UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
☒ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For fiscal year ended December 31, 2016
OR
☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES |
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number of Issuing Entity: 333-190096-01
Central Index Key of Issuing Entity: 0001396730
FIRST NATIONAL MASTER NOTE TRUST
(Exact name of Issuing Entity as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number of Depositor: 333-190096
Central Index Key of Depositor: 0001171040
FIRST NATIONAL FUNDING LLC
(Exact name of Depositor as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key of Sponsor: 0000036644
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA
(Exact name of Sponsor as specified in its charter)
Nebraska | Not Applicable | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of Issuing Entity) |
(IRS Employer Identification No. of Issuing Entity) | |
1620 Dodge Street, Stop Code 3271, Omaha, Nebraska | 68197 | |
(Address of principal executive offices of Issuing Entity) | (Zip Code) |
(402) 341-0500
(Issuing Entitys telephone number, including area code)
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Title of Each Class
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES ☐ NO ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. YES ☐ NO ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES ☒ NO ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES ☒ NO ☐
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☒ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES ☐ NO ☒
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrants most recently completed second fiscal quarter.
Registrant does not have any voting or non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates as of the date of this report, has not been involved in bankruptcy proceedings during the past five years and is not a corporate registrant.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
No documents have been incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K.
PART I
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J TO FORM 10-K:
(A) | Item 1: | Business | ||
(B) | Item 1A: | Risk Factors | ||
(C) | Item 2: | Properties | ||
(D) | Item 3: | Legal Proceedings |
Item 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments. |
Not Applicable.
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures |
Not Applicable.
PART II
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J TO FORM 10-K:
(F) | Item 5: | Market for the Registrants Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | ||
(G) | Item 6: | Selected Financial Data | ||
(H): | Item 7: | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation | ||
(I) | Item 7A: | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | ||
(J) | Item 8: | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | ||
(K) | Item 9: | Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | ||
(L) | Item 9A: | Controls and Procedures |
Item 9B. | Other Information. |
None.
PART III
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J TO FORM 10-K:
(M) | Item 10: | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | ||
(N) | Item 11: | Executive Compensation | ||
(O) | Item 12: | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | ||
(P) | Item 13: | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | ||
(Q) | Item 14: | Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
a) | Listed below are the documents filed as part of this report: |
1) | Financial Statements. None. In accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K, the Financial Statements required by Item 8 of Form 10-K have been omitted. |
2) | Financial Schedules. None. In accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K, any Financial Schedules required by Item 8 of Form 10-K have been omitted. |
3) | Exhibits. See Item 15(b) below. |
b) | The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this report on Form 10-K. |
c) | See Item 15(a) above. |
Item 16. Form 10K Summary
None.
SUBSTITUTE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J TO FORM 10-K:
Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB. Significant Obligors of Pool Assets (Financial Information).
Not applicable.
Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB. Credit Enhancement and Other Support, Except for Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information Regarding Significant Enhancement Providers).
Not applicable.
Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB. Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).
Not applicable.
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Item 1117 of Regulation AB. Legal Proceedings.
In re: Payment Card Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation
Beginning in June 2005, several retail merchants filed lawsuits in federal courts, claiming to represent a class of similarly situated merchants, and alleging that MasterCard and VISA USA, together with their members, conspired to charge retailers excessive interchange in violation of federal antitrust laws. In October 2005, these suits were consolidated in In re: Payment Card Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, and venued in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs seek unspecified treble damages, injunctive relief, attorneys fees and costs.
On April 24, 2006, plaintiffs filed a first consolidated and amended complaint, naming First National Bank of Omaha (the Bank) and others as defendants. The plaintiffs realleged the claims in their original complaints and further claimed that defendants violated federal and California antitrust laws by combining to impose certain fees and to adopt rules and practices of VISA USA and MasterCard that the plaintiffs contend constitute unlawful restraints of trade. In July 2007, the Bank entered into judgment and loss sharing agreements (the sharing agreements) with VISA USA and certain financial institutions to apportion financial responsibilities arising from any potential adverse judgment or settlement. In 2010, the Bank entered into additional contracts among the defendants relating to the apportionment of financial responsibilities which may arise from any potential adverse judgment or settlement. In June 2015, the Bank and other defendants signed amendments to the above-referenced agreements to clarify and further define the scope of coverage for potential adverse judgments or settlements.
On October 19, 2012, the parties entered into a settlement agreement to resolve these claims. The terms of the settlement agreement include: (a) a comprehensive release from class members for liability arising out of the claims asserted in the litigation; (b) certain settlement payments; (c) distribution to class merchants of a portion of interchange across all credit rate categories for a period of eight consecutive months; and (d) certain modifications to the networks rules. The court granted preliminary approval of the settlement agreement on November 9, 2012 and on December 13, 2013 the court granted final approval of the settlement agreement. The court entered the formal Class Settlement Order and Final Judgment on January 14, 2014 (the Order). A series of appeals were filed in response to the Order and on June 30, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the Order and vacated the lower courts certification of the merchant class. On November 23, 2016 Class Plaintiffs filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking a review of the Second Circuits decision. However, until the all appeals process is completed, are finally resolved, no assurance can be provided that the defendants will be able to resolve the claims as contemplated by the settlement agreement.
Pursuant to accounting guidance on guarantees, the Bank, as part of the contingent litigation accrual, has recorded on its books the fair value of its potential obligations under the additional contracts it entered into in 2010, as amended and referred to above. This liability is subject to significant estimation risk and may materially change. Furthermore, management cannot predict with any degree of certainty how the final outcome of this litigation may impact the broader credit card industry, and in this regard, the Bank.
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Other Litigation Concerning the Credit Card Industry
Other antitrust lawsuits have been filed against VISA and MasterCard from time to time. The Bank has not been a party to any material suits; however, the Bank is a member of the MasterCard and VISA USA associations and these suits have been covered in the sharing agreements referred to above. In each of these covered matters settled by VISA to date, settlement payments have been made from the escrow created by VISAs stock offerings. The Bank has not had any direct liability with respect to such settlements.
U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as Indenture Trustee, has provided the following information for the purposes of complying with the requirements of Regulation AB:
Since 2014 various plaintiffs or groups of plaintiffs, primarily investors, have filed claims against U.S. Bank National Association (U.S. Bank) in its capacity as trustee or successor trustee (as the case may be) under certain residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) trusts. The plaintiffs or plaintiff groups have filed substantially similar complaints against other RMBS trustees, including Deutsche Bank, Citibank, HSBC, Bank of New York Mellon and Wells Fargo. The complaints against U.S. Bank allege the trustee caused losses to investors as a result of alleged failure by the sponsors, mortgage loan sellers and servicers for these RMBS trusts and assert causes of action based upon the trustees purported failure to enforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for alleged breaches of representations and warranties concerning loan quality. The complaints also assert that the trustee failed to notify securityholders of purported events of default allegedly caused by breaches of servicing standards by mortgage loan servicers and that the trustee purportedly failed to abide by a heightened standard of care following alleged events of default.
Currently U.S. Bank is a defendant in multiple actions alleging individual or class action claims against the trustee with respect to multiple trusts as described above with the most substantial case being: BlackRock Balanced Capital Portfolio et al v. U.S. Bank National Association, No. 605204/2015 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.) (class action alleging claims with respect to approximately 794 trusts) and its companion case BlackRock Core Bond Portfolio et al v. U.S. Bank National Association, No. 14-cv-9401 (S.D.N.Y.). Some of the trusts implicated in the aforementioned Blackrock cases, as well as other trusts, are involved in actions brought by separate groups of plaintiffs related to no more than 100 trusts per case.
U.S. Bank cannot assure you as to the outcome of any of the litigation, or the possible impact of these litigations on the trustee or the RMBS trusts. However, U.S. Bank denies liability and believes that it has performed its obligations under the RMBS trusts in good faith, that its actions were not the cause of losses to investors and that it has meritorious defenses, and it intends to contest the plaintiffsclaims vigorously.
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Item 1119 of Regulation AB. Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
Information required by Item 1119 of Regulation AB has been omitted from this report on Form 10-K in reliance on the Instruction to Item 1119. This information has been provided previously in Registration Statement Nos. 333- 209738 and 333- 209738-01, filed by First National Master Note Trust (the Trust) and First National Funding LLC on February 26, 2016, as amended by pre-effective amendments filed on June 17, 2016, July 21, 2016 and August 12, 2016, and declared effective on August 24, 2016.
Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.
Each of FNBO and U.S. Bank National Association (the Trustee) (each, a Servicing Participant), has been identified by the registrant as a party participating in the servicing function during the reporting period with respect to more than 5% of the pool assets held by the Trust. Each of the Servicing Participants has completed a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to such Servicing Participant (each, a Report on Assessment) during the Trusts fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, which Reports on Assessment are attached as exhibits to this Form 10-K. In addition, each of the Servicing Participants has provided an attestation report (each, an Attestation Report) by a registered independent public accounting firm regarding its related Report on Assessment. Each Attestation Report is attached as an exhibit to this Form 10-K. Neither the Reports on Assessment nor the Attestation Reports have identified any material instances of noncompliance with the servicing criteria applicable to the Servicing Participants.
Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Servicer Compliance Statement.
FNBO has been identified by the registrant as a servicer during the reporting period with respect to the pool assets held by the Trust. FNBO has provided a Servicer Compliance Statement, signed by an authorized officer, and such Servicer Compliance Statement is attached as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Issuing Entity has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 30, 2017 | FIRST NATIONAL MASTER NOTE TRUST | |||||||
By: | First National Bank of Omaha, | |||||||
As Servicer of First National Master Note Trust | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Timothy D. Hart | |||||||
Timothy D. Hart, Senior Vice President |
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.
No annual report, proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting material has been sent to Noteholders during the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the registrant does not intend to furnish such materials to Noteholders subsequent to the filing of this report.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 3.1 | Articles of Organization of First National Funding LLC* |
Exhibit 3.2 | Operating Agreement of First National Funding LLC, dated as of October 24, 2002* |
Exhibit 4.1 | Second Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of September 23, 2016, between First National Master Note Trust and U.S. Bank National Association **** |
Exhibit 4.2 | Omnibus Instrument of Appointment and Acceptance of U.S. Bank National Association As Successor Indenture Trustee, dated as of June 18, 2013, among U.S. Bank National Association, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. and First National Master Note Trust and acknowledged and accepted by First National Funding LLC and First National Bank of Omaha** |
Exhibit 4.3 | Series 2013-2 Indenture Supplement dated as of October 24, 2013 between First National Master Note Trust and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee*** |
Exhibit 4.4 | Series 2015-1 Indenture Supplement dated as of September 17, 2015 between First National Master Note Trust and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee***** |
Exhibit 4.5 | Form of Indenture Supplement, including form of Notes**** |
Exhibit 4.6 | Second Amended and Restated Transfer and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2016, among First National Funding LLC, First National Bank of Omaha and First National Master Note Trust **** |
Exhibit 4.7 | Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of First National Master Note Trust, dated as of September 23, 2016, between First National Funding LLC and Wilmington Trust Company **** |
Exhibit 4.8 | Second Amended and Restated Administration Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2016, between First National Master Note Trust and First National Bank of Omaha **** |
Exhibit 4.9 | Second Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2016, between First National Bank of Omaha and First National Funding LLC **** |
* | Incorporated by reference from registrants Form S-3 filed on January 29, 2007, file no. 333-140273 |
** | Incorporated by reference from registrants Form S-3 filed on July 24, 2013, file no. 333-190096 |
*** | Incorporated by reference from registrants Form 8-K filed on October 24, 2013, file no. 333-190096 |
**** | Incorporated by reference from registrants Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2016, file no. 333-209738 |
***** | Incorporated by reference from registrants Form 8-K filed on September 18, 2015, file no. 333-190096 |
Exhibit 4.9 | Asset Representations Review Agreement among First National Bank of Omaha, First National Funding LLC, First National Master Note Trust and FTI Consulting, Inc.**** |
Exhibit 23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
Exhibit 31.1 | Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Section 302 Certification). |
Exhibit 33.1 | Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria (pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB) concerning servicing activities of FNBO for the year ended December 31, 2016. |
Exhibit 33.2 | Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria (pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB) concerning servicing activities of the Trustee for the year ended December 31, 2016. |
Exhibit 34.1 | Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Attestation Report concerning servicing activities of FNBO for the year ended December 31, 2016. |
Exhibit 34.2 | Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Attestation Report concerning servicing activities of the Trustee for the year ended December 31, 2016. |
Exhibit 35.1 | Servicer Compliance Statement (pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB) of FNBO for the year ended December 31, 2016. |
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement Nos. 333-209738 and 333-209738-01 of First National Master Note Trust and First National Funding LLC on Form SF-3 of our reports dated March 30, 2017, relating to the Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria Pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB for First National Bank of Omaha, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of First National Master Note Trust and First National Funding LLC for the year ended December 31, 2016. Omaha, Nebraska March 30, 2017
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14/15d-14(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
I, Timothy D. Hart, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of First National Master Note Trust (the Exchange Act periodic reports);
2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;
4. I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the servicers and based on my knowledge and the compliance reviews conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and
5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.
In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by U.S. Bank National Association.
Dated: March 30, 2017 | /s/ Timothy D. Hart | |||
Timothy D. Hart, Senior Vice President, First National Bank of Omaha (senior officer in charge of the servicing function of the servicer) |
[Signature page to Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14/15d-14(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934]
EXHIBIT 33.1
REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICING CRITERIA
PURSUANT TO ITEM 1122 OF REGULATION AB
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA
Date: March 30, 2017
The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of First National Bank of Omaha (the Servicer), hereby certifies as follows:
(1) The Servicer is responsible for assessing its compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in 17 C.F.R. § 229.1122(d) (Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB), except for servicing criteria specified in (1)(iii) and (v); (2)(iii) and (vi); 3(iii) and (iv); and 4(x) of Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, which the Servicer has determined are inapplicable to the activities it performs with respect to the credit card asset backed securities transactions issued by First National Master Note Trust (the Platform) being serviced (such applicable criteria, after giving effect to the exceptions identified above, the Applicable Servicing Criteria), as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 relating to the servicing of the Platform;
(2) The Servicer used the servicing criteria in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB to assess compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria;
(3) The Servicer is in compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria relating to the Platform as of and for the year ending December 31, 2016 in all material respects; and
(4) Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report for the Platform on the Servicers assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for the year ending December 31, 2016.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, as Servicer | ||
By | /s/ Timothy D. Hart | |
Timothy D. Hart | ||
Senior Vice President |
[Signature page to Report on Assessment of Compliance
of First National Bank of Omaha]
EXHIBIT 33.2
Managements Assertion Report on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria U.S. Bank National Association (U.S. Bank) is responsible for assessing compliance as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122 (d) of Regulation AB applicable to it as set forth on Exhibit A hereto. This report covers asset backed securities transactions within the U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Asset-Backed Securities Platform (the Platform) U.S. Bank hereby provides the following report on its assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122 of Regulation AB applicable to it and as described on Exhibit A hereto: U.S. Bank is responsible for assessing its compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to it as noted on the accompanying Exhibit A; Except as set forth in paragraph 3 below, U.S. Bank used the criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB to assess its compliance with the applicable servicing criteria; The criteria listed in the column titled Inapplicable Servicing Criteria on Exhibit A hereto are inapplicable to U.S. Bank based on the servicing activities it performs directly with respect to the Platform; U.S. Bank has complied, in all material respects, with the applicable servicing criteria as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016; and Ernst & Young, LLP, a registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on U.S. Banks assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date: February 28, 2017 1 The U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Asset-Backed Securities Platform (the Platform) consists of the activities involved in the performance of servicing functions for which the Company provides trustee, securities administration, registrar and paying agent services for (i) publicly issued asset-backed and mortgage-backed transactions the securities of which were offered on or after January 1,2006 and (ii) certain asset-hacked transactions for which the Issuer has voluntarily elected to make Regulation AB compliant filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Name: Joseph Giordano Title:Senior Vive President
EXHIBIT A to Managements Assertion Reference Servicing Criteria Applicable Servicing Criteria Inapplicable Servicing Criteria General Servicing Considerations 1122(d)(l)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements. X 1122(d)(1)(H) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third partys performance and compliance with such servicing activities. X2 1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the Pool Assets are maintained. X 1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements. X 1122(d)(1)(v) Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information. X3 Cash Collection and Administration 1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on pool assets are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. X 1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. X 1122(d)(2)(iii) Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements. X4 1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of over collateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements. X 1122(d)(2)(v) Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, federally insured depository institution with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-l(b)(l) of the Securities Exchange Act, X 1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. X 2 No servicing activities were performed by the Company that required the servicing criteria to be complied with. 3No servicing activities were performed by the Company that required the servicing criteria to be complied with. 4 No servicing activities were performed by the Company that required the servicing criteria to be complied with. Corporate Trust ABS Platform (A) 1
Reference Servicing Criteria Applicable Servicing Criteria Inapplicable Servicing Criteria 1122(d)(2)(vii) Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. X Investor Remittances and Reporting 1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors or the trustees records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of Pool Assets serviced by the Servicer. X 1122(d)(3)(H) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted ill accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. X 1122(d)(3)(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicers investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. X 1122(d)(3)(iv) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. X Pool Asset Administration 1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related pool asset documents. X 1122(d)(4)(ii) Pool assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements. X 1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. X 1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related pool asset documents are posted to the Servicers obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related pool asset documents. X
Reference Servicing Criteria Applicable Servicing Criteria Inapplicable Servicing Criteria 1122(d)(4)(v) The Servicers records regarding the pool assets agree with the Servicers records with respect to an obligors unpaid principal balance. X 1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligors pool assets (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. X 1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. X 1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a pool asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entitys activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). X 1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable rates are computed based on the related pool asset documents. X 1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligors pool asset documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable pool asset documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related pool assets, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. X 1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. X 1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the Servicers funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligors error or omission. X 1122(d)(4)(xiii) Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligors records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. X 1122(d)(4)(xiv) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. X 1122(d)(4)(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(l)through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. X
EXHIBIT 34.1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Board of Directors and Shareholders First National Bank of Omaha Omaha, Nebraska We have examined managements assertion, included in the accompanying Managements Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria Pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB, that First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) complied with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of the Securities and Exchange Commissions Regulation AB for the First National Master Note Trust (the Platform) as of and for the year ended December 31f 2016, excluding criteria 1122(d)(l)(iii), 1122(d)(l)(v), 1122(d)(2)(iii), 1122(d)(2)(vi), 1122(d)(3)(iii), 1122(d)(3)(iv), 1122(d)(4)(x), 1122(d)(4)(xi), 1122(d)(4)(xii) and 1122(d)(4)(xiii) which management has determined are not applicable to the activities performed by FNBO with respect to the Platform. Management is responsible for FNBOs compliance with the servicing criteria. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on managements assertion about FNBOs compliance with the servicing criteria based on our examination. Our examination was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about FNBOs compliance with the applicable servicing criteria, including tests on a sample basis of the servicing activities related to the Platform, determining whether FNBO performed those selected activities in compliance with the servicing criteria during the specified period, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Our procedures were limited to selected servicing activities performed by FNBO during the period covered by this report and, accordingly, such samples may not have included servicing activities related to each asset-backed transaction included in the Platform. Further, an examination is not designed to detect noncompliance arising from errors that may have occurred prior to the period specified above that may have affected the balances or amounts calculated or reported by FNBO during the period covered by this report. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on FNBOs compliance with the servicing criteria. In our opinion, managements assertion that FNBO complied with the aforementioned applicable servicing criteria as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 for the Platform is fairly stated, in all material respects. Omaha, Nebraska March 30, 2017
EXHIBIT 34.2
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Board of Directors U.S. Bank National Association We have examined managements assertion, included in the accompanying Report on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria, that U.S. Bank National Association (the Company) complied with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122 (d) of the Securities and Exchange Commissions Regulation AB for the U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Asset-Backed Securities Platform (the Platform), for which the Company provides trustee, securities administriation, registrar and paying agent services, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016, except for servicing criteria 1122 (d)(l)(iii), 1122 (d)(4)(i)-(ii) and 1122 (d)(4)(iv)-(xiv), which the Company has determined are not applicable to the activities performed by them with respect to the servicing platform covered by this report. Management is responsible for the Companys compliance with those servicing criteria. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on managements assertion about the Companys compliance with the servicing criteria based on our examination. Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and. accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Companys compliance with the applicable servicing criteria and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Our examination included testing of less than all of the individual asset-backed transactions and securities that comprise the Platform, testing of less than ah of the servicing activities related to the Platform, and determining whether the Company processed those selected transactions and performed those selected activities in compliance with the servicing criteria. Furthermore, our procedures were limited to the selected transactions and servicing activities performed by the Company during the period covered by this report. Our procedures were not designed to determine whether errors may have occurred either prior to or subsequent to our tests that may have affected the balances or amounts calculated or reported by the Company during the period covered by this report for the selected transactions or any other transactions. Although the Company is responsible for assessing compliance with Items 1122 (d)(l)(ii), 1122 (d)(1)(v) and 1122 (d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB, there were no servicing activities performed by the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016, that required these servicing criteria to be complied with. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Companys compliance with the servicing criteria. 1702-2203525 1
In our opinion, managements assertion that the Company complied with the aforementioned servicing criteria as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016, for the U.S. Bant Corporate Trust Asset-Backed Securities Platform is fairly stated, in all material respects. Minneapolis, Minnesota February 28, 2017 1702-2203525
EXHIBIT 35.1
SERVICER COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO ITEM 1123 OF REGULATION AB
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA
Date: March 30, 2017
The undersigned, a duly authorized officer of First National Bank of Omaha (the Servicer), pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB and Section 3.05(a) of the First Amended and Restated Transfer and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2012, among First National Funding LLC, as Transferor, First National Bank of Omaha, as Servicer, and First National Master Note Trust, as Issuer (the Transfer and Servicing Agreement), does hereby certify that:
1. A review of the activities of the Servicer from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 (the Reporting Period) and of its performance under the Transfer and Servicing Agreement has been made under my supervision; and
2. To the best of my knowledge, based on my review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, in all material respects throughout the Reporting Period.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Servicer Compliance Statement the day and year first written above.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, as Servicer | ||
By | /s/ Timothy D. Hart | |
Timothy D. Hart | ||
Senior Vice President |
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