Amendment to Subordinated Delayed Draw Credit Agreement between BoS (USA) Inc. and FirstCity Financial Corporation

Summary

This agreement is an amendment to a previous credit agreement between BoS (USA) Inc. (as agent) and FirstCity Financial Corporation (the borrower). The amendment changes a specific date in Section 6 of the original agreement to October 31, 2007. All other terms of the original agreement remain unchanged. Both parties confirm the amendment by signing this letter, which is governed by New York law.

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EXHIBIT 10.1

BoS (USA) INC.
565 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10017

October 1, 2007

FirstCity Financial Corporation
6400 Imperial Drive
Waco, Texas 76712

Gentlemen:

We refer to the Subordinated Delayed Draw Credit Agreement dated as of September 5, 2007 (the “Agreement”) among FirstCity Financial Corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions which are parties to the Agreement (the “Lenders”) and BoS (USA) Inc., as agent (the “Agent”).

The Agent and the Borrower hereby agree and confirm that the date in the introductory paragraph of Section 6 of the Agreement is amended to be October 31, 2007.

Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

Please sign below to confirm the terms of this letter, which may be executed in counterparts, which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This letter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without reference to choice of law doctrine that would result in the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The execution and delivery of this letter shall not obligate the Agent to agree to any further amendments, waivers or consents.

 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANK OF SCOTLAND plc, New York Branch

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Joseph Fratus

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

Joseph Fratus

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

First Vice President

AGREED:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ James C. Holmes

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

James C. Holmes

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

Senior Vice President