SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
EX-10.1 5 y78189bexv10w1.htm EX-10.1 EX-10.1
Exhibit 10.1
SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
between
CHRYSLER FINANCIAL AUTO SECURITIZATION TRUST 2009-A
Issuer,
Issuer,
and
CHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES AMERICAS LLC,
Seller and Servicer
Seller and Servicer
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Backup Servicer
as Backup Servicer
Dated as of July 14, 2009
ARTICLE I | ||||
Definitions | ||||
Section 1.01 Definitions | 1 | |||
Section 1.02 Other Definitional Provisions | 15 | |||
ARTICLE II | ||||
Conveyance of Receivables | ||||
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Receivables | 16 | |||
ARTICLE III | ||||
The Receivables | ||||
Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of Seller with Respect to the Receivables | 17 | |||
Section 3.02 Repurchase upon Breach | 20 | |||
Section 3.03 Custody of Receivable Files | 20 | |||
Section 3.04 Duties of Servicer as Custodian | 21 | |||
Section 3.05 Instructions; Authority To Act | 22 | |||
Section 3.06 Custodians Indemnification | 22 | |||
Section 3.07 Effective Period and Termination | 22 | |||
Section 3.08 Representations and Warranties as to the Security Interest of the Issuer in the Receivables | 22 | |||
ARTICLE IV | ||||
Administration and Servicing of Receivables | ||||
Section 4.01 Duties of Servicer and Backup Servicer | 23 | |||
Section 4.02 Collection and Allocation of Receivable Payments | 24 | |||
Section 4.03 Realization upon Receivables | 24 | |||
Section 4.04 Physical Damage Insurance | 25 | |||
Section 4.05 Maintenance of Security Interests in Financed Vehicles | 25 | |||
Section 4.06 Covenants of Servicer | 25 | |||
Section 4.07 Purchase of Receivables upon Breach | 25 | |||
Section 4.08 Servicing Compensation | 26 | |||
Section 4.09 Servicers Certificate | 26 | |||
Section 4.10 Annual Statement as to Compliance; Item 1122 Servicing Criteria Assessment; Notice of Default | 26 | |||
Section 4.11 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants Report | 27 | |||
Section 4.12 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding Receivables | 28 | |||
Section 4.13 Servicer Expenses | 28 |
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Section 4.14 Appointment of Subservicer | 28 | |||
Section 4.15 Monthly Tape | 28 | |||
ARTICLE V | ||||
Distributions; Reserve Account; Statements to Noteholders | ||||
Section 5.01 Establishment of Deposit Account | 29 | |||
Section 5.02 Collections | 30 | |||
Section 5.03 Application of Collections | 31 | |||
Section 5.04 Additional Deposits | 31 | |||
Section 5.05 Distributions | 31 | |||
Section 5.06 Reserve Account | 33 | |||
Section 5.07 Statements to Noteholders | 33 | |||
Section 5.08 Net Deposits | 34 | |||
ARTICLE VI | ||||
The Seller | ||||
Section 6.01 Representations of Seller | 35 | |||
Section 6.02 Preservation of Existence; Transactions with Affiliates | 36 | |||
Section 6.03 Liability of Seller; Indemnities | 36 | |||
Section 6.04 Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of Obligations of, Seller | 37 | |||
Section 6.05 Limitation on Liability of Seller and Others | 38 | |||
Section 6.06 Seller May Own Notes | 38 | |||
ARTICLE VII | ||||
The Servicer and the Backup Servicer | ||||
Section 7.01 Representations of Servicer | 38 | |||
Section 7.02 Representations of Backup Servicer | 39 | |||
Section 7.03 Indemnities of Servicer and Backup Servicer | 41 | |||
Section 7.04 Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of Obligations of, Servicer or Backup Servicer | 41 | |||
Section 7.05 Limitation on Liability of Servicer, Backup Servicer and Others | 42 | |||
Section 7.06 Servicer and Backup Servicer Not to Resign | 43 | |||
ARTICLE VIII | ||||
Default | ||||
Section 8.01 Servicer Default | 44 | |||
Section 8.02 Appointment of Successor | 45 |
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Section 8.03 Notification to Noteholders and Certificateholders | 46 | |||
Section 8.04 Waiver of Past Defaults | 46 | |||
ARTICLE IX | ||||
Termination; Optional Repurchase | ||||
Section 9.01 Optional Purchase of All Receivables | 47 | |||
ARTICLE X | ||||
Miscellaneous | ||||
Section 10.01 Amendment | 48 | |||
Section 10.02 Protection of Title to Trust | 49 | |||
Section 10.03 Notices | 51 | |||
Section 10.04 Assignment by the Seller or the Servicer or Backup Servicer | 51 | |||
Section 10.05 Limitations on Rights of Others | 51 | |||
Section 10.06 Severability | 52 | |||
Section 10.07 Separate Counterparts | 52 | |||
Section 10.08 Headings | 52 | |||
Section 10.09 Governing Law | 52 | |||
Section 10.10 Assignment by Issuer | 52 | |||
Section 10.11 Nonpetition Covenants | 52 | |||
Section 10.12 Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee | 53 | |||
ARTICLE XI | ||||
Exchange Act Reporting | ||||
Section 11.01 Further Assurances | 53 | |||
Section 11.02 Form 10-D Filings | 53 | |||
Section 11.03 Form 8-K Filings | 54 | |||
Section 11.04 Form 10-K Filings | 54 | |||
Section 11.05 Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation | 54 | |||
Section 11.06 Back-up Sarbanes-Oxley Certification | 55 | |||
Section 11.07 Use of Subcontractors | 55 | |||
Section 11.08 Representations and Warranties | 56 | |||
Section 11.09 Indemnification | 56 | |||
Section 11.10 Amendments | 57 |
SCHEDULE A | Schedule of Receivables | |||
SCHEDULE B | Location of Receivable Files | |||
SCHEDULE C | Schedule of YSOA |
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EXHIBIT A | Form of Distribution Statement to Noteholders | A-1 | ||
EXHIBIT B | Form of Servicers Certificate | B-1 | ||
Appendix A | Item 1119 Parties | Appendix A-1 | ||
Appendix B | Minimum Servicing Criteria Assessment | Appendix B-1 | ||
Appendix C | Performance Certification (Reporting Subcontractor) | Appendix C-1 | ||
Appendix D | Performance Certification (Servicer) | Appendix D-1 |
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SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT dated as of July 14, 2009, between CHRYSLER FINANCIAL AUTO SECURITIZATION TRUST 2009-A, a Delaware statutory trust (the Issuer), CHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES AMERICAS LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, as seller and servicer, and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as backup servicer.
WHEREAS the Issuer desires to purchase a portfolio of receivables arising in connection with automobile retail installment sale contracts generated by Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC in the ordinary course of business;
WHEREAS Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC is willing to sell such receivables to, and to service such receivables on behalf of, the Issuer; and
WHEREAS, the Backup Servicer is willing to service such receivables on behalf of the Issuer if Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC resigns or is terminated as servicer.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
Section 1.01 Definitions. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
Additional Servicing Fee shall mean, for any Collection Period, if a successor Servicer (other than the Backup Servicer) has been appointed pursuant to Section 8.02, the amount, if any, by which (i) the compensation payable to such successor Servicer for such Collection Period exceeds (ii) the Servicing Fee for such Collection Period.
Amount Financed means, with respect to a Receivable, the amount advanced under such Receivable toward the purchase price of the Financed Vehicle and any related costs.
Annual Percentage Rate or APR of a Receivable means the annual rate of finance charges stated in the related Contract.
Backup Servicer shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, and any successor backup servicer appointed in accordance with this Agreement.
Backup Servicer Fee shall mean, for any Collection Period, the greater of (i) the product of one-twelfth of 0.01% of the Pool Balance as of the first day of the preceding Collection Period (or in the case of the initial Collection Period, as of the Cutoff Date) and (ii) $2,500.
Basic Documents means the Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Administration Agreement and the Purchase Agreement.
Certificate has the meaning assigned to such term in the Trust Agreement.
Certificateholder has the meaning assigned to such term in the Trust Agreement.
CFSA means Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, or its successors.
Chrysler Financial System means the technology system used by CFSA comprised of proprietary and third party software, hardware and other related technology materials that permit the origination of electronic retail installment sale contracts and vehicle lease agreements entered into in connection with the sale and lease of automobiles and light trucks and evidenced by a record or records consisting of information stored in an electronic medium and maintained in such system.
Class means any one of the classes of Notes.
Class A Noteholder means the Person in whose name any Class A Note is registered in the Note Register.
Class A-1 Final Scheduled Payment Date means July 15, 2010.
Class A-1 Noteholder means the Person in whose name a Class A-1 Note is registered in the Note Register.
Class A-1 Principal Balance means $412,000,000.
Class A-2 Final Scheduled Payment Date means June 15, 2011.
Class A-2 Noteholder means the Person in whose name a Class A-2 Note is registered in the Note Register.
Class A-3 Final Scheduled Payment Date means January 15, 2016.
Class A-3 Noteholder means the Person in whose name a Class A-3 Note is registered in the Note Register.
Class B Final Scheduled Payment Date means July 15, 2016.
Class B Noteholder means the Person in whose name a Class B Note is registered in the Note Register.
Class B Stated Principal Amount shall mean $242,979,952.
Collection Period means a calendar month (or in the case of the first Collection Period, the period from but excluding June 15, 2009 to and including July 31, 2009). The related Collection Period for a Payment Date is the Collection Period ending immediately prior to such Payment Date. Unless otherwise specified, any amount stated as of the last day of a Collection Period or as of the first day of a Collection Period shall give effect to the following calculations as determined as of the close of business on such last day: (1) all applications of collections and (2) all distributions to be made on the related Payment Date.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Company means Chrysler Residual Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successor in interest.
Continuing Errors has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(b).
Contract means a motor vehicle retail installment sale contract.
Corporate Trust Office means the principal office of the Indenture Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located at Wells Fargo Center, MAC N9311-161, Sixth and Marquette, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55479 Attention: Asset Backed Securities Department, or at such other address as the Indenture Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders, the Seller, the Servicer and the Backup Servicer, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Indenture Trustee at the address designated by such successor Indenture Trustee by notice to the Noteholders, the Seller, the Servicer and the Backup Servicer.
Cutoff Date means June 15, 2009.
Dealer means the dealer who sold a Financed Vehicle and who originated and assigned the related Receivable to CFSA under an existing agreement between such dealer and CFSA.
Delivery when used with respect to Trust Account Property means:
(a) with respect to bankers acceptances, commercial paper, negotiable certificates of deposit and other obligations that constitute instruments within the meaning of Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC and are susceptible of physical delivery, transfer thereof to the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian by physical delivery to the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian endorsed to, or registered in the name of, the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian or endorsed in blank, and, with respect to a certificated security (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) transfer thereof (i) by delivery of such certificated security endorsed to, or registered in the name of, the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian or endorsed in blank to a securities intermediary (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) and the making by such securities intermediary of entries on its books and records identifying such certificated securities (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) of the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian or (ii) by delivery thereof to a clearing corporation (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) and the making by such clearing corporation of appropriate entries on its books reducing the appropriate securities account of the transferor and increasing the appropriate securities account of a securities intermediary by the amount of such certificated security, the identification by the clearing corporation on its books and records that the certificated securities are credited to the sole and exclusive securities account of the securities intermediary, the maintenance of such certificated securities by such clearing corporation or a custodian or the nominee of such clearing corporation subject to the clearing corporations exclusive control, and the making by such securities intermediary of entries on its books and records identifying such certificated securities as being credited to the securities account of the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian (all of the foregoing, Physical Property), and, in any event, any such Physical Property in registered form shall be in the name of the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian; and such additional or alternative procedures as may hereafter become
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appropriate to effect the complete transfer of ownership of any such Trust Account Property (as defined herein) to the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian, consistent with changes in applicable law or regulations or the interpretation thereof;
(b) with respect to any securities issued by the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or by the Federal National Mortgage Association that are book-entry securities held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to Federal book-entry regulations, the following procedures, all in accordance with applicable law, including applicable Federal regulations and Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC: book-entry registration of such Trust Account Property to an appropriate book-entry account maintained with a Federal Reserve Bank by a securities intermediary which is also a depository pursuant to applicable Federal regulations; the identification by the Federal Reserve Bank of such book-entry securities on its record being credited to the securities intermediarys securities account; the making by such securities intermediary of entries in its books and records identifying such book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to Federal book-entry regulations as being credited to the Indenture Trustees securities account; and such additional or alternative procedures as may hereafter become appropriate to effect complete transfer of ownership of any such Trust Account Property to the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian, consistent with changes in applicable law or regulations or the interpretation thereof; and
(c) with respect to any item of Trust Account Property that is an uncertificated security under Article 8 of the UCC and that is not governed by clause (a) above, registration on the books and records of the issuer thereof in the name of the securities intermediary, the sending of a confirmation by the securities intermediary of the purchase by the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian of such uncertificated security, the making by such securities intermediary of entries on its books and records identifying such uncertificated certificates as belonging to the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian.
Deposit Account means the account designated as such, established and maintained pursuant to Section 5.01.
Eligible Deposit Account means either (a) a segregated account with an Eligible Institution or (b) a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank), having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in such account, so long as any of the securities of such depository institution shall have a credit rating from each Rating Agency in one of its generic rating categories that signifies investment grade.
Eligible Institution means (a) a depository institution organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank), which (i) has either (A) a long-term unsecured debt rating of AAA or better by Standard & Poors and Fitch or (B) a certificate of deposit rating of A-1+ by Standard & Poors and F1+ by Fitch, or any other long-term, short-term or certificate of deposit rating acceptable to the Rating Agencies and (ii) whose deposits are insured by the FDIC or (b) the corporate trust department of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee. If so
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qualified, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee may also be considered an Eligible Institution for the purposes of clause (a) of this definition.
Eligible Investments means, subject to the last sentence below of this definition, book-entry securities, negotiable instruments or securities represented by instruments in bearer or registered form which evidence:
(a) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to the full and timely payment by, the United States of America;
(b) demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit of any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank) and subject to supervision and examination by Federal or State banking or depository institution authorities; provided, however, that at the time of the investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, the commercial paper or other short-term unsecured debt obligations (other than such obligations the rating of which is based on the credit of a Person other than such depository institution or trust company) thereof shall have a credit rating from each of the Rating Agencies in the highest applicable rating category granted thereby;
(c) commercial paper, variable amount notes or other short term debt obligations having, at the time of the investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, a rating from each of the Rating Agencies in the highest applicable rating category granted thereby;
(d) investments in money market or common trust funds having a rating from each of the Rating Agencies in the highest applicable rating category granted thereby, including funds for which the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee or any of their respective Affiliates is investment manager or advisor;
(e) bankers acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company referred to in clause (b) above;
(f) repurchase obligations with respect to any security that is a direct obligation of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in either case entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (b);
(g) repurchase obligations with respect to any security or whole loan, entered into with (i) a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (b) above (except that the rating referred to in the proviso in such clause (b) shall be A-1 or higher in the case of Standard & Poors) (such depository institution or trust company being referred to in this definition as a financial institution), (ii) a broker/dealer (acting as principal) registered as a broker or dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act (a broker/dealer) the unsecured short-term debt obligations of which are rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poors and F1 by Fitch at the time of entering into such repurchase obligation (a rated broker/dealer), (iii) an unrated broker/dealer (an unrated broker/dealer), acting as principal, that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of a non-
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bank holding company the unsecured short-term debt obligations of which are rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poors and F1 by Fitch at the time of entering into such repurchase obligation (a Rated Holding Company) or (iv) an unrated subsidiary (a Guaranteed Counterparty), acting as principal, that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of a direct or indirect parent Rated Holding Company, which guarantees such subsidiarys obligations under such repurchase agreement; provided that the following conditions are satisfied:
(A) the aggregate amount of funds invested in repurchase obligations of a financial institution, a rated broker/dealer, an unrated broker/dealer or Guaranteed Counterparty in respect of which the Standard & Poors unsecured short-term ratings are A-1 (in the case of an unrated broker/dealer or Guaranteed Counterparty, such rating being that of the related Rated Holding Company) shall not exceed 20% of the sum of the then outstanding principal amount of the Notes (there being no limit on the amount of funds that may be invested in repurchase obligations in respect of which such Standard & Poors rating is A-1+ (in the case of an unrated broker/dealer or Guaranteed Counterparty, such rating being that of the related Rated Holding Company));
(B) in the case of the amount allocated to the Reserve Account, the rating from Standard & Poors in respect of the unsecured short-term debt obligations of the financial institution, rated broker/dealer, unrated broker/dealer or Guaranteed Counterparty (in the case of an unrated broker/dealer or Guaranteed Counterparty, such rating being that of the related Rated Holding Company) shall be A-1+;
(C) the repurchase obligation must mature within 30 days of the date on which the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer, as applicable, enters into such repurchase obligation;
(D) the repurchase obligation shall not be subordinated to any other obligation of the related financial institution, rated broker/dealer, unrated broker/dealer or Guaranteed Counterparty;
(E) the collateral subject to the repurchase obligation is held, in the appropriate form, by a custodial bank on behalf of the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer, as applicable;
(F) the repurchase obligation shall require that the collateral subject thereto shall be marked to market daily;
(G) in the case of a repurchase obligation of a Guaranteed Counterparty, the following conditions shall also be satisfied:
(i) the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer, as applicable, shall have received an opinion of counsel (which may be in-house counsel) to the effect that the guarantee of the related Rated Holding Company is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Rated Holding Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforceability to bankruptcy,
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insolvency, reorganization and moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and to general equitable principles;
(ii) the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer, as applicable, shall have received (x) an incumbency certificate for the signer of such guarantee, certified by an officer of such Rated Holding Company and (y) a resolution, certified by an officer of the Rated Holding Company, of the board of directors (or applicable committee thereof) of the Rated Holding Company authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of such guarantee by the Rated Holding Company;
(iii) the only conditions to the obligation of such Rated Holding Company to pay on behalf of the Guaranteed Counterparty shall be that the Guaranteed Counterparty shall not have paid under such repurchase obligation when required (it being understood that no notice to, demand on or other action in respect of the Guaranteed Counterparty is necessary) and that the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer shall make a demand on the Rated Holding Company to make the payment due under such guarantee;
(iv) the guarantee of the Rated Holding Company shall be irrevocable with respect to such repurchase obligation and shall not be subordinated to any other obligation of the Rated Holding Company;
(v) Standard & Poors has confirmed in writing to the Indenture Trustee or Issuer, as applicable, that it has reviewed the form of the guarantee of the Rated Holding Company and has determined that the issuance of such guarantee will not result in the downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings assigned to the Notes;
(vi) the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee shall have provided prior written notice to Fitch of the proposed investment in such repurchase obligation of a Guaranteed Counterparty; and
(H) the repurchase obligation shall require that the repurchase obligation be overcollateralized and shall provide that, upon any failure to maintain such overcollateralization, the repurchase obligation shall become due and payable, and unless the repurchase obligation is satisfied immediately, the collateral subject to the repurchase agreement shall be liquidated and the proceeds applied to satisfy the unsatisfied portion of the repurchase obligation; or
(h) any other investment with respect to which the Issuer or the Servicer has received written notification from the Rating Agencies that the acquisition of such investment as an Eligible Investment will not result in a withdrawal or downgrading of the ratings assigned to the Notes.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clauses (b) through (g) above, the Fitch short-term rating requirement applicable to an Eligible Investment specified in any such clause shall be (x) at least F1 if such Eligible Investment matures in 30 days or less from the time of investment by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, and (y) F1+ if such
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Eligible Investment matures more than 30 days from the time of investment by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be.
Eligible Servicer shall mean a Person which, at the time of its appointment as Servicer, (i) has a net worth of not less than $100,000,000, (ii) is servicing a portfolio of motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts and/or motor vehicle loans, (iii) is legally qualified, and has the capacity, to service the Receivables, (iv) has demonstrated the ability to service a portfolio of motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts and/or motor vehicle loans similar to the Receivables professionally and competently in accordance with standards of skill and care that are consistent with prudent industry standards and (v) is qualified and entitled to use pursuant to a license or other written agreement, and agrees to maintain the confidentiality of, the software which the Servicer uses in connection with performing its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement or obtains rights to use, or develops at its own expense, software which is adequate to perform its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.
Error has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(b).
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
FDIC means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or its successor.
Final Scheduled Maturity Date means July 15, 2016.
Financed Vehicle means an automobile or light-duty truck, together with all accessions thereto, securing an Obligors indebtedness under the respective Receivable.
Fitch means Fitch, Inc., or its successor.
Form 10-D Disclosure Item means with respect to any Person, any litigation or governmental proceedings pending against such Person, or any of the Issuer, the Seller, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or the Servicer if such Person, or in the case of the Owner Trustee or Indenture Trustee, a Responsible Officer of such Person, has actual knowledge thereof, in each case that would be material to the Noteholders.
Form 10-K Disclosure Item means with respect to any Person, (a) any Form 10-D Disclosure Item, (b) any affiliations between such Person and any Item 1119 Party, to the extent such Person, or in the case of the Owner Trustee or Indenture Trustee, a Responsible Officer of such Person, has actual knowledge thereof and (c) any relationships or transactions between such Person and any Item 1119 Party that are outside the ordinary course of business or on terms other than would be obtained in an arms-length transaction with an unrelated third party, apart from the transactions contemplated under the Basic Documents, and that are material to the investors understanding of the Notes, but only to the extent such Person, or in the case of the Owner Trustee or Indenture Trustee, a Responsible Officer of such Person, has actual knowledge of such relationships or transactions.
Indenture means the Indenture dated as of July 14, 2009, between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee.
Indenture Trustee means the Person acting as Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, its successors in interest and any successor trustee under the Indenture.
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Initial Overcollateralization Amount means $231,766,205.12.
Insolvency Event means, with respect to a specified Person, (a) the filing of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of such Person or any substantial part of its property in an involuntary case under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of such Persons affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or (b) the commencement by such Person of a voluntary case under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by such Person to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by such Person to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by such Person of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by such Person generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of action by such Person in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
Investment Earnings means, with respect to any Payment Date, the investment earnings (net of losses and investment expenses), if any, on amounts on deposit in the Deposit Account to be applied on such Payment Date pursuant to Section 5.01(b).
Issuer means Chrysler Financial Auto Securitization Trust 2009-A.
Item 1119 Party means a party identified on Appendix A to this Agreement.
Lien means a security interest, lien, charge, pledge, equity or encumbrance of any kind, other than tax liens, mechanics liens and any liens that attach to the respective Receivable by operation of law as a result of any act or omission by the related Obligor.
Liquidated Receivable means any Receivable liquidated by the Servicer through the sale of a Financed Vehicle or otherwise.
Liquidation Proceeds means, with respect to any Liquidated Receivable, the moneys collected in respect thereof, from whatever source on a Liquidated Receivable during the Collection Period in which such Receivable became a Liquidated Receivable, net of the sum of any amounts expended by the Servicer in connection with such liquidation and any amounts required by law to be remitted to the Obligor on such Liquidated Receivable.
Monthly Tape has the meaning specified in Section 4.15.
Net Credit Loss means, for any Collection Period, the aggregate Principal Balances of all Receivables that were charged-off as uncollectible during such Collection Period (net of all Recoveries with respect to the Receivables received in such Collection Period).
Net Credit Loss Percentage means, with respect to any Collection Period, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the product of (i) the sum of Net Credit Losses for such Collection Period and the two immediately preceding Collection Periods (or, such lesser number of Collection Periods as shall have begun since the date of this Agreement) and (ii) a factor of 12 divided by the number of Collection Periods included in
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clause (i), and the denominator of which is equal to the average of the Pool Balance as of the close of business on the last day of the three Collection Periods (or, such lesser number of Collection Periods as shall have ended since the date of this Agreement) preceding such Collection Period.
Note Principal Distribution Account means the account designated as such, established and maintained pursuant to Section 5.01.
Notes means the Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes, Class A-3 Notes and Class B Notes.
Obligor on a Receivable means the purchaser or co-purchasers of the Financed Vehicle and any other Person who owes payments under the Receivable.
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by the chairman of the board, any vice president, the controller or any assistant controller, the president, a treasurer, assistant treasurer, secretary or assistant secretary of the Seller, the Company or the Servicer, as appropriate.
OMSC Receivable means any Receivable acquired by CFSA from the Overseas Military Sales Corporation, or its successor.
Opinion of Counsel means one or more written opinions of counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to the Seller, the Company or the Servicer, which counsel shall be acceptable to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or the Rating Agencies, as applicable.
Original Pool Balance means $1,641,086,430.26.
Overcollateralization Amount means, with respect to any Payment Date, (i) the Related Pool Balance minus (ii) the Securities Amount minus (iii) the YSOA.
Owner Trust Estate has the meaning assigned to such term in the Trust Agreement.
Owner Trustee means the Person acting as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement, its successors in interest and any successor owner trustee under the Trust Agreement.
Payment Date means, with respect to each Collection Period, the fifteenth (15th) day of the following month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day, commencing on August 17, 2009.
Payment Determination Date means, with respect to any Payment Date, two Business Days immediately preceding such Payment Date.
Person shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Physical Property has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Delivery above.
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Pool Balance means, as of the close of business on the last day of a Collection Period, the aggregate Principal Balance of the Receivables as of such day (excluding Purchased Receivables and Liquidated Receivables).
Predecessor Servicer Work Product has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(b).
Principal Balance of a Receivable, as of the close of business on any date of determination, means the Amount Financed minus the sum of (i) the portion of all payments made by or on behalf of the related Obligor on or prior to such day and allocable to principal using the Simple Interest Method and (ii) the principal portion of the Purchase Amount paid with respect to the Receivable.
Priority Principal Distribution Amount means, with respect to a Payment Date, the excess, if any, of (i) the Outstanding Amount of the Class A Notes immediately prior to such Payment Date over (ii) (a) the Related Pool Balance minus (b) the YSOA for such Payment Date.
Purchase Agreement means the Purchase Agreement dated as of July 14, 2009, between the Seller and the Company.
Purchase Amount means the amount, as of the close of business on the last day of a Collection Period, required to prepay in full a Receivable under the terms thereof including interest to the end of the month of purchase.
Purchased Receivable means a Receivable purchased as of the close of business on the last day of a Collection Period by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.07 or by the Seller pursuant to Section 3.02.
Rating Agency means Standard & Poors and Fitch or, if no such organization or successor is any longer in existence, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or other comparable Person designated by the Seller, notice of which designation shall be given to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Servicer and the Backup Servicer.
Rating Agency Condition means, with respect to any action, that each Rating Agency shall have been given 10 days (or such shorter period as shall be acceptable to each Rating Agency) prior notice thereof and that each of Standard & Poors and Fitch shall have notified the Seller, the Company, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee in writing that such action will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the then current rating of the Senior Notes; provided, however, that upon payment in full of the Senior Notes, Rating Agency Condition means, with respect to any action, that the Holders of a majority of the Class B Stated Principal Amount of the Class B Notes shall have consented in writing prior to the taking of such action.
Receivable means any Contract listed on Schedule A (which Schedule may be in the form of microfiche).
Receivable Files means the documents specified in Section 3.03.
Recoveries means, with respect to any Liquidated Receivable, the moneys collected in respect thereof, from whatever source, after the Collection Period in which such Receivable
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became a Liquidated Receivable, net of the sum of any amounts expended by the Servicer in connection with the recovery of such moneys.
Regulation AB means subpart ###-###-#### Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ ###-###-#### ###-###-####, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.
Related Pool Balance means, with respect to any Payment Date, the Pool Balance as of the end of the related Collection Period.
Reportable Event means any event required to be reported on Form 8-K, and in any event, the following:
(a) entry into a definitive agreement related to the Issuer, the Notes or the Receivables, or an amendment to a Basic Document, even if the Seller is not a party to such agreement (e.g., a servicing agreement with a servicer contemplated by Item 1108(a)(3) of Regulation AB), it being understood that the event specified in this clause (a) shall not apply to a Person other than the Seller if the Seller is a party to such agreement;
(b) termination of a Basic Document (other than by expiration of the agreement on its stated termination date or as a result of all parties completing their obligations under such agreement), even if the Seller is not a party to such agreement (e.g., a servicing agreement with a servicer contemplated by Item 1108(a)(3) of Regulation AB), it being understood that the event specified in this clause (b) shall not apply to a Person other than the Seller if the Seller is a party to such agreement;
(c) with respect to the Servicer only, the occurrence of a Servicing Default or an Event of Default;
(d) the resignation, removal, replacement, substitution of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or any Co-Trustee only as applicable to each party;
(e) with respect to the Indenture Trustee only, a required distribution to holders of the Notes is not made as of the required Payment Date under the Indenture; and
(f) with respect to the Servicer only, if the Servicer becomes aware of any bankruptcy or receivership of the Seller, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, any enhancement or support provider contemplated by Item 1114(b) or 1115 of Regulation AB, or other material party contemplated by Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB.
Reporting Subcontractor means with respect to a Person, any Subcontractor determined by such Person pursuant to Section 11.07 to be participating in the servicing function within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB. References to a Reporting Subcontractor shall refer only to the Subcontractor of such Person and shall not refer to Subcontractors generally.
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Required Principal Distribution Amount means, with respect to a Payment Date, the greater of (i) the Outstanding Amount of the Class A-1 Notes immediately prior to such Payment Date and (ii) the excess, if any, of (a) the Outstanding Amount of the Senior Notes immediately prior to such Payment Date over (b) (I) the Related Pool Balance for such Payment Date minus (II) the YSOA for such Payment Date minus (III) the Target Overcollateralization Amount for such Payment Date.
Reserve Account means the account designated as such, established and maintained pursuant to Section 5.01.
Reserve Account Initial Deposit means the initial deposit of cash and Eligible Investments in the amount of $11,213,746.54 made by the Seller into the Deposit Account on the Closing Date.
Sarbanes-Oxley Certificate means the certification concerning the Trust to be signed by an officer of the Servicer and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securities Amount means, with respect to any Payment Date, the sum of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Senior Notes after giving effect to payments of principal made on the Senior Notes on such Payment Date.
Seller means CFSA and its successors in interest to the extent permitted hereunder.
Senior Notes means collectively the Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes and Class A-3 Notes, until each such class is paid in full.
Servicer means CFSA, as the servicer of the Receivables, and each successor to CFSA (in the same capacity), including the Backup Servicer if the Backup Servicer is appointed successor Servicer, pursuant to Section 7.04 or 8.02.
Servicer Default means an event specified in Section 8.01.
Servicers Certificate means a certificate of the Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 4.09, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
Servicing Criteria means the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.
Servicing Fee means the fee payable to the Servicer for services rendered during each Collection Period, determined pursuant to Section 4.08.
Servicing Fee Rate means 1/12 of 1.00%.
Simple Interest Method means the method of allocating a fixed level payment to principal and interest, pursuant to which the portion of such payment that is allocated to interest is equal to the product of the fixed rate of interest multiplied by the unpaid principal balance multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed since the
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preceding payment of interest was made, the denominator of which is 365, and the remainder of such payment is allocable to principal.
Simple Interest Receivable means any Receivable under which the portion of a payment allocable to interest and the portion allocable to principal is determined in accordance with the Simple Interest Method.
Specified Reserve Amount means, with respect to any Payment Date, an amount equal to the Reserve Account Initial Deposit.
Standard & Poors means Standard & Poors Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or its successor.
Subcontractor means any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as servicing is commonly understood by participants in the asset-backed securities market) of Receivables but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to the Receivables under the direction or authority of the Servicer or the Indenture Trustee.
Target Overcollateralization Amount means, with respect to a Payment Date, the greater of (A) P times Target OC Percentage and (B) the OC Floor, where:
P = | (a) the Related Pool Balance for such Payment Date minus (b) the YSOA for such Payment Date |
Target OC Percentage = | 15.50%; provided, however, that if the Net Credit Loss Percentage for the related or any other preceding Collection Period exceeded 2.60% but not in excess of 3.75%, then the Target OC Percentage is 21.0%; provided, further, that if the Net Credit Loss Percentage for the related or any other preceding Collection Period exceeded 3.75%, then the Target OC Percentage is 30.0% |
OC Floor = | the lesser of (a) P and (b) the product of 10.00% times Pi |
Pi = the Original Pool Balance minus the initial YSOA |
Total Distribution Amount means, for any Payment Date and the Collection Period preceding such Payment Date, the sum of the following amounts, without duplication: (a) all collections on Receivables (including payments relating to refunds of extended warranty protection plan costs or of physical damage, credit life or disability insurance policy premiums, but only to the extent that such costs or premiums were financed by the respective obligor as of the date of the related Contract), (b) all Liquidation Proceeds (including Recoveries) of Receivables that became Liquidated Receivables in accordance with the Servicers customary servicing procedures, (c) the Purchase Amount of each Receivable that became a Purchased Receivable in such Collection Period, and (d) Investment Earnings deposited in the Deposit Account during such Collection Period.
Transition Costs means reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by any successor Servicer in connection with transferring the Receivable Files to such
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successor Servicer (including the Backup Servicer) and other expenses incurred by the successor Servicer in connection with the succession as Servicer.
Trust means the Issuer.
Trust Account Property means the Deposit Account, all amounts and investments held from time to time in the Deposit Account (whether in the form of deposit accounts, Physical Property, book-entry securities, uncertificated securities or otherwise), including the Reserve Account Initial Deposit, and all proceeds of the foregoing.
Trust Agreement means the Third Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of July 14, 2009, among the Seller, Chrysler Financial Retail Receivables LLC and the Owner Trustee.
Trust Officer means, in the case of the Indenture Trustee, any Officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee, including any Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary or any other officer of the Indenture Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officers knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and, with respect to the Owner Trustee, any officer or any agent acting pursuant to a power of attorney by the Owner Trustee in the Corporate Trust Administration Department of the Owner Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of the Trust Agreement and the Basic Documents on behalf of the Owner Trustee.
Wells Fargo means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, or its successors.
YSOA means, with respect to a Payment Date, the dollar amount set forth opposite such Payment Date in Schedule YSOA; provided that the YSOA for a Payment Date shall not be greater than the Related Pool Balance for such Payment Date.
Section 1.02 Other Definitional Provisions. (a) Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
(b) All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.
(c) As used in this Agreement and in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document, and accounting terms partly defined in this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms in this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained in this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document shall control.
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(d) The words hereof, herein, hereunder and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; Article, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to Articles, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; and the term including and its variants shall be deemed to be followed by without limitation.
(e) The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such terms.
(f) Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented and includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; references to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.
(g) For all purposes of this Agreement and the Basic Documents, interest with respect to all Classes of Senior Notes other than the Class A-1 Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months; interest with respect to the Class A-1 Notes shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days in each applicable Class A-1 Interest Accrual Period divided by 360.
ARTICLE II
Conveyance of Receivables
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Receivables. In consideration of the Issuers delivery to or upon the order of the Seller of $835,993,675.26 (which amount represents the Original Pool Balance less (i) the Reserve Account Initial Deposit, (ii) the Initial Overcollateralization Amount, (iii) the initial YSOA, (iv) the Class A-1 Principal Balance, (v) the purchase price paid by the Seller to the Issuer for the Class B Notes and the Certificate and (vi) certain other discounts and expenses of the Issuer), the Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Issuer, without recourse (subject to the obligations of the Seller set forth herein), all right, title and interest of the Seller in and to:
(a) the Receivables and all moneys received thereon after June 15, 2009;
(b) the security interests in the Financed Vehicles granted by Obligors pursuant to the Receivables and any other interest of the Seller in such Financed Vehicles;
(c) any proceeds with respect to the Receivables from claims on any physical damage, credit life or disability insurance policies covering Financed Vehicles or Obligors;
(d) any proceeds from recourse to Dealers with respect to Receivables with respect to which the Servicer has determined in accordance with its customary servicing procedures that eventual payment in full is unlikely;
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(e) any Financed Vehicle that shall have secured a Receivable and shall have been acquired by or on behalf of the Seller, the Servicer or the Trust;
(f) all funds on deposit from time to time in the Deposit Account (including without limitation any subaccount thereof), including the Reserve Account Initial Deposit, and in all investments and proceeds thereof (including all income thereon); and
(g) the proceeds of any and all of the foregoing.
(h) The Seller hereby directs the Issuer to issue the Class B Notes and the Certificates to the order of Chrysler Residual Holdco LLC. The Seller and the Issuer acknowledge that $411,382,000 of the purchase price of the Receivables owed by the Issuer to the Seller pursuant to this Section 2.01 (which amount is not included in the first sentence of Section 2.01) shall be offset by the Issuer against delivery of the Class A-1 Notes to the order of the Seller.
ARTICLE III
The Receivables
Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of Seller with Respect to the Receivables. The Seller makes the following representations and warranties as to the Receivables on which the Issuer is deemed to have relied in acquiring the Receivables. Such representations and warranties speak as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, but shall survive the sale, transfer and assignment of the Receivables to the Issuer and the pledge thereof to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.
(a) Characteristics of Receivables. Each Receivable (A) was originated in the United States of America by a Dealer for the retail sale of a Financed Vehicle in the ordinary course of such Dealers business, was fully and properly executed by the parties thereto, was purchased by the Seller from such Dealer under an existing dealer agreement, (B) has created or shall create a valid, subsisting and enforceable first priority security interest in favor of the Seller and is assignable by the Seller to the Issuer and by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee, (C) contains customary and enforceable provisions such that the rights and remedies of the holder thereof are adequate for realization against the collateral of the benefits of the security, and (D) generally provides for level monthly payments (provided, that the payment in the first or last month in the life of a Receivable may be minimally different from the level payments) that fully amortize the Amount Financed by maturity and yield interest at the Annual Percentage Rate. No Receivable conveyed to the Issuer on the Closing Date is an OMSC Receivable or has forced-placed physical damage insurance.
(b) Schedule of Receivables. The information set forth in Schedule A to this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the close of business on the applicable Cutoff Date, and no selection procedures believed to be adverse to the Noteholders or Certificateholders were utilized in selecting the Receivables. The computer tape or other listing regarding the Receivables made available to the Issuer and its assigns (which computer tape or other listing is required to be delivered as specified herein) is true and correct in all respects.
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(c) Compliance with Law. Each Receivable and the sale of the Financed Vehicle complied at the time it was originated or made and, at the execution of this Agreement, complies in all material respects with all requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations thereunder, including usury laws, the federal Truth-in-Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, the Federal Reserve Boards Regulations B and Z, the Texas Consumer Credit Code and State adaptations of the National Consumer Act and of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code, and other consumer credit laws and equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws.
(d) Binding Obligation. Each Receivable represents the genuine, legal, valid and binding payment obligation in writing of the Obligor, enforceable by the holder thereof in accordance with its terms.
(e) No Government Obligor. None of the Receivables is due from the United States of America or any State or from any agency, department or instrumentality of the United States of America or any State.
(f) Security Interest in Financed Vehicle. Immediately prior to the sale, assignment and transfer thereof, each Receivable shall be secured by a validly perfected first security interest in the Financed Vehicle in favor of the Seller as secured party or all necessary and appropriate actions have been commenced that would result in the valid perfection of a first security interest in the Financed Vehicle in favor of the Seller as secured party.
(g) Receivables in Force. No Receivable has been satisfied, subordinated or rescinded, nor has any Financed Vehicle been released from the lien granted by the related Receivable in whole or in part.
(h) No Amendments. No Receivable has been amended such that the amount of the Obligors scheduled payments has been increased.
(i) No Waiver. No provision of a Receivable has been waived.
(j) No Defenses. No right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or defense has been asserted or threatened with respect to any Receivable.
(k) No Liens. To the best of the Sellers knowledge, no liens or claims have been filed for work, labor or materials relating to a Financed Vehicle that are liens prior to, or equal to or coordinate with, the security interest in the Financed Vehicle granted by any Receivable.
(l) No Default. No Receivable has a payment that is more than 30 days overdue as of the related Cutoff Date, and, except as permitted in this paragraph, no default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under the terms of any Receivable has occurred; and no continuing condition that with notice or the lapse of time would constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under the
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terms of any Receivable has arisen; and the Seller has not waived and shall not waive any of the foregoing.
(m) Insurance. The Seller, in accordance with its customary procedures, has determined that, at the origination of the Receivable, the Obligor had obtained physical damage insurance covering the Financed Vehicle and under the terms of the Receivable the Obligor is required to maintain such insurance.
(n) Title. It is the intention of the Seller that the transfer and assignment herein contemplated constitute a sale of the Receivables from the Seller to the Issuer and that the beneficial interest in and title to the Receivables not be part of the debtors estate in the event of the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against the Seller under any bankruptcy law. No Receivable has been sold, transferred, assigned or pledged by the Seller to any Person other than the Issuer. Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment herein contemplated, the Seller had good and marketable title to each Receivable free and clear of all Liens, encumbrances, security interests and rights of others and, immediately upon the transfer thereof, the Issuer shall have good and marketable title to each Receivable, free and clear of all Liens, encumbrances, security interests and rights of others; and the transfer has been perfected under the UCC.
(o) Lawful Assignment. No Receivable has been originated in, or is subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction under which the sale, transfer and assignment of such Receivable or any Receivable under this Agreement or the Indenture is unlawful, void or voidable.
(p) All Filings Made. All filings (including UCC filings) necessary in any jurisdiction to give the Issuer a first perfected ownership interest in the Receivable, and to give the Indenture Trustee a first perfected security interest therein, shall have been made.
(q) One Original. (i) In the case of each Receivable constituting tangible chattel paper as defined in the UCC, there is only one original executed copy of each such Receivable and (ii) in the case of each Receivable constituting electronic chattel paper as defined in the UCC, the Servicer, as custodian, has control within the meaning of Section 9-105 of the UCC of each such Receivable.
(r) Maturity of Receivables. Each Receivable has a final maturity date on or before June 15, 2015.
(s) Scheduled Payments. (A) Each Receivable has a first scheduled due date on or prior to the end of the month following the related Cutoff Date and (B) no Receivable has a payment that is more than 30 days overdue as of the related Cutoff Date, and has a final scheduled payment date no later than the Final Scheduled Maturity Date.
(t) Location of Receivable Files. The Receivable Files are kept at one or more of the locations listed in Schedule B (except that, in the case of any Receivable constituting electronic chattel paper as defined in the UCC, the authoritative copy of such Receivable is stored and maintained in the Chrysler Financial System).
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(u) Remaining Maturity. The latest scheduled maturity of any Receivable shall be no later than the Final Scheduled Maturity Date.
(v) Outstanding Principal Balance. Each Receivable has an outstanding principal balance of at least $1,000.00.
(w) No Bankruptcies. No Obligor on any Receivable as of the related Cutoff Date was noted in the related Receivable File as the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
(x) No Repossessions. No Financed Vehicle securing any Receivable is in repossession status.
(y) Chattel Paper. Each Receivable constitutes tangible chattel paper or electronic chattel paper as defined in the UCC.
(z) Agreement. The representations of the Seller in Section 6.01 are true and correct.
(aa) Financing. As of the Cutoff Date, approximately 97.22% of the aggregate principal balance of the Receivables, constituting approximately 95.55% of the number of Receivables, represents new vehicles; all of the Receivables are Simple Interest Receivables. The aggregate principal balance of the Receivables, as of the Cutoff Date is $1,641,086,430.26.
(bb) Chrysler Financial System. The Chrysler Financial System and all related policies and procedures, as described in the factual assumptions set forth in the opinion letter of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP dated July 14, 2009 addressing the issue of perfection by control of electronic chattel paper, are true and correct.
Section 3.02 Repurchase upon Breach. The Seller, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer or the Owner Trustee, as the case may be, shall inform the other parties to this Agreement and the Indenture Trustee promptly, in writing, upon the discovery of any breach of the Sellers representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 3.01 or 6.01. Unless any such breach shall have been cured by the last day of the second Collection Period following the discovery thereof by the Owner Trustee or receipt by the Owner Trustee of written notice from the Seller, the Servicer or the Backup Servicer of such breach, the Seller shall be obligated to repurchase any Receivable materially and adversely affected by any such breach as of such last day (or, at the Sellers option, the last day of the first Collection Period following the discovery). In consideration of the repurchase of any such Receivable, the Seller shall remit the Purchase Amount, in the manner specified in Section 5.04. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.03, the sole remedy of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders, the Backup Servicer or the Certificateholders with respect to a breach of representations and warranties pursuant to Section 3.01 and the agreement contained in this Section shall be to require the Seller to repurchase Receivables pursuant to this Section, subject to the conditions contained herein.
Section 3.03 Custody of Receivable Files. To assure uniform quality in servicing the Receivables and to reduce administrative costs, the Issuer hereby revocably appoints the Servicer, and the Servicer hereby accepts such appointment, to act for the benefit of the Issuer
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and the Indenture Trustee as custodian of the following documents or instruments which are hereby or will hereby be constructively delivered to the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Issuer, as of the Closing Date with respect to each Receivable:
(a) (i) in the case of each Receivable constituting tangible chattel paper as defined in the UCC, the fully executed original of such Receivable or (ii) in the case of each Receivable constituting electronic chattel paper as defined in the UCC, the authoritative copy of such Receivable;
(b) the original credit application fully executed by the Obligor;
(c) the original certificate of title or such documents that the Servicer or the Seller shall keep on file, in accordance with its customary procedures, evidencing the security interest of the Seller in the Financed Vehicle; and
(d) any and all other documents that the Servicer or the Seller shall keep on file, in accordance with its customary procedures, relating to a Receivable, an Obligor or a Financed Vehicle.
Section 3.04 Duties of Servicer as Custodian. (a) Safekeeping. The Servicer shall hold the Receivable Files as custodian for the benefit of the Issuer and maintain such accurate and complete accounts, records and computer systems pertaining to each Receivable File as shall enable the Issuer to comply with this Agreement. In performing its duties as custodian the Servicer shall act with reasonable care, using that degree of skill and attention that the Servicer exercises with respect to the receivable files relating to all comparable automotive receivables that the Servicer services for itself or others. The Servicer shall conduct, or cause to be conducted, periodic audits of the Receivable Files held by it under this Agreement and of the related accounts, records and computer systems (including the Chrysler Financial System), in such a manner as shall enable the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee to verify the accuracy of the Servicers record keeping. The Servicer shall promptly report to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee any failure on its part to hold the Receivable Files and maintain its accounts, records and computer systems as herein provided and shall promptly take appropriate action to remedy any such failure. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require an initial review or any periodic review by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee of the Receivable Files.
(b) Maintenance of and Access to Records. The Servicer shall maintain each Receivable File at one of its offices specified in Schedule B or at such other office as shall be specified to the Backup Servicer, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee by written notice not later than 90 days after any change in location (except that, in the case of any Receivable constituting electronic chattel paper as defined in the UCC, the authoritative copy of such Receivable shall be stored and maintained in the Chrysler Financial System). The Servicer shall make available to the Backup Servicer, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee or their respective duly authorized representatives, attorneys or auditors a list of locations of the Receivable Files and the related accounts, records and computer systems maintained by the Servicer at such times during normal business hours as the Backup Servicer, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee shall instruct.
(c) Release of Documents. Upon instruction from the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer shall release any Receivable File to the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustees agent or the
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Indenture Trustees designee, as the case may be, at such place or places as the Indenture Trustee may designate, as soon as practicable.
Section 3.05 Instructions; Authority To Act. The Servicer shall be deemed to have received proper instructions with respect to the Receivable Files upon its receipt of written instructions signed by a Trust Officer of the Indenture Trustee.
Section 3.06 Custodians Indemnification. The Servicer as custodian shall indemnify the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Backup Servicer and the Indenture Trustee and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents for any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, compensatory damages, payments, costs or expenses of any kind whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Backup Servicer or the Indenture Trustee or any of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents as the result of any improper act or omission in any way relating to the maintenance and custody by the Servicer as custodian of the Receivable Files; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be liable (a) to the Owner Trustee for any portion of any such amount resulting from the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence of the Owner Trustee, (b) to the Backup Servicer for any portion of any such amount resulting from the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence of the Backup Servicer, or (c) to the Indenture Trustee for any portion of any such amount resulting from the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence of the Indenture Trustee.
Section 3.07 Effective Period and Termination. The Servicers appointment as custodian shall become effective as of the Cutoff Date and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated pursuant to this Section. If CFSA shall resign as Servicer in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or if all of the rights and obligations of any Servicer shall have been terminated under Section 8.01, the appointment of such Servicer as custodian shall be terminated by the Indenture Trustee or by the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 25% of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes or, with the consent of Holders of the Notes evidencing not less than 25% of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes, by the Owner Trustee, in the same manner as the Indenture Trustee or such Holders may terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer under Section 8.01. The Indenture Trustee or, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee may terminate the Servicers appointment as custodian, with cause, at any time upon written notification to the Servicer and the Backup Servicer and, without cause, upon 30 days prior written notification to the Servicer and the Backup Servicer. As soon as practicable after any termination of such appointment, the Servicer shall deliver the Receivable Files to the Indenture Trustee or the Indenture Trustees agent at such place or places as the Indenture Trustee may reasonably designate.
Section 3.08 Representations and Warranties as to the Security Interest of the Issuer in the Receivables. The Seller makes the following representations and warranties to the Issuer. The representations and warranties speak as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, and shall survive the sale of the Trust Estate to the Issuer and the pledge thereof to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.
(a) This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the UCC) in the Receivables in favor of the Trust, which security interest is prior to all other Liens, and is enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers from the Seller.
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(b) The Receivables constitute either tangible chattel paper or electronic chattel paper within the meaning of Article 9 of the UCC.
(c) The Seller owns and has good and marketable title to the Receivables free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person.
(d) The Seller has caused or will have caused, within ten days, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest in the Receivables granted to the Issuer hereunder.
(e) Other than the security interest granted to the Issuer pursuant to this Agreement, the Seller has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Receivables. The Seller has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against the Seller that include a description of collateral covering the Receivables other than any financing statement relating to the security interest granted to the Seller hereunder or that has been terminated. The Seller is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against it.
(f) The Servicer as custodian for the Issuer (i) in the case of each Receivable constituting tangible chattel paper as defined in the UCC, has in its possession all original copies of the contracts that constitute or evidence such Receivables and (ii) in the case of each Receivable constituting electronic chattel paper as defined in the UCC, has control within the meaning of Section 9-105 of the UCC of such Receivables. The contracts that constitute or evidence the Receivables do not have any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Issuer.
ARTICLE IV
Administration and Servicing of Receivables
Section 4.01 Duties of Servicer and Backup Servicer.
(a) The Servicer, for the benefit of the Issuer (to the extent provided herein), shall manage, service, administer and make collections on the Receivables (other than Purchased Receivables) with reasonable care, using that degree of skill and attention that the Servicer exercises with respect to all comparable automotive receivables that it services for itself or others. The Servicers duties shall include collection and posting of all payments, responding to inquiries of Obligors on such Receivables, investigating delinquencies, sending payment coupons to Obligors, reporting tax information to Obligors, accounting for collections and furnishing monthly and annual statements to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee with respect to distributions. Subject to the provisions of Section 4.02, the Servicer shall follow its customary standards, policies and procedures in performing its duties as Servicer. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer is authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of itself, the Issuer, the Backup Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Certificateholders and the Noteholders or any of them, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to such Receivables or to the Financed Vehicles securing such Receivables. If the Servicer shall commence a legal proceeding to enforce a Receivable, the
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Issuer (in the case of a Receivable other than a Purchased Receivable) shall thereupon be deemed to have automatically assigned, solely for the purpose of collection, such Receivable to the Servicer. If in any enforcement suit or legal proceeding it shall be held that the Servicer may not enforce a Receivable on the ground that it shall not be a real party in interest or a holder entitled to enforce such Receivable, the Owner Trustee shall, at the Servicers expense and direction, take steps to enforce such Receivable, including bringing suit in its name or the name of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Certificateholders or the Noteholders. The Owner Trustee shall upon the written request of the Servicer furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder. If the Servicer fails to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Backup Servicer is appointed as successor Servicer in accordance with Section 8.02, the Backup Servicer shall be responsible for the Servicers duties under this Agreement except as specified in Section 8.02; provided, that the Backup Servicer shall not be liable to the extent of the terminated Servicers failure to perform such obligations.
(b) The Backup Servicer and the Servicer, as applicable, shall have the following duties: (i) within 45 days after the Closing Date, the Backup Servicer shall conduct an initial on-site visit of the Servicers servicing operations, (ii) within 90 days after the initial on-site visit described in clause (i) above, the Backup Servicer shall have completed all data-mapping with respect to the computer systems used by the Servicer to service the Receivables, (iii) not less than once during any 12-month period, the Backup Servicer shall conduct an on-site visit of the Servicers servicing operations, meeting with appropriate operations personnel to discuss any changes in processes and procedures that have occurred since the last on-site visit, and (iv) not less than once during any 12-month period, the Backup Servicer shall update or amend the data- mapping by effecting a data-map refresh; provided, however, that the Backup Servicer shall only be required to effect a data-map refresh upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that one or more fields included in the CFSA servicing system of record have been updated or amended. Each on-site visit referred to in clause (iii) above shall be at the cost of CFSA.
Section 4.02 Collection and Allocation of Receivable Payments. The Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Receivables as and when the same shall become due and shall follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to all comparable automotive receivables that it services for itself or others. The Servicer shall allocate collections between principal and interest in accordance with the customary servicing procedures it follows with respect to all comparable automotive receivables that it services for itself or others. The Servicer may grant extensions, rebates or adjustments on a Receivable; provided, however, that if the Servicer extends the date for final payment by the Obligor of any Receivable beyond the Final Scheduled Maturity Date, it shall promptly repurchase the Receivable from the Issuer in accordance with the terms of Section 4.07. The Servicer may in its discretion waive any late payment charge or any other fees that may be collected in the ordinary course of servicing a Receivable. The Servicer shall not agree to any alteration of the interest rate or the originally scheduled payments on any Receivable.
Section 4.03 Realization upon Receivables. On behalf of the Issuer, the Servicer shall use its best efforts, consistent with its customary servicing procedures, to repossess or otherwise convert the ownership of the Financed Vehicle securing any Receivable as to which the Servicer shall have determined eventual payment in full is unlikely. The Servicer shall follow such customary and usual practices and procedures as it shall deem necessary or advisable in its
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servicing of automotive receivables, which may include reasonable efforts to realize upon any recourse to Dealers and selling the Financed Vehicle at public or private sale. The foregoing shall be subject to the provision that, in any case in which the Financed Vehicle shall have suffered damage, the Servicer shall not expend funds in connection with the repair or the repossession of such Financed Vehicle unless it shall determine in its discretion that such repair and/or repossession will increase the Liquidation Proceeds by an amount greater than the amount of such expenses.
Section 4.04 Physical Damage Insurance. The Servicer shall, in accordance with its customary servicing procedures, require that each Obligor shall have obtained physical damage insurance covering the Financed Vehicle as of the execution of the Receivable.
Section 4.05 Maintenance of Security Interests in Financed Vehicles. The Servicer shall, in accordance with its customary servicing procedures, take such steps as are necessary to maintain perfection of the security interest created by each Receivable in the related Financed Vehicle. The Servicer is hereby authorized to take such steps as are necessary to re-perfect such security interest on behalf of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in the event of the relocation of a Financed Vehicle or for any other reason.
Section 4.06 Covenants of Servicer. The Servicer shall not release the Financed Vehicle securing any Receivable from the security interest granted by such Receivable in whole or in part except in the event of payment in full by the Obligor thereunder or repossession, nor shall the Servicer impair the rights of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Certificateholders or the Noteholders in such Receivable, nor shall the Servicer increase the number of scheduled payments due under a Receivable.
So long as CFSA is the Servicer, it shall do all things necessary to retain control within the meaning of Section 9-105 of the UCC of each Receivable constituting electronic chattel paper as defined in the UCC, including maintaining in place the Chrysler Financial System and all related policies and procedures and taking all action in compliance with such policies and procedures, as described in the factual assumptions set forth in the opinion letter of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP dated July 14, 2009 addressing the issue of perfection by control of electronic chattel paper.
Section 4.07 Purchase of Receivables upon Breach. The Servicer, the Backup Servicer or the Owner Trustee shall inform the other party and the Indenture Trustee and the Seller promptly, in writing, upon the discovery of any breach pursuant to Section 4.02, 4.05 or 4.06. Unless the breach shall have been cured by the last day of the second Collection Period following such discovery (or, at the Servicers election, the last day of the first following Collection Period), the Servicer shall purchase any Receivable materially and adversely affected by such breach as of such last day. If the Servicer takes any action during any Collection Period pursuant to Section 4.02 that impairs the rights of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Certificateholders or the Noteholders in any Receivable or as otherwise provided in Section 4.02, the Servicer shall purchase such Receivable as of the last day of such Collection Period. In consideration of the purchase of any such Receivable pursuant to either of the two preceding sentences, the Servicer shall remit the Purchase Amount in the manner specified in Section 5.04. Subject to Section 7.03, the sole remedy of the Backup Servicer, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Certificateholders or the Noteholders with respect to a breach pursuant to Section 4.02, 4.05 or 4.06 shall be to require the Servicer to purchase Receivables pursuant to
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this Section. The Owner Trustee shall have no duty to conduct any affirmative investigation as to the occurrence of any condition requiring the repurchase of any Receivable pursuant to this Section.
Section 4.08 Servicing Compensation. The Servicing Fee for a Payment Date shall equal the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate (or, in the case of the initial Collection Period, the product of (i) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the number of days (based on a 30-day month) elapsed from and excluding the Cutoff Date through the last day of such initial Collection Period and the denominator of which is 360 and (ii) 1.00%), and (b) the Pool Balance as of the first day of the preceding Collection Period (or as of the Cutoff Date in the case of the first Payment Date). The Servicer shall also be entitled to all late fees, prepayment charges, and other administrative fees or similar charges allowed by applicable law with respect to the Receivables, collected (from whatever source) on the Receivables, plus any reimbursement pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 7.03. In addition, if a Person (other than the Backup Servicer) becomes a successor Servicer, such Person may receive an Additional Servicer Fee in an amount as may be determined pursuant to Section 8.02.
Section 4.09 Servicers Certificate. Not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on each Payment Determination Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Owner Trustee, the Backup Servicer, each Paying Agent, the Indenture Trustee and the Seller, with a copy to the Rating Agencies, a Servicers Certificate containing all information necessary to make the distributions to be made on the related Payment Date pursuant to Sections 5.05 and 5.06 for the related Collection Period. Receivables to be purchased by the Servicer or to be repurchased by the Seller shall be identified by the Servicer by account number with respect to such Receivable (as specified in Schedule A).
Section 4.10 Annual Statement as to Compliance; Item 1122 Servicing Criteria Assessment; Notice of Default. (a) The Servicer shall deliver to the Backup Servicer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, on or before March 31 of each year beginning March 31, 2010 the following:
(i) an Officers Certificate, dated as of December 31st of the preceding year, stating that (x) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding 12-month period (or such shorter period in the case of the first such Officers Certificate) and of its performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers supervision and (y) to the best of such officers knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement in all material respects throughout such period or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligations in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof.
(ii) the Servicing Criteria assessment required to be filed in respect of the Issuer under the Exchange Act under Item 1122 of Regulation AB if periodic reports under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision thereto, were required to be filed in respect of the Issuer. Such report shall be signed by an authorized officer of the Servicer and shall at a minimum address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Appendix B hereto delivered to the Seller concurrently with the execution of this Agreement. To the extent any of the Servicing Criteria are not applicable to the Servicer, with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the Servicer that are backed by the
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same asset type as the Receivables, such report shall include such a statement to that effect. The Seller, the Servicer and each of their respective officers and directors shall be entitled to rely on each such servicing criteria assessment.
The Indenture Trustee, upon the written request of the Rating Agencies, shall send a copy of such certificate, such assessment and the report referred to in Section 4.11 to the Rating Agencies. A copy of such certificate, such assessment and the report referred to in Section 4.11 may be obtained by any Certificateholder, Noteholder or Note Owner by a request in writing to the Owner Trustee addressed to the Corporate Trust Office. Upon the telephone request of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee will promptly furnish the Owner Trustee a list of Noteholders as of the date specified by the Owner Trustee.
(b) The Servicer shall deliver to the Backup Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies, promptly after having obtained knowledge thereof, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days thereafter, written notice in an Officers Certificate of any event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default under Section 8.01(a) or (b).
(c) The Servicer shall cause each Reporting Subcontractor to deliver to the Seller an assessment of compliance and accountants attestation as and when provided in paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 4.10 and Section 4.11. The Servicer shall execute (provided the Servicer is not an Affiliate of the Seller) (and shall cause each Reporting Subcontractor to execute) a reliance certificate to enable the Certification Parties to rely upon each (i) annual report on assessments of compliance with servicing criteria provided pursuant to this Section 4.10 and (ii) accountants report provided pursuant to Section 4.11 and shall include a certification that each such annual compliance statement or report discloses any deficiencies or defaults described to the registered public accountants of such Person to enable such accountants to render the report provided for in Section 4.11.
(d) In the event the Servicer, any subservicer or Reporting Subcontractor is terminated or resigns during the term of this Agreement, such Person shall provide the documents and information pursuant to this Section 4.10 and Section 4.11 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or provided services with respect to the Issuer or the Receivables. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Servicer has exercised commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any assessment or attestation required hereunder from a Reporting Subcontractor, the failure by the Reporting Subcontractor to provide such attestation on or assessment shall not constitute a breach hereunder by the Servicer.
Section 4.11 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants Report. The Servicer shall cause a firm of independent certified public accountants, who may also render other services to the Servicer or the Seller, to deliver to the Backup Servicer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee on or before March 31 of each year, beginning March 31, 2010 with respect to the prior calendar year (or such shorter period in the case of the first such report) the attestation report that would be required to be filed in respect of the Issuer under the Exchange Act if periodic reports under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision thereto, were required to be filed in respect of the Trust. Such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation that in the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed,
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such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion.
Section 4.12 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding Receivables. The Servicer shall provide to the Backup Servicer, the Certificateholders and Noteholders access to the Receivable Files in such cases where the Certificateholders or Noteholders shall be required by applicable statutes or regulations to review such documentation. Access shall be afforded without charge, but only upon reasonable request and during the normal business hours at the offices of the Servicer. Nothing in this Section shall affect the obligation of the Servicer to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Obligors and the failure of the Servicer to provide access to information as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section.
Section 4.13 Servicer Expenses. The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities hereunder, including fees and disbursements of independent accountants, taxes imposed on the Servicer, expenses of the Backup Servicer, expenses incurred in connection with distributions and reports to the Backup Servicer, the Certificateholders and Noteholders and, so long as CFSA is the Servicer, the fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee.
Section 4.14 Appointment of Subservicer. The Servicer may at any time appoint a subservicer to perform all or any portion of its obligations as Servicer hereunder; provided, however, that the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied in connection therewith; and provided, further, that the Servicer shall remain obligated and be liable to the Issuer, the Backup Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Certificateholders and the Noteholders for the servicing and administering of the Receivables in accordance with the provisions hereof without diminution of such obligation and liability by virtue of the appointment of such subservicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Receivables. The fees and expenses of the subservicer shall be as agreed between the Servicer and its subservicer from time to time, and none of the Issuer, the Backup Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Certificateholders or the Noteholders shall have any responsibility therefor.
Section 4.15 Monthly Tape. No later than the second Business Day after each Payment Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Backup Servicer a computer tape, compact disc or other electronic transmission acceptable to the Backup Servicer in a format acceptable to the Backup Servicer containing the information with respect to the Receivables as of the last day of the preceding Collection Period necessary for preparation of the Servicers Certificate relating to such Payment Date (the Monthly Tape). The Backup Servicer shall confirm that the Monthly Tape is in readable form. Other than the duties specifically set forth in this Agreement, the Backup Servicer shall have no obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, to supervise, verify, monitor or administer the performance of the Servicer. The Backup Servicer shall have no liability for any actions taken or omitted by the Servicer.
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ARTICLE V
Distributions; Reserve Account;
Statements to Noteholders
Statements to Noteholders
Section 5.01 Establishment of Deposit Account. (a) The Servicer, for the benefit of the Noteholders, shall cause to be established and maintained in the name of the Indenture Trustee an Eligible Deposit Account (the Deposit Account), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Noteholders. The Servicer shall cause to be established the Note Principal Distribution Account and the Reserve Account and shall name such accounts subaccounts to the Deposit Account.
(b) Funds on deposit in the Deposit Account shall be invested (1) by the Indenture Trustee in Eligible Investments selected in writing by the Servicer or an investment manager selected by the Servicer or (2) by an investment manager in Eligible Investments selected by such investment manager; provided that (A) such investment manager shall be selected by the Servicer, (B) such investment manager shall have agreed to comply with the terms of this Agreement as it relates to investing such funds, (C) any investment so selected by such investment manager shall be made in the name of the Indenture Trustee and shall be settled by a Delivery to the Indenture Trustee that complies with the terms of this Agreement as it relates to investing such funds, and (D) prior to the settlement of any investment so selected by such investment manager the Indenture Trustee shall affirm that such investment is an Eligible Investment. The Servicer will direct all investments through written approval. In the event the Indenture Trustee must invest funds on deposit in the Deposit Account, the Indenture Trustee will follow the most recent written direction of the Servicer. It is understood and agreed that the Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any loss arising from an investment in Eligible Investments made in accordance with this Section 5.01(b). All such Eligible Investments shall be held by the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders; provided, that on each Payment Determination Date all interest and other investment income (net of losses and investment expenses) on funds on deposit in the Deposit Account (to the extent such interest and income is on deposit in the Deposit Account at the end of the related Collection Period) shall be deemed to constitute a portion of the Total Distribution Amount for the related Payment Date. Other than as permitted by the Rating Agencies, funds on deposit in the Deposit Account shall be invested in Eligible Investments that will mature on or before the next Payment Date.
(c) (i) The Indenture Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Deposit Account and in all proceeds thereof (including all income thereon) and all such funds, investments, proceeds and income shall be part of the Trust Estate. The Deposit Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders. If, at any time, the Deposit Account ceases to be an Eligible Deposit Account, the Indenture Trustee (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall within 10 Business Days (or such longer period, not to exceed 30 calendar days, as to which each Rating Agency may consent) establish a new Deposit Account as an Eligible Deposit Account and shall transfer any cash and/or any investments to such new Deposit Account.
(ii) With respect to the Trust Account Property, the Indenture Trustee agrees, by its acceptance hereof, that:
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(A) any Trust Account Property that is held in deposit accounts shall be held solely in the Eligible Deposit Accounts, subject to the last sentence of Section 5.01(c)(i); and each such Eligible Deposit Account shall be subject to the exclusive custody and control of the Indenture Trustee, and the Indenture Trustee shall have sole signature authority with respect thereto;
(B) any Trust Account Property that constitutes Physical Property described in paragraph (a) of the definition of Delivery shall be held, pending maturity or disposition, solely by the Indenture Trustee or a securities intermediary (as such term is defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) acting solely for the Indenture Trustee;
(C) any Trust Account Property that is a book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to federal book-entry regulations shall be maintained by the Indenture Trustee, pending maturity or disposition, through continued book-entry registration of such Trust Account Property as described in such paragraph;
(D) any Trust Account Property that is an uncertificated security under Article VIII of the UCC and that is not governed by clause (C) above shall be maintained by the Indenture Trustee, pending maturity or disposition, through continued registration of the Indenture Trustees (or its nominees) ownership of such security; and
(E) to the extent the Indenture Trustee is investing any Trust Account Property in any Eligible Investment that is provided by the Indenture Trustee, it shall cause such investment to be settled in accordance with the definition of Delivery.
(iii) The Servicer shall have the power, revocable by the Indenture Trustee or by the Owner Trustee with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, to instruct the Indenture Trustee to make withdrawals and payments from the Deposit Account for the purpose of permitting the Servicer to carry out its respective duties hereunder or permitting the Indenture Trustee to carry out its duties under the Indenture.
Section 5.02 Collections. Subject to the continued satisfaction of the commingling conditions described below, the Servicer shall remit to the Deposit Account all payments by or on behalf of the Obligors with respect to the Receivables (other than Purchased Receivables), all Liquidation Proceeds (including Recoveries) collected during the related Collection Period, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Business Day preceding the related Payment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any of the commingling conditions ceases to be met, the Servicer shall remit to the Deposit Account all payments by or on behalf of the Obligors with respect to the Receivables (other than Purchased Receivables) and all Liquidation Proceeds within two Business Days of receipt thereof. The commingling conditions are as follows: (i) CFSA must be the Servicer, (ii) no Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (iii) (x) CFSA must maintain a short-term rating of at least A-1 by Standard & Poors and F-1 by Fitch or (y) if daily remittances occur hereunder, prior to ceasing daily remittances, the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied (and any conditions or limitations imposed by the Rating Agencies in connection therewith are complied with). Notwithstanding anything
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herein to the contrary, so long as CFSA is the Servicer, CFSA may withhold from the deposit into the Deposit Account any amounts indicated on the related Servicers Certificate as being due and payable to CFSA or the Seller and pay such amounts directly to CFSA or the Seller, as applicable. For purposes of this Article V, the phrase payments by or on behalf of Obligors shall mean payments made with respect to the Receivables by Persons other than the Servicer or the Seller. In the event the commingling conditions cease to be met, the Servicer shall make daily remittance of collections to the Deposit Account within two Business Days of receipt thereof; provided, however, daily remittance may commence no later than five Business Days following a reduction of CFSAs short-term ratings below F1 by Fitch or A-1 by Standard & Poors.
Section 5.03 Application of Collections. All collections for the Collection Period shall be applied by the Servicer as follows:
With respect to each Receivable (other than a Purchased Receivable), payments by or on behalf of the Obligor shall be applied to interest and principal in accordance with the Simple Interest Method.
Section 5.04 Additional Deposits. The Servicer and the Seller shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the Deposit Account the aggregate Purchase Amount with respect to Purchased Receivables and the Servicer shall deposit therein all amounts to be paid under Section 9.01. The Servicer will deposit the aggregate Purchase Amount with respect to Purchased Receivables when such obligations are due, unless the Servicer shall not be required to make daily deposits pursuant to Section 5.02. All such other deposits shall be made on the Payment Determination Date for the related Collection Period.
Section 5.05 Distributions.
(a) (i) On each Payment Determination Date, the Servicer shall calculate all amounts required to be distributed to the Noteholders and all amounts to be allocated within the Deposit Account as described below. For purposes of this Section, the Servicing Fee and Backup Servicer Fee for the related Payment Date and any previously unpaid Servicing Fees and Backup Servicer Fees, plus any amounts due in connection with indemnification of any successor Servicer (including, if the Backup Servicer is the successor Servicer, any amounts due to the Backup Servicer and not paid by CFSA pursuant to Section 7.03(a) or (b) hereof) and any unreimbursed Transition Costs due in connection with a transfer of servicing, provided however, that aggregate payments for such indemnification amounts and any Transition Costs pursuant to Section 5.05(a)(ii)(B) since the Closing Date shall not exceed $175,000, shall be deducted from the Total Distribution Amount at any time on or prior to the Payment Date.
(ii) Subject to Section 5.04(b) of the Indenture and as further provided in clause (iii) below, on each Payment Date the Servicer shall instruct the Indenture Trustee (based on the information contained in the Servicers Certificate delivered on the related Payment Determination Date pursuant to Section 4.09) to distribute the following allocations and credits by 11:00 a.m. (New York time), to the extent of the Total Distribution Amount (net of amounts distributed pursuant to the preceding clause (i) of this Section 5.05(a)), in the following order of priority:
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(A) allocate to the Servicer, to the extent not deducted from the Total Distribution Amount, the Servicing Fee for the related Payment Date and any previously unpaid Servicing Fees;
(B) allocate pro rata, to the extent not deducted from the Total Distribution Amount, (i) to the Backup Servicer, the Backup Servicer Fee for the related Payment Date and any previously unpaid Backup Servicer Fees, (ii) any amounts due and unpaid in connection with indemnification of any successor Servicer (including, if the Backup Servicer is the successor Servicer, any amounts due to the Backup Servicer and not paid by CFSA pursuant to Section 7.03(a) or (b) hereof) and any unreimbursed Transition Costs due in connection with a transfer of servicing; provided, however, that aggregate payments for such indemnification amounts and any Transition Costs pursuant to this Section 5.05(a)(ii)(B) since the Closing Date shall not exceed $175,000, and (iii) if CFSA is not the Servicer, to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee, all fees and expenses then due and unpaid;
(C) allocate to the Class A Noteholders for distribution pursuant to Section 8.02 of the Indenture an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest due on the Class A Notes on such Payment Date;
(D) credit the Priority Principal Distribution Amount to the Note Principal Distribution Account;
(E) allocate to the Reserve Account the amount required, if any, such that the amount therein is the Specified Reserve Amount;
(F) credit an amount equal to (x) the Required Principal Distribution Amount minus (y) the Priority Principal Distribution Amount, to the Note Principal Distribution Account;
(G) allocate pro rata (i) to any successor Servicer (including the Backup Servicer as successor Servicer) all indemnities of such successor Servicer then due and unpaid and (ii) pro rata to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee all indemnities of the Indenture Trustee and Owner Trustee then due and unpaid;
(H) allocate to any successor Servicer (other than the Backup Servicer) the Additional Servicing Fee, if any; and
(I) allocate to the Holders of the Class B Notes such net Total Distribution Amount remaining after the application of clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G) and (H).
(iii) In the event the Net Credit Loss Percentage for any preceding Collection Period exceeded 5.00% or if payment of the Notes has been accelerated and such declaration of acceleration has not been rescinded in accordance with the Indenture, then such Total Distribution Amount shall be applied in accordance with Section 5.04(b) of the Indenture.
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(b) On each Payment Date the amounts credited to the Note Principal Distribution Account shall be applied in accordance with Section 8.02(c)(v) of the Indenture.
Section 5.06 Reserve Account. (a) On the Closing Date, the Owner Trustee will deposit, on behalf of the Seller, the Reserve Account Initial Deposit into the Deposit Account from the net proceeds of the sale of the Notes which amount shall be allocated to the Reserve Account.
(b) [RESERVED]
(c) (i) In the event that the Total Distribution Amount (after the payment of the amounts specified in Section 5.05(a)(i) and in clauses (A) and (B) of Section 5.05(a)(ii)) with respect to any Collection Period is less than the accrued and unpaid interest on the Senior Notes on a Payment Date, the Servicer shall instruct the Indenture Trustee to withdraw from the Reserve Account on such Payment Date an amount equal to such deficiency, to the extent of funds available therein, and allocate such amount for distribution to the Noteholders of Senior Notes.
(ii) In the event that the amount allocated for distribution to the Noteholders pursuant to Sections 5.05(a)(ii)(D) and (F) is insufficient to make payments of principal on (A) the Class A-1 Notes so that the Outstanding Amount of the Class A-1 Notes equals zero on the Class A-1 Final Scheduled Payment Date; (B) the Class A-2 Notes so that the Outstanding Amount of the Class A-2 Notes equals zero on the Class A-2 Final Scheduled Payment Date; or (C) the Class A-3 Notes so that the Outstanding Amount of the Class A-3 Notes equals zero on the Class A-3 Final Scheduled Payment Date, the Servicer shall instruct the Indenture Trustee to withdraw from the Reserve Account on such Class Final Scheduled Payment Date an amount equal to such deficiency, to the extent of funds available therein, and allocate such amount for distribution to the related Noteholders in accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture.
(iii) In the event that the Outstanding Amount of the Senior Notes exceeds the Related Pool Balance, the Servicer shall instruct the Indenture Trustee to withdraw from the Reserve Account on the related Payment Date an amount equal to such excess, to the extent of funds available therein, and allocate such amount for distribution to the Holders of the Senior Notes.
(d) Subject to Section 9.01, amounts will continue to be applied pursuant to Section 5.05(a) following payment in full of the Outstanding Amount of the Senior Notes until the Pool Balance is reduced to zero. Following the payment in full of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Senior Notes and of all other amounts owing or to be distributed hereunder or under the Indenture or the Trust Agreement to the Holders of the Senior Notes, any amount then allocated to the Reserve Account shall be distributed to Holders of the Class B Notes.
Section 5.07 Statements to Noteholders. On each Payment Date, the Servicer shall make available via its website to the Noteholders, Owner Trustee and the Rating Agencies and provide to the Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer and each Paying Agent a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit A, setting forth at least the following information as to the Notes, to the extent applicable, provided that the obligation under this Section 5.07 may be
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satisfied by making available via its website to the Noteholders the Servicers Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 4.09:
(i) the amount of such distribution allocable to principal allocable to each Class of Senior Notes;
(ii) the amount of such distribution allocable to interest allocable to each Class of Senior Notes;
(iii) the amount of such distribution allocable to amounts allocable to the Class B Notes;
(iv) the outstanding principal amount of each Class of Notes as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding Collection Period, after giving effect to payments allocated to principal reported under clause (i) above;
(v) the amount of the Servicing Fee paid to the Servicer with respect to the related Collection Period;
(vi) the amount of the Backup Servicer Fee and the amount of any Transition Costs paid to the successor Servicer, if any, with respect to the related Collection Period;
(vii) the amount of any indemnities, fees and expenses paid out of the Total Distribution Amount to the Backup Servicer, Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee, if any, with respect to the related Collection Period
(viii) the amount of the Additional Servicing Fee, if any, paid to a successor Servicer with respect to the related Collection Period;
(ix) the balance of and amount allocated to the Reserve Account on such Payment Determination Date after giving effect to allocations thereto and withdrawals therefrom to be made on the next following Payment Date, if any;
(x) the Pool Balance as of the close of business on the last day of the related Collection Period;
(xi) the amount of Net Credit Losses, if any, for the related Collection Period; and
(xii) the aggregate Principal Balance of Purchased Receivables, if any, that were purchased by the Seller or the Servicer for the related Collection Period.
Each amount set forth on the Payment Date statement under clauses (i), (ii) or (iv) above shall be expressed as a dollar amount per $1,000 of original principal amount of a Note.
Section 5.08 Net Deposits. As an administrative convenience, unless the Servicer is required to remit collections daily, the Servicer will be permitted to make the deposit of collections on the Receivables and Purchase Amounts for the Collection Period net of distributions to be made to the Servicer with respect to the Collection Period. The Servicer,
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however, will account to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer and the Noteholders as if all deposits, distributions and transfers were made individually.
ARTICLE VI
The Seller
Section 6.01 Representations of Seller. The Seller makes the following representations on which the Issuer is deemed to have relied in acquiring the Receivables. The representations speak as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, and shall survive the sale of the Receivables to the Issuer and the pledge thereof to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.
(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Seller is duly organized and validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Michigan, with the power and authority as a limited liability company to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted, and had at all relevant times, and has, the power, authority and legal right to acquire and own the Receivables.
(b) Due Qualification. The Seller is duly qualified to do business as a foreign limited liability company in good standing, and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business shall require such qualifications.
(c) Power and Authority. The Seller has the power and authority as a limited liability company to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its terms; the Seller has full power and authority to sell and assign the property to be sold and assigned to and deposited with the Issuer, and the Seller shall have duly authorized such sale and assignment to the Issuer by all necessary action as a limited liability company; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Seller by all necessary action as a limited liability company.
(d) Binding Obligation. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(e) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof do not conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the articles of organization or operating agreement of the Seller, or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which it is bound; or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument (other than pursuant to this Agreement and the Basic Documents); or violate any law or, to the best of the Sellers knowledge, any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Seller of any court or of any federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Seller or its properties.
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(f) No Proceedings. To the Sellers best knowledge, there are no proceedings or investigations pending or threatened before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Seller or its properties: (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, the Indenture or any of the other Basic Documents, the Notes or the Certificates, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the Certificates or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture or any of the other Basic Documents, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement, the Indenture, any of the other Basic Documents, the Notes or the Certificates or (iv) which might adversely affect the federal or state income tax attributes of the Notes or the Certificates.
(g) No Consents. The Seller is not required to obtain any consent, license, approval or authorization, or registration or declaration with, any governmental authority, bureau or agency in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement which has not already been obtained.
Section 6.02 Preservation of Existence; Transactions with Affiliates. During the term of this Agreement, the Seller will keep in full force and effect its existence and rights as a limited liability company (or another legal entity) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the Basic Documents and each other instrument or agreement necessary or appropriate to the proper administration of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, all transactions and dealings between the Seller and its Affiliates will be conducted on an arms-length basis.
Section 6.03 Liability of Seller; Indemnities. The Seller shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the Seller under this Agreement:
(a) The Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Company and the Backup Servicer and any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer from and against any taxes that may at any time be asserted against any such Person with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and in the Basic Documents, including any sales, gross receipts, general corporation, tangible personal property, privilege or license taxes (but, in the case of the Issuer, not including any taxes asserted with respect to, and as of the date of, the sale of the Receivables to the Issuer or the issuance and original sale of the Certificates and the Notes, or asserted with respect to ownership of the Receivables, or federal or other income taxes arising out of distributions on the Certificates or the Notes) and costs and expenses in defending against the same.
(b) The Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer, the Company, the Certificateholders and the Noteholders and any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer
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from and against any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of (i) the Sellers willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement and (ii) the Sellers or the Issuers violation of federal or state securities laws in connection with the offering and sale of the Notes and the Certificates.
(c) The Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Owner Trustee the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents from and against all costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities arising out of or incurred in connection with the acceptance or performance of the trusts and duties herein and in the Trust Agreement contained, in the case of the Owner Trustee, and in the Indenture contained, in the case of the Indenture Trustee, except to the extent that such cost, expense, loss, claim, damage or liability: (i) in the case of the Owner Trustee, shall be due to the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence (except for errors in judgment) of the Owner Trustee or, in the case of the Indenture Trustee, shall be due to the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence (except for errors in judgment) of the Indenture Trustee; or (ii) in the case of the Backup Servicer, shall be due to the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence (except for errors in judgment) of the Backup Servicer; or (iii) in the case of the Owner Trustee, shall arise from the breach by the Owner Trustee of any of its representations or warranties set forth in Section 7.03 of the Trust Agreement; or (iv) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, shall arise from the breach by the Indenture Trustee of any of its representations or warranties set forth in the Indenture; or (iv) in the case of the Backup Servicer, shall arise from the breach by the Backup Servicer of any of its representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement.
(d) The Seller shall pay any and all taxes levied or assessed upon all or any part of the Owner Trust Estate.
Indemnification under this Section shall survive the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Backup Servicer and the termination of this Agreement and shall include reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation. If the Seller shall have made any indemnity payments pursuant to this Section and the Person to or on behalf of whom such payments are made thereafter shall collect any of such amounts from others, such Person shall promptly repay such amounts to the Seller, without interest.
Section 6.04 Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of Obligations of, Seller. Any Person (a) into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, (b) which may result from any merger or consolidation to which the Seller shall be a party or (c) which may succeed to the properties and assets of the Seller substantially as a whole, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Seller under this Agreement, shall be the successor to the Seller hereunder without the execution or filing of any document or any further act by any of the parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 3.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default, and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Seller shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption comply with this Section and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Agreement relating to such
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transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such transaction and (iv) the Seller shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer an Opinion of Counsel either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all financing statements and continuation statements and amendments thereto have been executed and filed that are necessary fully to preserve and protect the interest of the Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee, respectively, in the Receivables and reciting the details of such filings, or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the execution of the foregoing agreement of assumption and compliance with clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above shall be conditions to the consummation of the transactions referred to in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above.
Section 6.05 Limitation on Liability of Seller and Others. The Seller and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Seller may rely in good faith on the advice of counsel or on any document of any kind, prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Seller shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that shall not be incidental to its obligations under this Agreement, and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability.
Section 6.06 Seller May Own Notes. The Seller and any Affiliate thereof may in its individual or any other capacity become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights as it would have if it were not the Seller or an Affiliate thereof, except as expressly provided herein or in any Basic Document. The Seller shall not own any Notes unless the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied.
ARTICLE VII
The Servicer and the Backup Servicer
Section 7.01 Representations of Servicer. The Servicer makes the following representations on which the Issuer is deemed to have relied in acquiring the Receivables. The representations speak as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, and shall survive the sale of the Receivables to the Issuer and the pledge thereof to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.
(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Servicer is duly organized and validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the state of its formation, with the power and authority as a limited liability company to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted, and had at all relevant times, and has, the power, authority and legal right to acquire, own, sell and service the Receivables and to hold the Receivable Files as custodian.
(b) Due Qualification. The Servicer is duly qualified to do business as a foreign limited liability company in good standing, and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business (including the servicing of the Receivables as required by this Agreement) shall require such qualifications.
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(c) Power and Authority. The Servicer has the power and authority as a limited liability company to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its terms; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Servicer by all necessary action as a limited liability company.
(d) Binding Obligation. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(e) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof shall not conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the articles of organization or operating agreement of the Servicer, or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Servicer is a party or by which it is bound; or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument (other than this Agreement); or violate any law or, to the best of the Servicers knowledge, any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Servicer of any court or of any federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Servicer or its properties.
(f) No Proceedings. To the Servicers best knowledge, there are no proceedings or investigations pending or threatened before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Servicer or its properties: (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, the Indenture, any of the other Basic Documents or the Notes, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture or any of the other Basic Documents, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Servicer of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement, the Indenture, any of the other Basic Documents or the Notes or (iv) relating to the Servicer and which might adversely affect the federal or state income tax attributes of the Notes.
(g) No Insolvent Obligors. As of the related Cutoff Date, no Obligor on a Receivable is shown on the Receivable Files as the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
(h) No Consents. The Servicer is not required to obtain any consent, license, approval or authorization, or registration or declaration with, any governmental authority, bureau or agency in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement which has not already been obtained.
Section 7.02 Representations of Backup Servicer. The Backup Servicer makes the following representations on which the Issuer is deemed to have relied in acquiring the Receivables. The representations speak as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, and shall survive the sale of the Receivables to the Issuer and the pledge thereof to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.
(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Backup Servicer is duly organized and validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the state of its formation, with the power and authority as a limited liability company to own
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its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted, and had at all relevant times, and has, the power, authority and legal right to acquire, own, sell and service the Receivables and to hold the Receivable Files as custodian.
(b) Due Qualification. The Backup Servicer is duly qualified to do business, is in good standing, and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business (including the servicing of the Receivables as required by this Agreement) shall require such qualifications.
(c) Power and Authority. The Backup Servicer has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its terms; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Backup Servicer by all necessary action.
(d) Binding Obligation. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Backup Servicer enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(e) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof shall not conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the articles of organization or operating agreement of the Servicer, or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Backup Servicer is a party or by which it is bound; or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument (other than this Agreement); or violate any law or, to the best of the Backup Servicer knowledge, any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Backup Servicer of any court or of any federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Backup Servicer or its properties.
(f) No Proceedings. To the Backup Servicers best knowledge, there are no proceedings or investigations pending or threatened before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Backup Servicer or its properties: (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, the Indenture, any of the other Basic Documents or the Notes, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture or any of the other Basic Documents, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Backup Servicer of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement, the Indenture, any of the other Basic Documents or the Notes or (iv) relating to the Backup Servicer and which might adversely affect the federal or state income tax attributes of the Notes.
(g) No Consents. The Backup Servicer is not required to obtain any consent, license, approval or authorization, or registration or declaration with, any governmental authority, bureau or agency in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement which has not already been obtained.
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Section 7.03 Indemnities of Servicer and Backup Servicer. The Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the Servicer under this Agreement:
(a) The Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer, the Noteholders, the Certificateholders and the Seller and any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer from and against any and all costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims and liabilities arising out of or resulting from the use, ownership or operation by the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof of a Financed Vehicle.
(b) The Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer, the Seller, the Certificateholders and the Noteholders and any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer from and against any and all costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities to the extent that such cost, expense, loss, claim, damage or liability arose out of, or was imposed upon any such Person through, the negligence, willful misfeasance or bad faith of the Servicer in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
(c) The Backup Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer, the Seller, the Certificateholders and the Noteholders and any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer from and against any and all costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities to the extent that such cost, expense, loss, claim, damage or liability arose out of, or was imposed upon any such Person through, the negligence, willful misfeasance or bad faith of the Backup Servicer in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
For purposes of clauses (a) and (b) of this Section, in the event of the termination of the rights and obligations of CFSA (or any successor thereto pursuant to Section 7.04) as Servicer pursuant to Section 8.01, or a resignation by such Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, such Servicer shall be deemed to be the Servicer pending appointment of a successor Servicer (other than the Indenture Trustee) pursuant to Section 8.02.
Indemnification under this Section shall survive the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Backup Servicer or the termination of this Agreement and shall include reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation. If the Servicer or Backup Servicer shall have made any indemnity payments pursuant to this Section and the Person to or on behalf of whom such payments are made thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, such Person shall promptly repay such amounts to the Servicer or Backup Servicer, as applicable, without interest.
Section 7.04 Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of Obligations of, Servicer or Backup Servicer. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged or consolidated, (b) which may result from any merger or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party,
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(c) which may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or (d) with respect to the Servicers obligations hereunder, which Person in any of the foregoing cases is an Eligible Servicer and executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Servicer Default and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption comply with this Section and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such transaction, (iv) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, the successor to the Servicer shall become the Administrator under the Administration Agreement in accordance with Section 8 of such agreement and (v) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, either (A) all financing statements and continuation statements and amendments thereto have been executed and filed that are necessary fully to preserve and protect the interest of the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, respectively, in the Receivables and reciting the details of such filings or (B) no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the execution of the foregoing agreement of assumption and compliance with clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be conditions to the consummation of the transactions referred to in clause (a), (b) or (c) above. The Servicer shall provide the Seller in writing such information as reasonably requested by the Seller to comply with its Exchange Act reporting obligations with respect to a successor Servicer.
Any Person (x) into which the Backup Servicer shall be merged or consolidated, (y) resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Backup Servicer shall be a party or (z) that shall succeed by purchase and assumption to all or substantially all of the business of the Backup Servicer, which Person in any of the foregoing cases is an Eligible Servicer and executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Backup Servicer under this Agreement, shall be the successor to the Backup Servicer under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any other document or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Agreement.
Section 7.05 Limitation on Liability of Servicer, Backup Servicer and Others.
(a) Neither the Servicer nor the Backup Servicer nor any of the managers, officers, employees or agents of the Servicer or the Backup Servicer shall be under any liability to the Issuer, the Noteholders or the Certificateholders, except as provided under this Agreement, for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action pursuant to this Agreement or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer or the Backup Servicer or any such Person against any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement. The Servicer and the Backup Servicer, and their respective managers, officers, employees and agent, may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any person respecting any matters arising under this Agreement.
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(b) Except as provided in this Agreement, neither the Servicer nor Backup Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that shall not be incidental to its duties to service the Receivables in accordance with this Agreement and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the Servicer or Backup Servicer may undertake any reasonable action that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement and the Basic Documents and the rights and duties of the parties to this Agreement and the Basic Documents and the interests of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders under this Agreement and the Basic Documents.
(c) The Backup Servicer shall not be liable for any obligation of the Servicer contained in this Agreement or for any errors of the Servicer contained in any computer tape, certificate or other data or document delivered to the Backup Servicer hereunder or on which the Backup Servicer must rely in order to perform its obligations hereunder, and the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders shall look only to the Servicer to perform such obligations. The Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer and the Noteholders shall have no responsibility and shall not be in default hereunder or incur any liability for any failure, error, malfunction or delay in carrying out any of their respective duties under this Agreement if such failure, error, malfunction or delay results from the Backup Servicer acting in accordance with information prepared or supplied by a Person other than the Backup Servicer (or its contractual agents) or the failure of any such other Person to prepare or provide such information. The Backup Servicer shall have no responsibility, shall not be in default and shall incur no liability for (i) any act or failure to act of any third party (other than its contractual agents), including the Servicer or the Noteholders, (ii) any inaccuracy or omission in a notice or communication received by the Backup Servicer from any third party (other than its contractual agents), (iii) the invalidity or unenforceability of any Receivable under applicable law, (iv) the breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made with respect to any Receivable, or (v) the acts or omissions of any successor Backup Servicer.
(d) The parties expressly acknowledge and consent to Wells Fargo, acting in the dual capacity of Backup Servicer and Indenture Trustee and in the possible dual capacity of successor Servicer and Indenture Trustee. Wells Fargo, may, in such dual or other capacity, discharge its separate functions fully, without hindrance or regard to conflict of interest principles, duty of loyalty principles or other breach of fiduciary duties to the extent that any such conflict or breach arises from the performance by Wells Fargo, of express duties set forth in this Agreement in any of such capacities, all of which defenses, claims or assertions are hereby expressly waived by the other parties hereto and the Noteholders except in the case of gross negligence and willful misconduct by Wells Fargo.
Section 7.06 Servicer and Backup Servicer Not to Resign.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 7.04, CFSA shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it as Servicer under this Agreement except upon a determination that the performance of its duties under this Agreement shall no longer be permissible under applicable law and cannot be cured. Notice of any such determination permitting the resignation of CFSA shall be communicated to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer at the earliest practicable time (and, if such communication is not in writing, shall be confirmed in writing at the earliest practicable time) and any such determination shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer concurrently with or promptly after such
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notice. No such resignation shall become effective until the Backup Servicer or a successor Servicer shall (i) have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of CFSA in accordance with Section 8.02, (ii) have become the Administrator under the Administration Agreement in accordance with Section 8 of such Agreement and (iii) have provided in writing the information reasonably requested by the Seller to comply with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act with respect to a successor Servicer.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 7.04, the Backup Servicer shall not resign from its obligations and duties under this Agreement except upon a determination that the performance of its duties is no longer permissible under applicable law. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Backup Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Servicer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee. No such resignation shall become effective until an entity acceptable to the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Backup Servicer; provided, however, that (i) in the event a successor Backup Servicer is not appointed within sixty (60) days after the Backup Servicer has given notice of its resignation and has provided the Opinion of Counsel required by this Section 7.06, the Backup Servicer may petition a court for its removal.
ARTICLE VIII
Default
Section 8.01 Servicer Default. If any one of the following events (a Servicer Default) shall occur and be continuing:
(a) any failure by the Servicer to deposit in the Deposit Account any required payment or to direct the Indenture Trustee to make any required distributions therefrom, which failure continues unremedied for a period of five Business Days after written notice of such failure is received by the Servicer from the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or after discovery of such failure by an officer of the Servicer; or
(b) failure by the Servicer or the Seller, as the case may be, duly to observe or to perform in any material respect any other covenants or agreements of the Servicer or the Seller (as the case may be) set forth in this Agreement or any other Basic Document, which failure shall (i) materially and adversely affect the rights of Certificateholders or Noteholders and (ii) continue unremedied for a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer or the Seller (as the case may be) (A) by the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or (B) to the Servicer or the Seller (as the case may be) and the Indenture Trustee by the Holders of Notes, evidencing not less than 25% of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes, or if the Notes are no longer Outstanding, Certificateholders of Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the Certificates;
(c) the Net Credit Loss Percentage with respect to any Collection Period exceeded 9.00%; or
(d) the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to the Seller, the Servicer or Chrysler Residual Holdco LLC;
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then, and in each and every case, so long as the Servicer Default shall not have been remedied, either the Indenture Trustee or the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes, by notice then given in writing to the Servicer (and to the Indenture Trustee, Backup Servicer and the Owner Trustee if given by the Noteholders) may terminate all the rights and obligations (other than the obligations set forth in Section 7.03 hereof) of the Servicer under this Agreement. On or after the receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Notes, the Receivables or otherwise, shall, without further action, pass to and be vested in the Backup Servicer or such successor Servicer as may be appointed under Section 8.02; and, without limitation, the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee are hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, for the benefit of the predecessor Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement of the Receivables and related documents, or otherwise. The predecessor Servicer shall cooperate with the Backup Servicer or other successor Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee in effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights of the predecessor Servicer under this Agreement, including the transfer to the Backup Servicer or other successor Servicer for administration by it of all cash amounts that shall at the time be held by the predecessor Servicer for deposit, or shall thereafter be received by it with respect to any Receivable. Transition Costs shall be paid by the predecessor Servicer upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses. Transition Costs not reimbursed by the predecessor Servicer pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence will be paid in accordance with Section 5.05(a)(ii)(B). Any successor Servicer (including the Backup Servicer as successor Servicer) shall provide the Seller in writing with such information as is reasonably requested by the Seller to comply with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act with respect to such Servicer. Upon receipt of notice of the occurrence of a Servicer Default, the Indenture Trustee shall give notice thereof to the Rating Agencies.
Section 8.02 Appointment of Successor. (a) Upon the Servicers receipt of notice of termination pursuant to Section 8.01 or the Servicers resignation in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Backup Servicer shall be the successor in all respects to the outgoing Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement and shall be subject to all the obligations and duties placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Backup Servicer, as successor Servicer, shall have no obligations pursuant to Section 4.07 with respect to the repurchase of Receivables or to pay the fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee and the expenses incurred pursuant to Section 10.02(i)(2) shall be reimbursable pursuant to Section 5.05(a)(ii)(B) and 5.05(a)(ii)(G), as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Backup Servicer is the outgoing Servicer or shall be unwilling or legally unable to act as successor Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Controlling Class shall appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, an Eligible Servicer as the successor Servicer under this Agreement. The Indenture Trustee and such successor Servicer shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession.
(b) Upon appointment, the successor Servicer (including the Backup Servicer acting as successor Servicer) shall (i) be the successor in all respects to the predecessor Servicer and
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shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities arising thereafter relating thereto placed on the predecessor Servicer and shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee and all the rights granted to the predecessor Servicer by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and (ii) become the Administrator under the Administration Agreement in accordance with Section 8 of the Administration Agreement. In addition, such successor Servicer (including the Backup Servicer acting as successor Servicer), upon appointment, shall immediately establish a lockbox under the dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee and shall direct all Obligors to make all payments to such lockbox and shall transfer such payments to the Deposit Account in accordance with the time periods specified in Section 5.05. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the successor Servicer is authorized to accept and rely on all of the accounting records (including computer records) and work of the prior Servicer relating to the Receivables (collectively, the Predecessor Servicer Work Product) without any audit or other examination thereof, and the successor Servicer shall have no duty, responsibility, obligation or liability for the acts and omissions of the predecessor Servicer. If any error, inaccuracy, omission or incorrect or non-standard practice or procedure (collectively, Errors) exists in any Predecessor Servicer Work Product and such Error makes it materially more difficult to service or should cause or materially contribute to the successor Servicer making or continuing any Error (collectively, Continuing Errors), the successor Servicer shall have no duty, responsibility, obligation or liability for such Continuing Errors; provided, however, that the successor Servicer agrees to use its best efforts to prevent further Continuing Errors. If the successor Servicer becomes aware of Errors or Continuing Errors, it shall, with the prior consent of the Holders of the Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Controlling Class, use its best efforts to reconstruct and reconcile such data as is commercially reasonable to correct such Errors and Continuing Errors and to prevent future Continuing Errors. The successor Servicer shall be entitled to recover its costs expended in connection with such efforts from CFSA.
(c) If a Person other than the Backup Servicer is appointed successor Servicer pursuant to Section 8.02(a), the Indenture Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor Servicer out of collections on or in respect of the Receivables as it and such successor Servicer shall agree; provided, however, that such compensation shall not be greater than the Servicing Fee without the prior consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Controlling Class; and, provided further, that, if a Person other than the Backup Servicer is appointed successor Servicer pursuant to Section 8.02(a) because the Backup Servicer refuses to act as successor Servicer (in breach of the terms of this Agreement and notwithstanding that it is legally able to do so), the Backup Servicer shall be liable for any Additional Servicing Fees with respect to such successor Servicer in an aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000 per year. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Indenture Trustee be liable for any Servicing Fee or any Additional Servicing Fee other than pursuant to the preceding sentence if the Indenture Trustee is the Backup Servicer.
Section 8.03 Notification to Noteholders and Certificateholders. Upon any termination of, or appointment of a successor to, the Servicer pursuant to this Article VIII, the Owner Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to Certificateholders, and the Indenture Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to Noteholders and the Rating Agencies.
Section 8.04 Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Controlling Class, or if the Notes are no longer
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Outstanding, Certificateholders of Certificates evidencing not less than a majority of the Percentage Interests of the Certificates, may, on behalf of all Noteholders or the Certificateholders, as the case may be, waive in writing any default by the Servicer in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences, except a default in making any required allocations or distributions from the Deposit Account in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Servicer Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereto.
ARTICLE IX
Termination; Optional Repurchase
Section 9.01 Optional Purchase of All Receivables. (a) As of the last day of any Collection Period as of which the then outstanding Pool Balance is 10% or less of the Original Pool Balance and the Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes and Class A-3 Notes have been paid in full or will be paid in full on the next Payment Date, the Servicer shall have the option to purchase the Owner Trust Estate, other than the Deposit Account. To exercise such option, the Servicer shall deposit pursuant to Section 5.04 in the Deposit Account an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Amount for the Receivables (including defaulted Receivables), plus all unpaid fees, expenses and indemnities of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer, plus the appraised value of any such other property held by the Trust other than the Deposit Account, such value to be determined by an appraiser mutually agreed upon by the Servicer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, and the Servicer shall succeed to all interests in and to the Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall not be permitted to exercise such option unless the amount to be deposited in the Deposit Account pursuant to the preceding sentence, together with any other funds in the Deposit Account, is greater than or equal to the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes and all accrued but unpaid interest (including any overdue interest and premium) thereon.
(b) Notice of the exercise of the option in Section 9.01(a) shall be given by the Servicer to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee on or prior to the last day of the Collection Period referred to in Section 9.01(a).
(c) As an administrative convenience to the Servicer (so long as CFSA is the Servicer) in servicing the portfolio, the Servicer shall, at any time during the term of this Agreement, have the option (but not the obligation) to purchase not more than five (5) Receivables, having an aggregate Purchase Amount for all such Receivables, not exceeding $1,000,000 in total. To exercise such option, the Servicer shall deposit in the Deposit Account an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Amount of the Receivables the subject of such purchase, and accrued interest on such Receivables to the date of repurchase. The purchase by the Servicer of any Receivable shall be noted in the Servicers Certificate for the Collection Period in which such purchase is made.
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ARTICLE X
Miscellaneous
Section 10.01 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the Seller, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer and the Issuer, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, but without the consent of any of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders, to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions in this Agreement or for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions in this Agreement (including of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders; provided, however, that such action shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Noteholder or Certificateholder.
This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Seller, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer and the Issuer, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the consent of Certificateholders of outstanding Certificates evidencing not less than a majority of the Percentage Interests of the Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (a) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of payments on the Receivables or distributions that shall be required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes or Percentage Interests of the Certificates, the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the Holders of all the outstanding Notes and the Certificateholders of all the outstanding Certificates.
Prior to the execution of any such amendment the Servicer will provide written notification of the substance of such amendment to each of the Rating Agencies.
Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent pursuant to either of the two preceding paragraphs, the Owner Trustee shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to each Certificateholder, the Indenture Trustee and each of the Rating Agencies.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Certificateholders or Noteholders pursuant to this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.
Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and the Opinion of Counsel referred to in Section 10.02(i)(1). The Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Owner Trustees, the Indenture Trustees or Backup Servicers, as applicable, own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.
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Section 10.02 Protection of Title to Trust. (a) The Seller shall file such financing statements and cause to be filed such continuation statements, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve, maintain and protect the interest of the Issuer and of the Indenture Trustee in the Receivables and in the proceeds thereof. The Seller shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above, as soon as available following such filing.
(b) Neither the Seller nor the Servicer shall change its name, identity or corporate structure in any manner that would, could or might make any financing statement or continuation statement filed in accordance with paragraph (a) above seriously misleading within the meaning of § 9-506 of the UCC, unless it shall have given the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer at least five days prior written notice thereof and shall have promptly filed appropriate amendments to all previously filed financing statements or continuation statements.
(c) Each of the Seller and the Servicer shall have an obligation to give the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer at least 60 days prior written notice of any change in the jurisdiction in which it is organized if, as a result of such change, the applicable provisions of the UCC would require the filing of any amendment of any previously filed financing or continuation statement or of any new financing statement and shall promptly file any such amendment or new financing statement. The Servicer shall at all times maintain each office from which it shall service Receivables, and its principal executive office, within the United States of America.
(d) The Servicer shall maintain accounts and records as to each Receivable accurately and in sufficient detail to permit (i) the reader thereof to know at any time the status of such Receivable, including payments and recoveries made and payments owing (and the nature of each) and (ii) reconciliation between payments or recoveries on (or with respect to) each Receivable and the amounts from time to time deposited in the Deposit Account in respect of such Receivable.
(e) The Servicer shall maintain its computer systems so that, from and after the time of sale under this Agreement of the Receivables, the Servicers master computer records (including any backup archives) that refer to a Receivable shall indicate clearly the interest of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in such Receivable and that such Receivable is owned by the Issuer and has been pledged to the Indenture Trustee. Indication of the Issuers and the Indenture Trustees interest in a Receivable shall be deleted from or modified on the Servicers computer systems when, and only when, the related Receivable shall have been paid in full or repurchased.
(f) In the event that (x) a successor Servicer (including the Backup Servicer acting as successor Servicer) is appointed to replace CFSA as Servicer pursuant to Section 8.02 and (y) the technology system or software of such successor Servicer used to originate electronic retail installment sale contracts and vehicle lease agreements and record information related thereto is not compatible with such system or software utilized by CFSA as the Servicer, then, unless otherwise instructed by the Indenture Trustee, with respect to each Receivable constituting electronic chattel paper as defined in the UCC, an authorized representative of CFSA shall use commercially reasonable efforts to convert the authoritative copy within the meaning of the UCC of such Receivable into tangible form by permanently removing such authoritative copy
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from the Chrysler Financial System and causing a contract in tangible form to be printed as the tangible authoritative copy. Such tangible authoritative copy shall include a legend identifying such authoritative copy as the original. Upon such conversion into tangible chattel paper, such Receivable shall be transferred and delivered to the possession of the successor Servicer in accordance with the terms of Section 8.01.
(g) If at any time the Seller or the Servicer shall propose to sell, grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer any interest in automotive receivables to any prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee, the Servicer shall give to such prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee computer tapes, records or printouts (including any restored from backup archives) that, if they shall refer in any manner whatsoever to any Receivable, shall indicate clearly that such Receivable has been sold and is owned by the Issuer and has been pledged to the Indenture Trustee.
(h) The Servicer shall permit the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer and their respective agents at any time during normal business hours to inspect, audit and make copies of and abstracts from the Servicers records regarding any Receivable.
(i) Upon request, the Servicer shall furnish to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Backup Servicer, within five Business Days, a list of all Receivables (by contract number and name of Obligor) then held as part of the Trust, together with a reconciliation of such list to the Schedule of Receivables and to each of the Servicers Certificates furnished before such request indicating removal of Receivables from the Trust.
(j) The Servicer shall deliver to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer:
(1) promptly after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and of each amendment hereto, an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, either (A) all financing statements and continuation statements have been filed that are necessary fully to preserve and protect the interest of the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee in the Receivables, and reciting the details of such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, or (B) no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interest; and
(2) within 90 days after the beginning of each calendar year beginning with the first calendar year beginning more than three months after the Cutoff Date, an Opinion of Counsel, dated as of a date during such 90-day period, stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, either (A) all financing statements and continuation statements have been filed that are necessary fully to preserve and protect the interest of the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee in the Receivables, and reciting the details of such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, or (B) no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interest.
Each Opinion of Counsel referred to in clause (1) or (2) above shall specify any action necessary (as of the date of such opinion) to be taken in the following year to preserve and protect such interest.
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(k) The Seller shall, to the extent required by applicable law, cause the Notes to be registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 12(b) or Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act within the time periods specified in such sections.
Section 10.03 Notices. All demands, notices, communications and instructions upon or to the Seller, the Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Rating Agencies under this Agreement shall be in writing, personally delivered, electronically delivered or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt (a) in the case of the Seller or the Servicer, to Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC, 27777 Inkster Road, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334, Attention: Securitization Operations-CFAST, (fax: (248)  ###-###-####), with a copy to Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC 27777 Inkster Road Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334, Attention: Assistant General Counsel Securitization, (fax: (248)-427-2550), (b) in the case of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee, at the Corporate Trust Office (as defined in the Trust Agreement), (c) in the case of the Backup Servicer or the Indenture Trustee, at the Corporate Trust Office, (d) in the case of Fitch, to Fitch, Inc., One State Street Plaza, Attention: Auto ABS Group, New York, N.Y. 10004, Attention of Structured Finance Asset Backed Securities, and (e) in the case of Standard & Poors, via electronic delivery to ***@***, or if not available in electronic format, to Standard & Poors Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10004, Attention of Asset Backed Surveillance Department; or, as to each of the foregoing, at such other address as shall be designated by written notice to the other parties.
Section 10.04 Assignment by the Seller or the Servicer or Backup Servicer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as provided in the remainder of this Section, as provided in Sections 6.04 and 7.04 herein and as provided in the provisions of this Agreement concerning the resignation of the Servicer and the Backup Servicer, this Agreement may not be assigned by the Seller, the Servicer or the Backup Servicer, provided that, in no way shall this Section limit the ability of the Backup Servicer to subcontract its duties and responsibilities under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, provided further, that the Backup Servicer shall remain fully liable for any actions of the subcontractor. The Issuer, the Servicer and the Backup Servicer each hereby acknowledge and consent to the conveyance and assignment (i) by the Seller to the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and (ii) by the Company to a limited liability company or other Person (provided that conveyance and assignment is made in accordance with Section 5.06 of the Purchase Agreement), of any and all of the Sellers rights and interests (and corresponding obligations, if any) hereunder with respect to receiving amounts from the Reserve Account, and the Issuer, the Servicer and the Backup Servicer hereby agree that the Company, and any such assignee of the Company, shall be entitled to enforce such rights and interests directly against the Issuer as if the Company, or such assignee of the Company, were itself a party to this Agreement.
Section 10.05 Limitations on Rights of Others. The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Seller, the Company (and any assignee of the Company pursuant to Section 10.04), the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Certificateholders, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders, and nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be construed to give to any other Person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim in the Owner Trust Estate or under or in respect of this Agreement or any covenants, conditions or provisions contained herein.
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Section 10.06 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 10.07 Separate Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 10.08 Headings. The headings of the various Articles and Sections herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 10.09 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT, THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY), INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED, CONSTRUED AND DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISION THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION).
Section 10.10 Assignment by Issuer. The Seller hereby acknowledges and consents to any mortgage, pledge, assignment and grant of a security interest by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture for the benefit of the Noteholders of all right, title and interest of the Issuer in, to and under the Receivables and/or the assignment of any or all of the Issuers rights and obligations hereunder to the Indenture Trustee.
Section 10.11 Nonpetition Covenants. (a) Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer and the Seller shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the termination of this Agreement with respect to the Issuer or the Company, acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Issuer or the Company (or any assignee of the Company pursuant to Section 10.04) to invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Issuer or the Company (or any assignee of the Company pursuant to Section 10.04) under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or the Company (or any assignee of the Company pursuant to Section 10.04) or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Issuer or the Company (or any assignee of the Company pursuant to Section 10.04).
(b) Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Servicer and Backup Servicer shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the termination of this Agreement with respect to the Seller, acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Seller to invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Seller under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or
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similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Seller or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Seller.
Section 10.12 Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee. (a)Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been countersigned by BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee of the Issuer and in no event shall BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, in its individual capacity have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been accepted by the Indenture Trustee, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee and in no event shall the Indenture Trustee have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer.
ARTICLE XI
Exchange Act Reporting
Section 11.01 Further Assurances. The Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Servicer and the Backup Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the Seller in connection with the satisfaction of the Sellers reporting requirements under the Exchange Act with respect to the Issuer. The Seller shall not exercise its right to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith. In addition to the information specified below, if so requested by the Seller for the purpose of satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Servicer and the Backup Servicer shall provide the Seller with (a) such information which is available to such Person without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested by the Seller to comply with the Sellers reporting obligations under the Exchange Act and (b) to the extent such Person is a party (and the Seller is not a party) to any agreement or amendment required to be filed, copies of such agreement or amendment in EDGAR-compatible form. Each of the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee acknowledges that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, consensus among participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with reasonable requests made by the Seller in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB.
Section 11.02 Form 10-D Filings. For so long as the Seller is required to file Exchange Act Reports with respect to the Issuer, no later than each Payment Date, each of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Servicer and the Backup Servicer shall notify (and the Servicer shall cause any subservicer to notify) the Seller of any Form 10-D Disclosure Item with respect to such Person, together with a description of any such Form 10-D Disclosure Item in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Seller. In addition to such information as the
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Servicer is obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, if so requested by the Seller, the Servicer shall provide such information which is available to the Servicer, without unreasonable effort or expense regarding the performance or servicing of the Receivables as is reasonably required to facilitate preparation of distribution reports in accordance with Item 1121 of Regulation AB. Such information shall be provided concurrently with the Statements to Noteholders pursuant to Section 5.07, commencing with the first such report due not less than five Business Days following such request.
Section 11.03 Form 8-K Filings. For so long as the Seller is required to file Exchange Act Reports with respect to the Issuer, each of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Servicer and the Backup Servicer shall promptly notify the Seller, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day after its occurrence, of any Reportable Event (in the case of the Owner Trustee, only an event in clause (d) of the definition of Reportable Event) of which such Person (or in the case of the Owner Trustee, Backup Servicer and the Indenture Trustee, a Responsible Officer of such Person) has actual knowledge. Each Person shall have actual knowledge of any such event only to the extent that it relates to such Person or any action or failure to act by such Person.
Section 11.04 Form 10-K Filings. For so long as the Seller is required to file Exchange Act Reports: (i) if the Item 1119 Parties listed on Appendix A have changed since the Closing Date, no later than March 1 of each year, the Seller shall provide each of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Servicer and the Backup Servicer with an updated Appendix A setting forth the Item 1119 Parties and (ii) no later than March 15 of each year, commencing in 2010, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Servicer and the Backup Servicer shall notify the Seller of any Form 10-K Disclosure Item, together with a description of any such Form 10-K Disclosure Item in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Seller.
Section 11.05 Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation. So long as the Seller is required to file Exchange Act Reports in respect of the Issuer, on or before March 15 of each calendar year, commencing in 2010:
(a) The Indenture Trustee shall deliver to the Seller and the Servicer a report of the Indenture Trustees assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar year, as set forth under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act (or any successor provisions) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be signed by an authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee and shall at a minimum address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Appendix B hereto delivered to the Seller concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (provided that such certification may be revised after the date of this Agreement as agreed by the Seller and the Indenture Trustee to reflect any guidance with respect to such criteria from the Commission). To the extent any of the Servicing Criteria are not applicable to the Indenture Trustee, with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the Indenture Trustee and that are backed by the same asset type as the Receivables, such report shall include such a statement to that effect. The Indenture Trustee acknowledges and agrees that the Seller with respect to its duties as the Certifying Person, and each of their respective officers and directors shall be entitled to rely upon each such servicing criteria assessment and the attestation delivered pursuant to Section 11.05(b) below.
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(b) The Indenture Trustee shall deliver to the Seller and the Servicer a report of a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the Indenture Trustee and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph. Such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act (or any successor provisions), Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X (or any successor provisions) under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation that in the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language.
(c) The Indenture Trustee shall cause each Reporting Subcontractor to deliver to the Seller and the Servicer an assessment of compliance and accountants attestation as and when provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 11.05. An assessment of compliance provided by a Subcontractor need not address any elements of the Servicing Criteria other than those specified by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 11.05(a).
(d) In the event the Indenture Trustee or Reporting Subcontractor is terminated or resigns during the term of this Agreement, such Person shall provide the documents and information pursuant to this Section 11.05 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or provided services with respect to the Trust or the Receivables.
Section 11.06 Back-up Sarbanes-Oxley Certification. No later than March 15 of each year, beginning in 2010, the Servicer shall provide to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification (the Certifying Person) a certification (each, a Performance Certification) and shall cause each Reporting Subcontractor, in the form attached hereto as Appendix C (in the case of a Reporting Subcontractor) and as Appendix D (in the case of the Servicer) on which the Certifying Person, the entity for which the Certifying Person acts as an officer, and such entitys officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, Certification Parties) can reasonably rely. The Seller will not request delivery of a certification under this Section 11.06 unless the Seller is required under the Exchange Act to file an annual report on Form 10-K with respect to the Issuer. So long as the Servicer is the Seller or an Affiliate of the Seller, the Servicer is not required to deliver the Performance Certification. In the event that prior to the filing date of the Form 10-K in March of each year, the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer has actual knowledge of information as to itself (or any of its Subcontractors appointed pursuant to Section 11.07) that is material to the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification, the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer shall promptly notify the Seller. Each of the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer and Backup Servicer agrees to cooperate with all reasonable requests made by any Certifying Person or Certification Party in connection with such Persons attempt to conduct any due diligence that such Person reasonably believes to be appropriate in order to allow it to deliver any Sarbanes-Oxley Certification or portion thereof with respect to the Issuer.
Section 11.07 Use of Subcontractors. (a) It shall not be necessary for the Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer or the Servicer to seek the consent of the Seller or any other party hereto to the utilization of any Subcontractor. Each of the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer shall promptly upon request provide to the Seller (or any designee of the Seller, such as the Servicer or the Administrator) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Seller) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by such Person, specifying (i) the
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identity of each such Subcontractor, (ii) which (if any) of such Subcontractors are participating in the servicing function within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB and (iii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (ii) of this sentence.
(b) As a condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be a Reporting Subcontractor, the Indenture Trustee shall cause any such Subcontractor for the benefit of the Seller to comply with the provisions of Sections 11.05 and 11.06 to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee shall be responsible for obtaining from each such Subcontractor and delivering to the Seller, any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Sections 11.05 and 11.06, in each case as and when required to be delivered.
(c) As a condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be a Reporting Subcontractor, the Servicer shall cause any such Subcontractor for the benefit of the Seller to comply with the provisions of Section 4.10(a)(ii), Section 4.11 and Section 11.06 to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Servicer. The Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each such Subcontractor and delivering to the Seller, any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under this Agreement, in each case as and when required to be delivered.
Section 11.08 Representations and Warranties. Each of the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee represents that (i) there are no affiliations, relating to such Person with respect to any Item 1119 Party, (ii) there are no relationships or transactions with respect to any Item 1119 Party and such Person that are outside the ordinary course of business or on terms other than would be obtained in an arms-length transaction with an unrelated third party, apart from the transactions contemplated under the Basic Documents, and that are material to the investors understanding of the Notes and (iii) there are no legal proceedings pending, or known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, against such Person, or of which the property of such Person is subject, that is material to the Noteholders.
Section 11.09 Indemnification. (a) Each of the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer (if the Seller is not the Servicer) shall indemnify the Seller, each affiliate of the Seller, the Servicer with respect to its duties as Certifying Person or each Person who controls any of such parties (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the respective present and former directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(i) (A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged to be contained in (x) with respect to the Indenture Trustee, any required disclosure items or the assessment of compliance required under this Article XI and (y) with respect to the Servicer, Section 4.10 and Section 4.11 provided by or on behalf of such Person (with respect to each such party, the Provided Information), or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Provided Information a material fact required to be stated in the Provided Information, or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that clause (B) of this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to
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the related Provided Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Provided Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information; or
(ii) with respect to the Indenture Trustee, any failure by the Indenture Trustee to deliver any disclosure items or assessment of compliance when and as required under this Article XI, and with respect to the Servicer, any failure by the Servicer to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants letter or other material when and as required under Section 4.10, Section 4.11 or Article XI, as applicable.
(b) In the case of any failure of performance described in clause (ii) of Section 11.09(a), each of the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Seller for all costs reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants letter or other material not delivered as required by the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer, as applicable.
(c) Each of the Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer and the Servicer shall require that any Reporting Subcontractor agree to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 11.09, or shall be responsible for all such indemnification, costs or expenses if the Reporting Subcontractor will not agree to such provisions.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Indenture Trustee be liable for special, indirect or consequential damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits, even if the Indenture Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
Section 11.10 Amendments. In the event the parties to this Agreement desire to further clarify or amend any provision of this Article XI, this Agreement shall be amended to reflect the new agreement between the parties covering matters in this Article XI pursuant to Section 11.01, provided such amendment will not require any Opinion of Counsel or satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition or the consent of any Noteholder or Certificateholder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.
CHRYSLER FINANCIAL AUTO SECURITIZATION TRUST 2009-A | ||||||||
By: | BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust | |||||||
By: Name: | /s/ Kristine K. Gullo | |||||||
Title: | Vice President | |||||||
CHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES AMERICAS LLC, Seller and Servicer | ||||||||
By: | /s/ L.F. Guindi | |||||||
Name: | L.F. Guindi | |||||||
Title: | Vice President and Treasurer | |||||||
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Backup Servicer | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Marianna C. Stershic | |||||||
Name: | Marianna C. Stershic | |||||||
Title: | Vice President |
,
Acknowledged and accepted and, solely for
purposes of Article XI, agreed as of the
day and year first above written:
purposes of Article XI, agreed as of the
day and year first above written:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity
but solely as Indenture Trustee
not in its individual capacity
but solely as Indenture Trustee
By: Name: | /s/ Marianna C. Stershic | |||
Title: | Vice President |
BNY MELLON TRUST OF DELAWARE,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as
Owner Trustee
not in its individual capacity, but solely as
Owner Trustee
By: Name: | /s/ Kristine K. Gullo | |||
Title: | Vice President |
CFAST 2009-A Sale and Servicing Agreement
SCHEDULE A
Schedule of Receivables
Delivered to the Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee at Closing
Schedule A
SCHEDULE B
Location of Receivable Files
1. 9750 Goethe Road, Sacramento, CA 95827.
2. 1202 Avenue R, Grand Prairie, TX 75050.
3. 3433 Progress Drive, Bensalem, PA 19020.
2. 1202 Avenue R, Grand Prairie, TX 75050.
3. 3433 Progress Drive, Bensalem, PA 19020.
Schedule B
SCHEDULE C
Schedule of YSOA
YSOA means, with respect to any Payment Date, the amount specified below with respect to such Payment Date:
Closing Date | $ | 145,920,225.14 | ||
August 2009 | $ | 139,522,817.74 | ||
September 2009 | $ | 133,260,346.07 | ||
October 2009 | $ | 127,133,605.08 | ||
November 2009 | $ | 121,143,394.29 | ||
December 2009 | $ | 115,290,513.15 | ||
January 2010 | $ | 109,575,770.45 | ||
February 2010 | $ | 103,999,979.66 | ||
March 2010 | $ | 98,563,958.98 | ||
April 2010 | $ | 93,268,531.31 | ||
May 2010 | $ | 88,114,513.63 | ||
June 2010 | $ | 83,102,639.69 | ||
July 2010 | $ | 78,233,697.63 | ||
August 2010 | $ | 73,508,519.57 | ||
September 2010 | $ | 68,927,951.55 | ||
October 2010 | $ | 64,492,843.63 | ||
November 2010 | $ | 60,204,051.65 | ||
December 2010 | $ | 56,062,436.43 | ||
January 2011 | $ | 52,068,858.51 | ||
February 2011 | $ | 48,224,186.85 | ||
March 2011 | $ | 44,529,297.26 | ||
April 2011 | $ | 40,985,069.32 | ||
May 2011 | $ | 37,592,308.34 | ||
June 2011 | $ | 34,351,709.11 | ||
July 2011 | $ | 31,264,006.27 | ||
August 2011 | $ | 28,330,068.88 | ||
September 2011 | $ | 25,550,795.29 | ||
October 2011 | $ | 22,927,094.02 | ||
November 2011 | $ | 20,459,867.92 | ||
December 2011 | $ | 18,150,007.48 | ||
January 2012 | $ | 15,998,425.55 | ||
February 2012 | $ | 14,006,045.47 | ||
March 2012 | $ | 12,173,802.54 | ||
April 2012 | $ | 10,502,567.56 | ||
May 2012 | $ | 8,992,089.74 | ||
June 2012 | $ | 7,637,129.99 | ||
July 2012 | $ | 6,404,407.85 | ||
August 2012 | $ | 5,285,193.13 | ||
September 2012 | $ | 4,280,112.12 | ||
October 2012 | $ | 3,389,838.64 | ||
November 2012 | $ | 2,615,044.54 | ||
December 2012 | $ | 1,956,392.16 | ||
January 2013 | $ | 1,414,560.73 | ||
February 2013 | $ | 990,245.88 | ||
March 2013 | $ | 684,147.29 | ||
April 2013 | $ | 496,966.66 | ||
May 2013 | $ | 407,685.87 | ||
June 2013 | $ | 340,721.48 | ||
July 2013 | $ | 286,188.87 | ||
August 2013 | $ | 236,698.42 | ||
September 2013 | $ | 192,273.29 | ||
October 2013 | $ | 152,956.11 | ||
November 2013 | $ | 118,785.62 | ||
December 2013 | $ | 89,804.99 | ||
January 2014 | $ | 66,057.20 | ||
February 2014 | $ | 47,586.65 | ||
March 2014 | $ | 34,438.36 | ||
April 2014 | $ | 26,656.01 | ||
May 2014 | $ | 21,820.03 | ||
June 2014 | $ | 18,550.96 | ||
July 2014 | $ | 15,749.40 | ||
August 2014 | $ | 13,184.37 | ||
September 2014 | $ | 10,848.72 | ||
October 2014 | $ | 8,743.28 | ||
November 2014 | $ | 6,869.13 | ||
December 2014 | $ | 5,227.02 | ||
January 2015 | $ | 3,818.58 | ||
February 2015 | $ | 2,645.50 | ||
March 2015 | $ | 1,709.47 | ||
April 2015 | $ | 1,012.22 | ||
May 2015 | $ | 504.27 | ||
June 2015 | $ | 168.41 | ||
July 2015 (and thereafter) | $ | |
The YSOA has been calculated for each Payment Date as the sum of the amount for each Receivable equal to the excess, if any, of
| the scheduled payments due on such Receivable for each future Collection Period discounted to present value as of the end of the preceding Collection Period at the APR of such Receivable, over | ||
| the scheduled payments due on the Receivable for each future Collection Period discounted to present value as of the end of the preceding Collection Period at 6.80%. |
Schedule C-1
For purposes of such calculation, future scheduled payments on the Receivables are assumed to be made on their scheduled due dates without any delays, defaults or prepayments.
Schedule C-2
EXHIBIT A
Form of Distribution Statement to Noteholders
Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC
Chrysler Financial Auto Securitization Trust 2009-A Payment Date Statement to Noteholders
Amount of Principal Paid to:
Class A-1 Notes: | ($per $1,000 original principal amount) | |
Class A-2 Notes: | ($per $1,000 original principal amount) | |
Class A-3 Notes: | ($per $1,000 original principal amount) |
Amount of Interest Paid to:
Class A-1 Notes: | ($per $1,000 original principal amount) | |
Class A-2 Notes: | ($per $1,000 original principal amount) | |
Class A-3 Notes: | ($per $1,000 original principal amount) |
Amounts paid to Class B Notes: ($ per $1,000 original stated principal amount)
Total Distribution Amount:
Note Balance
Class A-1 Notes
Class A-2 Notes
Class A-3 Notes
Class B Stated Principal Amount
Class A-1 Notes
Class A-2 Notes
Class A-3 Notes
Class B Stated Principal Amount
Servicing Fee
Servicing Fee Per $1,000 Note
Servicing Fee Per $1,000 Note
Backup Servicing Fee
Backup Servicing Fee Per $1,000 Note
Backup Servicing Fee Per $1,000 Note
Additional Servicing Fee
Additional Servicing Fee Per $1,000 Note
Additional Servicing Fee Per $1,000 Note
Fees, Expenses and Indemnity Payments
Fees, Expenses and Indemnity Payments Per $1,000 Note
Reserve Account Balance
Fees, Expenses and Indemnity Payments Per $1,000 Note
Reserve Account Balance
Pool Balance
Exhibit A-1
EXHIBIT B
Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC | Distribution Date: dd-mmm-yy | |
CFAST 2009-A Monthly Servicers Certificate |
Form of Servicers Certificate
Payment Distribution Statement Number | ||
Distribution Date | dd-mmm-yy | |
Record Date | dd-mmm-yy |
Dates Covered | From and Including | To and Including | ||
Collection Period | dd-mmm-yy | dd-mmm-yy | ||
Accrual Period | dd-mmm-yy | dd-mmm-yy | ||
30/360 Days | ||||
Actual/360 Days |
Collateral Pool Balance Data | Number of Accounts | $ Amount | ||||
Pool Balance Beginning of Period | ||||||
Collections of Installment Principal | ||||||
Collections Attributable to Full Payoffs | ||||||
Principal Amount of Repurchases | ||||||
Principal Amount of Gross Losses | ||||||
Pool Balance End of Period (EOP) | ||||||
Pool Statistics | End of Period | |
Initial Pool Balance (Pool Balance at the Purchase Date) | ||
Pool Factor (Pool Balance as a % of Initial Pool Balance) | ||
Ending Overcollateralization (O/C) Amount | ||
Coverage Ratio (Ending Pool Balance as a % of Ending Notes) |
Net Credit Losses | Trigger | Compliance? | ||
Net Credit Loss Ratio (3 mos weighted avg.) | ||||
Cumulative Net Credit Losses | ||||
Cumulative Recovery Ratio |
$ Amount | % or EOP Pool Bal. | # of Accounts | ||||||||||
Delinquency Information: (1) | ||||||||||||
31-60 Days Delinquent | ||||||||||||
61-90 Days Delinquent | ||||||||||||
91-120 Days Delinquent | ||||||||||||
121 Days of More Delinquent | ||||||||||||
Repossessions |
(1) | A receivable is not considered past due if the amount past due is less than 10% of the scheduled monthly payment |
60+ Days Delinquency Amount
60+ Days Delinquency Ratio (3 mo. Weighted Avg.)
60+ Days Delinquency Ratio (3 mo. Weighted Avg.)
Exhibit B-1
Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC | Distribution Date: dd-mmm-yy | |
CFAST 2009-A Monthly Servicers Certificate |
Current Month | Prior Month | |||||||
Weighted Average aug | ||||||||
Weighted Average Remaining Term (months) | ||||||||
Weighted Average Seasoning (months) | ||||||||
Cash Sources | ||||||||
Collections of Installment Principal | ||||||||
Collections Attributable to Full Payoffs | ||||||||
Principal Amount of Repurchases | ||||||||
Recoveries on Loss Accounts | ||||||||
Collections of Interest | ||||||||
Investment Earnings | ||||||||
Reserve Account | ||||||||
Total Sources | ||||||||
Cash Uses | ||||||||
Servicer Fee | ||||||||
Backup Servicer Fee | ||||||||
A Note Interest | ||||||||
Priority Principal Distribution Amount | ||||||||
Reserve Fund | ||||||||
Required Principal Distribution Amount | ||||||||
Transition Cost to Backup Servicer | ||||||||
Distribution to Class B Noteholders | ||||||||
Total Cash Uses | ||||||||
Administrative Payment | ||||||||
Total Principal and Interest Sources | ||||||||
Investment Earnings in Trust Accounts | ||||||||
Daily Collections Remitted | ||||||||
Cash Reserve in Trust Account | ||||||||
Servicer Fee | ||||||||
Distribution to Class B Noteholders | ||||||||
Payment Due to/(from) Trust Account | ||||||||
O/C Release | ||||||||
Pool Balance | ||||||||
Yield Supplement O/C Amount | ||||||||
Adjusted Pool Balance | ||||||||
Total Securities | ||||||||
Adjusted O/C Amount | ||||||||
Target Overcollateralization Amount | ||||||||
O/C Release Period? | ||||||||
O/C Release |
Principal per | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Beginning Balance | Ending Balance | Principal Amount | $1000 Face | Interest Payment | Interest $1000 Face | ||||||||||||||||||
Class A-1 @ % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A-2 @ % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A-3 @ % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
* | Class A-1 interest is computed on a Actual/360 basis and class A-2 interest and class A-3 interest are computed on a 30/360 basis. Actual days in the current period ___ |
Exhibit B-2
APPENDIX A
Item 1119 Parties
Chrysler Financial Auto Securitization Trust 2009-A
Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware
Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware
Appendix A-1
APPENDIX B
Minimum Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in
Assessment of Compliance Statement
Assessment of Compliance Statement
The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the Indenture Trustee shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as Applicable Servicing Criteria:
Reg AB Reference | Servicing Criteria | Applicable Servicing Criteria | ||
General Servicing Considerations | ||||
1122(d)(l)(i) | Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(l)(ii) | If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third partys performance and compliance with such servicing activities. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(l)(iii) | Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the Pool Assets are maintained. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(l)(iv) | A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements. | N/A | ||
Cash Collection and Administration | ||||
1122(d)(2)(i) | Payments on pool assets are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(2)(ii) | Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. | X | ||
1122(d)(2)(iii) | Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(2)(iv) | The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of over collateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements. | X | ||
1122(d)(2)(v) | Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, federally insured depository institution | X |
Appendix B-1
Reg AB Reference | Servicing Criteria | Applicable Servicing Criteria | ||
with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-l(b)(l) of the Securities Exchange Act. | ||||
1122(d)(2)(vi) | Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(2)(vii) | Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | X | ||
Investor Remittances and Reporting | ||||
1122(d)(3)(i) | Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors or the trustees records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of Pool Assets serviced by the Servicer. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(3)(ii) | Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. | X (solely with respect to remittances) | ||
1122(d)(3)(iii) | Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicers investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | X | ||
1122(d)(3)(iv) | Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. | X | ||
Pool Asset Administration | ||||
1122(d)(4)(i) | Collateral or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related pool asset documents. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(ii) | Pool assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements | N/A |
Appendix B-2
Reg AB Reference | Servicing Criteria | Applicable Servicing Criteria | ||
1122(d)(4)(iii) | Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(iv) | Payments on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related pool asset documents are posted to the Servicers obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related pool asset documents. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(v) | The Servicers records regarding the pool assets agree with the Servicers records with respect to an obligors unpaid principal balance. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(vi) | Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligors pool assets (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(vii) | Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(viii) | Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a pool asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entitys activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(ix) | Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable rates are computed based on the related pool asset documents. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(x) | Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligors pool asset documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable pool asset documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are | N/A |
Appendix B-3
Reg AB Reference | Servicing Criteria | Applicable Servicing Criteria | ||
returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related pool assets, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | ||||
1122(d)(4)(xi) | Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(xii) | Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the Servicers funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligors error or omission. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(xiii) | Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligors records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(xiv) | Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(xv) | Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(l) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. | N/A |
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||||||
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Appendix B-4
Minimum Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in
Assessment of Compliance Statement
Assessment of Compliance Statement
The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the Servicer shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as Applicable Servicing Criteria:
Applicable | ||||
Servicing | ||||
Reg AB Reference | Servicing Criteria | Criteria | ||
General Servicing Considerations | ||||
1122(d)(1)(i) | Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements. | X | ||
1122(d)(1)(ii) | If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third partys performance and compliance with such servicing activities. | X | ||
1122(d)(1)(iii) | Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the pool assets are maintained. | X | ||
1122(d)(1)(iv) | A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements. | N/A | ||
Cash Collection and Administration | ||||
1122(d)(2)(i) | Payments on pool assets are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | X | ||
1122(d)(2)(ii) | Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. | X (solely as it relates to the remittance to Trustee) | ||
1122(d)(2)(iii) | Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions; and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(2)(iv) | The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollaterialization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(2)(v) | Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depositary institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, federally insured depository institution with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(2)(vi) | Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(2)(vii) | Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are: | |||
(A) mathematically accurate; | N/A |
Appendix B-5
Applicable | ||||
Servicing | ||||
Reg AB Reference | Servicing Criteria | Criteria | ||
(B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; | N/A | |||
(C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and | N/A | |||
(D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | N/A | |||
Investors Remittances and Reporting | ||||
1122(d)(3)(i) | Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports: | |||
(A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; | X | |||
(B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; | X | |||
(C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and | X | |||
(D) agree with investors or the Trustees record as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of pool assets serviced by the Reporting Servicer. | X | |||
1122(d)(3)(ii) | Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. | X (solely as it relates to allocation and remittance to Trustee) | ||
1122(d)(3)(iii) | Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the servicers investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | X (solely as it relates to the remittance to Trustee) | ||
1122(d)(3)(iv) | Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with the cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. | X (solely as it relates to the remittance to Trustee) | ||
Pool Asset Administration | ||||
1122(d)(4)(i) | Collateral or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related pool asset documents. | X | ||
1122(d)(4)(ii) | Pool assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements. | X | ||
1122(d)(4)(iii) | Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. | X | ||
1122(d)(4)(iv) | Payments on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related pool asset documents are posted to the servicers obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items in accordance with the related pool asset documents. | X | ||
1122(d)(4)(v) | The reporting servicers records regarding the pool assets agree with the reporting servicers records with respect to an obligors unpaid principal balance. | X |
Appendix B-6
Applicable | ||||
Servicing | ||||
Reg AB Reference | Servicing Criteria | Criteria | ||
1122(d)(4)(vi) | Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligors pool assets (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. | X | ||
1122(d)(4)(vii) | Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. | X | ||
1122(d)(4)(viii) | Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a pool asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entitys activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). | X | ||
1122(d)(4)(ix) | Adjustment to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable rates are computed based on the related pool asset documents. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(x) | Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): | |||
(A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligors pool asset documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; | N/A | |||
(B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable pool asset documents and state laws; and | N/A | |||
(C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related pool assets, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | N/A | |||
1122(d)(4)(xi) | Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(xii) | Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicers funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligors error or omission. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(xiii) | Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligors records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | N/A | ||
1122(d)(4)(xiv) | Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. | X | ||
1122(d)(4)(xv) | Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. | N/A |
Appendix B-7
CHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES AMERICAS LLC | ||||||
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APPENDIX C
Form of Performance Certification
Reporting Subcontractor
Reporting Subcontractor
CERTIFICATION
Re: Chrysler Financial Auto Securitization Trust 2009-A
The undersigned Reporting Subcontractor hereby certifies to the [ ] and its officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively, the Certification Parties) as follows, with the knowledge and intent that the Certification Parties will rely on this Certification in connection with the certification concerning the Trust to be signed by an officer of the Servicer and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:
1. The Reporting Subcontractor has reviewed the information and reports provided by it to the Seller and the Servicer pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement with respect to the servicing criteria assessment under Section 11.05 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement (the Information);
2. Based on the Reporting Subcontractors knowledge, the Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required in the Information and necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the 10-K report; and
3. The servicing criteria assessment required to be provided by the Reporting Subcontractor pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, has been provided to the Seller and the Servicer. Any material instance of noncompliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such report.
4. Any assessment of compliance with servicing criteria required to be provided by any Reporting Subcontractor of the Indenture Trustee have been provided by such Reporting Subcontractor.
Appendix C-1
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 14, 2009 among Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC, as Seller and Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Backup Servicer and Chrysler Financial Auto Securitization Trust 2009-A.
[REPORTING SUBCONTRACTOR] | ||||||
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Appendix C-2
APPENDIX D
Form of Performance Certification
(Servicer)
(Servicer)
CERTIFICATION
Re: Chrysler Financial Auto Securitization Trust 2009-A
The undersigned Servicer hereby certifies to the [ ] and its officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively, the Certification Parties) as follows, with the knowledge and intent that the Certification Parties will rely on this Certification in connection with the certification concerning the Trust to be signed by an officer of the Servicer and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:
1. I have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Servicer provided in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the Compliance Statement), the report on assessment of the Servicers compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the Servicing Criteria), provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the Servicing Assessment), the registered public accounting firms attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the Attestation Report), and all servicing reports, officers certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the Receivables by the Servicer during [20___] that were delivered by the Servicer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the Servicer Servicing Information);
2. Based on my knowledge, the Servicer Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered by the Servicer Servicing Information;
3. Based on my knowledge, all of the Servicer Servicing Information required to be provided by the Servicer under the Agreement has been provided to the Indenture Trustee;
4. I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer as servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated July 14, 2009 among Chrysler Financial Auto Securitization Trust 2009-A, Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC and Wells Fargo, National Association, as Backup Servicer (the Agreement), and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed in the Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects; and
5. The Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Servicer pursuant to the Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to be provided by the Servicer and by any Reporting Subcontractor pursuant to the Agreement, have been provided to the Indenture Trustee. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports
Appendix D-1
have been disclosed to the Seller. Any material instance of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 14, 2009 among Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC, as Seller and Servicer, Chrysler Financial Auto Securitization Trust 2009-A and Wells Fargo, National Association, as Backup Servicer.
CHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES AMERICAS LLC | ||||||
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Appendix D-2