Letter Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement between ECC Capital Corporation and Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. (June 19, 2006)

Summary

This letter agreement, dated June 19, 2006, is between ECC Capital Corporation and Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. It amends their existing Registration Rights Agreement by extending the deadline for filing a registration statement with the SEC to July 21, 2006. All other terms of the original agreement remain unchanged. Both parties have agreed to this amendment by signing the letter.

EX-10.30 31 dex1030.htm LETTER OF AMENDMENT TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGMT. - DATED AS OF 06/19/2006 Letter of Amendment to Registration Rights Agmt. - Dated as of 06/19/2006

Exhibit 10.30

June 19, 2006

VIA FACSIMILE AND FEDERAL EXPRESS

Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc.

1001 19th Street North

Arlington, Virginia 22209

Fax No.: (949)  ###-###-####

Re: Registration Rights Agreement

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) dated as of February 14, 2005 by and between you, Milestone Advisors LLC and ECC Capital Corporation (the “Company” and “we”). Pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement, we are required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the offer and sale of certain securities held by you and certain other holders no later than 30 days following the one year anniversary of the date our registration statement on Form S-11 was declared effective by the Commission (such date, the “Filing Deadline”).

By executing this letter, you acknowledge and agree that the “Filing Deadline” as defined and used in the Registration Rights Agreement is extended to July 21, 2006. All other provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement will remain in effect as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement. Please indicate your agreement by executing this letter in the appropriate space indicated below.


Truly yours,

/s/ Steven G. Holder

Steven G. Holder

Chairman of the Board

and Co-Chief Executive Officer

Acknowledged and Agreed:

FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP, INC.

/s/ Richard J. Hendrix

 

By: Richard J. Hendrix
Its: President and Chief Operating Officer