Notes, when sold to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Preliminary Prospectus and will be validly issued and entitled to the benefits and security afforded by the Indenture. When executed and delivered by the parties thereto, each Transaction Document to which the Seller is a party will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights in general, as such laws would apply in the event of the insolvency, liquidation or reorganization or other similar occurrence with respect to the Seller or in the event of any moratorium or similar occurrence affecting the Seller and to general principles of equity. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders or other actions of any person, corporation or other organization, or of any court, governmental agency or body or official (except with respect to the securities laws of any foreign jurisdiction or the state securities or Blue Sky laws of various jurisdictions), required in connection with the valid and proper authorization and issuance of the Issued Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the sale of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement have been or will be taken or obtained on or before the Closing Date.
(k) Neither the Seller nor the Issuer is now, and following the issuance of the Issued Notes, neither will be, required to be registered under the 1940 Act and, although there may be additional exclusions or exemptions available to the Issuer, the Issuer will rely on the exclusion or exemption from the definition of “investment company” under the 1940 Act contained in Section 3(c)(5) of the 1940 Act. The Issuer is structured so as not to constitute a “covered fund” as defined in the final regulation issued December 10, 2013, implementing the “Volcker Rule” (Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act).
(l) Based on information currently available to, and in the reasonable belief of, the Seller, the Seller is not engaged (whether as defendant or otherwise) in, nor has the Seller knowledge of the existence of, or any threat of, any legal, arbitration, administrative or other proceedings the result of which might have a material adverse effect on the Receivables.
(m) Except for the Underwriters, neither the Seller nor the Issuer has employed or retained a broker, finder, commission agent or other person in connection with the sale of the Notes, and neither the Seller nor the Issuer is under any obligation to pay any broker’s fee or commission in connection with such sale.
(n) No Event of Default or Servicer Replacement Event or any event which after any applicable grace period or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default or Servicer Replacement Event, has occurred.
(o) Based on information currently available to, and in the reasonable belief of the Seller, the Seller is not engaged (whether as defendant or otherwise) in, nor has the Seller knowledge of the existence of, or any threat of, any legal, arbitration, administrative or other proceedings the result of which might have a material adverse effect on the Noteholders (as defined below).
(p) Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement and each Transaction Document to which it is a party shall have been paid or will be paid by the Seller at or before the Closing Date to the extent then due.
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