Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Securities Administrator The Trustee and the Securities Administrator hereunder shall at all times be (i) an institution whose accounts are insured by the FDIC, (ii) a corporation or national banking association, organized and doing business under the laws of any State or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and (iii) not an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or any Servicer (except in the case of the Securities Administrator). If such corporation or national banking association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then, for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or national banking association shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In addition, the Securities Administrator (i) may not be an originator of Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer, a Servicer, the Depositor or an affiliate of the Depositor unless the Securities Administrator is in an institutional trust department of the Securities Administrator, (ii) must be authorized to exercise corporate trust powers under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and (iii) must be rated at least “A/F1” by Fitch, if Fitch is a Rating Agency that has rated the Securities Administrator, or the equivalent rating by S&P or Moody’s. In case at any time the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with provisions of this Section, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 6.06.
Eligibility Requirements for Trust Administrator The Trust Administrator hereunder shall at all times be a corporation or association organized and doing business under the laws the United States of America or any state thereof, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and with a credit rating of at least investment grade. If such corporation or association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 9.06 the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or association shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the Trust Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.06, the Trust Administrator shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 9.07 hereof. The entity serving as Trust Administrator may have normal banking and trust relationships with the Depositor and its affiliates or the Trustee and its affiliates.
Eligibility Requirements for Trustee The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be a corporation or a national banking association having its principal office in a state and city acceptable to the Company and organized and doing business under the laws of such state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. If such corporation or national banking association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07.
Eligibility Requirements for Owner Trustee The Owner Trustee shall at all times be a corporation satisfying the provisions of Section 3807(a) of the Statutory Trust Statute; authorized to exercise corporate trust powers; having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities; and having (or having a parent that has) a rating of at least Baa3 by Moody's or is otherwise acceptable to the Rating Agencies. If such corporation shall publish reports of condition at least annually pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purpose of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the Owner Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.01, the Owner Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 9.02.
Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be a corporation or association organized and doing business under the laws of a state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and with a credit rating which would not cause either of the Rating Agencies to reduce their respective then current ratings of the Certificates (or having provided such security from time to time as is sufficient to avoid such reduction) as evidenced in writing by each Rating Agency. If such corporation or association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.06 the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or association shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with this Section 8.06, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07. The entity serving as Trustee may have normal banking and trust relationships with the Depositor and its affiliates or the Master Servicer and its affiliates; provided, however, that such entity cannot be an affiliate of the Seller, the Depositor or the Master Servicer other than the Trustee in its role as successor to the Master Servicer.
Eligibility Requirements for Trustees The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be (i) an institution insured by the FDIC, (ii) a Corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and (iii) acceptable to the Rating Agencies. If such Corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of any aforementioned supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.06, the combined capital and surplus of such Corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. The Delaware Trustee hereunder shall at all times have its principal place of business in the State of Delaware and shall satisfy the applicable requirements under the laws of the State of Delaware authorizing it to act as the Delaware trustee of the Trust. In case at any time the Trustee or the Delaware Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.06, such trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07.
Eligibility Requirements for the Owner Trustee The Owner Trustee shall at all times be a bank (i) authorized to exercise corporate trust powers, (ii) having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and (iii) subject to supervision or examination by Federal or state authorities. If such bank shall publish reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purpose of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. The Owner Trustee shall at all times be an institution satisfying the provisions of Section 3807(a) of the Statutory Trust Statute. In case at any time the Owner Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Owner Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 10.2.
Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder shall at all times be a corporation or association organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred under this Agreement, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, and the Trustee shall not be an Affiliate of any other member of the Restricted Group (other than an Underwriter and, during any period when the Trustee has assumed the duties of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 , the Master Servicer). Further, (i) the Trustee is required to maintain a rating on its unsecured long term debt of at least (A) “A” by Fitch and (B) “A1” by Xxxxx’x (or “A2” by Xxxxx’x if the Trustee has a short term debt rating of at least “P-1” from Xxxxx’x; provided, that the Trustee will not become ineligible to serve based on a failure to satisfy such rating requirements as long as (a) it has a rating on its long-term unsecured debt of at least “Baa2” by Xxxxx’x and “A-” by Fitch, (b) it has a rating on its short-term debt obligations of at least “P-2” by Xxxxx’x and “F1” by Fitch, and (c) the Master Servicer has a rating on its long-term senior unsecured debt of at least “A2” by Xxxxx’x and “A+” by Fitch (or such other rating with respect to which the Rating Agencies have provided a Rating Agency Confirmation), and (ii) the Certificate Administrator is required to maintain a rating on its unsecured long term debt of at least (A) “BBB+” by Fitch and (B) “Baa2” by Xxxxx’x (or such other rating with respect to which the Rating Agencies have provided a Rating Agency Confirmation). In addition, the Trustee shall satisfy the requirements for a trustee contemplated by clause (a)(4)(i) of Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act. If a corporation or association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for purposes of this Section the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In the event that the place of business from which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, administers the Trust Fund is a state or local jurisdiction that imposes a tax on the Trust Fund or the net income of a Trust REMIC (other than a tax corresponding to a tax imposed under the REMIC Provisions) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall elect either to (i) resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07, (ii) pay such tax from its own funds and continue as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or (iii) administer the Trust Fund from a state and local jurisdiction that does not impose such a tax. In case at any time the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07.
Successor Trustee or Securities Administrator Any successor trustee or successor securities administrator appointed as provided in Section 9.07 of this Agreement shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor and its predecessor trustee or predecessor securities administrator an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee or predecessor securities administrator shall become effective and such successor trustee or successor securities administrator without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as trustee or securities administrator herein. The predecessor trustee or predecessor securities administrator shall deliver to the successor trustee or successor securities administrator all Mortgage Loan Documents and related documents and statements to the extent held by it hereunder, as well as all monies, held by it hereunder, and the Depositor and the predecessor trustee or predecessor securities administrator shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for more fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor trustee or successor securities administrator all such rights, powers, duties and obligations. No successor trustee or successor securities administrator shall accept appointment as provided in this Section unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee or successor securities administrator shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 9.06 and the appointment of such successor trustee or successor securities administrator shall not result in a downgrading of any Class of Certificates by any Rating Agency, as evidenced by a letter from each Rating Agency. Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee or successor securities administrator as provided in this Section, the Depositor shall mail notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder to all Holders of Certificates at their addresses as shown in the Certificate Register. If the Depositor fails to mail such notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or successor securities administrator, the successor trustee or successor securities administrator shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Depositor.
Eligibility Requirements for Eligible Lender Trustee The Eligible Lender Trustee shall at all times be a corporation or association (i) qualifying as an “eligible lender” as such term is defined in Section 435(d) of the Higher Education Act for purposes of holding legal title to the Trust Student Loans on behalf of the Trust, with a valid lender identification number with respect to the Trust Student Loans from the Department; (ii) being authorized to exercise corporate trust powers and hold legal title to the Trust Student Loans; (iii) having in effect Guarantee Agreements with each of the Guarantors as may be directed by the Depositor; (iv) having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and being subject to supervision or examination by Federal or state authorities; (v) having its principal place of business in the State of Delaware and otherwise complying with Section 3807 of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act; and (vi) having (or having a parent which has) a rating in respect of its long-term senior unsecured debt of at least “BBB-” (or the equivalent) by each of the Rating Agencies (or which, if the long-term senior unsecured debt of such corporation or association is not rated by any Rating Agency, shall have provided to the Indenture Trustee written confirmation from such Rating Agency that the appointment of such corporation or association to serve as Eligible Lender Trustee will not result in and of itself in a reduction or withdrawal of the then current rating of any of the Notes). If the Eligible Lender Trustee shall publish reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purpose of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of the Eligible Lender Trustee shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the Eligible Lender Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Eligible Lender Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 10.2.
