THIRDAMENDMENT Dated asof January 30, 2009 by andamong PASSIVEASSET TRANSACTIONS, LLC, asBorrower, RFC ASSETHOLDINGS II, LLC, asBorrower, RESIDENTIALFUNDING COMPANY, LLC, asGuarantor, GMACMORTGAGE, LLC, asGuarantor, RESIDENTIALCAPITAL, LLC asGuarantor, GMACLLC, asInitial Lender and as Lender Agent and CertainOther Financial Institutions and Persons from time totime party hereto as Lenders

 

 

THIRD AMENDMENT

 

Dated as of January 30, 2009

 

by and among

 

 

PASSIVE ASSET TRANSACTIONS, LLC,

as Borrower,

 

RFC ASSET HOLDINGS II, LLC,

as Borrower,

 

RESIDENTIAL FUNDING COMPANY, LLC,

as Guarantor,

 

 

GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC,

as Guarantor,

 

RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC

as Guarantor,

 

 

GMAC LLC,

 

as Initial Lender and as Lender Agent

 

and

 

Certain Other Financial Institutions and Persons from

time to time party hereto as Lenders

 

 

This THIRD AMENDMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of January 30, 2009 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), is by and among Passive Asset Transactions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PATI”), RFC Asset Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“RAHI” and, together with PATI, each a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), Residential Funding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“RFC”), Residential Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ResCap”), GMAC Mortgage, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GMAC Mortgage”, and together with RFC and ResCap, each a “Guarantor” and collectively, the “Guarantors”), GMAC LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Initial Lender”), the financial institutions and other Persons that are or may from time to time become parties hereto as Lenders (together with the Initial Lender and their respective successors and assigns, each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”) and GMAC LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Lender Agent”).

 

Reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) dated as of November 20, 2008 among the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Lender Agent, as amended by the First Amendment dated as of December 22, 2008, and the Second Amendment dated as of December 29, 2008, each among the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Lender Agent.

 

RECITALS

 

1.           Each of the parties hereto is a party to the Loan Agreement.

 

2.           The parties hereto desire to make certain amendments to the Loan Agreement.

 

3.           Each of the parties hereto, by its signature hereto, hereby acknowledges, consents and agrees to the changes set forth herein.

 

4.           In consideration of the premises and mutual agreements herein contained and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINED TERMS

 

SECTION 1.1  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.  

 

ARTICLE II

AMENDMENTS TO THE AFFECTED DOCUMENTS

 

SECTION 2.1  Amendments to Definitions.

 

(a)           The definition of “Loan Repayment Date” in Schedule 1.01 to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

 

“Loan Repayment Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) March 31, 2009; (b) the date that the Loans are declared to be due and payable in accordance with Section 8.02(a); (c) the date of the occurrence of an Event of Default described in Section 8.01(d); or (d) the occurrence of a Citibank MSR Disposition Event; provided, however, that the Loan Repayment Date may be extended or accelerated by the mutual agreement of each Lender and the Borrowers.

 

(b)           The definition of “GMAC Bank Disposition Event” in Schedule 1.01 to the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

 

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

 

SECTION 3.1  Amendment Effective Date.  This Agreement and the provisions contained herein shall become effective as of the Amendment Effective Date provided that the Lender Agent  shall have, in form and substance satisfactory to them, received the following:

 

(a)           Agreement.  An original counterpart (or counterparts) of this Agreement executed by the parties hereto or other evidence satisfactory to the Lender Agent of the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement.

 

(b)           Other.  Such other opinions and documents as the Lender Agent may reasonably request, which opinions and documents will be in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender Agent.

 

ARTICLE IV

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, CONSENTS, NOTICE, CONFIRMATION AND REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

SECTION 4.1  Notice.  Each party hereto hereby acknowledges timely notice of the execution of this Agreement and of the transactions and amendments contemplated hereby.  Each party hereto hereby waives any notice requirement contained in the Loan Agreement or the Facility Documents with respect to the execution of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 4.2  Confirmation of the Facility Documents.  The Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Obligors each hereby acknowledge and agree that, except as herein expressly amended, the Loan Agreement and each other Facility Document are each ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective  terms.  Without limiting the foregoing, each Obligor reaffirms its grant of a security interest in all the Collateral pledged by it, and agrees that such security interest secures all Obligations.  As of the Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Loan Agreement to “this Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement as amended by this Agreement, and as hereinafter amended or restated.

 

 

SECTION 4.3  Representations and Warranties.  By its signature hereto, each Borrower, each Guarantor and each other Obligor hereby represents and warrants that, before and after giving effect to this Agreement, as follows:

 

(a)           Its representations and warranties set forth in the Facility Documents are true and correct as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent they expressly relate to an earlier date; and

 

(b)           After giving effect to this Agreement, no Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 5.1  GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES (BUT WITH REFERENCE TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, WHICH BY ITS TERMS APPLIES TO THIS AGREEMENT).

 

SECTION 5.2  Execution in Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original (whether such counterpart is originally executed or an electronic copy of an original and each party hereto expressly waives its rights to receive originally executed documents) and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

SECTION 5.3  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

SECTION 5.4  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, the Loan Agreement and the other Facility Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto and supersede any and all prior agreements, arrangements and understanding relating to the matters provided for herein.

 

SECTION 5.5  Captions.  The various captions in this Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

SECTION 5.6  Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any party or any circumstance, is held to be unenforceable, invalid or illegal (in whole or in part) for any reason (in any jurisdiction), the remaining terms of this Agreement, modified by the deletion of the unenforceable invalid or illegal portion (in any relevant jurisdiction), will continue in full force and effect, and such unenforceability, invalidity or illegality will not otherwise affect the enforceability, validity or legality of the remaining terms of this Agreement so long as this Agreement, as so modified, continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the deletion of such portion of this Agreement will not substantially impair the respective expectations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties.

 

 

SECTION 5.7  SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR PURPOSES OF ALL LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.  EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY CONSENTS TO PROCESS BEING SERVED IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY DOCUMENT DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO BY THE MAILING OF A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO ITS RESPECTIVE ADDRESS SPECIFIED AT THE TIME FOR NOTICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR TO ANY OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH IT SHALL HAVE GIVEN WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC NOTICE TO THE OTHER PARTIES.  THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT LIMIT THE ABILITY OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO BRING SUIT IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

RFC ASSET HOLDINGS II, LLC,

as Borrower

 

By: /s/ Melissa White                     

Name: Melissa White

Title: Assistant Treasurer

 

PASSIVE ASSET TRANSACTIONS, LLC,

as Borrower

 

By: /s/ Melissa White                     

Name: Melissa White

Title: Assistant Treasurer

 

RESIDENTIAL FUNDING COMPANY, LLC,

as Guarantor

 

By: /s/ Melissa White                     

Name: Melissa White

Title: Assistant Treasurer

 

 

GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC,

as Guarantor

 

By: /s/ Melissa White                     

Name: Melissa White

Title: Assistant Treasurer

 

 

RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC,

as Guarantor

 

By: /s/ Melissa White                     

Name: Melissa White

Title: Assistant Treasurer

 

GMAC LLC,

as Lender Agent and Initial Lender

 

By: /s/ David C. Walker                         

Name: David C. Walker

Title: Group Vice President and Treasurer

 

GMAC LLC,

as Lender Agent and Initial Lender under the Senior Debt Loan Agreement

 

By: /s/ David C. Walker                         

Name: David C. Walker

Title: Group Vice President and Treasurer