Amendment No. 6 to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated June 22, 2018, between UBS, AG, as buyer, and Caliber Home Loans, Inc., as seller

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EXECUTION

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT

Amendment No. 6 to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2018 (this “Amendment”), between UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York (the “Buyer”) and CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. (the “Seller”).

RECITALS

The Buyer and the Seller are parties to that certain (a) Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2016 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 16, 2017, Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 13, 2017, Amendment No. 3, dated as of January 12, 2018, Amendment No. 4, dated as of February 2, 2018, and Amendment No. 5, dated as of February 28, 2018, the “Existing Repurchase Agreement”; and as further amended by this Amendment, the “Repurchase Agreement”) and (b) Pricing Letter, dated as of November 25, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pricing Letter”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Existing Repurchase Agreement and the Pricing Letter, as applicable.

The Buyer and the Seller have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, that the Existing Repurchase Agreement be amended to reflect certain agreed upon revisions to the terms of the Existing Repurchase Agreement.

Accordingly, the Buyer and the Seller hereby agree, in consideration of the mutual promises and mutual obligations set forth herein, that the Existing Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

SECTION 1. Definitions. Section 2 of the Existing Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by:

1.1 deleting the definition of “Wet Loan” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

Wet Loan” shall mean a Mortgage Loan (a) that is not a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan and which Seller is selling to Buyer simultaneously with the origination thereof and for which the Mortgage File has not been delivered to Custodian or (b) that is a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan, which Custodian is in possession of the contents of the Mortgage File other than the Modification Agreement.

1.2 adding the following definitions of “Ginnie Mae Modified Loan”, “Modification Agreement”, “RD Loan Guaranty Agreement”, “VA Loan” and “VA Loan Guaranty Agreement” in their proper alphabetical order:

Ginnie Mae Modified Loan” shall mean a FHA Loan, VA Loan or RD Loan that

(i) is modified in accordance with the Ginnie Mae guide, (ii) conforms to the requirements of Ginnie Mae for securitization; and (iii) is otherwise acceptable to Buyer in its sole discretion.


Modification Agreement” shall mean, with respect to a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan, the agreement that modifies the terms of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Ginnie Mae guide.

RD Loan Guaranty Agreement” shall mean the agreement evidencing the contractual obligation of the RD respecting the guaranty of a RD Loan.

VA Loan” shall mean a Mortgage Loan which is the subject of a VA Loan Guaranty Agreement as evidenced by a loan guaranty certificate.

VA Loan Guaranty Agreement” shall mean the agreement evidencing the contractual obligation of the VA respecting the guaranty of a VA Loan.

SECTION 2.Conditions Precedent to all Transactions. Sections 3(b)(vii) and (viii) of the Existing Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such sections in their entirety and replacing them with the following, respectively:

(vii) Delivery of Mortgage File. Seller shall have delivered to Custodian the Mortgage File with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Wet Loan and solely with respect to a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan that is a Wet Loan, the Modification Agreement) subject to the requested Transaction in accordance with the timeframes set forth in the Custodial Agreement.

(viii) Delivery of Trust Receipt. Custodian shall have delivered to Buyer, in accordance with the timeframes set forth in the Custodial Agreement, (x) a Trust Receipt and a Custodial Loan Transmission with respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to the requested Transaction and (y) with respect to each Ginnie Mae Modified Loan that is a Wet Loan subject to the proposed Transaction, the information and documents required pursuant to the Custodial Agreement.

SECTION 3.Representations and Warranties. Schedule 1 to the Existing Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by:

3.1 deleting subparagraphs (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (j), (t), (w), (dd), (kk) and (ggg) in their entirety and replacing them with the following:

(b) Payments Current. No payment required under the Mortgage Loan is thirty (30) days or more delinquent nor has any payment under the Mortgage Loan (other than a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan) been thirty (30) days or more delinquent at any time since the origination of the Mortgage Loan; and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Co-op Loan, no foreclosure action or private or public sale under the Uniform Commercial Code has ever to the knowledge of Seller, been threatened or commenced with respect to the Co-op Loan.

(c) Origination Date. Unless otherwise approved by Buyer and other than with respect to a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan, the initial Purchase Date is no more than (i) with respect to Mortgage Loans other than Correspondent Mortgage Loans in non-escrow states, [***] following the origination date of the Mortgage Note; (ii) with respect to Mortgage Loans other than Correspondent Mortgage Loans in escrow states, [***] following the origination date of the Mortgage Note and (iii) with respect to Correspondent Mortgage Loans, [***] following the origination date of the Mortgage Note.

 

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(e) No Outstanding Charges. 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 which 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 which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. Other than with respect to a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan, Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan, except for interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by one month the Due Date of the first installment of principal and interest.

(f) Original Terms Unmodified. Other than with respect to a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan, the terms of the Mortgage Note (and the Proprietary Lease, the Assignment of Proprietary Lease and Stock Power with respect to each Co-op Loan) and Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, from the date of origination except by a written instrument which has been recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of Buyer, and which has been delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as Buyer shall designate in writing, and the terms of which are reflected in the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and the title insurer, if any, to the extent required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, if applicable. No Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement, approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and the issuer of the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage File delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as Buyer shall designate in writing and the terms of which are reflected in the Mortgage Loan Schedule. Each Ginnie Mae Modified Loan has been modified in accordance with the Ginnie Mae guide.

(g) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan (and the Assignment of Proprietary Lease related to each Co-op Loan) is not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage or with respect to a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan, the terms of the Modification Agreement, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage or with respect to a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan, the Modification Agreement unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto, and no Mortgagor was a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at, or subsequent to, the time the Mortgage Loan was originated or with respect to a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan, at the time the Modification Agreement was entered into.

 

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(j) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would affect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. Other than with respect to a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan, Seller has not waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor’s failure to perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has Seller waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the Mortgagor.

(t) No Defaults. Other than payments due but not yet thirty (30) days or more delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no event which, 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 which would permit acceleration, and neither Seller nor any of its affiliates nor any of their respective predecessors, have waived any default, breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration other than with respect to a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan in accordance with the Ginnie Mae guide and the Modification Agreement; and with respect to each Co-op Loan, there is no default in complying with the terms of the Mortgage Note, the Assignment of Proprietary Lease and the Proprietary Lease and all maintenance charges and assessments permitted by the Agencies (including assessments payable in the future installments, which previously became due and owing) have been paid, and Seller has the right under the terms of the Mortgage Note, Assignment of Proprietary Lease and Recognition Agreement to pay any maintenance charges or assessments owed by the Mortgagor.

(w) Origination; Payment Terms. Except with respect to a Correspondent Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan was originated by or in conjunction with Seller. Seller is a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or other similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority. The documents, instruments and agreements submitted for loan underwriting were not falsified and contain no untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the information and statements therein not misleading. No Mortgage Loan contains terms or provisions which would result in negative amortization. Principal payments on a Mortgage Loan that is not a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan commenced no more than sixty (60) days after funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan. The mortgage interest rate as well as the lifetime rate cap and the periodic cap are as set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Mortgage Note is payable in equal monthly installments of principal and interest, which installments of interest, with respect to adjustable rate Mortgage Loans, are subject to change due to the adjustments to the mortgage interest rate on each interest rate adjustment date, with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not more than thirty (30) years from commencement of amortization. Unless otherwise specified, the Mortgage Loan is payable on the first day of each month. There are no Mortgage Loans which contain a provision allowing the Mortgagor to convert the Mortgage Note from an adjustable interest rate Mortgage Note to a fixed interest rate Mortgage Note.

 

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(dd) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered under the Custodial Agreement for each Mortgage Loan have been delivered to the Custodian including, the Modification Agreement with respect to a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan. Seller is in possession of a complete, true and accurate Mortgage File, except for such documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian.

(kk) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings. There is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. Other than with respect to a Ginnie Mae Modified Loan, the Mortgaged Property is not damaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other casualty so as to have a material and adverse effect on the value of the Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended and each Mortgaged Property is in good repair.

(ggg) Recordation. Each original Mortgage was recorded and, except for those Mortgage Loans subject to the MERS identification system, all subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to Buyer) have been recorded in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of Seller, or is in the process of being recorded. With respect to each Ginnie Mae Modified Loan, the related Modification Agreement has been recorded or has been sent for recordation.

3.2 adding the following paragraphs at the end thereof:

(aaaa) Ginnie Mae Modified Loan. Each Ginnie Mae Modified Loan (i) was modified in accordance with the Ginnie Mae guide; (ii) with respect to (x) a FHA Loan, is fully insured by the FHA pursuant to a FHA Mortgage Insurance Certificate; (y) a VA Loan, is guaranteed by the VA pursuant to a VA Loan Guaranty Agreement and (z) a RD Loan, is guaranteed by the RD pursuant to a RD Loan Guaranty Agreement and (iii) conforms to the requirements of Ginnie Mae for securitization.

(bbbb) FHA Loans, VA Loans and RD Loans. With respect to each FHA Loan, VA Loan and RD Loan, as applicable, (i) the FHA Mortgage Insurance Certificate is in full force and effect, there exists no impairment to full recovery, the VA Loan Guaranty Agreement is in full force and effect to the maximum extent stated therein and there exists no impairment to full recovery thereunder and the RD Loan Guaranty Agreement is in full force and effect to the maximum extent stated therein and there exists no impairment to full recovery thereunder, (ii) all necessary steps have been taken to keep such guaranty or insurance valid, binding and enforceable and each of such is the binding, valid and enforceable obligation of the FHA, the VA and RD, as applicable, to the full extent thereof, without surcharge, set-off or defense, (iii) such FHA Loan is insured, or eligible to be insured, pursuant to the National Housing Act and such VA Loan is guaranteed, or eligible to be guaranteed, under the provisions of Chapter 37 of Title 38 of the United States Code, as applicable, (iv) with respect to each FHA Mortgage Insurance Certificate, VA Loan Guaranty Agreement and RD Loan Guaranty Agreement, as applicable, Seller has complied with applicable provisions of the insurance for guaranty contract and federal statutes and regulations, all premiums or other charges due in connection with such insurance or guarantee have been paid, there has been no act or omission which would or may invalidate any such insurance or guaranty, and the insurance or guaranty is, or when issued, will be, in full force and effect with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (v) Seller has no knowledge of any circumstance which would cause such FHA Loan to be ineligible for FHA mortgage insurance, such VA Loan to be ineligible for a VA loan guaranty, such RD Loan to be ineligible for a RD loan guaranty or cause the FHA, the VA or RD to deny or reject the related Mortgagor’s application for FHA mortgage insurance, a VA loan guaranty or RD loan guaranty, as applicable.

 

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SECTION 4.Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof (the “Amendment Effective Date”), subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

4.1 Delivered Documents. On the Amendment Effective Date, the Buyer shall have received the following documents, each of which shall be satisfactory to the Buyer in form and substance:

(i) this Amendment, executed and delivered by duly authorized officers, as applicable, of the Buyer and Seller;

(ii) Amendment No. 8 to the Pricing Letter, executed and delivered by duly authorized officers, as applicable, of the Buyer and Seller; and

(iii) Amendment No. 3 to the Custodial Agreement, executed and delivered by duly authorized officers, as applicable, of the Buyer, Seller and Custodian.

SECTION 5. Ratification of Agreement. As amended by this Amendment, the Existing Repurchase Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Existing Repurchase Agreement as so modified by this Amendment shall be read, taken, and construed as one and the same instrument.

SECTION 6. Representations and Warranties. Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer that it is in compliance with all the terms and provisions set forth in the Repurchase Agreement on its part to be observed or performed, and that no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing, and hereby confirms and reaffirms the representations and warranties contained in Section 10 of the Repurchase Agreement. Seller hereby represents and warrants that this Amendment has been duly and validly executed and delivered by it, and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

SECTION 7. Limited Effect. Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, the Existing Repurchase Agreement shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

SECTION 8. Severability. Each provision and agreement herein shall be treated as separate and independent from any other provision or agreement herein and shall be enforceable notwithstanding the unenforceability of any such other provision or agreement.

SECTION 9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart. The parties agree that this Amendment, any documents to be delivered pursuant to this Amendment and any notices hereunder may be transmitted between them by email and/or by facsimile. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Amendment. The original documents shall be promptly delivered, if requested.

 

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SECTION 10. Binding Effect. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

SECTION 11. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AMENDMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AMENDMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY, THE EFFECTIVENESS, VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS, OTHER RECORDS, ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY E-SIGN.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

UBS AG, BY AND THROUGH ITS BRANCH OFFICE AT 1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, as Buyer

By:   /s/ Chi Ma
  Name:   Chi Ma
  Title:   Director
By:   /s/ Ari Lash
  Name:   Ari Lash
  Title:   Executive Director
CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., as Seller
By:   /s/ William Dellal
  Name:   William Dell
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 6 to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement