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EXHIBIT 10.7
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Draft of
8/4/97
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ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
among
WFS FINANCIAL 1997-C OWNER TRUST,
as Issuer,
WFS FINANCIAL INC,
as Administrator,
WFS INVESTMENTS, INC.,
WFS FINANCIAL AUTO LOANS, INC.,
as Seller,
and
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY,
as Indenture Trustee
Dated as of September 1, 1997
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1. Duties of the Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Section 2. Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 3. Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 4. Additional Information to be Furnished to the Issuer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 5. Independence of the Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 6. No Joint Venture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 7. Other Activities of Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 8. Term of Agreement; Resignation and Removal of Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 9. Action upon Termination, Resignation or Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Section 10. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Section 11. Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 12. Successors and Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 13. Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 14. Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 15. Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 16. Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 17. Not Applicable to WFS in Other Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 18. Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 19. Third-Party Beneficiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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This ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT, dated as of September 1, 1997, is among
WFS FINANCIAL 1997-C OWNER TRUST (the "Issuer"), WFS FINANCIAL INC ("WFS" or in
its capacity as administrator, the "Administrator"), WFS INVESTMENTS, INC. (the
"Company"), WFS FINANCIAL AUTO LOANS, INC. (the "Seller") and BANKERS TRUST
COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee (the
"Indenture Trustee").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Issuer is issuing ____% Auto Receivable Backed Notes,
Class A-1, ____% Auto Receivable Backed Notes, Class A-2, ____% Auto Receivable
Backed Notes, Class A-3 and ____% Auto Receivable Backed Notes, Class A-4
(collectively, the "Notes") pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of the date
hereof (the "Indenture"), between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee
(capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture);
WHEREAS, the Issuer has entered into certain agreements in connection
with the issuance of the Notes and of certain beneficial ownership interests of
the Issuer, including (i) a Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof (the "Sale and Servicing Agreement"), among the Issuer, the Seller and
WFS, as servicer (in such capacity, the "Master Servicer"), and (ii) a Letter of
Representations, dated September __, 1997 (the "Note Depository Agreement"),
among the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and The Depository Trust Company ("DTC")
relating to the Notes, (iii) a Letter of Representations, dated September __,
1997 (the "Certificate Depository Agreement", and together with the Note
Depository Agreement, the "Depository Agreements"), among the Issuer, Chase
Manhattan Bank Delaware (the "Owner Trustee") and DTC and (iv) the Indenture
(the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Depository Agreements and the Indenture
being referred to hereinafter collectively as the "Related Agreements");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Related Agreements, the Issuer and the Owner
Trustee are required to perform certain duties in connection with (i) the Notes
and the collateral therefor pledged pursuant to the Indenture (the
"Collateral") and (ii) the beneficial ownership interests in the Issuer (the
registered holders of such interests being referred to herein as the "Owners");
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Owner Trustee desire to have the
Administrator perform certain of the duties of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee
referred to in the preceding clause and to provide such additional services
consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Related Agreements as the
Issuer and the Owner Trustee may from time to time request; and
WHEREAS, the Administrator has the capacity to provide the services
required hereby and is willing to perform such services for the Issuer and the
Owner Trustee on the terms set forth herein;
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained
herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Duties of the Administrator.
(a) Duties with Respect to the Depository Agreements and the
Indenture.
(i) The Administrator agrees to perform all its duties as
Administrator and the duties of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee under
the Depository Agreements. In addition, the Administrator shall
consult with the Owner Trustee regarding the duties of the Issuer or
the Owner Trustee under the Indenture and the Depository Agreements.
The Administrator shall monitor the performance of the Issuer and
shall advise the Owner Trustee when action is necessary to comply with
the respective duties of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee under the
Indenture and the Depository Agreements. The Administrator shall
prepare for execution by the Issuer, or shall cause the preparation by
other appropriate persons of, all such documents, reports, filings,
instruments, certificates and opinions that it shall be the duty of
the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to prepare, file or deliver pursuant
to the Indenture and the Depository Agreements. In furtherance of the
foregoing, the Administrator shall take all appropriate action that
the Issuer or the Owner Trustee is required to take pursuant to the
Indenture including, without limitation, such of the foregoing as are
required with respect to the following matters under the Indenture
(references are to Sections of the Indenture):
(A) the duty to cause the Note Register to be
kept and to give the Indenture Trustee notice of any
appointment of a new Note Registrar and the location, or
change in location, of the Note Register (Section 2.04);
(B) the notification of Noteholders and the
Rating Agencies of the final principal payment on the Notes
(Section 2.07(b));
(C) the fixing or causing to be fixed of any
special record date and the notification of the Indenture
Trustee and Noteholders with respect to special payment dates,
if any (Section 2.07(c));
(D) the preparation of or obtaining of the
documents and instruments required for execution and
authentication of the Notes and delivery of the same to the
Indenture Trustee (Section 2.02);
(E) the preparation, obtaining or filing of the
instruments, opinions and certificates and other documents
required for the release of Collateral (Section 2.12);
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(F) the maintenance of an office in the Borough
of Manhattan, The City of New York, for registration of
transfer or exchange of Notes (Section 3.02);
(G) the duty to cause newly appointed Paying
Agents, if any, to deliver to the Indenture Trustee the
instrument specified in the Indenture regarding funds held in
trust (Section 3.03);
(H) the direction to the Indenture Trustee to
deposit monies with Paying Agents, if any, other than the
Indenture Trustee (Section 3.03);
(I) the obtaining and preservation of the
Issuer's qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in
which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect
the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes,
the Collateral and each other instrument and agreement
included in the Trust Estate (Section 3.04);
(J) the preparation of all supplements and
amendments to the Indenture and all financing statements,
continuation statements, instruments of further assurance and
other instruments and the taking of such other action as is
necessary or advisable to protect the Trust Estate (Section
3.05);
(K) the delivery of the Opinion of Counsel on the
Closing Date and the annual delivery of Opinions of Counsel as
to the Trust Estate, and the annual delivery of the Officer's
Certificate and certain other statements as to compliance with
the Indenture (Sections 3.06 and 3.09);
(L) the identification to the Indenture Trustee
and Financial Security Assurance Inc. (the "Insurer") in an
Officer's Certificate of a Person with whom the Issuer has
contracted to perform its duties under the Indenture (Section
3.07(b));
(M) the notification of the Indenture Trustee,
the Insurer and each Rating Agency of a Servicer Default under
the Sale and Servicing Agreement and, if such Servicer Default
arises from the failure of the Master Servicer to perform any
of its duties or obligations under the Sale and Servicing
Agreement with respect to the Contracts, the taking of all
reasonable steps available to remedy such failure (Section
3.07(d));
(N) the duty to cause the Master Servicer to
comply with Sections 4.09, 4.10, 4.11 and 5.07 and Article
Nine of the Sale and Servicing Agreement (Section 3.14);
(O) the preparation and obtaining of documents
and instruments required for the release of the Issuer from
its obligations under the Indenture (Section 3.10(b));
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(P) the delivery of written notice to the
Indenture Trustee, the Insurer and each Rating Agency of each
Event of Default under the Indenture and each default by the
Master Servicer or the Seller under the Sale and Servicing
Agreement (Section 3.18);
(Q) the monitoring of the Issuer's obligations as
to the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture and the
preparation of an Officer's Certificate and the obtaining of
the Opinion of Counsel and the Independent Certificate
relating thereto (Section 4.01);
(R) the compliance with any written directive of
the Controlling Party with respect to the sale of the Trust
Estate in a commercially reasonable manner if an Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing (Section 5.04);
(S) the preparation and delivery of notice to
Noteholders of the removal of the Indenture Trustee and the
appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee (Section 6.08);
(T) the preparation of any written instruments
required to confirm more fully the authority of any co-trustee
or separate trustee and any written instruments necessary in
connection with the resignation or removal of the Indenture
Trustee or any co-trustee or separate trustee (Sections 6.08
and 6.10);
(U) the furnishing of the Indenture Trustee with
the names and addresses of Noteholders during any period when
the Indenture Trustee is not the Note Registrar (Section
7.01);
(V) the preparation and, after execution by the
Issuer, the filing with the Commission, any applicable state
agencies and the Indenture Trustee of documents required to be
filed on a periodic basis with, and summaries thereof as may
be required by rules and regulations prescribed by, the
Commission and any applicable state agencies and the
transmission of such summaries, as necessary, to the
Noteholders (Section 7.03);
(W) the opening of one or more accounts in the
Issuer's name, the preparation and delivery of Issuer Orders,
Officer's Certificates and Opinions of Counsel and all other
actions necessary with respect to investment and reinvestment
of funds in the Trust Accounts (Sections 8.02 and 8.03);
(X) the preparation of an Issuer Request and
Officer's Certificate and the obtaining of an Opinion of
Counsel and Independent Certificates, if necessary, for the
release of the Trust Estate (Sections 8.04 and 8.05);
(Y) the preparation of Issuer Orders and the
obtaining of Opinions of Counsel with respect to the execution
of supplemental indentures and the mailing to the Noteholders
of notices with respect to such supplemental indentures
(Sections 9.01, 9.02 and 9.03);
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(Z) the execution, authentication and delivery of
new Notes conforming to any supplemental indenture (Section
9.06);
(AA) the duty to notify Noteholders and the Rating
Agencies of redemption of the Notes or to cause the Indenture
Trustee to provide such notification (Section 10.02);
(BB) the preparation and delivery of all Officer's
Certificates, Opinions of Counsel and Independent Certificates
with respect to any requests by the Issuer to the Indenture
Trustee to take any action under the Indenture (Section
11.01(a));
(CC) the preparation and delivery of Officer's
Certificates and the obtaining of Independent Certificates, if
necessary, for the release of property from the lien of the
Indenture (Section 11.01(b));
(DD) the notification of the Rating Agencies, upon
the failure of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture
Trustee to give such notification, of the information required
pursuant to Section 11.04 of the Indenture (Section 11.04);
(EE) the preparation and delivery to Noteholders
and the Indenture Trustee of any agreements with respect to
alternate payment and notice provisions (Section 11.06);
(FF) the recording of the Indenture, if applicable
(Section 11.15);
(GG) the preparation of Definitive Notes in
accordance with the instructions of the Clearing Agency
(Section 2.11); and
(HH) maintaining the effectiveness of the licenses
required under the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Sales Finance
Act (Section 6.14).
(ii) The Administrator will:
(A) pay the Indenture Trustee from time to time
reasonable compensation for all services rendered by the
Indenture Trustee under the Indenture (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 in the
Indenture, reimburse the Indenture Trustee upon its request
for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances
incurred or made by the Indenture Trustee in
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accordance with any provision of the Indenture (including the
reasonable compensation, 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;
(C) indemnify the Indenture Trustee and its
agents for, and hold them harmless against, any loss,
liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith
on their part, arising out of or in connection with the
acceptance or administration of the transactions contemplated
by the Indenture, including the reasonable costs and expenses
of defending themselves against any claim or liability in
connection with the exercise or performance of any of their
powers or duties under the Indenture; and
(D) indemnify the Owner Trustee and its agents
for, and hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or
expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on their
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or
administration of the transactions contemplated by the Trust
Agreement, including the reasonable costs and expenses of
defending themselves against any claim or liability in
connection with the exercise or performance of any of their
powers or duties under the Trust Agreement.
(b) Additional Duties.
(i) In addition to the duties set forth in Section
1(a)(i), the Administrator shall perform such calculations and shall
prepare or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate persons
of, and shall execute on behalf of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee,
all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and
opinions that the Issuer or the Owner Trustee are required to prepare,
file or deliver pursuant to the Related Agreements or Section 5.05 of
the Trust Agreement, and at the request of the Owner Trustee shall
take all appropriate action that the Issuer or the Owner Trustee are
required to take pursuant to the Related Agreements. In furtherance
thereof, the Owner Trustee shall, on behalf of itself and of the
Issuer, execute and deliver to the Administrator and to each successor
Administrator appointed pursuant to the terms hereof, one or more
powers of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto,
appointing the Administrator the attorney-in-fact of the Owner Trustee
and the Issuer for the purpose of executing on behalf of the Owner
Trustee and the Issuer all such documents, reports, filings,
instruments, certificates and opinions. Subject to Section 5, and in
accordance with the directions of the Owner Trustee, the Administrator
shall administer, perform or supervise the performance of such other
activities in connection with the Collateral (including the Related
Agreements) as are not covered by any of the foregoing provisions and
as are expressly requested by the Owner Trustee and are reasonably
within the capability of the Administrator.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the
Related Agreements to the contrary, the Administrator shall be
responsible for promptly notifying the Owner Trustee in the event that
any withholding tax is imposed on the Trust's
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payments (or allocations of income) to an Owner as contemplated in
Section 5.02(c) of the Trust Agreement. Any such notice shall specify
the amount of any withholding tax required to be withheld by the Owner
Trustee pursuant to such provision.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the
Related Agreements to the contrary, the Administrator shall be
responsible for performance of the duties of the Owner Trustee set
forth in Section 5.05(a), (b), (c) and (d), the penultimate sentence
of Section 5.05 and Section 5.06(a) of the Trust Agreement with
respect to, among other things, accounting and reports to Owners;
provided, however, that the Owner Trustee shall retain responsibility
for the distribution of the Schedule K-1s necessary to enable each
Owner to prepare its federal and state income tax returns.
(iv) The Administrator shall satisfy its obligations with
respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) above by retaining, at the expense
of the Trust payable by the Administrator, a firm of independent
public accountants (the "Accountants") acceptable to the Owner
Trustee, which shall perform the obligations of the Administrator
thereunder. In connection with paragraph (ii) above, the Accountants
will provide prior to December 31, 1997, a letter in form and
substance satisfactory to the Owner Trustee as to whether any tax
withholding is then required and, if required, the procedures to be
followed with respect thereto to comply with the requirements of the
Code. The Accountants shall be required to update the letter in each
instance that any additional tax withholding is subsequently required
or any previously required tax withholding shall no longer be
required.
(v) The Administrator shall perform the duties of the
Administrator specified in Section 10.02 of the Trust Agreement
required to be performed in connection with the resignation or removal
of the Owner Trustee, and any other duties expressly required to be
performed by the Administrator under the Trust Agreement.
(vi) In carrying out the foregoing duties or any of its
other obligations under this Agreement, the Administrator may enter
into transactions or otherwise deal with any of its Affiliates;
provided, however, that the terms of any such transactions or dealings
shall be in accordance with any directions received from the Issuer
and shall be, in the Administrator's opinion, no less favorable to the
Issuer than would be available from unaffiliated parties.
(c) Non-Ministerial Matters.
(i) With respect to matters that in the reasonable
judgment of the Administrator are non-ministerial, the Administrator
shall not take any action unless within a reasonable time before the
taking of such action, the Administrator shall have notified the Owner
Trustee of the proposed action and the Owner Trustee shall not have
withheld consent or provided an alternative direction. For the
purpose of the preceding sentence, "non-ministerial matters" shall
include, without limitation:
(A) the amendment of or any supplement to the
Indenture;
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(B) the initiation of any claim or lawsuit by the
Issuer and the compromise of any action, claim or lawsuit
brought by or against the Issuer (other than in connection
with the collection of the Contracts);
(C) the amendment, change or modification of the
Related Agreements;
(D) the appointment of successor Note Registrars,
successor Paying Agents and successor Indenture Trustees
pursuant to the Indenture or the appointment of successor
Administrators or a successor Master Servicer, or the consent
to the assignment by the Note Registrar, Paying Agent or
Indenture Trustee of its obligations under the Indenture; and
(E) the removal of the Indenture Trustee.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, the Administrator shall not be obligated to, and shall not,
(A) make any payments to the Noteholders under the Related Agreements,
(B) sell the Trust Estate pursuant to clause (iv) of Section 5.04 of
the Indenture, (C) take any other action that the Issuer directs the
Administrator not to take on its behalf or (D) take any other action
which may be construed as having the effect of varying the investment
of the Holders.
Section 2. Records. The Administrator shall maintain appropriate
books of account and records relating to services performed hereunder, which
books of account and records shall be accessible for inspection by the Issuer
and the Company at any time during normal business hours.
Section 3. Compensation. As compensation for the performance of the
Administrator's obligations under this Agreement and as reimbursement for its
expenses related thereto, the Administrator shall be entitled to an annual
payment of compensation which shall be solely an obligation of the Company.
Section 4. Additional Information to be Furnished to the Issuer. The
Administrator shall furnish to the Issuer from time to time such additional
information regarding the Collateral as the Issuer shall reasonably request.
Section 5. Independence of the Administrator. For all purposes of
this Agreement, the Administrator shall be an independent contractor and shall
not be subject to the supervision of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee with
respect to the manner in which it accomplishes the performance of its
obligations hereunder. Unless expressly authorized by the Issuer, the
Administrator shall have no authority to act for or represent the Issuer or the
Owner Trustee in any way and shall not otherwise be deemed an agent of the
Issuer or the Owner Trustee.
Section 6. No Joint Venture. Nothing contained in this Agreement (i)
shall constitute the Administrator and either of the Issuer or the Owner
Trustee as members of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate,
unincorporated business or other separate
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entity, (ii) shall be construed to impose any liability as such on any of them
or (iii) shall be deemed to confer on any of them any express, implied or
apparent authority to incur any obligation or liability on behalf of the
others.
Section 7. Other Activities of Administrator. Nothing herein shall
prevent the Administrator or its Affiliates from engaging in other businesses
or, in its sole discretion, from acting in a similar capacity as an
administrator for any other Person or entity even though such person or entity
may engage in business activities similar to those of the Issuer, the Owner
Trustee or the Indenture Trustee.
Section 8. Term of Agreement; Resignation and Removal of
Administrator. This Agreement shall continue in force until the dissolution of
the Issuer, upon which event this Agreement shall automatically terminate.
(a) Subject to Section 8(e), the Administrator may resign its
duties hereunder by providing the Issuer with at least 60 days' prior written
notice.
(b) Subject to Section 8(e), the Issuer may remove the
Administrator without cause by providing the Administrator with at least 60
days' prior written notice.
(c) Subject to Section 8(e), at the sole option of the Issuer, the
Administrator may be removed immediately upon written notice of termination
from the Issuer to the Administrator if any of the following events shall
occur:
(i) the Administrator shall default in the performance of
any of its duties under this Agreement and, after notice of such
default, shall not cure such default within ten days (or, if such
default cannot be cured in such time, shall not give within ten days
such assurance of cure as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
Issuer);
(ii) a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall
enter a decree or order for relief, and such decree or order shall not
have been vacated within 60 days, in respect of the Administrator in
any involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or
other similar law now or hereafter in effect or appoint a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar
official for the Administrator or any substantial part of its property
or order the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs; or
(iii) the Administrator shall commence a voluntary case
under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now
or hereafter in effect, shall consent to the entry of an order for
relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or shall consent to
the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
custodian, sequestrator or similar official for the Administrator or
any substantial part of its property, shall consent to the taking of
possession by any such official of any substantial part of its
property, shall make any general assignment for the benefit of
creditors or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due.
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The Administrator agrees that if any of the events specified in
clauses (ii) or (iii) above shall occur, it shall give written notice thereof
to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee within seven days after the occurrence
of such event.
(d) No resignation or removal of the Administrator pursuant to
this Section shall be effective until (i) a successor Administrator shall have
been appointed by the Issuer and (ii) such successor Administrator shall have
agreed in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement in the same manner
as the Administrator is bound hereunder.
(e) The appointment of any successor Administrator shall be
effective only after satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition with respect
to the proposed appointment.
(f) Subject to Section 8(d) and 8(e), the Administrator
acknowledges that upon the appointment of a Successor Master Servicer pursuant
to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Administrator shall immediately resign
and such Successor Master Servicer shall automatically become the Administrator
under this Agreement; provided, however, that this subsection (f) shall not
apply at such times as the Trustee shall be the Successor Master Servicer.
Section 9. Action upon Termination, Resignation or Removal. Promptly
upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement pursuant to the first
sentence of Section 8 or the resignation or removal of the Administrator
pursuant to Section 8(a), (b) or (c), respectively, the Administrator shall be
entitled to be paid all fees and reimbursable expenses accruing to it to the
date of such termination, resignation or removal. The Administrator shall
forthwith upon such termination pursuant to the first sentence of Section 8
deliver to the Issuer all property and documents of or relating to the
Collateral then in the custody of the Administrator. In the event of the
resignation or removal of the Administrator pursuant to Section 8(a), (b) or
(c), respectively, the Administrator shall cooperate with the Issuer and take
all reasonable steps requested to assist the Issuer in making an orderly
transfer of the duties of the Administrator.
Section 10. Notices. Any notice, report or other communication given
hereunder shall be in writing and addressed as follows:
(a) if to the Issuer or the Owner Trustee, to:
WFS Financial ▇▇▇▇-▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bank Delaware
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Attention: Corporate Trust - Administration Department
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(b) if to the Administrator, to:
WFS Financial Inc
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
(c) if to the Indenture Trustee, to:
Bankers Trust Company
Four Albany Street - ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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Attention: Corporate Trust Department - Asset Backed Group
(d) if to the Insurer, to:
Financial Security Assurance, Inc.
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Attention: Surveillance Department
or to such other address as any party shall have provided to the other parties
in writing. Any notice required to be in writing hereunder shall be deemed
given if such notice is mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, or
hand-delivered to the address of such party as provided above.
Section 11. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended from time to
time by a written amendment duly executed and delivered by the parties hereto,
with the written consent of the Insurer and the Owner Trustee but without the
consent of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders, 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
Noteholders or Certificateholders; provided that such amendment will not, in
the Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, materially and
adversely affect the interest of any Noteholder or Certificateholder. This
Agreement may also be amended by the parties hereto with the written consent of
the Owner Trustee and the holders of Notes evidencing at least a majority of
the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the holders of Certificates evidencing
at least a majority of the Certificate Balance 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 Noteholders or the
Certificateholders; provided, however, that no such amendment may (i) increase
or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of,
collections of payments on the Contracts or distributions that are required to
be made for the benefit of the Noteholders or Certificateholders or (ii) reduce
the aforesaid percentage of the holders of Notes and Certificates which are
required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the Insurer
and the holders of all outstanding Notes and Certificates. Notwithstanding the
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foregoing, the Administrator may not amend this Agreement without the
permission of the Seller, which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 12. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be
assigned by the Administrator unless such assignment is previously consented to
in writing by the Issuer and the Owner Trustee and subject to the satisfaction
of the Rating Agency Condition in respect thereof. An assignment with such
consent and satisfaction, if accepted by the assignee, shall bind the assignee
hereunder in the same manner as the Administrator is bound hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be assigned by the
Administrator without the consent of the Issuer, the Insurer or the Owner
Trustee to a corporation or other organization that is a successor (by merger,
consolidation or purchase of assets) to the Administrator; provided that such
successor organization executes and delivers to the Issuer, the Insurer, the
Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an agreement, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the
Insurer, in which such corporation or other organization agrees to be bound
hereunder by the terms of said assignment in the same manner as the
Administrator is bound hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement
shall bind any successors or assigns of the parties hereto.
Section 13. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS
CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS, EXCEPT THAT
THE DUTIES OF THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK.
Section 14. Headings. The section and subsection headings hereof
have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be construed
to affect the meaning, construction or effect of this Agreement.
Section 15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall
constitute but one and the same agreement.
Section 16. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective to the
extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Not Applicable to WFS in Other Capacities. Nothing in
this Agreement shall affect any obligation WFS may have in any other capacity.
Section 18. Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee and Indenture
Trustee.
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(a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
this instrument has been countersigned by Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware not in
its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee of the
Issuer and in no event shall Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware in its individual
capacity or any beneficial owner of the Issuer have any liability for the
representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the
Issuer hereunder, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets
of the Issuer. For all purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of any
duties or obligations of the Issuer hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be
subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of
Articles Six, Seven and Eight of the Trust Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
this Agreement has been countersigned by Bankers Trust Company not in its
individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee and in no event shall
Bankers Trust Company have any liability for the representations, warranties,
covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder or in any of
the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of
which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer.
Section 19. Third-Party Beneficiary. The Owner Trustee is a
third-party beneficiary to this Agreement and is entitled to the rights and
benefits hereunder and may enforce the provisions hereof as if it were a party
hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
WFS FINANCIAL 1997-C OWNER TRUST
By: CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DELAWARE, not in its individual
capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WFS INVESTMENTS, INC.
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WFS FINANCIAL AUTO LOANS, INC., as
Seller
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, not in its
individual capacity but solely as
Indenture Trustee
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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WFS FINANCIAL INC,
as Administrator
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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