UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015
 
or
 
¨   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ________________to________________
 
Commission File Number: 001-35777
New Residential Investment Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
45-3449660
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
 
10105
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(212) 798-3150
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x    No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer  x   Accelerated filer  ¨  Non-accelerated filer  ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  ¨    No  x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the last practicable date.
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share: 230,458,866 shares outstanding as of November 1, 2015 .




CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This report contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the operating performance of our investments, the stability of our earnings, our financing needs and the size and attractiveness of market opportunities. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “potential,” “intend,” “expect,” “endeavor,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “overestimate,” “underestimate,” “believe,” “could,” “project,” “predict,” “continue” or other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions, discuss future expectations, describe future plans and strategies, contain projections of results of operations, cash flows or financial condition or state other forward-looking information. Our ability to predict results or the actual outcome of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to:
 
reductions in cash flows received from our investments;
the quality and size of the investment pipeline and our ability to take advantage of investment opportunities at attractive risk-adjusted prices;
servicer advances may not be recoverable or may take longer to recover than we expect, which could cause us to fail to achieve our targeted return on our investment in servicer advances;
our ability to deploy capital accretively and the timing of such deployment;
our counterparty concentration and default risks in Nationstar, Ocwen, Springleaf and other third parties;
a lack of liquidity surrounding our investments, which could impede our ability to vary our portfolio in an appropriate manner;
the impact that risks associated with subprime mortgage loans and consumer loans, as well as deficiencies in servicing and foreclosure practices, may have on the value of our Excess MSRs, servicer advances, RMBS and consumer loan portfolios;
the risks that default and recovery rates on our Excess MSRs, servicer advances, real estate securities, residential mortgage loans and consumer loans deteriorate compared to our underwriting estimates;
changes in prepayment rates on the loans underlying certain of our assets, including, but not limited to, our Excess MSRs;
the risk that projected recapture rates on the portfolios underlying our Excess MSRs are not achieved;
the relationship between yields on assets which are paid off and yields on assets in which such monies can be reinvested;
the relative spreads between the yield on the assets we invest in and the cost of financing;
changes in economic conditions generally and the real estate and bond markets specifically;
adverse changes in the financing markets we access affecting our ability to finance our investments on attractive terms, or at all;
changing risk assessments by lenders that potentially lead to increased margin calls, not extending our repurchase agreements or other financings in accordance with their current terms or not entering into new financings with us;
changes in interest rates and/or credit spreads, as well as the success of any hedging strategy we may undertake in relation to such changes;
impairments in the value of the collateral underlying our investments and the relation of any such impairments to our judgments as to whether changes in the market value of our securities or loans are temporary or not and whether circumstances bearing on the value of such assets warrant changes in carrying values;
the availability and terms of capital for future investments;
competition within the finance and real estate industries;
the legislative/regulatory environment, including, but not limited to, the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act, U.S. government programs intended to stabilize the economy, the federal conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and legislation that permits modification of the terms of loans;




our ability to maintain our qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the potentially onerous consequences that any failure to maintain such qualification would have on our business;
our ability to maintain our exclusion from registration under the 1940 Act and the fact that maintaining such exclusion imposes limits on our operations;
the risks related to HLSS liabilities that we have assumed;
the impact of current or future legal proceedings and regulatory investigations and inquiries;
the impact of any material transactions with FIG LLC (the “Manager”) or one of its affiliates, including the impact of any actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest; and
events, conditions or actions that might occur at HLSS or Ocwen.

We also direct readers to other risks and uncertainties referenced in this report, including those set forth under “Risk Factors.” We caution that you should not place undue reliance on any of our forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict those events or how they may affect us. Except as required by law, we are under no obligation (and expressly disclaim any obligation) to update or alter any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that we may make from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 




SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING EXHIBITS
 
In reviewing the agreements included as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, please remember they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about New Residential Investment Corp. (the “Company,” “New Residential” or “we,” “our” and “us”) or the other parties to the agreements. The agreements contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and:
 
should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements provide to be inaccurate;
have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement;
may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and
were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments.

Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. Additional information about the Company may be found elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the Company’s other public filings, which are available without charge through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov .
 
The Company acknowledges that, notwithstanding the inclusion of the foregoing cautionary statements, it is responsible for considering whether additional specific disclosures of material information regarding material contractual provisions are required to make the statements in this report not misleading.
 




NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP.
FORM 10-Q
 
INDEX
 
PAGE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     General
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Inflation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
(Unaudited)
 
Assets
 
 
 
Investments in:
 
 
 
Excess mortgage servicing rights, at fair value
$
1,459,690

 
$
417,733

Excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, at fair value
213,318

 
330,876

Servicer advances, at fair value
7,499,775

 
3,270,839

Real estate securities, available-for-sale
2,428,729

 
2,463,163

Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment
40,813

 
47,838

Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale
713,917

 
1,126,439

Real estate owned
29,454

 
61,933

Consumer loans, equity method investees

 

Cash and cash equivalents
348,312

 
212,985

Restricted cash
165,039

 
29,418

Derivative assets
1,318

 
32,597

Trade receivable
2,031,425

 

Deferred tax asset
162,788

 

Other assets
261,640

 
95,423

 
$
15,356,218

 
$
8,089,244

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
Repurchase agreements
$
3,773,880

 
$
3,149,090

Notes payable
7,245,200

 
2,908,763

Trades payable
1,059,232

 
2,678

Due to affiliates
12,398

 
57,424

Dividends payable
106,011

 
53,745

Deferred tax liability

 
15,114

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
133,426

 
52,505

 
12,330,147

 
6,239,319

 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies


 


 
 
 
 
Equity
 
 
 
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000,000,000 shares authorized, 230,458,866 and 141,434,905 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively
2,304

 
1,414

Additional paid-in capital
2,640,680

 
1,328,587

Retained earnings
151,838

 
237,769

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
11,711

 
28,319

Total New Residential stockholders’ equity
2,806,533

 
1,596,089

Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries
219,538

 
253,836

Total Equity
3,026,071

 
1,849,925

 
$
15,356,218

 
$
8,089,244


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Interest income
$
182,341

 
$
97,587

 
$
444,891

 
$
261,733

Interest expense
77,558

 
33,307

 
193,408

 
108,816

Net Interest Income
104,783

 
64,280

 
251,483

 
152,917

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impairment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) on securities
1,574

 

 
3,294

 
943

Valuation provision (reversal) on loans and real estate owned
(3,341
)
 
1,134

 
2,408

 
1,591

 
(1,767
)
 
1,134

 
5,702

 
2,534

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income after impairment
106,550

 
63,146

 
245,781

 
150,383

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights
1,131

 
28,566

 
(274
)
 
40,670

Change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees
8,427

 
31,833

 
16,443

 
50,950

Change in fair value of investments in servicer advances
(18,738
)
 
22,948

 
(1,845
)
 
105,825

Earnings from investments in consumer loans, equity method investees

 
22,490

 

 
60,185

Gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net
(16,409
)
 
938

 
(441
)
 
57,834

Other income (loss), net
7,764

 
15,289

 
18,237

 
19,539

 
(17,825
)
 
122,064

 
32,120

 
335,003

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative expenses
19,563

 
7,499

 
49,362

 
14,886

Management fee to affiliate
9,860

 
5,124

 
23,357

 
14,525

Incentive compensation to affiliate
1,811

 
10,910

 
7,895

 
33,111

Loan servicing expense
1,668

 
1,778

 
9,510

 
2,210

 
32,902

 
25,311

 
90,124

 
64,732

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Before Income Taxes
55,823

 
159,899

 
187,777

 
420,654

Income tax expense (benefit)
(5,932
)
 
7,801

 
4,947

 
29,483

Net Income
$
61,755

 
$
152,098

 
$
182,830

 
$
391,171

Noncontrolling Interests in Income of Consolidated Subsidiaries
$
7,230

 
$
25,726

 
$
17,174

 
$
92,524

Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders
$
54,525

 
$
126,372

 
$
165,656

 
$
298,647

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income Per Share of Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.24

 
$
0.89

 
$
0.87

 
$
2.22

Diluted
$
0.24

 
$
0.88

 
$
0.85

 
$
2.16

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
230,455,568

 
141,211,580

 
191,259,587

 
134,814,020

Diluted
231,215,235

 
144,166,601

 
194,081,345

 
137,972,639

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends Declared per Share of Common Stock
$
0.46

 
$
0.35

 
$
1.29

 
$
1.20

 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
61,755

 
$
152,098

 
$
182,830

 
$
391,171

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities
17,360

 
1,308

 
11,328

 
67,915

Reclassification of net realized (gain) loss on securities into earnings
(22,880
)
 
(3,668
)
 
(27,936
)
 
(64,501
)
 
(5,520
)
 
(2,360
)
 
(16,608
)
 
3,414

Total comprehensive income
$
56,235

 
$
149,738

 
$
166,222

 
$
394,585

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
$
7,230

 
$
25,726

 
$
17,174

 
$
92,524

Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders
$
49,005

 
$
124,012

 
$
149,048

 
$
302,061

 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED) 
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
 
Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
Retained Earnings
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
 
Total New Residential Stockholders’ Equity
 
Noncontrolling
Interests in Equity of Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Total Equity
Equity - December 31, 2014
141,434,905

 
$
1,414

 
$
1,328,587

 
$
237,769

 
$
28,319

 
$
1,596,089

 
$
253,836

 
$
1,849,925

Dividends declared

 

 

 
(249,277
)
 

 
(249,277
)
 

 
(249,277
)
Capital contributions

 

 

 

 

 

 
5,161

 
5,161

Capital distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 
(56,633
)
 
(56,633
)
Issuance of common stock
85,435,389

 
854

 
1,311,829

 

 

 
1,312,683

 

 
1,312,683

Option exercises
3,570,984

 
36

 
(36
)
 

 

 

 

 

Director share grants
17,588

 

 
300

 

 

 
300

 

 
300

Modified retrospective adjustment for the adoption of ASU No. 2014-11

 

 

 
(2,310
)
 

 
(2,310
)
 

 
(2,310
)
Comprehensive income (loss) (net of tax)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)

 

 

 
165,656

 

 
165,656

 
17,174

 
182,830

Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities

 

 

 

 
11,328

 
11,328

 

 
11,328

Reclassification of net realized (gain) loss on securities into earnings

 

 

 

 
(27,936
)
 
(27,936
)
 

 
(27,936
)
Total comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
149,048

 
17,174

 
166,222

Equity - September 30, 2015
230,458,866

 
$
2,304

 
$
2,640,680

 
$
151,838

 
$
11,711

 
$
2,806,533

 
$
219,538


$
3,026,071

 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(dollars in thousands)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
 
 
 
Net income
$
182,830

 
$
391,171

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
Change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights
274

 
(40,670
)
Change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees
(16,443
)
 
(50,950
)
Change in fair value of investments in servicer advances
1,845

 
(105,825
)
Earnings from consumer loan equity method investees

 
(60,185
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative investments
22,498

 
(2,355
)
Accretion and other amortization
(360,467
)
 
(213,945
)
(Gain) / loss on settlement of investments (net)
441

 
(57,834
)
(Gain) / loss on transfer of loans to REO
(1,075
)
 
(11,861
)
(Gain) / loss on excess mortgage servicing rights recapture agreement
(2,246
)
 
(323
)
Other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI")
3,294

 
943

Valuation provision on loans and real estate owned
2,408

 
1,591

Unrealized loss on other ABS
1,074

 

Non-cash directors' compensation
300

 
328

Deferred tax provision
5,885

 
22,485

 
 
 
 
Changes in:
 
 
 
Restricted cash
(63,041
)
 
3,376

Other assets
177,592

 
(8,961
)
Due to affiliates
(45,026
)
 
15,972

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
19,055

 
4,665

Other operating cash flows:
 
 
 
Interest received from excess mortgage servicing rights
84,518

 
38,548

Interest received from servicer advance investments
124,934

 
91,829

Interest received from Non-Agency RMBS
31,715

 
5,536

Interest payments from residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment

 
5,536

Distributions of earnings from excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees
31,876

 
34,680

Distributions of earnings from consumer loan equity method investees

 
10,599

Purchases of residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale
(611,160
)
 
(737,230
)
Proceeds from sales of purchased residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale
722,961

 
249,690

Principal repayments from purchased residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale
48,069

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
362,111

 
(413,190
)

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(dollars in thousands)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
 
 
 
Acquisition of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights
(131,488
)
 
(75,206
)
Acquisition of HLSS, net of cash acquired
(959,616
)
 

Purchase of servicer advance investments
(10,647,912
)
 
(5,569,238
)
Purchase of Agency RMBS
(3,040,422
)
 
(1,229,580
)
Purchase of Non-Agency RMBS
(763,095
)
 
(1,148,631
)
Purchase of residential mortgage loans
(664
)
 
(620,038
)
Purchase of derivative assets
(4,370
)
 
(70,027
)
Purchase of real estate owned
(2,784
)
 
(6,314
)
Payments for settlement of derivatives
(61,212
)
 
(22,643
)
Return of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights
112,648

 
30,615

Return of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees
3,867

 
26,498

Principal repayments from servicer advance investments
11,646,489

 
5,188,295

Principal repayments from Agency RMBS
110,863

 
213,993

Principal repayments from Non-Agency RMBS
54,979

 
65,483

Principal repayments from residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment and held-for-sale
15,944

 
33,235

Proceeds from sale of residential mortgage loans
649,712

 

Proceeds from sale of Agency RMBS
2,435,168

 
796,392

Proceeds from sale of Non-Agency RMBS
389,719

 
1,273,191

Proceeds from settlement of derivatives
22,841

 
14,107

Proceeds from sale of real estate owned
52,139

 
4,140

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(117,194
)
 
(1,095,728
)

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
 
 
 
Repayments of repurchase agreements
(5,644,864
)
 
(2,839,051
)
Margin deposits under repurchase agreements and derivatives
(441,696
)
 
(221,598
)
Repayments of notes payable
(5,445,381
)
 
(5,019,000
)
Payment of deferred financing fees
(38,486
)
 
(8,389
)
Common stock dividends paid
(197,011
)
 
(178,162
)
Borrowings under repurchase agreements
6,184,472

 
3,957,212

Return of margin deposits under repurchase agreements and derivatives
439,875

 
243,658

Borrowings under notes payable
4,211,548

 
5,377,633

Issuance of common stock
882,166

 
173,201

Costs related to issuance of common stock
(3,580
)
 
(2,693
)
Noncontrolling interest in equity of consolidated subsidiaries - contributions

 
142,082

Noncontrolling interest in equity of consolidated subsidiaries - distributions
(56,633
)
 
(200,368
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(109,590
)
 
1,424,525

 
 
 
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
135,327

 
(84,393
)
 
 
 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period
212,985

 
271,994

 
 
 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period
$
348,312

 
$
187,601

 
 
 
 
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for interest
$
175,615

 
$
105,937

Cash paid during the period for income taxes
535

 
9,119

 
 
 
 
Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
 
 
 
Dividends declared but not paid
$
106,011

 
$
49,484

Reclassification resulting from the application of ASU No. 2014-11
85,955

 

Purchase of investments, primarily Agency RMBS, settled after quarter end
1,059,232

 

Non-cash contingent consideration
50,000

 

Sale of Agency RMBS settled after quarter end
2,031,425

 

Transfer from residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale to real estate owned
28,836

 

Non-cash distribution from Consumer Loan Companies
585

 
609

Portion of HLSS Acquisition (Note 1) paid in common stock
434,092

 

Real estate securities retained from loan securitizations
14,990

 

 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
New Residential Investment Corp. (together with its subsidiaries, “New Residential”) is a Delaware corporation that was formed as a limited liability company in September 2011 for the purpose of making real estate related investments and commenced operations on December 8, 2011. On December 20, 2012, New Residential was converted to a corporation. Newcastle Investment Corp. (“Newcastle”) was the sole stockholder of New Residential until the spin-off (Note 13), which was completed on May 15, 2013. Newcastle is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “NCT.”
 
Following the spin-off, New Residential is an independent publicly traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) primarily focused on investing in residential mortgage related assets. New Residential is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “NRZ.”
 
New Residential has elected and intends to qualify to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As such, New Residential will generally not be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on that portion of its net income that is distributed to stockholders if it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders by prescribed dates and complies with various other requirements. See Note 17 regarding New Residential’s taxable REIT subsidiaries.
 
New Residential has entered into a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with FIG LLC (the “Manager”), an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC (“Fortress”), pursuant to which the Manager provides a management team and other professionals who are responsible for implementing New Residential’s business strategy, subject to the supervision of New Residential’s Board of Directors. For its services, the Manager is entitled to management fees and incentive compensation, both defined in, and in accordance with the terms of, the Management Agreement. The Manager also manages Newcastle and investment funds that own a majority of Nationstar Mortgage LLC (“Nationstar”), a leading residential mortgage servicer, and Springleaf Holdings, Inc. (“Springleaf”), managing member of the Consumer Loan Companies (Note 9).
 
As of September 30, 2015 , New Residential conducted its business through the following segments: (i) investments in Excess MSRs, (ii) investments in servicer advances, (iii) investments in real estate securities, (iv) investments in real estate loans, (v) investments in consumer loans and (vi) corporate.
 
Approximately 2.4 million shares of New Residential’s common stock were held by Fortress, through its affiliates, and its principals as of September 30, 2015 . In addition, Fortress, through its affiliates, held options to purchase approximately 10.9 million shares of New Residential’s common stock as of September 30, 2015 .
 
Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes of New Residential have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial reporting and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of New Residential’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows have been included and are of a normal and recurring nature. The operating results presented for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the entire year. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with New Residential’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 and notes thereto included in New Residential’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined, are defined in New Residential’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 .
 
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation. In addition, New Residential completed a one-for-two reverse stock split in October 2014 (Note 13). The impact of this reverse stock split has been retroactively applied to all periods presented.


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

Correction of the Financial Statements

New Residential determined during the second quarter of 2015 that purchases and sales of residential mortgage loans classified as held-for-sale upon acquisition that had been reported on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as cash flows from investing activities should have been reported as operating activities.

New Residential has corrected the previously presented condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for these loans. The effect of the adjustment on the presentation for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was to move $249.7 million of gross cash inflows and $737.2 million of gross cash outflows from investing activities to operating activities. New Residential has evaluated the effect of the incorrect presentation, both qualitatively and quantitatively, and concluded that it did not materially misstate the previously issued financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenues from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) . The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In effect, companies will be required to exercise further judgment and make more estimates prospectively. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. ASU No. 2014-09 is effective for New Residential in the first quarter of 2018. Early adoption is not permitted. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified approach to adopt the guidance in ASU No. 2014-09. New Residential is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact it may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-11, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures . The standard changes the accounting for repurchase-to-maturity transactions and linked repurchase financing transactions to secured borrowing accounting. ASU No. 2014-11 also expands disclosure requirements related to certain transfers of financial assets that are accounted for as sales and certain transfers accounted for as secured borrowings. ASU No. 2014-11 was effective for New Residential in the first quarter of 2015. Disclosures are not required for comparative periods presented before the effective date. New Residential has determined that, as of January 1, 2015, its linked transactions (Note 10) are accounted for as secured borrowings.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern . The standard provides guidance on management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by requiring management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by incorporating and expanding on certain principles that are currently in U.S. auditing standards. ASU No. 2014-15 is effective for New Residential for the annual period ending on December 31, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. New Residential is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact that it may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis . The standard amends the consolidation considerations when evaluating certain limited partnerships, variable interest entities and investment funds. ASU No. 2015-02 is effective for New Residential in the first quarter of 2016.  Early adoption is permitted. New Residential does not expect the adoption of this new guidance to have an impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest . The standard amends the balance sheet presentation requirements for debt issuance costs such that they are no longer recognized as deferred charges but are rather presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. ASU No. 2015-03 is effective for New Residential in the first quarter of 2016. Early adoption is permitted. New Residential has adopted ASU No. 2015-03 in June 2015 and has determined that the adoption of ASU No. 2015-03 resulted in an immaterial reclassification of its Deferred Financing Costs, Net (Note 2) to an offset of its Notes Payable (Note 11).

The FASB has recently issued or discussed a number of proposed standards on such topics as financial statement presentation, financial instruments and hedging. Some of the proposed changes are significant and could have a material impact on New Residential’s reporting. New Residential has not yet fully evaluated the potential impact of these proposals, but will make such an evaluation as the standards are finalized. 

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 


Acquisition of HLSS Assets and Liabilities

On February 22, 2015, New Residential entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Initial Merger Agreement”) with Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“HLSS”) and Hexagon Merger Sub, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly owned subsidiary of New Residential (“Merger Sub”). HLSS was listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC under the symbol “HLSS” until April 29, 2015, when its shares were delisted. On April 6, 2015, with the approval of their respective Boards of Directors, New Residential and HLSS, together with certain of their respective subsidiaries, entered into a Termination Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) (providing for the termination of the Initial Merger Agreement) and simultaneously entered into a Share and Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Acquisition Agreement”).

The parties to the Acquisition Agreement included New Residential, HLSS, HLSS Advances Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of New Residential (“HLSS Advances”), and HLSS MSR-EBO Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of New Residential (together with HLSS Advances, the “Buyers”). Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, the Buyers acquired from HLSS substantially all of the assets of HLSS (including all of the issued share capital of HLSS’s first-tier subsidiaries) and assumed (and agreed to indemnify HLSS for) the liabilities of HLSS (together, the “HLSS Acquisition”), other than post-closing liabilities in an amount up to the Retained Amount (as defined below), for aggregate consideration (net of certain transaction expenses being reimbursed by HLSS), consisting of approximately $1.0 billion in cash and 28,286,980 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“New Residential Acquisition Common Stock”), of New Residential delivered to HLSS in a private placement. The closing of the HLSS Acquisition (the “Acquisition Closing”) occurred simultaneously with the execution of the Acquisition Agreement.

The Acquisition Agreement includes certain customary post-closing covenants of New Residential, the Buyers and HLSS. In addition, the Board of Directors of HLSS also approved a wind down plan (the “Distribution and Liquidation Plan”), pursuant to which HLSS sold the shares of New Residential Acquisition Common Stock received in the HLSS Acquisition on April 8, 2015 and distributed to HLSS shareholders the cash consideration from the HLSS Acquisition and the cash proceeds from the sale of shares of New Residential Acquisition Common Stock; provided that under the terms of the Distribution and Liquidation Plan, HLSS retained $50.0 million of cash (the “Retained Amount”) for wind down costs, of which $45.1 million remained as of September 30, 2015 .

At the Acquisition Closing, HLSS Advances entered into a Services Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2015, with HLSS (the “Services Agreement”). Pursuant to the Services Agreement, HLSS Advances agreed to manage the assets and affairs of HLSS in accordance with terms and conditions set forth therein and, in all cases, in accordance with the Distribution and Liquidation Plan. The Services Agreement provided that HLSS Advances was responsible for the operations of HLSS and performed (or caused to be performed) such services and activities relating to the assets and operations of HLSS as may have been appropriate, including, among other things, administering the Distribution and Liquidation Plan and handling all claims, disputes or controversies in which HLSS was a party or may otherwise have been involved, through the consummation of the New Merger (as defined below). HLSS Advances was not compensated by HLSS for its services under the Services Agreement but was reimbursed by HLSS for expenses incurred on behalf of HLSS.

At the Acquisition Closing, New Residential and Merger Sub entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 6, 2015, with HLSS (the “New Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (including the approval of HLSS’s shareholders), HLSS (which at the time of the New Merger (as defined below) had substantially wound-down its operations) merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of New Residential (the “New Merger”). Following the New Merger, references to HLSS refer to Merger Sub.

Pursuant to the New Merger Agreement, and upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, at the effective time of the New Merger (the “Effective Time”), each ordinary share of HLSS, par value $0.01 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than those shares of HLSS owned by New Residential or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of New Residential and shares of HLSS as to which dissenters’ rights have been properly exercised), was automatically converted into the right to receive $0.704059 per share in cash, without interest. The Effective Time occurred on October 23, 2015, at which time New Residential paid approximately $50.0 million to HLSS shareholders and the New Merger was completed.

The New Merger did not require the approval of New Residential’s shareholders. However, consummation of the New Merger was subject to, among other things: (i) approval of the New Merger by the requisite vote of HLSS’s shareholders; (ii) not more than 10% of HLSS’s issued and outstanding shares properly exercising appraisal rights as of the time immediately before the

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

closing of the New Merger (the “New Merger Closing”); and (iii) certain other customary closing conditions. Moreover, each party’s obligation to consummate the New Merger was subject to certain other conditions, including without limitation, (i) the accuracy of the other party’s representations and warranties and (ii) the other party’s compliance with its covenants and agreements contained in the New Merger Agreement (in each case subject to customary materiality qualifiers). In addition, the obligations of New Residential and Merger Sub to consummate the New Merger were subject to the absence of any Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the New Merger Agreement).

The purchase price for the HLSS Acquisition included the fair value of the common stock issued of $434.1 million , cash consideration paid of $622.0 million , HLSS seller financing of $385.2 million , and contingent cash consideration of $50.0 million . The total consideration is summarized as follows:
Total Consideration
 
Amount
Share Issuance Consideration
 
28,286,980

New Residential's 4/6/2015 share price
 
$
15.3460

Dollar Value of Share Issuance (A)
 
$
434,092

Cash Consideration
 
621,982

HLSS Seller Financing (B)
 
385,174

New Merger Payment (71,016,771 @ $0.704059) (C)
 
50,000

Total Consideration
 
$
1,491,248


(A)
Share Issuance Consideration
The share issuance consideration consists of 28.3 million newly issued shares of New Residential common stock with a par value $0.01 per share. The fair value of the common stock at the date of the acquisition was $15.3460 per share, which was New Residential’s volume weighted average share price on April 6, 2015.
(B)
HLSS Seller Financing
New Residential agreed to deliver $1.0 billion of cash purchase price, including a promise to pay an amount of $385.2 million immediately after closing from the proceeds of financing that was committed in anticipation of the HLSS Acquisition and is collateralized by certain of the HLSS assets acquired.
(C)
New Merger Payment
The New Merger Agreement, and the $50.0 million consideration related thereto, is included as a part of the business combination in conjunction with the Share and Asset Purchase Agreement. The range of outcomes for this contingent consideration was from $0.0 million to $50.0 million , dependent on whether the New Merger was approved by HLSS shareholders and other factors. As of the Effective Time, the net contingent consideration paid was fixed at $5.1 million .


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

New Residential has performed a preliminary allocation of the purchase price to HLSS’s assets and liabilities, as set forth below. The final allocation of purchase price may differ from the amounts included herein. The preliminary allocation of the total consideration, following reclassifications to conform to New Residential’s presentation, is as follows:
Total Consideration ($ in millions)
$
1,491.2

Assets
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
51.5

Servicer advances, at fair value
5,098.2

Excess mortgage servicing rights, at fair value
919.5

Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale (A)
418.8

Deferred tax asset (B)
186.8

Investment in HLSS Ltd.
44.9

Other assets (C)
405.0

Total Assets Acquired
$
7,124.7

 
 
Liabilities
 
Notes payable
5,583.0

Deferred tax liabilities
(0.8
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (D)(E)
51.3

Total Liabilities Assumed
$
5,633.5

 
 
Net Assets
$
1,491.2


(A)
Represents $424.3 million UPB of GNMA early buy-out (“EBO”) residential mortgage loans not subject to ASC No. 310-30 as the contractual cash flows are guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”).
(B)
Due to the difference between carryover historical tax basis and acquisition date fair value of one of HLSS’s first tier subsidiaries.
(C)
Includes restricted cash and receivables not subject to ASC No. 310-30 which New Residential has deemed fully collectible.
(D)
Includes liabilities arising from contingencies regarding ongoing HLSS matters (Note 14).
(E)
Contingencies for HLSS class action law suits have not been recognized at the acquisition date as the criteria in ASC No. 450 have not been met (Note 14).

The acquisition of HLSS resulted in no goodwill as the total consideration transferred was equal to the fair value of the net assets acquired.

Separately Recognized Transactions

Certain transactions were recognized separately from New Residential’s acquisition of assets and assumption of liabilities in the business combination. These separately recognized transactions include 1) contingent payments to the acquiree’s employees and 2) debt issuance costs.

Contingent Payment to the Acquiree’s Employees

New Residential identified both retention bonus and severance arrangements for the HLSS employees. Retention bonus payments are triggered by a change in control and continued employment for a specified period post-acquisition. As future service is required, retention bonus payments totaling approximately $3.0 million have been recognized in General and administrative expenses in New Residential’s statement of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 .

Severance is triggered by a change in control and termination without cause by New Residential within a specified period post-acquisition. As the second trigger represents an action by New Residential as the acquirer, a total amount of approximately $2.8 million has been recognized in General and administrative expenses in New Residential’s statement of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 .

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 


Debt Issuance Costs

New Residential entered into new financing arrangements in connection with the HLSS Acquisition. Such arrangements resulted in New Residential incurring various commitment fees. Commitment fees are treated as a cost of financing and accounted for as debt issuance costs that are not considered a direct cost of the acquisition. Therefore, debt issuance costs totaling approximately $27.0 million have been recorded on the post-acquisition balance sheet of New Residential.

Unaudited Supplemental Pro Forma Financial Information - The following table presents unaudited pro forma combined Interest income and Income Before Income Taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015 prepared as if the HLSS Acquisition had been consummated on January 1, 2014.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
Pro Forma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
$
182,341

 
$
194,555

 
$
531,479

 
$
558,564

Income Before Income Taxes
58,655

 
206,320

 
229,771

 
558,819


The 2015 unaudited supplemental pro forma financial information has been adjusted to exclude, and the 2014 unaudited supplemental pro forma financial information has been adjusted to include, approximately $26.1 million of acquisition-related costs incurred by New Residential and HLSS in 2015. The unaudited supplemental pro forma financial information has not been adjusted for transactions other than the HLSS Acquisition, or for the conforming of accounting policies. The unaudited supplemental pro forma financial information does not include any anticipated synergies or other anticipated benefits of the HLSS Acquisition and, accordingly, the unaudited supplemental pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of either future results of operations or results that might have been achieved had the HLSS Acquisition occurred on January 1, 2014.

New Residential’s condensed consolidated statements of income include interest income and income before income taxes of HLSS since the April 6, 2015 acquisition of $184.3 million and $69.4 million , respectively.

Relationship with Ocwen

HLSS and HLSS Holdings, LLC (a subsidiary of HLSS acquired by New Residential in the HLSS Acquisition) entered into a mortgage servicing rights purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Ocwen Financial Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, including Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, “Ocwen”), which remains in effect following the HLSS Acquisition. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, HLSS and HLSS Holdings purchased, among other things, the rights to certain servicing fees under MSRs in respect of private label securitization transactions, associated servicer advances and other related assets from Ocwen from time to time. The specific terms of any acquisition of such assets are documented pursuant to separate sale supplements to the Purchase Agreement executed by the parties from time to time (each a “Sale Supplement” and together, the “Sale Supplements”). As of March 31, 2015, the UPB of the mortgage loans in respect of the related MSRs equaled $156.4 billion . Ocwen consented to HLSS’s assignment of its rights and interests in connection with the HLSS Acquisition.

Because Ocwen is the servicer of the loans underlying the MSRs related to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, New Residential pays Ocwen a monthly base fee pursuant to the applicable Sale Supplement relating to the applicable MSRs equal to 12% of the servicing fees collected thereon in any given month. This monthly base fee payable to Ocwen is expressed as a percentage of the servicing fees actually collected in any given month, which varies from month to month based on the level of collections of principal and interest for the mortgage loans serviced. Ocwen also receives a performance-based incentive fee to the extent the servicing fee revenue that it collects for any given month exceeds the sum of the monthly base fee and the retained fee. The performance-based incentive fee payable in any month is reduced if the advance ratio exceeds a predetermined level for that month. If the advance ratio is exceeded in any month, any performance-based incentive fee payable for such month will be reduced by 1-month LIBOR plus 2.75% (or 275 basis points) per annum of the amount of any such excess servicer advances.

The specific terms of the fee arrangements with respect to each pool of mortgage loans may be documented pursuant to the Sale Supplements in each case having an initial term of up to eight years (commencing on the date of the applicable Sale Supplement).

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

If Ocwen and New Residential do not agree to revised fee arrangements at the end of such term, New Residential may direct Ocwen to transfer servicing to a third party, and New Residential may keep any proceeds of such transfer.

The Purchase Agreement provides that New Residential will purchase from Ocwen servicer advances arising under specified servicing agreements as the servicer advances arise. The purchase price payable by New Residential for such servicer advances is equal to the outstanding balance thereof. As of April 6, 2015, the outstanding balance of servicer advances acquired from Ocwen equaled $5.6 billion .

In addition, the Purchase Agreement contemplates that New Residential may cause Ocwen to use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer servicing of the related mortgage loans to a third-party servicer upon the occurrence of various termination events. Certain termination events may have occurred under the Purchase Agreement because of downgrades in certain of Ocwen’s servicer ratings but New Residential has agreed, subject to certain limitations, not to cause Ocwen to use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer servicing of the related mortgage loans to a third-party servicer with respect to such downgrades before April 6, 2017.

The Purchase Agreement and Sale Supplements include various Ocwen warranties, representations and indemnifications relating to Ocwen’s performance of its duties as servicer.

Pursuant to an amendment to the Purchase Agreement executed in connection with the consummation of the HLSS Acquisition, such Purchase Agreement and the related Sale Supplements were amended, among other things, to (i) obtain Ocwen’s consent to the assignment by HLSS of its interest under the Purchase Agreement and each sale supplement thereto, (ii) provide that HLSS Holdings will not direct the replacement of Ocwen as servicer before April 6, 2017 except under the circumstances described in the amendment, (iii) extend the scheduled term of Ocwen’s servicing appointment under each sale supplement until the earlier of 8 years from the date of the related sale supplement and April 30, 2020 (subject to an agreement to commence negotiating in good faith for an extension of the contract term no later than six months prior to the end of the applicable term) unless certain servicer ratings thresholds are not met on the 6 year anniversary of the related sale supplement, in which case the related term would expire on such anniversary, and (iv) provide that Ocwen will reimburse HLSS Holdings, subject to specified limits, for certain increased costs resulting from further S&P servicer rating downgrades of Ocwen. Through September 30, 2015, New Residential has accrued $8.5 million in connection with clause (iv), which is included in Other Income, and which was received in October 2015. In addition, pursuant to such amendment Ocwen agreed to sell to New Residential the economic beneficial rights to any right of optional termination or “clean-up call” of any trust related to any servicing agreement in respect of certain servicing fees New Residential acquired from HLSS and to exercise such rights only at New Residential’s direction. New Residential agreed to pay to Ocwen a fee in an amount equal to 0.50% of the outstanding balance of the performing mortgage loans purchased in connection with any such exercise and to pay costs and expenses of Ocwen in connection with any such exercise. Optional termination or clean up call rights generally may not be exercised until the outstanding principal balance of serviced loans is reduced to a specified balance.

HLSS Management, LLC (“HLSS Management”) (a subsidiary of HLSS acquired by New Residential in the HLSS Acquisition) has a professional services agreement with Ocwen that enables HLSS to provide certain services to Ocwen and for Ocwen to provide certain services to HLSS Management which remains in effect following the HLSS Acquisition. Services provided by New Residential under this agreement may include valuation and analysis of MSRs, capital markets activities, advance financing management, treasury management, legal services and other similar services. Services provided by Ocwen under this agreement may include business strategy, legal, tax, licensing and regulatory compliance support services, risk management services and other similar services. The services provided by the parties under this agreement are on an as-needed basis, and the fees represent actual costs incurred plus an additional markup of 15% .


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

2. OTHER INCOME, ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
 
Other income, net, is comprised of the following:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments
$
(14,239
)
 
$
4,799

 
$
(22,498
)
 
$
2,355

Gain (loss) on transfer of loans to REO
1,272

 
5,167

 
1,075

 
11,861

Gain on consumer loans investment
14,385

 

 
33,342

 

Fee earned on deal termination

 
5,000

 

 
5,000

Other income (loss)
6,346

 
323

 
6,318

 
323

 
$
7,764

 
$
15,289

 
$
18,237

 
$
19,539

 
Gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net is comprised of the following:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate securities, net
$
24,454

 
$
3,668

 
$
31,230

 
$
65,444

Gain (loss) on sale of residential mortgage loans, net
226

 

 
32,851

 

Gain (loss) on settlement of derivatives
(39,406
)
 
(2,403
)
 
(48,227
)
 
(6,186
)
Gain (loss) on liquidated residential mortgage loans
123

 
782

 
246

 
782

Gain (loss) on sale of REO (A)
(1,914
)
 
(159
)
 
(9,751
)
 
(801
)
Other gains (losses)
108

 
(950
)
 
(6,790
)
 
(1,405
)
 
$
(16,409
)
 
$
938

 
$
(441
)
 
$
57,834


(A)
Includes approximately $3.2 million loss on REO sold as a part of the residential mortgage loan sales described in Note 8 during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 .

Other assets and liabilities are comprised of the following:
 
Other Assets
 
 
 
Accrued Expenses
and Other Liabilities
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Margin receivable, net
$
60,841

 
$
59,021

 
Interest payable
 
$
14,562

 
$
7,857

Other receivables (A)
23,571

 
1,797

 
Accounts payable
 
19,875

 
28,059

Deferred financing costs, net (B)

 

 
Derivative liabilities
 
29,364

 
14,220

Principal paydown receivable
920

 
3,595

 
Current taxes payable
 
1,883

 
2,349

Receivable from government agency (C)
58,384

 
9,108

 
Contingent consideration (Note 1)
 
50,000

 

Call rights
414

 
3,728

 
Settlement payable
 
9,100

 

Interest receivable
35,755

 
8,658

 
Other liabilities (F)
 
8,642

 
20

GNMA EBO servicer advance receivable (D)
62,552

 

 
 
 
$
133,426

 
$
52,505

Other assets (E)
19,203

 
9,516

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
261,640

 
$
95,423

 
 
 
 
 
 


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

(A)
Primarily includes a receivable from Ocwen related to their servicer rating downgrade, funds in transit from the EBO loan repurchase agreement counterparty, and claims receivable related to residual securities owned.
(B)
Deferred financing costs were reclassified as an offset to the related debt obligation in June 2015 pursuant to ASU No. 2015-03 (Note 1).
(C)
Represents claims receivable from FHA on EBO and reverse mortgage loans for which foreclosure has been completed and for which New Residential has made or intends to make a claim on the FHA guarantee.
(D)
Represents an HLSS loan to a counterparty collateralized by servicer advances on GNMA EBO loans.
(E)
Primarily includes prepaid expenses.
(F)
Primarily includes accrued retention bonus and severance arrangements for HLSS employees.

As reflected on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, accretion and other amortization is comprised of the following:
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Accretion of servicer advance interest income
 
$
256,045

 
$
153,790

Accretion of excess mortgage servicing rights income
 
87,874

 
37,703

Accretion of net discount on securities and loans
 
35,239

 
30,127

Amortization of deferred financing costs
 
(18,691
)
 
(7,675
)
 
 
$
360,467

 
$
213,945


3. SEGMENT REPORTING
 
New Residential conducts its business through the following segments: (i) investments in Excess MSRs, (ii) investments in servicer advances, (iii) investments in real estate securities, (iv) investments in real estate loans, (v) investments in consumer loans, and (vi) corporate. The corporate segment consists primarily of (i) general and administrative expenses, (ii) the management fees and incentive compensation related to the Management Agreement, (iii) corporate cash and related interest income, and (iv) secured corporate loans and related interest expense during the periods outstanding.
 
Summary financial data on New Residential’s segments is given below, together with a reconciliation to the same data for New Residential as a whole:
 
Servicing Related Assets
 
Residential Securities and Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess MSRs
 
Servicer Advances
 
Real Estate Securities
 
Real Estate Loans
 
Consumer Loans
 
Corporate
 
Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
$
38,477

 
$
105,135

 
$
28,984

 
$
8,888

 
$

 
$
857

 
$
182,341

Interest expense

 
64,291

 
5,150

 
4,651

 
530

 
2,936

 
77,558

Net interest income (expense)
38,477

 
40,844

 
23,834

 
4,237

 
(530
)
 
(2,079
)
 
104,783

Impairment

 

 
1,574

 
(3,341
)
 

 

 
(1,767
)
Other income
10,227

 
(12,554
)
 
(28,354
)
 
(1,530
)
 
14,386

 

 
(17,825
)
Operating expenses
168

 
10,341

 
766

 
2,845

 
66

 
18,716

 
32,902

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
48,536

 
17,949

 
(6,860
)
 
3,203

 
13,790

 
(20,795
)
 
55,823

Income tax expense (benefit)

 
(4,852
)
 

 
(1,405
)
 
325

 

 
(5,932
)
Net Income (Loss)
$
48,536

 
$
22,801

 
$
(6,860
)
 
$
4,608

 
$
13,465

 
$
(20,795
)
 
$
61,755

Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries
$

 
$
7,230

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
7,230

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
$
48,536

 
$
15,571

 
$
(6,860
)
 
$
4,608

 
$
13,465

 
$
(20,795
)
 
$
54,525



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

 
Servicing Related Assets
 
Residential Securities and Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess MSRs
 
Servicer Advances
 
Real Estate Securities
 
Real Estate Loans
 
Consumer Loans
 
Corporate
 
Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
$
87,874

 
$
256,087

 
$
66,699

 
$
32,408

 
$
1

 
$
1,822

 
$
444,891

Interest expense

 
151,377

 
12,171

 
15,929

 
1,054

 
12,877

 
193,408

Net interest income (expense)
87,874

 
104,710

 
54,528

 
16,479

 
(1,053
)
 
(11,055
)
 
251,483

Impairment

 

 
3,294

 
2,408

 

 

 
5,702

Other income
18,415

 
835

 
(37,655
)
 
20,063

 
33,342

 
(2,880
)
 
32,120

Operating expenses
517

 
12,604

 
769

 
14,557

 
177

 
61,500

 
90,124

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
105,772

 
92,941

 
12,810

 
19,577

 
32,112

 
(75,435
)
 
187,777

Income tax expense (benefit)

 
7,565

 

 
(2,942
)
 
324

 

 
4,947

Net Income (Loss)
$
105,772

 
$
85,376

 
$
12,810

 
$
22,519

 
$
31,788

 
$
(75,435
)
 
$
182,830

Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries
$

 
$
22,332

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
(5,158
)
 
$
17,174

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
$
105,772

 
$
63,044

 
$
12,810

 
$
22,519

 
$
31,788

 
$
(70,277
)
 
$
165,656


 
Servicing Related Assets
 
Residential Securities and Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess MSRs
 
Servicer Advances
 
Real Estate Securities
 
Real Estate Loans
 
Consumer Loans
 
Corporate
 
Total
September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments
$
1,673,008

 
$
7,499,775

 
$
2,428,729

 
$
784,184

 
$

 
$

 
$
12,385,696

Cash and cash equivalents
237

 
151,833

 
6,169

 
9,090

 
12,344

 
168,639

 
348,312

Restricted cash
499

 
162,728

 

 
1,720

 

 
92

 
165,039

Derivative assets

 
1,318

 

 

 

 

 
1,318

Other assets
34

 
179,950

 
2,103,217

 
101,737

 
2,362

 
68,553

 
2,455,853

Total assets
$
1,673,778

 
$
7,995,604

 
$
4,538,115

 
$
896,731

 
$
14,706

 
$
237,284

 
$
15,356,218

Debt
$

 
$
7,038,079

 
$
3,034,649

 
$
719,568

 
$
40,264

 
$
186,520

 
$
11,019,080

Other liabilities
350

 
29,582

 
1,090,460

 
7,563

 
416

 
182,696

 
1,311,067

Total liabilities
350

 
7,067,661

 
4,125,109

 
727,131

 
40,680

 
369,216

 
12,330,147

Total equity
1,673,428

 
927,943

 
413,006

 
169,600

 
(25,974
)
 
(131,932
)
 
3,026,071

Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries

 
219,538

 

 

 

 

 
219,538

Total New Residential stockholders’ equity
$
1,673,428

 
$
708,405

 
$
413,006

 
$
169,600

 
$
(25,974
)
 
$
(131,932
)
 
$
2,806,533

Investments in equity method investees
$
213,318

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
213,318

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 


Servicing Related Assets

Residential Securities and Loans







Excess MSRs

Servicer Advances

Real Estate Securities

Real Estate Loans

Consumer Loans

Corporate

Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014













Interest income
$
12,914


$
50,967


$
11,179


$
22,526


$


$
1


$
97,587

Interest expense
3


25,157


1,932


5,065


1,149


1


33,307

Net interest income (expense)
12,911


25,810


9,247


17,461


(1,149
)



64,280

Impairment






1,134






1,134

Other income
60,722


22,948


955


14,950


22,490


(1
)

122,064

Operating expenses
103


4,796


169


3,163


632


16,448


25,311

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
73,530

 
43,962

 
10,033

 
28,114

 
20,709

 
(16,449
)

159,899

Income tax expense (benefit)

 
7,403

 

 
306

 
92

 


7,801

Net Income (Loss)
$
73,530

 
$
36,559

 
$
10,033

 
$
27,808

 
$
20,617

 
$
(16,449
)

$
152,098

Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries
$

 
$
25,726

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$


$
25,726

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
$
73,530

 
$
10,833

 
$
10,033

 
$
27,808

 
$
20,617

 
$
(16,449
)

$
126,372


 
Servicing Related Assets
 
Residential Securities and Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess MSRs
 
Servicer Advances
 
Real Estate Securities
 
Real Estate Loans
 
Consumer Loans
 
Corporate
 
Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
$
37,703

 
$
153,790

 
$
41,939

 
$
28,300

 
$

 
$
1

 
$
261,733

Interest expense
1,294

 
86,885

 
9,513

 
6,454

 
4,170

 
500

 
108,816

Net interest income (expense)
36,409

 
66,905

 
32,426

 
21,846

 
(4,170
)
 
(499
)
 
152,917

Impairment

 

 
943

 
1,591

 

 

 
2,534

Other income
91,943

 
105,657

 
59,410

 
17,808

 
60,185

 

 
335,003

Operating expenses
488

 
5,815

 
800

 
4,140

 
745

 
52,744

 
64,732

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
127,864

 
166,747

 
90,093

 
33,923

 
55,270

 
(53,243
)
 
420,654

Income tax expense (benefit)

 
29,085

 

 
306

 
92

 

 
29,483

Net Income (Loss)
$
127,864

 
$
137,662

 
$
90,093

 
$
33,617

 
$
55,178

 
$
(53,243
)
 
$
391,171

Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries
$

 
$
92,524

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
92,524

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
$
127,864

 
$
45,138

 
$
90,093

 
$
33,617

 
$
55,178

 
$
(53,243
)
 
$
298,647



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

4. INVESTMENTS IN EXCESS MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS
 
The following table presents activity related to the carrying value of New Residential’s investments in Excess MSRs:
 
 
Servicer
 
 
Nationstar
 
SLS (A)
 
Ocwen (B)
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2014
 
$
409,076

 
$
8,657

 
$

 
$
417,733

Transfers from indirect ownership
 
98,258

 

 

 
98,258

Purchases
 
131,488

 

 
919,531

 
1,051,019

Interest income
 
46,840

 
176

 
40,858

 
87,874

Other income
 
2,246

 

 

 
2,246

Proceeds from repayments
 
(94,212
)
 
(997
)
 
(101,957
)
 
(197,166
)
Change in fair value (C)
 
1,854

 
(1,890
)
 
(238
)
 
(274
)
Balance as of September 30, 2015
 
$
595,550

 
$
5,946

 
$
858,194

 
$
1,459,690


(A)
Specialized Loan Servicing LLC (“SLS”). See Note 6 for a description of the SLS Transaction.
(B)
Ocwen services the loans underlying the Excess MSRs and Servicer Advances acquired from HLSS. See Note 1.
(C)
In the third quarter of 2015, New Residential recorded a cumulative positive prior period adjustment of $4.4 million (of which $4.2 million related to 2014 and prior) resulting from adjustments to certain modeling assumptions.

Nationstar, SLS or Ocwen, as applicable, as servicer, performs all servicing and advancing functions, and retains the ancillary income, servicing obligations and liabilities as the servicer of the underlying loans in the portfolio.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, New Residential invested approximately $54.2 million to acquire a 33.3% interest in the Excess MSR on two portfolios of Freddie Mac and one portfolio of Fannie Mae residential mortgage loans with an aggregate UPB of $17.3 billion and $1.6 billion , respectively. In addition, New Residential invested approximately $72.4 million to acquire a 40% interest in the Excess MSR on a portfolio of Ginnie Mae residential mortgage loans with an aggregate UPB of $18.5 billion . Fortress-managed funds and Nationstar each agreed to acquire a 33% interest in the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Excess MSR and a 40% and 20% interest in the Ginnie Mae Excess MSR, respectively. Nationstar as servicer agreed to perform all servicing and advancing functions, and retain the ancillary income, servicing obligations and liabilities as the servicer of the underlying loans in each of the portfolios. Furthermore, on April 6, 2015, New Residential acquired Excess MSRs in connection with the HLSS Acquisition (Note 1).

On July 16, 2015, New Residential invested approximately $2.4 million to acquire a 33.3% interest in the Excess MSRs on a portfolio of Freddie Mac residential mortgage loans with an aggregate UPB of $0.8 billion . Fortress-managed funds and Nationstar each agreed to acquire a 33.3% interest in the Excess MSRs. Nationstar as servicer agreed to perform all servicing and advancing functions, and retain the ancillary income, servicing obligations and liabilities as the servicer of the underlying loans in each of the portfolios.

New Residential has entered into a “Recapture Agreement” in each of the Excess MSR investments serviced by Nationstar and SLS, including those Excess MSR investments made through investments in joint ventures (Note 5). Under such Recapture Agreements, New Residential is generally entitled to a pro rata interest in the Excess MSRs on any initial or subsequent refinancing by Nationstar of a loan in the original portfolio. New Residential has a similar recapture agreement with Ocwen; however, this agreement allows for Ocwen to retain the Excess MSR on recaptured loans up to a threshold and no payments have been made to New Residential under such arrangement to date. These Recapture Agreements do not apply to New Residential’s investments in servicer advances (Note 6).

New Residential elected to record its investments in Excess MSRs at fair value pursuant to the fair value option for financial instruments in order to provide users of the financial statements with better information regarding the effects of prepayment risk and other market factors on the Excess MSRs.
 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

The following is a summary of New Residential’s direct investments in Excess MSRs:
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Unpaid Principal Balance (“UPB”) of Underlying Mortgages
 
Interest in Excess MSR
 
Weighted Average Life Years (A)
 
Amortized Cost Basis (B)
 
Carrying Value (C)
 
Carrying Value (C)
 
 
 
New Residential
 
Fortress-managed funds
 
Nationstar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original and Recaptured Pools
$
78,057,699

 
32.5% - 66.7%

 
0.0% - 40.0%

 
20.0% - 35.0%

 
5.9
 
$
236,787

 
$
284,805

 
$
188,733

Recapture Agreements

 
32.5% - 66.7%

 
0.0% - 40.0%

 
20.0% - 35.0%

 
11.7
 
25,127

 
47,270

 
28,786

 
78,057,699

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.5
 
261,914

 
332,075

 
217,519

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Agency (D)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nationstar and SLS Serviced:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original and Recaptured Pools
$
98,914,180

 
33.3% - 80.0%

 
0.0% - 50.0%

 
0.0% - 33.3%

 
5.1
 
$
215,268

 
$
252,674

 
$
189,812

Recapture Agreements

 
33.3% - 80.0%

 
0.0% - 50.0%

 
0.0% - 33.3%

 
12.0
 
14,830

 
16,748

 
10,402

Ocwen Serviced Pools
145,781,953

 
100.0
%
 
%
 
%
 
5.4
 
858,431

 
858,193

 

 
244,696,133

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.4
 
1,088,529

 
1,127,615

 
200,214

Total
$
322,753,832

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.6
 
$
1,350,443

 
$
1,459,690

 
$
417,733

 
(A)
Weighted Average Life represents the weighted average expected timing of the receipt of expected cash flows for this investment.
(B)
The amortized cost basis of the Recapture Agreements is determined based on the relative fair values of the Recapture Agreements and related Excess MSRs at the time they were acquired.
(C)
Carrying Value represents the fair value of the pools or Recapture Agreements, as applicable.
(D)
Excess MSR investments in which New Residential also invested in related servicer advances, including the basic fee component of the related MSR as of September 30, 2015 (Note 6).

Changes in fair value recorded in other income are comprised of the following:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Original and Recaptured Pools

$
1,485

 
$
24,124

 
$
(3,933
)
 
$
34,012

Recapture Agreements

(354
)
 
4,442

 
3,659

 
6,658

 
 
$
1,131

 
$
28,566

 
$
(274
)
 
$
40,670


In the third quarter of 2015 , a weighted average discount rate of 9.8% was used to value New Residential’s investments in Excess MSRs (directly and through equity method investees).


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

The table below summarizes the geographic distribution of the underlying residential mortgage loans of the direct investments in Excess MSRs:
 
 
Percentage of Total Outstanding Unpaid Principal Amount as of
State Concentration
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
California
 
26.6
%
 
31.5
%
Florida
 
9.1
%
 
7.7
%
New York
 
7.3
%
 
4.3
%
Texas
 
4.4
%
 
4.2
%
New Jersey
 
4.0
%
 
3.2
%
Maryland
 
3.8
%
 
4.0
%
Illinois
 
3.4
%
 
3.2
%
Virginia
 
3.2
%
 
3.3
%
Washington
 
2.8
%
 
3.6
%
Massachusetts
 
2.6
%
 
2.1
%
Other U.S.
 
32.8
%
 
32.9
%
 
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%

Geographic concentrations of investments expose New Residential to the risk of economic downturns within the relevant states. Any such downturn in a state where New Residential holds significant investments could affect the underlying borrower’s ability to make mortgage payments and therefore could have a meaningful, negative impact on the Excess MSRs.

5. INVESTMENTS IN EXCESS MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS, EQUITY METHOD INVESTEES
 
New Residential entered into investments in joint ventures (“Excess MSR joint ventures”) jointly controlled by New Residential and Fortress-managed funds investing in Excess MSRs. New Residential elected to record these investments at fair value pursuant to the fair value option for financial instruments to provide users of the financial statements with better information regarding the effects of prepayment risk and other market factors.

During the first quarter of 2015 , New Residential and the Fortress-managed funds restructured their investments in two of the Excess MSR joint ventures and now each directly owns its share of the underlying assets of the joint ventures.
 
The following tables summarize the financial results of the Excess MSR joint ventures, accounted for as equity method investees, held by New Residential:
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Excess MSR assets
 
$
415,120

 
$
653,293

Other assets
 
11,516

 
8,472

Other liabilities
 

 
(13
)
Equity
 
$
426,636

 
$
661,752

New Residential’s investment
 
$
213,318

 
$
330,876

 
 
 
 
 
New Residential’s ownership
 
50.0
%
 
50.0
%


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Interest income
 
$
12,399

 
$
18,341

 
$
33,316

 
$
54,126

Other income (loss)
 
4,492

 
45,354

 
(348
)
 
47,843

Expenses
 
(38
)
 
(29
)
 
(82
)
 
(70
)
Net income
 
$
16,853

 
$
63,666

 
$
32,886

 
$
101,899


New Residential’s investments in equity method investees changed during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as follows:
Balance at December 31, 2014
$
330,876

Contributions to equity method investees

Transfers to direct ownership
(98,258
)
Distributions of earnings from equity method investees
(31,876
)
Distributions of capital from equity method investees
(3,867
)
Change in fair value of investments in equity method investees (A)
16,443

Balance at September 30, 2015
$
213,318


(A)
In the third quarter of 2015, New Residential recorded a cumulative positive prior period adjustment of $3.5 million (of which $2.7 million related to 2014 and prior) resulting from adjustments to certain modeling assumptions.

The following is a summary of New Residential’s Excess MSR investments made through equity method investees:
 
September 30, 2015
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Investee Interest in Excess MSR (A)
 
New Residential Interest in Investees
 
Amortized Cost Basis (B)
 
Carrying Value (C)
 
Weighted Average Life (Years) (D)
Agency
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original and Recaptured Pools
$
76,072,734

 
66.7
%
 
50.0
%
 
$
274,979

 
$
343,007

 
5.8
Recapture Agreements

 
66.7
%
 
50.0
%
 
49,875

 
72,113

 
11.8
Total
$
76,072,734

 
 
 
 
 
$
324,854

 
$
415,120

 
6.7
 
(A)
The remaining interests are held by Nationstar.
(B)
Represents the amortized cost basis of the equity method investees in which New Residential holds a 50% interest. The amortized cost basis of the Recapture Agreements is determined based on the relative fair values of the Recapture Agreements and related Excess MSRs at the time they were acquired.
(C)
Represents the carrying value of the Excess MSRs held in equity method investees, in which New Residential holds a 50% interest. Carrying value represents the fair value of the pools or Recapture Agreements, as applicable.
(D)
The weighted average life represents the weighted average expected timing of the receipt of cash flows of each investment.

In the third quarter of 2015 , a weighted average discount rate of 9.8% was used to value New Residential’s investments in Excess MSRs (directly and through equity method investees).


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

The table below summarizes the geographic distribution of the underlying residential mortgage loans of the Excess MSR investments made through equity method investees:
 
 
Percentage of Total Outstanding Unpaid Principal Amount as of
State Concentration
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
California
 
12.9
%
 
23.5
%
Florida
 
7.4
%
 
8.9
%
Texas
 
6.1
%
 
4.8
%
New York
 
5.7
%
 
5.6
%
Georgia
 
5.6
%
 
4.1
%
New Jersey
 
4.2
%
 
3.9
%
Illinois
 
4.0
%
 
3.5
%
Maryland
 
3.2
%
 
3.3
%
Virginia
 
3.2
%
 
3.2
%
Pennsylvania
 
3.1
%
 
2.3
%
Other U.S.
 
44.6
%
 
36.9
%
 
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%

Geographic concentrations of investments expose New Residential to the risk of economic downturns within the relevant states. Any such downturn in a state where New Residential holds significant investments could affect the underlying borrower’s ability to make mortgage payments and therefore could have a meaningful, negative impact on the Excess MSRs.

6. INVESTMENTS IN SERVICER ADVANCES
 
In December 2013, New Residential and third-party co-investors, through a joint venture entity (Advance Purchaser LLC, the “Buyer”) consolidated by New Residential, agreed to purchase the outstanding servicer advances on a portfolio of loans, which is a subset of the same portfolio of loans in which New Residential invests in a portion of the Excess MSRs (Notes 4 and 5), including the basic fee component of the related MSRs. As of September 30, 2015 , the Buyer had funded $2.2 billion of servicer advances, net of recoveries, financed with $2.1 billion of notes payables outstanding (Note 11). A taxable wholly owned subsidiary of New Residential is the managing member of the Buyer and owned an approximately 44.5% interest in the Buyer as of September 30, 2015 . As of September 30, 2015 , noncontrolling third-party investors, owning the remaining interest in the Buyer, have funded capital commitments to the Buyer of $389.6 million and New Residential has funded capital commitments to the Buyer of $312.7 million . The Buyer may call capital up to the commitment amount on unfunded commitments and recall capital to the extent the Buyer makes a distribution to the co-investors, including New Residential. As of September 30, 2015 , the third-party co-investors and New Residential had previously funded their commitments, however the Buyer may recall $236.5 million and $189.8 million of capital distributed to the third-party co-investors and New Residential, respectively.  Neither the third-party co-investors nor New Residential is obligated to fund amounts in excess of their respective capital commitments, regardless of the capital requirements of the Buyer.

The Buyer has purchased servicer advances from Nationstar, is required to purchase all future servicer advances made with respect to certain residential loan pools from Nationstar, and receives cash flows from advance recoveries and the basic fee component of the related MSRs, net of compensation paid back to Nationstar in consideration of Nationstar’s servicing activities. The compensation paid to Nationstar as of September 30, 2015 was approximately 9.3% of the basic fee component of the related MSRs plus a performance fee that represents a portion (up to 100% ) of the cash flows in excess of those required for the Buyer to obtain a specified return on its equity.

In December 2014, New Residential agreed to acquire (the “SLS Transaction”) 50% of the Excess MSRs, all of the servicer advances and related basic fee portion of the MSRs (the “Advance Fee”), and a portion of the call rights related to an underlying pool of residential mortgage loans with a UPB of approximately $3.0 billion which is serviced by SLS. New Residential continues to evaluate the call rights it purchased from SLS, and its ability to exercise such rights and realize the benefits therefrom are subject to a number of risks. The actual UPB of the mortgage loans on which New Residential can successfully exercise call rights and realize the benefits therefrom may differ materially from its initial assumptions. Fortress-managed funds acquired the other 50%

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

of the Excess MSRs. The aggregate purchase price was approximately $229.7 million . The par amount of the total advance commitments for the SLS Transaction was $219.2 million (with related financing of $195.5 million ). As of December 31, 2014, the closed portion of the purchase of $93.8 million included $8.4 million for 50% of the Excess MSRs, $83.8 million for servicer advances and Advance Fee (of which $74.3 million was financed as of December 31, 2014), and $1.6 million to fund a portion of the call rights on 57 of the 99 underlying securitization trusts. The remaining portion of the purchase price of $135.9 million included servicer advances and Advance Fee unfunded commitments of approximately $133.8 million that were funded in January 2015 (with approximately $121.2 million of related financing) and $2.1 million to fund the remaining portion of the call rights on 57 of the 99 underlying securitization trusts. As of September 30, 2015 , New Residential had funded $149.6 million of servicer advances, net of recoveries, financed with $133.3 million of notes payable outstanding (Note 11). SLS will continue to service the loans in exchange for a servicing fee of 10.75 bps and an incentive fee (the “SLS Incentive Fee”) which is based on the ratio of the outstanding servicer advances to the UPB of the underlying loans.
On April 6, 2015, New Residential acquired servicer advances in connection with the HLSS Acquisition (Note 1).

In April 2015, New Residential acquired the call rights related to an underlying pool of residential mortgage loans with a UPB of approximately $107.1 billion from Ocwen. The pool of underlying mortgage loans represents the mortgage loans underlying the Excess MSR and Servicer Advances investments acquired from HLSS (Note 1). New Residential continues to evaluate the call rights it acquired from Ocwen, and its ability to exercise such rights and realize the benefits therefrom are subject to a number of risks. The actual UPB of the mortgage loans on which New Residential can successfully exercise call rights and realize the benefits therefrom may differ materially from its initial assumptions.

New Residential elected to record its investments in servicer advances, including the right to the basic fee component of the related MSRs, at fair value pursuant to the fair value option for financial instruments to provide users of the financial statements with better information regarding the effects of market factors.
 
The following is a summary of the investments in servicer advances, including the right to the basic fee component of the related MSRs:
 
Amortized Cost Basis

Carrying Value (A)

Weighted Average Discount Rate
 
Weighted Average Yield

Weighted Average Life (Years) (B)
September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicer advances (C)
$
7,417,372

 
$
7,499,775

 
5.5
%
 
5.6
%
 
4.3
As of December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicer advances
$
3,186,622

 
$
3,270,839

 
5.4
%
 
5.8
%
 
4.0
  
(A)
Carrying value represents the fair value of the investments in servicer advances, including the basic fee component of the related MSRs.
(B)
Weighted Average Life represents the weighted average expected timing of the receipt of expected net cash flows for this investment.
(C)
Excludes an asset-backed security collateralized by servicer advances purchased during the third quarter of 2015. This security had a face amount of $122.0 million and was purchased for $122.0 million . See Note 7 for details related to this security.
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015

2014

2015

2014
Changes in Fair Value Recorded in Other Income
 
$
(18,738
)
 
$
22,948

 
$
(1,845
)
 
$
105,825



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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

The following is additional information regarding the servicer advances and related financing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan-to-Value (A)
 
Cost of Funds (C)
 
 
UPB of Underlying Residential Mortgage Loans
 
Outstanding Servicer Advances
 
Servicer Advances to UPB of Underlying Residential Mortgage Loans
 
Face Amount of Notes Payable
 
Gross
 
Net (B)
 
Gross
 
Net
September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicer advances (D)
 
$
228,839,917

 
$
7,644,435

 
3.3
%
 
$
7,055,203

 
90.5
%
 
89.4
%
 
3.1
%
 
2.3
%
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicer advances (D)
 
$
96,547,773

 
$
3,102,492

 
3.2
%
 
$
2,890,230

 
91.4
%
 
90.4
%
 
3.0
%
 
2.3
%
 
(A)
Based on outstanding servicer advances as of September 30, 2015 , excluding purchased but unsettled servicer advances.
(B)
Ratio of face amount of borrowings to par amount of servicer advance collateral, net of an interest reserve maintained by the Buyer.
(C)
Annualized measure of the cost associated with borrowings. Gross Cost of Funds primarily includes interest expense and facility fees. Net Cost of Funds excludes facility fees.
(D)
The following types of advances comprise the investments in servicer advances:
    


September 30, 2015

December 31, 2014
Principal and interest advances

$
2,376,186


$
729,713

Escrow advances (taxes and insurance advances)

3,653,320


1,600,713

Foreclosure advances

1,614,929


772,066

Total

$
7,644,435

 
$
3,102,492

 
Interest income recognized by New Residential related to its investments in servicer advances was comprised of the following:


Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,


2015

2014

2015

2014
Interest income, gross of amounts attributable to servicer compensation

$
221,613


$
79,116


$
511,931


$
232,800

Amounts attributable to base servicer compensation

(26,553
)

(6,932
)

(65,111
)

(20,983
)
Amounts attributable to incentive servicer compensation

(89,952
)

(21,217
)

(190,775
)

(58,027
)
Interest income from investments in servicer advances

$
105,108

 
$
50,967

 
$
256,045

 
$
153,790


Others’ interests in the equity of the Buyer is computed as follows:
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Total Advance Purchaser LLC equity
 
$
395,717

 
$
457,545

Others’ ownership interest
 
55.5
%
 
55.5
%
Others’ interest in equity of consolidated subsidiary
 
$
219,538

 
$
253,836



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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

Others’ interests in the Buyer’s net income is computed as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net Advance Purchaser LLC income
 
$
13,036

 
$
46,834

 
$
40,258

 
$
166,227

Others’ ownership interest as a percent of total (A)
 
55.5
%
 
54.9
%
 
55.5
%
 
55.7
%
Others’ interest in net income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries (B)
 
$
7,230

 
$
25,726

 
$
22,332

 
$
92,524


(A)
As a result, New Residential owned 44.5% and 45.1% of the Buyer, on average during the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 , respectively, and 44.5% and 44.3% of the Buyer, on average during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 , respectively.
(B)
Excludes HLSS shareholders’ interests in the net income (loss) of HLSS of $0.0 million , $0.0 million , $5.1 million , and $0.0 million during these periods, respectively.

7. INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE SECURITIES
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2015
 
(in millions)
 
Agency
 
Non Agency
Purchases
 
 
 
Face
$
3,936.1

 
$
1,250.9

Purchase Price
$
4,085.7

 
$
778.1

 
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
 
Face
$
4,278.5

 
$
441.1

Amortized Cost
$
4,439.2

 
$
385.9

Sale Price
$
4,466.7

 
$
389.7

Gain on Sale
$
27.4

 
$
3.8

 
On June 25, 2015, New Residential exercised its call rights related to 18 Non-Agency RMBS trusts and purchased performing and non-performing residential mortgage loans contained in such trusts prior to their termination. New Residential owned $13.7 million face amount of securities issued by these trusts and received par on these securities, which had an amortized cost basis of $9.1 million prior to the repayment. See Note 8 for further details on this transaction.

On September 25, 2015, New Residential exercised its call rights related to seven Non-Agency RMBS trusts and purchased performing and non-performing residential mortgage loans contained in such trusts prior to their termination. New Residential owned $7.4 million face amount of securities issued by these trusts and received par on these securities, which had an amortized cost basis of $4.5 million prior to the repayment. See Note 8 for further details on this transaction.

On September 30, 2015, New Residential sold and purchased $1.9 billion and $1.0 billion face amount of Agency RMBS for $2.0 billion and $1.1 billion , respectively. These unsettled sales and purchases were recorded on the balance sheet on trade date as Trade Receivable and Trades Payable.

See Note 10 for a discussion of transactions formerly accounted for as linked transactions.


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

The following is a summary of New Residential’s real estate securities, all of which are classified as available-for-sale and are, therefore, reported at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income, except for securities that are other-than-temporarily impaired and except for securities which New Residential elected to carry at fair value and record changes to valuation through the income statement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Unrealized
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average
 
December 31, 2014
Asset Type
 
Outstanding Face Amount
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Carrying Value (A)
 
Number of Securities
 
Rating (B)
 
Coupon
 
Yield
 
Life (Years) (C)
 
Principal Subordination (D)
 
Carrying Value
Agency
  RMBS (E)(F)
 
$
1,192,781

 
$
1,251,358

 
$
480

 
$
(2,553
)
 
$
1,249,285

 
27

 
AAA
 
3.32
%
 
2.64
%
 
5.2
 
N/A

 
$
1,740,163

Non-Agency
    RMBS (G) (H)
 
2,594,423

 
1,166,464

 
22,651

 
(9,671
)
 
1,179,444

 
201

 
B+
 
2.45
%
 
4.46
%
 
7.9
 
13.6
%
 
723,000

Total/
   Weighted
    Average
 
$
3,787,204

 
$
2,417,822

 
$
23,131

 
$
(12,224
)
 
$
2,428,729

 
228

 
A-
 
2.82
%
 
3.52
%
 
6.5
 
 
 
$
2,463,163

 
(A)
Fair value, which is equal to carrying value for all securities. See Note 12 regarding the estimation of fair value.
(B)
Represents the weighted average of the ratings of all securities in each asset type, expressed as an S&P equivalent rating. This excludes the ratings of the collateral underlying 60 bonds which either have never been rated or for which rating information is no longer provided. For each security rated by multiple rating agencies, the lowest rating is used. New Residential used an implied AAA rating for the Agency RMBS. Ratings provided were determined by third party rating agencies, and represent the most recent credit ratings available as of the reporting date and may not be current.
(C)
The weighted average life is based on the timing of expected principal reduction on the assets.
(D)
Percentage of the outstanding face amount of securities that is subordinate to New Residential’s investments.
(E)
Includes securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”).
(F)
The total outstanding face amount was $1.0 billion for fixed rate securities and $192.6 million for floating rate securities as of September 30, 2015 .
(G)
The total outstanding face amount was $1.6 billion (including $1.4 billion of residual and interest-only notional amount) for fixed rate securities and $966.9 million (including $44.8 million of residual and interest-only notional amount) for floating rate securities as of September 30, 2015 .
(H)
Includes Other ABS consisting primarily of (i) interest-only securities which New Residential elected to carry at fair value and record changes to valuation through the income statement and representing 5.3% of the carrying value of the Non-Agency RMBS portfolio and (ii) bonds backed by servicer advances representing 10.4% of the carrying value of the Non-Agency RMBS portfolio.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Unrealized
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average
Asset Type
 
Outstanding Face Amount
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Carrying Value
 
Number of Securities
 
Rating
 
Coupon
 
Yield
 
Life (Years)
 
Principal Subordination
Other ABS
 
$
1,131,277

 
$
64,116

 
$
1,129

 
$
(1,835
)
 
$
63,410

 
9

 
AA+
 
1.86
%
 
8.71
%
 
4.2
 
N/A
Servicer Advance Bond
 
$
122,000

 
$
122,000

 
$

 
$

 
$
122,000

 
1

 
AAA
 
2.54
%
 
2.54
%
 
1.0
 
N/A

Unrealized losses that are considered other than temporary are recognized currently in earnings. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 , New Residential recorded other-than-temporary impairment charges (“OTTI”) of $3.3 million with respect to real estate securities. Any remaining unrealized losses on New Residential’s securities were primarily the result of changes in market factors, rather than issue-specific credit impairment. New Residential performed analyses in relation to such securities, using its best estimate of their cash flows, which support its belief that the carrying values of such securities were fully recoverable over their expected holding period. New Residential has no intent to sell, and is not more likely than not to be required to sell, these securities.
 

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

The following table summarizes New Residential’s securities in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2015 .
 
 
 
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average
Securities in an Unrealized Loss Position
 
Outstanding Face Amount
 
Before Impairment
 
Other-Than-
Temporary Impairment (A)
 
After Impairment
 
Gross Unrealized Losses
 
Carrying Value
 
Number of Securities
 
Rating (B)
 
Coupon
 
Yield
 
Life
(Years)
Less than Twelve
    Months
 
$
1,352,966

 
$
509,529

 
$
(2,869
)
 
$
506,660

 
$
(10,135
)
 
$
496,525

 
89

 
BB-
 
2.09
%
 
3.90
%
 
8.3
Twelve or More
    Months
 
131,082

 
141,743

 

 
141,743

 
(2,089
)
 
139,654

 
16

 
AAA
 
2.41
%
 
2.21
%
 
5.0
Total/Weighted
    Average
 
$
1,484,048

 
$
651,272

 
$
(2,869
)
 
$
648,403

 
$
(12,224
)
 
$
636,179

 
105

 
BBB-
 
2.16
%
 
3.53
%
 
7.6
 
(A)
This amount represents other-than-temporary impairment recorded on securities that are in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2015 .
(B)
The weighted average rating of securities in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months excludes the rating of 23 bonds which either have never been rated or for which rating information is no longer provided.

New Residential performed an assessment of all of its debt securities that are in an unrealized loss position (an unrealized loss position exists when a security’s amortized cost basis, excluding the effect of OTTI, exceeds its fair value) and determined the following:
 
September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Amortized Cost Basis After Impairment
 
Credit (A)
 
Non-Credit (B)
Securities New Residential intends to sell (C)
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Securities New Residential is more likely than not to be
    required to sell (D)

 

 

 
N/A

Securities New Residential has no intent to sell and is not
    more likely than not to be required to sell:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit impaired securities
111,179

 
113,435

 
(2,869
)
 
(2,256
)
Non-credit impaired securities
525,000

 
534,968

 

 
(9,968
)
Total debt securities in an unrealized loss position
$
636,179

 
$
648,403

 
$
(2,869
)
 
$
(12,224
)
  
(A)
This amount is required to be recorded as other-than-temporary impairment through earnings. In measuring the portion of credit losses, New Residential estimates the expected cash flow for each of the securities. This evaluation includes a review of the credit status and the performance of the collateral supporting those securities, including the credit of the issuer, key terms of the securities and the effect of local, industry and broader economic trends. Significant inputs in estimating the cash flows include New Residential’s expectations of prepayment speeds, default rates and loss severities. Credit losses are measured as the decline in the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the investment’s effective interest rate.
(B)
This amount represents unrealized losses on securities that are due to non-credit factors and recorded through other comprehensive income.
(C)
A portion of securities New Residential intends to sell have a fair value equal to their amortized cost basis after impairment and, therefore, do no t have unrealized losses reflected in other comprehensive income as of September 30, 2015 .
(D)
New Residential may, at times, be more likely than not to be required to sell certain securities for liquidity purposes. While the amount of the securities to be sold may be an estimate, and the securities to be sold have not yet been identified, New Residential must make its best estimate, which is subject to significant judgment regarding future events, and may differ materially from actual future sales.


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

The following table summarizes the activity related to credit losses on debt securities:
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Beginning balance of credit losses on debt securities for which a portion of an OTTI was
    recognized in other comprehensive income
$
1,127

Increases to credit losses on securities for which an OTTI was previously recognized and a portion
    of an OTTI was recognized in other comprehensive income
5

Additions for credit losses on securities for which an OTTI was not previously recognized
3,287

Reductions for securities for which the amount previously recognized in other comprehensive
    income was recognized in earnings because the entity intends to sell the security or more likely
    than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis

Reduction for credit losses on securities for which no OTTI was recognized in other
    comprehensive income at the current measurement date

Reduction for securities sold during the period
(574
)
Ending balance of credit losses on debt securities for which a portion of an OTTI was recognized
    in other comprehensive income
$
3,845

 
The table below summarizes the geographic distribution of the collateral securing New Residential’s Non-Agency RMBS:
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Geographic Location (B)
 
Outstanding Face Amount

Percentage of Total Outstanding
 
Outstanding Face Amount

Percentage of Total Outstanding
Western U.S.
 
$
829,570


33.5
%
 
$
779,930

 
41.1
%
Southeastern U.S.
 
623,324


25.2
%
 
409,755

 
21.6
%
Northeastern U.S.
 
483,036


19.5
%
 
344,716

 
18.2
%
Midwestern U.S.
 
259,430


10.5
%
 
190,480

 
10.0
%
Southwestern U.S.
 
274,590


11.1
%
 
170,829

 
9.0
%
Other (A)
 
2,473


0.2
%
 
440

 
0.1
%
 
 
$
2,472,423


100.0
%
 
$
1,896,150

 
100.0
%
  
(A)
Represents collateral for which New Residential was unable to obtain geographic information.
(B)
Excludes $122.0 million face amount of bonds backed by servicer advances.

New Residential evaluates the credit quality of its real estate securities, as of the acquisition date, for evidence of credit quality deterioration. As a result, New Residential identified a population of real estate securities for which it was determined that it was probable that New Residential would be unable to collect all contractually required payments. For securities acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 , excluding residual and interest-only securities, the face amount of these real estate securities was $280.2 million , with total expected cash flows of $323.0 million and a fair value of $205.8 million on the dates that New Residential purchased the respective securities.
 
The following is the outstanding face amount and carrying value for securities, for which, as of the acquisition date, it was probable that New Residential would be unable to collect all contractually required payments, excluding residual and interest-only securities:
 
Outstanding Face Amount
 
Carrying Value
September 30, 2015
$
596,801

 
$
404,884

December 31, 2014
536,342

 
414,298

 

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

The following is a summary of the changes in accretable yield for these securities:
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Balance at December 31, 2014
$
181,671

Adoption of ASU No. 2014-11 (Note 1)
146,741

Additions
117,286

Accretion
(19,926
)
Reclassifications from (to) non-accretable difference
(45,339
)
Disposals
(97,991
)
Balance at September 30, 2015
$
282,442


See Note 18 for recent activities related to New Residential’s investments in real estate securities.

8. INVESTMENTS IN RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 , New Residential acquired and sold several portfolios of reperforming and non-performing residential mortgage loans as discussed below:

New Residential acquired a portfolio of non-performing GNMA EBO residential mortgage loans with a UPB of $424.3 million for approximately $418.8 million as a part of the HLSS Acquisition (Note 1).
New Residential sold non-performing and performing residential mortgage loans with a UPB of approximately $1.2 billion and a carrying value of approximately $997.1 million at a price of approximately $1.0 billion and recorded gains of $29.8 million .
On June 25, 2015, New Residential exercised its call rights related to 18 Non-Agency RMBS trusts and purchased performing and non-performing loans with a UPB of approximately $369.0 million at a price of approximately $388.8 million , contained in such trusts prior to their termination. New Residential securitized approximately $334.5 million in UPB of performing loans, which was recorded as a sale for accounting purposes, recognized a loss on settlement of investments of approximately $2.8 million , and paid approximately $14.9 million to acquire interest only notes representing a beneficial interest in the securitization. New Residential retained non-performing loans with a UPB of approximately $34.5 million at a price of $31.7 million . Additionally, New Residential acquired $1.3 million of real estate owned.
On September 25, 2015, New Residential exercised its call rights related to seven seasoned Non-Agency RMBS trusts and purchased performing and non-performing loans with a UPB of approximately $216.3 million at a price of approximately $223.1 million , contained in such trusts prior to their termination. Additionally, New Residential acquired $1.5 million of real estate owned.

Loans are accounted for based on New Residential’s strategy for the loan, and on whether the loan was credit-impaired at the date of acquisition. New Residential accounts for loans based on the following categories:

Loans Held-for-Investment:
Reverse Mortgage Loans
Performing Loans
Purchased Credit Impaired (“PCI”) Loans
Loans Held-for-Sale (“HFS”)
Real Estate Owned (“REO”)


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

The following table presents certain information regarding New Residential’s residential mortgage loans outstanding by loan type, excluding REO:


September 30, 2015
 



Outstanding Face Amount

Carrying
Value

Loan
Count

Weighted Average Yield

Weighted Average Life (Years) (A)

Floating Rate Loans as a % of Face Amount

Loan to Value Ratio (“LTV”) (B)

Weighted Avg. Delinquency (C)

Weighted Average FICO (D)
 
December 31, 2014
Carrying Value
Loan Type


















 

Reverse Mortgage Loans (E)(F)

$
37,331


$
20,316


150


10.0
%

4.1

20.3
%

112.5
%

75.6
%

N/A

 
$
24,965

Performing Loans (G)

22,154


20,497


684


9.0
%

5.7

17.4
%

77.6
%

3.4
%

627

 
22,873

Total Residential Mortgage Loans, held-for-
    investment

$
59,485

 
$
40,813

 
834


9.6
%

4.7

19.2
%

99.5
%

48.7
%

627

 
$
47,838

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performing Loans, held-for-sale (G)
 
$
196,973

 
$
205,169

 
1,765

 
3.6
%
 
6.6
 
2.0
%
 
47.0
%
 
%
 
710

 
$
388,485

Non-performing Loans, held-for-sale (H)(I)
 
585,879

 
508,748

 
3,582

 
5.3
%
 
2.4
 
14.7
%
 
109.3
%
 
86.3
%
 
575

 
737,954

Residential Mortgage Loans, held-for-sale
 
$
782,852

 
$
713,917

 
5,347

 
4.9
%
 
3.4
 
11.5
%
 
93.6
%
 
64.6
%
 
609

 
$
1,126,439


(A)
The weighted average life is based on the expected timing of the receipt of cash flows.
(B)
LTV refers to the ratio comparing the loan’s unpaid principal balance to the value of the collateral property.
(C)
Represents the percentage of the total principal balance that are 60+ days delinquent.
(D)
The weighted average FICO score is based on the weighted average of information updated and provided by the loan servicer on a monthly basis.
(E)
Represents a 70% interest that New Residential holds in reverse mortgage loans. The average loan balance outstanding based on total UPB is $0.4 million . Approximately 75% of these loans have reached a termination event. As a result, the borrower can no longer make draws on these loans. Each loan matures upon the occurrence of a termination event.
(F)
FICO scores are not used in determining how much a borrower can access via a reverse mortgage loan.
(G)
Includes loans that are current or less than 30 days past due at acquisition where New Residential expects to collect all contractually required principal and interest payments. Presented net of unamortized premiums of $6.7 million .
(H)
Includes loans with evidence of credit deterioration since origination where it is probable that New Residential will not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments. As of September 30, 2015 , New Residential has placed all of these loans on nonaccrual status, except as described in (I) below.
(I)
Includes $271.3 million UPB of GNMA EBO non-performing loans on accrual status as contractual cash flows are guaranteed by the FHA.

New Residential generally considers the delinquency status, loan-to-value ratios, and geographic area of residential mortgage loans as its credit quality indicators. Delinquency status is a primary credit quality indicator as loans that are more than 60 days past due provide an early warning of borrowers who may be experiencing financial difficulties. For residential mortgage loans, the current LTV ratio is an indicator of the potential loss severity in the event of default. Finally, the geographic distribution of the loan collateral also provides insight as to the credit quality of the portfolio, as factors such as the regional economy, home price changes and specific events will affect credit quality.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

The table below summarizes the geographic distribution of the underlying residential mortgage loans:
 
 
Percentage of Total Outstanding Unpaid Principal Amount as of
State Concentration
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
New Jersey
 
15.1
%
 
7.0
%
New York
 
14.6
%
 
12.2
%
California
 
12.4
%
 
15.0
%
Florida
 
7.6
%
 
6.3
%
Maryland
 
3.4
%
 
3.4
%
Illinois
 
3.3
%
 
4.4
%
Texas
 
3.3
%
 
4.1
%
Massachusetts
 
3.1
%
 
2.4
%
Pennsylvania
 
2.9
%
 
3.9
%
Washington
 
2.7
%
 
3.0
%
Other U.S.
 
31.6
%
 
38.3
%
 
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%

Reverse Mortgage Loans
 
In February 2013, New Residential, through a subsidiary, entered into an agreement to co-invest in a portfolio of reverse mortgage loans. New Residential acquired a 70% interest in the reverse mortgage loans. Nationstar has co-invested on a pari passu basis with New Residential in 30% of the reverse mortgage loans and is the servicer of the loans performing all servicing and advancing functions and retaining the ancillary income, servicing obligations and liabilities as the servicer.

Performing Loans

The following table provides past due information for New Residential’s Performing Loans, which is an important indicator of credit quality and the establishment of the allowance for loan losses:
September 30, 2015
Days Past Due
 
Delinquency Status (A)
Current
 
98.7
%
30-59
 
1.0
%
60-89
 
0.2
%
90-119 (B)
 
%
120+ (C)
 
0.1
%
 
 
100.0
%

(A)
Represents the percentage of the total principal balance that corresponds to loans that are in each delinquency status.
(B)
Includes loans 90 - 119 days past due and still accruing interest because they are generally placed on nonaccrual status at 120 days or more past due.
(C)
Represents nonaccrual loans.


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

Activities related to the carrying value of residential mortgage loans held-for-investment were as follows:
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2015
 
Reverse Mortgage Loans
 
Performing Loans
Balance at December 31, 2014
$
24,965

 
$
22,873

Purchases/additional fundings
837

 

Proceeds from repayments
(687
)
 
(2,247
)
Accretion of loan discount (premium) and other amortization (A)
4,332

 
(11
)
Provision for loan losses
(244
)
 
(118
)
Transfer of loans to other assets
(8,850
)
 

Transfer of loans to real estate owned
(37
)
 

Balance at September 30, 2015
$
20,316

 
$
20,497


(A)
Includes accelerated accretion of discount on loans paid in full.

Activities related to the valuation allowance on reverse mortgage loans and allowance for loan losses on performing loans held-for-investment were as follows:
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2015
 
Reverse Mortgage Loans
 
Performing Loans
Balance at December 31, 2014
$
1,518

 
$
1,447

Provision for loan losses (A)
245

 
118

Charge-offs (B)

 
(1,371
)
Balance at September 30, 2015
$
1,763

 
$
194


(A)
Based on an analysis of collective borrower performance, credit ratings of borrowers, loan-to-value ratios, estimated value of the underlying collateral, key terms of the loans and historical and anticipated trends in defaults and loss severities at a pool level.
(B)
Loans, other than PCI loans, are generally charged off or charged down to the net realizable value of the collateral (i.e., fair value less costs to sell), with an offset to the allowance for loan losses, when available information confirms that loans are uncollectible.

Purchased Credit Impaired Loans

New Residential’s PCI loans were classified as held-for-sale at December 31, 2014 and throughout the nine months ended September 30, 2015 , and therefore, are not subject to the accounting in ASC No. 310-30.


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

Loans Held-for-Sale

Activities related to the carrying value of loans held-for-sale were as follows:
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2015
 
 
Loans Held-for-Sale
Balance at December 31, 2014
 
$
1,126,439

Purchases (A)
 
1,029,934

Sales
 
(1,355,082
)
Transfer of loans to other assets
 
(9,038
)
Transfer of loans to real estate owned
 
(27,900
)
Adoption of ASU No. 2014-11 (B)
 
1,831

Proceeds from repayments
 
(51,548
)
Valuation provision on loans
 
(719
)
Balance at September 30, 2015
 
$
713,917


(A)
Represents loans acquired with the intent to sell, including loans acquired in the HLSS Acquisition (Note 1).
(B)
Represents loans financed with the selling counterparty that were previously accounted for as linked transactions (Note 1).

Real estate owned (REO)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 , New Residential received properties in satisfaction of non-performing residential mortgage loans. As a result, New Residential has recognized REO assets totaling approximately $29.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 . In addition, New Residential has recognized $58.4 million in claims receivable from FHA on GNMA EBO loans and reverse mortgage loans for which foreclosure has been completed and for which New Residential has made or intends to make a claim (Note 2). As of September 30, 2015 , New Residential had non-performing residential mortgage loans that were in the process of foreclosure with an unpaid principal balance of $353.9 million .

Linked Transactions
 
See Note 10 for a discussion of transactions formerly accounted for as linked transactions.

9. INVESTMENTS IN CONSUMER LOANS, EQUITY METHOD INVESTEES
 
In April 2013, New Residential completed, through newly formed limited liability companies (together, the “Consumer Loan Companies”), a co-investment in a portfolio of consumer loans. The portfolio included personal unsecured loans and personal homeowner loans originated through subsidiaries of HSBC Finance Corporation. The Consumer Loan Companies acquired the portfolio from HSBC Finance Corporation and its affiliates. New Residential acquired 30% membership interests in each of the Consumer Loan Companies. Of the remaining 70% of the membership interests, Springleaf acquired 47% and an affiliate of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors L.L.C. acquired 23% . Springleaf acts as the managing member of the Consumer Loan Companies. The Consumer Loan Companies initially financed approximately 73% of the original purchase price with asset-backed notes. In September 2013, the Consumer Loan Companies issued and sold additional asset-backed notes that were subordinate to the debt issued in April 2013. The Consumer Loan Companies were formed on March 19, 2013, for the purpose of making this investment, and commenced operations upon the completion of the investment. After a servicing transition period, Springleaf became the servicer of the loans and provides all servicing and advancing functions for the portfolio.

On October 3, 2014, the Consumer Loan Companies refinanced the outstanding asset-backed notes with an asset-backed securitization for approximately $2.6 billion . The proceeds in excess of the refinanced debt were distributed to the respective co-investors. New Residential received approximately $337.8 million , which reduced New Residential’s basis in the consumer loans investment to $0.0 million and resulted in a gain of approximately $80.1 million . Subsequent to this refinancing, New Residential has discontinued recording its share of the underlying earnings of the Consumer Loan Companies until such time as their cumulative earnings exceed their cumulative distributions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 , the Consumer Loan Companies

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

distributed $33.3 million to New Residential in excess of its basis, resulting in corresponding gains, including $0.6 million in tax withholding payments on behalf of New Residential. The tax withholding payments were considered a non-cash distribution.

The following tables summarize the investment in the Consumer Loan Companies held by New Residential:
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Consumer loan assets (amortized cost basis)
 
$
1,786,179

 
$
2,088,330

Other assets
 
75,165

 
92,051

Debt
 
(2,024,015
)
 
(2,411,421
)
Other liabilities
 
(6,077
)
 
(12,340
)
Equity
 
$
(168,748
)
 
$
(243,380
)
New Residential’s investment
 
$

 
$

New Residential’s ownership
 
30.0
%
 
30.0
%

 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Interest income
 
$
111,399

 
$
129,551

 
$
349,539

 
$
407,995

Interest expense
 
(21,282
)
 
(17,685
)
 
(66,577
)
 
(57,986
)
Provision for finance receivable losses
 
(15,277
)
 
(20,494
)
 
(52,632
)
 
(82,313
)
Other expenses, net
 
(14,100
)
 
(17,925
)
 
(44,862
)
 
(57,656
)
Change in fair value of debt
 

 
1,522

 

 
(14,810
)
Net income
 
$
60,740

 
$
74,969

 
$
185,468

 
$
195,230

New Residential’s equity in net income (through October 3, 2014)
 
$

 
$
22,490

 
$

 
$
60,185

New Residential’s ownership
 
30.0
%
 
30.0
%
 
30.0
%
 
30.0
%
 
The following is a summary of New Residential’s consumer loan investments made through equity method investees:
 
Unpaid Principal Balance (A)

Interest in  Consumer Loan Companies

Carrying Value (B)

Weighted Average Coupon (C)

Weighted Average Yield

Weighted Average Expected Life (Years) (D)
September 30, 2015
$
2,207,194

 
30.0
%
 
$
1,786,179

 
18.3
%
 
17.9
%
 
3.4
December 31, 2014
$
2,589,748

 
30.0
%
 
$
2,088,330

 
18.1
%
 
16.1
%
 
3.6

(A)
Represents the August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014 balances, respectively.
(B)
Represents the carrying value of the consumer loans held by the Consumer Loan Companies.
(C)
Substantially all of the cash flows received on the loans is required to be used to make payments on the notes described above.
(D)
Weighted Average Expected Life represents the weighted average expected timing of the receipt of expected cash flows for this investment.


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

10. DERIVATIVES
 
As of September 30, 2015 , New Residential’s derivative instruments included economic hedges that were not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. New Residential uses economic hedges to hedge a portion of its interest rate risk exposure. Interest rate risk is sensitive to many factors including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations, as well as other factors. New Residential’s credit risk with respect to economic hedges is the risk of default on New Residential’s investments that results from a borrower’s or counterparty’s inability or unwillingness to make contractually required payments.

As of September 30, 2015 , New Residential held to-be-announced forward contract positions (“TBAs”) of $1.5 billion in a short notional amount of Agency RMBS and any amounts or obligations owed by or to New Residential are subject to the right of set-off with the TBA counterparty. New Residential’s net short position in TBAs was entered into as an economic hedge in order to mitigate New Residential’s interest rate risk on certain specified mortgage backed securities. As part of executing these trades, New Residential has entered into agreements with its TBA counterparties that govern the transactions for the TBA purchases or sales made, including margin maintenance, payment and transfer, events of default, settlements, and various other provisions. New Residential has fulfilled all obligations and requirements entered into under these agreements.

As of September 30, 2015 , New Residential separately held TBAs of $500 million in a long notional amount of Agency RMBS and any amounts or obligations owed by or to New Residential are subject to the right of setoff with the TBA counterparty. New Residential purchased these TBAs during the third quarter, but as the specific securities were not identified as of September 30, 2015 , the positions are recorded as a derivative within the Accrued expenses and other liabilities line in the condensed financial statements. As part of executing these trades, New Residential has entered into agreements with its TBA counterparties that govern the transactions for the TBA purchases or sales made, including margin maintenance, payment and transfer, events of default, settlements, and various other provisions. New Residential has fulfilled all obligations and requirements entered into under these agreements.

As a result of ASU No. 2014-11 (Note 1), New Residential determined that, as of January 1, 2015, its linked transactions are accounted for as secured borrowings. As a result, $32.4 million carrying amount of derivatives was removed from the balance sheet and replaced with $116.8 million carrying amount of Non-Agency RMBS, $1.8 million carrying amount of Residential Mortgage Loans, Held-for-Investment, $86.0 million of Repurchase Agreements, and $0.2 million of other liabilities.

New Residential’s derivatives are recorded at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
Real Estate Securities (A)
Derivative assets
 
$

 
$
32,090

Non-Performing Loans (A)
Derivative assets
 

 
312

Interest Rate Caps
Derivative assets
 
1,318

 
195

 
 
 
$
1,318

 
$
32,597

Derivative liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
TBAs
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
$
(254
)
 
$
4,985

Interest Rate Swaps
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
29,618

 
9,235

 
 
 
$
29,364

 
$
14,220

 
(A)
For December 31, 2014 , investments purchased from, and financed by, the selling counterparty that New Residential accounted for as linked transactions are reflected as derivatives. Upon the adoption of ASU No. 2014-11 on January 1, 2015, these transactions are accounted for as secured borrowings.


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

The following table summarizes notional amounts related to derivatives:
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Non-Performing Loans (A)
$

 
$
2,931

Real Estate Securities (B)

 
186,694

TBAs, short position (C)
1,500,000

 
1,234,000

TBAs, long position (C)
500,000

 

Interest Rate Caps (D)
2,560,000

 
210,000

Interest Rate Swaps, short positions (E)
2,444,000

 
1,107,000


(A)
For December 31, 2014 , represents the UPB of the underlying loans of the non-performing loan pools within linked transactions.
(B)
For December 31, 2014 , represents the face amount of the real estate securities within linked transactions.
(C)
Represents the notional amount of Agency RMBS, classified as derivatives.
(D)
Caps LIBOR at 0.50% for $1,275 million of notional, at 0.75% for $1,075 million of notional, and at 3.0% for $210 million of notional.
(E)
Receive LIBOR and pay a fixed rate.

The following table summarizes gains (losses) recorded in relation to derivatives:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Other income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Performing Loans (A)
 
$

 
$
5,111

 
$

 
$
4,797

Real Estate Securities (A)
 

 

 

 
26

TBAs
 
2,054

 
33

 
254

 
263

Interest Rate Swaps
 
(15,294
)
 
(345
)
 
(20,383
)
 
(2,731
)
U.S.T. Short Positions
 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Caps
 
(999
)
 

 
(2,369
)
 

 
 
(14,239
)
 
4,799

 
(22,498
)
 
2,355

Gain (loss) on settlement of investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Estate Securities (A)
 

 

 

 

TBAs
 
(33,398
)
 

 
(36,902
)
 
43

Interest Rate Caps
 
(545
)
 

 
(545
)
 

Interest Rate Swaps
 
(5,463
)
 
(2,403
)
 
(10,780
)
 
(6,405
)
U.S.T. Short Positions
 

 

 

 
176

 
 
(39,406
)
 
(2,403
)
 
(48,227
)
 
(6,186
)
Total gains (losses)
 
$
(53,645
)
 
$
2,396

 
$
(70,725
)
 
$
(3,831
)
 
(A)
For December 31, 2014 , investments purchased from, and financed by, the selling counterparty that New Residential accounted for as linked transactions are reflected as derivatives. Upon the adoption of ASU No. 2014-11 on January 1, 2015, these transactions are accounted for as secured borrowings (Note 1).


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

11. DEBT OBLIGATIONS
 
The following table presents certain information regarding New Residential’s debt obligations:

 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collateral
 
 
Debt Obligations/Collateral
 
Month Issued
 
Outstanding Face Amount
 
Carrying Value (A)
 
Final Stated Maturity (B)
 
Weighted Average Funding Cost
 
Weighted Average Life (Years)
 
Outstanding Face
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Carrying Value
 
Weighted Average Life (Years)
 
Carrying Value (A)
Repurchase Agreements (C)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency RMBS (D)
 
Various
 
$
2,144,624

 
$
2,144,624

 
Oct-15
 
0.47
%
 
0.1
 
$
2,138,144

 
$
2,236,321

 
$
2,234,248

 
0.5
 
$
1,707,602

Non-Agency RMBS (E)
 
Various
 
890,025

 
890,025

 
Oct-15 to Mar-16
 
1.80
%
 
0.1
 
2,594,423

 
1,166,464

 
1,179,444

 
7.9
 
539,049

Residential Mortgage Loans (F)
 
Various
 
627,656

 
626,962

 
Nov-15 to Oct-16
 
2.79
%
 
0.5
 
799,635

 
728,339

 
730,312

 
3.5
 
867,334

Real Estate Owned (G)(H)
 
Various
 
72,084

 
72,005

 
Nov-15 to Aug-16
 
3.13
%
 
0.4
 
N/A

 
N/A

 
82,796

 
N/A
 
35,105

Consumer Loan Investment (I)
 
Apr-15
 
40,264

 
40,264

 
Oct-15
 
3.78
%
 
0.1
 
N/A

 
N/A

 

 
3.4
 

Total Repurchase Agreements
 
 
 
3,774,653

 
3,773,880

 

 
1.25
%
 
0.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,149,090

Notes Payable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secured Corporate Note (J)
 
May-15
 
188,266

 
186,520

 
Apr-17
 
5.44
%
 
1.6
 
96,532,601

 
222,505

 
263,476

 
5.0
 

Servicer Advances (K)
 
Various
 
7,055,203

 
7,038,079

 
Oct-15 to Aug-18
 
3.06
%
 
1.1
 
7,644,435

 
7,417,372

 
7,499,775

 
4.3
 
2,885,784

Residential Mortgage Loans (L)
 
Oct-14
 
20,601

 
20,601

 
Oct-15
 
3.08
%
 
0.1
 
37,331

 
22,078

 
20,316

 
4.1
 
22,194

Real Estate Owned
 
N/A
 

 

 
 
 
%
 
 
N/A

 
N/A

 

 
N/A
 
785

Total Notes Payable
 
 
 
7,264,070

 
7,245,200

 
 
 
3.12
%
 
1.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,908,763

Total/ Weighted Average
 
 
 
$
11,038,723

 
$
11,019,080

 
 
 
2.48
%
 
0.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
6,057,853

 
(A)
Net of deferred financing costs associated with the adoption of ASU No. 2015-03 (Note 1).
(B)
All debt obligations with a stated maturity of October 2015 were refinanced, extended, or repaid.
(C)
These repurchase agreements had approximately $2.9 million of associated accrued interest payable as of September 30, 2015 .
(D)
The counterparties of these repurchase agreements are Citibank ( $674.2 million ), Morgan Stanley ( $308.4 million ), Bank of America ( $202.1 million ), Daiwa ( $249.5 million ), Royal Bank of Canada ( $372.6 million ) and Jefferies ( $337.8 million ) and were subject to customary margin call provisions. All of the Agency RMBS repurchase agreements have a fixed rate. Collateral amounts include approximately $2.0 billion of related trade and other receivables.
(E)
The counterparties of these repurchase agreements are Barclays ( $11.1 million ), Credit Suisse ( $266.8 million ), Royal Bank of Canada ( $10.1 million ), Bank of America, N.A. ( $266.8 million ), Citibank ( $66.6 million ), Goldman Sachs ( $68.7 million ) and UBS ( $199.9 million ) and were subject to customary margin call provisions. All of the Non-Agency repurchase agreements have LIBOR-based floating interest rates.
(F)
The counterparties on these repurchase agreements are Barclays ( $247.1 million maturing in January 2016), Bank of America N.A. ( $264.1 million maturing in August 2016), Nomura ( $55.5 million maturing in May 2016), Citibank ( $3.1 million maturing in October 2016 ) and Credit Suisse ( $57.9 million maturing in November 2015). All of these repurchase agreements have LIBOR-based floating interest rates.
(G)
The counterparties of these repurchase agreements are Barclays ( $56.1 million ), Credit Suisse ( $1.1 million ), Bank of America, N.A. ( $5.0 million ) and Nomura ( $9.8 million ). All of these repurchase agreements have LIBOR-based floating interest rates.
(H)
Includes financing collateralized by receivables including claims from FHA on GNMA EBO loans for which foreclosure has been completed and for which New Residential has made or intends to make a claim on the FHA guarantee.

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

(I)
The repurchase agreement is payable to Bank of America, N.A. and bears interest equal to three-month LIBOR plus 3.50% and is collateralized by New Residential’s interest in consumer loans (Note 9).
(J)
The loan bears interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index equal to one-month LIBOR and (ii) a margin of 5.25% . The outstanding face amount of the collateral represents the UPB of the residential mortgage loans underlying the Excess MSRs that secure this corporate loan.
(K)
$3.8 billion face amount of the notes have a fixed rate while the remaining notes bear interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index rate equal to one-month LIBOR or a cost of funds rate, as applicable, and (ii) a margin ranging from 1.0% to 2.2% .
(L)
The note is payable to Nationstar and bears interest equal to one-month LIBOR plus 2.875% .
 
Certain of the debt obligations included above are obligations of New Residential’s consolidated subsidiaries, which own the related collateral. In some cases, including the servicer advances, such collateral is not available to other creditors of New Residential.

New Residential has margin exposure on $3.8 billion of repurchase agreements. To the extent that the value of the collateral underlying these repurchase agreements declines, New Residential may be required to post margin, which could significantly impact its liquidity.
 
Activities related to the carrying value of New Residential’s debt obligations were as follows:
 
 
Servicer Advances
 
Real Estate Securities
 
Real Estate Loans and REO
 
Consumer Loan Investment
 
Other
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2014 (A)
 
$
2,890,230

 
$
2,246,651

 
$
925,418

 
$

 
$

 
$
6,062,299

Repurchase Agreements:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings
 

 
5,062,743

 
1,078,753

 
42,976

 

 
6,184,472

Modified retrospective adjustment for the adoption of ASU No. 2014-11 (Note 1)
 

 
84,649

 
1,306

 

 

 
85,955

Repayments
 

 
(4,359,394
)
 
(1,282,758
)
 
(2,712
)
 

 
(5,644,864
)
Adoption of ASU No. 2015-03 (Note 1)
 

 

 
(773
)
 

 

 
(773
)
Notes Payable:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Retrospective adjustment for the adoption of ASU No. 2015-03 (Note 1)
 
(4,446
)
 

 

 

 

 
(4,446
)
Borrowings
 
8,940,486

 

 
1,632

 

 
852,419

 
9,794,537

Repayments
 
(4,775,513
)
 

 
(4,010
)
 

 
(665,858
)
 
(5,445,381
)
Adoption of ASU No. 2015-03 (Note 1)
 
(12,678
)
 

 

 

 
(41
)
 
(12,719
)
Balance at September 30, 2015
 
$
7,038,079

 
$
3,034,649

 
$
719,568

 
$
40,264

 
$
186,520

 
$
11,019,080


(A)    Excludes debt related to linked transactions (Note 10).

Servicer Advances

During the first quarter of 2015, the Buyer entered into agreements to increase financing pursuant to one servicer advance facility and one of the notes, which settled in March 2015. The facility increased capacity from $500.0 million to $1.0 billion , and the note increased from $650.0 million to $800.0 million with a fixed interest rate equal to 2.50% and an expected repayment date of March 2017.

In connection with the HLSS Acquisition, New Residential funded the purchase of servicer advances with notes issued under the HSART and HSART II facilities with a number of financial institutions consisting of (i) variable funding notes (“VFNs”) with a

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

borrowing capacity of up to $5.0 billion and (ii) $2.5 billion of term notes issued to institutional investors. The VFNs generally bear interest at a rate equal to the sum of (i) LIBOR or a cost of funds rate plus (ii) a spread of 1.0% to 1.6% depending on the class of the notes. The VFNs in the HSART II facility have expected repayment dates in December 2015 and the VFNs in the HSART facility have expected repayment dates in April 2016. The term notes generally bear interest at approximately 2.0% and have expected repayment dates from October 2015 through June 2018. The VFN and the term notes are secured by servicer advances, and the financing is nonrecourse, except for customary recourse provisions.

During the second quarter of 2015 , New Residential repaid a portion of the VFNs pursuant to the HSART facility with proceeds of new notes issued under a new servicer advance facility. This facility issued a VFN with a borrowing capacity of $0.4 billion . The VFN has an expected repayment date of April 2017. The VFN bears interest at a rate equal to the sum of (i) LIBOR or a cost of funds rate plus (ii) a spread of 1.95% . The VFN is secured by servicer advances, and the financing is nonrecourse, except for customary recourse provisions.

On August 28, 2015, New Residential, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 (“NRART”), issued servicer advance backed notes consisting of (i) VFNs with a borrowing capacity of up to $700.0 million and (ii) $800.0 million of term notes issued of which $44.0 million was voluntarily retained. New Residential repaid a portion of the VFNs pursuant to the HSART and HSART II facilities with proceeds of new notes issued under the NRART facility. The VFNs bear interest at a rate equal to the sum of (i) LIBOR plus (ii) a spread of 2.2% . The VFNs in the NRART facility have expected repayment dates in August 2016. The term notes bear interest at approximately 3.0% and have expected repayment dates from August 2016 through August 2018. The VFNs and term notes are secured by servicer advances, and the financing is nonrecourse, except for customary recourse provisions.

On October 1, 2015 , an event of default (the “Specified Default”) occurred under the indenture related to certain notes issued by HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust (“HSART”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Residential. The Specified Default occurred as a result of (and solely as a result of) Ocwen’s master servicer rating downgrade to “Below Average”, announced by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”) on September 29, 2015. After giving effect to such downgrade, Ocwen ceased to be an “Eligible Subservicer” under the indenture causing the “Collateral Test” under the indenture to not be satisfied. The continuing failure of the Collateral Test as of close of business on October 1, 2015 resulted in the occurrence of the Specified Default. The Specified Default caused $2.5 billion of term notes issued by HSART to become immediately due and payable, without premium or penalty, as of the close of business on October 1, 2015, in accordance with the terms of HSART’s indenture.

New Residential had previously secured approximately $4.0 billion of surplus servicer advance financing commitments from its lenders. HSART repaid all $2.5 billion of the term notes on October 2, 2015 in full with the proceeds of draws by HSART on variable funding notes previously issued by HSART. The holders of the variable funding notes issued by HSART previously agreed that the Specified Default would not be deemed an “event of default” under HSART’s indenture for purposes of their variable funding notes. After giving effect to the repayment of the term notes issued by HSART, the only outstanding notes issued by HSART are variable funding notes. The aggregate principal balance of such variable funding notes immediately after giving effect to the repayment of the term notes on October 2, 2015 equaled approximately $2.9 billion . No other material obligation of HSART arises, increases or accelerates as a result of the transactions described herein.

Residential Mortgage Loans

During the second quarter of 2015 , as a part of the HLSS Acquisition, New Residential acquired a portfolio of non-performing GNMA EBO residential mortgage loans with a UPB of $424.3 million for approximately $418.8 million , financed with a $393.0 million repurchase agreement with Barclays. Borrowings on this facility bear interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index rate equal to one-month LIBOR and (ii) a margin of 2.77% and have an expected repayment date in January 2016. This facility contains customary covenants and event of default provisions.

On September 25, 2015, New Residential exercised its call rights related to seven seasoned Non-Agency RMBS trusts and purchased performing and non-performing loans with a UPB of approximately $216.3 million at a price of approximately $223.1 million , contained in such trusts prior to their termination. Additionally, New Residential acquired $1.5 million of real estate owned. Financing in the amount of $207.9 million was provided by Bank of America, N.A on an existing repurchase facility.


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

Consumer Loan Investment

During the second quarter of 2015 , New Residential entered into a $43.0 million repurchase agreement with Bank of America, N.A. Borrowings on this facility bear interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index rate equal to three-month LIBOR and (ii) a margin of 3.50% . This facility contains customary covenants and event of default provisions.

Other

During the second quarter of 2015 , New Residential entered into an agreement to increase financing on a $100.0 million secured corporate loan with Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, an affiliate of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. The agreement increased capacity from $100.0 million to $205.0 million . The loan bore interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index rate equal to one-month LIBOR and (ii) a margin of 3.75% . The loan agreement contained customary covenants and event of default provisions. The loan was repaid in May 2015.

During the second quarter of 2015 , New Residential entered into a $165.0 million secured corporate loan with Barclays maturing in April 2016. The loan agreement contained customary covenants and event of default provisions. The loan was repaid in May 2015.

During the second quarter of 2015 , New Residential entered into $265.0 million of secured corporate debt with Credit Suisse maturing in July 2015. The loan contained customary covenants and event of default provisions. The loan was repaid in June 2015.

During the second quarter of 2015 , New Residential issued a $219.4 million secured corporate note maturing in April 2017. The loan bears interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index rate equal to one-month LIBOR and (ii) a margin of 5.25% until May 2016, after which the loan bears interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index rate equal to one-month LIBOR and (ii) a margin of 7.25% . The loan agreement contains customary covenants and event of default provisions.

Maturities
 
New Residential’s debt obligations as of September 30, 2015 had contractual maturities as follows:
Year
 
Nonrecourse
 
Recourse
 
Total
October 1 through December 31, 2015
 
$
1,014,660

 
$
3,136,186

 
$
4,150,846

2016
 
3,669,413

 
593,713

 
4,263,126

2017
 
1,555,105

 
188,266

 
1,743,371

2018
 
881,380

 

 
881,380

 
 
$
7,120,558

 
$
3,918,165

 
$
11,038,723


Borrowing Capacity

The following table represents New Residential’s borrowing capacity as of September 30, 2015 :
Debt Obligations/ Collateral
 
Collateral Type
 
Borrowing Capacity
 
Balance Outstanding
 
Available Financing
Repurchase Agreements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential Mortgage Loans
 
Real Estate Loans
 
$
2,275,000

 
$
430,635

 
$
1,844,365

Notes Payable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicer Advances (A)
 
Servicer Advances
 
10,969,193

 
7,055,203

 
3,913,990

 
 
 
 
$
13,244,193

 
$
7,485,838

 
$
5,758,355


(A)
New Residential’s unused borrowing capacity is available if New Residential has additional eligible collateral to pledge and meets other borrowing conditions as set forth in the applicable agreements, including any applicable advance rate. New Residential pays a 0.5% fee on the unused borrowing capacity.


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

Certain of the debt obligations are subject to customary debt covenants and event of default provisions, including event of default provisions triggered by a 50% equity decline over any 12 -month period, or a 35% decline over any 3 -month period, as of a quarter end, and a 4 :1 indebtedness to tangible net worth provision. New Residential was in compliance with all of its debt covenants as of September 30, 2015 .

12. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
The carrying values and fair values of New Residential’s financial assets recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as other financial instruments for which fair value is disclosed, as of September 30, 2015 were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value
 
Principal Balance or Notional Amount
 
Carrying Value
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess mortgage servicing rights, at fair value (A)
$
322,753,832

 
$
1,459,690

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,459,690

 
$
1,459,690

Excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, at fair value (A)
76,072,734

 
213,318

 

 

 
213,318

 
213,318

Servicer advances
7,644,435

 
7,499,775

 

 

 
7,499,775

 
7,499,775

Real estate securities, available-for-sale
3,787,204

 
2,428,729

 

 
1,249,285

 
1,179,444

 
2,428,729

Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment
59,485

 
40,813

 

 

 
41,965

 
41,965

Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale
782,852

 
713,917

 

 

 
718,104

 
718,104

Non-hedge derivatives
2,560,000

 
1,318

 

 
1,318

 

 
1,318

Cash and cash equivalents
348,312

 
348,312

 
348,312

 

 

 
348,312

Restricted cash
165,039

 
165,039

 
165,039

 

 

 
165,039

 
 
 
$
12,870,911

 
$
513,351

 
$
1,250,603

 
$
11,112,296

 
$
12,876,250

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Repurchase agreements
$
3,774,653

 
$
3,773,880

 
$

 
$
3,774,653

 
$

 
$
3,774,653

Notes payable
7,264,070

 
7,245,200

 

 

 
7,265,725

 
7,265,725

Derivative liabilities
4,444,000

 
29,364

 

 
29,364

 

 
29,364

 
 
 
$
11,048,444

 
$

 
$
3,804,017

 
$
7,265,725

 
$
11,069,742

 
(A)
The notional amount represents the total unpaid principal balance of the mortgage loans underlying the Excess MSRs. New Residential does not receive an excess mortgage servicing amount on non-performing loans in Agency portfolios.


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

New Residential’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs changed as follows:
 
Level 3
 
 
 
Excess MSRs (A)
 
Excess MSRs in Equity Method Investees (A)(B)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
Non-Agency
 
Agency
 
Non-Agency
 
Servicer Advances
 
Non-Agency RMBS
 
Linked Transactions
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2014
$
217,519

 
$
200,214

 
$
232,618

 
$
98,258

 
$
3,270,839

 
$
723,000

 
$
32,402

 
$
4,774,850

Transfers (C)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transfers from Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers from investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, to investments in excess mortgage servicing rights

 
98,258

 

 
(98,258
)
 

 

 

 

Gains (losses) included in net income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Included in other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) on securities (D)

 

 

 

 

 
(3,294
)
 

 
(3,294
)
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights (D)
1,985

 
(2,259
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
(274
)
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees (D)

 

 
16,443

 

 

 

 

 
16,443

Included in change in fair value of investments in servicer advances

 

 

 

 
(1,845
)
 

 

 
(1,845
)
Included in gain on settlement of investments, net

 

 

 

 

 
3,808

 

 
3,808

Included in other income (D)
2,246

 

 

 

 

 
(1,074
)
 

 
1,172

Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income, net of tax (E)

 

 

 

 

 
(717
)
 

 
(717
)
Interest income
22,114

 
65,760

 

 

 
256,045

 
39,217

 

 
383,136

Purchases, sales, repayments and transfers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases
131,488

 
919,531

 

 

 
15,746,159

 
778,085

 

 
17,575,263

Proceeds from sales

 

 

 

 

 
(389,719
)
 

 
(389,719
)
Proceeds from repayments
(43,277
)
 
(153,889
)
 
(35,743
)
 

 
(11,771,423
)
 
(86,694
)
 

 
(12,091,026
)
De-linked transactions (F)

 

 

 

 

 
116,832

 
(32,402
)
 
84,430

Balance at September 30, 2015
$
332,075

 
$
1,127,615

 
$
213,318

 
$

 
$
7,499,775

 
$
1,179,444

 
$

 
$
10,352,227

 
(A)
Includes the Recapture Agreement for each respective pool.
(B)
Amounts represent New Residential’s portion of the Excess MSRs held by the respective joint ventures in which New Residential has a 50% interest.
(C)
Transfers are assumed to occur at the beginning of each respective period.
(D)
The gains (losses) recorded in earnings during the period are attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to Level 3 assets still held at the reporting dates and realized gains (losses) recorded during the period.
(E)
These gains (losses) were included in net unrealized gain (loss) on securities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
(F)
See Note 10 for a discussion of transactions formerly accounted for as linked transactions.


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

Investments in Excess MSRs and Excess MSRs Equity Method Investees Valuation
 
The following table summarizes certain information regarding the weighted average inputs used in valuing the Excess MSRs owned directly and through equity method investees as of September 30, 2015 :
 
 
Significant Inputs (A)
Directly Held (Note 4)
 
Prepayment Speed (B)
 
Delinquency (C)
 
Recapture Rate (D)
 
Excess Mortgage Servicing Amount
(bps) (E)
Agency

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original and Recaptured Pools

10.6
%
 
4.2
%
 
32.5
%
 
21

Recapture Agreement

7.7
%
 
4.6
%
 
20.0
%
 
24



10.3
%
 
4.2
%
 
31.3
%
 
21

Non-Agency (F)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nationstar and SLS Serviced:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original and Recaptured Pools

12.7
%
 
N/A

 
10.3
%
 
13

Recapture Agreement

7.5
%
 
N/A

 
20.0
%
 
20

Ocwen Serviced Pools
 
9.5
%
 
N/A

 
%
 
14



10.1
%
 
N/A

 
2.3
%
 
14

Total/Weighted Average--Directly Held

10.1
%
 
4.2
%
 
7.9
%
 
15



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Held through Equity Method Investees (Note 5)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original and Recaptured Pools

12.6
%
 
6.3
%
 
33.4
%
 
19

Recapture Agreement

7.7
%
 
4.5
%
 
20.0
%
 
23

Total/Weighted Average--Held through Investees

11.8
%
 
6.0
%
 
31.3
%
 
19

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total/Weighted Average--All Pools
 
10.4
%
 
4.6
%
 
12.4
%
 
16


(A)
Weighted by amortized cost basis of the mortgage loan portfolio.
(B)
Projected annualized weighted average lifetime voluntary and involuntary prepayment rate using a prepayment vector.
(C)
Projected percentage of mortgage loans in the pool that will miss their mortgage payments.
(D)
Percentage of voluntarily prepaid loans that are expected to be refinanced by Nationstar.
(E)
Weighted average total mortgage servicing amount in excess of the basic fee.
(F)
For certain pools, the Excess MSR will be paid on the total UPB of the mortgage portfolio (including both performing and delinquent loans until REO). For these pools, no delinquency assumption is used.

As of September 30, 2015 , a weighted average discount rate of 9.8% was used to value New Residential’s investments in Excess MSRs (directly and through equity method investees).
 
Investments in Servicer Advances Valuation
 
The following table summarizes certain information regarding the inputs used in valuing the servicer advances:
 
Significant Inputs
 
Weighted Average
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding Servicer Advances to UPB of Underlying Residential Mortgage Loans
 
Prepayment Speed
 
Delinquency
 
Mortgage Servicing Amount (A)
 
Discount Rate
September 30, 2015
2.4
%
 
10.5
%
 
17.5
%
 
20.6

bps
5.5
%

(A)
Mortgage servicing amount excludes the amounts New Residential pays its servicers as a monthly servicing fee.

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

 
Real Estate Securities Valuation
 
As of September 30, 2015 , New Residential’s securities valuation methodology and results are further detailed as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value
Asset Type
 
Outstanding Face Amount
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Multiple Quotes (A)
 
Single Quote (B)
 
Total
 
Level
Agency RMBS
 
$
1,192,781

 
$
1,251,358

 
$
1,249,285

 
$

 
$
1,249,285

 
2

Non-Agency RMBS (C)
 
2,594,423

 
1,166,464

 
821,555

 
357,889

 
1,179,444

 
3

Total
 
$
3,787,204

 
$
2,417,822

 
$
2,070,840

 
$
357,889

 
$
2,428,729

 
 
 
(A)
New Residential generally obtained pricing service quotations or broker quotations from two sources, one of which was generally the seller (the party that sold New Residential the security) for Non-Agency RMBS. New Residential selected one of the quotes received as being most representative of the fair value and did not use an average of the quotes. Even if New Residential receives two or more quotes on a particular security that come from non-selling brokers or pricing services, it does not use an average because it believes using an actual quote more closely represents a transactable price for the security than an average level. Furthermore, in some cases there is a wide disparity between the quotes New Residential receives. New Residential believes using an average of the quotes in these cases would not represent the fair value of the asset. Based on New Residential’s own fair value analysis, it selects one of the quotes which is believed to more accurately reflect fair value. New Residential never adjusts quotes received. These quotations are generally received via email and contain disclaimers which state that they are “indicative” and not “actionable” — meaning that the party giving the quotation is not bound to actually purchase the security at the quoted price. New Residential’s investments in Agency RMBS are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because the market for these securities is very active and market prices are readily observable.
(B)
New Residential was unable to obtain quotations from more than one source on these securities. The one source was the party that sold New Residential the security.
(C)
Includes New Residential’s investments in interest-only notes for which the fair value option for financial instruments was elected.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, they are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain circumstances, such as when there is evidence of impairment. For residential mortgage loans held-for-sale and foreclosed real estate accounted for as REO, New Residential applies the lower of cost or fair value accounting and may be required, from time to time, to record a nonrecurring fair value adjustment.

At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis were $239.9 million and $666.6 million , respectively. The $239.9 million and the $666.6 million include approximately $211.0 million and $610.1 million of residential mortgage loans held-for-sale and $28.9 million and $56.5 million of REO, respectively. The fair value of New Residential’s mortgage loans held-for-sale are estimated based on a discounted cash flow model analysis using internal pricing models and categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The following table summarizes the inputs used in valuing these residential mortgage loans as of September 30, 2015 :
September 30, 2015
 
Fair Value
 
Discount Rate
 
Weighted Average Life (Years) (A)
 
Prepayment Rate
 
CDR (B)
 
Loss Severity (C)
Non-performing Loans
 
$
211,034

 
5.6
%
 
3.1
 
3.0
%
 
N/A
 
29.7
%

(A)
The weighted average life is based on the expected timing of the receipt of cash flows.
(B)
Represents the annualized rate of the involuntary prepayments (defaults) as a percentage of the total principal balance.
(C)
Loss severity is the expected amount of future realized losses resulting from the ultimate liquidation of a particular loan, expressed as the net amount of loss relative to the outstanding loan balance.


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

The fair value of REO is estimated using a broker’s price opinion discounted based upon New Residential’s experience with actual liquidation values and, therefore, is categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These discounts to the broker price opinion are generally 10% .

The total change in the recorded value of assets for which a fair value adjustment was included in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was an increase due to a net reversal of valuation allowance of approximately $1.9 million and $1.4 million for residential mortgage loans held-for-sale and REO, respectively.

Residential Mortgage Loans for Which Fair Value is Only Disclosed

The fair value of New Residential’s residential mortgage loans are estimated based on a discounted cash flow model analysis using internal pricing models and are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following table summarizes the inputs used in valuing residential mortgage loans as of September 30, 2015 :
 
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Valuation Provision/ (Reversal) In Current Year
 
Discount Rate
 
Weighted Average Life (Years) (A)
 
Prepayment Rate
 
CDR (B)
 
Loss Severity (C)
Reverse Mortgage Loans (D)
 
$
20,316

 
$
20,316

 
$
245

 
10.0
%
 
4.1
 
N/A

 
N/A

 
7.4
%
Performing Loans
 
225,666

 
228,494

 
118

 
5.3
%
 
6.5
 
16.3
%
 
1.6
%
 
32.7
%
Non-performing Loans
 
297,714

 
300,225

 
N/A

 
5.2
%
 
1.7
 
2.1
%
 
N/A

 
29.4
%
Total/Weighted Average
 
$
543,696

 
$
549,035

 
$
363

 
5.4
%
 
3.8
 
 
 
 
 
30.0
%

(A)
The weighted average life is based on the expected timing of the receipt of cash flows.
(B)
Represents the annualized rate of the involuntary prepayments (defaults) as a percentage of the total principal balance.
(C)
Loss severity is the expected amount of future realized losses resulting from the ultimate liquidation of a particular loan, expressed as the net amount of loss relative to the outstanding loan balance.
(D)
Carrying value and fair value represent a 70% interest New Residential holds in the reverse mortgage loans.

Derivative Valuation

New Residential enters into economic hedges including interest rate swaps and TBAs, which are categorized as Level 2 in the valuation hierarchy. New Residential generally values such derivatives using quotations, similarly to the method of valuation used for New Residential’s other assets that are categorized as Level 2.

Liabilities for Which Fair Value is Only Disclosed

Repurchase agreements and notes payable are not measured at fair value. They are generally considered to be Level 2 and Level 3 in the valuation hierarchy, respectively, with significant valuation variables including the amount and timing of expected cash flows, interest rates and collateral funding spreads.

Short-term repurchase agreements and short-term notes payable have an estimated fair value equal to their carrying value due to their short duration and generally floating interest rates. Longer-term notes payable are valued based on internal models utilizing both observable and unobservable inputs. As of September 30, 2015 , the notes payable have an estimated fair value of $7,265.7 million and a carrying value of $7,245.2 million .


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

13. EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
Equity and Dividends

New Residential’s Board of Directors authorized a one-for-two reverse stock split on August 5, 2014, subject to stockholder approval. In a special meeting on October 15, 2014, New Residential’s stockholders approved the reverse split. On October 17, 2014, New Residential effected the one-for-two reverse stock split of its common stock. As a result of the reverse stock split, every two shares of New Residential’s common stock were converted into one share of common stock, reducing the number of issued and outstanding shares of New Residential’s common stock from approximately 282.8 million to approximately 141.4 million . The impact of this reverse stock split has been retroactively applied to all periods presented.

In April 2015, New Residential issued the New Residential Acquisition Common Stock in connection with the HLSS Acquisition (Note 1).

In April 2015, New Residential issued 29,213,020  shares of its common stock in a public offering at a price to the public of $15.25 per share for net proceeds of approximately  $436.1 million . One of New Residential’s executive officers participated in this offering and purchased 250,000 shares at the public offering price. For the purpose of compensating the Manager for its successful efforts in raising capital for New Residential, in connection with this offering and the New Residential Acquisition Common Stock issued in the HLSS Acquisition, New Residential granted options to the Manager to purchase 5,750,000 shares of New Residential’s common stock at a price of $15.25 , which had a fair value of approximately $8.9 million as of the grant date. The assumptions used in valuing the options were: a  2.02%  risk-free rate, a 6.71%  dividend yield, 24.04% volatility and a 10  year term.

In June 2015, New Residential issued 27.9 million shares of its common stock in a public offering at a price to the public of $15.88 per share for net proceeds of approximately $442.6 million . One of New Residential’s executive officers participated in this offering and purchased 9,100 shares at the public offering price. For the purpose of compensating the Manager for its successful efforts in raising capital for New Residential, in connection with this offering, New Residential granted options to the Manager to purchase 2.8 million shares of New Residential’s common stock at the public offering price, which had a fair value of approximately $3.7 million as of the grant date. The assumptions used in valuing the options were: a 2.61% risk-free rate, a 7.81% dividend yield, 23.73% volatility and a 10 year term. In addition, the Manager and its employees exercised an aggregate of 6.2 million options and were issued an aggregate of 3.6 million shares of New Residential’s common stock in a cashless exercise, which were sold to third parties in a simultaneous secondary offering.

In July 2015, one former employee of the Manager exercised an aggregate of 37,500 options and received 20,227 shares of New Residential’s common stock in a cashless exercise.

On December 18, 2014, New Residential’s Board of Directors declared a fourth quarter 2014 dividend of $0.38 per common share or $53.7 million , which was paid on January 30, 2015 to stockholders of record as of December 30, 2014.

On March 16, 2015, New Residential’s Board of Directors declared a first quarter 2015 dividend of $0.38 per common share or $53.7 million , which was paid on April 30, 2015 to stockholders of record as of March 26, 2015.

On May 14, 2015, New Residential’s Board of Directors declared a second quarter 2015 dividend of $0.45 per common share or $89.5 million , which was paid on July 24, 2015 to stockholders of record as of May 26, 2015.

On September 18, 2015, New Residential’s Board of Directors declared a third quarter 2015 dividend of $0.46 per common share or $106.0 million , which was paid on October 30, 2015 to shareholders of record as of October 5, 2015.

Approximately 2.4 million shares of New Residential’s common stock were held by Fortress, through its affiliates, and its principals at September 30, 2015 .


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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

Option Plan

As of September 30, 2015 , New Residential’s outstanding options were summarized as follows:
 
Issued Prior to 2011
 
Issued in 2011-2015
 
Total
Held by the Manager
345,720

 
10,582,861

 
10,928,581

Issued to the Manager and subsequently transferred to certain of the Manager’s employees
88,280

 
1,359,248

 
1,447,528

Issued to the independent directors

 
4,000

 
4,000

Total
434,000

 
11,946,109

 
12,380,109


The following table summarizes New Residential’s outstanding options as of September 30, 2015 . The last sales price on the New York Stock Exchange for New Residential’s common stock in the quarter ended September 30, 2015 was $13.10 per share.
Recipient
Date of
Grant/
Exercise (A)
 
Number of
Options
 
Options
Exercisable
as of
September 30,
2015
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price (B)
 
Intrinsic
Value of Exercisable Options as of
September 30,
2015
(millions)
Directors
Various
 
6,000

 
4,000

 
$
13.58

 
$

Manager (C)
2003 - 2007
 
1,226,555

 
434,000

 
31.36

 

Manager (C)
Mar-11
 
838,417

 

 
6.58

 

Manager (C)
Sep-11
 
1,269,917

 

 
4.98

 

Manager (C)
Apr-12
 
948,750

 
7,000

 
6.82

 
0.04

Manager (C)
May-12
 
1,150,000

 
8,750

 
7.34

 
0.05

Manager (C)
Jul-12
 
1,265,000

 
9,250

 
7.34

 
0.05

Manager (C)
Jan-13
 
2,875,000

 
786,070

 
10.24

 
2.25

Manager (C)
Feb-13
 
1,150,000

 
1,149,998

 
11.48

 
1.86

Manager (C)
Apr-14
 
1,437,500

 
814,583

 
12.20

 
0.73

Manager (C)
Apr-15
 
2,828,698

 
471,450

 
15.25

 

Manager (C)
Apr-15
 
2,921,302

 
486,884

 
15.25

 

Manager (C)
Jun-15
 
2,793,539

 
279,354

 
15.88

 

Exercised (D)
2013-2015
 
(7,564,298
)
 
N/A

 
7.53

 
N/A

Expired unexercised
2013-2015
 
(766,271
)
 
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

Outstanding
 
 
12,380,109

 
4,451,339

 
 
 
 
 
(A)
Options expire on the tenth anniversary from date of grant.
(B)
The strike prices are subject to adjustment in connection with return of capital dividends.
(C)
The Manager assigned certain of its options to Fortress’s employees as follows:
Date of Grant
 
Range of Strike
Prices
 
Total Unexercised
Inception to Date
2005-2007
 
$29.92 to $33.80
 
88,282

2012
 
$6.82 to $7.34
 

2013
 
$10.24 to $11.48
 
1,100,496

2014
 
$12.20
 
258,750

Total
 
 
 
1,447,528

 

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

(D)
Exercised by employees of Fortress, subsequent to their assignment, or by directors. The options exercised had an intrinsic value of $60.5 million .

Income and Earnings Per Share
 
New Residential is required to present both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”). Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus the additional dilutive effect, if any, of common stock equivalents during each period. New Residential’s common stock equivalents are its outstanding stock options. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 , based on the treasury stock method, New Residential had 759,667 and 2,821,758 dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 , based on the treasury stock method, New Residential had 2,955,021 and 3,158,619 dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding, respectively.
 
Noncontrolling Interests
 
Noncontrolling interests is comprised of the interests held by third parties in consolidated entities that hold New Residential’s investments in servicer advances (Note 6) and HLSS for the period of April 6, 2015 through October 23, 2015.

14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Litigation – New Residential may, from time to time, be involved in various disputes, litigation and regulatory inquiries and investigations, some of which arise in the ordinary course of business. As of September 30, 2015 , New Residential is not subject to any material litigation, individually or in the aggregate, nor, to its knowledge, is any material litigation or regulatory inquiry or investigation that would likely result in a material adverse effect currently threatened against New Residential, except as described below. In addition, New Residential is not aware of any unasserted claims that it believes are material and probable of assertion where the risk of loss is expected to be reasonably possible.

Following the HLSS Acquisition (see Note 1 for related defined terms), material potential claims, lawsuits, and other proceedings, of which New Residential is currently aware, are as follows. New Residential has not accrued losses in connection with these legal contingencies because it does not believe there is a probable and reasonably estimable loss. Furthermore, New Residential cannot reasonably estimate the range of potential loss related to these legal contingencies at this time.

Three  putative class action lawsuits have been filed against HLSS and certain of its current and former officers and directors in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entitled: (i)  Oliveira v. Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., et al. , No. 15-CV-652 (S.D.N.Y.), filed on January 29, 2015; (ii)  Berglan v. Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., et al. , No. 15-CV-947 (S.D.N.Y.), filed on February 9, 2015; and (iii)  W. Palm Beach Police Pension Fund v. Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., et al. , No. 15-CV-1063 (S.D.N.Y.), filed on February 13, 2015. On April 2, 2015, these three lawsuits were consolidated into a single action, which is referred to as the “New York Action.” On April 28, 2015, lead plaintiffs, lead counsel and liaison counsel were appointed in the New York Action. On September 14, 2015, the court in the New York Action ordered lead plaintiffs to file an amended class action complaint by November 9, 2015.

The New York Action names as defendants HLSS, former HLSS Chairman William C. Erbey, HLSS Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer John P. Van Vlack, and HLSS Chief Financial Officer James E. Lauter. The New York Action asserts causes of action under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 based on certain public disclosures made by HLSS relating to its relationship with Ocwen and HLSS’s risk management and internal controls. More specifically, the consolidated class action complaint alleges that a series of statements in HLSS’s disclosures were materially false and misleading, including statements about (i) Ocwen’s servicing capabilities; (ii) HLSS’s contingencies and legal proceedings; (iii) its risk management and internal controls and (iv) certain related party transactions. The consolidated class action complaint also appears to allege that HLSS’s financial statements for the years ended 2012 and 2013, and the first quarter ended March 30, 2014, were false and misleading based on HLSS’s August 18, 2014 restatement. Lead plaintiffs in the New York Action also allege that HLSS misled investors by failing to disclose, among other things, information regarding governmental investigations of Ocwen’s business practices. New Residential intends to vigorously defend the New York Action.

Two  shareholder derivative actions have been filed purportedly on behalf of Ocwen Financial Corporation naming as defendants HLSS and certain current and former directors and officers of Ocwen, including former HLSS Chairman William C. Erbey, entitled

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

(i)  Sokolowski v. Erbey, et al. , No. 9:14-CV-81601 (S.D. Fla.), filed on December 24, 2014 (the “Sokolowski Action”), and (ii)  Moncavage v. Faris, et al. , No. 2015CA003244 (Fla. Palm Beach Cty. Ct.), filed on March 20, 2015 (collectively, with the Sokolowski Action, the “Ocwen Derivative Actions”). The original complaint in the Sokolowski Action named as defendants certain current and former directors and officers of Ocwen, including former HLSS Chairman William C. Erbey. On February 11, 2015, plaintiff in the Sokolowski Action filed an amended complaint naming additional defendants, including HLSS. The Ocwen Derivative Actions assert a cause of action for aiding and abetting certain alleged breaches of fiduciary duty under Florida law against HLSS and others, and claim that HLSS (i) substantially assisted Ocwen’s alleged wrongful conduct by purchasing Ocwen’s mortgage servicing rights and (ii) received improper benefits as a result of its business dealings with Ocwen due to Mr. Erbey’s purported control over both HLSS and Ocwen. Additionally, the Sokolowski Action asserts a cause of action for unjust enrichment against HLSS and others.

On March 11, 2015, plaintiff David Rattner filed a shareholder derivative action purportedly on behalf of HLSS entitled  Rattner v. Van Vlack, et al. , No. 2015CA002833 (Fla. Palm Beach Cty. Ct.) (the “HLSS Derivative Action”). The lawsuit names as defendants HLSS directors John P. Van Vlack, Robert J. McGinnis, Kerry Kennedy, Richard J. Lochrie, and David B. Reiner (collectively, the “Director Defendants”), New Residential Investment Corp., and Hexagon Merger Sub, Ltd. The HLSS Derivative Action alleges that the Director Defendants breached their fiduciary duties of due care, diligence, loyalty, honesty and good faith and the duty to act in the best interests of HLSS under Cayman law and claims that the Director Defendants approved a proposed merger with New Residential Investment Corp. that (i) provided inadequate consideration to HLSS’s shareholders, (ii) included unfair deal protection devices, (iii) and was the result of an inadequate process due to conflicts of interest. On July 8, 2015, the complaint was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice.

On September 15, 2014, the SEC instituted an investigation into HLSS’s restatement of its consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 and disclosures concerning related party transactions (the “HLSS Investigation”). HLSS agreed to resolve such matter by consenting to the entry of a Cease and Desist Order, without admitting or denying that HLSS violated Sections 13(a), 13(b)(2)(A), and 13(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rules 12b-20, 13a-1, and 13a-13 promulgated thereunder, and to a settlement payment of $1.5 million to the SEC. On October 5, 2015, the terms of the settlement were approved and accepted by the SEC.  Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, New Residential acquired substantially all of the assets of HLSS and assumed substantially all of the liabilities of HLSS, including the obligation for the aforementioned settlement payment. The matter giving rise to the HLSS Investigation and related settlement is unrelated to any activities of New Residential.

During the first three quarters of 2015, through their investment manager, certain bondholders (the “HSART Bondholders”) alleged that events of default had occurred under a debt issuance (HSART, see Notes 1 and 11) secured by a portion of the servicer advances acquired from HLSS and that, as a result, the HSART Bondholders were due additional interest under the related agreements. In February 2015, in response to such allegations, instead of releasing such amounts to the New Residential subsidiary that sponsors the HSART transaction entitled thereto, the trustee of HSART began to withhold, monthly, such interest (the “Withheld Funds”) so that such amounts were reserved in the event that it was determined that any of the alleged events of default had occurred. On August 28, 2015, the trustee commenced a legal proceeding requesting instruction from the court regarding the alleged defaults and the disposition of the Withheld Funds.

On October 2, 2015, the notes held by the HSART Bondholders were repaid in full. On October 14, 2015, the court ruled that no event of default had occurred under HSART, authorized the trustee to release the Withheld Funds and dismissed the legal proceeding. As a result of this ruling, $92.7 million was released from restricted cash accounts related to HSART and is now available for unrestricted use by New Residential.

HLSS has been and continues to be subject to other inquiries by government and other entities, as disclosed in HLSS’s filings with the SEC. New Residential is, from time to time, subject to inquiries by government entities. New Residential currently does not believe any of these inquiries would result in a material adverse effect on New Residential’s business.

Indemnifications – In the normal course of business, New Residential and its subsidiaries enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnifications. New Residential’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against New Residential that have not yet occurred. However, based on Newcastle’s and its own experience, New Residential expects the risk of material loss to be remote.
 

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

Capital Commitments — As of September 30, 2015 , New Residential had outstanding capital commitments related to investments in the following investment types (also refer to Note 18 for additional capital commitments entered into subsequent to September 30, 2015 ):

Excess MSRs  — As of September 30, 2015 , New Residential had outstanding capital commitments related to the acquisition of Excess MSRs on portfolios of Agency residential mortgage loans as discussed in Note 18. See Notes 4 and 5 for information on New Residential’s investments in Excess MSRs.

Servicer Advances — New Residential and third-party co-investors agreed to purchase future servicer advances related to Non-Agency mortgage loans. The actual amount of future advances purchased will be based on: (a) the credit and prepayment performance of the underlying loans, (b) the amount of advances recoverable prior to liquidation of the related collateral and (c) the percentage of the loans with respect to which no additional advance obligations are made. The actual amount of future advances is subject to significant uncertainty. See Note 6 for information on New Residential’s investments in servicer advances.

Residential Mortgage Loans — As part of its investment in residential mortgage loans, New Residential may be required to outlay capital. These capital outflows primarily consist of advance escrow and tax payments, residential maintenance and property disposition fees. The actual amount of these outflows is subject to significant uncertainty. See Note 8 for information on New Residential’s investments in residential mortgage loans.
Debt Covenants — New Residential’s debt obligations contain various customary debt covenants (Note 11).
 
Certain Tax-Related Covenants — If New Residential is treated as a successor to Newcastle under applicable U.S. federal income tax rules, and if Newcastle fails to qualify as a REIT, New Residential could be prohibited from electing to be a REIT. Accordingly, Newcastle has (i) represented that it has no knowledge of any fact or circumstance that would cause New Residential to fail to qualify as a REIT, (ii) covenanted to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with New Residential as necessary to enable New Residential to qualify for taxation as a REIT and receive customary legal opinions concerning REIT status, including providing information and representations to New Residential and its tax counsel with respect to the composition of Newcastle’s income and assets, the composition of its stockholders, and its operation as a REIT; and (iii) covenanted to use its reasonable best efforts to maintain its REIT status for each of Newcastle’s taxable years ending on or before December 31, 2014 (unless Newcastle obtains an opinion from a nationally recognized tax counsel or a private letter ruling from the IRS to the effect that Newcastle’s failure to maintain its REIT status will not cause New Residential to fail to qualify as a REIT under the successor REIT rule referred to above). Additionally, New Residential covenanted to use its reasonable best efforts to qualify for taxation as a REIT for its taxable year ended December 31, 2013.

15. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES
 
New Residential is party to a Management Agreement with its Manager which provides for automatically renewing one-year terms subject to certain termination rights. The Manager’s performance is reviewed annually and the Management Agreement may be terminated by New Residential by payment of a termination fee, as defined in the Management Agreement, equal to the amount of management fees earned by the Manager during the twelve consecutive calendar months immediately preceding the termination, upon the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the independent directors, or by a majority vote of the holders of common stock. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Manager, under the supervision of New Residential’s board of directors, formulates investment strategies, arranges for the acquisition of assets and associated financing, monitors the performance of New Residential’s assets and provides certain advisory, administrative and managerial services in connection with the operations of New Residential.

Effective May 15, 2013, the Manager is entitled to receive a management fee in an amount equal to 1.5%  per annum of New Residential’s gross equity calculated and payable monthly in arrears in cash. Gross equity is generally the equity transferred by Newcastle on the distribution date, plus total net proceeds from stock offerings, plus certain capital contributions to subsidiaries, less capital distributions and repurchases of common stock.

In addition, effective May 15, 2013, the Manager is entitled to receive annual incentive compensation in an amount equal to the product of (A)  25% of the dollar amount by which (1) (a) New Residential’s funds from operations before the incentive compensation, excluding funds from operations from investments in the Consumer Loan Companies and any unrealized gains or losses from mark-to-market valuation changes on investments and debt (and any deferred tax impact thereof), per share of common stock, plus (b) earnings (or losses) from the Consumer Loan Companies computed on a level-yield basis (such that the loans are treated as if they qualified as loans acquired with a discount for credit quality as set forth in ASC No. 310-30, as such codification was in effect on June 30, 2013) as if the Consumer Loan Companies had been acquired at their GAAP basis on May 15, 2013, earnings (or losses) from equity method investees invested in Excess MSRs as if such equity method investees had not made a fair value election, and gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and gains (or losses) from sales of property and other assets, in each case per share of common stock, exceed (2) an amount equal to (a) the weighted average of the book value per share of the

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

equity transferred by Newcastle on the date of the spin-off and the prices per share of New Residential’s common stock in any offerings (adjusted for prior capital dividends or capital distributions) multiplied by (b) a simple interest rate of 10%  per annum, multiplied by (B) the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. “Funds from operations” means net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation on real estate assets, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Funds from operations will be computed on an unconsolidated basis. The computation of funds from operations may be adjusted at the direction of New Residential’s independent directors based on changes in, or certain applications of, GAAP. Funds from operations is determined from the date of the spin-off and without regard to Newcastle’s prior performance.

In addition to the management fee and incentive compensation, New Residential is responsible for reimbursing the Manager for certain expenses paid by the Manager on behalf of New Residential.

Due to affiliates is comprised of the following amounts:
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Management fees
$
3,224

 
$
1,710

Incentive compensation
7,895

 
54,334

Expense reimbursements and other
1,279

 
1,380

 
$
12,398

 
$
57,424

 
Affiliate expenses and fees were comprised of:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Management fees
$
9,860

 
$
5,124

 
$
23,357

 
$
14,525

Incentive compensation
1,811

 
10,910

 
7,895

 
33,111

Expense reimbursements (A)
125

 
125

 
375

 
375

   Total
$
11,796

 
$
16,159

 
$
31,627

 
$
48,011

 
(A)
Included in General and Administrative Expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

On May 7, 2015, New Residential entered into the Third Amended and Restated Management and Advisory Agreement with the Manager, which amends and restates the Second Amended and Restated Management and Advisory Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2014, in order to amortize certain non-capitalized transaction-related expenses over time in the computation of incentive compensation. The impact of this change on the six months ended June 30, 2015 was to increase incentive compensation by $3.3 million .

See Notes 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14 and 18 for a discussion of transactions with Nationstar. As of September 30, 2015 , 62.9% and 35.3% of the UPB of the loans underlying New Residential’s investments in Excess MSRs and servicer advances, respectively, was serviced or master serviced by Nationstar. As of September 30, 2015 , a total face amount of $1.9 billion of New Residential’s Non-Agency RMBS portfolio and approximately $27.2 million of New Residential’s Agency RMBS portfolio was serviced or master serviced by Nationstar. The total UPB of the loans underlying these Nationstar serviced Non-Agency RMBS was approximately $8.4 billion as of September 30, 2015 . New Residential holds a limited right to cleanup call options with respect to certain securitization trusts serviced or master serviced by Nationstar with an aggregate UPB of underlying mortgage loans of approximately $82.2 billion whereby, when the outstanding balance falls below a pre-determined threshold, it can effectively purchase the underlying mortgage loans by repaying all of the outstanding securitization financing at par plus unreimbursed servicer advances, in exchange for a fee paid to Nationstar. New Residential continues to evaluate the call rights it purchased from Nationstar, and its ability to exercise such rights and realize the benefits therefrom are subject to a number of risks. The actual UPB of the mortgage loans on which New Residential can successfully exercise call rights and realize the benefits therefrom may differ materially from its initial assumptions. As of September 30, 2015 , $510.4 million UPB of New Residential’s residential mortgage loans and $23.5 million of New Residential’s REO were being serviced by Nationstar. As a result of these relationships, New Residential routinely has receivables from, and payables to, Nationstar, which are included in Other Assets and Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities, respectively.
 

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

See Note 9 for a discussion of a transaction with Springleaf and Note 5 regarding co-investments with Fortress-managed funds.

16. RECLASSIFICATION FROM ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME INTO NET INCOME
 
The following table summarizes the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income into net income:
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Income Components
 
Statement of Income Location
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Reclassification of net realized (gain) loss on securities into earnings
 
Gain on settlement of investments, net
 
$
(24,454
)
 
$
(3,668
)
 
$
(31,230
)
 
$
(65,444
)
Reclassification of net realized (gain) loss on securities into earnings
 
Other-than-temporary impairment on securities
 
1,574

 

 
3,294

 
943

Total reclassifications
 
 
 
$
(22,880
)
 
$
(3,668
)
 
$
(27,936
)
 
$
(64,501
)


17. INCOME TAXES
 
Income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015

2014

2015

2014
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
$
505

 
$
1,677

 
$
1,135

 
$
4,130

State and Local
 
(982
)
 
1,285

 
(2,073
)
 
2,868

Total Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
 
(477
)
 
2,962

 
(938
)
 
6,998

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
(3,193
)
 
3,621

 
8,764

 
16,857

State and Local
 
(2,262
)
 
1,218

 
(2,879
)
 
5,628

Total Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
 
(5,455
)
 
4,839

 
5,885

 
22,485

Total Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
 
$
(5,932
)
 
$
7,801

 
$
4,947

 
$
29,483

 
New Residential intends to qualify as a REIT for the tax years ending December 31, 2014 and 2015 . A REIT is generally not subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on that portion of its income that is distributed to stockholders if it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders by prescribed dates and complies with various other requirements.
 
New Residential operates various securitization vehicles and has made certain investments, particularly its investments in servicer advances (Note 6) and REO (Note 8), through TRSs that are subject to regular corporate income taxes which have been provided for in the provision for income taxes, as applicable. New Residential and its subsidiaries file income tax returns with the U.S. federal government and various state and local jurisdictions beginning with the tax year ending December 31, 2013. Generally, these income tax returns will be subject to tax examinations by tax authorities for a period of three years after the date of filing.

As of December 31, 2014 , New Residential recorded an increase to the income tax provision of $2.3 million for unrecognized tax benefits. The reserve for unrecognized tax benefits related to state and local tax positions expected to be taken on the income tax returns. As a result of information received from local tax authorities, New Residential has determined that the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits is no longer needed and has reduced the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits to zero as of March 31, 2015. As a result, New Residential recorded a benefit of $2.3 million to the income tax provision as of March 31, 2015.

On April 6, 2015, as a part of the purchase price allocation related to the HLSS Acquisition (Note 1), New Residential recorded an increase to its deferred tax asset of $186.8 million . The deferred tax asset primarily relates to the difference in the book basis

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NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2015
(dollars in tables in thousands, except share data) 
 

and tax basis of New Residential’s investment in servicer advances. New Residential believes that such deferred tax asset is more likely than not to be realized and, therefore, no valuation allowance has been recorded against such deferred tax asset as of September 30, 2015 .

New Residential has recorded a net deferred tax asset of approximately $162.8 million as of September 30, 2015 , comprised of a deferred tax asset of $180.3 million primarily related to basis differences in all servicer advances held by New Residential’s TRSs, offset by a deferred tax liability of $17.5 million primarily related to unrealized gains.

18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
These financial statements include a discussion of material events that have occurred subsequent to September 30, 2015 (referred to as “subsequent events”) through the issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements. Events subsequent to that date have not been considered in these financial statements.

Excess MSRs

On October 27, 2015 and November 2, 2015, New Residential invested approximately $76.3 million and $35.0 million , respectively, to acquire a 66.7% interest in the Excess MSRs on a portfolio of Fannie Mae residential mortgage loans with an aggregate UPB of $17.6 billion . Nationstar agreed to acquire a 33.3% interest in the Excess MSRs. Nationstar as servicer agreed to perform all servicing and advancing functions, and retain the ancillary income, servicing obligations and liabilities as the servicer of the underlying loans in each of the portfolios. Under the terms of the investment, to the extent that any loans in the portfolio are refinanced by Nationstar, the resulting Excess MSRs are shared on a pro rata basis by New Residential and Nationstar, subject to certain limitations. New Residential has remaining commitments of $5.8 million to invest in Excess MSRs on this portfolio of Fannie Mae residential mortgage loans.

On October 27, 2015, New Residential invested approximately $9.7 million to acquire a 66.7% interest in the Excess MSRs on a portfolio of Fannie Mae residential mortgage loans with an aggregate UPB of $1.7 billion . Nationstar agreed to acquire a 33.3% interest in the Excess MSRs. Nationstar as servicer agreed to perform all servicing and advancing functions, and retain the ancillary income, servicing obligations and liabilities as the servicer of the underlying loans in each of the portfolios. Under the terms of the investment, to the extent that any loans in the portfolio are refinanced by Nationstar, the resulting Excess MSRs are shared on a pro rata basis by New Residential and Nationstar, subject to certain limitations.

Servicer Advances

See Note 11 for a discussion of the HSART refinancing.

Residential Mortgage Loans

On November 3, 2015, New Residential committed to purchase two pools of non-performing residential mortgage loans with a UPB of approximately $654.7 million at a price of approximately $442.6 million . The acquisitions of the two pools are expected to settle on December 15, 2015.

Corporate Activities

On September 18, 2015, New Residential’s Board of Directors declared a third quarter 2015 dividend of $0.46 per common share or $106.0 million , which was paid on October 30, 2015 to stockholders of record as of October 5, 2015.

The New Merger (Note 1) was completed on October 23, 2015.

On October 13, 2015, New Residential entered into a settlement agreement in connection with which a subsidiary of New Residential was liable for a $9.1 million payment to certain HSART Bondholders (Note 14), which was accrued at September 30, 2015 and recorded within General and Administrative Expenses; this agreement did not impact other former or existing bondholders of HSART.


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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations and financial condition of New Residential. The following should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included herein, and with Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”
 
GENERAL
 
New Residential is a publicly traded REIT (NYSE: NRZ) primarily focused on opportunistically investing in, and actively managing, investments related to residential real estate. We primarily target investments in mortgage servicing related assets and related opportunistic investments. We are externally managed and advised by an affiliate of Fortress pursuant to a management agreement. Our goal is to drive strong risk-adjusted returns primarily through our investments, and our investment guidelines are purposefully broad to enable us to make investments in a wide array of assets in diverse markets, including non-real estate related assets such as consumer loans. We generally target assets that generate significant current cash flows and/or have the potential for meaningful capital appreciation. We aim to generate attractive returns for our stockholders without the excessive use of financial leverage.
 
Our portfolio is currently composed of mortgage servicing related assets and other related opportunistic investments. Our asset allocation and target assets may change over time, depending on our Manager’s investment decisions in light of prevailing market conditions. The assets in our portfolio are described in more detail below under “—Our Portfolio.”

New Residential completed a one-for-two reverse stock split in October 2014. The impact of this reverse stock split has been retroactively applied to all periods presented herein.
 
MARKET CONSIDERATIONS
 
Various market factors, which are outside of our control, affect our results of operations and financial condition. One such factor is developments in the U.S. residential housing market. The residential mortgage industry continues to undergo major structural changes that are transforming the way mortgages are originated, owned and serviced. Historically, the majority of the approximately $10 trillion mortgage market has been serviced by large banks, which generally focus on conventional mortgages with low delinquency rates. This has allowed for low-cost routine payment processing and required minimal borrower interaction. Following the credit crisis, the need for “high-touch” specialty servicers, such as Nationstar and Ocwen, increased as loan performance declined, delinquencies rose and servicing complexities broadened. Specialty servicers have proven more willing and better equipped to perform the operationally intensive activities (e.g., collections, foreclosure avoidance and loan workouts) required to service credit-sensitive loans. 
 
Since 2010, banks have sold or committed to sell MSRs totaling more than $3 trillion. An MSR provides a mortgage servicer with the right to service a pool of mortgages in exchange for a portion of the interest payments made on the underlying mortgages. This amount typically ranges from 25 to 50 bps multiplied by the UPB of the mortgages. Approximately 73% of MSRs were owned by banks as of the second quarter of 2015 , according to Inside Mortgage Finance. We expect this number to continue to decline as banks face pressure to reduce their MSR exposure as a result of heightened capital reserve requirements under Basel III, regulatory scrutiny and a more challenging servicing environment, among other reasons. As a result, we believe the volume of MSR sales is likely to be elevated for some period of time.
 
We estimate that MSRs covering up to $150 billion of mortgages are currently for sale, which would require a capital investment of approximately $1 to 1.5 billion based on current pricing dynamics. We believe that non-bank servicers who are constrained by capital limitations will continue to sell a portion of the Excess MSRs or other servicing assets, such as advances. In addition, approximately $1.4 trillion of new loans are expected to be originated in 2015, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. We believe this creates an opportunity to enter into “flow arrangements,” whereby loan originators agree to sell Excess MSRs on newly originated loans on a recurring basis (often monthly or quarterly). Given this combined dynamic, we believe $2 trillion of MSRs could be sold or available over the next few years. We believe that MSRs are being sold at a discount to historical pricing levels, although increased competition for more recently originated MSRs has driven prices higher recently. There can be no assurance that we will make additional investments in Excess MSRs or that any future investment in Excess MSRs will generate returns similar to the returns on our original investments in Excess MSRs.

Interest rates have been volatile. In periods of rising interest rates, the rates of prepayments and delinquencies with respect to mortgage loans generally decline. Generally, the value of our Agency Excess MSRs is expected to increase when interest rates rise or delinquencies decline, and the value is expected to decrease when interest rates decline or delinquencies increase, due to

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the effect of changes in interest rates on prepayment speeds and delinquencies. Prepayment speeds and delinquencies could increase in the current interest rate environment as a result of, among other things, a general economic recovery, government programs intended to foster refinancing activity or other reasons, which could reduce the value of our investments. Moreover, the value of our Excess MSRs is subject to a variety of factors, as described under “Risk Factors.” In the third quarter of 2015 , the fair value of our direct investments in Excess MSRs and our share of the fair value of the Excess MSRs held through equity method investees increased by $3.4 million and the weighted average discount rate of the portfolio remained unchanged at 9.8% .

The timing, size and potential returns of future investments in Excess MSRs may be less attractive than our prior investments in this sector due to a number of factors, most of which are beyond our control.  In addition to changes in interest rates, such factors include, but are not limited to, recent increased competition for more recently originated MSRs, which we believe is causing a related increase in the price for these assets.  In addition, regulatory and GSE approval processes have been more extensive and taken longer than the process and timelines we experienced in prior periods, which has increased the amount of time and effort required to complete transactions.

Beginning in April 2012, we began to invest in RMBS as a complement to our Excess MSR portfolio. As of the second quarter of 2015 , approximately $7 trillion of the $10 trillion of residential mortgages outstanding had been securitized, according to Inside Mortgage Finance. Approximately $6 trillion were Agency RMBS according to Inside Mortgage Finance, which are securities issued or guaranteed by a U.S. Government agency, such as Ginnie Mae, or by a GSE, such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The balance has been securitized by either public trusts or PLS, and are referred to as Non-Agency RMBS.
 
The onset of the financial crisis in 2007 led to significant volatility in the prices for Non-Agency RMBS. The crisis resulted in a widespread contraction in capital available for this asset class, deteriorating housing fundamentals, and an increase in forced selling by institutional investors (often in response to rating agency downgrades). While the prices of these assets have recovered from their lows, from time to time there may be opportunities to acquire Non-Agency RMBS at attractive risk-adjusted yields, with the potential for upside if the U.S. economy and housing market continue to strengthen. We believe the value of existing Non-Agency RMBS may also rise if the number of buyers returns to pre-2007 levels. Furthermore, we believe that in many Non-Agency RMBS vehicles there is a discrepancy between the value of the Non-Agency RMBS and the recovery value of the underlying collateral. We intend to pursue opportunities to structure transactions that would enable us to realize this difference, particularly through the exercise of call rights. We actively monitor the market for Non-Agency RMBS and our portfolio to determine when to strategically purchase and sell Non-Agency RMBS from time to time. We currently expect that the size of our Non-Agency portfolio will fluctuate depending primarily on our assessment of expected yields and alternative investment opportunities. The primary causes of mark-to-market changes in our RMBS portfolio are changes in interest rates, collateral performance and credit spreads.

We do not expect changes in interest rates to have a meaningful impact on the net interest spread of our Agency and Non-Agency portfolios. Our RMBS are primarily floating rate or hybrid (i.e., fixed to floating rate) securities, which we generally finance with floating rate debt, or are economically hedged with respect to interest rates. Therefore, while rising interest rates will generally result in a higher cost of financing, they will also result in a higher coupon payable on the securities. The net interest spread on our Agency RMBS portfolio as of September 30, 2015 was 2.17% , compared to 1.87% as of December 31, 2014 . The net interest spread on our Non-Agency RMBS portfolio as of September 30, 2015 was 2.66% , compared to 1.85% as of December 31, 2014 . These spreads changed primarily as a result of higher yields from new securities purchased during 2015 offset by increased funding costs.

We hold call rights on Non-Agency residential mortgage securitizations which become exercisable once the current collateral balance reduces below a certain threshold of the original balance. We believe a call right is profitable when aggregate loan value is greater than the sum of par on the loans minus any discount from acquired bonds, plus expenses related to such exercise. Profit with respect to our call rights is generated by selectively retaining loans that meet our return thresholds or re-securitizing or selling performing loans for a gain and, prior to exercise, purchasing certain underlying Non-Agency RMBS tranches at a discount to par.  Upon exercise, we are able to realize any remaining accretion of the associated Non-Agency RMBS to par. As interest rates increase, we expect the value of our call rights could decrease. We continue to evaluate the call rights we acquired from our servicers, and our ability to exercise such rights and realize the benefits therefrom are subject to a number of risks. See “—Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—Our ability to exercise our cleanup call rights may be limited or delayed if a third party also possessing such cleanup call rights exercises such rights, if the related securitization trustee refuses to permit the exercise of such rights, or if a related party is subject to bankruptcy proceedings.”

In November 2013, we made our first investment in non-performing loans. We have continued to invest in the non-performing loan sector, while also opportunistically selling assets. The scope of our involvement will fluctuate depending on our Manager’s assessment of relative value compared with alternative investment opportunities, as well as the volume of non-performing loans acquired as a result of calling Non-Agency residential mortgage securitizations.
 

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Credit performance also affects the value of our portfolio. Higher rates of delinquency and/or defaults can reduce the value of our Excess MSRs, Non-Agency RMBS, Agency RMBS and loan portfolios. For our Excess MSRs on Agency collateral and our Agency RMBS, delinquency and default rates have an effect similar to prepayment rates. Our Excess MSRs on Non-Agency portfolios are not affected by delinquency rates because the servicer continues to advance principal and interest until a default occurs on the applicable loan; defaults have an effect similar to prepayments. For our Non-Agency RMBS and loans, higher default rates can lead to greater loss of principal.
 
Corporate credit spreads increased, or “widened,” during the third quarter of 2015 relative to the second quarter of 2015 , which would generally have an unfavorable impact on the value of yield driven financial instruments, such as our mortgage securities and loan portfolio. Corporate credit spreads, while a useful market proxy, are not necessarily indicative or directly correlated to mortgage credit spreads. Improvements in performance and other factors related specifically to certain investments within our mortgage securities and loan portfolio outweighed the corporate credit spread widening factor during the third quarter at 2015 and caused an overall increase in the value of this portfolio. Credit spreads measure the yield relative to a specified benchmark that the market demands on securities and loans based on such assets’ credit risk. For a discussion of the way in which interest rates, credit spreads and other market factors affect us, see “—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”
 
The cash flow from our consumer loan portfolio is influenced by, among other factors, the U.S. macroeconomic environment, and unemployment rates in particular. We believe that losses are highly correlated to unemployment; therefore, we expect that an improvement in unemployment rates would improve the value of our investment, while deterioration in unemployment rates would result in a decline in its value.

OUR PORTFOLIO
 
Our portfolio is currently composed of servicing related assets, residential securities and loans and other investments, as described in more detail below. Our asset allocation and target assets may change over time, depending on our Manager’s investment decisions in light of prevailing market conditions. The assets in our portfolio are described in more detail below (dollars in thousands).
 
Outstanding
Face Amount
 
Amortized
Cost Basis
 
Percentage of
Total
Amortized
Cost Basis
 
Carrying
Value
 
Weighted
Average
Life (years) (A)
Investments in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess MSRs (B)
$
398,826,566

 
$
1,512,870

 
12.5
%
 
$
1,673,008

 
5.8
Servicer Advances (B)
7,644,435

 
7,417,372

 
61.1
%
 
7,499,775

 
4.3
Agency RMBS (C)
1,192,781

 
1,251,358

 
10.3
%
 
1,249,285

 
5.2
Non-Agency RMBS (C)
2,594,423

 
1,166,464

 
9.6
%
 
1,179,444

 
7.9
Residential Mortgage Loans
842,337

 
755,449

 
6.2
%
 
754,730

 
3.5
Real Estate Owned
N/A

 
29,453

 
0.3
%
 
29,454

 
N/A
Consumer Loans (B)
2,207,194

 
N/A

 
N/A

 

 
3.4
Total/Weighted Average
 
 
$
12,132,966

 
100.0
%
 
$
12,385,696

 
4.9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation to GAAP total assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and restricted cash
 
 
 
 
 
 
513,351

 
 
Derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,318

 
 
Trade receivable
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,031,425

 
 
Deferred tax asset
 
 
 
 
 
 
162,788

 
 
Other assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
261,640

 
 
GAAP total assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
15,356,218

 
 
 
(A)
Weighted average life is based on the timing of expected principal reduction on the asset.
(B)
The outstanding face amount of Excess MSRs, servicer advances, and consumer loans is based on 100% of the face amount of the underlying residential mortgage loans, currently outstanding advances, and consumer loans respectively.
(C)
Amortized cost basis is net of impairment.


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Servicing Related Assets
 
Excess MSRs
 
As of September 30, 2015 , we had approximately $1.7 billion estimated carrying value of Excess MSRs (held directly and through joint ventures). As of September 30, 2015 , our completed investments represent an effective 32.5% to 100.0% interest in the Excess MSRs (held either directly or through joint ventures) on pools of mortgage loans with an aggregate UPB of approximately $398.8 billion . In our capacity as owner of the Excess MSRs, we do not have any servicing duties, liabilities or obligations associated with the servicing of the portfolios underlying any of our Excess MSRs. However, we, through co-investments made by our subsidiaries, may separately agree to do so and have separately purchased the servicer advances, including the right to receive the basic fee component of related MSRs, on the Non-Agency portfolios underlying our Excess MSR investments. See “—Servicer Advances” below.

Nationstar is the servicer of $250.7 billion UPB of the loans underlying our investments in Excess MSRs through September 30, 2015 , and our servicers earn a basic fee in exchange for providing all servicing functions. In addition, when Nationstar sells Excess MSRs to us, it generally retains a 20.0% to 35.0% interest in the Excess MSRs and all ancillary income associated with the portfolios.
 
In December 2014, we agreed to acquire 50% of the Excess MSRs, all of the servicer advances and related Advance Fee and a portion of the call rights related to an underlying pool of residential mortgage loans with a UPB of approximately $3.0 billion which is serviced by SLS. Fortress-managed funds acquired the other 50% of the Excess MSRs. The aggregate purchase price was approximately $229.7 million . The par amount of the total advance commitments for the SLS Transaction was $219.2 million (with related financing of $195.5 million ). As of December 31, 2014, the closed portion of the purchase of $93.8 million included $8.4 million for 50% of the Excess MSRs, $83.8 million for servicer advances and Advance Fee (of which $74.3 million was financed as of December 31, 2014), and $1.6 million to fund a portion of the call rights on 57 of the 99 underlying securitization trusts. The remaining portion of the purchase price of $135.9 million included servicer advances and Advance Fee unfunded commitments of approximately $133.8 million that were funded in January 2015 (with approximately $121.2 million of related financing) and $2.1 million to fund the remaining portion of the call rights on 57 of the 99 underlying securitization trusts. SLS continues to service the loans in exchange for a servicing fee of 10.75 bps and an SLS Incentive Fee which is based on the ratio of the outstanding servicer advances to the UPB of the underlying loans.

On April 6, 2015, we acquired Excess MSRs in connection with the HLSS Acquisition (Note 1 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein).

Each of our Excess MSR investments serviced by Nationstar and SLS is subject to a recapture agreement with Nationstar. Under such recapture agreements, we are generally entitled to a pro rata interest in the Excess MSRs on any initial or subsequent refinancing by Nationstar of a loan in the original portfolio. In other words, we are generally entitled to a pro rata interest in the Excess MSRs on both (i) a loan resulting from a refinancing by Nationstar of a loan in the original portfolio, and (ii) a loan resulting from a refinancing by Nationstar of a previously recaptured loan. We have a similar recapture agreement with Ocwen; however, this agreement allows for Ocwen to retain the Excess MSR on recaptured loans up to a threshold and no payments have been made to us under such arrangement to date.


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The tables below summarize the terms of our investments in Excess MSRs completed as of September 30, 2015 .

Summary of Direct Excess MSR Investments as of September 30, 2015





MSR Component (A)



Excess MSR

Initial UPB (bn)

Current UPB
(bn) (B)

Weighted Average MSR (bps)

Weighted Average Excess MSR (bps)

Interest in Excess MSR (%)

Purchase Price (mm)

Carrying Value (mm)
Agency
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original and Recaptured Pools
$
99.7

 
$
78.1

 
30

bps
21

bps
32.5% - 66.7%

 
$
335.1

 
$
284.8

Recapture Agreements

 

 
33

 
24

 
32.5% - 66.7%

 

 
47.3


99.7

 
78.1

 
30


21




 
335.1

 
332.1

Non-Agency (C)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nationstar and SLS Serviced:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original and Recaptured Pools
$
148.8

 
$
98.9

 
35

bps
13

bps
33.3% - 80.0%

 
$
328.8

 
$
252.7

Recapture Agreements

 

 
26

 
20

 
33.3% - 80.0%

 

 
16.7

Ocwen Serviced Pools
156.4

 
145.8

 
43

 
14

 
100.0
%
 
919.5

 
858.2


305.2

 
244.7

 
40


14




 
1,248.3

 
1,127.6

Total/Weighted Average
$
404.9

 
$
322.8

 
37

 
15

 


 
$
1,583.4

 
$
1,459.7

 
(A)
The MSR is a weighted average as of September 30, 2015 , and the Excess MSR represents the difference between the weighted average MSR and the basic fee (which fee remains constant). The average is weighted by the amortized cost basis of the mortgage loan portfolio.
(B)
As of September 30, 2015 .
(C)
Excess MSR investments in which we also invested in related servicer advances, including the basic fee component of the related MSR as of September 30, 2015 (Note 6 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein).

Summary Excess MSR Investments Through Equity Method Investees as of September 30, 2015





MSR Component (A)








Initial UPB (bn)

Current UPB (bn) (B)

Weighted Average MSR (bps)

Weighted Average Excess MSR (bps)

NRZ Interest in Investee (%)

Investee Interest in Excess MSR (%)

NRZ Effective Ownership (%)

Investee Carrying Value (mm)
Agency






















Original and Recaptured Pools
$
125.2


$
76.1


32

bps
19

bps
50.0
%

66.7
%

33.3
%

$
343.0

Recapture Agreements




32

 
23

 
50.0
%

66.7
%

33.3
%

72.1

Total/Weighted Average
$
125.2

 
$
76.1


32

 
19

 









$
415.1

 
(A)
The MSR is a weighted average as of September 30, 2015 , and the Excess MSR represents the difference between the weighted average MSR and the basic fee (which fee remains constant).
(B)
As of September 30, 2015 .
(C)
Excess MSR investments in which we also invested in related servicer advances, including the basic fee component of the related MSR as of September 30, 2015 (Note 6 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein).

The following table summarizes our Excess MSR investments closed subsequent to September 30, 2015 :

Summary of Excess MSR Investments closed subsequent to September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MSR Component (A)
 
 
 
 
 
Commitment Date
 
Initial UPB (bn)
 
Current UPB (bn) (B)
 
MSR (bps)
 
Excess MSR (bps)
 
Direct Interest in Excess MSR (%)
 
NRZ Excess MSR Initial Investment (mm)
Agency (C)
May-15
 
$
20.3

 
$
17.6

 
28

bps
22

bps
66.7
%
 
$
111.3

Agency
May-15
 
$
1.9

 
$
1.7

 
28

 
22

 
66.7
%
 
$
9.7

Total/Weighted Average
 
 
$
22.2

 
$
19.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
121.0



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(A)
The MSR is a weighted average as of the date the transaction closed and the Excess MSR represents the difference between the weighted average MSR and the basic fee (which fee remains constant).
(B)
As of the date the transaction closed.
(C)
Amounts invested based on UPB at the time of close. We have additional commitments to invest $5.8 million in this pool.

As of September 30, 2015 , we have remaining commitments to purchase approximately $6.0 billion UPB of legacy Agency Excess MSRs, excluding pools that have closed subsequent to September 30, 2015 , subject to the completion of definitive documentation between the servicer and the applicable seller of the related MSR and definitive documentation between us and with the servicer.

The following table summarizes the collateral characteristics of the loans underlying our direct Excess MSR investments as of September 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):
 
Collateral Characteristics
 
Current Carrying Amount
 
Original Principal Balance
 
Current Principal Balance
 
Number of Loans
 
WA FICO Score (A)
 
WA Coupon
 
WA Maturity (months)
 
Average Loan Age (months)
 
Adjustable Rate Mortgage % (B)
 
Three Month Average CPR (C)
 
Three Month Average CRR (D)
 
Three Month Average CDR (E)
 
Three Month Average Recapture Rate
Agency
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original Pools
$
250,515

 
$
99,676,502

 
$
71,076,487

 
454,326

 
704

 
4.3
%
 
284

 
82

 
11.7
%
 
19.4
%
 
18.0
%
 
1.8
%
 
26.9
%
Recaptured Loans
34,290

 

 
6,981,212

 
40,475

 
723

 
4.5
%
 
301

 
19

 
0.3
%
 
8.1
%
 
7.6
%
 
0.3
%
 
14.7
%
Recapture Agreement
47,270

 

 

 

 

 
%
 

 

 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%

$
332,075

 
$
99,676,502

 
$
78,057,699

 
494,801

 
707

 
4.4
%
 
286

 
74

 
10.7
%
 
18.3
%
 
16.9
%
 
1.6
%
 
26.3
%
Non-Agency (F)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nationstar and SLS Serviced:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original Pools
247,022

 
148,839,262

 
97,487,012

 
505,498

 
668

 
4.4
%
 
274

 
117

 
46.0
%
 
15.4
%
 
10.3
%
 
10.2
%
 
9.7
%
Recaptured Loans
5,652

 

 
1,427,168

 
6,213

 
743

 
4.2
%
 
295

 
13

 
3.6
%
 
14.1
%
 
12.9
%
 
0.1
%
 
19.7
%
Recapture Agreement
16,748

 

 

 

 

 
%
 

 

 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
Ocwen Serviced Pools (H)
858,193

 
156,374,134

 
145,781,953

 
964,337

 
642

 
4.7
%
 
254

 
120

 
21.0
%
 
9.8
%
 
6.1
%
 
3.9
%
 
%

$
1,127,615

 
$
305,213,396

 
$
244,696,133

 
1,476,048

 
649

 
4.6
%
 
259

 
119

 
30.9
%
 
11.3
%
 
7.2
%
 
5.5
%
 
2.9
%
Total/Weighted Average
$
1,459,690

 
$
404,889,898

 
$
322,753,832

 
1,970,849

 
658

 
4.6
%
 
263

 
112

 
26.0
%
 
12.3
%
 
8.7
%
 
4.9
%
 
8.8
%

 
Collateral Characteristics
 
Delinquency 30 Days (G)
 
Delinquency 60 Days (G)
 
Delinquency 90+ Days (G)
 
Loans in
Foreclosure
 
Real
Estate
Owned
 
Loans in
Bankruptcy
Agency
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original Pools
4.0
%
 
1.2
%
 
0.9
%
 
2.3
%
 
0.6
%
 
0.5
%
Recaptured Loans
1.3
%
 
0.3
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.4
%
 
0.1
%
 
%
Recapture Agreement

 

 

 

 

 


3.7
%
 
1.1
%
 
0.8
%
 
2.0
%
 
0.5
%
 
0.5
%
Non-Agency (F)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nationstar and SLS Serviced:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original Pools
8.2
%
 
2.2
%
 
3.3
%
 
11.0
%
 
2.0
%
 
2.8
%
Recaptured Loans
0.8
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
Recapture Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

Ocwen Serviced Pools (H)
7.8
%
 
4.2
%
 
6.1
%
 
9.6
%
 
2.0
%
 
2.3
%

7.9
%
 
3.7
%
 
5.3
%
 
9.9
%
 
2.0
%
 
2.4
%
Total/Weighted Average
7.3
%
 
3.3
%
 
4.7
%
 
8.7
%
 
1.8
%
 
2.1
%
 

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(A)
The WA FICO score is based on the weighted average of information provided by the loan servicer on a monthly basis. The loan servicer generally updates the FICO score on a monthly basis. Weighted averages exclude collateral information for which collateral data was not available as of the report date.
(B)
Adjustable Rate Mortgage % represents the percentage of the total principal balance of the pool that corresponds to adjustable rate mortgages.
(C)
Three Month Average CPR, or the constant prepayment rate, represents the annualized rate of the prepayments during the quarter as a percentage of the total principal balance of the pool.
(D)
Three Month Average CRR, or the voluntary prepayment rate, represents the annualized rate of the voluntary prepayments during the quarter as a percentage of the total principal balance of the pool.
(E)
Three Month Average CDR, or the involuntary prepayment rate, represents the annualized rate of the involuntary prepayments (defaults) during the quarter as a percentage of the total principal balance of the pool.
(F)
Excess MSR investments in which we also invested in related servicer advances, including the basic fee component of the related MSR as of September 30, 2015 (Note 6 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein).
(G)
Delinquency 30 Days, Delinquency 60 Days and Delinquency 90+ Days represent the percentage of the total principal balance of the pool that corresponds to loans that are delinquent by 30–59 days, 60–89 days or 90 or more days, respectively.
(H)
Collateral characteristics related to approximately $3.8 billion of UPB are as of August 31, 2015.

The following table summarizes the collateral characteristics as of September 30, 2015 of the loans underlying Excess MSR investments made through joint ventures accounted for as equity method investees (dollars in thousands). For each of these pools, we own a 50% interest in an entity that invested in a 66.7% interest in the Excess MSRs.
 
Collateral Characteristics
 
Current Carrying Amount

Original
Principal
 Balance
 
Current
Principal
 Balance
 
NRZ Effective Ownership
Principal
 Balance
 
Number
of Loans
 
WA FICO Score (A)
 
WA Coupon
 
WA Maturity (months)
 
Average Loan
Age (months)
 
Adjustable Rate Mortgage % (B)
 
Three Month Average CPR (C)
 
Three Month Average CRR (D)
 
Three Month Average  CDR (E)
 
Three Month Average Recapture Rate
Agency
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Original
    Pools
$
265,225

 
$
125,191,420

 
$
64,330,187

 
33.3
%
 
506,025

 
684

 
5.0
%
 
284

 
90

 
10.5
%
 
22.1
%
 
19.6
%
 
3.0
%
 
27.8
%
Recaptured
    Loans
77,782

 

 
11,742,547

 
33.3
%
 
74,728

 
698

 
4.4
%
 
302

 
22

 
0.6
%
 
9.1
%
 
8.8
%
 
0.3
%
 
34.2
%
Recapture
  Agreement
72,113

 

 

 
33.3
%
 

 

 
%
 

 

 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
Total/
   Weighted
   Average
$
415,120

 
$
125,191,420

 
$
76,072,734

 
 
 
580,753

 
686

 
4.9
%
 
287

 
80

 
9.0
%
 
20.4
%
 
18.2
%
 
2.7
%
 
28.2
%

 
Collateral Characteristics
 
Delinquency 30 Days (F)
 
Delinquency 60 Days (F)
 
Delinquency 90+ Days (F)
 
Loans in
Foreclosure
 
Real
Estate
Owned
 
Loans in
Bankruptcy
Agency
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original Pools
5.4
%
 
1.6
%
 
1.1
%
 
3.9
%
 
1.2
%
 
0.7
%
Recaptured Loans
2.9
%
 
0.8
%
 
0.5
%
 
0.6
%
 
%
 
0.1
%
Recapture
    Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

Total/Weighted
    Average
5.0
%
 
1.5
%
 
1.0
%
 
3.4
%
 
1.0
%
 
0.6
%
 
(A)
The WA FICO score is based on the weighted average of information provided by the loan servicer on a monthly basis. The loan servicer generally updates the FICO score on a monthly basis.
(B)
Adjustable Rate Mortgage % represents the percentage of the total principal balance of the pool that corresponds to adjustable rate mortgages.
(C)
Three Month Average CPR, or the constant prepayment rate, represents the annualized rate of the prepayments during the quarter as a percentage of the total principal balance of the pool.
(D)
Three Month Average CRR, or the voluntary prepayment rate, represents the annualized rate of the voluntary prepayments during the quarter as a percentage of the total principal balance of the pool.
(E)
Three Month Average CDR, or the involuntary prepayment rate, represents the annualized rate of the involuntary prepayments (defaults) during the quarter as a percentage of the total principal balance of the pool.
(F)
Delinquency 30 Days, Delinquency 60 Days and Delinquency 90+ Days represent the percentage of the total principal balance of the pool that corresponds to loans that are delinquent by 30-59 days, 60-89 days or 90 or more days, respectively.


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Servicer Advances
 
In December 2013, we made our first investment in servicer advances. We made the investment through the Buyer, a joint venture entity capitalized by us and certain third-party co-investors. The Buyer acquired from Nationstar a pool of outstanding servicer advances (including deferred servicing fees) and the basic fee component of the related MSRs on a pool of Non-Agency mortgage loans. In exchange, the Buyer (i) paid the “Initial Purchase Price”, and (ii) agreed to purchase future servicer advances related to the loans at par. The Initial Purchase Price was equal to the value of the discounted cash flows from the outstanding and future advances and from the basic fee. We previously acquired an interest in the Excess MSRs related to these loans. See above “—Our Portfolio—Servicing Related Assets—Excess MSRs.”
 
Nationstar remains the named servicer under the related servicing agreements and continues to perform all servicing duties for the underlying loans. The Buyer has the right, but not the obligation, to become the named servicer, subject to obtaining consents and ratings agency letters required for a formal change of the named servicer. In exchange for Nationstar’s performance of servicing duties, the Buyer pays Nationstar the Nationstar Servicing Fee and, in the event that the aggregate cash flows from the advances and the basic fee generate the Targeted Return on the Buyer’s invested equity, the Performance Fee. Nationstar is majority owned by private equity funds managed by an affiliate of our Manager. For more information about the fee structure, see below.

In December 2014, we completed the SLS Transaction, as described under “—Excess MSRs” above.
 
On April 6, 2015, we acquired servicer advances in connection with the HLSS Acquisition (Note 1 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein).

The following is a summary of the investments in servicer advances, including the right to the basic fee component of the related MSRs (dollars in thousands):
 
September 30, 2015
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Carrying Value (A)
 
Weighted Average Discount Rate
 
Weighted Average Yield
 
Weighted Average Life (Years) (B)
 
Change in Fair Value Recorded in Other Income
Servicer Advances (C)
$
7,417,372

 
$
7,499,775

 
5.5
%
 
5.6
%
 
4.3
 
$
(1,845
)
 
(A)
Carrying value represents the fair value of the investment in servicer advances, including the basic fee component of the related MSRs.
(B)
Weighted Average Life represents the weighted average expected timing of the receipt of expected net cash flows for this investment.
(C)
Excludes an asset-backed security collateralized by servicer advances purchased during the third quarter of 2015. This security had a face amount of $122.0 million and was purchased for $122.0 million .

The following is additional information regarding our servicer advances, and related financing, as of September 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan-to-Value (A)
 
Cost of Funds (C)
 
 
UPB of Underlying Residential Mortgage Loans
 
Outstanding Servicer Advances
 
Servicer Advances to UPB of Underlying Residential Mortgage Loans
 
Face Amount of Notes Payable
 
Gross
 
Net (B)
 
Gross
 
Net
September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicer advances (D)
 
$
228,839,917

 
$
7,644,435

 
3.3
%
 
$
7,055,203

 
90.5
%
 
89.4
%
 
3.1
%
 
2.3
%
 
(A)
Based on outstanding servicer advances as of September 30, 2015 , excluding purchased but unsettled servicer advances.
(B)
Ratio of face amount of borrowings to value of servicer advance collateral, net of any interest reserve.
(C)
Annualized measure of the cost associated with borrowings. Gross Cost of Funds primarily includes interest expense and facility fees. Net Cost of Funds excludes facility fees.

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(D)
The following types of advances comprise the investment in servicer advances:
 
 
September 30, 2015
Principal and interest advances
 
$
2,376,186

Escrow advances (taxes and insurance advances)
 
3,653,320

Foreclosure advances
 
1,614,929

Total
 
$
7,644,435


The Buyer

We, through a wholly owned subsidiary, are the managing member of the Buyer. As of September 30, 2015 , we owned approximately 44.5% of the Buyer. 

In the event that any member does not fund its capital contribution, each other member has the right, but not the obligation, to make pro rata capital contributions in excess of its stated commitment, provided that any member’s decision not to fund any such capital contribution will result in a reduction of its membership percentage.
 
Servicing Fee
 
Nationstar, SLS and Ocwen remain the named servicers under the applicable servicing agreements and will continue to perform all servicing duties for the related mortgage loans. The Buyer, or the related New Residential subsidiary, as applicable, has the right, but not the obligation, to become the named servicer with respect to its investments, subject to obtaining consents and ratings agency letters required for a formal change of the named servicer and, with respect to Ocwen, after April 6, 2017. In exchange for their services, we pay Nationstar, SLS and Ocwen a monthly servicing fee representing a portion of the amounts from the purchased basic fee.
 
The Nationstar Servicing Fee is equal to a fixed percentage (the “Servicing Fee Percentage”) of the amounts from the purchased basic fee. The Servicing Fee Percentage as of September 30, 2015 is equal to approximately 9.3% , which is equal to (i) 2 basis points divided by (ii) the basic fee, which is 21.5 basis points on a weighted average basis as of September 30, 2015 . The SLS servicing fee is equal to 10.75 bps, based on the servicing fee collections of the underlying loans. The Ocwen servicing fee is equal to 26.6 bps, based on the servicing fee collections of the underlying loans.

Targeted Return/Incentive fee
 
The Targeted Return and the Performance Fee, with respect to Nationstar, are designed to achieve three objectives: (i) provide a reasonable risk-adjusted return to the Buyer based on the expected amount and timing of estimated cash flows from the purchased basic fee and advances, with both upside and downside based on the performance of the investment, (ii) provide Nationstar with a sufficient fee to compensate it for acting as servicer, and (iii) provide Nationstar with an incentive to effectively service the underlying loans. The Targeted Return implements these objectives by allocating payments in respect of the purchased basic fee between the Buyer and Nationstar. The SLS Incentive Fee functions in the same fashion with respect to the SLS Transaction. Ocwen also receives a performance-based incentive fee (the “Ocwen Incentive Fee”) based on the ratio of the outstanding servicer advances to the UPB of the underlying loans.
 
The amount available to satisfy the Targeted Return is equal to: (i) the amounts from the purchased basic fee, minus (ii) the Nationstar Servicing Fee (“Net Collections”). The Buyer will retain the amount of Net Collections necessary to achieve the Targeted Return. Amounts in excess of the Targeted Return will be used to pay the Performance Fee.
 
The Targeted Return, which is payable monthly, is generally equal to (i) 14% multiplied by (ii) the Buyer’s total invested capital. Total invested capital is generally equal to the sum of the Buyer’s (i) equity in advances as of the beginning of the prior month, plus (ii) working capital (equal to a percentage of the equity as of the beginning of the prior month), plus (iii) equity and working capital contributed during the course of the prior month.
 
The Targeted Return is calculated after giving effect to (i) interest expense on the advance financing, (ii) other expenses and fees of the Buyer and its subsidiaries related to financing facilities, (iii) write-offs on account of any non-recoverable servicer advances, and (iv) any shortfall with respect to a prior month in the satisfaction of the Targeted Return.
 
The Performance Fee is calculated as follows. Pursuant to a Master Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement and related Sale Supplements, Net Collections is divided into two subsets: the “Retained Amount” and the “Surplus Amount.” If the amount

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necessary to achieve the Targeted Return is equal to or less than the Retained Amount, then 50% of the excess Retained Amount (if any) and 100% of the Surplus Amount is paid to Nationstar as the Performance Fee. If the amount necessary to achieve the Targeted Return is greater than the Retained Amount but less than Net Collections, then 100% of the excess Surplus Amount is paid to Nationstar as a Performance Fee. Performance Fee payments were made to Nationstar in the amount of $36.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 .

The SLS Incentive Fee is equal to up to 4.0 bps on the UPB of the underlying loans, depending on the ratio of the outstanding servicer advances to the UPB of the underlying loans.

The Ocwen Incentive Fee payable in any month is reduced if the advance ratio exceeds a predetermined level for that month. If the advance ratio is exceeded in any month, any performance-based incentive fee payable for such month will be reduced by 1-month LIBOR plus 2.75% (or 275 basis points) per annum of the amount of any such excess servicer advances.

Residential Securities and Loans
 
Real Estate Securities
 
As of September 30, 2015 , we had approximately $3.8 billion face amount of real estate securities, including $1.2 billion of Agency RMBS and $2.6 billion of Non-Agency RMBS. These investments were financed with repurchase agreements with an aggregate face amount of approximately $197.1 million for Agency RMBS and approximately $890.0 million for Non-Agency RMBS. As of September 30, 2015 , a total face amount of $1.9 billion of our Non-Agency portfolio and approximately $27.2 million of our Agency portfolio was serviced or master serviced by Nationstar. The total UPB of the loans underlying these Nationstar serviced Non-Agency RMBS was approximately $8.4 billion as of September 30, 2015 . We hold a limited right to cleanup call options with respect to certain securitization trusts serviced or master serviced by Nationstar with an aggregate UPB of underlying mortgage loans of approximately $82.2 billion whereby, when the outstanding balance falls below a pre-determined threshold, it can effectively purchase the underlying mortgage loans by repaying all of the outstanding securitization financing at par, in exchange for a fee paid to Nationstar. We similarly hold a limited right to cleanup call options with respect to certain securitization trusts master serviced by SLS with an aggregate UPB of underlying mortgage loans of approximately $1.7 billion . We similarly hold a limited right to cleanup call options with respect to certain securitization trusts serviced or master serviced by Ocwen with an aggregate UPB of underlying mortgage loans of approximately $136.3 billion .

We continue to evaluate the call rights we acquired from each of our servicers, and our ability to exercise such rights and realize the benefits therefrom are subject to a number of risks. See “—Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—Our ability to exercise our cleanup call rights may be limited or delayed if a third party also possessing such cleanup call rights exercises such rights, if the related securitization trustee refuses to permit the exercise of such rights, or if a related party is subject to bankruptcy proceedings.” The actual UPB of the mortgage loans on which we can successfully exercise call rights and realize the benefits therefrom may differ materially from our initial assumptions.

On June 25, 2015, we exercised our call rights related to 18 Non-Agency RMBS trusts and purchased performing and non-performing residential mortgage loans contained in such trusts prior to their termination. We owned $13.7 million face amount of securities issued by these trusts and received par on these securities, which had an amortized cost basis of $9.1 million prior to the repayment. See Note 8 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on this transaction.

On September 25, 2015, we exercised our call rights related to seven seasoned Non-Agency RMBS trusts and purchased performing and non-performing residential mortgage loans contained in such trusts prior to their termination. We owned $7.4 million face amount of securities issued by these trusts and received par on these securities, which had an amortized cost basis of $4.5 million prior to the repayment. See Note 8 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on this transaction.

On September 30, 2015, we sold and purchased $1.9 billion and $1.0 billion face amount of Agency RMBS for $2.0 billion and $1.1 billion , respectively. These unsettled sales and purchases were recorded on the balance sheet on trade date as Trade Receivable and Trades Payable.


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Agency RMBS
 
The following table summarizes our Agency RMBS portfolio as of September 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Unrealized
 
 
 
 
Asset Type
 
Outstanding Face Amount
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Carrying
Value (A)
 
Outstanding Repurchase Agreements
Agency ARM RMBS
 
$
192,632

 
$
207,355

 
$
70

 
$
(2,553
)
 
$
204,872

 
$
197,124

Agency Specified Pools
 
1,000,149

 
1,044,003

 
410

 

 
1,044,413

 

Agency RMBS
 
$
1,192,781

 
$
1,251,358

 
$
480

 
$
(2,553
)
 
$
1,249,285

 
$
197,124

 
(A)
Fair value, which is equal to carrying value for all securities.

The following table summarizes the reset dates of our Agency ARM RMBS portfolio as of September 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Periodic Cap
 
 
 
 
Months to Next Reset (A)
 
Number of Securities
 
Outstanding Face Amount
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Percentage of Total Amortized Cost Basis
 
Carrying Value
 
Coupon
 
Margin
 
1st Coupon Adjustment (B)
 
Subsequent Coupon Adjustment (C)
 
Lifetime Cap (D)
 
Months to Reset (E)
1 - 12
 
25

 
$
192,632

 
$
207,355

 
100.0
%
 
$
204,872

 
2.4
%
 
1.8
%
 
N/A
 
2.0
%
 
8.9
%
 
5

 
(A)
Of these investments, 95.9% reset based on 12 month LIBOR index, 2.2% reset based on 1 month LIBOR, and 1.9% reset based on the 1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate. After the initial fixed period, 97.8% of these securities will reset annually and 2.2% will reset semi-annually.
(B)
Represents the maximum change in the coupon after the end of the fixed rate period. All securities in this category are past the first coupon adjustment.
(C)
Represents the maximum change in the coupon at each reset date subsequent to the first coupon adjustment.
(D)
Represents the maximum coupon on the underlying security over its life.
(E)
Represents recurrent weighted average months to the next interest rate reset.

The following table summarizes the characteristics of our Agency RMBS portfolio and of the collateral underlying our Agency RMBS as of September 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
Agency RMBS Characteristics
 
Collateral Characteristics
Vintage (A)
 
Number of Securities
 
Outstanding Face Amount
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Percentage of Total Amortized Cost Basis
 
Carrying Value
 
Weighted Average Life (Years)
 
3 Month CPR (B)
Pre-2006
 
3

 
$
10,247

 
$
11,049

 
0.9
%
 
$
10,861

 
5.4
 
17.9
%
2006
 
1

 
2,345

 
2,510

 
0.2
%
 
2,494

 
4.7
 
22.2
%
2007
 
2

 
3,973

 
4,294

 
0.3
%
 
4,175

 
5.5
 
1.4
%
2008
 
3

 
6,733

 
7,341

 
0.6
%
 
7,187

 
5.1
 
0.5
%
2009
 
3

 
17,156

 
18,549

 
1.5
%
 
18,119

 
4.8
 
26.1
%
2010
 
10

 
94,340

 
101,685

 
8.1
%
 
100,850

 
5.0
 
16.7
%
2011
 
1

 
4,634

 
4,634

 
0.4
%
 
4,658

 
6.2
 
2.5
%
2012 and later
 
4

 
1,053,353

 
1,101,296

 
88.0
%
 
1,100,941

 
5.3
 
1.0
%
Total/Weighted Average
 
27

 
$
1,192,781

 
$
1,251,358

 
100.0
%
 
$
1,249,285

 
5.2
 
2.9
%

(A)
The year in which the securities were issued.
(B)
Three month average constant prepayment rate.


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The following table summarizes the net interest spread of our Agency RMBS portfolio as of September 30, 2015 :
Net Interest Spread (A)
Weighted Average Asset Yield
2.64
%
Weighted Average Funding Cost
0.47
%
Net Interest Spread
2.17
%
 
(A)
The Agency RMBS portfolio consists of 16.6% floating rate securities and 83.4% fixed rate securities (based on amortized cost basis). See table above for details on rate resets of the floating rate securities.

Non-Agency RMBS
 
The following table summarizes our Non-Agency RMBS portfolio as of September 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Unrealized
 
 
 
 
Asset Type
 
Outstanding Face Amount
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Carrying
Value (A)
 
Outstanding Repurchase Agreements
Non-Agency RMBS
 
$
2,594,423

 
$
1,166,464

 
$
22,651

 
$
(9,671
)
 
$
1,179,444

 
$
890,025

 
(A)
Fair value, which is equal to carrying value for all securities.

The following tables summarize the characteristics of our Non-Agency RMBS portfolio and of the collateral underlying our Non-Agency RMBS as of September 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
Non- Agency RMBS Characteristics (I)
 
 
Vintage (A)
 
Average Minimum Rating (B)
 
Number of Securities
 
Outstanding Face Amount
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Percentage of Total Amortized Cost Basis
 
Carrying Value
 
Principal Subordination (C)
 
Excess Spread (D)
 
Weighted Average Life (Years)
 
Weighted Average Coupon
Pre 2004
 
B-
 
103

 
$
219,674

 
$
152,793

 
14.6
%
 
$
154,689

 
19.7
%
 
0.8
%
 
5.4
 
4.1
%
2004
 
CCC
 
43

 
238,640

 
180,590

 
17.3
%
 
185,603

 
15.6
%
 
2.2
%
 
8.8
 
2.8
%
2005
 
CCC
 
25

 
349,397

 
269,641

 
25.8
%
 
271,842

 
14.9
%
 
3.0
%
 
10.3
 
0.8
%
2006 and later
 
BB-
 
30

 
1,664,712

 
441,440

 
42.3
%
 
445,310

 
11.5
%
 
1.9
%
 
7.2
 
3.4
%
Total/Weighted Average
 
B-
 
201

 
$
2,472,423

 
$
1,044,464

 
100.0
%
 
$
1,057,444

 
13.6
%
 
2.7
%
 
7.9
 
2.4
%
 
 
 
Collateral Characteristics (E), (I)
Vintage (A)
 
Average Loan Age (years)
 
Collateral Factor (F)
 
3 month CPR (G)
 
Delinquency (H)
 
Cumulative Losses to Date
Pre 2004
 
7.3

 
0.02

 
6.6
%
 
8.2
%
 
1.8
%
2004
 
0.1

 
0.06

 
9.7
%
 
13.6
%
 
5.8
%
2005
 

 
0.12

 
10.9
%
 
16.8
%
 
15.2
%
2006 and later
 
6.4

 
0.42

 
9.5
%
 
10.4
%
 
14.5
%
Total/Weighted Average
 
8.0

 
0.22

 
9.5
%
 
12.3
%
 
11.4
%
 
(A)
The year in which the securities were issued.
(B)
Ratings provided above were determined by third party rating agencies, represent the most recent credit ratings available as of the reporting date and may not be current. This excludes the ratings of the collateral underlying 60 bonds which either have never been rated or for which rating information is no longer provided. We had no assets that were on negative watch for possible downgrade by at least one rating agency as of September 30, 2015 .
(C)
The percentage of the outstanding face amount of securities and residual interests that is subordinate to our investments. This excludes interest-only bonds.
(D)
The current amount of interest received on the underlying loans in excess of the interest paid on the securities, as a percentage of the outstanding collateral balance for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 .
(E)
The weighted average loan size of the underlying collateral is $160.0 thousand .
(F)
The ratio of original UPB of loans still outstanding.

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(G)
Three month average constant prepayment rate and default rates.
(H)
The percentage of underlying loans that are 90+ days delinquent, or in foreclosure or considered REO.
(I)
Excludes $122.0 million face amount of bonds backed by servicer advances.

The following table sets forth the geographic diversification of the loans underlying our Non-Agency RMBS as of September 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):
Geographic Location (B)
 
Outstanding Face Amount
 
Percentage of Total Outstanding
Western U.S.
 
$
829,570

 
33.5
%
Southeastern U.S.
 
623,324

 
25.2
%
Northeastern U.S.
 
483,036

 
19.5
%
Midwestern U.S.
 
259,430

 
10.5
%
Southwestern U.S.
 
274,590

 
11.1
%
Other (A)
 
2,473

 
0.2
%
 
 
$
2,472,423

 
100.0
%

(A)
Represents collateral for which we were unable to obtain geographical information.
(B)
Excludes $122.0 million face amount of bonds backed by servicer advances.

The following table summarizes the net interest spread of our Non-Agency RMBS portfolio as of September 30, 2015 :
Net Interest Spread (A)
Weighted Average Asset Yield
4.46
%
Weighted Average Funding Cost
1.80
%
Net Interest Spread
2.66
%
 
(A)
The Non-Agency RMBS portfolio consists of 59.6% floating rate securities and 40.4% fixed rate securities (based on amortized cost basis).
 
Residential Mortgage Loans
 
As of September 30, 2015 , we had approximately $842.3 million outstanding face amount of residential mortgage loans. These investments were financed with repurchase agreements with an aggregate face amount of approximately $627.7 million and notes payable with an aggregate face amount of approximately $20.6 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 , we acquired and sold several portfolios of reperforming and non-performing residential mortgage loans as discussed below:

We acquired a portfolio of non-performing GNMA EBO residential mortgage loans with a UPB of $424.3 million for approximately $418.8 million as a part of the HLSS Acquisition (Note 1 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein).
We sold non-performing and performing residential mortgage loans with a UPB of approximately $1.2 billion and a carrying value of approximately $997.1 million at a price of approximately $1.0 billion and recorded gains of $29.8 million .
On June 25, 2015, we exercised our call rights related to 18 Non-Agency RMBS trusts and purchased performing and non-performing loans with a UPB of approximately $369.0 million at a price of approximately $388.8 million , contained in such trusts prior to their termination. We securitized approximately $334.5 million in UPB of performing loans, which was recorded as a sale for accounting purposes, recognized a loss on settlement of investments of approximately $2.8 million , and paid approximately $14.9 million to acquire interest only notes representing a beneficial interest in the securitization. We retained non-performing loans with a UPB of approximately $34.5 million at a price of $31.7 million . Additionally, we acquired $1.3 million of real estate owned.
On September 25, 2015, we exercised our call rights related to seven seasoned Non-Agency RMBS trusts and purchased performing and non-performing loans with a UPB of approximately $216.3 million at a price of approximately $223.1 million , contained in such trusts prior to their termination. Additionally, New Residential acquired $1.5 million of real estate owned.


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The following table presents the total residential mortgage loans outstanding by loan type at September 30, 2015 .
 
 
Outstanding Face Amount
 
Carrying
Value
 
Loan
Count
 
Weighted Average Yield
 
Weighted Average Life (Years) (A)
 
Floating Rate Loans as a % of Face Amount
 
Loan to Value Ratio (“LTV”) (B)
 
Weighted Avg. Delinquency (C)
 
Weighted Average FICO (D)
Loan Type
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse Mortgage Loans (E)(F)
 
$
37,331

 
$
20,316

 
150

 
10.0
%
 
4.1
 
20.3
%
 
112.5
%
 
75.6
%
 
N/A

Performing Loans (G)
 
22,154

 
20,497

 
684

 
9.0
%
 
5.7
 
17.4
%
 
77.6
%
 
3.4
%
 
627

Total Residential Mortgage Loans, held-for- investment
 
$
59,485

 
$
40,813

 
834

 
9.6
%
 
4.7
 
19.2
%
 
99.5
%
 
48.7
%
 
627

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performing Loans, held-for-sale (G)
 
$
196,973

 
$
205,169

 
1,765

 
3.6
%
 
6.6
 
2.0
%
 
47.0
%
 
%
 
710

Non-performing Loans, held-for-sale (H)(I)
 
585,879

 
508,748

 
3,582

 
5.3
%
 
2.4
 
14.7
%
 
109.3
%
 
86.3
%
 
575

Residential Mortgage Loans, held-for-sale
 
$
782,852

 
$
713,917

 
5,347

 
4.9
%
 
3.4
 
11.5
%
 
93.6
%
 
64.6
%
 
609


(A)
The weighted average life is based on the expected timing of the receipt of cash flows.
(B)
LTV refers to the ratio comparing the loan’s unpaid principal balance to the value of the collateral property.
(C)
Represents the percentage of the total principal balance that are 60+ days delinquent.
(D)
The weighted average FICO score is based on the weighted average of information updated and provided by the loan servicer on a monthly basis.
(E)
Represents a 70% interest we hold in reverse mortgage loans. The average loan balance outstanding based on total UPB is $0.4 million . Approximately 75% of these loans have reached a termination event. As a result, the borrower can no longer make draws on these loans. Each loan matures upon the occurrence of a termination event.
(F)
FICO scores are not used in determining how much a borrower can access via a reverse mortgage loan.
(G)
Includes loans that are current or less than 30 days past due at acquisition where we expect to collect all contractually required principal and interest payments. Presented net of unamortized premiums of $6.7 million .
(H)
Includes loans with evidence of credit deterioration since origination where it is probable that we will not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments. As of September 30, 2015 , we have placed all of these loans on nonaccrual status, except as described in (I) below.
(I)
Includes $271.3 million UPB of GNMA EBO non-performing loans on accrual status as contractual cash flows are guaranteed by the FHA.

We consider the delinquency status, loan-to-value ratios, and geographic area of residential mortgage loans as our credit quality indicators.

Other

Consumer Loans

In April 2013, we completed, through newly formed limited liability companies (together, the “Consumer Loan Companies”), a co-investment in a portfolio of consumer loans. The portfolio included personal unsecured loans and personal homeowner loans originated through subsidiaries of HSBC Finance Corporation. The Consumer Loan Companies acquired the portfolio from HSBC Finance Corporation and its affiliates. We acquired 30% membership interests in each of the Consumer Loan Companies. Of the remaining 70% of the membership interests, Springleaf, which is majority-owned by Fortress funds managed by our Manager, acquired 47% and an affiliate of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors LLC acquired 23%. Springleaf acts as the managing member of the Consumer Loan Companies. After a servicing transition period, Springleaf became the servicer of the loans and provides all servicing and advancing functions for the portfolio. The Consumer Loan Companies initially financed approximately 73% of the original purchase price with asset-backed notes. In September 2013, the Consumer Loan Companies issued and sold additional asset-backed notes that were subordinate to the debt issued in April 2013. On October 3, 2014, the Consumer Loan Companies refinanced the outstanding asset-backed notes with an asset-backed securitization for approximately $2.6 billion. The proceeds in excess of the refinanced debt were distributed to the respective co-investors. We received approximately $337.8 million, which reduced our basis in the consumer loans investment to $0.0 million and resulted in a gain of approximately $80.1 million. Subsequent to this refinancing, we have discontinued recording our share of the underlying earnings of the Consumer Loan Companies until such time as their cumulative earnings exceed their cumulative distributions.


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The table below summarizes the collateral characteristics of the consumer loans as of September 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):
 
Collateral Characteristics
 
UPB (A)
 
Personal Unsecured Loans %
 
Personal Homeowner Loans %
 
Number of Loans
 
Weighted Average Original FICO Score (B)
 
Weighted Average Coupon
 
Adjustable Rate Loan %
 
Average Loan Age (months)
 
Average Expected Life (Years)
 
Delinquency 30 Days (C)
 
Delinquency 60 Days (C)
 
Delinquency 90+ Days (C)
 
CRR (D)
 
CDR (E)
Consumer Loans
$
2,207,194

 
67.3
%
 
32.7
%
 
246,124

 
635

 
18.3
%
 
10.9
%
 
124

 
3.4

 
3.0
%
 
1.6
%
 
2.5
%
 
14.6
%
 
5.6
%
 
(A)
As of August 31, 2015.
(B)
Weighted average original FICO score represents the FICO score at the time the loan was originated.
(C)
Delinquency 30 Days, Delinquency 60 Days and Delinquency 90+ Days represent the percentage of the total principal balance of the pool that corresponds to loans that are delinquent by 30-59 days, 60-89 days or 90 or more days, respectively.
(D)
3 Month CRR, or the voluntary prepayment rate, represents the annualized rate of the voluntary prepayments during the three months as a percentage of the total principal balance of the pool.
(E)
3 Month CDR, or the involuntary prepayment rate, represents the annualized rate of the involuntary prepayments (defaults) during the three months as a percentage of the total principal balance of the pool.

APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that could affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management believes that the estimates and assumptions utilized in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements are prudent and reasonable. Actual results historically have been in line with management’s estimates and judgments used in applying each of the accounting policies described below, as modified periodically to reflect current market conditions. The following is a summary of our accounting policies that are most affected by judgments, estimates and assumptions.
 
Excess MSRs
 
Upon acquisition, we elected to record each investment in Excess MSRs at fair value. We elected to record our investments in Excess MSRs at fair value in order to provide users of the financial statements with better information regarding the effects of prepayment risk and other market factors on the Excess MSRs.
 
Our Excess MSRs are categorized as Level 3 under the GAAP hierarchy. The inputs used in the valuation of Excess MSRs include prepayment speed, delinquency rate, recapture rate, excess mortgage servicing amount and discount rate. The determination of estimated cash flows used in pricing models is inherently subjective and imprecise. The methods used to estimate fair value may not result in an amount that is indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Changes in market conditions, as well as changes in the assumptions or methodology used to determine fair value, could result in a significant increase or decrease in fair value. Management validates significant inputs and outputs of our models by comparing them to available independent third party market parameters and models for reasonableness. We believe the assumptions we use are within the range that a market participant would use, and factor in the liquidity conditions in the markets. Any changes to the valuation methodology will be reviewed by management to ensure the changes are appropriate.
 
In order to evaluate the reasonableness of its fair value determinations, management engages an independent valuation firm to separately measure the fair value of its Excess MSRs pools. The independent valuation firm determines an estimated fair value range based on its own models and issues a “fairness opinion” with this range. Management compares the range included in the opinion to the values generated by its internal models. To date, we have not made any significant valuation adjustments as a result of these fairness opinions.

Investments in Excess MSRs are aggregated into pools as applicable; each pool of Excess MSRs is accounted for in the aggregate. Interest income for Excess MSRs is accreted using an effective yield or “interest” method, based upon the expected income from the Excess MSRs through the expected life of the underlying mortgages. The inputs used in estimating cash flows are generally the same as those used in estimating fair value, and are subject to the same judgments and uncertainties. Changes to expected cash flows result in a cumulative retrospective adjustment, which will be recorded in the period in which the change in expected cash flows occurs. Under the retrospective method, the interest income recognized for a reporting period would be measured as the difference between the amortized cost basis at the end of the period and the amortized cost basis at the beginning of the period, plus any cash received during the period. The amortized cost basis is calculated as the present value of estimated future cash flows

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using an effective yield, which is the yield that equates all past actual and current estimated future cash flows to the initial investment. In addition, our policy is to recognize interest income only on Excess MSRs in existing eligible underlying mortgages.
 
Under the fair value election, the difference between the fair value of Excess MSRs and their amortized cost basis is recorded as “Change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights,” as applicable. Fair value is generally determined by discounting the expected future cash flows using discount rates that incorporate the market risks and liquidity premium specific to the Excess MSRs, and therefore may differ from their effective yields.
 
The following table summarizes the estimated change in fair value of our interests in the Excess MSRs owned directly as of September 30, 2015 given several parallel shifts in the discount rate, prepayment rate, delinquency rate and recapture rate (dollars in thousands):
Fair value at September 30, 2015
 
$
1,459,690

 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount rate shift in %
 
-20%
 
-10%
 
10%
 
20%
Estimated fair value
 
$
1,575,370

 
$
1,515,246

 
$
1,408,215

 
$
1,360,422

Change in estimated fair value:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount
 
$
115,680

 
$
55,556

 
$
(51,475
)
 
$
(99,268
)
%
 
7.9
 %
 
3.8
 %
 
(3.5
)%
 
(6.8
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepayment rate shift in %
 
-20%
 
-10%
 
10%
 
20%
Estimated fair value
 
$
1,582,304

 
$
1,519,010

 
$
1,404,024

 
$
1,351,632

Change in estimated fair value:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount
 
$
122,614

 
$
59,320

 
$
(55,666
)
 
$
(108,058
)
%
 
8.4
 %
 
4.1
 %
 
(3.8
)%
 
(7.4
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delinquency rate shift in %
 
-20%
 
-10%
 
10%
 
20%
Estimated fair value
 
$
1,464,550

 
$
1,462,120

 
$
1,457,260

 
$
1,454,807

Change in estimated fair value:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount
 
$
4,860

 
$
2,430

 
$
(2,430
)
 
$
(4,883
)
%
 
0.3
 %
 
0.2
 %
 
(0.2
)%
 
(0.3
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recapture rate shift in %
 
-20%
 
-10%
 
10%
 
20%
Estimated fair value
 
$
1,446,373

 
$
1,452,976

 
$
1,466,447

 
$
1,473,317

Change in estimated fair value:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount
 
$
(13,317
)
 
$
(6,714
)
 
$
6,757

 
$
13,627

%
 
(0.9
)%
 
(0.5
)%
 
0.5
 %
 
0.9
 %


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The following table summarizes the estimated change in fair value of our interests in the Excess MSRs owned through equity method investees as of September 30, 2015 given several parallel shifts in the discount rate, prepayment rate, delinquency rate and recapture rate (dollars in thousands):
Fair value at September 30, 2015
 
$
213,318

 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount rate shift in %
 
-20%
 
-10%
 
10%
 
20%
Estimated fair value
 
$
231,983

 
$
222,242

 
$
205,118

 
$
197,563

Change in estimated fair value:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount
 
$
18,665

 
$
8,924

 
$
(8,200
)
 
$
(15,755
)
%
 
8.7
 %
 
4.2
 %
 
(3.8
)%
 
(7.4
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepayment rate shift in %
 
-20%
 
-10%
 
10%
 
20%
Estimated fair value
 
$
230,309

 
$
221,576

 
$
205,507

 
$
198,118

Change in estimated fair value:
 


 


 


 


Amount
 
$
16,991

 
$
8,258

 
$
(7,811
)
 
$
(15,200
)
%
 
8.0
 %
 
3.9
 %
 
(3.7
)%
 
(7.1
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delinquency rate shift in %
 
-20%
 
-10%
 
10%
 
20%
Estimated fair value
 
$
217,845

 
$
215,581

 
$
211,054

 
$
208,791

Change in estimated fair value:
 


 


 


 


Amount
 
$
4,527

 
$
2,263

 
$
(2,264
)
 
$
(4,527
)
%
 
2.1
 %
 
1.1
 %
 
(1.1
)%
 
(2.1
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recapture rate shift in %
 
-20%
 
-10%
 
10%
 
20%
Estimated fair value
 
$
205,788

 
$
209,529

 
$
217,155

 
$
221,040

Change in estimated fair value:
 


 


 


 


Amount
 
$
(7,530
)
 
$
(3,789
)
 
$
3,837

 
$
7,722

%
 
(3.5
)%
 
(1.8
)%
 
1.8
 %
 
3.6
 %
 
The sensitivity analysis is hypothetical and should be used with caution. In particular, the results are calculated by stressing a particular economic assumption independent of changes in any other assumption; in practice, changes in one factor may result in changes in another, which might counteract or amplify the sensitivities. Also, changes in the fair value based on a 10% variation in an assumption generally may not be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in the assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear.
 
Servicer Advances
 
We account for investments in servicer advances, which include the basic fee component of the related MSR (the “servicer advance investments”), as financial instruments, because we are not a licensed mortgage servicer.
 
We have elected to account for the servicer advance investments at fair value. Accordingly, we estimate the fair value of the servicer advance investments at each reporting date and reflect changes in the fair value of the servicer advance investments as gains or losses.
 
We recognize interest income from our servicer advance investments using the interest method, with adjustments to the yield applied based upon changes in actual or expected cash flows under the retrospective method. The servicer advances are not interest-bearing, but we accrete the effective rate of interest applied to the aggregate cash flows from the servicer advances and the basic fee component of the related MSR.
 
We categorize servicer advance investments under Level 3 of the GAAP hierarchy because we use internal pricing models to estimate the future cash flows related to the servicer advance investments that incorporate significant unobservable inputs and include assumptions that are inherently subjective and imprecise. In order to evaluate the reasonableness of its fair value determinations, management engages an independent valuation firm to separately measure the fair value of its servicer advances investment. The independent valuation firm determines an estimated fair value range based on its own models and issues a “fairness opinion” with this range.

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Our estimations of future cash flows include the combined cash flows of all of the components that comprise the servicer advance investments: existing advances, the requirement to purchase future advances and the right to the basic fee component of the related MSR. The factors that most significantly impact the fair value include (i) the rate at which the servicer advance balance declines, which we estimate is approximately $1.0 billion per year on average over the weighted average life of the investment held as of September 30, 2015 , (ii) the duration of outstanding servicer advances, which we estimate is approximately nine months on average for an advance balance at a given point in time (not taking into account new advances made with respect to the pool), and (iii) the UPB of the underlying loans with respect to which we have the obligation to make advances and own the basic fee component.
 
As described above, we recognize income from servicer advance investments in the form of (i) interest income, which we reflect as a component of net interest income and (ii) changes in the fair value of the servicer advances, which we reflect as a component of other income.
 
We remit to the applicable servicer a portion of the basic fee component of the MSR related to our servicer advance investments as compensation for acting as servicer, as described in more detail under “—Our Portfolio—Servicing Related Assets—Servicer Advances.” Our interest income is recorded net of the servicing fee owed to the applicable servicer.
 
Real Estate Securities (RMBS)
 
Our Non-Agency RMBS and Agency RMBS are classified as available-for-sale. As such, they are carried at fair value, with net unrealized gains or losses reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income, to the extent impairment losses are considered temporary, as described below.
 
We expect that any RMBS we acquire will be categorized under Level 2 or Level 3 of the GAAP hierarchy, depending on the observability of the inputs. Fair value may be based upon broker quotations, counterparty quotations, pricing service quotations or internal pricing models. The significant inputs used in the valuation of our securities include the discount rate, prepayment speeds, default rates and loss severities, as well as other variables.
 
The determination of estimated cash flows used in pricing models is inherently subjective and imprecise. The methods used to estimate fair value may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Changes in market conditions, as well as changes in the assumptions or methodology used to determine fair value, could result in a significant increase or decrease in fair value. Management validates significant inputs and outputs of our models by comparing them to available independent third party market parameters and models for reasonableness. We believe the assumptions we use are within the range that a market participant would use, and factor in the liquidity conditions in the markets. Any changes to the valuation methodology will be reviewed by management to ensure the changes are appropriate.
 
We must also assess whether unrealized losses on securities, if any, reflect a decline in value that is other-than-temporary and, if so, record an other-than-temporary impairment through earnings. A decline in value is deemed to be other-than-temporary if (i) it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of a security that was not impaired at acquisition (there is an expected credit loss), or (ii) if we have the intent to sell a security in an unrealized loss position or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell a security in an unrealized loss position prior to its anticipated recovery (if any). For the purposes of performing this analysis, we will assume the anticipated recovery period is until the expected maturity of the applicable security. Also, for securities that represent beneficial interests in securitized financial assets within the scope of ASC No. 325-40, whenever there is a probable adverse change in the timing or amounts of estimated cash flows of a security from the cash flows previously projected, an other-than-temporary impairment will be deemed to have occurred. Our Non-Agency RMBS acquired with evidence of deteriorated credit quality for which it was probable, at acquisition, that we would be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable, fall within the scope of ASC No. 310-30, as opposed to ASC No. 325-40. All of our other Non-Agency RMBS, those not acquired with evidence of deteriorated credit quality, fall within the scope of ASC No. 325-40.
 
Income on these securities is recognized using a level yield methodology based upon a number of cash flow assumptions that are subject to uncertainties and contingencies. Such assumptions include the rate and timing of principal and interest receipts (which may be subject to prepayments and defaults). These assumptions are updated on at least a quarterly basis to reflect changes related to a particular security, actual historical data, and market changes. These uncertainties and contingencies are difficult to predict and are subject to future events, and economic and market conditions, which may alter the assumptions. For securities acquired at a discount for credit losses, we recognize the excess of all cash flows expected over our investment in the securities as Interest Income on a “loss adjusted yield” basis. The loss-adjusted yield is determined based on an evaluation of the credit status of securities, as described in connection with the analysis of impairment above.


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Impairment of Performing Loans
 
To the extent that they are classified as held-for-investment, we must periodically evaluate each of these loans or loan pools for possible impairment. Impairment is indicated when it is deemed probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of a loan, or, for loans acquired at a discount for credit losses, when it is deemed probable that we will be unable to collect as anticipated. Upon determination of impairment, we would establish a specific valuation allowance with a corresponding charge to earnings. We continually evaluate our loans receivable for impairment.
 
Our residential mortgage loans are aggregated into pools for evaluation based on like characteristics, such as loan type and acquisition date. Pools of loans are evaluated based on criteria such as an analysis of borrower performance, credit ratings of borrowers, loan to value ratios, the estimated value of the underlying collateral, the key terms of the loans and historical and anticipated trends in defaults and loss severities for the type and seasoning of loans being evaluated. This information is used to estimate provisions for estimated unidentified incurred losses on pools of loans. Significant judgment is required in determining impairment and in estimating the resulting loss allowance. Furthermore, we must assess our intent and ability to hold our loan investments on a periodic basis. If we do not have the intent to hold a loan for the foreseeable future or until its expected payoff, the loan must be classified as “held-for-sale” and recorded at the lower of cost or estimated value.

A loan is determined to be past due when a monthly payment is due and unpaid for 30 days or more. Loans, other than PCI loans (described below), are placed on nonaccrual status and considered non-performing when full payment of principal and interest is in doubt, which generally occurs when principal or interest is 120 days or more past due unless the loan is both well secured and in the process of collection. A loan may be returned to accrual status when repayment is reasonably assured and there has been demonstrated performance under the terms of the loan or, if applicable, the terms of the restructured loan.

Loans, other than PCI loans, are generally charged off or charged down to the net realizable value of the underlying collateral (i.e., fair value less costs to sell), with an offset to the allowance for loan losses, when available information indicates that loans are uncollectible.

Determinations of whether a loan is collectible are inherently uncertain and subject to significant judgment.

Purchased Credit Impaired (PCI) Loans

We evaluate the credit quality of our loans, as of the acquisition date, for evidence of credit quality deterioration. Loans with evidence of credit deterioration since their origination, and where it is probable that we will not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments, are purchase credit impaired, or PCI loans. Recognition of income and accrual status on PCI loans is dependent on having a reasonable expectation about the timing and amount of cash flows to be collected. At acquisition, we aggregate PCI loans into pools based on common risk characteristics and loans aggregated into pools are accounted for as if each pool were a single loan with a single composite interest rate and an aggregate expectation of cash flows.

The excess of the total cash flows (both principal and interest) expected to be collected over the carrying value of the PCI loans is referred to as the accretable yield. This amount is not reported on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets but is accreted into interest income at a level rate of return over the remaining estimated life of the pool of loans.

On a quarterly basis, we estimate the total cash flows expected to be collected over the remaining life of each pool. Probable decreases in expected cash flows trigger the recognition of impairment. Impairments are recognized through the valuation provision for loans and an increase in the allowance for loan losses. Probable and significant increases in expected cash flows would first reverse any previously recorded allowance for loan losses with any remaining increases recognized prospectively as a yield adjustment over the remaining estimated lives of the underlying loans.

The excess of the total contractual cash flows over the cash flows expected to be collected is referred to as the nonaccretable difference. This amount is not reported on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and represents an estimate of the amount of principal and interest that will not be collected.

The estimation of future cash flows for PCI loans is subject to significant judgment and uncertainty. Actual cash flows could be materially different than management’s estimates.

The liquidation of PCI loans, which may include sales of loans, receipt of payment in full by the borrower, or foreclosure, results in removal of the loans from the underlying PCI pool. When the amount of the liquidation proceeds (e.g., cash, real estate), if any, is less than the unpaid principal balance of the loan, the difference is first applied against the PCI pool’s nonaccretable difference.

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When the nonaccretable difference for a particular loan pool has been fully depleted, any excess of the unpaid principal balance of the loan over the liquidation proceeds is written off against the PCI pool’s allowance for loan losses.

Real Estate Owned (REO)

REO assets are those individual properties where we receive the property in satisfaction of a debt (e.g., by taking legal title or physical possession). We recognize REO assets at the completion of the foreclosure process or upon execution of a deed in lieu of foreclosure with the borrower. We measure REO assets at the lower of cost or fair value, with valuation changes recorded in other income. REO is illiquid in nature and its valuation is subject to significant uncertainty and judgment and is greatly impacted by local market conditions.

Derivatives
 
We financed certain investments with the same counterparty from which we purchased those investments, and we accounted for the contemporaneous purchase of the investments and the associated financings as linked transactions. Accordingly, we recorded a non-hedge derivative instrument on a net basis. We also enter into various economic hedges, particularly TBAs and interest rate swaps and caps. Changes in market value of non-hedge derivative instruments and economic hedges are recorded in “Other Income” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The assets underlying linked transactions include loans and securities, whose valuation is subject to significant judgment and uncertainty as described above.
 
Investment Consolidation
 
The analysis as to whether to consolidate an entity is subject to a significant amount of judgment. Some of the criteria considered are the determination as to the degree of control over an entity by its various equity holders, the design of the entity, how closely related the entity is to each of its equity holders, the relation of the equity holders to each other and a determination of the primary beneficiary in entities in which we have a variable interest. These analyses involve estimates, based on the assumptions of management, as well as judgments regarding significance and the design of entities.
 
Variable interest entities (“VIEs”) are defined as entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. A VIE is required to be consolidated by its primary beneficiary, and only by its primary beneficiary, which is defined as the party who has the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance and who has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.
 
Our investments and certain other interests in Non-Agency RMBS are variable interests. We monitor these investments and analyze the potential need to consolidate the related securitization entities pursuant to the VIE consolidation requirements.
 
These analyses require considerable judgment in determining whether an entity is a VIE and determining the primary beneficiary of a VIE since they involve subjective determinations of significance, with respect to both power and economics. The result could be the consolidation of an entity that otherwise would not have been consolidated or the de-consolidation of an entity that otherwise would have been consolidated.
 
We have not consolidated the securitization entities that issued our Non-Agency RMBS. This determination is based, in part, on our assessment that we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of these entities, such as if we owned a majority of the currently controlling class. In addition, we are not obligated to provide, and have not provided, any financial support to these entities.
 
We have not consolidated the entities in which we hold a 50% interest that made an investment in Excess MSRs. We have determined that the decisions that most significantly impact the economic performance of these entities will be made collectively by us and the other investor in the entities. In addition, these entities have sufficient equity to permit the entities to finance their activities without additional subordinated financial support. Based on our analysis, these entities do not meet any of the VIE criteria.
 
We have invested in Nationstar serviced servicer advances, including the basic fee component of the related MSRs, through the Buyer, of which we are the managing member. The Buyer was formed through cash contributions by us and third-parties in exchange for membership interests. As of September 30, 2015 , we owned an approximately 44.5% interest in the Buyer, and the third-party investors owned the remaining membership interests. Through our managing member interest, we direct substantially all of the day-to-day activities of the Buyer. The third-party investors do not possess substantive participating rights or the power to direct the day-to-day activities that most directly affect the operations of the Buyer. In addition, no single third-party investor,

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or group of third-party investors, possesses the substantive ability to remove us as the managing member of the Buyer. We have determined that the Buyer is a voting interest entity. As a result of our managing member interest, which represents a controlling financial interest, we consolidate the Buyer and its wholly owned subsidiaries and reflect membership interests in the Buyer held by third parties as noncontrolling interests.

Investments in Equity Method Investees
 
We account for our investment in the Consumer Loan Companies pursuant to the equity method of accounting because we can exercise significant influence over the Consumer Loan Companies, but the requirements for consolidation are not met. Our share of earnings and losses in these equity method investees is recorded in “Earnings from investments in consumer loans, equity method investees” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Equity method investments are included in “Investments in consumer loans, equity method investees” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
The Consumer Loan Companies classify their investments in consumer loans as held-for-investment, as they have the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff. The Consumer Loan Companies record the consumer loans at cost net of any unamortized discount or loss allowance. The Consumer Loan Companies determined at acquisition that these loans would be aggregated into pools based on common risk characteristics (credit quality, loan type, and date of origination or acquisition); the loans aggregated into pools are accounted for as if each pool were a single loan.
 
We account for our investments in equity method investees that are invested in Excess MSRs pursuant to the equity method of accounting because we can exercise significant influence over the investees, but the requirements for consolidation are not met. We have elected to measure our investments in equity method investees which are invested in Excess MSRs at fair value. The equity method investees have also elected to measure their investments in Excess MSRs at fair value.
 
Income Taxes
 
We intend to operate in a manner that allows us to qualify for taxation as a REIT. As a result of our expected REIT qualification, we do not generally expect to pay U.S. federal or state and local corporate level taxes. Many of the REIT requirements, however, are highly technical and complex. If we were to fail to meet the REIT requirements, we would be subject to U.S. federal, state and local income and franchise taxes, and we would face a variety of adverse consequences. See “—Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Taxation as a REIT.” We have made certain investments, particularly our investments in servicer advances, through TRSs and are subject to regular corporate income taxes on these investments.
 
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenues from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) . The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In effect, companies will be required to exercise further judgment and make more estimates prospectively. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. ASU No. 2014-09 is effective for New Residential in the first quarter of 2018. Early adoption is not permitted. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified approach to adopt the guidance in ASU No. 2014-09. New Residential is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact it may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-11, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures . The standard changes the accounting for repurchase-to-maturity transactions and linked repurchase financing transactions to secured borrowing accounting. ASU No. 2014-11 also expands disclosure requirements related to certain transfers of financial assets that are accounted for as sales and certain transfers accounted for as secured borrowings. ASU No. 2014-11 was effective for New Residential in the first quarter of 2015. Disclosures are not required for comparative periods presented before the effective date. New Residential has determined that, as of January 1, 2015, its formerly linked transactions are accounted for as secured borrowings as further described in Note 10 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern . The standard provides guidance on management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by requiring management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by incorporating and expanding on certain principles that are currently in U.S. auditing standards. ASU No. 2014-15 is effective for New Residential for the annual period

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ending on December 31, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. New Residential is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact that it may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis . The standard amends the consolidation considerations when evaluating certain limited partnerships, variable interest entities and investment funds. ASU No. 2015-02 is effective for New Residential in the first quarter of 2016.  Early adoption is permitted. New Residential does not expect the adoption of this new guidance to have an impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest . The standard amends the balance sheet presentation requirements for debt issuance costs such that they are no longer recognized as deferred charges but are rather presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. ASU No. 2015-03 is effective for New Residential in the first quarter of 2016. Early adoption is permitted. We have adopted ASU No. 2015-03 in June 2015 and have determined that the adoption of ASU No. 2015-03 resulted in an immaterial reclassification of our Deferred Financing Costs, Net to an offset of our Notes Payable.

The FASB has recently issued or discussed a number of proposed standards on such topics as financial statement presentation, financial instruments and hedging. Some of the proposed changes are significant and could have a material impact on our reporting. We have not yet fully evaluated the potential impact of these proposals, but will make such an evaluation as the standards are finalized.


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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The following table summarizes the changes in our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 (dollars in thousands). Our results of operations are not necessarily indicative of our future performance.

Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,

Increase (Decrease)

2015
 
2014
 
Amount
 
2015
 
2014

Amount
Interest income
$
182,341

 
$
97,587

 
$
84,754

 
$
444,891

 
$
261,733

 
$
183,158

Interest expense
77,558

 
33,307

 
44,251

 
193,408

 
108,816

 
84,592

Net Interest Income
104,783

 
64,280

 
40,503

 
251,483

 
152,917

 
98,566


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impairment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) on securities
1,574

 

 
1,574

 
3,294

 
943

 
2,351

Valuation provision on loans and real estate owned
(3,341
)
 
1,134

 
(4,475
)
 
2,408

 
1,591

 
817


(1,767
)
 
1,134

 
(2,901
)
 
5,702

 
2,534

 
3,168

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income after impairment
106,550

 
63,146

 
43,404

 
245,781

 
150,383

 
95,398


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights
1,131

 
28,566

 
(27,435
)
 
(274
)
 
40,670

 
(40,944
)
Change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees
8,427

 
31,833

 
(23,406
)
 
16,443

 
50,950

 
(34,507
)
Change in fair value of investments in servicer advances
(18,738
)
 
22,948

 
(41,686
)
 
(1,845
)
 
105,825

 
(107,670
)
Earnings from investments in consumer loans, equity method investees

 
22,490

 
(22,490
)
 

 
60,185

 
(60,185
)
Gain on settlement of investments, net
(16,409
)
 
938

 
(17,347
)
 
(441
)
 
57,834

 
(58,275
)
Other income
7,764

 
15,289

 
(7,525
)
 
18,237

 
19,539

 
(1,302
)

(17,825
)
 
122,064

 
(139,889
)
 
32,120

 
335,003

 
(302,883
)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative expenses
19,563

 
7,499

 
12,064

 
49,362

 
14,886

 
34,476

Management fee to affiliate
9,860

 
5,124

 
4,736

 
23,357

 
14,525

 
8,832

Incentive compensation to affiliate
1,811

 
10,910

 
(9,099
)
 
7,895

 
33,111

 
(25,216
)
Loan servicing expense
1,668

 
1,778

 
(110
)
 
9,510

 
2,210

 
7,300


32,902

 
25,311

 
7,591

 
90,124

 
64,732

 
25,392

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
55,823

 
159,899

 
(104,076
)
 
187,777

 
420,654

 
(232,877
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
(5,932
)
 
7,801

 
(13,733
)
 
4,947

 
29,483

 
(24,536
)
Net Income (Loss)
$
61,755

 
$
152,098

 
$
(90,343
)
 
$
182,830

 
$
391,171

 
$
(208,341
)
Noncontrolling Interests in Income (Loss) of Consolidated Subsidiaries
$
7,230

 
$
25,726

 
$
(18,496
)
 
$
17,174

 
$
92,524

 
$
(75,350
)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders
$
54,525

 
$
126,372

 
$
(71,847
)
 
$
165,656

 
$
298,647

 
$
(132,991
)

Interest Income

Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
Interest income increased by $84.8 million , primarily attributable to incremental interest income of (i) $25.6 million from Excess MSR investments and (ii) $54.2 million from servicer advance investments, in which we made additional investments subsequent to September 30, 2014 , primarily through the HLSS Acquisition discussed in Note 1 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Interest income further increased by (iii) $17.7 million, largely due to an increase in the size of real estate securities portfolio and accelerated accretion on real estate securities owned in Non-Agency RMBS trusts that were terminated upon exercise

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of call rights, and (iv) $1.0 million related to interest income on GNMA EBO servicer advances funded by Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“HLSS”; following the Effective Time, as defined in Note 1 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, HLSS refers to Hexagon Merger Sub, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly owned subsidiary of New Residential, or “Merger Sub”), and accounted for as a financing transaction. These increases were partially offset by (v) decrease of $13.7 million from real estate loans due to a significant decrease in the size of the real estate loan portfolio in the first six months of 2015.

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
Interest income increased by $183.2 million , primarily attributable to incremental interest income of (i) $50.2 million from Excess MSR investments and (ii) $102.3 million from servicer advance investments, in which we made additional investments subsequent to September 30, 2014 , primarily through the HLSS Acquisition discussed in Note 1 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Interest income further increased by (iii) $24.8 million, largely due to both additional investments and accelerated accretion on real estate securities owned in Non-Agency RMBS trusts that were terminated upon exercise of call rights, (iv) $4.1 million from real estate loans as a result of the small size of the portfolio in the first six months of 2014 and (v) $1.8 million related to interest income on GNMA EBO servicer advances funded by HLSS and accounted for as a financing transaction.

Interest Expense
 
Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
Interest expense increased by $44.3 million primarily attributable to increases of (i) $39.1 million on interest and financings related to servicer advances primarily through the HLSS Acquisition discussed in Note 1 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, (ii) $3.2 million from repurchase agreements and financings on real estate securities in which we made additional levered investments subsequent to September 30, 2014 , and (iii) $2.9 million on interest and financings from secured corporate loans issued in May 2015, partially offset by (iv) $0.6 million decrease in interest from repurchase agreements on our consumer loans portfolio that we paid off subsequent to September 30, 2014 .

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
Interest expense increased by $84.6 million primarily attributable to increases of (i) $64.5 million on interest and financings related to servicer advances primarily through the HLSS Acquisition discussed in Note 1 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, (ii) $11.1 million on interest and financings from secured corporate loans issued in January and May 2015, (iii) $9.4 million and (iv) $2.7 million from repurchase agreements and financings on real estate loans and real estate securities, respectively, in which we made additional levered investments subsequent to September 30, 2014 , partially offset by a (v) $3.1 million decrease in interest from repurchase agreements on our consumer loans portfolio that we paid off subsequent to September 30, 2014 .

Other than Temporary Impairment (“OTTI”) on Securities
 
Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .

The other-than-temporary impairment on securities increased by $1.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 primarily resulting from a decline in fair values on a greater portion of our Non-Agency RMBS, which we purchased with existing credit impairment, below their amortized cost basis as of September 30, 2015 .

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
The other-than-temporary impairment on securities increased by $2.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 primarily resulting from a decline in fair values on a greater portion of our Non-Agency RMBS, which we purchased with existing credit impairment, below their amortized cost basis as of September 30, 2015 .


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Valuation Provision on Loans and Real Estate Owned
 
Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
The $4.5 million decrease in the valuation provision on residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale and real estate owned resulted from a reversal of valuation allowance during the three months ended September 30, 2015 due to an increase in the fair value for those assets subject to valuation allowances.

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .

The $0.8 million increase in the valuation provision on residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale and real estate owned resulted from a net increase in the average carrying values for those assets subject to valuation allowances during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period during 2014 .

Change in Fair Value of Investments in Excess Mortgage Servicing Rights
 
Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
The change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights decreased by $27.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 . This decrease primarily relates to mark-to-market fair value adjustments of $1.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to adjustments of $28.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014 . The mark-to-market adjustments during the three months ended September 30, 2015 consist of a cumulative positive prior period adjustment resulting from adjustments to certain modeling assumptions, partially offset by the impact of faster prepayment speeds and increased delinquency assumptions in the current period. The mark-to-market adjustments during the three months ended September 30, 2014 are primarily driven by a decrease in the weighted average discount rate from 12.0% to 10.0% during the three months ended September 30, 2014 .

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .

The change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights decreased by $40.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 . This decrease primarily relates to mark-to-market fair value adjustments of $(0.3) million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to adjustments of $40.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 . The mark-to-market adjustments during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 consist of a decrease due to the impact of faster prepayment speeds and increased delinquency assumptions during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 partially offset by the cumulative positive prior period adjustment resulting from adjustments to certain modeling assumptions. The mark-to-market adjustments during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 are driven by a decrease in the weighted average discount rate from 12.8% to 10.0%.
 
Change in Fair Value of Investments in Excess Mortgage Servicing Rights, Equity Method Investees
 
Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
The change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees decreased by $23.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 . This decrease primarily relates to mark-to-market fair value adjustments of $8.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to adjustments of $31.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014 . The mark-to-market adjustments during the three months ended September 30, 2015 consist of a cumulative positive prior period adjustment resulting from adjustments to certain modeling assumptions, partially offset by the impact of faster prepayment speeds and increased delinquency assumptions in the current period. The mark-to-market adjustments during the three months ended September 30, 2014 are primarily driven by a decrease in the weighted average discount rate from 12.0% to 10.0% during the three months ended September 30, 2014 .

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .

The change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees decreased by $34.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 . This decrease primarily relates to mark-to-market fair value adjustments of $16.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to adjustments of $51.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 . The mark-to-market adjustments during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 consist of a cumulative positive prior period adjustment resulting from adjustments to certain

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modeling assumptions, partially offset by the impact of faster prepayment speeds and increased delinquency assumptions in the current period. The mark-to-market adjustments during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 are primarily driven by a decrease in the discount rate from 12.8% to 10.0% during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .

Change in Fair Value of Investments in Servicer Advances

Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
The change in fair value of investments in servicer advances decreased by $41.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 . This decrease primarily relates to asset mark-down of $18.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to mark-up of $22.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014 . The net decrease in value during the three months ended September 30, 2015 was primarily due to a lower performance fee adjustment related to HLSS servicing advances resulting from a lower forward LIBOR curve as compared to prior quarter projections. The weighted average delinquency rate assumption used in projections was also increased during the three months ended September 30, 2015 , further reducing future cash flows. The increase in fair value of investments in servicer advances for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due to a decrease in the servicer advance-to-UPB ratio.

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .

The change in fair value of investments in servicer advances decreased by $107.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 . This decrease primarily relates to asset mark-down of $1.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to mark-up of $105.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 . The change in fair value of investments in servicer advances for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was due to the acquisition of HLSS servicing advances in April 2015 and subsequent net decrease in value. The net decrease in value during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was primarily due to a lower performance fee adjustment related to HLSS servicing advances resulting from a lower forward LIBOR curve as compared to prior quarter projections. The change in fair value of investments in servicer advances for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due to a decrease in the servicer advance-to-UPB ratio.

Earnings from Investments in Consumer Loans, Equity Method Investees
 
Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
Earnings from investments in consumer loans, equity method investees decreased by $22.5 million as we discontinued recording our share of the underlying earnings of the Consumer Loan Companies subsequent to the refinancing of the outstanding debt on October 3, 2014, which resulted in a distribution to us in excess of our investment basis.

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .

Earnings from investments in consumer loans, equity method investees decreased by $60.2 million as we discontinued recording our share of the underlying earnings of the Consumer Loan Companies subsequent to the refinancing of the outstanding debt on October 3, 2014, which resulted in a distribution to us in excess of our investment basis.
 
Gain on Settlement of Investments, Net
 
Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
Gain on settlement of investments decreased by $17.3 million , primarily related to (i) increased loss of $37.0 million on settlement of derivatives and (ii) $1.7 million increase in loss on of sale of REO, partially offset by increased net gains of (iii) $20.8 million on sale of real estate securities during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .


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Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .

Gain on settlement of investments decreased by $58.3 million , primarily related to (i) decreased net gains of $34.2 million on real estate securities sold, (ii) increased loss of $42.0 million on settlement of derivatives, (iii) increased loss of $9.0 million on sale of REO, and (iv) $4.0 million loss on extinguishment of debt at the Buyer, partially offset by (v) increased net gains of $32.9 million on the sale or liquidation of residential mortgage loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .

Other Income
 
Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
Other income decreased by $7.5 million , primarily attributable to (i) $4.0 million decrease in gains on transfer of loans to REO, (ii) $19.0 million net increase in unrealized losses on non-hedge derivative instruments, (iii) non-recurring fee earned on deal termination of $5 million during three months ended September 30, 2014, and (iv) increase in REO expense of $0.8 million, partially offset by (v) realized gains of $14.3 million on our consumer loans investment during 2015 , and, (vi) a $7.7 million reimbursement from servicer during 2015 .

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .

Other income decreased by $1.3 million , primarily attributable to (i) $10.8 million decrease in gains on transfer of loans to REO, and, (ii) $24.9 million net increase in unrealized losses on non-hedge derivative instruments, (iii) non-recurring fee earned on deal termination of $5 million during nine months ended September 30, 2014, and (iv) increase in REO expense of $3.4 million, partially offset by (v) realized gains of $33.3 million on our consumer loans investment during 2015 , and, (vi) a $8.5 million reimbursement from servicer during 2015 .

General and Administrative Expenses
 
Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
General and administrative expenses increased by $12.1 million , partially attributable to $2.2 million payroll and benefits, retention bonus, and severance related to HLSS employees, triggered by our acquisition of HLSS. Legal deal expenses increased $8.8 million primarily driven by the settlement agreement with certain HSART Bondholders as discussed in Note 18 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and $1.1 million higher professional fees and other expenses were incurred to maintain and monitor our increasing asset base and general expenses.

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
General and administrative expenses increased by $34.5 million , partially attributable to $7.1 million in payroll and benefits, retention bonus, and severance related to HLSS employees, triggered by our acquisition of HLSS. Legal deal expenses increased $14.7 million, primarily as a result of the HLSS Acquisition and the settlement agreement with certain HSART Bondholders as discussed in Note 18 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Deal expense and securitization fees increased $7.2 million and $1.7 million, respectively, primarily as a result of the HLSS Acquisition, and $3.8 million higher professional fees and other expenses incurred to maintain and monitor our increasing asset base and general expenses.

Management Fee to Affiliate

Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .

Management fee to affiliate increased by $4.7 million as a result of increases to our gross equity subsequent to September 30, 2014 .

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .

Management fee to affiliate increased by $8.8 million as a result of increases to our gross equity subsequent to September 30, 2014 .
 

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Incentive Compensation to Affiliate
 
Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
Incentive compensation to affiliate decreased by $9.1 million due to a decrease in our incentive compensation earnings measure resulting from the changes in the income and expense items described above, excluding any unrealized gains or losses from mark-to-market valuation changes on investments and debt during the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .  

Incentive compensation to affiliate decreased by $25.2 million due to a decrease in our incentive compensation earnings measure resulting from the changes in the income and expense items described above, excluding any unrealized gains or losses from mark-to-market valuation changes on investments and debt during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
Loan Servicing Expense

Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .

Loan servicing expense decreased by $0.1 million due to a smaller real estate loan portfolio in the three months ended September 30, 2015 as a result of significant sales in the first six months of 2015.

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
Loan servicing expense increased by $7.3 million due to the acquisition of additional non-performing residential mortgage loans subsequent to September 30, 2014 .

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
 
Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
Income tax expense (benefit) decreased by $13.7 million primarily due to the deferred tax impact of the reduction of mark-to-market fair value adjustments on investments in servicer advances and other book to tax differences.

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014

Income tax expense (benefit) decreased by $24.5 million primarily due to the deferred tax impact of the reduction of mark-to-market fair value adjustments on investments in servicer advances and other book to tax differences.
 
Noncontrolling Interests in Income of Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 .
 
Noncontrolling interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries decreased by $18.5 million primarily due to (i) a decrease in net interest income earned on the Buyer’s levered assets as they are repaid over time and (ii) a decrease in the change in fair value of the Buyer’s assets.

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .

Noncontrolling interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries decreased by $75.4 million primarily due to (i) a decrease in net interest income earned on the Buyer’s levered assets as they are repaid over time, (ii) a decrease in the change in fair value of the Buyer’s assets, (iii) a loss on extinguishment of debt at the Buyer, and (iv) HLSS shareholders’ interests in the net loss of HLSS Ltd., partially offset by (v) an increase in the income tax benefit due to the reduction in the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits to zero during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 in the Buyer.


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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
Liquidity is a measurement of our ability to meet potential cash requirements, including ongoing commitments to repay borrowings, fund and maintain investments, and other general business needs. Additionally, to maintain our status as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), we must distribute annually at least 90% of our REIT taxable income. We note that a portion of this requirement may be able to be met in future years through stock dividends, rather than cash, subject to limitations based on the value of our stock.
 
Our primary sources of funds for liquidity generally consist of cash provided by operating activities (primarily income from our investments in Excess MSRs, servicer advances, RMBS and loans), sales of and repayments from our investments, potential debt financing sources, including securitizations, and the issuance of equity securities, when feasible and appropriate. Our primary uses of funds are the payment of interest, management fees, incentive compensation, outstanding commitments (including margins) and other operating expenses, and the repayment of borrowings and hedge obligations, as well as dividends.
 
Our primary sources of financing currently are notes payable and repurchase agreements, although we may also pursue other sources of financing such as securitizations and other secured and unsecured forms of borrowing. As of September 30, 2015 , we had outstanding repurchase agreements with an aggregate face amount of approximately $3.8 billion to finance residential mortgage loans, real estate owned, consumer loans, Non-Agency RMBS and Agency RMBS. The financing of our entire RMBS portfolio, which generally has 30 to 90 day terms, is subject to margin calls. Under repurchase agreements, we sell a security to a counterparty and concurrently agree to repurchase the same security at a later date for a higher specified price. The sale price represents financing proceeds and the difference between the sale and repurchase prices represents interest on the financing. The price at which the security is sold generally represents the market value of the security less a discount or “haircut,” which can range broadly, for example from 3%-4% for Agency RMBS, 10%-50% for Non-Agency RMBS, and 9% - 43% for residential mortgage loans. During the term of the repurchase agreement, the counterparty holds the security as collateral. If the agreement is subject to margin calls, the counterparty monitors and calculates what it estimates to be the value of the collateral during the term of the agreement. If this value declines by more than a de minimis threshold, the counterparty could require us to post additional collateral (or “margin”) in order to maintain the initial haircut on the collateral. This margin is typically required to be posted in the form of cash and cash equivalents. Furthermore, we may, from time to time, be a party to derivative agreements or financing arrangements that may be subject to margin calls based on the value of such instruments. We seek to maintain adequate cash reserves and other sources of available liquidity to meet any margin calls resulting from decreases in value related to a reasonably possible (in the opinion of management) change in interest rates.
 
Our ability to obtain borrowings and to raise future equity capital is dependent on our ability to access borrowings and the capital markets on attractive terms. Our Manager’s senior management team has extensive long-term relationships with investment banks, brokerage firms and commercial banks, which we believe will enhance our ability to source and finance asset acquisitions on attractive terms and access borrowings and the capital markets at attractive levels.
 
With respect to the next twelve months, we expect that our cash on hand combined with our cash flow provided by operations and our ability to roll our repurchase agreements and servicer advance financings will be sufficient to satisfy our anticipated liquidity needs with respect to our current investment portfolio, including related financings, potential margin calls and operating expenses. While it is inherently more difficult to forecast beyond the next twelve months, we currently expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements through our cash on hand and, if needed, additional borrowings, proceeds received from repurchase agreements and other financings, proceeds from equity offerings and the liquidation or refinancing of our assets.
 
These short-term and long-term expectations are forward-looking and subject to a number of uncertainties and assumptions, including those described under “—Market Considerations” as well as “Risk Factors.” If our assumptions about our liquidity prove to be incorrect, we could be subject to a shortfall in liquidity in the future, and such a shortfall may occur rapidly and with little or no notice, which could limit our ability to address such a shortfall on a timely basis and could have a material adverse effect on our business.
 
Our cash flow provided by operations differs from our net income due to these primary factors: (i) accretion of discount or premium on our residential securities and loans, (ii) the difference between (a) accretion and unrealized gains and losses recorded with respect to our Excess MSR (direct and indirect) and servicer advance investments and (b) cash received therefrom, (iii) unrealized gains and losses on our derivatives, and recorded impairments, if any, (iv) deferred taxes, and (v) principal cash flows related to held-for-sale loans, which are characterized as operating cash flows under GAAP.

In addition to the information referenced above, the following factors could affect our liquidity, access to capital resources and our capital obligations. As such, if their outcomes do not fall within our expectations, changes in these factors could negatively affect our liquidity.

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Access to Financing from Counterparties – Decisions by investors, counterparties and lenders to enter into transactions with us will depend upon a number of factors, such as our historical and projected financial performance, compliance with the terms of our current credit arrangements, industry and market trends, the availability of capital and our investors’, counterparties’ and lenders’ policies and rates applicable thereto, and the relative attractiveness of alternative investment or lending opportunities. Our business strategy is dependent upon our ability to finance certain of our investments at rates that provide a positive net spread.
Impact of Expected Repayment or Forecasted Sale on Cash Flows – The timing of and proceeds from the repayment or sale of certain investments may be different than expected or may not occur as expected. Proceeds from sales of assets are unpredictable and may vary materially from their estimated fair value and their carrying value. Further, the availability of investments that provide similar returns to those repaid or sold investments is unpredictable and returns on new investments may vary materially from those on existing investments.

Debt Obligations
 
The following table presents certain information regarding our debt obligations (dollars in thousands):
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collateral
Debt Obligations/Collateral
 
Month Issued
 
Outstanding Face Amount
 
Carrying Value (A)
 
Final Stated Maturity (B)
 
Weighted Average Funding Cost
 
Weighted Average Life (Years)
 
Outstanding Face
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Carrying Value
 
Weighted Average Life (Years)
Repurchase Agreements (C)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency RMBS (D)
 
Various
 
$
2,144,624

 
$
2,144,624

 
Oct-15
 
0.47
%
 
0.1
 
$
2,138,144

 
$
2,236,321

 
$
2,234,248

 
0.5
Non-Agency RMBS (E)
 
Various
 
890,025

 
890,025

 
Oct-15 to Mar-16
 
1.80
%
 
0.1
 
2,594,423

 
1,166,464

 
1,179,444

 
7.9
Residential Mortgage Loans (F)
 
Various
 
627,656

 
626,962

 
Nov-15 to Oct-16
 
2.79
%
 
0.5
 
799,635

 
728,339

 
730,312

 
3.5
Real Estate Owned (G)(H)
 
Various
 
72,084

 
72,005

 
Nov-15 to Aug-16
 
3.13
%
 
0.4
 
N/A

 
N/A

 
82,796

 
N/A
Consumer Loan Investment (I)
 
Apr-15
 
40,264

 
40,264

 
Oct-15
 
3.78
%
 
0.1
 
N/A

 
N/A

 

 
3.4
Total Repurchase Agreements
 
 
 
3,774,653

 
3,773,880

 
 
 
1.25
%
 
0.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes Payable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secured Corporate Note (J)
 
May-15
 
188,266

 
186,520

 
Apr-17
 
5.44
%
 
1.6
 
96,532,601

 
222,505

 
263,476

 
5.0
Servicer Advances (K)
 
Various
 
7,055,203

 
7,038,079

 
Oct-15 to Aug-18
 
3.06
%
 
1.1
 
7,644,435

 
7,417,372

 
7,499,775

 
4.3
Residential Mortgage Loans (L)
 
Oct-14
 
20,601

 
20,601

 
Oct-15
 
3.08
%
 
0.1
 
37,331

 
22,078

 
20,316

 
4.1
Real Estate Owned
 
N/A
 

 

 
 
 
%
 
 
N/A

 
N/A

 

 
N/A
Total Notes Payable
 
 
 
7,264,070

 
7,245,200

 
 
 
3.12
%
 
1.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total/ Weighted Average
 
 
 
$
11,038,723

 
$
11,019,080

 
 
 
2.48
%
 
0.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(A)
Net of deferred financing costs associated with the adoption of ASU No. 2015-03.
(B)
All debt obligations with a stated maturity of October 2015 were refinanced, extended, or repaid.
(C)
These repurchase agreements had approximately $2.9 million of associated accrued interest payable as of September 30, 2015 .
(D)
The counterparties of these repurchase agreements are Citibank ( $674.2 million ), Morgan Stanley ( $308.4 million ), Bank of America ( $202.1 million ), Daiwa ( $249.5 million ), Royal Bank of Canada ( $372.6 million ) and Jefferies ( $337.8 million ) and were subject to customary margin call provisions. All of the Agency RMBS repurchase agreements have a fixed rate. Collateral amounts include approximately $2.0 billion of related trade and other receivables.
(E)
The counterparties of these repurchase agreements are Barclays ( $11.1 million ), Credit Suisse ( $266.8 million ), Royal Bank of Canada ( $10.1 million ), Bank of America, N.A. ( $266.8 million ), Citibank ( $66.6 million ), Goldman Sachs ( $68.7 million ) and UBS ( $199.9 million ) and were subject to customary margin call provisions. All of the Non-Agency repurchase agreements have LIBOR-based floating interest rates.
(F)
The counterparties on these repurchase agreements are Barclays ( $247.1 million maturing in January 2016), Bank of America N.A. ( $264.1 million maturing in August 2016), Nomura ( $55.5 million maturing in May 2016), Citibank ( $3.1 million maturing in October 2016 ) and Credit Suisse ( $57.9 million maturing in November 2015). All of these repurchase agreements have LIBOR-based floating interest rates.

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(G)
The counterparties of these repurchase agreements are Barclays ( $56.1 million ), Credit Suisse ( $1.1 million ), Bank of America, N.A. ( $5.0 million ) and Nomura ( $9.8 million ). All of these repurchase agreements have LIBOR-based floating interest rates.
(H)
Includes financing collateralized by receivables including claims from FHA on GNMA EBO loans for which foreclosure has been completed and for which we have made or intend to make a claim on the FHA guarantee.
(I)
The repurchase agreement is payable to Bank of America, N.A. and bears interest equal to three-month LIBOR plus 3.50% and is collateralized by our interest in consumer loans.
(J)
The loan bears interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index equal to one-month LIBOR and (ii) a margin of 5.25% . The outstanding face amount of the collateral represents the UPB of the residential mortgage loans underlying the Excess MSRs that secure this corporate loan.
(K)
$3.8 billion face amount of the notes have a fixed rate while the remaining notes bear interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index rate equal to one-month LIBOR or a cost of funds rate, as applicable, and (ii) a margin ranging from 1.0% to 2.2% .
(L)
The note is payable to Nationstar and bears interest equal to one-month LIBOR plus 2.875% .

Certain of the debt obligations included above are obligations of our consolidated subsidiaries, which own the related collateral. In some cases, including servicer advances, such collateral is not available to other creditors of ours.

We have margin exposure on $3.8 billion of repurchase agreements. To the extent that the value of the collateral underlying these repurchase agreements declines, we may be required to post margin, which could significantly impact our liquidity.

The following tables provide additional information regarding our short-term borrowings (dollars in thousands).
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
Outstanding
Balance at
September 30, 2015
 
Average Daily Amount Outstanding (A)
 
Maximum Amount Outstanding
 
Weighted Average Daily Interest Rate
Repurchase Agreements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency RMBS
$
2,144,624

 
$
1,421,617

 
$
2,156,448

 
0.39
%
Non-Agency RMBS
890,025

 
591,441

 
890,025

 
1.84
%
Residential Mortgage Loans
627,656

 
408,367

 
683,603

 
2.70
%
Real Estate Owned
72,084

 
51,252

 
86,652

 
3.06
%
Consumer Loans
40,264

 
41,717

 
42,976

 
3.78
%
Notes Payable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicer Advances
4,318,717

 
4,106,066

 
6,248,947

 
2.04
%
Residential Mortgage Loans
20,601

 
22,414

 
24,006

 
3.07
%
Total/Weighted Average
$
8,113,971

 
$
6,642,874

 
$
10,132,657

 
1.65
%
 
(A)
Represents the average for the period the debt was outstanding.

 
Average Daily Amount Outstanding (A)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2015
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2015
Repurchase Agreements
 
 
 
 
 
Agency RMBS
$
1,262,870

 
$
1,380,052

 
$
1,618,026

Non-Agency RMBS
521,272

 
512,100

 
738,564

Residential Mortgage Loans
359,567

 
464,283

 
424,992

Real Estate Owned
2,935

 
84,582

 
72,869

Consumer Loans

 
42,976

 
40,472


(A)
Represents the average for the period the debt was outstanding.


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Activities related to the carrying value of our debt obligations were as follows:
 
 
Servicer Advances
 
Real Estate Securities
 
Real Estate Loans and REO
 
Consumer Loan Investment
 
Other
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2014 (A)
 
$
2,890,230

 
$
2,246,651

 
$
925,418

 
$

 
$

 
$
6,062,299

Repurchase Agreements:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings
 

 
5,062,743

 
1,078,753

 
42,976

 

 
6,184,472

Modified retrospective adjustment for the adoption of ASU No. 2014-11
 

 
84,649

 
1,306

 

 

 
85,955

Repayments
 

 
(4,359,394
)
 
(1,282,758
)
 
(2,712
)
 

 
(5,644,864
)
Adoption of ASU No. 2015-03
 

 

 
(773
)
 

 

 
(773
)
Notes Payable:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retrospective adjustment for the adoption of ASU No. 2015-03
 
(4,446
)
 

 

 

 

 
(4,446
)
Borrowings
 
8,940,486

 

 
1,632

 

 
852,419

 
9,794,537

Repayments
 
(4,775,513
)
 

 
(4,010
)
 

 
(665,858
)
 
(5,445,381
)
Adoption of ASU No. 2015-03
 
(12,678
)
 

 

 

 
(41
)
 
(12,719
)
Balance at September 30, 2015
 
$
7,038,079

 
$
3,034,649

 
$
719,568

 
$
40,264

 
$
186,520

 
$
11,019,080


(A)
Excludes debt related to linked transactions (Note 10 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein).

During the first quarter of 2015, the Buyer entered into agreements to increase financing pursuant to one servicer advance facility and one of the notes, which settled in March 2015. The facility increased capacity from $500.0 million to $1.0 billion , and the note increased from $650.0 million to $800.0 million with a fixed interest rate equal to 2.50% with an expected repayment date of March 2017.

In connection with the HLSS Acquisition, we funded the purchase of servicer advances with notes issued under the HSART and HSART II facilities with a number of financial institutions consisting of (i) variable funding notes (“VFNs”) with a borrowing capacity of up to $5.0 billion and (ii) $2.5 billion of term notes (“Term Notes”) issued to institutional investors. The VFNs generally bear interest at a rate equal to the sum of (i) LIBOR or a cost of funds rate plus (ii) a spread of 1.0% to 1.6% depending on the class of the notes. The VFNs in the HSART II facility have expected repayment dates in December 2015 and the VFNs in the HSART facility have expected repayment dates in April 2016. The Term Notes generally bear interest at approximately 2.0% and have and expected repayment dates from October 2015 through June 2018. The VFN and the Term Notes are secured by servicer advances, and the financing is nonrecourse, except for customary recourse provisions.

During the second quarter of 2015 , we repaid a portion of the VFNs pursuant to the HSART facility with proceeds of new notes issued under a new servicer advance facility. This facility issued a VFN with a borrowing capacity of $0.4 billion . The VFN has an expected repayment date of April 2017. The VFN bears interest at a rate equal to the sum of (i) LIBOR or a cost of funds rate plus (ii) a spread of 1.95% . The VFN is secured by servicer advances, and the financing is nonrecourse, except for customary recourse provisions.

On August 28, 2015, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 (“NRART”), issued servicer advance backed notes consisting of (i) VFNs with a borrowing capacity of up to $700.0 million and (ii) $800.0 million of term notes issued of which $44.0 million was voluntarily retained. We repaid a portion of the VFNs pursuant to the HSART and HSART II facilities with proceeds of new notes issued under the NRART facility. The VFNs bear interest at a rate equal to the sum of (i) LIBOR plus (ii) a spread of 2.2% . The VFNs in the NRART facility have expected repayment dates in August 2016. The term notes bear interest at approximately 3.0% and have expected repayment dates from August 2016 through August 2018. The VFN and term notes are secured by servicer advances, and the financing is nonrecourse, except for customary recourse provisions.

On October 1, 2015 , an event of default (the “Specified Default”) occurred under the indenture related to certain notes issued by HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust (“HSART”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours. The Specified Default occurred as a

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result of (and solely as a result of) Ocwen’s master servicer rating downgrade to “Below Average”, announced by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”) on September 29, 2015. After giving effect to such downgrade, Ocwen ceased to be an “Eligible Subservicer” under the indenture causing the “Collateral Test” under the indenture to not be satisfied. The continuing failure of the Collateral Test as of close of business on October 1, 2015 resulted in the occurrence of the Specified Default. The Specified Default caused $2.5 billion of term notes issued by HSART to become immediately due and payable, without premium or penalty, as of the close of business on October 1, 2015, in accordance with the terms of HSART’s indenture.

We had previously secured approximately $4.0 billion of surplus servicer advance financing commitments from HSART’s lenders. HSART repaid all $2.5 billion of the term notes on October 2, 2015 in full with the proceeds of draws by HSART on variable funding notes previously issued by HSART. The holders of the variable funding notes issued by HSART previously agreed that the Specified Default would not be deemed an “event of default” under HSART’s indenture for purposes of their variable funding notes. After giving effect to the repayment of the term notes issued by HSART, the only outstanding notes issued by HSART are variable funding notes. The aggregate principal balance of such variable funding notes immediately after giving effect to the repayment of the term notes on October 2, 2015 equaled approximately $2.9 billion. No other material obligation of HSART arises, increases or accelerates as a result of the transactions described herein.

During the second quarter of 2015 , as a part of the HLSS Acquisition, we acquired a portfolio of non-performing GNMA EBO residential mortgage loans with a UPB of $424.3 million for approximately $418.8 million , financed with a $393.0 million repurchase agreement with Barclays. Borrowings on this facility bear interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index rate equal to one-month LIBOR and (ii) a margin of 2.77% and have an expected repayment date in January 2016. This facility contains customary covenants and event of default provisions.

On September 25, 2015, we exercised our call rights related to seven seasoned Non-Agency RMBS trusts and purchased performing and non-performing loans with a UPB of approximately $216.3 million at a price of approximately $223.1 million , contained in such trusts prior to their termination. Additionally, New Residential acquired $1.5 million of real estate owned. Financing in the amount of $207.9 million was provided by Bank of America, N.A on an existing repurchase facility.

During the second quarter of 2015 , we entered into a $43.0 million repurchase agreement with Bank of America, N.A. Borrowings on this facility bear interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index rate equal to three-month LIBOR and (ii) a margin of 3.50% . This facility contains customary covenants and event of default provisions.

During the second quarter of 2015 , we entered into an agreement to increase financing on a $100.0 million secured corporate loan with Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, an affiliate of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. The agreement increased capacity from $100.0 million to $205.0 million. The loan bore interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index rate equal to one-month LIBOR and (ii) a margin of 3.75% . The loan contained customary covenants and event of default provisions. The loan was repaid in May 2015.

During the second quarter of 2015 , we entered into a $165.0 million secured corporate loan with Barclays maturing in April 2016. The loan agreement contained customary covenants and event of default provisions. The loan was repaid in May 2015.

During the second quarter of 2015 , we entered into $265.0 million of secured corporate debt with Credit Suisse maturing in July 2015. The loan contains customary covenants and event of default provisions. The loan was repaid in June 2015.

During the second quarter of 2015 , we issued a $219.4 million secured corporate note maturing in April 2017. The loan bears interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index rate equal to one-month LIBOR and (ii) a margin of 5.25% until May 2016, after which the loan bears interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index rate equal to one-month LIBOR and (ii) a margin of 7.25% . The loan agreement contains customary covenants and event of default provisions.

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Maturities
 
Our debt obligations as of September 30, 2015 , as summarized in Note 11 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, had contractual maturities as follows (in thousands):
Year
 
Nonrecourse
 
Recourse
 
Total
October 1 through December 31, 2015
 
$
1,014,660

 
$
3,136,186

 
$
4,150,846

2016
 
3,669,413

 
593,713

 
4,263,126

2017
 
1,555,105

 
188,266

 
1,743,371

2018
 
881,380

 

 
881,380

 
 
$
7,120,558

 
$
3,918,165

 
$
11,038,723


The repurchase agreements with full recourse to us include the $2,144.6 million of financing of Agency RMBS, $890.0 million of financing of the Non-Agency RMBS, $572.1 million of financing of the Residential Mortgage Loans, $62.3 million of financing of Real Estate Owned and $40.3 million of financing of the Consumer Loan Investment, while the $55.5 million face amount of the Residential Mortgage Loans repurchase agreements and $9.8 million of financing of Real Estate Owned is non-recourse debt. The weighted average differences between the fair value of the assets and the face amount of available financing for the Agency RMBS repurchase agreements (including amounts related to trade receivable) and Non-Agency RMBS repurchase agreements were 4.0% and 24.5%, respectively, and for Residential Mortgage Loans and Real Estate Owned were 13.4% and 8.0%, respectively, during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 . The notes payable with full recourse to us include the financing of $20.6 million face amount of Residential Mortgage Loans as well as the $188.3 million face amount Secured Corporate Note, while $7,055.2 million face amount of Servicer Advances notes payable are non-recourse debt.

Borrowing Capacity
 
The following table represents our borrowing capacity as of September 30, 2015 (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
Borrowing
 
Balance
 
Available
Debt Obligations/ Collateral
 
Collateral Type
 
Capacity
 
Outstanding
 
Financing
Repurchase Agreements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential Mortgage Loans
 
Real Estate Loans
 
$
2,275,000

 
$
430,635

 
$
1,844,365

Notes Payable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicer Advances (A)
 
Servicer Advances
 
10,969,193

 
7,055,203

 
3,913,990

 
 
 
 
$
13,244,193

 
$
7,485,838

 
$
5,758,355

 
(A)
Our unused borrowing capacity is available to us if we have additional eligible collateral to pledge and meet other borrowing conditions as set forth in the applicable agreements, including any applicable advance rate. We pay a 0.5% fee on the unused borrowing capacity.

Covenants
 
Certain of the debt obligations are subject to customary loan covenants and event of default provisions, including event of default provisions triggered by a 50% equity decline over any 12 -month period, or a 35% decline over any 3 -month period, as of a quarter end, and a 4 :1 indebtedness to tangible net worth provision. We were in compliance with all of our debt covenants as of September 30, 2015 .
 
Stockholders’ Equity
 
Common Stock
 
Approximately 2.4 million shares of our common stock were held by Fortress, through its affiliates, and its principals as of September 30, 2015 .
 

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As of September 30, 2015 , our outstanding options corresponding to Newcastle options issued prior to 2011 had a weighted average strike price of $31.36 and our outstanding options corresponding to Newcastle options issued in 2011, 2012 and 2013, as well as options issued by us in 2013 and thereafter, had a weighted average strike price of $14.32 . Our outstanding options as of September 30, 2015 were summarized as follows:
 
September 30, 2015
 
Issued Prior to 2011
 
Issued in 2011 - 2015
 
Total
Held by the Manager
345,720

 
10,582,861

 
10,928,581

Issued to the Manager and subsequently transferred to certain of the Manager’s employees
88,280

 
1,359,248

 
1,447,528

Issued to the independent directors

 
4,000

 
4,000

Total
434,000

 
11,946,109

 
12,380,109


Our Board of Directors authorized a one-for-two reverse stock split on August 5, 2014, subject to stockholder approval. In a special meeting on October 15, 2014, our stockholders approved the reverse split. On October 17, 2014, we effected the one-for-two reverse stock split of our common stock. As a result of the reverse stock split, every two shares of our common stock were converted into one share of common stock, reducing the number of issued and outstanding shares of our common stock from approximately 282.8 million to approximately 141.4 million. The impact of this reverse stock split has been retroactively applied to all periods presented.

In April 2015, we issued the New Residential Acquisition Common Stock in connection with the HLSS Acquisition (Note 1 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein).

In April 2015, we issued  29,213,020  shares of our common stock in a public offering at a price to the public of  $15.25  per share for net proceeds of approximately $436.1 million . One of our executive officers participated in this offering and purchased 250,000 shares at the public offering price. For the purpose of compensating the Manager for its successful efforts in raising capital for us, in connection with this offering and the New Residential Acquisition Common Stock issued in the HLSS Acquisition, we granted options to the Manager to purchase  5,750,000 shares of our common stock at a price of  $15.25 which had a fair value of approximately $8.9 million as of the grant date. The assumptions used in valuing the options were: a 2.02% risk-free rate, a  6.71% dividend yield,  24.04% volatility and a  10  year term.

In June 2015, we issued 27.9 million shares of our common stock in a public offering at a price to the public of $15.88 per share for net proceeds of approximately $442.6 million . One of our executive officers participated in this offering and purchased 9,100 shares at the public offering price. For the purpose of compensating the Manager for its successful efforts in raising capital for us, in connection with this offering, we granted options to the Manager to purchase 2.8 million shares of our common stock at the public offering price, which had a fair value of approximately $3.7 million as of the grant date. The assumptions used in valuing the options were: a 2.61% risk-free rate, a 7.81% dividend yield, 23.73% volatility and a 10 year term. In addition, the Manager and its employees exercised an aggregate of 6.2 million options and were issued an aggregate of 3.6 million shares of our common stock in a cashless exercise, which were sold to third parties in a simultaneous secondary offering.

In July 2015, one former employee of the Manager exercised an aggregate of 37,500 options and received 20,227 shares of our common stock in a cashless exercise.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 , our accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) changed due to the following factors (in thousands):
 
Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated other comprehensive income, December 31, 2014
$
28,319

Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities
11,328

Reclassification of net realized (gain) loss on securities into earnings
(27,936
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, September 30, 2015
$
11,711

 

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Our GAAP equity changes as our real estate securities portfolio is marked to market each quarter, among other factors. The primary causes of mark to market changes are changes in interest rates and credit spreads. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 , we recorded unrealized gains on our real estate securities primarily caused by improvements in performance and other factors related specifically to certain investments, offset by a net widening of credit spreads. We recorded OTTI charges of $3.3 million with respect to real estate securities and realized gains of $31.2 million on sales of real estate securities.
 
See “—Market Considerations” above for a further discussion of recent trends and events affecting our unrealized gains and losses as well as our liquidity.
 
Common Dividends
 
We are organized and intend to conduct our operations to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We intend to make regular quarterly distributions to holders of our common stock. U.S. federal income tax law generally requires that a REIT distribute annually at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains, and that it pay tax at regular corporate rates to the extent that it annually distributes less than 100% of its taxable income. We intend to make regular quarterly distributions of our taxable income to holders of our common stock out of assets legally available for this purpose, if and to the extent authorized by our board of directors. Before we pay any dividend, whether for U.S. federal income tax purposes or otherwise, we must first meet both our operating requirements and debt service on our repurchase agreements and other debt payable. If our cash available for distribution is less than our taxable income, we could be required to sell assets or raise capital to make cash distributions or we may make a portion of the required distribution in the form of a taxable stock distribution or distribution of debt securities.
 
We make distributions based on a number of factors, including an estimate of taxable earnings per common share. Dividends distributed and taxable and GAAP earnings will typically differ due to items such as fair value adjustments, differences in premium amortization and discount accretion, and non-deductible general and administrative expenses. Our quarterly dividend per share may be substantially different than our quarterly taxable earnings and GAAP earnings per share.
Common Dividends Declared for the Period Ended  
 
Paid
 
Amount Per Share
December 31, 2014
 
January 2015
 
$
0.38

March 31, 2015
 
April 2015
 
$
0.38

June 30, 2015
 
July 2015
 
$
0.45

September 30, 2015
 
October 2015
 
$
0.46

 
Cash Flow
 
Operating Activities

Net cash flow provided by operating activities increased approximately $775.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 . Operating cash inflows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 primarily consisted of proceeds from sales of purchased residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale of $723.0 million and principal repayments received on residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale of $48.1 million , collections on receivables acquired through the HLSS Acquisition of $203.5 million , net interest income received of $129.8 million , distributions of earnings from equity method investees of $33.3 million , and distributions from equity method investees in excess of our basis of $31.9 million . Operating cash outflows primarily consisted of purchases of residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale of $611.2 million , increased restricted cash of $63.0 million , incentive compensation and management fees paid to the Manager of $76.2 million , income taxes paid of $0.5 million and other outflows of approximately $55.1 million that primarily consist of general and administrative costs.
 
Investing Activities
 
Cash flows used in investing activities were $117.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 . Investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 consisted primarily of the acquisition of servicer advances and excess mortgage servicing rights, including those acquired through the HLSS Acquisition, and real estate securities, net of principal repayments from excess MSRs, servicer advances, Agency RMBS and Non-Agency RMBS as well as proceeds from the sale of real estate securities and loans, and derivative cash flows.
 

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Financing Activities
 
Cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $109.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 . Financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 consisted primarily of borrowings under debt obligations and refinancing of existing debt facilities related to the HLSS Acquisition, equity offerings, as well as repayments under debt obligations net of borrowings, capital distributions to noncontrolling interests in the equity of a consolidated subsidiary, and payment of dividends.

INTEREST RATE, CREDIT AND SPREAD RISK
 
We are subject to interest rate, credit and spread risk with respect to our investments. These risks are further described in “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
 
On April 1, 2013, we completed, through the Consumer Loan Companies, a co-investment in a portfolio of consumer loans. The Consumer Loan Companies initially financed approximately 73% of the original purchase price with asset-backed notes. In September 2013, the Consumer Loan Companies issued and sold additional asset-backed notes. These notes were subordinate to the debt issued in April 2013. We have 30% membership interests in each of the Consumer Loan Companies and do not consolidate them. On October 3, 2014, the Consumer Loan Companies refinanced all of the outstanding asset-backed notes with an asset-backed securitization for approximately $2.6 billion. The excess proceeds were distributed to the respective co-investors. We received approximately $337.8 million, which reduced our basis in the consumer loans investment to $0.0 million and resulted in a gain of approximately $80.1 million. 
 
We did not have any other off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2015 . We did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured investment vehicles, or special purpose or variable interest entities, established to facilitate off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes, other than the joint venture entities. Further, we have not guaranteed any obligations of unconsolidated entities or entered into any commitment and do not intend to provide additional funding to any such entities.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
 
Our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2015 included all of the material contractual obligations referred to in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 , excluding debt that was repaid as described in “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Debt Obligations.”
 
In addition, we executed the following material contractual obligations during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 :
 
Derivatives – as described in Note 10 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we have altered the composition of our economic hedges during the period.
Debt obligations – as described in Note 11 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we repaid certain debt obligations and borrowed additional amounts under other agreements, including borrowings to fund the HLSS Acquisition, fund servicer advances, and purchase loans and securities.

See Notes 14 and 18 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for information regarding commitments and contracts entered into subsequent to September 30, 2015 .

INFLATION
 
Virtually all of our assets and liabilities are financial in nature. As a result, interest rates and other factors affect our performance more so than inflation, although inflation rates can often have a meaningful influence over the direction of interest rates. Furthermore, our financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP and our distributions are determined by our Board of Directors primarily based on our taxable income, and, in each case, our activities and balance sheet are measured with reference to historical cost and/or fair market value without considering inflation. See “—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk—Interest Rate Risk.”

CORE EARNINGS
 
We have four primary variables that impact our operating performance: (i) the current yield earned on our investments, (ii) the interest expense incurred under the debt incurred to finance our investments, (iii) our operating expenses and taxes and (iv) our

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realized and unrealized gains or losses, including any impairment and deferred tax, on our investments. “Core earnings” is a non-GAAP measure of our operating performance excluding the fourth variable above and adjusting the earnings from the consumer loan investment to a level yield basis. It is used by management to gauge our current performance without taking into account: (i) realized and unrealized gains and losses, which although they represent a part of our recurring operations, are subject to significant variability and are only a potential indicator of future economic performance; (ii) incentive compensation paid to our Manager; (iii) non-capitalized transaction-related expenses; and (iv) deferred taxes, which are not representative of current operations.
 
While incentive compensation paid to our Manager may be a material operating expense, we exclude it from core earnings because (i) from time to time, a component of the computation of this expense will relate to items (such as gains or losses) that are excluded from core earnings, and (ii) it is impractical to determine the portion of the expense related to core earnings and non-core earnings, and the type of earnings (loss) that created an excess (deficit) above or below, as applicable, the incentive compensation threshold. To illustrate why it is impractical to determine the portion of incentive compensation expense that should be allocated to core earnings, we note that, as an example, in a given period, we may have core earnings in excess of the incentive compensation threshold but incur losses (which are excluded from core earnings) that reduce total earnings below the incentive compensation threshold. In such case, we would either need to (a) allocate zero incentive compensation expense to core earnings, even though core earnings exceeded the incentive compensation threshold, or (b) assign a “pro forma” amount of incentive compensation expense to core earnings, even though no incentive compensation was actually incurred. We believe that neither of these allocation methodologies achieves a logical result. Accordingly, the exclusion of incentive compensation facilitates comparability between periods and avoids the distortion to our non-GAAP operating measure that would result from the inclusion of incentive compensation that relates to non-core earnings.
 
With regard to non-capitalized transaction-related expenses, management does not view these costs as part of our core operations. Non-capitalized transaction-related expenses are generally legal and valuation service costs, as well as other professional service fees, incurred when we acquire certain investments, as well as costs associated with the acquisition and integration of acquired businesses. Non-capitalized transaction-related expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 include a $9.1 million settlement which we agreed to pay in connection with HSART (Note 18 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). These costs are recorded as “General and administrative expenses” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. ”Other (income) loss” set forth below excludes $8.5 million accrued during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 related to a reimbursement from Ocwen for certain increased costs resulting from further S&P servicer rating downgrades of Ocwen (Note 1 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).
 
In the fourth quarter of 2014, we modified our definition of core earnings to include accretion on held-for-sale loans as if they continued to be held-for-investment. Although we intend to sell such loans, there is no guarantee that such loans will be sold or that they will be sold within any expected timeframe. During the period prior to sale, we continue to receive cash flows from such loans and believe that it is appropriate to record a yield thereon. This modification had no impact on core earnings in 2014 or any prior period. In the second quarter of 2015, we modified our definition of core earnings to exclude all deferred taxes, rather than just deferred taxes related to unrealized gains or losses, because deferred taxes are not representative of current operations. This modification was applied prospectively due to only immaterial impacts in prior periods.

Management believes that the adjustments to compute “core earnings” specified above allow investors and analysts to readily identify the operating performance of the assets that form the core of our activity, assist in comparing the core operating results between periods, and enable investors to evaluate our current performance using the same measure that management uses to operate the business.
 
The primary differences between core earnings and the measure we use to calculate incentive compensation relate to (i) realized gains and losses (including impairments), (ii) non-capitalized transaction-related expenses and (iii) deferred taxes (other than those related to unrealized gains and losses). Each are excluded from core earnings and included in our incentive compensation measure (either immediately or through amortization). In addition, our incentive compensation measure does not include accretion on held-for-sale loans and the timing of recognition of income from consumer loans is different. Unlike core earnings, our incentive compensation measure is intended to reflect all realized results of operations.
 

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Core earnings does not represent and should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, net income or as a substitute for, or superior to, cash flow from operating activities, each as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and our calculation of this measure may not be comparable to similarly entitled measures reported by other companies. For a further description of the difference between cash flow provided by operations and net income, see “—Liquidity and Capital Resources” above. Set forth below is a reconciliation of core earnings to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure (dollars in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
$
54,525

 
$
126,372

 
$
165,656

 
$
298,647

Impairment
(1,767
)
 
1,134

 
5,702

 
2,534

Other Income adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights
(1,131
)
 
(28,566
)
 
274

 
(40,670
)
Change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees
(8,427
)
 
(31,833
)
 
(16,443
)
 
(50,950
)
Change in fair value of investments in servicer advances
18,738

 
(22,948
)
 
1,845

 
(105,825
)
Earnings from investments in consumer loans, equity method investees

 
(22,490
)
 

 
(60,185
)
(Gain) loss on settlement of investments, net
16,409

 
(938
)
 
441

 
(57,834
)
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative
instruments
14,239

 
(4,799
)
 
22,498

 
(2,355
)
(Gain) loss on transfer of loans to REO
(1,272
)
 
(5,167
)
 
(1,075
)
 
(11,861
)
Gain on consumer loans investment
(14,385
)
 

 
(33,342
)
 

Fee earned on deal termination

 
(5,000
)
 

 
(5,000
)
Other (income) loss
1,354

 
(323
)
 
2,182

 
(323
)
Other Income attributable to non-controlling interests
(3,261
)
 
12,239

 
(11,084
)
 
55,637

Total Other Income Adjustments
22,264

 
(109,825
)
 
(34,704
)
 
(279,366
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Incentive compensation to affiliate
1,811

 
10,910

 
7,895

 
33,111

Non-capitalized transaction-related expenses
13,213

 
1,433

 
28,103

 
3,258

Deferred taxes
(5,455
)
 
4,839

 
5,885

 
22,485

Interest income on residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale
3,327

 

 
20,410

 

Core earnings of equity method investees:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess mortgage servicing rights
6,182

 
9,158

 
16,617

 
27,029

Consumer loans
18,544

 
18,628

 
52,760

 
53,080

Core Earnings
$
112,644

 
$
62,649

 
$
268,324

 
$
160,778


ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates, credit spreads, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity prices and other market based risks. The primary market risks that we are exposed to are interest rate risk, prepayment speed risk, credit spread risk and credit risk. These risks are highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations and other factors beyond

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our control. All of our market risk sensitive assets, liabilities and derivative positions (other than TBAs) are for non-trading purposes only. For a further discussion of how market risk may affect our financial position or results of operations, please refer to
“—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Application of Critical Accounting Policies.”
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
Changes in interest rates, including changes in expected interest rates or “yield curves,” affect our investments in two distinct ways, each of which is discussed below.
 
First, changes in interest rates affect our net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income earned on assets and the interest expense incurred in connection with our debt obligations and hedges.
 
We may use match funded structures, when appropriate and available. This means that we seek to match the maturities of our debt obligations with the maturities of our assets to reduce the risk that we have to refinance our liabilities prior to the maturities of our assets, and to reduce the impact of changing interest rates on our earnings. In addition, we seek to match fund interest rates on our assets with like-kind debt (i.e., fixed rate assets are financed with fixed rate debt and floating rate assets are financed with floating rate debt), directly or through the use of interest rate swaps, caps or other financial instruments (see below), or through a combination of these strategies, which we believe allows us to reduce the impact of changing interest rates on our earnings.
 
However, increases in interest rates can nonetheless reduce our net interest income to the extent that we are not completely match funded. Furthermore, a period of changing interest rates can negatively impact our return on certain floating rate investments. Although these investments may be financed with floating rate debt, the interest rate on the debt may reset prior or subsequent to, and in some cases more frequently than, the interest rate on the assets, causing a decrease in return on equity during a period of changing interest rates. See further disclosure regarding our Agency RMBS under “—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Our Portfolio—Real Estate Securities—Agency RMBS” for information about the reset terms and “—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions as Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Debt Obligations” for information about related debt.

As of September 30, 2015 , an immediate 100 basis point increase in short term interest rates, based on a shift in the yield curve, would increase our cash flows by approximately $17.0 million in the next twelve months, and a 100 basis point decrease in short term interest rates would decrease our cash flows by approximately $3.9 million in the next twelve months, based solely on our current net floating rate exposure assuming a static portfolio of investments (including fixed rate repurchase agreements that mature within 60 days of September 30, 2015 and assuming a LIBOR floor of 0.0%).

As of September 30, 2015 , an immediate 100 basis point increase in short term interest rates, based on a shift in the yield curve, would increase our net book value by approximately $255.2 million, and a 100 basis point decrease in short term interest rates would decrease our net book value by approximately $221.4 million, based on the present value of estimated cash flows on a static portfolio of investments. This does not include changes in our book value resulting from potential related changes in discount rates; refer to “—Credit Spread Risk” below.
 
Second, changes in the level of interest rates also affect the yields required by the marketplace on interest bearing instruments. Increasing interest rates would decrease the value of the fixed rate assets we hold at the time because higher required yields result in lower prices on existing fixed rate assets in order to adjust their yield upward to meet the market.
 
Changes in unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in market interest rates do not directly affect our cash flows, or our ability to pay a dividend, to the extent the related assets are expected to be held, as their fair value is not relevant to their underlying cash flows. As long as these fixed rate assets continue to perform as expected, our cash flows from these assets would not be affected by increasing interest rates. Changes in unrealized gains or losses would impact our ability to realize gains on existing investments if they were sold. Furthermore, with respect to changes in unrealized gains or losses on investments which are carried at fair value, changes in unrealized gains or losses would impact our net book value and, in certain cases, our net income.
 
Our Excess MSRs, servicer advances (including the basic fee component of the related MSRs, and the related financing) and loans, including consumer loans, are subject to interest rate risk. Generally, in a declining interest rate environment, prepayment speeds increase which in turn would cause the value of Excess MSRs and basic fees to decrease and the value of loans to increase. Conversely, in an increasing interest rate environment, prepayment speeds decrease which in turn would cause the value of Excess MSRs and basic fees to increase and the value of loans to decrease. To the extent we do not hedge against changes in interest rates, our balance sheet, results of operations and cash flows would be susceptible to significant volatility due to changes in the fair value of, or cash flows from, Excess MSRs, basic fees and loans as interest rates change. However, rising interest rates could result

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from more robust market conditions, which could reduce the credit risk associated with our investments. The effects of such a decrease in values on our financial position, results of operations and liquidity are discussed below under “—Prepayment Speed Exposure.”

Changes in the value of our assets could affect our ability to borrow and access capital. Also, if the value of our assets subject to short-term financing were to decline, it could cause us to fund margin and affect our ability to refinance such assets upon the maturity of the related financings, adversely impacting our rate of return on such securities.
 
Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including fiscal and monetary policies and domestic and international economic and political considerations, as well as other factors beyond our control.
 
A further discussion on the sensitivity of our book value to changes in yields required by the marketplace on interest bearing investments is included below under “—Credit Spread Risk.”
 
We are subject to margin calls on our repurchase agreements. Furthermore, we may, from time to time, be a party to derivative agreements or financing arrangements that are subject to margin calls based on the value of such instruments. We seek to maintain adequate cash reserves and other sources of available liquidity to meet any margin calls resulting from decreases in value related to a reasonably possible (in the opinion of management) change in interest rates but there can be no assurance that our cash reserves will be sufficient.
 
Prepayment Speed Exposure
 
Prepayment speeds significantly affect the value of Excess MSRs, the basic fee component of MSRs (which we own as part of our investment in servicer advances) and loans, including consumer loans. Prepayment speed is the measurement of how quickly borrowers pay down the UPB of their loans or how quickly loans are otherwise brought current, modified, liquidated or charged off. The price we pay to acquire certain investments will be based on, among other things, our projection of the cash flows from the related pool of loans. Our expectation of prepayment speeds is a significant assumption underlying those cash flow projections. If the fair value of Excess MSRs decreases, we would be required to record a non-cash charge, which would have a negative impact on our financial results. Furthermore, a significant increase in prepayment speeds could materially reduce the ultimate cash flows we receive from Excess MSRs or our right to the basic fee component of MSRs, and we could ultimately receive substantially less than what we paid for such assets. Conversely, a significant decrease in prepayment speeds with respect to our loans could delay our expected cash flows and reduce the yield on these investments.

We seek to reduce our exposure to prepayment through the structuring of our investments. For example, in our Excess MSR investments, we seek to enter into “Recapture Agreements” whereby we will receive a new Excess MSR with respect to a loan that was originated by the servicer and used to repay a loan underlying an Excess MSR that we previously acquired from that same servicer. In lieu of receiving an Excess MSR with respect to the loan used to repay a prior loan, the servicer may supply a similar Excess MSR. We seek to enter into such Recapture Agreements in order to protect our returns in the event of a rise in voluntary prepayment rates.
 
Please refer to the table in “—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Application of Critical Accounting Policies—Excess MSRs” for an analysis of the sensitivity of these investments to changes in certain market factors.
 
Credit Spread Risk
 
Credit spreads measure the yield demanded on financial instruments by the market based on their credit relative to U.S. Treasuries, for fixed rate credit, or LIBOR, for floating rate credit. Excessive supply of such financial instruments combined with reduced demand will generally cause the market to require a higher yield on such financial instruments, resulting in the use of a higher (or “wider”) spread over the benchmark rate to value them.
 
Widening credit spreads would result in higher yields being required by the marketplace on financial instruments. This widening would reduce the value of the financial instruments we hold at the time because higher required yields result in lower prices on existing financial instruments in order to adjust their yield upward to meet the market. The effects of such a decrease in values on our financial position, results of operations and liquidity are discussed above under “—Interest Rate Risk.”
 
As of September 30, 2015 , a 25 basis point increase in credit spreads would decrease our net book value by approximately $63.6 million, and a 25 basis point decrease in credit spreads would increase our net book value by approximately $76.1 million, based on a static portfolio of investments, but would not directly affect our earnings or cash flow.

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In an environment where spreads are tightening, if spreads tighten on the assets we purchase to a greater degree than they tighten on the liabilities we issue, our net spread will be reduced.
 
Credit Risk
 
We are subject to varying degrees of credit risk in connection with our assets. Credit risk refers to the ability of each individual borrower underlying our investments in Excess MSRs, servicer advances, securities and loans to make required interest and principal payments on the scheduled due dates. If delinquencies increase, then the amount of servicer advances we are required to make will also increase. We also invest in loans and Non-Agency RMBS which represent “first loss” pieces; in other words, they do not benefit from credit support although we believe they predominantly benefit from underlying collateral value in excess of their carrying amounts. Although we do not expect to encounter credit risk in our Agency RMBS, we do anticipate credit risk related to Non-Agency RMBS, residential mortgage loans and consumer loans.
 
We seek to reduce credit risk through prudent asset selection, actively monitoring our asset portfolio and the underlying credit quality of our holdings and, where appropriate and achievable, repositioning our investments to upgrade their credit quality. Our pre-acquisition due diligence and processes for monitoring performance include the evaluation of, among other things, credit and risk ratings, principal subordination, prepayment rates, delinquency and default rates, and vintage of collateral.

Liquidity Risk
 
The assets that comprise our asset portfolio are generally not publicly traded. A portion of these assets may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise be less liquid than publicly-traded securities. The illiquidity of our assets may make it difficult for us to sell such assets if the need or desire arises, including in response to changes in economic and other conditions.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
(a)
Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported accurately and on a timely basis. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective for the reasons described below.

In connection with the HLSS Acquisition, the Company determined that it had a material weakness related to management's failure to implement appropriate controls over the review and validation of certain assumptions used in establishing new models in connection with the valuation of certain assets we acquired. The Company has plans to strengthen and supplement its review process with respect to such models. The Company anticipates the resulting improvements in controls will address the related material weakness.

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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

On April 6, 2015, the Company completed the HLSS Acquisition. As a result, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is being broadened to include the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and related processes. In order to broaden its internal control over financial reporting to include the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and related processes, the Company is in the process of hiring additional personnel, modifying existing systems and controls to accommodate the HLSS Acquisition, including modifications resulting from the involvement of a new servicer, and adding controls with regards to certain new processes.


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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
From time to time, we are or may be involved in various disputes, litigation and regulatory inquiry and investigation matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. Following the HLSS Acquisition, material potential claims, lawsuits, regulatory inquiries or investigations, and other proceedings, of which we are currently aware, are as follows. We have not accrued any material losses in connection with these legal contingencies because management does not believe there is a probable and reasonably estimable loss. Furthermore, we cannot reasonably estimate the range of potential loss related to these legal contingencies at this time.

Three putative class action lawsuits have been filed against HLSS and certain of its current and former officers and directors in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entitled: (i)  Oliveira v. Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., et al. , No. 15-CV-652 (S.D.N.Y.), filed on January 29, 2015; (ii)  Berglan v. Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., et al. , No. 15-CV-947 (S.D.N.Y.), filed on February 9, 2015; and (iii)  W. Palm Beach Police Pension Fund v. Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., et al. , No. 15-CV-1063 (S.D.N.Y.), filed on February 13, 2015. On April 2, 2015, these three lawsuits were consolidated into a single action, which is referred to as the “New York Action.” On April 28, 2015, lead plaintiffs, lead counsel and liaison counsel were appointed in the New York Action. On September 14, 2015, the court in the New York Action ordered lead plaintiffs to file an amended class action complaint by November 9, 2015.

The New York Action names as defendants HLSS, former HLSS Chairman William C. Erbey, HLSS Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer John P. Van Vlack, and HLSS Chief Financial Officer James E. Lauter. The New York Action asserts causes of action under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 based on certain public disclosures made by HLSS relating to its relationship with Ocwen and HLSS’s risk management and internal controls.  More specifically, the consolidated class action complaint alleges that a series of statements in HLSS’s disclosures were materially false and misleading, including statements about (i) Ocwen’s servicing capabilities; (ii) HLSS’s contingencies and legal proceedings; (iii) its risk management and internal controls and (iv) certain related party transactions.  The consolidated class action complaint also appears to allege that HLSS’s financial statements for the years ended 2012 and 2013, and the first quarter ended March 30, 2014, were false and misleading based on HLSS’s August 18, 2014 restatement. Lead plaintiffs in the New York Action also allege that HLSS misled investors by failing to disclose, among other things, information regarding governmental investigations of Ocwen’s business practices. We intend to vigorously defend the New York Action.

Two shareholder derivative actions have been filed purportedly on behalf of Ocwen Financial Corporation naming as defendants HLSS and certain current and former directors and officers of Ocwen, including former HLSS Chairman William C. Erbey, entitled (i)  Sokolowski v. Erbey, et al. , No. 9:14-CV-81601 (S.D. Fla.), filed on December 24, 2014 (the “Sokolowski Action”), and (ii)  Moncavage v. Faris, et al. , No. 2015CA003244 (Fla. Palm Beach Cty. Ct.), filed on March 20, 2015 (collectively, with the Sokolowski Action, the “Ocwen Derivative Actions”). The original complaint in the Sokolowski Action named as defendants certain current and former directors and officers of Ocwen, including former HLSS Chairman William C. Erbey. On February 11, 2015, plaintiff in the Sokolowski Action filed an amended complaint naming additional defendants, including HLSS. The Ocwen Derivative Actions assert a cause of action for aiding and abetting certain alleged breaches of fiduciary duty under Florida law against HLSS and others, and claims that HLSS (i) substantially assisted Ocwen’s alleged wrongful conduct by purchasing Ocwen’s mortgage servicing rights and (ii) received improper benefits as a result of its business dealings with Ocwen due to Mr. Erbey’s purported control over both HLSS and Ocwen. Additionally, the Sokolowski Action asserts a cause of action for unjust enrichment against HLSS and others.

On March 11, 2015, plaintiff David Rattner filed a shareholder derivative action purportedly on behalf of HLSS entitled  Rattner v. Van Vlack, et al. , No. 2015CA002833 (Fla. Palm Beach Cty. Ct.) (the “HLSS Derivative Action”). The lawsuit names as defendants HLSS directors John P. Van Vlack, Robert J. McGinnis, Kerry Kennedy, Richard J. Lochrie, and David B. Reiner (collectively, the “Director Defendants”), New Residential Investment Corp., and Hexagon Merger Sub, Ltd. The HLSS Derivative Action alleges that the Director Defendants breached their fiduciary duties of due care, diligence, loyalty, honesty and good faith and the duty to act in the best interests of HLSS under Cayman law and claims that the Director Defendants approved a proposed merger with New Residential Investment Corp. that (i) provided inadequate consideration to HLSS’s shareholders, (ii) included unfair deal protection devices, (iii) and was the result of an inadequate process due to conflicts of interest. On July 8, 2015, the complaint was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice.

On September 15, 2014, the SEC instituted an investigation into HLSS’s restatement of its consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 and disclosures concerning related party transactions (the “HLSS Investigation”). HLSS agreed to resolve such matter by consenting to the entry of a Cease and Desist Order, without admitting or denying that HLSS violated Sections 13(a), 13(b)(2)(A), and 13(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rules 12b-20, 13a-1, and 13a-13 promulgated thereunder, and to a settlement payment of $1.5 million

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to the SEC. On October 5, 2015, the terms of the settlement were approved and accepted by the SEC.  Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of HLSS and assumed substantially all of the liabilities of HLSS, including the obligation for the aforementioned settlement payment. The matter giving rise to the HLSS Investigation and related settlement is unrelated to any activities of the Company.

HLSS has been and continues to be subject to other inquiries by government and other entities, as disclosed in HLSS’s filings with the SEC. New Residential is, from time to time, subject to inquiries by government entities. New Residential currently does not believe any of these inquiries would result in a material adverse effect on New Residential’s business.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully read and consider the following risk factors and all other information contained in this report. If any of the following risks, as well as additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial, occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. The risk factors summarized below are categorized as follows: (i) Risks Related to Our Business, (ii) Risks Related to Our Manager, (iii) Risks Related to the Financial Markets, (iv) Risks Related to Our Taxation as a REIT, (v) Risks Related to Our Common Stock and (vi) Risks Related to the HLSS Acquisition. However, these categories do overlap and should not be considered exclusive.

Risks Related to Our Business

We have limited operating history as an independent company and may not be able to successfully operate our business strategy or generate sufficient revenue to make or sustain distributions to our stockholders. Any financial information included in this report for periods prior to our spin-off in May 2013 may not be indicative of the results we would have achieved as a separate stand-alone company and are not a reliable indicator of our future performance or results.

We have limited experience operating as an independent company and cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully operate our business or implement our operating policies and strategies. We were formed in September 2011 as a subsidiary of Newcastle and spun-off from Newcastle on May 15, 2013. We completed our first investment in Excess MSRs in December 2011, and our Manager has limited experience with transactions involving Government Sponsored Enterprises (“GSEs”), such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The timing, terms, price and form of consideration that we and servicers pay in future transactions may vary meaningfully from prior transactions.

There can be no assurance that we will be able to generate sufficient returns to pay our operating expenses and make satisfactory distributions to our stockholders, or any distributions at all. Our results of operations and our ability to make or sustain distributions to our stockholders depend on several factors, including the availability of opportunities to acquire attractive assets, the level and volatility of interest rates, the availability of adequate short- and long-term financing, conditions in the real estate market, the financial markets and economic conditions.

Any financial information included in this report for periods prior to our spin-off in May 2013 has been derived from Newcastle’s historical financial statements for the periods prior to the spin-off. Therefore, any financial information in this report for the periods prior to the spin-off does not necessarily reflect what our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows would have been had we been a separate, stand-alone public company prior to our separation from Newcastle. This is primarily a result of the following factors:
 
Any financial information in this report for the periods prior to the spin-off does not reflect all of the expenses we incur as a public company;
The working capital requirements and capital for general corporate purposes for our assets were satisfied prior to the spin-off as part of Newcastle’s corporate-wide cash management policies. Following the spin-off, Newcastle does not provide us with funds to finance our working capital or other cash requirements, so we are required to satisfy our liquidity needs by obtaining financing from banks, through public offerings or private placements of debt or equity securities, strategic relationships or other arrangements; and
Our cost structure, management, financing and business operations following the spin-off are significantly different as a result of operating as an independent public company. These changes result in increased costs, including, but not limited to, fees paid to our Manager, legal, accounting, compliance and other costs associated with being a public company with equity securities traded on the NYSE.

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The value of our investments in Excess MSRs and servicer advances is based on various assumptions that could prove to be incorrect and could have a negative impact on our financial results.

When we invest in Excess MSRs and servicer advances, we base the price we pay and the rate of amortization of those assets on, among other things, our projection of the cash flows from the related pool of mortgage loans. We record Excess MSRs and servicer advances on our balance sheet at fair value, and we measure their fair value on a recurring basis. Our projections of the cash flow from Excess MSRs and servicer advances, and the determination of the fair value of Excess MSRs and servicer advances, are based on assumptions about various factors, including, but not limited to:
 
rates of prepayment and repayment of the underlying mortgage loans;
interest rates;
rates of delinquencies and defaults; and
recapture rates (in the case of Excess MSRs only) and the amount and timing of servicer advances (in the case of servicer advances only).

Our assumptions could differ materially from actual results. The use of different estimates or assumptions in connection with the valuation of these assets could produce materially different fair values for such assets, which could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The ultimate realization of the value of our Excess MSRs and servicer advances may be materially different than the fair values of such assets as reflected in our condensed consolidated statement of financial position as of any particular date.

When mortgage loans underlying our Excess MSRs are prepaid as a result of a refinancing or otherwise, the related cash flows payable to us cease (unless the loans are recaptured by the related servicer upon a refinancing). Borrowers under residential mortgage loans are generally permitted to prepay their loans at any time without penalty. Our expectation of prepayment speeds is a significant assumption underlying our cash flow projections. Prepayment speed is the measurement of how quickly borrowers pay down the UPB of their loans or how quickly loans are otherwise brought current, modified, liquidated or charged off. If the fair value of our Excess MSRs decreases, we would be required to record a non-cash charge, which would have a negative impact on our financial results. Furthermore, a significant increase in prepayment speeds could materially reduce the ultimate cash flows we receive from Excess MSRs, and we could ultimately receive substantially less than what we paid for such assets. Consequently, the price we pay to acquire Excess MSRs may prove to be too high.

The values of Excess MSRs and our servicer advances are highly sensitive to changes in interest rates. Historically, the value of MSRs, which underpin the value of our Excess MSRs and servicer advances, has increased when interest rates rise and decreased when interest rates decline due to the effect of changes in interest rates on prepayment speeds. However, prepayment speeds could increase in spite of the current interest rate environment, as a result of a general economic recovery or other factors, which would reduce the value of our interests in MSRs.

Moreover, delinquency rates have a significant impact on the value of Excess MSRs. When delinquent loans are resolved through foreclosure (or repurchased by the GSEs), the UPB of such loans cease to be a part of the aggregate UPB of the serviced loan pool when the related properties are foreclosed on and liquidated and the related cash flows payable to us, as the holder of the Excess MSR or basic fee, cease. An increase in delinquencies will generally result in lower revenue because typically we will only collect on our Excess MSRs from GSEs or mortgage owners for performing loans. An increase in delinquencies with respect to the loans underlying our servicer advances could also result in a higher advance balance and the need to obtain additional financing, which we may not be able to do on favorable terms or at all. In addition, delinquencies on the loans underlying our servicer advances give rise to accrued but unpaid servicing fees, or “deferred servicing fees,” which we have agreed to purchase in connection with our purchase of servicer advances, and deferred servicing fees generally cannot be financed on terms as favorable as the terms available to other types of servicer advances. If delinquencies are significantly greater than expected, the estimated fair value of the Excess MSRs and servicer advances could be diminished. As a result, we could suffer a loss, which would have a negative impact on our financial results.

We are party to “recapture agreements” whereby we receive a new Excess MSR with respect to a loan that was originated by the servicer and used to repay a loan underlying an Excess MSR that we previously acquired from that same servicer. In lieu of receiving an Excess MSR with respect to the loan used to repay a prior loan, the servicer may supply a similar Excess MSR. We believe that recapture agreements will mitigate the impact on our returns in the event of a rise in voluntary prepayment rates. There are no assurances, however, that servicers will enter into recapture agreements with us in connection with any future investment in Excess MSRs.

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If the servicer does not meet anticipated recapture targets, the servicing cash flow on a given pool could be significantly lower than projected, which could have a material adverse effect on the value of our Excess MSRs and consequently on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Our recapture target for each of our current recapture agreements is stated in the table in Note 12 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein. In our investment in servicer advances, we are not entitled to the cash flows from recaptured loans.

Servicer advances may not be recoverable or may take longer to recover than we expect, which could cause us to fail to achieve our targeted return on our investment in servicer advances.

We have agreed, together with certain third-party investors, to purchase from Nationstar all servicer advances related to certain loan pools, as a result of which we are entitled to amounts representing repayment for such advances. During any period in which a borrower is not making payments, a servicer (including Nationstar) is generally required under the applicable servicing agreement to advance its own funds to cover the principal and interest remittances due to investors in the loans, pay property taxes and insurance premiums to third parties, and to make payments for legal expenses and other protective advances. The servicer also advances funds to maintain, repair and market real estate properties on behalf of investors in the loans.

Repayment for servicer advances and payment of deferred servicing fees are generally made from late payments and other collections and recoveries on the related mortgage loan (including liquidation, insurance and condemnation proceeds) or, if the related servicing agreement provided for a “general collections backstop”, from collections on other mortgage loans to which such servicing agreement relates. The rate and timing of payments on the servicer advances and the deferred servicing fees, are unpredictable for several reasons, including the following:
 
payments on the servicer advances and the deferred servicing fees depend on the source of repayment, and whether and when the related servicer receives such payment (certain servicer advances are reimbursable only out of late payments and other collections and recoveries on the related mortgage loan, while others are also reimbursable out of principal and interest collections with respect to all mortgage loans serviced under the related servicing agreement, and as a consequence, the timing of such reimbursement is highly uncertain);
the length of time necessary to obtain liquidation proceeds may be affected by conditions in the real estate market or the financial markets generally, the availability of financing for the acquisition of the real estate and other factors, including, but not limited to, government intervention;
the length of time necessary to effect a foreclosure may be affected by variations in the laws of the particular jurisdiction in which the related mortgaged property is located, including whether or not foreclosure requires judicial action;
the requirements for judicial actions for foreclosure (which can result in substantial delays in reimbursement of servicer advances and payment of deferred servicing fees), which vary from time to time as a result of changes in applicable state law; and
the ability of the related servicer to sell delinquent mortgage loans to third parties prior to liquidation, resulting in the early reimbursement of outstanding unreimbursed servicer advances in respect of such mortgage loans.

As home values change, the servicer may have to reconsider certain of the assumptions underlying its decisions to make advances. In certain situations, its contractual obligations may require the servicer to make certain advances for which it may not be reimbursed. In addition, when a mortgage loan defaults or becomes delinquent, the repayment of the advance may be delayed until the mortgage loan is repaid or refinanced, or a liquidation occurs. To the extent that one of our servicers fails to recover the servicer advances in which we have invested, or takes longer than we expect to recover such advances, the value of our investment could be adversely affected and we could fail to achieve our expected return and suffer losses.

Servicing agreements related to residential mortgage securitization transactions generally require a residential mortgage servicer to make servicer advances in respect of serviced mortgage loans unless the servicer determines in good faith that the servicer advance would not be ultimately recoverable from the proceeds of the related mortgage loan, mortgaged property or mortgagor. In many cases, if the servicer determines that a servicer advance previously made would not be recoverable from these sources, the servicer is entitled to withdraw funds from the related custodial account in respect of payments on the related pool of serviced mortgages to reimburse the related servicer advance. This is what is often referred to as a “general collections backstop.” The timing of when a servicer may utilize a general collections backstop can vary (some contracts require actual liquidation of the

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related loan first, while others do not), and contracts vary in terms of the types of servicer advances for which reimbursement from a general collections backstop is available. Accordingly, a servicer may not ultimately be reimbursed if both (i) the payments from related loan, property or mortgagor payments are insufficient for reimbursement, and (ii) a general collections backstop is not available or is insufficient. Also, if a servicer improperly makes a servicer advance, it would not be entitled to reimbursement. Historically, according to information made available to us, Nationstar and Ocwen have each recovered more than 99% of the advances that they have made. While we do not expect recovery rates to vary materially during the term of our investments, there can be no assurance regarding future recovery rates related to our portfolio.

We rely heavily on mortgage servicers to achieve our investment objective and have no direct ability to influence their performance.

The value of our investments in Excess MSRs, servicer advances and Non-Agency RMBS is dependent on the satisfactory performance of servicing obligations by the related mortgage servicer. The duties and obligations of mortgage servicers are defined through contractual agreements, generally referred to as Servicing Guides in the case of GSEs, or Pooling and Servicing Agreements in the case of private-label securities (collectively, the “Servicing Guidelines”). Our investment in Excess MSRs is subject to all of the terms and conditions of the applicable Servicing Guidelines. Servicing Guidelines generally provide for the possibility of termination of the contractual rights of the servicer in the absolute discretion of the owner of the mortgages being serviced (or a majority of the bondholders of a residential mortgage backed securitization). Under the GSE Servicing Guidelines, the servicer may be terminated by the applicable GSE for any reason, “with” or “without” cause, for all or any portion of the loans being serviced for such GSE. In the event mortgage owners (or bondholders) terminate the servicer, the related Excess MSRs and basic fees would under most circumstances lose all value on a going forward basis. If the servicer is terminated as servicer for any Agency Pools, the related Excess MSRs will be extinguished and our investment in such Excess MSRs will likely lose all of its value. Any recovery in such circumstances will be highly conditioned and will require, among other things, a new servicer willing to pay for the right to service the applicable mortgage loans while assuming responsibility for the origination and prior servicing of the mortgage loans. In addition, any payment received from a successor servicer will be applied first to pay the GSE for all of its claims and costs, including claims and costs against the servicer that do not relate to the mortgage loans for which we own the Excess MSRs. A termination could also result in an event of default under our financings for servicer advances. It is expected that any termination of a servicer by mortgage owners (or bondholders) would take effect across all mortgages of such mortgage owners (or bondholders) and would not be limited to a particular vintage or other subset of mortgages. Therefore, it is expected that all investments with a given servicer would lose all their value in the event mortgage owners (or bondholders) terminate such servicer. Nationstar and Ocwen are the servicers of most of the loans underlying our investments in Excess MSRs and servicer advances, and Nationstar is the servicer or master servicer of the vast majority of the loans underlying our Non-Agency RMBS to date. See “—We have significant counterparty concentration risk in Nationstar, Ocwen and Springleaf, and are subject to other counterparty concentration and default risks.” As a result, we could be materially and adversely affected if Nationstar, Ocwen or any other servicer of the loans underlying our investments is unable to adequately carry out its duties as a result of:
 
its failure to comply with applicable laws and regulation;
a downgrade in its servicer rating;
its failure to maintain sufficient liquidity or access to sources of liquidity;
its failure to perform its loss mitigation obligations;
its failure to perform adequately in its external audits;
a failure in or poor performance of its operational systems or infrastructure;
regulatory or legal scrutiny regarding any aspect of a servicer’s operations, including, but not limited to, servicing practices and foreclosure processes lengthening foreclosure timelines;
a GSE’s or a whole-loan owner’s transfer of servicing to another party; or
any other reason.

Nationstar is subject to numerous legal proceedings, federal, state or local governmental examinations, investigations or enforcement actions in the ordinary course of business, which could adversely affect its reputation and its liquidity, financial position and results of operations. For example, on March 5, 2014, Nationstar received a letter from Benjamin Lawsky, Superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services, in connection with Nationstar’s recent growth, certain operational issues, and certain alleged recent complaints from certain New York consumers. Other servicers, including Ocwen, have experienced heightened regulatory scrutiny, and Nationstar could be adversely affected by the market’s perception that

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Nationstar could experience similar regulatory issues. See “—Ocwen has been and is subject to certain federal and state regulatory matters” for more information on heightened regulatory scrutiny of Ocwen.

Loss mitigation techniques are intended to reduce the probability that borrowers will default on their loans and to minimize losses when defaults occur, and they may include the modification of mortgage loan rates, principal balances and maturities. If any of our servicers or subservicers fails to adequately perform its loss mitigation obligations, we could be required to purchase servicer advances in excess of those that we might otherwise have had to purchase, and the time period for collecting servicer advances may extend. Any increase in servicer advances or material increase in the time to resolution of a defaulted loan could result in increased capital requirements and financing costs for us and our co-investors and could adversely affect our liquidity and net income. In the event that Nationstar is required by the applicable Servicing Guidelines to make advances in excess of amounts that we or the co-investors is willing or able to fund, Nationstar may not be able to fund these advance requests, which could result in a termination event under the applicable Servicing Guidelines, an event of default under our advance facilities and a breach of our purchase agreement with Nationstar. As a result, we could experience a partial or total loss of the value of our investment in servicer advances.

MSRs and servicer advances are subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations and may be subject to various judicial and administrative decisions. If the servicer actually or allegedly failed to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations, it could be terminated as the servicer, and could lead to civil and criminal liability, loss of licensing, damage to our reputation and litigation, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. In addition, servicer advances that are improperly made may not be eligible for financing under our facilities and may not be reimbursable by the related securitization trust or other owner of the mortgage loan, which could cause us to suffer losses.

Favorable ratings from third-party rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch are important to the conduct of a mortgage servicer’s loan servicing business, and a downgrade in a mortgage servicer’s ratings could have an adverse effect on the value of our Excess MSRs and servicer advances, and result in an event of default under our financing for advances. Downgrades in a mortgage servicer’s servicer ratings could adversely affect their and our ability to finance servicer advances and maintain their status as an approved servicer by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Downgrades in servicer ratings could also lead to the early termination of existing advance facilities and affect the terms and availability of match funded advance facilities that a mortgage servicer or we may seek in the future. A mortgage servicer’s failure to maintain favorable or specified ratings may cause their termination as a servicer and may impair their ability to consummate future servicing transactions, which could result in an event of default under our financing for servicer advances and have an adverse effect on the value of our investments since we will rely heavily on mortgage servicers to achieve our investment objective and have no direct ability to influence their performance.

In addition, a bankruptcy by any mortgage servicer that services the mortgage loans underlying our Excess MSRs and servicer advances could materially and adversely affect us. See “—A bankruptcy of any of our mortgage servicers could materially and adversely affect us.”

For additional information about the ways in which we may be affected by mortgage servicers, see “—The value of our Excess MSRs, servicer advances and RMBS may be adversely affected by deficiencies in servicing and foreclosure practices, as well as related delays in the foreclosure process.”

Ocwen has been and is subject to certain federal and state regulatory matters.

Ocwen has publicly announced that, on December 19, 2013, Ocwen reached an agreement, which was approved by consent judgment by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on February 26, 2014, involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, various state attorneys general and other agencies that regulate the mortgage servicing industry. According to Ocwen’s disclosure, the key elements of the settlement are as follows:

A commitment by Ocwen to service loans in accordance with specified servicing guidelines and to be subject to oversight by an independent national monitor for three years;
A payment of $127.3 million to a consumer relief fund to be disbursed by an independent administrator to eligible borrowers. In May 2014, Ocwen satisfied this obligation with regard to the consumer relief fund, $60.4 million of which is the responsibility of former owners of certain servicing portfolios acquired by Ocwen, pursuant to indemnification and loss sharing provisions in the applicable agreements; and
A commitment by Ocwen to continue its principal forgiveness modification programs to delinquent and underwater borrowers, including underwater borrowers at imminent risk of default, in an aggregate amount of at least $2.0 billion over three years from the date of the consent order.  Ocwen will only

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receive credit towards its $2.0 billion commitment for principal reductions that satisfy various criteria set forth in the settlement.  If Ocwen fails to fulfill its $2.0 billion commitment before the deadline, Ocwen will be required to pay a cash penalty in an amount equal to the unmet commitment amount, unless the parties to the settlement negotiate an extension or other modification of the terms of the commitment.
 
On December 22, 2014, Ocwen announced that it had reached a settlement agreement with the NY DFS related to investigations into Ocwen’s mortgage servicing practices in New York. According to Ocwen’s disclosure, the key elements of the settlement are as follows:

Payment of $100 million to the NY DFS to be used by the State of New York for housing, foreclosure relief and community redevelopment programs;
Payment of $50 million as restitution to certain New York borrowers;
Installation of a NY DFS Operations Monitor to monitor and assess the adequacy and effectiveness of Ocwen’s operations for a period of two years, which may be extended another twelve months at the option of the NY DFS;
Requirements that Ocwen will not share any common officers or employees with any related party and will not share risk, internal audit or vendor oversight functions with any related party;
Requirements that certain Ocwen employees, officers and directors be recused from negotiating or voting to approve certain transactions with a related party;
Resignation of Ocwen’s Chairman of the Board from the Board of Directors of Ocwen and at related companies, including HLSS; and
Restrictions on Ocwen’s ability to acquire new MSRs.

On January 23, 2015, Ocwen announced that it had reached a settlement with the California Department of Business Oversight (the “CA DBO”) in relation to an administrative action dated October 3, 2014 in California. According to Ocwen’s disclosure, the key elements of the settlement are as follows:

Payment of $2.5 million;
Engagement of an independent auditor to assess Ocwen’s compliance with laws and regulations impacting California’ borrowers for a period of at least two years; and
Prevention of Ocwen from acquiring additional MSRs for loans secured in the State of California until the CA DBO is satisfied that Ocwen can satisfactorily respond to the requests for information and documentation made in the course of a regulatory exam.

Regulatory action against Ocwen could increase our financing costs or operating expenses, reduce our revenues or otherwise materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. Ocwen may be subject to additional federal and state regulatory matters in the future that could materially and adversely affect the value of our investments because we rely heavily on Ocwen to achieve our investment objectives and have no direct ability to influence its performance.

We have significant counterparty concentration risk in Nationstar, Ocwen and Springleaf, and are subject to other counterparty concentration and default risks.

We are not restricted from dealing with any particular counterparty or from concentrating any or all of our transactions with a few counterparties. Any loss suffered by us as a result of a counterparty defaulting, refusing to conduct business with us or imposing more onerous terms on us would also negatively affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Prior to the HLSS Acquisition, all of our co-investments in Excess MSRs and servicer advances related to loans serviced by Nationstar. If Nationstar is terminated as the servicer of some or all of these portfolios, or in the event that it files for bankruptcy, our expected returns on these investments would be severely impacted. In addition, a large portion of the loans underlying our Non-Agency RMBS are serviced by Nationstar. We closely monitor Nationstar’s mortgage servicing performance and overall operating performance, financial condition and liquidity, as well as its compliance with regulations and Servicing Guidelines. We have various information, access and inspection rights in our agreements with Nationstar that enable us to monitor Nationstar’s

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financial and operating performance and credit quality, which we periodically evaluate and discuss with Nationstar’s management. However, we have no direct ability to influence Nationstar’s performance, and our diligence cannot prevent, and may not even help us anticipate, the termination of a Nationstar servicing agreement.

Furthermore, Nationstar is subject to numerous legal proceedings, federal, state or local governmental examinations, investigations or enforcement actions, which could adversely affect its reputation and its liquidity, financial position and results of operations. For example, on March 5, 2014, Nationstar received a letter from Benjamin Lawsky, Superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services, in connection with Nationstar’s recent growth, certain operational issues, and certain alleged recent complaints from certain New York consumers.

Nationstar has no obligation to offer us any future co-investment opportunity on the same terms as prior transactions, or at all, and we may not be able to find suitable counterparties other than Nationstar from which to acquire Excess MSRs and servicer advances, which could impact our business strategy. See “—We will rely heavily on mortgage servicers to achieve our investment objective and have no direct ability to influence their performance.”

Repayment of the outstanding amount of servicer advances (including payment with respect to deferred servicing fees) may be subject to delay, reduction or set-off in the event that Nationstar (or any other applicable servicer or subservicer) breaches any of its obligations under the related servicing agreements, including, without limitation, any failure of Nationstar (or any other applicable servicer or subservicer) to perform its servicing and advancing functions in accordance with the terms of such servicing agreements. If Nationstar (or any other applicable servicer) is terminated or resigns as servicer and the applicable successor servicer does not purchase all outstanding servicer advances at the time of transfer, collection of the servicer advances will be dependent on the performance of such successor servicer and, if applicable, reliance on such successor servicer’s compliance with the “first-in, first-out” or “FIFO” provisions of the Servicing Guidelines. In addition, such successor servicers may not agree to purchase the outstanding advances on the same terms as our current purchase arrangements and may require, as a condition of their purchase, modification to such FIFO provisions, which could further delay our repayment and have adversely affect the returns from our investment.

We are subject to substantial other operational risks associated to Nationstar, Ocwen or any other applicable servicer or subservicer in connection with the financing of servicer advances. In our current financing facilities for servicer advances, the failure of our servicer or subservicer to satisfy various covenants and tests can result in an amortization event and/or an event of default. We have no direct ability to control our servicer or subservicer’s compliance with those covenants and tests. Failure of our servicer or subservicer to satisfy any such covenants or tests could result in a partial or total loss on our investment.

In addition, Ocwen is a party to substantially all financing agreements with subsidiaries of HLSS acquired by us in the HLSS Acquisition (including the servicer advance facilities). Our ability to obtain financing for the assets of those acquired subsidiaries is dependent on Ocwen’s agreement to be a party to its financing agreements. If Ocwen does not agree to be a party to these financing agreements for any reason, we may not be able to obtain financing on favorable terms or at all. Breaches and other events with respect to Ocwen (including, without limitation, failure of Ocwen to satisfy certain financial tests) could cause certain or all of the financing, in respect of assets acquired from HLSS to become due and payable prior to maturity. Our ability to obtain financing on such assets is dependent on Ocwen’s ability to satisfy various tests under such financing arrangements. We will be dependent on Ocwen as the servicer of the mortgage loans with respect to which we are entitled to the basic fee component, and Ocwen’s servicing practices may impact the value of certain of our assets. We may be adversely impacted:

By regulatory actions taken against Ocwen;
By a default by Ocwen under its debt agreements;
By further downgrades in Ocwen’s servicer rating;
If Ocwen fails to ensure its servicer advances comply with the terms of its PSAs;
If Ocwen were terminated as servicer under certain PSAs;
If Ocwen becomes subject to a bankruptcy proceeding; or
If Ocwen fails to meet its obligations or is deemed to be in default under the indenture governing notes issued under any Servicer Advance facility with respect to which Ocwen is the servicer.

In addition, the consumer loans in which we have invested are serviced by Springleaf. If Springleaf is terminated as the servicer of some or all of these portfolios, or in the event that it files for bankruptcy, our expected returns on these investments could be severely impacted.

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Moreover, we are party to repurchase agreements with a limited number of counterparties. If any of our counterparties elected not to roll our repurchase agreements, we may not be able to find a replacement counterparty, which would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.

Our risk-management processes may not accurately anticipate the impact of market stress or counterparty financial condition, and as a result, we may not take sufficient action to reduce our risks effectively. Although we will monitor our credit exposures, default risk may arise from events or circumstances that are difficult to detect, foresee or evaluate. In addition, concerns about, or a default by, one large participant could lead to significant liquidity problems for other participants, which may in turn expose us to significant losses.

In the event of a counterparty default, particularly a default by a major investment bank, we could incur material losses rapidly, and the resulting market impact of a major counterparty default could seriously harm our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. In the event that one of our counterparties becomes insolvent or files for bankruptcy, our ability to eventually recover any losses suffered as a result of that counterparty’s default may be limited by the liquidity of the counterparty or the applicable legal regime governing the bankruptcy proceeding.

Counterparty risks have increased in complexity and magnitude as a result of the insolvency of a number of major financial institutions (such as Lehman Brothers) in recent years and the consequent decrease in the number of potential counterparties. In addition, counterparties have generally tightened their underwriting standards and increased their margin requirements for financing, which could negatively impact us in several ways, including by decreasing the number of counterparties willing to provide financing to us, decreasing the overall amount of leverage available to us, and increasing the costs of borrowing.

A bankruptcy of any of our mortgage servicers could materially and adversely affect us.

If Nationstar, Ocwen or any of our other mortgage servicers becomes subject to a bankruptcy proceeding, we could be materially and adversely affected, and you could suffer losses.

A sale of Excess MSRs, servicer advances or other asset, including loans, could be re-characterized as a pledge of such assets in a bankruptcy proceeding.

We believe that a mortgage servicer’s transfer to us of Excess MSRs, servicer advances and any other asset transferred pursuant to a related purchase agreement, including loans, constitutes a sale of such assets, in which case such assets would not be part of such servicer’s bankruptcy estate. The servicer (as debtor-in-possession in the bankruptcy proceeding), a bankruptcy trustee appointed in such servicer’s bankruptcy proceeding, or any other party in interest, however, might assert in a bankruptcy proceeding that Excess MSRs, servicer advances or any other assets transferred to us pursuant to the related purchase agreement were not sold to us but were instead pledged to us as security for such servicer’s obligation to repay amounts paid by us to the servicer pursuant to the related purchase agreement. If such assertion were successful, all or part of the Excess MSRs, servicer advances or any other asset transferred to us pursuant to the related purchase agreement would constitute property of the bankruptcy estate of such servicer, and our rights against the servicer would be those of a secured creditor with a lien on such assets. Under such circumstances, cash proceeds generated from our collateral would constitute “cash collateral” under the provisions of the U.S. bankruptcy laws. Under U.S. bankruptcy laws, the servicer could not use our cash collateral without either (a) our consent or (b) approval by the bankruptcy court, subject to providing us with “adequate protection” under the U.S. bankruptcy laws. In addition, under such circumstances, an issue could arise as to whether certain of these assets generated after the commencement of the bankruptcy proceeding would constitute after-acquired property excluded from our lien pursuant to the U.S. bankruptcy laws.

If such a recharacterization occurs, the validity or priority of our security interest in the Excess MSRs, servicer advances or other assets could be challenged in a bankruptcy proceeding of such servicer.

If the purchases pursuant to the related purchase agreement are recharacterized as secured financings as set forth above, we nevertheless created and perfected security interests with respect to the Excess MSRs, servicer advances and other assets that we may have purchased from such servicer by including a pledge of collateral in the related purchase agreement and filing financing statements in appropriate jurisdictions. Nonetheless, our security interests may be challenged and ruled unenforceable, ineffective or subordinated by a bankruptcy court. If this were to occur, then the servicer’s obligations to us with respect to purchased Excess MSRs, servicer advances and other assets would be deemed unsecured obligations, payable from unencumbered assets to be shared among all of such servicer’s unsecured creditors. In addition, even if the security interests are found to be valid and enforceable, if a bankruptcy court determines that the value of the collateral is less than such servicer’s underlying obligations to us, the difference between such value and the total amount of such obligations will be deemed an unsecured “deficiency” claim and the

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same result will occur with respect to such unsecured claim. In addition, even if the security interest is found to be valid and enforceable, such servicer would have the right to use the proceeds of our collateral subject to either (a) our consent or (b) approval by the bankruptcy court, subject to providing us with “adequate protection” under U.S. bankruptcy laws. Such servicer also would have the ability to confirm a chapter 11 plan over our objections if the plan complied with the “cramdown” requirements under U.S. bankruptcy laws.

Payments made by a servicer to us could be voided by a court under federal or state preference laws.

If one of our mortgage servicers were to file, or to become the subject of, a bankruptcy proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code or similar state insolvency laws, and our security interest is declared unenforceable, ineffective or subordinated, payments previously made by a servicer to us pursuant to the related purchase agreement may be recoverable on behalf of the bankruptcy estate as preferential transfers. A payment could constitute a preferential transfer if a court were to find that the payment was a transfer of an interest of property of such servicer that:

Was made to or for the benefit of a creditor;
Was for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by such servicer before that transfer was made;
Was made while such servicer was insolvent (a company is presumed to have been insolvent on and during the 90 days preceding the date the company’s bankruptcy petition was filed);
Was made on or within 90 days (or if we are determined to be a statutory insider, on or within one year) before such servicer’s bankruptcy filing;
Permitted us to receive more than we would have received in a chapter 7 liquidation case of such servicer under U.S. bankruptcy laws; and
Was a payment as to which none of the statutory defenses to a preference action apply.

If the court were to determine that any payments were avoidable as preferential transfers, we would be required to return such payments to such servicer’s bankruptcy estate and would have an unsecured claim against such servicer with respect to such returned amounts.

Payments made to us by such servicer, or obligations incurred by it, could be voided by a court under federal or state fraudulent conveyance laws.

The mortgage servicer (as debtor-in-possession in the bankruptcy proceeding), a bankruptcy trustee appointed in such servicer’s bankruptcy proceeding, or another party in interest could also claim that such servicer’s transfer to us of Excess MSRs, servicer advances or other assets or such servicer’s agreement to incur obligations to us under the related purchase agreement was a fraudulent conveyance. Under U.S. bankruptcy laws and similar state insolvency laws, transfers made or obligations incurred could be voided if such servicer, at the time it made such transfers or incurred such obligations: (a) received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for such transfer or incurrence and (b) either (i) was insolvent at the time of, or was rendered insolvent by reason of, such transfer or incurrence; (ii) was engaged in, or was about to engage in, a business or transaction for which the assets remaining with such servicer were an unreasonably small capital; or (iii) intended to incur, or believed that it would incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature. If any transfer or incurrence is determined to be a fraudulent conveyance, Ocwen (as debtor-in-possession in the bankruptcy proceeding) or a bankruptcy trustee on such servicer’s behalf would be entitled to recover such transfer or to avoid the obligation previously incurred.

Any purchase agreement pursuant to which we purchase Excess MSRs, servicer advances or other assets, including loans, could be rejected in a bankruptcy proceeding of one of our mortgage servicers.
 
The mortgage servicer (as debtor-in-possession in the bankruptcy proceeding) or a bankruptcy trustee appointed in such servicer’s bankruptcy proceeding could seek to reject the related purchase agreement and thereby terminate such servicer’s obligation to service the Excess MSRs, servicer advances and any other asset transferred pursuant to such purchase agreement, and terminate our right to acquire additional assets under such purchase agreement and our right to require such servicer to use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer servicing. If the bankruptcy court approved the rejection, we would have a claim against such servicer for any damages from the rejection.


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A bankruptcy court could stay a transfer of servicing to another servicer.

Our ability to require a mortgage servicer to use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer servicing rights to a new servicer would be subject to the automatic stay in such servicer’s bankruptcy proceeding. To enforce this right, we would have to seek relief from the bankruptcy court to lift such stay, and there is no assurance that the bankruptcy court would grant this relief.

The Subservicing Agreement could be rejected in a bankruptcy proceeding. 

If one of our mortgage servicers were to file, or to become the subject of, a bankruptcy proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code or similar state insolvency laws, such servicer (as debtor-in-possession in the bankruptcy proceeding) or the bankruptcy trustee could reject its subservicing agreement with us and terminate such servicer’s obligation to service the Excess MSRs, servicer advances or loans in which we have an investment. Any claim we have for damages arising from the rejection of a subservicing agreement would be treated as a general unsecured claim for purposes of distributions from such servicer’s bankruptcy estate.

Our mortgage servicers could discontinue servicing.

If one of our mortgage servicers were to file or to become the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code, such servicer could be terminated as servicer (with bankruptcy court approval) or could discontinue servicing, in which case there is no assurance that we would be able to continue receiving payments and transfers in respect of the Excess MSRs, servicer advances and other assets purchased under the related purchase agreement. Even if we were able to obtain the servicing rights, because we do not and in the future may not have the employees, servicing platforms, or technical resources necessary to service mortgage loans, we would need to engage an alternate subservicer (which may not be readily available on acceptable terms or at all) or negotiate a new subservicing agreement with such servicer, which presumably would be on less favorable terms to us. Any engagement of an alternate subservicer by us would require the approval of the related RMBS trustees.

The automatic stay under the United States Bankruptcy Code may prevent the ongoing receipt of servicing fees or other amounts due.

Even if we are successful in arguing that we own the Excess MSRs, servicer advances and other assets, including loans, purchased under the related purchase agreement, we may need to seek relief in the bankruptcy court to obtain turnover and payment of amounts relating to such assets, and there may be difficulty in recovering payments in respect of such assets that may have been commingled with other funds of such servicer.

A bankruptcy of any of our servicers defaults our advance financing facilities and negatively impacts our ability to continue to purchase servicer advances.

If any of our servicers were to file or to become the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding, it will result in an event of default under certain of our advance financing facilities that would terminate the revolving period of such facilities. In this scenario, our advance financing facilities would not have the ability to continue funding the purchase of servicer advances under the related purchase agreement. Notwithstanding this inability to fund, such servicer may try to force us to continue making such purchases. If it is determined that we are in breach of our obligation to purchase servicer advances, any claims that we may have against such servicer may be subject to offset against claims such servicer may have against us by reason of this breach.

GSE initiatives and other actions may adversely affect returns from investments in Excess MSRs.

On January 17, 2011, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) announced that it had instructed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to study possible alternatives to the current residential mortgage servicing and compensation system used for single-family mortgage loans. It is unclear what the GSEs, including Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, may propose as alternatives to current servicing compensation practices, or when any such alternatives may become effective. Although we do not expect MSRs that have already been created to be subject to any changes implemented by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, it is possible that, because of the significant role of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac in the secondary mortgage market, any changes they implement could become prevalent in the mortgage servicing industry generally. Other industry stakeholders or regulators may also implement or require changes in response to the perception that the current mortgage servicing practices and compensation do not appropriately serve broader housing policy objectives. These proposals are still evolving. To the extent the GSEs implement reforms that materially affect the market for conforming loans, there may be secondary effects on the subprime and Alt-A markets. These reforms may have a material adverse effect on the economics or performance of any Excess MSRs that we may acquire in the future.


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Changes to the minimum servicing amount for GSE loans could occur at any time and could impact us in significantly negative ways that we are unable to predict or protect against.

Currently, when a loan is sold into the secondary market for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loans, the servicer is generally required to retain a minimum servicing amount (“MSA”) of 25 basis points of the UPB for fixed rate mortgages. As has been widely publicized, in September 2011, the FHFA announced that a Joint Initiative on Mortgage Servicing Compensation was seeking public comment on two alternative mortgage servicing compensation structures detailed in a discussion paper. Changes to the MSA structure could significantly impact our business in negative ways that we cannot predict or protect against. For example, the elimination of a MSA could radically change the mortgage servicing industry and could severely limit the supply of Excess MSRs available for sale. In addition, a removal of, or reduction in, the MSA could significantly reduce the recapture rate on the affected loan portfolio, which would negatively affect the investment return on our Excess MSRs. We cannot predict whether any changes to current MSA rules will occur or what impact any changes will have on our business, results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.

Our investments in Excess MSRs and servicer advances may involve complex or novel structures.

Investments in Excess MSRs and servicer advances are new types of transactions and may involve complex or novel structures. Accordingly, the risks associated with the transactions and structures are not fully known to buyers and sellers. In the case of Excess MSRs on Agency pools, GSEs may require that we submit to costly or burdensome conditions as a prerequisite to their consent to an investment in Excess MSRs on Agency pools. GSE conditions may diminish or eliminate the investment potential of Excess MSRs on Agency pools by making such investments too expensive for us or by severely limiting the potential returns available from Excess MSRs on Agency pools.

It is possible that a GSE’s views on whether any such acquisition structure is appropriate or acceptable may not be known to us when we make an investment and may change from time to time for any reason or for no reason, even with respect to a completed investment. A GSE’s evolving posture toward an acquisition or disposition structure through which we invest in or dispose of Excess MSRs on Agency pools may cause such GSE to impose new conditions on our existing investments in Excess MSRs on Agency pools, including the owner’s ability to hold such Excess MSRs on Agency pools directly or indirectly through a grantor trust or other means. Such new conditions may be costly or burdensome and may diminish or eliminate the investment potential of the Excess MSRs on Agency pools that are already owned by us. Moreover, obtaining such consent may require us or our co-investment counterparties to agree to material structural or economic changes, as well as agree to indemnification or other terms that expose us to risks to which we have not previously been exposed and that could negatively affect our returns from our investments.

We do not have legal ownership of our acquired mortgage servicing rights.

We do not have legal ownership of the MSRs related to the transactions contemplated by the purchase agreements pursuant to which we acquire advances, and are subject to increased risks as a result of the servicer continuing to own the mortgage servicing rights. The validity or priority of our interest in the underlying mortgage servicing could be challenged in a bankruptcy proceeding of the servicer, and the related purchase agreement could be rejected in such proceeding. Any of the foregoing events might have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

Many of our investments may be illiquid, and this lack of liquidity could significantly impede our ability to vary our portfolio in response to changes in economic and other conditions or to realize the value at which such investments are carried if we are required to dispose of them.

Many of our investments are illiquid. Illiquidity may result from the absence of an established market for the investments, as well as legal or contractual restrictions on their resale, refinancing or other disposition. Dispositions of investments may be subject to contractual and other limitations on transfer or other restrictions that would interfere with subsequent sales of such investments or adversely affect the terms that could be obtained upon any disposition thereof.

Excess MSRs and servicer advances are highly illiquid and may be subject to numerous restrictions on transfers, including without limitation the receipt of third-party consents. For example, the Servicing Guidelines of a mortgage owner may require that holders of Excess MSRs obtain the mortgage owner’s prior approval of any change of direct ownership of such Excess MSRs. Such approval may be withheld for any reason or no reason in the discretion of the mortgage owner. Moreover, we have not received and do not expect to receive any assurances from any GSEs that their conditions for the sale by us of any Excess MSRs will not change. Therefore, the potential costs, issues or restrictions associated with receiving such GSEs’ consent for any such dispositions by us cannot be determined with any certainty. Additionally, investments in Excess MSRs and servicer advances are new types of transaction, and the risks associated with the transactions and structures are not fully known to buyers or sellers. As a result of

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the foregoing, we may be unable to locate a buyer at the time we wish to sell Excess MSRs or servicer advances. There is some risk that we will be required to dispose of Excess MSRs or servicer advances either through an in-kind distribution or other liquidation vehicle, which will, in either case, provide little or no economic benefit to us, or a sale to a co-investor in the Excess MSRs or servicer advances, which may be an affiliate. Accordingly, we cannot provide any assurance that we will obtain any return or any benefit of any kind from any disposition of Excess MSRs or servicer advances. We may not benefit from the full term of the assets and for the aforementioned reasons may not receive any benefits from the disposition, if any, of such assets.

In addition, some of our real estate related securities may not be registered under the relevant securities laws, resulting in a prohibition against their transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition except in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of, or is otherwise in accordance with, those laws. There are also no established trading markets for a majority of our intended investments. Moreover, certain of our investments, including our investments in consumer loans, servicer advances and certain investments in Excess MSRs, are made indirectly through a vehicle that owns the underlying assets. Our ability to sell our interest may be contractually limited or prohibited. As a result, our ability to vary our portfolio in response to changes in economic and other conditions may be limited.

Our real estate related securities have historically been valued based primarily on third-party quotations, which are subject to significant variability based on the liquidity and price transparency created by market trading activity. A disruption in these trading markets could reduce the trading for many real estate related securities, resulting in less transparent prices for those securities, which would make selling such assets more difficult. Moreover, a decline in market demand for the types of assets that we hold would make it more difficult to sell our assets. If we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our illiquid investments quickly, we may realize significantly less than the amount at which we have previously valued these investments.

Market conditions could negatively impact our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

The market in which we operate is affected by a number of factors that are largely beyond our control but can nonetheless have a potentially significant, negative impact on us. These factors include, among other things:
 
interest rates and credit spreads;
the availability of credit, including the price, terms and conditions under which it can be obtained;
the quality, pricing and availability of suitable investments and credit losses with respect to our investments;
the ability to obtain accurate market-based valuations;
loan values relative to the value of the underlying real estate assets;
default rates on the loans underlying our investments and the amount of the related losses;
prepayment speeds, delinquency rates and legislative/regulatory changes with respect to our investments in Excess MSRs, servicer advances, RMBS, and loans, and the timing and amount of servicer advances;
the actual and perceived state of the real estate markets, market for dividend-paying stocks and public capital markets generally;
unemployment rates; and
the attractiveness of other types of investments relative to investments in real estate or REITs generally.

Changes in these factors are difficult to predict, and a change in one factor can affect other factors. For example, during 2007, increased default rates in the subprime mortgage market played a role in causing credit spreads to widen, reducing availability of credit on favorable terms, reducing liquidity and price transparency of real estate related assets, resulting in difficulty in obtaining accurate mark-to-market valuations, and causing a negative perception of the state of the real estate markets and of REITs generally. These conditions worsened during 2008, and intensified meaningfully during the fourth quarter of 2008 as a result of the global credit and liquidity crisis, resulting in extraordinarily challenging market conditions. Since then, market conditions have generally improved, but they could deteriorate in the future as a result of a variety of factors beyond our control.


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The geographic distribution of the loans underlying, and collateral securing, certain of our investments subjects us to geographic real estate market risks, which could adversely affect the performance of our investments, our results of operations and financial condition.

The geographic distribution of the loans underlying, and collateral securing, our investments, including our Excess MSRs, servicer advances, Non-Agency RMBS and consumer loans, exposes us to risks associated with the real estate and commercial lending industry in general within the states and regions in which we hold significant investments. These risks include, without limitation: possible declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions; possible lack of availability of mortgage funds; overbuilding; extended vacancies of properties; increases in competition, property taxes and operating expenses; changes in zoning laws; increased energy costs; unemployment; costs resulting from the clean-up of, and liability to third parties for damages resulting from, environmental problems; casualty or condemnation losses; uninsured damages from floods, earthquakes or other natural disasters; and changes in interest rates.

As of September 30, 2015 , 24.0% of the total UPB of the residential mortgage loans underlying our Excess MSRs was secured by properties located in California and 8.8% was secured by properties located in Florida. As of September 30, 2015 , 33.5% of the collateral securing our Non-Agency RMBS was located in the Western U.S., 25.2% was located in the Southeastern U.S., 19.5% was located in the Northeastern U.S., 10.5% was located in the Midwestern U.S. and 11.1% was located in the Southwestern U.S. We were unable to obtain geographical information for 0.2% of the collateral. To the extent any of the foregoing risks arise in states and regions where we hold significant investments, the performance of our investments, our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could suffer a material adverse effect.

Many of the RMBS in which we invest are collateralized by subprime mortgage loans, which are subject to increased risks.

Many of the RMBS in which we invest are backed by collateral pools of subprime residential mortgage loans. “Subprime” mortgage loans refer to mortgage loans that have been originated using underwriting standards that are less restrictive than the underwriting requirements used as standards for other first and junior lien mortgage loan purchase programs, such as the programs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These lower standards include mortgage loans made to borrowers having imperfect or impaired credit histories (including outstanding judgments or prior bankruptcies), mortgage loans where the amount of the loan at origination is 80% or more of the value of the mortgage property, mortgage loans made to borrowers with low credit scores, mortgage loans made to borrowers who have other debt that represents a large portion of their income and mortgage loans made to borrowers whose income is not required to be disclosed or verified. Due to economic conditions, including increased interest rates and lower home prices, as well as aggressive lending practices, subprime mortgage loans have in recent periods experienced increased rates of delinquency, foreclosure, bankruptcy and loss, and they are likely to continue to experience delinquency, foreclosure, bankruptcy and loss rates that are higher, and that may be substantially higher, than those experienced by mortgage loans underwritten in a more traditional manner. Thus, because of the higher delinquency rates and losses associated with subprime mortgage loans, the performance of RMBS backed by subprime mortgage loans could be correspondingly adversely affected, which could adversely impact our results of operations, liquidity, financial condition and business.

The value of our Excess MSRs, servicer advances and RMBS may be adversely affected by deficiencies in servicing and foreclosure practices, as well as related delays in the foreclosure process.

Allegations of deficiencies in servicing and foreclosure practices among several large sellers and servicers of residential mortgage loans that surfaced in 2010 raised various concerns relating to such practices, including the improper execution of the documents used in foreclosure proceedings (so-called “robo signing”), inadequate documentation of transfers and registrations of mortgages and assignments of loans, improper modifications of loans, violations of representations and warranties at the date of securitization and failure to enforce put-backs.

As a result of alleged deficiencies in foreclosure practices, a number of servicers temporarily suspended foreclosure proceedings beginning in the second half of 2010 while they evaluated their foreclosure practices. In late 2010, a group of state attorneys general and state bank and mortgage regulators representing nearly all 50 states and the District of Columbia, along with the U.S. Justice Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, began an investigation into foreclosure practices of banks and servicers. The investigations and lawsuits by several state attorneys general led to a settlement agreement in early February 2012 with five of the nation’s largest banks, pursuant to which the banks agreed to pay more than $25 billion to settle claims relating to improper foreclosure practices. The settlement does not prohibit the states, the federal government, individuals or investors from pursuing additional actions against the banks and servicers in the future.

Under the terms of the agreement governing our investment in servicer advances, we (in certain cases, together with third-party co-investors) are required to purchase from Nationstar, Ocwen and our other servicers, advances on certain loan pools. While a mortgage loan is in foreclosure, servicers are generally required to continue to advance delinquent principal and interest and to

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also make advances for delinquent taxes and insurance and foreclosure costs and the upkeep of vacant property in foreclosure to the extent it determines that such amounts are recoverable. Servicer advances are generally recovered when the delinquency is resolved.

Foreclosure moratoria or other actions that lengthen the foreclosure process increase the amount of servicer advances our servicers are required to make and we are required to purchase, lengthen the time it takes for us to be repaid for such advances and increase the costs incurred during the foreclosure process. In addition, our advance financing facilities contain provisions that modify the advance rates for, and limit the eligibility of, servicer advances to be financed based on the length of time that servicer advances are outstanding, and, as a result, an increase in foreclosure timelines could further increase the amount of servicer advances that we need to fund with our own capital. Such increases in foreclosure timelines could increase our need for capital to fund servicer advances (which do not bear interest), which would increase our interest expense, reduce the value of our investment and potentially reduce the cash that we have available to pay our operating expenses or to pay dividends.

Even in states where servicers have not suspended foreclosure proceedings or have lifted (or will soon lift) any such delayed foreclosures, servicers, including Nationstar, Ocwen and our other servicers, have faced, and may continue to face, increased delays and costs in the foreclosure process. For example, the current legislative and regulatory climate could lead borrowers to contest foreclosures that they would not otherwise have contested under ordinary circumstances, and servicers may incur increased litigation costs if the validity of a foreclosure action is challenged by a borrower. In general, regulatory developments with respect to foreclosure practices could result in increases in the amount of servicer advances and the length of time to recover servicer advances, fines or increases in operating expenses, and decreases in the advance rate and availability of financing for servicer advances. This would lead to increased borrowings, reduced cash and higher interest expense which could negatively impact our liquidity and profitability. Although the terms of our investment in servicer advances contain adjustment mechanisms that would reduce the amount of performance fees payable to the related servicer if servicer advances exceed pre-determined amounts, those fee reductions may not be sufficient to cover the expenses resulting from longer foreclosure timelines.

The integrity of the servicing and foreclosure processes are critical to the value of the mortgage loan portfolios underlying our Excess MSRs, servicer advances and RMBS, and our financial results could be adversely affected by deficiencies in the conduct of those processes. For example, delays in the foreclosure process that have resulted from investigations into improper servicing practices may adversely affect the values of, and result in losses on, these investments. Foreclosure delays may also increase the administrative expenses of the securitization trusts for the RMBS, thereby reducing the amount of funds available for distribution to investors.

In addition, the subordinate classes of securities issued by the securitization trusts may continue to receive interest payments while the defaulted loans remain in the trusts, rather than absorbing the default losses. This may reduce the amount of credit support available for the senior classes of RMBS that we own, thus possibly adversely affecting these securities. Additionally, a substantial portion of the $25 billion settlement is a “credit” to the banks and servicers for principal write-downs or reductions they may make to certain mortgages underlying RMBS. There remains uncertainty as to how these principal reductions will work and what effect they will have on the value of related RMBS. As a result, there can be no assurance that any such principal reductions will not adversely affect the value of our Excess MSRs, servicer advances and RMBS.

While we believe that the sellers and servicers would be in violation of their servicing contracts to the extent that they have improperly serviced mortgage loans or improperly executed documents in foreclosure or bankruptcy proceedings, or do not comply with the terms of servicing contracts when deciding whether to apply principal reductions, it may be difficult, expensive, time consuming and, ultimately, uneconomic for us to enforce our contractual rights. While we cannot predict exactly how the servicing and foreclosure matters or the resulting litigation or settlement agreements will affect our business, there can be no assurance that these matters will not have an adverse impact on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

A failure by any or all of the members of Buyer to make capital contributions for amounts required to fund servicer advances could result in an event of default under our advance facilities and a complete loss of our investment.

Buyer has agreed to purchase all future arising servicing advances from Nationstar under certain residential mortgage servicing agreements.  Buyer relies, in part, on its members to make committed capital contributions in order to pay the purchase price for future servicing advances.  A failure by any or all of the members to make such capital contributions for amounts required to fund servicer advances could result in an event of default under our advance facilities and a complete loss of our investment.


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The loans underlying the securities we invest in and the loans we directly invest in are subject to delinquency, foreclosure and loss, which could result in losses to us.

Mortgage backed securities are securities backed by mortgage loans. The ability of borrowers to repay these mortgage loans is dependent upon the income or assets of these borrowers. If a borrower has insufficient income or assets to repay these loans, it will default on its loan. Our investments in RMBS will be adversely affected by defaults under the loans underlying such securities. To the extent losses are realized on the loans underlying the securities in which we invest, we may not recover the amount invested in, or, in extreme cases, any of our investment in such securities.

Residential mortgage loans, manufactured housing loans and subprime mortgage loans are secured by single-family residential property and are also subject to risks of delinquency and foreclosure, and risks of loss. The ability of a borrower to repay a loan secured by a residential property is dependent upon the income or assets of the borrower. A number of factors may impair borrowers’ abilities to repay their loans, including, among other things, changes in the borrower’s employment status, changes in national, regional or local economic conditions, changes in interest rates or the availability of credit on favorable terms, changes in regional or local real estate values, changes in regional or local rental rates and changes in real estate taxes.

In the event of default under a loan held directly by us, we will bear a risk of loss of principal to the extent of any deficiency between the value of the collateral and the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest of the loan, which could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Our investments in real estate related securities are subject to changes in credit spreads, which could adversely affect our ability to realize gains on the sale of such investments.

Real estate related securities are subject to changes in credit spreads. Credit spreads measure the yield demanded on securities by the market based on their credit relative to a specific benchmark.

Fixed rate securities are valued based on a market credit spread over the rate payable on fixed rate U.S. Treasuries of like maturity. Floating rate securities are valued based on a market credit spread over LIBOR and are affected similarly by changes in LIBOR spreads. As of September 30, 2015 , 59.6% of our Non-Agency RMBS Portfolio consisted of floating rate securities and 40.4% consisted of fixed rate securities, and 16.6% of our Agency RMBS portfolio consisted of floating rate securities and 83.4% consisted of fixed rate securities, based on the amortized cost basis of all securities (including the amortized cost basis of interest-only and residual classes). Excessive supply of these securities combined with reduced demand will generally cause the market to require a higher yield on these securities, resulting in the use of a higher, or “wider,” spread over the benchmark rate to value such securities. Under such conditions, the value of our real estate related securities portfolios would tend to decline. Conversely, if the spread used to value such securities were to decrease, or “tighten,” the value of our real estate related securities portfolio would tend to increase. Such changes in the market value of our real estate securities portfolios may affect our net equity, net income or cash flow directly through their impact on unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities, and therefore our ability to realize gains on such securities, or indirectly through their impact on our ability to borrow and access capital. During 2008 through the first quarter of 2009, credit spreads widened substantially. Widening credit spreads could cause the net unrealized gains on our securities and derivatives, recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income or retained earnings, and therefore our book value per share, to decrease and result in net losses.

Prepayment rates on the mortgage loans underlying our real estate related securities may adversely affect our profitability.

In general, the mortgage loans backing our real estate related securities may be prepaid at any time without penalty. Prepayments on our real estate related securities result when homeowners/mortgagors satisfy (i.e., pay off) the mortgage upon selling or refinancing their mortgaged property. When we acquire a particular security, we anticipate that the underlying mortgage loans will prepay at a projected rate which, together with expected coupon income, provides us with an expected yield on such securities. If we purchase assets at a premium to par value, and borrowers prepay their mortgage loans faster than expected, the corresponding prepayments on the real estate related security may reduce the expected yield on such securities because we will have to amortize the related premium on an accelerated basis. Conversely, if we purchase assets at a discount to par value, when borrowers prepay their mortgage loans slower than expected, the decrease in corresponding prepayments on the real estate related security may reduce the expected yield on such securities because we will not be able to accrete the related discount as quickly as originally anticipated.

Prepayment rates on loans are influenced by changes in mortgage and market interest rates and a variety of economic, geographic and other factors, all of which are beyond our control. Consequently, such prepayment rates cannot be predicted with certainty and no strategy can completely insulate us from prepayment or other such risks. In periods of declining interest rates, prepayment rates on mortgage loans generally increase. If general interest rates decline at the same time, the proceeds of such prepayments

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received during such periods are likely to be reinvested by us in assets yielding less than the yields on the assets that were prepaid. In addition, the market value of our real estate related securities may, because of the risk of prepayment, benefit less than other fixed-income securities from declining interest rates.

With respect to Agency RMBS, we intend to purchase securities that have a higher coupon rate than the prevailing market interest rates. In exchange for a higher coupon rate, we would then pay a premium over par value to acquire these securities. In accordance with GAAP, we will amortize the premiums on our Agency RMBS over the life of the related securities. If the mortgage loans securing these securities prepay at a more rapid rate than anticipated, we will have to amortize our premiums on an accelerated basis which may adversely affect our profitability. Defaults on the mortgage loans underlying Agency RMBS typically have the same effect as prepayments because of the underlying Agency guarantee.

Prepayments, which are the primary feature of mortgage backed securities that distinguish them from other types of bonds, are difficult to predict and can vary significantly over time. As the holder of the security, on a monthly basis, we receive a payment equal to a portion of our investment principal in a particular security as the underlying mortgages are prepaid. In general, on the date each month that principal prepayments are announced (i.e., factor day), the value of our real estate related security pledged as collateral under our repurchase agreements is reduced by the amount of the prepaid principal and, as a result, our lenders will typically initiate a margin call requiring the pledge of additional collateral or cash, in an amount equal to such prepaid principal, in order to re-establish the required ratio of borrowing to collateral value under such repurchase agreements. Accordingly, with respect to our Agency RMBS, the announcement on factor day of principal prepayments is in advance of our receipt of the related scheduled payment, thereby creating a short-term receivable for us in the amount of any such principal prepayments. However, under our repurchase agreements, we may receive a margin call relating to the related reduction in value of our Agency RMBS and, prior to receipt of this short-term receivable, be required to post additional collateral or cash in the amount of the principal prepayment on or about factor day, which would reduce our liquidity during the period in which the short-term receivable is outstanding. As a result, in order to meet any such margin calls, we could be forced to sell assets in order to maintain liquidity. Forced sales under adverse market conditions may result in lower sales prices than ordinary market sales made in the normal course of business. If our real estate related securities were liquidated at prices below our amortized cost (i.e., the cost basis) of such assets, we would incur losses, which could adversely affect our earnings. In addition, in order to continue to earn a return on this prepaid principal, we must reinvest it in additional real estate related securities or other assets; however, if interest rates decline, we may earn a lower return on our new investments as compared to the real estate related securities that prepay.

Prepayments may have a negative impact on our financial results, the effects of which depend on, among other things, the timing and amount of the prepayment delay on our Agency RMBS, the amount of unamortized premium on our real estate related securities, the rate at which prepayments are made on our Non-Agency RMBS, the reinvestment lag and the availability of suitable reinvestment opportunities.

Our investments in RMBS may be subject to significant impairment charges, which would adversely affect our results of operations.

We will be required to periodically evaluate our investments for impairment indicators. The value of an investment is impaired when our analysis indicates that, with respect to a security, it is probable that the value of the security is other than temporarily impaired. The judgment regarding the existence of impairment indicators is based on a variety of factors depending upon the nature of the investment and the manner in which the income related to such investment was calculated for purposes of our financial statements. If we determine that an impairment has occurred, we are required to make an adjustment to the net carrying value of the investment, which would adversely affect our results of operations in the applicable period and thereby adversely affect our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders.

The lenders under our repurchase agreements may elect not to extend financing to us, which could quickly and seriously impair our liquidity.

We finance a meaningful portion of our investments in RMBS with repurchase agreements, which are short-term financing arrangements. Under the terms of these agreements, we will sell a security to a counterparty for a specified price and concurrently agree to repurchase the same security from our counterparty at a later date for a higher specified price. During the term of the repurchase agreement—which can be as short as 30 days—the counterparty will make funds available to us and hold the security as collateral. Our counterparties can also require us to post additional margin as collateral at any time during the term of the agreement. When the term of a repurchase agreement ends, we will be required to repurchase the security for the specified repurchase price, with the difference between the sale and repurchase prices serving as the equivalent of paying interest to the counterparty in return for extending financing to us. If we want to continue to finance the security with a repurchase agreement, we ask the counterparty to extend-or “roll”-the repurchase agreement for another term.


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Our counterparties are not required to roll our repurchase agreements upon the expiration of their stated terms, which subjects us to a number of risks. Counterparties electing to roll our repurchase agreements may charge higher spread and impose more onerous terms upon us, including the requirement that we post additional margin as collateral. More significantly, if a repurchase agreement counterparty elects not to extend our financing, we would be required to pay the counterparty the full repurchase price on the maturity date and find an alternate source of financing. Alternate sources of financing may be more expensive, contain more onerous terms or simply may not be available. If we were unable to pay the repurchase price for any security financed with a repurchase agreement, the counterparty has the right to sell the underlying security being held as collateral and require us to compensate it for any shortfall between the value of our obligation to the counterparty and the amount for which the collateral was sold (which may be a significantly discounted price). As of September 30, 2015 , we had outstanding repurchase agreements with an aggregate face amount of approximately $890.0 million to finance Non-Agency RMBS and approximately $2.1 billion to finance Agency RMBS and related trade receivables. Moreover, our repurchase agreement obligations are currently with a limited number of counterparties. If any of our counterparties elected not to roll our repurchase agreements, we may not be able to find a replacement counterparty in a timely manner. Finally, some of our repurchase agreements contain covenants and our failure to comply with such covenants could result in a loss of our investment.

The financing sources under our servicer advance financing facilities may elect not to extend financing to us or may have or take positions adverse to us, which could quickly and seriously impair our liquidity.

We finance a meaningful portion of our investments in servicer advances with structured financing arrangements. These arrangements are commonly of a short-term nature. These arrangements are generally accomplished by having the purchaser of such advances, which is a subsidiary of the Company, transfer our right to repayment for certain servicer advances we have acquired from one of our mortgage servicers to one of our wholly owned bankruptcy remote subsidiaries (a “Depositor”). We are generally required to continue to transfer to the related Depositor all of our rights to repayment for any particular pool of servicer advances as they arise (and are transferred from one of our mortgage servicers) until the related financing arrangement is paid in full and is terminated. The related Depositor then transfers such rights to an Issuer. The Issuer then issues limited recourse notes to the financing sources backed by such rights to repayment.

The outstanding balance of servicer advances securing these arrangements is not likely to be repaid on or before the maturity date of such financing arrangements. Accordingly, we rely heavily on our financing sources to extend or refinance the terms of such financing arrangements. Our financing sources are not required to extend the arrangements upon the expiration of their stated terms, which subjects us to a number of risks. Financing sources electing to extend may charge higher interest rates and impose more onerous terms upon us, including without limitation, lowering the amount of financing that can be extended against any particular pool of servicer advances.

If a financing source is unable or unwilling to extend financing, including, but not limited to, due to legal or regulatory matters applicable to us or our mortgage servicers, the related Issuer will be required to repay the outstanding balance of the financing on the related maturity date. Additionally, there may be substantial increases in the interest rates under a financing arrangement if the related notes are not repaid, extended or refinanced prior to the expected repayment dated, which may be before the related maturity date. If an Issuer is unable to pay the outstanding balance of the notes, the financing sources generally have the right to foreclose on the servicer advances pledged as collateral.

As of September 30, 2015 , certain of the notes issued under our structured servicer advance financing arrangements accrued interest at a floating rate of interest. Servicer advances are non-interest bearing assets. Accordingly, if there is an increase in prevailing interest rates and/or our financing sources increase the interest rate “margins” or “spreads.” the amount of financing that we could obtain against any particular pool of servicer advances may decrease substantially and/or we may be required to obtain interest rate hedging arrangements. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain any such interest rate hedging arrangements.

Alternate sources of financing may be more expensive, contain more onerous terms or simply may not be available. Moreover, our structured servicer advance financing arrangements are currently with a limited number of sources. If any of our sources are unable to or elected not to extend or refinance such arrangements, we may not be able to find a replacement counterparty in a timely manner.

Many of our servicer advance financing arrangements are provided by financial institutions with whom we have substantial relationships. Some of our servicer advance financing arrangements entail the issuance of term notes to capital markets investors with whom we have little or no relationships or the identities of which we may not be aware and, therefore, we have no ability to control or monitor the identity of the holders of such term notes. Holders of such term notes may have or may take positions - for example, “short” positions in our stock or the stock of our servicers - that could be benefited by adverse events with respect to us or our servicers. If any holders of term notes allege or assert noncompliance by us or the related servicer under our advance

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financing arrangements in order to realize such benefits, we or our servicers, or our ability to maintain advance financing on favorable terms, could be materially and adversely affected.

We may not be able to finance our investments on attractive terms or at all, and financing for Excess MSRs may be particularly difficult to obtain.

The ability to finance investments with securitizations or other long-term non-recourse financing not subject to margin requirements has been more challenging since 2007 as a result of market conditions. In addition, it may be particularly challenging to securitize our investments in consumer loans, given that consumer loans are generally riskier than mortgage financing. These conditions may result in having to use less efficient forms of financing for any new investments, which will likely require a larger portion of our cash flows to be put toward making the initial investment and thereby reduce the amount of cash available for distribution to our stockholders and funds available for operations and investments, and which will also likely require us to assume higher levels of risk when financing our investments. In addition, there is no established market for financing of investments in Excess MSRs, and it is possible that one will not develop for a variety of reasons, such as the challenges with perfecting security interests in the underlying collateral.

Certain of our advance facilities may mature in the short term, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to renew these facilities on favorable terms or at all. Moreover, an increase in delinquencies with respect to the loans underlying our servicer advances could result in the need for additional financing, which may not be available to us on favorable terms or at all. If we are not able to obtain adequate financing to purchase servicer advances from our servicers in accordance with the applicable agreement, any such servicer could default on its obligation to fund such advances, which could result in its termination as servicer under the applicable pooling and servicing agreements and a partial or total loss of our investment in servicer advances and Excess MSRs.

The non-recourse long-term financing structures we use expose us to risks, which could result in losses to us.

We use securitization and other non-recourse long-term financing for our investments to the extent available and appropriate. In such structures, our lenders typically would have only a claim against the assets included in the securitizations rather than a general claim against us as an entity. Prior to any such financing, we would seek to finance our investments with relatively short-term facilities until a sufficient portfolio is accumulated. As a result, we would be subject to the risk that we would not be able to acquire, during the period that any short-term facilities are available, sufficient eligible assets or securities to maximize the efficiency of a securitization. We also bear the risk that we would not be able to obtain new short-term facilities or would not be able to renew any short-term facilities after they expire should we need more time to seek and acquire sufficient eligible assets or securities for a securitization. In addition, conditions in the capital markets may make the issuance of any such securitization less attractive to us even when we do have sufficient eligible assets or securities. While we would intend to retain the unrated equity component of securitizations and, therefore, still have exposure to any investments included in such securitizations, our inability to enter into such securitizations may increase our overall exposure to risks associated with direct ownership of such investments, including the risk of default. Our inability to refinance any short-term facilities would also increase our risk because borrowings thereunder would likely be recourse to us as an entity. If we are unable to obtain and renew short-term facilities or to consummate securitizations to finance our investments on a long-term basis, we may be required to seek other forms of potentially less attractive financing or to liquidate assets at an inopportune time or price.

Risks associated with our investment in the consumer loan sector could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial results.

Our portfolio includes an investment in the consumer loan sector. Although many of the risks applicable to consumer loans are also applicable to residential real estate loans, and thus the type of risks that we have experience managing, there are nevertheless substantial risks and uncertainties associated with engaging in a new category of investment. There may be factors that affect the consumer loan sector with which we are not as familiar compared to the residential mortgage loan sector. Moreover, our underwriting assumptions for these investments may prove to be materially incorrect. It is also possible that the addition of consumer loans to our investment portfolio could divert our Manager’s time away from our other investments. Furthermore, external factors, such as compliance with regulations, may also impact our ability to succeed in the consumer loan investment sector. Failure to successfully manage these risks could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial results.

The consumer loans underlying our investments are subject to delinquency and loss, which could have a negative impact on our financial results.

The ability of borrowers to repay the consumer loans underlying our investments may be adversely affected by numerous personal factors, including unemployment, divorce, major medical expenses or personal bankruptcy. General factors, including an economic downturn, high energy costs or acts of God or terrorism, may also affect the financial stability of borrowers and impair their ability

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or willingness to repay the consumer loans in our investment portfolio. In the event of any default under a loan in the consumer loan portfolio in which we have invested, we will bear a risk of loss of principal to the extent of any deficiency between the value of the collateral securing the loan, if any, and the principal and accrued interest of the loan. In addition, our investments in consumer loans may entail greater risk than our investments in residential real estate loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans that are unsecured or secured by assets that depreciate rapidly. In such cases, repossessed collateral for a defaulted consumer loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment for the outstanding loan and the remaining deficiency often does not warrant further substantial collection efforts against the borrower. Further, repossessing personal property securing a consumer loan can present additional challenges, including locating the collateral and taking possession of it. In addition, borrowers under consumer loans may have lower credit scores. There can be no guarantee that we will not suffer unexpected losses on our investments as a result of the factors set out above, which could have a negative impact on our financial results.

The servicer of the loans underlying our consumer loan investment may not be able to accurately track the default status of senior lien loans in instances where our consumer loan investments are secured by second or third liens on real estate.

A portion of our investment in consumer loans is secured by second and third liens on real estate. When we hold the second or third lien another creditor or creditors, as applicable, holds the first and/or second, as applicable, lien on the real estate that is the subject of the security. In these situations our second or third lien is subordinate in right of payment to the first and/or second, as applicable, holder’s right to receive payment. Moreover, as the servicer of the loans underlying our consumer loan portfolio is not able to track the default status of a senior lien loan in instances where we do not hold the related first mortgage, the value of the second or third lien loans in our portfolio may be lower than our estimates indicate.

The consumer loan investment sector is subject to various initiatives on the part of advocacy groups and extensive regulation and supervision under federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, which could have a negative impact on our financial results.

In recent years consumer advocacy groups and some media reports have advocated governmental action to prohibit or place severe restrictions on the types of short-term consumer loans in which we have invested. Such consumer advocacy groups and media reports generally focus on the Annual Percentage Rate to a consumer for this type of loan, which is compared unfavorably to the interest typically charged by banks to consumers with top-tier credit histories.

The fees charged on the consumer loans in the portfolio in which we have invested may be perceived as controversial by those who do not focus on the credit risk and high transaction costs typically associated with this type of investment. If the negative characterization of these types of loans becomes increasingly accepted by consumers, demand for the consumer loan products in which we have invested could significantly decrease. Additionally, if the negative characterization of these types of loans is accepted by legislators and regulators, we could become subject to more restrictive laws and regulations in the area.

In addition, we are, or may become, subject to federal, state and local laws, regulations, or regulatory policies and practices, including the Dodd-Frank Act (which, among other things, established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with broad authority to regulate and examine financial institutions), which may, amongst other things, limit the amount of interest or fees allowed to be charged on the consumer loans underlying our investments, or the number of consumer loans that customers may receive or have outstanding. The operation of existing or future laws, ordinances and regulations could interfere with the focus of our investments which could have a negative impact on our financial results.

A significant portion of the residential mortgage loans that we acquire are, or may become, sub-performing loans, non-performing loans or REO assets, which increases our risk of loss.

We acquire distressed residential mortgage loans where the borrower has failed to make timely payments of principal and/or interest. As part of the residential mortgage loan portfolios we purchase, we also may acquire performing loans that are or subsequently become sub-performing or non-performing, meaning the borrowers fail to timely pay some or all of the required payments of principal and/or interest. Under current market conditions, it is likely that some of these loans will have current loan-to-value ratios in excess of 100%, meaning the amount owed on the loan exceeds the value of the underlying real estate.

The borrowers on sub-performing or non-performing loans may be in economic distress and may have become unemployed, bankrupt or otherwise unable or unwilling to make payments when due. Borrowers may also face difficulties with refinancing such loans, including due to reduced availability of refinancing alternatives and insufficient equity in their homes to permit them to refinance. Increases in mortgage interest rates would exacerbate these difficulties. We may need to foreclose on collateral securing such loans, and the foreclosure process can be lengthy and expensive. Furthermore, REO assets (i.e., real estate owned by the lender upon completion of the foreclosure process) are relatively illiquid, and we may not be able to sell such REO assets on terms acceptable to us or at all.

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Even though we typically pay less than the amount owed on these loans to acquire them, if actual results differ from our assumptions in determining the price we paid to acquire such loans, we may incur significant losses. Any loss we incur may be significant and could materially and adversely affect us.

Certain jurisdictions require licenses to purchase, hold, enforce or sell residential mortgage loans and/or MSRs, and we may not be able to obtain and/or maintain such licenses.

Certain jurisdictions require a license to purchase, hold, enforce or sell residential mortgage loans and/or MSRs. We currently do not hold any such licenses. In the event that any licensing requirement is applicable to us, there can be no assurance that we will obtain such licenses or, if obtained, that we will be able to maintain them. Our failure to obtain or maintain such licenses could restrict our ability to invest in loans in these jurisdictions if such licensing requirements are applicable. With respect to mortgage loans, in lieu of obtaining such licenses, we may contribute our acquired residential mortgage loans to one or more wholly owned trusts whose trustee is a national bank, which may be exempt from state licensing requirements. We have formed one or more subsidiaries to apply for certain state licenses. If these subsidiaries obtain the required licenses, any trust holding loans in the applicable jurisdictions may transfer such loans to such subsidiaries, resulting in these loans being held by a state-licensed entity. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain the requisite licenses in a timely manner or at all or in all necessary jurisdictions, or that the use of the trusts will reduce the requirement for licensing. In addition, even if we obtain necessary licenses, we may not be able to maintain them. Any of these circumstances could limit our ability to invest in residential mortgage loans or MSRs in the future and have a material adverse effect on us.

Our determination of how much leverage to apply to our investments may adversely affect our return on our investments and may reduce cash available for distribution.

We leverage certain of our assets through a variety of borrowings. Our investment guidelines do not limit the amount of leverage we may incur with respect to any specific asset or pool of assets. The return we are able to earn on our investments and cash available for distribution to our stockholders may be significantly reduced due to changes in market conditions, which may cause the cost of our financing to increase relative to the income that can be derived from our assets.

Certain of our investments are not match funded, which may increase the risks associated with these investments.

When available, a match funding strategy mitigates the risk of not being able to refinance an investment on favorable terms or at all. However, our Manager may elect for us to bear a level of refinancing risk on a short-term or longer-term basis, as in the case of investments financed with repurchase agreements, when, based on its analysis, our Manager determines that bearing such risk is advisable or unavoidable (as is the case with our investments in servicer advances and our Agency and Non-Agency RMBS portfolios). In addition, we may be unable, as a result of conditions in the credit markets, to match fund our investments. For example since the 2008 recession, non-recourse term financing not subject to margin requirements has been more difficult to obtain, which impairs our ability to match fund our investments. Moreover, we may not be able to enter into interest rate swaps. A decision not to, or the inability to, match fund certain investments exposes us to additional risks.

Furthermore, we anticipate that, in most cases, for any period during which our floating rate assets are not match funded with respect to maturity (as is the case with most of our RMBS portfolios), the income from such assets may respond more slowly to interest rate fluctuations than the cost of our borrowings. Because of this dynamic, interest income from such investments may rise more slowly than the related interest expense, with a consequent decrease in our net income. Interest rate fluctuations resulting in our interest expense exceeding interest income would result in operating losses for us from these investments.

Accordingly, to the extent our investments are not match funded with respect to maturities and interest rates, we are exposed to the risk that we may not be able to finance or refinance our investments on economically favorable terms, or at all, or may have to liquidate assets at a loss.

Interest rate fluctuations and shifts in the yield curve may cause losses.

Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations and other factors beyond our control. Our primary interest rate exposures relate to our investments in Excess MSRs, servicer advances, RMBS, consumer loans and any floating rate debt obligations that we may incur. Changes in interest rates, including changes in expected interest rates or “yield curves,” affect our business in a number of ways. Changes in the general level of interest rates can affect our net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income earned on our interest-earning assets and the interest expense incurred in connection with our interest-bearing liabilities and hedges. Changes in the level of interest rates also can affect, among other things, our ability to acquire real estate related securities at

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attractive prices, the value of our real estate related securities and derivatives and our ability to realize gains from the sale of such assets. We may wish to use hedging transactions to protect certain positions from interest rate fluctuations, but we may not be able to do so as a result of market conditions, REIT rules or other reasons. In such event, interest rate fluctuations could adversely affect our financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.

In the event of a significant rising interest rate environment and/or economic downturn, loan and collateral defaults may increase and result in credit losses that would adversely affect our liquidity and operating results.

Our ability to execute our business strategy, particularly the growth of our investment portfolio, depends to a significant degree on our ability to obtain additional capital. Our financing strategy for our real estate related securities and loans is dependent on our ability to place the debt we use to finance our investments at rates that provide a positive net spread. If spreads for such liabilities widen or if demand for such liabilities ceases to exist, then our ability to execute future financings will be severely restricted.

Interest rate changes may also impact our net book value as our real estate related securities are marked to market each quarter. Debt obligations are not marked to market. Generally, as interest rates increase, the value of our fixed rate securities decreases, which will decrease the book value of our equity.

Furthermore, shifts in the U.S. Treasury yield curve reflecting an increase in interest rates would also affect the yield required on our real estate related securities and therefore their value. For example, increasing interest rates would reduce the value of the fixed rate assets we hold at the time because the higher yields required by increased interest rates result in lower market prices on existing fixed rate assets in order to adjust the yield upward to meet the market, and vice versa. This would have similar effects on our real estate related securities portfolio and our financial position and operations to a change in interest rates generally.

Any hedging transactions that we enter into may limit our gains or result in losses.

We may use, when feasible and appropriate, derivatives to hedge a portion of our interest rate exposure, and this approach has certain risks, including the risk that losses on a hedge position will reduce the cash available for distribution to stockholders and that such losses may exceed the amount invested in such instruments. We have adopted a general policy with respect to the use of derivatives, which generally allows us to use derivatives where appropriate, but does not set forth specific policies and procedures or require that we hedge any specific amount of risk. From time to time, we may use derivative instruments, including forwards, futures, swaps and options, in our risk management strategy to limit the effects of changes in interest rates on our operations. A hedge may not be effective in eliminating all of the risks inherent in any particular position. Our profitability may be adversely affected during any period as a result of the use of derivatives.

There are limits to the ability of any hedging strategy to protect us completely against interest rate risks. When rates change, we expect the gain or loss on derivatives to be offset by a related but inverse change in the value of any items that we hedge. We cannot assure you, however, that our use of derivatives will offset the risks related to changes in interest rates. We cannot assure you that our hedging strategy and the derivatives that we use will adequately offset the risk of interest rate volatility or that our hedging transactions will not result in losses. In addition, our hedging strategy may limit our flexibility by causing us to refrain from taking certain actions that would be potentially profitable but would cause adverse consequences under the terms of our hedging arrangements. The REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code limit our ability to hedge. In managing our hedge instruments, we consider the effect of the expected hedging income on the REIT qualification tests that limit the amount of gross income that a REIT may receive from hedging. We need to carefully monitor, and may have to limit, our hedging strategy to assure that we do not realize hedging income, or hold hedges having a value, in excess of the amounts that would cause us to fail the REIT gross income and asset tests. See “—Risks Related to Our Taxation as a REIT—Complying with the REIT requirements may limit our ability to hedge effectively.”

Accounting for derivatives under GAAP is extremely complicated. Any failure by us to account for our derivatives properly in accordance with GAAP in our financial statements could adversely affect our earnings. In addition, under applicable accounting standards, we may be required to treat some of our investments as derivatives, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

Maintenance of our 1940 Act exclusion imposes limits on our operations.

We intend to continue to conduct our operations so that neither we nor any of our subsidiaries are required to register as an investment company under the 1940 Act. We believe we will not be considered an investment company under Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act because we will not engage primarily, or hold ourselves out as being engaged primarily, in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities. However, under Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the 1940 Act, because we are a holding company that will conduct its businesses primarily through wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries, the securities issued by our

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subsidiaries that are excluded from the definition of “investment company” under Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act, together with any other investment securities we may own, may not have a combined value in excess of 40% of the value of our total assets (exclusive of U.S. Government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis (the “40% test”). For purposes of the foregoing, we currently treat our interests in our TRSs that hold our servicer advances and our subsidiaries that hold consumer loans as investment securities because these subsidiaries presently rely on the exclusion provided by Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act. The 40% test under Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the 1940 Act limits the types of businesses in which we may engage through our subsidiaries. In addition, the assets we and our subsidiaries may originate or acquire are limited by the provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated under the 1940 Act, which may adversely affect our business.

If the value of securities issued by our subsidiaries that are excluded from the definition of “investment company” by Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act, together with any other investment securities we own, exceeds the 40% test under Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the 1940 Act (e.g., the value of our interests in the taxable REIT subsidiaries that hold servicer advances increases significantly in proportion to the value of our other assets), or if one or more of such subsidiaries fail to maintain an exclusion or exception from the 1940 Act, we could, among other things, be required either (a) to substantially change the manner in which we conduct our operations to avoid being required to register as an investment company or (b) to register as an investment company under the 1940 Act, either of which could have an adverse effect on us and the market price of our securities. As discussed above, for purposes of the foregoing, we generally treat our interests in our TRSs that hold our servicer advances and our subsidiaries that hold consumer loans as investment securities because these subsidiaries presently rely on the exclusion provided by Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act. If we or any of our subsidiaries were required to register as an investment company under the 1940 Act, the registered entity would become subject to substantial regulation with respect to capital structure (including the ability to use leverage), management, operations, transactions with affiliated persons (as defined in the 1940 Act), portfolio composition, including restrictions with respect to diversification and industry concentration, compliance with reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy disclosure and other rules and regulations that would significantly change our operations.

Failure to maintain an exclusion would require us to significantly restructure our investment strategy. For example, because affiliate transactions are generally prohibited under the 1940 Act, we would not be able to enter into transactions with any of our affiliates if we are required to register as an investment company, and we might be required to terminate our management agreement and any other agreements with affiliates, which could have a material adverse effect on our ability to operate our business and pay distributions. If we were required to register us as an investment company but failed to do so, we would be prohibited from engaging in our business, and criminal and civil actions could be brought against us. In addition, our contracts would be unenforceable unless a court required enforcement, and a court could appoint a receiver to take control of us and liquidate our business.

For purposes of the foregoing, we treat our interests in certain of our wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries, which constitutes more than 60% of the value of our adjusted total assets on an unconsolidated basis, as non-investment securities because such subsidiaries qualify for exclusion from the definition of an investment company under the 1940 Act pursuant to Section 3(c)(5)(C) of the 1940 Act (the “Section 3(c)(5)(C) exclusion”). The Section 3(c)(5)(C) exclusion is available for entities “primarily engaged” in the business of “purchasing or otherwise acquiring mortgages and other liens on and interests in real estate.” The Section 3(c)(5)(C) exclusion generally requires that at least 55% of these subsidiaries’ assets must comprise qualifying real estate assets and at least 80% of each of their portfolios must comprise qualifying real estate assets and real estate-related assets under the 1940 Act. We expect each of our subsidiaries relying on Section 3(c)(5)(C) to rely on guidance published by the SEC staff or on our analyses of such guidance to determine which assets are qualifying real estate assets and real estate-related assets. However, the SEC’s guidance was issued in accordance with factual situations that may be substantially different from the factual situations each of our subsidiaries may face, and much of the guidance was issued more than 20 years ago. No assurance can be given that the SEC staff will concur with the classification of each of our subsidiaries’ assets. In addition, the SEC staff may, in the future, issue further guidance that may require us to re-classify some of our subsidiaries’ assets for purposes of qualifying for an exclusion from regulation under the 1940 Act. For example, the SEC and its staff have not published guidance with respect to the treatment of whole pool Non-Agency RMBS for purposes of the Section 3(c)(5)(C) exclusion. Accordingly, based on our own judgment and analysis of the guidance from the SEC and its staff identifying Agency whole pool certificates as qualifying real estate assets under Section 3(c)(5)(C), we treat whole pool Non-Agency RMBS issued with respect to an underlying pool of mortgage loans in which our subsidiary relying on Section 3(c)(5)(C) holds all of the certificates issued by the pool as qualifying real estate assets. Based on our own judgment and analysis of the guidance from the SEC and its staff with respect to analogous assets, we treat Excess MSRs as real estate-related assets for purposes of satisfying the 80% test under the Section 3(c)(5)(C) exclusion. If we are required to re-classify any of our subsidiaries’ assets, including those subsidiaries holding whole pool Non-Agency RMBS and/or Excess MSRs, such subsidiaries may no longer be in compliance with the exclusion from the definition of an “investment company” provided by Section 3(c)(5)(C) of the 1940 Act, and in turn, we may not satisfy the requirements to avoid falling within the definition of an “investment company” provided by Section 3(a)(1)(C). To the extent that the SEC staff publishes new or different guidance or disagrees with our analysis with respect to any assets of our subsidiaries we have determined to be qualifying real estate assets or real estate-related assets, we may be required to adjust our strategy accordingly. In addition, we may be limited

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in our ability to make certain investments and these limitations could result in a subsidiary holding assets we might wish to sell or selling assets we might wish to hold.

In August 2011, the SEC issued a concept release soliciting public comments on a wide range of issues relating to companies engaged in the business of acquiring mortgages and mortgage-related instruments and that rely on Section 3(c)(5)(C) of the 1940 Act. Therefore, there can be no assurance that the laws and regulations governing the 1940 Act status of REITs, or guidance from the SEC or its staff regarding the Section 3(c)(5)(C) exclusion, will not change in a manner that adversely affects our operations. If we or our subsidiaries fail to maintain an exclusion or exception from the 1940 Act, we could, among other things, be required either to (a) change the manner in which we conduct our operations to avoid being required to register as an investment company, (b) effect sales of our assets in a manner that, or at a time when, we would not otherwise choose to do so, or (c) register as an investment company, any of which could negatively affect the value of our common stock, the sustainability of our business model, and our ability to make distributions. In addition, if we or any of our subsidiaries were required to register as an investment company under the 1940 Act, the registered entity would become subject to substantial regulation with respect to capital structure (including the ability to use leverage), management, operations, transactions with affiliated persons (as defined in the 1940 Act), portfolio composition, including restrictions with respect to diversification and industry concentration, compliance with reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy disclosure and other rules and regulations that would significantly change our operations.

Rapid changes in the values of our assets may make it more difficult for us to maintain our qualification as a REIT or our exclusion from the 1940 Act.

If the market value or income potential of qualifying assets for purposes of our qualification as a REIT or our exclusion from registration as an investment company under the 1940 Act declines as a result of increased interest rates, changes in prepayment rates or other factors, or the market value or income from non-qualifying assets increases, we may need to increase our investments in qualifying assets and/or liquidate our non-qualifying assets to maintain our REIT qualification or our exclusion from registration under the 1940 Act. If the change in market values or income occurs quickly, this may be especially difficult to accomplish. This difficulty may be exacerbated by the illiquid nature of any non-qualifying assets we may own. We may have to make investment decisions that we otherwise would not make absent the intent to maintain our qualification as a REIT and exclusion from registration under the 1940 Act.

We are subject to significant competition, and we may not compete successfully.

We are subject to significant competition in seeking investments. We compete with other companies, including other REITs, insurance companies and other investors, including funds and companies affiliated with our Manager. Some of our competitors have greater resources than we possess or have greater access to capital or various types of financing structures than are available to us, and we may not be able to compete successfully for investments or provide attractive investment returns relative to our competitors. These competitors may be willing to accept lower returns on their investments and, as a result, our profit margins could be adversely affected. Furthermore, competition for investments that are suitable for us may lead to the returns available from such investments decreasing, which may further limit our ability to generate our desired returns. We cannot assure you that other companies will not be formed that compete with us for investments or otherwise pursue investment strategies similar to ours or that we will be able to compete successfully against any such companies.

Furthermore, we currently do not have a mortgage servicing platform. Therefore, we may not be an attractive buyer for those sellers of MSRs that prefer to sell MSRs and their mortgage servicing platform in a single transaction. Since our business model does not currently include acquiring and running servicing platforms, to engage in a bid for such a business we would need to find a servicer to acquire and run the platform or we would need to incur additional costs to shut down the acquired servicing platform. The need to work with a servicer in these situations increases the complexity of such potential acquisitions, and Nationstar, Ocwen and our other servicers may be unwilling or unable to act as servicer or subservicer on any acquisitions of Excess MSRs or servicer advances we want to execute. The complexity of these transactions and the additional costs incurred by us if we were to execute future acquisitions of this type could adversely affect our future operating results.

The valuations of our assets are subject to uncertainty because most of our assets are not traded in an active market.

There is not anticipated to be an active market for most of the assets in which we will invest. In the absence of market comparisons, we will use other pricing methodologies, including, for example, models based on assumptions regarding expected trends, historical trends following market conditions believed to be comparable to the then current market conditions and other factors believed at the time to be likely to influence the potential resale price of, or the potential cash flows derived from, an investment. Such methodologies may not prove to be accurate and any inability to accurately price assets may result in adverse consequences for us. A valuation is only an estimate of value and is not a precise measure of realizable value. Ultimate realization of the market value of a private asset depends to a great extent on economic and other conditions beyond our control. Further, valuations do not

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necessarily represent the price at which a private investment would sell since market prices of private investments can only be determined by negotiation between a willing buyer and seller. If we were to liquidate a particular private investment, the realized value may be more than or less than the valuation of such asset as carried on our books.

Changes in accounting rules could occur at any time and could impact us in significantly negative ways that we are unable to predict or protect against.

As has been widely publicized, the SEC, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) and other regulatory bodies that establish the accounting rules applicable to us have recently proposed or enacted a wide array of changes to accounting rules. Moreover, in the future these regulators may propose additional changes that we do not currently anticipate. Changes to accounting rules that apply to us could significantly impact our business or our reported financial performance in negative ways that we cannot predict or protect against. We cannot predict whether any changes to current accounting rules will occur or what impact any codified changes will have on our business, results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.

A prolonged economic slowdown, a lengthy or severe recession, or declining real estate values could harm our operations.

We believe the risks associated with our business are more severe during periods in which an economic slowdown or recession is accompanied by declining real estate values, as was the case in 2008. Declining real estate values generally reduce the level of new mortgage loan originations, since borrowers often use increases in the value of their existing properties to support the purchase of, or investment in, additional properties. Borrowers may also be less able to pay principal and interest on the loans underlying our securities, Excess MSRs and servicer advances, if the real estate economy weakens. Further, declining real estate values significantly increase the likelihood that we will incur losses on our securities in the event of default because the value of our collateral may be insufficient to cover our basis. Any sustained period of increased payment delinquencies, foreclosures or losses could adversely affect our net interest income from the assets in our portfolio, which would significantly harm our revenues, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, business prospects and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

Compliance with changing regulation of corporate governance and public disclosure has and will continue to result in increased compliance costs and pose challenges for our management team.

Many aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act are subject to rulemaking and will take effect over several years, making it difficult to anticipate the overall financial impact on us and, more generally, the financial services and mortgage industries. Additionally, we cannot predict whether there will be additional proposed laws or reforms that would affect us, whether or when such changes may be adopted, how such changes may be interpreted and enforced or how such changes may affect us. However, the costs of complying with any additional laws or regulations could have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Stockholder or other litigation against HLSS and/or us could result in the payment of damages and/or may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

Transactions such as the HLSS Acquisition often give rise to lawsuits by stockholders or other third parties. Stockholders may, among other things, assert claims relating to the parties’ mutual agreement to terminate the Initial Merger Agreement. Stockholders may also assert claims relating to the fact that HLSS no longer owns any significant assets other than the cash received from us in the HLSS Acquisition and any cash proceeds it received pursuant to its sale of our common stock. The defense or settlement of any lawsuit or claim regarding the HLSS Acquisition may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. Further, such litigation could be costly and could divert our time and attention from the operation of the business.

On May 22, 2015, a purported stockholder of the Company, Chester County Employees’ Retirement Fund, filed a class action and derivative action in the Delaware Court of Chancery purportedly on behalf of all stockholders and the Company, titled Chester County Employees’ Retirement Fund v. New Residential Investment Corp., et al. , C.A. No. 11058-VCP.  On October 30, 2015, plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint.  The lawsuit names the Company, our directors, our Manager, Fortress and Fortress Operating Entity I LP as defendants, and alleges breaches of fiduciary duties by the Company, our directors, our Manager, Fortress and Fortress Operating Entity I LP in connection with the HLSS Acquisition.  The lawsuit also seeks declaratory judgment, among other things, as to the applicability of Article Twelfth of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and as to the validity of the release of claims of the Company’s stockholders related to the termination of the Initial Merger Agreement.  The Amended Complaint seeks declaratory relief, equitable relief and damages.  The Company intends to vigorously defend against the lawsuit.


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We may be unable to successfully integrate the acquired assets and assumed liabilities.

Achieving the anticipated benefits of the HLSS Acquisition is subject to a number of uncertainties, including, without limitation, whether we are able to integrate HLSS’s assets and manage the assumed liabilities efficiently. HLSS depends on Ocwen for significant accounting and operational support, which could exacerbate the difficulties associated with acquiring these assets and impair our ability to produce accurate financial information on a timely basis, as required by the SEC. It is possible that the integration process could take longer than anticipated and could result in the loss of valuable employees, additional and unforeseen expenses, the disruption of our ongoing business, processes and systems, or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures, practices and policies, any of which could adversely affect our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of the HLSS Acquisition. There may be increased risk due to integrating the assets into our financial reporting and internal control systems. Difficulties in adding the assets into our business could also result in the loss of contract counterparties or other persons with whom we or HLSS conduct business and potential disputes or litigation with contract counterparties or other persons with whom we or HLSS conduct business. We could also be adversely affected by any issues attributable to either company’s operations that arise or are based on events or actions that occurred prior to the closing of the HLSS Acquisition. The integration process is subject to a number of uncertainties, and no assurance can be given that the anticipated benefits will be realized in their entirety or at all or, if realized, the timing of their realization. Failure to achieve these anticipated benefits could result in increased costs or decreases in the amount of expected revenues and could adversely affect our future business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

We are responsible for certain of HLSS’s contingent and other corporate liabilities.

Following the HLSS Acquisition and the New Merger, stockholders and other third parties that otherwise would have filed lawsuits against HLSS are likely to file lawsuits against us. These lawsuits could result in substantial costs, and the defense or settlement of any lawsuits or claims may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, we may face a claim that the transfer of assets in the HLSS Acquisition violated a fraudulent transfer law.

Under the Acquisition Agreement, we have assumed and are responsible for the payment of HLSS’s contingent and other corporate liabilities of: (i) liabilities for litigation relating to, arising out of or resulting from certain lawsuits in which HLSS is named as the defendant, (ii) HLSS’s tax liabilities, (iii) HLSS’s corporate liabilities, (iv) generally any actions with respect to the HLSS Acquisition brought by any third party and (v) payments under contracts. We currently cannot estimate the amount we may ultimately be responsible for as a result of assuming substantially all of HLSS’s contingent and other corporate liabilities. The amount for which we are ultimately responsible may be material and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. In addition, certain claims and lawsuits may require significant costs to defend and resolve and may divert management’s attention away from other aspects of operating and managing our business, each of which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.
 
In August 2014, HLSS restated its consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, and for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, including the quarterly periods within those years, to correct the valuation and the related effect on amortization of its Notes Receivable-Rights to MSRs that resulted from a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting.

On September 15, 2014, the SEC instituted an investigation into HLSS’s restatement of its consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 and disclosures concerning related party transactions (the “HLSS Investigation”). HLSS agreed to resolve such matter by consenting to the entry of a Cease and Desist Order, without admitting or denying that HLSS violated Sections 13(a), 13(b)(2)(A), and 13(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rules 12b-20, 13a-1, and 13a-13 promulgated thereunder, and to a settlement payment of $1.5 million to the SEC. On October 5, 2015, the terms of the settlement were approved and accepted by the SEC.  Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of HLSS and assumed substantially all of the liabilities of HLSS, including the obligation for the aforementioned settlement payment. The matter giving rise to the HLSS Investigation and related settlement is unrelated to any activities of the Company.

On March 23, 2015, HLSS received a subpoena from the SEC requesting that it provide information concerning communications between HLSS and certain investment advisors and hedge funds. The SEC also requested documents relating to HLSS’s structure, certain governance documents and any investigations or complaints connected to trading in HLSS’s securities. We are cooperating with the SEC in this matter.

Two shareholder derivative actions have been filed purportedly on behalf of Ocwen naming as defendants HLSS and certain current and former directors and officers of Ocwen, including former HLSS Chairman William C. Erbey, entitled (i)  Sokolowski v. Erbey, et al. , No. 9:14-CV-81601 (S.D. Fla.), filed on December 24, 2014 (the “Sokolowski Action”), and (ii)  Moncavage v. Faris, et al. , No. 2015CA003244 (Fla. Palm Beach Cty. Ct.), filed on March 20, 2015 (collectively, with the Sokolowski Action,

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the “Ocwen Derivative Actions”). The original complaint in the Sokolowski Action named as defendants certain current and former directors and officers of Ocwen, including former HLSS Chairman William C. Erbey. On February 11, 2015, plaintiff in the Sokolowski Action filed an amended complaint naming additional defendants, including HLSS. The Ocwen Derivative Actions assert a cause of action for aiding and abetting certain alleged breaches of fiduciary duty under Florida law against HLSS and others, and claim that HLSS (i) substantially assisted Ocwen’s alleged wrongful conduct by purchasing Ocwen’s MSRs and (ii) received improper benefits as a result of its business dealings with Ocwen due to Mr. Erbey’s purported control over both HLSS and Ocwen. Additionally, the Sokolowski Action asserts a cause of action for unjust enrichment against HLSS and others. We intend to vigorously defend these lawsuits.

Three putative class action lawsuits have been filed against HLSS and certain of its current and former officers and directors in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entitled: (i) Oliveira v. Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., et al. , No. 15-CV-652 (S.D.N.Y.), filed on January 29, 2015; (ii) Berglan v. Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., et al. , No. 15-CV-947 (S.D.N.Y.), filed on February 9, 2015; and (iii) W. Palm Beach Police Pension Fund v. Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., et al. , No. 15-CV-1063 (S.D.N.Y.), filed on February 13, 2015. On April 2, 2015, these lawsuits were consolidated into a single action, which is referred to as the “New York Action.” On April 28, 2015, lead plaintiff, lead counsel and liaison counsel were appointed in the New York Action. On September 14, 2015, the court in the New York Action ordered lead plaintiffs to file an amended class action complaint by November 9, 2015.

The New York Action names as defendants HLSS, former HLSS Chairman William C. Erbey, HLSS Director, President and Chief Executive Officer John P. Van Vlack, and HLSS Chief Financial Officer James E. Lauter. The New York Action asserts causes of action under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 based on certain public disclosures made by HLSS relating to its relationship with Ocwen and HLSS’s risk management and internal controls. More specifically, the consolidated class action complaint alleges that a series of statements in HLSS’s disclosures were materially false and misleading, including statements about (i) Ocwen’s servicing capabilities; (ii) HLSS’s contingencies and legal proceedings; (iii) its risk management and internal controls; and (iv) certain related party transactions. The consolidated class action complaint also appears to allege that HLSS’s financial statements for the years ended 2012 and 2013, and the first quarter ended March 30, 2014, were false and misleading based on HLSS’s August 18, 2014 restatement.  Lead plaintiffs in the New York Action also allege that HLSS misled investors by failing to disclose, among other things, information regarding governmental investigations of Ocwen’s business practices. We intend to vigorously defend the New York Action.

On March 11, 2015, plaintiff David Rattner filed a shareholder derivative action purportedly on behalf of HLSS entitled Rattner v. Van Vlack, et al. , No. 2015CA002833 (Fla. Palm Beach Cty. Ct.) (the “HLSS Derivative Action”). The lawsuit names as defendants HLSS directors John P. Van Vlack, Robert J. McGinnis, Kerry Kennedy, Richard J. Lochrie, and David B. Reiner (collectively, the “Director Defendants”), New Residential Investment Corp., and Hexagon Merger Sub, Ltd. The HLSS Derivative Action alleges that the Director Defendants breached their fiduciary duties of due care, diligence, loyalty, honesty and good faith and the duty to act in the best interests of HLSS under Cayman law and claims that the Director Defendants approved a proposed merger with New Residential Investment Corp. that (i) provided inadequate consideration to HLSS’s shareholders, (ii) included unfair deal protection devices, and (iii) was the result of an inadequate process due to conflicts of interest. On July 8, 2015, the complaint was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice.

Refer to “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—Stockholder or other litigation against HLSS and/or us could result in the payment of damages and/or may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition results of operations and liquidity” for a description of the Chester County Employees’ Retirement Fund litigation.

We cannot guarantee that we will not receive further regulatory inquiries or be subject to litigation regarding the subject matter of the subpoenas or matters relating thereto, or that existing inquires, or, should they occur, any future regulatory inquiries or litigation, will not consume internal resources, result in additional legal and consulting costs or negatively impact our stock price.

We could be materially and adversely affected by events, conditions or actions that might occur at HLSS or Ocwen.

HLSS acquired assets and assumed liabilities could be adversely affected as a result of events or conditions that occurred or existed before the closing of the HLSS Acquisition. Adverse changes in the assets or liabilities we have acquired or assumed, respectively, as part of the HLSS Acquisition, could occur or arise as a result of actions by HLSS or Ocwen, legal or regulatory developments, including the emergence or unfavorable resolution of pre-acquisition loss contingencies, deteriorating general business, market, industry or economic conditions, and other factors both within and beyond the control of HLSS or Ocwen. We are subject to a variety of risks as a result of our dependence on mortgage servicers such as Nationstar and Ocwen, including, without limitation, the potential loss of all of the value of our Excess MSRs in the event that the servicer of the underlying loans is terminated by the mortgage loan owner or RMBS bondholders. A significant decline in the value of HLSS assets or a significant increase in HLSS

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liabilities we have acquired could adversely affect our future business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. HLSS is subject to a number of other risks and uncertainties, as outlined in its periodic reports filed with the SEC, including regulatory investigations and legal proceedings against HLSS, and others with whom HLSS conducted and conducts business. Moreover, any insurance proceeds received with respect to such matters may be inadequate to cover the associated losses. Ocwen disclosed in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 that it received a subpoena from the SEC “requesting production of various documents relating to its business dealings from Altisource Portfolio Solutions, S.A., HLSS, Altisource Asset Management Corporation and Altisource Residential Corporation and the interests of its directors and executive officers in these companies.” Ocwen subsequently disclosed in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 that it received an additional subpoena from the SEC related to an amendment to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. Ocwen subsequently disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 that it received a further subpoena from the SEC requesting certain documents related to Ocwen’s agreement with Southwest Business Corporation and related to former HLSS and Ocwen Chairman William C. Erbey’s approvals for specifically enumerated board actions, and that it received a letter from the SEC staff dated February 10, 2015 informing it that the SEC was conducting an investigation relating to mortgage loan servicer use of collection agents and requesting voluntary production of documents and information. Adverse developments at Ocwen, including liquidity issues, ratings downgrades, defaults under debt agreements, servicer rating downgrades, failure to comply with the terms of PSAs, termination under PSAs, Ocwen bankruptcy proceedings and additional regulatory issues and settlements, could have a material adverse effect on us. See “—We rely heavily on mortgage servicers to achieve our investment objective and have no direct ability to influence their performance.”

HLSS failed to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

On March 3, 2015, HLSS filed a Form 12b-25 with the SEC, stating that HLSS required additional time to complete its Annual Report in order to complete an assessment of recent events related to HLSS’s business and determine the impact on HLSS’s financial statements and related disclosures. In this filing, HLSS also stated that it expected to file the Annual Report within the fifteen (15) day extension period under Rule 12b-25(b)(ii) of the Exchange Act, or by March 18, 2015. HLSS filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 on April 6, 2015.

On March 18, 2015, HLSS filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC that disclosed that HLSS would need additional time to complete its Annual Report “to prepare information relating to its ability to operate as a going concern.” Also on March 18, 2015, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC notified HLSS that it was no longer in compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) for continued listing because of the failure to timely file its Annual Report, and HLSS was given until May 18, 2015 to submit a plan to regain compliance. On April 20, 2015, HLSS filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC that disclosed that HLSS had received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC notifying HLSS that it would be delisted pursuant to Listing Rule 5101. HLSS did not appeal this decision and was delisted on April 29, 2015.

On March 20, 2015, HLSS entered into an amendment to its term loan in order to extend to April 10, 2015 the deadline thereunder for HLSS to furnish its annual financial statements, and to amend certain terms of the cross-default to HLSS’s advance financing facilities. In addition, consent was granted thereunder to permit certain amendments to the Ocwen Subservicing Agreement.

We cannot guarantee that we will not receive further inquiries or be subject to litigation regarding HLSS’s failure to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 or that any future inquiries or litigation will not consume internal resources, result in significant legal and consulting costs or negatively impact our stock price.

Our ability to borrow may be adversely affected by the suspension or delay of the rating of the notes issued under the NRART facility, the HSART facility and the existing “HSART II facility” or other future advance facilities by the credit agency providing the ratings.

All or substantially all of the notes issued under the NRART facility, the HSART facility and the existing “HSART II facility” are rated by one rating agency and we may sponsor advance facilities in the future that are rated by credit agencies. The related agency may suspend rating notes backed by servicer advances at any time. Rating agency delays may result in our inability to obtain timely ratings on new notes, which could adversely impact the availability of borrowings or the interest rates, advance rates or other financing terms and adversely affect our results of operations and liquidity. Further, if we are unable to secure ratings from other agencies, limited investor demand for unrated notes could result in further adverse changes to our liquidity and profitability.

A downgrade of certain of the notes issued under the NRART facility, the HSART and HSART II facilities or other future advance facilities would cause such notes to become due and payable prior to their expected repayment date/maturity date, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.


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Regulatory scrutiny regarding foreclosure processes could lengthen foreclosure timelines, which could increase advances and materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

When a mortgage loan is in foreclosure, the servicer is generally required to continue to advance delinquent principal and interest to the securitization trust and to also make advances for delinquent taxes and insurance and foreclosure costs and the upkeep of vacant property in foreclosure to the extent we determine that such amounts are recoverable. These servicer advances are generally recovered when the delinquency is resolved. Foreclosure moratoria or other actions that lengthen the foreclosure process increase the amount of servicer advances, lengthen the time it takes for reimbursement of such advances and increase the costs incurred during the foreclosure process. In addition, advance financing facilities generally contain provisions that limit the eligibility of servicer advances to be financed based on the length of time that servicer advances are outstanding, and, as a result, an increase in foreclosure timelines could further increase the amount of servicer advances that need to be funded from the related servicer’s own capital. Such increases in foreclosure timelines could increase the need for capital to fund servicer advances, which would increase our interest expense, delay the collection of interest income or servicing fee revenue until the foreclosure has been resolved and, therefore, reduce the cash that we have available to pay our operating expenses or to pay dividends. According to Ocwen’s public disclosure, on April 28, 2014, Ocwen received a letter from the staff of the New York Regional Office of the SEC informing Ocwen that the SEC was conducting an investigation relating to Ocwen and making a request for voluntary production of documents and information relating to the April 22, 2014 surrender of certain options to purchase its common stock by Mr. Erbey, its former Executive Chairman, including the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan and the related option grant and surrender documents. On June 12, 2014, Ocwen received a subpoena from the SEC requesting production of various documents relating to its business dealings with HLSS, Altisource, Altisource Asset Management Corporation and Altisource Residential Corporation and the interests of its directors and executive officers in these companies. Ocwen has also disclosed that it received an additional subpoena from the SEC related to its amendments to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. Ocwen subsequently disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 that it received a further subpoena from the SEC requesting certain documents related to Ocwen’s agreement with Southwest Business Corporation and related to former HLSS and Ocwen Chairman William C. Erbey’s approvals for specifically enumerated board actions, and that it received a letter from the SEC staff dated February 10, 2015 informing it that the SEC was conducting an investigation relating to mortgage loan servicer use of collection agents and requesting voluntary production of documents and information.
 
Certain of our servicers have triggered termination events or events of default under some PSAs underlying the MSRs with respect to which we are entitled to the basic fee component or excess MSRs, and the parties to the related securitization transactions could enforce their rights against such servicer as a result.

If a servicer termination event or event of default occurs under a PSA, the servicer may be terminated without any right to compensation for its loss from the trustee for the securitization trust, other than the right to be reimbursed for any outstanding servicer advances as the related loans are brought current, modified, liquidated or charged off. So long as we are in compliance with our obligations under our servicing agreements and purchase agreements, if a servicer is terminated as servicer, we may have the right to receive an indemnification payment from such servicer, even if such termination related to servicer termination events or events of default existing at the time of any transaction with such servicer. If one of our servicers is terminated as servicer under a PSA, we will lose any investment related to such servicer’s MSRs. If such servicer is terminated as servicer with respect to a PSA and we are unable to enforce our contractual rights against such servicer or if such servicer is unable to make any resulting indemnification payments to us, if any such payment is due and payable, it may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, ability to make distributions, liquidity and financing arrangements, including our advance financing facilities, and may make it more difficult for us to acquire additional MSRs in the future.

During February and March 2015, Ocwen received two notices of servicer termination affecting four separate PSAs related to MSRs related to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. Ocwen could be subject to further terminations as a result of its failure to maintain required minimum servicer ratings, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financing activities, financial condition and results of operations.

On January 23, 2015, Gibbs & Bruns LLP, on behalf of its clients, issued a press release regarding the notices of nonperformance provided to various trustees in relation to Ocwen’s servicing practices under 119 residential mortgage-backed securities trusts. Of these transactions, 90 relate to agreements for MSRs related to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. It is possible that Ocwen could be terminated for other servicing agreements related to such MSRs.

On January 29, 2015, Moody’s downgraded Ocwen’s SQ assessment from SQ3+ to SQ3- as a primary servicer of subprime residential loans and as a special servicer of residential mortgage loans. During February 2015, Fitch Ratings downgraded Ocwen’s residential primary servicer rating for subprime products from “RPS3” to “RPS4,” and Morningstar downgraded its rating to “MOR RS3.” On June 18, 2015, S&P downgraded Ocwen’s ratings as a residential mortgage prime, subprime, special, and

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subordinate-lien servicer from “average” to “below average.” On October 1, 2015, S&P downgraded Ocwen’s master servicer rating to “below average.”

The performance of loans that we acquired in the HLSS Acquisition may be adversely affected by the performance of parties who service or subservice these mortgage loans.

HLSS and its subsidiaries acquired by us in the HLSS Acquisition contracted with third parties for the servicing of the mortgage loans in its EBO portfolio. The performance of this portfolio and our ability to finance this portfolio are subject to risks associated with inadequate or untimely servicing. If our servicers or subservicers commit a material breach of their obligations as a servicer, we may be subject to damages if the breach is not cured within a specified period of time following notice. In addition, we may be required to indemnify an investor or our lenders against losses from any failure of our servicer or subservicer to perform the servicing obligations properly. Poor performance by a servicer or subservicer may result in greater than expected delinquencies and foreclosures and losses on our mortgage loans. A substantial increase in our delinquency or foreclosure rate or the inability to process claims in accordance with GNMA or FHA guidelines could adversely affect our ability to access the capital and secondary markets for our financing needs.

Servicing issues in the portfolio of loans that was acquired in the HLSS Acquisition could adversely impact our claims against FHA insurance and result in our reliance on servicer indemnifications which could increase losses.

We will rely on HLSS’s servicers (including Ocwen) to service our GNMA EBO loans in a manner that supports our ability to make claims to the FHA for shortfalls on these loans. If servicing issues result in the curtailment of FHA insurance claims, we will only have recourse against the servicer for any shortfall. If the servicer is unable to make indemnification payments owed to us under this circumstance, we could incur losses.

Our borrowings collateralized by loans require that we make certain representations and warranties that, if determined to be inaccurate, could require us to repurchase loans or cover losses.

Our financing facilities require us to make certain representations and warranties regarding the loans that collateralize the borrowings. Although we perform due diligence on the loans that we acquire, certain representations and warranties that we make in respect of such loans may ultimately be determined to be inaccurate. In the event of a breach of a representation or warranty, we may be required to repurchase affected loans, make indemnification payments to certain indemnified parties or address any claims associated with such breach. Further, we may have limited or no recourse against the seller from whom we purchased the loans. Such recourse may be limited due to a variety of factors, including the absence of a representation or warranty from the seller corresponding to the representation provided by us or the contractual expiration thereof.

Representations and warranties made by us in our loan sale agreements may subject us to liability.

In March 2015, HLSS sold reperforming loans to an unrelated third party and transferred mortgages into a trust in exchange for cash. We may be liable to purchasers under the related sale agreement for any breaches of representations and warranties made by HLSS at the time the applicable loans are sold. Such representations and warranties may include, but are not limited to, issues such as the validity of the lien; the absence of delinquent taxes or other liens; the loans compliance with all local, state and federal laws and the delivery of all documents required to perfect title to the lien. If the purchaser is successful in asserting their claim for recourse, it could adversely affect the availability of financing under loan financing facilities or otherwise adversely impact our results of operations and liquidity. From time to time we sell residential mortgage loans pursuant to loan sale agreements. The risks describe in this paragraph relate to any such sale as well.

Our ability to exercise our cleanup call rights may be limited or delayed if a third party contests our ability to exercise our cleanup call rights, if the related securitization trustee refuses to permit the exercise of such rights, or if a related party is subject to bankruptcy proceedings.

Certain servicing contracts permit more than one party to exercise a cleanup call-meaning the right of a party to collapse a securitization trust by purchasing all of the remaining loans held by the securitization trust pursuant to the terms set forth in the applicable servicing agreement. While the servicers from which we acquired our cleanup call rights (or other servicers from which our servicers acquired MSRs) may be named as the party entitled to exercise such rights, certain third parties may also be permitted to exercise such rights. If any such third party exercises a cleanup call, we could lose our ability to exercise our cleanup call right and, as a result, lose the ability to generate positive returns with respect to the related securitization transaction. In addition, another party could impair our ability to exercise our cleanup call rights by contesting our rights (for example, by claiming that they hold the exclusive cleanup call right with respect to the applicable securitization trust). Moreover, because the ability to exercise a cleanup call right is governed by the terms of the applicable servicing agreement, any ambiguous or conflicting language regarding

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the exercise of such rights in the agreement may make it more difficult and costly to exercise a cleanup call right. Furthermore, certain servicing contracts provide cleanup call rights to a servicer currently subject to bankruptcy proceedings from which our servicers have acquired MSRs. While, notwithstanding the related bankruptcy proceedings, it is possible that we will be able to exercise the related cleanup calls within our desired time frame, our ability to exercise such rights may be significantly delayed or impaired by the applicable securitization trustee or bankruptcy estate or any additional steps required because of the bankruptcy process. Finally, many of our call rights are not currently exercisable and may not become exercisable for a period of years. As a result, our ability to realize the benefits from these rights will depend on a number of factors at the time they become exercisable many of which are outside our control, including interest rates, conditions in the capital markets and conditions in the residential mortgage market.

We may form a captive insurance subsidiary, which we expect will apply for membership in a regional Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”). If membership in the FHLB is granted, we will be exposed to a number of new risks.

We may form a captive insurance subsidiary, which we expect will apply for membership in a regional Federal Home Loan Bank.  There are 11 regional FHLBs that provide long-term and short-term secured loans, called “advances,” to their members. FHLB members may use a variety of real estate related assets, including RMBS and residential mortgage loans, as collateral for advances. Membership in the FHLB would permit our captive insurance subsidiary to access a variety of products and services offered by the FHLB and obligate our captive insurance subsidiary to purchase membership stock and activity stock, the latter being a percentage of the advances it obtains from the FHLB. We expect our captive insurance subsidiary will seek advances of both short- and long-term indebtedness from the FHLB.

If we form a captive insurance subsidiary and our captive insurance subsidiary becomes a member in the FHLB, our captive insurance company will be exposed to new risks, and will be subject to new regulation, including, but not limited to, regulations which may limit such subsidiary’s ability to make dividends and require us to maintain certain minimum net capital. Violation of these new regulations can result in revocation of its authorization to do business as a captive insurer or result in censures or fines. Under certain circumstances, regulatory actions (such as new rulemakings) impacting the captive could result in limitations on the ability of our captive subsidiary to borrow from the FHLB, or termination of its membership in the FHLB, and thereby impact the FHLB’s availability as a source of financing for our operations.

Additionally, if our captive insurance subsidiary’s membership is not granted, or is granted but then terminated, we may be at a competitive disadvantage vis-à- vis our competitors with captive insurance company members of a Federal Home Loan Bank and therefore have access to long-term funding with which to acquire their target assets.

Risks Related to Our Manager

We are dependent on our Manager and may not find a suitable replacement if our Manager terminates the Management Agreement.

None of our officers or other senior individuals who perform services for us is an employee of New Residential. Instead, these individuals are employees of our Manager. Accordingly, we are completely reliant on our Manager, which has significant discretion as to the implementation of our operating policies and strategies, to conduct our business. We are subject to the risk that our Manager will terminate the Management Agreement and that we will not be able to find a suitable replacement for our Manager in a timely manner, at a reasonable cost or at all. Furthermore, we are dependent on the services of certain key employees of our Manager whose compensation is partially or entirely dependent upon the amount of incentive or management compensation earned by our Manager and whose continued service is not guaranteed, and the loss of such services could adversely affect our operations.

There are conflicts of interest in our relationship with our Manager.

Our Management Agreement with our Manager was not negotiated between unaffiliated parties, and its terms, including fees payable, although approved by the independent directors of New Residential as fair, may not be as favorable to us as if they had been negotiated with an unaffiliated third party.

There are conflicts of interest inherent in our relationship with our Manager insofar as our Manager and its affiliates—including investment funds, private investment funds, or businesses managed by our Manager, including Newcastle, Nationstar and Springleaf—invest in real estate related securities, consumer loans and Excess MSRs and servicer advances and whose investment objectives overlap with our investment objectives. Certain investments appropriate for us may also be appropriate for one or more of these other investment vehicles. Certain members of our board of directors and employees of our Manager who are our officers also serve as officers and/or directors of these other entities. For example, we have some of the same directors and officers as Newcastle. Although we have the same Manager, we may compete with entities affiliated with our Manager or Fortress, including Newcastle,

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for certain target assets. From time to time, affiliates of Fortress focus on investments in assets with a similar profile as our target assets that we may seek to acquire. These affiliates may have meaningful purchasing capacity, which may change over time depending upon a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, available equity capital and debt financing, market conditions and cash on hand. Fortress has two funds primarily focused on investing in Excess MSRs with approximately $0.7 billion in capital commitments in aggregate. We intend to co-invest with these funds in Excess MSRs. We have broad investment guidelines, and we may co-invest with Fortress funds or portfolio companies of private equity funds managed by our Manager (or an affiliate thereof) in a variety of investments. We also may invest in securities that are senior or junior to securities owned by funds managed by our Manager. Fortress funds generally have a fee structure similar to ours, but the fees actually paid will vary depending on the size, terms and performance of each fund. Fortress had approximately $74.3 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2015 .

Our Management Agreement with our Manager generally does not limit or restrict our Manager or its affiliates from engaging in any business or managing other pooled investment vehicles that invest in investments that meet our investment objectives. Our Manager intends to engage in additional real estate related management and real estate and other investment opportunities in the future, which may compete with us for investments or result in a change in our current investment strategy. In addition, our certificate of incorporation provides that if Fortress or an affiliate or any of their officers, directors or employees acquire knowledge of a potential transaction that could be a corporate opportunity, they have no duty, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to offer such corporate opportunity to us, our stockholders or our affiliates. In the event that any of our directors and officers who is also a director, officer or employee of Fortress or its affiliates acquires knowledge of a corporate opportunity or is offered a corporate opportunity, provided that this knowledge was not acquired solely in such person’s capacity as a director or officer of New Residential and such person acts in good faith, then to the fullest extent permitted by law such person is deemed to have fully satisfied such person’s fiduciary duties owed to us and is not liable to us if Fortress or its affiliates pursues or acquires the corporate opportunity or if such person did not present the corporate opportunity to us.

The ability of our Manager and its officers and employees to engage in other business activities, subject to the terms of our Management Agreement with our Manager, may reduce the amount of time our Manager, its officers or other employees spend managing us. In addition, we may engage (subject to our investment guidelines) in material transactions with our Manager or another entity managed by our Manager or one of its affiliates, including Newcastle, Nationstar, Springleaf and Holiday which may include, but are not limited to, certain financing arrangements, purchases of debt, co-investments in Excess MSRs, consumer loans, servicer advances, senior housing and other assets that present an actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest. It is possible that actual, potential or perceived conflicts could give rise to investor dissatisfaction, litigation or regulatory enforcement actions. Appropriately dealing with conflicts of interest is complex and difficult, and our reputation could be damaged if we fail, or appear to fail, to deal appropriately with one or more potential, actual or perceived conflicts of interest. Regulatory scrutiny of, or litigation in connection with, conflicts of interest could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, which could materially adversely affect our business in a number of ways, including causing an inability to raise additional funds, a reluctance of counterparties to do business with us, a decrease in the prices of our equity securities and a resulting increased risk of litigation and regulatory enforcement actions.

The management compensation structure that we have agreed to with our Manager, as well as compensation arrangements that we may enter into with our Manager in the future (in connection with new lines of business or other activities), may incentivize our Manager to invest in high risk investments. In addition to its management fee, our Manager is currently entitled to receive incentive compensation. In evaluating investments and other management strategies, the opportunity to earn incentive compensation may lead our Manager to place undue emphasis on the maximization of earnings, including through the use of leverage, at the expense of other criteria, such as preservation of capital, in order to achieve higher incentive compensation. Investments with higher yield potential are generally riskier or more speculative than lower-yielding investments. Moreover, because our Manager receives compensation in the form of options in connection with the completion of our common equity offerings, our Manager may be incentivized to cause us to issue additional common stock, which could be dilutive to existing stockholders. In addition, our Manager’s management fee is not tied to our performance and may not sufficiently incentivize our Manager to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for us.

It would be difficult and costly to terminate our Management Agreement with our Manager.

It would be difficult and costly for us to terminate our Management Agreement with our Manager. The Management Agreement may only be terminated annually upon (i) the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of our independent directors, or by a vote of the holders of a simple majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock, that there has been unsatisfactory performance by our Manager that is materially detrimental to us or (ii) a determination by a simple majority of our independent directors that the management fee payable to our Manager is not fair, subject to our Manager’s right to prevent such a termination by accepting a mutually acceptable reduction of fees. Our Manager will be provided 60 days’ prior notice of any termination and will be paid a termination fee equal to the amount of the management fee earned by the Manager during the twelve-month period preceding

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such termination. In addition, following any termination of the Management Agreement, our Manager may require us to purchase its right to receive incentive compensation at a price determined as if our assets were sold for their fair market value (as determined by an appraisal, taking into account, among other things, the expected future value of the underlying investments) or otherwise we may continue to pay the incentive compensation to our Manager. These provisions may increase the effective cost to us of terminating the Management Agreement, thereby adversely affecting our ability to terminate our Manager without cause.

Our directors have approved broad investment guidelines for our Manager and do not approve each investment decision made by our Manager. In addition, we may change our investment strategy without a stockholder vote, which may result in our making investments that are different, riskier or less profitable than our current investments.

Our Manager is authorized to follow broad investment guidelines. Consequently, our Manager has great latitude in determining the types and categories of assets it may decide are proper investments for us, including the latitude to invest in types and categories of assets that may differ from those in which we currently invest. Our directors will periodically review our investment guidelines and our investment portfolio. However, our board does not review or pre-approve each proposed investment or our related financing arrangements. In addition, in conducting periodic reviews, the directors rely primarily on information provided to them by our Manager. Furthermore, transactions entered into by our Manager may be difficult or impossible to unwind by the time they are reviewed by the directors even if the transactions contravene the terms of the Management Agreement. In addition, we may change our investment strategy, including our target asset classes, without a stockholder vote.

Our investment strategy may evolve in light of existing market conditions and investment opportunities, and this evolution may involve additional risks depending upon the nature of the assets in which we invest and our ability to finance such assets on a short or long-term basis. Investment opportunities that present unattractive risk-return profiles relative to other available investment opportunities under particular market conditions may become relatively attractive under changed market conditions and changes in market conditions may therefore result in changes in the investments we target. Decisions to make investments in new asset categories present risks that may be difficult for us to adequately assess and could therefore reduce our ability to pay dividends on our common stock or have adverse effects on our liquidity, results of operations or financial condition. A change in our investment strategy may also increase our exposure to interest rate, foreign currency, real estate market or credit market fluctuations and expose us to new legal and regulatory risks. In addition, a change in our investment strategy may increase our use of non-match-funded financing, increase the guarantee obligations we agree to incur or increase the number of transactions we enter into with affiliates. Our failure to accurately assess the risks inherent in new asset categories or the financing risks associated with such assets could adversely affect our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.

Our Manager will not be liable to us for any acts or omissions performed in accordance with the Management Agreement, including with respect to the performance of our investments.

Pursuant to our Management Agreement, our Manager will not assume any responsibility other than to render the services called for thereunder in good faith and will not be responsible for any action of our board of directors in following or declining to follow its advice or recommendations. Our Manager, its members, managers, officers and employees will not be liable to us or any of our subsidiaries, to our board of directors, or our or any subsidiary’s stockholders or partners for any acts or omissions by our Manager, its members, managers, officers or employees, except by reason of acts constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of our Manager’s duties under our Management Agreement. We shall, to the full extent lawful, reimburse, indemnify and hold our Manager, its members, managers, officers and employees and each other person, if any, controlling our Manager harmless of and from any and all expenses, losses, damages, liabilities, demands, charges and claims of any nature whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees) in respect of or arising from any acts or omissions of an indemnified party made in good faith in the performance of our Manager’s duties under our Management Agreement and not constituting such indemnified party’s bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of our Manager’s duties under our Management Agreement.


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Our Manager’s due diligence of investment opportunities or other transactions may not identify all pertinent risks, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.

Our Manager intends to conduct due diligence with respect to each investment opportunity or other transaction it pursues. It is possible, however, that our Manager’s due diligence processes will not uncover all relevant facts, particularly with respect to any assets we acquire from third parties. In these cases, our Manager may be given limited access to information about the investment and will rely on information provided by the target of the investment. In addition, if investment opportunities are scarce, the process for selecting bidders is competitive, or the timeframe in which we are required to complete diligence is short, our ability to conduct a due diligence investigation may be limited, and we would be required to make investment decisions based upon a less thorough diligence process than would otherwise be the case. Accordingly, investments and other transactions that initially appear to be viable may prove not to be over time, due to the limitations of the due diligence process or other factors.

The ownership by our executive officers and directors of shares of common stock, options, or other equity awards of Springleaf, Nationstar, and other entities either owned by Fortress funds managed by affiliates of our Manager or managed by our Manager may create, or may create the appearance of, conflicts of interest.

Some of our directors, officers and other employees of our Manager hold positions with Springleaf, Nationstar, and other entities either owned by Fortress funds managed by affiliates of our Manager or managed by our Manager and own such entities’ common stock, options to purchase such entities’ common stock or other equity awards. Such ownership may create, or may create the appearance of, conflicts of interest when these directors, officers and other employees are faced with decisions that could have different implications for such entities than they do for us.

Risks Related to the Financial Markets

We do not know what impact the Dodd-Frank Act will have on our business.

On July 21, 2010, the U.S. enacted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”). The Dodd-Frank Act affects almost every aspect of the U.S. financial services industry, including certain aspects of the markets in which we operate. The Dodd-Frank Act imposes new regulations on us and how we conduct our business. As we describe in more detail below, it affects our business in many ways but it is difficult at this time to know exactly how or what the cumulative impact will be.

First, generally the Dodd-Frank Act strengthens the regulatory oversight of securities and capital markets activities by the SEC and empowers the newly-created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to enforce laws and regulations for consumer financial products and services. It requires market participants to undertake additional record-keeping activities and imposes many additional disclosure requirements for public companies.

Moreover, the Dodd-Frank Act contains a risk retention requirement for all asset-backed securities. We issue many asset-backed securities. In October 2014, final rules were promulgated by a consortium of regulators implementing the final credit risk retention requirements of Section 941(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act. Under these “Risk Retention Rules,” sponsors of both public and private securitization transactions or one of their majority owned affiliates are required to retain at least 5% of the credit risk of the assets collateralizing such securitization transactions. These regulations generally prohibit the sponsor or its affiliate from directly or indirectly hedging or otherwise selling or transferring the retained interest for a specified period of time, depending on the type of asset that is securitized. Sponsors securitizing residential mortgages must comply with the Risk Retention Rules beginning in December 2015, while sponsors securitizing other types of assets will be required to comply with such rules beginning in December 2016. The Risk Retention Rules provide for limited exemptions for certain types of assets, however, these exemptions may be of limited use under our current market practices. In any event, compliance with these new Risk Retention Rules will likely increase the administrative and operational costs of asset securitization.

Further, the Dodd-Frank Act imposes mandatory clearing and exchange-trading requirements on many derivatives transactions (including formerly unregulated over-the-counter derivatives) in which we may engage. In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act is expected to increase the margin requirements for derivatives transactions that are not subject to mandatory clearing requirements, which may impact our activities. The Dodd-Frank Act also creates new categories of regulated market participants, such as “swap-dealers,” “security-based swap dealers,” “major swap participants” and “major security-based swap participants,” and subjects or may subject these regulated entities to significant new capital, registration, recordkeeping, reporting, disclosure, business conduct and other regulatory requirements that will give rise to new administrative costs.

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supervision. Such systemically important financial institutions, or “SIFIs”, may be required to operate with greater safety margins, such as higher levels of capital, and may face further limitations on their activities. The determination of what constitutes a SIFI is evolving, and in time SIFIs may include large investment funds and even asset managers. There can be no assurance that we will not be deemed to be a SIFI and thus subject to further regulation.

Even if certain of the new requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act are not directly applicable to us, they may still increase our costs of entering into transactions with the parties to whom the requirements are directly applicable. For instance, the new exchange-trading and trade reporting requirements may lead to reductions in the liquidity of derivative transactions, causing higher pricing or reduced availability of derivatives, or the reduction of arbitrage opportunities for us, which could adversely affect the performance of certain of our trading strategies. Importantly, many key aspects of the changes imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act will continue to be established by various regulatory bodies and other groups over the next several years. As a result, we do not know how significantly the Dodd-Frank Act will affect us. It is possible that the Dodd-Frank Act could, among other things, increase our costs of operating as a public company, impose restrictions on our ability to securitize assets and reduce our investment returns on securitized assets.

We do not know what impact certain U.S. government programs intended to stabilize the economy and the financial markets will have on our business.

In recent years, the U.S. government has taken a number of steps to attempt to strengthen the financial markets and U.S. economy, including direct government investments in, and guarantees of, troubled financial institutions as well as government-sponsored programs such as the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility program and the Public Private Investment Partnership Program. The U.S. government continues to evaluate or implement an array of other measures and programs intended to help improve U.S. financial and market conditions. While conditions appear to have improved relative to the depths of the global financial crisis, it is not clear whether this improvement is real or will last for a significant period of time. It is not clear what impact the government’s future actions to improve financial and market conditions will have on our business. We may not derive any meaningful benefit from these programs in the future. Moreover, if any of our competitors are able to benefit from one or more of these initiatives, they may gain a significant competitive advantage over us.

The federal conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and related efforts, along with any changes in laws and regulations affecting the relationship between these agencies and the U.S. government, may adversely affect our business.

The payments we receive on the Agency Securities in which we invest depend upon a steady stream of payments by borrowers on the underlying mortgages and the fulfillment of guarantees by GSEs. Ginnie Mae is part of a U.S. Government agency and its guarantees are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are GSEs, but their guarantees are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S Government.

In response to the deteriorating financial condition of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the credit market disruption beginning in 2007, Congress and the U.S. Treasury undertook a series of actions to stabilize these GSEs and the financial markets, generally. The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 was signed into law on July 30, 2008, and established the FHFA, with enhanced regulatory authority over, among other things, the business activities of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the size of their portfolio holdings. On September 7, 2008, FHFA placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into federal conservatorship and, together with the U.S. Treasury, established a program designed to boost investor confidence in Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s debt and Agency Securities.

As the conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the FHFA controls and directs the operations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and may (1) take over the assets of and operate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with all the powers of the stockholders, the directors and the officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and conduct all business of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; (2) collect all obligations and money due to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; (3) perform all functions of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac which are consistent with the conservator’s appointment; (4) preserve and conserve the assets and property of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; and (5) contract for assistance in fulfilling any function, activity, action or duty of the conservator.

Those efforts resulted in significant U.S. Government financial support and increased control of the GSEs.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) announced in November 2008 a program of large-scale purchases of Agency Securities in an attempt to lower longer-term interest rates and contribute to an overall easing of adverse financial conditions. Subject to specified investment guidelines, the portfolios of Agency Securities purchased through the programs established by the U.S. Treasury and the Fed may be held to maturity and, based on mortgage market conditions, adjustments may be made to these portfolios. This flexibility may adversely affect the pricing and availability of Agency Securities that we seek to acquire during the remaining term of these portfolios.

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There can be no assurance that the U.S. Government’s intervention in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be adequate for the longer-term viability of these GSEs. These uncertainties lead to questions about the availability of and trading market for, Agency Securities. Accordingly, if these government actions are inadequate and the GSEs defaulted on their guaranteed obligations, suffered losses or ceased to exist, the value of our Agency Securities and our business, operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

Additionally, because of the financial problems faced by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that led to their federal conservatorships, many policymakers have been examining the value of a federal mortgage guarantee and the appropriate role for the U.S. government in providing liquidity for mortgage loans. In June 2013, legislation titled “Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013” was introduced in the U.S. Senate; in July 2013, legislation titled “Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013” was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bills differ in many respects, but both require the wind-down of the GSEs. Other bills have been introduced that change the GSEs’ business charters and eliminate the entities. We cannot predict whether or when the introduced legislation, the amended legislation or any future legislation may be enacted. Such legislation could materially and adversely affect the availability of, and trading market for, Agency Securities and could, therefore, materially and adversely affect the value of our Agency Securities and our business, operations and financial condition.

Legislation that permits modifications to the terms of outstanding loans may negatively affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.

The U.S. government has enacted legislation that enables government agencies to modify the terms of a significant number of residential and other loans to provide relief to borrowers without the applicable investor’s consent. These modifications allow for outstanding principal to be deferred, interest rates to be reduced, the term of the loan to be extended or other terms to be changed in ways that can permanently eliminate the cash flow (principal and interest) associated with a portion of the loan. These modifications are currently reducing, or in the future may reduce, the value of a number of our current or future investments, including investments in mortgage backed securities and Excess MSRs. As a result, such loan modifications are negatively affecting our business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition. In addition, certain market participants propose reducing the amount of paperwork required by a borrower to modify a loan, which could increase the likelihood of fraudulent modifications and materially harm the U.S. mortgage market and investors that have exposure to this market. Additional legislation intended to provide relief to borrowers may be enacted and could further harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Risks Related to Our Taxation as a REIT

Qualifying as a REIT involves highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
Qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex Internal Revenue Code provisions for which only limited judicial and administrative authorities exist. Even a technical or inadvertent violation could jeopardize our REIT qualification. Our qualification as a REIT will depend on our satisfaction of certain asset, income, organizational, distribution, stockholder ownership and other requirements on a continuing basis. Compliance with these requirements must be carefully monitored on a continuing basis. Monitoring and managing our REIT compliance has become challenging due to the increased size and complexity of the assets in our portfolio, a meaningful portion of which are not qualifying REIT assets. There can be no assurance that our Manager’s personnel responsible for doing so will be able to successfully monitor our compliance or maintain our REIT status.

Our failure to qualify as a REIT would result in higher taxes and reduced cash available for distribution to our stockholders.

We intend to operate in a manner intended to qualify us as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Our ability to satisfy the asset tests depends upon our analysis of the fair market values of our assets, some of which are not susceptible to a precise determination, and for which we do not obtain independent appraisals. See “—Risks Related to our Business—The valuations of our assets are subject to uncertainty since most of our assets are not traded in an active market,” and “—Risks Related to Our Business—Rapid changes in the values of our assets may make it more difficult for us to maintain our qualification as a REIT or our exclusion from the 1940 Act.” Our compliance with the REIT income and quarterly asset requirements also depends upon our ability to successfully manage the composition of our income and assets on an ongoing basis. Moreover, the proper classification of one or more of our investments (such as TBAs) may be uncertain in some circumstances, which could affect the application of the REIT qualification requirements. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) will not contend that our investments violate the REIT requirements.


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If we were to fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we would be subject to U.S. federal income tax, including any applicable alternative minimum tax, on our taxable income at regular corporate rates, and distributions to stockholders would not be deductible by us in computing our taxable income. Any such corporate tax liability could be substantial and would reduce the amount of cash available for distribution to our stockholders, which in turn could have an adverse impact on the value of, and trading prices for, our stock. See also “—Our failure to qualify as a REIT would cause our stock to be delisted from the NYSE.”

Unless entitled to relief under certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, we also would be disqualified from taxation as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during which we initially ceased to qualify as a REIT. The rule against re-electing REIT status following a loss of such status would also apply to us if Newcastle fails to qualify as a REIT for its taxable years ending on or before December 31, 2014 , and we are treated as a successor to Newcastle for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Although, as described under the heading “Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons, Affiliates and Affiliated Entities” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 Newcastle has (i) represented in the separation and distribution agreement that it entered into with us on April 26, 2013 (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”) that it has no knowledge of any fact or circumstance that would cause us to fail to qualify as a REIT and (ii) covenanted in the Separation and Distribution Agreement to use its reasonable best efforts to maintain its REIT status for each of Newcastle’s taxable years ending on or before December 31, 2014 (unless Newcastle obtains an opinion from a nationally recognized tax counsel or a private letter ruling from the IRS to the effect that Newcastle’s failure to maintain its REIT status will not cause us to fail to qualify as a REIT under the successor REIT rule referred to above), no assurance can be given that such representation and covenant would prevent us from failing to qualify as a REIT. Although, in the event of a breach, we may be able to seek damages from Newcastle, there can be no assurance that such damages, if any, would appropriately compensate us. In addition, if Newcastle were to fail to qualify as a REIT despite its reasonable best efforts, we would have no claim against Newcastle.

Our failure to qualify as a REIT would cause our stock to be delisted from the NYSE.

The NYSE requires, as a condition to the listing of our shares, that we maintain our REIT status. Consequently, if we fail to maintain our REIT status, our shares would promptly be delisted from the NYSE, which would decrease the trading activity of such shares. This could make it difficult to sell shares and would likely cause the market volume of the shares trading to decline.

If we were delisted as a result of losing our REIT status and desired to relist our shares on the NYSE, we would have to reapply to the NYSE to be listed as a domestic corporation. As the NYSE’s listing standards for REITs are less onerous than its standards for domestic corporations, it would be more difficult for us to become a listed company under these heightened standards. We might not be able to satisfy the NYSE’s listing standards for a domestic corporation. As a result, if we were delisted from the NYSE, we might not be able to relist as a domestic corporation, in which case our shares could not trade on the NYSE.

The failure of assets subject to repurchase agreements to qualify as real estate assets could adversely affect our ability to qualify as a REIT.

We enter into financing arrangements that are structured as sale and repurchase agreements pursuant to which we nominally sell certain of our assets to a counterparty and simultaneously enter into an agreement to repurchase these assets at a later date in exchange for a purchase price. Economically, these agreements are financings that are secured by the assets sold pursuant thereto. We believe that, for purposes of the REIT asset and income tests, we should be treated as the owner of the assets that are the subject of any such sale and repurchase agreement, notwithstanding that those agreements generally transfer record ownership of the assets to the counterparty during the term of the agreement. It is possible, however, that the IRS could assert that we did not own the assets during the term of the sale and repurchase agreement, in which case we might fail to qualify as a REIT.

The failure of our Excess MSRs to qualify as real estate assets or the income from our Excess MSRs to qualify as mortgage interest could adversely affect our ability to qualify as a REIT.

We have received from the IRS a private letter ruling substantially to the effect that our Excess MSRs represent interests in mortgages on real property and thus are qualifying “real estate assets” for purposes of the REIT asset test, which generate income that qualifies as interest on obligations secured by mortgages on real property for purposes of the REIT income test. The ruling is based on, among other things, certain assumptions as well as on the accuracy of certain factual representations and statements that we and Newcastle have made to the IRS. If any of the representations or statements that we have made in connection with the private letter ruling, are, or become, inaccurate or incomplete in any material respect with respect to one or more Excess MSR investments, or if we acquire an Excess MSR investment with terms that are not consistent with the terms of the Excess MSR investments described in the private letter ruling, then we will not be able to rely on the private letter ruling. If we are unable to rely on the private letter ruling with respect to an Excess MSR investment, the IRS could assert that such Excess MSR investments do not qualify under the REIT asset and income tests, and if successful, we might fail to qualify as a REIT.


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Dividends payable by REITs do not qualify for the reduced tax rates available for some dividends.

Dividends payable to domestic stockholders that are individuals, trusts, and estates are generally taxed at reduced tax rates. Dividends payable by REITs, however, generally are not eligible for the reduced rates. The more favorable rates applicable to regular corporate dividends could cause investors who are individuals, trusts and estates to perceive investments in REITs to be relatively less attractive than investments in the stocks of non-REIT corporations that pay dividends, which could adversely affect the value of the stock of REITs, including our common stock. In addition, the relative attractiveness of real estate in general may be adversely affected by the favorable tax treatment given to non-REIT corporate dividends, which could affect the value of our real estate assets negatively.

REIT distribution requirements could adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to execute our business plan.

We generally must distribute annually at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, excluding any net capital gain, in order for corporate income tax not to apply to earnings that we distribute. We intend to make distributions to our stockholders to comply with the REIT requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. However, differences in timing between the recognition of taxable income and the actual receipt of cash could require us to sell assets or borrow funds on a short-term or long-term basis to meet the 90% distribution requirement of the Internal Revenue Code. Certain of our assets, such as our investment in consumer loans, generate substantial mismatches between taxable income and available cash. As a result, the requirement to distribute a substantial portion of our net taxable income could cause us to: (i) sell assets in adverse market conditions; (ii) borrow on unfavorable terms; (iii) distribute amounts that would otherwise be invested in future acquisitions, capital expenditures or repayment of debt; or (iv) make taxable distributions of our capital stock or debt securities in order to comply with REIT requirements. Further, amounts distributed will not be available to fund investment activities. If we fail to obtain debt or equity capital in the future, it could limit our ability to satisfy our liquidity needs, which could adversely affect the value of our common stock.

We may be required to report taxable income for certain investments in excess of the economic income we ultimately realize from them.

Based on IRS guidance concerning the classification of Excess MSRs, we intend to treat our Excess MSRs as ownership interests in the interest payments made on the underlying mortgage loans, akin to an “interest only” strip. Under this treatment, for purposes of determining the amount and timing of taxable income, each Excess MSR is treated as a bond that was issued with original issue discount on the date we acquired such Excess MSR. In general, we will be required to accrue original issue discount based on the constant yield to maturity of each Excess MSR, and to treat such original issue discount as taxable income in accordance with the applicable U.S. federal income tax rules. The constant yield of an Excess MSR will be determined, and we will be taxed, based on a prepayment assumption regarding future payments due on the mortgage loans underlying the Excess MSR. If the mortgage loans underlying an Excess MSR prepay at a rate different than that under the prepayment assumption, our recognition of original issue discount will be either increased or decreased depending on the circumstances. Thus, in a particular taxable year, we may be required to accrue an amount of income in respect of an Excess MSR that exceeds the amount of cash collected in respect of that Excess MSR. Furthermore, it is possible that, over the life of the investment in an Excess MSR, the total amount we pay for, and accrue with respect to, the Excess MSR may exceed the total amount we collect on such Excess MSR. No assurance can be given that we will be entitled to a deduction for such excess, meaning that we may be required to recognize “phantom income” over the life of an Excess MSR.

Other debt instruments that we may acquire, including consumer loans, may be issued with, or treated as issued with, original issue discount. Those instruments would be subject to the original issue discount accrual and income computations that are described above with regard to Excess MSRs.

We may acquire debt instruments in the secondary market for less than their face amount. The discount at which such debt instruments are acquired may reflect doubts about their ultimate collectability rather than current market interest rates. The amount of such discount will nevertheless generally be treated as “market discount” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accrued market discount is reported as income when, and to the extent that, any payment of principal of the debt instrument is made. If we collect less on the debt instrument than our purchase price plus the market discount we had previously reported as income, we may not be able to benefit from any offsetting loss deductions.

In addition, we may acquire debt instruments that are subsequently modified by agreement with the borrower. If the amendments to the outstanding instrument are “significant modifications” under the applicable Treasury regulations, the modified instrument will be considered to have been reissued to us in a debt-for-debt exchange with the borrower. In that event, we may be required to recognize taxable gain to the extent the principal amount of the modified instrument exceeds our adjusted tax basis in the unmodified instrument, even if the value of the instrument or the payment expectations have not changed. Following such a taxable modification, we would hold the modified loan with a cost basis equal to its principal amount for U.S. federal tax purposes.

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Finally, in the event that any debt instruments acquired by us are delinquent as to mandatory principal and interest payments, or in the event payments with respect to a particular instrument are not made when due, we may nonetheless be required to continue to recognize the unpaid interest as taxable income as it accrues, despite doubt as to its ultimate collectability. Similarly, we may be required to accrue interest income with respect to debt instruments at the stated rate regardless of whether corresponding cash payments are received or are ultimately collectible. In each case, while we would in general ultimately have an offsetting loss deduction available to us when such interest was determined to be uncollectible, the utility of that deduction could depend on our having taxable income of an appropriate character in that later year or thereafter.

In any event, if our investments generate more taxable income than cash in any given year, we may have difficulty satisfying our annual REIT distribution requirement.

We may be unable to generate sufficient cash from operations to pay our operating expenses and to pay distributions to our stockholders.

As a REIT, we are generally required to distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and not including net capital losses) each year to our stockholders. To qualify for the tax benefits accorded to REITs, we intend to make distributions to our stockholders in amounts such that we distribute all or substantially all of our net taxable income, subject to certain adjustments, although there can be no assurance that our operations will generate sufficient cash to make such distributions. Moreover, our ability to make distributions may be adversely affected by the risk factors described herein. See also “—Risks Related to our Common Stock—We have not established a minimum distribution payment level, and we cannot assure you of our ability to pay distributions in the future.”

The stock ownership limit imposed by the Internal Revenue Code for REITs and our certificate of incorporation may inhibit market activity in our stock and restrict our business combination opportunities.

In order for us to maintain our qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code, not more than 50% in value of our outstanding stock may be owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code to include certain entities) at any time during the last half of each taxable year after our first taxable year. Our certificate of incorporation, with certain exceptions, authorizes our board of directors to take the actions that are necessary and desirable to preserve our qualification as a REIT. Stockholders are generally restricted from owning more than 9.8% by value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of our outstanding shares of common stock, or 9.8% by value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of our outstanding shares of capital stock. Our board may grant an exemption in its sole discretion, subject to such conditions, representations and undertakings as it may determine in its sole discretion. These ownership limits could delay or prevent a transaction or a change in our control that might involve a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be in the best interest of our stockholders.

Even if we remain qualified as a REIT, we may face other tax liabilities that reduce our cash flow.

Even if we remain qualified for taxation as a REIT, we may be subject to certain federal, state and local taxes on our income and assets, including taxes on any undistributed income, tax on income from some activities conducted as a result of a foreclosure, and state or local income, property and transfer taxes. Moreover, if a REIT distributes less than 85% of its taxable income to its stockholders during any calendar year (including any distributions declared by the last day of the calendar year but paid in the subsequent year), then it is required to pay an excise tax on 4% of any shortfall between the required 85% and the amount that was actually distributed. Any of these taxes would decrease cash available for distribution to our stockholders. In addition, in order to meet the REIT qualification requirements, or to avert the imposition of a 100% tax that applies to certain gains derived by a REIT from dealer property or inventory, we currently hold some of our assets through TRSs, such as our investment in servicer advances and we may contribute other non-qualifying investments, such as our investment in consumer loans, to a TRS. Such subsidiaries will be subject to corporate level income tax at regular rates and the payment of such taxes would reduce our return on the applicable investment.

Complying with the REIT requirements may negatively impact our investment returns or cause us to forego otherwise attractive opportunities, liquidate assets or contribute assets to a TRS.

To qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we must continually satisfy tests concerning, among other things, the sources of our income, the nature and diversification of our assets, the amounts we distribute to our stockholders and the ownership of our stock. As a result of these tests, we may be required to make distributions to stockholders at disadvantageous times or when we do not have funds readily available for distribution, forego otherwise attractive investment opportunities, liquidate assets in adverse market conditions or contribute assets to a TRS that is subject to regular corporate federal income tax. Our ability to

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acquire and hold Excess MSRs, interests in consumer loans, servicer advances and other investments is subject to the applicable REIT qualification tests, and we may have to hold these interests through TRSs, which would negatively impact our returns from these assets. In general, compliance with the REIT requirements may hinder our ability to make and retain certain attractive investments.

Complying with the REIT requirements may limit our ability to hedge effectively.

The existing REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code may substantially limit our ability to hedge our operations because a significant amount of the income from those hedging transactions is likely to be treated as non-qualifying income for purposes of both REIT gross income tests. In addition, we must limit our aggregate income from non-qualified hedging transactions, from our provision of services and from other non-qualifying sources, to less than 5% of our annual gross income (determined without regard to gross income from qualified hedging transactions).

As a result, we may have to limit our use of certain hedging techniques or implement those hedges through TRSs. This could result in greater risks associated with changes in interest rates than we would otherwise want to incur or could increase the cost of our hedging activities. If we fail to comply with these limitations, we could lose our REIT qualification for U.S. federal income tax purposes, unless our failure was due to reasonable cause, and not due to willful neglect, and we meet certain other technical requirements. Even if our failure were due to reasonable cause, we might incur a penalty tax. See also “—Risks Related to Our Business—Any hedging transactions that we enter into may limit our gains or result in losses.”

Distributions to tax-exempt investors may be classified as unrelated business taxable income.

Neither ordinary nor capital gain distributions with respect to our stock nor gain from the sale of stock should generally constitute unrelated business taxable income to a tax-exempt investor. However, there are certain exceptions to this rule. In particular:
 
part of the income and gain recognized by certain qualified employee pension trusts with respect to our stock may be treated as unrelated business taxable income if shares of our stock are predominantly held by qualified employee pension trusts, and we are required to rely on a special look-through rule for purposes of meeting one of the REIT ownership tests, and we are not operated in a manner to avoid treatment of such income or gain as unrelated business taxable income;
part of the income and gain recognized by a tax-exempt investor with respect to our stock would constitute unrelated business taxable income if the investor incurs debt in order to acquire the stock; and
to the extent that we are (or a part of us, or a disregarded subsidiary of ours, is) a “taxable mortgage pool,” or if we hold residual interests in a real estate mortgage investment conduit (“REMIC”), a portion of the distributions paid to a tax exempt stockholder that is allocable to excess inclusion income may be treated as unrelated business taxable income.

The “taxable mortgage pool” rules may increase the taxes that we or our stockholders may incur, and may limit the manner in which we effect future securitizations.

We may enter into securitization or other financing transactions that result in the creation of taxable mortgage pools for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, so long as we own 100% of the equity interests in a taxable mortgage pool, we would generally not be adversely affected by the characterization of a securitization as a taxable mortgage pool. Certain categories of stockholders, however, such as foreign stockholders eligible for treaty or other benefits, stockholders with net operating losses, and certain tax exempt stockholders that are subject to unrelated business income tax, could be subject to increased taxes on a portion of their dividend income from us that is attributable to the taxable mortgage pool. In addition, to the extent that our stock is owned by tax exempt “disqualified organizations,” such as certain government-related entities and charitable remainder trusts that are not subject to tax on unrelated business income, we could incur a corporate level tax on a portion of our income from the taxable mortgage pool. In that case, we might reduce the amount of our distributions to any disqualified organization whose stock ownership gave rise to the tax. Moreover, we may be precluded from selling equity interests in these securitizations to outside investors, or selling any debt securities issued in connection with these securitizations that might be considered to be equity interests for tax purposes. These limitations may prevent us from using certain techniques to maximize our returns from securitization transactions.


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Uncertainty exists with respect to the treatment of TBAs for purposes of the REIT asset and income tests, and the failure of TBAs to be qualifying assets or of income/gains from TBAs to be qualifying income could adversely affect our ability to qualify as a REIT.

We purchase and sell Agency RMBS through TBAs and recognize income or gains from the disposition of those TBAs, through dollar roll transactions or otherwise. In a dollar roll transaction, we exchange an existing TBA for another TBA with a different settlement date. There is no direct authority with respect to the qualification of TBAs as real estate assets or U.S. Government securities for purposes of the 75% asset test or the qualification of income or gains from dispositions of TBAs as gains from the sale of real property (including interests in real property and interests in mortgages on real property) or other qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test. For a particular taxable year, we would treat such TBAs as qualifying assets for purposes of the REIT asset tests, and income and gains from such TBAs as qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test, to the extent set forth in an opinion from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP substantially to the effect that (i) for purposes of the REIT asset tests, our ownership of a TBA should be treated as ownership of the underlying Agency RMBS, and (ii) for purposes of the 75% REIT gross income test, any gain recognized by us in connection with the settlement of such TBAs should be treated as gain from the sale or disposition of the underlying Agency RMBS. Opinions of counsel are not binding on the IRS, and no assurance can be given that the IRS would not successfully challenge the conclusions set forth in such opinions. In addition, it must be emphasized that any opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP would be based on various assumptions relating to any TBAs that we enter into and would be conditioned upon fact-based representations and covenants made by our management regarding such TBAs. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert that such assets or income are not qualifying assets or income. If the IRS were to successfully challenge any conclusions of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, we could be subject to a penalty tax or we could fail to qualify as a REIT if a sufficient portion of our assets consists of TBAs or a sufficient portion of our income consists of income or gains from the disposition of TBAs.

The tax on prohibited transactions will limit our ability to engage in transactions that would be treated as prohibited transactions for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Net income that we derive from a “prohibited transaction” is subject to a 100% tax. The term “prohibited transaction” generally includes a sale or other disposition of property (including mortgage loans, but other than foreclosure property, as discussed below) that is held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of our trade or business. We might be subject to this tax if we were to dispose of or securitize loans or Excess MSRs in a manner that was treated as a prohibited transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

We intend to conduct our operations so that no asset that we own (or are treated as owning) will be treated as, or as having been, held-for-sale to customers, and that a sale of any such asset will not be treated as having been in the ordinary course of our business. As a result, we may choose not to engage in certain sales of loans or Excess MSRs at the REIT level, and may limit the structures we utilize for our securitization transactions, even though the sales or structures might otherwise be beneficial to us. In addition, whether property is held “primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business” depends on the particular facts and circumstances. No assurance can be given that any property that we sell will not be treated as property held-for-sale to customers, or that we can comply with certain safe-harbor provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that would prevent such treatment. The 100% prohibited transaction tax does not apply to gains from the sale of property that is held through a TRS or other taxable corporation, although such income will be subject to tax in the hands of the corporation at regular corporate rates. We intend to structure our activities to prevent prohibited transaction characterization.

New legislation or administrative or judicial action, in each instance potentially with retroactive effect, could make it more difficult or impossible for us to qualify as a REIT.

The present U.S. federal income tax treatment of REITs may be modified, possibly with retroactive effect, by legislative, judicial or administrative action at any time, which could affect the U.S. federal income tax treatment of an investment in us. The U.S. federal income tax rules dealing with REITs constantly are under review by persons involved in the legislative process, the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department, which results in statutory changes as well as frequent revisions to regulations and interpretations. Revisions in U.S. federal tax laws and interpretations thereof could affect or cause us to change our investments and commitments and affect the tax considerations of an investment in us.


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Liquidation of assets may jeopardize our REIT qualification or create additional tax liability for us.

To qualify as a REIT, we must comply with requirements regarding the composition of our assets and our sources of income. If we are compelled to liquidate our investments to repay obligations to our lenders, we may be unable to comply with these requirements, ultimately jeopardizing our qualification as a REIT, or we may be subject to a 100% tax on any resultant gain if we sell assets that are treated as dealer property or inventory.

Risks Related to our Common Stock

There can be no assurance that the market for our stock will provide you with adequate liquidity.

Our common stock began trading (on a when issued basis) on the NYSE on May 2, 2013. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for our common stock will be sustained in the future, and the market price of our common stock may fluctuate widely, depending upon many factors, some of which may be beyond our control. These factors include, without limitation:
 
a shift in our investor base;
our quarterly or annual earnings, or those of other comparable companies;
actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;
changes in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretations or principles;
announcements by us or our competitors of significant investments, acquisitions or dispositions;
the failure of securities analysts to cover our common stock;
changes in earnings estimates by securities analysts or our ability to meet those estimates;
market performance of affiliates and other counterparties with whom we conduct business;
the operating and stock price performance of other comparable companies;
overall market fluctuations; and
general economic conditions.

Stock markets in general have experienced volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of a particular company. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock. In addition, we completed a reverse stock split in October 2014. There can be no assurance that the reverse stock split will have the anticipated benefits. For instance, there can be no assurance that the market price per share of our common stock after the reverse stock split will rise in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of our common stock outstanding before the reverse stock split, or that the reverse stock split will result in a market price per share that will attract brokers and investors who do not trade in lower priced stocks. Additionally, the liquidity of our common stock could be adversely affected by the reduced number of shares resulting from the reverse stock split, which, in turn, could result in greater volatility in the price per share of our common stock. The potential volatility in the price per share of our common stock may also make short-selling more attractive, which could put additional downward pressure on the price of our common stock. Furthermore, the reverse stock split may result in some shareholders owning “odd lots” of less than one hundred shares of our common stock on a post-split basis. Odd lots may be more difficult to sell, or require greater transaction costs per share to sell, than shares in “round lots” of even multiples of one hundred shares.

Sales or issuances of shares of our common stock could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

Sales of substantial amounts of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales might occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. The issuance of our common stock in connection with property, portfolio or business acquisitions or the exercise of outstanding options or otherwise could also have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. We have an effective registration statement on file to sell common stock in public offerings.

Failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could have a material adverse effect on our business and stock price.

As a public company, we are required to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Internal control over financial reporting is complex and may be revised over time to adapt to changes in our business, or changes in applicable accounting rules. We have made investments through joint ventures, such as our investment

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in consumer loans, and accounting for such investments can increase the complexity of maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. We cannot assure you that our internal control over financial reporting will be effective in the future or that a material weakness will not be discovered with respect to a prior period for which we had previously believed that internal controls were effective. If we are not able to maintain or document effective internal control over financial reporting, our independent registered public accounting firm will not be able to certify as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Matters impacting our internal controls may cause us to be unable to report our financial information on a timely basis, or may cause us to restate previously issued financial information, and thereby subject us to adverse regulatory consequences, including sanctions or investigations by the SEC, or violations of applicable stock exchange listing rules. There could also be a negative reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of investor confidence in us and the reliability of our financial statements. Confidence in the reliability of our financial statements is also likely to suffer if we or our independent registered public accounting firm reports a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. This could materially adversely affect us by, for example, leading to a decline in our share price and impairing our ability to raise capital.

Your percentage ownership in us may be diluted in the future.

Your percentage ownership in us may be diluted in the future because of equity awards that we expect will be granted to our Manager, to the directors, officers and employees of our Manager who perform services for us, and to our directors, officers and employees, as well as other equity instruments such as debt and equity financing. Our board of directors has approved a Nonqualified Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), which provides for the grant of equity-based awards, including restricted stock, options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), performance awards, tandem awards and other equity-based and non-equity based awards, in each case to our Manager, to the directors, officers, employees, service providers, consultants and advisor of our Manager who perform services for us, and to our directors, officers, employees, service providers, consultants and advisors. We reserved 15,000,000 shares of our common stock for issuance under the Plan. On the first day of each fiscal year beginning during the ten-year term of the Plan and in and after calendar year 2014, that number will be increased by a number of shares of our common stock equal to 10% of the number of shares of our common stock newly issued by us during the immediately preceding fiscal year (and, in the case of fiscal year 2013, after the effective date of the Plan). For a more detailed description of the Plan, see “—Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. In connection with any offering of our common stock, we will issue to our Manager options to purchase shares of our common stock, representing 10% of the number of shares being offered. Our board of directors may also determine to issue options to the Manager that are not subject to the Plan, provided that the number of shares underlying any options granted to the Manager in connection with capital raising efforts would not exceed 10% of the shares sold in such offering and would be subject to NYSE rules.

We may incur or issue debt or issue equity, which may negatively affect the market price of our common stock.

We may in the future incur or issue debt or issue equity or equity-related securities. In the event of our liquidation, lenders and holders of our debt and holders of our preferred stock (if any) would receive a distribution of our available assets before common stockholders. Any future incurrence or issuance of debt would increase our interest cost and could adversely affect our results of operations and cash flows. We are not required to offer any additional equity securities to existing common stockholders on a preemptive basis. Therefore, additional issuances of common stock, directly or through convertible or exchangeable securities (including limited partnership interests in our operating partnership), warrants or options, will dilute the holdings of our existing common stockholders and such issuances, or the perception of such issuances, may reduce the market price of our common stock. Any preferred stock issued by us would likely have a preference on distribution payments, periodically or upon liquidation, which could eliminate or otherwise limit our ability to make distributions to common stockholders. Because our decision to incur or issue debt or issue equity or equity-related securities in the future will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing, nature or success of our future capital raising efforts. Thus, common stockholders bear the risk that our future incurrence or issuance of debt or issuance of equity or equity-related securities will adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

We have not established a minimum distribution payment level, and we cannot assure you of our ability to pay distributions in the future.

We intend to make quarterly distributions of our REIT taxable income to holders of our common stock out of assets legally available therefor. We have not established a minimum distribution payment level and our ability to pay distributions may be adversely affected by a number of factors, including the risk factors described in this report. Any distributions will be authorized by our board of directors and declared by us based upon a number of factors, including actual results of operations, liquidity and financial condition, restrictions under Delaware law or applicable financing covenants, our taxable income, the annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, our operating expenses and other factors our directors

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deem relevant. We cannot assure you that we will achieve investment results that will allow us to make a specified level of cash distributions or year-to-year increases in cash distributions in the future.

Furthermore, while we are required to make distributions in order to maintain our REIT status (as described above under “—Risks Related to our Taxation as a REIT—We may be unable to generate sufficient revenue from operations to pay our operating expenses and to pay distributions to our stockholders”), we may elect not to maintain our REIT status, in which case we would no longer be required to make such distributions. Moreover, even if we do elect to maintain our REIT status, we may elect to comply with the applicable requirements by, after completing various procedural steps, distributing, under certain circumstances, a portion of the required amount in the form of shares of our common stock in lieu of cash. If we elect not to maintain our REIT status or to satisfy any required distributions in shares of common stock in lieu of cash, such action could negatively affect our business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition as well as the price of our common stock. No assurance can be given that we will pay any dividends on shares of our common stock in the future.

We may in the future choose to pay dividends in our own stock, in which case you could be required to pay income taxes in excess of the cash dividends you receive.

We may in the future distribute taxable dividends that are payable in cash and shares of our common stock at the election of each stockholder. Taxable stockholders receiving such dividends will be required to include the full amount of the dividend as ordinary income to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes. As a result, stockholders may be required to pay income taxes with respect to such dividends in excess of the cash dividends received. If a U.S. stockholder sells the stock that it receives as a dividend in order to pay this tax, the sale proceeds may be less than the amount included in income with respect to the dividend, depending on the market price of our stock at the time of the sale. Furthermore, with respect to certain non-U.S. stockholders, we may be required to withhold U.S. tax with respect to such dividends, including in respect of all or a portion of such dividend that is payable in stock. In addition, if a significant number of our stockholders determine to sell shares of our common stock in order to pay taxes owed on dividends, it may put downward pressure on the trading price of our common stock.

It is unclear whether and to what extent we will be able to pay taxable dividends in cash and stock in later years. Moreover, various aspects of such a taxable cash/stock dividend are uncertain and have not yet been addressed by the IRS. No assurance can be given that the IRS will not impose additional requirements in the future with respect to taxable cash/stock dividends, including on a retroactive basis, or assert that the requirements for such taxable cash/stock dividends have not been met.

An increase in market interest rates may have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.

One of the factors that investors may consider in deciding whether to buy or sell shares of our common stock is our distribution rate as a percentage of our share price relative to market interest rates. If the market price of our common stock is based primarily on the earnings and return that we derive from our investments and income with respect to our investments and our related distributions to stockholders, and not from the market value of the investments themselves, then interest rate fluctuations and capital market conditions will likely affect the market price of our common stock. For instance, if market interest rates rise without an increase in our distribution rate, the market price of our common stock could decrease as potential investors may require a higher distribution yield on our common stock or seek other securities paying higher distributions or interest. In addition, rising interest rates would result in increased interest expense on our variable rate debt, thereby adversely affecting cash flow and our ability to service our indebtedness and pay distributions.

Provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and of Delaware law may prevent or delay an acquisition of our company, which could decrease the trading price of our common stock.

Our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and Delaware law contain provisions that are intended to deter coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids by making such practices or bids unacceptably expensive to the raider and to encourage prospective acquirers to negotiate with our board of directors rather than to attempt a hostile takeover. These provisions include, among others:
 
a classified board of directors with staggered three-year terms;
provisions regarding the election of directors, classes of directors, the term of office of directors, the filling of director vacancies and the resignation and removal of directors for cause only upon the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the then issued and outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote thereon;
provisions regarding corporate opportunity only upon the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the then issued and outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote thereon;

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removal of directors only for cause and only with the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the then issued and outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors;
our board of directors to determine the powers, preferences and rights of our preferred stock and to issue such preferred stock without stockholder approval;
advance notice requirements applicable to stockholders for director nominations and actions to be taken at annual meetings;
a prohibition, in our certificate of incorporation, stating that no holder of shares of our common stock will have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors, which means that the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock can elect all the directors standing for election; and
a requirement in our bylaws specifically denying the ability of our stockholders to consent in writing to take any action in lieu of taking such action at a duly called annual or special meeting of our stockholders.

Public stockholders who might desire to participate in these types of transactions may not have an opportunity to do so, even if the transaction is considered favorable to stockholders. These anti-takeover provisions could substantially impede the ability of public stockholders to benefit from a change in control or a change in our management and board of directors and, as a result, may adversely affect the market price of our common stock and your ability to realize any potential change of control premium.

ERISA may restrict investments by plans in our common stock.

A plan fiduciary considering an investment in our common stock should consider, among other things, whether such an investment is consistent with the fiduciary obligations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), including whether such investment might constitute or give rise to a prohibited transaction under ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code or any substantially similar federal, state or local law and, if so, whether an exemption from such prohibited transaction rules is available.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

On July 16, 2015, a former employee of the Manager exercised options in respect of 37,500 shares of the Company’s common stock. The optionholder’s exercise of the options was accomplished pursuant to a cashless exercise, whereby the optionholder surrendered 17,273 shares of common stock based on the closing market price on July 16, 2015, which was $15.62 per share, to cover the per share exercise price of the options. The options had a weighted average exercise price of $7.19 per share.

The Company offered and sold all the shares of common stock described above in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 for offerings not involving a public offering. At the time of the optionholder’s investment decisions, the optionholder was knowledgeable about the Company and its prospects, was a highly sophisticated professional who was able to understand the merits and risks of the investment decision, was an accredited investor, and the transaction involved did not involve any public offering.

Set forth below is information regarding the Company’s stock repurchases during the three months ended September 30, 2015:
Period
 
Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased (A)
 
Average Price Paid Per Share (or Unit)
 
Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
 
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
July 1 – July 31, 2015
 
17,273

 
$
7.19

 

 
$

August 1 – August 31, 2015
 

 
 
 

 

September 1 – September 30, 2015
 

 
 
 

 

Total
 
17,273

 
$
7.19

 

 
$


(A)
Represents shares withheld by New Residential in payment of the exercise price upon exercise of options.


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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
 
None.
 
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
 
Not Applicable.
 
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.


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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Description
2.1

 
Separation and Distribution Agreement dated April 26, 2013, between New Residential Investment Corp. and Newcastle Investment Corp. (incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 6 of New Residential Investment Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed April 29, 2013)
 
 
 
2.2

 
Purchase Agreement, among the Sellers listed therein, HSBC Finance Corporation and SpringCastle Acquisition LLC, dated March 5, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 11, 2013)
 
 
 
2.3

 
Master Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and Advance Purchaser LLC, dated as of December 17, 2013 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 23, 2013)
 
 
 
2.4

 
Sale Supplement (Shuttle 1) between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and Advance Purchaser LLC, dated as of December 17, 2013 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 23, 2013)
 
 
 
2.5

 
Sale Supplement (Shuttle 2) between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and Advance Purchaser LLC, dated as of December 17, 2013 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 23, 2013)
 
 
 
2.6

 
Sale Supplement (First Tennessee) between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and Advance Purchaser LLC, dated as of December 17, 2013 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 23, 2013)
 
 
 
2.7

 
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 22, 2015, by and among New Residential Investment Corp., Hexagon Merger Sub, Ltd. and Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 24, 2015)
 
 
 
2.8

 
Termination Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2015, by and among New Residential Investment Corp., Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. and Hexagon Merger Sub Ltd. (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 10, 2015)
 
 
 
2.9

 
Share and Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2015, by and among New Residential Investment Corp., HLSS Advances Acquisition Corp., HLSS MSR-EBO Acquisition LLC and Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 10, 2015)
 
 
 
3.1

 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of New Residential Investment Corp. (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 3, 2013)
 
 
 
3.2

 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of New Residential Investment Corp. (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 3, 2013)
 
 
 
3.3

 
Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of New Residential Investment Corp. (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 17, 2014)
 
 
 
4.1

 
Amended and Restated Indenture among NRZ Servicer Advance Receivables Trust BC (f/k/a Nationstar Servicer Advance Receivables Trust 2013-BC), as issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, Advance Purchaser LLC, as administrator, as owner of the rights to the servicing rights and as servicer, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as subservicer, and as servicer, and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent, dated as of December 17, 2013 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 23, 2013)
 
 
 
4.2

 
Series 2013-VF1 Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement among NRZ Servicer Advance Receivables Trust BC (f/k/a Nationstar Servicer Advance Receivables Trust 2013-BC), as issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, Advance Purchaser LLC, as administrator and as servicer, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as subservicer, and as servicer, and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent, dated as of December 17, 2013 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 23, 2013)
 
 
 
4.3

 
Amended and Restated Indenture among NRZ Servicer Advance Receivables Trust CS (f/k/a Nationstar Servicer Advance Receivables Trust 2013-CS), as issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, Advance Purchaser LLC, as administrator, as owner of the rights to the servicing rights and as servicer, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as subservicer, and as servicer, and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent, dated as of December 17, 2013 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 23, 2013)

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Exhibit
Number

Exhibit Description
4.4

 
Series 2013-VF1 Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement among NRZ Servicer Advance Receivables Trust CS (f/k/a Nationstar Servicer Advance Receivables Trust 2013-CS), as issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, Advance Purchaser LLC, as administrator and as servicer, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as subservicer, and as servicer, and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent, dated as of December 17, 2013 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 23, 2013)
 
 
 
4.5

 
Series 2013-VF2 Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement among NRZ Servicer Advance Receivables Trust CS (f/k/a Nationstar Servicer Advance Receivables Trust 2013-CS), as issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, Advance Purchaser LLC, as administrator and as servicer, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as subservicer, and as servicer, and Natixis, New York Branch, as administrative agent, dated as of December 17, 2013 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 23, 2013)
 
 
 
4.6

 
Series 2013-VF3 Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement among NRZ Servicer Advance Receivables Trust CS (f/k/a Nationstar Servicer Advance Receivables Trust 2013-CS), as issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, Advance Purchaser LLC, as administrator and as servicer, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as subservicer, and as servicer, and Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, dated as of December 17, 2013 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 23, 2013)
 
 
 
4.7

 
Seventh Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of October 23, 2015, by and among HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, HLSS Holdings, LLC, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, New Residential Investment Corp., Barclays Bank PLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 29, 2015)
 
 
 
4.8

 
Series 2012-VF1 Second Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 30, 2013, to the Fourth Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2013, by and among HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, HLSS Holdings, LLC, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC and Barclays Bank PLC (incorporated by reference to Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013)
 
 
 
4.9

 
Amendment No. 4, dated as of July 16, 2014, to the Second Amended and Restated Series 2012-VF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 30, 2013, by and among HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, HLSS Holdings, LLC, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC and Barclays Bank PLC (incorporated by reference to Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2014)
 
 
 
4.10

 
Amendment No. 5, dated December 5, 2014, to the Second Amended and Restated Series 2012-VF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 30, 2013, by and among HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, HLSS Holdings, LLC, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC and Barclays Bank PLC (incorporated by reference to Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 5, 2014)
 
 
 
4.11

 
Amendment No. 6, dated as of January 15, 2015, to the Second Amended and Restated Series 2012-VF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 30, 2013 and the Second Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement dated as of August 30, 2013, by and among HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, HLSS Holdings, LLC, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC and Barclays Bank PLC (incorporated by reference to Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 15, 2015)
 
 
 
4.12

 
Amendment No. 7, dated as of April 6, 2015, to the Second Amended and Restated Series 2012-VF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 30, 2013 and the Second Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2013, by and among HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, HLSS Holdings, LLC, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, New Residential Investment Corp. and Barclays Bank PLC (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August 10, 2015)
 
 
 
4.13

 
Amendment No. 8, dated as of May 5, 2015, to the Second Amended and Restated Series 2012-VF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 30, 2013 and the Second Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2013, by and among HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, HLSS Holdings, LLC, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, New Residential Investment Corp. and Barclays Bank PLC (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August 10, 2015)
 
 
 

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Exhibit
Number

Exhibit Description
4.14

 
Amendment No. 9, dated as of June 11, 2015, to the Second Amended and Restated Series 2012-VF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 30, 2013 and the Second Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2013, by and among HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, HLSS Holdings, LLC, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, New Residential Investment Corp. and Barclays Bank PLC (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August 10, 2015)
 
 
 
4.15

 
Series 2012-VF2 Third Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 14, 2015, to the to the Sixth Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of January 17, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 5, 2015, by and among HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, HLSS Holdings, LLC, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, New Residential Investment Corp. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 20, 2015)
 
 
 
4.16

 
Series 2012-VF3 Third Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 28, 2015, to the Sixth Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of January 17, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 5, 2015, by and among HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, HLSS Holdings, LLC, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, New Residential Investment Corp. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 3, 2015)
 
 
 
4.17

 
Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 16, 2015, to the Series 2012-VF3 Third Amended and Restated Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 28, 2015, to the Sixth Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of January 17, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 5, 2015, by and among HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, HLSS Holdings, LLC, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, New Residential Investment Corp. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 22, 2015)
 
 
 
4.18

 
Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2015, by and among NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, HLSS Holdings, LLC and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch and New Residential Investment Corp.
 
 
 
4.19

 
Series 2015-T1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 28, 2015, to the Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2015, by and among NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, HLSS Holdings, LLC and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch and New Residential Investment Corp.
 
 
 
4.20

 
Series 2015-T2 Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 28, 2015, to the Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2015, by and among NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, HLSS Holdings, LLC and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch and New Residential Investment Corp.
 
 
 
4.21

 
Series 2015-VF1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 28, 2015, to the Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2015, by and among NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, HLSS Holdings, LLC and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch and New Residential Investment Corp.
 
 
 
10.1

 
Management and Advisory Agreement between New Residential Investment Corp. and FIG LLC (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 17, 2013)
 
 
 
10.2

 
Amended and Restated Management and Advisory Agreement between New Residential Investment Corp. and FIG LLC, dated August 1, 2013 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August 8, 2013)
 
 
 
10.3

 
Second Amended and Restated Management and Advisory Agreement between New Residential Investment Corp. and FIG LLC, dated August 6, 2014 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August 7, 2014)
 
 
 
10.4

 
Third Amended and Restated Management and Advisory Agreement between New Residential Investment Corp. and FIG LLC, dated May 7, 2015 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 11, 2015)
 
 
 
10.5

 
Form of Indemnification Agreement by and between New Residential Investment Corp. and its directors and officers (incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 3 of New Residential Investment Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed March 27, 2013)
 
 
 
10.6

 
New Residential Investment Corp. Nonqualified Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 3, 2013)
 
 
 

145



Exhibit
Number

Exhibit Description
10.7

 
Amended and Restated New Residential Investment Corp. Nonqualified Stock Option and Incentive Plan, adopted as of November 4, 2014 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed November 7, 2014)
 
 
 
10.8

 
Investment Guidelines (incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 4 of New Residential Investment Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed April 9, 2013)
 
 
 
10.9

 
Excess Servicing Spread Sale and Assignment Agreement, by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR I LLC, dated December 8, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 15, 2012)
 
 
 
10.10

 
Excess Spread Refinanced Loan Replacement Agreement, by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR I LLC, dated December 8, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 15, 2012)
 
 
 
10.11

 
Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR IV LLC, dated May 13, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 15, 2012)
 
 
 
10.12

 
Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR V LLC, dated May 13, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 15, 2012)
 
 
 
10.13

 
Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR VI LLC, dated May 13, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 15, 2012)
 
 
 
10.14

 
Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR VII, LLC, dated May 13, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 15, 2012)
 
 
 
10.15

 
Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR III LLC, dated May 31, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 6, 2012)
 
 
 
10.16

 
Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR III LLC, dated May 31, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 6, 2012)
 
 
 
10.17

 
Amended and Restated Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR II LLC, dated June 7, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 7, 2012)
 
 
 
10.18

 
Amended and Restated Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR II LLC, dated June 7, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 7, 2012)
 
 
 
10.19

 
Amended and Restated Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR II LLC, dated June 7, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 7, 2012)
 
 
 
10.20

 
Amended and Restated Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR II LLC, dated June 7, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 7, 2012)
 
 
 
10.21

 
Amended and Restated Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR II LLC, dated June 7, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 7, 2012)
 
 
 
10.22

 
Amended and Restated Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR II LLC, dated June 7, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 7, 2012)
 
 
 
10.23

 
Amended and Restated Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR V LLC, dated June 28, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed July 5, 2012)
 
 
 

146



Exhibit
Number

Exhibit Description
10.24

 
Amended and Restated Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR IV LLC, dated June 28, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed July 5, 2012)
 
 
 
10.25

 
Amended and Restated Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR VI LLC, dated June 28, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed July 5, 2012)
 
 
 
10.26

 
Amended and Restated Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR VII LLC, dated June 28, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed July 5, 2012)
 
 
 
10.27

 
Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and MSR VIII LLC, dated December 31, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2013)
 
 
 
10.28

 
Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and MSR VIII LLC, dated December 31, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2013)
 
 
 
10.29

 
Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and MSR IX LLC, dated January 6, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2013)
 
 
 
10.30

 
Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and MSR IX LLC, dated January 6, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2013)
 
 
 
10.31

 
Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and MSR X LLC, dated January 6, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2013)
 
 
 
10.32

 
Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and MSR X LLC, dated January 6, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2013)
 
 
 
10.33

 
Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and MSR XI LLC, dated January 6, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2013)
 
 
 
10.34

 
Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and MSR XI LLC, dated January 6, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2013)
 
 
 
10.35

 
Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and MSR XII LLC, dated January 6, 2013, (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2013)
 
 
 
10.36

 
Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and MSR XII LLC, dated January 6, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2013)
 
 
 
10.37

 
Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and MSR XIII LLC, dated January 6, 2013, (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2013)
 
 
 
10.38

 
Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and MSR XIII LLC, dated January 6, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Newcastle Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2013)
 
 
 
10.39

 
Interim Servicing Agreement, among the Interim Servicers listed therein, HSBC Finance Corporation, as Interim Servicer Representative, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, SpringCastle America, LLC, SpringCastle Credit, LLC, SpringCastle Finance, LLC, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Loan Trustee, and SpringCastle Finance LLC, as Owner Representative (incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 4 to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed April 9, 2013)
 
 
 
10.40

 
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of SpringCastle Acquisition LLC, dated April 1, 2013 (incorporated by reference to the confidential submission by the Registrant of the draft Registration Statement on Form S-11 on August 19, 2013)

147



Exhibit
Number

Exhibit Description
 
 
 
10.41

 
Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement among Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as initial receivables seller and as servicer, Advance Purchaser LLC, as receivables seller and as servicer, and NRZ Servicer Advance Facility Transferor BC, LLC (f/k/a Nationstar Servicer Advance Facility Transferor, LLC 2013-BC), as depositor, dated as of December 17, 2013 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 23, 2013)
 
 
 
10.42

 
Amended and Restated Receivables Pooling Agreement between NRZ Servicer Advance Facility Transferor BC, LLC, as depositor, and NRZ Servicer Advance Receivables Trust BC (f/k/a Nationstar Servicer Advance Receivables Trust 2013-BC), as issuer, dated as of December 17, 2013 (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 23, 2013)
 
 
 
10.43

 
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2015, by and between New Residential Investment Corp and Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 10, 2015)
 
 
 
10.44

 
Services Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2015, by and between HLSS Advances Acquisition Corp. and Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 10, 2015)
 
 
 
10.45

 
Third Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2013, by and among Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, Homeward Residential, Inc., HLSS Holdings, LLC and HLSS Servicer Advance Facility Transferor, LLC (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015)
 
 
 
10.46

 
Second Amended and Restated Receivables Pooling Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2012, by and between HLSS Servicer Advance Facility Transferor, LLC and HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust (incorporated by reference to New Residential Investment Corp.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015)
 
 
 
10.47

 
Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2015, by and among Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, HLSS Holdings, LLC and NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC
 
 
 
10.48

 
Receivables Pooling Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2015, by and between NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC and NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1


148




Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Description
31.1

 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 

 
 
31.2

 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 

 
 
32.1

 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 

 
 
32.2

 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 

 
 
101.INS

 
XBRL Instance Document *
 

 
 
101.SCH

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document *
 

 
 
101.CAL

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document *
 

 
 
101.DEF

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document *
 

 
 
101.LAB

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document *
 

 
 
101.PRE

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document *
 
 
 
*
XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 

149



The following amended and restated limited liability company agreements of the Consumer Loan Companies are substantially identical in all material respects, except as to the parties thereto and the initial capital contributions required under each agreement, to the Amendment and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of SpringCastle Acquisition LLC that is filed as Exhibit 10.39 hereto and are being omitted in reliance on Instruction 2 to Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
 
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of SpringCastle America, LLC, dated as of April 1, 2013.
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of SpringCastle Credit, LLC, dated as of April 1, 2013.
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of SpringCastle Finance, LLC, dated as of April 1, 2013.

In addition, the following Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement and Amended and Restated Receivables Pooling Agreement are substantially identical in all material respects, except as to the parties thereto, to the Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement and Amended and Restated Receivables Pooling Agreement that are filed as Exhibits 10.40 and 10.41, respectively, hereto and are being omitted in reliance on Instruction 2 to Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
 
Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement among Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as initial receivables seller and as servicer, Advance Purchaser LLC, as receivables seller and as servicer, and NRZ Servicer Advance Facility Transferor CS, LLC (f/k/a Nationstar Servicer Advance Facility Transferor, LLC 2013-CS), as depositor, dated as of December 17, 2013.
Amended and Restated Receivables Pooling Agreement between NRZ Servicer Advance Facility Transferor CS, LLC, as depositor, and NRZ Servicer Advance Receivables Trust CS (f/k/a Nationstar Servicer Advance Receivables Trust 2013-CS), as issuer, dated as of December 17, 2013.


150



SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized:
  
 
NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael Nierenberg
 
 
Michael Nierenberg
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and President
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
November 4, 2015
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Nicola Santoro, Jr.
 
 
Nicola Santoro, Jr.
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
November 4, 2015
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jonathan R. Brown
 
 
Jonathan R. Brown
 
 
Chief Accounting Officer
 
 
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
November 4, 2015


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Exhibit 4.18

INDENTURE
NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1,
as Issuer
and
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary
and
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
as a Subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates)
and
HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC,
as Administrator and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates)
and
CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent

Dated as of August 28, 2015
NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1
ADVANCE RECEIVABLES BACKED NOTES, ISSUABLE IN SERIES






TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article I Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application    6
Section 1.1. Definitions.    6
Section 1.2. Interpretation.    58
Section 1.3. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.    58
Section 1.4. Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee.    59
Section 1.5. Acts of Noteholders.    60
Section 1.6. Notices, etc., to Indenture Trustee, Issuer, Administrator and the Administrative Agent.    61
Section 1.7. Notices to Noteholders; Waiver.    62
Section 1.8. Administrative Agent.    62
Section 1.9. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.    64
Section 1.10. Successors and Assigns.    64
Section 1.11. Severability of Provisions.    64
Section 1.12. Benefits of Indenture.    64
Section 1.13. Governing Law.    64
Section 1.14. Counterparts.    64
Section 1.15. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers.    65
Article II The Trust Estate    65
Section 2.1. Contents of Trust Estate.    65
Section 2.2. Receivable Files.    69
Section 2.3. Indemnity Payments for Receivables Upon Breach.    70
Section 2.4. Duties of Custodian with Respect to the Receivables Files.    71
Section 2.5. Application of Trust Money.    72
Article III Administration of Receivables; Reporting to Investors    72
Section 3.1. Duties of the Calculation Agent.    72
Section 3.2. Reports by Administrator and Indenture Trustee.    76
Section 3.3. Annual Statement as to Compliance; Notice of Default; Agreed Upon Procedures Reports.    80
Section 3.4. Access to Certain Documentation and Information.    84
Section 3.5. Indenture Trustee to Make Reports Available.    86
Article IV The Trust Accounts; Payments    87
Section 4.1. Trust Accounts.    87
Section 4.2. Collections and Disbursements of Advances by Servicer.    89
Section 4.3. Funding of Additional Receivables.    91
Section 4.4. Interim Payment Dates.    96
Section 4.5. Payment Dates.    97
Section 4.6. Series Reserve Account.    103

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Section 4.7. Collection and Funding Account, Interest Accumulation Account, Fee Accumulation Account, Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account and Sinking Fund Accounts.    105
Section 4.8. Note Payment Account.    106
Section 4.9. Securities Accounts.    106
Section 4.10. Notice of Adverse Claims.    109
Section 4.11. No Gross Up.    109
Section 4.12. Full Amortization Period; Target Amortization Events.    109
Article V Note Forms    111
Section 5.1. Forms Generally.    111
Section 5.2. Forms of Notes.    111
Section 5.3. Form of Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication.    112
Section 5.4. Book-Entry Notes.    112
Section 5.5. Beneficial Ownership of Global Notes.    115
Section 5.6. Notices to Depository.    115
Article VI The Notes    115
Section 6.1. General Provisions; Notes Issuable in Series; Terms of a Series or Class Specified in an Indenture Supplement.    115
Section 6.2. Denominations.    117
Section 6.3. Execution, Authentication and Delivery and Dating.    118
Section 6.4. Temporary Notes.    119
Section 6.5. Registration, Transfer and Exchange.    119
Section 6.6. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes.    127
Section 6.7. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved; Withholding Taxes.    128
Section 6.8. Persons Deemed Owners.    129
Section 6.9. Cancellation.    129
Section 6.10. New Issuances of Notes.    129
Article VII Satisfaction and Discharge; Cancellation of Notes Held by the Issuer or Depositor or the Receivables Seller    132
Section 7.1. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.    132
Section 7.2. Application of Trust Money.    133
Section 7.3. Cancellation of Notes Held by the Issuer, the Depositor or the Receivables Seller.    133
Article VIII Events of Default and Remedies    133
Section 8.1. Events of Default.    133
Section 8.2. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.    136
Section 8.3. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture Trustee.    137
Section 8.4. Indenture Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.    138
Section 8.5. Indenture Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes.    139
Section 8.6. Application of Money Collected.    139

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Section 8.7. Sale of Collateral Requires Consent of Series Required Noteholders.    139
Section 8.8. Reserved.    139
Section 8.9. Limitation on Suits.    139
Section 8.10. Limited Recourse.    140
Section 8.11. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.    141
Section 8.12. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.    141
Section 8.13. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.    141
Section 8.14. Control by Noteholders.    141
Section 8.15. Waiver of Past Defaults.    142
Section 8.16. Sale of Trust Estate.    142
Section 8.17. Undertaking for Costs.    143
Section 8.18. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.    143
Section 8.19. Notice of Waivers.    144
Article IX The Issuer    144
Section 9.1. Representations and Warranties of Issuer.    144
Section 9.2. Liability of Issuer; Indemnities.    148
Section 9.3. Merger or Consolidation, or Assumption of the Obligations, of the Issuer.    149
Section 9.4. Issuer May Not Own Notes.    150
Section 9.5. Covenants of Issuer.    150
Article X The Administrator and Servicer    154
Section 10.1. Representations and Warranties of Administrator.    154
Section 10.2. Representations and Warranties of OLS.    155
Section 10.3. Covenants of Administrator and Servicer.    157
Section 10.4. Liability of Administrator; Indemnities.    161
Section 10.5. Liability of Servicer; Indemnities.    163
Section 10.6. Merger or Consolidation, or Assumption of the Obligations, of the Administrator or the Servicer.    164
Section 10.7. Appointment of a Sub-Administrator.    165
Article XI The Indenture Trustee    166
Section 11.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.    166
Section 11.2. Notice of Defaults.    167
Section 11.3. Certain Rights of Indenture Trustee.    167
Section 11.4. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Notes.    169
Section 11.5. Reserved.    169
Section 11.6. Money Held in Trust.    169
Section 11.7. Compensation and Reimbursement, Limit on Compensation, Reimbursement and Indemnity.    170
Section 11.8. Corporate Indenture Trustee Required; Eligibility.    171
Section 11.9. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.    171
Section 11.10. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.    173
Section 11.11. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.    173
Section 11.12. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.    174

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Section 11.13. Reserved.    175
Section 11.14. Representations and Covenants of the Indenture Trustee.    175
Section 11.15. Indenture Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Issuer.    176
Article XII Amendments and Indenture Supplements    176
Section 12.1. Supplemental Indentures and Amendments Without Consent of Noteholders.    176
Section 12.2. Supplemental Indentures and Amendments with Consent of Noteholders.    179
Section 12.3. Execution of Amendments.    180
Section 12.4. Effect of Amendments.    181
Section 12.5. Reference in Notes to Indenture Supplements.    181
Section 12.6. Amendments Requiring Consent of the Servicer.    181
Article XIII Early Redemption of Notes    181
Section 13.1. Optional Redemption.    181
Section 13.2. Notice.    183
Article XIV Miscellaneous    183
Section 14.1. No Petition.    183
Section 14.2. No Recourse.    184
Section 14.3. Tax Treatment.    184
Section 14.4. Alternate Payment Provisions.    184
Section 14.5. Termination of Obligations.    184
Section 14.6. Final Payment.    185
Section 14.7. Derivative Counterparty, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider and Liquidity Provider as Third-Party Beneficiaries.    185
Section 14.8. Owner Trustee Limitation of Liability.    186
Section 14.9. Communications with Rating Agencies.    186
Section 14.10. Authorized Representatives.    187
Section 14.11. Servicing Advance Financing Agreement.    187

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

Schedule 1
Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule
Schedule 2
Designated Servicing Agreements that may be subserviced by subservicers on behalf of OLS in accordance with clause (ix) of the definition of “Facility Eligible Receivable”
Schedule 3
Designated Servicing Agreements under which certain Receivables are not expressly required to be reimbursed upon any involuntary transfer of the Servicer
Schedule 4
Designated Servicing Agreements under which (i) certain Receivables are not required to be reimbursed or paid upon the exercise of any termination and (ii) the consent of the Servicer or servicers is not required to consent to or initiate termination
Schedule 5
Wire Instructions
Schedule 6
Ineligible Designated Servicing Agreements

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Exhibit A-1
Form of Global Rule 144A Note
Exhibit A-2
Form of Definitive Rule 144A Note
Exhibit A-3
Form of Global Regulation S Note
Exhibit A-4
Form of Definitive Regulation S Note
Exhibit B-1
Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfers of Notes pursuant to Rule 144A
Exhibit B-2
Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfer of Notes pursuant to Regulation S
Exhibit C
Form of Notice to MBS Trustee/Notice of Assignment of Receivables
Exhibit D
Agreed Upon Procedures
Exhibit E
Form of Additional Transferee Certification required under Section 6.5(m) of the Indenture
Exhibit F
Form of Additional Transferee Certification required under Section 6.5(n) of the Indenture
Exhibit G-1
Authorized Representatives of the Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary
Exhibit G-2
Authorized Representatives of OLS
Exhibit G-3
Authorized Representatives of the Administrative Agent
Exhibit G-4
Authorized Representatives of the Issuer
Exhibit G-5
Authorized Representatives of HLSS
Exhibit H
Disclaimer of Excess Servicing Fee Purchasers
Exhibit I
Notice of Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights



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This INDENTURE (as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), is made and entered into as of August 28, 2015 (the “ Closing Date ”), by and among NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Issuer ”), DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, a national banking association, in its capacity as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), and as Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary (in each case, as defined below), HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC, a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware (“ HLSS ”), as Administrator (as defined below) on behalf of the Issuer, as owner of the rights to the servicing rights associated with the servicing under the Designated Servicing Agreements (as defined below), and from and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates (as defined below), as Servicer (as defined below) under the Designated Servicing Agreements, OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, a limited liability company organized in the State of Delaware (“ OLS ”), as a Subservicer from and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates, and as Servicer prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates and CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH ( Credit Suisse ), as an Administrative Agent.
RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
OLS has sold the economics associated with the servicing rights under the Designated Servicing Agreements to HLSS, which is wholly owned by New Residential Investment Corp. In addition, Homeward has sold the economics associated with its servicing rights and all Receivables generated by Homeward prior to the time of such sale, under any Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements to OLS, and has hired OLS as a subservicer under such Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements. OLS, and not Homeward, has generated and shall generate all Receivables with respect to such Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements after the dates on which OLS acquired such economics and Receivables from Homeward (it being understood that any Receivables generated instead by Homeward after such sales will not be eligible for sale under the Transaction Documents barring an amendment thereto). In addition, on or after March 5, 2012, subject to the terms and provisions of the Transaction Documents, OLS and/or Homeward and/or any other OFC-Owned Servicer may sell the economics and/or Receivables to HLSS or OLS and hire OLS as a subservicer, as applicable, with respect to further Designated Servicing Agreements. When all required consents and ratings agency letters required for a formal change of the named servicer under a Designated Servicing Agreement from OLS to HLSS shall have been obtained, and certified to by HLSS as set forth herein, OLS shall sell to HLSS all of the servicing rights and obligations under such Designated Servicing Agreement (the “ MSR Transfer Date ”) pursuant to the Master Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ MSRPA ”), dated as of October 1, 2012, and each related Sale Supplement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, each, a “ Sale Supplement ”), dated as of February 10, 2012, May 1, 2012, August 1, 2012, September 13, 2012, September 28, 2012, December 26, 2012, March 13, 2013, May 21, 2013, July 1, 2013 and October 25, 2013, by and between OLS and HLSS (the MSRPA and the Sale Supplements together, the “ Purchase Agreement ”). Until the MSR Transfer Date with respect to any Designated Servicing Agreement, OLS shall continue to be the “Servicer” and will be expected to aggregate and/or make all required Advances under such Designated Servicing Agreement, and shall sell the related Receivables to HLSS for cash purchase prices equal to 100% of their respective Receivable Balances, promptly





upon their creation, pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement. Following the MSR Transfer Date for any Designated Servicing Agreement, HLSS shall be the “Servicer” under such Designated Servicing Agreements, and HLSS shall thereafter make all required Advances under such Designated Servicing Agreements. Until the MSR Transfer Date with respect to any Designated Servicing Agreement, OLS (i) shall continue to be the “Servicer” and to make all required Advances under such Designated Servicing Agreement, and (ii) shall sell the related OLS Initial Receivables and OLS Additional Receivables to HLSS for cash purchase prices equal to 100% of their respective Receivable Balances, immediately upon their creation, pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement. Following the MSR Transfer Date for any Designated Servicing Agreement, HLSS shall be the “Servicer” under such Designated Servicing Agreement, and HLSS shall thereafter make all required Advances under such Designated Servicing Agreement.
All defined terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Transaction Documents.
The Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance of its Variable Funding and Term Notes to be issued in one or more Series and/or Classes.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
GRANTING CLAUSE
The Issuer hereby Grants to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit and security of (a) the Noteholders, (b) each Derivative Counterparty, if any, and/or each Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider, if any, and/or each Liquidity Provider, if any, that is a party to any Derivative Agreement, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Liquidity Facility, as applicable, entered into in connection with the issuance of a Series of Notes, and (c) the Indenture Trustee, in its individual capacity (clauses (a), (b) and (c), each, a “ Secured Party ” and collectively, the “ Secured Parties ”), a security interest in all its right, title and interest in and to the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired and wheresoever located (collectively, the “ Collateral ”), and all monies, “securities,” “instruments,” “accounts,” “general intangibles,” “payment intangibles,” “goods,” “letter of credit rights,” “chattel paper,” “financial assets,” “investment property” (the terms in quotations are defined in the UCC) and other property consisting of, arising from or relating to any of the following:
(i)    all right, title and interest of the Issuer (A) existing as of the Cut-off Date in, to and under the Initial Receivables, and (B) in, to and under any and all Additional Receivables created after the Cut-off Date, and (C) in the case of both Initial Receivables and Additional Receivables, all monies due or to become due thereon, and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto, and all proceeds thereof (including “proceeds” as defined in the UCC in effect in all relevant jurisdictions (including, without limitation, any proceeds of any Sales)), together with all rights of the Issuer, as the assignee of the Receivables Seller, to enforce such Receivables (and including any Indemnity Payments made with respect to the Receivables for which a payment is made by the Issuer, the Depositor or the Receivables Seller as described in Section 2.3 );

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(ii)    all rights of the Issuer as Purchaser under the Receivables Pooling Agreement, including, without limitation, the Issuer’s rights as assignee of the Depositor’s rights under the Receivables Sale Agreement and of the Receivables Seller’s rights under the Receivables Sale Agreement, including, without limitation, the right to enforce the obligations of the Receivables Seller and the Servicer under the Receivables Sale Agreement with respect to the Receivables and the obligations of OLS under the Receivables Sale Agreement and any rights of HLSS against OLS with respect to any OLS Receivables sold by OLS to HLSS and HLSS’s rights under the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables, including, without limitation, the right to enforce the obligations of OLS under the Purchase Agreement with respect to remitting collections of Deferred Servicing Fees;
(iii)    all rights of the Issuer as Purchaser under each Assignment and Recognition Agreement, including, without limitation, the Issuer’s rights to enforce the obligations of OLS and HLSS under each Assignment and Recognition Agreement with respect to the Receivables;
(iv) the Trust Accounts and the Initial Collection Account, and all amounts and property on deposit or credited to the Trust Accounts and the Initial Collection Account (excluding investment earnings thereon) from time to time (whether or not constituting or derived from payments, collections or recoveries received, made or realized in respect of the Receivables);
(v)    all rights of the Issuer under any Derivative Agreement or Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement;
(vi)    all right, title and interest of the Issuer as assignee of the Depositor, the Receivables Seller and the Servicer to rights to payment on the Receivables under each related Designated Servicing Agreement on the related Sale Dates of the Receivables, and under all related documents, instruments and agreements pursuant to which the Receivables Seller acquired, or acquired an interest in, any of the Receivables;
(vii)    all other monies, securities, reserves and other property now or at any time in the possession of the Indenture Trustee or its bailee, agent or custodian and relating to any of the foregoing; and
(viii)    all present and future claims, demands, causes and choses in action in respect of any and all of the foregoing and all payments on or under, and all proceeds of every kind and nature whatsoever in respect of, any and all of the foregoing and all payments on or under, and all proceeds of every kind and nature whatsoever in conversion thereof, voluntary or involuntary, into cash or other liquid property, all cash proceeds, accounts, accounts receivable, notes, drafts, acceptances, checks, deposit accounts, rights to payment of any and every kind, and other forms of obligations and receivables, instruments and other property which at any time constitute all or part of or are included in the proceeds of any of the foregoing.
The Security Interest in the Trust Estate is Granted to secure the Notes issued pursuant to this Indenture (and the obligations under this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement and any applicable Derivative Agreement, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement and/or Liquidity Facility) equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction between any Note and any

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other Note by reason of difference in time of issuance or otherwise, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture or in any Indenture Supplement, and to secure (1) the payment of all amounts due on such Notes and the obligations under any applicable Derivative Agreement, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement and/or Liquidity Facility in accordance with their terms, (2) the payment of all other sums payable by the Issuer under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement and (3) compliance by the Issuer with the provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement. This Indenture, as it may be supplemented, including by each Indenture Supplement, is a security agreement within the meaning of the UCC.
The Indenture Trustee acknowledges the Grant of such Security Interest, and agrees to perform the duties herein in accordance with the terms hereof. The Indenture Trustee also acknowledges that the Grant of any Security Interest in a Derivative Agreement or Derivative Collateral Account is solely for the purpose of securing the related Series of Notes (and the related obligations under this Indenture, any related Indenture Supplement, such Derivative Agreement and any related Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement). Although such Derivative Agreement, the Derivative Collateral Account and the amounts and property on deposit or credited to the Derivative Collateral Account may, in the exercise of remedies under this Indenture and any related Indenture Supplement, be disposed of as provided in this Indenture, any related Indenture Supplement and such Derivative Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the exercise of remedies under such Derivative Agreement against any such amounts and property in the Derivative Collateral Account shall be strictly in accordance with the terms set forth in such Derivative Agreement.
The Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, and its assignees, successors and designees to file one or more UCC financing statements, financing statement amendments and continuation statements to perfect the security interest Granted above. In addition, the Issuer hereby consents to the filing of a financing statement describing the Collateral covered thereby as “all assets of the Debtor, now owned or hereafter acquired,” or such similar language as the Administrator, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, and its assignees, successors and designees may deem appropriate.
The Issuer hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Indenture Trustee and any officer or agent thereof, during the continuation of an Event of Default, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of the Issuer and in the name of the Issuer, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Indenture, each Indenture Supplement, the Receivables Sale Agreement, the Receivables Pooling Agreement and each Assignment and Recognition Agreement, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Issuer hereby gives the Indenture Trustee the power and right (1) to take possession of and endorse and collect any wired funds, checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due under any Receivable Granted by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee from the related Mortgage Pool, the Obligors on underlying Mortgage Loans, the Receivables Seller or the Servicer, as the case may be, (2) to file any claim or proceeding in any court of law or equity or take any other action otherwise deemed appropriate by the Indenture

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Trustee for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due from the related Mortgage Pool, the Obligors on underlying Mortgage Loans, the Receivables Seller or the Servicer or the related Subservicer under such Receivable whenever payable and to enforce any other right in respect of any Receivable Granted by the Issuer or related to the Trust Estate, (3) to direct the related MBS Trustee or the Servicer or Subservicer to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due under the Receivable Granted by the Issuer directly to the Indenture Trustee or as the Indenture Trustee shall direct, (4) to ask or demand for, collect, receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due from the related Mortgage Pool or the Servicer or Subservicer at any time in respect of or arising out of any Receivable Granted by the Issuer, (5) to sign and endorse any assignments, notices and other documents in connection with the Receivables Granted by the Issuer or the Trust Estate, and (6) to sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with the Receivables Granted by the Issuer and the Trust Estate as fully and completely as though the Indenture Trustee were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at the Indenture Trustee’s option and at the expense of the Issuer, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Indenture Trustee deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Receivable Granted by the Issuer or the Trust Estate and the Indenture Trustee’s and the Issuer’s respective security interests and ownership interests therein and to effect the intent of this Indenture, all as fully and effectively as the Issuer might do. Nothing contained herein shall in any way be deemed to be a grant of power or authority to the Indenture Trustee or any officer or agent thereof to take any of the actions described in this paragraph with respect to any underlying Obligor under any Mortgage Loan, for which an Advance was made or Deferred Servicing Fee was accrued.
The parties hereto intend that the Security Interest Granted under this Indenture shall give the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties a first priority perfected security interest in, to and under the Collateral, and all other property described in this Indenture as a part of the Trust Estate and all proceeds of any of the foregoing in order to secure the obligations of the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders under the Notes, and to any Derivative Counterparty, Supplement Credit Enhancement Provider and/or any Liquidity Provider under this Indenture, the related Indenture Supplement and all of the other Transaction Documents. The Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties shall have all the rights, powers and privileges of a secured party under the UCC. The Issuer agrees to execute and file all filings (including filings under the UCC) and take all other actions reasonably necessary in any jurisdiction to provide third parties with notice of the Security Interest Granted pursuant to this Indenture and to perfect such Security Interest under the UCC.
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
To set forth or to provide for the establishment of the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of Notes by the Noteholders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as set forth in this Indenture, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Noteholders of the Notes or of a Series or Class thereof, as the case may be.

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LIMITED RECOURSE
The obligation of the Issuer to make payments of principal, interest and other amounts on the Notes and to make payments in respect of any Derivative Agreements, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreements or Liquidity Facilities is limited in recourse as set forth in Section 8.10 .

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Article I

Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application
Section 1.1.
Definitions.
Act : When used with respect to any Noteholder, is defined in Section 1.5 .
Accumulation Account : Any of the Fee Accumulation Account, Interest Accumulation Account or Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account, as applicable.
Accumulation Amount : Any of the Fee Accumulation Amount, Interest Accumulation Amount or Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Amount, as applicable.
Action : When used with respect to any Noteholder, is defined in Section 1.5 .
Additional Receivables : All Receivables created or acquired on or after the Cut-off Date which are (i) the OLS Additional Receivables sold by OLS to HLSS under the Receivables Sale Agreement, any other Advance Receivables, and the Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables that (x) arise when servicing fees that were sold by OLS to HLSS under the Purchase Agreement and become Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables free and clear of Adverse Claims (other than any Permitted Liens) or (y) are otherwise sold to HLSS under the Purchase Agreement free and clear of any Adverse Claims (other than any Permitted Liens) which are sold and/or contributed by (A) HLSS to the Depositor pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement, as described in Section 2(a) of the Receivables Sale Agreement and (B) the Depositor to the Issuer pursuant to the Receivables Pooling Agreement or (ii) sold to the Issuer pursuant to an Assignment and Recognition Agreement or a Closing Agreement. Any Receivables (x) created at any time with respect to a Mortgage Pool or a Mortgage Loan with respect to which OLS no longer acts at such time as Servicer prior to the related MSR Transfer Date, or as to which HLSS no longer acts as Servicer from and after the related MSR Transfer Date or (y) sold and/or contributed to the Depositor or the Issuer on or after a Stop Date pursuant to Section 2(d) of the Receivables Sale Agreement or Section 2(d) the Receivables Pooling Agreement shall not constitute Additional Receivables.
Administration Agreement : The Administration Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Issuer and the Administrator, as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.
Administrative Agent : (a) initially, Credit Suisse or any Affiliate of the foregoing or any successor thereto in respect of the Series of Notes for which it is designated as an Administrative Agent therefor in the related Indenture Supplement, and (b) in respect of any Series, the Person(s) specified in the related Indenture Supplement. Unless the context indicates otherwise in any Indenture Supplement for such Indenture Supplement, each reference to the “Administrative Agent” herein or in any other Transaction Document shall be deemed to constitute a collective reference to each Person that is an Administrative Agent. If (x) any Person that is an Administrative Agent resigns as an Administrative Agent in respect of all Series for which it was designated as the Administrative Agent or (y) all of the Notes in respect of each Series for which any Person was designated as the

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Administrative Agent are repaid or redeemed in full, such Person shall cease to be an “Administrative Agent” for purposes hereof and each other Transaction Document.
Administrative Expenses : Any amounts due from or accrued for the account of the Issuer with respect to any period for any administrative expenses incurred by the Issuer, including without limitation (i) to any accountants, agents, counsel and other advisors of the Issuer (other than the Owner Trustee) for fees and expenses; (ii) to the rating agencies for fees and expenses in connection with any rating of the Notes; (iii) to any other person in respect of any governmental fee, charge or tax; (iv) to any other Person (other than the Owner Trustee) in respect of any other fees or expenses permitted under this Indenture (including indemnities) and the documents delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Indenture and the Notes; (v) any and all fees and expenses of the Issuer incurred in connection with its entry into and the performance of its obligations under any of the agreements contemplated by this Indenture; (vi) the orderly winding up of the Issuer following the cessation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture; and (vii) any and all other fees and expenses properly incurred by the Issuer in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Indenture, but not in duplication of any amounts specifically provided for in respect of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Administrator or any VFN Noteholder.
Administrator : HLSS in its capacity as the Administrator on behalf of the Issuer and any successor to HLSS in such capacity.
Advance : Any P&I Advance, Escrow Advance or Corporate Advance.
Advance Collection Period : (i) For the first Interim Payment Date or Payment Date, the period beginning on the Cut-off Date and ending at the end of the day before the Determination Date for such Interim Payment Date or Payment Date, and (ii) for each other Interim Payment Date and Payment Date, the period beginning at the opening of business on the most recent preceding Determination Date and ending as of the close of business on the day before the Determination Date for such Interim Payment Date or Payment Date.
Advance Rate : With respect to any Series of Notes, and for any Class within such Series, if applicable, and with respect to any Receivables related to any particular Advance Type (and attributable to any particular Designated Servicing Agreement, if so specified in the related Indenture Supplement), the percentage specified for such Advance Type (and attributable to such Designated Servicing Agreement, if applicable) as its “Advance Rate” in the Indenture Supplement for such Series, as reduced by any applicable Advance Rate Reduction Factor.
Advance Rate Reduction Factor : For any Series or Class of Notes, as defined in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.
Advance Receivable : Any of a Corporate Advance Receivable, Escrow Advance Receivable or P&I Advance Receivable.
Advance Reimbursement Amount : (i) With respect to any Advance, any amount which the Servicer or the Indenture Trustee as the Servicer’s assignee, collects on a Mortgage Loan, withdraws from a Custodial Account or receives from an MBS Trustee or any successor servicer, to reimburse an

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Advance made by the Servicer or any predecessor servicer (including reimbursement of P&I Advances which were advanced using Amounts Held for Future Distribution) pursuant to a Designated Servicing Agreement; or (ii) with respect to any Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable, any amounts paid to (or retained by) the Servicer on account of the related Deferred Servicing Fees pursuant to a Designated Servicing Agreement.
Advance Type : (i) Judicial P&I Advances (loan level), Judicial P&I Advances (non-loan level), Non-Judicial P&I Advances (loan level), Non-Judicial P&I Advances (non-loan level), Judicial Escrow Advances (loan level), Judicial Escrow Advances (non- loan level), Non‑Judicial Escrow Advances (loan level), Non‑Judicial Escrow Advances (non-loan level), Judicial Corporate Advances (loan level), Judicial Corporate Advances (non-loan level), Non‑Judicial Corporate Advances (loan level), Non‑Judicial Corporate Advances (non-loan level), Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees (loan level), Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees (non-loan level), Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees (loan level) and Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees (non-loan level), in each case, that are not attributable to Second-Lien Receivables; and (ii) each of the foregoing categories of Advances and Deferred Servicing Fees that are attributable to Second-Lien Receivables.
Advance Type Allocation Percentage : For any Series, in respect of any Advance Type of Receivables with a non-zero Advance Rate for such Series, a percentage equal to: (i) the Series Invested Amount for such Series divided by (ii) the aggregate of the Series Invested Amounts for all Outstanding Series that provide a non-zero Advance Rate for Receivables of such Advance Type.
Advance Type Amount : For any Advance Type of Receivables for any Series that has a non-zero Advance Rate, an amount equal to the product of (a) the Advance Type Allocation Percentage for such Series for such Advance Type of Receivables and (b) the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Receivables of such Advance Type.
Adverse Claim : A lien, security interest, charge, encumbrance or other right or claim of any Person (other than the liens created in favor of the Secured Parties or assigned to the Secured Parties by (i) this Indenture, (ii) the Receivables Pooling Agreement, (iii) the Receivables Sale Agreement, (iv) the Purchase Agreement or (v) any other Transaction Document).
Adverse Effect : Whenever used in this Indenture with respect to any Series or Class of Notes and any event, means that such event is reasonably likely, at the time of its occurrence, to (i) result in the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Target Amortization Event relating to such Series or Class of Notes, (ii) adversely affect (A) the amount of funds available to be paid to the Noteholders of such Series or Class of Notes or any Derivative Counterparty pursuant to this Indenture, (B) the timing of such payments or (C) in a material manner, the rights or interests of the Noteholders of such Series or Class, any related Derivative Counterparty, any related Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider or any related Liquidity Provider, (iii) adversely affect the Security Interest of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral unless otherwise permitted by this Indenture, or (iv) materially adversely affect the collectability of the Receivables.
Affiliate : With respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling or Controlled by or under direct or indirect common Control with such specified Person.

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Aggregate Receivables : As of any date of determination, all Initial Receivables and all Additional Receivables on such date, (a) which OLS Initial Receivables were sold to HLSS and all Initial Receivables were sold and/or contributed by HLSS to the Depositor under the Receivables Sale Agreement and sold and/or contributed by the Depositor to the Issuer under the Receivables Pooling Agreement, (b) (1) which OLS Additional Receivables are sold to HLSS by OLS under the Receivables Sale Agreement and (2) which Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables arise when servicing fees that were sold to HLSS by OLS under the Purchase Agreement become Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables (or, after the related MSR Transfer Date, are earned by HLSS, as Servicer) and which aggregate Additional Receivables are sold and/or contributed by HLSS to the Depositor under the Receivables Sale Agreement and which aggregate Additional Receivables are sold and/or contributed by the Depositor to the Issuer under the Receivables Pooling Agreement and (c) which Receivables were sold by any Prior Issuer to the Issuer on the initial Funding Date or any Funding Date pursuant to an Assignment and Recognition Agreement.
Amounts Held for Future Distribution : As defined in Section 4.2(c) .
Applicable Law : As defined in Section 4.1 .
Applicable Rating : For each Class of Notes, the rating(s) specified as such for such Class in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.
Assignment and Recognition Agreement : An Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of the initial Funding Date or any Funding Date, by and among one or more Prior Issuers, the applicable Prior Trustee or Prior Trustees, as applicable, OLS, HLSS, the Depositor, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, and any other assignment, assumption and recognition agreement, approved by the Administrative Agents, pursuant to which Receivables are conveyed to the Issuer.
Authenticating Agent : Any Person authorized by the Indenture Trustee to authenticate Notes under Section 11.12 .
Authorized Signatory : With respect to any entity, each Person duly authorized to act as a signatory of such entity at the time such Person signs on behalf of such entity.
Available Funds :
(i) With respect to any Interim Payment Date, all Collections on the Receivables received during the related Advance Collection Period and deposited into the Collection and Funding Account and any other funds of the Issuer that the Issuer (or the Administrator (or a Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator) on behalf of the Issuer) identifies to the Indenture Trustee to be treated as “Available Funds” for such Interim Payment Date, plus any amounts released from the Accumulation Accounts on such Interim Payment Date pursuant to Section 4.7(d) ;
(ii) with respect to any Payment Date prior to the Full Amortization Period, the sum of (A) all amounts on deposit in the Fee Accumulation Account, the Interest Accumulation Account and any Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account ( provided that the amounts on deposit in

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the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account may only be used to pay the Target Amortization Amounts to those Classes that are entitled to receive those amounts in accordance with the related Indenture Supplement) at the close of business on the last Interim Payment Date or Limited Funding Date during the related Monthly Advance Collection Period plus (B) all Collections received during the final Advance Collection Period during the immediately preceding Monthly Advance Collection Period and deposited into the Collection and Funding Account (in each case, adjusted to reflect all deposits and payments on any Funding Date that may occur after the end of such Advance Collection Period, but prior to such Payment Date, and not including any such funds required to be returned to a VFN Noteholder pursuant to this Indenture due to any failure to utilize amounts provided by such VFN Noteholder to use amounts drawn hereunder in a manner permitted hereby), plus (C) any proceeds received by the Issuer under any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement for any Class of Notes ( provided that such proceeds may only be used to pay amounts due to those Classes that are entitled to receive those amounts in accordance with the related Indenture Supplement), plus (D) any income from Permitted Investments in Trust Accounts that have been established for the benefit of all Series of Notes, plus (E) any proceeds received by the Issuer under any Derivative Agreement for any Class of Notes (provided that such proceeds may only be used to pay amounts due to those Classes that are entitled to receive those amounts in accordance with the related Indenture Supplement and for so long as such Classes of Notes are not repaid in full or refinanced) plus (F) any other funds of the Issuer that the Issuer (or the Administrator (or a Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator) on behalf of the Issuer) identifies to the Indenture Trustee to be treated as “Available Funds” for such Payment Date; and
(iii) with respect to any Payment Date during the Full Amortization Period, the sum of the Series Available Funds for all Series.
Bankruptcy Code : The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. , as amended.
Basic Fee Holder : An entity other than HLSS that holds the basic servicing fees under the related Servicing Agreements.
Book-Entry Notes : A note registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee, ownership of which is reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Depository (directly or as an indirect participant in accordance with the rules of such Depository); provided , that after the occurrence of a condition whereupon Definitive Notes are to be issued to Note Owners, such Book-Entry Notes shall no longer be “Book-Entry Notes”.
Borrowing Capacity : For any VFN on any date, the difference between (i) the related Maximum VFN Principal Balance on such date and (ii) the related VFN Principal Balance on such date.
Business Day : For any Class of Notes, any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday or (ii) any other day on which national banking associations or state banking institutions in New York, New York, the city and state where the Corporate Trust Office is located or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or governmental decree to be closed.
Calculation Agent : The same Person who serves at any time as the Indenture Trustee, or an Affiliate of such Person, as calculation agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

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Cease Pre-Funding Notice : As defined in Section 4.3(c) .
Certificate of Authentication : The certificate of the Indenture Trustee, the form of which is described in Section 5.3 , or the alternative certificate of the Authenticating Agent, the form of which is described in Section 11.12 .
Class : With respect to any Notes, the class designation assigned to such Note in the related Indenture Supplement. A Series issued in one class, with no class designation in the related Indenture Supplement, may be referred to herein as a “Class”.
Class 1 Specified Notes : Any Class of Note with respect to which the Issuer does not receive an opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel on the related Issuance Date that such Class of Notes “will” be treated as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that is designated as a Class 1 Specified Note in the related Indenture Supplement.
Class 2 Specified Notes : Any Class of Note with respect to which the Issuer does not receive an opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel on the related Issuance Date that such Class of Notes “will” be treated as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that is not designated as a Class 1 Specified Note in the related Indenture Supplement.
Class Invested Amount : For any Class of Notes on any date, an amount equal to (i) the sum of (A) the outstanding Note Balance of such Class, plus (B) the aggregate outstanding Note Balances of all Classes within the same Series that are senior to or pari passu with such Class on such date, divided by (ii) the Weighted Average CV Adjusted Advance Rate in respect of such Class (after giving effect to amounts collected on the Receivables as of such date).
Clearing Corporation : As defined in Section 8‑102(a)(5) of the UCC.
Closing Agreement : Any agreement, dated as of any Funding Date, by and among the Issuer, OLS, HLSS and the Administrative Agent and such other parties as may be necessary to fund the purchase and transfer of Receivables to the Issuer.
Closing Date : As defined in the Preamble.
Code : The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Collateral : As defined in the Granting Clause.
Collateral Performance Test : A collateral performance benchmark or similar test or “trigger” in a Designated Servicing Agreement, the failure of which results in the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event pursuant to the terms of such Designated Servicing Agreement.
Collateral Test : A test designed to measure, on any date of determination, whether each Series of Notes is adequately collateralized on such date and the satisfaction of which is achieved on any date of determination if, with respect to each Series the sum of:

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(1) the aggregate Advance Type Amounts for each Advance Type of Receivables for such Series that has a non-zero Advance Rate;
(2) the product of the Series Allocation Percentage and all Collections on deposit in the Trust Accounts (other than the Series Reserve Account for such Series and the Sinking Fund Account for such Series, if applicable) on such date (after giving effect to any required payments on such date, if any); and
(3) if such Series has any Sinking Fund Accounts, the aggregate amounts on deposit in such Sinking Fund Accounts,
shall be greater than or equal to the Series Invested Amount for such Series on such date (after giving effect to any required payments on such date, if any).
Collateral Value : For any Receivable and for any Series on any date, the product of (i) the Receivable Balance of such Receivable and (ii) the lesser of (A) the highest Advance Rate applicable to the Advance Type of such Receivable in respect of any Class within such Series, and (B) the highest Trigger Advance Rate (if any) for any Class within such Series; provided , that the Collateral Value shall be zero for any Receivable that is not a Facility Eligible Receivable, unless otherwise provided in the related Indenture Supplement.    
Collection and Funding Account : The segregated non-interest bearing trust account or accounts, each of which shall be an Eligible Account, established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.1 and Section 4.7 and entitled “Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee for the NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Collection and Funding Account”.
Collections : The amount of Advance Reimbursement Amounts, cash collected in reimbursement or payment of Receivables in the Trust Estate plus the proceeds of any Permitted Refinancing or of any Indemnity Payments.
Control , Controlling or Controlled : The possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person through the right to exercise voting power or by contract, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Corporate Advance : Collectively, (i) any advance made by the Servicer (including any predecessor servicer) and reimbursable to the Servicer pursuant to a Designated Servicing Agreement, to inspect, protect, preserve or repair properties that secure Mortgage Loans or that have been acquired through foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure or other similar action pending disposition thereof, or for similar or related purposes, including, but not limited to, necessary legal fees and costs expended or incurred by the Servicer (including any predecessor servicer) in connection with foreclosure, bankruptcy, eviction or litigation actions with or involving Obligors on Mortgage Loans, as well as costs to obtain clear title to such a property, to protect the priority of the lien created by a Mortgage Loan on such a property, and to dispose of properties taken through foreclosure or by deed in lieu thereof or other similar action, (ii) any advance made by the Servicer (including any predecessor servicer) pursuant to a Designated Servicing Agreement to foreclose or undertake similar action

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with respect to a Mortgage Loan, and (iii) any other out of pocket expenses incurred by the Servicer (including any predecessor servicer) pursuant to a Designated Servicing Agreement (including, for example, costs and expenses incurred in loss mitigation efforts and in processing assumptions of Mortgage Loans).
Corporate Advance Receivable : Any Receivable representing the right to be reimbursed for a Corporate Advance.
Corporate Advance Reimbursement Amount : Any amount collected under any Designated Servicing Agreement from Mortgage Loan Obligors or otherwise, which amount, by the terms of such Designated Servicing Agreement, is payable to the Servicer to reimburse Corporate Advances disbursed by the Servicer (or any predecessor servicer).
Corporate Trust Office : For each Series of Notes, as specified in the related Indenture Supplement.
Cumulative Default Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amount : For each Payment Date and each Class of Notes, any portion of the Default Supplemental Fee or Cumulative Default Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amount for that Class for a previous Payment Date that has not been paid, plus accrued and unpaid interest at the applicable Note Interest Rate plus the Default Supplemental Fee Rate on such shortfall from the Payment Date on which the shortfall first occurred through the current Payment Date.
Cumulative ERD Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amount : For each Payment Date and each Class of Notes, any portion of the ERD Supplemental Fee or Cumulative ERD Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amount for that Class for a previous Payment Date that has not been paid, plus accrued and unpaid interest at the applicable Note Interest Rate plus the Default Supplemental Fee Rate on such shortfall from the Payment Date on which the shortfall first occurred through the current Payment Date.
Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amount : For each Payment Date and each Class of Notes, any portion of the Interest Payment Amount for that Class for all previous Payment Dates that has not been paid if any, plus accrued and unpaid interest at the applicable Note Interest Rate plus the Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amount Rate on such shortfall from the Payment Date on which the shortfall first occurred to but excluding the current Payment Date.
Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amount Rate : As defined in the related Indenture Supplement.
Custodial Account : For each Mortgage Pool, the segregated, non-commingled account or accounts, specified in the related Designated Servicing Agreement, into which the Servicer is required to deposit Collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced under that Designated Servicing Agreement, which may be called a “Certificate Account,” a “Custodial Account,” a “Custodial P&I Account,” a “Principal and Interest Account” or be known by another name specified in the related Designated Servicing Agreement.
Custodian : As defined in Section 2.4(a) .
Cut-off Date : The close of business on August 27, 2015.

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Default Supplemental Fee : As defined in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.
Default Supplemental Fee Rate : As defined in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.
Defaulting Counterparty Termination Payments : Any Early Termination Amount payable to the Derivative Counterparty under the related Derivative Agreement as the result of the designation of an “Early Termination Date” under such Derivative Agreement due to either (x) the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to which the related Derivative Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or (y) an Additional Termination Event with respect to which such Derivative Counterparty is the sole Affected Party. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the related Derivative Agreement.
Deferred Servicing Fee : The right to payment for accrued but unpaid servicing fees earned by the Servicer (or any predecessor servicer) that are accrued and unpaid on the related monthly remittance date following the related due date; provided, in the case of servicing fees that accrue under a Servicing Agreement after HLSS acquired certain rights under such Servicing Agreement from OLS, Deferred Servicing Fees shall not exceed the pro rata portion of such servicing fees that have been sold by OLS to HLSS pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable : Any Receivable representing the right to receive payment for any Deferred Servicing Fee pursuant to the terms and provisions of a Designated Servicing Agreement.
Definitive Note : A Note issued in definitive, fully registered form evidenced by a physical Note.
Depositor : NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, wholly owned by HLSS.
Depository : Initially, The Depository Trust Company, the nominee of which is Cede & Co., and any permitted successor depository. The Depository shall at all times be a Clearing Corporation.
Depository Agreement : For any Series or Class of Book-Entry Notes, the agreement among the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Depository, dated as of the related Issuance Date, relating to such Notes.
Depository Participant : A broker, dealer, bank or other financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.
Derivative Account : As defined in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.
Derivative Agreement : Any currency, interest rate or other swap, cap, collar, guaranteed investment contract or other derivative agreement or hedging instrument entered into by the Issuer in connection with any Class or Series of Notes and identified in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.
Derivative Collateral Account : As defined in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.

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Derivative Counterparty : Any party to any Derivative Agreement other than the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee, if applicable.
Designated Servicing Agreement : As of any date, any Servicing Agreement as to which (i) the Receivables relating to the Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements are being sold by Homeward to OLS pursuant to the Homeward Sale Agreement, (ii) the Receivables relating to any OFC-Owned Servicer have been sold by such OFC-Owned Servicer to OLS pursuant to an OFC-Owned Servicer Sale Agreement, the related OLS Receivables have been and are being sold by OLS to HLSS pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement and as to which the related Advance Receivables and the Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables are being sold and/or contributed by HLSS to the Depositor pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement and sold and/or contributed by the Depositor to the Issuer pursuant to the Receivables Pooling Agreement and pledged by the Issuer hereunder as part of the Trust Estate, which Servicing Agreement is listed on the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule in accordance with Section 2.1(c) on such date. For the avoidance of doubt, if any Servicing Agreement contemplates that the Servicer is required or permitted to account for the collections on the serviced Mortgage Loans by segregated “groups” or “pools” (or the equivalent of the foregoing), the Servicer may, in its sole discretion, designate that there is a separate “Designated Servicing Agreement” for each such “group” or “pool”.
Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule : As of any date, the list attached hereto as Schedule 1 , as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with Section 2.1(c) .
Designation Date : The date the Administrator designates a Facility Eligible Servicing Agreement as a Designated Servicing Agreement. Any Designated Servicing Agreement listed on any schedule hereto as of the initial Funding Date shall be deemed to have a “Designation Date” as of the initial Funding Date (or such other date as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent).
Determination Date : In respect of any Payment Date or Interim Payment Date, the third Business Day before such Payment Date or Interim Payment Date.
Determination Date Report : A report delivered by the Administrator or the Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator as described in Section 3.2(a) , which shall be delivered in the form of one or more electronic files.
Deutsche Bank : Deutsche Bank National Trust Company.
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company Fee Letter : The fee letter agreement between Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and the Issuer dated July 15, 2015, as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified, setting forth the fees to be paid to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company for the performance of its duties as Indenture Trustee and in all other capacities.
Disbursement Report : As defined in Section 4.3(e) .
Distribution Compliance Period : In respect of any Regulation S Global Note or Regulation S Definitive Note, the forty (40) consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (a) the day on which any Notes represented thereby are offered to persons other than distributors (as defined

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in Regulation S under the Securities Act) pursuant to Regulation S and (b) the Issuance Date for such Notes.
Eligible Account : Any of (i) an account or accounts maintained with a depository institution with a short-term rating of at least “F1” by Fitch, if rated by Fitch, and a long-term rating of at least “A” coupled with a short-term rating of at least “A-1” by S&P (or a long-term rating of at least “A+” if the short-term rating is not available), and that is (w) a federal savings and loan association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the federal banking laws of the United States, (x) a banking or savings and loan association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the applicable laws of any state, (y) a national banking association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the federal banking laws of the United States, or (z) a principal subsidiary of a bank holding company; or (ii) a segregated trust account maintained in the trust department of a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company in the United States, having capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000, and meeting the rating requirements described in clause (i) above, acting in its fiduciary capacity. Any Eligible Accounts maintained with the Indenture Trustee shall conform to the preceding clause (ii).
Eligible Subservicer : An established mortgage servicer who (i) has been approved by the Administrative Agent in writing in its sole discretion (OLS having been so approved) and (ii) in the case of any Subservicer other than OLS, is subject to such financial tests and control tests and other ongoing tests for eligibility as are required by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
Eligible Subservicing Agreement : A Subservicing Agreement that (i) has been approved by the Administrative Agent by signed instrument, (ii) that has not been assigned or amended in any material respect without the Administrative Agent’s written consent, and (iii) is terminable only for cause. For the avoidance of doubt, any subservicing agreement documenting the division of servicing income, rights and responsibilities between OLS and HLSS before the related MSR Transfer Date shall be considered a Subservicing Agreement that is required to be an Eligible Subservicing Agreement, with HLSS as Servicer and OLS as Subservicer and reported as such, notwithstanding the fact that during such period OLS is the Servicer under the Designated Servicing Agreements; provided, that a written subservicing agreement which is an Eligible Subservicing Agreement with OLS as Subservicer must be in effect before the first MSR Transfer Date. Each of the Homeward Subservicing Agreement and the HLSS Subservicing Agreement is initially approved by the Administrative Agent as an Eligible Subservicing Agreement, assuming continuing compliance with the requirements of clauses (ii) through (iii) above. The provisions in the Purchase Agreement that relate to servicing shall constitute an “Eligible Subservicing Agreement” as they are written as of the date hereof; provided , that for purposes of clause (ii) above, any future Sale Supplements to the Purchase Agreement are not considered amendments to an Eligible Subservicing Agreement.
Employee Benefit Plan : As defined in Section 6.5(k) .
Entitlement Order : As defined in Section 8‑102(a)(8) of the UCC.
ERD Supplemental Fee : As defined in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.

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ERD Supplemental Fee Rate : As defined in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.
ERISA : The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Escrow Advance : An advance made by the Servicer (including any predecessor servicer) with respect to a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Servicer’s obligation to do so under the related Designated Servicing Agreement, of real estate taxes and assessments, or of hazard, flood or primary mortgage insurance premiums, required to be paid (but not otherwise paid) by the related Obligor under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan.
Escrow Advance Receivable : Any Receivable representing the right to be reimbursed for an Escrow Advance.
Euroclear : Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. as operator of the Euroclear System, and any successor thereto.
Event of Default : As defined in Section 8.1 .
Excess Cash Amount : On any Payment Date or Interim Payment Date, the amount of Available Funds remaining following the allocation and payments set forth pursuant to Sections 4.4(a) through (h) or Sections 4.5(a)(1)(i) through (x) , as applicable.
Excess Receivables Funding Amount : On any Funding Date, the amount that could be drawn on a VFN without violating the Collateral Test, after all the New Receivables Funding Amounts to be drawn on such VFN have been drawn.
Excess Servicing Fee Purchaser : HLSS MSR-EBO Acquisition LLC and its assigns.
Excess Servicing Fees : Any and all excess servicing compensation of OLS sold to any Person (other than HLSS pursuant to the Purchase Agreement).
Exchange Act : The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Expected Repayment Date : For each Class of Notes, as specified in the related Indenture Supplement.
Expense Limit : With respect to expenses and indemnification amounts, for the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee (in all its capacities), $205,000 in any calendar year (with $200,000 being reserved for the Indenture Trustee), for the Indenture Trustee only (in all its capacities) $105,000 for any single Payment Date (with $100,000 being reserved for the Indenture Trustee); and for other Administrative Expenses, $50,000 in any calendar year; provided that the Expense Limit shall only apply to payments made pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(1)(i) and (ii) and Section 4.5(a)(2)(i) and (ii); and provided , further , that any amounts in excess of the Expense Limit that have not been paid pursuant to Section 4.5 may be applied toward and subject to the Expense Limit for the subsequent calendar year and payable in a subsequent calendar year.

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Facility Eligible Receivable : A Receivable:
(i)      which constitutes a “general intangible” or “payment intangible” within the meaning of Section 9-102(a)(42) or Section 9-102(a)(61) or, in the case of a Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable, an “account” within the meaning of Section 9‑102(a)(2), as applicable (or the corresponding provision in effect in a particular jurisdiction) of the UCC as in effect in all applicable jurisdictions;
(ii)      which is denominated and payable in United States dollars;
(iii)      which arises under and pursuant to the terms of a Designated Servicing Agreement and, at the time the related Advance was made or the related Deferred Servicing Fee accrued, (A) was determined by the Servicer or Subservicer, as applicable, in good faith to (1) be ultimately recoverable from the proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan, related liquidation proceeds or otherwise from the proceeds of or collections on the related Mortgage Loan and (2) comply with all requirements for reimbursement or payment under, the related Designated Servicing Agreement and as to which the Servicer has complied with all of the requirements for reimbursement under the related Designated Servicing Agreement and which remains collectible, and (B) was authorized pursuant to the terms of the related Designated Servicing Agreement; provided, that Receivables attributable to mandatory Corporate Advances and Escrow Advances, such as foreclosure litigation expenses or broker price opinion costs permitted or required under the related Servicing Agreement shall not be disqualified under this clause even if not recoverable from collections on or proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan if, and only if, they are recoverable from other collections with respect to the related pool of Mortgage Loans pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement and the Servicer has determined in good faith to be ultimately recoverable from such funds;
(iv)      as to which all right, title and interest in and to such Receivable (including good and marketable title) have been validly sold and/or contributed by the Receivables Seller to the Depositor, and validly sold and/or contributed by the Depositor to the Issuer and, prior to the related MSR Transfer Date, sold by the Servicer to the Receivables Seller, or in the case of certain Receivables sold to the Issuer by any Prior Issuer, right, title and interest to such Receivables validly sold by the related Prior Issuer to the Issuer pursuant to an Assignment and Recognition Agreement;
(v)      with respect to which no representation or warranty made by the Receivables Seller or the Servicer in the Receivables Sale Agreement has been breached, which breach could reasonably be expected to have a material Adverse Effect and which breach has continued uncured for thirty (30) days;
(vi)      with respect to which, as of the date such Receivable was acquired by the Issuer, none of the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor had (A) taken any action that would impair the right, title and interest of the Indenture Trustee therein, or (B) failed to take any action that was necessary to avoid impairing the Indenture Trustee’s right, title or interest therein;

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(vii)      the Advance related to which either (A) has been fully funded by the Servicer or its predecessor servicer using its own funds and/or Amounts Held for Future Distribution (to the extent permitted under the related Designated Servicing Agreement) and/or Collections (as appropriate) in excess of the related Required Expense Reserve, and/or amounts drawn on Variable Funding Notes or out of funds in the Collection and Funding Account or Available Funds as provided herein, or (B) in the case of P&I Advances, will be funded on the related Funding Date and all amounts necessary to fund the related Advance are on deposit in an account under the exclusive control and direction of the Indenture Trustee pending remittance to the appropriate MBS Trustees (in the case of a P&I Advance funded pursuant to a Designated Servicing Agreement that is not a Whole Loan Servicing Agreement) or to the related owner (in the case of a P&I Advance funded pursuant to a Whole Loan Servicing Agreement);
(viii)      which, if arising under a Whole Loan Servicing Agreement, provides for reimbursement or payment to the Servicer in respect of the related Advance or Deferred Servicing Fee in full at the time the servicing of such Mortgage Loan is transferred out of such Servicing Agreement such that it is no longer subject to such Servicing Agreement;
(ix)      which, if the Servicer (including for this purpose OLS prior to the MSR Transfer Date) engages a subservicer in connection with the related Designated Servicing Agreement (whether in effect on the initial Issuance Date or arising or entered into thereafter) to perform the collections on the Mortgage Loan related to such Receivable and administer the making and reimbursement of the related Advances and various related tasks, (a) the Servicer (x) continues to fund the Advances under such Designated Servicing Agreement in a manner consistent herewith and the Servicer continues to account for the Advances in the same manner that the Servicer does under Designated Servicing Agreements where there are no subservicers and (y) continues to have the contractual rights to be reimbursed for any such Advances made thereunder pursuant to the terms of such Servicing Agreement, and the subservicer does not have contractual rights to such Receivables but merely remits the related Advance Reimbursement Amounts to the related Custodial Account within two Business Days of receipt thereof, (b) the Servicer shall have provided notice to the Note Rating Agencies of such subservicing agreement, (c) either (i) such subservicer is an Eligible Subservicer or (ii) no more than one-hundred and eighty (180) days have passed since such Subservicer ceased to be an Eligible Subservicer and (d) the Administrative Agent shall have provided prior written consent to the subservicing arrangement (which may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion) following which consent such Designated Servicing Agreement and such subservicing arrangement will be specified on Schedule 2 hereto (as such schedule may be updated from time to time with the consent of each Administrative Agent);
(x)      which arises under a Facility Eligible Servicing Agreement and does not arise under an Ineligible Designated Servicing Agreement; and
(xi)      which was funded under a Terminated DSA prior to the termination of OLS or an OFC-Owned Servicer as servicer.

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Facility Eligible Servicing Agreement : As of any date of determination, any Designated Servicing Agreement which meets the following criteria (and for the avoidance of doubt, which is not an Ineligible Designated Servicing Agreement):
(i)      either OLS or an OFC-Owned Servicer (in either case, prior to the MSR Transfer Date) and HLSS (from and after the related MSR Transfer Date) is either (A) the servicer (or, subject to satisfaction of the criteria below, subservicer) under such Servicing Agreement and has not resigned as Servicer hereunder or (B) was the servicer or subservicer thereunder previously (a “ Terminated DSA ”) but was terminated as servicer thereunder not more than 120 days before such date of determination so long as the following conditions are met: (i) the Servicer has delivered to the Administrative Agent evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that each Receivable under such Terminated DSA will be paid by (or on behalf of) the successor servicer at par within 120 days of the related servicing transfer, (ii) such successor servicer to the Terminated DSA shall be Nationstar, SPS, Walter, SLS or another servicer if consented to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (for the avoidance of doubt, this clause (ii) shall exclude any successor of Nationstar, SPS, Walter or SLS from the exemption of the requirement of Administrative Agent consent), (iii) such Terminated DSA shall contain a FIFO provision, (iv) in the event that the outstanding Receivables balance for such Terminated DSA exceeds $50,000,000.00, Administrative Agent approval, in its sole discretion, shall be required unless either Nationstar or SPS is the successor servicer to Ocwen or the OFC-Owned Servicer thereunder, and (v) no new Receivables shall be funded with respect to such Terminated DSA following the date of termination;
(ii)      pursuant to the terms of such Servicing Agreement:
(A)      under such agreement, the Servicer is permitted to reimburse itself for the related Advance or, solely with respect to Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables, pay itself for the related Deferred Servicing Fee out of late collections of the amounts advanced or fees deferred, including from insurance proceeds and liquidation proceeds from the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Advance was made or Deferred Servicing Fee was accrued, prior to any holders of any notes, certificates or other securities backed by the related mortgage loan pool or any other owner of or investor in the Mortgage Loan, and prior to payment of any party subrogated to the rights of the holders of such securities (such as a reimbursement right of a credit enhancer) or any hedge or derivative termination fees, or to any related Mortgage Pool or any related trustee, custodian, hedge counterparty or credit enhancer; provided, that reimbursement of any Advance with respect to a Second-Lien Receivable shall be subject to any first lien on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property, as applicable, under which such Advance arises;
(B)      under such agreement, if the Servicer determines that an Advance or a Deferred Servicing Fee will not be recoverable out of late collections of the amounts advanced or, solely with respect to Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables, fees deferred or out of insurance proceeds or liquidation proceeds from the Mortgage Loan with

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respect to which the Advance was made or Deferred Servicing Fee was accrued, the Servicer has the right to reimburse or pay itself for such Advance or Deferred Servicing Fee out of any funds (other than prepayment charges) in the Custodial Account or out of general collections received by the Servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loans serviced under the same Designated Servicing Agreement, prior to any payment to any holders of any notes, certificates or other securities backed by the related mortgage loan pool or any other owner of or investor in the Mortgage Loan, and prior to payment of any party subrogated to the rights of the holders of such securities (such as a reimbursement right of a credit enhancer) or any hedge or derivative termination fees, or to the related Mortgage Pool or any related trustee, custodian or credit enhancer (a “ General Collections Backstop ”), except that this clause (ii)(B) shall not apply to Loan-Level Receivables;
(iii)      all Receivables arising under such Servicing Agreement are free and clear of any Adverse Claim in favor of any Person (other than any Permitted Lien) and the related MBS Trustee or other owner or investor and, if required by the related Designated Servicing Agreement, any related monoline insurer or other credit enhancement provider shall have been delivered a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto signed by the Servicer;
(iv)      the Designated Servicing Agreement is in full force and effect;
(v)      an Eligible Subservicing Agreement is in full force and effect for all mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer under such Designated Servicing Agreement, and the related Subservicer (or OLS or any OFC-Owned Servicer as Servicer prior to the MSR Transfer Date) is an Eligible Subservicer and is in compliance with such Subservicing Agreement and, from and after the related MSR Transfer Date, OLS, any other OFC-Owned Servicer or another servicer acceptable to the Administrative Agent, shall be serving as “hot back-up servicer” for HLSS under an agreement approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that prior to each MSR Transfer Date for any Designated Servicing Agreement, this requirement is satisfied if OLS is the Servicer under such Designated Servicing Agreement and OLS meets the criteria of an “Eligible Subservicer” as described herein that are required to be satisfied by OLS;
(vi)      the Servicing Agreement arises under and is governed by the laws of the United States or a State within the United States; and
(vii)      the Servicer has not voluntarily elected to change the reimbursement mechanics of Advances or payment mechanics for Deferred Servicing Fees under such Servicing Agreement from a pool-level reimbursement mechanic or payment mechanic to a loan-level reimbursement mechanic or payment mechanic or from a loan-level reimbursement mechanic or payment mechanic to a pool-level reimbursement mechanic or payment mechanic without consent of the Administrative Agent.
In addition, for a subservicing agreement (pursuant to which the Servicer is acting as a subservicer) to be a Facility Eligible Servicing Agreement, the subservicing agreement and the related servicing

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or master servicing agreement must provide that: (1) the Servicer, as subservicer, under such agreement, is required to make all Advances or accrue Deferred Servicing Fees on Mortgage Loans subserviced by a Servicer; (2) the Servicer, as subservicer under such agreement, is entitled to reimbursement or payment from all permitted sources under the related Servicing Agreement; (3) the related primary or master servicer agrees to remit to the Servicer, as subservicer, within two (2) Business Days of receipt thereof, any collections and reimbursements of P&I Advances, Corporate Advances and Escrow Advances or payments for Deferred Servicing Fees it receives, without set-off; and (4) the related primary or master servicer agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Servicer, as subservicer, to obtain reimbursement or payment of P&I Advances, Deferred Servicing Fees, Corporate Advances and Escrow Advances including, if either of such primary or master servicer or the Servicer, as subservicer, is terminated, by seeking immediate reimbursement or payment therefor from the successor servicer or, failing that, on a first-in-first-out basis.
Facility Entity : As defined in Section 9.5(i) .
Facility Year : A period beginning on the Closing Date or any anniversary of the Closing Date, and ending on the next anniversary of the Closing Date.
Fee Accumulation Account : The segregated non-interest bearing trust account or accounts, each of which shall be an Eligible Account, established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.1 and Section 4.7 and entitled “Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee in trust for the Noteholders of the NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Fee Accumulation Account”.
Fee Accumulation Amount : With respect to each Interim Payment Date or any Limited Funding Date, the aggregate amount of Fees, plus any Series Fees, up to the Series Fee Limit, plus any Undrawn Fees, due and payable on the next Payment Date plus any expenses (including indemnities) payable on the next Payment Date pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(1)(i) or (ii) or Section 4.5(a)(2)(i) or (ii) that have been invoiced or noticed to the Indenture Trustee and the Administrator prior to the Determination Date for such Interim Payment Date or Limited Funding Date, as applicable, plus any Default Supplemental Fees and Cumulative Default Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts, plus any ERD Supplemental Fees and Cumulative ERD Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts minus amounts already on deposit in the Fee Accumulation Account (assuming for this purpose that the aggregate VFN Principal Balance remains unchanged from the Determination Date for such Interim Payment Date or Limited Funding Date, as applicable, through the end of the then-current Interest Accrual Period).
Fee Letter : For any Series, as defined in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.
Fees : Collectively, with respect to any Interest Accrual Period, the Indenture Trustee Fee, the Owner Trustee Fee and the Verification Agent Fee.
Final Payment Date : For any Class of Notes, the earliest of (i) the Stated Maturity Date for such Class, (ii) after the end of the related Revolving Period, the Payment Date on which the Note Balance of the Notes of such Class has been reduced to zero, and (iii) the Payment Date which follows the

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Payment Date on which all proceeds of the sale of the Trust Estate are distributed pursuant to Section 8.6 .
Financial Asset : As defined in Section 8‑102(a)(9) of the UCC.
Fitch: Fitch Ratings, Inc., or any successor thereto.
Full Amortization Period : For all Series of Notes, the period that begins upon the commencement of the Full Amortization Period pursuant to Section 4.12 hereof and ends on the date on which the Notes of all Series are paid or redeemed in full.
Funded Advance Receivable Balance : On any date (i) for Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate, the aggregate of the Receivable Balances of such Facility Eligible Receivables minus the portion of aggregate P&I Advances that were funded using Amounts Held for Future Distribution which have not yet been restored by the Servicer to the related Custodial Account and (ii) for any particular Designated Servicing Agreement on any date, the aggregate balance of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding under such Servicing Agreement minus the portion thereof that was funded using Amounts Held for Future Distribution which have not yet been restored by the Servicer to the related Custodial Account.
Funding Certification : A report delivered by the Administrator in respect of each Funding Date pursuant to Section 4.3(a) .
Funding Conditions : With respect to any proposed Funding Date, the following conditions:
(i)      no breach of the Collateral Test shall exist following the proposed funding;
(ii)      no breach of representation, warranty or covenant of the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Administrator, the Depositor or the Issuer, or with respect to the Receivables, hereunder or under any Transaction Document, which could reasonably be expected to have a material Adverse Effect, shall exist;
(iii)      solely with respect to any Funding Date which will be a VFN Draw Date, (A) (unless (and to the extent) the related VFN Noteholder or VFN Noteholders have agreed to waive this condition for purposes of fundings under their related Variable Funding Notes), no Funding Interruption Event shall be continuing and (B) (unless (and to the extent) the related VFN Noteholder or VFN Noteholders have agreed to waive this condition for purposes of fundings under their related Variable Funding Notes), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(iv)      the Administrator or the Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator shall have provided the Indenture Trustee, no later than 1:00 p.m. New York City time on the Business Day preceding such Funding Date (or such other time as may be agreed to from time to time by the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee and the Administrative Agent), a Determination Date Report reporting information with respect to the Receivables in the Trust Estate and demonstrating the satisfaction of the Collateral Test, and no later than 10:00

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a.m. New York City time on such Funding Date, a Funding Certification certifying that all Funding Conditions have been satisfied; provided however that no Variable Funding Note Noteholder shall have any liability for failing to fund a requested draw of a Variable Funding Note unless it has received a Funding Certification and Determination Date Administrator Report by 1:00 p.m. New York City time on the Business Day preceding such Funding Date;
(v)      the full amount of the Required Expense Reserve shall be on deposit in the Collection and Funding Account, before and after the release of cash from such account to fund the purchase price of Receivables;
(vi)      on any Funding Date that is an Interim Payment Date or Limited Funding Date, after giving effect to the transfers on such Funding Date contemplated by Section 4.3(f) , the Interest Accumulation Amount is on deposit in the Interest Accumulation Account, the Fee Accumulation Amount is on deposit in the Fee Accumulation Account, the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Amount, if any, is on deposit in the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account and the Series Reserve Required Amount is on deposit in the Series Reserve Account for each Series;
(vii)      the payment of the New Receivables Funding Amount in connection with the related sale of Additional Receivables on such Funding Date or the drawing on any VFNs shall not result in a material adverse United States federal income tax consequence to the Trust Estate or any Noteholders;
(viii)      the related Advances shall have been fully funded out of the Servicer’s own funds and/or Amounts Held for Future Distribution under the related Designated Servicing Agreement (if permitted under the related Designated Servicing Agreement), and, if a P&I Advance subject to same-day pre-funding, shall be on deposit in a disbursement account under the exclusive control and direction of the Indenture Trustee pending remittance to the related MBS Trustee; it being understood that the Indenture Supplement may specify conditions, in addition to the Funding Conditions, that must be met before draws may be made on a VFN issued under such Indenture Supplement;
(ix)      the Verification Agent is a professional services firm approved by the Administrative Agent to perform the agreed upon procedures pursuant to Section 3.3(d) hereof, or if such professional services firm (x) resigns as Verification Agent and not more than thirty (30) days have passed since such resignation, (y) resigns as Verification Agent and more than thirty (30) days have passed since such resignation and the Administrator is using commercially reasonable efforts to hire a replacement Verification Agent or (z) is terminated by the Receivables Seller, the Depositor or the Issuer, the Administrator has selected a successor verification agent and the Administrative Agent has approved such successor verification agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and such successor verification agent has assumed the Verification Agent’s duties;
(x)      in connection with any request for funding of Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables, the Servicer has paid to each Excess Servicing Fee Purchaser the amount of all accrued servicing fees under any Designated Servicing Agreements that have been sold

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to an Excess Servicing Fee Purchaser, and that, without duplication, the Servicer has paid all amounts required to be paid to any Excess Servicing Fee Purchasers, any assignee or any other party in connection with any Excess Servicing Fees that relate to any Designated Servicing Agreements under this Indenture and that any Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables arising under such Designated Servicing Agreements are not subject to any Adverse Claim other than Permitted Liens;
(xi)      in connection with any request for funding of Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables, the Administrator has provided an updated, executed disclaimer substantially in the form of Exhibit H that has been agreed to and accepted by the related Excess Servicing Fee Purchasers or any other party that may have an interest in the Excess Servicing Fees that relate to any Deferred Servicing Fees arising under any Designated Servicing Agreements, which disclaimer shall be dated as of date no more than 30 days prior to the proposed Funding Date. Unless and until the Administrator delivers such a disclaimer to the Administrative Agent, no additional Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables shall be eligible for financing under this Indenture and accordingly, shall not (i) be transferred to the Depositor or (ii) constitute “Receivables” for purposes of the Receivables Sale Agreement and related Transaction Documents;
(xii)      the Full Amortization Period shall not be in effect;
(xiii)      with respect to the initial Funding Date, the Initial Funding Conditions have been satisfied; and
(xiv)      does not relate to a Receivable funded under a Terminated DSA, except for those Receivables funded prior to the date of termination.
Funding Date : Any Payment Date, any Interim Payment Date or any Limited Funding Date occurring at a time when no Full Amortization Period shall have occurred and shall be continuing; provided , that the Administrator or the Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator shall have delivered a Funding Certification in accordance with Section 4.3(a) for such date.
Funding Interruption Event : The occurrence of an event which with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default, whether or not the Indenture Trustee, the Administrative Agent and/or any Noteholders have provided notice sufficient to cause the Full Amortization Period to commence as a result of such event.
GAAP : U.S. generally accepted accounting principles that are (i) consistent with the principles promulgated or adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and its successors, as in effect from time to time, and (ii) applied consistently with principles applied to past financial statements of OLS, HLSS and their respective subsidiaries; provided that a certified public accountant would, insofar as the use of such accounting principles is pertinent, be in a position to deliver an unqualified opinion (other than a qualification regarding changes in generally accepted accounting principles) that such principles have been properly applied in preparing such financial statements.

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Grant : Pledge, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, remise, release, convey, assign, transfer, create and grant a lien upon and a security interest in and right of set-off against, deposit, set over and confirm pursuant to this Indenture. A Grant of collateral or of any other agreement or instrument shall include all rights, powers and options (but none of the obligations) of the granting party thereunder, including the immediate and continuing right to claim for, collect, receive and give receipt for principal and interest payments in respect of such collateral or other agreement or instrument and all other moneys payable thereunder, to give and receive notices and other communications, to make waivers or other agreements, to exercise all rights and options, to bring proceedings in the name of the granting party or otherwise, and generally to do and receive anything that the granting party is or may be entitled to do or receive thereunder or with respect thereto.
HLSS : Has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
HLSS Subservicing Agreement : That certain subservicing agreement, dated as of October 1, 2012, between HLSS, as Servicer and OLS, as Subservicer, as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.
Homeward : Homeward Residential, Inc.
Homeward Designated Servicing Agreement : As of any date, the Servicing Agreements identified on the Homeward Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule, for which OLS has assumed such servicing rights and obligations by acting as a subservicer of the mortgage loans for Homeward, including the obligation to make Advances from and after March 13, 2013 and the right to collect the related Receivables in reimbursement of such Advances and the right to collect Receivables in existence on March 13, 2013 related to Advances made by Homeward.
Homeward Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule : The list of all Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements, as may be amended from time to time in accordance with Section 2.1(c) . The initial Homeward Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule is attached hereto as Schedule 1-B. As additional Servicing Agreements are added as Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements, and as Servicing Agreements are removed as Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements, the Administrator shall update the Homeward Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule and furnish it to the Indenture Trustee, and the most recently furnished schedule shall be maintained by the Indenture Trustee as the definitive Homeward Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule. Homeward Sale Agreement: The Master Servicing Rights Sale Agreements, dated as of March 1, 2013 and March 29, 2013, each between Homeward and OLS and other similar agreements as may be entered into after the date hereof, each as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.
Homeward Subservicing Agreement : That certain subservicing agreement, dated as of February 15, 2013, between Homeward and OLS, as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.
Increased Costs : The amounts described in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.

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Increased Costs Limit : For any Series or Class of Notes, as defined in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.
Indemnity Payment : With respect to any Receivable in respect of which a payment is required to be made by the Issuer, the Depositor or the Receivables Seller under Section 2.3 of this Indenture, the Receivables Pooling Agreement, the Receivables Sale Agreement or any Assignment and Recognition Agreement, and as of the Payment Date on which the “Indemnity Payment” must be made, the Receivable Balance of such Receivable as of such Payment Date.
Indenture : As defined in the Preamble.
Indenture Supplement : With respect to any Series of Notes, a supplement to this Indenture, executed and delivered in conjunction with the issuance of such Notes pursuant to Section 6.1 , together with any amendment to the Indenture Supplement executed pursuant to Section 12.1 or 12.2 , and, in either case, including all amendments thereof and supplements thereto.
Indenture Trustee : The Person named as the Indenture Trustee in the Preamble until a successor Indenture Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Indenture Trustee” means and includes each Person who is then an Indenture Trustee hereunder.
Indenture Trustee Authorized Officer : With respect to the Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent, Note Registrar or Securities Intermediary, any officer of the Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent, Note Registrar or Securities Intermediary assigned to its corporate trust services, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant treasurer or trust officer, who is customarily performing functions with respect to corporate trust matters and, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter under this Indenture, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, in each case, having direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
Indenture Trustee Fee : The fee payable to the Indenture Trustee hereunder on each Payment
Date in a monthly amount as agreed in the Deutsche Bank National Trust Company Fee Letter, which includes the fees to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and its successors and assigns in its capacities as Calculation Agent, Paying Agent, Securities Intermediary and Note Registrar; provided that the Indenture Trustee shall also be entitled to receive payment of separate fees and expenses pursuant to Section 11.7 in connection with tax filings made by the Indenture Trustee.

Independent Manager : (i) A natural person and (ii) a Person who (A) shall not have been at the time of such Person’s appointment, and may not have been at any time during the preceding five (5) years and shall not be as long as such Person is an Independent Manager of the Depositor (1) a direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner in such entity or any of its Affiliates, (2) a member, officer, director, manager, partner, shareholder or employee of the Administrator or any of its managers, members, partners, subsidiaries, shareholders or Affiliates other than the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof that is intended to be structured as a “bankruptcy remote” entity (collectively, the “ Independent Parties ”), (3) a supplier to any of the Independent Parties, (4) a person controlling or under common control with any director, member, partner, shareholder or supplier of any of the

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Independent Parties or (5) a member of the immediate family of any director, member, partner, shareholder, officer, manager, employee or supplier of the Independent Parties, (B) has prior experience as an independent director or manager for a corporation or limited liability company whose charter documents required the unanimous consent of all independent directors or managers thereof before such corporation or limited liability company could consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or could file a petition seeking relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy and (C) has at least three (3) years of employment experience with one or more entities that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory, management or placement services to issuers of securitization or structured finance instruments, agreements or securities; provided , that, notwithstanding the terms and provisions of clause (ii)(A)(1) immediately above, the indirect or beneficial ownership of membership interests of the Administrator through a mutual fund or similar diversified investment vehicle with respect to which the owner does not have discretion or control over the investments held by such diversified investment vehicle shall not preclude such owner from being an Independent Manager.
Ineligible Designated Servicing Agreement : Any Designated Servicing Agreement listed on Schedule 6 hereto.
Initial Collection Account : An Eligible Account in the name of the Indenture Trustee, in which no other amounts other than as set forth in Section 4.2(a) may be deposited, which amounts shall be transferred within one (1) Business Day of deposit to the Collection and Funding Account.
Initial Funding Conditions : With respect to the initial Funding Date, the following conditions:
(i) completion and attachment of final schedules to this Indenture identifying (a) the initial Designated Servicing Agreements, (b) categorization of such Designated Servicing Agreements and (c) approval of all such schedules by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion;
(ii) HLSS and the Depositor shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent each Designated Servicing Agreement and all material amendments and waivers thereto;
(ii) authentication and delivery of the Variable Funding Notes;
(iii) counsel to the Issuer, the Depositor, OLS and HLSS shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and Indenture Trustee favorable opinions, dated the Closing Date or on or before the initial Funding Date, and satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, relating to perfection and an opinion as to which state’s law applies to security interest and perfection matters;
(iv) counsel to OLS shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and Indenture Trustee dated on or before the initial Funding Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and its counsel: (a) an officer’s certificate of OLS and (b) a secretary’s certificate of OLS that includes the relevant: certification of formation, limited

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liability company agreement, resolutions, incumbency certificate and good standing certificate;
(v) counsel to OLS shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and Indenture Trustee favorable opinions, dated on or before the initial Funding Date, and satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, (a) relating to the corporate and enforceability matters, including the Investment Company Act of 1940 regarding OLS and the Transaction Documents and (b) an internal counsel opinion of OLS regarding the Transaction Documents;
(vi) if requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with the Administrative Agent’s approval of funding Deferred Servicing Receivables with positive collateral value, counsel to the Administrator shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an opinion, dated on or before the initial Funding Date, and satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent with respect to the ineffectiveness of any applicable provision in a Designated Servicing Agreement that prohibits the sale and/or contribution by the Servicer of, specifically, the rights to payment for the Deferred Servicing Fees with respect to the related Mortgage Pool;
(vii) delivery of (i) the Assignment of Receivables documenting the assignment by OLS to HLSS substantially in the form set forth on Schedule 1-A of the Receivables Sale Agreement, (ii) the Assignment of Receivables documenting the assignment by HLSS to the Depositor substantially in the form set forth on Schedule 1-B of the Receivables Sale Agreement and (iii) the Assignment of Receivables documenting the assignment by the Depositor to the Issuer substantially in the form set forth on Schedule 1 of the Receivables Pooling Agreement;
(viii) delivery of the executed Verification Agent Engagement Letter;
(ix) delivery of a certification dated as of the initial Funding Date that that there have been no adverse changes to the Tax Officer’s Certificate previously delivered to counsel to the Administrator as of the Closing Date; and
(x) counsel to HLSS shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and Indenture Trustee favorable opinions, dated on or before the initial Funding Date, and satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and its counsel and, relating to the (a) true sale of Receivables and non-consolidation matters with respect to the Issuer, Depositor and HLSS and (b) the true sale of Receivables from OLS to HLSS.
Initial Note Balance : For any Note or for any Class of Notes, the Note Balance of such Note upon the related Issuance Date as specified in the related Indenture Supplement.
Initial Receivables : The OLS Initial Receivables sold by OLS to HLSS, the Receivables sold and/or contributed by HLSS to the Depositor on the initial Funding Date pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement, and further sold and/or contributed by the Depositor to the Issuer on the initial Funding Date pursuant to the Receivables Pooling Agreement, and the Receivables sold by the Prior

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Issuers to the Issuer on the initial Funding Date pursuant to an Assignment and Recognition Agreement, and Granted by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee for inclusion in the Trust Estate.
Insolvency Event : With respect to a specified Person, (i) an involuntary case or other proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect shall be commenced against any Person or any substantial part of its property, or a petition shall be filed against such Person in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, seeking the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or the winding-up or liquidation of such Person’s business and (A) such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed and unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) days or (B) an order for relief in respect of such Person shall be entered in such case or proceeding under such laws or a decree or order granting such other requested relief shall be granted; or (ii) the commencement by such Person of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by such Person to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by such Person to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by such Person of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by such Person generally to pay its debts as such debts become due or the admission by such Person of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due.
Insolvency Proceeding : Any proceeding of the sort described in the definition of Insolvency Event.
Interest Accrual Period : For any Class of Notes and any Payment Date, the period specified in the related Indenture Supplement.
Interest Accumulation Account : The segregated non-interest bearing trust account or accounts, each of which shall be an Eligible Account, established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.1 and Section 4.7 and entitled “Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee in trust for the Noteholders of the NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Interest Accumulation Account”.
Interest Accumulation Amount : With respect to each Interim Payment Date or Limited Funding Date, the sum of the Interest Payment Amount due and payable with respect to all Classes of Notes on the next succeeding Payment Date, plus all Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amounts as of the immediately preceding Payment Date, minus amounts then on deposit in the Interest Accumulation Account (assuming for this purpose that the aggregate VFN Principal Balance remains unchanged from the Determination Date for such Interim Payment Date or Limited Funding Date, as applicable, through the end of its then-current Interest Accrual Period).
Interest Amount : For each Interest Accrual Period and each Class of Notes, interest accrued on such Class during such period, in an amount equal to interest on such Class’s Note Balance at the applicable Note Interest Rate.

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Interest Day Count Convention : For any Series or Class of Notes, the fraction specified in the related Indenture Supplement to indicate the number of days counted in an Interest Accrual Period divided by the number of days assumed in a year, for purposes of calculating the Interest Payment Amount for each Interest Accrual Period in respect of such Series or Class.
Interest Payment Amount : For any Series or Class of Notes, as applicable and with respect to any Payment Date:
(i)    for any Series or Class of Term Notes, the related Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amount plus the product of:
(A)    the Note Balance as of the close of business on the preceding Payment Date;
(B)    the related Note Interest Rate for such Series or Class and for the related Interest Accrual Period; and
(C)    the Interest Day Count Convention specified in the related Indenture Supplement; and
(ii)    for any Series or Class of Variable Funding Notes, the related Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amount plus the product of:
(A)    the average daily aggregate VFN Principal Balance during the related Interest Accrual Period (calculated based on the average of the aggregate VFN Principal Balances on each day during the related Interest Accrual Period);
(B)    the related Note Interest Rate for such Class during the related Interest Accrual Period; and
(C)    the Interest Day Count Convention specified in the related Indenture Supplement.
Interested Noteholders : For any Class, any Noteholder or group of Noteholders holding Notes evidencing not less than 25% of the aggregate Voting Interests of such Class.
Interim Payment Date : With respect to any Series of Notes, as defined in the related Indenture Supplement.
Interim Payment Date Report : As defined in Section 3.2(c) .
Intermediate Transferee : An entity to which HLSS transfers Receivables prior to the transfer thereof to the Depositor.
Invested Amount : For any Series or Class of Notes, the related Series Invested Amount or Class Invested Amount, as applicable.

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Investment Company Act : The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Issuance Date : For any Series of Notes, the date of issuance of such Series, as set forth in the related Indenture Supplement.
Issuer : Has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Issuer Affiliate : Any person involved in the organization or operation of the Issuer or an affiliate of such a person within the meaning of Rule 3a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act.
Issuer Amount : As defined in Section 4.3(e) .
Issuer Authorized Officer : Any Director or any authorized officer of the Owner Trustee or the Administrator who may also be an officer or employee of HLSS, its managing member or an Affiliate of HLSS or its managing member.
Issuer Certificate : A certificate (including an Officer’s Certificate) signed in the name of an Issuer Authorized Officer, or signed in the name of the Issuer by an Issuer Authorized Officer. Wherever this Indenture requires that an Issuer Certificate be signed also by an accountant or other expert, such accountant (which may or may not be independent certified public accountants approved by the Administrative Agent to perform the agreed upon procedures pursuant to Section 3.3(d) ) or other expert (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture) may be an employee of HLSS or an Affiliate.
Issuer Tax Opinion : With respect to any undertaking, an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, for United States federal income tax purposes, (i) such undertaking will not result in the Issuer being subject to tax on its net income as an association (or publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation or a taxable mortgage pool taxable as a corporation, each for United States federal income tax purposes, (ii) except in the case of Specified Notes, if any Notes are issued or deemed issued as a result of such undertaking, any Notes issued or deemed issued on such date that are outstanding for United States federal income tax purposes will be debt and with respect to any Specified Notes issued or deemed issued on such date that are Outstanding for United States federal income tax purposes and as to which the Issuer has previously received an opinion that such Notes should be debt, such Notes should be debt, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, (iii) such undertaking will not cause the Noteholders or beneficial owners of Notes previously issued to be deemed to have sold or exchanged such Notes for federal income tax purposes under Section 1001 of the Code.
Judicial Corporate Advance : Any Corporate Advance in respect of a Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in a Judicial State.
Judicial Corporate Receivable : Any Corporate Advance Receivable in respect of a Judicial Corporate Advance.
Judicial Deferred Servicing Fee : Any Deferred Servicing Fee in respect of a Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in a Judicial State.

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Judicial Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable : Any Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable in respect of a Judicial Deferred Servicing Fee.
Judicial Escrow Advance : Any Escrow Advance in respect of a Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in a Judicial State.
Judicial Escrow Receivable : Any Escrow Advance Receivable in respect of a Judicial Escrow Advance.
Judicial P&I Advance : Any P&I Advance in respect of a Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in a Judicial State.
Judicial P&I Receivable : Any P&I Advance Receivable in respect of a Judicial P&I Advance.
Judicial State : Each state or territory of the United States that is not a Non‑Judicial State.
Limited Funding Date : For any Series or Class of Notes, as defined in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.
Liquidity Facility : Any liquidity back-stop facility which may be utilized by a Noteholder of a Class to fund some or all of its disbursements on any such Class of the Notes.
Liquidity Provider : With respect to any Series or Class of VFNs, any “Support Party” or similar entity as further described in the related Indenture Supplement and/or Note Purchase Agreement, as applicable.
Loan-Level Advance : An Advance that arises under a Designated Servicing Agreement that does not provide that the related Advance is reimbursable from general collections and proceeds of the entire related mortgage pool if such Advance is determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance.
Loan-Level Deferred Servicing Fee : A Deferred Servicing Fee that arises under a Designated Servicing Agreement that does not provide that the related Deferred Servicing Fee is payable from general collections and proceeds of the entire related mortgage pool if such Deferred Servicing Fee is determined to be a Nonrecoverable Deferred Servicing Fee.
Loan-Level Receivable : A Receivable that is the right to reimbursement for a Loan-Level Advance or the right to payment for a Loan-Level Deferred Servicing Fee.
Majority Noteholders : With respect to any Series or Class of Notes or all Outstanding Notes, the Noteholders of greater than 50% of the Note Balance of the Outstanding Notes of such Series or Class or of Outstanding Notes, as the case may be, measured by Voting Interests in any case.
Maximum VFN Principal Balance : For any VFN Class, the amount specified in the related Indenture Supplement.
MBS Trustee : A trustee or indenture trustee for a Mortgage Pool that is a securitization trust.

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Monthly Advance Collection Period : With respect to any Payment Date, the period beginning on the Determination Date for the preceding Payment Date and ending at the close of business on the day before the Determination Date for the current Payment Date, except that, with respect to the initial Payment Date, the Monthly Advance Collection Period begins on the Cut-off Date and ends at the close of business on the day before the related Determination Date.
Month-to-Date Available Funds : With respect to any Interim Payment Date or any Payment Date, the aggregate amount of Collections deposited into the Collection and Funding Account during the period beginning on the day immediately succeeding the Payment Date prior to such Interim Payment Date or Payment Date and ending on such Interim Payment Date or Payment Date.
Moody’s : Moody’s Investors Service.
Mortgage : With respect to a Mortgage Loan, a mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument encumbering a fee simple interest in real property securing a Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan : A loan secured by a Mortgage on real property (including REO Property resulting from the foreclosure of the real property that had secured such loan), which loan has been transferred and assigned to an MBS Trustee and serviced for such MBS Trustee pursuant to a Servicing Agreement or which loan is serviced pursuant to a Whole Loan Servicing Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, all references in this Indenture and in any other Transaction Documents to “Advances” and “Receivables” refer solely to those related to Mortgage Loans serviced by HLSS, OLS, Homeward or any other OFC-Owned Servicer pursuant to the related Designated Servicing Agreement.
Mortgage Note : The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a mortgagor secured by a Mortgage under a Mortgage Loan and all amendments, modifications and attachments thereto.
Mortgage Pool : A trust or trust estate in which the Mortgage Loans being serviced by the Servicer pursuant to a Designated Servicing Agreement are held by the related MBS Trustee or a pool of Mortgage Loans being serviced under a Whole Loan Servicing Agreement that is a Facility Eligible Servicing Agreement.
Mortgaged Property : The interest in real property securing a Mortgage Loan as evidenced by the related Mortgage, together with improvements thereto securing a Mortgage Loan.
MSR : Mortgage Servicing Rights.
MSR Transfer Date : For any Designated Servicing Agreement, the date when all required consents and rating agency letters for a formal change of the named servicer under such Designated Servicing Agreement from OLS to HLSS shall have been obtained, and OLS shall transfer to HLSS all of the servicing rights and obligations of OLS under such Designated Servicing Agreement, as evidenced by the related MSR Transfer Notice.
MSR Transfer Notice : A notice delivered by HLSS to the Indenture Trustee in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I .

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Nationstar : Nationstar Mortgage LLC or any successor thereof.
New Receivables Funding Amount : For any Funding Date and with respect to any amounts to be disbursed on any Funding Date, an amount equal to the sum of the Series New Receivables Funding Amounts for all Outstanding Series for all Additional Receivables to be funded on such Funding Date, subject to limitation by the amount of Available Funds and by the amount that may be drawn on any VFNs in respect of such Funding Date and subject to the satisfaction of all Funding Conditions; provided , however , that (1) in any event the aggregate New Receivables Funding Amount disbursed on any Funding Date shall be limited to an amount which may be disbursed without resulting in a violation of the Collateral Test, (2) no amounts may be drawn on VFNs on a Limited Funding Date, and (3) the New Receivables Funding Amount on a Limited Funding Date is limited to amounts then on deposit in the Collection and Funding Account minus the Required Expense Reserve.
Net Excess Cash Amount : On any Payment Date or Interim Payment Date, the amount of funds available to be distributed to the Depositor pursuant to Section 4.4(j) , Section 4.5(a)(1)(xii) or Section 4.5(a)(2)(vi) , as applicable.
Non-Judicial Corporate Advance : Any Corporate Advance in respect of a Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in a Non-Judicial State.
Non-Judicial Corporate Receivable : A Corporate Advance Receivable in respect of a Non‑Judicial Corporate Advance.
Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fee : Any Deferred Servicing Fee in respect of a Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in a Non-Judicial State.
Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable : A Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable in respect of a Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fee.
Non-Judicial Escrow Advance : Any Escrow Advance in respect of a Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in a Non-Judicial State.
Non-Judicial Escrow Receivable : An Escrow Advance Receivable in respect of a Non‑Judicial Escrow Advance.
Non-Judicial P&I Advance : Any P&I Advance in respect of a Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in a Non-Judicial State.
Non-Judicial P&I Receivable : A P&I Advance Receivable in respect of a Non Judicial P&I Advance.
Non-Judicial State : Each of the following: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. Additional Non-Judicial States may be designated from time to time pursuant to Section 12.1 .

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Nonrecoverable Advance : An Advance that is determined to be “non-recoverable” from late collections or liquidation or other proceeds of the Mortgage Loan in respect of which such Advance was made.
Nonrecoverable Deferred Servicing Fee : A Deferred Servicing Fee that is determined to be “non-recoverable” from late collection or liquidation or other proceeds of the Mortgage Loan in respect of which such Deferred Servicing Fee was accrued.
Note or Notes : Any note or notes of any Class authenticated and delivered from time to time under this Indenture including, but not limited to, any Variable Funding Note.
Note Balance : On any date (i) for any Term Note, or for any Series or Class of Term Notes, as the context requires, the Initial Note Balance of such Term Note or the aggregate of the Initial Note Balances of the Term Notes of such Series or Class, as applicable, less all amounts paid to the Noteholder of such Term Note or Noteholders of such Term Notes with respect to principal, (ii) for any Variable Funding Note, its VFN Principal Balance on such date and (iii) for any other Note, as set forth in the related Indenture Supplement.
Note Interest Rate : For any Note, or for any Series or Class of Notes as the context requires, the interest rate specified, or calculated as provided in, the related Indenture Supplement.
Note Owner : With respect to a Book Entry Note, the Person who is the owner of such Book Entry Note, as reflected on the books of the Depository, or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Depository (directly as a Depository Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance with the rules of such Depository) and with respect to any Definitive Notes, the Noteholder of such Note.
Note Payment Account : The segregated non-interest bearing trust account or accounts, each of which shall be an Eligible Account, established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.1 and Section 4.8 and entitled “Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee in trust for the Noteholders of the NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Note Payment Account”.
Note Purchase Agreement : An agreement with one or more initial purchasers or placement agents under which the Issuer will sell the Notes to such initial purchaser, or contract with such placement agent for the initial private placement of the Notes, in each case as further defined in the related Indenture Supplement.
Note Rating Agency : With respect to any Outstanding Class of Notes, each rating agency, if any, specified in the related Indenture Supplement. References to Note Rating Agencies or “each” or “any” Note Rating Agency in this Indenture refer to Note Rating Agencies that were engaged to rate any Notes issued under this Indenture, which Notes are still Outstanding.
Note Register : As defined in Section 6.5 .
Note Registrar : The Person who keeps the Note Register specified in Section 6.5 .

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Noteholder : The Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Note Register, except that, solely for the purposes of giving certain consents, waivers, requests or demands as may be specified in this Indenture, the interests evidenced by any Note registered in the name of, or in the name of a Person or entity holding for the benefit of, the Issuer, the Receivables Seller or any Person that is an Affiliate of either or both of the Issuer and the Receivables Seller, shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage necessary to effect any such consent, waiver, request or demand shall have been obtained. The Indenture Trustee shall have no responsibility to count any Person as a Noteholder who is not permitted to be so counted hereunder pursuant to the definition of “ Outstanding ” unless a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge that such Person is an Affiliate of either or both of the Issuer and Receivables Seller.
Noteholders’ Amount : As defined in Section 4.3(e) .
Obligor : Any Person who owes or may be liable for payments under a Mortgage Loan.
OFAC : As defined in Section 10.2(j) .
OFC : Ocwen Financial Corporation, a Florida corporation.
OFC-Owned Servicer : Any wholly-owned subsidiary of OFC (including, but not limited to, Homeward) for which OLS serves as subservicer for the Mortgage Loans serviced by such wholly-owned subsidiary of OFC.
OFC-Owned Servicer Sale Agreement : A sale agreement, between an OFC-Owned Servicer and OLS, dated on or after the Closing Date, whereby an OFC-Owned Servicer sold and/or contributed Receivables from such OFC-Owned Servicer to OLS.
Officer’s Certificate : A certificate signed by an Issuer Authorized Officer and delivered to the Indenture Trustee. Wherever this Indenture requires that an Officer’s Certificate be signed also by an accountant or other expert, such accountant (which may or may not be independent certified public accountants that are approved by the Administrative Agent to perform the agreed upon procedures pursuant to Section 3.3(d) ) or other expert (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture) may be an employee of the Receivables Seller or the Servicer.
OLS : Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
OLS Additional Receivables : Each Advance Receivable in existence on any Business Day on and after the initial Funding Date and until the opening of business on the related MSR Transfer Date and which arises under any Servicing Agreement that is listed as a “Designated Servicing Agreement” on the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule as a result of OLS or a predecessor servicer making Advances with respect to such Designated Servicing Agreement.
OLS Initial Receivables : Each Advance Receivable in existence on the initial Funding Date and which arose from OLS or a predecessor servicer making Advances with respect to the Designated Servicing Agreements listed on the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule.
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OLS Subservicing Agreement : The Subservicing Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2012, between HLSS, as Servicer, and OLS, as Subservicer, acceptable in form and substance to the Administrative Agent.
Opinion of Counsel : A written opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indenture Trustee, which counsel may, without limitation, and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture and except for any opinions related to tax matters or material adverse effects on Noteholders, be an employee of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller or any of their Affiliates.
Organizational Documents : The Issuer’s Trust Agreement (including the related Owner Trust Certificate).
Other Advance Rate Reduction Event : As defined in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.
Other Advance Rate Reduction Event Cure Period : As defined in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.
Outstanding : With respect to all Notes and, with respect to a Note or with respect to Notes of any Series or Class means, as of the date of determination, all such Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(i)    any Notes theretofore canceled by the Indenture Trustee or delivered to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation, or canceled by the Issuer and delivered to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 6.9 ;
(ii)    any Notes to be redeemed for whose full payment (including principal and interest) redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the Noteholders of such Notes; provided that, if such Notes are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given if required pursuant to this Indenture, or provision therefore satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee has been made;
(iii)    any Notes which are canceled pursuant to Section 7.3 ; and
(iv)    any Notes in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture (except with respect to any such Note as to which proof satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee is presented that such Note is held by a person in whose hands such Note is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer).
For purposes of determining the amounts of deposits, allocations, reallocations or payments to be made, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, references to “Notes” will be deemed to be references to “Outstanding Notes”. In determining whether the Noteholders of the requisite principal amount of such Outstanding Notes have taken any Action hereunder, Notes owned by the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, or any Affiliate of the Issuer or the Receivables Seller shall be disregarded. In determining whether the Indenture Trustee will be protected in relying upon any such Action, only Notes which an Indenture Trustee Authorized Officer has actual knowledge are

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owned by the Issuer or the Receivables Seller, or any Affiliate of the Issuer or the Receivables Seller, will be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee proves to the satisfaction of the Indenture Trustee the pledgee’s right to act as owner with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or the Receivables Seller or any Affiliate of the Issuer or the Receivables Seller. Retained Notes shall not constitute Notes “Outstanding” to the extent contemplated by the applicable Indenture Supplement.
Owner : When used with respect to a Note, any related Note Owner.
Owner Trust Certificate : A certificate evidencing a 100% undivided beneficial interest in the Issuer.
Owner Trustee : Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee under the Trust Agreement, and any successor Owner Trustee thereunder.
Owner Trustee Fee : The annual fee payable as agreed upon by the Owner Trustee and HLSS pursuant to the Owner Trustee Fee Letter.
Owner Trustee Fee Letter : The fee letter agreement between the Owner Trustee and HLSS dated the Closing Date, as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified, setting forth the fees to be paid to the Owner Trustee for the performance of its duties as Owner Trustee of the Issuer.
P&I Advance : Any advance disbursed by the Servicer (including any predecessor servicer) pursuant to any Designated Servicing Agreement, of delinquent interest and/or principal that have not been timely paid by Obligors, including any amounts deposited by the Servicer into a Custodial Account in order to reimburse such Custodial Account for Amounts Held for Future Distribution previously on deposit therein which the Servicer (including any predecessor servicer) had used to make a previous P&I Advance in accordance with the related Designated Servicing Agreement.
P&I Advance Amount : As defined in Section 4.3(e)
P&I Advance Disbursement Account : The segregated non-interest bearing trust account, which shall be an Eligible Account, established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.1 and Section 4.3(d) as a Trust Account and entitled “Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee for the NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, P&I Advance Disbursement Account”.
P&I Advance Receivable : Any Receivable representing the right to be reimbursed for a P&I Advance.
P&I Advance Reimbursement Amount : Any amount collected under any Designated Servicing Agreement from Obligors or otherwise, which amount, by the terms of such Designated Servicing Agreement, is payable to the Servicer to reimburse P&I Advances disbursed by the Servicer.
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Payment Date : In any month beginning in September 2015, the 15 th day of such month or, if such 15 th day is not a Business Day, the next Business Day following such 15 th day.
Payment Date Report : As defined in Section 3.2(b) .
Permitted Investments : At any time, any one or more of the following obligations and securities:
(i)    (a) direct obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or (b) direct obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, any agency or instrumentality of the United States, provided that such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States; and provided further that the short-term debt obligations of such agency or instrumentality at the date of acquisition thereof have been rated (x) “A-1” by S&P if such obligations have a maturity of less than sixty (60) days after the date of acquisition or (y) “A-1+” by S&P if such obligations have a maturity greater than sixty (60) days after the date of acquisition;
(ii)    repurchase agreements on obligations specified in clause (a) maturing not more than three months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the short-term unsecured debt obligations of the party agreeing to repurchase such obligations are at the time rated “A-1+” by S&P;
(iii)    certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers’ acceptances of any U.S. depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by a federal and/or state banking authority of the United States; provided that the unsecured short-term debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company at the date of acquisition thereof have been rated “A-1+” by S&P;
(iv)    commercial paper of any entity organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which on the date of acquisition has been rated “A-1+” by S&P;
(v)    interests in any U.S. money market fund which, at the date of acquisition of the interests in such fund (including any such fund that is managed by the Indenture Trustee or an Affiliate of the Indenture Trustee or for which the Indenture Trustee or an Affiliate acts as advisor) and throughout the time as the interest is held in such fund, has a rating of “AAAm” from S&P; or
(vi)    other obligations or securities that are acceptable to S&P as Permitted Investments hereunder and if the investment of Account funds therein will not result in a reduction in the then current rating of the Notes, as evidenced by a letter to such effect from S&P;
provided , that each of the foregoing investments shall mature no later than the Business Day prior to the Payment Date immediately following the date of purchase thereof (other than in the case of the investment of monies in instruments of which the Indenture Trustee is the obligor, which may

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mature on the related Payment Date), and shall be required to be held to such maturity; and provided further , that each of the Permitted Investments may be purchased by the Indenture Trustee through an Affiliate of the Indenture Trustee.
Permitted Investments are only those which are acquired by the Indenture Trustee in its name and in its capacity as Indenture Trustee, and with respect to which (A) the Indenture Trustee has noted its interest therein on its books and records, and (B) the Indenture Trustee has purchased such investments for value without notice of any adverse claim thereto (and, if such investments are securities or other financial assets or interests therein, within the meaning of Section 8‑102 of the UCC, without acting in collusion with a Securities Intermediary in violating such Securities Intermediary’s obligations to entitlement holders in such assets, under Section 8‑504 of the UCC, to maintain a sufficient quantity of such assets in favor of such entitlement holders), and (C) either (i) such investments are in the possession of the Indenture Trustee or (ii) such investments, (x) if certificated securities and in bearer form, have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee, or if in registered form, have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee and either registered by the issuer in the name of the Indenture Trustee or endorsed by effective endorsement to the Indenture Trustee or in blank; (y) if uncertificated securities, ownership of such securities has been registered in the name of the Indenture Trustee on the books of the issuer thereof (or another person, other than a Securities Intermediary, either has become the registered owner of the uncertificated security on behalf of the Indenture Trustee or, having previously become the registered owner, acknowledges that it holds for the Indenture Trustee); or (z) if Securities Entitlements representing interests in securities or other financial assets (or interests therein) held by a Securities Intermediary, a Securities Intermediary indicates by book entry that a security or other financial asset has been credited to the Indenture Trustee’s Securities Account with such Securities Intermediary. No instrument described hereunder may be purchased at a price greater than par, if such instrument may be prepaid or called at a price less than its purchase price prior to its stated maturity.
Permitted Lien : Any liens for taxes, assessments, or similar charges incurred in the ordinary course of business and which are not yet due or as to which the period of grace, if any, related thereto has not expired or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings if adequate reserves are maintained to the extent required by GAAP.
Permitted Refinancing : An assignment by the Issuer, subject to satisfaction of Section 2.1(c) , either (i) to a third party unaffiliated with the Servicer or (ii) to a special purpose, bankruptcy-remote entity (“ SPV ”), of all the Receivables and related assets attributable to one or more Designated Servicing Agreements, as a result of which assignment the assignee pays to the Issuer 100% of the Receivable Balances with respect to such Receivables; provided , that in the case of an assignment to an SPV pursuant to clause (ii), (a) such assignment may be effected by means of an initial sale, transfer, distribution or other transfer of the Receivables and related assets to HLSS so long as HLSS immediately sells and/or contributes the Receivables and related assets to the related SPV, if the SPV’s organizational documents and financing arrangements only permit acquisition of Receivables and similar assets from HLSS and its Affiliates, and (b) if requested by the Administrative Agent, an opinion of external legal counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to the effect that the Issuer would not be substantively consolidated with HLSS or any non-special purpose

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entity Affiliate of HLSS involved in the transactions contemplated herein, shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent .
Person : Any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, business trust, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or other entity of a similar nature.
Place of Payment : With respect to any Class of Notes issued hereunder, the city or political subdivision so designated with respect to such Class of Notes by the Indenture Trustee.
Predecessor Notes : Of any particular Note means every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 6.6 in lieu of a mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note will be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note.
Prior Issuer : Any of HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust II, HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust MS3 or such other issuer as approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion; provided however that, only in the case of an assignment pursuant to an Assignment and Recognition Agreement by a Prior Issuer that is not an issuer of notes or other securities that are then rated by S&P, if S&P will be providing ratings for any Notes, at the request of the Issuer or the Administrator, that will remain Outstanding after the consummation of any assignment from such Prior Issuer, the Issuer or the Administrator shall satisfy one of the following before acquiring Receivables from such Prior Issuer:

(a)        obtain written confirmation from S&P to the effect that such assignment will not have a Ratings Effect on any Outstanding Notes that are rated by S&P at the request of the Issuer or the Administrator;

(b)        provide notice of such assignment and the material documentation related to such assignment to S&P if the Administrator and the Administrative Agents determine in their reasonable judgment that S&P no longer provides such written confirmation described in the foregoing clause (a); or

(c)        obtain evidence from S&P (after giving S&P sufficient time to review any applicable documentation)  reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent that such Prior Issuer and any related special purpose entity that has transferred any of the related Receivables to such Prior Issuer satisfy S&P’s structured finance legal criteria with respect to such assignment and any related prior assignments (including, without limitation, SPE legal criteria and geographic criteria).

Prior Trustee : Any of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, The Bank of New York Mellon, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., or any permitted successor or assign thereto, acting as Indenture Trustee with respect to a servicer advance facility entered into with a Prior Issuer.

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PTCE : As defined in Section 6.5(k) .
Potential Restructuring : A restructuring of any or all of the Transaction Documents to provide for any of the following (which may occur in one or more steps or transactions): (i) the rights to the basic servicing fees under the related Designated Servicing Agreements are held by a Basic Fee Holder, (ii) the rights to become the named servicer under a Designated Servicing Agreement after the applicable MSR Transfer Date are held by a RMSR Holder, (iii) the Receivables are transferred to an Intermediate Transferee prior to the transfer thereof to the Depositor, (iv) the rights to Deferred Servicing Fee are held by a Basic Fee Holder and/or transferred to a different entity prior to direct or indirect transfer thereof to the Depositor, (v) the transfer of the equity of the Depositor to an entity other than HLSS, (vi) the transfer of the equity of the Issuer to an entity other than the Depositor or (vii) any combination of the foregoing.
Purchase Agreement : Has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Qualified Institutional Buyer : As defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
Ratings Effect : A reduction, qualification with negative implications or withdrawal of any then current rating of any Outstanding Notes by an applicable Note Rating Agency (other than as a result of the termination of such Note Rating Agency).
Receivable : The contractual right (i) to reimbursement pursuant to the terms of a Designated Servicing Agreement for an Advance made by the Servicer (including any predecessor servicer) pursuant to such Designated Servicing Agreement, which Advance has not previously been reimbursed, (ii) to payment pursuant to the terms of a Designated Servicing Agreement listed on the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule which has been accrued by OLS (before the related MSR Transfer Date) and sold by OLS to HLSS pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or accrued by HLSS (on and after the related MSR Transfer Date) but, in either case, not paid, and including in either case all rights of OLS or HLSS, as the case may be, to enforce payment of such obligation under the related Designated Servicing Agreement and including in either case all rights of the Servicer (including any predecessor servicer) to enforce payment of such obligation under the related Servicing Agreement, consisting of the Initial Receivables and all Additional Receivables and (iii) to amounts to be paid as consideration for any purchase of the contractual right to reimbursement described in clause (i) or to servicing fees has been Granted to the Indenture Trustee for inclusion in the Trust Estate by the Issuer hereunder. A “Receivable” remains a “Receivable,” and is not deemed to have been converted into cash, except to the extent that cash in respect of a reimbursement of that Receivable has been deposited into the Collection and Funding Account. A “Receivable” is originated when the Servicer makes the related Advance (or the Advance is made on its behalf in the case of P&I Advances that may be pre-funded same day pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof) or, with respect to Advances made by a predecessor servicer, when the Servicer reimburses the predecessor servicer for such Advance when the Servicer assumes servicing of the related Mortgage Loan or, with respect to Deferred Servicing Fees when the related servicing fee shall be accrued and unpaid on the related monthly remittance date following the related due date. Receivables for Deferred Servicing Fees that are ineligible for financing will not be sold or transferred by the Servicer and are not a part of the Trust Estate.

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Receivable Balance : As of any date of determination and with respect to any Receivable, the outstanding amount of such Receivable, which shall only be reduced to the extent that cash in respect of reimbursement of that Receivable has been deposited into the Collection and Funding Account.
Receivable File : The documents described in Section 2.2 pertaining to a particular Receivable.
Receivables Pooling Agreement : The Receivables Pooling Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Depositor, as seller, and the Issuer, as purchaser, as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.
Receivables Sale Agreement : The Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among OLS, HLSS, and the Depositor, as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.
Receivables Sale Termination Date : The date, after the conclusion of the Revolving Period for all Series and Classes of Notes, on which all amounts due on all Series and Classes of Notes issued by the Issuer pursuant to this Indenture, and all other amounts payable to any party pursuant to this Indenture, shall have been paid in full.
Receivables Seller : OLS, as the entity that sells to HLSS, on and after the Closing Date but before the related MSR Transfer Date in respect of the related Designated Servicing Agreement, and HLSS, as the entity that shall, on and after the Closing Date, and both before and after the related MSR Transfer Date in respect of the related Designated Servicing Agreement, sell and contribute to the Depositor all Receivables that it either (i) acquires from OLS (before the related MSR Transfer Date in respect of the related Designated Servicing Agreement), (ii) creates as a result of making Advances (on or after the related MSR Transfer Date in respect of the related Designated Servicing Agreement), (iii) acquires related to the Deferred Servicing Fees acquired pursuant to the Purchase Agreement under the Designated Servicing Agreements or (iv) accrues as Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables on and after the related MSR Transfer Date.
Record Date : For the interest or principal payable on any Note on any applicable Payment Date or Interim Payment Date, (i) for a Book Entry Note, the last Business Day before such Payment Date or Interim Payment Date, as applicable, and (ii) for a Definitive Note, the last day of the calendar month preceding such Payment Date or Interim Payment Date, as applicable, unless otherwise specified in the related Indenture Supplement.
Redemption Amount : With respect to a redemption of any Series or Class of Notes by the Issuer pursuant to Section 13.1 or pursuant to an Indenture Supplement, an amount, which when applied together with other Available Funds pursuant to Section 4.5 , shall be sufficient to pay an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Note Balance of all Outstanding Notes of such Series or Class as of the applicable Redemption Payment Date or Redemption Date, (ii) all accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes of such Series or Class through the day prior to such Redemption Payment Date or Redemption Date, (iii) any and all amounts allocable to such Series or Class and then owing or owing in connection with such redemption to the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Intermediary, any Derivative Counterparty, Liquidity Provider or Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider, from the Issuer pursuant to the terms hereof, and (iv) any and all other amounts allocable to such

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Series or Class then due and payable hereunder (including without limitation all accrued and unpaid Default Supplemental Fees and ERD Supplemental Fees and related shortfall amounts on the Notes of such Series or Class through the day prior to such Redemption Payment Date or Redemption Date) and, in the case of redemption of all Outstanding Notes, sufficient to authorize the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Section 7.1 .
Redemption Date : As defined in Section 13.1 .
Redemption Notice : As defined in Section 13.2 .
Redemption Payment Date : As defined in Section 13.1 .
Redemption Percentage : For any Class, 10% or such other percentage set forth in the related Indenture Supplement.
Regulation S : Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor provision thereto, in each case as the same may be amended from time to time; and all references to any rule, section or subsection of, or definition contained in, Regulation S means such rule, section, subsection, definition or term, as the case may be, or any successor thereto, in each case as the same may be amended from time to time.
Regulation S Definitive Note : As defined in Section 5.2(c)(ii) .
Regulation S Global Note : As defined in Section 5.2(c)(ii) .
Regulation S Note : As defined in Section 5.2(c)(ii) .
Regulation S Note Transfer Certificate : As defined in Section 6.5(i)(ii) .
REO Property : A Mortgaged Property in which a Mortgage Pool or owner has acquired title to such Mortgaged Property through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure.
Required Expense Reserve : An amount that, following any Funding Date, shall remain on deposit in the Collection and Funding Account, which amount shall equal (i) the amounts payable in respect of Fees and invoiced or regularly occurring expenses payable from Available Funds on the next Payment Date, plus (ii) all accrued and unpaid interest due on the Notes on the next Payment Date following such Funding Date, plus (iii) all amounts required to be deposited into each Series Reserve Account on the next Payment Date, plus (iv) the aggregate of all Target Amortization Amounts payable on the next Payment Date, except with respect to any Classes of Notes for which the related Indenture Supplement provides that Target Amortization Amounts shall not be reserved as part of the Required Expense Reserve plus (v) all accrued and unpaid Default Supplemental Fees and ERD Supplemental Fees and related shortfall amounts, if any, due on the Notes on the next Payment Date following such Funding Date minus (vi) the amounts then on deposit in the Accumulation Accounts.
Reserve Interest Rate : As defined in the related Indenture Supplement for any Series or Class of Notes.

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Responsible Officer :
(i)    When used with respect to the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Note Registrar, the Securities Intermediary or the Paying Agent, an Indenture Trustee Authorized Officer; and
(ii)    when used with respect to the Issuer, any Issuer Authorized Officer who is an officer of the Issuer or is an officer of the Administrator of the type referred to in clause (iii) below; and
(iii)    when used with respect to the Servicer, the Subservicer, or the Administrator, the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer or any vice president of the Servicer or the Administrator, as the case may be.
Revolving Period : For any Series or Class of Notes, the period of time which begins on the related Issuance Date and ends on the earlier to occur of (i) the commencement of the Target Amortization Period for such Series or Class of Notes and (ii) the commencement of the Full Amortization Period.
Risk Retention Letter : The letter, dated as of the date hereof, among the Issuer, the Receivables Seller and the Depositor, and acknowledged and agreed to by Credit Suisse and acknowledged by Deutsche Bank, as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary and not in its individual capacity, regarding Article 405(1) of EU Regulation 575/2013 and risk retention matters.
RMSR Holder : Any entity other than HLSS that has the rights to become the named servicer under a Designated Servicing Agreement after the applicable MSR Transfer Date.
Rule 144A : Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 144A Definitive Note : As defined in Section 5.2(c)(i) .
Rule 144A Global Note : As defined in Section 5.2(c)(i) .
Rule 144A Note : As defined in Section 5.2(c)(i) .
Rule 144A Note Transfer Certificate : As defined in Section 6.5(i)(iii) .
S&P : Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, which is a part of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.
Sale : Any sale of any portion of the Trust Estate pursuant to Section 8.16 .
Sale Date : As defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement.
Sanctions : As defined in Section 10.2(j).

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Schedule of Receivables : On any date, a schedule, which shall be delivered by the Administrator to the Indenture Trustee, and maintained by the Indenture Trustee, in an electronic form, listing the outstanding Receivables sold and/or contributed to the Depositor under the Receivables Sale Agreement and sold and/or contributed to the Issuer under the Receivables Pooling Agreement and any Assignment and Recognition Agreement and Granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture, as updated from time to time to list Additional Receivables Granted to the Indenture Trustee and deducting any amounts paid against the Receivables as of such date, identifying such Receivables by Designated Servicing Agreement, dollar amount of the related Advance or Deferred Servicing Fee, identifying the Advance Type for such Receivable and identifying the related Mortgage Loan number and date of the related Advance or Deferred Servicing Fee. The Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the then current Schedule of Receivables until receipt of a superseding Schedule of Receivables.
Second-Lien Receivable : A Receivable that arises under a Designated Servicing Agreement for which the related Advance or Deferred Servicing Fee relates to a Mortgage Loan or REO Property secured by a second lien.
Secured Party : As defined in the Granting Clause.
Securities Account : As defined in Section 8‑501(a) of the UCC.
Securities Act : The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securities Intermediary : As defined in Section 8‑102(a)(14) of the UCC, and where appropriate, shall mean Deutsche Bank National Trust Company or its successor, in its capacity as securities intermediary pursuant to Section 4.9 .
Security Entitlement : As defined in Section 8‑102(a)(17) of the UCC.
Security Interest : The security interest in the Collateral Granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Granting Clause.
Senior Interest Amount : For each Interest Accrual Period and each Class of Notes, interest accrued on such Class during such period, an amount equal to interest on such Class’s Note Balance at the applicable Senior Rate.
Senior Rate : For each Class of Notes, as specified in the related Indenture Supplement.
Series : One or more Class or Classes of Notes assigned a series designation.
Series Allocation Percentage : For any Series on any date of determination:
(a)    as of any date prior to the Full Amortization Period, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Series Invested Amount for such Series by (ii) the aggregate of the Series Invested Amounts for all Outstanding Series; and

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(b)    as of any date during the Full Amortization Period, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Series Invested Amount for such Series as of the first day of the Full Amortization Period by (ii) the aggregate of the Series Invested Amounts as of the first day of the Full Amortization Period for all Outstanding Series.
Series Available Funds : For any Series as of any Payment Date occurring during the Full Amortization Period, the sum of the following:
(i)    any proceeds received by the Issuer under any Derivative Agreement for any Class of Notes under such Series that have not been paid or distributed in accordance with such Derivative Agreement (provided that such proceeds may only be used to pay amounts due to those Classes that are entitled to receive those amounts in accordance with the related Indenture Supplement for so long as such Classes of Notes are not repaid in full or refinanced);
(ii)    any proceeds received by the Issuer under any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement for any Class of Notes under such Series that have not been paid or distributed in accordance with such Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement (provided that such proceeds may only be used to pay amounts due to those Classes that are entitled to receive those amounts in accordance with the related Indenture Supplement for so long as such Classes of Notes are not repaid in full or refinanced);
(iii)    such Series’ Series Allocation Percentage of any income from Permitted Investments in Trust Accounts that have been established for the benefit of all Series of Notes;
(iv)    in respect of each Advance Type of Receivables with a non-zero Advance Rate for such Series, the product of (A) the Advance Type Allocation Percentage for such Advance Type and (B) the Collections then on deposit in the Trust Accounts that are not Sinking Fund Accounts or Series Reserve Accounts (prior to giving effect to any payments on such Payment Date) attributable to Receivables of such Advance Type;
(v)    if no Series has a non-zero Advance Rate for any Advance Type of Receivables, the sum, for each such Advance Type of Receivables, of the product of (A) such Series’ Series Allocation Percentage and (B) the Collections then on deposit in the Trust Accounts that are not Sinking Fund Accounts or Series Reserve Accounts (prior to giving effect to any payments on such Payment Date) attributable to Receivables of such Advance Type;
(vi)    such Series’ Series Allocation Percentage of any amounts on deposit in any Sinking Fund Accounts (prior to giving effect to any payments on such Payment Date); and
(vii)    such Series’ Series Allocation Percentage of any other funds of the Issuer that the Issuer (or the Administrator (or a Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator) on behalf of the Issuer) identifies to the Indenture Trustee in writing to be treated as “Available Funds” as of such Payment Date.

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Series Fee Limit : For any Series, as specified in the related Indenture Supplement, if applicable.
Series Fees : For any Series, as specified in the related Indenture Supplement, which shall include any amounts payable to any Derivative Counterparty, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider or other similar amount payable in respect of a particular Series.
Series Invested Amount : For any Series on any date is the largest Class Invested Amount for all Outstanding Classes of Notes included in such Series.
Series New Receivables Funding Amount : For any Funding Date in respect of Receivables of any Advance Type, for any Series that provides a non-zero Advance Rate for such Advance Type and any Additional Receivable related to such Advance Type proposed to be funded on such Funding Date, the product of (i) the applicable Weighted Average CV Adjusted Advance Rate for such Series and (ii) the related Advance Type Allocation Percentage of  the aggregate Receivable Balances of the Receivables in respect of such Advance Type under all Designated Servicing Agreements, including all Receivables conveyed to the Issuer since the previous Funding Date (including in the case of any Series that provides a non-zero Advance Rate for P&I Advance Receivables to be so conveyed on such Funding Date, but not including any portion thereof relating to P&I Advances to the extent such P&I Advances were funded using Amounts Held for Future Distribution).
Series Required Noteholders : For any Series (a) if not specified in the related Indenture Supplement, Noteholders of any Series constituting the Majority Noteholders of such Series and (b) if specified in the related Indenture Supplement, as set forth in the related Indenture Supplement.
Series Reserve Account : An account established for each Series which shall be a segregated non-interest bearing trust account which is an Eligible Account, established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.1 and Section 4.6 , and in the name of the Indenture Trustee and identified by each relevant Series.
Series Reserve Required Amount : For each Series, the amount calculated as described in the related Indenture Supplement.
Servicer : For any Designated Servicing Agreement for such Designated Servicing Agreement, (i) prior to the related MSR Transfer Date, OLS in its capacity as the servicer or sub-servicer under such Designated Servicing Agreement in servicing the related Mortgage Loans for and on behalf of the respective MBS Trustees or other owner(s), and any successor named servicer or subservicer appointed under such Designated Servicing Agreement and (ii) on and after the related MSR Transfer Date in respect of the related Designated Servicing Agreement, HLSS in its capacity as the servicer or sub-servicer under such Designated Servicing Agreement in servicing the related Mortgage Loans for and on behalf of the respective MBS Trustees or other owner(s), and any successor named servicer or subservicer appointed under such Designated Servicing Agreement.
Servicer Modification : One or more restructurings of any or all of the Transaction Documents to provide for Nationstar to become the named servicer under any Designated Servicing Agreement. After giving effect to any Servicer Modification, there may be multiple named servicers under the Designated Servicing Agreements.

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Servicer Ratings Downgrade : A downgrade by any rating agency of the servicer ratings of the Servicer or the Subservicer that results in the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Servicer or a Subservicer Termination Event with respect to the Subservicer pursuant to the terms of a Designated Servicing Agreement or Subservicing Agreement.
Servicer Termination Event : With respect to any Designated Servicing Agreement, the occurrence of any events or conditions, and the passage of any cure periods and giving to and receipt by the Servicer of any required notices, as a result of which any Person has the current right to terminate the Servicer as servicer, subservicer, or master servicer, as applicable, (and any Subservicer that may be acting on behalf of the Servicer) under such Designated Servicing Agreement.
Servicing Agreement : Any pooling and servicing agreement, sale and servicing agreement, or servicing agreement or subservicing agreement pursuant to which the Servicer is servicing Mortgage Loans for and on behalf of a Mortgage Pool or other owner, each as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.
Servicing Standards : As defined in Section 10.3(k) .
Similar Law : As defined in Section 6.5(k) .
Sinking Fund Account : An account established for any Series which shall be a segregated non­interest bearing trust account which is an Eligible Account, established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.1 and 4.7 , and in the name of the Indenture Trustee and identified by each relevant Series; provided , that, if more than one Sinking Fund Account is to be established for any Series, such accounts may be established as a single Eligible Account with sub-accounts thereof related to specified Classes within such Series as to which Classes a “Sinking Fund Account” has been created and the Sinking Fund Account for a particular Class of such Series shall refer to the sub- account of the related Eligible Account related to such Class.
Sinking Fund Permitted Investments : At any time, any one or more of the following obligations and securities:
(i)    (a) direct obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or (b) direct obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, any agency or instrumentality of the United States, provided that such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States; and provided further that such obligations shall have a maturity of no more than three hundred and sixty five (365) days after the date of acquisition and further the short-term debt obligations of such agency or instrumentality at the date of acquisition thereof have been rated (x) “A-1” by S&P if such obligations have a maturity of less than sixty (60) days after the date of acquisition or (y) “A-1+” by S&P if such obligations have a maturity greater than sixty (60) days after the date of acquisition;
(ii)    repurchase agreements on obligations specified in clause (i) maturing not more than twelve months from the date of acquisition thereof and in any event not later than the Business Day immediately preceding the Expected Repayment Date of the Class of

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Notes related to the Sinking Fund Account in which such Sinking Fund Permitted Investment is held; provided that the short-term unsecured debt obligations of the party agreeing to repurchase such obligations are at the time rated “A-1+” by S&P;
(iii)    certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers’ acceptances of any U.S. depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by a federal and/or state banking authority of the United States; provided that such obligations shall have a maturity of not more than three hundred and sixty five (365) days after the date of acquisition and further the unsecured short-term debt obligations of such depository institution at the date of acquisition thereof have been rated (x) “A-1” by S&P if such obligations have a maturity of less than sixty (60) days after the date of acquisition or (y) “A-1+” by S&P if such obligations have a maturity greater than sixty (60) days after the date of acquisition;
(iv)    commercial paper of any entity organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which on the date of acquisition has been rated “A-1+” by S&P; provided that such commercial paper shall have a maturity of no more than three hundred and sixty five (365) days after the date of acquisition;
(v)    interests in any U.S. money market fund which, at the date of acquisition of the interests in such fund (including any such fund that is managed by the Indenture Trustee or an Affiliate of the Indenture Trustee or for which the Indenture Trustee or an Affiliate acts as advisor) and throughout the time as the interest is held in such fund, has a rating of “AAAm” from S&P; or
(vi)    other obligations or securities that are acceptable to S&P as Permitted Investments hereunder and if the investment of Account funds therein will not result in a reduction of the then current rating of the Notes, as evidenced by a letter to such effect from S&P;
provided , that each of the foregoing investments shall mature no later than the Business Day prior to the immediately preceding the Expected Repayment Date of the Class of Notes related to the Sinking Fund Account in which such Sinking Fund Permitted Investment is held (other than in the case of the investment of monies in instruments of which the Indenture Trustee is the obligor, which may mature on the related Expected Repayment Date), and shall be required to be held to such maturity; and provided further , that each of the Sinking Fund Permitted Investments may be purchased by the Indenture Trustee through an Affiliate of the Indenture Trustee.
Sinking Fund Permitted Investments are only those which are acquired by the Indenture Trustee in its name and in its capacity as Indenture Trustee, and with respect to which (A) the Indenture Trustee has noted its interest therein on its books and records, and (B) the Indenture Trustee has purchased such investments for value without notice of any adverse claim thereto (and, if such investments are securities or other financial assets or interests therein, within the meaning of Section 8-102 of the UCC, without acting in collusion with a Securities Intermediary in violating such Securities Intermediary’s obligations to entitlement holders in such assets, under Section 8-504 of the UCC, to maintain a sufficient quantity of such assets in favor of such entitlement holders),

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and (C) either (i) such investments are in the possession of the Indenture Trustee or (ii) such investments, (x) if certificated securities and in bearer form, have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee, or if in registered form, have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee and either registered by the issuer in the name of the Indenture Trustee or endorsed by effective endorsement to the Indenture Trustee or in blank; (y) if uncertificated securities, ownership of such securities has been registered in the name of the Indenture Trustee on the books of the issuer thereof (or another person, other than a Securities Intermediary, either has become the registered owner of the uncertificated security on behalf of the Indenture Trustee or, having previously become the registered owner, acknowledges that it holds for the Indenture Trustee); or (z) if Securities Entitlements representing interests in securities or other financial assets (or interests therein) held by a Securities Intermediary, a Securities Intermediary indicates by book entry that a security or other financial asset has been credited to the Indenture Trustee’s Securities Account with such Securities Intermediary. No instrument described hereunder may be purchased at a price greater than par.
SLS : Specialized Loan Servicing LLC or any successor thereof.
Specified Notes : The Class 1 Specified Notes and the Class 2 Specified Notes.
SPS : Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. or any successor thereof.
STAMP : As defined in Section 6.5(d) .
Stated Maturity Date : For each Class of Notes, the date specified in the Indenture Supplement for such Note as the fixed date on which the outstanding principal and all accrued interest for such Series or Class of Notes is due and payable.
Stop Date : As defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement.
Sub-Administrator : Any entity appointed by Administrator to perform certain of its duties hereunder or under the Transaction Documents with the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent.
Subordinated Interest Amount : For each Class of Notes (excluding any Series that has a Senior Interest Amount) and each Interest Accrual Period, the positive difference, if any, between the amount of interest accrued in such Interest Accrual Period on the related Note Balance at the related Note Interest Rate on such Class and the related Interest Amount and for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes and any other Series that has a Senior Interest Amount and each Interest Accrual Period, the positive difference, if any, between the amount of interest accrued in such Interest Accrual Period on the related Note Balance at the related Note Interest Rate on such Class and the related Senior Interest Amount.
Subservicer : For any Designated Servicing Agreement, on and after the related MSR Transfer Date, OLS in its capacity as the Subservicer for such Designated Servicing Agreement under the OLS Subservicing Agreement, and any other subservicer as may be appointed from time to time for such Designated Servicing Agreement pursuant to an Eligible Subservicing Agreement. For any Designated Servicing Agreement prior to the related MSR Transfer Date, OLS or any successor named servicer pursuant thereto shall be referred to as the Subservicer for such Designated Servicing

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Agreement for all purposes under this Indenture for purposes of convenience of reference. “Subservicer” shall not include any subservicer engaged by OLS pursuant to which such subservicer performs the tasks contemplated by clause (ix) of the definition of “Facility Eligible Receivable”.
Subservicer Termination Event : With respect to any Subservicing Agreement, the occurrence of any events or conditions, and the passage of any cure periods and giving to and receipt by the Subservicer of any required notices, as a result of which the Servicer has the current right to terminate the Subservicer under such Subservicing Agreement.
Subservicing Agreement : The HLSS Subservicing Agreement, the Homeward Subservicing Agreement and any other subservicing agreement entered into by HLSS, as servicer, and a Subservicer for some or all of the Designated Servicing Agreements that must be an Eligible Subservicing Agreement including, without limitation, the economic agreement as to the Designated Servicing Agreements between HLSS and OLS and the economic agreement as to the Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements between Homeward and OLS prior to the related MSR Transfer Date.
Subsidiary : With respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership or other entity of which at least a majority of the securities or other ownership interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership or other entity (irrespective of whether or not at the time securities or other ownership interests of any other class or classes of such corporation, partnership or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement : A letter of credit, cash collateral account or surety bond or other similar arrangement with any credit enhancement provider which provides the benefit of one or more forms of credit enhancement which is referenced in the applicable Indenture Supplement for any Series or Class of Notes.
Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider : Any party to any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement other than the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Issuer.
Target Amortization Amount : For any Interim Payment Date or any Payment Date, as the case may be, for each Class of Notes then in its Target Amortization Period, the monthly amount specified in, or calculated as described in, the related Indenture Supplement; provided , that such monthly amount must be either a fixed dollar amount or a fixed percentage of the Note Balance of such Class.
Target Amortization Class : Any Class of Notes that is in its Target Amortization Period.
Target Amortization Event : For any Series or Class of Notes, the occurrence of any of the events designated as such in the related Indenture Supplement (including the occurrence of the Expected Repayment Date); provided , that if any Target Amortization Event occurs with respect to any VFN, it shall constitute a Target Amortization Event for all Classes of VFNs.

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Target Amortization Period : For any Class of Notes, the period that begins upon the occurrence of a Target Amortization Event and ends upon the earlier of (i) the commencement of the Full Amortization Period and (ii) the date on which the Notes of such Class are paid or redeemed in full.
Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account : The segregated non-interest bearing trust account or accounts, each of which shall be an Eligible Account, established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.1 and Section 4.7 and entitled “Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee in trust for the Noteholders of the NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account”.
Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Amount : For any Target Amortization Class on any date, the Target Amortization Amount for the next Payment Date.
Term Note : Notes of any Series or Class designated as “Term Notes” in the related Indenture Supplement.
Terminated DSA : As defined in clause (i) of the definition of Facility Eligible Servicing Agreement herein.
Transaction Documents : Collectively, this Indenture, each Note Purchase Agreement, the Receivables Sale Agreement, the Receivables Pooling Agreement, the Fee Letter, the Owner Trustee Fee Letter, the Derivative Agreements, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreements, the Schedule of Receivables and the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule, all Notes, the Trust Agreement, the Administration Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, each Indenture Supplement, the Risk Retention Letter, each Assignment and Recognition Agreement and each Closing Agreement and each of the other documents, instruments and agreements entered into on the date hereof and thereafter in connection with any of the foregoing or the transactions contemplated thereby, each as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Purchase Agreement shall constitute a “Transaction Document” solely to the extent the provisions thereof relate to the transfer, purchase and sale of any Deferred Servicing Fees and (ii) the occurrence of any “Termination Event” under the Purchase Agreement and/or any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant thereunder (other than those related to the transfer, purchase and sale of Deferred Servicing Fees) by any party shall not independently give rise to (x) the failure to satisfy any Funding Condition or (y) any Event of Default or any Target Amortization Event, in each case, unless and to the extent expressly provided for in any Indenture Supplement. No Subservicing Agreement shall constitute a Transaction Document for purposes hereof.
Transfer : As defined in Section 6.5(h) . It is expressly provided that the term “Transfer” in the context of the Notes includes, without limitation, any distribution of the Notes by (i) a corporation to its shareholders, (ii) a partnership to its partners, (iii) a limited liability company to its members, (iv) a trust to its beneficiaries or (v) any other business entity to the owners of the beneficial interests in such entity.

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Trigger Advance Rate : For any Class or Series of Notes, as defined in the related Indenture Supplement. If an Indenture Supplement does not define a “Trigger Advance Rate,” the related Series and Classes shall have no Trigger Advance Rate.
Trust Account or Trust Accounts : Individually, any of the Collection and Funding Account, the Initial Collection Account, the Note Payment Account, the Series Reserve Account, the Interest Accumulation Account, the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account, the Fee Accumulation Account or the P&I Advance Disbursement Account or any Sinking Fund Account and any other account required under any Indenture Supplement, and collectively, all of the foregoing.
Trust Agreement : The Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated the Closing Date, by and between the Depositor and Owner Trustee, as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.
Trust Estate : The trust estate established under this Indenture for the benefit of the Noteholders, which consists of the property described in the Granting Clause, to the extent not released pursuant to Section 7.1 .
Trust Property : The property, or interests in property, constituting the Trust Estate from time to time.
UCC : The Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.
Undrawn Fees : With respect to any Payment Date during the related Revolving Period, an amount equal to the aggregate of the accrued and unpaid Undrawn Fee Amounts for each day of the Monthly Advance Collection Period immediately preceding such Payment Date, plus any unpaid Undrawn Fees from prior Payment Dates.
Undrawn Fee Amount : For any Series of VFNs as specified in the related Indenture Supplement, for each day during the related Revolving Period, an amount equal to the product of (i) the aggregate of the related Maximum VFN Principal Balance for each Class of VFNs in such Series less the aggregate of the VFN Principal Balance of each Class of VFNs in such Series as of the close of business on such day, and (ii) the Undrawn Fee Rate divided by 360.
Undrawn Fee Rate : For any VFN Class, the rate set forth or described in the related Indenture Supplement, if any.
United States and U.S. : The United States of America.
United States Person : (i) A citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation or partnership (or entity treated as a corporation or partnership for United States federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source or (iv) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such United States

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Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 which are eligible to elect to be treated as United States Persons).
Unmatured Default : With respect to any Designated Servicing Agreement, the occurrence of any event or condition which, with notice and/or the passage of any applicable cure period, will result in a Servicer Termination Event or Subservicer Termination Event, provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Designated Servicing Agreement, this will not include any collateral performance tests or servicer rating reduction events.
Variable Funding Note or VFN : Any Note of a Series or Class designated as “Variable Funding Notes” in the related Indenture Supplement.
Verification Agent : As defined in Section 3.3(d) .
Verification Agent Engagement Letter : The engagement letter entered into between the Administrator and the Verification Agent and the corresponding acknowledgement executed by the Administrative Agent.
Verification Agent Fee : The amount payable to the Verification Agent following completion of its quarterly agreed upon procedures under Section 3.3(d) in an amount to be determined by the Administrative Agent after consultation with the Servicer.
VFN Draw : For any Interim Payment Date or Payment Date, the amount to be borrowed on such date in relation to any VFNs pursuant to Section 4.3(b) .
VFN Draw Date : Any Interim Payment Date or Payment Date on which a VFN Draw is to be made pursuant to Section 4.3(b) .
VFN Noteholder : The Noteholder of a VFN.
VFN Note Balance Adjustment Request : As defined in Section 4.3(b)(i) .
VFN Principal Balance : On any date, for any VFN or for any Series or Class of VFNs, as the context requires, the Note Balance thereof as of the opening of business on the first day of the then-current Interest Accrual Period for such Series or Class less (i) all amounts previously paid during such Interest Accrual Period on such Note with respect to principal plus (ii) the amount of any increase in the Note Balance of such Note during such Interest Accrual Period prior to such date, which amount shall not exceed the Maximum VFN Principal Balance.
Voting Interests : The aggregate voting power evidenced by the Notes, and each Outstanding Note’s Voting Interest within its Series equals the percentage equivalent of the fraction obtained by dividing that Note’s Note Balance by the aggregate Note Balance of all Outstanding Notes within such Series; provided , however , that where the Voting Interests are relevant in determining whether the vote of the requisite percentage of Noteholders necessary to effect any consent, waiver, request or demand shall have been obtained, the Voting Interests shall be deemed to be reduced by the amount equal to the Voting Interests (without giving effect to this provision) represented by the interests evidenced

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by any Note registered in the name of, or in the name of a Person or entity holding for the benefit of, the Issuer, the Depositor, the Receivables Seller or any Person that is an Affiliate of any of the Issuer, the Depositor or the Receivables Seller. The Indenture Trustee shall have no liability for counting a Voting Interest of any Person that is not permitted to be so counted hereunder pursuant to the definition of “Outstanding” unless a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge that such Person is the Issuer or the Receivables Seller or an Affiliate of either or both of the Issuer and the Receivables Seller.
For the avoidance of doubt, all actions, consents and votes under the terms and provisions of this Indenture (other than under any Indenture Supplement related to a specific Series) that require a certain percentage of Voting Interests of all Series or any specified Series of Notes, such as the Series Required Noteholders of Series of Notes that are Variable Funding Notes or the Series Required Noteholders of each Series, as opposed to the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes shall be deemed by each of the parties hereto and the Noteholders to require such designated percentage of Voting Interests of each Outstanding Series and, in the event any one specified Series fails to provide the required percentage of Voting Interests with respect to any such action, consent or vote, then such action, consent or vote shall be deemed by the parties hereto and the Noteholders to be not approved.
Walter : Walter Investment Management Corp., or any subsidiary thereof (including Green Tree Servicing, LLC) or any successor thereof.
Weighted Average Advance Rate : With respect to any Class of Notes on any date of determination, a percentage equal to the weighted average of the non-zero Advance Rates applicable to the Receivables in the case of such Class (weighted based on the Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables that have a positive Collateral Value attributable to each separate Advance Type on such date). With respect to a Series of Notes, the “Weighted Average Advance Rate” shall equal the Weighted Average Advance Rate with respect to the Class within such Series with the highest Advance Rates.
Weighted Average CV Adjusted Advance Rate : With respect to any Class or Series on any date of determination, the lesser of (i) the product of (A) the Weighted Average Advance Rate, for such Class or Series on that date, and (B) a fraction, (1) the numerator of which equals the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables that have a positive Collateral Value with respect to such Class or Series on such date and (2) the denominator of which equals the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Receivables with non-zero Advance Rates applicable to the Receivables in the case of such Classes or Series and (ii) the related Trigger Advance Rate (or, when determined for a Series, the highest Trigger Advance Rate for any Class within such Series).
Whole Loan Servicing Agreement : A Servicing Agreement related to a Mortgage Pool that is not included in a closed-end securitization trust.
Section 1.2.
Interpretation.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)      reference to and the definition of any document (including this Indenture) shall be deemed a reference to such document as it may be amended or modified from time to time;
(b)      all references to an “Article,” “Section,” “Schedule” or “Exhibit” are to an Article or Section hereof or to a Schedule or an Exhibit attached hereto;
(c)      defined terms in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include all genders;
(d)      the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Indenture shall refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Indenture;
(e)      in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”;
(f)      periods of days referred to in this Indenture shall be counted in calendar days unless Business Days are expressly prescribed and references in this Indenture to months and years shall be to calendar months and calendar years unless otherwise specified;
(g)      accounting terms not otherwise defined herein and accounting terms partly defined herein to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP;
(h)      “including” and words of similar import will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation”;
(i)      references to any Transaction Document (including this Indenture) and any other agreement shall be deemed a reference to such Transaction Document or agreement as it may be amended or modified from time to time; and
(j)      references to any statute, law, rule or regulation shall be deemed a reference to such statute, law, rule or regulation as it may be amended or modified from time to time.
Section 1.3.
Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer will furnish to the Indenture Trustee (1) an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and (2) except as provided below, an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished. No such certificate or opinion shall be required in any instance where 100% of the Noteholders and any applicable Derivative Counterparty have consented to the related amendment, modification or action and all of the Noteholders have directed the Indenture Trustee in writing to execute such amendment or supplement, or with respect to any other modification or action, directed the Indenture Trustee in writing to permit such modification or action without receiving such certificate or opinion.
Every certificate with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture will include:
(a)      a statement to the effect that each individual signing such certificate has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(b)      a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate are based;
(c)      a statement to the effect that such individual has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(d)      a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 1.4.
Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, one or more specified Persons, one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to the other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of the Issuer may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless the Issuer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of, or representation by, counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, the Issuer stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Issuer, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

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Section 1.5.
Acts of Noteholders.
(a)      Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action (each, an “ Action ”) provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Noteholders of any Class may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Noteholders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such Action will become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Indenture Trustee, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer. Such instrument or instruments and any such record (and the Action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “ Act ” of the Noteholders signing such instrument or instruments and so voting at any meeting. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note, will be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 11.1 ) conclusive in favor of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.5 .
(b)      The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness to such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by an officer of a corporation or a member of a partnership, on behalf of such corporation or partnership, such certificate or affidavit will also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Indenture Trustee deems sufficient.
(c)      The ownership of Notes will be proved by the Note Register.
(d)      Any Action by a Noteholder will bind all subsequent Noteholders of such Noteholder’s Note, in respect of anything done or suffered to be done by the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer in reliance thereon whether or not notation of such Action is made upon such Note.
(e)      Without limiting the foregoing, a Noteholder entitled hereunder to take any Action hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or Action taken by a Noteholder or its agents with regard to different parts of such principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if given or taken by separate Noteholders of each such different part.
(f)      Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless otherwise specified pursuant to one or more Indenture Supplements, a Noteholder, including a Depository that is the Noteholder of a Global Note representing Book-Entry Notes, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any Action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by a Noteholder, and a Depository that is the Noteholder of a Global Note may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in or security entitlements to any such Global Note through such Depository’s standing instructions and customary practices.

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(g)      The Issuer may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in or security entitlements to any Global Note held by a Depository entitled under the procedures of such Depository to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any Action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Noteholders. If such a record date is fixed, the Noteholders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or take such Action, whether or not such Noteholders remain Noteholders after such record date. No such Action shall be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than ninety (90) days after such record date.
Section 1.6.
Notices, etc., to Indenture Trustee, Issuer, Administrator, the Administrative Agent and Note Rating Agency.
Any Action of Noteholders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with, the Indenture Trustee by any Noteholder or by the Issuer will be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing (which shall include electronic transmission) and personally delivered, express couriered, electronically transmitted or mailed by registered or certified mail to the Indenture Trustee (or Deutsche Bank in any of its capacities) at its Corporate Trust Office, or the Issuer or the Administrator by the Indenture Trustee or by any Noteholder will be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (except with respect to notices to the Indenture Trustee of an Event of Default as provided in Section 8.1 ) if in writing (which shall include electronic transmission) and personally delivered, express couriered, electronically transmitted or mailed by registered or certified mail, addressed to it at (i) 1761 East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, CA 92705, Ref.: NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Series 2015-VF1, [OC15S1], Attn: Hang Luu in the case of the Indenture Trustee or Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, in any of its capacities, (ii) 1661 Worthington Road, Suite 100, West Palm Beach, FL 33409, Attention: Corporate Secretary, in the case of OLS, (iii) c/o Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Owner Trustee, Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19890, in the case of the Issuer, (iv) Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010, in the case of the Administrative Agent, and (v) c/o New Residential Investment Corp., 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, in the case of HLSS , or, in any case at any other address previously furnished in writing by any such party to the other parties hereto.
All written notices to the Note Rating Agency, if such Note Rating Agency is S&P, required hereunder or under any other Transaction Document shall only be sufficient for any purpose hereunder or under such Transaction Document if electronically transmitted to RMBSRans@standardandpoors.com, or such other email address or address as provided by S&P from time to time to the other parties hereto. All written confirmations to the Note Rating Agency, if such Note Rating Agency is S&P, required hereunder or under any other Transaction Document shall only be sufficient for any purpose hereunder or under such Transaction Document if electronically transmitted to RMBSRacs@standardandpoors.com, or such other email address or address as provided by S&P from time to time to the other parties hereto.
Section 1.7.
Notices to Noteholders; Waiver.
(a)      Where this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or any Note provides for notice to registered Noteholders of any event, such notice will be sufficiently given (unless expressly provided otherwise herein, in such Indenture Supplement or in such Note) if in writing and mailed by overnight courier, sent by facsimile, sent by electronic transmission or personally delivered to each Noteholder of a Note affected by such event, at such Noteholder’s address as it appears in the Note Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Noteholders is given by mail, facsimile, electronic transmission or delivery, none of the failure to mail, send by facsimile, send by electronic transmission or deliver such notice, or any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Noteholders will affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Noteholders and any notice that is mailed, sent by facsimile, sent by electronic transmission or delivered in the manner herein provided shall conclusively have been presumed to have been duly given.
Where this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or any Note provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver will be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Noteholders will be filed with the Indenture Trustee, but such filing will not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
(b)      In case, by reason of the suspension of regular mail service as a result of a strike, work stoppage or otherwise, it will be impractical to mail notice of any event to any Noteholder of a Note when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any method of notification as will be satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer will be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice.
(c)      Where this Indenture provides for notice to each Note Rating Agency, failure to give such notice will not affect any other rights or obligations created hereunder and will not under any circumstance constitute an Adverse Effect.

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Section 1.8.
Administrative Agent.
(a)      Discretion of Administrative Agent. Any provision providing for the exercise of discretion of the Administrative Agent means that such discretion may be executed in the sole and absolute discretion of the Administrative Agent. In addition, for the avoidance of doubt, as further provided in the definition of “Administrative Agent” herein and notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture to the contrary, any approvals, consents, votes or other rights exercisable by the Administrative Agent under this Indenture (other than any Indenture Supplement related to a specific Series) shall require the approval, consent, vote or other exercise of rights of each Person specified by name under the definition of “Administrative Agent” or in its stead its Affiliate or successor as noticed to the Indenture Trustee.
(b)      Nature of Duties. The Administrative Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Indenture, a related Indenture Supplement or in the other Transaction Documents. The Administrative Agent shall not have by reason of this Indenture or any Transaction Document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Noteholder. Nothing in this Indenture or any of the Transaction Documents, express or implied, is intended to or shall be construed to impose upon the Administrative Agent any obligations in respect of this Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents except as expressly set forth herein or therein. Each Noteholder shall make its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Issuer in connection with the purchase of any Note and shall make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Issuer and the value of the Collateral, and the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Noteholder with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the Closing Date, as applicable, or at any time or times thereafter.
(c)      Rights, Exculpation, Etc. The Administrative Agent and its directors, officers, agents or employees shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under or in connection with this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: (i) may consult with legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Administrative Agent or counsel to the Issuer), independent public accountants (which may or may not be independent certified public accountants approved by the Administrative Agent to perform the agreed upon procedures pursuant to Section 3.3(d) ), and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel or experts; (ii) makes no warranty or representation to any Noteholder and shall not be responsible to any Noteholder for any statements, certificates, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents; (iii) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents on the part of any Person, the existence or possible existence of any default or Event of Default, or to inspect the Collateral or other property (including, without limitation, the books and records) of any Person; (iv) shall not be responsible to any Noteholder for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; and (v) shall not be deemed to have made any representation or warranty regarding the existence,

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value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Indenture Trustee's Adverse Claim thereon, or any certificate prepared by the Issuer in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Noteholders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral. Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding any understanding to the contrary, no Noteholder shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Indenture, the Notes or any of the other Transaction Documents in its own interests as a Noteholder or otherwise.
(d)      Reliance. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any written notices, statements, certificates, orders or other documents or any telephone message believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person, and with respect to all matters pertaining to this Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents and its duties hereunder or thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by it.
Section 1.9.
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and will not affect the construction hereof.
Section 1.10.
Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuer will bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. All covenants and agreements of the Indenture Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors, co-trustees and agents of the Indenture Trustee.
Section 1.11.
Severability of Provisions.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes will be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 1.12.
Benefits of Indenture.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 14.7 hereof, nothing in this Indenture or in any Notes, express or implied, will give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any Authenticating Agent or Paying Agent, the Note Registrar, the Securities Intermediary, the Calculation Agent, any Secured Party and the Noteholders of Notes (or such of them as may be affected thereby), any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 1.13.
Governing Law.
THIS INDENTURE AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INDENTURE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES HERETO, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS .
Section 1.14.
Counterparts.
This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed will be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts will together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Indenture by facsimile or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Indenture.
Section 1.15.
Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THE NOTEHOLDERS, BY THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THE NOTES, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY:
(a)      SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;
(b)      CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;
(c)      AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH EACH OTHER PARTY HERETO SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED IN WRITING, EXCEPT THAT WITH RESPECT TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, CALCULATION AGENT, PAYING AGENT AND SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY, SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY ONLY BE MADE AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW;
(d)      AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION; AND
(e)      WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Article II     

The Trust Estate
Section 2.1.
Contents of Trust Estate.
(k)      Grant of Trust Estate . The Issuer has Granted the Trust Estate to the Indenture Trustee, and the Indenture Trustee has accepted this Grant, pursuant to the Granting Clause.
(l)      Notification of MBS Trustees . The Servicer hereby represents and warrants that it has notified (or will notify) the related MBS Trustees with respect to the Designated Servicing Agreements as of the initial date of the assignment, transfer of ownership and pledge of Receivables related to such Servicing Agreements, including the related Advance Reimbursement Amounts, and that each related Receivable is subject to the Indenture Trustee’s Security Interest, pursuant to a notice, substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto. The notices indicating the Security Interest of the Indenture Trustee in the Receivables relating to a particular Designated Servicing Agreement shall be deleted, rescinded or modified when, and only when, all related Receivables have been paid in full or have been released from such Security Interest pursuant to this Indenture. In addition, each Determination Date Report shall include a list of the Receivables, and any such list or related trial balance or Schedule of Receivables, and any other list of the Receivables (other than (i) any list provided from time to time to a MBS Trustee in the ordinary course of business and (ii) any communications with owners of equity interests in HLSS and their related advisors) provided by the Servicer, the Receivables Seller or the Issuer to any third party shall include language indicating that the Receivables identified therein are subject to the Indenture Trustee’s Security Interest.
(m)      Addition and Removal of Designated Servicing Agreements .
(i)      Addition of Designated Servicing Agreements .
(A)      HLSS may at any time designate any Facility Eligible Servicing Agreement (except in the case of Ineligible Designated Servicing Agreements which may be any Servicing Agreement) as a Designated Servicing Agreement under the Receivables Sale Agreement, whereupon such Servicing Agreement shall become a “Designated Servicing Agreement” for purposes of this Indenture with respect to the Advance Types of Receivables that are designated as eligible pursuant to such Servicing Agreement if (1) the Administrator has certified in writing to the Indenture Trustee that such Servicing Agreement is a Facility Eligible Servicing Agreement, (2) the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion) has approved such Servicing Agreement for addition and approved the designation of the Advance Types of Receivables that are eligible and (3) written notice of such addition has been provided to the Note Rating Agencies for the Outstanding Notes. Prior to the addition of any Designated Servicing Agreement, as provided in this Section 2.1(c) , the Administrator must certify to the Indenture Trustee in writing that it has filed all financing statements or amendments to financing statements to ensure that the Indenture Trustee's Security Interest in any Receivables related to any additional Designated Servicing Agreements is perfected and of first priority.
(B)      If any Servicing Agreements are added as Designated Servicing Agreements, the Administrator shall update the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule, which shall specifically designate the Advance Type of Receivables that are eligible and furnish it to the Indenture Trustee, and the most recently furnished schedule shall be maintained by the Indenture Trustee as the definitive Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule.
(C)      Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Issuer may acquire existing Receivables under Servicing Agreements to be added as Designated Servicing Agreements directly from another special purpose financing subsidiary of HLSS pursuant to an Assignment and Recognition Agreement, the Receivables from which are at the time of transfer financed in another facility and such Receivables may constitute Facility Eligible Receivables notwithstanding that such Receivables were not transferred by the Receivables Seller to the Depositor and then by the Depositor to the Issuer.
(ii)      Removal of Designated Servicing Agreements .
(A)      HLSS may remove any Servicing Agreement as a Designated Servicing Agreement under Section 2(d) of the Receivables Sale Agreement and/or change any Advance Types of Receivables that are designated as eligible or ineligible pursuant to such Servicing Agreement, whereupon such agreement shall no longer constitute a “Designated Servicing Agreement” or the Advance Types of Receivables shall no longer be designated as eligible or no longer be designated as ineligible (as the case may be, with respect to changes in categorization of certain Advance Types from the date on which they were originally designated with approval of the Administrative Agent) pursuant to such Servicing Agreement for purposes of this Indenture (except that, unless the Issuer conducts a Permitted Refinancing, Receivables related to Advances made by or Deferred Servicing Fees accrued by the Servicer pursuant to that agreement prior to its removal shall continue to be part of the Trust Estate, in which case HLSS may not assign to another Person any Receivables arising under that Servicing Agreement until all Receivables that arose under that Servicing Agreement that are included in the Trust Estate shall have been paid in full or sold or otherwise transferred in a Permitted Refinancing). Prior to removing any Designated Servicing Agreement or designating such Advance Types of Receivables as no longer eligible or no longer ineligible pursuant to such Servicing Agreement as provided in this Section 2.1(c) , the Issuer must (1) receive prior written approval from the Administrative Agent, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion and (2) send prior written notice of such removal to each Note Rating Agency.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer may sell the unreimbursed Receivables with respect to a removed Servicing Agreement to the Servicer for a cash purchase price equal to 100% of the Receivable Balance thereof upon payment of which such Receivables shall no longer be part of the Trust Estate; provided, however, that in no event shall the Issuer sell Receivables to the Servicer, on any date, to the extent that, after such sale, the cumulative amount of Receivables sold to the Servicer pursuant to this sentence would exceed 10% of the aggregate Receivable Balance of the Receivables that have been conveyed to the Issuer from the Cut-off Date through and including the date of sale.
(B)      If any Servicing Agreements are removed as Designated Servicing Agreements or any Advance Types of Receivables with respect to a Designated Servicing Agreement are no longer designated as eligible or no longer designated as ineligible, as the case may be, with respect to changes in categorization of certain Advance Types from the date on which they were originally designated with the approval of the Administrative Agent, the Administrator shall update the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule, which shall specifically designate the Advance Type of Receivables that are eligible and furnish it
(C)      to the Indenture Trustee, and the most recently furnished schedule shall be maintained by the Indenture Trustee as the definitive Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule.
(n)      Protection of Transfers to, and Back-up Security Interests of Depositor and Issuer . The Administrator shall take all actions as may be necessary to ensure that the Trust Estate is Granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture. The Administrator, at its own expense, shall make (or cause to be made) all initial filings on or about the Closing Date hereunder and shall forward a copy of such filing or filings to the Indenture Trustee. In addition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator, at its own expense at the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, shall prepare and forward for filing, or shall cause to be forwarded for filing, all filings necessary to maintain the effectiveness of any original filings necessary under the relevant UCC to perfect and maintain the first priority status of the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in the Trust Estate, including without limitation (i) continuation statements, and (ii) such other statements as may be occasioned by (A) any change of name of any of the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Depositor or the Issuer, (B) any change of location of the jurisdiction of any of the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Depositor or the Issuer, (C) any transfer of any interest of the Receivables Seller, the Depositor or the Issuer in any item in the Trust Estate or (D) any change under the applicable UCC or other applicable laws. The Administrator shall enforce the Depositor’s obligations pursuant to the Receivables Pooling Agreement, and the Receivables Seller’s and the Servicer’s obligations pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement, on behalf of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee. The Administrator shall enforce the related Prior Issuer’s obligations pursuant to any Assignment and Recognition Agreement or Closing Agreement, on behalf of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee.
(o)      Release of Receivables Following Receivables Sale Termination Date . The Indenture Trustee shall release to the Issuer all Receivables in the Trust Estate upon the occurrence of the Receivables Sale Termination Date, and shall execute all instruments of assignment, release or conveyance, prepared by the Issuer or the Receivables Seller, and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, as reasonably requested by the Issuer or the Receivables Seller.
Section 2.2.
Receivable Files.
(e)      Indenture Trustee . The Indenture Trustee agrees to hold, in trust on behalf of the Noteholders, upon the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the following documents relating to each Receivable:
(i)      a copy of each Determination Date Report in electronic form listing each Receivable Granted to the Trust Estate, the applicable Advance Type for such Receivable and the corresponding Receivable Balance for such Receivable and demonstrating the profitability or loss of each Subservicing Agreement for the immediately preceding calendar quarter, and any other information required in any related Indenture Supplement;
(ii)      a copy of each Funding Certification delivered by the Administrator, which shall be maintained in electronic format;
(iii)      the current Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule;
(iv)      the current Schedule of Receivables; and
(v)      any other documentation provided for in any Indenture Supplement
provided that the Indenture Trustee shall have no responsibility to ensure the validity or sufficiency of the Receivables.
(f)      Administrator as Custodian . To reduce administrative costs, the Administrator will act as custodian for the benefit of the Noteholders of the following documents relating to each Receivable:
(i)      a copy of the related Designated Servicing Agreement and each amendment and modification thereto;
(ii)      any documents other than those identified in Section 2.2(a) received from or made available by the related MBS Trustee, Servicer, securities administrator or other similar party in respect of such Receivable; and
(iii)      any and all other documents that the Issuer, the Servicer or the Receivables Seller, as the case may be, shall keep on file, in accordance with its customary procedures, relating to such Receivable or the related Mortgage Pool or Servicing Agreement.
(g)      Delivery of Updated Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule . The Administrator shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee an updated Schedule 1 prior to the addition or deletion of any Servicing Agreement as a Designated Servicing Agreement or modification to the eligibility status of any Advance Type of Receivables arising under such Servicing Agreement and the Indenture Trustee shall hold the most recently delivered version as the definitive Schedule 1 . The Administrator represents and warrants, as of the date hereof and as of the date any new Servicing Agreement is added as a Designated Servicing Agreement, that Schedule 1 , as it may be updated by the Administrator from time to time and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, is a true, complete and accurate list of all Designated Servicing Agreements.
In addition, the Administrator shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee an updated Schedule of Receivables on each Funding Date in electronic form, and the Indenture Trustee shall maintain the most recent Schedule of Receivables it receives, and send a copy to any Noteholder upon request.
In addition, in connection with the delivery of each updated Schedule 1 pursuant to this Section 2.2(c) , the Administrator shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee an updated Schedule 3, Schedule 4 , or Schedule 6 as necessary to reflect any updates upon the addition or removal of Designated Servicing Agreements or designation or modification of eligibility status for any Advance Type of Receivables pursuant to Section 2.1(c) .
(h)      Marking of Records . The Administrator or the Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator shall ensure that, from and after the time of the sale and/or contribution of the Initial Receivables and all Additional Receivables to the Depositor under the Receivables Sale Agreement and to the Issuer under the Receivables Pooling Agreement, each Assignment and Recognition Agreement and the Grant thereof to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture, any records (including any computer records and back‑up archives) maintained by or on behalf of the Servicer that refer to any Receivable indicate clearly the interest of the Issuer and the Security Interest of the Indenture Trustee in such Receivable and that such Receivable is owned by the Issuer and subject to the Indenture Trustee’s Security Interest. Indication of the Issuer’s ownership of a Receivable and the Security Interest of the Indenture Trustee shall be deleted from or modified on such records when, and only when, such Receivable has been paid in full, repurchased, or assigned by the Issuer and released by the Indenture Trustee from its Security Interest.
Section 2.3.
Indemnity Payments for Receivables Upon Breach.
(a)      Upon discovery by the Issuer or the Administrator, or upon the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee, of a breach of any of the representations and warranties of the Receivables Seller as to any Receivable set forth in Section 4(b) or Section 5(b), as applicable, of the Receivables Sale Agreement, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties hereto. Upon notice of such a breach, the Administrator shall enforce the Issuer’s rights to require the Receivables Seller to deposit the Indemnity Payment with respect to the affected Receivable(s) into the Collection and Funding Account. This obligation shall pertain to all representations and warranties of the Receivables Seller as to the Receivables set forth in Section 4(b) or Section 5(b), as applicable, of the Receivables Sale Agreement, whether or not the Receivables Seller has knowledge of the breach at the time of the breach or at the time the representations and warranties were made.
(b)      Unless repurchased by the Receivables Seller in accordance with the terms of the Receivables Sale Agreement or in a transaction contemplated by Section 2.1 hereof, the Receivables shall remain in the Trust Estate, regardless of any receipt of an Indemnity Payment in the Collection and Funding Account. The sole remedies of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders with respect to a breach of any of the representations and warranties of the Receivables Seller as to any Receivable set forth in Section 4(b) or Section 5(b), as applicable, of the Receivables Sale Agreement shall be to enforce the obligation of the Issuer hereunder and the remedies of the Issuer (as assignee of the Depositor) against the Receivables Seller under the Receivables Sale Agreement. The Indenture Trustee shall have no duty to conduct any affirmative investigation as to the occurrence of any condition requiring the payment of any Indemnity Payment for any Receivable pursuant to this Section 2.3 , except as otherwise provided in Section 11.2 .
(c)      To the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Administrator and solely during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Indenture Trustee, are authorized to commence at the written direction of the Administrative Agent or Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes, in its own name or in the name of the Issuer, legal proceedings to enforce any Receivable against the related MBS Trustee or any successor servicer or other appropriate party or to commence or participate in a legal proceeding (including without limitation a bankruptcy proceeding) relating to or involving a Receivable, the Receivables Seller or the Servicer; provided , however , that nothing contained herein shall obligate the Indenture Trustee to take or initiate such action or legal proceeding, unless indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it shall have been provided. The Administrator or the Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator shall deposit or cause to be deposited into the Collection and Funding Account, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders, all amounts realized in connection with any such action.
Section 2.4.
Duties of Custodian with Respect to the Receivables Files.
(h)      Safekeeping . The Indenture Trustee or the Administrator (or a Sub-Administrator acting on the Administrator’s behalf), in its capacity as custodian (each, a “ Custodian ”) pursuant to Section 2.2(b) , shall hold the portion of the Receivable Files that it is required to maintain under Section 2.2 in its possession from time to time for the use and benefit of all present and future Noteholders, and maintain such accurate and complete accounts, records and computer systems pertaining to each Receivable File as shall enable the Calculation Agent and the Indenture Trustee to comply with this Indenture. Each Custodian shall act with reasonable care, using that degree of skill and attention that it would exercise if it owned the Receivables itself. Each Custodian shall promptly report to the Issuer any failure on its part to hold the Receivable Files and maintain its accounts, records and computer systems as herein provided and promptly take appropriate action to remedy any such failure. The Indenture Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability for any actions or omissions of the Administrator in its capacity as Custodian or otherwise.
(i)      Maintenance of and Access to Records . Each Custodian shall maintain each portion of the Receivable File that it is required to maintain under this Indenture at its offices at the Corporate Trust Office (in the case of the Indenture Trustee) or 1661 Worthington Road, Suite 100, West Palm Beach, Florida 33409 (in the case of the Servicer) as the case may be, or at such other office as shall be specified to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer by thirty (30) days’ prior written notice. The Administrator (or a Sub-Administrator acting on the Administrator’s behalf) shall take all actions necessary, or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes or the Indenture Trustee, to amend any existing financing statements and continuation statements, and file additional financing statements to further perfect or evidence the rights, claims or security interests of the Indenture Trustee under any of the Transaction Documents (including the rights, claims or security interests of the Depositor and the Issuer under the Receivables Sale Agreement, the Receivables Pooling Agreement and each Assignment and Recognition Agreement, respectively, which have been assigned to the Indenture Trustee). The Indenture Trustee and the Administrator, in their capacities as Custodian(s), shall make available to the Issuer, the Calculation Agent, any group of Interested Noteholders and the Indenture Trustee (in the case of the Administrator) or their duly authorized representatives, attorneys or auditors the portion of the Receivable Files that it is required to maintain under this Indenture and the accounts, books and records maintained by the Indenture Trustee or the Administrator with respect thereto as promptly as reasonably practicable following not less than two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice for examination during normal business hours and in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with such Person’s ordinary conduct of business.
Section 2.5.
Application of Trust Money.
All money deposited with the Indenture Trustee or the Paying Agent pursuant to Section 4.2 shall be held in trust and applied by the Indenture Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal, interest, fees, costs and expenses (or payments in respect of the New Receivables Funding Amount or other amount) for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Indenture Trustee or the Paying Agent.
Article III     

Administration of Receivables; Reporting to Investors
Section 3.1.
Duties of the Calculation Agent.
(i)      General . The Calculation Agent shall initially be Deutsche Bank. The Calculation Agent is appointed for the purpose of making calculations and verifications as provided in this Section 3.1(a) . The Calculation Agent, as agent for the Noteholders, shall provide all services necessary to fulfill the role of Calculation Agent as set forth in this Indenture.
By 2:00 p.m. New York City time on each Payment Date (or such other time as may be agreed to from time to time by the Servicer, the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee and the Administrative Agent), based upon information provided to the Indenture Trustee and the Calculation Agent by the Administrator or the Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator pursuant to the Designated Servicing Agreements, any Subservicing Agreement and the Transaction Documents, as well as each applicable Determination Date Report and all available reports issued by the MBS Trustee or Servicer for the applicable Mortgage Pool, the Calculation Agent shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver by first class mail, overnight courier or electronic means (including on the website pursuant to Section 3.5(a) ) to Noteholders, each Derivative Counterparty (as applicable, with respect to the related Series of Notes) and each Note Rating Agency, a report setting forth the information set forth below plus a Series-specific Calculation Agent Report reporting the items for each Series that are specified in the related Indenture Supplement (collectively for each Series, the “ Calculation Agent Report ” to the extent such information is received from the Administrator or the Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator):
(i)      The aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans subject to each separate Designated Servicing Agreement as reported in MBS Trustee reports for the previous calendar month;
(ii)      (A) The aggregate Month-to-Date Available Funds collected, (B) the aggregate Advance Reimbursement Amounts, (C) the aggregate amount of Indemnity Payments and (D) the aggregate amount of proceeds collected during the Monthly Advance Collection Period preceding the upcoming Payment Date or the Advance Collection Period preceding the upcoming Interim Payment Date for all Designated Servicing Agreements;
(iii)      The aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of the Additional Receivables funded during the Monthly Advance Collection Period preceding the upcoming Payment Date or the Advance Collection Period preceding the upcoming Interim Payment Date for all Designated Servicing Agreements;
(iv)      The aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances for (a) each of the P&I Advances, Judicial P&I Advances, Non-Judicial P&I Advances, Escrow Advances, Judicial Escrow Advances, Non-Judicial Escrow Advances, Corporate Advances, Judicial Corporate Advances, Non-Judicial Corporate Advances, Deferred Servicing Fees, Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees and Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees, in each case, that are not attributable to Second-Lien Receivables; and (b) each of the foregoing categories of Advances and Deferred Servicing Fees that are attributable to Second-Lien Receivables, in each case attributable to each Designated Servicing Agreement, as of the close of business on the day before the related Determination Date, plus the Funded Advance Receivable Balances for each of the P&I Advances, Judicial P&I Advances and Non-Judicial P&I Advances to be funded on the upcoming Funding Date;
(v)      For each Designated Servicing Agreement, the percentage equivalent of the quotient of (A) the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables attributable to such Designated Servicing Agreement divided by (B) the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(vi)      The identification of the related Derivative Counterparty, if any, for any Series, the current debt rating for such Derivative Counterparty, the notional amount for the Derivative Agreement and the applicable rate payable in respect of the Derivative Agreement;
(vii)      Reserved ;
(viii)      An indication (yes or no) as to whether the Collateral Test is satisfied for each Class and Series, and for the facility as a whole as of the close of business on the last day of the Monthly Advance Collection Period preceding the upcoming Payment Date or the Advance Collection Period preceding the upcoming Interim Payment Date;
(ix)      If the Full Amortization Period is in effect, the Series Available Funds for each Series for the upcoming Payment Date;
(x)      A list of each Event of Default and presenting a yes or no answer beside each indicating whether any such Event of Default has occurred as of the end of the Monthly Advance Collection Period preceding the upcoming Payment Date or the Advance Collection Period preceding the upcoming Interim Payment Date;
(xi)      If required by any VFN Noteholder, the aggregate New Receivables Funding Amount to be paid on the upcoming Funding Date, and the amount to be drawn on each Class of VFNs Outstanding in respect of such New Receivables Funding Amount, and the portion of such New Receivables Funding Amount that is to be paid using Available Funds pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(1)(vii) or Section 4.4(e) , as applicable and the amount to be drawn on each Class of VFNs Outstanding in respect of Excess Receivables Funding Amounts;
(xii)      If any Note is Outstanding, the amount, if any, to be paid on each such Class in reduction of the aggregate Principal Balance on the upcoming Payment Date or Interim Payment Date;
(xiii)      The amount of Fees to be paid on the upcoming Payment Date;
(xiv)      A list of each Receivable Granted to the Trust Estate, the applicable Advance Type for such Receivable and the corresponding Receivable Balance for such Receivable;
(xv)      The Required Expense Reserve and Series Reserve Required Amount for each Series of Notes for the upcoming Payment Date or Interim Payment Date;
(xvi)      The Fee Accumulation Amount, the Interest Accumulation Amount and the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Amount for the upcoming Interim Payment Date;
(xvii)      The Weighted Average Advance Rate and Weighted Average CV Adjusted Advance Rate for each Series and Class of the Notes and the Trigger Advance Rate for each Series and Class of the Notes, if any;
(xviii)      The Class Invested Amount and, if applicable, the Series Invested Amount for each Series and Class for the upcoming Payment Date or Interim Payment Date;
(xix)      The Interest Payment Amount, the Target Amortization Amount, Default Supplemental Fee and ERD Supplemental Fee for each Class of Outstanding Notes for the upcoming Payment Date, and the Interest Amount, the Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amount, the Cumulative Default Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amount and Cumulative ERD Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amount for each Class of Notes for the Interest Accrual Period related to the upcoming Payment Date;
(xx)      The aggregate Collateral Value of all Facility Eligible Receivables for each Outstanding Series and the sum for all Outstanding Series as of the close of business on the day before the related Determination Date, pro forma Collateral Value of Facility Eligible Receivables for each Outstanding Series and the sum for all Outstanding Series that will be created upon the funding of P&I Advances to be funded on the related Funding Date; and
(xxi)      The Maximum VFN Principal Balance for all Funding Dates during the Collection Period and the upcoming Payment Date and any calculations related to the determination of the Maximum VFN Principal Balance.
(j)      Termination of Calculation Agent . The Issuer (with the consent of the Series Required Noteholders for each Series) may at any time terminate the Calculation Agent without cause upon sixty (60) days’ prior notice. If at any time the Calculation Agent shall fail to resign after written request therefor as set forth in this Section 3.1(b) , or if at any time the Calculation Agent shall be legally unable to act, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Calculation Agent or of its property shall be appointed, or if any public officer shall take charge or Control of the Calculation Agent or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes may remove the Calculation Agent and if the same entity serves as both Calculation Agent and Indenture Trustee, the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes shall also remove the Indenture Trustee as provided in Section 11.9(c) . If the Calculation Agent resigns or is removed under the authority of the immediately preceding sentence, then a successor Calculation Agent shall be appointed pursuant to Section 11.9 . The Issuer shall give each Note Rating Agency, each Derivative Counterparty and the Noteholders notice of any such resignation or removal of the Calculation Agent and appointment and acceptance of a successor Calculation Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no resignation, removal or termination of the Calculation Agent shall be effective until the resignation, removal or termination of the predecessor Calculation Agent and until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Calculation Agent as provided herein. Any successor Indenture Trustee appointed shall also be the successor Calculation Agent hereunder, if the predecessor Indenture Trustee served as Calculation Agent and no separate Calculation Agent is appointed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Indenture Trustee may not resign as Calculation Agent unless it also resigns as Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 11.9(b) .
(k)      Successor Calculation Agents . Any successor Calculation Agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer and to its predecessor Calculation Agent an instrument accepting such appointment under this Indenture, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Calculation Agent shall become effective and such successor Calculation Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor under this Indenture, with like effect as if originally named as Calculation Agent. The predecessor Calculation Agent shall deliver to the successor Calculation Agent all documents and statements held by it under this Indenture. The Issuer and the predecessor Calculation Agent shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor Calculation Agent all such rights, powers, duties and obligations. Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Calculation Agent as provided in this Section 3.1 , the Issuer shall mail notice of the succession of such successor Calculation Agent under this Indenture to all Noteholders at their addresses as shown in the Note Register and shall give notice by mail to each Derivative Counterparty and each applicable Note Rating Agency. If the Issuer fails to mail such notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor Calculation Agent, the successor Calculation Agent shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Administrator.
Section 3.2.
Reports by Administrator and Indenture Trustee.
(d)      Determination Dates; Determination Date Reports . The Indenture Trustee shall report to the Administrator, by no later than 2:00 p.m. New York City time on the second (2 nd ) Business Day before each Funding Date (or such other time as may be agreed to from time to time by Administrator, the Indenture Trustee and the Administrative Agent), the amount of Available Funds that will be available to be applied toward New Receivables Funding Amounts or to pay principal on any applicable Notes on the upcoming Payment Date or Interim Payment Date. If the Administrator or the Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator supplies no information to the Indenture Trustee in its Determination Date Report concerning New Receivables Funding Amounts or payments on any Variable Funding Note in respect of an Interim Payment Date, then the Indenture Trustee shall apply no Available Funds to pay New Receivables Funding Amounts or to make payment on any Note on such Interim Payment Date.
By no later than 2:00 p.m. New York City time on the first (1 st ) Business Day prior to each Funding Date (or such other time as may be agreed to from time to time by the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee and the Administrative Agent), the Administrator or the Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator shall prepare and deliver to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Administrative Agent, each VFN Noteholder, each Derivative Counterparty (as applicable, with respect to the related Series of Notes) and the Paying Agent a report (the “ Determination Date Report ”) (in electronic form) setting forth each data item required to be reported by the Calculation Agent to Noteholders, each Derivative Counterparty (as applicable, with respect to the related Series of Notes) and each Note Rating Agency in its Calculation Agent Report pursuant to Section 3.1 (it being understood that a Determination Date Report delivered for any Funding Date may specify the Receivables Balances and related information as of the date of the delivery of such Determination Date Report and not as of the Determination Date).
The Indenture Trustee may rely on the most recent Determination Date Report provided to the Indenture Trustee by the Administrator.
(e)      Payment Date Report . By no later than 3:00 p.m. New York City time on each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall prepare and deliver to the Issuer, the Calculation Agent, the Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Administrative Agent, each VFN Noteholder, each Derivative Counterparty (as applicable, with respect to the related Series of Notes) and each Note Rating Agency a report (the “ Payment Date Report ”) reporting the following for such Payment Date and the Monthly Advance Collection Period preceding such Payment Date:
(iv)      the amount on deposit in the Collection and Funding Account as of the opening of business on the first (1 st ) day of such Monthly Advance Collection Period;
(v)      the aggregate amount of all Collections deposited into the Collection and Funding Account during such Monthly Advance Collection Period;
(vi)      the aggregate amount of Indemnity Payments deposited into the Collection and Funding Account during such Monthly Advance Collection Period;
(vii)      the total of all (A) payments in respect of each Class of Notes (separately identifying interest and principal paid on each Class) made on the Payment Date and each Interim Payment Date that occurred during the Monthly Advance Collection Period, (B) all New Receivables Funding Amounts paid in respect of Additional Receivables during such Monthly Advance Collection Period separately identifying the portion thereof paid from funds in the Collection and Funding Account and the portion thereof paid using proceeds of fundings of an increase in VFN Principal Balance(s) for each Class of VFNs, and (C) all Excess Cash Amounts paid to the Depositor as holder of the Owner Trust Certificate on the Payment Date and each Interim Payment Date that occurred during such Monthly Advance Collection Period;
(viii)      the amount transferred from the Collection and Funding Account to the Note Payment Account in respect of the Payment Date that occurred during such Monthly Advance Collection Period;
(ix)      the amount on deposit in each of the Interest Accumulation Account, Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account, the Fee Accumulation Account and any other Trust Accounts set forth under any Indenture Supplement as of the close of business on the last Interim Payment Date before such Payment Date;
(x)      the aggregate amount of Collections received during the Monthly Advance Collection Period;
(xi)      the amount of Available Funds for such Payment Date (the sum of the items reported in clause (vi) , plus the items reported in clause (vii) );
(xii)      the amount on deposit in the Series Reserve Account for each Series, and, if applicable, the amount the Indenture Trustee is to withdraw from each such Series Reserve Account and deposit into the Note Payment Account on such Payment Date for application to the related Series of Notes;
(xiii)      the amount of each payment required to be made by the Indenture Trustee or the Paying Agent pursuant to Section 4.5 on such Payment Date, including an identification, for each Class of Notes, as applicable, and for all Outstanding Notes in the aggregate, of
(A)      any Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amount for each Class of Notes and for all Outstanding Notes of each Series in the aggregate;
(B)      the Interest Amount for each Class of Notes for the Interest Accrual Period related to such Payment Date;
(C)      the Interest Payment Amount for each Class of Notes and for all Outstanding Notes of each Series in the aggregate;
(D)      the Series Reserve Required Amount for each Series of Notes then Outstanding;
(E)      the Target Amortization Amount to be paid on such Payment Date on each Class of Outstanding Notes that is in its Target Amortization Period; and
(F)      the unpaid Note Balance for each Class and Series of Notes and for all Outstanding Notes in the aggregate (before and after giving effect to any principal payments to be made on such Payment Date);
(xiv)      the amount of Fees to be paid on such Payment Date;
(xv)      (A) the Collateral Value of all Facility Eligible Receivables, as of the close of business on the last day of such Monthly Advance Collection Period and as of the close of business on such Payment Date for each Outstanding Series of Notes, (B) the amount on deposit in the Collection and Funding Account, the Interest Accumulation Account, the Fee Accumulation Account, the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account, any other Trust Accounts set forth in any related Indenture Supplement and the Note Payment Account as of the close of business on the last day of such Monthly Advance Collection Period and as of the close of business on such Payment Date, and (C) a calculation demonstrating whether the Collateral Test was satisfied at such time and whether it will be satisfied as of the close of business on such Payment Date after all payments and distributions described in Section 4.5(a) ; and
(xvi)      the Interest Amount, the Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amount, the Default Supplemental Fees, the Cumulative Default Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amount, the ERD Supplemental Fees and Cumulative ERD Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amount for each Series and Class of Notes for the Interest Accrual Period related to the upcoming Payment Date.
The Payment Date Report shall also state any other information required pursuant to any related Indenture Supplement necessary for the Paying Agent and the Indenture Trustee to make the payments required by Section 4.5(a) and all information necessary for the Indenture Trustee to make available to Noteholders pursuant to Section 3.5 .
(f)      Interim Payment Date Reports . By no later than 3:00 p.m. New York City time on each Interim Payment Date on which there is a VFN Outstanding and on which the Full Amortization Periods have not yet begun, the Indenture Trustee shall prepare and deliver to the Issuer, the Calculation Agent, the Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Administrative Agent, each Derivative Counterparty (as applicable, with respect to the related Series of Notes) and each VFN Noteholder a report (an “ Interim Payment Date Report ”) reporting the following for such Interim Payment Date and the Advance Collection Period preceding such Interim Payment Date:
(i)      the amount on deposit in the Collection and Funding Account as of the close of business on the last day before the beginning of such Advance Collection Period and the amounts on deposit in the Interest Accumulation Account, the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account, the Fee Accumulation Account and any other Trust Accounts set forth in any Indenture Supplement, as of the close of business on the immediately preceding Payment Date or Interim Payment Date;
(ii)      the amount of all Collections deposited into the Collection and Funding Account during such Advance Collection Period;
(iii)      the aggregate amount of Indemnity Payments deposited into the Collection and Funding Account during such Advance Collection Period;
(iv)      the aggregate amount of deposits into the Collection and Funding Account from the Note Payment Account in respect of the Payment Date, if any, that occurred during such Advance Collection Period;
(v)      the total of all (A) payments in respect of each Class of Notes (separately identifying interest and principal paid on each Class of Variable Funding Notes) made on the Payment Date or Interim Payment Date that occurred during such Advance Collection Period, (B) all New Receivables Funding Amounts that were paid in respect of Additional Receivables during such Advance Collection Period, separately identifying the portion thereof paid from funds on deposit in the Collection and Funding Account and the portion thereof paid using proceeds of an increase in VFN Principal Balance(s) for each Class of VFNs, and (C) all Excess Cash Amounts paid to the Depositor as holder of the Owner Trust Certificate on the Payment Date or Interim Payment Date that occurred during such Advance Collection Period;
(vi)      the amount transferred from the Collection and Funding Account to the Note Payment Account in respect of the Payment Date, if any, that occurred during such Advance Collection Period;
(vii)      the amount of Available Funds for such Interim Payment Date (calculated as the sum of the items reported in clauses (i)(B) and (vi) );
(viii)      the amount on deposit in the Series Reserve Account for each Series and the Series Reserve Required Amount for such Series Reserve Account, and the amount to be deposited into each Series Reserve Account on such Interim Payment Date;
(ix)      the amounts required to be deposited on such Interim Payment Date into the Interest Accumulation Account, Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account, Fee Accumulation Account and any other Trust Account referenced in any related Indenture Supplement, respectively;
(x)      the amount of Available Funds to be applied toward the New Receivables Funding Amount of Additional Receivables on the upcoming Interim Payment Date pursuant to Section 4.4(e) ;
(xi)      the amount to be applied to reduce the aggregate VFN Principal Balance of each Class of VFNs on such Interim Payment Date (as reported to the Indenture Trustee by the Administrator);
(xii)      the amount of any Excess Cash Amount paid to the Depositor as holder of the Owner Trust Certificate on such Interim Payment Date;
(xiii)      the Collateral Value of all Facility Eligible Receivables as of the end of such Advance Collection Period and as of the close of business on such Interim Payment Date for each Outstanding Series of Notes and the amount on deposit in the Collection and Funding Account, the Interest Accumulation Account, the Fee Accumulation Account, the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account, the Note Payment Account and any other Trust Account referenced in a related Indenture Supplement as of the end of business on the last day of such Advance Collection Period and as of the close of business on such Interim Payment Date;
(xiv)      a calculation demonstrating whether the Collateral Test was satisfied as of the end of business on the last day of such Advance Collection Period and whether it will be satisfied at such time after effecting the payments described in Section 4.4 ; and
(xv)      any other amounts specified in an Indenture Supplement.
(g)      No Duty to Verify or Recalculate . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, none of the Calculation Agent (except as described in Section 3.1(a) ), the Indenture Trustee or the Paying Agent shall have any obligation to verify or recalculate any information provided to them by the Administrator, and may rely on such information in making the allocations and payments to be made pursuant to Article IV .
Section 3.3.
Annual Statement as to Compliance; Notice of Default; Agreed Upon Procedures Reports.
(j)      Annual Officer’s Certificates .
(iii)      The Servicer and the Receivables Seller shall each deliver to each Note Rating Agency and the Indenture Trustee, on or before March 31 of each calendar year, beginning on March 31, 2016, an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer and the Receivables Seller, executed by the chief financial officer, with respect to OLS, and by the chief financial officer, with respect to HLSS, stating that (A) a review of the activities of the Servicer (and any related Subservicer) or the Receivables Seller, as the case may be, during the preceding 12-month period ended December 31 (or, in the case of the first such statement, from the Closing Date through December 31, 2015) and of its performance under this Indenture and the Receivables Sale Agreement has been made under the supervision of the officer executing the Officer’s Certificate, and (B) the Receivables Seller has fulfilled all its obligations under this Indenture and the Receivables Sale Agreement in all material respects throughout such period or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default and the nature and status thereof.
(iv)      The Administrator shall deliver to each Note Rating Agency and the Indenture Trustee, on or before March 31 of each calendar year, beginning on March 31, 2016, an Officer’s Certificate executed by the chief financial officer of the Administrator, stating that (A) a review of the activities of the Issuer, the Depositor and the Administrator during the preceding 12-month period ended December 31 (or, in the case of the first such statement, from the Closing Date through December 31, 2015) and of its performance under this Indenture, the Receivables Sale Agreement and the Receivables Pooling Agreement has been made under the supervision of the officer executing the Officer’s Certificate, and (B) the Administrator has fulfilled all its obligations under this Indenture in all material respects throughout such period or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default and the nature and status thereof.
(k)      Notice of Event of Default or Target Amortization Event . The Indenture Trustee shall deliver to the Noteholders, the Issuer, each Derivative Counterparty (as applicable, in the case of any Target Amortization Event, with respect to the related Series of Notes) and each Note Rating Agency promptly after a Responsible Officer has obtained actual knowledge thereof, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days thereafter or such shorter time period as may be required by any Note Rating Agency, written notice specifying the nature and status of any Event of Default or Target Amortization Event (including notice of an event described in the definition of Target Amortization Event that only occurs upon an affirmative vote of either the Administrative Agent or the Series Required Noteholders).
(l)      Annual Regulation AB/USAP Report . The Servicer shall, on or before the last Business Day of the fifth month following the end of each of the Servicer’s fiscal years (December 31), beginning in 2015, deliver to the Indenture Trustee who shall forward to each Noteholder a copy of the results of any Regulation AB required attestation report or Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar review conducted on the Servicer by its accountants (which may or may not be independent certified public accountants that are approved by the Administrative Agent to perform the agreed upon procedures pursuant to Section 3.3(d)) and any other reports reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
(m)      Agreed Upon Procedures Report . Within sixty (60) days of the end of each calendar quarter, beginning with the calendar quarter ending September 30, 2015, the Servicer shall cause the professional services firm, approved by the Administrative Agent, to perform certain agreed upon procedures (who may or may not also render other services to the Servicer, the Receivables Seller or the Depositor) (or any replacement therefor approved by the Administrative Agent, the “ Verification Agent ”) to furnish, at the Servicer’s or the Subservicer’s expense, a report to the Servicer and the Administrative Agent with respect to the prior calendar quarter, (i) to the effect that the Verification Agent has performed certain agreed upon procedures, to be determined at the discretion of the Administrative Agent after consultation with the Servicer and shall be incorporated as Exhibit D hereto after the Closing Date, which shall include performing agreed upon procedures with respect to certain procedures performed by the Servicer and the Subservicer pursuant to Designated Servicing Agreements and certain comparisons of documents and records related to the disbursement and reimbursement of Advances and accrual and payment of Deferred Servicing Fees under the related Designated Servicing Agreements and this Indenture and that such agreed-upon procedures are being performed by the Verification Agent with respect to the Administrative Agent’s evaluation that the servicing (including the allocation of collections) has been conducted in compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in Article IV , except for such exceptions the Servicer and the Administrative Agent believe to be immaterial and such other exceptions, each set forth in the Verification Agent’s report, and (ii) detailing the following items for such calendar month or quarter, as applicable:
(A)      For a sample of Designated Servicing Agreements for at least three dates during the applicable quarter, a comparison of the expected total principal and interest payments in respect of the Mortgage Loans to the amounts on deposit in the related Custodial Accounts;
(B)      Recomputations related to daily receipt clearings (three (3) days at a minimum) with respect to a sample of Custodial Accounts;
(C)      Recomputations related to the monthly disbursement clearing account with respect to at least two (2) dates per calendar quarter;
(D)      Recomputations related to the “Flow of funds” for all of P&I Advances, Escrow Advances, Corporate Advances and Deferred Servicing Fees relating to the tracking of funds from clearing account receipt through to deposit into the Collection and Funding Account (three (3) days minimum);
(E)      A comparison of the servicing system Escrow Advance balance (including all suspense and advance balances) to the balances on deposit in the escrow accounts maintained by the Servicer for a sample of the Designated Servicing Agreements;
(F)      Recomputations of recoverable Advances and Receivables and aging of these items;
(G)      Recalculation of the level of compliance with the thresholds with respect to the Designated Servicing Agreements listed on Schedule 3 and Schedule 4 and in any related Indenture Supplement, including any Collateral Value exclusions provided for therein;
(H)      A comparison of the amounts and percentages set forth in four of the Determination Date Reports forwarded by the Administrator or the Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator pursuant to Section 3.2(a) during the period covered by such report with the computer reports (which may include personal computer generated reports that summarize data from the computer reports generated by the Administrator or the Sub-Administrator which are used to prepare the Determination Date Reports) which were the source of such amounts and percentages and that on the basis of such comparison; and
(I)      Any other procedures reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and agreed to by the Verification Agent.
For purposes of this section, items performed by the Subservicer on behalf of the Servicer will be deemed to have been verified as to the Servicer if such verification procedures have been performed with respect to the Subservicer.
In addition, each report shall set forth the agreed upon procedures performed and the results of such procedures. A copy of such report will be sent by the Verification Agent, or the Indenture Trustee upon consent from the Verification Agent, to each Noteholder upon receipt of a written request of the Noteholder. The Verification Agent may condition the delivery of such report to such Noteholder on such Noteholder's execution and delivery of agreements acceptable to the Verification Agent. In the event the Verification Agent requires the Indenture Trustee to agree to the procedures performed by the Verification Agent, the Issuer shall direct the Indenture Trustee in writing to so agree; it being understood and agreed that the Indenture Trustee will deliver such letter of agreement in conclusive reliance upon the direction of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee makes no independent inquiry or investigation as to, and shall have no obligation or liability in respect of, the sufficiency, validity or correctness of such procedures. Furthermore, in the event that the Verification Agent’s expense in producing a report as required hereunder exceeds the amount reimbursable to it pursuant to Section 4.5 , such excess shall be payable by the Administrator, at the Administrator’s own expense, upon receipt by the Administrator of written notification of, and request for, such amount from the Verification Agent.
Exhibit D hereto may be modified from time to time pursuant to a written agreement among the Administrator, the Servicer, each Administrative Agent and the Verification Agent.
(n)      Reserved .
(o)      Annual Lien Opinion . Within one hundred (100) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Administrator, beginning with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2015, the Administrator shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel from outside counsel to the effect that the Indenture Trustee has a perfected security interest in the Aggregate Receivables attributable to the Servicing Agreements identified in an exhibit to such opinion as Designated Servicing Agreements, and that, based on a review of UCC search reports (copies of which shall be attached thereto) and review of other certifications and other materials, there are no UCC1 filings indicating an Adverse Claim with respect to such Receivables that has not been released.
(p)      Other Information . In addition, the Administrator shall forward to the Administrative Agent, upon its reasonable request, such other information, documents, records or reports respecting (i) HLSS, OLS or any of their respective Affiliates party to the Transaction Documents, (ii) the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of HLSS, OLS or any of their respective Affiliates party to the Transaction Documents, (iii) the Designated Servicing Agreements, the Subservicing Agreements, the related Mortgage Loans and the Receivables or (iv) the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including access to the Servicer’s and each Subservicer’s management and records. In addition, to the extent the Administrative Agent is unable to obtain the necessary information from HLSS, OLS shall forward to the Administrative Agent, upon its reasonable request, such other information, documents, records or reports respecting (i) OLS or any of its Affiliates party to the Transaction Documents, (ii) the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of OLS or any of its Affiliates party to the Transaction Documents, (iii) Designated Servicing Agreements, the related Mortgage Loans and the Receivables or (iv) the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Administrative Agent shall and shall cause its respective representatives to hold in confidence all such information except to the extent disclosure may be required by law (and all reasonable applications for confidential treatment are unavailing) or the Administrative Agent may reasonably determine that such disclosure is consistent with its obligations hereunder; provided , however , that the Administrative Agent may disclose on a confidential basis any such information to its agents, attorneys and auditors in connection with the performance of its responsibilities hereunder.
Section 3.4.
Access to Certain Documentation and Information.
(a)      Access to Receivables Information . The Custodians shall provide the Noteholders with access to the documentation relating to the Receivables as provided in Section 2.4(b) . In each case, access to documentation relating to the Receivables shall be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Custodians and in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with a Custodian’s conduct of its regular business. Nothing in this Section 3.4 shall impair the obligation of the Custodians to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Trust Estate and the failure of the Custodians to provide access as provided in this Section 3.4 as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.4 , Section 2.4 , or in any other Section hereof, the Servicer and the Subservicer, on reasonable prior notice, shall permit the Administrative Agent, the Verification Agent, the Indenture Trustee or any agent or independent certified public accountants (which may or may not be independent certified public accountants approved by the Administrative Agent to perform the agreed upon procedures pursuant to Section 3.3(d) ) selected by the Indenture Trustee, during the Servicer’s or the Subservicer’s, as applicable, normal business hours, and in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with the Servicer’s or the Subservicer’s, as applicable, conduct of its regular business, to examine all the books of account, records, reports and other papers of the Servicer or the Subservicer, as applicable, relating to the Mortgage Loans, Designated Servicing Agreements and the Receivables, to make copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss the Servicer’s or the Subservicer’s, as applicable, affairs, finances and accounts relating to the Mortgage Loans, Designated Servicing Agreements and the Receivables with the Servicer’s officers and employees, all at such times and as often as reasonably may be requested; provided that any such Person seeking access to any information or documentation pursuant to this Section 3.4(a) has agreed with the Servicer or the Subservicer, as applicable, to be bound by any confidentiality provisions reasonably requested by the Servicer or the Subservicer, as applicable. The Servicer shall at all times have equivalent access rights to the Subservicer. Unless a Target Amortization Event or an Event of Default that has not been waived in accordance with the terms hereof shall have occurred, or the Notes of any rated Class have been downgraded below “investment grade” by each related Note Rating Agency or any related Note Rating Agency shall have withdrawn its rating of any Class of Notes, any out-of-pocket costs and expenses incident to the exercise by the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder of any right under this Section 3.4 shall be borne by the requesting Noteholder(s). The parties hereto acknowledge that the Indenture Trustee shall not exercise any right pursuant to this Section 3.4 prior to any event set forth in the preceding sentence unless directed to do so by a group of Interested Noteholders, and the Indenture Trustee has been provided with indemnity satisfactory to it by such Interested Noteholders. The Indenture Trustee shall have no liability for action in accordance with the preceding sentence.
In the event that such rights are exercised (i) following a Target Amortization Event or (ii) following the occurrence of an Event of Default that has not been waived in accordance with the terms hereof, or (iii) after a related Note Rating Agency has withdrawn its rating of any Class of Notes or (iv) while the Notes of any rated Class have a rating below “investment grade” by such Note Rating Agency (other than any Notes initially rated below “investment grade” by any such Note Rating Agency), all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Indenture Trustee shall be borne by HLSS. Prior to any such payment, HLSS shall be provided with commercially reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 3.4 to the contrary, in no event shall the books of account, records, reports and other papers of the Servicer, the Receivables Seller, the Depositor or the Issuer relating to the Mortgage Loans, Designated Servicing Agreements and the Receivables be examined by independent certified public accountants (which may or may not be independent certified public accountants that are approved by the Administrative Agent to perform the agreed upon procedures pursuant to Section 3.3(d) ) at the direction of the Indenture Trustee or any Interested Noteholder pursuant to the exercise of any right under this Section 3.4 more than one time during any 12‑month period at the expense of the Administrator, unless (A) a Target Amortization Event has occurred, (B) an Event of Default has occurred that has not been waived in accordance with the terms hereof during such twelve-month period, or (C) the Notes of any rated Class have been downgraded below “investment grade” by a related Note Rating Agency (without regard to any supplemental credit enhancement, unless such supplemental credit enhancement has caused the related Note Rating Agency to reverse such downgrade of such rated Class so that such Notes will be rated above “investment grade”) or such Note Rating Agency shall have withdrawn its rating of any rated Class of Notes, in which case more than one examination may be conducted during a twelve-month period, but such extra audits shall be at the sole expense of the Noteholder(s) requesting such audit(s).
(b)      Access to Issuer . The Issuer agrees that, on reasonable prior notice, it will permit any representative of the Indenture Trustee, Verification Agent or the Administrative Agent at the expense of the Administrator no more than one time during any 12-month period (unless (A) a Target Amortization Event has occurred, (B) an Event of Default has occurred that has not been waived in accordance with the terms hereof during such twelve-month period, or (C) the Notes of any rated Class have been downgraded below “investment grade” by a related Note Rating Agency (without regard to any supplemental credit enhancement, unless such supplemental credit enhancement has caused the related Note Rating Agency to reverse such downgrade of the Notes of any rated Class so that such Notes will be rated above “investment grade”) or such Note Rating Agency shall have withdrawn its rating of any rated Class of Notes, in which case more than one examination may be conducted during a twelve-month period, but such extra audits shall be at the sole expense of the party requesting such audit(s)), to examine all of its books of account, records, reports, and other papers, to make copies and extracts therefrom, to cause such books to be audited by independent certified public accountants (which may or may not be independent certified public accountants approved by the Administrative Agent to perform the agreed upon procedures pursuant to Section 3.3(d) ), and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts its officers, employees, and independent certified public accountants (which may or may not be independent certified public accountants that are approved by the Administrative Agent to perform the agreed upon procedures pursuant to Section 3.3(d) ), all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested. The Indenture Trustee, the Verification Agent and the Administrative Agent shall and shall cause their respective representatives to hold in confidence all such information except to the extent disclosure may be required by law (and all reasonable applications for confidential treatment are unavailing) or the Indenture Trustee, the Verification Agent or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, may reasonably determine that such disclosure is consistent with its obligations hereunder; provided , however , that the Indenture Trustee may disclose on a confidential basis any such information to its agents, attorneys and auditors in connection with the performance of its responsibilities hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Indenture Trustee, the Verification Agent or the Administrative Agent shall disclose information to any of its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, that may provide any servicer advance financing to OLS, HLSS, the Depositor, the Issuer or any of their Affiliates, except in such Affiliate’s capacity as Noteholder.
Section 3.5.
Indenture Trustee to Make Reports Available.
(d)      Monthly Reports on Indenture Trustee’s Website . The Indenture Trustee will make each Determination Date Report, Payment Date Report and Interim Payment Date Report (and, at its option, any additional files containing the same information in an alternative format) available each month to any interested parties (including, but not limited to the Verification Agent) via the Indenture Trustee’s internet website and such other information as the Indenture Trustee may have in its possession, but only with the use of a password provided by the Indenture Trustee. In connection with providing access to the Indenture Trustee’s internet website, the Indenture Trustee may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Indenture Trustee’s internet website shall initially be located at https://tss.sfs.db.com/investpublic. Assistance in using the Indenture Trustee’s website can be obtained by calling the Indenture Trustee’s investor relations desk at 1-800-735-7777. Parties that are unable to use the above distribution option are entitled to have a paper copy mailed to them via first class mail or by overnight courier by calling the investor relations desk and requesting a copy. The Indenture Trustee shall have the right to change the way the Determination Date Reports, Payment Date Reports and Interim Payment Date Reports are distributed in order to make such distribution more convenient and/or more accessible to the above parties and the Indenture Trustee shall provide timely and adequate notification to all above parties regarding any such changes.
(e)      Annual Reports . Within sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year, the Indenture Trustee shall furnish to each Person (upon the written request of such Person), who at any time during the calendar year was a Noteholder a statement containing (i) information regarding payments of principal, interest and other amounts on such Person’s Notes, aggregated for such calendar year or the applicable portion thereof during which such person was a Noteholder and (ii) such other customary information as may be deemed necessary or desirable for Noteholders to prepare their tax returns. Such obligation shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information is provided pursuant to any requirements of the Code as are from time to time in force. The Indenture Trustee shall prepare and provide to the Internal Revenue Service and to each Noteholder any information reports required to be provided under federal income tax law, including without limitation IRS Form 1099.
Article IV     

The Trust Accounts; Payments
Section 4.1.
Trust Accounts.
The Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, the Trust Accounts, each of which shall be an Eligible Account, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. All amounts held in the Trust Accounts (other than any Sinking Fund Account) shall, to the extent permitted by this Indenture and applicable laws, rules and regulations, be invested in Permitted Investments by the depository institution or trust company then maintaining such Account only upon written direction of the Administrator to the Indenture Trustee; provided , however , that in the event the Administrator fails to provide such written direction to the Indenture Trustee, and until the Administrator provides such written direction, the Indenture Trustee shall not invest funds on deposit in any Trust Account (other than any Sinking Fund Account). Funds deposited into a Trust Account on a Business Day after 1:30 p.m. New York City time will not be invested until the following Business Day. Investments held in Permitted Investments in the Trust Accounts (other than any Sinking Fund Account) shall not be sold or disposed of prior to their maturity (unless an Event of Default has occurred). Earnings on investment of funds in any Trust Account (other than any Sinking Fund Account) shall be remitted by the Indenture Trustee upon the Administrator’s request to the account or other location of the Administrator’s designation on the first (1 st ) Business Day of the month following the month in which such earnings on investment of funds is received; provided , that the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to the benefit of any income or gain in the Trust Accounts (other than any Sinking Fund Account) for the Business Day immediately preceding each Interim Payment Date or Payment Date, as applicable. Any losses and investment expenses relating to any investment of funds in any Trust Account (other than any Sinking Fund Account) shall be for the account of the Administrator, which shall deposit or cause to be deposited the amount of such loss (to the extent not offset by income from other investments of funds in the related Trust Account) in the related Trust Account promptly upon the realization of such loss. The taxpayer identification number associated with each of the Trust Accounts (other than any Sinking Fund Account) shall be that of the Issuer, and the Issuer shall report for federal, state and local income tax purposes their respective portions of the income, if any, earned on funds in the relevant Trust Account (other than any Sinking Fund Account). The Administrator hereby acknowledges that all amounts on deposit in each Trust Account (excluding investment earnings on deposit in the Trust Accounts), other than any Sinking Fund Account, are held in trust by the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject to any express rights of the Issuer set forth herein, and shall remain at all times during the term of this Indenture under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee.
All amounts held in any Sinking Fund Account shall, to the extent permitted by this Indenture and applicable laws, rules and regulations, be invested in Sinking Fund Permitted Investments by the depository institution or trust company then maintaining such Sinking Fund Account only upon written direction of the Administrator to the Indenture Trustee; provided , however , that in the event the Administrator fails to provide such written direction to the Indenture Trustee, and until the Administrator provides such written direction, the Indenture Trustee shall not invest funds on deposit in any Sinking Fund Account. Funds deposited into a Sinking Fund Account on a Business Day after 1:30 p.m. New York City time will not be invested until the following Business Day. Investments held in Sinking Fund Permitted Investments in any Sinking Fund Account shall not be sold or disposed of prior to their maturity (unless an Event of Default has occurred). Earnings on investment of funds in any Sinking Fund Account shall be remitted by the Indenture Trustee upon the Administrator’s request to the account or other location of the Administrator’s designation on the first (1 st ) Business Day of the month following the month in which such earnings on investment of funds is received; provided , that the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to the benefit of any income or gain in the Sinking Fund Accounts for the Business Day immediately preceding each Interim Payment Date or Payment Date, as applicable. Any losses and investment expenses relating to any investment of funds in any Sinking Fund Account shall be for the account of the Administrator, which shall deposit or cause to be deposited the amount of such loss (to the extent not offset by income from other investments of funds in the related Sinking Fund Account) in the related Sinking Fund Account promptly upon the realization of such loss. The taxpayer identification number associated with each of the Sinking Fund Accounts shall be that of the Issuer, and the Issuer shall report for federal, state and local income tax purposes their respective portions of the income, if any, earned on funds in the relevant Sinking Fund Account. The Administrator hereby acknowledges that all amounts on deposit in each Sinking Fund Account (excluding investment earnings on deposit in the Sinking Fund Accounts) are held in trust by the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders, subject to any express rights of the Issuer set forth herein, and shall remain at all times during the term of this Indenture under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee.
So long as the Indenture Trustee complies with the provisions of this Section 4.1 , the Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses incurred thereon by reason of investment performance, liquidation prior to stated maturity or otherwise in any Trust Account (including a Sinking Fund Account). The Indenture Trustee shall have no liability in respect of losses incurred in any Trust Account (including a Sinking Fund Account) as a result of the liquidation of any investment prior to its stated maturity or the failure to be provided with timely written investment direction.
In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act of the United States (“ Applicable Law ”), the Indenture Trustee is required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Indenture Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees to provide to the Indenture Trustee upon its request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Indenture Trustee to comply with Applicable Law.
All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Noteholder of each Series by its acceptance of the related Note will be deemed to have agreed, that such Noteholder shall have no claim or interest in the amounts on deposit in any Trust Account created under this Indenture or any related Indenture Supplement related to an unrelated Series except as expressly provided herein or therein.
As of the Closing Date (i) the Issuer will be disregarded as an entity separate from its single owner (the “ Single Owner ”), which will be a domestic corporation, all within the meaning of Section 7701 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, and (ii) the Trust Accounts will be maintained and controlled by the Indenture Trustee but the amounts on deposit in the Trust Accounts (including income, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such account) will be owned by the Single Owner for U.S. federal income tax reporting and withholding purposes (but, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) the amounts on deposit in the Trust Accounts will be subject to the lien granted to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) the Issuer is the legal owner of the amounts on deposit in the Trust Accounts and not the Single Owner). The Issuer agrees to notify the Indenture Trustee in writing promptly following any change in the status of the Issuer as an entity that is disregarded from a single owner that is a domestic corporation and will provide such tax documentation that is required under the Code, Treasury Regulations or similar provisions of local income tax provisions (together, the “ Tax Law ”) by any change in its status. As of the Closing Date, the Single Owner shall provide the Paying Agent with an IRS Form W-9 and any additional IRS forms and documentation needed to permit the Paying Agent to fulfill its tax reporting obligations under the Tax Law with respect to the Trust Accounts and will thereafter provide such additional or updated IRS Forms and documentation as reasonably requested by the Paying Agent or as required under the Tax Law. Deutsche Bank, both in its individual capacity and in its capacity as Paying Agent or in any other capacity under the Transaction Documents, shall have no liability to the Single Owner or any other person in connection with any tax withholding amounts paid or withheld from the Trust Accounts pursuant to the Tax Law arising from the Single Owner’s or other person’s failure to timely provide an accurate, correct and complete IRS Form W-9 or such other documentation contemplated under this paragraph.
The Indenture Trustee or its Affiliates are permitted to receive additional compensation that could be deemed to be for the Indenture Trustee’s economic self-interest for (a) serving as investment adviser, administrator, shareholder, servicing agent, custodian or sub-custodian with respect to certain of the Permitted Investments and Sinking Fund Permitted Investments, (b) using Affiliates to effect transactions in certain Permitted Investments and Sinking Fund Permitted Investments and (c) effecting transactions in certain Permitted Investments and Sinking Fund Permitted Investments. Such compensation is not payable or reimbursable under this Indenture.
The Indenture Trustee is hereby directed to enter into any Closing Agreement and any Assignment and Recognition Agreement executed by the Administrative Agent.
Section 4.2.
Collections and Disbursements of Advances by Servicer.
(q)      Daily Deposits of Advance Reimbursement Amounts . The Servicer shall deposit all Advance Reimbursement Amounts to its clearing account, and shall cause each Subservicer to deposit any Advance Reimbursement Amounts it collects to its clearing account, within one (1) Business Day after its receipt thereof. The Servicer, for and on behalf of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders, shall remit or cause the Subservicer to remit, into the Collection and Funding Account all Advance Reimbursement Amounts collected by the Servicer or the Subservicer pursuant to any Designated Servicing Agreement, no later than two (2) Business Days after the Servicer’s or Subservicer’s deposit thereof into its clearing account; provided , however , that if a Designated Servicing Agreement requires the related Servicer to remit such amounts to a Custodial Account, the Servicer or the Subservicer shall deposit such collections to such Custodial Account no later than two (2) Business Days after collection thereof by the Servicer or the Subservicer, and shall cause such amounts to be remitted directly (unless the Servicer has provided notice to the Administrative Agent as contemplated in the immediately following sentence) from such Custodial Account(s) to the Initial Collection Account (which amounts shall afterwards be deposited into the Collection and Funding Account within one (1) Business Day of deposit into the Initial Collection Account) or to the Collection and Funding Account no later than two (2) Business Days after such amounts are deposited into the clearing account. If the Servicer or Subservicer, as applicable, remits Collections through one or more intermediate steps in the course of transfer from its clearing account to the related Custodial Account, or from the related Custodial Account to the Collection and Funding Account, the Servicer shall identify each such account in writing to the Administrative Agent. The Indenture Trustee shall deposit to the Collection and Funding Account all Advance Reimbursement Amounts it receives from the Servicer daily. To the extent the Indenture Trustee receives for deposit Advance Reimbursement Amounts in the Collection and Funding Account later than 2:00 p.m. New York City Time on a Business Day, such funds shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, after the Servicer shall have remitted to the Collection and Funding Account, Advance Reimbursement Amounts in respect of P&I Advances made under a Designated Servicing Agreement in an amount sufficient to reimburse all P&I Advances that were made under such Designated Servicing Agreement using funds other than Amounts Held for Future Distribution, the Servicer may leave additional Advance Reimbursement Amounts collected with respect to such Designated Servicing Agreement in the related Custodial Account and use such funds to reimburse Amounts Held for Future Distribution as required pursuant to Section 4.2(c) . The Initial Collection Account shall at all times qualify as an Eligible Account. If, at any time, the Initial Collection Account has ceased to qualify as an Eligible Account, the Servicer shall within sixty (60) days of the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Servicer or through receipt of written notice to the Servicer that Initial Collection Account has ceased to qualify as an Eligible Account, establish a new Initial Collection Account qualifying as an Eligible Account and transfer any cash and any investments on deposit into such newly established Initial Collection Account.
(r)      Payment Dates . On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall transfer from the Collection and Funding Account to the Note Payment Account all funds then on deposit therein. Except in the case of Redemption Amounts, which may be remitted by the Issuer directly to the Note Payment Account, none of the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Administrator, the Issuer, the Calculation Agent nor the Indenture Trustee shall remit to the Note Payment Account, and each shall take all reasonable actions to prevent other Persons from remitting to the Note Payment Account, amounts which do not constitute payments, collections or recoveries received, made or realized in respect of the Receivables or the initial cash deposited by the Noteholders with the Indenture Trustee on the date hereof, and the Indenture Trustee will return to the Issuer or the Servicer any such amounts upon receiving written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee that such amounts are not a part of the Trust Estate.
(s)      Restoration of Amounts Held for Future Distribution . The Servicer generally has the right to remit amounts held for distribution to the MBS Trustee in a future month (“ Amounts Held for Future Distribution ”) on deposit in each Custodial Account, to the related MBS Trustee as part of the Servicer’s monthly P&I Advances required under the related Designated Servicing Agreement. The Servicer shall deposit the full amount of any Amount Held for Future Distribution with respect to each Designated Servicing Agreement that were so used by the Servicer, in any month, back into the related Custodial Account, to the extent not restored already out of Advance Reimbursement Amounts, by no later than the date on which the Servicer would have been required to remit such amount to the related MBS Trustee as a current monthly Mortgage Loan collection, or earlier if so required under the related Servicing Agreement. If the Servicer fails to restore any such Amount Held for Future Distribution at the time when it is required to do so pursuant to this Section 4.2(c) , and does not correct such failure within one (1) Business Day, then the Servicer covenants hereunder that it shall no longer use any Amounts Held for Future Distribution in making any of its P&I Advances at any time on or after such failure.
(t)      Delegated Authority to Make P&I Advances . The Receivables Seller and the Servicer hereby irrevocably appoint the Noteholder(s) of any Outstanding VFN with the authority (but no obligation) to make any P&I Advance on the Servicer’s behalf to the extent the Servicer fails to make such P&I Advance when required to do so pursuant to the related Designated Servicing Agreement.
Section 4.3.
Funding of Additional Receivables.
(c)      Funding Certifications . By no later than 1:00 p.m. New York City time on the first (1 st ) Business Day prior to each Funding Date (or such other time as may be agreed to from time to time by the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee and the Administrative Agent), the Administrator or the Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator shall prepare and deliver to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent and the Administrative Agent (and, on any Interim Payment Date, each applicable VFN Noteholder) a certification (each, a “ Funding Certification ”) containing a list of each Funding Condition and presenting a yes or no answer beside each indicating whether such Funding Condition has been satisfied and shall state in writing the amount to be funded on that Funding Date.
(d)      VFN Draws, Discretionary Paydowns and Permanent Reductions.
With respect to each VFN:
(xvi)      By no later than 1:00 p.m. New York City time on the Business Day prior to any Interim Payment Date or Payment Date during the Revolving Period for such VFN on which any applicable Variable Funding Note Class is Outstanding, the Issuer may deliver, or cause to be delivered, to each Noteholder of such Variable Funding Notes and to the Indenture Trustee a report (a “ VFN Note Balance Adjustment Request ”) for such upcoming Funding Date, requesting such Noteholders to fund a VFN Principal Balance increase on any Class or Classes of VFNs in the amount(s) specified in such request, which request shall instruct the Indenture Trustee to recognize an increase in the related VFN Principal Balance, but not in excess of the lesser of (x) the related Maximum VFN Principal Balance or (y) the amount that would cause the Collateral Test to be violated. The VFN Note Balance Adjustment Request shall also state the amount, if any, of any principal payment to be made on each Outstanding Class of VFNs on the upcoming Interim Payment Date or Payment Date.
(xvii)      From time to time, but not exceeding once per calendar month, during the Revolving Period for such VFN, the Issuer may notify the Administrative Agent of a permanent reduction in the Maximum VFN Principal Balance by indicating such reduction on the VFN Note Balance Adjustment Request. Following such permanent reduction, the applicable VFN Noteholders shall only be required to fund increases in the VFN Principal Balance up to such reduced Maximum VFN Principal Balance. Furthermore, following a reduction in the Maximum VFN Principal Balance pursuant to this clause (ii) , the Issuer shall not at any time be permitted to request an increase in the Maximum VFN Principal Balance.
(xviii)      If the related Funding Certification indicates that all Funding Conditions have been met, the applicable VFN Noteholders shall fund the VFN Principal Balance increase by remitting pro rata (based on such Noteholder’s percentage of the Maximum VFN Principal Balance) the amount stated in the request to the Indenture Trustee by 12:00 p.m. (noon) New York City time on the related Funding Date, whereupon the Indenture Trustee shall adjust its records to reflect the increase of the VFN Principal Balance (which increase shall be the aggregate of the amounts received by the Indenture Trustee from the applicable VFN Noteholders) by the later of (i) 2:00 p.m. New York City time on such Funding Date or (ii) two hours after the receipt by the Indenture Trustee of such funds from the VFN Noteholders, so long as, after such increase and after giving effect any Receivables to be purchased, the Collateral Test will continue to be satisfied, determined based on the VFN Note Balance Adjustment Request and Determination Date Report. The Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively on any VFN Note Balance Adjustment Request and the related Determination Date Report and Funding Certification. The Indenture Trustee shall make available on its website to the Issuer or its designee and each applicable VFN Noteholder, notice on such Funding Date as reasonably requested by the Issuer of any increase in the VFN Principal Balance. The Indenture Trustee shall apply and remit any such payment by the VFN Noteholders toward the payment of the related New Receivables Funding Amounts and (if applicable) Excess Receivables Funding Amounts as described in Section 4.3(c) . If on any Funding Date there is more than one Series with Outstanding Variable Funding Notes, VFN draws on such Funding Date shall be made on a pro rata basis among all applicable Outstanding Series of VFNs in their Revolving Periods based on their respective available Borrowing Capacities, unless otherwise provided in the related Indenture Supplement and Note Purchase Agreement. If any VFN Noteholder does not fund its share of a requested VFN draw, one or more other VFN Noteholders may fund all or a portion of such draw, but no other VFN Noteholder shall have any obligation to do so. Draws on VFNs of different Classes within the same Series need not be drawn pro rata relative to each other. Any draws under any VFNs shall be used only (i) to purchase new Receivables pursuant to the Receivables Pooling Agreement or an Assignment and Recognition Agreement and (ii) to provide funding in respect of Excess Receivables Funding Amounts, in each case, in a manner that would not be in violation of any term hereof (including, without limitation, in a manner that would result in a material adverse United States federal income tax consequence to the Trust Estate or any Noteholders).
(e)      Payment of New Receivables Funding Amounts .
(i)      Subject to its receipt of a duly executed Funding Certification from the Administrator pursuant to Section 4.3(a) stating that all Funding Conditions have been satisfied, the Indenture Trustee shall remit to the Issuer (or the Issuer’s designee), by the close of business New York City time on each Funding Date, the amount of (x) the aggregate New Receivables Funding Amount for Additional Receivables to be funded on such Funding Date and (y) any other amounts to be drawn on the VFNs on such date in respect of Excess Receivables Funding Amounts without causing the related VFN Principal Balance to exceed either (I) the related Maximum VFN Principal Balance or (II) the amount that would cause the Collateral Test not be satisfied, using the following sources of funding in the following order:
(A)      any funds on deposit in the Collection and Funding Account minus the Required Expense Reserve,
(B)      if such Funding Date is a Payment Date, Available Funds allocated for such purpose pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(1)(vii) ,
(C)      if such Funding Date is an Interim Payment Date, Available Funds allocated for such purpose pursuant to Section 4.4(e) ; and
(D)      any amounts paid by VFN Noteholders as described in Section 4.3(b) ;
(ii)      Subject to its receipt of a duly executed Funding Certification from the Administrator pursuant to Section 4.3(a) indicating that all Funding Conditions have been satisfied, the Indenture Trustee shall remit to the Issuer (or the Issuer’s designee) by the close of business on each Interim Payment Date or Payment Date occurring at any time when not all Outstanding Notes are in Full Amortization Periods, (A) the amount of the aggregate New Receivables Funding Amount for Additional Receivables to be funded on such Interim Payment Date or Payment Date, using (1) Available Funds allocated for such purpose pursuant to Section 4.4(e) or Section 4.5(a)(1)(vii) , and (2) any amounts funded by VFN Noteholders in respect of such New Receivables Funding Amount as described in Section 4.3(b) and (B) any amounts funded by VFN Noteholders in respect of Excess Receivables Funding Amounts as described in Section 4.3(b) .
(iii)      Except with respect to P&I Advance Receivables eligible for funding on a Funding Date prior to disbursement of the related P&I Advances pursuant to Section 4.3(e) and except for Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables, the Administrator shall not and shall not permit the Issuer or the Depositor to, request funding for any Receivables except to the extent that the related Advances shall have been disbursed to the related MBS Trustees, prior to the receipt of the related New Receivables Funding Amount. Unless and until a VFN Noteholder or the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes instruct the Indenture Trustee by a written notice that no portion of the New Receivables Funding Amount may be paid by the Indenture Trustee without first receiving a written certification that all of the related P&I Advances have been previously disbursed by the Receivables Seller (a “ Cease Pre-Funding Notice ”), which may be delivered at any time as deemed necessary by such Noteholder(s) in the exercise of its or their sole and absolute discretion, the Indenture Trustee may pay the New Receivables Funding Amount for P&I Advances on any Funding Date. If a Cease Pre-Funding Notice has been delivered, then no P&I Advance Receivables may be funded until all the related P&I Advances have been disbursed and the Receivables Seller shall have delivered a written certification to such effect to the Indenture Trustee with respect to all related Advances.
(f)      P&I Advance Disbursement Account . Pursuant to Section 4.1 , the Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain an Eligible Account in the name of the Issuer as the P&I Advance Disbursement Account. The taxpayer identification number associated with the P&I Advance Disbursement Account shall be that of the Issuer and the Receivables Seller will report for Federal, state and local income tax purposes, the income, if any, on funds on deposit in the P&I Advance Disbursement Account. Subject to Section 4.1 , funds on deposit from time to time in the P&I Advance Disbursement Account shall remain uninvested. The Indenture Trustee shall have and is hereby directed by the Issuer to exercise the sole and exclusive right to disburse funds from the P&I Advance Disbursement Account and each of the Servicer, Administrator and Issuer hereby acknowledges and agrees that it shall have no right to provide payment or withdrawal instructions with respect to the P&I Advance Disbursement Account or to otherwise direct the disposition of funds from time to time on deposit in the P&I Advance Disbursement Account. The P&I Advance Disbursement Account shall at all times qualify as an Eligible Account. If, at any time, the P&I Advance Disbursement Account has ceased to qualify as an Eligible Account, the Indenture Trustee shall within sixty (60) days of the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee or through receipt of written notice to the Indenture Trustee that the P&I Advance Disbursement Account has ceased to qualify as an Eligible Account, establish a new P&I Advance Disbursement Account qualifying as an Eligible Account and transfer any cash and any investments on deposit into such newly established P&I Advance Disbursement Account.
(g)      Pre-Funding of P&I Advances . On any Funding Date during the Revolving Period for any Series or Class of Notes, the Issuer (or the Servicer on its behalf) may request that all or a portion of the New Receivables Funding Amount be applied in satisfaction of the Servicer’s obligation to make P&I Advances under one or more Designated Servicing Agreements. Prior to the receipt by the Indenture Trustee of a Cease Pre-Funding Notice, the Indenture Trustee shall apply the portion of the New Receivables Funding Amount requested by the Issuer (or the Servicer on its behalf) on any Funding Date to “Noteholders’ Amounts” (as defined below) in accordance with this Section 4.3(e) . Not later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) New York City time on the Business Day preceding each Funding Date (or such other time as may be agreed to from time to time by the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee and the Administrative Agent), the Issuer (or the Administrator (or the Sub-Administrator on the Administrator’s behalf) on its behalf) shall deliver a disbursement report (the “ Disbursement Report ”) to the Indenture Trustee and the Administrative Agent setting forth in reasonable detail (A) the aggregate amount of P&I Advances required to be advanced by the Servicer under each Designated Servicing Agreement on such Funding Date for which HLSS desires pre-funding in accordance with this Section 4.3(e) (each such amount, a “ P&I Advance Amount ”), (B) the payment or wiring instructions for the Custodial Account or accounts relating to each Designated Servicing Agreement with respect to which the Servicer is obligated to disburse a P&I Advance Amount on such Funding Date, (C) the Series New Receivables Funding Amount for each Series and the full New Receivables Funding Amount, that would apply to each P&I Advance Amount if such P&I Advance Amount were a P&I Advance Receivable (such Collateral Value, the “ Noteholders’ Amount ”), and (D) a calculation for each P&I Advance Amount of the excess of such P&I Advance Amount over the Noteholders’ Amount (such excess, the “ Issuer Amount ”). Not later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) New York City time on each Funding Date, (x) the Issuer (or the Administrator (or the Sub-Administrator on the Administrator’s behalf) on its behalf) shall deposit to the P&I Advance Disbursement Account in cash or immediately available funds, an amount equal to the sum of the Issuer Amounts with respect to each Designated Servicing Agreement and (y) the Indenture Trustee shall transfer to the P&I Advance Disbursement Account, out of the proceeds of the New Receivables Funding Amount, an amount equal to the sum of the Noteholders’ Amounts with respect to each Designated Servicing Agreement. Not later than 2:00 p.m. New York City time on each Funding Date, the Indenture Trustee will, solely from funds on deposit in the P&I Advance Disbursement Account, remit the P&I Advance Amount with respect to each Designated Servicing Agreement to the applicable custodial accounts listed in the related Disbursement Report. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Indenture Trustee shall not transfer any funds from the Collection and Funding Account to the P&I Advance Disbursement Account or disburse any P&I Advance Amount on any Funding Date unless it shall have confirmed receipt of the sum of the Issuer Amounts described on the related Disbursement Report.
(h)      Limited Funding Dates . On any Limited Funding Date, subject to its receipt of a duly executed Funding Certification from the Administrator or the Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator pursuant to Section 4.3(a) stating that all Funding Conditions have been satisfied, the Indenture Trustee shall, by the close of business New York City time on each Limited Funding Date occurring during the Revolving Period for any Series or Class of Notes, (i) remit to the Issuer (or the Issuer’s designee) the amount of the aggregate New Receivables Funding Amount for Additional Receivables to be funded on such Limited Funding Date, using only funds on deposit in the Collection and Funding Account minus the Required Expense Reserve, and (ii) thereafter, release any Excess Cash Amount to the Depositor as holder of the Owner Trust Certificate it being understood that no such Excess Cash Amounts may be paid to the Depositor under this clause (f) if, after the payment of such cash amounts, the Collateral Test would no longer be satisfied. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no draws on Variable Funding Notes may be made on a Limited Funding Date, and no payments on any Notes shall be made on a Limited Funding Date, as Limited Funding Dates shall not be treated as Interim Payment Dates but instead shall be for the sole purpose of funding new Receivables, funding the Accumulation Accounts and the Series Reserve Account for each Series as described in the following sentence and releasing Excess Cash Amounts to the extent permissible under the terms of this Indenture. On each Limited Funding Date, prior to amounts being released for the purchase of new Receivables in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 4.3(f) , the Indenture Trustee shall release from the Collection and Funding Account to each of the Fee Accumulation Account, Interest Accumulation Account, Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account and the Series Reserve Account for each Series, the amounts required to be deposited therein for such Limited Funding Date in order for the Funding Conditions to be satisfied on such date.
Section 4.4.
Interim Payment Dates.
On each Interim Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall allocate and pay or deposit (as specified below) all Available Funds held in the Collection and Funding Account as set forth below, in the following order of priority and in the amounts set forth in the Interim Payment Date Report for such Interim Payment Date:
(f)      to the Fee Accumulation Account, amounts necessary to be deposited therein such that the amount on deposit in such account equals the Fee Accumulation Amount for such Interim Payment Date (other than any amounts that constitute Defaulting Counterparty Termination Payments);
(g)      to the Interest Accumulation Account, amounts necessary to be deposited therein such that the amount on deposit in such account equals the Interest Accumulation Amount for such Interim Payment Date;
(h)      to the Series Reserve Account for each Series, the amount required to be deposited therein so that, after giving effect to such deposit, the amount standing to the credit of such Series Reserve Account shall be equal to the related Series Reserve Required Amount;
(i)      prior to the Full Amortization Period, to the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account, amounts necessary to be deposited therein such that the amount on deposit in such account equals the Target Amortization Amount for the next Payment Date in respect of each Class of Notes that is in its Target Amortization Period, not including any such Class for which the related Indenture Supplement provides that there will be no intra-month reservation of Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Amounts;
(j)      to be retained in the Collection and Funding Account, the aggregate New Receivables Funding Amount for any Facility Eligible Receivables to be funded on such Interim Payment Date (without duplicating any portion of such New Receivables Funding Amount to be paid using the proceeds of a borrowing on any Class of VFN) and the aggregate Excess Receivables Funding Amount to be funded on such Interim Payment Date; provided that no New Receivables Funding Amounts will be released to fund new Receivables and no Excess Receivables Funding Amounts will be released under this clause (e) unless the Funding Conditions have been met;
(k)      prior to the Full Amortization Period, to pay down the VFN Principal Balance of each Outstanding Class of VFNs, the amount necessary to satisfy the Collateral Test after giving effect to the allocations, payments and distributions in clauses (a) through (e) above;
(l)      to pay any Series Fees payable to any Person in excess of the Series Fee Limit (including any Defaulting Counterparty Termination Payments);
(m)      to pay down the VFN Principal Balance of each Outstanding Class of VFNs pro rata, based on their respective Note Balances, such amount as may be designated by the Administrator;
(n)      as directed in writing by the Administrator on behalf of Issuer, to pay any portion or all of any Excess Cash Amount to any Sinking Fund Account or Sinking Fund Accounts; and
(o)      any Net Excess Cash Amount to or at the written direction of the Depositor as holder of the Owner Trust Certificate, it being understood that no such Net Excess Cash Amounts may be paid to the Depositor under this clause (j) if, after the payment of such cash amounts, the Collateral Test would no longer be satisfied; provided that amounts due and owing to the Owner Trustee and not previously paid hereunder or under any other Transaction Document shall be paid prior to such payment.
Section 4.5.
Payment Dates.
(e)      On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall transfer all funds on deposit in the Collection and Funding Account, the Interest Accumulation Account, the Fee Accumulation Account and the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account for such Payment Date to the Note Payment Account. On each Payment Date, the Paying Agent shall apply such Available Funds or Series Available Funds, as applicable, (and other amounts as specifically noted in clause (a)(1)(v) below) in the following order of priority and in the amounts set forth in the Payment Date Report for such Payment Date ( provided that amounts on deposit in the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account may only be used to pay the Target Amortization Amounts of the Classes for which the related Indenture Supplement provides that there will be intra-month reservation of Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Amounts (pro rata based on their respective Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Amounts)):
(1)      Prior to commencement of the Full Amortization Period, the Available Funds shall be allocated in the following order of priority:
(i)      to the Indenture Trustee (in all its capacities), the Indenture Trustee Fee, and to the Owner Trustee (to the extent not otherwise paid pursuant to the Trust Agreement or the Administration Agreement), the Owner Trustee Fee payable on such Payment Date, plus , (subject, in the case of expenses and indemnification amounts, to the applicable Expense Limit) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and indemnification amounts owed to the Indenture Trustee (in all capacities) and Deutsche Bank (in all capacities) and the Owner Trustee on such Payment Date, from funds in the Fee Accumulation Account, with respect to expenses and indemnification amounts to the extent such expenses and indemnification amounts have been invoiced or noticed to the Administrator, first, out of amounts on deposit in the Fee Accumulation Account which were deposited into the Fee Accumulation Account on an Interim Payment Date specifically for such items and then, any remaining unpaid amounts out of other Available Funds;
(ii)      to each Person (other than the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee) entitled to receive Fees or Series Fees or Undrawn Fees on such date, the Fees or Series Fees (other than Defaulting Counterparty Termination Payments) or Undrawn Fees payable to any such Person with respect to the related Monthly Advance Collection Period or Interest Accrual Period, as applicable, plus (subject, in the case of expenses and indemnification amounts, to the applicable Expense Limit or Increased Costs Limit, as appropriate, and allocated pro rata based on the amounts due to each such Person and subject in the case of Series Fees to the applicable Series Fee Limit) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and indemnification amounts owed for Administrative Expenses of the Issuer and for Increased Costs or any other amounts (including Undrawn Fees) due to any Noteholder and any Series Fees due as specified in an Indenture Supplement (other than Defaulting Counterparty Termination Payments), subject to the related Series Fee Limit, pursuant to the Transaction Documents with respect to expenses, indemnification amounts, Increased Costs, Undrawn Fees, Series Fees and other amounts to the extent such expenses, indemnification amounts, Increased Costs, Undrawn Fees, Series Fees and other amounts have been invoiced or noticed to the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee and to the extent such amounts were deposited into the Fee Accumulation Account on a preceding Interim Payment Date, and thereafter from other Available Funds, if necessary;
(iii)      to the Noteholders of each Series of Notes, pro rata based on their respective interest entitlement amounts, (a) the related Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amounts attributable to unpaid Interest Amounts (for all Series except those that have a Senior Interest Amount) or Senior Interest Amounts (if applicable) from prior Payment Dates, and (b) the Interest Amount (for all Series except those that have a Senior Interest Amount) or Senior Interest Amounts (if applicable) for the current Payment Date, for each such Class; provided that if the amount of Available Funds on deposit in the Collection and Funding Account on such day is insufficient to pay all amounts in respect of any Class pursuant to this clause (iii), the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw from the Series Reserve Account for such Class an amount equal to the lesser of the amount then on deposit in such Series Reserve Account and the amount of such shortfall for disbursement to the Noteholders of such Class in reduction of such shortfall, with all such amounts paid to a Series under this clause (iii) allocated among the Classes of such Series as provided in the related Indenture Supplement;
(iv)      to the Series Reserve Account for each Series, any amount required to be deposited therein so that, after giving effect to such deposit, the amount on deposit in such Series Reserve Account on such day equals the related Series Reserve Required Amount;
(v)      to the Noteholders of each Class of Notes for which the Target Amortization Period has commenced, the Target Amortization Amount for such Class on such Payment Date, first payable from any amounts on deposit in the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account in respect of such Class, allocated pro rata among any such Classes based on their respective Target Amortization Amounts, and thereafter payable from other Available Funds or proceeds of draws on VFNs or other companion Notes described in the related Indenture Supplement, pro rata based on their respective Target Amortization Amounts;
(vi)      to the extent necessary to satisfy the Collateral Test, (1) to pay down the respective VFN Principal Balances of each Outstanding Class of VFNs, until the earlier of satisfaction of the Collateral Test or reduction of all VFN Principal Balances to zero, and thereafter (2) to reserve cash in the Collection and Funding Account to the extent necessary to satisfy the Collateral Test;
(vii)      to the Collection and Funding Account, for disbursement to the Issuer (or the Issuer's designee), the aggregate New Receivables Funding Amount for any Facility Eligible Receivables to be funded on such Payment Date (without duplicating any portion of such New Receivables Funding Amount to be paid using the proceeds of an increase in any VFN Principal Balance) and the aggregate Excess Receivables Funding Amount to be funded on such Payment Date;
(viii)      to the Noteholders of each Series of Notes and pro rata based on their respective Default Supplemental Fees, ERD Supplemental Fees, Subordinated Interest Amounts and related shortfall entitlement amounts, the amount necessary to reduce the accrued and unpaid Default Supplemental Fees, Cumulative Default Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts, ERD Supplemental Fees, Cumulative ERD Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts, Subordinated Interest Amounts and Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amounts attributable to Subordinated Interest Amounts for each such Series to zero, with amounts paid on a Series pursuant to this clause being allocated among the Classes within such Series as specified in the related Indenture Supplement;
(ix)      pro rata, based on their respective invoiced or reimbursable amounts and without regard to the applicable Expense Limit or Series Fee Limit, (A) to the Indenture Trustee (in all its capacities) and the Owner Trustee for any amounts payable to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee pursuant to this Indenture or the Trust Agreement to the extent not paid under clause (i) above, (B) to the Verification Agent for any amounts payable to the Verification Agent pursuant to this Indenture to the extent not paid under clause (ii) above, (C) to the Securities Intermediary for any indemnification amounts owed to the Securities Intermediary as described in Section 4.9 ; (D) all Administrative Expenses of the Issuer not paid under clause (ii) above; (E) to the Noteholders of any Notes to cover Increased Costs, pro rata among multiple Series based on their respective Increased Costs amounts (and among multiple Classes, allocated within any Series as described in the related Indenture Supplement); (F) any Series Fees (including any Defaulting Counterparty Termination Payments) due pursuant to Indenture Supplement in excess of the applicable Series Fee Limit; or (G) any other amounts payable pursuant to this Indenture or any other Transaction Document and not paid under clause (ii) above;
(x)      if and to the extent so directed in writing by the Administrator on behalf of the Issuer, to the Noteholders of each Class of VFNs, an amount to be applied to pay down the respective VFN Principal Balances equal to the lesser of (A) the amount specified by the Administrator and (B) the amount necessary to reduce the VFN Principal Balances to zero, paid pro rata among each VFN Classes based on their respective Note Balances;
(xi)      as directed in writing by the Administrator on behalf of the Issuer, to pay any portion or all of any Excess Cash Amount to any Sinking Fund Account or Sinking Fund Accounts;
(xii)      any Net Excess Cash Amount to or at the direction of the Depositor as holder of the Owner Trust Certificate, to the extent that the Collateral Test would not, following any such payment, be breached; provided that amounts due and owing to the Owner Trustee and not previously paid hereunder or under any other Transaction Document shall be paid prior to such payment.
(2)      On and after the commencement of the Full Amortization Period, the Series Available Funds for each Series shall be allocated in the following order of priority:
(i)      to the Indenture Trustee (in all its capacities), the Indenture Trustee Fee, and to the Owner Trustee (to the extent not otherwise paid pursuant to the Trust Agreement or the Administration Agreement), the Owner Trustee Fee payable on such Payment Date, plus (subject, in the case of expenses and indemnification amounts, to the applicable Expense Limit) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and indemnification amounts owed to the Indenture Trustee (in all capacities) and the Owner Trustee on such Payment Date, with respect to expenses and indemnification amounts to the extent such expenses and indemnification amounts have been invoiced or noticed to the Administrator;
(ii)      to each Person (other than the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee) entitled to receive Fees on such date, the Fees payable to any such Person with respect to the related Monthly Advance Collection Period or Interest Accrual Period, as applicable, plus (subject, in the case of expenses and indemnification amounts, to the applicable Expense Limit and allocated pro rata based on the amounts due to each such Person) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and indemnification amounts owed for Administrative Expenses of the Issuer with respect to expenses, indemnification amounts and other amounts to the extent such expenses, indemnification amounts and other amounts have been invoiced or noticed to the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee;
(iii)      thereafter, the remaining Series Available Funds for each Series shall be allocated in the following order of priority (or in such other order of priority as specified in the related Indenture Supplement):
(A)      any Series Fees (other than Defaulting Counterparty Termination Payments and any Undrawn Fees), subject to the related Series Fee Limit and to the extent such amounts were deposited into the Fee Accumulation Account on a preceding Interim Payment Date;
(B)      any Undrawn Fees payable to any VFNs included in the related Series;
(C)      to the Noteholders of the related Series of Notes, (a) the related Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amounts attributable to unpaid Interest Amounts (for all Series except those that have a Senior Interest Amount) or Senior Interest Amounts (if applicable) from prior Payment Dates, and (b) the Interest Amounts (for all Series except those that have a Senior Interest Amount) or Senior Interest Amounts (if applicable) for the current Payment Date, for each such Class; provided that if the amount of related Series Available Funds on such day is insufficient to pay any amounts in respect of any related Class pursuant to this clause (iii)(C) the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw from the Series Reserve Account for such Class an amount equal to the lesser of the amount then on deposit in such Series Reserve Account and the amount of such shortfall for disbursement to the Noteholders of such Class in reduction of such shortfall, with all such amounts paid to a Series under this clause (iii)(C) allocated among the Classes of such Series as provided in the related Indenture Supplement;
(D)      to the Noteholders of the related Series of Notes, remaining Series Available Funds up to the aggregate unpaid Note Balances to reduce Note Balances in the order specified in the related Indenture Supplement, until all such Note Balances have been reduced to zero;
(E)      to the Noteholders of the related Series of Notes, the amount necessary to reduce the accrued and unpaid Default Supplemental Fees, Cumulative Default Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts, ERD Supplemental Fees, Cumulative ERD Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts, Subordinated Interest Amounts and Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amounts attributable to Subordinated Interest Amounts for such Series to zero, with amounts paid on a Series pursuant to this clause being allocated among the Classes within such Series as specified in the related Indenture Supplement; and
(F)      to be allocated to other Series to run steps (A) through (E) above for such other Series, to the extent the Series Available Funds for such other Series were insufficient to make such payments, allocated among such other Series pro rata based on the amounts of their respective shortfalls.
(iv)      out of all remaining Series Available Funds for all Series, pro rata, based on their respective invoiced or reimbursable amounts and without regard to the applicable Expense Limit, (A) to the Indenture Trustee (in all its capacities) and the Owner Trustee for any amounts payable to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee pursuant to this Indenture or the Trust Agreement to the extent not paid under clause (i) above, (B) to the Verification Agent for any amounts payable to the Verification Agent pursuant to this Indenture to the extent not paid under clause (ii) above, (C) to the Securities Intermediary for any indemnification amounts owed to the Securities Intermediary as described in Section 4.9 ; (D) all Administrative Expenses of the Issuer not paid under clause (ii) above; (E) any Series Fees (including any Defaulting Counterparty Termination Payments) due to any Derivative Counterparty in excess of the applicable Series Fee Limit; and (F) to the Noteholders of any Notes to cover Increased Costs, pro rata among multiple Classes based on their respective Increased Costs amounts or any other amounts payable pursuant to this Indenture or any other Transaction Document and not paid under clause (ii) above;
(v)      out of all remaining Series Available Funds for all Series, to pay any other amounts required to be paid before Net Excess Cash Amounts pursuant to one or more Indenture Supplements; and
(vi)      out of all remaining Series Available Funds for all Series, any Net Excess Cash Amount to or at the written direction of the Depositor as holder of the Owner Trust Certificate.
The amounts payable under clause (i) or (ii) above shall be paid out of each Series’ Series Available Funds based on such Series’ Series Allocation Percentage of such amounts payable on such Payment Date.  If, on any Payment Date, the Series Available Funds for any Series is less than the amount payable under clauses (i) and (ii) above out of such Series’ Series Available Funds (any such difference, a “shortfall amount”), the amount of such shortfall amount shall be paid out of the Series Available Funds for each Series that does not have a shortfall amount, in each case, based on such Series’ relative Series Invested Amount. 
(f)      Any proceeds received by the Issuer under a Derivative Agreement or Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement for a Series or Class shall be applied to supplement amounts payable with respect to such Series under Section 4.5(a) , as set forth in the related Indenture Supplement. Amounts payable to any Derivative Counterparty or Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider with respect to any Series or Class shall be designated as “Series Fees” for purposes of this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement, and particularly, Sections 4.4 and 4.5 hereof.
(g)      On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall instruct the Paying Agent to pay to each Noteholder of record on the related Record Date the amount to be paid to such Noteholder in respect of the related Note on such Payment Date by wire transfer if appropriate instructions are provided to the Indenture Trustee in writing no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, or, if a wire transfer cannot be effected, by check delivered to each Noteholder of record on the related Record Date at the address listed on the records of the Note Registrar.
(h)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the Indenture Supplement providing for the issuance of any Series of Notes within which there are one or more Classes of Notes may specify the allocation of payments among such Classes payable pursuant to Sections 4.4 and 4.5 hereof, providing for the subordination of such payments on the subordinated Series or Class, and any such provision in such an Indenture Supplement shall have the same effect as if set forth in this Indenture and any related Indenture Supplement, all to the extent an Issuer Tax Opinion is delivered as to such Series at its issuance.
(i)      Reserved .
(j)      On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall make available, in the same manner as described in Section 3.5 , a report stating all amounts paid to the Indenture Trustee (in all its capacities) or Deutsche Bank (in all its capacities) pursuant to this Section 4.5 on such Payment Date.
(k)      The Indenture Trustee shall withdraw, on each Payment Date and Funding Date and use as Available Funds, the amount by which (i) the amount then on deposit in the Fee Accumulation Account exceeds the Fee Accumulation Amount, (ii) the amount then on deposit in the Interest Accumulation Account exceeds the Interest Accumulation Amount and (iii) the amount then on deposit in the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account exceeds the Target Amortization Amount, in each case, after giving effect to all payments required to be made from such Trust Accounts and the Note Payment Account on such date. During the Full Amortization Period all amounts on deposit in the Accumulation Accounts will be available for the benefit of all Outstanding Notes in accordance with the definition of “Series Available Funds”.
(l)      On the Expected Repayment Date (unless such Expected Repayment Date shall occur during the Full Amortization Period) for any Class of Notes with respect to which a Sinking Fund Account has been established, the Indenture Trustee shall transfer all amounts on deposit in such Sinking Fund Account to the Note Payment Account for the repayment of the Note Balance of such Class of Notes. During the Full Amortization Period all amounts on deposit in the Sinking Fund Accounts with respect to Sinking Fund Classes will be available for the benefit of all Outstanding Notes in accordance with the definition of “Series Available Funds”.
Section 4.6.
Series Reserve Account.
(a)      Pursuant to Section 4.1 , the Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain a Series Reserve Account or Accounts for each Series, each of which shall be an Eligible Account, for the benefit of the Secured Parties of such Series. If any such account loses its status as an Eligible Account, the funds in such account shall be moved to an account that qualifies as an Eligible Account within thirty (30) days. On or prior to the Issuance Date for each Series, the Issuer shall cause an amount equal to the related Series Reserve Required Amount(s) to be deposited into the related Series Reserve Account(s). Thereafter, on each Payment Date and Interim Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw Available Funds from the Note Payment Account and deposit them into each such Series Reserve Account pursuant to, and to the extent required by, Section 4.5(a) and the related Indenture Supplement.
(b)      On each Payment Date, an amount equal to the aggregate of amounts described in clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) of Section 4.5(a)(1) or clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) (A) through (C) of Section 4.5(a)(2) allocable to the related Series, as appropriate, and which is not payable out of Available Funds or the related Series Available Funds, as applicable, due to an insufficiency of Available Funds or Series Available Funds, as applicable, shall be withdrawn from such Series Reserve Account by the Indenture Trustee and remitted to the Note Payment Account for payment in respect of the related Class' allocable share of such items as described in Section 4.5(a) or the related Indenture Supplement. On any Payment Date on which amounts are withdrawn from such Series Reserve Account pursuant to Section 4.5(a) , no funds shall be withdrawn from the Collection and Funding Account (or from the Note Payment Account for deposit into the Collection and Funding Account) to pay New Receivables Funding Amounts or amounts to the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.3 if, after giving effect to the withdrawals described in the preceding sentences, the amount then standing to the credit of such Series Reserve Account is less than the related Series Reserve Required Amount. All Collections received in the Collection and Funding Account shall be deposited into the related Series Reserve Accounts until the amount on deposit in each Series Reserve Account equals the related Series Reserve Required Amount, as described in Section 4.5 and the related Indenture Supplement. For purposes of the foregoing the portion of any such fees and expenses payable under clause (i) or (ii) shall equal the related Series Allocation Percentage of the amounts payable under such clause.
(c)      If on any Payment Date the amount on deposit in a Series Reserve Account is equal to or greater than the aggregate Note Balance for the related Series (after payment on such Payment Date of the amounts described in Section 4.5 ) the Indenture Trustee will withdraw from such Series Reserve Account the aggregate Note Balance for such Series and remit it to the Noteholders of the Notes of such Series in reduction of the aggregate Note Balance for all Classes of Notes of such Series that are Outstanding. On the Stated Maturity Date for the latest maturing Class in a Series, the balance on deposit in the related Series Reserve Account shall be applied as a principal payment on the Notes of that Series to the extent necessary to reduce the aggregate Note Balance for that Series to zero. On any Payment Date after payment of principal on the Notes and when no Event of Default has occurred, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw from each Series Reserve Account the amount by which the balance of the Series Reserve Account exceeds the related Series Reserve Required Amount and pay such amount to the Depositor as holder of the Owner Trust Certificate.
(d)      Amounts held in a Series Reserve Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments at the direction of the Administrator as provided in Section 4.1 .
(e)      On any Payment Date, after payment of all amounts pursuant to Section 4.5(a) , if the Collateral Test is not satisfied, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw from each Series Reserve Account the amount by which the amount standing to the credit of such Series Reserve Account exceeds the related Series Reserve Required Amount, and shall apply such excess to reduce the Note Balances of the Notes of the related Series, pursuant to Section 4.5 . Such principal payments shall be made pro rata based on Note Balances to multiple Classes within a Series, except that in a Full Amortization Period such principal payment shall be made in accordance with the terms and provisions of the related Indenture Supplement. On any Payment Date following the payment in full of all principal payable in respect of the related Series or Class of Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw any remaining amounts from the related Series Reserve Account and distribute it to the Depositor as holder of the Owner Trust Certificate. Amounts paid to the Depositor or its designee pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be released from the Security Interest.
(f)      If on any Funding Date, the amount on deposit in one or more Series Reserve Accounts is less than the related Series Reserve Required Amounts, then the Administrator may direct the Indenture Trustee to transfer from the Collection and Funding Account to such Series Reserve Accounts an amount equal to the amount by which the respective Series Reserve Required Amounts exceed the respective amounts then on deposit in the related Series Reserve Accounts.
(g)      For the avoidance of doubt, any funds on deposit in any Series Reserve Account or any Derivative Account are to be applied to make any required payments in respect of the related Series or Class of Notes only, and no other Series or Class of Notes shall have any interest or claim against such amounts on deposit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Series or Class of Notes is deemed to have an interest or claim on the funds on deposit in the Series Reserve Account or the Derivative Account established for another Series, it shall not receive any amounts on deposit in such Series Reserve Account or Derivative Account unless and until the Series or Class of Notes related to such Series Reserve Account or Derivative Account are paid in full and are no longer Outstanding. The provisions of this Section 4.6(g) constitute a “subordination agreement” for purposes of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Section 4.7.
Collection and Funding Account, Interest Accumulation Account, Fee Accumulation Account, Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account and Sinking Fund Accounts.
(a)      Pursuant to Section 4.1 , the Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain the Collection and Funding Account, which shall be an Eligible Account, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. If any such account loses its status as an Eligible Account, the funds in such account shall be moved to an account that qualifies as an Eligible Account within thirty (30) days. The Indenture Trustee shall deposit and withdraw Available Funds from the Collection and Funding Account pursuant to, and to the extent required by, Section 4.4 and Section 4.5 .
(b)      Pursuant to Section 4.1 , the Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain the Fee Accumulation Account, the Interest Accumulation Account and the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account, each of which shall be an Eligible Account, for the benefit of the Noteholders. If any such account loses its status as an Eligible Account, the funds in such account shall be moved to an account that qualifies as an Eligible Account within thirty (30) days.
(c)      On each Payment Date, an amount equal to the aggregate of amounts described in Section 4.5(a) shall be withdrawn from each Fee Accumulation Account, Interest Accumulation Account and Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account by the Indenture Trustee and remitted for payments as described therein. During the Full Amortization Period all amounts on deposit in the Accumulation Accounts will be available for the benefit of all Outstanding Notes in accordance with the definition of “Series Available Funds”.
(d)      The Indenture Trustee shall withdraw, on each Payment Date and Interim Payment Date and use as Available Funds, the amount by which (i) the amount then on deposit in the Fee Accumulation Account exceeds the Fee Accumulation Amount, (ii) the amount then on deposit in the Interest Accumulation Account exceeds the Interest Accumulation Amount, and (iii) the amount by which the amount then on deposit in the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account exceeds the Target Amortization Amount of all Target Amortization Classes, in each case, after giving effect to all payments required to be made from such Trust Accounts and the Note Payment Account on such date.
(e)      The Administrator on behalf of the Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, from time to time on or after the Closing Date, direct the Indenture Trustee pursuant to an Issuer Certificate to establish a Sinking Fund Account for any Class of Notes and upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee of such direction, the Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain each such Sinking Fund Account specified by the Administrator on behalf of the Issuer in its direction to the Indenture Trustee, which shall be an Eligible Account, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Any direction by the Administrator on behalf of the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to an Issuer Certificate to establish a Sinking Fund Account shall include a specification by the Issuer of the Class to which such Sinking Fund Account shall relate. If any such account loses its status as an Eligible Account, the funds in such account shall be moved to an account that qualifies as an Eligible Account within thirty (30) days. The Indenture Trustee shall deposit and withdraw Available Funds from a Sinking Fund Account pursuant to, and to the extent required by, Section 4.5 . During the Full Amortization Period all amounts on deposit in the Sinking Fund Accounts with respect to Sinking Fund Classes will be available for the benefit of all Outstanding Notes in accordance with the definition of “Series Available Funds”.
Section 4.8.
Note Payment Account.
(a)      Pursuant to Section 4.1 , the Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain the Note Payment Account, which shall be an Eligible Account, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. If the Note Payment Account loses its status as an Eligible Account, the funds in such account shall be moved to an account that qualifies as an Eligible Account within thirty (30) days. The Note Payment Account shall be funded to the extent that (i) the Issuer shall remit to the Indenture Trustee the Redemption Amount for a Class of Notes pursuant to Section 13.1 , (ii) the Indenture Trustee shall remit thereto any Available Funds from the Collection and Funding Account pursuant to Section 4.2(b) , (iii) the Indenture Trustee shall remit thereto any Available Funds from the Interest Accumulation Account, the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account and the Fee Accumulation Account pursuant to Section 4.5 and (iv) the Indenture Trustee shall transfer amounts from an applicable Series Reserve Account pursuant to, and to the extent required by, Section 4.6 .
(b)      On each Payment Date, an amount equal to the aggregate of amounts described in Section 4.5(a) shall be withdrawn from the Note Payment Account by the Indenture Trustee and remitted to the Noteholders and other Persons or accounts described therein for payment as described in that Section, and upon payments of all sums payable hereunder as described in Section 4.5(a) , as applicable, any remaining amounts then on deposit in the Note Payment Account shall be released from the Security Interest and paid to Depositor or its designee.
(c)      Amounts held in the Note Payment Account may be invested in Permitted Investments at the direction of the Administrator as provided in Section 4.1 .
Section 4.9.
Securities Accounts.
(a)      Securities Intermediary . The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee hereby appoint Deutsche Bank, as Securities Intermediary with respect to the Trust Accounts. The Security Entitlements and all Financial Assets credited to the Trust Accounts, including without limitation all amounts, securities, investments, Financial Assets, investment property and other property from time to time deposited in or credited to such account and all proceeds thereof, held from time to time in the Trust Accounts will continue to be held by the Securities Intermediary for the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Upon the termination of this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall inform the Securities Intermediary of such termination. By acceptance of their Notes or interests therein, the Noteholders and all beneficial owners of Notes shall be deemed to have appointed Deutsche Bank, as Securities Intermediary. Deutsche Bank hereby accepts such appointment as Securities Intermediary.
(vii)      With respect to any portion of the Trust Estate that is credited to the Trust Accounts, the Securities Intermediary agrees that:
(A)      with respect to any portion of the Trust Estate that is held in deposit accounts, each such deposit account shall be subject to the security interest granted pursuant to this Indenture, and the Securities Intermediary shall comply with instructions originated by the Indenture Trustee directing dispositions of funds in the deposit accounts without further consent of the Issuer and otherwise shall be subject to the exclusive custody and control of the Securities Intermediary, and the Securities Intermediary shall have sole signature authority with respect thereto;
(B)      any and all property credited to the Trust Accounts shall be treated by the Securities Intermediary as Financial Assets;
(C)      any portion of the Trust Estate that is, or is treated as, a Financial Asset shall be physically delivered (accompanied by any required endorsements) to, or credited to an account in the name of, the Securities Intermediary or other eligible institution maintaining any Trust Account in accordance with the Securities Intermediary’s customary procedures such that the Securities Intermediary or such other institution establishes a Security Entitlement in favor of the Indenture Trustee with respect thereto over which the Securities Intermediary or such other institution has “control” (as defined in the UCC); and
(D)      it will use reasonable efforts to promptly notify the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer if any other Person claims that it has a property interest in a Financial Asset in any Trust Account and that it is a violation of that Person’s rights for anyone else to hold, transfer or deal with such Financial Asset.
(viii)      The Securities Intermediary hereby confirms that (A) each Trust Account is an account to which Financial Assets are or may be credited, and the Securities Intermediary shall, subject to the terms of this Indenture treat the Indenture Trustee as entitled to exercise the rights that comprise any Financial Asset credited to any Trust Account, (B) any portion of the Trust Estate in respect of any Trust Account will be promptly credited by the Securities Intermediary to such account, and (C) all securities or other property underlying any Financial Assets credited to any Trust Account shall be registered in the name of the Securities Intermediary, endorsed to the Securities Intermediary or in blank or credited to another securities account maintained in the name of the Securities Intermediary, and in no case will any Financial Asset credited to any Trust Account be registered in the name of the Issuer or the Administrator, payable to the order of the Issuer or the Administrator or specially endorsed to any of such Persons.
(ix)      If at any time the Securities Intermediary shall receive an Entitlement Order from the Indenture Trustee directing transfer or redemption of any Financial Asset relating to any Trust Account, the Securities Intermediary shall comply with such Entitlement Order without further consent by the Issuer or the Administrator or any other Person. If at any time the Indenture Trustee notifies the Securities Intermediary in writing that this Indenture has been discharged in accordance herewith, then thereafter if the Securities Intermediary shall receive any order from the Issuer directing transfer or redemption of any Financial Asset relating to any Trust Account, the Securities Intermediary shall comply with such Entitlement Order without further consent by the Indenture Trustee or any other Person.
(x)      In the event that the Securities Intermediary has or subsequently obtains by agreement, operation of law or otherwise a security interest in any Account or any Financial Asset or Security Entitlement credited thereto, the Securities Intermediary hereby agrees that such security interest shall be subordinate to the security interest of the Indenture Trustee. The Financial Assets and Security Entitlements credited to the Accounts will not be subject to deduction, set-off, banker’s lien, or any other right in favor of any Person other than the Indenture Trustee in the case of the Trust Accounts.
(xi)      There are no other agreements entered into between the Securities Intermediary in such capacity, and the Securities Intermediary agrees that it will not enter into any agreement with, the Issuer, the Administrator, or any other Person (other than the Indenture Trustee) with respect to any Trust Account. In the event of any conflict between this Indenture (or any provision of this Indenture) and any other agreement now existing or hereafter entered into, the terms of this Indenture shall prevail.
(xii)      The rights and powers granted herein to the Indenture Trustee have been granted in order to perfect its interest in the Trust Accounts and the Security Entitlements to the Financial Assets credited thereto, and are powers coupled with an interest and will not be affected by the bankruptcy of the Issuer, the Administrator or the Receivables Seller nor by the lapse of time. The obligations of the Securities Intermediary hereunder shall continue in effect until the interest of the Indenture Trustee in the Trust Accounts and in such Security Entitlements, has been terminated pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and the Indenture Trustee has notified the Securities Intermediary of such termination in writing.
(b)      Definitions; Choice of Law . Capitalized terms used in this Section 4.9 and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the New York UCC. For purposes of Section 8‑110(e) of the New York UCC, the “securities intermediary’s jurisdiction” shall be the State of New York.
(c)      Limitation on Liability . None of the Securities Intermediary or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Securities Intermediary shall be under any liability to the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders for any action taken, or not taken, in good faith pursuant to this Indenture, or for errors in judgment; provided , however , that this provision shall not protect the Securities Intermediary against any liability to the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders which would otherwise be imposed by reason of the Securities Intermediary’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its obligations or duties hereunder. The Securities Intermediary and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Securities Intermediary may rely in good faith on any document of any kind which, on its face, is properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Securities Intermediary shall be under no duty to inquire into or investigate the validity, accuracy or content of such document.
Section 4.10.
Notice of Adverse Claims.
Except for the claims and interests of the Secured Parties in the Trust Accounts, the Securities Intermediary has no actual knowledge of any claim to, or interest in, any Trust Account or in any financial asset credited thereto. If any Person asserts any lien, encumbrance or adverse claim (including any writ, garnishment, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process) against any Trust Account or in any financial asset carried therein of which a Responsible Officer of the Securities Intermediary has actual knowledge, the Securities Intermediary will promptly notify the Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer thereof.
Section 4.11.
No Gross Up.
No Person, including the Issuer, shall be obligated to pay any additional amounts to the Noteholders or Note Owners as a result of any withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges. In addition, the Indenture Trustee will withhold on payments of Undrawn Fees to Non-U.S. Noteholders unless such Noteholder provides a correct, complete and executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI or is eligible for benefits under an income tax treaty with the United States that eliminates U.S. federal income taxation on U.S. source Undrawn Fees and such Non-U.S. Noteholder provides a correct, complete and executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. The Indenture Trustee may rely on such U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E to evidence the Noteholders’ eligibility.
Section 4.12.
Full Amortization Period; Target Amortization Events.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Revolving Period or Target Amortization Period for all Classes and Series of the Notes shall automatically terminate and the Full Amortization Period for all Outstanding Notes shall commence without further action on the part of any Person, unless, together, the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes that are not Variable Funding Notes and the Series Required Noteholders for each Series of Variable Funding Notes that are Outstanding, plus the Administrative Agent, notify the Indenture Trustee that they have waived the occurrence of such Event of Default and consent to the continuation of the Revolving Period or Target Amortization Period, as the case may be, for each Outstanding Series that is still in its Revolving Period or Target Amortization Period; provided , however, an Event of Default under clause 8.1(c), (g)(i) or (k) shall not occur and the Full Amortization Period shall not commence until the earlier of: (A) (I) in the case of clause (k), the 60th day from the delivery of a report from the Administrator or the Servicer demonstrating non-compliance with the Collateral Test (in any case, so long as the Collateral Test remains out of compliance on such 60 th day), (II) in the case of clause (c), the 60th day following the occurrence thereof (in any case, so long as such Event of Default remains continuing on such 60 th day) or (III) in the case of clause (g)(i), the 30th day following the occurrence thereof (in any case, so long as such Event of Default remains continuing on such 30 th day), and (B) the day on which any of the Administrative Agent, the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes that are not Variable Funding Notes or the Series Required Noteholders for any Series of Variable Funding Notes that are Outstanding have provided notice thereof to the Indenture Trustee stating that, because of such event, the Full Amortization Period shall commence. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation of the Issuer to pay or reserve any Default Supplemental Fee or Cumulative Default Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts shall begin only upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and commencement of the Full Amortization Period as described in Section 4.12.
Upon the occurrence of a Target Amortization Event with respect to a Class or Series, unless otherwise provided in the Indenture Supplement, the related Target Amortization Period shall be deemed to commence when the Administrator or the Administrative Agent has provided written notice thereof to the Indenture Trustee stating that the Notes of such Class or Series shall enter their Target Amortization Periods and as a result shall be paid principal in Target Amortization Amounts under Section 4.5(a)(1)(v) on subsequent Payment Dates, unless the requisite parties pursuant to the Indenture Supplement related to that Series notify the Indenture Trustee that they have waived the occurrence of such Target Amortization Event and consent to the continuation of the Revolving Periods (in the case of any Notes still in their Revolving Periods prior to the occurrence of such Target Amortization Event); provided that no Series of VFNs may continue its Revolving Period unless all outstanding Series of VFNs consent to continuation of their Revolving Periods; provided further that if a Target Amortization Event occurs under a Series of Variable Funding Notes and is also a Target Amortization Event under a Series of Term Notes that can become effective upon written notice to the Indenture Trustee from the Administrative Agent, and if such Administrative Agent does not waive the corresponding Target Amortization Event under such Series of Variable Funding Notes, it shall send written notice to the Indenture Trustee to commence any related Target Amortization Event under such Series of Term Notes; provided further that if the Administrative Agent waives a Target Amortization Event under a Series of Variable Funding Notes, it will take no action with respect to the related Target Amortization Event under any Series of Term Notes that contain a similar Target Amortization Event that requires affirmative action to commence, and any such Target Amortization Event will only commence upon an affirmative vote of the Series Required Noteholders for such Series of Term Notes. The Administrator shall notify the Indenture Trustee and the Administrative Agent immediately upon its becoming aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Target Amortization Event (including notice of an event described in the definition of Target Amortization Event that only occurs upon an affirmative vote of either the Administrative Agent or the Series Required Noteholders). The Administrative Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Indenture Trustee and each Derivative Counterparty (as applicable in the case of any Target Amortization Event, with respect to the related Series of Notes) promptly upon becoming aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Target Amortization Event. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation for the Issuer to pay or reserve any Default Supplemental Fee or Cumulative Default Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts shall begin only upon the commencement of the Full Amortization Period as described in Section 4.12.
Article V     

Note Forms
Section 5.1.
Forms Generally.
The Notes will have such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture or the applicable Indenture Supplement and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon, as may be required to comply with applicable laws or regulations or with the rules of any securities exchange, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the Issuer, as evidenced by the Issuer’s execution of such Notes. Any portion of the text of any Note may be set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Note.
The Definitive Notes and the Global Notes representing the Book-Entry Notes will be typewritten, printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods (with or without steel engraved borders) or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the Issuer, as evidenced by the Issuer’s execution of such Notes.
Section 5.2.
Forms of Notes.
(i)      Forms Generally . Subject to Section 5.2(b) , each Note will be in one of the forms approved from time to time by or pursuant to an Indenture Supplement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Indenture Supplement for any Series of Notes shall specify whether the Notes of such Series, or of any Class within such Series, shall be issuable as Definitive Notes or as Book-Entry Notes.
(j)      Issuer Certificate . Before the delivery of a Note to the Indenture Trustee for authentication in any form approved by or pursuant to an Issuer Certificate, the Issuer will deliver to the Indenture Trustee the Issuer Certificate by or pursuant to which such form of Note has been approved, which Issuer Certificate will have attached thereto a true and correct copy of the form of Note which has been approved thereby. Any form of Note approved by or pursuant to an Issuer Certificate must be acceptable as to form to the Indenture Trustee, such acceptance to be evidenced by the Indenture Trustee’s authentication of Notes in that form or a Certificate of Authentication signed by an Indenture Trustee Authorized Officer and delivered to the Issuer.
(k)           Rule 144A Notes . Notes offered and sold in reliance on the exemption from registration under Rule 144A (each, a “ Rule 144A Note ”) shall be issued initially in the form of (A) one or more permanent Global Notes in fully registered form (each, a “ Rule 144A Global Note ”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 or (B) one or more permanent Definitive Notes in fully registered form (each, a “ Rule 144A Definitive Note ”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-2 . The aggregate principal amounts of the Rule 144A Global Notes or Rule 144A Definitive Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Indenture Trustee, or the Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as hereinafter provided.
(i)      Regulation S Notes. Notes sold in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S (each, a “ Regulation S Note ”) shall be issued in the form of (A) one or more permanent Global Notes in fully registered form (each, a “ Regulation S Global Note ”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-3 or (B) one or more permanent Definitive Notes in fully registered form (each, a “ Regulation S Definitive Note ”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-4 . The aggregate principal amounts of the Regulation S Global Notes or the Regulation S Definitive Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Indenture Trustee or the Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as hereinafter provided.
Section 5.3.
Form of Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication.
The form of Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication for any Note issued pursuant to this Indenture will be substantially as follows:
INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes of the Series or Class designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture and Indenture Supplement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
as Indenture Trustee,
By:     
Authorized Signatory
Dated:     
Section 5.4.
Book-Entry Notes.
(m)      Issuance of Book-Entry Notes . If the Issuer establishes pursuant to Sections 5.2 and 6.1 that the Notes of a particular Series or Class are to be issued as Book-Entry Notes, then the Issuer will execute and the Indenture Trustee or its agent will, in accordance with Section 6.3 and with the Issuer Certificate delivered to the Indenture Trustee or its agent under Section 6.3 , authenticate and deliver, one or more definitive Global Notes, which, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement (1) will represent, and will be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate, Initial Note Balance of the Outstanding Notes of such Series or Class to be represented by such Global Note or Notes, or such portion thereof as the Issuer will specify in an Issuer Certificate, (2) will be registered in the name of the Depository for such Global Note or Notes or its nominee, (3) will be delivered by the Indenture Trustee or its agent to the Depository or pursuant to the Depository’s instruction (and which may be held by the Indenture Trustee as custodian for the Depository, if so specified in the related Indenture Supplement or Depository Agreement), (4) if applicable, will bear a legend substantially to the following effect: “Unless this Note is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“ DTC ”), to the Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any Note issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), any transfer, pledge or other use hereof for value or otherwise by or to any person is wrongful inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein” and (5) may bear such other legend as the Issuer, upon advice of counsel, deems to be applicable. The Specified Notes may not be issued as Book-Entry Notes.
(n)      Transfers of Global Notes only to Depository Nominees . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 5.4 or of Section 6.5 , and subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) below, unless the terms of a Global Note or the applicable Indenture Supplement expressly permit such Global Note to be exchanged in whole or in part for individual Notes, a Global Note may be transferred, in whole but not in part and in the manner provided in Section 6.5 , only to a nominee of the Depository for such Global Note, or to the Depository, or a successor Depository for such Global Note selected or approved by the Issuer, or to a nominee of such successor Depository.
(o)      Limited Right to Receive Definitive Notes . Except under the limited circumstances described below, Note Owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes will not be entitled to receive Definitive Notes. With respect to Notes issued within the United States, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, or with respect to Notes issued outside the United States, if specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement:
(i)      If at any time the Depository for a Global Note notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depository for such Global Note or if at any time the Depository for the Notes for such Series or Class ceases to be a Clearing Corporation, the Issuer will appoint a successor Depository with respect to such Global Note. If a successor Depository for such Global Note is not appointed by the Issuer within ninety (90) days after the Issuer receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Issuer will execute, and the Indenture Trustee or its agent will, in accordance with Section 6.3 and with the Issuer Certificate delivered to the Indenture Trustee or its agent under Section 6.3 requesting the authentication and delivery of individual Notes of such Series or Class in exchange for such Global Note, will authenticate and deliver, individual Notes of such Series or Class of like tenor and terms in an aggregate Initial Note Balance equal to the Initial Note Balance of the Global Note in exchange for such Global Note.
(ii)      The Issuer may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the Notes of any Series or Class or portion thereof issued or issuable in the form of one or more Global Notes will no longer be represented by such Global Note or Notes. In such event the Issuer will execute, and the Indenture Trustee or its agent in accordance with Section 6.3 and with the Issuer Certificate delivered to the Indenture Trustee or its agent under Section 6.3 for the authentication and delivery of individual Notes of such Series or Class in exchange in whole or in part for such Global Note, will authenticate and deliver individual Notes of such Series or Class of like tenor and terms in definitive form in an aggregate Initial Note Balance equal to the Initial Note Balance of such Global Note or Notes representing such Series or Class or portion thereof in exchange for such Global Note or Notes.
(iii)      If specified by the Issuer pursuant to Sections 5.2 and 6.1 with respect to Notes issued or issuable in the form of a Global Note, the Depository for such Global Note may surrender such Global Note in exchange in whole or in part for individual Notes of such Series or Class of like tenor and terms in definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to the Issuer and such Depository. Thereupon the Issuer will execute, and the Indenture Trustee or its agent will, in accordance with Section 6.3 and with the Issuer Certificate delivered to the Indenture Trustee or its agent under Section 6.3 , authenticate and deliver, without service charge, (A) to each Person specified by such Depository a new Note or Notes of the same Series or Class of like tenor and terms and of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in an aggregate Initial Note Balance equal to the Initial Note Balance of the portion of the Global Note or Notes specified by the Depository and in exchange for such Person’s beneficial interest in the Global Note; and (B) to such Depository a new Global Note of like tenor and terms and in an authorized denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the Initial Note Balance of the surrendered Global Note and the aggregate Initial Note Balance of Notes delivered to the Noteholders thereof.
(iv)      If any Event of Default has occurred with respect to such Global Notes, and Owners of Notes evidencing more than 50% of the Global Notes of that Series or Class (measured by Voting Interests) advise the Indenture Trustee and the Depository that a Global Note is no longer in the best interest of the Note Owners, the Owners of Global Notes of that Series or Class may exchange their beneficial interests in such Notes for Definitive Notes in accordance with the exchange provisions herein.
(v)      In any exchange provided for in any of the preceding four paragraphs, the Issuer will execute and the Indenture Trustee or its agent will, in accordance with Section 6.3 and with the Issuer Certificate delivered to the Indenture Trustee or its agent under Section 6.3 , authenticate and deliver Definitive Notes in definitive registered form in authorized denominations. Upon the exchange of the entire Initial Note Balance of a Global Note for Definitive Notes, such Global Note will be canceled by the Indenture Trustee or its agent. Except as provided in the preceding paragraphs, Notes issued in exchange for a Global Note pursuant to this Section will be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depository for such Global Note, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, will instruct the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar. The Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar will deliver such Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.
Section 5.5.
Beneficial Ownership of Global Notes.
Until Definitive Notes have been issued to the applicable Noteholders to replace any Global Notes with respect to a Series or Class pursuant to Section 5.4 or as otherwise specified in any applicable Indenture Supplement:
(h)      the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee may deal with the applicable clearing agency or Depository and the Depository Participants for all purposes (including the making of payments) as the authorized representatives of the respective Note Owners; and
(i)      the rights of the respective Note Owners will be exercised only through the applicable Depository and the Depository Participants and will be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Note Owners and the Depository and/or the Depository Participants. Pursuant to the operating rules of the applicable Depository, unless and until Definitive Notes are issued pursuant to Section 5.4 , the Depository will make book-entry transfers among the Depository Participants and receive and transmit payments of principal and interest on the related Notes to such Depository Participants.
For purposes of any provision of this Indenture requiring or permitting actions with the consent of, or at the direction of, Noteholders evidencing a specified percentage of the Note Balance of Outstanding Notes, such direction or consent may be given by Note Owners (acting through the Depository and the Depository Participants) owning interests in or security entitlements to Notes evidencing the requisite percentage of principal amount of Notes.
Section 5.6.
Notices to Depository.
Whenever any notice or other communication is required to be given to Noteholders with respect to which Book-Entry Notes have been issued, unless and until Definitive Notes will have been issued to the related Note Owners, the Indenture Trustee will give all such notices and communications to the applicable Depository, and shall have no obligation to report directly to such Note Owners.
Article VI     

The Notes
Section 6.1.
General Provisions; Notes Issuable in Series; Terms of a Series or Class Specified in an Indenture Supplement.
(l)      Amount Unlimited . The aggregate Initial Note Balance of Notes which may be authenticated and delivered and Outstanding under this Indenture is not limited.
(m)      Series and Classes . The Notes may be issued in one or more Series or Classes up to an aggregate Note Balance for such Series or Class as from time to time may be authorized by the Issuer. All Notes of each Series or Class under this Indenture will in all respects be equally and ratably entitled to the benefits hereof with respect to such Series or Class without preference, priority or distinction on account of (1) the actual time of the authentication and delivery, or (2) Stated Maturity Date of the Notes of such Series or Class, except as specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement for such Series or Class of Notes.
Each Note issued must be part of a Series of Notes for purposes of allocations pursuant to the related Indenture Supplement. A Series of Notes is created pursuant to an Indenture Supplement. A Class of Notes is created pursuant to an Indenture Supplement for the applicable Series.
Each Series and Class of Notes will be secured by the Trust Estate.
Each Series of Notes may, but need not be, subdivided into multiple Classes. Notes belonging to a Class in any Series may be entitled to specified payment priorities over other Classes of Notes in that Series.
(n)      Provisions Required in Indenture Supplement . Before the initial issuance of Notes of each Series, there shall also be established in or pursuant to an Indenture Supplement provision for:
(i)      the Series designation;
(ii)      the Initial Note Balance of such Series of Notes and of each Class, if any, within such Series, and the Maximum VFN Principal Balance for such Series (if it is a Series or Class of Variable Funding Notes);
(iii)      whether such Notes are subdivided into Classes;
(iv)      whether such Series of Notes are Term Notes, Variable Funding Notes or a combination thereof;
(v)      the Note Interest Rate at which such Series of Notes or each related Class of Notes will bear interest, if any, or the formula or index on which such rate will be determined, including all relevant definitions, and the date from which interest will accrue;
(vi)      the Expected Repayment Date and the Stated Maturity Date for such Series of Notes or each related Class of Notes;
(vii)      if applicable, any Target Amortization Events with respect to such Series of Notes or any related Class;
(viii)      if applicable, the Target Amortization Amount for each related Class of such Series of Notes;
(ix)      if applicable, the appointment by the Indenture Trustee of an Authenticating Agent in one or more places other than the location of the office of the Indenture Trustee with power to act on behalf of the Indenture Trustee and subject to its direction in the authentication and delivery of such Notes in connection with such transactions as will be specified in the provisions of this Indenture or in or pursuant to the applicable Indenture Supplement creating such Series;
(x)      if such Series of Notes or any related Class will be issued in whole or in part in the form of a Global Note or Global Notes, the terms and conditions, if any, in addition to those set forth in Section 5.4 , upon which such Global Note or Global Notes may be exchanged in whole or in part for other Definitive Notes; and the Depository for such Global Note or Global Notes (if other than the Depository specified in Section 1.1 );
(xi)      the subordination, if any, of such Series of Notes or any related Class(es) to any other Notes of any other Series or of any other Class within the same Series;
(xii)      if such Series of Notes or any related Class is to have the benefit of any Derivative Agreement, the terms and provisions of such agreement;
(xiii)      if such Series of Notes or any related Class is to have the benefit of any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Liquidity Facility, the terms and provisions of the applicable agreement;
(xiv)      the Record Date for any Payment Date of such Series of Notes or any related Class, if different from the last day of the month before the related Payment Date;
(xv)      any Default Supplemental Fee Rate, ERD Supplemental Fee or ERD Supplemental Fee Rate, if applicable;
(xvi)      if applicable, under what conditions any additional amounts will be payable to Noteholders of the Notes of such Series;
(xvii)      the Administrative Agent for such Series of Notes; and
(xviii)      any other terms of such Notes as stated in the related Indenture Supplement;
all upon such terms as may be determined in or pursuant to an Indenture Supplement with respect to such Series or Class of Notes.
(o)      Forms of Series or Classes of Notes . The form of the Notes of each Series or Class will be established pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement creating such Series or Class. The Notes of each Series or Class will be distinguished from the Notes of each other Series or Class in such manner, reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, as the Issuer may determine.
Section 6.2.
Denominations.
(p)      Except as provided in Section 6.2(b) , the Notes of each Series or Class will be issuable in such denominations and currency as will be provided in the provisions of this Indenture or in or pursuant to the applicable Indenture Supplement. In the absence of any such provisions with respect to the Notes of any Series or Class, the Notes of that Series or Class will be issued in denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
(q)      The minimum denomination established for each class of Specified Notes issued on any particular date, shall be determined in a manner so that the total number of Specified Notes that could be Outstanding immediately after such issuance (including all classes of Specified Notes issued on such date) shall not reduce the Remaining Specified Note Capacity below zero.  On any particular issue date, the Remaining Specified Note Capacity shall be equal to (a) 90 less (b) the sum of, for each class of Specified Note Outstanding immediately after such issuance (including all classes of Specified Notes issued on such date but excluding any Specified Notes beneficially owned by the beneficial owner of the Trust Certificate), the quotient, rounded downwards to the nearest whole number, of the principal amount of such class of Specified Note on its date of issuance divided by the minimum denomination established for such class of Specified Note on its date of issuance (or as later revised).
Section 6.3.
Execution, Authentication and Delivery and Dating.
(p)      The Notes will be executed on behalf of the Issuer by an Issuer Authorized Officer, by manual or facsimile signature.
(q)      Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time an Issuer Authorized Officer will bind the Issuer, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices before the authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such offices at the date of issuance of such Notes.
(r)      At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Notes executed by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee for authentication; and the Indenture Trustee will, upon delivery of an Issuer Certificate, authenticate and deliver such Notes as provided in this Indenture and not otherwise.
(s)      Before any such authentication and delivery, the Indenture Trustee will be entitled to receive, in addition to any Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel required to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 1.3 , the Issuer Certificate and any other opinion or certificate relating to the issuance of the Series or Class of Notes required to be furnished pursuant to Section 5.2 or Section 6.10 .
(t)      The Indenture Trustee will not be required to authenticate such Notes if the issue thereof will adversely affect the Indenture Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Notes and this Indenture.
(u)      Unless otherwise provided in the form of Note for any Series or Class, all Notes will be dated the date of their authentication.
(v)      No Note will be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Note a Certificate of Authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Indenture Trustee by manual signature of an authorized signatory, and such certificate upon any Note will be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.
Section 6.4.
Temporary Notes.
(j)      Pending the preparation of definitive Notes of any Series or Class, the Issuer may execute, and, upon receipt of the documents required by Section 6.3 , together with an Issuer’s Certificate, the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver, temporary Notes which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Notes in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Issuer may determine, as evidenced by the Issuer’s execution of such Notes.
(k)      If temporary Notes of any Series or Class are issued, the Issuer will cause permanent Notes of such Series or Class to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of permanent Notes, the temporary Notes of such Series or Class will be exchangeable for permanent Notes of such Series or Class upon surrender of the temporary Notes of such Series or Class at the office or agency of the Issuer in a Place of Payment, without charge to the Noteholder; and upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Notes the Issuer will execute and the Indenture Trustee or its agent will, in accordance with Section 6.3 and with the Issuer Certificate delivered to the Indenture Trustee or its agent under Section 6.3, authenticate and deliver in exchange therefore a like Initial Note Balance of permanent Notes of such Series or Class of authorized denominations and of like tenor and terms. Until so exchanged the temporary Notes of such Series or Class will in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as permanent Notes of such Series or Class.
Section 6.5.
Registration, Transfer and Exchange.
(f)      Note Register . The Indenture Trustee, acting as Note Registrar (in such capacity, the “ Note Registrar ”), shall keep or cause to be kept a register (herein sometimes referred to as the “ Note Register ”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Issuer will provide for the registration of Notes, or of Notes of a particular Series or Class, and for transfers of Notes. Any such register will be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. At all reasonable times the information contained in such register or registers will be available for inspection by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office. The Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent and any agents of any of them, may treat a Person in whose name a Note is registered as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payments in respect of such Note and for all other purposes, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent or any agent of any of them, shall be affected by notice to the contrary. None of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, any agent of the Indenture Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Note Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership of a Global Note or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership.
(g)      Exchange of Notes . Subject to Section 5.4 , upon surrender for transfer of any Note of any Series or Class at the Place of Payment, the Issuer may execute, and, upon receipt of the documents required by Section 6.3 and such surrendered Note, together with an Issuer’s Certificate, the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of such Series or Class of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate Initial Note Balance and Stated Maturity Date and of like terms. Subject to Section 5.4 , Notes of any Series or Class may be exchanged for other Notes of such Series or Class of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate Initial Note Balance and Stated Maturity Date and of like terms, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at the Place of Payment. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer will execute, and the Indenture Trustee or the related Authenticating Agent will authenticate and deliver the Notes which the Noteholders making the exchange are entitled to receive.
(h)      Issuer Obligations . All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange of Notes will be the valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.
(i)      Endorsement of Notes to be Transferred or Exchanged . Every Note presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange will (if so required by the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee) be duly indorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, and the Note Registrar duly executed, by the Noteholder thereof or such Noteholder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Securities Transfer Agent’s Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”).
(j)      No Service Charge . Unless otherwise provided in the Note to be transferred or exchanged, no service charge will be assessed against any Noteholder for any transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, and the Note Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Notes before the transfer or exchange will be complete, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 5.4 not involving any transfer.
(k)      Deemed Representations by Transferees of Rule 144A Notes . Each transferee (including the Initial Noteholder or Owner) of a Rule 144A Note or of a beneficial interest therein shall be deemed by accepting such Note or beneficial interest, to have made all the certifications, representations and warranties set forth in the Transferee Certificate attached to Exhibit B-1 attached hereto.
(l)      Deemed Representations by Transferees of Regulation S Notes . Each transferee (including the initial Noteholder or Owner) of a Regulation S Note or of a beneficial therein shall be deemed by accepting such Note or beneficial interest, to have made all the certifications, representations and warranties set forth in the Transferee Certificate attached to Exhibit B-2 attached hereto.
(m)      Conditions to Transfer . No sale, pledge or other transfer (a “ Transfer ”) of any Notes shall be made unless that Transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. If a Transfer is made without registration under the Securities Act (other than in connection with the initial issuance thereof by the Issuer), then the Note Registrar, the Indenture Trustee, Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, shall refuse to register such Transfer unless the Note Registrar receives either:
(vi)      the Regulation S Note Transfer Certificate or Rule 144A Note Transfer Certificate and such other information as may be required pursuant to this Section 6.5 ; or
(vii)      if the Transfer is to be made to an Issuer Affiliate in a transaction that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act, an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer and the Note Registrar to the effect that such Transfer may be made without registration under the Securities Act (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Estate or of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar in their respective capacities as such).
None of the Administrator, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar is obligated to register or qualify the Notes under the Securities Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under this Indenture to permit the transfer of any Note without registration or qualification. Any Noteholder of a Note desiring to effect such a Transfer shall, and upon acquisition of such a Note shall be deemed to have agreed to, indemnify the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Administrator, the Servicer and the Issuer against any liability that may result if the Transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
In connection with any Transfer of Notes in reliance on Rule 144A, the Administrator shall furnish upon request of a Noteholder to such Noteholder and any prospective purchaser designated by such Noteholder the information required to be delivered under paragraph (d)(4) of Rule 144A.
In the event that a Note is transferred to a Person that does not meet the requirements of this Section 6.5 and/or the requirements of the related Indenture Supplement, such transfer will be of no force and effect, will be void ab initio , and will not operate to transfer any right to such Person, notwithstanding any instructions to the contrary to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or any intermediary; and the Indenture Trustee shall not make any payment on such Note for as long as such Person is the Noteholder of such Note and the Indenture Trustee shall have the right to compel such Person to transfer such Note to a Person who does meet the requirements of this Section 6.5 .
(n)      Transfers of Ownership Interests in Global Notes . Transfers of beneficial interests in a Global Note representing Book-Entry Notes may be made only in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Depository (and, in the case of a Regulation S Global Note only to beneficial owners who are not “U.S. persons” (as such term is defined in Regulation S) in accordance with the rules and regulations of Euroclear or Clearstream) and the transfer restrictions contained in the legend on such Global Note and exchanges or transfers of interests in a Global Note may be made only in accordance with the following:
(i)      General Rules Regarding Transfers of Global Notes. Subject to clauses (ii) through (vii) of this Section 6.5(i) , Transfers of a Global Note representing Book-Entry Notes shall be limited to Transfers of such Global Note in whole, but not in part, to nominees of the Depository or to a successor of the Depository or such successor’s nominee.
(ii)      Rule 144A Global Note to Regulation S Global Note. If an owner of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note related to a Series and/or Class deposited with or on behalf of the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Global Note for an interest in a Regulation S Global Note for that Series and/or Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Global Note for that Series and/or Class, such Note Owner (or transferee), provided such Note Owner (or transferee) is not a “U.S. person” (as such term is defined in Regulation S), may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest in such Rule 144A Global Note for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note for that Series and/or Class. Upon the receipt by the Indenture Trustee of (A) instructions from the Depository directing the Indenture Trustee to cause to be credited a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in such Rule 144A Global Note to be exchanged but not less than the minimum denomination applicable to the owner’s Notes held through a Regulation S Global Note, (B) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depository and, in the case of a transfer pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase and (C) a certificate (each, a “ Regulation S Note Transfer Certificate ”) in the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto given by the Note Owner or its transferee stating that the exchange or transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes, including the requirements that the Note Owner or its transferee is not a “U.S. person” (as such term is defined in Regulation S) and the transfer is made pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, then the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar, shall reduce the principal amount of the Rule 144A Global Note for the related Series and/or Class and increase the principal amount of the Regulation S Global Note for the related Series and/or Class by the aggregate principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note to be exchanged, and shall instruct Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, concurrently with such reduction, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note for the related Series and/or Class equal to the reduction in the principal amount of the Rule 144A Global Note for the related Series and/or Class.
(iii)      Regulation S Global Note to Rule 144A Global Note. If an owner of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note related to a Series and/or Class deposited with or on behalf of the Depository wishes at any time to transfer its interest in such Regulation S Global Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Rule 144A Global Note for such Series and/or Class, such owner’s transferee may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note for such Series and/or Class. Upon the receipt by the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar, of (A) instructions from the Depository directing the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar, to cause to be credited a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Note to be exchanged but not less than the minimum denomination applicable to such owner’s Notes held through a Rule 144A Global Note, to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase, and (B) a certificate (each, a “ Rule 144A Note Transfer Certificate ”) in the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto given by the transferee of such beneficial interest, then the Indenture Trustee will reduce the principal amount of the Regulation S Global Note and increase the principal amount of the Rule 144A Global Note for the related Series and/or Class by the aggregate principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note for the related Series and/or Class to be transferred and the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar, shall instruct the Depository, concurrently with such reduction, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note for the related Series and/or Class equal to the reduction in the principal amount of the Regulation S Global Note for the related Series and/or Class.
(iv)      Transfers of Interests in Rule 144A Global Note. An owner of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note may transfer such interest in the form of a beneficial interest in such Rule 144A Global Note in accordance with the procedures of the Depository without the provision of written certification.
(v)      Transfers of Interests in Regulation S Global Note. An owner of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note may transfer such interest in the form of a beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Note in accordance with the applicable procedures of Euroclear and Clearstream without the provision of written certification.
(vi)      Regulation S Global Note to Regulation S Definitive Note. Subject to Section 5.4(c) hereof, an owner of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note for the related Series and/or Class deposited with or on behalf of a Depository may at any time transfer such interest for a Regulation S Definitive Note upon provision to the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer and the Note Registrar of a Regulation S Note Transfer Certificate.
(vii)      Rule 144A Global Note to Rule 144A Definitive Note. Subject to Section 5.4(c) hereof, an owner of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note deposited with or on behalf of a Depository may at any time transfer such interest for a Rule 144A Definitive Note, upon provision to the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer and the Note Registrar of a Rule 144A Note Transfer Certificate.
(o)      Transfers of Definitive Notes . In the event of any Transfer of a Regulation S Definitive Note, a Regulation S Note Transfer Certificate shall be provided prior to the Indenture Trustee’s or Note Registrar’s registration of such Transfer. In the event of any Transfer of a Rule 144A Definitive Note, a Rule 144A Note Transfer Certificate shall be provided prior to the Indenture Trustee’s or Note Registrar’s registration of such Transfer.
(p)      ERISA Restrictions . Neither the Note Registrar nor the Indenture Trustee shall register the Transfer of any Definitive Notes (other than a Specified Note, unless otherwise provided in the related Indenture Supplement) unless the prospective transferee has delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar a certification to the effect that either (i) it is not, and is not acquiring, holding or transferring the Notes, or any interest therein, or any interest therein on behalf of, or using assets of, an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, a plan described in section 4975(e)(1) of the Code, an entity which is deemed to hold the assets of any such employee benefit plan or plan pursuant to 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101 as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA (the “ Plan Asset Regulations ”), which employee benefit plan, plan or entity is subject to Title I of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, or a governmental, non-U.S. or church plan which is subject to any U.S. federal, state, local or other law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code (“ Similar Law ”) (collectively, an “ Employee Benefit Plan ”), or (ii) (A) as of the date of transfer or purchase, the Notes are rated at least investment grade, it believes that such Notes are properly treated as indebtedness without substantial equity features for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations and agrees to so treat such Notes and (B) the Transferee’s acquisition, holding or disposition of the Notes or any interest therein will satisfy the requirements of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“ PTCE ”) 84-14 (relating to transactions effected by a qualified professional asset manager), PTCE 90-1 (relating to investments by insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTCE 91-38 (relating to investments in bank collective investment funds), PTCE 95-60 (relating to transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTCE 96-23 (relating to transactions directed by an in-house professional asset manager) or the statutory prohibited transaction exemption for service providers set forth in Section 408(b)(17) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code or a similar class or statutory exemption and will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code (or, in the case of a governmental, non-U.S. or church plan subject to such Similar Law, will not violate any such Similar Law). In the case of any Book-Entry Note, each transferee of such Note or any beneficial interest therein by virtue of its acquisition of such Note will be deemed to represent either (i) or (ii) above. Neither the Note Registrar nor the Indenture Trustee shall register the transfer of any Specified Note unless the prospective transferee has delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar a certification to the effect that it is not, and is not acquiring, holding or transferring the Notes or any interest therein on behalf of, or with assets of, an Employee Benefit Plan.
(q)      Each prospective owner of a beneficial interest in a Specified Note shall, upon accepting a beneficial interest in the Specified Note, be deemed to make all of the certifications, representations and warranties set forth in the Transferee Certification attached hereto as Exhibit E (in the case of the Class 1 Specified Notes) or Exhibit F (in the case of the Class 2 Specified Notes), as the case may be.
(r)      Tax Representation on Class 1 Specified Notes . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no transfer of a beneficial interest in a Class 1 Specified Note shall be effective, and any attempted transfer shall be void ab initio, unless, prior to and as a condition of such transfer, the prospective transferee of the beneficial interest (including the initial transferee of the beneficial interest) and any subsequent transferee of the beneficial interest in a Class 1 Specified Note, represent and warrant, in writing, substantially in the form of the Transferee Certification set forth in Exhibit E, to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar and any of their respective successors or assigns that:
(i)      Either (a) it is not and will not become for U.S. federal income tax purposes a partnership, Subchapter S corporation or grantor trust (each such entity a “flow-through entity”) or (b) if it is or becomes a flow-through entity, then (I) none of the direct or indirect beneficial owners of any of the interests in such flow-through entity has or ever will have more than 50% of the value of its interest in such flow-through entity attributable to the beneficial interest of such flow-through entity in the Notes, other interest (direct or indirect) in the Issuer, or any interest created under this Indenture and (II) it is not and will not be a principal purpose of the arrangement involving the flow-through entity’s beneficial interest in any Class 1 Specified Note to permit any partnership to satisfy the 100-partner limitation of Section 1.7704-1(h)(1)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations necessary for such partnership not to be classified as a publicly traded partnership under the Internal Revenue Code.
(ii)      It is not acquiring any beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Note and it will not sell, transfer, assign, participate, or otherwise dispose of any beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Note, and it will not cause any beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Note to be marketed, in each case on or through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof)” each within the meaning of Section 7704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, including, without limitation, an interdealer quotation system that regularly disseminates firm buy or sell quotations.
(iii)      Its beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Notes is not and will not be in an amount that is less than the minimum denomination for the Class 1 Specified Notes set forth in this Indenture, and it does not and will not hold any beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Note on behalf of any Person whose beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Note is in an amount that is less than the minimum denomination for the Class 1 Specified Notes set forth in this Indenture. It will not sell, transfer, assign, participate, or otherwise dispose of any beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Note, or enter into any financial instrument or contract the value of which is determined by reference in whole or in part to any Class 1 Specified Note, in each case if the effect of doing so would be that the beneficial interest of any Person in the Class 1 Specified Note would be in an amount that is less than the minimum denomination for the Class 1 Specified Notes set forth in this Indenture.
(iv)      It will not transfer any beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Note (directly, through a participation thereof or otherwise) unless, prior to the transfer, the transferee shall have executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar, and any of their respective successors or assigns, a Transferee Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit E of this Indenture.
(v)      It will not use any Class 1 Specified Note as collateral for the issuance of any securities that could cause the Trust to become subject to taxation as a taxable mortgage pool taxable as a corporation, publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation or association taxable as a corporation, each for U.S. federal income tax purposes, provided that it may engage in any repurchase transaction (repo) the subject matter of which is the Class 1 Specified Note provided the terms of such repurchase transaction are generally consistent with prevailing market practice,
(vi)      It will not take any action and will not allow any other action that could cause the Trust to become taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(s)      Tax Representation on Class 2 Specified Notes . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no transfer of a beneficial interest in a Class 2 Specified Note shall be effective, and any attempted transfer shall be void ab initio, unless, prior to and as a condition of such transfer, the prospective transferee of the beneficial interest (including the initial transferee of the beneficial interest) and any subsequent transferee of the beneficial interest in a Class 2 Specified Note, represent and warrant, in writing, substantially in the form of the Transferee Certification set forth in Exhibit F, to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar and any of their respective successors or assigns that:
(i)      Either (a) it is not and will not become for U.S. federal income tax purposes a partnership, Subchapter S corporation or grantor trust (each such entity a “flow-through entity”) or (b) if it is or becomes a flow-through entity, then (I) none of the direct or indirect beneficial owners of any of the interests in such flow-through entity has or ever will have more than 50% of the value of its interest in such flow-through entity attributable to the beneficial interest of such flow-through entity in the Notes, other interest (direct or indirect) in the Issuer, or any interest created under this Indenture and (II) it is not and will not be a principal purpose of the arrangement involving the flow-through entity’s beneficial interest in any Class 2 Specified Note to permit any partnership to satisfy the 100-partner limitation of Section 1.7704-1(h)(1)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations necessary for such partnership not to be classified as a publicly traded partnership under the Internal Revenue Code.
(ii)      It is not acquiring any beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Note and it will not sell, transfer, assign, participate, or otherwise dispose of any beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Note, and it will not cause any beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Note to be marketed, in each case on or through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof)” each within the meaning of Section 7704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, including, without limitation, an interdealer quotation system that regularly disseminates firm buy or sell quotations.
(iii)      Its beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Notes is not and will not be in an amount that is less than the minimum denomination for the Class 2 Specified Notes set forth in this Indenture, and it does not and will not hold any beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Note on behalf of any Person whose beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Note is in an amount that is less than the minimum denomination for the Class 2 Specified Notes set forth in this Indenture. It will not sell, transfer, assign, participate, or otherwise dispose of any beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Note, or enter into any financial instrument or contract the value of which is determined by reference in whole or in part to any Class 2 Specified Note, in each case if the effect of doing so would be that the beneficial interest of any Person in the Class 2 Specified Note would be in an amount that is less than the minimum denomination for the Class 2 Specified Notes set forth in this Indenture.
(iv)      It will not transfer any beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Note ( directly, through a participation thereof or otherwise) unless, prior to the transfer, the transferee shall have executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar, and any of their respective successors or assigns, a Transferee Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit F of the Indenture.
(v)      It will not use any Class 2 Specified Note as collateral for the issuance of any securities that could cause the Trust to become subject to taxation as a taxable mortgage pool taxable as a corporation, publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation or association taxable as a corporation, each for U.S. federal income tax purposes, provided that it may engage in any repurchase transaction (repo) the subject matter of which is the Class 2 Specified Note provided the terms of such repurchase transaction are generally consistent with prevailing market practice,
(vi)      It will not take any action and will not allow any other action that could cause the Trust to become taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(vii)      It is a “United States person,” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code and will not transfer to, or cause such Class 2 Specified Note to be transferred to, any person other than a “United States person,” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(t)      No Liability of Indenture Trustee for Transfers . To the extent permitted under applicable law, the Indenture Trustee (in any of its capacities) shall be under no liability to any Person for any registration of transfer of any Note that is in fact not permitted by this Section 6.5 or for making any payments due to the Noteholder thereof or taking any other action with respect to such Noteholder under the provisions of this Indenture so long as the transfer was registered by the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture.
Section 6.6.
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes.
(d)      If (1) any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar, or the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, and (2) there is delivered to the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer may execute, and, upon receipt of the documents required by Section 6.3 , together with an Issuer’s Certificate, the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note of like tenor, Series or Class, Stated Maturity Date and Initial Note Balance, bearing a number not contemporaneously Outstanding.
(e)      In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note on a Payment Date in accordance with Section 4.5 .
(f)      Upon the issuance of any new Note under this Section, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, or the Note Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee) connected therewith.
(g)      Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note will constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note will be at any time enforceable by anyone, and will be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes of the same Series or Class duly issued hereunder.
(h)      The provisions of this Section are exclusive and will preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.
Section 6.7.
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved; Withholding Taxes.
(d)      Unless otherwise provided with respect to such Note pursuant to Section 6.1 , interest payable on any Note will be paid to the Person in whose name that Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the most recent Record Date.
(e)      Subject to Section 6.7(a) , each Note delivered under this Indenture upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note will carry the rights to interest and fees accrued or principal accreted and unpaid, and to accrue or accrete, which were carried by such other Note.
(f)      The right of any Noteholder to receive interest and fees on or principal of any Note shall be subject to any applicable withholding or deduction imposed pursuant to the Code or other applicable tax law, including foreign withholding and deduction. Any amounts properly so withheld or deducted shall be treated as actually paid to the appropriate Noteholder. In addition, in order to receive payments on its Notes free of U.S. federal withholding and backup withholding tax, each Noteholder shall timely furnish the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Issuer, (1) any applicable IRS Form W-9, W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-8IMY (with any applicable attachments) and (2) any documentation that is required under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code to enable the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any other agent of the Issuer to determine their duties and liabilities with respect to any taxes they may be required to withhold in respect of such Note or the Noteholder of such Note or beneficial interest therein, in each case, prior to the first Payment Date after such Noteholder’s acquisition of Notes and at such time or times required by law or that the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Issuer or their respective agents may reasonably request, and shall update or replace such IRS form or documentation in accordance with its terms or its subsequent amendments. Each Noteholder will provide the applicable replacement IRS form or documentation every three (3) years (or sooner if there is a transfer to a new Noteholder or if required by applicable law). In each case above, the applicable IRS form or documentation shall be properly completed and signed under penalty of perjury.
Section 6.8.
Persons Deemed Owners.
The Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar and any agent of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar may treat the Person in whose name the Note is registered in the Note Registrar as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and (subject to Section 6.7 ) interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and neither the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, nor any agent of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, or the Note Registrar will be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 6.9.
Cancellation.
All Notes surrendered for payment, redemption, transfer, conversion or exchange will, if surrendered to any Person other than the Indenture Trustee, be delivered to the Indenture Trustee and, if not already canceled, will be promptly canceled by it. The Issuer may at any time deliver to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Notes so delivered will be promptly canceled by the Indenture Trustee. No Note will be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes canceled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. The Indenture Trustee will dispose of all canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures.
Section 6.10.
New Issuances of Notes.
(f)      Issuance of New Notes . The Issuer may, from time to time, direct the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, to issue new Notes of any Series or Class, so long as the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.10(b) are satisfied if, at the time of issuance, other Notes have already been issued and remain Outstanding. On or before the Issuance Date of new Notes of any Series or Class of Notes, the Issuer shall execute and deliver the required Indenture Supplement which shall incorporate the principal terms with respect to such additional Series or Class of Notes. The Indenture Trustee shall execute the Indenture Supplement without the consent of any Noteholders, the Issuer shall execute the Notes of such Series or Class and the Notes of such Series or Class shall be delivered to the Indenture Trustee (along with the other deliverables required hereunder) for authentication and delivery. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conditions to the issuance of the new Notes contemplated by Section 6.10(b) shall not apply to the issuance of any Series of Notes on the date hereof.
(g)      Conditions to Issuance of New Notes . The issuance of the Notes of any Series or Class after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 6.10 shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(i)      no later than ten (10) Business Days before the date that the new issuance is to occur, the Issuer delivers to the Indenture Trustee, each VFN Noteholder, each Derivative Counterparty and each Note Rating Agency that has rated any Outstanding Note that will remain Outstanding after the new issuance, notice of such new issuance;
(ii)      on or prior to the date that the new issuance is to occur, the Issuer delivers to the Indenture Trustee and each Note Rating Agency that has rated any Outstanding Note that will remain Outstanding after the new issuance, an Issuer Certificate to the effect that the Issuer reasonably believes that the new issuance will not cause a material Adverse Effect on any Outstanding Notes or a Secured Party, and an Issuer Tax Opinion with respect to such proposed issuance, and an Opinion of Counsel:
(A)      to the effect that all instruments furnished to the Indenture Trustee conform to the requirements of this Indenture and constitute sufficient authority hereunder for the Indenture Trustee to authenticate and deliver such Notes;
(B)      to the effect that the form and terms of such Notes have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(C)      to the effect that all conditions precedent set forth in this Indenture to the issuance of such Notes have been met; and
(D)      covering such other matters as the Indenture Trustee may reasonably request;
(iii)      on or prior to the date that the new issuance is to occur, the Issuer will have delivered to the Indenture Trustee and each Note Rating Agency that is at that time rating Outstanding Notes that will remain Outstanding after the new issuance, an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Issuer has the requisite power and authority to issue such Notes and such Notes have been duly authorized and delivered by the Issuer and, assuming due authentication and delivery by the Indenture Trustee, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with their terms (subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws and legal principles affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general equitable principles, whether applied in an action at law or in equity) and are entitled to the benefits of this Indenture, equally and ratably with all other Outstanding Notes, if any, of such Series or Class subject to the terms of this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement;
(iv)      if any additional conditions to the new issuance are specified in writing to the Issuer by a Note Rating Agency that is at that time rating any Outstanding Note that will remain Outstanding after the new issuance, the Issuer satisfies such conditions;
(v)      either (1) the Issuer obtains written confirmation from each Note Rating Agency that is at that time rating any Outstanding Note at the request of the Issuer that will remain Outstanding after the new issuance that the new issuance will not have a Ratings Effect on any Outstanding Notes that are rated by such Note Rating Agency at the request of the Issuer or (2) if the Administrator and the Administrative Agents determine in their reasonable judgment that an applicable Note Rating Agency no longer provides such written confirmation described in the foregoing clause (1), (a) the Administrator shall provide notice of such new issuance to the related Note Rating Agency and (b) each of the parties that would be Administrative Agents after giving effect to the new issuance shall have provided their prior written consent to such new issuance which may be given in reliance in part on the Issuer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.10(b)(ii) above;
(vi)      no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, as evidenced by an Issuer’s Certificate, unless (a) the proceeds of such new Notes are applied in whole or in part to redeem all other Outstanding Notes and/or (b) the Noteholders of any Notes that will remain Outstanding consent to such issuance of new Notes;
(vii)      on or prior to the date that the new issuance is to occur, the Issuer will have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Indenture Supplement and, if applicable, the Issuer Certificate;
(viii)      any Class of VFN must have the same Stated Maturity Date, Expected Repayment Date and the same method of calculation of its Target Amortization Amount as any and all other Outstanding Classes of VFNs;
(ix)      for any new Series with respect to which there is a new Administrative Agent not currently set forth under the terms of the definition of “Administrative Agent,” the Administrative Agent shall have consented to the issuance of such Series, unless the Notes in respect of which the existing Administrative Agent’s consent is required, are paid in full and all related commitments terminated in writing by the Issuer and any remaining accrued commitment fees paid in full to such terminated Administrative Agent, in connection with the issuance of the new Series with the different Administrative Agent; and
(x)      any other conditions specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement; provided , however , that any one of the aforementioned conditions may be eliminated (other than clause (v) and the requirement for an Issuer Tax Opinion) or modified as a condition precedent to any new issuance of a Series or Class of Notes if the Issuer has obtained approval from each Note Rating Agency that is at that time rating any Outstanding Notes that will remain Outstanding after the new issuance.
(h)      No Notice or Consent Required to or from Existing Noteholders and Owners . Except as provided in Section 6.10(b) above, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee will not be required to provide prior notice to or to obtain the consent of any Noteholder or Note Owner of Notes of any Outstanding Series or Class to issue any additional Notes of any Series or Class.
(i)      Other Provisions . There are no restrictions on the timing or amount of any additional issuance of Notes of an Outstanding Series or Class within a Series, of Notes, so long as the conditions described in Section 6.10(b) are met or waived. If the additional Notes are in a Series or Class of Notes that has the benefit of a Derivative Agreement, the Issuer will enter into a Derivative Agreement for the benefit of the additional Notes (which the Issuer may enter into prior to the issuance of such notes at the time of the “pricing” of such Notes or any other Notes to be issued at or about the same time). In addition, if the additional Notes are a Series or Class of Notes that has the benefit of any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or any Liquidity Facility, the Issuer will enter into a Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Liquidity Facility, as applicable, for the benefit of the additional Notes .
(j)      Sale Proceeds . The proceeds of sale of any new Series of Notes shall be wired to the Collection and Funding Account, and the Indenture Trustee shall disburse such sale proceeds at the direction of the Administrator on behalf of the Issuer, except to the extent such funds are needed to satisfy the Collateral Test. The Administrator on behalf of the Issuer may direct the Issuer to apply such proceeds to reduce pro rata based on Invested Amounts, the VFN Principal Balance of any Classes of Variable Funding Notes, or to redeem any Series of Notes in accordance with Section 13.1 . In the absence of any such direction, the proceeds of such sale shall be distributed to the Depositor or at the Depositor’s direction on the Issuance Date for the newly issued Notes. The Administrator shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee a report demonstrating that the release of sale proceeds pursuant to the Issuer’s direction will not cause a failure of the Collateral Test, as a precondition to the Indenture Trustee releasing such proceeds.
(k)      Increase or Reduction in Maximum VFN Principal Balance and/or the Extension of any Expected Repayment Dat e. For the avoidance of doubt, the increase or reduction in the Maximum VFN Principal Balance, the extension of the Expected Repayment Date in respect of any Outstanding Class of Notes, the increase or decrease of any Advance Rates in respect thereof and/or the increase or decrease of interest rates in respect thereof shall not constitute an issuance of “new Notes” for purpose of this Section 6.10 .
Article VII     

Satisfaction and Discharge; Cancellation of Notes Held by the Issuer or Depositor or the Receivables Seller
Section 7.1.
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture will cease to be of further effect with respect to any Series or Class of Notes (except as to any surviving rights of transfer or exchange of Notes of that Series or Class expressly provided for herein or in the form of Note for that Series or Class), and the Indenture Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, will execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when:
(r)      all Notes of that Series or Class theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Notes of that Series or Class which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 6.6 , and (ii) Notes of that Series or Class for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from that trust) have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee canceled or for cancellation or have been redeemed in accordance with Article XIII hereof or the applicable Indenture Supplement (in which case, such redeemed Notes shall be deemed to have been canceled and shall be immediately surrendered to the Indenture Trustee in exchange for the related redemption price);
(s)      with respect to the discharge of this Indenture for each Series or Class the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable hereunder (including payments to the Indenture Trustee (in all its capacities) and Deutsche Bank (in all its capacities) pursuant to Section 11.7 with respect to the Notes or in respect of Fees, any and all amounts payable to each Derivative Counterparty in accordance with the terms of the related Derivative Agreement and any and all other amounts due and payable pursuant to this Indenture (including any payments to Deutsche Bank (in any of its capacities); and
(t)      the Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes of that Series or Class have been complied with.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to any Series or Class of Notes, the obligations of the Administrator to the Indenture Trustee with respect to any Series or Class of Notes under Section 11.7 and of the Issuer to the Securities Intermediary under Section 4.9 and the obligations and rights of the Indenture Trustee under Section 7.2 and Section 11.3 , respectively, will survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 7.2.
Application of Trust Money.
All money and obligations deposited with the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 7.1 and all money received by the Indenture Trustee in respect of such obligations will be held in trust and applied by it or the Paying Agent, in accordance with the provisions of the Class of Notes in respect of which it was deposited and this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement, to the payment to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and interest for whose payment that money and obligations have been deposited with or received by the Indenture Trustee or the Paying Agent.
Section 7.3.
Cancellation of Notes Held by the Issuer, the Depositor or the Receivables Seller.
If the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Depositor or any of their respective Affiliates holds any Notes, that Noteholder may, subject to any provision of a related Indenture Supplement limiting the repayment of such Notes by notice from that Noteholder to the Indenture Trustee, cause the Notes to be repaid and canceled, whereupon the Notes will no longer be Outstanding.
Article VIII     

Events of Default and Remedies
Section 8.1.
Events of Default.
Event of Default ” means, any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(w)      unless otherwise specified in any Indenture Supplement with respect to any Class, default (which default continues for a period of two (2) Business Days following written (which may be electronic) notice from the Indenture Trustee or the Administrative Agent), in the payment (1) of any principal, interest or any Fees due and owing on any Payment Date (including without limitation the full aggregate amount of any Target Amortization Amounts due on such Payment Date) or the full aggregate amount of any Target Amortization Amount due on any other date (but not including, in any case, any Subordinated Interest Amounts, Cumulative Interest Shortfalls Amounts attributable to Subordinated Interest Amounts, ERD Supplemental Fees, Cumulative ERD Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts, Default Supplemental Fees, and Cumulative Default Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts); or (2) in full of all accrued and unpaid interest and the outstanding Note Balance of the Notes of any Series or Class on or before the applicable Stated Maturity Date (but not including, in any case, any Subordinated Interest Amounts, Cumulative Interest Shortfalls Amounts attributable to Subordinated Interest Amounts, ERD Supplemental Fees, Cumulative ERD Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts, Default Supplemental Fees, and Cumulative Default Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts);
(x)      the Servicer or a Subservicer shall fail to comply with the deposit and remittance requirements set forth in any Designated Servicing Agreement (subject to any cure period provided therein) or Section 4.2(a) (and such failure under Section 4.2(a) continues unremedied for a period of two (2) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Servicer or a Subservicer obtains actual knowledge of such failure, or receives written notice from the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder of such failure);
(y)      any failure of the Receivables Seller to pay the related Indemnity Payment which continues unremedied for a period of ten (10) days after the earlier to occur of (x) actual discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Receivables Seller or (y) the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Receivables Seller, the Administrator, the Servicer, the Subservicer, or the Depositor, respectively;
(z)      the occurrence of an Insolvency Event as to the Issuer, the Administrator, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, a Subservicer or the Depositor;
(aa)      the Issuer or the Trust Estate shall have become subject to registration as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable order;
(bb)      the Depositor sells, transfers, pledges or otherwise disposes of the Owner Trust Certificate (except to a wholly-owned subsidiary of HLSS), whether voluntarily or by operation of law, foreclosure or other enforcement by a Person of its remedies against the Receivables Seller, the Servicer or the Depositor, except with the consent of the Administrative Agent;
(cc)      (i) any material provision of any Transaction Document shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the Issuer, the Depositor, the Administrator, the Subservicer, the Receivables Seller or any of their respective Affiliates intended to be a party thereto, (ii) the validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document shall be contested by the Issuer, the Depositor, the Administrator, the Subservicer, the Receivables Seller or any of their respective Affiliates, (iii) a proceeding shall be commenced by the Issuer, the Depositor, the Administrator, the Subservicer, the Receivables Seller or any of their respective Affiliates or any governmental body having jurisdiction over the Issuer, the Depositor, the Administrator, the Subservicer, the Receivables Seller or any of their respective Affiliates, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability of any Transaction Document, or (iv) the Issuer, the Depositor, the Administrator, the Subservicer, the Receivables Seller or any of their respective Affiliates shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Transaction Document;
(dd)      the Administrator or any Affiliate thereof has taken any action, or failed to take any action, the omission of which could reasonably be expected to impair the interests of the Issuer in the Receivables or the security interest or rights of the Indenture Trustee in the Trust Estate, or to cause or permit the transactions contemplated by the Receivables Sale Agreement to be characterized as a financing rather than a true sale for purposes of bankruptcy or similar laws; provided , however, that if the event is capable of being cured in all respects by corrective action and has not resulted in a material adverse effect on the Noteholders’ interests in the Trust Estate, such event shall not become an Event of Default unless it remains uncured for two (2) Business Days following its occurrence;
(ee)      following a Payment Date on which a draw is made on a Series Reserve Account, the amount on deposit in such Series Reserve Account is not increased back to the related Series Reserve Required Amount on or prior to the next Payment Date;
(ff)      (A) any United States federal income tax is imposed on the Issuer as an association (or publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation or a taxable mortgage pool taxable as a corporation, each for United States federal income tax purposes or any U.S. withholding tax is imposed on payments with respect to the Receivables or (B) a tax, ERISA, or other government lien, in any case, other than Permitted Liens, is imposed on the Receivables or any property of the Issuer or the Depositor;
(gg)      failure of the Collateral Test as of (i) any Funding Date, Limited Funding Date or Payment Date (in any case after giving effect to all payments and fundings described in the reports delivered in respect of the related Determination Date are paid and funded), (ii) any date on which Additional Notes are issued or (iii) any date on which a Designated Servicing Agreement is removed from the Trust Estate; provided , however , that if such failure results solely (i) from a reduction in aggregate Collateral Value as a result of the Weighted Average Advance Rate for such Series or Class being higher than the Trigger Advance Rate for such Series or Class, such failure shall become an Event of Default only if such failure continues unremedied for a period of five (5) days or (ii) from an Other Advance Rate Reduction Event, such failure shall become an Event of Default only if such failure continues unremedied for a number of days greater than or equal to the Other Advance Rate Reduction Event Cure Period following the occurrence of such Other Advance Rate Reduction Event;
(hh)      the Receivables Seller fails to sell and/or contribute all Additional Receivables related to the Designated Servicing Agreements by the first Funding Date on or after the date that is thirty (30) days after the date upon which such Receivable was created ( provided that any Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable shall not be deemed “created” until the related servicing fee is accrued and unpaid on the related monthly remittance date following the related due date) and the Receivables Seller has actual knowledge of such failure; or
(ii)      the sale and/or contribution by the Servicer of Receivables in respect of any Mortgage Pool to any Person other than the Issuer other than pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Transaction Documents.
Upon the occurrence of any such event none of the Administrator, the Servicer, the Subservicer nor the Depositor shall be relieved from performing its obligations in a timely manner in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, and each of the Administrator, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor shall provide the Indenture Trustee, each Note Rating Agency for each Note then Outstanding, each Derivative Counterparty and the Noteholders prompt notice of such failure or delay by it, together with a description of its effort to perform its obligations. Each of the Administrator, the Servicer, each Subservicer and the Depositor shall notify the Indenture Trustee in writing of any Event of Default or an event which with notice, the passage of time or both would become an Event of Default that it discovers, within one (1) Business Day of such discovery. For purposes of this Section 8.1 , the Indenture Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of an Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee assigned to and working in the Corporate Trust Office has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such an Event of Default is received by the Indenture Trustee from the Administrative Agent and such notice references the Notes, the Trust Estate or this Indenture. The Indenture Trustee shall provide notice of defaults in accordance with Section 3.3(b) and Section 11.2 .
Any determination pursuant to this Section 8.1 as to whether any event would have a material adverse effect on the rights or interests of the Noteholders shall be made without regard to any Derivative Agreement, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement or Liquidity Facility.
If, on any date, an Event of Default will occur on such date due to the failure to make a Target Amortization Payment that is due and payable on such date because of insufficient Available Funds therefor, (i) any allocation of payments on such date shall not be applied in accordance with Section 4.5(a)(1) hereof and shall instead be applied in accordance with Section 4.5(a)(2) and (ii) an Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred pursuant to Section 8.1(a) on such date.
Section 8.2.
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
(l)      If an Event of Default of the kind specified in clause (d) or (e) of Section 8.1 occurs, the unpaid principal amount of all of the Notes shall automatically become immediately due and payable without notice, presentment or demand of any kind. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then and in each and every such case, the Indenture Trustee, at the written direction of any of the Administrative Agent, the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes that are not Variable Funding Notes or the Series Required Noteholders for any Series of Variable Funding Notes Outstanding, may declare the Note Balance of all the Outstanding Notes and all interest and principal accrued and unpaid (if any) thereon and all other amounts due and payable under any Transaction Document to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration each Note will become and will be immediately due and payable and the Revolving Period with respect to such Series or Class shall immediately terminate, anything in this Indenture, the related Indenture Supplement(s) or in the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding. Such payments are subject to the allocation, deposits and payment sections of this Indenture and of the related Indenture Supplement(s).
(m)      Reserved .
(n)      At any time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made or an automatic acceleration has occurred with respect to the Notes of any Series or Class and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Indenture Trustee as hereafter provided in this Article VIII , the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes, by written notice to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(viii)      the Issuer has paid or deposited with the Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (A) all overdue installments of interest on such Notes, (B) the principal of such Notes which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor by the terms of such Notes, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, (C) interest upon overdue installments of interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefore by the terms of such Notes to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, (D) all sums paid by the Indenture Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of the Indenture Trustee or Deutsche Bank (in any of its capacities), their agents and counsel, all other amounts due under Section 4.5 and (E) all amounts due and payable to each Derivative Counterparty in accordance with the terms of any applicable Derivative Agreement; and
(ix)      all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of such Notes which has become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 8.15 .
No such rescission will affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 8.3.
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture Trustee.
The Issuer covenants that if:
(u)      the Issuer defaults in the payment of interest on any Notes when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of thirty-five (35) days following the date on which such interest became due and payable,
(v)      the Issuer defaults in the payment of any Target Amortization Amounts when due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement; or
(w)      the Issuer defaults in the payment of the principal of any Series or Class of Notes on the Stated Maturity Date thereof; then
the Issuer will, upon demand of the Indenture Trustee, pay (subject to the allocation provided in Section 4.5(a)(2) hereof and any related Indenture Supplement) to the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders of any such Notes, the whole amount then due and payable on any such Notes for principal and interest, together with any Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amounts, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, and in addition thereto, will pay such further amount as will be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee and Deutsche Bank (in any of its capacities), their agents and counsel and all other amounts due under Section 4.5 .
If the Issuer fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Indenture Trustee may, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may directly prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and the Indenture Trustee may enforce the same against the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Notes and collect the money adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law and this Indenture.
Section 8.4.
Indenture Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of the pendency of any Insolvency Event or other similar proceeding or event relative to the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Notes or the property of the Issuer or of such other obligor, the Indenture Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes will then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise) will be entitled and empowered by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,
(i)      to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Notes and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary and advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee, its agents and counsel and all other amounts due under Section 4.5 ) and of the Noteholders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and
(j)      to collect and receive any funds or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator or other similar official in any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each Noteholder to make such payment to the Indenture Trustee and Deutsche Bank (in all its capacities), and in the event that the Indenture Trustee consents to the making of such payments directly to the Noteholders, to pay to the Indenture Trustee and Deutsche Bank (in all its capacities) any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee and Deutsche Bank (in all its capacities), their agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Indenture Trustee and Deutsche Bank (in all its capacities) under Section 4.5 .
Nothing herein contained will be deemed to authorize the Indenture Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Noteholder thereof, or to authorize the Indenture Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Noteholder in any such proceeding.
Section 8.5.
Indenture Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Notes of any Series or Class may be prosecuted and enforced by the Indenture Trustee, without the possession of any of the Notes of such Series or Class or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Indenture Trustee, will be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment will, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee and its respective agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Noteholders of the Notes of such Series or Class in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 8.6.
Application of Money Collected.
Any money or other property collected by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Article VIII will be applied in accordance with Section 4.5(a)(2) , at the Final Payment Date fixed by the Indenture Trustee and, in case of the payment of such money on account of principal, interest or fees, upon presentation of the Notes of the related Series or Class and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid.
Section 8.7.
Sale of Collateral Requires Consent of Series Required Noteholders.
The Indenture Trustee shall not sell Collateral or cause the Issuer to sell Collateral following any Event of Default, except with the written consent, or at the direction of, the Series Required Noteholders of each Series; provided , that the consent of 100% of the Noteholders of the Outstanding Notes of each Series and any applicable Derivative Counterparties shall be required for any sale that does not generate sufficient proceeds to pay the Note Balance of all such Notes plus all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owed in respect of such Notes and the Transaction Documents. If such direction has been given by the Noteholders of the requisite percentage of all Outstanding Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall cause the Issuer to sell Collateral pursuant to Section 8.16 , and shall provide notice of this to each Note Rating Agency of then Outstanding Notes.
Section 8.8.
Reserved.
Section 8.9.
Limitation on Suits.
No Noteholder will have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture or any Note, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or similar official, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(a)      such Noteholder has previously given written notice to the Indenture Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to Notes of such Noteholder’s Notes’ Series or Class;
(b)      the Noteholders of more than 25% of the Note Balance of the Outstanding Notes of each Series, measured by Voting Interests, have made written request to the Indenture Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in the name of the Indenture Trustee hereunder;
(c)      such Noteholder or Noteholders have offered to the Indenture Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request; and
(d)      the Indenture Trustee, for sixty (60) days after the Indenture Trustee has received such notice, request and offer of indemnity, has failed to institute any such proceeding; it being understood and intended that no one or more Noteholders of Notes of such Series or Class will have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture or any Note to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Noteholders of Notes, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other such Noteholders or to enforce any right under this Indenture or any Note, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and proportionate benefit of all the Noteholders of all Notes.
Section 8.10.
Limited Recourse.
Notwithstanding any other terms of this Indenture, the Notes, any other Transaction Documents or otherwise, the obligations of the Issuer under the Notes, this Indenture and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer, payable solely from the Trust Estate, and following realization of the Trust Estate and application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, none of the Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee or any of the other parties to the Transaction Documents shall be entitled to take any further steps to recover any sums due but still unpaid hereunder or thereunder, all claims in respect of which shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. Subject to the foregoing and to the terms of the applicable Indenture Supplement, each Noteholder will, however, have the absolute and unconditional right to receive payment of all amounts due with respect to the Notes pursuant and respect to the terms of the Indenture, which right shall not be impaired without the consent of each Noteholder and to initiate suit for the enforcement of any such payment, which right shall not be impaired without the consent of such Noteholder. No recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing in respect of the Notes or this Indenture or for any action or inaction of the Issuer against any officer, director, employee, shareholder, stockholder or incorporator of the Issuer or any of their successors or assigns for any amounts payable under the Notes or this Indenture. It is understood that the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.10 shall not (i) prevent recourse to the Trust Estate for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Trust Estate or (ii) save as specifically provided therein, constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by the Notes or secured by this Indenture. It is further understood that the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.10 shall not limit the right of any Person, to name the Issuer as a party defendant in any proceeding or in the exercise of any other remedy under the Notes or this Indenture, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if obtained) enforced against any such Person or entity.
Section 8.11.
Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, then and in every such case the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders will, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders will continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 8.12.
Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy will, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, will not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 8.13.
Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Indenture Trustee or of any Noteholder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default will impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Indenture Trustee or by the Noteholders, as the case may be.
Section 8.14.
Control by Noteholders.
Either 100% of the VFN Noteholders or the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee with respect to such Notes; provided that:
(a)      the Indenture Trustee will have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Indenture Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that the action so directed may violate applicable law or would conflict with this Indenture or if the Indenture Trustee in good faith determines that the proceedings so directed would have a substantial likelihood of involving it in personal liability or be unjustly prejudicial to the Noteholders not taking part in such direction, unless the Indenture Trustee has received indemnity satisfactory to it from the Noteholders; and
(b)      the Indenture Trustee may take any other action permitted hereunder deemed proper by the Indenture Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.
Section 8.15.
Waiver of Past Defaults.
Together, the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes that are not Variable Funding Notes, the Series Required Noteholders for any Series of Variable Funding Notes Outstanding and the Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Noteholders of all such Notes waive any past default hereunder and its consequences, except a default not theretofore cured:
(a)      in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note, or
(b)      in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article XII cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Noteholder of each Outstanding Note.
Upon any such waiver, such default will cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom will be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 8.16.
Sale of Trust Estate.
(a)      The power to effect any Sale of any portion of the Trust Estate shall not be exhausted by any one or more Sales as to any portion of the Trust Estate remaining unsold, but shall continue unimpaired until the entire Trust Estate shall have been sold or all amounts payable on the Notes and under this Indenture with respect thereto shall have been paid. The Indenture Trustee may from time to time postpone any public Sale by public announcement made at the time and place of such Sale.
(b)      Unless the Series Required Noteholders of all Outstanding Series have otherwise provided its written consent to the Indenture Trustee and the Indenture Trustee has provided prior notice of such Sale as soon as is reasonably practicable to each Derivative Counterparty, at any public Sale of all or any portion of the Trust Estate at which a minimum bid equal to or greater than all amounts due to the Indenture Trustee hereunder and the entire amount which would be payable to the Noteholders in full payment thereof in accordance with Section 8.6 , on the Payment Date next succeeding the date of such sale, has not been received, the Indenture Trustee shall prevent such sale by bidding an amount at least $1.00 more than the highest other bid in order to preserve the Trust Estate.
(c)      In connection with a Sale of all or any portion of the Trust Estate:
(i)      any of the Noteholders may bid for and purchase the property offered for Sale, and upon compliance with the terms of sale may hold, retain and possess and dispose of such property, without further accountability;
(ii)      the Indenture Trustee may bid for and acquire the property offered for Sale in connection with any Sale thereof;
(iii)      the Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver an appropriate instrument of conveyance transferring its interest in any portion of the Trust Estate in connection with a Sale thereof;
(iv)      the Indenture Trustee is hereby irrevocably appointed the agent and attorney-in-fact of the Issuer to transfer and convey its interest in any portion of the Trust Estate in connection with a Sale thereof, and to take all action necessary to effect such Sale; and
(v)      no purchaser or transferee at such a Sale shall be bound to ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent or see to the application of any moneys.
(d)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Notes have become due and payable or have been declared due and payable and such declaration and its consequences have not been rescinded and annulled, any proceeds received by the Indenture Trustee with respect to a foreclosure, sale or other realization resulting from a transfer of the assets of the Trust Estate shall be allocated in accordance with Section 4.5(a)(2) hereof. The amount, if any, so allocated to the Issuer shall be paid by the Indenture Trustee to or to the order of the Issuer free and clear of the Adverse Claim of this Indenture and the Noteholders shall have no claim or rights to the amount so allocated.
Section 8.17.
Undertaking for Costs.
All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Noteholder by its acceptance thereof will be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Indenture Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Indenture Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section will not apply to any suit instituted by the Indenture Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Noteholder or group of Noteholders holding in the aggregate more than 25% of the Note Balance of the Outstanding Notes of each Series (measured by Voting Interests) to which the suit relates, or to any suit instituted by any Noteholders for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note on or after the applicable Stated Maturity Date expressed in such Note.
Section 8.18.
Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.
The Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Indenture Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
Section 8.19.
Notice of Waivers.
Promptly after any waiver of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 4.12 , or any rescission or annulment of a declaration of acceleration pursuant to Section 8.2(c) , or any waiver of past default pursuant to Section 8.15 , the Issuer will notify all related Note Rating Agencies in writing.
Article IX     

The Issuer
Section 9.1.
Representations and Warranties of Issuer.
The Issuer hereby makes the following representations and warranties for the benefit of the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders, any Derivative Counterparty, any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider and any Liquidity Provider. The representations shall be made as of the execution and delivery of this Indenture and of each Indenture Supplement, and as of each Funding Date and as of each date of Grant and shall survive the Grant of a Security Interest in the Receivables to the Indenture Trustee.
(o)      Organization and Good Standing . The Issuer is duly organized and validly existing as a statutory trust and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted. The Issuer has appointed the Administrator as the Issuer’s agent where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes of this Indenture may be served.
(p)      Power and Authority . The Issuer has and will continue to have the power and authority to execute and deliver this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party, and to carry out their respective terms; the Issuer had and has had at all relevant times and now has full power, authority and legal right to acquire, own, hold and Grant a Security Interest in the Trust Estate and has duly authorized such Grant to the Indenture Trustee by all necessary action; and the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of this Indenture and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been duly authorized by all necessary action of the Issuer.
(q)      Valid Transfers; Binding Obligations . This Indenture creates a valid Grant of a Security Interest in the Receivables which has been validly perfected and is a first priority Security Interest under the UCC, and such other portion of the Collateral as to which a Security Interest may be granted under the UCC, which security interest is enforceable against creditors of and purchasers from the Issuer, subject to applicable law. Each of the Transaction Documents to which the Issuer is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles.
(r)      No Violation . The execution and delivery by the Issuer of this Indenture and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents and the fulfillment of the terms of this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents do not conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under the Organizational Documents of the Issuer or any indenture, agreement or other material instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which it is bound, or result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument (other than this Indenture), or violate any law, order, judgment, decree, writ, injunction, award, determination, rule or regulation applicable to the Issuer of any court or of any federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Issuer or its properties, which breach, default, conflict, Adverse Claim or violation could reasonably be expected to have a material Adverse Effect.
(s)      No Proceedings . There is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or to the Issuer’s knowledge, threatened, against or affecting the Issuer: (i) asserting the invalidity of this Indenture, the Notes or any of the other Transaction Documents to which the Issuer is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture, or any of the other Transaction Documents, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling which could reasonably be expected to have a material Adverse Effect or could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise), business or operations of the Issuer, or (iv) relating to the Issuer and which could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the United States federal income tax attributes of the Notes.
(t)      No Subsidiaries . The Issuer has no subsidiaries.
(u)      All Tax Returns True, Correct and Timely Filed . All tax returns required to be filed by the Issuer in any jurisdiction have in fact been filed and all taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges upon the Issuer or upon any of its properties, and all income of franchises, shown to be due and payable on such returns have been paid except for any such taxes, assessments, fees and charges the amount, applicability or validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which the Issuer had established adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP. All such tax returns were true and correct in all material respects and the Issuer knows of no proposed additional tax assessment against it that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the ability of the Issuer to perform its obligations hereunder nor of any basis therefor. The provisions for taxes on the books of the Issuer are in accordance with GAAP.
(v)      No Restriction on Issuer Affecting its Business . The Issuer is not a party to any contract or agreement, or subject to any charter or other restriction, which materially and adversely affects its business, and the Issuer has not agreed or consented to cause any of its assets or properties to become subject to any Adverse Claim other than the Security Interest or any Permitted Liens.
(w)      Title to Receivables . As represented by the Depositor in the Receivables Pooling Agreement, immediately prior to the Grant thereof to the Indenture Trustee as contemplated by this Indenture, the Issuer had good and marketable title to each Receivable, free and clear of all Adverse Claims other than any Permitted Liens and rights of others.
(x)      Perfection of Security Interest . All filings and recordings that are necessary to perfect the interest of the Issuer in the Receivables and such other portion of the Trust Estate as to which a sale or security interest may be perfected by filing under the UCC, have been accomplished and are in full force and effect. All filings and recordings against the Issuer required to perfect the Security Interest of the Indenture Trustee in such Receivables and such other portion of the Trust Estate as to which a Security Interest may be perfected by filing under the UCC, have been accomplished and are in full force and effect. Other than the Security Interest granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture, the Issuer has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a Security Interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Receivables or any other Collateral. The Issuer has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statement filed against the Issuer that includes a description of collateral covering the Receivables other than (1) any financing statement related to the Security Interest granted to the Indenture Trustee hereunder or (2) that has been terminated.
(y)      Notes Authorized, Executed, Authenticated, Validly Issued and Outstanding . The Notes have been duly and validly authorized and, when duly and validly executed and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and delivered to and paid for by each purchaser as provided herein, will be validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the benefits hereof.
(z)      Location of Chief Executive Office and Records . The chief executive office of the Issuer and the office where Issuer maintains copies of its corporate records, is located at the offices of the Administrator at c/o New Residential Investment Corp., 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105, provided that, at any time after the Closing Date, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders, the Issuer may relocate its jurisdiction of formation, and/or its principal place of business and chief executive office, and/or the office where it maintains all of its records, to another location or jurisdiction, as the case may be, within the United States to the extent that the Issuer shall have taken all actions necessary or reasonably requested by the Indenture Trustee or the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes to amend its existing financing statements and continuation statements, and file additional financing statements and to take any other steps reasonably requested by the Indenture Trustee or the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes to further perfect or evidence the rights, claims or security interests of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders under any of the Transaction Documents.
(aa)      Solvency . The Issuer (i) is not insolvent” (as such term is defined in § 101(32)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code); (ii) is able to pay its debts as they become due; and (iii) does not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which it is engaged or for any business or transaction in which it is about to engage. The Issuer is not Granting the Trust Estate to the Indenture Trustee with the intent to defraud, delay or hinder any of its creditors.
(bb)      Separate Identity . The Issuer is operated as an entity separate from the Receivables Seller, the Depositor and the Servicer. The Issuer has complied with all covenants set forth in its Organizational Documents.
(cc)      Name . The legal name of the Issuer is as set forth in this Indenture and the Issuer does not use and has not used any other trade names, fictitious names, assumed names or “doing business as” names.
(dd)      Governmental Authorization . Other than the filing of the financing statements (or financing statement amendments) required hereunder or under any other Transaction Document, no authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for (i) the due execution and delivery by Issuer of this Indenture and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and (ii) the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(ee)      Accuracy of Information . All information heretofore furnished by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates to the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders for purposes of or in connection with this Indenture, any of the other Transaction Documents or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby is, and all such information hereafter furnished by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates to the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders will be, true and accurate in every material respect on the date such information is stated or certified and does not and will not contain any material misstatement of fact or omit, taking into account all other information provided, to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading in any material respect.
(ff)      Use of Proceeds . No proceeds of any issuance of Notes or funding under a VFN hereunder will be used for a purpose that violates, or would be inconsistent with, Regulation T, U or X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from time to time.
(gg)      Investment Company . The Issuer is not required to be registered as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act, or any successor statute.
(hh)      Compliance with Law . The Issuer has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be subject.
(ii)      Investments . The Issuer does not own or hold, directly or indirectly (i) any capital stock or equity security of, or any equity interest in, any Person or (ii) any debt security or other evidence of indebtedness of any Person.
(jj)      Transaction Documents . The Receivables Pooling Agreement is the only agreement pursuant to which the Issuer directly or indirectly purchases and receives contributions of Receivables from the Depositor and the Receivables Pooling Agreement represents the only agreement between the Depositor and the Issuer relating to the transfer of the Receivables from the Depositor to the Issuer.
(kk)      Limited Business . Since its formation the Issuer has conducted no business other than entering into and performing its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and such other activities as are incidental to the foregoing. The Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and any agreements entered into in connection with the transactions that are permitted thereby, are the only agreements to which the Issuer is a party.
Section 9.2.
Liability of Issuer; Indemnities.
(x)      Obligations . The Issuer shall be liable in accordance with this Indenture only to the extent of the obligations in this Indenture specifically undertaken by the Issuer in such capacity under this Indenture and shall have no other obligations or liabilities hereunder. The Issuer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indenture Trustee (in all its capacities), the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Note Registrar, the Noteholders, each Derivative Counterparty (as applicable, with respect to the related Series of Notes) and the Trust Estate (each an “ Indemnified Party ”) from and against any taxes that may at any time be asserted against the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Note Registrar or the Trust Estate with respect to the transactions contemplated in this Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, any sales, gross receipts, general corporation, tangible or intangible personal property, privilege or license taxes (but not including any taxes asserted with respect to, and as of the date of, the transfer of the Receivables to the Trust Estate, the issuance and original sale of the Notes of any Class, or asserted with respect to ownership of the Receivables, or federal, state or local income or franchise taxes or any other tax, or other income taxes arising out of payments on the Notes of any Class, or any interest or penalties with respect thereto or arising from a failure to comply therewith) and costs and expenses in defending against the same.
(y)      Notification and Defense . Promptly after any Indemnified Party shall have been served with the summons or other first legal process or shall have received written notice of the threat of a claim in respect of which a claim for indemnity may be made against the Issuer under this Section 9.2 , the Indemnified Party shall notify the Issuer and the Administrator in writing of the service of such summons, other legal process or written notice, giving information therein as to the nature and basis of the claim, but failure so to notify the Issuer shall not relieve the Issuer from any liability which it may have hereunder or otherwise, except to the extent that the Issuer is prejudiced by such failure so to notify the Issuer. The Issuer will be entitled, at its own expense, to participate in the defense of any such claim or action and, to the extent that it may wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, and, after notice from the Issuer to such Indemnified Party that the Issuer wishes to assume the defense of any such action, the Issuer will not be liable to such Indemnified Party under this Section 9.2 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense of any such action unless (i) the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and the Issuer, and the Indemnified Party (upon the advice of counsel) shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to the Issuer, or one or more Indemnified Parties, and which in the reasonable judgment of such counsel are sufficient to create a conflict of interest for the same counsel to represent both the Issuer and such Indemnified Party, (ii) the Issuer shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party to represent the Indemnified Party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, or (iii) the Issuer has authorized the employment of counsel for the Indemnified Party at the expense of the Issuer; then, in any such event, such Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ its own counsel in such action, and the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by the Issuer; provided , however , that the Issuer shall not in connection with any such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for any fees and expenses of more than one firm of attorneys at any time for all Indemnified Parties. Each Indemnified Party, as a condition of the indemnity agreement contained herein, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Issuer in the defense of any such action or claim. The Issuer shall not, without the prior written consent of any Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding or threatened proceeding.
(z)      Expenses . Indemnification under this Section shall include, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation. If the Issuer has made any indemnity payments pursuant to this Section and the recipient thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, the recipient shall promptly repay such amounts collected to the Issuer, without interest.
Section 9.3.
Merger or Consolidation, or Assumption of the Obligations, of the Issuer.
Any Person (a) into which the Issuer may be merged or consolidated, (b) which may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Issuer shall be a party, or (c) which may succeed to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Issuer, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Issuer under this Indenture, shall be the successor to the Issuer under this Indenture without the execution or filing of any document or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Indenture, except that if the Issuer in any of the foregoing cases is not the surviving entity, then the surviving entity shall execute an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Issuer under the Transaction Documents, including Derivative Agreements entered into by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on its behalf, and the surviving entity shall have taken all actions necessary or reasonably requested by the Issuer, the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes or the Indenture Trustee to amend its existing financing statements and continuation statements, and file additional financing statements and to take any other steps reasonably requested by the Issuer, the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes or the Indenture Trustee to further perfect or evidence the rights, claims or security interests of the Issuer, the Noteholders or the Indenture Trustee under any of the Transaction Documents. The Issuer (i) shall provide notice of any merger, consolidation or succession pursuant to this Section to each Note Rating Agency that has rated any then-Outstanding Notes, the Indenture Trustee, each Derivative Counterparty and the Noteholders, (ii) for so long as the Notes are Outstanding, (1) shall receive from each Note Rating Agency rating Outstanding Notes a letter to the effect that such merger, consolidation or succession will not result in a qualification, downgrading or withdrawal of the then current ratings assigned by such Note Rating Agency to any Outstanding Notes or (2) if the Administrator and the Administrative Agents determine in their reasonable judgment that an applicable Note Rating Agency no longer provides such letters as described in the foregoing clause (1), (a) the Administrator shall provide notice of such new merger, consolidation or succession to the related Note Rating Agency and (b) each Administrative Agent shall have provided its prior written consent to such merger, consolidation or succession, provided , that the Issuer provides an Issuer Certificate to the effect that any such merger, consolidation or succession will not have a material Adverse Effect on the Outstanding Notes, (iii) shall obtain an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Indenture Trustee and reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, that such merger, consolidation or succession complies with the terms hereof and one or more Opinions of Counsel updating or restating all opinions delivered on the date of this Indenture with respect to corporate matters, enforceability of Transaction Documents against the Issuer, and the grant by the Issuer of a valid security interest in the Aggregate Receivables to the Indenture Trustee and the perfection of such security interest and related matters, (iv) shall receive from the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes and each Derivative Counterparty their prior written consent to such merger, consolidation or succession, absent which consent, which may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, the Issuer shall not become a party to such merger, consolidation or succession and (v) shall obtain an Issuer Tax Opinion.
Section 9.4.
Issuer May Not Own Notes.
The Issuer may not become the owner or pledgee of one or more of the Notes (other than any “Retained Notes” (as defined in any Indenture Supplement)). Any Person Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with the Issuer may, in its individual or any other capacity, become the owner or pledgee of one or more Notes with the same rights as it would have if it were not an Affiliate of the Issuer, except as otherwise specifically provided in the definition of the term “Noteholder.” The Notes so owned by or pledged to such Controlling, Controlled or commonly Controlled Person shall have an equal and proportionate benefit under the provisions of this Indenture, without preference, priority or distinction as among any of the Notes, except as set forth herein with respect to, among other things, rights to vote, consent or give directions to the Indenture Trustee as a Noteholder.
Section 9.5.
Covenants of Issuer.
(a)      Organizational Documents; Unanimous Consent . The Issuer hereby covenants that its Organizational Documents provide that they may not be amended or modified without notice to the Indenture Trustee and each Note Rating Agency that is at that time rating any Outstanding Notes, and the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, unless and until this Indenture shall have been satisfied, discharged and terminated. The Issuer will at all times comply with the terms of its Organizational Documents. In addition, notwithstanding any other provision of this Section and any provision of law, the Issuer shall not take any action described in Section 4.1 of the Issuer’s Organizational Documents or do any of the following unless the Owners (as such term is defined in the Issuer’s Organizational Documents), the Administrative Agent and the applicable Series Required Noteholders as set forth in the Transaction Documents consent to such action: dissolve or liquidate, in whole or in part, or institute proceedings to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, file a petition seeking, or consent to, reorganization or relief under any applicable federal, state or foreign law relating to bankruptcy or similar matters, consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Issuer or a substantial part of its property, make any assignment for the benefit of creditors, admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or take any action in furtherance of the actions set forth in clauses (A) through (F) above; or (1) merge or consolidate with or into any other person or entity or sell or lease its property or all or substantially all of its assets to any person or entity; or (2) modify any provision of its Organizational Documents.
(b)      Preservation of Existence . The Issuer hereby covenants to do or cause to be done all things necessary on its part to preserve and keep in full force and effect its rights and franchises as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware, and to maintain each of its licenses, approvals, permits, registrations or qualifications in all jurisdictions in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such licenses, approvals, registrations or qualifications, except for failures to maintain any such licenses, approvals, registrations or qualifications which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material Adverse Effect.
(c)      Compliance with Laws . The Issuer hereby covenants to comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and orders of any governmental authority, the noncompliance with which would have a material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Issuer.
(d)      Payment of Taxes . The Issuer hereby covenants to pay and discharge promptly or cause to be paid and discharged promptly all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Issuer or upon its income and profits, or upon any of its property or any part thereof, before the same shall become in default, provided that the Issuer shall not be required to pay and discharge any such tax, assessment, charge or levy so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the Issuer shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect to any such tax, assessment, charge or levy so contested.
(e)      Investments . The Issuer hereby covenants that it will not, without the prior written consent of the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes, acquire or hold any indebtedness for borrowed money of another person, or any capital stock, debentures, partnership interests or other ownership interests or other securities of any Person, other than Permitted Investments and Sinking Fund Permitted Investments as provided hereunder and the Receivables acquired under, the Purchase Agreement, the Receivables Sale Agreement, the Receivables Pooling Agreement and each Assignment and Recognition Agreement.
(f)      Keeping Records and Books of Account . The Issuer hereby covenants and agrees to maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including, without limitation, an ability to recreate records evidencing the Receivables in the event of the destruction or loss of the originals thereof) and keep and maintain, all documents, books, records and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Receivables (including, without limitation, records adequate to permit the daily identification of all collections with respect to, and adjustments of amounts payable under, each Receivable). The Administrator or a Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator shall ensure compliance with this Section 9.5(f) .
(g)      Employee Benefit Plans . The Issuer hereby covenants and agrees to comply in all material respects with the provisions of ERISA, the Code, and all other applicable laws, and the regulations and interpretations thereunder to the extent applicable, with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan.
(h)      No Release . The Issuer shall not take any action and shall use its best efforts not to permit any action to be taken by others that would release any Person from any of such Person’s covenants or obligations under any Transaction Document, Designated Servicing Agreement, Subservicing Agreement or other document, instrument or agreement included in the Trust Estate, or which would result in the amendment, hypothecation, subordination, termination or discharge of, or impair the validity or effectiveness of, any such document, instrument or agreement.
(i)      Separate Identity . The Issuer acknowledges that the Secured Parties are entering into the transactions contemplated by this Indenture in reliance upon the Issuer’s identity as a legal entity that is separate from the Receivables Seller, the Depositor or the Servicer (each, a “ Facility Entity ”). Therefore, from and after the date of execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer shall take all reasonable steps to maintain the Issuer’s identity as a separate legal entity and to make it manifest to third parties that the Issuer is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of each Facility Entity and not a division of a Facility Entity.
(j)      Compliance with and Enforcement of Transaction Documents . The Issuer hereby covenants and agrees to comply in all respects with the terms of, employ the procedures outlined in and enforce the obligations of the parties to all of the Transaction Documents to which the Issuer is a party, and take all such action to such end as may be from time to time reasonably requested by the Indenture Trustee, and/or the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes, maintain all such Transaction Documents in full force and effect and make to the parties thereto such reasonable demands and requests for information and reports or for action as the Issuer is entitled to make thereunder and as may be from time to time reasonably requested by the Indenture Trustee.
(k)      No Sales, Liens, Etc. Against Receivables and Trust Property . The Issuer hereby covenants and agrees, except for releases specifically permitted hereunder, not to sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist, any Adverse Claim (other than the Security Interest created hereby or any Permitted Liens) upon or with respect to, any Receivables or Trust Property, or any interest in either thereof, or upon or with respect to any Trust Account, or assign any right to receive income in respect thereof. The Issuer shall promptly, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after a Responsible Officer has obtained actual knowledge thereof, notify the Indenture Trustee of the existence of any Adverse Claim on any Receivables or Trust Estate, and the Issuer shall defend the right, title and interest of each of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in, to and under the Receivables and Trust Estate, against all claims of third parties.
(l)      No Change in Business . The Issuer covenants that it shall not make any change in the character of its business.
(m)      No Change in Name, Etc.; Preservation of Security Interests . The Issuer covenants that it shall not make any change to its company name, or use any trade names, fictitious names, assumed names or “doing business as” names. The Issuer will from time to time, at its own expense, execute and file such additional financing statements (including continuation statements) as may be necessary to ensure that at any time, the interest of the Issuer in all of the Receivables and such other portion of the Trust Estate as to which a sale or Security Interest may be perfected by filing under the UCC, and the Security Interest of the Indenture Trustee in all of the Receivables and such other portion of the Trust Estate as to which a Security Interest may be perfected by filing under the UCC, are fully protected.
(n)      No Institution of Insolvency Proceedings . The Issuer covenants that it shall not institute Insolvency Proceedings with respect to the Issuer or any Affiliate thereof or consent to the institution of Insolvency Proceedings against the Issuer or any Affiliate thereof or take any action in furtherance of any such action, or seek dissolution or liquidation in whole or in part of the Issuer or any Affiliate thereof.
(o)      Money for Note Payments To Be Held in Trust . The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent other than the Indenture Trustee to execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Indenture Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent shall:
(vii)      hold all sums held by it in respect of payments on Notes in trust for the benefit of the Noteholders entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;
(viii)      give the Indenture Trustee notice of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes) in the making of any payment; and
(ix)      at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Indenture Trustee, forthwith pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent.
The Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Indenture Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Indenture Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Indenture Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
(p)      Protection of Trust Estate . The Issuer shall from time to time execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Administrative Agent all such supplements and amendments hereto (a copy of which shall be provided to the Noteholders) and all such financing statements, continuation statements, instruments of further assurance and other instruments, and shall take such other action as is necessary or advisable to:
(viii)      Grant more effectively all or any portion of the Trust Estate;
(ix)      maintain or preserve the Security Interest or carry out more effectively the purposes hereof;
(x)      perfect, publish notice of, or protect the validity of any Grant made or to be made by this Indenture;
(xi)      enforce any of the Receivables or, where appropriate, any Security Interest in the Trust Estate and the proceeds thereof, or
(xii)      preserve and defend title to the Trust Estate and the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders therein against the claims of all persons and parties.
(q)      Investment Company Act . The Issuer shall conduct its operations in a manner which shall not subject it to registration as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.
(r)      Payment of Review and Renewal Fees . The Issuer shall pay or cause to be paid to each Note Rating Agency that has rated Outstanding Notes, the annual rating review and renewal fee in respect of such Notes, if any.
(s)      Reserved .
(t)      No Subsidiaries . The Issuer shall not form or hold interests in any subsidiaries.
(u)      No Indebtedness . The Issuer shall not incur any indebtedness other than the Notes, and shall not guarantee any other Person’s indebtedness or incur any capital expenditures.
Article X     

The Administrator and Servicer
Section 10.1.
Representations and Warranties of Administrator.
The Administrator hereby makes the following representations and warranties for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee, as of the Closing Date, and as of the date of each Grant of Receivables to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture.
(aa)      Organization and Good Standing . The Administrator is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Administrator is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing (or is exempt from such requirements) and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in each jurisdiction in which the failure so to qualify, or to obtain such licenses or approvals, would have a material Adverse Effect.
(bb)      Power and Authority; Binding Obligation . The Administrator has the power and authority to make, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Indenture and any related Indenture Supplement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and all of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder, and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party; this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Administrator, enforceable against the Administrator in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) or by public policy with respect to indemnification under applicable securities laws.
(cc)      No Violation . The execution and delivery of this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party by the Administrator and its performance of its obligations under this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party will not (i) violate the Administrator’s Charter, Bylaws or other organizational documents or (ii) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Administrator is a party or which may be applicable to the Administrator or any of its assets or (iii) violate any statute, ordinance or law or any rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or of any public, governmental or regulatory body, agency or authority applicable to the Administrator or its properties except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for such defaults, breaches or violations that would not reasonably be expected to have a material Adverse Effect.
(dd)      No Proceedings . No proceedings, investigations or litigation before any court, tribunal or governmental body is currently pending, nor to the knowledge of the Administrator is threatened against the Administrator, nor is there any such proceeding, investigation or litigation currently pending, nor, to the knowledge of the Administrator, is any such proceeding, investigation or litigation threatened against the Administrator with respect to this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or any other Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby that could reasonably be expected to have a material Adverse Effect.
(ee)      No Consents Required . No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Administrator of or compliance by the Administrator with this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained and except where failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations and orders would not reasonably be expected to have a material Adverse Effect.
(ff)      Information . No written statement, report or other document furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Indenture or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party by the Administrator contains or will contain any statement that is or will be inaccurate or misleading in any material respect.
Section 10.2.
Representations and Warranties of OLS.
OLS, as Servicer and as a Subservicer, hereby makes the following representations and warranties for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer and HLSS, as the Administrator and in its capacity as purchaser of Receivables under the Receivables Sale Agreement, as of the Closing Date, and as of the date of each Grant of Receivables to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture.
(k)      Organization and Good Standing . OLS is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. OLS is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing (or is exempt from such requirements) and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in each jurisdiction in which the failure so to qualify, or to obtain such licenses or approvals, would have a material Adverse Effect.
(l)      Power and Authority; Binding Obligation . OLS has the power and authority to make, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Indenture and any related Indenture Supplement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and all of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder, and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party; this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of OLS, enforceable against OLS in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) or by public policy with respect to indemnification under applicable securities laws.
(m)      No Violation . The execution and delivery of this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party by OLS and its performance of its obligations under this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party will not (i) violate OLS’s Charter, Bylaws or other organizational documents or (ii) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which OLS is a party or which may be applicable to OLS or any of its assets or (iii) violate any statute, ordinance or law or any rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or of any public, governmental or regulatory body, agency or authority applicable to OLS or its properties, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for such defaults, breaches or violations that would not reasonably be expected to have a material Adverse Effect.
(n)      No Proceedings . (i) No proceedings, investigations or litigation before any court, tribunal or governmental body is currently pending, nor to the knowledge of OLS is threatened against OLS, nor (ii) to the knowledge of OLS, is any such proceeding, investigation or litigation threatened against OLS with respect to this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or any other Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, in each case, that could reasonably be expected to have a material Adverse Effect.
(o)      No Consents Required . No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by OLS of or compliance by OLS with this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or any Transaction Document to which it is a party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or any Transaction Document to which it is a party except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained and except where failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations and orders would not reasonably be expected to have a material Adverse Effect.
(p)      Information . No written statement, report or other document furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Indenture or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party by OLS contains or will contain any statement that is or will be inaccurate or misleading in any material respect.
(q)      Reserved .
(r)      Foreign Corrupt Practices Act . Neither OLS, OFC or any subsidiary thereof (collectively, the “FCPA Entities” and individually a “FCPA Entity”), or any employees, directors, or officers of any FCPA Entity, or to the knowledge of any FCPA Entity, any of its agents or representatives or any subsidiary of any FCPA Entity, is aware of, has taken, or will take any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”); and OLS and its subsidiaries and Affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to ensure continued compliance therewith.
(s)      Anti-Money Laundering . The operations of OLS are conducted and, to its knowledge, have been conducted in all material respects in compliance with the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions to which OLS is subject and the rules and regulations thereunder, including the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act) (collectively, the “U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving OLS with respect to the U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of OLS, threatened.
(t)      Sanctions . Neither OLS nor its Subsidiaries, nor, to its knowledge, any of its or its Subsidiaries’ directors, officers, agents, Subsidiaries or employees, is a Person that is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are (1) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“ OFAC ”), the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury (collectively, “ Sanctions ”) or (2) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions; including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.
Section 10.3.
Covenants of Administrator and Servicer.
(g)      Amendments to Designated Servicing Agreements . Each Servicer hereby covenants and agrees not to amend any Designated Servicing Agreements under which it is Servicer except for such amendments that would have no material adverse effect upon the collectability or timing of payment of any of the Aggregate Receivables or the performance of its, the Depositor’s or the Issuer’s obligations under the Transaction Documents or otherwise adversely affect the interest of the Noteholders, any Derivative Counterparty, any Supplement Credit Enhancement Provider or any Liquidity Provider, without the prior written consent of the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes, each Derivative Counterparty and of each Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider and each Liquidity Provider (to the extent the Issuer has knowledge of such Liquidity Provider). The Administrator or the Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Administrator shall, within five (5) Business Days following the effectiveness of such amendments, deliver to the Indenture Trustee copies of all such amendments. For the avoidance of doubt, OLS may terminate, amend or otherwise modify any agreement pursuant to which any Eligible Subservicer is subservicing any Designated Servicing Agreement on behalf of OLS in order to terminate the subservicing arrangement with respect to such Designated Servicing Agreement; provided, that OLS shall provide notice of any such termination, amendment or modification to the Administrative Agent.
(h)      Maintenance of Security Interest . The Administrator shall from time to time, at its own expense, file such additional financing statements (including continuation statements) as may be necessary to ensure that at any time, the Security Interest of the Indenture Trustee (on behalf of itself, the Noteholders, any Derivative Counterparty, any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider and any Liquidity Provider) in all of the Aggregate Receivables and the other Collateral is fully protected in accordance with the UCC and that the Security Interest of the Indenture Trustee in the Receivables and the rest of the Trust Estate remains perfected and of first priority. The Administrator shall take all steps necessary to ensure compliance with Section 9.5(m) .
(i)      Regulatory Reporting Compliance . The Servicer shall, on or before the last Business Day of the fifth month following the end of each of the Servicer’s fiscal years (December 31), beginning with the fiscal year ending in 2015, deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Interested Noteholders, as applicable, a copy of the results of any Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, an Officer’s Certificate that satisfies the requirements of Item 1122(a) of Regulation AB, an independent public accountant’s report (which may or may not be from independent certified public accountants that are selected to be the Verification Agent) that satisfies the requirements of Item 1123 of Regulation AB or similar review conducted on the Servicer by its accountants and such other reports as the Servicer may prepare relating to its servicing functions as the Servicer.
(j)      Compliance with Designated Servicing Agreements . The Servicer shall not fail to comply with its obligations as the servicer under each of the Designated Servicing Agreements, which failure would have a material Adverse Effect. The Servicer shall immediately notify the Indenture Trustee of its receipt of a notice of termination under any Designated Servicing Agreement. The Indenture Trustee shall forward any such notification to each Noteholder.
(k)      Compliance with Obligations . The Administrator shall not permit the Issuer to engage in activities that could violate its covenants in this Indenture. Notwithstanding any Subservicing Agreement, any of the provisions of this Indenture relating to agreements or arrangements between the Servicer and a Subservicer or reference to actions taken through a Subservicer or otherwise, the Servicer shall remain obligated and primarily liable to the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders for the servicing and administering of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such Subservicing Agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from a Subservicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with a Subservicer for indemnification of the Servicer by such Subservicer and nothing contained in this Indenture shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.
(l)      Reimbursement of Advances and Payment of Deferred Servicing Fees upon Transfer of Servicing and Payment of Deferred Servicing Fees; Clean-up Calls . In connection with any sale or other voluntary transfer of Servicing, in whole or in part under any Designated Servicing Agreement (not including any transfer resulting from the succession of another Person to the business of the Servicer), (i) the Servicer shall cause the Subservicer to collect reimbursement of all outstanding Advances and payment of all outstanding Deferred Servicing Fees under such Designated Servicing Agreement prior to transferring the servicing under such Designated Servicing Agreement or (ii) such sale or other voluntary transfer of Servicing shall be consummated in connection with a Permitted Refinancing. In connection with any other transfer of servicing under any Designated Servicing Agreement, the Servicer shall cause the Subservicer to use its commercially reasonable efforts to collect reimbursement of any outstanding collections, including indemnity or other payments in respect of such Advances and Deferred Servicing Fees, and any such collections shall be treated as Collections under this Indenture. Each of the Servicer’s and the Receivables Seller’s right to reimbursement for Advances under each Designated Servicing Agreement shall not be subject to any off-set, recoupment or other similar right. The Servicer agrees that prior to or concurrently with its exercise of any clean-up call, redemption or repurchase right under the related Designated Servicing Agreement it shall ensure that all outstanding Advances and unpaid Deferred Servicing Fees due and owing under the related Designated Servicing Agreement shall be paid in full, as certified to the Indenture Trustee. The Administrator agrees not to directly or indirectly instruct the Servicer to exercise any clean-up call, redemption or repurchase right under the related Designated Servicing Agreement unless all outstanding Advances and unpaid Deferred Servicing Fees due and owing under the related Designated Servicing Agreement shall be paid in full in connection with the exercise thereof.
(m)      Notice of Unmatured Defaults, Servicer Termination Events and Subservicer Termination Events . The Servicer shall provide written notice to the Indenture Trustee and each VFN Noteholder of any Unmatured Default, Servicer Termination Event or Subservicer Termination Event, promptly following the receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer of notice, or the obtaining by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer of actual knowledge, of such Unmatured Default, Servicer Termination Event or Subservicer Termination Event (excluding, in any case, any such event solely due to the breach of one or more Collateral Performance Tests or a Servicer Ratings Downgrade).
(n)      Reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Nonrecoverable Deferred Servicing Fees for Receivables other than Loan-Level Receivables . The Servicer shall cause the Subservicer to withdraw Advance Reimbursement Amounts related to Receivables other than Loan-Level Receivables from the appropriate Custodial Account to reimburse any Advance or pay any Deferred Servicing Fee which the Subservicer shall have determined will not be recoverable from proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan, promptly after making such determination of non-recoverability.
(o)      Administrator Instructions and Functions Performed by Issuer . The Administrator shall perform the administrative or ministerial functions specifically required of the Issuer pursuant to this Indenture and any other Transaction Document.
(p)      FIFO . Except to the extent that the related Designated Servicing Agreement explicitly prohibits such reimbursement (i) any Advance Reimbursement Amounts with respect to any serviced mortgage loan shall be allocated to outstanding Advances made with respect to such mortgage loan on a on a “first in, first out” (“ FIFO ”) and (ii) if expressly requested, the Servicer shall provide to the Indenture Trustee or the Administrator loan by loan information with respect to each Advance Reimbursement Amount to enable such Person to make the FIFO allocation of each Advance Reimbursement Amount with respect to any applicable mortgage loan.
(q)      Adherence to Servicing Standards . Unless otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Administrator (the following collectively, the “ Servicing Standards ”):
(xiii)      the Servicer shall cooperate with the Indenture Trustee acting as Calculation Agent in its duties set forth in the Transaction Documents;
(xiv)      the Servicer shall cooperate with the Verification Agent in its duties set forth in the Transaction Documents; and
(xv)      the Servicer shall service all Mortgage Loans related to all Mortgage Pools without regard to ownership by OLS or its Affiliates of any securities issued by the related Mortgage Pool.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything otherwise herein to the contrary, any Subservicer may perform any of the tasks or duties described above, herein or otherwise under any applicable Designated Servicing Agreement so long as the Administrative Agent shall have consented to the related subservicing arrangement in its sole and absolute discretion.
(r)      Reimbursement of Loan-Level Receivables . As of the Closing Date, unless required otherwise by the applicable Designated Servicing Agreement, the Servicer reimburses or repays the Loan-Level Receivables in respect of any Mortgage Loan or REO Property in the following order of priority, with respect to monthly collections (i) first, P&I Advance Receivables (including Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables), (ii) second, Escrow Advance Receivables, (iii) third, Corporate Advance Receivables; and with respect to liquidation (i) first, Escrow Advance Receivables, (ii) second, Corporate Advance Receivables, (iii) third, P&I Advance Receivables (including Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables), provided that, in any case, the Servicer may reimburse or pay any Receivable in respect of any Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is a Loan-Level Receivable prior to the reimbursement or payment of any Receivable in respect of the same Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is not a Loan-Level Receivable to the extent permitted by the related Designated Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer may reimburse or pay any Receivable in respect of any Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is a Loan-Level Receivable prior to the reimbursement or payment of any Receivable in respect of the same Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is not a Loan-Level Receivable to the extent permitted by the related Designated Servicing Agreement.
Section 10.4.
L iability of Administrator; Indemnities.
(v)      Obligations . The Administrator shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Custodian, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Trust Estate, the Owner Trustee, each Derivative Counterparty and the Noteholders (each an “ Administrator Indemnified Party ”) from and against any and all costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities to the extent that such cost, expense, loss, claim, damage or liability (“ Administrator Indemnified Losses ”) arose out of, and was imposed upon, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Custodian, the Owner Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Trust Estate, each Derivative Counterparty or any Noteholder (by reason of a violation of law, negligence, willful misfeasance or bad faith of the Administrator (or of the Receivables Seller, the Depositor or of the Issuer as a result of a direction, act or omission by the Administrator), in the performance of their respective obligations under this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents; provided that any indemnification amounts payable by the Administrator, as the case may be, to the Owner Trustee hereunder shall not be duplicative of any indemnification amount paid by the Administrator to the Owner Trustee in accordance with the Trust Agreement or under the Administration Agreement.
(w)      Notification and Defense . Promptly after any Administrator Indemnified Party shall have been served with the summons or other first legal process or shall have received written notice of the threat of a claim in respect of which a claim for indemnity may be made against the Administrator (such party, as the case may be, being referred to herein as the “ Administrator Indemnifying Party ”) under this Section 10.4 , the Administrator Indemnified Party shall notify the Administrator Indemnifying Party in writing of the service of such summons, other legal process or written notice, giving information therein as to the nature and basis of the claim, but failure so to notify the Administrator Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Administrator Indemnifying Party from any liability which it may have hereunder or otherwise, except to the extent that the Administrator Indemnifying Party is prejudiced by such failure so to notify the Administrator Indemnifying Party. The Administrator Indemnifying Party will be entitled, at its own expense, to participate in the defense of any such claim or action and, to the extent that it may wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Administrator Indemnified Party, and, after notice from the Administrator Indemnifying Party to such Administrator Indemnified Party that the Administrator Indemnifying Party wishes to assume the defense of any such action, the Administrator Indemnifying Party will not be liable to such Administrator Indemnified Party under this Section 10.4 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such Administrator Indemnified Party in connection with the defense of any such action unless (i) the defendants in any such action include both the Administrator Indemnified Party and the Administrator Indemnifying Party, and the Administrator Indemnified Party (upon the advice of counsel) shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to the Administrator Indemnifying Party, or one or more Indemnified Parties, and which in the reasonable judgment of such counsel are sufficient to create a conflict of interest for the same counsel to represent both the Administrator Indemnifying Party and such Administrator Indemnified Party, (ii) the Administrator Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Administrator Indemnified Party to represent the Administrator Indemnified Party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, or (iii) the Administrator Indemnifying Party has authorized the employment of counsel for the Administrator Indemnified Party at the expense of the Administrator Indemnifying Party; then, in any such event, such Administrator Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ its own counsel in such action, and the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by the Administrator Indemnifying Party; provided , however , that the Administrator Indemnifying Party shall not in connection with any such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for any fees and expenses of more than one firm of attorneys at any time for all Indemnified Parties. Each Administrator Indemnified Party, as a condition of the indemnity agreement contained herein, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Administrator Indemnifying Party in the defense of any such action or claim. The Administrator Indemnifying Party shall not, without the prior written consent of any Administrator Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such Administrator Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Administrator Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Administrator Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding or threatened proceeding.
(x)      Expenses . Indemnification under this Section shall include, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation. If the Administrator Indemnifying Party has made any indemnity payments pursuant to this Section and the recipient thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, the recipient shall promptly repay such amounts collected to the Administrator Indemnifying Party, without interest.
(y)      Survival . The provisions of this Section shall survive the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee (in any of its capacities), the Calculation Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Paying Agent and the termination of this Indenture.
(z)      Special Damages. Except as specifically provided for in this Indenture, including with respect to any amount of indemnification provided by the Servicer, no claim may be made by a Servicer Indemnified Party (excluding any indemnity claim based on claims asserted by an unaffiliated third party) for any special, indirect, punitive or consequential damages (“Special Damages”) in respect of any breach or wrongful conduct (whether the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or duty imposed by law) in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to the transactions contemplated, or relationship established, by this Indenture, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection herewith or therewith, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, both the Servicer Indemnifying Party and such Servicer Indemnified Party hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any such claim for Special Damages, whether or not accrued or whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.
Section 10.5.
L iability of Servicer; Indemnities.
(a)      Obligations . The Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Custodian, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Trust Estate, the Owner Trustee, each Derivative Counterparty and the Noteholders (each a “ Servicer Indemnified Party ”) from and against any and all costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities to the extent that such cost, expense, loss, claim, damage or liability (“ Servicer Indemnified Losses ”) arose out of, and was imposed upon, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Custodian, the Owner Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Trust Estate, each Derivative Counterparty or any Noteholder by reason of a violation of law, negligence, willful misfeasance or bad faith of the Servicer or Subservicer, in the performance of their respective obligations under this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents or as servicer, subservicer or master servicer under the Designated Servicing Agreements or a Subservicing Agreement, or by reason of the breach by the Servicer or Subservicer of any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder or under the Designated Servicing Agreements or a Subservicing Agreement. OLS, in its capacity as Servicer, shall be responsible for all Servicer Indemnified Losses arising with respect to any Servicing Agreement from the Closing Date through the related MSR Transfer Date. HLSS, in its capacity as Servicer, shall be responsible for all Servicer Indemnified Losses arising with respect to any Servicing Agreement on and after the related MSR Transfer Date.
(b)      Notification and Defense . Promptly after any Servicer Indemnified Party shall have been served with the summons or other first legal process or shall have received written notice of the threat of a claim in respect of which a claim for indemnity may be made against the Servicer (such party, as the case may be, being referred to herein as the “ Servicer Indemnifying Party ”) under this Section 10.5 , the Servicer Indemnified Party shall notify the Servicer Indemnifying Party in writing of the service of such summons, other legal process or written notice, giving information therein as to the nature and basis of the claim, but failure so to notify the Servicer Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Servicer Indemnifying Party from any liability which it may have hereunder or otherwise, except to the extent that the Servicer Indemnifying Party is prejudiced by such failure so to notify the Servicer Indemnifying Party. The Servicer Indemnifying Party will be entitled, at its own expense, to participate in the defense of any such claim or action and, to the extent that it may wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Servicer Indemnified Party, and, after notice from the Servicer Indemnifying Party to such Servicer Indemnified Party that the Servicer Indemnifying Party wishes to assume the defense of any such action, the Servicer Indemnifying Party will not be liable to such Servicer Indemnified Party under this Section 10.5 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such Servicer Indemnified Party in connection with the defense of any such action unless (i) the defendants in any such action include both the Servicer Indemnified Party and the Servicer Indemnifying Party, and the Servicer Indemnified Party (upon the advice of counsel) shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to the Servicer Indemnifying Party, or one or more Indemnified Parties, and which in the reasonable judgment of such counsel are sufficient to create a conflict of interest for the same counsel to represent both the Servicer Indemnifying Party and such Servicer Indemnified Party, (ii) the Servicer Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Servicer Indemnified Party to represent the Servicer Indemnified Party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, or (iii) the Servicer Indemnifying Party has authorized the employment of counsel for the Servicer Indemnified Party at the expense of the Servicer Indemnifying Party; then, in any such event, such Servicer Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ its own counsel in such action, and the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by the Servicer Indemnifying Party; provided , however , that the Servicer Indemnifying Party shall not in connection with any such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for any fees and expenses of more than one firm of attorneys at any time for all Indemnified Parties. Each Servicer Indemnified Party, as a condition of the indemnity agreement contained herein, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Servicer Indemnifying Party in the defense of any such action or claim. The Servicer Indemnifying Party shall not, without the prior written consent of any Servicer Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such Servicer Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Servicer Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Servicer Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding or threatened proceeding.
(c)      Expenses . Indemnification under this Section shall include, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation. If the Servicer Indemnifying Party has made any indemnity payments pursuant to this Section and the recipient thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, the recipient shall promptly repay such amounts collected to the Servicer Indemnifying Party, without interest.
(d)      Survival . The provisions of this Section shall survive the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee (in any of its capacities), the Calculation Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Paying Agent and the termination of this Indenture.
Section 10.6.
Merger or Consolidation, or Assumption of the Obligations, of the Administrator or the Servicer.
Any Person (%3) into which the Administrator or the Servicer may be merged or consolidated, (%3) which may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Administrator or the Servicer shall be a party, or (%3) which may succeed to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Administrator or the Servicer, as the case may be, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Administrator or the Servicer, as applicable, under this Indenture, shall be the successor to the Administrator or the Servicer, as applicable, under this Indenture without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Indenture; provided , however , that such merger, consolidation or conversion shall not cause a Target Amortization Event for any Series or an Event of Default, or an event which with notice, the passage of time or both would become a Target Amortization Event for any Series or an Event of Default, prior to any such merger, consolidation or conversion, (1) the Administrator or the Servicer, as the case may be, shall have provided to the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders a letter from each Note Rating Agency that rated Outstanding Notes indicating that such merger, consolidation or conversion will not result in the qualification, reduction or withdrawal of the then current ratings of the Outstanding Notes or (2) if the Administrator and the Administrative Agents determine in their reasonable judgment that an applicable Note Rating Agency no longer provides such letters as described in the foregoing clause (1), (a) the Administrator shall provide notice of such merger, consolidation or conversion to the related Note Rating Agency and (b) each Administrative Agent shall have provided its prior written consent to merger, consolidation or conversion, provided , that the Issuer provides an Issuer Certificate to the effect that any such merger, consolidation or conversion will not have a material Adverse Effect on the Outstanding Notes, and prior to any such merger, consolidation or conversion the Administrator shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such merger, consolidation or conversion complies with the terms of this Indenture and one or more Opinions of Counsel updating or restating all opinions delivered on the date of this Indenture with respect to corporate matters and the enforceability of Transaction Documents against the Administrator or the Servicer, as the case may be, true sale as to the transfers of the Aggregate Receivables from the Servicer as Receivables Seller to the Depositor and non-consolidation of the Servicer with the Depositor and security interest and tax and any additional opinions required under any related Indenture Supplement; provided , further , that the conditions specified in clauses (ii) and (iii) shall not apply to any transaction (i) in which an Affiliate of the Receivables Seller assumes the obligations of the Receivables Seller and otherwise satisfies the eligibility criteria applicable to the Servicer under the Designated Servicing Agreements or (ii) in which an Affiliate of the Receivables Seller is merged into or is otherwise combined with the Receivables Seller and the Receivables Seller is the sole survivor of such merger or other combination. The Administrator or the Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide notice of any merger, consolidation or succession pursuant to this Section to the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and each Note Rating Agency.
Except (i) as described in the preceding paragraph or with respect to the transactions contemplated on the MSR Transfer Date, and (ii) the delegation by the Administrator of rights and obligations as Administrator to a Sub-Administrator from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, none of the Administrator, the Servicer or the Subservicer may assign or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Indenture or any other Transaction Document.
On any MSR Transfer Date, HLSS shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee an MSR Transfer Notice signed by OLS and HLSS.
Section 10.7.
Appointment of a Sub-Administrator.
The Administrator may appoint a Sub-Administrator that meets the qualifications of the definition of “ Sub-Administrator ” hereunder. Notwithstanding the appointment of a Sub-Administrator, the Administrator shall remain responsible for the performance of its duties and obligations pursuant to this Indenture and any other Transaction Document. In addition, any Sub-Administrator shall be responsible for the performance of any duties so delegated to the same extent if such Sub-Administrator were the named Administrator under this Indenture and to meet any standards and fulfill any new requirements applicable to the Administrator under this Indenture and any other Transaction Documents.
Article XI     

The Indenture Trustee
Section 11.1.
Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(u)      The Indenture Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture with respect to the Notes, and no implied covenants or obligations will be read into this Indenture against the Indenture Trustee.
(v)      In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Indenture Trustee may, with respect to Notes, conclusively rely upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Indenture Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee will be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of any mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein.
(w)      If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.
(x)      No provision of this Indenture will be construed to relieve the Indenture Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i)      this subsection (d) will not be construed to limit the effect of subsection (a) of this Section 11.1 ;
(ii)      the Indenture Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by an Indenture Trustee Authorized Officer, unless it will be proved that the Indenture Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii)      the Indenture Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Majority Noteholders or the Administrative Agent relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Indenture Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Notes of any Class, to the extent consistent with Sections 8.7 and 8.8 ;
(iv)      no provision of this Indenture will require the Indenture Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it has reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it; and
(v)      whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Indenture Trustee will be subject to the provisions of this Section.
Section 11.2.
Notice of Defaults.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.3(b) , within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of any Event of Default hereunder,
(s)      the Indenture Trustee will transmit by mail to all registered Noteholders, as their names and addresses appear in the Note Register, notice of such default hereunder known to the Indenture Trustee, and
(t)      the Indenture Trustee will give prompt written notification thereof to each Note Rating Agency, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided , however , that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note of any Series or Class, the Indenture Trustee will be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as an Indenture Trustee Responsible Officer in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Noteholders of such Series or Class. For the purpose of this Section, the term “default” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
Section 11.3.
Certain Rights of Indenture Trustee.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.1 :
(aa)      the Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely and will be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document (whether in its original or facsimile form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(bb)      whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Indenture Trustee deems it desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Indenture Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;
(cc)      the Indenture Trustee may consult with counsel of its own selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(dd)      the Indenture Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Noteholders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Noteholders shall have offered to the Indenture Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(ee)      the Indenture Trustee will not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by the Majority Noteholders; provided , however , that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Indenture Trustee of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Indenture Trustee, not assured to the Indenture Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee against such cost, expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action;
(ff)      the Indenture Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Indenture Trustee will not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(gg)      the Indenture Trustee will not be responsible for filing any financing statements or continuation statements in connection with the Notes, but will cooperate with the Issuer in connection with the filing of such financing statements or continuation statements;
(hh)      the Indenture Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any default, Event of Default, Funding Interruption Event or Servicer Termination Event unless an Indenture Trustee Responsible Officer has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default, Event of Default, Funding Interruption Event or Servicer Termination Event is received by the Indenture Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture; in the absence of receipt of such notice or actual knowledge, the Indenture Trustee may conclusively assume that there is no default, Event of Default, Funding Interruption Event or Servicer Termination Event;
(ii)      the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Indenture Trustee hereunder and under each Transaction Document, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable (without duplication) by, the Indenture Trustee or Deutsche Bank, as applicable, in each of its capacities hereunder and thereunder (including, without limitation, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent, Custodian, Securities Intermediary and Note Registrar), and each agent, custodian and other person employed to act hereunder and thereunder.
(jj)      none of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall in any event require the Indenture Trustee to perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the obligations of the Servicer under this Indenture;
(kk)      the Indenture Trustee shall have no duty (A) to see to any recording, filing, or depositing of this Indenture or any agreement referred to herein or any financing statement or continuation statement evidencing a security interest, or to see to the maintenance of any such recording or filing or depositing or to any rerecording, refiling or redepositing of any thereof, (B) to see to any insurance, (C) to see to the payment or discharge of any tax, assessment, or other governmental charge or any lien or encumbrance of any kind owing with respect to, assessed or levied against, any part of the Trust Fund other than from funds available in the Trust Accounts or (D) to confirm or verify the contents of any reports or certificates of the Servicer or the Administrator delivered to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture believed by the Indenture Trustee to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ll)      the Indenture Trustee shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(mm)      the right of the Indenture Trustee to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty, and the Indenture Trustee shall not be answerable for other than its negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of such act;
(nn)      the Indenture Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the execution of the Trust Fund created hereby or the powers granted hereunder;
(oo)      in making or disposing of any investment permitted by this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee is authorized to deal with itself (in its individual capacity) or with any one or more of its Affiliates, in each case on an arm's-length basis and on standard market terms, whether it or such Affiliate is acting as a subagent of the Indenture Trustee or for any third Person or dealing as principal for its own account; and
(pp)      the Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for delays or failures in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts or God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services.
Section 11.4.
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Notes.
The recitals contained herein and in the Notes, except the certificates of authentication, will be taken as the statements of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Indenture Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Notes. The Indenture Trustee will not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of Notes or the proceeds thereof, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Servicer in respect of any amounts deposited in or withdrawn from the Trust Accounts or the Custodial Accounts by the Servicer. The Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for the legality or validity of this Indenture or the validity, priority, perfection or sufficiency of the security for the Notes issued or intended to be issued hereunder.
Section 11.5.
Reserved.
Section 11.6.
Money Held in Trust.
The Indenture Trustee will be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the Issuer.
Section 11.7.
Compensation and Reimbursement, Limit on Compensation, Reimbursement and Indemnity.
Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture:
(a)      The Indenture Trustee (including in all of its capacities) will be paid the Indenture Trustee Fee on each Payment Date pursuant to Section 4.5 as compensation for its services (in all capacities hereunder).
(b)      The Indenture Trustee (including in all of its capacities) shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust Estate as set forth in Section 4.5 and Section 8.6 , and shall be secondarily indemnified and held harmless by the Administrator for, from and against, as the case may be, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of, or in connection with, the acceptance and administration of the Trust Estate, including, without limitation, the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against any claim in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under this Indenture, provided that:
(i)      with respect to any such claim, the Indenture Trustee shall have given the Administrator written notice thereof promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee shall have actual knowledge thereof; provided , however that failure to give such written notice shall not affect the Trust Estate’s or the Administrator’s obligation to indemnify the Indenture Trustee, unless such failure materially prejudices the Trust Estate’s or the Administrator’s rights;
(ii)      the Administrator may, at its option, assume the defense of any such claim using counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee; and
(iii)      notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, the Administrator shall not be liable for settlement of any claim by the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, entered into without the prior consent of the Administrator, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
No termination of this Indenture, or the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee, shall affect the obligations created by this Section 11.7(b) of the Administrator to indemnify the Indenture Trustee under the conditions and to the extent set forth herein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnification provided in this Section 11.7(b) with respect to the Administrator shall not pertain to any loss, liability or expense of the Indenture Trustee, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim, incurred in connection with any actions taken by the Indenture Trustee at the direction of the Noteholders pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
The Indenture Trustee agrees fully to perform its duties under this Indenture notwithstanding its failure to receive any payments, reimbursements or indemnifications to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 11.7(b) subject to its rights to resign in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
The Securities Intermediary, the Paying Agent, and the Calculation Agent shall be indemnified by the Trust Estate pursuant to Section 4.5 and Section 8.6 , and secondarily by the Administrator, in respect of the matters described in Section 4.9 to the same extent as the Indenture Trustee.
Neither of the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities Intermediary will have any recourse to any asset of the Issuer or the Trust Estate other than funds available pursuant to Section 4.5 and Section 8.6 or to any Person other than the Issuer (or the Administrator pursuant to this Section 11.7 ). Except as specified in Section 4.5 and Section 8.6 , any such payment to the Indenture Trustee shall be subordinate to payments to be made to Noteholders.
Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Indenture Trustee be liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Indenture Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
Section 11.8.
Corporate Indenture Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There will at all times be an Indenture Trustee hereunder with respect to all Classes of Notes, which will be either a bank or 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 at least $50,000,000, subject to supervision or examination by a federal or state authority of the United States, and the long-term unsecured debt obligation of which are rated at least BBB from each Note Rating Agency then rating Outstanding Notes if such institution is rated by the Note Rating Agency, as applicable, or if such Note Rating Agency downgrades the Indenture Trustee below such minimum rating, the Indenture Trustee may obtain, at its own expense, a confirmation from such Note Rating Agency that downgraded the Indenture Trustee below such rating category that there is no Ratings Effect by reason of such downgrade to a lower rating. If such bank or corporation 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 bank or corporation will be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. The Issuer may not, nor may any Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with the Issuer, serve as Indenture Trustee. If at any time the Indenture Trustee ceases to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately upon failure to obtain such confirmation within a reasonable time after such ineligibility in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 11.9.
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
(a)      No resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and no appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Article will become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Indenture Trustee under Section 11.10 .
(b)      The Indenture Trustee (in all capacities) and Deutsche Bank (in all capacities) may resign with respect to all, but not less than all, such capacities and all, but not less than all of the Outstanding Notes at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Issuer. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent or Securities Intermediary shall not have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent or Securities Intermediary may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary. Written notice of resignation by the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture shall also constitute notice of resignation as Calculation Agent, Securities Intermediary, Paying Agent, Note Registrar and Custodian hereunder, to the extent the Indenture Trustee serves in such a capacity at the time of such resignation.
(c)      The Indenture Trustee or Calculation Agent may be removed with respect to all Outstanding Notes at any time by Action of the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes, delivered to the Indenture Trustee and to the Issuer. Removal of the Indenture Trustee shall also constitute removal of the Calculation Agent, Securities Intermediary and Paying Agent hereunder, to the extent the Indenture Trustee serves in such a capacity at the time of such resignation. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Indenture Trustee or Calculation Agent shall not have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of removal, the Indenture Trustee or Calculation Agent being removed may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee or Calculation Agent.
(d)      If at any time:
(x)      the Indenture Trustee ceases to be eligible under Section 11.8 and fails to resign after written request therefore by the Issuer or by any Noteholder; or
(xi)      the Indenture Trustee becomes incapable of acting with respect to any Series or Class of Notes; or
(xii)      the Indenture Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Indenture Trustee or of its property is appointed or any public officer takes charge or Control of the Indenture Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (A) the Issuer may remove the Indenture Trustee, or (B) subject to Section 8.9 , any Noteholder who has been a bona fide Noteholder of a Note for at least six (6) months may, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Indenture Trustee and the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee.
(e)      If the Indenture Trustee or Calculation Agent resigns, is removed or becomes incapable of acting with respect to any Notes, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of the Indenture Trustee or Calculation Agent for any cause, the Issuer, subject to the Administrative Agent’s consent, will promptly appoint a successor Indenture Trustee or Calculation Agent. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapacity, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Indenture Trustee or Calculation Agent is appointed by Act of the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes, delivered to the Issuer and the retiring Indenture Trustee or Calculation Agent, the successor Indenture Trustee or Calculation Agent so appointed will, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Indenture Trustee or Calculation Agent and supersede the successor Indenture Trustee or Calculation Agent appointed by the Issuer. If no successor Indenture Trustee or Calculation Agent shall have been so appointed by the Issuer or the Noteholders and accepted appointment in the manner hereinafter provided, any Noteholder who has been a bona fide Noteholder of a Note for at least six (6) months may, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee or Calculation Agent.
(f)      The Issuer will give written notice of each resignation and each removal of the Indenture Trustee and each appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee to each Noteholder as provided in Section 1.7 and to each Note Rating Agency that is then rating Outstanding Notes. To facilitate delivery of such notice, upon request by the Issuer, the Note Registrar shall provide to the Issuer a list of the relevant registered Noteholders. Each notice will include the name of the successor Indenture Trustee and the address of its principal Corporate Trust Office.
Section 11.10.
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
Every successor Indenture Trustee appointed hereunder will execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer and to the predecessor Indenture Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, with a copy to each Note Rating Agency then rating any Outstanding Notes, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Indenture Trustee will become effective, and such successor Indenture Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, will become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the predecessor Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent and Paying Agent; but, on request of the Issuer or the successor Indenture Trustee, such predecessor Indenture Trustee will, upon payment of its reasonable charges, if any, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Indenture Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the predecessor Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent and Paying Agent, and will duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Indenture Trustee all property and money held by such predecessor Indenture Trustee hereunder, subject nevertheless to its rights to payment pursuant to Section 11.7 . Upon request of any such successor Indenture Trustee, the Issuer will execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Indenture Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts.
No successor Indenture Trustee will accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Indenture Trustee will be qualified and eligible under this Article.
Section 11.11.
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any Person into which the Indenture Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Indenture Trustee shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Indenture Trustee, will be the successor of the Indenture Trustee hereunder, provided that such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. The Indenture Trustee will give prompt written notice of such merger, conversion, consolidation or succession to the Issuer and each Note Rating Agency that is then rating Outstanding Notes. If any Notes shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Indenture Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Indenture Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Notes so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Indenture Trustee had itself authenticated such Notes.
Section 11.12.
Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
At any time when any of the Notes remain Outstanding the Indenture Trustee, with the approval of the Issuer, may appoint an Authenticating Agent with respect to one or more Series or Classes of Notes which will be authorized to act on behalf of the Indenture Trustee to authenticate Notes of such Series or Classes issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 6.6 , and Notes so authenticated will be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and will be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Indenture Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Notes by the Indenture Trustee or an Indenture Trustee Authorized Signatory or to the Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication, such reference will be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Indenture Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a Certificate of Authentication executed on behalf of the Indenture Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent will be acceptable to the Issuer and will at all times be a Person organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as an Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and, if other than the Issuer itself, subject to supervision or examination by a federal or state authority of the United States. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent will be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent will cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent will resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any Person into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent will be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, will continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided that such Person will be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Indenture Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Indenture Trustee and to the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Issuer. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or if at any time such Authenticating Agent ceases to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Indenture Trustee, with the approval of the Issuer, may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which will be acceptable to the Issuer and will give notice to each Noteholder as provided in Section 1.7 . Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder will become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent will be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Indenture Trustee agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent (other than an Authenticating Agent appointed at the request of the Issuer, the Noteholders or the Administrator from time to time or appointed due to a change in law or other circumstance beyond the Indenture Trustee’s control) reasonable compensation for its services under this Section, out of the Indenture Trustee’s own funds without reimbursement pursuant to this Indenture. The Indenture Trustee shall be the initial Authenticating Agent.

If an appointment with respect to one or more Classes is made pursuant to this Section, the Notes of such Series or Classes may have endorsed thereon an alternate Certificate of Authentication in the following form:
AUTHENTICATING AGENT’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes of the Classes designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture and Indenture Supplement.
Dated: ______________, 20[__]
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its
individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By: ____________________________________
as Authenticating Agent
Section 11.13.
Reserved.
Section 11.14.
Representations and Covenants of the Indenture Trustee.
The Indenture Trustee, in its individual capacity and not as Indenture Trustee, represents, warrants and covenants that:
(a)      Deutsche Bank is a national banking association duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States;
(b)      Deutsche Bank has full power and authority to deliver and perform this Indenture and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Indenture and other documents to which it is a party; and
(c)      each of this Indenture and other Transaction Documents to which Deutsche Bank is a party has been duly executed and delivered by Deutsche Bank and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
Section 11.15.
Indenture Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Issuer.
Any application by the Indenture Trustee for written instructions from the Issuer may, at the option of the Indenture Trustee, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Indenture Trustee under and in accordance with this Indenture and the date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective, provided that such application shall make specific reference to this Section 11.15 . The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Indenture Trustee in accordance with a proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than five (5) Business Days after the date the Issuer actually receives such application, unless the Issuer shall have consented in writing to any earlier date) unless prior to taking any such action (or the Closing Date in the case of an omission), the Indenture Trustee shall have received written instructions in response to such application specifying the action be taken or omitted.
Article XII     

Amendments and Indenture Supplements
Section 12.1.
Supplemental Indentures and Amendments Without Consent of Noteholders.
(u)      Unless otherwise provided in the related Indenture Supplement with respect to any amendment to this Indenture or such Indenture Supplement, without the consent of the Noteholders of any Notes or any other Person but with the consent of the Issuer (evidenced by its execution of such amendment), the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator, the Servicer, the Subservicer (whose consent shall be required only to the extent that such amendment would materially affect the Subservicer) and the Administrative Agent, and any applicable Derivative Counterparty and with prior notice to each Note Rating Agency that is then rating any Outstanding Notes, at any time and from time to time, upon delivery of an Issuer Tax Opinion, unless such Issuer Tax Opinion is waived by (i) in the case of an amendment to such Indenture Supplement the requisite parties pursuant to the related Indenture Supplement or (ii) the requisite parties pursuant to all Indenture Supplements in the case of an amendment to this Indenture, and upon delivery by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the Issuer reasonably believes that such amendment could not have a material Adverse Effect (other than, in the case of any Potential Restructuring, any adverse effect related to (i) any additional transfers and transferors of Receivables in connection therewith (including, in the case of any Potential Restructuring, any transfers to or from any Intermediate Transferee and/or any Basic Fee Holder) and/or (ii) any RMSR Holder holding the right to become the named servicer under the Designated Servicing Agreements upon the related MSR Transfer Date instead of HLSS) and is not reasonably expected to have a material Adverse Effect on the Noteholders of the Notes at any time in the future, may amend this Indenture for any of the following purposes:
(i)      to evidence the succession of another Person to the Issuer, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer herein and in the Notes; or
(ii)      to add to the covenants of the Issuer, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer, for the benefit of the Noteholders of the Notes of any or all Series or Classes (and if such covenants or the surrender of such right or power are to be for the benefit of less than all Series or Classes of Notes, stating that such covenants are expressly being included or such surrenders are expressly being made solely for the benefit of one or more specified Series or Classes); or
(iii)      to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture; or
(iv)      to establish any form of Note as provided in Article V, and to provide for the issuance of any Series or Class of Notes as provided in Article VI and to set forth the terms thereof, and/or to add to the rights of the Noteholders of the Notes of any Series or Class; or
(v)      to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by another corporation as a successor Indenture Trustee hereunder; or
(vi)      to provide for additional or alternative forms of credit enhancement for any Series or Class of Notes; or
(vii)      to comply with any regulatory, accounting or tax laws; or
(viii)      to qualify for “off-balance sheet” treatment under GAAP, or to permit the Depositor to repurchase a specified percentage (not to exceed 2.50%) of the Receivables from the Issuer in order to achieve “on-balance sheet” treatment under GAAP (if such amendment is supported by a true sale opinion from external counsel to the Receivables Seller satisfactory to each Note Rating Agency rating Outstanding Notes and to each Noteholder of a Variable Funding Note); or
(ix)      to prevent the Issuer from being subject to tax on its net income as an association (or publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation or a taxable mortgage pool taxable as a corporation, each for United States federal income tax purposes;
(x)      determined by the Administrator to be reasonably necessary to maintain the rating currently assigned by the applicable Note Rating Agency and/or to avoid such Class of Notes being placed on negative watch by such Note Rating Agency;
(xi)      in connection with any Potential Restructuring or a Servicer Modification, subject, in any case to (a) the delivery of a letter from each Note Rating Agency rating then-Outstanding Notes, to the effect that such Potential Restructuring or Servicer Modification will not result in a Ratings Effect to the then current ratings assigned by such Note Rating Agency to any Outstanding Notes or (b) if the Administrator and the Administrative Agent determine in their reasonable judgment that any Note Rating Agency no longer provides such written confirmation described in clause (a) herein, each Administrative Agent having provided its prior written consent to such amendment which may be given in reliance in part on a certificate of the Issuer that the new issuance will not have a material Adverse Effect on any Outstanding Notes or any Secured Party; or
(xii)      as otherwise provided in the related Indenture Supplement.
(v)      In the event a material change occurs in applicable law, or in applicable foreclosure procedures used by prudent mortgage servicers generally, that requires or justifies, in the Administrator’s reasonable judgment, that a state currently categorized as a “Judicial State” be categorized as a “Non-Judicial State,” or vice versa, the Administrator will certify to the Indenture Trustee to such effect, supported by an opinion of counsel (or other form of assurance acceptable to the Indenture Trustee) in the case of a change in applicable law, and the categorization of the affected state or states will change from “Judicial State” to “Non-Judicial State,” or vice versa, for purposes of calculating Advance Rates applicable to Receivables.
(w)      Additionally, subject to the terms and conditions of Section 12.2 , unless otherwise provided in the related Indenture Supplement with respect to any amendment of this Indenture or an Indenture Supplement, and in addition to clauses (i) through (xii) above, this Indenture or an Indenture Supplement may also be amended by the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator, the Servicer, the Subservicer (whose consent shall be required only to the extent that such amendment would materially affect the Subservicer) and the Administrative Agent (in its sole and absolute discretion) without the consent of any of the Noteholders or any other Person, upon delivery of an Issuer Tax Opinion, unless such Issuer Tax Opinion is waived by (i) in the case of an amendment to such Indenture Supplement the requisite parties pursuant to the related Indenture Supplement or (ii) the requisite parties pursuant to all Indenture Supplements in the case of an amendment to this Indenture, for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture or modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders of the Notes under this Indenture or any other Transaction Document; provided , however , that (i) the Issuer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the Issuer reasonably believes that such amendment could not have a material Adverse Effect on any Outstanding Notes and is not reasonably expected to have a material Adverse Effect at any time in the future, (ii) (1) each Note Rating Agency currently rating the Outstanding Notes confirms in writing to the Indenture Trustee that such amendment will not cause a Ratings Effect on any Outstanding Notes or (2) if the Administrator and the Administrative Agents determine in their reasonable judgment that an applicable Note Rating Agency no longer provides such written confirmation described in the foregoing clause (1), (a) the Administrator shall provide notice of such amendment to the related Note Rating Agency and (b) each Administrative Agent shall have provided their prior written consent to such amendment and (iii) each Derivative Counterparty shall have consented to such amendment.
Except as permitted expressly by the Receivables Pooling Agreement, the Receivables Sale Agreement or as otherwise set forth herein, as applicable, the Servicer shall not enter into any amendment of the Receivables Sale Agreement, and the Issuer shall not enter into any amendment of the Receivables Pooling Agreement without the consent of the Administrative Agent and, except for amendments meeting the same criteria, and supported by the same Issuer Tax Opinion, Officer’s Certificate and other applicable deliverables, as applicable, as amendments to the Indenture entered into under this Section 12.1 , without the consent of the Series Required Noteholders of each Series.
Section 12.2.
Supplemental Indentures and Amendments with Consent of Noteholders.
In addition to any amendment permitted pursuant to Section 12.1 , and subject to the terms and provisions of each Indenture Supplement with respect to any amendment to this Indenture or such Indenture Supplement, with prior notice to each Note Rating Agency, the consent of any applicable Derivative Counterparty and the consent of the Series Required Noteholders of each Series materially and adversely affected by such amendment of this Indenture, including any Indenture Supplement, by Act of said Noteholders delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, the Administrator, the Servicer, the Subservicer (whose consent shall be required only to the extent that such amendment would materially affect the Subservicer), the Administrative Agent and the Indenture Trustee upon delivery of an Issuer Tax Opinion (unless the Noteholders unanimously consent to waive such opinion), may enter into an amendment of this Indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders of the Notes of each such Series or Class under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement; provided , however , that no such amendment will, without the consent of the Noteholder of each Outstanding Note materially and adversely affected thereby:
(qq)      change the scheduled payment date of any payment of interest on any Note held by such Noteholder, or change a Payment Date or Stated Maturity Date of any Note held by such Noteholder;
(rr)      reduce the Note Balance of, or the Note Interest Rate, Default Supplemental Fee Rate or ERD Supplemental Fee Rate on any Note held by such Noteholder, or change the method of computing the Note Balance or Note Interest Rate in a manner that is adverse to such Noteholder;
(ss)      impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on any Note held by such Noteholder;
(tt)      reduce the percentage of Noteholders of the Outstanding Notes (or of the Outstanding Notes of any Series or Class), the consent of whose Noteholders for which consent is required for any such Amendment, or the consent of whose Noteholders is required for any waiver of compliance with the provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or of defaults hereunder or thereunder and their consequences, provided for in this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement;
(uu)      modify any of the provisions of this Section or Section 8.15 , except to increase any percentage of Noteholders required to consent to any such amendment or to provide that other provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Noteholder of each Outstanding Note adversely affected thereby;
(vv)      permit the creation of any lien or other encumbrance on the Collateral that is prior to the lien in favor of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders of the Notes;
(ww)      change the method of computing the amount of principal of, or interest on, any Note held by such Noteholder on any date;
(xx)      increase any Advance Rates in respect of Notes held by such Noteholder or eliminate or decrease any collateral value exclusions in respect of Notes held by such Noteholder; or
(yy)      reduce the Target Amortization Amount in respect of any Target Amortization Event applicable to Notes held by such Noteholder.
In addition, any Indenture Supplement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified with the consent of each of the Noteholders of the Notes of the related Series upon delivery of all opinions and certificates and notice to each Note Rating Agency required pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 12.2 or as otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement. The consent of a Person that is an Administrative Agent or a Derivative Counterparty for one or more Series but is not an Administrative Agent or a Derivative Counterparty, as applicable, for any other Series is not required for any amendment, supplement or modification to any such other Series.
An amendment of this Indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular Series or Class of Notes, or which modifies the rights of the Noteholders of Notes of such Series or Class with respect to such covenant or other provision, will be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Noteholders of Notes of any other Series or Class.
It will not be necessary for any Act of Noteholders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it will be sufficient if such Act will approve the substance thereof.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Issuer, the Administrator and the Administrative Agent hereby direct the Indenture Trustee to execute the 2015-VF1 Indenture Supplement and any related documentation, dated as of the date hereof among the parties hereto.
Section 12.3.
Execution of Amendments.
In executing or accepting the additional trusts created by any amendment or Indenture Supplement of this Indenture permitted by this Article XII or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee will be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 11.1 ) will be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment or Indenture Supplement is authorized and permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent thereto have been satisfied. No such Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with any amendment or Indenture Supplement consented to by all Noteholders and any applicable Derivative Counterparty if all of the Noteholders have directed the Indenture Trustee in writing to execute such amendment or Indenture Supplement. The Indenture Trustee may, but will not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment or Indenture Supplement which affects the Indenture Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 12.4.
Effect of Amendments.
Upon the execution of any amendment of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, or any Supplemental indentures under this Article XII , this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement will be modified in accordance therewith with respect to each Series and Class of Notes affected thereby, or all Notes, as the case may be, and such amendment will form a part of this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement for all purposes; and every Noteholder of Notes theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder will be bound thereby to the extent provided therein.
Section 12.5.
Reference in Notes to Indenture Supplements.
Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any amendment of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and will if required by the Indenture Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Indenture Trustee as to any matter provided for in such amendment or supplemental indenture. If the Issuer so determines, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, to any such amendment or supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Notes.
Section 12.6.
Amendments Requiring Consent of the Servicer.
Without limiting the other provisions of this Article XII , this Indenture may not be amended in a manner that is adverse to the rights, interests or obligations of the Servicer, including increasing the obligations of the Servicer, without the written consent of the Servicer. For the avoidance of doubt, the consent of the Servicer is not required for (i) the waiver of any Event of Default or Target Amortization Event or (ii) any other modification or amendment to any Event of Default or Target Amortization Event except those related to the actions and omissions of the Servicer. The Administrator shall provide the Servicer prompt notice of any amendment to this Indenture or an Indenture Supplement.
Article XIII     

Early Redemption of Notes
Section 13.1.
Optional Redemption.
(zz)      Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement for a Series or Class of Notes, the Issuer has the right, but not the obligation, to redeem a Series or Class of Notes in whole but not in part on (i) any Payment Date (a “ Redemption Payment Date ”) on or after the Payment Date on which the aggregate Note Balance (after giving effect to all payments, if any, on that day) of such Series or Class is reduced to less than the Redemption Percentage of the Initial Note Balance and (ii) any other Payment Date as contemplated in the applicable Indenture Supplement.
If the Issuer, at the direction of the Administrator, elects to redeem a Series or Class of Notes pursuant to this Section 13.1(a) , it will cause the Issuer to notify the Indenture Trustee, each Derivative Counterparty (as applicable, with respect to the related Series of Notes) and the Noteholders of such redemption at least ten (10) days prior to the Redemption Payment Date. Unless otherwise specified in the Indenture Supplement applicable to the Notes to be so redeemed, the redemption price of a Series or Class so redeemed will equal the Redemption Amount, the payment of which will be subject to the allocations, deposits and payments sections of the related Indenture Supplement, if any.
If the Issuer is unable to pay the Redemption Amount in full on the Redemption Payment Date, such redemption shall be cancelled, notice of such cancelled redemption shall be sent to all Secured Parties and payments on such Series or Class of Notes will thereafter continue to be made in accordance with this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement, and the Noteholders of such Series or Class of Notes and the related Administrative Agent shall continue to hold all rights, powers and options as set forth under this Indenture, until the Outstanding Note Balance of such Series or Class, plus all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts due in respect of the Notes, is paid in full or the Stated Maturity Date occurs, whichever is earlier, subject to Article VII , Article VIII and the allocations, deposits and payments sections of this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement.
([[)      Unless otherwise specified in the related Indenture Supplement, if the VFN Principal Balance of any Class of VFN Notes has been reduced to zero, then, upon five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Noteholder thereof, the Issuer may declare such Class no longer Outstanding, in which case the Noteholder thereof shall submit such Class of Note to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation.
(aaa)      The Notes of any Series or Class of Notes shall be subject to optional redemption under this Article XIII , in whole but not in part, by the Issuer, through (i) a Permitted Refinancing, (ii) the use of the proceeds of issuance and sale of a new Series of Notes issued hereunder, or (iii) the use of the proceeds received of any amounts funded under any Variable Funding Notes on any Business Day after the date on which the related Revolving Period ends, and on any Business Day within ten (10) days prior to the end of such Revolving Period or at other times specified in the related Indenture Supplement upon ten (10) days’ prior notice to the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and any related Derivative Counterparty. Following issuance of the Redemption Notice by the Issuer pursuant to Section 13.2 below, the Issuer shall be required to purchase the entire aggregate Note Balance of such Series or Class of Term Notes for the applicable Redemption Amount on the date set for such redemption (the “ Redemption Date ”).
(bbb)      The Issuer may redeem any Series or Class of Notes through (i) a Permitted Refinancing, (ii) the use of proceeds from the issuance and sale of a new Series or Class of Notes issued hereunder, or (iii) the use of proceeds received following a VFN Note Balance Adjustment Request, on any other Business Day specified in the related Indenture Supplement.
(ccc)      If necessary to satisfy the Collateral Test, the Notes of any Series or Class of Variable Funding Notes shall be subject to repayment by the Issuer, in whole or in part, up to the amount necessary to satisfy the Collateral Test, using any other cash or funds of the Issuer other than Collections on the Receivables, upon one (1) Business Day’s prior notice from the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee, each Derivative Counterparty and the related VFN Noteholders. Any such repayment pursuant to this Section 13.1(e) shall reduce the principal balance of such Variable Funding Notes but shall not result in a reduction of any funding commitments related thereto or the Maximum VFN Principal Balance thereof (unless otherwise agreed between the Noteholders of such Variable Funding Notes and the Issuer) and (ii) may be made on a non-pro rata basis with other Series of Variable Funding Notes.
Section 13.2.
Notice.
(e)      Promptly after the occurrence of any optional redemption pursuant to Section 13.1 , the Issuer will notify the Indenture Trustee, each Derivative Counterparty (as applicable, with respect to the related Series of Notes) and each related Note Rating Agency in writing of the identity and Note Balance of the affected Series or Class of Notes to be redeemed.
(f)      Notice of redemption (each a “ Redemption Notice ”) will promptly be given as provided in Section 1.7 . All notices of redemption will state (i) the Series or Class of Notes to be redeemed pursuant to this Article XIII , (ii) the date on which the redemption of the Series or Class of Notes to be redeemed pursuant to this Article will begin, which will be the Redemption Payment Date, and (iii) the redemption price for such Series or Class of Notes. Following delivery of a Redemption Notice by the Issuer, the Issuer shall be required to purchase the entire aggregate Note Balance of such Series or Class of Notes for the related Redemption Amount on the Redemption Date.
Article XIV     

Miscellaneous
Section 14.1.
No Petition.
Each of the Indenture Trustee, the Administrative Agent, the Servicer and the Administrator, by entering into this Indenture, each Derivative Counterparty, each Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider or Liquidity Provider, as applicable, by accepting its rights as a third party beneficiary hereunder, each Noteholder, by accepting a Note and each Note Owner by accepting a Note or a beneficial interest in a Note agrees that it will not at any time prior to the date which is one year and one day, or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect, after the payment in full of all the Notes, institute against the Depositor or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy or other similar proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, this Indenture, any Derivative Counterparty, any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement and any Liquidity Facility; provided , however , that nothing contained herein shall prohibit or otherwise prevent the Indenture Trustee from filing proofs of claim in any such proceeding.
Section 14.2.
No Recourse.
No recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith, against (i) the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in their individual capacities, (ii) any owner of a beneficial ownership interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee or “control person” within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act of the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial ownership interest in the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, except as any such Person may have expressly agreed and except that any such partner, owner or beneficiary shall be fully liable, to the extent provided by applicable law, for any unpaid consideration for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity.
Section 14.3.
Tax Treatment.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Issuer has entered into this Indenture with the intention that for United States federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes the Notes will qualify as indebtedness secured by the Receivables. The Issuer, by entering into this Indenture, each Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Note and each purchaser of a beneficial interest therein, by accepting such beneficial interest, agree to treat such Notes (other than any Retained Note) as debt for United States federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, unless otherwise required by applicable law in a proceeding of final determination. The Indenture Trustee shall treat the Trust Estate as a security device only. The provisions of this Indenture shall be construed in furtherance of the foregoing intended tax treatment.
Section 14.4.
Alternate Payment Provisions.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Indenture or any of the Notes to the contrary, the Issuer, with the written consent of the Indenture Trustee and the Paying Agent, may enter into any agreement with any Noteholder of a Note providing for a method of payment or notice that is different from the methods provided for in this Indenture for such payments or notices. The Issuer will furnish to the Indenture Trustee and the Paying Agent a copy of each such agreement and the Indenture Trustee and the Paying Agent will cause payments or notices, as applicable, to be made in accordance with such agreements.
Section 14.5.
Termination of Obligations.
The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Indenture Trustee created hereby (other than the obligation of the Indenture Trustee to make payments to Noteholders as hereinafter set forth) shall terminate upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as set forth in Article VII , except with respect to the payment obligations described in Section 14.6(b) . Upon this event, the Indenture Trustee shall release, assign and convey to the Issuer or any of its designees, without recourse, representation or warranty, all of its right, title and interest in the Collateral, whether then existing or thereafter created, all monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto (including all moneys then held in any Trust Account) and all proceeds thereof, except for amounts held by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 14.6(b) . The Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer and assignment as shall be provided to it, in each case without recourse, as shall be reasonably requested by the Issuer to vest in the Issuer or any of its designees all right, title and interest which the Indenture Trustee had in the Collateral.
Section 14.6.
Final Payment.
(g)      The Issuer shall give the Indenture Trustee at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice of the Payment Date on which the Noteholders of any Series or Class may surrender their Notes for payment of the final payment on and cancellation of such Notes. Not later than the fifth (5 th ) day prior to the Payment Date on which the final payment in respect of such Series or Class is payable to Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee or the Paying Agent shall provide notice to Noteholders of such Series or Class and each Derivative Counterparty (if applicable) specifying (i) the date upon which final payment of such Series or Class will be made upon presentation and surrender of Notes of such Series or Class at the office or offices therein designated, (ii) the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such payment date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of such Notes at the office or offices therein specified. The Indenture Trustee shall give such notice to the Note Registrar and the Paying Agent at the time such notice is given to Noteholders.
(h)      Notwithstanding a final payment to the Noteholders of any Series or Class (or the termination of the Issuer), except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, all funds then on deposit in any Account allocated to such Noteholders shall continue to be held in trust for the benefit of such Noteholders, and the Paying Agent or the Indenture Trustee shall pay such funds to such Noteholders upon surrender of their Notes, if such Notes are Definitive Notes. In the event that all such Noteholders shall not surrender their Notes for cancellation within six (6) months after the date specified in the notice from the Indenture Trustee described in clause (a) , the Indenture Trustee shall give a second (2 nd ) notice to the remaining such Noteholders to surrender their Notes for cancellation and receive the final payment with respect thereto. If within one year after the second (2 nd ) notice all such Notes shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Indenture Trustee may take appropriate steps, or may appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining such Noteholders concerning surrender of their Notes, and the cost thereof (including costs related to giving the second (2 nd ) notice) shall be paid out of the funds in the Collection and Funding Account. The Indenture Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Issuer any monies held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two (2) years. After payment to the Issuer, Noteholders entitled to the money must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another Person.
Section 14.7.
Derivative Counterparty, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider and Liquidity Provider as Third-Party Beneficiaries.
Each Derivative Counterparty, Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider and Liquidity Provider is a third-party beneficiary of this Indenture.
Section 14.8.
Owner Trustee Limitation of Liability.
It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Indenture is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust, National Association, not individually or personally, but solely as Owner Trustee of the Issuer under the Trust Agreement, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking and agreement by Wilmington Trust, National Association but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust, National Association individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any Person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto and (d) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust, National Association be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents.
Section 14.9.
Communications with Rating Agencies.
If the Servicer, the Administrative Agent or the Indenture Trustee shall receive any written or oral communication from any Note Rating Agency (or any of the respective officers, directors or employees of any Note Rating Agency) with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or under the Transaction Documents or in any way relating to the Notes, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the Indenture Trustee agree to refrain from communicating with such Note Rating Agency and to promptly notify the Administrator of such communication; provided, however, that if the Servicer, the Administrative Agent or the Indenture Trustee receives an oral communication from a Note Rating Agency, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent or the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, is authorized to refer such Note Rating Agency to the Administrator, who will respond to such oral communication. At the written request of the Administrator, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the Indenture Trustee agree to cooperate with the Administrator to provide certain information to the Administrator that may be reasonably required by a Note Rating Agency to rate or to perform ratings surveillance on the Notes, and acknowledge and agree that the Administrator shall be permitted, in turn, to provide such information to the Note Rating Agencies via the internet address identified therefor by the Administrator; provided , that the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the Indenture Trustee shall only be required to provide such information that is reasonably available to such party at the time of request. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents, under no circumstances shall the Servicer, the Administrative Agent or the Indenture Trustee be required to participate in telephone conversations or other oral communications with a Note Rating Agency, nor shall the Servicer, the Administrative Agent or the Indenture Trustee be prohibited from communicating with any nationally recognized statistical rating organization about matters other than the Notes or the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Transaction Documents. Furthermore for the avoidance of doubt, the Indenture Trustee may make statements to Noteholders available on its website (as contemplated by Section 3.5(a) hereof), and such action is not prohibited by this Section 14.9 .
Section 14.10.
Authorized Representatives.
Each individual designated as an authorized representative of the Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary, OLS, the Administrative Agents, Issuer and HLSS (each, an “ Authorized Representative ”), is authorized to give and receive notices, requests and instructions and to deliver certificates and documents in connection with this Indenture on behalf of each of the Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent, Securities Intermediary, Administrative Agent, Issuer and Administrator, respectively, and the specimen signature for each such Authorized Representative of the Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent, Securities Intermediary, OLS, the Administrative Agents, Issuer and HLSS initially authorized hereunder is set forth on Exhibits G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4 and G-5 , respectively. From time to time, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Servicer, the Administrator, the Administrative Agent and the Issuer may, by delivering to the others a revised exhibit, change the information previously given pursuant to this Section 14.10 , but each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the then current exhibit until receipt of a superseding exhibit.
Section 14.11.      Servicing Advance Financing Agreement .
Each of HLSS and OLS, as parties to the Purchase Agreement, hereby agree that this Indenture and each other Transaction Document, each as the same may be amended from time to time, shall constitute a “Servicing Advance Financing Agreement” under the terms of each Sale Supplement and that each reference to “Servicing Advance Financing Agreement” in each Sale Supplement shall be deemed to constitute a reference to this Agreement and each other Transaction Documents mutadis mutandis .


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
 
NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1 , as Issuer
 
 
 
 
 
By: Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Adam B. Scozzafava
 
Name:
Adam B. Scozzafava
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 

[NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 – Signature Page to Indenture]




 
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,  as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary and not in its individual capacity
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Amy McNulty
 
Name:
Amy McNulty
 
Title:
Associate
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Ronaldo Reyes
 
Name:
Ronaldo Reyes
 
Title:
Vice President


[NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 – Signature Page to Indenture]





 
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael R. Bourque, Jr.
 
Name:
Michael R. Bourque, Jr.
 
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 


[NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 – Signature Page to Indenture]





 
HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC  
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Cameron MacDougall
 
Name:
Cameron MacDougall
 
Title:
Secretary
 
 
 


[NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 – Signature Page to Indenture]





 
CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,  as Administrative Agent
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Patrick J. Hart
 
Name:
Patrick J. Hart
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Erin McCutcheon
 
Name:
Erin McCutcheon
 
Title:
Vice President



[NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 – Signature Page to Indenture]



Schedule 1
List of Designated Servicing Agreements



Schedule 2
Designated Servicing Agreements that may be subserviced by subservicers on behalf of OLS in accordance with clause (ix) of the definition of “Facility Eligible Receivable”



Schedule 1-1



Schedule 3
Designated Servicing Agreements under which certain Receivables are not expressly required to be reimbursed upon any involuntary transfer of the Servicer



Schedule 4
Designated Servicing Agreements under which (i) certain Receivables are not required to be reimbursed or paid upon the exercise of any termination and (ii) the consent of the Servicer or servicers is not required to consent to or initiate termination







Schedule 5

WIRE INSTRUCTIONS

TRANSACTION PARTIES:
If to HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC
Name of Bank:             Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
ABA Number of Bank:         121000248
Name of Account:             HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC
Account Number at Bank:         4123001448
If to Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC:
Name of Bank:            JP Morgan Chase
ABA Number of Bank:        021000021
Name of Account:            OCWEN LOAN SERVICING FUNDING ACCT
Account Number at Bank:        00113339999
REF:                     PURPOSE OF THE WIRE
If to the Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent or as Note Purchaser:
Name of Bank:            Bank of New York
ABA Number of Bank:        021-000-018
Name of Account:             Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch
Account Number:             8900329262
REF:                     Oliver Nisenson
                    
If to the Owner Trustee:
Name of Bank:            Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
ABA Number of Bank:        031100092
Name of Account:
NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
Account Number at Bank:        113087-000
If to the Verification Agent:
Name of Bank:             American Mortgage Consultants, Inc. – FID: 37-1576450
Signature Bank
ABA Number of Bank:         026013576
Account Number at Bank:         1501395524

TRUST ACCOUNTS:
If to the Fee Accumulation Account:
Name of Bank:            Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
ABA Number of Bank:        021001033
Name of Account:            NYLTD Funds Control - NY
Account Number at Bank:        01419647
For Further Credit To:            PORT OC15S2.2

If to the Interest Accumulation Account:
Name of Bank:            Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
ABA Number of Bank:        021001033
Name of Account:            NYLTD Funds Control - NY
Account Number at Bank:        01419647
For Further Credit To:         PORT OC15S2.3

If to the Target Amortization Principal Accumulation Account:
Name of Bank:            Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
ABA Number of Bank:        021001033
Name of Account:            NYLTD Funds Control - NY
Account Number at Bank:        01419647
For Further Credit To:         PORT OC15S2.6

If to the Collection and Funding Account:
Name of Bank:            Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
ABA Number of Bank:        021001033
Name of Account:            NYLTD Funds Control - NY
Account Number at Bank:        01419647
For Further Credit To:         PORT OC15S2.1

If to the Series 2015-VF1 Reserve Account:
Name of Bank:            Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
ABA Number of Bank:        021001033
Name of Account:            NYLTD Funds Control - NY
Account Number at Bank:        01419647
For Further Credit To:         PORT OC15S2.9

If to the Series 2015-T1 Reserve Account:
Name of Bank:            Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
ABA Number of Bank:        021001033
Name of Account:            NYLTD Funds Control - NY
Account Number at Bank:        01419647
For Further Credit To:         PORT OC15S3.1

If to the Series 2015-T2 Reserve Account:
Name of Bank:            Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
ABA Number of Bank:        021001033
Name of Account:            NYLTD Funds Control - NY
Account Number at Bank:        01419647
For Further Credit To:         PORT OC15S4.1

If to the Note Payment Account:
Name of Bank:            Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
ABA Number of Bank:        021001033
Name of Account:            NYLTD Funds Control - NY
Account Number at Bank:        01419647
For Further Credit To:         PORT OC15S2.4

If to the P&I Advance Disbursement Account:
Name of Bank:            Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
ABA Number of Bank:        021001033
Name of Account:            NYLTD Funds Control - NY
Account Number at Bank:        01419647
For Further Credit To:         PORT OC15S2.5



Schedule 6

INELIGIBLE DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS


Exhibit A-1
FORM OF GLOBAL RULE 144A NOTE

Class [___] Note
Initial Note Balance: $[___]
Note Number: [_____]
[Maximum VFN Principal Balance: $[____] ] [or such lesser amount as contemplated by the definition of Maximum VFN Principal Balance as set forth in the [Insert Series Name] Indenture Supplement]
[CUSIP No.:]
 
[ISIN No.:]
 
    
THE OUTSTANDING NOTE BALANCE OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE [MAXIMUM VFN PRINCIPAL BALANCE] [INITIAL NOTE BALANCE] SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ 1933 ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE ISSUER HAS NOT AGREED TO REGISTER THE NOTES UNDER THE 1933 ACT, TO QUALIFY THE NOTES UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR TO PROVIDE REGISTRATION RIGHTS TO ANY NOTEHOLDER .
THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE ONLY (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE 1933 ACT, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THIS NOTE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE 1933 ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE 1933 ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A OR (C) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE 1933 ACT, IN EACH CASE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDENTURE AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
[FOR CLASS 1 SPECIFIED NOTES ONLY] [NO TRANSFER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A SPECIFIED NOTE WILL BE EFFECTIVE, AND ANY SUCH TRANSFER WILL BE VOID AB INITIO, UNLESS THE PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE PROVIDES CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS IN WRITING TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND NOTE REGISTRAR AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 6.5(M) OF THE INDENTURE. EACH PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A SPECIFIED NOTE WILL BE DEEMED TO MAKE SUCH REPRESENTATIONS BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH BENEFICIAL INTEREST.]
[FOR ANY NOTE THAT IS NOT A SPECIFIED NOTE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE RELATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT] [EACH HOLDER OF THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT THAT EITHER (I) IT IS NOT AND IS NOT ACQUIRING, HOLDING OR TRANSFERRING THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN ON BEHALF OF, OR USING THE ASSETS OF, ANY “EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ ERISA ”) OR ANY PLAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “ CODE ”), AN ENTITY THAT IS DEEMED TO HOLD THE ASSETS OF ANY SUCH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN PURSUANT TO 29 CFR SECTION 2510-3.101 AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA (THE “ PLAN ASSET REGULATIONS ”), WHICH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN, PLAN OR ENTITY IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, (EACH, A “ PLAN ”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL, NON-U.S. OR CHURCH PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR OTHER LAW THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“ SIMILAR LAW ”) OR (II)(A) THIS NOTE IS RATED AT LEAST INVESTMENT GRADE AS OF THE DATE OF PURCHASE OR TRANSFER, IT BELIEVES THAT THIS NOTE IS PROPERLY TREATED AS INDEBTEDNESS WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL EQUITY FEATURES FOR PURPOSES OF THE PLAN ASSET REGULATIONS AND AGREES TO SO TREAT THIS NOTE AND (B) THE TRANSFEREE’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION (“ PTCE ”) 84-14, PTCE 90-1, PTCE 91-38, PTCE 95-60, PTCE 96-23 OR THE STATUTORY PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS SET FORTH IN SECTION 408(b)(17) OF ERISA AND SECTION 4975(d)(20) OF THE CODE OR ANY SIMILAR CLASS OR STATUTORY EXEMPTION AND WILL NOT RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR, IN THE CASE OF A GOVERNMENTAL, NON-U.S. OR CHURCH PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, WILL NOT VIOLATE ANY SIMILAR LAW.] [FOR A CLASS 1 SPECIFIED NOTE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE RELATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT] [EACH HOLDER OF THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT THAT IT IS NOT AND IS NOT ACQUIRING, HOLDING OR TRANSFERRING THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN ON BEHALF OF, OR USING ASSETS OF, AN “EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA, A PLAN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE CODE, AN ENTITY WHICH IS DEEMED TO HOLD THE ASSETS OF ANY SUCH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN PURSUANT TO 29 C.F.R. SECTION 2510.3-101 AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA, WHICH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN, PLAN OR ENTITY IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR A GOVERNMENTAL, NON-U.S. OR CHURCH PLAN WHICH IS SUBJECT TO ANY SIMILAR LAW.]
THE TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6.5 OF THE BASE INDENTURE [AND SECTION [ ] OF THE RELATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT] UNDER WHICH THIS NOTE IS ISSUED (A COPY OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE ISSUER UPON REQUEST). EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHALL PROVIDE THE NOTE REGISTRAR AND THE ISSUER THE CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 6.5(i) [FOR CLASS 1 SPECIFIED NOTES ONLY] [AND SECTION 6.5(m)] OF THE BASE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED IN AN OFF-SHORE TRANSACTION AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S OF THE 1933 ACT TO A PERSON WHO IS NOT ANY TIME A U.S. PERSON AS DEFINED BY REGULATION S OF THE 1933 ACT AND WHO TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEREST IN A REGULATION S NOTE OR (IN CERTAIN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES) A DEFINITIVE NOTE ONLY (IN THE CASE OF AN INTEREST IN A REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN SECTION 6.5 OF THE BASE INDENTURE AND (IN THE CASE OF A DEFINITIVE NOTE) UPON RECEIPT BY THE NOTE REGISTRAR AND INDENTURE TRUSTEE OF SUCH CERTIFICATION. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THIS NOTE, PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS SHOULD CONSULT WITH COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO THE AVAILABILITY AND CONDITIONS OF EXEMPTIONS FROM THE RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE OR TRANSFER.
THIS NOTE IS A LIMITED RECOURSE OBLIGATION OF THE ISSUER, AND IS LIMITED TO RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FROM THE TRUST ESTATE AS PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE. THE ISSUER IS NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR PAYMENTS ON THIS NOTE. THIS NOTE DOES NOT EVIDENCE AN OBLIGATION OF OR AN INTEREST IN, AND IS NOT GUARANTEED BY, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE (IN ALL ITS CAPACITIES), THE ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OF THEM AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR PRIVATE INSURER.
UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”) TO THE NOTE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1
ADVANCE RECEIVABLES BACKED NOTES, SERIES [    ]
CLASS [___] NOTE
NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, a Delaware statutory trust (the “ Issuer ”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [______________], or registered assigns (the “ Noteholder ”), [interest, fees and principal as provided in the Indenture] [the principal sum of [__________] $[________], or such part thereof as may be advanced and outstanding hereunder and to pay interest on such principal sum or such part thereof as shall remain unpaid from time to time, at the rate and at the times provided in the Indenture].
Principal of this Note is payable on each applicable [Interim Payment Date and] Payment Date as set forth in Section[s] [4.4] and 4.5 of the Base Indenture and Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement. The Outstanding Note Balance of this Note bears interest at the applicable Note Interest Rate as set forth in the Indenture. On each applicable [Interim Payment Date and] Payment Date, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture, interest on this Note will be paid as set forth in Section[s] [4.4] and 4.5 of the Base Indenture and Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Indenture, (as may be amended from time to time, the “ Base Indenture ”), dated as of August 28, 2015, among the Issuer, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (“ DBNTC ”), as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), Calculation Agent (the “ Calculation Agent ”), Paying Agent (the “ Paying Agent ”) and Securities Intermediary (the “ Securities Intermediary ”), Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (“ OLS ”), as a Subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), HLSS Holdings, LLC (“ HLSS ”), as Administrator and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch (“ Credit Suisse ”), as Administrative Agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”), and an Indenture Supplement (the “ [Insert Series Name] Supplement ” and together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), dated as of August 28, 2015, by and among [insert parties to Indenture Supplement].
[In the event of a VFN Principal Balance increase funded by the Noteholders, the Noteholder of this Note shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule attached to this Note the date and amount of any VFN Principal Balance increase funded by it, and each repayment thereof; provided , that failure to make any such recordation on such schedule or any error in such schedule shall not adversely affect any Noteholder’s rights with respect to the VFN Principal Balance and its right to receive interest payments in respect thereof.]
[By its acceptance of this Note, each Noteholder covenants and agrees, until the termination of the Revolving Period, on each Funding Date or each Limited Funding Date to advance amounts in respect of any VFN Principal Balance increase hereunder to the Issuer, subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and that certain Note Purchase Agreement (the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), dated as of August 26, 2015, among [insert parties to related Note Purchase Agreement].]
[In the event of a payment of all or a portion of the Note Balance of this Note, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture, the Noteholder thereof shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule attached to this Note the date and amount of the Outstanding Note Balance of this Note following such payment.]
Absent manifest error, the [Note] [VFN Principal] Balance of each Note as set forth in the notations made by the related Noteholder on such Note shall be binding upon the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar and the Issuer; provided , that failure by a Noteholder to make such recordation on its Note or any error in such notation shall not adversely affect any Noteholder’s rights with respect to the [Note] [VFN Principal] Balance of its Note and such Noteholder’s right to receive payments in respect of principal and interest in respect thereof.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
The statements in the legend set forth above are an integral part of the terms of this Note and by acceptance hereof each Holder of this Note agrees to be subject to and bound by the terms and provisions set forth in such legend.
This Note is a Rule 144A Global Note deposited with DTC acting as Depository, and registered in the name of Cede & Co., a nominee of DTC, and Cede & Co., as holder of record of this Note, shall be entitled to receive payments of principal and interest, other than principal and interest due at the maturity date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
The statements in the legend relating to DTC set forth above are an integral part of the terms of this Note and by acceptance thereof each holder of this Note agrees to be subject to and bound by the terms and provisions set forth in such legend, if any.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by an Authorized Signatory of the Indenture Trustee and, if an Authenticating Agent has been appointed by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 11.12 of the Base Indenture, such Authenticating Agent by manual signature, this Note shall not entitle the Noteholder hereof to any benefit under the Indenture and/or be valid for any purpose.
THIS NOTE AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be signed, manually or in facsimile, by an Issuer Authorized Officer, as of the date set forth below.
Date:
____________, 2015
NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1
 
 

By: Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:    ______________________________

     Issuer Authorized Officer


INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes of the Class designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Date: ____________, 2015
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee



By:    
                        

Title:
Authorized Signatory of Indenture Trustee



AUTHENTICATING AGENT’S
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes of the Class designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.


Date: ____________, 2015
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Authenticating Agent

By:                             
Title: Authorized Signatory of Authenticating Agent

    


[REVERSE OF NOTE]
This Note is one of the duly authorized Class [__] Notes of the Issuer, designated as its NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series [___], Class [__] (herein called the “ Class [__] Notes ”), all issued under the Indenture. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Holders of the Notes. To the extent that any provision of this Note contradicts or is inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control and supersede such contradictory or inconsistent provision herein. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture.
The payments on the Class [__] Notes are [senior to the Class [__] Notes, the Class [__] Notes and the Class [__] Notes][, and subordinate to the Class [__] Notes, the Class [__] Notes and the Class [__] Notes], as and to the extent provided in the Indenture.
The principal of and interest and fees on this Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note shall be applied in accordance with the Indenture.
The entire unpaid principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest and fees of this Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of (i) any Redemption Payment Date as set forth in Section 13.1 of the Indenture [or in Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement] and (ii) the Stated Maturity Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest of the Notes shall be immediately due and payable on the date on which an Event of Default of the kind specified in clause (d) or (e) of Section 8.1 of the Base Indenture occurs, and, if any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then and in each and every such case, either the Indenture Trustee or the requisite percentage of Noteholders of each Series, by notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by the Holders), may declare all Notes to be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in the Indenture. All applicable principal payments on the Notes shall be made to the Holders of the Notes entitled thereto in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
The Trust Estate secures this Class [__] Note and all other Class [__] Notes equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction between any Class [__] Note and any other Class [__] Note. The Notes are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer and are limited in right of payment to amounts available from the Trust Estate, as provided in the Indenture. The Issuer shall not otherwise be liable for payments on the Notes, and none of the owners, agents, officers, directors, employees, or successors or assigns of the Issuer shall be personally liable for any amounts payable, or performance due, under the Notes or the Indenture.
Any payment of interest or principal on this Note shall be paid on the applicable [Interim Payment Date and] Payment Date as set forth in the Indenture to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered in the Note Register as of the close of business on the related Record Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified in writing by the related Noteholder to the extent provided by the Indenture and otherwise by check mailed to the Noteholder.
[Any reduction in the Note Balance of this Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made on any applicable [Interim Payment Date and] Payment Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon.]
[Any reduction in the Maximum VFN Principal Balance or the VFN Principal Balance, as the case may be, of this Class [ ] Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made with respect thereto or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Class [ ] Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon. Any VFN Principal Balance increase of this Class [ ] Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) effected by payments to the Issuer shall be binding upon the Issuer and shall inure to the benefit of all future Holders of this Class [ ] Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon.]
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Note Register upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in the form attached hereto duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Securities Transfer Agent’s Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”), and thereupon one or more new Notes of authorized denominations and in the same [aggregate principal amount] [VFN Principal Balance] will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Note, but the Issuer may require the Noteholder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.
Each Noteholder, by acceptance of a Note or a beneficial ownership interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith, against (i) the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in their individual capacities, (ii) any owner of a beneficial ownership interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee or “control person” within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial ownership interest in the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, except as any such Person may have expressly agreed and except that any such partner, owner or beneficiary shall be fully liable, to the extent provided by applicable law, for any unpaid consideration for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity.
Each Noteholder, by accepting a Note and each Note Owner by accepting a Note or a beneficial interest in a Note agrees that it will not at any time prior to the date which is one year and one day, or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect, after the payment in full of all the Notes, institute against NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC (the “ Depositor ”) or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy or other similar proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, this Indenture, any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement, any Derivative Agreement and any Liquidity Facility.
The Issuer has entered into the Indenture and this Note is issued with the intention that, for United States federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, the Notes will qualify as indebtedness secured by the Receivables. Each Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Note, and each purchaser of a beneficial interest therein, by accepting such beneficial interest, agrees to treat such Notes as debt for United States federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, unless otherwise required by Applicable Law in a proceeding of final determination.
Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent and any agent of the Issuer, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer or other parties thereto and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time pursuant to the terms and provisions of Article XII of the Base Indenture and Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of Notes representing specified percentages of the Outstanding Notes or a particular Class of Notes, on behalf of all of the Noteholders, or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to waive compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note. The Indenture also permits the Indenture Trustee to amend or waive certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of any Noteholder.
The term “Issuer” as used in this Note includes any successor to the Issuer under the Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other provisions herein or in the Indenture, a Holder of this Note will have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and interest on this Note on the Stated Maturity Date and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right will not be impaired without the consent of the Holder; provided , however , that notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture to the contrary, the obligation to pay principal of or interest on this Note or any other amount payable to the Holder will be without recourse to the Receivables Seller, the Depositor, the Administrator, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary or any Affiliate (other than the Issuer), officer, employee or director of any of them, and the obligation of the Issuer to pay principal of or interest on this Note or any other amount payable to the Holder will be limited to amounts available from the Trust Estate and subject to the priority of payment set forth in the Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other terms of the Indenture or this Note, the obligations of the Issuer hereunder are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer, payable solely from the Trust Estate, and following realization of the Trust Estate and application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Holder hereof shall not be entitled to take any further steps to recover any sums due but still unpaid hereunder or thereunder, all claims in respect of which shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. No Holder of this Note shall have recourse for the payment of any amount owing in respect of this Note or the Indenture or for any action or inaction of the Issuer against any officer, director, employee, shareholder, stockholder or incorporator of the Issuer or any of their successors or assigns for any amounts payable under this Note or the Indenture. The foregoing provisions of this Note shall not (i) prevent recourse to the Trust Estate for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Trust Estate, (ii) save as specifically provided therein, constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by this Note or secured by the Indenture, or (iii) limit the right of any Person, to name the Issuer as a party defendant in any proceeding or in the exercise of any other remedy under this Note or the Indenture, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if obtained) enforced against any such Person or entity.
ASSIGNMENT
Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee: ___________________
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto:                                                     

                (name and address of assignee)
the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints, ___________________ attorney, to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: _________________         

Signature Guaranteed:
_________________*/
*/NOTICE:    The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatever. Such signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of STAMP.

Schedule to Series [ ], Class [__] Note
dated as of [ ], 2015
of NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1

[Interim Payment Date]
[Payment Date]
[Payment Date of Additional Note Balance/Decrease Note Balance
Aggregate Amount of [principal payment] [Funding of VFN Principal Balance Increase] on Class [__] Notes
[Percentage Interest in] Aggregate Note Balance of the Class [__] Notes following [advance/] payment
[Percentage of Interest in] Aggregate Note Balance of this Class [__] Note following [advance/] payment
Note Balance of Note following [advance/] payment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Exhibit A-2
FORM OF DEFINITIVE NOTE RULE 144A

Class [___] Note
Initial Note Balance: $[___]
Note Number: [_____]
[Maximum VFN Principal Balance: $[____] ] [or such lesser amount as contemplated by the definition of Maximum VFN Principal Balance as set forth in the [Insert Series Name] Indenture Supplement]
[CUSIP No.:]
 
[ISIN No.:]
 
    
                    
THE OUTSTANDING NOTE BALANCE OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE [MAXIMUM VFN PRINCIPAL BALANCE] [INITIAL NOTE BALANCE] SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ 1933 ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE ISSUER HAS NOT AGREED TO REGISTER THE NOTES UNDER THE 1933 ACT, TO QUALIFY THE NOTES UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR TO PROVIDE REGISTRATION RIGHTS TO ANY NOTEHOLDER .
THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE ONLY (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE 1933 ACT, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THIS NOTE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE 1933 ACT, TO A PERSON THAT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE 1933 ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A [FOR CLASS 2 SPECIFIED NOTES ONLY] [, OR AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPHS (1), (2) (3) OR (7) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE 1933 ACT] OR (C) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE 1933 ACT, IN EACH CASE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDENTURE AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
[FOR SPECIFIED NOTES ONLY] [NO TRANSFER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A SPECIFIED NOTE WILL BE EFFECTIVE, AND ANY SUCH TRANSFER WILL BE VOID AB INITIO, UNLESS THE PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE PROVIDES CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS IN WRITING TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND NOTE REGISTRAR AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 6.5(M) OR (N) OF THE INDENTURE, AS APPLICABLE. EACH PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A SPECIFIED NOTE WILL BE DEEMED TO MAKE SUCH REPRESENTATIONS BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH BENEFICIAL INTEREST.]
[FOR ANY NOTE THAT IS NOT A SPECIFIED NOTE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE RELATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT] [EACH HOLDER OF THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN SHALL DELIVER TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE NOTE REGISTRAR A CERTIFICATION TO THE EFFECT THAT EITHER (I) IT IS NOT AND IS NOT ACQUIRING, HOLDING OR TRANSFERRING THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN ON BEHALF OF, OR USING THE ASSETS OF, (I) ANY “EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ ERISA ”) OR ANY PLAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE CODE, AN ENTITY THAT IS DEEMED TO HOLD THE ASSETS OF ANY SUCH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN PURSUANT TO 29 CFR SECTION 2510-3.101 AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA (THE “ PLAN ASSET REGULATIONS ”), WHICH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN, PLAN OR ENTITY IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, (EACH, A “ PLAN ”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL, NON-U.S. OR CHURCH PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR OTHER LAW THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“ SIMILAR LAW ”) OR (II)(A) THIS NOTE IS RATED AT LEAST INVESTMENT GRADE AS OF THE DATE OF PURCHASE OR TRANSFER, IT BELIEVES THAT THIS NOTE IS PROPERLY TREATED AS INDEBTEDNESS WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL EQUITY FEATURES FOR PURPOSES OF THE PLAN ASSET REGULATIONS AND AGREES TO SO TREAT THIS NOTE AND (B) THE TRANSFEREE’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION (“ PTCE ”) 84-14, PTCE 90-1, PTCE 91-38, PTCE 95-60, PTCE 96-23 OR THE STATUTORY PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS SET FORTH IN SECTION 408(b)(17) OF ERISA AND SECTION 4975(d)(20) OF THE CODE OR ANY SIMILAR CLASS OR STATUTORY EXEMPTION AND WILL NOT RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR, IN THE CASE OF A GOVERNMENTAL, NON-U.S. OR CHURCH PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, WILL NOT VIOLATE ANY SIMILAR LAW.] [FOR A SPECIFIED NOTE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE RELATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT] [EACH HOLDER OF THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN SHALL DELIVER TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE NOTE REGISTRAR A CERTIFICATION TO THE EFFECT THAT IT IS NOT AND IS NOT ACQUIRING, HOLDING OR TRANSFERRING THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN ON BEHALF OF, OR USING ASSETS OF, AN “EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA, A PLAN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE CODE, AN ENTITY WHICH IS DEEMED TO HOLD THE ASSETS OF ANY SUCH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN PURSUANT TO 29 C.F.R. SECTION 2510.3-101 AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA, WHICH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN, PLAN OR ENTITY IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR A GOVERNMENTAL, NON-U.S. OR CHURCH PLAN WHICH IS SUBJECT TO ANY SIMILAR LAW.]
THE TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6.5 OF THE BASE INDENTURE AND SECTION [ ] OF THE RELATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT UNDER WHICH THIS NOTE IS ISSUED (A COPY OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE ISSUER UPON REQUEST). EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHALL PROVIDE THE NOTE REGISTRAR AND THE ISSUER THE CERTIFICATION[S] REQUIRED BY SECTION 6.5(i) [FOR CLASS 1 SPECIFIED NOTES ONLY][AND SECTION 6.5(m)] [FOR CLASS 2 SPECIFIED NOTES ONLY][AND SECTION 6.5(n)] OF THE BASE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY UPON RECEIPT BY THE NOTE REGISTRAR AND INDENTURE TRUSTEE OF SUCH CERTIFICATION. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THIS NOTE, PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS SHOULD CONSULT WITH COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO THE AVAILABILITY AND CONDITIONS OF EXEMPTIONS FROM THE RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE OR TRANSFER.
THIS NOTE IS A LIMITED RECOURSE OBLIGATION OF THE ISSUER, AND IS LIMITED TO RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FROM THE TRUST ESTATE AS PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE. THE ISSUER IS NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR PAYMENTS ON THIS NOTE. THIS NOTE DOES NOT EVIDENCE AN OBLIGATION OF OR AN INTEREST IN, AND IS NOT GUARANTEED BY, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE (IN ALL ITS CAPACITIES), THE ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OF THEM AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR PRIVATE INSURER.




NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1
ADVANCE RECEIVABLES BACKED NOTES, SERIES [    ]
CLASS [___] NOTE
NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, a Delaware statutory trust (the “ Issuer ”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [______________], or registered assigns (the “ Noteholder ”), [interest, fees and principal as provided in the Indenture] [the principal sum of [__________] $[________], or such part thereof as may be advanced and outstanding hereunder and to pay interest on such principal sum or such part thereof as shall remain unpaid from time to time, at the rate and at the times provided in the Indenture].
Principal of this Note is payable on each applicable [Interim Payment Date and] Payment Date as set forth in Section[s] [4.4] and 4.5 of the Base Indenture and Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement. The Outstanding Note Balance of this Note bears interest at the applicable Note Interest Rate as set forth in the Indenture. On each applicable [Interim Payment Date and] Payment Date, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture, interest on this Note will be paid as set forth in Section[s] [4.4] and 4.5 of the Base Indenture and Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Indenture, (as may be amended from time to time, the “ Base Indenture ”), dated as of August 28, 2015, among the Issuer, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (“ DBNTC ”), as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), Calculation Agent (the “ Calculation Agent ”), Paying Agent (the “ Paying Agent ”) and Securities Intermediary (the “ Securities Intermediary ”), Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (“ OLS ”), as a Subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), HLSS Holdings, LLC (“ HLSS ”), as Administrator and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch (“ Credit Suisse ”), as Administrative Agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”), and an Indenture Supplement (the “ [Insert Series Name] Indenture Supplement ” and together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), dated as of August 28, 2015, by and among [insert parties to Indenture Supplement].
[In the event of a VFN Principal Balance increase funded by the Noteholders, the Noteholder of this Note shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule attached to this Note the date and amount of any VFN Principal Balance increase funded by it, and each repayment thereof; provided , that failure to make any such recordation on such schedule or any error in such schedule shall not adversely affect any Noteholder’s rights with respect to the VFN Principal Balance and its right to receive interest payments in respect thereof.]
[By its acceptance of this Note, each Noteholder covenants and agrees, until the termination of the Revolving Period, on each Funding Date or each Limited Funding Date to advance amounts in respect of any VFN Principal Balance increase hereunder to the Issuer, subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and that certain Note Purchase Agreement (the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), dated as of August 26, 2015, among [insert parties to related Note Purchase Agreement].]
[In the event of a payment of all or a portion of the Note Balance of this Note, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture, the Noteholder thereof shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule attached to this Note the date and amount of the Outstanding Note Balance of this Note following such payment.]
Absent manifest error, the [Note] [VFN Principal] Balance of each Note as set forth in the notations made by the related Noteholder on such Note shall be binding upon the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar and the Issuer; provided , that failure by a Noteholder to make such recordation on its Note or any error in such notation shall not adversely affect any Noteholder’s rights with respect to the [Note] [VFN Principal] Balance of its Note and such Noteholder’s right to receive payments in respect of principal and interest in respect thereof.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
The statements in the legend set forth above are an integral part of the terms of this Note and by acceptance hereof each Holder of this Note agrees to be subject to and bound by the terms and provisions set forth in such legend.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by an Authorized Signatory of the Indenture Trustee and, if an Authenticating Agent has been appointed by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 11.12 of the Base Indenture, such Authenticating Agent by manual signature, this Note shall not entitle the Noteholder hereof to any benefit under the Indenture and/or be valid for any purpose.
THIS NOTE AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be signed, manually or in facsimile, by an Issuer Authorized Officer, as of the date set forth below.
Date:
____________, 2015
NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1
 
 

By: Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:    ______________________________

    Issuer Authorized Officer


INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes of the Class designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Date: ____________, 2015
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee



By:    
                        

Title:
Authorized Signatory of Indenture Trustee



AUTHENTICATING AGENT’S
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes of the Class designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.


Date: ____________, 2015
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Authenticating Agent

By:                             
Title:
Authorized Signatory of Authenticating Agent


    


[REVERSE OF NOTE]
This Note is one of the duly authorized Class [__] Notes of the Issuer, designated as its NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series [__], Class [__] (herein called the “ Class [__] Notes ”), all issued under the Indenture. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Holders of the Notes. To the extent that any provision of this Note contradicts or is inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control and supersede such contradictory or inconsistent provision herein. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture.
The payments on the Class [__] Notes are [senior to the Class [__] Notes, the Class [__] Notes and the Class [__] Notes][, and subordinate to the Class [__] Notes, the Class [__] Notes and the Class [__] Notes], as and to the extent provided in the Indenture.
The principal of and interest and fees on this Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note shall be applied in accordance with the Indenture.
The entire unpaid principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest and fees of this Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of (i) any Redemption Payment Date as set forth in Section 13.1 of the Indenture [or in Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement] and (ii) the Stated Maturity Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest of the Notes shall be immediately due and payable on the date on which an Event of Default of the kind specified in clause (d) or (e) of Section 8.1 of the Base Indenture occurs, and, if any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then and in each and every such case, either the Indenture Trustee or the requisite percentage of Noteholders of each Series, by notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by the Holders), may declare all Notes to be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in the Indenture. All applicable principal payments on the Notes shall be made to the Holders of the Notes entitled thereto in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
The Trust Estate secures this Class [__] Note and all other Class [__] Notes equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction between any Class [__] Note and any other Class [__] Note. The Notes are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer and are limited in right of payment to amounts available from the Trust Estate, as provided in the Indenture. The Issuer shall not otherwise be liable for payments on the Notes, and none of the owners, agents, officers, directors, employees, or successors or assigns of the Issuer shall be personally liable for any amounts payable, or performance due, under the Notes or the Indenture.
Any payment of interest or principal on this Note shall be paid on the applicable [Interim Payment Date and] Payment Date as set forth in the Indenture to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered in the Note Register as of the close of business on the related Record Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified in writing by the related Noteholder to the extent provided by the Indenture and otherwise by check mailed to the Noteholder.
[Any reduction in the Note Balance of this Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made on any applicable [Interim Payment Date and] Payment Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon.]
[Any reduction in the Maximum VFN Principal Balance or the VFN Principal Balance, as the case may be, of this Class [ ] Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made with respect thereto or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Class [ ] Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon. Any VFN Principal Balance increase of this Class [ ] Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) effected by payments to the Issuer shall be binding upon the Issuer and shall inure to the benefit of all future Holders of this Class [ ] Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon.]
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Note Register upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in the form attached hereto duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Securities Transfer Agent’s Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”), and thereupon one or more new Notes of authorized denominations and in the same [aggregate principal amount] [VFN Principal Balance] will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Note, but the Issuer may require the Noteholder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.
Each Noteholder, by acceptance of a Note or a beneficial ownership interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith, against (i) the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in their individual capacities, (ii) any owner of a beneficial ownership interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee or “control person” within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial ownership interest in the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, except as any such Person may have expressly agreed and except that any such partner, owner or beneficiary shall be fully liable, to the extent provided by applicable law, for any unpaid consideration for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity.
Each Noteholder, by accepting a Note and each Note Owner by accepting a Note or a beneficial interest in a Note agrees that it will not at any time prior to the date which is one year and one day, or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect, after the payment in full of all the Notes, institute against NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC (the “ Depositor ”) or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy or other similar proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, this Indenture, any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement, any Derivative Agreement and any Liquidity Facility.

The Issuer has entered into the Indenture and this Note is issued with the intention that, for United States federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, the Notes will qualify as indebtedness secured by the Receivables. Each Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Note, and each purchaser of a beneficial interest therein, by accepting such beneficial interest, agrees to treat such Notes as debt for United States federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, unless otherwise required by Applicable Law in a proceeding of final determination.
Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent and any agent of the Issuer, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer or other parties thereto and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time pursuant to the terms and provisions of Article XII of the Base Indenture and Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of Notes representing specified percentages of the Outstanding Notes or a particular Class of Notes, on behalf of all of the Noteholders, or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to waive compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note. The Indenture also permits the Indenture Trustee to amend or waive certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of any Noteholder.
The term “Issuer” as used in this Note includes any successor to the Issuer under the Indenture.
[For Class 2 Specified Notes or any Note issued in definitive form] [This Note is issuable only in definitive form in denominations as provided in the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement, subject to certain limitations therein set forth.]
Notwithstanding any other provisions herein or in the Indenture, a Holder of this Note will have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and interest on this Note on the Stated Maturity Date and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right will not be impaired without the consent of the Holder; provided , however , that notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture to the contrary, the obligation to pay principal of or interest on this Note or any other amount payable to the Holder will be without recourse to the Receivables Seller, the Depositor, the Administrator, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary or any Affiliate (other than the Issuer), officer, employee or director of any of them, and the obligation of the Issuer to pay principal of or interest on this Note or any other amount payable to the Holder will be limited to amounts available from the Trust Estate and subject to the priority of payment set forth in the Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other terms of the Indenture or this Note, the obligations of the Issuer hereunder are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer, payable solely from the Trust Estate, and following realization of the Trust Estate and application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Holder hereof shall not be entitled to take any further steps to recover any sums due but still unpaid hereunder or thereunder, all claims in respect of which shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. No Holder of this Note shall have recourse for the payment of any amount owing in respect of this Note or the Indenture or for any action or inaction of the Issuer against any officer, director, employee, shareholder, stockholder or incorporator of the Issuer or any of their successors or assigns for any amounts payable under this Note or the Indenture. The foregoing provisions of this Note shall not (i) prevent recourse to the Trust Estate for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Trust Estate, (ii) save as specifically provided therein, constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by this Note or secured by the Indenture, or (iii) limit the right of any Person, to name the Issuer as a party defendant in any proceeding or in the exercise of any other remedy under this Note or the Indenture, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if obtained) enforced against any such Person or entity.
ASSIGNMENT
Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee: ___________________
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto:                                                     

                (name and address of assignee)
the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints, ___________________ attorney, to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: _________________         

Signature Guaranteed:
_________________*/
*/NOTICE:    The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatever. Such signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of STAMP.

Schedule to Series [    ], Class [__] Note
dated as of [ ], 2015
of NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1

[Interim Payment Date]
[Payment Date]
[Payment Date of Additional Note Balance/Decrease Note Balance
Aggregate Amount of [principal payment] [Funding of VFN Principal Balance Increase] on Class [__] Notes
[Percentage Interest in] Aggregate Note Balance of the Class [__] Notes following [advance/] payment
[Percentage of Interest in] Aggregate Note Balance of this Class [__] Note following [advance/] payment
Note Balance of Note following [advance/] payment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Schedule 3-1



Exhibit A-3

FORM OF GLOBAL REGULATION S NOTE

Class [___] Note
Initial Note Balance: $[___]
Note Number: [_____]
[Maximum VFN Principal Balance: $[____] ] [or such lesser amount as contemplated by the definition of Maximum VFN Principal Balance as set forth in the [Insert Series Name] Indenture Supplement]
[CUSIP No.:]
 
[ISIN No.:]
 
                                                
                        
THE OUTSTANDING NOTE BALANCE OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTE BALANCE SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ 1933 ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE ISSUER HAS NOT AGREED TO REGISTER THE NOTES UNDER THE 1933 ACT, TO QUALIFY THE NOTES UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR TO PROVIDE REGISTRATION RIGHTS TO ANY NOTEHOLDER.
THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE ONLY (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE 1933 ACT, (B) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S OF THE 1933 ACT IN AN OFF-SHORE TRANSACTION AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S OF THE 1933 ACT TO A PERSON THAT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S OF THE 1933 ACT [FOR CLASS 1 SPECIFIED NOTES ONLY] [THAT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED UNDER RULE 144A UNDER THE 1933 ACT)] OR (C) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE 1933 ACT, IN EACH CASE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDENTURE AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

Exhibit A-3-1



[FOR CLASS 1 SPECIFIED NOTES ONLY] [NO TRANSFER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A SPECIFIED NOTE WILL BE EFFECTIVE, AND ANY SUCH TRANSFER WILL BE VOID AB INITIO, UNLESS THE PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE PROVIDES CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS IN WRITING TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND NOTE REGISTRAR AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 6.5(M) OF THE INDENTURE , AS APPLICABLE. EACH PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A SPECIFIED NOTE WILL BE DEEMED TO MAKE SUCH REPRESENTATIONS BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH BENEFICIAL INTEREST.]
[FOR A NOTE THAT IS NOT A CLASS 1 SPECIFIED NOTE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE RELATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT] [EACH HOLDER OF THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT THAT EITHER (I) IT IS NOT AND IS NOT ACQUIRING, HOLDING OR TRANSFERRING THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN ON BEHALF OF, OR USING THE ASSETS OF, ANY “EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ ERISA ”) OR ANY PLAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “ CODE ”), AN ENTITY THAT IS DEEMED TO HOLD THE ASSETS OF ANY SUCH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN PURSUANT TO 29 CFR SECTION 2510-3.101 AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA (THE “ PLAN ASSET REGULATIONS ”), WHICH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN, PLAN OR ENTITY IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, (EACH, A “ PLAN ”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL, NON-U.S. OR CHURCH PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR OTHER LAW THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“ SIMILAR LAW ”) OR (II)(A) THIS NOTE IS RATED AT LEAST INVESTMENT GRADE AS OF THE DATE OF PURCHASE OR TRANSFER, IT BELIEVES THAT THIS NOTE IS PROPERLY TREATED AS INDEBTEDNESS WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL EQUITY FEATURES FOR PURPOSES OF THE PLAN ASSET REGULATIONS AND AGREES TO SO TREAT THIS NOTE AND (B) THE TRANSFEREE’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION (“ PTCE ”) 84-14, PTCE 90-1, PTCE 91-38, PTCE 95-60, PTCE 96-23 OR THE STATUTORY PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS SET FORTH IN SECTION 408(b)(17) OF ERISA AND SECTION 4975(d)(20) OF THE CODE OR ANY SIMILAR CLASS OR STATUTORY EXEMPTION AND WILL NOT RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR, IN THE CASE OF A GOVERNMENTAL, NON-U.S. OR CHURCH PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, WILL NOT VIOLATE ANY SIMILAR LAW.] [FOR CLASS 1 SPECIFIED NOTES ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE RELATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT] [EACH HOLDER OF THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT THAT IT IS NOT AND IS NOT ACQUIRING, HOLDING OR TRANSFERRING THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN ON BEHALF

Exhibit A-3-2



OF, OR USING ASSETS OF, AN “EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA, A PLAN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE CODE, AN ENTITY WHICH IS DEEMED TO HOLD THE ASSETS OF ANY SUCH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN PURSUANT TO 29 C.F.R. SECTION 2510.3-101 AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA, WHICH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN, PLAN OR ENTITY IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR A GOVERNMENTAL, NON-U.S. OR CHURCH PLAN WHICH IS SUBJECT TO ANY SIMILAR LAW.]
THE TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6.5 OF THE BASE INDENTURE AND SECTION [ ] OF THE RELATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT UNDER WHICH THIS NOTE IS ISSUED (A COPY OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE ISSUER UPON REQUEST). EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHALL PROVIDE THE NOTE REGISTRAR AND THE ISSUER THE CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 6.5(i) [FOR CLASS 1 SPECIFIED NOTES ONLY] [AND SECTION 6.5(m)] OF THE BASE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED IN AN OFF-SHORE TRANSACTION AS DEFINED IN THE 1933 ACT TO A PERSON WHO TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEREST IN A RULE 144A NOTE OR (IN CERTAIN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES) A DEFINITIVE NOTE ONLY (IN THE CASE OF AN INTEREST IN A RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTE) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN SECTION 6.5 OF THE BASE INDENTURE AND (IN THE CASE OF A DEFINITIVE NOTE) UPON RECEIPT BY THE NOTE REGISTRAR AND INDENTURE TRUSTEE OF SUCH CERTIFICATION. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THIS NOTE, PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS SHOULD CONSULT WITH COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO THE AVAILABILITY AND CONDITIONS OF EXEMPTIONS FROM THE RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE OR TRANSFER.
THIS NOTE IS A LIMITED RECOURSE OBLIGATION OF THE ISSUER, AND IS LIMITED TO RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FROM THE TRUST ESTATE AS PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE. THE ISSUER IS NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR PAYMENTS ON THIS NOTE. THIS NOTE DOES NOT EVIDENCE AN OBLIGATION OF OR AN INTEREST IN, AND IS NOT GUARANTEED BY, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE (IN ALL ITS CAPACITIES), THE ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OF THEM AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR PRIVATE INSURER.
UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”) TO THE NOTE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR

Exhibit A-3-3



OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.




Exhibit A-3-4




NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1
ADVANCE RECEIVABLES BACKED NOTES, SERIES [        ]
CLASS [___] NOTE
NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, a Delaware statutory trust (the “ Issuer ”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [______________], or registered assigns (the “ Noteholder ”), [interest, fees and principal as provided in the Indenture] [the principal sum of [__________] $[________], or such part thereof as may be advanced and outstanding hereunder and to pay interest on such principal sum or such part thereof as shall remain unpaid from time to time, at the rate and at the times provided in the Indenture].
Principal of this Note is payable on each applicable Payment Date as set forth in Section[s] [4.4] and 4.5 of the Base Indenture and Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement. The Outstanding Note Balance of this Note bears interest at the applicable Note Interest Rate as set forth in the Indenture. On each applicable [Interim Payment Date and] Payment Date, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture, interest on this Note will be paid as set forth in Section[s] [4.4] and 4.5 of the Base Indenture and Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Indenture, (as may be amended from time to time, the “ Base Indenture ”), dated as of August 28, 2015, among the Issuer, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (“ DBNTC ”), as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), Calculation Agent (the “ Calculation Agent ”), Paying Agent (the “ Paying Agent ”) and Securities Intermediary (the “ Securities Intermediary ”), Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (“ OLS ”), as a Subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), HLSS Holdings, LLC (“ HLSS ”), as Administrator and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch (“ Credit Suisse ”), as Administrative Agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”), and an Indenture Supplement (the “ [Insert Series Name] Indenture Supplement ” and together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), dated as of August 28, 2015, by and among [insert parties to Indenture Supplement].
[In the event of a VFN Principal Balance increase funded by the Noteholders, the Noteholder of this Note shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule attached to this Note the date and amount of any VFN Principal Balance increase funded by it, and each repayment thereof; provided , that failure to make any such recordation on such schedule or any error in such schedule shall not adversely affect any Noteholder’s rights with respect to the VFN Principal Balance and its right to receive interest payments in respect thereof.]
[By its acceptance of this Note, each Noteholder covenants and agrees, until the termination of the Revolving Period, on each Funding Date or each Limited Funding Date to advance amounts in respect of any VFN Principal Balance increase hereunder to the Issuer, subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and that certain Note Purchase Agreement (the “ Note

Exhibit A-3-5



Purchase Agreement ”), dated as of August 26, 2015, among [insert parties to related Note Purchase Agreement].]
[In the event of a payment of all or a portion of the Note Balance of this Note, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture, the Noteholder thereof shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule attached to this Note the date and amount of the Outstanding Note Balance of this Note following such payment.]
Absent manifest error, the [Note] [VFN Principal] Balance of each Note as set forth in the notations made by the related Noteholder on such Note shall be binding upon the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar and the Issuer; provided , that failure by a Noteholder to make such recordation on its Note or any error in such notation shall not adversely affect any Noteholder’s rights with respect to the [Note] [VFN Principal] Balance of its Note and such Noteholder’s right to receive payments in respect of principal and interest in respect thereof.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
The statements in the legend set forth above are an integral part of the terms of this Note and by acceptance hereof each Holder of this Note agrees to be subject to and bound by the terms and provisions set forth in such legend.
This Note is a Regulation S Global Note deposited with DTC acting as Depository, and registered in the name of Cede & Co., a nominee of DTC, and Cede & Co., as holder of record of this Note, shall be entitled to receive payments of principal and interest, other than principal and interest due at the maturity date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
The statements in the legend relating to DTC set forth above are an integral part of the terms of this Note and by acceptance thereof each holder of this Note agrees to be subject to and bound by the terms and provisions set forth in such legend, if any.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by an Authorized Signatory of the Indenture Trustee and, if an Authenticating Agent has been appointed by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 11.12 of the Base Indenture, such Authenticating Agent by manual signature, this Note shall not entitle the Noteholder hereof to any benefit under the Indenture and/or be valid for any purpose.
THIS NOTE AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND

Exhibit A-3-6



REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.


Exhibit A-3-7



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be signed, manually or in facsimile, by an Issuer Authorized Officer, as of the date set forth below.
Date:
____________, 2015
NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1

By: Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:    ______________________________

    Issuer Authorized Officer



Exhibit A-3-8



INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes of the Class designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Date: ____________, 2015
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee



By:    
                        

Title:
Authorized Signatory of Indenture Trustee



AUTHENTICATING AGENT’S
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes of the Class designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.


Date: ____________, 2015
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Authenticating Agent

By:                             
Title:
Authorized Signatory of Authenticating Agent

    


Exhibit A-3-9




[REVERSE OF NOTE]
This Note is one of the duly authorized Class [__] Notes of the Issuer, designated as its NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series [__], Class [__] (herein called the “ Class [__] Notes ”), all issued under the Indenture. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Holders of the Notes. To the extent that any provision of this Note contradicts or is inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control and supersede such contradictory or inconsistent provision herein. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture.
The payments on the Class [__] Notes are [senior to the Class [__] Notes, the Class [__] Notes and the Class [__] Notes][, and subordinate to the Class [__] Notes, the Class [__] Notes and the Class [__] Notes], as and to the extent provided in the Indenture.
The principal of and interest and fees on this Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note shall be applied in accordance with the Indenture.
The entire unpaid principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest and fees of this Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of (i) any Redemption Payment Date as set forth in Section 13.1 of the Indenture [or in Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement] and (ii) the Stated Maturity Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest of the Notes shall be immediately due and payable on the date on which an Event of Default of the kind specified in clause (d) or (e) of Section 8.1 of the Base Indenture occurs, and, if any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then and in each and every such case, either the Indenture Trustee or the requisite percentage of Noteholders of each Series, by notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by the Holders), may declare all Notes to be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in the Indenture. All applicable principal payments on the Notes shall be made to the Holders of the Notes entitled thereto in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
The Trust Estate secures this Class [__] Note and all other Class [__] Notes equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction between any Class [__] Note and any other Class [__] Note. The Notes are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer and are limited in right of payment to amounts available from the Trust Estate, as provided in the Indenture. The Issuer shall not otherwise be liable for payments on the Notes, and none of the owners, agents, officers, directors, employees, or successors or assigns of the Issuer shall be personally liable for any amounts payable, or performance due, under the Notes or the Indenture.
Any payment of interest or principal on this Note shall be paid on the applicable [Interim Payment Date and] Payment Date as set forth in the Indenture to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered in the Note Register as of the close of

Exhibit A-3-10



business on the related Record Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified in writing by the related Noteholder to the extent provided by the Indenture and otherwise by check mailed to the Noteholder.
[Any reduction in the Note Balance of this Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made on any applicable [Interim Payment Date and] Payment Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon.]
[Any reduction in the Maximum VFN Principal Balance or the VFN Principal Balance, as the case may be, of this Class [ ] Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made with respect thereto or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Class [ ] Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon. Any VFN Principal Balance increase of this Class [ ] Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) effected by payments to the Issuer shall be binding upon the Issuer and shall inure to the benefit of all future Holders of this Class [ ] Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon.]
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Note Register upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in the form attached hereto duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Securities Transfer Agent’s Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”), and thereupon one or more new Notes of authorized denominations and in the same [aggregate principal amount] [VFN Principal Balance] will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Note, but the Issuer may require the Noteholder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.
Each Noteholder, by acceptance of a Note or a beneficial ownership interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith, against (i) the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in their individual capacities, (ii) any owner of a beneficial ownership interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee or “control person” within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial ownership interest in the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, except as any such Person may have expressly agreed and except that any such partner, owner or beneficiary shall be fully liable, to the extent provided by applicable law, for any unpaid consideration for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity.

Exhibit A-3-11



Each Noteholder, by accepting a Note and each Note Owner by accepting a Note or a beneficial interest in a Note agrees that it will not at any time prior to the date which is one year and one day, or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect, after the payment in full of all the Notes, institute against NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC (the “ Depositor ”) or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy or other similar proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, this Indenture, any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement, any Derivative Agreement and any Liquidity Facility.
The Issuer has entered into the Indenture and this Note is issued with the intention that, for United States federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, the Notes will qualify as indebtedness secured by the Receivables. Each Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Note, and each purchaser of a beneficial interest therein, by accepting such beneficial interest, agrees to treat such Notes as debt for United States federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, unless otherwise required by Applicable Law in a proceeding of final determination.
Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent and any agent of the Issuer, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer or other parties thereto and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time pursuant to the terms and provisions of Article XII of the Base Indenture and Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of Notes representing specified percentages of the Outstanding Notes or a particular Class of Notes, on behalf of all of the Noteholders, or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to waive compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note. The Indenture also permits the Indenture Trustee to amend or waive certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of any Noteholder.
The term “Issuer” as used in this Note includes any successor to the Issuer under the Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other provisions herein or in the Indenture, a Holder of this Note will have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and interest on this Note on the Stated Maturity Date and to institute suit for the enforcement of

Exhibit A-3-12



any such payment, and such right will not be impaired without the consent of the Holder; provided , however , that notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture to the contrary, the obligation to pay principal of or interest on this Note or any other amount payable to the Holder will be without recourse to the Receivables Seller, the Depositor, the Administrator, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary or any Affiliate (other than the Issuer), officer, employee or director of any of them, and the obligation of the Issuer to pay principal of or interest on this Note or any other amount payable to the Holder will be limited to amounts available from the Trust Estate and subject to the priority of payment set forth in the Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other terms of the Indenture or this Note, the obligations of the Issuer hereunder are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer, payable solely from the Trust Estate, and following realization of the Trust Estate and application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Holder hereof shall not be entitled to take any further steps to recover any sums due but still unpaid hereunder or thereunder, all claims in respect of which shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. No Holder of this Note shall have recourse for the payment of any amount owing in respect of this Note or the Indenture or for any action or inaction of the Issuer against any officer, director, employee, shareholder, stockholder or incorporator of the Issuer or any of their successors or assigns for any amounts payable under this Note or the Indenture. The foregoing provisions of this Note shall not (i) prevent recourse to the Trust Estate for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Trust Estate, (ii) save as specifically provided therein, constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by this Note or secured by the Indenture, or (iii) limit the right of any Person, to name the Issuer as a party defendant in any proceeding or in the exercise of any other remedy under this Note or the Indenture, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if obtained) enforced against any such Person or entity.

Exhibit A-3-13



ASSIGNMENT
Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee: ___________________
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto:                                                     

                (name and address of assignee)
the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints, ___________________ attorney, to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: _________________         

Signature Guaranteed:
_________________*/
*/NOTICE:    The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatever. Such signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of STAMP.

Schedule to Series [    ], Class [__] Note
dated as of [    ], 2015
of NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1


Exhibit A-3-14



[Interim Payment Date]
[Payment Date]
[Payment Date of Additional Note Balance/Decrease Note Balance
Aggregate Amount of [principal payment] [Funding of VFN Principal Balance Increase] on Class [__] Notes
[Percentage Interest in] Aggregate Note Balance of the Class [__] Notes following [advance/] payment
[Percentage of Interest in] Aggregate Note Balance of this Class [__] Note following [advance/] payment
Note Balance of Note following [advance/] payment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Exhibit A-4

FORM OF DEFINITIVE REGULATION S NOTE

Class [___] Note
Initial Note Balance: $[___]
Note Number: [_____]
[Maximum VFN Principal Balance: $[____] ] [or such lesser amount as contemplated by the definition of Maximum VFN Principal Balance as set forth in the [Insert Series Name] Indenture Supplement]
[CUSIP No.:]
 
[ISIN No.:]
 
                                                
                
THE OUTSTANDING NOTE BALANCE OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTE BALANCE SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ 1933 ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE ISSUER HAS NOT AGREED TO REGISTER THE NOTES UNDER THE 1933 ACT, TO QUALIFY THE NOTES UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR TO PROVIDE REGISTRATION RIGHTS TO ANY NOTEHOLDER .
THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE ONLY (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE 1933 ACT, (B) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S OF THE 1933 ACT IN AN OFF-SHORE TRANSACTION AS DEFINED IN THE 1933 ACT TO A PERSON THAT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S OF THE 1933 ACT [FOR CLASS 1 SPECIFIED NOTES ONLY] [IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE 1933 ACT) OR (C) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE 1933 ACT, IN EACH CASE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDENTURE AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
[FOR CLASS 1 SPECIFIED NOTES ONLY] [NO TRANSFER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A SPECIFIED NOTE WILL BE EFFECTIVE, AND ANY SUCH TRANSFER WILL BE VOID AB INITIO, UNLESS THE PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE PROVIDES CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS IN WRITING TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND NOTE REGISTRAR AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 6.5(M) OF THE INDENTURE. EACH PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A SPECIFIED NOTE WILL BE DEEMED TO MAKE SUCH REPRESENTATIONS BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH BENEFICIAL INTEREST.]
[FOR A NOTE THAT IS NOT A CLASS 1 SPECIFIED NOTE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE RELATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT] [EACH HOLDER OF THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN SHALL DELIVER TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE NOTE REGISTRAR A CERTIFICATION TO THE EFFECT THAT EITHER (I) IT IS NOT AND IS NOT ACQUIRING, HOLDING OR TRANSFERRING THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN ON BEHALF OF, OR USING THE ASSETS OF, (I) ANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ ERISA ”) OR ANY PLAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE CODE, AN ENTITY THAT IS DEEMED TO HOLD THE ASSETS OF ANY SUCH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN PURSUANT TO 29 CFR SECTION 2510-3.101 AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA (THE “ PLAN ASSET REGULATIONS ”), WHICH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN, PLAN OR ENTITY IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, (EACH, A “ PLAN ”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL, NON-U.S. OR CHURCH PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR OTHER LAW THAT IS SIMILAR TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“ SIMILAR LAW ”) OR (II)(A) THIS NOTE IS RATED AT LEAST INVESTMENT GRADE AS OF THE DATE OF PURCHASE OR TRANSFER, IT BELIEVES THAT THIS NOTE IS PROPERLY TREATED AS INDEBTEDNESS WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL EQUITY FEATURES FOR PURPOSES OF THE PLAN ASSET REGULATIONS AND AGREES TO SO TREAT THIS NOTE AND (B) THE TRANSFEREE’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION (“ PTCE ”) 84-14, PTCE 90-1, PTCE 91-38, PTCE 95-60, PTCE 96-23 OR THE STATUTORY PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS SET FORTH IN SECTION 408(b)(17) OF ERISA AND SECTION 4975(d)(20) OF THE CODE OR ANY SIMILAR CLASS OR STATUTORY EXEMPTION AND WILL NOT RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR, IN THE CASE OF A GOVERNMENTAL, NON-U.S. OR CHURCH PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, WILL NOT VIOLATE ANY SIMILAR LAW.] [FOR CLASS 1 SPECIFIED NOTES ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE RELATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT] [EACH HOLDER OF THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN SHALL DELIVER TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE NOTE REGISTRAR A CERTIFICATION TO THE EFFECT THAT IT IS NOT AND IS NOT ACQUIRING, HOLDING OR TRANSFERRING THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN ON BEHALF OF, OR USING ASSETS OF, AN “EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA, A PLAN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE CODE, AN ENTITY WHICH IS DEEMED TO HOLD THE ASSETS OF ANY SUCH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN PURSUANT TO 29 C.F.R. SECTION 2510.3-101 AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA, WHICH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN, PLAN OR ENTITY IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR A GOVERNMENTAL, NON-U.S. OR CHURCH PLAN WHICH IS SUBJECT TO ANY SIMILAR LAW.]

THE TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6.5 OF THE BASE INDENTURE AND SECTION [ ] OF THE RELATED INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT UNDER WHICH THIS NOTE IS ISSUED (A COPY OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE ISSUER UPON REQUEST). EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHALL PROVIDE THE NOTE REGISTRAR AND THE ISSUER THE CERTIFICATION[S] REQUIRED BY SECTION 6.5(i) [FOR CLASS 1 SPECIFIED NOTES ONLY][AND SECTION 6.5(m)] OF THE BASE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY UPON RECEIPT BY THE NOTE REGISTRAR AND INDENTURE TRUSTEE OF SUCH CERTIFICATION. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THIS NOTE, PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS SHOULD CONSULT WITH COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO THE AVAILABILITY AND CONDITIONS OF EXEMPTIONS FROM THE RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE OR TRANSFER.
THIS NOTE IS A LIMITED RECOURSE OBLIGATION OF THE ISSUER, AND IS LIMITED TO RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FROM THE TRUST ESTATE AS PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE. THE ISSUER IS NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR PAYMENTS ON THIS NOTE. THIS NOTE DOES NOT EVIDENCE AN OBLIGATION OF OR AN INTEREST IN, AND IS NOT GUARANTEED BY, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE (IN ALL ITS CAPACITIES), THE ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OF THEM AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR PRIVATE INSURER.




NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1
ADVANCE RECEIVABLES BACKED NOTES, [        ]
CLASS [___] NOTE
NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, a Delaware statutory trust (the “ Issuer ”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [______________], or registered assigns (the “ Noteholder ”), [interest, fees and principal as provided in the Indenture] [the principal sum of [__________] $[________], or such part thereof as may be advanced and outstanding hereunder and to pay interest on such principal sum or such part thereof as shall remain unpaid from time to time, at the rate and at the times provided in the Indenture].
Principal of this Note is payable on each applicable [Interim Payment Date and] Payment Date as set forth in Section[s] [4.4] and 4.5 of the Base Indenture and Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement. The Outstanding Note Balance of this Note bears interest at the applicable Note Interest Rate as set forth in the Indenture. On each applicable [Interim Payment Date and] Payment Date, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture, interest on this Note will be paid as set forth in Section[s] [4.4] and 4.5 of the Base Indenture and Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Indenture, (as may be amended from time to time, the “ Base Indenture ”), dated as of August 28, 2015, among the Issuer, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (“ DBNTC ”), as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), Calculation Agent (the “ Calculation Agent ”), Paying Agent (the “ Paying Agent ”) and Securities Intermediary (the “ Securities Intermediary ”), Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (“ OLS ”), as a Subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), HLSS Holdings, LLC (“ HLSS ”), as Administrator and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch (“ Credit Suisse ”), as Administrative Agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”), and an Indenture Supplement (the “ [Insert Series Name] Indenture Supplement ” and together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), dated as of August 28, 2015, by and among [insert parties to Indenture Supplement].
[In the event of a VFN Principal Balance increase funded by the Noteholders, the Noteholder of this Note shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule attached to this Note the date and amount of any VFN Principal Balance increase funded by it, and each repayment thereof; provided , that failure to make any such recordation on such schedule or any error in such schedule shall not adversely affect any Noteholder’s rights with respect to the VFN Principal Balance and its right to receive interest payments in respect thereof.]
[By its acceptance of this Note, each Noteholder covenants and agrees, until the termination of the Revolving Period, on each Funding Date or each Limited Funding Date to advance amounts in respect of any VFN Principal Balance increase hereunder to the Issuer, subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and that certain Note Purchase Agreement (the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), dated as of August 26, 2015, among [insert parties to related Note Purchase Agreement].]
[In the event of a payment of all or a portion of the Note Balance of this Note, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture, the Noteholder thereof shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule attached to this Note the date and amount of the Outstanding Note Balance of this Note following such payment.]
Absent manifest error, the [Note] [VFN Principal] Balance of each Note as set forth in the notations made by the related Noteholder on such Note shall be binding upon the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar and the Issuer; provided , that failure by a Noteholder to make such recordation on its Note or any error in such notation shall not adversely affect any Noteholder’s rights with respect to the [Note] [VFN Principal] Balance of its Note and such Noteholder’s right to receive payments in respect of principal and interest in respect thereof.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
The statements in the legend set forth above are an integral part of the terms of this Note and by acceptance hereof each Holder of this Note agrees to be subject to and bound by the terms and provisions set forth in such legend.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by an Authorized Signatory of the Indenture Trustee and, if an Authenticating Agent has been appointed by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 11.12 of the Base Indenture, such Authenticating Agent by manual signature, this Note shall not entitle the Noteholder hereof to any benefit under the Indenture and/or be valid for any purpose.
THIS NOTE AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be signed, manually or in facsimile, by an Issuer Authorized Officer, as of the date set forth below.
Date:
____________, 2015
NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1
 
 

By: Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:    ______________________________

    Issuer Authorized Officer


INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes of the Class designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Date: ____________, 2015
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee



By:    
                        

Title:
Authorized Signatory of Indenture Trustee



AUTHENTICATING AGENT’S
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes of the Class designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.


Date: ____________, 2015
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Authenticating Agent

By:                             
Title:
Authorized Signatory of Authenticating Agent

    


[REVERSE OF NOTE]
This Note is one of the duly authorized Class [__] Notes of the Issuer, designated as its NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series [__], Class [__] (herein called the “ Class [__] Notes ”), all issued under the Indenture. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Holders of the Notes. To the extent that any provision of this Note contradicts or is inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control and supersede such contradictory or inconsistent provision herein. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture.
The payments on the Class [__] Notes are [senior to the Class [__] Notes, the Class [__] Notes and the Class [__] Notes][, and subordinate to the Class [__] Notes, the Class [__] Notes and the Class [__] Notes], as and to the extent provided in the Indenture.
The principal of and interest and fees on this Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note shall be applied in accordance with the Indenture.
The entire unpaid principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest and fees of this Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of (i) any Redemption Payment Date as set forth in Section 13.1 of the Indenture [or in Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement] and (ii) the Stated Maturity Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest of the Notes shall be immediately due and payable on the date on which an Event of Default of the kind specified in clause (d) or (e) of Section 8.1 of the Base Indenture occurs, and, if any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then and in each and every such case, either the Indenture Trustee or the requisite percentage of Noteholders of each Series, by notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by the Holders), may declare all Notes to be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in the Indenture. All applicable principal payments on the Notes shall be made to the Holders of the Notes entitled thereto in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
The Trust Estate secures this Class [__] Note and all other Class [__] Notes equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction between any Class [__] Note and any other Class [__] Note. The Notes are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer and are limited in right of payment to amounts available from the Trust Estate, as provided in the Indenture. The Issuer shall not otherwise be liable for payments on the Notes, and none of the owners, agents, officers, directors, employees, or successors or assigns of the Issuer shall be personally liable for any amounts payable, or performance due, under the Notes or the Indenture.
Any payment of interest or principal on this Note shall be paid on the applicable [Interim Payment Date and] Payment Date as set forth in the Indenture to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered in the Note Register as of the close of business on the related Record Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified in writing by the related Noteholder to the extent provided by the Indenture and otherwise by check mailed to the Noteholder.
[Any reduction in the Note Balance of this Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made on any applicable [Interim Payment Date and] Payment Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon.]
[Any reduction in the Maximum VFN Principal Balance or the VFN Principal Balance, as the case may be, of this Class [ ] Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made with respect thereto or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Class [ ] Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon. Any VFN Principal Balance increase of this Class [ ] Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) effected by payments to the Issuer shall be binding upon the Issuer and shall inure to the benefit of all future Holders of this Class [ ] Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon.]
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Note Register upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in the form attached hereto duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Securities Transfer Agent’s Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”), and thereupon one or more new Notes of authorized denominations and in the same [aggregate principal amount] [VFN Principal Balance] will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Note, but the Issuer may require the Noteholder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.
Each Noteholder, by acceptance of a Note or a beneficial ownership interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith, against (i) the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in their individual capacities, (ii) any owner of a beneficial ownership interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee or “control person” within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial ownership interest in the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, except as any such Person may have expressly agreed and except that any such partner, owner or beneficiary shall be fully liable, to the extent provided by applicable law, for any unpaid consideration for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity.
Each Noteholder, by accepting a Note and each Note Owner by accepting a Note or a beneficial interest in a Note agrees that it will not at any time prior to the date which is one year and one day, or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect, after the payment in full of all the Notes, institute against NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC (the “ Depositor ”) or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy or other similar proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, this Indenture, any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Agreement, any Derivative Agreement and any Liquidity Facility.
The Issuer has entered into the Indenture and this Note is issued with the intention that, for United States federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, the Notes will qualify as indebtedness secured by the Receivables. Each Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Note, and each purchaser of a beneficial interest therein, by accepting such beneficial interest, agrees to treat such Notes as debt for United States federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, unless otherwise required by Applicable Law in a proceeding of final determination.
Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent and any agent of the Issuer, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer or other parties thereto and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time pursuant to the terms and provisions of Article XII of the Base Indenture and Section [ ] of the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of Notes representing specified percentages of the Outstanding Notes or a particular Class of Notes, on behalf of all of the Noteholders, or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to waive compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note. The Indenture also permits the Indenture Trustee to amend or waive certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of any Noteholder.
The term “Issuer” as used in this Note includes any successor to the Issuer under the Indenture.
[For any Note issued in definitive form] [This Note is issuable only in definitive form in denominations as provided in the [Series Name] Indenture Supplement, subject to certain limitations therein set forth.]
Notwithstanding any other provisions herein or in the Indenture, a Holder of this Note will have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and interest on this Note on the Stated Maturity Date and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right will not be impaired without the consent of the Holder; provided , however , that notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture to the contrary, the obligation to pay principal of or interest on this Note or any other amount payable to the Holder will be without recourse to the Receivables Seller, the Depositor, the Administrator, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary or any Affiliate (other than the Issuer), officer, employee or director of any of them, and the obligation of the Issuer to pay principal of or interest on this Note or any other amount payable to the Holder will be limited to amounts available from the Trust Estate and subject to the priority of payment set forth in the Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other terms of the Indenture or this Note, the obligations of the Issuer hereunder are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer, payable solely from the Trust Estate, and following realization of the Trust Estate and application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Holder hereof shall not be entitled to take any further steps to recover any sums due but still unpaid hereunder or thereunder, all claims in respect of which shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. No Holder of this Note shall have recourse for the payment of any amount owing in respect of this Note or the Indenture or for any action or inaction of the Issuer against any officer, director, employee, shareholder, stockholder or incorporator of the Issuer or any of their successors or assigns for any amounts payable under this Note or the Indenture. The foregoing provisions of this Note shall not (i) prevent recourse to the Trust Estate for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Trust Estate, (ii) save as specifically provided therein, constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by this Note or secured by the Indenture, or (iii) limit the right of any Person, to name the Issuer as a party defendant in any proceeding or in the exercise of any other remedy under this Note or the Indenture, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if obtained) enforced against any such Person or entity.
ASSIGNMENT
Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee: ___________________
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto:                                                     

                (name and address of assignee)
the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints, ___________________ attorney, to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: _________________         

Signature Guaranteed:
_________________*/
*/NOTICE:    The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatever. Such signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of STAMP.

Schedule to Series [    ], Class [__] Note
dated as of [ ], 2015
of NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1

[Interim Payment Date]
[Payment Date]
[Payment Date of Additional Note Balance/Decrease Note Balance
Aggregate Amount of [principal payment] [Funding of VFN Principal Balance Increase] on Class [__] Notes
[Percentage Interest in] Aggregate Note Balance of the Class [__] Notes following [advance/] payment
[Percentage of Interest in] Aggregate Note Balance of this Class [__] Note following [advance/] payment
Note Balance of Note following [advance/] payment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Exhibit B-1

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS OF NOTES PURSUANT TO RULE 144A


Issuer
NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
c/o Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Owner Trustee
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890

Administrator
HLSS Holdings, LLC
c/o New Residential Investment Corp.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Attention: Jonathan Brown

Depositor
NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC
c/o New Residential Investment Corp
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Attention: Jonathan Brown

Indenture Trustee
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
1761 East St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, California 92705
Ref.: NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Series 2015-[__], OC15S[_]
Attention: Hang Luu

Re:
$[ ] NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 20__-__, Class ____
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2015 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), among NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, as Issuer, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, as a Subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), HLSS Holdings, LLC, as Administrator and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and the “Administrative Agents” from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
[NOTE: COMPLETE [A] FOR A TRANSFER OF AN INTEREST IN A REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE TO A TRANSFEREE THAT TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEREST IN A RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTE DURING THE DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE PERIOD. COMPLETE [B] FOR A TRANSFER OF AN INTEREST IN A REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE TO A TRANSFEREE THAT TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEREST IN A RULE 144A DEFINITIVE NOTE. COMPLETE [C] FOR A TRANSFER OF AN INTEREST IN A REGULATION S DEFINITIVE NOTE TO A TRANSFEREE THAT TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEREST IN A RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTE. COMPLETE [D] FOR A TRANSFER OF AN INTEREST IN A REGULATION S DEFINITIVE NOTE TO A TRANSFEREE THAT TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF A RULE 144A DEFINITIVE NOTE. COMPLETE [E] FOR A TRANSFER OF AN INTEREST IN A RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTE TO A TRANSFEREE THAT TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEREST IN A RULE 144A DEFINITIVE NOTE. COMPLETE [F] FOR A TRANSFER OF AN INTEREST IN RULE 144A DEFINITIVE NOTE TO A TRANSFEREE THAT TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEREST IN A RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTE. COMPLETE [G] FOR A TRANSFER OF AN INTEREST IN A RULE 144A DEFINITIVE NOTE TO A TRANSFEREE THAT TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF A RULE 144A DEFINITIVE NOTE.]
[A]    This letter relates to _____________ principal amount of Notes that are held in the form of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note (ISIN No. _________) (CUSIP No. ___________) in the name of _____________ (the “Transferor”) through [Euroclear] [Clearstream], which in turn holds through the Depository. The Transferor has requested a transfer of such beneficial interest in the Notes for a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note (CUSIP No. ____________) in the name of _______________ (the “Transferee”), to be held through the Depository. Delivered herewith is a Transferee Certification completed by the Transferee.
[B]    This letter relates to _____________ principal amount of Notes that are held in the form of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note (ISIN No. _________) (CUSIP No. ___________) in the name of _____________ (the “Transferor”) through [Euroclear] [Clearstream], which in turn holds through the Depository. The Transferor has requested a transfer of such beneficial interest in the Notes for a Rule 144A Definitive Note (CUSIP No. ____________) in the name of _______________ (the “Transferee”), pursuant to Section 6.5 of the Indenture. Delivered herewith is a Transferee Certification completed by the Transferee.
[C]    This letter relates to a Regulation S Definitive Note (ISIN No. _________) (CUSIP No. ______________) in the principal amount of _________________ in the name of ____________ (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested a transfer of such Note for a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note (CUSIP No. ____________) in the name of ____________________ (the “Transferee”), to be held through the Depository. Delivered herewith is a Transferee Certification completed by the Transferee.
[D]    This letter relates to a Regulation S Definitive Note (ISIN No. _________) (CUSIP No. _____________) in the principal amount of __________________ in the name of _______________ (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested a transfer of such Note for a Rule 144A Definitive Note (CUSIP No. ______________) in the name of _____________ (the “Transferee”) pursuant to Section 6.5 of the Indenture. Delivered herewith is a Transferee Certification completed by the Transferee.
[E]    This letter relates to _____________ principal amount of Notes that are held in the form of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note (CUSIP No. ___________) in the name of __________________(the “Transferor”) through the Depository. The Transferor has requested a transfer of such beneficial interest in the Notes for a Rule 144A Definitive Note (CUSIP No. ___________) in the name of _________________ (the “Transferee”) pursuant to Section 6.5 of the Indenture. Delivered herewith in a Transferee Certification completed by the Transferee.
[F]    This letter relates to a Rule 144A Definitive Note (CUSIP No. __________) in the principal amount of _____________ in the name of _______________ (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested a transfer of such Note for a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note (CUSIP No. ____________) in the name of ____________________ (the “Transferee”), to be held through the Depository. Delivered herewith is a Transferee Certification completed by the Transferee.
[G]    This letter relates to a Rule 144A Definitive Note (CUSIP No._________) in the principal amount of ____________ in the name of _______________ (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested a transfer of such Notes for another Rule 144A Definitive Note (CUSIP No. _____________) in the name of __________________ (the “Transferee”) pursuant to Section 6.5 of the Indenture. Delivered herewith is a Transferee Certification completed by the Transferee.
In connection with such request, and in respect of such Notes, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with (i) the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture and the Notes and (ii) Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a Transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Notes for its own account and the Transferor reasonably believes that the Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and such Transferee is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance upon Rule 144A, in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction.
If the Transferor is the Noteholder of a Regulation S Note (or an interest therein) and intends to transfer such Note (or such interest) to the Transferee taking delivery of such Note (or such interest) in the form of a Restricted Note (or interest therein), the Transferor hereby certifies that the transfer is being made after the end of the Distribution Compliance Period.

The certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit.
[INSERT NAME OF TRANSFEROR]

By: ________________________
Name:
Title:

Dated:
TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATION

Issuer
NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
c/o Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Owner Trustee
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890

Administrator
HLSS Holdings, LLC
c/o New Residential Investment Corp.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Attention: Jonathan Brown

Depositor
NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC
c/o New Residential Investment Corp
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Attention: Jonathan Brown

Indenture Trustee
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
1761 East St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, California 92705
Ref.: NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Series 2015-[__], OC15S[_]
Attention: Hang Luu
 
Re:
$[ ] NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 20__-__, Class ____
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2015 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), among NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, as Issuer, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, as a Subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), HLSS Holdings, LLC LLC, as Administrator and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and the “Administrative Agents” from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
The undersigned (the “Transferee”) intends to purchase $________ Note Balance of Class __Notes (the “Notes”) from the Transferor named in the Transfer Certificate to which this Transferee Certification is attached. In connection with the registration of the transfer of such Notes, the Transferee hereby executes and delivers to each of you this “Transferee Certification” in which the Transferee certifies to each of you the information set forth herein.
1. The Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and has completed the form of certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex A1 (if the Transferee is not a registered investment company) or Annex A2 (if the Transferee is a registered investment company). The Transferee is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A.
2. The Transferee understands that the Notes have not been registered under the 1933 Act or registered or qualified under any state securities laws and that no transfer may be made unless the Notes are registered under the 1933 Act and under applicable state law or unless the transfer complies with Section 6.5 of the Indenture and any provision in any applicable Indenture Supplement. The Transferee further understands that neither the Transferor, the Administrator, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee nor the Note Registrar is under any obligation to register the Notes or make an exemption from such registration available.
3. The Transferee is acquiring the Notes for its own account or for the account of a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A, a “QIB”), and understands that such Notes may be resold, pledged or transferred only (a) to a person reasonably believed to be such a QIB that purchases for its own account or for the account of a QIB to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A or (b) to a transferee that is a person that is not a U.S. person acquiring such interest in an “offshore transaction” (as defined in Regulation S) in compliance with the provisions of Regulation S, if the transfer is otherwise made in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other relevant jurisdiction. In addition, such transfer may be subject to additional restrictions and is subject to compliance with certain procedures, as set forth in Section 6.5 of the Indenture referred to below and any provision in any applicable Indenture Supplement. By its execution of this agreement, the Transferee agrees that it will not resell, pledge or transfer any of the Notes to anyone otherwise than in strict compliance with Rule 144A, or pursuant to another exemption from registration under the 1933 Act and all applicable state securities laws, and in strict compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in Section 6.5 of the Indenture. The Transferee will not attempt to transfer any or all of the Notes pursuant to Rule 144A unless the Transferee offers and sells such Certificates only to QIBs or to offerees or purchasers that the Transferee and any person acting on behalf of the Transferee reasonably believe (as described in paragraph (d)(l) of Rule 144A) is a QIB.
4. The Transferee has been furnished with all information that it requested regarding (a) the Notes and distributions thereon and (b) the Indenture.
5. The Transferee has knowledge in financial and business matters and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Notes; the Transferee has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision; and the Transferee (or any account or which it is pursuing) is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Notes and can afford a complete loss of such investment.
6. The Transferee is an “accredited investor” as defined in paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501(a) under the 1933 Act.
7. Either (i) the Transferee is not, and is not acquiring, holding or transferring the Notes on behalf of or using assets of, an “employee benefit plan” as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA, a plan described in section 4975(e)(1) of the Code, an entity which is deemed to hold the assets of any such employee benefit plan or plan pursuant to 29 C.F.R. section 2510.3‑101 as modified by section 3(42) of ERISA (the “ Plan Asset Regulations ”), which employee benefit plan, plan or entity is subject to Title I of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, or a governmental, non-U.S. or church plan which is subject to any U.S. federal, state, local or other law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code (“ Similar Law ”), or (ii) (A) the Transferee is acquiring a Note other than a Specified Note, (B) as of the date of the transfer or purchase, the Note is rated at least investment grade, it believes that such Note is properly treated as indebtedness without substantial equity features for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations and agrees to so treat such Note and (C) the Transferee’s acquisition, holding and disposition of the Notes will satisfy the requirements of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 84‑14 (relating to transactions affected by a qualified professional asset manager), PTCE 90‑1 (relating to investments by insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTCE 91‑38 (relating to investments in bank collective investment funds), PTCE 95‑60 (relating to transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTCE 96‑23 (relating to transactions directed by an in‑house professional asset manager) or the statutory prohibited transaction exemption for service providers set forth in section 408(b)(17) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code or a similar class or statutory exemption and will not result in a non‑exempt prohibited transaction under section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code (or, in the case of a governmental, non-U.S. or church plan subject to Similar Law, will not violate any such substantially Similar Law).
8. If the Transferee is acquiring the Notes as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, it represents that it has sole investment discretion with respect to each such account and it has full power to make the foregoing acknowledgments, representations, warranties and agreements on behalf of each such account.
All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Indenture, pursuant to which the Notes were issued.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Transferee Certification to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the day and year first above written.
[TRANSFEREE]

By:                             

Name:                     

Title:                     


Annex A1 to Exhibit B-1
TRANSFEREES OTHER THAN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
1.    As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the Transferee.
2.    The Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), because (a) the Transferee owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis at least $____________ in securities [Note to reviewer - the amount in the previous blank must be at least $100,000,000 unless the Transferee is a dealer, in which case the amount filled in the previous blank must be at least $10,000,000.] (except for the excluded securities referred to in paragraph 3 below) as of _______________ [specify a date on or since the end of the Transferee’s most recently ended fiscal year] (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A) and (b) the Transferee meets the criteria listed in the category marked below.
_____
Corporation, etc. The Transferee is an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a corporation (other than a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the 1933 Act or a savings and loan association or other similar institution referenced in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act), a partnership, or a Massachusetts or similar business trust.
_____
Bank. The Transferee (a) is a national bank or banking institution as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the 1933 Act and is organized under the laws of a state, territory or the District of Columbia; the business of the Transferee is substantially confined to banking and is supervised by the appropriate state or territorial banking commission or similar official or is a foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements as of a date not more than 16 months preceding the date of this certification in the case of a U.S. bank, and not more than 18 months preceding the date of this certification in the case of a foreign bank or equivalent institution, a copy of which financial statements is attached hereto.
_____
Savings and Loan. The Transferee is a savings and loan association, building and loan association, cooperative bank, homestead association or similar institution referenced in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the 1933 Act. The Transferee is supervised and examined by a state or federal authority having supervisory authority over any such institutions or is a foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution and has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements as of a date not more than 16 months preceding the date of this certification in the case of a U.S. savings and loan association or similar institution, and not more than 18 months preceding the date of this certification in the case of a foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution, a copy of which financial statements is attached hereto.
_____
Broker-dealer. The Transferee is a dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”).
_____
Insurance Company. The Transferee is an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the 1933 Act, whose primary and predominant business activity is the writing of insurance or the reinsuring of risks underwritten by insurance companies and which is subject to supervision by the insurance commissioner or a similar official or agency of a state, territory or the District of Columbia.
_____
State or Local Plan. The Transferee is a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees.
_____
ERISA Plan. The Transferee is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
_____
Investment Adviser. The Transferee is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
_____
Other. The Transferee qualifies as a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A on the basis of facts other than those listed in any of the entries above. If this response is marked, the Transferee must certify on additional pages, to be attached to this certification, to facts that satisfy the Servicer that the Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
3.    The term “securities” as used herein does not include (a) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee, (b) securities constituting the whole or part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Transferee, if the Transferee is a dealer, (c) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (d) loan participations, (e) repurchase agreements, (f) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (g) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps.
4.    For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Transferee, the Transferee used the cost of such securities to the Transferee and did not include any of the securities referred to in the preceding paragraph. Further, in determining such aggregate amount, the Transferee may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the Transferee, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Transferee in its financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the Transferee’s direction. However, such securities were not included if the Transferee is a majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Transferee is not itself a reporting company under the 1934 Act.
5.    The Transferee acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the Transferor and other parties related to the Notes are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Transferee may be made in reliance on Rule 144A.
6.    Will the Transferee be purchasing        _____    _____

        the Notes only for the Transferee’s         YES     NO

        own account?
If the answer to the foregoing question is “NO”, the Transferee agrees that, in connection with any purchase of securities sold to the Transferee for the account of a third party (including any separate account) in reliance on Rule 144A, the Transferee will only purchase for the account of a third party that at the time is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A. In addition, the Transferee agrees that the Transferee will not purchase securities for a third party unless the Transferee has obtained a current representation letter from such third party or taken other appropriate steps contemplated by Rule 144A to conclude that such third party independently meets the definition of “qualified institutional buyer” set forth in Rule 144A.
The Transferee will notify each of the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice is given, the Transferee’s purchase of the Notes will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification as of the date of such purchase. In addition, if the Transferee is a bank or savings and loan as provided above, the Transferee agrees that it will furnish to such parties updated annual financial statements promptly after they become available.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this certificate to be executed by its duly authorized representative this ____ day of ___________, ______.
                        
Print Name of Transferee
By:                          
Name:                          
Title:                          
Date:                          


Annex A2 to Exhibit B-1
REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
1.    As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial Officer or Senior Vice President of the entity purchasing the Notes (the “Transferee”) or, if the Transferee is part of a Family of Investment Companies (as defined in paragraph 3 below), is an officer of the related investment adviser (the “Adviser”).
2.    The Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), because (a) the Transferee is an investment company (a “Registered Investment Company”) registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and (b) as marked below, the Transferee alone, or the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies, owned at least $___________ [Note to reviewer - the amount in the previous blank must be at least $100,000,000] in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to in paragraph 4 below) as of ________________ [specify a date on or since the end of the Transferee’s most recently ended fiscal year]. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the Transferee or the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies, the cost of such securities to the Transferee or the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies was used.
_____
The Transferee owned $____________ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to in paragraph 4 below) as of the end of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).
_____
The Transferee is part of a Family of Investment Companies which owned in the aggregate $____________ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to in paragraph 4 below) as of the end of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).
3.    The term “Family of Investment Companies” as used herein means two or more Registered Investment Companies except for a unit investment trust whose assets consist solely of shares of one or more Registered Investment Companies (provided that each series of a “series company,” as defined in Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act, shall be deemed to be a separate investment company) that have the same investment adviser (or, in the case of a unit investment trust, the same depositor) or investment advisers (or depositors) that are affiliated (by virtue of being majority-owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment adviser is a majority-owned subsidiary of the other).
4.    The term “securities” as used herein does not include (a) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee or are part of the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies, (b) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (c) loan participations, (d) repurchase agreements, (e) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (f) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps.
5.    The Transferee is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the parties to which this certification is being made are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Transferee will be in reliance on Rule 144A. In addition, the Transferee will only purchase for the Transferee’s own account.
6.    The undersigned will notify the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice, the Transferee’s purchase of the Purchased Certificates will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the date of such purchase.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this certificate to be executed by its duly authorized representative this ____ of ____________, ______.

                        
[Print Name of Transferee or Adviser]

By:                          

Name:                          

Title:                          


                        
IF AN ADVISER:

[Print Name of Transferee]
Date:____________________________


Exhibit B-2


FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER OF NOTES PURSUANT TO REGULATION S
[Transferee to Receive Regulation S Note]

Issuer
NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
c/o Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Owner Trustee
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890

Administrator
HLSS Holdings, LLC
c/o New Residential Investment Corp.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Attention: Jonathan Brown

Depositor
NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC
c/o New Residential Investment Corp
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Attention: Jonathan Brown

Indenture Trustee
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
1761 East St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, California 92705
Ref.: NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Series 2015-[__], OC15S[_]
Attention: Hang Luu

Re:
$[ ] NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 20__-__, Class ____
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2015 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), among NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, as Issuer, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, as a Subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), HLSS Holdings, LLC, as Administrator and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and the “Administrative Agents” from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
[NOTE: COMPLETE [A] FOR A TRANSFER OF AN INTEREST IN A RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTE TO A TRANSFEREE THAT TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEREST IN A REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE DURING THE DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE PERIOD. COMPLETE [B] FOR A TRANSFER OF AN INTEREST IN A RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTE TO A TRANSFEREE THAT TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEREST IN A REGULATION S DEFINITIVE NOTE. COMPLETE [C] FOR A TRANSFER OF AN INTEREST IN A RULE 144A DEFINITIVE NOTE TO A TRANSFEREE THAT TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEREST IN A REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE. COMPLETE [D] FOR A TRANSFER OF AN INTEREST IN A RULE 144A DEFINITIVE NOTE TO A TRANSFEREE THAT TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF A REGULATION S DEFINITIVE NOTE. COMPLETE [E] FOR A TRANSFER OF AN INTEREST IN A REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE TO A TRANSFEREE THAT TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEREST IN A REGULATION S DEFINITIVE NOTE. COMPLETE [F] FOR A TRANSFER OF AN INTEREST IN REGULATION S DEFINITIVE NOTE TO A TRANSFEREE THAT TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEREST IN A REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE. COMPLETE [G] FOR A TRANSFER OF AN INTEREST IN A REGULATION S DEFINITIVE NOTE TO A TRANSFEREE THAT TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF A REGULATION S DEFINITIVE NOTE.]
[A]    This letter relates to ________ principal amount of Notes that are held in the form of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note (CUSIP No. ________) in the name of ________ (the “Transferor”) through the Depository. The Transferor has requested a transfer of such beneficial interest in the Notes for a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note (ISIN No. ________) (CUSIP No. ________ ) in the name of ________ (the “Transferee”) through [Euroclear] [Clearstream], which in turn holds through the Depository. Delivered herewith is a Transferee Certification completed by the Transferee.
[B]    This letter relates to ________ principal amount of Notes that are held in the form of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note (CUSIP No. ________ ) in the name of ________ (the “Transferor”) through the Depository. The Transferor has requested a transfer of such beneficial interest in the Notes for a Regulation S Definitive Note (ISIN No. ________) (CUSIP No. _______) in the name of ________ (the “Transferee”) pursuant to Section 6.5 of the Indenture. Delivered herewith is a Transferee Certification completed by the Transferee.
[C]    This letter relates to a Rule 144A Definitive Note (CUSIP No. ________) in the principal amount of ________ in the name of ________(the “Transferor”) . The Transferor has requested a transfer of such beneficial interest in the Notes for a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note (ISIN No. ________) (CUSIP No. ________) in the name of ________ (the “Transferee” ) through [Euroclear] [Clearstream], which in turn holds through the Depository. Delivered herewith is a Transferee Certification completed by the Transferee.
[D]    This letter relates to a Rule 144A Definitive Note (CUSIP No._______________) in the principal amount of _______________ in the name of _______________ (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested a transfer of such Note for a Regulation S Definitive Note (ISIN No. ________) (CUSIP No._______________) in the name of _______________ (the “Transferee”) pursuant to Section 6.5 of the Indenture. Delivered herewith is a Transferee Certification completed by the Transferee.
[E]    This letter relates to _______________ principal amount of Notes that are held in the form of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note (ISIN No. ________) (CUSIP No._______________) in the name of _______________ (the “Transferor”) through the Depository. The Transferor has requested a transfer of such beneficial interest in the Notes for a Regulation S Definitive Note (ISIN No. ________) (CUSIP No. _______________) in the name of _______________ (the “Transferee”) pursuant to Section 6.5 of the Indenture. Delivered herewith is a Transferee Certification completed by the Transferee.
[F]    This letter relates to a Regulation S Definitive Note (ISIN No. ________) (CUSIP No. _______________) in the principal amount of _______________ in the name of _______________ (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested a transfer of such Note for a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note (ISIN No. ________) (CUSIP No. _____________) in the name of _______________ (the “Transferee”) through [Euroclear] [Clearstream], which in turn holds through the Depository. Delivered herewith is a Transferee Certification completed by the Transferee.
[G]    This letter relates to a Regulation S Definitive Note (ISIN No. ________) (CUSIP No. ________) in the principal amount of ________ in the name of _______________ (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested of such beneficial interest in the Notes for Regulation S Definitive Note (ISIN No. ________) (CUSIP No. ________) in the name of ________ (the “Transferee”) pursuant to Section 6.5 of the Indenture. Delivered herewith is a Transferee Certification completed by the Transferee.
In connection with such request, and in respect of such Notes, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with (i) the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture and the Notes, and that:
(i) the offer of the Notes was not made to a person in the United States;
(i)      at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or the Transfer and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed that the Transferee was outside the United States
(ii)      no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S, as applicable;
(iii)      the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); and
(iv)      the Transferee is not a U.S. person.
If the Transferor is the Noteholder of a Regulation S Note (or an interest therein) and intends to transfer such Note (or such interest) to the Transferee taking delivery of such Note (or such interest) in the form of a Restricted Note (or interest therein), the Transferor hereby certifies that the transfer is being made after the end of the Distribution Compliance Period.
The certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit.
[INSERT NAME OF TRANSFEROR]
By: ________________________
Name:
Title:
Dated:


TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATION

Issuer
NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
c/o Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Owner Trustee
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890

Administrator
HLSS Holdings, LLC
c/o New Residential Investment Corp.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Attention: Jonathan Brown

Depositor
NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC
c/o New Residential Investment Corp
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Attention: Jonathan Brown

Indenture Trustee
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
1761 East St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, California 92705
Ref.: NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Series 2015-[__], OC15S[_]
Attention: Hang Luu

Re:
$[ ] NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 20__-__, Class ____
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2015 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), among NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, as Issuer, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, as a Subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), HLSS Holdings, LLC, as Administrator and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and the “Administrative Agents” from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
The undersigned (the “Transferee”) intends to purchase $________ Note Balance of Class __Notes (the “Notes”) from the Transferor named in the Transfer Certificate to which this Transferee Certification is attached. In connection with the registration of the transfer of such Notes, the Transferee hereby executes and delivers to each of you this “Transferee Certification” in which the Transferee certifies to each of you the information set forth herein.
1.      The Transferee (i) is acquiring such Notes in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S, (ii) is acquiring such Notes for its own account, (iii) is not acquiring, and has not entered into any discussions regarding its acquisition of, such Notes while it is in the United States of America or any of its territories or possessions, (iv) understands that such Notes are being sold without registration under the Securities Act by reason of an exemption that depends, in part, on the accuracy of these representations, (v) understands that such Notes may not, absent an applicable exemption, be transferred without registration and/or qualification under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws and the laws of any other applicable jurisdiction and (vi) understands that prior to the end of the Distribution Compliance Period, interests in a Regulation S Note may only be held through Euroclear or Clearstream.
2.      The Transferee understands that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and, therefore, cannot be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons (as defined in Rule 902(k) promulgated under the Securities Act) unless they are registered under the Securities Act or unless an exemption from registration is available. Accordingly, the certificates representing the Notes will bear a legend stating that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and setting forth certain of the restrictions on transfer of the Notes. The Transferee understands that the Issuer has no obligation to register the Notes under the Securities Act or to comply with the requirements for any exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
3.      The Transferee understands that the Notes (or any interest therein) may be resold, pledged or transferred only (a) to a person whom the Transferee reasonably believes after due inquiry is, and who has certified that it is, a “qualified institutional buyer” (a “QIB”) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a QIB to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A or (b) to a transferee that is a non-U.S. person acquiring such interest in an “offshore transaction” (as defined in Regulation S) in compliance with the provisions of Regulation S, if the transfer is otherwise made in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other relevant jurisdiction. In addition, such transfer may be subject to additional restrictions and is subject to compliance with certain procedures, as set forth in Section 6.5 of the Indenture referred to above.
4.      The Transferee has been furnished with all information that it requested regarding (a) the Notes and distributions thereon and (b) the Indenture.
5.      The Transferee has knowledge in financial and business matters and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Notes; the Transferee has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision; and the Transferee (or any account or which it is pursuing) is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Notes and can afford a complete loss of such investment.
6.      [For Notes other than Specified Notes (unless otherwise specified in the related Supplement)] Either (i) the Transferee is not, and is not acquiring, holding or transferring the Notes on behalf of or with assets of, an “employee benefit plan” as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA, a plan described in section 4975(e)(1) of the Code, an entity which is deemed to hold the assets of any such employee benefit plan or plan pursuant to 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3‑101 as modified by section 3(42) of ERISA (the “Plan Asset Regulations”), which employee benefit plan, plan or entity is subject to Title I of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, or a governmental, non-U.S. or church plan which is subject to any U.S. federal, state, local or other law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code (“ Similar Law ”), or (ii) (A) as of the date of the transfer or purchase, the Note is rated at least investment grade, it believes that such Note is properly treated as indebtedness without substantial equity features for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations and agrees to so treat such Note and (B) the Transferee’s acquisition, holding and disposition of the Notes will satisfy the requirements of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 84‑14 (relating to transactions affected by a qualified professional asset manager), PTCE 90‑1 (relating to investments by insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTCE 91‑38 (relating to investments in bank collective investment funds), PTCE 95‑60 (relating to transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTCE 96‑23 (relating to transactions directed by an in‑house professional asset manager) or the statutory prohibited transaction exemption for service providers set forth in Section 408(b)(17) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code or a similar class or statutory exemption and will not result in a non‑exempt prohibited transaction under section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code (or, in the case of a governmental, non-U.S. or church plan subject to Similar Law, will not violate any such substantially Similar Law). [For Specified Notes (unless otherwise specified in the related Supplement)] The Transferee is not, and is not acquiring, holding or transferring the Notes on behalf of or with assets of, an “employee benefit plan” as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA, a plan described in section 4975(e)(1) of the Code, an entity which is deemed to hold the assets of any such employee benefit plan or plan pursuant to 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3‑101 as modified by section 3(42) of ERISA, which employee benefit plan, plan or entity is subject to Title I of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, or a governmental, non-U.S. or church plan which is subject to any Similar Law.
All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Indenture, pursuant to which the Notes were issued.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Transferee Certification to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the day and year first above written.
[TRANSFEREE]
By:
Name:                          
Title:                          


Exhibit C
Form of Notice to MBS Trustee/Notice of Assignment of Receivables

[FORM OF] NOTICE OF ADVANCING FACILITY

August 28, 2015


[Trustee]

[_______________]
[_______________]

Re:
Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, as Servicer under the Servicing Agreements – Financing Arrangements

Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter (the “ Letter ”) provides notice to you, as trustee of the pooling and servicing agreements, servicing agreements, indentures, and/or subservicer agreements, each of which is executed by Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (“ OLS ” or the “ Servicer ”) (or its predecessor) as the servicer or subservicer thereunder (the “ Servicing Agreements ”), related to the transactions identified on Schedule A attached hereto (such transactions, the “ Transactions ”), as contemplated by Section 9-404(a)(2) of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York of the Servicer’s intent to enter into an Advance Facility (as such term is defined in the Applicable Provisions with respect to each Servicing Agreement) (the “ NRART Advance Facility ”). Pursuant to the NRART Advance Facility, the Servicer will sell and assign its rights to (i) certain servicing fees under the Servicing Agreements (the “ Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables ”) and (ii) reimbursement for Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances in respect of, and as such terms are defined in, each Servicing Agreement (together with the Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables, the “ Receivables ”) in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable section with respect to each Servicing Agreements (such provisions, the “ Applicable Provisions ”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms as set forth in the Indenture (defined below).
Pursuant to a Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of August 28 , 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Receivables Sale Agreement ”), executed by and among OLS, HLSS Holdings, LLC (“ HLSS ”), and NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1, LLC (the “ Depositor ”), OLS intends to sell and assign Receivables to HLSS from time to time, and HLSS intends to sell and assign Receivables to the Depositor from time to time. Pursuant to a Receivables Pooling Agreement dated as of August 28 , 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Receivables Pooling Agreement ”), executed by and between NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 (the “ Issuer ”), as purchaser, and the Depositor, as seller, the Depositor intends to sell and assign Receivables to the Issuer from time to time. Pursuant to the terms of an Indenture dated as of August 28 , 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), executed by and among the Issuer, HLSS, as administrator and as servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates), OLS, as a subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (“ Deutsche Bank ”), as indenture trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch (“ Credit Suisse ”), as administrative agent, the Issuer will issue certain notes (the “ Notes ”) and will grant security interests in the Receivables and certain other related property to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Notes. The Issuer, on behalf of the holders of the Notes will be the “ Advancing Person ” (or such term of substantially similar import howsoever denominated) pursuant to the Applicable Provisions with respect to each Servicing Agreement. The assignment of the Receivables and the right of the Advancing Person to receive payment with respect thereto will remain effective until such time as (i) all outstanding obligations under the NRART Advance Facility, including all amounts owed under the Notes, are paid in full and (ii) the Revolving Period has ended (as such terms is defined in the Indenture) or the provision of such other notice of termination pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Receivables Sale Agreement, Receivables Pooling Agreement and the Indenture.
In addition, please note that any future notice of an intention to enter into an advance facility or credit facility will not be effective with respect to the Transactions and any other transactions with respect to which the Servicer’s (as that term is defined in the Indenture) rights to payment for Receivables are financed under the NRART Advance Facility until such time as (a) (i) all outstanding obligations under the NRART Advance Facility, including all amounts owed under the Notes, are paid in full and (ii) the end of the Revolving Periods (as such term is defined in the Indenture) for all Notes has occurred or (b) provision by the Advancing Person of a notice to you, in respect of each Transaction to which you are a party, that the sale and assignment of the Receivables referred to herein has been terminated. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Advancing Person may not terminate or modify this Letter without the consent of the Administrative Agent (as defined in the Indenture and any related Indenture Supplements executed pursuant to the Indenture).
Prior to the date hereof, the Servicer delivered one or more notices (the “ Prior Notices ”) to you to the effect that the Servicer had entered into an Advance Facility with respect to the Transactions relating to either (i) that certain Sixth Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of January 17, 2014 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ HSART Indenture ”, and such related prior Advance Facility, the “ HSART Advance Facility ”), executed by and among HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, as issuer, Deutsche Bank, as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, HLSS, as administrator and as servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates), OLS, as a subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as an administrative agent, Credit Suisse, as an administrative agent, and Barclays Bank PLC (“ Barclays ”), as an administrative agent, or (ii) that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of April 6, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ HSART II Indenture ”, and such related prior Advance Facility, the “ HSART II Advance Facility ”), executed by and among HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust II, as issuer, Deutsche Bank, as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, HLSS, as administrator and as servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates), OLS, as a subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), and Barclays, as administrative agent, and in respect of the Transactions relating to the HSART Advance Facility or the HSART II Advance Facility referenced in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, Deutsche Bank was the “Advancing Person” (in such capacity, the “ Prior Advancing Person ”). By its signature below, the Prior Advancing Person gives notice to you, in respect of each Transaction to which you are a party, that the sale and assignment of the Receivables in connection with either the HSART Advance Facility or the HSART II Advance Facility, as applicable, has been terminated. The prior Advance Facility to which each Transaction listed on Schedule A relates is indicated in the cell adjacent to such listed Transaction by the designation of either “HSART”, if such Transaction relates to the HSART Advance Facility, or “HSART II”, if such Transaction relates to the HSART II Advance Facility, as applicable. The Prior Notices are hereby reaffirmed in respect of each Servicing Agreement referenced in each Prior Notice other than those related to the Transactions.
Thank you for your cooperation.
[ Signature Pages Follow ]

Very truly yours,

OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC


By: ___________________________
Name:
Title:





DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
as Prior Advancing Person on behalf of the Noteholders


By: ___________________________
Name:
Title:

Acknowledged by:

NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1, as Advancing Person

By: HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC, as Administrator


By: ___________________________
Name:
Title:





Schedule A


Deal Name
Prior Servicer Advance Facility
[___________]
[HSART][HSART II]
[___________]
[HSART][HSART II]
[___________]
[HSART][HSART II]



[FORM OF WHOLE LOAN] NOTICE OF ADVANCING FACILITY


August 28, 2015
[___________]
[___________]

Re:
Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, as Servicer under the [Agreement] – Financing Arrangements

Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter provides notice to you, as contemplated by Section 9-404(a)(2) of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York, of Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC’s (the “ Servicer ” or “ OLS ”) intent to enter into an Advance Facility (the “ NRZ Advance Facility ”) (as such term is defined in the Applicable Provisions with respect to the [Agreement], dated as of [_____], between [_______] (the “ Counterparty ”) and OLS (as successor to [_______]) (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “ Agreement ”). Pursuant to the NRZ Advance Facility, the Servicer will sell and assign its rights to (i) certain servicing fees under the Agreement (the “ Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables ”) and (ii) reimbursement for Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances in respect of, and as such terms are defined in the Agreement (together with the Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables, the “ Receivables ”) in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable section with respect to the Agreement (such provisions, the “ Applicable Provisions ”).
Pursuant to a Receivables Sale Agreement dated, as of August 28, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Receivables Sale Agreement ”), executed by and among OLS, HLSS Holdings, LLC (“ HLSS ”), and NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC (the “ Depositor ”), OLS intends to sell and assign Receivables to HLSS from time to time, and HLSS intends to sell and assign Receivables to the Depositor from time to time. Pursuant to a Receivables Pooling Agreement dated as of August 28, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Receivables Pooling Agreement ”), executed by and between NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 (the “ Issuer ”), as purchaser, and the Depositor, as seller, the Depositor intends to sell and assign Receivables to the Issuer from time to time. Pursuant to the terms of an Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), executed by and among the Issuer, HLSS, as administrator and as servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates), OLS, as a subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (“ Deutsche Bank ”), as indenture trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent, the Issuer will issue certain notes (the “ Notes ”) and will grant security interests in the Receivables and certain other related property to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Notes. The Issuer, on behalf of the holders of the Notes will be the “ Advancing Person ” (or such term of substantially similar import howsoever denominated) pursuant to the Applicable Provisions with respect to each Servicing Agreement. The assignment of the Receivables and the right of the Advancing Person to receive payment with respect thereto will remain effective until such time as (i) all outstanding obligations under the NRZ Advance Facility, including all amounts owed under the Notes, are paid in full and (ii) the Revolving Period has ended (as such terms is defined in the Indenture) or the provision of such other notice of termination pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Receivables Sale Agreement, Receivables Pooling Agreement and the Indenture.
In addition, please note that any future notice of an intention to enter into an advance facility or credit facility will not be effective with respect to the Agreement and any other transactions with respect to which the Servicer’s (as that term is defined in the Indenture) rights to payment for Receivables are financed under the NRZ Advance Facility until such time as (a) (i) all outstanding obligations under the NRZ Advance Facility, including all amounts owed under the Notes, are paid in full and (ii) the end of the Revolving Periods (as such term is defined in the Indenture) for all Notes has occurred or (b) provision by the Advancing Person of a notice to you, in respect of the Agreement, that the sale and assignment of the Receivables referred to herein has been terminated. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Advancing Person may not terminate or modify this Letter without the consent of the Administrative Agent (as defined in the Indenture and any related Indenture Supplements executed pursuant to the Indenture).
Prior to the date hereof, the Servicer delivered one or more notices (the “ Prior Notices ”) to you to the effect that the Servicer had entered into an Advance Facility with respect to the Agreement, among other transactions, as it relates to that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of April 6, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ HSART II Indenture ”, and such related prior Advance Facility, the “ HSART II Advance Facility ”), executed by and among HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust II, as issuer, Deutsche Bank, as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, HLSS, as administrator and as servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates), OLS, as a subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), and Barclays, as administrative agent, in respect which Deutsche Bank was the “Advancing Person” (in such capacity, the “ Prior Advancing Person ”). By its signature below, the Prior Advancing Person gives notice to you, in respect of each Transaction to which you are a party, that the sale and assignment of the Receivables in connection with the HSART II Advance Facility has been terminated. The Prior Notices are hereby reaffirmed in respect of each Servicing Agreement referenced in each Prior Notice other than those related to the Transactions.
Thank you for your cooperation.
[Signature Pages Follow]

Very truly yours,

OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC


By: ___________________________
Name:
Title:



DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
as Prior Advancing Person on behalf of the Noteholder


By: ___________________________
Name:
Title:

Acknowledged by:

NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1, AS Advancing Person

By: HLSS Holdings, LLC, as Administrator


By: ___________________________
Name:
Title:



Exhibit D
AGREED UPON PROCEDURES
Please see Annex A to the Verification Agent Engagement Letter, dated as of August 28, 2015, between the Verification Agent and HLSS Holdings, LLC, as acknowledged or supplemented from time to time


Exhibit E
FORM OF ADDITIONAL TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATION REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6.5(M) OF THE INDENTURE

TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATION
Issuer
NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
c/o Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Owner Trustee
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890

Administrator
HLSS Holdings, LLC
c/o New Residential Investment Corp.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Attention: Jonathan Brown

Depositor
NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC
c/o New Residential Investment Corp
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Attention: Jonathan Brown

Indenture Trustee
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
1761 East St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, California 92705
Ref.: NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Series 2015-[__], OC15S[_]
Attention: Hang Luu


Re:
$[ ] NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 20__-__, Class ____]
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2015 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), among NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, as Issuer, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, as a Subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), HLSS Holdings, LLC, as Administrator and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and the “Administrative Agents” from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
The undersigned (the “Transferee”) intends to purchase a beneficial interest in a Class 1 Specified Note representing $_____ principal balance of a Class 1 Specified Note from ____ [the Transferor named in the Transfer Certificate to which this Transferee Certification is attached]. In connection with the transfer of such beneficial interest in a Class 1 Specified Note (the “Transfer”), the Transferee does hereby certify that:
(i) Either (a) it is not and will not become for U.S. federal income tax purposes a partnership, Subchapter S corporation or grantor trust (each such entity a “flow-through entity”) or (b) if it is or becomes a flow-through entity, then (I) none of the direct or indirect beneficial owners of any of the interests in such flow-through entity has or ever will have more than 50% of the value of its interest in such flow-through entity attributable to the beneficial interest of such flow-through entity in the Notes, other interest (direct or indirect) in the Issuer, or any interest created under the Indenture and (II) it is not and will not be a principal purpose of the arrangement involving the flow-through entity’s beneficial interest in any Class 1 Specified Note to permit any partnership to satisfy the 100-partner limitation of Section 1.7704-1(h)(1)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations necessary for such partnership not to be classified as a publicly traded partnership under the Internal Revenue Code.
(ii) It is not acquiring any beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Note and it will not sell, transfer, assign, participate, or otherwise dispose of any or beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Note and it will not cause any beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Note to be marketed, in each case on or through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof),” each within the meaning of Section 7704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, including, without limitation, an interdealer quotation system that regularly disseminates firm buy or sell quotations.
    (iii) Its beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Notes is not and will not be in an amount that is less than the minimum denomination for the Class 1 Specified Notes set forth in the Indenture, and it does not and will not hold any beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Note on behalf of any Person whose beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Note is in an amount that is less than the minimum denomination for the Class 1 Specified Notes set forth in the Indenture. It will not sell, transfer, assign, participate, or otherwise dispose of any beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Note or enter into any financial instrument or contract the value of which is determined by reference in whole or in part to any Class 1 Specified Note, in each case if the effect of doing so would be that the beneficial interest of any Person in a Class 1 Specified Note would be in an amount that is less than the minimum denomination for the Class 1 Specified Notes set forth in the Indenture.
(iv) It will not transfer any beneficial interest in the Class 1 Specified Note (directly, through a participation thereof, or otherwise) unless, prior to the transfer, the transferee shall have executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar, and any of their respective successors or assigns, a Transferee Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit E of the Indenture.
(v) It will not use the Class 1 Specified Note as collateral for the issuance of any securities that could cause the Trust to become subject to taxation as a taxable mortgage pool taxable as a corporation, publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation or association taxable as a corporation, each for U.S. federal income tax purposes, provided that it may engage in any repurchase transaction (repo) the subject matter of which is a Class 1 Specified Note, provided the terms of such repurchase transaction are generally consistent with prevailing market practice.
(vi) It will not take any action and will not allow any other action that could cause the Trust to become taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(vii) The Transferee understands that tax counsel to the Trust has provided an opinion substantially to the effect that the Trust will not be taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that the validity of such opinion is dependent in part on the accuracy of the representations herein.
(viii) This Transferee Certification has been duly executed and delivered and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Transferee, enforceable against the Transferee in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws or equitable principles affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity, and indemnification sought in respect of securities laws violations may be limited by public policy.
(ix) It acknowledges that the Depositor, the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Registrar and others will rely on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations and warranties, and agrees that if it becomes aware that any of the foregoing made by it or deemed to have been made by it are no longer accurate, it shall promptly notify the Issuer.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY TRANSFER TO OR BY THE UNDERSIGNED IN VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING WILL BE OF NO FORCE AND EFFECT, WILL BE VOID AB INITIO, AND WILL NOT OPERATE TO TRANSFER ANY RIGHTS TO OR BY THE TRANSFEREE, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CONTRARY TO THE ISSUER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, THE NOTE REGISTRAR OR ANY OTHER PERSON.

[TRANSFEREE]
By: _______________________
Name:_____________________
Title:______________________



Exhibit A-3-15

 

Exhibit F
FORM OF ADDITIONAL TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATION REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6.5(N) OF THE INDENTURE

TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATION
Issuer
NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
c/o Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Owner Trustee
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890

Administrator
HLSS Holdings, LLC
c/o New Residential Investment Corp.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Attention: Jonathan Brown

Depositor
NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC
c/o New Residential Investment Corp
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Attention: Jonathan Brown

Indenture Trustee
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
1761 East St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, California 92705
Ref.: NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Series 2015-[__], OC15S[_]
Attention: Hang Luu

Re:
$[ ] NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 20__-__, Class ____]

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2015 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), among NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, as Issuer, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, as a Subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), HLSS Holdings, LLC, as Administrator and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and the “Administrative Agents” from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

Exhibit F-1



 

The undersigned (the “Transferee”) intends to purchase a beneficial interest in a Class 2 Specified Note representing $_____ principal balance of a Class 2 Specified Note from ____ [the Transferor named in the Transfer Certificate to which this Transferee Certification is attached]. In connection with the transfer of such beneficial interest in a Class 2 Specified Note (the “Transfer”), the Transferee does hereby certify that:
(i) Either (a) it is not and will not become for U.S. federal income tax purposes a partnership, Subchapter S corporation or grantor trust (each such entity a “flow-through entity”) or (b) if it is or becomes a flow-through entity, then (I) none of the direct or indirect beneficial owners of any of the interests in such flow-through entity has or ever will have more than 50% of the value of its interest in such flow-through entity attributable to the beneficial interest of such flow-through entity in the Notes, other interest (direct or indirect) in the Issuer, or any interest created under the Indenture and (II) it is not and will not be a principal purpose of the arrangement involving the flow-through entity’s beneficial interest in any Class 2 Specified Note to permit any partnership to satisfy the 100-partner limitation of Section 1.7704-1(h)(1)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations necessary for such partnership not to be classified as a publicly traded partnership under the Internal Revenue Code.
(ii) It is not acquiring any beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Note and it will not sell, transfer, assign, participate, or otherwise dispose of any or beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Note and it will not cause any beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Note to be marketed, in each case on or through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof),” each within the meaning of Section 7704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, including, without limitation, an interdealer quotation system that regularly disseminates firm buy or sell quotations.
    (iii) Its beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Notes is not and will not be in an amount that is less than the minimum denomination for the Class 2 Specified Notes set forth in the Indenture, and it does not and will not hold any beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Note on behalf of any Person whose beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Note is in an amount that is less than the minimum denomination for the Class 2 Specified Notes set forth in the Indenture. It will not sell, transfer, assign, participate, or otherwise dispose of any beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Note or enter into any financial instrument or contract the value of which is determined by reference in whole or in part to any Class 2 Specified Note, in each case if the effect of doing so would be that the beneficial interest of any Person in a Class 2 Specified Note would be in an amount that is less than the minimum denomination for the Class 2 Specified Notes set forth in the Indenture.
(iv) It will not transfer any beneficial interest in the Class 2 Specified Note ( directly, through a participation thereof, or otherwise) unless, prior to the transfer, the transferee shall have executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar, and any of their respective successors or assigns, a Transferee Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit F of the Indenture.
(v) It will not use the Class 2 Specified Note as collateral for the issuance of any securities that could cause the Trust to become subject to taxation as a taxable mortgage

Exhibit F-2



 

pool taxable as a corporation, publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation or association taxable as a corporation, each for U.S. federal income tax purposes, provided that it may engage in any repurchase transaction (repo) the subject matter of which is a Class 2 Specified Note, provided the terms of such repurchase transaction are generally consistent with prevailing market practice.
(vi) It will not take any action and will not allow any other action that could cause the Trust to become taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(vii) It is a “United States person,” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code and will not transfer to, or cause such Class 2 Specified Note to be transferred to, any person other th a n a “United States person,” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(viii) The Transferee understands that tax counsel to the Trust has provided an opinion substantially to the effect that the Trust will not be taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that the validity of such opinion is dependent in part on the accuracy of the representations herein.
(ix) This Transferee Certification has been duly executed and delivered and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Transferee, enforceable against the Transferee in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws or equitable principles affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity, and indemnification sought in respect of securities laws violations may be limited by public policy.
(x) It acknowledges that the Depositor, the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Registrar and others will rely on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations and warranties, and agrees that if it becomes aware that any of the foregoing made by it or deemed to have been made by it are no longer accurate, it shall promptly notify the Issuer.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY TRANSFER TO OR BY THE UNDERSIGNED IN VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING WILL BE OF NO
FORCE AND EFFECT, WILL BE VOID AB INITIO, AND WILL NOT OPERATE TO
TRANSFER ANY RIGHTS TO OR BY THE TRANSFEREE, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CONTRARY TO THE ISSUER, THE INDENTURE
TRUSTEE, THE NOTE REGISTRAR OR ANY OTHER PERSON.


[TRANSFEREE]

By: _______________________

Exhibit F-3



 

Name:_____________________
Title:_____________________



Exhibit F-4



 

Exhibit G-1

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, CALCULATION AGENT, PAYING AGENT AND
SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY

Name:
Title:
Signature
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



Exhibit G-1-1

 

Exhibit G-2

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Name:
Title:
Signature
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Exhibit G-2-1

 

Exhibit G-3

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH


Name:
Title:
Signature
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Exhibit G-3(C)-1

 

Exhibit G-4

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ISSUER


[Attached]

Exhibit G-4-1

 

Exhibit G-5

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR


Name:
Title:
Signature
Cameron MacDougall
Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Exhibit G-5-1

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Exhibit H

Disclaimer
August [__], 2015
Re: Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC – Excess Servicing Fees
Reference is hereby made to (i) the agreements listed on Schedule I hereto (collectively, the “ MSRPA Documents ”), and (ii) the Receivables Sale Agreements listed on Schedule II hereto (collectively, the “ Sale Agreements ”) between Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (“ OLS ”), the applicable Depositors listed on Schedule II hereto or otherwise parties to the Sale Agreements, Homeward Residential, Inc. and HLSS Holdings, LLC (“ HLSS ”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective definitions set forth in the MSRPA Documents or the Sale Agreements, as applicable.
Pursuant to the MSRPA Documents, OLS has sold to Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. (“ HLSS Ltd. ”) Excess Servicing Fees relating to the Mortgage Loans. HLSS Ltd. has sold such Excess Servicing Fees to HLSS MSR EBO Acquisition LLC (the “ Purchaser ”).
Pursuant to the Sale Agreements, OLS has sold and will continue to sell on an ongoing basis, among other things, rights to reimbursement for P&I Advances and payment for Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables (as defined below) to HLSS or the applicable Depositor, which has then directly or indirectly sold and/or contributed and will continue to sell and/or contribute on an ongoing basis such rights to reimbursement for P&I Advances and Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables to the applicable Depositor or the applicable “Issuer” referenced in the applicable Sale Agreement (each, an “ Issuer ”), as applicable. Each Issuer has pledged such rights to reimbursement for P&I Advances and Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables to an Indenture Trustee on behalf of certain noteholders.
For purpose hereof, (i) a “Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable” is a Receivable representing the right to receive payment for any “Deferred Servicing Fee” (as defined below) pursuant to the terms and provisions of a Designated Servicing Agreement, and (ii) a “Deferred Servicing Fee” is the right to payment for accrued but unpaid servicing fees earned by OLS (or any predecessor servicer) that are accrued and unpaid on the related monthly remittance date following the related due date.
The Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees (on behalf of itself and its assignees and successors in interest) that it has been paid in respect of the Excess Servicing Fees related to the Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables that have been sold to HLSS or the applicable Depositor, as applicable, on or prior to the date of this disclaimer (this “ Side Letter ”). Accordingly, and for the avoidance of doubt, the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees (on behalf of itself and its assignees and successors in interest) that the Purchaser has no right, title or interest in any P&I Advances or Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables that have been sold to HLSS or the Depositor, as applicable, on or prior to the date hereof.
This Side Letter may not be amended, nor may any provision hereof be waived or modified, except by an instrument in writing signed by each signatory hereto. This Side Letter may be executed in any number of counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Side Letter by facsimile transmission or other electronic means,

Exhibit H-1

 

including but not limited to electronic mail or “.pdf”, shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
THIS SIDE LETTER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Any signatory hereto irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this Side Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or the actions of the parties hereto in the negotiation, performance or enforcement hereof.
[Signature Page Follows]


Exhibit H-2

 

Executed as of the date first above written:

HLSS MSR EBO ACQUISITION LLC,
as Purchaser  
By: New Residential Investment Corp.,
its sole member
 
By:__________________________________
Name:
Title:



Exhibit H-3


 

Schedule I
MSRPA Documents
1.
Master Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement dated as of October 1, 2012 between Ocwen Loan Servicing, as Seller, and HLSS Holdings, LLC as Purchaser, as supplemented by the following Sale Supplements.
2.
Sale Supplement, dated as of February 10, 2012, between Ocwen Loan Servicing, as Seller, and HLSS Holdings, LLC as Purchaser.
3.
Sale Supplement, dated as of May 1, 2012, between Ocwen Loan Servicing, as Seller, and HLSS Holdings, LLC as Purchaser.
4.
Sale Supplement, dated as of August 1, 2012, between Ocwen Loan Servicing, as Seller, and HLSS Holdings, LLC as Purchaser.
5.
Sale Supplement, dated as of September 13, 2012, between Ocwen Loan Servicing, as Seller, and HLSS Holdings, LLC as Purchaser.
6.
Sale Supplement, dated as of September 28, 2012, between Ocwen Loan Servicing, as Seller, and HLSS Holdings, LLC as Purchaser.
7.
Sale Supplement, dated as of December 26, 2012, between Ocwen Loan Servicing, as Seller, HLSS Holdings, LLC as Purchaser, and Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., as Purchaser.
8.
Sale Supplement, dated as of March 13, 2013, between Ocwen Loan Servicing, as Seller, HLSS Holdings, LLC as Purchaser, and Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., as Purchaser.
9.
Sale Supplement, dated as of May 21, 2013, between Ocwen Loan Servicing, as Seller, HLSS Holdings, LLC as Purchaser, and Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., as Purchaser.
10.
Sale Supplement, dated as of July 1, 2013, between Ocwen Loan Servicing, as Seller, HLSS Holdings, LLC as Purchaser, and Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., as Purchaser.
11.
Sale Supplement, dated as of October 25, 2013, between Ocwen Loan Servicing, as Seller, HLSS Holdings, LLC as Purchaser, and Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd., as Purchaser.
12.
Amendment to Master Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement and Sale Supplements (the “ December 2012 Amendment ”), dated as of December 26, 2012, among Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, HLSS Holdings, LLC, and Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd.
13.
Amendment to Sale Supplements, dated as of July 1, 2013 between Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, HLSS Holdings, LLC and Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd..
14.
Amendment to Sale Supplement, dated as of September 30, 2013 between Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, HLSS Holdings, LLC and Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd..
15.
Amendment to Sale Supplements, dated as of February 4, 2014 between Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, HLSS Holdings, LLC and Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd.

Exhibit H-4


 

16.
Amendment No. 2 to Master Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement and Sale Supplements (the “ April 2015 Amendment ”), dated as of April 6, 2015, among Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, HLSS Holdings, LLC, Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. and HLSS MSR-EBO Acquisition LLC.

Exhibit H-5


 

Schedule II
Sale Agreements

1.
Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2015, between Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, HLSS Holdings, LLC, Homeward Residential, Inc. and HLSS Servicer Advance Facility Transferor MS3 LLC, as Depositor.
1.
Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2015, between Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, HLSS Holdings, LLC and NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC, as Depositor.









Exhibit H-6


 



Exhibit I

NOTICE OF TRANSFER OF MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS

[Date]

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
1761 East St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, California 92705
Ref.: NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Series 2015-[__], OC15S[_]
Attention: Hang Luu


Re: NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1

On __________, 20__ (the “ MSR Transfer Date ”), Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (“ OLS ”) sold to HLSS Holdings, LLC (“ HLSS ”) all of the servicing rights and obligations of OLS under the Designated Servicing Agreements set forth on Schedule A attached hereto (the “ MSR Transfer ”).

All required consents and rating agency letters required under such Designated Servicing Agreements for the MSR Transfer were obtained on or before the MSR Transfer Date.

                            
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC



By:                         
Name:                         
Title:                         


[_________________________]



By:                         
Name:                         
Title:                         




Exhibit I-1

 

Schedule A to
Notice of Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights



Exhibit I-2


Exhibit 4.19

NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1
as Issuer

and
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary
and
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
as a Subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates)

and
HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC,
as Administrator and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates)
and
CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
as Administrative Agent
and NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP.
__________
SERIES 2015-T1
INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT
Dated as of August 28, 2015
to
INDENTURE
Dated as of August 28, 2015
ADVANCE RECEIVABLES BACKED NOTES,
SERIES 2015-T1






TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
CREATION OF SERIES 2015-T1 NOTES.
1
DEFINED TERMS.
2
FORMS OF SERIES 2015-T1 NOTES; TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS.
14
COLLATERAL VALUE EXCLUSIONS.
15
SERIES 2015-T1 RESERVE ACCOUNT.
18
PAYMENTS; NOTE BALANCE INCREASES; EARLY MATURITY.
18
OPTIONAL REDEMPTIONS AND REFINANCING.
19
[RESERVED]
20
SERIES REPORTS.
20
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT SATISFIED.
22
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
22
AMENDMENTS.
22
COUNTERPARTS.
23
ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
23
LIMITED RECOURSE.
23
OWNER TRUSTEE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
24
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.
24









THIS SERIES 2015-T1 INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT (this “ Indenture Supplement ”), dated as of August 28, 2015, is made by and among NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Issuer ”), DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, a national banking association, as trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), as calculation agent (the “ Calculation Agent ”), as paying agent (the “ Paying Agent ”) and as securities intermediary (the “ Securities Intermediary ”), HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“ HLSS ”), as Administrator on behalf of the Issuer, as owner of the rights associated with the servicing rights under the Designated Servicing Agreements, and, from and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates for each Designated Servicing Agreement, as servicer under such Designated Servicing Agreement, OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, a limited liability company organized in the State of Delaware (“ OLS ”), as a Subservicer on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates and as servicer for each Designated Servicing Agreement prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates, CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH (“ Credit Suisse ”), as Administrative Agent and NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. (“ NRZ ”). This Indenture Supplement relates to and is executed pursuant to that certain Indenture (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Base Indenture ”) supplemented hereby, dated as of the date hereof, among the Issuer, OLS, HLSS, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary, Credit Suisse, as Administrative Agent and the “Administrative Agents” from time to time parties thereto, all the provisions of which are incorporated herein as modified hereby and shall be a part of this Indenture Supplement as if set forth herein in full (the Base Indenture as so supplemented by this Indenture Supplement being referred to as the “ Indenture ”).
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given them in the Base Indenture.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The Issuer has duly authorized the issuance of a Series of Notes, the “NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2015-T1 Notes” (the “ Series 2015-T1 Notes ”). The parties are entering into this Indenture Supplement to document the terms of the issuance of the Series 2015-T1 Notes pursuant to the Base Indenture, which provides for the issuance of Notes in multiple series from time to time.





Section 1. Creation of Series 2015-T1 Notes.
There are hereby created, effective as of the Issuance Date, the Series 2015-T1 Notes, to be issued pursuant to the Base Indenture and this Indenture Supplement, to be known as “NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2015-T1 Notes.” The Series 2015-T1 Notes shall not be subordinated to any other Series of Notes. The Series 2015-T1 Notes are issued in five (5) Classes of Term Notes (Class A-T1, Class B-T1, Class C-T1, Class D-T1 and Class E-T1), with the Initial Note Balances, Stated Maturity Dates, Revolving Periods, Note Interest Rates, Expected Repayment Dates and other terms as specified in this Indenture Supplement. The Series 2015-T1 Notes shall be secured by the Trust Estate Granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Base Indenture. The Indenture Trustee shall hold the Trust Estate as collateral security for the benefit of the Noteholders of the Series 2015-T1 Notes and all other Series of Notes issued under the Base Indenture as described therein. In the event that any term or provision contained herein with respect to the Series 2015-T1 Notes shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in the Base Indenture, the terms and provisions of this Indenture Supplement shall govern to the extent of such conflict.
Section 2.      Defined Terms.
With respect to the Series 2015-T1 Notes and in addition to or in replacement for the definitions set forth in Section 1.1 of the Base Indenture, the following definitions shall be assigned to the defined terms set forth below:
Administrative Agent ” means, for so long as the Series 2015-T1 Notes have not been paid in full: (i) with respect to the provisions of this Indenture Supplement, Credit Suisse or an Affiliate or successor thereto; and (ii) with respect to the provisions of the Base Indenture, and notwithstanding the terms and provisions of any other Indenture Supplement, Credit Suisse, and such other parties as set forth in any other Indenture Supplement, or a respective Affiliate or any respective successor thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, reference to “it” or “its” with respect to the Administrative Agent in the Base Indenture shall mean “them” and “their,” and reference to the singular therein in relation to the Administrative Agent shall be construed as if plural.
Advance Rates ” means, with respect to the Series 2015-T1 Notes, on any date of determination with respect to each Receivable included in the Trust Estate, the percentage amount based on the Advance Type of such Receivable, as set forth in the table below, subject to amendment by mutual agreement of the Administrative Agent and the Administrator, and with consultation with each Note Rating Agency; provided , that the Advance Rate for any Receivable related to any Class of Notes shall be zero if such Receivable is not a Facility Eligible Receivable:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FIFO / NON-LOAN-LEVEL BACKSTOPPED DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS
 
 
Advance Type / Class of Notes
Class A-T1
Class B- T1
Class C-T1
Class D-T1
Class E-T1
 
Non-Judicial P&I Advances
83.50%
86.25%
89.00%
92.50%
95.50%
 
Judicial P&I Advances
75.25%
78.25%
81.75%
88.00%
93.00%
 
Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
83.75%
86.00%
88.00%
91.75%
95.00%
 
Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
75.25%
77.75%
80.75%
87.00%
92.50%
 
Non-Judicial Escrow Advances
83.75%
86.00%
88.00%
91.75%
95.00%
 
Judicial Escrow Advances
75.25%
77.75%
80.75%
87.00%
92.50%
 
Non-Judicial Corporate Advances
83.75%
86.00%
88.00%
91.75%
95.00%
 
Judicial Corporate Advances
75.25%
77.75%
80.75%
87.00%
92.50%
    
FIFO / LOAN-LEVEL DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS
 
Advance Type / Class of Notes
Class A-T1
Class B- T1
Class C-T1
Class D-T1
Class E-T1
Non-Judicial P&I Advances
73.50%
78.25%
83.00%
88.50%
93.50%
Judicial P&I Advances
65.25%
70.25%
75.75%
84.00%
91.00%
Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
73.75%
78.00%
82.00%
87.75%
93.00%
Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
65.25%
69.75%
74.75%
83.00%
90.50%
Non-Judicial Escrow Advances
73.75%
78.00%
82.00%
87.75%
93.00%
Judicial Escrow Advances
65.25%
69.75%
74.75%
83.00%
90.50%
Non-Judicial Corporate Advances
73.75%
78.00%
82.00%
87.75%
93.00%
Judicial Corporate Advances
65.25%
69.75%
74.75%
83.00%
90.50%

NON-FIFO / NON-LOAN-LEVEL BACKSTOPPED DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS
 
Advance Type / Class of Notes
Class A-T1
Class B- T1
Class C-T1
Class D-T1
Class E-T1
Non-Judicial P&I Advances
78.50%
82.25%
86.00%
90.50%
94.50%
Judicial P&I Advances
70.25%
74.25%
78.75%
86.00%
92.00%
Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
78.75%
82.00%
85.00%
89.75%
94.00%
Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
70.25%
73.75%
77.75%
85.00%
91.50%
Non-Judicial Escrow Advances
78.75%
82.00%
85.00%
89.75%
94.00%
Judicial Escrow Advances
70.25%
73.75%
77.75%
85.00%
91.50%
Non-Judicial Corporate Advances
78.75%
82.00%
85.00%
89.75%
94.00%
Judicial Corporate Advances
70.25%
73.75%
77.75%
85.00%
91.50%

NON-FIFO / LOAN LEVEL DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS
 
Advance Type / Class of Notes
Class A-T1
Class B- T1
Class C-T1
Class D-T1
Class E-T1
Non-Judicial P&I Advances
68.50%
74.25%
80.00%
86.50%
92.50%
Judicial P&I Advances
60.25%
66.25%
72.75%
82.00%
90.00%
Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
68.75%
74.00%
79.00%
85.75%
92.00%
Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
60.25%
65.75%
71.75%
81.00%
89.50%
Non-Judicial Escrow Advances
68.75%
74.00%
79.00%
85.75%
92.00%
Judicial Escrow Advances
60.25%
65.75%
71.75%
81.00%
89.50%
Non-Judicial Corporate Advances
68.75%
74.00%
79.00%
85.75%
92.00%
Judicial Corporate Advances
60.25%
65.75%
71.75%
81.00%
89.50%

Advance Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination with respect to any Designated Servicing Agreement, the ratio (expressed as a percentage), calculated as of the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such date occurs, of (i) the related PSA Stressed Nonrecoverable Advance Amount of all Mortgage Loans (other than any Mortgage Loans that generate Receivables that are Loan-Level Receivables or Second-Lien Receivables or any Mortgage Loans that are attributable to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements) serviced pursuant to the related Designated Servicing Agreement on such date over (ii) the aggregate monthly scheduled principal and interest payments for the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such date occurs with respect to all Mortgage Loans that are not Delinquent serviced pursuant to the related Designated Servicing Agreement.
Advance to UPB Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination with respect to any Designated Servicing Agreement, the ratio (expressed as a percentage), of (i) the aggregate dollar amount of Advances as of such date that have not been reimbursed to the Servicer arising under the related Designated Servicing Agreement over (ii) the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all Mortgage Loans that are not Delinquent serviced pursuant to the related Designated Servicing Agreement as of such date.
Applicable Rating ” means the rating assigned to each Class of the Series 2015-T1 Notes by the Note Rating Agency, upon the issuance of such Class as set forth below:
(i)      Class A-T1: AAA(sf);
(ii)      Class B-T1: AA(sf);
(iii)      Class C-T1: A(sf);
(iv)      Class D-T1: BBB(sf); and
(v)      Class E-T1 BB(sf).
Backstopped Receivable ” is a Receivable that is the right to reimbursement for any Advance or right to payment for any Deferred Servicing Fee that, pursuant to the terms of the related Servicing Agreement, is reimbursable pursuant to a General Collections Backstop, either immediately or if not recoverable out of collections or proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan.
Base Indenture ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
Class A-T1 Term Notes ” or “ Class A-T1 Notes ” means, the Term Notes, Class A-T1, issued hereunder by the Issuer, having an Initial Note Balance of $327,551,000, or any Term Notes issued in replacement thereof pursuant to Section 7 of this Indenture Supplement.
Class B-T1 Term Notes ” or “ Class B-T1 Notes ” means, the Term Notes, Class B-T1, issued hereunder by the Issuer, having an Initial Note Balance of $12,187,000, or any Term Notes issued in replacement thereof pursuant to Section 7 of this Indenture Supplement.
Class C-T1 Term Notes ” or “ Class C-T1 Notes ” means, the Term Notes, Class C-T1, issued hereunder by the Issuer, having an Initial Note Balance of $13,772,000, or any Term Notes issued in replacement thereof pursuant to Section 7 of this Indenture Supplement.
Class D-T1 Term Notes ” or “ Class D-T1 Notes ” means, the Term Notes, Class D-T1, issued hereunder by the Issuer, having an Initial Note Balance of $24,976,000, or any Term Notes issued in replacement thereof pursuant to Section 7 of this Indenture Supplement.
Class E-T1 Term Notes ” or “ Class E-T1 Notes ” means, the Term Notes, Class E-T1, issued hereunder by the Issuer, having an Initial Note Balance of $21,514,000, or any Term Notes issued in replacement thereof pursuant to Section 7 of this Indenture Supplement.
Corporate Trust Office ” means the corporate trust offices of the Indenture Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to the Issuer shall be administered, which offices at the Closing Date are located at 1761 East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, CA 92705, Ref.: NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Series 2015-T1, OC15S3, Attn: Hang Luu except for Note transfer, exchange or surrender purposes, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company c/o DB Services Americas, Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attention: Transfer Unit.
Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amount Rate ” means, with respect to each Class of Series 2015-T1 Notes, 3.00% per annum.
Default Supplemental Fee ” means, for each Class of Series 2015-T1 Notes and each Payment Date during the Full Amortization Period and on the date of final payment of such Class (if the Full Amortization Period is continuing on such final payment date), a fee equal to the product of the Default Supplemental Fee Rate multiplied by the Note Balance at the close of business on the prior Payment Date multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which equals 30 (or, if the Full Amortization Period commenced subsequent to the prior Payment Date, the number of days elapsed from and including the day of the commencement of the Full Amortization Period) and the denominator of which equals 360.
Default Supplemental Fee Rate ” means, with respect to each Class of Series 2015-T1 Notes, 3.00% per annum.
Delinquent ” means for any Mortgage Loan, any Monthly Payment due thereon is not made by the close of business on the day such Monthly Payment is required to be paid and remains unpaid for more than 30 days.
ERD Supplemental Fee ” means, for each Class of the Series 2015-T1 Notes and each Payment Date from and after the Expected Repayment Date, if the Notes of such Class have not been refinanced on or before the Expected Repayment Date only for such periods as the Notes of such Class are Outstanding and for so long as the Notes of such Class have a Note Balance greater than $0, a fee equal to the product of (i) the ERD Supplemental Fee Rate multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which equals 30 (or, if the Expected Repayment Date has occurred subsequent to the prior Payment Date, the number of days elapsed from and including such Expected Repayment Date) and the denominator of which equals 360 multiplied by (iii) the Note Balance of such Class of Series 2015-T1 Notes as of the close of business on the preceding Payment Date.
ERD Supplemental Fee Rate ” means, with respect to each Class of Series 2015-T1 Notes, 1.00% per annum.
Expected Repayment Date ” means, for each Class of the Series 2015-T1 Notes, August 15, 2016.
Expense Rate ” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to the Series 2015-T1 Notes, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (i) the numerator of which equals the sum of (1) the product of the Series Allocation Percentage for such Series multiplied by the aggregate amount of Fees due and payable by the Issuer on the next succeeding Payment Date plus (2) the product of the Series Allocation Percentage for such Series multiplied by any expenses payable or reimbursable by the Issuer on the next succeeding Payment Date, up to the applicable Expense Limit, if any, prior to any payments to the Noteholders of the Series 2015-T1 Notes, pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Indenture Supplement, the Base Indenture or any other Transaction Document that have been invoiced to the Indenture Trustee and the Administrator, plus (3) the aggregate amount of related Series Fees payable by the Issuer with respect to the Series 2015-T1 Notes on the next succeeding Payment Date and (ii) the denominator of which equals the sum of the outstanding Note Balances of all Series 2015-T1 Notes at the close of business on such date.
HLSS ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
Initial Note Balance ” means, for any Class of Notes, the Note Balance of such Class upon issuance, as set forth below:
(i)      Class A-T1: $327,551,000,
(ii)      Class B-T1: $12,187,000,
(iii)      Class C-T1: $13,772,000,
(iv)      Class D-T1: $24,976,000, and
(v)      Class E-T1: $21,514,000.
Initial Payment Date ” means September 15, 2015.
Interest Accrual Period ” means, for the Series 2015-T1 Notes and any Payment Date, the period beginning on the immediately preceding Payment Date (or, in the case of the first Payment Date, the Issuance Date) and ending on the day immediately preceding the current Payment Date. The Interest Payment Amount for the Series 2015-T1 Notes on any Payment Date shall be determined based on the Interest Day Count Convention.
Interest Day Count Convention ” means 30 days divided by 360 other than with respect to the Initial Payment Date, which is 17 days divided by 360.
Interim Payment Date ” means, with respect to each Series of Notes and each calendar month, (i) the 7th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 29th day of each such month, (or if any such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) any other of five (5) Business Days in such month, in each case following one (1) Business Day’s written notice from the Issuer to the related Noteholders, the Administrative Agent and the Indenture Trustee, and (iii) any other Business Day in such month agreed to among the Issuer, the Administrator and the Administrative Agent, following one (1) Business Day’s written notice to the Indenture Trustee. If an Interim Payment Date falls on the same date as a Payment Date, the Interim Payment Date shall be disregarded. For the avoidance of doubt, no Interim Payment Dates shall occur during the Full Amortization Period.
Issuance Date ” means August 28, 2015.
Limited Funding Date ” means any Business Day designated as a Limited Funding Date by the Administrator in accordance with the Base Indenture. For the avoidance of doubt, no Limited Funding Dates shall occur during the Full Amortization Period.
Low Threshold Servicing Agreement ” means a Designated Servicing Agreement that is not a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement and (i) for which the underlying Mortgage Loans have an unpaid principal balance greater than or equal to $1,000,000 but less than $10,000,000, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, or (ii) that relates to at least 15 but fewer than 50 Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month.
Market Value ” means, with respect to the Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan or any REO Property, the market value of such property (determined by the Servicer in its reasonable good faith discretion, which shall be by reference to the most recent value received by the related Subservicer (or by OLS as Servicer prior to the related MSR Transfer Date) with respect to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property in accordance with its servicing policies, if available) or the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property obtained in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, if no updated valuation has been required under the Servicer’s or Subservicer’s, as the case may be, servicing policies; provided , that the Market Value for any Mortgaged Property or REO Property shall be equal to $0 for any Mortgage Loan that is 90 or more days delinquent and the related valuation (as established by the lesser of either an appraisal, broker's price opinion, the Servicer’s automated valuation model or any other internal valuation methodology (including but not limited to HPI indexing) utilized by the Servicer, which is consistent with the Servicer’s servicing policies with respect to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property) is more than six (6) months old.
Any valuation for purposes of this definition shall be established by the lesser of either an appraisal, broker’s price opinion, the Subservicer’s (or OLS as Servicer prior to the MSR Transfer Date) automated valuation model or any other internal valuation methodology (including but not limited to HPI indexing utilized by the Subservicer or OLS as Servicer prior to the MSR Transfer Date), which is consistent with the Servicer’s or Subservicer’s, as the case may be, servicing policies with respect to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property.
Market Value Ratio ” means as of any date of determination with respect to a Designated Servicing Agreement, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the Funded Advance Receivable Balance for such Designated Servicing Agreement on such date over (ii) the aggregate Net Property Value of the Mortgaged Properties and REO Properties for the Mortgage Loans serviced under such Designated Servicing Agreement on such date.
Middle Threshold Servicing Agreement ” means a Designated Servicing Agreement that is not a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement or a Low Threshold Servicing Agreement and (i) for which the underlying Mortgage Loans have an unpaid principal balance greater than or equal to $10,000,000 but less than $25,000,000, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, or (ii) that relates to at least 50 but fewer than 125 Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month.
Monthly Payment ” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the monthly scheduled principal and interest payments required to be paid by the mortgagor on any due date with respect to such Mortgage Loan.
Monthly Reimbursement Rate ” means, as of any date of determination, the arithmetic average of the fractions (expressed as percentages), determined for each of the three (3) most recently concluded calendar months, obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate Advance Reimbursement Amounts collected by the Servicer and deposited into the Trust Accounts or any trust accounts established in connection with any indenture on behalf of any Prior Issuer during such calendar month by (ii) the Funded Advance Receivable Balance of all Designated Servicing Agreements as of the close of business on the last day of such calendar month, provided however that for purposes of calculating the Monthly Reimbursement Rate for the first two (2) months after the Closing Date the result for July 2015 shall equal 17.19% and the result for August 2015 shall equal 16.46%.
Mortgage Loan-Level Market Value Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination with respect to a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is secured by a first lien on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (x) (i) with respect to Section 4(vii)(a), the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Loan-Level Receivables and Specified Receivables outstanding with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property on such date, or (ii) with respect to Section 4(vii)(b), the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Receivables outstanding with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property on such date over (y) the Net Property Value of such Mortgaged Property or REO Property on such date.
Net Proceeds Coverage Percentage ” means, for any Payment Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (i) the numerator of which equals the amount of Collections on Receivables deposited into the Collection and Funding Account during the related Monthly Advance Collection Period, and (ii) the denominator of which equals the aggregate average outstanding Note Balances of all Outstanding Notes during such Monthly Advance Collection Period; provided however that for purposes of calculating such amount for the first two (2) months after the Closing Date the value for July 2015 shall equal 22.32% and the value for August 2015 shall equal 20.93%.
Net Property Value ” means, with respect to any Mortgaged Property, (A) with respect to a Current Mortgage Loan, the Market Value of such Mortgaged Property as established by OLS’s independent property valuation methodology (as established by the lesser of any appraisal, broker’s price opinion or OLS’s automated valuation model with respect to such Mortgaged Property) or (B) with respect to a Delinquent Mortgage Loan, the product of (a) the Market Value of such Mortgaged Property as established by OLS’s independent property valuation methodology (as established by the lesser of any appraisal, broker’s price opinion or OLS’s automated valuation model with respect to such Mortgaged Property), multiplied by (b) OLS’s established market and property discount value rate, minus (c) OLS’s brokerage fee and closing costs with respect to such Mortgaged Property, plus (d) any projected mortgage insurance claim proceeds.
Note Interest Rate ” means, for any Class of Notes, the per annum rate set forth below:
(i)      Class A-T1, 2.3147%;
(ii)      Class B-T1, 2.7105%;
(iii)      Class C-T1, 3.1000%;
(iv)      Class D-T1, 3.6000%; and
(v)      Class E-T1, 4.6799%.
Note Rating Agency ” means, for the Series 2015-T1 Notes, Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, a part of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.
NRZ ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
OTP Provision ” means, in respect of any Designated Servicing Agreement, any provision permitting an optional early termination of the transactions contemplated thereunder or “clean-up call” thereunder.
PSA Stressed Nonrecoverable Advance Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of:
(i)    for all Mortgage Loans that are current as of such date, the greater of (A) zero and (B) the excess of (1) Total Advances related to such Mortgage Loans on such date over (2) (x) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a first lien, the product of 50% and the sum of all of the Net Property Values for the related Mortgaged Property or (y) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a second or more junior lien, zero; and
(ii)    for all Mortgage Loans that are delinquent as of such date, but not related to property in foreclosure or REO Property, the greater of (A) zero and (B) the excess of (1) Total Advances related to such Mortgage Loans on such date over (2) (x) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a first lien, the product of 50% and the sum of all of the Net Property Values for the related Mortgaged Property or (y) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a second or more junior lien, zero; and
(iii)    for all Mortgage Loans that are related to properties in foreclosure, the greater of (A) zero and (B) the excess of (1) Total Advances related to such Mortgage Loans on such date over (2) (x) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a first lien, the product of 50% and the sum of all of the Net Property Values for the related Mortgaged Property or (y) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a second or more junior lien, zero; and
(iv)    for all REO Properties, the greater of (A) zero and (B) the excess of (1) Total Advances related to such REO Properties on such date over (2) (x) in the case of REO Properties previously secured by a first lien Mortgage Loan, the product of 50% and the sum of all of the Net PropertyValues for such REO Properties or (y) in the case of REO Properties previously secured by a second or more junior lien Mortgage Loan, zero.
Redeemable Notes ” has the meaning assigned such term in Section 7 of this Indenture Supplement.
Redemption Percentage ” means, for the Series 2015-T1 Notes, 10%.
Series 2015-T1 Note Balance ” means the aggregate Note Balance of the Series 2015-T1 Notes.
Series 2015-T1 Note Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Note Purchase Agreement, dated on or about August 26, 2015 by and among the Issuer, the Administrator, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
Series Fees ” means, for the Series 2015-T1 Notes and any Payment Date or Interim Payment Date, none.
Series Reserve Required Amount ” means, with respect to any Funding Date, an amount equal to: (a) if there are not Non-FIFO Receivables in the Trust Estate: four (4) months’ interest calculated at the applicable Note Interest Rate on the Note Balance of each Class of Series 2015-T1 Notes (in each case, calculated using a 30/360 basis) as of such Funding Date and (b) if there are Non-FIFO Receivables in the Trust Estate: five (5) months’ interest calculated at the applicable Note Interest Rate on the Note Balance of each Class of Series 2015-T1 Notes (in each case, calculated using a 30/360 basis) as of such Funding Date.
Small Threshold Servicing Agreement ” means a Designated Servicing Agreement (i) for which the underlying Mortgage Loans have an unpaid principal balance of less than $1,000,000, as of the end of the most recently concluded month, or (ii) that relates to fewer than 15 Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month.
Specified Call Premium Amount ” means, as of any date of determination in respect of any Class of Redeemable Notes, the greater of (i) $0 and (ii):
(a) the quotient of :
(1) the product of:
(x) the Note Interest Rate for such Class
multiplied by
(y) the outstanding Note Balance of such Class
divided by
(2) 360
multiplied by
(b) the positive excess, if any, of 180 over the number of days from and including the date such Class was issued through and including the date on which such Class is redeemed.]
Specified Receivable ” means, at any time, any Receivables in respect of which:
(A) (i)     the provisions of the related Designated Servicing Agreement do not expressly require such Receivable to be paid or reimbursed in full in connection with the exercise of any OTP Provision;
(ii)    the Servicer is not the sole holder of the right to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision and the Servicer has not received a written agreement in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent from each other holder (including any assignee of the Servicer) of the right to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision that such holder or holders will not initiate such optional termination or clean-up call unless all Advances and Deferred Servicing Fees under the related Designated Servicing Agreement are reimbursed or paid, as applicable, in the connection with such optional termination or clean-up call;
(iii)    consent of the Servicer is not required for any party to initiate optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision; and
(iv)    the clean-up call or optional termination contemplated by such OTP Provision under the related Designated Servicing Agreement may be exercised at such time, or
(B) (i) is a Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable for which the provisions of the related Designated Servicing Agreement do not expressly require such Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable to be paid or reimbursed in full in connection with any involuntary transfer of servicing of the Servicer or (ii) is an Advance Receivable for which the related Designated Servicing Agreement does not contain FIFO for such Advance Receivable and the Designated Servicing Agreement does not expressly require such Advance Receivable to be paid or reimbursed in full in connection with any involuntary transfer of servicing of the Servicer.
Receivables meeting the criteria described in clause (A)(i) above but in respect of which either (a) the Servicer is the sole holder of the right to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision, (b) consent of the Servicer is required for any other party to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision or (c) each other holder of the right to initiate optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision has agreed in writing in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent not to initiate such optional termination or clean-up call unless all Advances and Deferred Servicing Fees under the related Designated Servicing Agreement are reimbursed or paid, as applicable, shall not constitute “Specified Receivables” hereunder under clause (A) of the definition of “Specified Receivables.”
Receivables meeting the criteria described in clauses (A)(i), (ii) and (iii) above are set forth on Schedule 4 to the Base Indenture and Receivables meeting the criteria described in clause (B)(i) and (ii) above are set forth on Schedule 3 to the Base Indenture (as such Schedule 3 and Schedule 4 may be updated from time to time in accordance with the Base Indenture).
Stated Maturity Date ” means, for each Class of Series 2015-T1 Notes, August 15, 2046.
Stressed Time ” means, as of any date of determination for any Class of Series 2015-T1 Notes, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is one (1), and (ii) the denominator of which equals the related Stressed Time Percentage for such Class multiplied by the Monthly Reimbursement Rate on such date.
Stressed Time Percentage ” means, for each Class, as set forth below:
(i)      Class A-T1, 19.36%;
(ii)      Class B-T1, 22.02%;
(iii)      Class C-T1, 26.07%;
(iv)      Class D-T1, 39.14%; and
(v)      Class E-T1, 68.90%.
Target Amortization Amount ” means, for each Class of the Series 2015-T1 Notes, one-twelfth (1/12) of the Note Balance of such Class at the close of business on the last day of its Revolving Period.
Target Amortization Event ” means, for the Series 2015-T1 Notes, the earlier of (A) the related Expected Repayment Date for such Class or (B) the occurrence of any of the following conditions or events, which is not waived by the Series Required Noteholders of the Series 2015-T1 Notes, except that solely with respect to clauses (v) and (vi) such Target Amortization Event shall occur only upon written notice to the Indenture Trustee from either the Administrative Agent or the Series Required Noteholders of the Series 2015-T1 Notes, that such Target Amortization Event has occurred and the Target Amortization Period shall commence (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no such notice shall be required for clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv)):
(i)      on any Payment Date commencing with the first Payment Date, the arithmetic average of the Net Proceeds Coverage Percentage determined for such Payment Date and the two preceding Payment Dates is less than five (5) times the percentage equivalent of a fraction (A) the numerator of which equals the sum of the accrued Interest Payment Amounts for each Class of Outstanding Notes on such date and (B) the denominator of which equals the aggregate average Note Balances of each Class of all Outstanding Notes during the related Monthly Advance Collection Period;
(ii)      the occurrence, over the course of any twelve-month period from August 1 through the following July 31(beginning with the period from August 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016) (each a “ STE Measurement Period ”), of one or more Servicer Termination Events with respect to Designated Servicing Agreements with respect to which there are outstanding Receivables included in the Trust Estate, which Servicing Agreements represent 15% or more (by Mortgage Loan balance as of the beginning of the STE Measurement Period) of all the Designated Servicing Agreements with respect to which there are outstanding Receivables included in the Trust Estate as of the beginning of the STE Measurement Period (in any case, regardless of whether any such Designated Servicing Agreement was a “Designated Servicing Agreement” as of the beginning of such STE Measurement Period), but not including any Servicer Termination Events that are solely due to the breach of one or more Collateral Performance Tests or a Servicer Ratings Downgrade;
(iii)      the Monthly Reimbursement Rate is less than 3.00% as of any date of determination;
(iv)      any failure by the Administrator or any Sub-Administrator acting on the Administrator’s behalf to deliver any Determination Date Report pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Base Indenture which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after a Responsible Officer of the Administrator or any Sub-Administrator acting on the Administrator’s behalf shall have obtained actual knowledge of such failure, or shall have received written or electronic notice from the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder of such failure;
(v)      the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator shall breach or default in the due observance or performance of any of its covenants or agreements in this Indenture Supplement, the Base Indenture, or any other Transaction Document (subject to any cure period provided therein and such default having a material adverse effect on any Noteholders of any Series 2015-T1 Notes and which material adverse effect is continuing), other than an obligation of the Receivables Seller to make an Indemnity Payment following a breach of a representation or warranty with respect to such Receivable pursuant to Sections 4(b) or 5(b) of the Receivables Sale Agreement or any payment default described in Section 8.1 of the Base Indenture, and any such default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (a) actual discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator, as applicable, or (b) the date on which written or electronic notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given from the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder to a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator; provided , that a breach of Sections 7(a) or 8(a) of the Receivables Sale Agreement, or Section 7(b) of the Receivables Pooling Agreement (prohibiting the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor, as applicable, from causing or permitting Insolvency Proceedings with respect to the Depositor or the Issuer, as applicable) shall constitute an automatic Target Amortization Event; or
(vi)      if any representation or warranty of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator made in this Indenture Supplement, the Base Indenture, or any other Transaction Document (other than under Sections 4(b) or 5(b) of the Receivables Sale Agreement) shall prove to have been breached in any material respect as of the time when the same shall have been made or deemed made which has a material adverse effect on the right of the Noteholders of the Series 2015-T1 Notes and which material adverse effect is continuing, and continues uncured and unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (a) actual discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator, as applicable, or (b) the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator, as applicable.
 If any event listed above is also a Target Amortization Event with respect to any series of Variable Funding Notes that has the same Administrative Agent, and such Administrative Agent does not waive the corresponding Target Amortization Event under such Series of Variable Funding Notes, such Administrative Agent shall notify the Indenture Trustee that a Target Amortization Event is in effect for the Series 2015-T1 Notes.  If the Administrative Agent waives the corresponding Target Amortization Event under a Series of Variable Funding Notes, it will take no action with respect to the related Target Amortization Event for the Series 2015-T1 Notes and, with respect to clause (v) and (vi) above only, such Target Amortization Event will occur only upon an affirmative vote of, and written notice to the Indenture Trustee from, the Series Required Noteholders for the Series 2015-T1 Notes.
Total Advances ” means, respect to any date of determination, the sum of all outstanding amounts of all outstanding Advances related to Facility Eligible Receivables funded by the Servicer out of its own funds or funds (including Advances funded using Amounts Held For Future Distribution under the related Designated Servicing Agreement) with respect to such Mortgage Loans on such date.
Transaction Documents ” means, in addition to the documents set forth in the definition thereof in the Base Indenture, this Indenture Supplement and the Series 2015-T1 Note Purchase Agreement, each as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
Trigger Advance Rate ” means, for any Class of the Series 2015-T1 Notes, as of any date, the rate equal to the greater of (x) zero and (y) (1) 100% minus (2) the product of (a) one-twelfth (1/12) of the weighted average interest rates for all Classes of the Series 2015-T1 Notes as of such date, plus the related Expense Rate as of such date, multiplied by (b) the related Stressed Time for such Class as of such date.
There are no “Other Advance Rate Reduction Events” or “Other Advance Rate Reduction Event Cure Periods” in respect of the Series 2015-T1 Notes.
Section 3.      Forms of Series 2015-T1 Notes; Transfer Restrictions.
The form of the Rule 144A Global Note and of the Regulation S Global Note that may be used to evidence the Class A-T1 Term Notes, the Class B-T1 Term Notes, the Class C-T1 Term Notes, the Class D-T1 Term Notes and the Class E-T1 Term Notes are attached to the Base Indenture as Exhibits A-1 and A-2 , respectively. For the avoidance of doubt, and subject to the terms and provisions of Section 5.4 of the Base Indenture, the Class A-T1 Term Notes, the Class B-T1 Term Notes, the Class C-T1 Term Notes, the Class D-T1 Term Notes and the Class E-T1 Term Notes are to be issued as Book-Entry Notes. The Class E-T1 Term Notes are Specified Notes.
Any Noteholder of the Series 2015-T1 Notes may only resell, pledge or transfer its beneficial interest in the Series 2015-T1 Notes to a person (i) that the transferor reasonably believes is, and who has certified (or, in the case of Book-Entry Notes, is deemed to have certified) that it is a Qualified Institutional Buyer that purchases for its own account or for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer and to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is made in reliance on Rule 144A or (ii) that is not a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S) outside the United States in an “offshore transaction” in reliance on the safe harbor provided by Regulation S.
The Series 2015-T1 Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, except for the Specified Notes which will be issued in minimum denominations of $2,500,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
Proposed transferees of Class A-T1 Term Notes, the Class B-T1 Term Notes, the Class C-T1 Term Notes, the Class D-T1 Term Notes and the Class E-T1 Term Notes will be required to make (or in the case of Book Entry Notes, will be deemed to make) certain certifications for purposes of ERISA as provided in Section 6.5(k) of the Base Indenture.
Section 4.      Collateral Value Exclusions.
For purposes of calculating “Collateral Value” in respect of the Series 2015-T1 Notes, the Collateral Value shall be zero for any Receivable that:
(i)      is attributable to any Designated Servicing Agreement to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances already outstanding with respect to such Designated Servicing Agreement, would cause the related Advance Ratio to be equal to or greater than 100.0%; provided , that this clause (i) shall not apply to any Receivable that is (a) attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement that is a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, (b) a Loan-Level Receivable or (c) a Second-Lien Receivable;
(ii)      is a Second-Lien Receivable unless the following criteria are satisfied:
(1)      the related Servicing Agreement must have a General Collections Backstop;
(2)      the related Servicing Agreement may not be a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement;
(3)      the Advance to UPB Ratio in respect of the related Servicing Agreement must be less than 25%; and
(4) the Receivable Balance of such Second-Lien Receivable when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Second-Lien Receivables that are Facility Eligible Receivables and that satisfy the criteria in clauses (1), (2) and (3) above would not cause the aggregate Receivable Balances of such Receivables to exceed 0.25% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(iii)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is attributable to a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements to exceed 2.5% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(iv)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is attributable to a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement or a Low Threshold Servicing Agreement, to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements and Low Threshold Servicing Agreements, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements and Low Threshold Servicing Agreements to exceed 7.5% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(v)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is attributable to a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, a Low Threshold Servicing Agreement, or a Middle Threshold Servicing Agreement, to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements, Low Threshold Servicing Agreements and Middle Threshold Servicing Agreements would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements, Low Threshold Servicing Agreements and Middle Threshold Servicing Agreements to exceed 15.0% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(vi)      is attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement, to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances outstanding with respect to that same Designated Servicing Agreement, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to such Designated Servicing Agreement to exceed 15.0% of the aggregate of the Receivable Balances of the Aggregate Receivables;
(vii)      (a) if it is a Loan-Level Receivable or a Specified Receivable under clause (A) of the definition thereof, its Receivable Balance, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Receivables with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property, would cause the related Mortgage Loan-Level Market Value Ratio to exceed 50.0%; or (b) if it is a Receivable related to a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement that is a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, its Receivable Balance, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Receivables related to the Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement that is a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, would cause the related Mortgage Loan-Level Market Value Ratio to exceed 50.0%;
(viii)      has a zero Advance Rate;
(ix)      is a Loan-Level Receivable, to the extent that the related Receivable Balance of such Loan-Level Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of Loan-Level Receivables already outstanding with respect to all Mortgage Loans or REO Properties, causes the aggregate Receivable Balances of Loan-Level Receivables outstanding with respect to all Mortgage Loans or REO Properties to exceed 25.0% of the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(x)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is (a) attributable to a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, (b) a Loan-Level Receivable or (c) a Second-Lien Receivable, to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements and all Loan-Level Receivables and Second-Lien Receivables that are Facility Eligible Receivables, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements and all Loan-Level Receivables that are Facility Eligible Receivables to exceed 27.5% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(xi)      is attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement that does not provide that all Advances as to a Mortgage Loan are reimbursed on a “first-in, first out” or “FIFO” basis (“ Non-FIFO ”) upon the transfer of servicing thereunder, such that the Advances of a particular type that were disbursed first in time will be reimbursed prior to Advances of the same type with respect to that Mortgage Loan that were disbursed later in time; and if it is a Whole Loan Servicing Agreement, does not provide that all Advances with respect to any Mortgage Loan must be reimbursed in full at the time the servicing of such Mortgage Loan is transferred out of such Whole Loan Servicing Agreement to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to Non-FIFO Receivables outstanding that are Facility Eligible Receivables to exceed 10.0% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(xii)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is a Specified Receivable, to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding that are Specified Receivables, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding that are Specified Receivables to exceed 10.0% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(xiii)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is a Specified Receivable for which (I) (a) the Servicer has received a notice that the holder of the right to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision is exercising such right, (b) more than ten (10) Business Days have occurred since the Servicer’s receipt of such notice or a Funding Date has occurred since the Servicer’s receipt of such notice and (c) such notice does not expressly provide that all Advances and Deferred Servicing Fees under the related Designated Servicing Agreement will be reimbursed or paid in full upon the exercise of such optional termination or clean-up call or (II) the related optional termination or clean-up call has been exercised and such Specified Receivable has not been paid or reimbursed;
(xiv)      relates to an Advance that has not been reimbursed in full or a Deferred Servicing Fee that has not been paid in full within ninety (90) days following the date of a permanent modification of the related Mortgage Loan that becomes effective subsequent to the creation of such Receivable (for purposes of this clause, a modification becomes “permanent” following any trial period or satisfaction of conditions precedent or subsequent); or
(xv)      is attributable to any Designated Servicing Agreement to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances already outstanding with respect to such Designated Servicing Agreement, would cause the related Market Value Ratio to exceed 50.0%.
For purposes of each of the foregoing, (i) if any Facility Eligible Receivable has a Collateral Value equal to zero pursuant to any Collateral Value exclusion test, the portion of the Receivable Balance thereof with a Collateral Value of zero shall be disregarded for all other purposes of this Section 4 , in each case as determined by the Administrator in a manner that maximizes the Collateral Value and (ii) if any Facility Eligible Receivable has an Advance Rate of zero, such Facility Eligible Receivable shall be disregarded for all other purposes of this Section 4 .
Section 5.      Series 2015-T1 Reserve Account.
In accordance with the terms and provisions of this Section 5 and Section 4.6 of the Base Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain a Series Reserve Account, which shall be an Eligible Account, with respect to the Series 2015-T1 Notes for the benefit of the Series 2015-T1 Noteholders (such account, the “ Series 2015-T1 Reserve Account ”).
For the avoidance of doubt, if the portion of Available Funds (including the amounts on deposit in the Interest Accumulation Account or the Note Payment Account) allocable to the Series 2015-T1 Notes or the Series Available Funds in respect of the Series 2015-T1 Notes, as applicable, on any Payment Date is not sufficient to pay the full Interest Amount and any Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amount attributable to the Interest Amount for the Series 2015-T1 Notes, amounts then on deposit in the Series 2015-T1 Reserve Account shall be withdrawn and applied to pay the shortfall.
Section 6.      Payments; Note Balance Increases; Early Maturity.
(a)      Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, the Paying Agent shall make payments on the Series 2015-T1 Notes on each Payment Date in accordance with Section 4.5 of the Base Indenture.
(b)      Any payments of Interest Amounts, Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amounts and Fees, Default Supplemental Fees, Cumulative Default Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts, ERD Supplemental Fees or Cumulative ERD Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts allocated to the Series 2015-T1 Notes shall be paid first to the Class A-T1 Term Notes, thereafter to the Class B-T1 Term Notes, thereafter to the Class C-T1 Term Notes, thereafter to the Class D-T1 Term Notes and thereafter to the Class E-T1 Term Notes (other than any Retained Notes during the Full Amortization Period). The Paying Agent shall make payments of principal on the Series 2015-T1 Notes on each Payment Date in accordance with Section 4.5 of the Base Indenture during any Target Amortization Period.
(c)      Any payments of principal allocated to the Series 2015-T1 Notes during a Full Amortization Period shall be applied in the following order of priority, first, to the Class A-T1 Term Notes, pro rata, until their Note Balance has been reduced to zero, second, to the Class B-T1 Term Notes, pro rata, until their Note Balance has been reduced to zero, third, to the Class C-T1 Term Notes, pro rata, until their Note Balance has been reduced to zero, fourth, to the Class D-T1 Term Notes, pro rata, until their Note Balance has been reduced to zero and fifth, the Class E-T1 Term Notes (other than any Retained Notes), pro rata, until their Note Balance has been reduced to zero.
(d)      For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to pay any Target Amortization Amount when due, as described in the definition thereof, shall constitute an Event of Default.
(e)    The Series 2015-T1 Notes are subject to optional redemption in accordance with the terms of Section 13.1 of the Base Indenture and redemption in accordance with Section 7 hereof.
Section 7.      Optional Redemptions and Refinancing.
The Series 2015-T1 Notes are subject to optional redemption by the Issuer (such Notes, the “ Redeemable Notes ”), in whole or in part (so long as, in the case of any partial redemption, each Class of Redeemable Notes is redeemed on a pro-rata basis based on their related Note Balances and each redemption is allocated ratably among the Noteholders of each Class of Redeemable Notes), on any Payment Date by payment of the Redemption Amount except as set forth in this Section 7. If the Issuer redeems the Redeemable Notes prior to the Payment Date occurring in January 2016 pursuant to this provision (as opposed to pursuant to an optional redemption otherwise permitted under Section 13.1 of the Base Indenture), the Issuer shall pay to the Noteholders of each Class of Redeemable Notes in addition to its portion of the related Redemption Amount an amount equal to the Specified Call Premium Amount. In addition, the Issuer may exercise optional redemption of the Redeemable Notes, in whole or in part (so long as, in the case of any partial redemption, each Class of Redeemable Notes is redeemed on a pro-rata basis based on their related Note Balances and each redemption is allocated ratably among the Noteholders of each Class of Redeemable Notes), on any Payment Date on which the aggregate Note Balance of the Series 2015-T1 Notes is less than the Redemption Percentage of the aggregate Initial Note Balance thereof. No Specified Call Premium Amount is payable in connection with any optional redemption of the Redeemable Notes on any Payment Date on which the aggregate Note Balance of the Series 2015-T1 Notes is less than the Redemption Percentage of the aggregate Initial Note Balance thereof or in connection with any optional redemption otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Base Indenture. The Redeemable Notes are subject to optional redemption by the Issuer pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Base Indenture, in whole or in part (so long as, in the case of any partial redemption, each Redeemable Notes is redeemed on a pro-rata basis based on their related Note Balances and each redemption is allocated ratably among the Noteholders of each Class of Redeemable Notes) with respect to such group of Classes, using the proceeds of the issuance and sale of one or more new Classes of Series 2015-T1 Notes issued pursuant to a supplement to this Indenture Supplement, on any Business Day after the date on which the related Revolving Period ends or on any Business Day within 10 days prior to the end of such Revolving Period upon 10 days’ prior notice to the Noteholders. In anticipation of a redemption of the Redeemable Notes at the end of their Revolving Period, the Issuer may issue a new Series or one or more Classes of Notes within the 90 day period prior to the end of such Revolving Period and reserve the cash proceeds of the issuance for the sole purpose of paying the principal balance and all accrued and unpaid interest on the Redeemable Notes to be redeemed, on the last day of their Revolving Period. Any supplement to this Indenture Supplement executed to effect an optional redemption may be entered into without consent of the Noteholders of any of the Notes pursuant to Section 12(a)(iv) of the Base Indenture. Any Notes issued in replacement for the Redeemable Notes will have the same rights and privileges as the Class of Redeemable Note that was refinanced with the related proceeds thereof; provided, such replacement Notes may have different Expected Repayment Dates and Stated Maturity Dates.
Section 8.      [RESERVED]
Section 9.      Series Reports.
(a)      Series Calculation Agent Report . The Calculation Agent shall deliver a report of the following items together with each Calculation Agent Report pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Base Indenture to the extent received from the Servicer, with respect to the Series 2015-T1 Notes:
(i)      the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans subject to any Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, Low Threshold Servicing Agreement and Middle Threshold Servicing Agreement;
(ii)      the Advance Ratio for each Designated Servicing Agreement, and whether the Advance Ratio for such Designated Servicing Agreement exceeds 100.0%;
(iii)      for each Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables attributable to such Designated Servicing Agreement as a percentage of the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(iv)      for each Middle Threshold Servicing Agreement, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables attributable to such Designated Servicing Agreement as a percentage of the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(v)      for each Low Threshold Servicing Agreement, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables attributable to such Designated Servicing Agreement as a percentage of the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(vi)      a list of each Target Amortization Event for the Series 2015-T1 Notes and presenting a yes or no answer beside each indicating whether each such Target Amortization Event has occurred as of the end of the Monthly Advance Collection Period preceding the upcoming Payment Date or the Advance Collection Period preceding the upcoming Interim Payment Date;
(vii)      the Mortgage Loan-Level Market Value Ratio for each Mortgage Loan related to a Loan-Level Receivable, a Specified Receivable or a Receivable related to a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement that is a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, and if any such Mortgage Loan-Level Market Value Ratio exceeds 50%;
(viii)      for each Second-Lien Receivable and each Loan-Level Receivable, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances that are Second-Lien Receivables and the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivables Balances that are Loan-Level Receivables, respectively as a percentage of the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances with all Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(ix)      whether any Receivable, or any portion of the Receivables, attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement, has a Collateral Value of zero by virtue of the definition of “Collateral Value” or Section 4 of this Indenture Supplement;
(x)      a calculation of the Net Proceeds Coverage Percentage in respect of each of the three preceding Monthly Advance Collection Periods (or each that has occurred since the date of this Indenture Supplement, if less than three), and the arithmetic average of the three;
(xi)      the Monthly Reimbursement Rate as of the most recent date of determination;
(xii)      whether any Target Amortization Amount that has become due and payable has been paid;
(xiii)      the PSA Stressed Nonrecoverable Advance Amount for the upcoming Payment Date or Interim Payment Date;
(xiv)      the Trigger Advance Rate for each Class (or, if less than three calendar months have occurred since the Closing Date, the Trigger Advance Rate based upon the Monthly Reimbursement Rate as calculated based on one or two months’ data, as applicable);
(xv)      a calculation of the percentage of the aggregate Receivable Balances of Loan-Level Receivables outstanding with respect to all Mortgage Loans or REO Properties of the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate; and
(xvi)      the Market Value Ratio for each Designated Servicing Agreement, and whether the Market Value Ratio for such Designated Servicing Agreement exceeds 50.0%.
(b)      Series Payment Date Report . In conjunction with each Payment Date Report, the Indenture Trustee shall also report the Stressed Time Percentage.
(c)      Limitation on Indenture Trustee Duties . The Indenture Trustee shall have no independent duty to verify the occurrence of any of the events described in clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the definition of “Target Amortization Event”.
(d)      Summary Report . On a monthly basis, the Administrator shall deliver an abbreviated form of the Payment Date Report and Interim Payment Date Report in a mutually agreed upon format to the email address provided by the Administrative Agent. Such abbreviated report shall also include whether a notice to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision has been received with respect to any Designated Servicing Agreement identified on Schedule 4 to the Base Indenture.
Section 10.      Conditions Precedent Satisfied.
The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the Noteholders of the Series 2015-T1 Notes and the Indenture Trustee that, as of the related Issuance Date, each of the conditions precedent set forth in the Base Indenture, to the issuance of the Series 2015-T1 Notes have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof.
Section 11.      Representations and Warranties.
The Issuer, the Administrator, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee hereby restate as of the related Issuance Date, or as of such other date as is specifically referenced in the body of such representation and warranty, all of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 9.1, 10.1 and 11.14, respectively, of the Base Indenture.
Section 12.      Amendments.
(a)      Except as contemplated by Section 12.2 of the Base Indenture, this Indenture Supplement may be amended by the Series Required Noteholders.
(b)      In addition, but subject to the provisions set forth in Sections 12.1 and 12.3 of the Base Indenture, without the consent of the Noteholders of any of the Series 2015-T1 Notes but with the consent of the Issuer (evidenced by its execution of such amendment), the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator, the Servicer (solely in the case of any amendment that adversely affects the rights or obligations of the Servicer or adds new obligations or increases existing obligations of the Servicer), and the Administrative Agent, and with prior notice to the Note Rating Agency, at any time and from time to time, upon delivery of an Issuer Tax Opinion (unless the delivery of such Issuer Tax Opinion is waived by the Administrator, the Servicer and the Administrative Agent) and upon delivery by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the Issuer reasonably believes that such amendment will not have a material Adverse Effect (unless the delivery of such Officer’s Certificate is waived by the Administrator, the Servicer and the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Noteholders), may amend any Transaction Document for any of the following purposes: (i) to correct any mistake or typographical error or cure any ambiguity, or to cure, correct or supplement any defective or inconsistent provision herein or any other Transaction Document; (ii) to correct, modify or supplement any provision herein that may be defective or may be inconsistent with any provision in the final Private Placement Memorandum dated August 26, 2015, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time; (iii) to take any action determined by the Administrator to be reasonably necessary to maintain the rating currently assigned by the Note Rating Agency and/or to avoid such Class of Notes being placed or maintained on negative watch by such Note Rating Agency; or (iv) to amend any other provision of this Indenture Supplement. For the avoidance of doubt, the consent of the Servicer is not required for (i) the waiver of any Event of Default or Target Amortization Event or (ii) any other modification or amendment to any Event of Default or Target Amortization Event except those related to the actions and omissions of the Servicer. This Indenture Supplement may be otherwise amended or otherwise modified from time to time in a written agreement among (i) the requisite Series 2015-T1 Noteholders as contemplated above or by Section 12.2 of the Base Indenture, (ii) the Issuer, (iii) the Administrator, (iv) subject to the immediately preceding sentence, the Servicer, (v) the Administrative Agent and (vi) the Indenture Trustee.
(c)      Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in Section 6.10 or Article XII of the Base Indenture, no supplement, amendment or indenture supplement entered into with respect to the issuance of a new Series of Notes or pursuant to the terms and provisions of Section 12.2 of the Base Indenture may, without the consent of the Series Required Noteholders, supplement, amend or revise any term or provision of this Indenture Supplement.
(d)      For the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer and the Administrator hereby covenant that the Issuer shall not issue any future Series of Notes without designating an entity to act as “Administrative Agent” under the related Indenture Supplement with respect to such Series of Notes.
Section 13.      Counterparts.
This Indenture Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, by manual or facsimile signature, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 14.      Entire Agreement.
This Indenture Supplement, together with the Base Indenture incorporated herein by reference, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and fully supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements relating to such subject matter.
Section 15.      Limited Recourse.
Notwithstanding any other terms of this Indenture Supplement, the Series 2015-T1 Notes, any other Transaction Documents or otherwise, the obligations of the Issuer under the Series 2015-T1 Notes, this Indenture Supplement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer, payable solely from the Trust Estate, and following realization of the Trust Estate and application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with the terms of this Indenture Supplement, none of the Noteholders of Series 2015-T1 Notes, the Indenture Trustee or any of the other parties to the Transaction Documents shall be entitled to take any further steps to recover any sums due but still unpaid hereunder or thereunder, all claims in respect of which shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. No recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing in respect of the Series 2015-T1 Notes or this Indenture Supplement or for any action or inaction of the Issuer against any officer, director, employee, shareholder, stockholder or incorporator of the Issuer or any of their successors or assigns for any amounts payable under the Series 2015-T1 Notes or this Indenture Supplement. It is understood that the foregoing provisions of this Section 15 shall not (a) prevent recourse to the Trust Estate for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Trust Estate or (b) save as specifically provided therein, constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by the Series 2015-T1 Notes or secured by this Indenture Supplement. It is further understood that the foregoing provisions of this Section 15 shall not limit the right of any Person to name the Issuer as a party defendant in any proceeding or in the exercise of any other remedy under the Series 2015-T1 Notes or this Indenture Supplement, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if obtained) enforced against any such Person or entity.
Section 16.      Owner Trustee Limitation of Liability.
It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Indenture Supplement is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust, National Association, not individually or personally, but solely as Owner Trustee of the Issuer under the Trust Agreement, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking and agreement by Wilmington Trust, National Association, but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust, National Association, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any Person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto and (d) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust, National Association, be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Indenture Supplement or the other Transaction Documents.
Section 17.      Joint and Several Liability. 
Each of NRZ and the Administrator hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is jointly and
severally liable to the Administrative Agent and the Noteholders for all representations,
warranties, covenants, indemnities and other obligations of the Administrator set forth in the
Transaction Documents.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned have caused this Indenture Supplement to be duly executed by their respective signatories thereunto all as of the day and year first above written.

 
NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1 , as Issuer
 
 
 
 
 
By: Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Adam B. Scozzafava
 
Name:
Adam B. Scozzafava
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 


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DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,  as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary and not in its individual capacity
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Amy McNulty
 
Name:
Amy McNulty
 
Title:
Associate
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Ronaldo Reyes
 
Name:
Ronaldo Reyes
 
Title:
Vice President



[Signature Page to NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
Series 2015-T1 Indenture Supplement]






 
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael R. Bourque, Jr.
 
Name:
Michael R. Bourque, Jr.
 
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 



[Signature Page to NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
Series 2015-T1 Indenture Supplement]





 
HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC  
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Cameron MacDougall
 
Name:
Cameron MacDougall
 
Title:
Secretary
 
 
 

 
NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Cameron MacDougall
 
Name:
Cameron MacDougall
 
Title:
Secretary
 
 
 


[Signature Page to NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
Series 2015-T1 Indenture Supplement]





 
CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,  as Administrative Agent
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jason Muncy
 
Name:
Jason Muncy
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Erin McCutcheon
 
Name:
Erin McCutcheon
 
Title:
Vice President



[Signature Page to NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
Series 2015-T1 Indenture Supplement]



Exhibit 4.20

NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1
as Issuer

and
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary
and
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
as a Subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates)

and
HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC,
as Administrator and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates)
and
CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
as Administrative Agent
and NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP.
__________
SERIES 2015-T2
INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT
Dated as of August 28, 2015
to
INDENTURE
Dated as of August 28, 2015
ADVANCE RECEIVABLES BACKED NOTES,
SERIES 2015-T2





TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
SECTION 1. CREATION OF SERIES 2015-T2 NOTES.     1
SECTION 2. DEFINED TERMS.     2
SECTION 3. FORMS OF SERIES 2015-T2 NOTES; TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS.     14
SECTION 4. COLLATERAL VALUE EXCLUSIONS.     15
SECTION 5. SERIES 2015-T2 RESERVE ACCOUNT.     17
SECTION 6. PAYMENTS; NOTE BALANCE INCREASES;     EARLY MATURITY.      18
SECTION 7. OPTIONAL REDEMPTIONS AND REFINANCING.     18
SECTION 8. [RESERVED]     19
SECTION 9. SERIES REPORTS.     19
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT SATISFIED.
21
SECTION 11. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.     21
AMENDMENTS.
22
COUNTERPARTS.
23
ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
23
LIMITED RECOURSE.
23
OWNER TRUSTEE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
23
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.
24




THIS SERIES 2015-T2 INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT (this “ Indenture Supplement ”), dated as of August 28, 2015, is made by and among NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Issuer ”), DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, a national banking association, as trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), as calculation agent (the “ Calculation Agent ”), as paying agent (the “ Paying Agent ”) and as securities intermediary (the “ Securities Intermediary ”), HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“ HLSS ”), as Administrator on behalf of the Issuer, as owner of the rights associated with the servicing rights under the Designated Servicing Agreements, and, from and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates for each Designated Servicing Agreement, as servicer under such Designated Servicing Agreement, OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, a limited liability company organized in the State of Delaware (“ OLS ”), as a Subservicer on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates and as servicer for each Designated Servicing Agreement prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates, CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH (“ Credit Suisse ”), as Administrative Agent and NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. (“ NRZ ”). This Indenture Supplement relates to and is executed pursuant to that certain Indenture (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Base Indenture ”) supplemented hereby, dated as of the date hereof, among the Issuer, OLS, HLSS, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary, Credit Suisse, as Administrative Agent and the “Administrative Agents” from time to time parties thereto, all the provisions of which are incorporated herein as modified hereby and shall be a part of this Indenture Supplement as if set forth herein in full (the Base Indenture as so supplemented by this Indenture Supplement being referred to as the “ Indenture ”).
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given them in the Base Indenture.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The Issuer has duly authorized the issuance of a Series of Notes, the “NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2015-T2 Notes” (the “ Series 2015-T2 Notes ”). The parties are entering into this Indenture Supplement to document the terms of the issuance of the Series 2015-T2 Notes pursuant to the Base Indenture, which provides for the issuance of Notes in multiple series from time to time.
Section 1. Creation of Series 2015-T2 Notes.
There are hereby created, effective as of the Issuance Date, the Series 2015-T2 Notes, to be issued pursuant to the Base Indenture and this Indenture Supplement, to be known as “NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2015-T2 Notes.” The Series 2015-T2 Notes shall not be subordinated to any other Series of Notes. The Series 2015-T2 Notes are issued in five (5) Classes of Term Notes (Class A-T2, Class B-T2, Class C-T2, Class D-T2 and Class E-T2), with the Initial Note Balances, Stated Maturity Dates, Revolving Periods, Note Interest Rates, Expected Repayment Dates and other terms as specified in this Indenture Supplement. The Series 2015-T2 Notes shall be secured by the Trust Estate Granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Base Indenture. The Indenture Trustee shall hold the Trust Estate as collateral security for the benefit of the Noteholders of the Series 2015-T2 Notes and all other Series of Notes issued under the Base Indenture as described therein. In the event that any term or provision contained herein with respect to the Series 2015-T2 Notes shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in the Base Indenture, the terms and provisions of this Indenture Supplement shall govern to the extent of such conflict.
Section 2.      Defined Terms.
With respect to the Series 2015-T2 Notes and in addition to or in replacement for the definitions set forth in Section 1.1 of the Base Indenture, the following definitions shall be assigned to the defined terms set forth below:
Administrative Agent ” means, for so long as the Series 2015-T2 Notes have not been paid in full: (i) with respect to the provisions of this Indenture Supplement, Credit Suisse or an Affiliate or successor thereto; and (ii) with respect to the provisions of the Base Indenture, and notwithstanding the terms and provisions of any other Indenture Supplement, Credit Suisse, and such other parties as set forth in any other Indenture Supplement, or a respective Affiliate or any respective successor thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, reference to “it” or “its” with respect to the Administrative Agent in the Base Indenture shall mean “them” and “their,” and reference to the singular therein in relation to the Administrative Agent shall be construed as if plural.
Advance Rates ” means, with respect to the Series 2015-T2 Notes, on any date of determination with respect to each Receivable included in the Trust Estate, the percentage amount based on the Advance Type of such Receivable, as set forth in the table below, subject to amendment by mutual agreement of the Administrative Agent and the Administrator, and with consultation with each Note Rating Agency; provided , that the Advance Rate for any Receivable related to any Class of Notes shall be zero if such Receivable is not a Facility Eligible Receivable:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FIFO / NON-LOAN-LEVEL BACKSTOPPED DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS
 
 
Advance Type / Class of Notes
Class A-T2
Class B- T2
Class C-T2
Class D-T2
Class E-T2
 
Non-Judicial P&I Advances
76.25%
80.25%
84.25%
90.00%
94.25%
 
Judicial P&I Advances
64.25%
68.25%
73.50%
83.25%
91.00%
 
Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
76.75%
79.75%
83.25%
88.50%
93.50%
 
Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
64.50%
67.50%
72.25%
82.00%
90.25%
 
Non-Judicial Escrow Advances
76.75%
79.75%
83.25%
88.50%
93.50%
 
Judicial Escrow Advances
64.50%
67.50%
72.25%
82.00%
90.25%
 
Non-Judicial Corporate Advances
76.75%
79.75%
83.25%
88.50%
93.50%
 
Judicial Corporate Advances
64.50%
67.50%
72.25%
82.00%
90.25%
    
FIFO / LOAN-LEVEL DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS
 
Advance Type / Class of Notes
Class A-T2
Class B- T2
Class C-T2
Class D-T2
Class E-T2
Non-Judicial P&I Advances
66.25%
72.25%
78.25%
86.00%
92.25%
Judicial P&I Advances
54.25%
60.25%
67.50%
79.25%
89.00%
Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
66.75%
71.75%
77.25%
84.50%
91.50%
Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
54.50%
59.50%
66.25%
78.00%
88.25%
Non-Judicial Escrow Advances
66.75%
71.75%
77.25%
84.50%
91.50%
Judicial Escrow Advances
54.50%
59.50%
66.25%
78.00%
88.25%
Non-Judicial Corporate Advances
66.75%
71.75%
77.25%
84.50%
91.50%
Judicial Corporate Advances
54.50%
59.50%
66.25%
78.00%
88.25%

NON-FIFO / NON-LOAN-LEVEL BACKSTOPPED DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS
 
Advance Type / Class of Notes
Class A-T2
Class B- T2
Class C-T2
Class D-T2
Class E-T2
Non-Judicial P&I Advances
71.25%
76.25%
81.25%
88.00%
93.25%
Judicial P&I Advances
59.25%
64.25%
70.50%
81.25%
90.00%
Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
71.75%
75.75%
80.25%
86.50%
92.50%
Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
59.50%
63.50%
69.25%
80.00%
89.25%
Non-Judicial Escrow Advances
71.75%
75.75%
80.25%
86.50%
92.50%
Judicial Escrow Advances
59.50%
63.50%
69.25%
80.00%
89.25%
Non-Judicial Corporate Advances
71.75%
75.75%
80.25%
86.50%
92.50%
Judicial Corporate Advances
59.50%
63.50%
69.25%
80.00%
89.25%

NON-FIFO / LOAN LEVEL DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS
 
Advance Type / Class of Notes
Class A-T2
Class B- T2
Class C-T2
Class D-T2
Class E-T2
Non-Judicial P&I Advances
61.25%
68.25%
75.25%
84.00%
91.25%
Judicial P&I Advances
49.25%
56.25%
64.50%
77.25%
88.00%
Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
61.75%
67.75%
74.25%
82.50%
90.50%
Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
49.50%
55.50%
63.25%
76.00%
87.25%
Non-Judicial Escrow Advances
61.75%
67.75%
74.25%
82.50%
90.50%
Judicial Escrow Advances
49.50%
55.50%
63.25%
76.00%
87.25%
Non-Judicial Corporate Advances
61.75%
67.75%
74.25%
82.50%
90.50%
Judicial Corporate Advances
49.50%
55.50%
63.25%
76.00%
87.25%

Advance Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination with respect to any Designated Servicing Agreement, the ratio (expressed as a percentage), calculated as of the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such date occurs, of (i) the related PSA Stressed Nonrecoverable Advance Amount of all Mortgage Loans (other than any Mortgage Loans that generate Receivables that are Loan-Level Receivables or Second-Lien Receivables or any Mortgage Loans that are attributable to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements) serviced pursuant to the related Designated Servicing Agreement on such date over (ii) the aggregate monthly scheduled principal and interest payments for the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such date occurs with respect to all Mortgage Loans that are not Delinquent serviced pursuant to the related Designated Servicing Agreement.
Advance to UPB Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination with respect to any Designated Servicing Agreement, the ratio (expressed as a percentage), of (i) the aggregate dollar amount of Advances as of such date that have not been reimbursed to the Servicer arising under the related Designated Servicing Agreement over (ii) the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all Mortgage Loans that are not Delinquent serviced pursuant to the related Designated Servicing Agreement as of such date.
Applicable Rating ” means the rating assigned to each Class of the Series 2015-T2 Notes by the Note Rating Agency, upon the issuance of such Class as set forth below:
(i)      Class A-T2: AAA(sf);
(ii)      Class B-T2: AA(sf);
(iii)      Class C-T2: A(sf);
(iv)      Class D-T2: BBB(sf); and
(v)      Class E-T2 BB(sf).
Backstopped Receivable ” is a Receivable that is the right to reimbursement for any Advance or right to payment for any Deferred Servicing Fee that, pursuant to the terms of the related Servicing Agreement, is reimbursable pursuant to a General Collections Backstop, either immediately or if not recoverable out of collections or proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan.
Base Indenture ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
Class A-T2 Term Notes ” or “ Class A-T2 Notes ” means, the Term Notes, Class A-T2, issued hereunder by the Issuer, having an Initial Note Balance of $292,542,000, or any Term Notes issued in replacement thereof pursuant to Section 7 of this Indenture Supplement.
Class B-T2 Term Notes ” or “ Class B-T2 Notes ” means, the Term Notes, Class B-T2, issued hereunder by the Issuer, having an Initial Note Balance of $16,579,000, or any Term Notes issued in replacement thereof pursuant to Section 7 of this Indenture Supplement.
Class C-T2 Term Notes ” or “ Class C-T2 Notes ” means, the Term Notes, Class C-T2, issued hereunder by the Issuer, having an Initial Note Balance of $21,092,000, or any Term Notes issued in replacement thereof pursuant to Section 7 of this Indenture Supplement.
Class D-T2 Term Notes ” or “ Class D-T2 Notes ” means, the Term Notes, Class D-T2, issued hereunder by the Issuer, having an Initial Note Balance of $38,167,000, or any Term Notes issued in replacement thereof pursuant to Section 7 of this Indenture Supplement.
Class E-T2 Term Notes ” or “ Class E-T2 Notes ” means, the Term Notes, Class E-T2, issued hereunder by the Issuer, having an Initial Note Balance of $31,620,000, or any Term Notes issued in replacement thereof pursuant to Section 7 of this Indenture Supplement.
Corporate Trust Office ” means the corporate trust offices of the Indenture Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to the Issuer shall be administered, which offices at the Closing Date are located at 1761 East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, CA 92705, Ref.: NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Series 2015-T2, OC15S4, Attn: Hang Luu except for Note transfer, exchange or surrender purposes, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company c/o DB Services Americas, Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attention: Transfer Unit.
Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amount Rate ” means, with respect to each Class of Series 2015-T2 Notes, 3.00% per annum.
Default Supplemental Fee ” means, for each Class of Series 2015-T2 Notes and each Payment Date during the Full Amortization Period and on the date of final payment of such Class (if the Full Amortization Period is continuing on such final payment date), a fee equal to the product of the Default Supplemental Fee Rate multiplied by the Note Balance at the close of business on the prior Payment Date multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which equals 30 (or, if the Full Amortization Period commenced subsequent to the prior Payment Date, the number of days elapsed from and including the day of the commencement of the Full Amortization Period) and the denominator of which equals 360.
Default Supplemental Fee Rate ” means, with respect to each Class of Series 2015-T2 Notes, 3.00% per annum.
Delinquent ” means for any Mortgage Loan, any Monthly Payment due thereon is not made by the close of business on the day such Monthly Payment is required to be paid and remains unpaid for more than 30 days.
ERD Supplemental Fee ” means, for each Class of the Series 2015-T2 Notes and each Payment Date from and after the Expected Repayment Date, if the Notes of such Class have not been refinanced on or before the Expected Repayment Date only for such periods as the Notes of such Class are Outstanding and for so long as the Notes of such Class have a Note Balance greater than $0, a fee equal to the product of (i) the ERD Supplemental Fee Rate multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which equals 30 (or, if the Expected Repayment Date has occurred subsequent to the prior Payment Date, the number of days elapsed from and including such Expected Repayment Date) and the denominator of which equals 360 multiplied by (iii) the Note Balance of such Class of Series 2015-T2 Notes as of the close of business on the preceding Payment Date.
ERD Supplemental Fee Rate ” means, with respect to each Class of Series 2015-T2 Notes, 1.00% per annum.
Expected Repayment Date ” means, for each Class of the Series 2015-T2 Notes, August 15, 2018.
Expense Rate ” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to the Series 2015-T2 Notes, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (i) the numerator of which equals the sum of (1) the product of the Series Allocation Percentage for such Series multiplied by the aggregate amount of Fees due and payable by the Issuer on the next succeeding Payment Date plus (2) the product of the Series Allocation Percentage for such Series multiplied by any expenses payable or reimbursable by the Issuer on the next succeeding Payment Date, up to the applicable Expense Limit, if any, prior to any payments to the Noteholders of the Series 2015-T2 Notes, pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Indenture Supplement, the Base Indenture or any other Transaction Document that have been invoiced to the Indenture Trustee and the Administrator, plus (3) the aggregate amount of related Series Fees payable by the Issuer with respect to the Series 2015-T2 Notes on the next succeeding Payment Date and (ii) the denominator of which equals the sum of the outstanding Note Balances of all Series 2015-T2 Notes at the close of business on such date.
HLSS ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
Initial Note Balance ” means, for any Class of Notes, the Note Balance of such Class upon issuance, as set forth below:
(i)      Class A-T2: $292,542,000,
(ii)      Class B-T2: $16,579,000,
(iii)      Class C-T2: $21,092,000,
(iv)      Class D-T2: $38,167,000, and
(v)      Class E-T2: $31,620,000.
Initial Payment Date ” means September 15, 2015.
Interest Accrual Period ” means, for the Series 2015-T2 Notes and any Payment Date, the period beginning on the immediately preceding Payment Date (or, in the case of the first Payment Date, the Issuance Date) and ending on the day immediately preceding the current Payment Date. The Interest Payment Amount for the Series 2015-T2 Notes on any Payment Date shall be determined based on the Interest Day Count Convention.
Interest Day Count Convention ” means 30 days divided by 360 other than with respect to the Initial Payment Date, which is 17 days divided by 360.
Interim Payment Date ” means, with respect to each Series of Notes and each calendar month, (i) the 7th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 29th day of each such month, (or if any such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) any other of five (5) Business Days in such month, in each case following one (1) Business Day’s written notice from the Issuer to the related Noteholders, the Administrative Agent and the Indenture Trustee, and (iii) any other Business Day in such month agreed to among the Issuer, the Administrator and the Administrative Agent, following one (1) Business Day’s written notice to the Indenture Trustee. If an Interim Payment Date falls on the same date as a Payment Date, the Interim Payment Date shall be disregarded. For the avoidance of doubt, no Interim Payment Dates shall occur during the Full Amortization Period.
Issuance Date ” means August 28, 2015.
Limited Funding Date ” means any Business Day designated as a Limited Funding Date by the Administrator in accordance with the Base Indenture. For the avoidance of doubt, no Limited Funding Dates shall occur during the Full Amortization Period.
Low Threshold Servicing Agreement ” means a Designated Servicing Agreement that is not a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement and (i) for which the underlying Mortgage Loans have an unpaid principal balance greater than or equal to $1,000,000 but less than $10,000,000, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, or (ii) that relates to at least 15 but fewer than 50 Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month.
Market Value ” means, with respect to the Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan or any REO Property, the market value of such property (determined by the Servicer in its reasonable good faith discretion, which shall be by reference to the most recent value received by the related Subservicer (or by OLS as Servicer prior to the related MSR Transfer Date) with respect to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property in accordance with its servicing policies, if available) or the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property obtained in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, if no updated valuation has been required under the Servicer’s or Subservicer’s, as the case may be, servicing policies; provided , that the Market Value for any Mortgaged Property or REO Property shall be equal to $0 for any Mortgage Loan that is 90 or more days delinquent and the related valuation (as established by the lesser of either an appraisal, broker's price opinion, the Servicer’s automated valuation model or any other internal valuation methodology (including but not limited to HPI indexing) utilized by the Servicer, which is consistent with the Servicer’s servicing policies with respect to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property) is more than six (6) months old.
Any valuation for purposes of this definition shall be established by the lesser of either an appraisal, broker’s price opinion, the Subservicer’s (or OLS as Servicer prior to the MSR Transfer Date) automated valuation model or any other internal valuation methodology (including but not limited to HPI indexing utilized by the Subservicer or OLS as Servicer prior to the MSR Transfer Date), which is consistent with the Servicer’s or Subservicer’s, as the case may be, servicing policies with respect to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property.
Market Value Ratio ” means as of any date of determination with respect to a Designated Servicing Agreement, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the Funded Advance Receivable Balance for such Designated Servicing Agreement on such date over (ii) the aggregate Net Property Value of the Mortgaged Properties and REO Properties for the Mortgage Loans serviced under such Designated Servicing Agreement on such date.

Middle Threshold Servicing Agreement ” means a Designated Servicing Agreement that is not a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement or a Low Threshold Servicing Agreement and (i) for which the underlying Mortgage Loans have an unpaid principal balance greater than or equal to $10,000,000 but less than $25,000,000, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, or (ii) that relates to at least 50 but fewer than 125 Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month.
Monthly Payment ” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the monthly scheduled principal and interest payments required to be paid by the mortgagor on any due date with respect to such Mortgage Loan.
Monthly Reimbursement Rate ” means, as of any date of determination, the arithmetic average of the fractions (expressed as percentages), determined for each of the three (3) most recently concluded calendar months, obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate Advance Reimbursement Amounts collected by the Servicer and deposited into the Trust Accounts or any trust accounts established in connection with any indenture on behalf of any Prior Issuer during such calendar month by (ii) the Funded Advance Receivable Balance of all Designated Servicing Agreements as of the close of business on the last day of such calendar month, provided however that for purposes of calculating the Monthly Reimbursement Rate for the first two (2) months after the Closing Date the result for July 2015 shall equal 17.19% and the result for August 2015 shall equal 16.46%.
Mortgage Loan-Level Market Value Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination with respect to a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is secured by a first lien on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (x) (i) with respect to Section 4(vii)(a), the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Loan-Level Receivables and Specified Receivables outstanding with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property on such date, or (ii) with respect to Section 4(vii)(b), the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Receivables outstanding with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property on such date over (y) the Net Property Value of such Mortgaged Property or REO Property on such date.
Net Proceeds Coverage Percentage ” means, for any Payment Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (i) the numerator of which equals the amount of Collections on Receivables deposited into the Collection and Funding Account during the related Monthly Advance Collection Period, and (ii) the denominator of which equals the aggregate average outstanding Note Balances of all Outstanding Notes during such Monthly Advance Collection Period; provided however that for purposes of calculating such amount for the first two (2) months after the Closing Date the value for July 2015 shall equal 22.32% and the value for August 2015 shall equal 20.93%.
Net Property Value ” means, with respect to any Mortgaged Property, (A) with respect to a Current Mortgage Loan, the Market Value of such Mortgaged Property as established by OLS’s independent property valuation methodology (as established by the lesser of any appraisal, broker’s price opinion or OLS’s automated valuation model with respect to such Mortgaged Property) or (B) with respect to a Delinquent Mortgage Loan, the product of (a) the Market Value of such Mortgaged Property as established by OLS’s independent property valuation methodology (as established by the lesser of any appraisal, broker’s price opinion or OLS’s automated valuation model with respect to such Mortgaged Property), multiplied by (b) OLS’s established market and property discount value rate, minus (c) OLS’s brokerage fee and closing costs with respect to such Mortgaged Property, plus (d) any projected mortgage insurance claim proceeds.
Note Interest Rate ” means, for any Class of Notes, the per annum rate set forth below:
(i)      Class A-T2, 3.3021%;
(ii)      Class B-T2, 3.6963%;
(iii)      Class C-T2, 3.9424%;
(iv)      Class D-T2, 4.6790%; and
(v)      Class E-T2, 5.5112%.
Note Rating Agency ” means, for the Series 2015-T2 Notes, Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, a part of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.
NRZ ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
OTP Provision ” means, in respect of any Designated Servicing Agreement, any provision permitting an optional early termination of the transactions contemplated thereunder or “clean-up call” thereunder.
PSA Stressed Nonrecoverable Advance Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of:
(i)    for all Mortgage Loans that are current as of such date, the greater of (A) zero and (B) the excess of (1) Total Advances related to such Mortgage Loans on such date over (2) (x) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a first lien, the product of 50% and the sum of all of the Net Property Values for the related Mortgaged Property or (y) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a second or more junior lien, zero; and
(ii)    for all Mortgage Loans that are delinquent as of such date, but not related to property in foreclosure or REO Property, the greater of (A) zero and (B) the excess of (1) Total Advances related to such Mortgage Loans on such date over (2) (x) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a first lien, the product of 50% and the sum of all of the Net Property Values for the related Mortgaged Property or (y) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a second or more junior lien, zero; and
(iii)    for all Mortgage Loans that are related to properties in foreclosure, the greater of (A) zero and (B) the excess of (1) Total Advances related to such Mortgage Loans on such date over (2) (x) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a first lien, the product of 50% and the sum of all of the Net Property Values for the related Mortgaged Property or (y) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a second or more junior lien, zero; and
(iv)    for all REO Properties, the greater of (A) zero and (B) the excess of (1) Total Advances related to such REO Properties on such date over (2) (x) in the case of REO Properties previously secured by a first lien Mortgage Loan, the product of 50% and the sum of all of the Net PropertyValues for such REO Properties or (y) in the case of REO Properties previously secured by a second or more junior lien Mortgage Loan, zero.
Redeemable Notes ” has the meaning assigned such term in Section 7 of this Indenture Supplement.
Redemption Percentage ” means, for the Series 2015-T2 Notes, 10%.
Series 2015-T2 Note Balance ” means the aggregate Note Balance of the Series 2015-T2 Notes.
Series 2015-T2 Note Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Note Purchase Agreement, dated on or about August 26, 2015 by and among the Issuer, the Administrator, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
Series Fees ” means, for the Series 2015-T2 Notes and any Payment Date or Interim Payment Date, none.
Series Reserve Required Amount ” means, with respect to any Funding Date, an amount equal to: (a) if there are not Non-FIFO Receivables in the Trust Estate: four (4) months’ interest calculated at the applicable Note Interest Rate on the Note Balance of each Class of Series 2015-T2 Notes (in each case, calculated using a 30/360 basis) as of such Funding Date and (b) if there are Non-FIFO Receivables in the Trust Estate: five (5) months’ interest calculated at the applicable Note Interest Rate on the Note Balance of each Class of Series 2015-T2 Notes (in each case, calculated using a 30/360 basis) as of such Funding Date.
Small Threshold Servicing Agreement ” means a Designated Servicing Agreement (i) for which the underlying Mortgage Loans have an unpaid principal balance of less than $1,000,000, as of the end of the most recently concluded month, or (ii) that relates to fewer than 15 Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month.
Specified Call Premium Amount ” means, as of any date of determination in respect of any Class of Redeemable Notes, the greater of (i) $0 and (ii):
(a) the quotient of :
(1) the product of:
(x) the Note Interest Rate for such Class
multiplied by
(y) the outstanding Note Balance of such Class
divided by
(2) 360
multiplied by
(b) the positive excess, if any, of 360 over the number of days from and including the date such Class was issued through and including the date on which such Class is redeemed.
Specified Receivable ” means, at any time, any Receivables in respect of which:
(A) (i)     the provisions of the related Designated Servicing Agreement do not expressly require such Receivable to be paid or reimbursed in full in connection with the exercise of any OTP Provision;
(ii)    the Servicer is not the sole holder of the right to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision and the Servicer has not received a written agreement in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent from each other holder (including any assignee of the Servicer) of the right to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision that such holder or holders will not initiate such optional termination or clean-up call unless all Advances and Deferred Servicing Fees under the related Designated Servicing Agreement are reimbursed or paid, as applicable, in the connection with such optional termination or clean-up call;
(iii)    consent of the Servicer is not required for any party to initiate optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision; and
(iv)    the clean-up call or optional termination contemplated by such OTP Provision under the related Designated Servicing Agreement may be exercised at such time, or
(B) (i) is a Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable for which the provisions of the related Designated Servicing Agreement do not expressly require such Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable to be paid or reimbursed in full in connection with any involuntary transfer of servicing of the Servicer or (ii) is an Advance Receivable for which the related Designated Servicing Agreement does not contain FIFO for such Advance Receivable and the Designated Servicing Agreement does not expressly require such Advance Receivable to be paid or reimbursed in full in connection with any involuntary transfer of servicing of the Servicer.
Receivables meeting the criteria described in clause (A)(i) above but in respect of which either (a) the Servicer is the sole holder of the right to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision, (b) consent of the Servicer is required for any other party to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision or (c) each other holder of the right to initiate optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision has agreed in writing in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent not to initiate such optional termination or clean-up call unless all Advances and Deferred Servicing Fees under the related Designated Servicing Agreement are reimbursed or paid, as applicable, shall not constitute “Specified Receivables” hereunder under clause (A) of the definition of “Specified Receivables.”
Receivables meeting the criteria described in clauses (A)(i), (ii) and (iii) above are set forth on Schedule 4 to the Base Indenture and Receivables meeting the criteria described in clause (B)(i) and (ii) above are set forth on Schedule 3 to the Base Indenture (as such Schedule 3 and Schedule 4 may be updated from time to time in accordance with the Base Indenture).
Stated Maturity Date ” means, for each Class of Series 2015-T2 Notes, August 17, 2048.
Stressed Time ” means, as of any date of determination for any Class of Series 2015-T2 Notes, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is one (1), and (ii) the denominator of which equals the related Stressed Time Percentage for such Class multiplied by the Monthly Reimbursement Rate on such date.
Stressed Time Percentage ” means, for each Class, as set forth below:
(i)      Class A-T2, 19.64%;
(ii)      Class B-T2, 22.18%;
(iii)      Class C-T2, 26.54%;
(iv)      Class D-T2, 41.21%; and
(v)      Class E-T2, 76.01%.
Target Amortization Amount ” means, for each Class of the Series 2015-T2 Notes, one-twelfth (1/12) of the Note Balance of such Class at the close of business on the last day of its Revolving Period.
Target Amortization Event ” means, for the Series 2015-T2 Notes, the earlier of (A) the related Expected Repayment Date for such Class or (B) the occurrence of any of the following conditions or events, which is not waived by the Series Required Noteholders of the Series 2015-T2 Notes, except that solely with respect to clauses (v) and (vi) such Target Amortization Event shall occur only upon written notice to the Indenture Trustee from either the Administrative Agent or the Series Required Noteholders of the Series 2015-T2 Notes, that such Target Amortization Event has occurred and the Target Amortization Period shall commence (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no such notice shall be required for clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv)):
(i)      on any Payment Date commencing with the first Payment Date, the arithmetic average of the Net Proceeds Coverage Percentage determined for such Payment Date and the two preceding Payment Dates is less than five (5) times the percentage equivalent of a fraction (A) the numerator of which equals the sum of the accrued Interest Payment Amounts for each Class of Outstanding Notes on such date and (B) the denominator of which equals the aggregate average Note Balances of each Class of all Outstanding Notes during the related Monthly Advance Collection Period;
(ii)      the occurrence, over the course of any twelve-month period from August 1 through the following July 31(beginning with the period from August 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016) (each a “ STE Measurement Period ”), of one or more Servicer Termination Events with respect to Designated Servicing Agreements with respect to which there are outstanding Receivables included in the Trust Estate, which Servicing Agreements represent 15% or more (by Mortgage Loan balance as of the beginning of the STE Measurement Period) of all the Designated Servicing Agreements with respect to which there are outstanding Receivables included in the Trust Estate as of the beginning of the STE Measurement Period (in any case, regardless of whether any such Designated Servicing Agreement was a “Designated Servicing Agreement” as of the beginning of such STE Measurement Period), but not including any Servicer Termination Events that are solely due to the breach of one or more Collateral Performance Tests or a Servicer Ratings Downgrade;
(iii)      the Monthly Reimbursement Rate is less than 3.00% as of any date of determination;
(iv)      any failure by the Administrator or any Sub-Administrator acting on the Administrator’s behalf to deliver any Determination Date Report pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Base Indenture which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after a Responsible Officer of the Administrator or any Sub-Administrator acting on the Administrator’s behalf shall have obtained actual knowledge of such failure, or shall have received written or electronic notice from the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder of such failure;
(v)      the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator shall breach or default in the due observance or performance of any of its covenants or agreements in this Indenture Supplement, the Base Indenture, or any other Transaction Document (subject to any cure period provided therein and such default having a material adverse effect on any Noteholders of any Series 2015-T2 Notes and which material adverse effect is continuing), other than an obligation of the Receivables Seller to make an Indemnity Payment following a breach of a representation or warranty with respect to such Receivable pursuant to Sections 4(b) or 5(b) of the Receivables Sale Agreement or any payment default described in Section 8.1 of the Base Indenture, and any such default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (a) actual discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator, as applicable, or (b) the date on which written or electronic notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given from the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder to a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator; provided , that a breach of Sections 7(a) or 8(a) of the Receivables Sale Agreement, or Section 7(b) of the Receivables Pooling Agreement (prohibiting the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor, as applicable, from causing or permitting Insolvency Proceedings with respect to the Depositor or the Issuer, as applicable) shall constitute an automatic Target Amortization Event; or
(vi)      if any representation or warranty of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator made in this Indenture Supplement, the Base Indenture, or any other Transaction Document (other than under Sections 4(b) or 5(b) of the Receivables Sale Agreement) shall prove to have been breached in any material respect as of the time when the same shall have been made or deemed made which has a material adverse effect on the right of the Noteholders of the Series 2015-T2 Notes and which material adverse effect is continuing, and continues uncured and unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (a) actual discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator, as applicable, or (b) the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator, as applicable.
 If any event listed above is also a Target Amortization Event with respect to any series of Variable Funding Notes that has the same Administrative Agent, and such Administrative Agent does not waive the corresponding Target Amortization Event under such Series of Variable Funding Notes, such Administrative Agent shall notify the Indenture Trustee that a Target Amortization Event is in effect for the Series 2015-T2 Notes.  If the Administrative Agent waives the corresponding Target Amortization Event under a Series of Variable Funding Notes, it will take no action with respect to the related Target Amortization Event for the Series 2015-T2 Notes and, with respect to clauses (v) and (vi) above only, such Target Amortization Event will occur only upon an affirmative vote of, and written notice to the Indenture Trustee from, the Series Required Noteholders for the Series 2015-T2 Notes.
Total Advances ” means, respect to any date of determination, the sum of all outstanding amounts of all outstanding Advances related to Facility Eligible Receivables funded by the Servicer out of its own funds or funds (including Advances funded using Amounts Held For Future Distribution under the related Designated Servicing Agreement) with respect to such Mortgage Loans on such date.
Transaction Documents ” means, in addition to the documents set forth in the definition thereof in the Base Indenture, this Indenture Supplement and the Series 2015-T2 Note Purchase Agreement, each as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
Trigger Advance Rate ” means, for any Class of the Series 2015-T2 Notes, as of any date, the rate equal to the greater of (x) zero and (y) (1) 100% minus (2) the product of (a) one-twelfth (1/12) of the weighted average interest rates for all Classes of the Series 2015-T2 Notes as of such date, plus the related Expense Rate as of such date, multiplied by (b) the related Stressed Time for such Class as of such date.
There are no “Other Advance Rate Reduction Events” or “Other Advance Rate Reduction Event Cure Periods” in respect of the Series 2015-T2 Notes.
Section 3.      Forms of Series 2015-T2 Notes; Transfer Restrictions.
The form of the Rule 144A Global Note and of the Regulation S Global Note that may be used to evidence the Class A-T2 Term Notes, the Class B-T2 Term Notes, the Class C-T2 Term Notes, the Class D-T2 Term Notes and the Class E-T2 Notes are attached to the Base Indenture as Exhibits A-1 and A-2 , respectively. For the avoidance of doubt, and subject to the terms and provisions of Section 5.4 of the Base Indenture, the Class A-T2 Term Notes, the Class B-T2 Term Notes, the Class C-T2 Term Notes, the Class D-T2 Term Notes and the Class E-T2 Term Notes are to be issued as Book-Entry Notes. The Class E-T2 Term Notes are Specified Notes.
Any Noteholder of the Series 2015-T2 Notes may only resell, pledge or transfer its beneficial interest in the Series 2015-T2 Notes to a person (i) that the transferor reasonably believes is, and who has certified (or, in the case of Book-Entry Notes, is deemed to have certified) that it is a Qualified Institutional Buyer that purchases for its own account or for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer and to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is made in reliance on Rule 144A or (ii) that is not a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S) outside the United States in an “offshore transaction” in reliance on the safe harbor provided by Regulation S.
The Series 2015-T2 Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, except for the Specified Notes which will be issued in minimum denominations of $2,500,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
Proposed transferees of Class A-T2 Term Notes, the Class B-T2 Term Notes, the Class C-T2 Term Notes, the Class D-T2 Term Notes and Class E-T2 Term Notes will be required to make (or in the case of Book Entry Notes, will be deemed to make) certain certifications for purposes of ERISA as provided in Section 6.5(k) of the Base Indenture.
Section 4.      Collateral Value Exclusions.
For purposes of calculating “Collateral Value” in respect of the Series 2015-T2 Notes, the Collateral Value shall be zero for any Receivable that:
(i)      is attributable to any Designated Servicing Agreement to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances already outstanding with respect to such Designated Servicing Agreement, would cause the related Advance Ratio to be equal to or greater than 100.0%; provided , that this clause (i) shall not apply to any Receivable that is (a) attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement that is a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, (b) a Loan-Level Receivable, or (c) a Second-Lien Receivable;
(ii)      is a Second-Lien Receivable, unless the following criteria are satisfied:
(1)      the related Servicing Agreement must have a General Collections Backstop;
(2)      the related Servicing Agreement may not be a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement;
(3)      the Advance to UPB Ratio in respect of the related Servicing Agreement must be less than 25%; and
(4)      the Receivable Balance of such Second-Lien Receivable when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Second-Lien Receivables that are Facility Eligible Receivables and that satisfy the criteria in clauses (1), (2) and (3) above would not cause the aggregate Receivable Balances of such Receivables to exceed 0.25% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(iii)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is attributable to a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements to exceed 2.5% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(iv)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is attributable to a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement or a Low Threshold Servicing Agreement, to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements and Low Threshold Servicing Agreements, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements and Low Threshold Servicing Agreements to exceed 7.5% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(v)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is attributable to a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, a Low Threshold Servicing Agreement, or a Middle Threshold Servicing Agreement, to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements, Low Threshold Servicing Agreements and Middle Threshold Servicing Agreements would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements, Low Threshold Servicing Agreements and Middle Threshold Servicing Agreements to exceed 15.0% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(vi)      is attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement, to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances outstanding with respect to that same Designated Servicing Agreement, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to such Designated Servicing Agreement to exceed 15.0% of the aggregate of the Receivable Balances of the Aggregate Receivables;
(vii)      (a) if it is a Loan-Level Receivable or a Specified Receivable under clause (A) of the definition thereof, its Receivable Balance, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Receivables with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property, would cause the related Mortgage Loan-Level Market Value Ratio to exceed 50.0%; or (b) if it is a Receivable related to a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement that is a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, its Receivable Balance, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Receivables related to the Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement that is a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, would cause the related Mortgage Loan-Level Market Value Ratio to exceed 50.0%;
(viii)      has a zero Advance Rate;
(ix)      is a Loan-Level Receivable, to the extent that the related Receivable Balance of such Loan-Level Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of Loan-Level Receivables already outstanding with respect to all Mortgage Loans or REO Properties, causes the aggregate Receivable Balances of Loan-Level Receivables outstanding with respect to all Mortgage Loans or REO Properties to exceed 25.0% of the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(x)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is (a) attributable to a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, (b) a Loan-Level Receivable or (c) a Second-Lien Receivable, to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements and all Loan-Level Receivables and Second-Lien Receivables that are Facility Eligible Receivables, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements and all Loan-Level Receivables that are Facility Eligible Receivables to exceed 27.5% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(xi)      is attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement that does not provide that all Advances as to a Mortgage Loan are reimbursed on a “first-in, first out” or “FIFO” basis (“ Non-FIFO ”), upon the transfer of servicing thereunder, such that the Advances of a particular type that were disbursed first in time will be reimbursed prior to Advances of the same type with respect to that Mortgage Loan that were disbursed later in time; and if it is a Whole Loan Servicing Agreement, does not provide that all Advances with respect to any Mortgage Loan must be reimbursed in full at the time the servicing of such Mortgage Loan is transferred out of such Whole Loan Servicing Agreement to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to Non-FIFO Receivables outstanding that are Facility Eligible Receivables to exceed 10.0% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(xii)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is a Specified Receivable, to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding that are Specified Receivables, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding that are Specified Receivables to exceed 10.0% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(xiii)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is a Specified Receivable for which (I) (a) the Servicer has received a notice that the holder of the right to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision is exercising such right, (b) more than ten (10) Business Days have occurred since the Servicer’s receipt of such notice or a Funding Date has occurred since the Servicer’s receipt of such notice and (c) such notice does not expressly provide that all Advances and Deferred Servicing Fees under the related Designated Servicing Agreement will be reimbursed or paid in full upon the exercise of such optional termination or clean-up call or (II) the related optional termination or clean-up call has been exercised and such Specified Receivable has not been paid or reimbursed;
(xiv)      relates to an Advance that has not been reimbursed in full or a Deferred Servicing Fee that has not been paid in full within ninety (90) days following the date of a permanent modification of the related Mortgage Loan that becomes effective subsequent to the creation of such Receivable (for purposes of this clause, a modification becomes “permanent” following any trial period or satisfaction of conditions precedent or subsequent); or
(xv)      is attributable to any Designated Servicing Agreement to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances already outstanding with respect to such Designated Servicing Agreement, would cause the related Market Value Ratio to exceed 50.0%.
For purposes of each of the foregoing, (i) if any Facility Eligible Receivable has a Collateral Value equal to zero pursuant to any Collateral Value exclusion test, the portion of the Receivable Balance thereof with a Collateral Value of zero shall be disregarded for all other purposes of this Section 4 , in each case as determined by the Administrator in a manner that maximizes the Collateral Value and (ii) if any Facility Eligible Receivable has an Advance Rate of zero, such Facility Eligible Receivable shall be disregarded for all other purposes of this Section 4 .
Section 5.      Series 2015-T2 Reserve Account.
In accordance with the terms and provisions of this Section 5 and Section 4.6 of the Base Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain a Series Reserve Account, which shall be an Eligible Account, with respect to the Series 2015-T2 Notes for the benefit of the Series 2015-T2 Noteholders (such account, the “ Series 2015-T2 Reserve Account ”).
For the avoidance of doubt, if the portion of Available Funds (including the amounts on deposit in the Interest Accumulation Account or the Note Payment Account) allocable to the Series 2015-T2 Notes or the Series Available Funds in respect of the Series 2015-T2 Notes, as applicable, on any Payment Date is not sufficient to pay the full Interest Amount and any Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amount attributable to the Interest Amount for the Series 2015-T2 Notes, amounts then on deposit in the Series 2015-T2 Reserve Account shall be withdrawn and applied to pay the shortfall.
Section 6.      Payments; Note Balance Increases; Early Maturity.
(a)      Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, the Paying Agent shall make payments on the Series 2015-T2 Notes on each Payment Date in accordance with Section 4.5 of the Base Indenture.
(b)      Any payments of Interest Amounts, Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amounts and Fees, Default Supplemental Fees, Cumulative Default Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts, ERD Supplemental Fees or Cumulative ERD Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts allocated to the Series 2015-T2 Notes shall be paid first to the Class A-T2Term Notes, thereafter to the Class B-T2 Term Notes, thereafter to the Class C-T2 Term Notes, thereafter to the Class D-T2 Term Notes and thereafter to the Class E-T2 Term Notes (other than any Retained Notes during the Full Amortization Period). The Paying Agent shall make payments of principal on the Series 2015-T2 Notes on each Payment Date in accordance with Section 4.5 of the Base Indenture during any Target Amortization Period.
(c)      Any payments of principal allocated to the Series 2015-T2 Notes during a Full Amortization Period shall be applied in the following order of priority, first, to the Class A-T2 Term Notes, pro rata, until their Note Balance has been reduced to zero, second, to the Class B-T2 Term Notes, pro rata, until their Note Balance has been reduced to zero, third, to the Class C-T2 Term Notes, pro rata, until their Note Balance has been reduced to zero, fourth, to the Class D-T2 Term Notes, pro rata, until their Note Balance has been reduced to zero and fifth, the Class E-T2 Term Notes (other than any Retained Notes), pro rata, until their Note Balance has been reduced to zero.
(d)      For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to pay any Target Amortization Amount when due, as described in the definition thereof, shall constitute an Event of Default.
(e)    The Series 2015-T2 Notes are subject to optional redemption in accordance with the terms of Section 13.1 of the Base Indenture and redemption in accordance with Section 7 hereof.
Section 7.      Optional Redemptions and Refinancing.
The Series 2015-T2 Notes are subject to optional redemption by the Issuer (such Notes, the “ Redeemable Notes ”), in whole or in part (so long as, in the case of any partial redemption, each Class of Redeemable Notes is redeemed on a pro-rata basis based on their related Note Balances and each redemption is allocated ratably among the Noteholders of each Class of Redeemable Notes), on any Payment Date by payment of the Redemption Amount except as set forth in this Section 7. If the Issuer redeems the Redeemable Notes prior to the Payment Date occurring in August 2016 pursuant to this provision (as opposed to pursuant to an optional redemption otherwise permitted under Section 13.1 of the Base Indenture), the Issuer shall pay to the Noteholders of each Class of Redeemable Notes in addition to its portion of the related Redemption Amount an amount equal to the Specified Call Premium Amount. In addition, the Issuer may exercise optional redemption of the Redeemable Notes, in whole or in part (so long as, in the case of any partial redemption, each Class of Redeemable Notes is redeemed on a pro-rata basis based on their related Note Balances and each redemption is allocated ratably among the Noteholders of each Class of Redeemable Notes), on any Payment Date on which the aggregate Note Balance of the Series 2015-T2 Notes is less than the Redemption Percentage of the aggregate Initial Note Balance thereof. No Specified Call Premium Amount is payable in connection with any optional redemption of the Redeemable Notes on any Payment Date on which the aggregate Note Balance of the Series 2015-T2 Notes is less than the Redemption Percentage of the aggregate Initial Note Balance thereof or in connection with any optional redemption otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Base Indenture. The Redeemable Notes are subject to optional redemption by the Issuer pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Base Indenture, in whole or in part (so long as, in the case of any partial redemption, each Redeemable Notes is redeemed on a pro-rata basis based on their related Note Balances and each redemption is allocated ratably among the Noteholders of each Class of Redeemable Notes) with respect to such group of Classes, using the proceeds of the issuance and sale of one or more new Classes of Series 2015-T2 Notes issued pursuant to a supplement to this Indenture Supplement, on any Business Day after the date on which the related Revolving Period ends or on any Business Day within 10 days prior to the end of such Revolving Period upon 10 days’ prior notice to the Noteholders. In anticipation of a redemption of the Redeemable Notes at the end of their Revolving Period, the Issuer may issue a new Series or one or more Classes of Notes within the 90 day period prior to the end of such Revolving Period and reserve the cash proceeds of the issuance for the sole purpose of paying the principal balance and all accrued and unpaid interest on the Redeemable Notes to be redeemed, on the last day of their Revolving Period. Any supplement to this Indenture Supplement executed to effect an optional redemption may be entered into without consent of the Noteholders of any of the Notes pursuant to Section 12(a)(iv) of the Base Indenture. Any Notes issued in replacement for the Redeemable Notes will have the same rights and privileges as the Class of Redeemable Note that was refinanced with the related proceeds thereof; provided, such replacement Notes may have different Expected Repayment Dates and Stated Maturity Dates.
Section 8.      [RESERVED]
Section 9.      Series Reports.
(a)      Series Calculation Agent Report . The Calculation Agent shall deliver a report of the following items together with each Calculation Agent Report pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Base Indenture to the extent received from the Servicer, with respect to the Series 2015-T2 Notes:
(i)      the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans subject to any Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, Low Threshold Servicing Agreement and Middle Threshold Servicing Agreement;
(ii)      the Advance Ratio for each Designated Servicing Agreement, and whether the Advance Ratio for such Designated Servicing Agreement exceeds 100.0%;
(iii)      for each Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables attributable to such Designated Servicing Agreement as a percentage of the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(iv)      for each Middle Threshold Servicing Agreement, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables attributable to such Designated Servicing Agreement as a percentage of the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(v)      for each Low Threshold Servicing Agreement, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables attributable to such Designated Servicing Agreement as a percentage of the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(vi)      a list of each Target Amortization Event for the Series 2015-T2 Notes and presenting a yes or no answer beside each indicating whether each such Target Amortization Event has occurred as of the end of the Monthly Advance Collection Period preceding the upcoming Payment Date or the Advance Collection Period preceding the upcoming Interim Payment Date;
(vii)      the Mortgage Loan-Level Market Value Ratio for each Mortgage Loan related to a Loan-Level Receivable, a Specified Receivable or a Receivable related to a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement that is a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, and if any such Mortgage Loan-Level Market Value Ratio exceeds 50%;
(viii)      for each Second-Lien Receivable and each Loan-Level Receivable, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances that are Second-Lien Receivables and the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivables Balances that are Loan-Level Receivables, respectively as a percentage of the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances with all Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(ix)      whether any Receivable, or any portion of the Receivables, attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement, has a Collateral Value of zero by virtue of the definition of “Collateral Value” or Section 4 of this Indenture Supplement;
(x)      a calculation of the Net Proceeds Coverage Percentage in respect of each of the three preceding Monthly Advance Collection Periods (or each that has occurred since the date of this Indenture Supplement, if less than three), and the arithmetic average of the three;
(xi)      the Monthly Reimbursement Rate as of the most recent date of determination;
(xii)      whether any Target Amortization Amount that has become due and payable has been paid;
(xiii)      the PSA Stressed Nonrecoverable Advance Amount for the upcoming Payment Date or Interim Payment Date;
(xiv)      the Trigger Advance Rate for each Class (or, if less than three calendar months have occurred since the Closing Date, the Trigger Advance Rate based upon the Monthly Reimbursement Rate as calculated based on one or two months’ data, as applicable);
(xv)      a calculation of the percentage of the aggregate Receivable Balances of Loan-Level Receivables outstanding with respect to all Mortgage Loans or REO Properties of the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate; and
(xvi)      the Market Value Ratio for each Designated Servicing Agreement, and whether the Market Value Ratio for such Designated Servicing Agreement exceeds 50.0%.
(b)      Series Payment Date Report . In conjunction with each Payment Date Report, the Indenture Trustee shall also report the Stressed Time Percentage.
(c)      Limitation on Indenture Trustee Duties . The Indenture Trustee shall have no independent duty to verify the occurrence of any of the events described in clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the definition of “Target Amortization Event”.
(d)      Summary Report . On a monthly basis, the Administrator shall deliver an abbreviated form of the Payment Date Report and Interim Payment Date Report in a mutually agreed upon format to the email address provided by the Administrative Agent. Such abbreviated report shall also include whether a notice to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision has been received with respect to any Designated Servicing Agreement identified on Schedule 4 to the Base Indenture.
Section 10.      Conditions Precedent Satisfied.
The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the Noteholders of the Series 2015-T2 Notes and the Indenture Trustee that, as of the related Issuance Date, each of the conditions precedent set forth in the Base Indenture, to the issuance of the Series 2015-T2 Notes have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof.
Section 11.      Representations and Warranties.
The Issuer, the Administrator, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee hereby restate as of the related Issuance Date, or as of such other date as is specifically referenced in the body of such representation and warranty, all of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 9.1, 10.1 and 11.14, respectively, of the Base Indenture.
Section 12.      Amendments.
(a)      Except as contemplated by Section 12.2 of the Base Indenture, this Indenture Supplement may be amended by the Series Required Noteholders.
(b)      In addition, but subject to the provisions set forth in Sections 12.1 and 12.3 of the Base Indenture, without the consent of the Noteholders of any of the Series 2015-T2 Notes but with the consent of the Issuer (evidenced by its execution of such amendment), the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator, the Servicer (solely in the case of any amendment that adversely affects the rights or obligations of the Servicer or adds new obligations or increases existing obligations of the Servicer), and the Administrative Agent, and with prior notice to the Note Rating Agency, at any time and from time to time, upon delivery of an Issuer Tax Opinion (unless the delivery of such Issuer Tax Opinion is waived by the Administrator, the Servicer and the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Noteholders) and upon delivery by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the Issuer reasonably believes that such amendment will not have a material Adverse Effect (unless the delivery of such Officer’s Certificate is waived by the Administrator, the Servicer and the Administrative Agent), may amend any Transaction Document for any of the following purposes: (i) to correct any mistake or typographical error or cure any ambiguity, or to cure, correct or supplement any defective or inconsistent provision herein or any other Transaction Document; (ii) to correct, modify or supplement any provision herein that may be defective or may be inconsistent with any provision in the final Private Placement Memorandum dated August 26, 2015, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time; (iii) to take any action determined by the Administrator to be reasonably necessary to maintain the rating currently assigned by the Note Rating Agency and/or to avoid such Class of Notes being placed or maintained on negative watch by such Note Rating Agency; or (iv) to amend any other provision of this Indenture Supplement. For the avoidance of doubt, the consent of the Servicer is not required for (i) the waiver of any Event of Default or Target Amortization Event or (ii) any other modification or amendment to any Event of Default or Target Amortization Event except those related to the actions and omissions of the Servicer. This Indenture Supplement may be otherwise amended or otherwise modified from time to time in a written agreement among (i) the requisite Series 2015-T2 Noteholders as contemplated above or by Section 12.2 of the Base Indenture, (ii) the Issuer, (iii) the Administrator, (iv) subject to the immediately preceding sentence, the Servicer, (v) the Administrative Agent and (vi) the Indenture Trustee.
(c)      Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in Section 6.10 or Article XII of the Base Indenture, no supplement, amendment or indenture supplement entered into with respect to the issuance of a new Series of Notes or pursuant to the terms and provisions of Section 12.2 of the Base Indenture may, without the consent of the Series Required Noteholders, supplement, amend or revise any term or provision of this Indenture Supplement.
(d)      For the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer and the Administrator hereby covenant that the Issuer shall not issue any future Series of Notes without designating an entity to act as “Administrative Agent” under the related Indenture Supplement with respect to such Series of Notes.
Section 13.      Counterparts.
This Indenture Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, by manual or facsimile signature, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 14.      Entire Agreement.
This Indenture Supplement, together with the Base Indenture incorporated herein by reference, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and fully supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements relating to such subject matter.
Section 15.      Limited Recourse.
Notwithstanding any other terms of this Indenture Supplement, the Series 2015-T2 Notes, any other Transaction Documents or otherwise, the obligations of the Issuer under the Series 2015-T2 Notes, this Indenture Supplement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer, payable solely from the Trust Estate, and following realization of the Trust Estate and application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with the terms of this Indenture Supplement, none of the Noteholders of Series 2015-T2 Notes, the Indenture Trustee or any of the other parties to the Transaction Documents shall be entitled to take any further steps to recover any sums due but still unpaid hereunder or thereunder, all claims in respect of which shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. No recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing in respect of the Series 2015-T2 Notes or this Indenture Supplement or for any action or inaction of the Issuer against any officer, director, employee, shareholder, stockholder or incorporator of the Issuer or any of their successors or assigns for any amounts payable under the Series 2015-T2 Notes or this Indenture Supplement. It is understood that the foregoing provisions of this Section 15 shall not (a) prevent recourse to the Trust Estate for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Trust Estate or (b) save as specifically provided therein, constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by the Series 2015-T2 Notes or secured by this Indenture Supplement. It is further understood that the foregoing provisions of this Section 15 shall not limit the right of any Person to name the Issuer as a party defendant in any proceeding or in the exercise of any other remedy under the Series 2015-T2 Notes or this Indenture Supplement, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if obtained) enforced against any such Person or entity.
Section 16.      Owner Trustee Limitation of Liability.
It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Indenture Supplement is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust, National Association, not individually or personally, but solely as Owner Trustee of the Issuer under the Trust Agreement, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking and agreement by Wilmington Trust, National Association, but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust, National Association, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any Person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto and (d) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust, National Association, be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Indenture Supplement or the other Transaction Documents.
Section 17.      Joint and Several Liability. 
Each of NRZ and the Administrator hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is jointly and
severally liable to the Administrative Agent and the Noteholders for all representations,
warranties, covenants, indemnities and other obligations of the Administrator set forth in the
Transaction Documents.








IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned have caused this Indenture Supplement to be duly executed by their respective signatories thereunto all as of the day and year first above written.

 
NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1 , as Issuer
 
 
 
 
 
By: Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Adam B. Scozzafava
 
Name:
Adam B. Scozzafava
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 



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DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,  as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary and not in its individual capacity
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Amy McNulty
 
Name:
Amy McNulty
 
Title:
Associate
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Ronaldo Reyes
 
Name:
Ronaldo Reyes
 
Title:
Vice President



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OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael R. Bourque, Jr.
 
Name:
Michael R. Bourque, Jr.
 
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 



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HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC  
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Cameron MacDougall
 
Name:
Cameron MacDougall
 
Title:
Secretary
 
 
 

 
NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Cameron MacDougall
 
Name:
Cameron MacDougall
 
Title:
Secretary
 
 
 


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CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,  as Administrative Agent
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jason Muncy
 
Name:
Jason Muncy
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Erin McCutcheon
 
Name:
Erin McCutcheon
 
Title:
Vice President



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Exhibit 4.21

NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1,
as Issuer

and
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary
and
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
as a Subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates)
and
HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC,
as Administrator and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates)
and
CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent
and NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP.
__________
SERIES 2015-VF1
INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT
Dated as of August 28, 2015
to
INDENTURE
Dated as of August 28, 2015
ADVANCE RECEIVABLES BACKED NOTES,
SERIES 2015-VF1





TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
SECTION 1. CREATION OF SERIES 2015-VF1 NOTES.     1
SECTION 2. DEFINED TERMS.     2
SECTION 3. FORMS OF SERIES 2015-VF1 NOTES.     24
SECTION 4. COLLATERAL VALUE EXCLUSIONS.     24
SECTION 5. SERIES RESERVE ACCOUNT.     27
SECTION 6. PAYMENTS; NOTE BALANCE INCREASES; EARLY MATURITY; OTHER ADVANCE RATE REDUCTION EVENTS.     28
SECTION 7. EXTENSION OF EXPECTED REPAYMENT DATE     29
SECTION 8. DETERMINATION OF NOTE INTEREST RATE AND LIBOR.     29
SECTION 9. INCREASED COSTS.     30
SERIES REPORTS.
32
SECTION 11. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT SATISFIED.     34
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
34
AMENDMENTS.
35
COUNTERPARTS.
36
ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
36
LIMITED RECOURSE.
36
OWNER TRUSTEE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
36
RATINGS AFFIRMATION
37
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.
37
CAP PAYMENT AMOUNT.
37




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THIS SERIES 2015-VF1 INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT (this “ Indenture Supplement ”), dated as of August 28, 2015, is made by and among NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Issuer ”), DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, a national banking association, as trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), as calculation agent (the “ Calculation Agent ”), as paying agent (the “ Paying Agent ”) and as securities intermediary (the “ Securities Intermediary ”), HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“ HLSS ”), as Administrator on behalf of the Issuer, as owner of the rights associated with the servicing rights under the Designated Servicing Agreements, and, from and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates for each Designated Servicing Agreement, as servicer under such Designated Servicing Agreement, OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, a limited liability company organized in the State of Delaware (“ OLS ”), as a Subservicer on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates and as servicer for each Designated Servicing Agreement prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates, CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH (“ Credit Suisse ”), as Administrative Agent and NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP. (“ NRZ ”). This Indenture Supplement relates to and is executed pursuant to that certain Indenture (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Base Indenture ”) supplemented hereby, dated as of the date hereof, among the Issuer, OLS, HLSS, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent, the Securities Intermediary, Credit Suisse, as Administrative Agent and the “Administrative Agents” from time to time parties thereto, all the provisions of which are incorporated herein as modified hereby and shall be a part of this Indenture Supplement as if set forth herein in full (the Base Indenture as so supplemented by this Indenture Supplement being referred to as the “ Indenture ”).
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given them in the Base Indenture.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The Issuer has duly authorized the issuance of a Series of Notes, the “NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2015-VF1” (the “ Series 2015-VF1 Notes ”). The parties are entering into this Indenture Supplement to document the terms of the issuance of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes pursuant to the Base Indenture, which provides for the issuance of Notes in multiple series from time to time.
Section 1. Creation of Series 2015-VF1 Notes.
There are hereby created, effective as of the Issuance Date, the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, to be issued pursuant to the Base Indenture and this Indenture Supplement, to be known as “NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2015-VF1 Notes.” The Series 2015-VF1 Notes shall not be subordinated to any other Series of Notes. The Series 2015-VF1 Notes are issued in four (4) Classes of Variable Funding Notes (Class A-VF1, Class B-VF1, Class C-VF1 and Class D-VF1) with the Maximum VFN Principal Balances, Stated Maturity Dates, Revolving Periods, Note Interest Rates, Expected Repayment Dates and other terms as specified in this Indenture Supplement. The Series 2015-VF1 Notes shall be secured by the Trust Estate Granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Base Indenture. The Indenture Trustee shall hold the Trust Estate as collateral security for the benefit of the Noteholders of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes and all other Series of Notes issued under the Base Indenture as described therein. In the event that any term or provision contained herein with respect to the Series 2015-VF1 Notes shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in the Base Indenture, the terms and provisions of this Indenture Supplement shall govern to the extent of such conflict.
Section 2.      Defined Terms.
With respect to the Series 2015-VF1 Notes and in addition to or in replacement for the definitions set forth in Section 1.1 of the Base Indenture, the following definitions shall be assigned to the defined terms set forth below:
Administrative Agent ” means, for so long as the Series 2015-VF1 Notes have not been paid in full: (i) with respect to the provisions of this Indenture Supplement, Credit Suisse, or an Affiliate or successor thereto; and (ii) with respect to the provisions of the Base Indenture, and notwithstanding the terms and provisions of any other Indenture Supplement, Credit Suisse, and such other parties as set forth in any other Indenture Supplement, or a respective Affiliate or any respective successor thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, reference to “it” or “its” with respect to the Administrative Agent in the Base Indenture shall mean “them” and “their,” and reference to the singular therein in relation to the Administrative Agent shall be construed as if plural.
Advance Rates ” means, with respect to the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, on any date of determination with respect to each Receivable included in the Trust Estate, the percentage amount based on the Advance Type of such Receivable, as set forth in the table below, subject to amendment by mutual agreement of the Administrative Agent and the Administrator and with consultation with each Note Rating Agency; provided, that the Advance Rate for any Receivable related to any Class of Notes shall be zero if such Receivable is not a Facility Eligible Receivable; provided, further, that for any Class D-VF1 Variable Funding Notes, the weighted average Advance Rate shall not exceed 93.75%:

FIFO / NON-LOAN-LEVEL BACKSTOPPED DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS
Advance Type / Class of Notes
Class A-VF1
Class B-VF1
Class C-VF1
Class D-VF1
Non-Judicial P&I Advances
88.50%
90.25%
91.75%
95.75%
Judicial P&I Advances
81.75%
83.75%
85.75%
93.50%
Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
88.75%
90.00%
91.50%
95.50%
Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
81.50%
83.25%
85.25%
93.00%
Non-Judicial Escrow Advances
88.75%
90.00%
91.50%
95.50%
Judicial Escrow Advances
81.50%
83.25%
85.25%
93.00%
Non-Judicial Corporate Advances
88.75%
90.00%
91.50%
95.50%
Judicial Corporate Advances
81.50%
83.25%
85.25%
93.00%
    
FIFO / LOAN-LEVEL DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS
Advance Type / Class of Notes
Class A-VF1
Class B-VF1
Class C-VF1
Class D-VF1
Non-Judicial P&I Advances
78.50%
82.25%
85.75%
91.75%
Judicial P&I Advances
71.75%
75.75%
79.75%
89.50%
Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
78.75%
82.00%
85.50%
91.50%
Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
71.50%
75.25%
79.25%
89.00%
Non-Judicial Escrow Advances
78.75%
82.00%
85.50%
91.50%
Judicial Escrow Advances
71.50%
75.25%
79.25%
89.00%
Non-Judicial Corporate Advances
78.75%
82.00%
85.50%
91.50%
Judicial Corporate Advances
71.50%
75.25%
79.25%
89.00%

NON-FIFO / NON-LOAN-LEVEL BACKSTOPPED DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS
Advance Type / Class of Notes
Class A-VF1
Class B-VF1
Class C-VF1
Class D-VF1
Non-Judicial P&I Advances
83.50%
86.25%
88.75%
93.75%
Judicial P&I Advances
76.75%
79.75%
82.75%
91.50%
Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
83.75%
86.00%
88.50%
93.50%
Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
76.50%
79.25%
82.25%
91.00%
Non-Judicial Escrow Advances
83.75%
86.00%
88.50%
93.50%
Judicial Escrow Advances
76.50%
79.25%
82.25%
91.00%
Non-Judicial Corporate Advances
83.75%
86.00%
88.50%
93.50%
Judicial Corporate Advances
76.50%
79.25%
82.25%
91.00%

NON-FIFO / LOAN LEVEL DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS
Advance Type / Class of Notes
Class A-VF1
Class B-VF1
Class C-VF1
Class D-VF1
Non-Judicial P&I Advances
73.50%
78.25%
82.75%
89.75%
Judicial P&I Advances
66.75%
71.75%
76.75%
87.50%
Non-Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
73.75%
78.00%
82.50%
89.50%
Judicial Deferred Servicing Fees
66.50%
71.25%
76.25%
87.00%
Non-Judicial Escrow Advances
73.75%
78.00%
82.50%
89.50%
Judicial Escrow Advances
66.50%
71.25%
76.25%
87.00%
Non-Judicial Corporate Advances
73.75%
78.00%
82.50%
89.50%
Judicial Corporate Advances
66.50%
71.25%
76.25%
87.00%

Advance Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination with respect to any Designated Servicing Agreement, the ratio (expressed as a percentage), calculated as of the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such date occurs, of (i) the related PSA Stressed Nonrecoverable Advance Amount of all Mortgage Loans (other than any Mortgage Loans that generate Receivables that are Loan-Level Receivables or Second-Lien Receivables or any Mortgage Loans that are attributable to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements) serviced pursuant to the related Designated Servicing Agreement on such date over (ii) the aggregate monthly scheduled principal and interest payments for the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such date occurs with respect to all Mortgage Loans that are not Delinquent serviced pursuant to the related Designated Servicing Agreement.
Applicable Rating ” means the rating assigned to each Class of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes by the Note Rating Agency, upon the issuance of such Class as set forth below:
Class A-VF1: AAA(sf);
Class B-VF1: AA(sf);
Class C-VF1: A(sf); and
Class D-VF1: BBB(sf).
Backstopped Advance Receivable ” is a Receivable that is the right to reimbursement for any Advance that, pursuant to the terms of the related Servicing Agreement, is reimbursable pursuant to a General Collections Backstop, either immediately or if not recoverable out of collections or proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan.
Backstopped Receivable ” is a Receivable that is the right to reimbursement for any Advance or right to payment for any Deferred Servicing Fee that, pursuant to the terms of the related Servicing Agreement, is reimbursable pursuant to a General Collections Backstop, either immediately or if not recoverable out of collections or proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan.
Base Indenture ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
Base Rate ” means, on any date, a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the higher of (i) the Prime Rate on such date and (ii) the Federal Funds Rate on such date plus 0.50%.
Cap Payment Amounts ” means, for each Class of Notes for any Interest Accrual Period, such amounts constituting the difference between (a) the Interest Payment Amounts that would be payable based on the Note Interest Rate for such Class of Notes determined without regard to the applicable Maximum Rate and (b) the Interest Payment Amounts.
Cap Payment Holder ” means,
in respect of the portion of the Cap Payment Amount attributable to the Class A-VF1 Notes, Credit Suisse International;
in respect of the portion of the Cap Payment Amount attributable to the Class B-VF1 Notes, Credit Suisse International;
(iii)    in respect of the portion of the Cap Payment Amount attributable to the Class C-VF1 Notes, Credit Suisse International; and
(iv)    in respect of the portion of the Cap Payment Amount attributable to the Class D-VF1 Notes, Credit Suisse International,
or, in any case, any permitted assignee or transferee thereof so long as such permitted assignee satisfies all of the transfer restrictions with respect to the Notes set forth in the Base Indenture and the Note Purchase Agreement, mutadis mutandis.
Cash Equivalents ” means  (a) securities with maturities of ninety (90) days or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States Government or any agency thereof, (b) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of ninety (90) days or less from the date of acquisition and overnight bank deposits of any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000, (c) repurchase obligations of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more than seven days with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States Government, (d) commercial paper of a domestic issuer rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by Standard and Poor’s Ratings Group (“S&P”) or P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and in either case maturing within ninety (90) days after the day of acquisition, (e) securities with maturities of ninety (90) days or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or A by Moody’s, (f) securities with maturities of ninety (90) days or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, or (g) shares of money market mutual or similar funds which invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this definition.
Class A-VF1 Variable Funding Notes ” or “ Class A-VF1 Notes ” means, the Variable Funding Notes, Class A-VF1 Variable Funding Notes, issued hereunder by the Issuer, having an aggregate VFN Principal Balance of no greater than the applicable Maximum VFN Principal Balance and an individual VFN Principal Balance of no greater than the applicable Note Maximum Principal Balance.
Class B-VF1 Variable Funding Notes ” or “ Class B-VF1 Notes ” means, the Variable Funding Notes, Class B-VF1 Variable Funding Notes, issued hereunder by the Issuer, having an aggregate VFN Principal Balance of no greater than the applicable Maximum VFN Principal Balance and an individual VFN Principal Balance of no greater than the applicable Note Maximum Principal Balance.
Class C-VF1 Variable Funding Notes ” or “ Class C-VF1 Notes ” means, the Variable Funding Notes, Class C-VF1 Variable Funding Notes, issued hereunder by the Issuer, having an aggregate VFN Principal Balance of no greater than the applicable Maximum VFN Principal Balance and an individual VFN Principal Balance of no greater than the applicable Note Maximum Principal Balance.
Class D-VF1 Variable Funding Notes ” or “ Class D-VF1 Notes ” means, the Variable Funding Notes, Class D-VF1 Variable Funding Notes, issued hereunder by the Issuer, having an aggregate VFN Principal Balance of no greater than the applicable Maximum VFN Principal Balance and an individual VFN Principal Balance of no greater than the applicable Note Maximum Principal Balance.
Coefficient ” means, for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, 0.08%.
Commercial Paper Notes ” means with respect to the Conduit Purchaser, the short-term promissory notes issued or to be issued by such Conduit Purchaser in the United States commercial paper market.
Commercial Paper Rate ” means with respect to each Interest Accrual Period, the per annum rate equivalent to the weighted average cost related to the issuance of related Commercial Paper Notes for such Interest Accrual Period (such costs as reasonably determined by the related sponsor or administrative agent for such Conduit Purchaser, and which shall include (without duplication) the fees and commissions of placement agents and dealers, incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to such Commercial Paper Notes, other borrowings by the Conduit Purchaser and any other costs associated with the issuance of such Commercial Paper Notes); provided, that if any component of such per annum rate is a discount rate, in calculating the “Commercial Paper Rate”, the Conduit Administrative Agent shall for such component use the rate resulting from converting such discount rate to an interest bearing equivalent rate per annum. The Conduit Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Administrator, the Calculation Agent and the Indenture Trustee the Commercial Paper Rate with respect to the Series 2015-VF1 Variable Funding Notes held by such Conduit Purchasers, if applicable, by no later than the Business  Day prior to the Determination Date and the determination of the applicable Commercial Paper Rate by the Conduit Administrative Agent shall be binding absent manifest error.
Committed Purchaser ” means any purchaser of a Class (or portion thereof) of a Series 2015-VF1 Note which is designated as a “Committed Purchaser” on the signature pages to the Note Purchase Agreement.
Conduit Administrative Agent ” means Credit Suisse.
Conduit Purchaser ” means (i) any Purchaser which is designated as a “Conduit Purchaser” on the signature pages to the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) any Purchaser which is designated as a “Conduit Purchaser” on the signature pages of any assignment agreement pursuant to which it becomes a party to the Note Purchase Agreement.
Constant ” means, for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, 1.00%.
Corporate Trust Office ” means the corporate trust offices of the Indenture Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to the Issuer shall be administered, which offices at the Closing Date are located at 1761 East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, CA 92705, Ref.: NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Series 2015-VF1, OC15S2, Attn: Hang Luu except for Note transfer, exchange or surrender purposes, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company c/o DB Services Americas, Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attention: Transfer Unit.
Cost of Funds Rate ” means, for any day of any Interest Accrual Period, (a) to the extent a Conduit Purchaser has funded its interest in any Series 2015-VF1 Variable Funding Note through the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes, the Commercial Paper Rate applicable to such Conduit Purchaser and (b) to the extent a Committed Purchaser has funded its interest on balance sheet, at the sole and absolute discretion of such Committed Purchaser, either  One-Month LIBOR or the cost of funding such interest on balance sheet.
Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amount Rate ” means, with respect to each Class of Series 2015-VF1 Notes, 3.00% per annum.
Default Supplemental Fee ” means for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes and each Payment Date during the Full Amortization Period and on the date of final payment of such Class (if the Full Amortization Period is continuing on such final payment date), a fee equal to the product of
(i) the Default Supplemental Fee Rate multiplied by
(ii) the average daily Note Balance since the prior Payment Date of such Class of 2015-VF1 Notes multiplied by
(iii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed from and including the prior Payment Date (or, if later, the commencement of the Full Amortization Period) to but excluding such Payment Date and the denominator of which equals 360.
Default Supplemental Fee Rate ” means, with respect to each Class of Series 2015-VF1 Notes, 3.00% per annum.
Delinquent ” means for any Mortgage Loan, any Monthly Payment due thereon is not made by the close of business on the day such Monthly Payment is required to be paid and remains unpaid for more than 30 days.
Derivative Agreement ” means, with respect to the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, the interest rate “cap” hedging arrangement to be entered into on or before August 28, 2015 and any replacement therefor in accordance with such agreements and the terms thereof, which shall be a “Derivative Agreement” for purposes of the Base Indenture solely in respect of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes. The “Cap Rate” thereunder shall equal 0.50% per annum. The related Derivative Counterparty shall be the “Floating Rate Payer” thereunder. The Issuer shall be the “Fixed Rate Payer” thereunder. The “Notional Amount” thereunder shall be determined by the Derivative Counterparty and the Issuer. For the avoidance of doubt, proceeds from the Derivative Agreement shall be paid pursuant to Section 20 and shall not be included in Available Funds.
Derivative Agreement Account ” means, the segregated non-interest bearing trust account or accounts, each of which shall be an Eligible Account, established and maintained for the benefit of the Cap Payment Holders pursuant to Section 20 and entitled “Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee for the NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Derivative Agreement Account – Series 2015-VF1.”
Derivative Imbalance ” as defined in Section 20 .
Derivative Imbalance Required Reserve ” means, on any date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the Derivative Imbalance, if any, on such date and (ii) 5.00%.
Derivative Reserve Account ” means, the segregated non-interest bearing trust account or accounts, each of which shall be an Eligible Account, established and maintained for the benefit of the Cap Payment Holders pursuant to Section 20 and entitled “Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee for the NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Derivative Reserve Account- Series 2015-VF1.”
ERD Supplemental Fee ” means, for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes and each Payment Date from and after the Expected Repayment Date, if such Notes have not been refinanced on or before the Expected Repayment Date for only such periods as such Notes are Outstanding and for so long as such Notes have a Note Balance greater than zero, a fee equal to the sum of:
(A) the product of:
(i) the ERD Supplemental Fee Rate multiplied by ;
(ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed from and including the prior Payment Date (or, if later, the occurrence of such Expected Repayment Date) to but excluding such Payment Date and the denominator of which equals 360, multiplied by ;
(iii) the average daily Note Balance since the prior Payment Date of such Class of Series 2015-VF1 Notes;
(B) the sum for each day while a Eurodollar Disruption Event under clause (ii) of the definition thereof is continuing during the related Interest Accrual Period, in an amount equal to the product of:
(i) the excess, if any, of the Base Rate over One-Month LIBOR for each day on which such Eurodollar Disruption Event was in effect during such period;
(ii) the related VFN Principal Balance on such date and (iii) a fraction, the numerator of which equals one (1) and the denominator of which equals 360; and
(C) for each day in the related Interest Accrual Period, the product of:
(i) the excess , if any, of the Cost of Funds Rate over One-Month LIBOR during the related Interest Accrual Period;
(ii) the Note Balance; and
(iii) a fraction, the numerator of which equals one (1) and the denominator of which equals 360.
ERD Supplemental Fee Rate ” means, with respect to each Class of Series 2015-VF1 Notes, 1.00% per annum.
Eurodollar Disruption Event ” means, with respect to any of the Series 2015-VF1 Variable Funding Notes held by the Committed Purchasers and, in the event the Cost of Funds Rate shall be determined pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof, the Conduit Purchasers, as applicable, any of the following: (i) a good faith determination by any Noteholder of the Series 2015-VF1 Variable Funding Notes that it would be contrary to law or to the directive of any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law) for such Noteholder to obtain United States dollars in the London interbank market to fund or maintain any portion of the Note Balances of such Notes during any Interest Accrual Period, (ii) a good faith determination by any Noteholder of the Series 2015-VF1 Variable Funding Notes that the interest rates offered on deposits of United States dollars to such Noteholder in the London interbank market does not accurately reflect the cost to such Noteholder of purchasing, funding or maintaining any portion of the Note Balances of such Notes during any Interest Accrual Period, or (iii) the inability of any Noteholder of the Series 2015-VF1 Variable Funding Notes to obtain United States dollars in the London interbank market to fund or maintain any portion of the Note Balances of such Notes for such Interest Accrual Period.
Expected Repayment Date ” means for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, August 15, 2016, as such date may be extended from time to time with respect to the Series 2015-VF1 Notes pursuant to Section 7 hereof.
Expense Rate ” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (i) the numerator of which equals the sum of (1) the product of the Series Allocation Percentage for such Series multiplied by the aggregate amount of Fees due and payable by the Issuer on the next succeeding Payment Date plus (2) the product of the Series Allocation Percentage for such Series multiplied by any expenses payable or reimbursable by the Issuer on the next succeeding Payment Date, up to the applicable Expense Limit, if any, prior to any payments to the Noteholders of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Indenture Supplement, the Base Indenture or any other Transaction Document that have been invoiced to the Indenture Trustee and the Administrator, plus (3) the aggregate amount of related Series Fees payable by the Issuer with respect to the Series 2015-VF1 Notes on the next succeeding Payment Date and (ii) the denominator of which equals the sum of the outstanding Note Balances of all Series 2015-VF1 Notes at the close of business on such date.
Facility Advance Rate ” means, at any time, the aggregate Collateral Value of all Facility Eligible Receivables that have positive Advance Rates for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, divided by the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables that have positive Advance Rates for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes. Such Facility Advance Rate shall be calculated by the Administrator.
Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the federal funds rates as quoted by the Administrative Agent and confirmed in Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release H. 15 (519) or any successor or substitute publication selected by the Administrative Agent (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day), or if, for any reason, such rate is not available on any day, the rate determined, in the sole opinion of the Administrative Agent, to be the rate at which federal funds are being offered for sale in the national federal funds market at 9:00 a.m. (New York City time).
Fee Letter ” means that certain Fee Letter Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Administrative Agent, the Administrator and the Issuer.
Governmental Authority ” means the United States of America, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and having jurisdiction over the applicable Person.
HLSS ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
Increased Costs ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9 of this Indenture Supplement.
Increased Costs Limit ” means for each Noteholder of a Series 2015-VF1 Note, such Noteholder’s pro rata percentage (based on the Note Balance of such Noteholder’s Series 2015-VF1 Notes) of 0.10% of the average aggregate Note Balance for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes Outstanding for any twelve-month period.
Indebtedness ” means (a) obligations created, issued or incurred by NRZ for borrowed money (whether by loan, the issuance and sale of debt securities or the sale of property to another person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such property from such person); (b) obligations of NRZ to pay the deferred purchase or acquisition price of property or services, other than trade accounts payable (other than for borrowed money) arising, and accrued expenses incurred, in the ordinary course of business so long as such trade accounts payable are payable within ninety (90) days of the date the respective goods are delivered or the respective services are rendered; (c) indebtedness of others secured by a lien on the property of NRZ, whether or not the respective indebtedness so secured has been assumed by NRZ; (d) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of NRZ in respect of letters of credit or similar instruments issued or accepted by banks and other financial institutions for account of NRZ; (e) obligations of NRZ to pay rent or other amounts under a lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) property to the extent such obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of NRZ under GAAP, and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP, and “lease” shall have the meaning under GAAP as of January 1, 2013; (f) obligations of NRZ under repurchase agreements or loan and security agreements or similar warehouse facilities; (g) indebtedness of others guaranteed by NRZ; (h) indebtedness of general partnerships of which NRZ is a general partner; and (i) any other indebtedness of NRZ by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument; provided, however that, in each case, “Indebtedness” shall not include NRZ’s Non-Recourse Indebtedness.
Index ” means, for any Class of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, One-Month LIBOR, the  Cost of Funds Rate or the Base Rate, as specified for such Class in the definition of “Note Interest Rate”; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent (i) the Note Rating Agency rates any Outstanding Class of Series 2015-VF1 Notes and (ii) the Series 2015-VF1 Notes are not held by a Conduit Holder, the “Index” shall be One-Month LIBOR. For the avoidance of doubt, so long as the Note Rating Agency rates any Outstanding Class of Series 2015-VF1 Notes, the Conduit Holder will not hold any of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes.
Initial Note Balance ” means, in the case of the Series 2015-1 Notes, an amount determined by the Administrative Agents, the Issuer and the Administrator on the Issuance Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the requirement for minimum bond denominations in Section 6.2 of the Base Indenture shall not apply in the case of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes.
Initial Payment Date ” means September 15, 2015.
Interest Accrual Period ” means, for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes and any Payment Date, the period beginning on the immediately preceding Payment Date (or, in the case of the first Payment Date, the Issuance Date) and ending on the day immediately preceding the current Payment Date. The Interest Payment Amount for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes on any Payment Date shall be determined based on the Interest Day Count Convention.
Interest Day Count Convention ” means with respect to the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period divided by 360.
Interim Payment Date ” means, with respect to each Series of Notes and each calendar month, (i) the 7th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 29th day of each such month, (or if any such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) any other of five (5) Business Days in such month, in each case following one (1) Business Day’s written notice from the Issuer to the related Noteholders, the Administrative Agent and the Indenture Trustee, and (iii) any other Business Day in such month agreed to among the Issuer, the Administrator and the Administrative Agent, following one (1) Business Day’s written notice to the Indenture Trustee. If an Interim Payment Date falls on the same date as a Payment Date, the Interim Payment Date shall be disregarded. For the avoidance of doubt, no Interim Payment Dates shall occur during the Full Amortization Period.
Investment Manager ” means, (i) Fortress Investment Group LLC or any wholly owned subsidiary thereof, (ii) FIG LLC, (iii) any entity whose business and operations are managed or supervised by Wesley R. Edens, or (iv) any successors and permitted assigns of the foregoing so long as such entity pursuant to this clause (iv) is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
Issuance Date ” means August 28, 2015.
LIBOR ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8 of this Indenture Supplement.
LIBOR Determination Date ” means for each Interest Accrual Period, the second London Banking Day prior to the commencement of such Interest Accrual Period.
LIBOR Index Rate ” means for a one-month period, the rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next higher one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point) for deposits in U.S. Dollars for a one-month period, which appears on the LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on the date that is two (2) Business Days before the commencement of such one-month period.
LIBOR Rate ” means with respect to any Interest Accrual Period with respect to which interest is to be calculated by reference to the “LIBOR Rate”, (a) the LIBOR Index Rate for a one-month period, if such rate is available, and (b) if the LIBOR Index Rate cannot be determined, the arithmetic average of the rates of interest per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) at which deposits in U.S. Dollars in immediately available funds are offered to the Administrative Agent at 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two (2) Business Days before the beginning of such one-month period by three (3) or more major banks in the interbank eurodollar market selected by the Administrative Agent for delivery on the first day of and for a period equal to such one-month period and in an amount equal or comparable to the principal amount of the portion of the Note Balance on which the LIBOR Rate is being calculated.
LIBOR01 Page ” means the display designated as “LIBOR01 Page” on the Reuters Service (or such other page as may replace the LIBOR01 Page on that service or such other service as may be nominated by the ICE Benchmark Administration as an information vendor for the purpose of displaying ICE Benchmark Administration interest settlement rates for U.S. Dollar deposits).
Limited Funding Date ” means any Business Day designated as a Limited Funding Date by the Administrator in accordance with the Base Indenture. For the avoidance of doubt, no Limited Funding Dates shall occur during the Full Amortization Period.
Liquidity ” means, with respect to any Person, as of the last day of any calendar month, the sum of such Person’s Unrestricted Cash.
London Banking Day ” means any day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payment in both London and New York City.
Low Threshold Servicing Agreement ” means a Designated Servicing Agreement that is not a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement and (i) for which the underlying Mortgage Loans have an unpaid principal balance greater than or equal to $1,000,000 but less than $10,000,000, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, or (ii) that relates to at least 15 but fewer than 50 Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month.
Margin ” means, for each applicable Class of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, the per annum rate equal to the sum of the applicable Senior Margin and the applicable Subordinate Margin.
Market Value ” means, with respect to the Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan or any REO Property, the market value of such property (determined by the Servicer in its reasonable good faith discretion, which shall be by reference to the most recent value received by the related Subservicer (or by OLS as Servicer prior to the related MSR Transfer Date) with respect to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property in accordance with its servicing policies, if available) or the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property obtained in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, if no updated valuation has been required under the Servicer’s or Subservicer’s, as the case may be, servicing policies; provided, that the Market Value for any Mortgaged Property or REO Property shall be equal to $0 for any Mortgage Loan that is 90 or more days delinquent and the related valuation (as established by the lesser of either an appraisal, broker's price opinion, the Servicer’s automated valuation model or any other internal valuation methodology (including but not limited to HPI indexing) utilized by the Servicer, which is consistent with the Servicer’s servicing policies with respect to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property) is more than six (6) months old.
Any valuation for purposes of this definition shall be established by the lesser of either an appraisal, broker’s price opinion, the Subservicer’s (or OLS as Servicer prior to the MSR Transfer Date) automated valuation model or any other internal valuation methodology (including but not limited to HPI indexing utilized by the Subservicer or OLS as Servicer prior to the MSR Transfer Date), which is consistent with the Servicer’s or Subservicer’s, as the case may be, servicing policies with respect to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property.
Market Value Ratio ” means as of any date of determination with respect to a Designated Servicing Agreement, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the Funded Advance Receivable Balance for such Designated Servicing Agreement on such date over (ii) the aggregate Net Property Value of the Mortgaged Properties and REO Properties for the Mortgage Loans serviced under such Designated Servicing Agreement on such date.
Maximum VFN Principal Balance ” means, for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, for Class A-VF1: $617,339,600, for Class B-VF1: $14,697,020, for Class C-VF1: $15,806,770 and for Class D-VF1: $52,156,610 or (i) such other amount, calculated pursuant to a written agreement between the Administrator and the Administrative Agent or (ii) such lesser amount designated by the Administrator in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture.
Maximum Rate ” means 0.50% per annum.
Middle Threshold Servicing Agreement ” means a Designated Servicing Agreement that is not a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement or a Low Threshold Servicing Agreement and (i) for which the underlying Mortgage Loans have an unpaid principal balance greater than or equal to $10,000,000 but less than $25,000,000, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, or (ii) that relates to at least 50 but fewer than 125 Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month.
Monthly Payment ” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the monthly scheduled principal and interest payments required to be paid by the mortgagor on any due date with respect to such Mortgage Loan.
Monthly Reimbursement Rate ” means, as of any date of determination, the arithmetic average of the fractions (expressed as percentages), determined for each of the three (3) most recently concluded calendar months, obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate Advance Reimbursement Amounts collected by the Servicer and deposited into the Trust Accounts or any trust accounts established in connection with any indenture on behalf of any Prior Issuer during such calendar month by (ii) the Funded Advance Receivable Balance of all Designated Servicing Agreements as of the close of business on the last day of such calendar month; provided however that for purposes of calculating the Monthly Reimbursement Rate for the first two (2) months after the Closing Date the result for July 2015 shall equal 17.19% and the result for August 2015 shall equal 16.46%.
Mortgage Loan-Level Market Value Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination with respect to a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is secured by a first lien on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (x) (i) with respect to Section 5(vii)(a) , the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Loan-Level Receivables and Specified Receivables outstanding with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property on such date, or (ii) with respect to Section 5(vii)(b) , the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Receivables outstanding with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property on such date over (y) the Net Property Value of such Mortgaged Property or REO Property on such date.
Net Proceeds Coverage Percentage ” means, for any Payment Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (i) the numerator of which equals the amount of Collections on Receivables deposited into the Collection and Funding Account during the related Monthly Advance Collection Period, and (ii) the denominator of which equals the aggregate average outstanding Note Balances of all Outstanding Notes during such Monthly Advance Collection Period; provided however that for purposes of calculating such amount for the first two (2) months after the Closing Date the value for July 2015 shall equal 22.32% and the value for August 2015 shall equal 20.93%.
Net Property Value ” means, with respect to any Mortgaged Property, (A) with respect to a Current Mortgage Loan, the Market Value of such Mortgaged Property as established by OLS’s independent property valuation methodology (as established by the lesser of any appraisal, broker’s price opinion or OLS’s automated valuation model with respect to such Mortgaged Property) or (B) with respect to a Delinquent Mortgage Loan, the product of (a) the Market Value of such Mortgaged Property as established by OLS’s independent property valuation methodology (as established by the lesser of any appraisal, broker’s price opinion or OLS’s automated valuation model with respect to such Mortgaged Property), multiplied by (b) OLS’s established market and property discount value rate, minus (c) OLS’s brokerage fee and closing costs with respect to such Mortgaged Property, plus (d) any projected mortgage insurance claim proceeds.
Net Worth ” shall mean, the excess of total assets of NRZ, over total liabilities of NRZ, determined in accordance with GAAP on a quarterly basis.
Note Interest Rate ” means, with respect to each Interest Accrual Period for each Class of Series 2015-VF1 Notes, the sum of (a) the lesser of (i) the applicable Index and (ii) the Maximum Rate plus (b) the applicable Margin for such Class of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes; provided , that, if for any Interest Accrual Period, a Eurodollar Disruption Event (under clause (i) or clause (iii) of the definition thereof) shall have occurred, the Note Interest Rate shall be the sum of (a) the lesser of (i) the Base Rate and (ii) the Maximum Rate plus (b) the applicable Margin for such Class of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes.
Note Maximum Principal Balance ” means, with respect to the Class A-VF1, Class B-VF1, Class C-VF1 and Class D-VF1 Notes, the amount set forth on Exhibit A or, in the case of each such Class on any date, a lesser amount calculated pursuant to a written agreement between the Servicer, the Administrator and each Administrative Agent; provided that the aggregate of the Note Maximum Principal Balances for each Class shall not exceed the Maximum VFN Principal Balance for such Class.
Note Purchase Agreement ” means that Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2015, by and among the Issuer, Credit Suisse, as the Administrative Agent and Note Purchaser, and acknowledged and agreed to by NRZ, HLSS and the Depositor, that relates to the purchase of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes.
Note Rating Agency ” means, for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, a part of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.
Non-Recourse ” means, with respect to any specified Person, Indebtedness that is specifically advanced to finance the acquisition of property or assets and secured only by the property or assets to which such Indebtedness relates without recourse to such Person (other than subject to such customary carve-out matters for which such Person acts as a guarantor in connection with such Indebtedness, such as bad boy acts, fraud, misappropriation, breach of representation and warranty, misapplication, and environmental matters); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Indebtedness that would be Non-Recourse Indebtedness but for the fact that such Indebtedness is made with recourse to other assets, then only the portion of such Indebtedness that is recourse to such other assets shall be deemed not to be Non-Recourse Indebtedness, and all other Indebtedness shall be deemed to be Non-Recourse Indebtedness.
NRZ Change of Control ” occurs if any of the following occur: (i) the Investment Manager is no longer the manager of NRZ or (ii) NRZ shall cease to directly or indirectly own 100% of the equity interests of HLSS.
One-Month LIBOR ” has the meaning assigned such term in Section 8 of this Indenture Supplement.
Optional Extension Date ” means August 1, 2016.
OTP Provision ” means, in respect of any Designated Servicing Agreement, any provision permitting an optional early termination of the transactions contemplated thereunder or “clean-up call” thereunder.
Prime Rate ” means the rate announced by the Administrative Agent from time to time as its prime rate in the United States, such rate to change as and when such designated rate changes. The Prime Rate is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with extensions of credit to debtors.
Property ” means any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible.
PSA Stressed Nonrecoverable Advance Amount ” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of:
(i)    for all Mortgage Loans that are current as of such date, the greater of (A) zero and (B) the excess of (1) Total Advances related to such Mortgage Loans on such date over (2) (x) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a first lien, the product of 50% and the sum of all of the Net Property Values for the related Mortgaged Property or (y) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a second or more junior lien, zero; and
(ii)    for all Mortgage Loans that are delinquent as of such date, but not related to property in foreclosure or REO Property, the greater of (A) zero and (B) the excess of (1) Total Advances related to such Mortgage Loans on such date over (2) (x) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a first lien, the product of 50% and the sum of all of the Net Property Values for the related Mortgaged Property or (y) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a second or more junior lien, zero; and
(iii)    for all Mortgage Loans that are related to properties in foreclosure, the greater of (A) zero and (B) the excess of (1) Total Advances related to such Mortgage Loans on such date over (2) (x) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a first lien, the product of 50% and the sum of all of the Net Property Values for the related Mortgaged Property or (y) in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by a second or more junior lien, zero; and
(iv)    for all REO Properties, the greater of (A) zero and (B) the excess of (1) Total Advances related to such REO Properties on such date over (2) (x) in the case of REO Properties previously secured by a first lien Mortgage Loan, the product of 50% and the sum of all of the Net Property Values for such REO Properties or (y) in the case of REO Properties previously secured by a second or more junior lien Mortgage Loan, zero.
Purchaser ” means Credit Suisse and its successors and permitted assigns under the Note Purchase Agreement.
Redemption Percentage ” means, for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, 10%.
Reference Banks ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8(b) of this Indenture Supplement.
Regulatory Change ” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the date hereof, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date hereof or (c) compliance by any Noteholder (or, for purposes of Section 9(a)(3) , by any lending office of such Noteholder or by such Noteholder’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date hereof.
Reserve Interest Rate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8 of this Indenture Supplement.
Senior Margin ” means, with respect to:
(i)
the Class A-VF1 Notes on any date, a per annum rate equal to 0.95%;
(ii)
the Class B-VF1 Notes on any date, a per annum rate equal to 1.75%;
(iii)
the Class C-VF1 Notes on any date, a per annum rate equal to 3.25%; and
(iv)
the Class D-VF1 Notes on any date, a per annum rate equal to 4.75%.
Senior Rate ” means, with respect to any Interest Accrual Period for each Class of Series 2015-VF1 Notes, (I) prior to the termination of the Revolving Period for such Series, the sum of (a) the lesser of (i) the applicable Index and (ii) the Maximum Rate plus (b) the applicable Margin for such Class of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes; provided , that, if for any Interest Accrual Period prior to the termination of the Revolving Period, a Eurodollar Disruption Event (under clause (i) or clause (iii) of the definition thereof) shall have occurred, the Senior Rate shall be the sum of (a) the lesser of (i) the Base Rate and (ii) the Maximum Rate plus (b) the applicable Margin for such Class of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes and (II) after the termination of the Revolving Period for such Series, the sum of (a) the lesser of (i) the applicable Index and (ii) the Maximum Rate plus (b) the applicable Senior Margin for such Class of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes; provided , that, if for any Interest Accrual Period after the termination of the Revolving Period, a Eurodollar Disruption Event (under clause (i) or clause (iii) of the definition thereof) shall have occurred, the Senior Rate shall be the sum of (a) the lesser of (i) the Base Rate and (ii) the Maximum Rate plus (b) the applicable Senior Margin for such Class of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes.
Series 2015-VF1 Note Balance ” means the aggregate Note Balance of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes.
Series Fees ” means, for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes and any Payment Date or Interim Payment Date, none.
Series Required Noteholders ” means, for so long as the Series 2015-VF1 Notes are Outstanding, 100% of the Noteholders of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes.
Series Reserve Required Amount ” means with respect to any Funding Date, an amount equal to six months’ interest calculated at the applicable Note Interest Rate on the Note Balance of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes (in each case, calculated using a 30/360 basis) as of such Funding Date.
Small Threshold Servicing Agreement ” means a Designated Servicing Agreement (i) for which the underlying Mortgage Loans have an unpaid principal balance of less than $1,000,000, as of the end of the most recently concluded month, or (ii) that relates to fewer than 15 Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month.
Specified Receivable ” means any Receivables in respect of which:
(A) (i)     the provisions of the related Designated Servicing Agreement do not expressly require such Receivable to be paid or reimbursed in full in connection with the exercise of any OTP Provision;
(ii)    the Servicer is not the sole holder of the right to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision and the Servicer has not received a written agreement in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent from each other holder (including any assignee of the Servicer) of the right to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision that such holder or holders will not initiate such optional termination or clean-up call unless all Advances and Deferred Servicing Fees under the related Designated Servicing Agreement are reimbursed or paid, as applicable, in the connection with such optional termination or clean-up call;
(iii)    consent of the Servicer is not required for any party to initiate optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision; and
(iv) the clean up call or optional termination contemplated by such OTP Provision under the related Designated Servicing Agreement may be exercised at such time, or
(B) (i) is a Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable for which the provisions of the related Designated Servicing Agreement do not expressly require such Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable to be paid or reimbursed in full in connection with any involuntary transfer of servicing of the Servicer or (ii) is an Advance Receivable for which the related Designated Servicing Agreement does not contain FIFO for such Advance Receivable and the Designated Servicing Agreement does not expressly require such Advance Receivable to be paid or reimbursed in full in connection with any involuntary transfer of servicing of the Servicer.
Receivables meeting the criteria described in clause (A)(i) above but in respect of which either (a) the Servicer is the sole holder of the right to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision, (b) consent of the Servicer is required for any other party to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision or (c) each other holder of the right to initiate optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision has agreed in writing in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent not to initiate such optional termination or clean-up call unless all Advances and Deferred Servicing Fees under the related Designated Servicing Agreement are reimbursed or paid, as applicable, shall not constitute “Specified Receivables” hereunder under clause (A) of the definition of “Specified Receivables.”
Receivables meeting the criteria described in clauses (A)(i), (ii) and (iii) above are set forth on Schedule 4 to the Base Indenture and Receivables meeting the criteria described in clause (B)(i) and (ii) above are set forth on Schedule 3 to the Base Indenture (as such Schedule 3 and Schedule 4 may be updated from time to time in accordance with the Base Indenture).
Stated Maturity Date ” means, for Series 2015-VF1 Notes, thirty (30) years following the end of the related Revolving Period.
Stressed Interest Rate ” means, for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, as of any date, the sum of (i) the sum of (x) the lesser of (a) One-Month LIBOR for the current Interest Accrual Period and (b) the Maximum Rate, and (y) such Series 2015-VF1 Notes’ Constant and (z) the product of (I) such Series 2015-VF1 Notes’ Coefficient and (II) Stressed Time, plus (ii) the per annum Margin.
Stressed Time ” means, as of any date of determination for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is one (1), and (ii) the denominator of which equals the related Stressed Time Percentage for such Series 2015-VF1 Notes multiplied by the Monthly Reimbursement Rate on such date.
Stressed Time Percentage ” means, for each Class, as set forth below:
(i)      Class A-VF1, 50.07%;
(ii)      Class B-VF1, 55.12%;
(iii)      Class C- VF 1, 62.16%; and
(iv)      Class D-VF 1, 118.23%.
Subordinate Margin ” means with respect to:
(i)
the Class A-VF1 Notes on any date, a per annum rate equal to 0.95%;
(ii)
the Class B-VF1 Notes on any date, a per annum rate equal to 0.65%;
(iii)
the Class C-VF1 Notes on any date, a per annum rate equal to 0.50%; and
(iv)
the Class D-VF1 Notes on any date, a per annum rate equal to 0.50%;
Tangible Net Worth ” means the consolidated Net Worth of NRZ and its Subsidiaries, less the consolidated net book value of all assets of NRZ and its Subsidiaries (to the extent reflected as an asset in the balance sheet of NRZ or any Subsidiary at such date) which will be treated as intangibles under GAAP, including, without limitation, such items as deferred financing expenses, deferred taxes, net leasehold improvements, good will, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, patents, licenses and unamortized debt discount and expense.
Target Amortization Amount ” means:
(A) if a Target Amortization Event occurs that is described in the definition thereof in clauses (B)(i), (B)(ii) or (B)(xii)(b) (if such Target Amortization Event is as a result of a Target Amortization Event that is the same as the Target Amortization Event described in clause (B)(i) or (B)(ii) if the definition of “Target Amortization Amounts” under such Series of Variable Funding Notes provides that such Target Amortization Amount for such Target Amortization Event is one-twelfth (1/12) of the Note Balance of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes at the close of business on the last day of its Revolving Period), one-twelfth (1/12) of the Note Balance of such Notes at the close of business on the last day of its Revolving Period; and
(B) if any other Target Amortization Event described in the definition thereof occurs, 100% of the Note Balance of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes at the close of business on the last day of its Revolving Period;
provided , however , regardless of whether another Target Amortization Event has previously occurred, if the Target Amortization Event described in clause (A) of the definition thereof occurs, the Target Amortization Amount shall equal the remaining Note Balance outstanding upon the occurrence of the Expected Repayment Date, payable on the next succeeding Payment Date.
Target Amortization Event ” means, for each Class of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, the earlier of (A) the related Expected Repayment Date for such Class or (B) the occurrence of any of the following conditions or events, which is not waived by the Series Required Noteholders of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes except that solely with respect to clauses (v) and (vi) such Target Amortization Event shall occur only upon written notice to the Indenture Trustee from either the Administrative Agent or the Series Required Noteholders of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, that such Target Amortization Event has occurred and the Target Amortization Period shall commence (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no such notice shall be required for clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv) or (xvi)):

(i)      on any Payment Date commencing with the first Payment Date, the arithmetic average of the Net Proceeds Coverage Percentage determined for such Payment Date and the two preceding Payment Dates is less than five (5) times the percentage equivalent of a fraction (A) the numerator of which equals the sum of the accrued Interest Payment Amounts for each Class of Outstanding Notes on such date and (B) the denominator of which equals the aggregate average Note Balances of each Class of all Outstanding Notes during the related Monthly Advance Collection Period;

(ii)      the occurrence, over the course of any twelve-month period from August 1 through the following July 31(beginning with the period from August 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016)(each a “ STE Measurement Period ”), of one or more Servicer Termination Events with respect to Designated Servicing Agreements with respect to which there are outstanding Receivables included in the Trust Estate, which Servicing Agreements represent 15% or more (by Mortgage Loan balance as of the beginning of the STE Measurement Period) of all the Designated Servicing Agreements with respect to which there are outstanding Receivables included in the Trust Estate as of the beginning of the STE Measurement Period (in any case, regardless of whether any such Designated Servicing Agreement was a “Designated Servicing Agreement” as of the beginning of such STE Measurement Period), but not including any Servicer Termination Events that are solely due to the breach of one or more Collateral Performance Tests or a Servicer Ratings Downgrade;

(iii)      the Monthly Reimbursement Rate is less than 4.00% as of any date of determination;
 
(iv)      the sum of NRZ’s (i) unrestricted cash, plus (ii) unrestricted Cash Equivalents, plus (iii) the aggregate amount of unused capacity available to NRZ (taking into account applicable haircuts) under committed mortgage loan warehouse and repurchase facilities and mortgage servicing right facilities for which NRZ has unencumbered eligible collateral to pledge thereunder, plus (iv) net equity value of whole pool agency securities is less than $50,000,000 as of end of any fiscal quarter of NRZ;

(v)      NRZ shall permit its Tangible Net Worth to be less than $540,000,000 as of end of any fiscal quarter of NRZ;

(vi)      NRZ shall permit the ratio of its Indebtedness to Tangible Net Worth to be greater than 4:1 (adjusted for any future acquisitions) as of end of any fiscal quarter of NRZ;
(vii)      for so long as OLS is the Servicer or the Subservicer, as of the close of business on the last Business Day of July 2015 and of each calendar month thereafter, OLS’s Liquidity is less than $50,000,000.00;
(viii)      the occurrence of a NRZ Change of Control;

(ix)      any failure by the Administrator or any Sub-Administrator acting on the Administrator’s behalf to deliver any Determination Date Report pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Base Indenture which continues unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Administrator or any Sub-Administrator acting on the Administrator’s behalf shall have obtained actual knowledge of such failure, or shall have received written or electronic notice from the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder of such failure;

(x)      the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator shall breach or default in the due observance or performance of any of its covenants or agreements in this Indenture Supplement, the Base Indenture, or any other Transaction Document in any material respect (subject to any cure period provided therein), other than an obligation of the Receivables Seller to make an Indemnity Payment following a breach of a representation or warranty with respect to such Receivable pursuant to Sections 4(b) or 5(b) of the Receivables Sale Agreement or any payment default described in Section 8.1 of the Base Indenture, and any such default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (a) actual discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator, as applicable, or (b) the date on which written or electronic notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given from the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder to a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator; provided , that a breach of Sections 7(a) or 8(a) of the Receivables Sale Agreement, or Section 7(b) of the Receivables Pooling Agreement (prohibiting the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer or the Depositor, as applicable, from causing or permitting Insolvency Proceedings with respect to the Depositor or the Issuer, as applicable) shall constitute an automatic Target Amortization Event;

(xi)      if any representation or warranty of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator made in this Indenture Supplement, the Base Indenture, or any other Transaction Document in any material respect (other than under Sections 4(b) or 5(b) of the Receivables Sale Agreement) shall prove to have been breached in any material respect as of the time when the same shall have been made or deemed made, and continues uncured and unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (a) actual discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator, as applicable, or (b) the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, the Receivables Seller, the Servicer, the Subservicer, the Depositor or the Administrator, as applicable;

(xii)      (a) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Depositor or the Issuer by one or more courts, administrative tribunals or other bodies having jurisdiction over them, (b) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money in excess of $35,000,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered against HLSS by one or more courts, administrative tribunals or other bodies having jurisdiction over them that, in the sole determination of the Administrative Agent, shall have a material adverse effect on HLSS’s business or operations, and the same shall not be discharged (or provision shall not be made for such discharge) or bonded, or a stay of execution thereof shall not be procured, within sixty (60) days from the date of entry thereof and HLSS shall not, within said period of sixty (60) days, or such longer period during which execution of the same shall have been stayed or bonded, appeal therefrom and cause the execution thereof to be stayed during such appeal, (c) an order of any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body rendered against HLSS or the Issuer, which would have a material Adverse Effect on the transactions contemplated hereunder or (d) an event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a default under clause (c) herein with respect to any such order of any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body ;
(xiii)      any person shall be appointed as Independent Manager of the Depositor without prior notice having been given to and without the written acknowledgement by the Administrative Agent that such person conforms, to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, to the criteria set forth herein in the definition of “Independent Manager”;

(xiv)      HLSS shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest or otherwise) in respect of any other indebtedness with an amount in excess of $15,000,000, when and as the same shall become due and payable (including by the passage of any applicable grace period);

(xv)      any event or condition occurs and, while continuing, results in any indebtedness of HLSS with an amount in excess of $15,000,000 becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (including by the passage of any applicable grace period) the holder or holders of any such indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any such indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; or

(xvi)      any Series or Class of Variable Funding Notes other than the Series 2015-VF1 Notes enters into a Target Amortization Period.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of the events described in clauses (iv), (v) and (vi), above (each, a “ Specified Event ”), no Specified Event shall constitute a Target Amortization Event for purposes hereof unless and until the earlier to occur of (a) the Administrative Agent has delivered a written notice to the Issuer and Administrator to the effect that because of the occurrence of such Specified Event, a Target Amortization Event has occurred and the related Target Amortization Amount is due and payable on the next Payment Date, or (b) three (3) Business Days have elapsed since the occurrence of the Specified Event without waiver from the Administrative Agent.

Total Advances ” means, respect to any date of determination, the sum of all outstanding amounts of all outstanding Advances related to Facility Eligible Receivables funded by the Servicer out of its own funds or funds (including Advances funded using Amounts Held For Future Distribution under the related Designated Servicing Agreement) with respect to such Mortgage Loans on such date.

Total Backstopped Receivables ” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property on any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate Receivable Balances of all outstanding Backstopped Advance Receivables that are Facility Eligible Receivables funded by the Servicer out of its own funds or other funds (including Backstopped Advance Receivables related to Advances funded using Amounts Held for Future Distribution under the related Designated Servicing Agreement) with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, plus (ii) all outstanding Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property on such date but not including any Loan-Level Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables.
Transaction Documents ” means, in addition to the documents set forth in the definition thereof in the Base Indenture, this Indenture Supplement, the Fee Letter, and the Note Purchase Agreement, each as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
Trigger Advance Rate ” means, for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, as of any date, the rate equal to the greater of (x) zero and (y) (1) 100% minus (2) the product of (a) one-twelfth (1/12) of the Stressed Interest Rate for such Class, plus the related Expense Rate as of such date, multiplied by (b) the related Stressed Time for such Class as of such date.
Undrawn Fee Rate ” means, for each applicable Class of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, the per annum rate set forth or determined as described below:
(i) Class A-VF1: (a) if the Used Percentage for the Class A-VF1 is less than or equal to 50.0%: 1.00%, per annum (b) if the Used Percentage the Class A-VF1 is greater than 50% and less than or equal to 75.0%: 0.75%, per annum; and (c) if the Used Percentage for the Class A-VF1 is greater than 75.0%: 0.50%, per annum;
(ii) Class B-VF1: (a) if the Used Percentage for the Class B-VF1 is less than or equal to 50.0%: 1.00%, per annum, (b) if the Used Percentage the Class B-VF1 is greater than 50% and less than or equal to 75.0%: 0.75%, per annum; and (c) if the Used Percentage for the Class B-VF1 is greater than 75.0%: 0.50%, per annum;
(iii) Class C-VF1: (a) if the Used Percentage for the Class C-VF1 is less than or equal to 50.0%: 1.00%, per annum, (b) if the Used Percentage the Class C-VF1 is greater than 50% and less than or equal to 75.0%: 0.75%, per annum; and (c) if the Used Percentage for the Class C-VF1 is greater than 75.0%: 0.50%, per annum; and
(iv) Class D-VF1: (a) if the Used Percentage for the Class D-VF1 is less than or equal to 50.0%: 1.00%, per annum, (b) if the Used Percentage the Class D-VF1 is greater than 50% and less than or equal to 75.0%: 0.75%, per annum; and (c) if the Used Percentage for the Class D-VF1 is greater than 75.0%: 0.50%, per annum.
For the avoidance of doubt, only the Purchaser shall be paid Undrawn Fee Amounts as set forth in the Base Indenture.
Unrestricted Cash ” means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) such Person’s cash, (ii) such Person’s Cash Equivalents that are not, in either case, subject to an Adverse Claim in favor of any Person or that are not required to be reserved by such Person in a restricted escrow arrangement or other similarly restricted arrangement pursuant to a contractual agreement or requirement of law.
Used Percentage ” means, for each Class of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, the outstanding VFN Principal Balance for such Class divided by the respective Maximum VFN Principal Balance for such Class.
There are no “Other Advance Rate Reduction Events” or “Other Advance Rate Reduction Event Cure Periods” in respect of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes.
Section 3.      Forms of Series 2015-VF1 Notes.
The form of the Rule 144A Definitive Note that may be used to evidence the Series 2015-VF1 Notes in the circumstances described in Section 5.4(c) of the Base Indenture is attached to the Base Indenture as Exhibit A-2 .
In addition to any provisions set forth in Section 6.5 of the Base Indenture, with respect to the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, the Noteholder of such Notes shall only transfer its beneficial interest therein to another potential investor in accordance with the applicable Note Purchase Agreement. The Indenture Trustee (in all of its capacities) shall not be responsible to monitor, and shall not have any liability, for any such transfers of beneficial interests of participation interests.
Section 4.      Collateral Value Exclusions.
For purposes of calculating “Collateral Value” in respect of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, the Collateral Value shall be zero for any Receivable that:
(i)      is attributable to any Designated Servicing Agreement to the extent that such Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances already outstanding with respect to such Designated Servicing Agreement, would cause the related Advance Ratio to be equal to or greater than 100.0%; provided, that this clause (i) shall not apply to any Receivable that is (a) attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement that is a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement or (b) a Loan-Level Receivable;
(ii)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is attributable to a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements to exceed 2.5% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(iii)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is attributable to a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement or a Low Threshold Servicing Agreement, to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements and Low Threshold Servicing Agreements, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements and Low Threshold Servicing Agreements to exceed 7.5% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(iv)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is attributable to a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, a Low Threshold Servicing Agreement, or a Middle Threshold Servicing Agreement, to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements, Low Threshold Servicing Agreements and Middle Threshold Servicing Agreements would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements, Low Threshold Servicing Agreements and Middle Threshold Servicing Agreements to exceed 15.0% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(v)      is attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement, to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances outstanding with respect to that same Designated Servicing Agreement, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to such Designated Servicing Agreement to exceed 15.0% of the aggregate of the Receivable Balances of the Aggregate Receivables;
(vi)      (a) if it is a Loan-Level Receivable or a Specified Receivable under clause (A) of the definition thereof, its Receivable Balance, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Receivables with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property, would cause the related Mortgage Loan-Level Market Value Ratio to exceed 50.0% or (b) if it is a Receivable related to a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement that is a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, its Receivable Balance, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Receivables related to the Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement that is a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, would cause the related Mortgage Loan-Level Market Value Ratio to exceed 50.0%;
(vii)      is a Second-Lien Receivable;
(viii)      has a zero Advance Rate;
(ix)      is a Loan-Level Receivable, to the extent that the related Receivable Balance of such Loan-Level Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of Loan-Level Receivables already outstanding with respect to all Mortgage Loans or REO Properties, causes the aggregate Receivable Balances of Loan-Level Receivables outstanding with respect to all Mortgage Loans or REO Properties to exceed 25.0% of the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(x)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is (a) attributable to a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement or (b) a Loan-Level Receivable, to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements and all Loan-Level Receivables that are Facility Eligible Receivables, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding with respect to Small Threshold Servicing Agreements and all Loan-Level Receivables that are Facility Eligible Receivables to exceed 27.5% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(xi)      is attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement that does not provide that all Advances as to a Mortgage Loan are reimbursed on a “first-in, first out” or “FIFO” basis (“ Non-FIFO ”), upon the transfer of servicing thereunder, such that the Advances of a particular type that were disbursed first in time will be reimbursed prior to Advances of the same type with respect to that Mortgage Loan that were disbursed later in time; and if it is a Whole Loan Servicing Agreement, does not provide that all Advances with respect to any Mortgage Loan must be reimbursed in full at the time the servicing of such Mortgage Loan is transferred out of such Whole Loan Servicing Agreement to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to Non-FIFO Receivables outstanding that are Facility Eligible Receivables to exceed 10.0% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(xii)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is a Specified Receivable, to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding that are Specified Receivables, would cause the total Receivable Balances attributable to all Facility Eligible Receivables outstanding that are Specified Receivables to exceed 10.0% of the total Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(xiii)      is a Facility Eligible Receivable that is a Specified Receivable for which (I) (a) the Servicer has received a notice that the holder of the right to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision is exercising such right, (b) more than ten (10) Business Days have occurred since the Servicer’s receipt of such notice or a Funding Date has occurred since the Servicer’s receipt of such notice and (c) such notice does not expressly provide that all Advances and Deferred Servicing Fees under the related Designated Servicing Agreement will be paid or reimbursed in full upon the exercise of such optional termination or clean-up call or (II) the related optional termination or clean-up call has been exercised and such Specified Receivable has not been paid or reimbursed;
(xiv)      relates to an Advance that has not been reimbursed in full or a Deferred Servicing Fee that has not been paid in full within ninety (90) days following the date of a permanent modification of the related Mortgage Loan that becomes effective subsequent to the creation of such Receivable (for purposes of this clause, a modification becomes “permanent” following any trial period or satisfaction of conditions precedent or subsequent); or
(xv)      is attributable to any Designated Servicing Agreement to the extent that the Receivable Balance of such Receivable, when added to the aggregate Receivable Balances already outstanding with respect to such Designated Servicing Agreement, would cause the related Market Value Ratio to exceed 50.0%.
For purposes of each of the foregoing, (i) if any Facility Eligible Receivable has a Collateral Value equal to zero pursuant to any Collateral Value exclusion test, the portion of the Receivable Balance thereof with a Collateral Value of zero shall be disregarded for all other purposes of this Section 4, in each case as determined by the Administrator in a manner that maximizes the Collateral Value and (ii) if any Facility Eligible Receivable has an Advance Rate of zero, such Facility Eligible Receivable shall be disregarded for all other purposes of this Section 4.
Section 5.      Series Reserve Account.
In accordance with the terms and provisions of this Section 5 and Section 4.6 of the Base Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain a Series Reserve Account with respect to the Series 2015-VF1 Notes (the “ Series 2015-VF1 Reserve Account ”), which shall be an Eligible Account, for the benefit of the Series 2015-VF1 Noteholders.
For the avoidance of doubt, if the portion of Available Funds (including the amounts on deposit in the Interest Accumulation Account or the Note Payment Account) allocable to the Series 2015-VF1 Notes or the Series Available Funds in respect of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, as applicable, on any Payment Date is not sufficient to pay the full Interest Amount and any Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amount attributable to the Interest Amount for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, amounts then on deposit in the Series 2015-VF1 Reserve Account shall be withdrawn and applied to pay the shortfall.
Section 6.      Payments; Note Balance Increases; Early Maturity; Other Advance Rate Reduction Events.
(a)      Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, the Paying Agent shall make payments on the Series 2015-VF1 Notes on each Payment Date in accordance with Section 4.5 of the Base Indenture.
(b)      Any payments of Interest Amounts, Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amounts, Fees, Increased Costs, Undrawn Fees, and, subject to clause (d) below, Default Supplemental Fees, Cumulative Default Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts, ERD Supplemental Fees or Cumulative ERD Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts allocated to the Series 2015-VF1 Notes shall be paid first to the Class A-VF1 Variable Funding Notes pro rata, thereafter to the Class B-VF1 Variable Funding Notes pro rata, thereafter to the Class C-VF1 Variable Funding Notes pro rata, and thereafter to the Class D-VF1 Variable Funding Notes pro rata. The Paying Agent shall make payments of principal on the Series 2015-VF1 Variable Funding Notes on each Interim Payment Date and each Payment Date in accordance with Sections 4.4 and 4.5, respectively, of the Base Indenture (at the option of the Issuer in the case of requests during the Revolving Period for the Series 2015-VF1 Variable Funding Notes). The Note Balance of each Class of the Series 2015-VF1 Variable Funding Notes may be increased from time to time on certain Funding Dates in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section 4.3 of the Base Indenture, but not in excess of the related Maximum VFN Principal Balance.
(c)      Any payments of principal allocated to the Series 2015-VF1 Notes during a Full Amortization Period shall be applied in the following order of priority, first, to the Class A-VF1 Variable Funding Notes, pro rata, until their Note Balance has been reduced to zero; second, to the Class B-VF1 Variable Funding Notes, pro rata, until their Note Balance has been reduced to zero; third , to the Class C-VF1 Variable Funding Notes, pro rata, until their Note Balance has been reduced to zero; and fourth , to the Class D-VF1 Variable Funding Notes, pro rata, until their Note Balance has been reduced to zero.
(d)      During the Full Amortization Period, any payments of Default Supplemental Fees, Cumulative Default Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts, ERD Supplemental Fees and Cumulative ERD Supplemental Fee Shortfall Amounts in respect of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes shall be paid only after the Note Balances, Interest Amounts and Cumulative Interest Shortfall Amounts of all Series 2015-VF1 Notes have been reduced to zero and such payments shall be allocated first , to the Class A-VF1 Notes, pro rata, until such amounts have been reduced to zero; second , to the Class B-VF1 Notes, pro rata, until such amounts have been reduced to zero; third , to the Class C-VF1 Notes, pro rata, until such amounts have been reduced to zero; and fourth , to the Class D-VF1 Notes, pro rata, until such amounts have been reduced to zero.
(e)      The Administrative Agent and the Issuer further confirm that the Series 2015-VF1 Notes issued on the Issuance Date pursuant to this Indenture Supplement shall be issued in the name of “Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch solely in its capacity as Purchaser”. The Issuer and the Administrative Agent hereby direct the Indenture Trustee to issue the Series 2015-VF1 Notes in the name of ““Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch solely in its capacity as Purchaser”.
(f)      For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to pay any Target Amortization Amount when due, as described in the definition thereof, shall constitute an Event of Default.
(g)      There are no “Other Advance Rate Reduction Events” in respect of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes. If any Other Advance Rate Reduction Event in respect of any other Series of Notes is the same as any reduction event specified in clause (k) of the definition of “Event of Default,” and the related Other Advance Rate Reduction Event Cure Period is shorter than the applicable grace period for the same event specified in clause (k)(iii) of the definition of “Event of Default”, then solely for purposes of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, the applicable grace period specified in clause (k) of the definition of “Event of Default” shall be reduced to the Other Advance Rate Reduction Event Cure Period.
(h)      The parties hereto agree that the failure to pay any portion of any related Undrawn Fee Amount on any Payment Date shall constitute an Event of Default under Section 8.1(a)(i) of the Base Indenture.
(i)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Base Indenture, the Issuer may, upon at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, redeem in whole or in part, and/or terminate and cause retirement of any of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes at any time using proceeds of issuance of new Notes or in connection with the repayment of all Notes.
Section 7.      Extension of Expected Repayment Date
The Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, may request a single extension of the Expected Repayment Date for any of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes at least fifteen (15) days prior to the Optional Extension Date. The Administrative Agent shall provide written notice of whether the Administrative Agent agrees to extend the Expected Repayment Date on the Optional Extension Date at least five (5) days prior to the Optional Extension Date. Promptly following the Administrator’s receipt of such written notice, the Administrator shall provide a copy thereof to each Note Rating Agency. If the Administrative Agent provides written notice of its agreement to extend the Expected Repayment Date, the Expected Repayment Date will be extended on the Optional Extension Date such that, after giving effect to such extension, the Expected Repayment Date will be one (1) year after the initial Expected Repayment Date. The Expected Repayment Date of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes cannot be extended past the Expected Repayment Date for any other Outstanding Series of Variable Funding Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, the Expected Repayment Date of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes shall be extended only by written notice from the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Section 7 .
Section 8.      Determination of Note Interest Rate and LIBOR.
(a)      At least one (1) Business Day prior to each Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Note Interest Rate for the related Interest Accrual Period (in the case of the Series 2015-VF1 Variable Funding Notes using the Commercial Paper Rate determined by the Conduit Administrative Agent and One-Month LIBOR as determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8(b) below) and the Interest Payment Amount for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes for the upcoming Payment Date, and include a report of such amount in the related Payment Date Report.
(b)      On each LIBOR Determination Date, the Administrative Agent will determine the London Interbank Offered Rate (“ LIBOR ”) quotations for one-month Eurodollar deposits (“ One-Month LIBOR ”) for the succeeding Interest Accrual Period for the related Series 2015-VF1 Notes on the basis of the LIBOR Rate.
(c)      The establishment of the Commercial Paper Rate by the Conduit Administrative Agent and One-Month LIBOR by the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent’s subsequent calculation of the Note Interest Rate and the Interest Payment Amount on the Series 2015-VF1 Notes for the relevant Interest Accrual Period, in the absence of manifest error, will be final and binding.
Section 9.      Increased Costs.
(a)      If any Regulatory Change or other requirement of any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to a Noteholder of a Series 2015-VF1 Note (a “ Requirement of Law ”) or any change in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Noteholder with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof:
(1)      shall subject such Noteholder to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to its Series 2015-VF1 Note (excluding income taxes, branch profits taxes, franchise taxes or similar taxes imposed on such Noteholder as a result of any present or former connection between such Noteholder and the United States, other than any such connection arising solely from such Noteholder having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Indenture Supplement or any U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed under Code sections 1471 through 1474 as of the date of this Indenture Supplement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any regulations or official interpretations thereunder and any agreements entered into under section 1471(b) of the Code or any U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed as a result of a failure by such Noteholder to timely furnish the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Issuer any applicable IRS Form W-9, W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-8IMY (with any applicable attachments)) or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Noteholder in respect thereof; shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Noteholder which is not otherwise included in the determination of the Note Interest Rate hereunder; or
(2)      shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, or credit extended or participated by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Noteholder which is not otherwise included in the determination of the Note Interest Rate hereunder; or
(3)      shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Noteholder’s capital or on the capital of such Noteholder’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Indenture Supplement, in the case of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes or the Note Purchase Agreement to a level below that which such Noteholder or such Noteholder’s holding company could have achieved but for such Requirements of Law (other than any Regulatory Change, Requirement of Law, interpretation or application thereof, request or directive with respect to taxes) (taking into consideration such Noteholder’s policies and the policies of such Noteholder’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy); or
(4)      shall impose on such Noteholder or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than with respect to taxes) affecting this Indenture Supplement, in the case of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, the Note Purchase Agreement or any participation therein; or
(5)      shall impose on such Noteholder any other condition;
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Noteholder, by an amount which such Noteholder deems to be material (collectively or individually, “ Increased Costs ”), of continuing to hold its Series 2015-VF1 Note, of maintaining its obligations with respect thereto, or to reduce any amount due or owing hereunder in respect thereof, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Noteholder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) or (in the case of any change in a Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or liquidity requirements or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Noteholder or any Person controlling such Noteholder with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy or liquidity requirements (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority or quasi-Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof) shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Noteholder’s or such controlling Person’s capital as a consequence of its obligations as a Noteholder of a Variable Funding Note to a level below that which such Noteholder or such controlling Person could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Noteholder’s or such controlling Person’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Noteholder to be material, then, in any such case, such Noteholder shall invoice the Administrator for such additional amount or amounts as calculated by such Noteholder in good faith as will compensate such Noteholder for such increased cost or reduced amount, and such invoiced amount shall be payable to such Noteholder on the Payment Date following the next Determination Date following such invoice, in accordance with Section 4.5(a)(1)(ii) or Section 4.5(a)(2)(iv) of the Base Indenture, as applicable; provided , however , that any amount of Increased Costs in excess of the Increased Costs Limit shall be payable to such Noteholder in accordance with Section 4.5(a)(1)(ix) or Section 4.5(a)(2)(iv) of the Base Indenture, as applicable.
(b)      Each Support Party (as such term is defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) shall be entitled to receive additional payments and indemnification pursuant to this Section 9 as though it were a Committed Purchaser and such Section applied to its interest in or commitment to acquire an interest in the Series 2015-VF1 Variable Funding Notes; provided, that such Support Party shall not be entitled to additional payments pursuant to this Section 9 by reason of Requirements of Law which occurred prior to the date it became a Support Party; provided, further, that such Support Party shall be entitled to receive additional amounts pursuant to this Section 9 only to the extent that the Conduit Purchaser would have been entitled to receive such amounts in the absence of Support Advances (as such term is defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) from such Support Party. The provisions of this Section 9 shall apply to the Conduit Administrative Agent and to such of their Affiliates as may from time to time administer, make referrals to or otherwise provide services or support to the Conduit Purchasers (in each case as though such Conduit Administrative Agent or Affiliate were a Purchaser and such Section applied to its administration of or other provisions of services or support to such Conduit Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), whether as an administrator, administrative agent, referral agent, managing agent or otherwise.
(c)      Increased Costs payable under this Section 9 shall be payable on a Payment Date only to the extent invoiced to the Indenture Trustee prior to the related Determination Date.
Section 10.      Series Reports.
(a)      Series Calculation Agent Report . The Calculation Agent shall deliver a report of the following items together with each Calculation Agent Report pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Base Indenture to the extent received from the Servicer, with respect to the Series 2015-VF1 Notes:
(i)      the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans subject to any Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, Low Threshold Servicing Agreement and Middle Threshold Servicing Agreement;
(ii)      the Advance Ratio for each Designated Servicing Agreement, and whether the Advance Ratio for such Designated Servicing Agreement exceeds 100.0%;
(iii)      for each Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables attributable to such Designated Servicing Agreement as a percentage of the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(iv)      for each Middle Threshold Servicing Agreement, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables attributable to such Designated Servicing Agreement as a percentage of the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(v)      for each Low Threshold Servicing Agreement, as of the end of the most recently concluded calendar month, the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables attributable to such Designated Servicing Agreement as a percentage of the aggregate of the Funded Advance Receivable Balances of all Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(vi)      a list of each Target Amortization Event for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes and presenting a yes or no answer beside each indicating whether each such Target Amortization Event has occurred as of the end of the Monthly Advance Collection Period preceding the upcoming Payment Date or the Advance Collection Period preceding the upcoming Interim Payment Date;
(vii)      the Mortgage Loan-Level Market Value Ratio for each Mortgage Loan related to a Loan-Level Receivable, a Specified Receivable or a Receivable related to a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that is attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement that is a Small Threshold Servicing Agreement, and if such Mortgage Loan-Level Market Value Ratio exceeds 50%;
(viii)      whether any Receivable, or any portion of the Receivables, attributable to a Designated Servicing Agreement, has a Collateral Value of zero by virtue of the definition of “Collateral Value” or Section 5 of this Indenture Supplement;
(ix)      a calculation of the Net Proceeds Coverage Percentage in respect of each of the three preceding Monthly Advance Collection Periods (or each that has occurred since the date of this Indenture Supplement, if less than three), and the arithmetic average of the three;
(x)      the Monthly Reimbursement Rate as of the most recent date of determination;
(xi)      whether any Target Amortization Amount that has become due and payable has been paid;
(xii)      the Stressed Nonrecoverable Advance Amount for the upcoming Payment Date or Interim Payment Date;
(xiii)      the Trigger Advance Rate for the Series 2015-VF1 Notes (or, if less than three calendar months have occurred since the Closing Date, the Trigger Advance Rate based upon the Monthly Reimbursement Rate as calculated based on one or two months’ data, as applicable);
(xiv)      a calculation of the percentage of the aggregate Receivable Balances of Loan-Level Receivables outstanding with respect to all Mortgage Loans or REO Properties of the aggregate Receivable Balances of all Facility Eligible Receivables included in the Trust Estate;
(xv)      the aggregate amount paid pursuant to the Derivative Agreement in the Derivative Agreement Account and the Cap Payment Amounts with respect to each Class of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes and the amount of Derivative Imbalance Required Reserve to be paid into and on deposit in the Derivative Reserve Account; and
(xvi)      the Market Value Ratio for each Designated Servicing Agreement, and whether the Market Value Ratio for such Designated Servicing Agreement exceeds 25.0%.
In addition to the information provided in the above Calculation Agent Report, to the extent the following information is specifically provided to the Calculation Agent by OLS, the Calculation Agent shall promptly, from time to time, provide such other financial or non-financial information, documents, records or reports with respect to the Receivables or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of OLS specifically provided to it by OLS and designated by OLS for delivery pursuant to this Section.
(b)      Series Payment Date Report . In conjunction with each Payment Date Report, the Indenture Trustee shall also report the Stressed Time Percentage.
(c)      Limitation on Indenture Trustee Duties . The Indenture Trustee shall have no independent duty to verify: (1) Tangible Net Worth or (2) the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (B) of the definition of “Target Amortization Event.”
(d)      Summary Report . On a monthly basis, the Administrator shall deliver an abbreviated form of the Payment Date Report and Interim Payment Date Report in a mutually agreed upon format to the email address provided by the Administrative Agent. Such abbreviated report shall also include whether a notice to initiate the optional termination or clean-up call contemplated by the related OTP Provision has been received with respect to any Designated Servicing Agreement identified on Schedule 4 to the Base Indenture.
Section 11.      Conditions Precedent Satisfied.
The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the Noteholders of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes and the Indenture Trustee that, as of the related Issuance Date, each of the conditions precedent set forth in the Base Indenture, to the issuance of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms thereof.
Section 12.      Representations and Warranties.
The Issuer, the Administrator, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee hereby restate as of the related Issuance Date, or as of such other date as is specifically referenced in the body of such representation and warranty, all of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 9.1, 10.1 and 11.14, respectively, of the Base Indenture.
The Administrator hereby represents and warrants that it is not in default with respect to any material contract under which a default should reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Administrator to perform its duties under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, or with respect to any order of any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body which would have a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated hereunder, and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a default with respect to any such contract or order of any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body.
OLS hereby represents and warrants that it is not in default with respect to any material contract under which a default should reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of OLS to perform its duties under this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or any Transaction Document to which it is a party, or with respect to any order of any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body which would have a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated hereunder, and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a default with respect to any such contract or order of any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body,
Section 13.      Amendments.
(a)      Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in Article XII of the Base Indenture but subject to the provisions set forth in Sections 12.1 and 12.3 of the Base Indenture, without the consent of the Noteholders of any of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes but with the consent of the Issuer (evidenced by its execution of such amendment), the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator, the Servicer (solely in the case of any amendment that adversely affects the rights or obligations of the Servicer or adds new obligations or increases existing obligations of the Servicer), and the Administrative Agent, and with prior notice to the applicable Note Rating Agency, at any time and from time to time, upon delivery of an Issuer Tax Opinion and upon delivery by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the Issuer reasonably believes that such amendment will not have a material Adverse Effect, may amend any Transaction Document for any of the following purposes: (i) to correct any mistake or typographical error or cure any ambiguity, or to cure, correct or supplement any defective or inconsistent provision herein or any Transaction Document; (ii) to take any action determined by the Administrator to be reasonably necessary to maintain the rating currently assigned by the applicable Note Rating Agency and/or to avoid such Class of Notes being placed or maintained on negative watch by such Note Rating Agency; (iii) Reserved ; or (iv) to amend any other provision of this Indenture Supplement. For the avoidance of doubt, the consent of the Servicer is not required for (i) the waiver of any Event of Default or Target Amortization Event or (ii) any other modification or amendment to any Event of Default or Target Amortization Event except those related to the actions and omissions of the Servicer. This Indenture Supplement may be otherwise amended or otherwise modified from time to time in a written agreement among (i) 100% of the Noteholders of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, (ii) the Issuer, (iii) the Administrator, (iv) subject to the immediately preceding sentence, the Servicer, (v) the Administrative Agent and (vi) the Indenture Trustee.
(b)      Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in Section 6.10 or Article XII of the Base Indenture, no supplement, amendment or indenture supplement entered into with respect to the issuance of a new Series of Notes or pursuant to the terms and provisions of Section 12.2 of the Base Indenture may, without the consent of the Series Required Noteholders, supplement, amend or revise any term or provision of this Indenture Supplement.
(c)      For the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer and the Administrator hereby covenant that the Issuer shall not issue any future Series of Notes without designating an entity to act as “Administrative Agent” under the related Indenture Supplement with respect to such Series of Notes.
Section 14.      Counterparts.
This Indenture Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, by manual or facsimile signature, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 15.      Entire Agreement.
This Indenture Supplement, together with the Base Indenture incorporated herein by reference, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and fully supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements relating to such subject matter.
Section 16.      Limited Recourse.
Notwithstanding any other terms of this Indenture Supplement, the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, any other Transaction Documents or otherwise, the obligations of the Issuer under the Series 2015-VF1 Notes, this Indenture Supplement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer, payable solely from the Trust Estate, and following realization of the Trust Estate and application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with the terms of this Indenture Supplement, none of the Noteholders of Series 2015-VF1 Notes, the Indenture Trustee or any of the other parties to the Transaction Documents shall be entitled to take any further steps to recover any sums due but still unpaid hereunder or thereunder, all claims in respect of which shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. No recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing in respect of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes or this Indenture Supplement or for any action or inaction of the Issuer against any officer, director, employee, shareholder, stockholder or incorporator of the Issuer or any of their successors or assigns for any amounts payable under the Series 2015-VF1 Notes or this Indenture Supplement. It is understood that the foregoing provisions of this Section 16 shall not (a) prevent recourse to the Trust Estate for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Trust Estate or (b) save as specifically provided therein, constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by the Series 2015-VF1 Notes or secured by this Indenture Supplement. It is further understood that the foregoing provisions of this Section 16 shall not limit the right of any Person to name the Issuer as a party defendant in any proceeding or in the exercise of any other remedy under the Series 2015-VF1 Notes or this Indenture Supplement, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if obtained) enforced against any such Person or entity.
Section 17.      Owner Trustee Limitation of Liability.
It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Indenture Supplement is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust, National Association, not individually or personally, but solely as Owner Trustee of the Issuer under the Trust Agreement, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking and agreement by Wilmington Trust, National Association, but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust, National Association, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any Person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto and (d) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust, National Association, be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Indenture Supplement or the other Transaction Documents.
Section 18.      Ratings Affirmation
If one or more Designated Servicing Agreements is removed as described in Section 2.1(c) of the Base Indenture during any Facility Year, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to require the Servicer to obtain written affirmation from the Note Rating Agency of its continued rating of the Series 2015-VF1 Notes at the Servicer’s expense, once in respect of each Facility Year in which such a removal shall have occurred and the Servicer shall obtain the Note Rating Agency’s written affirmation of ratings if so requested in writing by the Administrative Agents, at the Servicer’s sole cost and expense.
Section 19.      Joint and Several Liability. 
Each of NRZ and the Administrator hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is jointly and
severally liable to the Administrative Agent and the Noteholders for all representations,
warranties, covenants, indemnities and other obligations of the Administrator set forth in the
Transaction Documents.

Section 20.      Cap Payment Amount.
In accordance with the terms and provisions of this Section 20 and Section 4.6 of the Base Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain a Derivative Agreement Account and Derivative Reserve Account for the benefit of the Cap Payment Holders. If either of the Derivative Agreement Account or Derivative Reserve Account loses its status as an Eligible Account, the funds in such account shall be moved to an account that qualifies as an Eligible Account within fourteen (14) days. The Indenture Trustee shall deposit and withdraw available amounts from the Derivative Agreement Account and Derivative Reserve Account pursuant to, and to the extent required by, this Section 20.
On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall remit any amounts paid by the Derivative Counterparty in respect of the Derivative Agreement (and, in accordance with the immediately succeeding paragraph of this Section 20, any applicable amounts from the Derivative Reserve Account) to the Cap Payment Holders and the Depositor, as applicable, in the following order of priority: (i) first, to the Cap Payment Holder in respect of the Class A-VF1 Variable Funding Notes, an amount equal to the Cap Payment Amount for the Class A-VF1 Variable Funding Notes for the prior Interest Accrual Period; (ii) second, to the Cap Payment Holder in respect of the Class B-VF1 Variable Funding Notes, an amount equal to the Cap Payment Amount for the Class B-VF1 Variable Funding Notes for the prior Interest Accrual Period; (iii) third, to the Cap Payment Holder in respect of the Class C-VF1 Variable Funding Notes, an amount equal to the Cap Payment Amount for the Class C-VF1 Variable Funding Notes for the prior Interest Accrual Period; (iv) fourth, to the Cap Payment Holder in respect of the Class D-VF1 Variable Funding Notes, an amount equal to the Cap Payment Amount for the Class D-VF1 Variable Funding Notes for the prior Interest Accrual Period; (v) fifth, to increase the balance on reserve in Derivative Reserve Account to the extent necessary to remedy any Derivative Imbalance; and (vi) sixth, with respect to any amounts remaining, to the Depositor as holder of the Owner Trust Certificate.
If the Series 2015-VF1 Note Balance is greater than the related Notional Amount on any Funding Date as provided by the Depositor (such amount, the “ Derivative Imbalance ”), the Indenture Trustee shall withhold from any funding on such Funding Date an amount from such funding (and remit such withheld amounts from such funding to the Derivative Reserve Account) in amount necessary to cause the amounts on deposit in the Derivative Reserve Account to equal the Derivative Imbalance Required Reserve. The amounts on deposit in the Derivative Reserve Account will be used on each Payment Date to pay any shortfall in the Cap Payment Amount in accordance with this Section 20. If a Derivative Imbalance is unremedied for a period of fifteen (15) calendar days after a Responsible Officer of the Administrator obtains actual knowledge thereof or receives written notice (which may be electronic) thereof from the Indenture Trustee, Cap Payment Holder or the Administrative Agent, upon the written approval of the Administrator and the Administrative Agents, the Indenture Trustee shall release such Derivative Imbalance Required Reserve to purchase an additional Derivative Agreement (which shall have the same “Cap Rate” as the original Derivative Agreement) with the Derivative Counterparty to cure such Derivative Imbalance. If, on any Funding Date, (x) the amounts on deposit in the Derivative Reserve Account exceed the Derivative Imbalance Required Reserve and (y) there are no outstanding unpaid Cap Payment Amounts (after giving effect to the use of any other amounts on deposit in the Derivative Reserve Account to pay such amounts as contemplated hereby), then, the Indenture Trustee shall remit such excess to the Depositor as holder of the Owner Trust Certificate on such Funding Date.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Issuer shall not be responsible for the payment of any amounts in respect of the Derivative Agreement and the Derivative Counterparty shall not be entitled to any rights, benefits or privileges under the Base Indenture or any other Transaction Document other than as set forth in the Derivative Agreement.











IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned have caused this Indenture Supplement to be duly executed by their respective signatories thereunto all as of the day and year first above written.

 
NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1 , as Issuer
 
 
 
 
 
By: Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Adam B. Scozzafava
 
Name:
Adam B. Scozzafava
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 


[Signature Page to NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
Series 2015-VF1 Indenture Supplement]




 
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,  as Indenture Trustee, Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Securities Intermediary and not in its individual capacity
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Amy McNulty
 
Name:
Amy McNulty
 
Title:
Associate
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Ronaldo Reyes
 
Name:
Ronaldo Reyes
 
Title:
Vice President


[Signature Page to NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
Series 2015-VF1 Indenture Supplement]




 
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael R. Bourque, Jr.
 
Name:
Michael R. Bourque, Jr.
 
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 

[Signature Page to NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
Series 2015-VF1 Indenture Supplement]




 
HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC  
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Cameron MacDougall
 
Name:
Cameron MacDougall
 
Title:
Secretary
 
 
 

 
NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Cameron MacDougall
 
Name:
Cameron MacDougall
 
Title:
Secretary
 
 
 


[Signature Page to NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
Series 2015-VF1 Indenture Supplement]




 
CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,  as Administrative Agent
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jason Muncy
 
Name:
Jason Muncy
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Erin McCutcheon
 
Name:
Erin McCutcheon
 
Title:
Vice President



[Signature Page to NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1
Series 2015-VF1 Indenture Supplement]



Exhibit A

Class
Note #
Noteholder
Related Administrative Agent
Note Maximum Principal Balance
A-VF1
1
Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch
Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch
$617,339,600
B-VF1
1
Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch
Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch
$14,697,020
C-VF1
1
Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch
Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch
$15,806,770
D-VF1
1
Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch
Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch
$52,156,610



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Exhibit 10.47
RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
as initial Receivables Seller (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), as a Subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates)

and


HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC,
as Receivables Seller and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates)

and

NRZ ADVANCE FACILITY TRANSFEROR 2015-ON1 LLC,
as Depositor

Dated as of August 28, 2015
NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1
ADVANCE RECEIVABLES BACKED NOTES, ISSUABLE IN SERIES








TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Section 1. Definitions; Incorporation by Reference.     4
Section 2. Transfer of Receivables.     7
Section 3. OLS’s and HLSS’s Acknowledgment and Consent to Assignment.     10
tion 4.
Representations and Warranties of OLS, as Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as Initial Receivables Seller.     11
Section 5. Representations, Warranties and Certain Covenants of HLSS, as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as Receivables Seller.     17
Section 6. Termination.     25
Section 7. General Covenants of OLS, as Initial Receivables Seller (for certain Designated Servicing Agreements prior to the final MSR Transfer Date) and Servicer (for certain Designated Servicing Agreements prior to the final MSR Transfer Date).     26
Section 8. General Covenants of HLSS, as Receivables Seller and Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates).     28
Section 9. Grant Clause.     32
Section 10. Conveyance by Depositor; Grant by Issuer.     33
Section 11. Protection of Indenture Trustee’s Security Interest in Trust Estate.     33
Section 12. Indemnification by OLS.     33
Section 13. Indemnification by HLSS.     35
Section 14. Miscellaneous.     37

Schedule 1-A    Form of Assignment of Advance Receivables
Schedule 1-B    Form of Assignment of Receivables
Schedule 2    Subserviced Servicing Agreements
Exhibit A    Form of Subordinated Note


RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT
This RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT (as it may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”) is made as of August 28, 2015 (the “ Closing Date ”), by and among Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“ OLS ”), as initial receivables seller (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), as a subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates), as servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), HLSS Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“ HLSS ”), as receivables seller and as servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as subservicer with respect to the Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements (defined below) and NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, as depositor (the “ Depositor ”).
RECITALS
A. The Depositor is a special purpose Delaware limited liability company.
B. OLS is the “Servicer” under certain pooling and servicing agreements, sale and servicing agreements, and servicing agreements (each, as may be amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, a “ Servicing Agreement ” and, collectively, the “ Servicing Agreements ”). OLS has sold the economics associated with the servicing rights under the Designated Servicing Agreements to HLSS, which is wholly owned by New Residential Investment Corp., as further described in paragraphs C. and D. below. In addition, with respect to the Servicing Agreements identified on Schedule 2 attached hereto (the “ Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements ”), Homeward has sold the economics associated with its servicing rights and all Receivables generated by Homeward prior to the time of such sale, under any Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements to OLS, and has hired OLS as a subservicer under such Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements (each, as may be amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, a “ Subserviced Servicing Agreement ” and, collectively, the “ Subserviced Servicing Agreements ”). OLS, and not Homeward, has generated and shall generate all Receivables with respect to such Subserviced Servicing Agreements after the dates on which OLS acquired such economics and Receivables from Homeward (it being understood that any Receivables generated instead by Homeward after such sales will not be eligible for sale under the Transaction Documents barring an amendment thereto). Certain Servicing Agreements and Subserviced Servicing Agreements will be designated as described herein for inclusion under this Agreement, the Receivables Pooling Agreement (as defined below) and the Indenture (as defined below) (each, as may be amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, a “ Designated Servicing Agreement ” and, collectively, the “ Designated Servicing Agreements ”).
C. Prior to the MSR Transfer Date with respect to any Designated Servicing Agreement, OLS shall continue to (i) be the “Servicer” under such Designated Servicing Agreement, (ii) have the obligation to make the required Advances under such Designated Servicing Agreement, and (iii) have the right to collect the related Receivables in reimbursement of such Advances. Prior to the related MSR Transfer Date, upon its disbursement of an Advance pursuant to a Designated Servicing Agreement (including the Subserviced Servicing Agreements), OLS, as servicer, becomes the beneficiary of a contractual right to be reimbursed for such Advance in accordance with the terms of the related Designated Servicing Agreement (including the Subserviced Servicing Agreements) in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement (as defined below). In accordance with the Purchase Agreement, immediately, upon their creation, OLS shall sell the related Receivables to HLSS for cash purchase prices equal to 100% of their respective Receivable Balances pursuant to this Agreement as described in Paragraph G below, and HLSS shall sell and/or contribute the Receivables it acquired from OLS, to the Depositor as described in Paragraph H below.
D. On any date on or after April 7, 2017, if all required consents and ratings agency letters required for a formal change of the named servicer under a Designated Servicing Agreement from OLS to HLSS shall have been obtained, OLS shall transfer to HLSS all of the servicing rights and obligations under such Designated Servicing Agreement (the “ MSR Transfer Date ”) pursuant to the Master Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2012, as supplemented from time to time by related Sale Supplements, each by and between OLS and HLSS (as may be amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time and including any future sale supplements, the “ Purchase Agreement ”). Following the MSR Transfer Date for any Designated Servicing Agreement, HLSS shall be the “Servicer” under such Designated Servicing Agreement, and HLSS shall thereafter (i) be the “Servicer” under such Designated Servicing Agreement, (ii) have the obligation to make the required Advances under such Designated Servicing Agreement, and (iii) have the right to collect the related Receivables in reimbursement of such Advances. Upon its disbursement of an Advance pursuant to a Designated Servicing Agreement, HLSS, as servicer (on and after the related MSR Transfer Date), becomes the beneficiary of a contractual right to be reimbursed for such Advance in accordance with the terms of the related Designated Servicing Agreement. OLS will initially be engaged by HLSS as subservicer for all of the Designated Servicing Agreements as to which the related MSR Transfer Date has occurred under a subservicing agreement pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and any related agreements and documents thereunder (as may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, a “ Subservicing Agreement ”). Other subservicers may be appointed for some or all of the Designated Servicing Agreements or for other servicing rights acquired by HLSS from time to time in compliance with Section 5(a)(xxxiii) hereof.
E. NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 (the “ Issuer ”), HLSS, as servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Date) and as Administrator (in such capacity, the “ Administrator ”), OLS, as servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as subservicer, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), as Calculation Agent, as Paying Agent and as Securities Intermediary, and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch (“ Credit Suisse ”), as Administrative Agent, propose to enter into an Indenture (as it may be amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time and including any indenture supplement, the “ Indenture ”), dated as of even date herewith.
F. Notes (collectively, the “ Notes ”) will be issued from time to time pursuant to the Indenture. The Notes issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture will be collateralized by the Aggregate Receivables and related property and certain monies in respect thereof now owned and to be hereafter acquired by the Issuer.
G. OLS desires to sell, assign, transfer and convey to the Depositor all of its contractual rights to the OLS Receivables (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(i) ) from the date hereof through the Receivables Sale Termination Date under the Designated Servicing Agreements, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
H. HLSS desires to sell and/or contribute, assign, transfer and convey to the Depositor all of its contractual rights (A) to reimbursement pursuant to the terms of a Designated Servicing Agreement for an Advance that it either acquires from OLS (before the related MSR Transfer Date) or creates as a result of making Advances (on and after the related MSR Transfer Date) (any right to reimbursement in respect of any such Advance, an “ Advance Receivable ”), and (B) to payment pursuant to the terms of a Designated Servicing Agreement listed on the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule for a Deferred Servicing Fee which has been accrued by OLS (before the related MSR Transfer Date) and sold by OLS to HLSS pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or accrued by HLSS (on and after the related MSR Transfer Date) but, in either case, not paid, and including in either case all rights of OLS or HLSS, as the case may be, to enforce payment of such obligation under the related Designated Servicing Agreement (any right to payment in respect of such Deferred Servicing Fee, a “ Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable ”), from the date hereof through the Receivables Sale Termination Date under the Designated Servicing Agreements, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Depositor will contemporaneously enter into a Receivables Pooling Agreement, dated as of even date herewith (as may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Receivables Pooling Agreement ”), with the Issuer pursuant to which the Depositor will sell and/or contribute, assign, transfer and convey to the Issuer immediately upon the Depositor’s acquisition thereof, all Receivables acquired by the Depositor from HLSS pursuant to this Agreement.
I. In consideration of each transfer by HLSS to the Depositor of the Transferred Assets on and after the Closing Date on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Depositor has agreed to pay to HLSS a purchase price equal to the fair market value thereof on the related Sale Date. To the extent the portion of the purchase price actually paid in cash by the Depositor for the Transferred Assets is less than 100% of the fair market value thereof, subject to the terms of Section 2(c) the balance of the purchase price shall be paid by the Depositor to HLSS on the Closing Date with the receipt of the membership interest of the Depositor, 100% of which is held by HLSS, and on each subsequent Sale Date, by keeping the proceeds of a borrowing under a Subordinated Note issued by the Depositor to HLSS in an amount equal to the amount by which the Purchase Price of such Receivable exceeds the portion of the cash purchase price actually paid therefor. In addition, on any subsequent Sale Date, HLSS may contribute Receivables to the capital of the Depositor.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and of the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions; Incorporation by Reference.
(a)      This Agreement is entered into in connection with the terms and conditions of the Indenture. Any capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning given to it in the Indenture. Furthermore, for any capitalized term defined herein but defined in greater detail in the Indenture, the detailed information from the Indenture shall be incorporated herein by reference.
Additional Receivables : As defined in Section 2(a)(ii) .
Administrative Agent : As defined in the Recitals.
Administrator : As defined in the Recitals.
Advance Receivables : As defined in the Recitals.
Aggregate Receivables : (i) Any OLS Initial Receivables and any OLS Additional Receivables sold by OLS, as initial receivables seller, to HLSS hereunder prior to the related MSR Transfer Date, (ii) any Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable arising under a Designated Servicing Agreement and (iii) any Advance Receivables (other than any Existing Receivables) arising under each Designated Servicing Agreement from and after the related MSR Transfer Date.
Agreement : As defined in the Preamble.
Assignment and Recognition Agreement : An Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of the initial Funding Date or any other Funding Date, by and among one or more Prior Issuers, the applicable Prior Trustee or Prior Trustees, as applicable, OLS, HLSS, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time and any other assignment, assumption and recognition agreement, approved by the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which Receivables are conveyed to the Issuer.
Assignment of Advance Receivables : Each agreement documenting an assignment by OLS to HLSS substantially in the form set forth on Schedule 1-A .
Assignment of Receivables : Each agreement documenting an assignment by HLSS to the Depositor substantially in the form set forth on Schedule 1-B .
Closing Agreement : Any agreement, dated as of the initial Funding Date or any other Funding Date, by and among the Issuer, OLS, HLSS and the Administrative Agent and such other parties as may be necessary to fund the purchase and transfer of Receivables to the Issuer.
Closing Date : As defined in the Recitals.
Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables : As defined in the Recitals.
Depositor : As defined in the Preamble.
Designated Servicing Agreement and Designated Servicing Agreements : As defined in the Recitals.
Existing Receivables : As defined in Section 2(a)(i) .
HLSS : As defined in the Preamble.
HLSS Purchase Price : As defined in Section 2(b) .
HLSS Related Documents : As defined in Section 5(a)(iii) .
Homeward: As defined in the Preamble.
Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements : As defined in the Recitals.
Indemnification Amounts : As defined in Section 13(c) .
Indemnified Party : As defined in Section 13(c) .
Indemnity Payment : As defined in Section 4(d) .
Indenture : As defined in the Recitals.
Indenture Trustee : As defined in the Recitals.
Issuer : As defined in the Recitals.
MSR Transfer Date : As defined in the Recitals.
Notes : As defined in the Recitals.
OLS : As defined in the Preamble.
OLS Additional Receivables : As defined in Section 2(a)(i) .
OLS Indemnification Amounts : As defined in Section 12(c) .
OLS Indemnified Party : As defined in Section 12(c) .
OLS Initial Receivables : As defined in Section 2(a)(i) .
OLS Receivables: Together, the OLS Initial Receivables and the OLS Additional Receivables.
OLS Related Documents : As defined in Section 4(a)(iii) .
OLS Transferred Assets : As defined in Section 2(a)(i) .
Prior Issuer : Any of HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust II, HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust MS3 or such other issuer as approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
Prior Trustee : Any of The Bank of New York Mellon, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, or any permitted successor or assign thereto acting as Indenture Trustee with respect to a servicer advance facility entered into with a Prior Issuer.
Purchase : Each purchase by the Depositor from HLSS, as receivables seller, of Transferred Assets.
Purchase Agreement : As defined in the Recitals.
Purchase Price : As defined in Section 2(c) .
Receivable : Each Advance Receivable and each Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable.
Receivables Pooling Agreement : As defined in the Recitals.
Receivables Sale Termination Date : The date, after the conclusion of the Revolving Period, on which all amounts due on all Classes of Notes issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, and all other amounts payable to any party pursuant to the Indenture, shall have been paid in full.
Removed Servicing Agreement : As defined in Section 2(d) .
Sale Date : (i) With respect to the OLS Initial Receivables, the initial Funding Date and (ii) with respect to any Additional Receivable, each date from and including the initial Funding Date to the Receivables Sale Termination Date on which such Additional Receivable is sold and/or contributed, assigned, transferred and conveyed by HLSS to the Depositor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Series : As defined in the Indenture.
Series Required Noteholders : As defined in the Indenture.
Servicing Agreement and Servicing Agreements : As defined in the Recitals.
Stop Date : As defined in Section 2(d) .
Subordinated Note : The promissory note in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto as more fully described in Section 2(c) , as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Subserviced Servicing Agreement and Subserviced Servicing Agreements : As defined in the Recitals.
Subservicer : OLS or other subservicers that may be engaged by HLSS as subservicer for all of the Designated Servicing Agreements or for other servicing rights acquired by HLSS from time to time.
Transferred Assets : As defined in Section 2(a)(ii) .
UCC : The Uniform Commercial Code in effect in all applicable jurisdictions.
(b)      The Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule, as may be amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Transaction Documents, is incorporated by this reference into this Agreement.
Section 2.      Transfer of Receivables.
(a)      Transferred Assets .
(i)      In accordance with the Purchase Agreement, commencing on the initial Funding Date, and until the opening of business on the MSR Transfer Date for each Designated Servicing Agreement, OLS shall sell, assign, transfer and convey to HLSS, for a cash purchase price equal to 100% of the Receivable Balance thereof all of OLS’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired in, to and under, (1) each Advance Receivable (other than any Advance Receivable conveyed to the Issuer pursuant to an Assignment and Recognition Agreement in existence on the date of such Assignment and Recognition Agreement (each, an “ Existing Receivables ”)) in existence on the initial Funding Date that arose under the Servicing Agreements listed as “Designated Servicing Agreements” on the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule as of the initial Funding Date as the result of OLS making Advances under such Servicing Agreements prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates (the “ OLS Initial Receivables ”), (2) each Advance Receivable (other than any Existing Receivables) in existence on any Business Day on and after the initial Funding Date and until the opening of business on the related MSR Transfer Date and which arises under any Servicing Agreement that is listed as a “Designated Servicing Agreement” on the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule (“ OLS Additional Receivables ” and together with the OLS Initial Receivables, the “ OLS Receivables ”), and (3) in the case of both OLS Initial Receivables and OLS Additional Receivables, all monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto and all proceeds (including “proceeds” as defined in the UCC), together with all rights of OLS and HLSS to enforce such OLS Receivables (collectively, the “ OLS Transferred Assets ”).
(ii)      Commencing on the initial Funding Date, and until the close of business on the Receivables Sale Termination Date, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, HLSS hereby sells and/or contributes, assigns, transfers and conveys to the Depositor, and the Depositor purchases and acquires from HLSS without recourse except as provided herein, all of HLSS’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under (1) OLS Initial Receivables, (2) each Receivable (other than any Existing Receivables) in existence on any Business Day on and after the initial Funding Date and prior to the Receivables Sale Termination Date (including the OLS Additional Receivables) that arises under any Servicing Agreement that is listed as a “Designated Servicing Agreement” on the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule (“ Additional Receivables ”), and (3) all monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto and all proceeds (including “proceeds” as defined in the UCC) (including the OLS Transferred Assets), together with all rights of HLSS to enforce such Additional Receivables (including the OLS Transferred Assets) (collectively, the “ Transferred Assets ”). OLS and HLSS hereby affirm that Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables that are ineligible for financing under the Indenture will not be sold or transferred under the Purchase Agreement or hereunder and shall not otherwise constitute “Receivables” for purposes hereof or any other Transaction Document. Until the Receivables Sale Termination Date, HLSS shall, automatically and without any further action on its part, sell and/or contribute, assign, transfer and convey to the Depositor, on each Business Day, each Additional Receivable not previously transferred to the Depositor and the Depositor shall purchase each such Additional Receivable together with all of the other Transferred Assets related to such Receivable.
(b)      HLSS’s Purchase Price to OLS . In consideration of the sale to HLSS of the OLS Receivables and related OLS Transferred Assets, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, HLSS shall, on each Sale Date or otherwise promptly following such Sale Date if so agreed by OLS and HLSS, pay and deliver to OLS, in immediately available funds, a purchase price (the “ HLSS Purchase Price ”) equal to 100% of the sum of the Receivable Balances of all Advance Receivables sold by OLS to HLSS on such Sale Date or otherwise promptly following such Sale Date if so agreed by OLS. HLSS has paid the purchase price for the Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
(c)      Depositor’s Purchase Price . In consideration of the sale, assignment, transfer and conveyance to the Depositor of the Aggregate Receivables and related Transferred Assets, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Depositor shall, on each Sale Date, or otherwise promptly following such Sale Date if so agreed by HLSS and the Depositor, pay and deliver to HLSS, in immediately available funds, a purchase price (the “ Purchase Price ”) equal to the fair market value of the Receivables sold by HLSS to the Depositor on such Sale Date. To the extent that the Purchase Price of the Additional Receivables is greater than the cash portion of the Purchase Price, then the Depositor shall (i) first, pay such portion of the Purchase Price in the form of a borrowing under the Promissory Note in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A ; provided however, that the Depositor may not make any borrowing under the Subordinated Note unless at the time of (and immediately after) each borrowing thereunder, both before and after the sale transaction (1) the Depositor’s total assets exceed its total liabilities, (2) the Depositor’s cash on hand is sufficient to satisfy all of its current obligations (other than its obligations under the Subordinated Note and the obligation to pay the Purchase Price), (3) the Depositor is adequately capitalized at a commercially reasonable level and (4) the Depositor has determined that its financial capacity to meet its financial commitment under the Subordinated Note is adequate and (ii) second, to the extent the Depositor cannot make a borrowing under the Subordinated Note, accept a contribution to its capital from HLSS in an amount equal to the remaining unpaid portion of the Purchase Price. HLSS is hereby authorized by the Depositor to endorse on the schedule attached to the Subordinated Note an appropriate notation evidencing the date and amount of each advance thereunder, as well as the date of each payment with respect thereto, provided that the failure to make such notation shall not affect any obligation of the Depositor thereunder.  HLSS shall record in its books and records all increases in and payments in reduction of the outstanding principal amount of the Subordinated Note.
(d)      Removal of Designated Servicing Agreements or Receivables . On any date on and/or after the satisfaction of all conditions specified in Section 2.1(c)(ii) of the Indenture, HLSS may remove a Designated Servicing Agreement from the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule (each such Servicing Agreement so removed, a “ Removed Servicing Agreement ”). Upon the removal of a Designated Servicing Agreement from the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule, (i) except if HLSS conducts a Permitted Refinancing, all Receivables related to Advances made by or Deferred Servicing Fees accrued by the Servicer under such Removed Servicing Agreement previously transferred to the Depositor and Granted to the Indenture Trustee for inclusion in the Trust Estate, shall remain subject to the lien of the Indenture except as otherwise provided therein, in which case the Receivables Seller may not assign to another Person any Receivables arising under that Removed Servicing Agreement until all Receivables that arose under that Removed Servicing Agreement that are included in the Trust Estate shall have been paid in full or sold in a Permitted Refinancing, and (ii) all Receivables related to such Removed Servicing Agreement arising on or after the date that the related Servicing Agreement was removed from the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule (the “ Stop Date ”) shall not be sold to the Depositor and shall not constitute Additional Receivables.
(e)      OLS Marking of Books and Records . OLS shall, at its own expense, on or prior to the applicable Sale Date, in the case of OLS Additional Receivables, indicate in its books and records (including its computer records) that the OLS Additional Receivables arising under each Designated Servicing Agreement and the related OLS Transferred Assets have been sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to HLSS in accordance with this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement. OLS shall not alter the indication referenced in this paragraph with respect to any OLS Additional Receivables during the term of this Agreement (except in accordance with Section 9(a) ). If a third party, including a potential purchaser of OLS Additional Receivables, should inquire as to the status of the OLS Additional Receivables, OLS shall promptly indicate to such third party that the OLS Additional Receivables have been sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed and OLS (except in accordance with Section 9(a) ) shall not claim any right, title or interest (including, but not limited to ownership interest) therein.
(f)      HLSS Marking of Books and Records . HLSS shall, at its own expense, on or prior to (i) the Closing Date, in the case of the Initial Receivables, and (ii) the applicable Sale Date, in the case of Additional Receivables, indicate in its books and records (including its computer records) that the Receivables arising under each Designated Servicing Agreement and the related Transferred Assets have been sold and/or contributed, assigned, transferred and conveyed to the Depositor in accordance with this Agreement. HLSS shall not alter the indication referenced in this paragraph with respect to any Receivable during the term of this Agreement (except in accordance with Section 9(b) ). If a third party, including a potential purchaser of a Receivable, should inquire as to the status of the Receivables, HLSS shall promptly indicate to such third party that the Receivables have been sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed and HLSS (except in accordance with Section 9(b) ) shall not claim any right, title or interest (including, but not limited to ownership interest) therein.
Section 3.      OLS’s and HLSS’s Acknowledgment and Consent to Assignment.
(a)      Acknowledgment and Consent to Assignment . Each of OLS and HLSS hereby acknowledges that the Depositor has sold and/or contributed, assigned, transferred and conveyed to the Issuer, and that the Issuer has Granted to the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, the rights (but not the obligations) of the Depositor under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the right to enforce the obligations of each of OLS and HLSS hereunder. Each of OLS and HLSS hereby consents to such Grant by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture and acknowledges that each of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee (on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties) shall be a third party beneficiary in respect of the representations, warranties, covenants, rights, indemnities and other benefits arising hereunder that are so Granted by the Issuer. Moreover, each of OLS and HLSS hereby authorizes and appoints as its attorney-in-fact the Depositor, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as the Issuer’s assignee, on behalf of the Depositor, to execute and deliver such documents or certificates as may be necessary in order to enforce its rights under this Agreement and its rights to collect the Aggregate Receivables.
(b)      Access to OLS Records . In connection with the conveyances hereunder and under the Purchase Agreement, OLS hereby grants to the Depositor (and its assigns) an irrevocable license to access all records relating to the OLS Receivables, without the need for any further documentation in connection with any conveyance hereunder other than a confidentiality agreement reasonably agreeable to OLS; provided , however , that the Depositor (and its assigns) may not exercise any right under such license until an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and provided further that such license is for the limited purpose of administering and accounting for the Aggregate Receivables. In connection with such license, and subject to the foregoing provisos, OLS hereby grants to the Depositor (and its assigns) an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (subject to the restrictions contained in any license with respect thereto) to use, without royalty or payment of any kind, all software used by OLS, as receivables seller or as servicer as the case may be, to account for the OLS Receivables, to the extent necessary to administer the OLS Receivables and such software is owned by OLS, as the case may be. With respect to software owned by others and used by OLS under license agreements, OLS shall cooperate with the Depositor (and its assigns) to identify such software and the applicable licensors thereof and provide such other information available to it and reasonably necessary in order for the Depositor to obtain its own licenses with respect to such software. The licenses granted by OLS pursuant to this Section 3 with respect to software owned by it shall be irrevocable and shall terminate on the last MSR Transfer Date.
(c)      Access to HLSS Records . In connection with the conveyances hereunder and under the Purchase Agreement, HLSS hereby grants to the Depositor (and its assigns) an irrevocable license to access all records relating to the Aggregate Receivables, without the need for any further documentation in connection with any conveyance hereunder; provided , however , that the Depositor (and its assigns) may not exercise any right under such license until an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and provided further that such license is for the limited purpose of administering and accounting for the Aggregate Receivables. In connection with such license, and subject to the foregoing provisos, HLSS hereby grants to the Depositor (and its assigns) an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (subject to the restrictions contained in any license with respect thereto) to use, without royalty or payment of any kind, all software used by HLSS, as receivables seller or as servicer as the case may be, to account for the Aggregate Receivables, to the extent necessary to administer the Aggregate Receivables and such software is owned by HLSS. With respect to software owned by others and used by HLSS under license agreements, HLSS shall cooperate with the Depositor (and its assigns) to identify such software and the applicable licensors thereof and provide such other information available to it and reasonably necessary in order for the Depositor to obtain its own licenses with respect to such software. The licenses granted by HLSS pursuant to this Section 3 with respect to software owned by it shall be irrevocable and shall terminate on the Receivables Sale Termination Date.
Section 4.      Representations and Warranties of OLS, as Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as Initial Receivables Seller.
OLS, as initial receivables seller and as servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), hereby makes the following representations and warranties for the benefit of HLSS, on which HLSS is relying in purchasing the OLS Receivables and executing this Agreement. The representations are made as of the date of this Agreement and as of each Sale Date prior to the related MSR Transfer Date, except as set forth herein with respect to the representations of OLS in its capacity as Subservicer. Such representations and warranties shall survive the sale, assignment, transfer and conveyance of any OLS Receivables and any other related OLS Transferred Assets to HLSS.
(a)      General Representations and Warranties .
(i)      Not an Investment Company . OLS is not required to be registered as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.
(ii)      All Taxes, Fees and Charges Relating to Transaction and Transaction Documents Paid . Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges due and payable by OLS in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been or will be paid by OLS at or prior to the date of this Agreement or such other date when such taxes are due (other than any taxes being disputed in good faith in respect of which OLS has appropriate reserves) except where failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a material Adverse Effect.
(iii)      Solvency . OLS, both prior to and after giving effect to each sale of OLS Receivables with respect to the Designated Servicing Agreements on each Sale Date or on the Closing Date, as applicable prior to the final MSR Transfer Date, (1) is not, and will not be, “insolvent” (as such term is defined in § 101(32)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code), (2) is, and will be, able to pay its debts as they become due, and (3) does not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which it is engaged or for any business or transaction in which it is about to engage.
(iv)      Ability to Perform Obligations . OLS does not believe, nor does it have any reasonable cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement in all material respects.
(v)      Information . The documents, certificates and reports furnished by OLS in writing pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, taken together as a whole, do not contain and will not contain when furnished any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(vi)      Name . The legal name of OLS is as set forth in this Agreement and OLS does not have any trade names, fictitious names, assumed names or “doing business” names, other than such names identified in accordance with this Agreement.
(vii)      Compliance With Laws . OLS has complied or shall comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions or decrees to which it may be subject, except where the failure to so comply should not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the enforceability, value or collectability of the OLS Receivables.
(viii)      Valid Transfer . Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the related Assignment of Advance Receivables by each of the parties hereto and thereto and delivery of and the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule, this Agreement and such Assignment of Advance Receivables shall evidence a valid sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of the OLS Initial Receivables as of the initial Funding Date and the OLS Additional Receivables as of the applicable Sale Date to HLSS prior to the final MSR Transfer Date, which is enforceable against creditors of and purchasers from OLS except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws and by equitable principles. OLS has sold all of its right, title and interest in the rights to the Rights to MSRs (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) for each Designated Servicing Agreement to HLSS and the Excess Servicing Fee Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
(ix)      Binding Obligation . This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which OLS is a party has been, or when delivered will have been, duly executed and delivered and each constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of OLS, enforceable against OLS, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws and by equitable principles.
(x)      Perfection .
(A)      This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the OLS Receivables and the related OLS Transferred Assets with respect thereto in favor of HLSS, which security interest is prior to all other Adverse Claims, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from OLS; and
(B)      OLS has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the OLS Receivables and the related OLS Transferred Assets, other than under this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, except pursuant to any agreement that has been terminated on or prior to the date hereof. OLS has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statement filed against it covering the OLS Receivables and the related OLS Transferred Assets other than those filed in connection with this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and those that have been terminated on or prior to the date hereof or for which the lien with respect to the Receivables has been released. OLS is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against the OLS Transferred Assets.
(xi)      Eligible Subservicer . With respect to any Designated Servicing Agreement, on and after each MSR Transfer Date, OLS is an Eligible Subservicer.
(xii)      True Sale . OLS accounts for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with GAAP and intends and acknowledges that the conveyance of the OLS Receivables and OLS Transferred Assets is a sale to HLSS.
(b)      Representations and Warranties of OLS Concerning the OLS Receivables . The following representations and warranties are made in respect of each OLS Receivable as of the Sale Date therefor:
(i)      OLS’s Reporting Obligations . With respect to each OLS Receivable, OLS is not aware of any circumstances which could reasonably be expected to make it unable to perform its reporting obligations as set forth in the Indenture in any material respect.
(ii)      No Fraudulent Conveyance . OLS has sold or is selling, as applicable, the OLS Receivables to HLSS in furtherance of its ordinary business purposes, with no intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors.
(iii)      Fair Consideration . The aggregate consideration received by OLS pursuant to this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement is fair consideration having reasonably equivalent value to the value of the Aggregate Receivables and the performance of the obligations of OLS, as receivables seller, hereunder.
(iv)      Bulk Transfer . No sale, contribution, transfer, assignment or conveyance of Receivables by OLS to HLSS contemplated by this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement will be subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.
(v)      Reimbursement or Payment of Receivables . OLS has no reason to believe that at the time of the transfer of any Receivables to HLSS pursuant hereto prior to the final MSR Transfer Date, such Receivables will not be reimbursed or paid in full.
(vi)      Facility Eligible Receivables . Each OLS Receivable is payable in United States dollars, is a Facility Eligible Receivable and is transferred pursuant to a Designated Servicing Agreement (including the Subserviced Servicing Agreements) that is a Facility Eligible Servicing Agreement (except those transferred pursuant to any Ineligible Designated Servicing Agreement), and, if it is an Advance Receivable, the Advance related to such OLS Receivable has been fully funded by OLS (or any predecessor servicer) using its own funds and/or Amounts Held for Future Distribution (to the extent permitted under the related Designated Servicing Agreement) and/or amounts received by OLS from (or on behalf of) HLSS under this Agreement; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, OLS makes no representation or warranty (i) as to the status of title or any interest of the Depositor, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee to or in any OLS Receivables, (ii) with respect to any transfer of Receivables by HLSS, the Depositor or the Issuer, (iii) as to any actions or inactions of HLSS, the Depositor or the Issuer concerning the Receivables or as to the accuracy of any representation or warranty of such parties concerning the Receivables, (iv) as to clause (vii) of the definition of “Facility Eligible Receivable,” (except to the extent covered in other representations by OLS in this Agreement), or (v) with respect to Receivables arising under any Ineligible Designated Servicing Agreement. Each Receivable arises from an Advance or Deferred Servicing Fee for which OLS is entitled to reimbursement or payment, as applicable, pursuant to a Designated Servicing Agreement (including the Subserviced Servicing Agreements).
(vii)      Good Title . Except to the extent such Receivables have been sold to HLSS pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, immediately prior to each purchase of OLS Receivables hereunder, OLS is the legal and beneficial owner of each such Receivable and the related OLS Transferred Assets with respect thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claims other than Permitted Liens; and immediately upon the transfer and assignment thereof, HLSS will have good and marketable title to, with the right to sell and encumber, each OLS Receivable, whether now existing or hereafter arising, together with the related OLS Transferred Assets with respect thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claims other than Permitted Liens.
(viii)      Assignment Permitted under Servicing Agreements . Each OLS Receivable arising under a Designated Servicing Agreement (including the Subserviced Servicing Agreements) is fully transferable and such transfer will not violate the terms of, or require the consent of any Person under the related Designated Servicing Agreement or any other document or agreement to which OLS or Homeward is a party or to which its assets or properties are subject (other than any consents that have been obtained).
(ix)      Schedule of Receivables . The information set forth in the Schedule of Receivables hereto shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and each Funding Date.
(x)      No Fraud . As of any Sale Date through the final MSR Transfer Date, with respect to the OLS Receivables transferred on such date, no Receivable has been identified by OLS or reported to OLS by the related MBS Trustee as having resulted from fraud perpetrated by any Person.
(xi)      No Impairment of OLS’s Rights . As of the Closing Date, or as of any Sale Date with respect to any OLS Receivables sold by OLS through the final MSR Transfer Date on such date, neither OLS nor any other Person under the control or common control of OLS has taken any action that, or failed to take any action the omission of which, would materially and adversely affect its rights or the rights of its assignees, with respect to any OLS Receivables.
(xii)      No Defenses . As of the related Sale Date through the final MSR Transfer Date, each OLS Receivable represents valid entitlement to be paid, has not been reimbursed or paid in whole or in part or been compromised, adjusted, extended, satisfied, subordinated, rescinded, waived, amended or modified, and is not subject to compromise, adjustment, extension, satisfaction, subordination, rescission, set-off, counterclaim, defense, waiver, amendment or modification by any Person.
(xiii)      No Action to Impair Collectability . OLS has not taken (or omitted to take) and will not take (or omit to take), and has no notice that any other Person under the control or common control of OLS has taken (or omitted to take) or will take (or omit to take) any action with the intent to impair the collectability of any OLS Receivable.
(xiv)      No Pending Proceedings . There are no proceedings pending, or, to the best of OLS’s knowledge, threatened, wherein any governmental agency has (A) alleged that any OLS Receivable is illegal or unenforceable, (B) asserted the invalidity of any OLS Receivable or (C) sought any determination or ruling that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the enforceability, value or collectability of any OLS Receivable.
(xv)      UCC Classification . No OLS Receivable is secured by “real property” or “fixtures” or evidenced by an “instrument” under and as defined in the UCC. The OLS Receivables constitute “general intangibles,” “accounts,” or “payment intangibles” within the meaning of the applicable UCC.
(xvi)      Enforceability . Each OLS Receivable is enforceable in accordance with its terms set forth in the related Designated Servicing Agreement subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws and to equitable principles. Each Advance is valid and enforceable and, at the time it is sold to HLSS, will not be subject to any set-off, counterclaim or other defense to payment by the Obligor, the related securitization trust, the related MBS Trustee, or any other party.
(xvii)      No Consent Required . Each OLS Receivable is assignable by OLS, and by HLSS and its successors and assigns, without the consent of any other Person (except any such consent that shall have been obtained), and upon acquiring the OLS Receivables, HLSS will have the right to pledge the OLS Receivables without the consent of any other Person (except any such consent that shall have been obtained) and without any other restrictions on such pledge except where failure to obtain such consents will not have an adverse effect on the enforceability, value or collectability of the OLS Receivables.
(xviii)      No Government Receivables . No OLS Receivable is due from the United States of America or any state or from any agency, department or instrumentality of the United States of America or any state thereof.
(c)      Survival . It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4(a) and Section 4(b) shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement but that the representations and warranties in Section 4(b) are made only on the Sale Date for each Receivable.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties made by OLS, as initial receivables seller and as servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), pursuant to this Agreement, on which HLSS, the Depositor and the Issuer are relying in accepting the OLS Receivables, on which HLSS and the Depositor are relying in executing this Agreement, on which the Issuer is relying in executing the Receivables Pooling Agreement and on which the Noteholders are relying in purchasing the Notes, and the rights and remedies of HLSS and its assignees under this Agreement against OLS pursuant to this Agreement, inure to the benefit of HLSS, the Depositor, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders, as the assignees of HLSS’s rights hereunder. Such representations and warranties and the rights and remedies for the breach thereof shall survive the sale, assignment, transfer and conveyance of any OLS Receivables from OLS to HLSS and its assignees, and the conveyance thereof by HLSS to the Depositor and its assignees, and the pledge thereof by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders and shall be fully exercisable by the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders.
(d)      Remedies Upon Breach .
(i)      OLS shall inform HLSS, the Indenture Trustee and the Administrative Agent promptly, in writing, upon the discovery of any breach of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder.
(ii)      In the case of any breach of any representation or warranty set forth in Section 4(b), unless such breach of a representation and warranty shall have been cured or waived within thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of the discovery of such breach by OLS or receipt of written notice of such breach by OLS, such that such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as if made on such day, and OLS shall have delivered to HLSS an officer’s certificate describing the nature of such breach and the manner in which the relevant representation and warranty became true and correct or the breach was otherwise cured, OLS shall either repurchase the affected Receivables or indemnify its assignees (including HLSS, the Depositor, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and each of their respective assignees), against and hold its assignees (including HLSS, the Depositor, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and each of their respective assignees) harmless from any cost, liability and expense, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, whether incurred in enforcement proceedings between the parties or otherwise, incurred as a result of, or arising from, such breach (each such repurchase or indemnification amount to be paid hereunder, an “ Indemnity Payment ”), the amount of which shall equal the Receivables Balance of any affected Receivable; provided, that, unless such breach of representation and warranty is in respect of Section 4(b)(vi) above because of the failure of any related Receivable to satisfy the requirements of clause (iii) of the definition of “Facility Eligible Receivable” (in which case, this proviso shall not apply), any unpaid amount shall be payable at such time only if the Collateral Test is not satisfied, to the extent necessary to satisfy the Collateral Test. This Section 4(d)(ii) sets forth the exclusive remedy for a breach of representation, warranty or covenant by OLS, pertaining to a OLS Receivable sold by OLS; provided that HLSS (but not the Indenture Trustee or Noteholders) may have alternative remedies under the Purchase Agreement. HLSS may waive the payment by OLS of any requirement to make any Indemnity Payment if HLSS makes such Indemnity Payment for such Receivable pursuant to Section 5 below or if HLSS is not required to make such Indemnity Payment for such Receivable pursuant to Section 5 below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant shall not be waived by the Issuer under any circumstances without the consent of the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes that are not Variable Funding Notes and the Series Required Noteholders for each Series of Variable Funding Notes that are Outstanding. HLSS shall not be limited from pursuing any right or remedy under the Purchase Agreement in respect of any Receivable the event that the Indenture Trustee or any Secured Party, as assignee of HLSS, the Depositor and the Issuer, exercises any rights or remedies under this Section 4(d).
Section 5.      Representations, Warranties and Certain Covenants of HLSS, as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as Receivables Seller.
HLSS, as receivables seller and as servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates), hereby makes the following representations, warranties and covenants for the benefit of the Depositor, the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders, on which the Depositor is relying in purchasing the Aggregate Receivables and executing this Agreement, on which the Issuer is relying in purchasing the Aggregate Receivables and executing the Receivables Pooling Agreement, and on which the Noteholders are relying in purchasing the Notes. The representations are made as of the date of this Agreement, and as of each Sale Date. Such representations and warranties shall survive the sale and/or contribution, assignment, transfer and conveyance of any Receivables and any other related Transferred Assets to the Depositor and the Issuer.
(a)      General Representations, Warranties and Covenants .
(xix)      Organization and Good Standing . HLSS is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted, and had at all relevant times, and now has and so long as any Notes are outstanding, will continue to have, power, authority and legal right to acquire, own, hold, transfer, assign and convey the Receivables.
(xx)      Due Qualification . HLSS is and will continue to be duly qualified to do business as a limited liability company in good standing, and has obtained and will keep in full force and effect all necessary licenses, permits and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business shall require such qualifications, licenses, permits or approvals and as to which the failure to obtain or to keep in full force and effect such licenses, permits or approvals would have a material and adverse impact upon the value or collectability of the Receivables and such failure cannot be subsequently cured for the purposes of enforcing contracts.
(xxi)      Power and Authority . HLSS has and will continue to have all requisite limited liability company power and authority to own the Receivables, and HLSS has and will continue to have all requisite limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the initial Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule and each subsequent Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule, each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and any and all other instruments and documents necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (collectively, the “ HLSS Related Documents ”), and to perform each of its obligations under this Agreement and under the HLSS Related Documents, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by HLSS, and the execution and delivery of each of the HLSS Related Documents by HLSS, the performance by HLSS of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly authorized by HLSS and no further limited liability company action or other actions are required to be taken by HLSS in connection therewith.
(xxii)      No Violation . Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or the Related Documents by HLSS, nor the consummation by HLSS of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Related Documents or the other Transaction Documents to which HLSS is a party (A) will violate the organizational documents of HLSS, (B) will constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default), or result in a breach or acceleration of, any material indenture, agreement or other material instrument to which HLSS or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it or any of them is bound, or which may be applicable to HLSS, (C) constitutes a default (whether with notice or lapse of time or both), or results in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of the property or assets of HLSS under the terms of any of the foregoing, or (D) violates any statute, ordinance or law or any rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or of any public, governmental or regulatory body, agency or authority applicable to HLSS or its properties.
(xxiii)      No Proceedings . There is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or to HLSS’s knowledge, threatened, against HLSS (A) in which a third party not affiliated with the Indenture Trustee or a Noteholder asserts the invalidity of any of the Transaction Documents, (B) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents, (C) seeking any determination or ruling that should reasonably be expected to affect materially and adversely the performance by HLSS or its Affiliates of their obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, any of the Transaction Documents or (D) relating to HLSS or its Affiliates and which should reasonably be expected to affect adversely the federal income tax attributes of the Notes. There is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or to HLSS’s knowledge, threatened, against OLS relating to OLS or its Affiliates and which should reasonably be expected to affect adversely the federal income tax attributes of the Notes.
(xxiv)      Ownership of Depositor . HLSS owns 100% of the membership interest in the Depositor. No Person other than HLSS has any rights to acquire membership interests in the Depositor. HLSS shall not assign, sell, convey or otherwise transfer its ownership of the membership interest in the Depositor, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall consider, among other things, whether there continues to be adequate consideration for the Receivables transfers from HLSS to the Depositor, following any such transfer.
(xxv)      Ownership of Issuer . 100% of the Owner Trust Certificate of the Issuer is owned by the Depositor. No Person other than the Depositor has any rights to acquire all or any portion of the Owner Trust Certificate in the Issuer.
(xxvi)      No Violation of Exchange Act or Regulations T, U or X . None of the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents (including the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes) will result in a violation of Section 7 of the Exchange Act, or any regulations issued pursuant thereto, including Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R., Chapter II.
(xxvii)      All Consents Obtained . All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders or other actions of any persons or of any governmental body or official required in connection with the execution and delivery by HLSS or the Depositor of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which HLSS, the Depositor or the Issuer is a party, the performance by HLSS of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the fulfillment by HLSS of the terms hereof and thereof, including without limitation, the transfer of Receivables from HLSS to the Depositor and from the Depositor to the Issuer and the pledge thereof by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee, have been obtained.
(xxviii)      Perfection .
(A)      This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Aggregate Receivables and the related Transferred Assets with respect thereto in favor of the Depositor, which security interest is prior to all other Adverse Claims, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from HLSS;
(B)      HLSS has caused the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under the UCC in order to perfect the security interest in the: (1) OLS Receivables and the related OLS Transferred Assets granted by OLS to HLSS under the Purchase Agreement and (2) the Aggregate Receivables and the related Transferred Assets granted by HLSS to the Depositor hereunder; and
(C)      HLSS has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Aggregate Receivables and the related Transferred Assets, other than under this Agreement, except pursuant to any agreement that has been terminated on or prior to the date hereof. HLSS has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statement filed against it, the Depositor or the Issuer covering the Aggregate Receivables and the related Transferred Assets other than those filed in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and those that have been terminated on or prior to the date hereof or for which the lien with respect to the Receivables has been released. HLSS is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against it.
(xxix)      Not an Investment Company . None of HLSS, the Depositor, the Issuer nor the Trust Estate is required to be registered as an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by a company required to be registered as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act, and none of the execution, delivery or performance of obligations under this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated thereby (including, without limitation, the sale of the Transferred Assets hereunder) will violate any provision of the Investment Company Act, or any rule, regulation or order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
(xxx)      All Taxes, Fees and Charges Relating to Transaction and Transaction Documents Paid . Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges due and payable by HLSS, the Depositor or the Issuer in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been or will be paid by HLSS or the Depositor at or prior to the date of this Agreement or such other date which taxes are due (other than any taxes being disputed in good faith in respect of which HLSS has appropriate reserves).
(xxxi)      Solvency . HLSS, both prior to and after giving effect to each sale or contribution of Receivables with respect to the Designated Servicing Agreements on each Sale Date, (1) is not, and will not be, “insolvent” (as such term is defined in § 101(32)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code), (2) is, and will be, able to pay its debts as they become due, and (3) does not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which it is engaged or for any business or transaction in which it is about to engage.
(xxxii)      Information to Note Rating Agencies . All information provided by HLSS to any Note Rating Agency in connection with the Notes, taken together, is true and correct in all material respects.
(xxxiii)      Ability to Perform Obligations . HLSS does not believe, nor does it have any reasonable cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement in all material respects.
(xxxiv)      Information . The documents, certificates or reports furnished by HLSS in writing pursuant to this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, taken together as a whole, do not contain and will not contain when furnished any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(xxxv)      Name . The legal name of HLSS is as set forth in this Agreement and HLSS does not have any trade names, fictitious names, assumed names or “doing business” names, other than such names identified in accordance with this Agreement.
(xxxvi)      Default . None of HLSS, the Depositor or the Issuer is in default (or, with respect to HLSS, subject to termination as servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates)) under any material agreement, contract, instrument or indenture to which such Person is a party or by which it or its properties is or are bound (including without limitation, each Designated Servicing Agreement), or with respect to any order of any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body which should reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated hereunder, and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a default with respect to any such agreement, contract, instrument or indenture, or with respect to any such order of any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body.
(xxxvii)      No Change in Condition of HLSS . Since each related MSR Transfer Date for each Designated Servicing Agreement, there has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of HLSS, as Servicer, which would have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(xxxviii)      Good Standing . After an MSR Transfer Date, HLSS is in good standing to sell and service mortgage loans and no event has occurred which would make HLSS unable to comply with eligibility requirements that could reasonably be expected to result in a material Adverse Effect.
(xxxix)      Compliance With Laws . HLSS has complied or shall comply in all respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions or decrees to which it may be subject, except where the failure to so comply should not be reasonably expected to have a material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of HLSS, or the ability of HLSS, the Depositor or the Issuer to perform their respective obligations hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Documents.
(xl)      Accounting . HLSS accounts for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as a sale from HLSS to the Depositor, except to the extent that such sales are not recognized under GAAP due to consolidated financial reporting.
(xli)      Appointment of Subservicers . HLSS shall not appoint any Subservicer other than OLS unless and until each rating agency that rated the related mortgage-backed securities as stated in the documentation for the related securitization trust (if applicable to the related Mortgage Pool), shall have delivered written confirmation that the appointment of such Subservicer will not result in a reduction of the then-current ratings of such securities, if rating agency confirmation is required for the appointment of a subservicer by HLSS under the related Designated Servicing Agreement.
(xlii)      Valid Transfer . Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Assignment of Receivables and the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule by each of the parties hereto, this Agreement shall evidence a valid sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Initial Receivables as of the initial Funding Date and the Additional Receivables as of the applicable Sale Date to the Depositor, which is enforceable against creditors of and purchasers from HLSS except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws and by equitable principles.
(xliii)      Binding Obligation . This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which HLSS is a party has been, or when delivered will have been, duly executed and delivered and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of HLSS, enforceable against HLSS, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws and by equitable principles.
(b)      Representations, Warranties and Covenants of HLSS Concerning the Receivables . The following representations and warranties are made in respect of each Receivable as of the Sale Date therefor:
(i)      Good Title . Immediately prior to each Purchase of Receivables hereunder, HLSS is the legal and beneficial owner of each such Receivable and the related Transferred Assets with respect thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claims other than Permitted Liens; and immediately upon the transfer and assignment thereof, the Depositor and its assignees will have good and marketable title to, with the right to sell and encumber, each Receivable, whether now existing or hereafter arising, together with the related Transferred Assets with respect thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claims other than Permitted Liens.
(ii)      No Fraudulent Conveyance . HLSS is selling or contributing the Aggregate Receivables to the Depositor in furtherance of its ordinary business purposes, with no intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors.
(iii)      Fair Consideration . The aggregate consideration received by HLSS, as receivables seller, pursuant to this Agreement is fair consideration having reasonably equivalent value to the value of the Aggregate Receivables and the performance of the obligations of HLSS, as receivables seller, hereunder.
(iv)      Bulk Transfer . No sale, contribution, transfer, assignment or conveyance of Receivables by HLSS, as receivables seller, to the Depositor contemplated by this Agreement or by the Depositor to the Issuer pursuant to the Receivables Pooling Agreement will be subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.
(v)      Facility Eligible Receivables . Each Receivable is payable in United States dollars, is a Facility Eligible Receivable and is transferred pursuant to a Designated Servicing Agreement that is a Facility Eligible Servicing Agreement (except those transferred pursuant to any Ineligible Designated Servicing Agreement); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, HLSS makes no representation or warranty with respect to Receivables arising under any Ineligible Designated Servicing Agreement. Each Receivable arises from an Advance or Deferred Servicing Fee for which HLSS is entitled to reimbursement or payment, as applicable, pursuant to a Designated Servicing Agreement.
(vi)      Assignment Permitted under Servicing Agreements . Each Receivable arising under a Designated Servicing Agreement is fully transferable and such transfer will not violate the terms of, or require the consent of any Person under the related Designated Servicing Agreement or any other document or agreement to which HLSS is a party or to which its assets or properties are subject (other than any consents that have been obtained).
(vii)      Reimbursement or Payment of Receivables . HLSS has no reason to believe that at the time of the transfer of any Receivables to the Depositor pursuant hereto, such Receivables will not be reimbursed or paid in full.
(viii)      No Fraud . As of any Sale Date, with respect to the Receivables transferred on such date, no Receivable has been identified by HLSS or reported to OLS by the related MBS Trustee as having resulted from fraud perpetrated by any Person.
(ix)      No Impairment of HLSS’s Rights . As of the Closing Date, or as of any Sale Date with respect to any Receivables sold on such date, neither HLSS nor any other Person has taken any action that, or failed to take any action the omission of which, would materially impair its rights or the rights of its assignees, with respect to any Receivables.
(x)      No Defenses . As of the related Sale Date, each Receivable represents valid entitlement to be paid, has not been reimbursed or paid in whole or in part or been compromised, adjusted, extended, satisfied, subordinated, rescinded, waived, amended or modified, and is not subject to compromise, adjustment, extension, satisfaction, subordination, rescission, set-off, counterclaim, defense, waiver, amendment or modification by any Person.
(xi)      No Action to Impair Collectability . HLSS has not taken (or omitted to take) and will not take (or omit to take), and has no notice that any other Person has taken (or omitted to take) or will take (or omit to take) any action that could impair the collectability of any Receivable.
(xii)      No Pending Proceedings . There are no proceedings pending, or, to the best of HLSS’s knowledge, threatened, wherein any governmental agency has (A) alleged that any Receivable is illegal or unenforceable, (B) asserted the invalidity of any Receivable or (C) sought any determination or ruling that might adversely affect the payment or enforceability of any Receivable.
(xiii)      HLSS’s Reporting Obligations . With respect to each Receivable, HLSS is not aware of any circumstances which could reasonably be expected to make it unable to perform its reporting obligations as set forth in the Indenture in any material respect.
(xiv)      UCC Classification . No Receivable is secured by “real property” or “fixtures” or evidenced by an “instrument” under and as defined in the UCC. The Aggregate Receivables constitute “general intangibles,” “accounts,” or “payment intangibles” within the meaning of the applicable UCC.
(xv)      Enforceability; Compliance with Laws . Each Receivable is enforceable in accordance with its terms set forth in the related Designated Servicing Agreement. Each Advance complied with all applicable laws, including those relating to consumer protection, is valid and enforceable and, at the time it is sold to the Depositor, will not be subject to any set-off, counterclaim or other defense to payment by the Obligor, the related securitization trust, the related MBS Trustee, or any other party.
(xvi)      No Consent Required . Each Receivable is assignable by HLSS, and by the Depositor and its successors and assigns, without the consent of any other Person (except any such consent that shall have been obtained), and upon acquiring the Receivables the Issuer will have the right to pledge the Receivables without the consent of any other Person (except any such consent that shall have been obtained) and without any other restrictions on such pledge.
(xvii)      No Government Receivables . No Receivable is due from the United States of America or any state or from any agency, department or instrumentality of the United States of America or any state thereof.
(xviii)      Schedule of Receivables . The information set forth in the Schedule of Receivables hereto shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and each Funding Date.
(c)      Survival . It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5(a) and Section 5(b) shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement but that the representations and warranties in Section 5(b) are made only on the Sale Date for each Receivable.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties made by HLSS, as receivables seller and as servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates), pursuant to this Agreement, on which the Depositor and the Issuer are relying in accepting the Receivables, on which the Depositor is relying in executing this Agreement, on which the Issuer is relying in executing the Receivables Pooling Agreement and on which the Noteholders are relying in purchasing the Notes, and the rights and remedies of the Depositor and its assignees under this Agreement against HLSS pursuant to this Agreement, inure to the benefit of the Depositor, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders, as the assignees of HLSS’s rights hereunder. Such representations and warranties and the rights and remedies for the breach thereof shall survive the sale and/or contribution, assignment, transfer and conveyance of any Receivables from HLSS to the Depositor and its assignees, and the pledge thereof by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders and shall be fully exercisable by the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders.
(d)      Remedies Upon Breach .
(i)      HLSS shall inform the Indenture Trustee and the Administrative Agent promptly, in writing, upon the discovery of any breach of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder.
(ii)      In the case of any breach of any representation or warranty set forth in Section 4(b), unless such breach of representation and warranty shall have been cured or waived within thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of the discovery of such breach by HLSS or receipt of written notice of such breach by HLSS, such that such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as if made on such day, and HLSS shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an officer’s certificate describing the nature of such breach and the manner in which the relevant representation and warranty became true and correct or the breach was otherwise cured, HLSS shall either repurchase the affected Receivables or indemnify its assignees (including the Depositor, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and each of their respective assignees), against and hold its assignees (including the Depositor, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and each of their respective assignees) harmless from any cost, liability and expense, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, whether incurred in enforcement proceedings between the parties or otherwise, incurred as a result of, or arising from, such breach, the amount of which shall equal the related Indemnity Payment, the amount of which shall equal the Receivables Balance of any affected Receivable; provided, that any unpaid amount shall be payable at such time only if either (i) the Collateral Test is not satisfied, to the extent necessary to satisfy the Collateral Test or (ii) the Full Amortization Period is in effect. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event the Full Amortization Period is not in effect and the Collateral Test is satisfied on the date the obligation to make such Indemnity Payment first arises, the requirement to make such outstanding Indemnity Payment shall be applied on any subsequent date to the extent the Collateral Test is not satisfied or the Full Amortization Period is in effect on such subsequent date. This Section 5(d) sets forth the exclusive remedy for a breach of representation, warranty or covenant by HLSS pertaining to a Receivable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant shall not be waived by the Issuer under any circumstances without the consent of the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes that are not Variable Funding Notes and the Series Required Noteholders for each Series of Variable Funding Notes that are Outstanding.
Section 6.      Termination.
This Agreement (a) may not be terminated prior to the termination of the Indenture and (b) may be terminated at any time thereafter by any party hereto upon written notice to the other parties.
Section 7.      General Covenants of OLS, as Initial Receivables Seller (for certain Designated Servicing Agreements prior to the final MSR Transfer Date) and Servicer (for certain Designated Servicing Agreements prior to the final MSR Transfer Date).
OLS covenants and agrees that, from the date of this Agreement until the final MSR Transfer Date has occurred with respect to all Designated Servicing Agreements:
(a)      Bankruptcy . OLS agrees that it shall comply with Section 14(j) . OLS has not engaged in and does not expect to engage in a business for which its remaining property represents an unreasonably small capitalization. OLS will not transfer any of the OLS Receivables with an intent to hinder, delay or defraud any Person.
(b)      Legal Existence . OLS shall do or cause to be done all things necessary on its part to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence in the jurisdiction of its formation, and to maintain each of its licenses, approvals, registrations and qualifications in all jurisdictions in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such licenses, approvals, registrations or qualifications, except for failures to maintain any such licenses, approvals, registrations or qualifications which cannot be subsequently cured for the purpose of enforcing contracts and which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the enforceability, value or collectability of the OLS Receivables.
(c)      Compliance With Laws . OLS shall comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any governmental authority applicable to its operation, the noncompliance with which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the enforceability, value or collectability of the OLS Receivables.
(d)      Taxes . OLS shall pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income and profits, or upon any of its property or any part thereof, before the same shall become in default; provided that OLS shall not be required to pay and discharge any such tax, assessment, charge or levy so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and OLS shall have set aside adequate reserves, or so long as the failure to pay any such tax, assessment, charge or levy would not have a material adverse effect on the enforceability, value or collectability of the OLS Receivables.
(e)      Amendments to Designated Servicing Agreements . OLS hereby covenants and agrees not to expressly consent to any amendment to the Designated Servicing Agreements except for such amendments that would have no adverse effect upon the collectability or timing of payment of any of the OLS Receivables or the performance of OLS’s obligations under the Transaction Documents or otherwise adversely affect the interest of the Noteholders, any Supplement Credit Enhancement Provider or any Liquidity Provider, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes that are not Variable Funding Notes and the Series Required Noteholders for each Series of Variable Funding Notes that are Outstanding. OLS will, within five (5) Business Days following the effectiveness of such amendments, deliver to the Indenture Trustee copies of all such amendments.
(f)      Keeping of Records and Books of Account . OLS shall maintain documents, books, records and other information which is reasonably necessary for the collection of all OLS Receivables (including, without limitation, records adequate to permit the prompt identification of each new OLS Receivable and all collections of, and adjustments to, each existing OLS Receivable) and such documents, books, records and other information shall be complete and accurate in all material respects.
(g)      Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance . OLS, as servicer, shall obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect so long as it is servicing the mortgage loans related to the OLS Receivables, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy with one or more insurers covering its officers and employees and other persons acting on its behalf in connection with its activities under the Transaction Documents meeting the criteria required by the Designated Servicing Agreements. Coverage of OLS, as servicer or subservicer under a policy or bond obtained by an Affiliate of OLS and providing the coverage required by this subsection (h) shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection (h) . OLS will promptly report in writing to HLSS any material changes that may occur in its fidelity bonds, if any, and/or its errors and omissions insurance policies, as the case may be, and will furnish to HLSS copies of all binders and polices or certificates evidencing that such bonds, if any, and insurance policies are in full force and effect.
(h)      No Adverse Claims, Etc. Against Receivables and Trust Property . OLS hereby covenants that, except for the transfer under the Purchase Agreement, the transfer hereunder and as of any date on which OLS Additional Receivables are transferred, it will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur or assume any Adverse Claim on any of the OLS Receivables, or any interest therein (other than Permitted Liens). OLS shall notify HLSS and its designees of the existence of any Adverse Claim (other than as provided above) on any OLS Receivable promptly upon discovery thereof; and OLS shall use commercially reasonable efforts to defend the right, title and interest of HLSS and its assignees in, to and under the OLS Receivables against all claims of third parties claiming through or under it; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 7 shall be deemed to prohibit any Adverse Claims for municipal or other local taxes and other governmental charges if such taxes or governmental charges shall not at the time be due and payable or if OLS shall currently be contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate Proceedings. In addition, upon HLSS’ reasonable request and at HLSS’ expense, OLS shall take all actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create, or does create, a security interest in the OLS Receivables and the other OLS Transferred Assets, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such until the Receivables Sale Termination Date.
(i)      Taking of Necessary Actions . OLS shall perform all necessary actions reasonably requested by HLSS to sell and/or contribute, assign, transfer and convey the OLS Receivables to HLSS and its assigns, including the Issuer, including, without limitation, any necessary notifications to the MBS Trustees or other parties.
(j)      Ownership . OLS will take all necessary actions reasonably requested by HLSS to establish and maintain, irrevocably in HLSS, legal and equitable title to the OLS Receivables and the related OLS Transferred Assets, free and clear of any Adverse Claim other than Permitted Liens.
(k)      Name Change, Offices and Records . In the event OLS makes any change to its name (within the meaning of Section 9-507(c) of any applicable enactment of the UCC), type or jurisdiction of organization or location of its books and records, it shall notify HLSS, the Depositor, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee thereof and (except with respect to a change of location of books and records) shall deliver to HLSS, the Depositor, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee not later than thirty (30) days after the effectiveness of such change (i) if HLSS, the Depositor, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee shall so request, an opinion of outside counsel to OLS, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to HLSS, the Depositor, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as to the grant or assignment from OLS to HLSS of a security interest in the OLS Receivables, if the transfers thereof by OLS to HLSS are determined not to be true sales, and as to the perfection and priority of HLSS’s security interest in the OLS Receivables in such event, and (ii) such other documents and instruments that HLSS, the Depositor, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may reasonably request in connection therewith and shall take all other steps to ensure that HLSS continues to have a first priority, perfected security interest in the OLS Additional Receivables and the related OLS Transferred Assets.
(l)      Location of Jurisdiction of Organization and Records . In the case of a change in the jurisdiction of organization of OLS or in the case of a change in the “location” of OLS for purposes of Section 9-307 of the UCC, OLS must take all actions necessary or reasonably requested by HLSS to amend its existing financing statements and continuation statements, and file additional financing statements and to take any other steps reasonably requested by HLSS to further perfect or evidence the rights, claims or security interests of any of OLS or any assignee or beneficiary of HLSS’s rights under this Agreement.
(m)      Reserved .
(n)      Amendments to the Purchase Agreement . OLS, hereby covenants and agrees not to amend the Purchase Agreement in any way that adversely affects the sale, assignment, transfer and conveyance of OLS Transferred Assets hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
Section 8.      General Covenants of HLSS, as Receivables Seller and Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates).
HLSS covenants and agrees that, from the date of this Agreement until the termination of the Indenture:
(a)      Bankruptcy . HLSS agrees that it shall comply with Section 14(j) . HLSS has not engaged in and does not expect to engage in a business for which its remaining property represents an unreasonably small capitalization. HLSS will not transfer any of the Aggregate Receivables with an intent to hinder, delay or defraud any Person.
(b)      Legal Existence . HLSS shall do or cause to be done all things necessary on its part to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence in the jurisdiction of its formation, and to maintain each of its licenses, approvals, registrations and qualifications in all jurisdictions in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such licenses, approvals, registrations or qualifications, except for failures to maintain any such licenses, approvals, registrations or qualifications which cannot be subsequently cured for the purpose of enforcing contracts and which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial conditions, operations or the ability of HLSS, the Depositor or the Issuer to perform its obligations hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Documents.
(c)      Compliance With Laws . HLSS shall comply in all material respects with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any governmental authority applicable to its operation, the noncompliance with which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operations or the ability of HLSS, the Depositor or the Issuer to perform their obligations hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Documents.
(d)      Taxes . HLSS shall pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income and profits, or upon any of its property or any part thereof, before the same shall become in default; provided that HLSS shall not be required to pay and discharge any such tax, assessment, charge or levy so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or so long as the failure to pay any such tax, assessment, charge or levy would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of HLSS to perform its obligations hereunder. HLSS shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect to any such tax, assessment, charge or levy so contested.
(e)      Compliance with Representations and Warranties . HLSS covenants that it shall conduct its business such that it will continually comply with all of its representations and warranties made in Section 5(a) .
(f)      Amendments to Designated Servicing Agreements . HLSS hereby covenants and agrees not to expressly consent to any amendment to the Designated Servicing Agreements except for such amendments that would have no adverse effect upon the collectability or timing of payment of any of the Aggregate Receivables or the performance of HLSS’s, the Depositor’s or the Issuer’s obligations under the Transaction Documents or otherwise adversely affect the interest of the Noteholders, any Supplement Credit Enhancement Provider or any Liquidity Provider, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes that are not Variable Funding Notes and the Series Required Noteholders for each Series of Variable Funding Notes that are Outstanding and of each Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider. HLSS will, within five (5) Business Days following the effectiveness of such amendments, deliver to the Indenture Trustee copies of all such amendments.
(g)      Maintenance of Security Interest . HLSS shall from time to time, at its own expense, execute and file such additional financing statements (including continuation statements) as may be necessary to ensure that at any time the interest of the Depositor, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders and any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider and any Liquidity Provider in all of the Aggregate Receivables is fully protected in accordance with the UCC.
(h)      Keeping of Records and Books of Account . HLSS shall maintain accurate, complete and correct documents, books, records and other information which is reasonably necessary for the collection of all Aggregate Receivables (including, without limitation, records adequate to permit the prompt identification of each new Receivable and all collections of, and adjustments to, each existing Receivable).
(i)      Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance . HLSS shall cause the Servicer or the Subservicer to obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect so long as it is servicing the mortgage loans related to the Receivables, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy with one or more insurers covering its officers and employees and other persons acting on its behalf in connection with its activities under the Transaction Documents meeting the criteria required by the Designated Servicing Agreements. In the case of OLS as Servicer or Subservicer, coverage of OLS, as servicer or subservicer under a policy or bond obtained by an Affiliate of OLS and providing the coverage required by this subsection (i) shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection (i) . HLSS shall cause the Servicer or the Subservicer to promptly report in writing to the Depositor any material changes that may occur in its fidelity bonds, if any, and/or its errors and omissions insurance policies, as the case may be, and cause the Servicer or Subservicer to furnish to the Depositor copies of all binders and polices or certificates evidencing that such bonds, if any, and insurance policies are in full force and effect.
(j)      No Adverse Claims, Etc. Against Receivables and Trust Property . HLSS hereby covenants that, except for the transfer hereunder and as of any date on which Additional Receivables are transferred, it will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur or assume any Adverse Claim on any of the Aggregate Receivables, or any interest therein (other than Permitted Liens). HLSS shall notify the Depositor and its designees of the existence of any Adverse Claim (other than as provided above) on any Receivable immediately upon discovery thereof; and HLSS shall defend the right, title and interest of the Depositor and its assignees in, to and under the Receivables against all claims of third parties claiming through or under it; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 8 shall be deemed to apply to any Adverse Claims for municipal or other local taxes and other governmental charges if such taxes or governmental charges shall not at the time be due and payable or if HLSS shall currently be contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate Proceedings. In addition, HLSS shall take all actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create, or does create, a security interest in the Receivables and the other Transferred Assets, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such until the Receivables Sale Termination Date.
(k)      Taking of Necessary Actions . HLSS shall perform all actions necessary to sell and/or contribute, assign, transfer and convey the Aggregate Receivables to the Depositor and its assigns, including the Issuer, including, without limitation, any necessary notifications to the MBS Trustees or other parties.
(l)      Ownership . HLSS will take all necessary action to establish and maintain, irrevocably in the Depositor, legal and equitable title to the Aggregate Receivables and the related Transferred Assets, free and clear of any Adverse Claim (including, without limitation, the filing of all financing statements or other similar instruments or documents necessary under the UCC (or any comparable law) in all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect the Depositor’s interest in such Aggregate Receivables and related Transferred Assets and such other action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the interest of the Depositor or the Indenture Trustee (as the Depositor’s assignee) may reasonably request) other than Permitted Liens.
(m)      Depositor’s Reliance . HLSS acknowledges that the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders are entering into the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in reliance upon the Depositor’s and Issuer’s identity as a legal entity that is separate from it. Therefore, from and after the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement, HLSS will take, and will cause its subsidiaries to take, all reasonable steps to maintain each of the Depositor’s and Issuer’s identity as a separate legal entity and to make it manifest to third parties that each of the Depositor and the Issuer is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of HLSS. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to the other covenants set forth herein, HLSS (i) will not hold itself out, nor permit its subsidiaries to hold themselves out, to third parties as liable for the debts of either the Depositor or the Issuer nor purport to own the Aggregate Receivables and other related Transferred Assets and (ii) will take and will cause its subsidiaries to take all other actions necessary to ensure that the facts and assumptions regarding it set forth in the opinion issued by Sidley Austin LLP, dated the Closing Date, relating to certain bankruptcy issues remain true and correct in all material respects at all times.
(n)      Name Change, Offices and Records . In the event HLSS makes any change to its name (within the meaning of Section 9-507(c) of any applicable enactment of the UCC), type or jurisdiction of organization or location of its books and records, it shall notify the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee thereof and (except with respect to a change of location of books and records) shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee not later than thirty (30) days after the effectiveness of such change (i) such financing statements (Forms UCC1 and UCC3) which the Indenture Trustee (acting at the direction of the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request to reflect such name change, or change in type or jurisdiction of organization, (ii) if the Indenture Trustee shall so request, an opinion of outside counsel to HLSS, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, as to the grant or assignment from HLSS to the Depositor of a security interest in the Aggregate Receivables, if the transfers thereof by HLSS to the Depositor are determined not to be true sales, and as to the perfection and priority of the Depositor’s security interest in the Aggregate Receivables in such event, and (iii) such other documents and instruments that the Indenture Trustee (acting at the direction of the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request in connection therewith and shall take all other steps to ensure that the Depositor continues to have a first priority, perfected security interest in the Aggregate Receivables and the related Transferred Assets.
(o)      Location of Jurisdiction of Organization and Records . In the case of a change in the jurisdiction of organization of HLSS or in the case of a change in the “location” of HLSS for purposes of Section 9-307 of the UCC, HLSS must take all actions necessary or reasonably requested by the Depositor, the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Indenture Trustee to amend its existing financing statements and continuation statements, and file additional financing statements and to take any other steps reasonably requested by the Depositor, the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Indenture Trustee to further perfect or evidence the rights, claims or security interests of any of HLSS, the Depositor, the Issuer or any assignee or beneficiary of the Issuer’s rights under this Agreement, including the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders under any of the Transaction Documents.
(p)      Servicing Policies . HLSS shall cause the Servicer or the Subservicer to provide notice to the Administrative Agent fifteen (15) days prior to the effectiveness of any material changes to the Servicer’s or the Subservicer’s policies or procedures relating to property valuation or stop advance modeling.
(q)      Amendments to the Purchase Agreement . HLSS hereby covenants and agrees not to amend the Purchase Agreement in any way that relates to the sale and/or contribution, assignment, transfer and conveyance of Transferred Assets hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
Section 9.      Grant Clause.
(a)      It is intended that the conveyances by OLS on and after the Closing Date of OLS’s right, title and interest in, to and under the OLS Receivables and of the OLS Transferred Assets to HLSS pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute, and shall be construed as, sales and not as grants of security interests to secure one or more loans. However, if any of such conveyances are deemed to be in respect of a loan, it is intended that: (a) the rights and obligations of the parties shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (b) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. OLS will, at HLSS’s reasonable request and at HLSS’ expense, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such reasonable actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in such OLS Receivables and the OLS Transferred Assets, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement. In connection with the foregoing, OLS hereby grants to HLSS a first priority security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, such OLS Receivables and the OLS Transferred Assets to secure payment of a debt equal to the purchase price paid for such OLS Receivables and the OLS Transferred Assets. OLS will, at its own expense, make all initial filings on or about the Closing Date.
(b)      It is the intention of the parties hereto that each transfer and assignment contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute an absolute sale or contribution, as applicable, of the related Aggregate Receivables from HLSS to the Depositor and that the Receivables shall not be part of HLSS’s estate or otherwise be considered property of HLSS in the event of the bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, liquidation, conservatorship or similar proceeding relating to HLSS or any of its property. However, if any of such conveyances are deemed to be in respect of a loan, it is intended that: (a) the rights and obligations of the parties shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (b) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. HLSS will, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such reasonable actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Aggregate Receivables and the other Transferred Assets to secure payment or performance of an obligation, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement. HLSS will, at its own expense, make all initial filings on or about the Closing Date, and shall forward a copy of such filing or filings to the Indenture Trustee. In connection with the foregoing, HLSS hereby grants to the Depositor a first priority security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, the Aggregate Receivables and the other Transferred Assets to secure payment of such loan
Each of OLS and HLSS and their respective assignees, successors and designees hereby authorizes the Depositor and its assignees, successors and designees to file one or more UCC financing statements, financing statement amendments and continuation statements to perfect the security interests described herein and to maintain the perfection of the such security interests.
Section 10.      Conveyance by Depositor; Grant by Issuer.
Each of the Depositor and the Issuer shall have the right, upon notice to but without the consent of HLSS, to Grant, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to the Receivables to the Issuer and to the Indenture Trustee, respectively, and the Indenture Trustee then shall succeed to all rights of the Depositor under this Agreement. All references to the Depositor in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee, specifically including the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee.
Section 11.      Protection of Indenture Trustee’s Security Interest in Trust Estate.
(a)      HLSS shall maintain accounts and records as to each Receivable accurately and in sufficient detail to permit the reader thereof to know at any time following reasonable prior notice delivered to it, the status of such Receivable, including payments and recoveries made and payments owing. The Schedule of Receivables has been delivered to the Indenture Trustee and shall remain in its possession or control.
(b)      HLSS will maintain its computer records so that, from and after the Grant of the security interest under the Indenture, HLSS’s master computer records (including any back-up archives) that refer to any Receivables indicate that the Receivables are owned by the Issuer and pledged to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders. Indication of the Indenture Trustee’s interest in a Receivable shall be deleted from or modified on HLSS’s records when, and only when, the Receivable has been paid in full or released from the lien of the Indenture pursuant to the Indenture.
Section 12.      Indemnification by OLS.
(a)      Without limiting any other rights that a OLS Indemnified Party may have hereunder or under applicable law, OLS agrees to indemnify each OLS Indemnified Party from and against any and all OLS Indemnification Amounts which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against a OLS Indemnified Party in any way arising out of or relating to any breach of OLS’s obligations under this Agreement, excluding, however, OLS Indemnification Amounts to the extent resulting from (1) the negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such OLS Indemnified Party , (2) the failure of a particular Mortgage Pool to generate sufficient cash flow to pay the OLS Receivables attributable to that Mortgage Pool, or (3) related to any obligations of HLSS, Issuer or Depositor under any financing document, including the Notes.
(b)      Without limiting or being limited by the foregoing, OLS shall pay on demand to each OLS Indemnified Party any and all amounts necessary to indemnify such OLS Indemnified Party from and against any and all OLS Indemnification Amounts relating to or resulting from:
(i)      reliance on any representation or warranty made by OLS under or in connection with this Agreement, any Transaction Document, any report or any other written information delivered by it pursuant hereto which shall have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made or delivered;
(ii)      the failure by OLS to comply with any term, provision or covenant contained in this Agreement, or any agreement executed by it in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or with any applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to any Receivable, or the nonconformity of any Receivable with any such applicable law, rule or regulation;
(iii)      the failure of this Agreement to vest and maintain vested in HLSS, or to transfer, to HLSS, legal and equitable title to and ownership of the OLS Additional Receivables which are, or are purported to be, Receivables, together with all collections in respect thereof, free and clear of any adverse claim (except as permitted hereunder) whether existing at the time of the transfer of such Receivable or at any time thereafter; or
(iv)      the removal of OLS or any OFC-Owned Servicer as Servicer or Subservicer with respect to any of the Designated Servicing Agreements by the related MBS Trustee (in the case of Designated Servicing Agreements that are not Whole Loan Servicing Agreements) or the related owner (in the case of Designated Servicing Agreements that are Whole Loan Servicing Agreements) on account of a failure to satisfy any condition to transfer of servicing as prescribed in the related Designated Servicing Agreement.
(c)      Any OLS Indemnification Amounts subject to the indemnification provisions of this Section 12 shall be paid to the OLS Indemnified Party within five (5) Business Days following demand therefor. “ OLS Indemnified Party ” means any of HLSS, the Depositor, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee. “ OLS Indemnification Amounts ” means any and all claims, losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, and related reasonable costs and reasonable expenses of any nature whatsoever, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred by a OLS Indemnified Party with respect to this Agreement as a result of a breach by OLS, as described in Section 12(a) , including without limitation, the enforcement hereof.
(d)      (1) Promptly after a OLS Indemnified Party shall have been served with the summons or other first legal process or shall have received written notice of the threat of a claim in respect of which an indemnity may be claimed against OLS under this Section 12 , the OLS Indemnified Party shall notify OLS in writing of the service of such summons, other legal process or written notice, giving information therein as to the nature and basis of the claim, but failure so to notify OLS shall not relieve OLS from any liability which it may have hereunder or otherwise except to the extent that OLS is prejudiced by such failure so to notify OLS.
(i)      OLS will be entitled, at its own expense, to participate in the defense of any such claim or action and, to the extent that it may wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such OLS Indemnified Party, and, after notice from OLS to such OLS Indemnified Party that OLS wishes to assume the defense of any such action, OLS will not be liable to such OLS Indemnified Party under this Section 12 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such OLS Indemnified Party in connection with the defense of any such action unless, (A) the defendants in any such action include both the OLS Indemnified Party and OLS, and the OLS Indemnified Party (upon the advice of counsel) shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to OLS, or one or more OLS Indemnified Parties, and which in the reasonable judgment of such counsel are sufficient to create a conflict of interest for the same counsel to represent both OLS and such OLS Indemnified Party, (B) OLS shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the OLS Indemnified Party to represent the OLS Indemnified Party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, or (C) OLS shall have authorized in writing the employment of counsel for the OLS Indemnified Party at OLS’s expense; then, in any such event, such OLS Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ its own counsel in such action, and the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by OLS; provided , however , that OLS shall not in connection with any such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for any fees and expenses of more than one firm of attorneys at any time for all OLS Indemnified Parties. Each OLS Indemnified Party, as a condition of the indemnity agreement contained herein, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with OLS in the defense of any such action or claim.
(ii)      OLS shall not, without the prior written consent of any OLS Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such OLS Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such OLS Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such OLS Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding or threatened proceeding.
Section 13.      Indemnification by HLSS.
(a)      Without limiting any other rights that an Indemnified Party may have hereunder or under applicable law, HLSS agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party from and against any and all Indemnification Amounts which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against an Indemnified Party in any way arising out of or relating to any breach of HLSS’s obligations under this Agreement or the ownership of the Aggregate Receivables or in respect of any Receivable, excluding, however, Indemnification Amounts to the extent resulting from (1) the negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party or (2) the failure of a particular Mortgage Pool to generate sufficient cash flow to pay the Receivables attributable to that Mortgage Pool.
(b)      Without limiting or being limited by the foregoing, HLSS shall pay on demand to each Indemnified Party any and all amounts necessary to indemnify such Indemnified Party from and against any and all Indemnification Amounts relating to or resulting from:
(i)      reliance on any representation or warranty made by HLSS under or in connection with this Agreement, any other Transaction Document, any report or any other information delivered by it pursuant hereto, which shall have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made or delivered;
(ii)      the failure by HLSS to comply with any term, provision or covenant contained in this Agreement, or any agreement executed by it in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or with any applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to any Receivable, or the nonconformity of any Receivable with any such applicable law, rule or regulation;
(iii)      the failure of this Agreement to vest and maintain vested in the Depositor, or to transfer, to the Depositor, legal and equitable title to and ownership of the Aggregate Receivables which are, or are purported to be, Receivables, together with all collections in respect thereof, free and clear of any adverse claim (except as permitted hereunder) whether existing at the time of the transfer of such Receivable or at any time thereafter; or
(iv)      the removal of HLSS, OLS or any OFC-Owned Servicer as Servicer or Subservicer with respect to any of the Designated Servicing Agreements by the related MBS Trustee (in the case of Designated Servicing Agreements that are not Whole Loan Servicing Agreements) or the related owner (in the case of Designated Servicing Agreements that are Whole Loan Servicing Agreements) on account of a failure to satisfy any condition to transfer of servicing as prescribed in the related Designated Servicing Agreement.
(c)      Any Indemnification Amounts subject to the indemnification provisions of this Section 13 shall be paid to the Indemnified Party within five (5) Business Days following demand therefor. “ Indemnified Party ” means any of the Depositor, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee. “ Indemnification Amounts ” means any and all claims, losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, and related reasonable costs and reasonable expenses of any nature whatsoever, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred by an Indemnified Party with respect to this Agreement as a result of a breach by HLSS, as described in Section 13(a) , including without limitation, the enforcement hereof.
(d)      (1) Promptly after an Indemnified Party shall have been served with the summons or other first legal process or shall have received written notice of the threat of a claim in respect of which an indemnity may be claimed against HLSS under this Section 13 , the Indemnified Party shall notify HLSS in writing of the service of such summons, other legal process or written notice, giving information therein as to the nature and basis of the claim, but failure so to notify HLSS shall not relieve HLSS from any liability which it may have hereunder or otherwise except to the extent that HLSS is prejudiced by such failure so to notify HLSS.
(i)      HLSS will be entitled, at its own expense, to participate in the defense of any such claim or action and, to the extent that it may wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, and, after notice from HLSS to such Indemnified Party that HLSS wishes to assume the defense of any such action, HLSS will not be liable to such Indemnified Party under this Section 13 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense of any such action unless, (A) the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and HLSS, and the Indemnified Party (upon the advice of counsel) shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to HLSS, or one or more Indemnified Parties, and which in the reasonable judgment of such counsel are sufficient to create a conflict of interest for the same counsel to represent both HLSS and such Indemnified Party, (B) HLSS shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party to represent the Indemnified Party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, or (C) HLSS shall have authorized the employment of counsel for the Indemnified Party at HLSS’s expense; then, in any such event, such Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ its own counsel in such action, and the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by HLSS; provided , however , that HLSS shall not in connection with any such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for any fees and expenses of more than one firm of attorneys at any time for all Indemnified Parties. Each Indemnified Party, as a condition of the indemnity agreement contained herein, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with HLSS in the defense of any such action or claim.
(ii)      HLSS shall not, without the prior written consent of any Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding or threatened proceeding.
Section 14.      Miscellaneous.
(a)      Amendment . This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by OLS (prior to the final MSR Transfer Date), HLSS and the Depositor upon delivery of an Issuer Tax Opinion (unless the delivery of an Issuer Tax Opinion is waived by the Issuer, the Administrator and the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Noteholders) and with the written consent of the Administrative Agent. In addition, so long as the Notes are outstanding, this Agreement may not be amended unless either (x) the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes that are not Variable Funding Notes and the Series Required Noteholders for each Series of Variable Funding Notes that are Outstanding have consented thereto or (y) (i) the amendment is for a purpose for which the Indenture could be amended without any Noteholder consent and (ii) HLSS shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an officer’s certificate to the effect that HLSS reasonably believes that any such amendment could not have a material Adverse Effect and is not reasonably expected to have a material Adverse Effect on the Noteholders of the Notes at any time in the future. Any such amendment requested by HLSS shall be at its own expense. HLSS shall promptly notify each Note Rating Agency of any amendment of this Agreement or of the Receivables Pooling Agreement, and shall furnish a copy of any such amendment to each such Note Rating Agency.
(b)      Binding Nature; Assignment . The covenants, agreements, rights and obligations contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of OLS and HLSS and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of HLSS and the Depositor, and all persons claiming by, through or under HLSS or the Depositor.
(c)      Entire Agreement . This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof.
(d)      Severability of Provisions . Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited, unenforceable or not authorized in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition, unenforceability or non‑authorization without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity, enforceability or legality of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
(e)      Governing Law . This Agreement AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES HERETO, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (without reference to the conflicts of laws principles thereof other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law).
(f)      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts and all so executed shall constitute one agreement binding on all parties hereto, notwithstanding that all the parties have not signed the original or the same counterpart. Any counterpart hereof signed by a party against whom enforcement of this Agreement is sought shall be admissible into evidence as an original hereof to prove the contents thereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
(g)      Indulgences; No Waivers . Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or future exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.
(h)      Headings Not to Affect Interpretation . The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and they shall not be used in the interpretation hereof.
(i)      Benefits of Agreement . Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties to this Agreement and their successors hereunder, any benefit of any legal or equitable right, power, remedy or claim under this Agreement.
(j)      No Petition . Each of OLS and HLSS, by entering into this Agreement, agrees that it will not at any time prior to the date which is one year and one day, or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect, after the payment in full of all of the Notes, institute against the Depositor or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, Insolvency Proceedings or other similar proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes or this Agreement, or cause the Depositor or the Issuer to commence any reorganization, bankruptcy proceedings, or Insolvency Proceedings under any applicable state or federal law, including without limitation any readjustment of debt, or marshaling of assets or liabilities or similar proceedings. This Section 14(j) shall survive termination of this Agreement.
(k)      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN AN LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Receivables Sale Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael R. Bourque, Jr.
 
Name:
Michael R. Bourque, Jr.
 
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 


[NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1 – Receivables Sale Agreement]



 
HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC  
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Cameron MacDougall
 
Name:
Cameron MacDougall
 
Title:
Secretary
 
 
 

[NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1 – Receivables Sale Agreement]



 
NRZ ADVANCE FACILITY TRANSFEROR 2015-ON1 LLC
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Cameron MacDougall
 
Name:
Cameron MacDougall
 
Title:
Secretary
 
 
 


Schedule 1-A

ASSIGNMENT OF ADVANCE RECEIVABLES
Dated as of [__], 2015
This Assignment of Advance Receivables (this “ Assignment ”) is a schedule to and is hereby incorporated by this reference into a certain Receivables Sale Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of August 28, 2015, by and among Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as initial receivables seller (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), as subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates) (“ OLS ”), HLSS Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as receivables seller and as servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) (“ HLSS ”), and NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Depositor ”). All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in, or referred to in, the Agreement.
By its signature to this Assignment, OLS hereby sells, assigns, transfers and conveys to HLSS and its assignees, without recourse, but subject to the terms of the Agreement, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under its rights to reimbursement of the OLS Receivables arising under each Designated Servicing Agreement listed on Attachment A attached hereto, which OLS Receivables are existing on the date of this Assignment and any OLS Receivables arising under each Designated Servicing Agreement listed on Attachment A , on or before the related Receivables Sale Termination Date, together with any OLS Transferred Assets related to such OLS Receivables, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, and HLSS hereby accepts such sale, assignment, transfer and conveyance and agrees to transfer to OLS, as receivables seller, the related consideration therefor, as set forth in the Agreement.


[Signature page follows]

OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC


By:                             
Name:                             
Title:                             


HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC


By:                             
Name:                             
Title:                             




























[NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 - Signature Page to Schedule 1A to Receivables Sale Agreement - Assignment of Advance Receivables]
Attachment A to Schedule 1-A

DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE AGGREGATE RECEIVABLES
Schedule 1-B

ASSIGNMENT OF RECEIVABLES
Dated as of [__], 2015
This Assignment of Receivables (this “ Assignment ”) is a schedule to and is hereby incorporated by this reference into a certain Receivables Sale Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of August 28, 2015, by and among Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as initial receivables seller (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates), as subservicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates) (“ OLS ”), HLSS Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as receivables seller and as servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates) (“ HLSS ”), and NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Depositor ”). All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in, or referred to in, the Agreement.
By its signature to this Assignment, HLSS hereby sells and/or contributes, assigns, transfers and conveys to the Depositor and its assignees, without recourse, but subject to the terms of the Agreement, all of its right, title and interest in, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under its rights to reimbursement for Receivables (other than any Existing Receivables) arising under each Designated Servicing Agreement listed on Attachment A attached hereto, existing on the date of this Assignment and any Receivables arising under each Designated Servicing Agreement listed on Attachment A , on or before the related Receivables Sale Termination Date, together with the other Transferred Assets related to such Receivables described in Section 2(a) of the Agreement, and Depositor hereby accepts such sale, assignment, transfer and conveyance and agrees to transfer to HLSS, as receivables seller, the related consideration therefor, as set forth in the Agreement.


[Signature page follows]

HLSS HOLDINGS, LLC


By:                             
Name:                             
Title:                             


NRZ ADVANCE FACILITY TRANSFEROR 2015-ON1 LLC


By:                             
Name:                             
Title:                             




























[NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 - Signature Page to Schedule 1-B to Receivables Sale Agreement - Assignment of Receivables]
Attachment A to Schedule 1-B

DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE AGGREGATE RECEIVABLES



EXHIBIT A

FORM OF SUBORDINATED NOTE

THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW, AND MAY NOT BE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OFFERED OR SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF BY THE OWNER HEREOF UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT AND SUCH STATE LAWS, AND WILL NOT BE A “PROHIBITED TRANSACTION” UNDER THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ ERISA ”). BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE, THE HOLDER AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ALL THE TERMS OF THE RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT.

August 28, 2015

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Depositor ”), promises to pay to the order of HLSS Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Seller ”), on the Payment Date in August 2019 (the “ Maturity Date ”) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all amounts loaned hereunder pursuant to Section 2(c) of that certain Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2015 (together with all amendments and other modifications, if any, from time to time thereafter made thereto, the “ Receivables Sale Agreement ”), among the Seller, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, HLSS Holdings, LLC and the Depositor, together with any and all accrued and unpaid interest on all amounts loaned hereunder.
Interest will accrue on the average daily balance of the unpaid principal amount of all amounts loaned hereunder for each day from the date such loan amounts are made until they become due and or are paid in full, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the LIBOR Rate (as defined below) and (ii) a spread designated as such in writing by the Seller to the Depositor from time to time (the “ Spread ”). Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first but excluding the last day). Should any principal of, or accrued interest on, any amounts loaned hereunder not be paid when due, such amount will bear interest from its due date until paid in full, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the LIBOR Rate, (ii) the Spread and (iii) 1.00%. Interest shall be payable on the unpaid principal balance of this note (this “ Subordinated Note ”) commencing on August 15, 2015 and continuing on the 15 th day of each month. With respect to any such 15 th day that is not a Business Day, the interest payment otherwise due on such 15 th day shall be due on the next subsequent day that is a Business Day.
For the purposes of this Subordinated Note, “ LIBOR Rate ” shall mean the offered rate for one-month U.S. dollar deposits as such rate appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (as
defined in the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. 2000 Definitions) or such other page as may replace Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date; provided that if such rate does not appear on Telerate Page 3750, the rate for such date will be determined on the basis of the rates at which one-month U.S. dollar deposits are offered by leading banks engaged in transactions in Eurodollar deposits in the international Eurocurrency market (i) with an established place of business in London, (ii) whose quotations appear on the Bloomberg Screen US0001M Index Page on the date in question and (iii) which have been designated as such by the Calculation Agent (as defined below) (after consultation with the Administrative Agent) (as defined below) and are able and willing to provide such quotations to the Calculation Agent for such date (the “ Reference Banks ”) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date to prime banks in the London interbank market. In such event, the Seller will request the principal London office of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two such quotations are provided, the rate for that date will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16%). If fewer than two quotations are provided as requested, the rate for that date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by major banks in New York City, selected by the Seller, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such date for one-month U.S. dollar loans to leading European banks.
Unless plainly wrong, the computer records of the holder hereof shall on any day conclusively evidence the unpaid balance of this Subordinated Note and its advances and payments history posted up to that day. All loans and advances and all payments and permitted prepayments made hereon may be (but are not required to be) set forth by or on behalf of such holder on the schedule which is attached hereto or otherwise recorded in such holder’s computer or manual records; provided , that any failure to make notation of any principal advance or accrual of interest shall not cancel, limit or otherwise affect Depositor’s obligations or any of such holder’s rights with respect to that advance or accrual. Unless otherwise defined, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings provided in or specified in accordance with the Receivables Sale Agreement.
The obligation of the Depositor to pay the principal of, and interest on, all loans and advances on this Subordinated Note shall be absolute and unconditional, shall be binding and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, enforceable in all circumstances whatsoever and shall not be subject to setoff, recoupment or counterclaim; provided , however , that the Depositor shall only be obligated to pay principal and interest on this Subordinated Note from cash actually received by the Depositor from distributions on the Receivables after payment of all amounts due the Noteholder under the Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2015, among NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 (the “ Issuer ”), Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, as Servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as Subservicer, HLSS Holdings, LLC, as Administrator and as Servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Dates), and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent.
Depositor may prepay at any time, without penalty or fee, the principal or interest outstanding hereunder or any portion of such principal or interest. Payments of both principal and interest are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America in same day or immediately available funds.
The Seller hereby agrees, prior to the date that is 367 days after the Maturity Date, not to acquiesce, petition, or invoke the process of any court or government authority (or to encourage or cooperate with others) for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Seller under any Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of or for the Seller or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Seller. The foregoing shall not limit the rights of the Depositor to file any claim in, or to otherwise take any action with respect to, any insolvency proceeding instituted against the Seller by any other unaffiliated entity.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent that the Seller is deemed to have any interest in any assets of the Depositor, the Seller agrees that its interest in those assets is subordinate to claims or rights of all other creditors of the Depositor. The Seller agrees that this Subordinated Note constitutes a subordinated note for purposes of Section 510(a) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time (11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq.).
As set forth in Section 2(c) of the Receivables Sale Agreement, the Depositor hereby represents and warrants as of each loan and advance made hereon that at the time of (and immediately after) each loan and advance made hereunder, (i) the Depositor’s total assets exceed its total liabilities both before and after the sale transaction, (ii) the Depositor’s cash on hand is sufficient to satisfy all of its current obligations (other than its obligations under this Subordinated Note and the obligation to pay the Purchase Price), (iii) the Depositor is adequately capitalized at a commercially reasonable level and (iv) the Depositor has determined that its financial capacity to meet its financial commitment under the Subordinate Loan and this Subordinated Note is adequate. Each loan or advance made hereunder by the Seller to the Depositor is subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties herein made on the part of the Depositor.
This Subordinated Note is the Subordinated Note referred to in, and evidences indebtedness incurred under, the Receivables Sale Agreement, and the holder hereof is entitled to the benefits of the Receivables Sale Agreement. Upon and subject to the terms and conditions of the Receivables Sale Agreement, Depositor may borrow, repay and reborrow against this note under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes specified in the Receivables Sale Agreement and this Subordinated Note, but for no other purposes. All parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers or otherwise, severally waive presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor.    
THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHERWISE APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
[Signature Page Follows]

NRZ ADVANCE FACILITY TRANSFEROR 2015-ON1 LLC

By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:




[NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1 – Receivables Sale Agreement]


Exhibit 10.48

RECEIVABLES POOLING AGREEMENT

between

NRZ ADVANCE FACILITY TRANSFEROR 2015-ON1 LLC
(Depositor)

and

NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1
(Issuer)

Dated as of August 28, 2015
NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1
ADVANCE RECEIVABLES BACKED NOTES, ISSUABLE IN SERIES


TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Section 1. Definitions; Incorporation by Reference.     3
Section 2. Transfer of Receivables.     6
Section 3. Depositor’s Acknowledgment and Consent to Assignment.     7
Section 4. Representations, Warranties and Certain Covenants of Depositor.     8
Section 5. Remedies Upon Breach     13
Section 6. Termination.     14
Section 7. General Covenants of Depositor.     14
Section 8. Grant Clause.     16
Section 9. Grant by Issuer.     17
Section 10. Protection of Indenture Trustee’s Security Interest in Trust Estate.     17
Section 11. Limited Recourse.     17
Section 12. Miscellaneous.     18

Schedule 1    Form of Assignment of Receivables








RECEIVABLES POOLING AGREEMENT
This RECEIVABLES POOLING AGREEMENT (as it may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”) is made as of August 28, 2015 (the “ Closing Date ”), by and between NRZ ADVANCE FACILITY TRANSFEROR 2015-ON1 LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Depositor ”), and NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1, a statutory trust organized under the laws of Delaware (the “ Issuer ”).
RECITALS
A.    The Depositor is a special purpose Delaware limited liability company.
B. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (“ OLS ”) is the “Servicer” under certain pooling and servicing agreements, sale and servicing agreements, and servicing agreements (each, as may be amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, a “ Servicing Agreement ” and, collectively, the “ Servicing Agreements ”). OLS has sold and is selling the economics associated with the servicing rights under the Designated Servicing Agreements to HLSS Holdings, LLC (“ HLSS ”), which is wholly owned by New Residential Investment Corp., as further described in paragraphs C. and D. below. In addition, with respect to the Servicing Agreements identified on Schedule 2 attached to the Receivables Sale Agreement (as defined below) (the “ Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements ”), Homeward Residential, Inc. (“ Homeward ”) has sold the economics associated with its servicing rights and all Receivables generated by Homeward prior to the time of such sale, under any Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements to OLS, and has hired OLS as a subservicer under such Homeward Designated Servicing Agreements (each, as may be amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, a “ Subserviced Servicing Agreement ” and, collectively, the “ Subserviced Servicing Agreements ”). OLS, and not Homeward, has generated and shall generate all Receivables with respect to such Subserviced Servicing Agreements after the dates on which OLS acquired such economics and Receivables from Homeward (it being understood that any Receivables generated instead by Homeward after such sales will not be eligible for sale under the Transaction Documents barring an amendment thereto). Certain Servicing Agreements and Subserviced Servicing Agreements will be designated as described herein for inclusion under this Agreement, the Receivables Sale Agreement and the Indenture (as defined below) (each, as may be amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, a “ Designated Servicing Agreement ” and, collectively, the “ Designated Servicing Agreements ”) .
C. On the Closing Date and until the MSR Transfer Date with respect to any Designated Servicing Agreement, OLS shall continue to (i) be the “Servicer” under such Designated Servicing Agreement, (ii) have the obligation to make the required Advances under such Designated Servicing Agreement, and (iii) have the right to collect the related Receivables in reimbursement of such Advances. Prior to the related MSR Transfer Date, upon its disbursement of an Advance pursuant to a Designated Servicing Agreement (including the Subserviced Servicing Agreements), OLS, as servicer, becomes the beneficiary of a contractual right to be reimbursed for such Advance in accordance with the terms of the related Designated Servicing Agreement (including the Subserviced Servicing Agreements). Immediately, upon their creation, OLS shall sell the related Receivables






to HLSS for cash purchase prices equal to 100% of their respective Receivable Balances pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement, and HLSS shall sell and/or contribute the Receivables it purchases from OLS, to the Depositor pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement.
D. When all required consents and ratings agency letters required for a formal change of the named servicer under a Designated Servicing Agreement from OLS to HLSS shall have been obtained, OLS shall transfer to HLSS all of the servicing rights and obligations under such Designated Servicing Agreement (the “ MSR Transfer Date ”) pursuant to the Master Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2012, as supplemented from time to time by related Sale Supplements, each by and between OLS and HLSS (as may be amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time and including any future sale supplements, the “ Purchase Agreement ”). Following the MSR Transfer Date for any Designated Servicing Agreement, HLSS shall be the “Servicer” under such Designated Servicing Agreement, and HLSS shall thereafter (i) be the “Servicer” under such Designated Servicing Agreement, (ii) have the obligation to make the required Advances under such Designated Servicing Agreement, and (iii) have the right to collect the related Receivables in reimbursement of such Advances. Upon its disbursement of an Advance pursuant to a Designated Servicing Agreement, HLSS, as servicer (on and after the related MSR Transfer Date), becomes the beneficiary of a contractual right to be reimbursed for such Advance in accordance with the terms of the related Designated Servicing Agreement. OLS will initially be engaged by HLSS as subservicer for all of the Designated Servicing Agreements as to which the related MSR Transfer Date has occurred under a subservicing agreement. Other subservicers may be appointed for some or all of the Designated Servicing Agreements or for other servicing rights acquired by HLSS from time to time in compliance with Section 5(a)(xxxiii) hereof.
E.    NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1 (the “ Issuer ”), HLSS, as servicer (on and after the respective MSR Transfer Date) and as Administrator (in such capacity, the “ Administrator ”), OLS, as servicer (prior to the respective MSR Transfer Dates) and as subservicer, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), as Calculation Agent, as Paying Agent and as Securities Intermediary, and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch (“ Credit Suisse ”), as Administrative Agent, propose to enter into an Indenture (as it may be amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time and including any indenture supplement, the “ Indenture ”), dated as of even date herewith.
F.    Notes (collectively, the “ Notes ”) will be issued from time to time pursuant to the Indenture. The Notes issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture will be collateralized by the Aggregate Receivables and related property and certain monies in respect thereof now owned and to be hereafter acquired by the Issuer.
G.    OLS, pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement, desires to sell, assign, transfer and convey to HLSS all of its contractual rights (A) to reimbursement pursuant to the terms of a Designated Servicing Agreement for an Advance that it creates as a result of making Advances (prior to the related MSR Transfer Date) (any right to reimbursement in respect of any such Advance a “ OLS Advance Receivable ”) from the date hereof through the Receivables Sale Termination Date under the Designated Servicing Agreements.

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H.    HLSS desires to sell and/or contribute, assign, transfer and convey to the Depositor all of its contractual rights (A) to reimbursement pursuant to the terms of a Designated Servicing Agreement for an Advance that it either acquires from OLS (before the related MSR Transfer Date) or creates as a result of making Advances (on and after the related MSR Transfer Date) (any right to reimbursement in respect of any such Advance, an “ Advance Receivable ”) and (B) to payment pursuant to the terms of a Designated Servicing Agreement listed on the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule for a Deferred Servicing Fee which has been accrued by OLS (before the related MSR Transfer Date) and sold by OLS to HLSS pursuant to the Purchase Agreement free and clear of all claims or accrued by HLSS (on and after the related MSR Transfer Date) but, in either case, not paid, and including in either case all rights of OLS or HLSS, as the case may be, to enforce payment of such obligation under the related Designated Servicing Agreement (any right to payment in respect of such Deferred Servicing Fee, a “ Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable ”) from the date hereof through the Receivables Sale Termination Date under the Designated Servicing Agreements, pursuant to the terms of the Receivables Sale Agreement. The Depositor is entering into this Agreement to sell and/or contribute, assign, transfer and convey to the Issuer immediately upon the Depositor’s acquisition thereof, all Receivables acquired by the Depositor from HLSS pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement.
I.    In consideration of each transfer by the Depositor to the Issuer of the Transferred Assets on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Issuer has agreed to pay to the Depositor a purchase price equal to the fair market value thereof on the related Sale Date. To the extent the portion of the purchase price actually paid in cash by the Issuer for the Transferred Assets is less than 100% of the fair market value thereof, the balance of the purchase price shall be paid on each Sale Date by an increase in the value of the Owner Trust Certificate of the Issuer, 100% of which is held by the Depositor, in an amount equal to the amount by which the Purchase Price of such Receivable exceeds the portion of the cash purchase price actually paid therefor.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and of the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

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Section 1. Definitions; Incorporation by Reference.
(a)      This Agreement is entered into in connection with the terms and conditions of the Indenture. Any capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning given to it in the Indenture. Furthermore, for any capitalized term defined herein but defined in greater detail in the Indenture, the detailed information from the Indenture shall be incorporated herein by reference.
Additional Receivables : As defined in Section 2(a) .
Administrative Agent : As defined in the Recitals.
Administrator : As defined in the Recitals.
Advance Receivables : As defined in the Recitals.
Aggregate Receivables : All OLS Initial Receivables and all Additional Receivables sold and/or contributed by the Depositor to the Issuer hereunder.
Agreement : As defined in the Preamble.
Assignment of Receivables : Each agreement documenting an assignment by the Depositor to the Issuer substantially in the form set forth on Schedule 1 .
Closing Agreement : Any agreement, dated as of the initial Funding Date or any other Funding Date, by and among the Issuer, OLS, HLSS and the Administrative Agent and such other parties as may be necessary to fund the purchase and transfer of Receivables to the Issuer.
Closing Date : As defined in the Recitals.
Deferred Servicing Fee Receivables : As defined in the Recitals.
Depositor : As defined in the Preamble.
Depositor’s Related Documents : As defined in Section 4(a)(iii) .
Designated Servicing Agreement and Designated Servicing Agreements : As defined in the Recitals.
Existing Receivables : As defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement.
HLSS : As defined in the Recitals.
HLSS Additional Receivables : Each Receivable (other than any Existing Receivables) in existence on any Business Day on and after the initial Funding Date and prior to the Receivables Sale Termination Date (including the OLS Additional Receivables) that arises under any Servicing Agreement that is listed as a “Designated Servicing Agreement” on the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule.

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HLSS Transferred Assets : All monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto and all proceeds (including “proceeds” as defined in the UCC) (including the OLS Transferred Assets), together with all rights of HLSS to enforce such HLSS Additional Receivables (including the OLS Transferred Assets).
Indenture : As defined in the Recitals.
Indenture Trustee : As defined in the Recitals.
Issuer : As defined in the Preamble.
MSR Transfer Date : As defined in the Recitals.
Noteholder : As defined in the Indenture.
Notes : As defined in the Recitals.
OLS : As defined in the Recitals.
OLS Additional Receivables : As defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement.
OLS Advance Receivable : As defined in the Recitals.
OLS Initial Advance Receivables : As defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement.
OLS Initial Receivables : As defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement.
OLS Transferred Assets : As defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement
Purchase : Each purchase by the Issuer from the Depositor of Transferred Assets.
Purchase Agreement : As defined in the Recitals.
Purchase Price : As defined in Section 2(b) .
Receivable : Each Advance Receivable and each Deferred Servicing Fee Receivable.
Receivables Sale Agreement : The Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, by and among OLS, HLSS, Homeward and the Depositor, and as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Receivables Sale Termination Date : The date, after the conclusion of the Revolving Period, on which all amounts due on all Classes of Notes issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, and all other amounts payable to any party pursuant to the Indenture, shall have been paid in full.
Removed Servicing Agreement : As defined in Section 2(c) .

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Sale Date : (i) With respect to the OLS Initial Advance Receivables, the initial Funding Date and (ii) with respect to any Additional Receivables, each date from and including the initial Funding Date to the Receivables Sale Termination Date on which such Additional Receivable is sold and/or contributed, assigned, transferred and conveyed by the Depositor to the Issuer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Series : As defined in the Indenture.
Series Required Noteholders : As defined in the Indenture.
Servicing Agreement and Servicing Agreements : As defined in the Recitals.
Stop Date : As defined in Section 2(c) .
Subservicer : OLS or other subservicers that may be engaged by HLSS as subservicer for all of the Designated Servicing Agreements or for other servicing rights acquired by HLSS from time to time.
Subsidiary : With respect to any Person (i) any corporation more than 50% of the outstanding securities having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or similar business organization more than 50% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled.
Transferred Assets : As defined in Section 2(a) .
UCC : The Uniform Commercial Code in effect in all applicable jurisdictions.
(b)      The Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule, as may be amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Transaction Documents, is incorporated by this reference into this Agreement.
Section 2.      Transfer of Receivables.
(a)      Transferred Assets . Commencing on the initial Funding Date, and until the close of business on the Receivables Sale Termination Date, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Depositor hereby sells and/or contributes, assigns, transfers and conveys to the Issuer, and the Issuer acquires from the Depositor without recourse except as provided herein, all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under (1) the OLS Initial Receivables, (2) each Receivable (other than any Existing Receivables) in existence on any Business Day on and after the initial Funding Date and prior to the Receivables Sale Termination Date (including the HLSS Additional Receivables) that arises under any Servicing Agreement that is listed as a “Designated Servicing Agreement” on the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule (the “ Additional Receivables ”), and (3) all monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto and all proceeds (including “proceeds” as defined in the UCC) (including the HLSS Transferred Assets), together with all rights of Depositor to enforce such Additional Receivables (including the HLSS Transferred Assets) (collectively, the “ Transferred Assets ”). Receivables for Deferred Servicing Fees that are ineligible for financing under the Indenture will not be sold or transferred hereunder and shall not otherwise constitute “Receivables” for purposes hereof or any other Transaction Document. Until the Receivables Sale Termination Date, the Depositor shall, automatically and without any further action on its part, sell and/or contribute, assign, transfer and convey to the Issuer, on each Business Day, each Additional Receivable not previously transferred to the Issuer and the Issuer shall purchase each such Additional Receivable together with all of the other Transferred Assets related to such Receivable.
(b)      Purchase Price . In consideration of the sale and/or contribution, assignment, transfer and conveyance to the Issuer of the Aggregate Receivables and related Transferred Assets, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Issuer shall, on each Sale Date, pay and deliver to the Depositor, in immediately available funds on such Sale Date, or otherwise promptly following such Sale Date if so agreed by the Depositor and the Issuer, a purchase price (the “ Purchase Price ”) equal to (i) in the case of one Receivable sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed on such Sale Date, the fair market value of such Receivable on such Sale Date or (ii) in the case more than one Receivable is sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed on such Sale Date, the aggregate of the fair market values of such Receivables on such Sale Date, payable in cash to the extent of funds available to the Issuer, plus an increase in the value of the Owner Trust Certificate of the Issuer, to the extent the Purchase Price exceeds the cash paid.
(c)      Removal of Designated Servicing Agreements and Receivables . On any date on or after the satisfaction of all conditions specified in Section 2.1(c) of the Indenture, the Depositor may remove a Designated Servicing Agreement from the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule (each such Servicing Agreement so removed, a “ Removed Servicing Agreement ”). Upon the removal of a Designated Servicing Agreement from the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule, (i) except if HLSS conducts a Permitted Refinancing, all Receivables related to Advances made by or Deferred Servicing Fees accrued by the Servicer under such Removed Servicing Agreement previously transferred to the Issuer and Granted to the Indenture Trustee for inclusion in the Trust Estate, shall remain subject to the lien of the Indenture, in which case HLSS may not assign to another Person any Receivables arising under that Removed Servicing Agreement until all Receivables that arose under that Removed Servicing Agreement that are included in the Trust Estate shall have been paid in full or sold in a Permitted Refinancing, and (ii) all Receivables related to such Removed Servicing Agreement arising on or after the date that the related Servicing Agreement was removed from the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule (the “ Stop Date ”) shall not be sold to the Issuer and shall not constitute Additional Receivables.
(d)      Marking of Books and Records . The Depositor shall, at its own expense, on or prior to the applicable Sale Date, in the case of Additional Receivables, indicate in its books and records (including its computer records) that the Receivables arising under each Designated Servicing Agreement and the related Transferred Assets have been sold and/or contributed, assigned, transferred and conveyed to the Issuer in accordance with this Agreement. The Depositor shall not alter the indication referenced in this paragraph with respect to any Receivable during the term of this Agreement, (except in accordance with Section 10(b) ). If a third party, including a potential purchaser of a Receivable, should inquire as to the status of the Receivables, the Depositor shall promptly indicate to such third party that the Receivables have been sold and/or contributed, assigned, transferred and conveyed and the Depositor (except in accordance with Section 10(b) ) shall not claim any right, title or interest (including, but not limited to ownership interest) therein.
Section 3.      Depositor’s Acknowledgment and Consent to Assignment.
The Depositor hereby acknowledges that the Issuer has Granted to the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, the rights (but not the obligations) of the Issuer under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the right to enforce the obligations of the Depositor hereunder, and the obligations of HLSS and OLS under the Receivables Sale Agreement. The Depositor hereby consents to such Grant by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture. The Depositor acknowledges that the Indenture Trustee (on behalf of itself, the Noteholders, any Supplemental Credit Enhancement Provider and any Liquidity Provider) shall be a third party beneficiary in respect of the representations, warranties, covenants, rights, indemnities and other benefits arising hereunder that are so Granted by the Issuer. Moreover, the Depositor hereby authorizes and appoints as its attorney-in-fact the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as the Issuer’s assignee, on behalf of the Issuer, to execute and deliver such documents or certificates as may be necessary in order to enforce its rights under this Agreement and its rights to collect the Aggregate Receivables.
Section 4.      Representations, Warranties and Certain Covenants of Depositor.
The Depositor hereby makes the following representations, warranties and covenants for the benefit of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders, on which the Issuer is relying in purchasing the Aggregate Receivables and executing this Agreement, and on which the Noteholders are relying in purchasing the Notes. The representations are made as of the date of this Agreement, and as of each Sale Date. Such representations and warranties shall survive the sale and/or contribution, assignment, transfer and conveyance of any Receivables and any related Transferred Assets to the Issuer.
(a)      General Representations, Warranties and Covenants .
(i)      Organization and Good Standing . The Depositor is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted, and had at all relevant times, and now has and so long as any Notes are outstanding, will continue to have, power, authority and legal right to acquire, own, hold, transfer, assign and convey the Receivables.
(ii)      Due Qualification . The Depositor is and will continue to be duly qualified to do business as a limited liability company in good standing, and has obtained and will keep in full force and effect all necessary licenses, permits and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business shall require such qualifications, licenses, permits or approvals and as to which the failure to obtain or to keep in full force and effect such licenses, permits or approvals would have a material and adverse impact upon the value or collectability of the Receivables and such failure cannot be subsequently cured for the purposes of enforcing contracts.
(iii)      Power and Authority . The Depositor has and will continue to have all requisite limited liability company power and authority to own the Receivables, and the Depositor has and will continue to have all requisite limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the initial Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule and each subsequent Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule, each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and any and all other instruments and documents necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (collectively, the “ Depositor’s Related Documents ”), and to perform each of its obligations under this Agreement and under the Depositor’s Related Documents, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Depositor, and the execution and delivery of each of the Depositor’s Related Documents by the Depositor, the performance by the Depositor of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly authorized by the Depositor and no further limited liability company action or other actions are required to be taken by the Depositor in connection therewith.
(iv)      Valid Transfer . Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Assignment of Receivables and the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule by each of the parties hereto, this Agreement shall evidence a valid sale and/or contribution, transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Additional Receivables as of the applicable Sale Date to the Issuer, which is enforceable against creditors of and purchasers from the Depositor, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws and by equitable principles.
(v)      Binding Obligation . This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which the Depositor is a party has been, or when delivered will have been, duly executed and delivered and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws and by equitable principles.
(vi)      Good Title . Immediately prior to each Purchase of Receivables hereunder, the Depositor is the legal and beneficial owner of each such Receivable and the related Transferred Assets with respect thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claims other than Permitted Liens; and immediately upon the transfer and assignment thereof, the Issuer and its assignees will have good and marketable title to, with the right to sell and encumber, each Receivable, whether now existing or hereafter arising, together with the related Transferred Assets with respect thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claims other than Permitted Liens.
(vii)      Perfection .
(A)      This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Aggregate Receivables and the related Transferred Assets with respect thereto in favor of the Issuer, which security interest is prior to all other Adverse Claims, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Depositor;
(B)      The Depositor has caused the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under the UCC in order to perfect the security interest in the Aggregate Receivables and the related Transferred Assets granted to the Issuer hereunder; and
(C)      The Depositor has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Aggregate Receivables and the related Transferred Assets, other than under this Agreement, except pursuant to any agreement that has been terminated prior to the date hereof. The Depositor has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statement filed against the Depositor covering the Aggregate Receivables and the related Transferred Assets other than those filed in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and those that have been terminated prior to the date hereof. The Depositor is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against the Depositor.
(viii)      No Violation . Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or the Depositor’s Related Documents by the Depositor nor the consummation by the Depositor of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Depositor’s Related Documents or the other Transaction Documents to which the Depositor is a party (A) will violate the organizational documents of the Depositor, (B) will constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default), or result in a breach or acceleration of, any material indenture, agreement or other material instrument to which the Depositor or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it or any of them is bound, or which may be applicable to the Depositor, (C) constitutes a default (whether with notice or lapse of time or both), or results in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of the property or assets of the Depositor under the terms of any of the foregoing, or (D) violates any statute, ordinance or law or any rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or of any public, governmental or regulatory body, agency or authority applicable to the Depositor or its properties.
(ix)      No Proceedings . There is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or to the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened, against the Depositor (A) in which a third party not affiliated with the Indenture Trustee or a Noteholder asserts the invalidity of any of the Transaction Documents, (B) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents, (C) seeking any determination or ruling that should reasonably be expected to affect materially and adversely the performance by the Depositor or its Affiliates of their obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, any of the Transaction Documents or (D) relating to the Depositor or its Affiliates and which should reasonably be expected to affect adversely the federal income tax attributes of the Notes.
(x)      Ownership of Issuer . 100% of the Owner Trust Certificate of the Issuer is owned by the Depositor. No Person other than the Depositor has any rights to acquire all or any portion of the Owner Trust Certificate in the Issuer.
(xi)      Solvency . The Depositor, both prior to and after giving effect to each sale and/or contribution of Receivables with respect to the Designated Servicing Agreements on each Sale Date, (1) is not, and will not be, “insolvent” (as such term is defined in § 101(32)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code), (2) is, and will be, able to pay its debts as they become due, and (3) does not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which it is engaged or for any business or transaction in which it is about to engage.
(xii)      Information to Note Rating Agencies . All information provided by the Depositor to any Note Rating Agency in connection with the Notes, taken together, is true and correct in all material respects.
(xiii)      No Fraudulent Conveyance . The Depositor is selling and/or contributing the Aggregate Receivables to the Issuer in furtherance of its ordinary business purposes, with no intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors.
(xiv)      Ability to Perform Obligations . The Depositor does not believe, nor does it have any reasonable cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement in all material respects.
(xv)      Information . The documents, certificates or reports furnished by the Depositor in writing pursuant to this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, taken together as a whole, do not contain or will not contain when furnished any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(xvi)      Fair Consideration . The aggregate consideration received by the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement is fair consideration having reasonably equivalent value to the value of the Aggregate Receivables and the performance of the Depositor’s obligations hereunder.
(xvii)      Name . The legal name of the Depositor is as set forth in this Agreement and the Depositor does not have any trade names, fictitious names, assumed names or “doing business” names other than those names identified in accordance with the terms hereof.
(xviii)      Subsidiaries . The Depositor has one Subsidiary, the Issuer.
(xix)      Reserved .
(xx)      Special Purpose Entity . The Depositor is operated as an entity separate from HLSS. In addition, the Depositor:
(A)      maintains and will continue to maintain its assets separate and distinct from those of HLSS and any Affiliates of HLSS in a manner which facilitates their identification and segregation from those of HLSS;
(B)      conducts and will continue to conduct all intercompany transactions with HLSS or any Affiliate of HLSS on an arm’s‑length basis;
(C)      has not guaranteed and will not guarantee any obligation of HLSS or any of HLSS’s Affiliates, nor has it had or will it have any of its obligations guaranteed by any such entities and has not held and will not hold itself out as responsible for debts of any such entity or for the decisions or actions with respect to the business affairs of any such entity;
(D)      has not permitted and will not permit the commingling or pooling of its funds or other assets with the assets of HLSS or any Affiliate of HLSS (other than in respect of items of payment and funds which may be commingled until deposit into the Trust Accounts);
(E)      has and will continue to have separate deposit and other bank accounts to which neither HLSS nor any of its Affiliates has any access and does not at any time pool any of its funds with those of HLSS or any of its Affiliates;
(F)      maintains and will continue to maintain financial records which are separate from those of HLSS or any of its Affiliates;
(G)      compensates and will continue to compensate all employees, consultants and agents, if any, or reimburses HLSS from its own funds, for services provided to it by such employees, consultants and agents, and, to the extent any employee, consultant or agent of it is also an employee, consultant or agent of HLSS allocate the compensation of such employee, consultant or agent between it and HLSS as agreed to between them on an arm’s length basis;
(H)      conducts and will continue to conduct all of its business (whether in writing or orally) solely in its own name and on its own stationery and pays and will continue to pay its own expenses, makes and will make all communications to third parties (including all invoices (if any), letters, checks and other instruments) solely in its own name (and not as a division of any other Person), and requires and will require that its employees, if any, when conducting its business identify themselves as such (including, without limitation, by means of providing appropriate employees with business or identification cards identifying such employees as its employees);
(I)      adheres and will continue to adhere and comply with its organizational documents and maintains and will maintain company records and books of account separate and distinct from HLSS’s corporate records and the records of any Affiliate of HLSS;
(J)      does not and will not permit HLSS or any Affiliate of HLSS, to be involved in its daily management; provided , however , that officers of HLSS or any such Affiliate shall not be prohibited from serving as officers of it;
(K)      does not and will not act as agent for HLSS or any Affiliate of HLSS and agrees that it will not authorize HLSS or any Affiliate of HLSS to act as its agent;
(L)      pays and will continue to pay its own incidental administrative costs and expenses from its own funds, allocates and will continue to allocate all other shared overhead expenses (including, without limitation, telephone and other utility charges, the services of shared employees, consultants and agents, and reasonable legal and auditing expenses), and other items of cost and expense shared between it and HLSS, as agreed to between them on an arm’s length basis; and
(M)      takes and shall continue to take such actions as are necessary on its part to ensure that all procedures required by its organizational documents are duly and validly taken.
(b)      Survival . It its understood and agreed that the representations and warranties of the Depositor set forth in Section 4(a) shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement.
(c)      It is understood and agreed that the (1) representations and warranties made by HLSS pursuant to Section 5(b) of the Receivables Sale Agreement, and the representations and warranties made by the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement, on which the Issuer is relying in accepting the Receivables and executing this Agreement and on which the Noteholders are relying in purchasing the Notes, and (2) the rights and remedies of the Depositor and its assignees under the Receivables Sale Agreement against HLSS, and the rights and remedies of the Issuer and its assignees under this Agreement against the Depositor, inure to the benefit of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders, as the assignees of the Depositor’s rights under the Receivables Sale Agreement and the Issuer’s rights hereunder. Such representations and warranties, and the rights and remedies for the breach thereof, shall survive the sale and/or contribution, assignment, transfer and conveyance of any Receivables from the Depositor to the Issuer and its assignees and the pledge thereof by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders and shall be fully exercisable by the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders.
Section 5.      Remedies Upon Breach
The Depositor shall inform the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator and the Administrative Agent promptly, in writing, upon the discovery of any breach of the Depositor’s representations, warranties or covenants hereunder, or HLSS’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Receivables Sale Agreement. Unless such breach shall have been cured or waived within thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of the discovery of such breach by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of such breach by the Depositor, such that, in the case of a representation and warranty, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as if made on such day, and the Depositor shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an officer’s certificate describing the nature of such breach and the manner in which the relevant representation and warranty became true and correct or the breach was otherwise cured, the Depositor shall either repurchase the affected Receivables or indemnify the Issuer and its assignees (including the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and each of their respective assignees) against and hold the Issuer and its assignees (including the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and each of their respective assignees) harmless from any cost, liability and expense, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, whether incurred in enforcement proceedings between the parties or otherwise, incurred as a result of, or arising from, such breach (each such repurchase or indemnification amount to be paid hereunder, an “ Indemnity Payment ”), the amount of which shall equal the Receivables Balance of any affected Receivable; provided, that any unpaid amount shall be payable at such time only if either (i) the Collateral Test is not satisfied to the extent necessary to satisfy the Collateral Test or (ii) the Full Amortization Period is in effect. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event the Full Amortization Period is not in effect and the Collateral Test is satisfied on the date the obligation to make the Indemnity Payment first arises, the requirement to make such outstanding Indemnity Payment shall be applied on any subsequent date to the extent the Collateral Test is not satisfied or the Full Amortization Period is in effect on such subsequent date. This Section 5 sets forth the exclusive remedy for a breach of representation, warranty or covenant pertaining to a Receivable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant shall not be waived by the Issuer under any circumstances without the consent of the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes that are not Variable Funding Notes and the Series Required Noteholders for each Series of Variable Funding Notes that are Outstanding.
Section 6.      Termination.
This Agreement (a) may not be terminated prior to the termination of the Indenture and (b) may be terminated at any time thereafter by either party hereto upon written notice to the other party.
Section 7.      General Covenants of Depositor.
The Depositor covenants and agrees that from the date of this Agreement until the termination of the Indenture:
(a)      Reserved .
(b)      Bankruptcy . The Depositor agrees that it shall comply with Section 12(l) . The Depositor has not engaged in and does not expect to engage in a business for which its remaining property represents an unreasonably small capitalization. The Depositor will not transfer any of the Aggregate Receivables with an intent to hinder, delay or defraud any Person.
(c)      Legal Existence . The Depositor shall do or cause to be done all things necessary on its part to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence in the jurisdiction of its formation, and to maintain each of its licenses, approvals, registrations and qualifications in all jurisdictions in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such licenses, approvals, registrations or qualifications, except for failures to maintain any such licenses, approvals, registrations or qualifications which cannot be subsequently cured for the purpose of enforcing contracts and which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial conditions, operations or the ability of the Depositor or the Issuer to perform its obligations hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Documents.
(d)      Compliance With Laws . The Depositor shall comply in all material respects with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any governmental authority applicable to its operation, the noncompliance with which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operations or the ability of HLSS, the Depositor or the Issuer to perform their obligations hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Documents.
(e)      Taxes . The Depositor shall pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Depositor or upon its income and profits, or upon any of its property or any part thereof, before the same shall become in default; provided that the Depositor shall not be required to pay and discharge any such tax, assessment, charge or levy so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or so long as the failure to pay any such tax, assessment, charge or levy would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Depositor to perform its obligations hereunder. The Depositor shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect to any such tax, assessment, charge or levy so contested.
(f)      Compliance with Representations and Warranties . The Depositor covenants that it shall conduct its business such that it will continually comply with all of its representations and warranties made in Section 4(a) .
(g)      Keeping of Records and Books of Account . The Depositor shall maintain accurate, complete and correct documents, books, records and other information which is reasonably necessary for the collection of all Aggregate Receivables (including, without limitation, records adequate to permit the prompt identification of each new Receivable and all collections of, and adjustments to, each existing Receivable).
(h)      Ownership . The Depositor will take all necessary action to establish and maintain, irrevocably in the Issuer, legal and equitable title to the Aggregate Receivables and the related Transferred Assets, free and clear of any Adverse Claim (including, without limitation, the filing of all financing statements or other similar instruments or documents necessary under the UCC (or any comparable law) in all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect the Issuer’s interest in such Aggregate Receivables and related Transferred Assets and such other action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the interest of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee (as the Depositor’s assignee) may reasonably request).
(i)      Reliance on Separateness . The Depositor acknowledges that the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders are entering into the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in reliance upon the Depositor’s and Issuer’s identity as a legal entity that is separate from HLSS. Therefore, from and after the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Depositor will take all reasonable steps to maintain each of the Depositor’s and Issuer’s identity as a separate legal entity and to make it manifest to third parties that each of the Depositor and the Issuer is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of HLSS. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to the other covenants set forth herein, the Depositor (i) will not hold itself out to third parties as liable for the debts of the Issuer nor purport to own the Aggregate Receivables and other related Transferred Assets, (ii) will take all other actions necessary on its part to ensure that the facts and assumptions regarding it set forth in the opinion issued by Sidley Austin LLP, dated as of the Closing Date, relating to substantive consolidation issues remain true and correct in all material respects at all times.
(j)      Name Change, Offices and Records . In the event the Depositor makes any change to its name (within the meaning of Section 9-507(c) of any applicable enactment of the UCC), type or jurisdiction of organization or location of its books and records the Depositor shall notify the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee thereof and (except with respect to a change of location of books and records) shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee not later than thirty (30) days after the effectiveness of such change (i) such financing statements (Forms UCC1 and UCC3) which the Indenture Trustee (acting at the direction of the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request to reflect such name change, or change in type or jurisdiction of organization, (ii) if the Indenture Trustee shall so request, an opinion of outside counsel to the Depositor, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, as to the perfection and priority of the Issuer’s security interest in the Aggregate Receivables in such event, (iii) such other documents and instruments that the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders (acting at the direction of the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request in connection therewith and shall take all other steps to ensure that the Issuer continues to have a first priority, perfected security interest in the Aggregate Receivables and the related Transferred Assets.
(k)      Location of Jurisdiction of Organization and Records . In the case of a change in the jurisdiction of organization of the Depositor, or in the case of a change in the “location” of the Depositor for purposes of Section 9-307 of the UCC, the Depositor must take all actions necessary or reasonably requested by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Indenture Trustee to amend its existing financing statements and continuation statements, and file additional financing statements and to take any other steps reasonably requested by the Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Indenture Trustee to further perfect or evidence the rights, claims or security interests of any of the Issuer or any assignee or beneficiary of the Issuer’s rights under this Agreement, including the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders under any of the Transaction Documents.
Section 8.      Grant Clause.
It is the intention of the parties hereto that each transfer and assignment contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute an absolute sale or contribution, as applicable, of the related Receivables from the Depositor to the Issuer and that the Aggregate Receivables shall not be part of Depositor’s estate or otherwise be considered property of the Depositor in the event of the bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, liquidation, conservatorship or similar proceeding relating to the Depositor or any of its Property. However, if such conveyance is deemed to be in respect of a loan, it is intended that: (a) the rights and obligations of the parties shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (b) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. In connection with the foregoing, the Depositor hereby grants to the Issuer a first priority security interest in all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in, to and under, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, the Aggregate Receivables and the other Transferred Assets to secure payment of a debt equal to the purchase price for such Aggregate Receivables and other Transferred Assets. The Depositor will, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such reasonable actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Aggregate Receivables and the other Transferred Assets to secure payment or performance of an obligation, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement. The Depositor will, at its own expense, make all initial filings on or about the Closing Date and shall forward a copy of such filing or filings to the Indenture Trustee.
The Depositor hereby authorizes the Issuer and its assignees, successors and designees to file one or more UCC financing statements, financing statement amendments and continuation statements to perfect the security interest described herein.
Section 9.      Grant by Issuer.
The Issuer shall have the right, upon notice to but without the consent of the Depositor, to Grant, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to the Receivables to the Indenture Trustee and the Indenture Trustee then shall succeed to all rights of the Issuer under this Agreement. All references to the Issuer in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee, specifically including the Indenture Trustee.
Section 10.      Protection of Indenture Trustee’s Security Interest in Trust Estate.
(a)      The Depositor shall maintain accounts and records as to each Receivable accurately and in sufficient detail to permit the reader thereof to know at any time following reasonable prior notice delivered to the Depositor, the status of such Receivable, including payments and recoveries made and payments owing. The Schedule of Receivables has been delivered to the Indenture Trustee and shall remain in its possession or control.
(b)      The Depositor will maintain its computer records so that, from and after the Grant of the security interest under the Indenture, the Depositor’s master computer records (including any back-up archives) that refer to any Receivables indicate that the Receivables are owned by the Issuer and pledged to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders. Indication of the Indenture Trustee’s interest in a Receivable shall be deleted from or modified on the Depositor’s records when, and only when, the Receivable has been paid in full or released from the lien of the Indenture pursuant to the Indenture.
Section 11.      Limited Recourse.
No recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer under this Agreement or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or therewith, against (a) any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or (b) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer in its individual capacity, except as any such Person may have expressly agreed. Notwithstanding any other terms of this Agreement, the Notes, any other Transaction Documents or otherwise, the obligations of the Issuer under the Notes, the Indenture, this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer, payable solely from the Trust Estate, and following realization of the Trust Estate and application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, none of the Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee or any of the other parties to the Transaction Documents shall be entitled to take any further steps to recover any sums due but still unpaid hereunder or thereunder, all claims in respect of which shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. No recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing in respect of the Notes, the Indenture or this Agreement or for any action or inaction of the Issuer against any officer, director, employee, shareholder, stockholder or incorporator of the Issuer or any of their successors or assigns for any amounts payable under the Notes or this Agreement. It is understood that the foregoing provisions of this Section 11 shall not (i) prevent recourse to the Trust Estate for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Trust Estate or (ii) save as specifically provided therein, constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by the Notes or secured by the Indenture. It is further understood that the foregoing provisions of this Section 11 shall not, subject to Section 12(l) hereof, limit the right of any Person, to name the Issuer as a party defendant in any proceeding or in the exercise of any other remedy under the Notes or this Agreement, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if obtained) enforced against any such Person or entity.
Section 12.      Miscellaneous.
(a)      Amendment . This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the Depositor and the Issuer upon delivery of an Issuer Tax Opinion (unless the delivery of an Issuer Tax Opinion is waived by the Issuer, the Administrator and the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Noteholders) and with the written consent of the Administrative Agent. In addition, so long as the Notes are outstanding, this Agreement may not be amended unless either (x) the Majority Noteholders of all Outstanding Notes that are not Variable Funding Notes and the Series Required Noteholders for each Series of Variable Funding Notes that are Outstanding have consented thereto or (y) (i) the amendment is for a purpose for which the Indenture could be amended without any Noteholder consent and (ii) the Depositor shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an officer’s certificate to the effect that the Depositor reasonably believes that any such amendment will not have a material Adverse Effect on the Noteholders of the Notes. Any such amendment requested by the Depositor shall be at its own expense. Amendments shall require notice to Note Rating Agencies as described in Section 14(a) of the Receivables Sale Agreement.
(b)      Binding Nature; Assignment . The covenants, agreements, rights and obligations contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Depositor and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Issuer, and all persons claiming by, through or under the Issuer.
(c)      Entire Agreement . This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof.
(d)      [Reserved.]
(e)      Severability of Provisions . Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited, unenforceable or not authorized in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition, unenforceability or non‑authorization without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity, enforceability or legality of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
(f)      Governing Law . THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES HERETO, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
(g)      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN AN LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(h)      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts and all so executed shall constitute one agreement binding on all parties hereto, notwithstanding that all the parties have not signed the original or the same counterpart. Any counterpart hereof signed by a party against whom enforcement of this Agreement is sought shall be admissible into evidence as an original hereof to prove the contents thereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
(i)      Indulgences; No Waivers . Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or future exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.
(j)      Headings Not to Affect Interpretation . The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and they shall not be used in the interpretation hereof.
(k)      Benefits of Agreement . Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties to this Agreement and their successors hereunder, any benefit of any legal or equitable right, power, remedy or claim under this Agreement.
(l)      No Petition . The Depositor, by entering into this Agreement, agrees that it will not at any time prior to the date which is one year and one day, or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect, after the payment in full of all of the Notes, institute against the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Issuer of, Insolvency Proceedings or other similar proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes or this Agreement, or cause the Issuer to commence any reorganization, bankruptcy proceedings, or Insolvency Proceedings under any applicable state or federal law, including without limitation any readjustment of debt, or marshaling of assets or liabilities or similar proceedings. This Section 12(l) shall survive termination of this Agreement.
(m)      Owner Trustee Limitation of Liability . It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust, National Association, not individually or personally, but solely as Owner Trustee of the Issuer under the Trust Agreement, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking and agreement by Wilmington Trust, National Association but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust, National Association, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any Person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto and (d) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust, National Association be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.




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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Receivables Pooling Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
 
NRZ ADVANCE FACILITY TRANSFEROR 2015-ON1 LLC , as Depositor
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Cameron MacDougall
 
Name:
Cameron MacDougall
 
Title:
Secretary
 
 
 





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NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1 , as Issuer
 
 
 
 
 
By: Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Adam B. Scozzafava
 
Name:
Adam B. Scozzafava
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 



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Schedule 1

ASSIGNMENT OF RECEIVABLES
Dated as of [__], 2015
This Assignment of Receivables (this “ Assignment ”) is a schedule to and is hereby incorporated by this reference into a certain Receivables Pooling Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of August 28, 2015, by and between NRZ Advance Facility Transferor 2015-ON1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Depositor ”), and NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2015-ON1, a statutory trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Issuer ”). All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in, or referred to in, the Agreement.
By its signature to this Assignment, the Depositor hereby sells and/or contributes, assigns, transfers and conveys to the Issuer and its assignees, without recourse, but subject to the terms of the Agreement, all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in, to and under its rights to reimbursement for Receivables arising under each Designated Servicing Agreement listed on Attachment A attached hereto, which Receivables exist on the date of this Assignment and any Additional Receivables arising under each Designated Servicing Agreement listed on Attachment A , on or before the related Receivables Sale Termination Date, the other Transferred Assets related to such Receivables, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, and the Issuer hereby accepts such sale and/or contribution, assignment, transfer and conveyance and agrees to transfer to the Depositor the related consideration therefor, as set forth in the Agreement.

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NRZ ADVANCE FACILITY TRANSFEROR 2015-ON1 LLC, as Depositor
By:                             
Name:                             
Title:                             


NRZ ADVANCE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2015-ON1, as Issuer
By: Wilmington Trust, National Association not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee

Name:                             
Title:                             







Attachment A to Schedule 1

DESIGNATED SERVICING AGREEMENTS RELATED TO AGGREGATE RECEIVABLES









EXHIBIT 31.1
 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 
I, Michael Nierenberg, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of New Residential Investment Corp.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
November 4, 2015
/s/ Michael Nierenberg
 
Michael Nierenberg
 
Chief Executive Officer





EXHIBIT 31.2
 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
 
I, Nicola Santoro, Jr., certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of New Residential Investment Corp.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
November 4, 2015
/s/ Nicola Santoro, Jr.
 
Nicola Santoro, Jr.
 
Chief Financial Officer





EXHIBIT 32.1
 
CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of New Residential Investment Corp. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Michael Nierenberg, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:
 
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(1)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
November 4, 2015
/s/ Michael Nierenberg
 
Michael Nierenberg
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.





EXHIBIT 32.2
 
CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of New Residential Investment Corp. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Nicola Santoro, Jr., as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:
 
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
November 4, 2015
/s/ Nicola Santoro, Jr.
 
Nicola Santoro, Jr.
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.