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First Amendment to Servicing Agreement.rtf
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO
SERVICING AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of September 13,
2000 (this "AMENDMENT"), is entered into by and among FIRST INVESTORS AUTO
CAPITAL CORPORATION, as debtor, XXXXX FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(f/k/a Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association), as backup servicer and
custodian and FIRST INVESTORS SERVICING CORPORATION (f/k/a Auto Lenders
Acceptance Corporation), as servicer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined herein are used as defined in the Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the parties hereto entered into that certain Servicing Agreement,
dated as of July 1, 1999 (as amended, the "AGREEMENT");
WHEREAS, in connection with pursuant to the Third Amendment to the
Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Debtor, the
Deal Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Seller, the parties hereto desire to
amend the Agreement in certain respects in connection with, among other things,
the sale of the certain Receivables to the Debtor;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the other mutual
covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
(a) The definition of "Final Servicing Transfer Date" in Section 1.1 of
the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(b) The definition of "GECC or GECC Agreement" in Section 1.1 of the
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(c) The definition of "Insurance Policies" in Section 1.1 of the Agreement
is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
INSURANCE POLICIES: means insurance policies covering the Financed
Vehicles or the Obligors.
(d) The definition of "Prior Receivables" in Section 1.1 of the Agreement
is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(e) Section 2.1(g) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
last two sentences thereof.
(f) Section 2.1(i) of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety
to read as follows:
(i) The Debtor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Servicer a loan package ("Loan Package") consisting of all documents
comprising the Custodian Files and Servicer Files pertaining to any
Receivable, no later than the date on which such Receivable is made
a part of the Collateral in accordance with the Security Agreement,
each of which shall contain the complete Custodian File and Servicer
File pertaining to each Receivable included in the Loan Package.
(g) Section 2.2(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety
to read as follows:
(c) The Servicer, jointly with the Debtor, shall provide monthly
reports substantially in the form of the Monthly Debtor's Report and
Servicer certificate attached hereto as Exhibit "A". Such reports
shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent and the Back-up Servicer
by overnight mail or facsimile transmission, no later than the tenth
calendar day after the end of each Collection Period.
(h) Section 2.23(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
(c) The Back-up Servicer shall, within 30 days of the receipt
thereof, load the computer tape or diskette received from the
Servicer pursuant to Section 2.2(f) hereof, and confirm that such
computer tape or diskette is in readable form and calculate and
confirm the aggregate Principal Balance of Receivables as of the
most recent Determination Date, solely on the basis of comparison to
the Monthly Servicer Report.
In addition, the Back-up Servicer shall confirm that the
Delinquency Ratio and Net Loss Ratio as set forth in the Monthly
Servicer Report are accurate based solely on a comparison to the
computer tape referred to above.
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SECTION 2. AGREEMENT IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS AMENDED.
Except as specifically amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect. All references to the Agreement shall be deemed to mean the
Agreement as modified hereby. This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of
the Agreement, but shall constitute an amendment thereof. The parties hereto
agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Agreement, as amended by
this Amendment, as though such terms and conditions were set forth herein.
SECTION 3. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by
the different parties hereto on the same or separate counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed to be an original instrument but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
signature page to this Agreement by facsimile shall be as effective as delivery
of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The descriptive headings of the various sections of this Amendment are
inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to affect the
meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
(c) This Amendment may not be amended or otherwise modified except as
provided in the Agreement.
(d) THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER
THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT
OF LAWS PROVISIONS.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed
by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first
above written.
FIRST INVESTORS AUTO
CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Debtor
By: ________________________________________
Xxxxxx X. Duck, Vice President
XXXXX FARGO BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Back-up Servicer and Custodian
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
FIRST INVESTORS
SERVICING CORPORATION,
as Servicer
By: ________________________________________
Xxxxxx X. Duck, Vice President
Accepted and agreed to this 13th day of September, 2000:
FIRST UNION SECURITIES, INC.,
as Deal Agent
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
