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EXHIBIT 10.1
MASTER LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
PACIFICAMERICA MONEY CENTER, INC.,
AS SELLER,
AND
AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION,
AS PURCHASER
DATED AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Defined Terms................................................................................... 1
ARTICLE TWO
PURCHASE AND SALE OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 2.01 Agreement to Offer and Sell Qualified Mortgage Loans to Purchaser.............................. 11
Section 2.02 Sale and Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.......................................................... 13
Section 2.03 Completion of Pool............................................................................. 14
Section 2.04 Representations and Warranties of Seller....................................................... 16
Section 2.05 Seller Information............................................................................. 16
Section 2.06 Additional Title Documents..................................................................... 16
Section 2.07 Notice to Hazard Insurers...................................................................... 16
ARTICLE THREE
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of Seller....................................................... 16
Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties of Seller Regarding the Mortgage Loans.......................... 18
Section 3.03 Repurchase of Mortgage Loans................................................................... 26
ARTICLE FOUR
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Section 4.01 Representations and Warranties of Purchaser.................................................... 27
ARTICLE FIVE
INDEMNIFICATION; REFINANCING OBLIGATIONS
Section 5.01 Indemnity of Seller............................................................................ 28
Section 5.02 Indemnity of Purchaser......................................................................... 28
Section 5.03 Refinancing by Purchaser....................................................................... 29
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ARTICLE SIX
TRANSFER OF SERVICING; REPORTS; RIGHT TO AUDIT
Section 6.01 Transfer of Servicing.......................................................................... 29
Section 6.02 Payments Prior to Pool Closing Date............................................................ 30
Section 6.03 Reports........................................................................................ 30
Section 6.04 Right of Seller to Audit Records............................................................... 31
ARTICLE SEVEN
Section 7.01 Excess Spread Financing........................................................................ 31
ARTICLE EIGHT
TERMINATION
Section 8.01 Termination.................................................................................... 31
ARTICLE NINE
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01 Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest................................................. 31
Section 9.02 Entire Agreement............................................................................... 32
Section 9.03 Headings....................................................................................... 32
Section 9.04 Governing Law.................................................................................. 32
Section 9.05 Public Announcements........................................................................... 32
Section 9.06 Successors and Assignees....................................................................... 33
Section 9.07 Modification................................................................................... 33
Section 9.08 Notices........................................................................................ 33
Section 9.09 Parties in Interest............................................................................ 34
Section 9.10 Waiver......................................................................................... 34
Section 9.11 Fees and Expenses.............................................................................. 34
Section 9.12 Severability................................................................................... 35
Section 9.13 Counterparts................................................................................... 35
Section 9.14 No Use of Loan Information..................................................................... 35
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit A -- Contents of Mortgage File
Exhibit B -- Form of Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement
Exhibit C -- Form of Securitization Notice
Exhibit D -- Form of Guaranty
Exhibit E -- Schedule of Litigation
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This MASTER LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of October 31,1996 (this
"Agreement"), between PACIFICAMERICA MONEY CENTER, INC., a Delaware corporation,
as seller ("Seller"), and AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION, a California corporation,
as purchaser ("Purchaser"),
W I T N E S S E T H T H A T:
WHEREAS, Seller is the owner of home equity mortgage loans, which
Seller intends to offer to sell from time to time to Purchaser; and
WHEREAS, Seller intends to sell such loans to Purchaser for subsequent
securitization of such loans by Purchaser in exchange for the consideration set
forth herein, under the circumstances specified herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Seller and Purchaser
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Defined Terms. Whenever used in this Agreement, the
following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have
the meanings specified in this Article.
Aames Mortgage Trust: Any trust that Purchaser may from time to time
sponsor for the purpose of securitizing, among other things, any Mortgage Loans
purchased pursuant to this Agreement.
Accrued Interest: With respect to a Mortgage Loan and any date,
interest accrued on the related Principal Balance at the applicable Mortgage
Loan Interest Rate for the period commencing on the date following the day
through which interest has last been paid.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan with a Mortgage Loan
Interest Rate that is adjustable (following an initial period during which such
Mortgage Loan Interest Rate remains fixed) on Adjustment Dates occurring at
regular periodic intervals, based on the Index plus the related Gross Margin
subject to any Minimum Rate, Maximum Rate and any periodic limitations on
adjustment from time to time, all as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
Adjustment Date: With respect to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, any
date on which a change to the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate on a Mortgage Loan
becomes effective.
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Quarterly Commitment Period, the sum of all Quarterly Commitment Deficiencies
from previous Quarterly Commitment Periods reduced by all Quarterly Commitment
Surpluses from previous Quarterly Commitment Periods; provided, however, that if
this calculation results in a negative number, the Aggregate Quarterly
Commitment Deficiency for such Quarterly Commitment Period is zero.
Agreement: This Master Loan Purchase Agreement and all exhibits hereto
and amendments hereof.
Appraised Value: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the appraised value
of the related Mortgaged Property based upon the appraisal made at the time of
origination of the Mortgage Loan and verified by a representative of Purchaser
prior to the related Closing Date, or, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a
purchase money mortgage loan, the sales price of the related Mortgaged Property
if such sales price is less than such appraised value.
Assignment: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, an instrument assigning
the related Mortgage duly executed and in recordable form legally sufficient for
the jurisdiction in which the applicable Mortgaged Property is located.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday or (ii) a
day on which banking institutions in the State of California are required or
authorized by law, executive order or governmental decree to be closed.
Closing Date: With respect to a Loan Package and each Mortgage Loan in
such Loan Package, the date specified as the "Closing Date" in the related
Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement.
Collection Period: With respect to any Pool and any Distribution Date
the "Collection Period" specified in the related Pooling and Servicing
Agreement. The first Collection Period with respect to any Pool shall commence
on the related Pool Cut-off Date.
Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the sum of the Original Principal
Amount of such Mortgage Loan plus the outstanding principal balance (at the time
of the origination of such Mortgage Loan) of each mortgage loan secured by the
related Mortgaged Property that is senior to such Mortgage Loan to (ii) the
Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property.
Coverage Amount: With respect to any Pool and any Distribution Date,
the amount, if any, by which the Pool Principal Balance as of such date exceeds
the portion of the principal amount of mortgage pass-through certificates issued
by the related Aames Mortgage Trust that are deemed to evidence beneficial
interests in such Pool.
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Coverage Requirement: With respect to any Pool, the percentage of the
related Pool Principal Balance determined from time to time and specified as the
"Coverage Requirement" in the related Securitization Notice, which amount is the
amount of overcollateralization required by the related Credit Enhancer to be
maintained as credit enhancement for such Pool.
Credit Enhancer: With respect to any Pool, any unrelated third party
(including specifically, without limitation, any monoline certificate insurer or
line of credit provider) retained by Purchaser to provide credit enhancement in
respect of the related Aames Mortgage Trust, which third party will be specified
in the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Cut-off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the date established
as the "Cut-off Date" in the related Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement, such
date being the date as of which title to the Mortgage Loan (and the attendant
rights to receive any and all payments in respect thereof) is deemed to pass
from Seller to Purchaser.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan to be repurchased as provided in
Section 3.03.
Distribution Date: With respect to any Pool, the day of each month
specified as the "Distribution Date" in the related Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
Excess Spread: With respect to any Pool and any Distribution Date,
unless otherwise specified in the related Securitization Notice, the amount, if
any, by which the sum of (i) the related Pool Deposit and (ii) the aggregate
amount of interest collected on each Mortgage Loan in such Pool during all prior
Collection Periods, in respect of Accrued Interest (reduced by the sum of (a)
the aggregate of all Monthly Sponsor Fees with respect to such Pool payable
through and including such Distribution Date, (b) the aggregate of all Servicing
Fees with respect to such Pool payable through and including such Distribution
Date, (c) the aggregate amount distributed on all prior Distribution Dates, and
distributable on the related Distribution Date, in respect of interest at the
related Pass- Through Rate on the portion of the principal amount of mortgage
pass-through certificates issued by the related Aames Mortgage Trust that are
deemed to evidence beneficial interests in such Pool, (d) the aggregate amount
paid or withheld on all prior Distribution Dates, and payable or to be withheld
on the related Distribution Date pursuant to the related Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, in respect of credit enhancement provided to or on behalf of the
related Aames Mortgage Trust by any Credit Enhancer and attributable to such
Pool, (e) the aggregate amount of Losses with respect to any Mortgage Loans in
such Pool during all prior Collection Periods, (f) if an "interest-only strip"
is not issued by any Aames Mortgage Trust, the aggregate amount distributed on
all prior Distribution Dates, and distributable on the related Distribution
Date, in respect of interest at the related Purchased Excess Spread Rate on the
aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in such Pool and (g) the
aggregate of any amounts distributed to Seller in respect of the Excess Spread
for the related Pool on all prior Distribution Dates) exceeds the related
Coverage Requirement. Purchaser acknowledges that Seller shall retain its Excess
Spread on any Mortgage Loan that is modified during the term of such Mortgage
Loan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, it
is the intention of the Parties that the determination of the amount of Excess
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Spread for any period shall be calculated in the same manner as the value of the
residual interest held by Purchaser in the related Aames Mortgage Trust is
calculated. Purchaser will use its best efforts to provide written notice to
Seller before the Cut-off Date for any Pool of any material change in the method
of determining Excess Spread for any Aames Mortgage Trust. In the event that a
determination is made to make a material change in the method of determining
Excess Spread for any Aames Mortgage Trust which would have a material adverse
effect upon the economic benefits expected by Seller, in Seller's reasonable
determination, pursuant to the terms of the then current definition of Excess
Spread, Seller shall have the right, exercisable by providing notice to
Purchaser on or before the Cut-off Date, to (i) accept the revised method of
determining Excess Spread, (ii) repurchase all Mortgage Loans intended to be
included in the related Aames Mortgage Trust or (iii) direct Purchaser to pay to
Seller an amount equal to 7.0% of the Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans
included in the related Pool in lieu of all other compensation otherwise payable
to Seller with respect to such Mortgage Loans under the terms of this Agreement.
In addition, in the event of any material change in the method of determining
Excess Spread which is made after the Cut-off Date and which would have a
material adverse effect upon the economic benefits expected by Seller, in
Seller's reasonable determination, pursuant to the terms of the then current
definition of Excess Spread, Seller shall have the right, exercisable by
providing notice to Purchaser on or before the related Pool Closing Date, to
either (i) direct Purchaser to pay Seller an amount equal to 7.0% of the
Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans included in the related Pool in lieu of
all other compensation otherwise payable to Seller under the terms of this
Agreement with respect to those Mortgage Loans or (ii) accept the revised method
of determining Excess Spread. Seller shall pay the Repurchase Price for any
repurchased Mortgage Loans by the 30th day following the date on which Seller
provides notice of exercise of its repurchase right. All Mortgage Loans either
repurchased by Seller or paid for with a 7.0% premium as provided for in this
paragraph shall be counted for the purpose of determining Seller's Quarterly
Commitment Amount. In the event that Seller exercises any right to repurchase
Mortgage Loans at the Repurchase Price or directs payment of the 7.0% premium,
Seller shall have the right to terminate its obligation to sell, and Purchaser
shall have the right to terminate any obligation to buy, any additional
Qualified Mortgage Loans.
Gross Margin: With respect to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note, which amount is
added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note to
determine the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate.
Index: With respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
applicable index for computing the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate as specified in
the related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement.
Interim Net Spread: With respect to each Mortgage Loan purchased by
Purchaser hereunder, all interest payments and prepayment fees received by
Purchaser on such Mortgage Loan, beginning on the Closing Date of purchase
thereof and ending on the Pool Closing Date, minus (i) the Servicing Fee payable
to Purchaser and (ii) a monthly financing fee to be paid in arrears equal to the
product of the following for each Mortgage Loan: (x) the Principal Balance of
the Mortgage Loans on the Cut-off Date or the first day of each month following
the Cut-off Date thereafter; (y) the
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applicable LIBOR Rate for such month plus 1.0%, divided by 360; and (z) the
number of days of the applicable month for which Purchaser has held legal title
to the Mortgage Loan.
Junior Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgage with a
lien of other than first priority.
LIBOR Rate: The rate published in The Wall Street Journal, as available
on the first Business Day of the applicable month, as the interest rate per
annum at which one-month deposits in U.S.
dollars are offered to prime banks in the London interbank market.
Loan Package: Any group of Mortgage Loans purchased hereunder pursuant
to the same Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement.
Loss: With respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which a determination has
been made by Purchaser (or its successor) in accordance with the provisions of
the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement that all amounts expected to be
recovered from or on account of such Mortgage Loan (including amounts recovered
upon disposition of the related Mortgaged Property and amounts recovered under
any insurance policies relating to such Mortgage Loan) have been recovered, the
Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan that remains unpaid at the date of such
determination after application of all amounts previously recovered from or on
account of such Mortgage Loan and reimbursement of any costs and expenses
incurred in connection with recovering amounts from or on account of such
Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Maximum Loan Amount: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Original
Principal Amount together with all advances therefor made to the Obligor of such
Mortgage Loan.
Maximum Rate: With respect to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, any
absolute maximum Mortgage Loan Interest Rate set by provisions in the related
Mortgage Note.
Minimum Rate: With respect to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, any
absolute minimum Mortgage Loan Interest Rate set by provisions in the related
Mortgage Note, subject to the initial Mortgage Loan Interest Rate first
adjusting to a level in excess of such minimum Mortgage Loan Interest Rate in
accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note.
Monthly Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Note, the amount of each
monthly payment (other than any final balloon payment) payable under such
Mortgage Note in accordance with its terms, including one month's accrued
interest on the related Principal Balance at the then applicable Mortgage Loan
Interest Rate, but net of any portion of such monthly payment that represents
late payment charges, prepayment, modification or extension fees or collections
allocable to payments to be made by Obligors for payment of insurance premiums
or similar items.
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Monthly Sponsor Fee: With respect to any Pool and any Distribution
Date, an amount equal to one-twelfth of 0.91% of the related Pool Principal
Balance as of the beginning of the immediately preceding Collection Period
payable to Purchaser on such Distribution Date.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a
first, second or third lien on an estate in fee simple in real property securing
a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage File: The documents pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan
that are specified in Exhibit A to this Agreement and any additional documents
required to be added thereto pursuant to this Agreement or the related Mortgage
Loan Conveyance Agreement.
Mortgage Loan: Any individual mortgage loan, including but not limited
to, any and all rights, benefits, collateral, payments, recoveries, proceeds and
obligations arising therefrom or in connection therewith, that is the subject of
this Agreement.
Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement: With respect to each Loan Package,
the Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement, substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B, executed with respect thereto.
Mortgage Loan Documents: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the (i)
Mortgage Note and (ii) Mortgage.
Mortgage Loan Interest Rate: With respect to any Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the per annum rate of interest computed in accordance with the
provisions of the related Mortgage Note as the sum of the Index and the Gross
Margin, subject to any Minimum Rate, Maximum Rate or periodic limitation on
adjustments to such rate applicable from time to time to the calculation of
interest thereon. As to any other Mortgage Loan, the fixed per annum rate of
interest applicable to the calculation of interest thereon specified in the
related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: With respect to each Loan Package, the schedule
accompanying the related Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement that sets forth the
following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in such Loan Package:
(i) its identifying number; (ii) the name of the related Obligor; (iii) the
mailing address of the Obligor and the street address of the related Mortgaged
Property, including city, county, state and ZIP code; (iv) its date of
origination; (v) the original number of months to stated maturity; (vi) its
original stated maturity; (vii) its Original Principal Amount; (viii) the
Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date; (ix) the related Mortgage Loan
Interest Rate as of the Cut-off Date and, with respect to any Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the related Index, Gross Margin, Minimum Rate, Maximum Rate,
initial Adjustment Date, frequency of Adjustment Dates and any periodic
limitations on adjustment; (x) the scheduled Monthly Payment; (xi) the date in
each month on which the Monthly Payment is due; (xii) its Combined Loan-to-Value
Ratio or the ratio, expressed as a percentage of the Original Principal Amount
of such Mortgage Loan to the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property;
(xiii) the lien status of the related Mortgage and, with respect to any Junior
Mortgage Loan, the principal amount (as of the
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date of origination) of all related Senior Liens; (xiv) whether the related
Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied or non-owner-occupied; (xv) whether the
related Mortgaged Property is a single-family residence, a two- to four-family
residence or a condominium; (xvi) the credit grade of such Mortgage Loan as
determined by Seller in accordance with Purchaser's grading system; (xvii) the
date, if any, through which interest has been paid by the Obligor as of the
Cut-off Date; (xviii) the amount of Accrued Interest as of the Cut-off Date; and
(xix) whether the related Mortgaged Property is owned in fee simple or held as a
leasehold interest.
Mortgage Note: The note or other instrument evidencing the indebtedness
of an Obligor under the related Mortgage Loan.
Mortgaged Property: The underlying property securing a Mortgage Loan.
Obligor: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the individual who is the
maker of the Mortgage Note and the mortgagor under the related Mortgage. If
there is more than one maker of the Mortgage Note, the term "Obligor" shall
refer to any or all of such makers as the context requires.
Offer Termination Date: October 30, 1998, or such later date as may be
agreed to by each Party in writing, or sooner if Seller's obligations have been
terminated under Section 2.01(e) hereof or if Seller or Purchaser has exercised
their respective rights with respect to terminating certain obligations
contained in the definition of "Excess Spread" in this Section 1.01.
Original Principal Amount: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
original principal amount due under the related Mortgage Note as of its date of
origination.
Package Purchase Price: With respect to any Loan Package, the aggregate
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in such Loan Package as of the close of
business on the related Cut-off Date.
Party: Seller or Purchaser.
Pass-Through Rate: With respect to any Aames Mortgage Trust and any
Distribution Date, the weighted average of the rates at which interest is
computed on the related mortgage pass-through certificates for purposes of
determining the amount of interest to be distributed on such Distribution Date
in accordance with the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Pool: All Mortgage Loans included in Loan Packages purchased by
Purchaser under this Agreement during a Quarterly Commitment Period, other than
Deleted Mortgage Loans, and
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designated as a "pool" for purposes of this Agreement. For convenience, each
Pool shall be designated by the year of its sale and numbered sequentially
(e.g., 1996-1, 1996-2, etc.).
Pool Closing Date: With respect to any Pool, the date specified as the
"Closing Date" for the related Aames Mortgage Trust as set forth in the related
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Pool Cut-off Date: With respect to any Pool, the date specified as the
"Cut-off Date" or "Subsequent Cut-off Date," as applicable, for the related
Aames Mortgage Trust in the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as set
forth in the related Securitization Notice.
Pool Deposit: With respect to a Pool, the amount, if any, specified by
the related Credit Enhancer as necessary initial overcollateralization for such
Pool, as set forth in the related Securitization Notice.
Pool Principal Balance: As of any date, the aggregate Principal Balance
of all Mortgage Loans in the related Pool as of such date.
Pooling and Servicing Agreement: Any pooling and servicing or other
trust agreement referred to in the related Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement
pursuant to which an Aames Mortgage Trust is established and pursuant to which
the Pool sold to Purchaser under the related Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement
is securitized by Purchaser, a copy of which will be provided to Seller.
Principal Balance: As to any Mortgage Loan and any date, the stated
principal balance thereof as of the applicable Cut-off Date, less all amounts
theretofore applied in reduction of such principal balance.
Purchased Excess Spread Rate: As to any Pool and any related Aames
Mortgage Trust that does not issue an "interest-only strip," the interest rate
specified in the Securitization Notice and determined as provided in the
definition of Supplemental Purchase Price to represent the rate that would be
payable on a specified notional principal balance if such an "interest-only
strip" had been issued by such Aames Mortgage Trust, which rate shall be deemed
owed to Purchaser and deducted from Seller's Excess Spread as provided herein.
Purchaser: Aames Capital Corporation, a California corporation.
Qualified Mortgage Loans: All mortgage loans in the A- through D
product lines of the type described in any loan policy or the "Seller's Guide"
approved by Purchaser for its own or any of its subsidiaries' or affiliates'
wholesale lending programs, or for use by any other correspondent or wholesale
lender that sells loans to Purchaser.
Quarterly Commitment Amount: The aggregate principal amount of
Qualified Mortgage Loans required to be offered for sale by Seller to Purchaser
during any Quarterly Commitment
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Period pursuant to Section 2.01, such amount being equal to the lesser of (i)
the total aggregate Principal Balance of Qualified Mortgage Loans originated by
Seller during such Quarterly Commitment Period and (ii) $50 million plus the
Aggregate Quarterly Commitment Deficiency.
Quarterly Commitment Deficiency: With respect to any Quarterly
Commitment Period in which Seller offers for sale to Purchaser pursuant to
Section 2.01 Qualified Mortgage Loans with an aggregate Principal Balance less
than $50 million, the difference between $50 million and the aggregate Principal
Balance of Qualified Mortgage Loans so offered.
Quarterly Commitment Period: Any three-month period ending on the last
day of March, June, September and December during the Term of Agreement, the
first such Quarterly Commitment Period commencing on the date of this Agreement
and ending on December 31, 1996.
Quarterly Commitment Surplus: With respect to any Quarterly Commitment
Period in which Seller offers for sale to Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.01
Qualified Mortgage Loans with an aggregate Principal Balance more than $50
million, the difference between $50 million and the aggregate Principal Balance
of Qualified Mortgage Loans so offered.
Registration Statement: Any registration statement filed by Purchaser
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the
offering and sale of mortgage pass-through certificates issued by an Aames
Mortgage Trust.
Repurchase Price: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, its Principal
Balance on the date of repurchase, plus Accrued Interest through and including
the date of repurchase.
Residual Certificate: With respect to any Pool, the certificate
representing the residual interest in the related Aames Mortgage Trust,
entitling the holder of such certificate to distributions of the income from the
related Aames Mortgage Trust after required payments of interest and principal
to regular interest holders and expenses of such Aames Mortgage Trust.
Securitization Notice: With respect to any Pool, the notice,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C sent to Seller by
Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.03(a), setting forth certain information,
including the Coverage Requirement, the Pool Cut-off Date, the Pool Deposit, the
Supplemental Purchase Price (including present value the discount rate and
premium value used to determine the Supplemental Purchase Price), the Purchased
Excess Spread Rate (if any) and the Transaction Expense Share for such Pool. In
addition, such Securitization Notice shall also set forth any modification to
the definition of "Excess Spread" under this Agreement and such modification
shall be effective with respect to calculations made with respect to the related
Pool under this Agreement.
Seller: PacificAmerica Money Center, Inc., a Delaware corporation that
engages in personal property, commercial finance and consumer finance lending.
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Seller Information: As defined in Section 2.05.
Senior Lien: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, any recorded mortgage
or mortgages having lien priority senior to the Mortgage in the amount set forth
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Servicing Fee: For all periods prior to any Pool Closing Date, with
respect to all Mortgage Loans for which servicing has been transferred from
Seller to Purchaser pursuant to Section 6.01, an amount equal to 1/360th of the
product of (a) the Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan on the date that
servicing of such Mortgage Loan is transferred; (b) the number of days between
the date that servicing of such Mortgage Loan is transferred and the Pool
Closing Date and (c) 0.50%. For all periods after any Pool Closing Date, with
respect to any Pool and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to one-twelfth of
0.50% of the related Pool Principal Balance as of the beginning of the
immediately preceding Collection Period, to be paid on such Distribution Date,
to Purchaser (or its successor) in its capacity as servicer under this Agreement
or the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement from amounts collected in respect
of interest on the Mortgage Loans in the related Pool during the prior
Collection Period.
Supplemental Purchase Price: With respect to any Pool, an amount
specified in the related Securitization Notice and equal to the sum of (i) the
present value (as determined by the same investment bank(s) which determine the
premium value as set forth below in this definition) of (a) the "interest-only
strip" issued by the related Aames Mortgage Trust representing the premium value
of the Mortgage Loans included in such Pool (exclusive of any Mortgage Loans
that are or previously were Deleted Mortgage Loans and any Mortgage Loans that
are or previously were ineligible for securitization due to excessive
delinquencies), as determined by the investment bank engaged by Purchaser as
lead manager for the related securitization, or (b) in the event that an
"interest-only strip" is not issued by such Aames Mortgage Trust, then the
premium value of such Mortgage Loans, equal to the average valuation made by two
of the investment banks engaged by Purchaser as managers for the related
securitization, based on the weighted average of the related Mortgage Loan
Interest Rates (net of related Servicing Fees, Monthly Sponsor Fees and related
Credit Enhancer's fees) relative to the rate at which comparable mortgage loans
would be priced at par under market conditions existing at the date of the
related Securitization Notice; minus (ii) the related Pool Deposit and (iii) the
related Transaction Expense Share. If an "interest-only strip" is not issued by
the related Aames Mortgage Trust, then the implied interest rate used to compute
the related premium value of the related Mortgage Loans as provided in clause
(i)(b) of this definition (which rate would be the rate payable on a specified
notional principal balance if an "interest-only strip" were issued by such Aames
Mortgage Trust) shall be deemed to represent Purchased Excess Spread Rate for
the related Pool.
Term of Agreement: The period beginning as of the date of this
Agreement and ending on the Offer Termination Date.
Transaction Costs: All costs incurred by Purchaser in connection with
the purchase of the Mortgage Loans included in a Pool, the establishment of the
related Aames Mortgage Trust and the
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sale of mortgage pass-through certificates by such Aames Mortgage Trust,
including, without limitation, legal, accounting, printing, underwriter's
discount, initial Trustee's fee, initial Credit Enhancer's fee, rating agencies'
fees, filing or recording fees and other customary costs of issuance; provided,
however, that all costs relating to the preparation of any Registration
Statement under which the public offering of related mortgage pass-through
certificates will be conducted shall be deemed to constitute a portion of the
Transaction Costs for a given Aames Mortgage Trust determined on the basis of
the aggregate amount of mortgage pass-through certificates to be offered
publicly in respect of such Aames Mortgage Trust relative to the aggregate
principal amount of mortgage pass-through certificates registered under such
Registration Statement.
Transaction Expense Share: With respect to any Pool, Seller's pro rata
share of the estimated Transaction Costs, based on the Pool Principal Balance as
of the Pool Cut-off Date and the aggregate principal amount of all mortgage
loans (including the Mortgage Loans in such Pool) in the related Aames Mortgage
Trust, expressed as a percentage, as set forth in the related Securitization
Notice.
Trustee: With respect to any Pool, the trustee specified in the related
Pooling and Servicing Agreement as the trustee for the related Aames Mortgage
Trust.
ARTICLE TWO
PURCHASE AND SALE OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 2.01 Agreement to Offer and Sell Qualified Mortgage Loans to
Purchaser.
(a) During the Term of Agreement, Seller shall offer for sale to
Purchaser during each Quarterly Commitment Period Qualified Mortgage Loans in an
aggregate principal amount of not less than the Quarterly Commitment Amount.
Purchaser will use its best efforts to include all Mortgage Loans purchased from
Seller in the Aames Mortgage Trust formed by the end of the Quarterly Commitment
Period in which such Mortgage Loans are purchased. If Purchaser does not include
in any Aames Mortgage Trust at least 95% of all Mortgage Loans purchased prior
to the related Pool Cut-off Date (other than any Mortgage Loans that have become
delinquent prior to the Cut-off Date) Seller shall have no obligation to offer
any additional Qualified Mortgage Loans, but Seller may, in its discretion,
continue to offer Qualified Mortgage Loans for purchase under the terms of this
Agreement, and Purchaser shall continue to be bound by its obligations hereunder
with respect to all such Qualified Mortgage Loans so offered. In addition,
Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to repurchase any Mortgage
Loans that are not included in an Aames Mortgage Trust within 120 days after the
date that such Mortgage Loans were sold to Purchaser hereunder, for the
applicable Repurchase Price, less any amounts owed by Purchaser to Seller for
Interim Net Spread.
(b) Seller and Purchaser acknowledge that mortgage loans required to be
offered by Seller to Purchaser and eligible for purchase under this Agreement,
subject to the limitations specified in Sections 3.01 and 3.02, shall consist
only of Qualified Mortgage Loans owned by Seller prior to the Offer Termination
Date that can be securitized as part of an Aames Mortgage Trust by inclusion in
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a Pool that would have a Coverage Requirement less than or equal to 5%. Seller
shall be under no obligation to offer any mortgage loans to Purchaser that are
Qualified Mortgage Loans but could not be securitized as part of an Aames
Mortgage Trust by inclusion in a Pool that would have a Coverage Requirement
less than or equal to 5%. If, after the date of purchase of Mortgage Loans by
Purchaser hereunder and before a Pool Closing Date, it is determined that the
inclusion of one or more Mortgage Loans in a Pool will result in a Coverage
Requirement that exceeds 5%, then Seller shall have the right to repurchase such
Mortgage Loans, for the applicable Repurchase Price, less any amounts owed by
Purchaser to Seller for Interim Net Spread with respect to such Mortgage Loans.
All Mortgage Loans offered by Seller for sale to Purchaser hereunder shall be
re- underwritten to Purchaser's underwriting guidelines (which shall be no less
favorable than Purchaser's underwriting guidelines for its own or any of its
subsidiaries' or affiliates' wholesale lending programs, or the underwriting
guidelines applicable to any correspondent or wholesale lender of Purchaser)
and, unless otherwise specifically agreed to by Purchaser, any Mortgage Loan
that does not satisfy such guidelines shall not be deemed a Qualified Mortgage
Loan for purposes of this Agreement. Purchaser's election to purchase any
Mortgage Loan, as evidenced by its notice to Seller as provided in Section
2.01(c) hereof, shall be deemed to be a determination by Purchaser that such
Mortgage Loan is a Qualified Mortgage Loan.
(c) Seller may offer a proposed Loan Package of Qualified Mortgage
Loans for sale to Purchaser at any time upon one Business Day's telephonic
notice by providing Purchaser with a Mortgage Loan Schedule and such additional
information with respect to such proposed Loan Package as Purchaser may
reasonably request. Seller will use its best efforts to offer each Qualified
Mortgage Loan promptly following the funding date thereof, and to transfer
servicing of such Qualified Mortgage Loan immediately upon Purchaser's
notification of its intention to purchase such Qualified Mortgage Loan. The
Closing Date for the first $4,000,000 of Qualified Mortgage Loans offered on any
single day shall not be more than five Business Days from the date the Loan
Package is first presented to Purchaser; the Closing Date for any Qualified
Mortgage Loans offered in excess of the first $4,000,000 on any single day shall
be not more than ten calendar days from the date that such Qualified Mortgage
Loans are first presented to Purchaser. Purchaser shall be obligated to purchase
from Seller at least 95% of all Qualified Mortgage Loans offered by Seller;
provided that, for the first two Quarterly Commitment Periods of this Agreement,
Purchaser agrees that up to 50% of the Qualified Mortgage Loans purchased from
Seller may consist of C- and D credit grade Qualified Mortgage Loans;
thereafter, Purchaser agrees that it will accept C- and D credit grade Qualified
Mortgage Loans from Seller that constitute at least the same percentage of the
total Qualified Mortgage Loans offered by Purchaser in any Quarterly Commitment
Period as the percentage of all other C- and D grade mortgage loans included in
the Aames Mortgage Trust to be formed for that Quarterly Commitment Period. If
Purchaser does not elect to purchase any Qualified Mortgage Loans (regardless of
credit grade) eligible for purchase in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement that are offered to Purchaser by Seller during any Quarterly
Commitment Period, such Qualified Mortgage Loans shall nonetheless be counted
against Seller's obligation to offer the related Quarterly Commitment Amount of
Qualified Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 2.01(a) and Seller shall
thereafter have the right to offer and sell the mortgage loans not accepted for
purchase by Purchaser to other Persons for purchase, securitization or other
disposition.
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(d) Seller may, at its option, delay the Closing Date (but not beyond
the date which is 10 Business Days prior to the anticipated Pool Closing Date)
for any purchase of Mortgage Loans, provided that transfer of servicing is made
within five Business Days after the date the Loan Package is first accepted for
purchase by Purchaser.
(e) The agreement of Seller to offer Qualified Mortgage Loans
exclusively to Purchaser pursuant to this Section 2.01 shall terminate on the
Offer Termination Date or sooner, at the option of Seller, at any time after
Seller has sold to Purchaser a total of $300,000,000 Mortgage Loans under this
Agreement, provided that Seller may terminate its commitment to offer Qualified
Mortgage Loans before $300,000,000 of Mortgage Loans have been sold hereunder if
Purchaser makes a material change in its underwriting guidelines that would
result in a material reduction in the amount of Mortgage Loans that could be
sold by Seller under Purchaser's underwriting guidelines in effect immediately
prior to such change. Seller will not, prior to the Offer Termination Date, sell
Qualified Mortgage Loans of the type described in Section 2.01(b) to any Person
(other than Purchaser) unless Qualified Mortgage Loans with an aggregate
Principal Balance at least equal to the applicable Quarterly Commitment Amount
are offered to Purchaser during each Quarterly Commitment Period, unless
Purchaser otherwise consents in writing. Seller and Purchaser hereby agree that
damages payable to Purchaser by Seller in respect of any breach by Seller of its
obligation to sell Qualified Mortgage Loans with an aggregate Principal Balance
of at least equal to the applicable Quarterly Commitment Amount under this
Section 2.01 shall be equal to 10% of the aggregate amount of the principal
balances of the eligible mortgage loans sold by Seller to a Person other than
Purchaser prior to the Offer Termination Date.
Section 2.02 Sale and Conveyance of Mortgage Loans. To consummate the
purchase and sale of a Loan Package, Purchaser and Seller shall undertake as
follows with respect to the related Pool:
(a) Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement. Seller and Purchaser shall
execute and deliver a Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement with respect to such
Loan Package. The Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement shall set forth, among
other things, the Cut-off Date, the Closing Date and the Mortgage Loan Schedule
with respect to the Loan Package to be purchased and shall incorporate by
reference the provisions of this Agreement in respect of the related Loan
Package so purchased.
(b) Title to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Files. On or prior to
the Closing Date, Seller, at Seller's expense, shall deliver to Purchaser (or
such other Person designated by Purchaser to accept delivery on its behalf) the
Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Package against a
receipt executed by Purchaser (or its designee) therefor. Upon payment of the
related Package Purchase Price on the Closing Date, all right, title and
interest to each Mortgage Loan in such Loan Package and the contents of each
related Mortgage File and all benefits, collateral, payments, recoveries,
proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in connection therewith (including
Accrued Interest, if any, through the related Cut-off Date), shall be deemed to
have vested in Purchaser as of the related Cut-off Date. Any amounts received by
Seller from the related Obligor in connection with the origination of any
Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Package
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that constitute, or are in lieu of, future Monthly Payments or otherwise
represent payments in respect of interest accrued for any period after the
Cut-off Date for the related Loan Package shall be delivered to Purchaser on or
prior to the Closing Date. All rights arising out of each such Mortgage Loan,
including, but not limited to, all funds received on or in connection with such
Mortgage Loan and all records or documents with respect to such Mortgage Loan
prepared by or that come into the possession of Seller on or after the Closing
Date shall be received and held by Seller in trust for the benefit of Purchaser
as the owner of such Mortgage Loan until promptly delivered to Purchaser.
(c) Payment of the Package Purchase Price. On the related Closing Date,
Purchaser shall pay to Seller the Package Purchase Price for the related Loan
Package identified in the related Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement by
delivering to Seller an amount equal to the Package Purchase Price for such Loan
Package.
(d) Recording of Assignment. Seller shall prepare, complete and execute
an Assignment covering each Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Package subject to
the related Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement and deliver the same, together
with the related intervening assignments, to Purchaser (or its designee) as part
of the related Mortgage File. Purchaser shall file such Assignment(s) in the
appropriate filing offices for recording and any costs associated therewith
(including filing or recording fees) shall be included in Seller's Transaction
Expense Share for the related Pool.
(e) GAAP Treatment. The sale of each Mortgage Loan in a Loan Package
shall be reflected on Seller's financial statements and records as a sale of
assets in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and such
financial statements and records shall not indicate any residual, contingent or
other interest or right of Seller in any Loan so sold, if applicable, except for
entries evidencing the right to receive the Interim Net Spread, Supplemental
Purchase Price and Excess Spread in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles.
Section 2.03 Completion of Pool. In connection with the securitization
of a Pool and the issuance of mortgage pass-through certificates by the related
Aames Mortgage Trust, Purchaser and Seller shall undertake as follows with
respect to the related Pool:
(a) Securitization Notice. Prior to the related Pool Closing Date, and
in any event within one Business Day after Purchaser receives the information
necessary to complete the Securitization Notice, Purchaser shall deliver the
related Securitization Notice to Seller.
(b) Payment of Supplemental Purchase Price. On the related Pool Closing
Date, the Supplemental Purchase Price for the related Pool will be paid. If the
Supplemental Purchase Price is a positive number, such amount shall be paid by
Purchaser to Seller, and if the Supplemental Purchase Price is a negative
number, such amount shall be paid by Seller to Purchaser. Purchaser shall apply
any amounts paid by Seller in respect of the related Pool Deposit for the
purposes of providing credit enhancement with respect to such Pool in connection
with the creation of the related Aames Mortgage Trust as contemplated by the
related Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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Purchaser shall be entitled to retain the Transaction Expense Share to
cover related Transaction Costs and, except as provided in Section 2.03(c), the
Transaction Expense Share shall not be refundable.
(c) Computation of Actual Transaction Costs. Within 90 days after each
Pool Closing Date, Purchaser will compute the actual Transaction Costs for the
related Pool and will send Seller a report verifying such Transaction Costs. If
the actual Transaction Costs for a Pool are less than the estimated Transaction
Costs as of the related Pool Closing Date, Purchaser shall remit to Seller the
amount by which the Transaction Expense Share computed on the basis of estimated
Transaction Costs for the Pool as of the Pool Closing Date exceeds the
Transaction Expense Share computed on the basis of actual Transaction Costs as
of the date such costs are computed. If the actual Transaction Costs are higher
than the estimated Transaction Costs as of the related Pool Closing Date, Seller
shall pay to Purchaser the amount by which the Transaction Expense Share
computed on the basis of actual Transaction Costs as of the date such costs are
computed exceeds the Transaction Expense Share computed on the basis of
estimated Transaction Costs as of the Pool Closing Date.
(d) Payment of Amounts in Respect of Excess Spread to Seller. With
respect to any Pool, Seller will be entitled to receive amounts in respect of
the related Excess Spread on each Distribution Date, to the extent any
distribution on the related Residual Certificate consists of amounts
attributable to such Excess Spread; provided, however, that if Seller is in
breach of its obligation to repurchase any Mortgage Loan that Purchaser has
either repurchased pursuant to the demand of the Trustee of the related Aames
Mortgage Trust or been directed to so repurchase by the Trustee of the related
Aames Mortgage Trust (and such direction is not being contested in good faith by
Purchaser), Purchaser shall be entitled to deduct the amount owed by Seller for
such repurchase from any payments owed in respect of Excess Spread for any Pool.
Purchaser shall remit any such Excess Spread to which Seller is then entitled,
together with a statement indicating the manner in which the amount so remitted
was calculated (including information as to any portion of such Excess Spread
paid to Purchaser as provided above), within five Business Days of the related
Distribution Date. No amounts in respect of Excess Spread for any Pool will be
remitted to Seller for any Distribution Date unless the Coverage Amount for such
Pool is greater than or equal to the related Coverage Requirement.
(e) Guaranty of Excess Spread. Purchaser's obligation to pay Excess
Spread (as well as certain other obligations of Purchaser) shall be guaranteed
by Aames Financial Corporation, Purchaser's corporate parent, pursuant to the
terms of a Guaranty, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit D.
(f) Delinquent Mortgage Loans. If after the Closing Date with respect
to any Mortgage Loan and before the related Pool Closing Date any Mortgage Loan
sold by Seller to Purchaser shall, due to delinquent payments, become ineligible
to be included in the related Aames Mortgage Trust for that Quarterly Commitment
Period, Seller will have no obligation to repurchase such Mortgage Loan and
Seller shall have no right to any Excess Spread, Supplemental Purchase Price or
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prepayment fees with respect to such Mortgage Loan in the event Purchaser
includes such Mortgage Loan in an Aames Mortgage Trust for any subsequent
Quarterly Commitment Period.
(g) Payment of Amounts in Respect of Prepayment Fees. With respect to
any Pool, Seller will be entitled to receive from Purchaser the total amount of
prepayment fees paid on all Mortgage Loans included in such Pool during any
Collection Period on the next Distribution Date following such Collection
Period.
Section 2.04 Representations and Warranties of Seller. The
representations and warranties of Seller in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 below shall
be deemed to be reaffirmed by Seller upon the execution of each Mortgage Loan
Conveyance Agreement and to be true and correct in all respects as of the
related Closing Date. Any breach of such representations and warranties shall be
remedied in accordance with Section 3.01 or Section 3.02, as applicable.
Section 2.05 Seller Information. Upon the request of Purchaser, Seller
shall supply to Purchaser information regarding Seller, the Mortgage Loans,
Seller's servicing practices and related matters. Seller hereby represents and
warrants to Purchaser that any such information so furnished by Seller ("Seller
Information") shall be true, correct and complete in all material respects. If
requested by Purchaser, Seller shall cause a nationally recognized accounting
firm to provide Purchaser with a letter in a form acceptable to Purchaser with
respect to any Seller Information.
Section 2.06 Additional Title Documents. Seller agrees that from time
to time, upon the written request of Purchaser, Seller shall execute and deliver
such further instruments and documents of conveyance as are presented to Seller
by Purchaser as shall be reasonably necessary to vest in Purchaser legal or
equitable title in and to any Mortgage Loan and the contents of any Mortgage
File.
Section 2.07 Notice to Hazard Insurers. Within 30 days after the
Closing Date, Seller shall give notice to each hazard insurer of a Mortgaged
Property (a) of the sale of each Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Package to
Purchaser and (b) to change the name in the mortgagee endorsement on such
insurance from Seller to that of Purchaser, and shall provide copies of each
such notice to Purchaser. In addition, Seller shall execute and deliver any
instrument or document as is presented to Seller by Purchaser as shall be
reasonably necessary to effect the change in the related mortgagee endorsement
and shall otherwise cooperate with Purchaser in connection therewith.
ARTICLE THREE
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of Seller. Seller hereby
represents and warrants to Purchaser that, as of the date hereof and as of each
Closing Date:
(i) Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has
all licenses and qualifications necessary under applicable law to carry
on its business as now being conducted and to perform its obligations
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hereunder; Seller has the power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and any Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement and to
perform its obligations in accordance herewith and therewith; the
execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and any
Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement (including all instruments of
transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement and any Mortgage
Loan Conveyance Agreement) and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized
by all necessary action; this Agreement and any Mortgage Loan
Conveyance Agreement evidences the valid and binding obligation of
Seller enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, subject
to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally
or the application of equitable principles in any proceeding, whether
at law or in equity;
(ii) All actions, approvals, consents, waivers, exemptions,
variances, franchises, orders, permits, authorizations, rights and
licenses required to be taken, given or obtained, as the case may be,
by or from any federal, state, or other governmental authority or
agency, that are necessary in connection with the execution and
delivery by Seller of this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Conveyance
Agreement, have been duly taken, given or obtained, as the case may be,
are in full force and effect, are not subject to any pending
proceedings or appeals (administrative, judicial or otherwise) and
either the time within which any appeal therefrom may be taken or
review thereof may be obtained has expired or no review thereof may be
obtained or appeal therefrom taken, and are adequate to authorize the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any
Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement on the part of Seller and the
performance by Seller of its obligations under this Agreement and any
Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement;
(iii) Except as set forth on Exhibit E hereto, there is no
action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of
Seller's knowledge, threatened against Seller that, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse change
in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets
of Seller or in any material impairment of the right or ability of
Seller to carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in
any material liability on the part of Seller or that would draw into
question the validity of this Agreement, any Mortgage Loan Conveyance
Agreement or any Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken
in connection with the obligations of Seller as contemplated herein or
therein, or that would be likely to impair the ability of Seller to
perform under the terms of this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan
Conveyance Agreement;
(iv) Seller is not in default with respect to any order or
decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal,
state, municipal or governmental agency, which default might have
consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition
(financial or other) or operations of Seller or its properties or might
have consequences that would adversely affect its performance hereunder
or under any Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement;
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(v) The transfer, assignment and conveyance of Mortgage Loans
by Seller pursuant to this Agreement and any related Mortgage Loan
Conveyance Agreement are not subject to bulk transfer laws or any
similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
and
(vi) Any Seller Information so furnished by Seller to
Purchaser is true, correct and complete in all material respects and
does not omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties of
Seller set forth in this Section 3.01 shall survive the sale and conveyance of
any Mortgage Loan purchased hereunder and the termination of this Agreement.
Upon discovery by either Seller or Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing
representations and warranties, the Party discovering such breach shall give
prompt notice to the other Party.
Within 45 days after Seller's discovery or its receipt of notice of
such breach, Seller shall cure such breach in all respects. If Seller is unable
to cure such breach in all respects within such time period, Seller shall
repurchase all Mortgage Loans that are materially and adversely affected by such
breach at the Repurchase Price in accordance with Section 3.03 upon notice from
Purchaser requesting Seller to repurchase such Mortgage Loans, but such
repurchase shall not absolve Seller from responsibility for curing such breach
in all respects as promptly as practicable.
Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties of Seller Regarding the
Mortgage Loans. Unless otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan
Conveyance Agreement or otherwise waived in writing by Purchaser, Seller
represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the Closing Date that, as to each
Mortgage Loan conveyed to Purchaser by it:
(i) The information with respect to each Mortgage Loan set
forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule is true and correct as of the
Cut-off Date;
(ii) All of the original or certified documentation set forth
in the Mortgage File (including all material documents related thereto)
with respect to each Mortgage Loan has been or will be delivered to
Purchaser on the Closing Date;
(iii) Each Mortgaged Property is improved by a one- to
four-family residential dwelling owned by the related Obligor in fee
simple or, if so indicated in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, in which the
related Obligor owns a leasehold interest in accordance with the
requirements of Purchaser's "Seller's Guide," which dwelling may
include condominiums and townhouses but shall not include
co-operatives, manufactured housing units or mobile homes;
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(iv) As of the Cut-off Date, no Mortgage Loan has a Combined
Loan-to-Value Ratio in excess of the percentage specified in the
related Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement;
(v) Each Mortgage Loan was originated by a savings and loan
association, savings bank, commercial bank, credit union, insurance
company, industrial loan company or similar institution that is
supervised and examined by a federal or state authority, a mortgage
loan broker or consumer finance lender supervised and licensed by the
appropriate state agency of the jurisdiction in which the related
Mortgaged Property is located or a mortgagee approved by the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of
the National Housing Act; prior to the conveyance of each Mortgage Loan
to Purchaser, such Mortgage Loan is being serviced (i) by Seller or one
of its subsidiaries or (ii) by Purchaser;
(vi) Each Mortgage Loan that is not an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan bears a fixed rate of interest not less than the minimum
fixed rate percentage specified in the related Mortgage Loan Conveyance
Agreement. As of the related Cut-off Date, each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan had a Mortgage Loan Interest Rate of not less than the
minimum adjustable rate percentage specified in the related Mortgage
Loan Conveyance Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Interest Rate for each
Adjustable Rate Loan will be adjustable on each related Adjustment Date
and will equal the sum, rounded to the nearest three decimal places, of
the Index plus the related Gross Margin, subject to any related Minimum
Rates or Maximum Rates, in each case as specified in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule. No Adjustable Rate Loan is subject to negative
amortization;
(vii) With respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, no
Mortgage Loan Document contains any provision permitting or requiring
conversion of the Mortgage Loan to a fixed rate nor is the Mortgage
Loan Interest Rate conditioned upon the related Obligor maintaining
accounts with Seller;
(viii) Each Mortgage Note provides for a schedule of
substantially level and equal Monthly Payments that either (a) are
sufficient to amortize fully the Principal Balance of such Mortgage
Note on or before its maturity date or (b) together with a final
scheduled payment of principal in an amount that may be substantially
disproportionate to other scheduled payments of principal, which final
scheduled payment of principal is due not less than 60 months nor more
than 180 months after the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan,
will result in complete amortization of the Principal Balance of such
Mortgage Note on its maturity date provided, however, that in no event
are the principal payments to be determined on the basis of an
amortization schedule greater than 30 years;
(ix) Each Mortgage is a valid and subsisting first or junior
lien of record on the Mortgaged Property subject, in the case of any
Junior Lien, only to a Senior Lien on such Mortgaged Property and
subject in all cases to the exceptions to title set forth in the title
insurance policy with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, which
exceptions are generally
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acceptable to home equity mortgage lending institutions, and such other
exceptions to which similar properties are commonly subject and that do
not individually, or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect
the benefits of the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage;
(x) Immediately prior to the sale, transfer and assignment
herein contemplated, Seller held good and indefeasible title to, and
was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan conveyed by Seller subject to
no liens, charges, mortgages, encumbrances or rights of others, except
with respect to liens that will be released simultaneously with such
transfer and assignment herein contemplated, and Purchaser will hold
good and indefeasible title to, and be the sole owner of, each Mortgage
Loan subject to no liens, charges, mortgages, encumbrances or rights of
others;
(xi) As of the Cut-off Date, (a) the Mortgage Loan is not 30
or more days contractually delinquent and (b) the Mortgage Loan has not
been 60 or more days contractually delinquent during the 12-month
period immediately preceding the Cut-off Date;
(xii) To the best knowledge of Seller, as of the Cut-off Date,
there is no delinquent tax or assessment lien on any Mortgaged
Property, and, to the knowledge of Seller, each Mortgaged Property is
free of substantial damage and is in good repair and is not affected by
hazardous or toxic wastes or substances;
(xiii) There is no offset, right of rescission, counterclaim
or defense, including the defense of usury, with respect to any
Mortgage Note or Mortgage, nor will the operation of any of the terms
of the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right
thereunder, render either the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage
unenforceable in whole or in part, or subject to any right to
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of
usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or
defense has been asserted with respect thereto;
(xiv) As of the Cut-off Date, there is no mechanic's lien or
claim for work, labor or material affecting any Mortgaged Property that
is or may be a lien prior to, or equal to or on a parity with, the lien
of the related Mortgage except those that are insured against by any
title insurance property referred to in paragraph (xvi) below;
(xv) Each Mortgage Loan at the time it was made complied in
all material respects with applicable local, state and federal laws and
regulations, including, without limitation, the federal Truth in
Lending Act and other consumer protection laws, real estate settlement
procedure, usury, equal credit opportunity, disclosure and recording
laws;
(xvi) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, a lender's title
insurance policy (issued in standard American Land Title Association
form by a title insurance company authorized
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to transact business in the state where the related Mortgaged Property
is located), in an amount at least equal to the Original Principal
Amount of such Mortgage Loan insuring the mortgagee's interest under
the related Mortgage Loan as the holder of a valid lien of record on
the real property described in the related Mortgage (subject only to
exceptions of the character referred to in paragraph (ix) above), was
effective on the date of the origination of such Mortgage Loan, and, as
of the Closing Date, such policy is in full force and effect and
thereafter such policy shall continue in full force and effect and
shall inure to the benefit of Purchaser upon consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Mortgage
Loan Conveyance Agreement;
(xvii) As of the Cut-off Date, either (a) the improvements
upon each Mortgaged Property are covered by a valid and existing hazard
insurance policy (which may be a blanket policy) with a generally
acceptable carrier that provides for fire and extended coverage
representing coverage not less than the least of (A) the Original
Principal Amount of the related Mortgage Loan (together, in the case of
a Junior Mortgage Loan, with the outstanding principal balance of all
related Senior Liens), (B) the minimum amount required to compensate
for damage or loss on a replacement cost basis or (C) the full
insurable value of the Mortgaged Property; or (b) in the case of a
Junior Mortgage Loan, a policy has been issued by a generally
acceptable carrier that will cover the Original Principal Amount of
such Junior Mortgage Loan in the event of a loss covered by a hazard
typically insured against by the type of policy referred to in clause
(a) above;
(xviii) If any Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in
the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as
having special flood hazards, a flood insurance policy in a form
meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal
Insurance Administration is in effect with respect to such Mortgaged
Property with a generally acceptable carrier in an amount representing
coverage not less than the least of (a) the Original Principal Amount
of the related Mortgage Loan (together, in the case of a Junior
Mortgage Loan, with the outstanding principal balance of all related
Senior Liens), (b) the minimum amount required to compensate for damage
or loss on a replacement cost basis or (c) maximum amount of insurance
that is available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973;
(xix) Each Mortgage and Mortgage Note is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the maker thereof and is enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except only as such enforcement may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally
and by general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding
or action in equity or at law), and all parties to each Mortgage Loan
had full legal capacity to execute all documents relating to such
Mortgage Loan and convey the estate therein purported to be conveyed;
with respect to each Mortgage Loan, only one original Mortgage Note
exists;
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(xx) Seller has caused and will cause to be performed any and
all acts required to be performed to preserve the rights and remedies
of Purchaser in any insurance policies applicable to each Mortgage
Loan, including any necessary notifications of insurers, assignments of
policies or interests therein, and establishment of co-insured, joint
loss payee and mortgagee rights in favor of Purchaser;
(xxi) Each original Mortgage has been recorded or has been
delivered to the proper public recording office for recordation, and
all subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage have been recorded
in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is required
to perfect the lien thereof for the benefit of Purchaser (except any
assignment to Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(d));
(xxii) The terms of each Mortgage Note and each Mortgage have
not been impaired, altered or modified in any respect, except by a
written instrument that has been recorded, if necessary, to protect the
interest of Purchaser and that has been delivered. The substance of any
such alteration or modification is reflected on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule and has been approved by the primary mortgage guaranty
insurer, if any;
(xxiii) The proceeds of each Mortgage Loan have been fully
disbursed, and there is no obligation on the part of the mortgagee to
make future advances thereunder. Any and all requirements as to
completion of any on-site or off-site improvements and as to
disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All
costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing or recording
such Mortgage Loans have been paid;
(xxiv) No Mortgage Note is or has been secured by any
collateral, pledged account or other security other than the lien of
the corresponding Mortgage;
(xxv) No Mortgage Loan was originated under a buydown plan;
(xxvi) No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature or
other contingent interest feature;
(xxvii) Except as otherwise specified in the related Mortgage
Loan Conveyance Agreement, each Mortgaged Property is located in the
United States and consists of one or more contiguous parcels of real
property upon which is located a structure used as a residence;
(xxviii) Except as otherwise specified in the related Mortgage
Loan Conveyance Agreement, each Obligor is a resident of the United
States;
(xxix) Each Mortgage Loan contains a provision for the
acceleration of the payment of the Principal Balance of such Mortgage
Loan in the event the related Mortgaged Property is sold without the
prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder;
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(xxx) Any advances made after the date of origination of the
Mortgage Loan but prior to the Cut-off Date have been consolidated with
the outstanding principal balance secured by the related Mortgage, and
the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears the interest rate
and has a single repayment term as reflected on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the Maximum
Loan Amount of the related Mortgage Loan and, as of the Cut-off Date,
the consolidated principal amount is equal to the Principal Balance of
such Mortgage Loan;
(xxxi) To the best knowledge of Seller, there is no proceeding
pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation of the
Mortgaged Property, nor is such a proceeding currently occurring;
(xxxii) To the best knowledge of Seller, all of the
improvements that were included for the purposes of determining the
Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property lie wholly within the
boundaries and building restriction lines of such Mortgaged Property,
and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon such
Mortgaged Property except those that are identified in the related
title insurance policy and affirmatively insured;
(xxxiii) To the best knowledge of Seller, no improvement
located on or being part of the Mortgaged Property is in violation of
any applicable zoning law or regulation. As of the Closing Date, all
inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued
with respect to all occupied portions of each Mortgaged Property and,
with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not
limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting
certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate
authorities and such Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under
applicable law;
(xxxiv) With respect to each Mortgage that is a deed of trust,
a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has
been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in such
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by
Purchaser to any trustee under any deed of trust, except in connection
with a trustee's sale after default by the related Obligor;
(xxxv) With respect to each Junior Mortgage Loan, either (A)
no consent for such Mortgage Loan was required by the holder of the
related Senior Lien(s) prior to the making of such Mortgage Loan or (B)
such consent has been obtained and is contained in the related Mortgage
File;
(xxxvi) Each Mortgage contains customary and enforceable
provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof
adequate for the realization against the related Mortgaged Property of
the benefits of the security including by trustee's sale and by
judicial foreclosure and there is no other exemption available to the
related Obligor that would materially interfere with the right to sell
the related Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to
foreclose upon the related Mortgaged Property;
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(xxxvii) There is no default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note
and no event that, with the passage of time or with notice and the
expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default,
breach, violation or event of acceleration; and Seller has not waived
any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration;
(xxxviii) No instrument of release or waiver has been executed
in connection with the Mortgage Loan, and no Obligor has been released,
in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement
that has been approved by the primary mortgage guaranty insurer, if
any, and that has been delivered to Purchaser as part of the related
Mortgage File;
(xxxix) The maturity date of each Junior Mortgage Loan is at
least twelve months prior to the maturity date of the related Senior
Lien(s) if such Senior Lien(s) provide(s) for a balloon payment;
(xl) To the best knowledge of Seller, there are no defaults in
complying with the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental
assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges,
leasehold payments or ground rents that previously became due and owing
have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount
sufficient to pay for every such item that remains unpaid and that has
been assessed but is not yet due and payable. Except for payments in
the nature of escrow payments, including, without limitation, taxes and
insurance payments, Seller has not advanced funds, or induced,
solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other
than the Obligor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount
required by the terms of such Mortgage Loan, except for interest
accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of
the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is greater, to the date that
precedes by one month the due date of the first installment of
principal and interest;
(xli) All parties that have had any interest in the Mortgage
Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or,
during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest,
were) (1) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing
requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is
located, and (2) (A) organized under the laws of such state, or (B)
qualified to do business in such state, or (C) federal savings and loan
associations or national banks having principal offices in such state,
or (D) not doing business in such state so as to require qualification
or licensing;
(xlii) No Mortgage Loan was selected by Seller for sale to
Purchaser on any basis intended to adversely affect Purchaser;
(xliii) An appraisal of each Mortgaged Property was performed
in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, and
such appraisal is the appraisal referred to in determining the
Appraised Value of such Mortgaged Property;
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(xliv) With respect to each Junior Mortgage Loan, the related
Senior Lien requires equal monthly payments or, if such Senior Lien
bears an adjustable interest rate, the monthly payments for such Senior
Lien may be adjusted no more frequently than monthly;
(xlv) With respect to any Junior Mortgage Loan with a related
Senior Lien that provides for negative amortization, the balance of
such Senior Lien used to calculate the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio for
such Junior Mortgage Loan is based on the maximum amount of negative
amortization permitted under such Senior Lien;
(xlvi) Seller is not aware of any circumstances existing at
the time of origination of any Mortgage Loan or at the related Cut-off
Date that would lead it to believe the Obligor is unable to repay such
Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage
Note;
(xlvii) Except as otherwise specified in the related Mortgage
Loan Conveyance Agreement, each Mortgage Loan is secured by a Mortgaged
Property that is maintained by the related Obligor as a primary
residence;
(xlviii) Seller has not required the Obligor to sign a letter
in connection with the origination of any Mortgage Loan in which such
Obligor indicates its inability to repay such Mortgage Loan in
accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note;
(xlix) Each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan was underwritten or
re-underwritten as though such Mortgage Loan would initially have borne
interest at a rate equal to the Index plus the related Gross Margin
(determined at the time such underwriting was conducted);
(l) As of the Cut-off Date, no Mortgage Loan is secured by
more than one Mortgaged Property;
(li) With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, all
of the terms of the Mortgage pertaining to interest rate adjustments,
payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding Principal
Balance are enforceable; such adjustments will not affect the priority
of the Mortgage lien and all of the adjustments have been properly
calculated, recorded, reported and applied in accordance with the
Mortgage and applicable law;
(lii) All insurance policies are the valid and binding
obligation of the insurer and contain a standard mortgagee clause
naming the originator, its successors and assigns, as mortgagee. Such
insurance policies require prior notice to the insured of termination
or cancellation and no such notice has been received; each Mortgage
obligates the Obligor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the
Obligor's cost and expense, and upon the Obligor's failure to do so,
authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such
insurance at the Obligor's cost and expense and to seek reimbursement
therefor from the Obligor;
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(liii) None of the Mortgage Loans is subject to a plan of
bankruptcy and no Obligor has sought protection or relief under any
state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law during the term of the
related Mortgage; and
(liv) Except as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage
Loan Conveyance Agreement, no Mortgage Loan is secured by a Mortgaged
Property upon which is affixed a modular home.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties of
Seller set forth in this Section 3.02 shall survive the sale and conveyance of
each Mortgage Loan and the termination of this Agreement, notwithstanding any
restrictive or qualified endorsement on any related Mortgage Note. The
representations and warranties shall not be impaired by any review or
examination of the Mortgage File or other documents evidencing or relating to
each Mortgage Loan or any failure on the part of Purchaser to review or examine
such documents and shall inure to the benefit of any transferee of Purchaser. It
is understood that Seller's obligations hereunder to cure any breach of any
representation or warranty or to repurchase any Mortgage Loan are binding on and
enforceable against Seller without regard to any limitation set forth in such
representation or warranty concerning the knowledge of Seller as to the facts
stated therein.
Upon discovery by either Seller or Purchaser of a breach of any of the
foregoing representations and warranties with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
Party discovering such breach shall give prompt notice to the other. Seller
shall correct or cure such breach within 45 days of its discovery or its receipt
of notice of such breach (and shall provide Purchaser within 30 days of its
discovery or its receipt of notice of such breach with a written report of the
actions Seller is taking to correct or cure such breach). If Seller is unable to
correct or cure such breach within such period, Seller shall repurchase all
Mortgage Loans that are materially and adversely affected by such breach at the
Repurchase Price in accordance with Section 3.03 upon notice from Purchaser
requesting Seller to repurchase such Mortgage Loans. Purchaser shall not be
obligated to purchase any Qualified Mortgage Loans offered by Seller, and Seller
shall not sell to any other purchaser Qualified Mortgage Loans, during any
period in which Seller has not fulfilled its obligation to repurchase any
Mortgage Loan that Purchaser has repurchased pursuant to the demand of the
Trustee of the related Aames Mortgage Trust.
Section 3.03 Repurchase of Mortgage Loans. If Seller is required to
repurchase any Mortgage Loan (a "Deleted Mortgage Loan") pursuant to either
Section 3.01 or Section 3.02, Seller shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the
Repurchase Price by the last Business Day of the month in which Seller's
obligation to repurchase such Deleted Mortgage Loan arises. Purchaser agrees to
execute and deliver to Seller any documents and instruments that may be
necessary or advisable to convey, assign and transfer any such Deleted Mortgage
Loan to Seller and shall redeliver the Mortgage File to Seller on the date
Seller delivers the Repurchase Price to Purchaser.
Within 30 days after Seller repurchases a Deleted Mortgage Loan,
Purchaser shall give notice to each hazard insurer of a Mortgaged Property (a)
of the sale of the related Deleted Mortgage Loan
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to Seller, and (b) to change the name in the mortgagee endorsement on such
insurance from Purchaser to that of Seller, and shall provide copies of each
such notice to Seller. In addition, Purchaser shall execute and deliver any
instrument or document as is presented to Purchaser by Seller as shall be
reasonably necessary to effect the change in the related Mortgagee endorsement
and shall otherwise cooperate with Seller in connection therewith.
ARTICLE FOUR
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Section 4.01 Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. Purchaser
represents and warrants to Seller that as of the date hereof and as of each
Closing Date:
(i) Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing as a corporation under the laws of California. Purchaser is
duly licensed and qualified to transact its business as currently
conducted in the State of California;
(ii) Purchaser has full power and authority to acquire and
hold each Mortgage Loan, to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter
into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and any Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement. Purchaser has duly
authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement and any
Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement, and this Agreement and any Mortgage
Loan Conveyance Agreement constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with
their terms;
(iii) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or
any Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement by Purchaser, the acquisition of
the Mortgage Loans by Purchaser, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Conveyance
Agreement, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement,
will violate Purchaser's articles of incorporation or by-laws, or
constitute a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time,
or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in a breach of
any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which Purchaser
is a party or that may be applicable to Purchaser;
(iv) The execution and delivery of this Agreement or any
Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement by Purchaser and its compliance with
the terms of this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement
will not constitute a violation of any order or decree of any court or
any order or regulation of any federal or state governmental agency
having jurisdiction;
(v) No litigation is pending or, to the best of Purchaser's
knowledge, threatened against Purchaser, which if determined adversely
to Purchaser, would adversely affect the purchase or servicing of the
Mortgage Loans by Purchaser or the ability of Purchaser to pay
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Seller the Package Purchase Price, the Interim Net Spread, Supplemental
Purchase Price, Excess Spread or Excess Spread financing (as provided
in Section 7.01) as such obligations become due and payable;
(vi) No consent, approval, authorization, exemption, or order
of, or notice to or registration or filing with any court or
governmental agency, authority or administrative or regulatory body is
required for the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any
Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement by Purchaser, the acceptance of
delivery of the Mortgage Files by Purchaser, the purchase of the
Mortgage Loans by Purchaser or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Conveyance
Agreement;
(vii) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and any Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement are in the
ordinary course of business of Purchaser; and
(viii) No broker, finder or financial advisor is entitled to
any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement based upon
arrangements made by Purchaser or on its behalf.
ARTICLE FIVE
INDEMNIFICATION; REFINANCING OBLIGATIONS
Section 5.01 Indemnity of Seller. (a) Purchaser agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless Seller from and against any claim, loss, liability, damage or
expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
disbursements and court costs and any such fees, disbursements and court costs
incurred in establishing liability under this indemnity and in collecting
amounts payable under this indemnity) arising out of or resulting from any
material misrepresentation, material breach of any warranty or nonfulfillment of
any agreement by Purchaser contained in this Agreement. In no event shall
Purchaser be liable to Seller for any special, incidental or consequential
damages or for any lost or anticipated profits; provided that this limitation on
indemnity shall not limit Purchaser's primary liability or the liability of
Aames Financial Corporation under its Guaranty for the obligations of Purchaser
to Seller under this Agreement.
(b) Purchaser further agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless
Seller, its directors, officers, employees and agents, and its successors and
assigns, against any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, attorneys' fees, expenses and
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred
by or asserted against any of such indemnified parties, in any way related to
the servicing of any Mortgage Loan purchased under this Agreement following the
related Closing Date. This limited indemnity shall not apply to the servicing of
any Mortgage Loan that Seller repurchases from Purchaser with respect to the
period commencing on the Repurchase Date.
Section 5.02 Indemnity of Purchaser. (a) Seller agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless Purchaser from and against any claim, loss, liability, damage or
expense (including, without
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limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements and court costs and any
such fees, disbursements and court costs incurred in establishing liability
under this indemnity and in collecting amounts payable under this indemnity)
arising out of or resulting from any material misrepresentation (including any
misstatement in, or omission from, any Seller Information), material breach of
any warranty or nonfulfillment of any agreement by Seller contained in this
Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement. In no event shall Seller be
liable to Purchaser for any special, incidental or consequential damages or for
any lost or anticipated profits.
(b) Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser from and
against any and all Losses on Mortgage Loans included in a Pool to the extent
that such Losses result in the Coverage Amount for such Pool for any
Distribution Date to be reduced to an amount less than zero and shall pay to
Purchaser, promptly upon receipt of notice thereof, the amount of the deficiency
in such Coverage Amount for such Distribution Date.
Section 5.03 Refinancing by Purchaser. Purchaser agrees that it will
not specifically target the Obligor(s) of any Mortgage Loans sold by Seller to
solicit the refinance of such Mortgage Loans; provided, however, that nothing
contained herein is intended to preclude the Purchaser from soliciting its
servicing portfolio in accordance with its customary practice. Purchaser will
use its best efforts to notify Seller within one Business Day of any demand for
pay-off received from the Obligor(s) of any Mortgage Loan held in any Aames
Mortgage Trust.
ARTICLE SIX
TRANSFER OF SERVICING; REPORTS;
RIGHT TO AUDIT
Section 6.01 Transfer of Servicing. Seller has represented to Purchaser
that the Mortgage Loans in each Loan Package are serviced by a subsidiary of
Seller and are not subject to servicing agreements with any other third parties,
and it is understood and agreed between Seller and Purchaser that the Mortgage
Loans are to be delivered free and clear of any servicing agreements with third
party servicers.
The Parties will use their best efforts to develop mutually acceptable
procedures with respect to the transfer of the servicing to Purchaser's
servicing system and the transfer of the servicing of each Mortgage Loan in a
Loan Package from Seller to Purchaser on or before the related Closing Date. On
or before the related Closing Date, Seller shall transfer to Purchaser all of
its rights to service each Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Package and Seller
shall provide to the Obligor of each such Mortgage Loan notice of such transfer
of servicing to Purchaser (with copies thereof to Purchaser) and shall take such
other action as may be necessary or required to effect such transfer to
Purchaser of each Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Package on the related
Closing Date, in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws or
regulations. In addition, Seller shall take all necessary action to ensure that
Purchaser shall be the Party to receive notice from any tax monitoring or
comparable service.
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If Seller has previously transferred to Purchaser the servicing on any
Mortgage Loan prior to the date such Mortgage Loan is sold to Purchaser,
Purchaser shall, on the 15th day of each month for the period prior to the
related Cut-off Date, remit all payments received by Purchaser from the
Obligor(s) of such Mortgage Loan during the previous calendar month, less the
Servicing Fee for such month. If Seller has previously transferred to Purchaser
the servicing on any Mortgage Loan prior to the date such Mortgage Loan is sold
to Purchaser and such Mortgage Loan becomes delinquent prior to the date such
Mortgage Loan is sold to Purchaser, Seller may determine not to sell such
Mortgage Loan to Purchaser and notify Purchaser to return the servicing of such
Mortgage Loan to Seller. Purchaser shall return the servicing of any such
delinquent Mortgage Loan to Seller within five Business Days of such request and
Seller shall bear all costs of such transfer.
From and after the transfer of servicing on each Mortgage Loan,
Purchaser shall service such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the servicing
procedures and standards set forth in the applicable Pooling and Servicing
Agreement for each Mortgage Loan held in any Aames Mortgage Trust. Purchaser
will provide Seller with monthly servicing reports in such detail and format as
Seller shall reasonably request as shall be consistent with Purchaser's
servicing reports prepared for its own internal use. Purchaser shall further
provide such additional information as Seller may from time to time reasonably
request.
With respect to any Deleted Mortgage Loan, Purchaser shall transfer to
Seller all of its rights to service such Deleted Mortgage Loan in the same
manner set forth herein.
Section 6.02 Payments Prior to Pool Closing Date. After the related
Cut-off Date and prior to the related Pool Closing Date for each Mortgage Loan
purchased by Purchaser under this Agreement, Purchaser will remit to Seller on a
monthly basis on the third Business Day of each month during the related period
an amount equal to the Interim Net Spread with respect to such Mortgage Loan.
Section 6.03 Reports. Purchaser shall provide to Seller the following
reports on all Mortgage Loans for which servicing has been transferred to it by
Seller, on a monthly basis or more frequently if prepared on a more frequent
basis by Seller, containing the following information: (i) the loan number and
name of the related Obligor of all Mortgage Loans previously purchased by
Purchaser from Seller that are delinquent one or more payments in accordance
with their original payment schedules, and a statement of the total Principal
Balance and the amount and number of delinquent payments as of the most recently
available date; (ii) the loan number and name of the related Obligor of all
Mortgage Loans prepaid during the period covered by the report, the date of
prepayment of each such Mortgage Loan, the identity of the new lender of the
refinanced loan (unless such lender is a private party) and the amount of the
prepayment penalty paid by the related Obligor; (iii) the loan number, name of
the related Obligor, and Principal Balance and Accrued Interest owed for all
defaulted Mortgage Loans that have been settled by Purchaser's acquisition of
the Mortgaged Property, and a statement of the most current appraised value of
each such Mortgaged Property and, if any such Mortgaged Property has been sold
since the date of the last report, a statement of the net proceeds of sale; and
(iv) any other information or analyses that Seller
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reasonably requests from time to time to show the relationship between adverse
loan performance factors in each Pool and types of loans included in such Pool.
In addition, Purchaser shall provide to Seller copies of any and all audit and
other reports prepared by Purchaser with respect to any Pool. Purchaser shall
further provide to Seller a copy of Purchaser's unconsolidated financial
statements, and a copy of the consolidated financial statements of Purchaser's
parent, Aames Financial Corporation, in each case as prepared on a quarterly
basis consistent with generally accepted accounting principles.
Section 6.04 Right of Seller to Audit Records. Seller, its agents and
any applicable regulatory agency having jurisdiction over Seller or one of its
subsidiaries shall have the right, at any time during regular business hours
within two Business Days after notice to Purchaser, to audit all records of
Purchaser concerning any Mortgage Loans previously sold by Seller to Purchaser
hereunder. The costs of any such audit shall be borne by Seller.
ARTICLE SEVEN
EXCESS SPREAD FINANCING
Section 7.01 Excess Spread Financing. (a) Concurrently with the date of
this Agreement, Seller and Purchaser have entered an agreement for Purchaser to
provide an advance to Seller with respect to the present value of Seller's
interest in Excess Spread.
(b) At such time as Purchaser obtains financing from an unrelated
third party secured by a Residual Certificate that evidences that right to
receive distributions derived in any part from payments, collections or
recoveries in respect of a Pool, Purchaser may, at its option, provide to Seller
the advance provided for in Section 7.01(a) or offer to Seller a financing
arrangement on substantially similar terms that will be secured by Seller's
right to receive Excess Spread attributable to such Pool.
ARTICLE EIGHT
TERMINATION
Section 8.01 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon (i) the
final payment or other liquidation (including sale to an Aames Mortgage Trust)
of the last Mortgage Loan or (ii) the disposition of all property acquired upon
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan.
ARTICLE NINE
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01 Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest. The sale
and delivery on the related Closing Date of the Mortgage Loans described on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule is mandatory, it being specifically understood
and agreed that each Mortgage Loan is unique and identifiable as of the date of
such Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement and that an award of
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money damages would be insufficient to compensate Purchaser for the losses and
damages incurred by Purchaser in the event of Seller's failure to deliver such
Mortgage Loans on or before the related Closing Date. Seller will grant to
Purchaser a lien on and a continuing security interest in each Mortgage Loan in
the related Loan Package and each document and instrument evidencing each such
Mortgage Loan to secure the performance by Seller of its obligation under the
related Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement, and Seller shall hold such Mortgage
Loans in custody for Purchaser subject to Purchaser's (i) right, prior to the
related Closing Date, to reject any Mortgage Loan under the terms of this
Agreement and (ii) obligation to pay the Package Purchase Price for the related
Mortgage Loans. All rights and remedies of Purchaser under this Agreement are
distinct from, and cumulative with, any other rights or remedies under the
Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement afforded by law or equity and all such rights
and remedies may be exercised concurrently, independently or successively.
Section 9.02 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (as supplemented by any
Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement) constitutes the complete understanding
between Seller and Purchaser with respect to the subject matter hereof and
merges and supersedes all prior oral and written agreements, understandings,
warranties and representations, and all contemporaneous oral agreements and
understandings, with respect to such subject matter.
Section 9.03 Headings. The headings and subheadings of the Articles and
Sections contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall
not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 9.04 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard
to conflict of laws principles applied in the State of California. In connection
with any action or proceeding arising out of or resulting from this Agreement,
the Parties expressly consent to the jurisdiction of and confer nonexclusive
jurisdiction upon any state or federal court of or in the State of California,
and acknowledge that venue is proper therein.
Section 9.05 Public Announcements. Neither Purchaser nor Seller shall
make any public announcement or disclosure concerning this Agreement without the
written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, except as may be necessary in connection with the resale of the
Mortgage Loans by Purchaser or the public offering of mortgage pass-through
certificates evidencing interests in any Aames Mortgage Trust and except as may
otherwise be required by law.
Section 9.06 Successors and Assignees. This Agreement may not be
assigned in whole or in part by either Party without the written consent of the
other. All terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding on the
successors and permitted assignees of Seller and Purchaser. Purchaser hereby
consents to Seller's assignment to Pacific Thrift and Loan Company of all its
rights in and to the Initial Purchase Price, Interim Net Spread, the
Supplemental Purchase Price and 80% of the Excess Spread due or to become due to
Seller under this Agreement; provided, however, that
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any such assignment shall be subject to Purchaser's right of offset as provided
in this Agreement and to the right of Purchaser to offset amounts owed to it or
to Aames Financial Corporation under that certain Credit Agreement among Seller,
Purchaser and Aames Financial Corporation dated the date hereof.
Section 9.07 Modification. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein
with respect to a Securitization Notice for the related Pool, no amendment or
modification of this Agreement shall be effective except pursuant to a written
agreement executed by the duly authorized representatives of Purchaser and
Seller.
Section 9.08 Notices. Any notice, request, demand, consent, approval or
other communication hereunder to any Party shall be given in writing and shall
be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered, mailed by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid -- return receipt requested, or
sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, or electronically
transmitted by facsimile transmission with electronic confirmation of receipt
with a copy sent by first class mail by the next Business Day, at its address
set forth below or at such other address as it shall hereafter furnish in
writing to the other. All notices and other communications shall be deemed given
on the date received by the addressee.
If to Seller, to:
PacificAmerica Money Center, Inc.
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇,
Chief Operating Officer
Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
with a copy to:
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Jeffer, Mangels, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP
2121 Avenue of the Stars, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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If to Purchaser, to:
Aames Capital Corporation
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Executive Vice
President -- Finance
Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
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with copies to:
Aames Capital Corporation
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, General Counsel
Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
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Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Section 9.09 Parties in Interest. This Agreement is not intended to,
and shall not confer upon anyone other than a Party, any legal or equitable
rights, benefits, claims or remedies of any nature, it being the intention of
the Parties that this Agreement and the obligations and statements of
responsibilities contained in this Agreement are for the sole and exclusive
benefit of Seller and Purchaser, and their successors and permitted assignees,
and for the benefit of no other Person.
Section 9.10 Waiver. Seller and Purchaser may waive their respective
rights, powers or privileges under this Agreement, provided that such waiver
shall be in writing. No failure or delay on the part of Seller or Purchaser to
exercise any of their respective rights, powers or privileges under this
Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right, power or privilege under this Agreement preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege by Seller or Purchaser under this Agreement, nor shall any waiver
operate or be construed as a future waiver of such right, power or privilege
under this Agreement.
Section 9.11 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement or in any Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement, each Party agrees to pay
all fees and expenses that it has incurred in connection with or incidental to
this Agreement and any Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement, including, but not
limited to, any fees and disbursements of its accountants and counsel. To the
extent this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement provides that
one Party is entitled to reimbursement from the other for fees and expenses
incurred by it, such Party shall, as a condition precedent to such entitlement,
provide reasonable documentation evidencing such fees and expenses upon request.
Section 9.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is
finally held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or
unenforceable, then, to the extent such invalidity or unenforceability shall not
deprive either Party of any material benefit intended to be provided by this
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Agreement, all of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect and shall be binding upon the Parties.
Section 9.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 9.14 No Use of Loan Information. Purchaser will not utilize any
information obtained from Seller, including Mortgage Loan information or loan
broker lists, to solicit loans for origination directly by Purchaser at any time
during the Term of Agreement and for two years thereafter.
Seller and Purchaser each has caused this Agreement to be executed on
its behalf by its duly authorized officer.
PACIFICAMERICA MONEY CENTER, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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President
AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION
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Chief Operating Officer
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EXHIBIT A
CONTENTS OF MORTGAGE FILE
With respect to each Mortgage Loan in a Loan Package, the Mortgage File
shall include each of the following items, which shall be delivered to Purchaser
pursuant to Section 2.02(b) of this Agreement.
1. Original Mortgage Note endorsed, "Pay to the Order of
[PURCHASER], without recourse" and signed in the name of
Seller by an authorized individual (in the event that the
Mortgage Loan was acquired by Seller in a merger, the
signature must be in the following form:
___________________________, successor by merger to [NAME OF
PREDECESSOR]").
2. Original recorded Mortgage.
3. Copy of hazard insurance policy declaration page (if obtained
by Seller on origination of the Mortgage Loan) and, if
required by Seller, flood insurance policy certificate,
including a copy of any endorsement or assignment thereto
naming Purchaser as the loss payee.
4. Assignment.
5. Mortgage Loan application.
6. Appraisal.
7. Evidence of senior mortgage balance, if any.
8. Original Notice of Right to Cancel, with Obligor's
acknowledgment of receipt thereon.
9. Original of any waiver of Right to Cancel signed by Obligor
and by an officer of Seller.
10. Title insurance policy, if any.
11. Written approval of primary mortgage guaranty insurer with
respect to impairment, alteration, or modification of the
Mortgage Note or Mortgage, if any.
12. Mortgage Loan Closing Statement.
13. Notice to Obligor regarding transfer of servicing to
Purchaser.
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any Obligor pursuant to applicable local, state and federal
laws and regulations, including without limitation, the
federal Truth-in-Lending Act and other consumer protection
laws, real estate settlement procedures, usury, equal credit
opportunity, disclosure and recording laws.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF MORTGAGE LOAN CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
PACIFICAMERICA MONEY CENTER, INC., as Seller, and AAMES CAPITAL
CORPORATION, as Purchaser, pursuant to the Master Loan Purchase Agreement dated
as of October 31, 1996 between themselves (the "Purchase Agreement"), hereby
confirm their understanding with respect to the sale by Seller and the purchase
by Purchaser of each of the Mortgage Loans listed on the attached Mortgage Loan
Schedule (the "Purchased Mortgage Loans"). All capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Purchase
Agreement.
Conveyance of Purchased Mortgage Loans. Seller, concurrently with the
execution and delivery of this Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement, does hereby
irrevocably transfer, assign, set over and convey to Purchaser, without recourse
(except as otherwise explicitly provided for herein) all of its right, title and
interest in and to the Purchased Mortgage Loans, including specifically, without
limitation, the Mortgages, the Mortgage Files and all other documents, materials
and properties appurtenant thereto and the Mortgage Notes, including any amount
received by Seller from the Obligor in connection with the origination of the
Purchased Loans that constitute or, are in lieu of, future Monthly Payments or
otherwise represent payments in respect of Accrued Interest for any period after
the date of origination of such Purchased Loans on or after the Cut-off Date,
together with all of its right, title and interest in and to the proceeds
received on or after the Cut-off Date of any related insurance policies on
behalf of Purchaser. If Seller cannot deliver the original Mortgage with
evidence of recording thereon with respect to any Mortgage Loan concurrently
with the execution and delivery of this Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement
solely because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such
original Mortgage has been delivered for recordation, Seller shall deliver an
officer's certificate, with a photocopy of such Mortgage attached thereto,
stating that such original Mortgage has been delivered to the appropriate public
recording official for recordation. Seller shall promptly deliver to Purchaser
such original Mortgage with evidence of recording indicated thereon upon receipt
thereof from the public recording official. If Seller within four months from
the Closing Date shall not have received such original Mortgage from the public
recording official, it shall obtain, and deliver to Purchaser within six months
from the Closing Date, a copy of such original Mortgage certified by such public
recording official to be a true and complete copy of such original Mortgage as
recorded by such public recording office.
The costs relating to the delivery of the documents specified in this
Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement shall be borne by Seller.
Incorporation of the Purchase Agreement. Seller and Purchaser hereby
agree that the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement with respect to
the Purchased Mortgage Loan are hereby incorporated by reference and are a part
hereof.
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Affirmation of Representations and Warranties. Seller hereby certifies
that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of
the Purchase Agreement are true and correct with respect to Seller as of the
Closing Date and that the representations and warranties set forth in Section
3.02 of the Purchase Agreement are true and correct with respect to each
Purchased Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date. Seller hereby acknowledges and
agrees that upon the breach of any such representations and warranties for any
Purchased Loan, Purchaser may exercise and enforce any remedy in accordance with
Article III of the Purchase Agreement.
Servicing of Purchased Mortgage Loans. Seller represents to Purchaser
that the Purchased Mortgage Loans are serviced by Seller and are not subject to
any third party servicing agreements as of the Closing Date of the related
Purchased Loan. Seller hereby assigns and transfers to Purchaser all of its
rights to service the Purchased Mortgage Loans.
Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest. The sale and delivery
on the related Closing Date of the Mortgage Loans described on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule is mandatory, it being specifically understood and agreed
that each Mortgage Loan is unique and identifiable on the date hereof and that
an award of money damages would be insufficient to compensate Purchaser for the
losses and damages incurred by Purchaser in the event of Seller's failure to
deliver the Mortgage Loans on or before the related Closing Date. Seller hereby
grants to Purchaser a lien on and a continuing security interest in each
Mortgage Loan and each document and instrument evidencing each such Mortgage
Loan to secure the performance by Seller of its obligation hereunder, and Seller
agrees that it holds such Mortgage Loans in custody for Purchaser subject to
Purchaser's (i) right, prior to the related Closing Date, to reject any Mortgage
Loan under the terms of this Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement and (ii)
obligation to pay the Price for the Purchased Loans. All rights and remedies of
Purchaser under this Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement are distinct from, and
cumulative with, any other rights or remedies under the Purchase Agreement or
afforded by law or equity and all such rights and remedies may be exercised
concurrently, independently or successively.
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MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
Additional Terms of Mortgage Loan Conveyance
Pool designation: 199_- _
Cut-off Date:
Closing Date:
Principal Balance:
Package Purchase Price:
Minimum Cut-off Date fixed rate percentage:
Minimum Cut-off Date adjustable rate percentage:
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All terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement are hereby
incorporated herein, provided that in the event of any conflict the provisions
of this Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement shall control over the conflicting
provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
PacificAmerica Money Center, Inc.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Aames Capital Corporation
By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF SECURITIZATION NOTICE
________________ __, 199_
PacificAmerica Money Center, Inc.
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Re: Aames Mortgage Trust 199[ ]-[ ]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are providing you with the following information pursuant to Section
2.03(a) of the Master Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of October __, 1996 (the
"Purchase Agreement"), entered into between Aames Capital Corporation and
PacificAmerica Money Center, Inc. regarding the Pool of Mortgage Loans
designated as "199[ ]-[ ]" to be included in the above-referenced Aames Mortgage
Trust :
Coverage Requirement:
Pool Cut-off Date:
Pool Deposit:
Supplemental Purchase Price:
Present value of discount rate and premium value used to
derive Supplemental Purchase Price:
Purchased Excess Spread Rate:
Transaction Expense Share:
Modification of definition of "Excess Spread" (if any):
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
Sincerely,
Aames Capital Corporation
By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF GUARANTY
THIS GUARANTY (the "Guaranty") is made by AAMES FINANCIAL CORPORATION
("Guarantor"), a Delaware corporation, in favor of PacificAmerica Money Center,
Inc. ("Seller"), a Delaware corporation, as of October 31, 1996.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Master Loan Purchase Agreement of
even date herewith (the "Agreement"), between Seller and Aames Capital
Corporation ("Purchaser"), a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of
Guarantor, Seller has agreed to sell and Purchaser has agreed to purchase, from
time to time, home equity mortgage loans. Under the terms of the Agreement,
Purchaser has agreed to make certain payments from time to time under the
Agreement for loans sold by Seller to Purchaser, including payments of "Initial
Purchase Price," "Interim Net Spread," "Supplemental Purchase Price" and "Excess
Spread," all as defined in the Agreement, and Purchaser has further agreed to
indemnify Seller from certain losses and liabilities, as provided in the
Agreement.
WHEREAS, as a material inducement to and in consideration of Seller's
agreement to sell loans to Purchaser under the Agreement, Guarantor has agreed
to execute and deliver to Seller this Guaranty and hereby acknowledges and
agrees that it has, or will, derive economic and other pecuniary benefit as a
result of Purchaser's purchase of loans under the Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to induce Seller to sell loans to Purchaser,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, Guarantor
hereby agrees as follows:
1. Guarantor hereby unconditionally, absolutely and irrevocably
guarantees, for the benefit of Seller, the full and prompt payment to Seller of
all amounts which become due to Seller or its permitted assigns under the
Agreement (all of which amounts are referred to as the "Obligations"), net of
any obligations owed by Seller to Purchaser or AFC under the Agreement or under
the Credit Agreement dated as of October 31, 1996 by and among Seller, Purchaser
and Guarantor. Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees to take all such actions
necessary to enable Purchaser to observe and perform all of its obligations
under the Agreement and to refrain from taking any action which would directly
or indirectly prevent Purchaser from observing and performing each and every one
of Purchaser's obligations thereunder.
2. The liability of Guarantor hereunder shall not be eliminated,
exonerated, affected, impaired, limited or reduced in any way by any action
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provision hereof, or by any inaction, delay, failure or refusal of Seller to
exercise any right or remedy Seller may have at law, in equity or under the
Agreement against Purchaser or any other third party. Guarantor agrees that if
any of the Obligations is not timely paid or performed as required under the
Agreement, Guarantor, after receipt of written demand therefor by Seller shall
immediately pay such Obligation when required of Purchaser under the Agreement,
as if such Obligations constituted the direct and primary obligations of
Guarantor; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed
to deem Guarantor to be either a primary obligor or an "alter ego" of Purchaser.
Guarantor shall indemnify, defend, protect and hold Seller harmless from any
losses, liabilities, costs, expenses, causes of action and damages which arise
out of any failure by Purchaser to pay any Obligations, as and when such costs,
liabilities or damages are incurred.
3. This Guaranty shall be a continuing guaranty (and Guarantor hereby
waives the protections of California Civil Code Section 2815 which provides that
a "continuing guaranty" may be revoked at any time, unless there is continuing
consideration) and shall be binding upon Guarantor and upon its successors,
legal representatives and assigns, and upon any Chapter 11 or Chapter 7 trustee
of Guarantor that may be appointed in a bankruptcy proceeding, and shall remain
in full force and effect and shall not be discharged, impaired or affected by
(a) the existence or continuance of any obligation on the part of Seller; (b)
the existence or continuation of Purchaser as a legal entity; (c) the transfer
by Purchaser of all or any part of its assets to any other corporation, person
or entity; (d) any sale, pledge, surrender, alteration, substitution, exchange,
change in, extension, modification or other disposition of any of the
Obligations, all of which Seller is hereby expressly authorized to make from
time to time without notice to Guarantor, or to any other party; or (e) the
acceptance by Seller of any security for all or any part of the Obligations.
4 Notice of acceptance of this Guaranty, the making of financial
accommodations to Purchaser by Seller, the incurring of any expenses by Seller,
and presentment, demand, protest, notice of protest, notice of nonpayment or
default and all other notices to which Seller or Guarantor are or may be
entitled are hereby waived. The Guarantor also waives notice of, and hereby
consents to: (i) any amendment, modification, supplement, renewal, restatement
or extensions of time of payment of or increase or decrease in the amount of any
of the Obligations or to the Agreement, and the guarantee made herein shall
apply to the Obligations as so amended, modified, supplemented, renewed,
restated or extended, increased or decreased; (ii) the taking, exchange,
surrender and releasing of collateral or guarantees now or at any time held by
or available to Seller for the Obligations;(iii) the exercise of or refraining
from the exercise of any rights against Purchaser; and (iv) the settlement,
compromise or release of, or the waiver of any default with respect to, any
Obligations. The Guarantor agrees that the amount of the Obligations shall not
be diminished and the liability of the Guarantor hereunder shall not be
otherwise impaired or affected by any of the foregoing.
5. This Guaranty is absolute, unconditional and continuing. One or more
successive or concurrent actions may be brought hereon against Guarantor either
in the same action in which Purchaser is sued or in separate actions.
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6. In case proceedings are instituted by or against Purchaser or
Guarantor in bankruptcy or insolvency, or for reorganization, arrangement,
receivership or the like, or if Purchaser or Guarantor calls a meeting of
creditors or makes any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or upon the
occurrence of any event which constitutes a default or event of default under
the Agreement, the liability of Guarantor for the entire Obligations shall
mature, even if the liability of Purchaser does not.
7. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect until the
Obligations are paid in full. Guarantor agrees that this Guaranty shall remain
in full force and effect or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time
payment of any of the Obligations is rescinded or otherwise restored by Seller
to Purchaser or to any other person who made such payment, or to the creditors
or creditors' representative of Purchaser or such other person.
8. No delay on the part of Seller in exercising any rights hereunder or
failure to exercise the same shall constitute a waiver of such rights. No notice
to, or demand on, Guarantor shall be deemed to be a waiver of the obligation of
Guarantor to take further action without notice or demand as provided herein. No
waiver of any of Seller's rights hereunder, and no modification or amendment of
this Guaranty, shall be deemed to be made by Seller unless the same shall be in
writing, duly signed on behalf of Seller, and each such waiver, if any, shall
apply only with respect to the specific instance involved and shall in no way
impair the rights of Seller or the obligations of Guarantor to Seller in any
other respect at any other time.
9. This Guaranty is binding upon Guarantor, its successors and assigns
and shall benefit Seller and its respective successors, transferees and assigns.
All references to Purchaser and Seller herein shall include their respective
successors and assigns. This instrument shall be governed by, and construed and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of California.
10. GUARANTOR AND SELLER WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING INSTITUTED BY EITHER OF THEM AGAINST THE OTHER WHICH
PERTAINS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS GUARANTY, ANY ALLEGED TORTIOUS CONDUCT
BY THE GUARANTOR OR SELLER, OR, IN ANY WAY, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATED TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GUARANTOR AND SELLER.
11. Guarantor hereby irrevocably submit and consent to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California in and for the County of
Los Angeles, and the United States District Court for the Central District of
California with respect to any action or proceeding arising out of this Guaranty
or any matter arising here from or relating hereto.
12. In the event of any dispute between the parties or their permitted
assignees, whether or not resulting in litigation, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to recover from the other party all of its costs and expenses,
including court costs and actual attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with
the action. "Prevailing party" shall include, without limitation, a
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party who dismisses an action for recovery in exchange for sums allegedly due,
performance of covenants allegedly breached or consideration substantially equal
to the relief sought in the action, or which receives in connection any dispute,
performance from the other party substantially equivalent to any of these.
13. Should any provision of this Guaranty be determined to be illegal
or unenforceable, all other provisions hereof shall nevertheless be deemed
effective.
14. No provision of this Guaranty or right of Seller hereunder may be
waived, nor shall Guarantor be released from performance of Guarantor's
obligations hereunder, except by a writing duly executed by Seller, which may be
withheld in its sole and absolute discretion.
15. Guarantor, from time to time following Seller's request, shall
execute and deliver to Seller (i) an estoppel certificate containing such
truthful information as Seller may reasonably request, and (ii) such further
instruments or documentation as may reasonably be requested by Seller to ratify
and confirm this Guaranty and the continuing liability of Guarantor hereunder.
16. Section 9.08 Notices. Any notice, request, demand, consent,
approval or other communication hereunder to any Party shall be given in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered, mailed by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid -- return receipt requested, or
sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, or electronically
transmitted by facsimile transmission with electronic confirmation of receipt
with a copy sent by first class mail by the next Business Day, at its address
set forth below or at such other address as it shall hereafter furnish in
writing to the other. All notices and other communications shall be deemed given
on the date received by the addressee.
If to Seller, to:
PacificAmerica Money Center, Inc.
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇,
Chief Operating Officer
Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
with a copy to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
Jeffer, Mangels, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
2121 Avenue of the Stars, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
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If to Guarantor, to:
Aames Financial Corporation
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Aames Financial Corporation
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has executed and delivered this Guaranty
as of the day and year first above written.
AAMES FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation
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Title: Chief Operating Officer
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EXHIBIT E
LITIGATION AND POTENTIAL CLAIMS
OF PACIFICAMERICA MONEY CENTER, INC.
PacificAmerica Money Center, Inc. ("PAMM") its predecessor,
Presidential Mortgage Company ("Presidential") and the subsidiaries of PAMM are
parties to certain legal proceedings incidental to its lending and trust deed
foreclosure service businesses, some of which seek unspecified damages or
substantial monetary damages in the form of punitive damages. The ultimate
outcome of such litigation cannot presently be determined. Management, after
review and consultation with counsel, and based upon historical experience with
prior collection actions, believes that the outcome of such proceedings would
not have a material adverse impact on PAMM's business, financial condition or
results of operations.
In addition to actions incidental to its lending business,
PAMM, Presidential and/or the subsidiaries of PAMM are parties to the following
actions:
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS. Presidential and Pacific Thrift
acquired two properties in foreclosure (the "Whittier" and "San Bernardino"
properties) which were used by borrowers unaffiliated with Presidential for
metal plating operations involving hazardous materials. After acquisition of the
two properties, Presidential and Pacific Thrift each received notices from local
government authorities requiring removal of hazardous materials left by the
prior owners of each of the properties and remediation of soil contamination.
Presidential and Pacific Thrift engaged an independent
environmental consulting firm to determine the extent of soil contamination of
each of the properties, and to prepare proposed remediation plans for each site.
The proposed remediation plans, which were completed in September 1994, had an
estimated cost of $674,000 to Presidential and $820,000 to Pacific Thrift,
including consulting and special counsel fees. These amounts were accrued at
December 31, 1993 and reserved for payment as expenses were incurred.
In April 1995, Pacific thrift obtained a revised estimate for
the cost of environmental remediation of the Whittier property it acquired in
foreclosure. The new estimated cost is significantly lower than the original
estimate. Therefore, in April and May, 1995, Pacific Thrift reversed $378,000 of
the reserve which had been set aside to pay for remediation. Remediation was
completed in July 1995, and the property is now listed for sale.
Presidential obtained a revised bid of $500,000 to complete
environmental remediation of the San Bernardino property it acquired in
foreclosure. Remediation was completed in December 1995, and the closure plan
was approved by the government agency overseeing the remediation process in
April 1996. The property is now listed for sale.
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On January 2, 1994, Presidential and Pacific Thrift
implemented a comprehensive environmental policy which requires environmental
risk assessment by appraisers of every new loan made by Presidential or Pacific
Thrift and a full environmental risk report on any commercial or industrial
property used as collateral for a loan of $250,000 or more. The policy provides
that no loan will be made in the event an environmental risk assessment or
report indicates the possible presence of environmental contamination. In
addition, the policy provides that no property will be acquired in foreclosure
if facts are discovered indicating the existence of significant environmental
contamination. If Presidential or Pacific Thrift determines not to foreclose on
a secured property due to environmental contamination, the collectability of a
loan could be substantially reduced.
FORECLOSURE PUBLICATION FEES ACTION. On June 6, 1995, two
subsidiaries of PAMM, Consolidated Reconveyance Company ("CRC") and Lenders
Posting and Publishing Company ("LPPC"), were served with a complaint by
Consumer Action and two consumers suing both individually and on behalf of the
general public in a purported class action filed in the Superior Court of Contra
Costa County, California. The complaint named CRC and LPPC, along with 13 other
foreclosure service and foreclosure publishing companies, and alleges that all
named defendants charge fees in excess of the statutorily permitted amount for
publication of notices of trustee sales. The complaint seeks restitution of all
excess charges, an injunction against the charging of excessive fees in the
future and attorneys fees. In January 1996, LPPC and two other posting and
publishing companies were dismissed from the option without prejudice. The case
is still in the pleading stage, discovery has not yet commenced and the
purported class of plaintiffs has not yet been certified.
On April 23, 1996, CRC was served with a complaint by seven
individuals suing both individually and on behalf of the general public in a
purported class action filed in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County,
California. The complaint names over 50 defendants, including numerous title
insurance companies and trust deed services companies, generally alleging that
the title insurance companies did not make certain refunds of certain trustee
sale guarantee ("TSGs") fees which they were required to make under the terms of
a settlement of a previous case (in which CRC was not named), and that the trust
deed services companies failed to purchase less costly alternative products, to
request and remit refunds in the cost of TSGs or to advise the members of the
class of their right to a refund from the title insurance companies. The
complaint seeks restitution of all excess charges, an injunction against the
practices cited and attorneys fees. The case is still in the pleading stage,
discovery has not yet commenced and the purported class of plaintiffs has not
yet been certified.
Management believes that CRC has charged foreclosure and
publication and TSG fees in compliance with applicable law. However, if the
above described actions were decided against CRC, management estimates that
CRC's aggregate potential liability would not exceed $1 million. A liability of
$1 million, or even a lesser amount, could have a material adverse effect on the
consolidated annual earnings of PAMM, but would likely not have a material
adverse effect on the financial condition or longer term earning of PAMM.