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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 1998
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
as originator of Manufactured Housing Contract
Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate
Trust 1998-3
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 333-36969 41-1840853
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS employer
of incorporation) file number) identification No.)
1100 Landmark Towers, 345 St. Peter Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102-1639
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (612)293-3400
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1. Changes in Control of Registrant.
Not applicable.
Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
Not applicable.
Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Events.
On April 28, 1998, the Registrant sold approximately $500,000,000 of
Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 1998-3 (the "Certificates"), evidencing beneficial
ownership interests in a trust (the "Trust") consisting of a pool (the
"Contract Pool") of manufactured housing installment sale contracts and
installment loan agreements (collectively, the "Contracts") and certain
related property conveyed by Green Tree Financial Corporation.
Item 6. Resignations of Registrant's Directors.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
Not applicable.
(b) Pro forma financial information.
Not applicable.
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(c) Exhibits.
The following is filed herewith. The exhibit numbers
correspond with Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K.
Exhibit No. Description
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4.1 Pooling and Servicing Agreement between
Green Tree Financial Corporation, as Seller
and Servicer, and U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee, dated as of April
1, 1998, relating to Manufactured Housing
Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 1998-3.
5.1 Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP with respect
to legality
8.1 Opinion and Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP
with respect to tax matters.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April 28, 1998 GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
as originator of Manufactured Housing
Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-
Through Certificate Trust 1998-3
By:
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Joel H. Gottesman
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number Page
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4.1 Pooling and Servicing Agreement Filed Electronically
between Green Tree Financial
Corporation, as Seller and Servicer,
and U.S. Bank National Association, as
Trustee, dated as of April 1, 1998,
relating to Manufactured Housing
Contract Senior/Subordinate
Pass-Through Certificates, Series
1998-3
5.1 Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP with Filed Electronically
respect to legality
8.1 Opinion and Consent of Dorsey & Whitney Filed Electronically
LLP with respect to tax matters.
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Exhibit 4.1
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Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 1998-3
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
between
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
as Seller and Servicer
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee
Dated as of April 1, 1998
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.01. General................................................. 1-1
Section 1.02. Specific Terms.......................................... 1-1
Section 1.03. Calculations............................................ 1-32
ARTICLE II
ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST; TRANSFER OF CONTRACTS
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Section 2.01. Closing................................................. 2-1
Section 2.02. Conditions to the Closing............................... 2-2
Section 2.03. Conveyance of the Subsequent Contracts.................. 2-4
Section 2.04. Acceptance by Trustee................................... 2-6
Section 2.05. REMIC Provisions........................................ 2-7
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Section 3.01. Representations and Warranties Regarding the
Company................................................. 3-1
Section 3.02. Representations and Warranties Regarding Each
Contract................................................ 3-2
Section 3.03. Representations and Warranties Regarding the
Contracts in the Aggregate.............................. 3-7
Section 3.04. Representations and Warranties Regarding the
Contract Files.......................................... 3-9
Section 3.05. Repurchase of Contracts or Substitution of Contracts
for Breach of Representations and Warranties............ 3-10
Section 3.06. No Repurchase or Substitution Under Certain
Circumstances........................................... 3-14
Section 3.07. Staged-Funding Contract Reserve Account................. 3-15
ARTICLE IV
PERFECTION OF TRANSFER AND PROTECTION OF SECURITY INTERESTS
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Section 4.01. Custody of Contracts.................................... 4-1
Section 4.02. Filings................................................. 4-2
Section 4.03. Name Change or Relocation............................... 4-2
Section 4.04. Chief Executive Office.................................. 4-3
Section 4.05. Costs and Expenses...................................... 4-3
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ARTICLE V
SERVICING OF CONTRACTS
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Section 5.01. Responsibility for Contract Administration.............. 5-1
Section 5.02. Standard of Care........................................ 5-1
Section 5.03. Records................................................. 5-1
Section 5.04. Inspection; Computer Tape............................... 5-1
Section 5.05. Certificate Account..................................... 5-2
Section 5.06. Enforcement............................................. 5-4
Section 5.07. Trustee to Cooperate.................................... 5-5
Section 5.08. Costs and Expenses...................................... 5-6
Section 5.09. Maintenance of Insurance................................ 5-7
Section 5.10. Repossession............................................ 5-8
Section 5.11. Commingling of Funds.................................... 5-9
Section 5.12. Retitling; Security Interests........................... 5-9
ARTICLE VI
REPORTS AND TAX MATTERS
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Section 6.01. Monthly Reports......................................... 6-1
Section 6.02. Certificate of Servicing Officer........................ 6-1
Section 6.03. Other Data.............................................. 6-1
Section 6.04. Annual Report of Accountants............................ 6-1
Section 6.05. Statements to Certificateholders........................ 6-2
Section 6.06. Payment of Taxes........................................ 6-7
ARTICLE VII
SERVICE TRANSFER
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Section 7.01. Event of Termination.................................... 7-1
Section 7.02. Transfer................................................ 7-2
Section 7.03. Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor................ 7-2
Section 7.04. Notification to Certificateholders...................... 7-3
Section 7.05. Effect of Transfer...................................... 7-3
Section 7.06. Transfer of Certificate Account......................... 7-4
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ARTICLE VIII
PAYMENTS
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Section 8.01. Monthly Payments........................................ 8-1
Section 8.02. Permitted Withdrawals from the
Certificate Account..................................... 8-2
Section 8.03. Payments................................................ 8-2
Section 8.04. Limited Guarantee....................................... 8-8
Section 8.05. Company's or Servicer's Repurchase Option............... 8-9
Section 8.06. Capitalized Interest Account............................ 8-10
Section 8.07. Pre-Funding Account..................................... 8-11
ARTICLE IX
THE CERTIFICATES AND UNCERTIFICATED SUBSIDIARY INTERESTS
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Section 9.01. The Certificates........................................ 9-1
Section 9.02. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates... 9-2
Section 9.03. No Charge; Disposition of Void Certificates............. 9-6
Section 9.04. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates....... 9-6
Section 9.05. Persons Deemed Owners................................... 9-6
Section 9.06. Access to List of Certificateholders' Names
and Addresses........................................... 9-7
Section 9.07. Authenticating Agents................................... 9-7
ARTICLE X
INDEMNITIES
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Section 10.01. Company's Indemnities................................... 10-1
Section 10.02. Liabilities to Obligors................................. 10-1
Section 10.03. Tax Indemnification..................................... 10-1
Section 10.04. Servicer's Indemnities.................................. 10-2
Section 10.05. Operation of Indemnities................................ 10-2
Section 10.06. REMIC Tax Matters....................................... 10-2
ARTICLE XI
THE TRUSTEE
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Section 11.01. Duties of Trustee....................................... 11-1
Section 11.02. Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee................... 11-2
Section 11.03. Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Contracts........ 11-3
Section 11.04. Rights of Certificateholders to Direct Trustee and to
Waive Event of Termination.............................. 11-3
Section 11.05. The Servicer to Pay Trustee's Fees and Expenses......... 11-4
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Section 11.06. Eligibility Requirements for Trustee.................... 11-5
Section 11.07. Resignation or Removal of Trustee....................... 11-5
Section 11.08. Successor Trustee....................................... 11-6
Section 11.09. Merger or Consolidation of Trustee...................... 11-7
Section 11.10. Tax Returns............................................. 11-7
Section 11.11. Obligor Claims.......................................... 11-7
Section 11.12. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee........... 11-8
Section 11.13. Agents of Trustee....................................... 11-9
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 12.01. Servicer Not to Assign Duties or Resign;
Delegation of Servicing Functions....................... 12-1
Section 12.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency......................... 12-1
Section 12.03. Termination............................................. 12-2
Section 12.04. Acts of Certificateholders.............................. 12-4
Section 12.05. Calculations............................................ 12-5
Section 12.06. Assignment or Delegation by Company..................... 12-5
Section 12.07. Amendment............................................... 12-5
Section 12.08. Notices................................................. 12-7
Section 12.09. Merger and Integration.................................. 12-8
Section 12.10. Headings................................................ 12-9
Section 12.11. Governing Law........................................... 12-9
Testimonium............................................. 12-10
Exhibit A. Form of Class A Certificate............................... A-1
Exhibit B. Form of Class M-1 Certificate............................. B-1
Exhibit C-1. Form of Class B-1 or Class B-2 Certificate................ C-1-1
Exhibit C-2. Form of Class B-3I Certificate............................ C-2-1
Exhibit D. Form of Assignment........................................ D-1
Exhibit E. Form of Certificate of Officer............................ E-1
Exhibit F. Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Company................ F-1
Exhibit G. Form of Trustee's Acknowledgement......................... G-1
Exhibit H. Form of Custodian's Acknowledgement....................... H-1
Exhibit I. Form of Certificate of Servicing Officer.................. I-1
Exhibit J. Form of Class C Subsidiary Certificate.................... J-1
Exhibit K. Form of Class C Master Certificate........................ K-1
Exhibit L-1. Form of Certificate Regarding Repurchased Contracts....... L-1-1
Exhibit L-2. Form of Certificate Regarding Substituted Contracts....... L-2-1
Exhibit M. Form of Representation Letter............................. M-1
Exhibit N. Form of Monthly Report.................................... N-1
Exhibit O. Form of Addition Notice................................... O-1
Exhibit P. Form of Subsequent Transfer Instrument.................... P-1
Exhibit Q. Form of Officer's Certificate (Subsequent Transfer)....... Q-1
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AGREEMENT, dated as of April 1, 1998, between Green Tree Financial
Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, as Seller and Servicer (the "Company"), and U.S. Bank National
Association, a national banking association, not in its individual capacity but
solely as Trustee (the "Trustee").
WHEREAS, in the regular course of its business, the Company originates,
purchases and services manufactured housing installment sales contracts and
installment loan agreements, which contracts provide for installment payments by
or on behalf of the owner of the manufactured home and grant security interests
in the related manufactured home (or, in certain cases, mortgages or deeds of
trust on the real estate to which such manufactured home is deemed permanently
affixed);
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee wish to set forth the terms and
conditions pursuant to which the "Trust," as hereinafter defined, will acquire
the "Contracts," as hereinafter defined, and the Company will manage and service
the Contracts;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements hereinafter set forth, the Company and the Trustee agree as provided
herein:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.01. GENERAL.
For the purpose of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this
Article include the plural as well as the singular, the words "herein," "hereof"
and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision, and
Section references refer to Sections of the Agreement.
SECTION 1.02. SPECIFIC TERMS.
"ADDITION NOTICE" means, with respect to each transfer of Subsequent
Contracts to the Trust pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Agreement, a notice,
substantially in the form of Exhibit O, which shall be given not less than five
Business Days prior to the related Subsequent Transfer Date, of the Company's
designation of Subsequent Contracts to be sold to the Trust and the aggregate
Cut-off Date Principal Balances of such Subsequent Contracts.
"ADDITIONAL CONTRACT" means a Contract identified in the List of
Contracts delivered pursuant to Section 2.02(a) that is not an Initial Contract.
"ADJUSTED CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE" means, as of any Remittance
Date, the sum of the Class A Principal Balance, the Class M-1 Adjusted Principal
Balance, the Class B-1 Adjusted Principal Balance and the Class B-2 Principal
Balance as of that Distribution Date.
"ADVANCE PAYMENT" means any payment by an Obligor in advance of the
related Due Period in which it would be due under such Contract and which
payment is not a Principal Prepayment.
"AFFILIATE" of any specified Person means any other Person controlling
or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the
purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified
Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person,
directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" or "controlled" have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
"AGREEMENT" means this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as the same may
be amended or supplemented from time to time.
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"AMOUNT AVAILABLE" means, as to any Remittance Date, an
amount equal to
(a) the sum of
(i) the amount on deposit in the Certificate Account
as of the close of business on the last day of the
related Due Period,
(ii) any amounts required to be deposited in the
Certificate Account on the Business Day immediately
preceding such Remittance Date pursuant to Section
5.09, and
(iii) all collections in respect of principal on the
Contracts received after the last day of the related
Due Period up to and including the third Business Day
prior to such Remittance Date (but in no event later
than the 25th day of the month prior to such
Remittance Date), minus
(b) the sum as of the close of business on the Business Day
preceding such Remittance Date of
(i) the Amount Held for Future Distribution,
(ii) amounts permitted to be withdrawn by the Trustee from
the Certificate Account pursuant to clauses (b) -
(e), inclusive, of Section8.02, and
(iii) with respect to all Remittance Dates other
than the Remittance Date in June 1998, all
collections in respect of principal on the
Contracts received on or after the first day of
the related Due Period up to and including the
third Business Day prior to the preceding
Remittance Date (but in no event later than the
25th day of the prior month).
"AMOUNT HELD FOR FUTURE DISTRIBUTION" means, as to any Remittance Date,
the total of the amounts held in the Certificate Account on the last day of the
related Due Period on account of Advance Payments in respect of such related Due
Period (not including any portion of Advance Payments received during such
related Due Period that was distributed on the prior Remittance Date pursuant to
clause (vi) of the definition of "Formula Principal Distribution Amount").
"APPLICANTS" has the meaning assigned in Section 9.06.
"APPRAISED VALUE" means, with respect to any Manufactured Home, the
value of such Manufactured Home as determined by a professional appraiser (who
may be an employee of the Company).
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"ASSUMPTION FEE" means any assumption or other similar fee paid by the
Obligor on a Contract.
"AUTHENTICATING AGENT" means any authenticating agent appointed
pursuant to Section 9.07.
"AVERAGE SIXTY-DAY DELINQUENCY RATIO" means the arithmetic average of
the Sixty-Day Delinquency Ratios for such Remittance Date and for the two
immediately preceding Remittance Dates.
"AVERAGE THIRTY-DAY DELINQUENCY RATIO" means the arithmetic average of
the Thirty-Day Delinquency Ratios for such Remittance Date and for the two
immediately preceding Remittance Dates.
"BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE" means any Certificate registered in the name
of the Depository or its nominee ownership of which is reflected on the books of
the Depository or on the books of a person maintaining an account with such
Depository (directly or as an indirect participant in accordance with the rules
of such Depository).
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than (a) a Saturday or a Sunday, or
(b) another day on which banking institutions in the city in which a Person is
taking action hereunder are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or
governmental decree to be closed.
"CAPITALIZED INTEREST ACCOUNT" means the account established and
maintained pursuant to Section 8.06.
"CERTIFICATES" means the Class A, Class M-1, Class B, Class B-3I, and
Class C Certificates, collectively.
"CERTIFICATE ACCOUNT" means the account established and maintained
pursuant to Section5.05.
"CERTIFICATE OWNER" means the person who is the beneficial owner of a
Book-Entry Certificate.
"CERTIFICATE REGISTER" means the register maintained pursuant to
Section 9.02.
"CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR" or "REGISTRAR" means the registrar appointed
pursuant to Section 9.02.
"CERTIFICATEHOLDER" or "HOLDER" means the person in whose name a
Certificate is registered on the Certificate Register, except that, solely for
the purposes of giving any consent, waiver, request or demand pursuant to this
Agreement, any Regular Certificate registered in the name of the Company or any
Affiliate shall be
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deemed not to be outstanding and the Percentage Interest evidenced thereby shall
not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite Percentage
Interest necessary to effect any such consent, request, waiver or demand has
been obtained; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, solely for the purpose of determining
whether the Trustee is entitled to rely upon any such consent, waiver, request
or demand, only Regular Certificates which the Trustee knows to be so owned
shall be so disregarded.
"CLASS," "CLASS A, " "CLASS M-1," "CLASS B", "CLASS B-3I" OR "CLASS C"
means pertaining to each Class of Class A Certificates, Class M-1 Certificates,
Class B Certificates, Class B-3I Certificates and/or Class C Certificates, as
the case may be.
"CLASS A CERTIFICATE" means any one of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class
A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-6 Certificates executed and delivered by
the Trustee substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A and evidencing an
interest designated as a "regular interest" in the Master REMIC for purposes of
the REMIC Provisions.
"CLASS A DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
lesser of (a) the Amount Available for such Remittance Date (less any amounts
paid to the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.03(a)(1)) and (b) the Class A Formula
Distribution Amount for such Remittance Date; provided that after the Class A-6
Cross-over Date the Class A Distribution Amount shall be zero.
"CLASS A-1 CROSS-OVER DATE" means the Remittance Date on which the
Class A-1 Principal Balance (after giving effect to the distributions of
principal on the ClassA-1 Certificates on such Remittance Date) is reduced to
zero.
"CLASS A-2 CROSS-OVER DATE" means the Remittance Date on which the
Class A-2 Principal Balance (after giving effect to the distributions of
principal on the ClassA-2 Certificates on such Remittance Date) is reduced to
zero.
"CLASS A-3 CROSS-OVER DATE" means the Remittance Date on which the
Class A-3 Principal Balance (after giving effect to the distributions of
principal on the ClassA-3 Certificates on such Remittance Date) is reduced to
zero.
"CLASS A-4 CROSS-OVER DATE" means the Remittance Date on which the
Class A-4 Principal Balance (after giving effect to the distributions of
principal on the ClassA-4 Certificates on such Remittance Date) is reduced to
zero.
"CLASS A-5 CROSS-OVER DATE" means the Remittance Date on which the
Class A-5 Principal Balance (after giving effect to the distributions of
principal on the Class A-5 Certificates on such Remittance Date) is reduced to
zero.
"CLASS A-6 CROSS-OVER DATE" means the later of (i) the Class A-5
Cross-over Date or (ii) the Remittance Date on which the Class A-6 Principal
Balance (after
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giving effect to the distributions of principal on the Class A-6 Certificates on
such Remittance Date) is reduced to zero.
"CLASS A FORMULA DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance Date,
an amount equal to the sum of (a) interest (calculated in the manner specified
in Section1.03)at (i) the Class A-1 Remittance Rate on the Class A-1 Principal
Balance, (ii) the Class A-2 Remittance Rate on the Class A-2 Principal Balance,
(iii) the Class A-3 Remittance Rate on the Class A-3 Principal Balance, (iv) the
Class A-4 Remittance Rate on the Class A-4 Principal Balance, (v) the Class A-5
Remittance Rate on the Class A-5 Principal Balance, and (vi) the Class A-6
Remittance Rate on the Class A-6 Principal Balance, in each case calculated
immediately prior to such Remittance Date, (b) the aggregate Unpaid Class A
Interest Shortfall, if any, (c) the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
Distribution Amount and (d) any Unpaid Class A Principal Shortfall; provided,
however, that the aggregate of all amounts distributed for all Remittance Dates
pursuant to clauses (c) and (d) shall not exceed the sum of the Original
Class A-l Principal Balance, the Original ClassA-2 Principal Balance, the
Original Class A-3 Principal Balance, the Original Class A-4 Principal Balance,
the Original ClassA-5 Principal Balance and the Original ClassA-6 Principal
Balance.
"CLASS A INTEREST DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, as to each Class of Class
A Certificates and any Remittance Date, the sum of the amounts specified in
clause (a)(i), (a)(ii), (a)(iii), (a)(iv), (a)(v) and (a)(vi), as appropriate,
of the definition of the term "Class A Formula Distribution Amount" and the
Unpaid Class A Interest Shortfall, if any, with respect to such Class.
"CLASS A INTEREST SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance Rate and with
respect to each Class of Class A Certificates, the amount, if any, by which the
amount distributed to Holders of such Class of Class A Certificates on such
Remittance Date pursuant to Section8.03(a)(2)is less than the Class A Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class.
"CLASS A PRINCIPAL BALANCE" means, as to any Remittance Date, the sum
of the Class Principal Balances of the Class A Certificates.
"CLASS A PRINCIPAL DEFICIENCY AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance Date,
the amount, if any, by which the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance is less than
the Class A Principal Balance.
"CLASS A PRINCIPAL SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
amount, if any, by which the amount distributed to Holders of Class A
Certificates on such Remittance Date pursuant to Section 8.03(a)(5)(iii) is less
than the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal Distribution Amount for
such Remittance Date.
"CLASS A-1 REMITTANCE RATE" means 5.6588% per annum.
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"CLASS A-2 REMITTANCE RATE" means 5.95% per annum.
"CLASS A-3 REMITTANCE RATE" means 6.03% per annum.
"CLASS A-4 REMITTANCE RATE" means 6.10% per annum.
"CLASS A-5 REMITTANCE RATE" means 6.22% per annum.
"CLASS A-6 REMITTANCE RATE" means a floating rate (determined each Due
Period on each Remittance Date) equal to the Weighted Average Contract Rate, but
in no event greater than 6.76% per annum.
"CLASS A-S1 INTEREST" means a regular interest in the Subsidiary REMIC
which is held as an asset of the Master REMIC and is entitled to monthly
distributions as provided in Section 8.03(b).
"CLASS A-S2 INTEREST" means a regular interest in the Subsidiary REMIC
which is held as an asset of the Master REMIC and is entitled to monthly
distributions as provided in Section 8.03(b).
"CLASS A-S3 INTEREST" means a regular interest in the Subsidiary REMIC
which is held as an asset of the Master REMIC and is entitled to monthly
distributions as provided in Section 8.03(b).
"CLASS A-S4 INTEREST" means a regular interest in the Subsidiary REMIC
which is held as an asset of the Master REMIC and is entitled to monthly
distributions as provided in Section 8.03(b).
"CLASS A-S5 INTEREST" means a regular interest in the Subsidiary REMIC
which is held as an asset of the Master REMIC and is entitled to monthly
distributions as provided in Section 8.03(b).
"CLASS A-S6 INTEREST" means a regular interest in the Subsidiary REMIC
which is held as an asset of the Master REMIC and is entitled to monthly
distributions as provided in Section 8.03(b).
"CLASS B-1 ADJUSTED PRINCIPAL BALANCE" means, as of any Remittance
Date, the Class B-1 Principal Balance as of that Remittance Date minus the Class
B-1 Liquidation Loss Amount (if any) as of the prior Remittance Date.
"CLASS B CERTIFICATE" means any one of the Class B-1 or Class B-2
Certificates executed and delivered by the Trustee substantially in the form set
forth in ExhibitC-1 hereto and evidencing an interest designated as a "regular
interest" in the Master REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
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"CLASS B-1 CROSS-OVER DATE" means the Remittance Date on which the
Class B-1 Principal Balance (after giving effect to the distributions of
principal on the Class B-1 Certificates on such Remittance Date) is reduced to
zero.
"CLASS B-1 DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
lesser of (a) the Amount Available less the sum of (i) any amounts paid to the
Servicer pursuant to Section 8.03(a)(1), (ii) the Class A Distribution Amount
and (iii) the Class M-1 Distribution Amount and (b) the Class B-1 Formula
Distribution Amount for such Remittance Date; provided that after the Class B-1
Cross-over Date the Class B-1 Distribution Amount shall be zero.
"CLASS B-2 DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
lesser of (a) the Remaining Amount Available and (b) the Class B-2 Formula
Distribution Amount for such Remittance Date.
"CLASS B DISTRIBUTION TEST" means, to be considered "satisfied" for any
Remittance Date, that (i) such Remittance Date occurs in or after June2002;
(ii) the Average Sixty-Day Delinquency Ratio for such Remittance Date is less
than or equal to 3.5%; (iii) the Average Thirty-Day Delinquency Ratio for such
Remittance Date is less than or equal to 5.5%; (iv) the Cumulative Realized
Losses Test for such Remittance Date is satisfied; (v) the Current Realized Loss
Ratio for such Remittance Date is less than or equal to 2.25%; (vi) the
fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Class B
Principal Balance as of such Remittance Date and the denominator of which is the
Pool Scheduled Principal Balance as of the immediately preceding Remittance
Date, is equal to or greater than 12.75%; and (vii) the Class B Principal
Balance as of such Remittance Date is greater than or equal to $10,000,000.
"CLASS B-1 FORMULA DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance
Date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) interest (calculated in the manner
specified in Section1.03)at the Class B-1 Remittance Rate on the Class B-1
Adjusted Principal Balance as of such Remittance Date, (b) any Unpaid Class B-1
Interest Shortfall, (c) the Class B Percentage of the Formula Principal
Distribution Amount, (d) any Unpaid Class B-1 Principal Shortfall, (e) any Class
B-1 Liquidation Loss Interest Amount, and (f) any Unpaid Class B-1 Liquidation
Loss Interest Shortfall; provided, however, that on the ClassM-1 Cross-over
Date, the balance of any amounts that would have been distributable on such date
pursuant to clauses (c) and (d) of the term "Class M-1 Formula Distribution
Amount" (assuming a sufficient Amount Available) but for the operation of the
second proviso to such term shall instead be included in clause (c) of this
definition; provided, further, that the aggregate of all amounts distributed
pursuant to clauses (c) and (d) of this definition shall not exceed the Original
ClassB-1 Principal Balance.
"CLASS B-2 FORMULA DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance
Date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) interest (calculated in the manner
specified in Section1.03)at the Class B-2 Remittance Rate on the Class B-2
Principal Balance as
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calculated immediately prior to such Remittance Date, (b) any Unpaid Class B-2
Interest Shortfall, (c)(i) if such Remittance Date is prior to or on the
Class B-1 Cross-over Date, zero or (ii) if such Remittance Date is after the
ClassB-1 Cross-over Date, the Class B Percentage of the Formula Principal
Distribution Amount, (d) the Class B-2 Liquidation Loss Amount and (e) any
Unpaid Class B-2 Principal Shortfall; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that on the Class B-1
Cross-over Date, the balance of any amounts that would have been distributable
on such date pursuant to clauses (c) and (d) of the term "Class B-1 Formula
Distribution Amount" (assuming a sufficient Remaining Amount Available) but for
the operation of the second proviso to such term shall instead be included in
clause (c) of this definition; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the aggregate of all
amounts distributed pursuant to clauses (c), (d) and (e) of this definition
shall not exceed the Original Class B-2 Principal Balance.
"CLASS B-1 INTEREST DEFICIENCY AMOUNT" means, as to the Class B-1
Certificates and any Remittance Date, the difference, if any, between (i) the
sum of the amounts described in clauses (a), (b), (e) and (f) of the definition
of the term "Class B-1 Formula Distribution Amount" and (ii) the amount
available for distribution to the Class B-1 Certificateholders pursuant to
Section 8.03(a)(4)(i) and (ii) and Section 8.03(a)(7)(iii) and (iv) on such
Remittance Date.
"CLASS B-1 INTEREST SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
difference, if any, between (A) the sum of (i) the amount distributed to Holders
of the Class B-1 Certificates on such Remittance Date pursuant to Sections
8.03(a)(4)(i)and (ii), and (ii) any amount distributed to the Holders of the
Class B-1 Certificates pursuant to Section 8.03(b) on such Remittance Date, and
(B) the amounts specified in clauses(a) and (b) of the definition of the term
"Class B-1 Formula Distribution Amount" for such Remittance Date.
"CLASS B-2 INTEREST SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
amount, if any, by which the amount distributed to Holders of Class B-2
Certificates on such Remittance Date pursuant to Sections 8.03(a)(6)(i)and (ii),
together with any Guarantee Payment, is less than the sum of the amounts
specified in clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of the term "Class B-2
Formula Distribution Amount."
"CLASS B-1 LIQUIDATION LOSS AMOUNT" means, as of any Remittance Date,
the lesser of (x) the amount, if any, by which the sum of the Class A Principal
Balance, the ClassM-1 Principal Balance and the Class B-1 Principal Balance for
such Remittance Date exceeds the sum of the Pre-Funded Amount plus the Pool
Scheduled Principal Balance for such Remittance Date (after giving effect to all
distributions of principal on the Class A, Class M-1 and Class B-1 Certificates
on such Remittance Date) and (y) the Class B-1 Principal Balance (after giving
effect to all distributions of principal on the Class B-1 Certificates on such
Remittance Date).
"CLASS B-2 LIQUIDATION LOSS AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance Date,
the lesser of (x) the amount, if any, by which the sum of the Class A Principal
Balance,
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the Class M-1 Principal Balance, the Class B-1 Principal Balance and the Class
B-2 Principal Balance for such Remittance Date exceeds the sum of the Pre-Funded
Amount plus the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance for such Remittance Date (after
giving effect to all distributions of principal on the Class A, Class M-1 and
Class B-1 Certificates on such Remittance Date, and all other distributions of
principal on the Class B-2 Certificates on such Remittance Date) and (y) the
Class B-2 Principal Balance.
"CLASS B-1 LIQUIDATION LOSS INTEREST AMOUNT" means, as to any
Remittance Date, an amount equal to interest (calculated in the manner specified
in Section1.03) at the Class B-1 Remittance Rate on the Class B-1 Liquidation
Loss Amount (if any) for the immediately preceding Remittance Date.
"CLASS B-1 LIQUIDATION LOSS INTEREST SHORTFALL" means, as to any
Remittance Date, the amount, if any, by which the amount distributed to Holders
of the ClassB-1 Certificates on such Remittance Date pursuant to
Section8.03(a)(7)(iii)is less than the Class B-1 Liquidation Loss Interest
Amount for such
Remittance Date.
"CLASS B PERCENTAGE" means:
(i) as to any Remittance Date on which the Class B Principal
Distribution Test is not satisfied, and the Class A Principal
Balance and the Class M-1 Principal Balance have not been
reduced to zero, 0%,
(ii) as to any Remittance Date on which both the Class M-1
Distribution Test and the Class B Distribution Test are
satisfied, 100% minus the sum of the Class A Percentage and
the Class M-1 Percentage, and
(iii) as to any Remittance Date after the Class M-1 Cross-over Date,
100%.
"CLASS B PRINCIPAL BALANCE" means, as to any Remittance Date, the sum
of the Class B-1 Principal Balance and the Class B-2 Principal Balance.
"CLASS B-1 PRINCIPAL BALANCE" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
Original Class B-1 Principal Balance less all amounts previously distributed to
Holders of Class B-1 Certificates on account of principal.
"CLASS B-2 PRINCIPAL BALANCE" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
Original Class B-2 Principal Balance less all amounts previously distributed to
Holders of Class B-2 Certificates on account of principal (including any
Guarantee Payments).
"CLASS B-1 PRINCIPAL SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
amount, if any, by which the amount distributed to Holders of Class B-1
Certificates on such Remittance Date pursuant to Section 8.03(a)(7)(ii)is less
than the amount described in clause (c) of the definition of the term "Class B-1
Formula Distribution Amount."
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"CLASS B-2 PRINCIPAL SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
amount, if any, by which the amount distributed to Holders of Class B-2
Certificates on such Remittance Date pursuant to Section 8.03(a)(8)(iv),
together with any Guarantee Payment, is less than the sum of the amounts
described in clauses (c) and (d) of the definition of the term "Class B-2
Formula Distribution Amount."
"CLASS B-1 REMITTANCE RATE" means a floating rate (determined each Due
Period as of each Remittance Date) equal to the Weighted Average Contract Rate,
but in no event greater than 7.29% per annum.
"CLASS B-2 REMITTANCE RATE" means a floating rate (determined each Due
Period as of each Remittance Date) equal to the Weighted Average Contract Rate,
but in no event greater than 8.07% per annum.
"CLASS B-3I DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
lesser of (a) the Remaining Amount Available less the sum of (i) the Class B-2
Distribution Amount plus (ii) any amounts paid to the Servicer pursuant to
Section 8.03(a)(9), and (b) the Class B-3I Formula Distribution Amount for such
Remittance Date.
"CLASS B-3I FORMULA DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance
Date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Excess Interest for such Remittance
Date, and (b) any Unpaid Class B-3I Shortfall as of such Remittance Date.
"CLASS B-3I SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance Date, the amount, if
any, by which (a) the Class B-3I Formula Distribution Amount for such Remittance
Date exceeds (b) the Class B-3I Distribution Amount for such Remittance Date.
"CLASS B-S1 INTEREST" means a regular interest in the Subsidiary REMIC
which is held as an asset of the Master REMIC and is entitled to monthly
distributions as provided in Section 8.03(b).
"CLASS B-S2 INTEREST" means a regular interest in the Subsidiary REMIC
which is held as an asset of the Master REMIC and is entitled to monthly
distributions as provided in Section 8.03(b).
"CLASS C CERTIFICATE" means any one of the Class C Subsidiary
Certificates or Class C Master Certificates.
"CLASS C MASTER CERTIFICATE" means a Class C Master Certificate
executed and delivered by the Trustee substantially in the form of Exhibit K,
and evidencing an interest designated as the "residual interest" in the Master
REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
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"CLASS C CERTIFICATEHOLDER" means the person in whose name a Class C
Certificate is registered on the Certificate Register.
"CLASS C MASTER DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance Date,
the amount, if any, distributable pursuant to Section 8.03(a)(12).
"CLASS C SUBSIDIARY CERTIFICATE" means a Class C Subsidiary Certificate
executed and delivered by the Trustee substantially in the form of Exhibit J,
and evidencing an interest designated as the "residual interest" in the
Subsidiary REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
"CLASS C SUBSIDIARY DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance
Date, the amounts, if any, distributable pursuant to Section 8.03(b)(4).
"CLASS M-1 ADJUSTED PRINCIPAL BALANCE" means, as to any Remittance
Date, the Class M-1 Principal Balance as of that Remittance Date minus the Class
M-1 Liquidation Loss Amount (if any) as of the prior Remittance Date.
"CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATE" means any one of the Class M-1 Certificates
executed and delivered by the Trustee substantially in the form set forth in
Exhibit B and evidencing an interest designated as a "regular interest" in the
Trust for the purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
"CLASS M-1 CROSS-OVER DATE" means the Remittance Date on which the
Class M-1 Principal Balance (after giving effect to the distributions of
principal on the ClassM-1 Certificates on such Remittance Date) is reduced to
zero.
"CLASS M-1 DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
lesser of (a) the Amount Available less the sum of (i) any amounts paid to the
Servicer pursuant to Section 8.03(a)(1) and (ii) the Class A Distribution Amount
and (b) the Class M-1 Formula Distribution Amount for such Remittance Date;
provided that after the Class M-1 Cross-over Date the Class M-1 Distribution
Amount shall be zero.
"CLASS M-1 DISTRIBUTION TEST" means, to be considered "satisfied" for
any Remittance Date, that (i) such Remittance Date occurs in or after June 2002;
(ii) the Average Sixty-Day Delinquency Ratio for such Remittance Date is less
than or equal to 3.5%; (iii) the Average Thirty-Day Delinquency Ratio for such
Remittance Date is less than or equal to 5.5%; (iv) the Cumulative Realized
Losses Test for such Remittance Date is satisfied; (v) the Current Realized Loss
Ratio for such Remittance Date is less than or equal to 2.25%; and (vi) the
fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the sum of the
Class M-1 Principal Balance and the Class B Principal Balance as of such
Remittance Date and the denominator of which is the Pool Scheduled Principal
Balance as of the immediately preceding Remittance Date, is equal to or greater
than 23.25%.
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"CLASS M-1 FORMULA DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance
Date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) interest (calculated in the manner
specified in Section1.03) at the Class M-1 Remittance Rate on the Class M-1
Adjusted Principal Balance as of such Remittance Date, (b) the aggregate Unpaid
ClassM-1 Interest Shortfall, if any, (c) the ClassM-1 Percentage of the Formula
Principal Distribution Amount, (d) any Unpaid ClassM-1 Principal Shortfall,
(e) any Class M-1 Liquidation Loss Interest Amount, and (f) any Unpaid Class M-1
Liquidation Loss Interest Shortfall; provided, however, that on the ClassA-6
Cross-Over Date, the balance of any amounts that would have been distributable
on such date pursuant to clauses (c) and (d) of the term "Class A Formula
Distribution Amount" (assuming a sufficient Amount Available) but for the
operation of the proviso to such term shall instead be included in clause (c) of
this definition; provided, further, that the aggregate of all amounts
distributed for all Remittance Dates pursuant to clauses (c) and (d) shall not
exceed the Original Class M-1 Principal Balance.
"CLASS M-1 INTEREST DEFICIENCY AMOUNT" means, as to the Class M-1
Certificates and any Remittance Date, the difference, if any, between (i) the
sum of the amounts described in clauses (a), (b), (e) and (f) of the definition
of the term "Class M-1 Formula Distribution Amount" and (ii)the amount available
for distribution to the Class M-1 Certificateholders pursuant to Section
8.03(a)(3)(i) and (ii) and Section 8.03(a)(6)(iii) and (iv) on such Remittance
Date.
"CLASS M-1 INTEREST DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance
Date, the amount specified in clause (a) of the definition of the term "Class
M-1 Formula Distribution Amount" plus the Unpaid Class M-1 Interest Shortfall,
if any.
"CLASS M-1 INTEREST SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
difference, if any, between (A) the sum of (i) the amount distributed to Holders
of the Class M-1 Certificates on such Remittance Date pursuant to Section
8.03(a)(3)(i) and (ii), and (ii) any amount distributed to the Holders of the
Class M-1 Certificates pursuant to Section 8.03(b) on such Remittance Date, and
(B) the Class M-1 Interest Distribution Amount for such Remittance Date.
"CLASS M-1 LIQUIDATION LOSS AMOUNT" means, as to any Remittance Date,
the lesser of (x) the amount, if any, by which the sum of the Class A Principal
Balance and the Class M-1 Principal Balance for such Remittance Date exceeds the
sum of the Pre-Funded Amount plus the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance for such
Remittance Date (after giving effect to all distributions of principal on the
Class A and Class M-1 Certificates on such Remittance Date) and (y) the Class
M-1 Principal Balance (after giving effect to all distributions of principal on
the Class M-1 Certificates on such Remittance Date).
"CLASS M-1 LIQUIDATION LOSS INTEREST AMOUNT" means, as to any
Remittance Date, an amount equal to interest (calculated in the manner specified
in Section1.03) at the Class M-1 Remittance Rate on the Class M-1 Liquidation
Loss Amount (if any) for the immediately preceding Remittance Date.
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"CLASS M-1 LIQUIDATION LOSS INTEREST SHORTFALL" means, as to any
Remittance Date, the amount, if any, by which the amount distributed to Holders
of the ClassM-1 Certificates on such Remittance Date pursuant to
Section8.03(a)(6)(iii)is less than the Class M-1 Liquidation Loss Interest
Amount for such
Remittance Date.
"CLASS M-1 PERCENTAGE" means:
(i) as to any Remittance Date prior to the ClassA-6 Cross-Over
Date and on which the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Test is
not satisfied, 0%,
(ii) as to any Remittance Date on which the Class M-1 Distribution
Test is satisfied but the Class B Distribution Test is not
satisfied, 100% minus the Class A Percentage,
(iii) as to any Remittance Date on which both the Class M-1
Distribution Test and the Class B Distribution Test are
satisfied, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is the Class M-1 Principal Balance as of
such Remittance Date, and the denominator of which is the Pool
Scheduled Principal Balance as of the immediately preceding
Remittance Date, and
(iv) as to any Remittance Date after the ClassA-6 Cross-Over Date
and on which the Class B Distribution Test is not satisfied,
100%.
"CLASS M-1 PRINCIPAL BALANCE" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
Original Class M-1 Principal Balance less all amounts previously distributed to
Holders of Class M-1 Certificates on account of principal.
"CLASS M-1 PRINCIPAL SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
amount, if any, by which the amount distributed to Holders of Class M-1
Certificates on such Remittance Date pursuant to Sections 8.03(a)(6)(ii)is less
than the Class M-1 Percentage of the Formula Principal Distribution Amount for
such Remittance Date.
"CLASS M-1 REMITTANCE RATE" means a floating rate (determined each Due
Period as of each Remittance Date) equal to the Weighted Average Contract Rate,
but in no event greater than 6.86% per annum.
"CLASS M-S1 INTEREST" means a regular interest in the Subsidiary REMIC
which is held as an asset of the Master REMIC and is entitled to monthly
distributions as provided in Section 8.03(b).
"CLASS PRINCIPAL BALANCE" means, as to any Remittance Date and each
Class of Certificates, the Original Principal Balance of such Class less all
amounts previously distributed to Holders of such Class of Certificates on
account of principal.
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"CLOSING DATE" means April 28, 1998.
"CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"COLLATERAL SECURITY" means, with respect to any Contract, (i) the
security interests granted by or on behalf of the related Obligor with respect
thereto, including a first priority perfected security interest in the related
Manufactured Home, (ii) all other security interests or liens and property
subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of such Contract,
whether pursuant to the agreement giving rise to such Contract or otherwise,
together with all financing statements signed by the Obligor describing any
collateral securing such Contract, (iii) all guarantees, insurance and other
agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or
securing payment of such Contract whether pursuant to the agreement giving rise
to such Contract or otherwise, and (iv) all records in respect of such Contract.
"COMPUTER TAPE" means the computer tape generated by the Company which
provides information relating to the Contracts and which was used by the Company
in selecting the Contracts, and includes the master file and the history file.
"CONTRACTS" means the manufactured housing installment sales contracts
and installment loan agreements, including any Land-and-Home Contracts,
described in the List of Contracts and constituting part of the corpus of the
Trust, which Contracts are to be assigned and conveyed by the Company to the
Trust, and includes, without limitation, all related security interests and any
and all rights to receive payments which are due pursuant thereto on or after
the applicable Cut-off Date, but excluding any rights to receive payments which
are due pursuant thereto prior to the applicable Cut-off Date.
"CONTRACT FILE" means, as to each Contract, other than a Land-and-Home
Contract, (a) the original copy of the Contract, (b) either (i) the original
title document for the related Manufactured Home or a duplicate certified by the
appropriate governmental authority which issued the original thereof or the
application for such title document or (ii) if the laws of the jurisdiction in
which the related Manufactured Home is located do not provide for the issuance
of title documents for manufactured housing, other evidence of ownership of the
related Manufactured Home which is customarily relied upon in such jurisdiction
as evidence of title to a manufactured housing unit, (c) evidence of one or more
of the following types of perfection of the security interest in the related
Manufactured Home granted by such Contract, as appropriate: (i) notation of such
security interest on the title document, (ii) a financing statement meeting the
requirements of the UCC, with evidence of recording indicated thereon, or (iii)
such other evidence of perfection of a security interest in a manufactured
housing unit as is customarily relied upon in the jurisdiction in which the
related Manufactured Home is located, (d) the assignment of the Contract from
the originator (if other than the
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Company) to the Company and (e) any extension, modification or waiver
agreement(s).
"CONTRACT RATE" means, with respect to any particular Contract, the
rate of interest specified in that Contract and computed on a precomputed basis
with an actuarial rebate of unearned interest upon prepayment, provided that the
rebate upon prepayment of Contracts originated in California or Oklahoma may be
computed on the simple interest method if so required by applicable law or
regulations.
"CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE" means the office of the Trustee at which at
any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally
administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is
located at the address set forth in Section 12.08.
"CORRESPONDING CERTIFICATE CLASS" means, with respect to each Class of
Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests, as follows:
UNCERTIFICATED SUBSIDIARY INTEREST CORRESPONDING CERTIFICATE CLASS
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Class A-S1 Class A-1
Class A-S2 Class A-2
Class A-S3 Class A-3
Class A-S4 Class A-4
Class A-S5 Class A-5
Class A-S6 Class A-6
Class M-S1 Class M-1
Class B-S1 Class B-1
Class B-S2 Class B-2
"COUNSEL FOR THE COMPANY" means Dorsey & Whitney LLP, or other legal
counsel for the Company.
"CUMULATIVE REALIZED LOSSES" means, as to any Remittance Date, the sum
of the Realized Losses for that Remittance Date and each preceding Remittance
Date since the Cut-off Date.
"CUMULATIVE REALIZED LOSSES TEST" means, to be considered
"satisfied" for any Remittance Date:
(i) if such Remittance Date occurs between May1, 2001 and April30,
2002, that the Cumulative Realized Losses as of such
Remittance Date are less than or equal to 5.5% of the Cut-off
Date Pool Principal Balance;
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(ii) if such Remittance Date occurs between May1, 2002 and April30,
2003, that the Cumulative Realized Losses as of such
Remittance Date are less than or equal to 6.5% of the Cut-off
Date Pool Principal Balance;
(iii) if such Remittance Date occurs between May1, 2003 and April30,
2004, that the Cumulative Realized Losses as of such
Remittance Date are less than or equal to 8.5% of the Cut-off
Date Pool Principal Balance; and
(iv) if such Remittance Date occurs after May1, 2004, that the
Cumulative Realized Losses as of such Remittance Date are less
than or equal to 9.5% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal
Balance.
"CURRENT REALIZED LOSS RATIO" means, as to any Remittance Date, a
fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate
Realized Losses for such Remittance Date and each of the two immediately
preceding Remittance Dates, multiplied by four, and the denominator of which is
the arithmetic average of the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance as of the third
preceding Remittance Date and the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance as of such
Remittance Date.
"CUSTODIAN" means at any time the Trustee or a financial institution
organized under the laws of the United States or any State, which is subject to
supervision and examination by Federal or State authorities and which is not the
Company or an Affiliate of the Company, that is acting at such time as Custodian
of the Land-and-Home Contract Files pursuant to Section 4.01.
"CUT-OFF DATE" means with respect to each Initial and Additional
Contract, April 15, 1998 (or the date of origination of the Contract, if later).
"CUT-OFF DATE POOL PRINCIPAL BALANCE" means the aggregate of the
Cut-off Date Principal Balances of the Contracts. With respect to any
Staged-Funding Contract, the Cut-off Date Principal Balance means the principal
amount stated on such Contract.
"CUT-OFF DATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE" means, as to any Contract, the unpaid
principal balance thereof at the Cut-off Date, or Subsequent Cut-off Date if a
Subsequent Contract, after giving effect to all installments of principal due
prior thereto.
"DEFAULTED CONTRACT" means a Contract with respect to which the
Servicer commenced repossession or foreclosure procedures, made a sale of such
Contract to a third party for repossession, foreclosure or other enforcement, or
as to which there was a payment delinquent 180 or more days (excluding any
Contract deemed delinquent solely because the Obligor's required monthly payment
was reduced as a result of bankruptcy or similar proceedings).
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"DEPOSITORY" means the initial Depository, The Depository Trust
Company, the nominee of which is CEDE & CO., as the registered Holder of:
(i) one Certificate evidencing $20,900,000 in initial
aggregate principal balance of the Class A-1
Certificates,
(ii) one Certificate evidencing $28,000,000 in initial
aggregate principal balance of the Class A-2
Certificates,
(iii) one Certificate evidencing $60,000,000 in initial aggregate
principal balance of the Class A-3 Certificates,
(iv) one Certificate evidencing $30,000,000 in initial aggregate
principal balance of Class A-4 Certificates,
(v) one Certificate evidencing $105,000,000 in initial aggregate
principal balance of Class A-5 Certificates,
(vi) one Certificate evidencing $178,600,000 in initial aggregate
principal balance of Class A-6 Certificates,
(vii) one Certificate evidencing $35,000,000 in initial aggregate
principal balance of the Class M-1 Certificates,
(viii) one Certificate evidencing $22,500,000 in initial aggregate
principal balance of the Class B-1 Certificates, and
(ix) one Certificate evidencing $20,000,000 in initial aggregate
principal balance of Class B-2 Certificates,
and any permitted successor depository. The Depository shall at all times be a
"clearing corporation" as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of
New York.
"DEPOSITORY PARTICIPANT" means a broker, dealer, bank or other
financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Depository
effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the
Depository.
"DETERMINATION DATE" means the second Business Day preceding each
Remittance Date during the term of this Agreement.
"DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION" has the meaning assigned in
Section9.02(b)(3).
"DUE DATE" means, as to any Contract, the date of the month on which
the scheduled monthly payment for such Contract is due.
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"DUE PERIOD" means with respect to any Remittance Date, the period from
and including the 15th day of the second month preceding such Remittance Date,
to and including the 14th day of the month immediately preceding such Remittance
Date.
"ELECTRONIC LEDGER" means the electronic master record of installment
sale contracts of the Company.
"ELIGIBLE ACCOUNT" means, at any time, an account which is any of the
following: (i) an account maintained with an Eligible Institution; (ii) a trust
account (which shall be a "segregated trust account") maintained with the
corporate trust department of a federal or state chartered depository
institution or trust company with trust powers and acting in its fiduciary
capacity for the benefit of the Trustee hereunder, which depository institution
or trust company shall have capital and surplus (or, if such depository
institution or trust company is a subsidiary of a bank holding company system,
the bank holding company shall have capital and surplus) of not less than
$50,000,000 and the securities of such depository institution or trust company
(or, if such depository institution or trust company is a subsidiary of a bank
holding company system and such depository institution's or trust company's
securities are not rated, the securities of the bank holding company) shall have
a credit rating from each of Moody's (if rated by Moody's), Standard & Poor's
(if rated by Standard & Poor's) and Fitch (if rated by Fitch) in one of its
generic credit rating categories which signifies investment grade; or (iii) an
account that will not cause Standard & Poor's and Fitch to downgrade or withdraw
its then-current rating assigned to the Certificates, as confirmed in writing by
Standard & Poor's and Fitch.
"ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION" means any depository institution (which may be
the Trustee or an Affiliate of the Trustee) organized under the laws of the
United States or any State, the deposits of which are insured to the full extent
permitted by law by the Bank Insurance Fund (currently administered by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), which is subject to supervision and
examination by federal or state authorities and whose short-term deposits have
been rated P-1 by Moody's, A-1+ by Standard & Poor's and F-1 by Fitch (if rated
by Fitch), or whose unsecured long-term debt has been rated in one of the two
highest rating categories by Moody's, Standard & Poor's (not lower than AA) and
Fitch (if rated by Fitch) in the case of unsecured long-term debt.
"ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS" has the meaning assigned in Section 5.05(b).
"ELIGIBLE SERVICER" means the Company or any Person qualified to act as
Servicer of the Contracts under applicable federal and state laws and
regulations, which Person services not less than an aggregate of $100,000,000 in
outstanding principal amount of manufactured housing conditional sales contracts
and installment loan agreements and, so long as any FHA/VA Contract is
outstanding,
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which Person is qualified under FHA/VA Regulations to act as a servicer of all
such FHA/VA Contracts.
"ELIGIBLE SUBSTITUTE CONTRACT" means, as to any Replaced Contract for
which such Eligible Substitute Contract is being substituted pursuant to Section
3.05(b), a Contract that (a) as of the date of its substitution, satisfies all
of the representations and warranties (which, except when expressly stated to be
as of origination, shall be deemed to be determined as of the date of its
substitution rather than as of the Cut-off Date or the Closing Date) in Section
3.02 and does not cause any of the representations and warranties in Section
3.03, after giving effect to such substitution, to be incorrect, (b) after
giving effect to the scheduled payment due in the month of such substitution,
has a Scheduled Principal Balance that is not greater than the Scheduled
Principal Balance of such Replaced Contract, (c) has a Contract Rate that is at
least equal to the Contract Rate of such Replaced Contract, (d) has a remaining
term to scheduled maturity that is not greater than the remaining term to
scheduled maturity of the Replaced Contract, and (e) is secured by a
Manufactured Home that is similar in type and value to the collateral serving
the Replaced Contract. If more than one Contract is being substituted pursuant
to Section 3.05(b) for more than one Replaced Contract on a particular date,
then the conditions specified above shall be applied to the Contracts being
substituted, in the aggregate, and the Replaced Contracts, in the aggregate.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended.
"ERRORS AND OMISSIONS PROTECTION POLICY" means the employee errors and
omissions policy maintained by the Servicer or any similar replacement policy
covering errors and omissions by the Servicer's employees, and meeting the
requirements of Section 5.09, all as such policy relates to Contracts comprising
a portion of the corpus of the Trust.
"EVENT OF TERMINATION" has the meaning assigned in Section 7.01.
"EXCESS INTEREST" means, as to any Remittance Date, the sum of (a)
interest accrued on the Class A-S1 Subsidiary Interest Principal Balance as of
such Remittance Date at a rate per annum equal to the difference between the
Weighted Average Contract Rate as of such Remittance Date and the Class A-1
Remittance Rate, (b) interest accrued on the Class A-S2 Subsidiary Interest
Principal Balance at a rate per annum equal to the difference between the
Weighted Average Contract Rate as of such Remittance Date and the Class A-2
Remittance Rate, (c) interest accrued on the Class A-S3 Subsidiary Interest
Principal Balance at a rate per annum equal to the difference between the
Weighted Average Contract Rate as of such Remittance Date and the Class A-3
Remittance Rate, (d) interest accrued on the Class A-S4 Subsidiary Interest
Principal Balance at a rate per annum equal to the difference between the
Weighted Average Contract Rate as of such Remittance Date and the Class A-4
Remittance Rate, (e) interest accrued on the Class A-S5 Subsidiary
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Interest Principal Balance at a rate per annum equal to the difference between
the Weighted Average Contract Rate as of such Remittance Date and the Class A-5
Remittance Rate, (f) interest accrued on the Class A-S6 Subsidiary Interest
Principal Balance at a rate per annum equal to the difference between the
Weighted Average Contract Rate as of such Remittance Date and the Class A-6
Remittance Rate, (g) interest accrued on the Class M-S1 Subsidiary Interest
Principal Balance at a rate per annum equal to the difference between the
Weighted Average Contract Rate as of such Remittance Date and the Class M-1
Remittance Rate, (h) interest accrued on the Class B-S1 Subsidiary Interest
Principal Balance at a rate per annum equal to the difference between the
Weighted Average Contract Rate as of such Remittance Date and the Class B-1
Remittance Rate, and (i) interest accrued on the Class B-S2 Subsidiary Interest
Principal Balance at a rate per annum equal to the difference between the
Weighted Average Contract Rate as of such Remittance Date and the Class B-2
Remittance Rate.
"FHA/VA CONTRACT" means a Contract that, at its origination, was
insured by the Federal Housing Administration or partially guaranteed by the
Veterans Administration.
"FHA/VA REGULATIONS" means, as to any FHA/VA Contract, the contractual
agreements and regulations of the Federal Housing Administration or the Veterans
Administration, as the case may be, providing or governing the terms of the
insurance for such Contract by the Federal Housing Administration or the partial
guarantee for such Contract by the Veterans Administration, as the case may be.
"FIDELITY BOND" means the fidelity bond maintained by the Servicer or
any similar replacement bond, meeting the requirements of Section 5.09, as such
bond relates to Contracts comprising a portion of the corpus of the Trust.
"FINAL REMITTANCE DATE" means the Remittance Date on which the final
distribution in respect of the Certificates will be made pursuant to
Section12.03.
"FITCH" means Fitch IBCA, Inc., or any successor thereto; provided that
if Fitch does not then have a rating outstanding on any of the Class A, Class
M-1 or Class B Certificates, then references herein to "Fitch" shall be deemed
to refer to the NRSRO then rating any Class of the Certificates (or, if more
than one such NRSRO is then rating any Class of the Certificates, to such NRSRO
as may be designated by the Servicer), and references herein to ratings by or
requirements of Fitch shall be deemed to have the equivalent meanings with
respect to ratings by or requirements of such NRSRO.
"FORMULA PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, as of any
Remittance Date, the sum of:
(i) all scheduled payments of principal due on each outstanding
Contract during the related Due Period as specified in the
amortization schedule
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at the time applicable thereto (after adjustments for previous
Principal Prepayments and any adjustment to such amortization
schedule by reason of any bankruptcy of an Obligor or similar
proceeding or any moratorium or similar waiver or grace
period, or by reason of any other waiver modification or
extension granted by the Servicer in accordance with Section
5.06); plus
(ii) all Partial Principal Prepayments applied and all Principal
Prepayments in Full received during the related Due Period;
plus
(iii) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of all Contracts
that became Liquidated Contracts during the related Due Period
plus the amount of any reduction in principal balance of any
Contract during the related Due Period pursuant to bankruptcy
proceedings involving the related Obligor; plus
(iv) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of all Contracts
repurchased during the related Due Period pursuant to Section
3.05; plus
(v) with respect to the Remittance Date in July 1998, the Unfunded
Contract Shortfall, if any; plus
(vi) without duplication of the foregoing, all collections in
respect of principal on the Contracts received after the last
day of the related Due Period up to and including the third
Business Day prior to such Remittance Date (but in no event
later than the 25th day of the month in which such Remittance
Date occurs); minus
(vii) with respect to all Remittance Dates other than the Remittance
Date in May 1998, the amount, if any, included in the Formula
Principal Distribution Amount for the preceding Remittance
Date by virtue of clause (vi) of the definition of Formula
Principal Distribution Amount; plus
(viii) with respect to the Remittance Date in May 1999, the amount,
if any, by which the Class A-1 Principal Balance as of such
Remittance Date exceeds the sum of the amounts described above
in clauses (i) through (vii); minus
(ix) with respect to the Remittance Date in June 1999, the amount,
if any, distributed in respect of principal on the Class A-1
Certificates on the Remittance Date in May 1999 pursuant to
clause (viii) above; plus
(x) on the Post-Funding Remittance Date, the Pre-Funded
Amount.
"FUNDING TERMINATION DATE" means July 1, 1998.
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"GUARANTEE PAYMENT" means, the amount, if any, by which (A) the Class
B-2 Formula Distribution Amount for such Remittance Date exceeds (B) the
Remaining Amount Available.
"HAZARD INSURANCE POLICY" means, with respect to each Contract, the
policy of fire and extended coverage insurance (and federal flood insurance, if
the Manufactured Home is secured by an FHA/VA Contract and such Manufactured
Home is located in a federally designated special flood area) required to be
maintained for the related Manufactured Home, as provided in Section 5.09, and
which, as provided in said Section 5.09, may be a blanket mortgage impairment
policy maintained by the Servicer in accordance with the terms and conditions of
said Section 5.09.
"INDEPENDENT" means, when used with respect to any specified Person,
Dorsey& Whitney LLP or any Person who (i) is in fact independent of the Company
and the Servicer, (ii) does not have any direct financial interest or any
material indirect financial interest in the Company or the Servicer or in an
Affiliate of either and (iii) is not connected with the Company or the Servicer
as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or
person performing similar functions. Whenever it is provided herein that any
Independent Person's opinion or certificate shall be furnished to the Trustee,
such opinion or certificate shall state that the signatory has read this
definition and is Independent within the meaning set forth herein.
"INITIAL CONTRACTS" means certain Contracts identified in the List of
Contracts delivered pursuant to Section 2.02(a), all of which were originated on
or before April15, 1998, and which have an aggregate principal balance as of the
Cut-off Date of approximately $383,362,169.83.
"INSURANCE PROCEEDS" means proceeds paid by any insurer pursuant to any
insurance policy or contract or any FHA/VA Contract.
"LAND-AND-HOME CONTRACT" means a Contract that is secured by a Mortgage
on real estate on which the related Manufactured Home is situated, and which
Manufactured Home is considered or classified as part of the real estate under
the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is located.
"LAND-AND-HOME CONTRACT FILE" means, as to each Land-and-Home Contract,
(a) the original copy of the Land-and-Home Contract; (b) the original related
Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon (or, if the original Mortgage has
not yet been returned by the applicable recording office, a copy thereof,
certified by such recording office, which will be replaced by the original
Mortgage when it is so returned) and any title document for the related
Manufactured Home; (c) the assignment of the Land-and-Home Contract from the
originator (if other than the Company) to the Company; (d) if such Land-and-Home
Contract was originated by
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the Company, an endorsement of such Land-and-Home Contract by the Company; and
(e) any extension, modification or waiver agreement(s).
"LAND-IN-LIEU CONTRACT" means a Contract that is secured by (i) a
security interest in a Manufactured Home and (ii) a mortgage or deed of trust on
real estate on which such Manufactured Home is situated, but such Manufactured
Home is not considered or classified as part of the real estate under the laws
of the jurisdiction in which it is located.
"LIMITED GUARANTEE" means the obligation of the Company to make
Guarantee Payments pursuant to Section 8.04.
"LIQUIDATED CONTRACT" means any defaulted Contract as to which the
Servicer has determined that all amounts which it expects to recover from or on
account of such Contract have been recovered; provided that any defaulted
Contract in respect of which the related Manufactured Home and, in the case of
Land-and-Home Contracts, Mortgaged Property, have been realized upon and
disposed of and the proceeds of such disposition have been received shall be
deemed to be a Liquidated Contract.
"LIQUIDATION EXPENSES" means out-of-pocket expenses (exclusive of any
overhead expenses) which are incurred by the Servicer in connection with the
liquidation of any defaulted Contract, on or prior to the date on which the
related Manufactured Home and, in the case of Land-and-Home Contracts, Mortgaged
Property, are disposed of, including, without limitation, legal fees and
expenses, and any related and unreimbursed expenditures for property taxes,
property preservation or restoration of the property to marketable condition.
"LIQUIDATION PROCEEDS" means cash (including Insurance
Proceeds) received in connection with the liquidation of defaulted Contracts,
whether through repossession, foreclosure sale or otherwise, including any
rental income realized from the repossessed Manufactured Home.
"LIST OF CONTRACTS" means the lists identifying each Contract
constituting part of the corpus of the Trust, and which lists are either
delivered pursuant to Section 2.02(a) of this Agreement or attached to a
Subsequent Transfer Instrument as Exhibit A, as such lists may be amended from
time to time pursuant to Section 3.05(b) to add Eligible Substitute Contracts
and delete Replaced Contracts. Each List of Contracts shall set forth as to each
Contract identified on it (i) the Cut-off Date Principal Balance, (ii)the amount
of monthly payments due from the Obligor, (iii) the Contract Rate and (iv) the
maturity date.
"LOAN-TO-VALUE RATIO" means, (a) with respect to any Contract other
than a Land-in-Lieu Contract, one minus a fraction, the numerator of which is
the total amount down (which may include both cash and, for certain Contracts,
the amount of any equity in land on which a lien has been granted) and the
denominator of
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which is the sum of the original principal amount and such amount down, and (b)
with respect to Land-in-Lieu Contracts, one minus a fraction, the numerator of
which is the appraised value of land and the denominator of which is the
original principal amount.
"MANUFACTURED HOME" means a unit of manufactured housing, including all
accessions thereto, securing the indebtedness of the Obligor under the related
Contract.
"MASTER CERTIFICATES" means all of the Certificates other than the
Class C Subsidiary Certificates.
"MASTER REMIC" means one of the two separate REMICs comprising the
corpus of the Trust created by this Agreement, the assets of which shall consist
of the Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests and the Limited Guarantee.
"MONTHLY REPORT" has the meaning assigned in Section 6.01.
"MONTHLY SERVICING FEE" means, as of any Remittance Date, one-twelfth
of the product of 0.50% and the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance for the
immediately preceding Remittance Date (or, with respect to the first Remittance
Date, the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance as of the Closing Date).
"MOODY'S" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or any successor
thereto; provided that, if Moody's provided a rating on any of the Certificates,
as required by Section 2.01, and does not as of any subsequent date have a
rating outstanding on any of the Class A, Class M-1 or Class B Certificates,
then references herein to "Moody's" shall be deemed to refer to the NRSRO then
rating any Class of the Certificates (or, if more than one such NRSRO is then
rating any Class of the Certificates, to such NRSRO as may be designated by the
Servicer), and references herein to ratings by or requirements of Moody's shall
be deemed to have the equivalent meanings with respect to ratings by or
requirements of such NRSRO.
"MORTGAGE" means the mortgage, deed of trust, security deed or similar
evidence of lien, creating a first lien on an estate in fee simple in the real
property securing a Land-and-Home Contract.
"MORTGAGED PROPERTY" means the property subject to the lien of a
Mortgage.
"NET LIQUIDATION LOSS" means, as to a Liquidated Contract, the amount,
if any, by which (a) the outstanding principal balance of such Liquidated
Contract plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date on which such
Liquidated Contract became a Liquidated Contract exceeds (b) the Net Liquidation
Proceeds for such Liquidated Contract.
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"NET LIQUIDATION PROCEEDS" means, as to a Liquidated Contract, all
Liquidation Proceeds received on or prior to the last day of the month in which
such Contract became a Liquidated Contract, net of Liquidation Expenses.
"NRSRO" means any nationally recognized statistical rating
organization.
"OBLIGOR" means each Person who is indebted under a Contract.
"OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of
the Board, President or any Vice President of the Company and delivered to the
Trustee.
"OPINION OF COUNSEL" means a written opinion of counsel, who may,
except as expressly provided herein, be salaried counsel for the Company,
acceptable to the Trustee and the Company, provided that any opinion of counsel
relating to the qualification of the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC as a
REMIC or compliance with the REMIC Provisions must be an opinion of Independent
counsel.
"ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE" means as to each Class of Master
Certificates, the amount set forth with respect to such Class in Section
2.05(b).
"PARTIAL PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENT" means (a) any Principal Prepayment other
than a Principal Prepayment in Full and (b) any cash amount deposited in the
Certificate Account pursuant to the provision in Section 3.05(a)or pursuant to
Section3.05(b).
"PAYING AGENT" has the meaning assigned in Section 8.01(c).
"PERCENTAGE INTEREST" means, as to any Certificate, the percentage
interest evidenced thereby in distributions made on the related Class, such
percentage interest being equal to, in the case of the Class A, Class M-1, and
Class B Certificates, the percentage (carried to eight places) obtained from
dividing the denomination of such Certificate by the Original Principal Balance
of the related Class; and in the case of the Class B-3I, Class C Subsidiary
Certificate and Class C Certificates, the percentage specified on the face of
such Certificate. The aggregate Percentage Interests for each Class of
Certificates shall equal 100%, respectively.
"PERSON" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint stock company, trust (including any beneficiary thereof),
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
"PLAN" has the meaning assigned in Section 9.02(b)(2).
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"POOL FACTOR" means, at any time, the percentage derived from a
fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate Principal Balance of each
Class of Certificates at such time and the denominator of which is the Cut-off
Date Pool Principal Balance.
"POOL SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE" means, as of any Remittance Date,
the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of all Contracts that were outstanding
during the immediately preceding month.
"POST-FUNDING REMITTANCE DATE" means the Remittance Date on, or the
first Remittance Date after, the last day of the Pre-Funding Period.
"PRE-FUNDED AMOUNT" means with respect to any date of determination,
the amount then on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account, after giving effect to
any sale of Subsequent Contracts to the Trust on such date.
"PRE-FUNDING ACCOUNT" means the account so designated,
established and maintained pursuant to Section8.07.
"PRE-FUNDING PERIOD" means the period beginning on the Closing Date and
ending on the earliest of (a) the date on which the amount on deposit in the
Pre-Funding Account is less than $10,000, (b)June29, 1998 or (c) the date on
which an Event of Termination occurs.
"PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENT" means a payment or other recovery of principal
on a Contract (exclusive of Liquidation Proceeds) which is received in advance
of its scheduled due date and applied upon receipt (or, in the case of a Partial
Principal Prepayment, upon the next scheduled payment date on such Contract) to
reduce the outstanding principal amount due on such Contract prior to the date
or dates on which such principal amount is due.
"PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENT IN FULL" means any Principal Prepayment of the
entire principal balance of a Contract.
"RATINGS ADJUSTMENT DATE" has the meaning assigned in
Section 3.07.
"REALIZED LOSSES" means, as to any Remittance Date, the aggregate Net
Liquidation Losses of all Contracts that became Liquidated Contracts during the
immediately preceding month.
"RECORD DATE" means the Business Day immediately preceding the related
Remittance Date.
"REGULAR CERTIFICATE" means a Class A, Class M-1, Class B or Class B-3I
Certificate.
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"REMAINING AMOUNT AVAILABLE" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
Amount Available less the sum of (i) any amounts paid to the Servicer pursuant
to Section 8.03(a)(1), (ii)the Class A Distribution Amount, (iii) the Class M-1
Distribution Amount and (iv) the ClassB-1 Distribution Amount.
"REMIC" means a "real estate mortgage investment conduit" as defined in
Section 860D of the Code.
"REMIC PROVISIONS" means the provisions of the federal income tax law
relating to REMICs, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and
related provisions and any temporary, proposed or final regulations promulgated
thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.
"REMITTANCE DATE" means the first day of each month during the term of
this Agreement, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding
Business Day, commencing on June1, 1998.
"REMITTANCE RATE" means with respect to each Class of Certificates, the
rate set forth for such Class in Section 2.05(b).
"REPLACED CONTRACT" has the meaning assigned in Section 3.05(b).
"REPURCHASE PRICE" means, with respect to a Contract to be repurchased
pursuant to Section 3.05, an amount equal to (a) the remaining principal amount
outstanding on such Contract (or, with respect to an Unfunded Contract being
repurchased pursuant to Section 3.05(c), the Cut-off Date Principal Balance of
such Unfunded Contract), plus (b) interest at the Contract Rate on such Contract
from the end of the Due Period with respect to which the Obligor last made a
payment through the end of the immediately preceding Due Period.
"RESPONSIBLE OFFICER" means, with respect to the Trustee, the chairman
and any vice chairman of the board of directors, the president, the chairman and
vice chairman of any executive committee of the board of directors, every vice
president, assistant vice president, the secretary, every assistant secretary,
cashier or any assistant cashier, controller or assistant controller, the
treasurer, every assistant treasurer, every trust officer, assistant trust
officer and every other officer or assistant officer of the Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by persons who at the time shall
be such officers, respectively, or to whom a corporate trust matter is referred
because of knowledge of, familiarity with, and authority to act with respect to
a particular matter.
"SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE" means, as to any Contract and any
Remittance Date, or the Cut-off Date or the Subsequent Cut-off, as applicable,
the principal balance of such Contract as of the Due Date in the related Due
Period or as of the Due Date immediately preceding the Cut-off Date or the
Subsequent Cut-off, as applicable, as the case may be, as specified in the
amortization schedule at the time
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relating thereto (after any adjustment to such amortization schedule by reason
of any bankruptcy of an Obligor or similar proceeding or any moratorium or
similar waiver or grace period) after giving effect to any previous Partial
Principal Prepayments and to the payment of principal due on such Due Date and
irrespective of any delinquency in payment by, or extension granted to, the
related Obligor.
"SENIOR CREDIT DEPLETION DATE" means the Remittance Date on which the
Class M-1 Adjusted Principal Balance and the Class B-1 Adjusted Principal
Balance have each been reduced to zero.
"SERVICER" means the Company until any Service Transfer hereunder and
thereafter means the new servicer appointed pursuant to Article VII.
"SERVICE TRANSFER" has the meaning assigned in Section 7.02.
"SERVICING OFFICER" means any officer of the Servicer involved in, or
responsible for, the administration and servicing of Contracts whose name
appears on a list of servicing officers appearing in an Officer's Certificate
furnished to the Trustee by the Company, as the same may be amended from time to
time.
"SIXTY-DAY DELINQUENCY RATIO" means, as to any Remittance Date, a
fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate of
the outstanding balances of all Contracts that were delinquent 60 days or more
as of the end of the related Due Period (including Contracts in respect of which
the related Manufactured Homes have been repossessed but are still in
inventory), and the denominator of which is the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance
as of such Remittance Date.
"STAGED-FUNDING CONTRACT" means an Initial Contract with respect to
which the Company has agreed to make multiple disbursements (up to the related
Cut-off Date Principal Balance) with respect to the purchase of the related
Manufactured Home and improvement of the related real estate, but not all such
disbursements have been made as of the Closing Date.
"STAGED-FUNDING CONTRACT RESERVE ACCOUNT" means the account established
and maintained pursuant to Section 3.07.
"STANDARD & POOR'S" means Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division
of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor thereto; provided that if
Standard & Poor's does not then have a rating outstanding on any of the Class A,
Class M-1 or Class B Certificates, then references herein to "Standard & Poor's"
shall be deemed to refer to the NRSRO then rating any Class of the Certificates
(or, if more than one such NRSRO is then rating any Class of the Certificates,
to such NRSRO as may be designated by the Servicer), and references herein to
ratings by or requirements of Standard & Poor's shall be deemed to have the
equivalent meanings with respect to ratings by or requirements of such NRSRO.
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"STEP-UP RATE CONTRACT" means any Contract bearing interest during an
initial period or periods at a fixed rate or fixed rates that are lower than the
fixed rate borne thereafter.
"SUBSEQUENT CONTRACT" means a Contract sold by the Company to the Trust
pursuant to Section 2.03, such Contract being identified on Exhibit A attached
to a Subsequent Transfer Instrument.
"SUBSEQUENT CUT-OFF DATE" means, with respect to a Subsequent Contract,
the related Subsequent Transfer Date.
"SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER DATE" means, with respect to each Subsequent
Transfer Instrument, the date on which the related Subsequent Contracts are sold
to the Trust.
"SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER INSTRUMENT" means each Subsequent Transfer
Instrument dated as of a Subsequent Transfer Date executed by the Trustee and
the Company substantially in the form of Exhibit P, by which the Company sells
Subsequent Contracts to the Trust.
"SUBSIDIARY INTEREST PRINCIPAL BALANCE" means, with respect to each
Class of Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests, the Principal Balance of the
Corresponding Certificate Class.
"SUBSIDIARY INTEREST SHORTFALL" means, with respect to each Class of
Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests and any Remittance Date, the amount, if any,
by which the amount distributed on such Class on such Remittance Date pursuant
to Section 8.03(b)(3) is less than the amount specified in Section 8.03(b)(3).
"SUBSIDIARY REMIC" means one of the two separate REMICs comprising the
corpus of the Trust created by this Agreement, the assets of which shall consist
of (a) all the rights, benefits, and obligations arising from and in connection
with each Contract and any related Mortgage, (b) all rights under any Hazard
Insurance Policy relating to a Manufactured Home securing a Contract for the
benefit of the creditor of such Contract and proceeds from the Errors and
Omissions Protection Policy and any blanket hazard policy to the extent such
proceeds relate to any Manufactured Home, (c) all rights under any FHA/VA
Regulation pertaining to any FHA/VA Contract, (d) all remittances, deposits and
payments made into the Certificate Account and amounts in the Certificate
Account (other than payments on the Subsidiary Interests and any Guarantee
Payments), (e) all proceeds in any way derived from any of the foregoing items,
and (f) all documents contained in the Contract Files or the Land-and-Home
Contract Files.
"THIRTY-DAY DELINQUENCY RATIO" means, as to any Remittance Date, a
fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate of
the
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outstanding balances of all Contracts that were delinquent 30 days or more as of
the end of the related Due Period (including Contracts in respect of which the
related Manufactured Homes have been repossessed but are still in inventory),
and the denominator of which is the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance as of such
Remittance Date.
"TRUST" means the trust created by this Agreement, the corpus of which
consists of (a) all the rights, benefits, and obligations arising from and in
connection with each Contract and any related Mortgage, (b) all rights under any
Hazard Insurance Policy relating to a Manufactured Home securing a Contract for
the benefit of the creditor of such Contract and proceeds from the Errors and
Omissions Protection Policy and any blanket hazard policy to the extent such
proceeds relate to any Manufactured Home, (c) all rights under any FHA/VA
Regulation pertaining to any FHA/VA Contract, (d) all remittances, deposits and
payments made into the Certificate Account and amounts in the Certificate
Account, (e) all proceeds in any way derived from any of the foregoing items,
(f) all documents contained in the Contract Files or the Land-and-Home Contract
Files, together with the assignments of mortgage described in Section 2.02(i),
(g) the Limited Guarantee for the benefit of the Class B-2 Certificateholders,
if any, (h) the obligations and related demand note of the Company delivered
pursuant to Section 3.05(c), and the related Staged-Funding Contract Reserve
Account, if any, (i) the Capitalized Interest Account and (j) the Pre-Funding
Account.
"UNCERTIFICATED SUBSIDIARY INTERESTS" means the Class A-S1, A-S2, A-S3,
A-S4, A-S5, A-S6, M-S1, B-S1 and B-S2 Interests, collectively.
"UNDELIVERED CONTRACT" means as of any date of determination an Initial
Contract identified, on the exception report attached to the Acknowledgement
delivered by the Trustee under Section 2.04, as a Contract as to which the
Trustee did not receive the related Contract File as of the Closing Date and has
not received the related Contract File and remitted payment to the Company
pursuant to Section 8.07(d).
"UNDELIVERED CONTRACT SUBACCOUNT" means the subaccount so designated
and established and maintained pursuant to Section 8.07.
"UNFUNDED CONTRACT" has the meaning specified in Section 3.05(c).
"UNFUNDED CONTRACT SHORTFALL" has the meaning specified in Section
3.05(c).
"UNPAID CLASS A INTEREST SHORTFALL" means, as to each Class of Class A
Certificates and any Remittance Date, the amount, if any, of the Class A
Interest Shortfall for the prior Remittance Date, plus accrued interest (to the
extent payment thereof is legally permissible) at the related Remittance Rate on
the amount thereof from such prior Remittance Date to such current Remittance
Date (calculated in the manner specified in Section 1.03).
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"UNPAID CLASS A PRINCIPAL SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance Date,
the amount, if any, by which the aggregate of the Class A Principal Shortfalls
for prior Remittance Dates is in excess of the amounts distributed on prior
Remittance Dates to Holders of Class A Certificates pursuant to Section
8.03(a)(5)(ii).
"UNPAID CLASS B-1 INTEREST SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance Date,
the amount, if any, of the Class B-1 Interest Shortfall for the prior Remittance
Date, plus accrued interest (to the extent payment thereof is legally
permissible) at the ClassB-1 Remittance Rate on the amount thereof from such
prior Remittance Date to such current Remittance Date (calculated in the manner
specified in Section 1.03).
"UNPAID CLASS B-1 LIQUIDATION LOSS INTEREST SHORTFALL" means, as to any
Remittance Date, the sum of (i) the amount, if any, of the remainder of (x) the
ClassB-1 Liquidation Loss Interest Amount, if any, for the immediately prior
Remittance Date, plus (y) the Unpaid Class B-1 Liquidation Loss Interest
Shortfall determined as of such immediately prior Remittance Date, minus (z) all
amounts distributed to the Holders of the Class B-1 Certificates on account of
any Unpaid Class B-1 Liquidation Loss Interest Shortfall pursuant to Section
8.03(a)(7)(iv) on such immediately prior Remittance Date, plus (ii) accrued
interest (to the extent payment thereof is legally permissible) at the Class B-1
Remittance Rate on the amount specified in clause (i) from such prior Remittance
Date to such current Remittance Date (calculated in the manner specified in
Section 1.03).
"UNPAID CLASS B-1 PRINCIPAL SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance
Date, the amount, if any, by which the aggregate of the Class B-1 Principal
Shortfalls for prior Remittance Dates is in excess of the amounts distributed on
prior Remittance Dates to Holders of Class B-1 Certificates pursuant to Section
8.03(a)(7)(i).
"UNPAID CLASS B-2 INTEREST SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance Date,
the amount, if any, of the Class B-2 Interest Shortfall for the prior Remittance
Date, plus accrued interest (to the extent payment thereof is legally
permissible) at the ClassB-2 Remittance Rate on the amount thereof from such
prior Remittance Date to such current Remittance Date (calculated in the manner
specified in Section 1.03).
"UNPAID CLASS B-2 PRINCIPAL SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance
Date, the amount, if any, by which the aggregate of the Class B-2 Principal
Shortfalls for prior Remittance Dates is in excess of the amounts distributed on
prior Remittance Dates to Holders of Class B-2 Certificates pursuant to Section
8.03(a)(8)(iii), together with any Guarantee Payments allocable to principal.
"UNPAID CLASS B-3I SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
amount, if any, by which the aggregate of the Class B-3I Shortfalls for prior
Remittance Dates is in excess of the amounts distributed on prior Remittance
Dates to Holders of Class B-3I Certificates pursuant to Section 8.03(a)(10) in
respect of any Unpaid Class B-3I Shortfall.
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"UNPAID CLASS M-1 INTEREST SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance Date,
the amount, if any, of the Class M-1 Interest Shortfall for the prior Remittance
Date, plus accrued interest (to the extent payment thereof is legally
permissible) at the Class M-1 Remittance Rate on the amount thereof from such
prior Remittance Date to such current Remittance Date (calculated in the manner
specified in Section1.03).
"UNPAID CLASS M-1 LIQUIDATION LOSS INTEREST SHORTFALL" means, as to any
Remittance Date, the sum of (i) the amount, if any, of the remainder of (x) the
ClassM-1 Liquidation Loss Interest Amount, if any, for the immediately prior
Remittance Date, plus (y) the Unpaid Class M-1 Liquidation Loss Interest
Shortfall determined as of such immediately prior Remittance Date, minus (z) all
amounts distributed to the Holders of the Class M-1 Certificates on account of
any Unpaid Class M-1 Liquidation Loss Interest Shortfall pursuant to Section
8.03(a)(6)(iv) on such immediately prior Remittance Date, plus (ii) accrued
interest (to the extent payment thereof is legally permissible) at the Class M-1
Remittance Rate on the amount specified in clause (i) from such prior Remittance
Date to such current Remittance Date (calculated in the manner specified in
Section1.03).
"UNPAID CLASS M-1 PRINCIPAL SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance
Date, the amount, if any, by which the aggregate of the Class M-1 Principal
Shortfalls for prior Remittance Dates is in excess of the amounts distributed on
prior Remittance Dates to Holders of Class M-1 Certificates pursuant to Section
8.03(a)(6)(i).
"UNPAID SUBSIDIARY INTEREST SHORTFALL" means, as to any Remittance Date
and any Class of Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests, the amount, if any, of the
Subsidiary Interest Shortfall for the prior Remittance Date with respect to such
Class, plus accrued interest (to the extent payment thereof is legally
permissible) at 1/12th of the Weighted Average Contract Rate on the amount
thereof from such prior Remittance Date to such current Remittance Date.
"WEIGHTED AVERAGE CONTRACT RATE" means, as to any Remittance Date, the
weighted average (determined by Scheduled Principal Balance) of the Contract
Rates of all Contracts that were outstanding during the prior related Due
Period.
SECTION 1.03. CALCULATIONS.
All calculations of the amount of interest accrued on the
Certificates with respect to any Remittance Date shall be determined as follows:
a. with respect to the Class A-1 Certificates and the
Remittance Date in June 1998, interest shall accrue from and including
the Closing Date to but excluding June1, 1998, and shall be calculated
on the basis of actual days elapsed in a 360-day year;
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b. with respect to the Class A-1 Certificates and any
subsequent Remittance Date, interest shall accrue from and including
the prior Remittance Date to but excluding the current Remittance Date,
and shall be calculated on the basis of actual days elapsed in a
360-day year;
c. with respect to the Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class
A-5, Class A-6, Class M-1, Class B and Class B-3I Certificates and the
Remittance Date in June 1998, interest shall accrue from and including
the Closing Date to but excluding June1, 1998, and shall be calculated
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months; and
d. with respect to the Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class
A-5, Class A-6, Class M-1, Class B and Class B-3I Certificates and any
subsequent Remittance Date, one month's interest shall accrue,
calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
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ARTICLE II
ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST; TRANSFER OF CONTRACTS
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SECTION 2.01. CLOSING.
a. There is hereby created, by the Company as settlor, a separate trust
which shall be known as Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate
Pass-Through Certificate Trust 1998-3. By the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Company has agreed that it will elect or will cause an election
to be made to treat the pool of assets comprising each of the Subsidiary REMIC
and the Master REMIC, excluding the Staged-Funding Contract Reserve Account, the
obligation and related demand note of the Company pursuant to Section 3.05(c),
the Capitalized Interest Account and the Pre-Funding Account, as a REMIC. The
Trust shall be administered pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement for the
benefit of the Certificateholders.
b. The Company hereby transfers, assigns, delivers, sells, sets over
and otherwise conveys to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, by execution of an
assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, (1)all the right,
title and interest of the Company in and to the Initial and Additional
Contracts, including, without limitation, all right, title and interest in and
to the Collateral Security and all rights to receive payments on or with respect
to the Initial and Additional Contracts (other than the principal and interest
due on the Contracts before the applicable Cut-off Date), (2)all rights under
every Hazard Insurance Policy relating to a Manufactured Home securing an
Initial and Additional Contract for the benefit of the creditor of such
Contract, (3)all rights under all FHA/VA Regulations pertaining to any Initial
and Additional Contract that is an FHA/VA Contract, (4)the proceeds from the
Errors and Omissions Protection Policy and all rights under any blanket hazard
insurance policy to the extent they relate to the Manufactured Homes, (5)all
documents contained in the Contract Files and the Land-and-Home Contract Files
relating to the Initial and Additional Contracts, (6) $15,129,384.23 paid by the
underwriters of the Certificates to the Trust by order of the Company out of the
proceeds of the sale of the Certificates (which such underwriters shall, by
order of the Trust, remit directly to the Company pursuant to Section 2.01(c)),
(7)amounts on deposit in the Capitalized Interest Account, (8)amounts on deposit
in the Pre-Funding Account and (9)all proceeds and products in any way derived
from any of the foregoing.
c. The Company hereby acknowledges receipt from the Trust of
$15,129,384.23 paid to the Company by the underwriters of the Certificates by
order of the Trust, equal to the difference between the aggregate Cut-off Date
Principal Balances of the Staged-Funding Contracts and the principal balance of
the Staged-Funding Contracts as of the Closing Date. The Company agrees, in
consideration for such funds, that it will use its best efforts (consistent with
prudent lending practices) to cause each Staged-Funding Contract to be fully
disbursed on or before the
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Funding Termination Date. The additional payment obligations of any Obligor
attributable to any further disbursements on any Staged-Funding Contract made on
or before the Funding Termination Date shall automatically become the property
of the Trust, without further action by the Company or the Trust. The payment to
the Company by the Trust and the transfer of additional obligations to the Trust
pursuant to this Section2.01(c) shall be a purchase by the Trust of qualified
mortgages pursuant to a fixed price contract within the meaning of Section
860G(a)(3) of the Code.
d. Although the parties intend that the conveyance of the Company's
right, title and interest in and to the Contracts and the Collateral Security
pursuant to this Agreement and each Subsequent Transfer Instrument shall
constitute a purchase and sale and not a pledge of security for loans from the
Certificateholders, it is the intent of this Agreement that if such conveyances
are deemed to be a pledge of security for loans from the Certificateholders or
any other Persons (the "Secured Obligations"), the parties intend that the
rights and obligations of the parties to the Secured Obligations shall be
established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The parties also intend and
agree that the Company shall be deemed to have granted to the Trustee, and the
Company does hereby grant to the Trustee, a perfected first-priority security
interest in the items designated in Section 2.01(b)(1)through 2.01(b)(8)above
and in each Subsequent Transfer Instrument, and all proceeds thereof, to secure
the Secured Obligations, and that this Agreement shall constitute a security
agreement under applicable law. If the trust created by this Agreement
terminates prior to the satisfaction of the claims of any Person under any
Certificates or the Secured Obligations, the security interest created hereby
shall continue in full force and effect and the Trustee shall be deemed to be
the collateral agent for the benefit of such Person.
SECTION 2.02. CONDITIONS TO THE CLOSING.
On or before the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be
delivered the following documents to the Trustee:
a. The List of Contracts identifying all Initial and
Additional Contracts, certified by the Chairman of the Board, President
or any Vice President of the Company.
b. A certificate of an officer of the Company substantially in
the form of Exhibit E hereto.
c. An Opinion of Counsel for the Company substantially in the
form of Exhibit F hereto.
d. The Trustee's acknowledgement in the form of Exhibit G
hereto.
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e. A letter from Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. or another
nationally recognized accounting firm, stating that such firm has
reviewed the Initial Contracts on a statistical sampling basis and,
based on such sampling, concluding that such Contracts conform in all
material respects to the List of Contracts, to a confidence level of
97.5%, with an error rate generally not in excess of 1.8%, specifying
those Contracts which do not so conform.
f. Copies of resolutions of the board of directors of the
Company or of the executive committee of the board of directors of the
Company approving the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the creation of the Trust and the transactions contemplated
hereunder, certified in each case by the secretary or an assistant
secretary of the Company.
g. Officially certified recent evidence of due incorporation
and good standing of the Company under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
h. Evidence of filing with the Secretary of State of Minnesota
of a UCC-1 financing statement, executed by the Company as debtor,
naming the Trustee as secured party and listing the Contracts as
Collateral.
i. Executed assignments to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust
in recordable form of each Mortgage securing an Initial or Additional
Contract that is a Land-and-Home Contract.
j. An executed copy of the Assignment substantially in the
form of Exhibit D hereto.
k. An Officer's Certificate listing the Servicer's Servicing
Officers.
l. Evidence of continued coverage of the Company under the
Errors and Omissions Protection Policy.
m. Evidence of deposit in the Certificate Account of all funds
received with respect to the Initial and Additional Contracts from the
Cut-off Date to the Closing Date, other than amounts due before the
Cut-off Date, together with an Officer's Certificate to the effect that
such amount is correct.
n. An Officer's Certificate confirming that the Company's
internal audit department has reviewed the original or a copy of each
Initial and Additional Contract and each related Contract File or
Land-and-Home Contract File, as applicable, that each Initial and
Additional Contract and related Contract File or Land-and-Home Contract
File, as applicable, conforms in all material respects with the List of
Contracts and that each such Contract File or Land-and-Home Contract
File, as applicable, is complete in all material respects and that each
Manufactured Home securing a Contract is covered by a Hazard Insurance
Policy as required by Section 3.02(f).
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o. Letter from Fitch confirming that the Class A-1
Certificates have been assigned a rating of "F-1+" by Fitch and the
Class A-2 through Class A-6 Certificates have been assigned a rating of
"AAA" by Fitch and a letter from Standard & Poor's confirming that the
Class A-1 Certificates have been assigned a rating of "A-1+" by
Standard & Poor's and the Class A-2 through Class A-6 Certificates have
been assigned a rating of "AAA" by Standard & Poor's.
p. Letter from Fitch confirming that the Class M-1
Certificates have been assigned a rating of "AA-" by Fitch and a letter
from Standard & Poor's confirming that the Class M-1 Certificates have
been assigned a rating of "AA" by Standard & Poor's.
q. Letter from Fitch confirming that the Class B-1
Certificates have been assigned a rating of "BBB+" and the ClassB-2
Certificates have been assigned a rating of "BBB" by Fitch and a letter
from Standard & Poor's confirming that the Class B-1 Certificates have
been assigned a rating of "BBB+" and the Class B-2 Certificates have
been assigned a rating of "BBB-" by Standard & Poor's.
r. The demand note described in Section 3.05(c)(v).
s. Evidence of the deposit of $850,000 in the Capitalized
Interest Account.
t. Evidence of the deposit of $288,212.06 in the Pre-Funding
Account.
u. Evidence of the deposit in the Undelivered Contract
Subaccount of an amount equal to the difference between the aggregate
Cut-off Date Principal Balances of the Initial Contracts and the
aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balances of the Undelivered Contracts.
v. Any other documents or certificates that the Trustee may
reasonably request.
SECTION 2.03. CONVEYANCE OF THE SUBSEQUENT CONTRACTS.
a. Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b) below, in
consideration of the Trustee's delivery on the related Subsequent Transfer Dates
to or upon the order of the Company of all or a portion of the balance of funds
in the Pre-Funding Account, the Company shall on any Subsequent Transfer Date
sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Trust by execution and
delivery of a Subsequent Transfer Instrument, all the right, title and interest
of the Company in and to the Subsequent Contracts identified on the List of
Contracts attached to the
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Subsequent Transfer Instrument, including all rights to receive payments on or
with respect to the Subsequent Contracts due after the related Subsequent
Cut-off Date, and all items with respect to such Subsequent Contracts in the
related Contract Files. The transfer to the Trustee by the Company of the
Subsequent Contracts shall be absolute and is intended by the Company, the
Trustee and the Certificateholders to constitute and to be treated as a sale of
the Subsequent Contracts by the Company to the Trust.
The purchase price paid by the Trustee shall be one hundred percent
(100%) of the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balances of such Subsequent
Contracts. The purchase price of Subsequent Contracts shall be paid solely with
amounts in the Pre-Funding Account. This Agreement shall constitute a fixed
price contract in accordance with Section 860G(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Code.
b. The Company shall transfer to the Trustee the Subsequent Contracts,
and the Trustee shall release funds from the Pre-Funding Account, only upon the
satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or prior to the related
Subsequent Transfer Date:
(i) the Company shall have provided the Trustee with an
Addition Notice at least five Business Days prior to the Subsequent
Transfer Date and shall have provided any information reasonably
requested by the Trustee with respect to the Subsequent Contracts;
(ii) the Company shall have delivered the related
Land-and-Home Contract File for each Subsequent Land-and-Home Contract
to the Custodian at least two Business Days prior to the Subsequent
Transfer Date;
(iii) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee a duly
executed Subsequent Transfer Instrument substantially in the form of
Exhibit P, which shall include a List of Contracts identifying the
related Subsequent Contracts;
(iv) as of each Subsequent Transfer Date, as evidenced by
delivery of the Subsequent Transfer Instrument, the Company shall not
be insolvent nor shall it have been made insolvent by such transfer nor
shall it be aware of any pending insolvency;
(v) such sale and transfer shall not result in a material
adverse tax consequence to the Trust (including the Master REMIC and
the Subsidiary REMIC) or the Certificateholders or Class C
Certificateholders;
(vi) the Pre-Funding Period shall not have ended;
(vii) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Officer's Certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit Q, confirming
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the satisfaction of each condition precedent and the representations
specified in this Section 2.03 and in Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 and
3.04; and
(viii) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee
Opinions of Counsel addressed to the Rating Agencies and the Trustee
with respect to the transfer of the Subsequent Contracts substantially
in the form of the Opinions of Counsel delivered to the Trustee on the
Closing Date regarding certain bankruptcy, corporate and tax matters.
c. Before the last day of the Pre-Funding Period, the Company shall
deliver to the Trustee:
(i) A letter from Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P or another
nationally recognized accounting firm retained by the Company (with
copies provided to Standard & Poor's, Fitch, the Underwriters and the
Trustee) that is in form, substance and methodology the same as that
dated April22, 1998 and delivered under Section 2.02(e) of this
Agreement, except that it shall address the Subsequent Contracts and
their conformity in all material respects to the characteristics
described in Sections 2.03 (b)(ix) and 3.03(b) of this Agreement.
(ii) Evidence that as a result of the purchase by the Trust of
the Subsequent Contracts, the Class A Certificates shall not receive
from Standard & Poor's or Fitch a lower credit rating than the rating
assigned to such Certificates as of the Closing Date.
(iii) Evidence that the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal
Balance of the Subsequent Contracts, not specifically identified as
Subsequent Contracts as of the Closing Date, does not exceed 25% of the
Original Principal Balance.
SECTION 2.04. ACCEPTANCE BY TRUSTEE.
a. On the Closing Date and each Subsequent Transfer Date, if the
conditions set forth in Section 2.02 and 2.03, respectively, have been
satisfied, the Trustee shall deliver a certificate to the Company substantially
in the form of Exhibit G hereto acknowledging conveyance of the Contracts,
identified on the applicable List of Contracts and the related Contract Files
and Land-and-Home Contract Files to the Trustee and declaring that the Trustee,
directly or through a custodian, will hold all Contracts that have been
delivered in trust, upon the trusts herein set forth, for the use and benefit of
all Certificateholders and on the Closing Date the Trustee shall issue to or
upon the order of the Company Certificates representing ownership of a
beneficial interest in 100% of the Trust.
b. If, in its review of the Land-and-Home Contract Files as described
in Exhibit G, the Trustee or its Custodian discovers a breach of the
representations or warranties set forth in Sections 2.02(n), 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04,
the Company shall cure such breach or repurchase or replace such Contract
pursuant to Section 3.05.
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SECTION 2.05. REMIC PROVISIONS.
a. The Company, as Servicer, and the Class C Subsidiary
Certificateholder and the Class C Master Certificateholder, by acceptance
thereof, each agrees that, in accordance with the requirements of
Section860D(b)(1)of the Code, the federal tax return of each of the Subsidiary
REMIC and the Master REMIC for its first taxable year shall provide that the
Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC, as the case may be (excluding the
Capitalized Interest Account, the obligation and related demand note of the
Company pursuant to Section 3.05(c), the Staged-Funding Contract Reserve Account
and the Pre-Funding Account) elects to be treated as a REMIC for such taxable
year and all subsequent taxable years. In furtherance of the foregoing, the
Trustee (at the direction of the Company) and the Company shall take, or refrain
from taking, all such action as is necessary to maintain the status of each of
the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC as a REMIC under the REMIC provisions
of the Code, including, but not limited to, the taking of such action as is
necessary to cure any inadvertent termination of REMIC status.
b. The Master Certificates are being issued in ten classes and are
hereby designated by the Company as constituting the "regular interests" in the
Master REMIC for the purposes of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code. The following
terms of the Master Certificates are irrevocably established as of the Closing
Date:
PASS-THROUGH RATE ORIGINAL CLASS EXPECTED
CLASS PER ANNUM PRINCIPAL BALANCE FINAL MATURITY
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Class A-1 5.6588% $ $20,900,000 ** May 1, 1999
Class A-2 5.95% $28,000,000 March 1, 2030
Class A-3 6.03% $60,000,000 March 1, 2030
Class A-4 6.10% $30,000,000 March 1, 2030
Class A-5 6.22% $105,000,000 March 1, 2030
Class A-6 6.76% $178,600,000 * March 1, 2030
Class M-1 6.86% $35,000,000 * March 1, 2030
Class B-1 7.29% $22,500,000 * March 1, 2030
Class B-2 8.07% $20,000,000 * March 1, 2030
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* A floating rate (determined monthly on each Remittance Date) equal to the
Weighted Average Contract Rate, but in no event greater than the related
Remittance Rate specified above.
** Final maturity date.
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The expected final maturity of each Class of Master Certificates as set forth
above is based on the assumptions that there are no defaults, prepayments or
delinquencies with respect to payments due under the Contracts, and that the
repurchase option is not exercised. The Company does not represent that any
Class of Master Certificates will, in fact, mature on any given date. The Class
C Master Certificates are being issued in a single class and are hereby
designated by the Company as constituting the sole class of "residual interests"
in the Master REMIC for purposes of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.
c. The Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests are being issued in nine
classes and are hereby designated by the Company as constituting the "regular
interests" in the Subsidiary REMIC for the purposes of Section 860G(a)(1) of the
Code. The following terms of the Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests are
irrevocably established as of the Closing Date:
ORIGINAL SUBSIDIARY
PASS-THROUGH RATE INTEREST EXPECTED
CLASS PER ANNUM PRINCIPAL BALANCE FINAL MATURITY
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Class A-S1 Weighted Average $ $20,900,000 ** May 1, 1999
Contract Rate
Class A-S2 Weighted Average $28,000,000 March 1, 2030
Contract Rate
Class A-S3 Weighted Average $60,000,000 March 1, 2030
Contract Rate
Class A-S4 Weighted Average $30,000,000 March 1, 2030
Contract Rate
Class A-S5 Weighted Average $105,000,000 March 1, 2030
Contract Rate
Class A-S6 Weighted Average $178,600,000 March 1, 2030
Contract Rate
Class M-S1 Weighted Average $35,000,000 March 1, 2030
Contract Rate
Class B-S1 Weighted Average $22,500,000 March 1, 2030
Contract Rate
Class B-S2 Weighted Average $20,000,000 March 1, 2030
Contract Rate
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** Final maturity date.
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The expected final maturity of each Class of Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests
as set forth above is based on the assumptions that there are no defaults,
prepayments or delinquencies with respect to payments due under the Contracts,
and that the repurchase option is not exercised. The Company does not represent
that any Class of Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests will, in fact, mature on
any given date. The Class C Subsidiary Certificates are being issued in a single
class and are hereby designated by the Company as constituting the sole class of
"residual interests" in the Subsidiary REMIC for purposes of Section 860G(a)(2)
of the Code.
d. The Closing Date, which is the day on which each of the Subsidiary
REMIC and the Master REMIC will issue all of its regular and residual interests,
is hereby designated as the "startup day" of both the Subsidiary REMIC and the
Master REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9)of the Code.
e. After the Closing Date, neither the Trustee, the Company nor any
Servicer shall (i) accept any contribution of assets to the Subsidiary REMIC or
the Master REMIC, (ii) dispose of any portion of the Subsidiary REMIC or the
Master REMIC, other than as provided in Sections 3.05, 3.06 and 8.05, (iii)
engage in any "prohibited transaction," as defined in Sections 860F(a)(2)and
(5)of the Code, except as may be contemplated by Section 3.05(c), (iv) accept
any contribution after the Closing Date that is subject to the tax imposed by
Section 860G(d)of the Code or (v) engage in any activity or enter into any
agreement that would result in the receipt by the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master
REMIC of any "net income from foreclosure property" as defined in
Section860G(c)(2)of the Code, unless, prior to any such action set forth in
clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) the Trustee shall have received an
unqualified Opinion of Counsel, which opinion shall not be an expense of the
Trust, stating that such action will not, directly or indirectly, (A) adversely
affect the status of the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC as a REMIC or the
status of the Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests as "regular interests" in the
Subsidiary REMIC, the status of the Class C Subsidiary Certificates as the sole
class of "residual interests" in the Subsidiary REMIC, the status of the Regular
Certificates as "regular interests" in the Master REMIC, or the status of the
Class C Master Certificates as the sole class of "residual interests" in the
Master REMIC, (B) affect the distributions payable hereunder to the
Certificateholders or (C) result in the imposition of any lien, charge or
encumbrance upon the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC.
f. Upon the acquisition of any real property (including interests in
real property), or any personal property incident thereto, in connection with
the default of a Contract, the Servicer and the Trustee (at the direction of the
Servicer) shall take, or cause to be taken, such action as is necessary to sell
or otherwise dispose of such property within such period as is then required by
the Code in order for such property to qualify as "foreclosure property" within
the meaning of Section860G(a)(8)of the Code, unless the Servicer and the Trustee
receive an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the holding by the Subsidiary
REMIC or the
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Master REMIC of such property subsequent to the period then permitted by the
Code will not result in the imposition of any taxes on "prohibited transactions"
of the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC, as defined in Section 860F of the
Code, or cause the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC to fail to qualify as a
REMIC at any time that the Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests, Class C
Subsidiary Certificates, Regular Certificates or Class C Master Certificates are
outstanding. The Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate such real
property, or any personal property incident thereto, so that such property will
not fail to qualify as "foreclosure property," as defined in Section860G(a)(8)of
the Code, and that the management, conservation, protection and operation of
such property will not result in the receipt by the Subsidiary REMIC or the
Master REMIC of any "income from nonpermitted assets," within the meaning of
Section 860F(a)(2)(B)of the Code.
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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The Company makes the following representations and warranties,
effective as of the Closing Date, on which the Trustee will rely in accepting
the Contracts in trust and issuing the Certificates on behalf of the Trust. The
repurchase or substitution obligation of the Company set forth in Section 3.05
constitutes the sole remedy available to the Trust or the Certificateholders for
a breach of a representation or warranty of the Company set forth in Section
2.02(n), 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 of this Agreement.
SECTION 3.01. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE COMPANY.
The Company represents and warrants to the Trustee and the
Certificateholders, effective on the Closing Date and each Subsequent Transfer
Date, that:
a. ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING. The Company is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the corporate
power to own its assets and to transact the business in which it is
currently engaged. The Company is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the character of the business transacted by it or properties
owned or leased by it requires such qualification and in which the
failure so to qualify would have a material adverse effect on the
business, properties, assets, or condition (financial or other) of the
Company.
b. AUTHORIZATION; BINDING OBLIGATIONS. The Company has the
power and authority to make, execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement and all of the transactions contemplated under this
Agreement, and to create the Trust and cause it to make, execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and has taken
all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and to cause the Trust to be created.
When executed and delivered, this Agreement will constitute the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except as enforcement of such terms may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and by the availability of equitable
remedies.
c. NO CONSENT REQUIRED. The Company is not required to obtain
the consent of any other party or any consent, license, approval or
authorization from, or registration or declaration with, any
governmental
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authority, bureau or agency in connection with the execution, delivery,
performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement.
d. NO VIOLATIONS. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement by the Company will not violate any provision of any
existing law or regulation or any order or decree of any court or the
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, or constitute a
material breach of any mortgage, indenture, contract or other agreement
to which the Company is a party or by which the Company may be bound.
e. LITIGATION. No litigation or administrative proceeding of
or before any court, tribunal or governmental body is currently
pending, or to the knowledge of the Company threatened, against the
Company or any of its properties or with respect to this Agreement or
the Certificates which, if adversely determined, would in the opinion
of the Company have a material adverse effect on the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
f. LICENSING. The Company is duly registered as a finance
company in each state in which Contracts were originated, to the extent
such registration is required by applicable law.
SECTION 3.02. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING EACH
CONTRACT.
The Company represents and warrants to the Trustee and the
Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date with respect to each Initial or
Additional Contract, and as of the applicable Subsequent Transfer Date with
respect to each Subsequent Contract:
a. LIST OF CONTRACTS. The information set forth in the
applicable List of Contracts is true and correct as of its date.
b. PAYMENTS. As of the Cut-off Date, the most recent scheduled
payment was made by or on behalf of the Obligor (without any advance
from the Company or any Person acting at the request of the Company) or
was not delinquent for more than 59 days (in the case of an Initial or
Additional Contract) or 30 days (in the case of a Subsequent Contract).
c. NO WAIVERS. The terms of the Contract have not been waived,
altered or modified in any respect, except by instruments or documents
identified in the Contract File or Land-and-Home Contract File, as
applicable.
d. BINDING OBLIGATION. The Contract is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Obligor thereunder and is enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited
by laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally.
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e. NO DEFENSES. The Contract is not subject to any right of
rescission, setoff, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of
usury, and the operation of any of the terms of the Contract or the
exercise of any right thereunder will not render the Contract
unenforceable in whole or in part or subject to any right of
rescission, setoff, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of
usury, and no such right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or defense
has been asserted with respect thereto.
f. INSURANCE COVERAGE. The Manufactured Home securing the
Contract is covered by a Hazard Insurance Policy in the amount required
by Section 5.09. Each Manufactured Home secured by an FHA/VA Contract
which was, at the time of origination of the related Contract, located
within a federally designated special flood hazard area is covered by
insurance coverage at least equal to that required by Section5.09 or
such lesser coverage as may be available under the federal flood
insurance program. With respect to any other Contract that is not an
FHA/VA Contract, the Company has obtained: (a) a statement from the
Obligor's insurance agent that the Manufactured Home was, at the time
of origination of the Contract, not in a federally designated special
flood hazard area; or (b) evidence that, at the time of origination,
flood insurance was in effect, which coverage is at least equal to that
required by Section 5.09 or such lesser coverage as may be available
under the federal flood insurance program. All premiums due as of the
Closing Date on such insurance have been paid in full.
g. [Reserved]
h. LAWFUL ASSIGNMENT. The Contract was not originated in and
is not subject to the laws of any jurisdiction whose laws would make
the transfer of the Contract pursuant to this Agreement or pursuant to
transfers of Certificates, or the ownership of the Contract by the
Trust, unlawful or render the Contract unenforceable.
i. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. At the date of origination of the
Contract, all requirements of any federal and state laws, rules and
regulations applicable to the Contract, including, without limitation,
usury, truth in lending and equal credit opportunity laws, have been
complied with, and the Company shall for at least the period of this
Agreement, maintain in its possession, available for the Trustee's
inspection, and shall deliver to the Trustee upon demand, evidence of
compliance with all such requirements. Such compliance is not affected
by the Trust's ownership of the Contract.
j. CONTRACT IN FORCE. The Contract has not been satisfied or
subordinated in whole or in part or rescinded, and the Manufactured
Home securing the Contract has not been released from the lien of the
Contract in whole or in part.
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k. VALID SECURITY INTEREST. Each Contract (other than the
Land-and-Home Contracts) creates a valid and enforceable perfected
first priority security interest in favor of the Company in the
Manufactured Home covered thereby as security for payment of the
Cut-off Date Principal Balance of such Contract. The Company has
assigned all of its right, title and interest in such Contract,
including the security interest in the Manufactured Home covered
thereby, to the Trustee. The Trustee has and will have a valid and
perfected and enforceable first priority security interest in such
Contract and Manufactured Home.
Each Mortgage is a valid first lien in favor of the Company on
real property securing the amount owed by the Obligor under the related
Land-and-Home Contract subject only to (a) the lien of current real
property taxes and assessments, (b) covenants, conditions and
restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public
record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage, such exceptions
appearing of record being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions
generally in the area wherein the property subject to the Mortgage is
located or specifically reflected in the appraisal obtained in
connection with the origination of the related Land-and-Home Contract
obtained by the Company and (c) other matters to which like properties
are commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the
benefits of the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage. The
Company has assigned all of its right, title and interest in such
Land-and-Home Contract and related Mortgage, including the security
interest in the Manufactured Home covered thereby, to the Trustee. The
Trustee has and will have a valid and perfected and enforceable first
priority security interest in such Land-and-Home Contract.
l. CAPACITY OF PARTIES. The signature(s) of the Obligor(s) on
the Contract are genuine and all parties to the Contract had full legal
capacity to execute the Contract.
m. GOOD TITLE. In the case of a Contract purchased from a
manufactured housing dealer, the Company purchased the Contract for
fair value and took possession thereof in the ordinary course of its
business, without knowledge that the Contract was subject to a security
interest. The Company has not sold, assigned or pledged the Contract to
any person and prior to the transfer of the Contract by the Company to
the Trustee, the Company had good and marketable title thereto free and
clear of any encumbrance, equity, loan, pledge, charge, claim or
security interest and was the sole owner thereof with full right to
transfer the Contract to the Trustee. With respect to any Contract
bearing a stamp indicating that such Contract has been sold to another
party, such other party's interest in such Contract has been released.
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n. NO DEFAULTS. As of the Cut-off Date or Subsequent Cut-off
Date, as applicable, there was no default, breach, violation or event
permitting acceleration existing under the Contract and no event which,
with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would
constitute such a default, breach, violation or event permitting
acceleration under such Contract (except payment delinquencies
permitted by clause (b) above). The Company has not waived any such
default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration except
payment delinquencies permitted by clause (b) above. As of the Closing
Date or the Subsequent Transfer Date, as applicable, the related
Manufactured Home is, to the best of the Company's knowledge, free of
damage and in good repair. To the best our knowledge, no Manufactured
Home has suffered damage that is not covered by a Hazard Insurance
Policy, including, but not limited to, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods,
tornadoes, straight-line winds, sinkholes, mudslides, volcanic
eruptions and other natural disasters.
o. NO LIENS. As of the Closing Date or the Subsequent Transfer
Date, as applicable, there are, to the best of the Company's knowledge,
no liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or materials
affecting the Manufactured Home or any related Mortgaged Property
securing the Contract which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or
coordinate with, the lien of the Contract.
p. EQUAL INSTALLMENTS. Except for 393 Step-up Rate Contracts
included among the Initial Contracts and 136 Step-up Rate Contracts
included among the Additional Contracts, each Contract has a fixed
Contract Rate and provides for level monthly payments which fully
amortize the loan over its term. Of the Step-up Rate Contracts, 86
provide for a single rate increase and 308 provide for two rate
increases.
q. ENFORCEABILITY. The Contract contains customary and
enforceable provisions so as to render the rights and remedies of the
holder thereof adequate for the realization against the collateral of
the benefits of the security provided thereby.
r. ONE ORIGINAL. There is only one original executed Contract
(other than the original executed copy retained by the Obligor), which
Contract has been delivered to the Trustee or its custodian on or
before the Closing Date or the Subsequent Transfer Date, as applicable.
Each Contract (other than the Land-and-Home Contracts) has been stamped
to reflect the assignment of such Contract to the Trustee.
s. LOAN-TO-VALUE RATIO. At the time of their origination all
of the Contracts had Loan-to-Value Ratios not greater than 100%; if the
related Manufactured Home was new at the time such Contract was
originated, the original principal balance of such Contract did not
exceed 130% of the
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manufacturer's invoice price, plus 100% of the taxes and license fees,
130% of the freight charges, 100% of the dealer's cost of additional
dealer-installed equipment (not to exceed 25% of the original principal
balance of such Contract in all states except California; not to exceed
70% of the manufacturer's invoice price in California if required to
meet park requirements) and up to $1,500 of set-up costs per module.
t. PRIMARY RESIDENT. At the time of origination of the
Contract the Obligor was the primary resident of the related
Manufactured Home.
u. NOT REAL ESTATE. With respect to each Contract other than a
Land-and-Home Contract, the related Manufactured Home is not considered
or classified as part of the real estate on which it is located under
the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is located.
v. NOTATION OF SECURITY INTEREST. With respect to each
Contract other than a Land-and-Home Contract, if the related
Manufactured Home is located in a state in which notation of a security
interest on the title document is required or permitted to perfect such
security interest, the title document shows, or if a new or replacement
title document with respect to such Manufactured Home is being applied
for such title document will be issued within 180 days and will show,
the Company as the holder of a first priority security interest in such
Manufactured Home; if the related Manufactured Home is located in a
state in which the filing of a financing statement under the UCC is
required to perfect a security interest in manufactured housing, such
filings or recordings have been duly made and show the Company as
secured party. If the related Manufactured Home secures a Land-and-Home
Contract, such Manufactured Home is subject to a Mortgage properly
filed in the appropriate public recording office or such Mortgage will
be properly filed in the appropriate public recording office within 180
days, naming the Company as mortgagee. In either case, the Trustee has
the same rights as the secured party of record would have (if such
secured party were still the owner of the Contract) against all Persons
(including the Company and any trustee in bankruptcy of the Company)
claiming an interest in such Manufactured Home.
w. SECONDARY MORTGAGE MARKET ENHANCEMENT ACT. The related
Manufactured Home is a "manufactured home" within the meaning of 42
United States Code, Section 5402(6). Each manufactured housing dealer
from whom the Company purchased such Contract, if any, was then
approved by the Company in accordance with the requirements of the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development set forth in 24
CFRss.201.27. At the origination of each Contract, the Company was
approved for insurance by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to Section 2 of the National Housing Act.
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x. QUALIFIED MORTGAGE. The Contract represents a "qualified
mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code. The
Company represents and warrants that, either as of the date of
origination or the Closing Date, the fair market value of the property
securing each Contract was not less than 80% ofthe "adjusted issue
price" (within the meaning of the REMIC Provisions) of such Contract.
SECTION 3.03. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE CONTRACTS IN
THE AGGREGATE.
The Company represents and warrants to the Trustee and the
Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date with respect to the Initial and
Additional Contracts, and as of each Subsequent Transfer Date with respect to
the related Subsequent Contracts, that:
a. AMOUNTS. The aggregate principal amounts payable by
Obligors under the Contracts (assuming all Staged-Funding Contracts
were fully disbursed) as of the Cut-off Date equal the Cut-off Date
Pool Principal Balance. The aggregate principal amounts payable by
Obligors under the Initial Contracts (assuming all Staged-Funding
Contracts included among the Initial Contracts were fully disbursed) as
of the Cut-off Date equal $388,362,169.83. The aggregate principal
amounts payable by Obligors under the Additional Contracts (assuming
all Staged-Funding Contracts included among the Additional Contracts
were fully disbursed) as of the Cut-off Date equal $111,637,830.17.
b. CHARACTERISTICS OF INITIAL AND ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS. The
Initial and Additional Contracts have the following characteristics as
of the Cut-off Date:
(i) the Obligors on not more than 10% of the Initial
and Additional Contracts by Cut-off Date Pool Principal
Balance are located in any one state (except for Initial and
Additional Contracts with Obligors located in North Carolina,
which represent approximately 11.27% of the Initial and
Additional Contracts by Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance),
the Obligors on not more than 5% of the Contracts by Cut-off
Date Pool Principal Balance are located in an area with the
same zip code and the Obligors on not more than 1% of the
Contracts by Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance are located
in California in an area with the same zip code;
(ii) no Initial or Additional Contract has a
remaining maturity of fewer than 18 months or more than 360
months;
(iii) the final scheduled payment date on the Initial
or Additional Contract with the latest maturity is in January
2029;
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(iv) approximately 75% of the Initial and Additional
Contracts by Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance is
attributable to loans for purchases of new Manufactured Homes
and approximately 25% is attributable to loans for purchases
of used Manufactured Homes;
(v) no less than 20% of the Initial and Additional
Contracts by Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance is
attributable to Land-and-Home Contracts;
(vi) the Weighted Average Contract Rate of the
Initial and Additional Contracts as of the Cut-off Date is at
least 9.47% per annum;
(vii) at least 66% of the Initial and Additional
Contracts by Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance is
attributable to loans for the purchase of multi-section
Manufactured Homes;
(viii) the weighted average (by Cut-off Date Pool
Principal Balance) loan to value ratio of the Initial and
Additional Contracts is not more than 89%;
(ix) no Initial or Additional Contract was originated
before July 1984; and
(x) not more than 34% of the Initial and Additional
Contracts by Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance are secured
by Manufactured Homes located in a mobile home park.
c. CHARACTERISTICS OF ALL CONTRACTS. The Contracts have the
following characteristics as of the end of the Pre-Funding Period:
(i) the Weighted Average Contract Rate is not less
than 9.5%, and not more than .02% of the Cut-off Date Pool
Principal Balance is attributable to Contracts with a Contract
Rate of less than 5.0%;
(ii) the weighted average (by Cut-off Date Pool
Principal Balance) Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Contracts is not
more than 89%;
(iii) not less than 75% of the Cut-off Date Pool
Principal Balance is attributable to loans for purchases of
new Manufactured Homes;
(iv) not more than 36% of the Cut-off Date Pool
Principal Balance is attributable to loans for the purchase of
single-section Manufactured Homes, and not less than 64% of
the Cut-off Date Pool
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Principal Balance is attributable to loans for the purchase of
double-section Manufactured Homes;
(v) not less than 20% of the Cut-off Date Pool
Principal Balance is attributable to Land-and-Home Contracts;
and
(vi) not more than 34% of the Cut-off Date Pool
Principal Balance is attributable to loans secured by
Manufactured Homes located in parks.
d. STAGED-FUNDING CONTRACTS. Approximately $72,327,766.01 of
the Initial and Additional Contracts, by Cut-off Date Principal
Balance, are Staged-Funding Contracts that had not been fully disbursed
by the Cut-off Date. Approximately $57,198,381.78 of such amount had
been disbursed by the Closing Date, and approximately $15,129,384.23
remained to be disbursed on or before the Funding Termination Date.
e. COMPUTER TAPE. The Computer Tape made available by the
Company was complete and accurate as of its date and includes a
description of the same Contracts that are described in the List of
Contracts.
f. MARKING RECORDS. By the Closing Date or Subsequent Transfer
Date, as applicable, the Company has caused the portions of the
Electronic Ledger relating to the Contracts to be clearly and
unambiguously marked to indicate that such Contracts constitute part of
the Trust and are owned by the Trust in accordance with the terms of
the trust created hereunder.
g. NO ADVERSE SELECTION. Except for the effect of the
representations and warranties made in Sections 3.02 and 3.03 hereof,
no adverse selection procedures have been employed in selecting the
Contracts.
SECTION 3.04. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE CONTRACT
FILES.
The Company represents and warrants to the Trustee and the
Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date with respect to the Initial and
Additional Contracts, and as of each Subsequent Transfer Date with respect to
the related Subsequent Contracts, that:
a. POSSESSION. Immediately prior to the Closing Date or the
Subsequent Transfer Date, as applicable, the Company will have
possession of each original Contract and the related Contract File or
Land-and-Home Contract File and there are and there will be no
custodial agreements in effect materially and adversely affecting the
rights of the Company to make, or cause to be made, any delivery
required hereunder.
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b. BULK TRANSFER LAWS. The transfer, assignment and conveyance
of the Contracts and the Contract Files and Land-and-Home Contract
Files by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is not subject to the
bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any
applicable jurisdiction.
SECTION 3.05. REPURCHASE OF CONTRACTS OR SUBSTITUTION OF
CONTRACTS FOR BREACH OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
a. The Company shall repurchase a Contract, at its Repurchase Price,
not later than the last day of the month prior to the month that is 90 days
after the day on which the Company, the Servicer or the Trustee first discovers
or should have discovered a breach of a representation or warranty of the
Company set forth in Sections 2.02(n), 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 of this Agreement that
materially adversely affects the Trust's or the Certificateholders' interest in
such Contract and which breach has not been cured; provided, however, that (i)
in the event that a party other than the Company first becomes aware of such
breach, such discovering party shall notify the Company in writing within five
Business Days of the date of such discovery and (ii) with respect to any
Contract incorrectly described on the List of Contracts with respect to unpaid
principal balance, which the Company would otherwise be required to repurchase
pursuant to this Section, the Company may, in lieu of repurchasing such
Contract, deposit in the Certificate Account no later than the first
Determination Date that is 90 or more days from the date of such discovery cash
in an amount sufficient to cure such deficiency or discrepancy. Any such cash so
deposited shall be distributed to Certificateholders on the immediately
following Remittance Date as a collection of principal or interest on such
Contract, according to the nature of the deficiency or discrepancy.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the obligation of the
Company under this Section shall not terminate upon a Service Transfer pursuant
to Article VII. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall repurchase any
Contract, at such Contract's Repurchase Price, if the Company has failed to
deliver the related Contract File to the Trustee within 30 days of the Closing
Date.
b. On or prior to the date that is the second anniversary of the
Closing Date, the Company, at its election, may substitute one or more Eligible
Substitute Contracts for any Contracts that the Company is obligated to
repurchase pursuant to Section 3.05(a) (such Contracts being referred to as the
"Replaced Contracts") upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
(i) the Company shall have conveyed to the Trustee the Contracts
to be substituted for the Replaced Contracts and the Contract
Files related to such Contracts and the Company shall have
marked the Electronic Ledger indicating that such Contracts
constitute part of the Trust;
(ii) the Contracts to be substituted for the Replaced Contracts are
Eligible Substitute Contracts and the Company delivers an
Officers' Certificate,
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substantially in the form of Exhibit L-2 hereto, to the
Trustee certifying that such Contract are Eligible Substitute
Contracts;
(iii) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee evidence of
filing of a UCC-1 financing statement executed by the Company
as debtor, naming the Trustee as secured party and filed in
Minnesota, listing such Contracts as collateral, or shall have
delivered to the Trustee an amended List of Contracts;
(iv) in respect of Eligible Substitute Contracts that are
Land-and-Home Contracts:
(x) if the sum of the aggregate principal balances of
all Land-and-Home Contracts then held by the
Trustee (but excluding those Land-and-Home
Contracts, if any, that are to become Replaced
Contracts as a consequence of the substitution)
and the aggregate principal balances of all
Land-and-Home Contracts that are Eligible
Substitute Contracts is less than 10% of the Pool
Scheduled Principal Balance as of the Remittance
Date immediately preceding the substitution, the
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
executed assignment to the Trustee on behalf of
the Trust in recordable form for each Mortgage
securing such Eligible Substitute Contracts; and
(y) if the sum of the aggregate principal balances of
all Land-and-Home Contracts then held by the
Trustee (but excluding those Land-and-Home
Contracts, if any, that are to become Replaced
Contracts as a consequence of the substitution)
and the aggregate principal balances of all
Land-and-Home Contracts that are included in the
Eligible Substitute Contracts equals or exceeds
10% of the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance as of
the Remittance Date immediately preceding the
substitution, the Company shall have delivered to
the Trustee an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the
Trustee to the effect that the Trustee holds a
perfected first priority lien in the real estate
securing such Eligible Substitute Contracts, or
evidence of recordation of the assignment to the
Trustee on behalf of the Trust of (A) each Mortgage
securing such Eligible Contracts or, if less (B) of
the number of Mortgages securing such Eligible
Substitute Contracts needed to reduce the aggregate
principal balances of all Land-and-Home Contracts
with respect to which such assignments are not so
recorded to less than 10% of the Pool Scheduled
Principal Balance as of the Remittance Date
immediately preceding the substitution;
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(v) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel (a) to the effect that the
substitution of such Contracts for such Replaced
Contracts will not cause the Trust to fail to qualify
as a REMIC at any time under then applicable REMIC
Provisions or cause any "prohibited transaction" that
will result in the imposition of a tax under such REMIC
Provisions and (b) to the effect of paragraph 9 of
ExhibitF hereto; and
(vi) if the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of such
Replaced Contracts is greater than the aggregate
Scheduled Principal Balance of the Contracts being
substituted, the Company shall have deposited in the
Certificate Account the amount of such excess and shall
have included in the Officers' Certificate required by
clause (ii) above a certification that such deposit has
been made.
Upon satisfaction of such conditions, the Trustee shall add such
Contracts to, and delete such Replaced Contracts from, the List of Contracts.
Such substitution shall be effected prior to the first Determination Date that
occurs more than 90 days after the Company becomes aware, or should have become
aware, or receives written notice from the Trustee, of the breach referred to in
Section 3.05(a). Promptly after any substitution of a Contract, the Company
shall give written notice of such substitution to Standard & Poor's and Fitch.
c. (i) On or before the Funding Termination Date, the Company shall
deliver an Officer's Certificate to the Trustee, stating that each
Staged-Funding Contract was fully disbursed in accordance with the terms of such
Contract on or before the Funding Termination Date, or specifying any
Staged-Funding Contracts which were not fully disbursed by the Funding
Termination Date (each Staged-Funding Contract that was not so fully disbursed
being hereinafter referred to as an "Unfunded Contract"), and the Cut-off Date
Principal Balance of each Unfunded Contract.
(ii) On or before the Funding Termination Date, the Company
shall either repurchase any Unfunded Contract in accordance with Section3.05(a)
(or the unfunded portion thereof, by depositing in the Certificate Account any
undisbursed amount with respect to such Unfunded Contract), or shall substitute
an Eligible Substitute Contract for such Unfunded Contract in accordance with
Section 3.05(b). With respect to the repurchase of an Unfunded Contract pursuant
to this Section3.05(c), an amount of the Repurchase Price equal to the Unfunded
Contract Shortfall attributable to such Unfunded Contract shall be treated as a
refund to the Trust of the purchase price paid by the Trust for additional
obligations of the Obligor on such Contract under Section 2.01(c), and the
remainder of the Repurchase Price shall be treated as paid to the Trust for such
Unfunded Contract.
(iii) If the Company shall have failed to repurchase an
Unfunded Contract (or the unfunded portion thereof, by depositing in the
Certificate Account
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any undisbursed amount with respect to such Unfunded Contract) or to substitute
an Eligible Substitute Contract therefor in accordance with subsection (ii)
above, then the disbursed principal balance of such Unfunded Contract as owned
by the Trust shall not be increased after the Funding Termination Date,
notwithstanding any further disbursements that may be made to the related
Obligor by the Company after the Funding Termination Date. The Servicer shall
thereafter allocate principal and interest collected on the Contract between the
Trust and the Company on a pro rata basis in accordance with the disbursed
principal balance as of the Funding Termination Date, with the result that
payments of interest and principal collected with respect to such disbursed
principal balance as of the Funding Termination Date shall be deemed collected
by the Trust. The aggregate differential between the Cut-off Date Principal
Balance of all such Unfunded Contracts as specified in the List of Contracts and
the disbursed principal balance of such Unfunded Contracts as of the Funding
Termination Date (the "Unfunded Contract Shortfall") shall be added to the
Formula Principal Distribution Amount with respect to the Remittance Date in
July 1998.
(iv) On the Business Day prior to each Remittance Date until
and including the Remittance Date in July 1998, the Company shall pay any ClassA
Interest Shortfall, ClassM-1 Interest Shortfall or ClassB-1 Interest Shortfall
occurring on such Remittance Date, if and to the extent such shortfall is caused
by the difference between (A) the interest that would have been payable on all
Staged-Funding Contracts in the related month had such Contracts been fully
disbursed on the Closing Date and (B) the interest actually payable on such
Contracts in the related month according to the terms of such Contracts.
(v) To further evidence its obligation to repurchase Unfunded
Contracts pursuant to subsection (ii) above and to deposit any ClassA Interest
Shortfall, ClassM-1 Interest Shortfall and Class B-1 Interest Shortfall pursuant
to subsection (iv) above, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, on the
Closing Date, a demand note in an amount no less than the aggregate Cut-off Date
Principal Balances of the Staged-Funding Contracts. After the Funding
Termination Date or such earlier date on which the Company either has fully
disbursed or repurchased each Staged-Funding Contract as required herein, the
Trustee shall return such demand note to the Company for cancellation and/or
destruction.
d. Upon receipt by the Trust by deposit in the Certificate Account of
the Repurchase Price under subsection (a) or (c) above, or the delivery of an
Eligible Substitute Contract pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) above, and upon
receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer in the form attached hereto as
ExhibitL-1 or L-2, the Trustee shall convey and assign to the Company all of the
Trust's right, title and interest in the repurchased Contract or Replaced
Contract without recourse, representation or warranty, except as to the absence
of liens, charges or encumbrances created by or arising as a result of actions
of the Trustee.
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e. The Company shall defend and indemnify the Trustee and the
Certificateholders against all costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims and
liabilities, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, arising out of
any claims which may be asserted against or incurred by any of them as a result
of any third-party action arising out of any breach of any such representation
and warranty.
SECTION 3.06. NO REPURCHASE OR SUBSTITUTION UNDER CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no
repurchase or substitution pursuant to Section 3.05 (other than a repurchase or
substitution pursuant to Section 3.05(c)) shall be made unless the Company
obtains for the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee that any
such repurchase or substitution would not, under the REMIC Provisions, (i) cause
the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC while any
regular interest in the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC, respectively, is
outstanding, (ii) result in a tax on prohibited transactions within the meaning
of Section860F(a)(2) of the Code or (iii) constitute a contribution after the
startup day subject to tax under Section 860G(d) of the Code. The Servicer shall
attempt to obtain such Opinion of Counsel. In the case of a repurchase or
deposit pursuant to Section 3.05(a) or 3.05(c), the Company shall,
notwithstanding the absence of such opinion as to the imposition of any tax as
the result of such purchase or deposit, repurchase such Contractor make such
deposit and shall guarantee the payment of such tax by paying to the Trustee the
amount of such tax not later than five Business Days before such tax shall be
due and payable to the extent that amounts previously paid over to and then held
by the Trustee pursuant to Section6.06 hereof are insufficient to pay such tax
and all other taxes chargeable under Section 6.06. Pursuant to Section 6.06, the
Servicer is hereby directed to withhold, and shall withhold and pay over to the
Trustee, an amount sufficient to pay such tax and any other taxes imposed on
"prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or imposed on
"contributions after start up date" under Section 860G(d) of the Code from
amounts otherwise distributable to Class C Subsidiary Certificateholders. The
Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee at the time of such repurchase of the
amounts due from the Company pursuant to the guarantee of the Company described
above and notice as to who should receive such payment.
The Trustee shall have no obligation to pay any such amounts pursuant
to this Section other than from moneys provided to it by the Company or from
moneys held in the funds and accounts created under this Agreement. The Trustee
shall be deemed conclusively to have complied with this Section if it follows
the directions of the Company.
In the event any tax that is guaranteed by the Company pursuant to this
Section3.06 is refunded to the Trust or otherwise is determined not to be
payable, the Company shall be repaid the amount of such refund or that portion
of any guarantee payment made by the Company that is not applied to the payment
of such tax.
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SECTION 3.07. STAGED-FUNDING CONTRACT RESERVE ACCOUNT.
a. Within one Business Day after any date prior to the Funding
Termination Date on which the Company's long-term debt securities are rated BB+
or lower by Standard & Poor's and BB+ or lower by Fitch (the "Ratings Adjustment
Date"), the Company shall give written and telephonic notice thereof to the
Trustee and shall deposit with the Trustee an amount equal to the unfunded
portion of the Contracts that were Unfunded Contracts on the Ratings Adjustment
Date. Upon receipt of such notice the Trustee shall establish the Staged-Funding
Contract Reserve Account on behalf of the Trust, which must be an Eligible
Account, and shall deposit therein the amount received from the Company pursuant
to the previous sentence. The Account shall be entitled "U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee for the benefit of holders of Manufactured Housing
Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1998-3."
b. If the Company fails to satisfy its obligations under Section
3.05(c)(ii) hereof the Trustee shall withdraw from the Staged-Funding Contract
Reserve Account that amount necessary to satisfy the Company's obligations under
Section3.05(c)(ii), and shall apply said funds in the fashion provided in the
second sentence in Section 3.05(c)(ii). Any amount so applied shall be treated
for all purposes under this Agreement as an amount paid by the Company to
repurchase Contracts under Section 3.05(c).
c. The Staged-Funding Contract Reserve Account shall be part of the
Trust but not part of the Subsidiary REMIC or Master REMIC. The Trustee on
behalf of the Trust shall be the legal owner of the Staged-Funding Contract
Reserve Account. The Company shall be the beneficial owner of the Staged-Funding
Contract Reserve Account, subject to the foregoing power of the Trustee to apply
amounts in the Staged-Funding Contract Reserve Account to satisfy the
obligations of the Company under Section3.05(c)(ii). Funds in the Staged-Funding
Contract Reserve Account shall, at the direction of the Company, be invested in
Eligible Investments that mature no later than the Funding Termination Date. All
net income and gain from such investments shall be distributed to the Company on
the Funding Termination Date. Any losses on such investments shall be deposited
in the Staged-Funding Contract Reserve Account by the Company out of its own
funds immediately as realized. All amounts earned on amounts on deposit in the
Staged-Funding Contract Reserve Account shall be taxable to the Company.
d. Any funds remaining in the Staged-Funding Contract Reserve Account
after the Funding Termination Date shall be distributed to the Company.
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ARTICLE IV
PERFECTION OF TRANSFER AND PROTECTION OF SECURITY INTERESTS
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SECTION 4.01. CUSTODY OF CONTRACTS.
a. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section the Trustee
appoints the Servicer to maintain custody of the Contract Files for the benefit
of the Certificateholders and the Trustee. The Custodian shall maintain custody
of the Land-and-Home Contract Files. In the event that the Trustee is no longer
acting as Custodian of the Land-and-Home Contract Files, upon execution and
delivery of an agreement between the Trustee and the Person assuming the duties
of the Trustee hereunder as Custodian with respect to the Land-and-Home Contract
Files, the replacement Custodian shall concurrently execute an acknowledgement
of receipt of the Land-and-Home Contract Files substantially in the form of
ExhibitH hereto.
b. The Servicer agrees to maintain the related Contract Files at its
office where they are currently maintained, or at such other offices of the
Servicer in the State of Minnesota as shall from time to time be identified to
the Trustee by written notice. The Servicer may temporarily move individual
Contract Files or any portion thereof without notice as necessary to conduct
collection and other servicing activities in accordance with its customary
practices and procedures.
c. As custodian, the Servicer shall have and perform the following
powers and duties:
(i) hold the Contract Files on behalf of the Certificateholders
and the Trustee, maintain accurate records pertaining to each
Contract to enable it to comply with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, maintain a current inventory thereof,
conduct annual physical inspections of Contract Files held by
it under this Agreement and certify to the Trustee annually
that it continues to maintain possession of such Contract
Files;
(ii) implement policies and procedures, in writing and signed by a
Servicing Officer, with respect to persons authorized to have
access to the Contract Files on the Servicer's premises and
the receipting for Contract Files taken from their storage
area by an employee of the Servicer for purposes of servicing
or any other purposes; and
(iii) attend to all details in connection with maintaining custody
of the Contract Files on behalf of the Certificateholders and
the Trustee.
d. In performing its duties under this Section, the Servicer agrees to
act with reasonable care, using that degree of skill and care that it exercises
with respect to similar contracts owned and/or serviced by it. The Servicer
shall promptly report
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to the Trustee any failure by it to hold the Contract Files as herein provided
and shall promptly take appropriate action to remedy any such failure. In acting
as custodian of the Contract Files, the Servicer agrees further not to assert
any beneficial ownership interests in the Contracts or the Contract Files. The
Servicer agrees to indemnify the Certificateholders and the Trustee for any and
all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, payments, costs or expenses of
any kind whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred or asserted against the
Certificateholders and the Trustee as the result of any act or omission by the
Servicer relating to the maintenance and custody of the Contract Files;
provided, however, that the Servicer will not be liable for any portion of any
such amount resulting from the negligence or willful misconduct of any
Certificateholder or the Trustee.
SECTION 4.02. FILINGS.
On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall cause the UCC-1
financing statement referred to in Section 2.02(h) to be filed. The Trustee
shall cause to be filed all necessary continuation statements of the UCC-1
financing statement. From time to time the Servicer shall take and cause to be
taken such actions and execute such documents as are necessary to perfect and
protect the Certificateholders' interest in the Contracts and their proceeds and
the Manufactured Homes against all other persons, including, without limitation,
the filing of financing statements, amendments thereto and continuation
statements, the execution of transfer instruments and the making of notations on
or taking possession of all records or documents of title. The Servicer will
maintain the Trustee's first priority perfected security interest in each
Manufactured Home and a first lien on each Mortgaged Property so long as the
related Contract is property of the Trust.
SECTION 4.03. NAME CHANGE OR RELOCATION.
a. During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall not change its
name, identity or structure or relocate its chief executive office without first
giving notice thereof to the Trustee and the Servicer. In addition, following
any such change in the name, identity, structure or location of the chief
executive office of the Company, the Company shall given written notice of any
such change to Standard & Poor's and Fitch.
b. If any change in the Company's name, identity or structure or the
relocation of its chief executive office would make any financing or
continuation statement or notice of lien filed under this Agreement seriously
misleading within the meaning of applicable provisions of the UCC or any title
statute or would cause any such financing or continuation statement or notice of
lien to become unperfected (whether immediately or with lapse of time), the
Company, no later than five days after the effective date of such change, shall
file, or cause to be filed, such amendments or financing statements as may be
required to preserve, perfect and protect the Certificateholders' interest in
the Contracts and proceeds thereof and in the Manufactured Homes.
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SECTION 4.04. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
During the term of this Agreement, the Company will maintain its chief
executive office in one of the States of the United States, except Tennessee.
SECTION 4.05. COSTS AND EXPENSES.
The Servicer agrees to pay all reasonable costs and disbursements in
connection with the perfection and the maintenance of perfection, as against all
third parties, of the Certificateholders' right, title and interest in and to
the Contracts (including, without limitation, the security interests in the
Manufactured Homes granted thereby).
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ARTICLE V
SERVICING OF CONTRACTS
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SECTION 5.01. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION.
The Servicer will have the sole obligation to manage, administer,
service and make collections on the Contracts and perform or cause to be
performed all contractual and customary undertakings of the holder of the
Contracts to the Obligor. The Company, if it is the Servicer, may delegate some
or all of its servicing duties to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, for
so long as such subsidiary remains, directly or indirectly, a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company. Notwithstanding any such delegation the Company shall
retain all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer hereunder. The Trustee,
at the request of a Servicing Officer, shall furnish the Servicer with any
powers of attorney or other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the
Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder. The
Company is hereby appointed the Servicer until such time as any Service Transfer
shall be effected under Article VII.
SECTION 5.02. STANDARD OF CARE.
In managing, administering, servicing and making collections on the
Contracts pursuant to this Agreement, the Servicer will exercise that degree of
skill and care consistent with the highest degree of skill and care that the
Servicer exercises with respect to similar contracts serviced by the Servicer;
provided, however, that (i) such degree of skill and care shall be at least as
favorable as the degree of skill and care generally applied by servicers of
manufactured housing installment sales contracts for institutional investors and
(ii) notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall not release or waive the
right to collect the unpaid balance on any Contract. The Servicer shall comply
with FHA/VA Regulations in servicing any FHA/VA Contracts (and will pay any
required premiums) so that the related insurance of the Federal Housing
Administration or partial guarantee of the Veterans Administration remains in
full force and effect, except for good faith disputes relating to FHA/VA
Regulations that will not cause the termination or reduction of such insurance
or guarantee.
SECTION 5.03. RECORDS.
The Servicer shall, during the period it is servicer hereunder,
maintain such books of account and other records as will enable the Trustee to
determine the status of each Contract.
SECTION 5.04. INSPECTION; COMPUTER TAPE.
a. At all times during the term hereof, the Servicer shall afford the
Trustee and its authorized agents reasonable access during normal business hours
to
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the Servicer's records, which have not previously been provided to the Trust,
relating to the Contracts and will cause its personnel to assist in any
examination of such records by the Trustee or its authorized agents. The
examination referred to in this Section will be conducted in a manner which does
not unreasonably interfere with the Servicer's normal operations or customer or
employee relations. Without otherwise limiting the scope of the examination the
Trustee may make, the Trustee may, using generally accepted audit procedures,
verify the status of each Contract and review the Electronic Ledger and records
relating thereto for conformity to Monthly Reports prepared pursuant to Article
VI and compliance with the standards represented to exist as to each Contract in
this Agreement.
b. At all times during the term hereof, the Servicer shall keep
available a copy of the List of Contracts at its principal executive office for
inspection by Certificateholders.
c. On or before the ninth Business Day of each related Due Period, the
Servicer will provide to the Trustee a Computer Tape setting forth a list of all
the outstanding Contracts and the outstanding principal balance of each such
Contract as of the end of the next related Due Period.
SECTION 5.05. CERTIFICATE ACCOUNT.
a. On or before the Closing Date, the Trustee shall establish the
Certificate Account on behalf of the Trust, which must be an Eligible Account.
The Certificate Account shall be entitled "[Trustee] as Trustee for the benefit
of holders of Manufactured Housing Contract Pass-Through Certificates, Series
1998-3 (Green Tree Financial Corporation, Servicer)." The Servicer shall pay
into the Certificate Account as promptly as practicable (not later than the next
Business Day) following receipt thereof all payments from Obligors and Net
Liquidation Proceeds, other than late payment penalty fees, extension fees and
assumption fees, which shall be retained by the Servicer as additional
compensation for servicing the Contracts. All amounts paid into the Certificate
Account under this Agreement shall be held in trust for the Trustee and the
Certificateholders until payment of any such amounts is authorized under this
Agreement. Only the Trustee may withdraw funds from the Certificate Account.
b. If the Servicer so directs, the institution maintaining the
Certificate Account shall, in the name of the Trustee in its capacity as such,
invest the amounts in the Certificate Account in Eligible Investments that
mature not later than one Business Day prior to the next succeeding Remittance
Date. Once such funds are invested, such institution shall not change the
investment of such funds. All income and gain from such investments shall be
added to the Certificate Account and distributed on such Remittance Date
pursuant to Section 8.03(a). An amount equal to any net loss on such investments
shall be deposited in the Certificate Account by the Class C Subsidiary
Certificateholder out of its own funds immediately as realized. The Company, the
Servicer and the Trustee shall in no
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way be liable for losses on amounts invested in accordance with the provisions
hereof. Funds in the Certificate Account not so invested must be insured to the
extent permitted by law by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. "ELIGIBLE
INVESTMENTS" are any of the following:
(i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed by,
the United States of America, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any
agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the
obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit
of the United States of America and which are noncallable;
(ii) (A) demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposit of,
bankers' acceptances issued by, or federal funds sold by any
depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee
or any Affiliate of the Trustee, acting in its commercial
capacity) incorporated under the laws of the United States of
America or any State thereof and subject to supervision and
examination by federal and/or state authorities, so long as,
at the time of such investment or contractual commitment
providing for such investment, the commercial paper or other
short-term deposits of such depository institution or trust
company (or, in the case of a depository institution which is
the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the commercial
paper or other short-term debt obligations of such holding
company) are rated at least P-1 by Moody's, at least A-1 by
Standard & Poor'sand at least F-1 by Fitch (if rated by Fitch)
and (B) any other demand or time deposit or certificate of
deposit which is fully insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation;
(iii) shares of an investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, whose shares are registered
under the Securities Act of 1933 and have the highest credit
rating then available from Moody's and Fitch (if rated by
Fitch) and are rated AAAm or AAAm-G by Standard & Poor's and
whose only investments are in securities described in clauses
(i), (ii) above and (iv) below;
(iv) repurchase obligations with respect to (A) any security
described in clause (i) above or (B) any other security issued
or guaranteed by an agency or instrumentality of the United
States of America, in either case entered into with a
depository institution or trust company (acting as principal)
described in clause (ii)(A) above;
(v) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by
any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United
States of America or any State thereof which have a credit
rating of at least Aa2 from Moody's, at least AAA by Standard
& Poor's and in one of the two highest rating categories from
Fitch (if rated by Fitch) at the time of
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such investment; provided, however, that securities issued by
any particular corporation will not be Eligible Investments to
the extent that investment therein will cause the then
outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such
corporation and held as part of the corpus of the Trust to
exceed 10% of amounts held in the Certificate Account; and
(vi) commercial paper having a rating of at least A-1+ from
Standard & Poor'sand at least P-1 from Moody's (if rated by
Moody's) at the time of such investment or pledge as a
security; and
(vii) other obligations or securities that are acceptable to both
Fitch and Standard & Poor's as an Eligible Investment
hereunder and will not reduce the rating assigned to any Class
of Certificates by both Fitch and Standard & Poor's below the
lower of the then-current rating or the rating assigned to
such Certificates as of the Closing Date by both Fitch and
Standard & Poor's, as evidence in writing;
provided that any such investment must constitute a "cash flow investment"
within the meaning of the REMIC Provisions.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, securities that represent the right to receive
payments only of interest due on underlying obligations shall not be included as
Eligible Investments, whether or not such securities otherwise fall within (i)
through (vi) above.
The Trustee may trade with itself or an Affiliate in the purchase or
sale of such Eligible Investments.
c. If at any time the Trustee receives notice (from any of Standard &
Poor's, Fitch, the Servicer or otherwise) that the Certificate Account has
ceased to be an Eligible Account, the Trustee must, as soon as practicable but
in no event later than 5 Business Days of the Trustee's receipt of such notice,
transfer the Certificate Account and all funds and Eligible Investments therein
to an Eligible Account. Following any such transfer, the Trustee must notify
each of Standard & Poor's, Fitch and the Servicer of the location of the
Certificate Account.
SECTION 5.06. ENFORCEMENT.
a. The Servicer shall, consistent with customary servicing procedures
and the terms of this Agreement, act with respect to the Contracts in such
manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest on such Contracts
and Liquidation Proceeds with respect to Liquidated Contracts.
b. The Servicer may sue to enforce or collect upon Contracts, in its
own name, if possible, or as agent for the Trust. If the Servicer elects to
commence a legal
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proceeding to enforce a Contract, the act of commencement shall be deemed to be
an automatic assignment of the Contract to the Servicer for purposes of
collection only. If, however, in any enforcement suit or legal proceeding it is
held that the Servicer may not enforce a Contract on the ground that it is not a
real party in interest or a holder entitled to enforce the Contract, the Trustee
on behalf of the Trust shall, at the Servicer's expense, take such steps as the
Servicer deems necessary to enforce the Contract, including bringing suit in its
name or the names of the Certificateholders.
c. The Servicer shall exercise any rights of recourse against third
persons that exist with respect to any Contract in accordance with the
Servicer's usual practice. In exercising recourse rights, the Servicer is
authorized on the Trustee's behalf to reassign the Contract or to resell the
related Manufactured Home to the person against whom recourse exists at the
price set forth in the document creating the recourse.
d. So long as the Company is the Servicer, the Servicer may grant to
the Obligor on any Contract any rebate, refund or adjustment out of the
Certificate Account that the Servicer in good faith believes is required because
of prepayment in full of the Contract. The Servicer will not permit any
rescission or cancellation of any Contract.
e. So long as the Company is the Servicer, the Servicer may, consistent
with its customary servicing procedures and consistent with Section 5.02, grant
to the Obligor on any Contract an extension of payments due under such Contract,
provided that Obligors may not be solicited for extensions, no such extension
may extend beyond December1, 2028, and no more than one extension of payments
under a Contract may be granted in any twelve-month period.
f. The Servicer may enforce any due-on-sale clause in a Contract if
such enforcement is called for under its then current servicing policies for
obligations similar to the Contracts, provided that such enforcement is
permitted by applicable law and will not adversely affect any applicable
insurance policy. If an assumption of a Contract is permitted by the Servicer
upon conveyance of the related Manufactured Home, the Servicer shall use its
best efforts to obtain an assumption agreement in connection therewith and add
such assumption agreement to the related Contract File or Land-and-Home Contract
File.
g. Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Servicer shall not agree to the modification or waiver of any provision of a
Contract if such modification or waiver would be treated as a taxable exchange
under the REMIC Provisions.
SECTION 5.07. TRUSTEE TO COOPERATE.
a. Upon payment in full on any Contract, the Servicer will notify the
Trustee and the Company (if the Company is not the Servicer) on the next
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succeeding Remittance Date by certification of a Servicing Officer (which
certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received
in connection with such payments which are required to be deposited in the
Certificate Account pursuant to Section 5.05 have been so deposited). The
Servicer is authorized to execute an instrument in satisfaction of such Contract
and to do such other acts and execute such other documents as the Servicer deems
necessary to discharge the Obligor thereunder and eliminate the lien on the
related real estate. The Servicer shall determine when a Contract has been paid
in full; to the extent that insufficient payments are received on a Contract
credited by the Servicer as prepaid or paid in full and satisfied, the shortfall
shall be paid by the Servicer out of its own funds.
b. From time to time as appropriate for servicing and foreclosure in
connection with any Land-and-Home Contract, the Trustee shall, upon written
request of a Servicing Officer and delivery to the Trustee of a receipt signed
by such Servicing Officer, cause the original Land-and-Home Contract and the
related Land-and-Home Contract File to be released to the Servicer and shall
execute such documents as the Servicer shall deem necessary to the prosecution
of any such proceedings. The Trustee shall stamp the face of each such
Land-and-Home Contract to be released to the Servicer with a notation that the
Land-and-Home Contract has been assigned to the Trustee. Upon request of a
Servicing Officer, the Trustee shall perform such other acts as reasonably
requested by the Servicer and otherwise cooperate with the Servicer in
enforcement of the Certificateholders' and Class C Certificateholders' rights
and remedies with respect to Contracts.
c. The Servicer's receipt of a Land-and-Home Contract and/or
Land-and-Home Contract File shall obligate the Servicer to return the original
Land-and-Home Contract and the related Land-and-Home Contract File to the
Trustee when its need by the Servicer has ceased unless the Contract shall be
liquidated or repurchased or replaced as described in Section3.05.
SECTION 5.08. COSTS AND EXPENSES.
All costs and expenses incurred by the Servicer in carrying out its
duties hereunder, including all fees and expenses incurred in connection with
the enforcement of Contracts (including enforcement of defaulted Contracts and
repossessions of Manufactured Homes securing such Contracts) shall be paid by
the Servicer and the Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement hereunder,
except that the Servicer shall be reimbursed out of the Liquidation Proceeds of
a Liquidated Contract for Liquidation Expenses incurred by it. The Servicer
shall not incur such Liquidation Expenses unless it determines in its good faith
business judgment that incurring such expenses will increase the Net Liquidation
Proceeds on the related Contract.
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SECTION 5.09. MAINTENANCE OF INSURANCE.
a. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Section 5.09,
the Servicer shall cause to be maintained with respect to each Contract one or
more Hazard Insurance Policies which provide, at a minimum, the same coverage as
a standard form fire and extended coverage insurance policy that is customary
for manufactured housing, issued by a company authorized to issue such policies
in the state in which the related Manufactured Home is located and in an amount
which is not less than the maximum insurable value of such Manufactured Home or
the principal balance due from the Obligor on the related Contract, whichever is
less; provided, however, that the amount of coverage provided by each Hazard
Insurance Policy shall be sufficient to avoid the application of any
co-insurance clause contained therein; and provided, further, that such Hazard
Insurance Policies may provide for customary deductible amounts. With respect
to: (a) a Manufactured Home securing an FHA/VA Contract, if such Manufactured
Home's location was, at the time of origination of the related FHA/VA Contract,
within a federally designated special flood hazard area, the Servicer shall also
cause such flood insurance to be maintained, which coverage shall be at least
equal to the minimum amount specified in the preceding sentence or such lesser
amount as may be available under the federal flood insurance program; and (b)
any Contract that is not an FHA/VA Contract, the Company shall obtain (i) a
statement from the Obligor's insurance agent that the Manufactured Home was, at
the time of origination of the Contract, not in a federally designated special
flood hazard area, or (ii) evidence that, at the time of origination, flood
insurance was in effect, which coverage was at least equal to the minimum amount
specified in the preceding sentence or such lesser amount as may be available
under the federal flood insurance program. Each Hazard Insurance Policy caused
to be maintained by the Servicer shall contain a standard loss payee clause in
favor of the Servicer and its successors and assigns. If any Obligor is in
default in the payment of premiums on its Hazard Insurance Policy or Policies,
the Servicer shall pay such premiums out of its own funds and may separately add
such premium to the Obligor's obligation as provided by the Contract, but shall
not add such premium to the remaining principal balance of the Contract.
b. The Servicer may, in lieu of causing individual Hazard Insurance
Policies to be maintained with respect to each Manufactured Home pursuant to
subsection (a) of this Section 5.09, and shall, to the extent that the related
Contract does not require the Obligor to maintain a Hazard Insurance Policy with
respect to the related Manufactured Home, maintain one or more blanket insurance
policies covering losses on the Obligor's interest in the Contracts resulting
from the absence or insufficiency of individual Hazard Insurance Policies. Any
such blanket policy shall be substantially in the form and in the amount carried
by the Servicer as of the date of this Agreement. The Servicer shall pay the
premium for such policy on the basis described therein and shall deposit into
the Certificate Account from its own funds any deductible amount with respect to
claims under such blanket insurance policy relating to the Contracts. The
Servicer shall not, however, be required to deposit any deductible amount with
respect to claims under individual Hazard
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Insurance Policies maintained pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section. If the
insurer under such blanket insurance policy shall cease to be acceptable to the
Servicer, the Servicer shall exercise its best reasonable efforts to obtain from
another insurer a replacement policy comparable to such policy.
c. With respect to each Manufactured Home that has been repossessed in
connection with a defaulted Contract, the Servicer shall either (i) maintain one
or more Hazard Insurance Policies thereon or (ii) self-insure such Manufactured
Homes and deposit into the Certificate Account from its own funds any losses
caused by damage to such Manufactured Home that would have been covered by a
Hazard Insurance Policy.
d. The Servicer shall keep in force throughout the term of this
Agreement (i) a policy or policies of insurance covering errors and omissions
for failure to maintain insurance as required by this Agreement and (ii) a
fidelity bond. Such policy or policies and such fidelity bond shall be in such
form and amount as is generally customary among Persons which service a
portfolio of manufactured housing installment sales contracts and installment
loan agreements having an aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000 or more and
which are generally regarded as servicers acceptable to institutional investors.
SECTION 5.10. REPOSSESSION.
Notwithstanding the standard of care specified in Section 5.02, the
Servicer shall commence procedures for the repossession of any Manufactured Home
or the foreclosure upon any Mortgaged Property or take such other steps that in
the Servicer's reasonable judgment will maximize the receipt of principal and
interest or Net Liquidation Proceeds with respect to the Contract secured by
such Manufactured Home or Mortgaged Property (which may include retitling or
filing a recorded assignment of the Mortgage) subject to the requirements of the
applicable state and federal law, no later than five Business Days after the
time when such Contract becomes a Defaulted Contract; provided that if the
Servicer has actual knowledge that a Mortgaged Property is affected by hazardous
waste, then the Servicer shall not cause the Company to acquire title to such
Mortgaged Property in a foreclosure or similar proceeding. For purposes of the
proviso in the preceding sentence, the Servicer shall not be deemed to have
actual knowledge that a Mortgaged Property is affected by hazardous waste unless
it shall have received written notice that hazardous waste is present on such
property and such written notice has been made a part of the Land-and-Home
Contract File with respect to the related Contract. In connection with such
foreclosure or other conversion, the Servicer shall follow such practices and
procedures as it shall deem necessary or advisable and as shall be consistent
with Section 5.02. In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired
in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of
sale shall be issued to the Trustee, as Trustee, or, at its election, to its
nominee on behalf of the Trustee, as Trustee.
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SECTION 5.11. COMMINGLING OF FUNDS.
So long as the Company is Servicer, any collections in respect of
Contracts collected by the Company shall, prior to the deposit thereof in the
Certificate Account, be held in bank accounts entitled substantially as follows:
"[name of depository], as agent for U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee,
other trustees, and Green Tree Financial Corporation, as their interests may
appear."
SECTION 5.12. RETITLING; SECURITY INTERESTS.
a. If, at any time, a Service Transfer has occurred and the Company is
no longer the Servicer and the new Servicer is unable to foreclose upon a
Manufactured Home because the title document for such Manufactured Home does not
show such Servicer or the Trustee as the holder of the first priority security
interest in the Manufactured Home, such Servicer shall take all necessary steps
to apply for a replacement title document showing it or the Trustee as the
secured party.
b. In order to facilitate the Servicer's actions, as described in
subsection (a)of this section, the Company will provide the Servicer with any
necessary power of attorney permitting it to retitle the Manufactured Home.
c. If the Servicer is still unable to retitle the Manufactured Home,
the Company will take all actions necessary to act with the Servicer to
foreclose upon the Manufactured Home, including, as appropriate, the filing of
any UCC-1 or UCC-2 financing statements necessary to perfect the security
interest in any Manufactured Home that constitutes a fixture under the laws of
the jurisdiction in which it is located and all actions necessary to perfect the
security interest in any Manufactured Home that is considered or classified as
part of the real estate on which it is located under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is located.
d. If the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balances of all
Land-and-Home Contracts equals or exceeds 10% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal
Balance, the Company shall (i)within 60 days of the Closing Date submit to the
appropriate recording offices the assignments to the Trustee on behalf of the
Trust of the number of Mortgages securing Land-and-Home Contracts needed to
reduce the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balances of all Land-and-Home
Contracts with respect to which such assignments are not so recorded to less
than 10% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance or (ii)at the Closing Date,
deliver an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee to the effect that the
Trustee holds a perfected first priority lien in the real estate securing the
Land-and-Home Contracts, with the exception of real estate located in such
states as may be identified in such Opinion of Counsel, provided that the
Land-and-Home Contracts secured by real estate located in such identified states
does not exceed 10% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance.
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If at any time during the term of this Agreement, the Trustee receives written
notice from the Company or the Servicer that the Company does not have a
long-term senior debt rating from Moody's of Baa3 or higher, from Standard &
Poor's of BBB- or higher and from Fitch of BBB or higher, or if the Trustee
otherwise becomes aware of the same, the Trustee, at the Company's expense,
shall file promptly in the appropriate recording offices the assignments to the
Trustee on behalf of the Trust of each Mortgage securing a Land-and-Home
Contract.
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ARTICLE VI
REPORTS AND TAX MATTERS
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SECTION 6.01. MONTHLY REPORTS.
a. No later than 1:00p.m. on each Determination Date, the Servicer
shall deliver to the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Company (if the Company is
not the Servicer), Standard & Poor's and Fitch a "MONTHLY REPORT," substantially
in the form of ExhibitN hereto.
b. If the applicable Monthly Report indicates that there is a Class M-1
Interest Deficiency Amount and/or a Class B-1 Interest Deficiency Amount, the
Servicer shall promptly notify the Trustee, by telephone, of the aggregate
amount of such Class M-1 Interest Deficiency Amount and Class B-1 Interest
Deficiency Amount. On the day one Business Day prior to the related Remittance
Date, the Trustee shall determine the total amount of funds in the Certificate
Account available to pay such deficiency in accordance with Section 8.03(b) and
shall promptly notify the Servicer of such amount. If the total amount of funds
in the Certificate Account is not sufficient to pay the deficiency, the Trustee
shall promptly notify the Servicer, and shall reflect such deficiency in the
reports delivered to Certificateholders pursuant to Section 6.05.
SECTION 6.02. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICING OFFICER.
Each Monthly Report pursuant to Section 6.01 shall be accompanied by a
certificate of a Servicing Officer substantially in the form of ExhibitI,
certifying the accuracy of the Monthly Report and that no Event of Termination
or event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of
Termination has occurred, or if such event has occurred and is continuing,
specifying the event and its status.
SECTION 6.03. OTHER DATa.
In addition, the Company and (if different from the Company)the
Servicer shall, on request of the Trustee, Standard & Poor's, Fitch or a
Certificateholder, furnish the Trustee and/or Standard & Poor's, Fitch or a
Certificateholder such underlying data as may be reasonably requested.
SECTION 6.04. ANNUAL REPORT OF ACCOUNTANTS.
On or before May 1 of each year, commencing May 1, 1999, the Servicer
at its expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants which is a
member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to issue to the
Servicer a report that such firm has examined selected documents, records and
management's assertions relating to loans serviced by the Servicer and stating
that, on the basis of
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such examination, such servicing has been conducted in compliance with the
minimum servicing standards identified in the Mortgage Bankers Association of
America's Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, or any
successor uniform program, except for such significant exceptions or errors in
records that, in the opinion of such firm, generally accepted attestation
standards requires it to report.
SECTION 6.05. STATEMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS.
a. The Servicer shall prepare and furnish to the Trustee the statements
specified below relating to the Class A Certificates, Class M-1 Certificates,
Class B-1 Certificates, ClassB-2 Certificates and Class B-3I Certificates on or
before the third Business Day next preceding each Remittance Date. The Trustee
and the Servicer shall inform any Certificateholder, Merrill Lynch & Co.,
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Lehman Brothers Inc. and
Salomon Brothers Inc, inquiring by telephone of the information contained in the
most recent Monthly Report.
b. Concurrently with each distribution charged to the Certificate
Account the Trustee, so long as it has received the Monthly Report from the
Servicer, shall forward or cause to be forwarded by mail to each Holder of a
Class A Certificate and (if the Company is not the Servicer)the Company a
statement setting forth the following:
(i) the amount of such distribution to Holders of each Class of
ClassA Certificates allocable to interest, separately
identifying any Unpaid Class A Interest Shortfall included in
such distribution and any remaining Unpaid Class A Interest
Shortfall after giving effect to such distribution;
(ii) the amount of such distribution to Holders of each Class of
ClassA Certificates allocable to principal, separately
identifying the aggregate amount of any Principal Prepayments
included therein, and any remaining Unpaid Class A Principal
Shortfall after giving effect to such distribution;
(iii) the amount, if any, by which the Class A Formula Distribution
Amount for such Remittance Date exceeds the Class A
Distribution Amount for such Remittance Date;
(iv) the Class Principal Balance for each Class of Class A
Certificates, after giving effect to the distribution of
principal on such Remittance Date;
(v) the Class A Percentage for such Remittance Date and the
following Remittance Date;
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(vi) the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance of the Contracts for such
Remittance Date;
(vii) the Pool Factor;
(viii) the number and aggregate principal balances of Contracts
delinquent (a)30-59 days and (b)60 or more days;
(ix) the number of Manufactured Homes that were repossessed during
the month ending immediately prior to such Remittance Date;
(x) the number of Manufactured Homes that were repossessed but
remain in inventory as of the last day of the related Due
Period ending immediately prior to such Remittance Date;
(xi) the Class M-1 Distribution Test (as set forth in ExhibitN
hereto);
(xii) the Class B Distribution Test (as set forth in Exhibit N
hereto);
(xiii) the Weighted Average Contract Rate of all outstanding
Contracts;
(xiv) the Class M-1 Interest Deficiency Amount, if any, for such
Remittance Date; and
(xv) the Class B-1 Interest Deficiency Amount, if any, for such
Remittance Date.
In the case of information furnished pursuant to clauses (i)through
(iv)above, the amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount per Class A
Certificate with a 1% Percentage Interest or per $1,000 denomination of Class A
Certificate.
Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year,
the Trustee shall furnish or cause to be furnished to each Person who at any
time during the calendar year was the Holder of a Class A Certificate a
statement containing the information with respect to interest accrued and
principal paid on its Certificates during such calendar year. Such obligation of
the Trustee shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that
substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Trustee pursuant
to any requirements of the Code as from time to time in force.
c. On each Remittance Date, the Trustee shall forward or cause to be
forwarded by mail to each Holder of a Class M-1 Certificate a copy of the
Monthly Report forwarded to the Holders of Class A Certificates on such
Remittance Date. The Servicer shall also furnish to the Trustee, which shall
forward such report to the Class M-1 Certificateholders as part of the Monthly
Report, the following information:
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(i) the amount of such distribution to Holders of Class M-1
Certificates allocable to interest, separately identifying any
Unpaid Class M-1 Interest Shortfall included in such
distribution, any remaining Unpaid Class M-1 Interest
Shortfall after giving effect to such distribution, any
ClassM-1 Liquidation Loss Interest Amount included in such
distribution and any remaining unpaid ClassM-1 Liquidation
Loss Interest Shortfall after giving effect to such
distribution;
(ii) the amount of such distribution to Holders of Class M-1
Certificates allocable to principal, separately identifying
the aggregate amount of any Principal Prepayments included
therein and any remaining Unpaid Class M-1 Principal Shortfall
after giving effect to such distribution;
(iii) the amount, if any, by which the Class M-1 Formula
Distribution Amount for such Remittance Date exceeds the
Amount Available less the Class A Distribution Amount for such
Remittance Date;
(iv) the Class M-1 Principal Balance and the Class M-1 Adjusted
Principal Balance (if different) after giving effect to the
distribution of principal on such Remittance Date;
(v) the Class M-1 Percentage for such Remittance Date and the
following Remittance Date; and
(vi) the information described above in Section 6.05(b)(vi) through
(xv).
In the case of the information in clauses (i)through (iv)above, the
amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount per Class M-1 Certificate with a
1% Percentage Interest or per $1,000 denomination of Class M-1 Certificate.
Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year,
the Servicer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to each Person who at any
time during the calendar year was the Holder of a Class M-1 Certificate a
statement containing the applicable distribution information provided pursuant
to this Section aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof
during which such Person was the Holder of a Class M-1 Certificate. Such
obligation of the Servicer shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent
that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Servicer
pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time enforced.
d. On each Remittance Date, the Trustee shall forward or cause to be
forwarded by mail to each Holder of a Class B-1 Certificate a copy of the
Monthly Report forwarded to the Holders of Class A and Class M-1 Certificates on
such Remittance Date. The Servicer shall also furnish to the Trustee, which
shall
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forward such report to the Class B-1 Certificateholders as part of the Monthly
Report, the following information:
(i) the amount of such distribution to Holders of Class B-1
Certificates allocable to interest, separately identifying any
Unpaid Class B-1 Interest Shortfall included in such
distribution, any remaining Unpaid Class B-1 Interest
Shortfall after giving effect to such distribution, any Class
B-1 Liquidation Loss Interest Amount included in such
distribution and any remaining Unpaid Class B-1 Liquidation
Loss Interest Shortfall after giving effect to such
distribution;
(ii) the amount of such distribution to Holders of Class B-1
Certificates allocable to principal, separately identifying
the aggregate amount of any Principal Prepayments included
therein, and any remaining Unpaid Class B-1 Principal
Shortfall after giving effect to such distribution;
(iii) the amount, if any, by which the Class B-1 Formula
Distribution Amount for such Remittance Date exceeds the
Amount Available less the Class A Distribution Amount and M-1
Distribution Amount for such Remittance Date;
(iv) the Class B-1 Principal Balance and the Class B-1 Adjusted
Principal Balance (if different) after giving effect to the
distribution of principal on such Remittance Date;
(v) the Class B Percentage for such Remittance Date and the
following Remittance Date; and
(vi) the information described above in Section 6.05(b)(vi) through
(xv).
In the case of the information in clauses (i)through (iv)above, the
amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount per Class B-1 Certificate with a
1% Percentage Interest or per $1,000 denomination of Class B-1 Certificate.
Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year,
the Servicer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to each Person who at any
time during the calendar year was the Holder of a Class B-1 Certificate a
statement containing the applicable distribution information provided pursuant
to this Section aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof
during which such Person was the Holder of a Class B-1 Certificate. Such
obligation of the Servicer shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent
that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Servicer
pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time enforced.
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e. On each Remittance Date, the Trustee shall forward or cause to be
forwarded by mail to each Holder of a Class B-2 Certificate a copy of the
Monthly Report forwarded to the Holders of Class A, Class M-1 and Class B-1
Certificates on such Remittance Date. The Servicer shall also furnish to the
Trustee, which shall forward such report to the Class B-2 Certificateholders as
part of the Monthly Report, the following information:
(i) the amount of such distribution to Holders of Class B-2
Certificates allocable to interest, separately identifying any
Unpaid Class B-2 Interest Shortfall included in such
distribution and any remaining Unpaid Class B-2 Interest
Shortfall after giving effect to such distribution;
(ii) the amount of such distribution to Holders of Class B-2
Certificates allocable to principal, separately identifying
the aggregate amount of any Principal Prepayments included
therein, and any Unpaid ClassB-2 Principal Shortfall after
giving effect to such distribution;
(iii) the amount, if any, by which the Class B-2 Formula
Distribution Amount for such Remittance Date exceeds the
Remaining Amount Available for such Remittance Date;
(iv) the Class B-2 Principal Balance after giving effect to the
distribution of principal on such Remittance Date;
(v) the Class B Percentage for such Remittance Date and the
following Remittance Date;
(vi) the information described above in Section 6.05(b)(vi) through
(xv);
(vii) the Class B-2 Liquidation Loss Amount, if any, for such
Remittance Date;
(viii) the Guarantee Payment, if any, for such Remittance Date; and
(ix) the Weighted Average Contract Rate of all outstanding
Contracts.
In the case of the information in clauses (i)through (iv)above, the
amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount per Class B-2 Certificate with a
1% Percentage Interest or per $1,000 denomination of Class B-2 Certificate.
Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year,
the Servicer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to each Person who at any
time during the calendar year was the Holder of a Class B-2 Certificate a
statement containing the applicable distribution information provided pursuant
to this Section aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof
during which
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such Person was the Holder of a Class B-2 Certificate. Such obligation of the
Servicer shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially
comparable information shall be provided by the Servicer pursuant to any
requirements of the Code as from time to time enforced.
f. On each Remittance Date, the Trustee shall forward or cause to be
forwarded by mail to each Holder of a Class B-3I Certificate a copy of the
Monthly Report forwarded to the Holders of Class A, Class M, Class B-1 and Class
B-2 Certificates on such Remittance Date. The Servicer shall also furnish to the
Trustee, which shall forward such report to the Class B-3I Certificateholders as
part of the Monthly Report, the following information:
(i) the Class B-3I Formula Distribution Amount for such Remittance
Date, including any Unpaid Class B-3I Shortfall immediately
prior to such Remittance Date;
(ii) the Class B-3I Distribution Amount for such Remittance Date;
and
(iii) the Unpaid Class B-3I Shortfall immediately following such
Distribution Date.
g. Copies of all reports provided to the Trustee for the
Certificateholders shall also be provided to Standard & Poor's, Fitch and to the
Class C Certificateholders. In addition, Certificate Owners may receive copies
of any reports provided to the Trustee for the Certificateholders, upon written
request together with a certification that they are Certificate Owners and
payment of reproduction and postage expenses associated with the distribution of
such reports, from the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office.
SECTION 6.06. PAYMENT OF TAXES.
The Servicer shall be responsible for and agrees to prepare, make and
file all federal, state, local or other tax returns, information statements and
other returns and documents of every kind and nature whatsoever required to be
made or filed by or on behalf of the Subsidiary REMIC or Master REMIC pursuant
to the Code and other applicable tax laws and regulations. Each such return,
statement and document shall, to the extent required by the Code or other
applicable law and at the request of the Servicer, be signed on behalf of the
Subsidiary REMIC or Master REMIC by the Trustee. The Trustee shall have no
responsibility whatsoever for the accuracy or completeness of any such return,
statement or document. The Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trustee and hold it
harmless for, from, against and in respect to any and all liability, loss,
damage and expense which may be incurred by the Trustee based upon or as a
result of the Trustee's execution of any and all such tax returns, statements
and documents. The Servicer, if and for so long as it is a Class C
Certificateholder, shall be designated the "tax matters person" on behalf of the
Subsidiary REMIC and the Master REMIC, respectively, in the same manner as a
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partnership may designate a "tax matters partner," as such term is defined in
Section 6231(a)(7)of the Code. To the extent permitted by the REMIC Provisions,
any subsequent holder of a Class C Certificate, by acceptance thereof,
irrevocably designates and appoints the Servicer as its agent to perform the
responsibilities of the "tax matters person" on behalf of the Subsidiary REMIC
and the Master REMIC, respectively, if, and during such time as, the Servicer is
not the holder of a Class C Certificate. The Servicer may, at its expense,
retain such outside assistance as it deems necessary in the performance of its
obligations under this paragraph.
Each of the Holders of the Certificates, by acceptance thereof, agrees
to file tax returns consistent with and in accordance with any elections,
decisions or other reports made or filed with regard to federal, state or local
taxes on behalf of the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC. The Company, as
agent for the tax matters person, shall represent the Subsidiary REMIC or the
Master REMIC in connection with all examinations of the Subsidiary REMIC's or
the Master REMIC's affairs by tax authorities, including resulting
administrative and judicial proceedings. Each of the holders of the
Certificates, by acceptance thereof, agrees to cooperate with the Company in
such matters and to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably
required by the Company to conduct such proceedings, provided that no such
action shall be required by the Company of any Certificateholder that would
entail unnecessary or unreasonable expenses for such Certificateholder in the
performance of such action.
The Class C Subsidiary Certificateholders and the Class C Master
Certificateholders shall pay, on behalf of the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master
REMIC, respectively, any foreign, federal, state or local income, property,
excise, sales, receipts or any other similar or related taxes or charges which
may be imposed upon the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC as a REMIC or
otherwise and shall, to the extent provided in Section10.06, be entitled to be
reimbursed out of the Certificate Account or, if such tax or charge results from
a failure by the Trustee, the Company or any Servicer to comply with the
provisions of Section2.04 or 3.06, the Trustee, the Company or such Servicer, as
the case may be, shall indemnify the Class C Certificateholders for the payment
of any such tax or charge. The Trustee shall be entitled to withhold from
amounts otherwise distributable to the Class C Certificateholders any taxes or
charges payable by the Class C Certificateholders hereunder.
In the event a Class C Certificate is transferred to a "disqualified
organization," within the meaning of Section 860E(e)(5)of the Code, pursuant to
Section 860D(a)(6)(B)of the Code the Company shall provide to the Internal
Revenue Service and the persons specified in Sections 860E(e)(3)and (6)of the
Code all information necessary for the application of Section 860E(e)and any
other applicable provision of the Code with respect to the transfer of such
Class C Certificate to such a disqualified organization including, without
limitation, a computation showing the present value of the total anticipated
excess inclusions with respect to such Class C Certificate for periods after the
transfer as defined in the
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REMIC Provisions. In addition, to the extent required by the REMIC Provisions,
the Company shall, upon the written request of persons designated in
Section860E(e)(3)of the Code, furnish to such requesting party and the Internal
Revenue Service information sufficient to compute the present value of
anticipated excess inclusions within 60 days of the receipt of such written
request.
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ARTICLE VII
SERVICE TRANSFER
SECTION 7.01. EVENT OF TERMINATION.
"EVENT OF TERMINATION" means the occurrence of any of the following:
a. Any failure by the Servicer to make any deposit into an account
required to be made hereunder and the continuance of such failure for a period
of five Business Days after the Servicer has become aware, or should have become
aware, that such deposit was required;
b. Failure on the Servicer's part to observe or perform in any material
respect any covenant or agreement in this Agreement (other than a covenant or
agreement which is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with)which
continues unremedied for 30 days after the date on which written notice of such
failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the
Servicer by the Trustee or to the Servicer and the Trustee by Holders of Class A
Certificates, ClassM-1 Certificates and Class B Certificates evidencing, as to
any such Class, Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 25%;
c. Any assignment by the Servicer of its duties hereunder except as
specifically permitted hereunder, or any attempt to make such an assignment;
d. A court or other governmental authority having jurisdiction in the
premises shall have entered a decree or order for relief in respect of the
Servicer in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or
other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official)of
the Servicer, as the case may be, or for any substantial liquidation of its
affairs, and such order remains undischarged and unstayed for at least 60 days;
e. The Servicer shall have commenced a voluntary case under any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect, or shall have consented to the entry of an order for relief in an
involuntary case under any such law, or shall have consented to the appointment
of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian
or sequestrator (or other similar official)of the Servicer or for any
substantial part of its property, or shall have made any general assignment for
the benefit of its creditors, or shall have failed to, or admitted in writing
its inability to, pay its debts as they become due, or shall have taken any
corporate action in furtherance of the foregoing; or
f. The failure of the Servicer to be an Eligible Servicer.
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SECTION 7.02. TRANSFER.
If an Event of Termination has occurred and is continuing, either the
Trustee or Certificateholders with aggregate Percentage Interests representing
25% or more of the Trust, by notice in writing to the Servicer (and to the
Trustee if given by the Certificateholders)may terminate all (but not less than
all)of the Servicer's management, administrative, servicing and collection
functions (such termination being herein called a "Service Transfer"). On
receipt of such notice (or, if later, on a date designated therein), or upon
resignation of the Servicer in accordance with Section 12.01, all authority and
power of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the
Contracts, the Contract Files, the Land-and-Home Contract Files or otherwise
(except with respect to the Certificate Account, the transfer of which shall be
governed by Section 7.06), shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee pursuant
to and under this Section 7.02; and, without limitation, the Trustee is
authorized and empowered to execute and deliver on behalf of the Servicer, as
attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments
(including, without limitation, documents required to make the Trustee or a
successor servicer the sole lienholder or legal title holder of record of each
Manufactured Home) and to do any and all acts or things necessary or appropriate
to effect the purposes of such notice of termination. Each of the Company and
the Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination
of the responsibilities and rights of the Servicer hereunder, including, without
limitation, the transfer to the Trustee for administration by it of all cash
amounts which shall at the time be held by the Servicer for deposit, or have
been deposited by the Servicer, in the Certificate Account, or for its own
account in connection with its services hereafter or thereafter received with
respect to the Contracts and the execution of any documents required to make the
Trustee or a successor servicer the sole lienholder or legal title holder of
record in respect of each Manufactured Home. The Servicer shall be entitled to
receive any other amounts which are payable to the Servicer under the Agreement,
at the time of the termination of its activities as Servicer. The Servicer shall
transfer to the new servicer (i)the Servicer's records relating to the Contracts
in such electronic form as the new servicer may reasonably request and (ii)any
Contracts, Contract Files and Land-and-Home Contract Files in the Servicer's
possession.
SECTION 7.03. TRUSTEE TO ACT; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR.
On and after the time the Servicer receives a notice of termination
pursuant to Section 7.02 or the resignation of the Servicer in accordance with
Section 12.01, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the
Servicer in its capacity as servicer under this Agreement and the transactions
set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to all the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Servicer
by the terms and provisions hereof and the Servicer shall be relieved of such
responsibilities, duties and liabilities arising after such Service Transfer;
provided, however, that (i)the Trustee will not assume any obligations of the
Company pursuant to Section 3.05 and (ii)the Trustee shall not be liable for any
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acts or omissions of the Servicer occurring prior to such Service Transfer or
for any breach by the Servicer of any of its obligations contained herein or in
any related document or agreement. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall
be entitled to receive reasonable compensation out of the Monthly Servicing Fee.
Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to act,
or shall, if it is legally unable so to act, appoint, or petition a court of
competent jurisdiction to appoint, an Eligible Servicer as the successor to the
Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities,
duties or liabilities of the Servicer hereunder. Pending appointment of a
successor to the Servicer hereunder, unless the Trustee is prohibited by law
from so acting, the Trustee shall act in such capacity as hereinabove provided.
In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such
arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Contracts
as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such monthly
compensation shall, without the written consent of 100% of the
Certificateholders, exceed the Monthly Servicing Fee. The Trustee and such
successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be
necessary to effectuate any such succession.
SECTION 7.04. NOTIFICATION TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS.
a. Promptly following the occurrence of any Event of Termination, the
Servicer shall give written notice thereof to the Trustee, Standard & Poor's,
Fitch and the Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing on the
Certificate Register.
b. Within ten days following any termination or appointment of a
successor to the Servicer pursuant to this Article VII, the Trustee shall give
written notice thereof to Standard & Poor's, Fitch and the Certificateholders at
their respective addresses appearing on the Certificate Register.
c. The Trustee shall give written notice to Standard & Poor's and Fitch
at least 30 days prior to the date upon which any Eligible Servicer (other than
the Trustee)is to assume the responsibilities of Servicer pursuant to Section
7.03, naming such successor Servicer.
SECTION 7.05. EFFECT OF TRANSFER.
a. After the Service Transfer, the Trustee or new Servicer may notify
Obligors to make payments directly to the new Servicer that are due under the
Contracts after the effective date of the Service Transfer.
b. After the Service Transfer, the replaced Servicer shall have no
further obligations with respect to the management, administration, servicing or
collection of the Contracts and the new Servicer shall have all of such
obligations, EXCEPT that the replaced Servicer will transmit or cause to be
transmitted directly to the new Servicer for its own account, promptly on
receipt and in the same form in which
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received, any amounts (properly endorsed where required for the new Servicer to
collect them)received as payments upon or otherwise in connection with the
Contracts.
c. A Service Transfer shall not affect the rights and duties of the
parties hereunder (including but not limited to the indemnities of the Servicer
and the Company pursuant to Article X and Sections 3.05, 11.06 and
11.11(f))other than those relating to the management, administration, servicing
or collection of the Contracts.
SECTION 7.06. TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATE ACCOUNT.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.02, if the Certificate
Account shall be maintained with the Servicer and an Event of Termination shall
occur and be continuing, the Servicer shall, after five days' written notice
from the Trustee, or in any event within ten days after the occurrence of the
Event of Termination, establish an Eligible Account with an institution other
than the Servicer and promptly transfer all funds in the Certificate Account to
such new account, which shall thereafter be deemed the Certificate Account for
the purposes hereof.
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ARTICLE VIII
PAYMENTS
SECTION 8.01. MONTHLY PAYMENTS.
a. Subject to the terms of this Article VIII, each Holder of a
Certificate as of a Record Date shall be paid on the next succeeding Remittance
Date by check mailed on such Remittance Date to such Certificateholder at the
address for such Certificateholder appearing on the Certificate Register (or, if
such Certificateholder holds a Class of Class A Certificates, Class M-1
Certificates or a Class of Class B Certificates with an aggregate Percentage
Interest of at least 5% or a Class B-3I, Class C Subsidiary or Class C Master
Certificateholder holds Class B-3I, Class C Subsidiary or Class C Master
Certificates with an aggregate Percentage Interest of at least 20% and so
requests, by wire transfer pursuant to instructions delivered to the Trustee at
least ten days prior to such Remittance Date), the sum equal to such
Certificateholder's Percentage Interest of the Class A Distribution Amount, the
Class M-1 Distribution Amount, the Class B-1 Distribution Amount, the Class B-2
Distribution Amount, any Guarantee Payment, the Class B-3I Distribution Amount,
the Class C Subsidiary Distribution Amount or the Class C Master Distribution
Amount, as applicable. Final payment of any Certificate shall be made only upon
presentation of such Certificate at the office or agency of the Paying Agent.
b. Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be
paid to the Depository, which shall credit the amount of such distribution to
the accounts of its Depository Participants in accordance with its normal
procedures. Each Depository Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such
distribution to the Certificate Owners that it represents and to each indirect
participating brokerage firm (a "brokerage firm" or "indirect participating
firm")for which it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for
disbursing funds to the Certificate Owners that it represents. All such credits
and disbursements with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate are to be made by the
Depository and the Depository Participants in accordance with the provisions of
the Book Entry Certificates. Neither the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the
Seller nor the Servicer shall have any responsibility therefor except as
otherwise provided by applicable law. To the extent applicable and not contrary
to the rules of the Depository, the Trustee shall comply with the provisions of
the forms of the Class A, Class M-1 and Class B Certificates as set forth in
Exhibits A, B and C hereto.
c. The Trustee shall either act as the paying agent or shall appoint an
institution meeting the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 11.06 to
be the paying agent (in either case, the "Paying Agent")and cause it to make the
payments to the Certificateholders required hereunder. The Trustee's corporate
trust office at 180 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101, Attention:
Tamara Schultz-Fugh, shall initially act as Paying Agent. The Trustee shall
require the Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that
all amounts held by the Paying
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Agent for payment hereunder will be held in trust for the benefit of the
Certificateholders and that it will notify the Trustee of any failure by the
Servicer to make funds available to the Paying Agent for the payment of amounts
due on the Certificates.
SECTION 8.02. PERMITTED WITHDRAWALS FROM THE CERTIFICATE ACCOUNT.
The Trustee may, from time to time as provided herein, make withdrawals
from the Certificate Account of amounts deposited in said account pursuant to
Section 5.05 that are attributable to the Contracts for the following purposes:
a. to make payments in the amounts and in the manner provided
for in Section 8.03;
b. to pay to the Company with respect to each Contract or
property acquired in respect thereof that has been repurchased or
replaced pursuant to Section 3.05, all amounts received thereon and not
required to be distributed to Certificateholders as of the date on
which the related Scheduled Principal Balance or Repurchase Price is
determined;
c. to reimburse the Servicer out of Liquidation Proceeds for
Liquidation Expenses incurred by it, to the extent such reimbursement
is permitted pursuant to Section 5.08;
d. to withdraw any amount deposited in the Certificate Account
that was not required to be deposited therein; or
e. to make any rebates or adjustments deemed necessary by the
Servicer pursuant to Section 5.06(d).
Since, in connection with withdrawals pursuant to clause (b), the
Company's entitlement thereto is limited to collections or other recoveries on
the related Contract, the Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting,
on a Contract by Contract basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal
from the Certificate Account pursuant to such clause.
SECTION 8.03. PAYMENTS.
a. On each Remittance Date the Trustee shall withdraw from the
Certificate Account the Amount Available (as determined on the immediately
preceding Determination Date), plus on the Post-Funding Remittance Date any
Pre-Funded Amount, and on the first Remittance Date any amount withdrawn from
the Capitalized Interest Account and deposited in the Certificate Account, and
apply such funds to make payment in the following order of priority, subject to
Section 8.03(c):
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1. if neither the Company nor a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company is the Servicer, to pay the Monthly Servicing Fee and any other
compensation owed to the Servicer pursuant to Section7.03;
2. to pay the Class A Interest Distribution Amount as follows:
(i) the amount in clause (a)(i)of the definition of Class
A Formula Distribution Amount to the Class A-1
Certificateholders; the amount in clause (a)(ii)of
the definition of Class A Formula Distribution Amount
to the Class A-2 Certificateholders; the amount in
clause (a)(iii)of the definition of Class A Formula
Distribution Amount to the Class A-3
Certificateholders; the amount in clause (a)(iv)of
the definition of Class A Formula Distribution Amount
to the Class A-4 Certificateholders; the amount in
clause (a)(v)of the definition of Class A Formula
Distribution Amount to the Class A-5
Certificateholders; the amount in clause (a)(vi)of
the definition of Class A Formula Distribution Amount
to the Class A-6 Certificateholders; or, if the
Amount Available is less than the sum of the amounts
specified in this clause (i), pro rata to each Class
of Class A Certificates based on the amount of
interest payable pursuant to this clause;
(ii) the aggregate Unpaid Class A Interest Shortfall pro
rata to each Class of Class A Certificates based on
the Unpaid Class A Interest Shortfall of each such
Class;
3. after payment of the amounts specified in clauses (1)-
(2) above, to the Class M-1 Certificateholders as follows:
(i) the amount in clause (a) of the definition of Class
M-1 Formula Distribution Amount;
(ii) any Unpaid Class M-1 Interest Shortfall;
4. after payment of the amounts specified in clauses (1)- (3)
above, to the Class B-1 Certificateholders as follows:
(i) the amount in clause (a)of the definition of Class
B-1 Formula Distribution Amount;
(ii) any Unpaid Class B-1 Interest Shortfall;
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5. after payment of the amounts specified in clauses (1) - (4)
above, as follows:
(i) if there is a Class A Principal Deficiency Amount as
of such Remittance Date, the remaining Amount
Available, pro rata to each Class of Class A
Certificates based on the related Class Principal
Balance (but in no event shall such amount exceed the
related Class Principal Balance);
(ii) the Unpaid Class A Principal Shortfall, or, if the
remaining Amount Available is less than such amount,
such remaining Amount Available, pro rata to each
Class of Class A Certificates based on the Principal
Balance of each such Class (but in no event shall
such amount exceed the Principal Balance of any such
Class);
(A) on the Remittance Date in May 1999 and on
each Remittance Date thereafter on which the
Class A-1 Principal Balance has not been
paid in full, to the Class A-1 Certificates
(but in no event shall such amount exceed
the Class A-1 Principal Balance), and
(B) on each Remittance Date on which the Class
A-1 Certificates have been paid in full
(reduced, if such Remittance Date is on the
Class A-1 Cross-over Date, by the amount
distributed to the Class A-1
Certificateholders on such date pursuant to
clause (A)), pro rata to each Class of Class
A Certificates based on the Principal
Balance of each such Class (but in no event
shall such amount exceed the Principal
Balance of any such Class);
(iii) if such Remittance Date is on or prior to the Class
A-6 Cross-over Date, the Class A Percentage of the
Formula Principal Distribution Amount as follows:
(A) if the remaining Amount Available is less
than the Class A Percentage of the Formula
Principal Distribution Amount, then pro rata
to each Class of Class A Certificates based
upon the amounts that would have been
distributed pursuant to clause (B), below,
had the remaining Amount Available been
equal to the Class A Percentage of the
Formula Principal Distribution Amount;
(B) if the remaining Amount Available is not
less than the Class A Percentage of the
Formula Principal Distribution Amount, then
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(a) if such Remittance Date is on or
prior to the Class A-1 Cross-over
Date, to the Class A-1
Certificateholders, but in no event
more than the Class A-1 Principal
Balance;
(b) if such Remittance Date is on or
after the Class A-1 Cross-over Date
but not after the Class A-2
Cross-over Date, to the Class A-2
Certificateholders, but in no event
more than the Class A-2 Principal
Balance;
(c) if such Remittance Date is on or
after the Class A-2 Cross-over Date
but not after the Class A-3
Cross-over Date, to the Class A-3
Certificateholders, but in no event
more than the Class A-3 Principal
Balance;
(d) if such Remittance Date is on or
after the Class A-3 Cross-over Date
but not after the Class A-4
Cross-over Date, to the Class A-4
Certificateholders, but in no event
more than the Class A-4 Principal
Balance;
(e) if such Remittance Date is on or
after the Class A-4 Cross-over Date
but not after the Class A-5
Cross-over Date, to the Class A-5
Certificateholders, but in no event
more than the Class A-5 Principal
Balance;
(f) if such Remittance Date is on or
after the Class A-5 Cross-over Date
but not after the Class A-6
Cross-over Date, to the Class A-6
Certificateholders, but in no event
more than the Class A-6 Principal
Balance;
6. after payment of the amounts specified in clauses (1)- (5)
above, to the Class M-1 Certificateholders as follows:
(i) any Unpaid Class M-1 Principal Shortfall;
(ii) the Class M-1 Percentage of the Formula Principal
Distribution Amount to the ClassM-1
Certificateholders (plus, if such Remittance Date is
on the Class A-6 Cross-over Date, the amount by which
the Class A Percentage of the Formula Principal
Distribution Amount exceeded the Class A Principal
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Balance on such date), but in no event more than the
Class M-1 Principal Balance;
(iii) any Class M-1 Liquidation Loss Interest Amount;
(iv) any Unpaid Class M-1 Liquidation Loss Interest
Shortfall;
7. after payment of the amounts specified in clauses (1)- (6)
above, to the Class B-1 Certificateholders as follows:
(i) any Unpaid Class B-1 Principal Shortfall;
(ii) the Class B Percentage of the Formula Principal
Distribution Amount to the Class B-1
Certificateholders (plus, if such Remittance Date is
on the ClassM-1 Cross-over Date, the amount by which
the sum of the Class A Percentage plus the Class M-1
Percentage of the Formula Principal Distribution
Amount exceeded the sum of the Class A Principal
Balance plus the Class M-1 Principal Balance on such
date), but in no event more than the ClassB-1
Principal Balance;
(iii) any Class B-1 Liquidation Loss Interest Amount;
(iv) any Unpaid Class B-1 Liquidation Loss Interest
Shortfall;
8. after payment of the amounts specified in clauses (1)- (7)
above, to the Class B-2 Certificateholders as follows:
(i) the amount in clause (a)of the definition of Class
B-2 Formula Distribution Amount;
(ii) any Unpaid Class B-2 Interest Shortfall;
(iii) any Unpaid Class B-2 Principal Shortfall;
(iv) if such Remittance Date is on or after the ClassB-1
Cross-over Date, the Class B Percentage of the
Formula Principal Distribution Amount to the Class
B-2 Certificateholders (minus, if such Remittance
Date is on the Class B-1 Cross-over Date, the amount
of the Class B Percentage of the Formula Principal
Distribution Amount actually distributed to the Class
B-1 Certificateholders on such date, and plus, if
such Remittance Date is on the Class B-1 Cross-over
Date, the amount, if any, by which the Formula
Principal Distribution Amount exceeded the sum of the
Class A Principal Balance, the Class M-1 Principal
Balance and the Class B-1 Principal Balance on such
date);
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9. if the Company or a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company
is the Servicer, after payment of the amounts specified in clauses (1)-
(8)above, to pay the Monthly Servicing Fee and any other compensation
owed to the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02;
10. after payment of the amounts specified in clauses (1)- (9)
above, to pay the Class B-3I Distribution Amount to the Class B-3I
Certificateholders;
11. after payment of the amounts specified in clauses (1)-
(10) above, to reimburse the Class C Certificateholders for expenses
incurred by and reimbursable to them pursuant to Section 10.06; and
12. after payment of the amounts specified in clauses (1) -
(11) above, any remaining funds shall be paid to the Class C Master
Certificateholders.
b. On each Remittance Date, the Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests
shall receive distributions, to the extent of the Amount Available, in the
following order of priority:
1. Each Class of Class A Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests
shall receive distributions of principal in an amount equal to the
amount of principal distributed to its respective Corresponding
Certificate Class pursuant to Section 8.03(a)(5);
2. The Class M-S1 Interest shall receive a distribution of
principal in an amount equal to the amount of principal distributed to
the Class M-1 Certificates pursuant to Section 8.03(a)(6);
3. The Class B-S1 and Class B-S2 Interests shall receive
distributions of principal in an amount equal to the amount of
principal distributed to its respective Corresponding Certificate Class
pursuant to Section 8.03(a)(7)-(8);
4. Each Class of Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests shall
receive distributions of interest, pro rata in an amount equal to
(i)1/12th of the Weighted Average Contract Rate times the outstanding
Subsidiary Interest Principal Balance of such Class of Uncertificated
Subsidiary Interests, plus (ii)any Unpaid Subsidiary Interest Shortfall
with respect to such Class; and
5. Any remaining Amount Available shall be distributed to the
Class C Subsidiary Certificateholders.
c. If the applicable Monthly Report indicates a Class M-1 Interest
Deficiency Amount and/or a Class B-1 Interest Deficiency Amount for such
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Remittance Date, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Certificate Account (to the
extent of funds on deposit therein one Business Day prior to such Remittance
Date, after distribution of the Amount Available pursuant to Section 8.03(a)) an
amount equal to the Class M-1 Interest Deficiency Amount and the Class B-1
Interest Deficiency Amount (or the amount of such funds in the Certificate
Account, if less) and distribute such amount, first to the Class M-1
Certificateholders up to the amount of the Class M-1 Interest Deficiency Amount
(or pro rata, if such funds are less than the Class M-1 Interest Deficiency
Amount), if any, and then to the ClassB-1 Certificateholders up to the amount of
the Class B-1 Interest Deficiency Amount (or pro rata, if such remaining funds
are less than the Class B-1 Interest Deficiency Amount); provided, however, that
(i)no such withdrawal shall be made with respect to the Class M-1 Interest
Deficiency Amount if the Cumulative Realized Losses as of such Remittance Date
are greater than $123,750,000; (ii)no withdrawal with respect to Class B-1
Interest Deficiency Amount shall be made if the Cumulative Realized Losses as of
such Remittance Date are greater than $88,750,000; (iii)no withdrawal with
respect to a Class M-1 Interest Deficiency Amount shall be made if the aggregate
withdrawals with respect to all prior ClassM-1 Interest Deficiency Amounts equal
$1,500,000 and (iv)no withdrawal with respect to a Class B-1 Interest Deficiency
Amount shall be made if the aggregate withdrawals with respect to all prior
Class B-1 Interest Deficiency Amounts equal $750,000. If such applicable Monthly
Report indicates that the Class B-2 Formula Distribution Amount for such
Remittance Date exceeds the Remaining Amount Available, the Trustee shall
withdraw from the Certificate Account (to the extent of funds on deposit therein
as a consequence of a deposit made by the Company pursuant to Section 8.04(a))
an amount equal to the Guarantee Payment and distribute such amount to the Class
B-2 Certificateholders.
d. Notwithstanding the priorities set forth above, any Pre-Funded
Amount deposited in the Certificate Account shall be applied solely to pay
principal of the Certificates and any amount withdrawn from the Capitalized
Interest Account and deposited in the Certificate Account shall be applied
solely as described in Section 8.06.
e. If the Trustee shall not have received the applicable Monthly Report
by any Remittance Date, the Trustee shall distribute all funds then in the
Certificate Account to Certificateholders in accordance with Section 8.03(a), to
the extent of such funds, on such Remittance Date.
SECTION 8.04. LIMITED GUARANTEE.
a. No later than the third Business Day prior to each Remittance Date,
the Servicer (if other than the Company)shall notify the Company of the amount
of the Guarantee Payment (if any)for such Remittance Date. Not later than the
Business Day preceding each Remittance Date, the Company shall deposit the
Guarantee Payment, if any, for such Remittance Date into the Certificate
Account.
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b. The obligations of the Company under this Section shall not
terminate upon or otherwise be affected by a Service Transfer pursuant to
Article VII of this Agreement.
c. The obligation of the Company to provide the Limited Guarantee under
this Agreement shall terminate on the Final Remittance Date.
d. The obligation of the Company to make the Guarantee Payments
described in subsection (a)above shall be unconditional and irrevocable. The
Company acknowledges that its obligation to make the Guarantee Payments
described in subsection (a)above shall be deemed a guarantee by the Company of
indebtedness of the Trust for money borrowed from the Class B-2
Certificateholders.
e. If the Company fails to make a Guarantee Payment in whole or in
part, the Company shall promptly notify the Trustee, and the Trustee shall
promptly notify Standard & Poor's and Fitch.
f. The Class C Subsidiary Certificateholders may at any time, but are
not obligated to, supplement the Company's Limited Guarantee by depositing
assets in a "qualified reserve fund," within the meaning of ss. 860G(a)(7)of the
Code in accordance with ss.860G(d)(2)(D)of the Code.
SECTION 8.05. COMPANY'S OR SERVICER'S REPURCHASE OPTION.
a. Subject to the conditions in subsection (b)below, the Company or the
Servicer may repurchase all of the Contracts and all property acquired in
respect of any Contract remaining in the Trust at a price equal to the greater
of:
A. the sum of (x)100% of the principal balance of each Contract
(other than any Contract as to which title to the underlying
property has been acquired and whose fair market value is
included pursuant to clause (y)below), plus (y)the fair market
value of such acquired property (as determined by the Company
as of the close of business on the third Business Day next
preceding the date upon which notice of any such termination
is furnished to Certificateholders pursuant to Section12.04)
or
B. the aggregate fair market value (as determined by the Company
as of the close of business on such third Business Day)of all
of the assets of the Trust,
plus, in either case, any Unpaid Class A Interest Shortfall, any Unpaid Class
M-1 Interest Shortfall, any Unpaid Class M-1 Liquidation Loss Interest
Shortfall, any Unpaid Class B-1 Interest Shortfall, any Unpaid Class B-1
Liquidation Loss Interest Shortfall and any Unpaid Class B-2 Interest Shortfall
as well as one month's interest at the applicable Contract Rate on the Scheduled
Principal Balance of each Contract
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(including any Contract as to which the related Manufactured Home has been
repossessed).
b. The purchase by the Company or the Servicer of all of the Contracts
pursuant to Section8.05(a)above shall be at the option of the Company, but shall
be conditioned upon (1)the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance, at the time of any
such purchase, aggregating less than 10% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal
Balance, (2)such purchase constituting a plan of complete liquidation of each of
the Subsidiary REMIC and the Master REMIC in accordance with Section 860F of the
Code, (3)the Company or the Servicer having provided the Trustee and the
Depository (if any)with at least 30 days' written notice and (4)the Company or
the Servicer (as applicable)shall have delivered to the Trustee an unqualified
Opinion of Counsel stating that payment of the purchase price to the
Certificateholders will not constitute a voidable preference or fraudulent
transfer under the United States Bankruptcy Code. If such option is exercised,
the Company or the Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to the Trustee the
certification required by Section 12.03, which certificate shall constitute a
plan of complete liquidation of each of the Subsidiary REMIC and the Master
REMIC within the meaning of Section 860F of the Code, and the Trustee shall
promptly sign such certification and release to the Company or the Servicer, as
applicable, the Contract Files and Land-and-Home Contract Files pertaining to
the Contracts being repurchased.
SECTION 8.06. CAPITALIZED INTEREST ACCOUNT.
a. On or before the Closing Date, the Trustee shall establish the
Capitalized Interest Account on behalf of the Trust, which must be an Eligible
Account, and shall deposit therein $850,000 received from the Company pursuant
to Section2.02(s). The Capitalized Interest Account shall be entitled "U.S. Bank
National Association as Trustee for the benefit of holders of Manufactured
Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificates Series 1998-3." On
the Remittance Date occurring in June 1998, if the Monthly Report for such
Remittance Date indicates that the Amount Available (after payment of the amount
specified in clause (1) of Section 8.03(a) and including in the Amount Available
only payments in respect of interest on the Contracts) is not sufficient to pay
the Class A Interest Distribution Amount, plus the Class M-1 Interest
Distribution Amount, plus the Class B-1 Interest Distribution Amount, the
Trustee shall withdraw the amount of such deficiency, or the amount of funds in
the Capitalized Interest Account (net of any investment earnings thereon), if
less, and shall deposit such funds in the Certificate Account for distribution
on such Remittance Date in order first to pay any deficiency in the Amount
Available to pay the Class A Interest Distribution Amount, second to pay any
deficiency in the Amount Available to pay the Class M-1 Interest Distribution
Amount, and third to pay any deficiency in the Amount Available to pay the Class
B-1 Interest Distribution Amount.
b. The Capitalized Interest Account shall be part of the Trust but not
part of the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC. The Trustee on behalf of the
Trust
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shall be the legal owner of the Capitalized Interest Account. Green Tree Finance
Corp.--Two shall be the beneficial owner of the Capitalized Interest Account,
subject to the foregoing power of the Trustee to transfer amounts in the
Capitalized Interest Account to the Certificate Account. Funds in the
Capitalized Interest Account shall, at the direction of Green Tree Finance
Corp.--Two, be invested in Eligible Investments that mature no later than the
Business Day prior to the next succeeding Remittance Date. All net income and
gain from such investments shall be distributed to Green Tree Finance Corp.--Two
on such Remittance Date. All amounts earned on amounts on deposit in the
Capitalized Interest Account shall be taxable to Green Tree Finance Corp.--Two.
c. Any funds remaining in the Capitalized Interest Account after the
Remittance Date in June 1998 shall be distributed to Green Tree Finance
Corp.--Two. After such date no further amounts shall be deposited in or
withdrawn from the Capitalized Interest Account. Any losses on such investments
shall be deposited in the Capitalized Interest Account by Green Tree Finance
Corp.--Two out of its own funds immediately as realized.
SECTION 8.07. PRE-FUNDING ACCOUNT.
a. On or before the Closing Date, the Trustee shall establish the
Pre-Funding Account on behalf of the Trust, which must be an Eligible Account,
and shall deposit therein the amounts received from the Company pursuant to
Section 2.02(t) and (u). The Pre-Funding Account shall be entitled "Pre-Funding
Account, U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for the benefit of holders of
Certificates, Series 1998-3." The Trustee shall maintain within the Pre-Funding
Account a subaccount, the Undelivered Contract Subaccount, which pertains to
those Contracts transferred to the Trust on the Closing Date that are
Undelivered Contracts. Funds deposited in the Pre-Funding Account shall be held
in trust by the Trustee for the Holders of the Certificates for the uses and
purposes set forth herein.
b. Amounts on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account shall be withdrawn by
the Trustee as follows:
(i) On any Subsequent Transfer Date, the Trustee shall
withdraw an amount equal to 100% of the Cut-off Date Principal Balance
of each Subsequent Contract transferred and assigned to the Trustee on
such Subsequent Transfer Date and pay such amount to or upon the order
of the Company upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section
2.03(b) with respect to such transfer and assignment.
(ii) On the Business Day immediately preceding the
Post-Funding Remittance Date, the Trustee shall deposit into the
Certificate Account any amounts remaining in the Pre-Funding Account,
net of investment earnings.
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c. Amounts on deposit in the Undelivered Contract Subaccount shall be
withdrawn by the Trustee as follows:
(i) If the Company delivers the related Contract File for an
Undelivered Contract to the Trustee at least two Business Days before
the last day of the Pre-Funding Period, the Trustee shall withdraw an
amount equal to 100% of the Cut-off Date Principal Balance of such
Contract and pay such amount to or upon the order of the Company.
(ii) [Reserved]
(iii) The Company shall give the Trustee telephonic notice of
its intended delivery of Contract Files. The Trustee will use
reasonable efforts to process Contract Files and remit any amount
payable for them to the Company in a timely manner.
(iv) On the Business Day immediately preceding the
Post-Funding Remittance Date, the Trustee shall deposit into the
Certificate Account any amounts remaining in the Undelivered Contract
Subaccount, net of investment earnings.
d. The Pre-Funding Account shall be part of the Trust but not part of
the Master REMIC or Subsidiary REMIC. The Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall
be the legal owner of the Pre-Funding Account. The Company shall be the
beneficial owner of the Pre-Funding Account, subject to the foregoing power of
the Trustee to transfer amounts in the Pre-Funding Account to the Certificate
Account. Funds in the Pre-Funding Account shall, at the direction of the
Servicer, be invested in Eligible Investments of the kind described in clauses
(i) and (ii)(A) of the definition of "Eligible Investment" and that mature no
later than the Business Day prior to the next succeeding Payment Date. All
amounts earned on deposits in the Pre-Funding Account shall be taxable to the
Company. The Trustee shall release to the Company all investment earnings in the
Pre-Funding Account on the Post-Funding Payment Date.
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ARTICLE IX
THE CERTIFICATES AND UNCERTIFICATED SUBSIDIARY INTERESTS
SECTION 9.01. THE CERTIFICATES.
a. The Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests shall be issued as
nontransferable (except to a successor Trustee) uncertificated interests
evidencing, as to each such Class, 100% of the interest in distributions
required to made to such Class, and having the original Subsidiary Interest
Principal Balance specified with respect to such Class of Uncertificated
Subsidiary Interests. The Class C Subsidiary Certificates shall be substantially
in the form set forth in Exhibit J hereto, and shall, on original issue, be
executed by the Trustee on behalf of the Trust upon the order of the Company.
The Class C Subsidiary Certificates shall be issuable in Percentage Interests,
and shall be evidenced by a single Class C Subsidiary Certificate issued on the
Closing Date to Green Tree Finance Corp.-Two.
b. The Class A, the Class M-1, the Class B, the Class B-3I and the
Class C Master Certificates shall be substantially in the forms set forth in
Exhibits A, B, C-1, C-2 and K, respectively, and shall, on original issue, be
executed by the Trustee on behalf of the Trust to or upon the order of the
Company. The Class A, the Class M-1 and the Class B Certificates shall be
evidenced by (i)one or more Class A-1 Certificates representing $20,900,000
initial aggregate principal balance, (ii)one or more Class A-2 Certificates
representing $28,000,000 initial aggregate principal balance, (iii)one or more
ClassA-3 Certificates representing $60,000,000 initial aggregate principal
balance, (iv)one or more Class A-4 Certificates representing $30,000,000 initial
aggregate principal balance, (v)one or more Class A-5 Certificates representing
$105,000,000 initial aggregate principal balance, (vi)one or more Class A-6
Certificates representing $178,600,000 initial aggregate principal balance,
(vii)one or more ClassM-1 Certificates representing $35,000,000 initial
aggregate principal balance, (viii)one or more ClassB-1 Certificates
representing $22,500,000 initial aggregate principal balance, and (ix)one or
more Class B-2 Certificates $20,000,000 initial aggregate principal balance,
beneficial ownership of such Classes of Certificates to be held through
Book-Entry Certificates in minimum dollar denominations of $1,000 and integral
dollar multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Class C Master Certificates
shall be issuable in Percentage Interests and shall be evidenced by a single
Class C Master Certificate issued on the Closing Date to Green Tree Finance
Corp.-Two.
c. The Certificates shall be executed by manual signature on behalf of
the Trustee by a duly authorized Responsible Officer or authorized signatory.
Certificates bearing the signatures of individuals who were at any time the
proper officers of the Trustee shall bind the Trustee, notwithstanding that such
individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the
execution and delivery of such Certificate or did not hold such offices at the
date of such Certificates. No Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under
this Agreement, or be valid for any
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purpose, unless such Certificate has been executed by manual signature in
accordance with this Section, and such signature upon any Certificate shall be
conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Certificate has been duly
executed and delivered hereunder. All Certificates shall be dated the date of
their execution, except for those Certificates executed on the Closing Date,
which shall be dated the Closing Date.
SECTION 9.02. REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES.
a. The Trustee shall keep at the office or agency to be maintained in
accordance with Section 12.02 a "Certificate Register" in which the Trustee
shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and
exchanges of Certificates as herein provided. The Trustee initially appoints
itself to be the "Certificate Registrar" and transfer agent for the purpose of
registering Certificates and transfers and exchanges of Certificates as provided
herein. The Trustee will give prompt written notice to Certificateholders and
the Servicer of any change in the Certificate Registrar.
b. (1) Subject to clauses(2)and (3)below, no transfer of a Class B-3I
Certificate, Class C Subsidiary Certificate or Class C Master Certificate shall
be made by the Company or any other Person unless such transfer is exempt from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"), as
amended, and any applicable state securities laws or is made in accordance with
the Act and laws. In the event that any such transfer is to be made, (A)the
Company may require a written Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in form and
substance satisfactory to the Company that such transfer may be made pursuant to
an exemption, describing the applicable exemption and the basis therefor, from
the Act and laws or is being made pursuant to the Act and laws, which Opinion of
Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trustee or the Company, and (B)the
Trustee shall require the transferee to execute an investment letter
substantially in the form of ExhibitM attached hereto, which investment letter
shall not be an expense of the Trustee or the Company. Any Class B-3I
Certificateholder, Class C Subsidiary Certificateholder or Class C Master
Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree
to, indemnify the Trustee, the Company and the Certificate Registrar against any
liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in
accordance with such federal and state laws.
(2) No transfer of a Class M-1 Certificate, a Class B
Certificate, a Class B-3I Certificate, a Class C Subsidiary Certificate
or a ClassC Master Certificate or any interest therein shall be made to
any employee benefit plan, trust or account that is subject to ERISA,
or that is described in Section 4975(e)(1)of the Code (each, a "Plan"),
unless the prospective transferee of a Certificate or interest therein
provides the Servicer and the Trustee with a certification of facts
and, at its own expense, an Opinion of Counsel which establish to the
satisfaction of the Servicer and the Trustee that such transfer will
not result in a violation of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of
the Code or cause the Servicer, the Company or the Trustee to be
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deemed a fiduciary of such Plan or result in the imposition of an
excise tax under Section 4975 of the Code.
(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
(A) neither the Class C Subsidiary Certificate nor the Class C Master
Certificate, nor any interest therein, shall be transferred, sold or
otherwise disposed of to a "disqualified organization," within the
meaning of Section 860E(e)(5)of the Code (a "Disqualified
Organization"), including, but not limited to, (i)the United States, a
state or political subdivision thereof, a foreign government, an
international organization or an agency or instrumentality of any of
the foregoing, (ii)an organization (other than a cooperative described
in Section 521 of the Code)which is exempt from the taxes imposed by
Chapter 1 of the Code and not subject to the tax imposed on unrelated
business income by Section 511 of the Code, or (iii)a cooperative
described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C)of the Code, and (B)prior to any
registration of any transfer, sale or other disposition of the Class C
Subsidiary Certificate or Class C Master Certificate, the proposed
transferee shall deliver to the Trustee, under penalties of perjury, an
affidavit that such transferee is not a Disqualified Organization, with
respect to which the Trustee shall have no actual knowledge that such
affidavit is false, and the transferor and the proposed transferee
shall each deliver for the Trustee an affidavit with respect to any
other information reasonably required by the Trustee pursuant to the
REMIC Provisions, including, without limitation, information regarding
the transfer of noneconomic residual interests and transfers of any
residual interest to or by a foreign person; provided, however, that,
upon the delivery to the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Trustee and rendered by Independent
counsel, to the effect that the beneficial ownership of the Class C
Subsidiary Certificate or the Class C Master Certificate, as the case
may be, by any Disqualified Organization will not result in the
imposition of federal income tax upon the Subsidiary REMIC or the
Master REMIC or any Certificateholder or any other person or otherwise
adversely affect the status of the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC
as a REMIC, the foregoing prohibition on transfers, sales and other
dispositions, as well as the foregoing requirement to deliver a
certificate prior to any registration thereof, shall, with respect to
such Disqualified Organization, terminate. Notwithstanding any
transfer, sale or other disposition of the Class C Subsidiary
Certificate or Class C Master Certificate, or any interest therein, to
a Disqualified Organization or the registration thereof in the
Certificate Register, such transfer, sale or other disposition and any
registration thereof, unless accompanied by the Opinion of Counsel
described in the preceding sentence, shall be deemed to be void and of
no legal force or effect whatsoever and such Disqualified Organization
shall be deemed to not be the Class C Subsidiary or Class C Master
Certificateholder, as the case may be, for any purpose hereunder,
including, but not limited to, the receipt of distributions on the
Class C Subsidiary Certificate or Class C Master Certificate, and shall
be deemed to have no interest whatsoever in the Class C Subsidiary
Certificate or Class C Master Certificate. Each Class C Subsidiary or
Class C Master Certificateholder, by his acceptance thereof, shall be
deemed for all purposes to have consented to the provisions of this
Section 9.02(b)(3).
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(4) Any transfer, sale or other disposition not in compliance
with the provisions of this Section9.02(b)shall be deemed to be void
and of no legal force or effect whatsoever and such transferee shall be
deemed to not be the Certificateholder for any purpose hereunder,
including, but not limited to, the receipt of distributions on such
Certificate, and shall be deemed to have no interest whatsoever in such
Certificate.
(5) The Trustee shall give notice to Standard & Poor's and
Fitch promptly following any transfer, sale or other disposition of a
Class B-3I, Class C Subsidiary or Class C Master Certificate.
c. At the option of a Certificateholder, Certificates may be exchanged
for other Certificates of authorized denominations of a like aggregate original
denomination, upon surrender of such Certificates to be exchanged at such
office. Whenever any Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Trustee
shall execute and deliver the Certificates which the Certificateholder making
the exchange is entitled to receive. Every Certificate presented or surrendered
for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed by, or shall be accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the
Certificate Registrar duly executed by the holder thereof or his or her attorney
duly authorized in writing.
d. Except as provided in paragraph (e)below, the Book-Entry
Certificates shall at all times remain registered in the name of the Depository
or its nominee and at all times: (i)registration of the Class A, Class M-1,
Class B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates may not be transferred by the Trustee
except to another Depository; (ii)the Depository shall maintain book-entry
records with respect to the Certificate Owners and with respect to ownership and
transfers of such Class A, Class M-1, Class B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates;
(iii)ownership and transfers of registration of the Class A, Class M-1, Class
B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates on the books of the Depository shall be governed
by applicable rules established by the Depository; (iv)the Depository may
collect its usual and customary fees, charges and expenses from its Depository
Participants; (v)the Trustee shall deal with the Depository, Depository
Participants and indirect participating firms as representatives of the
Certificate Owners of the Class A, ClassM-1, Class B-1 and Class B-2
Certificates for purposes of exercising the rights of Holders under this
Agreement, and requests and directions for and votes of such representatives
shall not be deemed to be inconsistent if they are made with respect to
different Certificate Owners; and (vi)the Trustee may rely and shall be fully
protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depository with respect
to its Depository Participants and furnished by the Depository Participants with
respect to indirect participating firms and persons shown on the books of such
indirect participating firms as direct or indirect Certificate Owners.
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All transfers by Certificate Owners of Book-Entry Certificates shall be
made in accordance with the procedures established by the Depository Participant
or brokerage firm representing such Certificate Owner. Each Depository
Participant shall only transfer Book-Entry Certificates of Certificate Owners it
represents or of brokerage firms for which it acts as agent in accordance with
the Depository's normal procedures.
e. If (x)(i)the Company or the Depository advises the Trustee in
writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able properly to discharge
its responsibilities as Depository and (ii)the Trustee or the Company is unable
to locate a qualified successor or (y)the Company at its sole option advises the
Trustee in writing that it elects to terminate the book-entry system through the
Depository, the Trustee shall notify all Certificate Owners, through the
Depository, of the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of
definitive, fully registered Class A Certificates, Class M-1 Certificates, Class
B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates (the "Definitive Certificates")to Certificate
Owners requesting the same. Upon surrender to the Trustee of the Class A
Certificates, Class M-1 Certificates, Class B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates by
the Depository, accompanied by registration instructions from the Depository for
registration, the Trustee shall issue the Definitive Certificates. Neither the
Company nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such
instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on,
such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Certificates all references
herein to obligations imposed upon or to be performed by the Depository shall be
deemed to be imposed upon and performed by the Trustee, to the extent applicable
with respect to such Definitive Certificates and the Trustee shall recognize the
Holders of the Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder.
f. On or prior to the Closing Date, there shall be delivered to the
Depository one Class A-1 Certificate, one Class A-2 Certificate, one Class A-3
Certificate, one Class A-4 Certificate, one Class A-5 Certificate, one Class A-6
Certificate, one Class M-1 Certificate, one Class B-1 Certificate and one Class
B-2 Certificate, each in registered form registered in the name of the
Depository's nominee, Cede & Co., the total face amount of which represents100%
of the related Original Principal Balance, respectively. If, however, the
aggregate principal amount of a Class of Class A Certificates, or the Class of
M-1 Certificates or a Class of Class B Certificates exceeds $200,000,000, one
Class A Certificate and/or one ClassM-1 Certificate and/or one Class B
Certificate will be issued with respect to each $200,000,000 of principal amount
and an additional Certificate of such Class or Classes will be issued with
respect to any remaining principal amount. Each such Class A, Class M-1, Class
B-1 and Class B-2 Certificate registered in the name of the Depositary's nominee
shall bear the following legend:
"Unless this Certificate is presented by an authorized representative
of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC")to Issuer or its
agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate
issued is
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registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as requested by an
authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON
IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest
herein."
SECTION 9.03. NO CHARGE; DISPOSITION OF VOID CERTIFICATES.
No service charge shall be made to a Certificateholder for any transfer
or exchange of Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be
imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates. All
Certificates surrendered for transfer and exchange shall be disposed of in a
manner approved by the Trustee.
SECTION 9.04. MUTILATED, DESTROYED, LOST OR STOLEN CERTIFICATES.
If (a)any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate
Registrar, or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of
the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate, and (b)there is delivered to
the Certificate Registrar and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be
required by each to save it harmless, then in the absence of notice to the
Certificate Registrar or the Trustee that such Certificate has been acquired by
a bona fide purchaser, the Trustee shall execute and deliver, in exchange for or
in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new
Certificate of like tenor and original denomination. Upon the issuance of any
new Certificate under this Section 9.04, the Trustee may require the payment of
a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be
imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses connected therewith. Any
duplicate Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 9.04 shall constitute
complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership of the Percentage Interest, as
if originally issued, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Certificate shall be found at any time.
SECTION 9.05. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS.
Prior to due presentation of a Certificate for registration of
transfer, the Servicer, the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the
Certificate Registrar may treat the person in whose name any Certificate is
registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving
remittances pursuant to Section 8.01 and for all other purposes whatsoever, and
none of the Servicer, the Company, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the
Paying Agent or any agent of the Servicer, the Company, the Trustee, the Paying
Agent or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
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SECTION 9.06. ACCESS TO LIST OF CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' NAMES AND
ADDRESSES.
The Certificate Registrar will furnish to the Trustee and the Servicer,
within five days after receipt by the Certificate Registrar of a request
therefor from the Trustee in writing, a list, in such form as the Trustee may
reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders as of
the most recent Record Date. If Holders of Certificates evidencing, as to any
Class, Percentage Interests representing 25% or more (hereinafter referred to as
"Applicants")apply in writing to the Trustee, and such application states that
the Applicants desire to communicate with other Certificateholders with respect
to their rights under this Agreement or under the Certificates and is
accompanied by a copy of the communication which such Applicants propose to
transmit, then the Trustee shall, within five Business Days after the receipt of
such application, afford such Applicants access during normal business hours to
the most recent list of Certificateholders held by the Trustee. If such list is
as of a date more than 90 days prior to the date of receipt of such Applicants'
request, the Trustee shall promptly request from the Certificate Registrar a
current list as provided above, and shall afford such Applicants access to such
list promptly upon receipt. Every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a
Certificate, agrees with the Certificate Registrar and the Trustee that none of
the Company, the Certificate Registrar or the Trustee shall be held accountable
by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the names and
addresses of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of the source from
which such information was derived.
SECTION 9.07. AUTHENTICATING AGENTS.
The Trustee may appoint one or more Authenticating Agents with power to
act on its behalf and subject to its direction in the execution and delivery of
the Certificates. For all purposes of this Agreement, the execution and delivery
of Certificates by the Authenticating Agent pursuant to this Section shall be
deemed to be the execution and delivery of Certificates "by the Trustee."
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ARTICLE X
INDEMNITIES
SECTION 10.01. COMPANY'S INDEMNITIES.
The Company will defend and indemnify the Trust, the Trustee (including
the Custodian, the Paying Agent and any other agents of the Trustee)and the
Certificateholders against any and all costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims
and liabilities, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses
of litigation of any third-party claims (i)arising out of or resulting from the
origination of any Contract (including but not limited to truth in lending
requirements)or the servicing of such Contract prior to its transfer to the
Trust (but only to the extent such cost, expense, loss, damage, claim or
liability is not provided for by the Company's repurchase of such Contract
pursuant to Section3.05) or (ii)arising out of or resulting from the use or
ownership of any Manufactured Homes by the Company or the Servicer or any
Affiliate of either. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
obligation of the Company under this Section shall not terminate upon a Service
Transfer pursuant to Article VII, except that the obligation of the Company
under this Section shall not relate to the actions of any subsequent Servicer
after a Service Transfer.
SECTION 10.02. LIABILITIES TO OBLIGORS.
No obligation or liability to any Obligor under any of the Contracts is
intended to be assumed by the Trust or the Certificateholders under or as a
result of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and, to the
maximum extent permitted and valid under mandatory provisions of law, the Trust
and the Certificateholders expressly disclaim such assumption.
SECTION 10.03. TAX INDEMNIFICATION.
The Company agrees to pay, and to indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the Trust, the Trustee (including the Custodian, the Paying Agent and any other
agents of the Trustee) and the Certificateholders from, any taxes which may at
any time be asserted with respect to, and as of the date of, the transfer of the
Contracts to the Trust, including, without limitation, any sales, gross
receipts, general corporation, personal property, privilege or license taxes
(but not including any federal, state or other taxes arising out of the creation
of the Trust and the issuance of the Certificates), any tax imposed on the Trust
as a result of the Company's repurchase of any Contract pursuant to
Section3.05(c), and costs, expenses and reasonable counsel fees in defending
against the same, whether arising by reason of the acts to be performed by the
Company, the Servicer or the Trustee under this Agreement or imposed against the
Trust, a Certificateholder or otherwise.
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SECTION 10.04. SERVICER'S INDEMNITIES.
The Servicer shall defend and indemnify the Trust, the Trustee
(including the Custodian, the Paying Agent and any other agents of the Trustee)
and the Certificateholders against any and all costs, expenses, losses, damages,
claims and liabilities, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and
expenses of litigation, in respect of any action taken or omitted to be taken by
the Servicer with respect to any Contract. This indemnity shall survive any
Service Transfer (but the original Servicer's obligations under this Section
10.04 shall not relate to any actions of any subsequent Servicer after a Service
Transfer)and any payment of the amount owing under, or any repurchase by the
Company of, any such Contract.
SECTION 10.05. OPERATION OF INDEMNITIES.
Indemnification under this Article shall include, without limitation,
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation. If the
Company or the Servicer has made any indemnity payments to the Trustee pursuant
to this Article and the Trustee thereafter collects any of such amounts from
others, the Trust will repay such amounts collected to the Company or the
Servicer, as the case may be, without interest.
SECTION 10.06. REMIC TAX MATTERS.
If Class C Subsidiary Certificateholders or Class C Master
Certificateholders, pursuant to Section 6.06, pay any taxes or charges imposed
upon the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC, as the case may be, as a REMIC or
otherwise, such taxes or charges, except to the extent set forth in the
following proviso, shall be expenses and costs of the Trust and the Class C
Subsidiary Certificateholders or Class C Master Certificateholders shall be
entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of the Certificate Account as provided in
Section8.03; provided, however, that any such taxes or charges shall not be
expenses or costs of the Trust, nor will the Class C Subsidiary
Certificateholders or Class C Master Certificateholders be entitled to
reimbursement therefor out of the Certificate Account, if and to the extent that
such taxes or charges resulted from a failure by the Company, the Trustee or any
Servicer to comply with the provisions of Section 2.04.
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ARTICLE XI
THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 11.01. DUTIES OF TRUSTEE.
The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Termination and
after the curing of all Events of Termination which may have occurred,
undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set
forth in this Agreement. If an Event of Termination has occurred (which has not
been cured), the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in
it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their
exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the
conduct of his own affairs.
The Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements,
opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the
Trustee which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement, shall examine them to determine whether they
conform as to form to the requirements of this Agreement.
Subject to Section 11.03, no provision of this Agreement shall be
construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action,
its own negligent failure to act or its own misconduct; provided, however, that:
a. Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Termination, and after the
curing of all such Events of Termination which may have occurred, the duties and
obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions
of this Agreement, the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of
such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, no
implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the
Trustee and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee
may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of
the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to
the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement;
b. The Trustee shall not be liable for an error of judgment made in
good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved
that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
c. The Trustee shall not be personally liable with respect to any
action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance
with the direction of the Certificateholders with aggregate Percentage Interests
representing 25% or more of the Trust relating to the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Agreement; and
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d. The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any event
referred to in Section 7.01 unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at the
Corporate Trust Office obtains actual knowledge of such event or the Trustee
receives written notice of such event from the Servicer or the Holders of
Certificates evidencing, as to any Class, Percentage Interests representing 25%
or more.
None of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any event
require the Trustee to perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance
of, any of the obligations of the Company or the Servicer under this Agreement,
except during such time, if any, as the Trustee shall be the successor to, and
be vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges of, the Servicer in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee shall not be required
to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its
rights or powers, if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment
of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not
reasonably assured to it.
SECTION 11.02. CERTAIN MATTERS AFFECTING THE TRUSTEE.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.01:
a. The Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining
from acting upon any resolution, Officer's Certificate, certificate of a
Servicing Officer, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, appraisal, bond or
other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or
presented by the proper party or parties;
b. The Trustee may consult with counsel and any opinion of any counsel
for the Company or the Servicer shall be full and complete authorization and
protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder
in good faith and in accordance with such Opinion of Counsel;
c. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement, or to institute, conduct or
defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto, at the request, order or
direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee
reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities
which may be incurred therein or thereby; provided, however, that nothing
contained herein shall relieve the Trustee of the obligations, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Termination (which has not been cured), to exercise
such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the
same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise
or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs;
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d. Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Termination and after the
curing of all Events of Termination which may have occurred, the Trustee shall
not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any
resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless
requested in writing so to do by Holders of Certificates evidencing, as to any
Class, Percentage Interests representing 25% or more; provided, however, that if
the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses or
liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is,
in the opinion of the Trustee, not reasonably assured to the Trustee by the
security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee may require
reasonable indemnity against such cost, expense or liability as a condition to
so proceeding. The reasonable expense of every such examination shall be paid by
the Servicer or, if paid by the Trustee, shall be reimbursed by the Servicer
upon demand; and
e. The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or
perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or
attorneys or a custodian and shall not be liable for any acts or omissions of
such agents, attorneys or custodians if appointed by it with due care hereunder.
SECTION 11.03. TRUSTEE NOT LIABLE FOR CERTIFICATES OR CONTRACTS.
The Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the
recitals contained herein or in the Certificates (other than the Trustee's
execution thereof). The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Agreement, of the Certificates (other than its execution
thereof)or of any Contract, Contract File, Land-and-Home Contract File or
related document. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or
application by the Servicer or the Company of funds paid to the Company in
consideration of conveyance of the Contracts to the Trust by the Company or
deposited into or withdrawn from the Certificate Account by the Servicer.
SECTION 11.04. RIGHTS OF CERTIFICATEHOLDERS TO DIRECT TRUSTEE AND TO
WAIVE EVENT OF TERMINATION.
Holders of each Class of Class A Certificates, Holders of Class M-1
Certificates, Holders of Class B-1 Certificates and Holders of Class B-2
Certificates evidencing, as to each such Class, Percentage Interests
representing 25% or more shall have the right to direct the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee; provided, however, that,
subject to Section 11.01, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow
any such direction if the Trustee being advised by counsel determines that the
action so directed may not lawfully be taken, or if the Trustee in good faith
shall, by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee, determine that the
proceedings so directed would be illegal or involve it in personal liability or
be unduly prejudicial to the rights of Certificateholders not parties to such
direction;
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and provided further that nothing in this Agreement shall impair the right of
the Trustee to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and which is not
inconsistent with such direction by the Certificateholders; and provided further
that the Trustee shall instead follow the directions of Holders of each Class of
Class A Certificates, Holders of Class M-1 Certificates, Holder of Class B-1
Certificates and Holders of Class B-2 Certificates evidencing, as to each such
Class, Percentage Interests aggregating 51% or more whenever it receives
conflicting directions from each Class of Class A Certificateholders, ClassM-1
Certificateholders, Holder of Class B-1 Certificates and Class B-2
Certificateholders. Holders of each Class of Class A Certificates, Holders of
Class M-1 Certificates, Holder of Class B-1 Certificates and Holders of Class
B-2 Certificates evidencing, as to each such Class, Percentage Interests
representing 51% or more may on behalf of Certificateholders waive any past
Event of Termination hereunder and its consequences, EXCEPT a default in respect
of a covenant or provision hereof which under Section 12.07 cannot be modified
or amended without the consent of all Certificateholders, and upon any such
waiver, such Event of Termination shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to
have been cured for every purpose of this Agreement; but no such waiver shall
extend to any subsequent or other Event of Termination or impair any right
consequent thereon. Following the ClassM-1 Cross-over Date, if all distributions
payable to the Class A Certificateholders and the ClassM-1 Certificateholders
have either been made or provided for in accordance with this Agreement, then
the Holders of Class B-1 Certificates and Class B-2 Certificates may exercise
the rights given to the Class A Certificateholders and the ClassM-1
Certificateholders under this Section.
SECTION 11.05. THE SERVICER TO PAY TRUSTEE'S FEES AND EXPENSES.
The Servicer agrees:
a. to pay to the Trustee reasonable compensation for all services
rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any
provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express
trust);
b. except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the
Trustee, to the extent requested by the Trustee, for all reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with
any provision of this Agreement (including the reasonable compensation and the
expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense,
disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith;
and
c. to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any
loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part,
arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this
trust and its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending
itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.
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All such payments by the Servicer shall be made from its own funds. The
covenants in this Section 11.05 shall be for the benefit of the Trustee in its
capacities as Trustee, Paying Agent and Certificate Registrar hereunder, and
shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 11.06. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TRUSTEE.
The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be a financial institution
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or
any State, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and a
Title I approved lender pursuant to FHA Regulations, shall not be an Affiliate
of the Company, and shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least
$50,000,000 or shall be a member of a bank holding system the aggregate combined
capital and surplus of which is $50,000,000, provided that the Trustee's
separate capital and surplus shall at all times be at least the amount required
by Section 310(a)(2)of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. If such
Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to
the requirements of a supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes
of this Section 11.06, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be
deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of condition so published. In addition, the Trustee shall at all times
have a long-term deposit rating (or, if the Trustee is a wholly owned subsidiary
of a bank holding company system and not rated, the bank holding company shall
have a long-term senior unsecured debt rating) from Moody's of at least Baa3 or
as shall be otherwise acceptable to Moody's, rated BBB or higher by Standard &
Poor's or as shall be otherwise acceptable to Standard & Poor's and a rating
from Fitch (if rated by Fitch) of at least BBB or as shall be otherwise
acceptable to Fitch. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible
in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.06, the Trustee shall
resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 11.07.
SECTION 11.07. RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE.
The Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts
hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Servicer and the Company.
A copy of any such notice shall be sent to Standard & Poor's and Fitch. Upon
receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly appoint a
successor Trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which
instrument shall be delivered to each of the Servicer and the Company and one
copy to the successor Trustee. If no successor Trustee shall have been so
appointed and shall have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of
such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance
with the provisions of Section 11.06 and shall fail to resign after written
request therefor by
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the Company, or if at any time the Trustee shall be legally unable to act, or
shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of
its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or
control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of
rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the Company may remove the
Trustee. If the Company shall have removed the Trustee under the authority of
the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall promptly appoint a
successor Trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which
instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the
successor Trustee.
Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a
successor Trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 11.07 shall
not become effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee as
provided in Section 11.08.
SECTION 11.08. SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE.
Any successor Trustee appointed as provided in Section 11.07 shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Servicer, the Company and to its
predecessor Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and
thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Trustee shall become
effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or
conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and
obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally
named as Trustee. The predecessor Trustee shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to the successor Trustee the Contracts, Contract Files and Land-and-Home
Contract Files and any related documents and statements held by it hereunder;
and, if the Land-and-Home Contract Files are then held by a custodian pursuant
to a custodial agreement, the predecessor Trustee and the custodian shall amend
such custodial agreement to make the successor Trustee the successor to the
predecessor Trustee thereunder; and the Servicer, the Company and the
predecessor Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other
things as may reasonably be required for fully and certainly vesting and
confirming in the successor Trustee all such rights, powers, duties and
obligations.
No successor Trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this
Section11.08 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall
be eligible under the provisions of Section 11.06.
Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Trustee as provided in
this Section 11.08, the Servicer shall cause notice of the succession of such
Trustee hereunder to be mailed to each Certificateholder at their addresses as
shown in the Certificate Register. If the Servicer fails to mail such notice
within ten days after acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee, the
successor Trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the
Servicer.
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SECTION 11.09. MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF TRUSTEE.
Any Person into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any Person
succeeding to the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the
successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such Person shall be eligible under
the provisions of Section11.06, without the execution or filing of any paper or
any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the
contrary notwithstanding. The Trustee shall promptly notify Standard & Poor's
and Fitch in the event it is a party to any merger, conversion or consolidation.
SECTION 11.10. TAX RETURNS.
Upon the Servicer's request, the Trustee will furnish the Servicer with
all such information as the Servicer may reasonably require in connection with
preparing all tax returns of the Subsidiary REMIC and the Master REMIC and the
Trustee shall execute such returns.
SECTION 11.11. OBLIGOR CLAIMS.
In connection with any offset defenses, or affirmative claims for
recovery, asserted in legal actions brought by Obligors under one or more
Contracts based upon provisions therein complying with, or upon other rights or
remedies arising from, any legal requirements applicable to the Contracts,
including, without limitation, the Federal Trade Commission's Trade Regulation
Rule Concerning Preservation of Consumers' Claims and Defenses (16 C.F.R. ss.
433)as amended from time to time:
a. The Trustee is not, and shall not be deemed to be, either
in any individual capacity, as trustee hereunder or otherwise, a
creditor, or a joint venturer with or an Affiliate of, or acting in
concert or cooperation with, any seller of home improvements, in the
arrangement, origination or making of Contracts. The Trustee is the
holder of the Contracts only as trustee on behalf of the
Certificateholders, and not as a principal or in any individual or
personal capacity;
b. The Trustee shall not be personally liable for or obligated
to pay Obligors any affirmative claims asserted thereby, or responsible
to Certificateholders for any offset defense amounts applied against
Contract payments, pursuant to such legal actions;
c. The Trustee will pay, solely from available Trust monies,
affirmative claims for recovery by Obligors only pursuant to final
judicial orders or judgments, or judicially approved settlement
agreements, resulting from such legal actions;
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d. The Trustee will comply with judicial orders and judgments
which require its actions or cooperation in connection with Obligors'
legal actions to recover affirmative claims against Certificateholders.
e. The Trustee will cooperate with and assist
Certificateholders in their defense of legal actions by Obligors to
recover affirmative claims if such cooperation and assistance is not
contrary to the interests of the Trustee as a party to such legal
actions and if the Trustee is satisfactorily indemnified for all
liability, costs and expenses arising therefrom; and
f. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and
defend the Trustee, Certificateholders from and against any and all
liability, loss, costs and expenses of the Trustee, Certificateholders
resulting from any affirmative claims for recovery asserted or
collected by Obligors under the Contracts. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, the obligation of the Company under this
Section 11.11(f)shall not terminate upon a Service Transfer pursuant to
Article VII.
SECTION 11.12. APPOINTMENT OF CO-TRUSTEE OR SEPARATE TRUSTEE.
The Company shall have the power from time to time to appoint one or
more persons or corporations to act either as co-trustees jointly with the
Trustee, or as separate trustees, or as custodians, for the purpose of
conforming to any legal requirement, restriction or condition (i)with respect to
the holding of the Contracts, the Contract Files and the Land-and-Home Contract
Files or (ii)with respect to the enforcement of a Contract in any state in which
a Manufactured Home is located or in any state in which any portion of the Trust
is located. The separate trustees, co-trustees, or custodians so appointed shall
be trustees or custodians for the benefit of all Certificateholders and shall,
subject to the provisions of the following paragraph, have such powers, rights
and remedies as shall be specified in the instrument of appointment; provided,
however, that no such appointment shall, or shall be deemed to, constitute the
appointee an agent of the Trustee.
Every separate trustee, co-trustee and custodian shall, to the extent
permitted by law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and
conditions:
(A) all powers, duties, obligations and rights conferred upon
the Trustee in respect of the receipt, custody and payment of monies
shall be exercised solely by the Trustee;
(B) all other rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred
or imposed upon the Trustee, to the extent also imposed upon such
separate trustees, co-trustees or custodians, shall be conferred or
imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such
separate trustee, co-trustee, or custodian jointly, except to the
extent that under any law of any jurisdiction
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in which any particular act or acts are to be performed, the Trustee
shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in
which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including
holding of the Trust or any portion thereof in any such
jurisdiction)shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee,
co-trustee, or custodian;
(C) no separate trustee, co-trustee or custodian hereunder
shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any
other separate trustee, co-trustee or custodian hereunder; and
(D) the Company may at any time accept the resignation of or
remove any separate trustee, co-trustee or custodian, so appointed by
it.
If any separate trustee, co-trustee or custodian shall die, become
incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties,
rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, to
the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor
trustee or custodian. The reasonable fees and expenses of any such separate
trustee, co-trustee or custodian shall be treated as additional fees and
expenses of the Trustee subject to Section 11.05 and payable by the Servicer if
and only to the extent the Servicer shall have consented in writing to his or
its appointment, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
SECTION 11.13. AGENTS OF TRUSTEE.
To the extent not prohibited by law and not inconsistent with the terms
of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 11.12), the Trustee
may, with the prior consent of the Company, appoint one or more agents to carry
out ministerial matters on behalf of the Trustee under this Agreement.
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ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 12.01. SERVICER NOT TO ASSIGN DUTIES OR RESIGN; DELEGATION OF
SERVICING FUNCTIONS.
The Servicer may not sell or assign its rights and duties as Servicer
hereunder, except as expressly provided for herein, provided that the Servicer
may pledge or assign the right to receive all or any portion of the Monthly
Servicing Fee payable to it. The Servicer shall not resign from the obligations
and duties hereby imposed on it except upon determination that the performance
of its duties hereunder is no longer permissible under applicable law or is in
material conflict by reason of applicable law with any other activities carried
on by it. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer
shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel for the Servicer to such effect
addressed and delivered to the Trustee. No such resignation shall become
effective until the Trustee or a successor servicer shall have assumed the
responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer in accordance with Sections
7.02 and 7.03.
Notwithstanding the foregoing:
a. Any person into which the Servicer may be merged or
consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion
or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party, or any Person
succeeding to the business of the Servicer, shall be the successor of
the Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or
any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the
successor or surviving Person to the Servicer shall satisfy the
criteria set forth in the definition of an Eligible Servicer. The
Servicer shall promptly notify Standard & Poor's and Fitch of any such
merger to which it is a party.
b. The Company, if it is the Servicer, may delegate some or
all of its servicing duties to a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company, for so long as said subsidiary remains, directly or
indirectly, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Notwithstanding
any such delegation the Company shall retain all of the rights and
obligations of the Servicer hereunder.
SECTION 12.02. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY.
The Trustee will maintain in St. Paul, Minnesota, an office or
agency where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the
Trustee in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be
served. On the date hereof the Trustee's office for such purposes is
located at 180 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Attention:
Tamara
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Schultz-Fugh. The Trustee will give prompt written notice to
Certificateholders of any change in the location of the Certificate
Register or any such office or agency.
SECTION 12.03. TERMINATION.
a. This Agreement shall terminate (after distribution of all amounts
due to Certificateholders pursuant to Sections 8.01 and 8.03)on the earlier of
(a)the Remittance Date on which the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance is reduced
to zero and all amounts payable to Certificateholders on such Remittance Date
have been distributed to Certificateholders or (b)the Remittance Date on which
the Company or the Servicer repurchases the Contracts pursuant to Section 8.05;
provided, that in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the
expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of
Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St.
James, living on the date hereof; and provided further, that the Servicer's and
the Company's representations and warranties and indemnities by the Company and
the Servicer shall survive termination.
b. Notice of any termination, specifying the Final Remittance Date
(which shall be a date that would otherwise be a Remittance Date)upon which all
Certificateholders may surrender their Certificates to the Company for payment
of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given promptly by the
Trustee (upon direction by the Company ten days prior to the date such notice is
to be mailed)by letter to Moody's, Fitch and the Certificateholders mailed no
later than the fifth Business Day of the month of the Final Remittance Date
specifying (1)the Final Remittance Date upon which final payment on the
Certificates will be made upon presentation and surrender of Certificates at the
office or agency of the Company therein designated; (2)the amount of any such
final payment; and (3)that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such
Remittance Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation
and surrender of the Certificates at the office or agency of the Company therein
specified. Any notice of purchase of Contracts by the Company pursuant to
Section8.05 shall constitute the adoption by the Trustee on behalf of the
Certificateholders of a plan of complete liquidation of the Subsidiary REMIC and
the Master REMIC within the meaning of Section 860F of the Code on the date such
notice is given when signed by the Trustee. Each such notice shall, to the
extent required by the REMIC Provisions or other applicable law, be signed on
behalf of the Subsidiary REMIC and the Master REMIC by the Trustee. The Trustee
shall give such notice to the Certificate Registrar at the time such notice is
given to the Certificateholders. In the event such notice is given in connection
with the Company's election to purchase the Contracts, the Company shall deposit
in the Certificate Account on the Final Remittance Date in immediately available
funds an amount equal to the above-described purchase price and upon such
deposit Certificateholders will be entitled to the amount of such purchase price
but not amounts in excess thereof, all as provided herein. Upon certification to
the Trustee by a Servicing Officer, following such final deposit the Trustee
shall promptly release to the Company the Contract Files for the remaining
Contracts, and the
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Trustee shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments
necessary to effectuate such transfer.
c. Upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates, the Trustee
shall cause to be distributed from the Certificate Account, in the following
order of priority, to Certificateholders on the Final Remittance Date in
proportion to their respective Percentage Interests an amount equal to (i)as to
ClassA Certificates, the Class A-1 Principal Balance, the Class A-2 Principal
Balance, the Class A-3 Principal Balance, the Class A-4 Principal Balance, the
Class A-5 Principal Balance and the Class A-6 Principal Balance together with
any Unpaid Class A Interest Shortfall and one month's interest at the related
Remittance Rate on the related Class, respectively (calculated in the manner
specified in Section1.03), (ii)as to Class M-1 Certificates, the ClassM-1
Principal Balance together with any Unpaid Class M-1 Interest Shortfall, any
Unpaid Class M-1 Liquidation Loss Interest Shortfall and one month's interest at
the Class M-1 Remittance Rate on the ClassM-1 Principal Balance, (iii)as to
Class B-1 Certificates, the Class B-1 Principal Balance together with any Unpaid
Class B-1 Interest Shortfall, any Unpaid Class B-1 Liquidation Loss Interest
Shortfall and one month's interest at the Class B-1 Remittance Rate on the Class
B-1 Principal Balance, (iv)as to ClassB-2 Certificates, the Class B-2 Principal
Balance together with any Unpaid Class B-2 Interest Shortfall and one month's
interest at the Class B-2 Remittance Rate on the ClassB-2 Principal Balance,
(v)as to Class B-3I Certificates, any Unpaid Class B-3I Shortfall, and (vi)as to
Class C Subsidiary Certificates, the amount which remains on deposit in the
Certificate Account (other than amounts retained to meet claims)after
application pursuant to clauses (i), (ii),(iii) and (iv)above; provided that any
Guarantee Payment deposited in the Certificate Account shall be distributed only
to the Class B-2 Certificateholders. The distribution on the Final Remittance
Date shall be in lieu of the distribution otherwise required to be made on such
Remittance Date in respect of each Class of Certificates.
d. In the event that all of the Certificateholders do not surrender
their Certificates for cancellation within three months after the time specified
in the above-mentioned written notice, the Company shall give a second written
notice to the remaining Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for
cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within
three months after the second notice all the Certificates shall not have been
surrendered for cancellation, the Company shall transfer to itself all amounts
remaining on deposit in the Certificate Account, to hold in trust for
Certificateholders who have not surrendered their Certificates for cancellation,
together with the final record list of Certificateholders, and the Company shall
take appropriate steps, or may appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to
contact the remaining Certificateholders concerning surrender of their
Certificates, and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the funds and other
assets which remain in trust hereunder.
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e. Each Certificateholder hereby irrevocably approves and appoints the
Trustee as its attorney-in-fact for the purposes of adoption of the plan of
complete liquidation.
SECTION 12.04. ACTS OF CERTIFICATEHOLDERS.
a. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, whenever
Certificateholder approval, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other action is required hereunder, such approval, authorization, direction,
notice, consent, waiver or other action shall be deemed to have been given or
taken on behalf of, and shall be binding upon, all Certificateholders if agreed
to by Holders of Certificates of the specified Class or Classes evidencing, as
to each such Class, Percentage Interests aggregating 51% or more.
b. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action provided by this Agreement to be given or taken by
Certificateholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments
of substantially similar tenor signed by such Certificateholders in person or by
agent duly appointed in writing; and except as herein otherwise expressly
provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments
are delivered to the Trustee and, where required, to the Servicer. Proof of
execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall
be sufficient for any purpose of this Agreement and (subject to Section
11.01)conclusive in favor of the Trustee, the Servicer and the Company if made
in the manner provided in this Section.
c. The fact and date of the execution by any Certificateholder of any
such instrument or writing may be proved in any reasonable manner which the
Trustee deems sufficient.
d. The ownership of Certificates shall be proved by the Certificate
Register.
e. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other act by a Certificateholder shall bind every holder of every
Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange
therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done, or omitted to be done
by the Trustee, the Servicer or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not
notation of such action is made upon such Security.
f. The Trustee may require such additional proof of any matter referred
to in this Section as it shall deem necessary.
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SECTION 12.05. CALCULATIONS.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all interest rate and
basis point calculations under this Agreement will be made on the basis of a
360-day year and twelve 30-day months and will be carried out to at least three
decimal places.
SECTION 12.06. ASSIGNMENT OR DELEGATION BY COMPANY.
Except as specifically authorized hereunder, and except for its
obligations as Servicer which are dealt with under Article V and Article VII,
the Company may not convey and assign or delegate any of its rights or
obligations hereunder absent the prior written consent of Holders of
Certificates of each Class evidencing, as to each such Class, Percentage
Interests aggregating 66 2/3% or more, and any attempt to do so without such
consent shall be void. It is understood that the foregoing does not prohibit the
pledge or assignment by the Company of any right to payment pursuant to Article
VIII.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person into which the Company may be
merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion
or consolidation to which the Company shall be a party, or any Person succeeding
to the business of the Company, shall be the successor of the Company hereunder,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The
Company shall promptly notify Standard & Poor's and Fitch of any such merger to
which it is a party.
SECTION 12.07. AMENDMENT.
a. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Company, the
Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders,
to correct manifest error, to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any
provisions herein which may be inconsistent with any other provisions herein, as
the case may be, to make such changes as are necessary to maintain the status of
each of the Subsidiary REMIC and the Master REMIC as a "real estate mortgage
investment conduit" under the REMIC Provisions of the Code or to otherwise
effectuate the benefits of such status to the Subsidiary REMIC, the Master REMIC
and the Certificateholders, including, without limitation, to implement any
provision permitted by law that would enable a REMIC to avoid the imposition of
any tax, to add or amend any provision as required by Standard & Poor's, Fitch,
or any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization in order to
improve or maintain the rating of any Class of Class A Certificates, the Class
M-1 Certificates or any Class of Class B Certificates, or to make any other
provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement
that shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement; provided,
however, that such action shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel for
the Company, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any
Certificateholder.
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b. This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the
Servicer, the Company and the Trustee, with the consent of Holders of
Certificates of each Class affected thereby evidencing, as to each such Class,
Percentage Interests aggregating 51% or more, for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of
this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the
Certificateholders; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (a)reduce in
any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, collections of payments on the
Contracts or distributions which are required to be made on any Certificate,
(b)reduce the aforesaid percentage required to consent to any such amendment,
without the consent of the holders of all Certificates then outstanding,
(c)result in the disqualification of the either the Subsidiary REMIC or the
Master REMIC as a REMIC under the Code, (d)adversely affect the status of either
the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Regular
Certificates as "regular interests" in the Master REMIC or (e)cause any tax
(other than any tax imposed on "net income from foreclosure property" under
Section 860G(c)(1)of the Code that would be imposed without regard to such
amendment)to be imposed on the Trust, including, without limitation, any tax
imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1)of the Code or on
"contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1)of the Code. This
Agreement may not be amended without the consent of all Class C
Certificateholders, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in
any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement which would
modify in any manner the rights of the Class C Certificateholders.
c. This Agreement shall not be amended under this Section without the
consent of 100% of Certificateholders if such amendment would result in the
disqualification of either Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC as a REMIC under
the Code.
d. Concurrently with the solicitation of any consent pursuant to this
Section12.07, the Trustee shall furnish written notification to Standard &
Poor's and Fitch of such solicitation. Promptly after the execution of any
amendment pursuant to this Section 12.07, the Trustee shall furnish written
notification of the substance of such amendment to Standard & Poor's, Fitch and
each Certificateholder.
e. It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders
under this Section 12.07 to approve the particular form of any proposed
amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the
substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the
authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to
such reasonable requirements as the Trustee may prescribe.
f. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such
amendment which affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under
this Agreement or otherwise.
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g. In connection with any amendment pursuant to this Section, the
Trustee shall be entitled to receive an unqualified Opinion of Counsel to the
Servicer to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted by the
Agreement.
h. In the absence of the consent described in subsection (c)of this
Section, in connection with any amendment pursuant to this Section, the Trustee
shall have received an unqualified Opinion of Counsel, the expense of which
shall not be an expense of the Trust, stating that any such amendment (i)will
not adversely affect the status of the Subsidiary REMIC or the Master REMIC as a
REMIC or the status of the Regular Certificates as "regular interests" in the
Master REMIC, and (ii)will not cause any tax (other than any tax imposed on "net
income from foreclosure property" under Section 860G(c)(1)of the Code that would
be imposed without regard to such amendment)to be imposed on the Trust,
including, without limitation, any tax imposed on "prohibited transactions"
under Section 860F(a)(1)of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date"
under Section 860G(d)(1)of the Code.
i. Upon the execution of any amendment or consent pursuant to this
Section1 2.07, this Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith, and
such amendment or consent shall form a part of this Agreement for all purposes,
and every Certificateholder hereunder shall be bound thereby.
SECTION 12.08. NOTICES.
All communications and notices pursuant hereto to the Servicer, the
Company and the Trustee shall be in writing and delivered or mailed to it at the
appropriate following address:
If to the Company or the Servicer:
Green Tree Financial Corporation
1100 Landmark Towers
345 St. Peter Street
St. Paul, Minnesota55102-1639
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telecopier Number: (612)293-5746
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If to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
180 East Fifth Street
St. Paul, Minnesota55101
Attention: Tamara Schultz-Fugh
Telecopier Number: (612)244-0089
If to Standard & Poor's:
Standard & Poor's:
Standard & Poor's Rating Services,
a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
26 Broadway, Fifteenth Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Asset Backed Securities Surveillance Group
Telecopier Number: (212) 208-1582
If to Fitch:
Fitch IBCA, Inc.
One State Street Plaza, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10004
Attention: ABS Surveillance Group
Telecopier Number: (212) 344-1986
or at such other address as the party may designate by notice to the other
parties hereto, which notice shall be effective when received.
All communications and notices pursuant hereto to a Certificateholder
shall be in writing and delivered or mailed at the address shown in the
Certificate Register.
SECTION 12.09. MERGER AND INTEGRATION.
Except as specifically stated otherwise herein, this Agreement sets
forth the entire understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter
hereof, and all prior understandings, written or oral, are superseded by this
Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, waived or supplemented
except as provided herein.
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SECTION 12.10. HEADINGS.
The headings herein are for purposes of reference only and shall not
otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof.
SECTION 12.11. GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Minnesota.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized this 28th
day of April, 1998.
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By
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Joel H. Gottesman
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
not in its individual capacity but
solely as Trustee
By
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Tamara Schultz-Fugh
Trust Officer
By
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Christina Hatfield
Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CLASS A- [1] - [6] CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT" AS THOSE TERMS
ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE
CODE.
Class A-[1][2][3][4][5][6] No.
(Senior)
Cut-off Date: as defined in the Remittance Rate: ____%
Pooling and Servicing Agreement [Remittance Rate: Floating Rate
dated as of April1, 1998 equal to the Weighted Average
Contract Rate (subject to a
First Remittance Date: maximum of __%)]
_________, 1998
Servicer: Denomination: $___________
Green Tree Financial Corporation
Aggregate Denomination of
All Class A-[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Certificates:
$_____________
Maturity Date:
[________, 1999]
(or if such day is not a
Business Day, then the next
succeeding Business Day)
CUSIP: _____
MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT
SENIOR/SUBORDINATE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 1998-3, CLASS A-[1][2][3][4][5][6] (SENIOR)
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR AN INTEREST IN
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION OR ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT
SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the undivided
Percentage Interest represented by the original principal amount set forth above
in Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate
Trust
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1998-3 (the "Trust"), which includes among its assets a pool of manufactured
housing installment sale contracts and installment loan agreements (including,
without limitation, all related security interests and any and all rights to
receive payments which are due pursuant thereto on or after the applicable
Cut-off Date. The Trust has been created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of April1, 1998, between Green Tree
Financial Corporation, as Seller and Servicer (the "Company"), and U.S. Bank
National Association, as Trustee of the Trust (the "Trustee"). This Certificate
is one of the Certificates described in the Agreement and is issued pursuant and
subject to the Agreement. By acceptance of this Certificate the holder assents
to and becomes bound by the Agreement. To the extent not defined herein, all
capitalized terms have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement.
The Agreement contemplates, subject to its terms, payment on the first
day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)(the
"Remittance Date")of each related Due Period commencing in _________, 1998, so
long as the Agreement has not been terminated, by check (or, if such
Certificateholder holds a Class of Class A Certificates with an aggregate
Percentage Interest of at least 5% and so desires, by wire transfer pursuant to
instructions delivered to the Trustee at least 10 days prior to such Remittance
Date)to the registered Certificateholder at the address appearing on the
Certificate Register as of the Business Day immediately preceding such
Remittance Date, in an amount equal to the Certificateholder's Percentage
Interest of the portion of the Class A Distribution Amount to be distributed to
such Class of Class A Certificates. The Maturity Date of this Certificate is
May1, 1999 or the next succeeding Business Day if such May 1 is not a Business
Day.
The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees
that it will look solely to the funds in the Certificate Account to the extent
available for distribution to the Certificateholder as provided in the Agreement
for payment hereunder and that the Trustee in its individual capacity is not
personally liable to the Certificateholder for any amounts payable under this
Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement,
subject to any liability under the Agreement. By acceptance of this Certificate,
the Certificateholder agrees to disclosure of his, her or its name and address
to other Certificateholders under the conditions specified in the Agreement.
This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for information with respect to the
interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds and duties evidenced hereby
and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee. Copies of the Agreement
and all amendments thereto will be provided to any Certificateholder free of
charge upon a written request to the Trustee.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to the limitations set forth
therein, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate
Register of the
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Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the office or agency maintained by the Trustee in St. Paul,
Minnesota, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the holder thereof
or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
Certificates evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to
the designated transferee or transferees.
[Unless this Certificate is presented by an authorized representative
of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC")to Issuer or its
agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate
issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as
requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to
Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized
representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner
hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.]
The Company, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the
Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Company, the Servicer, the Trustee,
the Paying Agent or the Certificate Registrar may treat the person in whose name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither
the Company, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar nor any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/ Subordinate
Pass-Through Certificate Trust 1998-3 has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Trustee.
Dated: MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT
SENIOR/SUBORDINATE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
TRUST 1998-3
By U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By
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Authorized Signatory
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto ______________________________ the within Manufactured Housing Contract
Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate and does hereby irrevocably
constitute and appoint ______________________________ Attorney to transfer the
said certificate on the Certificate Register maintained by the Trustee, with
full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: By
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Signature
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT" AS THOSE TERMS
ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE
CODE.
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE CLASS
A CERTIFICATES AS DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Class M-1 No.
(Subordinate)
Remittance Rate: Floating Rate equal
Cut-off Date: as defined in the to the Weighted Average Contract Rate
Pooling and Servicing Agreement (subject to a maximum of ______%)
dated as of April1, 1998
Denomination: $_____________
First Remittance Date:
_________, 1998 Aggregate Denomination of
All Class M-1 Certificates:
$________________
Servicer:
Green Tree Financial Corporation Maturity Date:
_________________
(or if such day is not a
Business Day, then the next
succeeding Business Day)
CUSIP: _____
MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT
SENIOR/SUBORDINATE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 1998-3, CLASS M-1 (SUBORDINATE)
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR AN
INTEREST IN GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION OR ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF,
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT.
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This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the undivided
Percentage Interest represented by the original principal amount set forth above
in Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate
Trust 1998-3 (the "Trust"), which includes among its assets a pool of
manufactured housing installment sale contracts and installment loan agreements
(including, without limitation, all related security interests and any and all
rights to receive payments which are due pursuant thereto on or after the
applicable Cut-off Date. The Trust has been created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of April1, 1998 between Green
Tree Financial Corporation, as Seller and Servicer (the "Company"), and U.S.
Bank National Association, as Trustee of the Trust (the "Trustee"). This
Certificate is one of the Certificates described in the Agreement and is issued
pursuant and subject to the Agreement. By acceptance of this Certificate the
holder assents to and becomes bound by the Agreement. To the extent not defined
herein, all capitalized terms have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Agreement.
The Agreement contemplates, subject to its terms, payment on the first
day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)(the
"Remittance Date")of each related Due Period commencing in March, 1998, so long
as the Agreement has not been terminated, by check (or, if such
Certificateholder holds a Class M-1 Certificate with an aggregate Percentage
Interest of at least 5% and so desires, by wire transfer pursuant to
instructions delivered to the Trustee at least 10 days prior to such Remittance
Date)to the registered Certificateholder at the address appearing on the
Certificate Register as of the Business Day immediately preceding such
Remittance Date, in an amount equal to the Certificateholder's Percentage
Interest of the portion of the Class M-1 Distribution Amount for such Remittance
Date. The final scheduled Remittance Date of this Certificate is ____________ or
the next succeeding Business Day if such ____________ is not a Business Day.
The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees
that it will look solely to the funds in the Certificate Account to the extent
available for distribution to the Certificateholder as provided in the Agreement
for payment hereunder and that the Trustee in its individual capacity is not
personally liable to the Certificateholder for any amounts payable under this
Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement,
subject to any liability under the Agreement. By acceptance of this Certificate,
the Certificateholder agrees to disclosure of his, her or its name and address
to other Certificateholders under the conditions specified in the Agreement.
This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for information with respect to the
interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds and duties evidenced hereby
and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee. Copies of the Agreement
and all amendments thereto will be provided to any Certificateholder free of
charge upon a written request to the Trustee.
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As provided in the Agreement and subject to the limitations set forth
therein, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate
Register of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for
registration of transfer at the office or agency maintained by the Trustee in
St. Paul, Minnesota, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the
holder thereof or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon
one or more new Certificates evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
[Unless this Certificate is presented by an authorized representative
of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC")to Issuer or its
agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate
issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as
requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to
Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized
representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner
hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.]
The Company, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the
Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Company, the Servicer, the Trustee,
the Paying Agent or the Certificate Registrar may treat the person in whose name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither
the Company, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar nor any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/ Subordinate
Pass-Through Certificate Trust 1998-3 has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Trustee.
Dated: MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT
SENIOR/SUBORDINATE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
TRUST 1998-3
By U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By
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Authorized Signatory
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto ______________________________ the within Manufactured Housing Contract
Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate and does hereby irrevocably
constitute and appoint ______________________________ Attorney to transfer the
said certificate on the Certificate Register maintained by the Trustee, with
full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: By
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Signature
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EXHIBIT C-1
FORM OF CLASS B-[1][2] CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT" AS THOSE TERMS
ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE
CODE.
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE CLASS A
CERTIFICATES[,] [AND] THE CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES [AND THE CLASS B-1
CERTIFICATES] AS DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO
HEREIN.
Class B-[1][2] No.
(Subordinate)
Cut-off Date: as defined in the Remittance Rate: Floating Rate equal
Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the Weighted Average Contract Rate
dated as of April1, 1998 (subject to a maximum of ____%)
Denomination: $___________
First Remittance Date:
_________, 1998 Aggregate Denomination of
All Class B-[1][2] Certificates:
$_____________
Servicer:
Green Tree Financial Corporation Maturity Date:
___________________
(or if such day is not a
Business Day, then the next
succeeding Business Day)
CUSIP: _____
MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT SENIOR/SUBORDINATE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1998-3, CLASS B-[1][2] (SUBORDINATE)
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR AN INTEREST IN
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION OR ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT
SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the undivided
Percentage Interest represented by the original principal amount set forth above
in
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Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate
Trust 1998-3 (the "Trust"), which includes among its assets a pool of
manufactured housing installment sale contracts and installment loan agreements
(including, without limitation, all related security interests and any and all
rights to receive payments which are due pursuant thereto on or after the
applicable Cut-off Date. The Trust has been created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of April1, 1998, between Green
Tree Financial Corporation, as Seller and Servicer (the "Company"), and U.S.
Bank National Association, as Trustee of the Trust (the "Trustee"). This
Certificate is one of the Certificates described in the Agreement and is issued
pursuant and subject to the Agreement. By acceptance of this Certificate the
holder assents to and becomes bound by the Agreement. To the extent not defined
herein, all capitalized terms have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Agreement.
The Agreement contemplates, subject to its terms, payment on the first
day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)(the
"Remittance Date")of each related Due Period commencing in ___________ so long
as the Agreement has not been terminated, by check (or, if such
Certificateholder holds a Class of Class B Certificates with an aggregate
Percentage Interest of at least 5% and so desires, by wire transfer pursuant to
instructions delivered to the Trustee at least 10 days prior to such Remittance
Date)to the registered Certificateholder at the address appearing on the
Certificate Register as of the Business Day immediately preceding such
Remittance Date, in an amount equal to the Certificateholder's Percentage
Interest of the Class [B-1/B-2] Distribution Amount for such Remittance Date.
The final scheduled Remittance Date of this Certificate is ________, or the next
succeeding Business Day if such _____ is not a Business Day.
The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees
that it will look solely to the funds in the Certificate Account [and the
Limited Guarantee of the Company] to the extent available for distribution to
the Certificateholder as provided in the Agreement for payment hereunder and
that the Trustee in its individual capacity is not personally liable to the
Certificateholder for any amounts payable under this Certificate or the
Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any
liability under the Agreement. By acceptance of this Certificate, the
Certificateholder agrees to disclosure of his, her or its name and address to
other Certificateholders under the conditions specified in the Agreement.
This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for information with respect to the
interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds and duties evidenced hereby
and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee. Copies of the Agreement
and all amendments thereto will be provided to any Certificateholder free of
charge upon a written request to the Trustee.
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As provided in the Agreement and subject to the limitations set forth
therein, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate
Register of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for
registration of transfer at the office or agency maintained by the Trustee in
St. Paul, Minnesota, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the
holder thereof or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon
one or more new Certificates evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest
will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
[Unless this Certificate is presented by an authorized representative
of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC")to Issuer or its
agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate
issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as
requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to
Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized
representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner
hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.]
The Company, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the
Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Company, the Servicer, the Trustee,
the Paying Agent or the Certificate Registrar may treat the person in whose name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither
the Company, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar nor any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/ Subordinate
Pass-Through Certificate Trust 1998-3 has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Trustee.
Dated: MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT
SENIOR/SUBORDINATE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
TRUST 1998-3
By U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By
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Authorized Officer
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto ______________________________ the within Manufactured Housing Contract
Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate and does hereby irrevocably
constitute and appoint ______________________________ Attorney to transfer the
said certificate on the Certificate Register maintained by the Trustee, with
full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: By
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Signature
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EXHIBIT C-2
FORM OF CLASS B-3I CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT" AS THOSE TERMS
ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE
CODE.
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE CLASS A
CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASSB CERTIFICATES AS
DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Class B-3I No. ___
(Subordinate)
Percentage Interest: _____%
Cut-off Date: as defined in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement
dated as of April 1, 1998 Maturity Date:
_______________
First Remittance Date: (or if such day is not a
____________________ Business Day, then the next
succeeding Business Day)
Servicer:
Green Tree Financial Corporation
MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT SENIOR/SUBORDINATE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1998-3, CLASS B-3I (SUBORDINATE)
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR AN
INTEREST IN GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION OR ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF,
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT.
This certifies that Green Tree Finance Corp.--Two is the registered
owner of the undivided Percentage Interest set forth above in Manufactured
Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate Trust 1998-3 (the
"Trust"), which includes among its assets a pool of manufactured housing
installment sale contracts and installment loan agreements (including, without
limitation, all related security interests and any and all rights to receive
payments which are due
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pursuant thereto on or after the applicable Cut-off Date. The Trust has been
created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated
as of April1, 1998, between Green Tree Financial Corporation, as Seller and
Servicer (the "Company"), and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee of the
Trust (the "Trustee"). This Certificate is one of the Certificates described in
the Agreement and is issued pursuant and subject to the Agreement. By acceptance
of this Certificate the holder assents to and becomes bound by the Agreement. To
the extent not defined herein, all capitalized terms have the meanings assigned
to such terms in the Agreement.
The Agreement contemplates, subject to its terms, payment on the first
day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)(the
"Remittance Date")of each related Due Period commencing in June 1998 so long as
the Agreement has not been terminated, by check (or, if such Certificateholder
holds Class B-3I Certificates with an aggregate Percentage Interest of at least
5% and so desires, by wire transfer pursuant to instructions delivered to the
Trustee at least 10 days prior to such Remittance Date)to the registered
Certificateholder at the address appearing on the Certificate Register as of the
Business Day immediately preceding such Remittance Date, in an amount equal to
the Certificateholder's Percentage Interest of the Class B-3I Distribution
Amount for such Remittance Date. The final scheduled Remittance Date of this
Certificate is March 1, 2030, or the next succeeding Business Day if such March1
is not a Business Day.
THIS CERTIFICATE IS AN INTEREST ONLY CERTIFICATE. THE HOLDER
OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY DISTRIBUTIONS OF
PRINCIPAL WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTRACTS.
The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees
that it will look solely to the funds in the Certificate Account to the extent
available for distribution to the Certificateholder as provided in the Agreement
for payment hereunder and that the Trustee in its individual capacity is not
personally liable to the Certificateholder for any amounts payable under this
Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement,
subject to any liability under the Agreement. By acceptance of this Certificate,
the Certificateholder agrees to disclosure of his, her or its name and address
to other Certificateholders under the conditions specified in the Agreement.
This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for information with respect to the
interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds and duties evidenced hereby
and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee. Copies of the Agreement
and all amendments thereto will be provided to any Certificateholder free of
charge upon a written request to the Trustee.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to the limitations set forth
therein, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate
Register of the
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Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the office or agency maintained by the Trustee in St. Paul,
Minnesota, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the holder thereof
or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
Certificates evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to
the designated transferee or transferees.
Unless this Certificate is presented by an authorized representative of
The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC")to Issuer or its
agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate
issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as
requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to
Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized
representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner
hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.
The Company, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the
Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Company, the Servicer, the Trustee,
the Paying Agent or the Certificate Registrar may treat the person in whose name
this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither
the Company, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Certificate
Registrar nor any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/ Subordinate
Pass-Through Certificate Trust 1998-3 has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Trustee.
Dated: April 28, 1998 MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT
SENIOR/SUBORDINATE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
TRUST 1998-3
By U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto ______________________________ the within Manufactured Housing Contract
Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate and does hereby irrevocably
constitute and appoint ______________________________ Attorney to transfer the
said certificate on the Certificate Register maintained by the Trustee, with
full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: By
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Signature
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the
"Agreement")dated as of April1, 1998 between Green Tree Financial Corporation
(the "Company")and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the "Trustee"),
the Company does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the
Trustee (i)all the right, title and interest of the Company in and to the
Initial and Additional Contracts, including, without limitation, all right,
title and interest in and to the Collateral Security and all rights to receive
payments on or with respect to the Initial and Additional Contracts (other than
the principal and interest due on the Initial and Additional Contracts before
the applicable Cut-off Date), (ii)all rights under every Hazard Insurance Policy
relating to a Manufactured Home securing an Initial or Additional Contract for
the benefit of the creditor of such Initial or Additional Contract, (iii)all
rights under all FHA/VA Regulations pertaining to any Initial or Additional
Contract that is an FHA/VA Contract, (iv)the proceeds from the Errors and
Omissions Protection Policy and all rights under any blanket hazard insurance
policy to the extent they relate to the Manufactured Homes, (v)all documents
contained in the Contract Files and the Land-and-Home Contract Files relating to
the Initial and Additional Contracts, (vi)an amount equal to the difference
between the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balances of the Staged-Funding
Contracts and the principal balance of the Staged-Funding Contracts as of the
Closing Date paid by the underwriters of the Certificates to the Trust by order
of the Company out of the proceeds of the sale of the Certificates, (vii)amounts
on deposit in the Capitalized Interest Account and in the Pre-Funding Account,
and (viii)all proceeds and products in any way derived from any of the
foregoing. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the
meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.
This Assignment is made pursuant to and upon the representation and
warranties on the part of the undersigned contained in Article III of the
Agreement and no others.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assignment to be
duly executed this 28th day of April, 1998.
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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[Name]
[Title]
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF OFFICER
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
We, _________________________ hereby certify that we are the duly
elected ______________________________________________, respectively, of Green
Tree Financial Corporation ("Green Tree"), and that as such we are duly
authorized to execute and deliver this Certificate on behalf of Green Tree in
connection with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April1, 1998
(the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") between Green Tree and U.S. Bank
National Association, as Trustee, and the Underwriting Agreement relating to the
Class A, ClassM-1, Class B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates, dated April22, 1998 the
"Underwriting Agreement"), among Green Tree, Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner& Smith Incorporated, Lehman Brothers Inc. and Salomon Brothers
Inc (all capitalized terms used herein without definition having the respective
meanings specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Underwriting
Agreement) and further certify as follows:
1. Attached hereto as Exhibits I and II, respectively, are
true and correct copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and
Restated Bylaws of Green Tree, together with all amendments thereto,
both of which are in full force and effect on the date hereof, and
attached hereto as Exhibit III are Certificates of Good Standing for
Green Tree issued by the Secretary of State of each of the States of
Delaware and Minnesota.
2. No proceedings looking toward merger, liquidation,
dissolution or bankruptcy of Green Tree are pending or contemplated.
3. There is no litigation pending, or to our knowledge,
threatened, which, if determined adversely to Green Tree, would affect
adversely the sale of the Contracts, the execution, delivery or
enforceability of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the
Underwriting Agreement, or the ability of Green Tree to service and
administer the Contracts in accordance with the terms of the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement.
4. Each person who, as an officer or representative of Green
Tree, signed the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Underwriting
Agreement, or any other document delivered prior hereto or on the date
hereof in connection with the sale and servicing of the Contracts in
accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Underwriting
Agreement was at the time of such signing and is as of the date hereof
duly elected or appointed,
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qualified and acting as such officer or representative, and the
signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their
genuine signatures.
5. Neither the execution and delivery by Green Tree of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Underwriting Agreement, nor its
compliance with the terms and provisions thereof, will conflict with,
or result in a breach of, any of the terms of, or constitute a default
under, any judgment, order, injunction or decree of any domestic court
or governmental authority to which Green Tree is subject or any
indenture, agreement, contract or commitment to which Green Tree is a
party or by which it is bound, which conflict, breach or default
presents a reasonable possibility of having a materially adverse effect
on the business or operations of Green Tree. No UCC-1 financing
statements or statements of assignment listing Green Tree as debtor and
describing any of the Contracts as collateral other than the UCC-1
financing statement in favor of the Trustee, have been signed on behalf
of Green Tree and filed by any person after __________,____ and prior
to the date hereof.
6. Attached hereto as Exhibit IV is a certified true copy of
the resolutions of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of
Green Tree (the "Resolutions") adopted with respect to the
authorization of Green Tree to take such actions and enter into such
agreements as are necessary to sell and service the Contracts in
accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the
Underwriting Agreement; said resolutions have not been amended,
modified, annulled or revoked and are in full force and effect on the
date hereof.
7. The Registration Statement and the Prospectus, at the time
the Registration Statement became effective did comply, and as of the
date hereof comply, in all material respects with the requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") and the
Regulations. The Registration Statement, at the time it became
effective did not, and as of the date hereof does not, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading. The Prospectus as of the date thereof did not,
and as of the date hereof does not, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the
representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to
statements in, or omissions from, the Registration Statement or
Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished to the Green Tree in writing by the Underwriters expressly
for use in the Registration Statement or Prospectus. The conditions to
the use by the Green Tree of registration statement on Form S-3 under
the 1933 Act, as set forth in the General Instructions to Form S-3,
have been satisfied with respect to the Registration Statement and the
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Prospectus. There are no contracts or documents of the Green Tree which
are required to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement
pursuant to the 1933 Act or the Regulations which have not been so
filed.
8. Each of the representations and warranties contained in
Sections 3.01 and 3.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and
Section 1 of the Underwriting Agreement is true and correct on and as
of the date hereof. To the best of our knowledge, the representations
and warranties of Green Tree contained in Sections 3.02 and 3.03 of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement are true and correct on the date
hereof.
9. Green Tree has complied with all the agreements by which it
is bound in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Underwriting Agreement, and has
satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied
prior to the Closing Date in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the
Underwriting Agreement.
10. The Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Underwriting
Agreement have been duly executed by Green Tree pursuant to and in
compliance with the Resolutions.
11. No event with respect to Green Tree has occurred or is
continuing which would constitute an Event of Termination or an event
that with notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of
Termination under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have affixed hereunto my signature this 28th day
of April, 1998.
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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[Name]
[Title]
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE COMPANY
The opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP shall be to the effect that
(capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement):
1. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with corporate power
to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement (including the Limited Guarantee contained therein). The Company is
duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing
in each jurisdiction in which the performance of its duties under the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement would require such qualification.
2. The Pooling and Servicing Agreement has been duly authorized by all
requisite corporate action, duly executed and delivered by the Company, and
constitutes the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in
accordance with their terms. The Certificates have been duly authorized by all
requisite corporate action and, when duly and validly executed by the Trustee in
accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, will be validly issued and
outstanding and entitled to the benefits of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
3. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal
court or governmental agency or body is required to be obtained by the Company
for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, except such as may be required under blue sky laws under
any jurisdiction in connection with the offering of the Regular Certificates by
the Underwriter pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.
4. The Pooling and Servicing Agreement is not required to be qualified
under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as now in effect, and the Trust is not
required to be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company
Act of 1940.
5. Neither the transfer of the Contracts to the Trustee acting on
behalf of the Trust, nor the assignment of the Company's security interest in
the related Manufactured Homes, nor the issuance or sale of the Certificates,
nor the execution and delivery of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including
the Limited Guarantee contained therein), nor the consummation of any other of
the transactions contemplated in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, nor the
fulfillment of the terms of the Certificates or the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement by the Company will conflict with, or result in a breach, violation or
acceleration of, or constitute a default under, any term or provision of the
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company or of any indenture or
other agreement or
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instrument known to us to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound,
or result in a violation of, or contravene the terms of any statute, order or
regulation, applicable to the Company, of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it.
6. There are no actions or proceedings pending or, to the best of our
knowledge, actions, proceedings or investigations pending or overtly threatened
against the Company before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal
(A)asserting the invalidity of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the
Certificates, the hazard or flood insurance policies applicable to any Contracts
or the Errors and Omissions Protection Policy, (B)seeking to prevent the
issuance of the Certificates or the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (C)which is likely
materially and adversely to affect the performance by the Company of its
obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, the Certificates, or (D)seeking adversely to affect the
federal income tax attributes of the Certificates described in the Prospectus
under the heading "Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences."
7. The transfer of the Initial and Additional Contracts to the Trust in
accordance with Section2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement would not be
avoidable as a preferential transfer under Section 547 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. ss. 547), as in effect on the date hereof, in the
event that the Company became a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code.
8. Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement the Company has
transferred to the Trustee acting on behalf of the Trust all of the Company's
right, title and interest in the Initial and Additional Contracts, free and
clear of any and all other assignments, encumbrances, options, rights, claims,
liens or security interests (except tax or possessory liens)that may affect the
right of the Trustee in and to such Contracts, and has delivered the
Land-and-Home Contract Files relating to the Initial and Additional Contracts to
the Trustee or its custodian. No filing or other action, other than the filing
of a financing statement on Form UCC-1 with the Secretary of State of the State
of Minnesota identifying the Contracts as collateral and naming the Company as
debtor and the Trust as secured party, and the filing of continuation statements
as required by Section 4.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, is necessary
to perfect as against third parties the assignment of the Initial and Additional
Contracts by the Company to the Trust. We have separately provided you with our
opinion concerning whether such assignment could be recharacterized as a pledge
rather than a sale in the event the Company became a debtor under the United
States Bankruptcy Code. However, in the event such assignment were characterized
as a pledge securing a loan from the Certificateholders to the Company, it is
our opinion that the Trustee would be deemed to have a valid and perfected
security interest in the Initial and Additional Contracts and the proceeds
thereof, which security interest would be prior to any other security interest
that may be perfected under the Uniform Commercial Code
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as in effect in the State of Minnesota and over any "lien creditor" (as defined
in Minn. Stat. ss.336.9-301(3))who becomes such after the Closing Date, except
that a subsequent purchaser of any Initial and Additional Contract who gives new
value and takes possession thereof in the ordinary course of his business would
have priority over the Trustee's security interest in such Contract, if such
purchaser acts without knowledge that such Contract was subject to a security
interest. We have assumed for the purposes of this opinion that during the term
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement the Trustee, or its custodian, shall
maintain possession of the Land-and-Home Contract Files for the purpose of
perfecting the assignment to the Trustee of the Land-and-Home Contracts.
9. In reliance upon certain representations and warranties set forth in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and assuming that the Company and the
Trustee comply with the requirements of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
including the filing of a proper election, as of the date hereof each of the
Subsidiary REMIC and the Master REMIC created pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement will qualify as a REMIC. Further, the Regular Certificates
will evidence ownership of the "regular interests" and the Class C Certificate
will evidence ownership of the single class of "residual interest" in the Master
REMIC. For Minnesota income tax purposes, and subject to the foregoing
assumptions, and the provisions of Minnesota law as of the date hereof, such
Trust will not be subject to tax and the income of such Trust will be taxable to
the holders of interests therein, all in accordance with the provisions of the
Code concerning REMICs as amended through December 31, 1996. Moreover, ownership
of a Certificate will not be a factor in determining whether such owner is
subject to Minnesota income taxes. Therefore, if the owner of a Certificate is
not otherwise subject to Minnesota income or franchise taxes in the State of
Minnesota, such owner will not become subject to such Minnesota taxes solely by
virtue of owning a Certificate.
10. The transfer of the Initial and Additional Contracts and the
proceeds thereof by the Company to the Trustee on the date hereof pursuant to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement would not be avoidable as a fraudulent
transfer under the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act as in effect in Minnesota on
the date hereof (Minn. Stat. ss.ss.513.41 through 513.51), nor, should the
Company become a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code, as a fraudulent
transfer under Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. ss.
548)as in effect on the date hereof.
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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF TRUSTEE'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, acting
as trustee (the "Trustee") of the trust created pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of April1, 1998, between Green Tree Financial
Corporation and the Trustee (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") (all
capitalized terms used herein without definition having the respective meanings
specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), acknowledges, pursuant to
Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that the Trustee has
received and holds in trust thereunder the following (i)all the right, title and
interest of the Company in and to the Contracts, including, without limitation,
all right, title and interest in and to the Collateral Security and all rights
to receive payments on or with respect to the Contracts (other than the
principal and interest due on the Contracts before the applicable Cut-off Date),
(ii)all rights under every Hazard Insurance Policy relating to a Manufactured
Home securing a Contract for the benefit of the creditor of such Contract,
(iii)all rights under all FHA/VA Regulations pertaining to any FHA/VA Contract,
(iv)the proceeds from the Errors and Omissions Protection Policy and all rights
under any blanket hazard insurance policy to the extent they relate to the
Manufactured Homes, (v)all documents contained in the Contract Files and the
Land-and-Home Contract Files, (vi) $__________ paid by the underwriters of the
Certificates to the Trust by order of the Company pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement out of the proceeds of the sale of the
Certificates, (vii)amounts on deposit in the Capitalized Interest Account and
the Pre-Funding Account and (viii)all proceeds and products in any way derived
from any of the foregoing.
The Trustee further acknowledges receipt of the Land-and-Home Contract
Files, and acknowledges that it will, within 90 days of the Closing Date,
conduct a cursory review of the Land-and-Home Contract Files and confirm that
each Land-and-Home Contract File included (a)an original copy of the
Land-and-Home Contract, (b)an original or a copy of a mortgage or deed of trust
or similar evidence of a lien on the real estate on which the related
Manufactured Home is situated, (c)the assignment of the Land-and-Home Contract
and the mortgage or deed of trust from the originator (if other than the
Company) to the Company and (d)any extension, modification or waiver
agreement(s), except as noted on the document exception listing to be attached
to such confirmation. The Trustee will not otherwise review the Contracts and
Land-and-Home Contract Files for compliance with the terms of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
The Trustee further acknowledges that the Trustee, directly or through
a custodian, will hold said rights, interests and proceeds in trust for the use
and benefit of all Certificateholders.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, has
caused this acknowledgement to be executed by its duly authorized officer and
its corporate seal affixed hereto as of this 28th day of April, 1998.
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By
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Name:
Title:
By
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF CUSTODIAN'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT
U.S. Bank Trust National Association, a national banking association
(the "Custodian")acting as Custodian under a Custodial Agreement dated as of
April1, 1998, between the Custodian and U.S. Bank National Association, as
Trustee (the "Trustee") (the "Custodial Agreement")under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement dated as of April1, 1998 between Green Tree Financial
Corporation (the "Company"), as Seller and Servicer, and the Trustee, pursuant
to which the Custodian holds on behalf of the Trustee certain "Land-and-Home
Contract Files," as described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, hereby
acknowledges receipt of such Land-and-Home Contract Files. The Custodian further
acknowledges that it will, within 90 days of the date of the Custodial
Agreement, conduct a cursory review of the Land-and-Home Contract Files and
confirm to the Trustee and the Company that each Land-and-Home Contract File
included (a)an original copy of the Land-and-Home Contract, (b) an original or a
copy of a mortgage or deed of trust or similar evidence of a lien on the real
estate on which the related Manufactured Home is situated, (c) the assignment of
the Land-and-Home Contract and the mortgage or deed of trust from the originator
(if other than Green Tree) to Green Tree, (d) if such Land and Home Contract was
originated by the Company, an endorsement of such Land and Home Contract by the
Company, and (e) any extension, modification or waiver agreement(s), except as
noted on the document exception listing to be attached to such confirmation. The
Custodian will not otherwise review the Contracts and Land-and-Home Contract
Files for compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, U.S. Bank Trust National Association has caused
this acknowledgment to be executed by its duly authorized officer and its
corporate seal affixed hereto as of this 28th day of April, 1998.
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as Custodian
By
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EXHIBIT I
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF SERVICING OFFICER
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
The undersigned certifies that he is a [TITLE] of Green Tree Financial
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and that as such he is duly
authorized to execute and deliver this certificate on behalf of the Company
pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the
"Agreement")dated as of April1, 1998 between the Company and U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee (all capitalized terms used herein without definition
having the respective meanings specified in the Agreement), and further
certifies that:
1. The Monthly Report for the period from ____________ to
_________ attached to this certificate is complete and accurate in
accordance with the requirements of Sections 6.01 and 6.02 of the
Agreement; and
2. As of the date hereof, no Event of Termination or event
that with notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of
Termination has occurred.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have affixed hereunto my signature this 28thday
of April, 1998.
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By
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[Name]
[Title]
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EXHIBIT J
FORM OF CLASS C SUBSIDIARY CERTIFICATE
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE
UNCERTIFICATED SUBSIDIARY INTERESTS AS DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND
SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY
NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT AND
LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 9.02 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"RESIDUAL INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT" AS THOSE
TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE. THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ONLY BE TRANSFERRED TO A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE
(AS DEFINED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN); ANY SUCH
TRANSFER MUST ALSO SATISFY THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 9.02 OF SUCH
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.
Class C Subsidiary No.
(Subordinate)
Cut-off Date: as defined in the Percentage Interest: _______
Pooling and Servicing Agreement
dated as of April1, 1998
First Remittance Date:
__________, 1998
MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT SENIOR/SUBORDINATE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1998-3, CLASS C SUBSIDIARY
(RESIDUAL INTEREST)
Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance: $___________
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This certifies that Green Tree Finance Corp.--Two is the registered
owner of the Residual Interest represented by this Certificate, and entitled to
certain distributions out of Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate
Pass-Through Certificate Trust 1998-3 (the "Trust"), which includes among its
assets a pool of manufactured housing installment sale contracts and installment
loan agreements (including, without limitation, all related security interests
and any and all rights to receive payments which are due pursuant thereto on or
after the Cut-off Date)(the "Contracts"). The Trust has been created pursuant to
a Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of April1, 1998,
between Green Tree Financial Corporation, as Seller and Servicer (the
"Company"), and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee of the Trust (the
"Trustee"). This Class C Subsidiary Certificate is one of the Class C Subsidiary
Certificates described in the Agreement and is issued pursuant and subject to
the Agreement. By acceptance of this Class C Subsidiary Certificate the holder
assents to and becomes bound by the Agreement. To the extent not defined herein,
all capitalized terms have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement.
The Agreement contemplates, subject to its terms, payment on the first
day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)(the
"Remittance Date")of each related Due Period commencing in June 1998, so long as
the Agreement has not been terminated, by check (or, if such Class C Subsidiary
Certificateholder holds Class C Subsidiary Certificates with an aggregate
Percentage Interest of at least 20% and so desires, by wire transfer pursuant to
instructions delivered to the Trustee at least ten days prior to such Remittance
Date)to the registered Class C Subsidiary Certificateholder at the address
appearing on the Certificate Register as of the Business Day immediately
preceding such Remittance Date, in an amount equal to the Class C Subsidiary
Distribution Amount.
The Class C Subsidiary Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this
Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds in the Certificate
Account to the extent available for distribution to the Class C Subsidiary
Certificateholder as provided in the Agreement for payment hereunder and that
the Trustee in its individual capacity is not personally liable to the Class C
Subsidiary Certificateholder for any amounts payable under this Certificate or
the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any
liability under the Agreement. By acceptance of this Certificate, the
Certificateholder agrees to disclosure of his, her or its name and address to
other Certificateholders under the conditions specified in the Agreement.
This Class C Subsidiary Certificate does not purport to summarize the
Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for information with respect to
the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds and duties evidenced
hereby and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee. Copies of the
Agreement and all amendments thereto will be provided to any Class C
Certificateholder free of charge upon a written request to the Trustee.
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As provided in the Agreement and subject to the limitations set forth
therein, the transfer of this Class C Subsidiary Certificate is registrable in
the Certificate Register of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this
Class C Subsidiary Certificate for registration of transfer at the office or
agency maintained by the Trustee in St. Paul, Minnesota, accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the
Certificate Registrar duly executed by the holder thereof or his or her attorney
duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Class C Subsidiary
Certificates evidencing the same aggregate amount of Class C Subsidiary
Certificates will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein
set forth, this Class C Subsidiary Certificate is exchangeable for new Class C
Subsidiary Certificates of authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest as requested by the holder surrendering the same.
The Company, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the
Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Company, the Servicer, the Trustee,
the Paying Agent or the Certificate Registrar may treat the person in whose name
this Class C Subsidiary Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, and neither the Company, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent,
the Certificate Registrar nor any such agent shall be affected by any notice to
the contrary.
The holder of this Class C Subsidiary Certificate, by acceptance
hereof, agrees that, in accordance with the requirements of Section 860D(b)(1)of
the Code, the federal tax return of the Trust for its first taxable year shall
provide that the Subsidiary REMIC elects to be treated as a "real estate
mortgage investment conduit" (a "REMIC")under the Code for such taxable year and
all subsequent taxable years. The Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests shall be
"regular interests" in the Subsidiary REMIC and the Class C Subsidiary
Certificates shall be the "residual interest" in the Subsidiary REMIC. In
addition, the holder of this Class C Subsidiary Certificate, by acceptance
hereof, (i)agrees to file tax returns consistent with and in accordance with any
elections, decisions or other reports made or filed with regard to federal,
state or local taxes on behalf of the Subsidiary REMIC, and (ii)agrees to
cooperate with the Company in connection with examinations of the Subsidiary
REMIC's affairs by tax authorities, including administrative and judicial
proceedings, and (iii)makes the additional agreements, designations and
appointments, and undertakes the responsibilities, set forth in Section 6.06 of
the Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/ Subordinate
Pass-Through Certificate Trust 1998-3 has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Trustee.
Dated: MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT
SENIOR/SUBORDINATE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
TRUST 1998-3
By U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By
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Authorized Officer
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto the within Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through
Certificate, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney to
transfer the said certificate on the Certificate Register maintained by the
Trustee, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: By
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Signature
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EXHIBIT K
FORM OF CLASS C MASTER CERTIFICATE
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE CLASS A
CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS B CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS
B-3I CERTIFICATES AS DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED
TO HEREIN.
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY
NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT AND
LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 9.02 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"RESIDUAL INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT" AS THOSE
TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE. THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ONLY BE TRANSFERRED TO A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE
(AS DEFINED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN); ANY SUCH
TRANSFER MUST ALSO SATISFY THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 9.02 OF SUCH
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.
Class C Master No.
(Subordinate)
Cut-off Date: as defined in the Percentage Interest:
Pooling and Servicing Agreement
dated as of April1, 1998
First Remittance Date:
________, 1998
MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT SENIOR/SUBORDINATE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1998-3, CLASS C MASTER
(RESIDUAL INTEREST)
Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance: $___________
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This certifies that Green Tree Finance Corp.--Two is the registered
owner of the Residual Interest represented by this Certificate, and entitled to
certain distributions out of Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate
Pass-Through Certificate Trust 1998-3 (the "Trust"), which includes among its
assets a pool of manufactured housing installment sale contracts and installment
loan agreements (including, without limitation, all related security interests
and any and all rights to receive payments which are due pursuant thereto on or
after the Cut-off Date)(the "Contracts"). The Trust has been created pursuant to
a Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of April1, 1998,
between Green Tree Financial Corporation, as Seller and Servicer (the
"Company"), and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee of the Trust (the
"Trustee"). This Class C Master Certificate is one of the Class C Master
Certificates described in the Agreement and is issued pursuant and subject to
the Agreement. By acceptance of this Class C Master Certificate the holder
assents to and becomes bound by the Agreement. To the extent not defined herein,
all capitalized terms have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement.
The Agreement contemplates, subject to its terms, payment on the first
day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)(the
"Remittance Date")of each related Due Period commencing in June 1998, so long as
the Agreement has not been terminated, by check (or, if such Class C Master
Certificateholder holds Class C Master Certificates with an aggregate Percentage
Interest of at least 20% and so desires, by wire transfer pursuant to
instructions delivered to the Trustee at least ten days prior to such Remittance
Date)to the registered Class C Master Certificateholder at the address appearing
on the Certificate Register as of the Business Day immediately preceding such
Remittance Date, in an amount equal to the ClassC Master Distribution Amount.
The Class C Master Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this
Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds in the Certificate
Account to the extent available for distribution to the Class C Master
Certificateholder as provided in the Agreement for payment hereunder and that
the Trustee in its individual capacity is not personally liable to the Class C
Master Certificateholder for any amounts payable under this Certificate or the
Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any
liability under the Agreement. By acceptance of this Certificate, the
Certificateholder agrees to disclosure of his, her or its name and address to
other Certificateholders under the conditions specified in the Agreement.
This Class C Master Certificate does not purport to summarize the
Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for information with respect to
the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds and duties evidenced
hereby and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee. Copies of the
Agreement and all amendments thereto will be provided to any Class C Master
Certificateholder free of charge upon a written request to the Trustee.
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As provided in the Agreement and subject to the limitations set forth
therein, the transfer of this Class C Master Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Class C
Master Certificate for registration of transfer at the office or agency
maintained by the Trustee in St. Paul, Minnesota, accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the Certificate
Registrar duly executed by the holder thereof or his or her attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Class C Master Certificates
evidencing the same aggregate amount of Class C Master Certificates will be
issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein
set forth, this Class C Master Certificate is exchangeable for new Class C
Master Certificates of authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate
Percentage Interest as requested by the holder surrendering the same.
The Company, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the
Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Company, the Servicer, the Trustee,
the Paying Agent or the Certificate Registrar may treat the person in whose name
this Class C Master Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, and neither the Company, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent,
the Certificate Registrar nor any such agent shall be affected by any notice to
the contrary.
The holder of this Class C Master Certificate, by acceptance hereof,
agrees that, in accordance with the requirements of Section 860D(b)(1)of the
Code, the federal tax return of the Trust for its first taxable year shall
provide that the Master REMIC elects to be treated as a "real estate mortgage
investment conduit" (a "REMIC")under the Code for such taxable year and all
subsequent taxable years. The Regular Certificates shall be "regular interests"
in the Master REMIC and the Class C Master Certificates shall be the "residual
interest" in the Master REMIC. In addition, the holder of this Class C Master
Certificate, by acceptance hereof, (i)agrees to file tax returns consistent with
and in accordance with any elections, decisions or other reports made or filed
with regard to federal, state or local taxes on behalf of the Master REMIC, and
(ii)agrees to cooperate with the Company in connection with examinations of the
Master REMIC's affairs by tax authorities, including administrative and judicial
proceedings, and (iii)makes the additional agreements, designations and
appointments, and undertakes the responsibilities, set forth in Section 6.06 of
the Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/ Subordinate
Pass-Through Certificate Trust 1998-3 has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Trustee.
Dated: MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT
SENIOR/SUBORDINATE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
TRUST 1998-3
By U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By
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Authorized Officer
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto the within Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through
Certificate, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney to
transfer the said certificate on the Certificate Register maintained by the
Trustee, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: By
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Signature
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EXHIBIT L-1
FORM OF CERTIFICATE REGARDING REPURCHASED CONTRACTS
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CERTIFICATE REGARDING REPURCHASED CONTRACTS
The undersigned certifies that he is a [TITLE] of Green Tree Financial
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and that as such he is duly
authorized to execute and deliver this certificate on behalf of the Company
pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the
"Agreement"),dated as of April1, 1998 between the Company and U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee (all capitalized terms used herein without definition
having the respective meanings specified in the Agreement), and further
certifies that:
1. The Contracts on the attached schedule are to be
repurchased by the Company on the date hereof pursuant to Section 3.05
of the Agreement.
2. Upon deposit of the Repurchase Price for such Contracts,
such Contracts may, pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Agreement, be
assigned by the Trustee to the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have affixed hereunto my signature this 28th day
of April, 1998.
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By
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[Name]
[Title]
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EXHIBIT L-2
FORM OF CERTIFICATE REGARDING SUBSTITUTED CONTRACTS
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CERTIFICATE REGARDING SUBSTITUTED CONTRACTS
The undersigned certify that they are [title] and [title], respectively
of Green Tree Financial Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of
Delaware ("the Company"), and that as such they are duly authorized to execute
and deliver this certificate on behalf of the Company pursuant to Section
3.05(b)of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement"),dated as of
April1, 1998 between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee
(all capitalized terms used herein without definition having the respective
meanings specified in the Agreement [or Land-and-Home Contract File, as
applicable]), and further certify that:
1. The Contract and Contract File for each such Eligible
Substitute Contract [are being held by the Company, as Servicer] [have
been delivered to ,the successor Servicer].
2. The Contracts on the attached schedule are to be
substituted on the date hereof pursuant to Section 3.05(b)of the
Agreement and each such Contract is an Eligible Substitute Contract
[description how the Contracts satisfy the definition of "Eligible
Substitute Contract"].
3. The UCC-1 financing statements in respect of the Contracts
to be substituted, in the form required by Section 3.05 (b)(iii)of the
Agreement, have been filed with the appropriate offices.
4. (x) if the sum of the aggregate principal balances of all
Land-and-Home Contracts then held by the Trustee (but excluding those
Land-and-Home Contracts, if any, that are to become Replaced Contracts
as a consequence of the substitution) and the aggregate principal
balances of all Land-and-Home Contracts that are Eligible Substitute
Contracts is less than 10% of the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance as
of the Remittance Date immediately preceding the substitution, the
Company has delivered to the Trustee an executed assignment to the
Trustee on behalf of the Trust in recordable form for each Mortgage
securing such Eligible Substitute Contracts; and
(y) if the sum of the aggregate principal balances of all
Land-and-Home Contracts then held by the Trustee (but excluding those
Land-and-Home Contracts, if any, that are to become Replaced Contracts
as a
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consequence of the substitution) and the aggregate principal balances
of all Land-and-Home Contracts that are included in the Eligible
Substitute Contracts equals or exceeds 10% of the Pool Scheduled
Principal Balance as of the Remittance Date immediately preceding the
substitution, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an opinion of
counsel satisfactory to the Trustee to the effect that the Trustee
holds a perfected first priority lien in the real estate securing such
Eligible Substitute Contracts, or evidence of recordation of the
assignment to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust of (A)each Mortgage
securing such Eligible Contracts or, if less (B)of the number of
Mortgages securing such Eligible Substitute Contracts needed to reduce
the aggregate principal balances of all Land-and-Home Contracts with
respect to which such assignments are not so recorded to less than 10%
of the Pool Scheduled Principal Balance as of the Remittance Date
immediately preceding the substitution.
[5. There has been deposited in the Certificate Account the
amounts listed on the schedule attached hereto as the amount by which
the Scheduled Principal Balance of each Replaced Contract exceeds the
Scheduled Principal Balance of each Contract being substituted
therefor.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have affixed hereunto our signatures this ______
day of ________, 199_.
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By
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[Name]
[Title]
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EXHIBIT M
FORM OF REPRESENTATION LETTER
U.S. Bank National Association
180 East Fifth Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Green Tree Financial Corporation
1100 Landmark Towers
345 St. Peter Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-1639
RE: Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through
Certificates, Series1998-3, Class [B-3I/C Subsidiary/C Master]
The undersigned purchaser (the "Purchaser") understands that the
purchase of the above-referenced certificates (the "Certificates") may be made
only by institutions which are "Accredited Investors" under Regulation D, as
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), which
includes banks, savings and loan associations, registered brokers and dealers,
insurance companies, investment companies, and organizations described in
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, corporations, business trusts
and partnerships, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the
Certificates offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000. The undersigned
represents on behalf of the Purchaser that the Purchaser is an "Accredited
Investor" within the meaning of such definition. The Purchaser is urged to
review carefully the responses, representations and warranties it is making
herein.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Purchaser makes the following representations and warranties in
order to permit the Trustee, Green Tree Financial Corporation, and [underwriter
of the Class B-3I/Class C Subsidiary/Class C Master Certificates] to determine
its suitability as a purchaser of Certificates and to determine that the
exemption from registration relied upon by Green Tree Financial Corporation
under Section 4(2)of the 1933 Act is available to it.
1. The Purchaser understands that the Certificates have not been and
will not be registered under the 1933 Act and may be resold (which resale is not
currently contemplated)only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the 1933
Act or if an exemption from registration is available, that Green Tree Financial
Corporation is not required to register the Certificates and that any transfer
must comply with Section 9.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to
the Certificates.
2. The Purchaser will comply with all applicable federal and state
securities laws in connection with any subsequent resale of the Certificates.
3. The Purchaser is a sophisticated institutional investor and has
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Certificates and is
able to bear the economic risk of such investment. The Purchaser has reviewed
the Prospectus dated April20, 1998 and related Prospectus Supplementdated
April22, 1998, with respect to the Certificates, and has been given such
information concerning the Certificates, the underlying installment sale
contracts and Green Tree Financial Corporation as it has requested.
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4. The Purchaser is acquiring the Certificates as principal for its own
account (or for the account of one or more other institutional investors for
which it is acting as duly authorized fiduciary or agent)for the purpose of
investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any
distribution thereof, subject nevertheless to any requirement of law that the
disposition of the Purchaser's property shall at all times be and remain within
its control.
5. The Purchaser does not qualify as (i)an employee benefit plan (a
"Plan")as defined in section 3(3)of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), whether or not it is subject to the provisions of
Title I of ERISA, (ii)a plan described in section 4975(e)(1)of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (also a "Plan"), or (iii)an entity whose underlying assets
are deemed to be assets of a Plan by reason of such Plan's investment in the
entity (as determined under Department of Labor Regulations,
29C.F.R.ss.2510.3-101 (1990)).
6. The Purchaser understands that such Certificate will bear a legend
substantially as set forth in the form of Certificate included in the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement.
7. The Purchaser, as holder of the Class B-3I/C Subsidiary/C Master
Certificate, acknowledges (i)it may incur tax liabilities in excess of any cash
flows generated by the interest and (ii)it intends to pay the taxes associated
with holding the Class B-3I/C Subsidiary/C Master Certificate as they become
due.
8. The Purchaser agrees that it will obtain from any purchaser of the
Certificates from it the same representations, warranties and agreements
contained in the foregoing paragraphs 1 through 7 and in this paragraph 8.
The representations and warranties contained herein shall be binding
upon the heirs, executors, administrators and other successors of the
undersigned. If there is more than one signatory hereto, the obligations,
representations, warranties and agreements of the undersigned are made jointly
and severally.
Executed at __________________, _________________, this _____ day
of _________________.
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Purchaser's Name (Print)
By
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Signature
Its
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Address of Purchaser
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Purchaser's Taxpayer Identification
Number
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EXHIBIT N
FORM OF MONTHLY REPORT
MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT SENIOR/SUBORDINATE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1998-3
Distribution Date: ____________
CLASS A CERTIFICATES
1(a) Amount Available (including Monthly
Servicing Fee)
-----------
(b) Class M-1 Interest Deficiency Amount (if
any) and Class B-1 Interest Deficiency
Amount (if any) withdrawn for prior
Remittance Date
-----------
(c) Amount Available after giving effect to
withdrawal of Class M-1 Interest Deficiency
Amount and Class B-1 Interest Deficiency
Amount for prior Remittance Date
-----------
INTEREST
CLASS A CERTIFICATES
2. Aggregate Class A interest
(a) Class A-1 Remittance Rate (5.6588%) %
-----------
(b) Class A-1 Interest
-----------
(c) Class A-2 Remittance Rate (5.95%) %
-----------
(d) Class A-2 Interest
-----------
(e) Class A-3 Remittance Rate (6.03%) %
-----------
(f) Class A-3 Interest
-----------
(g) Class A-4 Remittance Rate (6.10%) %
-----------
(g) Class A-4 Interest
-----------
(h) Class A-5 Remittance Rate (6.22%, %
-----------
(i) Class A-5 Interest
-----------
(j) Class A-6 Remittance Rate (6.76%, %
unless the Weighted Average -----------
Contract Rate is less than 6.76%)
(k) Class A-6 Interest
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3. Amount applied to
(a) Unpaid Class A Interest Shortfall
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4. Remaining
(a) Unpaid Class A Interest Shortfall
-----------
CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES
5. Class M-1 Interest on Class M-1 Adjusted
Principal Balance
-----------
(a) Class M-1 Adjusted Principal Balance
-----------
(b) Class M-1 Remittance Rate (6.86%,
unless the Weighted Average Contract Rate
is less than 6.86%)
-----------
(c) Interest on Class M-1 Adjusted
Principal Balance
-----------
6. Amount applied to Unpaid Class M-1
Interest Shortfall
-----------
7. Remaining Unpaid Class M-1
Interest Shortfall
-----------
CLASS B-1 CERTIFICATES
8. Class B-1 interest on Class B-1 Adjusted
Principal Balance
(a) Class B-1 Adjusted Principal Balance
-----------
(b) Class B-1 Remittance Rate (7.29%,
unless the Weighted Average Contract Rate
is less than 7.29%)
-----------
(c) Interest on Class B-1 Adjusted
Principal Balance
-----------
9. Amount applied to Unpaid
Class B-1 Interest Shortfall
-----------
10. Remaining Unpaid Class B-1
Interest Shortfall
-----------
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PRINCIPAL
11. Formula Principal Distribution Amount:
-----------
(a) Scheduled principal
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(b) Principal Prepayments
-----------
(c) Liquidated Contracts
-----------
(d) Repurchases
-----------
(e) Plus principal received during the
first 25 days of the next Due Period
-----------
(f) Minus principal received during the
first 25 days of the prior Due Period
-----------
12. Pool Scheduled Principal Balance
-----------
13. Unpaid Class A Principal Shortfall
(if any)following prior Remittance Date
-----------
14. Class A Percentage for such
Remittance Date
-----------
15. Class A Percentage for the following
Remittance Date
-----------
16. Class A principal distribution:
(a) Class A-1
-----------
(b) Class A-2
-----------
(c) Class A-3
-----------
(d) Class A-4
-----------
(e) Class A-5
-----------
(f) Class A-6
-----------
17. (a) Class A-1 Principal Balance
-----------
(b) Class A-2 Principal Balance
-----------
(c) Class A-3 Principal Balance
-----------
(d) Class A-4 Principal Balance
-----------
(e) Class A-5 Principal Balance
-----------
(f) Class A-6 Principal Balance
-----------
18. Unpaid Class A Principal Shortfall
(if any)following current
Remittance Date
-----------
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CLASS M-1 DISTRIBUTION TEST AND CLASS B DISTRIBUTION TEST
(applicable on and after the Remittance Date occurring in
June 2002)
19. Average Sixty-Day Delinquency Ratio Test
(a) Sixty-Day Delinquency Ratio for
current Remittance Date
-----------
(b) Average Sixty-Day Delinquency Ratio
(arithmetic average of ratios for this
month and two preceding months;
may not exceed 3.5%)
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20. Average Thirty-Day Delinquency Ratio Test
(a) Thirty-Day Delinquency Ratio for
current Remittance Date
-----------
(b) Average Thirty-Day Delinquency
Ratio (arithmetic average of ratios
for this month and two preceding
months; may not exceed 5.5%)
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21. Cumulative Realized Losses Test
(a) Cumulative Realized Losses
for current Remittance Date
(as a percentage of Cut-off Date
Pool Principal Balance; may not
exceed 5.5% from May1, 2001
to April 30, 2002; 6.5% from
May1, 2002 to April30, 2003;
8.5% from May1, 2003, to
April30, 2004 and 9.5% thereafter)
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22. Current Realized Losses Test
(a) Current Realized Losses
for current Remittance Date
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(b) Current Realized Loss Ratio (
total Realized Losses for most
recent three months, multiplied
by 4, divided by arithmetic average
of Pool Scheduled Principal
Balances for third preceding
Remittance Date and for current
Remittance Date; may not exceed 2.25%)
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23. Class M-1 Principal Balance Test
(a) Sum of Class M-1 Principal Balance
and Class B Principal
Balance (before distributions
on current Remittance Date)
divided by Pool Scheduled
Principal Balance as of preceding
Remittance Date is greater
than 23.25%.
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24. Class B Principal Balance Test
(a) Class B Principal Balance (before any
distributions on current Remittance
Date) as of such Remittance Date is
greater than $10,000,000
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(b) Class B Principal Balance (before
distributions on current Remittance
Date) divided by Pool Scheduled
Principal Balance as of preceding
Remittance Date is equal to or
greater than 12.75%
-----------
25. Class M-1 Percentage for such
Remittance Date
-----------
26. Class M-1 Percentage for the following
Remittance Date
-----------
27. Class M-1 principal distribution:
(a) Class M-1 (current)
-----------
(b) Unpaid Class M-1 Principal Shortfall
(if any)following prior Remittance Date
-----------
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28. Unpaid Class M-1 Principal Shortfall
(if any)following current
Remittance Date
-----------
29. Class M-1 Liquidation Loss Interest
(a) Class M-1 Liquidation Loss Amount
-----------
(b) Amount applied to Class M-1
Liquidation Loss Interest Amount
-----------
(c) Remaining Class M-1 Liquidation Loss
Interest Amount
-----------
(d) Amount applied to Unpaid Class M-1
Loss Interest Shortfall
-----------
(e) Remaining Unpaid Class M-1
Liquidation Loss Interest Shortfalls
-----------
30. (a) Class B Percentage for such
Remittance Date
-----------
(b) Class B Percentage for the following
Remittance Date
-----------
31. Current Principal (Class B Percentage of
Formula Principal Distribution Amount)
-----------
32. (a) Class B-1 Principal Shortfall
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(b) Unpaid Class B-1 Principal Shortfall
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33. Class B Principal Balance
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34. Class B-1 Principal Balance
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35. Class B-1 Liquidation Loss Interest
(a) Class B-1 Liquidation Loss Amount
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(b) Amount applied to Class B-1
Liquidation Loss Interest Amount
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(c) Remaining Class B-1 Liquidation Loss
Interest Amount
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(d) Amount applied to Unpaid Class B-1
Liquidation Loss Interest Shortfall
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(e) Remaining Unpaid Class B-1 Liquidation
Loss Interest Shortfall
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CLASS B-2 CERTIFICATES
36. Remaining Amount Available
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INTEREST
37. Class B-2 Remittance Rate (8.07%,
unless the Weighted Average Contract Rate
is less than 8.07%) %
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38. Class B-2 Interest
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39. Current interest
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40. Amount applied to Unpaid Class
B-2 Interest Shortfall
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41. Remaining Unpaid Class B-2
Interest Shortfall
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PRINCIPAL
42. Unpaid Class B-2 Principal Shortfall
(if any)following prior Remittance Date
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43. Class B-2 Principal Liquidation Loss
Amount
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44. Current principal (zero until Class B-1
paid down; thereafter, Class B
Percentage of Formula Principal
Distribution Amount)
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45. Guarantee Payment
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46. Class B-2 Principal Balance
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47. Remaining Amount Available (after payment
of Class B-2 Distribution Amount)
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48. Excess Interest
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CLASS A, CLASS M-1, AND CLASS B CERTIFICATES
Aggregate Scheduled Balances of delinquent Contracts as of Determination Date
49. 30 - 59 days
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50. 60 days or more
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51. Manufactured Homes repossessed
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52. Manufactured Homes repossessed
but remaining in inventory
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53. Weighted Average Contract Rate
of all outstanding Contracts
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CLASS M-1 AND CLASS B-2 CERTIFICATES
54. Class M-1 Interest Deficiency on
such Remittance Date
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55. Class B-1 Interest Deficiency on
such Remittance Date
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REPOSSESSED CONTRACTS
56. Repossessed Contracts
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57. Repossessed Contracts Remaining in Inventory
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CLASS B-3I CERTIFICATES
58. Class B-3I Formula Distribution Amount (all
Excess Interest plus Unpaid Class B-3I Shortfall)
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59. Class B-3I Distribution Amount (remaining
Amount Available)
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60. Class B-3I Shortfall (59 - 60)
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61. Unpaid Class B-3I Shortfall
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Please contact Bondholder Services Department of U.S. Bank National Association,
1-800-934-6802 with any questions regarding this Statement or your Distribution.
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EXHIBIT O
FORM OF ADDITION NOTICE
______________, 1998
U.S. Bank National Association
180 East Fifth Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of
April1, 1998, between Green Tree Financial Corporation (the
"Company") and U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee (the
"Trustee") relating to Manufactured Housing Contract
Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1998-3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Notice have the
meanings given them in the Agreement. The Company hereby notifies the Trustee of
an assignment to the Trust of Subsequent Contracts on the date and in the
amounts set forth below:
Subsequent Transfer Date: __________________
Cut-off Date Principal Balance of Subsequent Contracts to be assigned to Trust
on Subsequent Transfer Date: $_____________
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Please acknowledge your receipt of this notice by countersigning the
enclosed copy in the space indicated below and returning it to the attention of
the undersigned.
Very truly yours,
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT P
FORM OF SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER INSTRUMENT
In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the
"Agreement") dated as of April1, 1998, between the undersigned and U.S. Bank
National Association as Trustee (the "Trustee"), the undersigned does hereby
transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey, without recourse, to
Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 1998-3, created by the Agreement, to be held in trust as provided in the
Agreement, (i)all the right, title and interest of the Company in and to the
Subsequent Contracts, including, without limitation, all right, title and
interest in and to the Collateral Security and all rights to receive payments on
or with respect to the Subsequent Contracts (other than the principal and
interest due on the Subsequent Contracts before the applicable Cut-off Date),
(ii)all rights under every Hazard Insurance Policy relating to a Manufactured
Home securing an Initial or Addition Contract for the benefit of the creditor of
such Initial or Additional Contract, (iii)all rights under all FHA/VA
Regulations pertaining to any Initial or Additional Contract that is an FHA/VA
Contract, (iv)the proceeds from the Errors and Omissions Protection Policy and
all rights under any blanket hazard insurance policy to the extent they relate
to the Manufactured Homes, (v)all documents contained in the Contract Files and
the Land-and-Home Contract Files relating to the Subsequent Contracts, (vi)an
amount equal to the difference between the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal
Balances of the Staged-Funding Contracts and the principal balance of the
Staged-Funding Contracts as of the Closing Date paid by the underwriters of the
Certificates to the Trust by order of the Company out of the proceeds of the
sale of the Certificates, (vii)amounts on deposit in the Capitalized Interest
Account and in the Pre-Funding Account, and (viii)all proceeds and products of
the foregoing.
This Assignment is made pursuant to and upon the representation and
warranties on the part of the undersigned contained in Section [2.03] and
Article III of the Agreement and no others. All undefined capitalized terms used
in this Assignment have the meanings given them in the Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assignment to be
duly executed this 28th day of April, 1998.
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
[Seal] By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT Q
FORM OF OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE (SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER)
The undersigned certifies that he is a [TITLE] of Green Tree Financial
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and that as such he is duly
authorized to execute and deliver this certificate on behalf of the Company in
connection with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of April1, 1998
(the "Agreement") between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association as
Trustee. All capitalized terms used herein without definition have the
respective meanings specified in the Agreement. The undersigned further
certifies that:
1. This Certificate is delivered in connection with the sale
to the Trust on __________________ (the "Subsequent Transfer Date") of
Contracts (the "Subsequent Contracts") identified in the List of
Contracts attached to the Subsequent Transfer Instrument of even date
herewith.
2. As of the Subsequent Transfer Date, all representations and
warranties in Section 3.01 of the Agreement are true and correct; all
representations and warranties in Sections 2.03(c), 3.02, and 3.03 of
the Agreement with respect to the Subsequent Contracts are true to the
best of his knowledge; and all representations in Section 3.04 of the
Agreement with respect to the Subsequent Contracts are true and
correct.
3. All conditions precedent to the sale of the Subsequent
Contracts to the Trust under Section 2.03 of the Agreement have been
satisfied.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have affixed hereunto my signature this 28th day
of April, 1998.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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[LETTERHEAD OF DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP]
EXHIBIT 5.1
Green Tree Financial Corporation
1100 Landmark Towers
345 St. Peter Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-1639
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3
File No. 333-36969
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Green Tree Financial Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") of a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-36969) (the "Registration
Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
$2,000,000,000 of Manufactured Housing Contract Pass-Through Certificates (the
"Certificates") to be issued from time to time in series under separate Pooling
and Servicing Agreements, and the preparation of a Prospectus Supplement dated
April 22, 1998, and the related Prospectus dated April 20, 1998 (together, the
"Prospectus") relating to the offer and sale by the Company of $500,000,000
(approximate) aggregate principal amount of Manufactured Housing Contract
Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1998-3 (the
"Certificates"), to be issued under a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as
of Arpil 1, 1998 (the " Pooling and Servicing Agreement") between the Company
and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the "Trustee"). Capitalized
terms used herein and not defined have the meanings assigned thereto in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
The Company will provide a Limited Guaranty (the "Limited Guaranty")
with respect to the Class B-2 Certificates.
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Green Tree Financial Corporation
April 28, 1998
Page 2
We have examined the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and such other related documents, and have
reviewed such questions of law, as we have considered necessary and appropriate
for the purposes of this opinion. Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion
that:
1. The Pooling and Servicing Agreement has been duly authorized by the
Board of Directors of the Company and duly executed and delivered by the Company
and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, and the Limited
Guaranty of the Company provided for therein constitutes the valid and binding
obligation of the Company.
2. The Certificates have been duly executed and delivered in accordance
with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and are legally and
validly issued, and the holders of such Certificates are entitled to the
benefits of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
The opinions set forth above are subject to the following
qualifications and exceptions:
(a) Our opinion in paragraph 1 above is subject to the effect
of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar law of general application affecting creditors' rights.
(b) Our opinion in paragraph 1 above is subject to the effect
of general principles of equity, including (without limitation)
concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing,
and other similar doctrines affecting the enforceability of agreements
generally (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law).
(c) Minnesota Statutes ss.290.371, Subd. 4, provides that any
corporation required to file a Notice of Business Activities Report
does not have a cause of action upon which it may bring suit under
Minnesota law unless the corporation has filed a Notice of Business
Activities Report and provides that the use of the courts of the State
of Minnesota for all contracts executed and all causes of action that
arose before the end of any period for which a corporation failed to
file a required report is precluded. Insofar as our opinion may relate
to the valid, binding and enforceable character of any agreement under
Minnesota law or in a Minnesota court, we have assumed
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Green Tree Financial Corporation
April 28, 1998
Page 3
that any party seeking to enforce such agreement has at all times been,
and will continue at all times to be, exempt from the requirement of
filing a Notice of Business Activities Report or, if not exempt, has
duly filed, and will continue to duly file, all Notice of Business
Activities Reports.
Our opinions expressed above are limited to the laws of the State of
Minnesota and the Delaware General Corporation Law.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement, and to the reference to our firm under the heading
"Legal Matters" in the Prospectus comprising part of the Registration Statement.
Dated: April 28, 1998
Very truly yours,
/s/ DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP
CFS
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[LETTERHEAD OF DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP]
EXHIBIT 8.1
Green Tree Financial Corporation
1100 Landmark Towers
345 St. Peter Street
St. Paul, MN 55102-1639
Re: Federal Income Tax Consequences of Manufactured
Housing Contract Pass-Through Certificates
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Green Tree Financial Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") of a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-36969 (the "Registration
Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
$2,000,000,000 of Manufactured Housing Contract Pass-Through Certificates (the
"Certificates") to be issued from time to time in series under separate Pooling
and Servicing Agreements, and the preparation of a Prospectus Supplement dated
April 22, 1998, and the related Prospectus dated April 20, 1998 (together, the
"Prospectus") relating to the offer and sale by the Company of $500,000,000
(approximate) aggregate principal amount of Manufactured Housing Contract
Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1998-3 (the
"Certificates"), to be issued under a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as
of April 1, 1998 (the " Pooling and Servicing Agreement") between the Company
and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the "Trustee"). Capitalized
terms used herein and not defined have the meanings assigned thereto in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
You have requested our opinion with respect to certain federal income
tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Certificates.
For purposes of rendering our opinion we have examined the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Our opinion is based upon existing law and currently applicable
Treasury Department regulations, current published administrative positions of
the Internal Revenue Service contained in revenue rulings and revenue
procedures, and judicial decisions, all of which are subject to change, either
prospectively or retroactively, and to possibly differing interpretations. Our
opinion is also based on the representations and warranties set forth in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the assumptions that the Company and the
Trustee will at all times comply with the requirements of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, the requirement that proper
elections to be taxed as two separate real estate mortgage investment conduits
("REMICs") under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") are
made in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing
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Green Tree Financial Corporation
April 28, 1998
Page 2
Agreement and the Code and that the Certificates will be issued as described in
the Prospectus. Based upon the foregoing, as of the date hereof it is our
opinion that the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
will qualify as two separate REMICs under the Code and under the REMIC
Regulations, and that the Class A Certificates, Class M-1 Certificates, Class B
and Class B-3I Certificates will evidence ownership of the "regular interests"
in the Master REMIC, the Uncertificated Subsidiary Interests will evidence
ownership of the "regular interests" in the Subsidiary REMIC, and the Class C
Subsidiary Certificates and the Class C Master Certificates will evidence
ownership of the single class of "residual interests" in each of the Subsidiary
REMIC and the Master REMIC, respectively.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the heading "Certain
Federal Income Tax Consequences" in the Prospectus, and we hereby confirm that,
insofar as they constitute statements of law or legal conclusions as to the
likely outcome of material issues under the federal income tax laws, the
discussion under such heading accurately sets forth our advice.
Dated: April 28, 1998
Very truly yours,
/s/ DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP
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