Exhibit 99.4
Execution Copy
AMBAC ASSURANCE CORPORATION
as Insurer,
ORIGEN FINANCIAL L.L.C.
as Sponsor and Servicer,
ORIGEN RESIDENTIAL SECURITIES, INC.
as Depositor,
ORIGEN SECURITIZATION COMPANY, LLC
as Seller,
ORIGEN SERVICING, INC.
as Subservicer
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
as Indenture Trustee
INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
ORIGEN MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT TRUST COLLATERALIZED NOTES,
SERIES 2007-A, CLASS A
Dated as of May 2, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(This Table of Contents is for convenience of reference only and shall
not be deemed to be part of this Insurance Agreement. All capitalized terms used
in this Insurance Agreement and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
set forth in Article I of this Insurance Agreement.)
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS.................................................... 1
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms........................................... 1
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitional Provisions........................... 5
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS..................... 5
SECTION 2.01. Representations and Warranties of the Seller, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor............. 5
SECTION 2.02. Affirmative Covenants of the Seller, the Servicer, the
Subservicer and the Depositor........................... 9
SECTION 2.03. Negative Covenants of the Seller, the Servicer, the
Subservicer and the Depositor........................... 14
SECTION 2.04. Representations and Warranties of the Insurer........... 15
ARTICLE III THE POLICY; REIMBURSEMENT.................................... 16
SECTION 3.01. Issuance of the Policy.................................. 16
SECTION 3.02. Payment of Fees and Premium............................. 18
SECTION 3.03. Reimbursement Obligation................................ 19
SECTION 3.04. Indemnification......................................... 20
SECTION 3.05. Payment Procedure....................................... 23
ARTICLE IV FURTHER AGREEMENTS............................................ 23
SECTION 4.01. Effective Date; Term of the Insurance Agreement......... 23
SECTION 4.02. Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments........... 23
SECTION 4.03. Obligations Absolute.................................... 24
SECTION 4.04. Assignments; Reinsurance; Third-Party Rights............ 25
SECTION 4.05. Liability of the Insurer................................ 26
SECTION 4.06. Annual Servicing Audit and Certification................ 26
ARTICLE V DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES.......................................... 28
SECTION 5.01. Defaults................................................ 28
SECTION 5.02. Remedies; No Remedy Exclusive........................... 29
SECTION 5.03. Waivers................................................. 30
ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS................................................. 30
(i)
SECTION 6.01. Amendments, Etc......................................... 30
SECTION 6.02. Notices................................................. 30
SECTION 6.03. Severability............................................ 32
SECTION 6.04. Governing Law........................................... 32
SECTION 6.05. Consent to Jurisdiction................................. 32
SECTION 6.06. Consent of the Insurer.................................. 33
SECTION 6.07. Counterparts............................................ 33
SECTION 6.08. Headings................................................ 33
SECTION 6.09. Trial by Jury Waived.................................... 34
SECTION 6.10. Limited Liability....................................... 34
SECTION 6.11. Entire Agreement........................................ 34
SECTION 6.12. Indenture Trustee....................................... 34
SECTION 6.13. No Petition............................................. 34
(ii)
INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (as may be amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time, this "Insurance Agreement"), dated as of May 2, 2007, by and
among AMBAC ASSURANCE CORPORATION, as Insurer, ORIGEN FINANCIAL L.L.C., as
Sponsor and Servicer, ORIGEN RESIDENTIAL SECURITIES, INC., as Depositor, ORIGEN
SECURITIZATION COMPANY, LLC, as Seller, ORIGEN SERVICING, INC., as Subservicer,
and THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Indenture Trustee.
WHEREAS, the Indenture, dated as of April 1, 2007, relating to the
Origen Manufactured Housing Contract Trust Collateralized Notes, Series 2007-A
(as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time as set forth
therein with the prior written consent of the Insurer, the "Indenture"), between
the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee provides for, among other things, the
issuance of Notes by the Issuer representing indebtedness of the Trust;
WHEREAS, the Insurer has issued the Policy pursuant to which it has
agreed to pay to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Class A
Noteholders certain payments in respect of the Notes;
WHEREAS, the Insurer shall be paid a Premium with respect to the
Policy as set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Seller, the Servicer, the Sponsor, the Subservicer and
the Depositor have undertaken certain obligations in consideration for the
Insurer's issuance of the Policy;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. Unless the context clearly requires
otherwise, all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned to them in the Indenture or the Policy, as
applicable. For purposes of this Insurance Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
"Ambac Premium Letter" means the letter agreement between the
Indenture Trustee and the Insurer dated May 2, 2007 setting forth the Premium
with respect to the Policy and the expenses of the Insurer.
"Business Day" shall mean any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday
or (ii) a day on which banking institutions in the state of New York or the city
in which the Corporate Trust Office or the office of the Insurer is located are
required or authorized by law or executive order to be closed.
"Closing Date" means May 2, 2007.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Default" means any event which results, or which with the giving of
notice or the lapse of time or both would result, in an Event of Default.
"Depositor" means Origen Residential Securities, Inc.
"Documents" has the meaning given such term in Section 2.01(j).
"Event of Default" means any Event of Default specified in Section
5.01.
"Financial Statements" means, with respect to each of the Sponsor, the
Seller, the Servicer and the Subservicer, the consolidated statements of
financial condition of Origen Financial, Inc., as of December 31, 2006 and 2005
and the statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows of the
Seller, the Servicer and the Subservicer, as applicable, for each of the years
in the two-year period ended December 31, 2006 and the notes thereto and the
unaudited consolidated financial statements of Origen Financial, Inc., and
subsidiaries as of March 31, 2007 for the three-month period ended March 31,
2007.
"Holder" has the meaning given such term in the Policy.
"Incorporation Termination Date" means January 31, 2008, or if, prior
to such date, the Insurer receives a written notification from the Depositor
that no Form 15-D will be filed prior to such date with the Commission in
respect of the Notes (a "No Form 15-D Notice"), the first January 31 to occur
thereafter as of which the Insurer shall not have received a No Form 15-D Notice
prior to such date.
"Indemnification Agreement" means the indemnification agreement dated
as of April 27, 2007 between the Insurer and the Underwriter.
"Indenture" has the meaning given such term in the first recital
hereto.
"Indenture Trustee" means The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., a
banking association organized under the laws of the United States, as Indenture
Trustee under the Indenture, and any successor thereto under the Indenture.
"Insurance Agreement" has the meaning given such term in the initial
paragraph hereof.
"Insurer" means Ambac Assurance Corporation, or any successor thereto,
as issuer of the Policy.
"Insurer Information" has the meaning given such term in Section
3.04(b).
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940,
including, unless the context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations
thereunder, as amended from time to time.
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"Late Payment Rate" shall mean for any Payment Date, the lesser of (a)
the greater of (i) the per annum rate of interest publicly announced from time
to time by Citibank, N.A. at its principal office in New York, New York as its
prime lending rate (any change in such prime rate of interest to be effective on
the date such change is announced by Citibank, N.A.) plus 2% per annum and (ii)
the then applicable highest rate of interest on the Notes and (b) the maximum
rate permissible under applicable usury or similar law limiting interest rates,
such maximum rate as determined by the Insurer. The Late Payment Rate shall be
computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360
days.
"Lien" means, as applied to the property or assets (or the income or
profits therefrom) of any Person, in each case whether the same is consensual or
nonconsensual or arises by contract, operation of law, legal process or
otherwise: (a) any mortgage, lien, pledge, attachment, charge, lease,
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or other security interest
or encumbrance of any kind or (b) any arrangement, express or implied, under
which such property or assets are transferred, sequestered or otherwise
identified for the purpose of subjecting or making available the same for the
payment of debt or performance of any other obligation in priority to the
payment of the general, unsecured creditors of such Person.
"Material Adverse Change" means, in respect of any Person, a material
adverse change in (i) the business, financial condition, results of operations
or properties of such Person on a consolidated basis with its subsidiaries or
(ii) the ability of such Person to perform its obligations under any of the
Transaction Documents or affecting the repayment of the Notes.
"Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc., and any successor
thereto.
"Notes" has the meaning given such term in the first recital hereto.
"Offering Document" means each of (i) the Free Writing Prospectus,
dated April 25. 2007, of the Depositor, and (ii) the Prospectus, dated July 24,
2006, of the Depositor, together with the Prospectus Supplement, dated April 27,
2007, in respect of the offering and sale of the Notes, any amendment or
supplement thereto, and any other offering document (excluding the computational
materials) in respect of the Notes that makes reference to the Policy.
"Person" means an individual, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated association, joint venture, corporation, business or owner trust,
partnership, limited liability company, limited partnership or other
organization or entity (whether governmental or private).
"Policy" means the financial guaranty insurance policy, No. AB1077BE
together with all endorsements thereto, issued by the Insurer to the Indenture
Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes.
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"Premium" means the premium payable in accordance with the Policy and
the Ambac Premium Letter.
"Premium Percentage" shall mean 0.27% per annum.
"Restrictions on Transferability" means, as applied to the property or
assets (or income or profits therefrom) of any Person, in each case whether the
same is consensual or nonconsensual or arises by contract, operation of law,
legal process or otherwise, any material condition to, or restriction on, the
ability of such Person or any transferee therefrom to sell, assign, transfer or
otherwise liquidate such property or assets in a commercially reasonable time
and manner or which would otherwise materially deprive such Person or any
transferee therefrom of the benefits of ownership of such property or assets.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, including, unless
the context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations thereunder, as amended
from time to time.
"Securities Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
including, unless the context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations
thereunder, as amended from time to time.
"Seller" means Origen Securitization Company, LLC, and any successor
thereto.
"Servicer" means Origen Financial L.L.C., in its capacity as Servicer
under the Servicing Agreement, and any successor thereto.
"Sponsor" means Origen Financial L.L.C., and any successor thereto.
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc. and any successor thereto.
"Subservicer" means Origen Servicing, Inc., in its capacity as
Subservicer under the Servicing Agreement, and any successor thereto.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, including, unless the
context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations thereunder, as amended
from time to time.
"Transaction" means the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, including the transactions described in the Offering Document.
"Transaction Documents" means this Agreement, the Notes, the
Indenture, the Servicing Agreement, the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Custodial
Agreement, the Underwriting Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Insurance
Agreement and all other documents and certificates delivered in connection
therewith except for the Policy.
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"Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement dated April
24, 2007, between the Underwriter and the Depositor with respect to the offer
and sale of the Notes, as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof.
"Underwriter" means Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
"Underwriter Information" has the meaning given such term in the
Indemnification Agreement.
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitional Provisions. The words "hereof,"
"herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar import when used in this Insurance
Agreement shall refer to this Insurance Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular provision of this Insurance Agreement, and Section, subsection,
Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Insurance Agreement unless otherwise
specified. The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. The words
"include" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without
limitation."
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
SECTION 2.01. Representations and Warranties of the Seller, the
Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor. The Seller, the
Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor represent and warrant
as of the Closing Date as follows:
(a) Due Organization and Qualification. The Seller, the Sponsor,
the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor, are entities, duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the states of their
respective organization. Each of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer and the Depositor is duly qualified to do business, is in good
standing and has obtained all necessary licenses, permits, charters,
registrations and approvals (together, "approvals") necessary for the conduct of
its business as currently conducted and as described in the Offering Document
and the performance of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which
it is party in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified or to
obtain such approvals would render any Transaction Document to which it is party
unenforceable in any respect or would have a material adverse effect upon the
Transaction.
(b) Power and Authority. Each of the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor has all necessary power and
authority to conduct its business as currently conducted and as described in the
Offering Document, to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the
Transaction Documents to which it is party and to consummate the Transaction.
(c) Due Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of
the Transaction Documents to which they are party by each of the Seller, the
Sponsor, the
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Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor have been duly authorized by all
necessary action and do not require any additional approvals or consents, or
other action by or any notice to or filing with any Person, including any
governmental entity or any of the stockholders of the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor which have not previously been
obtained or given by the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or
the Depositor, as applicable.
(d) Noncontravention. The execution and delivery by the Seller,
the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor of the Transaction
Documents to which they are party, the consummation of the Transaction and the
satisfaction of the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents do not and
will not:
(i) conflict with or result in any breach or violation of
any provision of the organizational documents of the Seller, the Sponsor,
the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor, as applicable, or any law,
rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination
or award currently in effect having applicability to the Seller, the
Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor, as applicable, or
any of their respective material properties, including regulations issued
by any administrative agency or other governmental authority having
supervisory powers over the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer or the
Subservicer, as applicable;
(ii) constitute a default by the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor, as applicable, under, result in
the acceleration of any obligation under, or breach, in any material
respect, any provision of any loan agreement, mortgage, indenture or other
material agreement or instrument to which the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor, as applicable, is a party or by
which any of their properties are or may be bound or affected; or
(iii) result in or require the creation of any lien upon or
in respect of any assets of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer or the Depositor, as applicable, except as otherwise expressly
contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(e) Legal Proceedings. There is no action, proceeding or
investigation by or before any court, governmental or administrative agency or
arbitrator against or affecting the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer or the Depositor, any of their subsidiaries, any properties or
rights of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the
Depositor or any of their subsidiaries or any of the Contracts pending or, to
the Seller's, the Sponsor's, the Servicer's, the Subservicer's or the
Depositor's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, threatened, which, in any case,
if decided adversely to the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer
or the Depositor or any such subsidiary could result in a Material Adverse
Change with respect to the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or
the Depositor, as applicable.
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(f) Valid and Binding Obligations. The Transaction Documents to
which they are party, when executed and delivered by the Seller, the Sponsor,
the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor, as applicable, will constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor, as applicable, enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally and general equitable principles and
public policy considerations as to rights of indemnification for violations of
federal securities laws. The Notes, when executed, authenticated and delivered
in accordance with the Indenture, will be validly issued and outstanding and
entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. None of the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor will at any time in the future deny
that the Transaction Documents to which they are party, constitute the legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer and the Depositor, as applicable.
(g) Financial Statements. The Financial Statements which have
been furnished to the Insurer, (i) fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition and results of operations of Origen Financial, Inc., on a
consolidated basis, as of the dates and for the periods indicated and (ii) have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied, except as noted therein (subject as to interim statements
to normal year-end adjustments). Since the date of the most recent Financial
Statements, there has been no Material Adverse Change in respect of the Seller,
the Sponsor, the Servicer or the Subservicer. Except as disclosed in the
Financial Statements, none of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer and the
Subservicer are subject to any contingent liabilities or commitments that,
individually or in the aggregate, have a material possibility of causing a
Material Adverse Change in respect of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer or
the Subservicer, as applicable.
(h) Compliance with Law, Etc. No practice, procedure or policy
employed, or proposed to be employed, by the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer,
the Subservicer or the Depositor in the conduct of its business violates any
law, regulation, judgment, agreement, order or decree applicable to the Seller,
the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor that, if enforced,
have a material possibility of resulting in a Material Adverse Change with
respect to the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the
Depositor. None of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the
Depositor is in violation of any applicable law or administrative regulation of
its jurisdiction of incorporation, or any department, division, agency,
instrumentality thereof or of the United States of America or any applicable
judgment or decree or any note, resolution, certificate, agreement or other
instrument to which the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or
the Depositor, as applicable, is a party or is otherwise subject which, if
enforced, would result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the Seller,
the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor.
(i) Taxes. Each of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer and the Depositor has filed, or caused to be filed on their behalf,
prior to the date hereof all federal and state tax returns that are required to
be filed and has paid all
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taxes, including any assessments received by it that are not being contested in
good faith, to the extent that such taxes have become due. Any taxes, fees and
other governmental charges payable by the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer or the Depositor, as applicable, in connection with the Transaction,
the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the issuance of the
Notes have been paid or shall have been paid at or prior to the Closing Date.
(j) Accuracy of Information. The written information relating to
the Contracts, the operations of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer and the
Subservicer or the financial condition of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer
and the Subservicer (collectively, the "Documents"), as amended, supplemented or
superseded, furnished to the Insurer by the Seller, the Sponsor or the Servicer,
does not contain any statement of a material fact which was untrue or misleading
when made. None of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and
the Depositor has knowledge of any circumstances that has a material possibility
of causing a Material Adverse Change with respect to the Seller, the Sponsor,
the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor. Since the furnishing of the
Documents, there has been no change nor any development or event involving a
prospective change known to the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer or the Depositor that would render the Documents, taken as a whole,
untrue or misleading in any material respect.
(k) Compliance With Securities Laws. The Offering Document does
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however,
that no representation is made with respect to the Insurer Information or with
respect to the Underwriter Information. The Indenture is not required to be
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and the Trust is not required to be
registered as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act.
(l) Transaction Documents. Each of the representations and
warranties of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the
Depositor contained in the Transaction Documents is true and correct in all
material respects and the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and
the Depositor hereby make each such representation and warranty to, and for the
benefit of, the Insurer as if the same were set forth in full herein, provided
that the remedy with respect to any defective Contracts under Section 3.7 of the
Asset Purchase Agreement shall be limited to the remedies specified therein.
(m) Solvency; Fraudulent Conveyance. The Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor are solvent and will not be rendered
insolvent by the Transaction and, after giving effect to the Transaction, the
Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor will not be
left with an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to engage in its
business. None of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the
Depositor intends to incur, or believe that it has incurred, debts beyond its
ability to pay as they mature. None of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer,
the Subservicer and the Depositor contemplates the commencement of
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insolvency, liquidation or consolidation proceedings or the appointment of a
receiver, liquidator, conservator, trustee or similar official in respect of the
Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor or any of
their assets. The amount of consideration being received by the Seller and the
Depositor upon the sale of the Notes constitutes reasonably equivalent value and
fair consideration for the interest in the Contracts. The Seller did not
transfer the Contracts to the Depositor with any intent to hinder, delay or
defraud any of the Seller's creditors. The Depositor did not transfer the
Contracts to the Trust with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the
Depositor's creditors.
(n) Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business
of the Seller is 27777 South Franklin Road, Suite 1700, Southfield, Michigan
48034. The principal place of business of the Sponsor and the Servicer is 27777
South Franklin Road, Suite 1700, Southfield, Michigan 48034. The principal place
of business of the Subservicer is 27777 South Franklin Road, Suite 1700,
Southfield, Michigan 48034. The principal place of business of the Depositor is
27777 South Franklin Road, Suite 1700, Southfield, Michigan 48034. The state of
organization of each of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer
and the Depositor is Delaware.
(o) Good Title; Absence of Liens; Security Interest. Immediately
prior to the transfer to the Depositor, the Seller was the owner of, and had
good and marketable title to, the Contracts free and clear of all Liens and
Restrictions on Transferability, and had full right, power and lawful authority
to assign, transfer and pledge the Contracts. Immediately prior to the transfer
to the Trust, the Depositor was the owner of, and had good and marketable title
to, the Contracts free and clear of all Liens and Restrictions on
Transferability, and had full right, power and lawful authority to assign,
transfer and pledge the Contracts.
SECTION 2.02. Affirmative Covenants of the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor. The Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor hereby agree that during the term of
this Insurance Agreement, unless the Insurer shall otherwise expressly consent
in writing:
(a) Compliance With Agreements and Applicable Laws. The Seller,
the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor shall comply with
the terms and conditions of and perform its respective obligations under the
Transaction Documents to which they are party in all cases in which failure to
so comply or perform would result in a default thereunder and shall comply in
all material respects with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to them.
(b) Corporate Existence. The Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer,
the Subservicer and the Depositor and their respective successors and permitted
assigns shall each maintain its limited partnership or limited liability company
existence, as applicable, and shall at all times continue to be duly organized
under the laws of the state of Delaware, in the case of the Seller, the Sponsor,
the Servicer and Subservicer, and the state of Delaware, in the case of the
Depositor, and duly qualified and duly authorized (as
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described in subsections 2.01(a), (b) and (c) hereof) and shall conduct its
business in accordance with the terms of its organizational documents.
(c) Financial Statements; Accountants' Reports; Other
Information. The Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the
Depositor shall keep or cause to be kept in reasonable detail books and records
of account of its assets and business, including books and records relating to
the Transaction, and shall clearly reflect therein that the Contracts have been
legally isolated and such assets are not available to satisfy claims of their
general creditors. The Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and
the Depositor shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Insurer, but only to
the extent not available to the Insurer on EDGAR:
(i) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, and
in any event within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year of the
Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor, as
applicable, the audited consolidated statement of financial condition of
the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor,
as applicable, as of the end of such fiscal year and the related audited
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows
for such fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and stating in comparative
form the respective figures for the corresponding date and period in the
preceding fiscal year, prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied, and accompanied by the audit
opinion of the Seller's, the Sponsor's, the Servicer's, the Subservicer's
and the Depositor's, as applicable, independent accountants (which shall be
a nationally recognized independent public accounting firm or otherwise
acceptable to the Insurer) and by the certificate specified in Section
2.02(d).
(ii) Quarterly Financial Statements. (A) Upon the reasonable
request of the Insurer following any Material Adverse Change with respect
to the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor,
as applicable, or the reasonable belief of the Insurer that a Material
Adverse Change with respect to the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer or the Depositor, as applicable, has occurred, as soon as
available, and (B) in any event within 45 days after the close of each of
the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Seller, the Sponsor,
the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor, as applicable, the
unaudited consolidated statement of financial condition of the Seller, the
Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor, as applicable,
and its subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and the related
unaudited consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and
cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year then ended, all in reasonable
detail and stating in comparative form the respective figures for the
corresponding date and period in the preceding fiscal year, prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied (subject to normal year-end adjustments), and accompanied by the
certificate specified in Section 2.02(d).
(iii) Initial Report. On or before the Closing Date, a copy
of the computer files to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee on the
Closing Date setting
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forth as to each Contract, the information required in the definition of
"List of Contracts" in the Custodial Agreement.
(iv) Certain Information. Upon the reasonable request of the
Insurer, copies of proxy statements, financial statements, reports and
registration statements that the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer or the
Subservicer files with, or delivers to, the Commission or any national
securities exchange, if any.
(v) Other Information. (A) Promptly upon request, such other
data as the Insurer may reasonably request and (B) all information required
to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee simultaneously with the furnishing
thereof to the Indenture Trustee.
(d) Compliance Certificate. The Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer
and the Subservicer shall deliver to the Insurer, at the time that the delivery
of the financial statements are required pursuant to subsection 2.02(c)(i) and
(ii) certificates of one (or more) of its authorized signatories stating that:
(i) a review of the performance of the Seller, the Sponsor,
the Servicer or the Subservicer, as applicable, under the Transaction
Documents to which it is a party during such period has been made under
such officer's supervision; and
(ii) to the best of such authorized signatory's knowledge
following reasonable inquiry, no Default or Event of Default has occurred,
or if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, specifying the nature
thereof and, if the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer or the Subservicer
has a right to cure pursuant to Section 5.01, stating in reasonable detail
(including, if applicable, any supporting calculations) the steps, if any,
being taken by the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer or the Subservicer to
cure such Default or Event of Default or to otherwise comply with the terms
of the agreement to which such Default or Event of Default relates.
(e) Access to Records; Discussions with Officers and Accountants.
The Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor shall,
upon the reasonable request of and notice to the Insurer, permit the insurer or
its authorized agents:
(i) to inspect the books and records of the Seller, the
Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor as they may relate
to the Notes, the obligations of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer and the Depositor under the Transaction Documents and the
Transaction;
(ii) to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the
Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer and the Subservicer with the managers or
authorized representatives of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer and the
Subservicer; and
(iii) with the Seller's, the Sponsor's, the Servicer's, the
Subservicer's or the Depositor's consent, as applicable, to discuss the
affairs,
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finances and accounts of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer or the Depositor, as applicable, with the Seller's, the
Sponsor's, the Servicer's, the Subservicer's or the Depositor's, as
applicable, independent accountants, provided that a manager or authorized
representative of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer
and the Depositor shall have the right to be present during such
discussions.
Such inspections and discussions shall be conducted during normal
business hours and shall not unreasonably disrupt the business of the Seller,
the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor.
(f) Notice of Material Events. The Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor shall be obligated promptly to
inform the Insurer in writing of the occurrence of any of the following:
(i) the submission of any claim or the initiation or
material threat of any legal process, litigation or administrative or
judicial investigation, or rule making or disciplinary proceeding by or
against the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the
Depositor that would likely result in a Material Adverse Change of the type
described in clause (ii) of the definition hereof with respect to the
Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor or, to
the best of their knowledge, the initiation of any proceeding or the
promulgation of any proposed or final rule which would likely result in a
Material Adverse Change of the type described in clause (ii) of the
definition hereof with respect to the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer,
the Subservicer or the Depositor;
(ii) any change in (A) the location of the principal office
of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor,
(B) the jurisdiction of organization or (C) its legal name;
(iii) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default or
any Material Adverse Change in respect of the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor;
(iv) the commencement of any proceedings by or against the
Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor under
any applicable reorganization, liquidation, rehabilitation, insolvency or
other similar law now or hereafter in effect or of any proceeding in which
a receiver, liquidator, conservator, trustee or similar official shall have
been appointed for the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer
or the Depositor or any of their assets; or
(v) the receipt of notice that (A) any license, permit,
charter, registration or approval necessary for the conduct of the
Seller's, the Sponsor's, the Servicer's, the Subservicer's or the
Depositor's respective businesses are to be suspended or revoked and such
suspension or revocation is materially likely to result in a Material
Adverse Change or (B) the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer or the
Subservicer are to cease and desist any practice, procedure or policy
employed
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by the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer or the Subservicer in the conduct
of its business, and such cessation is materially likely to result in a
Material Adverse Change with respect to the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer or the Subservicer.
(g) Financing Statements and Further Assurances. The Seller, the
Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor will cause to be filed
all necessary financing statements or other instruments, and any amendments or
continuation statements relating thereto, necessary to be kept and filed in such
manner and in such places as may be required by law to preserve and protect
fully the interest of the Indenture Trustee in the Contracts. In addition, the
Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor agree to
cooperate with S&P and Moody's in connection with any review of the Transaction
that may be undertaken by S&P and Moody's after the date hereof.
(h) Maintenance of Licenses. The Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor and any successors thereof shall
maintain all licenses, permits, charters and registrations which are material to
the conduct of their business.
(i) Retirement of Notes. The Servicer shall instruct the
Indenture Trustee, upon a retirement or other payment of all of the Notes, to
surrender the Policy to the Insurer for cancellation.
(j) Disclosure Document. Each Offering Document delivered with
respect to the Notes shall clearly disclose that the Policy is not covered by
the property/casualty insurance security fund specified in Article 76 of the New
York Insurance Law.
(k) Third-Party Beneficiary. The Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor agree that the Insurer shall have
all rights of a third-party beneficiary in respect of the Transaction Documents
to which they are party.
(l) Servicing of Contracts. All Contracts will be serviced in
compliance with the Servicing Agreement.
(m) Closing Documents. The Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer and
the Subservicer shall provide or cause to be provided to the Insurer an executed
original copy of each document executed in connection with the Transaction
within 60 days after the date of closing.
(n) Special Purpose Entity. The Depositor shall:
(i) ensure that its capital is adequate for the business and undertakings
of the Depositor;
(ii) other than activities in connection with the Transaction, be
restricted from undertaking any activities other than purchasing financial
assets and transferring the proceeds to other special-purpose entities in
connection with the issuance of other asset backed securities and activities
incidental to the foregoing;
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(iii) have at least one director, manager or member that is a person who is
an independent director within rating agency requirements;
(iv) not commingle its funds and assets with the funds of any other person;
(v) maintain (A) correct and complete minute books and records of account,
and (B) minutes of the meetings and other proceedings of its board of managers,
as provided in its certificate of incorporation.
(o) Suspension of Filing. The Depositor shall suspend filing
periodic Exchange Act Reports by filing Form 15 as soon as reasonably
practicable after it is permitted to do so under the Securities Exchange Act and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
SECTION 2.03. Negative Covenants of the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor. The Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor hereby agree that during the term of
this Insurance Agreement, unless the Insurer shall otherwise expressly consent
in writing:
(a) Impairment of Rights. The Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer,
the Subservicer and the Depositor shall not take any action, or fail to take any
action, if such action or failure to take action may result in a Material
Adverse Change specified in clause (ii) of the definition of Material Adverse
Change with respect to the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or
the Depositor or may interfere with the enforcement of any rights of the Insurer
under or with respect to any of the Transaction Documents. The Seller, the
Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor shall give the Insurer
written notice of any such action or failure to act on the earlier of: (i) the
date upon which any publicly available filing or release is made with respect to
such action or failure to act or (ii) promptly prior to the date of consummation
of such action or failure to act. The Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer and the Depositor shall furnish to the Insurer upon reasonable
notice all information requested by it that is reasonably necessary to determine
compliance with this paragraph.
(b) Amendments, Etc. Unless otherwise provided in the Transaction
Documents, none of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the
Depositor shall modify or amend, or consent to any modification or amendment of,
any of the terms, provisions or conditions of the Transaction Documents to which
they are party, without the prior written consent of the Insurer thereto, but
excluding any amendment to the Offering Document required by law and excluding
any modifications or amendments to which the Insurer's consent is not required.
(c) Limitation on Mergers, Etc. Neither the Depositor nor the
Issuing Entity shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any Person or
transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any Person or liquidate or
dissolve except as provided in the Indenture or as permitted hereby. The
Depositor shall furnish to the Insurer all information requested by it that is
reasonably necessary to determine compliance with this paragraph.
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(d) Successors. None of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer,
the Subservicer or the Depositor shall terminate or designate, or consent to the
termination or designation of, any successor to the Servicer (in its capacity as
Servicer) or the Indenture Trustee without the prior written approval of the
Insurer.
SECTION 2.04. Representations and Warranties of the Insurer. The
Insurer represents and warrants to the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer and the Depositor as follows:
(a) Organization and Licensing. The Insurer is a duly organized
and validly existing Wisconsin-domiciled stock insurance company duly qualified
to conduct an insurance business in the State of New York.
(b) Corporate Power. The Insurer has the corporate power and
authority to issue the Policy and execute and deliver this Insurance Agreement
and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(c) Authorization; Approvals. All proceedings legally required
for the issuance of the Policy and the execution, delivery and performance of
this Insurance Agreement have been taken and all licenses, orders, consents or
other authorizations or approvals of the Insurer's Board of Directors or
stockholders or any governmental boards or bodies legally required for the
enforceability of the Policy have been obtained; any proceedings not taken and
any licenses, authorizations or approvals not obtained are not material to the
enforceability of the Policy.
(d) Enforceability. The Policy, when issued, and this Insurance
Agreement will each constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Insurer, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity and subject to
principles of public policy limiting the right to enforce the indemnification
provisions contained therein and herein, insofar as such provisions relate to
indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws.
(e) Financial Information. The consolidated financial statements
of Ambac Assurance Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2006, prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Ambac
Financial Group, Inc. (which was filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on March 1, 2007; Commission File Number 1-10777),
the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Ambac Assurance Corporation
and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2007 and for the three-month periods ended
March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006 included in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. for the period ended March 31, 2007 (which was
filed with the Commission on April 25, 2007, as they relate to Ambac, fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition of Ambac as of such
dates and for the periods covered by such statements in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Since
March 31, 2007, there has
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been no material change in such financial condition of Ambac that would
materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under the
Policy.
(f) Insurer Information. The Insurer Information does not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, not misleading.
(g) No Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings or
investigations pending or, to the best of the Insurer's knowledge, threatened
against it at law or in equity or before or by any court, governmental agency,
board or commission or any arbitrator which, if decided adversely, would result
in a Material Adverse Change or would materially and adversely affect its
ability to perform its obligations under the Policy or this Insurance Agreement.
(h) Noncontravention. The execution by the Insurer of this
Insurance Agreement will not, and the satisfaction of the terms hereof will not,
conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Insurer, or any
restriction contained in any contract, agreement or instrument to which the
Insurer is a party or by which it is bound or constitute a default under any of
the foregoing.
(i) Rating. The Insurer is not aware of any facts that if
disclosed to Moody's or S&P would be reasonably expected to result in a
downgrade of the rating of the financial strength rating of the Insurer by
either of such Rating Agencies.
(j) Securities Act Registration. The Policy is exempt from
registration under the Securities Act.
(k) No Affiliations. There are no affiliations relating to the
Insurer and any of the following parties or their affiliates: The Bank of New
York Trust Company, N.A. (the Indenture Trustee); Wilmington Trust Company (the
Owner Trustee) or Citibank, N.A. (enhancement or support provider) or
Computershare Trust Company, Inc. (auction agent).
ARTICLE III
THE POLICY; REIMBURSEMENT
SECTION 3.01. Issuance of the Policy. The Insurer agrees to issue the
Policy on the Closing Date subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent
set forth below:
(a) Payment of Initial Premium and Expenses. The Insurer shall
have been paid by the Seller the fees and expenses payable on the Closing Date
in accordance with Section 3.02;
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(b) Transaction Documents. The Insurer shall have received a copy
of each of the Transaction Documents, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Insurer, duly authorized, executed and delivered by each
party thereto;
(c) Certified Documents and Resolutions. The Insurer shall have
received (i) a copy of the organizational documents of the Seller, the Sponsor,
the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor and (ii) a certificate of the
Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer and the Depositor stating that attached thereto is a true, complete
and correct copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Managers or a duly
authorized Committee of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer
and the Depositor authorizing the issuance of the Notes, the execution, delivery
and performance by the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and
the Depositor of the Transaction Documents to which they are party and the
consummation of the Transaction and that such organizational documents and
resolutions are in full force and effect without amendment or modification on
the Closing Date;
(d) Incumbency Certificate. The Insurer shall have received a
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Seller, the
Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor certifying the officers
of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor
authorized to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents to which they are
party;
(e) Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the
Depositor set forth or incorporated by reference in this Insurance Agreement
shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the
Closing Date, and the Insurer shall have received a certificate of appropriate
officers of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the
Depositor to that effect;
(f) Opinions of Counsel. The Insurer shall have received all
opinions of counsel addressed to any of Moody's, S&P, the Indenture Trustee, the
Depositor, the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the
Underwriter, in respect of the Depositor, the Seller, the Subservicer and the
Subservicer, the other parties to the Transaction Documents and the Transaction
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Insurer, addressed to the
Insurer and addressing such matters as the Insurer may reasonably request, and
the counsel providing each such opinion shall have been instructed by its client
to deliver such opinion to the addressees thereof;
(g) Approvals, Etc. The Insurer shall have received true and
correct copies of all approvals, licenses and consents, if any, including any
required approval of the shareholders of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer,
the Subservicer and the Depositor, required in connection with the Transaction;
(h) No Litigation, Etc. No suit, action or other proceeding,
investigation or injunction, or final judgment relating thereto, shall be
pending or threatened before any court, governmental or administrative agency or
arbitrator in which
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it is sought to restrain or prohibit or to obtain damages or other relief in
connection with any of the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the
Transaction;
(i) Legality. No statute, rule, regulation or order shall have
been enacted, entered or deemed applicable by any government or governmental or
administrative agency or court that would make the Transaction illegal or
otherwise prevent the consummation thereof;
(j) Satisfaction of Conditions of the Underwriting Agreement. All
conditions in the Underwriting Agreement relating to the Underwriter's
obligation to purchase the Notes shall have been satisfied, without taking into
account any waiver by the Underwriter of any condition unless such waiver has
been approved by the Insurer. The Insurer shall have received copies of each of
the documents, and shall be entitled to rely on each of the documents, required
to be delivered to the Underwriter pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement;
(k) Issuance of Ratings. The Insurer shall have received
confirmation that the risk secured by the Policy constitutes at least a "BBB"
risk by S&P and at least a "Baa2" risk by Moody's and that the Notes, when
issued, will be rated "AAA" by S&P and "Aaa" by Moody's, respectively;
(l) No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred;
(m) Additional Items. The Insurer shall have received such other
documents, instruments, approvals or opinions reasonably requested by the
Insurer as may be reasonably necessary to effect the Transaction, including
evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Insurer that the conditions precedent,
if any, in the Transaction Documents have been satisfied; and
(n) Satisfactory Documentation. The Insurer and its counsel shall
have reasonably determined that all documents, certificates and opinions to be
delivered in connection with the Notes conform to the terms of Transaction
Documents and the Offering Document.
SECTION 3.02. Payment of Fees and Premium.
(a) Legal and Accounting Fees. The Seller shall pay or cause to
be paid, on the Closing Date, legal fees, auditors fees and appraisal fees in
connection with the provision of information or any consent in connection with
the Offering Document and disbursements in an amount set forth in the Ambac
Premium Letter, incurred by the Insurer in connection with the issuance of the
Policy. Any additional fees of the Insurer's auditors payable in respect of any
amendment or supplement to the Offering Document incurred after the Closing Date
shall be paid by the Seller on demand.
(b) Rating Agency Fees. The Seller shall promptly pay the initial
fees of S&P and Moody's with respect to the Notes and the transactions
contemplated hereby following receipt of a statement with respect thereto. All
periodic and subsequent fees of S&P or Moody's with respect to, and directly
allocable to, the Notes shall be for
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the account of, and shall be billed to the Seller. The fees for any other rating
agency shall be paid by the party requesting such other agency's rating.
(c) Premium.
(i) In consideration of the issuance by the Insurer of the
Policy, the Insurer shall be entitled to receive the Premium with respect
to the Policy as and when due in accordance with and from the funds
specified in Section 8.02 of the Indenture.
(ii) The Premium shall be nonrefundable without regard to
whether any Notice for Payment is delivered to the Insurer requiring the
Insurer to make any payment under the Policy or any other circumstances
relating to the Notes or provision being made for payment of the Notes
prior to maturity. The Premium due on each Payment Date shall be an amount
equal to the product of (1) the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is the actual number of days in the related interest
accrual period for the Notes and the denominator of which is 360, (2) the
Premium Percentage and (3) the aggregate Note Balance of the Class A Notes
after giving effect to any distributions of principal to be made on the
Notes on such Payment Date; provided that the initial Premium will be equal
to the amount set forth in the Ambac Premium Letter.
SECTION 3.03. Reimbursement Obligation.(a) (a) As and when due in
accordance with and from the funds specified in Section 8.02 of the Indenture,
the Insurer shall be entitled to reimbursement for the sum of (i) any payment
made by the Insurer under the Policy, which reimbursement shall be due and
payable on the date that any amount is paid thereunder, in an amount equal to
the amount to be so paid and all amounts previously paid that remain
unreimbursed, and (ii) the amounts set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) below,
together in each case with interest on any and all amounts remaining
unreimbursed (to the extent permitted by law, if in respect of any unreimbursed
amounts representing interest) from the date such amounts became due until paid
in full (after as well as before judgment), at a rate of interest equal to the
Late Payment Rate.
(b) The Sponsor agrees to pay to the Insurer as follows: any and
all charges, fees, costs and expenses that the Insurer may reasonably pay or
incur, including reasonable attorneys' and accountants' fees and expenses but
excluding Insured Payments made by the Insurer, in connection with (i) the
enforcement, defense or preservation of any rights in respect of any of the
Transaction Documents, including defending, monitoring or participating in any
litigation or proceeding (including any insolvency proceeding in respect of any
Transaction participant or any affiliate thereof) relating to any of the
Transaction Documents, any party to any of the Transaction Documents (in its
capacity as such a party) or the Transaction, or (ii) any amendment, waiver or
other action with respect to, or related to, any Transaction Document, whether
or not executed or completed; provided that the Insurer shall not be entitled to
any fee for consenting to any supplemental indenture to convert the Note Rate on
the Class A-2 Notes from an auction rate to a rate determined on a different
basis.
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(c) In addition to the Insurer's right to payment and
reimbursement as set forth in Section 3.03(a) and (b), the Sponsor agrees to
reimburse the Insurer (or the Issuing Entity, to the extent the Insurer has
previously been reimbursed for such amount pursuant to Section 3.03(a)) as
follows: (i) for payments made under the Policy, arising as a result of the
Servicer's failure to deposit into the Collection Account or the Distribution
Account any amount required to be so deposited pursuant to the Servicing
Agreement together with interest on any and all amounts remaining unreimbursed
(to the extent permitted by law, if in respect to any unreimbursed amounts
representing interest) from the date such amounts became due until paid in full
(after as well as before judgment), at a rate of interest equal to the Late
Payment Rate and (ii) for payments made under the Policy arising as a result of
the Originator's or the Seller's, as applicable, failure to repurchase any
Contract required to be repurchased pursuant to Section 3.7 of the Asset
Purchase Agreement together with interest on any and all amounts remaining
unreimbursed (to the extent permitted by law, if in respect of any unreimbursed
amounts representing interest) from the date such amounts became due until paid
in full (after as well as before judgment), at a rate of interest equal to the
Late Payment Rate.
(d) The Sponsor agrees to pay to the Insurer as follows: interest
on any and all amounts described in subclauses (b) and (c) of this Section 3.03
from the date payable or paid by such party until payment thereof in full, and
interest on any and all amounts described in Section 3.02(a) and (b) from the
date due until payment thereof in full and interest on any and all amounts
described in Section 3.04 from the date due until payment thereof in full, in
each case, payable to the Insurer at the Late Payment Rate.
SECTION 3.04. Indemnification. In addition to any and all of the
Insurer's rights of reimbursement, indemnification, subrogation and to any other
rights of the Insurer pursuant hereto or under law or in equity, the Sponsor,
the Servicer and the Subservicer agree to pay, and to protect, indemnify and
hold harmless, the Insurer and its officers, directors, shareholders, employees,
agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Insurer within the meaning of
either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange
Act from and against, any and all claims, losses, liabilities (including
penalties), actions, suits, judgments, demands, damages, costs or expenses
(including reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys, consultants and auditors
and reasonable costs of investigations) of any nature arising out of or relating
to the Transactions by reason of:
(i) any omission or action (other than of or by the Insurer
or the Underwriter and other than any omission or action which is expressly
required by the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the
Depositor in the Transaction Documents) in connection with the offering,
issuance, sale or delivery of any of the Notes by the Seller, the Sponsor,
the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor;
(ii) the negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct,
misfeasance, malfeasance or theft committed by any director, officer,
employee or agent of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer
or the Depositor in connection with any Transaction arising from or
relating to the Transaction Documents;
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(iii) the violation by the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor of any domestic or foreign law,
rule or regulation, or any judgment, order or decree applicable to it;
(iv) the breach by the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer,
the Subservicer or the Depositor of any representation, warranty or
covenant under any of the Transaction Documents; or
(v) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Offering Document or any omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as such claims,
losses, liabilities (including penalties), actions, suits, judgments,
demands, damages, costs or expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses
of attorneys, consultants and auditors and reasonable costs of
investigations) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or
omission in the Insurer Information or the Underwriter Information.
(b) The Insurer agrees to pay, and to protect, indemnify and hold
harmless, the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the
Depositor and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees,
agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor within the meaning of either Section
15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act from and
against, any and all claims, losses, liabilities (including penalties), actions,
suits, judgments, demands, damages, costs or expenses (including reasonable fees
and expenses of attorneys, consultants and auditors and reasonable costs of
investigations) of any nature arising out of or by reason of any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or any omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, contained in the information furnished by
the Insurer in writing expressly for use in the Offering Document (all such
information so furnished being referred to herein as "Insurer Information"), it
being understood that, in respect of the initial Offering Document, the Insurer
Information is limited to the information with respect to the Insurer included
under the captions "The Note Insurer" and "The Policy."
The Insurer agrees to pay, and to protect, indemnify and save
harmless, the Depositor and each of their officers, directors, shareholders,
employees, agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Depositor within the
meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Securities Exchange Act from and against, any and all claims, losses,
liabilities (including penalties), actions, suits, judgments, demands, damages,
costs or expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys,
consultants and auditors and reasonable costs of investigations) of any nature
arising out of or by reason of any untrue statement of a material fact or an
omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein in light of the circumstances in which they were made not misleading
contained in the consolidated
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financial statements of Ambac Assurance Corporation incorporated by reference
into the Issuer's Regulation AB periodic reports pursuant to Section 4.07 of
this Agreement.
(c) If any action or proceeding (including any governmental
investigation) shall be brought or asserted against any Person (individually, an
"Indemnified Party" and, collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") in respect of
which the indemnity provided in Section 3.04(a) or (b) may be sought from the
Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor, on the one
hand, or the Insurer, on the other (each, an "Indemnifying Party") hereunder,
each such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Indemnifying Party in
writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including
the employment of counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment
of all expenses. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate
counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof at the
expense of the Indemnified Party; provided, however, that the fees and expenses
of such separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party if
(i) the Indemnifying Party has agreed to pay such fees and expenses, (ii) the
Indemnifying Party shall have failed to assume the defense of such action or
proceeding and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party
in any such action or proceeding or (iii) the named parties to any such action
or proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnified
Party and the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnified Party shall have been
advised by counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it
which are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying
Party (in which case, if the Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party
in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the
Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume
the defense of such action or proceeding on behalf of such Indemnified Party, it
being understood, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection
with any one such action or proceeding or separate but substantially similar or
related actions or proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same
general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and
expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for the
Indemnified Parties, which firm shall be designated in writing by the
Indemnified Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any
settlement of any such action or proceeding effected without its written consent
to the extent that any such settlement shall be prejudicial to the Indemnifying
Party, but, if settled with its written consent, or if there is a final judgment
for the plaintiff in any such action or proceeding with respect to which the
Indemnifying Party shall have received notice in accordance with this subsection
(c), the Indemnifying Party agrees to indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties
harmless from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or
judgment.
(d) To provide for just and equitable contribution if the
indemnification provided by the Indemnifying Party is determined to be
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party (other than
due to application of this Section), each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to
the losses incurred by the Indemnified Party on the basis of the relative fault
of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the
other hand. The relative fault of each Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and
each Indemnified Party, on the other, shall be
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determined by reference to, among other things, whether the breach of, or
alleged breach of, any of its representations and warranties set forth are
within the control of, the Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Party, and the
parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such breach.
No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from
any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
SECTION 3.05. Payment Procedure. In the event of any payment by the
Insurer, the Indenture Trustee, the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer and the Depositor agree to accept the voucher or other evidence of
payment as prima facie evidence of the propriety thereof and the liability, if
any, described in Section 3.03 therefor to the Insurer. All payments to be made
to the Insurer under this Insurance Agreement shall be made to the Insurer in
lawful currency of the United States of America in immediately available funds
at the notice address for the Insurer as specified in the Indenture on the date
when due or as the Insurer shall otherwise direct by written notice to the other
parties hereto. In the event that the date of any payment to the Insurer or the
expiration of any time period hereunder occurs on a day that is not a Business
Day, then such payment or expiration of time period shall be made or occur on
the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if such
payment was made or time period expired on the scheduled date of payment or
expiration date.
ARTICLE IV
FURTHER AGREEMENTS
SECTION 4.01. Effective Date; Term of the Insurance Agreement. This
Insurance Agreement shall take effect on the Closing Date and shall remain in
effect until the later of (a) such time as the Insurer is no longer subject to a
claim under the Policy and the Policy shall have been surrendered to the Insurer
for cancellation and (b) all amounts payable to the Insurer by the Seller, the
Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor hereunder or from any
other source hereunder or under the Transaction Documents and all amounts
payable under the Notes have been paid in full; provided, however, that the
provisions of Sections 3.02, 3.03, 3.04 and 3.05 hereof shall survive any
termination of this Insurance Agreement.
SECTION 4.02. Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments.
(a) Except at such times as an Insurer Default (as defined in the
Indenture) shall exist or shall have occurred, neither the Seller, the Sponsor,
the Servicer, the Depositor, nor the Indenture Trustee shall grant any waiver of
material rights under any of the Transaction Documents to which any of them is a
party without the prior written consent of the Insurer, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and any such waiver without prior
written consent of the Insurer shall be null and void and of no force or effect.
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(b) To the extent permitted by law, the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor agree that each will, from time to
time, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledged
and delivered, such supplements hereto and such further instruments as the
Insurer may reasonably request and as may be required in the Insurer's
reasonable judgment to effectuate the intention of or facilitate the performance
of this Insurance Agreement.
SECTION 4.03. Obligations Absolute(a). (a) The obligations of the
Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor hereunder
shall be absolute and unconditional and shall be paid or performed strictly in
accordance with this Insurance Agreement under all circumstances irrespective
of:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of, or any
amendment or other modifications of, or waiver, with respect to any of the
Transaction Documents;
(ii) any exchange or release of any other obligations
hereunder;
(iii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense,
reduction, abatement or other right that the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor may have at any time against
the Insurer or any other Person;
(iv) any document presented in connection with the Policy
proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or
any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
(v) any payment by the Insurer under the Policy against
presentation of a certificate or other document that does not strictly
comply with terms of the Policy;
(vi) any failure of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer,
the Subservicer or the Depositor to receive the proceeds from the sale of
the Notes; and
(vii) any other circumstances, other than payment in full,
that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or discharge of,
the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor in
respect of any Transaction Document.
(b) The Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Depositor and any
and all others who are now or may become liable for all or part of the
obligations of the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the
Depositor under this Insurance Agreement agree to be bound by this Insurance
Agreement and (i) to the extent permitted by law, waive and renounce any and all
redemption and exemption rights and the benefit of all valuation and
appraisement privileges against the indebtedness and obligations evidenced by
any Transaction Document or by any extension or renewal thereof; (ii) waive
presentment and demand for payment, notices of nonpayment and of dishonor,
protest of dishonor and notice of protest; (iii) waive all notices in connection
with the
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delivery and acceptance hereof and all other notices in connection with the
performance, default or enforcement of any payment hereunder, except as required
by the Transaction Documents; (iv) waive all rights of abatement, diminution,
postponement or deduction, or to any defense other than payment, or to any right
of setoff or recoupment arising out of any breach under any of the Transaction
Documents, by any party thereto or any beneficiary thereof, or out of any
obligation at any time owing to the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer or the Depositor; (v) agree that its liabilities hereunder shall,
except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 4.03, be unconditional
and without regard to any setoff, counterclaim or the liability of any other
Persons for the payment hereof; (vi) agree that any consent, waiver or
forbearance hereunder with respect to an event shall operate only for such event
and not for any subsequent event; (vii) consent to any and all extensions of
time that may be granted by the Insurer with respect to any payment hereunder or
other provisions hereof and to the release of any security at any time given for
any payment hereunder, or any part thereof, with or without substitution, and to
the release of any Person or entity liable for any such payment; and (viii)
consent to the addition of any and all other makers, endorsers, guarantors and
other obligors for any payment hereunder, and to the acceptance of any and all
other security for any payment hereunder, and agree that the addition of any
such obligors or security shall not affect the liability of the parties hereto
for any payment hereunder.
(c) Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Seller,
the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor from pursuing any
rights or remedies it may have against any Person in a separate legal
proceeding.
SECTION 4.04. Assignments; Reinsurance; Third-Party Rights.
(a) This Insurance Agreement shall be a continuing obligation of
the parties hereto and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. The
Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor may not
assign their respective rights under this Insurance Agreement, or delegate any
of its duties hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Insurer. Any
assignments made in violation of this Insurance Agreement shall be null and
void.
(b) The Insurer shall have the right to give participations in
its rights under this Insurance Agreement and to enter into contracts of
reinsurance with respect to the Policy upon such terms and conditions as the
Insurer may in its discretion determine; provided, however, that no such
participation or reinsurance agreement or arrangement shall relieve the Insurer
of any of its obligations hereunder or under the Policy; and provided, further,
that any reinsurer or participant will not have any rights against the Seller,
the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Depositor, the Holders or the Indenture Trustee
and that the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Depositor, the Holders and
the Indenture Trustee shall have no obligation to have any communication or
relationship with any reinsurer or participant in order to enforce the
obligations of the Insurer hereunder and under the Policy.
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(c) Except as provided herein with respect to participants and
reinsurers, nothing in this Insurance Agreement shall confer any right, remedy
or claim, express or implied, upon any Person, including, particularly, any
Holder, other than the Insurer against the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer,
the Subservicer and the Depositor, or the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer and the Depositor against the Insurer and all the terms, covenants,
conditions, promises and agreements contained herein shall be for the sole and
exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and permitted
assigns. Neither the Indenture Trustee nor any Holder shall have any right to
payment from any Premium paid or payable hereunder or under the Indenture or
from any amounts paid by the Seller and the Depositor pursuant to Sections 3.02
or 3.03.
SECTION 4.05. Liability of the Insurer. Neither the Insurer nor any of
its officers, directors or employees shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the
use that may be made of the Policy by the Indenture Trustee or for any acts or
omissions of the Indenture Trustee in connection therewith; or (b) the validity,
sufficiency, accuracy or genuineness of documents delivered to the Insurer in
connection with any claim under the Policy, or of any signatures thereon, even
if such documents or signatures should in fact prove to be in any or all
respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged (unless the Insurer shall
have actual knowledge thereof). In furtherance and not in limitation of the
foregoing, the Insurer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in
order, without responsibility for further investigation.
SECTION 4.06. Annual Servicing Audit and Certification. The annual
servicing audit required pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Servicing Agreement
shall be performed by an independent third party acceptable to the Insurer. Any
one of the four major nationally recognized firms of independent public
accountants is deemed to be acceptable.
SECTION 4.07. Regulation AB. (a) Consent to Incorporation of Insurer
Financial Statements. As of the date of the Prospectus Supplement and thereafter
through the Incorporation Termination Date, the Insurer agrees that all
consolidated financial statements of Ambac Assurance Corporation and its
subsidiaries included in documents filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, may be incorporated by
reference into any Form 8-K, Form 10-D or Form 10-K filed by the Depositor,
solely to the extent required to comply with the requirements of Item 1114(b)(2)
of Regulation AB and only until the Depositor would become eligible to suspend
filing of periodic reports, assuming their compliance in good faith with the
covenant in Section 2.02(o) hereof. It is understood and agreed that, to the
extent any consent letter of the Insurer's accountants is required by the
Depositor in connection with such filing in order to comply with the
requirements of Regulation AB, the Insurer shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain such consent letter on behalf of the Depositor, provided that
the fees and expenses payable in respect thereof shall be paid by the Sponsor
upon demand.
(b) Eligibility for Incorporation by Reference. As of the date of the
Prospectus Supplement and thereafter through the Incorporation Termination
Date, the
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Insurer represents and warrants that it has filed all reports and other
materials required to be filed by it pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act during the 12 months preceding the date of the Prospectus
Supplement (or such shorter period as such party was required to file
reports under the Securities Exchange Act). If this representation is
breached as of any date after the date of the Free Writing Prospectus or
Prospectus Supplement and prior to the Incorporation Termination Date, the
sole result of such breach shall be that the Insurer shall be required to
furnish its Insurer Financial Statements thereafter pursuant to Section
4.07(c) below until the earlier of (i) the Incorporation Termination Date
and (ii) the date on which the representation and warranty in this Section
4.07(b) shall be true again.
(c) Furnishing of Insurer Financial Statements. If the reports filed by the
Insurer or its parent no longer include (or no longer properly incorporate
by reference) the Insurer Financial Statements, or if the representation in
Section 4.07(b) is no longer true, as soon as reasonably practicable after
the release of its unaudited financial statements for each of the March,
June and September fiscal quarters and the release of its audited financial
statements for any fiscal year, the Insurer shall furnish to the Depositor
such unaudited or audited financial statements, as appropriate for the
related period meeting the requirements of Item 1114(b)(2)(ii) of
Regulation AB. Any Insurer Financial Statements shall be delivered in
electronic form via electronic mail to mhawkins@ofllc.com, or such other
address that has been designated by the Depositor and provided in writing
to the Insurer. If applicable, the Insurer shall continue to furnish such
quarterly and annual financial statements as set forth above until the
Incorporation Termination Date.
(d) Financial Information. As of the date of the Free Writing Prospectus and
the Prospectus Supplement and as of the Closing Date, in the case of
financial statements of the Insurer incorporated by reference into the
Prospectus Supplement on its date, and as of the date any subsequent
financial statements are incorporated by reference into the Prospectus
Supplement or furnished to the Depositor pursuant to Section 4.07(c) above,
such financial statements of the Insurer incorporated by reference in the
Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement (collectively, the
"Insurer Financial Statements"), (a) fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition of the Insurer as of the dates referenced
therein and for the periods covered by such statements in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and, since
the date of the last such financial statements there has been no material
change in such financial condition of the Insurer which would materially
and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under the
Policy and (b) comply with Item 1114(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation AB.
(e) Affiliations/Item 1119 Information. Upon receipt of an officer's
certificate of the Depositor on or prior to January 15 of each calendar
year that occurs prior to the Incorporation Termination Date, which
officer's certificate furnishes the Insurer with a list of the parties with
whom affiliations or relationships must be disclosed pursuant to Item 1119
of Regulation AB, the Insurer shall provide to the
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Depositor, to the extent actually known and material, a description of any
affiliation or relationship required to be disclosed under Item 1119 of
Regulation AB between the Insurer and any of the parties listed in Items
1119(a)(1)-(6) of Regulation AB that develops following the date hereof, no
later than fifteen calendar days prior to the date the Depositor is
required to file its Form 10-K disclosing such affiliation.
(f) Assurances to Provide Additional Information. Until the Incorporation
Termination Date, the Insurer agrees to comply with all reasonable requests
of the Depositor for the delivery of such additional information as may be
necessary for the Depositor to comply with Item 1114, so long as such
information is available to the Insurer and not otherwise available to the
Depositor.
ARTICLE V
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
SECTION 5.01. Defaults. The occurrence of any of the following events
shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder:
(a) Any representation or warranty (other than a representation
or warranty in respect of the Contracts contained in Sections 3.3, 3.5 and 3.6
of the Asset Purchase Agreement, so long as the party breaching such
representation or warranty shall have performed its obligations with respect
thereto in accordance with the Transaction Documents) made by the Seller, the
Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor hereunder or under the
Transaction Documents, or in any certificate furnished hereunder or under the
Transaction Documents, shall prove to be untrue or incomplete in any material
respect; provided, however, that if the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the
Subservicer or the Depositor effectively cures any such defects in any
representation or warranty under any Transaction Document or certificate or
report furnished under any Transaction Document, within the time period
specified in the related document as the cure period therefor, such defect shall
not in and of itself constitute an Event of Default;
(b) (i) The Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or
the Depositor shall fail to pay when due any amount payable by the Seller, the
Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor unless such amounts are
paid in full within the cure period therefor, respectively, hereunder or (ii) a
legislative body has enacted any law that declares or a court of competent
jurisdiction shall find or rule that this Insurance Agreement or the Transaction
Documents are not valid and binding on the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer,
the Subservicer or the Depositor;
(c) The occurrence and continuance of a "Servicer Event of
Default" under the Servicing Agreement;
(d) Any failure on the part of the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor duly to observe or perform in any
material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the
Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer,
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the Subservicer or the Depositor contained in this Insurance Agreement or in any
other Transaction Document which continues unremedied beyond any cure period
provided therein, or, in the case of this Insurance Agreement, for a period of
30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the
same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor by the Insurer (with a copy to the
Indenture Trustee) or by the Indenture Trustee (with a copy to the Insurer).
Such failure shall not constitute an Event of Default hereunder, if within such
30-day period the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the
Depositor, as the case may be, shall have given notice to the Insurer of
corrective action it proposes to take, which corrective action is agreed, in
writing by the Insurer to be satisfactory and the Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor shall thereafter pursue such
corrective action diligently until such default is cured;
(e) A decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory
authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any
present or future federal or state insolvency or similar law or the appointment
of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or other similar official in any
insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or
similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall
have been entered against the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer
or the Depositor and such decree or order shall have remained in force
undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days;
(f) The Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the
Depositor shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator or other similar official in any involuntary insolvency, readjustment
of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or
relating to the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the
Depositor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property and if
the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor shall
fail to take appropriate action resulting in the withdrawal or dismissal of such
proceeding within 60 days; or
(g) The Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the
Depositor shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as
they become due, file a petition to take advantage of or otherwise voluntarily
commence a case or proceeding under any applicable insolvency, reorganization or
other similar statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or
voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations.
SECTION 5.02. Remedies; No Remedy Exclusive. (a) Upon the occurrence
of an Event of Default, the Insurer may take whatever action at law or in equity
as may appear necessary or desirable in its judgment to collect the amounts, if
any, then due under this Insurance Agreement or the Indenture or to enforce
performance and observance of any obligation, agreement or covenant of the
Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor under this
Insurance Agreement or the Indenture or exercise any rights and remedies
available under the Transaction Documents in its own capacity or in its capacity
as the Person entitled to exercise the rights of the Holders in respect of the
Notes.
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(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided, no remedy herein
conferred or reserved is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy,
but each remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to other remedies
given under this Insurance Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or
existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission to exercise any right or
power accruing under this Insurance Agreement or the Transaction Documents upon
the happening of any event set forth in Section 5.01 shall impair any such right
or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right and
power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed
expedient. In order to entitle the Insurer to exercise any remedy reserved to
the Insurer in this Article, it shall not be necessary to give any notice, other
than such notice as may be required by this Article.
SECTION 5.03. Waivers (a) No failure by the Insurer to exercise, and
no delay by the Insurer in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof. The exercise by the Insurer of any right hereunder shall not
preclude the exercise of any other right, and the remedies provided herein to
the Insurer are declared in every case to be cumulative and not exclusive of any
remedies provided by law or equity.
(b) The Insurer shall have the right, to be exercised in its
complete discretion, to waive any Event of Default hereunder, by a writing
setting forth the terms, conditions and extent of such waiver signed by the
Insurer and delivered to the Seller, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Subservicer
or the Depositor, as the case may be. Unless such writing expressly provides to
the contrary, any waiver so granted shall extend only to the specific event or
occurrence which gave rise to the Event of Default so waived and not to any
other similar event or occurrence which occurs subsequent to the date of such
waiver.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 6.01. Amendments, Etc. This Insurance Agreement may be
amended, modified, supplemented or terminated only by written instrument or
written instruments signed by the parties hereto. The Seller, the Sponsor, the
Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor agree to provide a copy of any
amendment to this Insurance Agreement promptly to the Indenture Trustee and the
rating agencies maintaining a rating on any of the Notes upon request. No act or
course of dealing shall be deemed to constitute an amendment, modification,
supplement or termination hereof.
SECTION 6.02. Notices. All demands, notices and other communications
to be given hereunder shall be in writing (except as otherwise specifically
provided herein) and shall be mailed by registered mail or personally delivered
and telecopied to the recipient as follows:
(a) To the Insurer:
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Ambac Assurance Corporation
One State Street Plaza
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Risk Management, Consumer
Asset-Backed Securities
Telecopy No.: 212-363-1459
Confirmation: 212-668-0340
(in each case in which notice or other communication to the Insurer
refers to an Event of Servicing Termination, a claim on the Policy or
with respect to which failure on the part of the Insurer to respond
shall be deemed to constitute consent or acceptance, then a copy of
such notice or other communication should also be sent to the
attention of the general counsel of each of the Depositor and the
Indenture Trustee and shall be marked to indicate "URGENT MATERIAL
ENCLOSED.")
(b) To the Depositor:
Origen Residential Securities, Inc.
27777 South Franklin Road, Suite 1700
Southfield, Michigan 48034
Attention: Mark Landschulz and Ronald A. Klein
Telecopy No.: (248) 746-7094
(c) To the Seller:
Origen Securitization Company, LLC
27777 South Franklin Road, Suite 1700
Southfield, Michigan 48034
Attention: Mark Landschulz and Ronald A. Klein
Telecopy No.: (248) 746-7094
(d) To the Sponsor and the Servicer:
Origen Financial, L.L.C.
c/o Origen Servicing, Inc. as Subservicer
The American Center
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 1700
Southfield, Michigan 48034
Attention: Ronald Klein
Telecopy No: (248) 746-7094
Confirmation: (248) 746-7001
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(e) To the Subservicer:
The American Center
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 1700
Southfield, Michigan 48034
Attention: Ronald Klein
Telecopy No: (248) 746-7094
Confirmation: (248) 746-7001
(f) To the Indenture Trustee:
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.
2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020
Chicago, IL 60602
Attention: Structured Finance, Origen 2007-A
Telecopier No.: (312) 267-5210
A party may specify an additional or different address or
addresses by writing mailed or delivered to the other
parties as aforesaid. All such notices and other
communications shall be effective upon receipt.
SECTION 6.03. Severability. In the event that any provision of this
Insurance Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of
competent jurisdiction, the parties hereto agree that such holding shall not
invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof. The parties
hereto further agree that the holding by any court of competent jurisdiction
that any remedy pursued by any party hereto is unavailable or unenforceable
shall not affect in any way the ability of such party to pursue any other remedy
available to it.
SECTION 6.04. Governing Law. THIS INSURANCE AGREEMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
WITHOUT REGARDS TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS.
SECTION 6.05. Consent to Jurisdiction. (a) THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND ANY COURT IN THE STATE
OF NEW YORK LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT
FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT AGAINST IT AND TO OR
IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTION OR FOR
RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY
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SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD OR DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE
COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES
HERETO AGREE THAT A FINAL UNAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR
PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY
SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE AND AGREE NOT TO
ASSERT BY WAY OF MOTION, AS A DEFENSE OR OTHERWISE IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDING, ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF
SUCH COURTS, THAT THE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT
FORUM, THAT THE VENUE OF THE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS IMPROPER OR THAT THE
RELATED DOCUMENTS OR THE SUBJECT MATTER THEREOF MAY NOT BE LITIGATED IN OR BY
SUCH COURTS.
(b) SERVICE ON THE SELLER, THE SPONSOR, THE SERVICER, THE
SUBSERVICER OR THE DEPOSITOR MAY BE MADE BY MAILING OR DELIVERING COPIES OF THE
SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUIT, ACTION
OR PROCEEDING TO THE SERVICER, THE SPONSOR, THE SELLER AND DEPOSITOR AT THE
ADDRESSES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 6.02(C), (D) AND (E). SUCH ADDRESS MAY BE CHANGED
BY THE APPLICABLE PARTY OR PARTIES, WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE
INSURER, BY WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO.
(c) NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS INSURANCE AGREEMENT SHALL LIMIT OR
AFFECT ANY PARTY'S RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW
OR TO START LEGAL PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO ANY OF THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS
AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
SECTION 6.06. Consent of the Insurer. In the event that the consent of
the Insurer is required under any of the Transaction Documents, the
determination whether to grant or withhold such consent shall be made by the
Insurer in its sole discretion without any implied duty towards any other
Person, except as otherwise expressly provided therein.
SECTION 6.07. Counterparts. This Insurance Agreement may be executed
in counterparts by the parties hereto, and all such counterparts shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION 6.08. Headings. The headings of Articles and Sections and the
Table of Contents contained in this Insurance Agreement are provided for
convenience only. They form no part of this Insurance Agreement and shall not
affect its construction or interpretation.
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SECTION 6.09. Trial by Jury Waived. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY
LITIGATION ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH
ANY OF THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
THEREUNDER. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR
ATTORNEY OF ANY PARTY HERETO HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT IT
WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND
(B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION
DOCUMENTS TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THIS WAIVER.
SECTION 6.10. Limited Liability. No recourse under any Transaction
Document or the Policy shall be had against, and no personal liability shall
attach to, any officer, employee, director, affiliate or shareholder of any
party hereto, as such, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or
equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute or otherwise in respect of any of
the Transaction Documents or the Policy, it being expressly agreed and
understood that each Transaction Document and each Policy is solely a corporate
obligation of each party hereto, and that any and all personal liability, either
at common law or in equity, or by statute or constitution, of every such
officer, employee, director, affiliate or shareholder for breaches of any party
hereto of any obligations under any Transaction Document or the Policy is hereby
expressly waived as a condition of and in consideration for the execution and
delivery of this Insurance Agreement.
SECTION 6.11. Entire Agreement. This Insurance Agreement and the
Policy set forth the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof, and this Insurance Agreement supersedes and
replaces any agreement or understanding that may have existed between the
parties prior to the date hereof in respect of such subject matter.
SECTION 6.12. Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee hereby
acknowledges and agrees to perform all its obligations and duties pursuant to
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party thereto in the manner and
subject to the provisions set forth therein.
SECTION 6.13. No Petition. Each party hereto, by entering into this
Insurance Agreement, hereby covenants and agrees that they will not at any time
institute against the Depositor or the Issuing Entity, or join any institution
against the Depositor or the Issuing Entity of, any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under
any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law or similar laws of
other jurisdictions in connection with any obligation relating to the Notes,
this Insurance Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents; provided that
nothing herein shall prohibit the Indenture Trustee from filing proofs of claim
with respect to any such proceedings. This Section 6.13 will survive for one
year and one day following the last payment on the Notes.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Insurance
Agreement, all as of the day and year first above mentioned.
AMBAC ASSURANCE CORPORATION,
as Insurer
By: /s/ Gary Gal
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Name: Gary Gal
Title: First Vice President
ORIGEN RESIDENTIAL SECURITIES, INC.,
as Depositor
By: /s/ W. Anderson Geater, Jr.
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Name: W. Anderson Geater, Jr.
Title: Chief Financial Officer
ORIGEN SECURITIZATION COMPANY, LLC,
as Seller
By: /s/ W. Anderson Geater, Jr.
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Name: W. Anderson Geater, Jr.
Title: Chief Financial Officer
ORIGEN FINANCIAL, L.L.C.,
as Servicer
By: /s/ W. Anderson Geater, Jr.
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Name: W. Anderson Geater, Jr.
Title: Chief Financial Officer
ORIGEN SERVICING, INC.,
as Subservicer
By: /s/ W. Anderson Geater, Jr.
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Name: W. Anderson Geater, Jr.
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A., not in its individual capacity
but solely as Indenture Trustee
By: /s/ Keith Richardson
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Name: Keith Richardson
Title: Vice President
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