EX-4.2 3 efc6-1020_5845197exh42.txt EXHIBIT 4.2 MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. as Depositor and [_______] as Owner Trustee _________________________________________ TRUST AGREEMENT Dated as of [___], 20[__] __________________________________________ [_______], Series [___] EXHIBIT 4.2 Table of Contents Page ARTICLE I. Definitions Section 1.01. Definitions.............................................1 Section 1.02. Other Definitional Provisions...........................1 ARTICLE II. Organization Section 2.01. Name....................................................3 Section 2.02. Office..................................................3 Section 2.03. Purposes and Powers.....................................3 Section 2.04. Appointment of Owner Trustee............................4 Section 2.05. Initial Capital Contribution of Owner Trust Estate..................................................4 Section 2.06. Declaration of Trust....................................4 Section 2.07. Reserved................................................4 Section 2.08. Title to Trust Property.................................4 Section 2.09. Situs of Trust..........................................4 Section 2.10. Representations and Warranties of the Depositor.........5 Section 2.11. Payment of Trust Fees...................................5 Section 2.12. Federal Income Tax Allocations..........................5 ARTICLE III. Conveyance of the Revolving Credit Loans; Certificates Section 3.01. Conveyance of the Revolving Credit Loans................6 Section 3.02. Initial Ownership.......................................6 Section 3.03. The Initial Certificates................................6 Section 3.04. Authentication of Certificates..........................6 Section 3.05. Registration of and Limitations on Transfer and Exchange of Certificates................................7 Section 3.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates............................................9 Section 3.07. Persons Deemed Certificateholders......................10 Section 3.08. Access to List of Certificateholders' Names and Addresses..............................................10 Section 3.09. Maintenance of Office or Agency........................10 Section 3.10. Cooperation............................................12 ARTICLE IV. Authority and Duties of Owner Trustee Section 4.01. General Authority......................................13 Section 4.02. General Duties.........................................13 Section 4.03. Action upon Instruction................................13 Section 4.04. No Duties Except as Specified under Specified Documents or in Instructions...........................14 i Section 4.05. Restrictions...........................................14 Section 4.06. Prior Notice to Certificateholders and the Credit Enhancer with Respect to Certain Matters........14 Section 4.07. Action by Certificateholders with Respect to Certain Matters........................................15 Section 4.08. Action by Certificateholders with Respect to Bankruptcy.............................................15 Section 4.09. Restrictions on Certificateholders' Power..............15 Section 4.10. Majority Control.......................................15 Section 4.11. Doing Business in Other Jurisdictions..................16 ARTICLE V. Application of Trust Funds Section 5.01. Distributions..........................................17 Section 5.02. Method of Payment......................................17 Section 5.03. Signature on Returns...................................17 Section 5.04. Statements to Certificateholders.......................17 ARTICLE VI. Concerning the Owner Trustee Section 6.01. Acceptance of Trusts and Duties........................18 Section 6.02. Furnishing of Documents................................19 Section 6.03. Representations and Warranties.........................19 Section 6.04. Reliance; Advice of Counsel............................20 Section 6.05. Not Acting in Individual Capacity......................20 Section 6.06. Owner Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Related Documents......................................20 Section 6.07. Owner Trustee May Own Certificates and Notes...........21 Section 6.08. Licenses...............................................21 ARTICLE VII. Compensation of Owner Trustee Section 7.01. Owner Trustee's Fees and Expenses......................22 Section 7.02. Indemnification........................................22 Section 7.03. Payments to the Owner Trustee..........................23 ARTICLE VIII. Termination of Trust Agreement Section 8.01. Termination of Trust Agreement.........................24 ARTICLE IX. Successor Owner Trustees and Additional Owner Trustees Section 9.01. Eligibility Requirements for Owner Trustee.............26 Section 9.02. Replacement of Owner Trustee...........................26 Section 9.03. Successor Owner Trustee................................27 Section 9.04. Merger or Consolidation of Owner Trustee...............27 ii Section 9.05. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee..........27 ARTICLE X. Miscellaneous Section 10.01. Amendments.............................................29 Section 10.02. No Legal Title to Owner Trust Estate...................30 Section 10.03. Limitations on Rights of Others........................30 Section 10.04. Notices................................................31 Section 10.05. Severability...........................................31 Section 10.06. Separate Counterparts..................................31 Section 10.07. Successors and Assigns.................................31 Section 10.08. No Petition............................................32 Section 10.09. No Recourse............................................32 Section 10.10. Headings...............................................32 Section 10.11. GOVERNING LAW..........................................32 Section 10.12. Integration............................................32 Section 10.13. Rights of Credit Enhancer to Exercise Rights of Certificateholders.....................................32 Section 10.14. Third Party Beneficiary................................32 EXHIBITS Exhibit A-1 - Form of Class [_] Certificate A-1-1 Exhibit A-2 - Form of Class [_] Certificate A-2-1 Exhibit B - Certificate of Trust of [________] B-1 Exhibit C - Form of 144A Investment Representation C-1 Exhibit D - Form of Investor Representation Letter D-1 Exhibit E - Form of Transferor Representation Letter E-1 Exhibit F - Form of Certificate of Non-Foreign Status F-1 Exhibit G - Form of ERISA Representation Letter G-1 Exhibit H - Form of Representation Letter H-1 iii This Trust Agreement, dated as of [___], 20[__] (as amended from time to time, this "Trust Agreement"), between MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC., a Delaware corporation, as depositor (the "Depositor") and [_______], a [Delaware] banking corporation, as owner trustee (the "Owner Trustee"), In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Depositor and the Owner Trustee agree as follows: ARTICLE I. Definitions Section 1.01. Definitions. For all purposes of this Trust Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Appendix A to the Indenture dated as of [___], 20[__] (the "Indenture"), between [________], as issuer, and [__________], as indenture trustee. All other capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings specified herein. Section 1.02. Other Definitional Provisions. (a) All terms defined in this Trust Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. (b) As used in this Trust Agreement and in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in this Trust Agreement or in any such certificate or other document, and accounting terms partly defined in this Trust Agreement or in any such certificate or other document to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms in this Trust Agreement or in any such certificate or other document are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained in this Trust Agreement or in any such certificate or other document shall control. (c) The words "hereof," "herein," "hereunder" and words of similar import when used in this Trust Agreement shall refer to this Trust Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Trust Agreement; Article, Section and Exhibit references contained in this Trust Agreement are references to Articles, Sections and Exhibits in or to this Trust Agreement unless otherwise specified; and the term "including" shall mean "including without limitation". (d) The definitions contained in this Trust Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such terms. (e) Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented and includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; references to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns. 2 ARTICLE II. Organization Section 2.01. Name. The trust created hereby (the "Trust") shall be known as "[________]," in which name the Owner Trustee may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute contracts and other instruments on behalf of the Trust and sue and be sued. Section 2.02. Office. The office of the Trust shall be in care of the Owner Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office or at such other address in [Delaware] as the Owner Trustee may designate by written notice to the Certificateholders, the Credit Enhancer and the Depositor. Section 2.03. Purposes and Powers. The purpose of the Trust is to engage in the following activities: (i) to issue the Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the Certificates pursuant to this Trust Agreement and to sell such Notes and the Certificates; (ii) to acquire the Home Equity Loans and to pay the organizational, start-up and transactional expenses of the Trust; (iii) to assign, Grant, transfer, pledge and convey the Home Equity Loans pursuant to the Indenture and to hold, manage and distribute to the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 5.01 any portion of the Home Equity Loans released from the Lien of, and remitted to the Trust pursuant to the Indenture; (iv) to enter into and perform its obligations under the Basic Documents to which it is to be a party; (v) to engage in those activities, including entering into agreements, that are necessary, suitable or convenient to accomplish the foregoing or are incidental thereto or connected therewith; and (vi) subject to compliance with the Basic Documents, to engage in such other activities as may be required in connection with conservation of the Owner Trust Estate and the making of distributions to the Certificateholders and the Noteholders. The Trust is hereby authorized to engage in the foregoing activities. The Trust shall not engage in any activity other than in connection with the foregoing or other than as required or authorized by the terms of this Trust Agreement or the Basic Documents while any Note is outstanding without the consent of the Holders of a majority of the Certificate Percentage Interest of the Certificates, the Credit Enhancer (as evidenced in writing) and the Indenture Trustee. Section 2.04. Appointment of Owner Trustee. The Depositor hereby appoints the Owner Trustee as trustee of the Trust effective as of the date hereof, to have all the rights, powers and duties set forth herein and the Owner Trustee hereby accepts such appointment. 3 Section 2.05. Initial Capital Contribution of Owner Trust Estate. The Depositor hereby sells, assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the Trust, as of the date hereof, the sum of $[__]. The Owner Trustee hereby acknowledges receipt in trust from the Depositor, as of the date hereof, of the foregoing contribution, which shall constitute the initial corpus of the Trust and shall be deposited in the Certificate Distribution Account. The Owner Trustee also acknowledges on behalf of the Issuer, the receipt in trust on the Closing Date of the Home Equity Loans assigned to the Trust pursuant to Section 3.01, which shall constitute the Owner Trust Estate. Section 2.06. Declaration of Trust. The Owner Trustee hereby declares that it shall hold the Owner Trust Estate in trust upon and subject to the conditions set forth herein for the use and benefit of the Certificateholders, subject to the obligations of the Trust under the Basic Documents. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust constitute a statutory trust under the [Delaware] Trust Statute and that this Trust Agreement constitute the governing instrument of such statutory trust. Effective as of the date hereof, the Owner Trustee shall have all rights, powers and duties set forth herein and in the [Delaware] Trust Statute with respect to accomplishing the purposes of the Trust. It is the intention of the parties hereto that, for income and franchise tax purposes, the Trust shall be treated as a security arrangement, with the assets of the Trust being the Trust Estate and the owners of the related Trust Estate being the owners of the Certificates. The parties agree that, unless otherwise required by appropriate tax authorities, the Trust will file or cause to be filed annual or other necessary returns, reports and other forms, if any, consistent with the characterization of the Trust as provided in the preceding sentence for such tax purposes. Effective as of the date hereof, the Owner Trustee shall have all rights, powers and duties set forth herein and in the [Delaware] Trust Statute with respect to accomplishing the purposes of the Trust. Section 2.07. Reserved. Section 2.08. Title to Trust Property. Subject to the Indenture, legal title to the Owner Trust Estate shall be vested at all times in the Trust as a separate legal entity except where applicable law in any jurisdiction requires title to any part of the Owner Trust Estate to be vested in a trustee or trustees, in which case title shall be deemed to be vested in the Owner Trustee, a co-trustee and/or a separate trustee, as the case may be. The Owners shall not have legal title to any part of the Owner Trust Estate. No transfer by operation of law or otherwise of any interest of the Owners shall operate to terminate this Agreement or the trusts hereunder or entitle any transferee to an accounting or to the transfer to it of any part of the Owner Trust Estate. Section 2.09. Situs of Trust. The Trust will be located and administered in the State of [Delaware]. All bank accounts maintained by the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall be located in the State of [Delaware] or the State of [New York]. The Trust shall not have any employees in any state other than [Delaware]; provided, however, that nothing herein shall restrict or prohibit the Owner Trustee from having employees within or without the State of [Delaware] or taking actions outside the State of [Delaware] in order to comply with Section 2.03. Payments will be received by the Trust only in [Delaware], [state], [state] or [state], and 4 payments will be made by the Trust only from [Delaware], [state], [state] or [state]. The only office of the Trust will be at the Corporate Trust Office of the Owner Trustee in [Delaware]. Section 2.10. Representations and Warranties of the Depositor. The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Owner Trustee and the Credit Enhancer as of the date hereof that: (i) The Depositor is duly organized and validly existing as a corporation 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. (ii) The Depositor has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Trust Agreement and to carry out its terms; the Depositor has full power and authority to sell and assign the property to be sold and assigned to and deposited with the Trust as part of the Trust and the Depositor has duly authorized such sale and assignment and deposit to the Trust by all necessary corporate action; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Trust Agreement have been duly authorized by the Depositor by all necessary corporate action. (iii) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Trust Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof do not conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Depositor, or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound; nor result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument (other than pursuant to the Basic Documents); nor violate any law or, to the best of the Depositor's knowledge, any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Depositor of any court or of any federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Depositor or its properties. (iv) This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Home Equity Loans in favor of the Securityholders, which security interest is prior to all other Liens, except the Lien of the Indenture, and is enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers from the Issuer. (v) The Home Equity Loans constitute "instruments" within the meaning of the UCC. (vi) The Depositor owns and has good and marketable title to the Home Equity Loans free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person, other than the Lien of the Indenture. (vii) The Depositor has caused or will have caused, within [__] days, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest in the Home Equity Loans granted to the Securityholders hereunder. 5 (viii) Other than the security interests granted to the Securityholders pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture, the Issuer has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Home Equity Loans. The Depositor has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against the Depositor that include a description of collateral covering the Home Equity Loans other than any financing statement relating to the security interest granted to the Securityholders hereunder or under the Indenture or that has been terminated. The Depositor is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against the Depositor. (ix) Prior to the transfer to the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor had in its possession all original copies of the security certificates that constitute or evidence the Home Equity Loans. The security certificates that constitute or evidence the Home Equity Loans do not have any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Securityholders. All financing statements filed or to be filed against the Depositor in favor of the Securityholders in connection herewith describing the Home Equity Loans contain a statement to the following effect: "A purchase of or security interest in any collateral described in this financing statement will violate the rights of the Securityholders." Section 2.11. Payment of Trust Fees. The Owner Trustee shall pay from the Owner Trust Estate the Trust's fees and expenses incurred with respect to the performance of the Trust's duties under the Indenture. Section 2.12. Federal Income Tax Allocations. Net income of the Trust for any month, as determined for Federal income tax purposes (and each item of income, gain, loss and deduction entering into the computation thereof), shall be allocated to the holders of the Certificates. 6 ARTICLE III. Conveyance of the Home Equity Loans; Certificates Section 3.01. Conveyance of the Home Equity Loans. The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer and convey to the Trust, on behalf of the Holders of the Notes and the Certificates and the Credit Enhancer, without recourse, all its right, title and interest in and to the Home Equity Loans, together with the Depositor's right, title and interest under the Home Equity Loan Purchase Agreement. The parties hereto intend that the transaction set forth herein be a sale for certain non-tax purposes by the Depositor to the Trust of all of its right, title and interest in and to the Home Equity Loans. In the event that the transaction set forth herein is not deemed to be a sale for certain non-tax purposes, the Depositor hereby Grants to the Trust a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Owner Trust Estate, all distributions thereon and all proceeds thereof; and this Trust Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. Section 3.02. Initial Ownership. Upon the formation of the Trust by the contribution of the Depositor pursuant to Section 2.05 and until the conveyance of the Home Equity Loans pursuant to Section 3.01 and the issuance of the Certificates, the Depositor shall be the sole Certificateholder. Section 3.03. The Initial Certificates. The Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations of a Certificate Percentage Interest of [__]% and integral multiples of [__]% in excess thereof. The Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Trust by manual or facsimile signature of an authorized officer of the Owner Trustee and authenticated in the manner provided in Section 3.04. Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were, at the time when such signatures shall have been affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the Trust, shall be validly issued and entitled to the benefit of this Trust Agreement, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them shall have ceased to be so authorized prior to the authentication and delivery of such Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of authentication and delivery of such Certificates. A Person shall become a Certificateholder and shall be entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations of a Certificateholder hereunder upon such Person's acceptance of a Certificate duly registered in such Person's name, pursuant to Section 3.05. A transferee of a Certificate shall become a Certificateholder and shall be entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations of a Certificateholder hereunder upon such transferee's acceptance of a Certificate duly registered in such transferee's name pursuant to and upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3.05. No Certificates, except for the Certificates issued pursuant to this Section 3.03, shall be issued by the Trust without the prior written consent of the Credit Enhancer. Section 3.04. Authentication of Certificates. Concurrently with the acquisition of the Home Equity Loans by the Trust, the Owner Trustee shall cause the Certificates in an initial 7 Certificate Percentage Interest of 100.00% to be executed on behalf of the Trust, authenticated and delivered to or upon the written order of the Depositor, signed by its chairman of the board, its president or any vice president, without further corporate action by the Depositor, in authorized denominations. No Certificate shall entitle its holder to any benefit under this Trust Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless there shall appear on such Certificate a certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, executed by the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Paying Agent, by manual signature; such authentication shall constitute conclusive evidence that such Certificate shall have been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. All Certificates shall be dated the date of their authentication. Section 3.05. Registration of and Limitations on Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. The Certificate Registrar shall keep or cause to be kept, at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 3.09, a Certificate Register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Registrar shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided. The Trust hereby appoints the Indenture Trustee as the initial Certificate Registrar and the Indenture Trustee hereby accepts such appointment. If the Certificate Registrar resigns or is removed, the Owner Trustee shall appoint a successor Certificate Registrar. Subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth below, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 3.09, the Owner Trustee shall execute, authenticate and deliver (or shall cause the Certificate Registrar as its authenticating agent to authenticate and deliver), in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations of a like aggregate amount dated the date of authentication by the Owner Trustee or any authenticating agent. In the event the Owner Trustee receives any Certificates for re-registration or transfer, the Owner Trustee shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar. At the option of a Certificateholder, Certificates may be exchanged for other Certificates of authorized denominations of a like aggregate amount upon surrender of the Certificates to be exchanged at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 3.09. Every Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Certificateholder or such Certificateholder's attorney duly authorized in writing. Each Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be cancelled and subsequently disposed of by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with its customary practice. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates. Except as described below, each Certificateholder shall establish its non-foreign status by submitting to the Certificate Paying Agent an IRS Form W-9 and the Certificate of Non-Foreign Status set forth in Exhibit F hereto. 8 A Certificate may be transferred to a Certificateholder unable to establish its non-foreign status as described in the preceding paragraph only if such Certificateholder provides an Opinion of Counsel, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar or the Depositor, satisfactory to the Depositor and the Credit Enhancer, that such transfer (1) will not affect the tax status of the Owner Trust and (2) will not adversely affect the interests of any Certificateholder, Noteholder or the Credit Enhancer, including, without limitation, as a result of the imposition of any United States federal withholding taxes on the Trust (except to the extent that such withholding taxes would be payable solely from amounts otherwise distributable to the Certificate of the prospective transferee). If such transfer occurs and such foreign Certificateholder becomes subject to such United States federal withholding taxes, any such taxes will be withheld by the Indenture Trustee. Each Certificateholder unable to establish its non-foreign status that otherwise complies with the foregoing requirements shall submit to the Certificate Paying Agent a copy of its Form W-8BEN and shall resubmit such Form W-8BEN every three years. No transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of a Certificate shall be made unless such transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or is made in accordance with said Act and laws. In the event of any such transfer, the Certificate Registrar or the Depositor shall prior to such transfer require the transferee to execute (A) either (i) (a) an investment letter in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (or in such form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer and the Depositor) which investment letters shall not be an expense of the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Servicer, the Credit Enhancer or the Depositor and which investment letter states that, among other things, such transferee (a) is a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined under Rule 144A, acting for its own account or the accounts of other "qualified institutional buyers" as defined under Rule 144A, and (b) is aware that the proposed transferor intends to rely on the exemption from registration requirements under the Securities Act, provided by Rule 144A or (ii) (a) a written Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer and the Depositor that such transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption, describing the applicable exemption and the basis therefor, from said Act and laws or is being made pursuant to said Act and laws, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Servicer, the Credit Enhancer or the Depositor and (b) the transferee executes a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, and the transferor executes a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto, each acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer and the Depositor certifying the facts surrounding such transfer, which representation letters shall not be an expense of the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Servicer, the Credit Enhancer or the Depositor and (B) the Certificate of Non-Foreign Status (in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F) acceptable to and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer and the Depositor, which certificate shall not be an expense of the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer or the Depositor and (C) an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to the Credit Enhancer, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Credit Enhancer, that such transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of a Certificate will not cause the Trust to be treated as a taxable mortgage pool for federal income tax purposes. If the Certificateholder is unable to provide a Certificate of Non-Foreign Status, the Certificateholder 9 must provide an Opinion of Counsel as described in the preceding paragraph. The Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Servicer, the Credit Enhancer and the Depositor against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws. No transfer of Certificates or any interest therein shall be made to any employee benefit plan or other retirement plan arrangement, including individual retirement accounts and annuities, Keogh plans and bank collective investment funds and insurance company general or separate accounts in which such plans, accounts or arrangements are invested, that is subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (collectively, "Plan"), any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person acquiring such Certificates with "plan assets" of a Plan within the meaning of the Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C.F.R. ss.2510.3-101 ("Plan Assets Regulation") unless the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer and the Servicer are provided with an Opinion of Counsel which establishes to the satisfaction of the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer and the Servicer that the purchase of Certificates is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in any prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer or the Servicer to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in this Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer or the Servicer. In lieu of such Opinion of Counsel, a Person seeking to acquire Certificates may provide a certification in the form of Exhibit G to this Agreement, which the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer and the Servicer may rely upon without further inquiry or investigation. Neither an Opinion of Counsel nor a certification will be required in connection with the initial transfer of any such Certificate by the Depositor to an affiliate of the Depositor (in which case, the Depositor or any affiliate thereof shall be deemed to have represented that such affiliate is not a Plan or a Person investing Plan Assets of any Plan) and the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon a representation (which, upon the request of the Owner Trustee, shall be a written representation) from the Depositor of the status of such transferee as an affiliate of the Depositor. In addition, no transfer of a Certificate shall be permitted, and no such transfer shall be registered by the Certificate Registrar or be effective hereunder, unless evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to the Credit Enhancer, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Credit Enhancer, which establishes that such transfer or the registration of such transfer would not cause the Trust to be classified as a publicly traded partnership, by having more than 100 Certificateholders at any time during the taxable year of the Trust, an association taxable as a corporation, a corporation or a taxable mortgage pool for federal and relevant state income tax purposes. In addition, no transfer, sale, assignment, pledge or other disposition of a Certificate shall be made unless the proposed transferee executes a representation letter substantially in the form of Exhibit D, or substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto, that (1) the transferee is acquiring the Certificate for its own behalf and is not acting as agent or custodian for any other Person or 10 entity in connection with such acquisition and (2) if the transferee is a partnership, grantor trust or S corporation for federal income tax purposes, the Certificates are not more than 50% of the assets of the partnership, grantor trust or S corporation. In addition, no transfer of any portion of a Class [_] or a Class [_] Certificate shall be made, and any attempted or purported transfer of a Class [_] or Class [_] Certificate shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee, unless: (i) following such transfer, for federal income tax purposes, 100% of the Class [_] and Class [_] Certificates are treated as owned by the same person or persons in the same proportions as they are owned, or (ii) the transferee provides the Owner Trustee with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such transfer will not cause the Trust to be subject to an entity level tax for federal income tax purposes. Section 3.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If (a) any mutilated Certificate shall be surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or if the Certificate Registrar shall receive evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (b) there shall be delivered to the Certificate Registrar, the Owner Trustee and the Credit Enhancer such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and the Issuer from harm, then in the absence of notice to the Certificate Registrar or the Owner Trustee that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Owner Trustee shall execute on behalf of the Trust and the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Paying Agent, as the Trust's authenticating agent, shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and denomination. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 3.06, the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 3.06 shall constitute conclusive evidence of ownership in the Trust, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time. Section 3.07. Persons Deemed Certificateholders. Prior to due presentation of a Certificate for registration of transfer, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer or any Certificate Paying Agent may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to Section 5.02 and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer or any Certificate Paying Agent shall be bound by any notice to the contrary. Section 3.08. Access to List of Certificateholders' Names and Addresses. The Certificate Registrar shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Depositor, the Credit Enhancer or the Owner Trustee, within 15 days after receipt by the Certificate Registrar of a written request therefor from the Depositor, the Credit Enhancer or the Owner Trustee, a list, in such form as the Depositor, the Credit Enhancer or the Owner Trustee, as the case may be, may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders as of the most recent Record Date. Each Holder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, shall be deemed to have agreed not to hold any of the Trust, the Depositor, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer or the Owner Trustee accountable by reason of the disclosure of its name and address, regardless 11 of the source from which such information was derived. All notices to be given to the Owner Trustee shall be delivered to its Corporate Trust Office. Section 3.09. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Trust, shall maintain an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Trust in respect of the Certificates and the Basic Documents may be served. Such office shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office of the Certificate Registrar. The Owner Trustee shall give prompt written notice to the Depositor, the Credit Enhancer and the Certificateholders of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or agency. (a) Certificate Paying Agent. The Certificate Paying Agent shall make distributions to Certificateholders from the Certificate Distribution Account on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the provisions of the Certificates and Section 5.01 hereof from payments remitted to the Certificate Paying Agent by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Indenture. The Trust hereby appoints the Indenture Trustee as Certificate Paying Agent and the Indenture Trustee hereby accepts such appointment and further agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of this Trust Agreement relating to the Certificate Paying Agent and shall: (i) hold all sums held by it for the payment of amounts due with respect to the Certificates in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided; (ii) give the Owner Trustee and the Credit Enhancer notice of any default by the Trust of which it has actual knowledge in the making of any payment required to be made with respect to the Certificates; (iii) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Owner Trustee or the Credit Enhancer forthwith pay to the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust all sums so held in Trust by such Certificate Paying Agent; (iv) immediately resign as Certificate Paying Agent and forthwith pay to the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust all sums held by it in trust for the payment of Certificates if at any time it ceases to meet the standards required to be met by the Certificate Paying Agent at the time of its appointment; (v) comply with all requirements of the Code with respect to the withholding from any payments made by it on any Certificates of any applicable withholding taxes imposed thereon and with respect to any applicable reporting requirements in connection therewith; and (vi) deliver to the Owner Trustee and the Credit Enhancer a copy of the Statement prepared with respect to each Payment Date by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Servicing Agreement. (b) The Trust may revoke such power and remove the Certificate Paying Agent if the Owner Trustee determines in its sole discretion that the Certificate Paying Agent shall have 12 failed to perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement in any material respect. The Indenture Trustee shall be permitted to resign as Certificate Paying Agent upon 30 days written notice to the Owner Trustee; provided the Indenture Trustee is also resigning as Paying Agent under the Indenture at such time. In the event that the Indenture Trustee shall no longer be the Certificate Paying Agent under this Trust Agreement and Paying Agent under the Indenture, the Owner Trustee shall appoint a successor acceptable to the Credit Enhancer to act as Certificate Paying Agent (which shall be a bank or trust company) and which shall also be the successor Paying Agent under the Indenture. The Owner Trustee shall cause such successor Certificate Paying Agent or any additional Certificate Paying Agent appointed by the Owner Trustee to execute and deliver to the Owner Trustee and the Credit Enhancer an instrument to the effect set forth in this Section 3.09 as it relates to the Certificate Paying Agent. The Certificate Paying Agent shall return all unclaimed funds to the Trust and upon removal of a Certificate Paying Agent such Certificate Paying Agent shall also return all funds in its possession to the Trust. The provisions of Sections 6.01, 6.03, 6.04 and 7.01 shall apply to the Certificate Paying Agent to the extent applicable. Any reference in this Agreement to the Certificate Paying Agent shall include any co-paying agent unless the context requires otherwise. (c) The Certificate Paying Agent shall establish and maintain with itself the Certificate Distribution Account in which the Certificate Paying Agent shall deposit, on the same day as it is received from the Indenture Trustee, each remittance received by the Certificate Paying Agent with respect to payments made pursuant to the Indenture. The Certificate Paying Agent shall make all distributions of the Certificate Distribution Amount on the Certificates, from moneys on deposit in the Certificate Distribution Account. Section 3.10. Cooperation. The Owner Trustee shall cooperate in all respects with any reasonable request by the Credit Enhancer for action to preserve or enforce the Credit Enhancer's rights or interest under this Trust Agreement or the Insurance Agreement, consistent with this Trust Agreement and without limiting the rights of the Certificateholders as otherwise expressly set forth in this Trust Agreement. 13 ARTICLE IV. Authority and Duties of Owner Trustee Section 4.01. General Authority. The Owner Trustee is authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Basic Documents to which the Trust is to be a party and each certificate or other document attached as an exhibit to or contemplated by the Basic Documents to which the Trust is to be a party and any amendment or other agreement or instrument described herein, in each case, in such form as the Owner Trustee shall approve, as evidenced conclusively by the Owner Trustee's execution thereof. In addition to the foregoing, the Owner Trustee is authorized to take all actions required of the Trust pursuant to the Basic Documents. Section 4.02. General Duties. The Owner Trustee shall be responsible to administer the Trust pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement in the interest of the Certificateholders, subject to the Basic Documents and in accordance with the provisions of this Trust Agreement. The Trust, or the Servicer acting on behalf of the Trust pursuant to Section 6.07 of the Servicing Agreement shall: (a) maintain the Trust's books and records separate from any other person or entity; (b) maintain the Trust's bank accounts separate from any other person or entity; (c) not commingle the Trust's assets with those of any other person or entity; (d) conduct the Trust's own business in its own name; (e) other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, pay the Trust's own liabilities and expenses only out of its own funds; (f) observe all formalities required under the [Delaware] Trust Statute; (g) enter into transactions with Affiliates or the Depositor only if each such transaction is intrinsically fair, commercially reasonable, and on the same terms as would be available in the arm's length transaction with a person or entity that is not an Affiliate; (h) not guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other entity or person; (i) not hold out the Trust's credit as being available to satisfy the obligation of any other person or entity; (j) not acquire the obligations or securities of the Trust's Affiliates or the Depositor; (k) other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation,, not make any loans to any other person or entity or buy or hold evidence of indebtedness issued by any other person or entity; (l) other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, not pledge the Trust's assets for the benefit of any other person or entity; (m) hold the Trust out as a separate entity and conduct any business only in its own name; (n) correct any known misunderstanding regarding the Trust's separate identity; (o) not identify the Trust as a division of any other person or entity; (p) maintain appropriate minutes or other records of appropriate actions and shall maintain its office separate from the office of the Depositor, the Seller and the Servicer. Section 4.03. Action upon Instruction. (a) Subject to Section 4.12 hereof and this Article IV and in accordance with the terms of the Basic Documents, the Class [_] Certificateholders may by written instruction direct the Owner Trustee in the management of the Trust. Such direction may be exercised at any time by written instruction of the Class [_] Certificateholders pursuant to this Article IV. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Owner Trustee shall not be required to take any action hereunder or under any Basic Document if the Owner Trustee shall have reasonably determined, or shall have been advised by counsel, that such action is likely to result 14 in liability on the part of the Owner Trustee or is contrary to the terms hereof or of any Basic Document or is otherwise contrary to law. (c) Whenever the Owner Trustee is unable to decide between alternative courses of action permitted or required by the terms of this Trust Agreement or under any Basic Document, or in the event that the Owner Trustee is unsure as to the application of any provision of this Trust Agreement or any Basic Document or any such provision is ambiguous as to its application, or is, or appears to be, in conflict with any other applicable provision, or in the event that this Trust Agreement permits any determination by the Owner Trustee or is silent or is incomplete as to the course of action that the Owner Trustee is required to take with respect to a particular set of facts, the Owner Trustee shall promptly give notice (in such form as shall be appropriate under the circumstances) to the Class [_] Certificateholders and the Credit Enhancer requesting instruction as to the course of action to be adopted, and to the extent the Owner Trustee acts in good faith in accordance with any written instructions received from the Credit Enhancer or, with the prior written consent of the Credit Enhancer, the Holders of the Class [_] Certificates representing a majority of the Security Balance thereof, the Owner Trustee shall not be liable on account of such action to any Person. If the Owner Trustee shall not have received appropriate instruction within 10 days of such notice (or within such shorter period of time as reasonably may be specified in such notice or may be necessary under the circumstances) it may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking such action not inconsistent with this Trust Agreement or the Basic Documents, as it shall deem to be in the best interests of the Certificateholders, and the Owner Trustee shall have no liability to any Person for such action or inaction. Section 4.04. No Duties Except as Specified under Specified Documents or in Instructions. The Owner Trustee shall not have any duty or obligation to manage, make any payment with respect to, register, record, sell, dispose of, or otherwise deal with the Owner Trust Estate, or to otherwise take or refrain from taking any action under, or in connection with, any document contemplated hereby to which the Owner Trustee is a party, except as expressly provided herein; and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Trust Agreement or any Basic Document against the Owner Trustee. The Owner Trustee shall have no responsibility for filing any financing or continuation statement in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien granted to it hereunder or to prepare or file any Securities and Exchange Commission filing for the Trust or to record this Trust Agreement or any Basic Document. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other document, the Owner Trustee shall not be required to execute, deliver or certify on behalf of the Trust, the Servicer, the Depositor or any other Person any filings, certificates, affidavits or other instruments required by the SEC or required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Notwithstanding any Person's right to instruct the Owner Trustee, neither the Owner Trustee nor any agent, employee, director or officer of the Owner Trustee shall have any obligation to execute any certificates or other documents required by the SEC or required pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the refusal to comply with any such instructions shall not constitute a default or breach under this Agreement or any other document in connection herewith. The Owner Trustee nevertheless agrees that it will, at its own cost and expense, promptly take all action as may be necessary to discharge any liens on any part of the Owner Trust Estate that result from actions by, or claims 15 against, the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity that are not related to the ownership or the administration of the Owner Trust Estate. Section 4.05. Restrictions. (a) The Owner Trustee shall not take any action (x) that is inconsistent with the purposes of the Trust set forth in Section 2.03 or (y) that, to the actual knowledge of the Owner Trustee, would result in the Trust becoming taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. The Class [_] Certificateholders and the Credit Enhancer shall not direct the Owner Trustee to take action that would violate the provisions of this Section 4.05. (b) The Owner Trustee shall not convey or transfer any of the Trust's properties or assets, including those included in the Trust Estate, to any Person unless (a) it shall have received an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to the Credit Enhancer, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Credit Enhancer, to the effect that such transaction will not have any material adverse tax consequence to the Trust or any Certificateholder and (b) such conveyance or transfer shall not violate the provisions of Section 3.16(b) of the Indenture. Section 4.06. Prior Notice to Certificateholders and the Credit Enhancer with Respect to Certain Matters. With respect to the following matters, the Owner Trustee shall not take action unless, at least 30 days before the taking of such action, the Owner Trustee shall have notified the Certificateholders and the Credit Enhancer in writing of the proposed action and Holders of the Class [_] Certificates representing a majority of the Security Balance thereof and the Credit Enhancer shall not have notified the Owner Trustee in writing prior to the 30th day after such notice is given that such Certificateholders or the Credit Enhancer have withheld consent or provided alternative direction: (a) the initiation of any claim or lawsuit by the Trust (except claims or lawsuits brought in connection with the collection of cash distributions due and owing under the Revolving Credit Loans) and the compromise of any action, claim or lawsuit brought by or against the Trust (except with respect to the aforementioned claims or lawsuits for collection of cash distributions due and owing under the Revolving Credit Loans); (b) the election by the Trust to file an amendment to the Certificate of Trust (unless such amendment is required to be filed under the [Delaware] Trust Statute); (c) the amendment of this Trust Agreement or any Basic Document in circumstances where the consent of any Noteholder or the Credit Enhancer is required; (d) the amendment of this Trust Agreement or any Basic Document in circumstances where the consent of any Noteholder is not required and such amendment materially adversely affects the interest of the Certificateholders or the Credit Enhancer; (e) the appointment pursuant to the Indenture of a successor Note Registrar, Paying Agent or Indenture Trustee or pursuant to this Trust Agreement of a successor Certificate Registrar or Certificate Paying Agent or the consent to the assignment by the Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Indenture Trustee, Certificate Registrar or Certificate Paying Agent of its obligations under the Indenture or this Trust Agreement, as applicable; 16 (f) the consent to the calling or waiver of any default of any Basic Document; (g) the consent to the assignment by the Indenture Trustee or Servicer of their respective obligations under any Basic Document; (h) except as provided in Article VIII hereof, dissolve, terminate or liquidate the Trust in whole or in part; (i) cause the Trust to incur, assume or guaranty any indebtedness other than as in this Agreement or the other Basic Documents; (j) do any act that conflicts with any other Basic Document; (k) do any act which would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of the Trust as described in Section 2.3 hereof; (l) possess Trust assets, or assign the Trust's right to property, for other than a Trust purpose; (m) cause the Trust to lend any funds to any entity; (n) change the Trust's purpose and powers from those set forth in this Trust Agreement; and (o) any other events which may have a materially adverse effect on the interests of the Credit Enhancer. Section 4.07. Action by Certificateholders with Respect to Certain Matters. The Owner Trustee shall not have the power, except upon the direction of the Class [_] Certificateholders evidencing not less than a majority of the outstanding Security Balance of such Certificates, and with the consent of the Credit Enhancer, to (a) remove the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01 thereof or (b) except as expressly provided in the Basic Documents, sell the Home Equity Loans after the termination of the Indenture. The Owner Trustee shall take the actions referred to in the preceding sentence only upon written instructions signed by the Class [_] Certificateholders evidencing not less than a majority of the outstanding Security Balance of such Certificates and with the written consent of the Credit Enhancer. Section 4.08. Action by Certificateholders or Owner Trustee with Respect to Bankruptcy. The Owner Trustee shall not have the power, except upon the direction of the 100% of the Certificateholders and the delivery to the Owner Trustee of each such Certificateholder of a certificate certifying that such Certificateholder reasonably believes that the Trust is insolvent, with the consent of the Credit Enhancer or upon the direction of the Credit Enhancer and 100% of the Noteholders, and to the extent otherwise consistent with the Basic Documents, (a) institute any proceedings to declare or adjudicate the Trust a bankrupt or insolvent, (b) consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against the Trust, (c) file a petition or consent to a petition seeking reorganization or relief on behalf of the Trust under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, (d) consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of 17 the Trust or a substantial part of the property of the Trust, (e) make any assignment for the benefit of the Trust's creditors, (f) cause the Trust to admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or (g) take any action, or cause the Trust to take any action, in furtherance of any of the foregoing (any of the above foregoing actions, a "Bankruptcy Action"). So long as the Indenture and the Insurance Agreement remain in effect and no Credit Enhancer Default exists, no Certificateholder shall have the power to take, and shall not take, any Bankruptcy Action with respect to the Trust or direct the Owner Trustee to take any Bankruptcy Action with respect to the Trust. Section 4.09. Restrictions on Certificateholders' Power. The Certificateholders and the Credit Enhancer shall not direct the Owner Trustee to take or to refrain from taking any action if such action or inaction would be contrary to any obligation of the Trust or the Owner Trustee under this Trust Agreement or any of the Basic Documents or would be contrary to Section 2.03, nor shall the Owner Trustee be obligated to follow any such direction, if given. Section 4.10. Majority Control. Except as expressly provided herein, any action that may be taken by the Certificateholders under this Trust Agreement may be taken by the Certificateholders evidencing not less than a majority of the outstanding Security Balance of such Certificates. Except as expressly provided herein, any written notice of the Certificateholders delivered pursuant to this Trust Agreement shall be effective if signed by Certificateholders evidencing not less than a majority of the outstanding Security Balance of such Certificates at the time of the delivery of such notice. Section 4.11. Doing Business in Other Jurisdictions. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither [_______] nor the Owner Trustee shall be required to take any action in any jurisdiction other than in the State of [Delaware] if the taking of such action will, even after the appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee in accordance with Section 9.05 hereof, (i) require the consent or approval or authorization or order of or the giving of notice to, or the registration with or the taking of any other action in respect of, any state or other governmental authority or agency of any jurisdiction other than the State of [Delaware]; (ii) result in any fee, tax or other governmental charge under the laws of the State of [Delaware] becoming payable by [_______], or (iii) subject [_______] to personal jurisdiction in any jurisdiction other than the State of [Delaware] for causes of action arising from acts unrelated to the consummation of the transactions by [_______] or the Owner Trustee, as the case may be, contemplated hereby. Section 4.12. Credit Enhancer's Rights Regarding Actions, Proceedings or Investigations. Until all Notes issued pursuant to the Indenture have been paid in full, all amounts owed to the Credit Enhancer have been paid in full, the Insurance Agreement has terminated and the Credit Enhancement Instrument has been returned to the Credit Enhancer for cancellation, the following provisions shall apply: (a) Subject to Article VI hereof but notwithstanding any other provision contained herein or in the Basic Documents to the contrary, the Credit Enhancer shall have the right to participate in, to direct the defense of, and, at the Credit Enhancer's sole option, to institute or assume the defense of any action, proceeding or investigation that could adversely affect the Trust, the Trust Estate or the rights or obligations of the Credit 18 Enhancer hereunder or under the Credit Enhancement Instrument or the Basic Documents, including (without limitation) any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding in respect of the Servicer, the Seller, the Depositor, the Trust or any affiliate thereof. Following notice to the Owner Trustee, the Credit Enhancer shall have exclusive right to determine, in its sole discretion, the actions necessary to preserve and protect the Trust or the Trust Estate. All costs and expenses of the Credit Enhancer in connection with such action, proceeding or investigation, including (without limitation) any judgment or settlement entered into affecting the Credit Enhancer or the Credit Enhancer's interests, shall be deemed reimbursable as an amount payable to the Credit Enhancer under the Insurance Agreement. (b) In connection with any action, proceeding or investigation that could adversely affect the Trust, the Trust Estate or the rights or obligations of the Credit Enhancer hereunder or under the Credit Enhancement Instrument or the Basic Documents, including (without limitation) any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding in respect of the Servicer, the Seller, the Depositor, the Trust or any affiliate thereof, the Owner Trustee hereby agrees to cooperate with, and to take such action as directed by, the Credit Enhancer, including (without limitation) entering into such agreements and settlements as the Credit Enhancer shall direct, in its sole discretion, without the consent of any Certificateholder. (c) The Owner Trustee hereby agrees upon actual knowledge thereof to provide the Credit Enhancer prompt written notice of any action, proceeding or investigation that names the Trust, the Trust Estate or the Owner Trustee as a party or that could adversely affect the Trust, the Trust Estate or the rights or obligations of the Credit Enhancer hereunder or under the Credit Enhancement Instrument or the Basic Documents, including (without limitation) any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding in respect of the Servicer, the Seller, the Depositor, the Trust or any affiliate thereof. (d) Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in the Basic Documents to the contrary, the Owner Trustee shall not, without the Credit Enhancer's prior written consent or unless directed by the Credit Enhancer, undertake or join any litigation or agree to any settlement of any action, proceeding or investigation affecting the Trust, the Trust Estate or the rights or obligations of the Credit Enhancer hereunder or under the Credit Enhancement Instrument or the Basic Documents. (e) Each Certificateholder, by acceptance of its Certificate, and the Owner Trustee agree that the Credit Enhancer shall have such rights as set forth in this Section 4.12, which are in addition to any rights of the Credit Enhancer pursuant to the other provisions of the Basic Documents, that the rights set forth in this Section 4.12 may be exercised by the Credit Enhancer, in its sole discretion, without the need for the consent or approval of any Certificateholder or the Owner Trustee, subject to Article VI hereof but notwithstanding any other provision contained herein or in any Basic Document, and that nothing contained in this Section 4.12 shall be deemed to be an obligation of the Credit Enhancer to exercise any of the rights provided for herein. Section 4.13. Restrictions on Trust Activities. The Trust shall abide by the following restrictions: 19 (a) other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, the Trust shall not incur any indebtedness; (b) other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, the Trust shall not engage in any dissolution, liquidation, consolidation, merger or sale of assets; (c) the Trust shall not engage in any business activity in which it is not currently engaged other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation; (d) the Trust shall not form, or cause to be formed, any subsidiaries and shall not own or acquire any asset other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation; and other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, the Trust shall not follow the directions or instructions of the Depositor. Section 4.14. Tax Election. In the event that either the Class [_] or Class [_] Certificates are held by more than one Holder, or the Trust is successfully recharacterized by the IRS as a partnership, the Owner Trustee (or its agent) shall file an application with the IRS for a taxpayer identification number with respect to the Trust (and, upon receipt of such number, notify the Indenture Trustee thereof) and prepare or cause to be prepared and sign and/or file a tax return in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (the "Tax Return"); provided, however, that the Owner Trustee (or its agent) shall, upon receipt of a written request, send or cause to be sent a copy of the completed Tax Return to the Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificateholders, the Credit Enhancer and the Indenture Trustee on or after the due date of the Tax Return. The Servicer, the Depositor, the Credit Enhancer and any Certificateholders shall each, upon request by the Owner Trustee (or its agent), furnish the Owner Trustee (or its agent) with all such information as may be reasonably required from the Servicer, the Depositor, the Credit Enhancer or the Certificateholders in connection with the preparation of such Tax Return. The Owner Trustee shall keep copies of the Tax Returns delivered to or filed by it (or its agent). 20 ARTICLE V. Application of Trust Funds Section 5.01. Distributions. (a) On each Payment Date, the Certificate Paying Agent shall distribute to the Certificateholders all funds on deposit in the Certificate Distribution Account and available therefor (as provided in Section 3.05 of the Indenture), as the Certificate Distribution Amount for such Payment Date as follows: (i) With respect to any Payment Date during the Managed Amortization Period, in the following order and priority: A. first, to the Class [_] Certificateholders from Seller P&I Collections for such Payment Date, interest on any Additional Balance Contributed Amount at the Net Loan Rate Cap for such Payment Date; B. second, to the Class [_] Certificateholders from Seller P&I Collections for such Payment Date, an amount up to the Additional Balance Contributed Amount for such Payment Date; and C. third, any remaining amounts, to the Class [_] Certificateholders. (ii) With respect to any Payment Date during the Rapid Amortization Period, in the following order and priority: A. first, to the Class [_] Certificateholders from Seller P&I Collections for such Payment Date, interest on the Class Principal Balance thereof at the Net Loan Rate Cap for such Payment Date; B. second, to the Class [_] Certificateholders, any remaining Investor Floating Allocation Percentage of Interest Collections for such Payment Date; C. third, to the Class [_] Certificateholders, until the Class Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to [_]; and D. fourth, to the Class [_] Certificateholders, until the Class Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to [_]. provided, further, that the Issuer shall cause any Revolving Credit Loans removed from the Trust Estate pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Home Equity Loan Purchase Agreement to be assigned to the Holder of the Class [_] Certificates and the Class Principal Balance of the Class [_] Certificates shall be reduced by the Principal Balance of such Revolving Credit Loans (it being understood that, if any such assignment occurs during the Managed Amortization Period, the Principal Balance of such Revolving Credit Loans will be offset against the Class Principal 21 Balance of the Class [_] Certificates following commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period). All distributions made pursuant to this Section shall be distributed to the Certificateholders on a pro rata basis based on the Certificate Percentage Interests thereof. (b) In the event that any withholding tax is imposed on the distributions (or allocations of income) to a Certificateholder, such tax shall reduce the amount otherwise distributable to the Certificateholder in accordance with this Section 5.01. The Certificate Paying Agent is hereby authorized and directed to retain or cause to be retained from amounts otherwise distributable to the Certificateholders sufficient funds for the payment of any tax that is legally owed by the Trust (but such authorization shall not prevent the Owner Trustee from contesting any such tax in appropriate proceedings, and withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such proceedings). The amount of any withholding tax imposed with respect to a Certificateholder shall be treated as cash distributed to such Certificateholder at the time it is withheld by the Certificate Paying Agent and remitted to the appropriate taxing authority. If there is a possibility that withholding tax is payable with respect to a distribution (such as a distribution to a non-U.S. Certificateholder), the Certificate Paying Agent may in its sole discretion withhold such amounts in accordance with this paragraph. (c) Distributions to Certificateholders shall be subordinated to the creditors of the Trust, including the Noteholders. Section 5.02. Method of Payment. Subject to Section 8.01(c), distributions required to be made to Certificateholders on any Payment Date as provided in Section 5.01 shall be made to each Certificateholder of record on the preceding Record Date either by wire transfer, in immediately available funds, to the account of such Holder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder shall have provided to the Certificate Registrar and Certificate Paying Agent appropriate written instructions at least five Business Days prior to such Payment Date or, if not, by check mailed to such Certificateholder at the address of such Holder appearing in the Certificate Register. Section 5.03. Signature on Returns. The Owner Trustee shall sign on behalf of the Trust the tax returns, if any, of the Trust forwarded to it in execution form. Section 5.04. Statements to Certificateholders. On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall make available to each Certificateholder and the Credit Enhancer the Statement provided to the Owner Trustee and the Certificate Paying Agent by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Servicing Agreement with respect to such Payment Date. 22 ARTICLE VI. Concerning the Owner Trustee Section 6.01. Acceptance of Trusts and Duties. The Owner Trustee accepts the trusts hereby created and agrees to perform its duties hereunder with respect to such trusts but only upon the terms of this Trust Agreement. The Owner Trustee and the Certificate Paying Agent also agree to disburse all moneys actually received by it constituting part of the Owner Trust Estate upon the terms of the Basic Documents and this Trust Agreement. The Owner Trustee shall not be answerable or accountable hereunder or under any Basic Document under any circumstances, except (i) for its own willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith or grossly negligent failure to act, (ii) in the case of the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in Section 6.03 expressly made by the Owner Trustee, (iii) for liabilities arising from the failure of the Owner Trustee to perform obligations expressly undertaken by it in the last sentence of Section 4.04 hereof and (iv) for taxes, fees or other charges on, based on or measured by, any fees, commissions or compensation received by the Owner Trustee. In particular, but not by way of limitation (and subject to the exceptions set forth in the preceding sentence): (a) No provision of this Trust Agreement or any Basic Document shall require the Owner Trustee to expend or risk funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its rights, duties or powers hereunder or under any Basic Document if the Owner Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured or provided to it; (b) Under no circumstances shall the Owner Trustee be liable for indebtedness evidenced by or arising under any of the Basic Documents, including the principal of and interest on the Notes; (c) The Owner Trustee shall not be responsible for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Trust Agreement or for the due execution hereof by the Depositor or for the form, character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or validity of any of the Owner Trust Estate, or for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of the Basic Documents, the Notes, the Certificates, other than the certificate of authentication on the Certificates, if executed by the Owner Trustee and the Owner Trustee shall in no event assume or incur any liability, duty, or obligation to any Noteholder or to any Certificateholder, other than as expressly provided for herein or expressly agreed to in the Basic Documents; (d) The execution, delivery, authentication and performance by it of this Trust Agreement will not require the authorization, consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the filing or registration with, or the taking of any other action with respect to, any governmental authority or agency; (e) The Owner Trustee shall not be liable for the default or misconduct of the Credit Enhancer, the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer under any of the Basic Documents or otherwise and the Owner Trustee shall have no obligation or liability to perform the obligations of the Trust under this Trust Agreement or the Basic Documents that are required 23 to be performed by the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement or the Seller under the Home Equity Loan Purchase Agreement; and (f) The Owner Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it or duties imposed by this Trust Agreement, or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation under this Trust Agreement or otherwise or in relation to this Trust Agreement or any Basic Document, at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders or Credit Enhancer unless the Owner Trustee has been offered security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred by the Owner Trustee therein or thereby. The right of the Owner Trustee to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Trust Agreement or in any Basic Document shall not be construed as a duty, and the Owner Trustee shall not be answerable for other than its gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of any such act. Section 6.02. Furnishing of Documents. The Owner Trustee shall furnish to the Securityholders and the Credit Enhancer promptly upon receipt of a written reasonable request therefor, duplicates or copies of all reports, notices, requests, demands, certificates, financial statements and any other instruments furnished to the Trust under the Basic Documents. Section 6.03. Representations and Warranties. The Owner Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Credit Enhancer and the Certificateholders, that: (a) It is a banking corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of [Delaware]. It has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement; (b) It has taken all corporate action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by it of this Trust Agreement, and this Trust Agreement will be executed and delivered by one of its officers who is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Trust Agreement on its behalf; (c) Neither the execution nor the delivery by it of this Trust Agreement, nor the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by it with any of the terms or provisions hereof will contravene any federal or [Delaware] law, governmental rule or regulation governing the banking or trust powers of the Owner Trustee or any judgment or order binding on it, or constitute any default under its charter documents or bylaws or any indenture, mortgage, contract, agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound; (d) This Trust Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Owner Trustee and the Depositor, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Owner Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; (e) The Owner Trustee is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or governmental 24 agency, which default might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of the Owner Trustee or its properties or might have consequences that would materially adversely affect its performance hereunder; and (f) No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Owner Trustee's knowledge, threatened against the Owner Trustee which would prohibit its entering into this Trust Agreement or performing its obligations under this Trust Agreement. Section 6.04. Reliance; Advice of Counsel. (a) The Owner Trustee shall incur no liability to anyone in acting upon any signature, instrument, notice, resolution, request, consent, order, certificate, report, opinion, bond, or other document or paper believed by it to be genuine and believed by it to be signed by the proper party or parties. The Owner Trustee may accept a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of any corporate party as conclusive evidence that such resolution has been duly adopted by such body and that the same is in full force and effect. As to any fact or matter the method of determination of which is not specifically prescribed herein, the Owner Trustee may for all purposes hereof rely on a certificate, signed by the president or any vice president or by the treasurer or other authorized officers of the relevant party, as to such fact or matter and such certificate shall constitute full protection to the Owner Trustee for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in reliance thereon. (b) In the exercise or administration of the Trust hereunder and in the performance of its duties and obligations under this Trust Agreement or the Basic Documents, the Owner Trustee (i) may act directly or through its agents, attorneys, custodians or nominees (including persons acting under a power of attorney) pursuant to agreements entered into with any of them, and the Owner Trustee shall not be liable for the conduct or misconduct of such agents, attorneys, custodians or nominees (including persons acting under a power of attorney) if such persons have been selected by the Owner Trustee with reasonable care, and (ii) may consult with counsel, accountants and other skilled persons to be selected with reasonable care and employed by it at the expense of the Trust. The Owner Trustee shall not be liable for anything done, suffered or omitted in good faith by it in accordance with the opinion or advice of any such counsel, accountants or other such Persons and not contrary to this Trust Agreement or any Basic Document. Section 6.05. Not Acting in Individual Capacity. Except as provided in this Article VI, in accepting the trusts hereby created [_______] acts solely as Owner Trustee hereunder and not in its individual capacity, and all Persons having any claim against the Owner Trustee by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Trust Agreement or any Basic Document shall look only to the Owner Trust Estate for payment or satisfaction thereof. Section 6.06. Owner Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Related Documents. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the signatures of the Owner Trustee on the Certificates) shall be taken as the statements of the Depositor, and the Owner Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness thereof. The Owner Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Trust Agreement, of any Basic Document or of the Certificates (other than the signatures of the Owner Trustee on the Certificates) or the 25 Notes, or of any Related Documents. The Owner Trustee shall at no time have any responsibility or liability with respect to the sufficiency of the Owner Trust Estate or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed to Certificateholders under this Trust Agreement or the Noteholders under the Indenture, including, the compliance by the Depositor or the Seller with any warranty or representation made under any Basic Document or in any related document or the accuracy of any such warranty or representation, or any action of the Certificate Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the Indenture Trustee taken in the name of the Owner Trustee. Section 6.07. Owner Trustee May Own Certificates and Notes. The Owner Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates or Notes and may deal with the Depositor, the Seller, the Certificate Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Indenture Trustee in transactions with the same rights as it would have if it were not Owner Trustee. Section 6.08. Licenses. The Owner Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer to cause the Trust to use its best efforts to obtain and maintain the effectiveness of any licenses required in connection with this Agreement and the Basic Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby until such time as the Trust shall terminate in accordance with the terms hereof. 26 ARTICLE VII. Compensation of Owner Trustee Section 7.01. Owner Trustee's Fees and Expenses. The Owner Trustee shall receive as compensation for its services hereunder such fees as have been separately agreed upon before the date hereof with the Servicer, and the Owner Trustee shall be reimbursed for its reasonable expenses hereunder and under the Basic Documents, including the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of such agents, representatives, experts and counsel as the Owner Trustee may reasonably employ in connection with the exercise and performance of its rights and its duties hereunder and under the Basic Documents which shall be payable by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.09 of the Servicing Agreement. Section 7.02. Indemnification. The holder of the majority of the Certificate Percentage Interest of the Class [_] Certificates shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Owner Trustee and its successors, assigns, agents and servants (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, taxes, claims, actions and suits, and any and all reasonable costs, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively, "Expenses") which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Owner Trustee or any Indemnified Party in any way relating to or arising out of this Trust Agreement, the Basic Documents, the Owner Trust Estate, the administration of the Owner Trust Estate or the action or inaction of the Owner Trustee hereunder, provided, that: (i) the holder of the majority of the Certificate Percentage Interest of the Class [_] Certificates shall not be liable for or required to indemnify an Indemnified Party from and against Expenses arising or resulting from the Owner Trustee's willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith or as a result of any inaccuracy of a representation or warranty contained in Section 6.03 expressly made by the Owner Trustee; (ii) with respect to any such claim, the Indemnified Party shall have given the holder of the majority of the Certificate Percentage Interest of the Class [_] Certificates written notice thereof promptly after the Indemnified Party shall have actual knowledge thereof; (iii) while maintaining control over its own defense, the holder of the majority of the Certificate Percentage Interest of the Class [_] Certificates shall consult with the Indemnified Party in preparing such defense; and (iv) notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the holder of the majority of the Certificate Percentage Interest of the Class [_] Certificates shall not be liable for settlement of any claim by an Indemnified Party entered into without the prior consent of the holder of the majority of the Certificate Percentage Interest of the Class [_] Certificates which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The indemnities contained in this Section shall survive the resignation or termination of the Owner Trustee or the termination of this Trust Agreement. In the event of any claim, action or proceeding for which indemnity will be sought pursuant to this Section 7.02, the Owner 27 Trustee's choice of legal counsel, if other than the legal counsel retained by the Owner Trustee in connection with the execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement, shall be subject to the approval of the holder of the majority of the Certificate Percentage Interest of the Class [_] Certificates, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In addition, upon written notice to the Owner Trustee and with the consent of the Owner Trustee which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, the holder of the majority of the Certificate Percentage Interest of the Class [_] Certificates has the right to assume the defense of any claim, action or proceeding against the Owner Trustee. Section 7.03. Payments to the Owner Trustee. Any amounts paid to the Owner Trustee pursuant to this Article VII shall be deemed not to be a part of the Owner Trust Estate immediately after such payment. Section 7.04. Non-recourse Obligations. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Basic Document, the Owner Trustee agrees in its individual capacity and in its capacity as Owner Trustee for the Trust that all obligations of the Trust to the Owner Trustee individually or as Owner Trustee for the Trust shall be recourse to the Owner Trust Estate only and specifically shall not be recourse to the assets of any Certificateholder. 28 ARTICLE VIII. Termination of Trust Agreement Section 8.01. Termination of Trust Agreement. (a) This Trust Agreement (other than this Article VIII) and the Trust shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the later of (x) the termination of the Term of the Policy (as defined in the Credit Enhancement Instrument) and all amounts due to the Credit Enhancer have been paid in full and (y) the earliest of (i) the final distribution of all moneys or other property or proceeds of the Owner Trust Estate in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and this Trust Agreement, (ii) the Payment Date in [__] 20[__], and (iii) the purchase by the Servicer of all Home Equity Loans pursuant to Section 8.08(a) of the Servicing Agreement. The bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not (x) operate to terminate this Trust Agreement or the Trust or (y) entitle such Certificateholder's legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of all or any part of the Trust or the Owner Trust Estate or (z) otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto. (b) Except as provided in Section 8.01(a), neither the Depositor nor any Certificateholder shall be entitled to revoke or terminate the Trust. (c) Notice of any termination of the Trust, specifying the Payment Date upon which Certificateholders shall surrender their Certificates to the Certificate Paying Agent for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given by the Certificate Paying Agent by letter to Certificateholders and the Credit Enhancer mailed within five Business Days of receipt of notice of such termination from the Owner Trustee, stating (i) the Payment Date upon or with respect to which final payment of the Certificates shall be made upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office of the Certificate Paying Agent 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 the Certificates at the office of the Certificate Payment Agent therein specified. The Certificate Paying Agent shall give such notice to the Owner Trustee and the Certificate Registrar at the time such notice is given to Certificateholders. Upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates, the Certificate Paying Agent shall cause to be distributed to Certificateholders amounts distributable on such Payment Date pursuant to Section 5.01. In the event that all of the Certificateholders shall not surrender their Certificates for cancellation within six months after the date specified in the above mentioned written notice, the Certificate Paying Agent shall give a second written notice to the remaining Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect thereto. Subject to applicable laws with respect to escheat of funds, if within one year following the Payment Date on which final payment of the Certificates was to have been made pursuant to Section 3.10, all the Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Paying Agent may take appropriate steps, or may appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates, and the cost 29 thereof shall be paid out of the funds and other assets that shall remain subject to this Trust Agreement. Any funds remaining in the Certificate Distribution Account after exhaustion of such remedies shall be distributed by the Certificate Paying Agent to the holder of the majority of the Certificate Percentage Interest of the Certificates. (d) Upon the winding up of the Trust and its termination, the Owner Trustee shall cause the Certificate of Trust to be cancelled by filing a certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of Section 3820 of the [Delaware] Trust Statute. 30 ARTICLE IX. Successor Owner Trustees and Additional Owner Trustees Section 9.01. Eligibility Requirements for Owner Trustee. The Owner Trustee shall at all times be a corporation satisfying the provisions of Section 3807(a) of the [Delaware] Trust Statute; authorized to exercise corporate trust powers; having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities; and having (or having a parent that has) long-term debt obligations with a rating of at least A by Moody's and/or Standard & Poor's and being acceptable to the Credit Enhancer. If such corporation shall publish reports of condition at least annually pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purpose of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the Owner Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.01, the Owner Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 9.02. Section 9.02. Replacement of Owner Trustee. The Owner Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by giving 30 days prior written notice thereof to the Credit Enhancer and the Depositor. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Indenture Trustee shall promptly appoint a successor Owner Trustee with the prior written consent of the Credit Enhancer which will not be unreasonably withheld, by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Owner Trustee and one copy to the successor Owner Trustee. If no successor Owner Trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Owner Trustee or the Credit Enhancer may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Owner Trustee. If at any time the Owner Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.01 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Indenture Trustee or the Credit Enhancer, or if at any time the Owner Trustee shall be legally unable to act, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Owner Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Owner Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the Indenture Trustee may and shall at the direction of the Credit Enhancer remove the Owner Trustee. If the Indenture Trustee shall remove the Owner Trustee under the authority of the immediately preceding sentence, the Indenture Trustee shall promptly appoint a successor Owner Trustee acceptable to the Credit Enhancer by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the outgoing Owner Trustee so removed, one copy to the Credit Enhancer and one copy to the successor Owner Trustee, and shall pay all fees owed to the outgoing Owner Trustee. Any resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee and appointment of a successor Owner Trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall not become effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 9.03 and payment of all fees and expenses owed to the outgoing Owner Trustee. 31 Section 9.03. Successor Owner Trustee. Any successor Owner Trustee appointed pursuant to Section 9.02 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Indenture Trustee, the Credit Enhancer and to its predecessor Owner Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment under this Trust Agreement, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Owner Trustee shall become effective, and such successor Owner Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor under this Trust Agreement, with like effect as if originally named as Owner Trustee. The predecessor Owner Trustee shall upon payment of its fees and expenses deliver to the successor Owner Trustee all documents and statements and monies held by it under this Trust Agreement; and the predecessor Owner Trustee 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 Owner Trustee all such rights, powers, duties and obligations. No successor Owner Trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 9.03 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Owner Trustee shall be eligible pursuant to Section 9.01. Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Owner Trustee pursuant to this Section 9.03, the Certificate Registrar shall mail notice thereof to all Certificateholders, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders, the Credit Enhancer and the Rating Agencies. If the Certificate Registrar shall fail to mail such notice within 10 days after acceptance of such appointment by the successor Owner Trustee, the successor Owner Trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Trust. Section 9.04. Merger or Consolidation of Owner Trustee. Any Person into which the Owner 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 Owner Trustee shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Owner Trustee, shall be the successor of the Owner Trustee hereunder, without the execution or filing of any instrument or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, that such Person shall be eligible pursuant to Section 9.01 and, provided, further, that the Owner Trustee shall mail notice of such merger or consolidation to the Credit Enhancer and the Rating Agencies. Section 9.05. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Trust Agreement, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Owner Trust Estate may at the time be located, the Owner Trustee shall have the power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons acceptable to the Credit Enhancer to act as co-trustee, jointly with the Owner Trustee, or as separate trustee or trustees, of all or any part of the Owner Trust Estate, and to vest in such Person, in such capacity, such title to the Trust or any part thereof and, subject to the other provisions of this Section, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Owner Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. No co-trustee or separate trustee under this Trust Agreement shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 9.01 and no notice of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required pursuant to Section 9.03. 32 Each separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and conditions: (a) All rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Owner Trustee shall be conferred upon and exercised or performed by the Owner Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being understood that such separate trustee or co-trustee is not authorized to act separately without the Owner Trustee joining in such act), except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed, the Owner Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Owner Trust Estate or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed singly by such separate trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of the Owner Trustee; (b) No trustee under this Trust Agreement shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other trustee under this Trust Agreement; and (c) The Owner Trustee may at any time accept the resignation of or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee. Any notice, request or other writing given to the Owner Trustee shall be deemed to have been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Trust Agreement and the conditions of this Article. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Owner Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Trust Agreement, specifically including every provision of this Trust Agreement relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Owner Trustee. Each such instrument shall be filed with the Owner Trustee and a copy thereof given to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Credit Enhancer. Any separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time appoint the Owner Trustee as its agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Trust Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Owner Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor co-trustee or separate trustee. 33 ARTICLE X. Miscellaneous Section 10.01. Amendments. (a) This Trust Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto, including the Certificate Registrar and Certificate Paying Agent if affected by such amendment, as specified in this Section 10.01, provided that any amendment, except as provided in subparagraph (e) below, be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel, to the Owner Trustee, acceptable to the Credit Enhancer to the effect that such amendment (i) complies with the provisions of this Section and (ii) will not cause the Trust to be subject to an entity level tax. (b) If the purpose of the amendment (as detailed therein) is to correct any mistake, eliminate any inconsistency, cure any ambiguity or deal with any matter not covered (i.e., to give effect to the intent of the parties), it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent of any Holders, but the Owner Trustee shall be furnished with (A) a letter from the Rating Agencies that the amendment will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to any Security if determined without regard to the Credit Enhancement Instrument and (B) an Opinion of Counsel, acceptable to the Credit Enhancer to the effect that such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Holders, and the prior written consent of the Credit Enhancer shall be obtained. (c) If the purpose of the amendment is to prevent the imposition of any federal or state taxes at any time that any Security is outstanding (i.e., technical in nature), it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent of any Holder, but the Owner Trustee shall be furnished with an Opinion of Counsel, acceptable to the Credit Enhancer that such amendment is necessary or helpful to prevent the imposition of such taxes and is not materially adverse to any Holder and the prior written consent of the Credit Enhancer shall be obtained. (d) If the purpose of the amendment is to add or eliminate or change any provision of the Trust Agreement other than as contemplated in (b) and (c) above, the amendment shall require (A) the prior written consent of the Credit Enhancer and an Opinion of Counsel, acceptable to the Credit Enhancer to the effect that such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Holders and (B) either (a) a letter from the Rating Agency that the amendment will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to any security if determined without regard to the Credit Enhancement Instrument or (b) the consent of Holders of the Class [_] Certificates evidencing a majority of the Certificate Percentage Interest of such Certificates and the Indenture Trustee; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received that are required to be distributed on any Certificate without the consent of the related Certificateholder and the Credit Enhancer, or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the Holders of all such Certificates then outstanding. (e) If the purpose of the amendment is to provide for the holding of any of the Certificates in book-entry form, it shall require the consent of Holders of all such Certificates 34 then outstanding; provided, that the Opinion of Counsel specified in subparagraph (a) above shall not be required. (f) If the purpose of the amendment is to provide for the issuance of additional certificates representing an interest in the Trust, it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent of any Holder, but the Owner Trustee shall be furnished with (A) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Holders and (B) a letter from the Rating Agencies that the amendment will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to any Security, if determined without regard to the Credit Enhancement Instrument and the prior written consent of the Credit Enhancer shall be obtained. (g) Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Owner Trustee shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to each Certificateholder, the Indenture Trustee, the Credit Enhancer and each of the Rating Agencies. It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders or the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 10.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents (and any other consents of Certificateholders provided for in this Trust Agreement or in any other Basic Document) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Owner Trustee may prescribe. (h) In connection with the execution of any amendment to any agreement to which the Trust is a party, other than this Trust Agreement, the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to receive and conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel, acceptable to the Credit Enhancer to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted by the documents subject to such amendment and that all conditions precedent in the Basic Documents for the execution and delivery thereof by the Trust or the Owner Trustee, as the case may be, have been satisfied. Promptly after the execution of any amendment to the Certificate of Trust, the Owner Trustee shall cause the filing of such amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of [Delaware]. Section 10.02. No Legal Title to Owner Trust Estate. The Certificateholders shall not have legal title to any part of the Owner Trust Estate. The Certificateholders shall be entitled to receive distributions with respect to their undivided beneficial interest therein only in accordance with Articles V and VIII. No transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, of any right, title or interest of the Certificateholders to and in their ownership interest in the Owner Trust Estate shall operate to terminate this Trust Agreement or the trusts hereunder or entitle any transferee to an accounting or to the transfer to it of legal title to any part of the Owner Trust Estate Section 10.03. Limitations on Rights of Others. Except for Section 2.07, the provisions of this Trust Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Owner Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificateholders, the Credit Enhancer and, to the extent expressly provided herein, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders, and nothing in this Trust Agreement (other than Section 2.07), whether express or implied, shall be construed to give to any other Person any 35 legal or equitable right, remedy or claim in the Owner Trust Estate or under or in respect of this Trust Agreement or any covenants, conditions or provisions contained herein. Section 10.04. Notices. (a) Unless otherwise expressly specified or permitted by the terms hereof, all notices shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon receipt, if to the Owner Trustee, addressed to [_______], [address]; if to the Depositor, addressed to [________]; [address] if to the Credit Enhancer, addressed to [________], [address], Attention: [______] Re: [________], Series [___], Confirmation: [_______], Telecopy No. [_______] (in each case in which notice or other communication to the Credit Enhancer refers to an Event of Default, a claim on the Credit Enhancement Instrument or with respect to which failure on the part of the Credit Enhancer to respond shall be deemed to constitute consent or acceptance, then a copy of such notice or other communication should also be sent to the attention of the [_______] and shall be marked to indicate "URGENT MATERIAL ENCLOSED"; if to the Certificate Paying Agent or Certificate Registrar, to [address], Attention: [_______]; with a copy to the Indenture Trustee's Corporate Trust Office; if to the Rating Agencies, addressed to [___________], [address] and [___________], [address], Attention: [_____] or, as to each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each other party. (b) Any notice required or permitted to be given to a Certificateholder shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Trust Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Certificateholder receives such notice. (c) A copy of any notice delivered to the Owner Trustee or the Trust shall also be delivered to the Depositor and the Credit Enhancer. Section 10.05. Severability. Any provision of this Trust Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Section 10.06. Separate Counterparts. This Trust Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Section 10.07. Successors and Assigns. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, each of the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and its successors and each Certificateholder and its successors and permitted assigns, all as herein provided and the Credit Enhancer. Any request, notice, direction, consent, waiver or other instrument or action by a Certificateholder shall bind the successors and assigns of such Certificateholder. Section 10.08. No Petition. The Owner Trustee, by entering into this Trust Agreement and each Certificateholder, by accepting a Certificate, hereby covenant and agree that they will 36 not at any time institute against the Depositor or the Trust, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Trust of, any bankruptcy proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations to the Certificates, the Notes, this Trust Agreement or any of the Basic Documents. Section 10.09. No Recourse. Each Certificateholder by accepting a Certificate acknowledges that such Certificateholder's Certificates represent beneficial interests in the Trust only and do not represent interests in or obligations of the Depositor, the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or any Affiliate thereof and no recourse may be had against such parties or their assets, except as may be expressly set forth or contemplated in this Trust Agreement, the Certificates or the Basic Documents. Section 10.10. Headings. The headings of the various Articles and Sections herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof. Section 10.11. GOVERNING LAW. THIS TRUST AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF [Delaware], WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. Section 10.12. Integration. This Trust Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understanding pertaining thereto. Section 10.13. Rights of Credit Enhancer to Exercise Rights of Certificateholders. By accepting its Certificate, each Certificateholder agrees that unless a Credit Enhancer Default exists, the Credit Enhancer shall have the right to exercise all rights of the Certificateholders under this Agreement without any further consent of the Certificateholders. Nothing in this Section, however, shall alter or modify in any way, the fiduciary obligations of the Owner Trustee to the Certificateholders pursuant to this Agreement, or create any fiduciary obligation of the Owner Trustee to the Credit Enhancer. Section 10.14. Third Party Beneficiary. The Credit Enhancer is an intended third party beneficiary of this Agreement, entitled to enforce the provisions hereof as if a party hereto. 37 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor and the Owner Trustee have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the day and year first above written. MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. By: /_____________________________________ Name: [_______] Title: [_______] [_______] as Owner Trustee By: /_____________________________________ Name: [_______] Title: [_______] Acknowledged and Agreed: [__________] as Certificate Registrar and Certificate Paying Agent By: _____________________________ Name: [_______] Title: [_______] 38 EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF CLASS [_] CERTIFICATE THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE NOTES AS DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN). THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED IN THE CERTIFICATE PERCENTAGE INTEREST BELOW. THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE HEREBY CONSENTS TO ANY CHANGE IN ITS CERTIFICATE PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH SECTION. THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 3.05 OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT (THE "AGREEMENT"). NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE MADE UNLESS THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR SHALL HAVE RECEIVED EITHER (i) A REPRESENTATION LETTER FROM THE TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION RESTRICTIONS AND THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE"), A PERSON ACTING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR A PERSON USING "PLAN ASSETS," WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION AT 29 C.F.R. ss.2510.3-101, TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE (COLLECTIVELY A "PLAN INVESTOR"), OR (ii) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE EFFECT THAT THE PURCHASE OR HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR COMPARABLE PROVISIONS OF ANY SUBSEQUENT ENACTMENTS) AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE DEPOSITOR, THE OWNER TRUSTEE, THE SERVICER, THE CREDIT ENHANCER OR THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT. THE TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO UNITED STATES FEDERAL WITHHOLDING TAX UNLESS THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR SHALL HAVE RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF NON-FOREIGN A-1-1 STATUS CERTIFYING AS TO THE TRANSFEREE'S STATUS AS A U.S. PERSON OR CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP UNDER U.S. LAW. THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE SELLER, THE COMPANY, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT OR THE BASIC DOCUMENTS. A-1-2 Certificate No. ____ Cut-off Date: [___], 20[__] Date of Trust Agreement: [___], 20[__] First Payment Date: Certificate Percentage Interest of [____], 20[__] this Certificate: ____________%] Assumed Final Payment Date: CUSIP [_____] [______________] SERIES [___], CLASS [_] evidencing a fractional undivided beneficial ownership interest in the Owner Trust Estate, the property of which consists primarily of the Home Equity Loans, created by MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement referred to below). This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Owner Trust Estate, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Credit Enhancer or the Owner Trustee or any of their affiliates. This Certificate is not guaranteed or insured by any governmental agency or instrumentality or by the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee or any of their affiliates. None of the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee or any of their affiliates will have any obligation with respect to any certificate or other obligation secured by or payable from payments on the Certificates. This certifies that [name of Holder] is the registered owner of the Security Balance evidenced by this Certificate (as set forth on the face hereof) in certain distributions with respect to the Owner Trust Estate, consisting primarily of the Home Equity Loans, created by Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. The Trust (as defined herein) was created pursuant to a Trust Agreement dated as specified above (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the "Agreement") between the Depositor and [_______], as owner trustee (the "Owner Trustee," which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the [__] day of each month or, if such [__] day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately A-1-3 following (the "Payment Date"), commencing on the first Payment Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the last day (or if such last day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such last day) of the month immediately preceding the month of such distribution (the "Record Date"), in an amount equal to the pro rata portion evidenced by this Certificate (based on the Certificate Percentage Interest stated on the face hereon) of the Certificate Distribution Amount, if any, required to be distributed to Holders of the Class [_] Certificates on such Payment Date. Distributions on this Certificate will be made as provided in the Agreement by the Certificate Paying Agent by wire transfer or check mailed to the Certificateholder of record in the Certificate Register without the presentation or surrender of this Certificate or the making of any notation hereon. Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement and notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Certificate Paying Agent of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the Corporate Trust Office. The initial Security Balance of this Certificate is set forth above. The Security Balance hereof will be reduced to the extent of the distributions allocable to principal. No transfer of this Certificate will be made unless such transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any applicable state securities laws or is made in accordance with said Act and laws. In the event that such a transfer is to be made, (i) the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer or the Depositor may require an opinion of counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer and the Depositor that such transfer is exempt (describing the applicable exemption and the basis therefor) from or is being made pursuant to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and of any applicable statute of any state and (ii) the transferee shall execute an investment letter in the form described in the Agreement and (iii) the Certificate Registrar shall require the transferee to execute an investment letter and a Certificate of Non-Foreign Status in the form described by the Agreement (or if a Certificate of Non-Foreign Status is not provided, an Opinion of Counsel as described in the Agreement), which investment letter and certificate or Opinion of Counsel shall not be at the expense of the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer or the Depositor. The Holder hereof desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Credit Enhancer and the Certificate Registrar against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws. In connection with any such transfer, the Certificate Registrar (unless otherwise directed by the Depositor) will also require either (i) a representation letter, in the form as described by the Agreement, stating that the transferee is not an employee benefit or other plan subject to the prohibited transaction restrictions or the fiduciary responsibility requirements of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code ("Plan"), any person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such plan or any person using the "plan assets," within the meaning of the Department of Labor regulations at 29 C.F.R. ss.2510.3-101, to effect such acquisition (collectively, a "Plan Investor") or (ii) if such transferee is a Plan Investor, an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Servicer, the Credit Enhancer and the Certificate Registrar to the effect that the purchase or holding of the Certificate is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute A-1-4 or result in a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or comparable provisions of any subsequent enactments) and will not subject the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Servicer, the Credit Enhancer or the Certificate Registrar to any obligation or liability in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as [________] Certificates of the Series specified hereon (herein collectively called the "Certificates"). All terms used in this Certificate which are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Certificate Distribution Account that have been released from the Lien of the Indenture for payment hereunder and that neither the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, the Credit Enhancer nor the Depositor is personally liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. The Holder of this Certificate acknowledges and agrees that its rights to receive distributions in respect of this Certificate are subordinated to the rights of the Noteholders as described in the Indenture, dated as of [___], 20[__] between [________] (the "Trust") and [__________]. Each Certificateholder, by its acceptance of a Certificate, covenants and agrees that such Certificateholder will not at any time institute against the Depositor, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Trust of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Certificates, the Notes, the Agreement or any of the Basic Documents. The Agreement permits the amendment thereof as specified below, provided that any amendment be accompanied by the consent of the Credit Enhancer and an Opinion of Counsel to the Owner Trustee and acceptable to the Credit Enhancer to the effect that such amendment complies with the provisions of the Agreement and will not cause the Trust to be subject to an entity level tax. If the purpose of the amendment is to correct any mistake, eliminate any inconsistency, cure any ambiguity or deal with any matter not covered, it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent of any Holder, but the Owner Trustee shall be furnished with a letter from the Rating Agencies that the amendment will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to any Security if determined without regard to the Credit Enhancement Instrument and the counsel of the Credit Enhancer shall be obtained. If the purpose of the amendment is to prevent the imposition of any federal or state taxes at any time that any Security is outstanding, it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent of any Holder, but the Owner Trustee shall be furnished with an Opinion of Counsel that such amendment is necessary or helpful to prevent the imposition of such taxes and is not materially adverse to any Holder and the consent of the Credit Enhancer shall be obtained. If the purpose of the amendment is to add or eliminate or change any provision of the Agreement, other than as specified in the preceding two sentences, the amendment shall require the consent of the Credit Enhancer and either (a) a letter from the Rating Agencies that the amendment will not result in A-1-5 the downgrading or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to any Security, if determined without regard to the Credit Enhancement Instrument or (b) the consent of Holders of a majority of the Certificate Percentage Interests of the Class [_] Certificates and the Indenture Trustee; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received that are required to be distributed on any Certificate without the consent of the related Certificateholder, or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment without the consent of the Holders of all such Certificates then outstanding. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the Corporate Trust Office of the Certificate Registrar, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of authorized denominations evidencing the same Class and aggregate Certificate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The initial Certificate Registrar appointed under the Agreement is the Indenture Trustee. Except as provided in the Agreement, the Certificates are issuable only in minimum denominations of a [__]% Certificate Percentage Interest and in integral multiples of a [__]% Certificate Percentage Interest in excess thereof. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. This Certificate is issued in the Certificate Percentage Interest above. The Holder of this Certificate hereby consents to any change in its Certificate Percentage Interest in accordance with such Section. No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Owner Trustee, the Certificate Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Paying Agent, or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. This Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of [Delaware]. The obligations created by the Agreement in respect of the Certificates and the Trust created thereby shall terminate upon the later of (x) the termination of the Term of the Policy (as defined in the Credit Enhancement Instrument) and the payment in full of all amounts due to the Credit Enhancer and (y) the earliest of (i) the final distribution of all moneys or other property or proceeds of the Owner Trust Estate in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Agreement, (ii) the Payment Date in [__] 20[__], and (iii) the purchase by the Servicer of all Home Equity Loans pursuant to Section 8.08(a) of the Servicing Agreement. A-1-6 Unless the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by an authorized officer of the Owner Trustee, or an authenticating agent by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose. A-1-7 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and not in its individual capacity, has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. [________] By: [_______], not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee Dated: __________________________________________ By: _____________________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within mentioned Agreement. [_______], not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee By: _____________________________ Authorized Signatory or ____________________________, as Authenticating Agent of the Trust By: _____________________________ Authorized Signatory A-1-8 ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE (Please print or type name and address, including postal zip code, of assignee) the within Certificate, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing to transfer said Certificate on the books of the Certificate Registrar, with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: _________________________________*/ Signature Guaranteed: _________________________________*/ ----------------- */ NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Certificate in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatever. Such signature must be guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or a commercial bank or trust company. A-1-9 DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS The assignee should include the following for the information of the Certificate Paying Agent: Distribution shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ for the account of ________________________________________, account number ______________, or, if mailed by check, to ______________. Applicable statements should be mailed to __________________. ______________________________ Signature of assignee or agent (for authorization of wire transfer only) A-1-10 EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF CLASS [_] CERTIFICATE THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE NOTES AS DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN). THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED IN THE CERTIFICATE PERCENTAGE INTEREST BELOW. THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE HEREBY CONSENTS TO ANY CHANGE IN ITS CERTIFICATE PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH SECTION. THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 3.05 OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT (THE "AGREEMENT"). NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE MADE UNLESS THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR SHALL HAVE RECEIVED EITHER (i) A REPRESENTATION LETTER FROM THE TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION RESTRICTIONS AND THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE"), A PERSON ACTING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR A PERSON USING "PLAN ASSETS," WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION AT 29 C.F.R. ss.2510.3-101, TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE (COLLECTIVELY A "PLAN INVESTOR"), OR (ii) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE EFFECT THAT THE PURCHASE OR HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR COMPARABLE PROVISIONS OF ANY SUBSEQUENT ENACTMENTS) AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE DEPOSITOR, THE OWNER TRUSTEE, THE SERVICER, THE CREDIT ENHANCER OR THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT. THE TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO UNITED STATES FEDERAL WITHHOLDING TAX UNLESS THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR SHALL HAVE RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF NON-FOREIGN A-2-1 STATUS CERTIFYING AS TO THE TRANSFEREE'S STATUS AS A U.S. PERSON OR CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP UNDER U.S. LAW. THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE SELLER, THE COMPANY, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT OR THE BASIC DOCUMENTS. A-2-2 Certificate No. ____ Cut-off Date: [___], 20[__] Date of Trust Agreement: [___], 20[__] First Payment Date: Certificate Percentage Interest of [____], 20[__] this Certificate: ____________%] Assumed Final Payment Date: CUSIP [_____] [_______________] SERIES [___], CLASS [_] evidencing a fractional undivided beneficial ownership interest in the Owner Trust Estate, the property of which consists primarily of the Home Equity Loans, created by MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement referred to below). This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Owner Trust Estate, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Credit Enhancer or the Owner Trustee or any of their affiliates. This Certificate is not guaranteed or insured by any governmental agency or instrumentality or by the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee or any of their affiliates. None of the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee or any of their affiliates will have any obligation with respect to any certificate or other obligation secured by or payable from payments on the Certificates. This certifies that [name of Holder] is the registered owner of the Security Balance evidenced by this Certificate (as set forth on the face hereof) in certain distributions with respect to the Owner Trust Estate, consisting primarily of the Home Equity Loans, created by Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. The Trust (as defined herein) was created pursuant to a Trust Agreement dated as specified above (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the "Agreement") between the Depositor and [_______], as owner trustee (the "Owner Trustee," which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the [__] day of each month or, if such [__] day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately A-2-3 following (the "Payment Date"), commencing on the first Payment Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the last day (or if such last day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such last day) of the month immediately preceding the month of such distribution (the "Record Date"), in an amount equal to the pro rata portion evidenced by this Certificate (based on the Certificate Percentage Interest stated on the face hereon) of the Certificate Distribution Amount, if any, required to be distributed to Holders of the Class [_] Certificates on such Payment Date. Distributions on this Certificate will be made as provided in the Agreement by the Certificate Paying Agent by wire transfer or check mailed to the Certificateholder of record in the Certificate Register without the presentation or surrender of this Certificate or the making of any notation hereon. Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement and notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Certificate Paying Agent of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the Corporate Trust Office. The initial Security Balance of this Certificate is set forth above. The Security Balance hereof will be reduced to the extent of the distributions allocable to principal. No transfer of this Certificate will be made unless such transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any applicable state securities laws or is made in accordance with said Act and laws. In the event that such a transfer is to be made, (i) the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer or the Depositor may require an opinion of counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer and the Depositor that such transfer is exempt (describing the applicable exemption and the basis therefor) from or is being made pursuant to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and of any applicable statute of any state and (ii) the transferee shall execute an investment letter in the form described in the Agreement and (iii) the Certificate Registrar shall require the transferee to execute an investment letter and a Certificate of Non-Foreign Status in the form described by the Agreement (or if a Certificate of Non-Foreign Status is not provided, an Opinion of Counsel as described in the Agreement), which investment letter and certificate or Opinion of Counsel shall not be at the expense of the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer or the Depositor. The Holder hereof desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Credit Enhancer and the Certificate Registrar against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws. In connection with any such transfer, the Certificate Registrar (unless otherwise directed by the Depositor) will also require either (i) a representation letter, in the form as described by the Agreement, stating that the transferee is not an employee benefit or other plan subject to the prohibited transaction restrictions or the fiduciary responsibility requirements of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code ("Plan"), any person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such plan or any person using the "plan assets," within the meaning of the Department of Labor regulations at 29 C.F.R. ss.2510.3-101, to effect such acquisition (collectively, a "Plan Investor") or (ii) if such transferee is a Plan Investor, an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Servicer, the Credit Enhancer and the Certificate Registrar to the effect that the purchase or holding of the Certificate is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute A-2-4 or result in a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or comparable provisions of any subsequent enactments) and will not subject the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Servicer, the Credit Enhancer or the Certificate Registrar to any obligation or liability in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as [________] Certificates of the Series specified hereon (herein collectively called the "Certificates"). All terms used in this Certificate which are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Certificate Distribution Account that have been released from the Lien of the Indenture for payment hereunder and that neither the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, the Credit Enhancer nor the Depositor is personally liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. The Holder of this Certificate acknowledges and agrees that its rights to receive distributions in respect of this Certificate are subordinated to the rights of the Noteholders as described in the Indenture, dated as of [___], 20[__] between [________] (the "Trust") and [__________]. Each Certificateholder, by its acceptance of a Certificate, covenants and agrees that such Certificateholder will not at any time institute against the Depositor, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Trust of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Certificates, the Notes, the Agreement or any of the Basic Documents. The Agreement permits the amendment thereof as specified below, provided that any amendment be accompanied by the consent of the Credit Enhancer and an Opinion of Counsel to the Owner Trustee and acceptable to the Credit Enhancer to the effect that such amendment complies with the provisions of the Agreement and will not cause the Trust to be subject to an entity level tax. If the purpose of the amendment is to correct any mistake, eliminate any inconsistency, cure any ambiguity or deal with any matter not covered, it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent of any Holder, but the Owner Trustee shall be furnished with a letter from the Rating Agencies that the amendment will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to any Security if determined without regard to the Credit Enhancement Instrument and the counsel of the Credit Enhancer shall be obtained. If the purpose of the amendment is to prevent the imposition of any federal or state taxes at any time that any Security is outstanding, it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent of any Holder, but the Owner Trustee shall be furnished with an Opinion of Counsel that such amendment is necessary or helpful to prevent the imposition of such taxes and is not materially adverse to any Holder and the consent of the Credit Enhancer shall be obtained. If the purpose of the amendment is to add or eliminate or change any provision of the Agreement, other than as specified in the preceding two sentences, the amendment shall require the consent of the Credit Enhancer and either (a) a letter from the Rating Agencies that the amendment will not result in A-2-5 the downgrading or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to any Security, if determined without regard to the Credit Enhancement Instrument or (b) the consent of Holders of a majority of the Certificate Percentage Interests of the Class [_] Certificates and the Indenture Trustee; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received that are required to be distributed on any Certificate without the consent of the related Certificateholder, or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment without the consent of the Holders of all such Certificates then outstanding. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the Corporate Trust Office of the Certificate Registrar, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of authorized denominations evidencing the same Class and aggregate Certificate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The initial Certificate Registrar appointed under the Agreement is the Indenture Trustee. Except as provided in the Agreement, the Certificates are issuable only in minimum denominations of a [__]% Certificate Percentage Interest and in integral multiples of a [__]% Certificate Percentage Interest in excess thereof. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. This Certificate is issued in the Certificate Percentage Interest above. The Holder of this Certificate hereby consents to any change in its Certificate Percentage Interest in accordance with such Section. No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Owner Trustee, the Certificate Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Paying Agent, or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. This Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of [Delaware]. The obligations created by the Agreement in respect of the Certificates and the Trust created thereby shall terminate upon the later of (x) the termination of the Term of the Policy (as defined in the Credit Enhancement Instrument) and the payment in full of all amounts due to the Credit Enhancer and (y) the earliest of (i) the final distribution of all moneys or other property or proceeds of the Owner Trust Estate in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Agreement, (ii) the Payment Date in [__] 20[__], and (iii) the purchase by the Servicer of all Home Equity Loans pursuant to Section 8.08(a) of the Servicing Agreement. A-2-6 Unless the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by an authorized officer of the Owner Trustee, or an authenticating agent by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose. A-2-7 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and not in its individual capacity, has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. [________] By: [_______], not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee Dated: __________________________________________ By: _____________________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within mentioned Agreement. [_______], not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee By: _____________________________ Authorized Signatory or ____________________________, as Authenticating Agent of the Trust By: _____________________________ Authorized Signatory A-2-8 ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE (Please print or type name and address, including postal zip code, of assignee) the within Certificate, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing to transfer said Certificate on the books of the Certificate Registrar, with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: _________________________________*/ Signature Guaranteed: _________________________________*/ ----------------- */ NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Certificate in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatever. Such signature must be guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or a commercial bank or trust company. A-2-9 DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS The assignee should include the following for the information of the Certificate Paying Agent: Distribution shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ for the account of ________________________________________, account number ______________, or, if mailed by check, to ______________. Applicable statements should be mailed to __________________. ______________________________ Signature of assignee or agent (for authorization of wire transfer only) A-2-10 EXHIBIT B TO THE TRUST AGREEMENT CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF [________] This Certificate of Trust of [________] (the "Trust") is being duly executed and filed on behalf of the Trust by [_______], a [Delaware] banking corporation, as trustee, to form a statutory trust under the [Delaware] Statutory Trust Act (12 Del. C. Section 3801 et seq.)(the "Act"). 1. Name. The name of the trust formed hereby is [________] 2. [Delaware] Trustee. The name and the business address of the trustee of the Trust in the State of [Delaware] is [_______], [address], Attention: [__]. 3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be filed on [____], 20[__] with an effective date of [____], 20[__]. IN WITNESS HEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Certificate of Trust in accordance with Section 3811(a) of the Act. [_______], not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee of the Trust By: ______________________________ Name: Title: B-1 EXHIBIT C [FORM OF RULE 144A INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION] Description of Rule 144A Securities, including numbers: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ The undersigned seller, as registered holder (the "Seller"), intends to transfer the Rule 144A Securities described above to the undersigned buyer (the "Buyer"). 1. In connection with such transfer and in accordance with the agreements pursuant to which the Rule 144A Securities were issued, the Seller hereby certifies the following facts: Neither the Seller nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A Securities or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A Securities or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A Securities or any other similar security with, any person in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or taken any other action, that would constitute a distribution of the Rule 144A Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or that would render the disposition of the Rule 144A Securities a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto, and that the Seller has not offered the Rule 144A Securities to any person other than the Buyer or another "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A under the 1933 Act. 2. The Buyer warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Owner Trustee, the Credit Enhancer and the Depositor (as defined in the Trust Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of [___], 20[__] between Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc., as Depositor and [_______] as Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Agreement and [__________] as indenture trustee), as follows: a. The Buyer understands that the Rule 144A Securities have not been registered under the 1933 Act or the securities laws of any state. b. The Buyer considers itself a substantial, sophisticated institutional investor having such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the Rule 144A Securities. c. The Buyer has been furnished with all information regarding the Rule 144A Securities that it has requested from the Seller, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Credit Enhancer or the Servicer. C-1 d. Neither the Buyer nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A Securities or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A Securities or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A Securities or any other similar security with, any person in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or taken any other action, that would constitute a distribution of the Rule 144A Securities under the 1933 Act or that would render the disposition of the Rule 144A Securities a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto, nor will it act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize any person to act, in such manner with respect to the Rule 144A Securities. e. The Buyer is a "qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and has completed either of the forms of certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 1 or Annex 2. The Buyer is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A. The Buyer is acquiring the Rule 144A Securities for its own account or the accounts of other qualified institutional buyers, understands that such Rule 144A Securities may be resold, pledged or transferred only (i) to a person reasonably believed to be a qualified institutional buyer that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, or (ii) pursuant to another exemption from registration under the 1933 Act. 3. The Buyer represents that: (i) either (a) or (b) is satisfied, as marked below: ____ a. The Buyer is not an employee benefit plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), a Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such plan or Person acquiring such Certificates with "plan assets" of a Plan within the meaning of the Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C.F.R. ss.2510.3-101; or ____ b. The Buyer has provided the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer and the Servicer with an opinion of counsel, satisfactory to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer and the Servicer, to the effect that the purchase and holding of a Certificate by or on behalf of the Buyer is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or comparable provisions of any subsequent enactments) and will not subject the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer or the Servicer to any obligation or liability (including liabilities under ERISA or Section C-2 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in the Trust Agreement, which opinion of counsel shall not be an expense of the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer or the Servicer; and (i) the Buyer is familiar with the prohibited transaction restrictions and fiduciary responsibility requirements of Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code and understands that each of the parties to which this certification is made is relying and will continue to rely on the statements made in this paragraph 3. 4. This document may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall constitute one and the same document. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this document as of the date set forth below. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Print Name of Seller Print Name of Buyer By:________________________________ By:________________________________ Name: Name: Title: Title: Taxpayer Identification: Taxpayer Identification: No.________________________________ No.________________________________ Date:______________________________ Date:______________________________ C-3 ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT C -------------------- QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A -------------------------------------------------------- [For Buyers Other Than Registered Investment Companies] The undersigned hereby certifies as follows in connection with the Rule 144A Investment Representation to which this Certification is attached: 1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the Buyer. 2. In connection with purchases by the Buyer, the Buyer is a "qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A") because (i) the Buyer owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis $______________________(1) in securities (except for the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A) and (ii) the Buyer satisfies the criteria in the category marked below. ___ Corporation, etc. The Buyer is a corporation (other than a bank, savings and loan association or similar institution), Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or charitable organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. ___ Bank. The Buyer (a) is a national bank or banking institution organized under the laws of any State, territory or the District of Columbia, the business of which is substantially confined to banking and is supervised by the 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 $[__] as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto. --------- (1) Buyer must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $[__] in securities unless Buyer is a dealer, and, in that case, Buyer must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $[__] in securities. C-4 ___ Savings and Loan. The Buyer (a) is a savings and loan association, building and loan association, cooperative bank, homestead association or similar institution, which is supervised and examined by a State or Federal authority having supervision over any such institutions or is a foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution and (b) has an audited net worth of at least $[__] as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements. ___ Broker-Dealer. The Buyer is a dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ___ Insurance Company. The Buyer is an insurance company 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 or territory or the District of Columbia. ___ State or Local Plan. The Buyer is a plan established and maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of the State or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees. ___ ERISA Plan. The Buyer is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. ___ Investment Adviser. The Buyer is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. ___ SBIC. The Buyer is a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. ___ Business Development Company. The Buyer is a business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. ___ Trust Fund. The Buyer is a trust fund whose trustee is a bank or trust company and whose participants are exclusively (a) plans established and maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of the State or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, or (b) employee benefit plans within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, but is not a trust fund that includes as participants individual retirement accounts or H.R. 10 plans. 3. The term "securities" as used herein does not include (i) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer, (ii) securities that are part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Buyer, if the Buyer is a dealer, (iii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase agreements, (vi) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vii) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps. C-5 4. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Buyer, the Buyer used the cost of such securities to the Buyer and did not include any of the securities referred to in the preceding paragraph. Further, in determining such aggregate amount, the Buyer may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the Buyer, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Buyer in its financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the Buyer's direction. However, such securities were not included if the Buyer is a majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Buyer is not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 5. The Buyer acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the seller to it and other parties related to the Rule 144A Securities are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Buyer may be in reliance on Rule 144A. ___ ___ Will the Buyer be purchasing the Rule 144A Yes No Securities only for the Buyer's own account? 6. If the answer to the foregoing question is "no", the Buyer agrees that, in connection with any purchase of securities sold to the Buyer for the account of a third party (including any separate account) in reliance on Rule 144A, the Buyer 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 Buyer agrees that the Buyer will not purchase securities for a third party unless the Buyer 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. 7. The Buyer 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 Buyer's purchase of Rule 144A Securities will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification as of the date of such purchase. ________________________________________________ Print Name of Buyer By:_____________________________________________ Name: Title: Date:___________________________________________ C-6 ANNEX 2 TO EXHIBIT C -------------------- QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A -------------------------------------------------------- [For Buyers That Are Registered Investment Companies] The undersigned hereby certifies as follows in connection with the Rule 144A Investment Representation to which this Certification is attached: 1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial Officer or Senior Vice President of the Buyer or, if the Buyer is a "qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A") because Buyer is part of a Family of Investment Companies (as defined below), is such an officer of the Adviser. 2. In connection with purchases by Buyer, the Buyer is a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in SEC Rule 144A because (i) the Buyer is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (ii) as marked below, the Buyer alone, or the Buyer's Family of Investment Companies, owned at least $[__] in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent fiscal year. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the Buyer or the Buyer's Family of Investment Companies, the cost of such securities was used. ____ The Buyer owned $___________________ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A). ____ The Buyer is part of a Family of Investment Companies which owned in the aggregate $______________ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer'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 (or series thereof) that have the same investment adviser or investment advisers 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 (i) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer or are part of the Buyer's Family of Investment Companies, (ii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (iii) loan participations, (iv) repurchase agreements, (v) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vi) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps. 5. The Buyer is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that each of the parties to which this certification is made are relying and will continue to rely on the statements C-7 made herein because one or more sales to the Buyer will be in reliance on Rule 144A. In addition, the Buyer will only purchase for the Buyer's own account. 6. The undersigned will notify each of the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice, the Buyer's purchase of Rule 144A Securities will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the date of such purchase. ________________________________________________ Print Name of Buyer By: __________________________________________ Name: Title: IF AN ADVISER: ________________________________________________ Print Name of Buyer Date:___________________________________________ C-8 EXHIBIT D FORM OF INVESTOR REPRESENTATION LETTER _________________, 20____ Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. [__________] [__________] [__________] [__________]. [__________] Attention: [__] Re: [_______] Series [___], Class [__] ---------------------------------- Ladies and Gentlemen: ______________________ (the "Purchaser") intends to purchase from __________________ (the "Seller") a ___% Certificate Percentage Interest of Certificates of Series [___], Class [ ] (the "Certificates"), issued pursuant to the Trust Agreement (the "Trust Agreement"), dated as of [___], 20[__], between Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. as depositor (the "Company") and [_______], as owner trustee (the "Owner Trustee"), as acknowledged and agreed by [__________], as Certificate Registrar and Certificate Paying Agent. All terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement. The Purchaser hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Company, the Credit Enhancer and the Certificate Registrar that: 1. The Purchaser understands that (a) the Certificates have not been and will not be registered or qualified under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") or any state securities law, (b) the Company is not required to so register or qualify the Certificates, (c) the Certificates may be resold only if registered and qualified pursuant to the provisions of the Act or any state securities law, or if an exemption from such registration and qualification is available, (d) the Trust Agreement contains restrictions regarding the transfer of the Certificates and (e) the Certificates will bear a legend to the foregoing effect. 2. The Purchaser is acquiring the Certificates for its own account for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof in any manner that would violate the Act or any applicable state securities laws. 3. The Purchaser is (a) a substantial, sophisticated institutional investor having such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, D-1 and, in particular, in such matters related to securities similar to the Certificates, that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the Certificates, (b) able to bear the economic risks of such an investment and (c) an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a) promulgated pursuant to the Act. 4. The Purchaser has been furnished with, and has had an opportunity to review (a) a copy of the Trust Agreement and (b) such other information concerning the Certificates, the Revolving Credit Loans and the Company as has been requested by the Purchaser from the Company or the Seller and is relevant to the Purchaser's decision to purchase the Certificates. The Purchaser has had any questions arising from such review answered by the Company or the Seller to the satisfaction of the Purchaser. 5. The Purchaser has not and will not nor has it authorized or will it authorize any person to (a) offer, pledge, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) solicit any offer to buy or to accept a pledge, disposition of other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) otherwise approach or negotiate with respect to any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) make any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner or (e) take any other action, that (as to any of (a) through (e) above) would constitute a distribution of any Certificate under the Act, that would render the disposition of any Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the Act or any state securities law, or that would require registration or qualification pursuant thereto. The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the Certificates, except in compliance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement. 6. The Purchaser represents: (i) that either (a) or (b) is satisfied, as marked below: ____ a. The Purchaser is not an employee benefit plan or other benefit plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), a Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such plan or Person acquiring such Certificates with "plan assets" of a Plan within the meaning of the Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C.F.R. ss.2510.3-101; or ____ b. The Purchaser has provided the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer and the Servicer with an opinion of counsel, satisfactory to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer and the Servicer, to the effect that the purchase and holding of a Certificate by or on behalf of the Purchaser is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section D-2 4975 of the Code (or comparable provisions of any subsequent enactments) and will not subject the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer or the Servicer to any obligation or liability (including liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in the Trust Agreement, which opinion of counsel shall not be an expense of the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer or the Servicer; and (ii) the Purchaser is familiar with the prohibited transaction restrictions and fiduciary responsibility requirements of Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code and understands that each of the parties to which this certification is made is relying and will continue to rely on the statements made in this paragraph 6. 7. The Purchaser is acquiring the Certificate for its own behalf and is not acting as agent or custodian for any other person or entity in connection with such acquisition; 8. The Purchaser is not a partnership, grantor trust or S corporation for federal income tax purposes, or, if the Purchaser is a partnership, grantor trust or S corporation for federal income tax purposes, the Certificates are not more than [__]% of the assets of the partnership, grantor trust or S corporation. 9. The Purchaser is not a non-United States person. Very truly yours, By:_____________________________ Name: Title: D-3 EXHIBIT E FORM OF TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER _________________, 20____ Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc [__________] [__________] [__________] [__________] [__________] Attention: [__________] Re: [_______] Series [___], Class [__] ---------------------------------- Ladies and Gentlemen: ______________________ (the "Purchaser") intends to purchase from __________________ (the "Seller") a ___% Certificate Percentage Interest of Class [ ] Certificates of Series [___] (the "Certificates"), issued pursuant to the Trust Agreement (the "Trust Agreement"), dated as of [___], 20[__] between Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. as depositor (the "Company") and [_______], as owner trustee (the "Owner Trustee"), as acknowledged and agreed by [__________], as Certificate Registrar and Certificate Paying Agent. All terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement. The Seller hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Company, the Credit Enhancer and the Certificate Registrar that: Neither the Seller nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) has solicited any offer to buy or to accept a pledge, disposition or other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) has otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) has made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) has taken any other action, that (as to any of (a) through (e) above) would constitute a distribution of the Certificates under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"), that would render the disposition of any Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the Act or any state securities law, or that would require registration or qualification pursuant thereto. The Seller will not act, in any manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with respect to any Certificate. The Seller has not and will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the Certificates, except in compliance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement. Very truly yours, (Seller) E-1 By: Name: Title: E-2 EXHIBIT F CERTIFICATE OF NON-FOREIGN STATUS This Certificate of Non-Foreign Status ("certificate") is delivered pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Trust Agreement, dated as of [___], 20[__] (the "Trust Agreement"), between Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc., as depositor and [_______], as Owner Trustee, in connection with the acquisition of, transfer to or possession by the undersigned, whether as beneficial owner (the "Beneficial Owner"), or nominee on behalf of the Beneficial Owner of the [_______], Series [___] (the "Certificate"). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this certificate have the respective meanings given them in the Trust Agreement. Each holder must complete Part I, Part II (if the holder is a nominee), and in all cases sign and otherwise complete Part III. In addition, each holder shall submit with the Certificate an IRS Form W-9 relating to such holder. To confirm to the Trust that the provisions of Sections 871, 881 or 1446 of the Internal Revenue Code (relating to withholding tax on foreign partners) do not apply in respect of the Certificate held by the undersigned, the undersigned hereby certifies: Part I - Complete Either A or B A. Individual as Beneficial Owner 1. I am (The Beneficial Owner is ) not a non-resident alien for purposes of U.S. income taxation; 2. My (The Beneficial Owner's) name and home address are: ____________________ ____________________ ; and 3. My (The Beneficial Owner's) U.S. taxpayer identification number (Social Security Number) is __________________________. B. Corporate, Partnership or Other Entity as Beneficial Owner 1. ________________________ (Name of the Beneficial Owner) is not a foreign corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust or foreign estate (as those terms are defined in the Code and Treasury Regulations; F-1 2. The Beneficial Owner's office address and place of incorporation (if applicable) is ______________________________________; and 3. The Beneficial Owner's U.S. employer identification number is ____________________. Part II - Nominees If the undersigned is the nominee for the Beneficial Owner, the undersigned certifies that this certificate has been made in reliance upon information contained in: ______ an IRS Form W-9 ______ a form such as this or substantially similar provided to the undersigned by an appropriate person and (i) the undersigned agrees to notify the Trust at least [__] ([_]) days prior to the date that the form relied upon becomes obsolete, and (ii) in connection with change in Beneficial Owners, the undersigned agrees to submit a new Certificate of Non-Foreign Status to the Trust promptly after such change. Part III - Declaration The undersigned, as the Beneficial Owner or a nominee thereof, agrees to notify the Trust within [__] ([_]) days of the date that the Beneficial Owner becomes a foreign person. The undersigned understands that this certificate may be disclosed to the Internal Revenue Service by the Trust and any false statement contained therein could be punishable by fines, imprisonment or both. F-2 Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this certificate and to the best of my knowledge and belief it is true, correct and complete and will further declare that I will inform the Trust of any change in the information provided above, and, if applicable, I further declare that I have the authority* to sign this document. ___________________ Name ___________________ Title (if applicable) ___________________ Signature and Date *NOTE: If signed pursuant to a power of attorney, the power of attorney must accompany this certificate. F-3 EXHIBIT G FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION LETTER _____________, 20__ Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. [__________] [__________] [_______] [__________] [__________] [__________] [__________] [__________] [__________] [__________] [__________] [__________] Attention: [__________] Re: Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. [__________], Series [___], Class [__] -------------------------------------- Dear Sirs: __________________________________ (the "Transferee") intends to acquire from _____________________ (the "Transferor") a ___% Certificate Percentage Interest of Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. [_______], Series [___], Class [ ] (the "Certificates"), issued pursuant to a Trust Agreement (the "Trust Agreement") dated as of [___], 20[__] among Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor") and [_______], as trustee (the "Owner Trustee"). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust Agreement. The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer and the Servicer that: The Certificates (i) are not being acquired by or on behalf of, and will not be transferred to, any employee benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") or other retirement arrangement, including individual retirement accounts and annuities, Keogh plans and bank collective investment funds and insurance company general or separate accounts in which such plans, accounts or G-1 arrangements are invested, that is subject to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") (any of the foregoing, a "Plan"), (ii) are not being acquired with "plan assets" of a Plan within the meaning of the Department of Labor ("DOL") regulation, 29 C.F.R. ss. 2510.3-101, and (iii) will not be transferred to any entity that is deemed to be investing in plan assets within the meaning of the DOL regulation, 29 C.F.R. ss. 2510.3-101. The Transferee is familiar with the prohibited transaction restrictions and fiduciary responsibility requirements of Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code and understands that each of the parties to which this certification is made is relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein. Very truly yours, By:_______________________________________ Name: Title: G-2 EXHIBIT H FORM OF REPRESENTATION LETTER _____________, 200__ Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. [__________] [__________] [_______] [__________] [__________] [__________] [__________] [__________] [__________] [__________] [__________] [__________] Attention: [__________] Re: [__________] [__________], Series [___], Class [__] -------------------------------------- Dear Sirs: __________________________________ (the "Transferee") intends to acquire from _____________________ (the "Transferor") a ___% Certificate Percentage Interest of [_______], Series [___], Class [ ] (the "Certificates"), issued pursuant to a Trust Agreement (the "Trust Agreement") dated as of [___], 20[__] among Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor") and [_______], as trustee (the "Owner Trustee"). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust Agreement. The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Credit Enhancer and the Servicer that: (1) the Transferee is acquiring the Certificate for its own behalf and is not acting as agent or custodian for any other person or entity in connection with such acquisition; and H-1 (2) the Transferee is not a partnership, grantor trust or S corporation for federal income tax purposes, or, if the Transferee is a partnership, grantor trust or S corporation for federal income tax purposes, the Certificates are not more than [__]% of the assets of the partnership, grantor trust or S corporation. Very truly yours, By:_______________________________________ Name: Title: H-2